Travis - Boxes

travis – boxes

capo on 4th fret

D Bm F#m G A

D Bm
when everything
F#m G A
when everything was out of reach
D Bm
the sky was up
F#m G A
the ground was right below our feet

G Em
we played in boxes
D
we played in boxes
Bm
cardboard boxes
G Em
we played in boxes
D
we played in boxes
Bm
cardboard boxes

D Bm
we wasted time
F#m G A
we wasted time before we knew
D Bm
don’t punch the clock
F#m G A
or time will run away with you

G Em
we live in boxes
D
we live in boxes
Bm
concrete boxes
G Em
we live in boxes
D
we live in boxes
Bm
concrete boxes

C
and now your childhood is over
Am
you’re a man they have said
Em
you silently shoulder
G
all the plans they have made
C G
you pack down your boxes and ask
who Am i?

D Bm F#m G A

D Bm
the biggest trick
F#m G A
the biggest trick they play on you
D Bm
to make you think
F#m G A
the show won’t go on without you

G Em
we go in boxes
D
we go in boxes
Bm
wooden boxes
G Em
we go in boxes
D
we go in boxes
Bm
wooden boxes

C
now the room has been emptied
Am
i’m alone in my bed
Em
the heart is a bo
x G
which the soul has fled
C
the spell has been broken
G
and the last word is said

D Bm F#m G A x2
G Em D

by gimmy