Chords for "Don't Box Me In" Stan Ridgway & Stewart Copeland
Tempo:
159.55 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
A
Am
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [Ab]
[F]
[G] [Ab]
[F]
[A] You [Am] walk, [F] I'll run [Dm] and follow right behind [C] you.
[D] [Em] You call, [F]
I'll come [G] and I won't remember [F] where I come [Gm] from.
[Abm] Over there [Dbm]
at the end of the [Abm] bar, this fish keeps [Gb] swimming in a [Am] jar.
I feel a tug on [Ab] the line reaching in.
[E] Well, I'll be [G] on this time, [Ab]
[F] don't box me in.
[G] [Ab]
Don't [F] box me in.
[A] One day [Am]
I'll show [G] them just what I'm made [C] of.
[G] [Am] There'll [F] be a time when [G] I won't remember [C] what I was [Gm] afraid [Eb] of.
[Abm] And I'll [Gb] be [Db] swimming in the [Eb] sea, no banging [Gb]
on this glass with [Am] me.
My eyes saw red when my life [G] turned blue, so I'm [E] breathing everything that's [A] true.
[Cm] [F]
[Eb] And [Am] I'll [Eb] jump into [F]
[Eb] a brand new [Gm] skin.
[Db]
[Ab] [F] And then you won't be able [G] to box me in.
[Ab]
[F] Don't box me in.
[G] [Ab]
[F] Don't box me in.
Let [A] me go.
[G] [A]
[Em] [E] [G]
[A] [E] There's a few places around [G]
[A] that [E] I've never been.
[G]
[A] [E] There's a new friend out there [G]
[A] that [E] I gotta [Bm] spend.
[A] There's a [E] river that flows [G]
[Am] right [E] past my [G] door.
[A] [E] I wonder, [G] I wonder, [A] [D]
[F] [G] what?
[Am] [F]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[C]
[Dm]
[Ebm] [Db]
[Eb] [Db]
[Am]
[Bm]
[F] And it's sometimes I can't seem [C] to talk.
[Am] You know this [F] blackboard lacks a piece of [G] chalk.
[Ab]
[F] Don't box me in.
[G] I [Ab] told you not to.
[F] Don't box me in.
[A] Let go.
[E] [G]
[A] [E] [G]
[A]
[F] [G]
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [Ab]
[F]
[G] [Ab]
[F]
[A] You [Am] walk, [F] I'll run [Dm] and follow right behind [C] you.
[D] [Em] You call, [F]
I'll come [G] and I won't remember [F] where I come [Gm] from.
[Abm] Over there [Dbm]
at the end of the [Abm] bar, this fish keeps [Gb] swimming in a [Am] jar.
I feel a tug on [Ab] the line reaching in.
[E] Well, I'll be [G] on this time, [Ab]
[F] don't box me in.
[G] [Ab]
Don't [F] box me in.
[A] One day [Am]
I'll show [G] them just what I'm made [C] of.
[G] [Am] There'll [F] be a time when [G] I won't remember [C] what I was [Gm] afraid [Eb] of.
[Abm] And I'll [Gb] be [Db] swimming in the [Eb] sea, no banging [Gb]
on this glass with [Am] me.
My eyes saw red when my life [G] turned blue, so I'm [E] breathing everything that's [A] true.
[Cm] [F]
[Eb] And [Am] I'll [Eb] jump into [F]
[Eb] a brand new [Gm] skin.
[Db]
[Ab] [F] And then you won't be able [G] to box me in.
[Ab]
[F] Don't box me in.
[G] [Ab]
[F] Don't box me in.
Let [A] me go.
[G] [A]
[Em] [E] [G]
[A] [E] There's a few places around [G]
[A] that [E] I've never been.
[G]
[A] [E] There's a new friend out there [G]
[A] that [E] I gotta [Bm] spend.
[A] There's a [E] river that flows [G]
[Am] right [E] past my [G] door.
[A] [E] I wonder, [G] I wonder, [A] [D]
[F] [G] what?
[Am] [F]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[C]
[Dm]
[Ebm] [Db]
[Eb] [Db]
[Am]
[Bm]
[F] And it's sometimes I can't seem [C] to talk.
[Am] You know this [F] blackboard lacks a piece of [G] chalk.
[Ab]
[F] Don't box me in.
[G] I [Ab] told you not to.
[F] Don't box me in.
[A] Let go.
[E] [G]
[A] [E] [G]
[A]
[F] [G]
Key:
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ You [Am] walk, [F] I'll run [Dm] and follow right behind [C] you.
_ [D] _ _ [Em] You call, [F] _
I'll come [G] and I won't remember [F] where I come [Gm] from.
[Abm] _ Over there [Dbm]
at the end of the [Abm] bar, this fish keeps [Gb] swimming in a [Am] jar.
I feel _ a tug on [Ab] the line reaching in.
[E] Well, I'll be [G] on this time, [Ab] _
_ _ _ [F] _ don't box me in.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab]
Don't _ _ [F] _ _ box me in.
_ _ _ [A] _ One day [Am] _
I'll show [G] them just what I'm made [C] of.
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ There'll [F] be a time when [G] I won't remember [C] what I was [Gm] afraid [Eb] of.
[Abm] And I'll [Gb] be [Db] swimming in the [Eb] sea, no banging [Gb]
on this glass with [Am] me.
My eyes saw red when my life [G] turned blue, so I'm [E] breathing everything that's [A] true.
[Cm] _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] And [Am] I'll [Eb] jump into _ [F] _
[Eb] a brand new [Gm] skin.
_ _ [Db] _
[Ab] _ _ _ [F] _ And then you won't be able [G] to box me in.
[Ab] _
_ _ _ [F] _ Don't box me in.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [F] _ Don't box me in.
Let [A] me go. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ [E] There's a few places around [G] _
_ [A] that [E] I've never been.
[G] _
_ [A] _ [E] There's a new friend out there [G] _
_ [A] that [E] I gotta [Bm] spend. _
_ [A] _ There's a [E] river that flows [G] _
_ [Am] right [E] past my [G] door. _
_ [A] _ [E] I wonder, _ [G] I wonder, [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [F] [G] what? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] And it's sometimes I can't seem [C] to talk.
[Am] You know this [F] blackboard lacks a piece of [G] chalk.
_ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [F] _ Don't box me in.
_ _ [G] _ _ I [Ab] told you not to.
[F] _ Don't box me in.
_ [A] Let go. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ You [Am] walk, [F] I'll run [Dm] and follow right behind [C] you.
_ [D] _ _ [Em] You call, [F] _
I'll come [G] and I won't remember [F] where I come [Gm] from.
[Abm] _ Over there [Dbm]
at the end of the [Abm] bar, this fish keeps [Gb] swimming in a [Am] jar.
I feel _ a tug on [Ab] the line reaching in.
[E] Well, I'll be [G] on this time, [Ab] _
_ _ _ [F] _ don't box me in.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab]
Don't _ _ [F] _ _ box me in.
_ _ _ [A] _ One day [Am] _
I'll show [G] them just what I'm made [C] of.
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ There'll [F] be a time when [G] I won't remember [C] what I was [Gm] afraid [Eb] of.
[Abm] And I'll [Gb] be [Db] swimming in the [Eb] sea, no banging [Gb]
on this glass with [Am] me.
My eyes saw red when my life [G] turned blue, so I'm [E] breathing everything that's [A] true.
[Cm] _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] And [Am] I'll [Eb] jump into _ [F] _
[Eb] a brand new [Gm] skin.
_ _ [Db] _
[Ab] _ _ _ [F] _ And then you won't be able [G] to box me in.
[Ab] _
_ _ _ [F] _ Don't box me in.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [F] _ Don't box me in.
Let [A] me go. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ [E] There's a few places around [G] _
_ [A] that [E] I've never been.
[G] _
_ [A] _ [E] There's a new friend out there [G] _
_ [A] that [E] I gotta [Bm] spend. _
_ [A] _ There's a [E] river that flows [G] _
_ [Am] right [E] past my [G] door. _
_ [A] _ [E] I wonder, _ [G] I wonder, [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [F] [G] what? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] And it's sometimes I can't seem [C] to talk.
[Am] You know this [F] blackboard lacks a piece of [G] chalk.
_ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [F] _ Don't box me in.
_ _ [G] _ _ I [Ab] told you not to.
[F] _ Don't box me in.
_ [A] Let go. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _
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[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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