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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"Don't Box Me In"  Stan Ridgway & Stewart Copeland chords
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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]
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
A
1231
Am
2311
E
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
A
1231
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To learn Stewart Copeland - Dont Box Me In chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - A, E, G, F, G, Ab and F of chords. Ease into the song by practicing at 79 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 160 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C Minor.

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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] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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