Chords for Alanis Morissette - The Couch - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
Tempo:
111.2 bpm
Chords used:
Am
A
E
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] You had seen your father in such a long time
He died in the arms of his lover
How dare he?
[F] Your mother never left the [D] house
She never married anyone
[F#m] As you took it upon [A] yourself to console [E] her
[A] You reminded her so much of your father
So you were banished and you wonder why you're so [Am]
hypersensitive
And [E] why you can't trust anyone [A] but us
But then [C] [F] how can I begin to forgive her so [D] many years?
Under bridges with dirty water she was [F#m] foolish and selfish
And [A] cowardly if you ask [E]
me
[Am] I don't know where to begin in all of my fifty-odd years
I have been silently suffering and adapting
For [E] a [A] persuading and enduring [Am] who
[F] Why your younger generation to [D] tell me
That heaven is [Am] so full of [F#m] unfounded examples
The fruits of this diverse [E] excruciating labor
[Am] How can you just throw words around like
I've been born as a grave and heathen
Born I feel [A] fine
You may not have been born as [E] a [Am] break-age
You were and [C] was much [F] harder than those days
[C] We [D] had paper and a pill both ways we [F#m] went
From school to a job to a wife to [E] Eastern Carolina
I [Am] walked into his office I felt so self-conscious
On the couch he was sitting down across from me
He [E] was writing down his high [A] promises
I don't [F] know I've got a loving, supportive wife
Who [D] doesn't know how involved she should get
[F#m] His biggest yanter check was [A] him just [E] coming in on my shed
[Am] Just the other day my sweet daughter I was driving past 203
I walked up the stairs in my mind I remember how they'd creak loudly
She [F] was only responsive with a drink [D] He was only responsive by photo
[F#m] I was only trying to be the [A] best big brother I [E] could
[Am] Why sometimes conscious, sometimes ready to cry
Hate sometimes [A] indignant, sometimes raw
Can you imagine life paying 75 [C] [F] dollars an hour
Sometimes [C] it [D] feels like highway robbery
And sometimes [F#m] it's enough silence you could last a [E] couple more hours
So [Am] here we both are battling similar demons
Not coincidentally you seem getting beyond knowing it
Slowly, intellectually you're not relinquishing your majesty
[F] You are wise, you are warm, you [D] are courageous, you are big
And [F#m] I love you more than I [E] ever have in my whole life
[Am]
[A]
[Am]
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[Am]
He died in the arms of his lover
How dare he?
[F] Your mother never left the [D] house
She never married anyone
[F#m] As you took it upon [A] yourself to console [E] her
[A] You reminded her so much of your father
So you were banished and you wonder why you're so [Am]
hypersensitive
And [E] why you can't trust anyone [A] but us
But then [C] [F] how can I begin to forgive her so [D] many years?
Under bridges with dirty water she was [F#m] foolish and selfish
And [A] cowardly if you ask [E]
me
[Am] I don't know where to begin in all of my fifty-odd years
I have been silently suffering and adapting
For [E] a [A] persuading and enduring [Am] who
[F] Why your younger generation to [D] tell me
That heaven is [Am] so full of [F#m] unfounded examples
The fruits of this diverse [E] excruciating labor
[Am] How can you just throw words around like
I've been born as a grave and heathen
Born I feel [A] fine
You may not have been born as [E] a [Am] break-age
You were and [C] was much [F] harder than those days
[C] We [D] had paper and a pill both ways we [F#m] went
From school to a job to a wife to [E] Eastern Carolina
I [Am] walked into his office I felt so self-conscious
On the couch he was sitting down across from me
He [E] was writing down his high [A] promises
I don't [F] know I've got a loving, supportive wife
Who [D] doesn't know how involved she should get
[F#m] His biggest yanter check was [A] him just [E] coming in on my shed
[Am] Just the other day my sweet daughter I was driving past 203
I walked up the stairs in my mind I remember how they'd creak loudly
She [F] was only responsive with a drink [D] He was only responsive by photo
[F#m] I was only trying to be the [A] best big brother I [E] could
[Am] Why sometimes conscious, sometimes ready to cry
Hate sometimes [A] indignant, sometimes raw
Can you imagine life paying 75 [C] [F] dollars an hour
Sometimes [C] it [D] feels like highway robbery
And sometimes [F#m] it's enough silence you could last a [E] couple more hours
So [Am] here we both are battling similar demons
Not coincidentally you seem getting beyond knowing it
Slowly, intellectually you're not relinquishing your majesty
[F] You are wise, you are warm, you [D] are courageous, you are big
And [F#m] I love you more than I [E] ever have in my whole life
[Am]
[A]
[Am]
[A]
[Am]
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[Am] _ _ You had seen your father in such a long time
He _ died in the arms of his lover
How _ dare he?
_ [F] Your mother never left the [D] house
She never married _ anyone
[F#m] _ As you took it upon [A] yourself to console _ [E] her
_ _ [A] You reminded her so much of your _ father
So you were banished and you wonder why you're so [Am]
hypersensitive
And [E] why you can't trust anyone [A] but us
But then [C] [F] how can I begin to forgive her so [D] many years?
Under bridges with dirty water she was [F#m] foolish and selfish
And [A] cowardly if you ask [E] _
me
_ [Am] I don't know where to begin in all of my fifty-odd years
I have been silently _ suffering and adapting
For [E] a _ [A] persuading and enduring [Am] who
[F] Why your younger generation to [D] tell me
That heaven is [Am] so full of [F#m] unfounded examples
The fruits of this diverse _ [E] _ excruciating labor _ _
_ [Am] How _ can you just throw words around like
I've been born as a grave and heathen
Born I feel [A] fine
You may not have been born as [E] a [Am] break-age
You were and [C] was much [F] harder than those days
[C] We [D] had paper and a pill both ways we [F#m] went
From school to a job to a wife to [E] Eastern Carolina _ _
_ I [Am] _ walked into his office I felt so self-conscious
On the couch he was _ sitting down across from me
He [E] was writing down his high [A] promises
I don't [F] know I've got a _ loving, supportive wife
Who [D] doesn't know how involved she should get
[F#m] His biggest _ yanter check was [A] him just [E] coming in on my shed
_ _ _ [Am] Just the other day my sweet daughter I was driving past 203
I walked up the stairs in my mind I remember how they'd creak loudly
She [F] was only responsive with a drink [D] He was _ only responsive by photo
[F#m] I was _ only trying to be the [A] best big brother I _ [E] could
_ _ [Am] _ Why sometimes conscious, sometimes ready to cry
Hate _ _ sometimes _ _ [A] indignant, sometimes raw
Can you _ _ imagine life paying 75 [C] _ _ [F] dollars an hour
Sometimes [C] it [D] feels like _ highway robbery
And sometimes [F#m] it's enough silence you could last a [E] couple more _ hours _
So _ [Am] here we both are battling similar _ demons
_ Not coincidentally you seem getting beyond knowing it
Slowly, _ intellectually you're not relinquishing your majesty
[F] You are wise, you are warm, you [D] are courageous, you are big
And [F#m] I love you _ _ more than I [E] ever have in my whole life
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He _ died in the arms of his lover
How _ dare he?
_ [F] Your mother never left the [D] house
She never married _ anyone
[F#m] _ As you took it upon [A] yourself to console _ [E] her
_ _ [A] You reminded her so much of your _ father
So you were banished and you wonder why you're so [Am]
hypersensitive
And [E] why you can't trust anyone [A] but us
But then [C] [F] how can I begin to forgive her so [D] many years?
Under bridges with dirty water she was [F#m] foolish and selfish
And [A] cowardly if you ask [E] _
me
_ [Am] I don't know where to begin in all of my fifty-odd years
I have been silently _ suffering and adapting
For [E] a _ [A] persuading and enduring [Am] who
[F] Why your younger generation to [D] tell me
That heaven is [Am] so full of [F#m] unfounded examples
The fruits of this diverse _ [E] _ excruciating labor _ _
_ [Am] How _ can you just throw words around like
I've been born as a grave and heathen
Born I feel [A] fine
You may not have been born as [E] a [Am] break-age
You were and [C] was much [F] harder than those days
[C] We [D] had paper and a pill both ways we [F#m] went
From school to a job to a wife to [E] Eastern Carolina _ _
_ I [Am] _ walked into his office I felt so self-conscious
On the couch he was _ sitting down across from me
He [E] was writing down his high [A] promises
I don't [F] know I've got a _ loving, supportive wife
Who [D] doesn't know how involved she should get
[F#m] His biggest _ yanter check was [A] him just [E] coming in on my shed
_ _ _ [Am] Just the other day my sweet daughter I was driving past 203
I walked up the stairs in my mind I remember how they'd creak loudly
She [F] was only responsive with a drink [D] He was _ only responsive by photo
[F#m] I was _ only trying to be the [A] best big brother I _ [E] could
_ _ [Am] _ Why sometimes conscious, sometimes ready to cry
Hate _ _ sometimes _ _ [A] indignant, sometimes raw
Can you _ _ imagine life paying 75 [C] _ _ [F] dollars an hour
Sometimes [C] it [D] feels like _ highway robbery
And sometimes [F#m] it's enough silence you could last a [E] couple more _ hours _
So _ [Am] here we both are battling similar _ demons
_ Not coincidentally you seem getting beyond knowing it
Slowly, _ intellectually you're not relinquishing your majesty
[F] You are wise, you are warm, you [D] are courageous, you are big
And [F#m] I love you _ _ more than I [E] ever have in my whole life
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