Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire - Case In Point Chords
Tempo:
138.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
B
C
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C#]
[D] [Em]
[Am]
[E]
[Em]
[F#] [B] [F#]
[G] [C#]
[F#] [G]
[Em] [E]
[Am] I'm a breather, a receiver, and I don't know [Em] where I stand.
And I see someone [C] in front of me, [B] and my heart's full of [E] bitter sand.
[C#] And it's not the earth [C] beneath me, [B] just the concepts [G] of the land.
[Am] And I'm standing on the corner, where the buildings they all [Bm] fell.
And you blink once, you're [C] a goner.
[B] Everything just goes pale.
Now it's a real hard sell.
My conceptual [Em] hell, not even good for [B] killing.
Now when the buildings [Em] they all fell.
[Am]
[Em]
[B] [Em]
[C#]
[C] [Em]
[G]
And [Am] I'm a [G] breather, a [Am] [G] receiver, [B] but I don't see [C] that I just [G] can't invite.
[C] And you know it's all just part of [G] the cost, but [A] you blame it on [C] some non [G]-existent force.
Oh [B] yeah, [D] of [C] course.
You [G] know [B] you can't ride the [C] concept of a horse, but still [G] I try.
[F#] We're a [G] cartoon desert [F#] landscape with a pair [G] of at-home jet [C] skates.
Focused on [B] the nation I seem to have [C] forgotten [C#] my station.
[F#] Now it's time to [Em] face the nation.
[G]
[F#m] [Em]
And I'm [Am] riding to meet you on a brown race pack [Em] of men.
But there's something that [C] unnerves me, [B] like I'm riding off [Em] in air.
[F#m] These [C#m] few [C] doubts disturb me, [B] thinking no one [Em] really cares.
[Am] And I'm jumping over fences on this obstacle [Em] course.
But it seems I'm [C] getting nowhere [B] on the concept of [G] the [B] horse.
It's a real hard sell.
My conceptual [Em] [G] hell, not even good [B] for killing.
[Em] [G]
[Am] I'm a [G] breather, a [Am] [G] feeder, how [B] many [C] leaders must I [G] invite?
And [Am] you know it's all just part of [G] the cost, [Am] but you blame it on some non [G]-existent force.
Oh [B] yeah, of [C] course.
You [B] know you can't ride the concept [C] of a horse, but [G] still I try.
[F#] [G] [F#]
[G] [D] [B] [C]
[F#] [G]
[C] [G]
[Am] [G] [B] [D#m] [Em]
[E]
[D] [Em]
[Am]
[E]
[Em]
[F#] [B] [F#]
[G] [C#]
[F#] [G]
[Em] [E]
[Am] I'm a breather, a receiver, and I don't know [Em] where I stand.
And I see someone [C] in front of me, [B] and my heart's full of [E] bitter sand.
[C#] And it's not the earth [C] beneath me, [B] just the concepts [G] of the land.
[Am] And I'm standing on the corner, where the buildings they all [Bm] fell.
And you blink once, you're [C] a goner.
[B] Everything just goes pale.
Now it's a real hard sell.
My conceptual [Em] hell, not even good for [B] killing.
Now when the buildings [Em] they all fell.
[Am]
[Em]
[B] [Em]
[C#]
[C] [Em]
[G]
And [Am] I'm a [G] breather, a [Am] [G] receiver, [B] but I don't see [C] that I just [G] can't invite.
[C] And you know it's all just part of [G] the cost, but [A] you blame it on [C] some non [G]-existent force.
Oh [B] yeah, [D] of [C] course.
You [G] know [B] you can't ride the [C] concept of a horse, but still [G] I try.
[F#] We're a [G] cartoon desert [F#] landscape with a pair [G] of at-home jet [C] skates.
Focused on [B] the nation I seem to have [C] forgotten [C#] my station.
[F#] Now it's time to [Em] face the nation.
[G]
[F#m] [Em]
And I'm [Am] riding to meet you on a brown race pack [Em] of men.
But there's something that [C] unnerves me, [B] like I'm riding off [Em] in air.
[F#m] These [C#m] few [C] doubts disturb me, [B] thinking no one [Em] really cares.
[Am] And I'm jumping over fences on this obstacle [Em] course.
But it seems I'm [C] getting nowhere [B] on the concept of [G] the [B] horse.
It's a real hard sell.
My conceptual [Em] [G] hell, not even good [B] for killing.
[Em] [G]
[Am] I'm a [G] breather, a [Am] [G] feeder, how [B] many [C] leaders must I [G] invite?
And [Am] you know it's all just part of [G] the cost, [Am] but you blame it on some non [G]-existent force.
Oh [B] yeah, of [C] course.
You [B] know you can't ride the concept [C] of a horse, but [G] still I try.
[F#] [G] [F#]
[G] [D] [B] [C]
[F#] [G]
[C] [G]
[Am] [G] [B] [D#m] [Em]
[E]
Key:
G
B
C
Em
Am
G
B
C
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_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[Am] I'm a breather, a receiver, _ and I don't know [Em] where I stand.
And I see someone [C] in front of me, [B] and my heart's full of [E] bitter sand.
_ [C#] And it's not the earth [C] beneath me, [B] just the concepts [G] of the land.
[Am] And I'm standing on the corner, _ where the buildings they all [Bm] fell. _
And you blink once, you're [C] a goner. _
[B] Everything just goes pale.
Now it's a real hard sell.
_ _ My conceptual _ [Em] hell, _ _ not even good for [B] killing.
_ Now when the buildings [Em] they all fell.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
And [Am] I'm a _ _ _ [G] _ breather, a [Am] _ _ _ [G] receiver, _ _ [B] but I don't see _ [C] that I just _ [G] can't invite. _ _ _ _ _
[C] And you know it's all just part of [G] the cost, but [A] you blame it on [C] some non [G]-existent force.
Oh [B] yeah, _ [D] of [C] course.
You [G] know [B] you can't ride the [C] concept of a horse, but still [G] I try. _ _ _ _
_ [F#] We're a [G] cartoon desert [F#] landscape with a pair [G] of at-home jet [C] skates.
Focused on [B] the nation I seem to have [C] forgotten [C#] my station.
[F#] Now it's time to [Em] face the nation. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ And I'm [Am] riding _ to meet you on a brown race pack [Em] of men.
_ But there's something that [C] unnerves me, [B] like I'm riding off [Em] in air.
_ [F#m] These [C#m] few [C] doubts disturb me, [B] thinking no one [Em] really cares.
[Am] And I'm jumping _ over fences on this _ obstacle [Em] _ course.
But it seems I'm [C] getting nowhere _ [B] on the concept of [G] the [B] horse.
It's a real hard sell.
_ _ My conceptual [Em] [G] hell, _ _ not even good [B] for killing. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] I'm a _ _ [G] _ breather, a [Am] _ _ _ [G] feeder, _ how [B] many _ _ [C] leaders must I [G] _ invite? _ _ _
And [Am] you know it's all just part of [G] the cost, [Am] but you blame it on some non [G]-existent force.
Oh [B] yeah, _ of [C] course.
You [B] know you can't ride the concept [C] of a horse, but [G] still I try. _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ [Em] _
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_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[Am] I'm a breather, a receiver, _ and I don't know [Em] where I stand.
And I see someone [C] in front of me, [B] and my heart's full of [E] bitter sand.
_ [C#] And it's not the earth [C] beneath me, [B] just the concepts [G] of the land.
[Am] And I'm standing on the corner, _ where the buildings they all [Bm] fell. _
And you blink once, you're [C] a goner. _
[B] Everything just goes pale.
Now it's a real hard sell.
_ _ My conceptual _ [Em] hell, _ _ not even good for [B] killing.
_ Now when the buildings [Em] they all fell.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
And [Am] I'm a _ _ _ [G] _ breather, a [Am] _ _ _ [G] receiver, _ _ [B] but I don't see _ [C] that I just _ [G] can't invite. _ _ _ _ _
[C] And you know it's all just part of [G] the cost, but [A] you blame it on [C] some non [G]-existent force.
Oh [B] yeah, _ [D] of [C] course.
You [G] know [B] you can't ride the [C] concept of a horse, but still [G] I try. _ _ _ _
_ [F#] We're a [G] cartoon desert [F#] landscape with a pair [G] of at-home jet [C] skates.
Focused on [B] the nation I seem to have [C] forgotten [C#] my station.
[F#] Now it's time to [Em] face the nation. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ And I'm [Am] riding _ to meet you on a brown race pack [Em] of men.
_ But there's something that [C] unnerves me, [B] like I'm riding off [Em] in air.
_ [F#m] These [C#m] few [C] doubts disturb me, [B] thinking no one [Em] really cares.
[Am] And I'm jumping _ over fences on this _ obstacle [Em] _ course.
But it seems I'm [C] getting nowhere _ [B] on the concept of [G] the [B] horse.
It's a real hard sell.
_ _ My conceptual [Em] [G] hell, _ _ not even good [B] for killing. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] I'm a _ _ [G] _ breather, a [Am] _ _ _ [G] feeder, _ how [B] many _ _ [C] leaders must I [G] _ invite? _ _ _
And [Am] you know it's all just part of [G] the cost, [Am] but you blame it on some non [G]-existent force.
Oh [B] yeah, _ of [C] course.
You [B] know you can't ride the concept [C] of a horse, but [G] still I try. _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C] _
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