Classic Cars Chords by Bright Eyes
Tempo:
70.5 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
C#m
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [E] She was a real royal lady, [A] true patron of the arts.
[G#m] Said the best country singers [C#m] die in the back of [A] classic cars.
[E] So if I ever got too hungry [A] for a suitcase or guitar,
I'd [E] think of him [B] all alone [E] in the dark.
[E] So I laid some nights beside her [A] in a bed made for a queen.
[B] She said I kissed her different [C#] than all the men her age [A] were made.
[E] Gave me anything I wanted, [A] oh the generosity.
I [E] took all [B] that I could, [E] it was free.
Now the skies are torn of denim [A] and the clouds just sprouted paint.
[G#m] It's a room I'm renovating, [C#m] it's a name I [A] gotta change.
[E] If I get out of California, [A] I'm going back to my home state
to [E] tell them all [B] that I made [E] a mistake.
And I'll [A] keep looking for that blindfold of faith,
lighting [B] candles to a cynical saint.
[E] The ones that last laugh [B] at the flies trapped [C#m] in the [A] windowsill of pain.
You [B] can go right out your mind, trying [E] to escape
[Bm] [E] from the [B] panic [G#] paradox [C#m] of day to [A] day.
[B] You can't understand something and it's best to [E] be afraid.
[B]
[C#m] [E] [A] [E] [B] [E]
[A] [E] The whole world, it loves you [A] if you're a chic chameleon.
[G#m] Intersecting circles, [B] [C#m] she could hang with [A] anyone.
But [E] when conducting business, she [A] would lie about where she's from.
Saying [E] life [B] is how it is, [E] not how it was.
[D#] [E] I learned to listen, [A] felt like I was back at school.
[B] She'd talk forever [C#m] about the phases of [A] the moon.
[E] Saying everything's a cycle, you [A] gotta let it come to you.
And when [E] it does, you [B] will know [E] what to do.
[E] Without even knowing, [A] I guess I took up her advice.
[B] [F#m] Painted [B] a front door [C#m] that seemed a suitable [A] goodbye.
[E] It's not that often, [A] but I think of her sometimes.
Just [E] something quaint, a [B] couple of ships [E] in the night.
And they [A] keep moving at a glacial pace,
turning [B] circles in a memory maze.
[E] I made a new cast [B] of a death [E] mask that's gonna cover [A] my face.
[B] I had to change the combination to the [E] same.
Hide it all [B] behind [C] a wall [A] that people made.
[B] And they're just the hearts that some [E] bandit can't break.
[B] [E] [A] [E] [E]
[A] [C#m] [A]
[G#m] Said the best country singers [C#m] die in the back of [A] classic cars.
[E] So if I ever got too hungry [A] for a suitcase or guitar,
I'd [E] think of him [B] all alone [E] in the dark.
[E] So I laid some nights beside her [A] in a bed made for a queen.
[B] She said I kissed her different [C#] than all the men her age [A] were made.
[E] Gave me anything I wanted, [A] oh the generosity.
I [E] took all [B] that I could, [E] it was free.
Now the skies are torn of denim [A] and the clouds just sprouted paint.
[G#m] It's a room I'm renovating, [C#m] it's a name I [A] gotta change.
[E] If I get out of California, [A] I'm going back to my home state
to [E] tell them all [B] that I made [E] a mistake.
And I'll [A] keep looking for that blindfold of faith,
lighting [B] candles to a cynical saint.
[E] The ones that last laugh [B] at the flies trapped [C#m] in the [A] windowsill of pain.
You [B] can go right out your mind, trying [E] to escape
[Bm] [E] from the [B] panic [G#] paradox [C#m] of day to [A] day.
[B] You can't understand something and it's best to [E] be afraid.
[B]
[C#m] [E] [A] [E] [B] [E]
[A] [E] The whole world, it loves you [A] if you're a chic chameleon.
[G#m] Intersecting circles, [B] [C#m] she could hang with [A] anyone.
But [E] when conducting business, she [A] would lie about where she's from.
Saying [E] life [B] is how it is, [E] not how it was.
[D#] [E] I learned to listen, [A] felt like I was back at school.
[B] She'd talk forever [C#m] about the phases of [A] the moon.
[E] Saying everything's a cycle, you [A] gotta let it come to you.
And when [E] it does, you [B] will know [E] what to do.
[E] Without even knowing, [A] I guess I took up her advice.
[B] [F#m] Painted [B] a front door [C#m] that seemed a suitable [A] goodbye.
[E] It's not that often, [A] but I think of her sometimes.
Just [E] something quaint, a [B] couple of ships [E] in the night.
And they [A] keep moving at a glacial pace,
turning [B] circles in a memory maze.
[E] I made a new cast [B] of a death [E] mask that's gonna cover [A] my face.
[B] I had to change the combination to the [E] same.
Hide it all [B] behind [C] a wall [A] that people made.
[B] And they're just the hearts that some [E] bandit can't break.
[B] [E] [A] [E] [E]
[A] [C#m] [A]
Key:
E
A
B
C#m
G#m
E
A
B
[A] _ _ [E] She was a real royal lady, [A] true patron of the arts.
[G#m] Said the best country singers [C#m] die in the back of [A] classic cars.
[E] So if I ever got too hungry [A] for a suitcase or guitar,
I'd [E] think of him [B] all alone [E] in the dark.
_ _ [E] So I laid some nights beside her [A] in a bed made for a queen.
[B] She said I kissed her different [C#] than all the men her age [A] were made.
[E] Gave me anything I wanted, [A] oh the generosity.
I [E] took all [B] that I could, [E] it was free.
_ _ Now the skies are torn of denim [A] and the clouds just sprouted paint.
[G#m] It's a room I'm renovating, [C#m] it's a name I [A] gotta change.
[E] If I get out of California, [A] I'm going back to my home state
to [E] tell them all [B] that I made [E] a mistake.
And I'll [A] keep looking for that blindfold of faith,
lighting [B] candles to a cynical saint.
[E] The ones that last laugh [B] at the flies trapped [C#m] in the [A] windowsill of pain.
You [B] can go right out your mind, trying [E] to escape _
[Bm] [E] from the [B] panic [G#] paradox [C#m] of day to [A] day. _
[B] You can't understand something and it's best to [E] be afraid.
[B] _ _
[C#m] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] The whole world, it loves you [A] if you're a chic chameleon.
_ [G#m] _ Intersecting circles, [B] [C#m] she could hang with [A] anyone.
But [E] when conducting business, she [A] would lie about where she's from.
Saying [E] life [B] is how it is, [E] not how it was.
_ _ [D#] _ [E] I learned to listen, [A] felt like I was back at school.
_ [B] She'd talk forever [C#m] about the phases of [A] the moon.
[E] Saying everything's a cycle, you [A] gotta let it come to you.
And when [E] it does, you [B] will know [E] what to do.
_ _ _ [E] Without even knowing, [A] I guess I took up her advice.
[B] [F#m] Painted [B] a front door [C#m] that seemed a suitable [A] goodbye.
_ [E] It's not that often, [A] but I think of her sometimes.
Just [E] something quaint, a [B] couple of ships [E] in the night.
And they [A] keep moving at a glacial pace,
turning [B] circles in a memory maze.
[E] I made a new cast [B] of a death [E] mask that's gonna cover [A] my face.
[B] I had to change the combination to the [E] same. _
Hide it all [B] behind [C] a wall [A] that people made. _
[B] And they're just the hearts that some [E] bandit can't break.
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] Said the best country singers [C#m] die in the back of [A] classic cars.
[E] So if I ever got too hungry [A] for a suitcase or guitar,
I'd [E] think of him [B] all alone [E] in the dark.
_ _ [E] So I laid some nights beside her [A] in a bed made for a queen.
[B] She said I kissed her different [C#] than all the men her age [A] were made.
[E] Gave me anything I wanted, [A] oh the generosity.
I [E] took all [B] that I could, [E] it was free.
_ _ Now the skies are torn of denim [A] and the clouds just sprouted paint.
[G#m] It's a room I'm renovating, [C#m] it's a name I [A] gotta change.
[E] If I get out of California, [A] I'm going back to my home state
to [E] tell them all [B] that I made [E] a mistake.
And I'll [A] keep looking for that blindfold of faith,
lighting [B] candles to a cynical saint.
[E] The ones that last laugh [B] at the flies trapped [C#m] in the [A] windowsill of pain.
You [B] can go right out your mind, trying [E] to escape _
[Bm] [E] from the [B] panic [G#] paradox [C#m] of day to [A] day. _
[B] You can't understand something and it's best to [E] be afraid.
[B] _ _
[C#m] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] The whole world, it loves you [A] if you're a chic chameleon.
_ [G#m] _ Intersecting circles, [B] [C#m] she could hang with [A] anyone.
But [E] when conducting business, she [A] would lie about where she's from.
Saying [E] life [B] is how it is, [E] not how it was.
_ _ [D#] _ [E] I learned to listen, [A] felt like I was back at school.
_ [B] She'd talk forever [C#m] about the phases of [A] the moon.
[E] Saying everything's a cycle, you [A] gotta let it come to you.
And when [E] it does, you [B] will know [E] what to do.
_ _ _ [E] Without even knowing, [A] I guess I took up her advice.
[B] [F#m] Painted [B] a front door [C#m] that seemed a suitable [A] goodbye.
_ [E] It's not that often, [A] but I think of her sometimes.
Just [E] something quaint, a [B] couple of ships [E] in the night.
And they [A] keep moving at a glacial pace,
turning [B] circles in a memory maze.
[E] I made a new cast [B] of a death [E] mask that's gonna cover [A] my face.
[B] I had to change the combination to the [E] same. _
Hide it all [B] behind [C] a wall [A] that people made. _
[B] And they're just the hearts that some [E] bandit can't break.
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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