Independence Day Chords by Ani Difranco
Tempo:
111.9 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
C#m
C#
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m]
[C#] [B] [A]
[B]
[C#m] [B]
[A] [E]
We [F#] drove the [C#m] car to the top [B] of the parking ramp, 4th of July.
Sat out [C#m] on the hood, a couple warm beers, and [B] watched the fireworks explode [F#]
in the [B] sky.
There was an exodus of [C#] birds from [B] the trees, cause they didn't know.
We were only pretending.
And the people all [C#] looked up and [C#m] looked pleased.
[B] And the birds flew around like the whole world was ending.
And I don't [C#m] think war is noble.
[B] And I don't like to think [A] love is like war.
[B] [E] But I got a [F#] big [C#] hot cherry [B] bomb and I wanna slip it through the [E] mail slot of your front [B] door.
And now you can't leave [C#m] me here.
[B]
I got your back now, [A] you better hide.
[B] Cause you say the coast [C#] is clear.
[B] You say that all the [A] time.
[E] [G] [F#]
[B] [G]
[E] [Bm] [E]
[G] [F#] [E]
[G] [B]
So many [C#] sheep, like we're counting.
[B] Sleepless and embarrassed [A] about the way that I feel.
[B] Trying to [C#] make more hills out of mountains.
[B] Building base camp at the bottom of a really big deal.
Did I [E] ever tell you how I [C#] stopped eating [C#m] when [B]
you stopped [A] calling me?
[B] And I was cramped up [C#] shitting rivers for weeks.
And pretending [F#] that I was [E] finally [C#] free.
And [E] now you can't [B] leave [C#] me here.
[C#m] [B] Yeah, now that you're back, you [A] better stay this [E] time.
Cause you say [B] the coast is [C#] clear.
[C#m] But [B] you say that all the [A] time.
We [E]
[G] [E] [B]
[G] [A]
[E] [G] [E]
[B] [G]
[F#] [B]
drove the [C#m] car to [B] the top of the [F#]
parking ramp.
[A] Fourth of [E] July.
Planted [B] my dusty [C#m] boots on the bumper.
[B] Sat out on a hood and [A] looked up at the sky.
[B]
[C#] [B] [A]
[B]
[C#m] [B]
[A] [E]
We [F#] drove the [C#m] car to the top [B] of the parking ramp, 4th of July.
Sat out [C#m] on the hood, a couple warm beers, and [B] watched the fireworks explode [F#]
in the [B] sky.
There was an exodus of [C#] birds from [B] the trees, cause they didn't know.
We were only pretending.
And the people all [C#] looked up and [C#m] looked pleased.
[B] And the birds flew around like the whole world was ending.
And I don't [C#m] think war is noble.
[B] And I don't like to think [A] love is like war.
[B] [E] But I got a [F#] big [C#] hot cherry [B] bomb and I wanna slip it through the [E] mail slot of your front [B] door.
And now you can't leave [C#m] me here.
[B]
I got your back now, [A] you better hide.
[B] Cause you say the coast [C#] is clear.
[B] You say that all the [A] time.
[E] [G] [F#]
[B] [G]
[E] [Bm] [E]
[G] [F#] [E]
[G] [B]
So many [C#] sheep, like we're counting.
[B] Sleepless and embarrassed [A] about the way that I feel.
[B] Trying to [C#] make more hills out of mountains.
[B] Building base camp at the bottom of a really big deal.
Did I [E] ever tell you how I [C#] stopped eating [C#m] when [B]
you stopped [A] calling me?
[B] And I was cramped up [C#] shitting rivers for weeks.
And pretending [F#] that I was [E] finally [C#] free.
And [E] now you can't [B] leave [C#] me here.
[C#m] [B] Yeah, now that you're back, you [A] better stay this [E] time.
Cause you say [B] the coast is [C#] clear.
[C#m] But [B] you say that all the [A] time.
We [E]
[G] [E] [B]
[G] [A]
[E] [G] [E]
[B] [G]
[F#] [B]
drove the [C#m] car to [B] the top of the [F#]
parking ramp.
[A] Fourth of [E] July.
Planted [B] my dusty [C#m] boots on the bumper.
[B] Sat out on a hood and [A] looked up at the sky.
[B]
Key:
B
E
C#m
C#
A
B
E
C#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
We [F#] drove the [C#m] car to the top [B] of the parking ramp, _ _ _ 4th of July.
_ _ Sat out [C#m] on the hood, a couple warm beers, and [B] watched the fireworks _ explode [F#] _
in the [B] sky.
There was an exodus _ of [C#] birds from [B] the trees, _ cause they didn't know.
We were only pretending.
And the people all [C#] looked up and [C#m] looked pleased.
[B] And the birds flew around like the whole world was ending.
And I don't [C#m] think war is noble.
[B] And I don't like to think [A] love is like war.
[B] [E] But I got a [F#] big [C#] hot cherry [B] bomb and I wanna slip it through the [E] mail slot of your front [B] door.
And now you can't leave [C#m] me here.
_ _ _ [B]
I got your back now, [A] you better hide.
[B] Cause you say the coast [C#] is clear.
[B] You say that all the [A] time.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ So many [C#] sheep, like we're counting.
_ [B] _ Sleepless and embarrassed [A] about the way that I feel.
[B] _ _ Trying to [C#] make more hills out of mountains.
[B] Building base camp at the bottom of a really big deal.
Did I [E] ever tell you how I [C#] stopped eating _ [C#m] when [B] _
you stopped _ [A] calling me?
[B] And I was cramped up _ [C#] shitting rivers for weeks.
And pretending _ [F#] that I was [E] finally [C#] free.
And [E] now you can't [B] leave [C#] me here.
_ [C#m] [B] Yeah, now that you're back, you [A] better stay this [E] time.
Cause you say [B] the coast is [C#] clear.
_ [C#m] But [B] you say that all the [A] time.
We [E] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
drove the [C#m] car to [B] the top of the [F#]
parking ramp.
_ [A] _ Fourth of [E] July. _
_ Planted [B] my dusty [C#m] boots on the bumper.
[B] Sat out on a hood and [A] looked up at the sky.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
We [F#] drove the [C#m] car to the top [B] of the parking ramp, _ _ _ 4th of July.
_ _ Sat out [C#m] on the hood, a couple warm beers, and [B] watched the fireworks _ explode [F#] _
in the [B] sky.
There was an exodus _ of [C#] birds from [B] the trees, _ cause they didn't know.
We were only pretending.
And the people all [C#] looked up and [C#m] looked pleased.
[B] And the birds flew around like the whole world was ending.
And I don't [C#m] think war is noble.
[B] And I don't like to think [A] love is like war.
[B] [E] But I got a [F#] big [C#] hot cherry [B] bomb and I wanna slip it through the [E] mail slot of your front [B] door.
And now you can't leave [C#m] me here.
_ _ _ [B]
I got your back now, [A] you better hide.
[B] Cause you say the coast [C#] is clear.
[B] You say that all the [A] time.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ So many [C#] sheep, like we're counting.
_ [B] _ Sleepless and embarrassed [A] about the way that I feel.
[B] _ _ Trying to [C#] make more hills out of mountains.
[B] Building base camp at the bottom of a really big deal.
Did I [E] ever tell you how I [C#] stopped eating _ [C#m] when [B] _
you stopped _ [A] calling me?
[B] And I was cramped up _ [C#] shitting rivers for weeks.
And pretending _ [F#] that I was [E] finally [C#] free.
And [E] now you can't [B] leave [C#] me here.
_ [C#m] [B] Yeah, now that you're back, you [A] better stay this [E] time.
Cause you say [B] the coast is [C#] clear.
_ [C#m] But [B] you say that all the [A] time.
We [E] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
drove the [C#m] car to [B] the top of the [F#]
parking ramp.
_ [A] _ Fourth of [E] July. _
_ Planted [B] my dusty [C#m] boots on the bumper.
[B] Sat out on a hood and [A] looked up at the sky.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _