Method Acting Chords by Bright Eyes

Tempo:
102.4 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

Bm

Em

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] There's no beginning to this story, a [Bm] bookshelf sinks into the sand
[C] And a language learned in forgotten turn [G] is studied once again
[Em] It's a shocking bit of footage viewed [Bm] from a shitty TV screen
[C] You can squint at it, just know it's [G] static to make out the meaning
And keep [E] on stretching the antenna, hoping [Bm] that it will come [C] clear
We need some reception, a higher [G] message, just tell us [Am] what to fear
I [D] don't know [G] what [C] tomorrow [Am] brings, alive [D] with such [G]
possibilities
[Em] [Am] All I know is [D] I [Gm] feel [F#] better [C] when I sing, burdens [B] are lifted from me
That's my voice [Em] rising
[C]
So [B] [G] [A] [C]
[G] [Em]
[C] [Bm] [C]
[G] Michael, [E] please keep the tape rolling, voice [Bm] keeps drumming those guitars
[C] We need a record of our [G] failures as we must document our love
I [E] sat too long in my silence, I've [Bm] grown too old in my pain
[C] To shed this skin, be born again, [G] well it starts with [D] an ending
[C] So thank [D] you friends for [C] the time we shared
My love stays [D] with you [Em] like sunlight and air
[Am] And I truly [D] wish I could [G] keep hanging [C] around here
My joy [B] is covering me, [Bm] soon I will [Em] disappear
[C] [Bm] It's
[C] [D]
[Em] [C] [Bm]
[C] [Bm]
[C] not a [G] movie, no brightest dream [Am] in this method [D] acting world
I call that living, [C] yeah, it's like a [G] fountain, a door has [Am] opened
We have a [D] problem with no [Em] solution [C] but to love
And [B] to be loved
[Am] So I've made [D] peace with the [C]
fallen leaves
[Am] I see the [D] same fate [Bm] in my own [Em] body
But I [Am] won't be frightened when [G] I'm awoken [C] from this dream
And [B] return to that which [Em] gave birth to me
[Bm] [C]
Give birth [G] to me, give birth [Em] to me, give birth to me
[Bm] And [C] the story [Em] goes, and the story goes
Cause I, I, [C] I, [B] I, I, I, [G] I, [D] I, [C] I, I, I, [Bm] I, I, I, I, I, I
[Em] [Bm] [C]
[G] [C]
[B]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
Bm
13421112
Em
121
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
Bm
13421112
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To learn Bright Eyes - Method Acting chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: E, Bm, C, G, Em and Bm. Start with a comfortable 51 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 102. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Em] There's no beginning to this story, a [Bm] bookshelf sinks into the sand
[C] And a language learned in forgotten turn [G] is studied once again
[Em] It's a shocking bit of footage viewed [Bm] from a shitty TV screen
[C] You can squint at it, just know it's [G] static to make out the meaning
And keep [E] on stretching the antenna, hoping [Bm] that it will come [C] clear
We need some reception, a higher [G] message, just tell us [Am] what to fear
I [D] don't know [G] what [C] tomorrow [Am] brings, alive [D] with such [G] _
possibilities
[Em] [Am] All I know is [D] I [Gm] feel [F#] better [C] when I sing, burdens [B] are lifted from me
That's my voice [Em] rising
[C]
So [B] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Michael, [E] please keep the tape rolling, voice [Bm] keeps drumming those guitars
[C] We need a record of our [G] failures as we must document our love
I [E] sat too long in my silence, I've [Bm] grown too old in my pain
[C] To shed this skin, be born again, [G] well it starts with [D] an ending
[C] So thank [D] you friends for [C] the time we shared
My love stays [D] with you [Em] like sunlight and air
[Am] And I truly [D] wish I could [G] keep hanging [C] around here
My joy [B] is covering me, _ [Bm] soon I will _ [Em] disappear
_ [C] [Bm] It's _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [C] not a [G] movie, no brightest dream [Am] in this method [D] acting world
I call that living, [C] yeah, it's like a [G] fountain, a door has [Am] opened
We have a [D] problem with no [Em] solution [C] but to love
And [B] to be loved
[Am] So I've made [D] peace with the [C]
fallen leaves
[Am] I see the [D] same fate [Bm] in my own [Em] body
But I [Am] won't be frightened when [G] I'm awoken [C] from this dream
And [B] return to that which _ [Em] gave birth to me
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Give birth [G] to me, give birth [Em] to me, give birth to me
_ [Bm] And _ _ [C] the story [Em] goes, and the story goes
Cause I, I, [C] I, [B] I, I, I, [G] I, [D] I, [C] I, I, I, [Bm] I, I, I, I, I, I
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Among the tracks on the album LIFTED or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, written by Conor Oberst, this one stands out.

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