Chords for The Verve Pipe - The Freshman

Tempo:
98.55 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

C#m

B

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Verve Pipe - The Freshman chords
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[E] [A]
[C#m] [E] [A]
[E] [A]
[C#m] [B] [A]
[Em] When I was young I [A] knew everything
[C#m] She a punk who [E] rarely [A] ever took advice
[E] Now I'm guilt-stricken
Sobbing [A] with my head on the floor
[C#] Stopping baby's [E] breath
[A] And a shoe full of rice
[C#] No, [B] [A] I can't be held [C#] responsible
[B] [A] She was touching her [C#] face
[B] [A] I won't be held [C#] responsible
[B] She [A] fell in love in the first [E] place
For the life [A] of me
I cannot [C#m] remember
What made [E] us think that [A] we were wise
And we'd never [E] compromise
For the life [A] of me
I cannot [C#m] believe we'd ever die [E] for [A] these sins
We were merely [E] freshmen
[A]
[C#m] [B] [A]
My [E] best friend took a week's [A] vacation to forget [C#m] her
This girl took a [E] week's [A] worth of alimony
Slapped and [E] now he's guilt-stricken
Sobbing [A] with his head on the floor
[C#m] Thanks, I'm proud of [B] knowing [A] how he never really wept [C#m] He said
[E] [A] Can't be held responsible
[C#m] [E] [A] She was touching her [C#m] face
[E] I [A] won't be held [C#m] responsible
[E] She [A] fell in love in the first [E] place
For the life of [A] me
I cannot [C#] remember
What [C#m] made us [B] think that [A] we were wise
And we'd never [E] compromise
For the life of [A] me
I cannot [C#] believe we'd ever die [E] for these [A] sins
We were merely freshmen
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [E] [B] [E]
[A] [E] [B] [E]
We [A] [E]
tried to wash our [A] hands of all of this
We never [C#] talked of our [E] lacking [A] relationships
And how [E] her guilt stricken
Sour [A] when our hands got cold
[C#] We fell through the ice
[A] When we tried not to slip We'd [C#m] say
[E] [A] Can't be held responsible
[C#m] [E] She [A]
was touching her [C#m] face
[B] And [Em] I [A] won't be held responsible
[C#m] [E] She [A] fell in love in the first [E] place
For the life of [A] me
I cannot [C#] remember
What made us [B] think that [A] we were wise
And we'd never [E] compromise
For the [A] life of me
I cannot believe [C#m] we'd ever die for these sins
[A] We were merely freshmen
[E] For the life [A] of me
I cannot [C#m] remember
What made us think [A] that we were wise
And we'd never [E] compromise
For the life of [A] me
I cannot [C#] believe we'd ever [B] die for these [A] sins
We were merely freshmen
[E] [A] We were merely freshmen
[C#m] [E] [A] We were only freshmen
[E] [A] [C#m] [E] [A]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
C#m
13421114
B
12341112
C#
12341114
A
1231
E
2311
C#m
13421114
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To learn The Verve Pipe - The Freshmen chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - A, C#m, E, A and E. Begin your practice at a relaxed 49 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 99. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: A Major.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ When I was young I [A] knew everything
[C#m] She a punk who [E] rarely [A] ever took advice
[E] Now I'm guilt-stricken
Sobbing [A] with my head on the floor
[C#] Stopping baby's [E] breath
[A] And a shoe full of rice
[C#] No, _ [B] _ [A] I can't be held [C#] responsible
_ [B] _ _ [A] She was touching her [C#] face
_ [B] _ [A] I won't be held [C#] responsible
_ [B] She [A] fell in love in the first [E] place
For the life [A] of me
I cannot [C#m] remember
What made [E] us think that [A] we were wise
And we'd never [E] compromise
For the life [A] of me
I cannot [C#m] believe we'd ever die [E] for [A] these sins
We were merely [E] freshmen
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
My [E] best friend took a week's [A] vacation to forget [C#m] her
This girl took a [E] week's [A] worth of alimony
Slapped and [E] now he's guilt-stricken
Sobbing [A] with his head on the floor
[C#m] Thanks, I'm proud of [B] knowing [A] how he never really wept [C#m] He said
_ [E] _ [A] Can't be held responsible
[C#m] _ _ [E] _ [A] She was touching her [C#m] face
[E] I [A] won't be held [C#m] responsible
_ [E] She [A] fell in love in the first [E] place
For the life of [A] me
I cannot [C#] remember
What [C#m] made us [B] think that [A] we were wise
And we'd never [E] compromise
For the life of [A] me
I cannot [C#] believe we'd ever die [E] for these [A] sins
We were merely freshmen
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E]
We [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ tried to wash our [A] hands of all of this
We never [C#] talked of our [E] lacking [A] relationships
And how [E] her guilt stricken
Sour [A] when our hands got cold
[C#] We fell through the ice
[A] When we tried not to slip We'd [C#m] say
_ [E] _ [A] Can't be held responsible
[C#m] _ _ [E] She [A]
was touching her [C#m] face
[B] And [Em] I [A] won't be held responsible
[C#m] _ [E] She [A] fell in love in the first [E] place
For the life of [A] me
I cannot [C#] remember
What made us [B] think that [A] we were wise
And we'd never [E] compromise
For the [A] life of me
I cannot believe [C#m] we'd ever die for these sins
[A] We were merely freshmen
[E] For the life [A] of me
I cannot [C#m] remember
What made us think [A] that we were wise
And we'd never [E] compromise
For the life of [A] me
I cannot [C#] believe we'd ever [B] die for these [A] sins
We were merely freshmen
[E] _ _ _ [A] We were merely freshmen
[C#m] _ _ _ [E] [A] We were only freshmen
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _

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