Chords Used:
E A D G B E
A ----------------- 0 0 7 6 5 5
C#m X X X 13 14 12
F#m ---------------- 9 9 11 9 10 9
Bbm7 6 8 6 6 6 6
Bm7 ---------------- 7 9 7 7 7 7
E7 7 7 9 7 9 7
C#7 --------------- 9 11 9 10 9 9
D7 10 12 10 11 10 10
A7 ----------------- X X 5 6 5 5
C#m7 9 11 9 9 9 9
C#m7* -------------- 9 X 9 9 9 9
Cm7 8 X 8 8 8 8
Dm7---------------- 10 12 10 10 10 10
B7 7 9 7 8 7 7
Basic Riff: (Play twice during opener, then repeat during verses)
A C#m F#m7 D/ A
E----------------|--------------|---9----------|--------------
A--0-------------|--------------|---9----------|--------------
D----------------|--------------|---11---11----|--------7-----
G----6-----------|--13---13-----|---9----9-----|--------6-----
B----5----7-s-9--|--14---14-----|---10---9-----|-5--7---5-----
E----5----7-s-9--|--12---14-12--|---9----10--9-|------5-6-----
Verse 1:
A ------------------ C#m
Heard it said it's a stupid thing
F#m7 --------------------D/A
Everything that I follow through
A ---------------C#m
Never got to our god, you see
F#m7 -------------------------D/A -----------Bbm7
Abandoned with a taste of the new, new, new, and
Bm7 ------------E7---------------
Every time that whistle blows I'm
C#7------------D7
Stranded in my shoes
Chorus:
A ------------------------------------------
Get me back on board, pull me up with grace
E7 -------------------A ---------------- A7
Get me back on board, let me be embraced
----D7 ------- C#7 ----------- C#m7
Cos even after all those words
----------------- C#m7* Cm7
I want you for my own
Bm7 ------------- E7 -------------
Touch me when the sun comes up and
Dm7 -------------- E7
Tell me that we're home
Verse 2:
A ----------------------- C#m
We'll take a train to the graves again
F#m7 -------------------- D/A
We can learn the value of life
A -------------------- C#m
Kick the snow with our shoe heels
F#m7 ---------------------- D/A
Shivers give a smile in the night
A ------------ C#m ----------
Hey, honest to goodness, girl
F#m7 -------------------------- D/A
I kiss you with the lips of the lord
A ----------------- C#m
But to be honest to goodness,
F#m7 ------------------------ D/A ------------- A7
I feel I have to wait for the word, word, word and
Bm7 ------------E7---------------
Every time that whistle blows I'm
C#7------------D7
Stranded in my shoes
Chorus:
A ------------------------------------------
Get me back on board, pull me up with grace
E7 -------------------A ---------------- A7
Get me back on board, let me be embraced
----D7 --------------- C#7 ---------- C#m7
Cos I'm always, always trying to be
-------------- C#m7* Cm7
The archetypal free
Bm7 --------------------E7--------------
The strangest something went to sleep, I
Dm7------------E7
Buckled at the knee
-----------Fm7---------B7 ---------- E7
So here we go, digging through those dustbins
Fm7 ---B7---------E7
Giving things new names
Chorus:
A ------------------------------------------
Get me back on board, pull me up with grace
E7 -------------------A ---------------- A7
Get me back on board, let me be embraced
D ------------------------------------------
Get me back on board, pull me up with grace
A ------------------- D ---------------------------------------
Get me back on board, here's my ticket, where's the Big Embrace?
Outro:
E A D G B E
D X X 12 11 10 10
Dadd9 ------------ X X 12 11 10 12
A X X 7 6 5 5
Aadd9 ------------ X X 7 6 5 7
