Chords for Alanis Morissette - The Couch (uncensored) lyrics
Tempo:
111.2 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
You hadn't seen your father in such a long time
He died in the arms of his lover
How dare he?
[F] Your mother never left the house
[D] She never married anyone
[F#m] As you took it upon [A] yourself to console [E] her
[A] You reminded her so much of your father
So you were banished and you wonder why you're so [Am] hypersensitive
And why [E] you can't trust anyone [A] but us
But then [Am] how [F] can I begin to forgive her so many [D] years?
Under bridges with dirty water she was [F#m] foolish and selfish
And [E] [A] cowardly if you ask [E]
me
[Am] I don't know where to begin in all of my fifty-odd years
I have been silently suffering and adapting
For [E] a [A] pituitary and [Am] endorhing who?
[F] Are your younger generations to tell [D] me that one is so [F#m] wrong?
One's not getting samples of fruits out this dime
[E] Excruciating labor
[Am] How can you just throw words around like greed and heathen?
I can't find [A] you, may not have been born as [E] a [Am] break as you were
It was [F] much harder in those days
We had [G] [D] paper and sawdust, both ways we went
[F#m] From school to a job to a wife
[E] Instant family love
When I [Am] walked into his office I [G#] felt [Am] so self-conscious
On the couch he was sitting down across from me
He was [A] writing down his hypothesis
I don't know, I've [F] got a loving, supportive wife
Who [D] doesn't know how involved she should get
[F#m] His saying is, yeah, and turned him just, [E] call me on my shit
[Am] Just the other day, my sweet daughter, I was driving past 203
I walked up the stairs in my mind's eye
I remember how they creak loudly
She [F] was only responsive with a drink
He [D] was only responsive by photo
I [F#m] was only trying to be the [A] best big brother I [E] could
[Am] Why sometimes mom seems sometimes ready to crack it
Sometimes [A] indignant, sometimes rocking
Imagine life in [C] 75 [F] dollars an hour
Sometimes [C] it feels [G] like [D] highway robbery
And sometimes [F#m] it's peanut sandwich
It could last a [E] couple more hours
So [Am] here we both are battling similar demons
Not coincidentally, you see, in getting beyond knowing it solely intellectually
You're not relinquishing your magistry, you [F] are wise
You are warm, you [D] are courageous, you are big
And [F#m] I love you more than I [A] ever have [Em] in my whole [E]
life
[Am] [A]
[Am]
[A]
[Am]
You hadn't seen your father in such a long time
He died in the arms of his lover
How dare he?
[F] Your mother never left the house
[D] She never married anyone
[F#m] As you took it upon [A] yourself to console [E] her
[A] You reminded her so much of your father
So you were banished and you wonder why you're so [Am] hypersensitive
And why [E] you can't trust anyone [A] but us
But then [Am] how [F] can I begin to forgive her so many [D] years?
Under bridges with dirty water she was [F#m] foolish and selfish
And [E] [A] cowardly if you ask [E]
me
[Am] I don't know where to begin in all of my fifty-odd years
I have been silently suffering and adapting
For [E] a [A] pituitary and [Am] endorhing who?
[F] Are your younger generations to tell [D] me that one is so [F#m] wrong?
One's not getting samples of fruits out this dime
[E] Excruciating labor
[Am] How can you just throw words around like greed and heathen?
I can't find [A] you, may not have been born as [E] a [Am] break as you were
It was [F] much harder in those days
We had [G] [D] paper and sawdust, both ways we went
[F#m] From school to a job to a wife
[E] Instant family love
When I [Am] walked into his office I [G#] felt [Am] so self-conscious
On the couch he was sitting down across from me
He was [A] writing down his hypothesis
I don't know, I've [F] got a loving, supportive wife
Who [D] doesn't know how involved she should get
[F#m] His saying is, yeah, and turned him just, [E] call me on my shit
[Am] Just the other day, my sweet daughter, I was driving past 203
I walked up the stairs in my mind's eye
I remember how they creak loudly
She [F] was only responsive with a drink
He [D] was only responsive by photo
I [F#m] was only trying to be the [A] best big brother I [E] could
[Am] Why sometimes mom seems sometimes ready to crack it
Sometimes [A] indignant, sometimes rocking
Imagine life in [C] 75 [F] dollars an hour
Sometimes [C] it feels [G] like [D] highway robbery
And sometimes [F#m] it's peanut sandwich
It could last a [E] couple more hours
So [Am] here we both are battling similar demons
Not coincidentally, you see, in getting beyond knowing it solely intellectually
You're not relinquishing your magistry, you [F] are wise
You are warm, you [D] are courageous, you are big
And [F#m] I love you more than I [A] ever have [Em] in my whole [E]
life
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[Am]
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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You hadn't seen your father in _ such a long time
He died in the arms of his lover
How dare _ he?
_ [F] Your _ mother never left the house
[D] She _ never married _ _ anyone
[F#m] _ As you took it upon _ [A] yourself to console [E] her
_ [A] You _ _ reminded her so much of your _ father
So you were banished and you wonder why you're so [Am] hypersensitive
And why [E] you can't trust anyone [A] but us
But then [Am] how [F] can I begin to forgive her so many [D] years?
Under bridges with dirty water she was _ [F#m] foolish and _ selfish
And [E] [A] cowardly if you ask _ [E] _
_ me
[Am] I don't know where to begin in all of my fifty-odd years
I have been silently _ _ suffering and adapting
For [E] a [A] pituitary and _ [Am] endorhing who?
[F] _ Are your younger _ generations to tell [D] me that _ one is so [F#m] wrong?
One's not getting samples of fruits out this dime
_ _ [E] _ Excruciating labor _
_ _ [Am] How can you just throw words around like greed and heathen?
I can't find [A] you, may not have been born as [E] a [Am] break as you were
It was [F] much harder in those days
We had [G] [D] paper and sawdust, both ways we went
[F#m] From school to a job to a wife
_ [E] Instant family love
When I _ _ [Am] _ walked into his office I [G#] felt [Am] so self-conscious
On the couch he was sitting down across from me
He was [A] writing down his hypothesis
I don't know, I've [F] got a loving, supportive wife
Who [D] doesn't know how involved she should get
[F#m] His saying is, yeah, and turned _ _ him just, [E] call me on my shit
_ _ _ [Am] Just the other day, my sweet daughter, I was driving past 203
I walked up the stairs in my mind's eye
I remember how they creak loudly
She [F] was only _ responsive with a drink
He [D] was _ only responsive by photo
I [F#m] was _ only trying to be the [A] best big brother I [E] could
_ _ _ [Am] _ Why sometimes mom seems sometimes ready to crack _ it
Sometimes _ _ [A] indignant, sometimes rocking
_ _ _ Imagine life in [C] 75 _ _ [F] dollars an hour
Sometimes [C] it feels [G] like [D] _ highway robbery
And sometimes [F#m] it's peanut sandwich
It could last a [E] couple more _ hours
_ So [Am] _ here we both are battling similar _ demons _
Not coincidentally, you see, in getting beyond knowing it solely _ intellectually
You're not relinquishing your magistry, you [F] are wise
You are warm, you [D] are courageous, you are big
And [F#m] I love you _ _ more than I [A] ever have [Em] in my whole [E]
life
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ You hadn't seen your father in _ such a long time
He died in the arms of his lover
How dare _ he?
_ [F] Your _ mother never left the house
[D] She _ never married _ _ anyone
[F#m] _ As you took it upon _ [A] yourself to console [E] her
_ [A] You _ _ reminded her so much of your _ father
So you were banished and you wonder why you're so [Am] hypersensitive
And why [E] you can't trust anyone [A] but us
But then [Am] how [F] can I begin to forgive her so many [D] years?
Under bridges with dirty water she was _ [F#m] foolish and _ selfish
And [E] [A] cowardly if you ask _ [E] _
_ me
[Am] I don't know where to begin in all of my fifty-odd years
I have been silently _ _ suffering and adapting
For [E] a [A] pituitary and _ [Am] endorhing who?
[F] _ Are your younger _ generations to tell [D] me that _ one is so [F#m] wrong?
One's not getting samples of fruits out this dime
_ _ [E] _ Excruciating labor _
_ _ [Am] How can you just throw words around like greed and heathen?
I can't find [A] you, may not have been born as [E] a [Am] break as you were
It was [F] much harder in those days
We had [G] [D] paper and sawdust, both ways we went
[F#m] From school to a job to a wife
_ [E] Instant family love
When I _ _ [Am] _ walked into his office I [G#] felt [Am] so self-conscious
On the couch he was sitting down across from me
He was [A] writing down his hypothesis
I don't know, I've [F] got a loving, supportive wife
Who [D] doesn't know how involved she should get
[F#m] His saying is, yeah, and turned _ _ him just, [E] call me on my shit
_ _ _ [Am] Just the other day, my sweet daughter, I was driving past 203
I walked up the stairs in my mind's eye
I remember how they creak loudly
She [F] was only _ responsive with a drink
He [D] was _ only responsive by photo
I [F#m] was _ only trying to be the [A] best big brother I [E] could
_ _ _ [Am] _ Why sometimes mom seems sometimes ready to crack _ it
Sometimes _ _ [A] indignant, sometimes rocking
_ _ _ Imagine life in [C] 75 _ _ [F] dollars an hour
Sometimes [C] it feels [G] like [D] _ highway robbery
And sometimes [F#m] it's peanut sandwich
It could last a [E] couple more _ hours
_ So [Am] _ here we both are battling similar _ demons _
Not coincidentally, you see, in getting beyond knowing it solely _ intellectually
You're not relinquishing your magistry, you [F] are wise
You are warm, you [D] are courageous, you are big
And [F#m] I love you _ _ more than I [A] ever have [Em] in my whole [E]
life
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