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