Chords for Benjamin Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie - Teardrop Windows (Nervous Energies session)
Tempo:
112.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Teardrop windows [G] crying in the sky, he is [Am] all alone and wondering [D] why.
[G] Ivory white but feeling kind of blue, cause [Am] there's no one there to share the [D] view.
[C] There's too [G] many [Am] vacancies, [C] he's been [G] feeling oh so [D] empty.
[A] When the sun sets over the sound, he just [G] goes to sleep.
Bill Timboast as the tallest on the coast, he [Am] was once a city's only [D]
toast.
[G] Old postcards was [C] positioned as the [A] star, he was looked up to [Am] with fond [D] regard.
[G] But in [Am] 1962, [G] the needle made [D] its big debut, [C] and [A] everybody forgot [D] what it [G] outgrew.
[Em] He wonders where the workers are, [G] who once filled every [D] floor.
[Em] The elevators [B] operate, [C] but don't much anymore, [D]
anymore, anymore.
[G]
[D] [G] Teardrop windows crying in the sky, [A] how the [Am] years have quickly passed [D] him by.
[G] Gleaming white against the deepest baby blue, [A] he is lonely just like me [D] and you.
[C] Cause there's too [G] many [Am] vacancies, [C] he's been feeling [G] oh so [D] empty.
[C] When the sun [G] sets over [D] the sound, he just [G] goes to sleep.
[C] There's too many [Am] vacancies, [C] he's been [G] feeling oh so [D] empty.
When the [G] maids they turn [D] out the lights, he just goes [G] to sleep.
[G] Ivory white but feeling kind of blue, cause [Am] there's no one there to share the [D] view.
[C] There's too [G] many [Am] vacancies, [C] he's been [G] feeling oh so [D] empty.
[A] When the sun sets over the sound, he just [G] goes to sleep.
Bill Timboast as the tallest on the coast, he [Am] was once a city's only [D]
toast.
[G] Old postcards was [C] positioned as the [A] star, he was looked up to [Am] with fond [D] regard.
[G] But in [Am] 1962, [G] the needle made [D] its big debut, [C] and [A] everybody forgot [D] what it [G] outgrew.
[Em] He wonders where the workers are, [G] who once filled every [D] floor.
[Em] The elevators [B] operate, [C] but don't much anymore, [D]
anymore, anymore.
[G]
[D] [G] Teardrop windows crying in the sky, [A] how the [Am] years have quickly passed [D] him by.
[G] Gleaming white against the deepest baby blue, [A] he is lonely just like me [D] and you.
[C] Cause there's too [G] many [Am] vacancies, [C] he's been feeling [G] oh so [D] empty.
[C] When the sun [G] sets over [D] the sound, he just [G] goes to sleep.
[C] There's too many [Am] vacancies, [C] he's been [G] feeling oh so [D] empty.
When the [G] maids they turn [D] out the lights, he just goes [G] to sleep.
Key:
G
D
C
Am
A
G
D
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Teardrop windows [G] crying in the sky, he is [Am] all alone and wondering [D] why. _
_ [G] _ Ivory white but feeling kind of blue, cause [Am] there's no one there to share the [D] view. _
_ [C] There's too [G] many _ [Am] vacancies, _ [C] he's been [G] feeling oh so [D] empty. _
_ [A] When the sun sets over the sound, he just [G] goes to sleep. _ _ _
_ _ Bill _ Timboast as the tallest on the coast, he [Am] was once a city's only [D]
toast.
_ _ [G] Old postcards was [C] positioned as the [A] star, he was looked up to [Am] with fond [D] regard.
_ [G] But in _ _ [Am] 1962, _ _ [G] the needle made [D] its big debut, _ _ [C] and [A] everybody forgot [D] what it [G] outgrew. _ _
_ _ _ [Em] He wonders where the workers are, [G] who once filled every [D] floor.
_ [Em] The _ _ elevators [B] _ operate, [C] but don't much anymore, [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ anymore, _ _ _ _ _ _ anymore. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] Teardrop windows crying in the sky, [A] how the [Am] years have quickly passed [D] him by. _
_ _ [G] _ Gleaming white against the deepest baby blue, [A] he is lonely just like me [D] and you.
[C] Cause there's too [G] many _ [Am] vacancies, _ [C] he's been feeling [G] oh so [D] empty. _
_ [C] When the sun [G] sets over [D] the sound, he just [G] goes to sleep. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] There's too many _ [Am] vacancies, _ [C] he's been [G] feeling oh so [D] empty.
_ When the [G] maids they turn [D] out the lights, he just goes [G] to sleep. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Teardrop windows [G] crying in the sky, he is [Am] all alone and wondering [D] why. _
_ [G] _ Ivory white but feeling kind of blue, cause [Am] there's no one there to share the [D] view. _
_ [C] There's too [G] many _ [Am] vacancies, _ [C] he's been [G] feeling oh so [D] empty. _
_ [A] When the sun sets over the sound, he just [G] goes to sleep. _ _ _
_ _ Bill _ Timboast as the tallest on the coast, he [Am] was once a city's only [D]
toast.
_ _ [G] Old postcards was [C] positioned as the [A] star, he was looked up to [Am] with fond [D] regard.
_ [G] But in _ _ [Am] 1962, _ _ [G] the needle made [D] its big debut, _ _ [C] and [A] everybody forgot [D] what it [G] outgrew. _ _
_ _ _ [Em] He wonders where the workers are, [G] who once filled every [D] floor.
_ [Em] The _ _ elevators [B] _ operate, [C] but don't much anymore, [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ anymore, _ _ _ _ _ _ anymore. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] Teardrop windows crying in the sky, [A] how the [Am] years have quickly passed [D] him by. _
_ _ [G] _ Gleaming white against the deepest baby blue, [A] he is lonely just like me [D] and you.
[C] Cause there's too [G] many _ [Am] vacancies, _ [C] he's been feeling [G] oh so [D] empty. _
_ [C] When the sun [G] sets over [D] the sound, he just [G] goes to sleep. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] There's too many _ [Am] vacancies, _ [C] he's been [G] feeling oh so [D] empty.
_ When the [G] maids they turn [D] out the lights, he just goes [G] to sleep. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _