Chords for Benjamin Tod, "Sorry for the Things," // GemsOnVHS™
Tempo:
142.65 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
G#m
F#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I definitely [E] realized the weight of music and the responsibility as an artist that I have.
Especially when Nicholas died, that was the turning point for me refusing to glorify kind of evil things.
[G] Because the music that we made together glorified suicide and [F#] death and misery.
[C#m] [G#m] And after that I realized that [E] played a role in it.
Words are [B] powerful.
You can change [E] [B] the world.
[F#m]
[C#m] [E]
[B] [F#]
[E] [B]
[E]
[B]
[G#m] [F#]
[Em] [B]
[G#m]
[F#m] [E] For the things that I said when I [B] was drunk I didn't mean them [F#] then
And [G#m] I hope you lied [E] when you [B] whispered goodbye through [E]
teary [B] eyes
[G#m]
[F#] I'm fighting off my [C#m] demons but [Em] they're not quite [B] dead
With a [C#] single-barreled shotgun [E]
and Johnny [G#m] Walker
But when [E] the bottle is empty all the guns to [B] my head
And I regret [C#] [F#] [E] every step
[B] And [G#m] I'm [F#m] sorry [E] for the things that I said when I was [B] drunk I didn't mean them [C#] then
[F#] And I [G#m] hope you lied [E] when you [B] whispered goodbye [E] through [B] teary eyes
[G#m]
[C#m] [E]
[B] [G#m] [F#]
[E]
[B] [E]
[B] [F#]
[G#m] [E]
[B] [E]
[B] [G#m]
[C#] And I've been flipping [B]
through [E] the sketches [B] you drew
[G#m]
[F#] Some [C#m] of them are [E] shining and some of them [B] are blue
[E] Because one day I'm a sweetheart and the next [B] I'm a brute
And you're so [F#] confused
Oh [B] what's [Em] the [B] use?
[G#m] And I'm [F#] sorry for [E] the things that I said when I was [B] drunk I didn't mean them [F#]
then
And I [G#m] hope you lied when [E] you [B] whispered goodbye through [E] teary [B]
eyes
[E] [B]
Especially when Nicholas died, that was the turning point for me refusing to glorify kind of evil things.
[G] Because the music that we made together glorified suicide and [F#] death and misery.
[C#m] [G#m] And after that I realized that [E] played a role in it.
Words are [B] powerful.
You can change [E] [B] the world.
[F#m]
[C#m] [E]
[B] [F#]
[E] [B]
[E]
[B]
[G#m] [F#]
[Em] [B]
[G#m]
[F#m] [E] For the things that I said when I [B] was drunk I didn't mean them [F#] then
And [G#m] I hope you lied [E] when you [B] whispered goodbye through [E]
teary [B] eyes
[G#m]
[F#] I'm fighting off my [C#m] demons but [Em] they're not quite [B] dead
With a [C#] single-barreled shotgun [E]
and Johnny [G#m] Walker
But when [E] the bottle is empty all the guns to [B] my head
And I regret [C#] [F#] [E] every step
[B] And [G#m] I'm [F#m] sorry [E] for the things that I said when I was [B] drunk I didn't mean them [C#] then
[F#] And I [G#m] hope you lied [E] when you [B] whispered goodbye [E] through [B] teary eyes
[G#m]
[C#m] [E]
[B] [G#m] [F#]
[E]
[B] [E]
[B] [F#]
[G#m] [E]
[B] [E]
[B] [G#m]
[C#] And I've been flipping [B]
through [E] the sketches [B] you drew
[G#m]
[F#] Some [C#m] of them are [E] shining and some of them [B] are blue
[E] Because one day I'm a sweetheart and the next [B] I'm a brute
And you're so [F#] confused
Oh [B] what's [Em] the [B] use?
[G#m] And I'm [F#] sorry for [E] the things that I said when I was [B] drunk I didn't mean them [F#]
then
And I [G#m] hope you lied when [E] you [B] whispered goodbye through [E] teary [B]
eyes
[E] [B]
Key:
B
E
G#m
F#
C#m
B
E
G#m
_ _ I definitely [E] realized the weight of music and the responsibility as an artist that I have.
_ _ _ Especially when Nicholas died, that was _ _ the turning point for me refusing to glorify _ _ kind of evil things.
_ [G] Because the music that we made together glorified suicide and [F#] death and misery.
[C#m] [G#m] And after that I realized that [E] played a role in it.
Words are [B] powerful.
You can _ change _ [E] _ _ _ [B] the world. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[F#m] _ [E] For the _ _ _ _ things that I said when I [B] was drunk I didn't mean them [F#] then
_ _ And [G#m] I hope you lied [E] when you _ [B] whispered goodbye _ through _ [E] _
teary [B] eyes
_ _ _ [G#m] _
_ [F#] I'm fighting off my [C#m] demons but [Em] they're not quite [B] dead
With a [C#] single-barreled shotgun [E] _
and Johnny [G#m] Walker
But when [E] the bottle _ is empty all the guns to [B] my head
And I regret [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] every _ step
_ [B] _ _ And _ _ [G#m] _ I'm [F#m] sorry [E] for the _ _ _ _ things that I said when I was [B] drunk I didn't mean them [C#] then
[F#] And I [G#m] hope you lied [E] when you _ _ [B] whispered goodbye _ _ _ [E] through [B] teary eyes
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ [C#] And I've been flipping [B]
through [E] the sketches [B] you drew
[G#m] _
[F#] Some [C#m] of them are _ [E] shining and some of them [B] are blue _
[E] Because one day I'm a sweetheart and the next [B] I'm a brute
And you're so [F#] confused
_ Oh [B] what's [Em] the _ _ _ [B] use? _ _ _
_ [G#m] And I'm [F#] sorry for [E] the _ _ _ _ things that I said when I was [B] drunk I didn't mean them [F#]
then
_ And I [G#m] hope you lied when [E] you _ _ [B] whispered goodbye _ through _ [E] _ teary [B] _
eyes _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ Especially when Nicholas died, that was _ _ the turning point for me refusing to glorify _ _ kind of evil things.
_ [G] Because the music that we made together glorified suicide and [F#] death and misery.
[C#m] [G#m] And after that I realized that [E] played a role in it.
Words are [B] powerful.
You can _ change _ [E] _ _ _ [B] the world. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[F#m] _ [E] For the _ _ _ _ things that I said when I [B] was drunk I didn't mean them [F#] then
_ _ And [G#m] I hope you lied [E] when you _ [B] whispered goodbye _ through _ [E] _
teary [B] eyes
_ _ _ [G#m] _
_ [F#] I'm fighting off my [C#m] demons but [Em] they're not quite [B] dead
With a [C#] single-barreled shotgun [E] _
and Johnny [G#m] Walker
But when [E] the bottle _ is empty all the guns to [B] my head
And I regret [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] every _ step
_ [B] _ _ And _ _ [G#m] _ I'm [F#m] sorry [E] for the _ _ _ _ things that I said when I was [B] drunk I didn't mean them [C#] then
[F#] And I [G#m] hope you lied [E] when you _ _ [B] whispered goodbye _ _ _ [E] through [B] teary eyes
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ [C#] And I've been flipping [B]
through [E] the sketches [B] you drew
[G#m] _
[F#] Some [C#m] of them are _ [E] shining and some of them [B] are blue _
[E] Because one day I'm a sweetheart and the next [B] I'm a brute
And you're so [F#] confused
_ Oh [B] what's [Em] the _ _ _ [B] use? _ _ _
_ [G#m] And I'm [F#] sorry for [E] the _ _ _ _ things that I said when I was [B] drunk I didn't mean them [F#]
then
_ And I [G#m] hope you lied when [E] you _ _ [B] whispered goodbye _ through _ [E] _ teary [B] _
eyes _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _