A Line Allows Progress, A Circle Does Not Chords by Bright Eyes
Tempo:
146.5 bpm
Chords used:
F#
G
D
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m]
[F#] [F#m] [B]
[F#]
[C#]
Sitting around no [F#]
work today, [B] try pacing to keep [F#] awake.
[F#m] Laying around [F#] no school today, [B] just drink until the clock is circled all [F#] the way.
It's
[Bm]
[F#] [Bm] late afternoon [G] as you walk through the [D] rooms of a house that is quiet,
[F#] except for unanswered [Bm] telephones standing in the way.
[G] Drink, you [D] think you don't want to pass out, but [F#] your roommates will find you [Bm] again.
Stomp around the neighborhood, [G] nothing to do, [D] you're always looking for something.
[F#] To sniff, smoke, or swallow, [Bm] call in over next [G] door, see what they got.
Yeah, [D] you'll settle for anything, [F#] it'll make your brain slow down [G] or stop.
Like this circle [D] of thoughts you chase, [G] before they catch back up with [F#] you.
[G] Paris noticed [D] your thinning face, all the weight [F#] you lost, all the weight you're losing.
You [B] said I'm done feeling like a skeleton, [G] no more sleepwalking.
[D] You're gonna wake from this coma, [F#] you're gonna crawl from this bed you've [Bm] made.
Stop counting on the camera [G] that hangs around your neck.
Cause [D] you won't ever remember what [F#] you choose to forget [Bm] as you try to find some source [G] of light.
Try to name one thing you [D] like.
You used to have such a long list, [F#] like you never had to look for it.
But [Bm] now it's so easy, so easy [G] to, so easy, it's so easy [D] to.
Cause I can guess everything you do, so [F#] all you want is, all you want is [G] to
Finish this half [D]
-empty glass, [G] before the ice all melts [F#] away.
[G] This feeling always [D] used to pass, seems like it's [F#] everyday, seems like it's every night.
[Dm]
[F#] [F#m] [B]
[F#]
[C#]
Sitting around no [F#]
work today, [B] try pacing to keep [F#] awake.
[F#m] Laying around [F#] no school today, [B] just drink until the clock is circled all [F#] the way.
It's
[Bm]
[F#] [Bm] late afternoon [G] as you walk through the [D] rooms of a house that is quiet,
[F#] except for unanswered [Bm] telephones standing in the way.
[G] Drink, you [D] think you don't want to pass out, but [F#] your roommates will find you [Bm] again.
Stomp around the neighborhood, [G] nothing to do, [D] you're always looking for something.
[F#] To sniff, smoke, or swallow, [Bm] call in over next [G] door, see what they got.
Yeah, [D] you'll settle for anything, [F#] it'll make your brain slow down [G] or stop.
Like this circle [D] of thoughts you chase, [G] before they catch back up with [F#] you.
[G] Paris noticed [D] your thinning face, all the weight [F#] you lost, all the weight you're losing.
You [B] said I'm done feeling like a skeleton, [G] no more sleepwalking.
[D] You're gonna wake from this coma, [F#] you're gonna crawl from this bed you've [Bm] made.
Stop counting on the camera [G] that hangs around your neck.
Cause [D] you won't ever remember what [F#] you choose to forget [Bm] as you try to find some source [G] of light.
Try to name one thing you [D] like.
You used to have such a long list, [F#] like you never had to look for it.
But [Bm] now it's so easy, so easy [G] to, so easy, it's so easy [D] to.
Cause I can guess everything you do, so [F#] all you want is, all you want is [G] to
Finish this half [D]
-empty glass, [G] before the ice all melts [F#] away.
[G] This feeling always [D] used to pass, seems like it's [F#] everyday, seems like it's every night.
[Dm]
Key:
F#
G
D
Bm
B
F#
G
D
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
Sitting _ around no [F#] _ _
work today, [B] try pacing to keep _ [F#] awake. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ Laying around [F#] no _ school today, _ [B] just drink until the clock is circled all [F#] the way.
_ It's _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] late afternoon _ _ [G] as you walk through the _ [D] rooms of a house that is quiet,
[F#] except for _ _ unanswered _ [Bm] telephones standing in the _ way.
[G] _ _ _ Drink, you [D] think you don't want to pass out, but [F#] your roommates will find you [Bm] again.
Stomp around the neighborhood, [G] _ _ nothing to do, [D] you're always looking for something.
[F#] To sniff, smoke, or swallow, [Bm] _ _ call in over next [G] door, see what they got.
Yeah, [D] you'll settle for anything, [F#] it'll make your brain slow down [G] or stop.
Like this _ circle [D] of thoughts you _ chase, _ [G] before they catch back up with [F#] you. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Paris _ _ _ noticed [D] your _ thinning face, all the weight [F#] you _ lost, _ all the weight you're losing.
_ _ _ You [B] said I'm done feeling like a skeleton, [G] no more _ _ sleepwalking.
_ [D] You're gonna wake from this coma, _ [F#] you're gonna crawl from this bed you've [Bm] made.
Stop counting on the camera [G] that _ hangs around your neck.
Cause [D] you won't ever _ remember what [F#] you choose to forget [Bm] as you try to find some source [G] of light.
Try to name one thing you [D] like.
You used to have such a long list, [F#] _ like you never had to look for it.
But [Bm] now it's so easy, so _ easy [G] to, so easy, it's so easy [D] to.
Cause I can guess everything you do, so [F#] all you want is, all you want is [G] to _
Finish this half [D] _ _
-empty _ glass, [G] before the ice all melts _ [F#] away. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] This feeling _ always _ _ [D] used to _ pass, seems like it's [F#] everyday, _ _ _ seems like it's every night.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
Sitting _ around no [F#] _ _
work today, [B] try pacing to keep _ [F#] awake. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ Laying around [F#] no _ school today, _ [B] just drink until the clock is circled all [F#] the way.
_ It's _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] late afternoon _ _ [G] as you walk through the _ [D] rooms of a house that is quiet,
[F#] except for _ _ unanswered _ [Bm] telephones standing in the _ way.
[G] _ _ _ Drink, you [D] think you don't want to pass out, but [F#] your roommates will find you [Bm] again.
Stomp around the neighborhood, [G] _ _ nothing to do, [D] you're always looking for something.
[F#] To sniff, smoke, or swallow, [Bm] _ _ call in over next [G] door, see what they got.
Yeah, [D] you'll settle for anything, [F#] it'll make your brain slow down [G] or stop.
Like this _ circle [D] of thoughts you _ chase, _ [G] before they catch back up with [F#] you. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Paris _ _ _ noticed [D] your _ thinning face, all the weight [F#] you _ lost, _ all the weight you're losing.
_ _ _ You [B] said I'm done feeling like a skeleton, [G] no more _ _ sleepwalking.
_ [D] You're gonna wake from this coma, _ [F#] you're gonna crawl from this bed you've [Bm] made.
Stop counting on the camera [G] that _ hangs around your neck.
Cause [D] you won't ever _ remember what [F#] you choose to forget [Bm] as you try to find some source [G] of light.
Try to name one thing you [D] like.
You used to have such a long list, [F#] _ like you never had to look for it.
But [Bm] now it's so easy, so _ easy [G] to, so easy, it's so easy [D] to.
Cause I can guess everything you do, so [F#] all you want is, all you want is [G] to _
Finish this half [D] _ _
-empty _ glass, [G] before the ice all melts _ [F#] away. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] This feeling _ always _ _ [D] used to _ pass, seems like it's [F#] everyday, _ _ _ seems like it's every night.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
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