The Box Chords by Damien Rice
Tempo:
101 bpm
Chords used:
Em
Am
D
E
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
But don't give me [Em] something to hold in my [D] hand
[Bm]
[D] Something else to [Em] believe in
[E] Cause I'm [Bm] over [C] your reason
For wanting to stay your [G] reason
For wanting to change my [D] reason
For everything I [Em] do to you
I have tried but I [Am] don't fit
Into this [A] box I'm [Em] living with
Well I could [Am] go wild
But [Em] you might lock me up
I have tried but I [Am] don't fit
Into this [Em] box you call a gift
Well I could [Am] be wild and free
[A] But
[Am] God forbid then you [Em] might envy me
[G] So don't give me
Love with an old [D] book of mood
That kind of love's just [Em] for a fool
[B] And I'm [Bm] over it
And [C] my reasons for walking away
[G] My reasons for wanting to change
[D] My reasons for everything
[E] I lost [Em] with you
I have tried but I [Am] don't fit
Into this [E] box [Em] I'm living with
Well I could [Am] go wild
But you might [Em] lock me up
[Em] I have tried but I [Am] don't fit
Into this box you [Em] call a gift
Well I could be [Am] wild and free
[A] [Am] But God forbid then you [Em] might envy me
I have tried [Am]
[Em]
but I don't [Am] fit
But [Em] you might lock me up
[Am]
[B]
[Em] I could be [Am] wild and free
But God forbid [E] then you might envy me
[Em] I could [A] be wild [Am] and free
But God forbid then you might
[Bm]
[D] Something else to [Em] believe in
[E] Cause I'm [Bm] over [C] your reason
For wanting to stay your [G] reason
For wanting to change my [D] reason
For everything I [Em] do to you
I have tried but I [Am] don't fit
Into this [A] box I'm [Em] living with
Well I could [Am] go wild
But [Em] you might lock me up
I have tried but I [Am] don't fit
Into this [Em] box you call a gift
Well I could [Am] be wild and free
[A] But
[Am] God forbid then you [Em] might envy me
[G] So don't give me
Love with an old [D] book of mood
That kind of love's just [Em] for a fool
[B] And I'm [Bm] over it
And [C] my reasons for walking away
[G] My reasons for wanting to change
[D] My reasons for everything
[E] I lost [Em] with you
I have tried but I [Am] don't fit
Into this [E] box [Em] I'm living with
Well I could [Am] go wild
But you might [Em] lock me up
[Em] I have tried but I [Am] don't fit
Into this box you [Em] call a gift
Well I could be [Am] wild and free
[A] [Am] But God forbid then you [Em] might envy me
I have tried [Am]
[Em]
but I don't [Am] fit
But [Em] you might lock me up
[Am]
[B]
[Em] I could be [Am] wild and free
But God forbid [E] then you might envy me
[Em] I could [A] be wild [Am] and free
But God forbid then you might
Key:
Em
Am
D
E
A
Em
Am
D
But don't give me _ _ [Em] something to hold in my [D] hand
[Bm] _ _
_ [D] Something else to [Em] believe in _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Cause I'm [Bm] over _ _ _ _ _ [C] your _ _ reason
_ For wanting to stay your [G] _ reason
_ For wanting to change my [D] _ reason _
For _ everything I [Em] do _ to _ you
I have tried but I [Am] don't fit _ _ _ _
Into this [A] box I'm [Em] living with _ _
_ _ _ Well I could [Am] go wild
But _ _ _ _ _ [Em] you might lock me up _ _ _
I have tried but I [Am] don't fit _ _
_ _ Into this [Em] box you call a gift
Well _ _ _ _ I could [Am] be wild and free
[A] But _
[Am] God forbid then you [Em] might envy me _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] So don't _ give me
_ Love with an old [D] book of mood _ _ _
That kind of love's just [Em] for a fool _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] And I'm _ [Bm] over it _ _ _ _
And [C] my _ reasons for walking away
[G] My _ _ reasons for wanting to change
[D] My _ reasons for _ _ everything
[E] I lost [Em] with _ _ you
I have tried but I [Am] don't fit
_ _ _ Into this [E] box [Em] I'm living with _ _ _ _
Well I could [Am] go wild _ _ _
_ _ _ But you might [Em] lock me up
[Em] _ _ _ I have tried but I [Am] don't _ fit
_ _ Into this box you [Em] call a gift
Well _ _ _ _ I could be [Am] wild and free
[A] _ [Am] But God forbid then you [Em] might envy me
_ _ I have tried _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ but I don't [Am] fit
_ But _ _ _ _ _ [Em] you might lock me up _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ I could be [Am] wild and free
But God forbid [E] then you might envy me _
_ _ _ [Em] I could [A] be wild [Am] and free
But _ God forbid then you might _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _
_ [D] Something else to [Em] believe in _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Cause I'm [Bm] over _ _ _ _ _ [C] your _ _ reason
_ For wanting to stay your [G] _ reason
_ For wanting to change my [D] _ reason _
For _ everything I [Em] do _ to _ you
I have tried but I [Am] don't fit _ _ _ _
Into this [A] box I'm [Em] living with _ _
_ _ _ Well I could [Am] go wild
But _ _ _ _ _ [Em] you might lock me up _ _ _
I have tried but I [Am] don't fit _ _
_ _ Into this [Em] box you call a gift
Well _ _ _ _ I could [Am] be wild and free
[A] But _
[Am] God forbid then you [Em] might envy me _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] So don't _ give me
_ Love with an old [D] book of mood _ _ _
That kind of love's just [Em] for a fool _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] And I'm _ [Bm] over it _ _ _ _
And [C] my _ reasons for walking away
[G] My _ _ reasons for wanting to change
[D] My _ reasons for _ _ everything
[E] I lost [Em] with _ _ you
I have tried but I [Am] don't fit
_ _ _ Into this [E] box [Em] I'm living with _ _ _ _
Well I could [Am] go wild _ _ _
_ _ _ But you might [Em] lock me up
[Em] _ _ _ I have tried but I [Am] don't _ fit
_ _ Into this box you [Em] call a gift
Well _ _ _ _ I could be [Am] wild and free
[A] _ [Am] But God forbid then you [Em] might envy me
_ _ I have tried _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ but I don't [Am] fit
_ But _ _ _ _ _ [Em] you might lock me up _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ I could be [Am] wild and free
But God forbid [E] then you might envy me _
_ _ _ [Em] I could [A] be wild [Am] and free
But _ God forbid then you might _ _ _ _ _