Chords for Expo '86 ~ Death Cab for Cutie
Tempo:
104.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
C#m
B
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[A] [E] [A]
[E]
[A]
[E] [C#m] [E] Sometimes [A] I think this cycle [E] never ends We slide from top to bottom then we turn and
[E] what it's worth This squeaking of our skin [A] against the steel
[E] has gotten worse [A] I [E] move my [C#m] place in [E] line
[E] And I [A] have waited [E] the anticipation's got me [A] glib [E] I [B] am waiting for something to go wrong
[G#m] reason [B] [E] [A] Sometimes [E] [C#m] [E] [A]
[E]
[A]
[E] [C#m] [E] Sometimes [A] I think this cycle [E] never ends We slide from top to bottom then we turn and
[E] what it's worth This squeaking of our skin [A] against the steel
[E] has gotten worse [A] I [E] move my [C#m] place in [E] line
[E] And I [A] have waited [E] the anticipation's got me [A] glib [E] I [B] am waiting for something to go wrong
[G#m] reason [B] [E] [A] Sometimes [E] [C#m] [E] [A]
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E
A
C#m
B
F#
E
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C#m
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[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] Sometimes [A] I think this cycle [E] never ends We slide from top to bottom then we turn and
climb again [C#m] And it [E] seems by the time [A] that I have figured
[E] what it's worth This squeaking of our skin [A] against the steel
[E] has gotten _ worse _ [A] I [E] move my [C#m] place in [E] line
_ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ And I [A] have waited [E] the _ _ anticipation's got me [A] glib [E] I _ _ _ [B] am waiting for something to go wrong
I am waiting for a familiar [G#m] reason [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] Sometimes [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] _ [E] it seems that I [A] don't have the
skills [E] to [C#m] recollect It's worse [E] in terms of plot [A] that turned us
from [E] lovers to [C#m] friends I'm [E] thinking I should take [A] that volume back
[E] up off the shelf [C#m] And crack [E] its weary spine [A] and read to help
[E] remind myself _ But if I move my [C#m] place in [E] line I'll [A] lose _
[E] _ _ _ _ And I have waited the _ [C#m] _ [E] anticipation's got me [A] glib _
[E] _ _ _ I [B] am waiting for something to go wrong I am waiting for a familiar reason
_ I [C#m] am waiting for another _ repeat Another [A] diet fed by crippling disease
And I [B] am waiting for that sense of relief _ I am waiting for you to feed us [E] sin
And [C#m] holding your hand is choking dark And I'm [A] a poorly done one you set you up
[F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ And it's strange that we're all [F#] _ basically [C#m] the same
So I [A] don't _ ask names _ anymore
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Sometimes [A] I think this [E] cycle never [C#m] ends We slide [E] from top to [A] bottom then we turn [E] and
climb again And it seems by the time that I have figured
what it's [C#m] worth The [E] squeaking of our skin [A] against the steel
[E] has gotten worse _ The _ _ _ _ _ squeaking of our skin against the steel
has gotten [C#m] worse _ [E] The _ _ _ _ _ squeaking of our skin against the steel
has gotten worse _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] Sometimes [A] I think this cycle [E] never ends We slide from top to bottom then we turn and
climb again [C#m] And it [E] seems by the time [A] that I have figured
[E] what it's worth This squeaking of our skin [A] against the steel
[E] has gotten _ worse _ [A] I [E] move my [C#m] place in [E] line
_ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ And I [A] have waited [E] the _ _ anticipation's got me [A] glib [E] I _ _ _ [B] am waiting for something to go wrong
I am waiting for a familiar [G#m] reason [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] Sometimes [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] _ [E] it seems that I [A] don't have the
skills [E] to [C#m] recollect It's worse [E] in terms of plot [A] that turned us
from [E] lovers to [C#m] friends I'm [E] thinking I should take [A] that volume back
[E] up off the shelf [C#m] And crack [E] its weary spine [A] and read to help
[E] remind myself _ But if I move my [C#m] place in [E] line I'll [A] lose _
[E] _ _ _ _ And I have waited the _ [C#m] _ [E] anticipation's got me [A] glib _
[E] _ _ _ I [B] am waiting for something to go wrong I am waiting for a familiar reason
_ I [C#m] am waiting for another _ repeat Another [A] diet fed by crippling disease
And I [B] am waiting for that sense of relief _ I am waiting for you to feed us [E] sin
And [C#m] holding your hand is choking dark And I'm [A] a poorly done one you set you up
[F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ And it's strange that we're all [F#] _ basically [C#m] the same
So I [A] don't _ ask names _ anymore
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Sometimes [A] I think this [E] cycle never [C#m] ends We slide [E] from top to [A] bottom then we turn [E] and
climb again And it seems by the time that I have figured
what it's [C#m] worth The [E] squeaking of our skin [A] against the steel
[E] has gotten worse _ The _ _ _ _ _ squeaking of our skin against the steel
has gotten [C#m] worse _ [E] The _ _ _ _ _ squeaking of our skin against the steel
has gotten worse _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
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