Suitcase Chords by Over The Rhine

Tempo:

124 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[A]
[Bm]
[D] [G]
[D] [Bm]
[D] [G]
[D] [Bm] What you [D] doing with a [G] suitcase?
[D] [Bm] Trying to hit [D] the ground with both feet [G] running
[D] [Bm] Aren't [D] you tripping on your [G]
shoelace?
[D] [Bm] Stealing away [D] on a sunny [G] day
[D] The [Bm] Lord, He was [D] shamed at [G] all
[D] Funny [Bm] but I feel like [D] I'm falling
I want to [G] beg you to stay
[D] You're stealing away on a sunny [G] day
[D] [Bm] Why'd you love [D] me in the first [G] place?
[D] You were [G] always closer [D] than [E] ever [D]
thus
I [Bm]
can barely [D] look at your [G]
[D] face
You're [Bm] stealing away [D] on a sunny [G]
[D] day
The [Bm] Lord, He was [D] shamed at [G] all
[D] Funny but I feel like I'm falling
I want to beg [G] you to stay
[D] You're [Bm] stealing away [D] on a sunny [G] day
[D] [Em]
I've said [D] my, I've said [Em] my, I've said [D] my piece
[G]
I'm [D] on my, I'm on [A] my, down [D] on my knees
What you doing with a suitcase?
[G]
[D] What you doing with a suitcase?
[G]
[D] [Bm] Stealing away [D] on a sunny [G] day
[D] The [Bm] Lord, He was [D] shamed at [G] all
[D] Funny but I feel like I'm falling
I want to [G] beg you to stay
[D] You're [Bm] stealing away [D] on a sunny [G] day
[D] [Bm] [D] What you [G] doing with a suitcase?
[D] [E] [D]
[G]

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To learn Over The Rhine - Suitcase chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Bm, D, Bm, D, G and D. A good strategy is to initiate at 62 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 124 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: D Major.

[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ What you [D] doing with a _ [G] suitcase? _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ Trying to hit [D] the ground with both feet [G] running _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ Aren't [D] you tripping on your _ _ [G] _ _
shoelace?
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] Stealing away [D] on a sunny _ [G] _ day
_ [D] _ _ The [Bm] Lord, He was _ [D] shamed at _ [G] all _
_ [D] _ _ Funny [Bm] but I feel like [D] I'm falling
I want to [G] beg you to _ stay
[D] _ _ You're stealing away on a sunny [G] day _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Why'd you love [D] me in the first _ _ [G] place? _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ You were [G] always closer [D] than [E] ever _ [D]
thus
_ I _ [Bm] _ _
can barely [D] look at your _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] face
_ You're [Bm] stealing away [D] on a sunny _ [G] _ _
[D] day
_ _ The [Bm] Lord, He was _ [D] shamed at _ [G] all _
[D] _ _ _ Funny but I feel like I'm falling
I want to beg [G] you to stay
_ [D] _ _ You're [Bm] stealing away [D] on a sunny _ [G] day _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
I've said [D] my, I've said [Em] my, _ I've said [D] my piece
[G] _ _
I'm [D] on my, I'm on [A] my, down [D] on my _ knees
What you doing with a suitcase?
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ What _ _ _ you doing with a suitcase?
[G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] Stealing away [D] on a sunny _ [G] _ day
_ [D] _ _ The [Bm] Lord, He was _ [D] shamed at _ [G] all _
_ [D] _ _ _ Funny but I feel like I'm falling
I want to [G] beg you to stay
[D] _ _ You're [Bm] stealing away [D] on a sunny _ [G] _ day
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [D] What you [G] doing with a suitcase?
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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