Crossed Wires Chords by Superchunk

Tempo:
78.55 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

E

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Superchunk - Crossed Wires chords
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[G] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[E] [Bm]
[E] [A] I [D] went out and felt [Em] the sun on my face.
[D] Then I turned on my leg and now [Em] I'm back in the cave.
[D] There's a moment of peace that [Em] I just can't recreate.
[A] I need sleep [G] but my brain won't get [A] tired.
I smell that smoke [G] from the electrical [D] wire.
Don't touch me, I've [G] got cross wires, [A] cross wires.
[D] Keep your fingers free from [G] these cross [A] wires, cross wires.
[D] Cross wires, cross [G] wires, cross [A] wires, cross [E] wires, cross wires.
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [E] [Bm]
[Em] [A] [D] Daylight, mist, we [Em] should be out on the road.
[D] Sky so thin [Em] and the air so cold.
[D] There's blankets in the back, [Em] bundle up my little chain.
[A] Cause we [G] never got the heat of [A] working, no we never [G] got the heat of [D] working.
Now you don't touch me cause [G] I've got cross [A] wires, cross [D] wires.
Keep your fingers free [G] from these cross [A] wires, cross [D] wires.
Cross wires, cross [G] wires, cross [A] wires, cross [E] wires, cross wires.
[D] [Bm]
[Bb] [A] [D] [Gbm]
[Dm] [D] [Bm] Left in the notes, [Bb] you slip under the door.
[D] [B] I go black, [Bb] trying to [A] remember what we were good [D] for.
I'm [Bm] crashed, not [Bb] crossed, but it's [B] nowhere to be.
[D] Let's [Bm] just get [Bb] lost, maybe [E] you'll come back to [G] me, [E] back to [G] me.
[G] [D] Now you can't touch me, [G] I've got cross [A] wires, cross [D] wires.
Keep your fingers free [G] from these cross [A] wires, cross [D] wires.
I smell the smell [G] from the left of your [A] fires.
Oh, [E] I've got cross [G] wires, [D] cross [G] wires.
Yeah, [D] yeah, cross wires.
Yeah, yeah, cross [G] wires.
Yeah, [D] yeah, cross [G] wires.
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
E
2311
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To start learning Superchunk - (Single Version) Crossed Wires chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, A, D, G and D in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 78 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 157. With the song's key of D Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[E] _ [A] I _ [D] _ went out and felt [Em] the sun on my face.
[D] Then I turned on my leg and now [Em] I'm back in the cave.
[D] There's a moment of peace that [Em] I just can't recreate.
_ [A] I need sleep [G] but my brain won't get [A] tired.
I smell that smoke [G] from the electrical [D] wire.
Don't touch me, I've [G] got cross wires, [A] cross wires.
[D] Keep your fingers free from [G] these cross [A] wires, cross wires.
[D] Cross wires, cross [G] wires, cross [A] wires, cross [E] wires, cross wires. _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ Daylight, mist, we [Em] should be out on the road.
_ [D] Sky so thin [Em] and the air so cold.
_ [D] There's blankets in the back, [Em] bundle up my little chain.
[A] Cause we [G] never got the heat of [A] working, no we never [G] got the heat of [D] working.
Now you don't touch me cause [G] I've got cross [A] wires, cross [D] wires.
Keep your fingers free [G] from these cross [A] wires, cross [D] wires.
Cross wires, cross [G] wires, cross [A] wires, cross [E] wires, cross wires. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] Left in the notes, [Bb] you slip under the door.
[D] _ [B] I go black, [Bb] trying to [A] remember what we were good [D] for.
I'm [Bm] crashed, not [Bb] crossed, but it's [B] nowhere to be.
[D] Let's [Bm] just get [Bb] lost, maybe [E] you'll come back to [G] me, _ [E] back to [G] me.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] Now you can't touch me, [G] I've got cross [A] wires, cross [D] wires.
Keep your fingers free [G] from these cross [A] wires, cross [D] wires.
I smell the smell [G] from the left of your [A] fires.
Oh, [E] I've got cross [G] wires, _ [D] cross [G] wires.
Yeah, [D] yeah, cross wires.
Yeah, yeah, cross [G] wires.
Yeah, [D] yeah, cross [G] wires.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Laura Ballance, Jim Wilbur, Jon Wurster and Mac McCaughan, is featured on the album Misfits & Mistakes: Singles, B-sides & Strays 2007–2023.