Chords for Built to Spill - Understood (Official Audio)

Tempo:
116.85 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

D

Em

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Built to Spill - Understood (Official Audio) chords
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[Am] [Em] [G] [D] .
[G] [Am] [D] .
[Am] How can [Em] I hear?.
[G] How can I [D] see?.
[Am] When no one really [Em] knows [G] how it's [D] gonna be.
[Am] You got it [Em] in a book [G] and you hope it [D] isn't true.
[Am] And the next [Em] thing you know [G] it's happened [D] to you.
[Am] [Em] .
[D] [Am] [Em] [G] .
[D] [Am] It's been a [Em] long time [G] since we took [D] a trip [Am] to the bottom [Em] of a canyon [G] in a rocket [D] ship.
[Am] Nothing's [Em] written [G] there in [D] my life [Am] so I'm doing [Em] my best [G] to keep on [D] [Am] refining.
You can [Em] always [G] choose [D] what you [Am] don't and you could be [Em] [G] amused.
But [D] you won't, [Am] [Em] there's no way [G] to figure [D] it [G] out.
[Am] Life's [Em] just [G].
understood.
[D] [Am] But [Em] really I [G] don't know.
[D] [Am] But [Em] really [G] I don't know.
[D] [Am] But really [Em] [G] I don't know.
[Am] [Em] [G] .
[D] [Am] [Em] The deaf [G] can't hear, the blind [D] can't [Am] see.
[Em] Just in [G] advance that [D] you and me.
[Am] The deaf [Em] can't hear, [G] the blind [D] can't see.
[Am] That's what [Em] I've been told [G] and that's what [D] I believe.
[Am] But [Em] really I [G] don't know.
[D] [Am] But [Em] really I [G] don't know.
[Am] But [Em] really I [G] don't [D] [Am] know.
[Em] [G] .
[D] [Am] [Em] [G] .
[D] [Am] [Em] [G] .
[D] [Am] [Em] [G] .
[D] [Am] [Em] [G] .
[D] [Am] You can [Em] always [G] choose what [D] you don't [Am] and you could be [Em] [G] amused.
But [D] you won't, [Am] there's [Em] no way to [G] figure [D] it out.
[Am] Life's [Em] just [G] understood.
[D] [Am] And [Em] that [G] way [D] to start [Am] having part [Em] of the [G] problem.
To [D] part of it [Am] seems [Em] like we're [G] doomed to [D] resolve.
[G] [Am] Why can't [Em] we [G] ever just be left [D] alone?.
[Am] [Em] The blind see, [G] the [D] deaf hear.
[Am] [Em] Exactly what [G] is [D] not clear.
[Am] The blind [Em] can see, [G] the deaf [D] can't hear.
[Am] Finding [Em] out what [G] is my [D] greatest fear.
[Am] You wanna [Em] move around, [G] you wanna [D] stay still.
[Am] You wanna [Em] have a life, [G] but not too [D] real.
[Am] Don't know [Em] what it means, [G] but I know what it's [D] like.
To [Am] be floating [Em] down a [G] canyon in a [D] rocket [Am] bike.
[Em] But really [G] I don't know.
[D] [Am] [Em] Really [G] I don't [D] know.
[Am] Really [Em] [G] I don't [D] know.
[Am] [Em] [G] [D] [Am] [Em] .
[D] [Am] [E] [G] .
[D] [Am] [Em] [G] .
[D] [Am] [E] [G] .
[D] [Am] .
[N] .
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
E
2311
Am
2311
G
2131
D
1321
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To start learning Built To Spill - Understood chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Em, G, D, Am, Em, G, Am, Em and D. A strategic approach would be to train at 58 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 117. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Major.

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[Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ .
[G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ [Am] How can [Em] I hear?.
[G] How can I [D] see?.
[Am] When no one really [Em] knows [G] how it's [D] gonna be.
[Am] You got it [Em] in a book [G] and you hope it [D] isn't true.
[Am] And the next [Em] thing you know [G] it's happened [D] to you.
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ .
[D] _ [Am] It's been a [Em] long time [G] since we took [D] a trip [Am] to the bottom [Em] of a canyon [G] in a rocket [D] ship.
[Am] Nothing's [Em] written [G] there in [D] my life [Am] so I'm doing [Em] my best [G] to keep on [D] _ [Am] refining.
You can [Em] always [G] choose [D] what you [Am] don't and you could be [Em] _ [G] amused.
But [D] you won't, [Am] [Em] there's no way [G] to figure [D] it [G] out.
[Am] Life's [Em] just _ [G].
understood.
[D] _ _ [Am] But [Em] really I [G] don't know.
[D] _ _ [Am] But [Em] really [G] I don't know.
[D] _ [Am] _ But really [Em] [G] I don't know.
_ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ [Am] [Em] The deaf [G] can't hear, the blind [D] can't [Am] see.
[Em] Just in [G] advance that [D] you and me.
[Am] The deaf [Em] can't hear, [G] the blind [D] can't see.
[Am] That's what [Em] I've been told [G] and that's what [D] I believe.
[Am] But [Em] really I [G] don't know.
[D] _ _ [Am] But [Em] really I [G] don't know.
_ [Am] But [Em] really I [G] don't [D] _ [Am] know.
_ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ .
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ .
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ .
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ .
[D] _ [Am] You can [Em] always [G] choose what [D] you don't [Am] and you could be [Em] _ [G] amused.
But [D] you won't, [Am] there's [Em] no way to [G] figure [D] it out.
[Am] Life's [Em] just _ [G] understood.
[D] _ _ [Am] And [Em] that [G] way [D] to start [Am] having part [Em] of the [G] problem.
To [D] part of it [Am] seems [Em] like we're [G] doomed to [D] resolve.
[G] [Am] Why can't [Em] we [G] ever just be left [D] alone?.
[Am] [Em] The blind see, [G] the [D] deaf hear.
[Am] _ [Em] Exactly what [G] is [D] not clear.
[Am] The blind [Em] can see, [G] the deaf [D] can't hear.
[Am] Finding [Em] out what [G] is my [D] greatest fear.
[Am] You wanna [Em] move around, [G] you wanna [D] stay still.
[Am] You wanna [Em] have a life, [G] but not too [D] real.
[Am] Don't know [Em] what it means, [G] but I know what it's [D] like.
To [Am] be floating [Em] down a [G] canyon in a [D] rocket [Am] bike.
[Em] But really [G] I don't know.
[D] _ [Am] _ [Em] Really [G] I don't [D] know.
[Am] _ Really [Em] [G] I don't [D] know.
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ .
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ .
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ .
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ .

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