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Good Monsters

This is from Jars of Clay's new cd "Good Monsters" coming out Sep. 5th, enjoy!

Tuning - Standard (E A D G B E)

NOTE: This is the album version, not the radio edit. On the radio edit the intro is shorter.

Intro (2x)
G|---4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--7--7--7--7---|
D|---4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--7--7--7--7---|
A|---2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5--5--5--5---|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Intro Part 2 (2x)
G|---4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11---|
D|---4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11---|
A|---2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---9--9--9--9---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|---12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11--9-9-9-9---|
D|---12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11--9-9-9-9---|
A|---10-10-10-10---9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7---|
E|---------------------------------------|

Verse 1 (2x)
“Just in case
I will leave my things packed
So I can run away
I cannot trust these voices…”
E|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---|
B|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---|
G|---7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B~
“…I don't have a lot of prospects
              A~
That can give some kind of peace
B~
There is nothing left to cling to
               A~
That can bring me sweet release
          B
I have no fear of drowning
         A
It's the breathing
B
That's taking all this work…”

NOTE: Chords with a “~” after them strum one time and then do a little bit of finger 
before next chord change and so on.

Chorus (Palm Muted)
         G
“…Do you know
         A
What I mean
        B
When I say
                    G
‘I don't wanna be alone’
        A
What I mean
        B
When I say

‘I don't wanna be alone’…”

Intro Part 2
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Verse 2
“…Empty spaces
Shadows hit by streetlights
The warning signs and weight
Of tired conversations…”
E|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---|
B|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---|
G|---7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B~
“…In the absence of a shoulder
       A~
In the absence of a thief
       B~
On the brink of this destruction
       A~
On the eve of bittersweet
            B
Now all the demons look like prophets
        A
And I'm living out
B               A
Every word they speak
B               A
Every word they speak…”

Chorus (Palm Mute)
G A B B
         G
“…Do you know
         A
What I mean
        B
When I say
                    G
‘I don't wanna be alone’
        A
What I mean
        B
When I say
                    G
‘I don't wanna be alone’
        A
What I mean
        B
When I say

‘I don't wanna be alone’…”

Bridge
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---11-11-13-13-11-11-13-13-(2x)-14-14-16-16-14-14-16-16-(2x)---|

E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---15-15-17-17-15-15-17-17-(2x)-15-15-15-15-14-14-14-14---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10--13-(8x)-12-(8x)-13-(8x)-12-(8x)---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus (Not Palm Muted)
         G
“…Do you know
         A
What I mean
        B
When I say
                    G
‘I don't wanna be alone’
        A
What I mean
        B
When I say
                    G
‘I don't wanna be alone’
        A
What I mean
        B
When I say
                     G
I don’t want to be alone
         A
Alone, alone
                     B
I don’t want to be alone
            G
I have no fear of drowning
            A
It’s the breathing
B
That’s taking all this work…”

That's it! Comments, corrections, leave some!

Tim~