Standard tuned a whole step down.
Joey plays an E7 (rather than G) in certain places. Change to the intro chords and I've
added the interlude chords played under Kenneth's solo. Sounds better. Great song.
Chords:
Am 002210
C x32010
[ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] x33210
G 320001
E7 020100
Intro:
C E7 Am G [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] G
C E7 Am G [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
Verse 1:
[ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
I think i'm going to work construction
E7 Am
Just to make something of myself
G [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C G
I can't live off these childhood trophies on my shelf
[ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
I want to get my hands dirty
E7 Am
I want to feel a burning in my legs
G [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C G
I want more than the receipt for what i paid
Chorus:
Am G
Because everybody loves something new
[ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
'cause you can open it and plug it in
Am G
And it feels like a good night's sleep
[ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
Like the girl you like paid you a compliment
C E7 Am G
[ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch]
They can keep the change and they can keep 'em coming they can talk to
G
who's listening
C E7 Am G
[ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
I'm still looking for something a little more permanent
C E7 Am G [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
Verse 2:
[ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
I am not a poet
E7 Am
Show me the easy way and i'll do it
G [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C G
No one could ever say that i've been trying way too hard
[ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
Everything that i have ever owned
E7 Am G
Got dusty and old
[ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C G
So i threw it out just to make myself some room
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_milk_carton_kids/permanent_crd_ver_3.html ]
Chorus:
Am G
I'm like everybody i love something new
[ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
'cause you can open it and plug it in
Am G
And it feels like a good night's sleep
[ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
Like the girl you like paid you a compliment
C E7 Am G
[ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch]
They can keep the change and they can keep 'em coming they can talk to
G
who's listening
C E7 Am G
[ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
I'm still looking for something that I can die with
Solo Chords:
Am G [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
Am G [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
C E7 Am G [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] G
C E7 Am G [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
[ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
Verse 3:
[ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
If my luck is running out
E7 Am
Please don't let it be so with love
G [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C G
It's been a long year but i'm not ready to give up
[ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
Even if I lay ten million bricks
E7 Am
And they break through the summer haze
G [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C G
Someone will come around and bulldoze them down some day Ohhhhh
Chorus:
Am G
Because everybody loves something new
[ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
You get rid of what came before
Am G
And it feels like a long hot shower
[ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
Like getting in your bed when the sheets are warm
C E7 Am
G [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch]
So they can keep construction and they can keep em coming and I wont be
G
listening
C E7 Am G
[ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] G
Cause I found something a little more permanent
C E7 Am G [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
Oh yes, I found someone that I can die with
C E7 Am G [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] C
