Brand New – 1996 (Guitar)

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[Intro] Cm [Verse 1]

Cm
She was just 17

Ab
Pious and pretty with a deadly disease

 Cm                                              F   Ab   Bb
And the weight of the world on her prosthetic shoulder

Cm
And by the summer of '96

 Ab
Her body was cracked like porcelain

Cm                                  F
Just like some precious moments collectible

                              Ab       Eb
In a hospital gown and a big bright golden halo...

[Chorus]

Fm  Gm             Eb            Cm                    Ab
    And so three cheers for my morose and grieving pals

Bb            Eb                                        Fm
And now let's hear it for the tears that i've welled up

Gm              Eb             Cm               Ab
We've come too far to have to give it all up now

          Bb                      Eb
We live lives that are rich and blessed

          Eb
And we'll burn for how we transgress...

[Instrumental] Cm Ab Bb Cm Ab Bb [Verse 2]

Cm
Now i've mastered the art

Ab
Of the open casket prayer and the singing guitar

Cm                                               Fm        Gm
And i've found the rewards weren't half what i'd hoped for

Cm               Eb
And meanwhile we all feigned hope and mirth

Ab
As her parents went on and lied to her

Cm
All about the success of the surgeries

    Fm                           Gm
And how my ex-girlfriend was now sleeping with her fianc&eacute;

[Chorus]

Fm  Gm             Eb            Cm                    Ab
    And so three cheers for my morose and grieving pals

Bb            Eb                                        Fm
And now let's hear it for the tears that i've welled up

Gm              Eb             Cm               Ab
We've come too far to have to give it all up now

          Bb                      Eb
We live lives that are rich and blessed

          Eb
And we'll burn for how we transgress...

[Solo] |Fm Gm | Eb Cm|

|Ab  Bb | Eb    |
x2

[Bridge]

Cm
If there's any justice in heaven

      Bb
Then God won't let me in

                Gm                             Ab
He'll lock the gates and take my weekend pass away

        Eb          Cm
With a sympathetic wave they'll see me off

   Bb                                Gm
Reserve my golden crown while I am cursed to walk the earth for a millenia

   Ab
I know I deserve worse but it terrifies me and I can't take it anymore...

[Chorus]

Fm  Gm             Eb            Cm                    Ab
    And so three cheers for my morose and grieving pals

Bb            Eb                                        Fm
And now let's hear it for the tears that i've welled up

Gm              Eb             Cm               Ab
We've come too far to have to give it all up now

          Bb                      Eb
We live lives that are rich and blessed

          Eb
And we'll burn for how we transgress