Car Seat Headrest – Gethsemane (Guitar Intro)
Key
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Versions
(2)
Guitar Intro
Guitar
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Part I]
[Intro]
(every chord here is a single strum until the transition into the main song)
Em
I'm walking down the tracksI've got tears in my eyes
Em Bm Trying to read a letter from my home Em If that train runs right Am Em* I'll be home tomorrow night Em* G Cause I'm 900 miles from my home Bm Em And I'd hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow
(from here on out Will plays the chords palm-muted)
[Verse 1]
Em You promised me a good life if I followed all its wishes D Em I never missed a prayer and I always did the dishes C Bm What's beautiful is good but what's that blood along the ridges A What is that for
[Refrain]
Em Tabernacle D Em Tabernacle D Em Tabernacle D Em Tabernacle
[Verse 2]
Em Stones of white preserve the words unspeakable for ages D Em It's not a place of honor or esteemed deed commemorated C Bm What's left inside is what's evolved from what we have forsaken A Check the black box
[Refrain]
D Em Tabernacle D Em Tabernacle D Em Tabernacle D Em Tabernacle
(Will stops palm-muting here)
[Verse 3]
Em C You puke and spit and beat your fists against it, but it's unshaken D C There's nothing left to offer to restore what has been taken Bm A G Your body is a temple, but your holy wounds are aching, leave the fat off
[Refrain]
Em Tabernacle Em Tabernacle Em Tabernacle Em Tabernacle
[Part II]
F#5 A5 x4
[Verse 4]
F#5 A5 I can do whatever the fuck I want when I want to, you're only wearing my skin F#5 A5 I can do whatever the fuck I want when I want to, you're only wearing my skin
[Chorus]
E5 B5 E5 It's just a night in your life E5 A5 E5 Maybe there's something to take the edge off E5 B5 E5 It's just the sound of your electric heart E5 A5 E5 Cracklelacklelai, and you will be calm
[Verse 5]
F#5 A5 You can dial 911 if you need to, I can't put out every fire F#5 A5 You can call the whole damn squad if you want to, I can't put out every fire
[Chorus]
E5 B5 E5 It's just a lie in my heart E5 A5 E5 Everybody starts out curious E5 B5 E5 Is there no king behind these walls? E5 A5 E5 Cracklelacklelai, and I will not fall
[Bridge]
F#5 A5 x2
E5 B5 E5 E5 A5 E5 I can't put out every fire E5 B5 E5 E5 A5 E5 I can't put out every fire E5 B5 E5 E5 A5 E5 I can't put out every fire E5 B5 E5 E5 A5 E5 I can't put out every fire
E5 B5 E5 E5 A5 E5 [x4]
[Part III]
(Ethan plays the following riff on the B string with some occasional ad-libs:)
B|--10-8-10-8-10-8-8-10-8-8-10-8-10-8-10-12--|
(Ben Roth's synth part:)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15--12-----------------15--12----------------------15---------12--| G|-----------9--14--12--------------9--14--12----9----------9--------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em G C D Am C
[Verse 6]
Em Radio tower neck speaks with the accent of my stomach G Early morning birds call with some generator running C D Am C A series of simple patterns slowly build themselves into another song, I don't know how it happens
[Verse 7]
Em In the false dawn everything is dream-like and unreal G Somewhere on the periphery is a nightmare I still feel C D Am The fireplace is flickering, black-eyed bull is speaking by the bed
[Chorus]
C You can love again if you try again Em G You can love again if you try again Em G You can love again if you try again A C You can love again if you try again A C You can love again if you try again
[Verse 8]
Em Waves wash up the puzzle pieces of high school dioramas G Gifts for your nephew's birthday bring up scenes of childhood trauma C D Am Magic eye clicks into focus, it's something you'd give your right eye to unsee C Is this the only way forward?
[Verse 9]
Em I call to you a thousand times to take away this cup G But there will be no miracles 'til the ransom's added up C D Am Just tell me what you want from me, tell me what would make it be enough
[Chorus]
C You can love again if you try again Em G (I've seen God in my lifetime) You can love again if you try again Em G (Peace in glory above) You can love again if you try again A C (Why's there so little water) You can love again if you try again A C (You can love again if you try again) You can love again if you try again
[Post-Chorus]
Em D G Now you have me as I was born Em D G My bleeding heart beats between your horns C Bm C D What comes next, beloved pet? Em D C I'll be patient waiting for the time to come Em D C To be opened up, helpless and undone
[Bridge]
(Ethan plays the same riff here as before verse 6)
N.C.
I can't run anymore
N.C.
I can't run anymore
N.C.
I can't run anymore
N.C.
I can't run anymore
N.C.
I can't run anymore
[Intstrumental]
E5 D5 E5 x8 (Will plays E5 as 0799xx and D5 as x577xx here)
[Verse 10]
(the timing can be tricky here as vocals are shifted a count forward from the original;
play along and you'll get it)
Em G I lay me down again to sleep, another soul must be redeemed A C Hidden behind a thousand eyes, a hostage heart, a scrap of light Em G The naked priest, the introvert, the millionaire, conspirator A C Misshapen form, rotten wheat, like war porn, a constant feed
[Outro]
Em You can love again if you try again G You can love again if you try again A You can love again if you try again C You can love again if you try again Em You can love again if you try again G You can love again if you try again A You can love again if you try again C You can love, you can love, you can love, you can love Em You can love Em If you try Em You can love Em You can love