Car Seat Headrest – I Want You To Know That Im Awake - I Hope That Youre Asleep (Guitar)

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This is based off the chord shapes that Will himself gave on his Tumblr when asked how to play the song (link below) https://carseatheadrest.tumblr.com/post/115788667941/could-u-give-me-the-chords-or-tabs-to-i-want-you Chords: Em 022000 Emadd4/F# 202000 G 320003 Cmaj7 x32000 C x32010 D6add4/F# 200003 Am x02210 Am7* x02010 * The Am7 is optional and even though Will didn't mention it being played, you can hear that in the chords that play in the left channel during the outro it's briefly strummed once. You don't have to play it, but it adds a nice element to the progression. [Intro] Em Emadd4/F# G Cmaj7 (x2) [Verse 1]
Em                       Emadd4/F#
I am not allowed to have feelings

G                    Cmaj7
Feelings would complicate this

      Em                     Emadd4/F#
I'm a stupid ugly stuttering asshole

               G             Cmaj7
And there's no dignity in my anger

          Em                    Emadd4/F#
Mind if I cough in your ear all night?

            G                    Cmaj7
Mind if I resent you for a year tonight?

Em           Emadd4/F#
I am not the type of man

        G              Cmaj7
Who can fall asleep in someone else's arms
Em Emadd4/F# G Cmaj7 (x2) [Bridge 1]
Em             Emadd4/F#   G
Didn't mean to lie, not at all

               Cmaj7
I love you sometimes
I love you
         Em
But it's hard to say

          Emadd4/F#          G
There are times when I don't love

             Cmaj7            Em
I can't love anything in this world

  Emadd4/F#
I want you to know

  G
I want you to know

  Cmaj7
I want you to know

         Em
That I'm (awake)

      Emadd4/F#
But I hope

     G
That you're

  Cmaj7              G     C
I hope that you're a(sleep)
G C (x3) C D6add4/F# G Am Am7* (x2) [Verse 2]
Em                Emadd4/F#
It doesn't matter what I say

G                Cmaj7         Em
If you don't say anything in response

                    Emadd4/F#
The final phrase of my last sentence

      G                    C
Hangs in the air, sounding stupider and stupider

Em                     Emadd4/F#
Why can't you at least laugh

           G                      C
I tried so hard to find the right words

Em               Emadd4/F#                G
It's a matter of timing, you only have so long

               Cmaj7               Em
To capture the feeling before it's gone
E Emadd4/F# G Cmaj7 [Bridge 2]
          Em                Emadd4/F#
Here is a demo of my latest sentence

     G                      Cmaj7
I'll fill in the good parts later

             Em                Emadd4/F#
I'll make it fit together real nice

    G               Cmaj7   Em
And cut out all the likes
[Verse 3]
             Emadd4/F#
Two days ago was really bad

G                 Cmaj7             Em
I couldn't get my head straight all day

                        Emadd4/F#
And everything you said seemed to have an edge

         G                  Cmaj7
You were disappointed and I didn't know why

Em            Emadd4/F#
Eventually it came to a head

G                 Cmaj7
Over something as stupid as making coffee

Em                Emadd4/F#
You said it was a mistake to ever try and help me

G        Cmaj7
Then you went in the kitchen

Em                Emadd4/F#
I drove off to go buy some stuff

G             Cmaj7
Which was a mistake because

Em               Emadd4/F#
I didn't want to come back

       G                      Cmaj7
I just sat in the parking lot

    Em                            Emadd4/F#
And dabbed at my thumb, which was bleeding for some reason

          G                            Cmaj7
Leaving a trail of red blossoms on the napkin

  Em                     Emadd4/F#
I felt sick and I didn't know what to do

    G                       Cmaj7
How long would it be before I could face you?
Em Emadd4/F# G Cmaj7 (x2) [Bridge 3] Flash back to
    Em                        Emadd4/F#
The first angry song I had to hide from you

   G
It goes like this

     Cmaj7
I am hiding from you at the

G   C
Q F C  (x3)
G C C D6add4/F# G Am Am7* (x4) [Outro]
C                D6add4/F#
Mikeal and Bryan broke up today

          G
But we're not like them, no

       Am
We're nothing like them

C               D6add4/F#
Frankie and Ava broke up today

          G
But we're not like them, no

      Am
We're nothing like them
C D6add4/F# G Am Am7* (x2)
C                D6add4/F#
Felice and Lanky broke up today

          G
But we're not like them, no

      Am
We're nothing like them

C                  D6add4/F#
John and Yoko separated for a year

          G
But we're not like them, no

      Am
We're nothing like them
C D6add4/F# G Am Am7* (x2)
C                 D6add4/F#
The Beatles broke up today

          G
But we're not like them, no

      Am
We're nothing like them

C                                   D6add4/F#
Paul said, "I just started doubting everything I did"

           G
But you're not like him, no

       Am
You're nothing like him
C D6add4/F# G Am Am7* (x2)
C                                        D6add4/F#
Your parents and my parents, well, let's not get into that

      G
We're not like them, no

       Am
We are nothing like them

C                         D6add4/F#
Degnan and Skippy haven't spoken for a while

          G
But we're not like them, no

      Am
We're nothing like them
C D6add4/F# G Am Am7* (x2)