{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1078543,"song":"Picking Up The Pieces","artist":"Blue October","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11238644-picking-up-the-pieces-chords-by-blue-october/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1078543?type=chord","rating":4.23975,"votes":3,"content":"Kind of tricky song, and this is my first tab...so be \"gentle\" I guess. The \r\nPrechorus is a little sketchy, but it's right with the music.\r\n\r\nCapo on 1\r\n\r\nINTRO - |: [ch]Bb[/ch]-[ch]C[/ch] :|\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI really need to talk with you[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI keep stepping on the vein[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThat keeps my lifeline flowing through.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI wanna be your perfect stick of glue[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBut I don't feel perfect at all,[/tab]\r\n\r\nA Sad and insecure flaw\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI find it hard to hold conversation[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]                            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI get sweaty, sick, and I wanna walk away[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's not you, this is strictly me in this situation[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'm wondering will it ever go away? Just go away...[/tab]\r\n\r\nPRE-CHORUS\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nSometimes I feel like weeping[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nAwake and when I'm sleeping[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Abm[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nPerfecting how to put a game face on[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThis puzzle I've been keeping[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nHas been in hiding creeping[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Abm[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOut the closet door, spilling out onto the floor;[/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHow long will I be picking up the pieces?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]        ...          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHow long will I be picking up my heart?[/tab]\r\n\r\nVERSE\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'll be as honest as I feel[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'm getting more paranoid, and I'm hearing things[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bb[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd they never turn out real.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt feels like my heart is made of pure steel,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIt's just so heavy all the time.[/tab]\r\n\r\n           (little interlude here, obviously)\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYea I'm scared of death, I'm scared of living[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm[/ch]                                 [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI gave up on the past 'cause it was unforgiving[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nI misplaced my trust,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWatched my words begin to rust,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'm a balloon about to bust[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI need a place for reliving still - [/tab]\r\n\r\n<PRE-CHORUS>\r\n\r\n<CHORUS>\r\n\r\nCHORUS 2\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHow long in another place in time,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n  Picking up the pieces in the corner of my mind?[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHow long, living oh so hard to find,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n  Picking up the pieces in the corner of my mind?[/tab]\r\n\r\nEnds with \"Whoa's\" and \"I still walk on / I wake up every morning,\" using the same \r\nchords and timing from the chorus. Enjoy, rate and comment if there are problems.","plain_text":"Kind of tricky song, and this is my first tab...so be \"gentle\" I guess. The \nPrechorus is a little sketchy, but it's right with the music.\n\nCapo on 1\n\nINTRO - |: Bb-C :|\n\nVerse:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Sad and insecure flaw\n\n\n\n\n\nPRE-CHORUS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS\n\n\n\nVERSE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n           (little interlude here, obviously)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS 2\n\n\n\n\n\nEnds with \"Whoa's\" and \"I still walk on / I wake up every morning,\" using the same \nchords and timing from the chorus. Enjoy, rate and comment if there are problems.","chords":["Bb","C","F","Dm","A","Abm"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}