{"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":1480812,"song":"Balanced On A Shelf","artist":"Alkaline Trio","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11268854-balanced-on-a-shelf-chords-by-alkaline-trio/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1480812?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Balanced On A Shelf\r\n\r\nKey: [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\nTuning: Standard EADGBe\r\n\r\nChords used:\r\n[ch]G#m[/ch] -  466444\r\n[ch]E[/ch] -    022100\r\n[ch]B[/ch] -    x24442\r\n[ch]F#[/ch] -   244322\r\n[ch]B/Eb[/ch] - x698xx\r\n[ch]A[/ch] -    x02220\r\n[ch]C#/F[/ch] - 143xxx\r\n[ch]Eb/G[/ch] - 365xxx\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro: [ch]G#m[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]G#m[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]G#m[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]F#[/ch]-- x3, [ch]F#[/ch]--[ch]G#m[/ch]--\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 1:\r\n[tab]           [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nA somewhat inviting very [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\ndifferent of kind of hell[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nTo live without ever[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nlooking at yourself[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B/Eb[/ch]\r\nYou see life is so[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nmuch simpler when it's[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]             [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nbalanced on a shelf[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThats been unperfectly[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nplaced there in the sun[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nnow look at how[/tab]\r\nyour'e admired by\r\n\r\n\r\nRefrain 1:\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\neveryone Who sees[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nyou now they know[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nyour name. But is[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nit real? All your[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nbad habits have[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nbecome your[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nlife's appeal[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd then it's where[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\ndid you go wrong where[/tab]\r\ndid you go wrong?\r\nWhen you're screaming\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nwhere did you go wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nwhere did you go wrong?[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] \r\nWell first of all[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nand worst of all[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nyou looked inside[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nyourself didn't care[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]C#/F[/ch]\r\nmuch for what you saw[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]Eb/G[/ch]     [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\n  for what you saw[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nPost Chorus: [ch]G#m[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]G#m[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]G#m[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]F#[/ch]--\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 2:\r\n[tab]         [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nCan you imagine did [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nyou ever play with dolls?[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nYou can protect your cotton[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nheartbeat on the skin[/tab]\r\nof porcelain walls\r\n[tab]          [ch]B/Eb[/ch]\r\nYou keep staring to your[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nfuture through these[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nmarble eyes they show[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nEverything I'm never[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F#[/ch]\r\never gonna have[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#[/ch]        \r\nThat's a giant pill[/tab]\r\nBut swallow if you-\r\n\r\n\r\nRefrain 2:\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\n-can You'll start again[/tab]\r\nYou'll change your\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nname and be reborn [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nand give in to them[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nall that has been torn[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n(Repeat Chorus)\r\n\r\n\r\nOutro: [ch]G#m[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]G#m[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]G#m[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]F#[/ch]-- x2, [ch]G#m[/ch](hold)","plain_text":"Balanced On A Shelf\n\nKey: B\n\nTuning: Standard EADGBe\n\nChords used:\nG#m -  466444\nE -    022100\nB -    x24442\nF# -   244322\nB/Eb - x698xx\nA -    x02220\nC#/F - 143xxx\nEb/G - 365xxx\n\n\nIntro: G#m-E-G#m-E-G#m-E-F#-- x3, F#--G#m--\n\n\nVerse 1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nyour'e admired by\n\n\nRefrain 1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\ndid you go wrong?\nWhen you're screaming\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPost Chorus: G#m-E-G#m-E-G#m-E-F#--\n\n\nVerse 2:\n\n\n\n\nof porcelain walls\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBut swallow if you-\n\n\nRefrain 2:\n\nYou'll change your\n\n\n\n\n\n(Repeat Chorus)\n\n\nOutro: G#m-E-G#m-E-G#m-E-F#-- x2, G#m(hold)","chords":["A","B","G#m","E","F#","B/Eb","C#/F","Eb/G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}