{"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":2292943,"song":"Powerlessness","artist":"Jeff Rosenstock","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2292943-powerlessness-chords-by-jeff-rosenstock/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2292943?type=chord","rating":4.92819,"votes":11,"content":"This is based off of the facebook live performance he did for Stereogum here:\r\nhttps://www.facebook.com/Stereogum/videos/10156170841596979/\r\n\r\n\r\n* - Single note on one string, which will only happen for either B(6th string, 7th fret), E(5th string, 7th\r\nfret), and G#(6th string, 4th fret)\r\n\r\n[tab]** - Power chord.\r\n[ch]E[/ch]**\r\ne|----x----|\r\nB|----x----|\r\nG|----9----|\r\nD|----9----|\r\nA|----7----|\r\nE|----x----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]**\r\ne|----x----|\r\nB|----x----|\r\nG|----4----|\r\nD|----4----|\r\nA|----2----|\r\nE|----x----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Aadd9[/ch]\r\ne|----0----|\r\nB|----0----|\r\nG|----2----|\r\nD|----2----|\r\nA|----0----|\r\nE|----x----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nThis song consists of primarily barre chords, but does have some open ones. Watch the video to see where\r\nthe open chords are.\r\n\r\nAlso I can't tell if he's playing G# or G#m, but I thought G#m sounded better.\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]*\r\nThis just dawned on me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]E[/ch]*                  [ch]G#[/ch]*\r\nI haven't spoken to another person in a week[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]*\r\nI've been sitting silently[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]*                [ch]G#[/ch]*\r\nTelling myself I need time to think[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]*\r\nI met you at the coffeeshop[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]B[/ch]*                         [ch]G#[/ch]*\r\nWe marched on the interstate and blocked the cops[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]*\r\nThe echoes of the flash grenades[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]B[/ch]*                [ch]G#[/ch]*\r\nRang in our ears as we moved along[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]*\r\nI called it \"positivity,\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]E[/ch]*                    [ch]G#[/ch]*\r\nAnd congratulated myself on a job well done[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]*\r\nBut after a couple of days[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]E[/ch]*                             [ch]G#[/ch]*\r\nThe fire that I thought would burn it down was gone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Emaj7[/ch]\r\nMeet me at the Polish bar[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]B[/ch]*                [ch]G#[/ch]*\r\nI'll be the one looking at my phone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]*\r\nShaking like a nervous kid[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]B[/ch]*                 [ch]G#[/ch]*\r\nAbsolutely terrified of being alone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nSo where can you go when the troubles inside you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Emaj7[/ch]\r\nMake your limbs feel like they're covered in lead?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nHow can you solve all the problems around you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Emaj7[/ch]\r\nWhen you can't even solve the ones in your head?[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI need you right now[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI need you right now[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]**                 [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nBefore I feel totally dead[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]          \r\nWHOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOH![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch] \r\nWHOOOOOO OOOOOOO -[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]*\r\nIt came on suddenly[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]E[/ch]*                  [ch]G#[/ch]*\r\nI haven't spoken to another person in a month[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]*\r\nWell, small talk, OBVIOUSLY[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E[/ch]*                  [ch]G[/ch]*\r\nBut nothing beyond barely catching up[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Emaj7[/ch]\r\nI have lots of things to say[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nBut they're gonna sound dumb dumb dumb[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Emaj7[/ch]\r\nI have lots of things to say[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nBut I'm just an idiot[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nSo where can you go when the troubles inside you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nMake your limbs feel like they're covered in lead?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nHow can you solve all the problems around you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen you can't even solve the ones in your head?[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI need you right now[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI need you right now[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]**                [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nBefore I feel totally dead[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]          \r\nWHOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOH![/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Aadd9[/ch]\r\nShriek into the toxic well[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]B[/ch]**\r\nWhere everybody's screaming for themselves[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Aadd9[/ch]                              [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nAnd leaves no space to process feeling lost[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Aadd9[/ch]\r\nThese overwhelming distractions[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]**         [ch]Aadd9[/ch]\r\nLead to pow-pow-pa-powerlessness[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nAnd I feel too weak to walk it off[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n[ch]B[/ch]** [ch]E[/ch] [ch]G#m[/ch] (x2)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Emaj7[/ch]\r\nMeet me at the Polish bar[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nI'll be the one looking at my phone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Emaj7[/ch]\r\nShaking like a nervous kid[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nTotally terrified of being alone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nSo where can you go when the troubles inside you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]**\r\nMake your limbs feel like they're covered in lead?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nHow can you solve all the problems around you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]**\r\nWhen you can't even solve the ones in your head?[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]**   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI need you right now[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]**   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI need you right now[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]**                 [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nBefore I feel totally dead[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]         \r\nWHOOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOH!  (x3)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]**\r\nWHOOOOOO O O O O OOH[/tab]","plain_text":"This is based off of the facebook live performance he did for Stereogum here:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/Stereogum/videos/10156170841596979/\n\n\n* - Single note on one string, which will only happen for either B(6th string, 7th fret), E(5th string, 7th\nfret), and G#(6th string, 4th fret)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis song consists of primarily barre chords, but does have some open ones. Watch the video to see where\nthe open chords are.\n\nAlso I can't tell if he's playing G# or G#m, but I thought G#m sounded better.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break]\nB** E G#m (x2)","chords":["B","E","G","D","A","Aadd9","G#m","G#","Emaj7","C#m","F#"],"chord_diagrams":{"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]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}