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Intro: Drum intro followed by E (played until about the 50 second mark), C#m 
E, C#m, E  
Verse 1
EStarting the day
Staying awake
C#mEverything will change
EWhile you're asleep
While you're breathing
Do you believe
C#mNo one is waiting
                       E  C#m, E  
Brains without names 
Instrumental Break:
Bsus4, B, F#, G#, G#m, B,  E(Listen closely for chord changes)
Verse 2:
G#mI found myself turning back to look at the seas of people Bbeneath me
Betrayed the Edesign by release of G#mimmature emotion
I went to work, had my suit jacket and hat in Bhand
A gate's crashed and flung wide
EUsed by our servants, heads are G#mhanging.
I went to church and forgot i ever could believe
BQuestions for the past
of their cElear minds
Were their thoughts without dG#mesignation and division
Something desperate's up my sleeve
BAnd no lines allow for mappEing
Cause I close my eyes
and G#mfeel the teeth of the machine
Walking on, us Bunderneath, ever harder Eto believe
I was ever holdG#ming my suit jacket and hat in hand
Your nightmares/your creaBtion
i objected with a Eknife and when I finally G#mlet my guard down
i was in the middle of the Bsea and drowning, dErowning, drowning, G#myeah?
Instrumental Break:
E,  C#maround 3:41, E, C#m, E  
EDon't be afraid
Don't be afraid
C#mEverything will change
EWhile you're asleep
While you're breathing
Do you believe
C#mNo one is waiting
EBrains without names
C#m, E, C#m, E  

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Brains

by Lower Dens

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Bsus4

G#m

Intro: Drum intro followed by E (played until about the 50 second mark), C#m

E C#m E

, ,

Verse 1

Starting the day

Staying awake

C#m

Everything will change

While you're asleep

While you're breathing

Do you believe

C#m

No one is waiting

E C#m E

Brains without names

Instrumental Break:

Bsus4 B F# G# G#m B E

, , , , , , (Listen closely for chord changes)

Verse 2:

G#m B

I found myself turning back to look at the seas of people beneath me

E G#m

Betrayed the design by release of immature emotion

I went to work, had my suit jacket and hat in hand

A gate's crashed and flung wide

E G#m

Used by our servants, heads are hanging.

I went to church and forgot i ever could believe

Questions for the past

of their clear minds

G#m

Were their thoughts without designation and division

Something desperate's up my sleeve

B E

And no lines allow for mapping

Cause I close my eyes

G#m

and feel the teeth of the machine

B E

Walking on, us underneath, ever harder to believe

G#m

I was ever holding my suit jacket and hat in hand

Your nightmares/your creation

E G#m

i objected with a knife and when I finally let my guard down

B E G#m

i was in the middle of the sea and drowning, drowning, drowning, yeah?

Instrumental Break:

E C#m E C#m E

, around 3:41, , ,

Don't be afraid

C#m

Everything will change

While you're asleep

While you're breathing

Do you believe

C#m

No one is waiting

Brains without names

C#m E C#m E

, , ,

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