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The Lawrence Arms
Brickwall Views
Apathy And Exhaustion
2002
Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 E-    022100
 B-    x24442
 C#m-  x46654
 A-    x02220
 B/Eb- x698xx
Intro: A--
Verse 1:
  Edon't break B/Ebtoo many Ahearts
  Edon't take B/Ebtoo many Aarrows
in the chestC#m.  cry comfortably
  Elet us Ball know what you're
C#mthinking Eis there a B/Ebgesture
i could Ause to clearly
exEpress i'm at an B/Ebutter
loss for Awords?   C#mis there
a Bpart of you that's Atorn?
that's larger than Elife?
that will Bhold on for
C#mone more night?
Refrain 1:
  Ai've got a speech
to Bmake Afollowed
by a big paBradeA  
Chorus 1:
  Enorthside Aclosed
eyes   C#mall chaBrades
go on forAever
  Ehands tied Awith
fool's pride
   C#min a Bslowly
fleeing Asummer
Verse 2:
  Ejust throw your
B/Ebhands up at the
sAky Eno use B/Ebtrying
to exAplain   C#mthe
the clouds are
Bmirrors i'm
disAguised
  Ei'm not B/Eball
that enterC#mtaining
  Ethe B/Ebcity looks
the Asame Euntil you
B/Ebnotice smaller
Achanges   C#mit still
Bknows us all by Aname
  Eit holds us
Bclose to its heart
   C#mit holds us
Bclose to its heart
Refrain 2:
  Aall my hopes
are unaBligned
  Athis diagnosis
is Bself-deAsigned
Chorus 2:
  Enorthside Adead
eyes   C#mall chaBrades
go on forAever
  Ehands tied Awith
past lives
   C#min a Bslowly
fleeing Asummer
Bridge:
  Eempty Brooms don't have
C#mpictures to Atalk to
  Ebrickwall Bviews demand
C#muninspired Aafternoons
  Ethe days are Bflooding
into Amonths Ethe nights
are sBtaring into C#mcenturies
Verse 3:
  Ai've Bgot some
older Epictures
  Aof people Bi
see once Eevery
couple C#myears
  Aintrigued
or Bunamazed
  E"you were so much
C#mdifferent back
in Athose days"A  
Verse 4:
  Eand now this sBmile has
a C#mbitter curve Eand now
these Beyes are unenAchanted
  Eand all we Bsee is a C#mfaded
image of Awhat we used to
Ebe how Bcan we reAlate
Verse 5:
  Ewhen we Bdon't know
a C#mthing about each
Aother anyEmore?
when we Bdon't know
a C#mthing about each
Aother anyEmore?
when we Bdon't know
a C#mthing about each
Aother anyEmore?
when we Bdon't know
each C#mother AanyEmoreB/Eb?C#m  A  
E B/Eb C#m A
Outro:
  Eis there a B/Ebgesture
I could C#muse to
Bclearly exApress
i'm at an Butter
         E(hold)
loss for words

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Brickwall Views

by The Lawrence Arms

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C#m

B/Eb

The Lawrence Arms

Brickwall Views

Apathy And Exhaustion

2002

Key: E

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022100

- x24442

C#m

- x46654

- x02220

B/Eb

- x698xx

Intro: A--

Verse 1:

E B/Eb A

don't break too many hearts

E B/Eb A

don't take too many arrows

C#m

in the chest. cry comfortably

E B

let us all know what you're

C#m E B/Eb

thinking is there a gesture

i could use to clearly

E B/Eb

express i'm at an utter

A C#m

loss for words? is there

B A

a part of you that's torn?

that's larger than life?

that will hold on for

C#m

one more night?

Refrain 1:

i've got a speech

B A

to make followed

B A

by a big parade

Chorus 1:

E A

northside closed

C#m B

eyes all charades

go on forever

E A

hands tied with

fool's pride

C#m B

in a slowly

fleeing summer

Verse 2:

just throw your

B/Eb

hands up at the

A E B/Eb

sky no use trying

A C#m

to explain the

the clouds are

mirrors i'm

disguised

E B/Eb

i'm not all

C#m

that entertaining

E B/Eb

the city looks

A E

the same until you

B/Eb

notice smaller

A C#m

changes it still

B A

knows us all by name

it holds us

close to its heart

C#m

it holds us

close to its heart

Refrain 2:

all my hopes

are unaligned

this diagnosis

B A

is self-designed

Chorus 2:

E A

northside dead

C#m B

eyes all charades

go on forever

E A

hands tied with

past lives

C#m B

in a slowly

fleeing summer

Bridge:

E B

empty rooms don't have

C#m A

pictures to talk to

E B

brickwall views demand

C#m A

uninspired afternoons

E B

the days are flooding

A E

into months the nights

B C#m

are staring into centuries

Verse 3:

A B

i've got some

older pictures

A B

of people i

see once every

C#m

couple years

intrigued

or unamazed

"you were so much

C#m

different back

A A

in those days"

Verse 4:

E B

and now this smile has

C#m E

a bitter curve and now

B A

these eyes are unenchanted

E B C#m

and all we see is a faded

image of what we used to

E B A

be how can we relate

Verse 5:

E B

when we don't know

C#m

a thing about each

A E

other anymore?

when we don't know

C#m

a thing about each

A E

other anymore?

when we don't know

C#m

a thing about each

A E

other anymore?

when we don't know

C#m A E B/Eb C#m A

each other anymore?

E B/Eb C#m A

Outro:

E B/Eb

is there a gesture

C#m

I could use to

B A

clearly express

i'm at an utter

E(hold)

loss for words

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