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Boxelder

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Motion City Soundtrack - Boxelder
(Listen to the timing & rhythm & it should make sense)
Intro/Verse - Riff 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-11-11-11--4-4-4--7-7-7--6-6-6-7-6-7-6--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Hey Box Elder, where'd you go?
Hey Box Elder, take me with you
Loneliness, I don't exist, that's fine, okay
A slickened wrist and all of this will end, okay?
Hey Box Elder, I'm terrified of everything at night
Hey Box Elder, I'm terrified of what I lack inside me
Pre Chorus
BbCaught me Btalking to mysF#elf agaiBnF#  F  
One by one, we all go marching in
Chorus
BI hate mF#yself and no Cmone elseBb  
But I lie so well, that you'd never tell
If I let you in, it would end us both
BI care too much to leave this host
Verse - Riff 1
Loneliness, I don't exist, that's fine, okay
December's gift, a constant fist to spine, okay
I'm terrified of everything at night
Hey Box Elder
A dying wish to care if I exist
Hey Box Elder
Pre Chorus
BbCaught me Btalking to mysF#elf agaiBnF#  F  
One by one, we all go marching in
Chorus
BI hate mF#yself and no Cmone elseBb  
But I lie so well, that you'd never tell
If I let you in, it would end us both
BI care too much to leave this host
Chorus 2
BWhen lonF#eliness comes Cmcrashing iBbn
I will always sink, I'll never swim
It's the game I play, it's the course I curse
BThe constant captive at my worst
Bridge (Listen to timing & rhythm)
     F#      B        D#WCmhen I'm at my worst
               When I'm at my worst
               When I'm at my worst
F#Hey BBox ElD#derCm,
Take me with you
Hey Box Elder,
Take me with you
Riff 1

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Boxelder

by Motion City Soundtrack

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Motion City Soundtrack - Boxelder

(Listen to the timing & rhythm & it should make sense)

Intro/Verse - Riff 1

e|----------------------------------------|

B|-11-11-11--4-4-4--7-7-7--6-6-6-7-6-7-6--|

G|----------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------|

Hey Box Elder, where'd you go?

Hey Box Elder, take me with you

Loneliness, I don't exist, that's fine, okay

A slickened wrist and all of this will end, okay?

Hey Box Elder, I'm terrified of everything at night

Hey Box Elder, I'm terrified of what I lack inside me

Pre Chorus

Bb B F# B F# F

Caught me talking to myself again

One by one, we all go marching in

Chorus

B F# Cm Bb

I hate myself and no one else

But I lie so well, that you'd never tell

If I let you in, it would end us both

I care too much to leave this host

Verse - Riff 1

Loneliness, I don't exist, that's fine, okay

December's gift, a constant fist to spine, okay

I'm terrified of everything at night

Hey Box Elder

A dying wish to care if I exist

Hey Box Elder

Pre Chorus

Bb B F# B F# F

Caught me talking to myself again

One by one, we all go marching in

Chorus

B F# Cm Bb

I hate myself and no one else

But I lie so well, that you'd never tell

If I let you in, it would end us both

I care too much to leave this host

Chorus 2

B F# Cm Bb

When loneliness comes crashing in

I will always sink, I'll never swim

It's the game I play, it's the course I curse

The constant captive at my worst

Bridge (Listen to timing & rhythm)

F# B D# Cm

When I'm at my worst

F# B D# Cm

Hey Box Elder,

Take me with you

Hey Box Elder,

Take me with you

Riff 1

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