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The Box

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This is an approximation of the chords he plays (see the video above if you want to 
G:   355433
D:   557775 or 55433x
Em7: 779787
Bm:  799777
C:   8 10 10 9 8 8
Am(add9): 577500
[Verse]
Don't Ggive me something to hold in my Dhand
Something else to believe Em7in
Cause I'm oBmver it
And your Creason for wanting to stay
Your Greason for wanting to change
My Dreason for everything I've Em7done to you...
[Chorus]
I have tried but I don'Am(add9)t fit
Into this box I'm liviEm7ng with
I could go Am(add9)wild
But you might lEm7ock me up
And I have tried but I don't Am(add9)fit
Into this box you call Em7a gift
I could be Am(add9)wild and free
But god forbid then you might Em7envy me
[Verse]
So don't Ggive me love with an old book of rDules
'cause that kind of love is just for fEm7ools
And I'm Bmover it
And my reCasons for walking away
My reGasons for wanting to change
My reDasons for everything I Em7lost with you...
[Chorus]
I have tried but I don'Am(add9)t fit
Into this box I'm liviEm7ng with
I could go Am(add9)wild
But you might Em7lock me up
And I have tried but I don't Am(add9)fit
Into this box you call Em7a gift
I could be Am(add9)wild and free
But god forbid then you might Em7envy me...
[Chorus/Outro] (some lyrics are just hummed here)==
I have tried but I don'Am(add9)t fit
Into this box I'm liviEm7ng with
I could go Am(add9)wild
But you might Em7lock me up
And I have tried but I don't Am(add9)fit
Into this box you call Em7a gift
I could be Am(add9)wild and free
But god forbid then you might Em7envy me
I could be Am(add9)wild and free
But god forbid then you might...

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The Box

by Damien Rice

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Am(add9)

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This is an approximation of the chords he plays (see the video above if you want to

G: 355433

D: 557775 or 55433x

Em7: 779787

Bm: 799777

C: 8 10 10 9 8 8

Am(add9): 577500

[Verse]

G D

Don't give me something to hold in my hand

Em7

Something else to believe in

Cause I'm over it

And your reason for wanting to stay

Your reason for wanting to change

D Em7

My reason for everything I've done to you...

[Chorus]

Am(add9)

I have tried but I don't fit

Em7

Into this box I'm living with

Am(add9)

I could go wild

Em7

But you might lock me up

Am(add9)

And I have tried but I don't fit

Em7

Into this box you call a gift

Am(add9)

I could be wild and free

Em7

But god forbid then you might envy me

[Verse]

G D

So don't give me love with an old book of rules

Em7

'cause that kind of love is just for fools

And I'm over it

And my reasons for walking away

My reasons for wanting to change

D Em7

My reasons for everything I lost with you...

[Chorus]

Am(add9)

I have tried but I don't fit

Em7

Into this box I'm living with

Am(add9)

I could go wild

Em7

But you might lock me up

Am(add9)

And I have tried but I don't fit

Em7

Into this box you call a gift

Am(add9)

I could be wild and free

Em7

But god forbid then you might envy me...

[Chorus/Outro] (some lyrics are just hummed here)==

Am(add9)

I have tried but I don't fit

Em7

Into this box I'm living with

Am(add9)

I could go wild

Em7

But you might lock me up

Am(add9)

And I have tried but I don't fit

Em7

Into this box you call a gift

Am(add9)

I could be wild and free

Em7

But god forbid then you might envy me

Am(add9)

I could be wild and free

But god forbid then you might...

About The Box Chords by Damien Rice

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What key is "The Box" in?

The chords for "The Box" show the original chord names (including G, D, Bm, C, Am, Em7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.