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Brave

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Chords taken from Jocopedia, the Jonathan Coulton wiki.
[Intro]
 D   Ax4
[Verse 1]
DGood things neAver last long when you've
DCome to exApect them
DThe whole world is Adoing it wrong and I
GCan't not correct them
EmSlack-D/F#jawed Gsheeple with their eyes closed
EmAs D/F#if I dGon't alreadAy have
[Chorus]
EDnough Ato do
There's Bmtoo many of Gyou
MorDe than AI can BmsaveG  
When I Dtorch Athe place
BmCover up my Gface
EmThat will make me Gbrave
EmThat will make mGmaj7e brave
[Interlude]
 D   Ax2
[Verse 2]
DHeroes, we pAay a high price. There's a
DGirl who ignoAres me
DGood guy, I uAsed to be nice, now I
GHate 'til it bores me
EmSmall-D/F#time pitGiful rebellions
EmI'm D/F#here, pucGkered up, sucAking on these
[Chorus]
DSour grapAes
BmFilling in the Gshapes of
DShadows Ain my BmcaveG  
When I Dtorch Athe place
BmCover up my Gface
EmThat will make me Gbrave
EmThat will make mGmaj7e brave
[Bridge]
AYou speak and presto-change-o, Ggreat—
Now I'm the bad one
AYour manifesto's strange, oh, Gwait—
AYou don't even have one
[Solo]
 D   A   Bm   Gx3
Em G Em Gmaj7
[Verse 3]
DSunlight is kicAking up dust as I
DStare down the morAning
DWho's left? There's no Aone I trust and I'm
GSure it's a warning
EmUp D/F#late, meaGsuring the harm done
 Em       D/F#            G(A)
My heart hardening, counting up the
[Chorus]
DLonelAy nights
BmAll the little Gslights I'm
DTaking Ato my BmgravGe
When I Dtorch Athe place
BmCover up my Gface
EmThat will make me Gbrave
EmThat will make mGmaj7e brave
[Outro]
D A Bm A G

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Brave

by Jonathan Coulton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Gmaj7

Chords taken from Jocopedia, the Jonathan Coulton wiki.

[Intro]

D A

[Verse 1]

D A

Good things never last long when you've

D A

Come to expect them

D A

The whole world is doing it wrong and I

Can't not correct them

Em D/F# G

Slack-jawed sheeple with their eyes closed

Em D/F# G A

As if I don't already have

[Chorus]

D A

Enough to do

Bm G

There's too many of you

D A Bm G

More than I can save

D A

When I torch the place

Bm G

Cover up my face

Em G

That will make me brave

Em Gmaj7

That will make me brave

[Interlude]

D A

[Verse 2]

D A

Heroes, we pay a high price. There's a

D A

Girl who ignores me

D A

Good guy, I used to be nice, now I

Hate 'til it bores me

Em D/F# G

Small-time pitiful rebellions

Em D/F# G A

I'm here, puckered up, sucking on these

[Chorus]

D A

Sour grapes

Bm G

Filling in the shapes of

D A Bm G

Shadows in my cave

D A

When I torch the place

Bm G

Cover up my face

Em G

That will make me brave

Em Gmaj7

That will make me brave

[Bridge]

A G

You speak and presto-change-o, great—

Now I'm the bad one

A G

Your manifesto's strange, oh, wait—

You don't even have one

[Solo]

D A Bm G

Em G Em Gmaj7

[Verse 3]

D A

Sunlight is kicking up dust as I

D A

Stare down the morning

D A

Who's left? There's no one I trust and I'm

Sure it's a warning

Em D/F# G

Up late, measuring the harm done

Em D/F# G

(A)

My heart hardening, counting up the

[Chorus]

D A

Lonely nights

Bm G

All the little slights I'm

D A Bm G

Taking to my grave

D A

When I torch the place

Bm G

Cover up my face

Em G

That will make me brave

Em Gmaj7

That will make me brave

[Outro]

D A Bm A G

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