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This riff is played at the beginning of the song. If chords are written out like these,
play the riff. This song, like many on Monomania, sounds much more bedroom pop inspired
than many other Car Seat Headrest songs, as such reduced tone and healthy amounts of chorus
and reverb help to achieve the sound used on the album.
e|-D--------------------C(b5)--------C------------B5----------------A6--------D5----------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---4---4---4---4---4---4---7---7---7---7---7--7--|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---0---0---5---5---5---5---5--5--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(no3)
Play the riff twice at the beginning, the 2nd D5 is before the 1st vocal line.
[Intro]
D C(b5) C B5 A6 D5
D C(b5) C B5 A6
D5That wasn't any better at all
DThat didn't make me feel any better at C(b5)allC
B5I thought it would
A6But it didn'tD5
My Dconsciousness is bigger
C(b5)It gives me no pleaCsure to say
B5My consciousness is bigger than yoursA6
It D5gives me no pleasure
DAnd we descend the basement
C(b5)Poorly done muCrals, the faces
If there B5wasn't a house
We would build oA6ne with our boD5dies
DHang on to my ego
Everything is C(b5)coming loose toCnight
B5I'm too nervous for boys A6now
D5I'm too nervous for girls now
DEvery bottle you drink must be recycled and
C(b5)Every plastic cup that Ccan't be recycled in this tB5own
At the party kids come in and A6out
D5Talking about T.S. Eliot
BmIt starts out fun
Because the night is Ayoung
But then the Dnight gets old
And it just gets Acold
And we Bmgo outside
And we go back Ainside
And we say Dwhat's the plan
And there is no plan so we go
BmLa la la la la Ala la la
DLa la la la la Ala la la
BmLa la la la la Ala la la
DLa la la la la Ala la la
N.C.
I just need to wake up, burst into motion
N.C.
Raise my finger say aha, say moving is easy
N.C.
I just need to take off, burst into motion
(Feeback and/or controlled noise with phaser and/or chorus)
N.C.
I just need to get up, burst into motion
N.C.
Raise my finger say aha, say moving is easy
N.C.
I just need to get off
(This riff plays once, and then once for the next verse. Rhythm guitar is silent)
(D) (C)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-3-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
( Bsus4 Bm) ( Bb(b5) Bb D5)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-555---3------------555---3---3----------|
G|-444---4------------333---3---2----------|
D|------------------------------0----------|
A|-----------------------------(0)---------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
(Riff)
It wasn't fun
It wasn't educational
It lingered on
I put my fingers on you were gone
(Power chords or root notes can be played, a sequence filter pedal is used if available)
D5Let's get away from these despicable people
C5They can't keep their mouths to themselves
B5I know there's lots of other guys with my name here
Bb5But tell me I'm the only one that you D5will
D5Does anybody use this bathroom in the daytime?
C5Is this a house or the set of a film?
B5Let's get away from these awful people
Bb5They can't keep their minds to D5themselves
D5I refuse to let go until you're C5impressed
B5I refuse to let go until I'm Bb5depresseD5d
(Another riff plays, basically improvise over the notes D, F#, A and B on the highest two strings)
D5I see you reaching out to t-t-t-touch
My C5skin shrinks, I think I'll be shocked
B5By that sBb5tatic
It's too D5dynamic
Because I never wanted you to C5change
I only wanted you to be B5different
Like, not so D5distant
C'Cause we are C/Balone in our Amorgasms
C/BBut your Cflesh C/Bseems so Amsolid
C/BWhy does Cit C/Bmelt Amaway
In the morning D/Adew?
I'm Csorry, I C/Bthought Amsomeone was there
Like C/Btwo Cmirrors C/Bgazing into each Amother's eyes
Like C/Btwo Cmicrophones C/BkissiAmng
(Here play root notes quietly, or just leave it to the bass guitar/bass synth)
D5But oh, that night, that C5music!
The Glonger it goes, the more important I D5feel
(Another riff plays, this is more distinct than the last)
e|------------7-7---------|
B|------------------10-10-|
G|-7-7-7-7----------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
But D5oh, those lights, those C5colors!
GThe less I can see, the more I can D5feel
(Feedback with phaser and/or chorus)
DBillis said never to write about what's in my pCockets
But Bmthat's where my hands are, and that's where they'll Dstay
DBecause you're used to a softer touch
CShe's just used to a gentler touch
BmShe is used to a gentleman's touch
But Dhey man, it's cool when you do it
(Another riff for lead guitar. This isn't exact but you can basically improvise over this pattern)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---5---5-7-5----5---5---5-7-5----5---5---5-7-5----5---5---5-7-5---|
G|---7---7-------7----7---7-------7----7---7-------7----7---7-------7-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
We are alDone in our dreams
Do we Chave to sleep tonight?
BmMurmur, murmur! Coward!
DBuilding towards a meaning that'll never come
Leave someDone beautiful
Find Csomeone horrible
BmDig me
DI just want to have sex Dwith you
CI just want to fuck Bmyou
DI just want to have sex wDith you
CI just want to fuck you
When BmI say stop
When DI say stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop!
(On the last line of this verse lead guitar does this)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---5---5-7-5----5---5---5-7-5----5---5---5-7-5----7/19------------|
G|---7---7-------7----7---7-------7----7---7-------7--7/19------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D5 D5/C C5 B5 A5 D5
D5Bounce and stretch
I D5/Cstretch into a smC5ile
B5Not just my face, my body, my A5soulD5
Because D5I view life as something that I
D5/CDon't think I'll get aC5way with
B5And you think that we've already A5gotten aD5way
Yeah, we D5all have dreams, I know
I should D5/ChaveC5
Forgotten them all in the B5morning
A5(A D5dead dog painted on the sea)
(From here the lead guitar plays a few slides across the B string on D, E and F#)
If B5none of us know the words, then A5only the D5melody matters
B5Na na na na na na na A5na na D5matters
I B5wrote this verse drunkA5
I D5thought it would solve everything
I B5thought it wouldA5
But it D5didn't
When D5everyone was going homewards
Did you C5cry because it was over?
Or did you B5cry because you knew it would A5never enD5d?
As D5long as we don't go to sleep yet
I C5promise I can't go to sleep yet
'Cause the B5night's not dead, no the night's not dA5ead
I will D5not go alone to my single-size bed
I don't D5know what that means
(D5) C5 B5 A5 D5
We could go D5anywhereC5
B5But we will always be A5where we D5are
We could go D5anywhereC5
B5But we will always be A5where we D5are
N.C.
I waited for you on the eastern shore
N.C.
Watching people trying to act sober on the other side of the sea
N.C.
Until I laughed and headed home
N.C.
I learned my lesson never to roam
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Souls
by Car Seat Headrest
Chords in this song · guitar
D
C(b5)
C
B5
A6
D5
Bm
A
Bsus4
Bb(b5)
Bb
C5
Bb5
C/B
Am
D/A
G
D5/C
A5
This riff is played at the beginning of the song. If chords are written out like these,
play the riff. This song, like many on Monomania, sounds much more bedroom pop inspired
than many other Car Seat Headrest songs, as such reduced tone and healthy amounts of chorus
and reverb help to achieve the sound used on the album.
D C(b5) C B5 A6 D5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---4---4---4---4---4---4---7---7---7---7---7--7--|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---0---0---5---5---5---5---5--5--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(no3)
Play the riff twice at the beginning, the 2nd D5 is before the 1st vocal line.
[Intro]
D C(b5) C B5 A6 D5
D C(b5) C B5 A6
D5
That wasn't any better at all
D C(b5) C
That didn't make me feel any better at all
B5
I thought it would
A6 D5
But it didn't
D
My consciousness is bigger
C(b5) C
It gives me no pleasure to say
B5 A6
My consciousness is bigger than yours
D5
It gives me no pleasure
D
And we descend the basement
C(b5) C
Poorly done murals, the faces
B5
If there wasn't a house
A6 D5
We would build one with our bodies
D
Hang on to my ego
C(b5) C
Everything is coming loose tonight
B5 A6
I'm too nervous for boys now
D5
I'm too nervous for girls now
D
Every bottle you drink must be recycled and
C(b5) C B5
Every plastic cup that can't be recycled in this town
A6
At the party kids come in and out
D5
Talking about T.S. Eliot
Bm
It starts out fun
A
Because the night is young
D
But then the night gets old
A
And it just gets cold
Bm
And we go outside
A
And we go back inside
D
And we say what's the plan
And there is no plan so we go
Bm A
La la la la la la la la
D A
La la la la la la la la
Bm A
La la la la la la la la
D A
La la la la la la la la
N.C.
I just need to wake up, burst into motion
N.C.
Raise my finger say aha, say moving is easy
N.C.
I just need to take off, burst into motion
(Feeback and/or controlled noise with phaser and/or chorus)
N.C.
I just need to get up, burst into motion
N.C.
Raise my finger say aha, say moving is easy
N.C.
I just need to get off
(This riff plays once, and then once for the next verse. Rhythm guitar is silent)
D C
() ()
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-3-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bsus4 Bm Bb(b5) Bb D5
( ) ( )
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-555---3------------555---3---3----------|
G|-444---4------------333---3---2----------|
D|------------------------------0----------|
A|-----------------------------(0)---------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
(Riff)
It wasn't fun
It wasn't educational
It lingered on
I put my fingers on you were gone
(Power chords or root notes can be played, a sequence filter pedal is used if available)
D5
Let's get away from these despicable people
C5
They can't keep their mouths to themselves
B5
I know there's lots of other guys with my name here
Bb5 D5
But tell me I'm the only one that you will
D5
Does anybody use this bathroom in the daytime?
C5
Is this a house or the set of a film?
B5
Let's get away from these awful people
Bb5 D5
They can't keep their minds to themselves
D5 C5
I refuse to let go until you're impressed
B5 Bb5 D5
I refuse to let go until I'm depressed
(Another riff plays, basically improvise over the notes D, F#, A and B on the highest two strings)
D5
I see you reaching out to t-t-t-touch
C5
My skin shrinks, I think I'll be shocked
B5 Bb5
By that static
D5
It's too dynamic
C5
Because I never wanted you to change
B5
I only wanted you to be different
D5
Like, not so distant
C C/B Am
'Cause we are alone in our orgasms
C/B C C/B Am
But your flesh seems so solid
C/B C C/B Am
Why does it melt away
D/A
In the morning dew?
C C/B Am
I'm sorry, I thought someone was there
C/B C C/B Am
Like two mirrors gazing into each other's eyes
C/B C C/B Am
Like two microphones kissing
(Here play root notes quietly, or just leave it to the bass guitar/bass synth)
D5 C5
But oh, that night, that music!
G D5
The longer it goes, the more important I feel
(Another riff plays, this is more distinct than the last)
e|------------7-7---------|
B|------------------10-10-|
G|-7-7-7-7----------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
D5 C5
But oh, those lights, those colors!
G D5
The less I can see, the more I can feel
(Feedback with phaser and/or chorus)
D C
Billis said never to write about what's in my pockets
Bm D
But that's where my hands are, and that's where they'll stay
D
Because you're used to a softer touch
C
She's just used to a gentler touch
Bm
She is used to a gentleman's touch
D
But hey man, it's cool when you do it
(Another riff for lead guitar. This isn't exact but you can basically improvise over this pattern)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---5---5-7-5----5---5---5-7-5----5---5---5-7-5----5---5---5-7-5---|
G|---7---7-------7----7---7-------7----7---7-------7----7---7-------7-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D
We are alone in our dreams
C
Do we have to sleep tonight?
Bm
Murmur, murmur! Coward!
D
Building towards a meaning that'll never come
D
Leave someone beautiful
C
Find someone horrible
Bm
Dig me
D D
I just want to have sex with you
C Bm
I just want to fuck you
D D
I just want to have sex with you
C
I just want to fuck you
Bm
When I say stop
D
When I say stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop!
(On the last line of this verse lead guitar does this)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---5---5-7-5----5---5---5-7-5----5---5---5-7-5----7/19------------|
G|---7---7-------7----7---7-------7----7---7-------7--7/19------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D5 D5/C C5 B5 A5 D5
D5
Bounce and stretch
D5/C C5
I stretch into a smile
B5 A5 D5
Not just my face, my body, my soul
D5
Because I view life as something that I
D5/C C5
Don't think I'll get away with
B5 A5 D5
And you think that we've already gotten away
D5
Yeah, we all have dreams, I know
D5/C C5
I should have
B5
Forgotten them all in the morning
A5 D5
(A dead dog painted on the sea)
(From here the lead guitar plays a few slides across the B string on D, E and F#)
B5 A5 D5
If none of us know the words, then only the melody matters
B5 A5 D5
Na na na na na na na na na matters
B5 A5
I wrote this verse drunk
D5
I thought it would solve everything
B5 A5
I thought it would
D5
But it didn't
D5
When everyone was going homewards
C5
Did you cry because it was over?
B5 A5 D5
Or did you cry because you knew it would never end?
D5
As long as we don't go to sleep yet
C5
I promise I can't go to sleep yet
B5 A5
'Cause the night's not dead, no the night's not dead
D5
I will not go alone to my single-size bed
D5
I don't know what that means
D5 C5 B5 A5 D5
()
D5 C5
We could go anywhere
B5 A5 D5
But we will always be where we are
D5 C5
We could go anywhere
B5 A5 D5
But we will always be where we are
N.C.
I waited for you on the eastern shore
N.C.
Watching people trying to act sober on the other side of the sea
N.C.
Until I laughed and headed home
N.C.
I learned my lesson never to roam
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