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  Song Title: Zen Brain
  Written by: Matthew Caws and Daniel Lorca
  Performed by: Nada Surf
  From the Album: High / Low
  Transcribed by: Christian Quell
  E-mail address: [email protected]
  Defining the chords:
  Note: As some chords are kinda odd and I don't know the exact name
        for them, I added a "*" to these chords. If anyone knows the
    Dmaj7  A*  E*    E    A5    E5    F#5   D   Amaj7    F#  B  
  e--2---4---0---0---x---x---x---2---0---2---2--|
  b--2---2---2---0---x---x---x---3---2---2---4--|
  g--2---2---1---1---2---x---x---2---1---2---4--|
  D--0---2---2---2---2---2---4---0---2---4---4--|
  A--x---0---2---2---0---2---4---x---0---4---2--|
  E--x---x---0---0---x---0---2---x---x---2---x--|
  Intro:
  Dmaj7; A*; E*; E; E*;   E(2x)
  Verse 1: (chords clear)
                       Dmaj7  A*        E*        E  E*    E(repeat 6x)
  I'm going from strange to stranger, every year
  I'm going from strange to stranger, every year
  I take it back, you're panicking, I take it back
  I just don't know, I really thought I wanted to go
  But when you're close, you look through me just like a ghost
  I like sleeping, I'm only safe when I'm dreaming
  I need a new heart, this one's hollow, always scheming
  You A5wait for the E5summer
  And then you F#5wait for the Awinter
  But there's a total lack of Esplendor
  Chorus #1: (chords distorted)
  DZen ABrain, Amaj7throw away your F#crushes
  EAll your childhood Dcrutches aAway
  DSuper Abrain, Amaj7never scared of F#nothing
  Eviolence or Dloving my Away
  Interlude: [by the way, I don't know if this expression is right.
  Play the same chords as during the verse, but distorted, 2x.
  Verse 2: (clear)
                       Dmaj7  A*        E*        E(repeat, guess, 3x)
  I'm going from strange to stranger, every year
  I'm going from strange to stranger, every year
  I take it back, you're panicking, I take it back
  I just don't know, I really thought I wanted to go
  Chorus #2: (distortion)
  DZen Abrain...
     .
     .
     .
  EAll your childhood Dcrutches Aaway, toBday
  Repeat chorus #2

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Zen Brain

by Nada Surf

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Dmaj7

F#5

Amaj7

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Song Title: Zen Brain

Written by: Matthew Caws and Daniel Lorca

Performed by: Nada Surf

From the Album: High / Low

Transcribed by: Christian Quell

E-mail address: [email protected]

Defining the chords:

Note: As some chords are kinda odd and I don't know the exact name

for them, I added a "*" to these chords. If anyone knows the

Dmaj7 A E E A5 E5 F#5 D Amaj7 F# B

* *

e--2---4---0---0---x---x---x---2---0---2---2--|

b--2---2---2---0---x---x---x---3---2---2---4--|

g--2---2---1---1---2---x---x---2---1---2---4--|

D--0---2---2---2---2---2---4---0---2---4---4--|

A--x---0---2---2---0---2---4---x---0---4---2--|

E--x---x---0---0---x---0---2---x---x---2---x--|

Intro:

Dmaj7 A E E E E

; *; *; ; *; (2x)

Verse 1: (chords clear)

Dmaj7 A E E E E

* * * (repeat 6x)

I'm going from strange to stranger, every year

I take it back, you're panicking, I take it back

I just don't know, I really thought I wanted to go

But when you're close, you look through me just like a ghost

I like sleeping, I'm only safe when I'm dreaming

I need a new heart, this one's hollow, always scheming

A5 E5

You wait for the summer

F#5 A

And then you wait for the winter

But there's a total lack of splendor

Chorus #1: (chords distorted)

D A Amaj7 F#

Zen Brain, throw away your crushes

E D A

All your childhood crutches away

D A Amaj7 F#

Super brain, never scared of nothing

E D A

violence or loving my way

Interlude: [by the way, I don't know if this expression is right.

Play the same chords as during the verse, but distorted, 2x.

Verse 2: (clear)

Dmaj7 A E E

* * (repeat, guess, 3x)

I'm going from strange to stranger, every year

I take it back, you're panicking, I take it back

I just don't know, I really thought I wanted to go

Chorus #2: (distortion)

D A

Zen brain...

E D A B

All your childhood crutches away, today

Repeat chorus #2

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