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Shakin Brave

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THE SHAKIN’ BRAVE– ART ALEXAKIS
Transcripted by Janet Meisner
***Standard Tuning***
INTRO:
B--------F#--------E----------------
B--------F#--------E----------------F#------------
VERSE ONE:
BHey remembF#er when 
The sBun shimmered in your haEir
BAs we made our wF#ay
Through that acid sumEmerF#  
BHey remF#ember how
The soBund of glory feElt
As our feBet fell hard
To the bF#eat of an acid druEmmerF#  
BRIDGE:
E(high)
When you left it all went gray
B(high)
I couldn’t deal their just aint no way
D#All my frF#iends said
BThat I was falling apart
F#From day to dG#ay
CHORUS:
EAll the coF#lors in my woBrld
Just don’t sG#eem quite bright
And BI call your nF#ame in the niEght
                 B             F#          E/A#  
Baby I call your name in the night
VERSE TWO:
BYeah we spF#oke so cool
BYeah we rEode so blind
BNever knew the drugs G#were the problem
ENever knew the pF#ain was inside
BYou with lF#ong blonde hair
BMine was long and diErty brown
BCharred mane you sF#et me up
And when you waElked away
You cF#ame and cut me down
BRIDGE:
E(high)
When you left it all went gray
B(high)
I couldn’t deal their just aint no way
D#With all F#the precautious things you’d sEay
BYea and the stupid things you’d say 
CHORUS:
EAll the coF#lors in my woBrld
Just don’t sG#eem quite bright
And BI call your nF#ame in the niEght
                 B             F#          E/A#  
Baby I call your name in the night
RIFF:
G#All I sC#ee is jAust the endless trF#uth
BPale image of the fC#ace of a girl that I once knAew
G#All I nC#eed is juAst the flF#ame that burns
BIn the hG#eart and mEind of a hungry gF#irl
EAll I nG#eed is a huF#ngry girl
BI hear F#all about 
The thBings you do and it brEings me down
BBurning out in a nowhere liG#fe
EWhile I shake it to a bF#rand new sound
                  E   G#/F#  
Brand new sound
                  E   G#/F#  
Brand new sound
E                  G# /F#   E---
Brand new sound---

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Shakin Brave

by Everclear

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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THE SHAKIN’ BRAVE– ART ALEXAKIS

Transcripted by Janet Meisner

***Standard Tuning***

INTRO:

B--------F#--------E----------------

B--------F#--------E----------------F#------------

VERSE ONE:

B F#

Hey remember when

B E

The sun shimmered in your hair

B F#

As we made our way

E F#

Through that acid summer

B F#

Hey remember how

B E

The sound of glory felt

As our feet fell hard

F# E F#

To the beat of an acid drummer

BRIDGE:

(high)

When you left it all went gray

(high)

I couldn’t deal their just aint no way

D# F#

All my friends said

That I was falling apart

F# G#

From day to day

CHORUS:

E F# B

All the colors in my world

Just don’t seem quite bright

B F# E

And I call your name in the night

B F# E A#

Baby I call your name in the night

VERSE TWO:

B F#

Yeah we spoke so cool

B E

Yeah we rode so blind

B G#

Never knew the drugs were the problem

E F#

Never knew the pain was inside

B F#

You with long blonde hair

B E

Mine was long and dirty brown

B F#

Charred mane you set me up

And when you walked away

You came and cut me down

BRIDGE:

(high)

When you left it all went gray

(high)

I couldn’t deal their just aint no way

D# F# E

With all the precautious things you’d say

Yea and the stupid things you’d say

CHORUS:

E F# B

All the colors in my world

Just don’t seem quite bright

B F# E

And I call your name in the night

B F# E A#

Baby I call your name in the night

RIFF:

G# C# A F#

All I see is just the endless truth

B C# A

Pale image of the face of a girl that I once knew

G# C# A F#

All I need is just the flame that burns

B G# E F#

In the heart and mind of a hungry girl

E G# F#

All I need is a hungry girl

B F#

I hear all about

B E

The things you do and it brings me down

B G#

Burning out in a nowhere life

E F#

While I shake it to a brand new sound

E G# F#

Brand new sound

E G# F#

Brand new sound

E G# /F# E---

Brand new sound---

About Shakin Brave Chords by Everclear

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