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From the Hips
Cursive
Mama, I'm Swollen (2009)
The tab that was on here was a good start, but not 100%.
So this is my interpretation, using adampts' version as a springboard.
Capo 3
Chords:
 Cmaj7(x32400)
    Am(x02210)
     F(x33210)
     G(320003)
B*    (x2044x)
   F/A(x03210)
    Dm(xx0231)
Intro: Cmaj7  
AmI'm at my Fbest when I'm Gat my Cmaj7worst
AmI'm at my Fworst when it's Gnot reCmaj7hearsed
        B*                     F/A  
I don't wanna know the goddamn words
I don't Gwanna have to spell it Amout
Don't wanna Dmmumble what I'm tryin to Fsay
I wanna Gscream it from my foaming Cmaj7mouth
              B*               F/A  
Shoot out the lights and ride away-E-A-E-A
Cmaj7
AmI'm at my Fworst when I'm Gat my Cmaj7best
AmI'm at my Fbest when I'm Gtrying to Cmaj7look and think and talk
             B*                          F/A  
And sing and read and write like all the rest
We're all just Gtrying to play our rAmoles
In a Dmplay that runs ad Fnauseum
I Ghate this damned enlightenCmaj7ment
        B*             F/A  
We were better off as animals
Right?!
Cmaj7
AmWe're at our Fbest when it's Gfrom our Cmaj7hips
AmFrom our Fhips we don't Ggive a Cmaj7shit
        B*                        F/A  
It just feels good, and that's no sin
It's the Gonly way to feel Amalive
It's the closest Dmthing to being born Fagain
And when Gbaby comes it's job well Cmaj7done
            B*                        F/A  
Roll in the hay, or a roll around the sun
Cmaj7
AmWe're at our Fworst when it's Gfrom our Cmaj7lips
AmFrom our Flips we caGused a rCmaj7ift
         B*               F/A  
And this world is falling in
From GBabel to barroom bAmrawls
Our Dmwords have formed a death Fsentence
And I Gwish that we had never Cmaj7talked
    B*           F/A  
Our hips said it all-A-all-A-all-A-all
Cmaj7
|  Am   F   G   Cmaj7|  Am   F   G   Cmaj7|
| B*        F/A|        G     Am|
|       Dm      F|
And I Gwish that we had never Cmaj7talked
    B*           F/A  
Our hips said it all-A-all-A-all-A-all
Cmaj7 (ad nauseum)
end on Cmaj7.

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From The Hips

by Cursive

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

F/A

From the Hips

Cursive

Mama, I'm Swollen (2009)

The tab that was on here was a good start, but not 100%.

So this is my interpretation, using adampts' version as a springboard.

Capo 3

Chords:

Cmaj7

(x32400)

(x02210)

(x33210)

(320003)

* (x2044x)

F/A

(x03210)

(xx0231)

Cmaj7

Intro:

Am F G Cmaj7

I'm at my best when I'm at my worst

Am F G Cmaj7

I'm at my worst when it's not rehearsed

B F/A

I don't wanna know the goddamn words

G Am

I don't wanna have to spell it out

Dm F

Don't wanna mumble what I'm tryin to say

G Cmaj7

I wanna scream it from my foaming mouth

B F/A

Shoot out the lights and ride away-E-A-E-A

Cmaj7

Am F G Cmaj7

I'm at my worst when I'm at my best

Am F G Cmaj7

I'm at my best when I'm trying to look and think and talk

B F/A

And sing and read and write like all the rest

G Am

We're all just trying to play our roles

Dm F

In a play that runs ad nauseum

G Cmaj7

I hate this damned enlightenment

B F/A

We were better off as animals

Right?!

Cmaj7

Am F G Cmaj7

We're at our best when it's from our hips

Am F G Cmaj7

From our hips we don't give a shit

B F/A

It just feels good, and that's no sin

G Am

It's the only way to feel alive

Dm F

It's the closest thing to being born again

G Cmaj7

And when baby comes it's job well done

B F/A

Roll in the hay, or a roll around the sun

Cmaj7

Am F G Cmaj7

We're at our worst when it's from our lips

Am F G Cmaj7

From our lips we caused a rift

B F/A

And this world is falling in

G Am

From Babel to barroom brawls

Dm F

Our words have formed a death sentence

G Cmaj7

And I wish that we had never talked

B F/A

Our hips said it all-A-all-A-all-A-all

Cmaj7

Am F G Cmaj7 Am F G Cmaj7

| | |

B F/A G Am

| * | |

Dm F

| |

G Cmaj7

And I wish that we had never talked

B F/A

Our hips said it all-A-all-A-all-A-all

Cmaj7 (ad nauseum)

end on Cmaj7.

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