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Boxcar Racer
Key: A  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 A-     x02220
 A/C#-  x476xx
 D-     xx0232
Esus -  022200
E -     022100
Intro:
Drumbeats: x4
Guitar: A--A/C#--D-- x2
Verse 1: Tim
I Afell down again
But A/C#I can't complain
ADnother false step
Could drive me insane
AOnly got myself here A/C#to blame
So I Dshake off defeat 
and I start again
  AOh no I said I A/C#want to go 
back But I Dcan't rendition
And I gotta stay on track
AYeah make a A/C#tear like 
that I Dkeep my head up
But I never react
Refrain 1: Tom
I Awrote it down
at least a A/C#month ago
DSixteen chapters of 
one thing you've blown
The Abest thing A/C#yet to help
you Dthrough and through
AThat she A/C#was I feel 
her Dmore than you
Chorus: Tom
A/C#Don't  D  Aleave
A/C#don't  D  Esusleave Eher
Interlude: A--A/C#--D-- x2
Verse 2: Tim
I Aget up just to get
A/C#knocked back down
I Dsit up just to get 
knocked all around
I Awanna say something
But A/C#you're out of town
I Ddon't wanna have 
another short down
Say sAtand up hey yo
   A/C#let's make it clear
DFollow you home no
you were not there
You Asaw me coming 
jump    A/C#you disappear
DHome alone every 
night seems so clear
  AYou think you see 
me here    A/C#all along
DGot my crew coming
now One by one
  ATwo by two
   A/C#Three by three
   DFour by four
Let's do some more
Refrain 2: Tom
ACall me A/C#back when 
word is Dthat she's gone
ACat like thief   A/C#she 
stole air Dfrom my lungs
ALeave me sA/C#tanding 
on this Dlonely grave
I Adug it A/C#out in case 
she Dturns away
Bridge:
   A/C#You think you've 
seen it DAll along
  AGot my crew coming 
   A/C#Two by two
   DThree by three
    EsusFour by four
   ELet's do some more
Outro: A/C#-D-Esus- Ex8
Guitar 2:
e|-------12----------12----9----9----9----9----
B|-10-10----10-10-10----10---10---10---10---10-
G|---------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------- x8
A|---------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------

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Cat Like Thief

by Box Car Racer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

Esus

Boxcar Racer

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x02220

A/C#

- x476xx

- xx0232

Esus - 022200

E - 022100

Intro:

Drumbeats: x4

Guitar: A--A/C#--D-- x2

Verse 1: Tim

I fell down again

A/C#

But I can't complain

Another false step

Could drive me insane

A A/C#

Only got myself here to blame

So I shake off defeat

and I start again

A A/C#

Oh no I said I want to go

back But I can't rendition

And I gotta stay on track

A A/C#

Yeah make a tear like

that I keep my head up

But I never react

Refrain 1: Tom

I wrote it down

A/C#

at least a month ago

Sixteen chapters of

one thing you've blown

A A/C#

The best thing yet to help

you through and through

A A/C#

That she was I feel

her more than you

Chorus: Tom

A/C# D A

Don't leave

A/C# D Esus E

don't leave her

Interlude: A--A/C#--D-- x2

Verse 2: Tim

I get up just to get

A/C#

knocked back down

I sit up just to get

knocked all around

I wanna say something

A/C#

But you're out of town

I don't wanna have

another short down

Say stand up hey yo

A/C#

let's make it clear

Follow you home no

you were not there

You saw me coming

A/C#

jump you disappear

Home alone every

night seems so clear

You think you see

A/C#

me here all along

Got my crew coming

now One by one

Two by two

A/C#

Three by three

Four by four

Let's do some more

Refrain 2: Tom

A A/C#

Call me back when

word is that she's gone

A A/C#

Cat like thief she

stole air from my lungs

A A/C#

Leave me standing

on this lonely grave

A A/C#

I dug it out in case

she turns away

Bridge:

A/C#

You think you've

seen it All along

Got my crew coming

A/C#

Two by two

Three by three

Esus

Four by four

Let's do some more

A/C# D Esus E

Outro: --- x8

Guitar 2:

e|-------12----------12----9----9----9----9----

B|-10-10----10-10-10----10---10---10---10---10-

G|---------------------------------------------

D|--------------------------------------------- x8

A|---------------------------------------------

E|---------------------------------------------

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