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Understanding In A Car Crash

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Key: C  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Am- x02210
 F-  133211
 Dm- xx0231
Intro: Am--F-- x5
Verse 1:
Splintered Ampiece of 
glass falls in the Fseat
and gets caught these 
Ambroken windows open 
locks reFminders of the 
youth we lost in Amtrying 
so hard to look aFway from
you we Amfollowed white lines 
into the sunset i 
Fcrash my car 
everyday the same way
Chorus:
Amtime to let this 
Fpass (the time it takes the 
time to let go) Amtime 
runs through our 
veins F(it starts and stops and 
starts and stops again) Amwe
don't stand a chance 
in this threadbare Ftime 
(to take time to break 
the cycle) 
waAmy time to let this 
Fpass (the time it takes the 
time to let go)
Verse 2:
sAmtaring at the 
Fsetting sun no Dmreason 
to come back again 
the Amtwilight world in Fblue 
and white the Dmneedle and the damage 
done i don't Amwant to Ffeel this way 
forDmever a dead Amletter Fmarked 
returnto Dmsender the Ambroken watch you 
gave me turns inFto a compassit's 
Amtwo hands still point to the 
same time F12:03 our last goodAmbye 
so push back the seats a little 
further  F    Ami can see 
the headlights comingF  
  Amso push back the 
seats a little 
further F  
roll the windows
down and take a 
breathing 
  Ami can see 
the headlights coming
  Fthey paint the world 
in red and broken glass 
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse 3:
sAmtaring at the 
Fsetting sun no Dmreason 
to come back again 
the Amtwilight world in Fblue 
and white the Dmneedle and the damage 
done i don't Amwant to Ffeel this way 
forDmever a dead Amletter Fmarked 
return to Dmsender
the sAmpinning hubcaps 
Fset the tempo for the Dmmusic 
of a broken window when the 
Amcameras are on and the Fcameras click 
we Dmopen up the lens to 
broken glass 
Guitar Solo: Am-F-Dm-- x2
Verse 4:
sAmtaring at the 
Fsetting sun no Dmreason 
to come back again 
the Amtwilight world in Fblue 
and white the Dmneedle and the damage 
done i don't Amwant to Ffeel this way 
forDmever
Amcameras are on and the Fcameras click 
we Dmopen up the lens to 
broken glass 
Verse 5:
sAmtaring at the 
Fsetting sun no Dmreason 
to come back again 
the Amtwilight world in Fblue 
and white the Dmneedle and the damage 
done i don't Amwant to Ffeel this way 
forDmever a dead Amletter Fmarked 
                    Dm  Dm(hold)
return to sender in a crash

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Understanding In A Car Crash

by Thursday

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x02210

- 133211

- xx0231

Intro: Am--F-- x5

Verse 1:

Splintered piece of

glass falls in the seat

and gets caught these

broken windows open

locks reminders of the

youth we lost in trying

so hard to look away from

you we followed white lines

into the sunset i

crash my car

everyday the same way

Chorus:

time to let this

pass (the time it takes the

time to let go) time

runs through our

veins (it starts and stops and

starts and stops again) we

don't stand a chance

in this threadbare time

(to take time to break

the cycle)

way time to let this

pass (the time it takes the

time to let go)

Verse 2:

staring at the

F Dm

setting sun no reason

to come back again

Am F

the twilight world in blue

and white the needle and the damage

Am F

done i don't want to feel this way

Dm Am F

forever a dead letter marked

Dm Am

returnto sender the broken watch you

gave me turns into a compassit's

two hands still point to the

F Am

same time 12:03 our last goodbye

so push back the seats a little

F Am

further i can see

the headlights coming

so push back the

seats a little

further

roll the windows

down and take a

breathing

i can see

the headlights coming

they paint the world

in red and broken glass

(Repeat Chorus)

Verse 3:

staring at the

F Dm

setting sun no reason

to come back again

Am F

the twilight world in blue

and white the needle and the damage

Am F

done i don't want to feel this way

Dm Am F

forever a dead letter marked

return to sender

the spinning hubcaps

F Dm

set the tempo for the music

of a broken window when the

Am F

cameras are on and the cameras click

we open up the lens to

broken glass

Guitar Solo: Am-F-Dm-- x2

Verse 4:

staring at the

F Dm

setting sun no reason

to come back again

Am F

the twilight world in blue

and white the needle and the damage

Am F

done i don't want to feel this way

forever

Am F

cameras are on and the cameras click

we open up the lens to

broken glass

Verse 5:

staring at the

F Dm

setting sun no reason

to come back again

Am F

the twilight world in blue

and white the needle and the damage

Am F

done i don't want to feel this way

Dm Am F

forever a dead letter marked

Dm Dm

(hold)

return to sender in a crash

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