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Jar Of Flies

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1. Rotten Apple
2. Nutshell
3. I Stay Away
4. No Excuses
5. Whale and Wasp
6. Don't Follow
7. Swing on This
---------------------------------------------
1. Rotten Apple
---------------------------------------------
[Intro/Guitar Solo]
EmD
    x11
EmDsus2
    x4
[Verse 1]
Em7    D      Em7  D
Hey ah na na, innocence is over
Em7    D       Em7  D
Hey ah na na, over
Em7    D      Em7  D
Hey ah na na, ignorance is spoken
Em7    D       Em7  D
Hey ah na na, spoken
Em7    D       Em7  D
Hey ah na na, confidence is broken
Em7    D       Em7  D
Hey ah na na, broken
Em7    D       Em7  D
Hey ah na na, sustenance is stolen
Em7    D     Em7  D
Hey ah na na, stolen
Em7    D       Em7  D
Hey ah na na, arrogance is potent
Em7    D     Em7  D
Hey ah na na, potent,
[Chorus]
 E
Yeah
 C9             E
What I see is unreal
     Cadd9           E
I've written my own part
 C9                   E
Eat of the apple, so young
 Cadd9
I'm crawling back to
[Interlude]
Em  Dsus2
Start
EmDsus2
   x3
[Verse 2]
Em7    D       Em7  D
Hey ah na na, I repent tomorrow
Em7    D    Em7  D
Hey ah na na, tomorrow
Em7    D       Em7  D
Hey ah na na, I suspend my sorrow
Em7    D       Em7  D
Hey ah na na, sorrow
[Chorus]
 E
Yeah
 C9             E
What I see is unreal
     Cadd9           E
I've written my own part
 C9                   E
Eat of the apple, so young
 Cadd9
I'm crawling back to
[Interlude]
Em  Dsus2
Start
EmDsus2
   x3
EmD
    x8
[Verse 3]
Em7    D       Em7 D
Hey ah na na, a romance is fallen
Em7    D    Em7   D
Hey ah na na, fallen
Em7    D       Em7  D
Hey ah na na, recommend you borrow
Em7    D    Em7  D
Hey ah na na, borrow
[Chorus]
 E
Yeah
 C9             E
What I see is unreal
     Cadd9           E
I've written my own part
 C9                   E
Eat of the apple, so young
 Cadd9
I'm crawling back to
[Interlude]
Em  Dsus2
Start
EmDsus2
   x3
[Outro/Guitar Solo]
Em     D       Em    D
Hey Ah Na Na
Em     D       Em    D
Hey Ah Na Na
Em     D       Em    D
Hey Ah Na Na
Em     D       Em    D
Hey Ah Na Na
Em D
     x18
2. Nutshell
--------------------------------------
[Intro]
Em7   D Cadd9
G5Em7  DCadd9
         x2
G5 Em7     D Cadd9  Cmaj7  Cadd9 Cmaj7
G5 Em7     D
[Verse 1]
Cadd9   Cmaj7 Cadd9  Cmaj7                G   Em7      D
We                          chase misprinted lies
Cadd9                                     G   Em7      D
We                          face the path of time
Cadd9
And yet I fight
Cadd9
And yet I fight
               G5 Em7     D
This battle all alone
Cadd9
No one to cry to
             G5   Em7    D
No place to call home
[Chorus]
Cadd9
Ooh
       G5 Em7   D
Ooh
Cadd9
Ooh
       G5 Em7   D
Ooh
[Verse 2]
Cadd9   Cmaj7 Cadd9  Cmaj7                G   Em7      D
My                           gift of self is raped
Cadd9                                     G   Em7      D
My                                privacy is raked
Cadd9
And yet I find
Cadd9
And yet I find
               G5 Em7     D
Repeating in my head
Cadd9
If I can't be my own
             G5   Em7    D
I'd feel better dead
[Chorus]
Cadd9
Ooh
       G5 Em7   D
Ooh
Cadd9
Ooh
       G5 Em7   D
Ooh
[Outro/Guitar Solo]
Cadd9G5Em7 D
           x8
3. I Stay Away
(Tuned to drop Db, aka drop D down a half step. It is possible and perhaps better to play this in standard
Eb though.)
---------------------------------------
[Intro]
D  Cadd9CG/BGGsus2D
            x4
[Verse 1]
D     Cadd9  C G/B  G    Gsus2    D               Cadd9    C G/B G Gsus2 D
Yeah, hey,  I      want to travel south this year
D  Cadd9     C G/B  G    Gsus2    D          Cadd9    C G/B G Gsus2 D
I won't, won't     prevent safe passage here
[Pre-Chorus]
N.C.
Why you act crazy?
N.C.
Not an act maybe
N.C.
So close a lady
N.C.
Shifty eyes, shady
[Verse 2]
D     Cadd9  C G/B    G    Gsus2    D               Cadd9    C G/B G Gsus2 D
Yeah, hey Yeah,   tears that soak a callous heart
[Pre-Chorus]
N.C.
Why you act frightened?
N.C.
I am enlightened
N.C.
Your weakness builds me, so someday you'll see
[Chorus]
D         Bb5   C5 D5
D          Bb5
              N.C.
I stay away
[Pre-Chorus]
N.C.
Why you act crazy?
N.C.
Not an act maybe
N.C.
So close a lady
N.C.
Shifty eyes, shady
I stay away, I stay away, I stay away, I stay away
4. No Excuses
----------------------------------------
[Intro]
Aadd9Badd4
  (x4)
[Verse 1]
Aadd9 Badd4
     It's alright
Aadd9 Badd4
     There comes a time
Aadd9 Badd4
  Got no patience to search
                  Aadd9 Badd4
For peace of mind
Aadd9 Badd4
      Layin' low
Aadd9 Badd4
      Want to take it slow
Aadd9 Badd4
   No more hiding or
Aadd9 Badd4                 Aadd9
  Disguising truths I've sold
[Chorus]
G6     Aadd9
  Everyday it's something
Badd4               Aadd9
Hits me all so cold
G6              Aadd9
Find me sittin' by myself
      E                   Aadd9 Badd4
No excuses, then I know
[Instrumental]
Aadd9Badd4
  (x3)
[Verse 2]
Aadd9 Badd4
     It's okay
Aadd9 Badd4
     Had a bad day
Aadd9 Badd4
    Hands are bruised from
Aadd9 Badd4
     Breaking rocks all day
Aadd9 Badd4
       Drained and blue
Aadd9 Badd4
       I bleed for you
Aadd9 Badd4
      You think it's funny, well
   Aadd9 Badd4
You're drowning in it too
[Chorus]
G6     Aadd9
  Everyday it's something
Badd4               Aadd9
Hits me all so cold
G6              Aadd9
Find me sittin' by myself
      E                   Aadd9 Badd4
No excuses, then I know
[Instrumental]
Aadd9Badd4
  (x2)
Aadd9 Badd4   Aadd9
[Guitar Solo]
G6  Aadd9  Badd4    Aadd9
G6  Aadd9  E      Aadd9 Badd4
[Verse 3]
Aadd9 Badd4
      Yeah, it's fine
Aadd9 Badd4
      We'll walk down the line
Aadd9 Badd4
    Leave our rain, a cold
Aadd9 Badd4
  Trade for warm sunshine
Aadd9 Badd4
      You my friend
Aadd9 Badd4
      I will defend
Aadd9 Badd4
    And if we change, well I
Aadd9 Badd4       Aadd9
Love you anyway
[Chorus]
G6     Aadd9
  Everyday it's something
Badd4               Aadd9
Hits me all so cold
G6              Aadd9
Find me sittin' by myself
      E                   Aadd9 Badd4
No excuses, then I know
[Outro]
Aadd9Badd9
   (x8)
5. Whale & Wasp
-----------------------------------
A
Bb6A7Ab5G5 Bb6C5Eb5G5
           (x4)
B
G5 D/F#  Fmaj7 E
C   D
Bb6A7Ab5G5 Bb6C5Eb5G5
           (x2)
C
G5Em7G/BCD CG/BA9G5
           (x4)
DG5G/BCG5
      (x4)
Bb6 A7 Ab5 G5   Bb6 C5 Eb5 G5
6. Don't Follow
-----------------------------------
[Verse 1]
D    D/F#   G6         A7            D   D/F#   G6    A7
Heyyyy,       I ain't never coming home
D    D/F#   G6         A7               D   D/F#   G6    A7
Heyyyy,       I'll just wander my own road
D    D/F#   G6        A7             D     D/F#   G6    A7
Heyyyy,     I can't meet you here tomorrow
[Chorus]
A7                 G        A7
Say goodbye don't follow
           D      D/F#   G6     A7
Misery so hollow
[Instrumental]
D  D/F#   G6   A7
[Verse 2]
D    D/F#   G6           A7                  D   D/F#   G6    A7
Heyyyy,      you, you're living life full throttle
D    D/F#   G6      A7               D     D/F#   G6    A7
Heyyyy,      you, pass me down that bottle
D    D/F#   G6       A7                D       D/F#   G6    A7
Heyyyy,     you, you can't shake me 'round now
[Chorus]
A7                     G5          A7
Get so lost and don't know how
 A7                               D
Yeah, it hurts to care, and I'm going down
[Bridge]
A7   Dsus2
       (x4)
A7
Forgot my woman, lost my friends
Dsus2
Things I'd done and where I'd been
A7
Sleep in sweat, the mirror's cold
Dsus2
See my face, it's growing old
A7
Scared to death, no reason why
Dsus2
Do whatever to get me by
A7
Think a-bout the things I've said
Dsus2
Read the page it's cold and dead
            A7           Dsus2
And take me home
               A7             Dsus2
Yeah, take me home,    ohhh
         A7      Dsus2
Take me home
        A7         Dsus2
Take me home    yeah
     A7              Dsus2
Take me home              yeah
[Outro]
G6   A7   G5     A7           D
           Say goodbye don't follow.
7. Swing On This
-----------------------------------------
[Intro]
(Drums & bass) x6
AbAb
  (x2)
[Verse 1]
 Ab    Gb5 G Ab    Gb5 G Ab    Gb5 G Ab
Moth   -   er said       come home
 Ab    Gb5 G Ab    Gb5 G Ab    Gb5 G Ab
Fath   -    er said      come home
 Ab    Gb5 G Ab    Gb5 G Ab    Gb5 G Ab
Sis    -    ters said      come home
 Ab    Gb5 G Ab    Gb5 G Ab    Gb5 G Ab
So my       friends    said    come home
N.C.
I said
[Chorus]
N.C.
Let me be, I'm alright
N.C.
Can't you see, I'm just fine
N.C.
Little skinny, okay
N.C.
I'm asleep anyway
[Verse 2]
 Ab    Gb5 G Ab    Gb5 G Ab    Gb5 G Ab
Then I      heard    a voice
 Ab    Gb5 G Ab    Gb5 G Ab    Gb5 G Ab
Said "Son      you     have a choice"
 Ab    Gb5 G Ab    Gb5 G Ab    Gb5 G Ab
I        then      slapped my face
[Chorus 2]
N.C.
Let me be, I'm okay
N.C.
I'm awake anyway
N.C.
It's too bright over there
N.C.
I can shift, cannot steer
N.C.
So I drive them away
N.C.
For a while, then I stay
N.C.
Little skinny, okay
N.C.
I'm awake anyway
[Verse 3]
 Ab    Gb5 G Ab    Gb5 G Ab    Gb5 G Ab
Now I       have     to go home
 Ab    Gb5 G Ab    Gb5 G Ab    Gb5 G Ab
Do        as,         when in Rome
[Chorus]
N.C.
Let me be, I'm alright
N.C.
Can't you see I'm just fine
N.C.
Little skinny, okay
N.C.
I'm asleep anyway
N.C.
Let me be, I'm okay
N.C.
I'm awake anyway
[Outro/Guitar Solo]
Ab Ab
    (x5)
Ab

Jar Of Flies chords and lyrics

Free chords for Jar Of Flies by Alice In Chains. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

1. Rotten Apple
2. Nutshell
3. I Stay Away
4. No Excuses
5. Whale and Wasp
6. Don't Follow
7. Swing on This
---------------------------------------------
1. Rotten Apple
---------------------------------------------
[Intro/Guitar Solo]
Em  D  x11
Em  Dsus2  x4
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
Em  Dsus2 x3
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
Em  Dsus2 x3
Em  D  x8
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
Em  Dsus2 x3
[Outro/Guitar Solo]
Em   D  x18
2. Nutshell
--------------------------------------
[Intro]
Em7   D Cadd9
G5 Em7     D Cadd9  x2
G5 Em7     D Cadd9  Cmaj7  Cadd9 Cmaj7
G5 Em7     D
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Outro/Guitar Solo]
Cadd9    G5 Em7    D  x8
3. I Stay Away
(Tuned to drop Db, aka drop D down a half step. It is possible and perhaps better to play this in standard
Eb though.)
---------------------------------------
[Intro]
D   Cadd9   C G/B G Gsus2 D  x4
[Verse 1]

Jar Of Flies Chords by Alice In Chains

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