Soft Shirt Chords - Wires in the Walls

Intro

Bm D A G

{tab: e|--------2---------------------------------------0-------------3------|}

{tab: B|-3--------3-------3-----------------------2-------2-----3-------3-3--|}

{tab: G|---4----------2---2--2-----2---2------2-----2-------2-----0----------|}

{tab: D|-----4------------0----2h4---0----2h4---------2-------------0--------|}

{tab: A|-2----------2-----------------------------0--------------------------|}

{tab: E|--------------------------------------------------------3------------|}

(Verses are played exactly like intro, just keep going) 1st Verse Bm D You said don’t dye your hair A You said he was a dream G Bm I was 19, I could have sworn D A G He knew me better Bm And four years on D You say the thrill is gone A G Bm And he’s heading down again tonight D A G Bm You should have known better D And forgive these things you said A G Bm For they’re not what they used to be D A G Yeah, I should have known better

Chorus

(Strum the same chords you were picking in intro/verse) Bm And you were a soft shirt D You were a soft shirt A G You were a penny on these dying eyes Bm I wrote you a letter D And mailed it in pieces A Laced it through love songs G And crack lullabies 2nd Verse Bm Your roar on speakers D Your battered old sneakers A G And your wool cap pulled so low against the cold Bm D A G I will use this long and crooked arm Bm To fire the flares D To send out the alarm A G That these hideous hands Bm D A G Will scatter all your best laid plans (For just this part STOP picking and instead STRUM the chords once and let ring) Bm D Alone in the dark I set off the spark A G It will burn down every boy Who made you happy Instr part Play the chords one time: Bm D A G

Chorus

Bm And you were a soft shirt D You were a soft shirt A G You were a penny on these dying eyes Bm I wrote you a letter D And mailed it in pieces A Laced it through love songs G And crack lullabies

Outro

Play the chords a few times: Bm D A G