Basket Case Sara Bareilles
INTRO
[A] [Gsus2] [D] [A] [Gsus2] [D]
VERSE
I [A]don't want to [Gsus2]talk about it to yo[D]u
I'm not [A]an open book that you can[Gsus2] rifle thr[D]ough
The [A]cold hard truth that you'll [Bm7]see right t[Gsus2]o[Em7]
I'm just a [D]basket case[A] without you[Gsus2]
He's not a [A]magic man or a [Gsus2]perfect f[D]it
But had a [A]steady hand and I got [Gsus2]used to i[D]t
And a [A]glass cage heart and [Bm7]invited me i[Gsus2]n[Em7]
And now I'm just a [D]basket case[A] without him[Gsus2]
CHORUS
[D]You're begging for th[Gsus2]e truth
[Gm]So I'm saying it to yo[D]u[(G/D] [A/D)]
I've been saving your [Gsus2]place
And what [Gm]good does it do
Now I'm just a [D]basket case[A] [Gsus2]
Now I'm just a [D]basket case[A] [Gsus2]
VERSE
I [A]don't say much and it'll [Gsus2]stay that way[D]
You got a[A] steel train touch and I'm just a [Gsus2]track you lay[D]
So I'll [A]stay right here [Bm7]underneath [Gsus2]you[Em7]
I'm just a [D]basket case an[A]d that's what we d[Gsus2]o
CHORUS
[D]You're begging for the[Gsus2] truth
[Gm]So I'm saying it to yo[D]u[(G/D] [A/D)]
[D]I've been saving your pla[Gsus2]ce
And what [Gm]good does it do
Now I'm just a [D]basket case[A] [Gsus2]
BRIDGE
Won't somebody [D]come on in and tug at my seams
Oh send your [A]armies in of robbers and thieves
To steal the [Bm]state I'm [Gsus2]in I don[D/F#]'t want it anymo[Gsus2]re[A] [Bm7] [A7/C#]
CHORUS
[D]You're begging for the[Gsus2] truth
[Gm]So I'm saying it to yo[D]u[(G/D] [A/D)]
[D]I've been saving your [Gsus2]place
And what [Gm]good does it do
Now I'm just a [D]basket case[A] [Gsus2]
Now I'm just a [D]basket case[A] [Gsus2]
Now I'm just a [D]basket case[A] [Gsus2]
Now I'm just a [D]basket case[A] [Gsus2]
NOTE:
These chords are simplifications of the actual voicings.
Here is a description of what the actual guitar voicings are:
1) The first strum of the A major chord consists of the notes A and E, but the
subsequent strums are voiced like this: A-D-A-C#-D (more like a DMaj7/A without an F#).
2) The Gsus2 chord includes A B; the voicing is approximately: G-D-A-B-D.
3) The Em7 chord includes an A; the voicing is approx. E-B-G-A-D.
4) The Gm chord includes an A; the voicing is approx. G-D-A-Bb-D.
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