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Basement Apartment - Sarah Harmer

Basement Apartment

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[{Intro:]} (guitar kicks in just before the laughing part)

Cadd9, G, Cadd9, G,

Cadd9, G, D, C (repeat 2x times)

{Verse:}

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

You live out where the street ends

Cadd9 G D C

in a basement apt. with one of your friends

Cadd9 G

and the tap drips all night

Cadd9 G

water torture in the sink

Cadd9 G

The furnace is burning

D C Cadd9 G

but it's still cold i think ___

Cadd9, G, Cadd9, G, D, C

Cadd9 G

I can smell the bleach

Cadd9 G

that they use in the hall

Cadd9 G D C

but it can't clean the dirt off of me

Cadd9 G

It's seeping under the door

Cadd9 G

in across the floor

Cadd9 G

it's starting to hurt

{Chorus:}

(D) (C) Cadd9 G Cadd9

Everytime I breatthe__|

G Cadd9 G D C

Everytime I try to leave__|

Cadd9 G D C

Everytime I breathe_____|

{Verse:}

Cadd9 G

Now the toaster sticks

Cadd9 G

and the empties are piled

Cadd9 G D C

I haven't been up the stairs in awhile now

Cadd9 G

I gotta wash the sheets on my bed

Cadd9 G

gotta watch the things that go unsaid

Cadd9 G D C

God I wish we'd leave it at this____|

{Repeat Chorus} (except the beginning D & C

chords wich are already

played at the end of verse)

{Verse}

D

And every evening you open the door

C

You come down

D C

There's nothing like watching tv all night on the ground

D C

and no one is watching me slide

D

below street level

C (pump up this chord, get ready for the Chorus)

barely alive

{Instrumental} (chords from the Chorus)

{Last verse}

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

Now we live out where the street ends

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

in a basement apt. just like our friends

Cadd9 G

We always said that we were different

Cadd9 G

but you know now that we weren't

Cadd9 G

'cause there's holes in all the bottles

D C

and my lungs hurt___|

{Repeat Chorus}

How to play Basement Apartment

Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.

What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is Cadd9. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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