Boxed In
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[Refrão]
C
My heart's taken quite the beatin'
G
About a billion so far and I'm still breathing
C
Been hurt so many times without a reason
G
Before I learned pain don't have to have a meaning
[Verso 1]
C
I just keep tripping on the stepping stones
My shoes untied, my hindsight's gone
G
Thinking how I should disappear
Nobody wants me home, nobody likes me here
C
I whistle while I trickle by
Made some friends, just to watch 'em die
G
Built a house on solid ground
'Til an act of God went and tore it down
C
I loved her well, despite myself
Truth be told she needs someone else
G
'Cause there's a demon in my brain
Hanging pictures on the wall
C
I love making people laugh
'Cause at least someone should be happy
G
If it can't be, it's fine by me
D/F#
It don't matter to me at all
[Pré-Refrão]
Em D G C
I'm barely holding on
Em D G C
Pray the tips of my fingers stay strong
[Refrão]
C
My heart's taken quite the beatin'
G
About a billion so far and I'm still breathing
C
Been hurt so many times without a reason
G
Before I learned pain don't have to have a meaning
C
Pain keeps coming there's no stopping
G
Life without it just ain't in the cards and options
C
Running the same ol' circles I keep getting lost in
G
It's a big ol' world but we're all a little boxed in
[Verso 2]
C
Well I'm scared to breathe, I'm scared to move
I'm scared to see what I turn into
G
Tears paint the wooden floor and
Depression's so damn boring
C
But I don't deserve the good I get
So when it comes I don't let it in
G
I don't let it live, I don't let it give me hope
Don't give me anything
C
Thank God and Mom and Dad broke me
But what the hell do they owe me
G
It's all on me, it falls on me
Can scars carve biology
C
Is it in my blood or in my brain
Doctors say it's phantom pain
G
'Cause something that once was
D/F#
Ain't there anymore
[Pré-Refrão]
Em D G C
I'm barely holding on
Em D G C
Pray the tips of my fingers stay strong
[Refrão]
C
My heart's taken quite the beatin'
G
About a billion so far and I'm still breathing
C
Been hurt so many times without a reason
G
Before I learned pain don't have to have a meaning
C
Oh, pain keeps coming there's no stopping
G
Life without it just ain't in the cards and options
C
Running the same ol' circles I keep getting lost in
G
It's a big ol' world but we're all a little boxed in
{Instrumental}
C
Wooh ooh wooh ooh
Wooh ooh wooh ooh
G
Wooh wooh wooh wooh wooh
C
Still work, still work
C
Wooh ooh wooh ooh
Wooh ooh wooh ooh
G
Yeah, we're all a little boxed in
C
Still work, still work
C
Wooh ooh wooh ooh
Wooh ooh wooh ooh
G C
Yeah, we're all a little boxed innnnnnn
C
Wooh ooh wooh ooh
Wooh ooh wooh ooh
G
We're all a little boxed in
Outro
G D G C
I'm barely holding on
How to play Boxed In
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.