Solitary Confinement
View chords used in this chart
A|-0h3----------------------------3-|-0h3-----------------------------3-3|
E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[Verse]
C Cadd2/B Am7
I really wish it never came to this
C Cadd2/B Am7
I wish it didn't feel like I was starting over again
C Cadd2/B Am7
I'm reeling in a line without a fish, and every day I
C Cadd2/B Am7
Wake up and hear the pounding drum of failure in my head
Cadd2 Cadd2/B Am7
Am I really doing nothing, or am I reaching out to something?
Cadd2 Cadd2/B Am7
Someone waiting to catch me on the other side, am I
Cadd2 Cadd2/B Am7
delaying the inevitable? Am I
Cadd2
running out of time?
A.H.
e|----------<12>----------|
B|<13>--------------------|
G|-----<12>---------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
[Chorus]
F E/B Am G6
You cannot isolate me past the walls that I have built
F E/B Am G6
So send your condolence cards, thinking I've been held against my will
F E/B Am G6
It's better, you believing I'm fighting for some greater good, I know
F F F F
I know that I believe in nothing and that I like being alone
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-----0h2p0-5p2-----0h2p0----------|----0h2p0-5p2-----0h2p0-----------|
D|---------------5p2-------2--3p2---|--------------5p2----------2h3p2--|
A|-0h3----------------------------3-|-0h3---------------------3-------3|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-----0h2p0-5p2-----0h2p0----------|-----0h2p0-5p2----0h2p0-------------|
D|---------------5p2-------2--3p2---|--------------5p2-------2--3p2p0----|
A|-0h3----------------------------3-|-0h3-----------------------------3-3|
E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[Verse]
C Cadd2/B Am7
Four hours in the target parking lot
C Cadd2/B Am7
Contemplating mental brands still burning hot
C Cadd2/B Am7
I hope that one day the weight of my body in these seats will
C Cadd2/B Am7
feel just right
Cadd2/B Am7
But for now, the AC's always too cold
Cadd2/B Am7
And the heat in winter melts the skin off of my bones
Cadd2/B Am7
And I've started to ignore the check engine light
Cadd2/B
In hopes that a breakdown might give me a sign, oh
A.H.
e|----------<12>----------|
B|<13>--------------------|
G|-----<12>---------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
[Chorus]
F E/B Am G6
You cannot isolate me past the walls that I have built
F E/B Am G6
So send your condolence cards, thinking I've been held against my will
F E/B Am G6
It's better, you believing I'm fighting for some greater good, I know
F F F F
I know that I believe in nothing and that I like being alone
Cmaj9 Cmaj7 C Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cmaj11 Cadd9
e|---0-----0----0----0-----0------1-----3-------|
B|---0-----0----1----3-----0------0-----0-------|
G|---0-----0----0----0-----0------0-----0-------| x2
D|---0-----2----2----2-----2------2-----2-------|
A|---3-----3----3----3-----3------3-----3-------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
I like being alone
Cmaj9 Cmaj7 C Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cmaj11 Cadd9
Cmaj9 Cmaj7 C Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cmaj11 Cadd9
[Bridge]
Cmaj9 Cmaj7 C Cadd9 Cmaj7
And there is bliss in solitary
Cmaj11 Cadd9
Isn't it sobering?
Cmaj9 Cmaj7 C Cadd9 Cmaj7
And there is bliss in solitary
Cmaj11 Cadd9
Isn't it sobering?
Cmaj9 Cmaj7 C Cadd9 Cmaj7
And there is fear in solitary
Cmaj11 Cadd9
Isn't it sobering?
Cmaj9 Cmaj7 C Cadd9 Cmaj7
And there is pain in solitary
Cmaj11 Cadd9
Isn't it sobering?
[Chorus]
F E/B Am G6
You cannot isolate me past the walls that I have built
F E/B Am G6
So send your condolence cards, thinking I've been held against my will
F E/B Am G6
It's better, you believing I'm fighting for some greater good, I know
F F F F
I know that I believe in nothing and that I like being alone
[Ending]
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-----0h2p0-5p2-----0h2p0----------|----0h2p0-5p2-----0h2p0-----------|
D|---------------5p2-------2--3p2---|--------------5p2----------2h3p2--|
A|-0h3----------------------------3-|-0h3---------------------3-------3|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
I like being alone
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-----0h2p0-5p2-----0h2p0----------|-----0h2p0-5p2----0h2p0-------------|
D|---------------5p2-------2--3p2---|--------------5p2-------2--3p2p0----|
A|-0h3----------------------------3-|-0h3-----------------------------3-3|
E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
I like being alone
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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How to play Solitary Confinement
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What is the starting chord?
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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.