Ben Gibbard - Couches In Alleys Chords & Tabs

this is a version of the song that Ben played at one of his recent acoustic shows.

intro: Em C G D

Em
Hey Jack it's me,
      C                           G                  D        
I don't mean to bother you but somethings been on my mind.
       Em                    C                          G
At the end of this road that climbs the horizon will be reached in a matter 
       D
of miles.
             Em                       C                              G
And when the wheels cease to spin the walls and the fences will grow higher 
               D             
than redwood trees.
      E 
And I know your demise.
       C                              G                          D 
And I fear what will happen when the road fails to flow under me.
              Em 
To flow under me

(repeat intro) Em C G D
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/ben_gibbard/couches_in_alleys_crd.html ]
Em                  C                              G
 Oh Jack you see, I felt like your mirror with the wind whipping through my 
D
hair.
         Em                          C                              G
When the wheels ceased to spin and I cased my surroundings, I realized I 
                 D
hadn't gone anywhere.

         Em                     C                        G   
When the problems I'd left with couches in alleys, where no one would ever 
    D
claim.
        Em                C                                G     
And the hardest part was sifting through the pieces of the rain soaked and 
              D            Em   
rotten remains when I got home.


Em C G D

Em
Hey Jack its me 
    C                         G                      D
I dont mean to bother you but somethings been on my mind (x3)

Em C G D

end on Em