Stakes Are High Chords & Tabs
Here is "The Stakes Are High" by Ezra Furman and the Harpoons.
This is the bare bones version of it. Ezra throws in some stuff that I can't
figure out how to do. But this will get you through the song. The one flair
that I was able to pick up on is, he occasionally uses an alternate fingering
for a Bm. It's essentially just the Am formation in the Bm position, but it
sounds good. So throw that in for effect. Have fun.
Alternate fingering for Bm is used occasionally it is
e 2
B 3
G 4
D 4
A x
e x
G Bm
I dove into your heart like a pool
G D
But there was no water in it and I felt like a fool
Am C/G G
When I hit the concrete bottom and I broke in two
C/G D
Ooh oh oh oh oh oh
G Bm
Walked to the hotel through the door
C/G G D
But the man at the desk said you weren't staying there no more
Am C/G G
And I felt so stupid so sorry that I called you a whore
C/G D
Ooh oh oh oh oh oh
C/G G Am G
You were just doin' what you had to do
C/G G Am G
And I feel so dumb for bein' mad at you ooh
C/G G Am G
I can't stay mad, I can't stay mad at you
C/G G Am G
I can't stay mad, I can't stay mad at you
Am C/G G
My heart is full I've got no room, no room
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G Bm
I grew up with my family
C/G G D
But I did not want to leave and I cried like a baby
Am C/G G
I asked, "Could I ever come back home?" and my Dad said "Maybe..."
C/G D
ooh oh oh oh oh oh
G Bm
So I found a new place to live
C/G G D
But I had trouble figuring out what's not real and what is
Am C/G G
The big city was so crazy I could hardly even breathe
C/G D
Ooh oh oh oh oh oh
C/G G Am G
And now I'm living in a fantasy
C/G G Am G
And I will always live there probably ooh
C/G G Am G
You could move in, you could move in with me
C/G G Am G
You could move in, you could move in with me
Am C/G G
The stakes are high, the trees are green okay!
C/G G Am G
We're all just doin' what we have to do
C/G G Am G
Nothin' will ever be like it was back in 1992 no-o
C/G G Am G
And I can't stay mad, I can't stay mad at you
C/G G Am G
I can't stay mad, I can't stay mad at you
Am C G
My heart's real full but I'll make room, I'll make room
