Jawbreaker
Jet Black
Dear You
1995 Jade Tree Records
Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com
Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
C#m - x46654
A - x02220
E - 022100
B - x24442
F#m - 244222
G#m - 466444
Intro:
Blake Speaks:
I tell you this
because as an artist
I think you'll understand
then
G#m--A-- x4
Verse 1:
G#m
I'll be quiet
A
to keep you quiet
G#m
Don't concern yourself
A
with my slow dying
C#m
Through the vents
A
I hear you sigh
C#m
I don't get too
A
high these days
G#m
Your floor
A
is my ceiling
C#m
Lights out
A
you can't come in
Refrain:
F#m G#m
If you don't remind me
B C#m
I won't forget you
F#m G#m
If you don't ask
A
I won't upset you, I am-
Chorus 1:
C#m B
-jet black
A
I am stone cold
C#m B A
Jet black to the center
E B C#m A
Funny like a funeral
E B C#m A
I need you to bury me
Post Chorus: G#m--A-- x2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jawbreaker/jet_black_crd.html ]
Verse 2:
G#m
White noise in
A
black room dust
G#m
These hands long
A
for one last touch
C#m A
Hourglass all
out of trust
C#m
I don't scratch
A
so I won't itch
G#m
I don't reach
A
so I won't miss
C#m A
I taste our last kiss
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
B C#m
This is the cure the
A
same as the symptom
E
Simple and pure
F#m
break to keep fixing
A
Patiently nurse
C#m A
patient and nurse
B C#m
This is the part
A
I wouldn't show you
E
The part where you say
F#m
"I don't even know you"
A
This is your cue
C#m B
Be glad it's through
I am-
Chorus 2:
C#m B
-jet black
A
I am stone cold
C#m B A
Jet black to the center
E B C#m A
Funny like a funeral
E B C#m A--A--
I need you to bury me
Outro: Blake Speaks
C#m-B-A-- x4
