Bruises (featuring Ashley Monroe) - Train
Album: California 37 (released April 17th)
Tabbed by: Sindre Berge
Guitar chords are at the top and piano chords (the original chords) are below the guitar
chords on the bottom of the page. Lyrics may be a little off a select few places - I’ll
fix it once the album’s out.
I hope you'll enjoy this fantastic new tune off of Train’s upcoming California 37!
Guitar version:
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
Capo: 7th fret
Chords should be played as follows:
G: 320033 Cadd9: x32033 Em7: 022033
D: xx0232 Dsus4: xx0233 G/B: x20033
Am: x02213 B/D#: xx4442 A: x03330
G#dim: xx0104 (I recommend you don’t play this chord, it doesn’t sound good on the
guitar in this song no matter how it’s played)
Intro:
G Cadd9 Em7 D/Dsus4 x2
Verse 1:
G Cadd9 D/Dsus4
Haven't seen you since high school
G Cadd9 D/Dsus4
Good to see you're still beautiful
G Cadd9 D/Dsus4
Gravity hasn’t started to pay.
Em7 D Cadd9 D/Dsus4
Quite yet I bet you're rich as hell
Verse 2:
G Cadd9 D/Dsus4
One that's five and one that's three
G Cadd9 D/Dsus4
Been two years since he left me
G Cadd9 D/Dsus4
Couldn’t know that you got free
Em7 D Cadd9 G/B Am D
That town I know is keeping you down on your knees
Chorus:
G Cadd9 Em7 D/Dsus4
These bruises make for better conversation
G Cadd9 Em7 D/Dsus4
Loses the vibe that separates
Cadd9 D
It's good to let you in again
B/D# Em7
You're not alone and how you've been
Am G/B Cadd9 D/Dsus4
Everybody loses we all got bruises
G Cadd9 Em7 D/Dsus4
G Cadd9 Em7 D/Dsus4
We all got bruises
Verse 3:
G Cadd9 D/Dsus4
Have you seen him lying nears
G Cadd9 D/Dsus4
How ‘bout her, no but I hear
G Cadd9 D/Dsus4
She's in Queens with the man of her dreams
Em7 D Cadd9 D/Dsus4
Funny back then she said that about you
Verse 4:
G Cadd9 D/Dsus4
Kiss around, you'll never guess who I saw
G Cadd9 D/Dsus4
Remember Johnny babe, remember him we were best friends practically
G Cadd9 D/Dsus4
Let's do this soon again, ten years is that what it’s been
Em7 D Cadd9 G/B
Can't believe how time flies by
Am D
Leaving you makes me wanna cry
Chorus:
G Cadd9 Em7 D/Dsus4
These bruises make for better conversation
G Cadd9 Em7 D/Dsus4
Loses the vibe that separates
Cadd9 D
It's good to let you in again
B/D# Em7
You're not alone and how you've been
Am G/B Cadd9 D/Dsus4
Everybody loses we all got bruises
G Cadd9 Em7 D/Dsus4
G Cadd9 Em7 D/Dsus4
We all got bruises
Bridge:
Cadd9 D G C - G/B
I would love to fix it all for you
Am D G B/D#
I would love to fix you too
Cadd9 D G (- G#dim -) A
Please don't fix a thing whatever you do
Chorus:
G Cadd9 Em7 D/Dsus4
These bruises make for better conversation
G Cadd9 Em7 D/Dsus4
Loses the vibe that separates
C D
It's good to know you got a friend
B/D# Em7
To remember now and then
Am G/B Cadd9 D/Dsus4
Everybody loses
Chorus:
G Cadd9 Em7 D/Dsus4
These bruises make for better conversation
G Cadd9 Em7 D/Dsus4
Loses the vibe that separates
C D
It's good to let you in again
B/D# Em7
You're not alone and how you've been
Am G/B Cadd9 D/Dsus4
Everybody loses
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/train/bruises_crd.html ]
Outro:
Am G/B Cadd9 D/Dsus4
Everybody loses
Am G/B Cadd9 D/Dsus4
Everybody loses
G Cadd9 Em7 D/Dsus4
We all got bruises
G Cadd9 Em7 D/Dsus4
We all got bruises
G
We all got bruises
Piano Version (Original chords)
(Note guitar players: These are simply the correct chords for the song, not necessarily
the easiest way to play the song. Don’t put too much emphasis on the Gsus2-chords - a G
(major) is sufficient.)
Intro:
D Gsus2 Hm A/Asus4 x2
Verse 1:
D Gsus2 A/Asus4
Haven't seen you since high school
D Gsus2 A/Asus4
Good to see you're still beautiful
D Gsus2 A/Asus4
Gravity hasn’t started to pay.
Hm A Gsus2 A/Asus4
Quite yet I bet you're rich as hell
Verse 2:
D Gsus2 A/Asus4
One that's five and one that's three
D Gsus2 A/Asus4
Been two years since he left me
D Gsus2 A/Asus4
Couldn’t know that you got free
Hm A Gsus2 D/F# Em A
That town I know is keeping you down on your knees
Chorus:
D Gsus2 Hm A/Asus4
These bruises make for better conversation
D Gsus2 Hm A/Asus4
Loses the vibe that separates
G A
It's good to let you in again
F#/A# Hm
You're not alone and how you've been
Em D/F# Gsus2 A/Asus4
Everybody loses we all got bruises
D Gsus2 Hm A/Asus4
D Gsus2 Hm A/Asus4
We all got bruises
Verse 3:
D Gsus2 A/Asus4
Have you seen him lying nears
D Gsus2 A/Asus4
How ‘bout her, no but I hear
D Gsus2 A/Asus4
She's in Queens with the man of her dreams
Hm A G A/Asus4
Funny back then she said that about you
Verse 4:
D Gsus2 A/Asus4
Kiss around, you'll never guess who I saw
D Gsus2 A/Asus4
Remember Johnny babe, remember him we were best friends practically
D Gsus2 A/Asus4
Let's do this soon again, ten years is that what it’s been
Hm A G D/F#
Can't believe how time flies by
Em A
Leaving you makes me wanna cry
Chorus:
D Gsus2 Hm A/Asus4
These bruises make for better conversation
D Gsus2 Hm A/Asus4
Loses the vibe that separates
G A
It's good to let you in again
F#/A# Hm
You're not alone and how you've been
Em D/F# Gsus2 A/Asus4
Everybody loses we all got bruises
D Gsus2 Hm A/Asus4
D Gsus2 Hm A/Asus4
We all got bruises
Bridge:
G A D G - D/F#
I would love to fix it all for you
Em A D F/A#
I would love to fix you too
G A D (- D#dim -) E
Please don't fix a thing whatever you do
Chorus:
D Gsus2 Hm A/Asus4
These bruises make for better conversation
D Gsus2 Hm A/Asus4
Loses the vibe that separates
G A
It's good to know you got a friend
F#/A# Hm
To remember now and then
Em D/F# Gsus2 A/Asus4
Everybody loses
Chorus:
D Gsus2 Hm A/Asus4
These bruises make for better conversation
D Gsus2 Hm A/Asus4
Loses the vibe that separates
G A
It's good to let you in again
F#/A# Hm
You're not alone and how you've been
Em D/F# Gsus2 A/Asus4
Everybody loses
Outro:
Em D/F# Gsus2 A/Asus4
Everybody loses
Em D/F# Gsus2 A/Asus4
Everybody loses
D Gsus2 Hm A/Asus4
We all got bruises
D Gsus2 Hm A/Asus4
We all got bruises
D
We all got bruises
Sindre Berge, 11th of April 2012
