• Song:

    Bare

  • Artist:

    Matt Nathanson

  • Album:

    2004-10-01: Urbana, IL,...

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Chord Key:

**Chord names aren't exactly correct, but close enough for reference purposes.**

G :  3-2-0-0-3-3------
Am : 0-0-2-2-3-3------
C9 : 0-3-2-0-3-3-
Em : 0-2-2-0-3-3------

*O* = Open Strings for strumming on Top Strings between Chord Transition
*P*= Pulm Mute
*Qn*= Quick Strum- Strum through several chords in U,D Pattern for each chord. Then
indicated go back to normal strum pattern.
n= number of quick pattern chords before going to normal strumming.

Intro: 5 *P* (U,D,U,D,U)
G Am C9
(*Q2*) E C(add9)
E Am *P*
(*Q3*) C9 E Am

-Repeat-

G
In the light
Am                     C9 E *P* *Q3* - C9
Am
In the daylight it's all wrong
G                    Am
To revel in your memory
           C9  E
The smell of your body
 *P*         *Q3* C9 E Am
And the seconds that it kept me warm
G               Am
And I'm coming down
          G
Hitting ground
Am
Breaking open
C9
Twisted around
           Am                   C9
The sweet sound of the lies you told
             E
When you were broken
G
Cause they've gone away
Am
And I'm so sorry
G
Cause you're wide awake and
E                  C9
Planning parties now for all the fools
G                          G...
Who've gone and left you bare
...Am C9
*Q2*- E C(add9) *P*
*Q3* C9 E Am

G            Am
And you said
         C9
In all your tragedy
         E *P* *Q3* - C9 E Am
You'd rather hide in mine
G
Oh so warm
Am              C9 E *P**Q3* - C9 E Am
So sad you said I made your whole world shine

G               Am
And I'm coming down
          G
Hitting ground
Am
Breaking open
C9
Twisted around
           Am                   C9
The sweet sound of the lies you told
             E
When you were broken

G
Cause they've gone away
Am
And I'm so sorry
G
Cause you're wide awake and
E
Planning parties now for all the fools
 C9                 G...
Who've gone and left you bare

Am              *P*
They left you there
             E                G *P*
And now I'm gone with all the fools
Am         C9 *P*
Who left you bare
G
They left you there
C(add9) *into picking*
Said so long dear

**Lightly pick throughout for bridge (not exact)**

Sounds just as good if you improv this part with the same strings in different variations.

e | ---------3----------------------------------- | 
B | -------3---3--------------------------------- | 
G | ----0---------------------------------------- | 
D | --0------------------------------------------ | 
A | --------------------------------------------- | 
E | --------------------------------------------- | 


Cause now I'm coming down
I'm hitting ground
I'm breaking open
Twisted around
The sweet sound of the lies that you told me
When you were broken
Cause you're always broken

G
Cause they've gone away
Am
And I'm so sorry
G
Cause you're wide awake and
E
Planning parties now for all the fools
 C9                     G
Who've gone and left you bare


Gone away
Am
And I'm so sorry
G
Cause you're wide awake and
E
Planning parties now for all the fools
C9                   G...
Who've gone and left you bare

 |  \  slide down
 |  h  hammer-on
 |  p  pull-off
 |  ~  vibrato
 |  +  harmonic
 |  x  Mute note
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