Lawrence Arms
The First Eviction Notice
Apathy And Exhaustion
2002
Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com

Key: E

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
E -    022100
B -    x24442
C#m -  x46654
A -    x02220
B/Eb - x698xx


Verse 1:
E         B
  A temple Corroded
C#m        A
   Eviction Pending
E           B
  Embrace me Cold night
C#m        A
   Grey sky Streetlight
E        B
  Lyrical Descention
C#m         A
   Attention Fading
E            B
  Breathless I'm a mess
C#m             A
   Kissless I'm in-


Chorus 1:
    E    B/Eb C#m B A
-Distress
I'm barely
E        B/Eb C#m B A
breathing


Verse 2:
E      B
  This crowning anguish
C#m          A
   Locked up nervous reflex
E             B
  I've got to build up
         C#m   A
from the inside
E           B
  A relapse Reflection
C#m         A
   Distorted Repression
E          B
  Smiling spitefully
C#m
   Longing for
       A
you to sew up-


Chorus 2:
    E    B/Eb C#m B A
-my seams
I'm barely
E        B/Eb C#m B A
breathing


Bridge:
E       B/Eb
  I've abandoned
     A
old identities
Skin I couldn't
    E
fit into Songs
  B/Eb
I couldn't write
A
  My voice will
fade into this
 C#m B    A
star-less night


Interlude: Bass Solo
A-- x4


Verse 3:
A                C#m
  Can I get much blinder?
A
  Can I kick myself much
C#m    A         C#m
harder? Have I accepted
    A   C#m       A
this To torture myself?
          C#m
You can't see me
A          C#m    
  Have I invented-


Chorus 3:
 E  B C#m B A E B C#m B A
-you
E     B
  I'm barely
A
breathing
E           B
  You're so easy to
  A       E
believe in And
     B    A
it's so depressing
         C#m
That I'm always
B      A
second guessing
         C#m
That I'm always
B      A
second guessing
         C#m
That I'm always
B      A
second guessing
E B   C#m B A E B C#m B A E(hold)
Myself