Artist: Chris T-T (www.christt.com) Song: A Box To Hide In Album: Capital Label: Xtra Mile Recordings (www.xtramilerecordings.com) Chords Used: E |3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----0-----3-----0-----| B |3-----3-----2-----3-----1-----1-----3-----0-----| G |0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----| D |0-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----| A |2-----3-----2-----x-----0-----3-----2-----2-----| E |3-----x-----x-----2-----x-----3-----x-----0-----| ---G---Csus2---G*----D-----Am----C----Em7----Em The part below is played for the introduction and during all the verses. Main Part E |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| B |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| A |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| ---G----------------G----------------Csus2------------Csus2------------ E |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| B |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| A |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E |x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| ---G*----G----------G----------------D----------------D---------------- INTRO Main Riff VERSE 1 ------------G--------------------------Csus2--- I forgot to tell you, I have smart new shoes on ----------------G*---------G-----------------D----------- Bought with the money they gave me after the London bombs ----------------G---------------------Csus2---------- And I forgot to tell you, I've pulled myself together ------------------G*-G-------------------D----- Gave next door the TV, stopped trying to belong BRIDGE 1 ----------------Am------ And i forgot to tell you, -------------------------G---------------------------D I have your thick woolen socks on, ------Am--------------------------------------------- So it feels like my feet are still touching your feet --------------G-------------------D--- Though you're gone, though you're gone VERSE 2 ------------G-----------------------Csus2------------------ I forgot to tell you, a girl at the office lost her husband -------------------G*---G------------------------D------ You met him at the barbecue, I've chipped in for flowers --------G--------------------Csus2---------- And the waiting, the waiting really hurt her -------------------G*--G------------------D------------------- They put it on the news, but didn't phone her for eleven hours BRIDGE 2 ------Am--------------------------G-------------------D And i realised she was looking to me ----Am---------------G--------------------------------D For some king of solidarity --------Am-------------------------------G------------D I could read her thoughts, a widow and a widower ----Am--------------------------------G---------------D But i have nothing, I have nothing to offer CHORUS 1 --C---------------------------G----- Today, today we stop standing around -----------------------------Em7--- Today we're not standing our ground -----------------------D--------------------------------- find ourseves a box to hide in, for the rest of our lives --C---------------------------Em-- Today, today we start running away ----------------------------Em7- And we'll always be running away ------------------------D--------- Or the box might aswell be a grave VERSE 3 ------------G-----------------------------Csus2-- I forgot to tell you, the whole estate is talking ----G*----------G-----------------------------D-------- The police came down last night and took some boys away -----------------G------------------------Csus2------------- Nobody rushed to judgement in the face of their machine guns ------------G*---------G-------------------------- We know our history is better than the liars on TV -------D--------------------- But we don't know what to say BRIDGE 3 --------Am-------------G-----------------------------D We just hold on to our anger ---Am--------------G---------------------------------D We won't let it evaporate -----Am-------------------------G--------------------D Hold on, we won't let our anger fade CHORUS 2 --C---------------------------G----- Today, today we stop standing around -----------------------------Em7--- Today we're not standing our ground -----------------------D--------------------------------- find ourseves a box to hide in, for the rest of our lives --C---------------------------Em-- Today, today we start running away ----------------------------Em7- And we'll always be running away ------------------------D--------- Or the box might aswell be a grave Enjoy Dan Ludlam
