• Song:

    This Box Is Empty

  • Artist:

    Kevin Devine

  • Album:

    Circle Gets the Square

Drop D
Guitar 1: Distorted Electric
Guitar 2: Acoustic

Intro:

Gtr 1:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-3-2--------------------------------|
A|-----3-3-3-2-0-0-0------------------|
D|-------------------5-3-3-3-2-0-0----|

Verse:

Gtr 1:
e|----------------------|    |----------|
B|----------------------|    |----------|
G|----------------------| x6 |----------|
D|----------0-23--2--0--|    |-2-2------|
A|-0--2--3--------------|    |-------0--|
D|----------------------|    |-----5----|

Gtr. 2: (quickly pick the chords- not sure on the pattern)
Am (x02210@1)  Bm (x24432@1)             C (x32010@1)        Dm (xx0231@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em Fshe's (133211@1)crossing out the details.
Em (022000@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)                            Am (x02210@1)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm
dusting off the picture frames, it's saturday.
           C (x32010@1)             Dm (xx0231@1)  Em (022000@1)name="chord_133211@1">F      Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm
she's been waiting for the phone to ring.
                       Amshe's (x02210@1)been waiting all night.
       Bm (x24432@1)           C (x32010@1)          Dm (xx0231@1) Em (022000@1)name="chord_133211@1">F
but it doesn't matter who's on the line
   Em (022000@1)        Dm (xx0231@1)          Am (x02210@1)Bmas (x24432@1)long as the voice works.
           C (x32010@1)           Dm (xx0231@1)     Em (022000@1)  F (133211@1)  Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm
but you're too scared of what you might say.
       Am (x02210@1)            Bm (x24432@1)       C (x32010@1)          Dm (xx0231@1) 
so you think it out on paper, hypothetical and safer.
Em (022000@1)        F (133211@1)                  Emwhile (022000@1)she's thumbing through her catalogues,
        Dm (xx0231@1)                                 Am (x02210@1)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm
picking birthday cards, her favourite stars.
              C (x32010@1)   Dm (xx0231@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em   F (133211@1) Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm
i guess she's lonelier than you.

Chorus:

Both Guitars (Strumming):
A5 (x022xx@1)B5 (x244xx@1)name="chord_x355xx@1">C5   D5 (xx023x@1)   Am (x02210@1)  
And if this box is empty

Gtr 1:
e|----------------------|    
B|----------------------|    
G|----------------------| x2
D|----------0-23--2--0--|    
A|-0--2--3--------------|    
D|----------------------|

Gtr 2 (Back to picking):
  Am (x02210@1)  Bm..empty (x24432@1)   C (x32010@1)           Dm (xx0231@1)   Em (022000@1) F (133211@1)  
go out and find another one.
       Em (022000@1)     Dmwith (xx0231@1)a prettier design.
                  Am (x02210@1)    Bmand (x24432@1)greater depth inside.
      C (x32010@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)     Em (022000@1)     F (133211@1) Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm
and a lid to keep it all from spilling out.

Post Chorus:

Gtr 1:
e|---------------|    
B|---------------|    
G|---------------| x2
D|---------------|    
A|-3-------------|    
D|----5--3--3--5-|

Gtr 1:
e|----------------------|     |---------------|
B|----------------------|     |---------------|
G|----------------------| x4  |---------------|
D|----------0-23--2--0--|     |-3--3-2--------|
A|-0--2--3--------------|     |--------3---0--|
D|----------------------|     |----------5----|

Gtr 2:
            C (x32010@1)             Gand (320003@1)you can fill it up with letters.
F (133211@1)                          
back when things were better.
    C (x32010@1)             Gand (320003@1)both of you had blinders on
    F (133211@1)                    Am (x02210@1)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm
and story books together.
           C (x32010@1)        Dm (xx0231@1)       Em (022000@1)F (133211@1)         Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm  Am (x02210@1)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm        
and you pretend it outweighs all the bad things.
            C (x32010@1)             Dm (xx0231@1)     Em (022000@1)    F (133211@1)          Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm
and now she disconnects her phone, after the second ring.
            Am (x02210@1)          Bmand (x24432@1)all the drama you can swallow.
C (x32010@1)              Dm (xx0231@1) Em (022000@1)name="chord_133211@1">F Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm   Am (x02210@1)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm
never check your ego.
        C (x32010@1)      Dm (xx0231@1)     Em (022000@1) F (133211@1)  Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm
i guess no one's lonelier than you.

Outro:

Gtr 1:
e|----------------------|     
B|----------------------|   
G|----------------------|   
D|----------0-23--2--0--| (repeat until end)
A|-0--2--3--------------|     
D|----------------------|

Gtr 2:
Am (x02210@1)Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C    Dm (xx0231@1)Em (022000@1)name="chord_133211@1">F     Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm
And if this box is empty        x4

Am (x02210@1)Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C    Dm (xx0231@1)Em (022000@1)name="chord_133211@1">F     Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm
Ba dada.... (xx0232@1)                   (repeat until end)
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