• Song:

    Bruises

  • Artist:

    Train

  • Album:

    Bruises

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  (- Abdim -) 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

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  Bm     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.
Bm      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
Bm              A              Gsus2  D/F#   Em             A
That town I know is keeping you down on your knees

Chorus:
D       Gsus2  Bm     A/Asus4
These bruises make for better conversation
D       Gsus2  Bm     A/Asus4
Loses the vibe that separates
G                       A
It's good to let you in again
F#/Bb                  Bm
You're not alone and how you've been
Em      D/F#   Gsus2  A/Asus4
Everybody loses we all got bruises
D       Gsus2  Bm     A/Asus4

D       Gsus2  Bm     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
Bm                      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
Bm              A      G      D/F#
Can't believe how time flies by
Em                              A
Leaving you makes me wanna cry

Chorus:
D       Gsus2  Bm           A/Asus4
These bruises make for better conversation
D       Gsus2  Bm      A/Asus4
Loses the vibe that separates
G                       A
It's good to let you in again
F#/Bb               Bm
You're not alone and how you've been
Em      D/F#   Gsus2  A/Asus4
Everybody loses we all got bruises
D       Gsus2  Bm     A/Asus4

D       Gsus2  Bm     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/Bb
I would love to fix you too
G               A              D  (- Ebdim -) E
Please don't fix a thing whatever you do

Chorus:
D       Gsus2  Bm     A/Asus4
These bruises make for better conversation
D       Gsus2  Bm     A/Asus4
Loses the vibe that separates
G                       A
It's good to know you got a friend
F#/Bb                  Bm
To remember now and then
Em      D/F#   Gsus2  A/Asus4
Everybody loses

Chorus:
D       Gsus2  Bm     A/Asus4
These bruises make for better conversation
D       Gsus2  Bm     A/Asus4
Loses the vibe that separates
G                       A
It's good to let you in again
F#/Bb                  Bm
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  Bm     A/Asus4
We all got bruises
D       Gsus2  Bm     A/Asus4
We all got bruises
D
We all got bruises




Sindre Berge, 11th of April 2012
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