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Permanent by The Milk Carton Kids
Permanent
Standard tuned a whole step down.
Chords:
Am 002210
C x32010
Fmaj7/C x33210
G 320001
Intro:
C G Am G Fmaj7/C G
Fmaj7/C C Am G Fmaj7/C C
Verse 1:
Fmaj7/C C
I think i'm going to work construction
G Am
Just to make something of myself
Fmaj7/C C G
I can't live off these childhood trophies on my shelf
Fmaj7/C C
I want to get my hands dirty
G Am
I want to feel a burning in my legs
Fmaj7/C C G
I want more than the receipt for what i paid
Chorus:
Am G
Because everybody loves something new
Fmaj7/C C
'cause you can open it and plug it in
Am G
And it feels like a good night's sleep
Fmaj7/C C
Like the girl you like paid you a compliment
G Am G Fmaj7/C
They can keep the change and they can keep 'em coming they can talk to
G
who's listening
C G Am G Fmaj7/C C
I'm still looking for something a little more permanent
Verse 2:
Fmaj7/C C
I am not a poet
G Am
Show me the easy way and i'll do it
Fmaj7/C C G
No one could ever say that i've been trying way too hard
Fmaj7/C C
Everything that i have ever owned
G Am G
Got dusty and old
Fmaj7/C C G
So i threw it out just to make myself some room
Chorus:
Am G
I'm like everybody i love something new
Fmaj7/C C
'cause you can open it and plug it in
Am G
And it feels like a good night's sleep
Fmaj7/C C
Like the girl you like paid you a compliment
G Am G Fmaj7/C
They can keep the change and they can keep 'em coming they can talk to
G
who's listening
C G Am G Fmaj7/C C
I'm still looking for something that I can die with
Verse 3:
Fmaj7/C C
If my luck is running out
G Am
Please don't let it be so with love
G Fmaj7/C C G
It's been a long year but i'm not ready to give up
Fmaj7/C C
Even if I lay ten million bricks
G Am
And they break through the summer haze
G Fmaj7/C C G
Someone will come around and bulldoze them down some day Ohhhhh
Chorus:
Am G
Because everybody loves something new
Fmaj7/C C
You get rid of what came before
Am G
And it feels like a long hot shower
Fmaj7/C C
Like getting in your bed when the sheets are warm
G Am G Fmaj7/C
So they can keep construction and they can keep em coming and I wont be
G
listening
C G Am G Fmaj7/C G
Cause I found something a little more permanent
C G Am G Fmaj7/C C
Oh yes, I found someone that I can die with
C G Am G Fmaj7/C C
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version 2
standard tuning, but it is tuned down a whole step.
Chords: Am 002210 C x32010 Fmaj7/C x33210 G 320001
Intro:
C G Am G Fmaj7/C G Fmaj7/C C Am G Fmaj7/C C
Verse 1:
Fmaj7/C C
I think i'm going to work construction
G Am
Just to make something of myself
Fmaj7/C C G
I can't live off these childhood trophies on my shelf
Fmaj7/C C
I want to get my hands dirty
G Am
I want to feel a burning in my legs
Fmaj7/C C G
I want more than the receipt for what I paid
Chorus:
Am G
Because everybody loves something new
Fmaj7/C C
'cause you can open it and plug it in
Am G
And it feels like a good night's sleep
Fmaj7/C C
Like the girl you like paid you a compliment
C G Am G Fmaj7/C
They can keep the change and they can keep 'em coming they can talk to
G
who’s listening
C G Am G Fmaj7/C C
I'm still looking for something a little more permanent
Break: C G Am G Fmaj7/C C
Verse 2:
I am not a poet
Show me the easy way and I'll do it
No one could ever say that I've been trying way too hard
Everything that I have ever owned
Got dusty and old
So I threw it out just to make myself some room
Chorus:
I'm like everybody I love something new
'cause you can open it and plug it in
And it feels like a good night's sleep
Like the girl you like paid you a compliment
They can keep the change and they can keep 'em coming they can talk to who's listening
I'm still looking for something that I can die with
Break: C G Am G Fmaj7/C C
Verse 3:
If my luck is running out
Please don't let it be so with love
It's been a long year but I'm not ready to give up
Even if I lay ten million bricks
And they break through the summer haze
Someone will come around and bulldoze them down some day Ohhhhh
Chorus:
Because everybody loves something new
You get rid of what came before
And it feels like a long hot shower
Like getting in your bed when the sheets are warm
So they can keep construction and they can keep em coming and I won't be listening
Cause I found something a little more permanent G
Oh yes, I found someone that I can die with
C G Am G Fmaj7/C C
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version 3
Standard tuned a whole step down.
Joey plays an E7 (rather than G) in certain places. Change to the intro chords and I've
added the interlude chords played under Kenneth's solo. Sounds better.
Chords:
Am 002210
C x32010
Fmaj7/C x33210
G 320001
E7 020100
Intro:
C E7 Am G Fmaj7/C G
C E7 Am G Fmaj7/C C
Verse 1:
Fmaj7/C C
I think i'm going to work construction
E7 Am
Just to make something of myself
G Fmaj7/C C G
I can't live off these childhood trophies on my shelf
Fmaj7/C C
I want to get my hands dirty
E7 Am
I want to feel a burning in my legs
G Fmaj7/C C G
I want more than the receipt for what i paid
Chorus:
Am G
Because everybody loves something new
Fmaj7/C C
'cause you can open it and plug it in
Am G
And it feels like a good night's sleep
Fmaj7/C C
Like the girl you like paid you a compliment
C E7 Am G
Fmaj7/C
They can keep the change and they can keep 'em coming they can talk to
G
who's listening
C E7 Am G
Fmaj7/C C
I'm still looking for something a little more permanent
C E7 Am G Fmaj7/C C
Verse 2:
Fmaj7/C C
I am not a poet
E7 Am
Show me the easy way and i'll do it
G Fmaj7/C C G
No one could ever say that i've been trying way too hard
Fmaj7/C C
Everything that i have ever owned
E7 Am G
Got dusty and old
Fmaj7/C C G
So i threw it out just to make myself some room
Chorus:
Am G
I'm like everybody i love something new
Fmaj7/C C
'cause you can open it and plug it in
Am G
And it feels like a good night's sleep
Fmaj7/C C
Like the girl you like paid you a compliment
C E7 Am G
Fmaj7/C
They can keep the change and they can keep 'em coming they can talk to
G
who's listening
C E7 Am G
Fmaj7/C C
I'm still looking for something that I can die with
Solo Chords:
Am G Fmaj7/C C
Am G Fmaj7/C C
C E7 Am G Fmaj7/C G
C E7 Am G Fmaj7/C C
Fmaj7/C C Fmaj7/C C
Verse 3:
Fmaj7/C C
If my luck is running out
E7 Am
Please don't let it be so with love
G Fmaj7/C C G
It's been a long year but i'm not ready to give up
Fmaj7/C C
Even if I lay ten million bricks
E7 Am
And they break through the summer haze
G Fmaj7/C C G
Someone will come around and bulldoze them down some day Ohhhhh
Chorus:
Am G
Because everybody loves something new
Fmaj7/C C
You get rid of what came before
Am G
And it feels like a long hot shower
Fmaj7/C C
Like getting in your bed when the sheets are warm
C E7 Am
G Fmaj7/C
So they can keep construction and they can keep em coming and I wont be
G
listening
C E7 Am G
Fmaj7/C G
Cause I found something a little more permanent
C E7 Am G Fmaj7/C C
Oh yes, I found someone that I can die with
C E7 Am G Fmaj7/C C
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