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Matter by Kayak Jones
Matter
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 4th fret
[Verse 1]
C C
My skin was steel, you made it rust
C G
And I just can't drink this off
C G
Hoping that it gets me through today
C G
Carved into my skin, I'm just a fragile little kid
C
I've been branded by this
G
My self-portrait lacks innocence
[Chorus]
Em
You keep saying that I matter
G
But it doesn't make me feel anything
Em
Just stop saying that there's next year
G
'Cause I don't think I'll make it past today
[Verse 2]
C
I was holding my own
G
But then your fingers traced the cracks in my bones
C
You said, "Just open up, kid
G
Then you can make yourself whole again"
[Chorus]
Em
You keep saying that I matter
G
But it doesn't make me feel anything
Em
Just stop saying that there's next year
G
'Cause I don't think I'll make it past today
[Bridge]
Em D C
It should have been me
Em D C
Laid out on the concrete
Em D C
I have to leave this body
Em D C
Please, just remember me
[Chorus]
Em
You keep saying that I matter
G
But it doesn't make me feel anything
Em
Just stop saying that there's next year
G
'Cause I don't think I'll make it past today
[Outro]
C G
My skin was steel, but now its rust
C G
I'm giving in, I'm fucking crushed
C G
You just couldn't even care at all
C
But maybe I'll get over this
G
And maybe I'll grow up from it
C G
But all I keep thinking is it should have been me
C G
It should've been me
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
[Intro + First Verse]
e |-------------------|-------------------|
C#|--3--3p0----5p0----|--3--3p0----5p0----|
A |---------------2p0-|---------------2p0-|
E |-------------------|-------------------|
A |-------------------|-------------------|
D |-4--4---2p0--------|-4--4---2p0--------|
e |--------------------|-------------------| x2
C#|--------------------|-------------------|
A |--0---0---5p4-4/7\4-|--0--0---5p4-0h2p0-|
E |-------------5/7----|-------------------|
A |-2---2-p0-----------|-2--2-p0-----------|
D |--------------------|-------------------|
[Pre Chorus] -[0:19]
"Carved into my skin.."
e |-----|-----|----|----| Let these chords
C#|-----|-----|----|----| ring out.
A |-0---|-0---|-0--|-0--|
E |-5---|-5---|-4--|-7--|
A |-5---|-4---|-0--|-7--|
D |-0---|-0---|-0--|-0--|
[Chorus] - [0:28]
"You say that I matter.."
e |-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-| These are the chords
C#|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-| being strummed,
A |-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-| listen to the song for
E |-2-|-0-|-5-|-0-| the rhythm.
A |-0-|-7-|-0-|-0-|
D |-0-|-7-|-4-|-2-|
[Second Verse] - [0:45]
"I was holding my own.."
e |---------|---------|---------|---------|
C#|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A |---0---0-|---0---0-|---0---0-|---0---0-|
E |--5---5--|--5---5--|--4---4--|--7---7--|
A |-5---5---|-4---4---|-0---0---|-7---7---|
D |---------|---------|---------|---------|
e |-----|-----|----|----| Play these
C#|-----|-----|----|----| chords all as
A |-0---|-0---|-0--|-0--| fast downstrokes.
E |-5---|-5---|-4--|-7--| Again, listen for
A |-5---|-4---|-0--|-7--| rhythm.
D |-0---|-0---|-0--|-0--|
e |-------------------|-------------------|-0-|
C#|--3--3p0----5p0----|--3--3p0----5p0----|-0-|
A |---------------2p0-|---------------2p0-|-2-|
E |-------------------|-------------------|-0-|
A |-------------------|-------------------|-0-|
D |-4--4---2p0--------|-4--4---2p0--------|-0-|
[Chorus] - [1:10]
"You say that I matter.."
e |-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-| These are the chords
C#|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-| being strummed as
A |-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-| before.
E |-2-|-0-|-5-|-0-|
A |-0-|-7-|-0-|-0-|
D |-0-|-7-|-4-|-2-|
[Bridge] - [1:29]
"It should have been me.."
e |-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-| x2
C#|-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-|-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-|
E |-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-|
A |-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-|
D |-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-|
e |-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|
A |-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-|
E |-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|
A |-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|
D |-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-|
[Chorus] - [1:46]
"You say that I matter.."
e |-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|
C#|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|
A |-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|
E |-2-|-0-|-5-|-0-|
A |-0-|-7-|-0-|-0-|
D |-0-|-7-|-4-|-2-|
[Last Verse] - [2:08]
"My skin was steel but now it's rust.."
e |-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-| Same chords as before,
C#|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-| but this time being
A |-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-| strummed slower than
E |-2-|-0-|-5-|-0-| the chorus.
A |-0-|-7-|-0-|-0-|
D |-0-|-7-|-4-|-2-|
My skin was steel, you made it rust
And I just can't drink this off,
Hoping that it gets me through the day.
Carved into my skin: I'm just a fragile little kid.
I've been grounded by this, my self portrait lacks innocence.
You keep saying that I matter but it doesn't make me feel anything.
Stop saying that there's next year
Cause I don't think I'll make it past today.
I was holding my own but then your
Fingers traced the cracks in my bones.
You said "just open up, kid. Then you can make yourself whole again".
You keep saying that I matter but it doesn't make me feel anything.
Stop saying that there's next year
Cause I don't think I'll make it past today.
It should have been me laid out on the concrete.
I have to leave this body, please just remember me.
You keep saying that I matter but it doesn't make me feel anything.
(I'm sorry I was born this way).
Stop saying that there's next year
Cause I don't think I'll make it past today.
(You won't remember me).
My skin was steel but now its rust, I'm giving in I'm fucking crushed.
You just couldn't even care at all.
But maybe I'll get over this and maybe I'll grow up from it.
All I keep thinking is it should have been me.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
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