Basement Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]You [F]can leave me
[Am]alone in the basement
[Dm]And I'll be at home[C]
closets [Gm]in my he[F]ad
Hanging out with [Am]my friends
in the [Dm]basement
Running away [C]from [Gm]the things I [F]fear

[Verse 2]
Not even [Am]there
I don't [Dm]amount to anything
[C]Don't nee[Gm]d it
[F]When you tell me life isnt [Am]fair
The words make [Dm]echoes in
my head[C]s
When they fall to [Gm]pieces
[F]Because I don't even car[E]e
Nothing handed [Dm]down to me
Like [Bb]aunty and all [C]my [F]neices

[Verse 3]
You can leave me [Am]alone
in the [Dm]basement
And I'll be [C]at home closets
[Gm]in my he[F]ad
Hanging out with my [Am]friend
s in the [Dm]basement
Running [C]away from the [Gm]things I [F]fear
You can leave me [Am]alone

[Verse 4]
in the basement
[Dm]Im always at home[C]
[Gm]laying in my [F]bed
Hanging out with my [Am]friend
s they're all like [Dm]me
Keep on running [C]away from
the [Gm]things I [F]fear

[Verse 5]
Life isn't [Am]fair
No things handed [Dm]down to me
Please [C]give me [Gm]something[F]
Wasn't even pre[Am]pared
And when its all coming [Dm]down to me
Run [C]away don't even [Gm]pretend[F]
That I'm not even [C]scared
It got so im[Dm]possibly out of
con[Bb]trol I was be[F]ing
You can leave me [Am]alone

[Verse 6]
in the [Dm]basement
And I'll be at [C]home closets
[Gm]in my he[F]ad
Hanging out with my [Am]friend
s in the [Dm]basement
Running away [C]from the [Gm]things I [C]fear

[Interlude 1]
[F][Am][Dm][C]
[Gm][F][Am][Dm]
[C][Gm][F][Am][Dm]
[C][Gm][F]

[Verse 7]
You can leave me [Am]alone
in the [Dm]basement
And I'll be at [C]home closets
[Gm]in my he[F]ad
Hanging out with my [Am]friend
s in the [Dm]basement
Running [C]away from the [Gm]things I [F]fear

[Verse 8]
You can leave me [Am]alone in the basement
[Dm]You can leave me
[C]alone in the [Gm]basement
[F]You can leave me alo[Am]ne in the basement
[Dm]You can leave me alone
[C]in the bas[Gm]e me[F]nt