Chord Nada Surf Blankest Year Versi 1

Nada Surf
"Blankest Year" from "The Weight is a Gift"

tabbed by Dan Farrelly (dfarr@udel.edu)

standard tuning, listen to song for strumming, it's up and down strokes alternating,
simple

Intro/Verse/Outro Chords:

G# E B F#
e--4--7--2--9---|
B--4--9--4--11--|
G--5--9--4--11--|
D--6--9--4--11--|
A--6--7--2--9---|
E--4------------|

Chorus/Bridge Chords:

C#m B F# E
e--4---2--2---0--|
B--5---4--2---0--|
G--6---4--3---1--|
D--6---4--4---2--|
A--4---2--4---2--|
E---------2---0--|

Intro:

G# E B F# E

G# E B F# E
x2
Oh to hell with it, I'm gonna have a party

G# E B F# E


Chorus:
C#m
I had the blankest year
B F#
I saw life turn into a TV show
C#m
It was totally weird
B F#
The person I knew I didn't really know


Verse:

G# E B F# E

G# E
Time don't move
B F# E
We're the only ones who do
G# E
Bending Reason
B F# E
'Cause it's all we hold on too


Chorus x 1


Bridge:

start strumming C#m

F#
And now it's lonely
E B
Thank God the band's doing well
F#
But you don't own me
E B
I'd like to return this spell
C#m
'Cause it's not my size
B F#
And your lies are so much bigger
C#m
Than my Lies
B F#
And your ties are made of things that shouldn't make ties


Outro:

G# E B F# E

G# E B F# E
x 3
Oh fuck it, (fuck it) I'm gonna have a party

let the E ring on the last time through then end on G# hit once