Jars of Clay

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Jars of Clay

Work

Good Monsters

This is from Jars of Clay's new cd "Good Monsters" coming out Sep. 5th, enjoy!

Tuning - Standard (E A D G B e)

NOTE: This is the album version, not the radio edit. On the radio edit the intro is shorter.

Intro (2x)

G|---4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--7--7--7--7---|

D|---4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--7--7--7--7---|

A|---2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5--5--5--5---|

E|----------------------------------------------------|

Intro Part 2 (2x)

G|---4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11---|

D|---4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11---|

A|---2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---9--9--9--9---|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|---12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11--9-9-9-9---|

D|---12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11--9-9-9-9---|

A|---10-10-10-10---9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7---|

E|---------------------------------------|

Verse 1 (2x)

“Just in case

I will leave my things packed

So I can run away

I cannot trust these voices…”

E|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---|

B|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---|

G|---7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---|

D|---------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2---|

A|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B~

“…I don't have a lot of prospects

A~

That can give some kind of peace

B~

There is nothing left to cling to

A~

That can bring me sweet release

B

I have no fear of drowning

A

It's the breathing

B

That's taking all this work…”

NOTE: Chords with a “~” after them strum one time and then do a little bit of finger

before next chord change and so on.

Chorus (Palm Muted)

G

“…Do you know

A

What I mean

B

When I say

G

‘I don't wanna be alone’

A

What I mean

B

When I say

‘I don't wanna be alone’…”

Intro Part 2

Verse 2

“…Empty spaces

Shadows hit by streetlights

The warning signs and weight

Of tired conversations…”

E|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---|

B|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---|

G|---7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---|

D|---------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2---|

A|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B~

“…In the absence of a shoulder

A~

In the absence of a thief

B~

On the brink of this destruction

A~

On the eve of bittersweet

B

Now all the demons look like prophets

A

And I'm living out

B A

Every word they speak

B A

Every word they speak…”

Chorus (Palm Mute)

G A B B

G

“…Do you know

A

What I mean

B

When I say

G

‘I don't wanna be alone’

A

What I mean

B

When I say

G

‘I don't wanna be alone’

A

What I mean

B

When I say

‘I don't wanna be alone’…”

Bridge

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---11-11-13-13-11-11-13-13-(2x)-14-14-16-16-14-14-16-16-(2x)---|

E|----------------------------------------------------------|

B|---15-15-17-17-15-15-17-17-(2x)-15-15-15-15-14-14-14-14---|

G|----------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10--13-(8x)-12-(8x)-13-(8x)-12-(8x)---|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus (Not Palm Muted)

G

“…Do you know

A

What I mean

B

When I say

G

‘I don't wanna be alone’

A

What I mean

B

When I say

G

‘I don't wanna be alone’

A

What I mean

B

When I say

G

I don’t want to be alone

A

Alone, alone

B

I don’t want to be alone

G

I have no fear of drowning

A

It’s the breathing

B

That’s taking all this work…”

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