Routine Maintenance Chords
Routine Maintenance by Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Cmaj9, F7M, G, Am, F and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
C
C Cmaj9
All of us here under the same roof again
F7M
I'm sitting in your favorite chair
G
Playing with the fraying threads
C
I'm sleeping in Catherine's room
Cmaj9
In a twin sized bed
F7M G
She shares mine with Colin 'cause it's got more space for him
Am G
And Pop, she ain't in no shape, to take care of anything
verse 2
F7M G
So I'll bring him to school, and tell him that it's okay
C G
I try to look half-put-together
F
So the teachers know he's safe
F7M G
And I'm raking the leaves, I'm unclogging the drain
C Cmaj9 C
I'm trying to be someone you can count on for a change
Cmaj9 F7M G
verse 3
C Cmaj9
Out in the garage, to the tune of the evening news
F7M G
Mom needs her oil changed, it's six months overdue
C Cmaj9
And I spent those freezing nights, shaking out here with you
F7M G
Holding the flashlight still, guess I learned a thing or two
Am G
And Colin seems interested, so I act like I'm good at this
F7M G
So I pull out the plug and letting it drain
C Cmaj9 F7M
Trying to find the right filter to replace
F7M G
And I'm doing the wash and touching up paint
C Cmaj9 C
I'm tryna be someone you can count on for a change
Cmaj9 F7M G C Cmaj9 F7M G
verse 4
Am G
In the years since we spread your ashes
C Cmaj9 F7M
Sammy got traded to L.A. and then to Kansas
Am G
In the years since everything happened
C Cmaj9 F7M C
I've been out looking for where the light went
G7 F
I think I've found out where the light is
Verse 5
F7M G
So I'm packing his lunch then I'm going to bed
C Cmaj9 F7M
I don't want to see how dark the night gets
F7M
And I'm shoveling snow
G
And I'm fixing the gate
C Cmaj9 C
I'm going to be someone you can count on for a change