Short Work Chords
Short Work by Kris Delmhorst is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em, D/F#, C and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
CAPO: 5
Intro: G ~ Em D/F# G (2x)
~ Em D/F#
Well, pinch me, won't you pinch me, I think I'm stuck in some bad dream
G C
'Cause, suddenly the things I knew, well they're not quite what they seem
Em D/F#
'Cause, weren't you the one who pleaded and begged for me to stay
G C
Told me you can't live without me and then you walked away
G Am
And you made short work of a big dream
C D/F#
You made brown leaves out of all my summer green
G Am
You made mincemeat out of my pride
C D/F# G
Now I'm leaving and I'm even making short work of goodbye
INTERLUDE: ~ Em D/F# G ~ Em D/F# G ~
Em D/F#
Spare me, won't you spare me, can't you spare me that routine
G C
'Cause there ain't nothing in that bucket gonna make this mess come clean
Em D/F#
No, I never could forget, oh, the way you turned so cold
G C
And the silence that you kept and all those lies that you told
G Am
When you made short work of a big dream
C D/F#
You made brown leaves out of all my summer green
G Am
You made mincemeat out of my pride
C D/F# G
Now I'm leaving and I'm even making short work of goodbye
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