Massachusetts Chords
by Silverstein
Massachusetts by Silverstein is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, G, C, F and G#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am G C G
Verse 1:
Am
She's cutting out the bruises,
F G Am
Forgetting her excuses for being here again
F C G Am
with a suitcase packed and waiting by the door.
F G Am
In her head, convinced herself she hasn't lost enough to quit.
F C
But tonight she lays here thinking,
G F C G
"What if I just left
Am G F
In the middle of the night
C G
Back to California
Am G
And never look back?"
Am F
She'll fantasize about it
C G F
every single day but she can't find it
G Am
in her heart to run away,
C
and no one's listening.
Am F
With Northern Massachusetts,
C G
on his knees to stay, he's begging,
F G Am
"Please, oh baby please, I can explain.
F G
It won't happen again."
Verse 2:
Am
He's putting out the fires
F C
and he's making her believe
G Am
he's really changed this time;
F G Am
But it's obvious it's just another lie, lapse and relapse.
F C G
And again she lays beside him thinking,
F C G Am G F
"I'll pretend in the middle of the night,
C G
my eyes are closed, I'm sleeping,
Am G
But I won't come back."
Am F
She'll fantasize about it
C G F
every single day but she can't find it
G Am
in her heart to run away,
C
And no one's listening.
Am F
With Northern Massachusetts,
C G
On his knees to stay, he's begging,
F G Am
"Please, oh baby please, I can explain.
Ad lib: Am G F G
It won't happen again... It won't happen again"
Bridge:
Am
How long can this last?
G#m
The final straw was the hospital.
F
At least she told herself that.
G
But she just can't find the strength to end it.
F C G Am G F
"I just left in the middle of the night,
C G
Back to California,
Am G
And never look back..."
Am F
She'll fantasize about it
C G F
every single day but she can't find it
G Am
in her heart to run away,
C
And no one's listening.
Am F
With Northern Massachusetts,
C G
On his knees to stay, he's begging,
F G Am
"Please, oh baby please, I can explain.
C
It won't happen again"
Am F
She'll fantasize about it
C G F
every single day but she can't find it
G Am
in her heart to run away, (to run away...)
C
And no one's listening.
Am F
With Northern Massachusetts,
C G (ON his knees to stay...)
On his knees to stay, he's begging,
F G Am
"Please, oh baby please, I can explain.
Am
It won't happen again"