Surface Envy Chords
Surface Envy by Sleater-Kinney is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords B, D, Bm and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
B D
Throw me a rope,
B D
Give me a leg.
B D B D D
I haven't seen daylight in what must be days
B D
I took the long way down
B D
Lost track of myself
B D B D D
Confidence fell down the steepest of slopes.
B D
Give me a line;
B D
Lend me an oar.
B D B D D
I'll row you an ocean, I could do more!
B D
I feel so much stronger
B D
Now that you're here.
B D B D D
We've got so much to do. Let me make that clear.
B D B D
We win, we lose, only together do we break the rules
We win, we lose, only together do we make the rules
verse 2
B D
I'm breaking the surface,
B D
Tasting the air.
B D B D D
I'm reaching for things like never before.
B D
The anchor is heavy,
B D
I can't hold the weight;
B D B D D
The guilt holds me down - won't let me be myself!
B D
Suck it all in!
B D
Suck it all up!
B D B D D
Let go of thoughts holding me back!
B D
I'll push twice as hard
B D
Towards it you see,
B D B D
And the past falls away to the bottom of the deep.
B D B D
We win, we lose, only together do we break the rules
We win, we lose, only together do we make the rules
Bridge
B D X2
Bm D X2
B D X2
D
B D B D
We win, we lose, only together do we break the rules
We win, we lose, only together do we make the rules
Outro
B D Bm D
When we leave say goodbye to your old way of life.
B D B D
I can breathe way up high now it's our turn to fly
(Dm) D B