Boxes Chords
by Travis
Boxes by Travis is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Bm, F#m, G, A, Em, C and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: D Bm F#m G A
D Bm
When everything
F#m G A
When everything was out of reach
D Bm
The sky was up
F#m G A
The ground was right below our feet
G Em
We played in boxes
D
We played in boxes
Bm
Cardboard boxes
G Em
We played in boxes
D
We played in boxes
Bm
Cardboard boxes
D Bm
We wasted time
F#m G A
We wasted time before we knew
D Bm
Don't punch the clock
F#m G A
Or time will run away with you
G Em
We live in boxes
D
We live in boxes
Bm
Concrete boxes
G Em
We live in boxes
D
We live in boxes
Bm
Concrete boxes
C
And now your childhood is over
Am
You're a man they have said
Em
You silently shoulder
G
All the plans they have made
C G
You pack down your boxes and ask
Who am I?
D Bm F#m G A
D Bm
The biggest trick
F#m G A
The biggest trick they play on you
D Bm
To make you think
F#m G A
The show won't go on without you
G Em
We go in boxes
D
We go in boxes
Bm
Wooden boxes
G Em
We go in boxes
D
We go in boxes
Bm
Wooden boxes
C
Now the room has been emptied
Am
I'm alone in my bed
Em
The heart is a box
G
Which the soul has fled
C
The spell has been broken
G
And the last word is said
D Bm F#m G A
G Em D