Basket Case

Intro A Gsus2 D A Gsus2 D Verse A Gsus2 D i don’t want to talk about it to you A Gsus2 D i’m not an open book that you can rifle through A Bm7 Gsus2 Em7 the cold hard truth that you’ll see right to D A Gsus2 i’m just a basket case without you A Gsus2 D he’s not a magic man or a perfect fit A Gsus2 D but had a steady hand and i got used to it A Bm7 Gsus2 Em7 and a glass cage heart and invited me in D A Gsus2 and now i’m just a basket case without him Chorus D Gsus2 you’re begging for the truth Gm D ( G/D A/D ) so i’m saying it to you Gsus2 i’ve been saving your place Gm and what good does it do D A Gsus2 now i’m just a basket case D A Gsus2 now i’m just a basket case Verse A Gsus2 D i don’t say much and it’ll stay that way A Gsus2 D you got a steel train touch and i’m just a track you lay A Bm7 Gsus2 Em7 so i’ll stay right here underneath you D A Gsus2 i’m just a basket case and that’s what we do Chorus D Gsus2 you’re begging for the truth Gm D ( G/D A/D ) so i’m saying it to you D Gsus2 i’ve been saving your place Gm and what good does it do D A Gsus2 now i’m just a basket case Bridge D won’t somebody come on in and tug at my seams A oh send your armies in of robbers and thieves Bm Gsus2 D/F# Gsus2 A Bm7 A7/C# to steal the state i’m in i don’t want it anymore Chorus D Gsus2 you’re begging for the truth Gm D ( G/D A/D ) so i’m saying it to you D Gsus2 i’ve been saving your place Gm and what good does it do D A Gsus2 now i’m just a basket case D A Gsus2 now i’m just a basket case D A Gsus2 now i’m just a basket case D A Gsus2 now i’m just a basket case note : these chords are simplifications of the actual voicings . here is a description of what the actual guitar voicings are : 1 ) the first strum of the a major chord consists of the notes a and E , but the subsequent strums are voiced like this : A - D - A - C# - D ( more like A Dmaj7/a without an F# ) . 2 ) the Gsus2 chord includes a b; the voicing is approximately : G - D - A - B - D . 3 ) the Em7 chord includes an a; the voicing is approx . E - B - G - A - D . 4 ) the Gm chord includes an a; the voicing is approx . G - D - A - A# - D .