Shoe Box

[D]A key in the [E]door, a step on the [G]floor

A note on the [Gm]table and a [A]meal in the [D]micro

Note says "I'm in [E]bed, please make sure that you're [G]fed

If you're taking a [Gm]shower, you can [A]borrow my [D]bathrobe

And when I'm [E]asleep, I dream you move in next [G]week"

I crumple the [Gm]note and save it to[A] put inside my

** PRE-CHORUS
[D]Shoe box (shoe [A]box)

Shoe box of [Bm]lies  [A]      [G]

It's in with my [Gm]school stuff and my [A]mom never [D]cleans there

>From my first little[E] fib, when I still wore a[G] bib

To my latest att[Gm]empt at pre[A]tending I'm [D]someone

He's not seven[E]teen, and doesn't know what you [G]mean

When talk turns to [Gm]single malts or [A]stilton or my

Shoe box of [Bm]lies  [A]      [G]

[D]Shoe box (shoe [A]box)

Shoe box of [Bm]lies  [A]      [G]

Or are [A]you just finding [Bm]you don't [G]want any [D]more from [A]me?

("one-note solo" over chorus-like [D]-[A]-[Bm]-[G] progression x2)

That's making me [Gm]think that I should [A]never have [D]come here

I can offer you [E]lies, I can tell you [G]goodbye

I can tell you I'm [Gm]sorry, but I [A]can't tell the [D]truth, dear

And what if I [E]could-would it do any [G]good?

'Cause you'll never [Gm]get to see the [A]contents of my

Shoe box of [Bm]lies  [A]      [G]

[D]Shoe box (shoe [A]box)

Shoe box of [Bm]lies  [A]      [G]

[G]   Leave this [A]world behind me 'cause [Bm]you don't [G]want me [D]any[A]more

(vamp D-A-Bm-G progression with "Lie-ee-yie" all the way home and end on a
[Dsus4])
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There are two versions of "Shoe Box" being shipped to radio stations, so the
version you hear first may start with the chorus riffs twice (the single
remix) or it may begin just with Steven Page's vocals (that's the album
version).

I haven't figured out whether the song should be played with open or barre
chords, so right now I'm using a mix of both, depending on the part of the
song, until I see what feels comfy. The bulk of the song is played in
straight 4/4 downstrokes, though during the third verse and part of the
outro, they're off-beat upstrokes, which sounds kinda cool. My chord choices:

[D]: 000232 or X5777X
G: 355433 or 320003
[A]: X02220 or 577655
(The guys do sound like they're sneakin' in a fast Dsus4 and an Asus4 during
the chorus, so those of you who wanna put 'em in there for the full effect,
go to town...)

Let me know what you think and feel free to send corrections...