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Meaningless

Jon Brion
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
-002220 -002200 -000232
-000230 -x46464 -022100
-xx4232 -022000 -x24432
-x13331 -x46654 -032010
oil  tankers and the national  guard
I  came to meet you but I camped  out in your yard
why  turn the key
there's  so much here to see
 these are  my memories
 of precious places  and precious things
 that were meaningless before
 We'd seen  them together
Old  hinges squeaking  in the rain
That  hotel by the highway  where we stayed
There's  something every hour
Who  needs the Eiffel tower
 When we've  got memories
 Of precious places,  precious things
 That were meaningless before
 We'd seen  them together
The  pen, the car,  the paint, the peel
 The moon and star,  the message clear
 Liberty raised  her hand to us
 As if to say  its ok
 Live today,  live today
I  said don't leave me don't  break the tie
Then  I left you and time  went rolling by
Now  here's what I can't stand
I  know that every landmark
Triggers memories
 Of stupid places  and silly things
 That were meaningless before
 We'd seen  them together
Meaningless before
 We'd seen  them together
 They were meaningless before
 We'd seen  them together
 I'm very sure you guys can figure it out from here.
 This is not EXACTLY how jon plays it on the album
 but, hey, at least you got the chords.

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Readable chord sheet for Meaningless by Jon Brion

[A]-002220       [Asus2]-002200   [D]-000232
[Dsus2]-000230   [C#7]-x46464     [E]-022100
[D/F#]-xx4232    [Em]-022000      [Bm]-x24432
[Bb]-x13331      [C#m]-x46654     [C]-032010

[A]     [D]     [A]     [D]

[A]oil tankers and the [D]national guard
[A]I came to meet you but I [C#7]camped out in your yard
[D]why turn the [E]key
[D]there's so much here to [E]see
these [D]are my [A]memorie[E]s    [D/F#]            [A]

of [E]precious [D/F#]places and precious [F#m]things
that were [Em]meaningless [Bm]before
We'd [Bb]seen them [A]togeth[D]er    [A]          [D]

[A]Old hinges [D]squeaking in the rain
[A]That hotel by the [C#7]highway where we stayed
[D]There's something every [E]hour
[D]Who needs the Eiffel [E]tower
When [D]we've got [A]memorie[E]s    [D/F#]            [A]

Of [E]precious [D/F#]places, precious [F#m]things
That were [Em]meaningless [Bm]before
We'd [Bb]seen them [A]togeth[D]er

[E]The pen, the [C#m]car, the paint, the [D]peel
The moon and [Bm]star, the message [E]clear
Liberty [C#m]raised her hand to [D]us
As if to [Bm]say its [F]ok
Live [D/F#]today, live [A]today  [E]       [D/F#]

[A]      [E]    [D/F#]    [F#m]    [Em]    [Bm]    [Bb]

[A]I said don't leave me [D]don't break the tie
[A]Then I left you and [C#7]time went rolling by
[D]Now here's what I can't [E]stand
[D]I know that every [E]landmark
[D]Triggers [A]memorie[E]s    [D/F#]            [A]

Of [E]stupid [D/F#]places and silly [F#m]things
That were [Em]meaningless [Bm]before
We'd [Bb]seen them [F#m]together
[Em]Meaningless [Bm]before
We'd [Bb]seen them [F#m]together
They were [Em]meaningless [Bm]before
We'd [Bb]seen them [A]togeth[D]er    [A]          [C]               [G]

[A]     [D]     [A]     [C]    [G]
[A]     [D]     [A]     [C]    [G]
[A]     [D]     [A]     [C]    [G]
[A]

I'm very sure you guys can figure it out from here.
This is not EXACTLY how jon plays it on the album
but, hey, at least you got the chords.

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