The Clincher — Chevelle
Chords and lyrics for The Clincher by Chevelle (key of F).
Verse 1
Made this by my ear and also with the help of power chords.
N.C. means there is no chord there. Keep playing but leave all the strings
open.
At intro and bridge, after hitting the strings once, when they are open,
immediately change to Am .
Am/Bb : 012210
Intro
[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
Touch!
Verse 1
[Am]I'll stand for [Am/Bb]nothing [Am]less
[Am]Or never stand[Am/Bb] again[Am]
[Am]These are the [Am/Bb]limits [Am]when one's buried
[Am]This body's left [Am/Bb]the [Am]soul
Pre-Chorus
[F]Could we have [Am]known?
Never would [F]I, helped to nail [Am]down
Verse 2
[Am]Careful of [Am/Bb]drifting off[Am]
[Am]Now losing taste [Am/Bb]and [Am]touch
[Am]Turning a pale [Am/Bb]blue, [Am]leaning in to say
[Am]This body's left [Am/Bb]the [Am]soul
[Am]The brain needs [Am/Bb]oxygen[Am]
[Am]Can't sneak around [Am/Bb]this [Am]bait
[Am]His catacomb [Am/Bb]has [Am]got me by the chin
[Am]This body's left [Am/Bb]the [Am]soul
Chorus
[F]Could we have [Am]known?
Never would [C]I, helped to nail [G]down
[F]With nothing to [Am]gain
Here's the [C]clincher, this should be [G]you
Bridge
Now saturate, [Am]now saturate[Am]
Now saturate, [Am]now saturate [Am]and touch![Am]
Now saturate! [Am]Now saturate![Am]
Now saturate, [Am]the earth![Am]
Now saturate, [Am]now saturate[Am]
Now saturate, [Am]the earth!![Am]
Chorus
[F]Well could we have [Am]known?
Never would [C]I, helped to nail [G]down
(I'll stand for nothing [F]less)
With nothing to [Am]gain, here's the [C]clincher
This should be [G]you, made cold and [F]crippled
This happened to [Am]be, never [C]changing
Holding [G]inside (or never stand [F]again)
The phobia [Am]viewed, made cold and [C]crippled
Ending it [G]all
Outro
Now saturate! [Am]Now saturate![Am]
Now saturate! [Am]Now saturate! [Am]The earth![Am]
Now saturate, [Am]now saturate[Am]
Now saturate[Am]
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