After The Earthquake chords by Alvvays

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: B

Intro:

A | A | D | D |
A | A | G | G |
A | A | G | G |




Verse 1:
      A
After the earthquake
         G
Pictures hanging diagonally
              A
Drive through crying in a milkshake
          G
It wasn’t built to last

Verse 2:
      A
Up in the front seat
              G
You were playing with the station
             A
And I was fidgeting with the heat
           D        G      Em
Looking back to the vibrant days of racket in the hall


Chorus:
 D       A
Caution to the breeze
           Em        D    A
Say you’ll climb your way out of your wake now-ow
        Em
Velvet curtain drawn
 D       A
Flowers at your feet
          C        G     A
Say you’ll contemplate how you’re weighed down


Instrumental:
Em | D | A | A |
Em | D | A | A |


Verse 3:
          A             G
The pulse of the brakelight is the colour of burning embers
              A
If you wake up, will you remember
           G
The awful things I said at the edge of the bed?


Verse 4:
          A
Thrashing like a great white
                    G
     As they rolled you up on a stretcher
(I feel the  northern  tide    crashing)
                 A
And the faint words of Jessica Fletcher
(on  the  pines)
                  D    G      Em
     Were drowned out by the sound of racket in the hall
(I feel the  northern  tide   crashing on the pines)


Chorus:
 D      A
Caution to the breeze
           Em        D    A
Say you’ll climb your way out of your wake now-ow


Bridge 1:
   Dmaj7            Gmaj7
Those days
I’d never let you fall apart
      Dmaj7                Gmaj7
But things fade like the scent of a brand new car
             Dmaj7
Why would I ever fall in love again
   E7        Em    D    A
When every detail is over the guardrail?
           Em        D  A
Say you’ll climb your way out of your wake now


Chorus:
 A         C        Em   A
Say you’ll contemplate how you’re weighed down


Post-Chorus:
          Em D A
Are you awake now?
          Em D A
Are you awake now?


Outro:
       Em
Racket in the hall
 D       A
Caution to the breeze
        Em
Velvet curtain drawn
 D       A
Flowers at your feet


Outro:
Em | D | A | A |
C | G | A |