The 21st
Blue October
RockMedium for beginners7 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
C
Cmaj7Diagram coming soon
Am
Asus2Diagram coming soon
F
G
Em
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
==INTRO== C (Cmaj7) C Am (Asus2) Am F C ==VERSE== C Cmaj7 C The 21st comes so soon every month Am Asus2 Am An anniversary of not being strong enough F C You're much too co-dependent, a shrink is recommended C Cmaj7 C Your father tells you to try to be responsible Am Asus2 Am Your mother loves you, but not the way she did before F C Your brother's torn to pieces, but no one knows the reasons ==Instrumental== G F Am Em G F Am Em Em C (Cmaj7) C Am (Asus2) Am F C ==VERSE== C Cmaj7 C He loves the winter, but it smells too much like memories Am Asus2 Am The ornament she gave him still hangs from his Christmas tree F C A jingle bell will glisten, that's when she loved to kiss him C Cmaj7 C So say farewell to all the little things she would say and do Am Asus2 Am The morning, sleepy eyed girl waves goodbye to you F C You're much too co-dependent, a shrink is recommended yeah... G F But yeah, who are the people you hang around with? Am Em Who are the ones you're gonna call when you feel like ending it all? G F But yeah, who are the people you hang around with? Am Em Who are the ones you're gonna call when you feel like ending it all? ==OUTRO== Em C But I can't bring you down Am But I can't bring you down F But I can't bring you down C But I can't bring you down C (Cmaj7) C Am (Asus2) Am F C Am But I can't bring you down F But I can't bring you down C But I can't bring you down
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Chord set
C · Cmaj7 · Am · Asus2 · F · G · Em
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.