Red House Painters - I'm Sorry
Scored by ed [ed] johnson
Should be played with a capo on the 2nd fret
Seems reasonably right to me and is consistent with some of the chords used in other red
painters songs, but any improvements would be appreciated.
Chords
Bm7 Bm7/A G F#m Bm7/G Bm7/F# Bm7/E
E|------2-----------2----------3---------2----------2---------2------2----|B|------3-----------3----------3---------2----------3---------3------3----|G|------2-----------2----------0---------2----------2---------2------2----|D|------4-----------4----------0---------4----------4---------4------4----|A|------2-----------2----------2---------0----------2---------2------2----|E|-----------------------------3---------2----------3---------2------0----|
[riff 1] Bm7 Bm7/AE|-------2-----2---------2-------------------2------2---------2------------|B|-------3-----3---------3-------------------3------3---------3------------|G|-------2-----2---------2-------------------2------2---------2------------|D|-------4-----4---------4-----4/5/4---------4------4---------4------------|A|---2--------------2-----------2--------0---------------0---------0h2p0---|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[riff 2]
E|-------2------2-----2-----2-------2------2-----2---------------|B|-------3------3-----3-----3-------3------3-----3---------------|G|-------2------2-----2-----2-------2------2-----2---------------|D|-------4------4-----4-----4------------------------------------|A|---2-----------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------3-----2-----0-------3-----2------0------------------|
[riff 1]
Bm7
It's cold here in the city
Bm7/A
Always seems that way
Bm7 Bm7/A
I've been thinking about you almost everyday
Bm7
Thinking about the good times
Bm7/A
Thinking about the pain
Bm7 Bm7/A
Thinking about how bad it feels all alone again
G F#m Bm7 Bm7/F#
I'm sorry for the way things are in China
G F#m Bm7 Bm7/F#
I'm sorry things ain't what they used to be
G F#m
But more than anything else
[riff 2]
Bm7 Bm7/G Bm7/F# Bm7/E,
I'm sorry for myself
Bm7/G Bm7/F# Bm7/E [hold]
[riff 1]
That you're not here with me
Bm7
My friends all ask about you
Bm7/A
I say you're doing fine
Bm7 Bm7/A
I expect to hear from you almost any time
Bm7
They all know I'm lying
Bm7/A
I cant sleep at night
Bm7 Bm7/A
They all know I'm dying deep down inside
G F#m Bm7 Bm7/F#
I'm sorry for all the lies I told you
G F#m Bm7 Bm7/F#
I'm sorry for the things I didn't say
G F#m/A
But more than anything else
[riff 2]
Bm7 /G /F#, /E,
I'm sorry for myself
Bm7/G Bm7/F# Bm7/E [hold]
[riff 1]
I cant believe you went away
G F#m Bm7 Bm7/F#
I'm sorry if I took some things for granted
G F#m Bm7 Bm7/F#
I'm sorry for the chains I put on you
G F#m
But more than anything else
[riff 2]
Bm7 /G /F#, /E,
I'm sorry for myself
Bm7/G Bm7/F# Bm7/E [hold]
[riff 1]
for living without you
[repeat riff 1 to fade]
