Self-Destruct Chords, What Made Milwaukee Famous

"Self-destruct"
by What Made Milwaukee Famous
from the album "What Doesn't Kill Us"
http://www.myspace.com/whatmademilwaukeefamous
http://whatmademilwaukeefamous.buzznet.com/user/video/2705561/what-made-milwaukee-famous-self/

This song is in F# major but I play it with the capo on the 2nd fret, shifting it to E.

I originally heard the band through KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic podcast and found this haunting, melodic track immediately drawing my ear. It is similar in sound to contemporary British bands such as Keane and Snow Patrol, though the band, based in Austin, seems to have its American Indie cred still in tact!

Key: F# major (Capoed to E major)
CAPO 2*

Verse chords: E, A

Chorus: "I wouldn't self-destruct..." E, A, B, E-E flat, C sharp minor, F sharp minor, B, E

Verse interludes: E, A

Middle Eight: F#m, B, F#m, B, G#m, C#m, F#m, B

E A
I'd eat your heart out but my teeth are sore
E A
besides I'm tired of you crawling right back for more
E A E, A
cause I usually suffer later from a lack of things to say

E A
don't wanna see the whites of your eyes
E A
don't wanna have to euthanize
E A E, A
you've showed endless indications you'll just dodge the inevitable

E A B E E flat (transition)
I wouldn't self-destruct for anybody else
C#m F#m B E A, E, A
come on, you know you know me better than yourself

E A
I'd just as soon retreat and fail
E A
than be the one behind your sails
E A E, A
you'd never be deficient for the comfort of heeding it
E A
you're aching to get caught up in
E A
the way these problems always begin
E
there's no use for me to tell you
A
you refuse to listen
E A
you lack consideration for all the things you're missing but

E A B E E flat (transition chord)
I wouldn't self-destruct for anybody else
C#m F#m
take notes, pay close attention
B E
surely you can tell
E A B E E flat
it's never worth the pain inflicted on yourself
C#m F#m
but I jumped in misery
B E
we love the cry and tell

F#m B
you can try to validate your grievances
F#m B
by severing your ties
G#m C#m
but instead of walking out and moving on
F#m B
you'd rather keep living a lie
B
say goodbye

E A B
I wouldn't self-destruct for anybody else
C#m F#m
if you can't acknowledge that
B
then just…

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"Why?," I hear you ask.

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