Basket Case chords by
Sara Bareilles (Official Version)

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Key: D majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

One, two, three, four

Abadd4

Gbadd9

Abadd4

Gbadd9

Verse 1
Abadd4 Abadd4 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Db Db 
 
I don't     want to talk      about it to you
Abadd4 Abadd4 
 
I'm not an        open book
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Db Db 
 
that you       can rifle through
Abadd4 Abadd4 
 
The cold      hard truth
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
that you'll see    right to
Db Db 
 
Abadd4 Abadd4 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
I'm just a basket case      without you

Verse 2
Abadd4 Abadd4 
 
He's not a magic     man
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Db Db 
 
or a perfect   fit
Abadd4 Abadd4 
 
But had a         steady hand
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Db Db 
 
and I got used      to it
Abadd4 Abadd4 
 
And a glass     cage heart
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
and invited  me in
Db Db 
 
Abadd4 Abadd4 
 
And now I'm just a basket case
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
without him

Chorus 1
Db Db 
 
Gb/Db Gb/Db 
 
You're begging for the      truth
Gbm/Db Gbm/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
So I'm saying it to you
Gb/Db Gb/Db 
 
I've been saving your place
Gbm/Db Gbm/Db 
 
And what good      does it do?
Db Db 
 
Abadd4 Abadd4 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case
Db Db 
 
Abadd4 Abadd4 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case

Verse 3
Abadd4 Abadd4 
 
I don't     say much
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Db Db 
 
and it'll     stay that way
Abadd4 Abadd4 
 
You got a         steel train touch
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Db Db 
 
and I'm just a track     you lay
Abadd4 Abadd4 
 
So I'll      stay right here
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
underneath you
Db Db 
 
Abadd4 Abadd4 
 
I'm just a basket case      and
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
that's what we do

Chorus 2
Db Db 
 
Gb/Db Gb/Db 
 
You're begging for the      truth
Gbm/Db Gbm/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
So I'm saying it to you
Gb/Db Gb/Db 
 
I've been saving your place
Gbm/Db Gbm/Db 
 
And what good      does it do?
Db Db 
 
Abadd4 Abadd4 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case

Bridge 1
Db Db 
 
Won't somebody  come on in
and tug at my seams?
Ab Ab 
 
Oh, send your armies in
of robbers and thieves
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Db/F Db/F 
 
To steal the state  I'm in,       I don't
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Abadd4 Abadd4 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Ab/C Ab/C 
 
want it anymore

Chorus 3
Db Db 
 
Gb/Db Gb/Db 
 
You're begging for the      truth
Gbm/Db Gbm/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
So I'm saying it to you
Gb/Db Gb/Db 
 
I've been saving your place
Gbm/Db Gbm/Db 
 
And what good      does it do?
Db Db 
 
Abadd4 Abadd4 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case
Db Db 
 
Abadd4 Abadd4 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case
Db Db 
 
Abadd4 Abadd4 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case
Db Db 
 
Abadd4 Abadd4 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAbadd4 Gbadd9 Db Bbm7 Ebm7...

Chords

Abadd4
Gbadd9
Db
Bbm7
Ebm7
Gb/Db
Gbm/Db
Ab
Db/F
Ab/C

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Abadd4: x-x-6-6-4-8
Gbadd9: x-x-4-3-2-4
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x
Ebm7: x-6-8-6-7-x
Gb/Db: x-4-4-3-2-2
Gbm/Db: x-4-4-2-2-2
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Db/F: x-x-3-1-2-1
Ab/C: 8-6-6-8-x-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -1

-1

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Basket Case by Sara Bareilles, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Sara Bareilles.

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