Basket Case chords by
Sara Bareilles (Official Version)

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Key: D majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

One, two, three, four

Gadd4

Fadd9

Gadd4

Fadd9

Verse 1
Gadd4 Gadd4 
 
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
C C 
 
I don't    want to talk     about it to you
Gadd4 Gadd4 
 
I'm not an       open book
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
C C 
 
that you      can rifle through
Gadd4 Gadd4 
 
The cold     hard truth
Am7 Am7 
 
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
that you'll see   right to
C C 
 
Gadd4 Gadd4 
 
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
I'm just a basket case     without you

Verse 2
Gadd4 Gadd4 
 
He's not a magic    man
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
C C 
 
or a perfect  fit
Gadd4 Gadd4 
 
But had a        steady hand
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
C C 
 
and I got used     to it
Gadd4 Gadd4 
 
And a glass    cage heart
Am7 Am7 
 
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
and invited me in
C C 
 
Gadd4 Gadd4 
 
And now I'm just a basket case
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
without him

Chorus 1
C C 
 
F/C F/C 
 
You're begging for the   truth
Fm/C Fm/C 
 
C C 
 
So I'm saying it to you
F/C F/C 
 
I've been saving your place
Fm/C Fm/C 
 
And what good   does it do?
C C 
 
Gadd4 Gadd4 
 
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case
C C 
 
Gadd4 Gadd4 
 
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case

Verse 3
Gadd4 Gadd4 
 
I don't    say much
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
C C 
 
and it'll    stay that way
Gadd4 Gadd4 
 
You got a        steel train touch
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
C C 
 
and I'm just a track    you lay
Gadd4 Gadd4 
 
So I'll     stay right here
Am7 Am7 
 
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
underneath you
C C 
 
Gadd4 Gadd4 
 
I'm just a basket case     and
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
that's what we do

Chorus 2
C C 
 
F/C F/C 
 
You're begging for the   truth
Fm/C Fm/C 
 
C C 
 
So I'm saying it to you
F/C F/C 
 
I've been saving your place
Fm/C Fm/C 
 
And what good   does it do?
C C 
 
Gadd4 Gadd4 
 
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case

Bridge 1
C C 
 
Won't somebody come on in
and tug at my seams?
G G 
 
Oh, send your armies in
of robbers and thieves
Am7 Am7 
 
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
C/E C/E 
 
To steal the state I'm in,      I don't
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
Gadd4 Gadd4 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
G/B G/B 
 
want it anymore

Chorus 3
C C 
 
F/C F/C 
 
You're begging for the   truth
Fm/C Fm/C 
 
C C 
 
So I'm saying it to you
F/C F/C 
 
I've been saving your place
Fm/C Fm/C 
 
And what good   does it do?
C C 
 
Gadd4 Gadd4 
 
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case
C C 
 
Gadd4 Gadd4 
 
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case
C C 
 
Gadd4 Gadd4 
 
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case
C C 
 
Gadd4 Gadd4 
 
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsGadd4 Fadd9 C Am7 Dm7...

Chords

Gadd4
Fadd9
C
Am7
Dm7
F/C
Fm/C
G
C/E
G/B

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

Gadd4: x-x-5-5-0-3
Fadd9: x-x-3-2-1-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x
Fm/C: x-3-3-1-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -2

-2

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 guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Sara Bareilles's performance.

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