Basket Case chords by
Sara Bareilles (Official Version)

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Key: D majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

One, two, three, four

F#add4

Eadd9

F#add4

Eadd9

Verse 1
F#add4 F#add4 
 
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
B B 
 
I don't     want to talk     about it to you
F#add4 F#add4 
 
I'm not an        open book
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
B B 
 
that you      can rifle through
F#add4 F#add4 
 
The cold      hard truth
G#m7 G#m7 
 
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
that you'll see    right to
B B 
 
F#add4 F#add4 
 
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
I'm just a basket case      without you

Verse 2
F#add4 F#add4 
 
He's not a magic     man
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
B B 
 
or a perfect  fit
F#add4 F#add4 
 
But had a         steady hand
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
B B 
 
and I got used     to it
F#add4 F#add4 
 
And a glass     cage heart
G#m7 G#m7 
 
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
and invited  me in
B B 
 
F#add4 F#add4 
 
And now I'm just a basket case
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
without him

Chorus 1
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
You're begging for the   truth
Em/B Em/B 
 
B B 
 
So I'm saying it to you
E/B E/B 
 
I've been saving your place
Em/B Em/B 
 
And what good   does it do?
B B 
 
F#add4 F#add4 
 
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case
B B 
 
F#add4 F#add4 
 
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case

Verse 3
F#add4 F#add4 
 
I don't     say much
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
B B 
 
and it'll    stay that way
F#add4 F#add4 
 
You got a         steel train touch
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
B B 
 
and I'm just a track    you lay
F#add4 F#add4 
 
So I'll      stay right here
G#m7 G#m7 
 
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
underneath you
B B 
 
F#add4 F#add4 
 
I'm just a basket case      and
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
that's what we do

Chorus 2
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
You're begging for the   truth
Em/B Em/B 
 
B B 
 
So I'm saying it to you
E/B E/B 
 
I've been saving your place
Em/B Em/B 
 
And what good   does it do?
B B 
 
F#add4 F#add4 
 
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case

Bridge 1
B B 
 
Won't somebody come on in
and tug at my seams?
F# F# 
 
Oh, send your armies in
of robbers and thieves
G#m7 G#m7 
 
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
B/D# B/D# 
 
To steal the state  I'm in,      I don't
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
F#add4 F#add4 
 
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
want it anymore

Chorus 3
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
You're begging for the   truth
Em/B Em/B 
 
B B 
 
So I'm saying it to you
E/B E/B 
 
I've been saving your place
Em/B Em/B 
 
And what good   does it do?
B B 
 
F#add4 F#add4 
 
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case
B B 
 
F#add4 F#add4 
 
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case
B B 
 
F#add4 F#add4 
 
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case
B B 
 
F#add4 F#add4 
 
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF#add4 Eadd9 B G#m7 C#m7...

Chords

F#add4
Eadd9
B
G#m7
C#m7
E/B
Em/B
F#
B/D#
F#/A#

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

F#add4: x-x-4-3-0-2
Eadd9: 0-2-2-1-0-2
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
G#m7: 4-6-4-4-4-4
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
E/B: x-2-2-1-0-0
Em/B: x-2-2-0-0-0
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
B/D#: x-6-4-4-7-x
F#/A#: 6-4-4-6-x-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -3

-3

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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