Basket Case chords by
Sara Bareilles (Official Version)

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Simplified

Original

Key: D majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

One, two, three, four

Fadd4

Ebadd9

Fadd4

Ebadd9

Verse 1
Fadd4 Fadd4 
 
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I don't    want to talk      about it to you
Fadd4 Fadd4 
 
I'm not an       open book
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
Bb Bb 
 
that you       can rifle through
Fadd4 Fadd4 
 
The cold     hard truth
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
that you'll see   right to
Bb Bb 
 
Fadd4 Fadd4 
 
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
I'm just a basket case     without you

Verse 2
Fadd4 Fadd4 
 
He's not a magic    man
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
Bb Bb 
 
or a perfect   fit
Fadd4 Fadd4 
 
But had a        steady hand
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
Bb Bb 
 
and I got used      to it
Fadd4 Fadd4 
 
And a glass    cage heart
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
and invited me in
Bb Bb 
 
Fadd4 Fadd4 
 
And now I'm just a basket case
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
without him

Chorus 1
Bb Bb 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
You're begging for the      truth
Ebm/Bb Ebm/Bb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
So I'm saying it to you
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
I've been saving your place
Ebm/Bb Ebm/Bb 
 
And what good      does it do?
Bb Bb 
 
Fadd4 Fadd4 
 
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case
Bb Bb 
 
Fadd4 Fadd4 
 
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case

Verse 3
Fadd4 Fadd4 
 
I don't    say much
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
Bb Bb 
 
and it'll     stay that way
Fadd4 Fadd4 
 
You got a        steel train touch
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
Bb Bb 
 
and I'm just a track     you lay
Fadd4 Fadd4 
 
So I'll     stay right here
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
underneath you
Bb Bb 
 
Fadd4 Fadd4 
 
I'm just a basket case     and
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
that's what we do

Chorus 2
Bb Bb 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
You're begging for the      truth
Ebm/Bb Ebm/Bb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
So I'm saying it to you
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
I've been saving your place
Ebm/Bb Ebm/Bb 
 
And what good      does it do?
Bb Bb 
 
Fadd4 Fadd4 
 
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case

Bridge 1
Bb Bb 
 
Won't somebody  come on in
and tug at my seams?
F F 
 
Oh, send your armies in
of robbers and thieves
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
To steal the state I'm in,       I don't
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
Fadd4 Fadd4 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
F/A F/A 
 
want it anymore

Chorus 3
Bb Bb 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
You're begging for the      truth
Ebm/Bb Ebm/Bb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
So I'm saying it to you
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
I've been saving your place
Ebm/Bb Ebm/Bb 
 
And what good      does it do?
Bb Bb 
 
Fadd4 Fadd4 
 
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case
Bb Bb 
 
Fadd4 Fadd4 
 
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case
Bb Bb 
 
Fadd4 Fadd4 
 
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case
Bb Bb 
 
Fadd4 Fadd4 
 
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
Now I'm just a basket case

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsFadd4 Ebadd9 Bb Gm7 Cm7...

Chords

Fadd4
Ebadd9
Bb
Gm7
Cm7
Eb/Bb
Ebm/Bb
F
Bb/D
F/A

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

Fadd4: x-x-3-3-1-5
Ebadd9: x-6-5-x-6-6
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Eb/Bb: 6-x-8-8-8-x
Ebm/Bb: 6-x-8-8-7-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb/D: x-5-3-3-6-x
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -4

-4

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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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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