Carry The Zero chords by Built To Spill (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Amaj7
E
B7
F#m

Intro 1

Amaj7

F#m

Amaj7

F#m

Amaj7

F#m

Verse 1
Amaj7 
E 
I'm not knocking
B7 
F#m 
Your want to carry that    home
Amaj7 
E 
Took it with you
B7 
F#m 
When you  moved and got it broke
Amaj7 
E 
Found the pieces
B7 
F#m 
We counted them all alone
Amaj7 
E 
Didn't add up
B7 
F#m 
Forgot  to carry a zero

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Solo 1

Amaj7

F#m

Amaj7

F#m

Amaj7

F#m

Amaj7

F#m

Amaj7

F#m

Amaj7

F#m

Verse 2
Amaj7 
E 
I can't be  your
B7 
F#m 
Apologist very long
Amaj7 
E 
I'm surprised that
B7 
F#m 
You'd want to carry that    on
Amaj7 
E 
Count your blemishes
B7 
F#m 
You can´t they´re all gone
Amaj7 
E 
B7 
I can't see your response
F#m 
Putting them back on

Verse 3
Amaj7 
E 
Like they're waiting  for your guard to fall
B7 
F#m 
So they  can see it all    and you're so
Amaj7 
E 
Occupied with what other persons are
B7 
F#m 
Occupied with and    vice versa
Amaj7 
E 
And you've   become
B7 
What you thought was dumb
F#m 
A fraction of the sum
Amaj7 
Yeah, you've become
E 
Yeah, you have become
B7 
A fraction of the sum
F#m 
The middle and the front

Outro 1
Amaj7 
And now it's coming   back
E 
Hasn't it come too far?
Amaj7 
I was trying   to help but I guess
E 
I pushed too hard
Amaj7 
Now we can't    even touch it
E 
Afraid it'll fall apart
Amaj7 
Amaj7 
E 
E 
Amaj7 
Amaj7 
E 
E 
[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Amaj7
E
B7
F#m

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E majorBPM: 95

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

Amaj7: x-0-2-1-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of Carry The Zero by Built To Spill, 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 E major. It suits players who want to learn Carry The Zero the way Built To Spill intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.