This Old Routine chords by
First Aid Kit

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Key: A major

Verse 1
E E 
 
A A 
 
So you come on home,
B B 
 
E E 
 
walk through the door.
A A 
 
B B 
 
She's in the kitchen searching
C#m C#m 
 
through the drawers.
E E 
 
A A 
 
So you stop and watch her and ask
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
E E 
 
what she's looking   for.
A A 
 
B B 
 
She says she's not sure.
E E 
 

Verse 2
A A 
 
B B 
 
And it gets late and you turned
E E 
 
off the lights.
A A 
 
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Her body's so close to you in the night.
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
But you dare not touch her and you don't wanna fight,
E E 
 
A A 
 
so you just say,
B B 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
"Goodnight."

Verse 3
B B 
 
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
This old routine will drive you mad
B B 
 
E E 
 
It's just a mumble never spoken
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
out loud
B B 
 
And sometimes you don't even
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
know why you loved her.
A A 
 
B B 
 
Well you look at her now,
and you see why.
E E 
 

Verse 4
A A 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
And your youngest is out fighting a war.
A A 
 
B B 
 
But he won't say what
C#m C#m 
 
E E 
 
he's fighting for.
A A 
 
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
If he's gone because of war for you,
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
in which you rather be true.
E E

Verse 5
A A 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
This old routine will drive you mad
B B 
 
It's just a mumble never
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
spoken out loud
B B 
 
Sometimes you can't even re
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
call the sound of his laughter.
A A 
 
B B 
 
Oh, well did you ever really know

Interlude 1

the sound?

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Verse 6
B B 
 
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
This old routine will drive you mad
B B 
 
It's just a mumble never
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
spoken out loud
B B 
 
E E 
 
Sometimes you don't even know
C#m C#m 
 
how you're still standing.
A A 
 
B B 
 
Well she looks at you now,
C#m C#m 
 
and you see how.
A A 
 
B B 
 
Well you look at her now,
and you know how.
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 

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