Rainer Maria

Ceremony Chords

Rainer Maria
Ceremony
A Better Version Of Me
2001 Polyvinyl Records
Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com

Key: E

Tuning: Standard EADBBe

Chords used:
E -   022100
B -   x24442
C#m - x46654
A -   x02220
F#m - 244222
G#m - 466444


Intro: C#m--B-C#m--F#m-G#m-F#m-E- x4


Verse 1:
C#m    B C#m F#m G#m F#m E
   the body
    C#m    B
has got to be
C#m     F#m G#m F#m E
worth saving
C#m B    C#m F#m G#m F#m E
eye-lids are shi-----ning
C#m     B   C#m
   with headache and
F#m G#m F#m E
perspi--ra--tion
C#m B    C#m F#m G#m F#m E
mor-ning is  fin-----ding
C#m       B  C#m
   good intentions
       F#m
under sleep's
G#m F#m E 
per-sua-sion


Verse 2:
C#m    B C#m F#m G#m F#m E
   the body
C#m    B   C#m F#m G#m F#m E
   has got to  be
C#m B C#m F#m   G#m F#m E 
our past  lives     were
C#m    B  C#m    F#m
   too heavy and too
G#m F#m E    C#m B    C#m
ex--pen-sive now we're
F#m G#m F#m E C#m  B C#m
pa------ying     together
    F#m G#m F#m E
for our in--ven-tions 


Chorus 1:
E  F#m G#m B      E
may----be  there's
  E   B E  E  F#m G#m
a ceremony wri----tten
B    E E
down inside the
B E        E  F#m G#m
body where may----be
B  E   E     B
no one maybe no
E  E F#m G#m B E   E   B E
one          e-ver sees 


Post Chorus 1:
E       B
  you begin like
  C#m B
a lion and you
E   B      C#m B
end like a lamb


Verse 3:
C#m B    C#m F#m G#m F#m E
mo--lars are grin----ding
C#m     B C#m  F#m  G#m
   inspiration down to
F#m E     C#m   B
no--thing where are
C#m    F#m G#m F#m  E
the instruc----tions 
C#m   B   C#m
   on how to
F#m  G#m F#m E
keep it  go--ing? 


Verse 4:
C#m    B C#m F#m G#m F#m E
   the body

C#m    B C#m F#m G#m F#m E

  C#m B   C#m F#m G#m F#m E
a pa--tient    mo-----tor
C#m   B C#m F#m G#m
   in secret    is
F#m E    C#m B
whirring bin-ding
C#m  F#m G#m F#m E C#m
to---ge------ther     what
    B  C#m F#m  G#m
was broken with the
F#m      E
heart's string


(Repeat Chorus 1)


Post Chorus 2:
E       B
  you begin like
  C#m B
a lion and you
E   B      C#m B
end like a lamb
E       B
  you begin like
  C#m B
a lion and you
E   B      C#m B
end like a lamb


Bridge::
A
  to have
without
keeping

to sigh without 
C#m B  A
boredom to know
without thinking
and to love 
        C#m B
without e---ver
F#m E
kno-wing


Chorus 2:
E  F#m G#m B      E
may----be  there's
  E   B E  E  F#m G#m
a ceremony wri----tten
B    E E
down inside the
B E        E  F#m G#m
body where may----be
B  E   E     B
no one maybe no
E  E F#m G#m B E   E   B E E(hold)
one          e-ver sees