Standard (EADGBE)

A key in the door, a step on the floor

A note on the table and a meal in the micro

Note says "I'm in bed, please make sure that you're fed

If you're taking a shower, you can borrow my bathrobe

And when I'm asleep, I dream you move in next week"

I crumple the note and save it to put inside my

** PRE-CHORUS

Shoe box (shoe box)

Shoe box of lies

It's in with my school stuff and my mom never cleans there

>From my first little fib, when I still wore a bib

To my latest attempt at pretending I'm someone

He's not seventeen, and doesn't know what you mean

When talk turns to single malts or stilton or my

Shoe box of lies

Shoe box (shoe box)

Shoe box of lies

Or are you just finding you don't want any more from me?

("one-note solo" over chorus-like --- progression x2)

That's making me think that I should never have come here

I can offer you lies, I can tell you goodbye

I can tell you I'm sorry, but I can't tell the truth, dear

And what if I could-would it do any good?

'Cause you'll never get to see the contents of my

Shoe box of lies

Shoe box (shoe box)

Shoe box of lies

Leave this world behind me 'cause you don't want me anymore

(vamp D-A-Bm-G progression with "Lie-ee-yie" all the way home and end on a

)

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There are two versions of "Shoe Box" being shipped to radio stations, so the

version you hear first may start with the chorus riffs twice (the single

remix) or it may begin just with Steven Page's vocals (that's the album

version).

I haven't figured out whether the song should be played with open or barre

chords, so right now I'm using a mix of both, depending on the part of the

song, until I see what feels comfy. The bulk of the song is played in

straight 4/4 downstrokes, though during the third verse and part of the

outro, they're off-beat upstrokes, which sounds kinda cool. My chord choices:

: 000232 or X5777X

G: 355433 or 320003

: X02220 or 577655

(The guys do sound like they're sneakin' in a fast Dsus4 and an Asus4 during

the chorus, so those of you who wanna put 'em in there for the full effect,

go to town...)

Let me know what you think and feel free to send corrections...