After The Earthquake Chords by Alvvays

[Intro]

A   A   D   D  
A   A   G   G  
A   A   G   G  
 
 
[Verse]

           A
After the earthquake
                  G
Pictures hanging diagonally
                           A
Drive through crying in a milkshake
                    G
It wasn’t built to last
 
 
[Verse]

            A
Up in the front seat
                            G
You were playing with the station
                          A
And I was fidgeting with the heat
                     D               
Looking back to the vibrant days of 
 G            Em
Racket in the hall
 
 
[Chorus]

  D              A
Caution to the breeze
                      Em       
Say you’ll climb your way out of 
      D       A
Your wake now-ow
                Em
Velvet curtain drawn
  D              A
Flowers at your feet
                   C       
Say you’ll contemplate how 
         G      A
You’re weighed down  
 
 
[Instrumental]

Em   D   A   A  
Em   D   A   A  
 
 
[Verse]

                   A              
The pulse of the brakelight is the 
           G
Colour of burning embers
                            A
If you wake up, will you remember
                     G
The awful things I said at the 

Edge of the bed?
 
 
[Verse]

                   A
Thrashing like a great white
                           
         As they rolled you 
           G
Up on a stretcher
(I feel the   northern   tide        crashing)
                                 A
And the faint words of Jessica Fletcher
(on   the   pines)
                                 
         Were drowned out by the 
  D       G            Em
sound of racket in the hall
(I feel the    northern   

 Tide  crashing on the pines)
 
 
[Chorus]

  D            A
Caution to the breeze
                      Em   
Say you’ll climb your way 
            D        A
Out of your wake now-ow
 
 
[Bridge]

      Dmaj7                        Gmaj7
Those days, I’d never let you fall apart
           Dmaj7         
But things fade  like the 
                     Gmaj7
Scent of a brand new  car
                         Dmaj7
Why would I ever fall in love  again
     E7               Em        D        A
When every detail is over the guardrail?
                      Em  
Say you’ll climb your way
              D    A
 out of your wake now
 
 
[Chorus]

 A                 C  
Say you’ll contemplate 
           Em       A
How you’re weighed down
 
 
[Post-Chorus]

                   Em  D  A
Are you awake now?
                   Em  D  A
Are you awake now?
 
 
[Outro]
              Em
Racket in the hall
  D              A
Caution to the breeze
                Em
Velvet curtain drawn
  D              A
Flowers at your feet
 
 
[Outro]

Em   D   A   A  
C    G   A

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ℹ️ About This Song

On the 5th of October 2022, the track was released. The track was produced by Alec O’Hanley, Molly Rankin & Shawn Everett.

Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
• Key: B
• Capo: 2nd fret
• Chords: A, D, G, Em, C, Dmaj7, Gmaj7, E7
• BPM: 166
• Suggested Strumming:
• D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord

Track Info

• Song: After The Earthquake
• Artist: Alvvays
• Written by Alec O’Hanley, Molly Rankin
• Produced by Alec O’Hanley, Molly Rankin & Shawn Everett
• Album: Blue Rev (2022)
• Released Date: 5 October 2022