Song Info
From The Album: How To Save A Life
Key: G
Structure: Verse - Chorus - Verse - Chorus x 2 - Middle 8 - Chorus - Outro
Did You Know? Over My Head was written about a fight between The Fray singer Isaac Slade and his brother Caleb, Caleb’s nickname was Cable Car, which the song was previously called.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Belt
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Belt
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Belt (White Belt when played with Django chords only)
Image: The Fray by Greg Chow
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White Pick Version
Over My Head (Cable Car) - The Fray
Chords:
Django G Chord
Django C Chord
Django Em Chord
Django A Chord
Django D Chord
Strumming Patterns:
1st half of Verse & Middle 8:
| D | D D |
'Straight 8's':
D U D U D U D U
Verse:
| C - - - | Em - G - | x 3
| A - G - | D - - - |
I (C)never knew
I (Em - 1/2)never knew that (G - 1/2)everything was (C)falling through
That every(Em - 1/2)one I (G - 1/2)knew was waiting (C)on a queue
To turn(Em - 1/2) and run(G - 1/2) when all I (A - 1/2)needed (G - 1/2)was the (D)truth
But that's how it's got(C) to be
It's coming(Em - 1/2) down to (G - 1/2)nothing more than (C)apathy
I'd rather(Em - 1/2) run the other(G - 1/2) way than (C)stay and see
The smoke(Em - 1/2) and who's(G - 1/2) still stand(A - 1/2)ing when(G - 1/2) it clears(D)
Chorus:
| C - G - | Em - G - | x 3
| C - G - | Em - D - |
(C - 1/2)Everyone (G - 1/2) knows (Em - 1/2) I'm in(G - 1/2)
Over(C - 1/2) my head(G - 1/2), over(Em - 1/2) my head(G - 1/2)
With eight(C - 1/2) se(G - 1/2)conds left in o(Em - 1/2)vertime (G - 1/2)
She's on(C - 1/2) your mind(G - 1/2), she's on(Em - 1/2) your(D - 1/2)
mind
| C - - - - | Em - G - | x 2
Verse:
| C - - - | Em - G - | x 3
| A - G - | D - - - |
Let's re(C)arrange
I wish(Em - 1/2) you were a str(G - 1/2)anger I could
(C)disengage
To say(Em - 1/2) that we a(G - 1/2)gree and then never(C) change
Sof(Em - 1/2)ten a bit(G - 1/2) until we
(A - 1/2)all just get(G - 1/2) along(D)
But that's
(C)disregard
You find(Em - 1/2) another
(Em - 1/2)friend and you dis(C)card
As you lose(Em - 1/2) the argu(G - 1/2)ment in a (C)cable car
Hang(Em - 1/2)ing a(G - 1/2)bove as the can(A - 1/2)yon comes(G - 1/2) be(D)tween
Chorus x 2
Middle 8:
| C - - - | Em - G - | x 3
| A - - - | A - - - |
And (C)suddenly I be(Em - 1/2)come a part
(G - 1/2)of your (C)past
I'm be(Em - 1/2)coming the (G - 1/2)part that don't (C) last
I'm
(Em - 1/2)losing you(G - 1/2) and it's (A x2)effortless
With(C)out a sound
We lose
(Em - 1/2)sight of the g(G - 1/2)round in the throw(C) around
Never thought(Em - 1/2) that you wan(G - 1/2)ted to
(C)bring it down
I won't let(Em - 1/2) it go down(G - 1/2) till we (A x2)torch it ourselves
E(G)veryone knows I'm in over my head, over my head
| C - G - | Em - G - | x4
With eight seconds left in over - time
She's on your mind, she's on your
mind...
Everyone knows... she's on your
mind... Everyone knows I'm in over my
head I'm in over my head I'm over my...
Chorus
Outro:
| C - - - - | Em - G - | x 4
Final Chord Strum: G
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Orange Pick Version
Over My Head (Cable Car) - The Fray
Chords:
Open G Chord
Open C Chord
Open Em Chord
Open Am Chord
Open D Chord
Strumming Patterns:
1st half of Verse & Middle 8:
| D | D D |
'Straight 8's':
D U D U D U D U
Verse:
| C - - - | Em - G - | x 3
| A - G - | D - - - |
I (C)never knew
I (Em - 1/2)never knew that
(G - 1/2)everything was
(C)falling through
That every(Em - 1/2)one I
(G - 1/2)knew was waiting (C)on a queue
To turn(Em - 1/2) and run(G - 1/2) when all I
(Am - 1/2)needed
(G - 1/2)was the
(D)truth
But that's how it's got(C) to be
It's coming(Em - 1/2) down to (G - 1/2)nothing more than
(C)apathy
I'd rather(Em - 1/2) run the other(G - 1/2) way than (C)stay and see
The smoke(Em - 1/2) and who's(G - 1/2) still stand(Am - 1/2)ing when(G - 1/2) it clears(D)
Chorus:
| C - G - | Em - G - | x 3
| C - G - | Em - D - |
(C - 1/2)Everyone (G - 1/2) knows (Em - 1/2) I'm in(G - 1/2)
Over(C - 1/2) my head(G - 1/2), over(Em - 1/2) my head(G - 1/2)
With eight(C - 1/2) se(G - 1/2)conds left in o(Em - 1/2)vertime (G - 1/2)
She's on(C - 1/2) your mind(G - 1/2), she's on(Em - 1/2) your(D - 1/2)
mind
| C - - - - | Em - G - | x 2
Verse:
| C - - - | Em - G - | x 3
| A - G - | D - - - |
Let's re(C)arrange
I wish(Em - 1/2) you were a str(G - 1/2)anger I could (C)disengage
To say(Em - 1/2) that we a(G - 1/2)gree and then never(C) change
Sof(Em - 1/2)ten a bit(G - 1/2) until we (A - 1/2)all just get(G - 1/2) along(D)
But that's (C)disregard
You find(Em - 1/2) another (Em - 1/2)friend and you dis(C)card
As you lose(Em - 1/2) the argu(G - 1/2)ment in a (C)cable car
Hang(Em - 1/2)ing a(G - 1/2)bove as the can(A - 1/2)yon comes(G - 1/2) be(D)tween
Chorus x 2
Middle 8:
| C - - - | Em - G - | x 3
| A - - - | A - - - |
And (C)suddenly I be(Em - 1/2)come a part (G - 1/2)of your (C)past
I'm be(Em - 1/2)coming the (G - 1/2)part that don't (C) last
I'm (Em - 1/2)losing you(G - 1/2) and it's (A x2)effortless
With(C)out a sound
We lose (Em - 1/2)sight of the g(G - 1/2)round in the throw(C) around
Never thought(Em - 1/2) that you wan(G - 1/2)ted to (C)bring it down
I won't let(Em - 1/2) it go down(G - 1/2) till we (A x2)torch it ourselves
E(G)veryone knows I'm in over my head, over my head
| C - G - | Em - G - | x4
With eight seconds left in over - time
She's on your mind, she's on your
mind...
Everyone knows... she's on your
mind... Everyone knows I'm in over my
head I'm in over my head I'm over my...
Chorus
Outro:
| C - - - - | Em - G - | x 4
Final Chord Strum: G
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