Mayday Parade
A Lesson In Romantics
2007 Fearless Records
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com
Tuning: Stadnard EADGBe
Tracklist:
01. Jamie All Over
02. Black Cat
03. When I Get Home, You're So Dead
04. Jersey
05. If You Wanted A Song Written About You, All You Ha
06. Miserable at Best
07. Walk On Water Or Drown
08. Ocean And Atlantic
09. I'd Hate To Be You When People Find Out What This
10. Take This To Heart
11. Champagne's For Celebrating (I'll Have A Martini)
12. You Be The Anchor That Keeps My Feet On The Ground
Bonus Tracks:
13. One Man Drinking games
14. Last Thing That Meant Anything
15. Your Song
16 Just Say You're Not Into It
17. Three Cheers For Five Years
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1.) Jamie All Over
Key: C#
Chords used:
C# - x46664
G#/C - x365xx
F# - 244322
G# - 466544
Bbm - x13321
Verse 1:
C#
I had a dream last night we
G#/C
Drove out to see Las Vegas
F#
We lost ourselves in the bright lights
F#
I wish you could have seen us
C#
Begging for change to get home
G#
Or at least San Francisco
F#
Let's put a ten on the high card
F#
And spent a summer on the west coast
Refrain:
Bbm G#/C C#
Down and to the left
F#
(Here's a map and a pen
this place, you point it out)
Bbm G#/C C#
We can't live four years past
F#
(All I ask, all I ask)
Chorus:
C#
And please don't tell
F#
me that I am dreaming
Bbm G#
When all I ever wanted was to
F#
dream another sunset with you
C# F#
If I roll over When it's over
Bbm G#
I'll take this Cali sunrise with me
F#
And wake up with the fondest memories
Verse 2:
C#
We made love by the ocean
G#
As the waves crashed around you
F#
The sunset's never were so bright
F#
And the skies never so blue
C#
You opened up into my arms
G#
And we laughed as I held you
F#
I'll never go back to Georgia
F#
Not at least 'till I have to
(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)
Bridge:
Bbm G# F#
Memories
Bbm G# F# G#
Memories
C#
I had a dream last night we
G#/C
Drove out to see Las Vegas
F#
We lost ourselves in the bright lights
(Repeat Chorus)
(Repeat Verse 2 using chorus chords)
Outro:
Bbm G#/C C#
Down and to the left
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2.) Black Cat
Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Bm - x24432
G - 320033
A - x02220
D - xx0232
A/C# - x476xx
F# - 244322
F#m - 244222
Verse 1:
Bm
close up camera one
G
the hero sings in this scene
A
the boy that gets the girl gets
D A/C#
to go home where they get married
Bm
but stop the tape
G
the sunset still looks fake to me
A
the hero looks like he can't breathe
F#
the damsel just left everything
Chorus:
Bm
you're like a black cat with a
black back pack full of fireworks
and you're gonna burn the
D A
city down right now
G A
whoa whoa
(Rpeat)
Guitar 2: in "whoa.."
e|-------2-------------|
B|-2h3p2----3--2--3--0-|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------| x2
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Verse 2:
Bm
oh close up camera two
G
cause the hero dies in this scene
A
your inspiration is the
D F#
loss of absolutely everything
Bm
and flashback on the girl
G
as we montage every memory
A
and we bleed out in the bathroom sink
F#
and we fade out as the soundtrack sings
(Repeat Chorus)
Triplet beat: F#m--F#m--F#m--F#m
Bridge:
Bm
she said get your hands off of my star
it's not your part but all your fault
G
and this jealous actress has a
habit of making things sound way too tragic
Bm
get your hands off of my star
it's not your part but all your fault
G
and this jealous actress has a
F#(hold)
habit of making things sound way too tragic
Guitar 2: while doing bridge, pluck the strings very fast!!!
e|--------------------0-|-2-0---0-----------------2-0---0-------|
B|----------------3-2---|-----3---3-2-3-2-------------3---3-----|
G|-4--4h6h7--4--4-------|-----------------2-4---------------2-4-|
D|----------------------|---------------------4-0---------------| x4
A|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
Interlude: Bm
Guitar 2: Very fast again!!!
e|----10----10-9-------------------------|
B|-12----12------10-8-7------------------|
G|----------------------7-6--------------|
D|--------------------------9-7----------| x2
A|------------------------------10-9-7---|
E|-------------------------------------7-|
G
and this jealous actress has a habit
of making things sound way too tragic
(Repeat)
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
Bm G
and this jealous actress has a habit
A
whoa
Lead solo end on Bm!!!
Lead solo:
e|-2-0---0--------------|
B|-----3---3----2--3--0-|
G|------------2---------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
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3.) When I Get Home You're So Dead
Key: C
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords: using Standard EADGBe
Am - x02210
F - 133211
Dm - xx0231
G - 320033
Em - 022000
Verse 1:
Am F
The words are coming I feel terrible
Dm
Is it typical for us to end like this
Am
Am I just another scene
F Dm
From a movie that you've seen 100 times
Am
Cause baby you weren't the first
F
or the last or the worst
Dm
And I've got to fill the blanks
in the past with a verse
Am
And we could sit around and cry
F Dm
but frankly you're not worth it Anymore
Bass Line: entering "movie that you've seen"
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0--3-3----------------5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-|
E|---------------1-1-1-1--1-1---------------------|
Chorus 1:
Am F
So say hello to all the boys at
G Em-F-G-G
the top of this table that your under
Am F
Lipstick lullabies
G Em-F-G-G
This is sorry for the last time
Am
And baby I understand that
F
you're making new friends
G Em-F-G-G
This is how you get by
Am F
The moral this time is
G Em F-G-G
Girls make boys cry
Interlude:Am--F-Dm
Bass Line:
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-0---0h3-2-0----5--5-5-|
E|-------------1---------|
Verse 2:
Am
On any other day I'd shoot
F
the boy but your simple toy
Dm
Had caused a scene like this
Am
Leave him hanging on the walls
Just a picture in the hall
F Dm
Like 100 more (like 100 more)
Am
Consider this as a gift as
F
you taste him on your lips
Dm
And he's making you scream
with his hands on your hips
Am
I hope he's leaving you empty
F
baby this is just a fix
Dm(hold) Dm(hold)
For such a simple little whore
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
Am
And your name
F Dm
remains the same
Am
All that has changed
F Dm
is this pretty face
Am
So pull the trigger
It never gets closer
F
You want to start over
Dm(Bass line)
But never start over
Am
pull the trigger
It never gets closer
F
You want to start over
Dm
But never start over
Bass line: In :never start over:
G|---------------------|
D|----------5/10--9--7-|
A|-5--5--5-------------|
E|---------------------|
Chorus 2:
Am(silence) F
So say hello to all the boys at
G Em-Em-F-F
the top of this table that your under
Am(hold)
Lipstick lullabies
Dm Em-F-G-G
This is sorry for the last time
Am
And baby I understand that
F
you're making new friends
G Em-F-G-G
This is how you get by
Am F
The moral this time is
G Em F-G-G
Girls make boys cry
Am-F G Em-F-G-G
Say hello say hello
Am
Lipstick lullabies
Dm Em-F-G-G
This is sorry for the last time
Am
And baby I understand that
F
you're making new friends
G Em-F-G-G
This is how you get by
Am F
The moral this time is
G Em F-G-G
Girls make boys cry
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4.) Jersey
Key: C# then will modulate to Eb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Bbm - x13321
F# - 244322
C# - x46664
G# - 466544
F/A - x032xx
Cm - x35543
Eb - x68886
Bb - x13331
G/B - x2x033
Intro:
Bbm(hold)
cause jersey just
got colder and
F#(hold)
i'll have you know
I'm scared to death
C#(hold)
that everything that you
G#
had said to me was just
F/A
a lie until you left
Bbm
now i'm hoping just a
little bit stronger
F#
hold me up just a
little bit longer
C# G#
i'll be fine i swear
F/A
i'm just gone beyond repair
Interlude: F#--Bbm--G#---
Verse 1:
F#
let's write a song
G#
that we can dance to
F/A
cause they all
Bbm
wanna listen
just to know how
it sounds when
F#
i do that thing you
G#
know that i do
F/A Bbm
when i find inspiration
Bbm G#
this is me breaking down when
Chorus 1:
Bbm
jersey just
got colder and
F#
i'll have you know
I'm scared to death
C#
that everything that you
G#
had said to me was just
F/A
a lie until you left
Bbm
now i'm hoping just a
little bit stronger
F#
hold me up just a
little bit longer
C# G#
i'll be fine i swear
F/A
i'm just gone beyond repair
Interlude: F#--Bbm--G#---
Verse 2:
F#
let's write a song
G#
that we can sing to
F/A Bbm
and you can lead the choir
and put the hook
where it hurts most
F#
and you threw a spark
G#
that lit the candle
F/A Bbm
that set us all on fire
Bbm
and sent a flame down
G#
the east coast
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
F#
and i should have
G#
been your everything
Bbm
i'm now at the end
Bbm
of my eternity
F#
and i will sleep to
G#
have the darkest dreams
Bbm
this just won't
seem right to me
Bbm
i close my eyes
and beg for peace
Bbm(hold)
jersey just got colder and...
jersey just got colder and...
jersey just got colder and...
Chorus 2: Modulated from Bbm to Cm
Cm
jersey just
got colder and
G#
i'll have you know
I'm scared to death
Eb
that everything that you
Bb
had said to me was just
G/B
a lie until you left
Cm
now i'm hoping just a
little bit stronger
G#
hold me up just a
little bit longer
Eb Bb
i'll be fine i swear
G/B
i'm just gone beyond repair
Cm--- end on Cm
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5.) If You Wanted A Song Written About You,
All You Have To Do Is Ask
Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Bm - x24432
G - 320033
D - xx0232
A - x02220
D/F# - 2x023x
Intro: Bass G---D
Verse 1:
G
i'm throwing away pictures
that i never should have
D
taken in the first place
G
and it's cold in my apartment
as i'm changing all the colors
D A
from the brightest reds to grays
Refrain 2:
Bm
well it's 3 o'clock
on monday morning
G
i'm just hoping you're
D A
not seeing his face
Bm
i've been getting calls
in these hotel rooms
G
long enough to know
D
that it was him
A
that took my place
Chorus 1:
and i hope this makes
D
you happy now
that the flame we
G
had is burning out
and i hope you like your
D/F#
pictures facing down
A
as even broken hearts
may have their doubts
Interlude: Bass G---D
Verse 2:
G
and i'm burning
all the letters
hoping that i might forget
D
her and her bad taste
G
that she left when
she was leaving me
a life of barely breathing
D A
as she walked out of this place
Refrain 2:
Bm
and you dropped the note
and we changed key
G
you changed yourself
and i changed me
D
i really didn't see us
A
singing through this
Bm
then you screamed the
bridge and i
cried the verse
G
and our chorus came
out unrehearsed
D
and you smiled the
whole way through it
A
i guess maybe that's
what's worse
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
and i'm taking all your
Bm
memories off the shelf
and i don't need
G
you or anybody else
D
so take a look at me
see what you want to see
A
when you get home
Bridge:
Bm
take me home
i'd rather die
G
than be with you
take me home
you have a problem
D
with the truth
take me home
because this happens
A
every time
i knew it would...
i knew it would...
(Repeat)
(Repeat Chorus 1)
(Repeat chorus 2)
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6.) Miserable At Best
Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
D - xx0232
A - x02220
Bm - x24432
G - 320033
Em - 022000
F#/Bb - x143xx
F#m - 244222
Piano Chords: #(sharp) and b(flat) means black keys
and press the keys simultaneously
D - D2-F#2-A2
A - A1-C#2-E2
Bm - B1-D2-F#2
G - G1-B1-D2
Em - E1-G1-B1
F#/Bb - Bb1-C#2-F#2
F#m - F#1-A1-C#2
Verse 1:
D A Bm
Katie don't cry I know you're trying your hardest
A D
And the hardest part is letting go
Of the nights we shared
A Bm A
Ocala is calling and you know it's haunting
G A
but compared to your eyes
Bm D
nothing shines quite as bright
G A
And when we looked to the sky
Bm D
It’s not mine but I want it So...
Chorus:
D
Let’s not pretend like
you're alone tonight
A
(I know he's there and)
Bm
You’re probably hanging
A
out and making eyes
(While across the room he stares)
G
I'll bet he gets the
A
nerve to walk the floor
F#/Bb Bm A
And ask my girl to dance she'll say yes
G
(Because these words were
D A
never easier for me to say or
F#/Bb Bm A
Her to second-guess but I guess)
Em D
That I can live without you but
G A D
(Without I'll be miserable at best)
Verse 2:
D
You’re all that I hoped I'd find
Bm
In every single way
A
And everything I would give
D
Is everything you couldn't take
A
Cause nothing feels like home
Bm
You’re a thousand miles away
A
And the hardest part of living
G
Is just taking breaths to stay
A
Cause I know I'm good for something
F#/Bb Bm
I just haven't found it yet
A
And I need it so...
(Repeat Chorus)
D G A F#m Bm Bm A
x2 (2nd time with ah dah dahs)
Bridge:
D G A
And this will be the first time in a week
F#m Bm
That I'll talk to you and I can't speak
A
It’s been 3 whole days since I've had sleep
D
Cause I dream of his lips on your cheek
G
And I got the point that I should leave you alone
A F#m
But we both know that I'm not that strong
Bm A
And I miss the lips that made me fly so...
(Repeat Chorus)
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7.) Walk On The Water Or Drown
Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used: for standard EADGBe
Bm - x24432
G - 320033
D - xx0232
A - x02220
Intro: Bm-D-G-A x2 G-A
Verse 1:
Bm(hold)
Well this hurts me more
than I can stand to say
D
In just one sitting you
left the room so
A
I could pray
Bm
So I'll pace the
halls to see
If I could find a
hole in something
D
Or maybe places
A
to escape
Refrain 1:
Oh and everybody
G A Bm
knows this is the part
Of breaking down
G A Bm
in anybody's arms
I'm reaching down and
G A Bm
hoping this one's ours
A
God please let this take
Chorus 1:
Bm
And then I fell into
D G A
pieces and she fell into me
Bm D
Saying "Play me a song It's been
G A
too long since I've heard you sing"
Interlude: G-A-
Verse 2:
Bm(hold)
And you got here
just in time
To let me know I was
worth saving
D
It's nothing more than
A
for the hearts
Bm
Too proud to breathe
But I'm too scared to say
the things worth saying
D
Who knew this trip
A
would be this hard?
Refrain 2:
As I'm looking to the
G A Bm
sky to count the stars
G
I wonder if you see
A Bm
them where you are
I'm tied above my
G A Bm
knees and pray tomorrow
A
grace no pay
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
Bm D
And yeah we all fall to pieces
G A
But at least you fell to me
Bm
But this is a wrong way
D G A
Tell me goodnight and let it go
Bridge:
G
I stand here and
A
you just pray
Bm
My life will flee
And I'd say safe
(Repeat)
2nd voice: while singing Bridge
I'm a priset mess
That rapid changes
Just say don't rip away
(Repeat Refrain 1)
Chorus 3:
Bm(silence)
And then I fell into
D
pieces and she fell into me
Bm D
Saying "Play me a song It's been
G A
too long since I've heard you sing"
(Repeat Chorus 1)
(Repeat Chorus 2)
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8.) Ocean And Atlantic
Key: F
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used;
F - 133211
Dm - xx0231
C - x32010
Bb - x13331
Gm - 355333
Verse 1:
F
Jessie says she's been
here for a thousand days
Dm
A thousand days to her
that just don't mean a thing
C
Cause the city makes a
perfect place to sleep
F
And daddy's coming home
He said he brought her things
Dm
But choose from every coast and
songs for them to sing
C
But singing never got her very far
Bb
And this old coast is full
of pin-up paper rockstars
Chorus 1:
F
She said she'll run Until her
Dm
feet don't touch the ground
Gm
And as the waves carry me out
Bb
Keep listening
C F
She'll never make a sound
So keep it coming if
it keeps you quiet
Dm
She's like the girl that
Gm
keeps you up all night
And she'll be a
Bb C
secret you can keep Keep me
Verse 2:
F
Cuts on paper hearts
They can be awful deep
Dm
Lips from wear and tear
on different city streets
C
Don't all need a home
but just a place to sleep
Guitar 1:Bb(hold)
Guitar 2:
e|------------1~-|
B|---------1~----|
G|-2~--3~--------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Chorus 2:
F
So I will run
Dm
Until my feet don't
touch the ground
Gm
And as the waves carry me out
Bb
Keep listening
C F
She'll never make a sound
So keep it coming if
it keeps you quiet
Dm
She's like the girl that
Gm
keeps you up all night
And she'll be a
Bb C
secret you can keep Keep me
Bb--C--Bb--C
keep me
Bridge:
Bb
And still she finds that
C
every time she runs
She leaves behind
Bb
another piece of her
C
On every city street
Chorus 3: Silence
F(hold)
So I will run
Until my feet don't touch the ground
And as the waves carry me out
Bb(hold)
Keep listening
(Repeat Chorus 2)
Outro: F--Dm--Gm--Bb-C
F
So keep it coming if
it keeps you quiet
Dm
She's like the girl that
Gm
keeps you up all night
And she'll be a
Bb C
secret you can keep Keep me
F(end)
keep me
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9.) Id Hate To Be You When People
Find Out What This Song Is About
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Key: G
Chords used:
Em7-022033
Cadd9-x32033
G-320033
D-x00232
Chorus:
Em7 Cadd9 G
And we'd both go, down together
D Em7
We'd stay there forever
Cadd9 G D
Just try to get up
Em7 Cadd9 G
And I'm sorry, this wasn't easy
D Em7 Cadd9 G D
When I asked you believe me, and never let go
Verse 1:
Em7 Cadd9 G D
Well I'm thinking of the worst things, that I could say to you
Em7 Cadd9 G D
But a promise doesn't mean a thing, anymore
Em7 Cadd9
And this never will be right with me
G D
And now you're trying desperately
Em7 Cadd9 G D
But I'm, tongue-tied and terrified of what I'll say
CHORUS
POST CHORUS
Em7 D
But I let go
VERSE 2
I could only sing you sad songs
And you could sing along
And you could see the melody, that's been calling at your walls
This never will be right with me
And now you're trying desperately
But I'm, tongue-tied and terrified of what I'll say
But I never told you everything
I'm losing hope and faded dreams
And every single memory, along the way
CHORUS
POST CHORUS
BRIDGE (1/2 Chorus and solo)
Em7 Cadd9 G
And we both go, down together
D Em7
And stay there forever
Cadd9 G D
Just try to get up
(solo) Em7 Cadd9 G D <<
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10.) Take This To Your Heart
Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
E - 022100
B - x24442
C#m - x46654
A - x02220
F#m - 244222
G#m - 466444
Intro:
Guitar 1:
e|---0-----0-----0-----0---|
B|-4-----5-----2-----2---2-|
G|-----4-----4-----4-------|
D|-------------------------| x6
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Guitar 2: will enter at 2nd time
e|-2-----4-----0-----2h4-7\4-|
B|---0-----0-----0-----------|
G|-----1-----1-----1---------|
D|---------------------------| x5
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mayday_parade/a_lesson_in_romantics_crd.html ]
Bass: will enter at 3rd time
A C#m B A C#m B
G|---|----|---|---------|---------|---------|
D|---|----|---|---------|---------|---------|
A|-0-|-4--|-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-|
E|---|----|---|---------|---------|---------|
Verse 1:
A
Cause I'm a mess and you
know that I can't help it
C#m B
Trihone never seemed
A
this long before
Killing time just a
little bit faster
C#m B
And I swear we'll make it
Refrain:
A B
But I can't tell you
what I don't know
C#m
(Be mine tonight
be mine tonight)
A
The simple things
B
they make my heart go
C#m
(Be mine tonight
be mine tonight)
A B
But I can't tell you
what I don't know
G#m C#m
You'll have to wait
A B
You'll have to wait
Chorus 1:
E
Stay strong
B
And only know that it'll
A
be here while I am gone
B
Because I'm coming home
E B
Coming home tonight
A
Let's get this right
C#m
I said I'm coming home
B
Coming home tonight
Interlude: A--C#m--B(partial intro riff x2)
Verse 2:
A
You sounded hurt and you
know that I believe you
C#m
Searching every little
B A
thing to find a way
To tell your heart just
to wait a little longer
C#m B
I swear we'll make it
(Repeat Refrain and Chorus 1)
Interlude: E---- (partial intro riff x4)
Bridge:
E
One more night
A
And we'll go spinning
around the room
It starts with our
C#m
hearts on fire
B
Cause every song
A
is ours tonight
E
And if you help me sing
A
Change the whole world
That it's greatest thing
that happened to me
C#m B
I finally found a good
A
reason to come home
(Repeat Chorus)
Chorus 2:
E
Stay strong
B
And only know that it'll
A
be here while I am gone
B
Because I'm coming home
C#m B
Coming home tonight
A
Let's get this right
C#m
I said I'm coming home
B E
Coming home tonight
Interlude: E---- (partial intro riff x2)
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11.) Champagne's For Celebrating
(I'll Have A Martini)
Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
G#m - 466444
E - 022100
B - x24442
F# - 244322
Eb/G - 365xxx
Intro: E--B--F#-- x2
Verse 1:
E B
She left her books, her car,
F#
her clothes, and a note
But all she wrote was
E B F#
"Tonight I'm leaving on a train"
E B
She says she's headed west
F#
To make it right for one more night
E B F#
And, well, I don't blame her if she is
Refrain:
E
But he thinks it's
B F#
just one more sunset
E
And after all, it's her fault
B F#
If she hasn't caught on yet
Chorus:
G#m
So why'd you have to go?
Is there something I could
E
say to make you turn around?
B
Cause nights like these
F#
I wish I'd said don't go
G#m
Is there anybody there?
E
Can anybody help to
get me out of here?
G#m
Cause you're walking
F# E
down a road that I can't go
(Repeat Last 4 Lines of Verse 1)
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus)
Brdige:
G#m
Shout as a martyr
Just can't handle this
E
I lost myself inside
a drunken kiss
B
And I, all that I wanted
was to walk you home
F#
Save a sad song for
Eb/G
the sing-along
G#m
Oh my God, I
E
I lost myself inside
a drunken kiss
B
And I, all that I wanted
was to walk you home
F#
Save a sad song for
Eb/G
the sing-along
Verse 2:
E
And she thinks she'll
F# G#m (triplet drum beat)
be my tourniquet
E F#
As the record on my stereo
G#m
Plays her favorite song
B
for two whole days
E
And the drag streched
F#
out for miles and miles
G#m
And what she'd give
for one more smile
E
And how she hoped
he missed her
F#
Cause, God, she missed
(hold)
how he would kiss her
Chorus 2:
B
So why'd you have to go?
Is there something I could
E
say to make you turn around?
G#m
Cause nights like these
F#
I wish I'd said don't go
B
Is there anybody there?
E
Can anybody help to
get me out of here?
G#m
Cause you're walking
F# E
down a road that I can't go
(Repeat)
2nd voice while singing chorus 2:
Cause you're walking down a road that I can't go
Yeah, you're walking down a road that I can't go
Yeah, you're walking down a road that I can't
Outro:
G#m
Cause you're walking
F# E
down a road that I can't go
G#m
Cause you're walking
F# E
down a road that I can't go
G#m
Cause you're walking
F#
down a road that I can't
_______________________________________________________
12.) You Be The Anchor That
Keeps My Feet On The Ground
Key: G
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
C - x32010
D - xx0232
Em - 022000
G - 320033
D/F# - 2x023x
B/Eb - x698xx
Verse 1:
C G D/F# Em
And honestly, I have been begging for answers
D C
That you and only you can give to me
G D/F# Em
A voice crying loud I've been crying for days now
D C
And as I start to run, I stop to breathe
(And I was nearly scared to death)
G D/F#
And I was nearly scared to death
Em
(Why you left in paragraphs)
D
Why you left in paragraphs
C
(The words were nearly over us)
G D/F#
The words were nearly over us
Em D
You stop and turn and grab your bags
Chorus 1:
G
And I'll be here by the ocean
Just waiting for proof that there's
C
sunsets and silhouette dreams
D/F# Em
All my sand castles fall
D/F# G
like the ashes of cigarettes
C D/F#
And every waves drags me to sea
G
I could stand here for hours
Just to ask God the question
C
"Is everyone here make-believe?"
D/F# Em
With a tear in His voice
D/F# G
He said, "Son, that's the question."
C
Does this deafening silence
D
mean nothing to no one but me?
Interlude: C---D/F#
Verse 2:
C(all the way)
As hours move to minutes
And minutes take longer to break
I will be desperately awaiting
But my tongue won't fall apart
And we've been sitting here for hours
All alone and in the dark
C G D/F#
So let me think of to word it
Em D
Is it too soon to say 'perfect'?
C G D/F#
If I could find another thirty minutes somewhere
Em
I'm sure everything would find me
D
All that's left is just to sing
Chorus 2:
G
And I'll be here by the ocean
Just waiting for proof that there's
Em
sunsets and silhouette dreams
C
All my sand castles fall
D/F#
like the ashes of cigarettes
D Em D/F#
And every waves drags me to sea
G
I could stand here for hours
Just to ask God the question
Em
"Is everyone here make-believe?"
C
With a tear in His voice
He said, "Son, that's the question."
D
Does this deafening silence
mean nothing to no one but me?
Bridge:
C G
And you'll sing to me sweet until then
C G
I may never sail Virginia again
C D
Alas this current moves slow for me
B/Eb Em(hold) C
this much you must know...we'll meet again
C(hold)
And I'll, I'll have you know I'm scared to death
C
Tell me once again that you
Em D/F#
will love me till the death
G
And should I die, you swear
D C
that you will come for me
Em D/F#-G-D
As I fade away, you reach out your arms
C
(And please don't let me go)
Em D/F# G D
And please don't let me go
C
(And please don't let me go)
Em D/F# G D
And please don't let me go
(Repeat Chorus 1)
______________________________________________________
13.) One Man Drinking Games
Key: G
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
G - 320033
C9- x32033
Em7 - 022033
Intro: G--C9--Em7--C9
G
e|---------5------------------3---3-2------|
B|-----3-----3------3-----3-----3-3-3----0-|
G|---0---0-----0--0-----0---0-----0-0--0---|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-3------------------3--------------------|
C9
e|---------0------------------3--2------|
B|-----3-----3------3-----3---------3-0-|
G|---0---0-----0--0-----0---0-----------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-3------------------3-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Em7
e|---------0------------------2----------|
B|-----3-----3------3-----3-----3------3-|
G|---0---0-----0--0-----0---0-----0--0---|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|-0------------------0------------------|
C9
e|---------3------------------5--5--3---|
B|-----3-----3------3-----3---3--3--3-0-|
G|---0---0-----0--0-----0---0-----------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-3------------------3-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Verse 1: Do intro riff
G
And we said it would be funny
to keep me hanging in suspense
C9
Then I'd run over to your house
and I'd scale the chainlink fence
Em7
That borders your back yard and
then I'd climb through your window
C9
And I'd whisper that I love you
as you fall out of your clothes
G
And we'd lay there in the
darkness like the dream of you I had
C9
Where we captured all the
fireflies and knew what time we had
Em7
Could be counted on our fingertips
that almost made you cry
C9
You let me hold you tightly
as we said all our goodbyes
Refrain 1:
C9 Em7
May I say I loved you more
C9 Em7
May I say I loved you more
Interlude: C9
Verse 2:
G
And it must of been and hour
that I clutched you in my arms
C9
And I must have said the right
things because you instantly felt warm
Em7
And you heard my heart stop
beating and you wanted not to cry
C9
As your sympathetic whispers
they told a tale of bad goodbyes
G
And You swore you saw me laughing
and I swore I saw you smile
C9
And this time we've spent together
was meant to last us quite a while
Em7
As I take this piece of you with
me I'll carry to my grave
C9
Knowing that for someone you're
an angel sent to save
Refrain 2:
(Keep Breathing my angel
if you go down I go with you)
C9 Em7
May I saw I loved you more
(Keep Breathing
Just Keep Breathing)
(Keep Breathing my angel
if you go down I go with you)
C9 Em7
May I saw I loved you more
(Keep Breathing
Just Keep Breathing)
Interlude: C--Em x2
Guitar 2:
e|-10-10-10--8-8-8--7-7-7----------|
B|------------------------10-10-10-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------| x4
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Bridge:
C9
Let's drink to
memories we shared
Em7
Down one to all
the hopes and cares
C9
Here's too for being
unaware that you're gone
Em7
Because before too
long you'll be a memory
C9
Let's drink to
memories we shared
before too long
you'll be a memory
Em7
Down one to all
the hopes and cares
Because before too
long you'll be a memory
C9
Here's too for being
unaware that you're gone
Because before too
long you'll be a memory
Em7
Because before too
long you'll be a memory
_______________________________________________
14.) Last Thing That Meant Anything
Key: G
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used;
G - 320033
D - xx0232
Em - 022000
C - x32010
Bm - x24432
B/Eb - x698xx
D/F# - 2x023x
Intro:
G C G D/F#
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|-7---7---|-5---5---|-4---4---|-7-5-4---|
D|---5---5-|---5---5-|---5---5-|-------5-|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|
Em D
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-------0---------|
G|-----0-------0---|-----0---0---0---|
D|---0---0---0---0-|---0-------4---0-|
A|-7-------7-------|-5---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse 1: Do intro riff
G
Well I thought that we could
C G D/F#
sit around and talk for hours
Em
About things I couldn't say to you
D
And things that we could never do and
G C G D/F#
This conversation has had no face
Em
When the words take days you
D
can rewrite and erase anything
Refrain 1:
C D
You know my heart
(so tell me honestly
did you ever want this)
Em hold
Knows all this
Guitar 2: while dong Refrain 1
C D
e|--------7---------|---------7---------|
B|--8---8---10-10-8-|---8---8---10-10-8-|
G|7---7-------------|-7---7-------------|
D|------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|
Em Em
e|--------7---------|---------7-10-10-|
B|--8---8---10-10-8-|-7-8---8---------|
G|7---7-------------|-----7-----------|
D|------------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|
Verse 2: Do intro riff
G
And I'll borrow words from
C G D/F#
all my favorite paragraphs
Em
To write a ballad
while we say the things
D
We hope would mean
the most to me And
G C
Each line is sent I have
G D/F#
found a new pages of
Em
hope for the days
D
When I fell like I've
lost everything
Refrain 2:
C D
You know my heart
(so tell me honestly
did you ever
really want this)
Em
Knows all these
G
lines (cause my
jealous heart can't
take that)
C
So I'll sing this
D B/Eb
song for every
Em(hold) D(hold)
word that's come
C(hold)
out wrong
Chorus 1:
Bm C D
But I'll be ok
(Is that what you
B/Eb
want me to say)
Eb
It's called breakup
D
Cause it's broken
(Repeat x10)
2nd voice: while singing Chorus 1
Bm
And well try so bad
C
to tell me that you
G
Make it that you're
D/F#
sorry and the
Em
Lines we said
Never meant the
D
words we meant
Bm
Every kiss that
C
you could ever mean
G
The everything that
D/F#
takes you back
Em
The chocolate
rose the kisses
D
Chase it will you miss it?
Interlude: While doing intro
e|-------3-----------5-3--3h5-7--5-|
B|-0h1-3---3---0h1-3---------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Outro:
G
Well I thought that we could
C G D/F#
sit around and talk for hours
Em
About things I couldn't say to you
D
And things that we could never do
________________________________________________
15.) Your Song
Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
D - xx0232
A - x02220
Bm - x24432
G - 320033
Intro: D--
Verse 1:
D
you say that Gainesville's
got no soul
well that sounds like a good
G
excuse for coming home
Bm
and all these Tallahassee skylines
A
they keep singing out a song
D
and know it's your song they've
G
been singing all night
Bm
and this Tallahassee rooftop just
A
keeps calling out your name
G
to come and sing, so stay
Interlude: D
Chorus:
G
so stay
stay and watch the stars come out
D
and then the sun as they all fade away
i'll sing you every song I know
if it will make you want to stay
Bm
and then i'll say
A
that I missed you
G
and these words
A
they'll convince you
Verse 2:
i poured through
D
every song I wrote
every line that I've cried every
G
note that was split with this pen
Bm
and every line in every song
A
they all seemed to come out wrong
D(hold)
until your song
G
so let's sing it
all night long
Bm
and this Tallahassee skyline
A
hasn't changed
G
while the view from every
rooftop says to stay
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
and I could call you
D
"baby doll" all the time
G
and you'd whisper in my ears
Bm
you'd say “i missed you boy”
so sing it over again and
A
over again and over again
(Repeat twice)
Chordless:
and I could call you
"baby doll" all the time
and you'd whisper in my ears
you'd say “i missed you boy”
so sing it over again and
A
over again and over again
Interlude: G---D
Bm
still i'll say
A
that I missed you
G
and these words
A
they'll convince you
G
And I'm hoping that
A
I'll kiss you
(Repeat Bridge twice)
End on D
_______________________________________________________
16.) Just Say You're Not Into It
Key: A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe or Drop D
Chords:
F#m - 244222
D - xx0232
A - x02220
E - 022100
C#/F - 143xxx
Intro: F#m--F#m-D x2
A-E-D--D--
Verse:
A
A show of hands who has
E
said these words before
D
With a show of hearts on the floor
A E
who has ever meant them more
A
Well I'll swallow my pride
if you'll stay for the years
E
And watch me spin
circles as I disappear
D
and hearts, they don't lie
they just quiver in fear
A E
As you say
Refrain:
F#m
Tonight we
D E
forget everything
Chorus:
F#m D A
And stay yeah the night
E
If I was wrong
C#/F
then I'm sorry
F#m D A
I'll stop this fight
E
For the night
F#m
And this empty space
D
left in the seat
A E
To my right where you
C#/F D D--
should be says a lot
Post Chorus:
E F#m
Don't let it say
E D--
good--bye
E F#m
Don't let it say
E D--
good--bye
Let it say goodbye
Interlude: F#m--F#m-D x2
D E
forget everything
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
D A
And today I know
E
that tomorrow is
A E
going to shine golden
D
and bring our
A E
hearts back home
D A
And today I know
E
that tomorrow is
A E
going to shine golden
D
and bring our
A (pause) E
hearts back home
D A
And today I know
E
that tomorrow is
A E
going to shine golden
D
and bring our
A E
hearts back home
D A
And today I know
E
that tomorrow is
A E
going to shine golden
D
and bring our
A E
hearts back home
2nd voice: while singing bridge
And today meant nothing
because youre gone
And I swear that this
meant everything
to me because my
hearts not home
Outro: F#m--F#m-D x2
____________________________________________________
17.) Three Cheers For Five Years
Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords:
B - x24442
F# - 244322
G#m - 466444
E - 022100
B/Eb - x698xx
F#/Bb - x143xx
Intro:
B F#/Bb G#m F#
e|---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2------|
B|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0--0---0-|
G|-4---4-------4---|-3---3-------3---|-1---1-------1---|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4------4---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
x2 x2 x2 x2
Verse 1:
B
I swear that you don't have to go
F#
I thought we could wait for the fireworks
E
I thought we could wait for the snow
F#
To wash over Georgia and kill the hurt
B
I thought I could live in your arms
F#
And spend every moment I had with you
E
Stay up all night with the stars
F#
Confess all the faith that I had in you
(I had in you)
Refrain:
G#m F# E
To late, I'm sure and lonely
E
Another night, another dream wasted on you
G#m F# E
Just be here now against me
E(hold)
You know the words so sing along for me baby
Chorus
B E G#m
For heaven's sake I know you're sorry
E
But you won't stop crying
F# B
This anniversary may never be the same
E G#m
Inside I hope you know I'm dying
E
With my heart beside me
F# E
In shattered pieces that may never be replaced
F# F# F#(hold)
And if I died right now you'd never be the same
Interlude 1:
B F#/Bb E
e|---------2-------|---------2-------|-----------------|
B|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|
G|-4---4-------4---|-3---3-------3---|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
x2 x2 x2
Verse 2
G#m
I thought with a month of apart
F#
Together would find us an opening
E
And moonlight would provide the spark
E
And that I would stumble across the key
G#m
Or break down the door to your heart
F#
Forever could see us not you and me
E
And you'd help me out of the dark
E
And I'd give my heart as an offering
(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)
Interlude 2: G#m--E--B/Eb
Bridge:
Part 1:
G#m E F#
And I will always remember you
E
as you are right now to me
G#m E F#
And I will always remember you now
E F#
remember you now oh oh
Part 2:
E F#
I'm sleep alone here tonight
G#m
When noone here just by your side
B
Sleep alone tonight
(Repeat x8)
Voice over Bridge Part 2:
How does it feel, how does it feel
When you're not around my side
(Repeat x4)
I could forget you, I know you want me
the one you I want to
I could forget you, I know you want to
forget me you wanted to baby
(Repeat x2)
Both: E
I could forget you
I know you want me
the one you I want to
