Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: E MajorE
Difficulty: Intermediate
Chords used:
E MajorE - 022100
BB - x24442
C# minorC#m - x46654
A augmentedA - x02220
F# minorF#m - 244222
Intro:
E MajorE BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA x2
then
E MajorE x2
Verse 1:
E MajorE BB
Hey Athens what can I say?
C# minorC#m A augmentedA
I spent the night and I could barely move the next day
E MajorE BB
Hey it's all good to me
C# minorC#m A augmentedA
I think my temperature's about 103
E MajorE BB C# minorC#m
So we spent the night in this so called haunted town
A augmentedA E MajorE
With everyone I'd ever want around
BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA
And I'll do my best to talk until I hit the ground
Refrain 1:
C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA
Cause it's the perfect night to go walking around
Chorous 1:
E MajorE BB
Let's not call this reminiscing or romantic
C# minorC#m A augmentedA
A majorA basement anthem for all the addicts
E MajorE BB C# minorC#m
Who don't know how to deal with not alone
A augmentedA
But can't stand sitting at home
E MajorE BB
In the basements backyards under bright stars
C# minorC#m A augmentedA
Making out in the backs of cars
E MajorE BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA
Neighbouring towns we always drive
Verse 2:
E MajorE BB
Hey Indy what can I say?
C# minorC#m
I drove all night and it didn't
A augmentedA E MajorE
take long to get through your state
BB
But it was all in vain
C# minorC#m A augmentedA E MajorE
And the next day I drove back across your boring plains.
BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA
It's all sentimental and the sky looks artificial
E MajorE BB
Forgive me I'm so judgemental
C# minorC#m A augmentedA
I'm trying to keep that in line
Refrain 2:
C# minorC#m BB
You know it's hard to do sometimes
A augmentedA
So I look back over these lines
Chorus 2:
N.C.
Cause for the most part
E MajorE BB
I rely on shoulders to cry on
C# minorC#m A augmentedA
Patios to talk facts of life on
E MajorE BB C# minorC#m
Don't know how to deal with being alone
A augmentedA
When I'm so far from home
E MajorE
Things go from worse to okay
BB
To maybe the next day
C# minorC#m A augmentedA E MajorE
To never again cause I don't know what to say
BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA
It's no wonder I ended up this way
Instrumental:
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA A majorA x2
Chorus 3:
N.C.
Cause for the most part
E MajorE BB
I rely on shoulders to cry on
C# minorC#m A augmentedA
Patios to talk facts of life on
E MajorE BB C# minorC#m
Don't know how to deal with being alone
A augmentedA
When I'm so far from home
E MajorE
Things go from worse to okay
BB
To maybe the next day
C# minorC#m A augmentedA E MajorE
To never again cause I don't know what to say
BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA
It's no wonder I ended up this way
Instrumental:
A augmentedA E MajorE C# minorC#m BB x2
Bridge:
A augmentedA E MajorE
It's four in the morning
C# minorC#m BB
I wish I was asleep
A augmentedA E MajorE
These songs on the radio
C# minorC#m BB
don't sound the same to me
A augmentedA E MajorE
I took the long way out here
C# minorC#m BB
Just to see the trees
A augmentedA E MajorE
I felt the weight of the world
C# minorC#m BB
It used to bring me to my knees
A augmentedA E MajorE
But tonight I am okay
C# minorC#m BB
This company I keep
A augmentedA E MajorE
Makes me feel stronger
C# minorC#m BB
Than I am or will ever be
A augmentedA E MajorE
I get scared of the future
C# minorC#m BB
Now it's more the past
A augmentedA E MajorE C# minorC#m BB
Sometimes life can go by so fast
Outro:
A augmentedA E MajorE
So tonight I am okay
C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA E MajorE
Just sit around and talk about it all
C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA
And may the weight of the world not make you fall