Tuning: E A D G B E

The Get Up Kids Something To Write Home About 1999 Vagrant Records Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com Tuning: Standard EADGBe Tracklist: 1.) Holiday 2.) Action And Action 3.) Valentine 4.) Red Letter Day 5.) Out Of Reach 6.) 10 Minutes 7.) The Company Dime 8.) My Apology 9.) I'm A Loner Dottie, A Rebel 10.) Long Goodnight 11.) Close To Home 12.) I'll Catch You _______________________________________________ 1.) Holiday Key: E Chords used: E - 022100 B - x24442 C#m - x46654 A - x02220 F#m - 244222 G#m - 466444 E/G# - 476xxx C - x32010 Intro: E--C#m--G#m--A-- Verse 1:

^EWhat became of everyone I ^C#mused to know? ^G#mWhere did our respectable con^Avictions go? Your ^Ewords don't match the story that your ^C#mactions show ^G#m What do I ^Aknow?

Refrain 1:

^F#m I'm sure you can't help but r^Aemembering I ^C#mthought that you'd be one Not to for^Aget Re^C#mmembering's not helping you ^Ayet

Chorus 1:

Say ^Egoodnight Means ^C#mgoodbye I know you ^Athink my life would ^Bstop when you'^C#mre a^Eway ^AMaybe I can ^Bsee you on ^EHolidays ^C#mworlds away ^AI've never for^Bgotten all our ^C#myesterdays^E I'm ^Alucky if we're s^Bpeaking on ^EHolidays^C#m ^G#m ^A

Verse 2:

The ^Eevidence presents itself Acc^C#musingly Your ab^G#msence speaking everything You ^Athink of me ^ENow that I am faced with oppor^C#mtunity ^G#m You're not remembe^Aring^C

Refrain 2:

^F#m I'm not asking you any^Away And ^C#meven if you ever could cave ^Ain I ^C#mwouldnt know where to be^Agin

Chorus 2:

Interlude: F#m--E/G#--A-- x3 Chorus 3:

Say ^Egoodnight Means ^C#mgoodbye I know you ^Athink my life would ^Bstop when you'^C#mre a^Eway I'm ^Alucky if we're s^Bpeaking on ^C#mHoli^G#mdays ^AHoli^F#mdays^E(hold)

____________________________________________ 2.) Action And Action Key: E Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: C#m - x46654 B - x24442 A - x02220 E - 022100 G#m - 466444 C - x32010 F#m - 244222 Ab/C - x365xx Intro: C#m-B-A-E-G#m---A (x3) Organ: Will enter simultaneously with drums at 2nd time e|-4----4----2-0--2-0--4----4----5----5--- B|---5----5--------------5----5----5----5- G|---------------------------------------- D|---------------------------------------- x2 A|---------------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------- Verse 1:

^E You really think that you’re bigger than this ^Abm To the tune of ten thousand lisps ^A Who would have thought we’d represent ^C When I can’t take a compliment? ^E Overexposure is the key ^Abm And any focus on me ^A Is appreciated ^C As it should be

Refrain 1:

^C#m No ^Abmwonder now ^A I ^Efinally ^Abmfound The right formula look for^A

Chorus 1:

^E You taught^Abm me how ^A I play^B the fool ^E Every mis^Abmtake that I make ^A I couldn’t have ^F#mmade without you ^E What’s said^Abm is done ^A And plain^B to see ^A You take it all too serious^Bly^C

(Repeat Intro but only twice) Verse 2:

^E What better way to make an honest mistake ^Abm Than a televised hand of fate ^A When the world’s closing in on you ^C A decision would be overdue ^E Now nothing left is out of hand ^Abm A stronger jaded man stands ^A If the world is ending ^C Then we toast to it

Refrain 2:

^C#m I’m s^Abmtronger now ^A But ^Enot without ^Abm The right formula look for^A

Chorus 2:

^E You taught^Abm me how ^A I play^B the fool ^E Every mis^Abmtake that I make ^A I couldn’t have ^F#mmade without you ^E What’s said^Abm is done ^A And plain^B to see ^A Here’s all you get from ^Bme ^Ab/C Here’s all you get from me

Organ: C#m(hold)-A(hold)-E(hold)-G#m(hold) Bridge:

^C#m I’m down for^A whatever ^E What’s there left to^Abm wait for? ^C#m I’m down for^A whatever ^E What’s there left to^Abm wait for? ^A

^B wait for^A

^B I ^Ab/Cwait

(Repeat Chorus 2) End on C#m _______________________________________________ 3.) Valentine Key: E Tuning: Standard ADGBe Chords used: E - 022100 B - x24442 C#m - x46654 A - x02220 E/G# - 476xxx Intro: E--B--C#m--A (x2)

^E It's ^Bwords you forget^C#m To ^Aanniversary songs ^E The ^Bbottles bite^C#m back Your ^Atolerance wrong ^E Your good in^Btentions count for^C#m little any^Amore ^E If you're sorry, ^BWhy wage war?^C#m

Refrain 1:

^E/G# Im not fully con^Avinced,There's something wrong with ^Ethis Could another point of ^C#mview, Biased and un^Atrue, ^BTear me^A, a^Bway from you?

Chorus 1:

^E Will ^Byou ^Abe my^C#m ^BVa-^Alen^E/G#tine,^A If I'm a ^Bworld away? ^E A^Bpo^Alogies^C#m are ^Bbrea^Aking ^E/G#me ^A Constants^B aren't so^A constant ^Banymore

Interlude: E(hold)-B(hold)-C#m(hold)-A(hold) Verse 2:

^E Two days^B to wait for ^C#mcalls to come through^A ^E Tonight for ^Bme translates to ^C#myesterday to ^Ayou

Refrain 2:

^E/G# You Bend and you ^Awave You're barely a^Eway Wish i could say to^C#mnight, When you bend and wave good^Abye "^BTake me^A ^Bwith you."

(Repeat Refrain) Chorus 2:

^E Will ^Byou ^Abe my^C#m ^BVa-^Alen^E/G#tine,^A If I'm a ^Bworld away? ^E A^Bpo^Alogies^C#m are ^Bbrea^Aking ^E/G#me ^A Constants^B aren't so ^C#mconstant anymore^E Constants aren't so constant anymore (will you be my valentine) Constants aren't so constant anymore (will you be my valentine) Constants aren't so constant anymore (will you be my valentine) until fade out

^A Constants^B aren't so^A constant^B anymore^E(hold) ____________________________________________________

4.) Red Letter Day Key: E Tuning; Standard EADGBe Chords used: E - 022100 Es4 - 022200 C#m - x46654 D - xx0232 B - x24442 A - x02220 G#m - 466444 F#m - 244222 Am - x02210 Intro: E--Es4--E (x4) Verse 1:

^E You’ve got some ^Anerve I never ^Dknew What with the ^Aworld we gave away in front of ^C#myou ^E I see it ^Dall Much clearer ^Anow You’re just a phase I’ve gotten ^Amover anyhow

Refrain 1:

^C#m It’s ^Bover^E, I’m not giving ^G#min again^C#m

Chorus:

^A We’re loyal^B like brothers ^C#m Just us versus ^Eall the others ^A You the one for^B You the one for ^C#mme?

^B ^A I trusted^B misleading ^C#m Promises ^Eworth repeating ^A How could you ^Bdo this to ^Ame?^F#m

Verse 2:

^E Red letter ^Aday that I ^Dlearned ^A I’m sure you’ll get what you de^C#mserve ^E I see it ^Dall Much clearer since… ^A Far past the ^Ampoint of this.

Refrain 2:

^C#m It’s ^Bover

(Repeat Chorus except last line)

^A How could you ^Bdo this ^A How could you ^Bdo this to ^Ame?^B

Bridge:

… And if it’s a ^Elie I don’t want to be the one who ^Abmsigned I’m not the one who ^C#mfalls down It’s ^Bover now^A If you want to ^Etry… Try to forget it^F#m

^Abm

^A I’ll say^C#m it’s ^Bover ^C#m I’m ^F#mgon

(Repeat Chorus last line) Outro:

^A How could you ^Bdo this ^A How could you ^Bdo this to ^E(hold)me?

__________________________________________ 5.) Out Of Reach Key: B Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: B - x24442 F# - 244322 Ebm - x68876 G#m - 466444 E - 022100 C#m - x46654 F#-F pluck e|----- B|----- G|----- D|----- A|----- E|-2-1- Intro: B-F#-Ebm-G#m-E-F#-G#m-B(F#-F pluck) E-F#-Ebm-G#m-E--F# Verse 1:

^B Long ^F#way from ^Ebmhome Abm E F# Abm B(F#-F pluck) lost by an echo I'd never have known ^E I've ^F#got pic^Ebmtures to ^Abmprove I was ^Ethere but you don't ^F#care B F# Ebm Abm E F# Abm B(F#-F pluck) Here's me overseas, across the pond by the Dover peaks ^E I've ^F#smuggled my^Ebmself into ^Abmnew natio^Enalities you think you'd ^F#be proud of me

Chorus:

^B There's room to be^Elieve out of ^Abmsight, out of ^F#mind, out of ^Breach Start ^C#mover ^Abm is no ^Ebmway to be^Egin^F#

(Repeat Intro, Verse 1 and Chorus Twice)

way to be^Egin ^F# way to be^B(hold)gin

_________________________________________________ 6.) 10 Minutes Key: B, E Tuning: Standard EADGBe chords used: B - x24442 E - 022100 G#m - 466444 F# - 244322 C#m - x46664 A - x02220 Intro: Drumbeats: B-E-B-E-G#m-E-G#m-F#-B-E-B-E-G#m-E(hold) Verse 1:

Ten ^Bminutes to downtown is ten ^Eminutes too far When my ^G#mfriends all say I'm ^F#crazy ^Bmaybe I'm being selfish ^EMaybe I'm just scared ^G#mDon't be gone when ^F#I get home I ^G#mneed you there^E ^G#m

Refrain 1:

^F#If I ^Ehad to explain it^C#m

^C#m

^BI ^Ewouldn't know where to s^C#mtart^B ^C#m It's ^Blike you're ^Efalling in C#m B-E-B-E-G#m-E-G#m-F#-B-E-B-E-G#m-E-B- love while i just fall apart

Verse 2:

^F#Ten ^Bminutes to downtown is ten ^Eminutes too far when my ^G#mheart is saying you're c^F#razy ^BMaybe things are getting better ^EMaybe things aren't so bad ^G#mDon't be gone when ^F#I get home you're ^G#mall I have^E ^G#m

Refrain 2:

^F#If I ^Ehad to explain it^C#m

^C#m

^BI ^Ewouldn't know where to s^C#mtart^B ^C#m It's ^Blike you're ^Efalling in love while ^C#mi just fall a^Ap

Chorus 1:

^EPockets ^Bempty ^EHow can you ^Btell me that ^C#meverything will ^Bwork out a ^Epointless ^Bfight when ^Eyou're always ^Bright and ^AEverything will ^Bwork out ^A your ^C#mwords out

Guitar Solo: E-B-E-B-C#m--B-- x2 A--C#m--B(hold)--- Interlude: E-C#m-B-E-C#m-B- Bridge:

^ESometimes ^C#mI miss ^Byou more^E when^C#mever I'm at ^Bhome^B ^EI've been ^C#mhome all ^Bsummer^E c#m B B Now I'm leaving you alone

Breakdown: C#m-B-C#m-B-A---- Chorus 2:

^EPockets ^Bempty ^EHow can you ^Btell me that ^C#meverything will ^Bwork out a ^Epointless ^Bfight when ^Eyou're always ^Bright and ^AEverything will ^Bwork out^E ^B ^E ^B ^C#mEverything will ^Bwork out^E ^B ^E ^B ^C#mEverything will ^Bwork out^A ^B

^E(hold)

_________________________________________ 7.) The Company Dime Key: G Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: G - 320033 D - xx0232 C - x32010 or C9 - x320033 Am - x02210 G/B - x2x003 Bm - x24432 D/F# - 2x023x Intro: D Verse 1:

^C I watched it all come crashing ^Ddown On the verge of a ^Bmworld pro^Cfound Standing on unstable ^Dground Adding ^D/F#insult to iro^Cny I think it’s really gonna happen this ^Dtime Our calls on the ^Bmcompany ^Cdime Reluctance ties up the ^Dline With irres^D/F#ponsibility

Interlude: G-D-C Guitar 2: e|-----------3-2---3-2---3-2-3-2---3-2---3-2-5--3--2----| B|-----0-1-3-----3-----3---------3-----3--------------3-| G|-0-2--------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2:

^C No matter save for a ^Dfriend No argument ^Bmcan a^Cmend Irreplaceable but in the ^Dend One star ^D/F#player doesn’t save the ^Cteam Now you’re open to at^Dtack Our burden rests ^Bmon your ^Cback Replace, re-track^D Res^D/F#ponsibility

Interlude 2: G-D-C--Am Guitar 2: e|-----------3-2---3-2---3-2-3-2---3-2---3-2-5--3--2-----3--2-| B|-----0-1-3-----3-----3---------3-----3--------------3-------| G|-0-2--------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus:

^C(hold)I’m still waiting for (^G/B(hold)I’m still waiting ^Gfor) ^AmYou to get ^G/Bover this ^C(hold)I’m still waiting for (^G/B(hold)I’m still waiting ^Gfor) ^AmYou to get ^G/Bover this ^C(hold)I’m still waiting for (^G/B(hold)I’m still waiting ^Gfor) ^AmYou to get ^G/Bover^C this

Verse 3:

^C Anonymous until the ^Dending Spent a long long ^Bmtime pre^Ctending And a longer day spent ac^Dcepting What the ^D/F#world ahead would s^Ctore You only learn but not be^Dlieving That the industry is ^Bmunfor^Cgiving Everything that you’ve been ^Dgiving Isn’t ^D/F#what it was before

(Repeat Interlude 2 and Chorus) Interlude 3: G-Am-C-D (x2) Guitar 2: e|----------------------- B|-1-0-1-0-1-0----------- G|----------------------- D|----------------------- x8 A|----------------------- E|----------------------- Bridge:

^G Replace^Am, re-track ^C Replace^D, re-track ^G Replace^Am, re-track^C

^D(hold)

(Repeat Chorus and Interlude 3 until fade out) __________________________________________________ 8.) My Apology Key: G Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: G - 320033 D - xx0232 Em - 022000 C - x32010 Bm - x24432 Am - x02210 E/G# - 4xx45x or 476xxx Verse 1:

You’ll be accepting my a^Empolo^Cgy For taking things too ^Gserious^Cly Sometimes I’m old e^Gnough to keep rou^E/G#tines Sometimes I’m ^Amchild enough to s^Ccream For every^Emthing I broke in ^Ctwo You’re barely ^Gmissing me I’m missing ^Cyou And everything you ^Gdo I really ^E/G#do I really ^Amdo Sure I ^Cdo

Refrain 1:

^BmMy once photographic ^Cmemory ^G For recollections’s sake is ^Emfailing me ^C I can’t remember for the life of me

Chorus:

^GSometimes I can ^Bmthink to recite ^EmWords that I ^Cread and rewrite My ^Bmpens paint people that I’ve proven ^Cwrong (repeat)

^Em We move ^Con

Verse 2:

Get a ^Emjob where I ^Ctell All of my ac^Gcounts of someone ^Celse I’m quick enough to ^Gjudge that they were ^E/G#wrong And that we ^Amknew it all a^Clong Sing a ^Emlong long-winded ^Csong I would be ^Gcontent to hum a^Em(hold)long ^D(hold)Humm ^C

Bridge:

If I ^Gstate that my fingers know where to ^Cshow What everyone should have ^Emknown I’ll let it ^Ggo Hopefully you’ll for^Cget Any words that I put in ^Emprint My luck, you’ll ^C(hold)change Have strength enough to walk a^Cway

(Repeat Chorus 4 times) Outro:

^G(hold)Wrong __________________________________________

9.) I'm A Loner Dottie, A Rebel Key: C Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: F - 133211 G - 320003 Am - x02210 Em - 022000 C - x32010 Intro: F-G-Am-Em (x4) F--G--C--Am--F--G--C-- Verse 1:

^C Come tomorrow I’ll be on my way back^F home ^GIn the ^Cmorning call from a roadside tele^Fphone ^C One night doesn’t ^Fmean the rest of my life

Chorus:

^G If I ^Fgo^G it’s ^Amnot im^Empossi^Fble ^GPossi^Amble is ^Cprobably ^Fwrong^G So, let ^Amgo ^Em cause ^FI’m af^Graid to ^Ctry Keep my ^Fhands by my side^C

Verse 2:

^F You won’t come ^Gback I ^Chope some day you’ll unders^Amtand I wanna ^Ftry, make it ^Gright Don’t know if I ^Ccan

Bridge:

Last ^Fnight^G ^Ameverything was ^Emright The rain was^F gone^G One ^Amsummer night’s the ^Emonly time we’ve^F known^G ^Am So, shut ^Emyour eyes ^F When you ^Gwake up I’ll be ^C(hold)gone When you wake up I’ll be^F gone^C

^C One night doesn’t ^Fmean the rest of my ^Glife

(Repeat Chorus except last line) _______________________________________________ 10.) Long Goodnight Key: E Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: E - 022100 B - x24442 C#m - x46654 A - x02220 B - x24442 F#m - 244222 G#m - 466444 E/G# - 4xx45x Intro: C#m--E/G#-B-E--B (x3) C#m--E/G#-B-E--A--- Verse 1:

^C#m Eve^E/G#ry a^Btte^Empt to ^B ^C#m is ^E/G#filled ^Bwith ^Eholes^A C#m E/G# B E B C#m--E/G#-B-E--A-- it reads like a polygraph i'm told

Refrain:

^B i'm not better ^Aanyway ^B(hold) let it go

Verse 2:

^C#m i ^E/G#never^B s^Eleep still^B ^C#m less ^E/G#i ^Bfor^Eget^A C#m E/G# B E B C#m--E/G#-B-E--A-- tied down by handicaps instead

Refrain 2:

^B i'm not better ^Aanyway ^B but i didn't want it to turn ^Aout this way

Chorus:

sing a ^C#mlong good^Bnight, for^Aget any ^Efight re^Afuse to ^Erest as^Abmsured it comes with ^C#mno rep^Bly hold ^Aon too ^Etight i ^Ahang on ^Eevery ^Abm(hold)word

Interlude: A--F#m--G#m--A--E--A--F#m--G#m--A--E Bridge:

^E if it all ended to^Anight, you know that i wouldn't ^F#mmind it'd be back to the good ^Abmold times before it ^Awon (repeat)

(Repeat Chorus twice) Outro: A--E _______________________________________________ 11.) Close To Home Key: D Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: D - xx0232 D/F# - 2x023x Bm - x24432 G - 320033 A - x02220 Em - 022000 A/C# - x476xx or x4222x F#m - 244222 Verse 1:

^D Summer swallowed us ^Gwhole Waited for ^Bmyou to come around ^D/F# Every ^Gword you wrote ^DDown, we read it over to ^Gknow Would they be^Bmlieve in us now? ^D/F# There’s no ^Gshame like no ^DSound from sources hits close to ^Ghome Every^Bmthing that we’ve found Says ^D/F#make your own ^Gdestiny But

Chorus:

^Bm You’re ^Auna^Gware ^Athat ^Dyou Should be s^Gcared ^BmMaybe you’ll learn from ^Amis^Gtakes that we make ^D/F# We’re not ^Gwaiting for^Aever^Bm We ^D/F#know ^Gyou’ll never ^Abe there^Bm ^D/F# We’re not ^Gwaiting for^Aever^Bm If you ^Dget out See ^Bmyou there^G

Interlude: D--G--Bm--D/F#-G Guitar 2: e|--------0----------0---2----------0------2-0-----------0---| B|----3-----3----3-----3----------3---3--------3-2-3-2-3---3-| G|------2----------2----------2----------2-------------------| D|-0-----------0------------0---0----------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2:

^D Summer swallowed us ^Gwhole Waited for ^Bmyou to come around ^D/F# There’s no ^Gshame like no ^DSound from sources hits close to ^Ghome Every^Bmthing that we’ve found Says ^D/F#make your own ^Gdestiny But

(Repeat Chorus except last line)

If you get^D out See you ^Athere You’re not ^Bmawake As I’m aware^G Woo

D--A--Bm--G Bridge:

^BmMaybe we ^Ahad ^Gall you Figured ^Emabsolutely ^Dwrong^A/C# ^BmThere’s been a ^Amis^Gunderstanding ^EmWe’ve had all a^Dlong^A/C# ^BmMaybe we ^Ahad ^Gall you Figured ^Emabsolutely ^Dwrong^A/C# (Maybe we had all you Figured absolutely wrong) ^BmYou can read ^Aabout^G (You can read) Em D--F#m--Bm--A-G--Em--D-A/C#-Bm--A-G------Em----D About it when we’re gone

_____________________________________ 12.) I'll Catch You Key: A Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: A - x02220 D/F# 2x023x E - 022100 D - xx0232 F#m - 244222 Bm - x24432 C#m - x46654 Intro: A--D/F#-- x6 Verse 1:

Can you s^Aleep as the sound hits your ears one at a ^D/F#time? an unspoken balance here ^A unabridged for so many years^D/F# that ^Ai should stare at re^D/F#ceivers to re^Aceive her isn't ^D/F#fair ^E

Chorus:

^D don't worry i'll^A catch you ^D don't worry i'll^A catch you ^D don't ever ^C#m(hold)worry ^Bm(hold)

Verse 2:

^A your arms in mine ^D/F# anytime ^A i wouldn't trade anything ^D/F# you're still my everything ^A to my surprise^D/F# before my eyes^A you ar^D/F#rive ^E

(Repeat Chorus) Bridge:

^F#m i'm still ^Ebreaking old^D habits habits when ^F#myou pulled the ^Ewool over ^Ame ^A i can see ^D/F#everything every^Athing ^F#m re^E-membe^Dring ^F#m jinx^E remo^Aving^D/F# ^A ^D/F#

(Repeat Chorus) Outro:

^F#m no ^Eneed for re^Dminding you're s^F#mtill all that ^Ematters to ^A(hold)me

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