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Gates - The Menzingers - On The Impossible Past
Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
CAPO 1st FRET
Arranged by Jack Cookson (Torn_Asunder)
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Chords used:

Mute/Don't play the strings marked with an 'x'

G   (320033)
C   (x32010)
D   (x00232)
Em  (022000)
Am  (x02210)
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Intro:
 
G Em C - this three times in arpeggios
THEN
G Em G D Em D C - strummed. listen for the changes!

Verse One:
GI (320003@1)am the pain that bleeds through your temples

Every morning when you wake up 
EmI (022000@1)am the boy with alcohol poisoning 
GFrom (320003@1)all the parties Chris would throw
 
That summer that they took us in

Like every other American 
EmFor (022000@1)getting drunk in back of the Lion's Club 
G (320003@1)                                      DWaiting (xx0232@1)for the shitty bands to finish up 
                 Em (022000@1)            DThen (xx0232@1)some kids played hacky sack 
                           CWhile (x32010@1)the others just got high

Interlude: G Em G D Em D C

Verse 2:
GIt's (320003@1)not hard to fall for a waitress

When you both smoke

Smoke the same cigarettes 
EmYou'll (022000@1)get seated as diners lovers
G (320003@1)You'll get the check that Scranton's for the better 
D (xx0232@1)                               Em (022000@1)      
You'll carve your names into the Parpat Cliffs 
           D (xx0232@1)                CJust (x32010@1)read them when you get old enough to know
 
That happiness is just a moment

Chorus x2:
    G (320003@1)                      C (x32010@1)     GSo (320003@1)I'm marching up to your gates today 
   Em (022000@1)             CTo (x32010@1)throw my lonely soul away 
      G (320003@1)        
'Cause I don't need it 
C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)     Em (022000@1) CYou (x32010@1)can take it back

Bridge:
     Am (x02210@1)             C (x32010@1)          GAnd (320003@1)they will make examples out of us 
                 D (xx0232@1)                        EmLike (022000@1)when they caught you in the CVS parking lot 
       CBut (x32010@1)I fed the liars, I fed the liars, I fed the liars
G (320003@1)Everything I got 
EmEverything (022000@1)I got
      Cin (x32010@1)my cabinet brain 
     GOf (320003@1)canned thoughts 
     GEverything (320003@1)I've got 
          EmIt (022000@1)was everything I've got 
         CIn (x32010@1)my cabinet brain, in my cabinet brain

Chorus x2:
   G (320003@1)                      C (x32010@1)     GSo (320003@1)I'm marching up to your gates today 
   Em (022000@1)             CTo (x32010@1)throw my lonely soul away 
      G (320003@1)        
'Cause I don't need it 
C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)     Em (022000@1) CYou (x32010@1)can take it back

Outro:
    G (320003@1)                      C (x32010@1)     GSo (320003@1)I'm marching up to your gates today 
   Em (022000@1)             C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)  C (x32010@1)   GTo (320003@1)throw my lonely soul away

EmYeah (022000@1)I don't need it 
C (x32010@1)                  GYou (320003@1)can take it back