Boxcar Racer
Cat Like Thief feat. Tim Armstrong of Rancid
Boxcar Racer
2002 MCA Records
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Key: A

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
A- (x02220@1)    x02220
A/C# -  x476xx
D- (xx0232@1)    xx0232
Esus -  022200
E- (022100@1)    022100


Intro:

Drumbeats: x4

Guitar: A--A/C#--D-- x2


Verse 1: Tim
  AI (x02220@1)fell down again
    A/C#But (042220@1)I can't complain
 DAnother (xx0232@1)false step
Could drive me insane
A (x02220@1)                 A/C#Only (042220@1)got myself here to blame
     DSo (xx0232@1)I shake off defeat 
and I start again
A (x02220@1)              A/C# (042220@1) Oh no I said I want to go 
           Dback (xx0232@1)But I can't rendition
And I gotta stay on track
A (x02220@1)         A/C#Yeah (042220@1)make a tear like 
       Dthat (xx0232@1)I keep my head up
But I never react


Refrain 1: Tom
  AI (x02220@1)wrote it down
           A/C#at (042220@1)least a month ago
DSixteen (xx0232@1)chapters of 
one thing you've blown
    A (x02220@1)        A/C#The (042220@1)best thing yet to help
    Dyou (xx0232@1)through and through
A (x02220@1)      A/C#That (042220@1)she was I feel 
    Dher (xx0232@1)more than you


Chorus: Tom
A/C# D A
Don't  leave
A/C# D Esus  E
don't  leave her


Interlude: A--A/C#--D-- x2


Verse 2: Tim
  AI (x02220@1)get up just to get
A/C#
knocked back down
  DI (xx0232@1)sit up just to get 
knocked all around
  AI (x02220@1)wanna say something
    A/C#But (042220@1)you're out of town
  DI (xx0232@1)don't wanna have 
another short down
     ASay (x02220@1)stand up hey yo
A/C#
   let's make it clear
DFollow (xx0232@1)you home no
you were not there
    AYou (x02220@1)saw me coming 
    A/C#jump (042220@1)   you disappear
DHome (xx0232@1)alone every 
night seems so clear
A (x02220@1) You think you see 
       A/C#me (042220@1)here    all along
DGot (xx0232@1)my crew coming
now One by one
A (x02220@1) Two by two
A/C#
   Three by three
D (xx0232@1)  Four by four
Let's do some more


Refrain 2: Tom
A (x02220@1)     A/C#Call (042220@1)me back when 
        Dword (xx0232@1)is that she's gone
A (x02220@1)           A/C#Cat (042220@1)like thief   she 
          Dstole (xx0232@1)air from my lungs
A (x02220@1)       A/C#Leave (042220@1)me standing 
        Don (xx0232@1)this lonely grave
  A (x02220@1)    A/C#I (042220@1)dug it out in case 
    Dshe (xx0232@1)turns away


(Repeat Chorus twice)


Bridge:
A/C#
   You think you've 
       Dseen (xx0232@1)it All along
A (x02220@1) Got my crew coming 
now One by one
A/C#
   Two by two
D (xx0232@1)  Three by three
Esus
    Four by four
E (022100@1)  Let's do some more


(Repeat Chorus)


Outro: A/C#-D-Esus-E x8

Guitar 2:
e|-------12----------12----9----9----9----9----
B|-10-10----10-10-10----10---10---10---10---10-
G|---------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------- x8
A|---------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------