Matchbook Romance
If All Else Fails
Stories And Alibis
2003
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Key: C#

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
C# -   x46664
G# -   466544
Bbm -  x13321
F# -   244322
Ebm -  x68876
Fm -   133111
G#/C - x365xx


Intro:

Part 1:

Bass:
                  C# (x43121@1)                             FmG|-10-------8-------11-------10-------|---------------8-------------| (133111@1)D|----11-11---11-11----11-11----11-11-|---11---10------------11-----|
A|------------------------------------|-8----8----8-8---8-8-----8-8-|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

               F# (244322@1)                      Fm (133111@1)           EbmG|--------------------10-11-10----|---------------|-----10-8------| (xx4342@1)D|---11-----11-----11----------11-|---10---10-----|---8------11-8-|
A|-9----9-9----9-9----------------|-8----8----8-8-|-6-------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------|---------------|

                C# (x43121@1)                        FmG|----10----8----11----8-------|---------------8-------------| (133111@1)D|-11----11---11----11---11-11-|---11---10------------11-----|
A|-----------------------------|-8----8----8-8---8-8-----8-8-|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

               F# (244322@1)                      Fm (133111@1)           EbmG|--------------------10-11-10----|---------------|-----10-8------| (xx4342@1)D|---11-----11-----11----------11-|---10---10-----|---8------11-8-|
A|-9----9-9----9-9----------------|-8----8----8-8-|-6-------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------|---------------|


Part 2:

Bass:
             C# (x43121@1)              G#/C        Bbm (x13321@1)    G#G|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------| (xx1114@1)D|-------6-6-6-4-4-4-3---3-|-------------|-8-8-8-|-6-----|
A|-4-4-4---------------4---|-3-3-3-------|-------|---8-4-|
E|-------------------------|-------4-4-4-|-------|-------|

       F# (244322@1)     Fm (133111@1)   Ebm (xx4342@1)       Fm (133111@1)          EbmG|-----------|-------|-------|-------------|-------------| (xx4342@1)D|-----------|---3-3-|-1-1-1-|-------3-4-3-|-1-1-1-4-3---|
A|---4-----4-|-------|-------|-------------|-----------4-|
E|-2---2-2---|-1-----|-------|-1-1-1-------|-------------|


Guitar 2:
     x6                    x6
e|-------|-------------|-------|-------------|
B|-------|-------7-6---|-------|-------4-----|
G|---6---|---5-6-----6-|---6---|---5-6---6---|
D|-----6-|-------------|-----6-|-----------6-|
A|-4-----|-4-----------|-4-----|-4-----------|
E|-------|-------------|-------|-------------|


Verse 1:
     C# (x43121@1) G#/C   BbmG#
A subdued silence
   F# (244322@1)    FmEbm
undisturbed
Fm (133111@1)     C# (x43121@1)               G#/C F# (244322@1)Ebm (xx4342@1) by the sound of her breath
   C# (x43121@1)            G#/C
So carefully brush her
    BbmG#          F# (244322@1)    FmEbm 
Ebmhair (xx4342@1)     back from her eyes
    C# (x43121@1)  G#/C    BbmG#
In steady sequence
       F#Fm EbmFm
one by one
     C#She (x43121@1)slips away


Chorus 1:
F# (244322@1)            C# (x43121@1) So close your eyes
     Ebm (xx4342@1)   F#and (244322@1)sleep to dream
       C#I'm (x43121@1)by your side
   Ebm (xx4342@1)    F#No (244322@1)words to speak
          C#We'll (x43121@1)set our course
    Ebm (xx4342@1)   Ebmand (xx4342@1)make it through
                  F#No (244322@1)matter how far I go my
heart remains with you


(Repeat Intro Part 2)


Verse 2:
C# (x43121@1) And I'm not sure
G#/C       F# (244322@1)       BbmG#/C (x13321@1)C# (x43121@1) what I'm looking for
         C#But (x43121@1)it's clear to
G#/C Bbm G#
see
    F#the (244322@1)purpose of
   Fm (133111@1) Ebmmy (xx4342@1)exsistance Is
C#laying (x43121@1)here in front of me


Chorus 2:
F# (244322@1)            C# (x43121@1) So close your eyes
     Ebm (xx4342@1)   F#and (244322@1)sleep to dream
       C#I'm (x43121@1)by your side
   Ebm (xx4342@1)    F#No (244322@1)words to speak
          C#We'll (x43121@1)set our course
    Ebm (xx4342@1)   Ebmand (xx4342@1)make it through
                  F#No (244322@1)matter how far I go


Bridge:
       C# (x43121@1)     G#And (xx1114@1)if all else fails you
    Ebmcan (xx4342@1)look up at the sky
  F#Because (244322@1)it's the same one
that shines above you and I
       C# (x43121@1)     G#And (xx1114@1)if all else fails
        Ebmyou (xx4342@1)can close your eyes
         F#And (244322@1)I'll be right beside you
I'll be the one by your side


Interlude:
Guitar 2:
     x6
e|-------|-------------|
B|-------|-------7-6---|
G|---6---|---5-6-----6-|
D|-----6-|-------------| x6
A|-4-----|-4-----------|
E|-------|-------------|


(Repeat Chorus 1)


Outro:
Ebm  F#
  No matter how much it hurts
Ebm (xx4342@1)             F# (244322@1) I wanted you to know
                      C#my (x43121@1)heart remains with you