Strip Mall Parking Lots -Against Me! The main riff is an alternating bass note (minor 3rd) on the Am and Dm chords as shown. Open chords throughout, with a first inversion G chord to create the descending bass line twice in the chorus: C ? G/B ? Am/C. Am Am/C e|-----0----0------| B|-----1----1------| G|-----2----2------| D|-----2----2------| A|-----0----3------| E|-----------------| Dm Dm/F e|-----1----1-------| B|-----3----3-------| G|-----2----2-------| D|-----0----3-------| A|------------------| E|------------------| Chorus bass line: C G/B Am e|-------0------------3--------------0--------| B|-------1------------0--------------1--------| G|-------0------------0--------------2--------| D|-------2------------0--------------2--------| A|-------3------------2--------------0--------| E|--------------------------------------------| Am Smoking cigarettes in a strip mall parking lot Dm There?s nothing to do around here but hang out C G Isn?t that just like everywhere else? Am There?s a war veteran standing by the interstate on-ramp Dm Yeah, he?s asking for a ride; he?s hoping for a kick down C G Anything you can spare to give helps (chorus) F C And as the southwest Florida sun sets (C) G/B Am The sky?s painted hues pink and orange C G/B Am All directions are calling G Am Life is waiting to be ruined G Am Life is waiting to be ruined Am City cops come down and they bust up the party Dm We go to a diner, we drink bitter black coffee C G Gas station billboard reads three forty-nine a gallon Am We?re coming down from the high, we?re starting to sober up Dm C Boys crushing on girls crushing on boys into the southwest Florida morning G We are still young (chorus) F C And as the southwest Florida sun sets (C) G/B Am The sky?s painted hues pink and orange C G/B Am All directions are calling G Am Life is waiting to be ruined G Am Life is waiting to be ruined G C G Am Life is waiting to be ruined
