Angels And Airwaves Rite Of Spring I-Empire 2007 Geffen Records Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com Key: E Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: E - 022100 A - x02220 C#m - x46654 B - x24442 Intro: E----A (x2) Verse 1: E I was locked all day in the summer heat A In a small brown house in Suburban Streets My skateboard and my shit guitar E I'd dream all day that they would get me far My dad would ask me about my grades A The asshole sports that I never played And then I'd ask about the girls he'd date E Behind our backs when mom would stay up late It was near when I turned sixteen A got kicked out of school And so it seemed things were closing in And ready to blow E My dad moved out about that year or so It took an hour to start a punk rock band A To offset my fucked up family land And as I held my mom would start to cry I swore ourselves a better life Chorus: C#m B A If I had a chance for another try C#m I wouldn?t change a thing B A It's made me all on who I am inside C#m And if I could thank God B A That I am here, and that I am alive C#m And everyday I wake B A (hold) I tell myself a little harmless lie The whole wide world is mine Interlude: E ---- A (x2) Verse 2: E The summers gone, the years have passed A My friends have changed, a few did last The smallest dreams got pushed aside E for the largest ones that changed my life And all I wish for was come to pass A From rock and roll, to love and cash It?s all success if it?s what you need Do what you like and do it honestly (Repeat Chorus) Bridge: E Hey yo oh oh oh A Hey yo oh oh Hey yo oh oh oh (Repeat) (Repeat Chorus twice)