• Song:

    Strip Mall Parking Lots

  • Artist:

    Against Me

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 (x02210@1)  Am/Ce|-----0----0------| (032210@1)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 (x32010@1)          G/B (143121@7)          Ame|-------0------------3--------------0--------| (x02210@1)B|-------1------------0--------------1--------|
G|-------0------------0--------------2--------|
D|-------2------------0--------------2--------|
A|-------3------------2--------------0--------|
E|--------------------------------------------|



AmSmoking (x02210@1)cigarettes in a strip mall parking lot
DmThere's (xx0231@1)nothing to do around here but hang out
C (x32010@1)                             GIsn't (320003@1)that just like everywhere else?
AmThere's (x02210@1)a war veteran standing by the interstate on-ramp
DmYeah, (xx0231@1)he's asking for a ride; he's hoping for a kick down
C (x32010@1)                            GAnything (320003@1)you can spare to give helps

(chorus)
           F (133211@1)               CAnd (x32010@1)as the southwest Florida sun sets
    (C)           G/B (143121@7)         AmThe (x02210@1)sky's painted hues pink and orange
C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7)          AmAll (x02210@1)directions are calling
        G (320003@1)           AmLife (x02210@1)is waiting to be ruined
        G (320003@1)           AmLife (x02210@1)is waiting to be ruined

AmCity (x02210@1)cops come down and they bust up the party
DmWe (xx0231@1)go to a diner, we drink bitter black coffee
C (x32010@1)                                            GGas (320003@1)station billboard reads three forty-nine a gallon
AmWe're (x02210@1)coming down from the high, we're starting to sober up
Dm (xx0231@1)                                                               CBoys (x32010@1)crushing on girls crushing on boys into the southwest Florida morning
             GWe (320003@1)are still young

(chorus)
           F (133211@1)               CAnd (x32010@1)as the southwest Florida sun sets
    (C)            G/B (143121@7)         AmThe (x02210@1)sky's painted hues pink and orange
C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7)          AmAll (x02210@1)directions are calling
        G (320003@1)           AmLife (x02210@1)is waiting to be ruined
        G (320003@1)           AmLife (x02210@1)is waiting to be ruined
        G (320003@1)           C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G AmLife (x02210@1)is waiting to be ruined
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