• Song:

    Amity Gardens

  • Artist:

    Fountains of Wayne

  • Album:

    Utopia Parkway

I saw a lack of this song anywhere, so I decided it was about time someone posted a
decent rendition of this little croon.  Here's my interpretation, enjoy!

VERSE 1:
Em (022000@1)            Cangel (x32010@1)broke her wing
G (320003@1)         Coh (x32010@1)you poor thing
    Am (x02210@1)       Em (022000@1)       G (320003@1)        Dthe (xx0232@1)hum of the motor gave way to the tick tick
Em (022000@1)           C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)       Cticking (x32010@1)of the clock and the rattle of springs
    Am (x02210@1)           D (xx0232@1)the buick's in the drive
    Am (x02210@1)       D7its (xx0212@1)good to be alive

CHORUS:
       G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)       Am (x02210@1)     Dand (xx0232@1)if you knew now, what you knew then
    C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)      C (x32010@1)            Dyou (xx0232@1)wouldn't wanna go home, wouldn't wanna go
   G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)       Am (x02210@1)     Dif (xx0232@1)you knew now, what you knew then
    C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)   C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)you wouldn't wanna go to amity gardens again

VERSE 2:

it isn't very much
but for now its home
a room in the shadow of a funny lookin' man
on the phone to the bank about a default loan
I thank you very much
ta ta we'll keep in touch

CHORUS:

BRIDGE:
D (xx0232@1) where you, came from

and act like you tried
Am (x02210@1)                   Em'cause (022000@1)some things are better kept 
Gdeep (320003@1)down inside
    Am (x02210@1)       Em (022000@1)           Gbut (320003@1)you're not driving you're along for the ride
     Am (x02210@1)             Djust (xx0232@1)checking out the scene
    Am (x02210@1)          D7and (xx0212@1)taking in the green

CHORUS:

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