The Get Up Kids Something To Write Home About 1999 Vagrant Records Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com Tuning: Standard EADGBe Tracklist: 1.) Holiday 2.) Action And Action 3.) Valentine 4.) Red Letter Day 5.) Out Of Reach 6.) 10 Minutes 7.) The Company Dime 8.) My Apology 9.) I'm A Loner Dottie, A Rebel 10.) Long Goodnight 11.) Close To Home 12.) I'll Catch You _______________________________________________ 1.) Holiday Key: E Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: E - 022100 B - x24442 C#m - x46654 A - x02220 F#m - 244222 G#m - 466444 E/G# - 476xxx C - x32010 Intro: E--C#m--G#m--A-- Verse 1: E What became of everyone C#m I used to know? Abm Where did our respectable A convictions go? E Your words don't match the C#m story that your actions show Abm A What do I know? Refrain 1: F#m I'm sure you can't A help but remembering C#m I thought that you'd be one A Not to forget C#m Remembering's not A helping you yet Chorus 1: E Say goodnight C#m Means goodbye A I know you think my life B C#m E will stop with you away A Maybe I can B see you on E C#m Holidays worlds away A B I've never forgotten C#m E all our yesterdays A I'm lucky if B we're speaking on E C#m Abm A Holidays Verse 2: E The evidence presents itself C#m Accusingly Abm You're absence speaking everything A You think of me E C#m Now that I am faced with opportunity Abm A C You're not remembering Refrain 2: F#m A I'm not asking you to anyway C#m A And even if you ever could cave in C#m A i wouldnt know where to begin Chorus 2: E Say goodnight C#m Means goodbye A I know you think my life B C#m E will stop with you away A Maybe I can B see you on E C#m Holidays worlds away A B I've never forgotten C#m E all our yesterdays A I'm lucky if B we're speaking on C#m Abm A B Holidays Holidays Interlude: F#m--E/G#--A-- x3 Chorus 3: E Say goodnight C#m Means goodbye A I know you think my life B C#m E will stop with you away A I'm lucky if B we're speaking on C#m Abm A F#m E(hold) Holidays Holidays ____________________________________________ 2.) Action And Action Key: E Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: C#m - x46654 B - x24442 A - x02220 E - 022100 G#m - 466444 C - x32010 F#m - 244222 Ab/C - x365xx Intro: C#m-B-A-E-G#m---A (x3) Organ: Will enter simultaneously with drums at 2nd time e|-4----4----2-0--2-0--4----4----5----5--- B|---5----5--------------5----5----5----5- G|---------------------------------------- D|---------------------------------------- x2 A|---------------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------- Verse 1: E You really think that you?re bigger than this Abm To the tune of ten thousand lisps A Who would have thought we?d represent C When I can?t take a compliment? E Overexposure is the key Abm And any focus on me A Is appreciated C As it should be Refrain 1: C#m Abm No wonder now A E Abm I finally found A The right formula look for Chorus 1: E Abm You taught me how A B I play the fool E Abm Every mistake that I make A F#m I couldn?t have made without you E Abm What?s said is done A B And plain to see A B C You take it all too seriously (Repeat Intro but only twice) Verse 2: E What better way to make an honest mistake Abm Than a televised hand of fate A When the world?s closing in on you C A decision would be overdue E Now nothing left is out of hand Abm A stronger jaded man stands A If the world is ending C Then we toast to it Refrain 2: C#m Abm I?m stronger now A E But not without Abm A The right formula look for Chorus 2: E Abm You taught me how A B I play the fool E Abm Every mistake that I make A F#m I couldn?t have made without you E Abm What?s said is done A B And plain to see A B Here?s all you get from me Ab/C Here?s all you get from me Organ: C#m(hold)-A(hold)-E(hold)-G#m(hold) Bridge: C#m A I?m down for whatever E Abm What?s there left to wait for? C#m A I?m down for whatever E Abm What?s there left to wait for? A-B A-B Ab/C wait for I wait (Repeat Chorus 2) End on C#m _______________________________________________ 3.) Valentine Key: E Tuning: Standard ADGBe Chords used: E - 022100 B - x24442 C#m - x46654 A - x02220 E/G# - 476xxx Intro: E--B--C#m--A (x2) E B C#m A It's words you forget To anniversary songs E B C#m A The bottles bite back Your tolerance wrong E B C#m A Your good intentions count for little anymore E B C#m-A If you're sorry, Why wage war? Refrain 1: E/G# A E Im not fully convinced,There's something wrong with this C#m A Could another point of view, Biased and untrue, B A B Tear me, away from you? Chorus 1: E B A C#m B A E/G# A B Will you be my Va-lentine, If I'm a world away? E B A C#m B A E/G# A B A B Apologies are breaking me Constants aren't so constant anymore Interlude: E(hold)-B(hold)-C#m(hold)-A(hold) Verse 2: E B C#m A Two days to wait for calls to come through E B C#m A Tonight for me translates to yesterday to you Refrain 2: E/G# A E You Bend and you wave You're barely away C#m A Wish i could say tonight, When you bend and wave goodbye B A B "Take me with you." (Repeat Refrain) Chorus 2: E B A C#m B A E/G# A B Will you be my Va-lentine, If I'm a world away? E B A C#m B A E/G# A B C#m E Apologies are breaking me Constants aren't so constant anymore Constants aren't so constant anymore (will you be my valentine) Constants aren't so constant anymore (will you be my valentine) Constants aren't so constant anymore (will you be my valentine) until fade out A B A B E(hold) Constants aren't so constant anymore ____________________________________________________ 4.) Red Letter Day Key: E Tuning; Standard EADGBe Chords used: E - 022100 Es4 - 022200 C#m - x46654 D - xx0232 B - x24442 A - x02220 G#m - 466444 F#m - 244222 Am - x02210 Intro: E--Es4--E (x4) Verse 1: E A D You?ve got some nerve I never knew A C#m What with the world we gave away in front of you E D A I see it all Much clearer now Am You?re just a phase I?ve gotten over anyhow Refrain 1: C#m B E G#m C#m--B It?s over, I?m not giving in again Chorus: A B We?re loyal like brothers C#m E Just us versus all the others A B C#m--B You the one for You the one for me? A B I trusted misleading C#m E Promises worth repeating A B A F#m How could you do this to me? Verse 2: E A D Red letter day that I learned A C#m I?m sure you?ll get what you deserve E D I see it all Much clearer since? A Am Far past the point of this. Refrain 2: C#m B It?s over (Repeat Chorus except last line) A B How could you do this A B A B How could you do this to me? Bridge: E ? And if it?s a lie Abm I don?t want to be the one who signed C#m I?m not the one who falls down B A It?s over now E If you want to try? F#m-Abm-A Try to forget it C#m B I?ll say it?s over C#m F#m---B I?m gone (Repeat Chorus last line) Outro: A B How could you do this A B E(hold) How could you do this to me? __________________________________________ 5.) Out Of Reach Key: B Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: B - x24442 F# - 244322 Ebm - x68876 G#m - 466444 E - 022100 C#m - x46654 F#-F pluck e|----- B|----- G|----- D|----- A|----- E|-2-1- Intro: B-F#-Ebm-G#m-E-F#-G#m-B(F#-F pluck) E-F#-Ebm-G#m-E--F# Verse 1: B F# Ebm Long way from home Abm E F# Abm B(F#-F pluck) lost by an echo I'd never have known E F# Ebm Abm E I've got pictures to prove I was there F# but you don't care B F# Ebm Abm E F# Abm B(F#-F pluck) Here's me overseas, across the pond by the Dover peaks E F# Ebm Abm E I've smuggled myself into new nationalities F# you think you'd be proud of me Chorus: B E There's room to believe Abm F# B out of sight, out of mind, out of reach C#m Abm Ebm E F# Start over is no way to begin (Repeat Intro, Verse 1 and Chorus Twice) E F# way to begin B(hold) way to begin _________________________________________________ 6.) 10 Minutes Key: B, E Tuning: Standard EADGBe chords used: B - x24442 E - 022100 G#m - 466444 F# - 244322 C#m - x46664 A - x02220 Intro: Drumbeats: B-E-B-E-Abm-E-Abm-F#-B-E-B-E-Abm-E(hold) Verse 1: B Ten minutes to downtown E is ten minutes too far Abm F# When my friends all say I'm crazy B maybe I'm being selfish E Maybe I'm just scared Abm F# Don't be gone when I get Abm E Abm home I need you there Refrain 1: F# E C#m-B-C#m- If I had to explain it B E C#m B C#m I wouldn't know where to start B E It's like you're falling in C#m B-E-B-E-Abm-E-Abm-F#-B-E-B-E-Abm-E-B- love while i just fall apart Verse 2: F# B Ten minutes to downtown E is ten minutes too far Abm F# when my heart is saying you're crazy B Maybe things are getting better E Maybe things aren't so bad Abm F# Don't be gone when I get Abm E Abm home you're all I have Refrain 2: F# E C#m-B-C#m- If I had to explain it B E C#m B C#m I wouldn't know where to start B E It's like you're falling in C#m A-- love while i just fall apart Chorus 1: E B E B Pockets empty How can you tell C#m B me that everything will work out E B a pointless fight E B when you're always right and A B Everything will work out A C#m your words out Guitar Solo: E-B-E-B-C#m--B-- x2 A--C#m--B(hold)--- Interlude: E-C#m-B-E-C#m-B- Bridge: E C#m B E Sometimes I miss you more C#m B B whenever I'm at home E C#m B E I've been home all summer C#m B B Now I'm leaving you alone Breakdown: C#m-B-C#m-B-A---- Chorus 2: E B E B Pockets empty How can you tell C#m B me that everything will work out E B a pointless fight E B when you're always right and A B E B E B Everything will work out C#m B E B E B Everything will work out C#m B A B-E--E(hold) Everything will work out _________________________________________ 7.) The Company Dime Key: G Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: G - 320033 D - xx0232 C - x32010 or C9 - x320033 Am - x02210 G/B - x2x003 Bm - x24432 D/F# - 2x023x Intro: D Verse 1: C D I watched it all come crashing down Bm C On the verge of a world profound D Standing on unstable ground D/F# C Adding insult to irony D I think it?s really gonna happen this time Bm C Our calls on the company dime D Reluctance ties up the line D/F# With irresponsibility Interlude: G-D-C Guitar 2: e|-----------3-2---3-2---3-2-3-2---3-2---3-2-5--3--2----| B|-----0-1-3-----3-----3---------3-----3--------------3-| G|-0-2--------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2: C D No matter save for a friend Bm C No argument can amend D Irreplaceable but in the end D/F# C One star player doesn?t save the team D Now you?re open to attack Bm C Our burden rests on your back D Replace, re-track D/F# Responsibility Interlude 2: G-D-C--Am Guitar 2: e|-----------3-2---3-2---3-2-3-2---3-2---3-2-5--3--2-----3--2-| B|-----0-1-3-----3-----3---------3-----3--------------3-------| G|-0-2--------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: C(hold) I?m still waiting for G/B(hold) G (I?m still waiting for) Am G/B You to get over this C(hold) I?m still waiting for G/B(hold) G (I?m still waiting for) Am G/B You to get over this C(hold) I?m still waiting for G/B(hold) G (I?m still waiting for) Am G/B C You to get over this Verse 3: C D Anonymous until the ending Bm C Spent a long long time pretending D And a longer day spent accepting D/F# C What the world ahead would store D You only learn but not believing Bm C That the industry is unforgiving D Everything that you?ve been giving D/F# Isn?t what it was before (Repeat Interlude 2 and Chorus) Interlude 3: G-Am-C-D (x2) Guitar 2: e|----------------------- B|-1-0-1-0-1-0----------- G|----------------------- D|----------------------- x8 A|----------------------- E|----------------------- Bridge: G Am Replace, re-track C D Replace, re-track G Am C-D(hold) Replace, re-track (Repeat Chorus and Interlude 3 until fade out) __________________________________________________ 8.) My Apology Key: G Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: G - 320033 D - xx0232 Em - 022000 C - x32010 Bm - x24432 Am - x02210 E/G# - 4xx45x or 476xxx Verse 1: Em C You?ll be accepting my apology G C For taking things too seriously G E/G# Sometimes I?m old enough to keep routines Am C Sometimes I?m child enough to scream Em C For everything I broke in two G C You?re barely missing me I?m missing you G E/G# And everything you do I really do Am C I really do Sure I do Refrain 1: Bm C My once photographic memory G Em For recollections?s sake is failing me C I can?t remember for the life of me Chorus: G Bm Sometimes I can think to recite Em C Words that I read and rewrite Bm C My pens paint people that I?ve proven wrong (repeat) Em C We move on Verse 2: Em C Get a job where I tell G C All of my accounts of someone else G E/G# I?m quick enough to judge that they were wrong Am C And that we knew it all along Em C Sing a long long-winded song G Em(hold) D(hold) C I would be content to hum along Humm Bridge: G C If I state that my fingers know where to show Em What everyone should have known G I?ll let it go C Hopefully you?ll forget Em Any words that I put in print C(hold) My luck, you?ll change C Have strength enough to walk away (Repeat Chorus 4 times) Outro: G(hold) Wrong __________________________________________ 9.) I'm A Loner Dottie, A Rebel Key: C Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: F - 133211 G - 320003 Am - x02210 Em - 022000 C - x32010 Intro: F-G-Am-Em (x4) F--G--C--Am--F--G--C-- Verse 1: C F Come tomorrow I?ll be on my way back home G C F In the morning call from a roadside telephone C F One night doesn?t mean the rest of my life Chorus: G F Am Em F If I go it?s not impossible G Am C F G Possible is probably wrong Am Em So, let go F G C cause I?m afraid to try F C--F--G Keep my hands by my side Verse 2: F G You won?t come back C Am I hope some day you?ll understand F G I wanna try, make it right C Don?t know if I can Bridge: F G Am Em Last night everything was right F G The rain was gone Am Em F G One summer night?s the only time we?ve known Am Em So, shut your eyes F G C(hold) When you wake up I?ll be gone F C-- When you wake up I?ll be gone C F G One night doesn?t mean the rest of my life (Repeat Chorus except last line) _______________________________________________ 10.) Long Goodnight Key: E Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: E - 022100 B - x24442 C#m - x46654 A - x02220 B - x24442 F#m - 244222 G#m - 466444 E/G# - 4xx45x Intro: C#m--E/G#-B-E--B (x3) C#m--E/G#-B-E--A--- Verse 1: C#m E/G# B E B Every attempt to C#m E/G# B E A is filled with holes C#m E/G# B E B C#m--E/G#-B-E--A-- it reads like a polygraph i'm told Refrain: B A i'm not better anyway B(hold) let it go Verse 2: C#m E/G# B E B i never sleep still C#m E/G# B E A less i forget C#m E/G# B E B C#m--E/G#-B-E--A-- tied down by handicaps instead Refrain 2: B A i'm not better anyway B A but i didn't want it to turn out this way Chorus: C#m B A E sing a long goodnight, forget any fight A E Abm refuse to rest assured C#m B A E it comes with no reply hold on too tight A E Abm(hold) i hang on every word Interlude: A--F#m--G#m--A--E--A--F#m--G#m--A--E Bridge: E A F#m if it all ended tonight, you know that i wouldn't mind Abm A it'd be back to the good old times before it won (repeat) (Repeat Chorus twice) Outro: A--E _______________________________________________ 11.) Close To Home Key: D Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: D - xx0232 D/F# - 2x023x Bm - x24432 G - 320033 A - x02220 Em - 022000 A/C# - x476xx or x4222x F#m - 244222 Verse 1: D G Summer swallowed us whole Bm Waited for you to come around D/F# G Every word you wrote D G Down, we read it over to know Bm Would they believe in us now? D/F# G There?s no shame like no D G Sound from sources hits close to home Bm Everything that we?ve found D/F# G Says make your own destiny But Chorus: Bm A G A D You?re unaware that you G Should be scared Bm Maybe you?ll learn from A G mistakes that we make D/F# G A Bm We?re not waiting forever D/F# G A Bm We know you?ll never be there D/F# G A Bm We?re not waiting forever D Bm G----- If you get out See you there Interlude: D--G--Bm--D/F#-G Guitar 2: e|--------0----------0---2----------0------2-0-----------0---| B|----3-----3----3-----3----------3---3--------3-2-3-2-3---3-| G|------2----------2----------2----------2-------------------| D|-0-----------0------------0---0----------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2: D G Summer swallowed us whole Bm Waited for you to come around D/F# G There?s no shame like no D G Sound from sources hits close to home Bm Everything that we?ve found D/F# G Says make your own destiny But (Repeat Chorus except last line) D A If you get out See you there Bm G You?re not awake As I?m aware Woo D--A--Bm--G Bridge: Bm A G Maybe we had all you Em D A/C# Figured absolutely wrong Bm A G There?s been a misunderstanding Em D A/C# We?ve had all along Bm A G Maybe we had all you Em D A/C# Figured absolutely wrong (Maybe we had all you Figured absolutely wrong) Bm A G You can read about (You can read) Em D--F#m--Bm--A-G--Em--D-A/C#-Bm--A-G------Em----D About it when we?re gone _____________________________________ 12.) I'll Catch You Key: A Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: A - x02220 D/F# 2x023x E - 022100 D - xx0232 F#m - 244222 Bm - x24432 C#m - x46654 Intro: A--D/F#-- x6 Verse 1: A Can you sleep as the sound D/F# hits your ears one at a time? an unspoken balance here A D/F# unabridged for so many years A D/F# that i should stare at receivers A D/F# E to receive her isn't fair Chorus: D don't worry A i'll catch you D don't worry A i'll catch you D C#m(hold) Bm(hold) don't ever worry Verse 2: A your arms in mine D/F# anytime A i wouldn't trade anything D/F# you're still my everything A D/F# to my surprise before A D/F# E my eyes you arrive (Repeat Chorus) Bridge: F#m E D i'm still breaking old habits habits F#m E A when you pulled the wool over me A D/F# A i can see everything everything F#m E D re-membering F#m E A D/F# A D/F# jinx removing (Repeat Chorus) Outro: F#m E D no need for reminding you're F#m E A(hold) still all that matters to me
