Matchbook Romance
If All Else Fails
Stories And Alibis
2003
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Key: C#

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
C# -   x46664
Ab -   466544
Bbm -  x13321
F# -   244322
Ebm -  x68876
Fm -   133111
Ab/C - x365xx


Intro:

Part 1:

Bass:
                  C#                                Fm
G|-10-------8-------11-------10-8-10-|---------------8--------------|
D|----11-11---11-11----11-11---------|---11---10-------8----11-10-8-|
A|-----------------------------------|-8----8----8-8-----8----------|
E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|

               F#                           Fm               Ebm
G|------13------11------10-11-10----|------10------10-|-----10-8------|
D|---11------11------11----------11-|---10------10----|---8------11-8-|
A|-9-------9-------9----------------|-8-------8-------|-6-------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|

                 C#                               Fm
G|----10----8-------11-------10-8-10-|-------------8-------------|
D|-11----11---11-11----11-11---------|---11---10-----8---11-10-8-|
A|-----------------------------------|-8----8----8-----8---------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|

               F#                           Fm             Ebm
G|------13------11------10-11-10----|------10--------|-------------|
D|---11------11------11----------11-|---10----10-----|-------------|
A|-9-------9-------9----------------|-8----------8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------------------------|----------------|-------------|


Part 2:
             C#                 Ab/C        Bbm      Ab
G|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|
D|-------6-6-6-4-4-4-3---3-|-------6-6-6-|-8-8-8-|-6-----|
A|-4-4-4---------------4---|-3-3-3-------|-------|---8-4-|
E|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|

       F#        Fm      Ebm        Fm           Ebm
G|------------|-------|-------|-------------|-------------|
D|------4-4-4-|-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-|-------3-4-3-|-1-1-1-4-3---|
A|------------|-------|-------|-------------|-----------4-|
E|-2-2-2------|-------|-------|-1-1-1-------|-------------|


Guitar 2:
     x6                    x6
e|-------|-------------|-------|-------------|
B|-------|-------7-6---|-------|-------4-----|
G|---6---|---5-6-----6-|---6---|---5-6---6---|
D|-----6-|-------------|-----6-|-----------6-|
A|-4-----|-4-----------|-4-----|-4-----------|
E|-------|-------------|-------|-------------|


Verse 1:
     C#   Ab/C   Bbm Ab
A subdued silence
   F#      Fm Ebm
undisturbed
Fm                    C#     Ab/C C# 
Fm-Ebm
  by the sound of her breath
   C#
So carfully brush her
Ab/C Bbm Ab         F#      Fm EbmFm Ebm
hair      back from her eyes
    C#    Ab/C    Bbm Ab
In steady sequence
       F# Fm Ebm Fm
one by one
     C#
She slips away


Chorus 1:
F#              C#
  So close your eyes
     Ab     F#
and sleep to dream
       C#
I'm by your side
   Ebm      F#
No words to speak
          C#
We'll set our course
    Ab      Ebm
and make it through
                  F#
No matter how far I go my
heart remains with you


(Repeat Intro Part 2)


Verse 2:
C#                Ebm Ab/C
  And I'm not sure
Fm         F#         Bbm Ab/C C#
  what I'm looking for
         C#
But it's clear to
Ab/C Bbm Ab
see
    F#
the purpose of
   Fm        Ebm
my exsistance   Is
C#
laying here in front of me


Chorus 2:
F#              C#
  So close your eyes
     Ab     F#
and sleep to dream
       C#
I'm by your side
   Ebm       F#
No words to speak
          C#
We'll set our course
    Ab      Ebm
and make it through
                  F#
No matter how far I go


Bridge:
       C#
And if all else fails you
    Ebm
can look up at the sky
  F#
Because it's the same one
                          Ab
that shines above you and I
       C#
And if all else fails
        Ebm
you can close your eyes
         F#
And I'll be right beside you
                   Ab
I'll be the one by your side


Interlude:
Guitar 2:
     x6
e|-------|-------------|
B|-------|-------7-6---|
G|---6---|---5-6-----6-|
D|-----6-|-------------| x6
A|-4-----|-4-----------|
E|-------|-------------|


(Repeat Chorus 1)


Outro:
Ebm                  F#
  No matter how much it hurts
Ebm               F#
  I wanted you to know
                      C#
my heart remains with you