Matchbook Romance
Paying For Keeps
Stories And Alibis
2003
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Key: Eb
Chords used:
Cm - x35543
G# - 466544
Eb - x68886
Bb - x13331
Verse 1:
Cm G#
Its so simple
Cm
And complicated the way you can crush me
G#
No matter how much this hurts
Eb
This is through
Cm G#
I get as far as your door
before I get caught
Cm
I make up excuses just to
G#
touch you and I can't stop
I can't stop
Chorus:
Eb Bb
So are we paying for keeps
G#
These days begin and they don't end for weeks
Bb G# Bb Eb
Leave me left out of anything to do with you
Excuse me while I fall apart
Bb
Don't flatter yourself sweetheart
G#
Let me take the wheel and I'll crash this car
Bb G# Bb
Do you have to make this So hard
Verse 2:
Cm(hold)
Your so good (so good)
Cm(hold) G#
At pretending everything is alright
Cm(hold) Cm(hold)
Your as welcome as cancer
G# Eb
but my door is always unlocked
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
Cm
Your so good... (4X)
Guitar 2:
e|-----6-----6-----6-----6-|
B|-3h4---3h4---3h4---3h4---|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------| repeat many times
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Interlude: G#---Eb-----Bb (x2) G#--Bb--Cm-Eb--G#----|
Bb-Cm-G#---Bb-Cm-Eb-G#------------------------------|
Guitar 2: G#
e|-11--10-----------------11--10-----|
B|---------11--9p8h9--8h9---------11-|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2: Eb
e|-11----11----11----11----|
B|----11----11----11----11-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------| repeat many times
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Guitar 3: G#---Eb--Bb--G#--Bb--Cm-Eb-G#----|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-3------8---3-----3--5-8-----------------|
D|-3--6---8---3--6--3--5-8--6--------------|
A|-1--6---6---1--6--1--3-6--6--------------|
E|----4----------4----------4--------------|
Guitar 3: G#--Bb Palm muted
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|
D|----------------------------------| x2
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Guitar 3: Cm--G#--
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-0h1p0----0h1p0----0h1-3-|
D|-------1--------1--------| x2
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Guitar 3: G#--Bb-- Palm muted
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------1-1-1-1-----------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1---------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3: Cm-Eb--G#
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
D|-0h1---0h1---0h1---0h1----| repet many times
A|--------------------------|a
E|--------------------------|
Guitar 3: G#--
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-1---0h1p0-------|
D|------------3--5-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
(Repeat Chorus twice)
Outro:
Cm
Your so good... (2X)
Guitar 2:
e|-----6-----6-----6-----6-|
B|-3h4---3h4---3h4---3h4---|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------| repeat many times
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Ending: G#---
Guitar 2:
e|-11--10------|
B|---------11--|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
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