Biography:
Matchbook Romance is an post-hardcore band from Poughkeepsie, New York and were originally known as The Getaway.
The band formed in 1997, constisting of Andrew Jordan (vocals & guitar), Ryan "Judas" DePaolo (backing vocals & guitar), Ryan Kienle (bass) and Aaron Stern (drums).
They have released two albums: Stories and Alibis (2003) and Voices (2006), one EP named West for Wishing (2003) and one split EP with Motion City Soundtrack .
Matchbook Romance headlined the Epitaph Tour in early 2005
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Other songs:
- In Transit For You
- Monsters
- 14 Balloons
- Cream Soda
- Ex Marks The Spot
- Farewell To Friends
- Fiction
- Goody Like Two Shoes
- Hidden Track
- Hollywood And Vine
- I Wish You Were Here
- If All Else Fails
- Lovers And Liars
- My Eyes Burn
- My Mannequin Can Dance
- Portrait
- Promise
- Save Yourself
- Say It Like You Mean It
- Shadows Like Statues
- Shell Never Understand
- Singing Bridges
- Stay Tonight
- Stories And Alibis
- Story Of A Girl Cover
- Surrender
- The Greatest Fall Of All Time
- Tiger Lily
- What A Sight
- You Can Run But Well Find You
- Your Stories My Alibis
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Matchbook Romance
Ex Marks The Spot
Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
E - 022100
B - x24442
C#m - x46654
A - x02220
G#m - 466444
C - x32010
G# - 466544
Intro: E--G#m--A--C#m-B x2, E(hold)
Verse 1:
E
love is just
A
another word for pain
C#m
it's a broken record
B
repeating the same
E
thing when you want
A
it it's not there
C#m
when you have it you don't care
B
when i lose it in the end
Refrain:
A B
the heartbreak the heartache
C#m E
is more than i wanted
A B
we gave up we made up
C#m A
it's not like you cared
A B
deception, depression
C#m A
is all that i've got
B G#m A
am i losing what's there
Chorus:
E B G#m A
and i've made up my mind
E B G#m A
and i'd be better off alone
E B
love is just a waste of time
C#m
and all the lonely nights
B
and all the crushing scenes
and all the pointless fights
A
someone tell me what it means
someone tell me why hearts break
C
cuz sometimes i think this thing
called love is another word for pain
Verse 2:
E A C#m
and i'm giving up on happy endings
B
the one's that are only in movies
E A
where the guy gets the girl
C#m
and everybody's happy i think
B
that's the way it should be
(Repeat Refrain and chorus)
Bridge:
E B C#m A E B
is another word for pain
C#m A E
is another word for pain
B C#m A E B C#m A C E(hold)
nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah
Outro: C#m--A--E--G#--C#m--A--E--G#-A-B
Lead Solo: C#m--A--E--G#-A-B x8 until piano, C#m(hold)
Ex Marks The Spot
Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
E - 022100
B - x24442
C#m - x46654
A - x02220
G#m - 466444
C - x32010
G# - 466544
Intro: E--G#m--A--C#m-B x2, E(hold)
Verse 1:
E
love is just
A
another word for pain
C#m
it's a broken record
B
repeating the same
E
thing when you want
A
it it's not there
C#m
when you have it you don't care
B
when i lose it in the end
Refrain:
A B
the heartbreak the heartache
C#m E
is more than i wanted
A B
we gave up we made up
C#m A
it's not like you cared
A B
deception, depression
C#m A
is all that i've got
B G#m A
am i losing what's there
Chorus:
E B G#m A
and i've made up my mind
E B G#m A
and i'd be better off alone
E B
love is just a waste of time
C#m
and all the lonely nights
B
and all the crushing scenes
and all the pointless fights
A
someone tell me what it means
someone tell me why hearts break
C
cuz sometimes i think this thing
called love is another word for pain
Verse 2:
E A C#m
and i'm giving up on happy endings
B
the one's that are only in movies
E A
where the guy gets the girl
C#m
and everybody's happy i think
B
that's the way it should be
(Repeat Refrain and chorus)
Bridge:
E B C#m A E B
is another word for pain
C#m A E
is another word for pain
B C#m A E B C#m A C E(hold)
nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah
Outro: C#m--A--E--G#--C#m--A--E--G#-A-B
Lead Solo: C#m--A--E--G#-A-B x8 until piano, C#m(hold)
Mating Ritual
Matis Yahu
Matisse
Matisyahu
Matmatah