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
If All Else Fails
Stories And Alibis
2003
Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: C#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
C# - x46664
G# - 466544
Bbm - x13321
F# - 244322
Ebm - x68876
Fm - 133111
G#/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# G#/C Bbm G#
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# G#/C Bbm G#
A subdued silence
F# Fm Ebm
undisturbed
Fm C# G#/C C#
Fm-Ebm
by the sound of her breath
C#
So carfully brush her
G#/C Bbm G# F# Fm EbmFm Ebm
hair back from her eyes
C# G#/C Bbm G#
In steady sequence
F# Fm Ebm Fm
one by one
C#
She slips away
Chorus 1:
F# C#
So close your eyes
G# F#
and sleep to dream
C#
I'm by your side
Ebm F#
No words to speak
C#
We'll set our course
G# 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 G#/C
And I'm not sure
Fm F# Bbm G#/C C#
what I'm looking for
C#
But it's clear to
G#/C Bbm G#
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
G# F#
and sleep to dream
C#
I'm by your side
Ebm F#
No words to speak
C#
We'll set our course
G# 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
G#
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
G#
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
If All Else Fails
Stories And Alibis
2003
Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: C#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
C# - x46664
G# - 466544
Bbm - x13321
F# - 244322
Ebm - x68876
Fm - 133111
G#/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# G#/C Bbm G#
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# G#/C Bbm G#
A subdued silence
F# Fm Ebm
undisturbed
Fm C# G#/C C#
Fm-Ebm
by the sound of her breath
C#
So carfully brush her
G#/C Bbm G# F# Fm EbmFm Ebm
hair back from her eyes
C# G#/C Bbm G#
In steady sequence
F# Fm Ebm Fm
one by one
C#
She slips away
Chorus 1:
F# C#
So close your eyes
G# F#
and sleep to dream
C#
I'm by your side
Ebm F#
No words to speak
C#
We'll set our course
G# 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 G#/C
And I'm not sure
Fm F# Bbm G#/C C#
what I'm looking for
C#
But it's clear to
G#/C Bbm G#
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
G# F#
and sleep to dream
C#
I'm by your side
Ebm F#
No words to speak
C#
We'll set our course
G# 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
G#
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
G#
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
Mating Ritual
Matis Yahu
Matisse
Matisyahu
Matmatah