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
My Mannequin Can Dance
Voices
2006
Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: F#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Ebm - x68876
Bb/D - x587xx
C# - x46664
B - x24442
Bbm - x13321
G#m - 466444
Intro: Ebm-- x8
Verse 1:
Ebm
We're all eyes
And in my
Bb/D
personal opinion
If we're not all you
were hoping for
C#
When you say my name
B Bbm
say it like a curse
Ebm
I saw your face in a magazine
saying, "I can't hear it"
Bb/D
All the girls all glittered
and glossed screaming
"We can feel you
can you feel me?"
C#
We're tied up in knots in
our courts of conscience
Life is lies
B
Lies are life
Ebm-- x2 Bbm
But don't lie to me
Chorus 1:
You're just
B
chasing shadows
G#m
(Show us some heart
Ebm
and confess your sins)
B
We're seeing with
eyes closed (You can
G#m
tear us apart but
you won't break the skin)
Bbm
Just put on your face and
Interlude: Ebm-- x2
Verse 2:
Ebm
I would love nothing
more in the world
Than to watch you as
you spill your guts
Bb/D
Unrehearsed you're
just a silhouette
You never had a voice
so why all the fuss?
C#
You can have the kingdom
You can have the crown
But you won't
B
have the people
Ebm--x2, Bbm
No we'll see you down
Chorus 2:
You're just
B
chasing shadows
G#m
(Show us some heart
Ebm
and confess your sins)
B
We're seeing with
eyes closed (You can
G#m
tear us apart but
you won't break the skin)
Bbm
Just put on your face and
Put on your face and scream
Interlude:Ebm--B-G#m--Ebm-C#-B-Bbm-B--C#-Bb/D
(Repeat Chorus 2)
Outro:
Put on your face
Ebm
and scream
And scream
And scream
Bb/D Ebm(hold)
For me
My Mannequin Can Dance
Voices
2006
Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: F#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Ebm - x68876
Bb/D - x587xx
C# - x46664
B - x24442
Bbm - x13321
G#m - 466444
Intro: Ebm-- x8
Verse 1:
Ebm
We're all eyes
And in my
Bb/D
personal opinion
If we're not all you
were hoping for
C#
When you say my name
B Bbm
say it like a curse
Ebm
I saw your face in a magazine
saying, "I can't hear it"
Bb/D
All the girls all glittered
and glossed screaming
"We can feel you
can you feel me?"
C#
We're tied up in knots in
our courts of conscience
Life is lies
B
Lies are life
Ebm-- x2 Bbm
But don't lie to me
Chorus 1:
You're just
B
chasing shadows
G#m
(Show us some heart
Ebm
and confess your sins)
B
We're seeing with
eyes closed (You can
G#m
tear us apart but
you won't break the skin)
Bbm
Just put on your face and
Interlude: Ebm-- x2
Verse 2:
Ebm
I would love nothing
more in the world
Than to watch you as
you spill your guts
Bb/D
Unrehearsed you're
just a silhouette
You never had a voice
so why all the fuss?
C#
You can have the kingdom
You can have the crown
But you won't
B
have the people
Ebm--x2, Bbm
No we'll see you down
Chorus 2:
You're just
B
chasing shadows
G#m
(Show us some heart
Ebm
and confess your sins)
B
We're seeing with
eyes closed (You can
G#m
tear us apart but
you won't break the skin)
Bbm
Just put on your face and
Put on your face and scream
Interlude:Ebm--B-G#m--Ebm-C#-B-Bbm-B--C#-Bb/D
(Repeat Chorus 2)
Outro:
Put on your face
Ebm
and scream
And scream
And scream
Bb/D Ebm(hold)
For me
Mating Ritual
Matis Yahu
Matisse
Matisyahu
Matmatah