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
She'll Never Understand
Stories And Alibis
2003
Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: Bb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Bb - x13331
Eb - x68886
F - 133211
Gm - 355333
Intro: Bb-- x2, Bb--F--Eb--Gm-F- x3, Bb--
Verse 1:
Bb
leave a message
F
on your phone
just to find out
Eb
you're not home
keeping up with you is
Gm F
something i could never do
Bb F
and i know something's wrong
cause you've been gone too
Eb
long a fucking waste of my
Gm F
time is all that you've become
Chorus:
Eb Bb
if i can't be the guy that
F Eb
you've always wanted me to be
Bb
if i can't say the words that
F Eb
you always wanted me to say
Bb
if i fall in the end will
F
you be holding on to
Eb F
me? because you you
said you'd never leave me
Interlude: Bb--F--Eb--Gm-F x2
Verse 2:
Bb F
the choice is up to you
Eb
to find out what to do
Gm
to let it go or keep
F
kicking me to the side
Bb F
i'm getting tired of your shit
Eb
and i can't deal with it
Gm
i gave up giving in and now
F
it's time to say goodbye
(Repeat Chorus)
Interlude: Bb--F--Eb-Gm-F- x2
Bridge:
Bb F
It will end
Eb Gm F
stay with me
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
Eb F
you you said
you'd never leave
Eb F
you you said you'd
Bb(hold)
never leave me
She'll Never Understand
Stories And Alibis
2003
Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: Bb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Bb - x13331
Eb - x68886
F - 133211
Gm - 355333
Intro: Bb-- x2, Bb--F--Eb--Gm-F- x3, Bb--
Verse 1:
Bb
leave a message
F
on your phone
just to find out
Eb
you're not home
keeping up with you is
Gm F
something i could never do
Bb F
and i know something's wrong
cause you've been gone too
Eb
long a fucking waste of my
Gm F
time is all that you've become
Chorus:
Eb Bb
if i can't be the guy that
F Eb
you've always wanted me to be
Bb
if i can't say the words that
F Eb
you always wanted me to say
Bb
if i fall in the end will
F
you be holding on to
Eb F
me? because you you
said you'd never leave me
Interlude: Bb--F--Eb--Gm-F x2
Verse 2:
Bb F
the choice is up to you
Eb
to find out what to do
Gm
to let it go or keep
F
kicking me to the side
Bb F
i'm getting tired of your shit
Eb
and i can't deal with it
Gm
i gave up giving in and now
F
it's time to say goodbye
(Repeat Chorus)
Interlude: Bb--F--Eb-Gm-F- x2
Bridge:
Bb F
It will end
Eb Gm F
stay with me
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
Eb F
you you said
you'd never leave
Eb F
you you said you'd
Bb(hold)
never leave me
Mating Ritual
Matis Yahu
Matisse
Matisyahu
Matmatah