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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- 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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hey, pretty simple song, almost the same as the original. Not too many people have
this version, but i like it better. the chords are just slightly different. i'm not sure if
got the names right though. once i figure out the solo i'll post it as a comment or something.
STANDARD TUNING(EADGBe)
Csus G
This is the story of a girl
A4 D/F
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
Bm Csus
While she looks so sad in photographs
A7sus4
I absolutely love her
G G D C G D Csus
When she smiles
Verse:
Bm Csus
How many days in the year
G D/F
She woke up with hope but she only found tears
Bm Csus
And I can be so incincere
G D/F
Making her promises never for real
Bm Csus
As long as she stands there waiting
G5 D/F
Wearing the holes in the soles of her shoes
Bm Csus
How many days disappear
G D/F
When you look in the mirror so how do you choose
Bridge:
Em7 D/F
Your clothes never wear as well the next day
G A4
Your hair never falls in quite the same way
Em7 D/F A4
But you never seem to run out of things to say
Chorus
Verse 2:
Bm Csus
How many lovers would stay
G D
Just to put up with this every day and all day
Bm Csus
How did we wind up this way
G5 D/F
Watching our mouths for the words that we say
Bm Csus
As long as we stand here waiting
G5 D/F
Wearing the clothes of the souls that we choose
Bm Csus
How do we get there today
G D/F
When we're walking too far for the price of our shoes
Em7 D/F#
Your clothes never wear as well the next day
G5 A4
Your hair never falls in quite the same way
Em7 D/F# A7sus4
But you never seem to run out of things to say
Csus G5
This is the story of a girl
A4 D/F
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
Bm Csus2
While she looks so sad in photographs
A4
I absolutely love her
G5 G5 D/F Csus2 G5 D/F Csus2
When she smiles
(Play Bridge)x1
C2 G
This is the story of a girl
A4 D/F
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
Bm C
While she looks so sad in photographs
A4
I absolutely love her
Csus G
This is the story of a girl
A4 D/F
Her pretty face she hid from the world
Bm Csus
While she looks so sad and lonely there
A4
I absolutely love her
Csus G
This is the story of a girl
A4 D/F
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
Bm Csus
While she looks so sad in photographs
A4
I absolutely love her
G G D/F Csus G
When she smiles
D Csus G D/F Csus G
When she smiles
D Csus G D/F Csus G5
Chords:
C 032033
Csus 030033
G 300033
A4 002233
D 000232
Bm 024432
Em7 022033
D/F# 200233
there it is. i'll post the solo if i figure it out.
this version, but i like it better. the chords are just slightly different. i'm not sure if
got the names right though. once i figure out the solo i'll post it as a comment or something.
STANDARD TUNING(EADGBe)
Csus G
This is the story of a girl
A4 D/F
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
Bm Csus
While she looks so sad in photographs
A7sus4
I absolutely love her
G G D C G D Csus
When she smiles
Verse:
Bm Csus
How many days in the year
G D/F
She woke up with hope but she only found tears
Bm Csus
And I can be so incincere
G D/F
Making her promises never for real
Bm Csus
As long as she stands there waiting
G5 D/F
Wearing the holes in the soles of her shoes
Bm Csus
How many days disappear
G D/F
When you look in the mirror so how do you choose
Bridge:
Em7 D/F
Your clothes never wear as well the next day
G A4
Your hair never falls in quite the same way
Em7 D/F A4
But you never seem to run out of things to say
Chorus
Verse 2:
Bm Csus
How many lovers would stay
G D
Just to put up with this every day and all day
Bm Csus
How did we wind up this way
G5 D/F
Watching our mouths for the words that we say
Bm Csus
As long as we stand here waiting
G5 D/F
Wearing the clothes of the souls that we choose
Bm Csus
How do we get there today
G D/F
When we're walking too far for the price of our shoes
Em7 D/F#
Your clothes never wear as well the next day
G5 A4
Your hair never falls in quite the same way
Em7 D/F# A7sus4
But you never seem to run out of things to say
Csus G5
This is the story of a girl
A4 D/F
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
Bm Csus2
While she looks so sad in photographs
A4
I absolutely love her
G5 G5 D/F Csus2 G5 D/F Csus2
When she smiles
(Play Bridge)x1
C2 G
This is the story of a girl
A4 D/F
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
Bm C
While she looks so sad in photographs
A4
I absolutely love her
Csus G
This is the story of a girl
A4 D/F
Her pretty face she hid from the world
Bm Csus
While she looks so sad and lonely there
A4
I absolutely love her
Csus G
This is the story of a girl
A4 D/F
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
Bm Csus
While she looks so sad in photographs
A4
I absolutely love her
G G D/F Csus G
When she smiles
D Csus G D/F Csus G
When she smiles
D Csus G D/F Csus G5
Chords:
C 032033
Csus 030033
G 300033
A4 002233
D 000232
Bm 024432
Em7 022033
D/F# 200233
there it is. i'll post the solo if i figure it out.
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