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
Tiger Lily
Stories and Alibis
Chords used:
G - 320033
Cadd9 - x32033
Em7 - 022033
D - xx0232
D/F# - 2x023x
Verse 1:
G G(Hold) Cadd9-Cadd9(Hold)
We drive tonight and you are by myside
Em7 Em7(hold) Cadd9 D
We're talking about our lives like we've known each other forever
G G(Hold) Cadd9-Cadd9(Hold)
Time flies by with the sound of your voice
Em7 Em7(Hold) Cadd9 D
It's close to paradise with the end surely near
Refrain:
G Cadd9 Em7
And If I could only stop the car and hold on to you
Cadd9 D
I'll never let go, I'll never let go
G Cadd9 Em7
As we round the corner to your house you turn to me and said
Cadd9 D
"I'll be going through it rolled of you for this one night we have spent"
G Cadd9 Em7
And I want to speak these words but I guess I'll just bite my tounge
Cadd9 D
And except someday somehow as a words that will hang from
Chorus: x2
G D/F# Em7
And I, I don't want to speak these words
Cadd9 D
Coz I, I don't want to make things any worse
Verse 2:
Cadd9(Hold) D/F#(Hold) G D/F#
Why does to---night, Have to end why don't we hit the start
Em7 Cadd9 D/F#
It wasn't at our fa---vorite part, we'll skip the goodbyes
G(Hold) D/F# Em7 Cadd9
If I hadn't my way, I'll turn the car around and runaway
D/F#
Just you and I
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
At second chorus, 2nd line is like this
Cadd9(hold) D(Hold)
Coz I, I don't want to make things
Cadd9 D G(let ring)
And I, I don't want to make things any worse
Guitar 2:
after "When you are by my side"
e|-------------|
B|-3-------0---|
G|---0---0-----|
D|-----0-------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
while "Why does to---night..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------0----0-----0-----0-----0--------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------0----0-----0-----0-----0------|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---0-----0----0-----0-----0-----0----|
A|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
While "Coz I, I Don't want to make things" at 2nd chorus at 2nd turn
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2-|
D|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
A|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
While "Coz I, I Don't want to make things" at 2nd chorus at 2nd turn
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------|
D|-------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----5----|
A|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----------------------------------5----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3----|
Tiger Lily
Stories and Alibis
Chords used:
G - 320033
Cadd9 - x32033
Em7 - 022033
D - xx0232
D/F# - 2x023x
Verse 1:
G G(Hold) Cadd9-Cadd9(Hold)
We drive tonight and you are by myside
Em7 Em7(hold) Cadd9 D
We're talking about our lives like we've known each other forever
G G(Hold) Cadd9-Cadd9(Hold)
Time flies by with the sound of your voice
Em7 Em7(Hold) Cadd9 D
It's close to paradise with the end surely near
Refrain:
G Cadd9 Em7
And If I could only stop the car and hold on to you
Cadd9 D
I'll never let go, I'll never let go
G Cadd9 Em7
As we round the corner to your house you turn to me and said
Cadd9 D
"I'll be going through it rolled of you for this one night we have spent"
G Cadd9 Em7
And I want to speak these words but I guess I'll just bite my tounge
Cadd9 D
And except someday somehow as a words that will hang from
Chorus: x2
G D/F# Em7
And I, I don't want to speak these words
Cadd9 D
Coz I, I don't want to make things any worse
Verse 2:
Cadd9(Hold) D/F#(Hold) G D/F#
Why does to---night, Have to end why don't we hit the start
Em7 Cadd9 D/F#
It wasn't at our fa---vorite part, we'll skip the goodbyes
G(Hold) D/F# Em7 Cadd9
If I hadn't my way, I'll turn the car around and runaway
D/F#
Just you and I
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
At second chorus, 2nd line is like this
Cadd9(hold) D(Hold)
Coz I, I don't want to make things
Cadd9 D G(let ring)
And I, I don't want to make things any worse
Guitar 2:
after "When you are by my side"
e|-------------|
B|-3-------0---|
G|---0---0-----|
D|-----0-------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
while "Why does to---night..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------0----0-----0-----0-----0--------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------0----0-----0-----0-----0------|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---0-----0----0-----0-----0-----0----|
A|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
While "Coz I, I Don't want to make things" at 2nd chorus at 2nd turn
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2-|
D|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
A|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
While "Coz I, I Don't want to make things" at 2nd chorus at 2nd turn
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------|
D|-------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----5----|
A|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----------------------------------5----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3----|
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