Biography:
Nate Ruess (born February 26, 1982 in Iowa City, Iowa, United States) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
In 2001, at the age of 19, he launched the band The Format with his longtime best friend, Sam Means. The Format was his first musical endeavor to gain widespread attention. The Format lasted until 2008.
In 2008, Ruess started a new band with Jack Antonoff of Steel Train and Andrew Dost of Anathallo. The band was called fun.. With fun.
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This is my first tab but
This song is brand new
so I figured someone had
to tab it. Listen to the
song for an idea of a
strumming pattern. Enjoy
Chords used: F Bb Dm C
No music here but you can just play Dm
Ah ha, ha-ah-ah. Ah ha, ha-ah-ah
Ah ha, ha-ah-ah. Ah ha, ha-ah-ah
Ah ha, ha-ah-ah...
Dm
Left you, falling on the floor
Dm
Headed for the door
Dm C
Went straight to Philadelphia
Dm
Oh no, what have I begun?
Dm
Called my mother, said I love her
Dm C
Had another and another one
Dm C
Questions, questions, suddenly suggestions
Dm C
Where was anyone at the start of this thing
Dm C
Hold the cold up over your shoulder
Dm C
All I needs a place to grieve
[Pre-Chorus:]
Dm F C
Oh, it’s for the best you didn’t listen
Dm F C
It’s for the best we get our distance
Dm F C
It’s for the best you didn’t listen
Dm F C
It’s for the best we get our distance
[Chorus:]
F Dm
Oh lord, I feel alive
C Bb C
I've gone and saved my soul
F Dm
If all that you read is everything you
believe
C Bb C
Then let go, then let go, then let go
Dm
Now I’m over my head
Dm C
Acting like I never started over again
Dm
I am the city I’m from
Dm C
Always wanting more than just a word on my arm
Dm C
Oh, I know, I can’t believe
Dm C
That I'd let it get to me
Dm C
Good to know I won’t become
Dm C
Everything I’m afraid of
[Pre-Chorus:]
Dm F C
Oh, it’s for the best you didn’t listen
Dm F C
It’s for the best we get our distance
Dm F C
It’s for the best you didn’t listen
Dm F C
It’s for the best we get our distance
[Chorus:]
F Dm
Oh lord, I feel alive
C Bb C
I've gone and saved my soul
F Dm
If all that you read is everything you
believe
C Bb C
Then let go, then let go, then let go
Bb C
Mama don’t cry
F C Dm
I was once your little baby boy
C Bb
So full of love and light
C
By the time I turned 25
F C
I was lost among the pavement
Dm C
Lower than the basement
Bb C
And I couldn’t stand and smile
F C Dm C
I thought of taking my own life
Bb C
But mama don’t cry
F C
I found songs among the tragic
Dm C
Hung my hat on sadness
Bb C
Mom, I think they’re trying to keep the
F
grand romantic in me
C Dm C
Now that we got bottom lines
Bb C
But mom, I think I’m ready to free
F
this grand romantic in me
C Dm C Bb C F
La -Di - Da, La -Di - Da, La -Di - Da
Look out, look out!
Dm
Ah ha, ha-ah-ah. Ah ha, ha-ah-ah
Dm
Ah ha, ha-ah-ah. Ah ha, ha-ah-ah
Dm
Ah ha, ha-ah-ah...
[Chorus:]
F Dm
Oh lord, I feel alive
C Bb C
I've gone and saved my soul
F Dm
If all that you read is everything you
believe
C Bb C
Then let go, then let go, then let go
[Chorus:]
F Dm
Oh lord, I feel alive
C Bb C
I've gone and saved my soul
F Dm
If all that you read is everything you
believe
C Bb C
Then let go, then let go, then let go
Dm
Ah Ha
This song is brand new
so I figured someone had
to tab it. Listen to the
song for an idea of a
strumming pattern. Enjoy
Chords used: F Bb Dm C
No music here but you can just play Dm
Ah ha, ha-ah-ah. Ah ha, ha-ah-ah
Ah ha, ha-ah-ah. Ah ha, ha-ah-ah
Ah ha, ha-ah-ah...
Dm
Left you, falling on the floor
Dm
Headed for the door
Dm C
Went straight to Philadelphia
Dm
Oh no, what have I begun?
Dm
Called my mother, said I love her
Dm C
Had another and another one
Dm C
Questions, questions, suddenly suggestions
Dm C
Where was anyone at the start of this thing
Dm C
Hold the cold up over your shoulder
Dm C
All I needs a place to grieve
[Pre-Chorus:]
Dm F C
Oh, it’s for the best you didn’t listen
Dm F C
It’s for the best we get our distance
Dm F C
It’s for the best you didn’t listen
Dm F C
It’s for the best we get our distance
[Chorus:]
F Dm
Oh lord, I feel alive
C Bb C
I've gone and saved my soul
F Dm
If all that you read is everything you
believe
C Bb C
Then let go, then let go, then let go
Dm
Now I’m over my head
Dm C
Acting like I never started over again
Dm
I am the city I’m from
Dm C
Always wanting more than just a word on my arm
Dm C
Oh, I know, I can’t believe
Dm C
That I'd let it get to me
Dm C
Good to know I won’t become
Dm C
Everything I’m afraid of
[Pre-Chorus:]
Dm F C
Oh, it’s for the best you didn’t listen
Dm F C
It’s for the best we get our distance
Dm F C
It’s for the best you didn’t listen
Dm F C
It’s for the best we get our distance
[Chorus:]
F Dm
Oh lord, I feel alive
C Bb C
I've gone and saved my soul
F Dm
If all that you read is everything you
believe
C Bb C
Then let go, then let go, then let go
Bb C
Mama don’t cry
F C Dm
I was once your little baby boy
C Bb
So full of love and light
C
By the time I turned 25
F C
I was lost among the pavement
Dm C
Lower than the basement
Bb C
And I couldn’t stand and smile
F C Dm C
I thought of taking my own life
Bb C
But mama don’t cry
F C
I found songs among the tragic
Dm C
Hung my hat on sadness
Bb C
Mom, I think they’re trying to keep the
F
grand romantic in me
C Dm C
Now that we got bottom lines
Bb C
But mom, I think I’m ready to free
F
this grand romantic in me
C Dm C Bb C F
La -Di - Da, La -Di - Da, La -Di - Da
Look out, look out!
Dm
Ah ha, ha-ah-ah. Ah ha, ha-ah-ah
Dm
Ah ha, ha-ah-ah. Ah ha, ha-ah-ah
Dm
Ah ha, ha-ah-ah...
[Chorus:]
F Dm
Oh lord, I feel alive
C Bb C
I've gone and saved my soul
F Dm
If all that you read is everything you
believe
C Bb C
Then let go, then let go, then let go
[Chorus:]
F Dm
Oh lord, I feel alive
C Bb C
I've gone and saved my soul
F Dm
If all that you read is everything you
believe
C Bb C
Then let go, then let go, then let go
Dm
Ah Ha
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