Biography:
Streetlight Manifesto is a third wave ska punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, under the creative leadership of singer/guitarist Tomas Kalnoky. Since forming in 2002, the band has released four full-length albums.
Several of Streetlight's members were already well known among the New Jersey ska community for their roles in past ska bands from that area, most notably Catch 22's Tomas Kalnoky, James Egan, Mike Soprano, and Josh Ansley, as well as One Cool Guy's Stuart Karmatz, Pete Sibilia, Dan Ross, and Chris Paszik.
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Other songs:
- 1234, 1234
- 9mm And A Three Piece Suit
- A Better Place A Better Time
- A Better Place, A Better Time
- A Moment Of Silence
- As The Footsteps Die Out Forever
- Dear Sergio
- Here's To Life
- Heres To Life
- Keasbey Nights
- Kristina She Don't Know I Exist
- Oh Me Oh My
- Point/counterpoint
- Sick And Sad
- Somewhere In The Between
- Streetlight Medley
- Such Great Heights
- We Are The Few
- With Any Sort Of Certainty
- 1234 1234
- Birds Flying Away
- Day In Day Out
- Down Down Down To Mephistos Cafe
- Forty Days
- Hell
- If Only For Memories
- Just
- Kristina She Dont Know I Exist
- Linoleum
- On And On And On
- One Foot On The Gas One Foot In The Grave
- Point Counterpoint
- Punk Rock Girl
- Red Rubber Ball
- Skyscraper
- Supernothing
- Thatll Be The Day
- The Big Sleep
- The Blonde Lead The Blind
- The Hands That Thieve
- The Littlest Things
- The Saddest Song
- The Three Of Us
- The Troubadour
- They Provide The Paint
- This One Goes Out To
- Toe To Toe
- Walking Away
- Watch It Crash
- We Will Fall Together
- What A Wicked Gang Are We
- Who Hides The Night Oh Me
- Would You Be Impressed
- Your Day Will Come
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This song is pretty sweet. Almost the entire thing is skat strumming. You
should definitely listen to the song while playing it, it makes it a whole lot
easier. Watch the chords on the chorus they change in weird spots FYI. I'm
kinda new at the whole tab write out thing so tell me how it sounds.
Intro:
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--111------------| 4x
--222------------|
--222--32--------|
--000----32------|
To verse:
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--54-------------|
--54-------------|
--32-------------|
Chords:
E C G D A
----- ----- ----- ----- -----
----- ----- ----- ----- -----
--1-- --5-- --4-- --7-- --6--
--2-- --5-- --5-- --7-- --7--
--2-- --3-- --5-- --5-- --7--
--0-- ----- --3-- ----- --5--
Verse 1:
E C G D
and it's too late to leave this life behind
C G A E
everybody's speaking using words they can't define
E C G D
and it's not my choice but i embrace it nonetheless
C G A E
you brag of your indecency like a monkey beats its chest
C G A E
you brag of your indecency like a monkey beats its chest
1st time 2nd time
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--111-- 2x -------- --------
--222-- -------- -----54-
--222-- --32---- -----32-
--000-- ----32-- --------
Verse 2:
E C G D
and i don't care who you are or what you've done
C G A E
everybody equals out when all the songs are sung
E C G D
we will sing them loud and we will sing them until we pass
C G A E
you're shattering our innocence like a bullet through a glass
C G A E
you're shattering our innocence like a bullet through a glass
Chorus:
E C G D E
so hey: i don't care if you go now or if you stay
C G D
oh your back is bleeding, you're bleeding on me
E C
that'll be the day when the sun falls down
G D E....C....G....D
the angels may weep but i'll hear no sounds but hey
Back to intro.
Verse 3:
E C G D
i take that back i won't stop singing when i'm dead
C G A E
i'll sing from the great beyond, i will echo in your head
E C G D
and if you think taking your life will set you free
C G A E
you've got something to learn, it's called humility
C G A E
you've got something to learn, it's called humility
Back to Intro:
Play chorus:
Saxaphone solo:
E....C....G....D
E....C....G....D
E....C....G....D
E....C....G....D
E C G D
gone! everybody's crying
E C
now you're gone
G D E C
and everybody's missing you: from apathy to sympathy
G D E C
this new found love is new to me
G D E C
and i can hear you laughing in your grave
G D
everyone's forgiven
E C
now we're saved
G D
every single sin absolved
E C
what's the point denying
G D E C G D
when we all know we are lying to ourselves (and you can't keep that smile off your face)
small solo:
Play chorus 2x
THE END
should definitely listen to the song while playing it, it makes it a whole lot
easier. Watch the chords on the chorus they change in weird spots FYI. I'm
kinda new at the whole tab write out thing so tell me how it sounds.
Intro:
-----------------|
-----------------|
--111------------| 4x
--222------------|
--222--32--------|
--000----32------|
To verse:
-----------------|
-----------------|
-----------------|
--54-------------|
--54-------------|
--32-------------|
Chords:
E C G D A
----- ----- ----- ----- -----
----- ----- ----- ----- -----
--1-- --5-- --4-- --7-- --6--
--2-- --5-- --5-- --7-- --7--
--2-- --3-- --5-- --5-- --7--
--0-- ----- --3-- ----- --5--
Verse 1:
E C G D
and it's too late to leave this life behind
C G A E
everybody's speaking using words they can't define
E C G D
and it's not my choice but i embrace it nonetheless
C G A E
you brag of your indecency like a monkey beats its chest
C G A E
you brag of your indecency like a monkey beats its chest
1st time 2nd time
------- -------- --------
------- -------- --------
--111-- 2x -------- --------
--222-- -------- -----54-
--222-- --32---- -----32-
--000-- ----32-- --------
Verse 2:
E C G D
and i don't care who you are or what you've done
C G A E
everybody equals out when all the songs are sung
E C G D
we will sing them loud and we will sing them until we pass
C G A E
you're shattering our innocence like a bullet through a glass
C G A E
you're shattering our innocence like a bullet through a glass
Chorus:
E C G D E
so hey: i don't care if you go now or if you stay
C G D
oh your back is bleeding, you're bleeding on me
E C
that'll be the day when the sun falls down
G D E....C....G....D
the angels may weep but i'll hear no sounds but hey
Back to intro.
Verse 3:
E C G D
i take that back i won't stop singing when i'm dead
C G A E
i'll sing from the great beyond, i will echo in your head
E C G D
and if you think taking your life will set you free
C G A E
you've got something to learn, it's called humility
C G A E
you've got something to learn, it's called humility
Back to Intro:
Play chorus:
Saxaphone solo:
E....C....G....D
E....C....G....D
E....C....G....D
E....C....G....D
E C G D
gone! everybody's crying
E C
now you're gone
G D E C
and everybody's missing you: from apathy to sympathy
G D E C
this new found love is new to me
G D E C
and i can hear you laughing in your grave
G D
everyone's forgiven
E C
now we're saved
G D
every single sin absolved
E C
what's the point denying
G D E C G D
when we all know we are lying to ourselves (and you can't keep that smile off your face)
small solo:
Play chorus 2x
THE END
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