Biography:
The Ataris are a punk rock band from Anderson, Indiana formed in 1995. The band originally consisted of singer/songwriter/guitarist Kris Roe and guitarist Jasin Thomason. Using a 4-Track, they wrote and recorded demos in Kris's bedroom, with a drum machine as the drummer. At this point in time the band was searching for a full-time drummer. The first step in their road to success came when Kris attended a The Vandals concert at Bogart's in Cincinnati, where he passed one of the demo tapes to The Vandals' roadie Fitz.
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Other songs:
- In This Diary
- Make It Last
- The Boys Of Summer
- 1 15 96
- A Soundtrack Of This Rainy Morning
- Act V Scene Iv And So It Ends Like It Begins
- All Souls Day
- All You Can Ever Learn Is What You Already Know
- Alone In Santa Cruz
- As We Speak
- Bad Case Of Broken Heart
- Beautiful Mistake
- Begin Again From The Beginning
- Between You And Me
- Boys Of Summer
- Broken Promise Ring
- Cardiff By The Sea
- Cheyenne Line
- Choices
- Connections Are More Dangerous Than Lies
- Eight Of Nine
- Fast Times At Dropout High
- First Elegy
- From The Last Call The Last Call
- Ghost Of Last December
- Giving Up On Love
- Graveyard Of The Atlantic
- Hello And Goodbye
- I Remember You
- I Wont Spend Another Night Alone
- Iou One Galaxy
- Looking Back On Today
- Losing Streak
- My Hotel Year
- My Reply
- My So Called Life
- New Years Day
- Nights The Lights Went Out In Nyc
- Not Capable Of Love
- Radio 2
- Radio Still Sucks
- Road Signs And Rock Songs
- Saddest Song
- San Dimas High School Football Rules
- Secret Handshakes
- So Long Astoria
- Summer Of 79
- Summer Wind Was Always Our Song
- Takeoffs And Landings
- Teenage Riot
- Teenager Of The Year
- That Special Girl
- The Hero Dies In This One
- The Last Song I Will Ever Write About A Girl
- The Saddest Song
- Unopened Letter To The World
- Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start
- Welcome The Night
- Whatever Lies Will Help You Rest
- When All Else Fails It Fails
- Your Boyfriend Sucks
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The Ataris
So Long Astoria
So Long Astoria
2003
Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
D - xx0232
A - x02220
Bm - x24432
G - 320033
Em - 022000
F#m - 244222
A/C# - x4222x
Intro: D--G--Bm--A(x4)
Guitar 2:
e|-------------------------------------------------0---0---0---0---|
B|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3-------------------|
G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
then
e|---------|-----2-------|---------|-----------|
B|-------3-|-3-----------|-------3-|-3-------3-|
G|---0-2---|---2---2h4p2-|---0-2---|---2---3---|
D|-4-------|-------------|-4-------|-----4-----|
A|---------|-------------|---------|-----------|
E|---------|-------------|---------|-----------|
x3 x3
Verse 1:
D G
It was the first snow of the season
Bm
I can almost see you breathing
A
in the middle of that empty street
D G
Sometimes I still see myself
Bm
in that lonesome bedroom Playing my guitar
A
and singing songs of hope for a better future
Chorus:
Em F#m G Bm
Life is Only As good as the memories we make
A
And i'm taking back what belongs to me
Em F#m G
Polaroids of classrooms unattended
Bm
These relics of rememberence
A
are just like shipwrecks
Em
Only they're gone faster than
G D
the smell after it rains
Interlude: D--G--Bm--G-A
Guitar 2:
e|---------------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|
G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
D|---------------------------------| (x2)
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Verse 2:
D G
Last night while everyone was sleeping
Bm
I drove through my old neighborhood
A
And resurrected memories from ashes
D G
We said that we would never fit in
Bm
When we were really just like them
A
Does rebellion ever make a difference?
(Repeat Chorus)
Interlude: D--A/C#--Bm--G-A
Outro:
D A/C# Bm
So long Astoria I found a
map to buried treasure
Em
And even if we come home
A
empty handed we'll still have our
D A/C#
stories of battle scars
Bm A
pirate ships and wounded hearts
Em
Broken bones and all
A
the best of friendships
D
And when this hourglass has
A/C# Bm
filtered out its final grain of sand
Em A
I raise my glass to the memories we had
D A/C# Bm
This is my wish and I'm takin back
A G--G--G(hold)
i'm takin them all back
So Long Astoria
So Long Astoria
2003
Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
D - xx0232
A - x02220
Bm - x24432
G - 320033
Em - 022000
F#m - 244222
A/C# - x4222x
Intro: D--G--Bm--A(x4)
Guitar 2:
e|-------------------------------------------------0---0---0---0---|
B|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3-------------------|
G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
then
e|---------|-----2-------|---------|-----------|
B|-------3-|-3-----------|-------3-|-3-------3-|
G|---0-2---|---2---2h4p2-|---0-2---|---2---3---|
D|-4-------|-------------|-4-------|-----4-----|
A|---------|-------------|---------|-----------|
E|---------|-------------|---------|-----------|
x3 x3
Verse 1:
D G
It was the first snow of the season
Bm
I can almost see you breathing
A
in the middle of that empty street
D G
Sometimes I still see myself
Bm
in that lonesome bedroom Playing my guitar
A
and singing songs of hope for a better future
Chorus:
Em F#m G Bm
Life is Only As good as the memories we make
A
And i'm taking back what belongs to me
Em F#m G
Polaroids of classrooms unattended
Bm
These relics of rememberence
A
are just like shipwrecks
Em
Only they're gone faster than
G D
the smell after it rains
Interlude: D--G--Bm--G-A
Guitar 2:
e|---------------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|
G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
D|---------------------------------| (x2)
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Verse 2:
D G
Last night while everyone was sleeping
Bm
I drove through my old neighborhood
A
And resurrected memories from ashes
D G
We said that we would never fit in
Bm
When we were really just like them
A
Does rebellion ever make a difference?
(Repeat Chorus)
Interlude: D--A/C#--Bm--G-A
Outro:
D A/C# Bm
So long Astoria I found a
map to buried treasure
Em
And even if we come home
A
empty handed we'll still have our
D A/C#
stories of battle scars
Bm A
pirate ships and wounded hearts
Em
Broken bones and all
A
the best of friendships
D
And when this hourglass has
A/C# Bm
filtered out its final grain of sand
Em A
I raise my glass to the memories we had
D A/C# Bm
This is my wish and I'm takin back
A G--G--G(hold)
i'm takin them all back
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