Biography:
The Wonder Years is an American pop punk band from Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States that formed in June 2005. Since their conception, they have released five full-length albums, two EPs, and several splits/compilations. The group is currently signed to Hopeless Records. Their name originates from a paper that lead vocalist, Dan 'Soupy' Campbell, read written by his after-school education teacher titled "The Wonder Years"
Current members
Matt Brasch – guitar, backing vocals
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Other songs:
- Came Out Swinging
- Cigarettes And Saints
- Dismantling Summer
- Don't Let Me Cave In
- Hey Thanks
- I Was Scared And I'm Sorry
- Local Man Ruins Everything
- Madelyn
- My Last Semester
- Passing Through A Screen Door
- The Bluest Things On Earth
- The Devil In My Bloodstream
- Woke Up Older
- You In January
- There, There
- A Song For Ernest Hemingway
- A Song For Patsy Cline
- All My Friends Are In Bar Bands
- An American Religion
- An Elegy For Baby Blue
- And Now Im Nothing
- Cardinals
- Christmas At 22
- Coffee Eyes
- Cul
- Devil In My Bloodstream
- Dont Let Me Cave In
- Everything I Own Fits In This Backpack
- Flowers Where Your Face Should Be
- Heavens Gate Sad And Sober
- Hey Julie
- Hoodie Weather
- I Dont Like Who I Was Then
- I Just Wanna Sell Out My Funeral
- I Wanted So Badly To Be Brave
- I Was Scared And Im Sorry
- I Wont Say The Lords Prayer
- It Must Get Lonely
- Its Never Sunny In South Philadelphia
- Ive Given You All
- Living Room Song
- Logan Circle
- Logan Circle A New Hope
- Me Vs The Highway
- Melrose Diner
- My Life As Rob Gordon
- New Years With Carl Weathers
- No Closer To Heaven
- Palm Reader
- Pyramids Of Salt
- Racing Trains
- Raining In Kyoto
- Sister Cities
- Slow Dancing With San Andreas
- Stained Glass Ceilings
- Suburbia
- Teenage Parents
- Thanks For The Ride
- The Bastards The Vultures The Wolves
- The Ghosts Of Right Now
- The Ocean Grew Hands To Hold Me
- The Orange Grove
- There There
- This Party Sucks
- Washington Square Park
- We Look Like Lightning
- When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong
- When The Blue Finally Came
- Wont Be Pathetic Forever
- You Made Me Want To Be A Saint
- Youre Not Salinger Get Over It
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[Intro]
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or play each chord once
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
cause you could tell that I was a mess
A
I wasn't going to make it to dinner
F#
And I shouldn't be calling again...You drove me all the way back
[Pre-verse]
|A B E E|
|A B C#m C#m|
|A B E E|
|A A B B|
[Verse 1]
E
I circled the airport a hundred times
A B A B
and tried to hide the fact that I was crying
A
I came in on the red eye
B
That's why I look like this
E
There comes a day when you rectify
A B C#m B
who you are with who you want to be with
A B
And I can't make the two things co-exist
[Pre-Chorus]
A B
So don't let me cave in
[Chorus]
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
cause you could tell that I was a mess
A
I wasn't going to make it to dinner
F# A
And I shouldn't be calling again
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
And asked if we could stay in bed
A
You still got work early tomorrow
F#m
and I've got a plane to catch
E
You drove me all the way back
[Pre-verse]
|A B E E|
|A B C#m C#m|
|A B E E|
|A A B B|
[Verse 2]
E
I spent last night getting Mexican
A B C#m
Outside of Logan Square basement show with Evan
B A
Chicago looked desperate
B
But maybe that was me
E A
I couldn't help thinking of watching
B C#m B E
the Sears Tower collapse as a kid
A E
I feel like I might do the same thing
[Pre-Chorus]
A B
So don't let it happen to me
A B
No don't, don't let it happen to me
(Don't let it happen to me)
[Chorus]
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
cause you could tell that I was a mess
A
I wasn't going to make it to dinner
F# A
And I shouldn't be calling again
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
And asked if we could stay in bed
A
You still got work early tomorrow
F#m
and I've got a plane to catch
A
You drove me all the way back
[Bridge]
F#m A
I tried to make a life in the Midwest
E B
but the rust belt keeps breaking promises
F#m E E
I can't seem to find out where my footing is
A
So don't (don't don't don't)
B E
let (don't let me cave in)
A
Don't let me cave in
B
(don't let me cave in)
[Chorus]
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
cause you could tell that I was a mess
A
I wasn't going to make it to dinner
F# A
And I shouldn't be calling again
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
And asked if we could stay in bed
A
You still got work early tomorrow
F#m
and I've got a plane to catch
E
You drove me all the way back
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A#|----0-------0-------0-------0-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-2-|
F#|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---2-1-------1-------1-------1-------2-------2-------2-------2-------3-|
C#|2-------2-------2-------2-----------------------------------------------------------------------4-|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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or play each chord once
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
cause you could tell that I was a mess
A
I wasn't going to make it to dinner
F#
And I shouldn't be calling again...You drove me all the way back
[Pre-verse]
|A B E E|
|A B C#m C#m|
|A B E E|
|A A B B|
[Verse 1]
E
I circled the airport a hundred times
A B A B
and tried to hide the fact that I was crying
A
I came in on the red eye
B
That's why I look like this
E
There comes a day when you rectify
A B C#m B
who you are with who you want to be with
A B
And I can't make the two things co-exist
[Pre-Chorus]
A B
So don't let me cave in
[Chorus]
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
cause you could tell that I was a mess
A
I wasn't going to make it to dinner
F# A
And I shouldn't be calling again
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
And asked if we could stay in bed
A
You still got work early tomorrow
F#m
and I've got a plane to catch
E
You drove me all the way back
[Pre-verse]
|A B E E|
|A B C#m C#m|
|A B E E|
|A A B B|
[Verse 2]
E
I spent last night getting Mexican
A B C#m
Outside of Logan Square basement show with Evan
B A
Chicago looked desperate
B
But maybe that was me
E A
I couldn't help thinking of watching
B C#m B E
the Sears Tower collapse as a kid
A E
I feel like I might do the same thing
[Pre-Chorus]
A B
So don't let it happen to me
A B
No don't, don't let it happen to me
(Don't let it happen to me)
[Chorus]
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
cause you could tell that I was a mess
A
I wasn't going to make it to dinner
F# A
And I shouldn't be calling again
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
And asked if we could stay in bed
A
You still got work early tomorrow
F#m
and I've got a plane to catch
A
You drove me all the way back
[Bridge]
F#m A
I tried to make a life in the Midwest
E B
but the rust belt keeps breaking promises
F#m E E
I can't seem to find out where my footing is
A
So don't (don't don't don't)
B E
let (don't let me cave in)
A
Don't let me cave in
B
(don't let me cave in)
[Chorus]
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
cause you could tell that I was a mess
A
I wasn't going to make it to dinner
F# A
And I shouldn't be calling again
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
And asked if we could stay in bed
A
You still got work early tomorrow
F#m
and I've got a plane to catch
E
You drove me all the way back
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