Biography:
The Format was an indie pop band formed in Peoria, Arizona, United States in 2001 by Sam Means and Nate Ruess.
Throughout the band's existence, the duo toured and recorded with a revolving door of musicians, and as of 2007, the band consisted of guitarists Mike Schey and Mark Buzard, bassist Don Raymond, drummer Adam Boyd, and its principal members, singer Nate Ruess and multi-instrumentalist Sam Means. The band chose their name to make fun of the music industry's inclination towards a cookie-cutter "format" for a hit.
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CAPO 4
INTRO & VERSE 1
A E D E
A E D E
Oh You've got
A E D E
Flaws that you wont admit
A E D E
Yet you tell me its a sin that I don't believe in
A E D E
God You traded in your cross
A E D E
For a chance to dance with stars and now nothing is sacred
PRECHORUS 1
A E D E
Oooooooo I've given thought to leaving
A E D E
Oooooooo, F-F-F-for some
A E D E
Time Ooo If only I could read a
D E
Map My moat is New Mexico so it's you I wrote
CHORUS 1
A
I started sending you a note
E
On how I hope that you're happy
D
I hear you're somewhere in the sand
E
And how I wish I was an ocean
D
Maybe then maybe then I'd get to see you again
A E D E
A E D E
VERSE 2
A E
Now all my friends
D E
They break and they bend
A E
They take shape and they tend
D E
To get better with time And I say
A E D E
Who am I to work so much less to get more
A E
You all deserve what I am walking towards
D E
If you want you should move away
PRECHORUS 2
A E D E
Ooooo This has become a weakness
A E D E
Ooooo The golden state wins
A E D E
again Ooooo Perhaps it's time I settle down
D E
Say its blue at least that's a plus Plus I miss you so much
CHORUS 2
A
I started sending you a note
E
On how I hope that you're happy
D
I hear you're somewhere in the sand
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E
And how I wish I was an ocean
A
Oh noooo
E
On how I hope that you're happy
D
I hear you're somewhere in the sand
E
And how I wish I was an ocean
D
Maybe then maybe then I'd get to see you
A
again
BRIDGE
A Throughout
Why am I scared of people in a room
Why can't they see a good time are the people close to you
Why don't I just give in have a drink and shake some hands
Oh ay oh Oh ay oh
Why am I scarred from what she did to me
Why can't I trust anyone no not even me
why don't I just give in have a drink and shake some hands
Oh ay oh Oh ay oh
PRECHORUS 3
A E D E
Oooooooo I've given thought to leaving
A E D E
Oooooooo, F-F-F-for some
A E D E
Time Ooo Maybe it's time I put a
D
Profile up of who I want to be
E
Fool everyone just to start over clean
D
I can hide behind a big blue screen
E
Or you can return to me Return to me
CHORUS 3
A
Oooooh
E
How I hope that you're happy
D
I hear you're somewhere in the sand
E
And how I wish I was an ocean
A
Oh noooo
E
Now I hope that you're happy
D
I hear you're somewhere in the sand
E
And how I wish I was an ocean
D
Maybe then maybe then I'd get to see you
A E D
again
E A E D
I'd get to see you again
E A E D
I'd get to see you again
E A E D E
I'd get to see you again
OUTRO
A E D E
Why am I scared of people in a room
A E D E
Why can't they see a good time are the people close to you
A E D E
Why don't I just give in have a drink and shake some hands
A E D E
Oh ay oh Oh ay oh
A E D E
A E D E
A E D E
A E D E
A
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