Biography:
Anthony Raneri (born August 9, 1982) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, who is the founder and lead vocalist of the American alternative rock band, Bayside.
Raneri grew up in Glen Oaks Village, Queens, New York for which the band takes its name. He founded Bayside while still attending Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in the late 1990s.
By way of his blog, Twitter account and various interviews, there has also been talk of a solo release from frontman Anthony Raneri.
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This is a revised edition of the 6th version of this. The chorus and bridge in that version
do not fit with the studio album version of the song. They have been corrected here. :)
Have fun and rock on!
Standard Tuning - Capo 4
* = strum once
p = pull off
Chords:
G Em C D B/C Cm F#/D B
E|--3--|E|--0--|E|--0--|E|--2--|E|--x--|E|--3--|E|--3--|E|--2--|
B|--3--|B|--0--|B|--1--|B|--3--|B|--3--|B|--4--|B|--4--|B|--4--|
G|--0--|G|--0--|G|--0--|G|--2--|G|--0--|G|--5--|G|--5--|G|--4--|
D|--0--|D|--2--|D|--2--|D|--0--|D|--0--|D|--5--|D|--5--|D|--4--|
A|--2--|A|--2--|A|--3--|A|--X--|A|--2--|A|--3--|A|--3--|A|--2--|
E|--3--|E|--0--|E|--X--|E|--X--|E|--X--|E|--X--|E|--X--|E|--X--|
[Intro]
G G Em G
E|---3----------3----------0----------3--------|
B|---3----------3----------0----------3--------|
G|---0----------0----------0----------0--------|
D|---0----2p----0----2p----2----2p----0--------|
A|---2------2p--2------2p--2------2p--2--------|
E|-3-3----------3----------0----------3----3-2-|
"Sandra..."
[Verse 1]
Em C
Sandra, I need an answer
G
I need you to be honest with
C D G
The boy who lives by honesty in me
G G
E|--3----------3--------|
B|--3----------3--------|
G|--0----------0--------|
D|--0----2p----0--------|
A|--2------2p--2--------|
E|--3----------3----3-2-|
Em C
Sandra, I need an answer
G
'Cause I stress at times like these
C D Em
That always make me curse geography
D
And you told me lies
[Chorus]
G F Em
And distance, distance, tell me that you miss this
C G
I'd wait here all the time
D C C D
I'm truly in love with you
Em G Em
Distance, distance, tell me that you miss this
G C
I'd wait here all the time
D
I would wait here all the time
G F#/D Em D C B/C C
I'd wait here all the time
D G
And that's alright
G G
E|--3----------3--------|
B|--3----------3--------|
G|--0----------0--------|
D|--0----2p----0--------|
A|--2------2p--2--------|
E|--3----------3----3-2-|
[Verse 2]
Em C
Sandra, I need an answer
G
You need to get your story straight
C D G
I can't keep camping out here on the fence
G G
E|--3--------3--------|
B|--3--------3--------|
G|--0--------0--------|
D|--0--2p----0--------|
A|--2----2p--2--------|
E|--3--------3----3-2-|
"And..."
Em C
And Sandra, you're a disaster
G
And start putting weight to words
C D Em
Or I might start thinking past the present tense
D
And you told me lies, told me lies
[Chorus]
G F Em
And distance, distance, tell me that you miss this
C G
I'd wait here all the time
D C C D
I'm truly in love with you
Em G Em
Distance, distance, tell me that you miss this
G C
I'd wait here all the time
D
I would wait here all the time
G F#/D Em D C B/C C D
I'd wait here all the time
[Bridge]
Em
I thought you should know
D
That it's getting old
G B Em
With my good intentions flying out the window
C D
I'll keep the shades closed
Em
I thought you should know
D
From my tired bones
G B Em
That Sandra, I'll be out of here by nightfall
C
And you'll push everyone away
Cm * Em * D *
'Til you have no one to call
[Chorus]
G F Em
And distance, distance, tell me that you miss this
C G
I'd wait here all the time
D C C D
I'm truly in love with you
Em G Em
Distance, distance, tell me that you miss this
G C
I'd wait here all the time
D
I would wait here all the time
G * F#/D * Em * D * C * B/C * C *
I'd wait here all the time
D * G *
And that's alright
do not fit with the studio album version of the song. They have been corrected here. :)
Have fun and rock on!
Standard Tuning - Capo 4
* = strum once
p = pull off
Chords:
G Em C D B/C Cm F#/D B
E|--3--|E|--0--|E|--0--|E|--2--|E|--x--|E|--3--|E|--3--|E|--2--|
B|--3--|B|--0--|B|--1--|B|--3--|B|--3--|B|--4--|B|--4--|B|--4--|
G|--0--|G|--0--|G|--0--|G|--2--|G|--0--|G|--5--|G|--5--|G|--4--|
D|--0--|D|--2--|D|--2--|D|--0--|D|--0--|D|--5--|D|--5--|D|--4--|
A|--2--|A|--2--|A|--3--|A|--X--|A|--2--|A|--3--|A|--3--|A|--2--|
E|--3--|E|--0--|E|--X--|E|--X--|E|--X--|E|--X--|E|--X--|E|--X--|
[Intro]
G G Em G
E|---3----------3----------0----------3--------|
B|---3----------3----------0----------3--------|
G|---0----------0----------0----------0--------|
D|---0----2p----0----2p----2----2p----0--------|
A|---2------2p--2------2p--2------2p--2--------|
E|-3-3----------3----------0----------3----3-2-|
"Sandra..."
[Verse 1]
Em C
Sandra, I need an answer
G
I need you to be honest with
C D G
The boy who lives by honesty in me
G G
E|--3----------3--------|
B|--3----------3--------|
G|--0----------0--------|
D|--0----2p----0--------|
A|--2------2p--2--------|
E|--3----------3----3-2-|
Em C
Sandra, I need an answer
G
'Cause I stress at times like these
C D Em
That always make me curse geography
D
And you told me lies
[Chorus]
G F Em
And distance, distance, tell me that you miss this
C G
I'd wait here all the time
D C C D
I'm truly in love with you
Em G Em
Distance, distance, tell me that you miss this
G C
I'd wait here all the time
D
I would wait here all the time
G F#/D Em D C B/C C
I'd wait here all the time
D G
And that's alright
G G
E|--3----------3--------|
B|--3----------3--------|
G|--0----------0--------|
D|--0----2p----0--------|
A|--2------2p--2--------|
E|--3----------3----3-2-|
[Verse 2]
Em C
Sandra, I need an answer
G
You need to get your story straight
C D G
I can't keep camping out here on the fence
G G
E|--3--------3--------|
B|--3--------3--------|
G|--0--------0--------|
D|--0--2p----0--------|
A|--2----2p--2--------|
E|--3--------3----3-2-|
"And..."
Em C
And Sandra, you're a disaster
G
And start putting weight to words
C D Em
Or I might start thinking past the present tense
D
And you told me lies, told me lies
[Chorus]
G F Em
And distance, distance, tell me that you miss this
C G
I'd wait here all the time
D C C D
I'm truly in love with you
Em G Em
Distance, distance, tell me that you miss this
G C
I'd wait here all the time
D
I would wait here all the time
G F#/D Em D C B/C C D
I'd wait here all the time
[Bridge]
Em
I thought you should know
D
That it's getting old
G B Em
With my good intentions flying out the window
C D
I'll keep the shades closed
Em
I thought you should know
D
From my tired bones
G B Em
That Sandra, I'll be out of here by nightfall
C
And you'll push everyone away
Cm * Em * D *
'Til you have no one to call
[Chorus]
G F Em
And distance, distance, tell me that you miss this
C G
I'd wait here all the time
D C C D
I'm truly in love with you
Em G Em
Distance, distance, tell me that you miss this
G C
I'd wait here all the time
D
I would wait here all the time
G * F#/D * Em * D * C * B/C * C *
I'd wait here all the time
D * G *
And that's alright
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