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
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
A B C Em F G
A B C Em F G
[Verse 1]
A B
I bought flowers from a drifter.
C Em F G
Cut my hand on a thorn,
A
Straight across the fate line.
B C
I'm no palm reader,
Em F G A B
But I doubt that's the sign that I was looking for.
C Em F
Rainy night in California.
G A
Told me he fought in the war.
B C Em
And I'm so desperate to do the right thing.
F G F
I'm not sure what that even is anymore.
[Pre-Chorus]
Em G
He found a bus stop to weather the storm.
[Chorus]
C
I'm gonna stand up straight.
Em F
I'm gonna clear my throat and speak out unafraid.
A
Mom, I want you to know
G
I'm letting everything you taught me guide me home.
[Instrumental]
A B C Em F G
A B C Em F G
[Verse 2]
A B
Faded light from the projector
C Em F G
Spitting summer out on a screen.
A B C
The pool we swam in caved in years ago.
Em F G A
We filled it up with furniture and concrete.
B C Em
I saw right from wrong then.
F G A
The lines were simple and clean.
B C Em
Now all the people I was taught would be heroes
F G F
Are acting like cowards, killers, and thieves.
[Pre-Chorus]
Em G
I'm losing track of who the good guys are supposed to be.
[Chorus]
C
I'm gonna stand up straight.
Em F
I'm gonna clear my throat and speak out unafraid.
A
Dad, I want you to know
G
I'm letting everything you taught me guide me home.
[Instrumental]
F G Em A
C
[Bridge]
F G
Coming undone at the seams.
Em A
Stress fractures and muted dreams.
C F
Oh, please.
G
Undone at the seams.
Em A
Stress fractures and muted dreams.
C F
Oh, please.
G
Undone at the seams.
Em A
Stress fractures and muted dreams.
C
Oh...
[Chorus]
C
I'm gonna stand up straight.
Em F
I'm gonna clear my throat and speak out unafraid.
A
Mom, I want you to know
G
I'm letting everything you taught me guide me home.
C
I'm gonna stand up straight.
Em F
I'm gonna clear my throat and speak out unafraid.
A
Dad, I want you to know
G A
I'm letting everything you taught me guide me home.
A B C Em F G
A B C Em F G
[Verse 1]
A B
I bought flowers from a drifter.
C Em F G
Cut my hand on a thorn,
A
Straight across the fate line.
B C
I'm no palm reader,
Em F G A B
But I doubt that's the sign that I was looking for.
C Em F
Rainy night in California.
G A
Told me he fought in the war.
B C Em
And I'm so desperate to do the right thing.
F G F
I'm not sure what that even is anymore.
[Pre-Chorus]
Em G
He found a bus stop to weather the storm.
[Chorus]
C
I'm gonna stand up straight.
Em F
I'm gonna clear my throat and speak out unafraid.
A
Mom, I want you to know
G
I'm letting everything you taught me guide me home.
[Instrumental]
A B C Em F G
A B C Em F G
[Verse 2]
A B
Faded light from the projector
C Em F G
Spitting summer out on a screen.
A B C
The pool we swam in caved in years ago.
Em F G A
We filled it up with furniture and concrete.
B C Em
I saw right from wrong then.
F G A
The lines were simple and clean.
B C Em
Now all the people I was taught would be heroes
F G F
Are acting like cowards, killers, and thieves.
[Pre-Chorus]
Em G
I'm losing track of who the good guys are supposed to be.
[Chorus]
C
I'm gonna stand up straight.
Em F
I'm gonna clear my throat and speak out unafraid.
A
Dad, I want you to know
G
I'm letting everything you taught me guide me home.
[Instrumental]
F G Em A
C
[Bridge]
F G
Coming undone at the seams.
Em A
Stress fractures and muted dreams.
C F
Oh, please.
G
Undone at the seams.
Em A
Stress fractures and muted dreams.
C F
Oh, please.
G
Undone at the seams.
Em A
Stress fractures and muted dreams.
C
Oh...
[Chorus]
C
I'm gonna stand up straight.
Em F
I'm gonna clear my throat and speak out unafraid.
A
Mom, I want you to know
G
I'm letting everything you taught me guide me home.
C
I'm gonna stand up straight.
Em F
I'm gonna clear my throat and speak out unafraid.
A
Dad, I want you to know
G A
I'm letting everything you taught me guide me home.
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