Biography:
State Champs is a pop-punk/pop rock band from Albany, New York. The band is signed to Pure Noise Records and is led by vocalist Derek Discanio. Their debut EP "Overslept" was recorded in Haverhill, MA with Jay Maas of Defeater and was released on 9/11/12. They released their debut album called "The Finer Things" on Pure Noise Records on October 8, 2013.
Check out their facebook at www.facebook.com/statechampsny
The State Champs is also the name of a rock band from Duluth, Minnesota comprised of many veterans of the Duluth music scene.
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Other songs:
- Lightning
- Our Time To Go
- All Or Nothing
- All You Are Is History
- Around The World And Back
- Back And Forth
- Criminal
- Critical
- Dead And Gone
- Deadly Conversation
- Deadly Conversation Acoustic
- Easy Enough
- Elevated
- If Im Lucky
- Leave You In The Dark
- Losing Myself
- Mine Is Gold
- Over The Line
- Perfect Score
- Remedy
- Secrets
- Shape Up
- Simple Exsistence Acoustic
- Slow Burn
- Stick Around
- The Fix Up
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Capo 2
Chords:(Not standard)
Cadd9: 032033
G: 320033
D/F#: 200233
Em: 022033
D: 000232
Dsus: 000233
[Intro] relative to capo
Simple [Intro]:
e |-------3--------3--|
B |-----3--3-----3--3-|
G |-4h5------4h5------|
D |-------------------|
A |-------------------|
E |-------------------| x8
-or-
Fuller [Intro]:
e |--------3---------------3--------|
B |-----3----3----3-----3----3------|
G |-4h5---5-----5---4h5---5-----5---|
D |---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------| x8
[Intro] G, Cadd9 x2
[Verse]
Cadd9
Pulled aside as if I was the wrong one
Cadd9
You said it all and you made me the lost one
G
Elevated by your greatest mistake
G
Now I'm all alone
Cadd9
I bet you couldn't tell that I felt the same way
Cadd9
Struggling just to get to the next
G G D/F#
I'm not force-fed lies while I'm by your side
[Pre-Chorus]
Em Cadd9
Shaking your head doesn't change this
G D/F#
Preparing myself for a train wreck
Em Cadd9 D
I can't be saved
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G
So tell me why can't you see
D Em
This is where you need to be
D Cadd9 G
You know it's taking its toll on me
D Em
But I don't feel invisible
D Cadd9 G
Tell me why can't you see
D Em
This is where you need to be
D Cadd9 G
You know it's taking its toll on me
D Em
So I'll hope for a miracle
D C G
Yeah I'll hope for a miracle
[Verse]
Cadd9
Holidays tend to make me feel whole again
Cadd9
Rainy days make me feel like the dream is dead
G G
I can show you what it's like to be down when you're all alone
Cadd9
I'm quite aligned to your design
Cadd9
What's mine is yours and that's just fine
G G D/F#
I'm finally acquiring the state of mind that everything is gonna be alright
[Pre-Chorus]
Em Cadd9
Shaking your head doesn't change this
G D/F#
Preparing myself for a train wreck
Em Cadd9 D
I can't be saved
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G
So tell me why can't you see
D Em
This is where you need to be
D Cadd9 G
You know it's taking its toll on me
D Em
But I don't feel invisible
D Cadd9 G
Tell me why can't you see
D Em
This is where you need to be
D Cadd9 G
You know it's taking its toll on me
D Em
So I'll hope for a miracle
D Em
Yeah I'll hope for a miracle
[Bridge]
Cadd9 D Em
And if you wanna be free
Cadd9 D Em
I can't be the one to make you believe
Cadd9 D Em
You've still got this promise to keep
Cadd9 D Cadd9
Step back and wash away the reckless (the reckless)
D/F#
Intentions (intentions)
Em G
They're leaving me breathless
(They're leaving, so find a way)
Cadd9 (single strum)Dsus D
Find a way to stay in your skin
[Final Chorus]
(single stum cont.)
Cadd9 G
So tell me why can't you see
D Em
This is where you need to be
D Cadd9 G
You know it's taking its toll on me
D (single strum end)Em D
But I don't feel invisible
Cadd9 G
So tell me why can't you see
D Em
This is where you need to be
D Cadd9 G
You know it's taking its toll on me
D Em
But I don't feel invisible
D Cadd9 G
Tell me why can't you see
D Em
This is where you need to be
D Cadd9 G
You know it's taking its toll on me
D Em
So I'll hope for a miracle
D Em
Yeah I'll hope for a miracle
Capo 2
Chords:(Not standard)
Cadd9: 032033
G: 320033
D/F#: 200233
Em: 022033
D: 000232
Dsus: 000233
[Intro] relative to capo
Simple [Intro]:
e |-------3--------3--|
B |-----3--3-----3--3-|
G |-4h5------4h5------|
D |-------------------|
A |-------------------|
E |-------------------| x8
-or-
Fuller [Intro]:
e |--------3---------------3--------|
B |-----3----3----3-----3----3------|
G |-4h5---5-----5---4h5---5-----5---|
D |---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------| x8
[Intro] G, Cadd9 x2
[Verse]
Cadd9
Pulled aside as if I was the wrong one
Cadd9
You said it all and you made me the lost one
G
Elevated by your greatest mistake
G
Now I'm all alone
Cadd9
I bet you couldn't tell that I felt the same way
Cadd9
Struggling just to get to the next
G G D/F#
I'm not force-fed lies while I'm by your side
[Pre-Chorus]
Em Cadd9
Shaking your head doesn't change this
G D/F#
Preparing myself for a train wreck
Em Cadd9 D
I can't be saved
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G
So tell me why can't you see
D Em
This is where you need to be
D Cadd9 G
You know it's taking its toll on me
D Em
But I don't feel invisible
D Cadd9 G
Tell me why can't you see
D Em
This is where you need to be
D Cadd9 G
You know it's taking its toll on me
D Em
So I'll hope for a miracle
D C G
Yeah I'll hope for a miracle
[Verse]
Cadd9
Holidays tend to make me feel whole again
Cadd9
Rainy days make me feel like the dream is dead
G G
I can show you what it's like to be down when you're all alone
Cadd9
I'm quite aligned to your design
Cadd9
What's mine is yours and that's just fine
G G D/F#
I'm finally acquiring the state of mind that everything is gonna be alright
[Pre-Chorus]
Em Cadd9
Shaking your head doesn't change this
G D/F#
Preparing myself for a train wreck
Em Cadd9 D
I can't be saved
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G
So tell me why can't you see
D Em
This is where you need to be
D Cadd9 G
You know it's taking its toll on me
D Em
But I don't feel invisible
D Cadd9 G
Tell me why can't you see
D Em
This is where you need to be
D Cadd9 G
You know it's taking its toll on me
D Em
So I'll hope for a miracle
D Em
Yeah I'll hope for a miracle
[Bridge]
Cadd9 D Em
And if you wanna be free
Cadd9 D Em
I can't be the one to make you believe
Cadd9 D Em
You've still got this promise to keep
Cadd9 D Cadd9
Step back and wash away the reckless (the reckless)
D/F#
Intentions (intentions)
Em G
They're leaving me breathless
(They're leaving, so find a way)
Cadd9 (single strum)Dsus D
Find a way to stay in your skin
[Final Chorus]
(single stum cont.)
Cadd9 G
So tell me why can't you see
D Em
This is where you need to be
D Cadd9 G
You know it's taking its toll on me
D (single strum end)Em D
But I don't feel invisible
Cadd9 G
So tell me why can't you see
D Em
This is where you need to be
D Cadd9 G
You know it's taking its toll on me
D Em
But I don't feel invisible
D Cadd9 G
Tell me why can't you see
D Em
This is where you need to be
D Cadd9 G
You know it's taking its toll on me
D Em
So I'll hope for a miracle
D Em
Yeah I'll hope for a miracle
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