Biography:
The Swellers were a punk quartet from Fenton, Michigan, formed in 2002. Their music is fast and melodic, drawing heavy influences from 1990s skate punk. The current lineup consists of Nick Diener (guitar & lead vocals), Jonathan Diener (drums & backing vocals), Ryan Collins (guitar) and Anto Boros (bass). They were previously signed to Fueled by Ramen, but announced that they have left the label on April 20, 2012. They self-released the 2012 EP 'Running out of Places to Go' and in 2013 they signed to No Sleep Records.
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Intro
A E
It was a young and angry summer
B
A song that changed my mind
C#m
I heard it on the radio
A E
And if everyone else heard this
B
They wouldn't be so sad
C#m
It was the best I ever had
A E B C#m x2
It was the best I ever had
Verse 1
A E
I remember April '94
B
September '96
C#m
And every day of '99 (all of '99)
A E
Whether I waited for those records
B
Or helped Seattle cry
C#m
It was the best I ever had
And I know we'll never die
Pre-Chorus
A B C#m
Yeah we were right about it
A B C#m
We'd be lost without it
A B C#m
Yeah what could ever take that?
Chorus
E B C#m
I miss it too
E B C#m
And I miss the songs we knew
C#m B
And if I could go back
F#
I'd do it all again
A B A B
It was the best I ever had
Verse 2
A E
While the world was waking up and
B
Putting on their suits
C#m
I was planning my escape
A E
And when I had that conversation
B
With my mom and dad
C#m
I said I'm never looking back
It was the best I ever had
Pre-Chorus
A B C#m
And they were wrong about us
A B C#m
We showed them not to doubt us
A B C#m
Yeah what could ever take that?
Chorus
Bridge
C#m B A F# C#m B to Verse 3
I'd do it all again
Verse 3
A E
I've been everywhere now
B
Searching far and wide
C#m
But she was down the street
A E
She looked just like an angel
B
Flying down to me
C#m
But I was underground
Where the devil comes to feed
A E
And everything felt so right
B
I could show it to do wrong
C#m
But she taught me everything
A E
And I don't know where she is now
B
But I'll never forget
C#m
She was the best I ever had
A E B
Or ever will again
C#m A E B C#m
The best I ever had
Outro
A E
And if everyone else heard this
B
They wouldn't be so sad
C#m
It was the best I ever had
End on A
A E
It was a young and angry summer
B
A song that changed my mind
C#m
I heard it on the radio
A E
And if everyone else heard this
B
They wouldn't be so sad
C#m
It was the best I ever had
A E B C#m x2
It was the best I ever had
Verse 1
A E
I remember April '94
B
September '96
C#m
And every day of '99 (all of '99)
A E
Whether I waited for those records
B
Or helped Seattle cry
C#m
It was the best I ever had
And I know we'll never die
Pre-Chorus
A B C#m
Yeah we were right about it
A B C#m
We'd be lost without it
A B C#m
Yeah what could ever take that?
Chorus
E B C#m
I miss it too
E B C#m
And I miss the songs we knew
C#m B
And if I could go back
F#
I'd do it all again
A B A B
It was the best I ever had
Verse 2
A E
While the world was waking up and
B
Putting on their suits
C#m
I was planning my escape
A E
And when I had that conversation
B
With my mom and dad
C#m
I said I'm never looking back
It was the best I ever had
Pre-Chorus
A B C#m
And they were wrong about us
A B C#m
We showed them not to doubt us
A B C#m
Yeah what could ever take that?
Chorus
Bridge
C#m B A F# C#m B to Verse 3
I'd do it all again
Verse 3
A E
I've been everywhere now
B
Searching far and wide
C#m
But she was down the street
A E
She looked just like an angel
B
Flying down to me
C#m
But I was underground
Where the devil comes to feed
A E
And everything felt so right
B
I could show it to do wrong
C#m
But she taught me everything
A E
And I don't know where she is now
B
But I'll never forget
C#m
She was the best I ever had
A E B
Or ever will again
C#m A E B C#m
The best I ever had
Outro
A E
And if everyone else heard this
B
They wouldn't be so sad
C#m
It was the best I ever had
End on A
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