The Rockaways

Hi everyone, this is a fairly easy song to learn, and it sounds absolutely beautiful. Happy jamming :)



 Obscure Chords:

 F5/G*|C/F#|G5/A*|Em/F#

e|-1-  -0-  -3-  -0-|

B|-0-  -2-  -0-  -0-|

G|-0-  -0-  -0-  -0-|

D|-3-  -2-  -5-  -2-|

A|-3-  -3-  -5-  -2-|

E|-3-  -2-  -5-  -2-|



 *Riff:

e|---------|

B|---------|

G|-0-------|

D|---3-2h3-|

A|---------|

E|---------|



 [Intro]

e|--------------------------------------0-|

B|-1-1---0-0----1-0-----1-----3-0--0h1--2-|

G|------------------2-0---0-------------0-|

D|-----2-----2--------------2-----------2-|

A|-3-----3------3---3-3-3-----3----3----3-|

E|--------------------------------------3-|



[Verse 1]

C

Scared of everything



Everything's on blast

Am

Never travel light



I carry the past

Am/E

In an armored car



That's my skeleton

C/G

Worship one idea



Like a superfan

C

In a gallery



With a slanted view

Am

There's a book signing



Dystopian haikus

Am/E

As they're read out loud



Under Edison lights

C/G

Makes me scratch my head

                           C

And think of simpler times



e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|-------------------------|

A|-0-2-3-------------------|

E|-0-2-3-------------------|



[Chorus 1]

F5/G*      G5/A*         C/F#

Borrowed a car for the day

F5/G*       G5/A*        Am   G C/G

We drove it out to The Rock a ways

Am/E

And you went swimming

Am/E

I watched you swimming



(*Riff)  C



[Verse 2]

C

I'm made of money now



There's nothing I want

Am

Except expensive wine



To watch the rocket launch

Am/E

We'll climb up on the roof



And sit in plastic chairs

C/G

Watch it accelerate



Until it disappears

C

Just like your goodbye voice



Trailing off down the hall

Am

I love you, baby



I'll be back in one hour

Am/E

You'll try and smile then



Sometimes it doesn't stick

C/G

I'll help you tune it out

                        C

I'll help you reminisce



e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|-------------------------|

A|-0-2-3-------------------|

E|-0-2-3-------------------|



[Chorus 2]

F5/G*       G5/A*         C/F#

Borrowed a car for the day

F5/G*     G5/A*          Am      G   C/G

Filled it up with some friends I'd made

              Am/E

And they went dancing

Am/E

I watched them dancing



(*Riff) C



[Bridge]

Em/F#

Don't feel badly

F5/G*

I'm barely angry

G5/A*                  C/G

It's not too much to contain

Em/F#

Always knew that

F5/G*

It'd probably happen

G5/A*                        C/G   C

We'd put these memories to shame



e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|-------------------------|

A|-0-2-3-------------------|

E|-0-2-3-------------------|



[Chorus 3]

F5/G*     G5/A*         C/F#

Borrowed a car for the day

F5/G*     G5/A*       Am  G C/G

Gassed it up for our get a way

              Am/E

Said you'd be waiting

Am/E

I left you waiting



(*Riff) C