Your Stories My Alibis

Matchbook Romance

Your Stories My Alibis

Stories And Alibis

2003

Submitted by: [email protected]



Key: C#



Tuning: Standard EADGBe



Chords used:

Bbm -  x13321

F# -   244322

C# -   x46664

G# -   466544

F -    133211

Ebm -  x68876

G#/C - x365xx





Intro:



Part 1: Palm mute Riff

Bbm--C#--Bbm--C#-Bbm(hold)





            Bbm                        C#

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

B|---------1-1-------------|---------4-4--------------|

G|---------------------1---|---------------------6-5--|

D|-----3-3---------3-3---3-|-----6-6---------6-6------|

A|-1-1---------1-1---------|-4-4---------4-4----------|

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

            x2                         x2



            Bbm                        C#             Bbm

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-1-|

B|---------1-1-------------|---------4-4-------------|-2-|

G|---------------------1---|---------------------6-5-|-3-|

D|-----3-3---------3-3---3-|-----6-6---------6-6-----|-3-|

A|-1-1---------1-1---------|-4-4---------4-4---------|-1-|

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

            x2





Part 2: Distortion

Bbm--G#--F#--C#-F x2





Verse 1:

Bbm

  Speak to me

Tell me something

   C#

so typical

A lullaby or

something miserable

That will keep me

   G#/C C#   Ebm

up at   night

Bbm

Cross out my eyes

I know you planned it

    C#

You know I love you

and I can't stand it

Bbm          G#/C   C# Ebm

We just lost control

             Bbm(hold)

We just lost control





Chorus:

Bbm

  Lie to me

Give me something

      G#

worth living for

Tell me a reason

      F#

worth fighting for

Give me anything

C#          F

Anything to keep

me breathing

(Repeat)





Verse 2:

Bbm

  Lie to me

Tell me stories

   C#

so beautiful

An epic or

something so terrible

                 G#/C C# Ebm

That it makes me weep

Bbm

Cross out these days

On your calendar

   C#

It hurts me so much

And I'm not quite sure

Bbm       G#/C

I care anymore

C#     Ebm Bbm(hold)

I care any-more





(Repeat Chorus)





Interlude: Bbm--

Bbm--G#--F#--C#-F x2, Bbm





(Repeat Chorus)





Outro: Bbm--G#--F#--

C#          F

Anything to keep

me breathing

(Repeat)





Bbm--x4, Bbm(hold)