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New American Classic

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[Verse]
We've gGot to get better, i said, its aDll in your hCead
we could lGive through these letters or foDrget it all togCether
see the moGnths they dont matter its the dDays i cant tCake
when the hoGurs move to minutes and i'm secDonds aCway
 Cadd9Just  ask the question, come unDtie the knot
say you wEm7ont care .. say you wGont care
RCadd9etrace the steps as iDf  we forgot
say you  Em7wont care .. say you wGont care
 Cadd9Try  to avoid it but thDere's not a doubt
and there's  Em7one   tDhing   Cadd9i  can do nothing abGout
When aGll that we need is jDust a reaCction
when its tGoo much to ask for when thDere's no atCtraction anymore
If chGasing our dreams is jDust a disCtraction
i wGant to remember but  Di  know that  Ci  cant go back
 Cadd9just  ask the question, come unDtie the knot
say you Em7wont  care.. say you wGont care
Cadd9retrace the steps as iDf we forgot
say you Em7wont care .. say you wGont care
 Cadd9try  to avoid it but theDres not a doubt
theres  Em7one  thDing   Cadd9i  can do nothing
theres  Em7one  thDing   Cadd9i  can do nothing 
theres  Em7one  thDing.Cadd9. i  can do nothing aGbout

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New American Classic

by Taking Back Sunday

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Standard Tuning

[Verse]

G D C

We've got to get better, i said, its all in your head

G D C

we could live through these letters or forget it all together

G D C

see the months they dont matter its the days i cant take

G D C

when the hours move to minutes and i'm seconds away

Cadd9 D

Just ask the question, come untie the knot

Em7 G

say you wont care .. say you wont care

Cadd9 D

Retrace the steps as if we forgot

Em7 G

say you wont care .. say you wont care

Cadd9 D

Try to avoid it but there's not a doubt

Em7 D Cadd9 G

and there's one thing i can do nothing about

G D C

When all that we need is just a reaction

G D C

when its too much to ask for when there's no attraction anymore

G D C

If chasing our dreams is just a distraction

G D C

i want to remember but i know that i cant go back

Cadd9 D

just ask the question, come untie the knot

Em7 G

say you wont care.. say you wont care

Cadd9 D

retrace the steps as if we forgot

Em7 G

say you wont care .. say you wont care

Cadd9 D

try to avoid it but theres not a doubt

Em7 D Cadd9

theres one thing i can do nothing

Em7 D Cadd9

theres one thing i can do nothing

Em7 D Cadd9 G

theres one thing.. i can do nothing about

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