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Rough Draft

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[Intro]
(2, 3, 4)A  E  F#m  D  A  E  F#m  D  
[Verse 1]
  ALike a Saturday Enight I'll be gF#moneD  
  ALike a Saturday Enight I'll be Dgone before you Faugknew that I was Athere
[Interlude]
D E D
[Verse 2]
  ESo you wrote it down I'm supDposed to care
Even though it's Enever there
Sorry if I'm Dnot prepared   
  EIs it hard to see the things you Dsubstitute
For me and all my Ethoughts of you
It's eating me aDlive to leave you
[Pre-Chorus]
AMaybe it's Echildish and maybe it's F#mwrong 
But so is your Dblank stare in lieu of this Asong
Maybe it's Echildish and maybe it's BmwroDng
[Chorus]
  ADon't want to be, Edon't want to be F#mwronDg
  AYou're leaving me, Eyou're leaving Dme in lieu of this song
  ADon't want to be, Edon't want to be F#mwroDng
  AYou're leaving meE, you're leaving Dme in lieu of this, in lieu of this song
[Interlude]
A D E D
[Verse 2]
  EI'm breathing in your Dskin tonight
Quiet is my Eloudest cry
Wouldn't want to Dwake the eyes that make me melt inside
  DAnd if it's healthier to Dleave you be
May a sickness come and Eset me free
Kill me while I Dstill believe that you were meant for me
[Interlude]
AAhD, AahE, AahD,   E  AahD  A  
[Bridge]
  AI'm writing my Eown words, my own little F#mstage
My own epic Ddrama, my own scripted Apage
I'll send you the Erough draft, I'll seal it with F#mtears
                                DN.C.
Maybe you'll read it and I'll reappear
  AFrom the start it was Eshaky and the characters F#mrash
A nice setting for Dheartache where emotions come Alast
Oh, I haven't even Esought to overcome this F#mdesire
Of friendly inDtentions and fair-weathered smilesDm  
[Chorus]
And I Adon't want to be, Edon't want to be F#mwronDg
  AYou're leaving meE, you're leaving Dme in lieu of this song
  ADon't want to be, Edon't want to be F#mwronDg
  AYou're leaving Eme, you're leaving Dme in lieu of this, in lieu of this song
[Outro]
  ALike Saturday Enight I'll be F#mgoneD  
  ALike Saturday Enight I'll be F#mgoneD  
  ALike Saturday Enight I'll be F#mgoneD  
  ALike Saturday Enight I'll be Dgone before you Ddimknew that I was AtherDeA  

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Rough Draft

by Yellowcard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Faug

Ddim

[Intro]

A E F#m D A E F#m D

(2, 3, 4)

[Verse 1]

A E F#m D

Like a Saturday night I'll be gone

A E D Faug A

Like a Saturday night I'll be gone before you knew that I was there

[Interlude]

D E D

[Verse 2]

E D

So you wrote it down I'm supposed to care

Even though it's never there

Sorry if I'm not prepared

E D

Is it hard to see the things you substitute

For me and all my thoughts of you

It's eating me alive to leave you

[Pre-Chorus]

A E F#m

Maybe it's childish and maybe it's wrong

D A

But so is your blank stare in lieu of this song

E Bm D

Maybe it's childish and maybe it's wrong

[Chorus]

A E F#m D

Don't want to be, don't want to be wrong

A E D

You're leaving me, you're leaving me in lieu of this song

A E F#m D

Don't want to be, don't want to be wrong

A E D

You're leaving me, you're leaving me in lieu of this, in lieu of this song

[Interlude]

A D E D

[Verse 2]

E D

I'm breathing in your skin tonight

Quiet is my loudest cry

Wouldn't want to wake the eyes that make me melt inside

D D

And if it's healthier to leave you be

May a sickness come and set me free

Kill me while I still believe that you were meant for me

[Interlude]

A D A E A D E A D A

Ah, ah, ah, ah

[Bridge]

A E F#m

I'm writing my own words, my own little stage

D A

My own epic drama, my own scripted page

E F#m

I'll send you the rough draft, I'll seal it with tears

N.C.

Maybe you'll read it and I'll reappear

A E F#m

From the start it was shaky and the characters rash

D A

A nice setting for heartache where emotions come last

E F#m

Oh, I haven't even sought to overcome this desire

D Dm

Of friendly intentions and fair-weathered smiles

[Chorus]

A E F#m D

And I don't want to be, don't want to be wrong

A E D

You're leaving me, you're leaving me in lieu of this song

A E F#m D

Don't want to be, don't want to be wrong

A E D

You're leaving me, you're leaving me in lieu of this, in lieu of this song

[Outro]

A E F#m D

Like Saturday night I'll be gone

A E F#m D

Like Saturday night I'll be gone

A E F#m D

Like Saturday night I'll be gone

A E D Ddim A D A

Like Saturday night I'll be gone before you knew that I was there

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