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Key: D  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
      Dxx0232
      Ax02220
   A/C#x476xx
     Bmx24432
      G320033
     Em022000
   D/F#2x023x
   E/G#476xxx
Intro:  D   A   Bm   A   G   A   Bm    A/C#x2
Verse 1:
DLights come Aon from
the Bmneighbors woken 
Aup and the Gflash is 
our Acue for the Bmdash 
       A/C#to the car to 
the Dback Aporch
where we Bmlaugh and we 
Apass to the Gleft 
and refAlect on 
exBmpected reA/C#petitiveEmness
The GDial didn't sEmlip
an inch Gfrom that station
Chorus 1:
We were A/C#floating Din Ayour room
Bmto the Gsongs of Dclassic
Ajazz Bmflowing Aall night
Glong As Emfast as we're leading
our Glives it's Emmusic
that still makes us Gcome
                A           D   A   Bm   A   G   A   Bm  A/C#
out at night for good times
D A Bm A G A Bm A/C#
Verse 2:
DLighten Aup cause 
it's D/F#summer and 
we're Ajust having Gfun
We're too E/G#young to be 
    Bmout running and 
Aducking the Dfuzz
But your Emroom was a
D/F#safer than Aa spacious 
Gplace with the 
cAlarinet Bmfilling 
the A/C#entire Emthing
The Gdial didn't sEmlip and 
    Ginch from that station that 
would Emplay the hits of 
our Ggrandparents' time
        Emwhile I flawlessly chime 
in at the Ghit of 
the Aride and say
Chorus 2:
I'm A/C#floating Din Ayour room
Bmto the Gsongs of Dclassic
Ajazz Bmflowing Aall night
Glong As Emfast as we're leading
our Glives it's Emmusic
that still makes us Gcome
out at Anight for Dgood times
Interlude:   Bm   A    Bm   A      G  
Bridge:
SBmtatic there's 
Anothing but sBmtatic 
progrAammed Gby popular
demand and then a Bmlight
appeared directly over
my Ahead and it ilBmluminated as
                       Agreat as the idea that came
It was Gsimple we won't
listen to comAmercials or
   Gthe same ten songs
over and over and over
Chorus 3:
Coz We were A/C#floating Din Ayour room
Bmto the Gsongs of Dclassic
Ajazz Bmflowing Aall night Glong
I'm A/C#flying Dfrom yAour
room Bmto the Gsun 
with Dclassic Ajazz still 
sBmpilling Afrom my Glungs
We're A/C#floating Din Ayour room
Bmto the Gsongs of Dclassic
Ajazz Bmflowing Aall night Glong
Outro:   Em     Gx2

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Classic Jazz

by The Starting Line

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

D/F#

E/G#

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

xx0232

x02220

A/C#

x476xx

x24432

320033

022000

D/F#

2x023x

E/G#

476xxx

D A Bm A G A Bm A/C#

Intro: x2

Verse 1:

D A

Lights come on from

the neighbors woken

A G

up and the flash is

A Bm

our cue for the dash

A/C#to the car to

D A

the back porch

where we laugh and we

A G

pass to the left

and reflect on

Bm A/C# Em

expected repetitiveness

G Em

The Dial didn't slip

an inch from that station

Chorus 1:

A/C# D A

We were floating in your room

Bm G D

to the songs of classic

A Bm A

jazz flowing all night

G Em

long As fast as we're leading

G Em

our lives it's music

that still makes us come

A D A Bm A G A Bm A

/C#

out at night for good times

D A Bm A G A Bm A/C#

Verse 2:

D A

Lighten up cause

D/F#

it's summer and

A G

we're just having fun

E/G#

We're too young to be

Bmout running and

A D

ducking the fuzz

But your room was a

D/F# A

safer than a spacious

Gplace with the

A Bm

clarinet filling

A/C# Em

the entire thing

G Em

The dial didn't slip and

Ginch from that station that

would play the hits of

our grandparents' time

Emwhile I flawlessly chime

in at the hit of

the ride and say

Chorus 2:

A/C# D A

I'm floating in your room

Bm G D

to the songs of classic

A Bm A

jazz flowing all night

G Em

long As fast as we're leading

G Em

our lives it's music

that still makes us come

A D

out at night for good times

Bm A Bm A G

Interlude:

Bridge:

Static there's

A Bm

nothing but static

A G

programmed by popular

demand and then a light

appeared directly over

A Bm

my head and it illuminated as

Agreat as the idea that came

It was simple we won't

listen to commercials or

Gthe same ten songs

over and over and over

Chorus 3:

A/C# D A

Coz We were floating in your room

Bm G D

to the songs of classic

A Bm A G

jazz flowing all night long

A/C# D A

I'm flying from your

Bm G

room to the sun

D A

with classic jazz still

Bm A G

spilling from my lungs

A/C# D A

We're floating in your room

Bm G D

to the songs of classic

A Bm A G

jazz flowing all night long

Em G

Outro: x2

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