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Story Of A Lonely Guy

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Story Of A Lonely Guy
Key: A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 A-    x02220
 Bm-   x24432
A/C# - x476xx or x4222x
 C#m-  x46654
 D-    xx0232
 F#m-  244222
 E-    022100
 E/G#- 476xxx
Intro:
  A    E    F#m    Dx2
Verse 1:
  APush it Bmout
fake a sC#mmile
Avert diDsaster
just in Atime
I need a Bmdrink
Cause in a C#mwhile
Worthless Danswers from
friends of Amine
It's dumb to Bmask
cool to igC#mnore
girls posDsess me but
they're never Amine
I made my Bmentrance
avoided C#mhazards
Checked my Dengine
I fell behind
Refrain 1:
A/C#da da Dda da
Ada da Eda da da
I fell behind
A/C#da da Dda da Ada
da Eda da da
Chorus 1:
  AShe makes me Efeel like
it's F#mraining outDside
  AAnd when the sEtorm's gone
I'm all F#mtorn up inDside
  AI'm always Enervous on F#mdays
like this Dlike the prom
  AI get too sEcared to move
cause F#mI'm a fucking Dboy
(Repeat Intro)
Verse 2:
  ARemember Bmwhen I was C#min
The grocery sDtore
now's my Atime
Lost the Bmwords
lost the C#mnerve
Lost the Dgirl
left the Aline
I would Bmwish
upon a sC#mtar
But that sDtar
it doesn't Ashine
So read my Bmbook
with a boring C#mending
A short sDtory
of a lonely guy
Refrain 2:
A/C#da da Dda da
Ada da Eda da da
Who fell behind
A/C#da da Dda da Ada
da Eda da da
(Repeat and Chorus 1)
Interlude:
  A/C#    Bm    Ex2
A/C#  D  E  A E/G# A/C#  Bm
Bridge:
Ada da Eda da F#mda
da Dda da da
(Repeat)
Chorus 2:
  AShe makes me Efeel like
it's F#mraining outDside
  AAnd when the sEtorm's gone
I'm all F#mtorn up inDside
  AI'm always Enervous on F#mdays
like this Dlike the prom
  AI get too sEcared to move
cause F#mI'm still just a
                D   A(hold)
stupid worthless boy!!!

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Story Of A Lonely Guy

by Blink-182

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

E/G#

A/C#

Story Of A Lonely Guy

Key: A

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x02220

- x24432

A/C# - x476xx or x4222x

C#m

- x46654

- xx0232

F#m

- 244222

- 022100

E/G#

- 476xxx

Intro:

A E F#m D

Verse 1:

A Bm

Push it out

C#m

fake a smile

Avert disaster

just in time

I need a drink

C#m

Cause in a while

Worthless answers from

friends of mine

It's dumb to ask

C#m

cool to ignore

girls possess me but

they're never mine

I made my entrance

C#m

avoided hazards

Checked my engine

I fell behind

Refrain 1:

A/C# D

da da da da

A E

da da da da da

I fell behind

A/C# D A

da da da da da

da da da da

Chorus 1:

A E

She makes me feel like

F#m D

it's raining outside

A E

And when the storm's gone

F#m D

I'm all torn up inside

A E F#m

I'm always nervous on days

like this like the prom

A E

I get too scared to move

F#m D

cause I'm a fucking boy

(Repeat Intro)

Verse 2:

A Bm C#m

Remember when I was in

The grocery store

now's my time

Lost the words

C#m

lost the nerve

Lost the girl

left the line

I would wish

C#m

upon a star

But that star

it doesn't shine

So read my book

C#m

with a boring ending

A short story

of a lonely guy

Refrain 2:

A/C# D

da da da da

A E

da da da da da

Who fell behind

A/C# D A

da da da da da

da da da da

(Repeat and Chorus 1)

Interlude:

A/C# Bm E

A/C# D E A E/G# A/C# Bm

Bridge:

A E F#m

da da da da da

da da da da

(Repeat)

Chorus 2:

A E

She makes me feel like

F#m D

it's raining outside

A E

And when the storm's gone

F#m D

I'm all torn up inside

A E F#m

I'm always nervous on days

like this like the prom

A E

I get too scared to move

F#m

cause I'm still just a

D A

(hold)

stupid worthless boy!!!

About Story Of A Lonely Guy Chords by Blink-182

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