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Gates - The Menzingers - On The Impossible Past
Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
CAPO 1st FRET
Arranged by Jack Cookson (Torn_Asunder)
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Chords used:
Mute/Don't play the strings marked with an 'x'
   G(320033)
   C(x32010)
   D(x00232)
  Em(022000)
  Am(x02210)
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[Intro]
G Em C - this three times in arpeggios
THEN
 G   Em   G   D   Em   D   C- strummed. listen for the changes!
[Verse One:]
GI am the pain that bleeds through your temples 
Every morning when you wake up 
EmI am the boy with alcohol poisoning 
GFrom all the parties Chris would throw
That summer that they took us in 
Like every other American 
EmFor getting drunk in back of the Lion's Club 
GWaiting for the shitty bands to finish up D  
Then some kids plEmayed hacky sack D  
While the others just got hCigh 
[Interlude:] 
G Em G D Em D C
[Verse 2]
GIt's not hard to fall for a waitress 
When you both smoke 
Smoke the same cigarettes 
EmYou'll get seated as diners or lovers
GYou'll get the check as friends for the better 
DYou'll carve your names into the PEmaupack Cliffs 
Just read tDhem when you get olCd enough to know
That happiness is just a moment 
[Chorus] x2:
So IG'm marching up to your gaCtes todaGy 
To Emthrow my lonely sCoul away 
'Cause GI don't need it 
CYou can taGke it baEmck C  
[Bridge]
And tAmhey will make exaCmples out of Gus 
Like when they caDught you in the CVS parking Emlot 
But I fCed the liars, I fed the liars, I fed the liars
GEverything I got 
EmEverything I got
in my Ccabinet brain 
Of caGnned thoughts 
EveryGthing I've got 
It was eveEmrything I've got 
In my cabCinet brain, in my cabinet brain
[Chorus] x2:
So GI'm marching up to your gCates todGay 
To Emthrow my lonely sCoul away 
'Cause GI don't need it 
CYou can taGke it baEmck C  
[Outro]
So IG'm marching up to your gaCtes todaGy 
To Emthrow my lonely sCoul awGay C  G  
EmYeah I don't need it 
CYou can take it backG  

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Gates

by The Menzingers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Gates - The Menzingers - On The Impossible Past

Standard Tuning (EADGBe)

CAPO 1st FRET

Arranged by Jack Cookson (Torn_Asunder)

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chords used:

Mute/Don't play the strings marked with an 'x'

(320033)

(x32010)

(x00232)

(022000)

(x02210)

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[Intro]

G Em C - this three times in arpeggios

THEN

G Em G D Em D C

- strummed. listen for the changes!

[Verse One:]

I am the pain that bleeds through your temples

Every morning when you wake up

I am the boy with alcohol poisoning

From all the parties Chris would throw

That summer that they took us in

Like every other American

For getting drunk in back of the Lion's Club

G D

Waiting for the shitty bands to finish up

Em D

Then some kids played hacky sack

While the others just got high

[Interlude:]

G Em G D Em D C

[Verse 2]

It's not hard to fall for a waitress

When you both smoke

Smoke the same cigarettes

You'll get seated as diners or lovers

You'll get the check as friends for the better

D Em

You'll carve your names into the Paupack Cliffs

D C

Just read them when you get old enough to know

That happiness is just a moment

[Chorus] x2:

G C G

So I'm marching up to your gates today

Em C

To throw my lonely soul away

'Cause I don't need it

C G Em C

You can take it back

[Bridge]

Am C G

And they will make examples out of us

D Em

Like when they caught you in the CVS parking lot

But I fed the liars, I fed the liars, I fed the liars

Everything I got

in my cabinet brain

Of canned thoughts

Everything I've got

It was everything I've got

In my cabinet brain, in my cabinet brain

[Chorus] x2:

G C G

So I'm marching up to your gates today

Em C

To throw my lonely soul away

'Cause I don't need it

C G Em C

You can take it back

[Outro]

G C G

So I'm marching up to your gates today

Em C G C G

To throw my lonely soul away

Yeah I don't need it

C G

You can take it back

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