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No Use For A Name
Solitaire
Hard Rock Bottom
2002 Fat Wreck Chords
Key: C  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C-    x32010
 G-    320003
 Am-   x02210
 F-    133211
 Fm-   133111
 E-    022100
 Em-   022000
 E/G#- 476xxx
 G/B-  x2x003
Intro: E(hold)
Am--F--G--E-C-
Am--F--G--E-
Verse 1:
CI can preAmtend
for Fyou
that I Gmean 
eveEry word Amsaid
it's Ftrue
That I'd Gprobably
Erather Cbe
like a sG/Btranger
E/G#in disAmguiseG  F  
And act as if 
Gnothing ever
Refrain 1:
FDied or faded aGway
got E/G#lonelier with
Amage GAnd FtimeFm  
 Fm(hold)
isn't on our side
Chorus 1:
  CI'm sorry to Gtake
the thoughts that
keep you aAmwake
And make it seem
like they're Foverrated
  CYou certainly Emtalk
about me Fmore when
I fall GdownF  
  CAnd when I get Gup
my time is never eAmnough
Loved in front
behind Fmy back hated
  EI guess it has 
everything
to do with AmluckF  G  E  C  Am  F  G  E  
Verse 2:
CI can deAmfend the Ftruth
but I Gsound like
Ewhite noise Amto my Ffriends
As I Graise my Eglass to Cyou
In a sG/Btupor E/G#we speak AmwordsG  F  
That couldn't Gbe more honest
Refrain 2:
FLies we lived beGfore
are E/G#fights without
a Amwar GI'm Fdead  Fmwhen 
(hold)
it's in your head
Chorus 2:
  CI'm starting to Gthink
that all the fluids we Amsink
Are cutting our chances
Fof being saved CI see that
the Emend is all we
Fhave to let us GknowF  
  CI'd like to beGlieve in 
something more than a Amdream
For when the will to
be Fone has faded
  GI guess the E/G#truth will
soon be deAmceived
My Gfriend that isn't
    F  G(hold) C(hold)
there My solitaire

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Solitaire

by No Use for a Name

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E/G#

G/B

No Use For A Name

Solitaire

Hard Rock Bottom

2002 Fat Wreck Chords

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x32010

- 320003

- x02210

- 133211

- 133111

- 022100

- 022000

E/G#

- 476xxx

G/B

- x2x003

Intro: (hold)

Am--F--G--E-C-

Am--F--G--E-

Verse 1:

C Am

I can pretend

for you

that I mean

E Am

every word said

it's true

That I'd probably

E C

rather be

G/B

like a stranger

E/G# Am G F

in disguise

And act as if

nothing ever

Refrain 1:

F G

Died or faded away

E/G#

got lonelier with

Am G F Fm

age And time

(hold)

isn't on our side

Chorus 1:

C G

I'm sorry to take

the thoughts that

keep you awake

And make it seem

like they're overrated

C Em

You certainly talk

about me more when

G F

I fall down

C G

And when I get up

my time is never enough

Loved in front

behind my back hated

I guess it has

everything

Am F G E C Am F G E

to do with luck

Verse 2:

C Am F

I can defend the truth

but I sound like

E Am F

white noise to my friends

G E C

As I raise my glass to you

G/B E/G# Am G F

In a stupor we speak words

That couldn't be more honest

Refrain 2:

F G

Lies we lived before

E/G#

are fights without

Am G F Fm

a war I'm dead when

(hold)

it's in your head

Chorus 2:

C G

I'm starting to think

that all the fluids we sink

Are cutting our chances

F C

of being saved I see that

the end is all we

F G F

have to let us know

C G

I'd like to believe in

something more than a dream

For when the will to

be one has faded

G E/G#

I guess the truth will

soon be deceived

My friend that isn't

F G C

(hold) (hold)

there My solitaire

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