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2004 Fat Wreck Chords
Key: A  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 A-    x02220
 E-    022100
 F#m-  244222
 D-    xx0232
 F-    133211
 Bm-   x24432
 E/G#- 476xxx
 Am-   x02210
Intro: F-E-Am-- x3, E
Verse 1:
ATalking about our life
no matter how much
E/G#I don’t Dlike F#mTalk
is never Dcheap
between you and FmeE  
ALook at how far we’ve
come and still we
always E/G#come unDdone
F#mMaybe that’s how
it Dalways has to FbeE  A  
Chorus 1:
I'm Bmout here aElone
Bmtalking on the Ephone
FTensions are rising
it’s Enever surprising
AThis is the way it F#mgoes
DMaybe we’ll fall in
Elove when I get AhomeE  
Verse 2:
ATalking about our
life seems like we
never E/G#get it Dright
F#mBut we always Dget
an A for effortF  E  
We Asweat to find
what to say
communication’s
the E/G#only Dway
F#mIf we ever hope
to sDtay togetherF  
ComEmuniAcate!
Chorus 2:
I'm Bmout here aElone
Bmtalking on the Ephone
FTensions are rising
it’s Enever surprising
AThis is the way it F#mgoes
DMaybe we’ll fall in
Elove when I get Ahome
Bridge:
  ETell me the F#mproblem
I Dwanna know
  EIf there’s a soF#mlution
I'll Dfix it now
  EAnd if there F#misn’t
I'll Djust be there
  EIf I don’t say F#msomething
don’t Dsay I E/G#don’t care
Guitar Solo: A--E/G#-D--F#m--D--F-E-A--
Chorus 2:
Well I go Ayaddaddayaddaya
and you go yaddaddaE/G#yaddaDya
F#mYaddaddayaddaDyadda is
what we gotta FdoE  A  
Chorus 2:
I'm Bmout here aElone
Bmtalking on the Ephone
FTensions are rising
it’s Enever surprising
AThis is the way it F#mgoes
DMaybe we’ll fall in
Elove when I get AhomeF#m  
or DMaybe we’ll fall in
Elove when I get AhomeF#m  
I said Dbaby we’ll fall
                  E     F   E   F   E   F   E  A(hold)
in love when I get home

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Talking

by Descendents

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

E/G#

2004 Fat Wreck Chords

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x02220

- 022100

F#m

- 244222

- xx0232

- 133211

- x24432

E/G#

- 476xxx

- x02210

Intro: F-E-Am-- x3, E

Verse 1:

Talking about our life

no matter how much

E/G# D F#m

I don’t like Talk

is never cheap

F E

between you and me

Look at how far we’ve

come and still we

E/G# D

always come undone

F#m

Maybe that’s how

D F E A

it always has to be

Chorus 1:

Bm E

I'm out here alone

Bm E

talking on the phone

Tensions are rising

it’s never surprising

A F#m

This is the way it goes

Maybe we’ll fall in

E A E

love when I get home

Verse 2:

Talking about our

life seems like we

E/G# D

never get it right

F#m D

But we always get

F E

an A for effort

We sweat to find

what to say

communication’s

E/G# D

the only way

F#m

If we ever hope

D F

to stay together

E A

Communicate!

Chorus 2:

Bm E

I'm out here alone

Bm E

talking on the phone

Tensions are rising

it’s never surprising

A F#m

This is the way it goes

Maybe we’ll fall in

E A

love when I get home

Bridge:

E F#m

Tell me the problem

I wanna know

E F#m

If there’s a solution

I'll fix it now

E F#m

And if there isn’t

I'll just be there

E F#m

If I don’t say something

D E/G#

don’t say I don’t care

Guitar Solo: A--E/G#-D--F#m--D--F-E-A--

Chorus 2:

Well I go yaddaddayaddaya

E/G# D

and you go yaddaddayaddaya

F#m D

Yaddaddayaddayadda is

F E A

what we gotta do

Chorus 2:

Bm E

I'm out here alone

Bm E

talking on the phone

Tensions are rising

it’s never surprising

A F#m

This is the way it goes

Maybe we’ll fall in

E A F#m

love when I get home

or Maybe we’ll fall in

E A F#m

love when I get home

I said baby we’ll fall

E F E F E F E A

(hold)

in love when I get home

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