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Anchor Grill

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2004 Fat Wreck Chords
Key: G, F, C  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 G-  320033
 Am- x02210
 Em- 022000
 F-  133211
 Bb- x13331
 C-  x32010
 Dm- xx0231
 Eb- x68886
 E-  022100
 F#- 244322
 C#- x46664
 D-  xx0232
 Bm- x24432
 A-  x02220
Intro: G--Am-Em- x4
Verse 1:
  FLove in our hearts
we didn't Bbknow the
world is complicated
  FGleam in our eyes
time would Bbshow just
what our love was made of
Refrain 1:
  CWho knew the Bbway things
work in Cthis C#world we've
Dmmade for ourEbselves?
  EWhere I work myFself to
death  F#and you raise the Dkids
Chorus 1:
Can't we Gtry Cto aGmend
our path of sCtruggle
for a Gwhile? CTo preAmtend
our lives are Cfree and
carefree  Bmstill? And
that CI just fell in
Em(hold)
love with you at
the CAnchor GGrillAm  Em  G  Am  Em  
Verse 2:
  FMoney and time? we didn't
Bbknow they'd be so hard
to come by FLook and you'll
find? We didn't Bbknow that's
just some fabled school rhyme
Refrain 2:
  CWe'll never Bbget
ahead in Cthis Bbworld
  CNot until we Bbmove ahead
of Cthis C#world we've
Dmmade for ourEbselves
  EWhere there's no Ftime
to kiss  F#and no room
to Deven breathe
Chorus 2:
Can't we Gtry Cto aGmend
our path of sCtruggle
for a Gwhile? CTo preAmtend
our lives are Cfree and
carefree  Bmstill? And
that CI just fell in
Em(hold)
love with you at
the CAnchor GGrillAm  Em  G  Am  
Bridge:
EmIt's our Bblife it's 
sDmtanding right in
Afront of me CIt's
our Bbtime and we
Dmknow the way
we Awanna be
Can't you Csee?
So let's Fdrop the
kids at your Gfolks
let's Amgo Where it's
Bbnever too late for
Fbreakfast And Emeverything
is gonna get Ambetter
Chorus 3:
Can't we Gtry Cto aGmend
our path of sCtruggle
for a Gwhile? CTo preAmtend
our lives are Cfree and
carefree  Bmstill? And
that CI just fell in
Em(hold)
love with you at
the CAnchor GGrillAm  Em  
  Gyeah  Amat the
Emanchor GgrillAm  Em  
  G   Am          Em  G(hold)
  I   love you still

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Anchor Grill

by Descendents

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

2004 Fat Wreck Chords

G F C

Key: , ,

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 320033

- x02210

- 022000

- 133211

- x13331

- x32010

- xx0231

- x68886

- 022100

- 244322

- x46664

- xx0232

- x24432

- x02220

Intro: G--Am-Em- x4

Verse 1:

Love in our hearts

we didn't know the

world is complicated

Gleam in our eyes

time would show just

what our love was made of

Refrain 1:

C Bb

Who knew the way things

C C#

work in this world we've

Dm Eb

made for ourselves?

E F

Where I work myself to

F# D

death and you raise the kids

Chorus 1:

G C G

Can't we try to amend

our path of struggle

G C Am

for a while? To pretend

our lives are free and

carefree still? And

that I just fell in

(hold)

love with you at

C G Am Em G Am Em

the Anchor Grill

Verse 2:

Money and time? we didn't

know they'd be so hard

to come by Look and you'll

find? We didn't know that's

just some fabled school rhyme

Refrain 2:

C Bb

We'll never get

C Bb

ahead in this world

C Bb

Not until we move ahead

C C#

of this world we've

Dm Eb

made for ourselves

E F

Where there's no time

to kiss and no room

to even breathe

Chorus 2:

G C G

Can't we try to amend

our path of struggle

G C Am

for a while? To pretend

our lives are free and

carefree still? And

that I just fell in

(hold)

love with you at

C G Am Em G Am

the Anchor Grill

Bridge:

Em Bb

It's our life it's

standing right in

A C

front of me It's

our time and we

know the way

we wanna be

Can't you see?

So let's drop the

kids at your folks

let's go Where it's

never too late for

F Em

breakfast And everything

is gonna get better

Chorus 3:

G C G

Can't we try to amend

our path of struggle

G C Am

for a while? To pretend

our lives are free and

carefree still? And

that I just fell in

(hold)

love with you at

C G Am Em

the Anchor Grill

G Am

yeah at the

Em G Am Em

anchor grill

G Am Em G

(hold)

I love you still

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