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Weekend
Neon Trees
Standard Tuning
Chords to know:   D    A    G    Bm    Dm7    B5  A5  
              |-2--0-(3)-2----0---X---X--|
              |-3--2--3--3----3---X---X--|
              |-2--2--0--4----2---4---2--|
              |-0-(2)-0--4----0---4---2--|
              |-X--0--2--2----X---2---0--|
              |-X--X--3--X----X---X---X--|
Intro:
|--D2-----Dm70---------2-----0-----------|
|----3-----3-2-3-----3-----3-2-3-----|
|------2---------2-----2---------2---|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------| x6
|------------------------------------|
D A G
Power Chord B5-A5  
[Verse]
I Dfound my love, it was Ajust last week
She Greally had me turnin on
I fight Dfor hours just to Atry and speak
Tell my Gbabe I was the only one
    B5-      A5  D  
Don't you know how it feels
To Aget days and months and years
GTrapped inside a waking dream
I bet ya Dyou and I could Asit back tonight and try
to make it Gmore than just a fantasy
[Pre-Chorus]
BmWe are fast youth goin' nowhere
GBurnin' this town like we don't care
BmNothin' you say could ever put out our Gfire
[Chorus]
                    D           Dm7(A)         G  
We could pretend, pretend for the weekend
                    D           Dm7(A)         G  
We could pretend, pretend for the weekend
OutBmside, the night's as young as us
ToGnight it's just the two of us
PreDtend, pretDm7end for the weekendG  
 B5- A5  
[Verse 2]
I Dfound my love, it was Ajust last week
She was Gsmooth with her heart glasses on
I felt the Dfire, fire was Ain my feet
Get a-Gway while the night's still young
   B5-       A5  D  
Don't you know how it feels
To Aget days and months and years
GTrapped inside a waking dream
I bet ya Dyou and I could Asit back tonight and try
To make it Gmore than just a fantasy
[Pre-chorus]
BmWe are fast youth goin nowhere
GBurnin' this town like we don't care
BmNothin' you say could ever put out our Gfire
(No, no, no!)
[Chorus]
                    D           Dm7(A)         G  
We could pretend, pretend for the weekend
                    D           Dm7(A)         G  
We could pretend, pretend for the weekend
OutBmside, the night's as young as us
ToGnight it's just the two of us
PreDtend, pretDm7end for the weekendG  
[Bridge] (Plays like the Pre-Chorus)
BmWe are the ones that put on the show
GI'm the one that never let go
    BmI'm never alone when I'm Garound you, around you
[DBreak](softly) (you could play intro here)
we can Dpretend, preD7tend for the Gweekend
we can Dpretend, preD7tend for the Gweekend
(You can play this like chorus here)
Doh, Dm7oh       \
Doh, Dm7oh         \
                  x2 , third time do Bm and D and back to D, A, G for the 4th.
Aoh, oh         /
            G/
nana-nanana   
[Outro]
BmNobody knows me like you
GNobody knows me like you
BmWe got a lot to get through
GNobody knows me, nobody knows me
BmOutside, the night's as young as us
GTonight it's just the two of us
PreDtend, preD7tend for the Gweekend
End on D  

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Weekend

by Neon Trees

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Weekend

Neon Trees

Standard Tuning

D A G Bm Dm7 B5 A5

Chords to know:

|-2--0-(3)-2----0---X---X--|

|-3--2--3--3----3---X---X--|

|-2--2--0--4----2---4---2--|

|-0-(2)-0--4----0---4---2--|

|-X--0--2--2----X---2---0--|

|-X--X--3--X----X---X---X--|

Intro:

D Dm7

|--2-----0---------2-----0-----------|

|----3-----3-2-3-----3-----3-2-3-----|

|------2---------2-----2---------2---|

|------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------| x6

|------------------------------------|

D A G

B5 A5

Power Chord -

[Verse]

D A

I found my love, it was just last week

She really had me turnin on

D A

I fight for hours just to try and speak

Tell my babe I was the only one

B5 A5 D

Don't you know how it feels

To get days and months and years

Trapped inside a waking dream

D A

I bet ya you and I could sit back tonight and try

to make it more than just a fantasy

[Pre-Chorus]

We are fast youth goin' nowhere

Burnin' this town like we don't care

Bm G

Nothin' you say could ever put out our fire

[Chorus]

D Dm7 A G

()

We could pretend, pretend for the weekend

D Dm7 A G

()

We could pretend, pretend for the weekend

Outside, the night's as young as us

Tonight it's just the two of us

D Dm7 G

Pretend, pretend for the weekend

B5 A5

[Verse 2]

D A

I found my love, it was just last week

She was smooth with her heart glasses on

D A

I felt the fire, fire was in my feet

Get a-way while the night's still young

B5 A5 D

Don't you know how it feels

To get days and months and years

Trapped inside a waking dream

D A

I bet ya you and I could sit back tonight and try

To make it more than just a fantasy

[Pre-chorus]

We are fast youth goin nowhere

Burnin' this town like we don't care

Bm G

Nothin' you say could ever put out our fire

(No, no, no!)

[Chorus]

D Dm7 A G

()

We could pretend, pretend for the weekend

D Dm7 A G

()

We could pretend, pretend for the weekend

Outside, the night's as young as us

Tonight it's just the two of us

D Dm7 G

Pretend, pretend for the weekend

[Bridge] (Plays like the Pre-Chorus)

We are the ones that put on the show

I'm the one that never let go

Bm G

I'm never alone when I'm around you, around you

[Break](softly) (you could play intro here)

D D7 G

we can pretend, pretend for the weekend

D D7 G

we can pretend, pretend for the weekend

(You can play this like chorus here)

D Dm7

oh, oh \

D Dm7

oh, oh \

x2 , third time do Bm and D and back to D, A, G for the 4th.

oh, oh /

nana-nanana

[Outro]

Nobody knows me like you

We got a lot to get through

Nobody knows me, nobody knows me

Outside, the night's as young as us

Tonight it's just the two of us

D D7 G

Pretend, pretend for the weekend

End on

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