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Basement Days
Written by Mark Erelli
From the album, "Little Vigils" (2010) 
INTRO:  G,D,G,D,G,D, A2X
VERSE:1
DTimmy playAed bass and Ghis brother had a MeDxican Strat
DI was oAn drums and couldnG't find the one but I only sang a Dlittle flat 
GFake wood paneling, lAinoleum floor
F#mPillow stuffed under thBe upstairs door
EmTrying to learn a feCw chords and start Aa band
(Chorus)
GTake me back to those Abasement days
D"Stairway C#To Heaven" Bmand "Purple Haze"
G"Pinball Wizard" and A"Born To Run"
D"I Can't Get GNo Satisfaction"
GWe were lost in the music Adown in that room
DIt might as well have C#been the Bmdark side of the moon
GYou can burn out or Afade away
EmBut you can't go Aback to Gthose basement days
VERSE:2
DWe learned enougAh songs and Gwe thought that it souDnded alright
DSo we rented out a Alocal Gchurch basement on a SDaturday night
GAll our friends were there we were Aliving the dream
F#m'Til the fire mBarshal arrived on sceneA
And pulled the plug 'cause we set off the alarm with our dry ice machine
CHORUS
GTake me back to thosAe basement days
D"Stairway C#To Heaven" aBmnd "Purple Haze"
G"Whipping Post" and A"Aqualung"
D"I Can't GeGt No Satisfaction"
GWe were lost in the musiAc down in that room
DIt might as well C#have been thBme dark side of the moon
GYou can burn out Aor fade away
EmBut you can't gAo back to tGhose basement days
BRIDGE
GGive me one more shot at 1D6 years old
GBack when I still believed that rock nD' roll
ACould save my soul
VERSE:3
DNow Timmy's iAn computers and Ghis brother is a lawDyer I hear
DWho'd haAve guessed I'd be Gthe one still crazy after all tDhese years
GBut it only comes in flashes evAery now and again
F#mI get a little taste of how iBt was back then
EmAnd it keeps me goinCg every time I feel lAike packing it in
(Chorus)
GTake me back to thosAe basement days
D"Stairway C#To Heaven" aBmnd "Purple Haze"
G"Sugar Magnolia" "HeAre Comes the Sun"
DI still knoGw every word to "Comfortably Numb"
GWe were lost in the musiAc down in that room
DIt might as well C#have been thBme dark side of the moon
GYou can burn out Aor fade away
EmBut you can't gAo back to tGhose basement days

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Basement Days

by Mark Erelli

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Basement Days

Written by Mark Erelli

From the album, "Little Vigils" (2010)

G D G D G D A

INTRO: ,,,,,, 2X

VERSE:1

D A G D

Timmy played bass and his brother had a Mexican Strat

D A G D

I was on drums and couldn't find the one but I only sang a little flat

G A

Fake wood paneling, linoleum floor

F#m B

Pillow stuffed under the upstairs door

Em C A

Trying to learn a few chords and start a band

(Chorus)

G A

Take me back to those basement days

D C# Bm

"Stairway To Heaven" and "Purple Haze"

G A

"Pinball Wizard" and "Born To Run"

D G

"I Can't Get No Satisfaction"

G A

We were lost in the music down in that room

D C# Bm

It might as well have been the dark side of the moon

G A

You can burn out or fade away

Em A G

But you can't go back to those basement days

VERSE:2

D A G D

We learned enough songs and we thought that it sounded alright

D A G D

So we rented out a local church basement on a Saturday night

G A

All our friends were there we were living the dream

F#m B

'Til the fire marshal arrived on sceneA

And pulled the plug 'cause we set off the alarm with our dry ice machine

CHORUS

G A

Take me back to those basement days

D C# Bm

"Stairway To Heaven" and "Purple Haze"

G A

"Whipping Post" and "Aqualung"

D G

"I Can't Get No Satisfaction"

G A

We were lost in the music down in that room

D C# Bm

It might as well have been the dark side of the moon

G A

You can burn out or fade away

Em A G

But you can't go back to those basement days

BRIDGE

G D

Give me one more shot at 16 years old

G D

Back when I still believed that rock n' roll

Could save my soul

VERSE:3

D A G D

Now Timmy's in computers and his brother is a lawyer I hear

D A G D

Who'd have guessed I'd be the one still crazy after all these years

G A

But it only comes in flashes every now and again

F#m B

I get a little taste of how it was back then

Em C A

And it keeps me going every time I feel like packing it in

(Chorus)

G A

Take me back to those basement days

D C# Bm

"Stairway To Heaven" and "Purple Haze"

G A

"Sugar Magnolia" "Here Comes the Sun"

D G

I still know every word to "Comfortably Numb"

G A

We were lost in the music down in that room

D C# Bm

It might as well have been the dark side of the moon

G A

You can burn out or fade away

Em A G

But you can't go back to those basement days

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