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The Front Bottoms - Historic Cemetery
All power chords, but these are the general shapes/chord names that work!
Capo 1.
[Hook]
Just you and Cme getting hiGgh and hanging ouCt
getting Ghigh and messing Caround
getting Ghigh and trying to figure it oEmut
[Instrumental]
 Em   G   C   Am(x2)
[Verse 1]
There was a Emsacrificial ritual insGide my room last CnightAm  
It was held there in Emsecret, hard to see Ganything in the candleClightAm  
Now there is Emmelted wax all Gover my floorC  Am  
and the scent of Emincense is rising Gup from underneath the CdoorAm  
[Verse 2]
Now maybe it was Emnot as serious as GI am making it soundC  Am  
Just you and Cme getting hiGgh and hanging ouCt
getting Ghigh and messing Caround
getting Ghigh and trying to figure it Emout
[Instrumental]
Em F#m G C
[Verse 3]
I feel the Emburn, my tired Gfeet 
not much to Cgo, a few more Amstreets
See your fEmace is all GI need 
my onCe and only, my sweet rAmelief
And you would Emthink I never hGad it
the way that Cthis world mocks my Ammagic
[Hook]
But it was alCl for Gyou
to contCinue to be Gable 
                  C          G(Em)
to continue to be able right now
[Instrumental]
Em F#m G C Bm
Em F#m G C D
[Chorus]
Just you and Cme getting hiGgh and hanging ouCt
getting Ghigh and messing Caround
getting Ghigh and trying to figure it Cout
I don't need your Greasons anymore 
 Cdon't need your rGeasons anymore
          C        G         C(Em)
need your reasons anymore
[Instrumental]
Em F#m G G
[Bridge]
I put my Emwrong finger F#min the hot wax 
Gnow I can't play for Gyou like that
Emthe last thing I neF#med, it's true, 
would be a Gstupid excuse for a reason to fight back
EmI cant begin, F#mbegin to tell you the Gway it all felt
when Ceverything fell through
[Instrumental]
Em F#m G C D
[Outro]
Alternate between C and G
You moved to New York to meet a beautiful girl
and drink fancy cocktails without a care in the world
But you got scared they're all gonna find someone else
So you find one and tell her things you're dying to tell
We got high to a record; I forget how it went
It was a song about love at the time it made sense
and when the side ended we just layed there in bed
You had fallen asleep but I stayed up and read
I made a list of everything I said I never meant
Considered all the things I never said but I digress
I got dressed, kissed your forehead, and left
You called me when you woke but I was sleeping off the meds

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Historic Cemetery

by The Front Bottoms

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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The Front Bottoms - Historic Cemetery

All power chords, but these are the general shapes/chord names that work!

Capo 1.

[Hook]

C G C

Just you and me getting high and hanging out

G C

getting high and messing around

G Em

getting high and trying to figure it out

[Instrumental]

Em G C Am

(x2)

[Verse 1]

Em G C Am

There was a sacrificial ritual inside my room last night

Em G C Am

It was held there in secret, hard to see anything in the candlelight

Em G C Am

Now there is melted wax all over my floor

Em G C Am

and the scent of incense is rising up from underneath the door

[Verse 2]

Em G C Am

Now maybe it was not as serious as I am making it sound

C G C

Just you and me getting high and hanging out

G C

getting high and messing around

G Em

getting high and trying to figure it out

[Instrumental]

Em F#m G C

[Verse 3]

Em G

I feel the burn, my tired feet

C Am

not much to go, a few more streets

Em G

See your face is all I need

C Am

my one and only, my sweet relief

Em G

And you would think I never had it

C Am

the way that this world mocks my magic

[Hook]

C G

But it was all for you

C G

to continue to be able

C G

(Em)

to continue to be able right now

[Instrumental]

Em F#m G C Bm

Em F#m G C D

[Chorus]

C G C

Just you and me getting high and hanging out

G C

getting high and messing around

G C

getting high and trying to figure it out

I don't need your reasons anymore

C G

don't need your reasons anymore

C G C

(Em)

need your reasons anymore

[Instrumental]

Em F#m G G

[Bridge]

Em F#m

I put my wrong finger in the hot wax

G G

now I can't play for you like that

Em F#m

the last thing I need, it's true,

would be a stupid excuse for a reason to fight back

Em F#m G

I cant begin, begin to tell you the way it all felt

when everything fell through

[Instrumental]

Em F#m G C D

[Outro]

Alternate between C and G

You moved to New York to meet a beautiful girl

and drink fancy cocktails without a care in the world

But you got scared they're all gonna find someone else

So you find one and tell her things you're dying to tell

We got high to a record; I forget how it went

It was a song about love at the time it made sense

and when the side ended we just layed there in bed

You had fallen asleep but I stayed up and read

I made a list of everything I said I never meant

Considered all the things I never said but I digress

I got dressed, kissed your forehead, and left

You called me when you woke but I was sleeping off the meds

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