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One Hundred Stories

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[Intro]
E A E A F#m/A Amaj7 B
E A E A F#m/A Amaj7 B
[Verse]
EYou're in the C#mnext room sleeping and EI'm shouting out a C#msong for you
EI shouldn't wake you C#mover the furnace, but AI should swear to F#m/Asomeone Amaj7you'd have Bloved every note
ESo dream a C#mgood one tonight
EI'll listen to the C#mbad ones when they Ecome
Get up in my C#mear 'till I hear Aevery word
EverF#m/Ay turn of Amaj7your tonguBe, I will tighten my C#mgripA  C#m  E  
C#mNo one could tell even Aif I fell B100 stories straight C#mdown, Adown, C#mdownE  
C#mNo one could tell even Aif I fell B100 stories down
[Chorus]
EI was getting Bbored with hurting C#mmyseC#m7lfA  
F#m/AIf you Amaj7fall Edown enough, Esus2well Bsoon enough, you wC#mill find AhellF#m/A  Amaj7  
G#mIt can't be as as C#mpretty as Awe hoped it would Bbe
It's not even G#mwarm here, not even ten Bdegrees
[Interlude]
E A E A F#m/A Amaj7 B
E A E B A G#m A F#m/A Amaj7 B
[Verse]
EThis bed is too C#mbig to sleep in, and EI'm dying just to C#mfeel you breath
EYou couldn't see C#macross the ocean, but AI was turning F#m/Aover 'Amaj7till the Bvampires sleep
ESo dream a C#mgood one tonight
EI'll listen to the C#mbad ones when they Ecome
Get up in my C#mear 'till I hear every Aword
Every F#m/Aturn of Amaj7your Btongue, I will tighten my C#mgripA  C#m  E  
C#mNo one could tell Aeven if I fell B100 stories straight C#mdown, Adown, C#mdownE  
C#mNo one could tell even Aif I fell B100 stories down
[Chorus]
EI was getting Bbored with hurting C#mmyself
F#m/AIf you Amaj7fall Edown enough, well Bsoon enough, you C#mwill find AhellF#m/A  Amaj7  
G#mIt can't be as as C#mpretty as Awe hoped it would Bbe
It's not even G#mwarm here, not even ten Bdegrees
[Bridge]
EDream a C#mgood one Atonight
EDream a C#mgood one Atonight
EDream a C#mgood one Atonight
EDream a C#mgood one Atonight
[Outro]
I was getting Ebored with C#mhurting C#m7myselAfF#m/A  Amaj7  
AI was getting Ebored with C#mhurting C#m7myseAlfF#m/A  Amaj7  
AI was getting Ebored with C#mhurting C#m7myseAlfF#m/A  Amaj7  
AI was getting Ebored with C#mhurting Amyself

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One Hundred Stories

by Alkaline Trio

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m/A

Amaj7

C#m

C#m7

Esus2

G#m

[Intro]

E A E A F#m/A Amaj7 B

[Verse]

E C#m E C#m

You're in the next room sleeping and I'm shouting out a song for you

E C#m A F#m/A Amaj7 B

I shouldn't wake you over the furnace, but I should swear to someone you'd have loved every note

E C#m

So dream a good one tonight

E C#m E

I'll listen to the bad ones when they come

C#m A

Get up in my ear 'till I hear every word

F#m/A Amaj7 B C#m A C#m E

Every turn of your tongue, I will tighten my grip

C#m A B C#m A C#m E

No one could tell even if I fell 100 stories straight down, down, down

C#m A B

No one could tell even if I fell 100 stories down

[Chorus]

E B C#m C#m7 A

I was getting bored with hurting myself

F#m/A Amaj7 E Esus2 B C#m A F#m/A Amaj7

If you fall down enough, well soon enough, you will find hell

G#m C#m A B

It can't be as as pretty as we hoped it would be

G#m B

It's not even warm here, not even ten degrees

[Interlude]

E A E A F#m/A Amaj7 B

E A E B A G#m A F#m/A Amaj7 B

[Verse]

E C#m E C#m

This bed is too big to sleep in, and I'm dying just to feel you breath

E C#m A F#m/A Amaj7 B

You couldn't see across the ocean, but I was turning over 'till the vampires sleep

E C#m

So dream a good one tonight

E C#m E

I'll listen to the bad ones when they come

C#m A

Get up in my ear 'till I hear every word

F#m/A Amaj7 B C#m A C#m E

Every turn of your tongue, I will tighten my grip

C#m A B C#m A C#m E

No one could tell even if I fell 100 stories straight down, down, down

C#m A B

No one could tell even if I fell 100 stories down

[Chorus]

E B C#m

I was getting bored with hurting myself

F#m/A Amaj7 E B C#m A F#m/A Amaj7

If you fall down enough, well soon enough, you will find hell

G#m C#m A B

It can't be as as pretty as we hoped it would be

G#m B

It's not even warm here, not even ten degrees

[Bridge]

E C#m A

Dream a good one tonight

E C#m A

Dream a good one tonight

E C#m A

Dream a good one tonight

E C#m A

Dream a good one tonight

[Outro]

E C#m C#m7 A F#m/A Amaj7

I was getting bored with hurting myself

A E C#m C#m7 A F#m/A Amaj7

I was getting bored with hurting myself

A E C#m C#m7 A F#m/A Amaj7

I was getting bored with hurting myself

A E C#m A

I was getting bored with hurting myself

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