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[Chords]
       G320033
      Bmx13321
       Ax02220
   E7/G#420100
       Dxx0121
[Intro]
   G     Bm    Ax4
[Verse]
   GBack Bm- stage Aat a musty theater
   GThe smell of pBmaint and pAassed down costumes
   GA thick    Bmcurtain blAocks out the harsh light
   GAnd shBme’s wAaiting
   GAnd hBme’s wAaiting
   GShe settles Bmin to a sAeat of red velvet
   GAmong her frBmiends in the bAalcony
   GThe house dBmims and the bAand begins to play
   GAnd he’s wBmait-Aing
   GAnd she’s wBmait-Aing
[Pre-chorus]
And he Gal-wBmays sAaid
He would plGay it Bmin his hAead
For etGer-Bmni-tAy
That’s mGe
[Chorus]
But they wBmon’t really remGember this in twDenty yAears
And tBmime, time has a wGay of drying mDost of your tAears
But they linger stGill
They are fE7/G#ossils
Un-Dearthed in the excavAation of san matGeo
[Interlude]
 G   Bm   Ax2
[Verse]
   GA carpBmool heading fAor the movies
   GAnd the cBmarl’s jr lAate at night
   GNobody Bmasked us tAo the dances
   GBut we’re wBmait-Aing
   GOne hurtles dBmown the Ael camino
   GOne’s in the pBmath of a cAoming train
   GOne couldn’t tBmell us whAo he really was
   GAnd he’s wBmait-Aing
   GHe’s wBmait-Aing
[Chorus]
But they wBmon’t really remGember this in twDenty yAears
And tBmime, time has a wGay of drying mDost of your tAears
But they linger stGill
They are fE7/G#ossils
Un-Dearthed in the excavAation of san matGeo...
[Bridge]
LAa, la la lGa, la la lE7/G#a, la la Ala, la la
LBma, la la lGa, la la lE7/G#a, la la lGa-a-a
[Instrumental]
 G   Bm   Ax2
[Verse]
   GA promise mBmade under thAe gazebo
   GOn the shBmores of the marAina lagoon
   GTo swear we’d nBmever lose tAouch after high school
   GStill wBmait-Aing
   GStill wBmait-Aing
[Pre-chorus]
And he Gal-wBmays sAaid
He would plGay it Bmin his hAead
For etGer- Bmni- tAy
That’s mGe
[Chorus]
But they wBmon’t really remGember this in twDenty yAears
And tBmime, time has a wGay of drying mDost of your tAears
But they linger stGill
They are fE7/G#ossils
Un-Dearthed in the excavAation of san matGeo

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Brendan Getzell - San Mateo

by Misc Unsigned Bands

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E7/G#

[Chords]

320033

x13321

x02220

E7/G#

420100

xx0121

[Intro]

G Bm A

[Verse]

G Bm A

Back - stage at a musty theater

G Bm A

The smell of paint and passed down costumes

G Bm A

A thick curtain blocks out the harsh light

G Bm A

And she’s waiting

G Bm A

And he’s waiting

G Bm A

She settles in to a seat of red velvet

G Bm A

Among her friends in the balcony

G Bm A

The house dims and the band begins to play

G Bm A

And he’s wait-ing

G Bm A

And she’s wait-ing

[Pre-chorus]

G Bm A

And he al-ways said

G Bm A

He would play it in his head

G Bm A

For eter-ni-ty

That’s me

[Chorus]

Bm G D A

But they won’t really remember this in twenty years

Bm G D A

And time, time has a way of drying most of your tears

But they linger still

E7/G#

They are fossils

D A G

Un-earthed in the excavation of san mateo

[Interlude]

G Bm A

[Verse]

G Bm A

A carpool heading for the movies

G Bm A

And the carl’s jr late at night

G Bm A

Nobody asked us to the dances

G Bm A

But we’re wait-ing

G Bm A

One hurtles down the el camino

G Bm A

One’s in the path of a coming train

G Bm A

One couldn’t tell us who he really was

G Bm A

And he’s wait-ing

G Bm A

He’s wait-ing

[Chorus]

Bm G D A

But they won’t really remember this in twenty years

Bm G D A

And time, time has a way of drying most of your tears

But they linger still

E7/G#

They are fossils

D A G

Un-earthed in the excavation of san mateo...

[Bridge]

A G E7/G# A

La, la la la, la la la, la la la, la la

Bm G E7/G# G

La, la la la, la la la, la la la-a-a

[Instrumental]

G Bm A

[Verse]

G Bm A

A promise made under the gazebo

G Bm A

On the shores of the marina lagoon

G Bm A

To swear we’d never lose touch after high school

G Bm A

Still wait-ing

G Bm A

Still wait-ing

[Pre-chorus]

G Bm A

And he al-ways said

G Bm A

He would play it in his head

G Bm A

For eter- ni- ty

That’s me

[Chorus]

Bm G D A

But they won’t really remember this in twenty years

Bm G D A

And time, time has a way of drying most of your tears

But they linger still

E7/G#

They are fossils

D A G

Un-earthed in the excavation of san mateo

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