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Melrose Diner

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tuning half step down. this is how i play it acoustically
(for some little riffs i tabbed out how it's played in the original version)
[Intro]
Original:
D#|-----------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|
F#|-5-5-4~--5-/-12-\-7-/-9-\-5~-|
C#|-x-------x-/-x--\-x-/-x-\-x~-|
G#|-3-------3-/-10-\-5-/-7-\-3~-|
D#|-----------------------------|
Version 2
D#|-0~---------3---0------|
A#|-1~-1-0---1---3---1----|
F#|-0~--------------------|
C#|-2~--------------------|
G#|-3~--------------------|
D#|-x~--------------------|
C D G Em
C D G G
[Verse]
I hate your bCad tattDoos and your sGecond-hand stories;
those CanecdDotes that grew Gold last month. 
I hate the Cway you mDove when you’re dGrunk and try dancing. 
CIt’s not sDexy. It’s just keGeping us up 
and I’m juCst not fond of anFyone, 
    (D#)                    C          F  G  
but that’s got everything to do with us. 
I hate the wCay I gDet when I cGan’t handle bad news.
It feCels like ID’ve been an asGshole for months.
CAll I’ve got leDft are these haGndfuls of fuck you.
CMan, that’s neDver enGough. 
[Chorus]
I guess I’m just dCown. 
I guess I’ll be hoGnest. 
I could use you arDound. 
I can’t stand the Gdork that you’re hanging with nCow. 
I guess I’ll be hoGnest.
I could use you AmarounFd. 
[Verse]
I hate the wCay that you can’t keep your hGair stAmraight. 
I hate the Emway that you’re leaning on mDe. 
I hate the wCay that you point out when giGrls are stAmaring 
because you Emknow that I won’t do a thDing. 
I hate the cContext clues you leave Dout of your writing 
because GI can’t find myself here at all. 
You kCnow that I hate when yDou call me wasted. 
I eGxpect it whenever you call. 
[Chorus]
I guess I’m just dCown. 
I guess I’ll be hoGnest. 
I could use you arDound. 
I can’t stand the Gdork that you’re hanging with nCow. 
I guess I’ll be hoGnest.
I could use you AmarounFd. 
I could use you aCrouGnd. 
I could use you aAmround FnCow.
[Bridge]
Original
D#|------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------|
F#|-5~---12-\-9-\-7---9-\-7-\----------|
C#|-x~---x--\-x-\-x---x-\-x-\----------| Play twice
G#|-3~---10-\-7-\-5---7-\-5-\----------|
D#|------------------------------------|
Version 2
D#|-0~--3-0----0---|
A#|-1~------3----3-|
F#|-0~-------------| Play twice
C#|-2~-------------|
G#|-3~-------------|
D#|-x~-------------|
CMy friends all say he’s just a bF-rate version of me; 
he’s stuck on vCideo games and weed. 
They’re just trying to Fhelp me get to sleep. 
CMy friends all say you’re sitting wFay too close to me,
that I should juCst get up and leave. 
It’s like I’m weFighed down to the seat. 
CMy friends all say he’s just the bFroke-dick version of me. 
They’re just trying to hCelp me get some sleep. 
I know he’s what yoFu need.
[Chorus]
I guess I’m just dCown. 
I guess I’ll be hoGnest. 
I could use you arDound. 
I can’t stand the Gdork that you’re hanging with nCow. 
I guess I’ll be hoGnest.
I could use you AmarounFd. 
I could use you aCrouGnd. 
I could use you aAmroundF.
I could use you aCrounGd.
I could use you aAmround.F  
C

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Melrose Diner

by The Wonder Years

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

tuning half step down. this is how i play it acoustically

(for some little riffs i tabbed out how it's played in the original version)

[Intro]

Original:

D#|-----------------------------|

A#|-----------------------------|

F#|-5-5-4~--5-/-12-\-7-/-9-\-5~-|

C#|-x-------x-/-x--\-x-/-x-\-x~-|

G#|-3-------3-/-10-\-5-/-7-\-3~-|

D#|-----------------------------|

Version 2

D#|-0~---------3---0------|

A#|-1~-1-0---1---3---1----|

F#|-0~--------------------|

C#|-2~--------------------|

G#|-3~--------------------|

D#|-x~--------------------|

C D G Em

C D G G

[Verse]

C D G

I hate your bad tattoos and your second-hand stories;

C D G

those anecdotes that grew old last month.

C D G

I hate the way you move when you’re drunk and try dancing.

C D G

It’s not sexy. It’s just keeping us up

C F

and I’m just not fond of anyone,

D# C F G

()

but that’s got everything to do with us.

C D G

I hate the way I get when I can’t handle bad news.

C D G

It feels like I’ve been an asshole for months.

C D G

All I’ve got left are these handfuls of fuck you.

C D G

Man, that’s never enough.

[Chorus]

I guess I’m just down.

I guess I’ll be honest.

I could use you around.

G C

I can’t stand the dork that you’re hanging with now.

I guess I’ll be honest.

Am F

I could use you around.

[Verse]

C G Am

I hate the way that you can’t keep your hair straight.

Em D

I hate the way that you’re leaning on me.

C G Am

I hate the way that you point out when girls are staring

Em D

because you know that I won’t do a thing.

C D

I hate the context clues you leave out of your writing

because I can’t find myself here at all.

C D

You know that I hate when you call me wasted.

I expect it whenever you call.

[Chorus]

I guess I’m just down.

I guess I’ll be honest.

I could use you around.

G C

I can’t stand the dork that you’re hanging with now.

I guess I’ll be honest.

Am F

I could use you around.

C G

I could use you around.

Am F C

I could use you around now.

[Bridge]

Original

D#|------------------------------------|

A#|------------------------------------|

F#|-5~---12-\-9-\-7---9-\-7-\----------|

C#|-x~---x--\-x-\-x---x-\-x-\----------| Play twice

G#|-3~---10-\-7-\-5---7-\-5-\----------|

D#|------------------------------------|

Version 2

D#|-0~--3-0----0---|

A#|-1~------3----3-|

F#|-0~-------------| Play twice

C#|-2~-------------|

G#|-3~-------------|

D#|-x~-------------|

C F

My friends all say he’s just a b-rate version of me;

he’s stuck on video games and weed.

They’re just trying to help me get to sleep.

C F

My friends all say you’re sitting way too close to me,

that I should just get up and leave.

It’s like I’m weighed down to the seat.

C F

My friends all say he’s just the broke-dick version of me.

They’re just trying to help me get some sleep.

I know he’s what you need.

[Chorus]

I guess I’m just down.

I guess I’ll be honest.

I could use you around.

G C

I can’t stand the dork that you’re hanging with now.

I guess I’ll be honest.

Am F

I could use you around.

C G

I could use you around.

Am F

I could use you around.

C G

I could use you around.

Am F

I could use you around.

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