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Parking Lot

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 Standard tuning
 Chords to know:           {o = play open string}
E|--x---3---x---x-----
A|--x---x---o---x-----
D|--o---o---2---o-----
G|--2---o---2---2-----
B|--3---3---2---2-----
e|--2---3---o---o-----
    D   G   A   A/D
 [at the very beginning, he plays (xxo23o) and hammers on the open E]
VERSE 1:
 DWhen I was younger I was Gso optimisticA  
DGot my records from a Gmail-order catalogA  
 DI'm in and out and I Gthink too muchA  
DNo one likes someone that Gain't no fun.A  
CHORUS:
        A    D       G            DA/D  
 But the venue is killing my eardrums,
DThe band that's Gplaying is a Dbit too Amuch.
 DThe first Gband's Dso Aoptimistic,
            D              G               DA/         D  D  
We're in the parking lot, everyone's in the parking lot.
VERSE 2:
 DI saw the room was Gfilling up,A  
DI didn't think anyGone would come.A  
 Dthe second band is Gwrapping up,A  
Dthe night's young I Gguess, AI thought it was dead.
CHORUS:
           A    D       G            DA/D  
 'Cause the venue is killing my eardrums,
DThe band that's Gplaying is a Dbit too Amuch.
 DThe first Gband's Dso Aoptimistic,
          D              G               DA/         D  D  
I'm in the parking lot, everyone's in the parking lot.
BRIDGE: D,G,A (same strum timing as verse)
 In the parking lot. I'm in the parking lot
 DWouldn't want to Ggive up, Ain a Tulsa parking lot,
Deveryone just Gshowed up, Ain a Tulsa parking lot.
 DWe don't mean to Gdisrespect, Ain a Tulsa parking lot.
DEveryone's outGside, Ain a Tulsa parking lot.
CHORUS:
       D       G            DA/D  
 The venue is killing my eardrums,
DThe band that's Gplaying is a Dbit too Amuch.
 DThe first Gband's Dso Aoptimistic,
          D              G               DA/         D  D  
I'm in the parking lot, everyone's in the parking lot.
BRIDGE: D,G,A (same strum timing as verse)
  I'm in the parking lot. Everyone's in the parking lot.
 END ON D

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Parking Lot

by Limbeck

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Chords in this song · guitar

A/D

Standard tuning

Chords to know: {o = play open string}

E|--x---3---x---x-----

A|--x---x---o---x-----

D|--o---o---2---o-----

G|--2---o---2---2-----

B|--3---3---2---2-----

e|--2---3---o---o-----

D G A A/D

[at the very beginning, he plays (xxo23o) and hammers on the open E]

VERSE 1:

D G A

When I was younger I was so optimistic

D G A

Got my records from a mail-order catalog

D G A

I'm in and out and I think too much

D G A

No one likes someone that ain't no fun.

CHORUS:

A D G D D

But the venue is killing my eardrums,

D G D A

The band that's playing is a bit too much.

D G D A

The first band's so optimistic,

D G D D D

We're in the parking lot, everyone's in the parking lot.

VERSE 2:

D G A

I saw the room was filling up,

D G A

I didn't think anyone would come.

D G A

the second band is wrapping up,

D G A

the night's young I guess, I thought it was dead.

CHORUS:

A D G D D

'Cause the venue is killing my eardrums,

D G D A

The band that's playing is a bit too much.

D G D A

The first band's so optimistic,

D G D D D

I'm in the parking lot, everyone's in the parking lot.

BRIDGE: D,G,A (same strum timing as verse)

In the parking lot. I'm in the parking lot

D G A

Wouldn't want to give up, in a Tulsa parking lot,

D G A

everyone just showed up, in a Tulsa parking lot.

D G A

We don't mean to disrespect, in a Tulsa parking lot.

D G A

Everyone's outside, in a Tulsa parking lot.

CHORUS:

D G D D

The venue is killing my eardrums,

D G D A

The band that's playing is a bit too much.

D G D A

The first band's so optimistic,

D G D D D

I'm in the parking lot, everyone's in the parking lot.

BRIDGE: D,G,A (same strum timing as verse)

I'm in the parking lot. Everyone's in the parking lot.

END ON D

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