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The Mixed Tape

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[Intro]
Am Cmaj7 G Dsus2
Am Cmaj7 G Dsus2
[Verse 1]
This is mAmorning      Cmaj7That's wGhen I spend the mDsus2ost time
Fthinking 'bout Cwhat I've given Dsus2up
This is a warAmning      Cmaj7When you sGtart the day just to cDsus2lose the curtains you're
Fthinking about Cwhat I've given Dsus2up~F  Am  
[Chorus]
Where are yoFu noAmw?     As I'Cm swimming through thDsus2e stereo
I'm  Fwriting you a Csymphony of Gsound
Where are you Fnow?      AmAs I Crearrange the Dsus2songs again
This Fmix could burn a Chole in anyGone
but it was you I was thinking AmofCmaj7  G  Dsus2  
It was you I was thinking AmofCmaj7  G  Dsus2  
[Verse 2]
I read your Amletter       Cmaj7the oGne you left when you bDsus2roke into my
house FI'm retracing Cevery step you Dsus2made
And you said you Ammeant Cmaj7it      and there's a Gpiece of me in Dsus2every single
Fsecond of Cevery single Dsus2day
but if it's Ftrue then tell me Chow it got this Dsus2way
[Chorus]
Where are you nowF?     AmAs I'm swimmCing through the stereoDsus2  
I'm Fwriting you a Csymphony of Gsound
Where are you Fnow?     AmAs I Crearrange the Dsus2songs again
This Fmix could burn a Chole in anyGone
but it was you I was thinking Dm7ofC  G  
It was you I was thinking Dm7ofC  G  
[Breakdown]
Dm7 C G
Dm7 C G
Dm7 C G
[Bridge]
I can't get to Dm7you     C          GI can't get to Dm7you--C  G  
I can't get to Fyou ~   Cyou  ~  Dsus2you
[Chorus]
Where are you Fnow?       AmAs I'm Cswimming through the Dsus2stereo
FI conduct a syCmphony of soDsus2und
Where are you nFow?      AmAs I'm Ccutting through you Dsus2track by track
I Fswear to God this Cmix could sink the Dsus2sun
 but it was you I was thinking Dm7of    C      GIt was you I was thinking Dm7ofC  G  
Where are Dm7you nowC?              GWhere are Dm7you nowC?G  
[Outro]
And this is Dm7my mixed Ctape for Gher   Dm7It's like I Cwrote Gevery
Dnote with my own fFingers

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The story behind the song

"The Mixed Tape" captures that feeling of connection through music, where a piece of someone you care about lives in every note and lyric. It speaks to rearranging the songs again, wondering where that person is now, and remembering their words that they meant it. This song was released as a single in mid-July 2005, around the time frontman Andrew McMahon was facing significant health challenges, adding a poignant layer to its themes of memory and presence. It's a song that plays like a heartfelt message contained within a carefully curated collection of songs.

AI-written from these sources:Everything in Transit — Wikipedia ↗Jack's Mannequin — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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The Mixed Tape

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The Mixed Tape

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Cmaj7

Dsus2

Dm7

[Intro]

Am Cmaj7 G Dsus2

[Verse 1]

Am Cmaj7 G Dsus2

This is morning That's when I spend the most time

F C Dsus2

thinking 'bout what I've given up

Am Cmaj7 G Dsus2

This is a warning When you start the day just to close the curtains you're

F C Dsus2 F Am

thinking about what I've given up~

[Chorus]

F Am C Dsus2

Where are you now? As I'm swimming through the stereo

F C G

I'm writing you a symphony of sound

F Am C Dsus2

Where are you now? As I rearrange the songs again

F C G

This mix could burn a hole in anyone

Am Cmaj7 G Dsus2

but it was you I was thinking of

Am Cmaj7 G Dsus2

It was you I was thinking of

[Verse 2]

Am Cmaj7 G Dsus2

I read your letter the one you left when you broke into my

F C Dsus2

house I'm retracing every step you made

Am Cmaj7 G Dsus2

And you said you meant it and there's a piece of me in every single

F C Dsus2

second of every single day

F C Dsus2

but if it's true then tell me how it got this way

[Chorus]

F Am C Dsus2

Where are you now? As I'm swimming through the stereo

F C G

I'm writing you a symphony of sound

F Am C Dsus2

Where are you now? As I rearrange the songs again

F C G

This mix could burn a hole in anyone

Dm7 C G

but it was you I was thinking of

Dm7 C G

It was you I was thinking of

[Breakdown]

Dm7 C G

[Bridge]

Dm7 C G Dm7 C G

I can't get to you I can't get to you--

F C Dsus2

I can't get to you ~ you ~ you

[Chorus]

F Am C Dsus2

Where are you now? As I'm swimming through the stereo

F C Dsus2

I conduct a symphony of sound

F Am C Dsus2

Where are you now? As I'm cutting through you track by track

F C Dsus2

I swear to God this mix could sink the sun

Dm7 C G Dm7 C G

but it was you I was thinking of It was you I was thinking of

Dm7 C G Dm7 C G

Where are you now? Where are you now?

[Outro]

Dm7 C G Dm7 C G

And this is my mixed tape for her It's like I wrote every

D F

note with my own fingers

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