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The Get Up Kids
Central Standard Time
Eudora
2001 Vagrant Records
Key: G  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C9-   x32033
Em7 -  022033
 Bm-   x24432
G -    320033
Em -   022000
 C-    x32010
 D-    xx0232
 B-    x24442
 B/Eb- x698xx
Verse 1:
  C9Cold October Em7fall
At the outside of a BmVFW C9hall
  C9I said I minded Em7distance
but distance would deBmfine us, define us C9all
Interlude: C9-Em7-Bm-C9  
Guitar 2:
e|---7----------|
B|-----10-8-7-8-|
G|-7------------|
D|--------------| (x4)
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
Piano:
e|-22-20-19----19----------------------22-20-19----19----|
B|----------22----20-19-19----19-20-------------22----20-|
G|-------------------------19-------19-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
  C9A tree in Nichol's Em7Park
I carved a broken Bmheart, carved a broken C9heart
  C9I said I minded Em7distance
But distance owned us Bmfrom, Gfrom the sC9tart
It's every Emsong It's Bmevery Csong
Chorus:
DThere's dividing Emlines
between Geast and standard Ctime
              D(hold)
So promise me... you'll still be mine
(Repeat Interlude)
(Repeat Verse 1 except last line)
but distance would deBmfine Gus C9all
Bridge:
  EmWill this come DbetCween us as BmI  Cdoubt
all of the Gpages BI pour Emout?
When Dour Cdoubt becomes regret
Don't ever forGget... My BonlyC, You Gown me
          C         D  G(hold)
  If you'd only see
Bass:
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| (x2)
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  GWe've forgotten Bmhow
She says Cwill this come beDtween us
as I B/Ebdoubt all of the Gpages I pour Cout?
When our Ddoubt becomes reEmgret
Don't ever, don't Bmever, Gnever forCget...
Outro:
DThere's dividing Emlines
between Geast and standard Ctime
So promise me.D.. you'll still be mine
DThere's dividing Emlines
between Geast and standard Ctime
So promise me.D.. you'll still be Gmine
              D(hold)                G(hold)
So promise me... you'll still be mine

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Central Standard Time

by The Get Up Kids

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B/Eb

Em7

The Get Up Kids

Central Standard Time

Eudora

2001 Vagrant Records

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x32033

Em7 - 022033

- x24432

G - 320033

Em - 022000

- x32010

- xx0232

- x24442

B/Eb

- x698xx

Verse 1:

C9 Em7

Cold October fall

Bm C9

At the outside of a VFW hall

C9 Em7

I said I minded distance

Bm C9

but distance would define us, define us all

C9 Em7 Bm C9

Interlude: ---

Guitar 2:

e|---7----------|

B|-----10-8-7-8-|

G|-7------------|

D|--------------| (x4)

A|--------------|

E|--------------|

Piano:

e|-22-20-19----19----------------------22-20-19----19----|

B|----------22----20-19-19----19-20-------------22----20-|

G|-------------------------19-------19-------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:

C9 Em7

A tree in Nichol's Park

Bm C9

I carved a broken heart, carved a broken heart

C9 Em7

I said I minded distance

Bm G C9

But distance owned us from, from the start

Em Bm C

It's every song It's every song

Chorus:

D Em

There's dividing lines

G C

between east and standard time

(hold)

So promise me... you'll still be mine

(Repeat Interlude)

(Repeat Verse 1 except last line)

Bm G C9

but distance would define us all

Bridge:

Em D C Bm C

Will this come between us as I doubt

G B Em

all of the pages I pour out?

D C

When our doubt becomes regret

G B C G

Don't ever forget... My only, You own me

C D G

(hold)

If you'd only see

Bass:

G|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|

A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| (x2)

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

G Bm

We've forgotten how

C D

She says will this come between us

B/Eb G C

as I doubt all of the pages I pour out?

D Em

When our doubt becomes regret

Bm G C

Don't ever, don't ever, never forget...

Outro:

D Em

There's dividing lines

G C

between east and standard time

So promise me... you'll still be mine

D Em

There's dividing lines

G C

between east and standard time

D G

So promise me... you'll still be mine

D G

(hold) (hold)

So promise me... you'll still be mine

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