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Souvenir
2014 Fat Wreck Chords
Key: C
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C-  x32010
 G-  320003
 Am- x02210
 F-  133211
[Intro]
G Am F Am G Am F Am C
[Verse 1]
  GYou're a Ammatch on fire
  FI've got Call this time to Gburn
Blowing Amsmoke until I see Fall of you
  GBefore the Amnight expires
  FAnd the Cashtray overGflows
We'll find Amways to end up Cblack and blue
[Refrain 1]
  F     Am   GWayfaring somewhere
west of FRome   Am   GNot tied
to Ganywhere we go
[Chorus 1]
  COut on a blurry night
  GLaugh at the passerby
We Amtorch these streets outFside
  CLit like a Broadway light
  GBurnt like an autumn sky
We Amwalk outside their Flines
[Post Chorus]
G Am F Am G Am F Am C
[Verse 2]
  GNever Amsand them off
  FYou're Cabrasive but you Gknow
Your rough Amedges are my Ffavorite parts
  GStaying Amwide awake
  FWhen the Cwhole world falls asGleep
We keep Ammoving like some Cragged sharks
[Refrain 2]
  F     Am   GWayfaring somewhere
west of FRome   Am   GNot tied
to Ganywhere we go
[Chorus 2]
  COut on a blurry night
  GLaugh at the passerby
We Amtorch these streets outFside
  CLit like a Broadway light
  GBurnt like an autumn sky
We Amwalk outside their Flines
[Instrumental]
 G   Am    Fx2
[Bridge]
  GI'm so good Amaiming at
what's Fhard to miss
  GThrowing Amrocks out
at the Froad.
  GThere's the Amempty
days I Fdon't exist
And Gthen there's the
Amnights when we exFplode
  GAnd I Amdon't know if we're
Fjust two bums or poets Gnow
In a Amdive bar down the Froad
with Gyou AmI'd be okay with
Feither one Raise a Gglass
to a Ammad mad Fworld
[Outro]
  GAnd I Amdon't know if we're
Fjust two bums or poets Gnow
In a Amdive bar down the Froad
with Gyou AmI'd be okay with
Feither one Raise a Gglass
to a Ammad mad Fworld

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Matchstick

by Banner Pilot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Souvenir

2014 Fat Wreck Chords

Key: C

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x32010

- 320003

- x02210

- 133211

[Intro]

G Am F Am G Am F Am C

[Verse 1]

G Am

You're a match on fire

F C G

I've got all this time to burn

Am F

Blowing smoke until I see all of you

G Am

Before the night expires

F C G

And the ashtray overflows

Am C

We'll find ways to end up black and blue

[Refrain 1]

F Am G

Wayfaring somewhere

F Am G

west of Rome Not tied

to anywhere we go

[Chorus 1]

Out on a blurry night

Laugh at the passerby

Am F

We torch these streets outside

Lit like a Broadway light

Burnt like an autumn sky

Am F

We walk outside their lines

[Post Chorus]

G Am F Am G Am F Am C

[Verse 2]

G Am

Never sand them off

F C G

You're abrasive but you know

Am F

Your rough edges are my favorite parts

G Am

Staying wide awake

F C G

When the whole world falls asleep

Am C

We keep moving like some ragged sharks

[Refrain 2]

F Am G

Wayfaring somewhere

F Am G

west of Rome Not tied

to anywhere we go

[Chorus 2]

Out on a blurry night

Laugh at the passerby

Am F

We torch these streets outside

Lit like a Broadway light

Burnt like an autumn sky

Am F

We walk outside their lines

[Instrumental]

G Am F

[Bridge]

G Am

I'm so good aiming at

what's hard to miss

G Am

Throwing rocks out

at the road.

G Am

There's the empty

days I don't exist

And then there's the

Am F

nights when we explode

G Am

And I don't know if we're

F G

just two bums or poets now

Am F

In a dive bar down the road

G Am

with you I'd be okay with

F G

either one Raise a glass

Am F

to a mad mad world

[Outro]

G Am

And I don't know if we're

F G

just two bums or poets now

Am F

In a dive bar down the road

G Am

with you I'd be okay with

F G

either one Raise a glass

Am F

to a mad mad world

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