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A Lesson In Romantics Album

Mayday Parade

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Mayday Parade
A Lesson In Romantics
2007 Fearless Records
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Tuning: Stadnard EADGBe

Tracklist:
01. Jamie All Over 
02. Black Cat 
03. When I Get Home, You're So Dead 
04. Jersey 
05. If You Wanted A Song Written About You, All You Ha 
06. Miserable at Best 
07. Walk On Water Or Drown 
08. Ocean And Atlantic 
09. I'd Hate To Be You When People Find Out What This  
10. Take This To Heart 
11. Champagne's For Celebrating (I'll Have A Martini) 
12. You Be The Anchor That Keeps My Feet On The Ground

Bonus Tracks:
13. One Man Drinking games
14. Last Thing That Meant Anything
15. Your Song
16  Just Say You're Not Into It
17. Three Cheers For Five Years

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1.) Jamie All Over

Key: C#

Chords used:
C# -   x46664
G#/C - x365xx
F# -   244322
G# -   466544
Bbm -  x13321

   Verse 1:
C#
  I had a dream last night we
G#/C
  Drove out to see Las Vegas
F#
  We lost ourselves in the bright lights
F#
  I wish you could have seen us
C#
  Begging for change to get home
G#
  Or at least San Francisco
F#
  Let's put a ten on the high card
F#
  And spent a summer on the west coast


Refrain:
Bbm      G#/C   C#
Down and to the left
                    F#
(Here's a map and a pen
this place, you point it out)
   Bbm        G#/C       C#
We can't live four years past
                  F#
(All I ask, all I ask)


Chorus:
    C#
And please don't tell
        F#
me that I am dreaming
     Bbm        G#
When all I ever wanted was to
F#
dream another sunset with you
   C#          F#
If I roll over When it's over
     Bbm            G#
I'll take this Cali sunrise with me
    F#
And wake up with the fondest memories


Verse 2:
C#
  We made love by the ocean
G#
  As the waves crashed around you
F#
  The sunset's never were so bright
F#
  And the skies never so blue
C#
  You opened up into my arms
G#
  And we laughed as I held you
F#
  I'll never go back to Georgia
F#
  Not at least 'till I have to


(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)


Bridge:
    Bbm G# F#
Memories
    Bbm G# F# G#
Memories


C#
  I had a dream last night we
G#/C
  Drove out to see Las Vegas
                                F#
We lost ourselves in the bright lights


(Repeat Chorus)


(Repeat Verse 2 using chorus chords)


Outro:
Bbm        G#/C   C#
  Down and to the left

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2.) Black Cat

Key: D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
Bm -   x24432
G -    320033
A -    x02220
D -    xx0232
A/C# - x476xx
F# -   244322
F#m -  244222


Verse 1:
Bm
close up camera one
    G
the hero sings in this scene
    A
the boy that gets the girl gets
      D                   A/C#
to go home where they get married
Bm
  but stop the tape
    G
the sunset still looks fake to me
A
the hero looks like he can't breathe
    F#
the damsel just left everything


Chorus:
              Bm
you're like a black cat with a
black back pack full of fireworks
and you're gonna burn the
D         A
city down right now
G     A
  whoa whoa
(Rpeat)


Guitar 2: in "whoa.."
e|-------2-------------|
B|-2h3p2----3--2--3--0-|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------| x2
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|


Verse 2:
   Bm
oh close up camera two
          G
cause the hero dies in this scene
     A
your inspiration is the
        D          F#
loss of absolutely everything
    Bm
and flashback on the girl
      G
as we montage every memory
       A
and we bleed out in the bathroom sink
       F#
and we fade out as the soundtrack sings


(Repeat Chorus)


Triplet beat: F#m--F#m--F#m--F#m


Bridge:
         Bm
she said get your hands off of my star
it's not your part but all your fault
         G
and this jealous actress has a
habit of making things sound way too tragic
Bm
get your hands off of my star
it's not your part but all your fault
         G
and this jealous actress has a
                             F#(hold)
habit of making things sound way too tragic


Guitar 2: while doing bridge, pluck the strings very fast!!!
e|--------------------0-|-2-0---0-----------------2-0---0-------|
B|----------------3-2---|-----3---3-2-3-2-------------3---3-----|
G|-4--4h6h7--4--4-------|-----------------2-4---------------2-4-|
D|----------------------|---------------------4-0---------------| x4
A|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------------------------------|


Interlude: Bm


Guitar 2: Very fast again!!!
e|----10----10-9-------------------------|
B|-12----12------10-8-7------------------|
G|----------------------7-6--------------|
D|--------------------------9-7----------| x2
A|------------------------------10-9-7---|
E|-------------------------------------7-|

         G
and this jealous actress has a habit
of making things sound way too tragic
(Repeat)


(Repeat Chorus)


Outro:
Bm         G
  and this jealous actress has a habit
A
  whoa

Lead solo end on Bm!!!


Lead solo:
e|-2-0---0--------------|
B|-----3---3----2--3--0-|
G|------------2---------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

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3.) When I Get Home You're So Dead

Key: C

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords: using Standard EADGBe
Am - x02210
F -  133211
Dm - xx0231
G -  320033
Em - 022000


Verse 1:
Am                          F
The words are coming I feel terrible
      Dm
Is it typical for us to end like this
     Am
Am I just another scene
      F                       Dm
From a movie that you've seen 100 times
           Am
Cause baby you weren't the first
       F
or the last or the worst
         Dm
And I've got to fill the blanks
in the past with a verse
             Am
And we could sit around and cry
            F                   Dm
but frankly you're not worth it Anymore


Bass Line: entering "movie that you've seen"
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0--3-3----------------5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-|
E|---------------1-1-1-1--1-1---------------------|


Chorus 1:
Am                        F
  So say hello to all the boys at
                G                    Em-F-G-G
the top of this table that your under
Am                F
Lipstick lullabies
        G                      Em-F-G-G
This is sorry for the last time
         Am
And baby I understand that
       F
you're making new friends
        G             Em-F-G-G
This is how you get by
    Am         F
The moral this time is
G               Em F-G-G
Girls make boys cry


Interlude:Am--F-Dm

Bass Line:
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-0---0h3-2-0----5--5-5-|
E|-------------1---------|


Verse 2:
Am
  On any other day I'd shoot
                 F
the boy but your simple toy
             Dm
Had caused a scene like this
          Am
Leave him hanging on the walls
Just a picture in the hall
     F              Dm
Like 100 more (like 100 more)
         Am
Consider this as a gift as
    F
you taste him on your lips
         Dm
And he's making you scream
with his hands on your hips
            Am
I hope he's leaving you empty
     F
baby this is just a fix
           Dm(hold)  Dm(hold)
For such a simple   little whore
(Repeat Chorus 1)


Bridge:
         Am
And your name
            F   Dm
remains the same
    Am
All that has changed
        F          Dm
is this pretty face
Am
  So pull the trigger
It never gets closer
    F
You want to start over
    Dm(Bass line)
But never start over
Am
pull the trigger
It never gets closer
    F
You want to start over
    Dm
But never start over


Bass line: In :never start over:
G|---------------------|
D|----------5/10--9--7-|
A|-5--5--5-------------|
E|---------------------|


Chorus 2:
Am(silence)               F
  So say hello to all the boys at
                G                    Em-Em-F-F
the top of this table that your under
Am(hold)
Lipstick lullabies
        Dm                     Em-F-G-G
This is sorry for the last time
         Am
And baby I understand that
       F
you're making new friends
        G             Em-F-G-G
This is how you get by
    Am         F
The moral this time is
G               Em F-G-G
Girls make boys cry
Am-F       G           Em-F-G-G
    Say hello say hello
Am
Lipstick lullabies
        Dm                     Em-F-G-G
This is sorry for the last time
         Am
And baby I understand that
       F
you're making new friends
        G             Em-F-G-G
This is how you get by
    Am         F
The moral this time is
G               Em F-G-G
Girls make boys cry

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4.) Jersey

Key: C# then will modulate to Eb

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
Bbm - x13321
F# -  244322
C# -  x46664
G# -  466544
F/A - x032xx
Cm -  x35543
Eb -  x68886
Bb -  x13331
G/B - x2x033


Intro:
      Bbm(hold)
cause jersey just 
got colder and
     F#(hold)
i'll have you know
I'm scared to death
     C#(hold)
that everything that you
            G#
had said to me was just
  F/A
a lie until you left
Bbm
  now i'm hoping just a 
little bit stronger
F#
  hold me up just a
little bit longer
C#             G#
i'll be fine i swear
         F/A
i'm just gone beyond repair


Interlude: F#--Bbm--G#---


Verse 1:
F#
  let's write a song
            G#
that we can dance to
      F/A
cause they all
      Bbm
wanna listen
just to know how
it sounds when
F#
  i do that thing you
          G#
know that i do
     F/A         Bbm
when i find inspiration
        Bbm         G#
this is me breaking down when


Chorus 1:
Bbm
jersey just 
got colder and
     F#
i'll have you know
I'm scared to death
     C#
that everything that you
            G#
had said to me was just
  F/A
a lie until you left
Bbm
  now i'm hoping just a 
little bit stronger
F#
  hold me up just a
little bit longer
C#             G#
i'll be fine i swear
         F/A
i'm just gone beyond repair


Interlude: F#--Bbm--G#---


Verse 2:
F#
  let's write a song
            G#
that we can sing to
    F/A              Bbm
and you can lead the choir
and put the hook 
where it hurts most
F#
  and you threw a spark
             G#
that lit the candle
     F/A           Bbm
that set us all on fire
           Bbm
and sent a flame down
    G#
the east coast


(Repeat Chorus 1)


Bridge:
    F#
and i should have
          G#
been your everything
    Bbm
i'm now at the end
       Bbm
of my eternity
    F#
and i will sleep to
         G#
have the darkest dreams
Bbm
this just won't
seem right to me
  Bbm
i close my eyes
and beg for peace
Bbm(hold)
jersey just got colder and...
jersey just got colder and...
jersey just got colder and...


Chorus 2: Modulated from Bbm to Cm
Cm
jersey just 
got colder and
     G#
i'll have you know
I'm scared to death
     Eb
that everything that you
            Bb
had said to me was just
  G/B
a lie until you left
Cm
  now i'm hoping just a 
little bit stronger
G#
  hold me up just a
little bit longer
Eb             Bb
i'll be fine i swear
         G/B
i'm just gone beyond repair


Cm--- end on Cm

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5.) If You Wanted A Song Written About You,
All You Have To Do Is Ask

Key: D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
Bm -   x24432
G -    320033
D -    xx0232
A -    x02220
D/F# - 2x023x


Intro: Bass G---D


Verse 1:
    G
i'm throwing away pictures
that i never should have
             D 
taken in the first place
         G
and it's cold in my apartment
as i'm changing all the colors
         D                      A
from the brightest reds to grays


Refrain 2:
          Bm
well it's 3 o'clock
on monday morning
G
i'm just hoping you're
           D       A
not seeing his face
          Bm
i've been getting calls
in these hotel rooms
G
long enough to know
            D
that it was him
                  A
that took my place


Chorus 1:
and i hope this makes
    D
you happy now
that the flame we
G
had is burning out
and i hope you like your
D/F#
pictures facing down
               A
as even broken hearts
may have their doubts


Interlude: Bass G---D


Verse 2:
        G
and i'm burning 
all the letters
hoping that i might forget
            D
her and her bad taste
         G
that she left when 
she was leaving me
a life of barely breathing
       D                       A
as she walked out of this place


Refrain 2:
        Bm
and you dropped the note 
and we changed key
    G
you changed yourself 
and i changed me
  D
i really didn't see us
        A
singing through this
          Bm
then you screamed the
bridge and i
cried the verse
        G   
and our chorus came
out unrehearsed
         D
and you smiled the 
whole way through it
        A
i guess maybe that's
what's worse


(Repeat Chorus 1)


Chorus 2:
and i'm taking all your
Bm
memories off the shelf
and i don't need
       G
you or anybody else
                  D
so take a look at me
see what you want to see
                 A
when you get home


Bridge:
Bm
take me home
i'd rather die
             G
than be with you
take me home
you have a problem
         D
with the truth
take me home
because this happens
      A
every time
i knew it would...
i knew it would...
(Repeat)


(Repeat Chorus 1)
(Repeat chorus 2)

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6.) Miserable At Best

Key: D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
D -     xx0232
A -     x02220
Bm -    x24432
G -     320033
Em -    022000
F#/Bb - x143xx
F#m -   244222

Piano Chords: #(sharp) and b(flat) means black keys
and press the keys simultaneously
D -     D2-F#2-A2
A -     A1-C#2-E2
Bm -    B1-D2-F#2
G -     G1-B1-D2
Em -    E1-G1-B1
F#/Bb - Bb1-C#2-F#2
F#m -   F#1-A1-C#2


Verse 1:
D                             A           Bm
Katie don't cry I know you're trying your hardest
	        A               D
And the hardest part is letting go
Of the nights we shared
 A        Bm                       A
Ocala is calling and you know it's haunting
       G             A
but compared to your eyes
        Bm              D
nothing shines quite as bright
            G              A
And when we looked to the sky
         Bm         D
It�s not mine but I want it So...


Chorus:
D
  Let�s not pretend like
you're alone tonight
   A
(I know he's there and)
Bm
  You�re probably hanging
        A
out and making eyes
(While across the room he stares)
G
  I'll bet he gets the
         A
nerve to walk the floor
    F#/Bb          Bm		   A
And ask my girl to dance she'll say yes
               G
(Because these words were
      D          A
never easier for me to say or
F#/Bb         Bm        A
Her to second-guess but I guess)
     Em             D
That I can live without you but
     G           A            D
(Without I'll be miserable at best)


Verse 2:
D
  You�re all that I hoped I'd find
	        Bm
In every single way
                       A
And everything I would give
                           D
Is everything you couldn't take
                         A
Cause nothing feels like home
                         Bm
You�re a thousand miles away
                        A
And the hardest part of living
                           G
Is just taking breaths to stay
                          A
Cause I know I'm good for something
       F#/Bb       	Bm
I just haven't found it yet
      A
And I need it so...


(Repeat Chorus)


D G A F#m Bm Bm A 
x2 (2nd time with ah dah dahs)


Bridge:
D		       G               A
  And this will be the first time in a week
	          F#m		   Bm
That I'll talk to you and I can't speak
				       A
It�s been 3 whole days since I've had sleep
				  D
Cause I dream of his lips on your cheek
			          G
And I got the point that I should leave you alone
    A   		  F#m
But we both know that I'm not that strong
    Bm				    A
And    I miss the lips that made me fly so...


(Repeat Chorus)

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7.) Walk On The Water Or Drown

Key: D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used: for standard EADGBe
Bm - x24432
G -  320033
D -  xx0232
A -  x02220

Intro: Bm-D-G-A x2 G-A

Verse 1:
Bm(hold)
  Well this hurts me more
than I can stand to say
                   D
In just one sitting you
left the room so
        A
I could pray
Bm
  So I'll pace the
halls to see
If I could find a
hole in something
D
  Or maybe places
     A
to escape


Refrain 1:
Oh and everybody
G          A      Bm
knows this is the part
Of breaking down
   G  A      Bm
in anybody's arms
I'm reaching down and
G      A          Bm
hoping this one's ours
    A
God please let this take


Chorus 1:
         Bm
And then I fell into
D          G             A
pieces and she fell into me
        Bm             D
Saying "Play me a song It's been
                         G         A
too long since I've heard you sing"


Interlude: G-A-


Verse 2:
Bm(hold)
  And you got here
just in time
To let me know I was
worth saving
D
  It's nothing more than
        A
for the hearts
Bm
  Too proud to breathe
But I'm too scared to say
the things worth saying
D
  Who knew this trip
              A
would be this hard?


Refrain 2:
As I'm looking to the
 G     A          Bm
sky to count the stars
                G
I wonder if you see
     A         Bm
them where you are
I'm tied above my
G         A      Bm
knees and pray tomorrow
         A
grace no pay


(Repeat Chorus 1)


Chorus 2:
         Bm             D
And yeah we all fall to pieces
       G                 A
But at least you fell to me
              Bm
But this is a wrong way
D                            G A
Tell me goodnight and let it go


Bridge:
G 
I stand here and
A
you just pray
   Bm
My life will flee
And I'd say safe
(Repeat)


2nd voice: while singing Bridge
I'm a priset mess
That rapid changes
Just say don't rip away


(Repeat Refrain 1)


Chorus 3:
         Bm(silence)
And then I fell into
D 
pieces and she fell into me
        Bm             D
Saying "Play me a song It's been
                         G         A
too long since I've heard you sing"


(Repeat Chorus 1)
(Repeat Chorus 2)

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8.) Ocean And Atlantic

Key: F

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used;
F -  133211
Dm - xx0231
C -  x32010
Bb - x13331
Gm - 355333


Verse 1:
F
Jessie says she's been
here for a thousand days
  Dm
A thousand days to her
that just don't mean a thing
          C
Cause the city makes a
perfect place to sleep
    F
And daddy's coming home
He said he brought her things
    Dm
But choose from every coast and
songs for them to sing
    C
But singing never got her very far
             Bb
And this old coast is full
of pin-up paper rockstars


Chorus 1:
                F
She said she'll run Until her
Dm
feet don't touch the ground
           Gm
And as the waves carry me out
     Bb
Keep listening
       C            F
She'll never make a sound
So keep it coming if
it keeps you quiet
Dm
  She's like the girl that
                 Gm
keeps you up all night
And she'll be a
               Bb        C
secret you can keep Keep me


Verse 2:
F
Cuts on paper hearts
They can be awful deep
Dm
Lips from wear and tear
on different city streets
C
Don't all need a home
but just a place to sleep


Guitar 1:Bb(hold)

Guitar 2:
e|------------1~-|
B|---------1~----|
G|-2~--3~--------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|


Chorus 2:
          F
So I will run
         Dm
Until my feet don't
touch the ground
           Gm
And as the waves carry me out
     Bb
Keep listening
       C            F
She'll never make a sound
So keep it coming if
it keeps you quiet
Dm
  She's like the girl that
                 Gm
keeps you up all night
And she'll be a
               Bb        C
secret you can keep Keep me
     Bb--C--Bb--C
keep me


Bridge:
     Bb
And still she finds that
           C
every time she runs
She leaves behind
        Bb
another piece of her
               C
On every city street


Chorus 3: Silence
     F(hold)
So I will run
Until my feet don't touch the ground
And as the waves carry me out
     Bb(hold)
Keep listening


(Repeat Chorus 2)


Outro: F--Dm--Gm--Bb-C

F
  So keep it coming if
it keeps you quiet
Dm
  She's like the girl that
                 Gm
keeps you up all night
And she'll be a
               Bb        C
secret you can keep Keep me
     F(end)
keep me

________________________________________________________

9.) Id Hate To Be You When People 
Find Out What This Song Is About

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Key: G

Chords used:
Em7-022033
Cadd9-x32033
G-320033
D-x00232


Chorus:
         Em7      Cadd9    G
And we'd both go, down together
     D               Em7
We'd stay there forever
     Cadd9      G  D
Just try to get up
        Em7     Cadd9       G
And I'm sorry, this wasn't easy
       D         Em7             Cadd9     G  D
When I asked you believe me, and never let go


Verse 1:
         Em7              Cadd9             G              D
Well I'm thinking of the worst things, that I could say to you
      Em7             Cadd9             G   D
But a promise doesn't mean a thing, anymore
         Em7           Cadd9 
And this never will be right with me
    G                 D
And now you're trying desperately
         Em7             Cadd9                   G   D
But I'm, tongue-tied and terrified of what I'll say


CHORUS

POST CHORUS
          Em7 D
But I let go


VERSE 2

I could only sing you sad songs
And you could sing along
And you could see the melody, that's been calling at your walls
This never will be right with me
And now you're trying desperately
But I'm, tongue-tied and terrified of what I'll say
But I never told you everything
I'm losing hope and faded dreams
And every single memory, along the way

CHORUS

POST CHORUS


BRIDGE (1/2 Chorus and solo)

       Em7      Cadd9    G   
And we both go, down together
    D          Em7
And stay there forever
     Cadd9      G  D
Just try to get up

(solo)   Em7  Cadd9  G  D

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