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Lessons In New Jersey

The Meg And Dia Band

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Meg And Dia
Lessons in New Jersey
Our Home Is Gone
2004
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Key: D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
Bm - x24432
A -  x02220
G -  320033
D -  xx0232
Em - 022000
F# - 244322


Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-2-4--0----------------------------0-------------|
D|-----------4--2--4-0------------0--4---2--2-0------|
A|----------------------4--2--2-4---------------4--4-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1:
     Bm
So I met a guy
He?s from New Jersey
Took me out to
get some food
What you do I asked
I play the guitar
Well baby I play
the guitar too
Bm
Do you have plans
         D
for Saturday
Do you think that
                   A
you could watch me play
I don't know it depends
          Em
on what's going on backstage


Verse 2:
      Bm
So we talked some
more of scales and chords
And when I first attempted
to And he told me that's
not the way to go I said
baby I don't get you


Chorus 1:
Bm
Don't you ever play
                D
what you feel inside
No baby I ain't got
    A
the time to figure out
                F#
what makes you smile
or makes you tend to lie


Post chorus riff: Bm, * means harmonics
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------3--3h5--5--5p0-|
G|---4----4----4------------4----4----4-----------------|
D|---4----4----4--7*--7*----4----4----4-----------------|
A|-0-2--0-2--0-2--7*--7*--0-2--0-2--0-2-----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---4----4----4------------4----4----4-|
D|---4----4----4--7*--7*----4----4----4-|
A|-0-2--0-2--0-2--7*--7*--0-2--0-2--0-2-|
E|--------------------------------------|


Verse 3:
       Bm
So he started playing a melody
And wanted me to start soloing
I don't know quite what to do
He said pick it up and
I'll help you through


Chorus 2:
Bm
Don't you ever play
                D
what you feel inside
No baby I ain't got
    A
the time to figure out
                Em
what makes you smile
or makes you tend to lie
Bm
  It's too late now
D
  I'll show you how
A                 Em
  Put that guitar down
Put that guitar down


Interlude: Bm-- x4 then Bm--A x8


Bm
Dadalaladada
D
Dadalaladadada
Bm
Dadalaladada
D
Dadalaladadada
Bm
Dadalaladada
A
Dadalaladadada
Bm
Dadalaladada
Em
Dadalaladadada
(Repeat)


Bridge:
G
Time oh time it slips so fine
   D              A
It kills me about every time
Em
I decide that time has come
D              A
Figure I'll go get me some
Em
That's not what
your supposed to do
      D
Don't dare go back
    A
the failures too
G
Maybe I'm a failure
       Bm
too so lets get on with it


(Repeat Chorus 2)


(Repeat Bridge)


outro:
     Bm
So I met a guy
He's from New Jersey
Learned a little more
than I thought I would
Bm
Love Me Love Me
Love Me Love Me

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