Matchbook Romance is an post-hardcore band from Poughkeepsie, New York and were originally known as The Getaway.
The band formed in 1997, constisting of Andrew Jordan (vocals & guitar), Ryan "Judas" DePaolo (backing vocals & guitar), Ryan Kienle (bass) and Aaron Stern (drums).
They have released two albums: Stories and Alibis (2003) and Voices (2006), one EP named West for Wishing (2003) and one split EP with Motion City Soundtrack .
Matchbook Romance headlined the Epitaph Tour in early 2005
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Verse 1: E Let's start out by starting over G#m What did I expect? You're no good at lying F#E and I'm no good at comebacks You're so untouchable G#m I'm oh-so-terrible at this I'm terrible at this you know
Chorus 1: BF# Don't hold this against me E I've already said I'm sorry
Verse 2: B And I bet you've got every word I said G#m memorized in your head E And you'll use every one of them And you'll use B every one of them F#/Bb against me
Chorus 2: BF# Don't hold this against me E I've already said I'm sorry BF#/Bb Tell all your friends about me BF# Don't hold this against me E I've already said I'm sorry
Bridge: B I hope you choke on every word you spoke when you were screaming at me G#m I realize how many times you tried but that's wishful thinking E All I want is an apology for what you did and how you treated me B Get me far away or at F#/Bb least as far as this car will take me (Tell all your friends about me) (Repeat)