Biography:
Rx Bandits is a four-member band based in Seal Beach, California, United States. Their musical style is an eclectic mix of progressive rock, punk, and reggae deemed groove tech by the band.
The band started out in 1995, amid other popular southern California ska-influenced acts such as Reel Big Fish and No Doubt. Of the original line-up, only singer/songwriter Matt Embree and drummer Chris Tsagakis remain. Their first two releases were recorded with bassist James Salomone and trombonist Rich Balling.
Read more on Last.fm
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!
RX Bandits - White Lies
A couple notes about the bridge - when you play the D chord, you can embellish it to follow the melody using
the pattern D-Dsus2-D-Dsus4-D. During the G chord at the end of the progression, there is a bass walkup that
goes B-C-D-Eb.
[Verse 1]
Cm Gm F Cm Gm
White lies, I don't wanna sing the same old songs again
F Cm Gm
I ain't gonna wage the same old wars.
F Cm Gm
Don't wanna break the same old promises
F G#
Don't wanna see the same old sores.
Cm Ab
It's easier to say it (ooohh ooohh oh)
Cm B Ab
Harder still to execute, (ooohh ooohh oh)
Cm Eb
Each defines your own sense of divine,
F Eb
But I'm not gonna let it out,
F Cm
'Till I find something better.
[Chorus]
Fm Cm
I don't wanna live this way
Fm G Cm
Cuz it tears me away from you
Fm Cm
When I feel the hopelessness,
Fm G Cm
I'm alone in a crowded room
Fm Cm
Every step I take,
Fm G Cm
I keep walking the same old road,
Fm Cm
I gotta cut the chord,
Fm G
And keep digging 'till I can
Ab
Find me something tangible.
[Verse 2]
Cm Gm
White Lies,
F Cm Gm
Gonna feel the same ol' failure,
F Cm Gm
Don't wanna bleed the blues,
F Cm Gm
Your gonna lose the same lover,
F G#
Your gonna steer the same ol' suit.
Cm G#
It's easier to say it (ooohh ooohh oh)
C# G#
Harder still to execute, (ooohh ooohh oh)
Cm D#
Each defines their own sense of divine,
F D#
But I'm not gonna let it out,
F Cm
'Till I find something better,
[Chorus]
Fm Cm
But I don't wanna live this way
Fm G Cm
Cuz it tears me away from you
Fm Cm
When I feel the loneliness,
Fm G Cm
I'm alone in a crowded room
Fm Cm
Every step I take,
Fm G Cm
I keep walking the same old road,
Fm Cm
I gotta cut the chord,
Fm G
And keep digging 'till I can
Ab
Find me something tangible.
[Bridge]
Cm Bb F D G [x2]
Cm Bb F
You said you'd find something better
You said you'd find somebody better
D G
Now it's time to go and find your own way home [4x]
[Chorus]
Cm Fm Cm
I don't wanna live this way
Fm G Cm
Cuz it tears me away from you
Fm Cm
When I feel the hopelessness,
Fm G Cm
I'm alone in a crowded room
Fm Cm
Every step I take,
Fm G Cm
I keep walking the same old road,
Fm Cm
I gotta cut the chord,
Fm G
And keep digging 'till I can
Ab
Find me something tangible.
A couple notes about the bridge - when you play the D chord, you can embellish it to follow the melody using
the pattern D-Dsus2-D-Dsus4-D. During the G chord at the end of the progression, there is a bass walkup that
goes B-C-D-Eb.
[Verse 1]
Cm Gm F Cm Gm
White lies, I don't wanna sing the same old songs again
F Cm Gm
I ain't gonna wage the same old wars.
F Cm Gm
Don't wanna break the same old promises
F G#
Don't wanna see the same old sores.
Cm Ab
It's easier to say it (ooohh ooohh oh)
Cm B Ab
Harder still to execute, (ooohh ooohh oh)
Cm Eb
Each defines your own sense of divine,
F Eb
But I'm not gonna let it out,
F Cm
'Till I find something better.
[Chorus]
Fm Cm
I don't wanna live this way
Fm G Cm
Cuz it tears me away from you
Fm Cm
When I feel the hopelessness,
Fm G Cm
I'm alone in a crowded room
Fm Cm
Every step I take,
Fm G Cm
I keep walking the same old road,
Fm Cm
I gotta cut the chord,
Fm G
And keep digging 'till I can
Ab
Find me something tangible.
[Verse 2]
Cm Gm
White Lies,
F Cm Gm
Gonna feel the same ol' failure,
F Cm Gm
Don't wanna bleed the blues,
F Cm Gm
Your gonna lose the same lover,
F G#
Your gonna steer the same ol' suit.
Cm G#
It's easier to say it (ooohh ooohh oh)
C# G#
Harder still to execute, (ooohh ooohh oh)
Cm D#
Each defines their own sense of divine,
F D#
But I'm not gonna let it out,
F Cm
'Till I find something better,
[Chorus]
Fm Cm
But I don't wanna live this way
Fm G Cm
Cuz it tears me away from you
Fm Cm
When I feel the loneliness,
Fm G Cm
I'm alone in a crowded room
Fm Cm
Every step I take,
Fm G Cm
I keep walking the same old road,
Fm Cm
I gotta cut the chord,
Fm G
And keep digging 'till I can
Ab
Find me something tangible.
[Bridge]
Cm Bb F D G [x2]
Cm Bb F
You said you'd find something better
You said you'd find somebody better
D G
Now it's time to go and find your own way home [4x]
[Chorus]
Cm Fm Cm
I don't wanna live this way
Fm G Cm
Cuz it tears me away from you
Fm Cm
When I feel the hopelessness,
Fm G Cm
I'm alone in a crowded room
Fm Cm
Every step I take,
Fm G Cm
I keep walking the same old road,
Fm Cm
I gotta cut the chord,
Fm G
And keep digging 'till I can
Ab
Find me something tangible.
Ryan Beaver
Ryan Blue
Ryan Bradford
Ryan Calhoun
Ryan Campbell