Taking Back Sunday is an American rock band from Long Island, New York. The band was formed by guitarist Eddie Reyes in 1999. The band's members are Adam Lazzara (lead vocals), John Nolan (lead guitar, keyboards, vocals), Shaun Cooper (bass guitar), and Mark O'Connell (drums).
Guitarist Eddie Reyes, who had played in The Movielife, Mind Over Matter and Inside, and guitarist Jesse Lacey of the Rookie Lot founded Taking Back Sunday in Amityville, New York in November 1999.
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(its very important that you play them as power chords)
[Intro] Asus2 A (play an A chord after strumming once) C#m B5 C#m x2
[Verse] Asus2 I was living day to day C#m As the meetings they would suggest Asus2C#m Sitting pretty having one foot out that door Asus2 No, I didn't know how to act E Started running and I didn't look back B5 Still feel the same way
Still don't know where I'm going
[Pre-chorus] Asus2 Oh, then you let me in C#m I don't know how you did it other than you did Asus2 Cut your wrist and said come get you some C#m It only works if you don't look down Asus2 Bought the ticket, now you're on the track E You can keep it but you can't look back B5 You can keep it but you can't look back Asus2 You can keep it but you can't look back
You can keep it but you can't look back
[Chorus] C#mE I didn't know what I was looking for C#mE And come to think I wasn't looking at all C#mE I'm not the same man, not since you came in C#mB5 I'm going to get you if it takes me all night long Asus2 I'm going to get you if it takes me all night long EC#m I'm going to get you if it takes me all night long E I'm going to get you if it takes me all night long Asus2E I'm not the same man, not since you came in B5 I'm going to get you if it take me all night
I'm going to get you if it takes me all night long
[Verse] Asus2 I was nearly four states away C#m Mamma calling from the other end Asus2C#m Someday a woman's gonna need you most the time, yeah Asus2 Lord, I didn't know how to act E I started running and I didn't look back B5 Still feel the same way
Still don't know where I'm going
[Pre-chorus] Asus2 But now I'm in it until the bitter end C#m You're gonna do me then you do me like that Asus2 Cut your wrist and said come get you some C#m It only works if you don't look down Asus2 Bought the ticket, now you're on the track E You can keep it but you can't look back B5 You can keep it but you can't look back Asus2 You can keep it but you can't look back
You can keep it but you can't look back
[Chorus] C#mAsus2EB5 I didn't know what I was looking for (can't look back) C#mAsus2EB5 And come to think I wasn't looking at all (can't look back) C#mAsus2EB5 I'm not the same man, not since you came in C#mAsus2B5 I'm going to get you if it takes me all night long
I'm going to get you if it takes me all night long
[Instrumental] C#mAsus2EB5C#mAsus2
B5 I'm going to get you if it takes me all night Asus2 I'm going to get you if it takes me all night long
I'm going to get you if it takes me all night long
[Middle 8] EB5C#mAsus2
EB5 Started runnin' in C#m You cut your wrist Asus2 You let me in
[Outro] E Don't know how you did it other than you did B5 I was there beside myself in my own skin C#m Unfamiliar, I tried it on and liked the fit Asus2 I don't know how you did it other than you did Asus2 I'm going to get you if it takes me all night long
E I don't know how you did it other than you did B5 I was there beside myself in my own skin C#m Unfamiliar, I tried it on and liked the fit Asus2 I don't know how you did it other than you did
E Don't know how you did it other than you did B5 I was there beside myself in my own skin C#m Unfamiliar, I tried it on and liked the fit Asus2 I don't know how you did it other than you did E Don't know how you did it other than you did