Biography:
The Get Up Kids are a Kansas City-based American emo band. Formed in 1995, the band was a major player in the mid-90's emo scene, otherwise known as the "second wave" of emo music. As they gained prominence, they began touring with bands such as Green Day and Weezer before becoming headliners themselves, eventually embarking on international tours of Japan and Europe. They founded Heroes & Villains Records, an imprint of the successful indie rock label Vagrant Records.
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- 10 Minutes
- Action And Action
- Anne Arbour
- Better Half
- Better This Way
- Campfire Kansas
- Central Standard Time
- Close To Home
- Coming Clean
- Conversation
- Dont Hate Me
- Fall Semester
- Forgive And Forget
- Hannah Hold On
- High As The Moon
- Holiday
- Holy Roman
- How Long Is Too Long
- Ill Catch You
- Im A Loner Dottie A Rebel
- Im Sorry
- Impossible Outcomes
- Is There A Way Out
- Kicker
- Last Place You Look
- Like A Man Possessed
- Long Goodnight
- Lowercase West Thomas
- Man Of Conviction
- Martyr Me
- Mass Pike
- Maybe
- My Apology
- My Own Reflection
- Never Be Alone
- One Year Later
- Out Of Reach
- Overdue
- Red Letter Day
- Regret
- Second Place
- Send Us A Saint
- Sick In Her Skin
- Something To Write Home About
- Stay Gold Ponyboy
- Stay Gone
- Sympathy
- The Company Dime
- The Dark Night Of The Soul
- The One You Want
- The Worst Idea
- Up On The Roof
- Valentine
- Walking On A Wire
- Wish You Were Here
- Woodson
- Wouldnt Believe It
- Your Petty Pretty Things
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So here's an acoustic version of the Get Up Kids' 'The Worst Idea'.
Have fun and feel free to comment and to rate.
Intro:
Am G F C F C E 2x
Verse:
Am G F C
I'll go with the worst idea
F C E
if everyone takes the toll
Am G F C
keep following anyone
F C E
who digs a deeper hole
Chorus:
(E) F
sing me a tune
C Am
wasn't this bond built forever?
C Dm F
the anchor that strong
Verse 2:
Am G F C
my money, it changes how
F C E
we used to value most
Am G F C
so over the short ascent
F C E
that comes at any cost
Chorus:
(E) F
sing me a tune
C Am
wasn't this bond built forever?
C F
the anchor that strong
C Am
didn't we build this together?
C Dm
did the worst just go wrong?
F Am
the worst just go wrong?
Bridge:
(Am) C
on and on
Dm F E
how do you win so many enemies?
Am C
I'm open to any good news
Dm F E
what if the world falls in on the only option we knew?
Guitar Solo:
2nd guitar Am G F C F C E 2x
Chorus:
(E) F
sing me a tune
C Am
wasn't this bond built forever?
C F
the anchor that strong
C Am
didn't we build this together?
C Dm F
did the worst just go wrong?
Verse:
Am G F C
I'll go with the worst idea
F C E
if everyone takes the toll
Bm A G D
my money, it changes how
G D F#
we used to value most
Bm A G D
so over the short ascent
G D F#
that comes at any cost
Chorus:
(F#) G
sing me a tune
D Bm
wasn't this bond built forever?
D Em
the anchor that strong
G Bm
the anchor that strong
(Bm) A G D
I'll go with the worst idea
G D F#
if everyone takes the toll (way too long)
Bm A G D
I'll go with the worst idea
G D F#
if everyone takes the toll
Have fun and feel free to comment and to rate.
Intro:
Am G F C F C E 2x
Verse:
Am G F C
I'll go with the worst idea
F C E
if everyone takes the toll
Am G F C
keep following anyone
F C E
who digs a deeper hole
Chorus:
(E) F
sing me a tune
C Am
wasn't this bond built forever?
C Dm F
the anchor that strong
Verse 2:
Am G F C
my money, it changes how
F C E
we used to value most
Am G F C
so over the short ascent
F C E
that comes at any cost
Chorus:
(E) F
sing me a tune
C Am
wasn't this bond built forever?
C F
the anchor that strong
C Am
didn't we build this together?
C Dm
did the worst just go wrong?
F Am
the worst just go wrong?
Bridge:
(Am) C
on and on
Dm F E
how do you win so many enemies?
Am C
I'm open to any good news
Dm F E
what if the world falls in on the only option we knew?
Guitar Solo:
2nd guitar Am G F C F C E 2x
Chorus:
(E) F
sing me a tune
C Am
wasn't this bond built forever?
C F
the anchor that strong
C Am
didn't we build this together?
C Dm F
did the worst just go wrong?
Verse:
Am G F C
I'll go with the worst idea
F C E
if everyone takes the toll
Bm A G D
my money, it changes how
G D F#
we used to value most
Bm A G D
so over the short ascent
G D F#
that comes at any cost
Chorus:
(F#) G
sing me a tune
D Bm
wasn't this bond built forever?
D Em
the anchor that strong
G Bm
the anchor that strong
(Bm) A G D
I'll go with the worst idea
G D F#
if everyone takes the toll (way too long)
Bm A G D
I'll go with the worst idea
G D F#
if everyone takes the toll
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