Biography:
The Lawrence Arms are a punk rock trio from Chicago, formed in 1999. The lineup consists of Brendan Kelly (vocals & bass), Chris McCaughan (vocals & guitar), and Neil Hennessy (drums). They have released seven full-length albums and are currently signed to Epitaph. Their music and lyrics exhibit their propensity for juxtaposing references from history and literature with American pop culture. The band takes its name from a building the members resided in (and were later evicted from) called the Lawrence Arms
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Other songs:
- 100 Resolutions
- 106 South
- 3Am Qvc Shopping Spree Hangover
- A Boring Story
- A Toast
- Abracadaver
- Acheron River
- Alert The Audience
- All The Week
- Another Boring Story
- Are You There Margaret Its Me God
- Are You There Yet Margaret Its Me God
- Beautiful Things
- Black Snow
- Boatless Brooze Cruise Part 1
- Bonfire Park
- Brick Wall Views
- Brickwall Views
- Chapter 13 A Hero Appears
- Chapter 13 The Hero Appears
- Chilean District
- Criminal
- Demons
- Devils Takin Names
- Drunken Tweets
- Faintly Falling Ashes
- Ghost Stories
- Hey What Time Is Pensacola Wings Of Gold On Anyway
- Hickery Avenue
- Ill Take Whats In The Box Monty
- Intransit
- Light Breathing Me And Martha Plimpton In A Fancy Elevator
- Like A Record Player
- Metropole
- Minute
- Navigating The Windward Passage
- Necrotism Decanting The Insalubrious Cyborg Midnight Part 7
- Never Fade Away
- October Blood
- Old Mexico Way
- On With The Show
- Overheated
- Paradise Shitty
- Porno And Snuff Films
- Quincentuple Your Money
- Right As Rain Part 2
- Seventeener
- Seventeener 17Th And 37Th
- Spit Shining Shit
- The Corpses Of Our Motivations
- The Devils Takin Names
- The Disaster March
- The First Eviction Notice
- The March Of The Elephants
- The Profiteers
- The Rabbit And The Rooster
- The Ramblin Boys Of Pleasure
- The Rambling Boys Of Pleasure
- The Raw And Searing Flesh
- The Redness In The West
- The Slowest Drink At The Saddest Bar On The Snowiest Day In The Greatest City
- The Ymca Down The Street From The Clinic
- Them Angels Been Talkin
- Theres No Place Like A Strangers Floor
- These Pigs Seem To Be Getting The Best Of Me
- Warped Summer Extravaganza
- You Are Here
- Your Gravest Words
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Lawrence Arms
A Toast
Cocktails and Dreams
2005
Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: G
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
G - 320033
D - xx0232
Em - 022000
C - x32010
Intro: G-C-D-C- x2
Verse 1:
G C
you tell me that you
wanna go to heaven
D
but you run around acting
C
like you're gonna live
G
forever you tell me that
C
you're going through hell
D
but you're putting others
C
through it you say that i
D
smell like i haven't had
C
a shower in 23 days
D
like an unbalanced beer
C
can two minutes too late
G
a look like a stale face
C
from a fresh grave with
D
a chip on my shoulder
C
and an eye full of rage
Refrain 1:
D C
can you taste that beer
D
with your back to the
Em
bar can you smell a
cigarette without
C D
letting down your guard?
Chorus 1:
G D
ten cans 4 a.m. friends
C
the sad thing is that
D
you've always been like
G
this moaning in a bed
D
shaped like a hearse
C
believe the lies that
D(hold)
you tell yourself
Post Chorus: G-C-D-C- x2
Verse 2:
G
you tell me that my
C
problem is thinking
D
but i can chase it
C
away with a problem
G
like drinking way you
C
tell me you don't wanna
get old but you've got
D
a party on the line and
C
a grave on hold like a
D
drunk operator like a
C
game of roulette, like
D
a martini balanced on
C
a whiffle ball bat
G
when a hard wind blows
C
it's gonna fall down
D
when the wind blows
there'll be broken
C
glass all around
(Repeat Refrain 1)
Chorus 2:
G D
ten cans 4 a.m. friends
C
the sad thing is that
D
you've always been like
G
this moaning in a bed
D
shaped like a hearse
C
believe the lies that
you tell yourself
D
thinking you'll
G G G G G G G
never get worse
Guitar Solo: G-Em-D-C- x4
Refrain 2:
C
can you taste that beer
D
with your back to the
Em
bar can you smell a
cigarette with
C D
your smile so far away
Chorus 3:
G D
ten cans 4 a.m. friends
C
the sad thing is that
D
you've always been like
G
this like a bright
D
shiny apple with a
C
worm inside believe
C
the lies that you
D
tell yourself this is
G Em C
the only way to die
this is the only
G Em C
way to die
this is the only
G Em C
way to die ya ya ya ya
this is the only
G Em C
way to die ya ya ya ya
this is the only
G Em C G Em C C C C C C C
way to die
A Toast
Cocktails and Dreams
2005
Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: G
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
G - 320033
D - xx0232
Em - 022000
C - x32010
Intro: G-C-D-C- x2
Verse 1:
G C
you tell me that you
wanna go to heaven
D
but you run around acting
C
like you're gonna live
G
forever you tell me that
C
you're going through hell
D
but you're putting others
C
through it you say that i
D
smell like i haven't had
C
a shower in 23 days
D
like an unbalanced beer
C
can two minutes too late
G
a look like a stale face
C
from a fresh grave with
D
a chip on my shoulder
C
and an eye full of rage
Refrain 1:
D C
can you taste that beer
D
with your back to the
Em
bar can you smell a
cigarette without
C D
letting down your guard?
Chorus 1:
G D
ten cans 4 a.m. friends
C
the sad thing is that
D
you've always been like
G
this moaning in a bed
D
shaped like a hearse
C
believe the lies that
D(hold)
you tell yourself
Post Chorus: G-C-D-C- x2
Verse 2:
G
you tell me that my
C
problem is thinking
D
but i can chase it
C
away with a problem
G
like drinking way you
C
tell me you don't wanna
get old but you've got
D
a party on the line and
C
a grave on hold like a
D
drunk operator like a
C
game of roulette, like
D
a martini balanced on
C
a whiffle ball bat
G
when a hard wind blows
C
it's gonna fall down
D
when the wind blows
there'll be broken
C
glass all around
(Repeat Refrain 1)
Chorus 2:
G D
ten cans 4 a.m. friends
C
the sad thing is that
D
you've always been like
G
this moaning in a bed
D
shaped like a hearse
C
believe the lies that
you tell yourself
D
thinking you'll
G G G G G G G
never get worse
Guitar Solo: G-Em-D-C- x4
Refrain 2:
C
can you taste that beer
D
with your back to the
Em
bar can you smell a
cigarette with
C D
your smile so far away
Chorus 3:
G D
ten cans 4 a.m. friends
C
the sad thing is that
D
you've always been like
G
this like a bright
D
shiny apple with a
C
worm inside believe
C
the lies that you
D
tell yourself this is
G Em C
the only way to die
this is the only
G Em C
way to die
this is the only
G Em C
way to die ya ya ya ya
this is the only
G Em C
way to die ya ya ya ya
this is the only
G Em C G Em C C C C C C C
way to die
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