Thursday is a post-hardcore band, formed in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1997. The band consisted of Geoff Rickly (lead vocals), Tom Keeley (lead guitar, backing vocals), Steve Pedulla (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Tim Payne (bass guitar), Andrew Everding (keyboards, backing vocals), and Tucker Rule (drums).
Thursday released their debut album, Waiting, in late 1999 with original guitarist Bill Henderson, who left the band in 2000 and was replaced by Steve Pedulla.
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!
Chords used: C#m - x46654 D - zz0232 F#m - 244222 A - x02220 E - 022100 B - x24442
Intro: C#m-D-F#m-D- x2
Verse 1: C#mEAB 5-4-3-2-1 lets start a fire C#m Burn this town from inside out EA Til no one's left alive BC#mE And you can't feel the rhythm of ABC#m your steps when you hit the street EABC#mEA Sixteen's so far away from here BC#mEA when you're counting every step
Chorus: C#mA 5-4-3-2 what are you waiting for? F#m The train is catching up D keep on running don't look back C#m Cause its 10-9-8-7 everybody's D coming to burn this city F#m burn this city down tonight D Leave it all behind
Verse 2: C#m All his life he lived EA in this same house BC#m Same white fence surrounding EA him he swore he would get out BC#mE But he can't cause his foot ABC#m got caught in between in the rails EAB And all his friends were up ahead C#mEAB They can't hear him yelling C#mEA yelling for some help BC#mE And it's much too late ABC#mEA to call the doctor now BC#mE This town is full of ABC#mEA sympathies we're drowning in it all
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge: C#mD Burn the city! Burn the City! C#mD Burn the city! Burn the City! C#mD Burn the city! Burn the City! C#mD Burn the city! Burn the City!
sings in backup vocals: Is that the sound of the gate coming down no flashing lights no warning 5-4-3-2-1 (Repeat)
Breakdown: C#m(hold)
Outro: C#mDF#m When we press our ears to D the ground we feel the shake C#mDF#m Can't get up to put the D petals in their place C#mDF#mF#m 5-4-3-2 What are you waiting for? DC#m(hold) Burn this city burn this city tonight