Allister is a pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The four-piece formed in 1996 and were one of the first bands to sign to Drive-Thru Records. Besides releasing three studio albums — 1999's Dead Ends and Girlfriends, 2002's Last Stop Suburbia, and 2005's Before the Blackout — Allister made a cameo appearance in the 2004 film Sleepover. On March 6, 2007, the band announced their intention to go on hiatus. In 2010 they reunited with announce of the new album ''Countdown to Nowhere" to be released October 3rd, 2010.
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!
Allister A Study In Economics Before The Blackout 2005 Submitted by: [email protected]
This song reminds me of Minority by Greenday haha
Key: C, Eb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used: C - x32010 G - 320003 Am - x02210 F - 133211 Cm - x35543 Eb/G - 365xxx G# - 466544 Bb - x13331 Eb - x68886 Bb/D - x587xx G/B - x2x003
Intro: C-F-G-- x2
Verse 1: CF Chalk it up to the public's G request for a style FC that they just don't understand CF Chalk it up to the difference G between the industries FC supply and demand CF Say please with the stab G of a knife to the heart of FC what you've always believed C Well I'll pull that bloody F knife back out and wave GFC it at the pessimism in me
Refrain: F Say goodbye to all the C preconceptions that you had F Say goodbye to CG#G everything you know FG Take the time and draw C the line to what you G/BAmG have and what you think FG you'll find Cause I know
Chorus 1: C Let's hear it for FG lack of origination C It's all the same F thing if you look at it GC right I can tell you FG without any hesitation G#Bb That this will not survive
Post Chorus: C-F-G--
Verse 2: C So what's the catch what's F the trick to the trade G Is it luck or is it FC all just a game C What's the rule for F the pile of charades G Is it all about FC what's in a name CF Say please with the stab G of a knife to the heart of FC what you've always believed C Well I'll pull that fucking F knife back out and wave GFC it at the pessimism in me
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus 2: C Let's hear it for FG lack of origination C It's all the same F thing if you look at it GC right I can tell you FG without any hesitation G#Bb That this will not survive C Three cheers for FG the loser generation C It's all the same thing FG if you look at it right C I can tell you FG without any hesitation G# That this will Bb Cm-Eb/G-G#-Bb-Cm-Eb/G-G#-Bb-Cm-Eb/G-G#-Bb-G#--Eb-Bb/D- not survive Tonight
Chorus 3: C Let's hear it for FG lack of origination C It's all the same F thing if you look at it GC right I can tell you FG without any hesitation G#Bb That this will not survive C Three cheers for FG the loser generation C It's all the same thing FG if you look at it right C I can tell you FG without any hesitation G# That this will Bb not survive G# No this will Bb not survive G# Bb-- So kiss it all Cm-Eb/G-G#- Goodnight BbCm-Eb/G-G#- Kiss it goodnight BbCm-Eb/G-G#- Kiss it goodnight BbCm-Eb/G-G#-Bb-Fm-Bb-Cm(hold) Kiss it goodnight