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.
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Allister Matchsticks Last Stop Suburbia 2002 Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used: A - x02220 E - 022100 D - xx0232 Eb - x68886 C#m - x46654
Intro: A-D-E-- x4, Eb-E--
Verse 1: A I've been waiting for the right D time to tell her how I feel A I've been waiting so long E to say what's on my mind A But I just don't think DE that she's gonna understand A That we could watch a stupid movie D While I hold her by the hand A Stay up all night talking but E we'll never get the chance A So I wrote these words so DE maybe she'll understand
Chorus 1: That I've been DE staying up all night A Waiting for a phone call DE Staying up all night A Praying that I don't fall DE Madly in love with this girl AED that's gonna break my heart AED she's gonna break my heart AED she's gonna break my heart E-- she's gonna break my heart (she'll break my heart every time I see her)
Verse 2: A Well I guess it's the right D time to tell her how I feel A It's my one last shot to E say what's on my mind A But I just don't think DE that she's gonna understand A That I would drive all night D just to see her for a day A Make another broken promise E If she says that I could stay A So I wrote these words so DE maybe she'll understand
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge: C#m Every time I see D her smile that smile I think that maybe she had AE saved that one for me C#m Then I realize that D I'm going crazy Or maybe it's just my AE imagination working overtime D Well you know the time E On a girl that's gonna break my-
Chorus 2: AED -heart AED she's gonna break my heart AED she's gonna break my heart AED she's gonna break my heart E-- AA(Hold) she's gonna break my heart (she'll break my heart every time I see her)