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 Racecars Last Stop Suburbia 2002 Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used: A - x02220 Bm - x24432 D - xx0232 E - 022100 Dm - xx0231 F#m - 244222
Intro: A-Bm-D-E- x2
Verse 1: ABmDEA I met this girl the other day BmDEA Sitting alone on the Wednesday train BmDEABmDE I said what's wrong you look so sad ABmDEA She said she's got something inside BmDEA That she's not willing to confide BmDEABmDE So I said can I give some free advice
Refrain 1: D Don't worry about your E problems now baby cuz A They just don't matter when F#mD it comes down to the fact That everybody's got E problems now baby A And life's too short to F#mDE(hold) keep them bottled up inside
Chorus 1: ADE Cuz I know When life feels like AD a racecar speeding down E It's one way street ADE That I'll go Anywhere AD that feels like heaven E down this one way street D Cuz I know that Dm(Hold) everything will be fine
Post Chorus: A-Bm-D-E- x2
Verse 2: ABmD I met this guy EA the other day BmD Sitting alone on EA the Sunday train Bm Dressed up with DEABmDE nowhere left to go ABmD He said if there's one EA thing that I've learned BmDE Through all these cigarettes ABm I've burned You've got DEABmDE to stop and look around
Refrain 2: D He said that hindsight's E clearer than a crystal ball A If he had the chance he would F#mD stop and do it all over again Cuz when you're waiting E for the sound of the gavel A You don't want it to F#m end with a fistful DE(Hold) of regrets inside
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Guitar Solo: A-D-E-- x3, D--E--
Chorus 2: ADE Cuz I know
When life feels like AD a racecar speeding down E It's one way street ADE That I'll go Anywhere AD that feels like heaven E down this one way street ADE Cuz I know When life feels like AD a racecar speeding down E It's one way street ADE That I'll go Anywhere AD that feels like heaven E down this one way street D Cuz I know that Dm(Hold) A(hold) everything will be fine