Matchbook Romance is an post-hardcore band from Poughkeepsie, New York and were originally known as The Getaway.
The band formed in 1997, constisting of Andrew Jordan (vocals & guitar), Ryan "Judas" DePaolo (backing vocals & guitar), Ryan Kienle (bass) and Aaron Stern (drums).
They have released two albums: Stories and Alibis (2003) and Voices (2006), one EP named West for Wishing (2003) and one split EP with Motion City Soundtrack .
Matchbook Romance headlined the Epitaph Tour in early 2005
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Chorus: Ebm So take take everything C# and leave me scrambling B Reaching for something that BbmG#m wasn't there in the first place Ebm So take take everything C# and leave me scrambling B Reaching for something that BbmG#m wasn't there in the first place
Interlude: Ebm-- x4
Verse 2: B Tell me i'm wrong when I say C# say I can't expect you to BBb spend forever with me BC#EbmC#B I live for that single moment BbmG#mEbm I take back everything i've said C# You wore those words on your lips BBbmG#m As if they meant anything anyway EbmB Sometimes I feel I could drop C# off the face of the earth BBbm It seems I do more harm than good G#mB And I don't know if it's worth C# me loosing sleep over this
(Repeat Chorus)
Interlude: Ebm---B-C# Ebm--F#--C#--Ebm
Bridge: Tell me I'm wrong B when I say it C# I can't expect you to BBbG#m stay forever with me B I live for the C# single moment