Biography:
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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Other songs:
- In Transit For You
- Monsters
- 14 Balloons
- Cream Soda
- Ex Marks The Spot
- Farewell To Friends
- Fiction
- Goody Like Two Shoes
- Hidden Track
- Hollywood And Vine
- I Wish You Were Here
- If All Else Fails
- Lovers And Liars
- My Eyes Burn
- My Mannequin Can Dance
- Portrait
- Promise
- Save Yourself
- Say It Like You Mean It
- Shadows Like Statues
- Shell Never Understand
- Singing Bridges
- Stay Tonight
- Stories And Alibis
- Story Of A Girl Cover
- Surrender
- The Greatest Fall Of All Time
- Tiger Lily
- What A Sight
- You Can Run But Well Find You
- Your Stories My Alibis
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Matchbook Romance
Promise
Stories And Alibies
2003
Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: Eb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Eb - x68886
Bb - x13331
G# - 466544
Fm - 133111
Gm - 355333
Cm - x35543
Bb/D - x587xx
Intro: Eb--Bb--G#--Fm-Gm-G#-Bb x2, Eb--Bb--G#--Fm-Gm-G#-
Verse 1:
Eb Bb
What would you say, if I
G#
asked you not, to go?
Would you forget every-one
forget everyhting
Bb Eb
start o-ver, with, me?
Would you take my
Bb G#
hand, and never let me, go?
Well promise me you'll
Fm Gm G# Bb
ne-ver let me go
Verse 2:
Eb
And now the stars
Bb
aren't out to-night
But, neither are we
G#
to look up, at, them
Why does hello,
Bb
feel like, goodbye?
Eb
And these, memories
Bb
can't re-place
These, wishes I, wish
G#
and dreams, I chase
Fm Gm
Well take this broken
G# Bb Eb(hold)
heart and make it right
Chorus:
Eb
I feel like, I've lost
Cm G#
eve-ry-thing when you're gone,
Bb Eb
Left remem-be-ring what it's like
Cm
To have you here, with me
G#
I thought, you, should know
Bb
You're not, ma-king this, ea-sy
Verse 3:
Cm(hold)
I ne-ver, thought I'd
Bb
be the one, to, say
G#
Please, dont,-- well
Bb
please dont leave, me--
(Repeat Chorus)
Interlude: Eb(hold), Bb-Eb(hold)
Post Chorus:
Your not making
Cm Bb G#(palm mute), Cm--Bb/D--G#
this easy
Guitar 2: while doing Post Chorus
e|---------23-|
B|-----23-----|
G|-20---------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|
Bridge:
Cm Bb/D Eb
Take, my hand, and never let me, go
Cm
Take, my hand, and never let me go
Bb G#
Promise me, you'll never let, go(growl)
Bb G#(growl until here)
Never let, go never let, go
Bb
You'll never let, go
Make, this, last, forever
(Repeat Chorus except last line)
Outro:
Eb
You're not making this easy
Cm G#
You're not making this easy
Bb Eb
You're not making this easy
Cm G#
You're not making this easy
Bb Cm
You're not making this easy
Lower voice:
Bb
I'll fall, asleep, to-night,
Cause that brings
Eb(hold)
me clo-ser, to, you
Promise
Stories And Alibies
2003
Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: Eb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Eb - x68886
Bb - x13331
G# - 466544
Fm - 133111
Gm - 355333
Cm - x35543
Bb/D - x587xx
Intro: Eb--Bb--G#--Fm-Gm-G#-Bb x2, Eb--Bb--G#--Fm-Gm-G#-
Verse 1:
Eb Bb
What would you say, if I
G#
asked you not, to go?
Would you forget every-one
forget everyhting
Bb Eb
start o-ver, with, me?
Would you take my
Bb G#
hand, and never let me, go?
Well promise me you'll
Fm Gm G# Bb
ne-ver let me go
Verse 2:
Eb
And now the stars
Bb
aren't out to-night
But, neither are we
G#
to look up, at, them
Why does hello,
Bb
feel like, goodbye?
Eb
And these, memories
Bb
can't re-place
These, wishes I, wish
G#
and dreams, I chase
Fm Gm
Well take this broken
G# Bb Eb(hold)
heart and make it right
Chorus:
Eb
I feel like, I've lost
Cm G#
eve-ry-thing when you're gone,
Bb Eb
Left remem-be-ring what it's like
Cm
To have you here, with me
G#
I thought, you, should know
Bb
You're not, ma-king this, ea-sy
Verse 3:
Cm(hold)
I ne-ver, thought I'd
Bb
be the one, to, say
G#
Please, dont,-- well
Bb
please dont leave, me--
(Repeat Chorus)
Interlude: Eb(hold), Bb-Eb(hold)
Post Chorus:
Your not making
Cm Bb G#(palm mute), Cm--Bb/D--G#
this easy
Guitar 2: while doing Post Chorus
e|---------23-|
B|-----23-----|
G|-20---------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|
Bridge:
Cm Bb/D Eb
Take, my hand, and never let me, go
Cm
Take, my hand, and never let me go
Bb G#
Promise me, you'll never let, go(growl)
Bb G#(growl until here)
Never let, go never let, go
Bb
You'll never let, go
Make, this, last, forever
(Repeat Chorus except last line)
Outro:
Eb
You're not making this easy
Cm G#
You're not making this easy
Bb Eb
You're not making this easy
Cm G#
You're not making this easy
Bb Cm
You're not making this easy
Lower voice:
Bb
I'll fall, asleep, to-night,
Cause that brings
Eb(hold)
me clo-ser, to, you
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