Biografía:
The Get Up Kids es una banda de indie y emo proveniente de los suburbios de Kansas City, formada a finales de los años 90.
La agrupación se formó con los integrantes de los grupos Kingpin y Secret Decoder Ring, llevando más de seis años en este ámbito.
Fueron declarados los "creadores, predicadores" de los pilares del emo.
Después de toda de la atención recibida por su EP debut "Shorty", el grupo creó tres sencillos para las discográficas independientes Contrast y Doghouse Records
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The Get Up Kids
Action And Action
Something To Write Home about
1999 Vagrant Records
Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
C#m - x46654
B - x24442
A - x02220
E - 022100
G#m - 466444
C - x32010
F#m - 244222
G#/C - x365xx
Intro: C#m-B-A-E-G#m---A (x3)
Organ: Will enter simultaneously with drums at 2nd time
e|-4----4----2-0--2-0--4----4----5----5---
B|---5----5--------------5----5----5----5-
G|----------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------- x2
A|----------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------
Verse 1:
E
You really think that you’re bigger than this
G#m
To the tune of ten thousand lisps
A
Who would have thought we’d represent
C
When I can’t take a compliment?
E
Overexposure is the key
G#m
And any focus on me
A
Is appreciated
C
As it should be
Refrain 1:
C#m G#m
No wonder now
A E G#m
I finally found
A
The right formula look for
Chorus 1:
E G#m
You taught me how
A B
I play the fool
E G#m
Every mistake that I make
A F#m
I couldn’t have made without you
E G#m
What’s said is done
A B
And plain to see
A B C
You take it all too seriously
(Repeat Intro but only twice)
Verse 2:
E
What better way to make an honest mistake
G#m
Than a televised hand of fate
A
When the world’s closing in on you
C
A decision would be overdue
E
Now nothing left is out of hand
G#m
A stronger jaded man stands
A
If the world is ending
C
Then we toast to it
Refrain 2:
C#m G#m
I’m stronger now
A E
But not without
G#m A
The right formula look for
Chorus 2:
E G#m
You taught me how
A B
I play the fool
E G#m
Every mistake that I make
A F#m
I couldn’t have made without you
E G#m
What’s said is done
A B
And plain to see
A B
Here’s all you get from me
G#/C
Here’s all you get from me
Organ: C#m(hold)-A(hold)-E(hold)-G#m(hold)
Bridge:
C#m A
I’m down for whatever
E G#m
What’s there left to wait for?
C#m A
I’m down for whatever
E G#m
What’s there left to wait for?
A-B A-B G#/C
wait for I wait
(Repeat Chorus 2)
End on C#m
Action And Action
Something To Write Home about
1999 Vagrant Records
Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
C#m - x46654
B - x24442
A - x02220
E - 022100
G#m - 466444
C - x32010
F#m - 244222
G#/C - x365xx
Intro: C#m-B-A-E-G#m---A (x3)
Organ: Will enter simultaneously with drums at 2nd time
e|-4----4----2-0--2-0--4----4----5----5---
B|---5----5--------------5----5----5----5-
G|----------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------- x2
A|----------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------
Verse 1:
E
You really think that you’re bigger than this
G#m
To the tune of ten thousand lisps
A
Who would have thought we’d represent
C
When I can’t take a compliment?
E
Overexposure is the key
G#m
And any focus on me
A
Is appreciated
C
As it should be
Refrain 1:
C#m G#m
No wonder now
A E G#m
I finally found
A
The right formula look for
Chorus 1:
E G#m
You taught me how
A B
I play the fool
E G#m
Every mistake that I make
A F#m
I couldn’t have made without you
E G#m
What’s said is done
A B
And plain to see
A B C
You take it all too seriously
(Repeat Intro but only twice)
Verse 2:
E
What better way to make an honest mistake
G#m
Than a televised hand of fate
A
When the world’s closing in on you
C
A decision would be overdue
E
Now nothing left is out of hand
G#m
A stronger jaded man stands
A
If the world is ending
C
Then we toast to it
Refrain 2:
C#m G#m
I’m stronger now
A E
But not without
G#m A
The right formula look for
Chorus 2:
E G#m
You taught me how
A B
I play the fool
E G#m
Every mistake that I make
A F#m
I couldn’t have made without you
E G#m
What’s said is done
A B
And plain to see
A B
Here’s all you get from me
G#/C
Here’s all you get from me
Organ: C#m(hold)-A(hold)-E(hold)-G#m(hold)
Bridge:
C#m A
I’m down for whatever
E G#m
What’s there left to wait for?
C#m A
I’m down for whatever
E G#m
What’s there left to wait for?
A-B A-B G#/C
wait for I wait
(Repeat Chorus 2)
End on C#m
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