Magazines - The Hold Steady
Stay Positive (2008)
Pretty Simple Song. This a rough guide, no time signatures.
Intro/Main Chords
G Em7 Cadd9 Em7 May also be played X22033 pick whichever sounds best
3------3-----3---| Cadd9 may possibly be Csus2 X30033
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0------0-----2---|
2------2-----3---|
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Tad's Verse Riff
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Pre-Chorus
D
2222-2222---|
3333-3333---|
2222-2222---|
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PM - - - -
Cadd9
She made the drinks in adoration.
D
She gets pretty wasted at the celebrations,
G Em7 Cadd9 D
benefits, and the building dedications.
Back to main chord progression
G Em7 Cadd9
Always Sunny in the morning
G / Em7 / Cadd9 repeat for verse
Sucks around the ending of the night
When she storms out of the restaurant
Think you're supposed to chase her to the lights
G / Em7 / Cadd9 / D
CHORUS
Cadd9
One boy hits her like a tambourine
D
other dissin’ me on a message machine
G Em7 Cadd9 D
Magazines and daddy issues, I know you’re pretty pissed, I hope you still let me kiss you.
Bridge
Cadd9 G
Hope you'll still let me kiss you
Cadd9 G
Hope you'll still let me kiss you
Arpeggios on the main riff
G/Em7/Cadd9/Em7/G
Pre-Chorus
G
3333-3333-3333--|
3333-3333-3333--|
0000-0000-0000--|
0000-0000-0000--|
2222-2222-2222--|
3333-3333-3333--|
Repeat CHORUS (one boy calls while the other texts...)
End on G