Matchbook Romance foi uma banda americana de rock formada em Poughkeepsie, New York em 1997. Lançaram dois álbuns de estúdio e um EP pela Epitaph Records.
O grupo estreou com o EP West for Wishing, lançado no início de 2003, e mais tarde no mesmo ano lançaram seu primeiro álbum Stories and Alibis em setembro. Em 2004 a banda grava um split com a banda Motion City Soundtrack.
Em 2006 lançam seu segundo álbum, Voices, a banda decidiu mudar seu som e assim ficando longe do que eles vinham produzindo originalmente.
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
Verse 1: EbBb What would you say, if I G# asked you not, to go? Would you forget every-one forget everyhting BbEb start o-ver, with, me? Would you take my BbG# hand, and never let me, go? Well promise me you'll FmGmG#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 FmGm Well take this broken G#BbEb(hold) heart and make it right
Chorus: Eb I feel like, I've lost CmG# eve-ry-thing when you're gone, BbEb 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: CmBb/DEb Take, my hand, and never let me, go Cm Take, my hand, and never let me go BbG# 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 CmG# You're not making this easy BbEb You're not making this easy CmG# You're not making this easy BbCm 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