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: Bass and guitar 2 only here B The hand of my clock strikes two C#m In times when I got the best of you B We made promises we couldn't keep A And every night we couldn't sleep B C#m I didn't know why, but didn't ask questions B because it was the first time in my life A yeah the first time in my life E(hold) Where I, did something right
Chorus: E C#m A I set myself up for the B greatest fall of all time (repeat)
While I search for witty A things to say (In my defense) B "You'll never amount to anything anyway" C#m (Don't press your luck, don't press your luck) B And think that I'm impressed with your one night stands A B and your contagious kiss C#m(hold)-B(hold) I'm trying to get this right A(hold) Yeah, cause I'm ridiculous like that
Guitar 2: In "..to get this right yeah..." e|-2-0--2-0--2-0-| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|---------------| E|---------------|
(Repeat Chorus)
Interlude: C#m---A---C#m---E--F#m-G (x2)
Guitar 3: x8 means repeat the chord 8 times and same with other numbers and / means slide up, means slide down, b means bend the strings e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-6(x8)-6(x8)-6(x7)-6/8-9(x4)-11-11-12b-| D|-6(x8)-6(x8)-6(x7)-6/8-9(x4)-11-11-12b-| (x2) A|-4(x8)-0(x8)-4(x7)-4/6-7(x4)--9--9-10b-| E|---------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: will enter at 2nd time e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-6(x3)-6/86-12b-| D|-6(x3)-6/86-12b-| (x3) A|-4(x3)-4/64-10b-| E|-----------------|
Bridge: (bass) means that the chord is played by bass only E(hold) I'll keep this as C#m(bass) A(bass) A constant reminder Of the nights I spent B(bass) E(bass) holding onto her C#m(bass) And rest assured I'm moving on A(bass) I miss you less, with each day B(bass) you're E(distortion) C#m A B(hold and fast palm mute) gone (you're gone)