The Get Up Kids é uma banda formada no final de 1994, em Kansas City.
Em 1996, a banda lança seu primeiro álbum "Four Minute Mile". É um álbum que mostra melodias bem arranjadas,com uma pitada de crueza, honestidade, e trabalho árduo. o Four Minute Mile é o inicio de muita coisa para a banda. Após o lançamento a banda faz uma turnê pela Europa, e Estados Unidos, com mais de 200 shows de trabalho do Four Minute Mile.
Em 1999, a banda entra novamente em estúdio para gravar o álbum "Something To Write Home About".
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!
The Get Up Kids Close To Home Something To Write Home About 1999 Vagrant Records Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used: D - xx0232 D/F# - 2x023x Bm - x24432 G - 320033 A - x02220 Em - 022000 A/C# - x476xx or x4222x F#m - 244222
Verse 1: DG Summer swallowed us whole Bm Waited for you to come around D/F#G Every word you wrote DG Down, we read it over to know Bm Would they believe in us now? D/F#G There’s no shame like no DG Sound from sources hits close to home Bm Everything that we’ve found D/F#G Says make your own destiny But
Chorus: BmAGAD You’re unaware that you G Should be scared Bm Maybe you’ll learn from AG mistakes that we make D/F#GABm We’re not waiting forever D/F#GABm We know you’ll never be there D/F#GABm We’re not waiting forever D Bm G----- If you get out See you there
Verse 2: DG Summer swallowed us whole Bm Waited for you to come around D/F#G There’s no shame like no DG Sound from sources hits close to home Bm Everything that we’ve found D/F#G Says make your own destiny But
(Repeat Chorus except last line)
DA If you get out See you there BmG You’re not awake As I’m aware Woo
D--A--Bm--G
Bridge: BmAG Maybe we had all you EmDA/C# Figured absolutely wrong BmAG There’s been a misunderstanding EmDA/C# We’ve had all along BmAG Maybe we had all you EmDA/C# Figured absolutely wrong (Maybe we had all you Figured absolutely wrong) BmAG You can read about (You can read) Em D--F#m--Bm--A-G--Em--D-A/C#-Bm--A-G------Em----D About it when we’re gone