Enquanto blink fazia uma pausa em 2002, DeLonge formou o Box Car Racer para experimentar e testar idéias que ele tinha mas não as colocava nas canções da antiga banda. Tom logo recrutou Travis Barker justificando, na época do hiato do blink, que o motivo era para não ter que pagar por um baterista de estúdio.
Pegando Barker do blink-182 e David Kennedy (amigo de infância de Tom), gravaram seu álbum homônimo Box Car Racer em 2002. No álbum Tom fez todo o trabalho do baixo, mas Anthony Celestino foi quem tocou em suas apresentações.
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Boxcar Racer Cat Like Thief feat. Tim Armstrong of Rancid Boxcar Racer 2002 MCA Records Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used: A - x02220 A/C# - x476xx D - xx0232 Esus - 022200 E - 022100
Intro:
Drumbeats: x4
Guitar: A--A/C#--D-- x2
Verse 1: Tim A I fell down again A/C# But I can't complain D Another false step Could drive me insane AA/C# Only got myself here to blame D So I shake off defeat and I start again AA/C# Oh no I said I want to go D back But I can't rendition And I gotta stay on track AA/C# Yeah make a tear like D that I keep my head up But I never react
Refrain 1: Tom A I wrote it down A/C# at least a month ago D Sixteen chapters of one thing you've blown AA/C# The best thing yet to help D you through and through AA/C# That she was I feel D her more than you
Chorus: Tom A/C#DA Don't leave A/C#DEsusE don't leave her
Interlude: A--A/C#--D-- x2
Verse 2: Tim A I get up just to get A/C# knocked back down D I sit up just to get knocked all around A I wanna say something A/C# But you're out of town D I don't wanna have another short down A Say stand up hey yo A/C# let's make it clear D Follow you home no you were not there A You saw me coming A/C# jump you disappear D Home alone every night seems so clear A You think you see A/C# me here all along D Got my crew coming now One by one A Two by two A/C# Three by three D Four by four Let's do some more
Refrain 2: Tom AA/C# Call me back when D word is that she's gone AA/C# Cat like thief she D stole air from my lungs AA/C# Leave me standing D on this lonely grave AA/C# I dug it out in case D she turns away
(Repeat Chorus twice)
Bridge: A/C# You think you've D seen it All along A Got my crew coming now One by one A/C# Two by two D Three by three Esus Four by four E Let's do some more