Surgiu em 1978, quando os colegas de classe Frank Navetta, Tom Lombardo e Bill Stevenson resolveram criar uma banda. O primeiro lançamento foi o melódico surf-pop duplo lado A Ride the Wild/It's a Hectic World. Em 1980 eles acrescentaram um velho colega de escola chamado Milo Aukerman como cantor e reapareceram como uma banda punk, transformando-se em uma das maiores bandas a desenvolver a cena em Los Angeles na época. O primeiro lançamento foi o EP Fat
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!
Chords used: A - x02220 E - 022100 D - xx0232 Bm - x24432 C - x32010 B - x24442 F# - 244322 D/F# - 2x023x G - 320033 Em - 022200
Intro: Drumbeats
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A--E-- x4
Verse 1: D I'm not a cool Bm guy anymore As if I ever C was before I took a look at G all the signs Bm They're rolling CG over in my mind D The feelings I could not release C became a bitter GBm part of me What Em was I thinking of? Bm I couldn't stand Em the way it was
Chorus 1: C Looked at my D reflection Bm and I saw a C stranger's face C I saw where D/F# I was going Bm and I had to CAEAEAEAE walk away
Verse 2: D I lost a girl it's Bm just as well She tried to save me C from myself I
still got her G on my mind Bm Tossing and C turning in my GD bed But if she had stayed another C week I would have G dragged her down Bm with me She took Em off cause she had Bm enough Is that what Em I thought love was?
Chorus 2: C I told her See D you later but Bm it's hard to C see at all At C the bottom D/F# of the barrell Bm with your back CAEAEAEAE against the wall
Guitar Solo: B--F#-- x8
Interlude: Bass A--E-- x4, A--
Verse 3: D I'm not a cool Bm guy anymore Left it behind and close the C door I know you can't escape the GBm past Now I look CG back and have to D laugh I was my worst enemy It C almost got the GBm best of me What Em was I thinking of? Bm I couldn't stand Em the way it was
Chorus 3: C I looked up one D day and saw that BmC it was up to me C You can only be D/F# a victim if you BmC Admit defeat C And I looked up one D day and saw that BmC it was up to me C You can only be D/F# a victim if you BmC Admit defeat