Matchbook Romance
If All Else Fails
Stories And Alibis
2003
Key:
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
- x46664
- 466544
- x13321
- 244322
- x68876
- 133111
/ - x365xx
Intro:
Part 1:
Bass:
G|-10-------8-------11-------10-8-10-|---------------8--------------|
D|----11-11---11-11----11-11---------|---11---10-------8----11-10-8-|
A|-----------------------------------|-8----8----8-8-----8----------|
E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|------13------11------10-11-10----|------10------10-|-----10-8------|
D|---11------11------11----------11-|---10------10----|---8------11-8-|
A|-9-------9-------9----------------|-8-------8-------|-6-------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|
G|----10----8-------11-------10-8-10-|-------------8-------------|
D|-11----11---11-11----11-11---------|---11---10-----8---11-10-8-|
A|-----------------------------------|-8----8----8-----8---------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------13------11------10-11-10----|------10--------|-------------|
D|---11------11------11----------11-|---10----10-----|-------------|
A|-9-------9-------9----------------|-8----------8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------------------------|----------------|-------------|
Part 2:
/
G|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|
D|-------6-6-6-4-4-4-3---3-|-------6-6-6-|-8-8-8-|-6-----|
A|-4-4-4---------------4---|-3-3-3-------|-------|---8-4-|
E|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|
G|------------|-------|-------|-------------|-------------|
D|------4-4-4-|-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-|-------3-4-3-|-1-1-1-4-3---|
A|------------|-------|-------|-------------|-----------4-|
E|-2-2-2------|-------|-------|-1-1-1-------|-------------|
Guitar 2:
x6 x6
e|-------|-------------|-------|-------------|
B|-------|-------7-6---|-------|-------4-----|
G|---6---|---5-6-----6-|---6---|---5-6---6---|
D|-----6-|-------------|-----6-|-----------6-|
A|-4-----|-4-----------|-4-----|-4-----------|
E|-------|-------------|-------|-------------|
Verse 1:
/
A subdued silence
undisturbed
/
-
by the sound of her breath
So carfully brush her
/
hair back from her eyes
/
In steady sequence
one by one
She slips away
Chorus 1:
So close your eyes
and sleep to dream
I'm by your side
No words to speak
We'll set our course
and make it through
No matter how far I go my
heart remains with you
(Repeat Intro Part 2)
Verse 2:
/
And I'm not sure
/
what I'm looking for
But it's clear to
/
see
the purpose of
my exsistance Is
laying here in front of me
Chorus 2:
So close your eyes
and sleep to dream
I'm by your side
No words to speak
We'll set our course
and make it through
No matter how far I go
Bridge:
And if all else fails you
can look up at the sky
Because it's the same one
that shines above you and I
And if all else fails
you can close your eyes
And I'll be right beside you
I'll be the one by your side
Interlude:
Guitar 2:
x6
e|-------|-------------|
B|-------|-------7-6---|
G|---6---|---5-6-----6-|
D|-----6-|-------------| x6
A|-4-----|-4-----------|
E|-------|-------------|
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Outro:
No matter how much it hurts
I wanted you to know
my heart remains with you