The Menzingers

Gates(Chords)

The Menzingers

Key: G

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Intro: 
  
G Em C - this three times in arpeggios 
THEN 
G Em G D Em D C - strummed. listen for the changes! 


Verse 1: 
G 
I am the pain that bleeds through your temples  

Every morning when you wake up  
Em 
I am the boy with alcohol poisoning  
G 
From all the parties Chris would throw 
  
That summer that they took us in  

Like every other American  
Em 
For getting drunk in back of the Lion's Club  
G                                        D 
Waiting for the shitty bands to finish up  
                 Em              D 
Then some kids played hacky sack  
                           C 
While the others just got high  


Interlude: G Em G D Em D C 


Verse 2:
 
G 
It's not hard to fall for a waitress  

When you both smoke  

Smoke the same cigarettes  
Em 
You'll get seated as diners lovers 
G  
You'll get the check that Scranton's for the better  
D                                 Em         
You'll carve your names into the Parpat Cliffs  
           D                  C 
Just read them when you get old enough to know 
  
That happiness is just a moment  


G C G So I'm marching up to your gates today Em C To throw my lonely soul away G 'Cause I don't need it C G Em C You can take it back (2x)
Bridge: Am C G And they will make examples out of us D Em Like when they caught you in the CVS parking lot C But I fed the liars, I fed the liars, I fed the liars G Everything I got Em Everything I got C in my cabinet brain G Of canned thoughts G Everything I've got Em It was everything I've got C In my cabinet brain, in my cabinet brain
G C G So I'm marching up to your gates today Em C To throw my lonely soul away G 'Cause I don't need it C G Em C You can take it back
Outro: G C G So I'm marching up to your gates today Em C G C G To throw my lonely soul away Em Yeah I don't need it C G You can take it back

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