Matchbook Romance – The Greatest Fall Of All Time (Guitar)

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Stories And Alibis 2003 Submitted by: [email protected] Chords used: E - 022100 or 079900 C#m - x46654 B - x24442 A - x02220

F#m - 244222
G -   320033 or 355433

Intro: E--C#m---E--C#m

Guitar 2:
e|-------0-----0-----0-|
B|-----4-----4-----4---|
G|---4-----4-----4-----|
D|-2-------------------| repeat many times
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Guitar 3:
e|-5p4--0h2-0h2---------4--0-|
B|---------------4--5--------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Verse 1: Bass and guitar 2 only here

B
  The hand of my clock strikes two

   C#m
In times when I got the best of you

        B
We made promises we couldn't keep

    A
And every night we couldn't sleep

B                                       C#m
  I didn't know why, but didn't ask questions

                   B
because it was the first time in my life

         A
yeah the first time in my life

E(hold) Where I, did something right Chorus:

E      C#m           A
  I set myself up for the

                     B
greatest fall of all time

(repeat) Post Chorus: C#m

Guitar 3:
e|-----------------------|
B|-5h4---5--5h4---0--5h4-|
G|-----4--------1--------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

Verse 2:

            B
You pick me apart

While I search for witty

A
things to say (In my defense)

        B
"You'll never amount to anything anyway"

                                         C#m
(Don't press your luck, don't press your luck)

                     B
And think that I'm impressed

with your one night stands

    A               B
and your contagious kiss

C#m(hold)-B(hold) I'm trying to get this right A(hold) Yeah, cause I'm ridiculous like that

Guitar 2: In "..to get this right yeah..."
e|-2-0--2-0--2-0-|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

(Repeat Chorus) Interlude: C#m---A---C#m---E--F#m-G (x2)

Guitar 3: x8 means repeat the chord 8 times and same with other numbers
and / means slide up, \ means slide down, b means bend the strings
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-6(x8)-6(x8)-6(x7)-6/8-9(x4)-11-11-12b-|
D|-6(x8)-6(x8)-6(x7)-6/8-9(x4)-11-11-12b-| (x2)
A|-4(x8)-0(x8)-4(x7)-4/6-7(x4)--9--9-10b-|
E|---------------------------------------|

Guitar 2: will enter at 2nd time
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-6(x3)-6/8\6-12b-|
D|-6(x3)-6/8\6-12b-| (x3)
A|-4(x3)-4/6\4-10b-|
E|-----------------|

Bridge: (bass) means that the chord is played by bass only E(hold) I'll keep this as C#m(bass) A(bass) A constant reminder Of the nights I spent B(bass) E(bass) holding onto her C#m(bass) And rest assured I'm moving on A(bass) I miss you less, with each day B(bass) you're E(distortion) C#m A B(hold and fast palm mute) gone (you're gone)

Guitar 2: In "..and rest assured..."
e|-2-0--2-0--4-0--5-4--2-0--2-0--2-0--5-4-|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

Guitar 2: before chorus
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-9-8-11--9-|
D|-x-x--x--x-|
A|-7-6--9--7-|
E|-----------|

(Repeat Chorus) Outro: C#m---B---A(hold)---B--E(end)