David Bazan

Gas And Matches

David Bazan


Tom: G

Intro and Verse 1 and 2 Pattern

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------1-------0-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------2--0--------------|
D|-----2--------2-------2-------0---------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|---2-------2-------2-------0------0-----------------| x2

E|--------------3-------2-----------0-----------------|
B|-------------------------------------0--------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2--------2-------2-------0---------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|---2-------2-------2-------0------0-----------------| x2

Verse 1
All the Way Up here 
I was thinking it over 
I wish we could drink some beer
And work it out

Verse 2
My lungs were burning 
I was startin to worry 
I couldn't catch my breath
Or slow my heart beat

Chorus 1
We Took your photograph
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---------------5-----4-------------------------|
A|----3---------------------5-------------------------|
E|-----------5--------0-------------------------------|

We Thought we'de have a few good laughs
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4--5-----------------------------|
D|-----------5---------------7--5--2------------------|
A|-----------2---------------5--2--3------------------|
E|---2---------------5--------------------------------|

At Your Expense
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---------------5-----4-------------------------|
A|----3---------------------5-------------------------|
E|-----------5--------0-------------------------------|

Here you thought we were your friends
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4--5----2----4-------------------|
D|-----------5----------------------------------------|
A|-----------2----------------------------------------|
E|---2---------------5-------0----5-------------------|

 I guess now you know...
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---------------5-----4--------------------------|
A|----3---------------------5--------------------------|
E|-----------5--------0--------------------------------|

Bridge 1
Or do you?...
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-0----------------0------------------------|
G|-----0----------0------------0-------------|
D|----------2------------2-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|---2---2-----2------2-----2----------------|

Are there really
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-1----------------1------------------------|
G|-----0----------0------------0-------------|
D|----------2------------2-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|---2---2-----2------2-----2----------------|

People like that?
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-2----------------2------------------------|
G|-----0----------0------------0-------------|
D|----------2------------2-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|---2---2-----2------2-----2----------------|

Or is this guy just
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-1----------------1------------------------|
G|-----0----------0------------0-------------|
D|----------2------------2-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|---2---2-----2------2-----2----------------|

(Repeat Bridge 1 Pattern)
Makin S*** up
For pity parties
And Feelin sorry for himself

Instrumental Breakdown (Played Twice)
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---4--2--4-----4--5--4-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------7--5----------------------|
A|---0-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------5-----------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---4--2--4-----4--5--4-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------5-----------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---4--2--4-----4--5--4-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------7--5----------------------|
A|---0-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------5-----------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---2----4------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5----------------------------------|
A|---0-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------2----------------------------------|

Verse 3 & 4 Pattern
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2-2-2-0--------------|
D|-----2--------2-------2----------------------------|
A|---------------------------0-----------------------|
E|---2-------2-------2-------------------------------| x3

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----3--------3-------3------3---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-------3-------3------3------------------------| x1

Verse 3
We were begging for mercy 
You were holding a gas can 
You had our hands tied 
Behind our backs 

Verse 4
I started Cryin’ 
Because I thought it was over 
When you pulled a matchbook 
From your back pocket 

Chorus 2
We Took your photograph
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---------------5-----4--------------------------|
A|----3---------------------5--------------------------|
E|-----------5--------0--------------------------------|

We Thought we'de have a few good laughs
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4--5------------------------------|
D|-----------5---------------7--5--2(| let ring)---------|
A|-----------2---------------5--2--3(| let ring)---------|
E|---2---------------5---------------------------------|

At Your Expense
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------5-----4--------------------------|
A|--------------------------5--------------------------|
E|-----------5--------0--------------------------------|

Here you thought we were your friends
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4--5----2----4--------------------|
D|-----------5-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------2-----------------------------------------|
E|---2---------------5-------0----5--------------------|

I guess now you know...
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---------------5-----4--------------------------|
A|----3---------------------5--------------------------|
E|-----------5--------0--------------------------------|

We knew you were half and half
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---------------5-----4--------------------------|
A|----3---------------------5--------------------------|
E|-----------5--------0--------------------------------|

But we never knew you were
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4--5------------------------------|
D|-----------5---------------7--5--2(| let ring)---------|
A|-----------2---------------5--2--3(| let ring)---------|
E|---2---------------5---------------------------------|

A psychopath
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------5-----4--------------------------|
A|--------------------------5--------------------------|
E|-----------5--------0--------------------------------|

Or that you’d have the last laugh
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4--5----2----4--------------------|
D|-----------5-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------2-----------------------------------------|
E|---2---------------5-------0----5--------------------|

I guess now we know...
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---------------5-----4-----------2--------------|
A|----3---------------------5--------------------------|
E|-----------5--------0-----------------2--------------|