Tom: G
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The Matches - Life of a Match
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Chords by Chris Johnert
Tuning: Standard
Chord Info:
Cmaj9 Dmaj9
E|--0--|--0--|
B|--1--|--2--|
G|--0--|--2--|
D|--0--|-----|
A|--2--|-----|
E|-----|-----|
Intro:
F C
Verse 1:
C Cmaj9 Am
went back to clean my closet out
G F G C
the folks finally decided to try and sell the house
Cmaj9 Am G F
and the bands on all my shirts had all since broken up or
G F
adopted a more commercial sound
G Am
i can't blame them I guess
F G C G F
still threw 'em in the trash don't you ever wish ...
Chorus 1:
C Cmaj9 F
our generation
C Cmaj9 F
made anything worth saving
C Cmaj9 Am G
made anything to last
F C Am G
longer than the life of a match
Verse 2:
C Cmaj9 Am
one by one the old gang crumbled
G F G C
pressed out of the east bay, exiled to l.a.
Cmaj9 Am G F
where we waited on a drummer to show up at the strip club
G F
in the strip mall after his other gig
G Am
some kid with a million hits
F G
whose name i forget
C G F
and don't you ever wish ...
Chorus 2:
C Cmaj9 F
our generation
C Cmaj9 F
made anything worth saving
C Cmaj9 Am G
made anything to last
F Am C G
longer than the life of a match
Solo:
D Dmaj9 Bm A G A (2x)
G
Verse 3:
A Bm
i guess i just don't get
G A
what makes kanye the best
D A G
but don't you ever wish
that the backing tracks would crash
C Cmaj9 Am
and the crowd would look up from their phones
G F G C
to find out if the singer could sing a note
Cmaj9 Am G F
or better yet if what he said gave a voice to feelings
G F
i didn't know myself how to express
G Am
i get it now i guess
F G C G F
we're all frustrated and we just wish
Chrous 3:
C Cmaj9 F
our generation
C Cmaj9 F
had anything worth saying
C Cmaj9 Am G
made anything to last
F
longer than the life of a match
yeah don't you ever wish
C Cmaj9 F
our generation
C Cmaj9 F
made anything worth saving
C Cmaj9 Am G
made anything to last
F
longer than the life of a match
