If All Else Fails Matchbook Romance
Matchbook Romance
Stories And Alibis
2003
Key: C#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
C# - x46664
[Ab]Bbm[-] - [466544]x13321
[F#]Ebm[-] - [244322]x68876
[Fm]Ab/[-]C - [133111]x365xx
Intro:
Part 1:
Bass:
[C#] [Fm]
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|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
[F#] [Fm] [Ebm]
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|----------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|
[C#] [Fm]
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|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
[F#] [Fm] [Ebm]
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:
[C#] [Ab/C] [Bbm] [Ab]
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|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|
[F#] [Fm] [Ebm] [Fm] [Ebm]
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 sub[C#]dued [Ab/C]silence[Bbm] [Ab]
und[F#]isturbed[Fm] [Ebm]
[Fm] [C#] [Ab/C] [C#]
[Fm-Ebm] by the sound of her breath
So [C#]carfully brush her
[Ab/C]hair [Bbm] [Ab] back from [F#]her eyes[Fm] [EbmFm] [Ebm]
In s[C#]teady [Ab/C]sequence[Bbm] [Ab]
one by [F#]one[Fm] [Ebm] [Fm]
She s[C#]lips away
Chorus 1:
[F#] So close your [C#]eyes
and s[Ab]leep to[F#] dream
I'm by [C#]your side
No [Ebm]words to [F#]speak
We'll set [C#]our course
and [Ab]make it [Ebm]through
No matter how far [F#]I go my
heart remains with you
(Repeat Intro Part 2)
Verse 2:
[C#] And I'm not sure[Ebm] [Ab/C]
[Fm] what I'm [F#]looking for[Bbm] [Ab/C] [C#]
But it's [C#]clear to
[Ab/C]see[Bbm] [Ab]
the [F#]purpose of
my [Fm]exsistance[Ebm] Is
[C#]laying here in front of me
Chorus 2:
[F#] So close your [C#]eyes
and s[Ab]leep to[F#] dream
I'm by [C#]your side
No [Ebm]words to s[F#]peak
We'll set [C#]our course
and [Ab]make it [Ebm]through
No matter how far [F#]I go
Bridge:
And if [C#]all else fails you
can [Ebm]look up at the sky
Be[F#]cause it's the same one
that shines above you and [Ab]I
And if [C#]all else fails
you can [Ebm]close your eyes
And I'll [F#]be right beside you
I'll be the one by [Ab]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:
[Ebm] No matter how much [F#]it hurts
[Ebm] I wanted you to [F#]know
my heart remains with [C#]you
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