song : “matches”/”i’m actual”
artist : the format
album : dog problems
tabbed by : brandon karcic

played in standard tuning , but tuning it down is possible . i like to play it A
full step down , to make the high notes in “i’m actual” more singable .

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

chords
– C – | – C/B – | – Am – | – Fmaj7 – | – D7 – |

– 0 – | – – 0 – – | – 0 – – | – – 0 – – | – 0 – |
– 1 – | – – 1 – – | – 1 – – | – – 1 – – | – 1 – |
– 0 – | – – 0 – – | – 2 – – | – – 2 – – | – 2 – |
– 2 – | – – 0 – – | – 2 – – | – – 3 – – | – 0 – |
– 3 – | – – 2 – – | – 0 – – | – – 0 – – | – 0 – |
– x – | – – x – – | – x – – | – – x – – | – x – |

intro :
C – C/B – Am – C/B

C C/B Am C/B
ashes to ashes , some dust on the dash

C C/B Am C/B
i got my cigarettes

Fmaj7 Am D7 Am
but i can’t find the fire , it’s calming me down

C C/B Am C/B

C C/B Am C/B
i was just out on a night with my friends

C C/B Am C/B
you are still out on a night with your friends

Fmaj7 Am D7 Am C C/B Am C/B
and you don’t seem to tire when i’m not around

G F C C/B Am C/B
i’m under the tunnel , i’m holding my breath

C C/B Am C/B

C C/B Am C/B
i searched every pocket that hung in the closet

C C/B Am C/B
until i found some matches in a brown leather jacket

Fmaj7 Am D7 Am C C/B Am C/B
one i swore i’d never worn , but it once kept you warm

G F C C/B Am C/B
do you remember we made love on the floor?

Fmaj7 Am D7 Am
and you still haven’t called

Fmaj7 Am D7 Am
so i wait until they’re closing the bars

C C/B Am C/B

G F C ( let this one ring )
i made a wish but the match never lit

( that’s the end of “matches” , then starts “i’m actual” )
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C
can we take the next hour

C/B
and talk about me

C/B Am
talk about me , and we’ll talk about me

Am G C
talk about me , and we’ll only talk about me

C
can we please take this hour

C/B
and talk about me

C/B Am
and my hatred for corporate magazines

Am G
you know they don’t speak to me

F G G Am C/B C
the irony is they won’t speak with me

C
( i’m actual , i’m actual . . . )

verse 2

F G Am G
i placed you on a windowsill

F G Am G
cut notches up and down the door

F G Am G
my surprise , i woke up one morn

F G C ( hold )
in our bed , in your place lay a note; it read :

( the next part uses simple bar chord shapes , like so . )

– – – – A – – – – G#/A – – – G – – – – – f#g – – – – – – –

D | – – 7 – – – – – – 6 – – – – – 5 – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – 7 – – – – – – 7 – – – – – 5 – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – 5 – – – – – – 4 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

Am G#/A G F#/G
baby your love it just ain’t good enough

F G C
i found sunlight six hours away

Am G#/A G F#/G ( let ring )
you watered me down ’til i drifted abound

F G C
somewhere far from your shade

F G Am G
now i shadow my former self

F G Am G
once holy , now lonely; a chest full of

F G Am G
holes; red wax , it paints me unclear

F G
when the big hand strikes twelve

C ( let ring )
i disappear

Am G#/A G F#/G
and the angels are fake and they’ll lie to your face

F G C
anything to keep you away

Am G#/A G F#/G
you watered me down ’til i drifted abound

G G G G

solo section

Am G#/A G F#/G

F G C

Am G#/A G F#/G

G
it’s time i accept the fact

that you on your back has buried the past

C
can we take the next hour

C/B
and talk about me

C/B Am
talk about me , and we’ll talk about me

Am G C
talk about me , and we’ll only talk about me

C
can we please take this hour

C/B
and talk about me

C/B Am
and my hatred for corporate magazines

Am G
you know they don’t speak to me

F G G Am C/B C ( let the last chord ring! )
the irony is they won’t speak with me

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that’s it! simple and easy and all that jazz . enjoy!