Against Me - Strip Mall Parking Lots

strip mall parking lots – against me!

the main riff is an alternating bass note ( minor 3rd ) on the Am and Dm chords as shown .
open chords throughout , with a first inversion G chord to create the descending bass
line twice in the chorus : C G/B Am/C .
Am Am/C
E | – – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – 1 – – – – 1 – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – 0 – – – – 3 – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

Dm Dm/F
E | – – – – – 1 – – – – 1 – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – 0 – – – – 3 – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

chorus bass line :
C G/B Am
E | – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

Am
smoking cigarettes in a strip mall parking lot
Dm
theres nothing to do around here but hang out
C G
isnt that just like everywhere else?
Am
theres a war veteran standing by the interstate on – ramp
Dm
yeah , hes asking for a ride; hes hoping for a kick down
C G
anything you can spare to give helps

( chorus )
F C
and as the southwest florida sun sets
( C ) G/B Am
the skys painted hues pink and orange
C G/B Am
all directions are calling
G Am
life is waiting to be ruined
G Am
life is waiting to be ruined

Am
city cops come down and they bust up the party
Dm
we go to a diner , we drink bitter black coffee
C G
gas station billboard reads three forty – nine a gallon
Am
were coming down from the high , were starting to sober up
Dm C
boys crushing on girls crushing on boys into the southwest florida morning
G
we are still young

( chorus )
F C
and as the southwest florida sun sets
( C ) G/B Am
the skys painted hues pink and orange
C G/B Am
all directions are calling
G Am
life is waiting to be ruined
G Am
life is waiting to be ruined
G C G Am
life is waiting to be ruined