the ataris
takeoffs and landings
so long astoria
2003
submitted by : paramore_fans@yahoo . com

key : E

tuning : standard eadgbe

chords used :
E – 022100
C#m – x46654
B – x24442
A – x02220
F#m – 244222
G#m – 466444
D – xx0232

intro : C#m – – A – – B – – A – – x2

verse 1 :
C#m A
on this coldest of january nights
B
we drive out past the runway and
A
watch the planes go flying by
C#m
the runway lights are the deepest
A
blue like the colors of your eyes
B
so close them tight and
A
kiss me one last time

refrain :
F#m G#m A
if you could go anywhere right now
E D
where would you go?
A
and would you miss me
when you get there?
F#m G#m A
no place that i would rather be

chorus :
E
please don’t let me go
C#m
falling from the sky
B
the “fasten seatbelt”
A
sign just needs to go out
E
if only you could be
C#m
right here by my side
B
home wouldn’t seem
A
so far from here

post chorus : C#m – – A – – B – – A – – x2

verse 2 :
C#m
passport customs
A
carry on remember
B
to shut off all of your
A
electronic devices
C#m
fell asleep on tuesday
A
woke up monday afternoon
B
i slept right through
A
your international date line

( repeat refrain )
( repeat chorus )

interlude : F#m – – A – – C#m – – B – – F#m – – A – – A ( hold )

( repeat chorus twice )

outro : F#m – – G#m – A ( hold )