bayside
sinking and swimming on a long island
killing time
2011
submitted by : paramore_fans@yahoo . com

key : D

tuning : standard eadgbe

chords used :
D xx0232
A x02220
A/C# x476
xxbm x24432
G 320033
Em 022000
F#m 244222
D/F# 2×023
xf#/A# x143

xxintro :

drumbeats x4

D F#m G x2

verse 1 :
D D
this place is dragging me down
Bm D/F# G
a hamster wheel i thought
A Em
i’d be done by now
D
now that all my
D
allies are gone
Bm D/F# G
i realize advancing
A Em Em
could hold you back

chorus 1 :
Bm D D/F# G
my good intentions just keep
A F#/A# Bm
sliding by the wayside
G D D/F# G
but it’s high tide and they
A A/C# D
get washed away with time
Bm G
until everything’s gone
Bm G
until everything’s gone

post chorus : D F#m G x2

verse 2 :
D
i was flying along the
D
long island sound
Bm D/F#
but fine’s polite i’d
G A Em
rather things more profound
D
i’ve become a rock these
D
days and i swim like one
Bm
alone again barely
D/F# G A Em Em
surviving the tidal wave

chorus 2 :
Bm D D/F# G
my good intentions just keep
A F#/A# Bm
sliding by the wayside
G D D/F# G
but it’s high tide and they
A A/C# D
get washed away with time
Bm G
until everything’s gone
Bm G
until everything’s gone
F#/A# ( hold ) G ( hold )
i swear damn it all to hell
G
damn it all to hell

bridge :
D F#m
i think i finally found
Bm A
the way to go to heaven
D
without dying
F#m Bm
so i’m on my way
A
( i’m on my way )
Em D/F#
the harder you work
G A
the harder you fall
Em D/F#
you wake up one day
G A
with nothing at all

verse 3 :
Bm D D/F# G
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
A F#/A# Bm
oh oh oh oh oh oh
G D D/F# G
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
A A/C# D
oh oh oh oh oh oh
( repeat )

guitar solo : Bm G x2

chorus 3 :
Bm D D/F# G
my good intentions just keep
A F#/A# Bm
sliding by the wayside
G D D/F# G
but it’s high tide and they
A A/C# D
get washed away with time
Bm G
until everything’s gone
Bm G
until everything’s gone
Bm G
until everything’s gone
Bm G
until everything’s gone
F#/A# ( hold ) G ( hold )
i swear damn it all to hell