saves the day
banned from the back porch
through being cool
1999 vagrant records
submitted by : jeremyunderground41@yahoo . com

key : A

tuning : standard eadgbe

chords used :
F#m – 244222
D – xx0232
A – x02220
E – 022100
E/G# – 476
xxxbm – x24432
C#m – x46654

intro : F#m – – D – – x4

verse 1 :
F#m A
i stepped out into the
D F#m
night and put my feet down
A E/G# D
on the wet patio floor
F#m A
the sky’s air had been
D F#m
cooling and steam
A E/G# D
rose from eve – – – rywhere
F#m D F#m D
whoa whoa

verse 2 :
F#m A D
i could feel drops of rain
F#m
slipping off tree’s leaves
A E/G# D
and splattering to the
F#m A
ground it’s always misty
D F#m A E/G#
after A summer pour
D
remember turning –

refrain 1 :
F#m
– around and looking
E
out and staring
A D F#m
in and focusing on
E/G# A – –
this one beautiful girl

chorus 1 :
D
and i said “oh who is
A Bm C#m D
this? where was
A F#m E
she all those crazy years?
D
and oh who is
A Bm C#m D
this? where was
A
she when my heart
F#m E
couldn’t take its beat?”

verse 3 :
F#m A D F#m A
i sipped down
D F#m A
some warm ginger ale
D F#m
and drew back a breath
A E/G#
and headed over to
D ( hold )
see about this girl

refrain 2 :
F#m E/G#
oh i couldn’t say A
A
thing and oh i just
D
stared open and wide
F#m E/G#
and i connected with
A
her eyes to feel
my gut fall
A ( hold ) drumbeats
through the floor and

chorus 2 :
D
and i said “oh who is
A Bm C#m D
this? where was
A F#m E
she all those crazy years?
D
and oh who is
A Bm C#m D
this? where was
A
she when my heart
F#m E
couldn’t take its beat?”
D
oh who is
A Bm C#m D
this? where was
A F#m E
she all those crazy years?
D
and oh who is
A Bm C#m D
this? where was
A ( hold )
she when my heart
F#m ( hold ) E ( hold ) A – A – D ( hold )
couldn’t take its beat?”