saves the day
cars and calories
stay where you are
2001
submitted by : paramore_fans@yahoo . com

key : C

tuning : standard eadgbe

chords used :
C – x32010
G – 320003
Am – x02210
F – 133211
C7 – x32310
Em – 022000

intro : C – – –

verse 1 :
C C7
her life was magazines and faithful
Am G Am C
tv screens selling an empty dream
F C C7
of cars and calories and everything in
Am G Am
between the sun and saturn’s ring
F
but the price tag can’t
Am
be seen

chorus :
F
and it took
Am F Am
bites out of her insides
F Am G F
till she was just a hollow shell

interlude : C – –

verse 2 :
C C7
she grew up in east la watching
Am G
celebrities living out
Am C
all of her dreams
F C C7 Am
the plastic canopy of us royalty
G
drew her gaze towards the
Am G Am
sky and away from her own mind

( repeat chorus )

bridge :
C Em
and at home her mother
F G C
cried cause Daddy
Em F G
had something on the side
C Em
and they didn’t look
F G
up when she sighed oh!!!

interlude : C – –

verse 3 :
C F
and when august came
C C7
around the bathing
Am
suits were on the ground
G Am
replaced by a cotton cloak
F C
to see her own reflection
C7 Am
was like squinting in the sun
G Am
and when all tomorrow brings is
F Am
a set if broken wings

( repeat chorus twice )

outro : C ( hold )