Streetlight Manifesto - Streetlight Medley

after i started learning songs by streetlight manifesto , i noticed that some songs
have chord progressions that are similar . . . and sometimes the same . not too long
ago , i got the idea to put a medley together – much like the infamous
point/keasbey nights/Counterpoint that every sm loves so much . except this
one isn’t quite as epic , and it contains a few more songs . 5 to be exact . so , i put
one together last night containing 12341234 , the big sleep , supernothing ,
one foot on the gas , one foot in the grave , and somewhere in the between .
this is a rough version , and i’m sure it could be better . these tabs are not my
own , i got them from this site , though i did make a change here and there . if
you have any questions , comments or suggestions feel free to email me – mattiewarunek@yahoo . com .

streetlight medley

words and music by tomas kalnoky

arranged by matt warunek

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C
you , you try , you try to get by .
Am
“you’re never going to pull it off” , “you shouldn’t even try”
F
“you’re a wet cigarette” , “you’re always second best” ,
G
but they’re never going to give a shit about anybody but themselves .
C
so you fight for them to realize;
Am
there’s more to life , there’s more to you , there’s more than meets the eye .
F
and when you’re done , the battle’s been won .
G
you sit back , you smile and this is what you hum , you hum :

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C
na , na , na , na , na , na

G
na , na , na , na , na , na , na

Am F
na , na , na , na , na , na , na , na , na

C
na , na , na , na , na , na

G
na , na , na , na , na , na , na

Am F
na , na , na , na , na , na , na , na , na

C G Am
when as you close your eyes for the big sleep

F
i hope you think of me , yeah

C
na , na , na , na , na , na

G
na , na , na , na , na , na , na

Am F
na , na , na , na , na , na , na , na , na

C Am F G
he wakes up sad again and he wonders when the rain will end ,
C Am F G
she acts like she dont care cause to her its just a game , that he plays ,
C Am F
im a super , im a nothing , im a no one , goin nowhere fast ,

G C
but i dont care , but i dont care ,
Am F
im a super , im a nothing , im a no one , goin nowhere fast ,
G C , Am , F , G
but i dont care , but i dont care .

C
the years go by , the time it does fly .
Am
every single second is a moment in time that
F
passes oh , so quick and it seems like nothing ,
G
but when you’re looking back , well it amounts to everything .
C
i’ve got myself . i’ve got my friends .
Am
i’ve got my little family , but that’s not where it ends .
F
this one goes out to you , it goes out to everyone .
G
it’s in the name of honesty because life has just begun .

C F G C
started with six or seven , moved on to eight or nine . what will you do when they come
you?
C F G C
nobody seemed to notice , nobody seemed to mind . what will you do when they come for you?
C F G C
little miss demissed can’t miss like a detuned radio . i cannot believe you when you tell
what you know
C F G
C
and nothing will be broken if your house is made of stone . but you will know as i do it
never be a home

Am F C G
we want it , they got it . they claim we’ll die without it
Am F C G
but something tells me they are wrong

F G

C F G C
so what will you do when they call your name and you’re not ready to go?
C F G C
everyone will stare at you and tell you what you know
C F Am G
that you’re in too deep and you can’t quite keep your secrets , one and all
F G C Am
we might just make it after all , on our own
F G C C
we might just make it after all
F G C Am
but we had one foot on the gas and one foot in the grave
C F G C
everyone was laughing when we said we had it made
C F G G
everyone was laughing when we said we had it made

C Am
all the times he said he would she never really understood ,
F G C
what he said , or what he meant , he won’t forget what wasn’t said ,
C Am F G
hell find himself alone standing in the rain , yeah , yeah , yeah ,
C Am F
im a super all or nothin , im a no one , going nowhere fast ,
G
but i dont care ,
C Am F
im a super all or nothin , im a no one , going nowhere fast ,
G C Am F G
but i dont care , but i dont care .

C G
maybe the times we had , they weren’t that bad
Am
and everything else was part of the plan
Dm C G
we sang : “i don’t know where we go from here”
C G Am F
this is the alpha , omega , beginning and the end
C G C
and we all just idolize the dead

C G Am
so you were born ( so you were born ) , and that was a good day
Dm C G
someday you’ll die ( someday you’ll die ) , and that is a shame
C G Am F
but somewhere in the between was a life of which we all dream
C G C
and nothing and no one will ever take that away

C G Am
me and mr . dylan on the ride home

F C G
we had a heart – to – heart about life

C G Am Em
but neither him or me could decide for ourselves

F G
if we wanted to outlive that night

C G Am
like two children on the playground of the unconfessed souls

F C G
abandoned by our mothers and our lovers and our foes

C G Am Em
if only we were brave enough to live the lives we stole

F G
what a wonderful world this could be!

C
na , na , na , na , na , na

G
na , na , na , na , na , na , na

Am F
na , na , na , na , na , na , na , na , na

C
na , na , na , na , na , na

G
na , na , na , na , na , na , na

Am F
na , na , na , na , na , na , na , na , na

C G Am
when as you close your eyes for the big sleep

F
i hope you think of me , yeah

C
na , na , na , na , na , na

G
na , na , na , na , na , na , na

Am F
na , na , na , na , na , na , na , na , na

C F G C
so do the right thing or do nothing . what will you do when they come for you?
C F G C
or just do what is easier . what will you do when they come for you?
C F G C
that’s what i read what i swear they said to me . nine times out of ten they lied to me
C F G G
and after all they had the guts to say son , no one will save you now
Am F C G
we want it , they got it . they claim we’ll die without it
Am F C G
but something tells me they are wrong

C G Am
so , how many more examples until we break?

F C G
so how many sacrifices must we make?

C G
because we’ve all been there once before

Am Em
and it looks like we’ve returned once more

F G
so is this the beginning or the end?

C G
the last two soldiers on the battlefield

Am
survivors of the war

F C G
they aim at one another while their mothers beg the lord

C G
“if you’re listening , i’m missing him

Am Em
so somehow bring him home .

F G
how did it come to this?”

C G
so the soldiers lift their rifles

Am
and they’re aiming at the head

F C G
they think of their first love before they take their final breath

C G Am Em
and somewhere in the distance they hear something someone said :

F G
“how did it come to this?”

horn segway – power chords

F E F

C G A F

C G A F

outro chorus

C G Am
when as you close your eyes for the big sleep

F
i hope you think of me , yeah .

C G
yeah , the times we had , they were not that bad
Am
and everything else , that was part of the plan
Dm C G
and we sang , “i don’t know where we go from here”
C G Am F
this is the alpha ( alpha! ) , omega ( omega! ) , beginning and the end!
C G C
and we all just idolize the dead

C G Am
so you were born ( so you were born ) , and that was a good day
Dm C G
someday you’ll die ( someday you’ll die ) , and that is a shame
C G Am F
but somewhere in the between was a life of which we all dream
C G C
and nothing and no one will ever take that away

and someday soon my friends , this ride will come to an end

but we can’t just get in line again .

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the layout –
* note – i put what i thought was the intro/Chorus/Etc . you may think otherwise . if
you have any doubts , it’s all up above .

12341234 – intro/verse
the big sleep – pre chorus/Chorus
supernothing – verse 1
12341234 – verse 2
one foot on the gas , one foot in the grave – bridge/Chorus
supernothing – verse 4
somewhere in the between – pre chorus/Chorus
the big sleep – verse 2/pre chorus/Chorus
one foot on the gas , one foot in the grave – verse 1
the big sleep – verse 3/pre chorus/Chorus
somewhere in the between – pre chorus/Chorus/Ending