The Ataris
In This diary
So Long Astoria
2003
Key: G#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Fm - 133111
Eb - x68886
C# - x46664
G# - 466544
Bbm - x13321
Eb/G - 365xx
Intro: G# Eb C#
Verse 1:
FmC#
Here in this diary I
G#
write you visions of my summer
C#
It was the best I ever had
Fm
There were choruses and singalongs
EbC#
And that unspoken feeling of knowing
That right now is all that matters
Fm
All the nights we stayed up
EbG#
talking Listening to 80's songs
C#
And quoting lines from all
Fm
those movies That we know
EbC#
It still brings a smile to my face
Refrain 1:
Bbm
I guess when it
C#
comes down to it
Chorus 1:
FmEbG#
Being grown up isn't half
C#
as fun as growing up
FmEb
These are the best
C#
days of our lives
FmEb
The only thing that matters
G#C#
is just following your heart
Fm
And eventually you'll
Eb G#-- x2
finally get it right
Verse 2:
FmEb
Breaking into hotel swimming pools
G#
And wreaking havoc on our world
C#
Hanging out at truck stops
Fm
Just to pass the time
EbC#
The black tops singing me to sleep
FmEb/G
Lighting fireworks in parking
G#
lots Illuminate the blackest
C#
nights Sharing cokes under
Fm
this moonlit summer sky
Eb
2015 Riverside it's
C#
time to say goodbye
Refrain 2:
BbmC#
Get on the bus
it's time to go
Chorus 2:
FmEbG#
Being grown up isn't half
C#
as fun as growing up
FmEb
These are the best
C#
days of our lives
FmEb
The only thing that matters
G#C#
is just following your heart
Fm
And eventually you'll
EbG#
finally get it right
Guitar 2: Chorus
e|-8---9---11---8h9p8-|
B|---9---9----9-------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Bridge:
C#FEb
Get it right
C#
Get it right
Chorus 3:
FmEbG#
Being grown up isn't half
C#
as fun as growing up
FmEb
These are the best
C#
days of our lives
(hold) Fm Eb
The on-----ly thing that matters
G#C#
is just following your heart
Fm
And eventually you'll
EbC#
finally get it right
FmEbG#
Being grown up isn't half
C#
as fun as growing up
FmEb
These are the best
C#
days of our lives
FmEb
The only thing that matters
G#C#
is just following your heart
Fm
And eventually you'll
Eb C#(hold)
finally get it right