xAngels And Airwaves Rite Of Spring I-Empire 2007 Geffen Records Submitted by: [email protected] Key: E Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: E - 022100 A - x02220 C#m - x46654 B - x24442 Intro: Guitar 1: E----A (x2) Guitar 2: e|-----------------| B|-----0---2-0---0-| G|---1---1-----1---| D|-2---------------| x16 A|-----------------| E|-----------------| Verse 1: E I was locked all day in the summer heat A In a small brown house in Suburban Streets My skateboard and my shit guitar E I'd dream all day that they would get me far My dad would ask me about my grades A The asshole sports that I never played And then I'd ask about the girls he'd date E Behind our backs when mom would stay up late It was near when I turned sixteen A got kicked out of school And so it seemed things were closing in And ready to blow E My dad moved out about that year or so It took an hour to start a punk rock band A To offset my fucked up family land And as I held my mom would start to cry I swore ourselves a better life Guitar 2: Verse e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----4-----4---4-| D|-2-2---2-2---2---| x32 A|-----------------| E|-----------------| Chorus: C#m B A If I had a chance for another try C#m I wouldn’t change a thing B A It's made me all on who I am inside C#m And if I could thank God B A That I am here, and that I am alive C#m And everyday I wake B A(hold) I tell myself a little harmless lie The whole wide world is mine Guitar 2: Chorus e|------------------------------------------| B|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-5-4-5-| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| Interlude: Guitar 1: E----A (x2) Guitar 2: e|-----------------| B|-----0---2-0---0-| G|---1---1-----1---| D|-2---------------| x16 A|-----------------| E|-----------------| Guitar 3: e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-1---------------------1------------------1---| D|---4-2-4-2--4-4-2-4-2----4-2-4-2--4-4-2-4---2-| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| then e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-2---------------------2------------------2---| D|---4-2-4-2--4-4-2-4-2----4-2-4-2--4-4-2-4---2-| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| Verse 2: E The summers gone, the years have passed A My friends have changed, a few did last The smallest dreams got pushed aside E for the largest ones that changed my life And all I wish for was come to pass A From rock and roll, to love and cash It’s all success if it’s what you need Do what you like and do it honestly Guitar 2: Verse e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----4-----4---4-| D|-2-2---2-2---2---| x32 A|-----------------| E|-----------------| (Repeat Chorus) Bridge: E Hey yo oh oh oh A Hey yo oh oh Hey yo oh oh oh (Repeat) Xylophone: e|-4-2-0-2-0--2-2-0-2-0--4-2-0-2-0--2-2-0-2-4-0-| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| then e|-5-2-0-2-0--2-2-0-2-0--5-2-0-2-0--2-2-0-2-5-0-| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| (Repeat Chorus twice)
