Chords for Matchbox Twenty - Rest Stop (studio version)
Tempo:
144.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Em
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[G]
[D]
[Em]
Just three miles from [G] the rest stop,
[D]
[A] she slams on [Em] the brakes.
She said, I tried [G] to be here, but I'm not.
[D] So could you please collect [Em] your things?
Well, [D] I don't want to be cold, I don't want to be cruel,
But [Em] I've got to find more than what's happened with you.
And if [C] you would open up the door.
She [G] said, why were you sleeping?
Well, [D] I was listening to the radio and wondering what you're [Em] dreaming.
It came [D] to mind that I [C] didn't care.
And I [G] thought, hey, if it's over,
Well, I had [D] better end it quicker, I could lose my nerve.
[Em] Are you listening?
[D]
[A] Can you hear me?
Have you [C] forgotten?
[Em] Just three miles from [G] the rest stop, [D] and my mouth's too [Em] dry.
I've aged, the light was shining from [G] the radio.
[D] I could barely see the [Em] face, [D] but she knew all the words that I [Em] never had.
I said, chin with a crumpled up promise of this broken down man.
As [C] I opened up the door.
[D] She [C]
[G] said, why were you sleeping?
Well, [D] I was listening to the radio and wondering what you're [Em] dreaming.
When it came [D] to mind that I [C] didn't care.
And [G] I thought, hey, if it's over,
Well, [D] I had better end it quicker, I could lose my nerve.
[Em] Are you listening?
[D]
[A] Can you hear me?
[C] Can you hear me?
[D]
[G]
[D] [G] Can you hear me?
Can you [D] hear me?
Can [G] you hear me?
[C]
[G] [D] You [G] were sleeping, well I was listening to the radio
And wondering what you're [Em] dreaming of.
And [D] I [C] thought,
[G] hey, if it's over,
Well, [D] I had better end it quicker, I could lose all my [Em] nerve.
[D]
Are you listening?
Can [C] you [G] hear me?
Can you hear me?
[D] Can
[Em] you hear [D] me?
When it came to mind that I [G] didn't [C]
care.
And I [G] thought, hey, if it's over,
Well, [D] I had better end it quicker, I could lose all my nerve.
[Em] Are you listening?
[D]
[A] Can you hear me?
[D]
[A]
[D]
[N]
[G]
[D]
[Em]
Just three miles from [G] the rest stop,
[D]
[A] she slams on [Em] the brakes.
She said, I tried [G] to be here, but I'm not.
[D] So could you please collect [Em] your things?
Well, [D] I don't want to be cold, I don't want to be cruel,
But [Em] I've got to find more than what's happened with you.
And if [C] you would open up the door.
She [G] said, why were you sleeping?
Well, [D] I was listening to the radio and wondering what you're [Em] dreaming.
It came [D] to mind that I [C] didn't care.
And I [G] thought, hey, if it's over,
Well, I had [D] better end it quicker, I could lose my nerve.
[Em] Are you listening?
[D]
[A] Can you hear me?
Have you [C] forgotten?
[Em] Just three miles from [G] the rest stop, [D] and my mouth's too [Em] dry.
I've aged, the light was shining from [G] the radio.
[D] I could barely see the [Em] face, [D] but she knew all the words that I [Em] never had.
I said, chin with a crumpled up promise of this broken down man.
As [C] I opened up the door.
[D] She [C]
[G] said, why were you sleeping?
Well, [D] I was listening to the radio and wondering what you're [Em] dreaming.
When it came [D] to mind that I [C] didn't care.
And [G] I thought, hey, if it's over,
Well, [D] I had better end it quicker, I could lose my nerve.
[Em] Are you listening?
[D]
[A] Can you hear me?
[C] Can you hear me?
[D]
[G]
[D] [G] Can you hear me?
Can you [D] hear me?
Can [G] you hear me?
[C]
[G] [D] You [G] were sleeping, well I was listening to the radio
And wondering what you're [Em] dreaming of.
And [D] I [C] thought,
[G] hey, if it's over,
Well, [D] I had better end it quicker, I could lose all my [Em] nerve.
[D]
Are you listening?
Can [C] you [G] hear me?
Can you hear me?
[D] Can
[Em] you hear [D] me?
When it came to mind that I [G] didn't [C]
care.
And I [G] thought, hey, if it's over,
Well, [D] I had better end it quicker, I could lose all my nerve.
[Em] Are you listening?
[D]
[A] Can you hear me?
[D]
[A]
[D]
[N]
Key:
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G
Em
C
A
D
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Em
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Just three miles from [G] the rest stop, _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] she slams on [Em] the brakes. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She said, I tried [G] to be here, but I'm not. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ So could you please collect [Em] your things? _ _ _
_ Well, [D] I don't want to be cold, I don't want to be cruel,
But [Em] I've got to find more than what's happened with you.
And if [C] you would open up the door.
_ She _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] said, why were you sleeping?
Well, [D] I was listening to the radio and wondering what you're [Em] dreaming.
It came [D] to mind that I [C] didn't care. _ _ _
And I [G] thought, hey, if it's over,
Well, I had [D] better end it quicker, I could lose my nerve.
[Em] Are you listening?
_ [D] _
_ _ [A] Can you hear me?
Have you [C] forgotten? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ Just three miles from [G] the rest _ stop, _ _ _ [D] _ _ and my mouth's too [Em] dry.
I've aged, _ _ _ _ _ _ the light was shining from [G] the radio. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ I could barely see the [Em] face, _ _ _ _ _ [D] but she knew all the words that I [Em] never had.
I said, chin with a crumpled up promise of this broken down man.
As [C] I opened up the door.
_ _ [D] _ _ She [C] _
_ _ [G] said, why were you sleeping?
Well, [D] I was listening to the radio and wondering what you're [Em] dreaming.
When it came [D] to mind that I [C] didn't _ care. _
And [G] I thought, hey, if it's over,
Well, [D] I had better end it quicker, I could lose my nerve.
[Em] Are you listening?
_ [D] _
_ _ [A] Can you _ _ hear me?
[C] _ Can you hear _ me?
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] Can you hear me? _ _ _ _ _
Can you [D] hear me?
Can _ _ [G] you hear me?
[C] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ You _ _ [G] were _ _ _ sleeping, _ well I was listening to the radio
And wondering what you're [Em] dreaming of.
And [D] I _ _ _ [C] _ thought, _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ hey, if it's over,
Well, [D] I had better end it quicker, I could lose all my [Em] nerve.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ Are you listening?
Can [C] you _ [G] hear _ _ me?
Can you hear me?
[D] Can _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ you hear [D] me?
When it came to mind that I [G] didn't [C] _ _ _ _
care.
And I [G] thought, hey, if it's over,
Well, [D] I had better end it quicker, I could lose all my nerve.
[Em] Are you listening?
_ [D] _
_ _ [A] Can you hear _ me? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Just three miles from [G] the rest stop, _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] she slams on [Em] the brakes. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She said, I tried [G] to be here, but I'm not. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ So could you please collect [Em] your things? _ _ _
_ Well, [D] I don't want to be cold, I don't want to be cruel,
But [Em] I've got to find more than what's happened with you.
And if [C] you would open up the door.
_ She _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] said, why were you sleeping?
Well, [D] I was listening to the radio and wondering what you're [Em] dreaming.
It came [D] to mind that I [C] didn't care. _ _ _
And I [G] thought, hey, if it's over,
Well, I had [D] better end it quicker, I could lose my nerve.
[Em] Are you listening?
_ [D] _
_ _ [A] Can you hear me?
Have you [C] forgotten? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ Just three miles from [G] the rest _ stop, _ _ _ [D] _ _ and my mouth's too [Em] dry.
I've aged, _ _ _ _ _ _ the light was shining from [G] the radio. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ I could barely see the [Em] face, _ _ _ _ _ [D] but she knew all the words that I [Em] never had.
I said, chin with a crumpled up promise of this broken down man.
As [C] I opened up the door.
_ _ [D] _ _ She [C] _
_ _ [G] said, why were you sleeping?
Well, [D] I was listening to the radio and wondering what you're [Em] dreaming.
When it came [D] to mind that I [C] didn't _ care. _
And [G] I thought, hey, if it's over,
Well, [D] I had better end it quicker, I could lose my nerve.
[Em] Are you listening?
_ [D] _
_ _ [A] Can you _ _ hear me?
[C] _ Can you hear _ me?
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] Can you hear me? _ _ _ _ _
Can you [D] hear me?
Can _ _ [G] you hear me?
[C] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ You _ _ [G] were _ _ _ sleeping, _ well I was listening to the radio
And wondering what you're [Em] dreaming of.
And [D] I _ _ _ [C] _ thought, _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ hey, if it's over,
Well, [D] I had better end it quicker, I could lose all my [Em] nerve.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ Are you listening?
Can [C] you _ [G] hear _ _ me?
Can you hear me?
[D] Can _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ you hear [D] me?
When it came to mind that I [G] didn't [C] _ _ _ _
care.
And I [G] thought, hey, if it's over,
Well, [D] I had better end it quicker, I could lose all my nerve.
[Em] Are you listening?
_ [D] _
_ _ [A] Can you hear _ me? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _