Chords for the replacements-pleased to meet me promo interview
Tempo:
85.7 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
C
E
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I look really nervous.
You do?
We write about what we want to write about, [Eb] we act the way we are, we don't pretend.
And it's like people won't accept that [Bb] because they're used to [C] a package kind of thing where you [Eb] have to put on to be accepted.
You know, you [G] have to look good on TV, [E] you have to act like you're into it.
Sometimes we're not into it and we don't pretend that [Bb] we are, you know.
Some people [C] see us as [Bb] entertaining and stuff like that and I guess we do put on a show,
but we basically [C] do this for ourselves and a lot of people understand that and they can follow that.
We've been pretty patient so far, we've been around eight years and [Eb] it's like we're not going to be an overnight [Bb] sensation.
I mean, it's too late for that.
I don't care if they play the damn thing.
The only thing that bothers me is there's just the misconception behind the lyrics.
And it's not promoting suicide in any way.
It's, [N] you know, I was, when I was younger [Eb] and I tried to kill myself and look at me now, I'm fine, you know.
I [Bb] came [E] out of it.
And if anything, this is like [C] help for someone who's younger, who doesn't know what they're doing,
and is maybe contemplating something like [Bb] that and doesn't know how to handle [Cm] it.
It's like, [E] you know, you can do it, you know.
[Bb] You'll change, you know, stick [Cm] with it, hang [Bb] in there.
I mean, you know, I did [C] and it's not like, you know, it [Bbm] irritates me, it makes me angry that someone [C] thinks that I [E] would do this, you know.
It's like some crass move to get attention, like jump on the bandwagon.
Some kids killed themselves in New Jersey, so I'm going to write a song about it.
[Bb] That's bull****, you know.
I did it because I feel it and I can feel for the kind of person who would want to do that.
[F] And the people that don't [E] understand it are the people that are secure with their [Bb] lives and can't feel for that.
And we feel for that.
I mean, we're not suicidal, but we know what it's like to be alone and to be desperate.
And that, this song is like, you know, it's a nod [Eb] to them.
It's saying, you know, it's okay, you know, you'll get through it.
But I felt that way when I wrote it.
Now, [C] you know, I won't apologize for it.
And if [N] it's not played, that's okay.
But I just want everybody to know that it wasn't done, you know, to glorify the stupid act like that.
We want people to know who Alex is, who don't, you never heard a big star.
And it's like, it's our way of like, you know, he doesn't [Eb] need our help.
He doesn't want our help, but damn it, he's going to [Bb] get it, whether he likes it or not.
He's a great songwriter and he's influenced [C] me.
But he does exactly what he wants and he's comfortable with that.
[E] He can write good songs and he'll [Bb] go around and play, [N] you know, an oldie circuit just because it feels good to him.
And he doesn't want to [Bb] become something.
I mean, I guess being a star when he was 17 [E] with the box tops, he learned young [Eb] that it's like a lot of crap.
You know, [N] maybe we didn't learn that quick enough.
But whenever he would walk in [Eb] the studio, we would [Gb] turn off the song.
He looks right at you and he knows [E] you're keeping it.
He looks right [Bb] through you.
He gets this big grin on his face like, yep, I know.
He's magic.
You know, he [Eb] scares me in a way, but he's real.
He's [Bb] real weird.
[C] The record is one [Bb] thing, the live performance is a total other deal.
I guess that's the way [C] it's always been.
And that's, I [Bb] think, our basic [Eb] problem with the people who love our records.
The slower material and the [Bb] quiet songs are the ones who hide in back.
And the [Eb] ones who come up front are the ones [D] who like the loud, [Eb] raucous stuff.
And it's like, you know, [Ab] live we tend to play that.
But the ones we really like [Bb] are the ones who are too afraid to come up and say hello.
The ones with the brains, [E] stupid ones up front.
I mean, we love them too.
But we couldn't honestly exist without the people in front.
I mean, we love to feel like it's a party.
When you have a bunch of quiet, introspective people.
But all you can see anyway as far as the lights is just
I know, that's the bad thing.
You can only see the loud mouths.
[C] So it's hard to sometimes [Eb] remember that there's someone in back who's been waiting for a year to [Bbm] hear you play Skyway or [Bb] something.
Too scared to come up [Gb] front.
I know.
And those are the ones that you [Eb] want to run out and [N] hug and say, you know, we did it for you.
You do?
We write about what we want to write about, [Eb] we act the way we are, we don't pretend.
And it's like people won't accept that [Bb] because they're used to [C] a package kind of thing where you [Eb] have to put on to be accepted.
You know, you [G] have to look good on TV, [E] you have to act like you're into it.
Sometimes we're not into it and we don't pretend that [Bb] we are, you know.
Some people [C] see us as [Bb] entertaining and stuff like that and I guess we do put on a show,
but we basically [C] do this for ourselves and a lot of people understand that and they can follow that.
We've been pretty patient so far, we've been around eight years and [Eb] it's like we're not going to be an overnight [Bb] sensation.
I mean, it's too late for that.
I don't care if they play the damn thing.
The only thing that bothers me is there's just the misconception behind the lyrics.
And it's not promoting suicide in any way.
It's, [N] you know, I was, when I was younger [Eb] and I tried to kill myself and look at me now, I'm fine, you know.
I [Bb] came [E] out of it.
And if anything, this is like [C] help for someone who's younger, who doesn't know what they're doing,
and is maybe contemplating something like [Bb] that and doesn't know how to handle [Cm] it.
It's like, [E] you know, you can do it, you know.
[Bb] You'll change, you know, stick [Cm] with it, hang [Bb] in there.
I mean, you know, I did [C] and it's not like, you know, it [Bbm] irritates me, it makes me angry that someone [C] thinks that I [E] would do this, you know.
It's like some crass move to get attention, like jump on the bandwagon.
Some kids killed themselves in New Jersey, so I'm going to write a song about it.
[Bb] That's bull****, you know.
I did it because I feel it and I can feel for the kind of person who would want to do that.
[F] And the people that don't [E] understand it are the people that are secure with their [Bb] lives and can't feel for that.
And we feel for that.
I mean, we're not suicidal, but we know what it's like to be alone and to be desperate.
And that, this song is like, you know, it's a nod [Eb] to them.
It's saying, you know, it's okay, you know, you'll get through it.
But I felt that way when I wrote it.
Now, [C] you know, I won't apologize for it.
And if [N] it's not played, that's okay.
But I just want everybody to know that it wasn't done, you know, to glorify the stupid act like that.
We want people to know who Alex is, who don't, you never heard a big star.
And it's like, it's our way of like, you know, he doesn't [Eb] need our help.
He doesn't want our help, but damn it, he's going to [Bb] get it, whether he likes it or not.
He's a great songwriter and he's influenced [C] me.
But he does exactly what he wants and he's comfortable with that.
[E] He can write good songs and he'll [Bb] go around and play, [N] you know, an oldie circuit just because it feels good to him.
And he doesn't want to [Bb] become something.
I mean, I guess being a star when he was 17 [E] with the box tops, he learned young [Eb] that it's like a lot of crap.
You know, [N] maybe we didn't learn that quick enough.
But whenever he would walk in [Eb] the studio, we would [Gb] turn off the song.
He looks right at you and he knows [E] you're keeping it.
He looks right [Bb] through you.
He gets this big grin on his face like, yep, I know.
He's magic.
You know, he [Eb] scares me in a way, but he's real.
He's [Bb] real weird.
[C] The record is one [Bb] thing, the live performance is a total other deal.
I guess that's the way [C] it's always been.
And that's, I [Bb] think, our basic [Eb] problem with the people who love our records.
The slower material and the [Bb] quiet songs are the ones who hide in back.
And the [Eb] ones who come up front are the ones [D] who like the loud, [Eb] raucous stuff.
And it's like, you know, [Ab] live we tend to play that.
But the ones we really like [Bb] are the ones who are too afraid to come up and say hello.
The ones with the brains, [E] stupid ones up front.
I mean, we love them too.
But we couldn't honestly exist without the people in front.
I mean, we love to feel like it's a party.
When you have a bunch of quiet, introspective people.
But all you can see anyway as far as the lights is just
I know, that's the bad thing.
You can only see the loud mouths.
[C] So it's hard to sometimes [Eb] remember that there's someone in back who's been waiting for a year to [Bbm] hear you play Skyway or [Bb] something.
Too scared to come up [Gb] front.
I know.
And those are the ones that you [Eb] want to run out and [N] hug and say, you know, we did it for you.
Key:
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Eb
C
E
Cm
Bb
Eb
C
_ _ I look really nervous.
You do?
We write about what we want to write about, [Eb] we act the way we are, we don't pretend.
And it's like people won't accept that [Bb] because they're used to [C] a package kind of thing where you [Eb] have to put on to be accepted.
You know, you [G] have to look good on TV, [E] you have to act like you're into it.
Sometimes we're not into it and we don't pretend that [Bb] we are, you know. _ _
_ Some people [C] see us as [Bb] entertaining and stuff like that and I guess we do put on a show,
but we basically [C] do this for ourselves and a lot of people understand that and they can follow that.
We've been pretty patient so far, we've been around eight years and [Eb] it's like we're not going to be an overnight [Bb] sensation.
I mean, it's too late for that.
_ _ _ _ I don't care if they play the damn thing.
The only thing that bothers me is there's just the misconception behind the lyrics.
And it's not promoting suicide in any way.
It's, [N] you know, I was, when I was younger [Eb] and I tried to kill myself and look at me now, I'm fine, you know.
I [Bb] came [E] out of it.
And if anything, this is like [C] help for someone who's younger, who doesn't know what they're doing,
and is maybe contemplating something like [Bb] that and doesn't know how to handle [Cm] it.
It's like, [E] you know, you can do it, you know.
[Bb] You'll change, you know, stick [Cm] with it, hang [Bb] in there.
I mean, you know, I did [C] and it's not like, you know, it [Bbm] irritates me, it makes me angry that someone [C] thinks that I [E] would do this, you know.
It's like some crass move to get attention, like jump on the bandwagon.
Some kids killed themselves in New Jersey, so I'm going to write a song about it.
[Bb] That's bull****, you know.
I did it because I feel it and I can feel for the kind of person who would want to do that.
[F] And the people that don't [E] understand it are the people that are secure with their [Bb] lives and can't feel for that.
And we feel for that.
I mean, we're not suicidal, but we know what it's like to be alone and to be desperate.
And that, this song is like, you know, it's a nod [Eb] to them.
It's saying, you know, it's okay, you know, you'll get through it.
But I felt that way when I wrote it.
Now, [C] you know, I won't apologize for it.
And if [N] it's not played, that's okay.
But I just want everybody to know that it wasn't done, you know, to _ glorify the stupid act like that.
We _ _ _ want people to know who Alex is, who don't, you never heard a big star.
And it's like, it's our way of like, you know, he doesn't [Eb] need our help.
He doesn't want our help, but damn it, he's going to [Bb] get it, whether he likes it or not.
He's a great songwriter and he's influenced [C] me.
But he does exactly what he wants and he's comfortable with that.
[E] He can write good songs and he'll [Bb] go around and play, [N] you know, an oldie circuit just because it feels good to him.
And he doesn't want to [Bb] _ become something.
I mean, I guess being a star when he was 17 [E] with the box tops, he learned young [Eb] that it's like a lot of crap.
You know, [N] maybe we didn't learn that quick enough.
But whenever he would walk in [Eb] the studio, we would [Gb] turn off the song.
He looks right at you and he knows [E] you're keeping it.
He looks right [Bb] through you.
He gets this big grin on his face like, yep, I know.
He's magic.
You know, he [Eb] scares me in a way, but _ he's real.
He's _ [Bb] real _ weird. _ _ _ _
[C] The record is one [Bb] thing, the live performance is a total other deal.
I guess that's the way [C] it's always been.
And that's, I [Bb] think, our basic [Eb] problem with the people who love our records.
The slower material and the [Bb] quiet songs are the ones who hide in back.
And the [Eb] ones who come up front are the ones [D] who like the loud, [Eb] raucous stuff.
And it's like, you know, [Ab] live we tend to play that.
But the ones we really like [Bb] are the ones who are too afraid to come up and say hello.
The ones with the brains, [E] stupid ones up front.
I mean, we love them too.
But we couldn't honestly exist without the people in front.
I mean, we love to feel like it's a party.
When you have a bunch of quiet, introspective people.
But all you can see anyway as far as the lights is just_
I know, that's the bad thing.
You can only see the loud mouths.
[C] So it's hard to sometimes [Eb] remember that there's someone in back who's been waiting for a year to [Bbm] hear you play Skyway or [Bb] something.
Too scared to come up [Gb] front.
I know.
And those are the ones that you [Eb] want to run out and [N] hug and say, you know, we did it for you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You do?
We write about what we want to write about, [Eb] we act the way we are, we don't pretend.
And it's like people won't accept that [Bb] because they're used to [C] a package kind of thing where you [Eb] have to put on to be accepted.
You know, you [G] have to look good on TV, [E] you have to act like you're into it.
Sometimes we're not into it and we don't pretend that [Bb] we are, you know. _ _
_ Some people [C] see us as [Bb] entertaining and stuff like that and I guess we do put on a show,
but we basically [C] do this for ourselves and a lot of people understand that and they can follow that.
We've been pretty patient so far, we've been around eight years and [Eb] it's like we're not going to be an overnight [Bb] sensation.
I mean, it's too late for that.
_ _ _ _ I don't care if they play the damn thing.
The only thing that bothers me is there's just the misconception behind the lyrics.
And it's not promoting suicide in any way.
It's, [N] you know, I was, when I was younger [Eb] and I tried to kill myself and look at me now, I'm fine, you know.
I [Bb] came [E] out of it.
And if anything, this is like [C] help for someone who's younger, who doesn't know what they're doing,
and is maybe contemplating something like [Bb] that and doesn't know how to handle [Cm] it.
It's like, [E] you know, you can do it, you know.
[Bb] You'll change, you know, stick [Cm] with it, hang [Bb] in there.
I mean, you know, I did [C] and it's not like, you know, it [Bbm] irritates me, it makes me angry that someone [C] thinks that I [E] would do this, you know.
It's like some crass move to get attention, like jump on the bandwagon.
Some kids killed themselves in New Jersey, so I'm going to write a song about it.
[Bb] That's bull****, you know.
I did it because I feel it and I can feel for the kind of person who would want to do that.
[F] And the people that don't [E] understand it are the people that are secure with their [Bb] lives and can't feel for that.
And we feel for that.
I mean, we're not suicidal, but we know what it's like to be alone and to be desperate.
And that, this song is like, you know, it's a nod [Eb] to them.
It's saying, you know, it's okay, you know, you'll get through it.
But I felt that way when I wrote it.
Now, [C] you know, I won't apologize for it.
And if [N] it's not played, that's okay.
But I just want everybody to know that it wasn't done, you know, to _ glorify the stupid act like that.
We _ _ _ want people to know who Alex is, who don't, you never heard a big star.
And it's like, it's our way of like, you know, he doesn't [Eb] need our help.
He doesn't want our help, but damn it, he's going to [Bb] get it, whether he likes it or not.
He's a great songwriter and he's influenced [C] me.
But he does exactly what he wants and he's comfortable with that.
[E] He can write good songs and he'll [Bb] go around and play, [N] you know, an oldie circuit just because it feels good to him.
And he doesn't want to [Bb] _ become something.
I mean, I guess being a star when he was 17 [E] with the box tops, he learned young [Eb] that it's like a lot of crap.
You know, [N] maybe we didn't learn that quick enough.
But whenever he would walk in [Eb] the studio, we would [Gb] turn off the song.
He looks right at you and he knows [E] you're keeping it.
He looks right [Bb] through you.
He gets this big grin on his face like, yep, I know.
He's magic.
You know, he [Eb] scares me in a way, but _ he's real.
He's _ [Bb] real _ weird. _ _ _ _
[C] The record is one [Bb] thing, the live performance is a total other deal.
I guess that's the way [C] it's always been.
And that's, I [Bb] think, our basic [Eb] problem with the people who love our records.
The slower material and the [Bb] quiet songs are the ones who hide in back.
And the [Eb] ones who come up front are the ones [D] who like the loud, [Eb] raucous stuff.
And it's like, you know, [Ab] live we tend to play that.
But the ones we really like [Bb] are the ones who are too afraid to come up and say hello.
The ones with the brains, [E] stupid ones up front.
I mean, we love them too.
But we couldn't honestly exist without the people in front.
I mean, we love to feel like it's a party.
When you have a bunch of quiet, introspective people.
But all you can see anyway as far as the lights is just_
I know, that's the bad thing.
You can only see the loud mouths.
[C] So it's hard to sometimes [Eb] remember that there's someone in back who's been waiting for a year to [Bbm] hear you play Skyway or [Bb] something.
Too scared to come up [Gb] front.
I know.
And those are the ones that you [Eb] want to run out and [N] hug and say, you know, we did it for you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _