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My Parents Managed Apartments (2008) * Chords: G C D
They want to put alligators in our apartments
Big snakes to play with the kids in the backyard
Basketball players to beat us up and just when you think that you've had enough
They break our legs and then run away, pack their bags and then ask to stay
And just when you think that it can't get worse
They chop down the trees and you kick them out
They fight and they scream, and their voices seem like samurai swords cutting through paper
walls
They shoot their guns down through the floor, once not enough so they shoot some more
They throw their cigarettes in the flowers, three days later it starts a fire
They track us down when we go to church and it feels like they rule our universe
They like to get naked when they're alone and stand in the doorway when you get home
They scream and convulse in the parking lot and then they take up two parking spots
They all like to call us on Christmas Day, the one day we want them to stay away
They wake us up at 3 AM, because somebody kicked their front door in
But you can't kick them out when they're selling drugs
Cause they say they know karate and their daddy owns the place
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Loving You Means Everything From Me (2008) Chords: A G
She likes the songs that I don't like (x3) and I love her, yes I love her
When we were first friends, we had these arguments about who was more punk rock
But things are different now and we've learned to get along and how to let things go
Truth is we're different and it's not unusual to have to sit and talk for a while
Some of it's circumstance like I'm from the East Coast, and I'm from the West Coast
But truly we were made differently
So in conclusion, well I guess we’re growing up and changing priorities
Because loving you means everything from me
So we’ll sing songs that we both like (x3)
Because loving you means everything from me (x3)
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Turns Our You're Perfect For Me (2009) Chords: E B A
Turns out you’re perfect for me
In all the silly ways I thought you’d never be
Turns out you’re perfect for me
I wanted a guy covered in tattoos
But I learned some of them have mommy issues
Turns out you’re perfect for me
Turns out you’re perfect for me
Cause you scratch my back when it’s itchy
You’re gentle and kind when I’m bitchy
Turns out you’re perfect for me
Told him that I like Old Spice
But he didn’t wanna take my old fashioned advice
That’s before I learned what it could do
Now I recommend it to you
See I didn’t think it was punk rock to sing with a girl who had dreadlocks
But what did I know…. now she steals the show!
Turns out you’re perfect for me
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Recipe
01:57
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Recipe (2009) Chords: D A G
When you are trying to cook
Sometimes you use a recipe book
But there's danger in the air if there’s ingredients to spare
Your common sense has been overtook
There’s a science to cooking that less of us know
If you’re not experienced then stick to the show
Leavening is tricky, so is substitution
My recommendation is let’s make a resolution
Follow the recipe the first time that you do it
After you do that you can add things to it
Follow the recipe the first time that you do it
After some practice, there’s nothing to it
When you are trying to cook
Sometimes you use a recipe book
If you don’t have what you need
Be sure to stop and read
You’ll find a helpful chart if you look
Bananas and flax meal will substitute eggs
Accurate measurements the recipe begs
Timing is important, when mixing a solution
My recommendation is let’s make a resolution
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Jesus Keep Us Safe From The Cops (2008)
I swear we didn’t do anything
So why are you tailing like we stole everything
Well I was sleeping in a parking lot
They said “They’ll kill you on this very spot”
Then a few hours later his friends came around
Said, “Listen here boy. You best get out of our town!”
Jesus, Keep Us Safe From The Cops
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White Flag
02:54
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White Flag (2007) Chords: A D E
If it’s true that this would happen before even time began
Then I guess I’ll just surrender because I’m doing all I can
Yes in vain I’ve risen early just to stumble home too late
Ignoring all the factors that determine my fate
And I’m gonna raise the white flag
I’m gonna raise the black flag too
I’m gonna raise the white flag
And sing this song for you
You see these words they are not weapons
But these streets brew honesty
We’re all soldiers a journey
We’re all pilgrims you and me
So may all fear be forgotten as the memories fade away
May the whole world join us in this song as we dance on yesterday
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Glow In The Dark
02:47
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Glow In The Dark (2009) Chords: E B A
We spent most of that night not quite kissing
Truth is we were on a swing set in the park
Then the dew crept up and ruined our conversation
But somewhere in your words there was a spark
Hold my hand we’ll glow in the dark together
Hold my hand like you’ve never held another
Hold my hand we’ll glow in the dark together
Hold my hand and you’ll never love another
A few months later we watched End of the Century
And I put my arm on the back of your chair
You had nutritional yeast on your popcorn
And I thought you might have figured out I cared
A few years later you started the Grandma’s House
And you said I could not move in
Because somewhere deep inside of both our hearts
We knew we could not just be friends
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Broken Wings
02:33
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Broken Wings (2008) Chords: D G A
Here we are on our broken wings
Praying fire from the sky on the evil things
Oh why oh why do the angels have to fly away?
Come my Warrior, come my King
Fly over all fight everything
Oh why oh why do the good guys have to cry today?
The day is over it's getting late
Have I decided my own fate?
Or is there other stories, is there other books
Are there other chapters where we start all over again?
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Asshole
04:01
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Asshole (2009) Chords: G D C
I woke up this morning on a Sunday
One of my two split days off this week
Started feeling tired around 6 PM
And I can’t find a kind word to speak
And I hate, Oh I hate feeling like an asshole
Oh I hate, Oh I hate feeling so unnerved
Oh I hate feeling like the things I hate
And I wish I could take back my words
See I can’t even tell you that I love you
But I wanna love before I die
One more year in holy isolation
Maybe I’ll finally get to try
See truly I’ve never laughed at danger
But I talk a pretty good game
And when we’re all walking honest
Darling we all look the same
Woke up this morning on a Sunday
One year later sleeping next to you
Wishing I could say that I’d tamed my tongue
But some days that would not be true
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Last Call
02:00
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Last Call (2007) G D C
This is the message that is preached we can be free
If we confess our sins and choose to believe
If we say we’ve not sinned we make him a liar
And if his word does not live in us we’ll die in the fire
And this is the last call
This is the last song that you’ll hear
This is the last time that I give away my fears
And this is the message I have feared since I was born
That one day I’d die in hell innocence scorned
And Jesus if you exist could you please help me out
And for once in my life remove all of this doubt
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We Made It
01:20
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We Made It (2012) E A B
I wrestled with the demons
I wrestled with the saints
I wrestled with the son of man and he taught me restraint
I wrestled with my mother and she kicked me in the teeth
But I guess I had it coming when I tickled both her feet
I wrestle with the demons
I wrestle with the saints
I wrestle with the son of man and he taught me restraint
I wrestle with the shadow of who I'm meant to be
But these fears won't get me down and I will have the victory
Let's go! We can do it! We made it!
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Ready Steady Go (Live!)
02:34
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Steady (2010) Chords: E F# B A
18 hour drive, I hope I see my friends alive
Scrabble, Frisbee anyone, together we can have some fun
Hacky sack dance moves, now you see how I got groove
Small town rock show, everybody that you know
Back to school to start again, library is my new best friend
It's been a long week, sitting on the couch falling asleep
Ready, Steady, Ready, Steady, Go!
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