Classifieds

Chords

Standard

VERSE 1:
C      
My life reads like the classifieds.
Pages of what's for sale; whats on the auction block.
F
Attention bidders! Its line 4 .
He's got a decent voice, he's got that crooked smile.
C      
Hold on, you havent heard the best yet.
He writes good storylines, he's got those honest eyes.
F
So take him home for just $9.9 .
He'll sing the songs you like, he'll keep you warm at night...

PRE-CHORUS:
C
Csus4
C
Csus4

CHORUS:
C      
Back down, cash out, that's the city for you.
C      
Break down and back out, and get what's coming to you.
Am
When you said you were falling apart
Am
I thought you meant that you were falling apart.

During the whoa, whoa, whoas


end on C      

VERSE 2 (palm mute power chords, listen carefully for transition points):

C 
I'm not the type to forget about nights
F 
like this, where every single move that I make
A 
is documented and scored for style points.
G 
The once ambitious one now holds the smoking gun.
C                         Csus4
And if I die in my sleep, are you still willing to be
C                Csus4
everything you promised you would be?

CHORUS
C      
Back down, cash out, that's the city for you.
C      
Break down and back out, and get what's coming to you.
Am
When you said you were falling apart
Am
I thought you meant that you were falling apart.


end on C      

BRIDGE:
                F                     G 
Will you be the first one to tell the neighborhood paper
           A                            C 
and all my family and friends that still care?
F                      G                           G 
Did you buy what I sold and did you feel what I told you?
               C 
I hope you still do.
         F 
Will you promise yourself, that this isn't all we've got?

CHORUS (go through twice)
C      
Back down, cash out, that's the city for you.
C      
Break down and back out, and get what's coming to you.
Am
When you said you were falling apart
Am
I thought you meant that you were falling apart.
Am
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