In This Diary

The Ataris

So Long, Astoria (2003)

Chords

Intro: G#  Eb  C#   


Verse 1:
Fm                  C#
  Here in this diary  I 
                        G#
write you visions of my summer
           C#
It was the best I ever had
           Fm
There were choruses and singalongs 
    Eb                       C#
And that unspoken feeling of knowing
That right now is all that matters
Fm
  All the nights we stayed up 
Eb                   G#
talking Listening to 80's songs
            C#
And quoting lines from all 
                     Fm
those movies That we know
         Eb                  C#
It still brings a smile to my  face


Refrain 1:
Bbm
   I guess when it 
      C#
comes down to it


Chorus 1:
Fm          Eb       G#
Being grown up isn't half 
          C#
as fun as growing up
Fm              Eb
  These are the best 
            C#
days of our lives
    Fm              Eb
The only thing that matters 
        G#             C#
is just following your heart
    Fm
And eventually you'll 
Eb             G#-- x2
finally get it right


Verse 2:
Fm                    Eb
  Breaking into hotel swimming pools 
                   G#
And wreaking havoc on our world
        C#
Hanging out at truck stops 
                 Fm
Just to pass the time
               Eb             C#
The black tops singing me to sleep
Fm                      Eb/G
  Lighting fireworks in parking 
                    G#
lots Illuminate the blackest 
               C#
nights Sharing cokes under 
                     Fm
this moonlit summer sky
     Eb
2015 Riverside it's 
                C#
time to say goodbye


Refrain 2:
Bbm           C#
   Get on the bus
it's time to go


Chorus 2:
Fm          Eb       G#
Being grown up isn't half 
          C#
as fun as growing up
Fm              Eb
  These are the best 
            C#
days of our lives
    Fm              Eb
The only thing that matters 
        G#             C#
is just following your heart
    Fm
And eventually you'll 
Eb             G#
finally get it right


Bridge:
       C#   Fm Eb
Get it right 
       C#
Get it right


Chorus 3:
Fm          Eb       G#
Being grown up isn't half 
          C#
as fun as growing up
Fm              Eb
  These are the best 
            C#
days of our lives
    (hold) Fm            Eb
The on-----ly thing that matters 
        G#             C#
is just following your heart
    Fm
And eventually you'll 
Eb             C#
finally get it right
Fm          Eb       G#
Being grown up isn't half 
          C#
as fun as growing up
Fm              Eb
  These are the best 
            C#
days of our lives
    Fm              Eb
The only thing that matters 
       G#               C#
is just  following your heart
    Fm
And eventually you'll 
Eb             C#(hold)
finally get it right
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