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Local Man Ruins Everything by The Wonder Years
Local Man Ruins Everything
Just the basic chords of the song.
Capo 3rd fret
Standard Tuning
Am G C F
Am G C F
F G
The fountain was off.
C F
This is the first time I™ve been back to the city in months.
G C
I™m trying to hold it together but irony™s found cracks in the foundation.
F G
And you know,
C
I try so hard to be some great white hope
F G Am D F G
But I can™t shake the feeling that tonight I™m gonna end up shaking in bed
C
alone.
Am G C
I™m not a self-help book; I™m just a fucked up kid.
F Am
I had to take my own advice and I did.
G C F
Now I™m waiting for it to sink in.
Am G C
Expect me standing tall, back against the wall,
F
'Cause what I learned was
Am G
It™s not about forcing happiness;
C F
It™s about not letting the sadness win.
F...
F G C
F
I don™t have roses in the closet
C
But I™ve got pictures in a drawer
F
It™s everything left in me
C
Not to stare at them anymore.
F C
I walked upstairs and shaved my beard.
F
I felt like I was holding sadness here
C
(I was holding sadness here)
F C F C
Am G C
I™m not a self-help book; I™m just a fucked up kid.
F Am
I had to take my own advice and I did.
G C F
Now I™m waiting for it to sink in.
Am G C
Expect me standing tall, back against the wall,
F
'Cause what I learned was
Am G
It™s not about forcing happiness;
C F
It™s about not letting the sadness win.
F G
I don™t have roses in the closet
C
But I™ve got pictures in a drawer
F G
It™s everything left in me
C
Not to stare at them anymore.
Am G C
I™m not a self-help book; I™m just a fucked up kid.
F Am
I had to take my own advice and I did.
G C
I™m not a self-help book; I™m just a fucked up kid.
F
I had to take my own advice and I did.
F C G
F C G
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version 2
D# G# C# F# A# D#
Half Step Down
Intro: C# B E A C# B E
A
The fountain was off.
B E
This is the first time I™ve been back to the city in months.
A B E
I™m trying to hold it together but irony™s found cracks in the foundation.
A B
And you know,
E
I try so hard to be some great white hope
A B E C# B E
But I can™t shake the feeling that tonight I™m gonna end up shaking in bed alone.
Same as intro
I™m not a self-help book; I™m just a fucked up kid.
I had to take my own advice and I did.
Now I™m waiting for it to sink in.
Expect me standing tall, back against the wall,
'Cause what I learned was
It™s not about forcing happiness;
It™s about not letting the sadness win.
I don™t have roses in the closet
But I™ve got pictures in a drawer
It™s everything left in me
Not to stare at them anymore.
I walked upstairs and shaved my beard.
I felt like I was holding sadness here
(I was holding sadness here)
Bridge C# B C# B Ab/B
Repeat
I™m not a self-help book; I™m just a fucked up kid.
I had to take my own advice and I did.
Now I™m waiting for it to sink in.
Expect me standing tall, back against the wall,
'Cause what I learned was
It™s not about forcing happiness;
It™s about not letting the sadness win.
I don™t have roses in the closet
But I™ve got pictures in a drawer
It™s everything left in me
Not to stare at them anymore.
I™m not a self-help book; I™m just a fucked up kid.
I had to take my own advice and I did.
I™m not a self-help book; I™m just a fucked up kid.
I had to take my own advice and I did.
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version 3
C#G#C#F#A#D#
Intro
GTR1
|-------7------------------|----|---------------------------------|
|-9-7-9---9-7-9-7-0--9-7-9-|----|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-|----|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|--------------------------|----|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-x3-|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----|---------------------------------|
Verse
GTR1 The fountain was off
|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------4~--------|------4-----------------------2---4---6---8---9---8---9---|
|-0-0~--4~--2-----|-0----4-x8-2-----0--///--2-----x4--x4--x4--x4--x4--x4--x2-|
|-0-0~--2~--2-x16-|-0-x8-2----2-x16-0--///--2-x8-0---2---4---6---7---6---7---|
|-0-0~------2-----|-0---------2-----0--///--2--------------------------------|
pick slide
Chorus - These are the notes, I™m not 100% sure on the timing and order.
GTR1 I™m not a self help book
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-7-9--7--5--4--5--7--5--4--5--9--7--9---------------9--7--5--------|
|-9-9-9-9--6--4--4--4--6--4--4--4--9--9--9---------------9--9--4--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Expect me standing tall
|-------7------------------|----|---------------------------------|
|-9-7-9---9-7-9-7-0--9-7-9-|----|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-|----|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|--------------------------|----|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-x3-|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----|---------------------------------|
GTR2
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-6----4---------------------|
|-6-x8-4-x8-2----4-5----7----|
|-4----2----2-x8-4-5-x8-7-x8-|
|-----------2----4-5----7----|
Pre Verse
GTR1
|------------------------------------|
|-----12-9---------------12-9--------|
|---9------------------9------9-8-9~-|
|-9--------9-11-9~--9----------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
Verse 2 x2
GTR1 I don™t have roses in the closet [ not 100% sure ]
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-9-10-9------12-9-10-9-----------12-9-10-9-------12-12-9-9-----------|
|-----------11-9-----------11-9----------------11-9------------11-9-11-9-|
|-------------------------------11-9-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-9-10-9------12-9-10-9-----------12-9-10-9-------------------------|
|-----------11-9-----------11-9----------------11-9--9-9-8-8-----------|
|-------------------------------11-9-------------------------11-11-9-9-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
GTR1
|-0-2-4-0----------------------0-2-4-0-----------------|
|---------0-4-5-4-----------------------0-4-5--4h5-4h5-|
|-----------------6-4----------------------------------|
|---------------------6-4-2-4--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-2-4-0----------------------0-2-4-0-------------|
|---------0-4-5-4-----------------------0-4-5--5-5-|
|-----------------6-4--------------------------4-4-|
|---------------------6-4-2-4----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Chorus
Bridge
GTR1 I don™t have roses in the closet
|--------0------------4----------0-------------------|
|----9-----7----4-4h5---5----9-----7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|
|-9----8------4------------9---8-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
GTR2
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-6~--4~--------6~--8~--9----|
|-6~--4~--2-----6~--8~--9-x8-|
|-4~--2~--2-x8--4~--6~--7----|
|---------2------------------|
Then
GTR1 I™m not a self help book
|----------------------------|
|------------5-4-------------|
|-------4--6-----6-4---------|
|---4-6--------------6-4---4-|
|-7----------------------7---|
|----------------------------|
GTR2
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-6----4---------6----4---------|
|-6-x8-4-x8-2----6-x8-4-x8-2----|
|-4----2----2-x8-4----2----2-x8-|
|-----------2--------------2----|
Outro
GTR1
|-0-2-4-0----------------------0-2-4-0-----------------|
|---------0-4-5-4-----------------------0-4-5--4h5-4h5-|
|-----------------6-4----------------------------------|
|---------------------6-4-2-4--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-2-4-0----------------------0-2-4-0-------------|
|---------0-4-5-4-----------------------0-4-5--5-5-|
|-----------------6-4--------------------------4-4-|
|---------------------6-4-2-4----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
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version 4
G: 320033
C: x32033
E: 022033
D: xx0233
4/4
Intro: E D G
C(Hold it)
G(Hold it, too)
The fountain was off.
G C
This is the first time I've been back to the city in months.
G
I'm trying to hold it together but irony's found cracks in the foundation.
C(Hold it)
And you know,
G
I try so hard to be some great white hope
E C G D G D
But I can't shake the feeling that tonight I'm gonna end up shaking in bed
G
alone.
Chorus:
E D
I'm not a self-help book; I'm just a fucked up kid.
G E
I had to take my own advice and I did.
D G
Now I'm waiting for it to sink in.
E D G
Expect me standing tall, back against the wall, 'cause what I learned was
E D
It's not about forcing happiness;
G
It's about not letting the sadness win.
C G C G
C
I don't have roses in the closet
G
But I've got pictures in a drawer
C
It's everything left in me
G
Not to stare at them anymore.
C G
I walked upstairs and shaved my beard.
C
I felt like I was holding sadness here
G
(I was holding sadness here)
C G C G (Emphasis on the highest strings, you can figure it out.)
Chorus:
E D
I'm not a self-help book; I'm just a fucked up kid.
G E
I had to take my own advice and I did.
D G
Now I'm waiting for it to sink in.
E D G
Expect me standing tall, back against the wall, 'cause what I learned was
E D
It's not about forcing happiness;
G
It's about not letting the sadness win.
(You can hold these out if you wish)
C
I don't have roses in the closet
G
But I've got pictures in a drawer
C
It's everything left in me
G
Not to stare at them anymore.
E D
I'm not a self-help book; I'm just a fucked up kid.
G
I'm not a self-help book; I'm just a fucked up kid.
E D
I'm not a self-help book; I'm just a fucked up kid.
G
I'm not a self-help book; I'm just a fucked up kid.
Outro:
C G C G C(hold)
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