Work chords by Jimmy Eat World

Standard Tuning with Capo on I

This is a transcription - originally the song is played in drop C#

The plain Em Chord doesn't sound perfect to me throughout the song,
but I can't figure out a better way. So - as always - feel encouraged
to submit your corrections!

Intro:

   Em  |  C/G  |   G    |
e|------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------|
G|-------0--------0-------0---0---0---| let open G String ring
D|----------------------0---0---0---0-|
A|---2-3----3---3---------------------| x2
E|-0----------3-------3---------------|

Verse 1:

    Em  C/G     G        |
If you only once would let me      |Continue playing
Em  C/G   G             |
Only just one time           |the intro riff
    Em  C/G    G        |
Then be happy with the consequence   |
     Em      C/G    G    |
With whatever's gonna happen tonight  |
Em     C/G    G        |
Don't think we're not serious      |
Em    C/G  G            |
When's it ever not           |
  Em   C/G   G          |
The love we make is give and it's take |
  Em    C/G G           |
I'm game to play along         |

Pre-Chorus 1:

Em  Em C   |
All I can say  |Hit all chords hard
Em    Em C  |
I shouldn't say |

Chorus 1:

        G     |
Can we take a ride?    |
       D      |
Get out of this place   |
      C       |
While we still have time |Let last C ring

Post-Chorus 1:

Em   C/G  G     |
oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh |Play intro riff
Em   C/G  G     |
oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh |

Verse 2:

    Em  C/G   G         |
All the best DJs are saving       |Play intro riff
  Em   C/G    G         |
The slowest song for last        |
     Em     C/G         |
When the dance is through        |
   G                 |
It's me and you             |
   Em      C/G     G    |
Come on, would it really be so bad?   |
   Em    C/G    G       |
The things we think might be the same  |
  Em    C/G    G         |
But I won't fight for more        |
   Em   C/G  G          |
Its just not me to wear it on my sleeve |
Em     C/G  G           |
Count on that for sure          |

Pre-Chorus 2:

Em  Em C   |
All I can say  |Hit all chords hard
Em    Em C  |
I shouldn't say |

Chorus 2:

        G     |
Can we take a ride?    |
       D      |
Get out of this place   |
      C       |
While we still have time |
        G     |
You we take a ride?    |
       D      |
Get out of this place   |
      C       |
While we still have time |
      C       |
Yeah, we still have time |Let last C ring

Post-Chorus 2:

Em   C/G  G     |
oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh |Play intro riff
Em   C/G  G     |
oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh |
Em   C/G  G     |
oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh |
Em   C/G  G     |
oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh |

Verse 3:

Em    C/G  G         |
Can't say I was never wrong    |Play intro riff
  Em     C/G   G     |
But some blame rests on you    |
Em    C/G     G      |
Work and play they're never okay |
  Em   C/G   G       |
To mix the way we do       |

Pre-Chorus 3:

Em  Em C   |
All I can say  |Hit all chords hard
Em    Em C  |
I shouldn't say |

Chorus 3:

        G     |
Can we take a ride?    |
       D      |
Get out of this place   |
      C       |
While we still have time |
        G     |
You we take a ride?    |
       D      |
Get out of this place   |
      C       |
While we still have time |
   C          |
We still have time    |let last C ring

Post-Chorus 3:

Em   C/G  G     |
oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh |Play intro riff
Em   C/G       |