[Intro]

 
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[Verse 1]
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I read the paper just the other day
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About a buddy of mine who headed to an early grave
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They say he went in his sleep
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With a smile on his face
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Bet he was dreaming 'bout those better days
 
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When the crash of the drums
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Hit like the waves on a beach
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That cheap bass and guitar and our wildest dreams
 
[Bridge]
        F#m                          A
We were searching for a savior like anybody else
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Trying to save ourselves from ourselves
 
[Chorus]
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Just a garage band
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We weren't alive
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We were livin' in Garageland
 
[Verse 2]
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Our parents all held jobs but we had other plans
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We acted like our heroes
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They just didn't understand
 
[Bridge]
        F#m             A
We were never afraid to fall
       E                 D
It was us and those four walls
 
[Chorus]
E      A
Just a garage band
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We weren't alive
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We were livin' in Garageland
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Nothing else felt so right
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Just us, those guitars
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And a Saturday night
 
[Solo]
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(I don't know these lines)
[Bridge]
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Cause...
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You felt...
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You hear...
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When druns...
 
[Chorus]
E      A
Just a garage band
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We weren't alive
                  A
We were livin' in Garageland
D                    A
Nothing else felt so right
     E
Just us, those guitars
      D
And a Saturday night