Melrose Diner — The Wonder Years
Chords and lyrics for Melrose Diner by The Wonder Years (key of C).
Verse 1
(for some little riffs i tabbed out how it's played in the original
version)
Intro
Original:
Version 2
[C] [D] [G] [Em]
[C] [D] [G] [G]
Verse
I hate your [C]bad [D]tattoos and your [G]second-hand stories;
those [C][D]anecdotes that grew [G]old last month.
I hate the [C]way you [D]move when you’re [G]drunk and try dancing.
[C]It’s not [D]sexy. It’s just [G]keeping us up
and I’m [C]just not fond of [F]anyone,
but that’s got [C]everything to [F]do with [G]us.
I hate the [C]way I [D]get when I [G]can’t handle bad news.
It [C]feels like [D]I’ve been an [G]asshole for months.
[C]All I’ve got [D]left are these [G]handfuls of fuck you.
[C]Man, that’s [D]never [G]enough.
Chorus
I guess I’m just [C]down.
I guess I’ll be [G]honest.
I could use you [D]around.
I can’t stand the [G]dork that you’re hanging with [C]now.
I guess I’ll be [G]honest.
I could use you [Am][F]around.
Verse
I hate the [C]way that you can’t keep your [G]hair [Am]straight.
I hate the [Em]way that you’re leaning on [D]me.
I hate the [C]way that you point out when [G]girls are [Am]staring
because you [Em]know that I won’t do a [D]thing.
I hate the [C]context clues you leave [D]out of your writing
because [G]I can’t find myself here at all.
You [C]know that I hate when [D]you call me wasted.
I [G]expect it whenever you call.
Chorus
I guess I’m just [C]down.
I guess I’ll be [G]honest.
I could use you [D]around.
I can’t stand the [G]dork that you’re hanging with [C]now.
I guess I’ll be [G]honest.
I could use you [Am][F]around.
I could use you [C][G]around.
I could use you [Am]around[F] [C]now.
Bridge
Original
Version 2
[C]My friends all say he’s just a [F]b-rate version of me;
he’s stuck on [C]video games and weed.
They’re just trying to [F]help me get to sleep.
[C]My friends all say you’re sitting [F]way too close to me,
that I should [C]just get up and leave.
It’s like I’m [F]weighed down to the seat.
[C]My friends all say he’s just the [F]broke-dick version of me.
They’re just trying to [C]help me get some sleep.
I know he’s what [F]you need.
Chorus
I guess I’m just [C]down.
I guess I’ll be [G]honest.
I could use you [D]around.
I can’t stand the [G]dork that you’re hanging with [C]now.
I guess I’ll be [G]honest.
I could use you [Am][F]around.
I could use you [C][G]around.
I could use you [Am][F]around.
I could use you [C][G]around.
I could use you [Am]around.[F]
[C]
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