Strip Mall Parking Lots

strip mall parking lots - against me! the main riff is an alternating bass note ( minor 3rd ) on the Am and Dm chords as shown . open chords throughout , with a first inversion G chord to create the descending bass line twice in the Chorus : C G/B Am/C . Am Am/C E | - - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - | B | - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - | G | - - - - - 2 - - - - 2 - - - - - - | D | - - - - - 2 - - - - 2 - - - - - - | A | - - - - - 0 - - - - 3 - - - - - - | E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Dm Dm/F E | - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - 3 - - - - 3 - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - 2 - - - - 2 - - - - - - - | D | - - - - - 0 - - - - 3 - - - - - - - | A | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Chorus bass line : C G/B Am E | - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - | D | - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - | A | - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Am smoking cigarettes in a strip mall parking lot Dm theres nothing to do around here but hang out C G isnt that just like everywhere else? Am theres a war veteran standing by the interstate on - ramp Dm yeah , hes asking for a ride; hes hoping for a kick down C G anything you can spare to give helps ( Chorus ) F C and as the southwest florida sun sets ( C ) G/B Am the skys painted hues pink and orange C G/B Am all directions are calling G Am life is waiting to be ruined G Am life is waiting to be ruined Am city cops come down and they bust up the party Dm we go to a diner , we drink bitter black coffee C G gas station billboard reads three forty - nine a gallon Am were coming down from the high , were starting to sober up Dm C boys crushing on girls crushing on boys into the southwest florida morning G we are still young ( Chorus ) F C and as the southwest florida sun sets ( C ) G/B Am the skys painted hues pink and orange C G/B Am all directions are calling G Am life is waiting to be ruined G Am life is waiting to be ruined G C G Am life is waiting to be ruined