Coat Check Acoustic Tab by Wunder Years


Band: The Wunder Years
Song: Coat Check (Acoustic)
Tabber: DriveToNowhere
Email: adrenalinerush_alpha@att.net
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

This is one of the best songs by one of the best bands in punk rock history. And, like
great bands, they broke up before getting the praise that was due. Anyway, I just figured
how to play the song and thought everyone else should know too. I didn’t write out the 
as I assume you can figure that out for yourself by listening to the song. I tried
place the chords as close to the right timing as possible, but you’ll have to figure 
out too. Enjoy!

Chords used:
   E5  F#5  A5  B5  D5  D  Dmin A
e|----------------------5--5----0-|
B|----------------------7--6----2-|
G|----------2---4---7---7--7----2-|
D|-2---4----2---4---7---7--7----2-|
A|-2---4----0---2---5---5--5----0-|
E|-0---2----------------x--x----x-|


A5              E5                F#5
  I don’t wanna play this smart tonight.
          A5       E5                   F#5
See, I’ve – I’ve rephrased my wits in a thousand different ways.
      A5  E5      F#5
It’s a no win situation.
     D                           Dmin
I get a first place loss, and the last laugh.

A5        E5              F#5
  Baby we got ourselves a twelver,
   A5      E5                   F#5
And I do believe we’ve got some time.
A5       E5                   F#5
  We all know [a view] were a cherry on a cigarette can
D              Dmin
  Set the world to flame.

A5   E5      B5
   I__ can’t see what’s in front of me.
F#5         B5               D5
 I’m always lookin’ ahead or lookin’ back.
A5   E5          B5
  We look pretty fucked up tonight.
F#5                B5              D5~~~
 There’s somethin’ beautiful about fuckin’ up.

[Solo Guitar 1]
(rhythm under solo is the same as the verse)

                       This is an eleven, not two ones
[Solo Guitar 2]                         v
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9—9-9976~-676----------6--------9-9-91197-7676---------6----------|
G|---------------7~-7-7-9---9-767~---------------7~-7-7-9---9-7-6-4~-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A5        E5                 F#5
 Let’s be simple creatures tonight.

Don’t contemplate, complicate.
A5        E5                 F#5
 Roll the windows down, turn up the tunes and scream.
A5   E5                F#5
 I’m drinkin’ with Jumpjet.
D                 Dmin
  Dear world we’re takin’ our lives back.

A5     E5              F#5
 Let’s paint this town red.
A5                   E5       F#5
 These streets could use some color.
A5         E5          F#5
 Cheers to silent saints.
D               Dmin
 We’re with you, all the way.

A5   E5      B5
   I__ can’t see what’s in front of me.
F#5         B5               D5
 I’m always lookin’ ahead or lookin’ back.
A5   E5          B5
  We look pretty fucked up tonight.
F#5                B5              D~~        Dmin~~  A~~
 There’s somethin’ beautiful about fuckin’ up.


_ = pause after word/hold word
~ = hold note/chord
[???] = I don’t actually know what he says here, and the lyrics aren’t online, so this
my best guess. It sounds like either [a view] or [of you], not that either of those make
but meh.