3 AM
Lyrics by Rob Thomas
Music by John Leslie Goff, John Joseph Stanley, Rob Thomas, Brian Yale
Matchbox 20
Yourself or Someone Like You
1996
"The best new band of 1997!" -Dan Smith
Dan, I couldn't have said it better myself! These guys are great
and the songs have so much meaning. They are going to be at Vernon
Downs, near Rome, NY, tomorrow (8-17-97), and I am psyched. Best
of all, tix are only $5! So I'll be there! Rob, keep writing these
great songs.
Lyrics
Chords
Capo 1st
INTRO:
G Cadd9
+ + + + + + + +
e:-------3-3-----------------------|---------------------|
B:-------3-3-----------------------|---------------------|
G:-------0-0-----------------------|-----------------0---|
D:---------------------------------|-------------0h2-----|
A:-2---------2-2h3-----------------|---------------------|
E:-3---------3---------------------|---------------------|
G Cadd9
+ + + + + + + +
e:-------3-------------------------|---------3-------|
B:-------3-------------------------|------------3----|
G:-------0-------------------------|---------------0-|
D:---------------------------------|-----------------|
A:-2---------2-2h3-----------------|-----------------|
E:-3---------3---------------------|-----------------|
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
+ + + + + + + +
e:-------3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-|
B:-------3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-|
G:-------0-0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-0-|
D:-0-----0-0-0-x-------2---2-2-2-2-|-0-----0-0-0-x-------2---2-2-2-2-|
A:-2-----------2h3-----3---3-3-3-3-|-2-----------2h3-----3---3-3-3-3-|
E:-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
Here the verses start:
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
+ + + + + + + +
e:-------3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-3-------3-----------|
B:-------3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-3-------3-----------|
G:-------0-0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-0-------0-----------|
D:-0-----0-0-0-x-------2---2-2-2-2-|-0-----0-0-0-x-------2-------0h2-|
A:-2-----------2h3-----3---3-3-3-3-|-2-----------2h3-----3---0h2-----|
E:-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
She said it's cold outside...
D Cadd9
+ + + + + + + +
e:-2-----------0h2-0---------------|-^0-----0---------|
B:-3-------3-------------------3---|-^3---3-----3---3-|
G:-2-------------------------------|-^0-0---------0---|
D:-0-------------------------------|-^2---------------|
A:---------------------------------|-^3---------------|
E:---------------------------------|------------------|
raincoat
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
+ + + + + + + +
e:-------3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-3-------3-----------|
B:-------3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-3-------3-----------|
G:-------0-0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-0-------0-----------|
D:-0-----0-0-0-x-------2---2-2-2-2-|-0-----0-0-0-x-------2-------0h2-|
A:-2-----------2h3-----3---3-3-3-3-|-2-----------2h3-----3---0h2-----|
E:-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
She's always worried 'bout things like
D Cadd9
+ + + + + + + +
e:-2-----------0h2-0---------------|-^0-----0---------|
B:-3-------3-------------------3---|-^3---3-----3---3-|
G:-2-------------------------------|-^0-0---------0---|
D:-0-------------------------------|-^2---------------|
A:---------------------------------|-^3---------------|
E:---------------------------------|------------------|
that
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
+ + + + + + + +
e:-------3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-3-------3-----------|
B:-------3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-3-------3-----------|
G:-------0-0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-0-------0-----------|
D:-0-----0-0-0-x-------2---2-2-2-2-|-0-----0-0-0-x-------2-------0h2-|
A:-2-----------2h3-----3---3-3-3-3-|-2-----------2h3-----3---0h2-----|
E:-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
well she said it's all gonna end...
D Cadd9
+ + + + + + + +
e:-2-----------0h2-0---------------|-^0-----0---------|
B:-3-------3-------------------3---|-^3---3-----3---3-|
G:-2-------------------------------|-^0-0---------0---|
D:-0-------------------------------|-^2---------------|
A:---------------------------------|-^3---------------|
E:---------------------------------|------------------|
my fault well she
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
+ + + + + + + +
e:-------3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-3-------3-----------|
B:-------3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-3-------3-----------|
G:-------0-0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-0-------0-----------|
D:-0-----0-0-0-x-------2---2-2-2-2-|-0-----0-0-0-x-------2-------0h2-|
A:-2-----------2h3-----3---3-3-3-3-|-2-----------2h3-----3---0h2-----|
E:-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
only sleeps when it's rainin' and she
D Cadd9
+ + + + + + + +
e:-2-----------0h2-0---------------|-^0-----0---------|
B:-3-------3-------------------3---|-^3---3-----3---3-|
G:-2-------------------------------|-^0-0---------0---|
D:-0-------------------------------|-^2---------------|
A:---------------------------------|-^3---------------|
E:---------------------------------|------------------|
screams and her voice is strainin' she says
D Cadd9
+ + + + + + + +
e:-2-----------2h3-0---------------|-^0-----0---------|
B:-3-------3-------------------3---|-^3---3-----3---3-|
G:-2-------------------------------|-^0-0---------0---|
D:-0-------------------------------|-^2---------------|
A:---------------------------------|-^3---------------|
E:---------------------------------|------------------|
This is the chorus:
baby it's 3 am I must be
G D Cadd9 D
+ + + + + + + +
e:-3-------3---3-3-3---2-------3---|-------------3-3-3---2-------2-2-|
B:-3-------3---3-3-3---3-------3---|-------------3-3-3---3-------3-3-|
G:-0-------0---0-0-0---2-------0---|-------------0-0-0---2-------2-2-|
D:-0-------0---0-0-0---0-------2---|-------------2-2-2---0-------0-0-|
A:-2-------2---2-2-2-----------3---|-------------3-3-3---------------|
E:-3-------3---3-3-3---------------|---------------------------------|
lonely when she says...
G D Cadd9 D
+ + + + + + + +
e:-3-------3---3-3-3---2-------3---|-------------3-3-3---2-------2-2-|
B:-3-------3---3-3-3---3-------3---|-------------3-3-3---3-------3-3-|
G:-0-------0---0-0-0---2-------0---|-------------0-0-0---2-------2-2-|
D:-0-------0---0-0-0---0-------2---|-------------2-2-2---0-------0-0-|
A:-2-------2---2-2-2-----------3---|-------------3-3-3---------------|
E:-3-------3---3-3-3---------------|---------------------------------|
baby I can't help but be scared of it
G D Cadd9 D
+ + + + + + + +
e:-3-------3---3-3-3---2-------3---|-------------3-3-3---2-------2-2-|
B:-3-------3---3-3-3---3-------3---|-------------3-3-3---3-------3-3-|
G:-0-------0---0-0-0---2-------0---|-------------0-0-0---2-------2-2-|
D:-0-------0---0-0-0---0-------2---|-------------2-2-2---0-------0-0-|
A:-2-------2---2-2-2-----------3---|-------------3-3-3---------------|
E:-3-------3---3-3-3---------------|---------------------------------|
all some - times says the rain's...believe it
C D Cadd9
+ + . + + + + + +
e:-0---0---0---0-------.-------3---|---------------------------------|
B:-1---1---1---1-------3-------3---|---------------------------------|
G:-0---0---0---0-------2-------0---|-----------------------------0---|
D:-2---2---2---2-------0-------2---|-------------------------0h2-----|
A:-3---3---3---3---------------3---|---------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
LYRICS:
She says it's cold outside and she hands me my raincoat
She's always worried 'bout things like that
She says it's all gonna end and it might as well be my fault
And she only sleeps when it's rainin'
And she screams and her voice is strainin'
CHORUS
She says baby
It's 3 am I must be lonely
When she says baby
Well I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes
Says the rain's gonna wash away I believe it
She's got a little bit of something, God it's better than nothing
And in her color portrait world she believes she's got it all
She swears the moon don't hang quite as high as it used to
And she only sleeps when it's rainin'
And she screams and her voice is strainin'
CHORUS
Play Cadd9 for 4 additional measures
She believes that life is made up of all that you're used to
And the clock on the wall's been stuck at three for days and days
She thinks that happiness is a mat that sits on her doorway
D Cadd9
But outside it's stopped rainin'
CHORUS 2x
End on Cadd9
CHORDS:
G 320033
Cadd9 x32033 or x32030
C x32010
D xx0232
To learn why these chords are named this way, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.
Created on 8-16-97 by Daniel E. Smith.