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Lasting Impression

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Song

The Starting Line

Lasting Impressions

Say I Like You Mean It

2002

Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

This is one of the best sentimental acoustic songs ever!!! learn to play this by at

2 guitars, so easy!!! enjoy this one!!!!!!

Tuning: Standard EADGBe both guitars

Verse 1: I’ll wait till the clock strikes....

Guitar 1: Let’s show them what were made of

e|----------11--------11-----             e|-------------|
B|--------0----0----0----0---             B|-------------|
G|-8h9/11--------11----------             G|----11~------|
D|--------------------------- (x12) then  D|-------------|
A|---------------------------             A|-------------|
E|---------------------------             E|-------------|

Guitar 2: Let’s show them what

made of

e|-------------------------------------------------            e|---------|
B|-2-0-2-0---2-0-2-0-------2-0---------------------            B|---------|
G|--------------------------------1----------------            G|---------|
D|---------------------1-4------4-------2---------- (x3) then  D|---------|
A|------------------------------------2---2--------            A|---------|
E|----------------------------------0--------0-2---            E|--0--0~--|

Refrain: We'll show up in our outfits we planned ahead...

Guitar 1: Same as in verse 1 but instead of x12, x 8 only

Guitar 2: B/G# and G#m7 are the same

B/G# B/E E/D#m7 BM7/E B/E

e|-----------------0(x16)----------------|
B|-----------------0(x16)----------------|
G|-4(x16)--4(x16)--6(x16)--3(x8)--4(x8)--|
D|-4(x16)--4(x16)--4(x16)--4(x8)--4(x8)--| (x2)
A|-2(x16)--2(x16)--6(x16)--2(x8)--2(x8)--|
E|-4(x16)--0(x16)----------0(x8)--0(x8)--|

Post Refrain:

Guitar 1:

e|-------11----------11--------11----------11--------9----------9--------9----------9--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-11----11-11-11-----11-11----11-11-11-----11-11---11-11-11----11-11---11-11-11----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4---4---4------4---4---4----------------------------------|
A|-2---2---2---2--2---2---2---2----2---2---2------2---2---2----|
E|-------------------------------0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0--|

then

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---2---2------2---2---2------4---4---4------4---4---4----|
E|-4---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--2---2---2---2--2---2---2---2--|

Chorus 1: You’ve made a lasting impression...

Guitar 1: ..can't go wrong/your picture is clearly...

e|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----4-------4-------------------------4-------4--|-----------4-4--4-4----|
D|---4---4---4---4-----4-------4-------1---1---1---1|-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4----| (x2)
A|-2-------2---------2---2---2---2---2-------2------|-4-4--2-2--2-2--2-2----|
E|-----------------0-------0-------0----------------|-2-2--4-4--0-0--0-0----|

Guitar 2:

..can't go wrong/your picture is clearly...

B B/E B F#5 B/G# B/E

e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-4(x16)--4(x16)--4(x16)--|-----------4-4--4-4-------|
D|-4(x16)--4(x16)--4(x16)--|-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-------| (x2)
A|-2(x16)--2(x16)--2(x16)--|-4-4--2-2--2-2--2-2-------|
E|---------0(x16)----------|-2-2--4-4--0-0--0-0-------|

Post Chorus:

Guitar 1:

e|---------------------------------|
B|--0---0---0---0------------------|
G|--1---1-----------1---1----------|
D|----------4---4---2---2---4---4--| (x2)
A|--------------------------6---6--|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar 2:

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------4-------4--------2-------2-------1---1-| (x2)
A|-----2-------2---6-6---6-6-6------4-4---4-4-4-------2-----2-|
E|-4-4---4-4-4--------------------------------------0---------|

Verse 2: So let’s meet at the mouth for a kiss...

Guitar 1:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------6-------6-------3-------4---|
D|-----4-------4-------4-------4-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-| (x2)
A|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-6-------6-------2-------2-------|
E|-4-------4-------0-------0---------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:

B/G# B/E E/D#m7 BM7/E B/E

e|-----------------0(x16)----------------|
B|-----------------0(x16)----------------|
G|-4(x16)--4(x16)--6(x16)--3(x8)--4(x8)--|
D|-4(x16)--4(x16)--4(x16)--4(x8)--4(x8)--| (x2)
A|-2(x16)--2(x16)--6(x16)--2(x8)--2(x8)--|
E|-4(x16)--0(x16)----------0(x8)--0(x8)--|

Chorus 2:

Guitar 1:

e|------11--------11--------9--------9--------11--------11--------11--------9----|
B|----0----0----0----0----0---0----0---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---0--|
G|-11--------11--------11-------11-------11--------11--------11--------11--------| (x2)
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2: ..can't go wrong/your picture is clearly...

B B/E B F#5 B/G# B/E(palm muted)

e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-4(x16)--4(x16)--4(x16)--|-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D|-4(x16)--4(x16)--4(x16)--|-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| (x2)
A|-2(x16)--2(x16)--2(x16)--|-4-4--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|---------0(x16)----------|-2-2--4-4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

Post Chorus 2:

Guitar 1:

e|-2-2---|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-4-4---|
A|-------|
E|-------|

Guitar 2: B/E

e|--------|
B|--------|
G|-4-4-4--|
D|-4-4-4--|
A|-2-2-2--|
E|-0-0-0--|

Bridge: I could explode

Guitar 1:

e|-2(x8)-------------2(x2)-2(x8)-0(x2)-0(x8)--------------|
B|-------4(x2)-4(x8)-------------------------5(x24)-------|
G|-------------------------------------------4(x24)-6-----|
D|-4(x8)-1(x2)-1(x8)-4(x2)-4(x8)-2(x2)-2(x8)-2(x24)-------|
A|-------------------------------------------0(x24)-4(x8)-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2: E/C# and C#m7 are just the same, A9 and Asus2 are just the same as well

B/E B/G# B/E E/C# A9 F#5

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-----4(x2)-4(x8)-4-----4-----4(x2)-4(x8)-4(x24)-------|
D|-4(x8)-4(x2)-4(x8)-4(x2)-4(x8)-2(x2)-2(x8)-2(x24)-4(x8)-|
A|-2(x8)-2(x2)-2(x8)-2(x2)-2(x8)-4(x2)-4(x8)-0(x24)-4(x8)-|
E|-0(x8)-4(x2)-4(x8)-0(x2)-4(x8)--------------------2(x8)-|

(Repeat Chorus 2 twice)

Outro: We can't go wrong

Guitar 1:

e|-------9----------9--------9----------9--------9----------9-------11----------11----|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-11---11-11-11----11-11---11-11-11----11-11---11-11-11---11-11----11-11-11----11-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------9----------9-|
B|--------------------|
G|-11-11---11-11-11---|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

Guitar 2:

B/E F#5

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-4(x7)-4(x7)-4(x7)--------|
D|-4(x7)-4(x7)-4(x7)-4(x8)--| (x2)
A|-2(x7)-2(x7)-2(x7)-4(x8)--|
E|-0(x7)-0(x7)-0(x7)-2(x8)--|

B/E

e|---------|
B|---------|
G|-4(x7)---|
D|-4(x7)---|
A|-2(x7)---|
E|-0(x7)---|

Lyrics:

Chords used:

B - x244xx or x24442

G#m - 466444

F# - 244322

Ebm - x68876

B/Eb - x698xx

E - 022100 or x79900

B/F# - 2x44xx

B/G# - 4244xx

B/E - 0244xx

C#m7 - x424xx

A9 - x024xx or x02200

E/Ebm7 - x64600

BM7/E - x243xx

Verse 1:

B

I’ll wait till the clock strikes

B/Eb E

a nerve to spend some time with you

B

I can’t stand to depend on

B/Eb E

the shadow I cast alone we should

B

For the sake of making a statement

B/Eb E

Let’s make our presence known

Let’s show them what were made of

B/G#

We'll show up in our

B/E

outfits we planned ahead

E/Ebm7

To meet the qualifications

BM7/E B/E

for a special occasion

B/G# B/E

Today is your day today is

E/Ebm7

our day Making up for lost

BM7/E B/E

time Making a scene oh yeah

Interlude: B--E--G#m--F#

Chorus:

B B/E

You’ve made a lasting impression

B

And if it doesn’t feel right

B/F# B/G# B/E

Then I just can’t go wrong

B

I’ve been sleeping with the

B/E B

lights on So if I wake

B/F#

in the night Your picture

B/G# B/E

is clearly in sight

Interlude: G#m-Ebm-C#m-E x2

Verse 2:

B/G#

So let’s meet at

B/E

the mouth for a kiss

Ebm7/E

That’s been so

BM7/E B/E

long overdue

B/G#

Now thanks to the

B/E

two thousands of miles

Em7/E BM7/E

And the touring we always do

B/E

It makes me miss you more

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge:

B/E B/G#

I could explode

B/E

Cause you just

C#m7

never you never know

A9

It would suit

F#

the moment perfectly

(Repeat Chorus twice)

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