Big Casino Chords Guitar Tab

"Big Casino"
Jimmy Eat World


Transcribbed by ViviEatWorld



Intro:  D...
D  A  D  G
D  A  G


Verse 1:
D
Before this world starts up again,
F#m
It's me and night,
Bm
We wait for the sun,
A                 G
The kids and drunks head back inside.


Verse 2:
D
Well there's lots of smart ideas
F#m
In books I've never read,
Bm                 A
When the girls come talk to me
G
I wish to hell I had.


Bridge 1:
Bm
(Get up, get up)
A
Turn on ignition.
D
(Get up, get up)
G
Fire up the system,
Bm                A                 G
Play my little part in something big.


Chorus:
D                      A
I'll accept with poise, with grace
D                     G
When they draw my name from the lottery,
D
And they'll say:
A
"All the salt in the world
G
Couldn't melt that ice".
D               A
I'm the one who gets away,
D             G
I'm a New Jersey success-story,
D
And they'll say:
A
"Lord, give me the chance
G
To shake that hand"
G
(They'll say...)


Verse 3:
D
Back when I was younger
F#m
I was someone you'd've liked,
Bm            A
Got an old guitar I had for years
G
I'd let you buy.


Verse 4:
D
And I'll tell you something else
F#m
That you ain't dying enough to know:
Bm               A
There's still some living left
G
When your prime comes and goes.


Bridge 2:
Bm
(Get up, get up)
A
Dance on the ceiling.
D
(Get up, get up)
G
Boy, you must be dreaming.
Bm                A                  G
Rock on, young saviour, don't give up your hopes.


Chorus:
D                      A
I'll accept with poise, with grace
D                     G
When they draw my name from the lottery,
D
And they'll say:
A
"All the salt in the world
G
Couldn't melt that ice".
D               A
I'm the one who gets away,
D             G
I'm a New Jersey success-story,
D
And they'll say:
A
"Lord, give me the chance
G
To shake that hand".


Bridge 3:
Bm        A
I have one last wish,
D      G
And it's from my heart:
Bm             A
Just let me down,
G
Just let me down, easy...


Chorus:
D                      A
I'll accept with poise, with grace
D                     G
When they draw my name from the lottery,
D
And they'll say:
A
"All the salt in the world
G
Couldn't melt that ice".
D               A
I'm the one who gets away,
D             G
I'm a New Jersey success-story,
D
And they'll say:
A
"Lord, give me a chance
G
To shake his hand"
G
(They'll say...)


Outro:   D  A  G



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