Jesse And Kristen
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Lyrical timings are complex and the strum patterns
ever-changing; please listen along first.
[Intro]
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------| (x2)
A|----5--7--3--|
E|-3-----------|
It's the ending of Adventureland that makes me feel this way
I'm watchin' Jesse Eisenberg & Kristen Stewart kissin', in the rain,
e|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|----5--7--10-|----5--7--3--|
E|-3-----------|-3-----------|
It feels like open fifths, Meet the Robinsons, you know that final scene
Where the sad sappy shitty song starts playin', but the ending, is happy;
[Chorus 1]
(G)(A)(Cb)(C)
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------4--5--| (x2)
A|-5--7--2--3--|
E|-3--5--------|
G5 D5 E5 C5
And it’s this open kind of sadness that makes me feel so alone
G5 D5 E5 C5
I’ll be your Jesse Eisenberg you could be my American Ultra,
(G)(E)|(Cb)(C)
e|------|-------|
B|------|-------|
G|------|-------|
D|------|-4--5--|
A|-5--2-|-2--3--|
E|-3--0-|-------|
G5 E5
Never speaking, always waiting;
Cb5 C5
Always stuck in the background, but never fading
[Verse 1]
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--------5(x4)--7(x4)--10(x4)-|--------5(x4)--7(x4)--3(x4)--|
E|-3(x4)-----------------------|-3(x4)-----------------------|
And it feels like leaving; I know you’ve felt that before
It feels like hugging my walls eating a SpongeBob-shaped ice cream bar
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------5(x4)--7(x4)--10(x4)-|--------5(x4)--7(x4)--3~--|
E|-3(x4)-----------------------|-3(x4)--------------------|
And dying; but, way too slow
It feels like graduation or my funeral
[Chorus 2]
(G)(A)(Cb)(C)
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------4--5--| (x2)
A|-5--7--2--3--|
E|-3--5--------|
G5 D5 E5 C5
But it’s this open kind of sadness that makes me feel so ashamed
G5 D5 E5 C5
I’ll be your Kristen Stewart and you can help plan my escape
(G)(E)|(Cb)(C)
e|------|-------|
B|------|-------|
G|------|-------|
D|------|-4--5--|
A|-5--2-|-2--3--|
E|-3--0-|-------|
G5 E5
But always planning, and never acting on the plan,
Cb5 C5
We’ll go over details after the fact
[Verse 2]
(G)(A)|(Cb)(C)
e|------|-------|
B|------|-------|
G|------|-------|
D|------|-4--5--|
A|-5--7-|-2--3--|
E|-3--5-|-------|
G5 D5 E5 C5
And you said, that you were waiting, you never told me where you were!
G5 D5 E5 C5
You said that’s a Mountain Goats line, but you think that it applies here
(G)(E)|(Cb)(C)
e|------|-------|
B|------|-------|
G|------|-------|
D|------|-4--5--|
A|-5--2-|-2--3--|
E|-3--0-|-------|
G5 E5
And I agree; like the setting of the sun, you never
Cb5 C5 G5
Know when it’s happening, but, when it does, you lose your love
[Instrumental]
(G)(A)|(Cb)(C)
e|------|-------|
B|------|-------|
G|------|-------|
D|------|-4--5--| (x2)
A|-5--7-|-2--3--|
E|-3--5-|-------|
[Ending]
(G)(A)|(Cb)(C)
e|------|-------| |---|
B|------|-------| |---|
G|------|-------| |---|
D|------|-4--5--| (x4) |---| (End)
A|-5--7-|-2--3--| |-5~|
E|-3--5-|-------| |-3~|
G5 D5 E5 C5
And it’s this open kind of sadness that makes me feel so alone
G5 D5 E5 C5
I’ll be your Jesse Eisenberg you could be my American Ultra
G5 D5 E5 C5
And it’s this open kind of sadness that makes me feel so alone
G5 D5 E5 C5
I’ll be your Jesse Eisenberg you could be my American Ultra
G5 D5 E5 C5
And it’s this open kind of sadness that makes me feel so alone
G5 D5 E5 C5
I’ll be your Jesse Eisenberg you could be my American Ultra
G5 D5 E5 C5
And it’s this open kind of sadness that makes me feel so alone
G5 D5 E5 C5 G5~
I’ll be your Jesse Eisenberg you could be my American Ultra~
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How to play Jesse And Kristen
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.