Well, today a friend told me this sorry tale
as he stood there trembling and turning pale
he said each day's harder to get on the scale
sort of like Jacob Marley's chain.
But it's not like life's such a vale of tears
it's just full of thoughts that act as souvenirs
for those tiny blunders made in yesteryears
that comprise Jacob Marley's chain.
Well, I had a little metaphor to state my case
it encompassed the condition of the human race
but to my dismay, it left without a trace
except for the sound of Jacob Marley's chain.
Now there is no story left to tell
so I think I'd rather just go on to Hell
where there's a snowball's chance that the personnel
The monkey knows how you'll react Like some reverse pyromaniac Creating want by holding back I propped my window up and then Let me try, baby, try I turned my back to lure you in Let me try, baby, try Baby, please -- let me begin To rifle through what I might have been Hate the sinner but love the sin Let me be your heroin Let me be your heroin We have crossed the rubicon The rats have fled but I'm hanging on Let me try, baby, try Our ship awash, our rudder gone Baby, please -- let me begin Let me be your heroin Let me be your heroin Hate the sinner but love the sin
Guys like me, we don't know how it feels
Absentee even closing the deal
For every player there's a payoff in the final reel
But never with guys like me
'Cause, guys like me, we're real good at the gate
You'll agree with the odds on the slate
And put your money on a bona-fide heavy weight
And take it off guys like me
Take it off guys like me
They'll pull you close but never really
Looking warm but feeling chilly
You'll describe us as impassioned
When it's just a front we fashion
'Cause, guys like me, we all vow to become
Clear and free of the fife and the drum
And block the circulation till we're all completely numb
Let's hear it for guys like me
Let's hear it for guys like me
Let's hear it for guys
It's par for the course
You bet the wrong horse
You put down the phone
And cried for yourself
And for what you couldn't have
A plea that won't do
Now that she serves it to you
And I don't even know you
I don't even know you any more
I don't even know you
I don't even know you any more
It's all you deserve
The loss of the nerve
The grade of the curve
Has brought
You to this
By the boat that you missed
You clung to the raft
So she swerved out of your path
And I don't even know you
I don't even know you any more
I don't even know you
I don't even know you any more
You loved her a lot
But she lost the pot
And timing is everything
In this game
So let's have a moment of blame
Think how it could have been
Well you should have said it all then
And I don't even know you
I don't even know you any more
I don't even know you
I'm told the case is now closed
So I can come to my senses
But when the question is posed
I'll have this meager defense
I was hoping that you'd know better than that
I was hoping but you're an amateur
I was hoping that you'd know better
But I've been wrong before
Despite conclusions I drew
There was a chance you'd surprise me
And you'd be better than you
'Cause I'd have left otherwise
I was hoping that you'd know better than that
I was hoping but you're and amateur
I was hoping that you'd know better
But I've been wrong before
So I wasn't thinking clearly
So you didn't think at all
I thought was protocol
I was hoping that you'd know better than that
I was hoping but you're an amateur
I was hoping that you'd know better
But I've been wrong before
I was hoping that ...
I was hoping but you're an amateur
I was hoping that you'd know better
Though I let you steer
You were cavalier
Inch became a light year
It was pathetic
Well you can write the play
That every word I say
But I don't have to stay
To see the credits
'Cause it's all over now
Yes it's all over now
And I'm free
I was one of few
Who'd stick up for you
And so you never knew
You were a punch line
I could not convince
Or trust you
To pick up all my hints
Must you
Leave your fingerprints
On everything that I call mine
Well that's all over now
Yes it's all over now
And I'm free
Free
From your interference
Which had the appearance
Of making it clear that
It's got nothing to do with me
It's got nothing to do with me
It's got nothing to do with me
It's got nothing to do with me
And I warn you now
(one two three once again go)
There is nothing that competes with habit
And I know it's neither deep nor tragic
It's simply that you have to have it
So you can make a killing
Oh you can make a killing
Oh you can make a killing
I wish I was both young and stupid
Then I too could have the fun that you did
Till it was time to pony up what you bid
So you could make a killing
Oh you could make a killing
Oh you could make a killing
I could follow you and search the rubble
Or stay right here and save myself some trouble
Or try to keep myself from seeing double
Or I could make a killing
Or I could make a killing
Oh I could make a killing
Yeah I could make a killing
Candellabras light your ancient eyes, well hope may live but passion lies, upon
your lips scratched out in blue, all loves lies are impromptu, but all of the
stars in the darkness-
give me a sign, a sign of love, give me a sign, a sign of love
Twenty thousand midnight trains will run, past your window, tears will come, do
you, whose eyes refuse to see, pass the test of history, but all of the stars
in the darkness-
give me a sign, a sign of love, give me a sign, a sign of love, give me a sign,
a sign of love, give me a sign, a sign of love
The heavens are spinning, they're shooting down at us across the sky, but still
you are looking, and pointing, you don't know why, the signs are in the sky,
thats love!
But all of the stars in the darkness, give me a sign, a sign of love, give me a
sign, a sign of love, give me a sign, a sign of love, give me a sign, a sign of
(five, six, seven ... fifty)
You fucked it up
You should have quit
'Till circumstances had changed a bit
You fucked it up
You jumped the gun
I swore you off, but you climbed back on
And when you said
Of course you know
Could I be blamed if I'd
Wished it so?
I don't think so
You fucked it up
Or was it you?
'Cause when you said it, I said it too
What of it?
And all the stuff
I knew before
Just turned into
Please love me more
Please love me more
I should thank you almost
no one could kill it off until you bled it
but I got rid of that ghost
'though certain habits remain imbedded
with the shadow of a doubt
but baby it was you who fed it
and I don't know what else to say
but I think you get it.
I should've known
it was coming down to this
I should've known
you would betray me but without the kiss
I should've known
the kind of set-up it is.
And always isn't always
when it's not your photograph that I've been
keeping
but you still live in those days
when I'd stay awake just to watch you sleeping
you delivered that blow
but it left a mark on me that you're not seeing
and I don't know what else you hear
but it's not me weeping
I should've known
it was coming down to this
I should've known
you would betray me but without the kiss
I should've known
the kind of set-up it is.
I should've seen the cracks in the ceiling
and the mirror covered up with dust
but I was busy talking on the phone
I should've seen the obstacles but I said,
this house was built for us
hello
is anybody home?
I should've known
the minute that we hit the wall
I should've known
the writing was upon the stall
I should've known
'cause Rome was starting to fall
(if this is one of your ten thousand dollar hours, don't forget to write it
down. help is on the way ...)
Skip the cloak and dagger bit
Don't you know we're sick of it?
As much as I would like to stay
The message light just blinks away
And while I'm here you won't push play
So you leave me no choice in the matter
You leave me no choice in the matter
You leave me no choice in the matter
You leave me no option to indulge in this
Exercise in cowardice
Ignorance without the bliss
'Cause you leave me no choice in the matter
You leave me no choice in the matter
You leave me no choice in the matter
You leave me no ...
'Cause I know where this boat will go
Pulled down by the undertow
It's lucky I know how to row
(so row, row, row your boat gently down the stream. i hope you drown and
never come back.)
'Cause you leave me no choice in the matter
You leave me no choice in the matter
You leave me no choice in the matter
Guess I got what I deserved
Kept you waiting there too long, my love
All that time without a word
Didn't know you?d think that I?d forget, I?d regret
The special love I had for you
My baby blue
All those days became so long
Did you really think I?d do you wrong?
Dixie, when I let you go
Thought you?d realize that I would know, I would show
The special love I had for you
My baby blue
What can I do? What can I say?
Except I want you by my side
How can I show you? Show me a way
Don?t you know the times I've tried
Guess that?s all I have to say
Except the feeling just grows stronger every day
Just one thing before I go
Take good care, baby, and let me know, let it grow
The special love you had for me
I should be knocking on the door of the pearly gates
why keep a poor man alive in a job he hates
I've heard that good things will come to he who waits
I should be riding on a float in the hit parade
instead of sitting on the curb behind the barricade
another verse in the doormat serenade
Won't you put me on top
won't you put me on top, or change the odds
won't you put me on top
or at least put some hope in the bottom of the box
Oh, at least put some hope in the box for me
'cause it's only black and white and not a lot of each
there's a remote on the shelf, but it's out of reach
Won't you put me on top
won't you put me on top, or change the odds
won't you put me on top
or at least put some hope in the bottom of the box
Put some hope in the bottom of the box
So he's retired
lives with his sister in a furnished flat
he's got this suit that
he'll never wear outside without a hat
his hair is white but he looks half his age
he looks like Jimmy Stewart in his younger days.
And honestly, I might be
stupid to think love is love
but I do
and you've waited so long and
I've waited long enough for you.
My mother's calling
from where she's living up in Troy, Vermont
she tries to tell me
a father figure must be what I want
I've always thought age makes no difference
am I the only one to whom that's making sense?
And honestly, I might be
stupid to think love is love
but I do
and you've waited so long and
I've waited long enough for you.
The day I met him he was raking leaves
in his tiny yard.
Of course I know that
we've only got ten years, or twenty, left
but to be honest
I'm happy with whatever time we get
depending on which book you read
sometimes it takes a lifetime to get what you need.
And honestly, I might be
stupid to think love is love
but I do
and you've waited so long and
We made it down to New York
with everything intact
but as for getting back -
it was Boo who made the joke,
they don't give you any hope
but they'll give you plenty of rope
And Dan came in from Jersey
he went to get the drums
and if Buddy ever comes
we can get it off the ground
I hope someone's coming down
'else I can't see hanging around
Oh, experience is cheap
if that's the company you keep
and a chance is all that I need
and I've had it
I've had it
So we all just started playing
and then something strange occured -
not a person stirred
oh, it started out one way
but it turned out to be okay
and I felt that someone should say -
Oh, experience is cheap
if that's the company you keep
and before you know that it's free
you've had it
Like most amazing things
It's easy to miss and easy to mistake
For when things are really great
It just means everything's in its place
When everything was over
and we loaded up the van
I turned and said to Dan,
Dan, I guess this is our prime
like they tell us all the time
weren't you expecting some other kind?
Oh, experience is cheap
if that's the company you keep
but I'll never get that disease
'cause I've had it
I know there's a word for this
I know there's a word for the way I'm feeling
I know there's a word for this
I know it, and it's on the tip of my tongue
and it won't go any further.
I know there's a word for this
I know, 'cause it's in the dictionary
and when I find what it is
I'll write it down in case it comes up again
I'll be certain to avoid it.
So, take this down:
I just feel so beat
and I think it's time
to admit defeat
I thought I got mine
but that uphill climbing
is never through.
I know there's a word for this
I know 'cause we've all at sometime said it
like when we were little kids
we'd fight each other 'til someone would give in
and you'd make him tell you 'uncle'.
So, take this down:
I just feel so beat
and I think it's time
to admit defeat
I thought I got mine
but that uphill climbing
Fifty years after the fair
the picture I have is so clear
underneath the clouds in the air
rose the Tyrlon and the Perisphere
and that for me was the finest of scenes
that perfect world across the river in Queens
Fifty years after the fair
I drink from a different cup
but it does no good to compare
'cause nothing ever measures up
I guess just for a second we thought
that all good things would rise to the top
But how beautiful it was - 'tomorrow'
we'll never have a day of sorrow
we got through the '30's, but our belts were tight
we conceived of a future with no hope in sight
we've got decades ahead of us to get it right
I swear - fifty years after the fair
Fifty years after the fair
I live in tomorrow town
even on a wing and a prayer
the future never came around
It hurts to even think of those days
the damage we do
by the hopes that we raise
But how beautiful it was - 'tomorrow'
we'll never have a day of sorrow
we got through the '30's, but our belts were tight
we conceived of a future with no hope in sight
we've got decades ahead of us to get it right
Lost In Space Into a place A bubble drifting Where planets shift and The moon's erased Its features lift in the glare But I'm the stuff Of Happy endings Though mostly bluff Belief suspending But close enough For just pretending to care When I'm not even there And I'm pretending to care Gone, but I don't know where Who keeps the pace And clears the rubble Well, she's the face And I'm the double And, Lost In Space, Fills up the bubble with air Like I'm not even there By just pretending to care Gone, but I don't know where You split like a cell The line from its parallel And then cannot tell So baby, beware I'm just pretending to care Like I'm not even there Gone, but I don't know where Gone, but I don't know where Gone, but I don't know where
I keep going round and round on the same old circuit
A wire travels underground to a vacant lot
Or something I can't see interrupts the current
And shrinks the picture down to a tiny dot
And from behind the screen it can look so perfect
But it's not
So here I'm sittin' in my car at the same old stop light
I keep waiting for a change, buy I don't know what
So red turns into green, turning into yellow
But I'm just frozen here on the same old spot
And all I have to do is to press the peddle
But I'm not, no I'm not
People are tricky, you can't afford to show
Anything risky, anything they don't know
The moment you try, well kiss it goodbye
So baby kiss me like a drug, like a respirator
And let me fall into the dream of the astronaut
Where I get lost in space that goes on forever
And you make all the rest just an after thought
And I believe it's you who can make it better
Say you were split, you were split in fragments well maybe I want that, too and not all the pieces would talk to you Staying won't put these futures back together So better take the keys and drive forever Wouldn't you want to be who you had been All the perfect drugs and superheroes wouldn't be enough to bring me up to zero Baby you're great, you've been more than patient saying it's not a catastrophe just someone who looks like me but I'm not the girl you once put your faith in So better take the keys and drive forever All the perfect drugs and superheroes wouldn't be enough to bring me up to zero Staying won't put these futures back together So get out while you can Get out while you can And sinking is all I had planned So better just go Baby, I'm pouring quicksand Oh, better take the keys and drive forever All the perfect drugs and superheroes Staying won't put these futures back together wouldn't be enough to bring me up to zero All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put baby together again couldn't put baby together again All the king's horses and all the king's men
I've got some cookies from our junk food run
And here's a couple beers, so let's go create some fun
Supplies are limited and I'm all out
Of any explanation, of what I'm on about
I'm tired of having to try to convince you
If I go along with you it all will backfire
I know you had plans, your intentions were grand
But it's out of my hands and it isn't the way I pictured it either
Well, things felt weird but you said that's alright
That it was not a problem and we could just sit tight
And when you said that I was sure I cringed
'Cause you had no suspicion that I had come unhinged
Or just tired, I cannot say which but there's always a hitch
That will cause the whole thing to backfire
I know you had plans, your intentions were grand
But it's out of my hands now, it's out of my hands now
I know you'd like to be the St. Bernard
Who rushes to the rescue when there's an avalanche
But in my panic I may pull too hard
And the novice lifeguard gets rushed off in the ambulance
I'm tired, I cannot seem to get a message to you
That the rescue you planned has just backfired
I know you had plans, your intentions were grand
But it's out of my hands now, it's out of my hands now
They're all still on their honeymoon
Just read the dialogue balloon
Everyone loves you--
Why should they not?
And I'm the only one who knows
That disneyland's about to close
I don't suppose you'd give it a shot
Knowing all that you've got
Are cigarettes and red vines
Just close your eyes, 'cause, baby--
You never do know
And I'll be on the sidelines,
With my hands tied,
Watching the show
Well, it's always fun and games until
It's clear you haven't got the skill
In keeping the gag from going too far
So you're running 'round the parking lot
'til every lightning bug is caught
Punching some pinholes
In the lid of a jar
While we wait in the car
With cigarettes and red vines
Just close your eyes, 'cause, baby--
You never do know
And I'll be on the sidelines,
With my hands tied,
Watching the show
And tell me, would it kill you
Would it really spoil everything
If you didn't blame yourself
Do you know what I mean?
Cigarettes and red vines
Just close your eyes, 'cause,
Baby--
You never do know
And I'll be on the sidelines,
With my hands tied,
Watching the show
Once upon a time is how it always goes
But I'll make it brief
What was started out with such excitement
Now I'd gladly end with relief
In what now has become a familiar motif:
That nothing is good enough
For people like you
Who have to have someone take the fall
And something to sabotage--
Determined to lose it all
Critics at their worst could never criticize
The way that you do
No, there's no one else, I find,
To undermine or dash a hope
Quite like you
And you do it so casually, too
Cause nothing is good enough
For people like you
Who have to have someone take the fall
And something to sabotage--
Determined to lose it all
Ladies and gentlemen--
Here's exhibit a
Didn't I try again?
And did the effort pay?
Wouldn't a smarter man
Simply walk away?
It doesn't really help that you can never say
What you're looking for
But you'll know it when you hear it,
Know it when you see it walk through the door
So you say--
So you've said many times before
But nothing is good enough
For people like you
Who have to have someone take the fall
And something to sabotage--
So maybe I wasn't
That good a friend
But you were one of us
And I will wonder
Just like anyone
If there was something
Else I could've done
So maybe it's true that
Your cry for help
Was oh, so very faint
But still I heard
And knew something was wrong
Just nothing you could put your finger on
And I will wonder
Just like anyone
Finals blew, I barely knew
My graduation speech
And with college out of reach
If I can't find a job it's down to dad
And myrtle beach
So, I'm bailing this town-or
Tearing it down-or
Probably more like
Hanging around,
Hanging around
Everyone I know is acting weird
Or way too cool
They hang out by the pool
So I just read a lot and ride my bike
Around the school
'cause I'm bailing this town-or
Tearing it down-or
Probably more like
Hanging around,
Hanging around
And all that I need now
Is someone with the brains
And the know-how
To tell me what I want...
Anyhow
12th of june, a gibbous moon
Was this the longest day?
I'll walk down to the bay
And jump off of the dock and watch
The summer waste away
Then, I'm bailing this town-or
Tearing it down-or
Probably more like
Hanging around
Hanging around
Just hanging around
Now that I've met you
Would you object to
Never seeing each other again
Cause I can't afford to
Climb aboard you
No one's got that much ego to spend
So don't work your stuff
Because I've got troubles enough
No, don't pick on me
When one act of kindness could be
Deathly
Deathly
Definitely
Cause I'm just a problem
For you to solve and
Watch dissolve in the heat of your charm
But what will you do when
You run it through and
You can't get me back on the farm
So don't work your stuff
Because I've got troubles enough
No, don't pick on me
When one act of kindness could be
Deathly
Deathly
Definitely
You're on your honor
Cause I'm a goner
And you haven't even begun
So do me a favor
If I should waver
Be my savior
And get out the gun
Just don't work your stuff
Because I've got troubles enough
No, don't pick on me
When one act of kindness could be
Deathly
Deathly
He's a serious mister
Shake his hand and he'll twist your arm
With monopoly money
We'll be buying the funny farm
So I'll do flips,
And get paid in chips
From a diamond as big as the ritz--
Then I'm calling it quits
Eyes the color of candy
Lies to cover the handicap
Though your slippers are ruby
You'll be led to the booby trap
And there's no prize,
Just a smaller size
So I'm wearing the shoe til it fits--
Then I'm calling it quits
Now he's numbering himself among the masterminds
Cause he's hit upon the leverage of valentines
Lifting dialogue from judy garland storylines
Where get-tough girls turn into goldmines
But oh, those polaroid babies
Taking chances with rabies
Happy to tear me to bits--
Well, I'm calling it quits
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(it's in f#)
Here I go again
Making promises
If I tell you no
It still sounds like yes
You know the rest
Do I have to say it?
Am I in too deep?
Can I still confess?
-when you trusted me
That was just a guess
I guess
You know the rest
You know the rest
Do I have to say it?
Well, I warned you once
But without success
And I just escape
With my heart
A mess
Know the rest
(it's not so easy)
You know the rest
(it's not that easy)
Do I have to say it?
You know the rest.
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Chords: (the "star" here just means "strange, alternate fingering")
G* = gadd9 = xx5435 aimee plays it xx5785, I can't stretch that.
D* = xx0235 " " x577x5 or x57755 I couldn't tell...
Intro: (yes, it's all just piano, but in case there isn't one handy....)
||: g* d* g* d* :||
Verse 1:
G* d* g* d*
It's not what you thought
Bm /a g d5
When you first began it
G* d* g* d*
You got what you want
Bm/a g
Now you can hardly stand it though
E7 g
By now you know it's not
E7 g e7
Going to stop
G e7 g e7
It's not going to stop
D a/c# c
It's not going to stop
G g* d* g* d*
'til you wise up
Verse 2:
You're sure there's a cure g* d* g* d*
And you have finally found it bm /ag d5
You think one drink g*d* g* d*
Will shrink you 'til bm /a
You're underground and living down g e7
But it's not going to stop ge7
It's not going to stop g e7
It's not going to stop d a/c# c
'til you wise up g g*d* g* d*
Bridge:
Prepare a list of what you need
Before you sign away the deed
G e7 g e7
'couse it's not going to stop
G e7 g e7
It's not going to stop
D a/c# c
It's not going to stop
G d
'til you wise up
Coda:
Da/c# c g
No it's not going to stop
'til you wise up
Da/c# c
Now it's not going to stop
G ||: g* d* :||
So just give up
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?
In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight
Walking in a winter wonderland
Gone away is the bluebird
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song as we go along
Walking in a winter wonderland
In the meadow we can build a snowman
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say, "Are you married?", we'll say, "No man
But you can do the job when you're in town"
Later on, we'll conspire
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid, the plans that we've made
Walking in a winter wonderland
Over the ground lies a mantle of white
A heaven of diamond shine down through the night
Two hearts are thrilling in spite of the chill in the weather
Love knows no season, love knows no clime
Romance can blossom any old time
Here in the open we are walking and hoping together
In the meadow we can build a snowman
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say, "Are you married?", we'll say, "No man
But you can do the job when you're in town"
Later on, we'll conspire
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid, the plans that we've made
Walking in a winter wonderland
Walking in a winter wonderland
Pre>
You fight just for the sake of it
You know what hurts the most
You might have once been faking it
But now it cuts too close
Em f#m bm
Winning the war
Em f#m bm
And losing every battle
Em f#m bm
You close the door
Em f#m bm
On happy ever after
We should have stopped it long ago
When there was love still
But we would give in to ego
And never stop until
Winning the war
And losing every battle
You close the door
On happy ever after
I know, you know
Winning the war
Is not winning at all
I know, you know
Winning the war
Is not winning at all
Winning the war
And losing every battle
You close the door
On happy ever after
God rest ye merry, gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Remember, Christ, our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan's power
When we were gone astray
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy
In Bethlehem, in Israel
This blessed Babe was born
And laid within a manger
Upon this blessed morn
To which His mother Mary
Did nothing take in scorn
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy
From God our Heavenly Father
A blessed angel came
And unto certain shepherds
Brought tidings of the same
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by name
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
Pre>
Note: for some reason this isn't in tune... it's *sort* of between
Ebm and em, closer to ebm... so....
Capo 1 - ebm maps to dm
Chords: fma9 xx3010
*** intro:
Dm c | fg
Am /g f | c g
Dmc | f g
Fma9
*** verse 1:
Dm c f g
Why must I take it so hard
Am /g f
There's no light in the tunnel
C g
Or dog in the yard
Dm c f g
It's my fault for wanting too much
Am/g f
Going deeper than most
C g
Getting harder to touch
*** chorus:
F c
I've known days when i'd
F g
Wake up and say,
Am /g /f/e f
`the world can get along just fine.'
Dm c f g fma9
So why must I take it so hard this time.
Dm c | f g
Am /g f | c g
*** verse 2:
Why must I take it so hard - dm c | f g
Other people get by am /g f
With either bourbon or god. cg
But my world became this one boy dm c | f g
It's the way that I'm made - am /g f
Do you think I enjoy it? c g
*** chorus:
I've known days when I'd f c
Wake up and say, fg
`just live and let it all go by...' am /g /f /e | f
So why must I take it so hard this time. dm c| f g | fma9
*** instrumental
||: dm c | f g
Am /g f| c g :||
I've known days when I'd f c
Wake up and say, fg
(instrumental) am f| c g | cg
Be careful of the love you find am /g f| c g | cg
*** coda:
Be careful of the love you find. am /g /f /e f | c g | g c
Oh, be careful. am /g /f /e f | c g | g c
(fade)
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten,
and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
Whatever happened to christmas? its gone and left no traces,
Whatever happened to the faces or the glow,
Whatever happened to christmas, to christmas way of living?
Whatever happened to the giving, the magic in the snow?
Remember the sight and the smell and the sound,
And remember hearing the call,
Remember how love was all around, whatever happened to it all?
Whatever happened to christmas, bells in the streets were ringing,
Whatever happened to the singing, the songs we used to know.
Whatever happened to this christmas, and when did it disappeared from view,
Where was i, and whatever happened to you?
Pre>
[i think this is in gm]
Living on silence
Living by the book
You get it to a science
Of living on one good look
So put out all the fires
And blow away the smoke
I'm getting pretty tired
Of living on hope
So what about love, baby
What about making room for two
What about love, baby
What about you
Living on daydreams
Walking in my sleep
And nothing is as it seems
When you're in so deep
So put out all the fires
And blow away the smoke
Unless you're getting tired
Of living on hope
So what about love, baby
What about making room for two
What about love, baby
What about you
So what about love, baby
What about making room for two
What about love, baby
What about you
What about you
What about you
What about me
I'm taking it back, I'm making a pact
I will make you indispensable
I spoke to myself, oh, I might as well
And let you just be made sensible
Tell me your thoughts so I can love you in spite of them
But now I'm happy if I never lose sight of them
I'll take it back, I never said it did
And that's a fact, as of a month ago
But now that the worst is over
I can just take it back
Oh, lovers they come
Another call from a phone booth somewhere in Lovertown
It isn't so bad, those others I've had
It isn't as if I'm losing ground
I'm getting better when I annex myself from you
It oughta be another country I'm moving to
I'll take it back, I never said it did
And that's a fact as of a month ago
But now that the worst is over
I can just take it back
I'd like to throw myself a million miles an hour
I'd like to feel before the feeling goes sour
So take it back, I never said it did
And that's a fact as of a month ago
But now that the worst is over
I can just take it
Now that the worst is over
I can just take it
Now that the worst is over
I turned Stranger into Starman
in the Sunday New York Times
Like Anne Sexton with her star rats
working backwards till it rhymes
For the love of God you can't tell me again
For the love of God you can't tell me again
With a pencil and eraser I've rewritten all your crimes
I turned Stranger into Starman
Tell me why I feel so bad, honey
TV's flat and nothing is funny
I get sad and stuck in a cone of silence
Like a big balloon with nothing for ballast
Labeled like a bottle for Alice
Drink me or I'll drown in a sea of giants
And tell me, "Baby, baby, I love you
It's nonstop memories of you
It's like a video of you playing
It's all loops of seven-hour kisses
Cut with a couple near-misses
Back to the scene of the actor saying:
'Tell me, baby, baby â why do I feel so bad?'"
Tell me why I feel so bad, honey
Fighting left me plenty of money
But didn't keep the promise of memory lapses
Like a building that's been slated for blasting
I'm the proof that nothing is lasting
Counting to eleven as it collapses
And tell me, "Baby, baby, I love you
It's nonstop memories of you
It's like a video of you playing
It's all loops of seven-hour kisses
Cut with a couple near-misses
Back to the scene of the actor saying:
'Tell me, baby, baby â why do I feel so bad?'"
Baby, baby, I love you
Baby, baby, I love you
Pre>
*** introduction:
E / bm / f#m :||
*** verse 1:
Well I guess you got your friend
Some friend to take me down
Was it getting on your nerves
Just knowing I'm around
It wasn't enough, it's never
Enough for you to merely be unkind
But turning the screw, here if I were you
Might be a hobby not to find
*** chorus:
'cause I have got the truth on my side
And that's the one thing you can't abide
You couldn't make that scene if you tried
Bearing down is easy, just a word and
Watch your little house divide
*** verse 2:
I've got a little secret
Others will concur
Some people are too stupid
As you thought they were
Including of course, the one you were
Rest assured would never make a stand
But battles get lost, when one extra push
Is all you need to tip your hand
*** chorus:
'cause I have got the truth on my side
And that's the one thing you can't abide
You couldn't make that scene if you tried
Bearing down is easy, just a word and
Watch your little house divide
*** bridge:
You better pray, the lies you have going
Can keep from owing much more than you do
'cause the debt just gets bigger
And one day I figure
Someone will be calling it due
*** verse 4:
(instrumental)
And I will admit, I'd like to commit to
Tearing down [the wall] I see
But why raise a hand, when I know the
End is coming soon enough with-out me
*** chorus:
'cause I have got the truth on my side
And that's the one thing you can't abide
You couldn't make that scene if you tried
Bearing down is easy, just a word and
Watch your little house divide
*** coda:
nightly, you retrace your steps again to return to the scene of the crime
it's uncanny how you hover in the air of the wreckage that you left behind
I want you but you're a poltergeist
I want you but baby the price is high
I want you and now I've said it twice so Mary dim the lights
really when you come into the room it's not helping me, seeing you down
it's not easy in this phosphorescent gloom telling waking dreams apart anyhow
I want you but you're a poltergeist
I want you but baby the price is high
I want you and now I've said it twice so Mary dim the lights
cups and saucers crashing in but houdini applauds the gag again and no one's a true believer
I want you but you're a poltergeist
I want you but baby the price is high
I want you and now I've said it twice so Mary dim the lights
The moth don't care when he sees the flame
he might get burned but he's in the game
and once he's in he can't go back, and
beat his wings 'til he burns them black
no the moth don't care when he sees the flame
no the moth don't care when he sees the flame
the moth don't care if the flame is real
'cause flame and moth got a sweetheart deal
and nothing fuels a good flirtation
like need and anger and desperation
no the moth don't care if the flame is real
no the moth don't care if the flame is real
So come on let's go ready or not
'cause there's a flame I know hotter than hot
and with a fuse that's so thoroughly shot
away
the moth don't care if the flame burns low
'cause moth believes in an afterglow
and flames are never douzed completely
all you really need is a love of heat
no, the moth don't care if the flame burns low
no, the moth don't care if the flame burns low
So come on let's go ready or not
'cause there's a flame I know hotter than hot
and with a fuse that's so thoroughly shot
There's no charity in you and that surprises me
I guess I thought you were a golden idol 'cause I called you majesty
On the balustrade you watched me hunt for tips
I was obliged to pick up from the passing trade
Hey kids look at this it's the fall of the world's own optimist
I could get back up if you insist, but you'll have to ask politely
'Cause the eggshells I've been treading couldn't spare me a beheading
And I'll know I had it coming from a Caesar who was only slumming
Hey, kids look at this it's the fall of the world's own optimist
Well, I could have objections which you could override
But what's the point we're only flogging the horse when
The horseman has up and died once I testified
And swore I'd never leave a stone unturned
I bet you're really glad that I lied
Hey kids look at this it's the fall of the world's own optimist
I could get back up if you insist, but you'll have to ask politely
'Cause the eggshells I've been treading couldn't spare me a beheading
And I'll know I had it coming from a Caesar who was only slumming
Hey kids look at this it's the fall of the world's own optimist
Hey kids look at this it's the fall of the world's own optimist
I could get back up if you insist, but you'll have to ask politely
Yes, you'll have to ask politely
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping on your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Can help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is going to spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Pre>*** introduction:
||: c bb f c bbf :||
*** verse 1:
C bb f
Just for the record
C bb f
You ought to know that I love you
C bb f
Cause the damage that you've done
Cbb f
I know you still could do
C bb f
So fun time is over
C bb f
And I guess it's enough
C bb f
Oh but just for the record
C bb f
It was a little to rough
Dm em
All that night when I looked for you
Dm em
Without a word to say
Dm em
Knowing that I was looking through
D7 fma7
The longest night the longest day
*** chorus:
Cdm bb c dm bbc
Sleeping and waking is the hardest thing to do
Dm bb c dm bb c
When you are taking every dream I had of you
C gf
Sleeping and waking
||: c bb f c bb f :|| 4x
*** verse 2:
Tell me what love is or rather what you expected cbb f c bb f
Because I've often wondered what you did not get c bb f cbb f
When all through the town I heard your heart beating wrong I c bb f c bb f
Felt the sickness come on I knew that you were gonec bb f c bb f
So now I'm left with an empty bed dm em
What a place to stay dm em
Saying things that were never said dm em
Through the longest night, the longest dayd7 fma7
*** chorus:
Sleeping and waking is the hardest thing to doc dm bb c dm bb
When you are taking every dream I had of you c dm bb c dm bb
*** coda:
Sleeping and waking is the hardest thing to do c dm bb c dm bb
When you are taking every dream I had of you c dm bbc dm bb
Sleeping and waking cg f
Sleeping and waking c gf
Sleeping and waking c g f
Makes the longest night d
The longest night f
The longest night d
The longest day f
Pre>
Capo 1: db maps as c
*** verse 1:
C bm
You are on your honor, now be on your way
C bm a
I'll be right behind you, you can hear me say
*** chorus:
Dg em
Sleep, close your eyes, say goodnight now
D g em
He is waiting
D g em
Sleep, close your eyes, say your prayers now
Dg em
He is waiting
*** verse 2:
Thought you'd live forever, thought you'd never die c bm
I am so familiar, with each lonely cry c bm a
Oh baby don't cry a
*** chorus:
Sleep, close your eyes, say goodnight now d g em
He is waiting d g em
Sleep, close your eyes, say your prayers nowd g em
He is waiting d g em
*** bridge:
A bmg
Thought you'd live forever
A bm g
Thought you'd change your mind
A bm g
Oh, when you get to heaven
A bm g
Tell me what you find
Peace of mind, I hope
*** chorus:
Sleep, close your eyes, say goodnight nowd g em
He is waiting d g em
Sleep, close your eyes, say your prayers now d g em
He is waiting d g em
*** chorus:
Sleep, close your eyes, say goodnight now d g em
He is waiting dg em
Sleep, close your eyes, say your prayers now d gem
Oh I'll be waiting d g em
*** coda:
Say goodnight d g em
You're not forsaken d g em
Say goodnightd g em
He's waiting dg em
Say goodnightd g em
You're not forsaken dg em
Say goodnight d gem
He's waiting d g em
Sitting in your father's basement
Waiting for the phone to ring
Still in your pajamas, baby
She made up some excuse to see you
You said you didn't feel a thing
Tired of all the dramas, maybe
But still
The moment you hear
The moment you know
I'm sure you'd come running, baby
Sure
The moment you hear
That she really wants you
Packing up your old apartment
Sealing up another box
Wondering what made you choose her
And moving house when you're a stoner
Everything you come across
Makes you feel like such a loser
But still
The moment you hear
The moment you know
I'm sure you'd come running, baby
Sure
The moment you hear
That she really wants you
'Cause the stray that you found
That looked so cute at the pound
Now has you putting her down as rabid
If it was badder than bad
Well, then you oughta be glad
You can break it like another habit
But still
The moment you hear
The moment you know
I'm sure you'd come running, baby
Sure
The moment you hear
That she really wants you
Oh, sure
The moment you hear
The moment you know
I'm sure you'd come running, baby
Sure
The moment you hear
Oh, Mario, Sit here by the window; And when we go, hold my hand on take-off. Stay here 'til we reach Idaho, Tell me what I already know: Because nobody knows, That we can't talk about it. No, we can't talk about it. trading clothes that's how I nearly fell, and ringing Pavlov's Bell. there's not a chance in hell. History shows It's kinda getting harder to breathe. But, oh, Mario, we're only to Ohio. I won't let it show, I'm all about denial But can't denial let me believe That we could talk about it? But we could talk about it that's how I nearly fell, Because nobody knows, and ringing Pavlov's Bell. History shows trading clothes but rarely shows it well. Well, well, well Oh, Mario, why if this is nothing, If you're what I need, I'm finding it's so hard to dismiss. so come on baby give me the fix then only you can save me, and let's just talk about it. I've got to talk about it. Because nobody knows. trading clothes that's how I nearly fell, and ringing Pavlov's Bell. History shows So tell me... like it was show and tell That's how I nearly fell... by ringing Pavlov's bell... So, baby, show and tell... Oh, Mario, Mario
Let's assume you were right
And play the game of charm and strange
And satellite
And when we've all had our fun
Deflate the stars
And put away the sun
And so we can call it a day
Cause I'll never prove that my motives were pure
So let's remove any question of cure
Cause even though you've made it pretty obscure
Baby, it's clear, from here--
You're losing your atmosphere
From here, you're losing it
So let's assume it was true
Cause baby can't lift up a hand to swear to you
And what's the use of defense?
The hangers-on are too far gone for evidence
And that one was lost from the first
Cause I'll never prove that my motives were pure
So let's remove any question of cure
Cause even though you've made it pretty obscure
Baby, it's clear, from here--
You're losing your atmosphere
From here, you're losing it
So have it your way
Whatever makes the best resume
Whatever you can throw in
Wash, rinse and spin til it's
Spun away--okay
But I won't be sticking around
Cause I'll never prove that my motives were pure
So let's remove any question of cure
Cause even though you've made it pretty obscure
Baby, it's clear, from here--
You're losing your atmosphere
Pre>
Chords:
A2: x02200
D2: xx0230
*** intro:
E | b a
C#m | b e
A | e b | d2 |
*** verse 1:
A2 e
Remember this, given us
C#m b a2
By someone's set of parents
E b
I don't recall, I admit
D2 a2
I don't know just who's to blame
E f#m
For relics of our history...
A2 e
To tell the truth, it wasn't bad
C#m b a2
We had to have a reason
E b
And lack of love wasn't it
D2 a2
We both know we had a past
E f#m
But present must contain
A e b
A future where both of us can fit
*** chorus:
E b a
So long and sorry, darling
C#m b e
I was counting to forever
Ae b
And never even got to ten
E b a
So long and sorry, darling
C#m b e
When we found a rip in heaven
A e b d2
We should have just ascended then
*** verse 2:
It's funny how you just assume a2| e
You're going to work it out c#m| b| a2
Or give it at least a try e | b |
But optimistic feelings can't be d2 | a
Passed from hand to hand e | f#m
You handle them they tend to die a | e | b
*** chorus:
So long and sorry, darling e | b a
I was counting to forever c#m | b e
And never even got to ten a| e b
So long and sorry, darling e | b a
When we found a rip in heaven c#m | b e
We should have just ascended then a | e b
*** bridge:
D2 e
Well, better than if I just go away
G#m c#m ba a2
Preserving the fiction of
Indifference now
Replacing love
*** instrumental:
E | b a
C#m| b e
A | eb
*** chorus:
So long and sorry, darling e | b a
I was counting to forever c#m| b e
And never even got to ten a | e b
So long and sorry, darling e | b a
When we found a rip in heaven c#m | b e
We should have just ascended then a| e b
*** coda:
A e b
We should have just ascended then
Ae b
We should have just ascended then
D /c# /b | a /g# /f# | e
Got out of Phoenix, just in time
a box of kleenex, for the ride
the tumbleweeds said, their goodbyes
to javelinas and DUIs
I don't want to abandon you but baby I've had my fill
you love me like a dollar bill
you roll me up and trade me in
and if you had the chance you will
and if you get the chance again
it's hard to know when to cut and run
you balance heartache with your fun
and when the scales tip, you know you're done
I don't want to abandon you but baby I've had my fill
you love me like a dollar bill
you roll me up and trade me in
and if you had the chance you will
and if you get the chance again
cos I know love doesn't change anything at all
I know love doesn't change a thing
I wanted to believe in you and baby I believe it still
baby I've just had my fill
you love me like a dollar bill
you roll me up and trade me in
and if you have the chance you will
and if you get the chance again
I know you'll do the best you can
but baby love doesn't chage anything at all
Nobody does it better makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, you're the best
I wasn't lookin' but somehow you found me
I tried to hide from your love light
But like heaven above me the spy who loved me
Is keepin' all my secrets safe tonight
Nobody does it better sometimes I wish someone could
Nobody does it quite the way you do
Did you have to be so good?
The way that you hold me whenever you hold me
There's some kind of magic inside you
That keeps me from runnin' but just keep it comin'
How'd you learn to do the things you do?
And nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
I'm distilling everything
She said into a potion
But it's always going
To my head in slow motion
Oh, nightmare girl
Things are getting weirder
At the speed of light
Nightmare girl
All this fever dreaming
Kills my appetite
For love and restless nights
Once she wanted me
To exercise her self-possession
And then failing that
She wanted lives and vivisection
Oh, nightmare girl
Things are getting weirder
At the speed of light
Nightmare girl
All this fever dreaming
Kills my appetite
For love and restless nights
I'm on a train to Brooklyn
I'm on the IRT
I've gotta think I'm saving the day
I get a call in the night
I get a call at three
I gotta go and make it okay
'Cause things are getting weirder
At the speed of light
Nightmare girl
All this fever dreaming
Kills my appetite
Nightmare girl
Things are getting weirder
Things are getting weirder
Pre>
Notes:
In the verses, there's a bass run (/d, /c, /b, /a) between the
Dm and the f.
Chords:
C6: x32210
C6/d:xx021x
Bbm: x13321
Bbm/c: x3x321
Db: x4x321 (tough)
Intro:
Am::|
||:am dme7 :||
Verse 1:
Am (/b) c(6)
Oh, for the sake of momentum
Dm f e7
I've allowed my fears to get larger than life
Am(/b) c6
And it's brought me to my current agendum
Dm f e7
Whereupon I deny fulfillment has yet to arrive
Chorus:
F g c dm7
And I know life is getting shorter
Fgcd7
I can't bring myself to set the scene
F g c dm7
Even when it's approaching torture
F gf -- c/e -- dm7 -- c
I've got my routine
Verse 2:
Oh, for the sake of momentum am /b c6
Even though I agree with that stuff about seizing the day dm f e7
But I hate to think of effort expended am /b c6
All those minutes and days and hours dm
I have frittered away. f e7
Chorus
And I know life is getting shorter f g c dm7
I can't bring myself to set the scene f gc d7
Even when it's approaching torture f g c dm7
I've got my routinef g f c/e dm7 c
Bridge 1:
Bbm/c db f7
But I can't confront the doubts I have
Bbm /c db f7
I can't admit that maybe the past was bad
Am /b c6 c6/d
And so, for the sake of momentum
I'm condemning the future to death
So it can match the past.
Instrumental verse 3:||: am /b c6 dm f e7 :||
Instrumental chorus: f g cdm7 f g c d7
F g c dm7f g f c/e dm7 c
Bridge 2:
When I can't confront the doubts I have bbm /c db f7
I can't admit that maybe the past was bad bbm /c db f7
And so, for the sake of momentum am /b c6 c6/d
I'm condemning the future to death e7
So it can match the past. am /b c6 dm
Coda: e7 am
Pre>
D d4 d d5
C am :||
Dd4 d d5 c am
Tell me again you only want what's good for me
D d4 d d5 c am
Tell me again you're gonna make me happy
D d4 d d5 c am
Tell me again I have promises to keep
D d4 d d5 c am
Tell me again- I might stop crying in my sleep
Maybe monday he'll call
Em g
Maybe monday he'll call- maybe monday - oh
D c am
Maybe sunday, maybe monday, maybe never
D c am ||: dd4 d d5 c am :||
Maybe sunday, maybe monday, maybe never
Tell me again I am almost over it d d4 d d5 c am
Tell me again pretty soon I'll forget dd4 d d5 c am
Tell me again you're gonna fix my broken heartd d4 d d5 cam
Tell me again- maybe I will not fall apart d d4 d d5 c am
Maybe sunday, maybe monday, maybe never d cam
Maybe sunday, maybe monday, maybe never dc am
It makes me laugh
I'm spending all my time
Staring at his photograph
And that's the catch
Oh, I feel foolish
But I know it's really all I have
Maybe monday he'll call
Maybe monday he'll call
Maybe monday- oh
Maybe sunday, maybe monday, maybe never d cam
Maybe sunday, maybe monday, maybe never dc am
Maybe sunday, maybe monday, maybe never d c am
Maybe sunday, maybe monday, maybe never d c am
. d cam
. dc am
.d c am
Dm c bb
Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
Towering over your head
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes
And she's gone
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah
Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain
Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
That grow so incredibly high
Newspaper taxi's appear on the shore
Waiting to take you away
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds
And you're gone
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah
Picture yourself on a train in a station
With plasticine porters with looking glass ties
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah
Pre>
F#mb f#m b
We're so close but I just can't
Ruin everything I ever planned
I've got no room for guilt this year
I'm trying hard to keep my conscience clear
And it's clear
D a/c# b
But he knows just what he wants today
D a/c# b
And I could just let it happen - yeah
D a e
The more I think the worse I guess
C# f#m
The more I guess the worse I am
F#m /e
(no, no, do not stay)
Bm d
There's no such thing as lover's day
F#m /e
(run, run, run away)
Bmd f#m b
There's no such thing as lover's day
I want to see him right up close f#m
I want to find out everything he knowsf#m b
But everything come's back to you f#m
There's no way to betray and still be true f#m b
And it's true b
But he knows just what he wants today d a/c# b
And I could just let it happen d a/c# b
The more I think the worse I guess d a e
The more I guess the worse I am e c# f#m
(no, no, do not stay) f#m /e
There's no such thing as lover's day bm d
(run, run, run away) f#m /e
There's no such thing as lover's day bm d
(no, no, do not stay) f#m /e
There's no such thing as lover's day bm d
(run, run, run away) f#m /e
There's no such thing as lover's day bm d
*** instrumental:
(d a bm? )
F#m /e bm d
There's no such thing as lover's day
F#m /e bm d
There's no such thing as lover's day
F#m /e bm d
There's no such thing as lover's day
[continue]
There's no such thing
There's no such thing
There's no such thing as lover's day
Pre>
(mostly a b a b)
Love in a vacuum
There was a time
You opened up every doorway
You didn't mind if everything
Wasn't your way
Don't pull away
That goes against what you told me
I look in your eyes
I realize what you've sold me
Is love in a vacuum
Love in a vacuum
I think you've changed
But you insist that
That's not true
You look so strange, so distant
That you're hardly you
Now I can see
How you have been acting different
You say it's me
But I know
That it isn't
It's love in a vacuum
Love in a vacuum
And that's not enough
Love in a vacuum
You will be lonely
You'll be the only one who feels this way
You will be lonely
If you leave me alone
You will be lonely
You'll be the only one who feels this way
It's just not enough
And just wait
You will be lonely
Love in a vacuum
Love in a vacuum
And that's not enough
Love in a vacuum
You can see yourself in the sign river
Tossing your hand
If no one's there
Then why do you care?
Though I let you think there was no witness to
All of your crimes
I knew what you worn
The climate declines
[Chorus]
I'm living a lie,
You're living it too
Cause I live it with you
I'm living a lie, a lie can't tell
So wait for the crack in the shell
Know that there's a... I've been avoiding yes
Just past his prime
Building his cage, a bar at a time
For every hope I'm as a cold shoulder
Waiting to turn
People to blame
We're just 2 birds
[Chorus]
I'm living a lie,
You're living it too
Cause I live it with you
I'm living a lie, a lie can't tell
So wait for the crack in the shell
But girl... around, do the time on your ground
Is the shakiest leaf on the tree
Creating for you a song or two
Or now and I'll admit all achieves
Now there's too many cooks
But you like how it looks
When they're bowing and calling it bothers
But the powers that were invested in her
And now any means taken, lost
[Chorus]
I'm living a lie,
You're living it too
Cause I live it with you
I'm living a lie, a lie can tell
So wait for the crack in the shell
Little tornado
Bane of the trailer park
Lifting houses to leave your mark
Little tornado
Noah can build his ark
But he will never disembark
Make it go faster
Baby go faster
Make it go twice the speed of you and me
Litter tornado
You and the hurricane
Close your eyes and go campaign
Make it go faster
Baby go faster
Make it go twice the speed of you and me
Oh, no, no we don't
No we don't know
Little tornado blew out the window pane
Pre>
***intro:
Em d/f# g c
Em d c g
*** verse: 1
Em d/f# gc
We've known her ever since she was a kid
Em d c g
She was the kind of girl who repeats her mistakes
Em d/f# g c
Her parents never minded what she did
Em d cg
She was a fallen angel with dirt on her face
Am g/b c d
But past a certain point she stayed behind
Am g/b c d
The two of us could never read her mind
Am g/b c d
The million ways she had of killing time
*** chorus:
Em d c
So we just gave up
Em d c
Yeah we just gave up
Em d
'cause sometimes, you know
C g
There's limits to love
Cg c g
*** verse 2:
We'd get impatient with her now and then emd/f# g c
Oh, she'd smile and say, `now you're not being nice.' em dc g
I guess her definition of a friend em d/f# g c
Was someone long on love, and short on advice emd c g
We gave her money but the money's bad amg/b c d
She took the dollars and just tore them in half am g/b c d
We got so angry, we just had to laugh am g/b cd
*** chorus:
But we still gave up em d c
Yeah we still gave up em d c
'cause sometimes, you know em d
There's limits to love c g | c g | c g
*** instrumental:
** verse 3:
She'll get in trouble but she will scrape through em d/f# g c
Oh, she's the kind of girl who can always find help em d c g
I'd say she's stupid, but it'd be untrue em d/f#g c
Oh, you've got to be smart if you're fooling yourself em d c g
We tried to love her, but our love unwound am g/bc d
(so our love was weak)
We talked about her when she wasn't around am g/b c d
(so our talk was cheap)
And still we felt that we were letting her down am g/b cd
*** chorus:
'cause we just gave upem d c
Yeah we just gave up em d c
'cause sometimes, you know emd
There's limits to love c g
Sometimes you know em d
There's limits to lovec g
||: em d c g | cg c g :||
(fade)
Pre>
Intro:
C g ||: d em g :||
Verse 1:
D em g d
When you were with me, you were killing time
D m g d
I took a lot of yours, but you took all of mine
D emgd
I'd say something - but you would never take it well
D em g
So I'd pretend i- could hardly tell
Chorus:
A g em
It's just like me
To want something so bad
A g em
It's just like me
C a
To want what I can't have
A g em cg
It's just like me
Verse 2:
I see you now and then dem
But you don't say hello g d
I wonder if I made it up d em
You know (ignore? ) me so g d
Oh there's so much to say d em
But I can't find the words gd
So nothing gets said d em
And nothing gets heard g
Chorus:
It's just like me a g
To want something so bad em c
It's just like mea g
To want what I can't have em c
It's just like me a g
Instrumental: a g a g ag d
Dem g d em g
Chorus:
It's just like me a g
To want something so bad em c
It's just like me a g
To want what I can't have em c
It's just like me a g
To want something so bad em c
It's just like me a g
To want what I can't have em c
Coda: a ga g a g d
Pre>chords:
G5 3x0033
Gma9 3x0232
D/c# x4023x
Bm/a x04432
G2 3x023x
D2 xx0230
F#m7 2x2220
*** intro:
G5 | g5 | g5
*** verse 1:
Gma9 d
He's infinitely wise
D/c# bm bm/a g
But he infinitely lies
Em /gd g2 d-d2
We're no longer just plain folks
Gma9 d
No, we're old and sad and bored
D/c# bmbm/ag
And we're not funny anymore
F#m7 em d g2 d-d2
We're like jimmy hoffa jokes
*** verse 2:
Well I couldn't do a thing gma9 | d
Couldn't even set the spring d/c# | bm bm/a | g
Couldn't see you through the spokesem /g| d | g2 | d d2
Now it's not exactly newgma9| d
And so we're infinitely blue d/c# | bm bm/a | g
We're like jimmy hoffa jokes f#m7 em | d
*** instrumental
*** verse 3:
I appeal to my belief gma9 | d
Won't you put us on relief d/c#| bm bm/a | g
So we'll know it's not a hoax em /g | d| g2 | d d2
But we're barely worth the wait gma9 | d
We're just slightly out of date d/c#| bm bm/a | g
We're like jimmy hoffa jokes em /g | d
*** instrumental
everything's beautiful,
every day's a holiday, the day you live without it,
everything changes up, everything shifts and falls unless you care about it,
but you sit there in the darkness,
and you make plans but they're hopeless,
and you blame God when you're lonely,
and you'll call it fate, when you show up too late and it's over.
here on the boulevard, you were the golden boy,
a mix of brains and muscle
that was a lucky break,
luck is a thing you make,
not just another hustle
but you sit there in the darkness,
and you make plans but they're hopeless,
and you blame God when you're lonely,
and you'll call it fate, when you show up too late and it's over.
'cos nothing can wait forever,
they don't give unlimited chances in life;
they hand you the knife and tell you to cut it around.
so baby let's fly;
baby let's ride, baby let's ride
cos everything's beautiful, every day's a holiday,
but days are getting shorter,
the moon and the stars report the boulevard's last resort
and now your last supporter.
but you sit there in the darkness,
and you make plans but they're hopeless,
and you blame God when you're lonely
It's not what you thought
When you first began it.
You got, what you want
You can hardly stand it though
By now you know
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
Till you wise up
You're sure, there's a cure
And you have finally found it.
You think, one drink
Will shrink you 'till you're underground
And living down
But it's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
Till you wise up
Prepare a list for what you need
before you sign away the deed
Cause it's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
Till you wise up.
No it's not going to stop
Till you wise up
No it's not going to stop
Pre>(it's in bbm)
I could get used to this
So far-
Or should I take it just a little farther
So good-
And if I think about it, it gets better
I could get used to this
I could get used to this
I could get used to
Feeling the way that I do
So long-
Or should I stay just a little longer
So much
For keeping it a secret
I could get used to this
I could get used to this
I could get used to
Feeling the way that I do
Oh, all the times I told myself
I could never fall in love
Love is just too difficult
Oh, too bad
I'm only talking to myself about it
So sad-
I guess I'm going to have to live without
I could get used to this
I could get used to this
I could get used to
Feeling the way that I do
I know, I know, I know how it goes
Baby, will I get the chance?
I could get used to
Feeling the way that I do.
That summer was just crazy hot
We walked the fairground parking lot
And with our secret handshakes
Sealed the deal completely
But I'm too close to know just what
Will keep Pandora's boxes shut
And so I'll fail you badly
When you really need me
'Cause I don't know
What I should know â
That I can't help you anymore
No, I can't help you anymore
No, I can't help you anymore
I'll get a pen and make a list
And give you my analysis
But I can't write this story
With a happy ending
Was I the bullet or the gun
Or just a target drawn upon
A wall that you decided
Wasn't worth defending?
And I should know
But I don't know
That I can't help you anymore
No, I can't help you anymore
No, I can't help you anymore
Anymore
No, I can't help you
'Cause baby, look what I have done
The ruins just go on and on
I've got to let it go now, or it will drag me under
So I can't help you anymore
No, I can't help you anymore
No, I can't help you anymore
Anymore
I want to believe
If you tell me so
I want to believe
'Cause you oughta know
That kicking is hard
But the bottom's harder
So I'm taking your card
But I cannot get my head around it, baby
I cannot get my head around it, baby
'Cause that's just not the way
You make me feel
I want to believe
But baby, I'm dry
I want to believe
But you testify
And I'll pour the drinks
Like a true believer
Whose God never blinks
But I cannot get my head around it, baby
I cannot get my head around it, baby
'Cause that's just not the way
You make me feel
No, that's just not the way
You make me feel
No, that's just not the way
You make me feel
Like, way more real than real
The world inside the glass
That struggles to conceal
The wreckage on the overpass
And I cannot get my head
I cannot get my head
I cannot get my head around it, baby
'Cause that's just not the way
You make me feel
No, that's just not the way
You make me feel
No, that's just not the way
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the Yuletide gay
From now on our troubles will be miles away
Here were are as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more
Through the years we all will be together, if the fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now
Through the years we all will be together, if the fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the freeway
The road to Orange County leaves an awful lot of leeway
Where everyone's a doctor or a specialist in retail
They'll sell you all the speed you want if you can take the blackmail
You know it
I know it
Why don't you
Just show it?
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the freeway
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the freeway
You got a lot of money, but you cannot keep your bills paid
The sacrifice is worth it just to hang around the arcade
You found yourself a prophet, but you left him on the boardwalk
Another chocolate Easter bunny, hollowed out by your talk
You know it
I know it
Why don't you
Just show it?
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the freeway
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the freeway
And everything I do is wrong
But at least I'm hanging on
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the freeway
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the freeway
You got a lot of money, but you
Can't afford
You got a lot of money, but you
Gumby, I just can't do anything,
Can't do anything right
Don't ask me
If I'll help when helping you
Just means someone to fight
It's so hard putting on your clothes
You don't even move to cover your skin
Why move, moving is how things begin
The front yard taken by the crows
Blackguards with their shiny pieces of tin
So much fury
You bury it in
Gumby, we should call your daughter
Please, call your daughter again
You must see
Things are getting harder and
Getting more out of hand
Dude, you're not even that old
How bad must it be to be bad as this
All day, filling a bottomless pit
All these trinkets bought and sold
All tokens you've thrown down to the abyss
There's a bottom that you'll never hit
And I don't know just how you explain this
To a kid with nowhere to live
Tell her that the father she has means well
But just has nothing to give
Gumby,
You should call your daughter again
Don't call me,
Go, honey go -
Into the ocean
Go, honey go -
Into the great beyond
Til you're good and gone
And you can hide away for
When everything goes wrong
Honey - go
Go, honey go -
If I were you I would
Leave this neighborhood
Away from people who never
Treat you like they should
Honey - go
In the woods or in the ice and snow
Where there is
No one else you know
You've really nowhere
Else to go
So honey go
Go, honey go
Cause it's a dead end street
And it's a street in a town
Where winning isn't sweet
And every win
Is the beginning of defeat
So honey - go
It was an early morning yesterday
I was up before the dawn
And I really have enjoyed my stay
But I must be moving on
Like a King without a castle
Like a Queen without a throne
I'm an early morning lover
And I must be moving on
Now I believe in what you say
Is the undisputed truth
But I have to have things my own way
To keep me in my youth
Like a ship without an anchor
Like a slave without a chain
Just the thought of those sweet ladies
Sends a shiver through my veins
And I will go on shining
Shining like brand new
I'll never look behind me
My troubles will be few
Goodbye stranger, it's been nice
Hope you find your paradise
Tried to see your point of view
Hope your dreams will all come true
Goodbye Mary, goodbye Jane
Will we ever meet again
Feel no sorrow, feel no shame
Come tomorrow, feel no pain
Now some they do and some they don't
And some you just can't tell
And some they will and some they won't
With some it's just as well
You can laugh at my behavior
That'll never bother me
Say the devil is my savior
But I don't pay no heed
And I will go on shining
Shining like brand new
I'll never look behind me
My troubles will be few
Put on your shoes, girl
I'm goin' to the coast
Where every loser
Gives up what hurts the most
And all those haunted
Unlucky guys get told
Who's really wanted
And who just can't stay sold
Goodbye, Caroline
You're my favorite faith healer
Goodbye, everything
Say I gave to the house dealer
Who could only really let you down
Put on your coat, babe
My luck is winding down
I'll get your suitcase
And pull the car around
Goodbye, Caroline
You're my favorite faith healer
Goodbye, everything
Say I gave to the house dealer
Who could only really let you down
Where it's lit day for night
And the clocks wear their faces bowed
Where the hands and cuffs gleam white
As they hang on a nicotine cloud
Goodbye, Caroline
Goodbye, everything
Goodbye, Caroline
You're my favorite faith healer
Goodbye, everything
Say I gave to the house dealer
Who could only really let you down
Who could only really let you down
Who could only
Let you down
Let you down
Let you down
Something isn't right
I don't know how I know
But baby, it's despite
Your dog-and-pony show
I can hear it coming
You're only going through the motions, baby
With your engines humming
You're just going through the motions, baby
Feel like I'm in jail
With you and Mr. Hyde
A guy who leaves a trail
About a mile wide
So it starts already
That you're just going through the motions, baby
You can throw confetti
But you're still going through the motions, baby
Going through the motions, baby
They'll have a big parade
For every day that you stay clean
But when the trumpets fade
You'll go under like a submarine
And you won't see it coming
No, you won't see it coming
You could have it made
Up there in San Rafael
But baby, I'm afraid
I'll never see you well
Because I've seen the tally
And you're just going through the motions, baby
To a big finale
That comes from going through the motions, baby
Going through the motions, baby
Going through the motions, baby
It's all right once you're in the air
Just hope there's altitude and prayer
And if we survive the takeoff
The chances of accident are small
As long as there's some procedure
For fighting the stall
Fighting the stall
So now we're drawing straws to see
Just who will get the duty free
When you're on auto-pilot
And running on fumes and alcohol
The moment of truth deciding
Fighting the stall
Fighting the stall
And I'll go down in flames just for the hell of it all
Because I couldn't take
Standing in place
Waiting to fall
Fighting the stall
Fighting the stall
So we'll attempt the landing
And spiral into a fireball
Cause that was the understanding
Fighting the stall
Pre>
Capo 3 eb maps to c
Chords:
C2 x32033
Bm x04430 sort of
*** intro
C2 | c2 | c2 | g:||
*** verse 1
C2 c2
You know just how I feel
You know when love is real
C2 g
It changes the life that you're living
C2 c2
And now I've found it here
It overcomes my fear
C2 g
Of holding back instead of giving
D/f#
But, when I hear the phone ring
C am - bm
Your voice pulls me in 'til I'm far away
C g d
It's easy 'cause everything's different now
*** chorus
G d
Everything's different now
F(2) c
Seems long ago that our love was unknown
But it's just yesterday
Em am c
Everything's different now
Em am c
Everything's different now
And when I look in the mirror and talk to myself
I can't pretend it's the same
C2 | c2 | c2 | g
*** verse 2.
Well, soon I'll say your name c2 | c2
And then I'll go insane c2 | c2
I won't understand what I'm thinking c2 | g
I'll look down at my shoes c2 | c2
I'll wonder what I'll lose c2 | c2
If I feel this consciousness sinking c2 | g
And we both know what that means -| d/f#
Returning to what we knew before | c| am - bm
Forgetting that everything's different nowc | g | d
*** chorus.
Everything's different now | g | d
Seems long ago that our love was unknown| f | c |
But it's just yesterday | g| d
Everything's different now | em | am | c
Everything's different now | em| am | c
And when I look in the mirror and talk to myself | f | c
I can't pretend it's the same d
*** bridge
C2 g c2 d
What we created
C2 g c2g
Has separated
F c
A past we hated
Am d
From what we are feeling today
G d
'cause everything's different now
*** chorus.
Everything's different now | g | d
Seems long ago that our love was unknown | f | c |
But it's just yesterday | g | d
Everything's different now| em | am | c
Everything's different now | em | am| c
And when I look in the mirror and talk to myself |f | c
I can't pretend it's the same d
'cause everything's different now
*** coda
C2 | c2 | g ||
Better pack your bags and run
Or stay until the job is done
Or maybe you could sit and hope
That providence will fray the rope
And sink like a stone
Or go it alone
And isn't it enough
For you
Isn't it enough
Baby, you made all the big mistakes
But duty and love isn't what it takes
You are the tender of what you know
Better murder the dream and go
If you're you all you've got
Then I'll tell you what
Maybe that's enough
For you
Maybe it's enough
Maybe it's enough
For you
Pre>capo 5 c maps to g
*** introduction:
F g eb
F g eb2
*** verse 1:
G /f# /e
It's what he wants but he won't say
Bm f c bb2 /c
He'd rather make-believe I want to say goodbye
G /f#/e
It's down to her although I know
Bm f c bb2 /c
She never made him happy now she makes him cry
*** verse 2:
He cannot work he cannot think g /f# /e
Beyond the guilt he has for leaving her alone bm fc bb2 /c
I'm going down I cannot breatheg /f# /e
He doesn't think to leave me anything at all bmf c bb2 /c
*** chorus:
C g am f c bb am
David denies that he'll ever change his mind
(but he always changes)
C g am f c
David denies - but he's left his love behind
Bb am f g
(left his love behind)
*** verse 3:
It's what he wants I'm almost sure g /f# /e
And I can hardly stand him saying it's not so bm f c bb2 /c
And so I'll wait and so I'll hope g /f# /e
Somehow I can convince him not to let me go bm fc bb2 /c
*** chorus:
David denies that he'll ever change his mind c g am f c bbam
(but he always changes) f
David denies - but he's left his love behind cg am f c
(left his love behind) bb am f g
*** instrumental verse:
. g/f# /e
. bm f c bb2 /c
. g /f# /e
. bm fc bb2 /c
. c d bb c
. c d bb
David denies that he'll ever change his mind c g am f c bb am
(but he always changes) f
David denies - but he's left his love behind c g am f c
(left his love behind) bb am f
David denies that he'll ever change his mind c g am f cbb am
(but he always changes) f
David denies - but he's left his love behindc g am fc
(left his love behind) bb am f
C g am
And so I'll wait and so I'll hope
F c bbam f
Somehow I can convince him
C g am
And so I'll wait and so I'll hope
F c bb amf
Somehow I can convince him not to let me go
Cg amf c bb am f (fade)
Pre>dm c bb :|| (4x)
*** verse 1:
Dm c bb gm
I guess you gave as good as you got
Dm c bb gm
I guess this love is dead at last
Dm cbb gm
But I paid such a lot
Dm c bb gm
The price you pay for living under glass
*** chorus:
Dm f bb
So don't just kiss me goodbye
Dm f bb
That's not what I need
Dm f bb
Don't just kiss me goodbye
Dm f bb
Don't watch me bleed
*** verse 2:
You tried to keep me in my place dmc bb gm
Said it was love that kept me there dmc bb gm
How could you lie right to my face? dmc bb gm
And smile at me - and sound so sincere - dmc bb gm
*** chorus:
So don't just kiss me goodbye dm f bb
That's not what I need dm f bb
Don't just kiss me goodbye dmf bb
Don't watch me bleed dm fbb
*** instrumental verse: ||: dm f bb gm :|| (4x)
*** chorus:
So don't just kiss me goodbye dm f bb
That's not what I need dm f bb
Don't just kiss me goodbye dm f bb
Don't watch me bleed dmf bb
*** coda:
Don't just kiss me, kiss me, kiss me dmf bb
That's not what I need dm fbb
Don't just kiss me goodbye dm f bb
Don't watch me bleed dm f bb
Is that you?
Looks like you've changed your ways again
Is that you now?
It's funny how I can't remember
Well, I knew you better than that
At least I thought I knew you then
But what I know now
It's not always a happy ending
Hey, here comes that rainy day again
But hey, look at me, I don't feel like cryin
Hey, here comes that rainy day again
But hey, look at me, I don't feel like cryin'
Who said love is a game?
And who said love can be gambled, gambled away?
Is this me now?
Looks like I've changed my ways again
Is this me now?
Funny how you can't remember
Well, you know me better than that
At least you thought you knew me then
But what you know now
It's not always a happy ending
Yeah but hey, here comes that rainy day again
And hey, look at me, I don't feel like cryin'
And hey, here comes that rainy day again
Hey, look at me, I don't feel like cryin', no
I don't feel like cryin', no
I don't feel like it
Pre>
Capo 1: c sounds as db
Chords: cmaj7 = x32000 c7 = x32300 dm7 = xx0211 g7add4 = 300011
Intro:
C f :||
Verse 1:
We talked on the second of december
C f
And I told her that our chances were slender
C am7
And this conversation sounded so familiar
Dm7 g7(add4) g7
Like a welcome mat - a broken blender
Verse 2:
We walked to a restuarant she'd been to c f
And I looked at her while she was looking into c f
Someone else's mirror - seeing if she's someone too c am7
Giving me that deja vu dm7 g7add4
Chorus:
C cmaj7
I look back
C7 f
And I see that same old rag (? )
He's calling my name
G7add4 g7 c f c f
He says you're gonna do it again
Verse 3:
C f
Time is all we need, she finally let out
C f
But I see her drawing maps if she can get out
C am7
Now I wonder which of us will get the axe out
Dm7g7add4 g7
And do the final blow
Chorus:
I look back c cmaj7
And I see that same old rag (? ) c f
He's calling my name dm7
He says you're gonna do it again g7add4 g7 c f
Bridge:
Says you're gonna do it again c f c
I saw you dm7 g7add4 g7
I said this time it's differentc f
I'll know betterdm7 g7add4 g7
But I can't keep from lovingc f
I have heard that one before dm7 g7add4 g7
Instrumental:
Ooooh ||: c f :||
Verse 4:
It was a shock I guess, but I'm not surprisedc f
I would've done the same, if I was in your eyesc f
You know you left a trail about a mile wide c am7
And though I've been there once dm7
And seen the signs d7 <---- note!
Verse 5:
I just followed you to c f
My forgone defeat because my c f
My history has a habit of repeatingc f
I expect some trouble got the same beating c am7
Time and time againdm7 g7add4 g7
Chorus:
I look back c cmaj7
And I see that same old rag (? ) c7 f
He's calling my name dm7
He's says you're gonna do it againg7add4 g7 c f
Coda:
Ah - says you're gonna do it again ||: c f :|| to end
(says you're gonna do it again)
Says you're gonna do it again
(says you're gonna do it again)
(says you're gonna do it again)
(says you;re gonna do it again)
(says you;re gonna do it again)
Somehow, I wound up on your bad side
Till now, I guess I had a free ride
But now I enjoy the cube
Of people that to you
Of long time chosen few
That's so... you got yourself disappeared
Beyond space,
I knew that back and dreaming
Beautiful golden face
Behind the bird that sing that song
You're gone
No I, the master of the club town...
Here by, I'll question you this just after lies
Cause every enemy, and as you might have been
Oho, that's just some golden...
Like me,... you watch yourself disappear
Beyond space,
And you got back and dreaming
Beautiful golden face
Behind the bird that sing that song
You're gone
Everyone I know you said...
Soon enough I'll see the... and thrill
That I wish goodbye, I do
That sing that song
You got yourself disappear
The curtain come
I wish you'd have some space too
Beautiful golden face
Behind the bird that sing that song
You're gone
That sing that song
You're gone
That sing that song
Cotton candy was king
On the midway that spring
When I saw you in the rain on the lawn
Dear John
Throwing kisses so Richmond's unfortunates can go on
Oh, the lectures I gave
So the girls would behave
While the band played all your favorite songs
Dear John
Throwing kisses so Richmond's unfortunates can go on
But numbers come up and you're left to the fates
Though I always thought you were one of the greats
Once somebody stationed in Kuala Lumpur
Said he thought you went out, but he couldn't be sure
And the midway I knew
Where the sky was so blue
With the memory of you is gone
Dear John
Throwing kisses so Richmond's unfortunates can go on
Throwing kisses so Richmond's unfortunates can go on
Throwing kisses so Richmond's unfortunates can go on
Throwing kisses so Richmond's unfortunates can go on
Pre>
Capo 1: f maps as e
*** intro:
Bm | d | g
Bm | d | g
*** verse 1:
Bm d g
He was saying, 'you look like an angel.'
Bm d g
But you never really know what the hell to make of that
Bm dg
Take your pick 'cause it don't really matter
Bmd g
I get lonely when I hear it and sad when he takes it back
Bm em ga
But all in all, another fall won't even make a dent
*** chorus:
D g a
The world will turn, at least that's what they say
D g a
We'll crash and burn, it's hard to look away
D g a bm
That kind of thing is easier to say than do.
How about we break with tradition? bm | d | g
We'll pretend we're everything that you believe we're not bm | d | g
So he said, 'i guess I'll try, but on one condition. bm | d | g
Someone ought to let me know when it gets close to ten o'clock.' bm | d | g
But all in all, another fall won't even make a dent bm | em | g a
*** chorus:
The world will turn, at least that's what they say d | g a
We'll crash and burn, it's hard to look awayd | g a
That kind of thing is easier to say than do. d | g a | bm
*** instrumental verse
(4x) ||: bm | d | g :||
But all in all, another fall won't even make a dent bm | em | g a
*** chorus:
The world will turn, at least that's what they say d | g a
We'll crash and burn, it's hard to look away d | g a
That kind of thing is easier to say than do. d | g a | bm
*** verse 3:
You keep saying that you're only humanbm | d| g
What you mean is that you think you're the only human here bm | d | g
Still I think that it's just a rumour bm | d | g
And you might as well be taking it home as a souvenir. bm | d | g
*** coda:
How about we break with tradition? ||: bm | d | g :||
It's so hard not to blame you
It's hard not to put
All the blame on you
'Cause you knew from the start
There was one little part
You would not let through
I'm sure there were
Even moments when you thought
You might someday
Finish what you'd begun
That could've been anyone
Could've been anyone
I lost my place in the sun
Well, never mind
It could've been anyone
So we all make mistakes
It just figures you'd
Make me the biggest one
I was saving it up
Now it's spent
And I don't know
What I spent it on
But now I find
If you try hard enough
You can wear it down
'Til it's just about gone
'Til you could've been anyone
You could've been anyone
Lost your place in the sun
Well, never mind
Could've been anyone
Your pattern is different
From what it implies
The words may be true
But I realize
It isn't description
So much as disguise
Don't worry, you can learn
To live without
You've got a lifetime of
That to draw upon
And anyway
It could've been anyone
You lost your place in the sun
You lost your place in the sun
Oh, you lost your place in the sun
Well, never mind, never mind
It could've been anyone
Lost your place in the sun
Never mind, never mind
It could've been anyone
It could've been anyone
But never mind
You lost your place in the sun
I think that's enough now
Pre>
Capo 1 - ab maps as g
Chords:
G 320033
C2 x32033
*** intro:
*** verse 1:
One night in iowa, he and I in a borrowed car
Went driving in the summer, promises in every star
C(2)
Out in the distance I could hear some people laughing
I felt my heart beat back a weekend's worth of sadness
*** verse 2:
There was a farmhouse that had long since been deserted g
We stopped and carved our hearts into the wooden surface em
We thought just for an instant we could see the future c(2)
We thought for once we knew what really was important am
*** chorus:
G c2
Coming up close
Everything sounds like welcome home
C2 g
Come home and oh, by the way
Don't you know that I could make
Am c
A dream that's barely half-awake come true
I wanted to say -
But anything I could have said
Am c g
I felt somehow that you already knew
*** verse 3:
We got back in the car and listened to a dylan tape g
We drove around the fields until it started getting late em
And I went back to my hotel room on the highway c(2)
And he just got back in his car and drove away am
*** chorus:
Coming up close g c2
Everything sounds like welcome home g
Come home and oh, by the way c2 g
Don't you know that I could make em
A dream that's barely half-awake come true am c
I wanted to say - but anything I could have said g em
I felt somehow that you already knew am c
*** coda
Coming up close g c2
Everything sounds like welcome home g
Come homec2 g
Coming up close g c2
Everything sounds like welcome homeg
Come home come on home c2 g
||: c2 g :||
Storefront, streetcars rattle
One more losing battle
What is Columbus Avenue to you now?
Last call tattoo parlor
Deathbed sword swallower
What is Columbus Avenue to you now?
The place where you failed
To make your story go over
The place where you bailed
And let the bottom drag you under
Drag you under
Cheap shot paranoia
Exiled from Victoria
What is Columbus Avenue to you now?
Where you moved with a ghastly precision
To the echos of bones in the air
Finding hope in an X-ray division
Of a world that's not there
Cafe sinners bother you
Empty pockets follow you
She's been a long time on the phone
Courtin' disaster in an undertone
She's feelin' nostalgic
And feelin' that fall
How could anyone ever fight it?
Who could ever expect to fight it
When she builds that wall
Maybe it's one where time will tell
Maybe it's one where it's just fare thee well
I hear her comin'
As she walks down the hall
How could anyone ever fight it?
Who could ever expect to fight it
When she builds that wall
I know the choice is made
I can tell I said
By your guilty face
And I never was one to fight it
How does anyone ever fight it?
(Ooh ooh oo oo oo ooh)
How does anyone ever fight?
You couldn't pin this one on me
You knew my thoughts so far as I can see
Ohh I say it's hopeless
But you make the call
'Cause I never was one to fight it
And if given the chance I guess
I'll learn to build that wall
Aaa aa aa aa ha ha ha ha
Ahh ah ah ahh ha ha
(Ooh ooh ooh)
Aaa aa aa aa ha ha ha ha
Build that wall
Aaa aa aa aa ha ha ha ha
(Ooh ooh ooh)
Build that wall
Aaa aa aa aa ha ha ha ha
Build that wall
(Ooh ooh)
Aaa aa aa aa ha ha ha ha
(Ooh ooh ooh)
Ooh ooh oo oo oo ooh
(Aaa aa aa aa ha ha ha ha)
Build that wall
(Build that wall)
Aaa aa aa aa ha ha ha ha
(Ooh ooh oo oo oo ooh)
Build that wall
Aaa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aaa
(Ahh aa aa aa)
Build
That
Get up, the needle has pricked a little finger.
She wants the beautiful child the blood will bring her.
You ask a question in the mirror.
Alas, no answer could be clearer.
Get up, get up, you're borrowing time.
Get up, get up, you're borrowing time.
Get up, a substitute artist just reprieved you
Beware the flattery ruses have deceived you.
The kings of yesterday falling,
But you'll come when destiny's calling.
Get up, get up, you're borrowing time.
Get up, get up, you're borrowing time.
I don't want anything anyway.
I was happy with what I had yesterday.
Who wants the whole weight of the world when it'll drag you down underground?
Today she's singing a song called Hallelujah
You stay, she's bringin' the poison apple to you.
Sun's up and reveille's playing
You know what everyone's saying.
Get up, get up, you're borrowing time.
Get up, get up, you're borrowing time.
Get up, get up, you're borrowing time.
Spent my nights in a sleeping bag smelling kerosene
Thinking fog and sand
Was gonna keep me clean
Feeding all the bluejays at the wrong address
Where they went instead
I could only guess
Tell the barfly
Who runs this town
You won't get high
You'll just get down
Tell the barfly
It's on his dime
You won't get high
So do the time
Took a breath full of iodine and I overdosed
And the tide crept high
Like a watery ghost
And no one needs your kind
Of a dope sick clown
You can always find
Sitting one seat down
Tell the barfly
Who rolls the dice
Your numbers up
So roll it twice
Tell the barfly
It's on his dime
You won't get high
So do the time
Honey, I'm not the one who's of use to you now
I get an hour's sleep at night
And I can't see how
You deserve all the mess that even guilt won't allow
Tell the barfly
Who runs this town
You won't get high
You'll just get down
Tell the barfly
It's on his dime
You won't get high
Pre>
Notes: ok - instead of trying to worry about the differences between
G-->gsus, g-->c/g, and g-->am7/g I'm just calling it glick.
The notes in the lick are (in order) g d g b c-c c b with
The fifth and sixth tied. the second chord "fits" with any
Of the three except that there isn't an "a" in it per se,
But there does seem to be an "e".on the other hand it does
Have the same "tone" as a c/g would have. so I'm punting! :-)
*** intro:
Glick x4
*** verse 1:
Glick glick glick glick
I used to watch her sleep an angel on vacation
Glick glick glick glick
I fell in love so deep far too far to mention
Amc2
She looked just like a thousand stars
Glick glick
When they came out at night
Am c2
But when I looked inside her heart
Glick g(1/2 lick)
I found it locked up tight
*** chorus:
G am7/g c2
Oh angels never help you
G am7/g c2 g glick x4
Cause angels always fall
*** verse 2:
She smoked a cigarette glick glick
It only blurred my vision glick glick
I couldn't help but stayglick glick
With my first impressionglick glick
I'm wondering with every breath amc2
What caused my fall from grace glick glick
I guess I beat myself to death am c2
Against her lovely face glickglick(1/2)
*** chorus:
Oh angels never help you g am7/g c2
Cause angels always fall g am7/g c2 g (am7)
*** chorus:
And angels (it's simply that I never knew her) g am7/g c2
Sometimes kiss you (wish to God that I had known) g am7/g c2
Oh but angels (but everything that I remember) g am7/g c2
Never call(is gone) g (am7)
*** bridge:
D | d | c | c | f | f | eb | eb
Oh angels (it's simply that I never knew her) g am7/g c2
Never help you (wish to God that I had known) g am7/g c2
Cause angels (but everything that I remember) g am7/g c2
Always fall (is gone) g(am7)
And angels (it's simply that I never knew her) gam7/g c2
Sometimes kiss you (wish to God that I had known)g am7/g c2
Oh but angels (but everything that I remember) g am7/g c2
Never call (is gone) g (am7)
*** coda:
.............. ................. ................. ....... d
I used to watch her sleep - an angel on vacation... d| g
Pre>
Capo 3 - eb maps as c
*** intro:
C g | em am
C g | em am c | g
*** verse 1
G d em c
I was winding my clock
G d emc
Which was waking us up
G d em c
In the morning, we were laughing
G d am c
Away like fools
*** verse 2
I was saying my prayersg d | em c
He was combing his hair g d |em c
In a country that began with a g d | em c
'j' for jules g d |am c
*** chorus
You know I'll miss you
And thus it begins
But I'll release you
Am c
And thus it continues -
G d am c
Someday we'll be happy again
*** verse 3
Oh, the rain never comes gd | em c
Count my blessings on my thumbs g d | em c
And the dogs just want to sleep in the g d |em c
Sun all dayg d | am c
*** chours
You know I'll miss you g d
And thus it begins am c
But I'll release you g d
And thus it continues - am c
Someday we'll be happy again g d| am c
*** bridge
G d |c
D c
There's no way a country like that could die
Em bm
Told me that they drift away
But that's a lie
C g| em a
C g | em a c | g
*** verse 4
Well, I just bought a car g d | em c
But it stays in the yard g d| em c
And the country that began with a 'j' g d | em c
Now ends in my heart g d | am c
*** chorus
You know I'll miss you g d
And thus it begins am c
But I'll release you g d
And thus it continues - am c
Someday we'll be happy again gd | am c
*** coda
Someday we'll be happy againg d | am c
Someday we'll be happy again. g d | amc
(oooo) gd | c
(oooo) g d | c
(oooo) g d | c
(oh) g d |c2
I drew a picture of you
You and your anchor tattoo
And saw the face that I knew
Covered in shame
You drew a bird that was here
A kind of sweet chanticleer
But with a terrible fear
That the cage couldn't tame
That's how I knew this story would break my heart
When you wrote it
That's how I knew this story would break my heart
So, like a ghost in the snow
I'm getting ready to go
'Cause baby, that's all I know
How to open the door
And though the exit is crude
It saves me coming unglued
For when you're not in the mood
For the gloves and the canvas floor
That's how I knew this story would break my heart
When you wrote it
That's how I knew this story would break my heart
That's how I knew this story would break my heart
When you wrote it
Two of us riding nowhere
Spending someone's hard earned pay
You and me Sunday driving
Not arriving on our way back home
We're on our way back home
We're on our way home
We're going home
Two of us sending postcards
Writing letters on my wall
You and me burning matches
Lifting latches on our way back home
We're on our way home
We're on our way home
We're going home
You and I have memories
Longer than the road
That stretches out ahead
Two of us wearing raincoats
Standing solo in the sun
You and me chasing paper
Getting nowhere on our way back home
We're on our way back home
We're on our way home
We're going home
You and I have memories
Longer than the road
That stretches out ahead
Two of us wearing raincoats
Standing solo in the sun
You and me chasing paper
Getting nowhere on our way back home
We're on our way back home
We're on our way home
We're going home
Better pack your bags and run Or stay until the job is done Baby you could sit and hope That providence will fray the rope And sink like a stone Or go it alone And isn't it enough for you Isn't it enough? Isn't it enough for you For you... Isn't it enough? So better pack your bags and run Where you don't look like anyone And do what you do Send it to oblivion Till it buries you That anyone would care about And isn't it enough for you Isn't it enough Isn't it enough Isn't it enough for you Like Major Reno on the bluff And isn't it enough? Wondering aloud if help is on the way And baby isn't this your chance To make a break with circumstance Isn't it enough to prove today's the day? And isn't it enough to prove today's the day?
I don't know how to break the news, but
It's pretty clear you'll be asked to choose between
What you lack and what you excuse in this
Tug of war
You can't say that didn't warn you
Though you'd rather that they just ignore you
'Cause your devices are not working for you
Anymore
What you want
You don't know
You're with stupid now
You don't know how to manufacture
Sturdy bones with a hairline fracture
The crazy will of a Margaret Thatcher
That they've all got
Though you pay for the hands they're shaking
The speeches and the mistakes they're making
As they struggle with the undertaking of
Simple thought.
What you want
You don't know
You're with stupid now
What you know
You don't want to know
You're with stupid now
What you want
You don't know
You're with stupid now
What you know
You don't want to know
You're with stupid now
This is how it goes
You'll get angry at yourself
And think you can think of somethinge else
And I'll hear the clanging of the bells
Cause I can't stop you baby
Cause I don't have the bribery in place
No bright shiny surface to my face
So I won't go near the marketplace
With what I'm selling lately
Cause this is how it goes
Cause it's all about drugs, it's all about shame
And whatever they want
Don't tell them your name
This is how it goes
One more failure to connect
With so many how could I object
And you, what on earth did you expect
Well I can't tell you baby
When this is how it goes
Cause it's all about drugs, it's all about shame
And whatever they want, don't tell them your name
So I try to hold on
While you try to let go
You won't tell me it's gone
But baby I'll know
Baby I'll know
Baby I'll know
All the windows were dark
No one knew he was there
All the whos were all dreaming
Sweet dreams without care
You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch
You really are a heel
You're as cuddly as a cactus
You're as charming as an eel, Mr. Grinch
You're a bad banana
With a greasy black peel
You're a monster, Mr. Grinch
Your heart's an empty hole
Your brain is full of spiders
You've got garlic in your soul, Mr. Grinch
I wouldn't touch you, with a
Thirty-nine and a-half foot pole
All I need is a reindeer
So he took his dog, Max
And he took some red thread
And he tied a big horn
On the top of his head
Then the Grinch said, "Giddap"
And the sleigh started down
To the homes where the who's
Lay a-snooze in their town
"This is stop number one"
The old Grinchy clause hissed
And he climbed to the roof
Empty bags in his fist
Then he slid down the chimney
A rather tight pinch
But, if Santa could do it
Then so could the Grinch
Then he slithered and slunk
With a smile most unpleasant
Around the whole room
And he took every present
Pop guns, pompano's, and cookies, and drums
Checkerboards, [Incomprehensible], popcorn and plums
And he stuffed them in bags
Then the Grinch, very nimbly, stuffed all the bags
One by one, up the chimney
You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch
You're a nasty, wasty skunk
Your heart is full of unwashed socks
Your soul is full of gunk, Mr. Grinch
The three words that best describe you
Are as follows and I quote, "Stink, stank, stunk"
You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch
With a nauseas super-nous
You're a crooked jerky jockey
And you drive a crooked horse, Mr. Grinch
You're a three decker sauerkraut
And toadstool sandwich
You stay the night at his house
With no ride to work
And I'm the one who tells you
He's another jerk
But you're the one who can succeed
You've only got to prove your need--
And you do
You really do
The sex you're trading up for
What you hope is love
Is just another thing that
He'll be careless of
But though there are caveats galore
You've only got to love him more--
And you do
You really do
Even when it's all too clear
You write a little note that
You leave on the bed
And spend some time dissecting
Every word he said
And if he seemed a little strange
Well, baby--anyone can change
And you do
You do
Pre>
*** introduction:
||: f#md e bm d :||
*** verse 1:
F#m d
I'd like to take her home
Ebm d f#m
But no one walks where she does
She goes into the cold
Ebm d
Wearing two unmatched gloves
*** chorus:
Bm a d
Is it that (a change of scene is all she needs)
Bmad
Maybe it's (something she works out alone)
Bm a de
And if I don't hold her up
G d a
Will she just fall down?
*** verse 2:
She says she feels finef#md
She says she feels right at home e bm d
But I can hear her cry f#m d
When I leave the room oh e bm d
*** chorus:
Is it that (a change of scene is all she needs) bm a d
Maybe it's (something she works out alone) bm a d
And if I don't hold her up bm a d e
Will she just fall down? gd a
*** bridge:
Well, some essential part
Is missing that I just can't replace
G d e
I know that these things are a matter of grace
*** instrumental:
||: f#m d e bm d :||
*** verse 3:
And on her birthday i'll f#m d
Get a watch to keep her time ebm d
And I'll stay up with her f#m d
When she forgets to wind it e bm d
*** coda:
Is it that (a change of scene is all she needs) bm a d
Maybe it's (something she works out alone) bm a d
She says that (she only needs a change of heart) bm a d
Too bad that (parts alone are not enough) bm a d
And if I don't hold her up bm a d e
And if I don't hold her up bm a d e
And if I don't hold her up bm a d e
Will she just fall down? g da
||: f#m d e bm d:||
Well, I guess that this is now the end
who'd have thought
my old friend
we signed the papers and we capped the pen
But I remember you from way back when
'Good evening, ladies and gentlemen
welcome David-what's-his-name-again'
Things change -
the old cliche
if we knew now what we knew yesterday
oh, we couldn't give it away.
I was working at a record store
I knew you,
you knew the score
some kind of deal is what we're looking for
Time came, and disappeared
no one steered and
it got weirder
help was needed, no one volunteered.
Things change,
you got to wait a bit
what made me think that I could weather it?
you're down before you even notice
you've been hit
And through it all I wondered where the bus
was taking you
who knew?
and even though my one and one was always
making two
I never thought that I was breaking you.
We were victims of the old taboo
but people change
we changed too
just make it count before they get to you.
Things change -
baby, hold the phone! -
they'll shoot you down like you was Al Capone
Oh, you better go it alone.
Well, I guess that this is now the end
the paper's signed -
forget the pen
Pre>
Gbb c:||
Verse 1:
Bb c g
In the dark, I like to read his mind
Bb c g
But I'm frightened of the things I might find
Bb f
Oh, there must be something he's thinking of
To tear him away
Bb f
When I tell him that I'm falling in love
Why does he say
*** chorus:
Amcg
Hush hush keep it down now voices carry
Am c g
Hush hush keep it down now voices carry
Uh-uh
*** verse 2:
I try so hard not to get upset bb c g
Because I know all the trouble I'll get bb cg
Oh, he tells me tears are something to hide bb f
And something to fearg
And I try so hard to keep it inside bb f
So no one can hear g
*** chorus:
Hush hush keep it down now voices carry am c g
Hush hush keep it down now voices carry am c g
Hush hush keep it down now voices carry am c g
Uh-uh f
*** bridge the bass notes are g-d-g-d bb-f-bb-f I *think* the chords
Are something like g <---> bbma7
He wants me g
But only part of the time bbma7
He wants meg
If he can keep me in line bbma7
*** coda
Hush hush keep it down now voices carry am c g
Hush hush keep it down now voices carry amc g
Hush hush shut up now voices carry am c g
Hush hush keep it down now voices carry am c g
Oh hush hush, darling, she might overhear am cg
Hush, hush - voices carry am c g
He said shut up - he said shut upam c g
Oh God can't you keep it down (g) am c
Voices carry g
Hush hush voices carry am c g
I wish he would let me talk. amc g
Thirty-one today
What a thing to say
Drinking Guinness in the afternoon
Taking shelter in the black cocoon
I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
But it's not, and I don't know where to turn
Called some guy I knew
Had a drink or two
And we fumbled as the day grew dark
I pretended that I felt a spark
I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
But it's not, and I don't know where to turn
No, it's not, and I don't know where to turn
No, it's not, and I don't know where to turn
Easter comes and goes
Maybe Jesus knows
So you roll on with the best you can
Getting loaded, watching CNN
I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
But it's not, and I don't know where to turn
No, it's not, and I don't know where to turn
No, it's not, and I don't know where to turn
Come up to meet you, tell you, I'm sorry
You don't know how lovely you are
I had to find you, tell you, I need you
Tell you, I set you apart
Tell me your secrets and ask me your questions
Oh, let's go back to the start
Running in circles, coming of tales
Heads are a science apart
Nobody said it was easy
Oh, it's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be so hard
I'm going back to the start
I was just guessing, at numbers and figures
Pulling your puzzles apart
Questions of science, science and progress
Do not speak as loud as my heart
So tell me you love me, come back and haunt me
Oh, and I rush to the start
Running in circles, chasing of tails
Coming back as we are
Nobody said it was easy
Oh, it's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be so hard
I'm going back to the start
It's such a shame
Pre>
Capo 3: eb maps as c
C2 | c2
*** verse 1:
C2 g d g
Shall we agree that just this once
Em d
I'm gonna change my life
C2 g d g
Until it's just as tiny or
Em f
Important as you like
C2 gd c2
And in time, we won't even recall that we spoke
G d c2
Words that turned out to be as big as smoke
Em d g
Like smoke, disappears in the air
C2 em dg
There's always something smouldering somewhere
*** chorus:
Dc2 g
I know it don't make a difference to you
D c2 g
But oh, it sure made a difference to me
Em d c2 g
You'll see me off in the distance, I hope
At the other end
C d c2
At the other end of the telescope
*** verse 2:
There was a time not long agoc2 gd g
I dreamt that the world was flat em d
And all the colours bled away c2g dg
And that was thatemem (note!)
And in time, I could only believe in one thing c2 g d c2
The sky was just phosphourus stars hung on strings g d c2
And you swore that they'd always be mine em d g
When you can pull them down anytime em d g
*** chorus:
I know it don't make a difference to you d c2 g
But oh, it sure made a difference to me d c2 g
You'll see me off in the distance, I hope em d c2
At the other end am
At the other end of the telescope c d c2
*** bridge:
D c2 g
There, there baby now, don't say a word
D c2 g
Lie down baby, your vision is blurred
Em d c2
Your head is so sore from all of that thinking
I don't want to hurt you now
C am c am
But I think you're shrinking (I think you're skrinking)
*** verse 3:
You're half-naked ambition and c2 g d g
You're half out of your wits em d
And though your wristwatch always works c2 g d g
Your necktie never fits em f
Now it's so hard to pick the receiver up c2 g d
And when I call, I never noticed you could be so small c2 g d
The answer was under your nose em d g
But the question never arose em d g
*** coda:
I know it don't make a difference to you d c2g
But oh, it sure made a difference to medc2 g
When you find me here at the end of my rope emd c2
When the head and heart of it finally elope em d c2
You can see us off in the distance, I hope em d c2
At the other end am
At the other end of the telescopec dc2
The Logical Song
When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,
a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily,
joyfully, playfully watching me.
But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible,
logical, responsible, practical.
And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable,
clinical, intellectual, cynical.
There are times when all the world's asleep,
the questions run too deep
for such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who I am.
Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical,
liberal, fanatical, criminal.
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're
acceptable, respecable, presentable, a vegtable!
At night, when all the world's asleep,
the questions run so deep
for such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
(one, two)
In our endeavor we are never seeing eye to eye
No guts to sever so forever may we wave good-bye
And you're always telling me that it's my turn to move
When I wonder what could make the needle jump the groove
I won't fall for the oldest trick in the book
So don't sit there and think you're off of the hook
By saying there is no use changing
'Cause that's just what you are
That's just what you are
Act steady always read to defend your fears
What's the matter with the truth did I offend your ears
By suggesting that a change might be a thing to try
Like it would kill you just to try and be a nicer guy
It's not like you would lose some critical piece
If somehow you moved point A to point B
Maintaining there is no point Changing
'Cause that's just what you are
That's just what you are
Now I could talk to you 'til I'm blue in the face
But we still would arrive at the very same place
With you running around and me out of the race
So maybe you're right nobody can take
Something older than time and hope you could make
It better that would be a mistake
So take it just so far
'Cause that's just what you are
That's just what you are
That's just what you are
Acting steady always ready
To defend your fears
(that's just what you are)
What's the matter with the truth
Did I offend your ears
(that's just what you are)
You're like a sleepwalking man
It's a danger to wake you
(that's just what you are)
Even when it is apparent
Where your actions will take you
(that's just what you are)
And that's just what you are
(that's just what you are)
And that's just what you are
(that's just what you are)
Oh, susan, you were clued in
You knew just how this thing would go
A prognosis that was hopeless
From the very first domino
I guess I see it all in hindsight
I tried to keep perspective despite
The flash of the fuse, the smell of cordite
Now I'm in that place again
And I know he can't come in to get me
And someday he will live to regret me
Susan, I can see it now
Oh, suzie--they get to me
They can really be wearying
But he threw me rope and buoy
Let me use his decoder ring
There must have been some kind of parade
We kissed for a while to see how it played
And pulled the pin on another grenade
Now I'm in that place again
And I know he can't come in to get me
And someday he will live to regret me
Suzie, I can see it now
Oh, susan, the hope of fusion
Is that the halo will reappear
It may be pure illusion
But it's beautiful while it's here
I had some trouble with the goodbye
I checked my roman candle supply
And watched the vapor trail in the sky
But I'm in that place again
And I know he can't come in to get me
And someday he will live to regret me
I'm a Superball
You can bounce me once and I'll ricochet
Around the room
I'm a Superball
If I pick up speed get out of my way
I'm a sonic boom
And I warn you now
The velocity I'm gathering
Will knock you down
Send the chairs and lamps all scattering
'Cause I'm a Superball
If you think there'll be no aftershocks
Well, I'm a Superball
Read the fine print on the back of the box
Stick to Slinkys, Hot Wheels, Alphabet blocks
And I warn you now
The velocity I'm gathering
Will knock you down
You looked the part of
The poor brave martyr
And guess who broke your heart
Whoever has it
Sugarcoated
When they wrote it
I would've believed it too
I would've believed it too
I would believe it
I'm so relentless
And you're defenseless
Until the pencil stops
You'll be the one who's
Sugarcoated
Overloaded
Do you believe it's true
Do you believe it's true
Do you believe it
And out of your mouth comes a stream of cliches
Now I have given you so much rope
You should have been hanging for days
But you keep spinning it out
Spinning it out
Spinning it out
Spinning it out
Spinning it out
Spinning it out
It wasn't nice though
I came back twice so
Now I'm the Antichrist
If I had been as
Sugarcoated
Self-promoted
They would've believed me too
They would've believed me too
Would you believe me too
Nothing was saving our day
there was nothing to say,
but you said something anyway
claiming I stepped out of line
which forced you to leave me,
as if that idea was mine.
Oh, you stupid thing
speaking of course as your dear departed
oh, you stupid thing
it wasn't me that you outsmarted
oh, you stupid thing
stopping it all
before it even started
I bet you knew it would come
that's just like you, to sit back
and just play it dumb
one word of warning would help
but that sacrifice was made
trying to save yourself
Oh, you stupid thing
speaking of course as your dear departed
oh, you stupid thing
it wasn't me that you outsmarted
oh, you stupid thing
stopping it all
before it even started
Maybe that's just how I am
to fall where I stand,
or I'm weak for that kind of man
one who looks helpless and brave
but you turned into a coward
I don't care for the parts you saved.
Oh, you stupid thing
speaking of course as your dear departed
oh, you stupid thing
it wasn't me that you outsmarted
Oh, you stupid thing
speaking of course as your dear departed
oh, you stupid thing
it wasn't me that you outsmarted
It went from moon lighting
To came out fighting
I saw you're larger than life flowin your knife
Gone into deep hiding
But you were so charming
But it was desarming
I wonder what was behind having to find an army that keeps arming
A slip and roll honey
Stick the jape kid
Don't you strip I just
Like your father did
Explaining the yards
Is fooling the guards
So slip and roll to your willy
To take the hand
So it just keep hoping
Although the dex hoping
You think and throw me a bone believe me alone
To do what they call hoping
A slip and roll honey
Stick the jap kid
Don't you strip I just
Like your father did
Explaining the yards
Is fooling the guards
So slip and roll to your willy
To take the hand
And you can take it, take it, take it, take it
With all seem the guy take it all the truth
Oh take it, take it, I know you can take it
And when you will take it some...
A slip and roll honey
Stick the jape kid
Don't you strip I just
Like your father did
Explaining the...
As fooling the guards
So slip and roll to your willy
To take the hand
And you can take it, take it, take it, take it
With all seem the guy take it all the truth
Oh take it, take it, I know you can take it
And when will you take something
You see me as a judge
though I deny it
and hold me like a grudge
then justify it
But when you make such claims
in searching for something that explains
please take a good look at our remains
'Cause if you were everything you say
things would be different today
and maybe there's room for compromise
but signs that I get say otherwise
say anything, 'cause I've heard everything
As hopeless as it seems
I wouldn't worry
You'll get your chance to tell
your side of the story
And, raising your right hand,
whatever defenses you had planned,
remember that when you take the stand -
If you were everything you say
things would be different today
and though I'd be happy to believe
I'd have to be much more naive -
say anything, 'cause I've heard everything
now I've heard everything
now I've heard everything
So why do I refuse
the truth, when I clearly cannot use
the comfort of one more lame excuse
'cause if you were everything you say
things would be different today
and if you were everything you swear
we wouldn't be beyond repair
If you were everything you say
things would be different today
and if there has got to be an if -
get it over with
say anything, 'cause I've heard everything
now I've heard everything
Pre>
Capo 3: c plays as eb
Chords
Em/d# 0x1000
G+ 3x100x
B7 x2120x
Intro:
Em em/d# em em/d# :||
Verse 1:
Em em/d# em a g c g b7
You look like- a perfect fit
Em/d# em a g c g d
For a girl in needof a tourniquet
Chorus 1:
D c em am
But can you - save me
C g c
Come on and - save me
C c em am
If you could - save me
From the ranks of the freaks
Em a7 g c g b7
Who suspect they could never love anyone
Verse 2:
'cause I can tell em em/d# em a
You know what it's like g c g b7
The long farewell em em/d# em a
Of the hunger strike g c g d
Chorus 2:
But can you save me d c em am
Come on and save me cg c
If you could save me c c em am
From the ranks of the freaks g g+
Who suspect they could never love anyoneem a7
G c g b7
Bridge:
C g f c g f c
You struck me dumb like radium
Em am em am
Like peter pan or superman
Chorus 3:
G f c em am
You will come to save me
C'mon and save me c g c
If you could save me cc emam
From the ranks of the freaks g g+
Who suspect they could never love anyone em a7
'cept the freaks g g+
Who suspect they could never love anyone em a7
But the freaks g g+
Who suspect they could never love anyoneem a7
G cg b7
Instrumental verse 3:
Em em/d# em a
G c g b7
Emem/d# em a
Gc g d
Chorus 4:
C'mon and save me d cem am
Why don't you save me c g c
If you could save me c cem am
From the ranks of the freaks g g+
Who suspect they could never love anyone em a7
Coda:
Except the freaks gg+
Who suspect they could never love anyone em a7
Except the freaks who could never love anyone g g+ em a7
It's coming on christmas;
They're cutting down trees,
Putting up reindeer,
And singing songs of joy and peace.
I wish I had a river,
I could skate away on.
But it don't snow here;
It stays pretty green.
Gonna make a lot of money,
Then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene.
And I wish I had a river,
I could skate away on.
I wish I had a river so long,
I would teach my feet to fly.
I wish I had a river,
I could skate away on.
I made my baby cry.
Tried hard to help me,
And you put me at ease.
Loved me so naughty,
Made me weaking in the knees.
I wish I had a river,
I could skate away on.
I'm so hard to handle;
I'm selfish and I'm sad.
I've gone and lost the best baby,
I ever had.
I wish I had a river,
I could skate away on.
I wish I had a river so long,
I would teach my feet to fly.
Wish I had a river,
I could skate away on.
I made my baby say, "Goodbye."
It's coming on christmas;
They're cutting down trees,
They're putting up reindeer,
And singing songs of joy and peace.
I wish I had a river,
You don't know, so don't say you do -- You don't. You might think that things will change, But reality intrudes They won't But take my word -- You paint a lovely picture, With a message for you And it's real bad news I was undecided like you But I could not stem the tide of overwhelm You try to keep it going, but a lot of avenues At first And thirst Just aren't open to you when you're real bad news I've got love and anger They come as a pair But buyer beware When I show you You can take your chances Make you feel bad And I won't This bog ball of sad isn't Worth even filling with air And baby, let me tell you Like whose secrets are whose And that's real bad news You can get some things confused Real bad news Real bad news
Ray, as of today
I can't say
Things will ever be the same
And that could be a shame
'Cause, though
I think I know
Another lonely exile when I see one
And you appear to be one
Still ?
I'm playing down 'cause I could really be found
If you've got it to spare
I'm playing it cool but it's terribly cruel
'Cause I ought to be there
And Ray, what can I say
You don't know me
And it's just wishful thinking
To keep myself from sinking
And hence no evidence
To support any theory I have handy
That you could understand me
And so ?
I'm playing down 'cause I could really be found
If you've got it to spare
I'm playing it cool but it's terribly cruel
'Cause I ought to be there
'Cause you're as bad off as me
And Ray, can we repay
Ourselves for days that we've lost
Through indecision
With one of recognition
If so, then here I go
'Cause some things you know
And some you just believe in
And hope it comes even
Oh ?
I'm playing down 'cause I could really be found
If you've got it to spare
I'm playing it cool but it's terribly cruel
'Cause I ought to be there
I ought to be there
Pre>
(I'm still working on the chords)
Put on some speed
*** introduction:
*** verse 1:
G amc2 (g)
There'll be no payoff today
G am c2 (g)
I'm just refusing to pay
G am c2
I'm gonna stand here and say
D am
"c'mon, do your worst!"
D am
Of course they'll never hear me
D c2 g
But we know 'bout that from the first
*** verse 2:
I had some lessons to learn g am c2(g)
But they are not your concern g am c2 (g)
I think at least you'd admit g am c2
You get what you choose dam
'cause I'm out here watching d am
Walking around in your shoesd c2 g
*** chorus:
No one is running for help
'cause no one saves you from yourself
You've got solutions you need
Well, put on some speed
*** verse 3:
You never knew me at all g am c2 (g)
Now you tell me who's at fault g am c2 (g)
I left that book on the table gam c2
For you to read, but d am
You've got to be willing dam
To pick up the language at least d c2 g
*** chorus:
No one is running for help
'cause no one saves you from yourself
You've got solutions you need
Well, put on some speed
*** bridge
[there's one of? ] [? ? ? ? ? ] don't stop it
[that I could deal with? ] without 'em
Right after the fall
No longer can we call on our fathers
We're all alone, and it's all for all
*** verse 4 (instrumental):
. gam c2 (g)
. g am c2 (g)
.g am c2
. d am
. d am
. d c2 g
*** chorus:
No one is running for help
'cause no one saves you from yourself
You've got solutions you need
Well, put on some speed
*** coda:
One is the loneliest number
That you'll ever do
Two can be as bad as one
It's the loneliest number since the number one
No is the saddest experience
You'll ever know
Yes, it's the saddest experience
You'll ever know
Because one is the loneliest number
That'll you'll ever do
One is the loneliest number
That you'll ever know
It's just no good anymore
Since you went away
Now I spend my time
Just making rhymes
Of yesterday
Because one is the loneliest number
That you'll ever do
One is the loneliest number
That you'll ever know
One is the loneliest number
One is the loneliest number
One is the loneliest number
That you'll ever do
One is the loneliest number
Much much worse than two
One is a number divided by two
(That's easy)
Two divided by one is decided
To bring down the curtain
Then one things for certain
She was married to somebody else
I was lonely and lived by myself
Baby, that's a battle you can't win
So we met and we started the clock
Did that help -- no it did not
But I guess I knew that going in
And watched the sweeping second hand
But at least I was calm
On the road to the big observatory
Where the planets were hung
And the stars swung around the second story
And we stumbled upon
A room where a luminous moon was waning
And I knew I had leapt into the great beyond
But at least I was calm
Fun is fun, but when push comes to shove
When it's done, we'll deny it was love
She will say Jim -- this was a mistake
And the room where we looked at the sky
Will be there with its telescope eye
Just another sentry kept awake
Watching over silverlake
But at least I was calm
On the road to the big observatory
Where the planets were hung
And the stars swung around the second story
And we stumbled upon
A room where a luminous moon was waning
And I knew I had leapt into the great beyond
But at least I was calm
And you'll be glad to leave with dignity intact
She won't be sad so much as matter-of-fact
Like it was doomed and hopeless as a suicide pact
But at least I was calm
On the road to the big observatory
Where the planets were hung
And the stars swung around the second story
And we stumbled upon
A room where a luminous moon was waning
And I knew I had leapt into the great beyond
But at least I was calm
Pre>notes: verses are f#m and c#m with the running bass
F#m c#m :|| (4x)
** verse 1:
F#m c#mf#m c#m (etc.)
There is no love here (there is no love)
Only some sort of blackmail
Whatever you feel
(whatever you feel)
Probably only comes down
To male and female
*** chorus:
B a f#m
No more crying
Over you
B a f#m
No more crying
Over you
B a f#m
No more crying
Over you
B a f#m e
No more crying
(tacit) ||: f#m c#m :|| (4x)
Because of you
*** verse 2:
Found myself thinking f#m <---> c#m
(you shouldn't think)
He was almost sincere
But you know rumours
(you know that talk)
You believe what you hear
*** chorus:
No more crying over you b a f#m e
No more crying over you b a f#m e
No more crying over you b a f#m e
No more cryingb a f#m e
*** instrumental: (more f#m and c#m, end in e)
*** verse 3:
I saw it comingf#m <---> c#m
(but you let it come)
It's the same old story
You ignore his lying
(lying)
Believe him when he says
That he's sorry
*** chorus:
No more crying over you b a f#m e
No more crying over you b a f#m e
No more crying over you b a f#m e
No more crying over over you b a f#m e
No more crying over you b a f#m e
No more crying over youb a f#m e
No more crying over ba f#me
You b af#m e
The day you left and you called me bitch
I called you selfish better pull that switch
Put my son on amphetamines
He came home crying and theres your proof
Crying bout nothing but a missing tooth
I did the right thing.
You shade the truth almost everyday
Phone calls at night its going to be ok
Are you saddened baby under the bridge?
Are you saddened baby on Lake Street
Black marker on cardboard
Little drawing of a medicine wheel
Everything thats good you steal
Everything thats good you steal
Maybe youll wake up in jail alone
And hold the handle of the one pay phone
And do the right thing
Like I once tried but I bent the truth
A five dollar dent for a little lost tooth
Theres a payback in front of me
Because once you were like a walking high
Breaking in motion through the parking lot
Are you saddened baby under the bride
Are you saddened baby on Lake Street
Black marker on cardboard
Little drawing of a medicine wheel
Everything thats good you steal
Everything thats good you steal
Words of encouragement are just as real
Saving my faith does have a smooth group appeal
Are you saddened baby under the bridge
Are you saddened baby on Lake Street
Black Marker on cardboard
Little drawing of a medicine wheel
Everything thats good you steal
Everything thats good you steal
Everything thats good you steal
Pre>
*** intro:
F gf g
*** verse 1:
F g
If I'm calling you out of the blue
F g
It's because it's never-ending
F g
And if I'm dragging out pictures of you
F g
It's because I'm only pretending
*** chorus:
C f g
And if I'm looking over my shoulder
Cf g
It's just because I hope you'll be there
C f g
And if I'm looking older and older
C f g
It's because I know I haven't a prayer
F g f g
*** verse 2:
When I'm wearing my heart on my sleeve f g
It wears out after a fashion f g
And I'm finding it hard to believe f g
Your whole-hearted lack of compassion f g
*** chorus:
And if I'm looking over my shoulder c f g
It's just because I hope you'll be there c f g
And if I'm looking older and older c fg
It's because I know I haven't a prayer c f g
*** instrumental chorus
||: c f g c f g :||
*** coda: (repeat until fade)
And if I'm looking over my shoulder c f g
It's just because I hope you'll be there c f g
And if I'm looking older and older c f g
It's because I know I haven't a prayer c f g
Macka wants to ride on the Mouse and the Tilt-A-Whirl
Canada is looking for a smile from a pin-up girl
But I ain't looking for nothing
Just spend the money I made
I ain't gotta do nothing today
Everybody's waiting for their thing just to come along
They all got something they can pin all their feelings on
But I ain't looking for nothing
Just spend the money I made
I ain't looking for nothing today
I got high on the ferris wheel
Didn't like how it made me feel
So alone
Another cog in the loading zone
Macka went on home when the fireworks and rides were done
Canada got busted with a girl who was way too young
But I wasn't looking for nothing
Not trouble, money or thrills
"Cause when you're looking for nothing
Babe, it's not the speed that kills
Oh I'm not looking for nothing
Just spend my money and go
I'm not looking for nothing
Pre>
F#m d
So what if it's breaking my heart at the root
E bm d
Something that could happen to anyone, I suppose
F#m d
Never any comfort to get from the truth
E bm d
From knowing the part of this person that no one knows
Bm a d
So we just cry
Bm a d
With hopelessness
Bm a e d
We're making such a mess
F#md f#m e d
It's long gone, buddy, now - run and go after it
F#m d f#m e d
It's long gone, buddy, now - run and go after it
It's not that I'm frightened of being alone f#m | d
It's just that I know what a burden this grief can be e
| bm d
Everything happens for something, I know f#m | d
Can't understand for the moment what this could mean e
| bm d
That love is gone bm a | d
That love is blind bm a | d
That love is so unkind bm a | e d
It's long gone, buddy, now - run and go after it f#m |
d | f#m | e d
It's long gone, buddy, now - run and go after it f#m |
d | f#m | ed
Nobody wants to be happier more than me
E d a
Nobody wants to be happier more than I do
Bm a d
But happiness
Bm a d
I must confess
Bm a f#m
I don't have
Instrumental:
It's long gone, buddy, now - run and go after it f#m |
d | f#m | e d
It's long gone, buddy, now - run and go after it f#m |
d | f#m | ed
From the 22nd floor
Walking down the corridor
Looking out the picture window down
On Sycamore
While perspective lines converge
Rows of cars and buses merge
All the sweet green trees of Atlanta burst
Like little bombs
Or little pom-poms
Shaken by a careless hand
That dries them off
And leaves again
Life just kind of empties out
Less a deluge than a drought
Less a giant mushroom cloud
Than an unexploded shell
Inside a cell
Of the Lennox Hotel
On the 22nd floor
Found a notice on my door
While outside, the sun is shining on
Those little bombs
Those little pom-poms
Life just kind of empties out
Less a deluge than a drought
Less a giant mushroom cloud
Than an unexploded shell
Inside a cell
Of the Lennox Hotel
Inside a cell
Of the Lennox Hotel
Inside a cell
Of the Lennox Hotel
Inside a cell
Daisy, you
Shouldn't do the things you do
But you're just so incapable of changing
You lie so well
I could never even tell
What were facts in your artful rearranging
But I came back for more
And you laughed in my face and you rubbed it in
Cause I'm a Labrador
And I run
When the gun
Drops the dove again
When we first met
I was glad to be your pet
Like a Lab I once had that we called Maisie
But fetching sticks
Was the best I had for tricks
You got bored
You got mad then you got crazy
But I came back for more
And you laughed in my face and you rubbed it in
Cause I'm a Labrador
And I run
When the gun
Drops the dove again
Daisy, daisy, give me your answer
Daisy, daisy, do,
Remember good old Maisie how she waited at the
Stairs for you
Daisy, dear
I could almost she'd a tear
But let's shine in the time we have remaining
You're a tough old gal
But a dog is just a pal
And believe me, my dear,
I'm not complaining
Cause I came back for more
Cause I knew even you
Did the best you could
And I'm a Labrador
And with me, you could see
It was understood
That I'd come back for more
Cause I'm a Labrador
The king of the jailhouse
And the queen of the road
Think sharing the burden will lighten the load
So they pack up their troubles
In an old Cadillac
That's her in the mirror, asleep in the back
Baby, there's something wrong with me
Baby, there's something wrong with me
Baby, there's something wrong with me
That I can't see
That I can't see
And they don't give the answers
At the end of the test
So you can't simply stand there and hope for the best
So wake me up at the border
When we reach Mexico
I'll tell you a secret I don't even know
Baby, there's something wrong with me
Baby, there's something wrong with me
Baby, there's something wrong with me
That I can't see
That I can't see
Honey, I don't wanna turn around
And go back there â do you?
I think you know something I don't know
That I need to
Baby, there's something wrong with me
Baby, there's something wrong with me
Baby, there's something wrong with me
That I can't see
That I can't see
All you want to do is something good
So get ready to be ridiculed and misunderstood
'Cause don't you know that you're a fucking freak in this world
In which everybody's willing to choose swine over pearls
And maybe everything is all for nothing
Still you'd better keep it to yourself
'Cause God knows it's not safe with
Anybody else
You can take your own advice and try again
But a thousand compromises don't add up to a win
And they'd be happy if you'd only cover your tracks
But the trail of crumbs they've left won't help you
Find your way back
So maybe everything is all for nothing
Still you'd better keep it to yourself
'Cause God knows it's not safe with
Anybody else
God knows it's not safe with
Anybody else
You can play along but you'll just end up wrong somehow
Won't you?
But you're the idiot who keeps believing in luck
When you just can't get it through your head that
No one else gives a fuck
So maybe everything is all for nothing
Still you'd better keep it to yourself
'Cause God knows it's not safe with
Anybody else
God knows it's not safe with
As we were speakin' of the devil
You walked right in
Wearin' hubris like a medal
You revel in
But it's me at whom you'll level
Your javelin
Wasn't that just our dear friend Ron?
(Dear friend Ron)
Throwin' your weight around the sun
('Round the sun)
Happier now that you've become
(You've become)
What you hated
What you hated
I'm surprised I even thought I
Had half a chance
(Ta ta ta ta, ta ta ta ta ta)
I was just one in a million
Of also rans
(Ta ta, ta ta, ta ta, ta ta ta)
Who was sure to be your victim
Of circumstance
Once you were just our dear friend Ron
(Dear friend Ron)
Sellin' the soul you swore upon
(Swore upon)
Spreadin' the word that you've become
(You've become)
What you hated
What you hated
And if I don't understand
Well, I guess it takes all kinds
I would like to keep this vision
Of you intact
(Ta ta, ta ta, ta ta ta, ta ta)
When we'd hang around and listen
To Bacharach
(Ta ta, ta ta, ta ta, ta ta)
(Ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ohh)
And you loved the world you lived in
And it loved you back
(Ooo ooo ooo ooo, ooo ooo ooo ooo)
(ah ah ah ah)
Once you were just our dear friend Ron
(Dear friend Ron)
Now you look out for number one
(Number one)
Who would've guessed that you'd become
(You'd become)
What you hated
There comes a time when you swim or sink
So I jumped in the drink
'cause I couldn't make myself clear
Maybe I wrote in invisible ink
Oh I've tried to think
How I could have made it appear
But another illlustration is wasted
'cause the results are the same
I feel like a ghost who's trying to move your hands
over some ouija board in the hopes I can spell out my name
What some take for magic at first glance
Is just sleight of hand depending on what you believe
Something gets lost when you translate
It's hard to keep straight
Perspective is everything
And I know now which is which and what angle I oughta look at it from
I suppose I should be happy to be misread-
Better be that than some of the other things I have become
But nobody wants to hear this tale
The plot is clichéd, the jokes are stale
And baby we've all heard it all before
Oh i could get specific but
Nobody needs a catalog
With details of love I can't sell anymore
And aside from that, this chain of reaction,
baby, is losing a link
Though I'd hope you'd know what I tried to tell you
And if you don't I could draw you a picture in invisible ink
But nobody wants to hear this tale
The plot is clichéd, the jokes are stale
And baby we've all heard it all before
Oh i could get specific but
Nobody needs a catalog
I'm dreaming tonight
Of a place I love
Even more than I usually do
And although I know
It's a long road back
I promise you
I'll be home for Christmas
You can count on me
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents under tree
Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
I was thinking I could clean up for Christmas
And then, baby, I'm through
Four more weeks that couldn't make any difference
Except maybe to you
But I've tried to use that trick
Like a carrot on a stick
So I was thinking I could clean up for Christmas
Then, baby, I'm through
I was thinking I could clean up for Christmas
And then, baby, I'm done
One less fucker trying to get in the business
Of the prodigal son
Where I know I can't compete
Once I'm off of Hastings Street
So I was thinking I could clean up for Christmas
Then, baby, I'm done
'Cause I can't live loaded and I can't live sober
And I've been this way since the end of October
And I know enough to know
That, baby, when it's over, it's over
And it's over
'Cause, baby, I'm done
I was thinking I could clean up for Christmas
And then call it a day
Tell you I'm sorry that I made you a witness
To my moral decay
And that, once upon a time
I believed it was a victimless crime
I was thinking I could clean up for Christmas
Then call it a day
Then call it a day
This is for the one who was false
who taught me about building walls
one who could always turn it around
to leave me here on shaky ground
this is for the one who made good
in someone else's neighborhood
one who was never anything but
the shifty eye of sheer bad luck
once I thought that I would never forget
and I have not quite done that yet
but I could hurt you now
I could hurt you now
this is for the time that I lost
the death of who I thought I was
the things in which I cannot believe
for fear I'll wear them on my sleeve
things I know that will never be returned
but I crossed that bridge before it burned
so I could hurt you now
I could hurt you now
(listen, sonny boy
you just don't get it, do you)
I could hurt you now
(tell you what I'll do
I'll get that message to you)
maybe it leaves an invisible scar
but I have not come quite that far
but I could hurt you now
(listen, sonny boy
you just don't get it, do you)
I could hurt you now
(tell you what I'll do
I can't do it, I can't conceive
You're everything you're trying to make me believe
'Cause this show is too well designed
Too well to be held with only me in mind
And how, how am I different?
How, how am I different?
How, how am I different?
I can't do it so move along
Do you really want to wait until I prove you wrong?
And don't tell me let me guess
I could change it all around if I would just say yes, yes
But how, how am I different?
How, how am I different?
How, how am I different?
And just one question before I pack
When you fuck it up later
Do I get my money back?
I can't do it and as for you
Can you in good conscience even ask me to
'Cause what do you care about the great divide
As long as you come down on the winner's side
And how, how am I different?
How, how am I different?
How, how am I different, different, different?
Just one question before I pack
When you fuck it up later
Do I get my money back?
Just one question before I pack
When you fuck it up later
Do I get my money back?
Just one question before I pack
When you fuck it up later
Pre>
*** introduction:
Cf am :||
*** verse 1:
C f am
He made me feel so second-best
G f f2
I never should have let him do it
C f am
But when he makes his pretty mess
G f f2
Somehow you just fall into it
*** chorus:
Have mercy on him
F c f f2
The love that I gave him is gone
Have mercy on him
F c f f2 fm
The love that I saved for him is gone
*** verse 2:
He wasn't just another touch cf am
He was something I created g ff2
And though I loved him much too much cf am
I never thought my love was wasted g ff2
*** chorus:
Have mercy on himd
The love that I gave him is gone f c f f2
Have mercy on him d
The love that I saved for him is gone f c f f2 fm
*** instrumental:
Am c g d am c f f2
Am cg d am c ff2
C f am c f am
*** verse 3:
How do you know who you should blame? c f am
You spend your love, or you conserve it g f f2
It's hard to hear him curse my namec f am
At least I know I don't deserve it gf f2
*** chorus:
Have mercy on him d
The love that I gave him is gonef c f f2
Have mercy on him d
The love that I saved for him is gone f c f f2 fm
F fm f fm f (repeat)
*** coda:
The love that I saved for him is gone
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the
freeway
The road to Orange County leaves an awful lot of leeway
Where everyone's a doctor or a specialist in retail
They'll sell you all the speed you want if you can take
the blackmail
You know it
I know it
Why don't you
Just show it?
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the
freeway
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the
freeway
You got a lot of money, but you cannot keep your bills
paid
The sacrifice is worth it just to hang around the
arcade
You found yourself a prophet, but you left him on the
boardwalk
Another chocolate Easter bunny, hollowed out by your
talk
You know it
I know it
Why don't you
Just show it?
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the
freeway
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the
freeway
And everything I do is wrong
But at least I'm hanging on
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the
freeway
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the
freeway
You got a lot of money, but you
Can't afford
You got a lot of money, but you
(i still have this shake in my voice and i'm going to sing you this song)
I don't know you from Adam
You could make my day
If you leave me a message
I'll give it away
'Cause the most perfect strangers
That you can talk to
Are the ones who pretend
That you're not really you
I want any attempts here to play Frankenstein
Come with plenty of chances for changing you mind
When you're building your own creation
Nothing's better than real
Than a real imitation
I won't find it fantastic
Or think it absurd
When the gun in the first act
Goes off in the third
'Cause it's rare that you ever know
What to expect
From a guy made of corpses
With bolts in his neck
If the creature is limping the parts are in place
With a mind of its own and a fist for a face
Say hello to your new creation
Now it's better than real
It's a real imitation
You may wonder what the catch is
As you batten down the hatches
And when later we find
That the thing we devised
Has the villagers clamouring
For its demise
We will have to admit
The futility of
Trying to make something more
Of this jerry-built love
And you'll notice it bears a resemblance to
Everything I imagined I wanted from you
But at least its my own creation
And it's better than real
Pre>
*** verse 1
F#m e
You asked me to dinner
B f#m
You brought me stuff
E b
Now what do I make of that
F#m b
You made me an offer
E a
I called your bluff
Now you're an amnesiac
*** chorus:
A e b
Driving with one hand on the wheel
A e b
Ordering luck with every meal
A e
Feeding on hope again never mind how
Small a portion
*** verse 2:
I said like we do f#m e
Like we'd like to think b f#m
I'll take care of myself e b
And who would've thought that f#m b
Initial drink ea
Would clear an entire shelf e b
*** chorus:
Driving with one hand on the wheel a e b
Ordering luck with every meal a e b
Feeding on hope again never mind howa e
Small a portion b
*** bridge:
A eb
You should look at it realistically
A e b
I know you couldn't be in love with me
*** verse 3:
You sat there as dumb f#m e
As a dog or cat bf#m
Just hoping it's for the best e b
As if anything ever f#m b
Comes from that e a
Except an appalling mess e b
*** chorus
Driving with one hand on the wheel a eb
Ordering luck with every meal a e b
Feeding on hope again never mind how a e
Small a portion b
*** verse 4
Now you didn't bank f#m e
On the alchemy b f#m
That flattery turns to love e b (possibly could be)
But you took that obstructions f#m b cause with top-heavy structures
Will always be e a there'll always be
The danger of falling offe b the danger of falling off
*** coda
Driving with one hand on the wheel a e b
Not knowing how or what to feel a e b
You only knew that it was enough to bea e
Feeling something b
At least you know you were taken by a pro
I know just how you feel
She talked a perfect game deflectin' all the blame
You took the jack and changed the flat
And got behind the wheel
Now you're drivin' sideways
Taken in by the scenery
As you're propelled, along
And your companion will not help you to navigate
For fear she may be wrong
I fear she may be wrong
And you will say that you're makin' headway
And put it in overdrive
But you're mistakin' speed for gettin' what you need
And never even noticin' you never do arrive
'Cause you're drivin' sideways
If you roll down the window you'll see
You're where you don't, belong
And your companion will not help you to navigate
For fear she may be wrong
For fear she may be wrong
And you're powered by the hopeful lie
That it's just around the bend
And when this by default comes screechin' to a halt
Let's hope that you know what to do
To start it up again
Drivin' sideways, hittin' scan on the radio
So she can sing along
And she'll sit thinkin' you're gonna handle it
Until she's proven wrong
Until she's proven wrong
Until you prove her wrong
They can come true
They can come true
Move a step closer
You know that I want you
I can tell by your eyes
That you want me too
Just a question of time
I knew we'd be together
And that you'd be mine
I want you here forever
Do you hear what I'm saying
Gotta say how I feel
I can't believe you're here
But I know that you're real
I know what I want
And baby it's you
I can't deny my feelings
Because they are true
Dreams can come true
Look at me babe, I'm with you
You know you gotta have hope
You know you gotta be strong
Dreams can come true
Look at me babe, I'm with you
You know you gotta have hope
You know you gotta be strong
I've seen you sometimes
On your own and in crowds
I knew I had to have you
My hopes didn't let me down
Now you're by my side
And I feel so good
I've nothing to hide
Don't feel that I ever could
Do you hear what I'm saying
Gotta say how I feel
I can't believe you're here
But I know that you're real
I know what I want
And baby it's you
Can't deny my feelings
Because they are true
Dreams can come true
Look at me babe, I'm with you
You know you gotta have hope
You know you gotta be strong
Dreams can come true
Look at me babe, I'm with you
You know you gotta have hope
You know you gotta be strong
I'm not making plans for tomorrow
Let's live for tonight
I know I want you baby
So hold me so tight
Put your arms around me
You make me feel so safe
Then you whisper in my ear
That you're here to stay
Dreams can come true
Look at me babe, I'm with you
You know you gotta have hope
You know you gotta be strong
I guess this movie must have opened wide
Another good death in suicide
It called the cops but then she denied every word
And in the youth be the one who spend the time for her
Out there trying to find a cabin for her, uhu, uuu
The girl lives in crazy town, uhu, uuu
Where craziness gets handed down, uhu, uuu
Whoever's gonna volunteer, uhu, uuu
Will only end up living here
A part like this will always have a twist
The girls are dreaming never did exist
Just like the last one that she enlisted, a fool
And it's that oh so fun when you're writing songs for her
But now signs you're be posting and for who
Uhu, uuu, a girl who lives in crazy town
Where craziness gets handed down, uhu, uuu
Whoever's gonna volunteer, uhu, uuu
Will only end up living here
And you don't want to go that route
Cause that's not much you're all about
You just can't seem to get out of there
It's still out there, raising a doubt for who
Uhu, uuu, a girl who lives in crazy town
Where craziness gets handed down, uhu, uuu
Whoever's gonna volunteer, uhu, uuu
It's Christmas again, December is here, hasn't it been a wonderful year?
But all the plans you're making and all the time you're taking
Greet the next one with good cheer won't you dear?
As you ring the chime just because it's Christmastime
And on the tree all the ornaments glow
Tinsel will cover where the branches don't grow
There's lights on all the houses
Spouses with their spouses, children playing in the snow
One in the swing and one upon the horse
Keeping on tracks another matter of course
That's the great divisor you are now the wiser
Maybe just a bit less so touch and go
'Til you stop on a dime all alone at Christmastime
It's Christmas again, December is here
What did you wish for? What did you fear?
Look at your behavior looking for a Saviour
Underneath the mistletoe you should know that
It is less a crime to be all alone at Christmastime
Christmastime
Christmastime
Uh, uh, uh
Uh, uh, uh
Uh, uh, uh
When you're a charmer
The apple's fall
And you're quite the little gallanter
You got on more
When you're a charmer, people respond
They can't see the hidden agenda
You got them going on
And when you're weak it's the Holy Grail
Beautiful want to find yourself
And it's so wrong that you can not escape
So you're forced to burn all under
When you're a charmer, the world applauds
They don't know the secret charmers
Feel like their fault
When you're a charmer, you beat yourself
A victim of such of the nonsense like everyone else
And when you're thinking goes black and white
And your hunger and aWpetite
This is a battle you can not fight
No you only can surrender
No you only can surrender
No you only can surrender
Uh, uh, uh
Uh, uh, uh
Uh, uh, uh
Uh, uh, uh
Uh, uh, uh
I heard the sidewalk Santa say:
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
Salvation's coming cheap today
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
I searched the skyline for a star
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
And baby I wondered where you are
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
'Cause comfort's not possible when
You look past the joy to the end
Calling on Mary is voluntary
Unless you're alone like me
If there's a star above, then it can look like love
When they light up the Christmas tree
When I was young I couldn't see
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
All that my true love gave to me
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
She offered sight to the blind
But I'm not the miracle kind
Calling on Mary is voluntary
Unless you're alone like me
If there's a star above, then it can look like love
When they light up the Christmas tree
And to all the lost souls down below:
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
What's one more drifter in the snow?
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
If there's a star above, then it can look like love
When they light up the Christmas tree
You pulled up and parked your El Dorado
We said "hi" and kissed with some bravado
I got out my camera and was laughing
Happy it was you I'm photographing
And we drove to the ferry
Like the cat and canary
I said, "Baby, it's scary
When it's so beautiful
Why does it hurt me
To feel so much tenderness?
Beautiful
You little wonder, you"
Maybe then I held your hand and kissed you
I know once I just hauled off and hit you
'Cause I can't even stand it
'Cause I don't want to end it
To be perfectly candid â
Baby, you're beautiful
Sometimes it hurts me
To feel so much tenderness
Beautiful
Wish you could see it, too
And all I have to do today
Is make you happy
The only thing you have to say
Is, "It's all lovely, baby"
Late that night, we checked into the Bellevue
Held you close, but, baby â couldn't tell you
And we stayed in our Calvins
And we swore we'd be best friends
And I looked through the zoom lens
And thought you were beautiful
Sometimes it hurts me
To feel so much tenderness
Beautiful
Baby, I'm dazzled
By the view
Beautiful
You don't need to tell me
I'm completely powerless
Beautiful
I wish you could see it, too
I wish you could see it, too
It must be hard ringing the bells
Of doors that don't swing wide anymore
It must be hard hearing the sound
Of voices just inside of the door
A man who couldn't hold your coat
Who's hung on ever antidote
So it must be hard watching the fellows gloat
Ballantines
It must be hard seeing the same old crowd
Just pass you by in the street
It must be tough knowing your stuff
Could only horrify the elite
You cut off everyone you know
Boy you told `em all where to go
Now it must be hard getting the same revoke
Ballantines
Well, patrons at the bar in Lexington Kentucky
Who sprung for every drink you downed
With things the way they are it's not that kind of party
If what you've got might just be good (?)
The fat cows won't be getting thin
Seeing the kind of jam you're in
Though the angels dance on the head of another pin
Ballantines
Ballantines
Dm Bb C :|| (4x)
*** Verse 1:
Dm Bb C
There was a lesson I never learned
Dm Bb C
Oh, I wouldn't be warned
Dm Bb C
How many looks does it take
Dm Bb C
To read your mind oh, on your face?
*** Chorus:
Bb F C
Are you serious? Did you think I'd fall in love?
Bb F C
Are you serious? What in the world are you thinking of?
Bb F C Gm
Are you serious? Are you serious?
Dm C Bb
Are you serious?
*** Verse 2:
Calling you up and over the phone Dm Bb C
I hear, tell her I'm not at home Dm Bb C
Are you afraid to see me crying, Dm Bb C
Or is it that you're just to used to lying Dm Bb C
*** Chorus:
Are you serious? Did you think I'd fall in love? Bb F C
Are you serious? What in the world are you thinking of?
Bb F C
Are you serious? Are you serious? Bb F C Gm
Are you serious? Dm C Bb
*** Instrumetal Verse 3 and 4 ||: Dm Bb C Dm Bb C :||
(4x)
*** Chorus:
Are you serious? Did you think I'd fall in love? Bb F C
Are you serious? I don't know what you're thinking of
Bb F C
Are you serious? Are you serious? Bb F C Gm
Are you serious? Dm C Bb
*** Verse 5:
There's a lesson I'll never learn Dm Bb C
Ooh, I wouldn't be warned Dm Bb C
I dive in deeper, and you've got colder Dm Bb C
But I will not cry, oh one more [death comes to love]
Dm Bb C
*** Coda:
Are you serious? Did you think I'd fall in love? Bb F C
Are you serious? I don't know what you're thinking of
Bb F C
Are you serious? Are you serious? Bb F C Gm
Today's the fourth of July
another June has gone by
and when they light up our town I just think
what a waste of gunpowder and sky
I'm certain that I am alone
in harbouring thoughts of our home
it's one of my faults that I can't quell my past
I ought to have gotten it gone
Oh, baby, I wonder - if when you are older -
someday-
you'll wake up
and say, 'My God, I should have told her -
what would it take?
But now here I am and the world's gotten colder
and she's got the river down which I sold her.'
So that's today's memory lane
with all the pathos and pain
another chapter in a book where the chapters are
endless
and they're always the same
a verse, then a verse, and refrain
Oh, baby, I wonder - if when you are older -
someday-
you'll wake up
and say, 'My God, I should have told her -
what would it take?
But now here I am and the world's gotten colder
Capo 1: F maps as E
Note: This is the way I've seen Aimee play it in concert (well, in E - the
recording is in F --- Me, I play it in A with alternate fingers
e.g., A = X07650 or X07600; D = XX0770 and F#m as 044200 - well
you get the idea...)
*** Intro:
E | E
*** Verse 1:
So I guess I'll give it up
yeah I guess I will
what's the use in pushing
F#m E
when it's all uphill
*** Verse 2:
I can't be appointed E
keeper of the flame E
without two to carry A
it won't burn the same - oh F#m | E
It seems obvious to me
but then again
could be A B
you just never felt that way
*** Chorus
A E (bass E F# G# B C#)
I wish you believed in life
C#m B
believed in fate
A E (bass E F# G# B C#)
believed you were lucky
C#m B
and worth the wait
A E
'cause life could be lovely
C#m F# A2
Life could be so great
*** Verse 3:
It gets so embarassing E
so I acquiesce E
and I'll change my mind again A
you change your address - oh F#m | E
It seems logical to me C#m
but then again B
could be I was simply not that smart D | A B
*** Chorus:
I thought you believed in life A E
believed in fate C#m B
believed you were lucky A E
and worth the wait C#m B
'cause life could be lovely A E
Life could be so great C#m F# A2
*** Bridge:
D A
There must be some other door that they are saving
E B
behind which my happiness lies
D A
I won't be wasting my words
to tell you hopes that I had -
B A2
we can just leave it alone for now
*** Chorus:
I wish you: Belief in Life A E
Belief in Fate C#m B
Belief you are Lucky A E
and worth the wait C#m B
'cause life could be lovely A E
Life could be fucking great. C#m F# A2 E
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