Damien Rice a commencé sa carrière de musicien en tant que chanteur du groupe rock Juniper, qui a sorti deux singles. Alors que le groupe est sur le point d'enregistrer un album, Damien décide de le quitter (les autres membres ont formé le groupe Bell X1) et part sillonner l'Europe. Lorsqu'il rentre en Irlande, il se lance dans sa première maquette solo.  En 2004 la chanson &quot;The Blower's Daughter&quot; de son premier album O est choisie pour la BO du film Closer, entre adultes consentants.

Damien Rice (* 7. Dezember 1973 in Kildare, Irland) ist ein irischer Musiker.  Rice war zuerst der Sänger von Juniper, einer Rockband, die die Singles 'The World Is Dead' und 'Weatherman' veröffentlichte. Unmittelbar bevor sie ihr erstes Album für Polygram 1999 aufnehmen wollten, bemerkte Rice, in welche kommerzielle Richtung er sich von dem Label gezwungen fühlte, und er verlie

Damien Rice (7 de diciembre de 1973, Celbridge, County Kildare) es un músico irlandés.  Originalmente Rice fue el cantante de Juniper, una banda de rock que llegó a lanzar los singles &quot;The World Is Dead&quot; y &quot;Weatherman&quot;. En la víspera de la grabación de su primer álbum en 1999, a Rice no le gustó la dirección comercial que estaba tomando el disco, debido a la presión de la discográfica Polygram, y decidió abandonar el grupo.  

# (Verse 1)
#                 E                    Abm
# This has got to die, this has got to stop
#                 F#m                            Am
# This has got to lie down, with someone else on top
#         E                              Abm
# You can keep me pinned, it?s easier to tease
#                        F#m                       Am
# But you can't paint an elephant quite as good as she
# 
# (Chorus)
#             E       Ab                F#m          Am        
# And she may cry like a baby. And she may drive me crazy
#       E    A       F#m B
# Cause I am lately? Lonely
# 
# (Verse 2)
#                 E                            Abm
# So why?d you have to lie? I take it I'm your crotch
#                     F#m                     Am
# The pillow in your pillow case is easier to touch
#                            E                            Abm
# And then you think you've sinned, as you fall upon your knees
#                F#m                       Am
# Living in your picture, still forget the breeze 
# 
# (Chorus)
#              E        Ab     
# And she may rise if I sing you down
#             F#m    Am
# And she may wisely cling to the ground
#       E   A     F#m    B
# Cause I am lately horny
#    E            A       F#m   B
# So why would she take me horny?
# 
# (Bridge)   
# F#m                         Am                  
#    What's the point of this song? Or even singing?
# F#m               B
#    You've already gone, why am I clinging?
# F#m                                     B
#    Well I could throw it out, and I could live without
#    And I could do it all for you I could be strong
# C#m  /  /  /   /    /     B
# Tell me if you want me to lie
#  
# (End verse)
#                E                           Abm
# 'Cause this has got to die, this has got to stop
#                 F#m                                 Am
# This has got to lie down, down with someone else on top
#              E                                      Abm
# You can both keep me pinned, ?cause it's easier to tease
#                       F#m                    Am
# But you can't make me happy quite as good as me
# 
# Well you know that?s a lie

Elephant

VERSE
C          G(11)/B
sleep don't weep
  am     G
my sweet love
  C               G(11)/B
your face it's all wet
am               G
and your day was rough

CHORUS
F                       G
  so do what you must do
                F
to find yourself
                   G
wear another's shoe
                   F
or paint my shelves
                              G
there's times that i was broke
                    F
and you stood strong
                     G
i think i found a place

where i ..

VERSE
C         G(11)/B
sleep don't weep
  am      G
my sweet love
C                  G(11)/B
 your face it's all wet
       am            G
'cause our days were rough

CHORUS
F                     G
  so do what you must do
                F
to fill that hole
                  G
wear another's shoe
                 F
to comfort the sole
                          G
there's times that i was broke
                 F
and you stood strong
                     G
i think i found a place

where i feel i will..

VERSE
C         G(11)/B
sleep don't weep
am       G
my sweet love
C              G(11)/B
my face it's all wet
am               G
'cause my day was rough

CHORUS
F                     G
  so do what you must do
             F
to find yourself
               G
wear another's shoe
                  F
or paint my shelves
                          G
there's times that i was broke
                 F
and you stood strong
                G
i hope i find a place where i feel i belong

VERSE
C           G(11)/B
   sleep don't weep
   am    G
my sweet love
   C            G(11)/B
my face it's all wet
    am           G
'cause my day was rough

Play the verse twice: C G(11)/B am G

C        G(11)/B
  don't weep
   am    G
my sweet love
   C       G(11)/B
my face is all wet
    am              G
'cause my days were rough

Keep playing the verse while slowly fading out...

Sleep Don't Weep

Intro:
Dm   G   C Am   G

Verse1:
        F
Well I held you like a lover
	G			C	    Csus	Am   G
Happy hands, your elbow in the appropriate place
    F				G
And we ignored our others' happy plans
	    		C	       Csus	Am      G
For that delicate look upon your face
        F
Our bodies moved and hardened
	G			   C	    	Csus
Hurting parts of your garden, With no room for a pardon
      Am         C			     F       G
In a place where no one knows what we have done


Chorus:
	Dm    G		              C    Csus  Am   G
Do you come       together ever with him?
	Dm      G		              C     Csus  Am    G
And is he dark    enough, enough to see your light?
	    Dm     		              G
And do you brush your teeth before you kiss?
         C    Csus  Am   G
Do you miss my smell?
	   Dm			      G		 C		Csus   Am  G
and is he bold enough to take you on,    do you feel like you belong?
	Dm                  G	         C         Csus  Am    G
and does he drive you wild,   or just mildly free?
	    F      G
What about me?

Verse2:
          F
Well you held me like a lover 
	G			   C	      Csus	Am   G
Sweaty hands, and my foot in the appropriate place
F			  G
We use cushions to cover happy glands
	    		C	       Csus	Am      G
In the mild issue of our disgrace
     F					 G			
Our minds pressed and guarded While our flesh disregarded
      C		 Csus           Am		F	   	     G	
The lack of space for the light-hearted, in the boom that beats our drum

        F
Well I know I make you cry,
       G
and I know sometimes you wanna die
    C	           Csus  	Am       G
But do you really feel alive without me,
           F
if so, be free
		      G	     C	                Csus	   Am      G
If not, leave him for me, before one of us has accidental babies
	    F      G
For we are in love

-==Chorus==-
	    F      G
What about me?

Accidental Babies

Verse 1

G                                    C                  C/B
  Woke up and for the first time the animals were gone

Am7                    D/A             G                D
  It's left this house empty now, not sure if I belong

Em                                Am7                  
  Yesterday you asked me to write you a pleasant song

B7
  I'll do my best now, but you've been gone for so long


G                               C                  C/B
  The window's open now and the winter settles in

Am7             D/A                G              D
  We'll call it Christmas when the adverts begin
  
Em                             Am7
  I love your depression and I love your double chin
  
B7
  I love 'most everything that you bring to this offering



Chorus

Am               G           Am           G     G6 Gsus4 G
Oh I know that I left you in places of despair

Am               G            Am                     G    G6 Gsus4 G
Oh I know that I love you, so please throw down your hair

   Am               G            Am                G   G6 Gsus4 G
At night I trip without you, and hope I don't wake up

       Am            G               Am                     G 
'Cause waking up without you is like drinking from an empty cup



Verse 2

Woke up and for the first time the animals were gone
Our clocks are ticking now so before our time is gone
We could get a house and some boxes on the lawn
We could make babies and accidental songs

I know I've been a liar and I know I've been a fool
I hope we didn't break yet, but I'm glad we broke the rules
My cave is deep now, yet your light is shining through
I cover my eyes, still all I see is you



Chorus

Oh I know that I left you in places of despair
Oh I know that I love you, so please throw down your hair
At night I trip without you, and hope I don't wake up
'Cause waking up without you is like drinking from an empty cup

Animals Were Gone

&quot;9 Crimes&quot; is the first single from the album 9 by Damien Rice. This song features additional vocals from Lisa Hannigan as does the whole album. The 7&quot; single is pressed on clear-colored vinyl and comes with a fold-out poster.

C#m
Asus2
E
B

         C#m          Asus2
Leave me out with the waste
         E          B 
This is not what I do
          C#m          Asus2 
It's the wrong kind of place
         E         B
To be thinking of you
          C#m  Asus2
It's the wrong time
     E        B
For somebody new
        C#m  Asus2
It's a small crime
          E       B 
And I've got no excuse 
          C#m              Asus2
Is that alright with you?
         E                   B
Give my gun away when it's loaded
         C#m               Asus2
Is that alright with you?
               E                            B
If you don't shoot it how am I supposed to hold it
         C#m               Asus2
Is that alright with you?
         E                   B
Give my gun away when it's loaded
         C#m               Asus2
Is that alright with you?
      E          B
With you...

Leave me out with the waste 
This is not what I do 
It's the wrong kind of place 
To be cheating on you 
It's the wrong time 
She's pulling me through 
It's a small crime 
And I've got no excuse 

Is that alright with you? 
Give my gun away when it's loaded
Is that alright with you?
If you don't shoot it how am I supposed to hold it 
Is that alright with you?
Give my gun away when it's loaded 
Is that alright 
Is that alright with you? 

Is that alright, yeah? 
Give my gun away when it's loaded 
Is that alright with you? 
If you don't shoot it how am I supposed to hold it 
Is that alright with you? 
Give my gun away when it's loaded 
Is that alright 
Is that alright with you?

(Slight Overlap..) 
Is that alright, yeah? 
Give my gun away when it's loaded
Is that alright, yeah?
If you don't shoot it how am I supposed to hold it 
Is that alright, yeah?
Give my gun away when it's loaded 
Is that alright, is that alright? 

Is that alright with you?

No...

9 Crimes

Intro:   G       G/F#     Em   G6         G/F#      G

G       G/F#     Em
You can hold her hand  
G6       G/F#        G 
and show her how you cry 
G                   G/F#             Em
Explain to her your weakness so she understands
G6       G/F#          G
And then roll over and die
G       G/F#      Em        
You can brave decisions 
G6         G/F#       G
Before you crumble up inside 
G               G/F#                      Em
Spend your time asking everyone else's permission
G6       G/F#         G  
And then run away and hide


G       G/F#    Em    
You can sit on chimneys 
G6           G/F#         G  
And put some fire up your ass
G          G/F#                       Em
No need to know  what you're doing or waiting for
G6       G/F#      G      
But if anyone should ask?
G           G/F#                  Em                 
Tell them I've been licking coconut skins 
G6        G/F#         G
and we've been hanging out
G          G/F#                  Em
Tell them God just dropped by to forgive our sins 
G6        G/F#     G       
And relieve us our doubt 


Bridge: G       G/F#     Em      G6        G/F#      G
 
Same chord pattern...


You can hold her eggs 
But your basket has a hole 
You can lie between her legs 
And go lookin' for: 
Tell her you're searching for her soul! 

You can wait for ages 
And watch your compost turn to coal 
But time is contagious: 
Everybody's getting old. 

You can sit on chimneys 
And put some fire up your ass! 
No need to know 
What you're doing or looking for: 
But if anyone should ask? 
Tell them I've been cooking coconut skins 
And we've been hanging out! 
Tell them God just dropped by to forgive our sins 
And relieve us our doubt.

Coconut Skins

Original tuning : 0.5 step down


[Intro]
Am  C  G  F
Am  C  G  F

[Verse]
       Am        C      G          F
What I want from you is empty your head
     Am    C     G                F
They say: be true, don't stain your bed
Am C          G          F
We do what we need to be free
       Fm                 F        G
And it leans on me like a rootless tree
       Am        C     G         F
What I want from us is empty our minds
   Am       C          G            F      
We fake the farce, and fracture the times
Am    C                G         F
We go blind when we've needed to see
    Fm                        F   G  
And this leans on me, like a rootless...

[Chorus]
Am        C         G             F
Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, and all we've been through
       Am        C         G                 F
I said leave it, leave it, leave it, there's nothing in you
            Am       C        G             F
And did you hate me, hate me, hate me, then hate me so good
             Am          C           G
That you can let me out, let me out, let me out
                  F	
Of this hell when you're around
Am          C           G
Let me out, let me out, let me out
F	
Hell when you're around
Am          C           G         F
Let me out, let me out, let me o__ut

[Verse]
       Am        C       G            F
What I want from this is learn to let go
       Am     C           G           F
I know not of you, of all that's been told
Am  C         G          F
Killers re-invent and believe
         Fm                   F    G
And this leans on me, like a rootless...

[Repeat Chorus]
Of this hell when you're around
Let me out, let me out, let me out
Hell when you're around
Let me out, let me out, let me out
Hell when you're around
Let me out, [Repeat 11 times]

[Repeat Chorus]
Let me out, [Repeat 11 times]
Let me out, let me out, let me out
Hell when you're around

[Repeat and fade]

Rootless Tree

Verse: D    D/A   Bm     G     Em7  Bm7   G    A7sus4 A7


Chorus:
         Bm      G      A       D       G  Emaj7  Em  A7sus4~A7



Verse 1
 D                   D/A                    Bm                            G
Nothin unusual, Nothin strange close to nothin to at all
 Em7	                Bm7              
the same old scenario the same old rain
 G                          A7sus4~A7
theres no explosions here

Something unusual, something strange come from nothin at all
i saw her space ship fly by your window
did you see it disappear?

Chorus
 Bm                       G
Amie come sit on my wall
 A                          D
read me the story of old
 G                     Emaj7
tell it like you still believe
           F#m        Em           A7sus4~A7
that the end of the century is a change in you and me

Verse 2
nothin unusual, nothins changed just a little older, that's all
you know when you've found it theres somethin i've learned
'cause you feel it wnen they take it away
hey hey hey
  
something unusual something strange come from nothin at all
i'm not a miracle im not a saint 
just another soldier on a road to nowhere

  Chorus
Amie come sit on my wall
read me the story of old
tell it like you still believe
the end of the century is a change for you and me

Amie come sit on my wall
read me the story of old
tell it like you still believe
that the end of the century brings a change for you and me

Amie

Em   C   G   D ( x 2 )
Em   C   G   D   C


Em              C           G        D
Still a little bit of your taste in my mouth
Em              C          G         D
Still a little bit of you laced with my doubt
Em                  C       G     D        C     D
Its still a little hard to see     what's goin on


Still a little bit of your ghost your weakness
Still a little bit of your face I haven't kissed
You slip a little closer each day, yet I can't say what's goin' on.


Chorus:
 G       C            D
Stones taught me to fly
G       C           D
Love taught me to lie  
G      C            D
Life taught me to die
             C                     D                Em
So its not hard to fall when you float like a cannonball


Em   C   G   D  ( x 2 )
Em   C   G   D   C   D

Cannonball

Am   C/B        C
I remember it well
            F           G       
The first time that I saw
      F                G
Your head around the door
        Am    C/B     C
'Cause mine stopped working



Am    C/B      G
I remember it well
           F           G
There was wet in your hair
        F        G
I was stood in stare
     Am    C/B    C
And time stopped moving



            C      
I want you here tonight
            G
I want you here
          C                    F
'Cause I can't believe what I found
            C                    G
I want you here tonight want you here
C                      F                 Am
Nothing is taking me down, down, down...

(Repeat chords as before)

I Remember

1st verse :
          E
And so it is
     E                   A
Just like you said it would be
A                 B
Life goes easy on me
    A       E   -   E7  -  E  -  Esus4   -
Most of the time
          E
And so it is
    E             A
The shorter story
   A           B
No love, no glory
   B            C#m     C#m
No hero in her sky


Chorus :
                A>let ring          (A)
I can't take my eyes off of you
                G#m>let ring        (G#m)
I can't take my eyes off you
                F#m>let ring        (F#m)
I can't take my eyes off of you
                E>let ring          (E)
I can't take my eyes off you
                A             B
I can't take my eyes off you
                  A        A    -    B   -      
I can't take my eyes...



2nd verse :
          E
And so it is
     E                  A
Just like you said it should be
      A               B
We'll both forget the breeze
    A           E  -  Esus4   -   E  -  Esus4   -
Most of the time
          E
And so it is
    E            A
The colder water
    A               B
The blower's daughter
    B            C#m              C#m
The pupil in denial




Chorus :
                A>let ring          (A)
I can't take my eyes off of you
                G#m>let ring        (G#m)
I can't take my eyes off you
                F#m>let ring        (F#m)
I can't take my eyes off of you
                E>let ring          (E)
I can't take my eyes off you
                A             B
I can't take my eyes off you
                  A        A    -    B   -      
I can't take my eyes...


Bridge :
F#
 Oooooooooohh
F#               B
Did I say that I loathe you?
B                G#m  
Did I say that I want to
C#             D#m      D#m
Leave it all behind?


Outro :
                B>let ring         (B)
I can't take my mind off of you
                A#m>let ring       (A#m)
I can't take my mind off you
                G#m>let ring       (G#m)
I can't take my mind off of you
                F#>let ring        (F#)
I can't take my mind off you
                B>let ring       C#>let ring
I can't take my mind off you
                B>let ring
I can't take my mind...
   B>let ring    (B)
My mind...my mind...

The Blower's Daughter

Am	Am	     Am	  	Am  G
  Don't hold yourself like that
F	F		F	F   G
  You'll hurt your knees
Am      Am	Am            Am   G
  I kissed your mouth and back
F	F         F      F
  That's all I need

G       G            F          F
  Don't build your world around
G    G          F         F 
  Volcanoes melt you down

Chorus:

       Am       Am       F     F
What I am to you, is not real
       Am       Am           F     F
What I am to you, you do not need
       Am       Am                F        F
What I am to you, is not what you mean to me
            Am        Am                      F        F
You give me miles and miles of mountains, and I ask for the sea

Verse:

Don't throw yourself like that
In front of me
I kissed your mouth your back
Is that all you need?
Don't drag my love around
Volcanoes melt me down

Chorus


bridge
           C
for what I give to you
                 G
Is just what i'm going through
              Am
This is nothing new
                 F
No no just another phase of finding
           C
what I really need
        E
Is what makes me bleed
           Am
And like a new disease
            F
Lord, she's still too young to treat

Volcano

G        D    G          D 
We might kiss  we are alone
G        D   
nobody's watching
               A       
I might take you home
G           D     G             D  
We might make out when nobody's there
G                      D
It's not that we're scared
                    A
It's just that it's delicate


Chorus: Strum the chords

              G
So why do you fill my sorrow
         D
With the words you've borrowed
         G                     D
From the only place you've known
    G
And why do you sing Hallelujah
      D
If it means nothing to you
          G                                A
Why do you sing with me at all?

Verse 2: Play as verse 1

We might live like never before
When there's nothing to give
Well how can we ask for more
We might make love in some sacred place
The look on your face is delicate

Chorus: Strum

So why do you fill my sorrow
With the words you've borrowed
From the only place you've known
And why do you sing Hallelujah
If it means nothing to you
Why do you sing with me at all?

So why do you fill my sorrow
With the words you've borrowed
From the only place you've known
And why do you sing Hallelujah
If it means nothing to you
Why do you sing with me at all?

Delicate

A|---------7----------8-------------------------------------|
E|--5---5--5-------5--5---3-----3----------------3----------|
C|----4-----------2-2-2------2-------------------------6----|
G|---------5-----------------------4------------5--5--4-4---|
                                                              
A|---------7----------8------------------------2------------|
E|--5---5--5-------5--5-------3--3-------1-------0----------|
C|----4-----------2-2-2----------------5-----4--------------|
G|---------5-----------------------4-------2-------1--------|

Cheers Darlin'

Damien Rice - Cheers Darlin'    
==============================
Chords
-------

[Intro]

Am  Dm  G  C  E  (x2)  (Pluck gently for intro only)


[Verse]

Am            Dm           G               C     E
Cheers darlin'  Here's to you and your lover boy
Am            Dm       G               C        E
Cheers darlin'  I got years to wait around for you
Am            Dm                G           C     E
Cheers darlin'  I've got your wedding bells in my ear
Am            Dm              G               C                E
Cheers darlin'  You give me three cigarettes to smoke my tears away

Am            Dm           G               C     E
And I die when you mention his name
Am            Dm           G               C     E
And I lied, I should have kissed you when we were running the reins
Am            Dm  
What am I darlin'?
G                         C                E
A whisper in your ear? A piece of your cake?
Am            Dm       
What am I, darlin?
G                        C                   E
The boy you can fear? Or your biggest mistake?

Am            Dm           G               C     E
Cheers darlin' here's to you and your lover man
Am            Dm           G               C     E
Cheers darlin' I just hang around and eat from a can                  
Am            Dm           G               C     E
Cheers darlin' I got a ribbon of green on my guitar
Am            Dm           G               C     E 
Cheers darlin' I got a beauty queen to sit not very far from here

Am Dm         G               C        E
I die when he comes 'round To take you home
Am       Dm           G                    C       E
I'm too shy, I should have kissed you when we were alone
Am               Dm
What am I darlin'?
G                        C             E                              
whisper in your ear? A piece of your cake?
Am               Dm
What am I, darlin?
G                         C           E
The boy you can fear? Or your biggest mistake?
 
                   tabbed by Karl Hempton
              ===============================

Cheers Darlin

C      F          C
Lonely Soldier go home,
C       F         C
Lonely, but never alone..
Am           F            C
Good eyes, see nothing to shoot
Am                       G      C
Good feet, feel good, givin' up good boots

Ask your father how'd you fall
Ask your father how'd you fall
Like a leaf, sitting on the ground
Good for nothing, except kicking around..

C                 F              C
She died with her hand stretched out
C               F      C
She died with a hungry mouth
C                 F            C
She died with her mind full of doubt
               G6
and thought of weakening..
And so may your river never dry
May your mouth never lie
May you be satisfied to never know why
Sometimes, someone just wants to die...

(...)

Lonely Soldier

Raise Hope For The Congo

             C
Well I don't know if I'm wrong
            B/Am
Cause she's only just gone
Am                     G
   Here's to another relationship
(hammers on 2nd fret of D string on the word "bombed")
          F                  (Em)
Bombed by excellent breed of gamete disease
    F                        G
I'm sure when I'm older I'll know what that means
(same as first time)
Cried when she should and she laughed when she could
Here's to the man with his face in the mud
And an overcast play just taken away
From the lover's in love at the centre of stage yeah
F
Loving is fine if you have plenty of time
    G
For walking on stilts at the edge of your mind
F
Loving is good if your dick's made of wood
        G
And the dick left inside only half understood her
Fmaj7
What makes her come and what makes her stay?
G6
  What make the animal run, run away yeah
Fmaj7
What makes him stall, what makes him stand
    G6
And what shakes the elephant now
    (mute)
And what makes a man?
Fmaj7         G6            Am6/9 (?)
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
Am6/9 G6   Fmaj7 G6     C
No I don't know you any more
C Cmaj7 Fmaj7
No, no, no, no...
C           Fmaj7
ooh yeah... hey hey...

same as first time, except sub E7 for B/Am

I don't know if I'm wrong
'Cause shes only just gone
Why the *** is this day taking so long
I was a lover of time and once she was mine
I was a lover indeed, I was covered in weed
Cried when she should and she laughed when she could
Well closer to god is the one who's in love
And I walk away cause I can
Too many options may kill a man
Loving is fine if it's not in your mind
But I've ***ed it up now, too many times
Loving is good if it's not understood
Yeah, but I'm the professor
And feel that I should know
What makes her come and what makes her stay?
What make the animal run, run away and
What makes him tick apart from him prick
And the lonelier side of the jealousy stick
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
No I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
No I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
Hell I don't know you any more
No, no, no no...

Well I don't know if I'm wrong
'Cause she's only just gone
Here's to another relationship
Bombed by my excellent breed of gamete disease
I finished it off with some French wine and cheese

La fille danse
Quand elle joue avec moi
Et je pense que je l'aime des fois
Le silence, n'ose pas dis-donc
Quand on est ensemble
Mettre les mots
Sur la petite dodo

Professor La Fille Danse

Fadd9 (0010)
C (0003)
G (0323)
Am (2000)


   Fadd9  C
I gave me away
     G                         Am
I could have knocked off the evening
      Fadd9       C         G            Am
But I lonelily landed my waltz in her hands
Fadd9       C         G            Am
In a way I felt you were leaving me
 Fadd9                 C               G (Pause)           
I was sure I wouldn't find you at home
           Fadd9  C
And you let me down
     G                         Am
You could have knocked off the evening
       Fadd9        C         G            Am
But you lonelily let him push under your bone
            Fadd9   C
You let me down
  G                  Am
It's no use deceiving
Fadd9                 C               G (Pause) 
Neither of us wanna be alone
         Am Fadd9  C    G          Am Fadd9  C
You're coming home, you're coming home

          Fadd9   C
I gave me away
     G                         Am
I could have knocked off the evening
     Fadd9      C         G            Am
But I was lonelily looking for someone to hold
 Fadd9       C         G            Am
In a way I lost all I believed in
 Fadd9                 C               G (Pause)           
And I never found myself so low
             Fadd9   C
And you let me down
       G                  Am
You could've called if you'd needed
       Fadd9        C         G            Am
But you lonelily got yourself locked in instead
            Fadd9   C
And you let me down
       G                  Am
It's one thing being cheated
 Fadd9                 C               G (Pause) 
But you took him all the way through your bed

         Am Fadd9  C    G          Am Fadd9  C
And now you're coming home (And I'm trying to forgive)
         Am Fadd9  C    G          Am Fadd9  C
You're coming home (And I'm trying to forget)
         Am Fadd9  C    G          Am Fadd9  C
You're coming home (And I'm trying to move on)
         Am Fadd9  C    G          Am Fadd9  C
You're coming home (And you haven't called yet)

         Am Fadd9  C    G          Am Fadd9  C
And now you're coming home (And I'm trying to forgive)
          Am Fadd9  C    G          Am Fadd9  C
You're coming home (And I'm trying to forget)
         Am Fadd9  C    G          Am Fadd9  C
You're coming home (And I'm trying to move on)
         Am Fadd9  C    G          Am Fadd9  C
You're coming home (And you haven't called yet)

         Am Fadd9  C    G          Am Fadd9  C
You're coming home, you're coming home

       Fadd9   C
I gave me away
       G                  Am
I could have knocked off the evening
       Fadd9        C         G            Am
But I lonelily loomed her into my bone
            Fadd9   C
You let me down
       G                  Am
There's no use deceiving
 Fadd9      C               G (Pause) 
Neither of us wanna be alone

Lonelily

B-Sides

D
Silent night, broken night.
A      A7          D
All is fallen when you take your flight.
G                         D
I found some hate for you just for show,
G                           D
You found some love for me, thinking I'd go.
      A            A7        D
Don't keep me from trying to sleep,
         A7       D
Sleep in heavenly peace.

D
Silent night, moonlit night.
A         A7       D
Nothing's changed, nothing is right.
G                          D
I should be stronger, then weeping alone,
G                         D
You should be weaker than sending me home.
  A              A7          D
I can't stop you fighting to sleep,
         A7       D
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent Night

Live From The Union Chapel

Intro:

Cm Gm Fm
Cm Gm Fm

Verse 1:

                       Cm Gm Fm
it takes a lot to know a man
                       Cm Gm Fm
it takes a lot to understand
                 Cm Gm Fm
the warrior, the sage
                 Cm Gm Fm
the little boy in rage...

                       Cm Gm Fm
it takes a lot to know a woman
                             Cm Gm Fm
a lot to understand what's humming
                  Cm Gm Fm
the honey bee, the sting
                    Cm Gm Fm
the little girl with wings...

Ref:
                  Cm
it takes a lot to give,
   Ab      Fm       G    Cm 
to ask for help, to be yourself
   Fm        G
to know and love what you live with

                  Cm
it takes a lot to breathe, 
   Ab        Fm       G    Cm 
to touch, to feel the slow reveal
   Fm           G
of what another body needs...

Verse 2:

                       Cm Gm Fm
it takes a lot to know a man
                       Cm Gm Fm
a lot to know, to understand
                   Cm Gm Fm
the father and the son
                   Cm Gm Fm
the hunter and the gun

                       Cm Gm Fm
it takes a lot to know a woman
                             Cm Gm Fm
a lot to comprehend what's coming
                   Cm Gm Fm
the mother and the child
                   Cm Gm Fm
the muse and the beguiled

Ref:
                  Cm
it takes a lot to give,
   Ab      Fm       G    Cm 
to ask for help, to be yourself
   Fm        G
to know and love what you live with

                  Cm
it takes a lot to breathe, 
   Ab        Fm       G    Cm 
to touch, to feel the slow reveal
   Fm           G
of what another body needs... x2


                  Cm
it takes a lot to live,
   Ab      Fm       G    Cm 
to ask for help, to be yourself
   Fm        G
to know and love what you live with

                  Cm
it takes a lot to breathe, 
   Ab        Fm       G    Cm 
to touch, to feel the slow reveal
   Fm           G
of what another body needs...

Cm Cm Cm Cm
Cm Cm Cm Cm

Bridge:

Cm           Fm           G
what are you so afraid to lose?
Cm                Ab                 Fm            G
what is it you're thinking that will happen if you do?
Cm           Fm           G
what are you so afraid to lose?
Cm                Ab                 Fm            G
what is it you're thinking that will happen if you do?
Cm           Fm           G
what are you so afraid to lose?
Cm                Ab                 Fm            G
what is it you're thinking that will happen if you do?
Cm             Fm            G
what is it you carry on your back?
Cm             Ab          Fm        G
what is it you notice when you can't laugh?

Outro:

Cm Fm G Cm

It Takes A Lot To Know A Man

C                          Csus2
I made you laugh, I made you cry,
                         F
I made you open up your eyes
     Gsus
Didn't I?

C                          Csus2
I helped you open up your wings,
                         F
Your legs and many other things
     Gsus
Didn't I?

Dm                                 Csus2
Am I the greatest bastard that you know,
                          F
The only one who lets you go,
                         Gsus                 
The one you hurt so much you can not bear?

C                        Csus2
We were good when we were good,
                          F     Gsus 
When we were not misunderstood.

C                                Csus2
You helped me love, you helped me live
                              F
You helped me learn how to forgive,
     Gsus
Didn't you?

C                         Csus2
Wish that I could say the same,
                              F 
But when you left, you left the blame.
     Gsus
Didn't you?

Dm                                Csus2
Am I the greatest bastard that you met,
                           F
The only one you can't forget,
                               Gsus
Am I the one your truth's been waiting for?

C                        Csus2
Am I just dreaming once again?
                                F     Gsus 
Some dreams are better when they end

C                            Csus2
Just woke in bed, you were in my head
                            F
I was underground and in a dream
                          Gsus
Pass this place I'm not suppose to be, 

C                         Csus2
And you were there waiting for me
                                      F
And, with a smile, you said It's been awhile
                        Gsus
You asked have I had I seen her recently. 

Dm                                Csus2
Am I the greatest bastard that you know?
                              F
When will we learn to let this go?
                           Gsus
We fought so much we've broken all the chance! 

C                   Csus2
Letting go is not the same
                         F    Gsus
As pushing someone else away.

Am             Em      F         Gsus
So please don't let on you don't know me!
Am           Em     F          Gsus
Please don't let on that I'm not here!
Am           Em    F           Gsus
Please don't let on you don't love me,
Am              Em
Cause I know you do,
F          Gsus
I know you do
  (Am Em F Gsus)x2 Am
Somewhere

The Greatest Bastard

My Favourite Faded Fantasy

Verse 1:
           B
I'm going back to the time when we owned this town
      E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
C#m        B                   G#m  B     F#
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns


Verse 2:
                      B       
I didn't know I'd be finding out now I was torn from you
         E
When we thought about things we were gonna do
C#m      B                    G#m B  F# 
We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too


Chorus:
               E              B 
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café


Verse 3:
                          B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
        E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
C#m     B                   G#m  B   F#
I'm a better man now than I was that day


Chorus:
                      E              B 
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                 E               B
Go down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                      E                     G#m   F#     
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café


Bridge:
   E        B           F#
I wheel my bike off the train,
        F#
Up the North Trade Road,
 E        B             F# 
Look for you on Marley Lane
                          G#m
In every building, every streetlight
                   E               F#  G#m  B  F#
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?


Verse 4:
                        B
You keep on leaving me mile long traces of who you are
         E
You can get a big house and a faster car
C#m      B                    G#m   B  F#
You can run away boy, but you won't go far


Chorus:
                      E              B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                    E                B
Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                     E                      G#m   F#
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café 

      E            B    G#m
La la la la la la la la Yeah, 
     F#                      E       B   F#
I'm going where the people know my name


Outro:
E B G#m F#
E B G#m F# B

Sovereign Light Cafe

strumming pattern
D-DUD-D

F,G,C,Em7

mmmmm mmmm mmmm 

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 1: Rihanna]

F              G
Dry! ...Me a desert
C                 Em7
Nuh time to have ya lerkin'
F                        G
Him ago act like him nuh like it
C                           Em7
You know I dealt with you the nicest
F                        G
Nuh body touch me in the righteous
C                     Em7
Nuh botha, text me in a crisis 
           F                    G
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
            C                    Em7
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
            F                        G
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
                C                          Em7
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
           F             G
All that I wanted from you was to give me
C            Em7
Something that I never had
F                   G
Something that you've never seen
C                     Em7
Something that you've never been!
F     G
Mmmmm!
      C                          
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
D
Just get ready fi...


[Hook: Rihanna]
F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
F             G
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
               C           Em7
When you a guh ner ner ner ner ner ner!
                  F                 G
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
C             Em7
Beg you something please


[Verse 2: Rihanna]

F            G
Baby don't you leave
               C                 Em7
Do''t leave me stuck here in the streets, 
   F                  G
uh huh If I get another chance to
       C                Em7
I will never, no never neglect you
      F                         G
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
       C                    Em7
I just hope that it gets to you
  F           G
I hope that you see this through
  C                      Em7
I hope that you see this true
F          G
What can I say?
       C          
Please recognize I'm tryin', baby!!!
 Em7
I have to


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 3: Drake]

N.C.
Yeah, okay
F        G        C                   Em7
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
F               G
We just need to slow the motion
C                   Em7
Don't give that away to no one
F            G
Long distance, I need you
C                          Em7
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
F                        G
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
C                           Em7
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
      F      G               C              
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
   Em7
If you come over
F            G
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
C                    Em7
I got n____s tryna end me,
F G           C                 Em7
oh,     I spilled all my emotions tonight, I'm sorry
F               G
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
C                                Em7
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
F              G
We just need a face to face
C                    Em7            F
You could pick the time and the place
               G
You spent some time away
C                Em7
Now you need to forward and give me all the...


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

mmm mmm mmm..


[Outro: Rihanna]

work work work work work work

F G C D
F G C D

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


C D
Si es que no puedes hablar
C D
no te atrevas a volver
C D
si te quieres ocultar
C D
tal vez te podria ver
Em D C G C
y el amor que no sabe a quien y que
G C
hablará si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazara otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz

C D


C D
Si no puedes escuchar
C D
aunque insistas hablaré
C D
si lo quieres mírame
C D
y tus ojos hablaran tal vez
Em D C G C
sentiras el amor e iras tras el
G C
hablaras si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazará otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz


Em G C G
.(CUERDAS)... abrazaméeeeeeeee..
C Em F
quiero despertarme y entender

Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y que haces aquì
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz
G C
y te hace feliz

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

(Chorus)
G
You xxxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
(1st Verse)
G
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Em
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Am7
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
D7                              G Em G Em
X just xxx'x xxxxx without xxx
(2nd verse)
G
You xxxx along xxxx xxxx x song
Em
Xxx brightened xx xxx
Am7
Whod've xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xx x dream
                  D7
Xxx xx xxx xxxxx light xxxxx xxxx
(Chorus)
         G 
Xxx now xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7                          Eb
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx anything
(3rd Verse)
Ab
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
   Fm
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Bbm
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
Ebm
X just xxx'x xxxxx
Ebm                                 Ab               C#
Now xxxx xxxxxx xxx happiness xxxxx so xxxx xxxx xx find
C#m                                         Eb     E
Well, X'x xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx behind me
A
And xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx
F#m
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Bm
X xxx'x laugh xxx X xxx'x sing
E
X'x finding xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
Bb
You xxx X xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Gm
X feel xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Cm
If xxx xxxx knew xxxx X'x xxxxx through
F
X just xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx

Can't Smile Without You

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

Intro: Em  A  Em  A

       Em               A                Em                   
 A
Verse: Be on my side or be on your side, there is no reason for you to hide,
       Em                 A
       Its so hard for me stayin' here all alone, when you could be takin'
       A                Em                                             A
       Me for a ride... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


        G     D         A    G  D          A
Chorus:  Down by the ri-ver,  I shot my ba-by

 Em        A
 Ooh, Ooh, shot her dead


Verse 2:You take my hand I'll take your hand, together we may get away,

        This must madness is too much sorrow, its impossible to make it

        today... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


(Chorus)

(Verse 1)

Down By The River

[intro x2]
A  E  D A

A                                        E
when there's no place you feel at home
              D                               A
and you think you'd be better off alone
A                                          E
when you think there's no reason to try
               D                           A
and you hate yourself and wanna die

A                                      E
when you're filled with anxiety
             D                   A
and everyone's your enemy
A                                        E
when you wish you were someone else
                 D                        A
and you wanna go out and kill yourself

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


A                       E
when you get yourself depressed
                      D                   A
because you think you can't do your best
A                                         E
when you write yourself a stupid song
           D                        A
to remind yourself that you forgot

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


[BRIDGE]
# chords x2:
A  E  D  A

A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-2--------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-4-2---2-4-2-1---1-1-2-2-1-2-4-2-1-22-----------|     x2



[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

Intro: D-A-Bm-Em-A  x4

         D                 A                          
I'll confess tonight your all thats on my mind
        Bm            A                   D
I know these roof top nights could last forever.
              A                            Bm
we watched the seasons change, we saw the distance pull us away,
           A
from all we shared together.

D                       A
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                       A
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.

D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
    Em    A
lets run away.
D                             A                             Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
    Em    A
lets run away.

play intro  x2

D                    A
I picked apart every word that you said
  Bm                              A
I dissected each sentence but kept coming up empty
D                         A
the way you are leaves me counting the days
        Bm                            A
till the next time this distance will be a memory


D                        A        
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                     D
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.


D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away.

D-A-Bm-A

where have you been


                                                                        Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away


American Dream 

G Bm Em A
Well everybody's lookin' for something they can't find,
Walking straight ahead blind-folded production line,
Only taking time for one type of shoe-shine.
Don't look left/right now you got a street fine.
Everybody lookin' for just a little more.
Working late-nights trying to fight off the day glow.
Waiting for the come-around but it is a no show.
Driving in the fast lane lookin' for the slow-mo...

C D A
Oh whats in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know well I don't know man anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time you,
Where were you, you weren't listenin', gonna be a long time
Gonna be a long time.

G Bm Em A
So now you're face down, face lookin like a frying pan.
Hitting up the clubs trying to feel like a real man.
Beating your chest just like you're King Kong but you're just a gui-tar no-string no-song.
Feeling free like ya don't even know it, man you're towing the line hoping you just don't blow it.
Man ya stuck in the mainframe trying to win the big game so much potential it even makes it more of a shame, shame, shame...
Here we go again, same old shit just another name.
Looking at the destiny there in your palm,
But now you got your strings but you got no song.
So sing, sing, sing - shake it like a chicken wing.
It's not what you get it's about what you bring-bring-bring.
So bring it, bring it to the table, not because you have to 'cos you're willing and you're able!

C D A
Oh what's in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know, I don't know anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time.
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time.
You, where were you, you weren't listening, gonna be a long time.
Gonna be a long time.

Gonna Be A Long Time

C#
There's a portrait
     Ab
In a back room
           F#
Which I'll keep for days upon
          C#
Which I relent 
              B
And gaze for hours on
    Bbm                  F#
The muscle, skin and bone
         Ab
Of some imaginary friend

F# Ab F#

        C#
So how about it 
        Ab
Show me please 
           F#
How I will look in twenty years
           C#
And let me please 
          B
Interpret history 
       Bbm        F#
In every line and scar 
               Ab                  
That's painted there in front of me

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

           C#
It doesn't matter
         Ab
What I'm thinking
       F#
What I tell myself to do
         C#      F#
I end up calling

       C#
I stay in to
                   Ab
Defrost the fridge
        F#
Now the kid has gone to bed
             C#
A feeling of dread
              B         
At least when she's around
    Bbm
The trouble's there
     F#                        Ab
It's worse to wake up with her falling 'round the room

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

       C#
Listen Johnny
              F#
You're like a mother
       C#                     F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

       C#
Listen Johnny
              Ab
You're like a mother
       F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

            B
And if they come tonight
       Bbm
You'll roll up tight
     F#             Ab
And take whatever's coming to you next (oh, oh oh oh)

 F# Ab to end.

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