Secondhand Serenade is a one man band from Menlo Park, California. John Vesely, 28, sings and plays guitar and piano. His music is characterized by multitrack recording so he can create the sound of a band by himself. He uses multitrack recording to create vocal harmonies, and a lead acoustic guitar over strummed chords.  After the breakup of Sounds Like Life, featuring himself and Ronnie Day, Vesely started writing and performing his songs solo under the name Secondhand Serenade. (Secondhand, because his wife, Candice, hears all his songs firsthand.

Secondhand Serenade est un groupe de rock acoustique originaire de Menlo Park, en Californie. Il n'est formé que d'un seul membre, John Vesely (né le 10 novembre 1982), qui chante et qui joue de la guitare ainsi que du piano.  Discographie: 2007 : Awake 2008 : A Twist In My Story 2010 : Hear Me Now 2011 : Weightless

Secondhand Serenade es un proyecto solitario compuesto por John Vesely, de Menlo Park, California, quién canta y toca la guitarra y el piano. Su música se compone de multipistas que, juntas, componen el sonido de una banda. El Nombre de la banda, Secondhand, se refiere a que su esposa, Candice, oye todas las canciones &quot;de primera mano&quot;. Siendo así, para los oyentes de su música es la Serenata de Segunda mano (Secondhand Serenade).  

Verse 1&2:

E
In the moonlight Your face it glows
Esus4	                                            E
Like a thousand diamonds I suppose

And your hair flows like
Esus4
The ocean breeze
E
Not a million fights Could make me hate you
Esus4                                          E
You're invincible Yeah, It's true

It's in your eye
Esus4
Where I find peace

Chorus:
E
Is it broken?
Esus4                     E
Can we work it out?
Esus4	                    E           Esus4            B
Let's light up the town, scream out loud!
E
Is it broken?
Esus4	                 E
Can we work it out?
Esus4                       E	                Esus4           B
I can see in your eyes, You're ready to break
	              E
Don't look away.

Bridge:

E
And time Is all I ask for
Esus4	                                     E       Esus4
Time I just need one more day
E
And time You've been crying too long
Esus4
Time And your tears wrote this song
E
Stay

Broken

A|------0-------0-------0-------0---| intro and verse
E|----0---0---4---4---5---5---5---5-|
C|--2-------4-------6-------6-------|
G|----------------------------------|

A|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0----| chorus
E|----0---0---0---0---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---0---0--|
C|--1-------1-------4-------4-------6-------6-------2-------2|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|

A|------0--------0--------0-------0--| Bridge
E|----5---5----4---4---0----0---4---4|
C|--6--------4-------2--------4------|
G|-----------------------------------|

Intro/Verse 8x
Chorus 4x
Verse 6x
Bridge 4x
chorus 4x

Your Call

VERSE 1 (Plucking)
D                               B
It's four AM, I'm waking up to your perfume 
                   C#
Don't get up, I'll get through on my own 
    B
I don't know if I'm home 
         D
Or if I lost the way into your room 
    B
I'm spiraling into my doom 
     C#                            B
I'm feeling half alive but I know one day 
             (strum)C#
You and I will be free, 


CHORUS:
  B                               D
To live and die by our own rules, Free...
A
Despite the fact that men are fools. 
 D          B(A)                    D(F#)
I'm almost alive, and I need you to try 
E
And save me. 
      D                A
It's okay that we're dying, 
                 D(F#)    C#       B-C#
But I need to survive tonight, tonight. 

Pluck: D B C# B


Verse 2
        D   
Well excuse me while I get killed softly, 
B                                  C#
Heart slows down and I can hardly tell you I'm okay 
 B
At least 'til yesterday, 
               D
You know you got me off my highest guard, 
 B
Believe me when I say it's hard. 
 C# 
We'll get through this tonight 
            B                         C#
And I know one day you and I will be free 


CHORUS:
  B                               D
To live and die by our own rules, Free...
A
Despite the fact that men are fools. 
 D          B(A)                    D(F#)
I'm almost alive, and I need you to try 
E
And save me. 
      D                A
It's okay that we're dying, 
                 D(F#)  C#      B
But I need to survive tonight, tonight. 


BRIDGE PART 1: (Shots)
          C#            D
  And you touch my hand ever so slightly 
                        C#
(Girl we're not ready for this yet) 
                         D
And the deadly look she cast upon me 

I won't regret, I won't regret 
C#        D       C#        D
  I won't regret.   I won't regret... 

BRIDGE PART 2:
    D                 A
And I was trying to disappear, 
                         B
But you got me wrapped around you 

I can hardly breathe without you 
D                 A
I was trying to disappear 
                       B
But I got lost in your eyes now, 

You brought me down to size now. 


CHORUS: (Plucking)
D          B(A)                    D(F#)
I'm almost alive, and I need you to try 
E
And save me. 
(strum)D                A
It's okay that we're dying, 
                 D(F#)          C#
But I need to survive tonight, tonight, tonight..


CHORUS: (strumming)
D          B(A)                    D(F#)
I'm almost alive, and I need you to try 
E
And save me. 
      D                A
It's okay that we're dying, 
                 D(F#)  C#      B
But I need to survive tonight, tonight. 
                 D(F#)  C#      B        D
But I need to survive tonight, tonight. 

Half Alive

Intro - C 


~Verse1~
C					   Gsus4
Share with me the blankets that your wrapped in
       C/A			       Gsus4
Because its cold outside (cold outside) its cold outside
C				         Gsus4
Share with me the secrets that you kept in
       C/A			  Gsus4
Because its cold inside (cold inside) its cold inside


~Pre-chorus~
               C        (pause)
And your slowly shaking finger tips
Gsus4	 (pause)		C/A
Show that your scared like me so
                  Gsus4
Let's pretend we're alone
C
And I know you may be scared
Gsus4
And I know we're unprepared
          (pause)    C
But I    don't       care


~Chorus~
C
Tell me, tell me
 	   Gsus4		   C/A
What makes you think that you are invincible?
         Gsus4			         C
I can see it in your eyes that you're so sure
 		         Gsus4		        	C/A
Please don't tell me that I'm the only one that's vulnerable
   Gsus4
Impossible


~Verse2~
	C		    Gsus4
I was born to tell you I love you
 	     C/A
Isn't that a song already?
 	Gsus4
I get a B in originality
	  C		      	Gsus4
And it's true I can't go on without you
 		       C/A
Your smile makes me see clear
 			Gsus4
If you could only see in the mirror what I see


Pre-chorus
Chorus


~Verse3~
(Pluck)
C - Gsus4 - C/A			Gsus4 (then strum)
Slow down girl -- you're not going anywhere
C
Just wait around and see
C	     Gsus4			  C/A
Maybe I am much more you never know what lies ahead
  Gsus4			C		    Gsus4
I promise I can be anyone, I can be anything
C/A			         Gsus4
Just because you were hurt doesn't mean you shouldn't bleed
         C	         Gsus4	  C/A			     Gsus4
I can be anyone, anything, I promise I can be what you need


Chorus

Vulnerable

Awake

Intro:
Am F C G

Am
Worst thing about tonight
F
Is that we are fighting
C G
Could it be that we have been this way before
Am F
I know that you don't think that I am trying
C G
I know you're wearing thin down to the core

F G
But hold your breath
C
Because tonight will be night
Am
That I will fall for you
F
Over again
G
Don't make me change my mind
C
Or I won't live to see another day
Am
I swear it's true
F G
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
You're impossible to find

This is not what I intended
I always swore to you I'd never fall apart
You always thought that I was stronger
I may have failed
But I have loved you from the start

O, But hold your breath
Because tonight will be night
That I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I won't live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
You're impossible

Am F C
So breathe in so deep
C/B
Breathe me in
Am F C
I'm yours to keep
C/B Am
Hold on to your words
F C
'Cuz talk is cheap
C/B
And remember me tonight
F
When you're asleep

Fall For You

Intro:
A                   E
Didn't you want to hear
                      A7
the sound of all the places we could go
        Ab
Do you fear
                        A
the expressions on the faces we don't know
E
It's a cold hard road when you wake up
           Ab
and I don't think that I
           A7                A
Have the strength to let you go


Chorus: E-Ab-A7-A
        E-Ab-A7-Ab-A

            E                      Ab
Maybe it's just me, Couldn't you believe
                   A7                        A
that everything I said and did, wasn't just deceiving
                     E                       Ab
And the tear in your eye, and your calm hard face
                   A7             Ab               A
makes me wish that I was never brought into this place

Verse2:
             E
There goes my ring
                            A7
It might as well have been shattered
                 Ab
and I'm here to sing
       A
about the things that mattered
                   E
about the things that made us feel alive for oh so long
Ab                        A7                      A
about the things that kept you on my side when I was wrong


Chorus: E-Ab-A7-A
        E-Ab-A7-Ab-A

            E                      Ab
Maybe it's just me, Couldn't you believe
                   A7                        A
that everything I said and did, wasn't just deceiving
                     E                       Ab
And the tear in your eye, and your calm hard face
                   A7             Ab               A
makes me wish that I was never brought into this place


Bridge:

             A7        Ab         A
And someday, I promise I'll be gone
             A7        Ab           A
And someday, I might even sing this song
        A7       Ab               A
To you, I might even sing this song, to you
      E                  Ab
and I was crying alone tonight
                           E
and I was wasting all of my life just thinking of you
  A7                            Ab
So just come back we'll make it better
                   A
So Just come back I'll make it
A7                Ab       A
better than it ever was x2


Chorus: E-Ab-A7-A
        E-Ab-A7-Ab-A

            E                      Ab
Maybe it's just me, Couldn't you believe
                   A7                        A
that everything I said and did, wasn't just deceiving
                     E                       Ab
And the tear in your eye, and your calm hard face
                   A7             Ab               A
makes me wish that I was never brought into this place

            E                      Ab
Maybe it's just me, Couldn't you believe
                   A7                        A
that everything I said and did, wasn't just deceiving
                     E                       Ab
And the tear in your eye, and your calm hard face
                   A7             Ab               A
makes me wish that I was never brought into this place


      (end on)  E
Maybe it's just me..

Maybe

# This is the acoustic version off "A Naked Twist in My story." I know it is not 100% correct, especially in the tabs, but its is how I play it.




Intro: 
C, F

Verse 1:

C
turn around
C                        F
turn around and fix your eye in my direction
    F
so there is a connection
C
i can speak
C                             F   
i can make a sound to somehow capture your attention
     F                  Dm
i'm staring at perfection
                      G
take a look at me so you can see

how beautiful you are


chorus:

C                   G
you call me a stranger
             Dm
you say i'm a danger
                        F          G         C
but all these thoughts are leaving you tonight
                 G
i'm broken, abandoned
           Dm
you are an angel
              F            G           C
making all my dreams come true tonight


verse 2:


i'm confident

but i can't pretend
         F
i wasn't terrified to meet you
F
i knew you could see right through me
C
i saw my life flash right before my very eyes
            F
and i knew just what we turn into
F                          Dm
i was hoping that you could see
                     G
take a look at me so you can see


(repeat chorus)


F             G    F
you call me a stranger
               G                       C
making all my dreams come true tonight

                        F
take a look at me so you can see how beautiful you are...
A--7-7-5-5-3-5-7-7-5-3-3-5-6/7---
E--------------------------------
C--------------------------------
G--------------------------------

                     G                              
take a look at me so you can see how beautiful you are... 
A--7-6-7-6---2--3
E------------3--0
C------------2--0
G------------0--0

C                    G
your beauty seems so far away
             F                                  G         
i'll have to write a thousand songs to make you comprehend
                    C
how beautiful you are
                    G
i know that i can't make you stay
           F
but i will give my final breath
                  G
to make you understand
                   F
how beautiful you are
                              G
understand how beautiful you are..


Ending Chorus:

C                   G
you call me a stranger..

                  F
you say i'm a danger
                          C        G            C
but all these thought are leaving you...tonight
                G
i'm broken, abandoned
           Dm
you are an angel
              F            G        C
making all my dreams come true tonight
C                   G - F
you call me a stranger..
                G - F
you say i'm a danger
                  G - F 
you call me a stranger..
               C           G      C
making all my dreams come true, tonight...

Stranger

A Twist In My Story

Intro: E - B- C#m - A

  C#m
I dream a lot, I know you say
     A
I've got to get away
    E
The world is not yours for the taking
   B
Is all you ever say
  C#m
I know I'm not the best for you
    A
But promise that you'll stay
           E
Cause if I watch you go

You'll see me wasting 
       B
You'll see me wasting away


Chorus:
         E
'Cause today 
                      B
You walked out of my life
        C#m
'Cause today 
                         A
Your words felt like a knife
                    C#m - A - E - B
I'm not living this life


   C#m
Goodbyes are meant for lonely people 
A
Standing in the rain
       E
And no matter where I go 
            B
It's always pouring all the same
     C#m
These streets are filled with memories
     A
Both perfect and in pain
          E
And all I wanna do is love you
            B
But I'm the only one to blame


(Chorus) 

            B
But what do I know if you're leaving

All you did was stop the bleeding
         C#m
But these scars will stay forever

These scars will stay forever
          B
And these words they have no meaning

If we cannot find the feeling
        A
That we held on to together

Try your hardest to remember


E
Stay with me
   B
Or watch me bleed
 C#m               A
I need you just to breathe


(Chorus) 

End: E - B - C#m - A - E

Like A Knife

Intro: G

                                  C      D
The buttons on my phone are worn thin
G                                   C             D
I don't think that I knew the chaos I was getting in.
          E           D            C
But I've broken all my promises to you
E                  D         C       D
I've broken all my promises to you.

G          C           E    D
Why do you do this to me?
G          C       E      D
Why do you do this so easily?
G                      C
You make it hard to smile because
    E                D
You make it hard to breathe
G          C           E    D
Why do you do this to me?
E  D
To me..

G
A phrasing that's a single tear,
C              D
Iis harder than I ever feared
G                               C      D
And you were left feeling so alone.
	E                D
Because these days aren't easy
           C             D
Like they have been once before
E            D         C        D
These days aren't easy anymore.


G          C           E    D
Why do you do this to me?
G          C       E      D
Why do you do this so easily?
G                      C
You make it hard to smile because
    E                D
You make it hard to breathe
G          C           E    D
Why do you do this to me?
E  D    E  D  E   D
To me, to me, to me..

G
I should've known this wasn't real
D
And fought it off and fought to feel
E
What matters most? Everything
C                                   G
That you feel while listening to every word that I sing.
D                            E
I promise you I will bring you home
             C
I will bring you home.


G          C           E    D
Why do you do this to me?
G          C       E      D
Why do you do this so easily?
G                      C
You make it hard to smile because
    E                D
You make it hard to breathe
G          C           E    D
Why do you do this to me?
E   D
To me..


G          C           E    D
Why do you do this to me?
G          C       E      D
Why do you do this so easily?
G                      C
You make it hard to smile because
    E                D
You make it hard to breathe
G          C           E    D
Why do you do this to me?
E  D    E  D  E   D
To me, to me, to me..

A Naked Twist in My Story

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

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

(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

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]
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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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