Of Monsters And Men are an indie folk band which formed in 2010 in Reykjavík, Iceland. The band consists of Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir (vocals, guitar), Ragnar 

''Of Monsters and Men'' est un groupe Indie Folk/Pop, gagnant du Músíktilraunir dans une bataille musicale entre plusieurs groupes de musique en Iceland.  Jaillissants de plusieurs projets solo, les origines du groupe commencèrent en 2009. ''Of Monsters And Men'' participa au Músíktilraunir 2010 avec les membres suivants : Nanna (Voix, guitare), Raggi (Voix, guitare, melodica, glockenspiel), Brynjar (Guitare, melodica) et Arnar (Batterie, percussions, melodica, glockenspiel, voix). Après la compétition, 2 membres s'ajoutèrent au groupe : Árni (Accordéon, claviers) et Kristján (Bass). 

We used to be birds but now we're monsters.  Of Monsters and Men ist eine liebenswürdige Gruppe isländischer Tagträumer, die Folk-Pop Songs gestalten.  Im Dezember 2011 veröffentlichten sie ihre EP Into the Woods, nachdem sie Músiktilraunir 2010, einen jährlichen Bandwettbewerb in Island gewannen.  Im Sommer 2011 erreichte ihre Single Little Talks Nummer 1 in den isländschen Charts und ihr Bekanntheitsgrad weitete sich auf die ganze Welt aus.   

Of Monsters and Men es una banda islandesa ganadora del Músiktilraunir (una competencia de bandas de su país) el 2010. El nombre de la banda se ajusta a la letra de sus canciones, que en su mayoría cuentan la historia de todo tipo de monstruos y de humanos.  La banda indie/folk se compone de 6 miembros, y se hicieron ampliamente conocidos gracias a que su canción &quot;Little Tals&quot; fue difundida por la radio KEXP, luego de grabarla en el festival Iceland Airwaves el 2011. 

Bb                          Eb
I am sorry this is always how it goes
                  Bb                            Eb
The wind blows loudest when you've got your eyes closed
               Cm             Gm          Eb
But I never changed a single color that I breathe
                 F
So you could have tried to take a closer look at me
      Bb                       Eb
I am tired of punching in the wind
      Bb                     Eb
I am tired of letting it all in
              Cm            Gm         Eb
And I should eat you up at spit you right out
            F
I should not care but I don't know how


CHORUS
      Gm     F
So I tape up my face 
           Bb                        Eb
Cause it reminds me how it all went wrong
       Gm      F
And I pull out my tongue 
           Bb                        Eb
Cause it reminds me how it all went wrong



VERSE 2
      Bb                     Eb
I am sorry for the trouble I suppose
              Bb                      Eb
My blood runs red, but my body feels so cold
                 Cm         Gm           Eb
I guess I could swim for days in the salty sea
          F
But in the end, the waves will discolor me


CHORUS
      Gm     F
So I tape up my face 
           Bb                        Eb
Cause it reminds me how it all went wrong
       Gm      F
And I pull out my tongue 
           Bb                        Eb
Cause it reminds me how it all went wrong
       Gm      F
And I cough up my lungs
             Bb                    Eb
Cause they remind me how it all went wrong
        Gm        F
But I leave in my heart
                A#                D#
Cause I don't want to stay in the dark


BRIDGE
 Gm         F 
Ooh, ooh ooh ooh 
     Bb              Eb
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ohh
 Gm         F 
Ooh, ooh ooh ooh 
     Bb              Eb
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ohh


CHORUS
      Gm     F
So I tape up my face 
           Bb                        Eb
Cause it reminds me how it all went wrong
       Gm      F
And I pull out my tongue 
           Bb                        Eb
Cause it reminds me how it all went wrong
       Gm      F
And I cough up my lungs
             Bb                        Eb
Cause they remind me how it all went wrong
        Gm        F
But I leave in my heart
                Bb                Eb
Cause I don't want to stay in the dark

Organs

# NO CAPO #  

  Intro: Bm G D   x2

Bm                   G                  D
If I could face them, if I could make amends with all my shadows
Bm          G            D
I'd bow my head and welcome them
Bm                    G                      D
But I feel it burning, like when the winter wind stops my breathing
                                       Bm             G              D
Are you really gonna love me when I'm gone, fear you won't, I fear you don't

       G               Bm                   A
And it echoes when I breathe, 'til all you see is my ghost
       G               Bm                    A
Empty vessel, crooked teeth, wish you could see, and they call me under

G         D             Bm             A
And I'm shaking like a leaf, and they call me under
G      D           Bm              A
And I wither underneath, in this storm

  Interlude: Bm G D   x2

Bm              G           D
I am a stranger, I am an alien inside a structure
                                       Bm                 G                D
Are you really gonna love me when I'm gone, with all my thoughts, and all my faults
Bm               G                     D
I feel it biting, I feel it break my skin so uninviting
                                       Bm               G              D
Are you really gonna need me when I'm gone, I fear you won't, I fear you don't

       G               Bm                   A
And it echoes when I breathe, 'til all you see is my ghost
       G               Bm                    A
Empty vessel, crooked teeth, wish you could see, and they call me under

G         D             Bm             A
And I'm shaking like a leaf, and they call me under
G      D           Bm              A
And I wither underneath, in this storm, I feel it
G         D            Bm                       G
And they call me under, and I'm shaking like a leaf
          D            Bm             A
And they call me underneath, to the storm

  Outro: Bm G D   x2

I Of The Storm

Am       C             Dm                 Am
Feel the ocean as it breathes, shivering teeth
         C                    Dm              Am
See the mountains where they meet, smothering me
        C                  Dm                      Am
As the wind fends off the waves, I count down the days
        C              Dm
Heavy stones, fear no weather

[Interlude]: Am C Dm   x2

Am      C              Dm                          Am
I find comfort in the sound, and the shape of the heart
       C                    Dm                    Am
How it echoes through the chest, from under the ground
        C               Dm                      Am
As the hills turn into holes, I fill them with gold
        C              Dm
Heavy stones, fear no weather

F                 Am                      G
And from the rain, comes a river running wild that will create
               F              Am                        G
An empire for you, illuminate, there's a river running wild that will create
             F    Am            G
An empire for you, an empire for two
             F    Am            G
An empire for you, an empire for two

Am     C                Dm                   Am
And I paint your body black, I hide in your hair
             C             Dm                  Am
And you're staring back at me, like I wasn't there
        C              Dm                    Am
As our bodies become stills, we welcome the fear
        C              Dm
Heavy stones, fear no weather

F                 Am                      G
And from the rain, comes a river running wild that will create
               F              Am                        G
An empire for you, illuminate, there's a river running wild that will create
             F    Am            G
An empire for you, an empire for two
             F    Am            G
An empire for you, an empire for two

[Interlude]: F Am G   x2

F             Am                      G
From the rain, comes a river running wild that will create
               F              Am                        G
An empire for you, illuminate, there's a river running wild that will create
             F    Am            G
An empire for you, an empire for two
             F    Am            G
An empire for you, an empire for two

[Outro]: F Am G  F Am G  Dm F Am G Dm F G

Empire

Bm
Open my chest and color the spine
      A
I'm giving you all, I'm giving you all
  Em
Swallow my breath and take what is mine
      G
I'm giving you all, I'm giving you all
 Bm
I'll be the blood if you'll be the bones
      A
I'm giving you all, I'm giving you all
    Em
So lift up my body and lose all control
      G
I'm giving you all, I'm giving you all


[Pre-chorus]

     Bm
You hover like a hummingbird, haunt me in my sleep
         A
You're sailing from another world
                            Em
Sinking in my sea, you're feeding on my energy
                               Bm   A
I'm letting go of it, she wants it


[Chorus]

                  G             D
And I run from wolves, hoo ooh ooh
             Bm          A
Breathing heavily at my feet
                  G             D
And I run from wolves, hoo ooh ooh
              Bm           A
Tearing into me without teeth


[Verse]

  Bm
I can see through you, we are the same
  A
It's perfectly strange, you run in my veins
  Em
How can I keep you inside my lungs
  G
I breathe what is yours, you breathe what is mine


[Pre-chorus]

     Bm
You hover like a hummingbird, haunt me in my sleep
         A
You're sailing from another world
                            Em
Sinking in my sea, you're feeding on my energy
                              Bm   A
I'm letting go of it, he wants it


[Chorus]

                  G             D
And I run from wolves, hoo ooh ooh
             Bm          A
Breathing heavily at my feet
                  G             D
And I run from wolves, hoo ooh ooh
             Bm           A
Tearing into me without teeth
              Em    G
And you can follow
               Bm   A
You can follow me
          Em    G
You can follow
               Bm   A
You can follow me


[Bridge]

     Em                         G         
You hover like a hummingbird, haunt me in my sleep
         Bm                             
You're sailing from another world
  A                            Em 
Sinking in my sea, oh you're feeding on my energy
   G                        Bm    A
I'm letting go of it, she wants it


[Chorus]

                  G             D
And I run from wolves, hoo ooh ooh
             Bm          A
Breathing heavily at my feet
                  G             D
And I run from wolves, hoo ooh ooh
             Bm           A
Tearing into me without teeth
              Em    G
And you can follow
               Bm   A
You can follow me
          Em    G
You can follow
               Bm   A
You can follow me
              Em    G
And you can follow
               Bm   A
You can follow me
          Em    G
You can follow
               Bm   A
You can follow me

Wolves Without Teeth

Beneath The Skin

The picking bits are around Am, C, Fmaj7 and C like this (relative to capo):

              H                 H            
A---0-0-0-0------------------------3---3---|
E----0---0-----0---0---0---0--1---1-1-1----|
C-----------02--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------|
G------2---0-----0---0---0---0-0-2---2-----|


Am                      C
Jumping up and down the floor
   C          Fmaj7
My head is an animal
    Am                    C
And once there was an animal
C                           Fmaj7
It had a son that mowed the lawn
    Am             C
The son was an ok guy
C                    Fmaj7
Thay had a pet dragonfly
    Am                 C
The dragonfly it ran away
C                                Fmaj7
But it came back with a story to say

Am, C, Fmaj7
Hey!
Am, C, Fmaj7
Hey!

Dirty Paws

*CAPO THE FIRST FRET

Intro
Am - F - C - G
                    Hey!
Am - F - C - G
                    Hey!
Am - F - C - G
                    Hey!
Am - F - C - G

Verse 1
Am               F                C                  
I don't like walking around this old and empty house
Am                     F                C
So hold my hand, I'll walk with you my dear
Am                F           C
The stairs creak as I sleep, it's keeping me awake
Am                      F                 C
It's the house telling you to close your eyes
Am           F        C
Some days I can't even trust myself
Am                  F            C
It's killing me to see you this way

Chorus:
                   Am        F         
'Cause though the truth may vary
    C           G
This ship will carry
      Am    F        C 
Our bodies safe to shore

Am - F - C - G
                    Hey!
Am - F - C - G
                    Hey!
Am - F - C - G
                   Hey!
Am - F - C - G

Verse 2
            Am          F            C                  
There's an old voice in my head that's holding me back
Am               F                C
Tell her that I miss our little talks
Am                F         C
Soon it will be over and buried with our past
Am                 F                   C
We used to play outside when we were young (and full of life and full of love)
Am           F               C
Some days I think that I'm wrong when I'm right
Am                     F               C
Your mind is playing tricks on you my dear

Chorus
                   Am        F         
'Cause though the truth may vary
    C           G
This ship will carry
      Am    F        C     G
Our bodies safe to shore  Hey!
Am                  F    C     G
Don't listen to a word I say. Hey!
Am                 F       C     G
The screams all sound the same. Hey!
                   Am        F         
'Cause though the truth may vary
    C           G
This ship will carry
      Am    F        C     G
Our bodies safe to shore 

Am - F - C - G
Am - F - C - G
Am - F - C - G
Am - F - C

Verse 3
Am
You're gone, gone, gone away. I watched you disappear
Am 
All that's left is a ghost of you
Am
Now we're torn, torn, torn apart, there's nothing we can do. 
Am
Just let me go, we'll meet again soon.
Am               F              C 
Now wait, wait, wait for me. Please hang around
Am         F            C      G
I see you when I fall asleep. Hey!

Chorus x 2
Am                  F    C     G
Don't listen to a word I say. Hey!
Am                 F       C     G
The screams all sound the same. Hey!
                   Am        F         
'Cause though the truth may vary
    C           G
This ship will carry
      Am    F        C     G
Our bodies safe to shore 

Ending x 2
                   Am        F         
'Cause though the truth may vary
       C         G
This ship will carry
      Am     F       C 
Our bodies safe to shore

Little Talks

am
I heard them calling in the distance
c
So I packed my things and ran
e9
Far away from all the trouble
em7
I had caused with my two hands
db6
Alone we traveled on with nothing but a shadow
db6
We fled far away
g
Hold your horses now
d7
(We sleep until the sun goes down)
g
Through the woods we ran
d7
(Deep into the mountain sound)
g
Hold your horses now
d7
(We sleep until the sun goes down)
g
Through the woods we ran
f
Some hid scars and some hid scratches
a
It made me wonder about their past
g7
And as I looked around, I began to notice
g7
That we were nothing like the rest
g
Hold your horses now
d7
(We sleep until the sun goes down)
g
Through the woods we ran
d7
(Deep into the mountain sound)
g
Hold your horses now
d7
(We sleep until the sun goes down)
g
Through the woods we ran

d7
We sleep until the sun goes down
d7
We sleep until the sun goes down
d7
We sleep until the sun goes down
g
Hold your horses now
d7
(We sleep until the sun goes down)
g
Through the woods we ran
d7
(Deep into the mountain sound)
g
Hold your horses now
d7
(We sleep until the sun goes down)
g
Through the woods we ran
g
Hold your horses now
d7
(We sleep until the sun goes down)
g
Through the woods we ran
d7
(Deep into the mountain sound)
g
Hold your horses now
d7
(We sleep until the sun goes down)
g
Through the woods we ran

d7
We sleep until the sun goes down
d7
We sleep until the sun goes

Mountain Sound

The strumming pattern for the verses is DDUUDU

C
Taking over this town, they should worry
C
But these problems aside I think I taught you well
              Am                  F                  C
That we won't run, that we won't run, that we won't run
             Am                  F                  C
That we won't run, that we won't run, that we won't run


C
And in the winter night sky, ships are sailing
C
Looking down on these bright blue city lights
                Am                   F                    C
And they won't wait, and they won't wait, and they won't wait
               Am                   F                  C
We're here to stay, we're here to stay, we're here to stay

(Now at the chorus, you just strum down once on each note)


F                   C  G
Howling ghosts they re-appear
   F                  C            G
In mountains that are stacked with fear
    F                  C    G   Am
But you're a king and I'm a lionheart


(Now back to DDUUDU)



C
His crown lit up the way as we moved slowly
C
Passed the wondering eyes of the ones that were left behind
           Am               F                C
Though far away, though far away, though far away
                Am                    F                      C
We're still the same, we're still the same, we're still the same




(Now for this chorus, keep using the DDUUDU strumming pattern)

F                   C  G
Howling ghosts they re-appear
   F                  C            G
In mountains that are stacked with fear
    F                  C    G   Am
But you're a king and I'm a lionheart

    F                 C       G
And in the sea that's painted black
F                C       G
Creatures lurk below the deck
    F                 C     G   Am
But you're a king and I'm a lionheart
    F                  C     G
And as the world comes to an end
F               C         G
I'll be here to hold your hand cause
F                  C        G   Am
You're my king and I'm your lionheart


    F          C   G   F        C   G   F        C   G   F
A lionheart      A lionheart      A lionheart      A lionheart

C  G    F       C   G   F        C   G   F        C   G   Am
 A lionheart      A lionheart      A lionheart      A lionheart



F                   C  G
Howling ghosts they re-appear
   F                  C            G
In mountains that are stacked with fear
    F                 C     G   Am
But you're a king and I'm a lionheart


    F                 C       G
And in the sea that's painted black
F              C       G
Creatures lurk below the deck
    F                 C     G   Am
But you're a king and I'm a lionheart


 

   F          C   G   F        C   G   F        C   G   F
A lionheart      A lionheart      A lionheart      A lionheart

C  G    F       C   G   F        C   G   F        C   G   Am
 A lionheart      A lionheart      A lionheart      A lionheart

King And Lionheart

# Intro: Db, Bbm, Gbmaj7
    Db                                                Bbm
Xxx sea xxxx xxxxxxx xx xxx xxxxx xx xxx xxx xxxxxxx notice
            Gbmaj7                  Db
Xxx xxxxxxx wrapped xxx xxxx xxxxxx you

                                     Bbm
Xxx carpet xx xx xxxxx xxxxx xxxx x forest 
                     Gbmaj7                             Db
xxx x xxx xxxxxx xxx tall trees  xxxx xxxx xxxxx xxxxxx me
                                                Bbm
Xxx xxxxx xxxx x xxxx xx xx xxx xxx xxxx xx xxx stories
            Gbmaj                                                Db
Xxxx x xxxx up xxxx x xxxxx xxxxx xx xxxx x xxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xx yours

                                          Bbm
Xx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xxxxxx xxx x xxxx forsake you 
                  Gmaj7                                    Db
xxx xxx xxxx xxxx eyes xxx xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx xxx xxxx last
                                                      Bbm
Xxx xxxx xx xx xxxx xxxx xxxxx xx xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxx pasts
                   Gmaj7                           Db
Xx xx x xxxxxx xxx to be xxxxxx xxx xx xx x xxxxxx xxx
    Db(once)           Bbm(once)           Gmaj7(once)        Db
Xx love xx xxxxxx, xxx xxxx xx xxxxxx, xxx love xx xxxxxxx xx well
# (repeat once)

# Repeat this same pattern through the rest of the song

Sloom

Intro: Em   D   G   x4

Em         D         G
Well maybe I'm a crook for stealing your heart away
Em         D         G
And maybe I'm a crook for not caring for it
Em          D       G
Yeah maybe I'm a bad, bad, bad, bad person
Em    D          G
      Well baby, I know


Em         D         G
And these fingertips, will never run through your skin
Em        D               G
And those bright blue eyes can only meet mine
Em    D      G
across a room filled with people that
Em      D               G
are less important than you


        Em  D           G             D
Because you love, love, love when you know I can't love
Em  D           G             D
You love, love, love when you know I can't love
Em  D           G             D                  G       D
You love, love, love when you know I can't love, you..


Em   D   G   x4


Em   D              G               Em        D        G
So I think it's best we both forget before we dwell on it
Em          D          G
The way you held me so tight all through the night
Em   D           G
Till it was near morning


        Em  D           G             D
Because you love, love, love when you know I can't love
Em  D           G             D
You love, love, love when you know I can't love
Em  D           G             D                  G       D
You love, love, love when you know I can't love, you..


        Em  D           G             D
Because you love, love, love when you know I can't love
Em  D           G             D
You love, love, love when you know I can't love
Em  D           G             D                  G       D
You love, love, love when you know I can't love, you..


Em   D   G   x7

Love Love Love

Am               Em
We came here on his back
      C              G
And we caught your eye
Am                Em
The salty ocean wind
        C          G
Made the seagulls cry
    Am               Em
The rocking of his house
       C       G
Had me holding on
      Am              Em
But I knew that I was safe
     C          G
From there on out

Am, Em, C, G, (G)

      Am                Em
The waves that hit his face
  C           G
Marked the past
        Am             Em
And the farrows on his skin
    C               G
Oh how time goes fast

           Am       Em
And we are far from home
          C  G
But we're so happy
         Am        Em
Far from home, all alone
           C  G
 But we're so happy


Am         Em        C          G (G)           
La,  la la la, la la la,  la la la


      Am          Em
After every sunny day
       C      G
Came a stormy night

            Am           Em
That's when finner would say
          C          G
Keep your heads held high

           Am       Em
And we are far from home
          C  G
But we're so happy
         Am        Em
Far from home, all alone
          C  G
But we're so happy

Am  Em              C         G (G)            
La, la la la, la la la, la la la



           Am       Em
And we are far from home
          C  G
But we're so happy
         Am        Em
Far from home, all alone
          C  G
But we're so happy

Am, Em, C, G, (G)

From Finner

G - C

  G                               C
Oh I miss the comfort of this house.
                     G
Where we are, where we are,
               C
Where we are, where we are.
G                                  C
The floor under our feet whispers out:
                     G
'Come on in, come on in,
             C (hold)
where it all begins.'

           G                 C
Can you chase this fire away?
           G                 C
Can you chase this fire away?

    G                                  C
We climbed up to the top in worn out shoes,
                  G
But she ran down, she ran down,
                    C
She ran down to the house.
     G                                  C
A fox that gains our trust but then breaks it as he walks
          G                C
away from us, away from us.

           G                 C
Can you chase this fire away?
          G                  C
Can you chase this fire away?
        Em          C        G
In the fall we sleep all day.
        Em          C        G
In the fall we sleep all day.
           G            C
Where we are, where we are.
          G              C
Where we are, where we are.

           G                 C
Can you chase this fire away?
          G                  C
Can you chase this fire away?
        Em          C        G
In the fall we sleep all day.
        Em          C        G
In the fall we sleep all day.

Em - C - G 
# to end

Lakehouse

F
Slow, slow me down

her blood, on my bones

Let go, lay to rest


   C
We fall, we fall, we fall
               F          Dm       C       F
we fall to the ground


F      Dm
Sleep, sleep all night
          C                F
while the young, they wait alone
       F   Dm
So get up, shake the rust
 

   C
We crawl, we crawl, we crawl
                F
we crawl on the ground


F                    Dm
Alone, I fight these animals
C                  F
Alone, until I get home


F   Dm   C   F


F       Dm
A wolf, wolf and I
   C                   F
we share the same cold meal
F           Dm
I float on, float on down


   C
We ride, we ride, we ride
               F
we ride it all out
   Dm                C
We ride, we ride, we ride
               F
we ride it all out
   F                
We ride, we ride
               Dm
we ride it all out
            C
We ride, we ride
               F
we ride it all out


F                    Dm
Alone, I fight these animals
C                  F
Alone, until I get home


F                    Dm
Alone, I fight these animals
C                  F
Alone, until I get home


F                    Dm
Alone, I fight these animals
C                  F
Alone, until I get home

F                    Dm
Alone, I fight these animals
C                  F
Alone, until I get home


F
Coming back, I'm coming back
F
Coming back, I'm coming back
Dm
She follows me into the woods

takes me home


    C       Am
She follows me into the woods
C        F
takes me home


Dm
Coming back, I'm coming back
Dm
Coming back, I'm coming back


    C       Am
She follows me into the woods
C        F
takes me home


Dm
Coming back, I'm coming back
Dm
Coming back, I'm coming back


    C       Am
She follows me into the woods
C        F
takes me home


Dm
Coming back, I'm coming back
Dm
Coming back, I'm coming back


    C       Am
She follows me into the woods
C        F
takes me home


Dm    C  Am    C  F
Dm    C  Am    C  F

Six Weeks

Am               C
In the spring we made a boat
       F               Am
Out of feathers, out of bones.
       C          Am
We set fire to our homes,
       Fmaj7            C
Walking barefoot in the snow.
       Am            C
Distant rhythm of the drum
     F                   Am
As we drifted towards the storm.
     C            Am
Baby lion lost his teeth,
         Fmaj7             C
Now they're swimming in the sea.

        Am            C
Troubled spirits on my chest
          F       Am
Where they laid to rest.
             C            Am
The birds all left my tall friend,
      Fmaj7         C
As your body hit the sand.
       Am              C
Million stars up in the sky
        F       Am
Formed a tigers eye
          C           Am
That looked down on my face,
     Fmaj7            C
Out of time and out of place.

   Am     C
So hold on,
F        Am       C     Am
Hold on to what we are,
Fmaj7          C
Hold on to your heart.

      Am           C         F            Am
La la la, la la la la, la la la, la la la la
      C      Am        Fmaj7  C
la la la, la la, la la la, la la

      Am           C         F            Am
La la la, la la la la, la la la, la la la la
      C      Am        Fmaj7  C
la la la, la la, la la la, la la

   Am         C          F         Am
Awaken by the sound of a screaming owl.
        C            Am
Chasing leafs in the wind,
      Fmaj7             C
Going where we've never been.
         Am              C
Said goodbye to you my friend,
         F     Am
As the fire spread.
           C             Am
All that's left are your bones
           Fmaj7         C
That will soon sink like stones.

   Am     C
So hold on,
F        Am       C     Am
Hold on to what we are,
Fmaj7          C
Hold on to your heart.

      Am           C         F            Am
La la la, la la la la, la la la, la la la la
      C      Am        Fmaj7  C
la la la, la la, la la la, la la

      Am           C         F            Am
La la la, la la la la, la la la, la la la la
      C      Am        Fmaj7  C
la la la, la la, la la la, la la

   Am     C
So hold on,
Fmaj7   C       Am
Hold on to your heart.

Your Bones

G - C

G                C              G     F#
   The lights go out, I am all alone
G                   C                      G     F#
   All the trees outside are buried in the snow
G             C                    G           F#
  I spend my night dancing with my own shadow
       G               C             G   F#
And it holds me and it never lets me go

  G                 C
I move slow and steady
      Em               Am
But I feel like a waterfall
        G                  C
Yeah, I move slow and steady
         Em                  Am
Past the ones that I used to know

G             C                     Em    F#
  My dear old friend, take me for a spin
G                   C                  Em     F#
  Two wolves in the dark, running in the wind
G             C                  Em          F#
  I'm letting go, but I've never felt better
G               C                  Em    F#
  Passing by all the monsters in my head

      G                 C
And I move slow and steady
      Em               Am
But I feel like a waterfall
        G                    C
Yeah, I move slow and steady
         Em                  Am
Past the ones that I used to know

        G           C
And I'm never ready
       G                      F#
'Cause I know, I know, I know
     G                 C
That time won't let me
G           Em      Am
Show what I want to show

     G                 C
And I move slow and steady
      Em               Am
But I feel like a waterfall
        G                    C
Yeah, I move slow and steady
         Em                  Am
Past the ones that I used to know

        G           C
And I'm never ready
       G                      F#
'Cause I know, I know, I know
     G                 C
That time won't let me
G           Em      Am
Show what I want to show


G - C - Em - Am

Slow And Steady

Am7                        Am           C                           Em
I'm looking for a place to start, but everything feels so different now.

Am7                     Am                C               Em
Just grab a hold of my hand, I will lead you through this wonderland.

Am7            Am          C                  Em
Water up to my knees , but sharks are swimming in the sea.

Am7                   Am                C         Em
Just follow my yellow light, and ignore all those big warning signs.

Am7                   Am      C                      Em
Somewhere deep in the dark, a howling beast hears us talk.
Am7                      Am        C                          Em
I dare you to close your eyes, and see all the colors in disguise.
Am7              Am                  C                   Em
Running into the night, the earth is shaking and I see a light.
Am7                      Am           C                 Em
The light is blinding my eyes, as the soft walls eat us alive.

Yellow Light

My Head Is An Animal

Cmaj7 G

G                            Em
Cold, dark sea, wrapping its arms around me
           D                             Cmaj7  G
Pulling me down to the deep, all eyes on me

G                             Em
I pushed you away, although I wished you could stay
        D                                    Cmaj7  G
So many words left unsaid but I'm all out of breath

Em                        D
So go, go, go, get out of here
                    Em
Go away, get out of here
                   D
Go, go, get out of here
                    Em
Go away, get out of here
                   D
Go, go, get out of here
                    Em
Go away, get out of here
                   D
Go, go, get out of here, go away

G                              Em
Cold, dark sea, your waves are rocking me
           D                                 Cmaj7
I close my eyes and fall asleep, all eyes on me
             G
Your eyes on me

Sinking Man

The Walking Dead 

# NO CAPO #

Intro: C


        C
Lost in skies of powdered gold
          F
Caught in clouds of silver ropes
         C
Showered by the empty hopes
     F
As I tumble down falling fast to the ground


   Am
I know I'll wither
G
So peel away the bark
F
Because nothing
                 Am
Grows when it is dark
                   G
In spite of all my fears
                    F
I can see it all so clear
                F
I see it all so clear
  
 
    C
Ooooh 
           E     Am
Cover your crystal eyes
             G
And feel the tones
             F         C
That tremble down your spine
    C
Ooooh 
           E     Am
Cover your crystal eyes
             G
And let your colors bleed
    F          C
And blend with mine


       C
Making waves in pitch black sand
         F
Feel the salt dance on my hands
        C
Raw and charcoal colored thighs
        F
Feel so cold and my skin
         F
Feels so paper-thin


   Am
I know I'll wither
G
So peel away the bark
F
Because nothing
                 Am
Grows when it is dark
                   G
In spite of all my fears
                    F
I can see it all so clear
                F
I see it all so clear


    C
Ooooh 
           E     Am
Cover your crystal eyes
             G
And feel the tones
             F         C
That tremble down your spine
    C
Ooooh 
           E     Am
Cover your crystal eyes
             G
And let your colors bleed
    F          C
And blend with mine


         Am
But I'm ok
                   Em
In see-through skin
     F
I forgive what is within
                     Am
Because I'm in this house
             Em
I'm in this home
      F
All my time


    C
Ooooh 
           E     Am
Cover your crystal eyes
             G
And feel the tones
             F         C
That tremble down your spine
    C
Ooooh 
           E     Am
Cover your crystal eyes
             G
And let your colors bleed
    F          C
And blend with mine

Crystals

H                       
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----6----3------------------------------------3---------------|
C|--0-------------3--5----3--5----3--5----3-5-------5---3-0------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

[intro]
F Am Dm Am A# Dm Gm C

[Verse 1]
             F 
Baby really hurt me
                Am 
crying in the taxi
                Dm
He dont wanna know me
                         Am                     A#     Dm
says you make the big mistake of dancing in my store 
Gm                  C
   Says it was poison
                 F
So I guess I go home 
          Am                     Dm
into the arms of the girl that I love
                Am 
the only love I havent screwed up
A#                  Dm
   She's so hard to please
             Gm      C  
but shes a forest fire
        F               
I do my best to meet her demands
Am
play it romance
         Dm
we slow dance in the living room
    Am                      A#
but all that a stranger would see
        Dm           Gm               C     
is one girl swaying alone stroking her cheek

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Verse 2]
            F 
The truth is, I am toy
                Dm
that people enjoy
                Am               A#
till all of the tricks dont work anymore
Dm              Gm       C
And then they are bored of me
             
                    F
I know that its exciting
                     Am
running through the night but
              Dm                Am
every perfect summer's eating me alive
            A#    Dm
unitl youre gone
Gm          C
Better on my own

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Outro]
             Dm           F           A#
They're gonna watch me disappear into the sun
                 Dm        F           A#
You're all gonna watch me disappear into the sun

Liability

Intro  D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 1
    D                              Bm7
We never spoke a word, but every thought she had 
                         G     A Asus A
I heard from across the room 
             D                               Bm7
If we were standin' face to face I couldn't find the words 
               G               A Asus A
To say give me one more move 
        G              A             G                   A
I don't even know her name, I guess foolish pride's to blame


Chorus 
          D                        D7
Now, I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
        Bm7                 F#              G                    A
And my heart won't tell my mind to tell my mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
        Bm7 A   G                              Gm
Now I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Interlude   D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 2
          D                           Bm7
Wise man next to me did say 'bout the one that got away
        G                    A
Son, I missed my chance 
           D                            Bm7
Don't you let regret take place of the dreams you have to chase
     G               A
Ask her to dance, go on, son
           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith


Chorus
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A   G                               Gm
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away 


Solo   D    Bm7  Bm  F#  G   A  D    D7    Bm  F# |A   D 


           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith
 
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A    Bm7 A       Bm7 A       G                      G   
Don't be fallin', fallin' in, fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Outro  (G)   Gm  Bm7  E G  Gm  D

As She's Walking Away

Intro:

Bb - F - A

F                 C
I've been feeling lonesome
F                            C
I'm down, don't know what to do
D
I let you lie to me
F
plant seeds inside
            E
to see them grow
                      F
only to leave them to die

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
    A
for you

F                  C
I've been lost and finding
F                           C
out that I've been such a fool
D           
you thought you'd stick around
F
until the day you found
    E                    F
someone to make me obsolete

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm F
why cry
    Bb
for you... 


Guitar Solo:

Bb - F - A (2x)

  C     
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
    A
for you

Why Cry

INTRO:

A |---------------------|
E |--7--7--7----------- -|
C |---------------------|
G |---------------------|

VERSE 1:   

C#m          E       B      A                     C#m   E    B   A 
I’m going away to be alone I’m coming back with answers
C#m           E            B    A            C#m   E   B   A
Don’t try to call my telephone it’s disconnected
C#m           E          B       A               C#m   E   B   A
And I don’t know where I’m going but can you guide me
C#m              E        B        A              C#m   E   B   A
But if I find love where I’m going will it survive me


PRE-CHORUS 1:

C#m            B   A                         C#m         A   B
‘Cause in your own space you’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not affected
C#m         B   A                           C#m         A   B
And in your own time you’re still attracted but in your own life


CHORUS:

A                                 C#m            B
This heart attack I’ve gotta get away not coming back
A                                 C#m                     B
I want some downtime so call me when you can and I’ll be fine


VERSE 2: [same chords as VERSE1]
I’ve found the time to be alone I don’t know what you’re asking
I’m waiting by the telephone and you’re still barking
My heart stops it isn’t… going could you revive me
I think I’m lost without knowing so come and find me


PRE-CHORUS 2:  [same chords as PRE-CHORUS1]
‘Cause in the same space we’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not attracted
But in your own life over reacted and in your own time


{CHORUS x2}


Sometimes if we don’t go sometimes you don’t know
You don’t go I don’t go I don’t go you don’t go

C#5  B5  A5                      C#5  A5  B5
            I’ve got your back              but you don’t got mine
C#5  E5  A5                    C#5  A5  B5
            This heart attack              then I’m feeling fine


CHORUS x2

C#m          E       B    A 
I’m going away to be alone
C#m          E       B    A 
I'm going away to be alone ...............

This Heart Attack

C#                                A                   E
Mass romantic fool, wears Foster Grants, his books on tape ring true,
                               F#                          C#
Like everyone wants to say "I love you" to someone on the radio.
                                                A
His choice of hollowed stars, now the one true loves,
           E                                     F#
And author of "My Life Among the Kids Who Go to Shows".
        C#
This is not the way.

                   B
In the streetlight dawn 
F#                 C#
In the streetlight dawn 
                G#  F#  C#
this beat turns on.

C#  D#  C#  B  C#

C#                                A
Mass romantic fool, separated by sheets.
                 E
When the curtain calls
                                     F#                       C#
you speaking on the themes of stolen virtue, missing from the radio.
                                   A                  E
Now this romantic duel is into the streets. Bon appetit.
                F#
You've eaten me alive.
                    C#
You realize this is not the way.


                   B
In the streetlight dawn
F#                 C#
In the streetlight dawn 
                G#  F#  C#
this beat turns on.

C#  D#  C#  B  C#

C#                               A
Mass romantic fool, separated by sheets.
                 E
When the curtain calls
                                     F#                       C#
you speaking on the themes of stolen virtue, missing from the radio.
                                   A                  E
Now this romantic duel is into the streets. Bon appetit.
                 
You've eaten me alive.
     F#              C#
You realize this is not the way.


                    B
In the streetlight dawn
F#                  C#
In the streetlight dawn 
                 G#  F#  C#
this beat turns on.

C#  D#  C#  B  C#


B                A               E
This boy's life among the electrical lights.

Mass Romantic

Riff:
|3-----------6-------------------|3-----------6---------------|
|3-------6/8-6-----------8-------|3-------6/8-6-----------8---|
|3-------5/7-7-----------7-------|3-------5/7-7-----------7---|
|0-------------------------------|0---------------------------|
Repeat 2x


| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly
He got joo joo eyeball he one holy roller

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker he just do what he please

| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
He wear no shoe shine he got toe jam football
He got monkey finger he shoot Coca-Cola

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He say,"I know you and you know me"
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

| Am - - G7 | F7 - G7 - |
Come together right now over me



Repeat Riff



| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
He bag production he got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard he one spinal cracker

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease

| Am - - G7 | F7 - G7 - |
Come together right now over me


Repeat Riff

Come Together

Intro: F

F
Under your wheels, the hope of spring
  Am
Mirage of loss, a few more things
    Dm
You left your sorrow dangling
   Bb                  C
It hangs in air like a school cheer

F
Complex notes inside the chords
    Am
On every wall inflections carved
Dm
Deep as lakes and dark as stars 
  Bb                 C         
Remember we were the volunteers.        
 
 Bb      Am                   Bb
(Oooooo) Courts knew this and nothing more
          Am                 Bb                F
(Oooooo) Now it's my rights versus yours

F
Under your wheels, your hopeless reign
Am
You fall too hard, we're up too late
   Dm
We hang suspended from the heights
  Bb                C
Until it's safer to walk here

F
Under your wheels, your chance is with
    Am
The easy call, the called-off search
    Dm
The medicine, it still won't work
            Bb                  C      
But there's dangerous levels of it here

 Bb      Am                Bb
(Oooooo) Same thing as the other time
         Am                       Gm
(Oooooo) But now it's your rights versus mine

    Bb                     F           Gm
The truth in one free afternoon
    Bb                     F   
The truth in one free afternoon

C                   Dm
Under my wheels the chance is held
Am                 Bb
Gave me to save me from myself
C                  Dm              Bb                     
Spectacles painted with my shaking hand

C                     Dm
Fingers in paints, in paints we brought
Am                       Bb
Thinking we'd leave them when we're not
C                   Dm             Bb
Flying the flags of new empires in rags

                  Gm
The new empire in rags
    Bb                F
The truth in one free afternoon
                Gm
A new empire in rags
    Bb                F
The truth in one free afternoon
                Gm
A new empire in rags
    Bb                F
The truth in one free afternoon
                Gm
A new empire in rags
    Bb                F
The truth in one free afternoon

F                       
Under your wheels, the fits and starts
    Am
The time to dabble in the arts
   Dm
To tease the packs of dogs in charge
    Bb                     C          
But kid it's all wasted on me

F
Under your wheels, the hope of spring
   Am
Mirage of loss, a few more things
    Dm
The medicine it still won't sing
    Bb                          C
But there's dangerous levels of it here

F              Am
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo             
F                              Am        Gm
Your rights over my rights now
Eb
We came to the right place. 
F                              Am
Your rights over my rights now
F                              Am        Gm
Your rights over my rights now
Eb
We came to the right place.  
F                             Am
Your rights over my rights now
F                             Am
Your rights over my rights now
F Am F Am F

My Rights Versus Yours

F Am Dm C

    F              Am            Bb          C
The skirts go up, before the wall  among the madding crowds, 
    
     F                      Am                    Dm     C
They ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin
          F                      Am           Bb           C
You are a living doll riding the circle tracks  behind the walls of clocks, 
        F                      Am                   Dm     C
In your ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin     

 Bb                        F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                             F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule
 Bb                        F            C
Windows will roll for the crash years 
        Bb                       F         C      Dm    C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (Whistlng part)

F Am Dm C

        F                     Am               Bb            C     
Now the candle's end, you are a light turned low  and like the rest of us,
                 F            Am               Dm     C
You've got those old, eternity blues, eternity blues
      F                              Am         Bb                C
Your fingers raised, you're looking for the word, what you want is accident
            F                 Am                 Dm    C
And not the drag, spectacular view, what you can lose

 Bb                         F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                            F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule
 Bb                         F         C
Windows will close in the crash years 

Bb                          F        C      Dm     C
    Honey child, you're not safe here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (whistling part)

Bb 

F Am Dm C

 Bb                        F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                             F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule
 Bb                        F            C
Windows will roll for the crash years 
        Bb                       F         C      Dm    C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (Whistling part)

        F                   Am            Dm                  C
And the ruins the wild, the ruins the wild, tonight will be an open mic.

# (Repeat six times and end on an F)

Crash Years

D G D A D x 2

D
I been loved and I been alone
G
all my life I been a rolling stone
D
done everything a man can do
G	                       C	D
everything but get a hold on you
C			D
done everything a man can do
G	D 	A 	D
everything but get a hold on you

D
I've been blessed and I've been cursed
G
all my lies have been unrehearsed
D	
a wall of fire that I walked through
G			C	D
only trying to get a hold on you
C				D
a wall of fire that I walked through
G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

G	D	A	D

A
I saw you waiting at the gate
D
but I arrived a moment late 
A
I saw you shed a single tear
G	D	A	D
but still I can't get there from here

D
I been high and I been low
G
I been people that I don't know 
D
I been to China and to Peru

G			C    D
only trying to get a hold on you
C			D
I been to China and to Peru
G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

Hold On You

Intro: F#, D

F#                             D
Pinwheel spark break loose and roll 
E         A           D
where you stop nobody knows 
       E                B
just a thought but gone down 
          D             (Dsus)     D
it's been carved into a point understand 

            A                             F#
turned into someone that you only know 
            D                    E
when you're falling through your clothes 


run run run deep breath then jump 
roll with your vertigo stomp 
now you're clear but gone down 
you've been cleared of every charge understand 

you've turned into someone that you only know 
when you're falling through your clothes

End with A

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