Hawk Nelson was formed in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada in 2003 by Jason Dunn, Dave Clark, Matt Paige, and Daniel Biro.   The band played independently in Peterborough, Ontario for a few years before they signed with Tooth And Nail Records, largely on the recommendation of Trevor McNevan, the lead singer of fellow Tooth and Nail bands Thousand Foot Krutch and FM Static. McNevan, also from Peterborough, is credited with discovering the band.

Die Band spielte ursprünglich für ein paar Jahre in Ontario bevor sie einen Vertrag bei Tooth &amp; Nail Records unterzeichneten. Im Juli 2004 erschien ihr Album 

Hawk Nelson es una banda  canadiense de punk cristiano formada en 2003 en la ciudad de Peterborough, Ontario .Los miembros originales eran Jason Dunn, Daniel Biro, Dave Clark y Matt Paige .  El nombre Hawk Nelson surgió a partir de un juego de PlayStation que Jason jugaba cuando tenía 14 años, llamado Too Extreme, en que el nombre de su muñeco era Hawk Nelson, Hawk de &quot;Tony Hawk&quot; y Nelson de una tienda de reparacion de zapatos de su ciudad llamada &quot;Nelson Boot Repair&quot;.

A         b           E 
I saw her yesterday,and I never felt a feeling like the one I felt today
    A                        D                               F 
and now she's taking over me,I've never met anyone like you,'cause I could
                                    A 
never find the words to write you. She's been on my mind {she's working
            A                      D    E                     
      D  A 
over time.} She's got perfect reasons, says she loves to talk to Jesus I,i,i
                         D 
think I believe her when she say life can be so simple if we'd all just

learn to pray.

A                                         E                            F 
She's got every little thing I wanted and it still feels just like the day
             A                                                                  
                                                           E 
it started, so say goodbye to the broken hearted and I could never express
                             A 
the way I felt before tonight.

Use the same cords for the 2nd verse.                                                    
                   e                                                   F 
She's not an ordinary girl I can see it in her eyes, just an ordinary boy
E                                      Bsus
God must have heard my prayer last night.


Every Little Thing

G#
Can you hear me? Does anyone around me
Fm 		         C#
Feel the way that I feel now?
G#
Cause from the window where I sometimes cry
G#
I just want to see Your face tonight
Fm                                         C#
And I'm willing to lose everything I am

G#           
Cause I need you more than ever
Gm                        Fm                                 C#
I need Your help to find where I've been going wrong so far

G#                          D#
Take me under Your wing tonight
C#                         D#
Make me so perfect in Your eyes
G#                         D#
Hold on cause it will be alright
C#                D#
You're not alone 

G#
When You're near me, I feel like I just found me
Fm 		                      C#
In the traces of the boy from yesterday
G#
But in a world that is so black and white
G#
I will take the steps to change my life
Fm                                                C#
And I won't be coming back to here again

Fm
I need Your loving hand to guide me
G#
Through the maze of all the things inside me
D#                               C#
Then I'll know that I'm alright

G#           
Cause I need you more than ever
Gm                        Fm                                    C#
I need Your help to find where I've been going wrong so far far

G#                          D#
Take me under Your wing tonight
C#                         D#
Make me so perfect in Your eyes
G#                         D#
Hold on cause it will be alright
C#                D#
You're not alone 

Fm
Please help me get from worse to better
G#
Before these tears soak through this lonely sweater
D#                                  C#
And let me know that I'm alright


Fm
I still have one strike of this match left
G#
And I'm holding on to my last breath
D#                                                     C#
And its getting a little dark around to see here

G#                          D#
Take me under Your wing tonight
C#                         D#
Make me so perfect in Your eyes
G#                         D#
Hold on cause it will be alright
C#                D#
You're not alone 


G#                          D#
Take me under Your wing tonight
C#                         D#
Make me so perfect in Your eyes
G#                         D#
Hold on cause it will be alright
C#                D#
You're not alone 

G#                         D#         C#               D#
And You'll be here forever, forever You'll stay
             G#                D#                C#              D#
And You promised to love me, You'll love me always
Fm                         D#        Fm                     D#
You'll love me for always, You'll love me for always
   C#
Always

Take Me

Best Of Hawk Nelson

Verse:

G	D	          Em7         Cadd9
Gone away far from home, the weekend's over
G	D	          Em7         Cadd9
Let's pack up and start again
G	D	          Em7    Cadd9
Twenty days on the road, just left Port Dover
G	D	          Em7
With sixteen days to go

Bridge?:

Cadd9	         D	               Em7
I just called my mom to tell her that I miss her
Cadd9		  D
I just wrote my girl
Em7
Man I can't remember the last time I kissed her
Cadd9    D      Em7		    Cadd9
Soon I'll be at home with all my friends
(Cadd9)
After thirty-six days on the road

Chorus:

G		   D
Lights go down, the noise has faded
Em7		        Cadd9
We leave this town, anticipated
G		   D
Soon we'll be back on the road again
Em7		        Cadd9
All is lost, but not forgotten
G		   D
One by one the fights we've fought in
Em7		        Cadd9
And soon we'll be back on the road again
		G
For thirty-six days

(...)

36 Days

Letters To The President

VERSE 1:
C           Am
I walk the line 
               F
Leave it all behind 
              G
I've been waiting forever 
C                Am
Lets go back in time
                        F
When I could read your mind 
                   G
Still I've been waiting 


BRIDGE:
F                     Am
It took the seasons going by 
    G                F
To know its not my fault 


CHORUS:
C               Am                   F
I tried to be perfect, tried to be honest 
                G
Tried to be everything that you ever wanted 
C               Am                     F
I tried to be stronger, tried to be smarter 
                G
Tried to be everything but you 




VERSE 2:
C            Am
Its been so long 
                    F
Since you've been home 
           G
I used to wait up forever 
C               Am
I used to say a prayer 
                   F
Wishing you were there 
               G
And I'm still waiting 




C            Am
You told me once 
             
You'd show up 
        F
But I fell for that 
         G     
Before I fell to pieces 
C           Am
Then I woke up 

To no one, 
          F
Just a picture of Jesus 
        G
And a house left in pieces 



BRIDGE:
F                    Am
It took the seasons going by 
    G                F
To know its not my fault 


CHORUS:
C               Am                   F
I tried to be perfect, tried to be honest 
                 G
Tried to be everything that you ever wanted 
C                Am                   F
I tried to be stronger, tried to be smarter 
                  G
Tried to be everything but you 


BREAK:
C 
I wanted you 
Am
I need you 
F           G           
I want to believe you 
C
I wanted you 
Am
I need you 
F           G
I want to believe you 





HALF CHORUS:(softer strumming)
C               Am                   F
I tried to be perfect, tried to be honest 
                G
tried to be everything but you 


CHORUS:(back to regular strumming)
C               Am                   F
I tried to be perfect, tried to be honest 
                 G
Tried to be everything that you ever wanted 
C                Am                    F
I tried to be stronger, tried to be smarter 
                G
Tried to be everything but you


CHORUS:
C               Am                   F
I tried to be perfect, tried to be honest 
                 G
Tried to be everything that you ever wanted 
C                Am                    F
I tried to be stronger, tried to be smarter 
                G
Tried to be everything but you

Everything You Ever Wanted

# Verse 1
C                                    G
Your life dreams are shattered, now you're gone away.
      F                             G
We've cried here for hours, and the hours turn to days.
C                           G
We know you regret this, leaving us here.
      F                           G
With pictures and memories that we've held so dear

# Pre-Chorus
Am               G                  C 
When I hear your name, it's not the same.
                    G
No matter what they say, I'm not okay

# Chorus
F                 C                        F                   G
And we started at zero, and went different ways, now we're all out
               F                       C                         F
Here wasting away and if we started at zero, then how did things change?
                  G                       
It seems like just yesterday we were the same

C G F G

# Verse 2
    C                                             G
It's been three months since he left us. So far nothing's been the same.
  F                                  G                       
And my question without answer is am I the one to blame. 
    C                                   G
And he was such a good description of a favored future man. 
    F                             G
He spoke well of other people and they said the same for him.

# Chorus
F                 C                        F                   G
And we started at zero, and went different ways, now we're all out
               F                       C                         F
Here wasting away and if we started at zero, then how did things change?
                  G                       
It seems like just yesterday we were the same, we were the same

# Solo
F C F G

# Pre-Chorus
Am               G                  C 
When I hear your name, it's not the same.
                    G
No matter what they say, I'm not okay

# Chorus
F                 C                        F                   G
And we started at zero, and went different ways, now we're all out
               F                       C                         F
Here wasting away and if we started at zero, then how did things change?
                  G                       
It seems like just yesterday we were the same

Zero

Smile, It's The End Of The World

C            G             Am           F
x had xxxxxxx dream xxxxx x gotta xxx xx out
    C          G               Am                F
xxx media xxx lost xxx xxxxx- what's xxxx xxx about?
     C                    G              Am                 F       
xxx action, xxx xxxxx xxx got xx xx xx seat's xxxx xxx xxx time
 C         G                     Am                 F
TSN's xxxx on xx xxxxxx xxxxx x read xxx xxxx xxxx night
      C   G            Am             F
xx xxx true, xxxx xxx someone xxx xx know?
       C   G             Am            F
x xxxx proof, xxxx xxxx rumor's xxx x joke
         C                  G
xx xx x myth, x xxxxxx, xx old xxxxx xxxx?
   Am                 F
x guess xxxx xxx xx through
       C                              F             C
xx xxx Flames xxx xxxx xxxxxxx, xxxx we xxx xxx xx too

Ode To Lord Stanley

# Intro
A  E  F#m  D

# Verse 1
                       A
Can we get back to the basics?
                   C#m
Back where we came from?
        F#m
When we didn't have no worries
        D
We were basking in the sun
                          A                              C#m
Sometimes the least of my problems feel like the biggest ones
         F#m                                   D
When you said that you were leaving, felt like we had just begun

# Pre-chorus
F#m
It could be so easy
    D
Oh, if it was that easy

# Chorus
A               E
I can't sleep tonight
           F#m      D
So tell me one more time
       A                 E                F#m       D
When I dream, it will be you that's on my mind
        A         E        F#m          D
It's my heart you hold, so never let it go
        A               E              F#m      D
I still love you like I loved you long ago

# Verse 2
                       A                   C#m
Saw you out on the freeway, and later at the show
            F#m                   D
It could be my imagination, but I know I'm not alone
                       A                   C#m
All the lights in the city are burning out with time
            F#m                   D
But there's a light that hangs above, and it's keeping us in line

# Pre-chorus
F#m
It could be so easy
    D
Oh, if it was that easy

# Chorus
A               E
I can't sleep tonight
           F#m      D
So tell me one more time
       A                 E                F#m       D
When I dream, it will be you that's on my mind
        A         E        F#m          D
It's my heart you hold, so never let it go
        A               E              F#m      D
I still love you like I loved you long ago

# Bridge
F#m                  E                D                   E
All this time that's running by won't stop until we stand still
              F#m          E               D    Dm (let ring)
'Cause we are incomplete until we finally breathe

# Chorus
A               E
I can't sleep tonight
           F#m      D
So tell me one more time
       A                 E                F#m       D
When I dream, it will be you that's on my mind
        A         E        F#m          D
It's my heart you hold, so never let it go
        A               E              F#m      D
I still love you like I loved you long ago

        A               E              F#m      D
I still love you like I loved you long ago

# Outro
                         A
Let's take a look at the future
                  C#m
See where we left off
       F#m
I'm so grateful that I found you
       Dm
Cause, without you, I am lost...

Long Ago

Live Life Loud

Intro
Am F G C (x4)

Verse 1
Am                F
My life is simple and
G                 C
I'm not a superman
Am                F
I never said that
G                 C
I was more than that
Am                F
I'm not a wanna be
G                 C
I'm who I want to be
Am                F
And I intend to be
G                 C
How you created me

Chorus Part 1
C    G      Am            F
I, I need somebody on the inside
C    G      Am            F
I, I want somebody who can set me free
C    G      Am            F
I'm not the only one who feels like this
C    G      Am            F
I've got a few others around me
G  F
Hey hey

Chorus Part 2
C	G	
Hey let me hear you say
Am	           F
Make some noise if you feel this way
C	      G	     Am	        F
Hey if you've got a friend like that
C	G	
Hey lets scream and shout
Am	           F
If you know what I'm talking about
C	      G	     Am	        F
Anybody got a friend like that

Am F G C (x2)

Verse 2
Am                F
I once was little and
G                 C
I always had a plan
Am                F
You thought my friendliness
G                 C
Was just an act (hey) 
Am                F
I'll be your friend indeed
G                 C
And you can count on me
Am                F
And I can guarantee 
G                 C
Your friend I'll always be

Chorus Part 1
C    G      Am            F
I, I need somebody on the inside
C    G      Am            F
I, I want somebody who can set me free
C    G      Am            F
I'm not the only one who feels like this
C    G      Am            F
I've got a few others around me
G  F
Hey hey

Chorus Part 2
C	G	
Hey let me hear you say
Am	           F
Make some noise if you feel this way
C	      G	     Am	        F
Hey if you've got a friend like that
C	G	
Hey lets scream and shout
Am	           F
If you know what I'm talking about
C	      G	     Am	        F
Anybody got a friend like that

G  F

Bridge
F
F                     Bb
Does anyone out there feel alone
    C              F
Can anyone hear me (woah, woah)
F                 G
Down and out your heart is cold
    C           F
It's never easy (woah, woah)
    F                   Bb
But if you believe that there is hope
     C
Then sing it with me

Chorus Part 2 (x2)
C	G	
Hey let me hear you say
Am	           F
Make some noise if you feel this way
C	      G	     Am	        F
Hey if you've got a friend like that
C	G	
Hey lets scream and shout
Am	           F
If you know what I'm talking about
C	      G	     Am	        F
Anybody got a friend like thatChorus

Chorus Part 1
C    G      Am            F
I, I need somebody on the inside
C    G      Am            F
I, I want somebody who can set me free
C    G      Am            F
I'm not the only one who feels like this
C    G      Am            F
I've got a few others around me
G  F
Hey hey

C

Friend Like That

Hawk Nelson Is My Friend

# Verse 1
G                          D
Everytime that I close my eyes
C                                        D
I catch a glimpse of the west coast sunrise
G                                         D          C               D
And I can tell you you're just as beautiful
G                                   D
Overwhelmed by the fear and stagefright
C                                 D
You're the only one in my spotlight
G                                   D          C                     D
Even when you don't feel so beautiful

# Chorus
          G     D
We've got one chance
          Em  C
We've got one chance
          G     D     Em          C
We've got one chance, to shine
G  D      Em C
To shine

# Verse 2
G                             D
Still awake at the start of daylight
C                                   D
I miss you bad, but I swear I'm all right
G                                             D                 C             D
I'll see you soon when the leaves turn colorful
G                                   D
I see your face in my own reflection 
C                                                D
I scan the crowd but there's no connection
G                    D                            C                 D
Without you nothing feels like home

# Chorus
          G     D
We've got one chance
          Em  C
We've got one chance
          G     D     Em          C
We've got one chance, to shine
          G     D
We've got one chance
          Em  C
To make things right
          G     D     Em          C
We've got one chance, to shine
G   D
To shine
Em C
To  shine
G   D
To shine
          G     D
We've got one chance
          Em  C
To make things right
          G     D     Em          C
We've got one chance, to shine ohhh
          G     D
We've got one chance
          Em  C
To make things right
          G     D     Em          C
We've got one chance, to shine

# Outro
G D Em C
Ta la la la la

Stagefright

The Light Sides

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: 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

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

Overreacting

It takes a while to get used to the rhythm. In the verse the
time signature goes 3/4 for 2 bars then 2/4 for 1 bar and then
repeats.


Intro and Verses:

A|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|------|-10------10|-9-------9-|------
E|-----------|-----------|------|-----------|-----------|----3-
C|-0---------|-2---2-----|------|-----7-----|-----------|-2----
G|-0---------|-0---------|-0----|-9---------|-7---------|------
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |

Intro Riff:

A|-10--12--10-|-9---10---9-|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|-------|
E|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
C|------------|------------|-0---------|-2---2-----|-------|
G|-9----------|-7----------|-0---------|-0---------|-0-----|



Chorus:

                   C
I...              driving...
     G  
The speed...            

Em
      City...

        D
And...  arm...
    
    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

C           D
be...       be... 

Suggestion: during the verses, it can sound pretty cool if you
get a friend to strum the chords: C, G, Em, D in the background
:)

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