The Beautiful South were a British pop group formed in 1989, from the ashes of Hull, England group The Housemartins. The band was put together by lead singer, Paul Heaton, and drummer, Dave Hemingway. They were joined by sean welch (Bass), Dave Stead (Drums) and Dave Rotheray (Guitar). Rotheray also co-writes the songs with Heaton.  In The Beautiful South, Heaton shared the lead singer's role with Hemingway and female singer Briana Corrigan to create a trio of lead vocalists. This set-up helped to characterise the bittersweet kitchen sink dramas played out in Heaton's often-barbed songs. 

The Beautiful South était un groupe anglais formé à la fin des années 80 par les anciens membres de The Housemartins basé à Hull, Paul Heaton et Dave Hemingway. Ce duo qui avait chanté pour « Hull's 4th best band » ont été rejoints par Sean Welch (basse), Dave Stead (batterie) et Dave Rotheray (guitare). Rotheray et Heaton ont co-écrit la musique du groupe. Celui-ci a mis fin à son existence en janvier 2007, mettant en avant des &quot;convergences musicales&quot;

Hull, England (1988 - 2007)  The Beautiful South war eine britische Pop-Band, die Ende der 1980er Jahre gegruendet wurde und seitdem zahlreiche Erfolge in den Hitparaden verzeichnen konnte.  Die Band wurde ca. 1988 vom Sänger Paul D. Heaton und dem Schlagzeuger Dave Hemingway gegründet, die zuvor gemeinsam in der Gruppe The Housemartins aktiv waren. 1991 gewann die Band fuer die Single A Little Time den Brit Award in der Kategorie &quot;Bestes britisches Video&quot;. 

Este grupo británico formado a finales de los 80, estuvo formado por los componentes de The Housemartins, Paul Heaton y  Dave Hemingway - como vocalistas despues de la desintegración de este.  Marcó una linea de continuación del pop británico que por aquella época The Housemartins habían iniciado, pero esta vez experimentando mucho mas, y aunque no llegaron a tener el mismo éxito comercial que Housemartins en España, en Inglaterra cosecharon numerosos éxitos y son todavía un grupo de culto que ha llegado a vender mas de 15 millones de discos en todo el mundo.  

E
Everybody's talking at me
E7
I don't hear a word they're saying
F#m                        E
Only the echoes of my mind

E
People stopping staring
E7
I can't see their faces
F#m                              E
Only the shadows of their eyes

F#m                            B
I'm going where the sun keeps shining
E                            E7
Thru' the pouring rain
F#m                         B            E   E7
Going where the weather suits my clothes
F#m                             B
Backing off from the North East wind
E                              E7
Sailing on summer breeze
F#m                         B        E
Tripping over the ocean like a stone

E  E7  F#m  E
Oh, oh, oh

F#m                            B
I'm going where the sun keeps shining
E                            E7
Thru' the pouring rain
F#m                         B            E  E7
Going where the weather suits my clothes
F#m                             B
Backing off from the North East wind
E                             E7
Sailing on summer breeze
F#m                         B              E
Tripping over the ocean like a stone

E
Everybody's talking at me

Everybody's Talkin'

Dream A Little Dream


  C                            G#7  G7
Stars shining bright above you
  C                                 A7        Em7  A7
Night breezes seem to whisper "I love you"
 Dm       Dm7               Fm6        
Birds singing in the sycamore tree
  C                 Fm7   G7 C            
Dream a little dream of me
  C                              G#7   G7
Say "nightie night" and kiss me
  C                             A7               Em7   A7 
Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me
 Dm   Dm7               Fm6       
While I'm alone and blue as can be
  C                 Fm7   G7 C    E7
Dream a little dream of me

 A        A6         E7
Stars fading but I linger on dear
  A     A6             E7
still craving your kiss
 A      A6         E7  
I'm longing to linger till dawn dear
 A             G#7  G7
just saying this

  
  C                              G#7   G7
Sweet dreams till sun-beams find you
  C                             A7               Em7   A7 
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
 Dm   Dm7               Fm6       
But in your dreams what ever they be
  C                 Fm7   G7 C    E7
Dream a little dream of me

 A        A6         E7
Stars fading but I linger on dear
  A     A6             E7
still craving your kiss
 A      A6         E7  
I'm longing to linger till dawn dear
 A             G#7  G7
just saying this

Dream A Little Dream

D         Bm           G              A
If, if you choose that we will always lose
               D  Bm         E   A
Well then I'll sail this ship alone
    D            Bm          G           A
And if, if you decide to give him another try
               D  Bm         Em   A
Well then I'll sail this ship alone

          G                   A
Well they said if I wrote the perfect love song
D                 Bm
You would take me back
       G               Em
Well I wrote it, but I lost it
        A
And now will you take me back anyway

Now if, if you insist that this is for the best
Well then I'll sail this ship alone
And if, if you swear that you no longer care
Well then I'll sail this ship alone

                    D    D7
I'll sail this ship alone
            G            A
Between the pain and the pleasure
                    D    D7
I'll sail this ship alone
            G              A
Amongst the sharks and the treasure
   G         A      G       A        G       A
If you would rather go your way then go your way
N/C
I'll sail this ship alone

If, if you're afraid that I won't make the grade
Well then I'll sail this ship alone
And if, if you agree to him instead of me
Well then I'll sail this ship alone

Well they said if I wrote the perfect letter
That I would have a chance
Well I wrote it, and you burned it
And now do I have a chance anyway

If, if you swear that you no longer care
Well then I'll sail this ship alone

[Chorus]

Well they said if I burnt myself alive
That you'd come running back

I'll Sail This Ship Alone

A Little Time

Cmaj7
I need a little time  To think it over

I need a little space  Just on my own

I need a little time  To find my freedom

I need a little...

C
Funny how quick the milk turns sour
F            G 
Isn't it, isn't it
     C
Your face has been looking like that for hours
F          G
Hasn't it, hasn't it
F                  G
Promises, promises turn to dust
C                  Dm
Wedding bells just turn to rust
F            G
Trust into mistrust

Cmaj7
I need a little room  To find myself

I need a little space  To work it out

I need a little room  All alone

I need a little...

C
You need a little room for your big head
F             G
Don't you, don't you
    C
You need a little space for a thousand beds
F          G
Won't you, won't you
F                   G
Lips that promise - fear the worst
C                 Dm
Tongue so sharp - the bubble burst
F           G
Just into unjust

Cmaj7
I've had a little time  To find the truth

Now I've had a little room  To check what's wrong

I've had a little time  And I still love you

I've had a little...

C
You had a little time  And you had a little fun
F              G
Didn't you, didn't you
      C
While you had yours  Do you think I had none
F       G
Do you, do you
F                               G
The freedom that you wanted bad Is yours for good
F        Dm      
I hope you're glad  
F          G
Sad into unsad

Cmaj7
I had a little time  To think it over

Had a little room  To work it out

I found a little courage  To call it off


I've had a little time

I've had a little time

I've had a little time

I've had a little time

A Little Time

One Last Love Song


F
I once had a friend who I loved from my Heart,
      Bb                       C7
But I went on and left her for I'd made a start,
        F
Now I'm moanin' the blues like the rest of the charts
Bb      C7
Take me back

        F
So I'll cry with a limp  just get by on a limp
           Bb                         F
Till these blue eyes of mine they are closed
   Bb                         F
So here's to an old fashioned peck on the cheek
    C7                         F
And farewell my sweet Northern Rose
	                  
                              Bb                        C7
Give me one last love song to bring you back, bring you back
        F               Bb                           C7
give me one last video, dressed in black, dressed in black
Bb                         F
give him a chorus and that bit at the end
         Bb                        F
where he wails on and on 'bout the loss of a friend
Bb                                          C7
let him scream loudly 'well this love could mend'
                   F
Let it die, let it die

F                          
Those bloody great ballads we hated at first
       Bb               C7
well I bought them all, now I'm writing worse
        F
Save me from baldness and saving the earth
Bb      C7
Take me back

         F
And I'll smile with a limp  And I'll love with a limp
         Bb                    F
Till the clouds disappear from above
    Bb                       F
And as the storm moves away, all I can say
   C7                                   F
Is there's a towel in the door for your love
                              Bb                        C7
Give me one last love song to bring you back, bring you back
        F               Bb                           C7
give me one last video, dressed in black, dressed in black
Bb                         F
give him a chorus and that bit at the end
         Bb                        F
where he wails on and on 'bout the loss of a friend
Bb                                          C7
let him scream loudly 'well this love could mend'
                               F
Let it die, let it die, let it die.

One Last Love Song

Carry On Up The Charts - The Best Of The Beautiful South

C	    a		  d             G
Uuh, you care, you really really care
	    C               a	        d           G
>From the first 12 inch I made to the color of my underwear
C	    a		  d		    G
Uhh, you know, you really really know
C		    a		 d	   G
Inside outside in, from head to toe
    F          G          F      G
But where were you in the colder days?
     C      a          d       G
I'd like to know, I'd like to know
     F             G      F        G
And where will you be in years to come
     C      a          d       G
I'd like to know, I'd like to know

         F              C
So don't beg and don't plead
          F                       C
You can't have the heart you made bleed
            F        C
You 're in love with fame
                   a                      G
So whilst we love, please don't scream my name

                C   G                 C
Don't scream my name, don't scream my name


C         a           d         G
You're my friends, my only real friends
        C                         a  d              G
But I'd like to know where you'll be when the party ends
C                a    d             G
I remember your face, the dance was slow
C                   a         d         G
"Easy" by The Commodores, and you said 'no'


     F             G         F      G
But where will you be in the colder days
     C      a          d       G
I'd like to know, I'd like to know
     F             G     F        G
And where will you be in years to come
     C      a          d       G
I'd like to know, I'd like to know

C                 a             d      G
So here's an invitation to this caring nation
C              a                    d    G
25 years from now will you come to my cremation
C         a     d           G
Sherry or beer, family and friends
C            a      d          G
Will you be there, will you be there?
C           a        d           G
No fame, no fortune, no names in light
C            a     d            G
Will you be there, will you be there?

Love Is

Welcome To The Beautiful South

Intro: D  Bm  G  A

      D                              Bm
From Northernden to Partington it's rain
      G                             A
From Altrincham to Chadderton it's rain
      D                           Bm
From Moss Side to Swinton hardly Spain
        G                                    A
It's a picture postcard of 'wish they never came'

                 G                                   D
And whilst that deckchair in the garden it makes no sense
    A                                 D
It doesn't spoil the view or cause offence
       G                      D
Those Floridas, Bavarias and Kents
      A                                    D
Make gentlemen wear shorts but don't make gents

      D
So convertibles stay garage-bound
     Bm
Save after-sun for later
   G
If rain makes Britain great
     A
Then Manchester is greater
       D
As you dry your clothes once again
  Bm
Upon the radiator
G
What makes Britain great
      A
Makes Manchester yet greater

D  Bm  G  A

     D                                Bm
From Cheetham Hill to Wytenshawe it's rain
G                                     A
Gorton, Salford, Sale pretty much the same
       D                             Bm
As I'm caught without my jacket once again
    G                                   A
The raindrops on my face play a sweet refain

       G                           D
And as winter turns reluctantly to spring
        A                                      D
For the clouds above the city there's one last fling
G                                     D
Swallows build their nests, chaffinch sing
        A                                    D
And the sun strolls into town like long lost king

      D
So convertibles stay garage-bound
     Bm
Save after-sun for later
   G
If rain makes Britain great
     A
Then Manchester is greater
       D
As you dry your clothes once again
  Bm
Upon the radiator
G
What makes Britain great
      A
Makes Manchester yet greater

        G                                  D
And the mood of this whole sodden place is melancholy
         A                                       D
Like the sun came out to play, shone through the clouds but dropped its lolly
    G                               D
And everyone looks so disappointed, so, so sorry
         A                                  D
Like the rain blew into town, kidnapped the sun and stole it's brolly

G  A  D

      D
So convertibles stay garage-bound
     Bm
Save after-sun for later
   G
If rain makes Britain great
     A
Then Manchester is greater
       D
As you dry your clothes once again
  Bm
Upon the radiator
G
What makes Britain great
      A
Makes Manchester yet greater

Manchester

Superbi

Old Red Eyes Is Back

G
Old Red eyes is back
A7             C                G
Red from the night before the night before
G                A7               C      G
Walked into the wrong bar walked into a door

              G
Old Red's in town
      
      A7              C               G
And sitting late at night he doesn't make a sound
G           A7              C               G
Just adding to the wrinkles on his deadly frown

              G                A7             C       G
They're only red from all the tears that I should've shed
              G                A7             C      G
They're only red from all the women that I could've wed
             G               A7     C          G
So when you look into these eyes I hope you realise
                     

                     G
They could never be blue
A7                   C
They could never be blue
G                    G
They could never be blue
A7                   C     G
They could never be blue

               G
Listen up Old Red
     
     A7            C               G
You never listened to a word the doctor said
G           A7             C               G
He told you if you drank another you'd be dead

                 G
Old Red eyes is back
       
        A7               C             G
His shoulders ache all over and his brain is sore
G           A7               C            G
He pours a drink and listens to his body thaw
              G                  A7             C        G
They're only red from all the thoughts unused inside my head
              G                 A7                 C      G
They're only red from all the things I could have done instead
             G               A7     C          G
So when you look into these eyes I hope you realise
                     
                     G
They could never be blue
A7                   C
They could never be blue
G                    G
They could never be blue
A7                   C     G
They could never be blue

 G          A7              C G/B
Blue is a street without an end
 G           A7         C  G/B
Red is the colour of my hell
 G/D         A7           C    G/B
Blue is a greeting from a friend
 G/D         A7     C      G
Red is the colour of farewell

            G
Old Red he died
     
     A7             C               G
And every single landlord in the district cried
G          A7               C            G
An empty bottle of whisky laying by his side
   G           A7           C         G
A lazy little tear running from each eye
                     
                     G
They could never be blue
A7                   C
They could never be blue
G                    G
They could never be blue
A7                   C     G
They could never be blue

Old Red Eyes Is Back

0898 Beautiful South

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

Sovereign Light Cafe

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

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


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

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

C D


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

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


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

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

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

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

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

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

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


Jo et duré...

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

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


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

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

Can't Smile Without You

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

Down By The River

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

Overreacting

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


American Dream 

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

Gonna Be A Long Time

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

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