James Bay is a 24 year-old artist who possesses that untarnished strain of talent that many newcomers lose as they develop over time. His raw expressions and graveled voice work in a magical unison that captivates audiences and strips pop melodies back to a skeletal efficiency. Hailing from Hitchin, Hertfordshire, James is a young singer-songwriter who has already gained a great reputation thanks to stints at Communion's monthly night at Notting Hill Arts Club in London and a hugely successful run of support slots with Tom Odell, John Newman and Kodaline.

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Intro

G, C, Em7, D (x2)

Verse

G                    C              Em7            D
From walkin' home and talkin' loads
G                   C                     Em7        D
Seein' chirps in evenin' clothes with you
G                  C                 Em7          D
From nervous touch and gettin' drunk
G                  C                 Em7          D
To stayin' up and wakin' up with you


Pre-Chorus

              Em7
And now we're slippin' at the edge
D                           C
Holdin' somethin' we don't need
            Em7             
Oh, this delusion in our heads
D                          C
Is gonna bring us to our knees

Chorus

                  C         G
So come on let it gooooooooo
            Em7         D
Just let it beeeeeeeeee
                  C        G
Why don't you be youuuuuuuu
              D
And I'll be me

                    C         G
Everything's that's broooooke
                Em7        D
Leave it to the breeeeeeeeze
                  C        G
Why don't you be youuuuuuuu
             D
And I'll be me
             
And I'll be me

G      C      Em7      D (x2)

Verse

From throwin' clothes across the floor
To teeth and clothes and slammin' doors at you
If this is all we're livin' for
Why are we doin' it, doin' it, doin' it anymore

I used to recognize myself
It's funny how reflections change
And we're becomin' somethin' else
I think it's time to walk away

Chorus

So come on let it go
Just let it be
Why don't you be you
And I'll be me

Everything's that's broke
Leave it to the breeze
Why don't you be you
And I'll be me

And I'll be me

G, C, Em7, D (x2)

Bridge

Am                                 Em7
Tryin' to fit your hand inside of mine
Em7
When we know it just don't belong
D
There's no force on earth
                   C
Could make me feel right, no

Whoa

Am                                 Em7
Tryin' to push this problem up the hill
Em7
When it's just too heavy to hold
D                              C
Think now's the time to let it slide


Chorus (One strum for each chord the first time)

                  C         G
So come on let it gooooooooo
            Em7         D
Just let it beeeeeeeeee
                  C        G
Why don't you be youuuuuuuu
              D
And I'll be me

                    C        G
Everything's that's broooooooke
                 Em7        D
Leave it to the breeeeeeeeeeeze
               C           G
Let the ashes faaaaaaaaalllll
              D
Forget about me

                  C         G
So come on let it gooooooooo
            Em7         D
Just let it beeeeeeeeee
                  C        G
Why don't you be youuuuuuuu
              D
And I'll be me
             G
And I'll be me


Outro

G, C, Em7, D (x2)

Let It Go

A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3--5----------------5----------------5---5-5/3----------|
C|-5----------------------------------------------------5-4----|
G|-------------5--7-----5-------5--7-----5------------------5--|

Hold Back The River

C Am G (x2)

C        Am G              C Am G
Home now... end of the night
     C       Am  G               C Am  G
It's colder... to turn on your side
      C          Am  G         C   Am  G
And I know you're... up in two hours
   C                                    Am
We didn't get tonight, we don't have tomorrow
   G          C Am   F (riff)
So don't ruin now.

C            Am       G               F
How we gonna move together? Just come closer
C           Am        G               F
If we don't move together, just come closer
Em           F (2)                 Em     Dm  F
How we gonna breathe? How we gonna be together?
     C/E         Dm                C     Am G
Just keeping the peace between the sheets

      C        Am G            C    Am G
And I creep in... everything's loud
    C     Am     G           C  Am G
I'm sorry... for waking you now
       C     Am     G        C   Am G
And we argue... the tiniest thing
   C                                   Am
We didn't get tonight, we don't have tomorrow
       G             C        F (riff)
So I'm done whispering, done whispering.

C            Am       G               F
How we gonna move together? Just come closer
C           Am        G               F
If we don't move together, just come closer
Em           F (2)                 Em     Dm  F
How we gonna breathe? How we gonna be together?
     C/E         Dm                C     Am G
  C  Am G
Just keeping the peace between the sheets

C                                  Dm
So maybe don't give me cold, cold shoulder
Am                                F
Before you go turn around, let me hold you
C                 Dm
Let me sit in the dark of the morning
F (riff)
Yeah, it's more one thing now

C            Am       G               F
How we gonna move together? Just come closer
C           Am        G               F
If we don't move together, just come closer
Em           F (2)                 Em     Dm  F
How we gonna breathe? How we gonna be together?
     C                  F
Just keeping the peace...
     C                  F
Just keeping the peace...
F    C/E         Dm                  C 
Just keeping the peace between these sheets.

Move Together

[VERSE]

F
You're setting off, it's time to go, the engine's running

Bb/D
My mind's lost, we always knew this day was coming

Dm                                                     C
And now it's more fright'ning than it's ever gonna be

F
We grow apart, I watch you on a red horizon

Bb/D
Your lion's heart, I would touch you on a stormy sky

Dm                                                           C 
 And I will always be listening for your laughter and your tears


[PRE-CHORUS]

         Csus2
And as soon as I can hold you once again
                          C
I won't let go of you, I swear


[CHORUS]

    F
We live through scars this time
    Bb 
But I've made up my mind
   Bbsus2             Bb
We can't leave us behind
  F
Anymore


[VERSE 2]

F
Your hands are cold, your lips are turning blue, you're shaking
 
Bb
This fragile heart, so heavy in my chest, it's breaking

Dm                                                    C
And in the dark, you try to make a pay phone call to me

  F
But you're miles away, you're breaking up, you're on your own

Bb
It's hard to take, I need an hour just to say hello

Dm                                                    C
And I can't make the truth of this work out for you or me


[PRE-CHORUS]

Csus2
And for all the pennies in your pocket,
    Bb                           F
we barely get a second just to speak



[CHORUS 2]

    F
We live through scars this time
     Bb
But I've made up my mind
    Bbsus2           Bb
We can't leave us behind
  F        Bb F  
Anymore
F
 We'll have to hurt for now
   Bbsus2                  Bb
But next time, there's no doubt
       C             Bb
'Cause I can't go without you
  F
Anymore


[CHORUS 3]

Scars

Need the Sun to Break - James Bay


D   A      Em G     D         A      Em   G
I'm halfway gone, sleepless I'm battle-worn
G      D       A   G    D       A
You're all I want, bring me the dawn

G          D                      A
I need the sun to break, you've woken up my heart
             G      D             A
I'm shaking, all my luck could change
G           D                         A
Been in the dark for weeks and I've realized you're all I need
   G            D         A     G        D        A 
I hope that I'm not too late, I hope I'm not too late

D     A     Em  G     D      A        Em     G
Back of the room, how come my friends already know you?
D       A     Em G    D      A           Em      G
Feel like a kid, too shy to speak up so I keep it hid
G   D    A          G        D          A
Oh butterflies, you steal my sleep each night

G          D                      A
I need the sun to break, you've woken up my heart
             G      D             A
I'm shaking, all my luck could change
G           D                         A
Been in the dark for weeks and I've realized you're all I need
   G            D         A     G        D        A 
I hope that I'm not too late, I hope I'm not too late

Em       D    A
Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh, oh
Em       D    A
Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh, oh

G          D                      A
I need the sun to break, you've woken up my heart
             G      D             A
I'm shaking, all my luck could change
G           D                         A
Been in the dark for weeks and I've realized you're all I need
   G            D         A     G        D        A 
I hope that I'm not too late, I hope I'm not too late
G        D        A 
And I hope I'm not too late

Em       D    A
Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh, oh
Em       D    A
Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh, oh
Em       D    A
Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh, oh
Em       D    A
Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh, oh

Need The Sun To Break

Incomplete - James Bay 

Intro: D A Em D A

Verse 1:
D
I breathe in slow to compose myself
A
But the bleeding heart I left on the shelf
Em
Starts speeding now beating half to death
D                                   A
Cause I hear in you all mine

Verse 2
D
So I press my lips down into your neck
A
And I stay there and I reconnect
Em
Bravery I've been trying to perfect
D                        A
It can wait for a while

Em                        D                                       A       
Scared of the hope in my head it's been making me sweat but it turns out
Em                          D                   A
You here with your head on my chest
I should guess

Chorus:
D                              A                      D
The world will turn and we'll both we'll learn how to be
 Bm                A
To be incomplete

Verse 3
D
I breathe out now we fall back in
A
Just like before we can re-begin
Em
Let your arms push slow up against my skin
D                           
Let it all feel just right

Verse 4
Em               D       
Gone is the emptiness
A   
We just take what's best and move on
Em               D
All of the heart gets left
A
I shoulda guessed

Chorus
D                            A                          D
The world will turn and we'll both we'll  learn how to be 
Bm                    A
To be incomplete
D                        A
This here now it's where we touch down
        D      Bm     A
You and me let's be incomplete

Bridge:
Em                         D
How did we go without
A
I don't know but it looks like
we've made it again
Em                       D      A 
Tell me you'll never look down, down
D                                A                     D
And the world will turn in we'll grow we'll learn how to be
Bm              A 
To be incom...
                    D
I don't wanna look down
                  A    
I don't want us to break up in the cloud
                       Em          D      Bm        A
All I want is to stay us to stay with you now
                  D
I don't wanna look down
                   A
I don't want us to break up in the cloud
                 Em         D             Bm     A
All I want is to stay us to stay with you now

Chorus
D                                 A                       D
And the world will turn and we'll grow we'll learn how to be
Bm            A
To be incomplete
D                                  A      
This here now it's where we touch down
        D        Bm           A
You and me let's be incomplete


End on D

Incomplete

C
No you don't have to wear your best fake smile, Don't have to stand there and burn inside
Am    E                 C
Oh oh oh, if you don't like it

[Verse]

C
She's working late and making eyes at the dough, She's sick of everybody up on her floor,
 Am                      E                         C
She wants the sun in her eyes, but all she gets is ignored
C
She used to put it out and get it all back, But now she's sipping trying to carry the act,
 Am                       E                             C
She's sweating under the lights, now she's beginning to pack


[Chorus]

C
No you don't have to wear your best fake smile, Don't have to stand there and burn inside
Am     E                C
Oh oh oh, if you don't like it
C
And you don't have to care, so don't pretend Nobody needs a best fake friend
Am     E        C
Oh oh oh, don't hide it


[Verse]

C
No hesitation now, she gets up and walks, She thinks of all the pain and pride did it cost
 Am                      E                               C
She empties all the tip jars, and won't get back what she lost
C
Outside the window we're two fingers to show She lifts her head I'm like some blur out of smoke
 Am                   E                            C
She doesn't have to look back to know where she's gotta go


[Chorus]

C
No you don't have to wear your best fake smile, Don't have to stand there and burn inside
Am    E                C
Oh oh oh, if you don't like it
C
And you don't have to care, so don't pretend, Nobody needs a best fake friend
Am    E        C
Oh oh oh, don't hide it


[Bridge]

               F                 Am        E
If you don't bleed it, you don't need it anymore
               F                 Am              E
If you don't need it, get up and leave it on the floor
               F               Am              E
No more believing like it's a voice you can't ignore
               F
If you don't need it, you don't need it no


[Chorus]

C
No you don't have to wear your best fake smile, Don't have to stand there and burn inside
Am    E                C
Oh oh oh, if you don't like it
C
And you don't have to care, so don't pretend, Nobody needs a best fake friend
Am    E        C
Oh oh oh, don't hide it


[Chorus]

C
No you don't have to wear your best fake smile, Don't have to stand there and burn inside
Am    E                C
Oh oh oh, if you don't like it
C
And you don't have to care, so don't pretend, Nobody needs a best fake friend
Am    E        C
Oh oh oh, don't hide it

Best Fake Smile

Capo on 5 for the studio version
* - one strum

(Chords used)
Em = 022033
Dsus4/F# = 2X0033
G = 320033
G/B = X20003
C = X32013
D = XX0232
Am7 =X02013


[Intro]

Em   Dsus4/F#*   G   G/B*   C    D    
Em   Dsus4/F#*   G   G/B*   C    D    


[Verse]

C
Saw you today after so much time
C' C                    Em  G
Felt just like it used to be
C
Talking for hours bout a different life
C' C                    Em   G
Surrounding us in memories
C                             Em G
We were close never close enough
C                  Em G
Baby are we now
C                                  Em G
'Cause if it's torn we can stitch it up
C               D
Don't rule it out
D
Oh no no


[Chorus]

Em              Dsus4/F#*    G
I'll come around
G/B*    C                  D*
If you ever want to be in love
Em         Dsus4/F#*  G      G/B* C                                                     
I'm not waiting, but I'm willing if you call me up
        Am7
If you ever want to be in love
D
I'll come around


[Instrumental]

Em   Dsus4/F#*G   G/B*    C                


[Verse]

C
Wanted to ask if we could have been
C                              Em G
But my tongue wouldn't break the seal
C
You always had something effortless
C' C                              Em G
At school you were the biggest deal
C                        Em G
Little quirks close and open up
C                Em G
Time is slipping by
C                                Em G
Always thinking 'bout the two of us
C               D
Replay on my mind
D
Always playing on my mind



[Chorus]

Em              Dsus4/F#*    G
I'll come around
G/B*    C                  D*
If you ever want to be in love
Em         Dsus4/F#*  G      G/B* C                                                     
I'm not waiting, but I'm willing if you call me up
        Am7
If you ever want to be in love
D
I'll come around


[Instrumental]

Em   Dsus4/F#*   G   G/B*   C                


[Verse]

D
We were young we were side by side
C                                   G
Don't know when we started losing touch
D
If you want we could walk a while
Am7                      G
Maybe that would be enough
D
Used to talk drinking to the night
C                                   G
I would wake up on the front room floor
D
All along you'd be in my bed
C                                                                       
Make me crazy make me want you more


[Chorus]

Em              Dsus4/F#*    G
I'll come around
G/B*    C                  D*
If you ever want to be in love
Em         Dsus4/F#*  G      G/B* C                                                     
I'm not waiting, but I'm willing if you call me up
        Am7
If you ever want to be in love
D
I'll come around
Em              Dsus4/F#*    G
I'll come around
G/B*    C                  D*
If you ever want to be in love
Em         Dsus4/F#*  G      G/B* C                                                     
I'm not waiting, but I'm willing if you call me up
        Am7
If you ever want to be in love
D
I'll come around


[Outro]

Em      Dsus4/F#*   G      G/B*    C    D*
Em      Dsus4/F#*   G      G/B*    C

A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|



A|----------------------------------------|
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C|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|

If You Ever Want To Be In Love

Chaos And The Calm

When we were on Fire - James Bay

Am Am7 Am Am/D (2x)

Am       Am7             Am              Am7 (repeat)
Drifting apart, getting hard to hold you

Days getting dark and the nights are growing cold
            F               G
Are we burning out?

Am       Am7             Am              A7 (repeat)
Swept out of sight, rolling up on an ocean

Let's cut all the ropes and get lost in the moment
         F                   G                               
If our hearts are alive, maybe then we might

Am       Am7             G
Send us back to the sun


      F       C
Now I know, I know
           E7                G
That we're losing light, our love is dying
F               C
Out cold on the floor
       E7               Am                     G
Like a fallen star that shines no more
F            C  Dm                      A7       G
Take, take-a-me back to where we was before
                F   C        Dm  Am    
When we were on fire,        fire

Am              Am7             Am      Am7 (repeat)
Head down, heading underground feeling wasted
Cold to the bone, so alone I can taste it
        F            G
Let's light it up
Am              Am7             Am      Am7 (repeat)
Streets are alive now, and everything's bracing
You're on my mind, running in my veins fueling the flame
        F            G        Am     Am7 Am
Let's start it again

      F       C
Now I know, I know
           E7                Am                G
That we're losing light, our love is dying
F               C
Out cold on the floor
       E7               Am                       G
Like a fallen star that shines no more
F            C  Dm                   Am        
Take, take-a-me back to where we was before
     G          F   C           Dm  Am
When we were on fire,           fire
                F   C           Dm  Am
When we were on fire,           fire

Am       Am7             Am              A7 (repeat)
Oh, oh, whoa, oh, whoa-oh-oh, now don't tell me no
That we're burning down
Oh, oh, whoa, oh, whoa-oh-oh, now don't tell me no
That we're burning now

F         C          E7                  Am             G
I know, I know we're losing light and our love is dying
F        C                 
Take me, take-a-me home
Dm                   Am          G          F   C     Dm  Am
Back to where we was before when we were on fire,     fire
      F       C
Now I know, I know
           E7                Am               G
That we're losing light, our love is dying
F               C
Out cold on the floor
       E7               Am                    G
Like a fallen star that shines no more
F            C  Dm                     Am     G           
Take, take-a-me back to where we was before
                F  C            Dm  Am  
When we were on fire,           fire

When We Were On Fire

Clocks go forward - James Bay

Bm                   A                     G
Darkness bleeding in, the sun is getting low
Bm                      A               G
No diamonds in the trees, only leaves of gold
        Em                Bm         A       Bm
And our long days in the heat haze start to fade

        G                       Bm
We can hide under sheets, under heavy covers
     D                     Bm
So deep as the night draws in
          G        Bm                      A                 G
And we'll be slow honey lovers 'til the clocks go forward again
G        Bm     A
Again, again, again yeah

Bm                        A                          G
When there's no blue above, gonna keep my summer clothes
Bm                                   A                        G
'Cause there's still a field of green underneath the falling snow
           Em       Bm          A         Bm
When our hands grow so cold and hard to hold

        G                       Bm
We can hide under sheets, under heavy covers
     D                     Bm           
So deep as the night draws in
         G      Bm                        A                 G           
And we'll be slow honey lovers 'til the clocks go forward again
G       Bm      A
Again, again, again yeah

G         A            Bm
Stay warm, close your eyes
      A D 
Let time fly
G         A            Bm
Stay close, stay right here
            A
Nothing to fear

Instrumental
G       Bm      A       G                       
G       Bm      A       G                       

           G           Bm             A
And we'll hide under sheets, under heavy covers
    D                      Bm
So deep as the night draws in
          G         Bm                     A                G
And we'll be slow honey lovers 'til the clocks go forward again
G       Bm      A               G
Again, again, again yeah, And again
G       Bm      A

Clocks Go Forward

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

A|----------------------------------0-2-------2------------|
E|-----------0-2-0-2-2-------0---0------1-0----------------|
C|-----------------------2-2---2------------2---2----------|
G|-4-4-4-2-4-----------------------------------------------|
                                                             
A|-----5-4-2------------------------0-2-------2------------|
E|-----------0-2-0-2-2-------0---0------1-0----------------|
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G|-4-4-----------------------------------------------------|

Zebra

C                     G
Se a vida as vezes dá uns dias de segundos cinzas
           Am           F
E o tempo tic taca devagar
         Dm                   Am
Ponha o teu melhor vestido, brilha teu sorriso
      F              C
Vem pra cá, vem pra cá

                                     G
Se a vida muitas vezes só chuvisca, só garôa
        Am               F
E tudo não parece funcionar
         Dm                  Am
Deixe esse problema a toa, pra ficar na boa
      C
Vem pra cá

Refrão:
            Am              F
Do lado de cá, a vista é bonita
          C           G
A maré é boa de provar
            Am                 F
Do lado de cá, eu vivo tranquila
                  C          E7
E o meu corpo dança sem parar
            F                  C                 G
Do lado de cá, tem música, amigos e alguém para amar
            C G Am F
Do lado de cá
            C G Am F
Do lado de cá

refrão:
           Am            F
Do lado de cá, a vista é bonita
          C           G
A maré é boa de provar
            Am                 F
Do lado de cá, eu vivo tranquila
                  C          E7
E o meu corpo dança sem parar
            F                 C                 G
Do lado de cá, tem música, amigos e alguém para amar
            Am
Do lado de cá

             Am7M            Am7
A vida é agora, vê se não demora
  Dm            E7
Pra recomeçar
Am           Am7M          Am7
É so ter vontade de felicidade
  Dm     G
Pra pular

Refrão:
            Am              F
Do lado de cá, a vista é bonita
          C        G
A maré é boa de provar
            Am                 F
Do lado de cá, eu vivo tranquila
                  C         E7
E o meu corpo dança sem parar
              F                C                  G
Do lado de cá, tem música, amigos e alguém para amar
            C G Am F
Do lado de cá
            C G Am F
Do lado de cá
            ( C G Am F ) (2x)
Do lado de cá

Do Lado De Cá

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

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

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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Better Than

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

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