In the end of the 80s and in the early 90s, Roxette, a pop-rock duo from Halmstad, Sweden, stood among the top bands in worldwide sales and notoriety, brandishing a simple yet effective blend of pop with a slight edge and occasional hints of dance. The group claims influences ranging from The Beatles to Blondie to new wave music to Joni Mitchell and Aretha Franklin.  Perhaps, years after the fact...

Roxette est un duo pop suédois, fondée en 1986.Le groupe est constitué de Marie Fredriksson et Per Gessle. Ils ont connu un succès mondial durant les années 1990. The Look (1989), It must have been Love (1990, l'un des thèmes de Pretty Woman), Joyride (1991) sont leurs plus grands tubes. Avec Abba , Ace of Base et les Cardigans, ils sont l'un des groupes suédois les plus célèbres. En 1996, Marie Fredriksson enregistre d'ailleurs un duo avec Anni-Frid Lyngstad Alla mina bästa år sur l'album Djupa Andetag. 

Roxette ist der Name, unter dem das schwedische Pop-Duo Per Gessle und Marie Fredriksson bekannt wurde. Wie viele andere schwedische Bands singen auch sie ihre Songs in englischer Sprache. Der Name 

C                               F        G            C F G F
DIDN’T I TELL YOU EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE IN THIS DÉJÀ VU
 C                           F            G         C F G F
TRY THE RIVER BOAT THE CAROUSEL, FEED THE PIGEONS BBQ
 Am              F            C          G
LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE HAPPY FACES ALL AROUND
 Am               F            C           G
SMILING THROWING KISSES, BUST MAKING LAZY SOUNDS

          D    G         A      G           D
IT’S A BRIGHT JUNE AFTERNOON IT NEVER GETS DARK
      Bm G              A
WAH WAH HERE COMES THE SUN
           D   G            A        G            D
GET YOUR GREEN GREEN TAMBOURINE LETS PLAY IN THE PARK
      Bm G              A
WAH WAH HERE COMES THE SUN

 C                                 F              G                  C
SOME FOLKS ARE ON BLANKETS SLOWLY DAYDREAMING AN REACHING FOR THEIR FOOD
 C                               F        G           C
LET’S GO BUY AN ICE CREAM AND A MAGAZINE WITH AN ATTITUDE
     Am          F                C                   G
AND PUT ON A CASSETTE, WE CAN PRETEND THAT YOU’RE A STAR
     Am             F      C               G
COS LIFE’S SO VERY SIMPLE JUST LIKE LA LA LA

          D    G         A      G           D
IT’S A BRIGHT JUNE AFTERNOON IT NEVER GETS DARK
      Bm G              A
WAH WAH HERE COMES THE SUN
           D   G            A        G            D
GET YOUR GREEN GREEN TAMBOURINE LETS PLAY IN THE PARK
      Bm   G              A              F     C
WAH WAH HERE COMES THE SUN, COMES THE SUN

           Am                    Em
THERE’S A PAINTER PAINTING HIS MASTERPIECE
                Am                     Em7
THERE’S SOME SQUIRRELS JUMPING IN THE TREES
           F                    C
THERE’S A WIDE-EYED BOY WITH A RED BALLOON
        Em                        G
ALL MY LIFE I’VE LONGED FOR THIS AFTERNOON


          E    A         B      A           E
IT’S A BRIGHT JUNE AFTERNOON IT NEVER GETS DARK
      C#m A              B
WAH WAH HERE COMES THE SUN
          E    A         B      A           E
GET YOUR GREEN GREEN TAMBOURINE LETS PLAY IN THE PARK
      C#m A              B            E
WAH WAH HERE COMES THE SUN, COMES THE SUN

June Afternoon

The It Must Have Been Love Songfacts says: Recorded before Roxette started working on their Joyride album, &quot;It Must Have Been Love&quot; was written for the movie Pretty Woman, starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. The movie was a huge hit and helped lift the song to the top of the US charts.

F        C
Lay a whisper on my pillow,
        F             G
leave a winter on the ground
              C                   F
I wake up lonely, there's air of silence
       Dm               G
in the bedroom and all around
             Am          C              F
Touch me now, I close my eyes and dream away

G                       C
It must have been love, but its over now
F                     Dm      Am
It must have been good, but I lost it somehow
G                      C
It must have been love but its over now
F                 Dm                Am
from the moment we touched till the time had run out

G    C
Make believing, we're together
         F                 G
that I'm sheltered by hour heart
           C                      F
But in and outside I've turned to water
           Dm              G
like a teardrop in your palm
          Am             C             F
And its hard, winter's day, I dream away

G                       C
It must have been love, but its over now
F                 Dm         Am
It was all I wanted, now I'm living without
G                      C
It must have been love but its over now
Gm            C                           Bb
Its where the water flows, its where the wind blows

I am not sure about end part ...

   C                  F
It must have been love but its over now
Bb(?)                    Gm(?)    Dm
It must have been good, but I lost it somehow
C                      F                  Bb
It must have been love, but its over now, from the moment we touched
Gm       Dm              C
till the time had run out. Yeah it must have been love .. repeat and fade


It Must Have Been Love

Don't Bore Us - Get To The Chorus! Roxette's Greatest Hits

intro: D Bm F#m A   2X

                       D         Bm
You're sliding down a dream, o yeah
                         F#m                A
Where nights are born in blue, that's the truth
                      D          Bm
You're swimming in a stream, o yeah
                 F#m             A
Fish are jumping too, next to you
          G            D               A
Suddenly you notice someone's at the door
           G                 Bm              B
You could swear you've been through this all before
          E         A                  D
Then she runs her fingertips through your hair
      G                  E
Your life has just begun
       A                 D
Her fingers, they are everywhere
G                          Bm     A           G
You're floating light like air, leaving the ground
          Bm        A           G
and she shines on just like the sun

You're gazing at the sky, o my
The stars are out tonight, shining bright
You're waving to a cloud, bye-bye
You're drowning in the smile of his eyes
Suddenly you feel like there's no time for a deal
though a voice tells you it's for real

And she runs her fingertips through your hair
and life has just begun
Her fingers, there and everywhere
You're floating light like air, leaving the ground
She-she shines on just like the sun

DD AA GG
        It's just a sunny afternoon
DD AA GG
        Somebody's singing songs of love, child
DD AA GG
       You love a lazy afternoon once in a while

Fingertips

Tourism

Intro:  A#      G#  x 3
        A#  Cm  G#


Verse 1:
D#                A#
   I gotta get a message through,
Cm               G#
   I don't know where we're going.
D#                  A#                G#
   I wrap my arms around your naked shoulders,
         Fm    A#         D#
   Take cover for the night.
                     A#
   I see you in the morning rain,
Cm                    G#
   Oh, step inside and lay beside me.
D#                 A#                G#
   Tender can you close my eyes and blind me,
       Fm      A#      Cm    A#   G#   D#
   Oh give me just a smile...


Chorus:
             G#
   Before I fade to silver,
    D#       A#      Cm   A#  G#  D#
   Silver Blue for you.
             G#
   Before I fade to silver,
    D#       A#      Cm   A#  G#  D#    G#
   Silver Blue for you.

D#

Verse 2:
D#                       A#
   I've turned into The Broken One
Cm              G#
   Who lost the inspiration.
D#                     A#               G#
   I want to give you all my love like water
   Fm        A#        D#
   To a blood red rose.
                        A#
   The Passion - I can't deal with her.
Cm                        G#
   The Pain - well, I can do without him.
D#                       A#            G#
   And this is like the milky way, an ocean
         Fm    A#        Cm    A#   G#   D#
   That only grows and grows.


Chorus:
               G#
   And babe I fade to silver,
    D#       A#      Cm    A#   G#   D#
   Silver Blue for you.
               G#
   I turn and fade to silver,
    D#       A#      Cm    A#   G#   D#
   Silver Blue for you.
               G#
   And babe I fade to silver,
    D#       A#      Cm    A#   G#   D#
   Silver Blue for you.
               G#
   I turn and fade to silver,
    D#       A#  
   Silver Blue...


G#                            Cm              A#
  I wrap my arms around your naked shoulders...
                          G#  Cm  A#
  Take cover for the night...


Cm   A#   G#   D#


Chorus:
               G#
   And babe I fade to silver,
    D#       A#      Cm    A#   G#   D#
   Silver Blue for you.
               G#
   I turn and fade to silver,
    D#       A#      Cm    A#   G#   D#
   Silver Blue for you.
               G#
   And babe I fade to silver,
    D#       A#      Cm    A#   G#   D#
   Silver Blue for you.
               G#
   I turn and fade to silver,
    D#       A#  
   Silver Blue...

Silver Blue

Tourism 


            Bm               D5           E
 What's the time? Seems it's already morning
           Bm           D5              Esus4  E
 I see the sky, it's so beautiful and blue
          Bm          D5          E
 The tv's on, but the only thing showing
                 B     Bm
 is a picture of you
          Bm       D5                 E
 Oh I get up and make myself some coffee
          Bm          D5                   Esus4  E
 I try to read a book but the story's to thin
             Bm              D5                 E
 I thank the lord above that you're not here to see me
                  B     Bm
 in the shape I'm in


             E                 B
 Spending my time watching the days go by
            C#m                  A
 Feeling so small I stare at the wall
             F#m   A         B
 hoping that you think of me too
                     E
 I'm spending my time

 I try to call but I don't know what to tell you
 I leave a kiss on your answering machine
 Oh help me please, is there someone who can make me
 wake up from this dream?


             E                 B
 Spending my time watching the days go by
            C#m                  A
 Feeling so small I stare at the wall
             F#m       A           B
 hoping that you are missing of me too
                     E             B
 I'm spending my time watching the sun go down
                      C#m                  A
 I fall asleep to the sound of "Tears of a Clown"
               F#m    Bm
 a prayer gone blind


 I'm spending my time


F#m        A                 E
 My friends keep telling me: hey life will go on,
F#m   A                E
 time will make sure I'll get over you.
F#m        A
 This silly game of love
E                  B             D    (E)
 You play, you win only to lose.


           F#                 C#
 Spending my time watching the days go by
            D#m                  B
 Feeling so small I stare at the wall
             G#m       B           C#
 hoping that you are missing of me too
                     F#             C#
 I'm spending my time watching the sun go down
                      D#m                  B
 I fall asleep to the sound of "Tears of a Clown"
               G#m    C#m
 a prayer gone blind

 Outro:

  B   C#  F#  G#
  B   C#  F#

 [Repeat to fade]

Spending My Time

ROXETTE - Fading Like a Flower



Intro:  F B D C   F B C F   F B D C B



      D              A             
In a time where the sun descends 
D
alone  

         F         C        D
I ran a long long way from home  

            A                        
To find a heart that's made out of 
G
stone  

        D            A            D
I will try, I just need a little time  

             F          C         D
To get your face right out of my mind  

            A                    G
To see the world through different eyes...  

 

 (Chorus)  

  F            B             D      
  Every time I see you oh I try to 
C
hide away  

  F            B                C       
  But when we meet it seems I can't 
F
let go  

  F               B                 
  Every time you leave the room I 
D         C          B
feel I'm fading like a flower  



         D              A                
Tell me why, when I scream there's 
D
no reply  

         F         C                 
When I reach out there's nothing to 
D
find   

         A                     G
When I sleep I break down and cry... cry...yeah...  



(Chorus)  

  F            B             D      
  Every time I see you oh I try to 
C
hide away  

  F            B                C       
  But when we meet it seems I can't 
F
let go  

  F               B                 
  Every time you leave the room I 
D         C           B
feel I'm fading like a flower  



               D C F G
Fading like a rose...   

               D C F G
Fading like a rose... 

                D C F G  
Beaten by the storm  

              A
Talking to myself, getting washed by the rain,  

                       D
it's such a cold cold town  



D C   D C   D C   G


(Chorus)  

  F            B             D      
  Every time I see you oh I try to 
C
hide away  

  F            B                C       
  But when we meet it seems I can't 
F
let go  

  F               B                 
  Every time you leave the room I 
D        C            B
feel I'm fading like a flower  

 

(Chorus)  

  G            C             E      
  Every time I see you oh I try to 
D
hide away  

  G            C                D       
  But when we meet it seems I can't 
G
let go  

  G               C                
  Every time you leave the room I 
E        D            C
feel I'm fading like a ...

  G            C             E      
  Every time I see you oh I try to 
D
hide away  

  G            C                D       

  But when we meet it seems I can't 
G
let go  

  G               C                 
  Every time you leave the room I 
E        D            C
feel I'm fading like a flower

Fading Like A Flower

Joyride 


Intro:    A#...   F

          Gm  A#  C  x 4


Verse 1:
                     Gm  A#  C
Halfway through the night
                 Gm  A#  C
I wake up in a dream, 
              Gm  A#  C
Echoes in my head
                              Gm      A#  C
Make every whisper turn into a scream.


Chorus:
                   F              Dm
I dreamed I could fly out in the blue
           Gm             C
Over this town followin' you,
           F                 D#
Over the trees, subways and cars,
                 A#                 C
I'd try to find out who you really are.


Verse 2:
                      Gm   A#  C
In the middle of the night
                     Gm  A#  C
Cool sweatin' in my bed.
                      Gm  A#  C
Got the windows open wide,
                                   Gm  A#  C
Thinkin' about all the things you said.


Chorus:
                F              Dm
I wish I could fly out in the blue
           Gm             C
Over this town followin' you.
                F                       D#
I'd fly over rooftops, the great boulevards
                A#                 C
To try to find out who you really are.
                

                 G  C  G  D
Who you really are.
                       G  C  G  D
I wish I could fly now,
                       G  C  G  D
I wish I could fly now,
                       Dm  F  G      Dm  F  G...
I wish I could fly now...


Gm  A#  C  x 2


Chorus:
                   F                Dm
   I wish I could fly around and around,
              Gm                     C
   Over this town, the dirt on the ground.
                     F                   D#
   I'd follow your course of doors left ajar
                   A#                 C
   To try to find out who you really are,
Gm                 C  D#
   Who you really are,
    A#          F
   Fly, fly, fly.


                Cm  D#  F
I wish I could fly...
                Cm   D#         F
I wake up in a dream... in the middle of the night...
                Cm  D#  F
I wish I could fly...
                Cm  D#  F
I wish I could fly...


      [End with A#]

Wish I Could Fly

Have A Nice Day

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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