Serj Tankian (born August 21, 1967 in Beirut, Lebanon) is an Armenian-American singer. He started as a singer in the alternative metal band System of a Down and after they went on hiatus he continued his career as a solo artist and producer. He is known for his gritty yet wide vocal range. His solo output mixes various styles and genres, including metal, rock and Armenian musical motifs.  At age five, Serj Tankian moved with his parents to Los Angeles, California.

Serj Tankian (né le 21 août 1967 à Beyrouth, Liban) est un musicien arméno-américano-néo-zélandais. Il est membre du groupe System of a Down en tant que chanteur, claviériste occasionnel et guitariste secondaire (sur scène seulement). Il se sert aussi de samplers sur certaines chansons. Il est connu pour sa voix grave et posée pouvant cependant atteindre aisément les aigus. La voix de Serj Tankian est souvent en harmonie avec celle du guitariste Daron (Soldier Side,M. Jack), créant un duo vocal étonnant, Daron ayant une voix naturellement aigue et claire.

&quot;Empty Walls&quot; is a song by musician Serj Tankian. The song was released as the first official single and first track off of Tankian's debut solo album Elect the Dead.The song has been described as a &quot;traditionally pummeling rocker&quot;.  &quot;Empty Walls&quot; was released on September 10, 2007 as a digital download and September 25 as a CD single. It can also be found on a 2 track Reprise promo issue dated September 4, 2007 as well as in edited form on promotional copies that have been sent out to radio stations. 

[INTRO]
Am... G.... Dm... F, E
Am... G.... Dm... F, E

Am          G
Those empty walls
Am          G
Those empty walls


[VERSE-1]
             Am          
Pretentious attention
                G
Dismissive apprehension 
                 Am
Don't waste your time 
             G
On coffins today

[VERSE-2] (no seperation)
          Am
When we decline
                     G   
From the confines of our mind 
                 Am
Don't waste your time 
             G
On coffins today 


[PRE-CHORUS]
Am                   
Don't you see their bodies burning
G 
Desolate and full of yearning 
Dm
Dying of anticipation 
F              E
Choking from intoxication 
(x2)

[CHORUS]
Am     G      Dm F      E                Am
I want you to be left behind those empty walls 
      G      Dm  F      E                Am
Taunt you to see from behind those empty walls 


[VERSE-2]

[PRE-CHORUS]

[CHORUS] x2


[BRIDGE]
                        G 
From behind those empty walls
                        Dm 
From behind those empty walls
    F
The walls 
E                       Am
From behind those empty walls 

(I loved you yesterday 
Before you killed my family) 


[PRE-CHORUS]
(I want you to be left behind those empty walls)

[CHORUS] x2

[OUTRO]
                        G
From behind those empty walls
                  Dm
From behind those fucking walls
                     F
From behind those Goddamn walls
      E
Those walls
      Am
Those walls

Empty Walls 

[Verse1]:

Cm                           Fm	
  Everybody knows, everybody knows
Ab                     Cm
  That you cradle the sun, sun
                Fm
  Living in remorse,
  Ab     
  Sky is over

  Bb                Cm
  Don't you want to hold me baby?
      
              
                A|--6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5--|
  Bb            E|--6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5--|      
  Disappointed...   going   crazy...

[Chorus]:

  Gm
  Even though we can't afford
      Eb     D
  The sky is over
  Gm
  Even though we can't afford
      Eb     D
  The sky is over
  Gm
  I don?t want to see you go
      Eb     D
  The sky is over
  Gm
  Even though we can't afford
      Eb     D
  The sky is over

[Verse2]:

Cm
  Behind closes eyes lie
  The minds ready to awaken you,
Fm
  Are you at war with land
      Ab         Fm
  And all of its creatures,
Cm
  Your not-so-gentle persuasion
  Has been known to wreck economies
     Fm                          Ab     
  Of countries, of empires, the sky is over,

  Bb                Cm
  Don't you want to hold me baby?
                
                A|--6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5--|
  Bb            E|--6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5--|      
  Disappointed...   going   crazy...

[Piano section]:
[this is a fast piano solo difficult to play/figure out on Uke, so just use chords: Cm, Fm]

Bb                  Cm
  Not even from the sun,
Bb                  Cm
  Not even from the sun,
Bb                  Cm
  Not even from the sun,
                       
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  Bb                   E|--6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5--|
  Don?t you want me to     run?

[Chorus]:

  Gm
  Even though we can't afford
    Eb     D
  The sky is over
  Gm
  Even though we can't afford
      Eb     D
  The sky is over
  Gm
  I don?t want to see you go
      Eb     D
  The sky is over
  Gm
  Even though we can't afford
      Eb     D
  The sky is over
  Gm
  I don?t want to see you go
      Eb     D
  The sky is over
  Gm
  Even though we can't afford
      Eb     D
  The sky is over
  Gm
  I don?t want to see you go
      Eb     D
  The sky is over
  Gm
  Even though we can't afford
      Eb     D
  The sky is over
  Eb     D       Gm
  Sky is over us.

Sky Is Over

Em                G       D/F#
Lalalalalalalala, Lie lie lie...
Em                C       B7
Lalalalalalalala, Lie lie lie...
Em                G       D/F#
Lalalalalalalala, Lie lie lie...
Em                C               B7
Lalalalalalalala, Lie... Lie lie lie...


Em                 G      D/F#
My baby, my baby.. Let me know,
            Em                      C      B7
Because you love me, you love me... Let me go
                 Em                G        D/F#
'Cause you're my lover, you pay me twice my size...
            Em               C     B7
And on your knees you lay... In my thighs


C                       B 
Take my hand, and let's end it all (AAAH!)
    Em                            G        D/F#
She broke her little bones on the boulders below...
C                       B 
Take my hand, and let's end it all...


Em                 G      D/F#
My baby, my baby.. Let me go,
           Em                      C      B7
And if you love me, you love me... Let me go
                Em                       G         D/F#
'Cause I'm your brother... Your brother; have some pride...
            Em                           C     B7
And now you love me, you love me... Then die tonight!


C                       B 
Take my hand, and let's end it all (AAAH!)
    Em                            G        D/F# 
She broke her little bones on the boulders below...
C                       B 
Take my hand, and let's end it all...
    Em                            G        D/F#
She broke her little bones on the boulders below,
           C                    B7
And as she fell, I delightfully said...


Em                G       D/F#
Lalalalalalalala, Lie lie lie...
Em                C       B7
Lalalalalalalala, Lie lie lie...  (x8)


C                       B 
She took my hand, and I let her go (AAAH!)
    Em                            G        D/F# 
She broke her little bones on the boulders below...
C                     B 
Took my hand, and she ended it all...
    Em                            G        D/F#
She broke her little bones on the boulders below,
              C       B7
And while she fell, I smile (AAAH!)...


Em                G       D/F#
Lalalalalalalala, Lie lie lie...
Em                C       B7
Lalalalalalalala, Lie lie lie...  (x4, then to a fade out)

Lie Lie Lie

Elect The Dead 

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Reality Tv

Harakiri 

Intro (2x): Em   B7



Em              Am   G       D

Yes vouch antum em, voch el taragir

Am     D     Am    D   Em

Unem hangrvan, unem otevan

Em  Am  G  D

Azat hayreniq, yerjanik yerkir

Am       D           Am  D  Em

Yerjanik, yerjanik yerkir



Em   B7



Em  C    B7   Em

Bari aragil, bakhti aragil

Am   G    D   D D

Aragil garnan, aragil amran

Em        C      D        G

Im tan mot abrir, bari aragil

Am               D

Buyn huysir dzarrin

Am     D  Em

Bardu katarin




Em     Am       G           D

Aragil, indz het ourakh togh yerki

Am       D

Yayla ou vran

Am     D    Em

Hander hotevan

Em        Am  G           D

Arter, ayginer, manoushak yerkir

Am         D          Am  D  Em

Manoushak, manoushak yerkir




Em  C    B7   Em

Bari aragil, bakhti aragil

Am   G    D   D D

Aragil garnan, aragil amran

Em        C      D        G

Im tan mot abrir, bari aragil

Am               D

Buyn huysir dzarrin

Am     D  Em

Bardu katarin





Em        C      D        G

Im tan mot abrir, bari aragil

Am               D

Buyn huysir dzarrin

Am     D  Em

Bardu katarin




Em

Aragil indz het ourakh yar, yar

Em

Aragil indz het ourakh yar, yar


B7                          Em

Aragil indz het ourakh yar, yar




Em              C        D         G

Yegour indz het ov kez ya dayr urakh

Am   D   Am D Em

Bari aragil




Em        C      D        G

Im tan mot abrir, bari aragil

Am               D

Buyn huysir dzarrin

Am     D  Em

Bardu katarin




Em        C      D        G

Im tan mot abrir, bari aragil

Am               D

Buyn huysir dzarrin

Am     D  Em

Bardu katarin

Am     D  Em

Bardu katarin

Am     D  Em

Bardu katarin

Bari Arakeel

Inchbes Moranank

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

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De tot cor

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

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