The Four Tops are an American Motown musical quartet, whose repertoire has included doo-wop, jazz, soul music, rnb, disco, adult contemporary, showtunes, and even psychedelic rock. Founded in Detroit, Michigan as The Four Aims, lead singer Levi Stubbs and group mates Abdul &quot;Duke&quot; Fakir, Renaldo &quot;Obie&quot; Benson, and Lawrence Payton remained together for over four decades, finally forced to endure a lineup change when Payton died in 1997. At that time, Theo Peoples was added to the lineup; Peoples later replaced Stubbs, who fell ill from cancer, and Ronnie McNeir assumed Peoples' spot.

The Four Tops est un quartet de Motown américain dont le répertoire était principalement composé des styles doo-wop, jazz, soul music, R&amp;B, et disco.  Ce groupe, originaire de Détroit, était composé à la base des membres Levi Stubbs (un cousin du chanteur Jackie Wilson), de Abdul &quot;Duke&quot; Fakir, Renaldo &quot;Obie&quot; Benson, et de Lawrence Payton. Au fil des années, les membres quitteront successivement le groupe, puis seront par la suite remplacés par d'autres connaissances.  

Die Four Tops waren eine afro-amerikanische Soul-Gesangsband aus Detroit, die 1953 von Renaldo Benson (genannt &quot;Obie&quot;), Abdul Fakir (genannt &quot;Duke&quot;), Lawrence Payton und Levi Stubbs gegründet wurde. Sie nannten sich damals noch <span title="Unknown artist" class="bbcode_unknown">Four Aims</span>. 1956 erhielten sie einen Plattenvertrag von Chateau Records und nahmen ihre erste Platten auf. Bald darauf änderten sie ihren Namen in Four Tops, um Verwechslungen mit den Ames Brothers zu vermeiden. Sie begleiteten Billy Eckstine bei seinen Tourneen und traten unter anderem im Vorprogramm von Count Basie und Brook Benton auf.

Un enorme éxito cosechó este grupo a mediados de los 60s con canciones inolvidables como: 'Reach Out I'll Be There', 'Bernadette' y otas más

Four Tops - Reach Out I'll be there

Intro   D#m  A# (x2) 

           B                     C#
Now if you feel that you can't go on (can't go on)
        B                   C#
Because all of your hope is gone (all your hope is gone)
         B                       C#
And your life is filled with much confusion (much confusion)
      B                    C#
Until happiness is just an illusion (happiness is just an illusion)
        B                         C#
And your world around is crumbling down, darlin

F#
reach out come on girl reach on out for me
A#
reach out reach out for me

A#     D#m            B                     A#
I'll be there with a love that will shelter you
       D#m            B                     A#
I'll be there with a love that will see you through

        B                       C#
When you feel lost and about to give up (to give up)
           B                    C#
Cause your life just ain't good enough (just ain't good enough)
         B                        C#
And your feel the world has grown cold (has grown cold)
         B                        C#
And your drifting out all on your own (drifting out on your own)
        B                    C#
And you need a hand to hold, darlin

F#
reach out come on girl reach out for me
A#
reach out reach out for me

A#      D#m       B               A#
I'll be there to love and comfort you
           D#m       B                    A#
And I'll be there to cherish and care for you
       D#m        B             A#
I'll be there to always see you through
       D#m        B              A#
I'll be there to love and comfort you

     B                          C#
I can tell the way you hang your head (hang your head)
        B                     C#
Your not in love now, now your afraid (you're afraid)
           B                  C#
And through the tears you look around (look around)
           B                      C#
But there's no piece of mind to be found (no piece of mind to be found)
I know what your thinking,
      B                          C#
You're alone now, no love of your own, but darling

F#
reach out come on girl reach out for me
A#
reach out reach out.......... just look over your shoulder

A#     D#m                B                A#         
I'll be there to give you all the love you need
           D#m            B                A#
And I'll be there you can always depend on me
       D#m       B              A#
I'll be there to always see you through
       D#m       B               A#
I'll be there to love and comfort you

Reach Out I'll Be There

It's The Same Old Song


C Am 4x

       C
You're sweet as a honey bee
           Dm7
But like a honey bee stings
                F                G
You've gone and left my heart in pain
        C
All you left, is our favorite song
    Dm7              F         G
The one we danced to all night long
           C
It used to bring sweet memories
     Dm7              F       G
Of a tender love that used to be

             C    F   G
Now it's the same old song
           Dm
But with a different meaning
      G        F
Since you been gone
         C    F   G
It's the same old song
           Dm
But with a different meaning
      G
Since you been gone

C Am 2x
              C
A sentimental fool am I
   Dm7
to hear a old love song
    F     G
And wanna cry
        C   
But the melody keeps haunting me
  Dm7               F               G
Reminding me how in love we used to be
     C   
Keep hearing the part that used to touch my heart
         Dm7
Saying together forever
F           G
Breaking up never

             C    F   G
Now it's the same old song
           Dm
But with a different meaning
      G        F
Since you been gone
         C    F   G
It's the same old song
           Dm
But with a different meaning
      G
Since you been gone

C Am 2x  break

         C
Precious memories keep a lingering on
Dm7                   F        G
Every time I hear our favorite song
           C
Now you're gone

Left this emptiness
  Dm7
I only reminisce
    F            G
The happiness we spent
           C
We used to dance on the music (we used to dance to the music)
       Dm7
Make romance through the music (make romance through the music)

             C    F   G
Now it's the same old song
           Dm
But with a different meaning
      G        F
Since you been gone
         C    F   G
It's the same old song
           Dm
But with a different meaning
      G
Since you been gone

C Am 2x  
             C    F   G
Now it's the same old song
           Dm
But with a different meaning
      G        F
Since you been gone
         C    F   G
It's the same old song
           Dm
But with a different meaning
      G
Since you been gone

It's The Same Old Song

Essential Collection: Four Tops

Intro: C

C                                      G
Sugar xxx xxxxx Bunch, xxx xxxx xxxx x love xxx.
        Dm                         F
I xxxx help xxxxxx, x xxxx xxx xxx nobody xxxx.

C                                    G
In xxx xxx xx life, xxx xxxx xxx xxx go.
                  Dm 
Leaving xxxx xxxx picture xxxxxx,
               F
and x xxxxxx x xxxxxxxx times.


# repeat pattern for other verses


Bridge:
C
When x xxxx xxxx name, xxxx xx xxxxxx x flame,

burning xx xx xxxxx, xxxxxxx xx xxx apart,

no xxxxxx xxx x xxx, girl x xxxxxx hide.

I Can't Help Myself (sugar Pie Honey Bunch)

Can't Help Myself

#1.
C                                      G
Sugar pie honeybunch, you know that I love you,
        Dm                          F
I can't help myself, I love you and nobody else.
C                                    G
In and out my life, you come and you go,
                  Dm                  
Leaving just your picture behind ,and I kissed it a 
F                  G
thousand times, or so.

 
#2.

C
When you snap your fingers, or wink your eye,
       G                                  Dm
I come a running to you, I'm tied to you, baby. 
                    F       G
And there's nothing I can do,
        Dm                       F            G
I can't help myself..no, I can't help myself, ooh.

#3.

C                                         G
Sugar pie, honey bunch, I'm weaker than a man should be.
        Dm                         F        G
I can't help myself, I'm a fool in love you see.
      C                              
Wanna tell you I don't love you, tell you that we're through,
         G 
And I've tried.
                Dm                                 F        G
But everytime I see your face, I get up all choked up inside.


CHORUS:

C
When I call your name, girl, it starts the flame,

burning in my heart, tearin' it all apart,
 
No matter how I try, my love I cannot hide.

#4.
 
C                                       G
Sugar pie honeybunch, you know that I'm weak for you.
        Dm                          F          G
I can't help myself, I love you and nobody else.
C                                           G
Sugar pie, honeybunch, I'll do anything you ask me to.
        Dm                          F          G
I can't help myself, I want you and nobody else.

ADD:
C                                      G
Sugar pie, honeybunch, you know that I love you.
        Dm
I can't help myself...Fade.

Can't Help Myself

Baby I Need Your Loving 


A       G       D
Ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo  2x

A      G         D
Baby I need your loving
A      G         D
Baby I need your loving
A               G     D
Although you're never near
A            G     D
Your voice I often hear
A             G      D
Another day, another night
A         G        D
I long to hold you tight
A      G      D
'Cause I'm so lonely

G       Em        D
Baby, I need your loving,
Em            G        C
I got to have all your loving
G       Em        D
Baby, I need your loving,
Em          G        C           D
got to have all your loving  ooooo

A               G       D        A
Some say it's a sign of weakness
      G      D   A
For a man to beg
     G               D  A
Then weak I'd rather be
      G                    D   A
If it means having' you to keep
       G                D           A
'Cause lately I've been losing sleep

G       Em        D
Baby, I need your loving,
Em            G        C
I got to have all your loving
G       Em        D
Baby, I need your loving,
Em          G        C           D
got to have all your loving  ooooo

A            G         D   A
Empty nights echo your name
            G                         D   A
Sometimes I wonder will I ever be the same
                  G                D   A
Oh yeah, when you see me smile you know
            G      D     A
Things have gotten worse
    G               D   A
Any smile you might see
    G          D       A
Has all been rehearsed

            G               D      A
Darling', I can't go on without you
                     G               D       A
This emptiness won't let me live without you
                  G       D      A
This loneliness inside me darling
         G               D     
Makes me feel not alive, honey

G       Em        D
Baby, I need your loving,
Em            G        C
I got to have all your loving
G       Em        D
Baby, I need your loving,
Em          G        C           
got to have all your loving  

G       Em        D
Baby, I need your loving,
Em            G        C
I got to have all your loving
G       Em        D
Baby, I need your loving,
Em          G        C           
got to have all your loving

Baby I Need Your Loving

I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) 



C                                         G
Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch... you know that I love you... I can't

Dm                           Em  F
help myself... I love you and... nobody else.

C                                         G
In and out my life... you come and you go...  leaving just your

Dm                                Em F              G
picture behind... and I kissed it a  thousand times... When

C
 you snap your finger or wink your eye I come a

G                                  Dm
running to you... I'm tied to your apron strings...

                    Em      F        |G |C |C |G |G
And there's nothing... that I can do...            Can't

Dm                      Em   F              G
help myself... No... I can't help myself...  Oooh...



C                                           G
Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch... I'm weaker than a man should be... I can't

Dm                           Em  F              G
help myself... I'm a fool in...  love you see...  Wanna

C                              
tell you I don't love you... tell... you that we're through...

                 G 
And I've tried...  But everytime I

Dm                              Em   F           G
see your face... I get up all choked up inside...  When

C
 I call your name, girl, it starts the flame, burning in my heart,

tearin' it all apart. No matter how I try, my love, I can-not hide.

'Cause

CODA:  Repeat this next part 2-4 times to end.

C                                           G
Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch... you know that I'm weak for you... Can't

Dm                            F           G
help myself... I love you and nobody else...

C                                         G
Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch... do anything you ask me to... Can't

Dm                            F           G
help myself... I want you and nobody else...

I Can't Help Myself

The Definitive Collection

Bernadette

#1.
D           C
Bernadette, people are searchin' for
Bb                    A
the kind of love that we possess.
D           C
Some go on, searchin' their whole life through,
Bb                           A
and never find the love I've found in you.

CHORUS:
F          Dm                  Gm            C
And when I speak of you, I see envy in other men's eyes.
F       Dm                   Gm            C
And I'm well aware of what's on their minds.
Gm              F                  C
They pretend to be my friend, when all the time
Gm        F               C
they long to persuade you from my side.
       Gm                     Am
They'd give the world and all they own
         C
for just one moment we have known.

#2.
D           C                     Bb                A       C
Bernadette, they want you because of the pride that it gives.
    D           C                   Bb            A
But Bernadette, I want you because, I need you to live.

CHORUS:#2.
F           Dm   Gm      C
But while I live only to hold you,
F          Dm        Gm         C
some other men, they long to control you.
Gm                  F        C
But how can they control you Bernadette,
     Gm              F                C
when they can not control themselves, Bernadette,
     Gm           Am           C 
from wanting you, needing you, but darling, you belong to me.

#3.
D                C                    Bb 
Bernadette, I'll tell the world you belong to me.
A                  C   D
I'll tell the world....you're the soul of me.
     C                       Bb                    A
I'll tell the world you're a part of me..Bernadette!

CHORUS:
F              Bb                        Dm
In your arms I find the kind of peace of mind
                       A    Bb
the world is searching for.
    F                             Bb     
But you, you give me the joy this heart of mine
    Dm                  A
has always been longing for.

CHORUS:
F        Dm        Gm        C
In you I have what other men long for.
F   Dm                  Gm          C
All men need someone to worship and adore.
Gm           F                 C
That's why I treasure you, and place you high above..
Gm           F                 C
for the only joy in life is to be loved.
Gm     Am           C                   D
So whatever you do, Bernadette, keep on loving me,
C                   Bb           A
Bernadette, keep on needing me...Bernadette!

OUTRO:
D                      C                       Bb
Bernadette, you're the soul of me..more than a dream,
       A          C
you're clear to me.
    D                    C                  Bb
And Bernadette, you mean more to me, than a woman was 
     A
ever meant to be...(Fade.)

Bernadette

20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Four Tops

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

Sovereign Light Cafe

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

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


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

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

C D


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

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


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

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

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

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

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

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

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


Jo et duré...

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

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


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

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

Can't Smile Without You

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

Down By The River

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

Overreacting

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


American Dream 

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

Gonna Be A Long Time

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

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