Streetlight Manifesto is a third wave ska punk band from East Brunswick, New Jersey, under the creative leadership of singer/guitarist Tomas Kalnoky. Since forming in 2002, the band has released four full-length albums.  Several of Streetlight's members were already well known among the New Jersey ska community for their roles in past ska bands from that area, most notably Catch 22's Tomas Kalnoky, James Egan, Mike Soprano, and Josh Ansley, as well as One Cool Guy's Stuart Karmatz, Pete Sibilia, Dan Ross, and Chris Paszik.  

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Heres To Life

Intro
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                   Em                         C              D
a moment of silence please for those who never get the chance
          Em                         C              D
to show up to the party but are never asked to dance

A Moment Of Silence

C          G         
And so she wakes up
Am         F
in time to break down
C          G
She left a note up on the dresser
Am         F
and she's right on time
C       Em           F
You don't know anything
G             
right or wrong

C    Em    F    G

C        G
I said I know
Am           F
and she said so
C        G
I wanna panic
         Am      F
yeah I've had, I go
C    Em        F      G
You don't owe anything to anyone

C    Em    F    G

F                   C
But don't take your life
F                        C
'cause it's all that you've got
Am                       Em
You'd be better off just up and leaving
       Dm                    F
if you don't think they will stop

C                   G
And when you wake up
Am                     F
everything is gonna be fine
C                    G                     
I guarantee that you wake in a better place
Am             F
in a better time
C                     G
So you're tired of living
Am                  F
feel like you might give in
         C
well don't

it's not your time

C                   G
Looking through the paper today
Am                    F
looking for a specific page
C           G         Am       F
Don't wanna find her full name followed by dates
C              G         
because when i left her alone
Am           F             
she made a sound, like a moan
C        G        Am           F
"You're known by everyone for everything you've done"
C           Em              
Fuck buying flowers for graves
F         G          
I'd rather buy you 
  C   Em  F          G
a one way non-stop to anywhere
C         Em           
find anyone do anything
F          G      C         
forget and start again, love
Em            F      G       
She said she won't go It hurts too 

C
much to stand by
G                             Am
you've got to stop and draw a line
F
Everyone here has to choose a 
C
side tonight the 
G      
moment of truth is haunting you
Am
Don't forget your family
F
regardless what you choose to do
C
You can't decide
G
and they're all screaming "why won't you?"
Am                        F
I'll start the engine but I can't take this ride for you
C                            G
I'll draw your bath and I'll load your gun
      Am                      F         G
But I hope so bad that you'll bathe and hunt

C   Em   F   G

C   Em   F   G

C             Em                  
Annie's tired of forgetting about 
F                G 
today and always planning for 
C        Em
tomorrow 
F           G
Tomorrow and she says, 
C                Em
"The saddest day I came across was
F                   G
when I learned that life goes on 
C            Em
without me" 
F              G
Without me and she says, 
C                Em
"If everyone has someone else,
F                G                 
then I ain't got nobody's love to 
C        Em
save me"
F           G
Save me, and she says 
C                  Em
"I think I'll pass away tonight,
           F               G 
'cause it seems I'll never get it right if it's
C      Em         F         G
just me Yeah it's just me and she said

Am   Em   F   G

Am   Em   F   G

C            G
And when you wake up
Am                     F
everything is gonna be fine
C                  G
Guarantee that you wake in a better place
Am              F
in a better time
C                   G
So you're tired of living
Am                   F
feel like you might give in
         C
well don't
G   Am
   
F
It's not your time

C   Em   F   G
C   Em   F   G

C              Em
Annie says she wouldn't mind
        F            G
if they never find a cure for all her 
C         Em
problems
F           G
Problems and she says, 
   C                Em
as long as she has someone near to 
F                     G
make it clear she doesn't need to 
C           Em
solve them
F           G
Solve them and she says, 
C                  Em
"this loneliness is killing me,
F                    G
it's filling me with anger and 
C           Em
resentment
F            G
Resentment and she says, 
C                  Em           
"I'm turning into someone that I 
F                 G
never thought I'd have to be again"
C   Em   F   G

Am   Em   F   G
Am   Em   F   G

C            G
And when you wake up
Am                     F
everything is gonna be fine
C                  G
Guarantee that you wake up in a better place
Am              F
in a better time
C                  G
So you're tired of living
Am                      F
you feel like you might give in
          C
well don't
G   Am   F

              
It's not your time

C              
And even if it was so
G
Oh I wouldn't let you go
Am                    F
you could run run run run but I will follow close
C                            G
Someday you will say "that's it, that's all"
      Am                            F
but I'll be waiting there with open arms to break your fall
C                                 G
I know that you think that you're on your own
         Am
but just know that I'm here
         F
and I'll lead you home
       C         G
if you let me
           Am        F        G
She said "forget me"
       C
but I can't

A Better Place, A Better Time

*Horn Part*
Dm F C Dm
Dm F A# A x2
Dm F A A

Dm
How did Camus really die that night?
                                                A               Dm
Were they right? When he died was it really his time, or was it suicide?
Dm
And Holden Caulfield is a friend of mine
                                      A                           Dm
We go drinking from time to time, and I find it gets harder every time.

*Horn Part*
A#  F  C  Dm  A#  F  C
A#  F  C  Dm  A#  F  A   A

Chorus
Dm      F  
  Back Off!
        C           A#
You're out on the street again
Dm           F
  Don't you stop!
         C                 A#
Did you know you couldn't swim?
Dm      F
  Back Off!
         C         A#
You're out on the street again
     Dm                                      A
I'm not going to play if there ain't no way I'll win!

*Horn Part A*
Dm       A Dm

Dm
Hemingway never seemed to mind the banalities of a normal life
    A                      Dm
and I find, it gets harder every time

*Horn Part*
A#  F  C  Dm  A#  F  C
A#  F  C  Dm  A#  F  A   A

Chorus
Dm      F  
  Back Off!
                  C        A#
You're out on the street again
Dm             F
  Don't you stop!
                 C        A#
Did you know you couldn't swim?
Dm    F
Back Off!
                  C        A#
You're out on the street again
     Dm                                      A          A
I'm not going to play if there ain't no way I'll win!


Dm                  F
Hey there Salinger, what did you do?
C                       Dm
Just when the world was looking at you
         Dm                  F
To write anything that meant anything,
    C                Dm
You told us you were through
Dm                            F
And it's been years since you passed away,
      C                    Dm
But I see no plaque, and I see no grave
    Dm           F             C              Dm
And I can't help believing you wanted it that way


Dm                        F
And Vincent Van Gogh, why do you weep?
         C                             Dm
You were on your way to heaven but the road was steep
    Dm               F
And who was there to break your fall?
      C               Dm
We're guilty, one and all
      Dm                     F
And I don't know much, but I do know this:
       C                    Dm
With a golden heart comes a rebel fist
    Dm           F              C                         Dm
But I can't help agreeing with those that would not quit

*Horn Part*
Dm F C Dm
Dm F A# A x2
Dm F A A 

Verse
      Dm
And it makes me sick when I think of it
      Dm
All my heroes that could not live with this
      A
and I hope you rest in peace 
             Dm
Because with us, You never did!
Dm
And K.D.C., you were much too young!
Dm
And you changed my life!
                        A
But I draw the line at suicide!
          Dm   A  Dm  Gm  Dm  A       Dm A  Dm_A_Dm
Here's To Life!!!       Here's to life

Here's To Life

Okay, so I'm sorry I haven't gotten much further into editing this tab. Hopefully this will be a better version.

Chorus: F-C-G-C
Verses: C-F-C-G

Start by strumming G slowly, then....

I've got a...

F
Gun in my

C
Hand but the

G
gun won't

C
Cock

F
My Finger's on the

C
Trigger, but the 

G
Trigger seems

C
Locked

Ect Ect

When the horns come in at the end of the first chorus, strum then mute G

and then go into the verse riff of C-F-C-G for the horn part

VERSE:

C
If there was something

F
Wrong, would you be oh so

C
Strong, What would you do to 

G
Move this shallow life

C
Along, I'd like to think

ect ect. 
until:

C
And the days and the days they seem like

F
Forever

C
And the days and the days they seem like

G
Forever

C
But forever isn't ever enough!

C
I'd like to sing a song

F
Promise you won't be long

ect ect.

Hopefully this versions a wee bit better, but we'll see.
I'll keep trying and such.

Point/counterpoint

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A Better Place A Better Time

F  G
Dear
        C   G  Am                  F
Mr. Gepetto: I hope this finds you well
  G           C     G
I wrote this letter
           E5              F
'cause we miss you here in hell

           C                      G
And now I know it's hard when you don't know what to think
     Am                      F             G
And every single smile is a thorn when you're waking up
C                        G                         Am
  You might try but you won't get by until you're crucified for all the
F           G
things you try to do

     C                   G
Well I don't care if you sink or swim
    Am                    Em
And I don't care how you hold it in
    F                 C              F                      G
As long as you don't bother me with all the things I don't bother you with

    C               G
And 9 times out of 10 you might be right
Am                     Em
  But what about that time you know you're wrong?
F                  C
 Keep singing that same song
    F                             G
And everybody smiles but they'll never get along

     XX              XX            X X   X   X  X
I'm trying and I'm trying and I'm trying to let go:
But everybody's going down tonight

[Chorus]
C5                   G5
 We are the few that won't say nothing right
A5                     F5    G5
 We are the footsteps fading into the night
C5                G5                 A5        F5    
      G5
 Nobody cares and nobody stares with such conviction and I say:
C5                   G5
I never wanted this, no one ever wanted this
A5                          F5               G5
But they gave it to me so I might as well be proud of it
   C5                 G5
And I don't know where we went wrong
A5                  F5            G5
All i know now is i got to do something right

C G Am F G
C G Am

F       G
So come clean
C                          G                           Am
No one should have have to live with the things you've seen
    F             G
But you're living anyway
       C                G
Well I stop the car and put her in park
   Am                  Em
And I step outside (god I hate this part)
       F                     C                         F
When I see what I saw what I thought was a lie; it was more
                        G
Than a chore I'm just doing what I need to get-

C                   G
I don't care if you leave or stay
      Am
But we might as well split
             Em                 F
Because it's not the same as it was
                 C
When we said our last goodbye
     F                           G
And if you want the truth: I was hoping one of us would
C                        G               Am
  Pass away because it'd be much easier then
                   Em                      F
We could all get together and think about when
                       C                        F
We were young we were dumb we were numb but in love
                      G
And I'm done so I'm sending out this letter today

     XX              XX             XX  X X  X
I'm trying and I'm trying and I'm trying to let go:
But everybody's going down tonight

[Chorus]

C G Am F G x2

C                 G                Am   F G
This has been the best night of my life        ___X2___
    C               G
I could've lost my life
         Am              F
And I would've lost my mind
     G         C        G
But now I'm fine and I find
       Am                F           G
That this has been the best night of my-
C                 G                                       _
This has been the best night of my-                        |
    Am                               F         G           |-- X2
I still can't believe they had the heart to apologize     _|
    C              G
I could've lost my life
        Am               F
And I would've lost my mind
     G         C        G
But now I'm fine and I find
       Am               F            G
That this has been the best night of my-

[Bridge]
C          G         Am        F     G
And as the day fades no one investigates
C          G            Am        F   G
Nobody answers when she calls his name
C          G      Am            F      G
Another victim, somewhere in a shallow grave
C            G           Am     F[one strum]
 I want to hold her and tell her: it's not your fault

C5 G5 A5 F5 G5
Na na na...

[Bridge]

Na na na...
It's not your fault

[chorus x2]

We Are The Few

Everything Goes Numb

E  B  A  F#m A X2
 
Verse:
 
       E               B
She was diagnosed on a Friday,

    A
The kids were almost home,

    F#m                A                  E
The kids were on their way back home from school,

                       B
Lying face down in the gutter,

    A
Of unaccomplished dreams,

    F#m          A               E
And broken memories of things to come.

                       B
"Sorry ma'am, I really am. I had to break the news.

   A                            F#m                  A
I had to make the phone call to tell you that you're due,

         E                    B
You know where, I'll tell you when,

         A                           F#m
And I suggest you start living these next three weeks,

    A                      E
The best way that you can."

                 B                 A
Every night for three long weeks,

                        F#m    A     E
She?d roam the hallways half asleep,

                     B
And as the footsteps fade away,

 A                          F#m              A    
In my mind, I could swear, I could swear, I heard her say:

Chorus:

 A             B                       E                       F#m     A
Don't wait for me, you?ve got a lot to do, you?ve got a lot to be,

           B(stop)                     
And in the end maybe, I'll see you there.


Inter: E  B  A  F#m A x4

# After, its all the same for the verse and chorus again.
# Hope you enjoy!

As The Footsteps Die Out Forever

Keasbey Nights
Streetlight Manifesto

Intro (with choke strumming)

A    E     B    D

A    E     D    E

A    E     B    D 

A    E     D    A

(2x, second time with horns)

Verse

A                 E
It was the summer of 95 (so what!)

B                D
In the backyard, shaving the old plies

A                            E
Feeling so strong (strong!), something went wrong (wrong!)

B                               D
Straight into my finger, what a stinger, it was so long

A                          E                 B
I still remember that day, like the day that I said that I swear

D                               A                 E
"I'll never hurt myself again", but it seems that I'm deemed 

B                  D
To be wrong, to be wrong, to be wrong

A
Gotta keep holding on... they always played a slow song.

Horns (no guitar)

Chorus

A                      D
When they come for me, I'll be sitting at my desk

A                      E
With a gun in my hand, wearing a bulletproof vest 

A                    D
Singin' "My, my, my, how the time does fly, 

A                             E                             
When you know you're going to die by the end of the night." And said hey

Horn Riff

A       E   D x3

A    E     B    D

A    E     D    E

A    E     B    D 

A    E     D    A

Verse

A                             E
I still remember when we were young and fragile then.

B                           D
No one gave a shit about us because times were tougher then.

A                       E
Feeling so good (good!) cruisin? the hood (hood!)

B                            D
Straight into the real world where rich kids never understood.

A                 E
But I don't care, I can fade away to anywhere 

B                  D
Don't stop because you might get dropped, 

A             E              B
And if you do who's going to pick you up

D             B
Well I won?t, well I won't... they always played a slow song.

Horn riff (2x, 1st 1x w/o guitar)

A      E       B        D        B

Chorus

A                      D
When they come for me, I'll be sitting at my desk

A                      E
With a gun in my hand, wearing a bulletproof vest 

A                    D
Singin' "My, my, my, how the time does fly, 

A                             E                             
When you know you're going to die by the end of the night." And said hey

Horn Riff

A       E   D x3

A    E     B    D

A    E     D    E

A    E     B    D 

A    E     D    A

Horn Breakdown (3x, 1st 2x w/o guitar)

A    E     B    D

A    E     D    E

A    E     B    D 

A    E     D    A

Chorus (3x, 1st 2x w/o guitar)

A                      D
When they come for me, I'll be sitting at my desk

A                      E
With a gun in my hand, wearing a bulletproof vest 

A                    D
Singin' "My, my, my, how the time does fly, 

A                             E                             
When you know you're going to die by the end of the night."

Outro

A         E   D
         Hey!

A         E   D
         Hey!

A         E   D   
         Hey!

B      A

(cheers and stuff)
("It fuckin' stinks in here)
("Whoo-ee!)

Keasbey Nights

G                  C
Not long ago in my high school days,
D                        G
I watched a girl from so far away,
Em                 C
But every time she passed me by,
D                         G
I turned my head away and quietly sighed.
G                          C
And when she walked by her hair would dance,
D                        G
A secret tango that only I could understand,
Em                            C
And when she'd ask me for the time of day,
D                            G
I'd look her in the eyes and quietly say.

G            C 
Oh Kristina, Kristina, 
   D                       G
do you have any clue who I am? (HELL NO!)
Em                      C          
So listen up cause I'll tell ya once 
         D                              G
and I'll explain myself the best that I can, 
      G         C
whoa, Kristina, Kristina 
          D                      G
you don't know me so ill have to persist, (whistle)
Em                  C
I'm kinda shy so no wonder why, 
D                         G
Kristina she don't know I exist.

G                      C
From class to class, I followed her,
D                        G
But I swore id leave her undisturbed,
Em                            C
And if she'd ever stopped and turned around,
D                           G
I'd get so nervous that I'd stare at the ground.
G                   C
And then one day in photography, 
D                            G
I found a contact print that I could not believe, 
Em                        C
and there she was staring back at me.
D                     G
So I took her home so quietly.

   G         C    
Oh Kristina, Kristina, 
   D                       G
do you have any clue who I am? (HELL NO!)
Em                      C     
So listen up cause I'll tell ya once 
         D                              G
and I'll explain myself the best that I can, 
G         C
Kristina, Kristina 
          D                       G
you don't know me so I'll have to persist, [whistle]
Em                  C
I'm kinda shy so no wonder why, 
D                         G
Kristina she don't know I exist.

G C D G Em C D G 

G    C  
1.17.98 
D                        G
has been a day that I've come to hate,
Em                   C
As I walked into the video store,
D                         G
There she stood as my jaw fell to the floor.
G                    C
Tapping her toe, and waiting in line,
D                G
With a movie and another guy,
Em                C
Why did I bother, Why did I care,
D                     G
About this girl named Kristina Behr?

G         C
Kristina, Kristina, 
       D                       G
you'll never get to know who I am (YOUR LOSS!)
Em                 C
This is goodbye so please don't cry 
            D                       G
and ill let you down as softly as I can,
G         C
Kristina, Kristina, 
D                            G
another name to cross off my list.
Em               C
Another life, it could've been nice, 
    D                                G
but Kristina she won't know what she missed.

Kristina She Don't Know I Exist

chords used: Am, F, G, C, Dm, E

Opening:
Am-Am-Am-F X3

Am-Am-Am-Am


Horn part:

Am-Am-F-F-G-G-C-G

Am-Am-Dm-Dm-F-F-G-G


Am
Run, run, run all you

F
Do is run, but you'll

G
Never run away from

C           G
yourself!

Am
I know it's hard that you've

Dm
Been there before you

F
Know you're going to be there

G
again!

*repeat pattern for rest of the verse*

Chorus:

C
Hey! ser-

G
gio!

Dm
it's getting kinda hot

Am
In here so I say

C
Hey! ser-

G
gio!

Dm
You gotta get me outa

Am
here so I say hey

*post-chorus horn riff*

C-G-Am-F

C-C-F-F

E-E-E-E

then back to the verse riff

the rest of the song goes this way.

When toh kay starts singing that awesome verse "Sergio laughed for the last time today" the chords are the same as the verses, just change the strumming.

Dear Sergio

I submitted a cover of this song, so please take a peek!
(in the video I start of saying it's Keasbey Nights. Ignore that. I was tired XD)

In anycase, chords are easy enough:

Open chords style:
A-G-D-D for verses
A-D-B-E for Chorus

.......

Well I!

A
Know I shouldn't 

G
Care But I

D
Do and I don't and I 

A
Always crack a

G
Smile when I

D
see your punk rock close

ect ect. this chord progression goes on for all verses and horn parts

CHORUS:

A
Steve took three or four

D
Heather took more

B
they lit a cigarette now they're

E
Walking out the door

A
With a semi automatic

D
and a ski mask on

B
They looked at one another

E
and said to themselves what fun

9mm And A Three Piece Suit

Chords: C, G, F, Em, Am

Chorus: C-F-C-G-C-F-C-G-F-C
Verses/Horns: C-Em-Am-F-C-G-F-C

VERSE EXAMPLE:

C
Sick and sad

F
again

C
Sometimes I'd like the

G
rain to end

C
Sick and sad

F
again!

C
Sometimes I

G
Like to

F
Stand on my

C
own two feet!


VERSE EXAMPLE:

C
Went to the corner of

Em
Second and main but there was

Am
Someone there who mentioned that they

F
Hoped it would rain

C
Forever

G
Forever So they could

F
Drown, In

C
Peace

It's 2:00 in the morning right now, so I'll edit this and add more detail later if someone wold like. Message me if you need help with it. Horns go to the same progression as the verse.

Sick And Sad

I know it's a Catch 22 song, but it was also on the Keasby Nights
 Album covered by Streetlight. Either way, it's Toh Kay's work, so here
 It is.

Verses/ Main chord progression: C-C-Am-Am-F-F-G-G
opening Chord progression: C-C-C-G-Am-Am-Am-G-F-F-F-C-G-G-G-G


C
You, You try, you try to get

G
...

Am
Your never gunna pull it off you shouldn't even try

G
You're a

F
Wet Cigarette, You're always second Best

C
....

G
They're never gunna give a shit about anybody but themselves

C
So you try

ect ect.
When the Song speeds up, use only two measures of each chord, and cut out those hanging extra chords that lead to each other
Hard to explain, I know.
If it makes it easier for you, you can just leave out those extra chords at the end
 of each progression in the beginning

Enjoy! message me if you need help.

1234, 1234

# Intro: C  G  Am  Dm  C  G  
 C  G  Am  F  C  G  C

         C    G         Am
You were gone   when we found you
         Dm          C                    G
You were practically surrounded, you were trapped
        C          G              Am          F
But the opposition stalled, their blood ran cold
C                 G                    C
When they saw the look of love in your eyes

          C                  G
Maybe the times we had, they weren't that bad
    Am
And everything else was part of the plan
   Dm       C          G
We sang: "I don't know where we go from here"
            C      G      Am                F
This is the alpha, omega, beginning and the end
       C        G           C
And we all just idolize the dead

            C                 G                     Am
So you were born (So you were born), and that was a good day
               Dm                  C                   G
Someday you'll die (Someday you'll die), and that is a shame
    C                G             Am                   F
But somewhere in the between was a life of which we all dream
    C                       G              C
And nothing and no one will ever take that away

          C      G          Am
You had a love     and that love had you
Dm             C                  G
   And nothing mattered, you were fine
    C         G                      Am             F
And some will complain, they're just bitter, what a shame
               C                    G                      C
They know that loving and losing is better than nothing at all

          C                  G
Maybe the times we had, they weren't that bad
    Am
And everything else was part of our path
   Dm       C          G
We sang: "I don't know where we go from here"
            C      G      Am                F
This is the alpha, omega, beginning and the end
       C        G           C
And we all just idolize the dead

            C                 G                     Am
So you were born (So you were born), and that was a good day
               Dm                  C                   G
Someday you'll die (Someday you'll die), and that is a shame
    C                G             Am                   F
But somewhere in the between was a life of which we all dream
    C                       G              C
And nothing and no one will ever take that away

          C                       G
Yeah, the times we had, they were not that bad
    Am
And everything else, that was part of the plan
       Dm       C          G
And we sang, "I don't know where we go from here"
            C               G               Am                F
This is the Alpha (Alpha!), Omega (Omega!), beginning and the end!
       C        G           C
And we all just idolize the dead

            C                 G                     Am
So you were born (So you were born), and that was a good day
               Dm                  C                   G
Someday you'll die (Someday you'll die), and that is a shame
    C                G             Am                   F
But somewhere in the between was a life of which we all dream
    C                       G              C
And nothing and no one will ever take that away


And someday soon my friends, this ride will come to an end

But we can't just get in line again.

Somewhere In The Between

F                  Am                   Gm
I am thinking it's a sign that the freckles
                 Bb
In our eyes are mirror images and when
We kiss they're perfectly aligned
F                  Am                Gm
And I have to speculate that God himself
                 Bb
Did make us into corresponding shapes like
Puzzle pieces from the clay
F               Am               Gm
True, it may seem like a stretch, but
                   Bb
Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled
Head when you're away when I am missing you to death
F                Am                 Gm
When you are out there on the road for
                       Bb
Several weeks of shows and when you scan
The radio, I hope this song will guide you home
F                             C
They will see us waving from such great
            Gm              Dm
Heights, 'come down now,' they'll say
F                                  C
But everything looks perfect from far away,
          Gm                Dm
'come down now,' but we'll stay...

I tried my best to leave this all on your
Machine but the persistent beat it sounded
Thin upon listening
That frankly will not fly. you will hear
The shrillest highs and lowest lows with
The windows down when this is guiding you home 

They won't see us waving from such great heights,
"Come down now", they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
"Come down now", but we'll stay...

(music)

They won't see us waving from such great heights,
"Come down now", they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
"Come down now", but we'll stay...

(They won't see us waving from such great heights,
"Come down now", they'll say
They won't see us waving from such great heights)

Such Great Heights

99 Songs Of Revolution

"i wont mind, I wont mind, I wont mind..."

A|-10-12-10-10-7-5-------|
E|-----------------8-7-5-|
C|-----------------------| 
G|-----------------------|

With Any Sort Of Certainty

[Intro]

G Bm Am Bm Cm Cm7 G D
G Bm Am Bm Cm Cm7 G D


G      Bm
Woe is me
   Am                     Am      Bm     Cm
I swear that I had it but everyone wouldn't agree
    Cm7                 G    D
They said I never had a thing
G        Bm           Am      Bm
My dying words will be exaggerations
Cm          Cm7         G     D
Of what I said and what I did

Cm               G
The ticking of the clock
Cm           D
Eventually it stops


[Chorus]

G      Em
Oh me oh my
C        Am               G  Em
Goodness gracious what a lie
      B                 C                           G
Where everyones running around like they dont have a clue
               Em
What they will do
          C
Now that its through
         Am          G
And the ending is in sight
G      C             G
Oh my goodness me oh my
                Am                 G
Its late and its time to say goodnight
     C             G   D
Oh my goodness me oh my


[Melodica (?) Solo]

G Bm Am Bm Cm Cm7 G D
G Bm Am Bm Cm Cm7 G D


G  Bm
My disease
       Am             Am     Bm    Cm
Though feasibly easily curable I will agree
                           G      D
that its not something I overfeed
G                 Bm
The truth will be told
Bm           Am
The lies will unfold
Am           Am   Bm  Cm
And anything anyone ever ignored
                            G          D
will come back up to settle old scores

Cm7                   G
The writings on the wall
Cm7                 G
Says eventually we fall
Cm7            G
And even Romans know
Cm7                                                 D
That everything (everything) everything (everything) goes


[Chorus]

G      Em
Oh me oh my
C        Am               G  Em
Goodness gracious what a lie
      B                 C                           G
Where everyones running around like they dont have a clue
               Em
What they will do
          C
Now that its through
         Am          G
And the ending is in sight
G      C             G
Oh my goodness me oh my
                  Am                 G
It's late and it's time to say goodnight
     C               G  D
Oh my goodness me oh my

Bm C

[Melodica Solo]

Em Bm C Am
Em Bm C Am
Em Bm C Am
Em D G

Cm7 G
Cm7 G
Cm7 G
Cm7 D


[Chorus]

G      Em
Oh me oh my
C        Am               G  Em
Goodness gracious what a lie
      B                  C                           G
Where everyones running around like they dont have a clue
               Em
What they will do
          C
Now that its through
         Am          G
And the ending is in sight
G      C             G
Oh my goodness me oh my
                Am                 G
Its late and its time to say goodnight
     C              G  D
Oh my goodness me oh my


[Melodica]

G Bm Am Bm Cm Cm7 G D
G Bm Am Bm Cm Cm7 G

Oh Me Oh My

The Hands That Thieve

[intro]
F Am Dm Am A# Dm Gm C

[Verse 1]
             F 
Baby really hurt me
                Am 
crying in the taxi
                Dm
He dont wanna know me
                         Am                     A#     Dm
says you make the big mistake of dancing in my store 
Gm                  C
   Says it was poison
                 F
So I guess I go home 
          Am                     Dm
into the arms of the girl that I love
                Am 
the only love I havent screwed up
A#                  Dm
   She's so hard to please
             Gm      C  
but shes a forest fire
        F               
I do my best to meet her demands
Am
play it romance
         Dm
we slow dance in the living room
    Am                      A#
but all that a stranger would see
        Dm           Gm               C     
is one girl swaying alone stroking her cheek

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Verse 2]
            F 
The truth is, I am toy
                Dm
that people enjoy
                Am               A#
till all of the tricks dont work anymore
Dm              Gm       C
And then they are bored of me
             
                    F
I know that its exciting
                     Am
running through the night but
              Dm                Am
every perfect summer's eating me alive
            A#    Dm
unitl youre gone
Gm          C
Better on my own

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Outro]
             Dm           F           A#
They're gonna watch me disappear into the sun
                 Dm        F           A#
You're all gonna watch me disappear into the sun

Liability

INTRO:

A |---------------------|
E |--7--7--7----------- -|
C |---------------------|
G |---------------------|

VERSE 1:   

C#m          E       B      A                     C#m   E    B   A 
I’m going away to be alone I’m coming back with answers
C#m           E            B    A            C#m   E   B   A
Don’t try to call my telephone it’s disconnected
C#m           E          B       A               C#m   E   B   A
And I don’t know where I’m going but can you guide me
C#m              E        B        A              C#m   E   B   A
But if I find love where I’m going will it survive me


PRE-CHORUS 1:

C#m            B   A                         C#m         A   B
‘Cause in your own space you’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not affected
C#m         B   A                           C#m         A   B
And in your own time you’re still attracted but in your own life


CHORUS:

A                                 C#m            B
This heart attack I’ve gotta get away not coming back
A                                 C#m                     B
I want some downtime so call me when you can and I’ll be fine


VERSE 2: [same chords as VERSE1]
I’ve found the time to be alone I don’t know what you’re asking
I’m waiting by the telephone and you’re still barking
My heart stops it isn’t… going could you revive me
I think I’m lost without knowing so come and find me


PRE-CHORUS 2:  [same chords as PRE-CHORUS1]
‘Cause in the same space we’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not attracted
But in your own life over reacted and in your own time


{CHORUS x2}


Sometimes if we don’t go sometimes you don’t know
You don’t go I don’t go I don’t go you don’t go

C#5  B5  A5                      C#5  A5  B5
            I’ve got your back              but you don’t got mine
C#5  E5  A5                    C#5  A5  B5
            This heart attack              then I’m feeling fine


CHORUS x2

C#m          E       B    A 
I’m going away to be alone
C#m          E       B    A 
I'm going away to be alone ...............

This Heart Attack

Intro:

Bb - F - A

F                 C
I've been feeling lonesome
F                            C
I'm down, don't know what to do
D
I let you lie to me
F
plant seeds inside
            E
to see them grow
                      F
only to leave them to die

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
    A
for you

F                  C
I've been lost and finding
F                           C
out that I've been such a fool
D           
you thought you'd stick around
F
until the day you found
    E                    F
someone to make me obsolete

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm F
why cry
    Bb
for you... 


Guitar Solo:

Bb - F - A (2x)

  C     
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
    A
for you

Why Cry

[Verse 1]
 G                              D
You like New York City in the daytime
 Bm                   A
I like New York City in the nighttime
 G                          D
You say you like sleeping with the air off
Bm                  A
I don't, I need it on
G                  D
You like the light coming through the windows
 Bm                      A
I sleep late, so I just keep 'em all closed
G                  D
You ignore the music on the radio
Bm                 A
I don't, I sing-a-long


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change


[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time


[Verse 2]
G                        D
Cold outside and you're just in a T-shirt
Bm                   A
I have cold blood even in a sweater
G                         D
You start your night sippin' by the Kilo
Bm                   A
I don't, I know you know


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change



[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                   A
(We don't even know, know, know, know, know)




[Bridge]
G                          D
Somehow we end up on the same side
Bm                          A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright
G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine
G                         D
Somehow we end up on the same side (up on the same side)
Bm                            A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright

(Think that we'd be alright)

G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine


[Chorus]

 N.C.                     D
(Oh)Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                  A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why

(But we don't even know why)
G                D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)

G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]

N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm             A
We like it in the nighttime

A                                     E 
Roll into your town and I'm walking around
                                                Fm                        
Got some extra time think I'll throw some money down
                                                     D
And you follow me around, and you're asking for the time

Your asking what I found 
                         A
think I'm gonna rob you blind

maybe it's the tattoo on my arm
        E
that I drew while I was bored waiting tables in new york
Fm                                            D
 a  heart and two flowers intertwined with a vine

Up Here

Intro  D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 1
    D                              Bm7
We never spoke a word, but every thought she had 
                         G     A Asus A
I heard from across the room 
             D                               Bm7
If we were standin' face to face I couldn't find the words 
               G               A Asus A
To say give me one more move 
        G              A             G                   A
I don't even know her name, I guess foolish pride's to blame


Chorus 
          D                        D7
Now, I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
        Bm7                 F#              G                    A
And my heart won't tell my mind to tell my mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
        Bm7 A   G                              Gm
Now I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Interlude   D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 2
          D                           Bm7
Wise man next to me did say 'bout the one that got away
        G                    A
Son, I missed my chance 
           D                            Bm7
Don't you let regret take place of the dreams you have to chase
     G               A
Ask her to dance, go on, son
           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith


Chorus
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A   G                               Gm
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away 


Solo   D    Bm7  Bm  F#  G   A  D    D7    Bm  F# |A   D 


           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith
 
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A    Bm7 A       Bm7 A       G                      G   
Don't be fallin', fallin' in, fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Outro  (G)   Gm  Bm7  E G  Gm  D

As She's Walking Away

Riff:
|3-----------6-------------------|3-----------6---------------|
|3-------6/8-6-----------8-------|3-------6/8-6-----------8---|
|3-------5/7-7-----------7-------|3-------5/7-7-----------7---|
|0-------------------------------|0---------------------------|
Repeat 2x


| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly
He got joo joo eyeball he one holy roller

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker he just do what he please

| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
He wear no shoe shine he got toe jam football
He got monkey finger he shoot Coca-Cola

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He say,"I know you and you know me"
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

| Am - - G7 | F7 - G7 - |
Come together right now over me



Repeat Riff



| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
He bag production he got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard he one spinal cracker

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease

| Am - - G7 | F7 - G7 - |
Come together right now over me


Repeat Riff

Come Together

D G D A D x 2

D
I been loved and I been alone
G
all my life I been a rolling stone
D
done everything a man can do
G	                       C	D
everything but get a hold on you
C			D
done everything a man can do
G	D 	A 	D
everything but get a hold on you

D
I've been blessed and I've been cursed
G
all my lies have been unrehearsed
D	
a wall of fire that I walked through
G			C	D
only trying to get a hold on you
C				D
a wall of fire that I walked through
G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

G	D	A	D

A
I saw you waiting at the gate
D
but I arrived a moment late 
A
I saw you shed a single tear
G	D	A	D
but still I can't get there from here

D
I been high and I been low
G
I been people that I don't know 
D
I been to China and to Peru

G			C    D
only trying to get a hold on you
C			D
I been to China and to Peru
G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

Hold On You

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

Am                              E
There are children standing here,
                              G
Arms outstretched into the sky,
                          D
Tears drying on their face.
              Am
He has been here.
                          E
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
                           G
Fathers lost without a trace.
                           D
A nation blind to their disgrace,
                        Am
Since he's been here.
                    E
And I see no bravery,
 G                  D
No bravery in your eyes anymore.

Only sadness.

(Continue the same chord progression)

Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It's another families' turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel to accept their fate.
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
A generation drenched in hate.
Says, he has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

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