Metric is an indie rock band formed in 1998 at Toronto, Canada and based at various times in Montreal, London, New York City and Los Angeles. The band members are Emily Haines (vocals, synthesizers), James Shaw (guitars), Josh Winstead (bass) and Joules Scott-Key (drums). Initially Metric was a duo made up by Haines and Shaw, then in 2001 Winstead and Scott-Key joined the band. They took the name &quot;Metric&quot; in 1999 after a synthesizer beat that Shaw used on his sampler and as a reference to their musical precision. The group's music encompasses elements of indie rock, new wave and dance music.  

Metric est un groupe canadien de rock indépendant. Il s'est formé en 1998 à New York, 

Metric ist eine kanadische Rockband. Sie wurde 1998 in New York City (USA) gegründet. Die Gruppenmitglieder haben im kanadischen Toronto ihren derzeitigen Hauptwohnsitz.  Die Band spielt seit der Gründung in derselben Formation. Mitglieder sind Emily Haines (Gesang), James Shaw (Gitarrist), Josh Winstead (Bass) und Joules Scott-Key (Schlagzeug).  Während die Gruppe in den USA und in Kanada sehr bekannt ist und vor einem entsprechend gro

G                         D
Get hot Get too close to the flame

               Em				
Wild open space  
                  C   
Talk like an open book

        G	
Sign me up  
                       D
Got no time to take a picture

                 Em	
I'll remember someday            

                    C
All the chances we took


	   C	
We're so close 

                           D
to something better left unknown

	  C
We're so close 

		           D
to something better left unknown


                    Em
I can feel it in my bones

C
Gimme 

        G
sympathy

D			
After all 

         Em
this is gone

C	
Who would you 

        G
rather be

     D	
The Beatles or 

            Em
The Rolling Stones?

C
Oh 

       G
seriously

        D                         C
You're gonna make mistakes you're young

G		
Come on baby 

        D
play me something,

D                   C		
Like here comes the sun


G		
Come on baby 

        D
play me something,

D                    Em
Like here comes the sun

(Em)

      G
Don't go

                     D
Stay with the all unknown
                  
                   Em
Stay away from the hooks
		
                    C
All the chances we took

          C                                  D
We're so close to something better left unknown

          C                                 D
We're so close to something better left unknown

 
                     Em
I can feel it in my bones

C            G
Gimme sympathy

D                 Em
After all this is gone

C                    G
Who would you rather be
   
    D                      Em
The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?

C          G
Oh seriously

        D                          C
You're gonna make mistakes you're young

G                    D
Come on baby play me something,

                    
Like here comes the sun 


Em

    C        G
     Gimme sympathy

D                 Em
After all this is gone

C                    G
Who would you rather be
   
    D                      Em
The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?

C          G
Oh seriously

        D                          C
You're gonna make mistakes you're young

  G                    D
Come on baby play me something,

                       C                   
Like here comes the sun 


G                    D
Come on baby play me something,

                     Em                   
Like here comes the sun 


Outro:

Em G C

Gimme Sympathy

Intro: Ebm-C#-B--Ebm-C#-Abm-B-- x2


Verse 1:
Ebm       C#             B
   If the fire's out baby
Ebm     C#    Abm          B
How you gonna keep me warm?
Ebm   C#               B
   Supposing you let me
         Ebm
With the door wide 
C#      Abm     B
open no one can leave


Refrain:
Bbm              B
   I know it's a lie
             F#
I want it to be true
C#                 Ebm
   The rest of the ride 
             B
is riding on you
Bbm         B
   Over goodbyes we'll 
        F#
buy someplace for
C#/F
Wishing you could


Chorus:
Ebm
Keep me closer
      Ab
I'm a lazy dancer
         B
When you move
               F#
I move with you
C#/F
Wishing you could
Ebm
Keep me closer
      Ab
I'm a lazy dancer
         B
When you move
               F# C#/F
I move with you


Post Chorus:
Ebm-C#-B--Ebm-C#-Abm-B--


Verse 2:
Ebm    C#         B
If somebody's got soul
              Ebm
If somebody's got soul
   C#         B
If somebody's got soul
                   Ebm  C# B
You gotta make the move
         Ebm  C# B
Make the move ooh


(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus twice)


Outro: Ebm--Ab--B--F#-C#/F- x2

Collect Call

(Intro/ Main Riff:)
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C|44444444-444444--00000000-000000-----------------------|
G|x0000000-000000--x0000000-000000-----------------------|

A|x2222212-222221--x2222212-222221----------------------|
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Em       Cmaj7
Send us a blindfold, send us a blade
Em6          Cmaj7                G
Tell the survivors help is on the way 

            D               Em
I was a blindfold, never complained
             Ebaug               G
All the survivors singing in the rain
              D                        Em
I was the one with the world at my feet

           Ebaug                  Em
Got us a battle, leave it up to me

              Cmaj7                Em6
Find us a trap door, find us a plane
              Cmaj7               G
Tell the survivors help is on the way

             D              Em
I was a blindfold never complained
              Ebaug              G
All the survivors singing in the rain
             D                            Em
I was the one with the world at my feet
            Ebaug               G
Got us a battle, leave it up to me

                        C          
What it is and where it stops nobody knows
              Em
You gave me a life I never chose

                      G
I wanna leave but the world won't let me go
                      G
I wanna leave but the world won't let me go

                        C
What it is and where it stops nobody knows
              Em
You gave me a life I never chose

                      G
I wanna leave but the world won't let me go
                    G
wanna leave but the world won't let me go

                        C
What it is and where it stops nobody knows
              Em
You gave me a life I never chose

                      G
I wanna leave but the world won't let me go
                    G
wanna leave but the world won't let me go

                        C
What it is and where it stops nobody knows
              Em
You gave me a life I never chose

G      D      Em     Ebaug      G   

             D                         Em
I was the one with the world at my feet
             Ebaug              G        D
Got us a battle, leave it up to me
               Em      Ebaug
Leave it up to me
               G
Leave it up to me

Blindness

&quot;Help I'm Alive&quot; is the lead single from Canadian rock group Metric's fourth studio album Fantasies. The song was released digitally on December 23, 2008.  Background:  The song was written by Emily Haines and produced by John O'Mahony. The song was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, being one of the first songs Haines had written in months.  On November 5, 2008 Metric updated their website with a video on how Haines writes a song.

A#  Csus2  Gm  D#
I tremble     
                          A#  Csus2  Gm  D#
They're gonna eat me alive
            A#  Csus2  Gm  D#
If I stumble
                          A#  Csus2  Gm  D#
They're gonna eat me alive
                      Em (listen to the song for this part)
Can you hear my heart beating like a hammer?
Beating like a hammer? Beating like a hammer? Beating like a hammer?
A#           D#         F         Gm
Help, I'm alive, my heart keeps beating like a hammer
A#          D#
Hard to be soft
F           Gm
Tough to be tender
     A#       D#          F            Gm
Come take my pulse, the pace is on a runaway train
A#           D#         F         Gm
Help, I'm alive, my heart keeps beating like a hammer
Beating like a hammer. Beating like a hammer. Beating like a hammer

A# F Csus2 
(The C kinda sneaks in, again listen to the song)
                D# A# F Csus2  
If you're still alive
           D#    A# F Csus2  
My regrets are few
           D#   A# F Csus2  
If my life is mine
               D#  A# F Csus2  
What shouldn't I do?
                  D# A#   F Csus2  
I get wherever I'm going
               D#  A# F Csus2  
I get whatever I need
                  D#      A#    F Csus2   
While my blood's still flowing
                     Gm
And my heart still beats...
Beating like a hammer
Beating like a hammer
Beating like a hammer
Beating like a hammer

A#           D#         F         Gm
Help, I'm alive, my heart keeps beating like a hammer
A#          D#
Hard to be soft
F           Gm
Tough to be tender
     A#       D#          F            Gm
Come take my pulse, the pace is on a runaway train
A#           D#           F       Gm
Help, I'm alive, my heart keeps beating like a hammer
Beating like a hammer. Beating like a hammer. Beating like a hammer.

A# F Csus2 
(The C kinda sneaks in, again listen to the song)
                D# A# F Csus2  
If you're still alive
           D#    A# F Csus2  
My regrets are few
           D#   A# F Csus2  
If my life is mine
               D#  A# F Csus2  
What shouldn't I do?
                  D# A#   F Csus2  
I get wherever I'm going
               D#  A# F Csus2  
I get whatever I need
                  D#      A#    F Csus2   
While my blood's still flowing
                     Gm
And my heart still beats...
Beating like a hammer
Beating like a hammer
Beating like a hammer
Beating like a hammer

A#  Csus2  Gm  D#

         A#  Csus2  Gm  D#
I tremble     
                          A#  Csus2  Gm  D#
They're gonna eat me alive
            A#  Csus2  Gm  D#
If I stumble
                          A#  Csus2  Gm  D#
They're gonna eat me alive
                      Gm (End)
Can you hear my heart beating like a hammer?

Help I'm Alive

A                        E
Get hot Get too close to the flame

               F#m				
Wild open space  
                  D   
Talk like an open book

        A	
Sign me up  
                       E
Got no time to take a picture

                 F#m	
I'll remember someday            

                    D
All the chances we took


	   D	
We're so close 

                           E
to something better left unknown

	  D
We're so close 

		           E
to something better left unknown


                    F#m
I can feel it in my bones

D
Gimme 

        A
sympathy

E			
After all 

         F#m
this is gone

D	
Who would you 

        A
rather be

     E	
The Beatles or 

            F#m
The Rolling Stones?

D
Oh 

        A
seriously

        E                         D
You're gonna make mistakes you're young

A		
Come on baby 

        E
play me something,

E                   D		
Like here comes the sun


A		
Come on baby 

        E
play me something,

E                    F#m
Like here comes the sun

(F#m)

      A
Don't go

                     E
Stay with the all unknown
                  
                   F#m
Stay away from the hooks
		
                    D
All the chances we took

          D                                  E
We're so close to something better left unknown

          D                                  E
We're so close to something better left unknown

 
                     F#m
I can feel it in my bones

D            A
Gimme sympathy

E                 F#m
After all this is gone

D                    A
Who would you rather be
   
    E                      F#m
The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?

D          A
Oh seriously

        E                          D
You're gonna make mistakes you're young

A                    E
Come on baby play me something,

                    
Like here comes the sun 


F#m    D        A
     Gimme sympathy

E                 F#m
After all this is gone

D                    A
Who would you rather be
   
    E                      F#m
The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?

D          A
Oh seriously

        E                          D
You're gonna make mistakes you're young

  A                    E
Come on baby play me something,

                       D                   
Like here comes the sun 


A                    E
Come on baby play me something,

                     F#m                   
Like here comes the sun 


Outro:

F#m
A
E

# Twilight Galaxy
# Metric

# Struming:
# (Cm-Gm-Cm-Gm-Cm-Gm-Cm-Gm)= One strum per chord



# Intro

B	Abm	F#	E	(x2)


B	   Abm		        F#
Did they tell you, you should grow up
           E         B
When you wanted to dream
           Abm		    F#
Did they warn you, better shape up
         E            B
If you want to succeed
               Abm                           F#
I don't know about you, who are they talking to?
              E	         (Cm-Gm-Cm-Gm-Cm-Gm-Cm-Gm)
They're not talking to me



    B              E                   G#m 
I'm higher than high, lower than deep
    B		   E                   Abm
I'm doing it wrong, singing along
    B              E                   Abm
Go higher than high, lower than deep
     B             E		       Abm
Keep doing it wrong, singing along

B      Abm            F#
Did I ask you for attention
          E	              B
When affection is what I need
	    Abm          F#
Thinking sorrow was perfection
           E	            B
I would wallow till he told me
              Abm          F#
There's no glitter in the gutter
              E          (Cm-Gm-Cm-Gm-Cm-Gm-Cm-Gm) 
There's no twilight galaxy


Go higher than high (ooo)
Lower than deep (ooo)
Keep doing it wrong (ooo)
Singing along (ooo)
I'm higher than high (ooo)
Lower than deep (ooo)
Doing it wrong (ooo)
Singing along (ooo)

B	  	        F#      B
I'm alright, come on baby
			 	     Abm
I've seen all the demons that you've got
	  B 			     F#
If you're not alright now, come on baby
	      B	               		          E
I'll pick you up and take, and take you where you want
             Abm
Anywhere you want
	      E
Anywhere you want
              F#
Anywhere you want
              Abm (chord pattern – 4x)
Anything you want

I'm higher than high
Lower than deep 
Doing it wrong 
Singing along 
Higher than high 
Lower than deep 
Doing it wrong 
Singing along

Twilight Galaxy

Intro: F#m-D-E


F#m                  D
Hold it I'm about to drop off
E                  F#m
Let me tell you my last thought
             D
Drift into a deep fog 
E               F#m
lost where i forgot to
              D
Hold it I can feel you 
E
most when i'm alone


B
  Coming home cause i want to
D                  F#
Hang out with the starlet
Stare up at the ceiling
              B
Preview of a screening
Flashback of a feeling
      D          F#
Sixth sense of a call and
Heard you fuck 
through the wall
I heard you fuck 


         A
when i'm bored
       B
I send vibrations your 
  F#
direction from a 
satellite mind
         A
when i'm bored
         B
I send vibrations your 
  F#
direction from a 
satellite mind


F#m
I'm not suicidal
D      E
I just can't 
           F#m
get out of bed
               D
I drift into a deep fog 
E               F#m
lost where i forgot to
              D
hold it I can feel 
    E              F#m
you most when i'm alone
      D
I can feel your 
E
ghost when i'm alone


B
  Coming home cause i want to
D                  F#
Hang out with the starlet
Stare up at the ceiling
              B
Preview of a screening
Flashback of a feeling
      D          F#
Sixth sense of a call and
Heard you fuck 
through the wall
I heard you fuck 


         A
when i'm bored
       B
I send vibrations your 
  F#
direction from a 
satellite mind
         A
when i'm bored
         B
I send vibrations your 
  F#
direction from a 
satellite mind


                 A    B
From a satellite mind
                F#
It sounded like mine
                 A   B
From a satellite mind
                F#
It sounded like mine
                 A   B
From a satellite mind
                F#
It sounded like mine
                 A   B
From a satellite mind
                F#
It sounded like mine

Satellite Mind

According to the Gold Guns Girls Songfacts, Emily Haines lyrics were inspired by the 1983 gangster movie Scarface. Read more on Last.fm.

Intro:   Am    F  G  Am
 
F              G
  All the gold,  and the guns
Am
  In the world,  couldn't get you off
F              G
  All the gold,  and the guns
Am
  And the girls, couldn't get you off
F              G         Am
  All the boys,  all the choices in the world
 
 
  F
  I remember when we were gambling to win
  G
  Everybody else said better luck next time
  F
  I don't wanna bend let the bad girls bend
         G                                          Am
  I just wanna be your friend, is it ever gonna be enough?
 
Chorus -x2-:
                      F
  Is it ever gonna be enough?
                      G
  Is it ever gonna be enough?
                      Am
  Is it ever gonna be enough?
 
 
F              G
  All the lace,  and the skin 
Am
  In the shop,   couldn't get you off
F              G
  All the toys,  and the tools
Am
  In the box,    couldn't get you off
F               G
  All the noise,  all the voices never stop
 
 
  F
  I remember when we were gambling to win
  G
  Everybody else said better luck next time
  F
  I don't wanna bend let the bad girls bend
         G
  I just wanna be your friend, while you're giving me a hard time
  F
  I remember when we were gambling to win
  G                                  Am
  Everybody else said ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
 
Chorus -x2-:
                      F
  Is it ever gonna be enough?
                      G
  Is it ever gonna be enough?
                      Am
  Is it ever gonna be enough?
 
 
F G   Am
  Ooh 
F G   Am
  Ooh more and more, more and more
 
More and more, more and more and
 
 
F
More and more, more and more
G
More and more and more and more and
Am
More and more, more and more and
 
Chorus -x2-:
                      F
  Is it ever gonna be enough?
                      G
  Is it ever gonna be enough?
                      Am
  Is it ever gonna be enough?

Gold Guns Girls

Fantasies

All dressed down to catch a whiff of the buzz 
E                Em         E           Em
Smells like the death of the last great cause 
E                Em         E           Em
But you & I we've been through that and that is not our fate 
E                Em         E           Em

Give my face to the back of your head 
E                               Em         
Loyal in your shadow 
E                    C   B
Yeah yeah yeah 
B            B
Broken accidental stars 
E C  G
Do lawyers have lawyers?
C  
Do landlords have landlords? we're wondering 
      G                     B                           Em
One more cheap suit in the loop, more chlorine in the pool 
C                                                  G
The blonde dolls smiling behind us 
       G                  B           Em                
Says, one day you'll be just like us 
         C           B             Em
All dressed up to catch a glimpse of the list 
Em      C      G        B
We've seen some success, it looks like a camero 
Em      C      G        B                                 C  B
Yeah yeah yeah 
C             B
Broken accidental stars 
E    C     G

Do lawyers have lawyers?
C  
Do landlords have landlords? we're wondering 
      G                     B                           Em
One more cheap suit in the loop, more chlorine in the pool 
C                                                  G
The blonde dolls smiling behind us 
       G                  B           Em                
Says, one day you'll be just like us 
         C           B             Em

Calling from the next hotel - can you put me on the list? 
C                                             G
Who we are now we will always be- the best haircuts are taken 
C                                                         G
Calling from the next hotel - can you put me on the list? 
C                                             G
Who we are now we will always be- the best haircuts are taken 
C                                                         G
Calling from the next hotel - can you put me on the list? 
C                                             G
Who we are now we will always be- the best haircuts are taken 
C                                                         G
Calling from the next hotel - can you put me on the list? 
C                                             G
Who we are now we will always be 
C                                                         G

List

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[-4------0-------2-------0-4-------]
[----------------------------------]

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[-----3---3--------3-------1-3-----]
[-4--------------4-------0---------]
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[---0---3------------2-------0-----]
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Calculation Theme

verse 1
                  B      C#m    A                   B     C#m     E
we used to leave the blue lights on and there was a beat
                 B      C#m   A                  B    C#m    E 
ever since you have been gone it?s all caffeine-free, faux punk fatigues
              B     C#m     A
said it all before
                       B      C#m       E
they try to kick it, their feet fall asleep
             B      C#m       A
yet no harm done no
B           C#m            E
none of them want to fight me


chorus
E    B      C#m     B     E
combat baby come back baby
    G#m        C#m 
fight off the lethargy
    B     E
don?t go quietly
   G#m     C#m
combat baby
        B            E
said you would never give up easy
      G#m     C#m
combat baby come back

verse 2 (same chords as first)
get back in town I wanna paint it black
I wanna get around
easy living crowd so flat
said it all before
they try to kick it, their feet fall asleep
I want to be wrong but
B               C#m      A           E            
No one here wants to fight me like you do

chorus
combat baby come back baby
fight off the lethargy
don?t go quietly
combat baby
said you were never gonna give up easy
combat baby come back

bridge:
C#m       A
I try to be so nice
   Bb diminshed
Compromise
       A
Who gets it good?
     C#m                     A
Every mighty mild seventies child
Bb diminished                  A
Every mighty mild seventies child
E
Beats me


E          B      C#m             B   E
Do do doo do do doo do do doo doo do doo(x2)

(chords same as chorus)
Combat baby come back baby
Combat baby come back
Bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye baby
Combat baby come back

B     C#m       A
how I miss your ranting
B       C#m         E
do you miss my all time lows

Combat Baby

B  B  B  B
(no vocal)

B                             G#m  F# 
   There's spring in the air

B                               G#m  F# 
   They're sweeping the streets

B            Esus4
 Wind is a breeze

     Bsus4           Bm       
 The sun becomes her, he agrees

       Bm                 Em/B
What's holding up her face

Em/B        D   
Nothing but blue skies

C#sus4          Dsus4 
Passageways to windows

Em/B        D
That  don't close


D                 Bm  A 
 Where do you live

D               Bm  A 
 Love is a place

D              F#
 Where are you from, she says

 Dsus4              Dm
 Ask yourself, ask anyone

       Dm                Gm
What's holding up her face

Gm          F/C  
Nothing but blue skies

Esus4           Fsus4
Passageways the mind's eye

Gm      F/C
Contemplates

Love Is A Place

Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?

Intro: Am

Verse:

C			Am
On the day we were supposed to leave
F			     G
You changed your mind at the station
Am
You had a nice apartment
F
There was a good bar downstairs
Dm
Your old friend worked there

C		Am
I'll go anyway, I'll go anyway
F		       G
They won't refund the ticket
G
It's a good story

Chorus:

Dm				G
But I don't want to live it alone
G		Am
Crash to take a chance
Am		C
I wanna live it out
C		   Dm
I know I'm already dead
Dm		    G
No concrete adversity
G		      Am
Only traps of our own actions
Am		    C (hammer on D string)
How we wanted it to be
C				Dm
Now I'm never gonna see you again
Dm	    G
You checked out

Verse:

Vertabrae by vertebrae
Roll your way out of a coma
Look up, the nurse is smiling
What luck, the nurse is me
Your old body is dead
Your body's dead, you're a word instead
In my sleep I repeat it
It's a good story

Chorus:

But I don't want to live it alone
Crash to take a chance
We were gonna live it out
Look at you, you're already dead
How will you remember me
Digging ditches out of boredom
Said you would never leave
Now you're never gonna be here again
You turned off

Outro: Use chorus chords

Dum dum dum dum dum
Sha la la la la
Dum dum dum dum dum

End on G or C

Live It Out 

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G-------------------------------------------------|
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Too Little Too Late

Live It Out

               Am                E/G#
Sort of wonder why No one said a word
                         C/G
Don't you like it on the sly?
                          Ab
Don't you like it till it hurts?
     Bb             Am                             E/G#
Have I been on your mind? What's a voice without a song?
                  C/G                            Ab
Something in your head You've been fighting all along...

Bb              Am
I don't want to say it, The news is not so good
We'll never get away, And even if we could
We'd just play the tambourine Around an open flame
Oversleep and burn To be back in the game

       Bb           C                       E
'Cause summer never comes Nowhere near high noon
                 Am                    Ab
And winter never comes Nor the harvest moon


    C
Raw sugar
                                Bb
I don't want to die living in a high rise grave

My baby come home
Ab               Gm
(same black day, high rise grave)

No I'm not complaining, Yes it could be worse
Ferment on the wish bone, Match the lips to the purse
Neighborhood's a runway, Fry the ass and thighs
Dirty diamond dealers, pushed behind the ire's

'Cause summer never comes Nowhere near high noon
And winter never comes Nor the harvest moon

Raw sugar
I don't want to die living in a high rise grave
My baby come home
(same black day, high rise grave)


                 Am                           E7
Still I wear the red dress, Paint my toes and twirl
                C                             Ab
Take it back to old times, when I was still a girl
       Bb          Am                             E7
'Cause now I'm all baboon boys, Cootchie Cootchie Coo
               C                       Ab
Sort of wonder why I missed a kiss for you

       Bb
'Cause summer never comes (same black day, high rise grave)
Winter never comes (same black day, high rise grave)

Raw Sugar

Grow Up And Blow Away

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Black Sheep

D                     A  
Don't say yes if you can't say no,
C#m                   F#m          E
Victim of the system, say it isn't so
D                         A
Squatted on the doorstep, swollen on the blow
C#m                  F#m       E
Leaving without you, can't say no

Halfway starts with happiness for me
Halfway house, lost kitten in the street
Hit me where it hurts, I'm coming home to lose
Kitten on the catwalk, high-heeled shoes

No more hard-headed Saturdays,
They got it, they want it, they give it away
Tell me one thing you would never do
I was looking for a hooker when I found you

You've got my eyes, you've got my eyes
You'll never be mine, ah, but you've got my eyes

When you lie, I'll cover it up
When you hide, I'll cover it up
When you cry, I'll cover it up
When you come undone, I'll cover it up

So pent up, I was coming home to you
Happy in the nighttime, howlin' at the moon
Sippin' on a cocktail, drinking in the loo
There's something about you I hold on to

You've got my eyes, you've got my eyes
You'll never be mine, ah, but you've got my eyes

When you lie, I'll cover it up
When you hide, I'll cover it up
When you cry, I'll cover it up
When you're blind, I'll cover it up

When you lie, I'll cover it up,
When you hide, I'll cover it up
When you cry, I'll cover it up
When you come undone, I'll cover it up

They got it, they want it, they give it away
They got it, they want it, they give it away
They got it, they want it, they give it away
They got it, they want it, they give it away

They got it, they want it, they give it away 
(When you lie, I'll cover it up)
They got it, they want it, they give it away 
(When you hide, I'll cover it up)
They got it, they want it, they give it away 
(When you cry, I'll cover it up)
They got it, they want it, they give it away 
(When you come undone, I'll cover it up)

Lost Kitten

SYNTHETICA DELUXE

The Shade - Metric


    Dm            Bb                       F
I'm following the sun light setting in the west.

We're floating on a bed of fading lights.
  Dm        Bb                         F
A canopy of trees bears witness to the breeze.
                                           Dm
I'm falling like a feather, soft and light

              Bb             F
Baby, there's no better time.
                               Dm
No better time, baby, we can't find.
        C             Bb
Oh-whoa-whoa, oh-whoa-whoa.


Chorus:
     C
With eternal love, the stars above.
Dm
All there is and ever was.
  Bb
I want it all, I want it all. (x2)
  C
A blade of grass, a grain of sand.
    Dm
The moonlit sea to hold your hand.
  Bb
I want it all, I want it all. (x2)


    Dm          Bb                         F
The embers of a fire still burning as they die.
                                    Dm
Stay bright to keep us side by side.

              Bb        F
Baby, there's no better time.
                               Dm
No better time, baby, we can't find.
        C             Bb
Oh-whoa-whoa, oh-whoa-whoa.


Chorus x2


                   G                 C
We got the sunshine, we got the shade.
                 Dm              Bb
We got temptation, we got it made.
               G               C    
We got rewarded, we got refused.
                Dm               Bb
We got distorted, we got confused.
                   G                 C
We got the sunshine, we got the shade.

I want it all, I want it all. (x2)


Chorus x2

The Shade

Pagans in Vegas

Dm             F                   Am
Some of us are wild ones, ever underwanted,
     F
I believe
 
Dm               F
Lining up in the background,
                 Am              F
Waiting for the crap shot to be seen
 
Dm                   F
In the shadow of the big screen,
          Am           F      G
Everybody begs to be redeemed
 
Am        C          F   Dm    G
Hey, I'm not Synthetica
Am             C              F    G
I'll keep the life that I've got
 
Dm             F                        Am
We were never meant to crawl in for the bait,
          F
We never will
 
Dm              F
I can think for myself,
                       Am              F    G
I've got something no pill could ever kill
 
Am          C                F    Dm   G
Hey, I'm not Synthetica, oh
Am          C                F    Dm   G
I'll keep the life that I've got, oh
Am          C                F    Dm    G
So hard, hard to resist Synthetica, oh
Am          C                F    Dm    G
No drug is stronger than me, Synthetica
 
      F                 E              Am
We're all the time confined to fit the mold
 
      F                 E              Am      F
But I won't ever let them make a loser of my soul
 
C G F E Am F C G F E Am
 
Am          C                F    Dm   G
Hey, I'm not Synthetica, oh
Am          C                F    Dm   G
I'll keep the life that I've got, oh
Am          C                F    Dm   G
I'll keep the life that I've got
Am          C                F    Dm   G
I'll keep the life that I've got
Am          C                F  
I'll keep the life that I've got

Synthetica

Intro: D  Gb  Bm  G
 
         D   Gb          Bm  G
I'm the blade, you're a knife
         D    Gb           Bm   G
I'm the weight, you're the kite
           D               Gb
They were right when they said
          Bm           G
We were breathing underwater
         D            Gb
Out of place all the time
      Bm                G           D  Gb  Bm  G
In a world that wasn't mine to take; 
     D    Gb  Bm  G
I'll wait
 
 
            G
Is this my life?
 Bm 
Ahhh
D     A             Bm
am I breathing underwater?
            G
Is this my life?
 Bm
Ahhh
D     A             Bm
am I breathing underwater?
 
Interlude: G  Bm  G  Bm
      
         D   Gb          Bm  G
I'm the blade, you're a knife
         D    Gb           Bm   G
I'm the weight, you're the kite
           D               Gb
They were right when they said
           Bm             G
We should never meet our heroes
           D              Gb
When they bowed at their feet
       Bm            G
In the end it wasn't me
 
 
            G
Is this my life?
 Bm 
Ahhh
D     A             Bm
am I breathing underwater?
            G
Is this my life?
 Bm
Ahhh
D     A             Bm
am I breathing underwater?
 
Interlude: G  Bm  G  Bm
 
 D         Gb
Nights are days
           Bm                        G
We beat a path through the mirrored maze
               D
I can see the end
   Gb
Ahhh
        Bm              G
But it hasn't happened yet
               D
I can see the end
   Gb
Ahhh
        Bm              G
But it hasn't happened yet
 
 
            G
Is this my life?
 Bm 
Ahhh
D     A             Bm
am I breathing underwater?
            G
Is this my life?
 Bm
Ahhh
D     A             Bm
am I breathing underwater?
      A             Bm
am I breathing underwater?
      A             Bm
am I breathing underwater?

Breathing Underwater

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

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      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

Intro/Verse
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School Friends

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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