Flogging Molly is a seven-piece Irish American celtic punk band that formed in Los Angeles, in 1997 and is currently signed to SideOneDummy Records. The band consists of Dave King (vocals, guitar, banjo, bodhrán), Bridget  Regan-King (fiddle, uillean pipes, vocals), Dennis Casey (guitar, vocals), Matt Hensley (accordion, concertina), Nathen Maxwell (bass, vocals), Bob Schmidt (mandolin, banjo) and George Schwindt (drums, percussion).  

Flogging Molly est un groupe de punk celtique, fondé en 1997 à Los Angeles et composé de Dave King, Bob Schmidt, Matt Hensley, Nathen Maxwell, Dennis Casey, Bridget Regan et George Schwindt.  C'est avant tout un groupe de scène, célèbre pour son énergie débordante en concert. Leur premier album, Alive Behind The Green Door, originellement sorti en 1997 (et réédité en 2006 par SideOneDummy) est, symptomatiquement, un album live.

Flogging Molly ist eine Irisch-Amerikanische Band aus Los Angeles, USA.  Dort gründeten sie sich 1997 im Molly Malone's Pub. Ihr Stil setzt sich aus Rock, Punk, Folk und irischen Elementen zusammen. Die traditionelle irische Besetzung von Folk-Gitarre, Mandoline, Banjo, Akkordeon, Fiddle und Tin Whistle, wird durch Instrumente wie E-Gitarre, E-Bass und Schlagzeug verstärkt.  Bandgeschichte  Der aus Dublin stammende Dave King war in jungen Jahren der &quot;Number-One-Fan&quot; der folkloristisch angehauchten Heavy-Metal-Band Mama's Boys, die später als Celtus dem Irish Folk noch mehr Raum gaben.

Flogging Molly nacieron en una de las muchas tabernas de los nietos de los emigrantes irlandeses de principios del siglo pasado que huyeron de la Gran Hambruna que mató a un millón de personas e hizo emigrar a otro millón y medio. Muy influenciados por la música de sus antepasados, comenzaron a tocar en la taberna de Molly Malones, en Los Angeles, dotando al folk irlandés de bandas como The Dubliners de otro tipo de música, más parecido a The Pogues.  

Am7
Drink away the rest of the day

Am6
Don't care what my liberts say

Fmaj7/a.                          Am
Drink thats all you can

# repeat

C.                                      G
Don't, no don't sink the boat

Dm.                                                Am
That you built, you built to keep aflot

Float

"(No More) Paddy's Lament"

Intro: B G A B G A B G A G A B

Verse:
         B             
Wipe the blood from your lip
         D
With the flesh of your hand
          B                         A 
Theres no thorn in the side left to grow
        B                          D
So lets cherrish the names that we lost for an age
         G           A           B
With the rue now the supper must go

Where traditions they blend lives a home on the mend
The grass glistens now for alls eyes
So lets sever the shame we have come to reclaim
With the waters retreat feel the shore for us
         G                    A                    B
Woth the red rose pales lay a thousand graves many more
          G                         A                  F#
Where the ghost still haunt for the day we come to the fore

Chorus:

           D
Don't look back
          A  
For whats dead now is safe
    G                        A
The exiled, a home where the soul kept safe
        D           A            
Take me back on the crest of a wave
        B             A       B
No more tears for you paddy's lament
        G              A
No more tears, No more paddy's
  B       G A B G A 
Lament
 
Verse:
Rip the dreet from his heart
Theres no sorrow tonight
For onc bannished dreams sleep devine
Where the silence you hear is the prosper we shared
The only blade is a razor sharp smile
Still the church bell rings the colective sings that still roam
But the only thing left is the pain of nothing once more

Chorus:
Don't look back
For whats dead now is safe
The exiled, a home where the soul kept safe
Take me back on the crest of a wave
No more tears for you paddy's lament
No more tears
No more paddy's
Lament

Instrumental: E A B B E A F# F#

Verse:
Grab the leaf of the branch from the tree in the ground
Where the roots claimed the earth many tioled
To a land that now stands under no-ones command
And her beauty let no man destroy
So rember the gun and the damage it's done
The last drop as been silled for you and I
Let there be no desperre for the rule we once shared
Brush the tear from the eye that still shines

Where the red rose pales lay a thousand graves many more
Where the ghost still haunt for the day we come to the fore

Chorus:
Don't look back
For whats dead now is safe
The exiled, a home where the soul kept safe
Take me back on the crest of a wave
No more tears for you paddy's lament
No more tears
No more paddy's
Lament

Don't look back
For whats dead now is safe
The exiled, a home where the soul kept safe
Take me back on the crest of a wave
No more tears for you paddy's lament
No more tears
No more paddy's
Lament
No more tears
No more paddy's
Lament

Paddy's Lament

Verse 1
Em
It took me everything I had
                   Am
To give all that I could

Walk beside me while I sleep
                          Em
Steer me from the slumber wolf

Tangled forest of the mind
                     Am
Speaks to me of self-despise

Close the window through the pane
                  B7
Hear the siren's serenade...


Verse 2
Em
Could have been the comeback kid
                               Am
The southpaws' legend glove to fill

No shadow boxer but the one
                         B7
A true contender for the crown

Now this punch drunk grinning soul
                      Am          D     G
In its' corner begs 'no more'


Chorus
    D         C
Hey now, stay proud
         D                     G
You were lost on a blue day
    D         C         D      G
Hey now, stay proud
    D         C
Hey now, stay proud
         D                     G
You were lost on a blue day
    D         C
Hey now, stay proud
    D (stacc.)
But we hardly knew ya


Break 1: Em


Verse 3
Em
The chamber echo never speaks
                            Am
The rushin' tide devours my feet

No global warming fills this soul
                            B7
For hell it freezes what it stole

From the beggar's empty plate
                            Am       D    G
To our world that stuffs its' face


Chorus
    D         C
Hey now, stay proud
         D                      G
You were lost on a blue day
    D    C               D      G
Hey now, stay proud
    D         C
Hey now, stay proud
         D                      G
You were lost on a blue day
    D         C          D
Hey now, stay proud
                   G
But we hardly knew ya...


Break 2: G   B7  Em [repeat once]


Bridge
C               Em   G                    C
But these tired eyes are crashin' down on me
Am                    D
While the paint never dries
              G                        Em
On these four walls that now suffocate me
      C              D
But tonight, maybe tonight
            Em
All will be free...


Break 3: Em


Verse 4
Em
Release, unlock this prison door
                    Am
It can't hold me anymore

Serpent lied with sting of tale
                         B7
Hand of reason rusts the nail

Now this punch drunk grinning soul
                       Am         D    G
In its' corner begs 'no more'


Chorus
    D         C
Hey now, stay proud
         D                     G
You were lost on a blue day
    D         C         D      G
Hey now, stay proud
    D         C
Hey now, stay proud
         D                     G
You were lost on a blue day
    D         C         D
Hey now, stay proud
                   Em
But we hardly knew ya...
Em
...we hardly knew ya x 3


Em to end.

Punch Drunk Grinning Soul

G                               C           G
There's a breeze that's blowin' in from the land
G                           D             G
Instead of salt air, all we breathe in is sand
G                            C              G
Crippled the cloud that once brought us the rain
G                             D          G
Good job, now we'll never see our coasts again

C                C                         G
But those of us, those of us, us of lesser gods
G                    C             D                G
Won't eat till we're hungry, won't drink till we're parched
C                C                                   G
But those of us, those of us, who forget where we're from
G               C             D           G
Create now this Hell where no devil could spawn

C             C
Take me back, take me back
C                       G
To the way life used to be

G                           C             G
A whisper's now sayin' what words used to speak
G                             D      G
Starve must the child, hungry sex on TV
G                             C          G
For no act of contrition will pardon the soul
G                        D          G
The damage now glistens, see how it glows

C             C
Take me back, take me back
C                       G
To the way life used to be

G                        C     G
Yesterday is better than it is today
G                        D              G
And today will be better tomorrow, they say
G                                  C            G
We don't want what you know but we know what we want
G                                     D               G
That's "live and let live," we're all different, that counts

C                C                         G
But those of us, those of us, us of lesser gods
G                    C             D                G
Won't eat till we're hungry, won't drink till we're parched
C                C                                   G
But those of us, those of us, who forget where we're from
G               C             D           G
Create now this Hell where no devil could spawn

C                        D             G
Dark is the shallow man, proud without pride
D                  G              C                G
Worn out comes the welcome from a truth that never lies
D                G     D           G
Weep now for the tear, cold on the face
D                      C
So come down from your heaven, Lord
       G                D
Let me show you Hell on earth

C                                    G
Take me back to the way life's never been

Us Lesser Gods

Am          F          C                 G              
This lonely exsistence paves the waaaay

Am      G                   F              G
For the hard of hearts must beat be brave

Am         F          C            G
While this quiet lightning storm

Am        G               F
Recks the harvest gold we try to sow 

      C
So it begins

    Em                  F        C
The way the blood still dances beneath the skin 

          Em             F              C
There the messenger from hell says were bound to win

       G                    F
As the days do come but the years do go

        G            F                     C
So take care of your freedom they'll never know

Am           F          C
I sit on the wing for a blackbird song

Am         G                  F
To tell me were and when this all went wrong

Am         F              C
There's no resolution without remorse

Am        G                  F
Ignorance bliss defend let's stay on course

C                                 
Puncture the skin

   Em                 F       C
And see his blood run cold on desert sand

    Em                  F                 C 
Come hear the meant for mothers with childless hands

       G                    F
As the days do come but the years do go

         G           F                     C
So take care of your freedom they'll never know

          G            F                    Am
Take good care of your freedom they'll never know

C
Take what you give
 
  Em                  F            C
Until there's nothing left but forever live

    Em               F             Am
And night this is on shadows and after kill

       G                    F
As the days do come and the years do go

        G            F                    C
So take care of your freedom they'll never know

          G                  F                    Am
Yeah take good care of your freedom they'll never know

     G                   F
The days do come but the years do go

        G            F                     Am
So take care of your freedom they'll never know

Lightning Storm

[Intro]
        Am C Am G Am C - Am C Am G Dm C G Am

Verse:
Am                Dm
Picture an ending before it's begun
G                         Am
The art of forgiveness is not what we're taught
Am                Dm
Reek of the havoc already made
G                       C          G
The cradle was damaged, dug by the grave
Am                        Dm
Where you lie in the sin, for mortal's the soul
G                      Am
Forgive me this father before I go cold
Am                      Dm
From burden of grief and all I regret
G                       Em
Spare me the conscience before I forget

Chorus:
C                G
For once in this life
Dm          Am
I better do something right
C                   G                     Am
But i'm caught in a world that won't stop burnin'

C          G    Am
That won't stop burnin'

Am C Am G Am C - Am C Am G Dm C G Am

Verse:
Am                           Dm
Jump through the arms with a mindless desire
G                    Am
Hand in your pocket, burnt by the fire
Am                Dm
Cold as the stone you threw at the wall
G                       C          G
Blood never boils till the pressure is high
Am                        Dm
With despise of the fear that festers the growth
G                     
The truth always beckons
Em
Don't lose what you stole

Chorus:
C                G
For once in this life
Dm          Am
I better do something right
C              G                    Am    (B5)
Don't bury the voice that's not yet spoken
C                  G
I'll challenge the flames
Dm                    Am
Till this man with no country remains
C                 G                     Am
Still caught in a world that won't stop burnin'

Em       Dm     Em              Dm
Right or wrong, this is where I belong
I've always belonged

Am C Am G Am C

Em              Dm     Em                       Dm
If the truth be known, there's no place left to go
No place I can go

Am C Am G Am C - Am C Am G Dm

Am             Dm
But there is a light
                G
There's still a spark
            C             Am            
There is no place in this room for the dark
Am             Dm                       Am
So scatter the bones that's left of the old
C              Em
For dust only settles when bored
Settles when bored

Chorus:
C                G
For once in this life
Dm          Am
I better do something right
C              G                    Am    (B5)
Don't bury the voice that's not yet spoken
C                  G
I'll challenge the flames
Dm                    Am
Till this man with no country remains
C                 G                     Am
Still caught in a world that won't stop burnin'

Won't stop burnin'
Won't stop burnin'

Am C Am G Am C - Am C Am G Dm C G Am 2x

Man With No Country

Intro: Am, C, F, C, Am, C, F



    Am                 C
Feel the words from my lips,
        F               C
To your heart's fingertip,
     Am             C         F
Then you know where I come from,
        Am             C
Cause I know, yes I know,
          F               C
Everything there is to know,
Am                   C       F
Cause I lost everything I had
    C
See I,
                          G
I could have danced on the sun,
                  Dm
But my world came un-done
      Am
Laauuuuraaaaaaa



C
There's no need for tears,
                         Am
Cause there's no need to cry,
C
The love that you leave 
                  Am
Will never be denied,
F
This pain in my head,
                  Am
Escaped from my heart,
F                                    E  G
No woman alive could touch who you were,
Am
So bye bye Laura,



There's no one to take your place,
            G
Bye bye Laura,
                Am
Your beauty will never fade,
C
The seed that you've sewn,
                Am
Will reach for the sky,
C
This love that you leave 
                Am
Will never be denied,
F
And after the song,
                 Am
The spirit lives on,
F
Though your not around,
                E    G
You'll never be gone,
          Am
So bye bye Laura,


There's no one to take your place,
           G
Bye bye Laura,
                       Am
Your beauty will never fade,
    C
But I,
                     G
I could have danced on the sun
                Dm
But my world came un-done
      C
Lauuuuraaaa
    C
Yet I,
                         G
I could have danced on the sun
                   Dm
But my world came un-done
           Am
So Bye bye laura, bye bye laura



C, Am, G, F


          Am
So bye bye Laura,
Bye bye Laura,
F
This pain in my head,
               Am
Escaped from my heart,
F                                  E    G
No woman alive could touch who you were
            Am
So bye bye Laura,

There's no one to take your place,
           G
Bye bye Laura,
                 Am
Your beauty will never fade,


So bye bye Laura,


There's no one to take your place,
           G
Bye bye Laura,
                Am
Your beauty will never fade...fade

Laura

[Intro]
        G Am G Am G Am C D G


G                     Am
Well I'd love to photograph your hand
     G              Am
Then shake it for a while
          G                   Am
Cause you learn so much about someone
   C     D     G
A brother or a swine


    G                   Am
The veins that plough beneath your path
        G             Am
With so many tales to tell
  G              Am
A picture out of focus
     C          D       G
In a frame where no one cares


D
Calm the ocean breeze
C                G
Quiet the raging sea
D
This stormy ship we sail
     G                  D
Is a bottle filled with rage


[Chorus 1]
             G                   C
Do you still walk the streets at night?
         G            C
With the wandlust you fight
            G               C        D        G
Back to the corner where we went our separate ways

        G               Am
Well we walked upon the railroad
          G               Am
Cause the train no longer ran
         G                          Am
Where we caught a glimpse of all we missed
         C         D           G
From the stars that filled our eyes

       G              Am
With a dollar in your only coat
      G                Am
And a fireball in your hand
    G                  Am
You set your sails for better days
        C       D    G
Down in South Australia


D
Dark though it has been
         C                   G
Your old spirit still shines within
           D
These last thirteen years depraved
      C                     D
Of us anything that's worth sayin'

[Chorus 2]
G          D        G               C
So raise a cheer to those forgotten years
            G               C       D         Em    C  Em  D  Em  C  D
Back to the corner where we went our separate ways

[Chorus 1] x2

        G                 Am
Now the carnival is goin' home
    G               Am
The ferris wheel is spent
          G               Am
For those rovin' years of endless jeers
     C        D         G
Have dried all that was left

Wanderlust Acoustic

Whiskey On a Sunday

     Bm                A
Your passin' broke the silence                     
        G            A
On that dark October day 
Bm		     A 	
The sun was headin' for the west 
      G               A
As it did I heard you say
  Bm		     A
I set my sail for a gentle breeze
      G		                  A
Now I leave this world as it was meant to be
    G		  A	    D	A	Bm
And you, did you listen to anything I said?
    G 		A	Bm
Did you ever listen to me?

       Bm                  A
Though now it seems you'll never know
    G              A
But every lad to a man must grow
     Bm              A
Till winter comes to celebrate
     G                  A
Then proudly chills the bone
Bm                A
When at last they bury me
  G                     A
Into this ground you'll someday see
    G            A         D  A       Bm
And you, did you listen to anything I said?
    G	      A		D
Did you ever listen to me?

     G
Though the face we wear
     D
Sometimes seldom speaks
     G
From the babe that cries
     D
To this grown man's feet
     G
May the hand still write
     D
And its' heart shape keep
     G					Bm
Till our fathers, sons and daughters agree

[Bm, A, G]

Spoken Wheel

Verse 1
      Am	    G	      F
So I will pave this road till glory
         Am	G      F
Sets our broken spirit free
           Am           G              F 
From every cross-soaked nail pours endless rain
      C	       G         Am
With tears no eye should see
               Am       G       F
But they could fill our highest ocean
        Am     G     F
And the rivers in between
           Am	   	G		F
With every blade that flowers must grow then drown
C	G	       E
With love our cruelest sea

Chorus
           F           G    Am
So with a wonder and a wild desire
        F               G       Am
I will crawl from under every weight
        F          G     Am
With a wonder and a wild desire
          C            G           Am
Bless the day it was I shared your name
      F                   G     C
Yesterday forever speaks your grave

Verse 2
            Am       G    F   
Hail the shower from the broadside
       Am      G    F
To the heavens down below
     Am       G                F
Draw one last breath from your fanning ship
         C         G  Am
Sink the hunger in us all
          Am         G         F
Shake the hand that speaks of freedom
     Am       G     F
Kiss hate one final blow
            Am      G          F      
Till each twilight falls then rests till dawn 
     C         G     Am
and tomorrow's never sleep

Chorus
           F           G    Am
So with a wonder and a wild desire
        F               G     Am
I will crawl from under every weight
       F            G     Am
With a wonder and a wild desire
          C            G           Am
Bless the day it was I shared your name
      F            G           C
Yesterday forever speaks your grave

Verse 3
           Am       G        F
And of the fool we shall not mention
     Am           G         F
That depraves the cries of youth
     Am       G             F
Drag not your strength from government
             C      G    E
But from the voices they abuse

Chorus
          F            G    Am
So with a wonder and a wild desire
        F               G      Am
I will crawl from under every weight
       F            G     Am
With a wonder and a wild desire
          C            G           Am
Bless the day it was I shared your name
          F       G      C
Yesterday forever speaks your grave

Bridge
     F                        G                   C      G   Am             
Only time will tell when this rain of hell, shall wither in defeat
     F                  G                          C         G       Am 
Separate the bread they forgot to share, till the milk still left to feed
            F               G             Am                  F
Though this body aches then disappeared into the ground, our seeds
          F         G              Am                                   
He said, "I'd, I'd always comfort thee"

Instrumental
Am - C - F - G - Am - C - F - G 

Outro
          Am         G      F
So I will pave this road to glory
             Am     G        F
Which is the broken spirit's soul
     Am        G       F
Resignate with perfect reason
      C          G      E
Shut life's last gloomy door

          F            G    Am
So with a wonder and a wild desire
        F               G     Am
I will crawl from under every weight
       F            G    Am
With a wonder and a wild desire
          C                   G    Am
Bless the day it was I shared your name
       F            G    Am
With a wonder and a wild desire
        F               G     Am
I will crawl from under every weight
       F            G     Am
With a wonder and a wild desire
          C            G           Am
Bless the day it was I shared your name
      F                  G     C
Yesterday forever speaks your grave


With A Wonder And A Wild Desire

C		   F	C	F C
And the light of a fading star
C		 F C	   		F C
Is what you were, is what you are
C		   F	C		F C
Like the glow that christens the moon
C	           F C	   		F C
You shone too soon, you shone too soon

G
Oh when will this war be over?
C
And the madness leaves the air
G
This brick that's found between us
C
And the pulling of the hair

F		G
But if there's a reason
Am		G
I don't need to know right now

And the light of a fading star
Is what you were, is what you are
Like the glow that christens the moon
You shone too soon, you shone too soon

Volunteers are soon forgotten
And many more of us shall die
The sick still feed the hungry
And the last battle song has cried

But if there's a reason
I don't need to know right now

And the light of a fading star
Is what you were, is what you are
Like the glow that christens the moon
You shone too soon, you shone too soon

Am	G	C
Oh and I always thought
Am	G	C
That you, you wanted me
Am	G	C	F
Oh and I always thought some how
F	G	Am
That you, you wanted me

Ahhh, but if there's a reason
I don't need to know right now
'Cause beyond the pale eyes' evening
And the shadow of the cloud

And the light of a fading star
Is what you were, is what you are
Like the glow that christens the moon
You shone too soon, you shone too soon

And the light of a fading star
Is what you were, is what you are
Like the glow that christens the moon
You shone too soon, you shone too soon

And the light of a fading star
Is what you were, is what you are

Seven Deadly Sins

Bb
And to hell we must sail

For the Shores of sweet Barbados
           Gm
Where the sugar cane grows taller

Than the god we once believed in
          Bb
Till the butcher and his crown

Raped the land we used to sleep in
     Gm                          F
Now tomorrow chimes of ghostly crimes
      Gm  N.C.
That haunt Tobacco Island


  Gm
'Twas 1659 forgotten now for sure
      Bb
They dragged us from our homeland

With the musket and their gun
  Gm
Cromwell and his roundheads

Battered all we know
  Bb
Shackled hopes of freedom

We're now but stolen goods
 F
Darken the horizon
 
Blackened from the sun
      Am
This rotten cage of Bridgetown
   C
Is where I now belong


        Bb
And to hell we must sail

For the Shores of sweet Barbados
           Gm
Where the sugar cane grows taller

Than the god we once believed in
          Bb
Till the butcher and his crown

Raped the land we used to sleep in
     Gm                          F
Now tomorrow chimes of ghostly crimes
      Gm  N.C.
That haunt Tobacco Island


Gm
Red leg down a peg

Blistered burns the soul
     Bb
The floggings they're a plenty

But reasons there are none
     Gm
Our backs belong to landlords

Where branded is there name
 Bb
Paid for with ten shillings

Cheap labor never breaks
     F
The silver moon is shinin'

Cools the copper blood
           Am
Where the livin' meet the dead
    C
And together dance as one


        Bb
And to hell we must sail

For the Shores of sweet Barbados
           Gm
Where the sugar cane grows taller

Than the god we once believed in
          Bb
Till the butcher and his crown

Raped the land we used to sleep in
     Gm                          F
Now tomorrow chimes of ghostly crimes
      Gm  N.C.
That haunt Tobacco Island


Bb Gm              Bb           Gm
Ag-ony, will you cleanse this misery?
           Bb               Gm
For it's never again I'll breathe
            F
The air of home
           Bb    Gm
From this sandy edge
            Bb             Gm
The rolling sea breaks my revenge
            Bb                Gm
With each whisper a thousand waves
        F
I hear roar

I'm coming home

Tobacco Island

[Intro]
       G
       C C F C F C G G 2x


F             C
 Whistles the wind
F           C
 Blowin' my way
F            C                  G
 Sweepin' me back, back here to stay
F               C
 Can winners be losers?
F                    C
 Runnin' on the same track
F                    C                G
 While some head for glory, others we crash


        C                  F            C
Well it breaks my heart to see you this way
    F         C               G   
The beauty in life where's it gone
    C                         F      C
And somebody told me you were doin' okay
    F         C               G
But somehow I guess they were wrong


F        C
 My isolation
F                       C
 Now there's a sobering thought
F          C                    G
 A minute alone, a lifetime too long
F                     C
 See the face in this mirror
F                 C
 So pale it could crack
F            C                    G
 Desperately wantin' the color it lacks


        C                  F            C
Well it breaks my heart to see you this way
    F         C               G   
The beauty in life where's it gone
    C                         F      C
And somebody told me you were doin' okay
    F         C               G
But somehow I guess they were wrong


       F
So you drank with the lost souls
    C
For too many years
F                        C
Tied to their ankles now crippled with fear
F                           Am
Never been righteous though seldom were wrong
G
Life's only life with you in this song


Am C F G 2x


F                       C
 Now there's an ocean between
F                      C
 Where I am and where I want to be
F                  C               
 So you prayers in doubt
              G
Doubt not for me


        C                  F            C
Well it breaks my heart to see you this way
    F         C               G   
The beauty in life where's it gone
    C                         F      C
And somebody told me you were doin' okay
    F         C               G
But somehow I guess they were wrong


        C                  F            C
Well it breaks my heart to see you this way
    F         C               G   
The beauty in life where's it gone
    C                         F      C
And somebody told me you were doin' okay
    F         C               G
But somehow I guess they were wrong


F             C
 Whistles the wind
F             C  
 Whistles the wind
F             C
 Whistles the wind
F             C
 Whistles the wind


              F
Though you'll find your way out
            C
But there's no goin' now
      F
Every woman and child
          C
Drags you down for the dive
         F
It's not safe being free
           Am
Can't give back what you feel
               G                        C
He said you'll always be in heaven with me

Whistles The Wind

D
Build a bridge or maybe two
D
Together held with footsteps she outgrew
                 Em     G               D
But now she sits alone, everyone's long gone
D
She dances in a photograph
D
When it was good to joke and have a laugh
             Em         G       D
But that was yesterday, if only today
        G
Now the walls are crawling faces
           D
that still breathe
    G                                    A
But before she nods her head what's left but sleep



(Chorus 1)

            D
She hears a chorus of factory girls
G
Singin' in the streets
C
Drinkin' their coca-colas
      A
After washing your filthy sheets


                 D
Chasin' down the avenue
D
After a childhood that she never knew
           Em
Choking on woodbine
G                        D
Cigarettes just kill the time
        G
Now the walls are crawling faces
           D
that still breathe
    G                                    A
But before she nods her head what's left but sleep


(Chorus 2)
            D
She hears a chorus of factory girls
G
Singin' aoin and all
C
Empty are their pockets
          A
But their voices are filled with song

         D
Come day go day
                        A
Wish in my heart it was Sunday
                    G       A
Drinking buttermilk all the week
                 D
And whiskey on a Sunday (traditional)

G
Now the walls are crawling faces
           D
that still breathe
    G                                    A
But before she nods her head what's left but sleep


(Chorus 1)
(Chorus 2)

                       D
Slayed Richard and his court of Kings
D
He stole my heart and many other things
                  Em
But me I took his crown
G                            D
Wish he was here to steal it now

Factory Girls

I like to play these position of chords when the mandolin is the only instrument played.
Other than that, play the chords in the first position.
    C   G   Am   D
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E|--8---7---8----5---|
C|--7---7---9----6---|
G|--9---7---9----7---|

Verse 1
        C                    G
Tell me why must a man be of service
       C                       G
To his lord and the god seldom high
         C                            G
From the grave spring the name of our fathers
               C          Am         D
But there's no glint in a dead man's eye
        C                              G
Tell me why are our fields filled with hunger
     C                        G
And fruitless the crop bitter soil
     C                    G
So I say my farewell to a nation
       C          Am              D
As the leaf waves goodbye to it's son


Chorus
           C                     G
So it's to youth I sing you this story
            C               G
And it's of youth I sing it now
         C                          G
Like the train that derails without warning
       Am                      D
I must leave what I left far behind
       C               D
So goodbye, sweet Roisin Dubh
          G   C     G   C     G   C     G
I say goodbye
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       C|----------------------------------|
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Verse 2
        C                          G
Tell me why must our peace be this puzzle
     C                             G
That fractures the land, splinters war
         C                           G
The last nails cite the shame in our coffin
           C           Am      D
But in the end we must all die alone


Chorus


Bridge
        D
And the bark fell from tree
       C                   G
To the ground that they'll bleed
       D                             G
On the anguish that never learned to shout
         D
With the clash of the drum
      C             G
We'll surrender the gun
            D                          G
and on this sadness we shall no longer speak
      C                     G
Until time can live on our all forgotten songs
            C                   D
That's when I and we will sing again
      G          C        D            G
So goodbye to my love, my sweet Roisin Dubh
   G          C
Goodbye now until we meet
   G   C     D    G           C   G
  again
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E|----------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|
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        C                           G
Tell me why must our grief still be greiving
      C                              G
For a language that never spoke it's loss
         C                                G
But this tongue speak with fire will tear down the barb wire
    N.C.
And Rip the belly from the waxy ghost


Chorus
           C                     G
So it's to youth I sing you this story
            C               G
And it's of youth I sing it now
         C                          G
Like the train that derails without warning
       Am                      D
I must leave what I left far behind
           C                     G
So it's to youth I sing you this story
            C               G
And it's of youth I sing it now
         C                          G
Like the train that derails without warning
       Am                      D
I must leave what I left far behind
       C               D
So goodbye, sweet Roisin Dubh
      G  C  G  C
I say goodbye
      C                D
So goodbye, sweet Roisin Dubh
      G  C  G  C
I say goodbye
               G  C  G  C
Until we meet again
               G  C  G  C
Until we meet again

Until we meet...


Outro
G
Then she arrives to beautify
                     D
But slumber now must rest
      G
Oh my Roisin Dubh
      C
I'll forever love
    G         D      G
The youth you once possessed

To Youth

Within a Mile of Home

G                        C          G 
His eyes they closed and his last breath spoke 
                      Em 
He had seen all to be seen 
G                        C    G 
A life once full, now an empty vase 
                         D     G 
With the blossoms on his early grave 
     C                 G 
Walk away me boy, walk away me boy 
       Em              D 
And by mornin' we'll be free 
         G                    C      G 
Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear 
                             D       G 
And raise what's left of the flag for me. 

[No Chord]

Then the rosary beads count them one, two, three 
                           Em 
Fell apart as they hit the floor. 
       G                     C  G 
In our garb of black we must pay respect 
                   D      G 
To the color we're born to mourn. 
     C           G 
Walk away me boys, walk away me boys 
       Em              D 
And by mornin' we'll be free 
         G                    C      G 
Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear 
                             D       G 
And raise what's left of the flag for me. 

GCGEm 
GCGDG 

G                               C        G 
In his place there grew an angry festered wound 
                       Em 
Filled with hatred and remorse 
          G                        C        G 
Where I'd pick and scratch till the blood it matched 
                         D       G 
The silent rage now that fills my lungs 
G                                 C        G 
For there are many ways to kill a man they say 
                        Em 
With bayonet, axe, or sword 
   G                         C         G 
But son a bullet fired from a shapeless guise 
                          D       G 
Leaves but the shell of a Thompson gun. 

     C           G 
Walk away me boys, walk away me boys 
       Em              D 
And by mornin' we'll be free 
         G                    C      G 
Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear 
                             D       G 
And raise what's left of the flag for me. 

GCGEm 
GCGDG 


Em (hold) Em (hold)           D 
From the Eastern to the Western shore 
Em (hold) Em (hold)              D 
Where many men and many more will fall. 

       C               G 
But no angel flies with me tonight 
Em                    D 
Till freedom reigns on all 
              G                C          G 
And curse the name for which we slaved our days 
                         D      G 
Till every man shall his kingdom come 

ADAF#m
ADAEA
DAF#mE
ADAEA
 
            G                       C       G 
But sure as night turns day ends the passion play 
                         Em 
Oh my god what have they done 
     G                       C      G 
With madman's rage well they dug our graves 
                  D         G 
But the dead rise again you fools 

     C           G 
Walk away me boys, walk away me boys 
       Em              D 
And by mornin' we'll be free 
         G                    C      G 
Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear 
                             D       G 
And raise what's left of the flag for me. 

     C           G 
Walk away me boys, walk away me boys 
       Em              D 
And by mornin' we'll be free 
(hold)   G    (hold)          C      G (hold) 
Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear 
(No Chord)
And raise what's left of the flag for me.

Whats Left Of The Flag

Live at the Greek Theatre

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Drunken Lullabies

D                                 
If I ever leave this world alive, 
G                                 D
I'll thank ya' for things you did in my life.

If I ever leave this world alive,
G                                      D
I'll come back down and sit beside your feet tonight.
           A
Wherever I am, you'll always be.
          Bm         G          
More than just a memory.
     D               A       D
If I ever leave this world alive.

D
If I ever leave this world alive,
G                                    D
I'll take on all the sadness, that I left behind.

If I ever leave this world alive,
G                              D
The madness that you feel will soon subside.
          A  
So in a word, don't shed a tear.
        Bm                    G
I'll be here when it all gets weird.
     D     A                  D     A 
If I ever leave this world alive.
      D          D           D    A
Just before you go insane

     D               A   
If I ever leave this world
           Bm           G
Hey, I may never leave this world
         D               A       D   A 
But if I ever leave this world alive...she says
     D
I'm okay, I'm alright
                Bm           G
Though you have gone from my life
                 D
You said that it would,
               A
Now everything should,
     D    A 
Be alright
              D
She says, I'm okay!

I'm alright!
                Bm           G
Though you have gone from my life.
                 D
You said that it would,
               A
Now everything should,
     D     
Be alright.
A                 D
Yeah, should be alright.

If I Ever Leave This World Alive

G    D    G    D    C   Bb   D C Bb A G

G                D          
Next time out to sea 
G                         D
Bring enough soil to bury me 
C                    Bb
For I don't want my final jig 
       D  C  Bb A G
In the belly of a squid
G                        D
Take my trousers take my shirt 
G                       D
Just give me that sweet dirt 
C                        Bb
For the water's cold and grim 
       D    C    Bb   A  G
And I never did learn to swim
G                        D 
No her love never set me free 
G                    D
So I set off for the ocean
C                          Bb 
Now in my dreams she comes to me 
D   C  Bb  A  G
Whispering of peace 
G                        D
But I've known since the day 
G                        D
That we sailed for Santiago
C                     Bb 
Her dry embrace would kiss my face
D  C  Bb  A  G 
No never, No more 

G            C     D
The sea is a cruel mistress 
G            C     D
The sea is a cruel mistress 

G    D    G    D    C   Bb   D C Bb A G


G                 D
Many moons to the day
G                     D
That I threw her love away
C                      Bb 
Now every whale spouts "go to hell" 
D      C     Bb    A     G
As the wind laughs in my face
G                        D 
I've grown harder on the eyes
G                D
And salty to the taste
C                      Bb 
My pride has gone with the wake
     D    C Bb   A   G
As I wait a cold wet grave 
G             D
I rose to the smell
G               D 
Of a wet desert hell
C                Bb 
And I thought to myself
        D    C  Bb A    G 
How'd I wind up in this jail
G                      D 
Till a voice called to me
G                    D 
From deep within the sea 
C                    Bb
Dry your eyes my dear fisherman
     D   C Bb    A  G 
Your ass belongs to me 

G            C     D
The sea is a cruel mistress
G            C     D 
The sea is a cruel mistress

Cruel Mistress

Verse
D              G           D
I saw her there fade from afar 
D                G
Her hair gray charcoal 
       D             A
Takes a drag from her tar. 
 G            A
I kissed her a smile, 
       D              G
but her blood red shot eye 
        G         A                 C
Said the son never shines on closed doors


Verse
D                   G             D
It's been eight long years since I saw 
   D           G
The woman who's labored 
         D         A
Since the day I was born. 
     G            A
These wrinkles now face 
       D              G
To that cold dark damp place, 
         G            A                   D
Where the son never shines on closed doors. 


Chorus
            G            A                   D
She said the son never shines on closed doors 
 G         A            D             A
I open to find only hurricanes blow. 
G          A              D                G
Takes me away, to the green fields of May, 
           G            A                   D
Because the son never shines on closed doors. 


Verse
D                    G               D
Death comes like a thief in the night 
  D                  G
To steal while you sleep, 
          D             A
the soul's flickering light. 
    G             A
Well maybe it's then, 
             D          G
she said I'll see you again, 
           G            A                   D
Because the son never shines on closed doors. 


Chorus
            G            A                   D
She said the son never shines on closed doors 
  G         A            D             A
I open to find only hurricanes blow. 
G         A               D              G
Take me away, to the green fields of May, 
           G            A                   D
Because the son never shines on closed doors. 

[Bridge]

Outro
      A             G           D
And we all go the same way home, 
       A             G           D 
yeah we all go the same way home 

 until the end

Son Never Shines On Closed

G             D      G             C
Death valley queen where have you been
             G             Em 
Since they crowned you in glory
        G              D 
Filled your head with dreams
        G             D             G 
But it still goes to show in every desert
           C              G         D         G 
There's a rose that's blooming for all to be seen
               D              G 
I remember you well from that town
         C             G          Em 
You did dwell with the face of an angel
       G          D 
In a dump hot as hell 
         G           D
When I asked for a kiss
      G         C 
You kindly dismissed
       G           D             G
So i lead my poor heart to the slaughter
 D      G      C          D
Tell me dear what did you fear
                 G             C          D 
I'd do you no wrong though no stranger to sin
G                C         G         C 
So death valley queen go marry your king
      G               D            G 
Or an old maid you'll end up for certain 

Off I did set on my trail of regret 
Where I thought of you now in your castle and crown 
So I found me a whore with a face just like yours 
After several gallons of porter 
When I awoke, she had scarpered I was broke 
Laying cold in the bed with a whale for a head 
So death valley queen go marry your king 
Or an old maid you'll end up for certain 

           D     G           C         G         D
Then the ball dropped why everything fell by the way
          D   G           C                 D
As your teardrops were falling I forgot to say 
     G        D          G
That I have always loved you
     G       C           G 
Yeah I have always loved you
     G  D  G C
Yeah I 
     G
Yeah I
         C 
I have always loved you 

When I returned downtrodden and burned 
There were billy goats grazing 
Where once you'd be found 
So I hung out to dry 
On this limb for a lie 
Take me back for I'm cursed on the mainland 
Tell me dear what did you fear 
I'd do you no wrong though no stranger to sin 
So death valley queen go marry your king 
Or an old maid you'll end up for certain 
I said death valley queen go marry your king 
And a-roving I'll end up for certain

Death Valley Queen

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Swagger

G                            C           G 
His eyes they closed and his last breath spoke 
       Em             D
He had seen all to be seen 
  G                      C    G 
A life once full, now an empty vase 
         D                     G 
With the blossoms on his early grave 
     C                 G 
Walk away me boy, walk away me boy 
       Em              D 
And by mornin' we'll be free 
         G                    C      G 
Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear 
                 D                   G 
And raise what's left of the flag for me. 
 

Then the rosary beads count them one, two, three 
                           Em 
Fell apart as they hit the floor. 
       G                     C  
In our garb of black we must pay respect 
       D                   G 
To the color we're born to mourn. 
     C                  G 
Walk away me boys, walk away me boys 
       Em              D 
And by mornin' we'll be free 
         G                    C      G 
Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear 
                 D                   G 
And raise what's left of the flag for me. 

       G             C   G     Em         
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G                                C        G 
In his place there grew an angry festered wound 
            Em          D
Filled with hatred and remorse 
          G                         C        G 
Where I'd pick and scratch till the blood it matched 
           D                      G 
The silent rage now that fills my lungs 
G                                 C        G 
For there are many ways to kill a man they say 
     Em               D
With bayonet, axe, or sword 
          G                   C         G 
But son a bullet fired from a shapeless guise 
               D                   G 
Leaves but the shell of a Thompson gun. 

     C                   G 
Walk away me boys, walk away me boys 
       Em               D 
And by mornin' we'll be free 
         G                     C      G 
Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear 
                 D                    G 
And raise what's left of the flag for me. 

       G             C   G     Em      
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G|---------------------------------------------|


     G             C   G     D           G
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Em               Em             D 
From the Eastern to the Western shore 
Em                 Em             D 
Where many men and many more will fall. 

       C                G 
But no angel flies with me tonight 
     Em                D 
Till freedom reigns on all 
              G                 C          G 
And curse the name for which we slaved our days 
           D                     G 
Till every man shall his kingdom come 

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            G                        C       G 
But sure as night turns day ends the passion play 
      Em                 D
Oh my god what have they done 
     G                       C      G 
With madman's rage well they dug our graves 
        D                   G 
But the dead rise again you fools 

      C                  G 
Walk away me boys, walk away me boys 
       Em              D 
And by mornin' we'll be free 
         G                     C      G 
Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear 
                 D                   G 
And raise what's left of the flag for me. 

     C                   G 
Walk away me boys, walk away me boys 
       Em               D 
And by mornin' we'll be free 
         G                     C      G  
Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear 
(no chord)
And raise what's left of the flag for me. 

       G             C   G     Em         
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What's Left Of The Flag

Intro
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Verse 1
G
Many's the day, I took for granted
Am                              Em
Breathing the air that silenced some
    Em
The North wind blew, It's head asunder
Am                                      Em
Beating it's breast with a war drenched song

Prechorus 1
G      Am               C
Bathe awhile, awash in slumber
G          Am      D
Cry what's left to sleep
         G            Am              C
When you dream of the love ya left forever
G           Am       D
But pity no more nor greive

Chorus
D            G           C
So we're the kings of it all
    Am          D
The day we were born
D              G            Am      D
Yeah we're the kings of the Kilburn High
D          G             C              Am            D
Sure we'll always take a drop and we'll never leave a sup
D          G              Am          D
Your empty glass is but a tear filled eye
D           C            D       Em
We were the kings of the Kilburn High

Intro

Verse 2
G
Listen to the sound of dead men dying
Am                           Em
March as they flee but exile bound
      Em
Their ship once sailed no longer anchors
    Am                                   Em
For gone is the green and their hallowed ground

Prechorus 2
G        Am                  C
Toast to tears of times past glories
G            Am          D
This ageless clock chime stalls
D        G        Am              C
Where to kiss the lips of love forgotten
G               Am          D
To fly where no others have soared

Chorus

Prechorus 2

Chorus 2X

Em          C            D       Em
We were the kings of the Kilburn High

The Kilburn High Road

Intro
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C|--7--6-x-7-x--12--12-12--12-12--12-x-11-x-9---7--7-7--7-7--|
G|--7--7-x-7-x--12--12-12--12-12--12-x-12-x-11--7--7-7--7-7--|

A|--5--5-x-5-x-5--5-5--5-5--5-x-5-x-5-x--5--5-5--5-5---|
E|--7--5-x-7-x-5--5-5--5-5--5-x-7-x-5-x--7--7-7--7-7---| 2X
C|--7--6-x-7-x-6--6-6--6-6--6-x-7-x-6-x--7--7-7--7-7---|
G|--7--7-x-7-x-7--7-7--7-7--7-x-7-x-7-x--7--7-7--7-7---|

A|------------|
E|----3----3--| 4x
C|--2----2----|
G|------------|

Chords for the song
   G  C  D 
A|-5--7--5-|
E|-7--8--5-| 
C|-7--7--6-|
G|-7--9--7-|  
Verse 1
G               C          G 
I saw her there fade from afar
G                 C
Her hair gray charcoal
        G             D
Takes a drag from her tar.
  C            D
I kissed her a smile,
        G              C
but her blood red shot eyes
          C         D                G 
Said "the son never shines on closed doors.

A|------------|
E|----3----3--| 4x
C|--2----2----|
G|------------|

Verse 2
     G               C             G
It's been eight long years since I saw
    G           C
The woman who's labored
          G         D
Since the day I was born
      C            D 
These wrinkles now face
        G              C
To that cold dark damp place
          C         D                G 
Where the son never shines on closed doors

Chorus:
             G         C                G
She said the son never shines on closed doors
          C         G          D
I open to find only hurricanes blow.
C        D            G               C
Takes me away, to the green fields of May,
            C         D                G
Because the son never shines on closed doors. 

A|------------|
E|----3----3--| 4x
C|--2----2----|
G|------------|

Verse 3
G                  C            G
Death comes like a thief in the night
   G               C
To steal while you sleep
           G          D 
The soul's flickering light
     C          D 
Well maybe it's then
               G        C 
She said, I'll see you again
            C         D                D 
Because the son never shines on closed doors

Chorus

Intro

       D          C        G
And we all go the same way home, 
        D          C        G
yeah we all go the same way home. 

       D          C        G
yeah we all go the same way home, 
        D          C        G
yeah we all go the same way home.

A|------------|
E|----3----3--| 3x
C|--2----2----|
G|------------|

Son Never Shines (on Closed Doors)

Intro:
D A D D
D A D D
D A Bm G
D A D D


Verse 1:
       D      A           D        D
Well I know I miss more than hit
       D             A           D      D
With a face that was launched to sink
      D      A        Bm     G
And I seldom feel the bright release
              D     A         D          D
It's been the worst day since yesterday


Verse 2:
           D         A      D     D
If there's one thing I have said
            D        A                   D      D
Is that the dreams I once had now lay in bed
       D          A       Bm               G
As the four winds blow my wits through the door
              D     A         D         D
It's been the worst day since yesterday


Chorus 1:
G               D
Fallin' down to you sweet ground
G
Where the flowers, they bloom
D
Well it's there I'll be found
      D       A      D    G
Hurry back to me, my wild colleen
             D     A         D        D
Its been the worst day since yesterday


Chords during solo:
A A G D
A A G A


Verse 3:
             D           A       D     D
Though these wounds have seen no wars
               D     A      D       D
Except for the scars I have ignored
         D       A           Bm          G
And this endless crutch well it's never enough
             D     A         D         D
Its been the worst day since yesterday


Chorus 2:
G                         D
Hell says hello well it's time I should go
G                 D
To pastures green that I've yet to see
      D       A     D    G
Hurry back to me my wild colleen
             D     A         D        D
Its been the worst day since yesterday


Outro:
             D     A         D        D
Its been the worst day since yesterday
             D     A         D        D
Its been the worst day since yesterday

The Worst Day Since Yesterday

G                   C
I'll wait for you till I turn blue
G                      D
There's nothin' more a man can do
G                      C
Don't get your bollocks in a twist
G                  D       G
Settle down, don't take a fit
G                    C
Ya drank with demons straight from Hell
G                     D
They almost nearly won as well
G                     C
Ya wiped the floor with victory
G                   D       G
Then puked until you fell asleep


G                   C
Blackened was the banshee's wail
G                      D
These boots will never fill her jail
                      C
So you crawled into an empty boat
G                   D
For the Gulf of Mexico
G                   C
Till Cortez came an' when so did you
G                      D
From the ashes charred and blue
G                     C
Smellin' like a Salty Dog
G                   D       G
Back from Hell where you belong


C    G     C            G
Anarchy, the scourge of every sea
C               C 
The Antichrist aboard a rig
C             D         G
With us your cutthroat thieves
C                     G
The ship went down we all near drowned
 C                   G 
Ya stood there on the deck
C                          G
Till the Spanish came and flogged yer arse
 C              D         G
And dragged you from the wreck

Salty Dog

[Intro]
      Bm D A Bm x4
      Bm


Bm         D         A           Bm
I want to believe in myself once again
A                         Bm
So I dream of a man whose hopes never end
Bm             D             A         Bm
To kiss with a girl who's as lovely as you
A                             Bm
I'd give you my heart, if you gave me the truth

D                          A
And for every tear that is lost from an eye
F#m                        Bm
I'd dig me a well where no man could destroy
D                       A
I want to believe in a freedom that's bold
F#m                       F#m
But all I remember is the freedom of old (HEY!)

Bm               D          A          Bm
Well I lost me a wife, so I found me a plane
A                   Bm
Flew all the way to California
Bm              D         A            Bm
This mess in my head is a mess getting out
A                           Bm
Ya drink too much coffee, I drink too much stout

D                          A
But after a while, when my mouth's not so dry
F#m                         Bm
I'll dance up a storm, sure life's looking fine
D                        A
But as darkness falls, I return to my bed
F#m                                Bm
Don't ask me more questions, don't fuck with my head

Bm                     D      A               Bm
I've been down in this world, down and almost broken
Bm                D            A                 Bm
Like thousands of people, left standing in their shoe
Bm                     D      A               Bm
I've been down in this world, down and almost broken
Bm                D              A            Bm
As thousands they grieve, as the Black Friday rule
Bm                D              A            Bm
As thousands they grieve, as the Black Friday rule

(if you want the chords during the solo its the same as the chorus, if you want the 
look elsewhere or figure it our yourself)

Bm                 D            A              Bm
The buildings they shake but my heart it beats still
A                     Bm
Oh mother of Jesus, I feel pretty ill
Bm           D             A              Bm
I want to go home where my feet both feel safe
A                              Bm
But there ain't no jobs in the old free state
D                          A
So I must remain in my new adopted land
F#m                          Bm
I'm doing the best, Hell I'm doin' all I can
D                                         A
So next time you see me, don't ask for my name
A     A    A
NAME! AME! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME!
F#m
For
Bm                     Bm 
I am the King and sure long may I reign

Black Friday Rule

Intro
   E               A
A|-------7---7---7-------7---7---7----------|
E|-----4---------------5--------------------|
C|-4---------------4------------------------|
G|---4-----4---4-----6-----6---6------------|


   E               B
A|-------7---7---7-------9---9---9----------|
E|-----4---------------7--------------------|
C|-4---------------6------------------------|
G|---4-----4---4-----8-----8---8------------|


   E               A
A|-------7---7---7-------7---7---7----------|
E|-----4---------------5--------------------|
C|-4---------------4------------------------|
G|---4-----4---4-----6-----6---6------------|


   Am              E
A|-------7---7---7-------7---7---7----------|
E|-----5---------------4--------------------|
C|-4---------------4------------------------|
G|---5-----5---5-----4-----4---4------------|

# keep the same picking pattern

        E             A            E           A
Well I worked on the railroad for two pence a day
  E             A         Am         E
Drank down one penny, the other I'd save
   E              A             E             A
I hammered and I hammered, for God knows how long
 E         A           Am            E
Well into madness with each setting sun
   E           A           E              B
I put my head down and I dreamt you were here
     E         A              Am            E
With me by the ol' tree where no one could care

Chorus:

      E              A          E           A
Far away boys, far away boys, away from ya now
     E              A                Am            E
I'm lyin' with my sweetheart, in her arms I'll be found

          E            A               E          A
Then the sun belched upon me, you were no longer here
 E              A           Am            E
Lyin' in your place was my hammer and my gear
       E              A         E            A
So I stamped out the fire that kept us both warm
    E           A                Am           E
The ashes were fallin' like the snow drops of old
    E         A             E               B
We came to a mountain, dynamite and she'll blow
       E            A            Am         E
A big hole in that rock like the one in my soul


Instrumental
A|--------------------2-----------------------|
E|-0-2-4--2-4-2-0--4-----0-2-4--2-4-2-0--2-0--|
C|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|


   E           A             E              A
We buried four workmen; they dug themselves well
     E          A          Am         E
From four empty coffins to four early graves
             E             A              E            A
They're only paddies, just paddies; don't dig them too deep
       E             A                         Am          E  
You'll need all your strength, boys, they're replaced easily
         E          A         E             B
With the heat I was melting into your sweet lips
         E          A                 Am            E
Ah, your kiss takes me back, takes me back from all this


CHORUS

        E           A                   E           A
Someone said it was Christmas but not a tree was in sight
    E          A           Am         E
The only thing growin' was my will to die
         E            A         E            A
Till the gaffer said “Men, your work here is done”
             E          A             Am            E
I said “I'll see you in Hell, on that train we died for”
E     A            E                B
Never again will I smell your sweet dream
      E                  A                 Am           E
But a pissed stained old gutter where your lips used to be


CHORUSx2



Ending chord
A|-----------7----------------|
E|-----4----------------------|
C|--4-------------------------|
G|--------4-------------------|

Far Away Boys

Intro jig
A|-7--7-9-10-12--9-10--7-9-7-0--2--2p0------|
E|-------------------------------------3-0--|
C|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|

Verse 1
Am
Her breath began to speak
As she stood right in front of me
The colour of her eyes
Were the colour of insanity
Crushed beneath her wave
Like a ship, I could not reach the shore
Am                            E
We're all just dancers on the Devil's Dance Floor

Chorus
Am                          C             G
Well swing a little more, little more o'er the merry-o
Am                            C           E 
Swing a little more, a little more next to me
Am                          C             G 
Swing a little more, little more o'er the merry-o
Am                          C       G    Am 
Swing a little more, on the Devil's Dance Floor

Verse 2
Am
Pressed against her face
I could feel her insecurity
Her mother'd been a drunk
And her father was obscurity
But nothin' ever came
Am                                 E
So pull yourself together girl and have a little fun

Verse 3
Am
Well she took me by the hand
I could see she was a fiery one
Her legs ran all the way
Up to Heaven and past Avalon
Tell me somethin' girl, what it is you have in store
Am                               E
She said come with me now on the Devil's Dance Floor

Chorus

Am                          C       E     Am 
Swing a little more, on the Devil's Dance Floor

Intro jig and then...
A|-7-0-0-2-0--0-2-3--5-3-2-0----7-0-0-2-0--0-2-3--5-3-2-|
E|---------------------------3--------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|

A|-7-0-0-2-0--0-2-3--5-3-2-0----7-0-0-2-0--0-2-3-0-2-0--|
E|---------------------------3--------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
Am                          C                  G 
Well swing a little more, little more o'er the merry-o
Am                            C            E 
Swing a little more, a little more next to me
Am                          C             G 
Swing a little more, little more o'er the merry-o
Am                          C       G    Am 
Swing a little more, on the Devil's Dance Floor!!!



Verse 4
Am
The apple now is sweet
Oh much sweeter than it ought to be
Another little bite
I don't think there is much hope for me
The sweat beneath her brow
Travels all the way
An' headin' south
Am                                        E
This bleedin' hearts cryin' cause there's no way out

Chorus 2X
Am                          C          E        Am 
Swing a little more, on the Devil's    Dance    Floor!

Devil's Dance Floor

Intro
Guitar part
A|-2---2-2-2---2--2---2-2-2---2--2---2-2-2---2--2---2-2-2---x-x-x-x--|
E|-3---3-3-3---3--3---3-3-3---3--3---3-3-3---3--3---3-3-3---x-x-x-x--|
C|-4---4-4-4---2--4---4-4-4---2--4---4-4-4---2--4---4-4-4---x-x-x-x--|
G|-0---0-0-0---0--0---0-0-0---0--0---0-0-0---0--0---0-0-0---x-x-x-x--|
 |Mandolin part
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------------0--------------0-----------3-2-0--------|
C|-------------2--------------2---------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|

   Em           G        D                  A
      Here's to you,       I sing for my     daddy-o
A|-------------------0-2-5---7----------3-2-0-------|
E|-0---------2--3-----------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
       Em             G        D         A
         As I lay him down            to sleep
A|-------------------------0-2-5--7--3-2-0-----|
E|-3-2-0--------0--2--3------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
       Em              G               D                   A
          It's been so long                 since I lost my daddy-o
A|-----------------------------0-0-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-2-0-0-0-|
E|-3-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
       Em            G              D                       A
           Hope he's watching  over me
A|-----------------------------0-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
E|-3-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-3-3-3-3-3--------------------3----2----0-|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
                                 2, 3, 4...
A|-0-----0-----0-----0--------0------------|
E|---0-----0-----0------------0------------|
C|-----1-----1-----1----------1------------|
G|----------------------------2------------|

     D          G     D             A
A|-0----0-0---0-2-5-2-0---0-0---------------|\
E|---2------2-----------2------2-0--2-------| \
C|-------------------------------------2-2--|  \
G|------------------------------------------|   \
     D          G         A             D        4x
A|-0----0-0---0-2-5-2-0---0-2-4-5-7-4-0-5---|   /
E|---2------2-----------2-------------------|  /
C|------------------------------------------| /
G|------------------------------------------|/


Verse 1
D                  G                  D              A
Wednesday night is mornin' now as I'm walking in the rain
D                   G                  A            D
Birds are screaming in my ear, they're driving me insane
D                   G            D                      A
Half the clouds are empty so the sun bursts through the sky
    D            G                A             D
The puddles show reflections of a face about to die
D               G            D               A
Just around the corner I was going round the bend
  D          G                   A               D
I ran into a staggerin' fool who said he knew my name
   D                G               D             A
He poured himself a whiskey and his face began to glow
    D              G             A             D
Two men without an answer like a dog without a bone


Pre-Chorus 1
Bm
Bringin in the New Year as the bells began to ring
A
Fats is in the corner, she's just about to sing
Bm
Time to get another before the final shout
F#
You should have heard him roarin when they dragged the bugger out


Chorus
          G             A             D
And we'll never see the likes of you again
  (D)       G          D        A
A|------------------------------0---2-0---|
E|-2--2-0---3--0-0---0-2--2-0-----------3-|
C|--------2--------2----------2-----------|
G|----------------------------------------|
   D        G         A            D
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-2--2-0---3--0-0-------0-2-3-2-----|
C|--------2--------2-1-2---------1-2-|
G|-----------------------------------|


Verse 2
D               G                D               A
Jimbo came from slummin' town, a cold and dreary place
   D             G                  A                D
To summerland he found himself, the sun shone on his face
D                 G             D                  A
Met a girl called Minnie Pearl, swore she'd always be his girl
D            G              A             D
Happily ever after till the tide ran out again
D                G                D                  A
Pour me all your sorrows and I'll drink till you are dry
     D               G                   A                D
I'll love you in the mornin, Christ I'll love ya till you die
     D              G                     D               A
I'll never leave so never grieve, I'll be back before you know
    D            G             A             D
But Jimbo fell into a well and never rambled home


Pre-Chorus 2
Bm
Carried all his troubles in an unforgivin bag
A
Back and forth through painted brick the colours all seemed bland
     Bm
I've traveled all these years, he said to only get this far
F#
So he crossed the street, found a seat, his home is now a bar


Chorus 2x


Bridge
   Bm                     Em
A|-2--------9----9----7-5-2--------9----9----7-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
   G                      A
A|-2--------9----9----7-5-4--------5----4----2--|
E|------------------------------------------(2)-|
C|------------------------------------------(2)-|
G|------------------------------------------(4)-|
Bm                             Em
     There must be more to life  than this poxie life
G                          A
     All the agro, all the pain
Bm                    Em
     So he disappeared  into his final beer
G                              A
But the glass was empty once again, again, again...

Break 2x
  (D)       G          D        A
A|------------------------------0---2-0---|
E|-2--2-0---3--0-0---0-2--2-0-----------3-|
C|--------2--------2----------2-----------|
G|----------------------------------------|
   D        G         A            D
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-2--2-0---3--0-0-------0-2-3-2-----|
C|--------2--------2-1-2---------1-2-|
G|-----------------------------------|


Verse 3
D             G            D               A
Woke up in an awful state, dreamt I was at Peter's gate
D              G             A                   D
Beggin for his mercy and the crimes that were at hand
D              G              D              A
Told me he was much amused to see the life I had abused
D              G               A               D
Best be on the way, but have a swig before you go


Pre-Chorus 1


Chorus
          G             A             D        G          D        A
And we'll never see the likes of you again
                                   A|------------------------------0-|
                                   E|-2--2-0---3--0-0---0-2--2-0-----|
                                   C|--------2--------2----------2---|
                                   G|--------------------------------|
           G             A              D        G          D      A
  No we'll never see the likes of you again
A|-2--0----|                          |------------------------------0-|
E|-------3-|                          |-2--2-0---3--0-0---0-2--2-0-----|
C|---------|                          |--------2--------2----------2---|
G|---------|                          |--------------------------------|
          G             A            D        G          D       A
 No we'll never see the likes of you again!
A|-2--0----|                       |------------------------------0---2-0---|
E|-------3-|                       |-2--2-0---3--0-0---0-2--2-0-----------3-|
C|---------|                       |--------2--------2----------2-----------|
G|---------|                       |----------------------------------------|
   D        G         A            D
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-2--2-0---3--0-0-------0-2-3-2-----|
C|--------2--------2-1-2---------1-2-|
G|-----------------------------------|

End on D

The Likes Of You Again

[Verse 1]
C
I've been walking miles forever
C
Through these footprints of my life
C
When I offered you my sadness
           Am   G  Am
You took home with delight
C
Eat my heart when you are hungry
C
I have nothing more to give
C
Let us not forget each other
           Am   G   Am 
When our wounds begin to spill

[Chorus]
         F                C      
So say a prayer for me in silence
         F                C
Let no cathedral mock our hearts
         F                C
That's when I will be forgiven
            Am  G  C
Let us never fall apart

[Verse 2]
I've been wrong on more occasions
Than I'd like to recognize
But there's room in our vocation
If we read between the lines
Every house needs a foundation
So the mortar we'll supply
We'll be broke but never broken
Let us laugh until we cry

[Chorus]

A Prayer For Me In Silence

[Intro]
G D A


A   E
Sad days
G           D
Kissing the cheeks of the
A   E
Families
        G       D
Who are walking away
A  E
Tragic
    G            D           G         D       E
The pubs are all closin, the system is broken, decayed.

Because

A   E
Business
   G           D
Is down at the depot
  A   E
Defenses
        G           D
Are the only things built.
A    E
Neighbors
         G          D           G          D         E
Wave goodbye to eachother, this country is over they say.


[Chorus]
          A
Yeah this life
     D
In a modern town.
    G                             A
The windows smashed open with the doors kicked out.
     A                      D
It's not a good day left to be in a fight.
    G                         A
Cuz livin is hard through the struggles of life.
   G                       D        G
If nothing gets done it'll never be right.
                  A A A G/D
But don't shut em down
[Chorus]


A   E
Lately
    G            D
The twenty-first century's been
A  E
Crazy
         G           D
It's the sign of the times.
A   E
Buildings
     G         D                G           D             E
Decomposing in slumber, there's no work for all till they wake.


[Chorus]


[Bridge]
F        C
Too many faults no reasons
F             C
The rain that falls dry bleedin
F        C            E         
Upon the ashes of our homes, our homes, save our homes
[/Bridge]


[Bass solo]


Manic
The word on the street here is
Panic
There's a riot on hand.
A  E
People
      G           D               G        D            E
Takin care of the people, there's no other way or we'll break.


[Chorus] Repeat once more

[Outro] Played the same as the pre-verse
A                                            G         D       A
Sad days, kissing the cheeks of the families(But don't shut em down)
A                                            G         D       A
Sad days, kissing the cheeks of the families(You won't shut em down)

Don't Shut Em Down

Intro: D


Verse 1
        D
In this present state of grace
          A
I hold my head up high
           G
Though the water damage froze
        D
Another flood will soon be by
G            D
 Here and now is all we'll be
             A                              D
So it's this present state of grace I offer thee


Chorus 1
        Bm          G
Welcome home to the men
        D
And the women who defend
              Bm            G
Back to their lives and the lies
        D             A
Shat on them by government
            D             G
Through the barbs and the pokes
        D                 G
And the ones we'd like to choke
          D                A             D
It's this present state of grace I offer thee

   A             D         G             D      A
A|---------------2--2-0-0--2--2-4-5--4-2-0-----------|
E|-0--0-2-3--2-3----------------------------3-2-0----|
C|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|


Verse 2
        D
In this present state of grace
           A 
A poor man robbed me blind
         G
Though I offered him the cash
                 D
He said 'don't insult my pride'
G                  D
 To each their own, we're just flesh and bone
         A                              D 
And this present state of grace I offer thee


Verse 3
        D
In this present state of grace
          A
I saw the wall capsize
    G
And through the banks they fell
         D
Into the swelling tide
G                 D
 Let them eat cake for our mistakes
         A                              D 
And this present state of grace I offer thee


Chorus 2
                  Bm               G
So let's sing goodbye to Auld Lang Syne
          D
Under the carpet sweep behind
            Bm          G
Where passengers making turns
            D              A
Towards the coming great divide
         D             G
The true prophet never spoke
        D                  G
He just smiles and saw the joke
         D                A             D
And this present state of grace I offer thee


Bridge
            A                                      D
'Cause only life, yeah only life has loneliness to sell
       A                                             D
So celebrate, yeah live your life, live it and raise hell
        G
The true prophet never spoke
        D
He just smiled and saw the joke
         A                                   D
And this present state of grace we creatures need

   A             G      D      G
A|---------------2--2-0-0--0---2--2-4-5--4-2-0-|
E|-0--0-2-3--2-3-------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
       A                D
A|------------------------------0-0-|
E|-3-2-0------3---3-2-0-----3-3-----|
C|----------------------2-----------|
G|----------------------------------|

                A                                   D
Yeah, it's this present state of grace we creatures need

This Present State Of Grace

Speed of Darkness

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
A|--4--1--3--6---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1--4---------------------------------------------------|
C|--8--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------9-9-9-9---4-4-4-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------9-9-9-9-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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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