Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for legendary singles &quot;Fast Car&quot;, &quot;Talkin' Bout a Revolution&quot;, &quot;Baby Can I Hold You&quot;, and &quot;Give Me One Reason.&quot; She is a multi-platinum and multi-Grammy award-winning artist.  Born in Cleveland, Ohio,U.S., Tracy Chapman began playing guitar and writing songs as a child. She received a scholarship through A Better Chance that allowed her to attend Wooster School in Connecticut, and was eventually accepted to Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. 

Tracy Chapman est un auteur compositeur interprète américaine.  Elle voit le jour le 30 mars 1964 à Cleveland dans l'Ohio. Elle est élevèe par sa mère dans la banlieue de cette ville. Elle va chanter tous les dimanches à l'église de son quartier avec sa mère. Elle n'abandonne pas pour autant ses études pour la musique. Elle part dans le Connecticut pour suivre des études d'anthropologie et s'intéresse aussi au métier de vétérinaire.  

'Tracy Chapman' (* 30. März 1964 in Cleveland , Ohio) ist eine US-amerikanische Sängerin und Songschreiberin und gilt als eine der bedeutendsten Songwriterinnen.  == Leben und Werk ==  Schon als Kind lernte sie Gitarre und schrieb ihre ersten Songs. Nach dem College erhielt sie ein Stipendium und studierte Anthropologie und Afrikanistik. Zu dieser Zeit nahm sie ihre ersten Demos auf. Einer ihrer Studienkollegen hatte Kontakte zur Plattenindustrie und so erhielt sie 1987 einen Plattenvertrag bei Elektra Records.  

Tracy Chapman (Cleveland, Ohio - 30 de marzo de 1964) es una cantautora estadounidense ganadora de varios premios Grammy y conocida por el éxito de canciones como &quot;Fast Car&quot;, &quot;Talkin' Bout a Revolution&quot;, &quot;Baby Can I Hold You&quot; y &quot;Give Me One Reason&quot;.  Desde muy pequeña aprendió a tocar la guitarra, y ya de niña empezó a crear sus primeras canciones. Es a partir de 1980, durante su etapa en la universidad de Tufts, en Massachusetts, donde se graduó en antropología y estudios africanos, cuando comienza a componer en serio.

Intro:  G D C G

G
 What you go and do
D
 You go and give the boy a gun
C
 Now there ain't no place to run to
C                     G
 Ain't no place to run

G
 When he hold it in his hand
D 
 He feel mighty he feel strong
C 
 Now there ain't no place to run to
C                     G
 Ain't no place to run

G
 One day he may come back
D
 Repay us for what we done
C 
 Then where you gonna run to
C                  G 
 Where you gonna run


C
 But one fine day
Em
 All our problems will be solved

 Bang bang bang
                     G D C C
 We'll shot him down


G
 Give him drugs and give him candy
D 
 Anything to make him think he's happy
C 
 And he won't ever come for us
C                 G 
 He won't ever come

G
 But if he does
D
 And if there's no on else around
C
 Bang bang bang
C                   G
 We'll shoot him down

G
 If he preys only on his neighbors
D
 Brothers sisters and friends
C
 We'll consider it a favor
C                         G
 We'll consider justice done

G
 But if he comes for you or me
D
 And we can place a gun in his hand
C
 Bang bang bang
C                  G
 We'll shoot him dead

G
 What you go and do
D
 You go and give the boy a gun
C
 Now there ain't no place to run to
C                   G
 Ain't no place to run


G
 Now we'll all be at his mercy
D
 If he decides to hunt us down
C
 Cause there ain't no place to run to
C                   G
 Ain't no place to run

G
 If he wants the chances that you took from him
D
 And nothing that you own
C
 Then there'll be no place to run
C                      G
 There'll no place to run

G
 And if he finds himself to be
D
 A refection of us all
C
 Bang bang bang
C                 G
 He'll shoot us down

G
 Before you can raise your eyes to read
D
 The writing on the wall
C
 Bang bang bang
C                 G
 He'll shoot us down

G
 Before you can bridge the gulf between
D
 And embrace him in your arms
C
 Bang bang bang
C                 G
 He'll shoot you down

Bang Bang Bang

Intro :

  Em
A|-----7-7--|
E|-0-0------|  X 8
C|----------|
G|----------|



1st Verse/chorus :
           Em                        C   G                 D
There is a fiction in the space between, lines on a page a memory
         Em                  C           G                  D
Write it down but it doesn't mean you're not just telling stories



[Em][C][G][D]  X2



2nd Verse/chorus :
           Em                        C G          D
There is a fiction in the space between you and reality
          Em               C               G                   D
You would do and say anything to make your everyday life seems less mundane
           Em                        C G        D
There is a fiction in the space between you and me 



[Em][C][G][D]  X2



3rd Verse/chorus :
                  Em                        C G        D
There's a science fiction in the space between you and me
       Em             C       G              D
A fabrication a grand scheme, I am the scary monster
        Em                    C           G                  D
Need to say it as I leave the scene in my spaceship I am laughing
       Em                    C          G               D
Your remembrance of a bad dream there's no one but you standing



[Em][C][G][D]  X2



Bridge :
D             D            C                 G               
 Feel the pity and the pain for the ones who do not speak
D                          D                  C           G
 Back the words you get respect and compassion and for posterity
C                     G                     G     -      G/F#  - (Em)
 Spread the words and make believe there is truth in the space between



  Em
A|-----7-7--|
E|-0-0------|  X 8
C|----------|
G|----------|



4th Verse/chorus :
         Em                      C   G        D
there is fiction in the space between you and everybody
Em                  C             G               D
Give us all what we need, give us one more sad sordid story
       Em                      C    G             G/F#>let ring 
In the fiction of the space between sometimes a lie is the best thing
Em    C   G              G/F#>let ring
          sometimes a lie is the best thing
Em    C   G     D
                   is the best thing
Em    C   G     D
                   is the best thing


[Em][C][G][D] X2



# Ending :
  Em
A|-----7-7--|
E|-0-0------|  X 8
C|----------|
G|----------|

Telling Stories

Riff:  
A|---8------8--------|
E|--5-5----5-5-6-5---|
C|-------------------|
G|-------------------|                  


Intro:
  Dm  Bb  F  C    (2x)  

Verse 1:
  If you [F]knew that you [C]would die today
  And you [Dm]saw the face of [Bb]God and love
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

Verse 2:
  If you [F]knew that love can [C]break you heart
  When you're [Dm]down so low, you [Bb]can not fall
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

Chorus:
  [Gm]How bad, how good, does it need to [F]get?    [C]    (Riff)
  [Gm]How many losses, how much re[F]-gret?      [C]       (Riff)
  [Gm]What chain reaction would cause an [F]effect?   [C]  (Riff)
  [Gm]Makes you turn around,   [C]  Makes you try to explain,  [Bb]
  Makes you forgive and forget, [Gm]   Makes you cha-a-a-nge.
  [Dm]  [Bb]   Makes you [F]change.     [C]
  Dm  Bb  F  C

Verse 3:
  If you [F]knew that you would [C]be alone
  Knowing [Dm]right, but [Bb]being wrong
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

Verse 4:
  If you [F]knew that you would [C]find a truth
  That [Dm]brings a pain, that [Bb]can't be soothed
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

[Chorus]

Bridge:
  [A]Are you so upright, you can't be [Dm]bent?
  If it [C]comes to blows,
  [A]Are you so sure you [A7]won't be [Dm]crawling?
  If [C]not for the good, why risk [Gm]falling?
  Why risk [C]falling?

Verse 5:
  If [F]everything you [C]think you know
  [Dm]Makes your life un[Bb]-bearable
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

Verse 6:
  If [F]you've broken [C]every rule and vow
  And [Dm]hard times come to [Bb]bring you down
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

Verse 7:
  If you [F]knew that you [C]would die today   [Dm]   [Bb]
  If you [F]saw the face of [C]God and love   [Dm]   [Bb]
  Would you [F]change,?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]
  Would you [F]change,?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

Verse 8:
  If you [F]saw the face of [C]God and love   [Dm]   [Bb]
  If you [F]saw the face of [C]God and love   [Dm]   [Bb]
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

  F  C  Dm  Bb  (Riff)       F     			


Change

Greatest Hits

Intro: C, G, F, C, G
C
you and me
G
had some history
F
had a semblance of honesty
C   G
all that has changed now
C
we shared words
G
only lover speak
F
how can it be
C  G
we are less than strangers


Refr.
Am  G
oh it hurts to lose in love
F
let anger and cruelty win
Am  G
it's unfair that you doubt your feelings
F
and that you'll ever love again
Am  G
i know that hearts can change
F
like the seasons and the wind
Am G
but when i said forever
F
i thought that we'd always be friends

verse.
C			
you and me
G
had some history
F
had a semblance of honesty
C  G
all that has changed now
C
we shared words
G
only lovers speak
F
how can it be
C  G
we are less than strangers




Refr.
Am  G
i thought i saw you yesterday
F
i thought i passed you on the street
Am  G
i swear i saw your face
F
i was not imagining
Am G
that you stole a glance my way
F
you walked away from me
Am  G
my heart it may be broken
F
but my eyes are dry to see

verse.
C
you and me had some history
G
had a semblance of honesty
C  G
all that has changed now
C
we shared words
G
only lovers speak
F
how can it be
C  G
we are less than strangers

Less Than Strangers

It takes a while to get used to the rhythm. In the verse the
time signature goes 3/4 for 2 bars then 2/4 for 1 bar and then
repeats.


Intro and Verses:

A|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|------|-10------10|-9-------9-|------
E|-----------|-----------|------|-----------|-----------|----3-
C|-0---------|-2---2-----|------|-----7-----|-----------|-2----
G|-0---------|-0---------|-0----|-9---------|-7---------|------
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |

Intro Riff:

A|-10--12--10-|-9---10---9-|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|-------|
E|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
C|------------|------------|-0---------|-2---2-----|-------|
G|-9----------|-7----------|-0---------|-0---------|-0-----|



Chorus:

                   C
I...              driving...
     G  
The speed...            

Em
      City...

        D
And...  arm...
    
    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

C           D
be...       be... 

Suggestion: during the verses, it can sound pretty cool if you
get a friend to strum the chords: C, G, Em, D in the background
:)

Fast Car

G       C            Em                D
Dont you know where talkin about a revolution
G       C          Em       D    
it sounds like a whisper
G       C           Em       D    
Dont you know where talkin about a revolution
G       C           Em       D    
it sounds like a whisper


              G       C           Em       D    
While they're standing in the welfare lines
G       C           Em       D    
Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
G       C           Em       D    
Wasting time in unemployment lines
G       C            Em       D    
Sitting around waiting for a promotion
G       C           Em       D    
Don't you know you're talking about a revolution
G       Cadd9       Em       D    Dsus4
It sounds like a whisper


G       C           Em       D    
Poor people are gonna rise up And get their share

G       C           Em       D    

G       C           Em       D    
Poor people are gonna rise up And take what's theirs

G       C           Em       D    


G          C               Em                   D
Don't you know you better run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run,run,

G           C              Em                    D
run

   
G                     C                  Em                   D
Oh I said you better run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
G
run
G                      C                 Em                   D
run, run

G       C         Em       D    
        Finally the tables are starting to turn
G       C         Em       D    
        Talking about a revolution
G       C          Em       D    
        Finally the tables are starting to turn
G       C         Em       D    
        Talking about a revolution oh no
G       C          Em       D   
        Talking about a revolution oh no

              G       C         Em       D    
While they're standing in the welfare lines
G       C         Em       D    
Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
G       C         Em       D    
Wasting time in unemployment lines
G       C         Em       D    
Sitting around waiting for a promotion

G       C          Em       D    
Don't you know you're talking about a revolution
G       C          Em       D    
It sounds like a whisper

G       C          Em       D    
        Finally the tables are starting to turn
G       C          Em       D    
        Talking about a revolution
G       C          Em       D    
        Finally the tables are starting to turn
G       C          Em       D    
        Talking about a revolution oh no
G       C          Em       D    
        Talking about a revolution oh no
G       C          Em       D    
        Talking about a revolution oh no


Enjoy!

Talkin Bout A Revolution

INTRO:  C  G7sus4  G  C  G7sus4  G


VERSE 1

C        G7sus4  G           Dm9
Sorry is all that you can't say.
G7sus4      G          C
Years gone by and still
G7sus4      G           Dm9
Words don't come easily
      Fmaj7        G
Like sorry, like sorry.


VERSE 2

C             G7sus4  G           Dm9
Forgive me is all that you can't say.
G7sus4     G        C
Years gone by and still
G7sus4      G           Dm9
Words don't come easily 
       Fmaj7        G
Like forgive me, forgive me.


CHORUS 1

		     C
But you can say "Baby,
Dm7          F         C
Baby can I hold you tonight?  
Dm7         F            Am
Baby if I told you the right words,
           G
Ooh at the right time
                C
You'd be mine."

Baby Can I Hold You

Intro: Em  Am  Em

Verse 1:
Em                
Two weeks in a Virginia jail
C             Am
For my lover, for my lover
Em                  
Twenty Thousand dollar bail
C             Am
For my lover, for my lover

Bridge:
C
And everybody thinks
Am
That Im the fool
C
But they dont get
        Am
Any love from you

Chorus:
Em                    Em
Things we wont do for love
Em                        Em
Climb a mountain if I had to
C                       Am
Risk my life so I could have you
Am
You, You, You

Verse2

Everyday Im psychoanalyzed
For my lover, for my lover
They dope me up and I tell them lies

Bridge:

Chorus:

2nd Bridge:
Em          
I follow my heart
Em       C
Leave my head to ponder
             C
Deep in this love
G          C
No man can shake x2

First verse:

Chorus:

Outro:
Em Am C Em

For My Lover

INTRO: Em D  Am  C  (2x)
 
 
CHORUS:
Em         D      Am        C 
Across the lines, who would dare to go
Em        D                Am
Under the bridge, over the tracks
               C
That separates whites from blacks
Em               D            G
Choose sides, or run for your life
Am          C       D
Tonight the riots began
Em                  D
On back streets of America,
Am                        C        G
They killed the dream of America
 
 
Em                                D
Little black girl gets assaulted, ain't no reason why
    Am                         C                   
Newspaper prints the story and racist tempers fly
     Em                      D
Next day it starts the riot, knives and guns are drawn
    Am                         C
Two black boys get killed, one white boy goes blind
 
 
CHORUS:
Em         D      Am        C 
Across the lines, who would dare to go
Em        D                Am
Under the bridge, over the tracks
               C
That separates whites from blacks
Em               D            G
Choose sides, or run for your life
Am          C       D
Tonight the riots began
Em                  D
On back streets of America,
Am                        C        G
They killed the dream of America
 
 
       Em                               D             
Little black girl gets assaulted, don't no-one know her name
Am                             C                      
Lots of people hurt 'n angry, she's the one to blame
 
 
CHORUS:
Em         D      Am        C 
Across the lines, who would dare to go
Em        D                Am
Under the bridge, over the tracks
               C
That separates whites from blacks
Em               D            G
Choose sides, or run for your life
Am          C       D
Tonight the riots began
Em                  D
On back streets of America,
Am                        C        G
They killed the dream of America
 
OUTRO: F/G  G

Across The Lines

Tracy Chapman

CHORUS: 
E7
    A7                            E7
Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back around
  A7                               E7
Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back around
      B7
'Cause I don't want to leave you lonely
  A7                   E7   B7
But you've got to make me change my mind

Baby I got your number and I know that you've got mine
Baby I got your number and I know that you've got mine
You can call me baby, you can call me anytime 
(but you got to call me) 

CHORUS

I don't want no one to squeeze me, they might take away my life
I don't want no one to squeeze me, they might take away my life
I just want someone to hold me and rock me through the night

This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need
This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need
But I'm too old to go chasing you around, wasting my precious energy 

CHORUS

Baby just give me one reason, give me just one reason why
Baby just give me one reason, give me just one reason why I should stay
Because I told you that I love you and there ain't no more to say      Song ends on an E7

Give Me One Reason

Intro: C G F C 2x

   C  G  F        C    
If you   wait for me 
         G F        C
then I'll  come for you
  F           C        G
Although I've traveled far
  F      C      G         Am  G     C
I always hold a place for you in my heart

C G F C 2x

   C  G  F        C
If you   think of me
              G  F        C
If you miss me   once in awhile
     F      C       G
Then I'll return to you
F      C        G         Am    G       C
I'll return and fill that space in your heart 

C G F C

  C     Am
Remembering
     F
Your touch
     G
Your kiss
     C    G  Am
Your warm em brace
     F       G    C    G  Am
I'll find my way  back to you
   F         G   C
If you'll be waiting

C G F C 2x

   C  G  F        C
If you   dream of me 
      G  F        C
Like I   dream of you
     F            C        G
In a place that's warm and dark
     F           C     G        Am      G       C
In a place where I can feel the beating of your heart 

C G F C

  C     Am
Remembering
     F
Your touch
     G
Your kiss
     C    G  Am
Your warm em brace
     F       G    C    G  Am
I'll find my way  back to you
   F         G   C
If you'll be waiting

C G F C 2x

C   G  Am         C
I've   longed for you 
      G  F      C
And I    have desired
   F        C         G
To see your face your smile
   F  G    C       Am   G   C
To be with you wherever you are 

C G F C

  C     Am
Remembering
     F
Your touch
     G
Your kiss
     C    G  Am
Your warm em brace
     F       G    C    G  Am
I'll find my way  back to you
       F             G   C
Please say you'll be waiting

C G F C 

  C       G
Together again
         Am      G       C
It would feel so good to be
        G
In your arms
      Am     G        C
Where all my journeys end
Am                G
If you can make a promise 
        F        G       Am
If it's one that you can keep
  F      C        G
I vow to come for you
   Am  G        C
If you wait for me 

C G F C 2x

    F   G      Am
And say you'll hold
  F     Am  G
A place for me 
        C
In your heart.

C G F C

  F         G          C    C G F C
A place for me in your heart
  F         G          C    C G F C
A place for me in your heart
  F         G          C
A place for me in your heart

The Promise

New Beginning

Intro: Bm  D  E  E (D):  (2x)


Verse 1:

Bm             D  
 Trouble won't find me
E             E    (D) 
 Sorrow won't call
Bm            D
 Sadness will turn away
E                    E    (D)
 Searching for a new soul
Bm        D
 Hardship won't come by
E              E     (D)
 All pain will cease
Bm             D
 Somebody will take my place
E               E    (D)
 And suffer for me

Chorus:

Bm                D
 If I never see another sun
E                 E     (D)
 If I never see another sun
Bm                D
 If I never see another sun
E              E
 Another sun another sun


:Bm  D  E  E (D):


Verse 2:

If no love will comfort me
If no kind words come
To offer hope or peace
When I have fallen
If I'd be a stranger
Friend of no one
I'll gladly take my place 
In the world beyond


Chorus:

If I never see another sun
If I never see another sun
If I never see another sun
Another sun another sun


:Bm  D  E  E (D):


Verse 3:

If I lay down and wake to see
The bright light of the morn
Rise up every day
To blind beat and burn
Show me no mercy
For need or want
Let somebody take my place
When the new day dawns


Chorus:

If I never see another sun
If I never see another sun
If I never see another sun
Another sun another sun

Bm   D

  E           E
Another sun another sun

Bm   D

  E           E             Bm 
Another sun another sun

Another Sun

C
For you
              Fm
It's all in a day
             Am
One day in a life
              D
It's all in a one word
                    Fm
The one word is goodbye
    C
Goodbye


    C
For me
                     Fm
It's all in what you say
                          Am
Though you've tried to be kind
                D
It's all in the words
                                Fm
From the lips that once tauched mine with a sign
    C
Goodbye

    C
For you
                 Fm
It's all in your face
                    Am
The laugh and worry lines
                D
It's all in the one word
                      Fm
You hope will make you   young again
    C
Goodbye


E               Am
  It's all in the play
                  F#
Someone speaks the line
                D
It's all in the one word
                         G
That stops and steals the time


    Am     E
Goodbye
    Am     D
Goodbye
    C      G
Goodbye


    C
For me
              Fm
It's all in a day
                 Am
It's the part in life
                D
It's all in the words
                  Fm
To fate and circumstance resigned

    C
Goodbye

Goodbye

Cm, G, Fm


         Cm

Say Hallelujah
Cm

Throw up your hands
    Cm

The bucket is kicked
    G

The body is gone

Cm

Close your eyes
    Cm

And bow your head
   Cm

To rest your soul
       G          Cm

And to praise the dead

Cm    Cm    Cm    G Cm


         Cm

Say Hallelujah
Cm

Throw up your hands
    Cm

The bucket is kicked
    G

The body is gone

Cm

Dry your eyes
    Cm

And stand up right
      Cm

Put a smile on your face
           G          Cm

He wouldnt want us to cry

Cm    Cm    Cm    G Cm

MMMM  MMMM  MMMM  MMMMM


    G

The sun will rise
    G

The stars will shine
        Fm

Turning day to dusk
    Cm

And night to dawn
G

We'll pass on
      G (let ring)

But until that time


         Cm    Cm

Say Hallelujah
     Cm    G Cm

Hallelujah
         Cm    Cm

Say Hallelujah
     Cm    G Cm

Hallelujah

         Cm

Say Hallelujah
Cm

Throw up your hands
    Cm

The bucket is kicked
    G    
   
The body is gone

     Cm

Have mercy
      Cm

Its a wonderful life
        Cm

Eternal rest for the weary
         G        Cm

Mourners party tonight

 Cm    Cm    Cm    G Cm

:Mmhey MMMM  MMhey MMMM: (x2)


    Cm

Say Hallelujah
Cm

Throw up your hands
    Cm

The bucket is kicked
    G  
     
The body is gone

Cm

Wave your hands
    Cm

But dont say goodbye
      Cm

We're all gonna meet you 
       G       G (let ring)

On the other__ side__

Say Hallelujah

Let It Rain

Introduction: C Am Fmaj7 G F

                             C
All the bridges that you burn
                      Am
Come back one day to haunt you
                            Fmaj7
One day you'll find you're walking
G    F     C
Lo-----nely

C  Am
C  Am

      C
Baby I              Am
Never meant to hurt you
                       Fmaj7
Sometimes the best intentions
                             C
Still don't make things right

C  Am
C  Am

                         C   Am
But all my ghosts they find me
                         C    Am
Like my past they think they own me
                            Fmaj7
In dreams and dark corners they surround me
G         F
Till I cry I cry


                  Am      G                C
Let me take this time to set the record straight
                  Am      G           C
Let me take this time to take it all back
                  Am      G              C
Let me take this time to tell you how I felt
                  Am      G                C
Let me take this time to try and make it right

C  Am
C  Am

                             C
All the bridges that you burn
                      Am
Come back one day to haunt you
                            Fmaj7
One day you'll find you're walking
G    F     C
Lo-----nely


           C
But you can
          Am
Walk away
            Fmaj7
Be all alone
                   G
Spend all your time
                    F                    C
Thinking about the way things used to be
                   Am
If love feels right
               Fmaj7
You work it out
                   G
You don't give it up
F     C
Ba---by


                     Am
Anybody tell you that
                     Fmaj7
Anybody tell you that
                     G F
Anybody tell you that


                      Am        G                C
You should take some time maybe sleep on it tonight
                      Am        G                C
You should take some time baby hear the words I said
                      Am        G           C
You should take some time think about your life
                      Am         G                 C
You should take some time before you throw it all away

C Am
C Am

                             C
All the bridges that you burn
                      Am
Come back one day to haunt you
                            Fmaj7
One day you'll find you're walking
G    F     C
Lo-----nely


                 Am    G
I ain't got the time
                 C
To sit here and wait around
               Am      G
But I got the time
                         C
If you say I'm what you want


                             C
All the bridges that you burn
                      Am
Come back one day to haunt you
                            Fmaj7
One day you'll find you're walking
G    F     C
Lo-----nely

Bridges

Crossroads

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

Sovereign Light Cafe

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

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


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

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

C D


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

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


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

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

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

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

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

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

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


Jo et duré...

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

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


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

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

Can't Smile Without You

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

Down By The River

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


American Dream 

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

Overreacting

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

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