Social Distortion is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California. The band currently consists of vocalist and guitarist Mike Ness, guitarist Jonny Wickersham, bassist Brent Harding and drummer David Hidalgo, Jr.  Social Distortion temporarily disbanded in 1985, due to frontman Ness' drug addiction and troubles with the law, which resulted in extended stints in various rehabilitation centers, that lasted for two years.

Social Distortion (souvent appelé Social D) est un groupe de rock'n'roll originaire de Fullerton, comté d'Orange en Californie, aux diverses influences, notamment Country et Rock'n'Roll. Il cultive depuis l'album &quot;Prison Bound&quot; un style qui lui est propre (aussi bien musicalement que visuellement, affichant références aux 50's et à l'univers des Hot Rods et du custom en général), alliant Rock'n'Roll classique pour la structure des morceaux, Punk pour la hargne et l'énergie, et des mélodies souvent mélancoliques.

Die Band wurde 1979 von dem damals 17-jährigen Frontmann und Leadsänger Mike Ness in Fullerton, Orange County/Kalifornien gegründet. Stark beeinflusst von Rock'n'Roll, Rockabilly, Blues und Country fanden sie schnell zu einem eigenen, unverwechselbaren Stil.  Laut Brett Gurewitz war der erste Auftritt von Bad Religion in einem Lagerhaus in Pomona gleichzeitig der Erste (oder zumindest einer der Ersten) von Social Distortion.

Social Distortion (Social D.) es una banda de rock and roll punk fundada en California en 1978.  Historia   La banda fue formada a finales de 1978 por Mike Ness cuando era un adolescente. Tocaron con bandas como the Adolescents, China White y Shattered Faith como parte del movimiento naciente del hardcore. Su música era rápida, enojada y enérgica. En 1984 la banda apareció en el documental Another State of Mind, escrito, producido y dirigido por Peter Stuart y Adam Small (co-creador de &quot;Mad TV&quot;). La banda sufrió un parón en 1985, debido a los problemas de Ness con la droga y con la ley. 

# VERSE 
Well I'm a gangster 1934 
G
Junkies, Winos, Pimps & Whores, And all you 
D                             E
men, women and kids best get out the way 
E
I just left your town, took all your loot, 
G
bought a pink carnation and a pinstripe suit,
D                             E 
a hopped-up V8 Ford and some two-tone shoes 


# CHORUS
E               G              D                               
And I'm already gone, I left a pool of blood and sorrow
A
I've got the Machine Gun Blues 


# VERSE
E
I'll be out of here for the break of dawn, 
G
I'll hit the highway, smoke a big cigar, 
D                                  E
got to stop and bury the cash, and get some more 
E
There's only one thing on my mind, that's 
G 
making it across that ol' state line, Without
D
a hail of avenging bullets, 
E
waiting there for me


# CHORUS 
E               G                 D  
And I'm already gone, I've left a path of pure destruction, 
A
I've got the Machine Gun Blues 
E       G      D  
Already gone, my life will soon be through, 
A
I've got the Machine Gun Blues 


# BRIDGE
E
I'm public enemy #1 
G                             
I'm sorry for the things that I've done 
D                                        E
If indeed we do cross path, it's nothing personal 

# SOLO
E, G, D, E (x2)


#CHORUS
E               G                 D  
And I'm already gone, I've left a trail of devastation, 
A
I've got the Machine Gun Blues 
E       G     D  
Already gone, my life will soon be through, 
A
I've got the Machine Gun Blues 

# OUTRO
E, G, D, E (x3)

Machine Gun Blues

Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes

Pretty much just G, D, C throughout the whole song. 
STRUM ONLY ONCE EACH
     G                 D
With friends like you, who needs enemies
C
You aint right you aint ever gonna be
G                       D                        C
You're out of the car, I'm afraid you've been declined

    G                          D
You shake my hand while you're pissing on my leg
C
I'm cutting you loose, I don't need this misery
G                      D                      C
Your soul is toxic, you ain't no friend of mine

    G                      D
You talk real trash, when I'm not around
C
To build yourself up, you gotta tear me down
       G                           D                C
You'll have to excuse me, I've got better things to do

    G                             D
You smile through your teeth, you talk out your neck
C
Every chance you get your gonna stab my back
     G                    D                C
When time's run out I got nothing left for you

CHORUS:
            G    D     C
I'm leaving you, far behind
            G    D     C
I'm leaving you, far behind
             G   D     C
Stop wasting all of my time
            G    D     C
I'm leaving you, far behind, Yeah!

(...)

Far Behind

Greatest Hits

C             F                  G  
High school seemed like such a blur

C                    F                       G     
I didn't have much interest in sports or school elections

C           F           G 
And in class I dreamed all day

C          F             G 
About a rock 'n' roll weekend

C            F               G
And the girl in the front of the room

C       F      G
So close yet so far 

C             F           G
Y'know she never seemed to notice 
C                  F               C
That this silly school-boy crush wasn't just pretend







solo 
C F G 




same chords for the chorus

Story Of My Life

Intro:
C G F C
C G F C



C                                 G             
Well it's been 10 years and a
F					C
thousand tears and look at the mess I'm in

C                           G              
A broken nose and a broken 
F		                  C
heart and an empty bottle of gin

C                    G       
Well I sit and I pray, 
F		C
in my broken down Chevrolet...

C                      G             
and I'm singing to myself, 
F			C
there's got to be another way



Chorus

C                 G         
Take away, take away, 
F			C
take away this ball and chain,

C                         G            
cause I'm sick and I'm tired, 
F			C
and I can't take anymore pain,




C                G           
Take away, take away, 
F		C
never to return again

C                 G   	F
Take away, take away, take away, hey....  
C	       G		F
Take away this ball and chain



Well I've searched, and I've searched, to find the perfect life

A brand new car, and a brand new suit, I even got me a little wife

But wherever I have gone, I was sure to find myself there

You can run all your life, but not go anywhere


Chorus


I passed the bar on the way, to my dingy hotel room

I spent all of my money, I been drinkin since half passed noon

Well I'll wake there in the morning, or maybe in the county jail

Times are hard, getting harder, I'm born to lose, and destined to fail


Chorus

Ball And Chain

Intro
   A             D     A                  D     A
A|-7--7-7--7-7-7-9--5--7----4--4-4--4-4-4-5--2--4-|
E|------------------------------------------------| x2
C|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1:
A         D       A
Love is a burnin' thing
               D      A
And it makes a firery ring
         D    A
Down, my wild desires
              D       A
I fell into a ring of fire


Chorus:
E             D               A
I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
       E                       D           A
I went down down down, and the flames went higher
       A
And it burns burns burns
    D       A         D       A
The ring of fire, the ring of fire


Verse 2:
    A        D       A
the taste of love is sweet
                 D    A
when hearts like ours meet
               D        A
I fell for you like a child
            D         A
oh, but the fire went wild


Chorus

Intro

Chorus

Verse 2

Chorus x2

   A             D           A
A|-7--7-7--7-7-7-9----5----5h7--|
E|------------------------------|
C|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|

Ring Of Fire

Social Distortion

A|--4--3-1--------4--3-1--------4--3-1----1-3-4--6--4-3-3----|
E|---------1--1-1----------------------4---------------------|
C|-----------------------3--3-3------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|

A|--4--3-1--------4--3-1--------4--3-1----1-3-4--6--4-3-3--4-|
E|---------1--1-1----------------------4---------------------|
C|-----------------------3--3-3------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Am                         F
  When I was young I was invincible,
  C                        G
I find myself now thinking twice,
 Am                      F
I never thought about no future,
 C                       G
its just the roll of the dice,
        Am                       F
But the day may come when you've got something to lose,
    C                          G             
and just when you think you're done paying dues
        Am                    F
And you say to yourself, dear God what Have I done?
    C                              G                Am       F
And hope its not too late 'cause tomorrow may never come.

[Chorus:]
C                           G                Am     F
Reach For the Sky, 'cause tomorrow may never come
C                           G                Am     G Am G
Reach For the Sky, 'cause tomorrow may never come
   

Am           F             C                G
Yesterday is history and tomorrow's a mystery
    Am   F              C          G 
But baby right now, its just about you and me,
        Am                          F
You can run you can hide, just like Bonnie and Clyde
C                       G
Reach for the sky ain't never gonna die,
      Am                     F
and I thank the Lord for the love I have found
    C                      G
and hold you tight cause tomorrow may never come.

[Chorus]

 Am                    F
So if you please take this moment
 C                  G
Try if you can make it last
 Am                   F          C                   G
Don't think about no future and just forget about the past
              Am
and make it last.
         (Chorus)

Reach For The Sky

# VERSES
Bb                                   G
Take a drive baby up the coast, yea highway 101
Bb                                               G
I'll pass Ventura and Santa Barbara too, just as fast as my motor runs
Bb                                     G
Gotta pocket full of memories, some happy and some are sad
Bb                                         G
Gotta girl standin' by my side through the good times and the bad


# CHORUS
               Bb                        Cm
Listen to the boulevard, listen to the falling rain
             Eb                          F
I believe in love now, with all of its joys and pains
          Bb G
la la la

Highway 101

# VERSES
F                        C 
Everybody wants a lover, nobody wants to uncover
Gm                          Bb             F
What may lay deep beneath a sometimes painful past
F                        C
Wanna go without a care, pull gardenias from her hair
Gm                                 Bb        F
I think of a time we didn't have a care in the world
F                           C
Captivated by her beauty, I knew it was my life long duty
Gm                                   Bb    F 
She had all the grace and charm of a radiant queen


# CHORUS
C                            Gm
     How do you talk without speaking? Yeah
Bb                           F    C
     How do you hear without listening?
C                            Gm
     How do you live without feeling? Yeah
Bb                           F  C
     How do you take without giving?
            Bb            F
     And we keep it all inside?

Footprints On My Ceiling

# VERSES
         G        Bm           Em         D
I know a girl who warns of the dangers of love
        C            G            Am                    G
All the pain and the anguish, the sorrow that it brings
             Bm        Em              D
She keeps herself in a world that's protected
    C            G
Her outsides are tough
    Am                        G
But inside her heart longs to sing


# CHORUS
G                 Bm
   Don't let your walls down
F                    C                       G   Bm, Em, C, G, Bm, Em, C
   You might fall in love, you might fall in love

          
#VERSES
           G       Bm           Em            D      C
He's gonna get his girlfriend's name tattooed on his neck 
    G       Am
And hope he never, never lives to regret
G            Bm             Em        D
  He's gonna walk down that long dark alley
    C             G         Am
And what he finds there you know he'll never forget


# CHORUS 
G                 Bm
   Don't let your walls down
F                    C  
   You might fall in love, you might fall in love
G                   Bm        F
   They're crashing down now,   you might fall in love


# SOLO 
G, C, F, Am, G, F, Fm, C

Faithless

# CHORUS/INTRO
Em               C 
You say you're down on your luck
D                 G         C    
Hey baby, its a long, long way up
Em          G                  D
Hold back now, hold back your fears
Em               C 
You say you're really down and out
D                         G       C
And you feel like there's no way out now
   G    D                   G
Let go now, let go of your tears some more


# VERSES
G
How many times have you asked yourself
          Em                    D
Is this the hand of fate that I've been dealt?
G
You're so disillusioned this can't be real
    Em                       D
And you can't stand now the way you feel
G      
I don't care about what they say
Em               D
I won't live or die that way
G  
Tired of figuring out things on my own
 Em                      D       G
Angel's wings won't you carry me home

Angel's Wings

Sex, Love And Rock 'N' Roll

# VERSES
Bm           G               D            A
Children are taught to hate, parents just couldn't wait
Bm                G              D               A
Some are rich and some are poor, others will just suffer more
Bm            G                D                A
Have you ever been ashamed and felt society try to keep you down?
Bm          G                     D             A
I begin to watch things change and see them turn around


# CHORUS
      Bm  G          D            A 
Turn around, they'll try to keep you down
      Bm  G   D    A
Turn around,
      Bm  G   D    A 
Turn around
              Bm   G   D    A
Don't drag me down

Don't Drag Me Down

# VERSES
D                 A  
When I was young, I was so full of fear
Em                  G
I hid behind anger, held back the tears
D                            A
It was me against the world, I was sure that I'd win
Em                     G
The world fought back, punished me for my sins...


# CHORUS
       D    A
I was wrong
Em                 G
Self destruction's got me again
      D      A
I was wrong
Em                   G
I realized now that I was wrong

I Was Wrong

White Light White Heat White Trash

Intro
A|--1-1--1-1-1-4--1-1--1-1-1-4--|
E|--1-1--1-1-1-4--1-1--1-1-1-4--|
C|--x-x--x-x-x-1--x-x--x-x-x-1--| 2X
G|--3-3--3-3-3-1--3-3--3-3-3-1--|
Intro Solo
A|--1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--8-8--8--8--6--4--1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|--1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--8-8--8--8--6--4--1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
C|--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x--1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1--5-5--5--5--3--1--x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
G|--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1--5-5--5--5--3--1--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Verse
A|--1-1--1-1-1-4--1-1--1-1-1-4--|
E|--1-1--1-1-1-4--1-1--1-1-1-4--|
C|--x-x--x-x-x-1--x-x--x-x-x-1--| 2X
G|--3-3--3-3-3-1--3-3--3-3-3-1--|

A|--3----3-3-3-3-4-3---|
E|--4----4-4-4-4-4-4---|
C|--3------------------|
G|--5------------------|

Chorus
A|--1-1--1-4-6--1-1--1-4-6--|
E|--1-1--1-4-6--1-1--1-4-6--|
C|--x-x--x-1-3--x-x--x-1-3--| 2X
G|--3-3--3-1-3--3-3--3-1-3--|

Intro Solo

Verse

Chorus

Solo
A|--------------------------------------1----1--4--|
E|--1---1--1--1--1---1--1--1--1------------4-------|
C|--3b--3b-3b-3b-3b--3b-3b-3b-3b--3--1-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|

A|--1-1-1--1-3--3-4-3---1-1—3p1---3p1---3p1---3p1---3p1-----|
E|--------------------3--------3p1---3p1---3p1---3p1---3p1--|
C|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|

A|--3p1---3p1---3p1--------1-1---1-1---1-1---1--|
E|-----3p1---3p1---3p1---3-----3-----3-----3----|
C|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|

A|----1-1---1-1----1-1---1------1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1--|
E|----1-1---1-1----1-1---1------1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1--|
C|--3b----3b----3b-----3b-----3b----3b----3b----3b----3b---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|

A|--3--4--3-----------|
E|--4--4--4-----------|
C|-----------3--3--3--|
G|--------------------|

Chorus

The Creeps

Mommy's Little Monster

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
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

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

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

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      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

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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