Jonathan Coulton is a geek rock/folk rock musician. He is best known for such compositions as &quot;Still Alive&quot; and &quot;Code Monkey&quot;, as well as his cover of Sir Mix-A-Lot's &quot;Baby Got Back&quot;. He is the Contributing Troubadour for Popular Science magazine and the musical director for John Hodgman's Little Gray Book Lectures.  Every week for a year Coulton released a new song for free on his website as part of his Thing a Week podcast, on topics as diverse as vengeful nerds, self-loathing giant squid, partially-imagined historical figures, and devotees of a certain Swedish prefab furniture store.

Version Anglaise :   A former computer programmer and self-described geek, Coulton tends to write quirky, witty, fanciful lyrics about a variety of topics such as science fiction and technology: a man who thinks in simian terms, a mad scientist who falls in love with one of his captives, and the dangers of bacteria. He does not often write topical songs, but he did release a song titled &quot;W's Duty&quot;, which sampled President George W. Bush, in 2005 and another called &quot;Tom Cruise Crazy&quot; in 2006.

Jonathan Coulton ist ein Singer/Songwriter, der vor allem durch seine &quot;Thing A Week&quot;-Serie bekannt wurde, im Verzuge derer er 51 Wochen lang jede Woche ein neues Lied komponierte. Ebenfalls grosse Wellen im Netz schlug sein Beitrag zu Valve's &quot;Portal&quot; - der Credit-Soundtrack &quot;Still Alive&quot;, zwar nicht von ihm gesungen, jedoch komponiert. Au

Jonathan Coulton ( Diciembre 1, 1970) , Canta-autor famoso por sus canciones las cuales contienen temas de la cultura Geek. Se hizo popular gracias al uso del Internet.  Su tema &quot;Code Monkey&quot; uno de los mas populares es tambien tema de la serie animada de la G4 &quot;Code Monkeys&quot;  Es popular entre las personas que se dedican a las ciencias electroinformaticas y su música se toca en las laptops de los alumnos en los laboratorios de las universidades, en esos días cuando hay proyectos interminables.

Intro: |A |Aaug||A |Aaug|

Verse 1
A                            D             E
 This year has been a little crazy for the Andersons
A                           D            E
 You may recall we had some trouble last year
A                         D              E
 The robot council had us banished to an asteroid
A                           D       E
 That hasn't undermined our holiday cheer.

Pre-chorus 1
       F#m/C#           Faug/C#          A/C#                 B7
And we know it's almost Christmas by the marks we make on the wall.
           E        E/F#    E7/G#
That's our favorite time of year.

Chorus
      A              Aaug             F#m/A
Merry Christmas from Chiron Beta Prime,
            A7           Dmaj7              F#m
Where we're working in a mine for our robot overlords.
          B7                    E
Did I say overlords? I meant protectors.
      D              Dm6
Merry Christmas from Chiron Beta Prime.

A | Aaug | A | Aaug

Verse 2
A                          D           E
 On every corner there's a giant metal Santa Claus,
A                         D           E
 Who watches over us with glowing red eyes.
A                            D                   E
 They carry weapons and they know if you've been bad or good.
A                         D        E
 Not everybody's good but everyone tries.

Pre-chorus 2
        F#m/C#              Faug/C#       A/C#          B7
And the rocks outside the airlock exude ammonia-scented snow.
          E        E/F#    E7/G#
It's like a Winter Wonderland.

Chorus
      A              Aaug             F#m/A
Merry Christmas from Chiron Beta Prime,
            A7           Dmaj7              F#m
Where we're working in a mine for our robot overlords.
          B7                    E
Did I say overlords? I meant protectors.
      D              Dm6
Merry Christmas from Chiron Beta Prime.

# [Keyboard solo. Same chords as Chorus]

A | Aaug | A | Aaug

Verse 3
A                                D                E
 That's all the family news that we're allowed to talk about.
A                               D        E
 We really hope you'll come and visit us soon.
A                       D              E
 I mean we're literally begging you to visit us.
A                               D               E
 And make it quick before they [MESSAGE REDACTED].

Pre-chorus 3
         F#m/C#             Faug/C#              A/C#             B7
Now it's time for Christmas dinner - I think the robots sent us a pie!
           E       E/F#    E7/G#
You know I love my soylent green.

Chorus
      A              Aaug             F#m/A
Merry Christmas from Chiron Beta Prime,
            A7           Dmaj7              F#m
Where we're working in a mine for our robot overlords.
          B7                    E
Did I say overlords? I meant protectors.
      D              Dm6
Merry Christmas from Chiron Beta Prime.

Chiron Beta Prime

I got these chords from Ultimate-Guitar.com, and the original author got them from Jonathan Coulton's forum at
http://www.jonathancoulton.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=20&page=1 (all credit goes to the original UG post at http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jonathan_coulton/code_monkey_crd.htm)

So, without further ado, here's the chords:



Intro:
E (p.m.)

Verse:
E (p.m.)
Code Monkey get up get coffee
E (p.m.)
Code Monkey go to job
E (p.m.)
Code Monkey have boring meeting
E (p.m.)
With boring manager Rob
E   B/E      A/E
Rob say Code Monkey very dilligent
E       B/E    A/E
But his output stink
E   B/E       A/E
His code not functional or elegant
E           B/E            A/E
What do Code Monkey think?

Pre-chorus:
N.C.              A             B7                     Ab            C#m
Code Monkey think maybe manager wanna write god damned login page himself
     B          A
Code Monkey not say it out loud
                B7
Code Monkey not crazy, just proud

Chorus:
B7               E      Emaj7
Code Monkey like Fritos
                 E6                   E
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
                 Amaj7sus2  Amaj7 Amaj7sus2
Code Monkey very simple man
         Amaj7      B7
With big warm fuzzy secret heart:
B9
Code Monkey like you

Fill 1:
E B/E A/E B/E
E B/E A/E

Verse:
E    B/E         A/E
Code Monkey hang around at front desk
E          B/E         A/E
Tell you sweater look nice
E    B/E          A/E
Code Monkey offer buy you soda
E         B/E            A/E
Bring you cup, bring you ice
E      B/E A/E
You say no thank you for the soda cause
E    B/E      A/E
Soda make you fat
E    B/E   A/E
Anyway you busy with the telephone
E    B/E    A/E
No time for chat

Pre-chorus:
Code Monkey have long walk back to cubicle, he sit down pretend to work
Code Monkey not thinking so straight
Code Monkey not feeling so great

Chorus:
Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man 
With big warm fuzzy secret heart:
Code Monkey like you

Fill 2:
D A Am E
E                D   A   Am  Am6 Am7
Code Monkey like you   a lot

Verse:
E (p.m.)
Code Monkey have every reason
E (p.m.)
To get out this place
E (p.m.)
Code Monkey just keep on working
E (p.m.)
See your soft pretty face
Much rather wake up, eat a coffee cake
Take bath, take nap
This job fulfilling in creative wayâ€
Such a load of crap

Pre-chorus:
Code Monkey think someday he have everything even pretty girl like you
Code Monkey just waiting for now
Code Monkey say someday, somehow

Chorus:
Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
With big warm fuzzy secret heart:
Code Monkey like you



Thanks for reading, enjoy!

Code Monkey

Verse 1
D    G      A       D
Long ago in days of yore
       G            A         D
It all began with a god named Thor
           A           Bm
There were Vikings and boats
         G                       D
And some plans for a furniture store
     D       G          A     D
It's not a bodega, it's not a mall
              G           A         D
And they sell things for apartments smaller 
     A           Bm          G                      D
than mine, As if there were apartments smaller than mine

Chorus
  A  Bm G                            D                         D    A    Asus4
I-ke-a (Ikea-a) just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen
  A  Bm G                         D                          D    A    Asus4         
I-ke-a (Ikea-a) selling furniture For college kids and divorced men
G        D     A7 A7sus4 A7
Everyone has a home
    G            D      A                    D    Dsus4 D
But if you don't have a home you can buy one there

Verse 2
   D      G      A        D
So rent a car or take the bus
         G             A        D
Lay your cash down and put your trust
       A              Bm        G                       D
In the land where the furniture folds to a much smaller size
          G        A    D
Billy the bookcase says hello
              G           A         D
And so does a table whose name is Ingo
        A          Bm          G                              D
And the chair is a ladder-back birch but his friends call him Karl


Chorus
  A  Bm G                            D                         D    A    Asus4
I-ke-a (Ikea-a) just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen
  A  Bm G                         D                          D    A    Asus4         
I-ke-a (Ikea-a) selling furniture For college kids and divorced men
G        D     A7 A7sus4 A7
Everyone has a home
    G            D      A                    D    Dsus4 D
But if you don't have a home you can buy one there

Bm    F#
Ikea: plywood, brushed steel
D     A7         Dadd4/A
Ikea: meatballs, tasty
Bm    F#
Ikea: Allen wrenches
D
All of them for free
F#
All of them for me

Guitar Solo - See below

Verse 3
    D       G    A    D
I'm sorry I said Ikea sucks
                G         A  D
I just bought a table for 60 bucks
      A           Bm         G                          D
And a chair and a lamp And a shelf and some candles for you
        G       A         D
I was a doubter just like you
               G        A          D
'til I saw the American dream come true
       A       Bm         G                    D
In New Jersey, they got a god damned Swedish parade


Chorus
  A  Bm G                            D                         D    A    Asus4
I-ke-a (Ikea-a) just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen
  A  Bm G                         D                          D    A    Asus4         
I-ke-a (Ikea-a) selling furniture For college kids and divorced men
G        D     A7 A7sus4 A7
Everyone has a home
    G            D      A                    D    Dsus4 D
But if you don't have a home you can buy one there

Ikea

# Chord voicings:
# - Ebm7:     0202
# - Ebaddb4:  3330
# - Dadd4:    0220
# - C6*:      0030 [C6(no3)]
# - Cb56*:    0020 [Cb56(no3)]
# - Fadd9:    0010
# - Dsus4:    2230
# - C6:       2003
# - Am(maj7): 1000
# - Eb(b5):   0330


# Tune up one whole step OR capo on the second fret


# [Intro]

B  |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
F# |---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
D  |-2-------1-------0-------3-------| x2
A  |---------------------------------|


# [Verse]
     
B  |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
F# |---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
D  |-2-------1-------0-------3-------| x2
A  |---------------------------------|
They invented a reason; that's why it stings

B  |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
F# |---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2-|
D  |-2-------1-------0-------2-------|
A  |---------------------------------|
They don't think you matter, because you

B  |-----2-------5-------4-------4---|
F# |---3---3---7---7---5---5---5---5-|
D  |-4-------6-------4-------4-------|
A  |---------------------------------|
don't have pretty rings


# [Prechorus]

Am7        D           G       Ebm7
    I keep telling you I don't care

Am7        D              Ebaddb4              D
    I keep saying there's one thing they can't change


# [Chorus]

         G
I'm your moon

          Dadd4
You're my moon

      C6*             C6* Cb56* C6* Cb56*
We go round and round

C6*  Cb56* C6* Cb56* Ebm7          Fadd9
From out       here,      it's the rest of the world that

Dsus4    D     Dsus2 D
Looks so small

        Fadd9
Promise me

         C6
You will always remember


# [Interlude] (same as [Intro])
Who you are...


# [Verse]
Let them shuffle the numbers...


# [Prechorus]
We can only be who we are...


# [Chorus]
I'm your moon...


# [Bridge]

Em      Ebaug
Who you are

Em      Ebaug
Who you were

Am          Am(maj7)
Long before

     Am7      Eb(b5)
They said you were


# [Interlude] (same as [Intro])
No more...


# [Verse]
Sad excuse for a sunrise...


# [Prechorus]
Let them think what they like...


# [Chorus]
I'm your moon...


# [Outro] (same as [Intro], repeat ad infinitum)
Who you are...

I'm Your Moon

E  D/F# Ab C#7 F#m B7 A C#m E7 Am C G Em

Verse 1
E             Ab              C#7
Tom Cruise is so in love with Katie
F#m                              B7
At least all his people tell him so
             E                   Ab           C#7
And while he thinks that she's a very special lady
F#m                                      B7  Ab
It's probably not the way he'd choose to go
      A           E                   F#m                C#m
And a lifetime of longing looks would cause too much distraction
A                      E        B7
Good thing that he's not gay anymore

Chorus
E   Ab        A          E
Tom Cruise is Tom Cruise crazy
F#m               B7      E     B7
Just be glad it's him not you
E      Ab       A        E
If you had Tom Cruise's troubles
     F#m                B7    Ab
You might be Tom Cruise crazy too
      C#m                  E7
You'd flash your big white shiny smile
      A             Am
You'd buy expensive shoes
          E       Ab  C#7
But you'd be the only man on Earth
     F#m       B7      E
Who couldn't enjoy Tom Cruise
   C#7     F#m        B7      E (re-intro)
Oh no, you couldn't enjoy Tom Cruise

Verse 2
E             Ab             C#7
Tom Cruise is always getting older
F#m				   B7
He knows he'll never be that young again
    E                     Ab            C#7
And when Tom Cruise looks back over his shoulder
F#m                                B7  Ab
He sees a thousand younger leading men
   A                   E
He knows someday he'll have to play
   F#m          C#m
An old retarded grandpa
      A               E              B7
While someone younger plays his sexy son

Chorus
E   Ab        A          E
Tom Cruise is Tom Cruise crazy
F#m               B7      E     B7
Just be glad it's him not you
E      Ab       A        E
If you had Tom Cruise's troubles
     F#m                B7    Ab
You might be Tom Cruise crazy too
      C#m                  E7
You'd flash your big white shiny smile
      A             Am
You'd buy expensive shoes
          E       Ab  C#7
But you'd be the only man on Earth
     F#m       B7      E
Who couldn't enjoy Tom Cruise
   C#7     F#m        B7      E (re-intro)
Oh no, you couldn't enjoy Tom Cruise

Bridge
C                G                   Am        Em
Tom Cruise knows somewhere there's a place for him
C           G             Am     B7
He's not of this world anymore...

Verse 3
E            Ab            C#7
Somewhere in some secluded castle
F#m                                 B7
Poor Tom Cruise sits staring at the wall
        E                Ab            C#7
And the outside world is always such a hassle
F#m                          B7  Ab
Sometimes he won't go out at all
          A            E
There are millions who know his name
F#m       C#m
Everybody loves him
A              E            B7
Why is it that he feels so alone?

Chorus
E   Ab        A          E
Tom Cruise is Tom Cruise crazy
F#m               B7      E     B7
Just be glad it's him not you
E      Ab       A        E
If you had Tom Cruise's troubles
     F#m                B7    Ab
You might be Tom Cruise crazy too
      C#m                  E7
You'd flash your big white shiny smile
      A             Am
You'd buy expensive shoes
          E       Ab  C#7
But you'd be the only man on Earth
     F#m       B7      E
Who couldn't enjoy Tom Cruise
   C#7     F#m        B7      E 
Oh no, you couldn't enjoy Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise Crazy

(C) (C+) (C) (C+)
(C) This year has been a little (F) crazy for the (G) Andersons
(C) You may recall we had some (F) trouble last (G) year
(C) The robot council had us (F) banished to an (G) asteroid
(C) That hasn't undermined our (F) holiday (G) cheer.
And we (Am/C) know it's almost (C+) Christmas
By the (C) marks we make on the (D7) wall.
That's our (G) favorite (Gsus4) time of (G7) year.
Merry (C) Christmas from (C+) Chiron Beta (Am/C) Prime,
Where we're (C7/C) working in a (Fmaj7) mine 
for our robot (Am) overlords.
Did I say (D7) overlords? I meant pro(G)tectors.
Merry (F/C) Christmas from (Fm6) Chiron Beta Prime(C).
(C) (C+) (C) (C+)
(C) On every corner there's a (F) giant metal (G) Santa Claus,
(C) Who watches over us with (F) glowing red (G) eyes.
(C) They carry weapons and they (F) know if you've been (G) bad or good.
(C) Not everybody's good but (F) everyone (G) tries.
And the (Am/C) rocks outside the (C+) airlock 
Exude a(C)mmonia-scented (D7) snow.
It's like (G) a Winter (Gsus4) Wonder(G7)land.
(chorus) (C) (C+) (C) (C+)
(C) That's all the family news that (F) we're allowed to (G) talk about.
(C) We really hope you will come and (F) visit us (G) soon.
(C) I mean we're literally (F) begging you to (G) visit us.
(C) And make it quick before they (F) [message re(G)dacted].
Now it's (Am) time for Christmas (C+) dinner 
I think the (C) robots sent us a (D7) pie!
You know I (G) love my (Gsus4) soylent (G7) green.

This track by Jonathan Coulton is about a zombie co-worker promising to eat his friend

[Verse]
Am              F              C               C    Cmaj7
 Heya *** **'* Bob.. **** *** office **** *** hall
Am               F                 G
 Good ** *** *** buddy, ***'** *** been?
Fdim                        Am                Am7        D7 
 Things **** **** ** *** ** except **** *'* * zombie ***
                           G
* ****** **** ***'* *** ** in
  F                 C                E7         Am
* think * ***** *** all ** ** **** * say * understand
  F                 C               E7         Am
Why *** ***** ***** hesitate ** submit ** *** demand
    F                 Fm
*** here?s ** *.*.*. you?re *** ***** ***... *********

[Chorus]
C      G             F               G
All ** want ** ** ** eat **** ******
            C                   G                       F     G
**'** *** unreasonable, * ****, no-one?s ***** *** **** eyes
C      G             F               G
All ** want ** ** ** eat **** ******
            Am            Em              F           
**'** ** ** impasse ****, maybe ** ****** compromise:
       F           Dm
** *** open ** *** doors
F                G        C
We?ll *** **** inside *** eat **** ******

[verse, chords as above]

[repeat Chorus, but with a slightly different ending]

F         F/E    F        G        Ab
We?ll *** come inside *** eat **** brains
            Eb               C#dim          C#
*'* **** ** help *** ***, ** any   ***  *  can
         C#m                             Ab
* **** appreciate *** *** ***'** ******* with **
          Eb                  C#dim        Fm
*'* *** * monster ***, ****, technically * am
          C
* ***** * am

[verse, chords as above]


[repeat first chorus]

Re: Your Brains

Intro:  E  Esus4 E  Esus4

E                    Esus4                E       Esus4
Welcome to my secret lair on Skullcrusher Mountain
  E                             Esus4
I hope that you've enjoyed your stay so far
          E7
I see you met my assistant Scarface
      A                     E
His appearance is quite disturbing
        A                       B7
but I assure you he's harmless enough
       A                    E
He's a sweetheart, calls me Master
             A      B7      A      B7    
And he has a way of finding pretty things
    A                B7
and bringing them to me

Chorus
E
I'm so into you
        Bm
But I'm way too smart for you
        A
Even my henchmen think I'm crazy
           Am
I'm not surprised that you agree
             E
If you could find some way to be
             Bm
A little bit less afraid of me
              A
You'd see the voices that control me
       Am
from inside my head
    D7                 E       Esus4 
Say I shouldn't kill you....yet

  E                        Esus4             E         Esus4
I made this half-pony half-monkey monster to please you
E                          Esus4
But I get the feeling that you don't like it
E7
What's with all the screaming?
         A                 E
You like monkeys, you like ponies
          A                      B7
Maybe you don't like monsters so much
        A             E
Maybe I used too many monkeys
         A         B7          A        B7
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony
A                 B7
making a gift for you?

Chorus
E
I'm so into you
        Bm
But I'm way too smart for you
        A
Even my henchmen think I'm crazy
           Am
I'm not surprised that you agree
             E
If you could find some way to be
             Bm
A little bit less afraid of me
              A
You'd see the voices that control me
       Am
from inside my head
    D7                 E       Esus4 E E7
Say I shouldn't kill you....yet

Bridge

            A                         Abm
Picture the two of us alone inside my golden submarine
         A                  B7           
While up above the waves my doomsday squad
  E             E7
ignites the atmosphere
            A                   
And all the fools who lead their foolish lives
    Abm             C#7
may find it quite explosive
        F#m                              A                B7
Well it won't mean half as much to me if I don't have you here

Verse 3

    E                         Esus4                E       Esus4
You know it isn't easy living here on Skullcrusher Mountain
   E                             Esus4
So maybe you could cut me just a little slack
         E7
Would it kill you to be civil?
          A                  E
I've been patient, I've been gracious
         A                        B7
And this mountain is covered with wolves
          A                  E
Hear them howling, my hungry children
                 A        B7     A     B7
Maybe you should stay and have another drink
    A                  B7
and think about me and you

Final Chorus
E
I'm so into you
        Bm
But I'm way too smart for you
        A
Even my henchmen think I'm crazy
           Am
I'm not surprised that you agree
             E
If you could find some way to be
             Bm
A little bit less afraid of me
              A
You'd see the voices that control me
       Am
from inside my head
    D7                 E 
Say I shouldn't kill you yet
D7                 E
I shouldn't kill you yet
D7                 E    Esus4 E
I shouldn't kill you yet

Skullcrusher Mountain

Verse 1:
--x--x--
--3--3--
--0--0-- x 4
--4--5--

Verse 2: 
--2--3--
--3--0--
--2--0-- x 4
--0--0--

Chorus:
--2--3--3--0--2--0--2--3--3--0--2--3--
--3--1--0--1--3--0--3--1--0--1--3--1--
--2--0--0--0--2--0--2--0--0--0--2--0--
--0--0--0--2--0--2--0--0--0--2--0--2--

Verse 3: 
--2--3--
--3--0--
--2--0-- x 4
--0--0--

Chorus:
--2--3--3--0--2--0--2--3--3--0--2--3--
--3--1--0--1--3--0--3--1--0--1--3--1--
--2--0--0--0--2--0--2--0--0--0--2--0--
--0--0--0--2--0--2--0--0--0--2--0--2--

Bridge:
--3--2--0--0--0--0--
--0--3--0--0--0--2--
--0--2--0--0--0--0--
--0--0--2--1--0--2--

--3--2--0--
--1--1--1--
--0--0--0--  x 2
--2--2--2--

--3--2--0--2--3---3--
--1--1--1--1--0h1-0--
--0--0--0--0--0---0--
--2--2--2--2--0h2-0--

Verse 4:
--2--3--
--3--0--
--2--0-- x 4
--0--0--

Chorus:
--2--3--3--0--2--0--2--3--3--0--2--3--
--3--1--0--1--3--0--3--1--0--1--3--1--
--2--0--0--0--2--0--2--0--0--0--2--0--
--0--0--0--2--0--2--0--0--0--2--0--2--

Outro:
--2--3--3--0--2--3---3--
--3--1--0--1--3--0h1-0--
--2--0--0--0--2--0---0--
--0--0--0--2--0--0h2-0--

A Talk With George

A
Chances are your pants are not as fancy as the pair
   Bm                      E7
Of very fancy pants that Mr. Fancy Pants will wear
     A                            F#
When everybody's marching in the fancy pants parade
     Bm            E7
He's gonna pass the test
     Bm          E7
He's gonna be the best
    Bm       E7       A    
The best in terms of pants

You look in every catalog you shop at every store
Cause even though you have a hundred pants you want some more
When suddenly you see the greatest pants you've ever seen
And even though you know
It's gonna cost a lot of dough
You have to have the world's best pants

D                              D7
Say a little prayer for Mr. Fancy Pants
   Bm            Ab
The whole world knows
   Bm            Ab
It's only     clothes
    F    
And deep inside
     E7
He's sad

They make the big announcement and the trophy goes to you
You thought you had some fancy pants and now you know it's true
You look at Mr. Fancy Pants and hold the trophy high
Everybody cheers
While he's blinking back the tears
He doesn't even have the best pants

Say a little prayer for Mr. Fancy Pants
It's all he   had
But don't feel bad
He'd do the same
To you


# The D7 is preferable a hawaiian D7, played /2020/

Mr. Fancy Pants

Intro: |D |Dsus4|D |Dsus4|

Verse 1
D                          F#
Last week I left a note on Laura's desk
Bm                        D7
It said I love you signed anonymous friend
G                              Dmaj7
Turns out she's smarter than I thought she was
G                             D           F#
She knows I wrote it, now the whole class does too
    Bm               F#aug      
And I'm alone during couple skate
Bm7                          E
When she skates by with some guy on her arm
      G              A                  G           A
But I know that I'll forget the look of pity in her face
         G            A               G           A
When I'm living in my solar dome on a platform in space

Chorus
                        D           A
Cause it's gonna be the future soon
            Bm             G
And I won't always be this way
          D                  A        
When the things that make me weak and strange get 
Em D/F#     G     A
engineered away
                  D          A
It's gonna be the future soon
           Bm               G
I've never seen it quite so clear
    Gm               D              Em
And when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
A            D
it's already here

Verse 2
D                             F#
I'll probably be some kind of scientist
Bm                        D7
Building inventions in my space lab in space
G                               Dmaj7
I'll end world hunger I'll make dolphins speak
G                                  D          F#
Work through the daytime, spend my nights and weekends
   Bm                 F#aug
Perfecting my warrior robot race
Bm7                     E
Building them one laser gun at a time
       G             A
I will do my best to teach them
      G                  A
About life and what it's worth
       G               G                 G           A
I just hope that I can keep them from destroying the Earth

Chorus
                        D           A
Cause it's gonna be the future soon
            Bm             G
And I won't always be this way
          D                  A        
When the things that make me weak and strange get 
Em D/F#     G     A
engineered away
                  D          A
It's gonna be the future soon
           Bm               G
I've never seen it quite so clear
    Gm               D              Em
And when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
A            D
it's already here

Bridge
Bb                    F
Here on Earth they'll wonder
     Bb             D
As I piece by piece replace myself
        Bb                      F
And the steel and circuits will make me whole
Em                     A7sus4 A7
But I'll still feel so alone
Em                   Aaug
Until Laura calls me home

Verse 3
D                             F#
 I'll see her standing by the monorail
Bm                               D7
 She'll look the same except for bionic eyes
G                              Dmaj7
 She lost the real ones in the robot wars
G                               D        F# 
 I'll say I'm sorry, she'll say it's not your fault
   Bm
Or is it?
                   F#aug
And she eyes me suspiciously
Bm7                     E
Hearing the whir of the servos inside
         G                 A
She will scream and try to run
            G               A
But there's nowhere she can hide
       G            A                 G         A
When a crazy cyborg wants to make you his robot bride

Chorus
                        D           A
Cause it's gonna be the future soon
            Bm             G
And I won't always be this way
          D                  A        
When the things that make me weak and strange get 
Em D/F#     G     A
engineered away
                  D          A
It's gonna be the future soon
           Bm               G
I've never seen it quite so clear
    Gm               D              Em
And when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
A            
it's already here

The Future Soon

A wonderful acoustic tune about the lonely life of...well...you'll get it by the end of the song -- wouldn't want to ruin it.

(From: http://www.jonathancoulton.com/wiki/I_Crush_Everything/Tabs)

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Verse 1
D        Em7 D          Em7  
 I lie below, you float above
D                       Em7              D            Em7
 In the pretty white ships that I've been dreaming of
        G              A7sus4
And I'd like to swim beside you
        G             A7sus4
Getting dizzy in your wake
        G               A7sus4
Getting close enough to touch you
        G               A7sus4           D
Getting brave enough to take you into my arms
              Cadd9           G/B
And bring you down to be with me

Chorus 1
G(2)   D/F#     Em7        A7 D Dsus4 D Dsus2
 But I can't do that thing anymore
G(2)     D/F#   Em7           Bsus2 Bm
 I can't be the thing I was before
G(2)   D/F# Em7    A7   D
 Maybe I am better off alone
        G       A7             G       A7
Because I crush everything and I crush everything 
    G       A7   D
and I crush everything

Intro Riff

Verse 2
D          Em7    D               Em7
 My body's strong, but my will is weak
D                  Em7        D            Em7
 I got pretty nice arms, but I hate my beak
        G                A7sus4
And the dolphins are all phonies
          G              A7sus4
They seem nice enough at first
            G               A7sus4
But they pretend to be your friend
           G               A7sus4              D
Until they see you at your worst and then they leave you
          Cadd9          G/B
Without a word they swim away

Chorus 2
G(2)  D/F#     Em7        A7 D Dsus4 D Dsus2
 So I can't do that thing anymore
G(2)     D/F#   Em7           Bsus2 Bm
 I can't be the thing I was before
G(2)   D/F# Em7    A7   D
 Maybe I am better off alone
        G       A7             G       A7
Because I crush everything and I crush everything 
    G       A7   Bm
and I crush everything

Bridge
          Bm      F#m    Em  G(2)
And every thing I want I take
          Bm      F#m    Em   G(2)
And every thing I love I break
          Bm      F#m  Em  G(2)
And every night I lie awake

Intro Riff

Verse 3
D                   Em7  D                   Em7
 Did the stars come out?  Did the world spin round?
D                    Em7                          Em7
 Does it matter that much when you're ten miles down?
       G                  A7sus4
In the light that filters down
        G            A7sus4
Into my giant yellow eye
      G               A7sus4
I can see the sails unfolding
           G                 A7sus4       D
Stretching white against the sky and I forgive them
     Cadd9          G/B
I forgive and I let go

Chorus 3
G(2)     D/F#     Em7        A7    D Dsus4 D Dsus2
 Cause I can't do that thing anymore
G(2)     D/F#   Em7           Bsus2 Bm
 I can't be the thing I was before
G(2)   D/F# Em7    A7   D
 Maybe I am better off alone
        G       A7             G       A7
Because I crush everything and I crush everything 
    G       A7   D
and I crush everything

Intro Riff

Outro
D        Em7 D          Em7
 I lie below, you float above
D                       Em7          D            
 In the pretty white ships that I am dreaming of

I Crush Everything

Verse
      C   G B7 Em
I was fine
  C        G      D
I pulled myself together
        C   G B7 Em
Just in time
   C       G     D
To throw myself away

Chorus
Bm      Em                Am   Bm Cm
Once my perfect world was gone I knew
           G        C/G G D7         
You ruined everything
              C  G B7 Em C Dadd4 G
In the nicest way

Verse
           C   G B7 Em
You should know
    C            G      D
How great things were before you
     C  G B7 Em
Even so
        C      G     D
They're better still today

Chorus
Bm      Em             Am  Bm Cm          
I can't think of who I was before
           G        C/G G D7         
You ruined everything
              C  G B7 Em C Dadd4 G
In the nicest way

Bridge
Cadd9        G/B
Bumps in the road remind us
Bb           Am7
Worst of the best behind us
Ab         Eb
Only good things will find us
F
Me and you
Cadd9        G/B
Days will be clear and sunny
Bb          Am7
We're gonna need more money
Ab        Eb
Baby, you know it's funny
D7                       C   G B7 Em
All those stories coming true

Verse
   C       G      D
Despite my better efforts
             C  G B7 Em
It's all for you
    C          G     D
The worst kind of cliche

Chorus
Bm      Em                Am  Bm  Cm
I'll be with you till the day you leave
           G        C/G G D7         
You ruined everything
              C  G B7 Em C Dadd4 G
In the nicest way

You Ruined Everything

E  B7          C#m  A
My monkey gets busy sometimes
E  B7             C#m               A           E
My monkey's got a lot of stuff he's gotta think about
   B7          C#m   A
My monkey gets tired sometimes
E  B7            C#m              A              Amaj7
My monkey wishes he was something you could live without

                         B7
Cause every monkey needs alone time
Amaj7                 B7
To eat bananas in the sunshine
Amaj7                        B7
It's feast or famine, it's a fine line
Amaj7                             B7
It doesn't mean my monkey doesn't love you

E  B7          C#m      A
My monkey gets frazzled sometimes
E  B7            C#m         A                 E
My monkey has an ulcer and a stressful time at work
   B7          C#m    A
My monkey gets bitter sometimes
E  B7               C#m            A             Amaj7
My monkey's not the only one who's acting like a jerk

                             B7
And while he doesn't like to name names
Amaj7                  B7
And he's not trying to assign blame
Amaj7                     B7
It's hard to focus on his own game
Amaj7                             B7
It doesn't mean my monkey doesn't love you

E  B7          C#m      A
My monkey gets angry sometimes
E  B7          C#m      A                        E
My monkey says a lot of things he doesn't really mean
   B7          C#m      A
My monkey gets lucky sometimes
E  B7          C#m      A                            
   Amaj7
My monkey thinks that you're the bestest girl he's ever seen

Amaj7                           B7
He says he'll stay with you for always
Amaj7                      B7
It doesn't matter what the job pays
Amaj7                     B7
Cause everybody has their bad days
Amaj7                             B7
It doesn't mean my monkey doesn't love you

My Monkey

This is a song about a man who celebrates the end of winter by going outside and enjoying the first real day of spring, accompanied by his girlfriend.

G
I woke up this morning
        C                       G
I had a scone and a large house blend
    C             Cmaj7  Am             C                     D
And then a little conver-sation with my squirrel and chipmunk friends
           G
I said I'm sick and tired of winter
      C                G
And I wish that it was spring
C                 Cmaj7        Am              
And then a little fellow named Robin Redbreast
C           D     EbDim
 Began to sing

And he sang
Em                                        Am
 Ooh ooh child, what'd you think the cold winter's gonna last forever
Em                                         C             D
 Ooh ooh child, now's the time for all the people to get together
   C
Outside

[chorus]
                        G
Cause it's the first of May, first of May
        C              G
Outdoor fucking starts today
    D
So bring your favorite lady
      C          C/B  C/A G       G7
Or at least your favorite lay
    C                     G
The water's not cold baby dip in your big toe
    D                    G
Maybe I'll see you in flagrante delicto
C                C
Grass below you, sky above
Am        C6    C                    Cadd2
Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called..

                                             G   C G C 

                                fucking outside


  G
I thanked him for the information
          C                    G
I cried a little when he flew away
  C             Cmaj7       Am                   
I watched an episode of The People's Court
      C                D
And I tried to plan my day
  G
I called up my old lady
           C                   G
She wasn't home so I called my girl
  C                  Cmaj7     Am          
I asked her if she'd like to join me as I
C              D      EbDim
 Entertain the world

And I said
Em                                        Am
Ooh ooh child, I'll bring a blanket and I promise I will brush the

                                                  ants off
Em                                             C
Ooh ooh child, you're gonna like it when we're taking each other's

                                                  D

                                                  pants off
   C9 
Outside

[repeat chorus]

      G
So we went to the park together
        C                     G
We were walking in the midday sun
    C      Cmaj7    Am             C      
We met all kinds of people and we
               D
We fucked everyone
   G
We fucked a lady who sells ice cream
            C                   G
We fucked a man with a tan Shar Pei
C            Cmaj7  Am                C
Everyone who needed fucking well they
                  D     EbDim 
They got fucked today

So come on
Em                                      Am
 Ooh ooh child, open your mind and your heart, feel-the-spirit moving

                                       through you
Em                                            C                    D
 Ooh ooh child, you'll feel the warmth of the love when I stick it to

                                       you
   C9 
Outside

[repeat chorus]

Am        C6    C                    Cadd2             
Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called..  
           G   C/G        G      C/G            C      Cm      G
fucking outside, fucking outside, fucking outsi-i-i-i-i-ide

First Of May

Csus2                                Dm
Only a moment ago we had nothing but time
G                                          Am
Everything lasted forever and you were all mine
       Dm      G
Only a dream I know
               Em   Am
Thinking you’d never go
            Dm          D7
Tearing off pieces of myself
             Gsus4 G Gadd9 G
Just for the time it buys me

Chorus

Am7/E F        Csus2
Fold my heart up small
   Am7/E  F    E7
Or break it into pieces
Dm                 Am
Find somewhere and keep it there
A#       F    G   Csus2
Take it when you go

Verse 2

Csus2                                               Dm
There in the frame of your face in the cast of your eyes
G                                          Am
I saw this coming but still I am caught by surprise
            Dm     G
All of this time I knew
            Em    Am
That I’d be losing you
             Dm             D7
That doesn’t mean that it’s OK
             Gsus4 G  Gadd9 G
That doesn’t mean I’m ready

Chorus 2 into bridge

Am7/E F        Csus2
Fold my heart up small
   Am7/E  F    E7
Or break it into pieces
Dm                 Am
Find somewhere and keep it there
A#       F    G   Am  D7
Take it when you go
         Am D7
When you go
         Dm Bhalfdim G
When you go

Verse 3

Csus2                                             Dm
Some things we always remember, some things we forget
G                                       Am
No way to make it up now no room for regret
                   Dm G
That’s no good for anyone
         Em     Am
And so I come undone
         Dm               D7
Now I am less than what I was
           Gsus4 G Gadd9 G
Whatever’s left is yours now

Chorus

Am7/E F        Csus2
Fold my heart up small
   Am7/E  F    E7
Or break it into pieces
Dm                 Am
Find somewhere and keep it there
A#       F    G   Csus2
Take it when you go

When You Go

JoCo Looks Back

VERSE:
D Bm D Bm
D Bm D Bm
G A7
D Bm D Bm
D Bm D Bm
D Bm D Bm
G A7
Bb
CHORUS:
F C Bb F
F C Bb F
Bb C F C Dm
Bb A7
D Bm D Bm

Or:
D Bm D
This was a triumph
Bm D
I'm making a note here
Bm D Bm
HUGE SUCCESS
G A7 D Bm D
It's hard to overstate my satisfaction
Bm D Bm D
Aperture Science
Bm D Bm D Bm
we do what we must because we can
G A7 Bb
for the good of all of us except the ones who are dead
F C Bb F
but there's no sense crying over every mistake
F C Bb F
you just keep on trying until you run out of cake
Bb C F C Dm
and the science gets done and you make a neat gun
Bb A7
for the people who are still alive

Etc. etc. repeat until done.

Still Alive

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Down Today

I am glad to be shopping here with you
        D5        A5                 D5/D/D5
I will sit on this chair, 'till you're through
        G              A              D      A        G             
I will wait with your purse, I won't wander off and leave it
      D5         A5                 G
I am glad to be shopping here with you
             
          A           A7       D
And you know I'll be fine by myself because
  D#dim    Em      Bm
I also am alone at home
     G       Gm6
I'm alone at home

         D5           A5                 D5
I would love to swing by the candle store
   D5            A5           D5/D/D5
I agree we can always do with more
        G           A
Get as much as you want
           D       A         G
And we'll find someplace to keep it
        D5            A5                  G  C/G
I would love to stop at the candle store

          A             A7            D
And you know I'll find room for your shit because
  D#dim    Em      Bm
I also am alone at home
     G       Gm6(into bridge)
I'm alone at home

   F                    C      A7    Dm7
No I don't want you to make it up to me
                   F  F7    Bb      Bb/A   Bb/G
I just don't want anyone to see the way we are
     Bb/F#       C
when we're this way
            A7                D
Can we just not make this a thing?

        D5            A5            D5
We can swing by your parents on the way
            D5          A5              D5/D/D5
We haven't seen them at all since yesterday
        G           A
We can talk about plans
           D         A       G
For your cousin's birthday party
         D             A             G  C/G
We can swing by your parents on the way

          A          A7          D
And you know I'll pretend to be nice because
  D#dim    Em      Bm
I also am alone at home
     Em      Bm
I'm alone at home
     G       Gm6
I'm alone at home

Alone At Home

(C)  (F/C)     (C)     F/C)        (C)      (G)     (C)
They gave me a test to make me the best that I could be
(C)  (F/C)     (C)       (F/C)     (C)       (G)        (C)
They knew all along that there was something wrong with me
F/C E           Am       D      G   Fdim
We picked out a spot and made a hole
F/C                          C
Wire and glass and stainless steel
F                          E
Now I can imagine how I'd feel

F/C
Got a new heart
F/C
Got a new heart
Dm
Got a new heart
Dm                   Am    G
Got a new artificial heart
F/C
It's not a real heart
F/C
It's not a real heart
Dm
It's not a real heart
Dm                      Am  G  D7/F# G
It is a real artificial heart

(C)     (F/C)        (C)     (F/C)      (C)     (G)      (C)
There's blood on the bed but here in my head I'm feeling fine
(C)  (F/C)   (C)        (F/C)   (C)     (G)     (C)
It's easy to sleep when I'm not buzzing all the time
F/C E        Am    D   G      Fdim   
So funny the way I was before
F/C                   C
I was blind but now I see
F/C                         E
Once I was him but now he's me

F/C
Got a new heart
F/C
Got a new heart
Dm
Got a new heart
Dm                   Am    
Got a new artificial heart

F/C
It's not a real heart
F/C
It's not a real heart
Dm
It's not a real heart
Dm                      Am   
It is a real artificial heart
Bridge
|G  |D7/F# |F E|F  |Ab  |C |

C      F/C   C       F/C       C         G          C
You're happy again I nod and pretend to think it through
  F/C           C        F/C    C       G        C
I don't need to think at all if I don't care for you
F/C  E       Am    D      G  Fdim
It's not an emergency for me
F/C                             C
I look at the walls and they go clear
F/C                      E
I cover my eyes and disappear
F/C
Got a new heart
F/C
Got a new heart
Dm
Got a new heart
Dm                   Am    G
Got a new artificial heart
F/C
It's not a real heart
F/C
It's not a real heart
Dm
It's not a real heart
Dm                      Am   
It is a real artificial heart

Artificial Heart

Intro: E D# G F G# F G D

A-riff
Shed the days like skin, pray for evenings in
                                                         D-riff
Hold their hands in the street when you walk them off to school
A-riff
A box too full to shut, cardboard paper cut
                                                          D-riff
Bleeding edge of a picture of your parents when they were cool

E           F#m       D      A
 So much to say, I forget to start
E             F#m  D            A
 There goes a day, fading as it passes
E           F#m          D     A
 Forget the grey, let it fall apart
Bm         D
 It's okay
              A-riff
I like you in glasses


Shovels in the sand, a play-doh wedding band
A drowning princess in a tangle of towels on the floor
An old familiar ache, the little pills we take
The thoughtless kindness of a coffee cup waiting by the door

So much to say, I forget to start
There goes a day, fading as it passes
Forget the grey, let it fall apart
It's okay

(bridge: same as intro, hold the D when it goes to the verse)

It's on the board, someone's been double-booking

I've got time,  how is your next week looking?

House shifts into place, a little breathing space
The radiators and the floorboards will argue while we sleep
There's water in the walls, the stairs make waterfalls
Down in the basement the soft sound of a river digging deep

So much to say, I forget to start
There goes a day, fading as it passes
Forget the grey, let it fall apart

So much to say, I forget to start
There goes a day, fading as it passes
Forget the grey, let it fall apart
It's okay
I like you in glasses

Glasses

It's an amazing smile
        C#m             B
Even the suit has teeth
        E
Everything flash and guile
        A
And nothi ng underneath
        B                G#m        A	
Except a small black heart that no one sees but me
F#m                C            Am        B   C
I've been watching, I can see you start to wonder


E       B       G#m     C#m
Could it be that you need me
F#m        G#m      A           B
To keep you out, to run you faster
E        B      G#m     C#m
Promise me you'll let me be
F#m             B7              F#
The one, the worst of all your enemies
B7                  F#m	
Pretending you're a friend to me
B7                      E                C#m     B
Say that we'll be nemeses 


        E
Being a brilliant man
        C#m             B
Going to great expense
        E
Devising a master plan
        A
Doesn't make much sense
        B                      G#m           A	
Unless you find the one you're destined to destroy
F#m                  C                  Am    B C 
Now that you're here I don't seem that crazy do I?


E       B       G#m     C#m
Could it be that you need me
F#m        G#m      A           B
To keep you out, to run you faster
E        B      G#m     C#m
Promise me you'll let me be
F#m             B7              F#
The one, the worst of all your enemies
B7                  F#m	
Pretending you're a friend to me
B7                      E                A     F#7
Say that we'll be nemeses 
 

F#7
Ah yes, my old friend
          A               B
You are a master of this game
F#7
The hidden blade when you pretend
                A               B	
That you don't even know my name
E
Well played

E	E	C#m	B


        E
Sometimes it's hard to tell
        C#m             B
If you even notice me
        E
Maybe it's just as well
        A
It's better you don't see
        B                   G#m                A		
The way I'm running just to keep your back in view
F#m              C              Am      B C 
In your shadow waiting for the perfect moment


E       B       G#m     C#m
Could it be that you need me
F#m        G#m      A           B
To keep you out, to run you faster
E        B      G#m     C#m
Promise me you'll let me be
F#m             B7              F#
The one, the worst of all your enemies
B7                  F#m	
Pretending you're a friend to me
B7                      E                C#m     B
Say that we'll be nemeses 

E       E       A       F#7

Nemeses

Verse:
        F                
On the day she finally left me
         C7           F
She left one thing behind
          F
Just a small box on the table
          C7           F
That she wanted me to find
            Bb             F
There was something bad inside it
          Bb              A
It was something that I should have left alone


Chorus:
     D              Em7     Gmaj7/F# 
Now everything is standing still
        G        D       Bm         A     Asus4  A
It was only my head that made it revolve
 D              Em7     Gmaj7/F#  
Everything was fine until 
        G         Bbmaj7   C          F
it was awful instead now watch me dissolve
 

Verse:        
       F
I was mine now, something secret
            C7          F
Something precious and rare
              F
And then it changed me, and I liked it
       C7             F
Now I wish it wasn't there
           Bb          F
Would you cancel my appointments
        Bb               A
Pretty sure I won't be coming in today


Chorus x2


Verse:
          F           
It's too late to say I'm sorry
    C7           F
Anyway it's not true
            F
There's a small box on the table
       C7                F
And I left it there for you
        Bb             F
And I really hope you like it
        Bb             A
If you need me I'll be anywhere but here


Chorus

Dissolve

CHORUS:
		   Em   A
One Christmas at a time, baby
		   D        Bm
One Christmas at a time
		   Em   A
One Christmas at a time, baby
		   D  Dsus4   D
One Christmas at a time

One Christmas At A Time

One Christmas At a Time

Intro: |A |G D|A |A | 

Verse 1
A                                                 G
I guess I was skeptical when I first met Dr. Martin
A
He said we could build a baby out of DNA
    D                                                         
And although it was expensive it was legal in the states
                A     G  D  A
where it wasn't banned
       E                          D                C
It was Betty who suggested we cut out the parts of me
               A    G  D  A
that she can't stand

Pre-chorus 1
   F#m         Aaug6/F        A6/E       D#m7b5   
So we made an appointment and Betty went alone
F#m                 Aaug6/F          A6/E             D#m7b5
They worked out the details and then called me on the phone
       Bm              E  E6 E7
To say congratulations Dad

Chorus
A                      E          D         A
Now things are getting better for Betty and me
A                 E           D         A       F#m
We're making us a baby that's just like me only better
    B7                  F#m
And Betty says he'll be taller
    B7                  F#m
And Betty says he'll be smarter
    B7                  D            E
And Betty says that our baby will be better than me

Verse 2
A                                            G
Betty was pretty firm about our baby being human
A
I said we should give him wings and nice prehensile tail
         D                                                        A     G   D   A
He could travel with the circus making money, making friends with clowns
E                                D                    C            A    G   D   A
Betty said that's stupid and for God's sake would you turn that TV down?

Pre-chorus 2
    F#m             Aaug6/F          A6/E            D#m7b5
Now I've seen Betty happy, but she's never been like this
    F#m                  Aug6/F            A6/E        D#m7b5 
She glows like someone's girlfriend in the middle of a kiss
    Bm          E  E6 E7
And I'm excited too

Chorus
A                      E          D         A
Now things are getting better for Betty and me
A                 E           D         A       F#m
We're making us a baby that's just like me only better
    B7                  F#m
And Betty says he'll be taller
    B7                  F#m
And Betty says he'll be smarter
    B7                  D            E
And Betty says that our baby will be better than me

Bridge
C                                      A
And the love inside me thunders like a storm
C                                       A
And I hope the tube they keep him in is comfortable and warm
C                                          D
I hope the nutritive solution that they're feeding him
                 E
doesn't make him fat

Verse 3
A                                                       G
Betty's been spending lots of time out late with Dr. Martin
A                
She says that they're working on the baby every night
        D                                                             A   G  D  A
And Dr. Martin brings her presents like new underwear and a bottle of wine
E                                  D                C           A  G  D  A
I'll just keep on writing checks until the day that baby is mine

Pre-chorus 3
F#m              Aaug6/F         A6/E           D#m7b5
He might have my moustache or my freckles or my eyes
F#m             Aaug6/F      A6/E         D#m7b5
Betty says it's better if we keep it a surprise
  Bm              E   E6 E7
I hope I find out soon 

Final Chorus
A                      E          D         A
Now things are getting better for Betty and me
A                 E           D         A       F#m
We're making us a baby that's just like me only better
    B7                  F#m
And Betty says he'll be taller
    B7                  F#m
And Betty says he'll be smarter
    B7                  D            E
And Betty says that our baby will be better than
D            E
Baby will be better than
D            E           A  G  D  A
Baby will be better than me.

Betty And Me

Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow

Intro |E   Amaj7|E   Amaj7|

Verse 1
E                Em           
All alone by the table of food
      D        G           D
in my wrinkled suit and my borrowed tie
E                Em              
Only thinking of something to say
       D      G         D
in the moment after the girl goes by
G         G/F            Em7            Edim           
 Everyone else is having fun or else pretending to
G       G/F         Em7  Edim           
 I eat another crudite

Chorus
Cadd9    G/B
 I quit, I'm done
 Asus4                          D
'cause I don't think it's gonna turn out OK
     Cadd9            G/B
It's no fair and it's no fun
   Asus4                 D
If every time it's gonna end the same way:
Dbdim      Cm             G
 Me: zero, Big bad world: one

Verse 2

E                   Em             
At the office we're all having cake
            D         G          D
'cause it's someone's birthday I don't know who
E                    Em               
Get my plate and I'm scanning the room
        D    G             D
and the only seat is right next to you
G          G/F           Em7                Edim           
 I get the nod, the tiny smile that doesn't come with teeth
G          G/F              Em7   Edim           
 Maybe you don't know who I am

Chorus
Cadd9    G/B
 I quit, I'm done
  Asus4                          D
'cause I don't think it's gonna turn out OK
     Cadd9            G/B
It's no fair and it's no fun
   Asus4                 D
If every time it's gonna end the same way:
Dbdim      Cm             G
 Me: zero, Big bad world: one

Bridge
           C             G
Staying in-side lying in bed
         Am                   Em
Noticing something that's not there
          C                G
Follow my heart, follow my head
            Bb            C(alt)                E  
I'll follow anything that might get me somewhere

Re-Intro: |E   Amaj7|E   Amaj7|

Verse 3

E                        Em               
Catch her eye when she's pouring my coffee
    D         G           D
and search my head for an opening line
E                Em              
But I see by the look on her face
     D       G               D
if I keep my mouth shut I'll save some time
G            G/F             Em7           Edim           
 What if the best that I can be just isn't good enough?
G         G/F           Em7   Edim           
 Isn't it better not to know?

Chorus
Cadd9    G/B
 I quit, I'm done
  Asus4                          D
'cause I don't think it's gonna turn out OK
     Cadd9            G/B
It's no fair and it's no fun
   Asus4                 D
If every time it's gonna end the same way:
Dbdim      Cm             
 Me: zero, Big bad world: one

Big Bad World One

Thing a Week Four

A#                                                    A#maj7
I thought we'd start our evening off with a glass of cold rose
A#                                              C
Then we can sit here on the couch just holding hands
         Dm              A#
And I'll say that you're beautiful
           A#                  A#m
And you'll say I'm moving too fast
      A#
But I won't mind
          F7
Because I know in time

            A#              C
You will be soft rocked by me
              Gm                     A#      C
Though it may take some time I know eventually
            A#              C
You will be soft rocked by me
          Gm                        A#           A7
I use the passive voice to show how gentle I'll be
       Dm
When I soft rock you
         Bmin7           G Dsus4 G
You will know it's true
            Gm
That you've never been soft rocked
 A#               C              A#
'Til you've been soft rocked by me

Intro

A#                                           A#maj7
I'll listen to the things you say about the way you feel
A#                                                     C
I'll smile an understanding smile when your boyfriend calls
           Dm             A#
And you'll go, but you'll think of me
        A#                      A#m
And one day you'll knock on my door
           A#
'Cause you want to be
     F7
Soft rocked by me

            A#              C
You will be soft rocked by me
              Gm                     A#      C
Though it may take some time I know eventually
            A#              C
You will be soft rocked by me
          Gm                        A#           A7
I use the passive voice to show how gentle I'll be
       Dm
When I soft rock you
         Bmin7           G Dsus4 G
You will know it's true
            Gm
That you've never been soft rocked
 A#               C              A#
'Til you've been soft rocked by me

A# A#maj7 A Dm F7 A# G 
A# G A# C

A#                                           A#maj7
Have you ever been in love with a man who's sensitive?
A#                                            C
Have you ever spent the night with a man who cries?
            Dm      A#
Well that's me: I'm sensitive
      A#                     A#m
And I cry, I'm crying right now
     A#
In a manly way
          F7
Because I know someday

            A#              C
You will be soft rocked by me
              Gm                     A#      C
Though it may take some time I know eventually
            A#              C
You will be soft rocked by me
          Gm                        A#           A7
I use the passive voice to show how gentle I'll be
       Dm
When I soft rock you
         Bmin7           G Dsus4 G
You will know it's true
            Gm
That you've never been soft rocked
 A#               C              A#
'Til you've been soft rocked by me

Intro

 A#               C              A#
'Til you've been soft rocked by me

Intro

 A#               C              A#
'Til you've been soft rocked by me

Soft Rocked By Me

Intro:  C   G   F   C

G                           F       C        Am                  Dm         
I haven't thought of you in fifteen days and today I still won't think of you
G                           F         C            Dm             G
And when I call you up and you're not home, well I might not even care
F                              C
Every day gets better than the one before 
F                               Am      G           F
Cause every day I know that I'm fine without you
G
But I don't think about it

C           G         C
This one is not about you
        F                Am      G
You can put that in your pipe and smoke it
C           G         C
This one is not about you
      F            Am         G
Baby, you can take that to the bank
    Dm               G       C
And shove it up your big fat ass

C   G   F   C

G                 F         C       Am                   Dm         
Every time I ride past your house I forget it's you who's living there
G              F        C               Dm              G
Anyway I never see your face cause your window's up too high
F                             C
And I saw you shopping at the grocery store
          F                    Am     G           F
But I was far too busy with my cart to notice
G
You weren't looking at me

C           G         C
This one is not about you
        F                Am      G
You can put that in your pipe and smoke it
C           G         C
This one is not about you
      F            Am         G
Baby, you can take that to the bank
    Dm               G       C
And shove it up your big fat ass

Solo:
C   G   F   C
C   G   F
Am   G   F   G
Am   F   G

G                          F        C               Am              Dm         
I saw that movie where the guy gets dumped when the girl goes off to find herself
G                      F          C               Dm        G
But I think I may have missed the end - there was something in my eye
F                            C
But it doesn't matter how it all turns out
          F                   Am      G              F
Because I know that guy'll be fine without you
G
You shouldn't worry cause

C           G         C
This one is not about you
        F                Am      G
You can put that in your pipe and smoke it
C           G         C
This one is not about you
      F            Am         G
Baby, you can take that to the bank
    Dm               G       C
And shove it up your big fat ass

Outro: C  G  F  C

Not About You

Am                             F
It's four in the morning, the end of December
    Dm7                     Em      
I'm writing you now just to see if you're better
Am                      F
New York is cold, but I like where I'm living
        Dm7                     Em
There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening.
Am                 Bm                   Am   
I hear that you're building your little house
               Bm
   deep in the desert
       Am         G           
You're living for nothing now,
                 Am                   G
   I hope you're keeping some kind of record

         C                                G
Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
                             Am
She said that you gave it to her
                                  Bm      G
That night that you planned to go clear
F               Em
Did you ever go clear?

Am                               F
Ah, the last time we saw you you looked so much older
     Dm7                      Em
Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder
Am                           F
You'd been to the station to meet every train
Dm7                       Em
And you came home without Lili Marlene


        Am         Bm         Am            Bm
And you treated my woman to a flake of your life
    Am            G    Am               G
And when she came back she was nobody's wife.


       C                                   G
Well I see you there with the rose in your teeth
                    Am
One more thin gypsy thief
                  Bm        G
Well I see Jane's awake
F             Em
She sends her regards.

Am                         F
And what can I tell you my brother, my killer
Dm7                 Em
What can I possibly say?
Am                         F
I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you
Dm7                      Em
I'm glad you stood in my way.

Am               Bm       Am          Bm
If you ever come by here, for Jane or for me
Am            G             Am           G
Your enemy is sleeping, and his woman is free.

         C                           G
Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes
                 Am                        Bm 
I thought it was there for good so I never tried.

    C                                G
And Jane came by with a lock of your hair
                             Am
She said that you gave it to her
                                  Bm       G
That night that you planned to go clear
F             Em
Sincerely, L. Cohen


Am  F   Dm7  Em
 Suggest correction What's this?

Famous Blue Raincoat

Thing a Week Three

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

A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-2--------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-4-2---2-4-2-1---1-1-2-2-1-2-4-2-1-22-----------|     x2



[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.

Gonna Be A Long Time

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
:)

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