Richard Ashcroft (born Richard Paul Ashcroft, on September 11, 1971, in Billinge, Wigan, England) is best known as the front man of The Verve, which he helped form in 1989.  After that band's demise in 1999, Ashcroft began his solo career, releasing Alone With Everybody in 2000, Human Conditions in 2002 and Keys To The World in 2006. He performed vocals for the track Lonely Soul on UNKLE's 1998 release Psyence Fiction and his voice can also be heard on the The Chemical Brothers' album Come With Us track The Test. 

Richard Ashcroft est né le 11 septembre 1971, à Billinge, coin paumé du Nord de l'Angleterre. Son père meurt alors qu'il est encore enfant et sa mère se remarie avec un homme, ancien membre d'une secte spécialisée dans le développement spirituel.  Lorsqu'il entre au collège Winstanley, il rencontre Simon Jones, Pete Salisbury et Nick McCabe. Ensemble ils formeront le groupe The Verve, dont il sera le chanteur.

extra riff 
A -------
E -0-2-3-5
C -------
G -------

Em 		D
Em			D
sweet brother malcolm 
Em			D
he's under house arrest
Em			D
it's the talk of the town 
Em			D
who'd have thought it of him
Em			D
sweet cousin mary 
Em			D
no blood in her veins
Em			D
she had so much 
Em			D
now nothing remains

Gm		F#m		Em
when it all comes crashing down
Gm		F#m		Em
and the press move in to town
Gm		D		Em
bring your borrowed words
Gm		D		Em
wrapped in silver pain

Em			D
Sweet little tony 
Em			D
where'd it all go wrong
Em			D
he hit the wall 
Em			D
singing his favourite song

Gm		F#m		Em
when it all comes crashing down
Gm		F#m		Em
and the press move in to town
Gm		D		Em
bring your borrowed words
Gm		D		Em
wrapped in silver pain

Gm		F#m		Em
Watch them move out as fast as they can
Gm		F#m		Em
leave the broken hearted with their pain

Em			D
sweet brother malcolm 
Em			D
he's under house arrest
Em			D
it's the talk of the town 
Em			D
who'd have thought it of him

Em			D
sweet angel mary 
Em			D
no blood in her veins
Em			D
Where's this life  
Em			D
where madness remains
Em			D
Where there's life   
Em			D
madness remains     
Em			D
madness remains

Em 	D

Sweet Brother Malcolm

G 		D

G			D
i aint got time for your politics 
G			D
you're masquerading makavelian tricks 
G			D
goodbye u know i aint got time
G			D
G			D
u dont deny it it's abuse of the cross
G			D
Let's get some of the God squad in the dock where they belong
G		D
G		D
oh its your song

G		D
its a high road on your own you gotta learn the way you do 
G		D
take my advice don't let them treat you like a fool 
G		D
hey brain i wanna look you in the eye
G		D
thats when we started singing

G	D
why not why not nothing
G	D
why not why not nothing
G	D
why not why not nothing
G	D
why not why not nothing

G		D
denial is a barrel through your every day??
G			D
who the fuck are you when you take that mask away friend i don't know
G			D
G			D
oh where do we go
G			D
i do not know whats real on the screen
G			D
hollywood's directed in world war 3 what's 
G	D
going on 
G	D
pass me the gun

G		D
its a high road on your own you gotta learn the way you do 
G		D
take my advice don't let them treat you like a fool 
G		D
hey brain i wanna look you in the eye
G		D
thats when we started singing

G	D
why not why not nothing
G	D
why not why not nothing
G	D
why not why not nothing
G	D
why not why not nothing

solo
e --------------------------------------------
b --10--12--10--12--10--7--5--3--5--7--5--7--10  

e ---------------------------------------------
b --12--10--12--10--7--5--3--5--7--5--7--10--12  

G		D
its a high road on your own you gotta learn the way you do 
G		D
take my advice don't let them treat you like a fool 
G		D
hey brain i wanna look you in the eye
G		D
thats when we started singing


G	D
why not why not nothing
G	D
why not why not nothing
G	D
why not why not nothing
G	D
why not why not nothing

G	D
why not why not nothing
G	D
why not why not nothing
G	D
why not why not nothing
G	D
why not why not nothing

Why Not Nothing

Intro & Verse: (Keep changing from one to the other)

C  , Fmaj7

Bridge & Chorus  (just play these notes in this order, its easy to sort the timings for chord changes)

F , Am , Dm , Am , G , F , Em , G

World Keeps Turning

Am	Em	F	G
First that I ever saw you, 
Knew nothing would ever be the same. 
Sweet love in the process, 
There were things that I needed to explain. 

Yeah You didn't play with my feelings, 
Like the others with their games. 
You said its time to do some bleeding, 
Time to cry the past away. 

Am	Em	F	G
Cry til the morning, 
Cry til the morning, 
We just cried til the morning, 
Yeah I cried like never before 

Am	Em	F	G
The first place I never quite asked her, 
Those pictures faded on the wall. 
Those family memebers, 
Sometimes they just gotta call. 

Sweet love in the process, 
Solid chewed and left combined. 
Have you got an address, 
Somepleace new that we can Find. 

Am	Em	F	G
Cry, Cry til the morning, 
Cry, Cry til the morning, 
Cry, Cry til the morning, 
Cry like never before. 

Cry, Cry til the morning, 
Cry, Cry til the morning, 
Cry, Cry til the morning, 
Cry, Cry til the morning, 
Cry, Cry til the morning, 
C'mon, 
Cry, Cry til the morning, 
Cry, Cry til the morning, morning. 
Cry, Cry til the morning, 
Cry like never before

Cry Til The Morning

The stuff:

F#m, E, D, E

     F#m                 E
Institutions, you run through them
D            E       F#m  E  D  E
Oh, from the age of five
    F#m     E
And no one loves you
 D            E            F#m  E  D  E
Cares if you lived or you died

 F#m         E
Here we go again
D                  E
In your room, your idle pleasures
F#m              E            D
    The sinking sands fell through the net
   E
No one to catch them

F#m          E
Here we go again
D                  E
In your room, your idle pleasures
F#m              E
    The sinking sands
    D            E
Perhaps I could make it better

F#m                       E
I've got the keys the to world, yeah
D      E
  Oh, mixed up world
F#m                       E
I've got the keys the to world, yeah
D         E
  Oh, suicidal world
F#m                       E
I've got the keys the to world, yeah
D      E
  Oh, mixed up world
F#m                       E
I've got the keys the to world, yeah
  D                    E            F#m  E  D
Whatcha gonna do when we get them?
      E            F#m  E  D  E
When we get them?

        F#m            E
Confrontations, you expect them
D         E                 F#m   E  D  E
Oh, from someone you never loved
            F#m          E
And there's no point in fighting
      D               E       F#m  E  D  E
The truth is they'll never return

F#m          E
Here we go again
D                  E
In your room, your idle pleasures
F#m              E                 D
    The sinking sands, you fell through the net
   E
No one to catch you

F#m          E
Here we go again
D                  E
In your room, your idle pleasures
F#m              E
    The sinking sands
    D            E
Perhaps I could make it better

F#m                       E
I've got the keys to the world, yeah
D      E
  Oh, mixed up world
F#m                       E
I've got the keys to the world, yeah
  D                    E
Whatcha gonna do when we get them?
F#m                       E
I've got the keys to the world, yeah
D         E
  Oh, suicidal world
F#m                       E
I've got the keys to the world, yeah
  D                    E
Whatcha gonna do when we get them?


Keys To The World

*Note: Am7 is optional... sometimes it's played, sometimes not...

Am, Am7, Am, D, G

          Am    Am7  Am
Music is power
         D                G
Let it flow through your mind
                     Am    Am7  Am
You're just like a flower
              D        G
Yeah, in the deep sunshine

           Am    Am7  Am
Are you invited
        D        G
To the party of life?
                 Am      Am7  Am
Now you've been sighted
            D             G
Oh, do you live till you die?

           Am    Am7  Am   D            G
These are wild, wild,     wild days we live in
         Am  Am7 Am      D          G
Yes, I know sometimes we all wanna give in

             Am       Am7  Am   D            G
These are strange, strange     vein days of living
          Am  Am7 Am      D              G
Yeah, I know sometimes we all wanna give in

           Am
Don't give up
   Am7    Am    D  G
Oh no, alright
                 Am
Let the melody flow
    Am7        Am     D  G
All night, all night

              Am    Am7  Am
Cos music is power
     D             G
It's easy in your soul
                 Am    Am7  Am
Rocking like a cradle
          D             G
Yeah, it won't let you go

                 Am       Am7  Am
If the melody's timeless
        D             G
Oh, it won't let you down
              Am     Am7  Am
Feel the air moving
    D          G
Submit to the sound

           Am   Am7 Am  D             G
In these wild, wild,   wild days you live in
         Am  Am7 Am       D          G
Yes, I know sometimes you all wanna give in

           Am       Am7   Am  D            G
These are strange, strange   vein days of living
    Am  Am7 Am      D          G
I know sometimes we all wanna give in

           Am
Don't give up
   Am7    Am    D  G
Oh no, alright
                 Am
Let the melody flow
    Am7        Am     D  G
All night, all night

             Am          Am7  Am
After all we go through
        D         G
Oh, the endless crime
                Am      Am7  Am
Bad days, good fortune
            D         G
Yeah, are things you find

                  Am     Am7  Am
Cos music is the mantra
   D            G
Unwinding your head
              Am       Am7  Am
Music is the question
     D       G
To things unsaid

           Am    Am7 Am  D             G
These are wild, wild,   wild days you live in
         Am  Am7 Am      D          G
Yes, I know sometimes we all wanna fit in

           Am       Am7   Am  D            G
These are strange, strange   vein days of living
         Am  Am7 Am             D          G
Yeah I know sometimes that you just don't fit in

           Am             Am7   Am          
Don't give in, don't give up
              D                 G
Don't pack it up, stop cracking up

           Am
Let the song
          Am7  Am
Carry you on
            D    G
Keep you strong

                Am       Am7  Am  D  G
Don't wanna control you
                 Am     Am7    Am
Cos music is the power, power
    D          G
Submit to the sound
              Am      Am7    Am
Feel the air moving, moving
    D          G
Submit to the sound
              Am      Am7    Am  D  G
Feel the air moving, moving
(Music is power, power, power)


Music Is Power

Chords Used:    D  Asus   G  Cadd9

The Four chord are used throughout the song in the same order as the intro:-


INTRO:  D--Asus--G--D--Asus--G--D--Asus--G--Cadd9--G

D    Asus       G
Old river and your
D        Asus         G 
Restless wonder and your
D        Asus       G     Cadd9   G
Graceful leisure rolling to the sea
D   Asus      G   D     Asus    G 
How many men have stood like I am
D      Asus      G    Cadd9     G 
Gazing out and wishing for someone
D    Asus       G 
Some are living and
D    Asus       G 
Some are dead and
D    Asus        G       Cadd9     G 
Some are hiding, waiting for the sun 

D             Asus   G
Nature is the law, baby
D             Asus    G 
Nature is the law, now baby now

D  Asus  G   Cadd9  G

D             Asus   G 
Nature is the law, baby
D            Asus     G 
Nature is the law, now baby now 

D  Asus  G   Cadd9   G

Nature Is The Law 

Human Conditions

Intro:	Am Em F E

verse1:
	   Am   	    Em		             F		               E		
I spend the night yeah looking for my inside in a hotel room waiting for you
		Am	       Em			       F			     E	
we're gonna make it tonight yeah somthing in the air tells me the time is right so we better get it on .

Chorus:
         F		            Em	     Am           E
Hey DJ play a song for the lovers tonight 
F		   Em       Am	  E	
please a song for the lovers tonight

verse2:
	Am  	   Em			              F			       E	
Lord I'm waiting ohhh I've been waiting all my live but I'm to late again I know but I was scared
	Am          Em	          		F		      E
Can't you see ohh I'm moving like a train into some foreign land I ain't got a ticket for this ride but i will
F	          Em    Am      E	
ohh to soul my lover tonight 

chorus
F	               Em   Am    E	      F                  Em       Am      E	
can't stop looking back no no        ooh for the lovers tonight

it ends on the verse chords

A Song For The Lovers

Alone With Everybody

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 

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

[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

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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