Shinedown is a Southern hard rock band that originated in Jacksonville, Florida. Shinedown was formed in early 2002 by Brent Smith, Jasin Todd, Brad Stewart, and Barry Kerch. They were signed by Atlantic Records.  On July 13, 2003, the band released their debut album Leave a Whisper. The album sold the popular singles &quot;Fly From the Inside&quot; and &quot;45&quot;. Leave A Whisper was re-released on June 15, 2004, to capitalize on the strength of a new single: A cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's &quot;Simple Man&quot;. This song is often dedicated to their friend Dimebag Darrell who died in 2004.

Originaire de Jacksonville en Floride, la formation Shinedown est composée du chanteur Brent Smith, du guitariste Jasin Todd, du bassiste Brad Stewart et du batteur Barry Kerch. Le quatuor cite en guise d

Shinedown ist eine Post-Grunge-Band, die aus Jacksonville, Florida stammt. Die Gruppe besteht aus dem Sänger Brent Smith, dem Gitarristen Zach Myers, dem Bassisten Eric Bass und dem Schlagzeuger Barry Kerch. Die Gruppe wurde 2001 gegründet und bekam 2002 einen Vertrag bei Atlantic Records. Das Debüt Album &quot;Leave A Whisper&quot; erschien 2003. Nach zwei mehr oder weniger erfolgreichen Singles (Fly from the Inside und .45) gelang Shinedown der Durchbruch in den USA mit dem Lynyrd Skynyrd Cover &quot;Simple Man&quot;.  

Shinedown es una banda de rock estadounidense de Jacksonville, Florida, formada en 2001 por Brent Smith, Brad Stewart, Jasin Todd, y Barry Kerch. La banda ha publicado tres álbumes en Atlantic Records. Han liberado populares singles como &quot;45&quot;, &quot;Save Me&quot;, &quot;devour&quot;, y &quot;Second chance&quot;. Todos y cada uno de ellos han publicado ha alcanzado el Top 5 de Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,  Hasta la fecha, Shinedown ha vendido más de seis millones de discos en todo el mundo.  Historia  

#note that D/F# may be replaced by D. 
[Intro]
| Em     D/F#  |   G    -   |  Csus2  |  Gm7/C  |

[Verse 1]
Em     D/F#     G
Send away for a priceless gift
Csus2           Gm7/C
One not subtle, One not on the list.
Em     D/F#     G
Send away for a perfect world
Csus2         Gm7/C
One not simply so absurd.
Em      D/F#      G
In these times of doing what you're told
Csus2              Gm7/C
Keep these feelings, no one knows.
Am                       Em
Whatever happened to the young man's heart.
Am                       G      D   Em
Swallowed by pain, as he slowly fell apart.

[Chorus]
Em                                   D
And I'm staring down the barrel of a 45
C                             D
Swimming through the ashes of another life.
Em                               D
No real reason to accept the way things have changed
C                            Am
Staring down the barrel of a 45.

[Instrumental Break]
| Em     D/F#  |   G    -   |  Csus2  |  Gm7/C  |

[Verse 2]
Em     D/F#     G
Send a message to the unborn child
Csus2           Gm7/C
Keep your eyes open for a while
Em     D/F#     G
In a box high up on the shelf
Csus2         Gm7/C
Left for you no one else
Em      D/F#      G
There's a piece of a puzzle known as life
Csus2              Gm7/C
Wrapped in guilt, sealed up tight
Am                       Em
Whatever happened to the young man's heart.
Am                       G      D   Em
Swallowed by pain, as he slowly fell apart.

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
           Bm                    C
Everyone's pointing their fingers
       Bm            C
Always condemning me
 Bm
Nobody knows what
  Em   D/F#    G
I believe
  Csus2    Gm7/C
I believe

[Chorus] x2

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          C    G            Am
Well mama told me, when I was young
         C        G       Am
Said sit beside me, my only son
           C     G        Am
And listen closely to what I say
          C            G         Am 
And if you do this, it'll help you some sunny day

Ahhh
Yeah it will

Or take your time don't live to fast
Troubles will come and they will pass
You'll find a woman and you'll find love
And don't forget that there's is a someone up above

[Chorus]
Be a simple kind of man
Be a something you love and understand
Baby be a simple kind of man
Oh won't you do this for me son if you can
(if you can)

Forget your lust for the rich man's gold
All that you need now is in your soul
And you can do this(oh baby)if you try
All that I want from you my son is to be satisfied

[Chorus]
And be a simple kind of man
Be a something that you love and understand
Baby be a simple kind of man
Oh won't you do this for me son if you can
(if you can)

Oh don't you worry
You'll find yourself
Follow your heart
And nothing else
And you can do this(oh baby)if you try
All that I want from you my son is to be satisfied

[Chorus]
And be a simple kind of man
Oh won't you do this for me son if you can
So baby be a simple be a simple man
Oh won't you do this for me son if you can

Simple Man

intro: Bm A G X2

Bm                   A           G 
I feel like there is no need for   conversation
Bm                  A          G
Some questions are better left   without a reason
Bm                   A                   G
And I would rather reveal myself than my   situation
F                        G
Now and then I consider my hesitation

Em           G
The more the light shines through me
D            A 
I pretend to close my eyes
Em            G
The more the dark consumes me
D             Fm
I pretend I'm burning, burning bright

Bm              A                 G
I wonder if the things I did were   just to be different
Bm                     A                 G
To spare myself of the constant shame of   my existence
Bm                  A                  G
And I would surely redeem myself in my   desperation
F                          G
Here and now I'll express my situation

Em            G
The more the light shines through me
D             A
I pretend to close my eyes
Em            G
The more the dark consumes me
D             A
I pretend I'm burning bright
Em            G
The more the light shines through me
D             A
I pretend to close my eyes
Em            G
The more the dark consumes me
D             Fm
I pretend I'm burning

Bm                        A                         G
There's nothing ever wrong, but nothing's ever right
G
Such a cruel contradiction
Bm                        A                        G
I know I crossed the line, it's not easy to define
G
I'm born to indecision
Bm                           A                                 G
There's always something new, some path I'm supposed to choose
G
With no particular rhyme or reason

Em            G
The more the light shines through me
D             A             
I pretend to close my eyes
Em            G             
The more the dark consumes me
D             A              
I pretend I'm burning bright
Em            G                      
The more the light shines through me
D             A
I pretend to close my eyes
Em            G              
The more the dark consumes me
D             Fm
I pretend I'm burning 


Bm                   A           G
I feel like there is no need for   conversation

Burning Bright

Leave A Whisper

Tuning: STANDARD

INTRO - - - Bm - D - A - G - F# - Bm - D - A - G - F#

VERSE 1
Bm          D     A              G F#       
I've got a candle, and I've got a spoon.
Bm           D              A           G F#
I live in a hallway with no doors and no rooms.
Bm          D        A              G F#
Under the windowseel, they all were found.
  Bm                   D               
A touch of concrete within the doorways,
A         G F#
without a sound


CHORUS
Bm              D                A          G
Someone save me if you will, and take away;
           F#
all these pills.
    Bm                   D                      A       G
And please, just save me, if you can, from my blasphemy 
       F#
in my wasteland


INTRO 2 - - - Bm - D - A - G - F#


VERSE 2
Bm        D       A             G F#
How did I get here and what went wrong.
Bm                 D                 A         G F#
Could'nt handle forgiveness, now I'm far beyond gone.
Bm                 D          A              G F#
And I can hardly remember the look in my own eyes.
Bm                       D
How could I love this, a life so dishonest.
   A             G F#
It made me compromise


CHORUS
Bm              D                A          G
Someone save me if you will, and take away;
          F#
all these pills.
    Bm                   D                     A        G
And please, just save me, if you can, from my blasphemy
      F# 
in my wasteland 


BRIDGE
Bm  D             A    G F#
Jump in the water, jump in with me.
Bm  D             A               G F# 
Jump on the Alter, lay down with me.
Bm           D          A    G F#  Bm  D  A   G  F#  
The hardest question to answer: is why    why


CHORUS
Bm              D                A          G
Someone save me if you will, and take away;
          F#
all these pills.
    Bm                  D                      A        G
And please, just save me, if you can, from my blasphemy
          F#
in my wasteland.


ENDING
Bm              D
Someone save me.
A               G  F#
Someone save me.
Bm
Somebody save me.
D
Somebody save me,
A                     G  F# Bm
please don't erase me.

Save Me

Us And Them

CAPO: 3


Intro: Am  C  F  F


Am              C
my eyes are open wide
F
by the way
   F
i made it through the day
Am            C
I watch the world outside
F
by the way
     F
I&#8217;m leaving out today


G            Am                        F
I just saw halley's comet she waved                  
C                         C/B           G
why are you always running in place
            Am                       D
even the man in the moon disappeared
     D             
somewhere in this stratosphere


Am        C		          D
tell my mother tell my father
                     F
I have done the best I can
Am              C
to make them realize
         D
this is my life
                 F
I hope they understand
Am         C                   D
I am not angry I am just saying
  F
sometimes good bye is a second chance


Am                C
please don't cry one tear for me
      F                 F
I'm not afraid of what I have to say
Am            C   
this is my one and only voice
F                F
for today so listen close

G            Am                        F
I just saw halley's comet she waved                  
C                         C/B           G
why are you always running in place
            Am                       D
even the man in the moon disappeared
     D             
somewhere in this stratosphere

Am        C		          D
tell my mother tell my father
                     F
I have done the best I can
Am              C
to make them realize
         D
this is my life
                 F
I hope they understand
Am         C                   D
I am not angry I am just saying
  F
sometimes good bye is a second chance

Second Chance

The Sound of Madness

Intro: F#m-F#m-A-E  x2

F#m
Two packs of cigarettes a day
    A
The strongest whiskey
   E                F#m
Kentucky can make
                         A
That's a recipe to put a vagabond
       E                 F#m
On his hands and knees

I watched it all up close,
                     A
I knew him more than most
                E                   F#m
I saw a side of him he never showed
                       A
Full of sympathy for a world that
         E
Wouldn't let him be


Bm
    That's the man he was,
D             C#
    Have you heard enough?


F#m      A             E
What a shame, what a shame,
                                  F#m
To judge a life that you can't change
           A                       E
The choir sings, the church bells ring
                                 F#m
So, won't you give this man his wings?
         A               E
What a shame to have to beg you to
                      D    C#
See we're not all the same
       F#m
What a shame

F#m-A-E
F#m-F#m-A-E

          F#m
There's a hard life for every silver spoon
         A                       E
There's a touch of grey for every shade of blue
F#m
That's the way that I see life
             A
If there was nothing wrong,
                E
Then there'd be nothing right
F#m
And for this working man they say could
       A
Barely stand
                     E             F#m
There's gotta be a better place to land
                          A
Some kind of remedy for a world that
         E
Wouldn't let him be


Bm
   That's the man he was,
D            C#
   Have you heard enough?


F#m      A             E
What a shame, what a shame,
                                  F#m
To judge a life that you can't change
           A                       E
The choir sings, the church bells ring
                                 F#m
So, won't you give this man his wings?
         A               E
What a shame to have to beg you to
                      D    C# 
See we're not all the same

        Bm-A  
What a shame         

Bridge:

Bbm-Cm-C#-Fm-Eb x2 

Bbm     Cm      C#          Fm      Eb
God forgive the hands that laid you down,

They never knew how, 
Bbm      Cm      C#         Fm       Eb
But your broken heart can break the sound,

And change the season
C#                                 Eb
Now the leaves are falling faster, happily ever after
C#                 
You gave me hope through your endeavors
    Eb  Fm  F#m  Ab   Bb  Cm C#  
And now you will live for-e--ver          
                                       
                                      
                                      
F#m       A          E
What a shame, what a shame,
                                 F#m
To judge a life that you can't change
           A                      E
The choir sings, the church bells ring
                                 F#m
So, won't you give this man his wings?
         A               E
What a shame to have to beg you to
                      F#m
See we're not all the same
         A             E
What a shame, what a shame
                         F#m
'Cause we're not all the same
         A             E
What a shame, what a shame
                         F#m
'Cause we're not all the same

F#m-A-E
F#m-F#m-A-E
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What A Shame

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Diamond Eyes

Verse:

Am
If you only knew
Am
I'm hanging by a thread
F         C          F       C
The web I spin for you
Am
If you only knew
Am
I'd sacrifice my beating
F         C           F      C
Heart before I lose you


Prechorus:

Dsus2
I still hold onto the letters
G
You returned
G
I swear I've lived and learned


Chorus:

C       Em             
It's 4:03 and I can't sleep
Am                     G
Without you next to me I
G                      C
Toss and turn like the sea
C            Em
If I drown tonight, bring me
Em      Am
Back to life
Am
Breathe your breath in me
    G
The only thing that I still
F       C  G  Am      F   C G  Am
believe in is you, if you only knew

If You Only Knew

Shinedown - Her Name is Alice - Almost Alice
Standard Tuning

* indicates a chord that rings until the next chord

----------------------

Intro:

Gm - D - Bb - Cm - D


Gm                           D
(If I had a world of my own everything will be nonsense)
Bb                                           Cm                       D
(Nothing will be what it is because everything will be what it isn't) 

Verse 1:

Gm                                     D
I invite you to a world where there is no such thing as time
Bb                                    Cm                   D
And every creature lends themself to change your state of mind
         Gm                                    D
And the girl that chased the rabbit drank the wine and took the pill
     Bb                             Cm
Has locked herself in limbo to see how it truly feels
Eb           Cdim
To stand outside your virtue
Bb          F
No one can ever hurt you
Eb         Cdim*
Or so they say 

Chorus:

             Gm      Bb
Her name is Alice (Alice)
            Eb
She crawls into the window 
Through shapes and shadows 
Gm       Bb
Alice (Alice)
           Eb                         Cm*
And even though she is dreaming, she knows

Verse 2:

                Gm                    D
Sometimes the curiosity can kill the soul but leave the pain
     Bb                          Cm              D
And every ounce of innocence is left inside her brain
     Gm                                    D
And through the looking glass we see shes painfully returned
    Bb                               Cm           D
But now off with her head I fear is everyone's concern
Eb              Cdim
You see there's no real ending
Bb         F
It's only the beginning 
Eb           Cdim*
Come out and play 

Chorus:

            Gm       Bb
Her name is Alice (Alice)
            Eb
She crawls into to the window
Through shapes and shadows
Gm       Bb
Alice (Alice)
          Eb
And even though she is dreaming
                                F
She's unlocked the meaning for you

Bridge:

            Gm             Eb
This kingdom good riddance
                           F
Her freedom and innocence
                  Gm         Eb
Has brought this whole thing down

Chorus/Outtro:

            Gm       Bb
Her name is Alice (Alice)
            Eb
She crawls into to the window 
Through shapes and shadows
Gm      Bb
Alice (Alice)
          Eb
And even though she is dreaming 
Shes unlocked the meaning

 Gm                         Bb
(Red knights, White Knights marching into the fight
Eb
Drink me, shrink me, fill me to sink me)
 Gm                         Bb
(Red knights, White Knights marching into the fight
Eb
Drink me, shrink me, fill me to sink me)     Gm    D
               Shes unlocked the meaning for you
                          Bb
(In contrary wise what it is it wouldn't be)
             Cm
(And what it wouldn't be it would) 
(You see)
Gm*

Her Name Is Alice

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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