Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds were formed in 1983 in West Berlin, Germany by two former members of the Australian band The Birthday Party: Nick Cave (vocals, songwriter, keyboards, harmonica) and multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey. The duo were joined by Einst&uuml;rzende Neubauten member Blixa Bargeld (guitar), Hugo Race (guitar), and former Magazine member Barry Adamson (bass, piano). Cave's then girlfriend Anita Lane was also a creative influence and occasional lyricist. This lineup recorded their debut album, From Her To Eternity, released in 1984.

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds es una banda post-punk con una alineación internacional, multirracial y fluctuante. Fue formada en 1984 por dos miembros de la desaparecida banda australiana (afinacada en Inglaterra) The Birthday Party: Nick Cave (cantante, compositor) y el guitarrista Mick Harvey. Se les unió el bajista Blixa Bargeld, miembro de la banda alemana Einstürzende Neubauten, el ex guitarrista de la banda inglesa Magazine Hugo Race y el afrobritánico Barry Adamson, bajista y pianista, también ex - Magazine.

Intro:
D/G/D/G

Verse:
D                      G
I've searched the holy books
D                      G
I tried to unravel the mystery of Jesus Christ, the saviour

D/G/D/G 

D                      G
I've read the poets and the analysts
D                      G 
Searched through the books on human behaviour


Chorus:
A                       G  
I travelled this world around
A                       G             Em
For an answer that refused to be found
                                  A    
I don't know why and I don't know how
          G     A    D 
But she's nobody's baby now



Order:
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Ending (Same as Verse, end on D)

Nobodys Baby Now

Red Right Hand is a 1994 song and single from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. The title comes from a line in the epic poem Paradise Lost by John Milton.  It first appeared on the album Let Love In, where it ran at 6:10. It was later released as a single at the condensed length of 4:48. It has since become one of Cave's signature tunes, performed at most of his concerts.  It has appeared in several films and TV shows, such as the 1994 comedy, Dumb and Dumber.

Bm
Take a litle walk to the edge of town
Bm
Go across the tracks
Bm
Where the viaduct looms,
Bm
like a bird of doom
Bm
As it shifts and cracks
      Em
Where secrets lie in the border fires,
Em
in the humming wires
Em
Hey man, you know
Em                  Bm
you're never coming back
Bm
Past the square, past the bridge,
Bm
past the mills, past the stacks
      F#m
On a gathering storm comes
F#m
a tall handsome man
     Em
In a dusty black coat with
Em               Bm    
a red right hand

Red Right Hand

Let Love In

INTO MY ARMS (Nick Cave)

Originally performed on piano.


Intro:	F  C  F  C

F                                      C
I don't believe in an interventionist God
F                             C
But I know, darling, that you do
F                                        C
But if I did I would kneel down and ask Him
F                                 C
Not to intervene when it came to you
                              F
Not to touch a hair on your head
                     Dm
To leave you as you are
                            G
And if He felt He had to direct you
       Em                G
Then direct you into my arms

Chorus
              Dm
     Into my arms, O Lord
              C
     Into my arms, O Lord
              Dm
     Into my arms, O Lord
              C
     Into my arms

F                                        C
And I don't believe in the existence of Angels
F                                     C
But looking at you I wonder if that's true
F                                  C
But if I did I would summon them together
F                          C
And ask them to watch over you
                        F
To each burn a candle for you
                         Dm
To make bright and clear your path
                   G             
And to walk, like Christ, in grace and love
    Em               G
And guide you into my arms

Chorus
              Dm
     Into my arms, O Lord
              C
     Into my arms, O Lord
              Dm
     Into my arms, O Lord
              C
     Into my arms

F                 C
But I believe in Love
F                      C
And I know that you do too
F                             C
And I believe in some kind of path
F                             C
That we can walk down, me and you
                     F
So keep your candles burning
                               Dm
And make her journey bright and pure
                   G
That she will keep returning
Em            G
Always and evermore

Chorus
              Dm
     Into my arms, O Lord
              C
     Into my arms, O Lord
              Dm
     Into my arms, O Lord
              C
     Into my arms  (let ring....)

Into My Arms

People Ain't No Good - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

 
               C          G         F
People just ain't no good
                    C          G        F
I think that's well understood
                      C           G         F
You can see it everywhere you look
                       G
People just ain't no good

The same are chords repeated throughout, until the bridge:

We were married under cherry trees
Under blossom we made pour vows
All the blossoms come sailing down
Through the streets and through the playgrounds

The sun would stream on the sheets
Awoken by the morning bird
We'd buy the Sunday newspapers
And never read a single word

People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good

Seasons came, Seasons went
The winter stripped the blossoms bare
A different tree now lines the streets
Shaking its fists in the air

The winter slammed us like a fist
The windows rattling in the gales
To which she drew the curtains
Made out of her wedding veils

People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good at all

        C                      F
To our love send a dozen white lillies
        C                  F
To our love send a coffin of wood
        C                         F
To our love let all the pink-eyed pigeons coo
                               G
that people they just ain't no good

To our love send back all the letters
To our love a valentine of blood
To our love let all the jilted lovers cry
That people they just ain't no good

                   C          G          F
It ain't that in their hearts they're bad
They can comfort you, some even try
They nurse you when you're ill of health
They bury you when you go and die

It ain't that in their hearts they're bad
They'd stick by you if they could
But that's just bullshit baby
People just ain't no good

People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good at all

(Repeat to fade)

People Ain't No Good

Gm             Cm
I remember a girl so very well
   Gm               F
The carnival drum all mad in the air
   Gm                          Dm
Grim reapers and skeletons and a missionary bell
   Bb                   F
O where do we go now but nowhere


   Gm               Cm
In a colonial hotel we fucked up the sun
   Gm               F
And then we fucked it down again
   Gm               Dm
Well the sun goes up and the sun goes down
   Bb                      F
Going round and around but nowhere


   Gm                  Cm
The kitten that padded and purred on my lap
   Gm                  F
Now swipes at my face with the paw of a bear
   Gm                    Dm
I turn the other cheek and you lay into that
   Bb                F
O where do we go now but nowhere


Chorus:
          Eb                         F
          O wake up my love my lover wake up
          Eb                         F
          O wake up my love my lover wake up


And so on with the other verses and chorus...

Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere

The Boatman's Call 

Say good(D)bye, my one true (A)lover
And we'll (G)steal (A)a lover's (D)song
How it (G)breaks (A)my heart to (F#m)leave you      (Bm)
Now the (G)carnival has (A)gone

Oh my (D)love, the dawn is (A)break(A7)ing(A)
And my (G)tears (A) are falling (D)rain
For the (G)car(A)nival is (F#m)over  (Bm)
We may (G)ne(A)ver meet a(D)gain

Like a (G)drum (A)my heart was (D)beating
And your (G)kiss (A)was sweet as (F#m)wine
But the (G)joys (A)of love are (F#m)fleeting  (Bm)
For Pier(G)rot and (Em)Colum(A)bine 

Now the (D)cloak of night is (A)falling
This will (G)be (A)our last good(D)bye
For the (G)car(A)nival is (F#m)over  (Bm)
I will (G)love (A)you till I (D)die (repeat and fade)

The Carnival Is Over

Kicking Against the Pricks

(Em)Mary, grab the (B7)baby, the river's (Em)rising
(G)Muddy water (B7)taking back the (Em)land
(Em)The old-frame house, she (B7)can't take-a one more (Em)beating
(G)Ain't no use to (B7)stay and make a (Em)stand
(Em)Well the morning light shows (B7)water in the (Em)valley
(G)Daddy's grave just (B7)went below the (Em)line
(Em)Things to say, (B7)you just can't take'em (Em)with ya
This (G)flood will swallow all (B7)you've left be(Em)hind

Brigde 1:
(G)Won't be back to start all (D)over
(G)Cause what I felt before is (B7)gone

(Em)Mary, take the (B7)child, the river's (Em)rising
(G)Muddy water (B7)taking back my (Em)home
(Em)The road is gone, (B7)there's just one way to (Em)leave here
(G)Turn my back on (B7)what I've left be(Em)low
(Em)Shifting land, (B7)broken farms a(Em)round me
(G)Muddy water's (B7)changing all I (Em)know

Brigde 2:
(G)It's hard to say just what I'm (F)losing
(G)Ain't never felt so all a(B7)lone

(Em)Mary, take the (B7)child, the river's (Em)rising
(G)Muddy water (B7)taking back my (B7 let ring)home

Muddy Water

Kicking Against The Pricks 

(Am)Get down, get down, little Henry Lee 
And (A7)stay all night with (Dm)me 
You won't find a girl in this damn world 
That (G)will compare with (Am)me 

Chorus: 
   And the (E)wind did howl and the (G)wind did blow 
   (C)La la la la la 
   (Am) La la la la lee 
   A (Dm)little bird lit down on He(C)nry (Am)Lee 

(Am)I can't get down and I won't get down 
And (A7)stay all night with (Dm)thee 
For the girl I have in that merry green land 
I (G)love far better than (Am)thee 

Chorus

(Am)She leaned herself against a fence 
Just (A7)for a kiss or (Dm)two 
And with a little pen-knife held in her hand 
She (G)plugged him through and (Am)through 

Chorus

(Am)Come take him by his lilly-white hands 
Come (A7)take him by his (Dm)feet 
And throw him in this deep deep well 
Which is (G)more than one hundred (Am)feet 

Chorus

(Am)Lie there, lie there, little Henry Lee 
Till the (A7)flesh drops from your (Dm)bones 
For the girl you have in that merry green land 
Can wait (G)forever for you to come (Am)home 

Chorus

Henry Lee

Gm               Cm Gm 
They call me The Wild Rose
        Bb            D
But my name was Elisa Day
          Gm                  Cm Gm
Why they call me it I do not know
                F     Gm
For my name was Elisa Day 

         Gm                         Bb
From the first day I saw her I knew she was the one
       Cm                     D
She stared in my eyes and smiled
        Gm                         Bb
For her lips were the color of the roses
     Cm                        D
That grew down the river, all bloody and wild 

         Gm                         Bb
When he knocked on my door and entered the room
     Cm                        D
My trembling subsided in his sure embrace
         Gm                         Bb
He would be my first man, and with a careful hand
     Cm                        D
He wiped the tears that ran down my face 

# Chorus, then second verse; same as the first

On the second day I brought her a flower
She was more beautiful than any woman I'd seen
I said, "Do you know where the wild roses grow
So sweet and scarlet and free?" 

On the second day he came with a single rose
Said: "Will you give me your loss and your sorrow?"
I nodded my head, as I lay on the bed
He said, "If I show you the roses will you follow?" 

# Chorus, then final verse
On the third day he took me to the river
He showed me the roses and we kissed
And the last thing I heard was a muttered word
As he stood smiling above me with a rock in his fist 

On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow
And she lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief
As I kissed her goodbye, I said, "All beauty must die"
And I lent down and planted a rose between her teeth 


# Last chorus
     Gm               Cm Gm 
They call me The Wild Rose
        Bb            D
But my name was Elisa Day
          Gm                  Cm Gm
Why they call me it I do not know
                F     Gm
For my name was Elisa Day 
                F     Gm
For my name was Elisa Day  
               F     Gm
For my name was Elisa Day

Where The Wild Roses Grow

Am
I live in a town called Millhaven
                                      Dm
And it's small and it's mean and it's cold
But if you come around just as the sun goes down
                                     Am
You can watch the whole town turn to gold
G                           G7
It's around about then that I used to go a roaming

        C            Am
Singing La la la la, La la la lie
Dm                                Am
All God's children they all gotta die

# Continue for rest of rest of song!

The Curse Of Millhaven

Em
Have mercy on me, sir
Allow me to impose on you
I have no place to stay 
                               C   
And my bones are cold right through
G
I will tell you a story
D
Of a man and his family
Em
And I swear that it is true

# Continue for each verse

# the main riff is as follows;

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Song Of Joy

C                        Am
They found Mary Bellows cuffed to the bed
Dm                        G
With a rag in her mouth and a bullet in her head
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C                        Am
She?d grown up hungry, she?d grown up poor
Dm                     G
She left her home in arkansaw
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C                      Am
She wanted to see the deep blue sea
Dm                     G
She travelled across ol' Tennessee
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C                   Am
She met a man along the way
Dm                      G
He introduced himself as Richard Slade
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C                           Am
Poor Mary thought that she might die
Dm                             G
When she saw the ocean for the first time
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C                    Am
She checked into a cheap little place
Dm                        G
Richard Slade carried her old suitcase
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C                     Am
I?m a good girl, sir, she said to him
Dm                      G
I couldn?t possibly permit you in
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C                     Am
Slade tipped his hat and winked his eye
Dm                  G
And turned away without goodbye
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C                      Am
She sat on her bed and thought of home
Dm                        G
With the sea breeze whistling all alone
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C                         Am
In hope and loneliness she crossed the floor
Dm                      G
And undid the latch on the front door
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C                           Am
They found her the next day cuffed to the bed
Dm                         G
A rag in her mouth and a bullet in her head
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C               Am
So mothers keep your girls at home
Dm                     G 
Don?t let them journey all alone
C                       Am
Tell them this world is full of danger
Dm                        G
And to shun the company of strangers

F    G       C      G 
O poor mary bellows

F    G       C      G 
O poor mary bellows

The Kindness Of Strangers

Murder Ballads 

(Am)It all began when they (Em7)took me from my (Am)home
And put me on (Em7)Death Row,
(Am)A crime for which I am (Em7)totally innocent, you (Am)know. (Em7)

(Am)I began to (Em7)warm and chill
(Am)To objects (Em7)and their fields,
(Am)A ragged (Em7)cup, a twisted (Am)mop
The face of (Em7)Jesus in my (Am)soup
Those sinister (Em7)dinner deals
(Am)The meal trolley's (Em7)wicked wheels
(Am)A hooked bone (Em7)rising from my (Am)food
And all things (Em7)either good or un(Am)good.

And the mercy seat is waiting
(Am+7)And I think my head is burning
(Am7)And in a way (C)I'm yearning
To be (G)done with all this weighing of the (Gm)truth.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a (Bb)tooth
And anyway I told the (F)truth
And I'm not afraid to (Am)die. (Em7)(Am)(Em7)

(Am)I hear stories from the (Am+7)chamber
Christ was born into a (Am7)manger
And like some (C)ragged stranger
He (G)died upon the cross
Might I (Gm)say it seems so fitting in its (Bb)way
He was a carpenter by (F)trade
Or at least that's what I'm (Am)told (Em7) (Am)(Em7)

(Am)My kill hand's (Em7)tatooed E.V.I.L.
(Am)Across it's (Em7)brother's fist
(Am)That filthy (Em7)five!
They did (Am)nothing to challenge or re(Em7)sist.

(Am)In Heaven His throne is made of (Am+7)gold
The ark of his Testament is (Am7)stowed
A throne from (C)which I'm told
All (G)history does unfold.
It's (Gm)made of wood and wire
And my (Bb)body is on fire
(F)And God is never far (Am)away.

Into the mercy seat (Am+7)I climb
My head is shaved, my head is (Am7)wired
And like a (C)moth that tries
To (G)enter the bright eye
I go (Gm)shuffling out of life
Just to (Bb)hide in death awhile
(F)And anyway I never (Am)lied.

(Am)And the mercy seat is waiting
(Am+7)And I think my head is burning
(Am7)And in a way I'm (C)yearning
To be (G)done with all this weighing of the (Gm)truth.
(Gm)An eye for an eye and a tooth for a (Bb)tooth
And anyway I told the (F)truth
And I'm not afraid to (Am)die.

(Am)And the mercy seat is burning
(Am+7)And I think my head is glowing
(Am7)And in a way I'm (C)hoping
To be (G)done with all this twisting of the(Gm) truth.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a (Bb)tooth
And anyway there was no (F)proof
And I'm not afraid to (Am)die.

(Am)And the mercy seat is glowing
(Am+7)And I think my head is smoking
(Am7)And in a way I'm (C)hoping
To be (G)done with all these looks of disbe(Gm)lief.
A life for a life and a truth for a (Bb)truth
And I've got nothing left to (F)lose
And I'm not afraid to (Am)die.

(Am)And the mercy seat is smoking
(Am+7)And I think my head is melting
(Am7)And in a way that's (C)helping
To be (G)done with all this twisting of the (Gm)truth.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a  (Bb)tooth
And anyway I told the (F)truth
But I'm afraid I told a (Am)lie.

The Mercy Seat

Tender Prey

(D)Come sail your (A)ships around me,
(G)and burn your (D)bridges (A)down
(D)We make a little (A)history, baby, 
(G)everytime you (D)come a(A)round
 
(D)Come loose your (A)dogs upon me,
(G)and let your (D)hair hang (A)down
(D)You are a little (A)mystery to me,
(G)everytime you (D)come a(A)round

(G)We talk about it (D)all night (A)long
(G)We define our (D)moral (A)grounds
(Bm)But when I crawl (D)into your arms
(G)everything comes (D)tumbling (A)down.

(D)Come sail your (A)ships around me,
(G)and burn your (D)bridges (A)down
(D)We make a little (A)history, baby, 
(G)everytime you (D)come a(A)round

(G)Your face has fallen (D)sad (A)now
(G)For you know the (D)time is (A)nigh
(Bm)When I must re(D)move your wings
(G)And you, you must (D)try to (A)fly

(D)Come sail your (A)ships around me,
(G)and burn your (D)bridges (A)down
(D)We make a little (A)history, baby, 
(G)everytime you (D)come a(A)round

(D)Come loose your (A)dogs upon me,
(G)and let your (D)hair hang (A)down
(D)You are a little (A)mystery to me,
(G)everytime you (D)come a(A)round

The Ship Song

The Good Son

Em C Am G D
						
Em
   Pass me that lovely little gun
C
   My dear, my darling one		
Am
   The cleaners are coming, one by one
G            D                   
   You don't even want to let them start


Em C Am G D


Em
   They are knocking now upon your door			
C
   They measure the room, they know the score		
Am
   They're mopping up the butcher's floor			
G                 D
   Of your broken little hearts				


Em    C    Am   G    D
Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children						


Em
   Forgive us now for what we've done			
C
   It started out as a bit of fun				
Am
   Here, take these before we run away			
G           D        
   The keys to the gulag					


Em        C
   Oooo children						
G               D                      Em
   Lift up your voice, lift up your voice			
C
   Children
G     D        Em    C    Am     G  D
   Rejoice, rejoice

O Children

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

C
  We've laid the cables and the wires
  We've split the wood and stoked the fires
                                  F
  We've lit our town so there is no
  Place for crime to hide
               Dm
  Our little church is painted white
              G
  And in the safety of the night
  We all go quiet as a mouse
  For the word is out
   C
  God is in the house
                  F
  God is in the house
                 Dm
  God is in the house
                      G
  No cause for worry now
                  C
  God is in the house

Moral sneaks in the White House
Computer geeks in the school house
Drug freaks in the crack house
We don't have that stuff here
We have a tiny little Force
But we need them of course
For the kittens in the trees
And at night we are on our knees
As quiet as a mouse
For God is in the house
God is in the house
God is in the house
And no one's left in doubt
God is in the house

Homos roaming the streets in packs
Queer bashers with tyre-jacks
Lesbian counter-attacks
That stuff is for the big cities
Our town is very pretty
We have a pretty little square
We have a woman for a mayor
Our policy is firm but fair
Now that God is in the house
God is in the house
God is in the house
Any day now He'll come out
God is in the house

Well-meaning little therapists
Goose-stepping twelve-stepping Tetotalltarianists
The tipsy, the reeling and the drop down pissed
We got no time for that stuff here
Zero crime and no fear
We've bred all our kittens white
So you can see them in the night
And at night we're on our knees
As quiet as a mouse
Since the word got out
From the North down to the South
For no-one's left in doubt
There's no fear about
If we all hold hands and very quietly shout
Hallelujah
God is in the house
God is in the house
Oh I wish He would come out
God is in the house

God Is In The House

No More Shall We Part

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Jubilee Street

Push the Sky Away

[intro]
F Am Dm Am A# Dm Gm C

[Verse 1]
             F 
Baby really hurt me
                Am 
crying in the taxi
                Dm
He dont wanna know me
                         Am                     A#     Dm
says you make the big mistake of dancing in my store 
Gm                  C
   Says it was poison
                 F
So I guess I go home 
          Am                     Dm
into the arms of the girl that I love
                Am 
the only love I havent screwed up
A#                  Dm
   She's so hard to please
             Gm      C  
but shes a forest fire
        F               
I do my best to meet her demands
Am
play it romance
         Dm
we slow dance in the living room
    Am                      A#
but all that a stranger would see
        Dm           Gm               C     
is one girl swaying alone stroking her cheek

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Verse 2]
            F 
The truth is, I am toy
                Dm
that people enjoy
                Am               A#
till all of the tricks dont work anymore
Dm              Gm       C
And then they are bored of me
             
                    F
I know that its exciting
                     Am
running through the night but
              Dm                Am
every perfect summer's eating me alive
            A#    Dm
unitl youre gone
Gm          C
Better on my own

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Outro]
             Dm           F           A#
They're gonna watch me disappear into the sun
                 Dm        F           A#
You're all gonna watch me disappear into the sun

Liability

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

A                                     E 
Roll into your town and I'm walking around
                                                Fm                        
Got some extra time think I'll throw some money down
                                                     D
And you follow me around, and you're asking for the time

Your asking what I found 
                         A
think I'm gonna rob you blind

maybe it's the tattoo on my arm
        E
that I drew while I was bored waiting tables in new york
Fm                                            D
 a  heart and two flowers intertwined with a vine

Up Here

INTRO:

A |---------------------|
E |--7--7--7----------- -|
C |---------------------|
G |---------------------|

VERSE 1:   

C#m          E       B      A                     C#m   E    B   A 
I’m going away to be alone I’m coming back with answers
C#m           E            B    A            C#m   E   B   A
Don’t try to call my telephone it’s disconnected
C#m           E          B       A               C#m   E   B   A
And I don’t know where I’m going but can you guide me
C#m              E        B        A              C#m   E   B   A
But if I find love where I’m going will it survive me


PRE-CHORUS 1:

C#m            B   A                         C#m         A   B
‘Cause in your own space you’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not affected
C#m         B   A                           C#m         A   B
And in your own time you’re still attracted but in your own life


CHORUS:

A                                 C#m            B
This heart attack I’ve gotta get away not coming back
A                                 C#m                     B
I want some downtime so call me when you can and I’ll be fine


VERSE 2: [same chords as VERSE1]
I’ve found the time to be alone I don’t know what you’re asking
I’m waiting by the telephone and you’re still barking
My heart stops it isn’t… going could you revive me
I think I’m lost without knowing so come and find me


PRE-CHORUS 2:  [same chords as PRE-CHORUS1]
‘Cause in the same space we’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not attracted
But in your own life over reacted and in your own time


{CHORUS x2}


Sometimes if we don’t go sometimes you don’t know
You don’t go I don’t go I don’t go you don’t go

C#5  B5  A5                      C#5  A5  B5
            I’ve got your back              but you don’t got mine
C#5  E5  A5                    C#5  A5  B5
            This heart attack              then I’m feeling fine


CHORUS x2

C#m          E       B    A 
I’m going away to be alone
C#m          E       B    A 
I'm going away to be alone ...............

This Heart Attack

Intro:

Bb - F - A

F                 C
I've been feeling lonesome
F                            C
I'm down, don't know what to do
D
I let you lie to me
F
plant seeds inside
            E
to see them grow
                      F
only to leave them to die

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
    A
for you

F                  C
I've been lost and finding
F                           C
out that I've been such a fool
D           
you thought you'd stick around
F
until the day you found
    E                    F
someone to make me obsolete

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm F
why cry
    Bb
for you... 


Guitar Solo:

Bb - F - A (2x)

  C     
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
    A
for you

Why Cry

[Verse 1]
 G                              D
You like New York City in the daytime
 Bm                   A
I like New York City in the nighttime
 G                          D
You say you like sleeping with the air off
Bm                  A
I don't, I need it on
G                  D
You like the light coming through the windows
 Bm                      A
I sleep late, so I just keep 'em all closed
G                  D
You ignore the music on the radio
Bm                 A
I don't, I sing-a-long


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change


[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time


[Verse 2]
G                        D
Cold outside and you're just in a T-shirt
Bm                   A
I have cold blood even in a sweater
G                         D
You start your night sippin' by the Kilo
Bm                   A
I don't, I know you know


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change



[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                   A
(We don't even know, know, know, know, know)




[Bridge]
G                          D
Somehow we end up on the same side
Bm                          A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright
G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine
G                         D
Somehow we end up on the same side (up on the same side)
Bm                            A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright

(Think that we'd be alright)

G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine


[Chorus]

 N.C.                     D
(Oh)Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                  A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why

(But we don't even know why)
G                D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)

G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]

N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm             A
We like it in the nighttime

Intro  D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 1
    D                              Bm7
We never spoke a word, but every thought she had 
                         G     A Asus A
I heard from across the room 
             D                               Bm7
If we were standin' face to face I couldn't find the words 
               G               A Asus A
To say give me one more move 
        G              A             G                   A
I don't even know her name, I guess foolish pride's to blame


Chorus 
          D                        D7
Now, I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
        Bm7                 F#              G                    A
And my heart won't tell my mind to tell my mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
        Bm7 A   G                              Gm
Now I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Interlude   D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 2
          D                           Bm7
Wise man next to me did say 'bout the one that got away
        G                    A
Son, I missed my chance 
           D                            Bm7
Don't you let regret take place of the dreams you have to chase
     G               A
Ask her to dance, go on, son
           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith


Chorus
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A   G                               Gm
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away 


Solo   D    Bm7  Bm  F#  G   A  D    D7    Bm  F# |A   D 


           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith
 
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A    Bm7 A       Bm7 A       G                      G   
Don't be fallin', fallin' in, fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Outro  (G)   Gm  Bm7  E G  Gm  D

As She's Walking Away

Intro:  D A E A D
        D A E A D  E

      A
I was goin? where I shouldn?t go
D
Seein? who I shouldn?t see
E
Doin? what I shouldn?t do
    A
And bein? who I shouldn?t be


A little voice told me it?s all wrong
        D
Another voice told me it?s alright
  E
I used to think I was strong
    A
But lately I just lost the fight

Chorus:
D         A       E          A
Funny how fallin? feels like flyin?
D          
 For a little while
D         A       E          A
Funny how fallin? feels like flyin?
D                    E
 For a little while

      A
I got tired of bein? good
        D
Started missing that old feeling free
     E
Stop actin? like I thought I should
    A
And went on back to bein? me

  
I never meant to hurt no one
  D
I just had to have my way
           E
If there's such a thing as too much fun
A
This must be the price you pay

Chorus:
D         A       E          A
Funny how fallin? feels like flyin?
D          
 For a little while
D         A       E          A
Funny how fallin? feels like flyin?
D
 For a little while
E                 A                D
 You never see it comin? till it?s gone
E                     A           D
 It all happens for a reason even when it?s wrong
  E
Especially when it?s wrong


Solo: A D E A x2


Chorus:
D         A       E          A
Funny how fallin? feels like flyin?
D          
 For a little while
D         A       E          A
Funny how fallin? feels like flyin?
D                    E
 For a little while

      A
I was goin? where I shouldn?t go
D
Seein? who I shouldn?t see
E
Doin? what I shouldn?t do
    A
And bein? who I shouldn?t be

Fallin' And Flyin'

B  B  E  F# E (2x)

B
Situation Number one
B
Its the one that's just begun
    E                 F#   E
But evidently its too late
B
Situation Number two
B
Its the only chance for you
     E                         F#   E
It's controlled by denizens of hate
B
Situation Number three
B
It's the one that no one sees
E                          F#   E
All too often dismissed as fate
B
Situation Number four
B
The one that left you wanting more
E                       F#   E
Tantalized you with its bait

B  B  E  F# E (2x)

Situations

Am                              E
There are children standing here,
                              G
Arms outstretched into the sky,
                          D
Tears drying on their face.
              Am
He has been here.
                          E
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
                           G
Fathers lost without a trace.
                           D
A nation blind to their disgrace,
                        Am
Since he's been here.
                    E
And I see no bravery,
 G                  D
No bravery in your eyes anymore.

Only sadness.

(Continue the same chord progression)

Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It's another families' turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel to accept their fate.
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
A generation drenched in hate.
Says, he has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

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