Manic Street Preachers are an alternative rock band from Blackwood, Wales, formed in 1986. Often referred to as &quot;the Manics&quot;, they are James Dean Bradfield (vocals, guitars), Nicky Wire (bass, occasional vocals) and Sean Moore (drums, backing vocals, occasional trumpet). The band were originally a quartet: lyricist and rhythm guitarist Richey Edwards mysteriously vanished on 1 February 1995. He was declared presumed deceased in November 2008.  

Manic Street Preachers est un groupe de rock gallois, l'un des plus importants au Royaume-Uni de la fin des années 1990.  Ils sont connus pour les frasques de leurs débuts, pour la disparition et le suicide présumé du guitariste Richey James Edwards (ou Richey James, comme il préférait qu'on l'appelle), ainsi que pour leur série d'albums fortement iconoclastes et leurs concerts énergiques. Politiquement, ce sont des socialistes convaincus, une position influencée par leur éducation dans un milieu ouvrier (ils ont grandi pendant la grève des mineurs des années 1980 au Royaume-Uni)...

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C
 Your just too good to be true

                 Cmaj7
 I can't take my eyes off you

               C7
 You feel like heaven to touch

         F
 I wanna hold you so much

         Fm
 At last love has arrived

             C
 And I thank god I'm alive

               D                C#
 Your just too good to be true

                 C
 I can't take my eyes off you



           C
 Pardon the way that I stare

                 Cmaj7
 There's nothing else to compare

              C7
 The sight of you makes me weak

              F
 There are no words left to speak

             Fm
 Darlin' you feel like I feel

             C
 Now that we know that it's real

              
              D                C#
 Your just so good to be true

                 C
 I can't take my eyes off you


Dm G C C
Dm G C Am

            Dm7
 I love you baby

             G
 And if it's wrong or right

            Em
 I love you baby

             Am
 To want the lonely night

            Dm7
 I love you baby

 G                  C       Am
 Trusting me when I stay

           Dm7
 Oh pretty baby

                G
 Don't bring me down I pray

           Em
 Oh pretty baby

               Am
 Now that I've found this day

           F
 So let me love you baby

        G
 Let me love you

Can't Take My Eyes Off You

Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of Manic Street Preachers

Dm...
Dm
I am just a patsy
       F
The Oswald in Lee Harvey
         C
Made of my own misery
                   G
The footprints of history

Dm
I am just a patsy
       F
I sell vague conspiracy
      C
I'm slow and I'm easy
                            G
And I'm waiting for delivery


G A A#            F               C
       I'm just a patsy for your love
G A A#            F            C
       I need an angel from above
G A A#                       F        C
    To a life depraved and lost Inevitable like scars and dust
G A A#            F               G
       I'm just a patsy for your love

(Dm-F-C-G)

Dm
Even with the most control
          F
Tied to fragments born and grown
      C
All fucked up with nowhere to go
                       G
The best thing I ever saw

Dm
I am just a patsy
       F
I sell vague conspiracy
      C
I'm slow and I'm easy
                           G
And I'm waiting for delivery


G A A#            F               C
       I'm just a patsy for your love
G A A#            F            C
       I need an angel from above
G A A#                       F        C
    To a life depraved and lost Inevitable like scars and dust
G A A#         F               Em    D#    A#
    I'm just a patsy for your love, love, love
                  Em    D#    A#   E5
A patsy for your love, love, love

(I am just a patsy)

Solo (A# F C) x 3, (A# F G)

G A A#            F               C
       I'm just a patsy for your love
G A A#            F            C
       I need an angel from above
G A A#                       F        C
    To a life depraved and lost Inevitable like scars and dust
G A A#            F               G
       I'm just a patsy for your love
G

I'm Just A Patsy

Intro: Bm A E G

Verse 1
D                                   A
if god persists, persists in saying yes
E                                   G
i guess we'll have, we'll have to test ourselves
D                                   A
maybe the summer, will come and clear our minds
E                                   G
and find the impulse, to love the sunshine

Bridge
Em D G
i guess we'll have to test,
Bm Em G
until there's nothing left
Em D G
we said the truth was fixed,
Bm Em G
it's lost without a trace

Chorus
Bm
this crime is eternity
A
when time lost its certainty
E                G
the indian summer

(The verses, bridge, and chorus chord pattern stays the same)

Verse 2
D                                  A
maybe this time we'll kiss and we'll not shake hands
E                                  G
indian summer, still hurt and broken
D                                  A
and leave all this material belief
E                                  G
remember the reasons the reasons that made us be

Bridge 2
Em D G
i guess we'll have to test,
Bm Em G
until there's nothing left
Em D G
we said the truth was fixed,
Bm Em G
it's lost without a trace

Chorus 2
Bm
this crime is eternity
A
when time lost its certainty
E                G
the indian summer

Bridge 3
Em D G
i guess we'll have to test,
Bm Em G
until there's nothing left
Em D G
we said the truth was fixed,
Bm Em G
it's lost without a trace

Chorus 3
Bm
this crime is eternity
A
when time lost its certainty
E                G
the indian summer

Bm  A  E  G
the indian summer (x3)

Indian Summer

  D    A   Em             D           A          Em
Your love alone - is not enough not enough not enough
 D      A         Em            D              A            Em
When times get tough they get tough they get tough they get tough
 
   G                            D            A             Em
Trade all your heroes in for ghosts in for ghosts in for ghosts
  G                                  D             A            Em
They're always the one's who love you most love you most love you most
 
Your love alone - is not enough not enough not enough
It's what you felt it's what you said what you said what you said
 
You said the sky would fall on you fall on you fall on you
Through all the pain your eyes stayed Blue they stayed Blue Baby Blue
 

  A                                  Em
But your love alone won't save the world
   G                          D
You knew the secret of the universe
   A                        Em
Despite it all you made it worse
  G                         G
It left you lonely it left you cursed
 


You stole the sun straight from my heart from my heart from heart
With no excuses just fell apart fell apart fell apart
 
No you won't make a mess of me mess of me mess of me
For you're as blind as a man can be man can be man can be
 
I could have seen for miles and miles
I could have made you feel alive
I could have placed us in exile
I could have shown you how too cry
 
Your love alone is not enough
Your love alone is not enough

Your Love Alone Is Not Enough

Send Away The Tigers

Suicide Is Painless

        Dm7           G7
Through Early morning fog I see
C              Am7
Visions of the things to be
    Dm7            G7
The pains that are withheld for me
C              Am
I realize that I can see

     Dm7        G7
That Suicide is Painless
C                 Am7
It brings on many changes
Dm7           G7            Am
I can take or leave it if I please

     Dm7             G7
That game of life is hard to play
C            Am7
I'm going to lose it anyway
    Dm7            G7
The losing card is some delay
C              Am7
So this is all I have to say

     Dm7        G7
That Suicide is Painless
C                 Am7
It brings on many changes
Dm7           G7            Am
I can take or leave it if I please

    Dm7                G7
The sword of time will pierce our skins
C               Am7
It doesn't hurt when it begins
    Dm7              G7
But as it works it's way on in
C                      Am7
The pain grow stronger watch it grin

     Dm7        G7
That Suicide is Painless
C                 Am7
It brings on many changes
Dm7           G7            Am
I can take or leave it if I please

  Dm7              G7
A brave man once requested me
C                   Am7
To answer questions that are key
   Dm7         G7
Is it to be or not to be
C              Am7
And I replied "Oh why ask me."

     Dm7        G7
That Suicide is Painless
C                 Am7
It brings on many changes
Dm7           G7            Am
I can take or leave it if I please

     Dm7        G7
That Suicide is Painless
C                 Am7
It brings on many changes
Dm7           G7            Am
I can take or leave it if I please

     Dm7        G7
That Suicide is Painless
C                 Am7
It brings on many changes
Dm7            G7                Am
You can do the same thing if you please

Suicide Is Painless

Ocean Spray

Em			       C
It's easy to see, it's easy to see,
D			            G
To see only white, where the colour should be.
Em			        C
It's easy to feel, it's easy to feel,
D					   G
But it's not good enough, even though it's real.

Em	       C
Oh please stay awake
         D			 G
And then we can drink some Ocean Spray
Em	       C
Oh please stay awake
         D                       G
And then we can drink some Ocean Spray

Em			           C
It's easy to breathe, it's easy to grieve
D		               G
To breathe only air where life should be
Em			         C
It's easy to laugh, it's easy to cry
D			           G
To cry so so hard that it can't be denied

Em	       C
Oh please stay awake
         D			 G
And then we can drink some Ocean Spray
Em	       C
Oh please stay awake
         D			 G
And then we can drink some Ocean Spray

Em	       C
Oh please stay awake
         D			 G
And then we can drink some Ocean Spray
Em	       C
Oh please stay awake
         D			 G
And then we can drink some Ocean Spray

Ocean Spray

National Treasures - The Complete Singles

Pattern:
Intro
Verse 1/2
Chorus
Verse 3/4
Chorus
Solo
Bridge
Chorus
AAAaaaaaahhhhh to fade
___________________________________________________________________________________
Intro: 

Am	Em 	F 	C  G
Am	Em	F	C  G

___________________________________________________________________________________
Verse 1:

Am                           Em
   The future teaches you to be alone
    F                        C
The present to be afraid and cold.
    Dm                      Am                    G
?So if I can shoot rabbits then I can shoot fascists?

___________________________________________________________________________________
Verse 2:

Am                   Em
   Bullets for your brains today
    F                     C
But we?ll forget it all again
          Dm
Monuments put from pen to paper
Am                        G
Turns me into a gutless wonder

___________________________________________________________________________________
Chorus:

G
Aaaaaannnnnndddd...

           Dm            Am                         G+ChRiff
If you tolerate this then your children will be next
           Dm            Am                          G
If you tolerate this then your children will be next,
        G            G            G
Will be next will be next will be next.


ChRiff:

A-------------
E-------------
C-2/ 5~~~-4---
G-------------

___________________________________________________________________________________
Verse 3:

Am              Em            F              C
  Gravity keeps my head down, or is it maybe shame
    Dm            Am           G
At being so young and being so vain.

___________________________________________________________________________________
Verse 4:

Am              Em             F          C
  Holes in your head today but I?m a pacifist I?ve 
 Dm               Am                 G
Walked La Ramblas but not with real intent.

___________________________________________________________________________________
Chorus:

G
Aaaaaannnnnndddd...

           Dm            Am                         G+ChRiff
If you tolerate this then your children will be next
           Dm            Am                          G
If you tolerate this then your children will be next,
        G            G            G
Will be next will be next will be next.


ChRiff:

A-------------
E-------------
C-2/ 5~~~-4---
G-------------

___________________________________________________________________________________

Solo:

A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
C-2/ 9~~~~~~~~~-7~~~~~~~~~12-11~~~~~~~~~~9/-5~~~~-9/-4~~~~~~-0/-2~~~~~
G---------------------------------------------------------------------



___________________________________________________________________________________
Bridge chords:

G		
Aaaannnnnndddd
F		C			G + Riff
on the streets tonight an old man plays,
F		C			G (follow drum rhythm)
With newspaper cuttings of his glory days.



Bridge tab (played on the A string): 

Aaaannnnnndddd
       8          7                  2      0 3 2
And on the street tonight an old man plays,
     8         7                   3     5 
With newspaper cuttings of his glory days.

___________________________________________________________________________________
Chorus:

G
Aaaaaannnnnndddd...

           Dm            Am                         G+ChRiff
If you tolerate this then your children will be next
           Dm            Am                          G
If you tolerate this then your children will be next,
        G            G            G
Will be next will be next will be next.


ChRiff:

A-------------
E-------------
C-2/ 5~~~-4---
G-------------

___________________________________________________________________________________
Chorus pattern:

Aaahh Aaah Aaah Etc.

If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next

This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours

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

(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

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

Intro: Em  A  Em  A

       Em               A                Em                   
 A
Verse: Be on my side or be on your side, there is no reason for you to hide,
       Em                 A
       Its so hard for me stayin' here all alone, when you could be takin'
       A                Em                                             A
       Me for a ride... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


        G     D         A    G  D          A
Chorus:  Down by the ri-ver,  I shot my ba-by

 Em        A
 Ooh, Ooh, shot her dead


Verse 2:You take my hand I'll take your hand, together we may get away,

        This must madness is too much sorrow, its impossible to make it

        today... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


(Chorus)

(Verse 1)

Down By The River

Intro: D-A-Bm-Em-A  x4

         D                 A                          
I'll confess tonight your all thats on my mind
        Bm            A                   D
I know these roof top nights could last forever.
              A                            Bm
we watched the seasons change, we saw the distance pull us away,
           A
from all we shared together.

D                       A
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                       A
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.

D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
    Em    A
lets run away.
D                             A                             Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
    Em    A
lets run away.

play intro  x2

D                    A
I picked apart every word that you said
  Bm                              A
I dissected each sentence but kept coming up empty
D                         A
the way you are leaves me counting the days
        Bm                            A
till the next time this distance will be a memory


D                        A        
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                     D
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.


D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away.

D-A-Bm-A

where have you been


                                                                        Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away


American Dream 

[intro x2]
A  E  D A

A                                        E
when there's no place you feel at home
              D                               A
and you think you'd be better off alone
A                                          E
when you think there's no reason to try
               D                           A
and you hate yourself and wanna die

A                                      E
when you're filled with anxiety
             D                   A
and everyone's your enemy
A                                        E
when you wish you were someone else
                 D                        A
and you wanna go out and kill yourself

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


A                       E
when you get yourself depressed
                      D                   A
because you think you can't do your best
A                                         E
when you write yourself a stupid song
           D                        A
to remind yourself that you forgot

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


[BRIDGE]
# chords x2:
A  E  D  A

A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-2--------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-4-2---2-4-2-1---1-1-2-2-1-2-4-2-1-22-----------|     x2



[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

G Bm Em A
Well everybody's lookin' for something they can't find,
Walking straight ahead blind-folded production line,
Only taking time for one type of shoe-shine.
Don't look left/right now you got a street fine.
Everybody lookin' for just a little more.
Working late-nights trying to fight off the day glow.
Waiting for the come-around but it is a no show.
Driving in the fast lane lookin' for the slow-mo...

C D A
Oh whats in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know well I don't know man anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time you,
Where were you, you weren't listenin', gonna be a long time
Gonna be a long time.

G Bm Em A
So now you're face down, face lookin like a frying pan.
Hitting up the clubs trying to feel like a real man.
Beating your chest just like you're King Kong but you're just a gui-tar no-string no-song.
Feeling free like ya don't even know it, man you're towing the line hoping you just don't blow it.
Man ya stuck in the mainframe trying to win the big game so much potential it even makes it more of a shame, shame, shame...
Here we go again, same old shit just another name.
Looking at the destiny there in your palm,
But now you got your strings but you got no song.
So sing, sing, sing - shake it like a chicken wing.
It's not what you get it's about what you bring-bring-bring.
So bring it, bring it to the table, not because you have to 'cos you're willing and you're able!

C D A
Oh what's in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know, I don't know anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time.
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time.
You, where were you, you weren't listening, gonna be a long time.
Gonna be a long time.

Gonna Be A Long Time

C#
There's a portrait
     Ab
In a back room
           F#
Which I'll keep for days upon
          C#
Which I relent 
              B
And gaze for hours on
    Bbm                  F#
The muscle, skin and bone
         Ab
Of some imaginary friend

F# Ab F#

        C#
So how about it 
        Ab
Show me please 
           F#
How I will look in twenty years
           C#
And let me please 
          B
Interpret history 
       Bbm        F#
In every line and scar 
               Ab                  
That's painted there in front of me

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

           C#
It doesn't matter
         Ab
What I'm thinking
       F#
What I tell myself to do
         C#      F#
I end up calling

       C#
I stay in to
                   Ab
Defrost the fridge
        F#
Now the kid has gone to bed
             C#
A feeling of dread
              B         
At least when she's around
    Bbm
The trouble's there
     F#                        Ab
It's worse to wake up with her falling 'round the room

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

       C#
Listen Johnny
              F#
You're like a mother
       C#                     F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

       C#
Listen Johnny
              Ab
You're like a mother
       F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

            B
And if they come tonight
       Bbm
You'll roll up tight
     F#             Ab
And take whatever's coming to you next (oh, oh oh oh)

 F# Ab to end.

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