Bentley's musical style is considered to be more traditional than many of his contemporaries and often contains traditional themes of lost or forbidden love, drinking and cheating. &quot;Lot of leavin' left to do&quot;, one of his biggest singles, is also reminiscent of Waylon Jennings' style of Outlaw country with Western Swing influences.  Early life Dierks Bentley was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Then he moved to Lawrenceville, New Jersey, where he attended the Lawrenceville School, graduating in 1993.[1] 

Dierks Bentley Ces trois dernières années, Dierks Bentley et son groupe ont donné plus de concerts que quiconque. 

Intro:
G-F-G-G x2

Verse 1:
G
I've been called a rambler
         F                           G       F
'Cause I keep my eyes on that horizon line
    G
And I've been called a gambler
         F                           G         F
'Cause I always wanna let my winnings ride

Pre Chrus:
              G    Asus2 F 
I've been broke more     times than I can count
              G   Asus2 F
I've been stuck for     days in a lonely town
F
When my luck ran south

Chorus:
G                   D
Hey I might be makin' me a reputation
Em7
  Of goin' my own way and
F
I can't live it down
G                        D
Got the throttle wide open gonna live it up knowin'
Em7
In this life you only
F
Get one go around
(no chord)
And I can't live it down

G-F-G-G

Verse 2:
G
There's times I've wasted money
         F                             G            F
'Cause I know that I can always make more cash
    G
But wasted time is something man
F                               G
When it's gone you can't get it back

Pre Chorus:
         G  Asus2 F
So I'll go on     burnin' up both ends
             G    Asus2 F
'Cause I don't want a   whole lot of might've-beens
F
Now that would be a sin

(Repeat Chorus)

Pre Chorus:
         G   Asus2 F
Gonna live for     places I ain't been
         G    Asus2 F
Make a lot more     good remember-whens
F
Right up to the end

(Repeat Chorus)

G- F                  G     
      I can't live it down
G                  G-F-G
I can't live it down

Intro

Can't Live It Down

Long Trip Alone

Intro: (E)  (Asus2)  (E)  (Asus2)

(E) Come a little closer, baby
(Asus2) I feel like layin' you (E) down (Asus2)
On a (E) bed sweet surre(Asus2)nder
Where we can (E) work it all out (Asus2)
(C#m) There ain't nothin' that (Asus2) love can't fix
(C#m) Girl, it's right here at our (Asus2) fingertips
(E) So come a little closer baby,
(Asus2) I feel like layin' you (E) down

(E) Come a little closer, baby
(Asus2) I feel like lettin' (E) go (Asus2)
Of every(E)thing that stands be(Asus2)tween us
And the love we (E) used to know (Asus2)
(C#m) I wanna touch you like a (Asus2) cleansing rain
(C#m) Let it wash all the (Asus2) hurt away
(E) So come a little closer baby
(Asus2) I feel like lettin' (E) go

   If there's (Asus2) still a chance
   Then take my hand
   And we'll (E) steal away
   Off in(Asus2)to the night
   'till we make things right
   The (F#m) sun's gonna rise on a (Bm) better day

Solo

(E) Come a little closer baby
(Asus2) I feel like strippin' it (E) down (Asus2)
(E) Back to the basics of (Asus2) you and me
And what makes the (E) world go 'round (Asus2)
(C#m) Every inch of you a(Asus2)gainst my skin
(C#m) I wanna be stronger than (Asus2) we've ever been
(E) So come a little closer baby
(Asus2) I feel like strippin' it (E) down

(E) Just a little bit closer baby (Asus2)
(E) Just a little bit closer baby (Asus2)
(E) Come a little bit closer baby
(Asus2) I feel like layin' you (E) down (Asus2)....


Come A Little Closer

A}--2--4--5----0--2--------2--4--5----5--4--2--
E}-------------------3-------------------------
C}---------------------------------------------
G}---------------------------------------------

Settle For A Slowdown

Greatest Hits / Every Mile A Memory 2003 - 2008

Intro - D - A - Em - D - A - Em


(verse 1)
D              A                Em
Rollin on the fast lane on the leavin side of town,
D               A                 Em7
Just me and the dreams I've left undone,
D                A              Em
There's a lot of roads I could point this chevy down,
    G                    D
But I can only think of one,


(verse 2)
D                 A               Em
On this river of concrete slab a man could drive for days,
D               A        Em
And let his imagination run,
D                    A         Em
There's time for a million memories along the way,
    G                    D      G                    Esus
But I can only think of one, Oh I can only think of one,


(chorus)
E                          C#m
Summer down in Galviston, underneath the stars,
E                         A
Fire burnin on the sand, ragin in our hearts,
   E                    C#m      
If there's a time in my whole life,
       A             D
I've really been in love,
A               G             D        A - G
I can only, But I can only think of one,


(verse 3)
D              A                  Em
I'm not gonna turn back till I'm, back to where you are,
D             A                 Em7
To undo the damage that's been done,
D                A              Em
There may be a hundred ways to mend this broken heart,
    G                    D          G                  Esus
But I can only think of one, oh But I can only think of one,


(chorus)
E                          C#m
Summer down in Galviston, underneath the stars,
E                         A
Fire burnin on the sand, and you back in my arms,
   E                    C#m
If there's a time in my whole life,
        A            D
I've really been in love,
A           G           F             C
I can only, I can only, I can only think of one,

(ending chords - C - G - Dm = 3x's)

I Can Only Think Of One

verses : F F Dm A# x 2
chorus : Gm Dm F C, Gm Dm C
bridge : Dm F A# C


F
Take your suitcase take your heart, take a train to the boluvard
               Dm                        A#
my love will follow you,  my love will follow you
F
You can try to losse yourself downtown, you can burn all your bridges down
               Dm                        A#
my love will follow you,  my love will follow you...


Chours:

Gm                  Dm               F            C
My love will follow you down every hiway of youe soul
G                     Dm                              A#
you can leave me far behind but my love will be your shadow
                   C
everwhere that you go...

F
Close the door turn in the key, leave me here like a memory
              Dm                        A#
my love will follow you,  my love will follow you
F
Even on a road,that takes you down where,
courts and human kindness come onwound
        Dm                        A#
my love will follow you,  my love will follow you.


Chours:

Gm                  Dm               F            C
My love will follow you down every hiway of your soul
G                     Dm                              A#
you can leave me far behind but my love will be your shadow
                   C
everwhere that you go


Bridge:

Dm                       F
If you should go so far, that you cannot get back
A#                          C
girl you may not remember, but my heart wont lose track..


Go ahead, take that train, in my heart you still remain
              Dm                        A#
my love will follow you,  my love will follow you.


My Love Will Follow You

Dierks Bentley

Verse 1:
D
West, on a plane bound west
                    A
I see her stretching out below
D
Land, blessed mother land
   Bm           A     D
The place where I was born

Verse 2:
D
Scars, yeah she?s got her scars
                       A
Sometimes it starts to worry me
D
Cause lose, I don?t wanna lose
Bm      A      D
Sight of who we are

Chorus:
        Bm   A     D
From the mountains high
       Bm   D       A
To the wave crashed coast
         Bm   A  D
There?s a way to find
      Bm      A
Better days I know

            Bm   A    D
It?s been a long hard ride
      Bm  D   A
Got a ways to go
            Bm    A   D
But this is still the place
       Bm   A    D
That we all call home

Verse 3:
D
Free, nothing feels like free
                                  A
Though it sometimes means we don?t get along
D
Cause same, no we're not the same
    Bm          A        D
But that?s what makes us strong

Chorus:
        Bm   A     D
From the mountains high
       Bm   D       A
To the wave crashed coast
         Bm   A  D
There?s a way to find
      Bm      A
Better days I know

            Bm   A    D
It?s been a long hard ride
     Bm    A  D
Got a ways to go
            Bm    A   D
But this is still the place
        Bm  A    D
That we all call home

Verse 4:
D
Brave, gotta call it brave
                    A
To chase that dream across the sea
D
Names, and they signed their names
    Bm        A    D
For something they believed

Verse 5:
D
Red, how the blood ran red
                        A
And we laid our dead in sacred ground
D
Just think, wonder what they think
   Bm         A      D  
If they could see us now

Chorus Outro:
            Bm   A    D
It?s been a long hard ride
      Bm   D  A
Got a ways to go
            Bm    A   D
But this is still the place
        Bm       A
That we all call home

            Bm   A    D
It?s been a long hard ride
      Bm    D    A
And I won?t lose hope
        Bm    A   D
This is still the place
        Bm  A    D
That we all call home

Home

Intro: Am F C x2

    Am
Its just an old beat up truck 
      F
Some say that I should trade up
     C
Now that I got some jangle in my pocket
    Am
But what they dont understand 
    F
Is its the miles that make a man
           C
I wouldnt trade that thing in for a rocket
     Am
What they dont know is my dad and me
     F
We drove her out to Tennessee
     C                           G
And shes still here and now hes gone
   Dm  F   C
So I hold on
 
     Am
Its just an old beat up box
     F
Its rusty strings across the top
     C
It probly dont look like much to you
           Am
But these dents and scratches in the wood
      F
Yea thats what makes it sound so good
C
To me its better than brand new
    Am
Yea see this here flat top guitar
     F
Has had my back in a million bars
C                      G
Singing every country song
   Dm  F   C
So I hold on
 
Chorus:
        F          C
To the things, I believe in
     G                    Am
My faith, your love, our freedom
         F
To the things I can count on
    C              G
To keep me going strong
             Am  F  C
Yeah I hold on
       Am  F  C
I hold on
            F
Like the stripes to the flag
        C          G
Like a boy to his dad
         F           C             G
I cant change who I am, right or wrong
           Am  F  C x2
So I hold on
 
 Am
Baby lookin at you right now
  F
There aint never been no doubt
C
Without you Id be nothing
   Am                      F
So if you ever worry about, me walkin out
C
Yeah let me tell you something
Am   F  C
I hold on 
Am  F   C
I hold on

Can you hear me baby
Am  F   C
I hold on
Am  F  C
I hold on

Chorus
         F        C
To the things, I believe in
    G                      Am
My faith, your love, our freedom
         F
To the things I can count on
    C              G
To keep me going strong 
        F         C      
To the things, I believe in
    G                       Am
My faith, your love, our freedom
         F
To the things I can count on
    C               G
To keep me going strong
             Am F C
Yea I hold on
         Am F C 
I hold on

I Hold On

Intro: G Cadd9 G Cadd9

Verse 1

G                         Cadd9
I took two weeks vacation for the honeymoon
G                     Cadd9            
A couple tickets all inclusive down in Cancun
Em7                     D                  C
I couldn't get my money back so I'm in seat 7a
D
I'm getting drunk on a plane

Verse 2

G                      Cadd9
I bet the fella on the aisle thought I was crazy
G                                 Cadd9
Cause I taped your picture to the seatback right beside me
Em7                     D                       C
Now I've got empty mini bottles fillin' both our trays
D
I'm getting drunk on a plane

Chorus

G                           Cadd9
Buyin' drinks for everybody but the pilot it's a party
Em           Cadd9            G       
Got this 737 rockin' like a G6 Stewardess is somethin'
     Cadd9                            Em
sexy leanin' pouring Coke and whiskey told her about my
          Cadd9
got a little mile-high flight attention
G          Cadd9         Em              D            
It's Mardi Gras up in the clouds I'm up so high I may
           G                 Cadd9                Em
never come down I'll try anything to drown out the pain
              D (let ring out)
they all know why I'm getting drunk on a plane

G  Cadd9  G  Cadd9

Verse 3

G                              Cadd9
We had this date marked on the calendar forever
G                           Cadd9
We'd take that new wed limo airport ride together
Em7                         D                            C
I feel like a plastic groom alone there at the top of the cake
D
So hey, I'm getting drunk on a plane

Chorus

G                           Cadd9
Buyin' drinks for everybody but the pilot it's a party
Em           Cadd9            G       
Got this 737 rockin' like a G6 Stewardess is somethin'
     Cadd9                            Em
sexy leanin' pouring Coke and whiskey told her about my
          Cadd9
condition got a little mile-high flight attention
G          Cadd9         Em              D            
It's Mardi Gras up in the clouds I'm up so high I may
           G                 Cadd9                Em
never come down I'll try anything to drown out the pain
              D 
they all know why I'm getting drunk on a plane

Verse 4

G                             Cadd9
On my way home I'll bump this seat right up to first class
G                         Cadd9
So I can drink that cheap champagne out of a real glass
Em7                            D                      Cadd9
And when we land I'll call her up and tell her kiss my ass
D
'Cause hey, I'm drunk on a plane

Chorus

G                           Cadd9
Buyin' drinks for everybody but the pilot it's a party
Em           Cadd9            G       
Got this 737 rockin' like a G6 Stewardess is somethin'
     Cadd9                            Em
sexy leanin' pouring Coke and whiskey told her about my
          Cadd9
condition got a little mile-high flight attention
G          Cadd9         Em              D            
It's Mardi Gras up in the clouds I'm up so high I may
           G                 Cadd9                Em
never come down I'll try anything to drown out the pain
              D                                 G
they all know why I'm getting drunk on a plane


Cadd9                       G
I'm getting drunk on a plane  
Cadd9                   G
I might be passed out 
Cadd9                   G
in the baggage claim 
Cadd9           G
but right now 
Cadd9               G
I'm drunk on a plane

Drunk On A Plane

RISER

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

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

(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: 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

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
:)

Fast Car

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.

Slow Graffiti

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)

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