Eels is an American alternative/acoustic indie rock band formed by singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, better known as &quot;Mr. E&quot; or simply e. Born in 1963, he grew up experimenting with music in the Washington D.C. suburbs and later moved to Los Angeles, California, United States emerging as the frontman of a band, calling Eels a vessel for his music. Other members rotate frequently, both in the studio and on stage. Their live shows include interesting interpretations of older songs, and usually some well-known covers. 

Eels est un groupe de rock américain dont l'élément central est Mark Oliver Everett, auteur, compositeur, interprète et multi-instrumentiste ayant déjà enregistré quelques albums sous le pseudonyme de « e » précédemment à la formation du groupe.  Everett choisit les musiciens qui l'entourent en fonction des besoins du moment, le seul point fixe étant Jonathan « Butch » Norton à la batterie. La première incarnation de Eels est en outre composée de Tommy Walters à la basse. Leur premier album, Beautiful Freak, sort en 1996.

Eels ist eine US-amerikanische Rockband, die vom Singer/Songwriter Mark Oliver Everett (Pseudonym: E), gegründet wurde. Er ist der Frontmann der Band, die er als Gefä

'Eels' es una banda de rock de Estados Unidos formada en 1995 por el cantante y compositor Mark Oliver Everett, mejor conocido como Mr. E o simplemente E, quien es el líder de la banda. El resto de los miembros, cambian frecuentemente ya sea para grabaciones en estudio como para las presentaciones en vivo.  A pesar de ser hijo de un reconocido científico norteamericano (Hugh Everett III), Mark Oliver no mostró ningún tipo de talento para las ciencias.

The Eels - Mr. E's Beautiful Blues - Uke

G		C
The smokestack spit
	D	    C     G
Black soot into the sunny sky
G		C
The load on the road
	D	    C     G
Brings a tear to the Indian's eye
G		C
The elephant won't forget
	D	    C     G
What it's like inside its cage
G		C
The ringmaster's telecaster
	D	    C     G
Sings on an empty stage

G
Oh-ho
	C		D	C
Goddamn right it's a beautiful day
G
Oh-ho
	C		D	C
Goddamn right it's a beautiful day
G
Oh-ho

The girl with the curls
And the sweet pink ribbon in her hair
She's crawlin' outta' window
'Cause her daddy just don't care
Come on

Oh-ho
Goddamn right it's a beautiful day
Oh-ho
Goddamn right it's a beautiful day
Oh-ho

The clown with the frown
Drivin' down to the sidewalk fair
Finger on the trigger
Let me tell you it is quite a scare

Oh-ho
Goddamn right it's a beautiful day
Oh-ho
Goddamn right it's a beautiful day
Oh-ho

The kids fit the lids
When their heads hear that crazy sound
My neighbour digs the flavour
Still he's moving to another town
And I don't believe you're comin' back

Goddamn right it's a beautiful day
Oh-ho
Goddamn right it's a beautiful day
Oh-ho

Well I don't know how you're taking
All the shit you see
You don't believe anyone
But most of all openly agree
With you

Goddamn right it's a beautiful day (with you)
Oh-ho
Goddamn right it's a beautiful day
Oh-ho
Goddamn right it's a beautiful day
Oh-ho
Goddamn right it's a beautiful day
Oh-ho

Mr. E's Beautiful Blues

# this is a realy easy song in standard tuning
 
intro - E D A (X2)

E                   D      A
I XXXXX XXXX XX XXX rocket launch
E                        D    A
The XXXXXX XXXXX XXX XXX astronauts
E                  D        A
And X XXXXX XXXXXX to XXXXX words
E            (slap)(slap)(slap) A
?cause X like...                Birds

# the reast is really self explanitory

I Like Birds

#A little iffy on the tab sections but it's pretty near to the original as far as I can tell

|0-----3-2-----------3-----------|0---3---2-----------3---2-----2-|
|--0-------0---0---0---0-----0---|--0---0---0---0---0---0-3-------|
|--------4-------5-------0-0-----|--------4-------5---------2-----|
|5---2-------0---2-------0-----0-|2-----------0---2-----------0---|


Am               Em        F                         C
I xxxx xxxx xxxxx You xxxx xx xxxx xxxx xxxx

Am                      Em        F                                      G
I xxx xxxxxxxx xxxxx But xxxxxx xxx x xxxxxx xxxx

Am       Em          F                                 C
Everyone xxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxx

Am       Em                F                          C
Everyone xxxx xxx xxxx xxxxx xxx xx xx 

    F                                  C
You xxxx xxxxx xxx xx xx

   F                                  C
You xxxx xxxxx xxx xx xx

 
                                  
|0---3---2-----2----------------|
|--0---0---0-------0-0-0-----0--|
|--------4-------5-------0-0----|
|2-----------0---2-------0-----0|


Chorus with chords

                                                                                You just gotta let it go
                                                                     
|0---3---2-----2-----3-----------|0---3---2-----2-----3---2-----2-|
|--0---0---0-------0---0-----0---|--0---0---0-------0---0-3-------|
|--------4-------5-------0-0-----|--------4-------5---------2-----|
|2-----------0---2-------0-----0-|2-----------0---2-----------0---|              x2


You just gotta let it go...
|8-3---8-3-3-7-3-8-3---8-3-3-7-3-|
|1---------------1---------------|
|--------------------------------|
|----2---0-----------2---0-------|                     x2

I Need Some Sleep

C                     Gsus/B
  got a 3 speed and banana seat
C                     Gsus/B
  sitting back on the sissy bar
C                 Gsus/B
  went to sev and got a drink
C                       Gsus/B
  wish i was driving in daddy's car
      F                G
and i looked up at the sky last night
      Am              D 
and i thought i saw a bomb
    F                   G                   C     Gsus/B
and why won't you just tell me what's going on?
C                Gsus/B
  riding down on springhill road
C                    Gsus/B
  meeting alfred out in the woods
C                  Gsus/B
  dogs bark and mosquitos bite
C                          Gsus/B
  scratching the itch that makes it feel good
      F               G
and i looked into the mirror last night
      Am               D
all i saw was a pretty blonde
    F                  G                     C    Gsus/B
and why won't you just tell me what's going on?
Am
  life is funny
    D 
but not ha ha funny
F              C   Gsus/B
  peculiar i guess
Am                       D   you think i got it all going my way
     F               G
then why am i such a fucking mess?


During solo:

C     Gsus/B   (repeat 4 times)



C                   Gsus/B
  want a pony and a birthday cake
C                     Gsus/B
  want a party with a scary clown
C                Gsus/B
  kneel down and bow to the princess
C                    Gsus/B
  kneel down for the queen of the town
      F                G
and i looked up at the sky last night
      Am              D 
and i thought i saw a bomb
    F                   G                    C     Gsus/B     C
and why won't you just tell me what's going on?


 Gsus/B              C
tell me what's going on
 Gsus/B              C

Gsus/B              C (repeat to fade)

3 Speed

Meet The EELS: Essential EELS 1996-2006 Vol. 1

G D/F# Em7
G D/F# Em7

G        D/F#          Em7
blinking lights on the airplane wings
G  D/F#      Em7
up above the trees
G        D/F#   Em7
blinking down a morse code signal
G       D/F#   Em7
especially for me

C                Am
ain't no rainbow in the sky
G                    Em
in the middle of the night
C                Am
but the signal's coming through
Bm                C        
one day i will be alright again

G D/F# Em7
G D/F# Em7

G        D/F#          Em7
blinking lights on the highway cars
G        D/F#   Em7
stopping one by one
G     D/F#        Em7
get a look at the accident
G      D/F#         Em7
didn't see that one coming

C              Am
and the doctor in the sky
G                       Em
gonna bring his chopper down
C              Am
gonna bring me out alive
Bm                C     
and set me on the ground

once more again

G D/F# Em7
G D/F# Em7

G        D/F#          Em7
blinking lights on the airplane wings
G  D/F#      Em7
up above the trees

C       Am
Bm      C    
G  D/F# Em7
G  D/F# Em7
C

Blinking Lights For Me

Verse:

Am         Am/G#
If you see natalie
Am/G             Am/F#
Send along this message
Am                 Am/G#
I know that you've been through
Am/G             Am/F#
An awful lot of late

Chorus

F     C
Girl,
Dm
  Steady the trembling hand
F   C                Dm
     That's what you do
F         C
Girl,
Dm
   Steady your trembling hands
F   C                            Bb
     Then see what's in front of you

[This pattern repeats for all verses/choruses]

Friends and fortunetellers 
They all say you're gonna die
If you don't brighten up
You know you gotta try

Girl,
Steady the trembling hand
That's what you do
Girl,
Steady your trembling hands
Then see what's in front of you

If you see natalie
Send along this message
You may not need this world
But this world needs you here

The last chorus is slightly differnent
F     C
Girl,
Dm
  Steady the trembling hand
F   C                Dm
     That's what you do
F         C
Girl,
Dm
   Steady your trembling hands
F   C                            Dm
     Then see what's in front of you

F             C
You might not feel it now
Dm
But you're gonna get there
And see it somehow
          F       C         Dm
Youre gonna be alright, girl

Bb    F    C

If You See Natalie

C                G
I go to bed real early
F                G
Everybody thinks it's strange
C                 G
I get up early in the morning
F                          G
No matter how disappointed I was with the day before
C                G               F              G                      
It feels new

Things The Grandchildren Should Know

Em          G             A           C 
 I'm gonna tell you what you need to hear 
Em                     G        A             C 
 And I'm a little too late by three or four years 
Em                    G                  A        C 
 And it may not make much sense now that we are apart 
      Em            G       A           C         D  
 But I'm going to stop pretending that I didn't break your  
    Em  G A C
 heart       

Em G A C       

Em                  G                     A        C 
 You see I never thought enough of myself to realize 
Em                  G                           A  
 that losing me could mean something like the tears in 
       C
 your eyes 
Em                 G                        A            C 
 And I want to tell you I'm sorry and it's too late to start 
      Em            G       A           C         D  
 But I'm going to stop pretending that I didn't break your  
   Em    G A C
 heart              

Em G A C  

Em                   G    A             C 
 And it's christmas eve years down the line 
Em                       G                    A  
 Sitting here wishing I'd treated you better When you were 
  C
 mine 
Em                      G     A          C 
 And I have no way of knowing where you are 
      Em            G       A           C         D  
 But I'm going to stop pretending that I didn't break 
       Em   G A C
 your heart              

Em G A C 

           Em           G             A                C 
 I didn't mean to hurt you, I didn't know what I was doing 
Em       G                A C 
 But I know what I've done           

Em G A C Em G A C D Em

I'm Going To Stop Pretending That I Didn't Break Your Heart

(I couldn't find the chords anywhere, so I just kind of made them up, comment if you have any suggestions!)


C  Em  F  G  C
C  Em  F  G  C



Verse 1:
C     Em     F        G              C 
               Was i wrong about the world
C     Em     F        G          C 
               It's a beautiful new place
C     Em     F                     G       C 
               Where else could a creep like me
C     Em     F          G          C
               Meet such a pretty face



Chorus:
Dm            F                   Cm  G
Meeting every day with the rising sun
Dm              F
Looking up it's looking like
          Cm          C
My losing streak is done



Verse 2:
C     Em     F        G              C 
              Used to always feel like
C     Em     F            G              C 
              Wished that i was dressed better
C     Em     F        G              C 
              Never had a lot of luck
C     Em     F        G        C 
              Until i finally met her



Chorus:
Dm            F                   Cm  G
Feeling like the weight that weighed a ton
Dm              F
Lifted off my shoulders now
          Cm          C
My losing streak is done



Verse 3:
C     Em     F        G              C 
              Always felt like giving in
C     Em     F        G              C 
              To the feeling i can't win
C     Em     F        G              C 
              But i took it on the chin
C     Em     F        G              C 
              Now i'm finally cashing in



Chorus:
Dm            F                   Cm  G
Meeting every day with the rising sun
Dm              F
Looking up it's looking like
          Cm          C
My losing streak is done



C     Em     F        G              C 
              My losing streak is done
C     Em     F        G              C 
              I said my losing streak is done
C     Em     F                          G                C 
              Did you hear me I said my losing streak is done

Losing Streak

Blinking Lights And Other Revelations

Intro: C

C
Get off your sled and go to bed
               G
Don't you ever tire?

Throw a bone, I'm finally home
                 C
Curled up by the fire
                                                G                             
Snow is falling from the sky like ashes from an urn
                        
Sweet dreams, my little one
F   E    D  C
Now it's my turn

      G                         C
Well, Christmas is going to the dogs
     G                               C
We'd rather have chew toys than Yule logs
    G                                     C
And things aren't looking very good, it's true
   F             D    E   C 
So I'll just lay here and chew

Now, when I sleep I like to dream
Of rabbits in the snow
Jumping right into my jaws
From their rabbit hole
Take one home and set him down right next to you shoes
Wake up to a big surprise
My gift to you

And Christmas is going to the dogs
We'd rather have chew toys than Yule logs
And things aren't looking very good, it's true
So I'll just lay here and chew

And Christmas is going to the dogs
We're scarfing down the turkey and egg nog
And things aren't looking very good, it's true
So I'll just lay here and chew
So I'll just stay here and chew...

Christmas Is Going To The Dogs

Intro:

          Am   F7   Dm   F7   {x2}  
          Am   F7   Dm   F7  


Verse 1:

          Am                    F7       
            Mama crept onto the milkman's hand

          Dm                             F7
            And then she finally gave birth

          Am                   F7
            Years go by, still I don't know

          Dm                          F7
            Who shall inherit this Earth?



Pre Chorus 1:

              Am                F7
                And no-one will know my name

                   Dm                F7
                Until it's on the stone

                           C                 
                Woah oh-oo-oh



Chorus 1:

          (C)           Dm              G          Dm
             This could be your lucky day...  In hell

           C       Dm                 G                 Dm       
             Never know who it might be...  At your doorbell

           C            Dm              G          Dm
             This could be your lucky day...  In hell

                 
             In hell



Verse 2:

           (Same chords and rhythm as Verse 1)


            Wakin' up with an ugly face

            Winston Churchill in drag

            Looking for new maternal embrace

            Another tired old gag



Pre Chorus 2:

                (Same chords and rhythm as Pre Chorus 1)


                 Am I just a walking bag

                 Of chewed up dust and bones?

                 Woah oh-oo-oh



Chorus 2:

            (Same as Chorus 1)



Interlude:

              Am   F7   Dm   F7



Bridge:

         G                                   Am
           Father Teresa, you can't make me into you

                         Dm
           I never wanna be like you

                           G
           Why can't you see, it's me?

                                         C
           You know it's time to let me go



Chorus 3:

          (C)           Dm              G          Dm
             This could be your lucky day...  In hell

           C       Dm                 G                 Dm       
             Never know who it might be...  At your doorbell

           C            Dm              G          Dm
             This could be your lucky day...  In hell

                  Dm      
             In hell, in hell



Outro:

           C            Dm              G          Dm
             This could be your lucky day...  In hell

           C       Dm                 G                 Dm       
             Never know who it might be...  At your doorbell


             In hell

           C            Dm              G          Dm
             This could be your lucky day...  In hell

                  Dm      
             In hell, in hell, in hell

Your Lucky Day In Hell

Useless Trinkets-B Sides, Soundtracks, Rarieties and Unreleased 1996-2006

D G (3x)

D                 G           D  G
Today is a lovely day to run
D            G            A
Start up the car with the sun

G                    F#m
Packing blankets and dirty sheets
G                       F#m
A roomful of dust and a broom to sweep up
G                Bm             A
All the troubles you and i have seen

D                 G                       D G
Cross when the drawbridge light is green
D               G                 A
Don't look back to that messed-up scene

G                          F#m
Packing blankets and dirty sheets
G                       F#m
A roomful of dust and a broom to sweep up
G                Bm             A
All the troubles you and i have seen

G                            D
And all our troubles will be gone
G                    D
Blowing out over the bridge
F#m                   G
Floating up into the sky
Em                      A
Making the storm clouds cry

D     G               D G
La    La Da Da Da Da
D     G           A
La    La Da Da Da Da


D            G                         D G
Put out that smoke and breath some air
D         G                 A
Get a new name and cut your hair

G                          F#m
Packing blankets and dirty sheets
G                       F#m
A roomful of dust and a broom to sweep up
G                Bm             A
All the troubles you and i have seen

G F#m (X2)
G D A
D G D

Packing Blankets

D  G  F  A

D     G       F      A
Sun comes up on the old neighborhood
Spray-painted bricks and dead firewood
Well I don't know where I'm gonna be next
I don't care where I am gonna be

G                D
Next time if you think of it
A             E
You might remember me as
G            D
The one who let you down
     F           C                D
But never made another sound of fear

D   G   F   A

Some people like to call me Chuck
It's Charles and you are shit outta' luck
If you think you know what happens next
You think you know what happens

Next time if you think of it
You might remember me as
The one who let you down
But never made another
Sound of fear

Sun goes down on the old neighborhood
Dark, damp the stop where i once stood
I don't know where the bus stops next
And i don't care where the bus stops

Next time if you think of it
You might remember me as
The one who let you down
But never made another
Sound of fear

The Sound Of Fear

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---2--2-----2--------4--------------5--  
---------------6--------4--------------

Flyswatter

Intro:      C	C/B	    Am 	 F    	  G    (2x)

  C	      C/B      Am                 F    		                G	
The cut great mindwalking through the dirty streets
  C   C/B   Am    F     	       G	
Of Paris in the hot August heat
F	                      G
Sun melts in the fake
Em      F
Smile away
F	               G
Just looking for a place to stay
C    C/B    Am    F    G


C      C/B      Am          F    	        G	
The actress gave up all her old dreams
C        C/B    Am           F           G
And traded up, now she is a queen
F		          G
Royal families don't have time
Em          F
for that shit
F                      G               
Your crystall ball you keep it hid
C    C/B    Am    F    G


C     C/B       Am      F         G
The tractor trailer driver radios
C     C/B   Am                F    	             G 
Help me someone I'm out here all alone 
F		                        G
Truck drives from the black
Em        F
Night away
F             G               
Praying for the light of day
C	C/B	 Am 	 F 	G 


C        C/B        Am                   F    	         G
The kid in the mall works a hot dog on a stick
C	   C/B       Am                       F               G
His head is a funny shape his heart is a brick
F	              G
Taking your order he will
Em      F
look away
F                    G               
He doesn't have a thing to say
C	C/B	    Am 	 F 	G 

C      C/B     Am                   F    	         G
But me I'm feeling pretty good as of now
C        C/B   Am               F    	                 G
I'm not so sure when I got here and how
F                         G
sun melt in the fake
Em        F
smile away
F                 G                
I think you know I'll be ok
C	C/B	 Am 	 F 	G 

C	C/B	 Am 	 F 	G

C

Grace Kelly Blues

#Intro : Bb,F,C,G

Bb               F
Take heart, my little friend
     C              G
And push back your seat
Bb              F
Soon we'll be far away
C                G
Far from the street
Bb                 F
Where you learned how to be
C             G
Not what you are

Bb          F
Up on the shoulder
C             G
There is a town
Bb            F
With a little motel
        C           G
And an old movie house
      Bb         F
We'll go to a movie
    C        G
Whatever it is

Bb             F
Watching the movie
     C             G
The world's gonna end
     Bb             F
And there ain't a place for
   C            G 
A boy and his friend
  Bb
To go

Bb               F
I'll pick some daisies
C                G
From the flower bed
       Bb       F
Of the galaxy theater
C                     G
While you clear your head
Bb              F
I thought some daisies
C               G
Might cheer you up

Daisies Of The Galaxy

Intro: D Cadd9 Em A

D    Cadd9     Em         A
woke up with a bang and a bug on your face
D    Cadd9         Em        A
it crawled in your mouth and gave you a 
C        G             Bm       C
taste of the good life you left behind
Em           A
but I think you're gonna be fine

D     Cadd9     Em      A
somebody loves you and you're gonna make it through
D     Cadd9     Em      A
somebody loves you and you're gonna make it through

C G Em A

(The rest of the song are the same chords, except where otherwise noted)

this nagging malaise is more than a phase
it feels like a job but no boss ever 
pays you to lay there and think how you'll die
while the tears start to well in your eyes

somebody loves you and you're gonna make it through
somebody loves you and you're gonna make it through

C G Bm C C G Bm C Em A

one more saturday all alone through the night
you've got to be sure when you turn out that 
light that it's going to turn on again
you've got to be your good friend


somebody loves you and you're gonna make it through
somebody loves you and you're gonna make it through
somebody loves you and you're gonna make it through
somebody loves you and you're gonna make it through

C G Bm C C G Bm C C G Bm C Em A

Outro: D Cad9 Em A x 2

Somebody Loves You

C        G           F
I like a girl with a dirty mouth
C                  G
someone that i can believe
C         G         F
we had a window not open too long
C        G                C
but that time is good and gone

Em                    Am
and if I ever see her again
            Dm            F   G
just walking by with some new guy
Em                       Am
I know that we will need to pretend
            Dm                 F   G
and hope our eyes keep telling lies

Dirty Girl

Shootenanny!

EELS
--------------------
CLIMBING TO THE MOON

C  G  C  G

VERSE 1

C                      G
So I wrote it all in a letter
C                      G
But I don't know if it came
F                      C
The nurse she likes my writing
F                    C
So she keeps it just like me
        Bb            F
So that it won't get away

CHORUS

C       F              C
I won't be denied this time
        F            C
'Fore I go out of my mind
                    Am
Over matters got my foot on the ladder
    F            G         Em   Am   F  G
And I'm climbing up to the moon
C  G

VERSE 2

C                         G
Got a sky that looks like heaven
C                            G
Got an earth that looks like shit
F                    C
It's getting hard to tell where
F
What I am ends
    C                   Bb   F
And what they're making me begins

CHORUS
C       F              C
I won't be denied this time
        F            C
'Fore I go out of my mind
                    Am
Over matters got my foot on the ladder
    F            G         Em   Am   F  G
And I'm climbing up to the moon
C  G


Em       Am
Saturday in the yard
F                 C
They'll bring you by
Em             Am
We'll lay down on the grass
          Bb                F  C  F  C  F  C  G  Am  F  G
And watch as the sky closes in

CHORUS

C       F              C
I won't be denied this time
        F            C
'Fore I go out of my mind
                    Am
Over matters got my foot on the ladder
    F            G         Em   Am   F  G
And I'm climbing up to the moon
         G         Em   Am  F  G
Climbing up to the moon


Em  Am  F  G (x3), end on C

Climbing To The Moon

# Asus2                  F
# Laying xx xxx xxxxxxxx floor
# Asus2                     F
# Kitty xxxxx xx xxxxx xxxx more
#     G
# And x
#         F#
# I xxxxx try
#     Asus2                        F
# xxx waking xx xx xxxxxx xxxx xxx wanna xxx


# Asus2               F
# Walter's xx xxx telephone
# Asus2                F
# Tell xxx x xx xxx xx home
#       G
# xxxxx I
#           F#
# xxxxx xxxx I
#    Asus2                            F
# xx going xx x xxxxx where xxxx xx always xxxx

# Asus2          F
# My xxxxxx Elizabeth
# Asus                F
# My xxxx xx xxxx xxx p***

Elizabeth On The Bathroom Floor

Electro-Shock Blues

C       F  C           F
My beloved monster and me

C       F        C         F
We go everywhere together

C         F        C             F
Wearing a raincoat that has four sleeves

C       F                 C        F
Gets us through all nasty weather


Chorus:
G                                 F
She will always be the only thing

G                                          F
That comes between me and the awful sting

G                              F                          
That comes from living in a world that's so damn

C     F
mean

C F


Verse:
C       F  C          F
My beloved monster is tough

C            F        C           F
if she wants she will disrobe you

C          F       C          F
but if you lay her down for a kiss

C          F              C       F
her little heart it could explode


Chorus:
G                                 F
She will always be the only thing

G                                          F
That comes between me and the awful sting

G                           F
That comes from living in a world that's so damn

C  F
mean

C     F     C     F
la la la la la la la la 
C     F        C     
la la la la la la la

My Beloved Monster

G    D   Em  C      G            D
wise men say  only fools rush in 
    C  D     Em   C          G     D   G
but i can't help falling in love with you
G     D Em  C          G       D
shall i stay  would it be a sin 
   C  D     Em   C          G    D    G
if i can't help falling in love with you

[Bridge]
D              Em
like a river flows
D              Em
surely to the sea
D              Em
darling so it goes
G                           D
some things were meant to be
G    D   Em  C        G            D
Take my hand  take my whole life too
      C  D     Em   C          G     D   G
cause i can't help falling in love with you
[repeat last line]

Can't Help Falling In Love

Royal Albert Hall

Intro: (G) (F) (C) (D7) x2 

(G)If you're scared to (F) die, you'd better 
(C)not be scared to (D7)live
(G)I've been spending (F)all my days
(C)Giving all I can (D7)give
(F)Last night I heard (G)someone walk in
(F)Through my bedroom (G)door
(F)What they wanted, I'm (D7)not exactly (G)sure

(F)A friendly (C)ghost (D7) is all I (G)need   (2x)

(G)Marking time on a (F)broken watch
(C)Counting days 'til the (D7)old pawn shop
(G)Sells me back my (F)saxophone
(C)Then everyone's gonna (D7)leave me alone
(F)Two times I thought (G)I heard someone 
(F)Knocking on the (G)glass
(F)I hid my head and (D7)prayed that it would (G)pass

(F)A friendly (C)ghost (D7) is all I (G)need   (2x)

(G)If you're scared to (F)die you better
(C)not be scared (D7)to live
(G)I've been carrying (F)'round a grudge
(C)Think I better for(D7)give
(F)Last night I heard (G)footsteps walking
(F)On the attic (G)floor
(F)I got up and I (D7)opened up the (G)door

(F)A friendly (C)ghost (D7) is all I (G)need (2x)

(G)If you're scared to (F) die, you'd better 
                                                                      A Friendly Ghost <-- 2nd Voice
(C)not be scared to (D7)live
                                                                     Is all I need        <-- 2nd Voice 
(G)I've been spending (F)all my days
                                                                     A Friendly Ghost <-- 2nd Voice
(C)Giving all I can (D7)give

(G)(F)(C)(D7) 2x
(G)(F)(C)(D7) (G)

Friendly Ghost

Souljacker

C                    G
She put on her party dress
F
 I put on my jacket
Am                 G
and walked out the door

C                   G
Didn't have nowhere to go
F
 Didn't matter that the
Am                G    
night was getting cold

F                  Am
Pulled her closer to me
F        Am
To keep her warm
D                                G
And everything was beautiful and free
G
In the beginning

C        G
F        Am  G

She woke up late in the morning
I pulled the curtain back
The sun came pouring in

There was no one in the world
There was nothing else
just me and my girl

She put her arms around me
gave me a kiss
And everything was beautiful and free
In the beginning

The Beginning

End Times

Verse 1:
F         Em              Am     D
She's got her life living in her heart
F         Em              Am         D
She's got these eyes well where do I start?
F            Em     Am         D
Like looking at the deep night sky
F       Em       Am       D
So many worlds inside her eyes
        Bb  C  F                Bb  C  F  Em  Am D
She's a          spectacular girl


Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords]
Part of the job of being a man
Is knowing when to let go of her hand
A kind of power it can't be reined in
To hold her back would be a sin
She's a spectacular girl


Interlude: [F - Em - Am - D] x4


Verse 3: [use verse 1 chords]
She sees the beauty in things we all miss
All good things are to find by the kiss
If you feeling like you can't believe
Well then how do you explain the miracle I see
She's a spectacular girl
Spectacular girl


Verse 4: [use verse 1 chords]
Not a desire and not a need
somethings just happen because they have to be
I'm gonna get there, I'm telling you sir
I'm a man on a mission and I'm all about her
She's a spectacular girl
Spectacular girl


Outro: [F - Em - Am - D] until fade out

to play the piano melody, use the same chord formations but pick the bottom three strings from a-c

Spectacular Girl

F           Gm            A# 
I like your toothy smile
F         Gm              A#
It never fails to beguile
F         Am              Dm  
Whichever way the wind is blowing
A#            C           F     Gm  A#
  I like the way this is going

F          Gm            A#
I like the color of your hair
F          Gm              A#
I think we make a handsome pair
F          Am          Dm  
I can only see my love growing
A#           C          F
I like the way this is going

Am                      A#
I like to watch TV with you
Gm                      F
It's really nothing that I would rather do
Am                      A#
Then maybe we can go to bed
G                        C
And get up and do it all again

F          Gm             A#
I like the way your pants fit
F           Gm                A#
And how you stand and how you sit
F             Am              Dm  
Whatever ever seeds that your sewing
A#          C           F     Gm  A#
I like the way this is going

F       Gm             A#
I don't care about the past
F       Gm             A#
None of it was made to last
F               Am                   Dm
Its not who you know, but who you're knowing
A#          C           F     Am
I like the way this is going
A#          C           F     Gm  A# ...
I like the way this is going

I Like The Way This Is Going

Tomorrow Morning

C                      E
All my life I had this funny little feeling
Am                           F         G
Came and went time and again in all my daily dealings
C                     E
Call it a deficit, an emptiness inside
Am                            F                   G
Why is true love hard to find, why does true love hide


Prechorus:

F                   E
But now I found you and I know that we would be
E                G              Am
So very happy if you could only see
F                           G
That I was made for you and you were made for me


Chorus:

C                          E
The road in front of us is long and it is wide
Am                         F                   G
We've got beginner's luck, we've got it on our side
C                          E
With you I will and well I think I'm qualified
Am                        F                    G
And with beginner's luck we've got to take the ride


Verse 2:
I've got a plan you know I've got it all worked out
And all you gotta do is pack your bags and check your doubts
You come around and you will see just what I am
A true love through the worst of times, a true love to the end


Prechorus:
So now you found me and you only gotta see
How complementary we could really be
Cos I was made for you and you were made for me


Chorus:
The road in front of us is long and it is wide
We've got beginner's luck, we've got it on our side
We will be stronger if our forces are aligned
And with beginner's luck we've got to take the ride


We'll take the ride as far as anyone can go
We'll pray hand in hand until the toe
I've got it all worked out don't worry about a thing
Just give your hand to me, and here, put on this ring

Chorus:
The road in front of us is long and it is wide
We've got beginner's luck, we've got it on our side
With you I will and well I think I'm qualified
And with beginner's luck we've got to take the ride

Beginner's Luck

Hombre Lobo

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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Meet The EELS: Essential EELS 1996-2006 Vol. 1

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