Damien Rice a commencé sa carrière de musicien en tant que chanteur du groupe rock Juniper, qui a sorti deux singles. Alors que le groupe est sur le point d'enregistrer un album, Damien décide de le quitter (les autres membres ont formé le groupe Bell X1) et part sillonner l'Europe. Lorsqu'il rentre en Irlande, il se lance dans sa première maquette solo.  En 2004 la chanson &quot;The Blower's Daughter&quot; de son premier album O est choisie pour la BO du film Closer, entre adultes consentants.

Damien Rice (* 7. Dezember 1973 in Kildare, Irland) ist ein irischer Musiker.  Rice war zuerst der Sänger von Juniper, einer Rockband, die die Singles 'The World Is Dead' und 'Weatherman' veröffentlichte. Unmittelbar bevor sie ihr erstes Album für Polygram 1999 aufnehmen wollten, bemerkte Rice, in welche kommerzielle Richtung er sich von dem Label gezwungen fühlte, und er verlie

Damien Rice (7 de diciembre de 1973, Celbridge, County Kildare) es un músico irlandés.  Originalmente Rice fue el cantante de Juniper, una banda de rock que llegó a lanzar los singles &quot;The World Is Dead&quot; y &quot;Weatherman&quot;. En la víspera de la grabación de su primer álbum en 1999, a Rice no le gustó la dirección comercial que estaba tomando el disco, debido a la presión de la discográfica Polygram, y decidió abandonar el grupo.  

Verse: D    D/A   Bm     G     Em7  Bm7   G    A7sus4 A7


Chorus:
         Bm      G      A       D       G  Emaj7  Em  A7sus4~A7



Verse 1
 D                   D/A                    Bm                            G
Nothin unusual, Nothin strange close to nothin to at all
 Em7	                Bm7              
the same old scenario the same old rain
 G                          A7sus4~A7
theres no explosions here

Something unusual, something strange come from nothin at all
i saw her space ship fly by your window
did you see it disappear?

Chorus
 Bm                       G
Amie come sit on my wall
 A                          D
read me the story of old
 G                     Emaj7
tell it like you still believe
           F#m        Em           A7sus4~A7
that the end of the century is a change in you and me

Verse 2
nothin unusual, nothins changed just a little older, that's all
you know when you've found it theres somethin i've learned
'cause you feel it wnen they take it away
hey hey hey
  
something unusual something strange come from nothin at all
i'm not a miracle im not a saint 
just another soldier on a road to nowhere

  Chorus
Amie come sit on my wall
read me the story of old
tell it like you still believe
the end of the century is a change for you and me

Amie come sit on my wall
read me the story of old
tell it like you still believe
that the end of the century brings a change for you and me

Amie

Cannonball is the second single of the O album (with The Blower's Daughter being the first one). It reached #32 on the UK Singles Chart.  The song is one of Rice's most popular, and has been used in several media, like in the movie In Good Company, and the TV shows Bones, The OC and The L Word.

Em   C   G   D ( x 2 )
Em   C   G   D   C


Em              C           G        D
Still a little bit of your taste in my mouth
Em              C          G         D
Still a little bit of you laced with my doubt
Em                  C       G     D        C     D
Its still a little hard to see     what's goin on


Still a little bit of your ghost your weakness
Still a little bit of your face I haven't kissed
You slip a little closer each day, yet I can't say what's goin' on.


Chorus:
 G       C            D
Stones taught me to fly
G       C           D
Love taught me to lie  
G      C            D
Life taught me to die
             C                     D                Em
So its not hard to fall when you float like a cannonball


Em   C   G   D  ( x 2 )
Em   C   G   D   C   D

Cannonball

Am	Am	     Am	  	Am  G
  Don't hold yourself like that
F	F		F	F   G
  You'll hurt your knees
Am      Am	Am            Am   G
  I kissed your mouth and back
F	F         F      F
  That's all I need

G       G            F          F
  Don't build your world around
G    G          F         F 
  Volcanoes melt you down

Chorus:

       Am       Am       F     F
What I am to you, is not real
       Am       Am           F     F
What I am to you, you do not need
       Am       Am                F        F
What I am to you, is not what you mean to me
            Am        Am                      F        F
You give me miles and miles of mountains, and I ask for the sea

Verse:

Don't throw yourself like that
In front of me
I kissed your mouth your back
Is that all you need?
Don't drag my love around
Volcanoes melt me down

Chorus


bridge
           C
for what I give to you
                 G
Is just what i'm going through
              Am
This is nothing new
                 F
No no just another phase of finding
           C
what I really need
        E
Is what makes me bleed
           Am
And like a new disease
            F
Lord, she's still too young to treat

Volcano

When he played this live once, Damien explained how this song started out:He was in a bar and had this really deep conversation with this girl. He really felt they connected, but at the end of the night she told him that her husband was waiting for her. To quote Damien "A bitter and drunk song writer came home after that and put this song together". Read more on Last.fm.

A|---------7----------8-------------------------------------|
E|--5---5--5-------5--5---3-----3----------------3----------|
C|----4-----------2-2-2------2-------------------------6----|
G|---------5-----------------------4------------5--5--4-4---|
                                                              
A|---------7----------8------------------------2------------|
E|--5---5--5-------5--5-------3--3-------1-------0----------|
C|----4-----------2-2-2----------------5-----4--------------|
G|---------5-----------------------4-------2-------1--------|

Cheers Darlin'

Am   C/B        C
I remember it well
            F           G       
The first time that I saw
      F                G
Your head around the door
        Am    C/B     C
'Cause mine stopped working



Am    C/B      G
I remember it well
           F           G
There was wet in your hair
        F        G
I was stood in stare
     Am    C/B    C
And time stopped moving



            C      
I want you here tonight
            G
I want you here
          C                    F
'Cause I can't believe what I found
            C                    G
I want you here tonight want you here
C                      F                 Am
Nothing is taking me down, down, down...

(Repeat chords as before)

I Remember

This song is probably the one that made Damien Rice famous, when it was featured in the movie Closer (Mike Nichols), along with extracts of two other songs (including Cold Water).  The title is a reference to the daughter of Rice's clarinet professor, back when he was younger.

1st verse :
          E
And so it is
     E                   A
Just like you said it would be
A                 B
Life goes easy on me
    A       E   -   E7  -  E  -  Esus4   -
Most of the time
          E
And so it is
    E             A
The shorter story
   A           B
No love, no glory
   B            C#m     C#m
No hero in her sky


Chorus :
                A>let ring          (A)
I can't take my eyes off of you
                G#m>let ring        (G#m)
I can't take my eyes off you
                F#m>let ring        (F#m)
I can't take my eyes off of you
                E>let ring          (E)
I can't take my eyes off you
                A             B
I can't take my eyes off you
                  A        A    -    B   -      
I can't take my eyes...



2nd verse :
          E
And so it is
     E                  A
Just like you said it should be
      A               B
We'll both forget the breeze
    A           E  -  Esus4   -   E  -  Esus4   -
Most of the time
          E
And so it is
    E            A
The colder water
    A               B
The blower's daughter
    B            C#m              C#m
The pupil in denial




Chorus :
                A>let ring          (A)
I can't take my eyes off of you
                G#m>let ring        (G#m)
I can't take my eyes off you
                F#m>let ring        (F#m)
I can't take my eyes off of you
                E>let ring          (E)
I can't take my eyes off you
                A             B
I can't take my eyes off you
                  A        A    -    B   -      
I can't take my eyes...


Bridge :
F#
 Oooooooooohh
F#               B
Did I say that I loathe you?
B                G#m  
Did I say that I want to
C#             D#m      D#m
Leave it all behind?


Outro :
                B>let ring         (B)
I can't take my mind off of you
                A#m>let ring       (A#m)
I can't take my mind off you
                G#m>let ring       (G#m)
I can't take my mind off of you
                F#>let ring        (F#)
I can't take my mind off you
                B>let ring       C#>let ring
I can't take my mind off you
                B>let ring
I can't take my mind...
   B>let ring    (B)
My mind...my mind...

The Blower's Daughter

G        D    G          D 
We might kiss  we are alone
G        D   
nobody's watching
               A       
I might take you home
G           D     G             D  
We might make out when nobody's there
G                      D
It's not that we're scared
                    A
It's just that it's delicate


Chorus: Strum the chords

              G
So why do you fill my sorrow
         D
With the words you've borrowed
         G                     D
From the only place you've known
    G
And why do you sing Hallelujah
      D
If it means nothing to you
          G                                A
Why do you sing with me at all?

Verse 2: Play as verse 1

We might live like never before
When there's nothing to give
Well how can we ask for more
We might make love in some sacred place
The look on your face is delicate

Chorus: Strum

So why do you fill my sorrow
With the words you've borrowed
From the only place you've known
And why do you sing Hallelujah
If it means nothing to you
Why do you sing with me at all?

So why do you fill my sorrow
With the words you've borrowed
From the only place you've known
And why do you sing Hallelujah
If it means nothing to you
Why do you sing with me at all?

Delicate

Damien Rice - Cheers Darlin'    
==============================
Chords
-------

[Intro]

Am  Dm  G  C  E  (x2)  (Pluck gently for intro only)


[Verse]

Am            Dm           G               C     E
Cheers darlin'  Here's to you and your lover boy
Am            Dm       G               C        E
Cheers darlin'  I got years to wait around for you
Am            Dm                G           C     E
Cheers darlin'  I've got your wedding bells in my ear
Am            Dm              G               C                E
Cheers darlin'  You give me three cigarettes to smoke my tears away

Am            Dm           G               C     E
And I die when you mention his name
Am            Dm           G               C     E
And I lied, I should have kissed you when we were running the reins
Am            Dm  
What am I darlin'?
G                         C                E
A whisper in your ear? A piece of your cake?
Am            Dm       
What am I, darlin?
G                        C                   E
The boy you can fear? Or your biggest mistake?

Am            Dm           G               C     E
Cheers darlin' here's to you and your lover man
Am            Dm           G               C     E
Cheers darlin' I just hang around and eat from a can                  
Am            Dm           G               C     E
Cheers darlin' I got a ribbon of green on my guitar
Am            Dm           G               C     E 
Cheers darlin' I got a beauty queen to sit not very far from here

Am Dm         G               C        E
I die when he comes 'round To take you home
Am       Dm           G                    C       E
I'm too shy, I should have kissed you when we were alone
Am               Dm
What am I darlin'?
G                        C             E                              
whisper in your ear? A piece of your cake?
Am               Dm
What am I, darlin?
G                         C           E
The boy you can fear? Or your biggest mistake?
 
                   tabbed by Karl Hempton
              ===============================

Cheers Darlin

C#m
Asus2
E
B

         C#m          Asus2
Leave me out with the waste
         E          B 
This is not what I do
          C#m          Asus2 
It's the wrong kind of place
         E         B
To be thinking of you
          C#m  Asus2
It's the wrong time
     E        B
For somebody new
        C#m  Asus2
It's a small crime
          E       B 
And I've got no excuse 
          C#m              Asus2
Is that alright with you?
         E                   B
Give my gun away when it's loaded
         C#m               Asus2
Is that alright with you?
               E                            B
If you don't shoot it how am I supposed to hold it
         C#m               Asus2
Is that alright with you?
         E                   B
Give my gun away when it's loaded
         C#m               Asus2
Is that alright with you?
      E          B
With you...

Leave me out with the waste 
This is not what I do 
It's the wrong kind of place 
To be cheating on you 
It's the wrong time 
She's pulling me through 
It's a small crime 
And I've got no excuse 

Is that alright with you? 
Give my gun away when it's loaded
Is that alright with you?
If you don't shoot it how am I supposed to hold it 
Is that alright with you?
Give my gun away when it's loaded 
Is that alright 
Is that alright with you? 

Is that alright, yeah? 
Give my gun away when it's loaded 
Is that alright with you? 
If you don't shoot it how am I supposed to hold it 
Is that alright with you? 
Give my gun away when it's loaded 
Is that alright 
Is that alright with you?

(Slight Overlap..) 
Is that alright, yeah? 
Give my gun away when it's loaded
Is that alright, yeah?
If you don't shoot it how am I supposed to hold it 
Is that alright, yeah?
Give my gun away when it's loaded 
Is that alright, is that alright? 

Is that alright with you?

No...

9 Crimes

Intro:   G       G/F#     Em   G6         G/F#      G

G       G/F#     Em
You can hold her hand  
G6       G/F#        G 
and show her how you cry 
G                   G/F#             Em
Explain to her your weakness so she understands
G6       G/F#          G
And then roll over and die
G       G/F#      Em        
You can brave decisions 
G6         G/F#       G
Before you crumble up inside 
G               G/F#                      Em
Spend your time asking everyone else's permission
G6       G/F#         G  
And then run away and hide


G       G/F#    Em    
You can sit on chimneys 
G6           G/F#         G  
And put some fire up your ass
G          G/F#                       Em
No need to know  what you're doing or waiting for
G6       G/F#      G      
But if anyone should ask?
G           G/F#                  Em                 
Tell them I've been licking coconut skins 
G6        G/F#         G
and we've been hanging out
G          G/F#                  Em
Tell them God just dropped by to forgive our sins 
G6        G/F#     G       
And relieve us our doubt 


Bridge: G       G/F#     Em      G6        G/F#      G
 
Same chord pattern...


You can hold her eggs 
But your basket has a hole 
You can lie between her legs 
And go lookin' for: 
Tell her you're searching for her soul! 

You can wait for ages 
And watch your compost turn to coal 
But time is contagious: 
Everybody's getting old. 

You can sit on chimneys 
And put some fire up your ass! 
No need to know 
What you're doing or looking for: 
But if anyone should ask? 
Tell them I've been cooking coconut skins 
And we've been hanging out! 
Tell them God just dropped by to forgive our sins 
And relieve us our doubt.

Coconut Skins

Original tuning : 0.5 step down


[Intro]
Am  C  G  F
Am  C  G  F

[Verse]
       Am        C      G          F
What I want from you is empty your head
     Am    C     G                F
They say: be true, don't stain your bed
Am C          G          F
We do what we need to be free
       Fm                 F        G
And it leans on me like a rootless tree
       Am        C     G         F
What I want from us is empty our minds
   Am       C          G            F      
We fake the farce, and fracture the times
Am    C                G         F
We go blind when we've needed to see
    Fm                        F   G  
And this leans on me, like a rootless...

[Chorus]
Am        C         G             F
Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, and all we've been through
       Am        C         G                 F
I said leave it, leave it, leave it, there's nothing in you
            Am       C        G             F
And did you hate me, hate me, hate me, then hate me so good
             Am          C           G
That you can let me out, let me out, let me out
                  F	
Of this hell when you're around
Am          C           G
Let me out, let me out, let me out
F	
Hell when you're around
Am          C           G         F
Let me out, let me out, let me o__ut

[Verse]
       Am        C       G            F
What I want from this is learn to let go
       Am     C           G           F
I know not of you, of all that's been told
Am  C         G          F
Killers re-invent and believe
         Fm                   F    G
And this leans on me, like a rootless...

[Repeat Chorus]
Of this hell when you're around
Let me out, let me out, let me out
Hell when you're around
Let me out, let me out, let me out
Hell when you're around
Let me out, [Repeat 11 times]

[Repeat Chorus]
Let me out, [Repeat 11 times]
Let me out, let me out, let me out
Hell when you're around

[Repeat and fade]

Rootless Tree

VERSE
C          G(11)/B
sleep don't weep
  am     G
my sweet love
  C               G(11)/B
your face it's all wet
am               G
and your day was rough

CHORUS
F                       G
  so do what you must do
                F
to find yourself
                   G
wear another's shoe
                   F
or paint my shelves
                              G
there's times that i was broke
                    F
and you stood strong
                     G
i think i found a place

where i ..

VERSE
C         G(11)/B
sleep don't weep
  am      G
my sweet love
C                  G(11)/B
 your face it's all wet
       am            G
'cause our days were rough

CHORUS
F                     G
  so do what you must do
                F
to fill that hole
                  G
wear another's shoe
                 F
to comfort the sole
                          G
there's times that i was broke
                 F
and you stood strong
                     G
i think i found a place

where i feel i will..

VERSE
C         G(11)/B
sleep don't weep
am       G
my sweet love
C              G(11)/B
my face it's all wet
am               G
'cause my day was rough

CHORUS
F                     G
  so do what you must do
             F
to find yourself
               G
wear another's shoe
                  F
or paint my shelves
                          G
there's times that i was broke
                 F
and you stood strong
                G
i hope i find a place where i feel i belong

VERSE
C           G(11)/B
   sleep don't weep
   am    G
my sweet love
   C            G(11)/B
my face it's all wet
    am           G
'cause my day was rough

Play the verse twice: C G(11)/B am G

C        G(11)/B
  don't weep
   am    G
my sweet love
   C       G(11)/B
my face is all wet
    am              G
'cause my days were rough

Keep playing the verse while slowly fading out...

Sleep Don't Weep

# (Verse 1)
#                 E                    Abm
# This has got to die, this has got to stop
#                 F#m                            Am
# This has got to lie down, with someone else on top
#         E                              Abm
# You can keep me pinned, it?s easier to tease
#                        F#m                       Am
# But you can't paint an elephant quite as good as she
# 
# (Chorus)
#             E       Ab                F#m          Am        
# And she may cry like a baby. And she may drive me crazy
#       E    A       F#m B
# Cause I am lately? Lonely
# 
# (Verse 2)
#                 E                            Abm
# So why?d you have to lie? I take it I'm your crotch
#                     F#m                     Am
# The pillow in your pillow case is easier to touch
#                            E                            Abm
# And then you think you've sinned, as you fall upon your knees
#                F#m                       Am
# Living in your picture, still forget the breeze 
# 
# (Chorus)
#              E        Ab     
# And she may rise if I sing you down
#             F#m    Am
# And she may wisely cling to the ground
#       E   A     F#m    B
# Cause I am lately horny
#    E            A       F#m   B
# So why would she take me horny?
# 
# (Bridge)   
# F#m                         Am                  
#    What's the point of this song? Or even singing?
# F#m               B
#    You've already gone, why am I clinging?
# F#m                                     B
#    Well I could throw it out, and I could live without
#    And I could do it all for you I could be strong
# C#m  /  /  /   /    /     B
# Tell me if you want me to lie
#  
# (End verse)
#                E                           Abm
# 'Cause this has got to die, this has got to stop
#                 F#m                                 Am
# This has got to lie down, down with someone else on top
#              E                                      Abm
# You can both keep me pinned, ?cause it's easier to tease
#                       F#m                    Am
# But you can't make me happy quite as good as me
# 
# Well you know that?s a lie

Elephant

Intro:
Dm   G   C Am   G

Verse1:
        F
Well I held you like a lover
	G			C	    Csus	Am   G
Happy hands, your elbow in the appropriate place
    F				G
And we ignored our others' happy plans
	    		C	       Csus	Am      G
For that delicate look upon your face
        F
Our bodies moved and hardened
	G			   C	    	Csus
Hurting parts of your garden, With no room for a pardon
      Am         C			     F       G
In a place where no one knows what we have done


Chorus:
	Dm    G		              C    Csus  Am   G
Do you come       together ever with him?
	Dm      G		              C     Csus  Am    G
And is he dark    enough, enough to see your light?
	    Dm     		              G
And do you brush your teeth before you kiss?
         C    Csus  Am   G
Do you miss my smell?
	   Dm			      G		 C		Csus   Am  G
and is he bold enough to take you on,    do you feel like you belong?
	Dm                  G	         C         Csus  Am    G
and does he drive you wild,   or just mildly free?
	    F      G
What about me?

Verse2:
          F
Well you held me like a lover 
	G			   C	      Csus	Am   G
Sweaty hands, and my foot in the appropriate place
F			  G
We use cushions to cover happy glands
	    		C	       Csus	Am      G
In the mild issue of our disgrace
     F					 G			
Our minds pressed and guarded While our flesh disregarded
      C		 Csus           Am		F	   	     G	
The lack of space for the light-hearted, in the boom that beats our drum

        F
Well I know I make you cry,
       G
and I know sometimes you wanna die
    C	           Csus  	Am       G
But do you really feel alive without me,
           F
if so, be free
		      G	     C	                Csus	   Am      G
If not, leave him for me, before one of us has accidental babies
	    F      G
For we are in love

-==Chorus==-
	    F      G
What about me?

Accidental Babies

Verse 1

G                                    C                  C/B
  Woke up and for the first time the animals were gone

Am7                    D/A             G                D
  It's left this house empty now, not sure if I belong

Em                                Am7                  
  Yesterday you asked me to write you a pleasant song

B7
  I'll do my best now, but you've been gone for so long


G                               C                  C/B
  The window's open now and the winter settles in

Am7             D/A                G              D
  We'll call it Christmas when the adverts begin
  
Em                             Am7
  I love your depression and I love your double chin
  
B7
  I love 'most everything that you bring to this offering



Chorus

Am               G           Am           G     G6 Gsus4 G
Oh I know that I left you in places of despair

Am               G            Am                     G    G6 Gsus4 G
Oh I know that I love you, so please throw down your hair

   Am               G            Am                G   G6 Gsus4 G
At night I trip without you, and hope I don't wake up

       Am            G               Am                     G 
'Cause waking up without you is like drinking from an empty cup



Verse 2

Woke up and for the first time the animals were gone
Our clocks are ticking now so before our time is gone
We could get a house and some boxes on the lawn
We could make babies and accidental songs

I know I've been a liar and I know I've been a fool
I hope we didn't break yet, but I'm glad we broke the rules
My cave is deep now, yet your light is shining through
I cover my eyes, still all I see is you



Chorus

Oh I know that I left you in places of despair
Oh I know that I love you, so please throw down your hair
At night I trip without you, and hope I don't wake up
'Cause waking up without you is like drinking from an empty cup

Animals Were Gone

C      F          C
Lonely Soldier go home,
C       F         C
Lonely, but never alone..
Am           F            C
Good eyes, see nothing to shoot
Am                       G      C
Good feet, feel good, givin' up good boots

Ask your father how'd you fall
Ask your father how'd you fall
Like a leaf, sitting on the ground
Good for nothing, except kicking around..

C                 F              C
She died with her hand stretched out
C               F      C
She died with a hungry mouth
C                 F            C
She died with her mind full of doubt
               G6
and thought of weakening..
And so may your river never dry
May your mouth never lie
May you be satisfied to never know why
Sometimes, someone just wants to die...

(...)

Lonely Soldier

Raise Hope For The Congo

             C
Well I don't know if I'm wrong
            B/Am
Cause she's only just gone
Am                     G
   Here's to another relationship
(hammers on 2nd fret of D string on the word "bombed")
          F                  (Em)
Bombed by excellent breed of gamete disease
    F                        G
I'm sure when I'm older I'll know what that means
(same as first time)
Cried when she should and she laughed when she could
Here's to the man with his face in the mud
And an overcast play just taken away
From the lover's in love at the centre of stage yeah
F
Loving is fine if you have plenty of time
    G
For walking on stilts at the edge of your mind
F
Loving is good if your dick's made of wood
        G
And the dick left inside only half understood her
Fmaj7
What makes her come and what makes her stay?
G6
  What make the animal run, run away yeah
Fmaj7
What makes him stall, what makes him stand
    G6
And what shakes the elephant now
    (mute)
And what makes a man?
Fmaj7         G6            Am6/9 (?)
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
Am6/9 G6   Fmaj7 G6     C
No I don't know you any more
C Cmaj7 Fmaj7
No, no, no, no...
C           Fmaj7
ooh yeah... hey hey...

same as first time, except sub E7 for B/Am

I don't know if I'm wrong
'Cause shes only just gone
Why the *** is this day taking so long
I was a lover of time and once she was mine
I was a lover indeed, I was covered in weed
Cried when she should and she laughed when she could
Well closer to god is the one who's in love
And I walk away cause I can
Too many options may kill a man
Loving is fine if it's not in your mind
But I've ***ed it up now, too many times
Loving is good if it's not understood
Yeah, but I'm the professor
And feel that I should know
What makes her come and what makes her stay?
What make the animal run, run away and
What makes him tick apart from him prick
And the lonelier side of the jealousy stick
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
No I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
No I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
Hell I don't know you any more
No, no, no no...

Well I don't know if I'm wrong
'Cause she's only just gone
Here's to another relationship
Bombed by my excellent breed of gamete disease
I finished it off with some French wine and cheese

La fille danse
Quand elle joue avec moi
Et je pense que je l'aime des fois
Le silence, n'ose pas dis-donc
Quand on est ensemble
Mettre les mots
Sur la petite dodo

Professor La Fille Danse

Fadd9 (0010)
C (0003)
G (0323)
Am (2000)


   Fadd9  C
I gave me away
     G                         Am
I could have knocked off the evening
      Fadd9       C         G            Am
But I lonelily landed my waltz in her hands
Fadd9       C         G            Am
In a way I felt you were leaving me
 Fadd9                 C               G (Pause)           
I was sure I wouldn't find you at home
           Fadd9  C
And you let me down
     G                         Am
You could have knocked off the evening
       Fadd9        C         G            Am
But you lonelily let him push under your bone
            Fadd9   C
You let me down
  G                  Am
It's no use deceiving
Fadd9                 C               G (Pause) 
Neither of us wanna be alone
         Am Fadd9  C    G          Am Fadd9  C
You're coming home, you're coming home

          Fadd9   C
I gave me away
     G                         Am
I could have knocked off the evening
     Fadd9      C         G            Am
But I was lonelily looking for someone to hold
 Fadd9       C         G            Am
In a way I lost all I believed in
 Fadd9                 C               G (Pause)           
And I never found myself so low
             Fadd9   C
And you let me down
       G                  Am
You could've called if you'd needed
       Fadd9        C         G            Am
But you lonelily got yourself locked in instead
            Fadd9   C
And you let me down
       G                  Am
It's one thing being cheated
 Fadd9                 C               G (Pause) 
But you took him all the way through your bed

         Am Fadd9  C    G          Am Fadd9  C
And now you're coming home (And I'm trying to forgive)
         Am Fadd9  C    G          Am Fadd9  C
You're coming home (And I'm trying to forget)
         Am Fadd9  C    G          Am Fadd9  C
You're coming home (And I'm trying to move on)
         Am Fadd9  C    G          Am Fadd9  C
You're coming home (And you haven't called yet)

         Am Fadd9  C    G          Am Fadd9  C
And now you're coming home (And I'm trying to forgive)
          Am Fadd9  C    G          Am Fadd9  C
You're coming home (And I'm trying to forget)
         Am Fadd9  C    G          Am Fadd9  C
You're coming home (And I'm trying to move on)
         Am Fadd9  C    G          Am Fadd9  C
You're coming home (And you haven't called yet)

         Am Fadd9  C    G          Am Fadd9  C
You're coming home, you're coming home

       Fadd9   C
I gave me away
       G                  Am
I could have knocked off the evening
       Fadd9        C         G            Am
But I lonelily loomed her into my bone
            Fadd9   C
You let me down
       G                  Am
There's no use deceiving
 Fadd9      C               G (Pause) 
Neither of us wanna be alone

Lonelily

B-Sides

D
Silent night, broken night.
A      A7          D
All is fallen when you take your flight.
G                         D
I found some hate for you just for show,
G                           D
You found some love for me, thinking I'd go.
      A            A7        D
Don't keep me from trying to sleep,
         A7       D
Sleep in heavenly peace.

D
Silent night, moonlit night.
A         A7       D
Nothing's changed, nothing is right.
G                          D
I should be stronger, then weeping alone,
G                         D
You should be weaker than sending me home.
  A              A7          D
I can't stop you fighting to sleep,
         A7       D
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent Night

Live From The Union Chapel

Intro:

Cm Gm Fm
Cm Gm Fm

Verse 1:

                       Cm Gm Fm
it takes a lot to know a man
                       Cm Gm Fm
it takes a lot to understand
                 Cm Gm Fm
the warrior, the sage
                 Cm Gm Fm
the little boy in rage...

                       Cm Gm Fm
it takes a lot to know a woman
                             Cm Gm Fm
a lot to understand what's humming
                  Cm Gm Fm
the honey bee, the sting
                    Cm Gm Fm
the little girl with wings...

Ref:
                  Cm
it takes a lot to give,
   Ab      Fm       G    Cm 
to ask for help, to be yourself
   Fm        G
to know and love what you live with

                  Cm
it takes a lot to breathe, 
   Ab        Fm       G    Cm 
to touch, to feel the slow reveal
   Fm           G
of what another body needs...

Verse 2:

                       Cm Gm Fm
it takes a lot to know a man
                       Cm Gm Fm
a lot to know, to understand
                   Cm Gm Fm
the father and the son
                   Cm Gm Fm
the hunter and the gun

                       Cm Gm Fm
it takes a lot to know a woman
                             Cm Gm Fm
a lot to comprehend what's coming
                   Cm Gm Fm
the mother and the child
                   Cm Gm Fm
the muse and the beguiled

Ref:
                  Cm
it takes a lot to give,
   Ab      Fm       G    Cm 
to ask for help, to be yourself
   Fm        G
to know and love what you live with

                  Cm
it takes a lot to breathe, 
   Ab        Fm       G    Cm 
to touch, to feel the slow reveal
   Fm           G
of what another body needs... x2


                  Cm
it takes a lot to live,
   Ab      Fm       G    Cm 
to ask for help, to be yourself
   Fm        G
to know and love what you live with

                  Cm
it takes a lot to breathe, 
   Ab        Fm       G    Cm 
to touch, to feel the slow reveal
   Fm           G
of what another body needs...

Cm Cm Cm Cm
Cm Cm Cm Cm

Bridge:

Cm           Fm           G
what are you so afraid to lose?
Cm                Ab                 Fm            G
what is it you're thinking that will happen if you do?
Cm           Fm           G
what are you so afraid to lose?
Cm                Ab                 Fm            G
what is it you're thinking that will happen if you do?
Cm           Fm           G
what are you so afraid to lose?
Cm                Ab                 Fm            G
what is it you're thinking that will happen if you do?
Cm             Fm            G
what is it you carry on your back?
Cm             Ab          Fm        G
what is it you notice when you can't laugh?

Outro:

Cm Fm G Cm

It Takes A Lot To Know A Man

C                          Csus2
I made you laugh, I made you cry,
                         F
I made you open up your eyes
     Gsus
Didn't I?

C                          Csus2
I helped you open up your wings,
                         F
Your legs and many other things
     Gsus
Didn't I?

Dm                                 Csus2
Am I the greatest bastard that you know,
                          F
The only one who lets you go,
                         Gsus                 
The one you hurt so much you can not bear?

C                        Csus2
We were good when we were good,
                          F     Gsus 
When we were not misunderstood.

C                                Csus2
You helped me love, you helped me live
                              F
You helped me learn how to forgive,
     Gsus
Didn't you?

C                         Csus2
Wish that I could say the same,
                              F 
But when you left, you left the blame.
     Gsus
Didn't you?

Dm                                Csus2
Am I the greatest bastard that you met,
                           F
The only one you can't forget,
                               Gsus
Am I the one your truth's been waiting for?

C                        Csus2
Am I just dreaming once again?
                                F     Gsus 
Some dreams are better when they end

C                            Csus2
Just woke in bed, you were in my head
                            F
I was underground and in a dream
                          Gsus
Pass this place I'm not suppose to be, 

C                         Csus2
And you were there waiting for me
                                      F
And, with a smile, you said It's been awhile
                        Gsus
You asked have I had I seen her recently. 

Dm                                Csus2
Am I the greatest bastard that you know?
                              F
When will we learn to let this go?
                           Gsus
We fought so much we've broken all the chance! 

C                   Csus2
Letting go is not the same
                         F    Gsus
As pushing someone else away.

Am             Em      F         Gsus
So please don't let on you don't know me!
Am           Em     F          Gsus
Please don't let on that I'm not here!
Am           Em    F           Gsus
Please don't let on you don't love me,
Am              Em
Cause I know you do,
F          Gsus
I know you do
  (Am Em F Gsus)x2 Am
Somewhere

The Greatest Bastard

My Favourite Faded Fantasy

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Intro/Verse
A|--4--1--3--6---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1--4---------------------------------------------------|
C|--8--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------9-9-9-9---4-4-4-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------9-9-9-9-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

School Friends

S                     S        
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|--6------6-6---3-------------------1-| 
C|-------------5---5-------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
                                                              
A|----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| 
C|-----4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------| 

A|-----5--8--10--8--5--|--8-12--------12--|----5-8-10-8-5-------| 
E|--6------------------|------------------|--6------------------| 
C|---------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
G|---------------------|-------5--7-5-----|---------------------| 
     S      S      S      S            
A|----------------7------7-8----8---| 
E|--5-6----5-6------1----5-6----6---| 
C|--4-5------2------2-----------2---| 
G|---------6------6-----------------|

King Creole

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

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