Singer/Songwriter Colin Hay  is the former front-man of the classic Australian band Men at Work. Since the group disbanded he has released several solo albums, including Man at Work, which featured re-recordings of classic Men at Work songs in an acoustic environment.  More recently Hay has been involved with the NBC TV series  Scrubs, lending several songs to the sitcom, including &quot;Waiting for My Real Life to Begin,&quot; &quot;My Brilliant Feat&quot; and &quot;Beautiful World.

Colin James Hay (* 29. Juni 1953 in Saltcoats, Schottland) ist ein Popmusiker. Bekanntheit erlangte er Anfang der 1980er Jahre als Sänger und Gitarrist der australischen Band Men At Work.  Als Colin Hay 14 Jahre alt war, zog seine Familie nach Australien. Dort lernte er Ende der 1970er Jahre den Musiker <span title="Unknown artist" class="bbcode_unknown">Ron Stryker</span> kennen. Zusammen mit <span title="Unknown artist" class="bbcode_unknown">John Speiser</span>, John Rees und Greg Ham gründeten sie die Popgruppe Men At Work. 1981 erschien das erste Men-At-Work-Album.  Nachdem sich Men At Work im Jahr 1985 aufgelöst hatten, begann Hay eine Solokarriere. Seitdem hat er neun Alben veröffentlicht. 

           A       B               C#m        E
Go ask an old man, see what he's got to say
             A         B            C#m         
Don't as your teachers, they weren't much good anyway
              F#m      B        E           A
Nothing really matters, as time drifts on by
             F#m         B                 E
Its a drop in the ocean, a shot in the sky.

(...)

Go Ask An Old Man


Intro  - E - B - C# - G#m - A

Verse:

B                          C#
Driving through the south, no need to stop for gas
B                           C#
Thats all taken care of, by the gas man
B                             C#
Some of it is very beautiful, some of it has scars
B                       Asus2
and some of it is ugly, as a bigot in a bar
B                                   C#
Travelling through the south by car, me and Bonn and Charlie B
B                               C#
The night makes us stop, by the side of the road for tea
B                                              C#
I look up in the distance, a branding iron is stuck up in the night sky
B
It's in the shape of American, and it's in flames
Asus2
but I'm not sure why


Chorus:
         E-B-C#-G#m-A
Into the cornfields
         E-B-C#-G#m-A
Into the cordnfields
         E-B-C#-G#m-A
We don't want to go

Into The Cornfields

Intro - Bm - A - E - F#m, Bm - A - E x 2

Riff 1
A|-2h4------|
E|----------|
C|----------|
G|-----0-4--|

Riff 2
A|-2h4------|
E|----------|
C|----------|
G|-----0----|


Verse:

Bm7  A        E        F#m
I cried when she left town

Bm7  A        E        F#m
I knew why she was leaving

Bm7  A        E        F#m
My fault I cut the ground

Bm7  A        E        (1st riff from intro)
From under her feet

Bm7  A          E        F#m
Now I look at myself in the mirror

Bm7  A         E        F#m
It's hard to find me in there

Bm7     A         E         F#m
Seems she took back what she came with
Bm7  A        E        
Leaving me bare


Chorus:

F#m                    
She keeps me dreaming
Bm7         C#m
I look to the sky
   Esus4 E2
And I miss you 
F#m      Bm7        D
She keeps me dreaming


She Keeps Me Dreaming

Peaks & Valleys

Intro - G F# E

G             F#          E
Clock strikes 8, up on a monday
G      F#            E
Got to bed half past 5
G      F#                  E
Can't remember Saturday or Sunday
G           F#
And life is grand



Chorus: 
C                   B       
Doesn't it feel good to be alive
             A              B
When you're going somewhere
A                B
Going somewhere


Verse 2:
G        F#                    E
Pay for food through bricks and mortar
G        F#                  E
Bide my time, try to have some fun
G        F#                    E
Half past 10 I drink a little water
G               F#                   
And time stands still


Chorus:

C                       B
I've seen my future slip through my hands
C                           B
Watch the wind whip through, desert sands
C                    B
Then I remember I'm no ordinary man
          A               B
And I'm a going somewhere
A               B
Going somewhere

Going Somewhere

Intro - Em - D - Em - C - C/B - Am - Em - G(hammer on the A string) - D

Verse:
Em      D                 Em     C   C/B  Am
When I first set eyes on you
          Em          G                   D
First you beat me up, then you kissed me too
Em          D              Em      C   C/B  Am
We'd throw stone into the sea
               Em            G            D
There were no others there, just you and me
Em            D                 Em      C   C/B   Am
I crossed the bridge and down the lane
            Em           G                     D
I knew I loved you then, you said you did the same


Chorus:
C G       C            G
Oh Maggie, what have you done?
C                  G                            D
I should've seen it coming, and to your side I'd run
C  G       C        G
Oh Maggie, come to me tonight
C     G                                 D
I will wait up for you, make sure you're alright
Em       D    Em    C   C/B   C   Em  G   D
I miss you

Maggie

Intro: G - D - G/B - Cadd9

G                      D
Did someone call my name
G/B              Cadd9                G
Like a distant drum thats beating
          D            G/B            Cadd9
or is it just another dream of long ago
G                        D
I dance again, I am spinning
G/B                  Cadd9      G
In the light, I am living
                     D    G/B                 Cadd9      
And I can feel the power, rushing through my veins



Bridge:
D                         Cadd9     
Once upon a time, I could do no wrong
D                              Cadd9    
Though the candle flickers, the flame is never gone


Chorus
G                 D 
To my brilliant feat
G/B                D
May they all pay heed
G             Cadd9      Dsus4     D        
I hear the crowd roar, oh so loudly


Second verse and bridge, then the second chorus is extended:

G                 D 
To my brilliant feat
G/B                D
May they all pay heed
G             Cadd9      Dsus4     D        
I hear the crowd roar, oh so loudly
G                 D 
To my brilliant feat

G/B                D
I make grown men weep
Em7             Cadd9      Dsus4     D        
And still my eyes grow, oh so cloudy

After the last chorus play Em7 - Cadd9 - D to finish. 

My Brilliant Feat

Intro:    	
G  D  C,	                      
C   C  F#  G,   Am7 G  D  D  C,          
C   C  F#  G,   Am7  G  Am7  B,            

Verse:                      
     	          C 
       Any minute now, 
     D	 	         G    C    G
       my ship is coming in 
    Am7 B		      C B Am7   G
       I'll keep checking the horizon 
   Am7 B		   C   D                     G     C
       I'll stand on the bow,  feel the waves come crashing          
  G Am7 B	      C     B     Am7	   G  Am7  G
       Come crashing down, down, down, on me 

Chorus:

G,Am7,B	       C        G      D  
      And you say, be still my love 
	            C
      Open up your heart 
      C        Am7         G  G Am7 B C           
      Let the light shine in 
      C          G        D     
      But don't you understand 
                        C
      I already have a plan 
            D		   C		   G  C G
      I'm waiting, for my real life, to begin 

   G D C
   C C F# G C G Am7 B

Verse:
	             C
      When I awoke today, 
     D	 	        G       C  G
      suddenly nothing happened 
Am7 B	        C B Am7              G    G
      But in my dreams, I slew the dragon 
  Am7 B		      C    D	                  G  C  G 
      And down this beaten path,    and up this cobbled lane 
   Am7 B	         C   B   Am7          G    C  G 
      I'm walking in my old footsteps, once again.


Chorus:
	        C        G       D  
       And you say, just be here now 
	                 C
       Forget about the past, 
             Am7             G    G Am7 B C
       your mask is wearing thin 
        C      G              D     
       Let me throw one more dice 
                          C
       I know that I can win 
            D 		    C		   G  C  G
       I'm waiting, for my real life, to begin 

  G D C
  C C F# G Am7 G Am7 B


Verse:
	            C
        Any minute now, 
      D	 	   G   C   G
        my ship is coming in 
Am7 B		               C B Am7   G
        I'll keep checking the horizon 
Am7 B		               C   D	                    G  C  G
        And I'll check my machine, there's sure to be that call 
Am7 B	                   C    B    Am7           Am7  G C
        It's gonna happen soon, soon,   oh so very soon,  
                                 G
        It's just that times are lean 


Chorus:

       Am7 B     C        G      D 
        And you say, be still my love 
	              C
        Open up your heart, 
        C        Am7        G  G A B C
        let the light shine in 
         C     G          D
        Don't you understand 
             C            Am7
        I already have a plan 
              D 		  C         G
        I'm waiting, for my real life, to begin


Bridge:
G  F#  E
E	Am7
E	A
E	Am7
G	C
D	C
C	E
C	G
D   Am7  B  C


Outro:
C          G  
On a clear day
Am7  B  C
I can see
C          F#  G
See a very long way


G
On a clear day
G Am7 C
I can see
C  B  A  G  F#  G
See a very long way

Waiting For My Real Life To Begin

Verse:

G        G/F#         Cadd9
Don't go out in the night

G        G/F#         Cadd9
Even though you know the town

G        G/F#         Cadd9
someone always wants to fight

G        G/F#         Cadd9
You end up lying on the ground




Am                         F
I dream of lying in the sun

Am                   G
In my ears hear the ocean roaring

Am                        F
Like all good wayfaring sons

Am                   G        
Travel home and the rain is pouring

G
Soaks me to the skin, I duck into this public house and get shattered by the din.

And back to the intro/verse chords.

Bridge (played after the second chorus)

Bm - Cadd9

Wayfaring Sons

Start by strumming the C Chord

F            G              C
I drink good coffee every morning
F            G             C
Comes from a place that's far away
F            G             Am
When I'm done, I feel like talking.
F               G               C
Without you here, there is less to say.

F             G            C
Don't want you thinking I'm unhappy,
F          G          C
What is closer to the truth,
F         G       Am    C
If I lived til I was 102,
F                  G               C
I just don't think I'll ever get over you.

F           G             C
I no longer move to drink strong whiskey
F          G              C
I shook the hand of time and I knew
F       G               Am          C
If I lived til I could no longer climb my stairs
F           G                  C
I just don't think I'll ever get over you.

bridge  (listen for the strum pattern):

C F G Am C F G Am G F G C


F           G        C
Your face it dances, it haunts me.
F           G          C
Laughter still ringing in my ears.
F           G          Am    
I still find pieces of your presence here.
F           G          C
Even...even, after all of these years.

F       G                C   
I don't want you thinking that i don't get asked to dinner
F      G                C
Cause all I have to say is that I sometimes do.
F        G                Am           C
And even though I may soon feel the touch of love,
F          G                    C
I just don't think I'll ever get over you.

F        G       Am    C
If I live til I was 102,
F      G                   C
I just don't think I'll ever get over you.

End on strumming the C.

I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You

G       D          C    G     D     C 
You and I, were so in love 

Em 
We grew up together 
C 
You could say we were friends 
D                      Bm 
Our vows were forever, we could not pretend 
Em                      C 
I gave you my heart and I gave you my love 
D                       Bm 
But whatever I gave you you was never enough 


C                    G 
Things aren't what they used to be 
Am                            C 
We've been through all this before 
          D 
Now I'm walking out the door 
C 
Cause I just don't believe you anymore 

G        D        C     
You and I, were so in love 
G        D         C 
Don't try to appease me 
C 
But I just don't believe you anymore 
G        D        C   
You and I, were so in love 
G        D         C 
You know I don't want to leave you 
C 
But I just don't believe you anymore

Don't Believe You Anymore

Transcendental Highway

Intro: C

C
I wish i was still drinking
C
Whiskey wine and beer
C                                F           G
The sound of glasses clinking so sweet to my ear
C                               F                  Am
I wouldnt have to listen to the time thats running out
C
I use it much more wisely
G                C
I drink and fall about

F
I wish i was still drinking
C
Then ill have no fear
F                               G
T tell you how to fix the world and have another beer
F                                     Am
I wouldnt have to feel the pain thats in a mothers eyes
C                                   G              C
I drink till i believe the sound of my own drunken lies

F G Am F G C

C
I wish i was still drinking
C
When nothing is to clear
C                      F               G
Like the tv evangelist fueling peoples fear
C                                      F                Am
Taking all there heart and cash in the name of the holy one
C
The days are surely numbered
G                    C
The days will surely come

F
I wish i was still drinking 
C
I was a lot more fun
F                          G
Life of the endless party, friends with anyone
F                                Am
I wouldnt have to answer for the promises i broke
C                                     G                C
Like the president today, Oh when he drank and snorted coke

F G Am F G C

C
I wish i was still drinking
C
Then i wouldnt have to hear
C                       F               G
Sound of rapid gun fire exploding in my ear
C                                 F                      Am
I drink through the nightmares of friends crying out for help
C
I would drink through everything 
G                   C
iv seen or heard or felt

F
I wish i was still drinking
C
I really really do
F                                    G
I get it on my fair weather friends, like him and her and you
F                                  Am
I count all the missing teeth that can not longer chew
C
I even drive my old white car
G                        C
Cause she likes drinking to

C
I wish i was still drinking
C
Whiskey wine and beer
C                                F           G
The sound of glasses clinking so sweet to my ear
C                               F                  Am
I wouldnt have to listen to the time thats running out
C
I use it much more wisely
G                C
I drink and fall about

F G Am F G C x2
C

I Wish I Was Still Drinking

Are You Lookin' At Me?

G              D
No longer do I cry
Bm                   C
Theres no future in a tear
G                  D
No longer do I ask why
Bm                  Em
The answer's never clear
      D           A
Not like a smoking gun
Em         D       A
Its not my idea of fun


Chorus:
D        A     C
Small town, big hell
    G       A
For me, for you
D        A     C
Superstitious minds
     G       A
Can kill, the truth


Same chords for the second verse.


Chorus 2:
D        A     C
Small town, big hell
    G       A
For me, for you
D        A     C
Superstitious minds
     G       F#
Can kill, the truth


Bridge:
Bm   A         E                        
What is our destiny
Bm   A         E    
can we still the sea
Bm           A         E    
The devil's waiting in the wings
  F#
And softly he, softly he sings


And then back to the verse chords

Small Town Big Hell

Company of Strangers

G      D                   G
My my my its a beautiful world
C         D             G
I like swimming in the sea
C                 D                  Em
I like to go out beyond the white breakers
C        D                Em
Where a man can still be free or a woman if you are one
C        D              G
I like swimming in the sea

V2
G      D                   G
My my my its a beautiful world
C         D            G
I like drinking Irish tea
C                    D       Em        
With a little bit of Lapsan su Chang
C         D           G
I like making my own tea

V3
G      D                   G
My my my its a beautiful world
C         D           G
I like driving in my car
C               D              Em
I roll the top down sometimes I travel quite far
C            D     Em
Drive to the ocean stare up at the stars
C         D           G
I like driving in my car

# Chorus/bridge
Em             C     D           G
All around is anger,  automatic guns
Em             C                      D                    G
Death in large numbers no respect for women or our little ones
Em               C      D                 G
Tried talking to Jesus but he just put me on hold
Em                        G
Said he'd been swamped by calls this week 
       C                   D
And he could not shake his coooooooooooold

V4
G          D            G
Still this emptiness persists
C               D              G
Perhaps this is as good as it gets
C                          D              Em
When you've given up the drink and those nasty cigarettes
C                   D      Em
Now leave the party early at least with no regrets
C                  D           Em
I watch the sun as it comes up I watch it as it sets
C            D               G
Yeah this is as good as it gets

V5
G      D                   G
My my my its a beautiful world
C          D           G
I like sleeping with Marie


C               D    Em
She is one sexy girl - full of mystery
C                    D       Em
She says she doesn't love me but likes my company
C              D                G 
For now that's good enough for me

V6
G      D                   G
My my my its a beautiful world
C          D            G
I like swimming in the sea
C                 D                  Em
I like to go out beyond the white breakers
C        D                 Em
Where a man can still be free or a woman if you are one
C          D            G
I like swimming in the sea

Beautiful World

Scrubs

G              D
I can't get to sleep
F              C
I think about the implications
G		D
Of diving in too deep
F		C
And possibly the complications
G		D
Especially at night
F		C
I worry over situations
G		D
I know will be alright
F		C
Perhaps its just my imagination


Em                 D  
Day after day it reappears
Em                             D
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
B                     		C
Ghosts appear and fade away
D

G                 D
Alone between the sheets
F                  C
Only brings exasperation
G                     D   
It's time to walk the streets
F               C
Smell the desperation
G                       D
At least there's pretty lights
F                         C
And though there's little variation
G                 D
It nullifies the night 
F        C
from overkill



Em                 D 
Day after day it reappears
Em                             D
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
B              		C
Ghosts appear and fade away
D
Come    back   another  day


G              D
I can't get to sleep
F              C
I think about the implications
G		D
Of diving in too deep
F		C
And possibly the complications
G		D
Especially at night
F		C
I worry over situations
G		D
I know will be alright
F	      C
It's just overkill


Em                 D
Day after day it reappears
Em                             D
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
B                		C
Ghosts appear and fade away
B              		C
Ghosts appear and fade away
B              		C
Ghosts appear and fade away

Overkill

Man @ Work

Dm                   Am 
The lines are broken between she and I 
        Bb                                C 
But the road is as straight as an arrow 
F                                  Am 
We had walked in a beautiful forest 
                      Bb 
But after a while the trees grew thin 
                  C 
And offered little shade 
Dm                Am                                     Bb  C 
Now more than ever our lives move of their own volition 
  
F 
I sleep walk in the night 
I don't wanna, I don't wanna 
Dm 
I let the day decide 
I'm searching for, I'm searching for 
F 
I swim against the tide 
I only wanna,  I only wanna 
Dm 
Get to the other side 
You can always find me 
Bb               C 
Waitin for the right time 
               
   Bb                     C 
But I can't wait till the end 
 
Dm  Am          Bb     C 
You moved out of reach 
F         Am      Bb    C 
Slipped out of my hands 
Dm  Am          Bb     C 
I live in my dreams 
              Bb              F 
I have of you still holding me

Against The Tide

Topanga

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

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

...

Out Of The Darkness

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 )

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