Helen Reddy (born October 25, 1941 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian pop singer and actor.  Reddy was immensely successful as a singer in the 1970s with numerous hit records including three U.S. #1 singles. She has sold more than 15 million albums and 10 million singles, and was the first Australian-born performer to win a Grammy award. In 1974, she became a naturalized citizen of the United States, but currently lives near Sydney, Australia.  

Helen Reddy (* 25. Oktober 1941 in Melbourne, Australien) ist eine australische Sängerin und Filmschauspielerin, die seit 1974 auch einen amerikanischen Pass besitzt. In den 1970er Jahren gehörte sie zu den erfolgreichsten Sängerinnen der USA mit zahlreichen gro

[Intro]
C Dm G7 G, C Am Dm7 G7

C            Dm     G7     F  G
I'll be your candle on the water
C           Am       F      Bb  G
My love for you will always burn
  E           Am
I know you're lost
    C7
And drifting
F                  C
But the clouds are lifting
F          G7     C        Am       Dm7  G7
Don't give up you have somewhere to turn

C            Dm     G7     F  G
I'll be your candle on the water
C          Am      F        Bb    G
'Til every wave is warm and bright
   E       Am
My soul is there
   C7
Beside you
F               C
Let this candle guide you
F           G7    C      Am        Dm7   G7
Soon you'll see a golden stream of light


[Bridge]
Bb          C                  Bb    F
A cold and friendless tide has found you
Bb            C7              F
Don't let the stormy darkness pull you down
Am7          D7            C    G
I'll paint a ray of hope around you
F               Em
Circling in the air
F            Bb     G7
Lighted by a prayer


C            Dm     G7     F  G
I'll be your candle on the water
C            Am      F       Bb  G
This flame inside of me will grow
     E       Am
Keep holding on
       C7
You'll make it
F                 C
Here's my hand so take it
F           G7              C   C7
Look for me reaching out to show
   F       Fm     C    F#m  Dm
As sure as rivers flow

           G7      C  G  F
I'll never let you go
           G7      C  G  F
I'll never let you go
           G7      C  G
I'll never let you go

[Outro]
Am G C, F G C

Candle On The Water

This is the theme song to the Walt Disney movie, Pete's Dragon.  Helen played the role of the lady lighthouse keeper, daughter to Mickey Rooney's character, who is waiting for her sailor who was lost at sea to come home.  In the mean time, she takes on an orphan boy who keeps an invisible dragon for a pet, and becomes a light for him too.

C            F             Dm     G
I'll be your candle on the water

C           F               Bb    G7sus4-3
My love for you will always burn

C             Bb       Am
I know you're lost and drifting

Dm                 Am
But the clouds are lifting

Dm                   Am                G
Don't give up you'll have somewhere to turn


C            F             Dm     G
I'll be your candle on the water

C           F                Bb      G7sus4-3
'Till ev'ry wave is warm and bright

C          Bb       Am
My soul is there beside you

Dm              Am
Let this candle guide you

Dm                Am               G7
Soon you'll see a golden stream of light


Bb         C                   Fadd9
A cold and friendless tide has found you

Bb            C               F    C   Dm
Don't let the stormy darkness pull you down

Gm           Gbm          C     G
I'll paint a ray of hope around you

F               C
Circling in the air

Dm           G
Lighted by a prayer


C            F             Dm
I'll be your candle on the water

C             F              Bb    G7sus4-3
This flame inside of me will grow

C            Bb        Am
Keep holding on you'll make it

Dm                Am
Here's my hand so take it

Dm          F               G7
Look for me reaching out to show

G                 C
As sure as rivers flow

F          G       C
I'll never let you go

F          Dm      G
I'll never let you go

F          G       C
I'll never let you go...

Pete's Dragon

Helen Reddy

D                   G    D
I don't know how to love him 
G                  D    A
What to do, how to move him
          D         A          D      A
I've been changed,  yes really changed
         F#m      Bm
In these past few days
          F#m    Bm
When I've seen myself
  G    D    Em  D   A
I seem like someone else

D                   G    D
I don't know how to take this
G                  D     A
I don't see why he moved me
       D    A         D  A
He's a man, he just a man
         F#m    Bm   F#m   Bm
And I've had so many men before
   G D  Em D A
In very many ways
G             D
He's just one more

G                  F#7
Should I bring him down
                    Bm
Should I scream and shout
                  G
Should I speak of love
               D
Let my feeling out
        C           G       D
I never thought I'd come to this
G         D    Em  A
What's it all about

D                           G  D
Don't you think it's rather funny
G                   D    A
I should be in this position
        D  A              D   A    F#m      Bm
I'm the one  who's always been, so calm, so cool
F#m        Bm
No lover's fool
G   D   Em  D A
Running every show
G            D
He scares me so

D                 G     D
Yet if he said he loved me
G                   D      A
I'd be lost, I'd be frightened
           D  A                D   A
I couldn't cope, just couldn't cope
    F#m     Bm    F#m       Bm
I'd turn my head, I'd back away
  G    D   Em   D  A
I wouldn't want to know
G            D  G
He scares me so
           D  G
I want him so 
           D
I love him so

I Don't Know How To Love Him

I Am Woman 
Helen Reddy 

G C Bm Em C G C D

     G              C
I am woman, hear me roar,
   Bm                   Em
in numbers too big to ignore;
      C                G              C D
and I know too much to go back and pretend
            G              C
'Cause I've heard it all before,
              Bm                Em
and I've been down there on the floor;
         C          G             D    C
no one's ever gonna keep me down again

    F     
Oh, yes I am wise;
         Bb             F
but it's wisdom born of pain
F 
Yes, I've paid the price;
    Bb              Am
but look how much I gained
     F        Bb       Am
If I have to, I can do anything
     Gm
I am strong, (strong) 
       F
I am invincible, (invincible)
     Bb  G
I am woman

        G              C
You can bend but never break me,
          Bm             Em
'Cause it only serves to make me;
       C            G               C D
more determined to achieve my final goal
      G              C
And I come back even stronger,
      Bm         Em
not a novice any longer;
              C               G             D   C
'Cause you've deepened the conviction in my soul

    F     
Oh, yes I am wise;
         Bb             F
but it's wisdom born of pain
F 
Yes, I've paid the price;
    Bb              Am
but look how much I gained

     F        Bb       Am
If I have to, I can do anything

     Gm
I am strong, (strong) 
       F
I am invincible, (invincible)
     Bb  G
I am woman

     G              C
I am woman watch me grow,
       Bm              Em
see me standing toe to toe;
     C                G               C D
as I spread my lovin' arms across the land
        G            C
But I'm still an embryo,
       Bm               Em
with a long long way to go;
  C             G            D   C
until I make my brother understand

    F     
Oh, yes I am wise;
         Bb             F
but it's wisdom born of pain
F 
Yes, I've paid the price;
    Bb              Am
but look how much I gained
     F        Bb       Am
If I have to, I can do anything
     Gm
I am strong, (strong) 
       F
I am invincible, (invincible)
     Bb  G
I am woman
     Gm
I am strong, (strong) 
       F
I am invincible, (invincible)
     Bb  G
I am woman

I Am Woman

C
I don't remember mama
Dm
She died when I was born
G             G7
We lived in a one room shanty
F              C
But daddy tried to make it a home
C
When I was only six years old
Dm
I started singing in the streets
G             G7
People would throw me pennies
F              C
So I could daddy make ends meet
And they'd say


CHORUS 1:

C
Keep on singing
Don't stop singing
Dm
You're gonna be a star someday
G           G7
You're gonna make a lot of people happy
            F           C
When they come to hear you play
C
They said keep on singin
Keep the bells all ringin
Dm
Spread the music from town to town
G           G7
There's not enough love in this old world
            F           C
So spread your song around


By the time I was 10 years old
I had a little rock n roll band
Daddy's eyes were growing dim
But I didn't understand
He would be so proud of me
Each time he'd hear me play
At night he'd pull me to his side
And daddy would always say
He'd say to


CHORUS 1


We didn't have much money
But things didn't seem so bad
I felt just like the queen of the world
When I was with my dad
Then one rainy April night
Daddy called me to his side
He held me with his tremblin hands
And just before he died
He said

CHORUS 1


CHORUS 2 : 

So I'll just
Keep on singing
I won't stop singing
I'm gonna be a star someday
I'm gonna make a lot of people happy
When they come to hear me play
I'll just keep on singin
Keep the bells all ringin
Spread the music from town to town
There's not enough love in this whole world
So I'll spread my song around


CHORUS 2

FADE

Keep On Singing

Chorus:

A                       D               A
Delta Dawn, what`s that flower you have on?
A             D     A                   E
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
    A                         D                  A
And did I hear you say he was meeting you here today?
A                  E              D A
To take you to his mansion in the sky?


A                       D                      A
She`s forty-one and her Daddy still calls her, Baby.
A                    D                     A
All the folks around Brownsville say she`s crazy.
A         D                       E               A
Cause she walks downtown with her suitcase in her hand
A             D                      A
Looking for a mysterious dark-haired man.


A               D                          A
In her younger day's they called her Delta Dawn.
A               D                  A
Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on.
A      D            E                 A
Then a man of low degree stood by her side.
A                 D                A
promised her he`d take her for his bride.


Chorus:

C                      F              C
Delta Dawn, what`s that flower you have on?
C            F    C                  G
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
    C                        F                 C
And did I hear you say he was meeting you here today?
C                 G               F  C
to take you to his mansion in the sky?

Chorus:

C                      F              C
Delta Dawn, what`s that flower you have on?
C            F    C                  G
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
    C                        F                 C
And did I hear you say he was meeting you here today?
C                 G               F  C
to take you to his mansion in the sky?

Chorus:

D                       G               D              
Delta Dawn, what`s that flower you have on?
D              G    D                   A
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
    D                         G                D
And did I hear you say he was meeting you here today?
D                  A              G  D
to take you to his mansion in the sky?

Chorus:

D                       G               D              
Delta Dawn, what`s that flower you have on?
D              G    D                   A
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
    D                         G                D
And did I hear you say he was meeting you here today?
D                  A              G  D
to take you to his mansion in the sky?

Delta Dawn

A7           G7         A7                G7
Big ole Ruby Red Dress, wanders round the town
A7           G7        A7                G7
Talkin to herself now, sometimes sittin' down
A7                G7         A7         G7
Don't you get too close now, Ruby runs away
A7            G7         A7
Poor ole Ruby Red Dress, born on a sorry day
A7
I can hear her say...

Chorus:

D                         
Leave me alone, won't you leave me alone,
       Bm                  D
Please leave me alone now, leave me alone,
D                      Bm                  Em7
Leave me alone, please leave me alone, yes leave me.
D                         
Leave me alone, won't you leave me alone,
       Bm                  D
Please leave me alone now, leave me alone,
D                      Bm                  Em7
Leave me alone, please leave me alone, yes leave me.


A7           G7         A7        G7
Big ole Ruby Red Dress, everybody laughs,
A7               G7     A7                G7
Say she's got no future and never made no past.
A7                  G7    A7                  G7
Something hurt that Ruby, something she can't bear,
A7                   G7         A7                         
You look at her real close now, you see a little tear,
A7
When she says now....

Chorus:

D                         
Leave me alone, won't you leave me alone,
       Bm                  D
Please leave me alone now, leave me alone,
D                      Bm                  Em7
Leave me alone, please leave me alone, yes leave me.
D                         
Leave me alone, won't you leave me alone,
       Bm                  D
Please leave me alone now, leave me alone,
D                      Bm                  Em7
Leave me alone, please leave me alone, yes leave me.


A7                  G7       A7            G7
Some folks say some farm boy up from Tennessee,
A7               G7    A7                G7
Taught it all to Ruby, then just let her be.
A7                 G7       A7                   G7
Her daddy tried to hide it, tried to keep things cool.
A7                        G7    A7                         
But something happened to Ruby, she broke down to a fool,
A7
who just said now...

Chorus:

D                         
Leave me alone, won't you leave me alone,
       Bm                  D
Please leave me alone now, leave me alone,
D                      Bm                  Em7
Leave me alone, please leave me alone, yes leave me.
D                         
Leave me alone, won't you leave me alone,
       Bm                  D
Please leave me alone now, leave me alone,
D                      Bm                  Em7
Leave me alone, please leave me alone, yes leave me.

Outro:

A7 G7 A7 G7 
A7 G7 A7

Ruby Red Dress

Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits 

Verse 1:
           B
I'm going back to the time when we owned this town
      E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
C#m        B                   G#m  B     F#
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns


Verse 2:
                      B       
I didn't know I'd be finding out now I was torn from you
         E
When we thought about things we were gonna do
C#m      B                    G#m B  F# 
We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too


Chorus:
               E              B 
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café


Verse 3:
                          B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
        E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
C#m     B                   G#m  B   F#
I'm a better man now than I was that day


Chorus:
                      E              B 
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                 E               B
Go down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                      E                     G#m   F#     
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café


Bridge:
   E        B           F#
I wheel my bike off the train,
        F#
Up the North Trade Road,
 E        B             F# 
Look for you on Marley Lane
                          G#m
In every building, every streetlight
                   E               F#  G#m  B  F#
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?


Verse 4:
                        B
You keep on leaving me mile long traces of who you are
         E
You can get a big house and a faster car
C#m      B                    G#m   B  F#
You can run away boy, but you won't go far


Chorus:
                      E              B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                    E                B
Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                     E                      G#m   F#
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café 

      E            B    G#m
La la la la la la la la Yeah, 
     F#                      E       B   F#
I'm going where the people know my name


Outro:
E B G#m F#
E B G#m F# B

Sovereign Light Cafe

strumming pattern
D-DUD-D

F,G,C,Em7

mmmmm mmmm mmmm 

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 1: Rihanna]

F              G
Dry! ...Me a desert
C                 Em7
Nuh time to have ya lerkin'
F                        G
Him ago act like him nuh like it
C                           Em7
You know I dealt with you the nicest
F                        G
Nuh body touch me in the righteous
C                     Em7
Nuh botha, text me in a crisis 
           F                    G
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
            C                    Em7
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
            F                        G
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
                C                          Em7
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
           F             G
All that I wanted from you was to give me
C            Em7
Something that I never had
F                   G
Something that you've never seen
C                     Em7
Something that you've never been!
F     G
Mmmmm!
      C                          
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
D
Just get ready fi...


[Hook: Rihanna]
F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
F             G
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
               C           Em7
When you a guh ner ner ner ner ner ner!
                  F                 G
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
C             Em7
Beg you something please


[Verse 2: Rihanna]

F            G
Baby don't you leave
               C                 Em7
Do''t leave me stuck here in the streets, 
   F                  G
uh huh If I get another chance to
       C                Em7
I will never, no never neglect you
      F                         G
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
       C                    Em7
I just hope that it gets to you
  F           G
I hope that you see this through
  C                      Em7
I hope that you see this true
F          G
What can I say?
       C          
Please recognize I'm tryin', baby!!!
 Em7
I have to


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 3: Drake]

N.C.
Yeah, okay
F        G        C                   Em7
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
F               G
We just need to slow the motion
C                   Em7
Don't give that away to no one
F            G
Long distance, I need you
C                          Em7
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
F                        G
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
C                           Em7
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
      F      G               C              
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
   Em7
If you come over
F            G
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
C                    Em7
I got n____s tryna end me,
F G           C                 Em7
oh,     I spilled all my emotions tonight, I'm sorry
F               G
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
C                                Em7
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
F              G
We just need a face to face
C                    Em7            F
You could pick the time and the place
               G
You spent some time away
C                Em7
Now you need to forward and give me all the...


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

mmm mmm mmm..


[Outro: Rihanna]

work work work work work work

F G C D
F G C D

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


C D
Si es que no puedes hablar
C D
no te atrevas a volver
C D
si te quieres ocultar
C D
tal vez te podria ver
Em D C G C
y el amor que no sabe a quien y que
G C
hablará si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazara otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz

C D


C D
Si no puedes escuchar
C D
aunque insistas hablaré
C D
si lo quieres mírame
C D
y tus ojos hablaran tal vez
Em D C G C
sentiras el amor e iras tras el
G C
hablaras si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazará otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz


Em G C G
.(CUERDAS)... abrazaméeeeeeeee..
C Em F
quiero despertarme y entender

Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y que haces aquì
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz
G C
y te hace feliz

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

(Chorus)
G
You xxxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
(1st Verse)
G
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Em
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Am7
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
D7                              G Em G Em
X just xxx'x xxxxx without xxx
(2nd verse)
G
You xxxx along xxxx xxxx x song
Em
Xxx brightened xx xxx
Am7
Whod've xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xx x dream
                  D7
Xxx xx xxx xxxxx light xxxxx xxxx
(Chorus)
         G 
Xxx now xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7                          Eb
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx anything
(3rd Verse)
Ab
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
   Fm
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Bbm
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
Ebm
X just xxx'x xxxxx
Ebm                                 Ab               C#
Now xxxx xxxxxx xxx happiness xxxxx so xxxx xxxx xx find
C#m                                         Eb     E
Well, X'x xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx behind me
A
And xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx
F#m
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Bm
X xxx'x laugh xxx X xxx'x sing
E
X'x finding xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
Bb
You xxx X xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Gm
X feel xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Cm
If xxx xxxx knew xxxx X'x xxxxx through
F
X just xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx

Can't Smile Without You

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

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

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

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


Jo et duré...

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

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Perquè m’ets necessari
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Com s’aire que respir
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Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

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

Down By The River

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


American Dream 

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

Gonna Be A Long Time

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

Overreacting

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

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