Tom Waits (born Thomas Alan Waits, in Pomona, California, on December 7, 1949) is a prolific American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor.  He started his career in the early 1970s as a singer in spit 'n' sawdust bars. Initially, he was deeply influenced by the beat generation, novelists like Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, and poets like Allen Ginsberg and Charles Bukowski.  Waits is often compared to Charles Bukowski, being similar both in content and lifestyle, although Waits's views are more egalitarian than Bukowski's.

Thomas Alan Waits est un compositeur, chanteur,réalisateur, musicien et acteur américain né en Californie à Pomona le 7 décembre 1949.  La carrière de Tom Waits débute à Los Angeles en 1971 quand il signe avec Herb Cohen, manager de Frank Zappa entre autres. Il fait plusieurs séances d'enregistrement avortées avant de parvenir à l'album &quot;Closing Time&quot;, mélancolique et teinté de country en 1973. L'album reçoit un bon accueil critique mais ne connait le succès qu'en 1974 quand les Eagles reprennent un de ses titres, &quot;Ol' 55&quot;. 

Thomas Alan Waits (* 7. Dezember 1949 in Pomona, Kalifornien) ist ein US-amerikanischer Sänger, Komponist, Schauspieler und Autor.  Kindheit  Tom Waits wurde am 7. Dezember 1949 in Pomona, Kalifornien geboren. Sein Vater hatte Vorfahren in Irland, seine Mutter in Norwegen. Beide arbeiteten als Lehrer. Als sich Waits' Eltern 1960 scheiden lie

This track was in the opening scene of 'Down by law' by Jim Jarmusch (1986). He starred in this movie also.

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Jockey Full Of Bourbon

Verse 1:

      Cm     G#
Uncle Vernon,
      Cm     G#
Uncle Vernon,
     Cm           G#     G
Inde-pendent as a hog on ice.
       Cm        G#                Cm             G#
He's a big-shot, down there at the slaughterhouse,
         Cm          G#  G   Cm
Plays ac-cordion for Mis-ter Weiss.

Verse 2:

      Fm       C#
Uncle Biltmore,
          Fm      C#
And Uncle William,
       Fm             C#        C
Made a million during World War II.
            Fm        C#
But they're tightwads,
            Fm          C#
And they're cheapskates,
            Fm           C#   C  Fm
And they'll never give a dime to you.

Interlude:

G#

Verse 3:

       Cm       G#      Cm        G#
Auntie Mame has gone in-sane; she lives,
       Cm                G# G
In the doorway of an old ho-tel.
        Cm    G#
And the radio,
           Cm    G#
Is playing opera,
        Cm             G# G  Cm
All she ever says is; "go to Hell".

Verse 4:

      Fm     C#
Uncle Violet,
        Fm    C#
Flew as pilot,
          Fm              C#       C
And there ain't no pretty girls in France.
       Fm     C#          Fm           C#
Now he runs a tiny little bookie joint;
            Fm             C# C   Fm
They say he never keeps it in his pants.

Verse 5:

      A#m       F#            A#m  F#
Uncle Bill will never leave a will,
        A#m          F#        F
And the tumour is as big as an egg.
      A#m      F#            A#m   F#
Has a mistress; she's Puerto Rican,
      A#m             F#  F   A#m
And I heard she has a woo-den leg.

Interlude:

G#

Verse 6:

      Cm         G#               Cm
Uncle Phil can't live without his pills;
G#            Cm            G#     G
 He has emphy-sema and he's almost blind.
       Cm        G#            Cm       G#
And we must find out where the money is,
       Cm             G#    G   Cm
Get it now, before he loses his mind.

Verse 7:

      Fm     C#
Uncle Vernon,
      Fm     C#
Uncle Vernon,
     Fm           C#     C
Inde-pendent as a hog on ice.
       Fm        C#                Fm             C#
He's a big-shot, down there at the slaughterhouse,
         Fm          C#  C   Fm
Plays ac-cordion for Mis-ter Weiss.

Cemetery Polka

D
The smart money's on Harlem
D
And the moon is in the street
    G               A7               D  
The shadow boys are breaking all the laws
           D                  A7 
And you're east of East Saint Louis
        D
And the wind is making speeches
        G                           A7
And the rain sounds like a round of applause


D
Napoleon is weeping
D
In the carnival saloon
       G        A7             D
His invisible fiance's in the mirror
        D             A7
And the band is going home
             D
It's raining hammers, it's raining nails
     G                                  A7
It's true there's nothing left for him down here


CHORUS:

         D     A7    D 
And it's time, time, time
         G     D     A7 
And it's time, time, time
         D     F#m   G              Em
And it's time, time, time, that you love
         D     A7    D
And it's time, time, time


VERSE 2:

D
And they all pretend they're orphans
D
And their memory's like a train
        G              A7                   D
You can see it getting smaller as it pulls away
        D                  A7
And the things you can't remember
         D
Tell the things you can't forget
     G                             A7 
That history puts a saint in every dream

D
Well she said she'd stick around
D
Until the bandages came off
          G                A7                 D
But these mama's boys just don't know when to quit
       D                 A7
And Matilda asks the sailors
          D
Are those dreams or are those prayers?
     G                          A7
So close your eys, son and this won't hurt a bit


CHORUS...


VERSE 3:

D
Well things are pretty lousy
D
For a calendar girl
    G                    A7                D
The boys just dive right off the cars and into the street
    D                 A7
And when they're on a roll
            D
She pulls a razor from her boot
      G                                A7
And a thousand pigeons fall around her feet


D
So put a candle in the window
D
And a kiss upon his lips
       G                A7                D
As the dish outside the window fills with rain
D                A7
Just like a stranger
         D
With the weeds in your heart
    G                                A7
And pay the fiddler off 'till I come back again


CHORUS x2

Time

The album's title comes from an expression which also suggests this tragic kingdom of the streets; &quot;Rain dogs&quot; are dogs which became lost after the rain washed away the scent of home, thus barring their return. Waits cast further light on the metaphor by stating that the album was about &quot;People who live outdoors. You know how after the rain you see all these dogs that seem lost, wandering around. The rain washes away all their scent, all their direction. So all the people on the album are knit together, by some corporeal way of sharing pain and discomfort.

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Rain Dogs

Dm      G              Csus4  C
Hush a wild violet, hush a band of gold              
C                  Dm      G   
Hush you're in a story I heard somebody told
C                 Dm             G               C  Csus4 C
Tear the promise from my heart, tear my heart today
                   Dm           G           C    Csus4 C
You have found another, oh baby I must go away
    Am                      E7      F              G       C   Am 
So hang down your head for sorrow, hang down your head for me
Dm             G       C Am   Dm              G      C   Csus4 C       
Hang down your head tomorrow, hang down your head Marie

C       Csus4  C   Dm       G               F   C
Hush my love the rain now, hush my love was so true
C      Csus4 C     Dm              G                C
Hush my love a train now well it takes me away from you

Hang Down Your Head

C   Gsus4   C     
My head is spinning round
   Am7            Gsus2  
My heart is in my shoes
Dm                           Gsus2
I went and set the Thames on fire
                     C 
Now I must come back down
F                     C
She's laughing in her sleeve at me
F                   Dm      G
I can feel it in my bones
    C         G                
But anywhere, anywhere I'm gonna
C      F
Lay my head, boys
           C      Gsus4  C  G
I'm gonna call my home.


C                    Gsus4       C     
Well I see the world is upside down
           Am7            Gsus2  
My pockets were filled up with gold.
Dm                           Gsus2
Now the clouds have covered o'er
                          C 
And the wind is blowing cold
F                C
I don't need anybody
F                         Dm      G
Because I learned to be alone
C             G            C 
And anywhere anywhere anywhere
          F     F6
I lay my head, boys
C       G      C     Csus4 C
I will call my home.

Anywhere I Lay My Head

[D]They hung a sign up in [G]our town
"If you [A]live it up, you won't [D]live it down"
So, she left Monte [G]Rio, son
Just [A]like a bullet [D]leaves a gun
With [G]charcoal eyes and [A]Monroe hips
She went and [D]took that Cali[G]fornia trip
Well, the [Em]moon was gold, her h[A]air like wind
She said [Em]don't look back just c[A]ome on Jim
Chorus
[A]Oh you got to [D]hold on, [A]hold on  [D]
You got to [G]hold on
[D]Take my hand, I'm [A]standing right here
You gotta [D]hold on

Hold On

Mule Variations

For the solo just play an extra verse

G  C  G  D  G  D

G                         C               G 
I'm singing this song its time it was sung
                              D 
I been putting it off for a while
          G        C              G           C     
But its harder by now cause the truth is so clear 
        G            D           G     D
that I cry when I'm seeing you smile

       G       C        G             C
So goodbye so long the road calls me dear 
          G                       D
And your tears cannot bind me anymore 
         G           C             G          C 
And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes
       G            D            G       D
And I kiss you and then I'll be gone 

G                         C             G    
Everytime that I try to tell you that we've 
                                    D
lost the magic that we had at the start 
         G        C            G           C
I would weep my heart when I look in your eyes 
         G          D             G       D
And I search once again for the spark

       G       C        G             C
So goodbye so long the road calls me dear 
          G                       D
And your tears cannot bind me anymore 
         G           C             G          C 
And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes
       G            D            G       D
And I kiss you and then I'll be gone

G                       C              G
I can see by your eyes its time now to go 
                                 D
so I'll leave you to cry in the rain 
            G        C        G          C
though I held in my hand the key to all joy 
               G            D           G       D
but honey my heart was not born to be tamed

       G       C        G             C
So goodbye so long the road calls me dear 
          G                       D
And your tears cannot bind me anymore 
         G           C             G          C 
And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes
       G            D            G       D
And I kiss you and then I'll be gone
       G       C        G             C
So goodbye so long the road calls me dear 
          G                       D
And your tears cannot bind me anymore 
         G           C             G          C 
And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes
       G            D            G       D
And I kiss you and then I'll be gone
       G            D            G       D
And I kiss you and then I'll be gone
       G            D            G       
And I kiss you and then I'll be gone

Old Shoes Picture Postcards

I (C)hope that I don't (F)fall in love with (G)you 
Cause (C)falling in (F)love just makes me (G)blue 
Well the (F)music plays and (C)you display your (F)heart for me to (C)see 
I (F)had a beer and (C)now I hear you (F)calling out to (G)me 
And I (C)hope that I don't (F)fall in love with (C)you (G) 

Now (C)the room is crowded, (F)people every(G)where 
And I (C)wonder should I (F)offer you a c(G)hair 
Well if (F)you sit down with (C)this old clown, he'll (F)take that frown and (C)break it 
Be(F)fore the evening's (C)gone away, I (F)think that we could (G)make it 
And I (C)hope that I don't (F)fall in love with (C)you (G) 

Now the (C)night does funny (F)things inside a (G)man 
These old (C)tomcat feelings (F)you don't under(G)stand 
I (F)turn around and (C)look at you, you (F)light a ciga(C)rette 
I (F)wish I had the guts (C)to bum one, (F)but we've never (G)met 
And I (C)hope that I don't (F)fall in love with (C)you (G) 

And I can (C)see that you are (F)lonesome just like (G)me 
And I'm (C)feeling like you'd (F)like some comp(G)any 
Well I (F)turn around to (C)look at you, and (F)you look back at (C)me 
The (F)guy you're with (C)is up and split, the (F)chair next to you's (G)free 
And I (C)hope that you don't (F)fall in love with (C)me  (G) 

Now it's (C)closing time, the (F)music's fading (G)out 
Last (C)call for drinks I'll (F)have another (G)stout 
I (F)turn around and (C)look at you, you're (F)nowhere to be (C)found 
I (F)search the place for (C)your lost face, I guess (F)I'll have another (G)round 
and I (C)think that I just (F)fell in (G)love with (C)you

I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You

Well my (F)time went so quickly I went (Am)lickety-splitly 
(Bb)Out to my ol' fifty-(F)five 
As I pul(F)led away slowly (Am)feelin' so holy 
God (Bb)knows I was feelin' al(C)ive. 

Chorus:
   And now the (F)sun's (Am)comin' (Bb)up 
   I'm (F)ridin' with L(Am)ady Luc(Bb)k 
   (F)Freeway (Am)cars and (Bb)trucks 
   (C)Stars beginning to (F)fade 
   (C)And I lead the pa(F)rade 
   (C)Just a-wishin' I' d (Dm)stayed a little longer 
   (G)Lord don't you know the (C)feelin's gettin' stronger. 

Now at (F)six in the mornin' (Am)gave me no warnin' 
I (Bb)had to be on my (F)way. 
Now the (F)cars are all passin' me, (Am)trucks are all flashin' me 
I'm (Bb)headed home from your (C)place. 

Chorus

Well my (F)time went so quickly I went (Am)lickety-splitly 
(Bb)Out to my ol' fifty-(F)five 
As I pul(F)led away slowly (Am)feelin' so holy 
God (Bb)knows I was feelin' al(C)ive. 

And now the (F)sun's (Am)comin' (Bb)up 
I'm (F)ridin' with L(Am)ady Luc(Bb)k 
(F)Freeway (Am)cars and (Bb)trucks 
I'm (F)ridin' with L(Am)ady Luc(Bb)k 
(F)Freeway (Am)cars and (Bb)trucks 
I'm (F)ridin' with L(Am)ady Luc(Bb)k

Ol'55

# intro:
D  A7  D  A7  Bm  A  G   D  A7  D  A7  Bm  A  G

D   A7    D      A7           Bm      A    G
Operator, number please, it's been so many years.

D        A7     D      A7    Bm      A         G
She'll remember my old voice while I fight the tears.

D      B7            Em      A7       D       B7      Em     A7
Hello, hello there.  Is this Martha?  This is ol' Tom Frost.  

D    B7      Em   A7              Bm    A         G
I am calling long distance, don't worry about the cost.

D         B7       Em       A7        D       B7       Em    A7
It's been fourteen years or more now; Martha, please recall,

    D       B7      Em     A           Bm   A        G
And meet me out for coffee where we'll talk about it all.

D                      G         D          G
And those were days of roses, of poetry and prose

            Bm            G               Em  A   D    G
And Martha, all I had was you and all you had was me.

D              G          D               G
There was no tomorrow, we packed away our sorrows

       Bm               G  A  D     G    D  A7  D  A7  Bm  A  G
And we saved them for a rainy day.

I feel so much old now, you're much older too.
How's the husband, how's the kids? 
You know that I got married too.
Lucky that you found someone who makes you feel secure.
We were all so young and foolish, now we are mature.

And those were days of roses, of poetry and prose 
And Martha, all I had was you and all you had was me.
There was no tomorrow, we packed away our sorrows 
And we saved them for a rainy day.

I was always so impulsive, guess that I still am.
All that really mattered then was that I was a man.
Guess that our bein' together wasn't meant to be.
Martha, Martha, I love you, can't you see.

And those were days of roses, of poetry and prose 
And Martha, all I had was you and all you had was me.
There was no tomorrow, we packed away our sorrows 
And we saved them for a rainy day.

I remember quiet evenings trembling close to you.

Martha

Cmaj7           Dm7            Em7           G    G7
 Little trip to Heaven, on the wings of your love,
Cmaj7           Dm7            Em7  Ebm7
 Banana moon is shining in the sky.
Dm7               G7                  Cmaj7   C7
 Feel like I'm in Heaven, when you're with me,
Dm7               F      E        Am
 Know that I'm in Heaven when you smile.
             Dm7               G7
Though we're stuck here on the ground,
      Dm7              G7             Cmaj7
I got something that I found and it's you.

Interlude:

Cmaj7  Dm7, F  G, G7

Verse 2:

            Cmaj7           Dm7           Em7   G  G7
And I don't have to take no trip to outer space,
      Cmaj7         Dm7          Em7  Ebm7
All I have to do is look at your face.
       Dm7             G7             Cmaj7     C7
And be-fore I know it, I'm in orbit a-round you,
Dm7                F     E         Am
 Thanking my lucky stars that I've found you.
       Dm7              G7
When I see your constel-lation,
       Dm7             G7              Cmaj7 
Honey, you're my inspi-ration and it's you.

Interlude:

Cmaj7  Dm7, F  G, G7

Solo:

Cmaj7  Dm7, Em7  G, G7, Cmaj7  Dm7, Em7  Ebm7
D7  G7, Cmaj7  C7, Dm7  F  E  Am,
Dm7  G7, Dm7  G7, Cmaj7  Dm7, F  G, G7

Verse 3:

          Cmaj7                Dm7              Em7  G  G7
You're my north star, when I'm lost and feeling blue.
    Cmaj7           Dm7
The sun is breaking through the clouds;
           Em7                 Ebm7
Don't you, don't you know it's true?
       Dm7           G7               Cmaj7     C7
Honey, all the other stars seem dim a-round you,
Dm7                F     E         Am
 Thanking my lucky stars that I've found you.
       Dm7              G7
When I see your smiling face, honey,
        Dm7                  G7
I know nothing ever going to take your place...

Coda:

         Cmaj7  Dm7        Em7  G
And it's you...   and it's you...
         Cmaj7  Dm7        Em7  G
And it's you...   and it's you...
         Cmaj7  Dm7        Em7  Ebm7
And it's you...   and it's you...
         Dm7          G7                      Cmaj7
And it's you and it's you, shoo-be-doo, ba-da-da.

Little Trip To Heaven

Closing Time

Intro: 
D -- Bm -- Asus4 -- A
D -- Bm -- Cadd9 -- Asus4 - A 

          D            Bm            Asus4    A
I've come five hundred miles just to see a halo
D              Bm         Cadd9       A
come from St. Petersburg, Scarlet and me
       D         Bm          Asus4        A
Well I opened my eyes, I was blind as can be
         D          Bm            Cadd9       A
When you give a man luck, he must fall in the sea
        Em           Em7           Asus4    A
And she wants you to steal and get caught 
        Em            Em7              Asus4    A
For she loves you for all that you are not 
                    D   Bm            Asus4   A
When you're falling down,     falling down
                    D   Bm            Cadd9   A
When you're falling down,     falling down



    D              Bm          Asus4          A
You forget all the roses don't come 'round on sunday
      D         Bm              Cadd9       A
She's not gonna choose you, for standing so tall
   D          Bm           Asus4       A
Go on, take a swig of that poison, and like it
D             Bm          Cadd9         A
Don't ask for silverware, don't ask for nothing
Em              Em7        Asus4    A
Go on, put your ear to the ground
         Em             Em7          Asus4    A        
Yeah you know you'll be hearin' that sound
           D    Bm           Asus4    A
Of falling down,     falling down
           D    Bm           Cadd9    A
Of falling down,     falling down
                    D    Bm              Asus4   A
Well you're fallin' down,    yeah you're falling
               D    Bm   Cadd9   A                 
You're fallin' down


Solo:
D Bm Asus4 A D Bm Cadd9 A
D Bm Asus4 A D Bm Cadd9 A
Em Em7 Asus4 A Em Em7 Asus4 A



                    D    Bm              Asus4   A
Well you're fallin' down,    yeah you're falling
               D    Bm   Cadd9   A                 
You're fallin' down



      D             Bm                 Asus4       A
Go on down see that wrecking ball come swinging on along
D        Bm        Cadd9       A   
Everyone knew that hotel was a goner
     D             Bm            Asus4        A
They broke all the windows, they took all the doorknobs
         D         Bm        Cadd9     A
And they hauled it away in a couple of days
    Em             Em7      Asus4         A
Now someone yelled 'timber, take off your hat'
   Em       Em7           Asus4       A
It all looks smaller down here on the ground
              D    Bm                 Asus4  A
we're fallin' down,     you're fallin' down
              D    Bm                  Cadd9  A
 yeah you're fallin',   you're fallin' down
              D    Bm                  Asus4  A
 well you're fallin',   you're fallin' down
            D     Bm            Cadd9   A 
   yeah, fallin',       fallin' down...

Falling Down

Big Time 

intro : C Em7 Am / Dm7 Dm7 G / F C

          C    Em7  Am
I want you, you, you
Dm7     G      C   Em7  Am
All I want is you, you, you
Dm7    G     F       C
All I want is you

          C     Em7      Am
Give you the stars above, 
Dm7                        G      
Sun on the brightest day
C         Em7      Am     
Give you all my love, 
Dm7                  G     
if you would only say

          C    Em7  Am
I want you, you, you
Dm7     G      C   Em7  Am
All I want is you, you, you
Dm7    G     F       C
All I want is you

I Want You

G   Am7   C      D7  
Blue skies over my head
  G             Am7         C        D7     
Give me another reason to get out of bed
      G   Am7   C          D7  
And blue skies shine on my face
  Em                        Am7   D7   Gsus4   Gsus4   G  
Give me another  woman  to     take  her  place


Ain't got no money, cupboards are bare
No cigarettes and the kids got nothing to wear
She walked out without a word
        Em                                     Am7     D7  
Now the only sound  left is the    morning bird singing

Blue skies over my head
Give me another reason to get out of bed
And blue skies shine on my face
Give me another woman to take her place

Blue skies over my head
Give me another reason to get out of bed
And blue skies shine on my face
Give me another woman to take her place
Give me another woman to take her place

Blue Skies

The Early Years Vol. 2

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             Am             E
If you want money in your pocket
      Am               E
and a top hat on your head
  Am               Dmaj7         E              E
a hot meal on your table and a blanket on your bed

              Am            C
-Chorus-well today is grey skies
          Dmaj7      Am
        tomorrow is tears
          F                         E          Am
        you'll have to wait till yesterday is here

          Am                E
Well I'm going to New York City
          Am           E
and I'm leaving on a train
    Am             Dmaj7 
and if you want to stay behind and
          E             E
wait till I come back again

(Chorus)
           Am          F 
-Bridge-If you want to go
         Am                 F
        where the rainbows end
                Am           F         Am
        you'll have to say goodbye
            Am               F
        all our dreams come true
         Am       F
        baby up ahead
                 Am               F     E7sus4
        and it's out were your memories lie

          Am                E 
well the road is out before me
         Am               E
and the moon is shining bright
        Am           Dmaj7
what I want you to remember
        E         E
as I disappear tonight

(Chorus)
(Chorus)

Yesterday Is Here

F       D      Gm 
The bats are in the belfry
     C     C       F        
The dew is on the moor
      A         A        Dm 
where are the arms that held me
      Bb        Bb      F
and pledged her love before
      Bb        C       F
and pledged her love before


Chorus:

      F       D        Gm 
It's such a sad old feeling
     C          C         F  
 the fields are soft and green
     F         Dm         Bb
it's memories that I'm stealing
           F         Bb       F
but you're innocent when you dream
Bb        F
when you dream,
        F        Bb        F
you're innocent when you dream
Bb           F
when you dream
          F       Bb       F
you're innocent when you dream


I made a golden promise
that we would never part
I gave my love a locket
and then I broke her heart
and then I broke her heart

Repeter chorus

Running through the graveyard
and we laughed my friends and I
we swore we'd be together
until the day we died
until the day we died

Innocent When You Dream

C                            Am
Crest fallen sidekick in an old cafe
C                                  Am  
never slept with a dream before he had to go away
C                                  Am
there's a bell in the tower uncle Ray bought a round
      F                           G7        C          
don't worry about the army in the cold cold ground

Am
the cold cold ground
C
the cold cold ground
Am
the cold cold ground

...

Cold Cold Ground

Dm
Hang on st. christopher through the smoke
and the oil
        G7
Buckle down the rumble seat
let the radiator boil
got an overhead downshift
and a two dollar grill
           Dm
got an 85 cabin
on an 85 hill
             F          
Hang on st. christopher on the passenger side
G7sus4  Em
open it up tonight the devil can ride

Hang On St. Christopher

Franks Wild Years

Am        E          Am

E            Am            E           Am
Will ye take me across the channel
             Dm         G          E
London Bridge is falling down
                 Am      E            Am
Strange a woman tries to save
                    Dm         G                  E
More than a man will try to drown
                   Dm                  G        C
And its the rain that they predicted
                   E7                   Am
And its the forecast every time
                     Dm                     G          C
The rose has died because you picked it
              B                           E7
And I believe that brandy's mine
             A            G        F  
And all over the world strangers
        E7                   Am         G
Talk only about the weather
      F             Dm6            B7
All over the world its the same
E7         Am
Its the same!

And the world is getting flatter
And the sky is falling all around
Oh, when nothing is the matter
For I never cry in town
And a love like ours, my dear
Is best measured when its down
And I never buy umberellas
Because theres always one around

And all over the world strangers
Talk only about the weather
All over the world its the same
Its the same!

          Dm                G       C
And you know that its the beginning
          E7                            Am
And you know that its the end
         Dm          G7    C
Once again we are strangers
        B7                        E7
As the fog comes rolling in

And all over the world strangers
Talk only about the weather
All over the world its the same
Its the same!

Strange Weather

G Asus4

D          G      Asus4     D
Outside another yellow moon
D          G           Asus4     D
Punched a hole in the nighttime, yes
   G                            Asus4      D
I climb through the window and down the street
 G             Asus4     G
Shining like a new dime
              Asus4      A
The downtown trains are full
G               Asus4
With all those Brooklyn girls
G                   A                                
They try so hard to break out of their little worlds

D                G      Asus4            D
You wave your hand and they scatter like crows
D          G                  Asus4              D
They have nothing that will ever capture your heart
D            G             Asus4     D
They're just thorns without the rose
D       G         Asus4     G
Be careful of them in the dark
             Asus4  A
Oh if I was the one
G                         A
You chose to be your only one
G                             A
Oh baby can't you hear me now
 
[Chorus:]
D                 G
Will I see you tonight
D                 G   D
On a downtown train
      G                       Em                
Every night its just the same
G                     D
You leave me lonely, now
             G           Asus4     D
I know your window and I know its late
D           G                 Asus4
I know your stairs and your doorway
D                 G        Asus4      G
I walk down your street and past your gate
D                G              Asus4    G
I stand by the light at the four way
                       A
You watch them as they fall
   G                         Asus4  A
Oh baby they all have heart attacks
G             
They stay at the carnival
              A
But they'll never win you back

[Chorus:]
D               G
Will I see you tonight
D                  G
On a downtown train
D      G                       Em
Where every night its just the same
G               A
You leave me lonely
D                G
Will I see you tonight
D               G
On a downtown train
D           G                   Em  
All of my dreams just fall like rain
A                    D
All upon a downtown train

Downtown Train

Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years

Well they (Gm)call me William The (Gm)Pleaser 
I sold (Gm)opium, fireworks and (D)lead 
Now I'm tel(Gm)ling my troubles to st(Cm)rangers 
When the (Gm)shadows get (D)long I'll be (Gm)dead 

Now her (Gm)hair was as black as a bucket of (Gm)tar 
Skin was as (Gm)white as a cuttlefish b(D)one 
I left Te(Gm)xas to follow Lu(Cm)cinda 
Now I'll (Gm)never see hea(D)ven or (Gm)home

I made a (Gm)wish on silver of moon(Gm)light
A sly (Gm)grin and a bowl full of (D)stars 
Like a (Gm)kid who captures a fire(Cm)fly 
And leaves it (Gm)only to (D)die in the (Gm) jar 

As I (Gm)kick at the clouds at my ha(Gm)nging 
As Is (Gm)wing out over the (D)crowd 
I will (Gm)search every face for Lu(Cm)cinda's 
And she will (Gm)go off with (D)me down to (Gm)hell 

I (Gm)th ought I'd broke loose of Lu(Gm)cinda 
The (Gm)rain returned and so did the (D)wind 
I cast this bu(Gm)rden on the God that's with in (Cm)me 
I will (Gm)leave this old (D)world and go (Gm)free

The devil (D)dances inside empty (Gm)pockets
But she (D)did'nt want money or (Gm)pearls
No, that (D)wasn't enough for (Gm)Lucinda 
She (Amaj)w asn't that kind of (D)girl 

Now I've (Gm)fallen from grace for (Gm)Lucinda 
Whoever (Gm)thought that hell would be so (D)cold 
I did (Gm)well for an old tin can (Cm)sailor 
But she (Gm)wanted the (D)bell in my (Gm)soul

I've (Gm)spoken to God on the (Gm)mountain 
And I've (Gm)swam in the Irish (D)sea 
I ate (Gm)fire and drank from the (Cm)Ganges 
And I'll (Gm)beg there for (D)mercy for (Gm)me 

I (Gm)thought I'd broke loose of (Gm)Lucinda 
The rain (Gm)returned and so did the (D)wind 
I was (Gm)standing outside the (Cm)Whitehorse 
Oh but (Gm)I was (D)afraid to go (Gm)in 

I heard some(Gm)o ne pull the (Gm)trigger 
Her breasts (Gm)heaved in the moonlight a(D)gain 
There was a (Gm)smear of gold in the win(Cm)dow 
And then (Gm)I was the je (D)wel of her (Gm)s in 

They (Gm)call me William The (Gm)Pleaser 
I sold (Gm)opium, fireworks and (D)lead 
Now I'm (Gm)telling my troubles to (Cm)strangers 
When the (Gm)shadows get (D)long I'll be (Gm)dead 

Now her (Gm)hair was as black as a bucket of (Gm)tar 
Skin was as (Gm)white as a cuttlefish (D)bone 
I left (Gm)Texas to follow  (Cm)Lucinda 
Now I'll (Gm)never see (D)heaven or (Gm)home 
No I'll (Gm)never see (D)heaven or (Gm)home 
No I'll (Gm)never see (D)heaven or (Gm)home

Lucinda

VERSE 1:
Bb
Well I stumbled in the darkness
Bb
I'm lost and alone
Bb
Though I said I'd go before us
Bb		      Gm
And show the way back home
Gm	D#	  Bb
There a light up ahead
Bb		     D#	  
I can't hold on very long
Bb			     F  		      Bb
Forgive me pretty baby but I always take the long way home


VERSE 2:
Bb
Money's just something you throw
Bb
Off the back of a train
Bb
Got a head full of lightning
Bb	      Gm
A hat full of rain
Gm    D#	  Bb
And I know that I said
Bb		D#	
I'd never do it again
Bb				 F			  Bb
And I love you pretty baby but I always take the long way home
 

VERSE 3:
Bb
I put food on the table
Bb
And roof overhead
Bb
But I'd trade it all tomorrow
Bb		  Gm
For the highway instead
Gm	   D#			     F			
Watch your back, keep your eyes shut tight
Bb				     D#
Your love's the only thing I've ever known
D#	      Bb		         F			  Bb
One thing for sure pretty baby I always take the long way home


BRIDGE:
F	Bb     D#     F
mmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmm


VERSE 4:
F		    Bb
You know I love you baby
Bb
More than the whole wide world
Bb
You are my woman
Bb		  Gm
I know you are my pearl
Gm	 D#		    F
Let's go out past the party lights
      Bb		         D#
Where we can finally be alone
D#         Bb	   F			    Bb
Come with me...and we can take the long way home
Bb     D#	             Bb		  F 			   Bb
Mm mm mmm, come with me, together we can take the long way home
Bb     D#	             Bb		  F			   Bb
Mm mm mmm, come with me, together we can take the long way home

Long Way Home

Cm                      Fm
I like my town with a little drop of poison
G                                 Cm
Nobody knows they're lining up to go insane
        Cm                Fm
I'm all alone, I smoke my friends down to the filter
G                                Cm
But I feel much cleaner after it rains


Cm
And she left in the fall, that's her picture on the wall
                                   Fm      Gm Cm
She always had that little drop of poison


         Cm                                Fm
Did the devil make the world while God was sleeping?
G                                 Cm
There'll never get a wish from a bone
              Cm            Fm
Another wrong goodbye and a hundred sailors
G                        Cm
That deep blue sky is my home


         Cm
And she left in the fall, that's her picture on the wall
                                   Fm     G Cm
She always had that little drop of poison

Dm

Dm                                 Gm
Well, a rat always knows when he's in with weasels
A                            Dm
Here you lose a little every day
         Dm                      Gm
Well, I remember when a million was a million
A                              Dm
They all have ways to make you pay


          Dm
And she left in the fall, that's her picture on the wall
                                   Gm      A Dm
She always had that little drop of poison


          Dm
And she left in the fall, that's her picture on the wall
                                   Gm     A Dm
She always had that little drop of poison


# If you want it to sound proper, strum similarly to the piano in the original, and  # slide up on every fourth beat (not fourth strum). For those who need exact                                                                # instruction, this is how it should look when you slide:
# 
# Cm: slide up one fret so you bar 1st, 2nd, and 3rd strings at second fret
# Fm: slide so fingers on 2nd and 4th strings are completely off, and holding second # fret 4th string
# G:Only slide 1st and 2nd string finders up to the first fret
# Dm: Holding 1st and 2nd string first fret 
# Gm: no longer holding 1st string, 2nd string second fret, 3rd string first fret
# A: It sounds funny to slide so I don't, but if you disagree4th string first fret

Little Drop Of Poison

# Slow waltz

          C                                F
It's the same with men as with horses and dogs
C        G7       C   G7
Nothing wants to die
V                                 F
Ethel and James they killed in a game
     C            G7
With guns too big for their hands
C                        F
Just off St. Charles in no man's land
           C                 G7        C    F
And you'll have to find your own way home, boys
        C                 G7      C     G7       
You'll have to find your own way home

...

G7               C
Why cook dinner, why make my bed
G7               C
Why come home at all?
F                 C           Am
Out the door and through the woods
C                      Am      Em
There's a world where nothing grows

      C                                   F
It's hard to say grace and to sit in the place
    C              G7      C     G7
Of someone missing at the table
      C                                      F
Mom's hair sprayed tight and her face in her hands
C                 G7
Watching TV for answers to me
C                    F
After all she's only human
          C                   G7      C     F
And she's trying to find her own way home, boys
       C              G7         C
She's trying to find her own way home

    G7            C        F
My legs ache, my heart is sore
C            G7      Am
The well is full of pennies

Fall Of Troy

Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards

(D)When I'm lyin' in my bed at night, (A)I don't wanna grow (D)up 
(D)Nothin' ever seems to turn out right, (A)I don't wanna grow (D)up 
(Bm)How do you  move in a (A)world of fog that's (G)always changing (A)things
(Bm)Makes me wish that I could (A)be a dog (G)   (A)

(D)When I see the price that you pay (A)I don't wanna grow (D)up 
(D)I don't ever want to be that way (A)I don't wanna grow (D)up 
(Bm)Seems like folks (A)turn into things that they'd (G)never (A)want 
(Bm)The only thing to (A)live for is today  (G)   (A)

(D)I'm gonna put a hole in my tv set (A)I don't wanna grow (D)up 
(D)Open up the medicine chest and (A)I don't wanna grow (D)up 

(Bm)I don't wanna have to (A)shout it out
(Bm)I don't want my (A)hair to fall out 
(Bm)I don't wanna be (A)filled with doubt 
(Bm)I don't wanna be a (A)good boy scout 
(Bm)I don't wanna have to (A)learn to count 
(Bm)I don't wanna have the (A)biggest amount 
(G)I don't wa(A)nna grow (D)up 
 
(D)Well when I see my parents fight (A)I don't wanna grow (D)up 
(D)They all go out and drinkin' all night and (A)I don't wanna grow (D)up  
(Bm)I'd rather stay (A)here in my room 
(Bm)Nothin' out there but (A)sad and gloom 
(Bm)I don't wanna live in a (A)big old tomb on (G)Grant (A)Street 

(D)When I see the 5 o'clock news (A)I don't wanna grow (D)up 
(D)Comb their hair and shine their shoes (A)I don't wanna grow (D)up 

(Bm)Stay around in my (A)old home town 
(Bm)I don't wanna put no (A)money down 
(Bm)I don't wanna get me a (A)big old loan 
(Bm)Work them fingers (A)to the bone 
(Bm)I don't wanna (A)float a broom 
(Bm)Fall in love and get (A)married then boom 
(Bm)How the hell did it (A)get here so soon?
(G)I don't wa(A)nna grow (D)up

I Don't Wanna Grow Up

Am
Take an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
C                         E 
Just like they say in the Bible
Am
Never leave a trace or forget a face
C                            E 
Of any man at the table, any man at the table

        Dm                       Am
When the moon is a cold chiseled dagger
         Dm                   Am    
And it's sharp enough to draw blood from a stone
          Dm                                Am
He rides through your dreams on a coach and horses
        Dm                                     E  
And the fence posts in the moonlight look like bones

...

Am
Some say they fear him others admire him
C                     E                
Because he steals his promise
Am
One look in his eye everyone denies
Am      E       Am    
Ever having met him

# Ad Lib...

Black Wings

Em
Well, Jesus will be here
Be here soon
he's gonna cover us up with leaves
                         B7
With a blanket from the moon
                     Em
With a promise and a vow
       Am
And a lullaby for my brow
                Em
Jesus gonna be here
 B7      Em  
Be here soon

Em
Well I'm just gonna wait here
I don't have to shout
I have no reason and
           B7
I have no doubt
           Em
I'm gonna get myself
                    Am
Unfurled from this mortal coiled up world
                       Em  
Because Jesus gonna be here
B7       Em
Be here soon

Em
I got to keep my eyes open
So I can see my Lord
I'm gonna watch the horizon
                B7 
For a brand new Ford
      Em              
I can hear him rolling on down the lane
            Am
I said Hollywood be thy name
            Em
Jesus gonna be
B7            Em   
Gonna be here soon

Em
Well I've been faithful
And I've been so good
 Except for drinking
                  B7   
But he new that I would
           Em
I'm gonna leave this place better
                Am
Than the way I found it was
                   Em  
And Jesus gonna be here
B7       Em
Be here soon

Jesus Gonna Be Here

C                       F
The Ice Man's mule is parked
             C
Outside the bar
                     F    C
Where a man with missing fingers
         G7 
Plays a strange guitar
         C  F    C
And the German dwarf
                  G7
Dances with the buthcer's son
C             F          C           G7
And a little rain never hurt no one

        C           
They're dancing on the roof
         F                     G7
ANd the ceiling's coming down
C            F   C              G7 
I sleep with my shovel and my leather gloves
   C  F   C                G7
A little trouble makes it wurth the going
       C       F         C         G7
And a little rain never hurt no one

C    
The world is round
            F    C
And so I'll go around
               C              F       G7
You must risk something that matters
   C
My hands are strong
           F      C
I'll take any man here
                   C
If it's worth the going
      F         G7
It's worth the ride

         C 
She was 15 years old
     F              G7
And never seen the ocean
     C          F   C
She climbed into a van
        G7
With a vagabond
         C          F    C 
And the last thing she said
         G7
Was, "I love you mom."

       C      F
And a little rain
       C          G7
Never hurt no one
        C      F
And a little rain
      C          G7   C    
Never hurt no one

A Little Rain

Bone Machine

He had (Am)three whole (C)dollars, (Dm)a worn out car 
A (Am)wife who was (E)leaving for (Am)good 
Life's made of (C)trouble, (Dm)worry, pain and struggle 
She wrote goodbye in the (F)dust on the (E)hood 
They found a (Dm)map of Missouri, (Am)lipstick on a glass 
They (Dm)must have left in the (F)middle of the (E)night 
And (Dm)I..   (E) want to know the (Am)same thing 
Everyone wants to (Dm)know, how's it (E)going to (Am)end 

Behind the (Am)smoke colored (C)curtain the (Dm)girl disappeared 
They (Am)found out that the (E)ring was a (Am)fake 
A tree born (C)crooked (Dm)will never grow straight 
She sunk like a (F)hammer into the (E)lake 
(Dm)Long lost letter and an (Am)old leaky boat 
(Dm)Promises are (F/c)never meant to (E)keep 
And (Dm)I..   (E) want to know the (Am)same thing 
Everyone wants to (Dm)know, how's it (E)going to (Am)end 

The (Am)barn leaned (C)over, (Dm)the vultures dried their wings 
The (Am)moon climbed (E)up an empty (Am)sky 
The sun sank (C)down be(Dm)hind the tree on a hill 
There's a (F)killer and he's (Dm)coming through the (E)rye 
(Dm)But maybe he's the father (Am)of that lost little girl 
(Dm)It's hard to tell (F)in this (E)light 
And (Dm)I..   (E) want to know the (Am)same thing 
Everyone wants to (Dm)know, how's it (E)going to (Am)end 

(Dm)Tied your wagon and you plough over the bones of the dead 
Out among the roses and the (Am)weeds 
And you (Dm)can never go back and the answer is no 
And wishing for it (F)only makes it (E7)bleed 


(Am)Joe Tornabenny (C)was broken on the (Dm)wheel 
(Am)Shane and Bum (E)Mahoney on the (Am)lamb 
The grain was as (C)gold (Dm)as Sheila's hair 
 (F)All the way from (Dm)Liverpool with(E) all we could steal 
(Dm)He was robbed of twenty dollars (Am)his body found stripped 
(Dm)Cast into the (F)harbour there and (E)drowned 
And (Dm)I..   (E) want to know the (Am)same thing 
We all wanna (Dm)know how's it (E)going to (Am)end 

The (Am)sirens are (C)snaking their (Dm)way up the hill 
(Am)It's last call (E)somewhere in the (Am)world 
The reptiles (C)blend in with the (Dm)colour of the street
(F) Life is sweet at the (Dm)edge of a raz(E)or 
And (Dm)down in the first row of an old (Am)picture show 
(Dm)An old man is a(F)sleep the (E)credit starts to roll 
And (Dm)I... (E)want to know the (Am)same thing 
We all wanna know how's it going to end 
(Dm)I... (E)want to know the (Am)same thing 
We all wanna know how's it going to end 
And (Dm)I... (E)just wanna know the (Am)same thing 
I wanna know how's it going to end

How's It Gonna End?

Gm
xxxxxx xxxxxxx heart xx xx xxxxx
A            Dm
Hold xx xxxx above xx
Gm
Lay down xx xxxxxxxx
A              Dm
Remember xx xx loved xx

3 verses more go by same above traffic

Chorus
C
Stand xx xx xxxxxx xxx xx
F
Things xxx xxx xx xx xxxx
Gm                                          A
The weather xx xx xx xx x x xx xx xx xxxxxx like xx xxxx

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enjoy, cheers!

Green Grass

Real Gone

(Am)Friday left (E7)me fumblin' with the (Am)blues(E7)(Am)
And it's hard to win when (F)you always (E)lose
Because the (Am)nightspots spend your (E7)spirit 
beat your (Am)head against the (Dm)wall
(Am)two dead-ends and (E7) you still got to (Am)choose(E7)(Am)

(Am)You know the bartenders (E7)they all know my (Am)name(E7)(Am)
and they catch me when I'm (F)pulling up (E)lame
and I'm a (Am)pool-shooting-(E7)shimmy-
shyester (Am)shaking my (Dm)head
(Am)when I should be (E7)living clean in (Am)stead(E7)(Am)

(Am)You know the ladies (E7)I've been seeing off and (Am)on(E7)(Am)
well they spend your love (F)then they're (E)gone
you can't be loving (Am)someone who is (E7)savage and cruel
(Am)Take your love (E7)and then they (Am)leave on (E7)out of (Am)town

(Am)When I'm falling in love, (E7)It's such a (Am)breeze(E7)(Am)
(Am)but it's standing up that's (F)so hard for (E)me
I wanna (Am)sqeeze you but I'm (E7)scared to 
death I'll (Am)break your back (Dm)instead
(Am)You know your (E7)perfume, well it (Am)won't let (E7)me (Am)be

(Am)You know the bartenders (E7)they all know my (Am)name(E7)(Am)
and they catch me when I'm (F)pulling up (E)lame
and I'm a (Am)pool-shooting-(E7)shimmy-
shyester (Am)shaking my (Dm)head
(Am)when I should be (E7)living clean in (Am)stead(E7)(Am)

(Am)so come on baby, (E7)let your love light (Am)shine(E7)(Am)
gotta bury me in(F)side of your (E)fire
cause your (Am)eyes are enough to (E7)blind me
you're like a-(Am)looking at the (Dm)sun
(Am)you gotta (E7)whisper (Am)tell me (E7)I'm the (Am)one
come on and (F)whisper tell me (E7)I'm the (Am)one(E7)(Am)
gotta (F)whisper tell me (E)I'm the (Am)one
come on and (F)whisper tell me (E7)I'm the (Am)one(E7)(Am)

Fumblin' With The Blues

C             F  
I'm leaving my family
C             Am7
leaving all my friends
C           D7
my body's at home
       Dm9         G7
but my hearts in the wind
          C              F  
where the clouds are like headlines
     C            Am7 
on a new frontpage sky
   C             D7
my tears are salt water
     Dm9    G7  C
and the moons full and high

And I know Martin Eden's
gonna be proud of me
many before me
has been drawn by the sea
To be up in the crow's nest 
singing my say
Shiver me Timbers
as I'm sailing away


                Ebm7     
/Now the fog's lifting 
         G#7     
 and the sand's shifting
     C        D9
 I'm drifting on out

 Old captain Ahab
              G7sus4   G7
 he ain't got nothing on me

{repeat chords as above}

 So swallow me , follow me
 I'm travelling alone
 Blue waters my daughter
 I'm gonna skip like a stone


so please call my misses
tell her not to cry
'cause my googbye is written
by the moon in the sky
Nobody knows me
I can't fathom my stayin'
shiver me timbers
as I'm sailing away


Now the fogs liftin'......


I'm leaving my family
leaving all my friends
my body's at home 
but my hearts in the wind
where the clouds are like headlines
on a new frontpage sky
shiver me timbers
as I'm sailing  goodbye........

Shiver Me Timbers

Intro: C    Dm7    C       F    Bm7       E7     Am7    Gsus4    C7

Am7   D7    Dm7    F       C    Dm7       C7     G7     C



C      Dm7            C       Fmaj7
The Evening fell just like a star


Bm7                E7
And Left a trail behind


Am7              G7sus4         Bb9      Db7
You Spit as you slammed out the door


C    Dm7        C        Fmaj7
If this is love we're crazy


Bm7                         E7
As we fight like cats and dogs


Am7             G7sus4        Bb7
I know there is got to be more


 Am7   D7   F 

Chorus:

C       Dm7      Em7    F
So please call me baby

Bm7           E7
Wherever you are

          Am7            G7sus4                 Bb9  Db7
It's too cold to be out walkin in the streets

C            Dm7               Em7   F      Bm7    E7      Am7      
We do crazy things when were wounded every ones a bit insane

C                  Cm9         C           FM7
I don't want you catchin your death of cold 

       Dm7      F
Out walkin in the rain

Please Call Me Baby

The Heart Of Saturday Night

(Bm)I fell into the o(Em)cean 
(A)When you became my (D)wife 
(G)I risked it all ag(Em)ainst the sea 
(F#)To have a better (Bm)life 
(Bm)Marie, you're the (Em)wide blue sky 
(A)and men do foolish (D)things 
(G)You turn kings into (Em)beggars 
(F#)and beggars into (Bm)kings 
 
Chorus: 
   Pre(G)tend that you owe me (D)nothing 
   And (A)all the world (D)is green 
   (G)We can bring back the (D)old days again 
   And (A)all the world (D)is green 

(Bm)The face forgives the (Em)mirror 
(A)The worm forgives the (D)plough 
(G)The question begs the (Em)answer 
(F#)"Can you forgive me some(Bm)how?" 
(Bm)Maybe when our story's (Em)over 
(A)We'll go where it's always (D)spring 
(G)The band is playing our (Em)song again 
(F#)And all the world is (Bm)green 

 Chorus 

(Bm)The moon is yellow (Em)silver 
(A)On the things that summer (D)brings 
(G)It's a love you'd (Em)kill for 
(F#)And all the world is (Bm)green 
(Bm)He's balancing a (Em)diamond 
(A)On a blade of (D)grass 
(G)The dew will settle (Em)on our grave 
(F#)When all the world is (Bm)green 

Chorus 

(Bm)He's balancing a (Em)diamond 
(A)On a blade of (D)grass 
(G)The dew will settle (Em)on our grave 
(F#)When all the world is (Bm)green 

Chorus

All The World Is Green

Blood Money

Intro: (G) (Gsus4) (D7) (C) (D9) (G)(Gsus4) (G) 
                        
Well, it's a (G)quarter to two 
And I'm (D7)looking at you 
We're (C)goin' down, (D7)goin down (G)slow 
Yeah, it's a (G)quarter to two 
And I'm (D7)looking at you 
We're (C)goin' down, (D7)goin down (G)slow 
                        
(D7)  TV went off about (G)one 
(D7)  We had only be(G)gun 
(D7)  I know that the (G)wine's nearly gone 
But I've got (A7)no intention of (D7)goin' home 
                        
Well, it's a (G)quarter to three 
And you're (D7)diggin' on me 
We're (C)goin' down, (D7)goin down (G)slow 
                        
(Solo) 
                        
(D7)  Could stay here all (G)night 
(D7)Thinking you're out of (G)sight 
(D7)  Please get up and (G)turn out the light 
There ain't (A7)nothing better than the (D7)middle of night 
                        
When it's a (G)quarter to four 
You're (D7)beggin' for more 
We're (C)goin' down, (D7)goin down (G)slow 
                        
We're (C)goin' down, (D7)goin down (G)slow 
(C)Goin' down, (D7)goin' down (G)slow  (C)oooohhhhhh

Goin' Down Slow

C                          Dm           G
Well, I got here at eight and I'll be here 'til two
C                   Dm        G
I'll try my best to entertain you and
C                           Dm        G
  Please don't mind me if I get a bit crude
         C    /B  /A       Dm  G    C
I'm your late night evening pro-  stitute
 
|C - C/B| - |C/A - C/G| - |Dm - G|
 
So drink your Martini and stare at the moon
Don't mind me, I'll continue to croon and
Don't mind me if I get a bit lewd
         C    /B  /A       Dm  G    C   /B   /A#   /A
I'm your late night evening pro-  stitute
 
    Dm            C         F                  C   /B   /A#   /A
And dance, have a good time - I'll continue to shine
     Dm            C                 F                        G
Yes, dance, have a good time - Don't mind me if I slip upon a rhyme
 
And I got here at eight and I'll be here 'til two
I'll try my best to entertain you and
Please don't mind me if I get a bit crude
I'm your late night evening prostitute
I'm your late night evening prostitute

I'm Your Late Night Evening Prostitute

C                                 F
    Well the sun came in my window,   Wednesday   morning
              G                              F    G
    And your love was like the golden rays again
             C                                     F
    Now I'm lying here on a Thursday, and you're lovin' someone new
             G                F           C  F  C
    And it looks like I'm up shit creek again

           C                              F
    And I can't help but thinking of your   lovin' ways
               G                                       F   G
    And I've cried a quart of tears since you've been gone
           C                            F 
    And I can't face the morning by myself love
             G                F           C  F  C
    And it looks like I'm up shit creek again
                                            
 D                            C             
    Since you've been gone, I  cry all the time
 G                         F             G
    And I cannot stand   leavin you   behind
            C                              F
    So I'll  pull myself together, And I'll  dry away my tears
              G                                 F   G
    But the morning light has brought back memories
           C                            F 
    And I can't face the morning by myself love
             G                F           C  F  C
    And it looks like I'm up shit creek again
            C                          F
    So I'm out a walkin on this dusty highway
                   G                         F   G
    Cause you've given me no reason for to stay
              C*                                 F
    And I'll walk until I've found someone who loves me not in vain
             G                F           C  F  C
    And it looks like I'm up shit creek again
             G                 F           C F       C
    And it looks like I'm up  shit creek again     Ooohhh

Looks Like I'm Up Shit Creek Again

C               G        C
   The stairs sound so lonely without you
E7                           F             F            G           C    A
   I ain't made my bed in a week, Coffee stains on the paper I'm writing
            D7                      G
   And I'm too choked up inside to speak
                C    G                      C         
   Well yes  I know    that our differences   pulled us apart
 E7                              F           F    G           C   A
   Never spoke a word heart to heart,   I'm glad that you're gone
          D7          G               C    G
   But I wish to the Lord you'd come home 


         C    G              C   E7                     F
Yes I'm gla--ad that you're gone,  Got the feeling so strong
      F   G           C   A        D7          G                    C   G
I'm glad that you're gone,  But I wish to the Lord that you'd come home

 
             C            G           C
   Well my guitar still plays your favorite song
E7                                                   F
   Though the strings have been outta tune for some time
          F              G         C               A
   Every time I play a chord,   I pray out to the Lord
                D7               G                C    G
   That you'll quit your honkey-tonk and sing my song


         C    G              C   E7                     F
Yes I'm gla--ad that you're gone,  Got the feeling so strong
      F   G           C   A        D7          G                    C   G
I'm glad that you're gone,  But I wish to the Lord that you'd come home


 C                        G            C
   So I'll Throw another log onto the fire, 
 E7                                 F
   And, I'll admit I'm a lousy liar
           F                   G         C                 A
   As the coals die down and flicker, I hear that guitar picker
             D7              G            C    G
   Play the song we used to sing so long ago 


         C    G                   C   E7                     F
Yes I'm gla--ad glad that you're gone,  Got the feeling so strong
      F   G           C   A         D7          G               C
I'm glad that you're gone,  But I wish to the Lord you'd come home

Poncho's Lament

The Early Years Vol. 1

Well the (D)eggs chase the (G)bacon (D)round the fryin' (G)pan
and the (D)whinin' dog (Bm)pidgeons by the (Em)steeple bell (A7)rope
and the (D)dogs tipped the (G)garbage pails (D)over last (G)night
and there's (D)always con(Bm)struction work (Em)bothering (A7)you
 
Chorus:
    In the (D)neighbor(G)hood
    In the (D)neighbor(G)hood
    In the (D)neigh(A7)bor(D)hood
 
(D)Friday's a (G)funeral and (D)Saturday's a (G)bride
(D)Sey's got a (Bm)pistol on the (Em)register (A7)side
and the (D)goddamn de(G)livery trucks they (D)make to much (G)noise
and we (D)don't get our (Bm)butter de(Em)livererd no (A7)more
 
Chorus

Well (D)big Mambo's (G)kicking his (D)old grey (G)hound
and the (D)kids can't get (Bm)ice-cream 'cause the (Em)market burned (A7)down
and the (D)newspaper (G)sleeping bags (D)blow down the (G)lane
and the (D)goddamn (Bm)flatbed's got me (Em)pinned in a(A7)gain
 
Chorus

There's a (D)couple Filipino (G)girl's (D)gigglin' by the (G)church
and the (D)window is (Bm)busted and the (Em)landlord ain't (A7)home
and (D)Butch joined the (G)army yea (D)that's where he's (G)been
and the (D)jackhammer's (Bm)diggin' up the (Em)sidewalks (A7)again
 
 
Chorus

In The Neighborhood

Greetings From Hell 

F       C        E7     Am
I will leave behind all of my clothes
  F         C      Dm7   G7
I wore when I was with you
F     C         E7       Am     
All I need's my railroad boots 
F      C       Dm7    G7
And my leather jacket
     F       C      E7     Am
As I say goodbye to Ruby's Arms
  F         C        Dm7     G7
Although my heart is breaking
       F     C        E7           Am
I will steal away out through your blinds
    F        C       Dm7     G7
For soon you will be waking
----
    G       C         A           Dm
The morning light has washed your face 
    G7      C              Dm7      G7sus4    G7
And everything is turning blue      now
G       C       A      Dm
Hold on to your pillow case
        G7      C     Dm7           G7sus4    G7
There's nothing I can do            now
-----
     F       C      E7     Am
As I say goodbye to Ruby's Arms
       F     C      Dm7      G7
You'll find another soldier
      F        C      E7        Am
And I swear to God by christmas time
            F       C       Dm7       G7
There'll be someone else to hold you
---
    G    C         A      Dm
The only thing I'm taking is 
    G7        C       Dm7         G7sus4  G7
The scarf off of your clothes     line
     G     C         A        Dm
I'll hurry past your chest of drawers
 G7      C      Dm7              G7sus4   G7
And your broken wind             chimes
----
     F   C             E7  Am
As I say goodbye, I'll say goodbye
    Dm7            G7sus4  F     C
Say goodbye     to Ruby's Arms
---
|E7  Am|F  C|Dm7  G7|

----
       F       C            E7       Am
I will feel my way down the darkened hall
F     C      Dm7      G7
Out into the morning
    F      C      E7     Am
The Hoboes at the freightyards
     F          C     Dm7      G7
Have kept their fires burning
F     C           E7       Am
Jesus Christ this God damn rain
     F       C      E7   Am
Will someone put me on a train
     F     C         E7   Am
I'll never kiss your lips again
   Dm7        G7sus4   G7
Or break your heart
     F       C        E7  Am
As I say goodbye I'll say goodbye
    Dm7        G7sus4 F     C
Say goodbye to Ruby's Arms

|E7 Am|F C|Dm7 G7|C

Ruby's Arms

Heartattack and Vine

F         Gm  C7          F
I fell asleep down by the stream
           Gm  Gm7  C        F              
And there I had the strangest dream
Bb          F        A            Dm     
And down by Brennan's Glenn there grows
Gm    C7sus4   F
A briar and a rose

Dm                    C
There's a tree in the forest
Bb               F
But I don't know where
Bb        F        Gm      C 
I built a nest out of your hair
F        Gm7 C  F        Bb
And climbing up into the air
F        C7   F
A briar and a rose

G            Am     D7       G 
I don't know how long it has been
          Am  Am7  D7       G 
But I was born in Brennan's Glenn
C            G      B            Em 
And near the end of spring there grows
Am7     Dsus4  G
A briar and a rose

Em            D       C      G 
I picked the rose one early morn
C            G      Am     D7  
I pricked my finger on a thorn
G               Am7 D7
It had grown so high
G            C     
It's winding wove 
G         D7         G
the briar around the rose

           Am        D7   G 
I tried to tear them both apart
         Am    Am7     G
I felt a bullet in my heart
C               G      B          Em
And all dressed up in springs and clothes
Am7       Dsus4    G   
The briar and the rose

Em           D    C       G       
And when I'm buried in my grave
C          G       Am7  D7   
Tell me so I will know
     G          Am7 D
Your tears will fall
G             C
To make love grow
G         D7sus4 D7 G
The briar and the rose

The Briar And The Rose

C
I love the way
    Dm        G7    C
The tattered clouds
A                   Dm  G
Go wind across the sky

G    D7
As summer goes
D7       
And leave me
         G   Dm Gdim  G7 
With a tear  in  my  eye

Baug C            Dm       G7
I'm taking out my winter clothes
    Am                   Eb7    B7
My garden knows what's wrong
    Dm     G7     C        G7
The petals of my favorite rose
Dm                         Gsus4 Gaug
Be in the shadows dark and long

         C
Through every year
      Dm    G7
It's very clear
Am     
I should be used
            Eb7
To carrying on
B7             D7
But I can't be found
         G7
IN the garden
  C           A7
Singing this song

          Dm
When the last
         G7         C
Rose of summer is gone

The Last Rose Of Summer

The Black Rider

Fm                                                 C7    Fm
When I was a boy, the moon was a pearl the sun a yellow gold.
Fm                                                        C7   Fm
But when I was a man, the wind blew cold the hills were upside down.
             F7     Bbm                  Eb        Eb7        Ab   C7                
But now that I have gone from here there's no place I'd rather be
        Fm                                            C7  Fm      F#7
than to float my chances on the tide Back in the good old world.
   Bm                                             F#7     Bm  
On October's last I'll fly back home rolling down winding way.
Bm                                                            F#7   Bm
Scare crows are all dressed in rags out at the edge of the field I lay
             B7      Em             A       A7    D   F#7
and all I've got's a pocket full of flowers on my grave.
                 Bm       
Oh but summer is gone I remember it best
                 F#7  Bm
Back in the good old world.

Back In The Good Old World

Night on Earth

# intro
C CM7 C6 CM7

               C
I'll shoot the moon
      A7 
Right out of the sky
Dm7     
For you baby
             Dm   
I'll be the pennies
Dm7M    Dm7   G7
On your eyes
        C    CM7
For you baby

C7 
I want to take you
F
Out to the fair
D7
Here's a red rose
G7
Ribbon for your hair

C
I'll shoot the moon
A7
Right out of the sky
Dm7
For you baby
               G7
I'll shoot the moon
    C
For you

C
A vulture circles
A7
Over your head
Dm7
For you baby
Dm
I'll be the flowers
Dm7M   Dm7    G7 
After you're dead
         C    CM7
For you baby

C7
I want to build
F
A nest in your hair
D7
I want to kiss you
G7
And never be there

C
I'll shoot the moon
A7
Right out of the sky
Dm
For you baby
                G7
I'll shoot the moon
     C
For you

I'll Shoot The Moon

G
The prettiest girl
    B       Em
In all the world
         Am     D7      G   D7
Is in a little Spanish town
       G              B      Em
But I left her for a Bonnie lass
      A7
And I told her
               D7
I'd see her around
          G      G7
But that Bonnie lass
         C
And her heart of glass
      A7           
Would not hold a candle
   D Dsus2 G  D7   
To bumming around
   
          G
So don't cry for me
         B      Em
For I'm going away
         Am            D7    G
And I'll be back some lucky day

# ETC

Lucky Day

Glitter And Doom Live

F#m              C#7                F#m          C#7 
  Davenports and kettle drums   and swallow-tail coats 
F#m          A/E                  D9           C#7
   Table cloths and patent leather shoes 
F#m                 C#7            F#m                C#7 
  Bathing suits and bowling balls   and clarinets and rings 
A                       Bm         G    C#7 
  All this radio really needs is a fuse 
			
Bm            E9     A7            F#m 
  A tinker, a tailor   a soldier's things 
Bm               E9            A7        C# 
  His rifle, his boots full of rocks 
         F#m            C#7 
Oh, and this one is for bravery 
F#m                       D9 
  Oh, and this one is for me 
C#                          F#m     C#7
   And everything's a dollar in this box 
			
|F#m - C#7| 
			
Cufflinks and hubcaps and trophies and paperbacks 
It's good transportation, but the brakes aren't so hot 
Neckties and boxing gloves, this jackknife is rusted 
You can pound that dent out on the hood 
			
A tinker, a tailor, a soldier's things 
His rifle, his boots full of rocks 
Oh, and this one is for bravery 
Oh, and this one is for me 
And everything's a dollar in this box

Soldiers Things

Swordfishtrombones

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

Intro/Verse
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School Friends

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

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

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

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

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

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


Jo et duré...

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

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

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