Jonathan Richman was born May 15th 1951 to a Jewish family in Natick, Massachusetts. He began playing music and writing his own songs in the mid-1960s. In 1969 he moved to New York City, where he spent time living on the couch of The Velvet Underground's manager and working odd jobs while trying to break in as a professional musician. Failing at this, he returned to Boston. Having moved back, he formed The Modern Lovers, a proto-punk garage rock band.

Jonathan Richman est un chanteur américain, né le 15 mai 1951. Initialement connu comme leader des Modern Lovers, groupe considéré comme l'une des meilleures influences de la scène punk-rock américaine, Jonathan Richman a poursuivi une longue carrière, atypique, discrète et extrêmement prolifique.  Excellent guitariste, chanteur délicat et sensible, d'une nature semblant exceptionnellement candide, Jonathan Richman est doté d'une voix particulièrement expressive et ses multiples changements de style ont fréquemment surpris ses admirateurs.

Jonathan Richman (* 15. Mai 1951 in Boston) ist ein US-amerikanischer Musiker. Er wurde in den 1970er Jahren als recht verschrobener Singer-Songwriter bekannt und gilt heute als Wegbereiter des Punk und auch des Anti-Folk.  Er begann schon als Teenager, eigene Songs zu schreiben und siedelte nach ersten Auftritten in seiner Heimatstadt Boston 1969 nach New York um, wo er in den Dunstkreis von The Velvet Underground geriet; seinen eigenen Kompositionen wollte dort jedoch niemand Gehör schenken. 1970 kehrte er nach Boston zurück und gründete die Band The Modern Lovers.

Eb
You see, Buzz buzz buzz goes the honey bee
   Bb                              Eb
and tweedily tweedily twee goes the bird

but the sound of your little voice darling
        Bb                      Eb
that??s the sweetest sound i??ve ever heard


      Eb        Cm   Ab       Bb
I say, Buzz buzz buzz goes the honey bee
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while tweedily tweedily twee goes the bird
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Buzz buzz buzz goes the honey bee
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while tweedily tweedily twee goes the bird



let??s go out to the clover now

up in maine and the grass is growin


    E
and, Buzz buzz buzz goes the honey bee
   B                               E
and tweedily tweedily twee goes the bird

but the sound of your little voice is sweeter
        B                        E
it??s the sweetest sound i??ve ever heard


A
well I love to be out here, in the springtime
E
with the birds and the bees
B
the bees sing good

the birds sing good

but they??re not like you for me


E
Buzz buzz buzz goes the honey bee
   B                               E
and tweedily tweedily twee goes the bird

but the sound of your little voice darling
        B                       E
that??s the sweetest sound i??ve ever heard



tell them the modern lovers
E         Dbm     A B
(Buzz buzz buzz)

(that??s what the honey bee does)
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tweedily tweedily twee

(you know the bird does that)
E        Dbm  A              B
buzz buzz buzz (goes the honey bee)
     A                                E
(and) tweedily tweedily twee (goes the bird)


E        Dbm    A B
Buzz buzz buzz

(goes the honey bee)
E                Dbm    A B
tweedily tweedily twee

(goes the bird)
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buzz buzz buzz (goes nature??s honey bee)
     A                               E
while tweedily tweedily twee goes the bird

(but I love your voice even more!)

Buzz Buzz Buzz

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Well, I'm a little dinosaur
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I'm a little dinosaur
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I'm a little dinosaur
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But I'm planning to go away.



Now, I am real old, don't you know
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Born ten billion years ago.
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But they don't love me here enough and so
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I'm planning to go away


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Now the children upon their lawns
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Will wake up and wonder where I've gone.
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And the flies that buzz around where I now be
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They're all gonna have to get along without me.


Bb
They'll say, Where's the little dinosaur?
Eb                F
Where's the little dinosaur?
Bb                 Gm
Where's that little dinosaur?
Eb          F      Bb
He must have gone away.


Bb
Oh no, please don't go
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Oh no, please don't go
Bb              Gm
Don't go, little dinosaur,
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Please don't go away.


Bb
Oh no, please don't go
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Oh no, please don't go
Bb              Gm
Don't go, little dinosaur,
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Please don't go away.


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Okay, I'll come back
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You know I'm back to stay
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'Cause I'm just your little dinosaur
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And I could never really go
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Never really go
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Never really go away.

I'm A Little Dinosaur

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It hurts me to hear, to see you got no faith in yourself.

It bothers me now to watch you, you got no faith in your own self.

You listen more to your friends than to your own heart inside.

Well, you listen to them, oh but you hide.

You don't got nothin' to be afraid of.

You're not as bad as you think.

And you're always puttin' yourself down,

But I'm just gonna tell you that I like you.

Darling, you always put yourself down, but I like you.

That's all I came to say.

Then there's no need to think that other people can do things better than

you can do 'em

'Cause you got the same power in you.

I got faith in you. Sometimes you don't have it in yourself,

But I got faith in you.


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And our time is right now, now we can do anything we really want to.
           D                E              A
Our time is now, here in the morning of our lives.



And it ain't just me who thinks so, dear, I asked my friends.

Now, Leroy and Asa and D. Sharpe,

Tell her not to be afraid.

Tell her it's okay.

Tell her it's all right.


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And our time is now, we can do anything we really believe in.
           D                E              A
Our time is now, here in the morning of our lives.



Dear, I asked Leroy and Asa and D. Sharpe, and they said,

Don't you love her too?

Then tell her she's okay.

Tell her she's all right.

You're okay, dear. There's nothing to feel inferior about. You can do it.


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And our time is now, we can do anything you really believe in.

I know it.
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Our time is now, here in the morning of our lives.
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Our time is right now, you can do anything you set your heart on.
           D                E              A
Our time is now, here in the morning of our lives.



We're young now. Right now's when we can enjoy it.

Now's the time for us to have faith in what we can do.

No need to fear, cause now's the time to have faith in what we can do.

The Morning Of Our Lives

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Well now, little mosquito, there must be
         Ab                    Fm
Well some reason for you that I just can't see.
           Db              Eb
Well, there is, well you're right, sir
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You see, God put me here just the same as he put you, so
Db Eb       Ab
I'm nature's mosquito.
                           Ab       Fm
And that means I'm gonna go bite-bite-bitie-witie-wite-sir.
Db               Eb
Yes, I'm nature's mosquito.
            Ab        Fm
I'm gonna go bite-bite-bitie-witie-wite-sir.
Db                            Eb
That's what he even told me to do.
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And God loved me when he made me, the same as he loves you, so
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I'm nature's little mosquito.


Ab                     Fm            Db Eb
Well now, Mr. Mosquito, is there not
    Ab                   Fm 
Some beauty in you that I simply can't spot.
          Db              Eb
Well there is, well you're right, sir.
        Db                  Ab                Fm
You see, God put me here, he made me just like you, so
Db Eb       Ab
I'm nature's mosquito.
                          Ab        Fm
And that means I better go bite-bite-bitie-witie-wite-sir.
Db               Eb
Yes, I'm nature's mosquito.
            Ab        Fm
I'm gonna go bite-bite-bitie-witie-wite-sir.
C                                D
That's what they even asked me to do.
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And God loved me when he made me, the same as he loved you, so
Db  Eb       Ab
I'm nature's mosquito.

Oh, boys, let's rock it...


   Db                                Ab               Fm      
And God loved me when he made me, the same as he loved you, so 
Db  Eb       Ab
I'm nature's mosquito.
         Ab                    Fm                       Db Eb
Well now, little mosquito, come bite me on the hand now
   Ab                        Fm
And explain it to me so I can understand.
     Db             Eb
Well, okay, well all right, sir
        Db                        Ab        Fm
You see, I have my reason, sure as I have my season, well
Db Eb       Ab
I'm nature's mosquito.
Ab        Fm
Bite-wite-bitie-witie-wite-sir
Db Eb       Ab
I'm nature's mosquito
Ab
Bitie-witie-wite-sir
Db Eb         Ab 
I'm nature's--well I'm a rockin' mosquito now--I'm a rockin' mosquito now--
Db Eb       Db Ab
I'm nature's mosquito.

I'm Nature's Mosquito

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Well take me way up north to meet your Mom and Dad,
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So they'll see that Jonathan ain't quite so bad.
           Bb           C
I wanna be back in your life
           Bb           F
I wanna be back in you life
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Baby baby baby 
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Baby baby baby

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Take me to the fields you used to roam
       F        C       Bb        C
So your pal Jonathan can call them home
        Bb           C
When I'm back in your life
          Bb           C
I wanna be back in your life
C   Bb   C     F
Baby baby baby
C   Bb   C     F
Baby baby baby

     F               C        Bb      C
Well, Take me to your favorite covered bridge,
       F               C    Bb       C
And the road that leads high o'er the ridge.
          Bb           C
I wanna be back in your life
          Bb           C
I wanna be back in your life
C   Bb   C     F
Baby baby baby
C   Bb    C F
Baby baby


C 
Gimme a break!  Bang Bang!

Gimme a break! Bang Bang!

Gimme a...

     F           C          Bb          C
Well, show me the saddle and show me the stirrup,
              F         C                  Bb            C
And then we'll help your daddy when he goes out for maple syrup
          Bb           C
I wanna be back in your life
          Bb           C
I wanna be back in your life
C   Bb   C     F
Baby baby baby
C    Bb C F
Baby

      F      C             Bb             C
I will wait a long time, if that's what it takes,
   F               C                               Bb         
But someday I wanna help your mamma when she brings out the
  C
pancakes
          Bb           C
I wanna be back in your life
          Bb           C
I wanna be back in your life
C   Bb
Baby baby
          C            F
I wanna be back in your life


F       C     Bb    C
                    And time's-a-wastin'
   F               C        Bb    C
Cuz what once was a puppy is now a dog
        F          C         Bb    C
And what once was a piglet is now a hog
          Bb           C
I wanna be back in your life
          C            F
I wanna be back in your life.

Back In Your Life

A
Well, the day it has gone, the night it has come,

The woods are all dark, but you're still a bum.

The moose go "MOO!," the deers are there too,

And the monsters are cooking up a disgraceful soup for you


      D
At the party in the woods tonight,
      A
At the party in the pale moonlight,
           D                       E
So we gonna get on the floor, let's rock some more
       D            E        A
At this party in the woods tonight.


A
Well, the bears are all there, they're in the pink,

They brought their favorite records, too bad they stink.

Well, the birds go "TWEET!" and the elves look sweet,

And the monsters got these rock 'n' roll bells on their little feet.


      D
at the party in the woods tonight,
      A
At the party in the pale moonlight,
           D                       E
So we gonna get on the floor, let's rock some more
       D            E        A
At this party in the woods tonight.


D                                 A
Well, hey there, mister party man, please let all us horrible monsters come.
 D                                        E
I know we're gross, I know we're vile, but our green cheese soup is gonna make you smile.


      D
at the party in the woods tonight,
      A
At the party in the pale moonlight,
           D                       E
So we gonna get on the floor, let's rock some more
       D            E        A
At this party in the woods tonight.


D                                    A
Well, all right, monsters, I suppose, just don't forget to blow your nose.
  D                                       E
Of course, kind sir, of course we will, we would not fill your woods with swill.


      D
At the party in the woods tonight,
      A
At the party in the pale moonlight,
           D                       E
So we gonna get on the floor, let's rock some more
       D            E        A
At this party in the woods tonight.
     D                               A
Well, what kind of party is this one? Us monsters are used to havin' fun.
     D                                         E
Well, easy now, monsters, don't be snide, can't you all tell we're just repressed inside?


      D
At the party in the woods tonight,
      A
At the party in the pale moonlight,
           D                          E
So we gonna get on the floor and let's rock some more
     D                       E
Gonna call up the birds cause they've been practicin' the words
D                          E
Invite the loons cause they remember all the tunes


      D            E        A
At the party in the woods tonight

At the party

At the party

At the party.

Party In The Woods Tonight

C                  C7       F       C             C7     F
Well, I landed at a shoppin' center, in an unknown state
C              C7    F       C           C7     F
Unknown kind of architecture, atmospheric trait
C                C7      F C               C7      F
Unknown brand and labels,    unknown market chains
C                          C7        F
The strangest collection of buildings here
C               C7      F
Upon the fruited plain.
C               C7 F
And let's rock,
C             C7 F
And let's go.


C                                            C7        F
You see, you got the different labels and the different brands,
C                 C7         F
Each little region across the land
C                      C7        F
Different colors in the different states
C                          C7       F
Different labels, and let's tell 'em about
C                           C7                F
All the different states for all the different traits,
C                    C7      F
And as of this date I hate no state.
C               C7 F
And let's rock,
C             C7 F
And let's go.


C
Well, I walked through the mall and I walked up and down,

I done got tired so I done sat down.
                                     C7
I watched the people for a while, you always learn a little
                        F
De-doily doidy doit doit doit doit diddle


C           C7 F
Let's rock.
C         C7 F
Let's go.


C                        C7    F
Well, the giant sign says "Momo Plaza,"
C                     C7       F
These centers, I don't know, it has a
C                          C7      F
weirdo insignia they put on all the bags,
C                          C7           F
they wrote it on the walls, even paint a flag



If I were a shopping center, I'd sure be embarrassed.

I know I'd never get a date with some cute little building, like from Paris.


C           C7  F
Let's rock.
C         C7  F
Let's go.

Rockin' Shopping Center

A                              D      A
Oh well, oh well, I feel real good today,
D                                                 A
you see We touched ground on an international runway
        E                         A
Jet propelled back home, to the usa

New York, Los Angeles, you know that I yearned for you
and Detroit, Chicago, and Chattanooga, Baton Rouge
not to mention me at home in Boston Massastu-sus

(I'll tell you somethin)

now Did I miss the skyscrapers, and the long freeway?
From the coast of California to the shores of the Delaware Bay
oh yes I did, till I got back to the usa

(rock a while, let's go)

Well take me to a drive-in, take me to a corner café
Where hamburgers sizzle on an open griddle night and day
I wanna see a juke-box jump with records in the usa

(let's talk about it)

you see, I'm so glad I was brought up in the usa, oh yea
I'm so glad I'm livin' in the usa, its true
what you want, we got right back in the usa

look out

just take me to a drive-in, any little corner café
I wanna hear hamburgers sizzle on an open griddle night and day
I wanna see a juke-box jump with records in the usa

let's go

Well, I'm so glad I'm livin' in the usa, oh yea
well. I'm so glad I was brought up in the usa, I am
cause what you want, what you want, it's here in the usa

Back In The Usa

G     Em     C       D
My old Lydia, Oh Lydia
G     Em     C       D
My old Lydia, Oh Lydia
G     Em     C       D
My old Lydia, Oh Lydia
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Oh Oh Oh


G         Em        C       D
I saw this beautiful girl today
   G       Em      C       D
and yes she took my heart away
G     Em    C       D
my old Lyida Oh Lydia
C D  G
Oh Oh Oh


       G        Em             C        D
See she looks so pretty and she looks so gay
   G       Em      C       D
and yes she took my heart away
G     Em    C      D
my old Lyida Oh Lydia
C D  G
Oh Oh Oh


C
well I'm wanderin around in circles since I saw her
     G
and I don't know what to do
                 C
you see I've been cryin on my pillow, in the afternoon
    D
when Lydia that's not so fun I should be outside wanderin around, if I could meet ya


       G        Em             C        D
See she looks so pretty and she looks so fine
    G     Em        C        D
that yes I wish that she were mine and I wanted to meet
G     Em    C      D
my old Lyida Oh Lydia
C D  G
Oh Oh Oh


C
I've just been wanderin around in circles
    G
so I don't know what to do
             C
and I've been cryin on my pillow, in the afternoon
     D
and I should be outside but I'd only look for Lydia


           G        Em             C        D
You see she looks so pretty and she looks so fine
      G        Em        C                        D
that I just saw her and I wish that I was hangin around with her
G     Em    C      D
my old Lyida Oh Lydia
C D  G
Oh Oh Oh


G     Em     C       D
My old Lydia, Oh Lydia
G     Em     C       D
My old Lydia, Oh Lydia
G     Em     C       D
My old Lydia, Oh Lydia
C D  G
Oh Oh Oh

Lydia

Roadrunner: The Beserkley Collection

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A Gbm D E

         A         Gbm             D            E

Well now, ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my street
A           Gbm                       D                E
I heard your truck outside, (ice cream man) it's really neat
A        Gbm             D            E
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my block
A          Gbm          D    E        A
Your little chimes, they reel and they rock


A        Gbm             D              E
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) ring your bell (ding ding)
A       Gbm                        D                    E
Play the music (ice cream ...) I've (... man) learned to love so well (ding ding)
A       Gbm              D              E
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) ring your chimes (ding ding)
A     Gbm   D   E  A
In the afternoon so fine.


D                        Dm
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my street
A
I heard your truck today, it was a-neat, a-neat, a-neat
D                        Dm
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my block now,
E
Your chimes, (your chimes they reel and rock)


A            Gbm              D            E
Now, ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my street
A          Gbm                         D         E
Your little truck, you know, (ice cream man) is a-neat, neat
A            Gbm             D            E
And ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my block,
A          Gbm                  D    E        A
I heard your chimes, I know they reel and they rock



A Gbm D E

A Gbm D E

A Gbm D E

A Gbm D E A

D                        Dm
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) on my street
A  
Your little truck, you know, is a-neat, a-neat, a-neat
D                        Dm
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my block,
E
Your chimes, (your chimes, they reel and rock)


A        Gbm             D            E
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my street,
A             Gbm                          D           E
You heard your truck today, it's (ice cream man ) neat, neat
A        Gbm             D              E
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) ring your chimes
Gbm     Dm           A Gbm D E A
  In the afternoon so fine.



One more time...


A        Gbm             D              E
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) ring your bell, (ding ding)
A       Gbm                   D               E
Play the music I've (ice cream man) learned to love (ding ding)
A        Gbm             D              E
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) ring your chimes (ding ding)
Gbm   Dm            A Gbm D E A
In the afternoon so fine

Ice Cream Man

Rock 'n' Roll With the Modern Lovers 

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        Gb        Bbm           B          Db
Well, my love is a flower just beginning to bloom
          Gb               Bbm         B               Db
Like those things from your garden that spring from the gloom.
  Gb        Bbm           B          Db
My love is a flower just beginning to bloom...
 B          Bbm       Gb
Beginning to bloom, to bloom.


  Gb        Bbm               B           Db
My love is a birdie who's just learning to trill.
Gb       Bbm              B        Db
I must be patient with her now so I will.
  Gb        Bbm           B          Db
My love is a flower just beginning to bloom...
  B         Bbm       Gb
Beginning to bloom, to bloom.


           B                   Bbm
She's still learning to love herself,
           B                      Bbm
She's still learning to let herself go,
               B                    Db
And she's still learning to trust herself,
                         B               Db
And Jonathan's gotta be patient because I know


       Gb        Bbm           B          Db
That my love is a flower just beginning to bloom
               Gb               Bbm         B               Db
Just like those things from your garden that spring from the gloom.
  Gb        Bbm            B         Db
My love is a flower just beginning to bloom...
            B          Bbm       Gb
She's just beginning to bloom, to bloom.


           B                   Bbm
She's still learning to love herself,
               B                       Bbm
And she's still learning to let herself go (and that's hard, you know)
           B                     Bbm
She's still learning to trust herself (I gotta give her a break)
             B                  Db
I gotta be so patient, because I know


       Gb                Bbm           B          Db
That my love she's like a flower just beginning to bloom
          Gb               Bbm         B               Db
Like those things from your garden that spring from the gloom.
  Gb        Bbm           B          Db
My love is a flower just beginning to bloom...
  B         Bbm       Gb
Beginning to bloom, to bloom.

My Love Is A Flower (just Beginning To Bloom)

Back In Your Life 

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

De Nada

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


Perfect

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

Baa Baa Black Sheep

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

You Make It Real

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

Country Roads

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

It Ain't Me

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

School Friends

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

King Creole

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

Arrows Of Eros

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

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