        Merle Ronald Haggard, born April 6, 1937 in Bakersfield, California is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has become one of the true giants of country music, and along with Buck Owens helped create the Bakersfield Sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Telecaster guitars, harmonies, and a rough edge not heard on the more polished Nashville recordings of the time. After spending his early life drifting in and out of jail Merle attended three of Johnny Cash's concerts at San Quentin Prison.

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Colorado
Recorded by Merle Haggard
Written by David C. Kirby
 
G                                     C            G
There's a place where Mother Nature's got it all together
    C          D7      C   G            D7
She knows just when to let wild flowers bloom        
    G                             C                  G
Somehow she always seems to know  exactly what she's doing
    C            D7     C       G     D7
And the Lord saw fit to furnish elbow room

         G         G7          C
Have you ever been down to Colorado 
  D7                              G     D7
I spend a lot of time there in my mind 
       G           G7          C
And if God doesn't live in Colorado
     D7                                     G
I'll bet that's where he spends most of his time

G                             C            G
I'd love to be there watching early in the morning
    C         D7     C      G            D7
The sun comes up and crowns the mountain king
      G                     C           G
If by chance you dare to be high upon a mountain
     C          D7      C    G          D7
I'll swear that you can hear the angels sing
 
Repeat #2

Colorado

Am I Standing In Your Way
Merle Haggard

C                        F                     C
If he ever gets to you I know he'll ignite the flame
                F        C               G7
And it hurts to know how close he really came
C                                         F               C
Last night you both kept dancing when the music ceased to play
F         C       F         C
Is it all over do you still love me 
   G7                    C
Or am I standing in your way

F                        C
Tell me the way you feel I've got to know
                  F    C                  G7
Should I stay and keep trying or should I go
C                                 F                  C
Last night he almost made it he's still on your mind today
F         C       F         C
Is it all over do you still love me 
   G7                    C
Or am I standing in your way

Repeat #2

Am I Standing In Your Way

Roots Of My Raising

A                      D
Could be holding you tonight
D                         A
Could be doing wrong or doing right
A                              E
You don't care about what I think
E                               A
I think I'll just stay here and drink

A                                      D
Hey, putting you down won't square the deal
D                          A
A least you'll know what I feel
A                              E
Hey, take all the money in the bank
E                               A
I think I'll just stay here and drink

A                             D
Hey, listen close and you can hear
D                         A
That loud jukebox playing in my ear
A                               E
Ain't no woman gonna change the way I think
E                               A
I think I'll just stay here and drink


A                                 D
Hey, hurtin' me know don't mean a thing
D                                    A
Since love ain't here I don't feel a thing
A                                 E
My mind ain't nothing but a total blank
E                               A
I think I'll just stay here and drink

I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink

20 Hits, Volume 2

D                                                               A7
I hear people talking bad about the way they have to live here in this country.
                                                                   D
Harpin' on the wars we fight gripin' 'bout the way things ought to be.
                                                                    A7
I don't mind them switchin' sides and standin' up for things they beleive in,
                             
When they're runnin' down our country man,
                                        D
They're walkin' on The Fightin' Fide Of Me.

Chorus
A7      D                               A7
They're walkin' on The Fightin' Side Of Me.
A                                                G                  D
Runnin' down a way of life our fightin' men have fought and died to keep,
       
If you don't love it, leave it,
                               D7   G
Let this song that I'm singin' be a warnin',
            A7
When you're runnin' down our country (hoss - 1st // man - 2d)
                                       D
You're walkin' on The Fightin' Side Of Me.


I read about some squirley guy
Who claims that he just don't beleive in fightin',
And I wonder just how long the rest of us can count on bein' free.
They love our milk and honey but they preach about some other way of livin',
When they're runnin' down our country man
They're walkin' on The Fightin' Side Of Me.

Chorus

The Fightin' Side Of Me

Merle Haggard - The Best Of The Capitol Years

G                     C                                         G
If We Make It Through December every thing's gonna be alright I know
                         Am                         D7              G
It's the coldest time of winter and I shiver when I see the falling snow
      G7              C
If We Make It Through December
                                   G
Got plans to be a warmer town come summer time
               Am
Maybe even California
D7    Am               D7               G
If We Make It Through December we'll be fine
                        
                           Am
Got laid off down at the factory
D7        Am               D7              G
And their timing's not the greatest in the world
                    Am           D7     Am              D7                G
Heaven knows I been working hard wanted Christmas to be right for daddy's girl
  G7                 C
I don't mean to hate December
                                   G
It's meant to be the happy time of year
                         Am                         D7                  G
And my little girl don't understand why daddy can't afford no Christmas here
 
                      C                                         G
If We Make It Through December every thing's gonna be alright I know
                         Am                         D7              G
It's the coldest time of winter and I shiver when I see the falling snow
      G7              C
If We Make It Through December
                                   G
Got plans to be a warmer town come summer time
               Am
Maybe even California
D7    Am               D7               G
If We Make It Through December we'll be fine

If We Make It Through December

Bobby Wants A Puppy Dog For Christmas
Merle Haggard
 
C
Bobby wants a puppy dog for Christmas
  G7
I know you plan to bring an electric train
    C
But Bobby wants a puppy dog for Christmas
    G7                               C
And that's the only song we hear him sing


Santa please remember Bobby's lonely
    G7
The closest neighbor's farm is quite a ways
        C
And the country school don't have no children Bobby's size
        G7                                C
And I'd like to give him something he can raise

Repeat #1


Butch and Susie won't be here for Christmas
    G7
And Bobby won't see his cousins now till spring
   C
If we can find a playmate he can play with
G7                               C
Santa that'll be all you have to bring

Repeat #1

Bobby Wants A Puppy Dog For Christmas

Hag's Christmas

A Friend In California
Merle Haggard


G                                D7
L.A. traffic is bad this time of year

But there's a friend of yours in California
                     G
Sure wishes you were here
                                                     C
And as you lay your head on your pillow tonight just remember
          D7                                        G
There's a friend of yours in California sure misses you

                           D7                 G
You've got a friend in California that misses you
                           D7                      G
You've got a friend in California that sure misses you

                                     D7
Fort Worth can get cold this time of year

But this southern California sun is warm
              G
You should be here
                                                     C
And as you lay your head on your pillow tonight just remember
          D7                                        G
There's a friend of yours in California sure misses you

repeat #2

A Friend In California

A Friend in California

A King Without A Queen
Merle Haggard 

 
C                     F
Riches do not come in silver and in gold
   G7                         C
It comes in the happiness you find
                           F
I place my gold and silver before my precious queen
    G7                             C     C7
But now there's only memories left behind
 
F                   C
If you never lost a loved one
F                            G7
Then you'll know just what I mean
         F                        C
For what good are treasures and a kingdom
          G7               C
If you're a king without a queen
 
                          F
Now that she has gone and found another love
   G7                     C
My castle is empty and so cold
                                      F
For her leaving brought me heartaches that I have never known
    G7                                     C   C7
And there's sadness in the treasures I now hold
 
Repeat #2

A King Without A Queen

Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album

A Place To Fall Apart
Merle Haggard


G             C             G                D7
I'll Probably Never See You Eye To Eye Again
     G                 D7             G
This Letter's Meant To Be My Last Farewell
                     C                G
But You Need To Understand I'm Nearly Crazy
                    D7               G
You Need To Know My Life Has Gone To Hell
 
                  C              G     D7
Write Me Back And Tell Me Why It Ended
       G           D7            G
Send A Letter That I Can Show My Heart
                            C                        G
I'll Be Somewhere Between I Love You And What You're Feeling Now
              D7            G
Looking For A Place To Fall Apart
 
C                            G
Looking For A Place To Fall Apart
C                                 G
Trying To Find A Place That I Can Leave My Heart
  C                                  G
I Need To Be Somewhere Hiding When I Feel The Teardrops Start
              D7              G
Looking For A Place To Fall A part
 
                C            G          D7
I Can't Seem To Justify Your Leaving Me
       G             D7              G
I'm Bewildered As To How It All Came Down
                         C               G
I Thought Everything Was Fine Until Your Phone Call
              D7              G      D7
The Call That Turned My World Around
 
        G        C              G     D7
Send Me Word And Tell Me Why It Ended
  G               D7               G
I Need Some Final Proof To Show My Heart
                            C                        G
I'll Be Somewhere Between I Love You And What You're Feeling Now
              D7            G
Looking For A Place To Fall Apart
 
Repeat #3

A Place To Fall Apart

C
Livin' on the road, my friend
G
Was gonna keep us free and clean
F
But now you wear your skin like iron
C                              G
And your breath's as hard as kerosene
F
You weren't your mama's only boy
C                         F
But her favorite one, it seems
Am
She began to cry
           F        G
When you said good bye
F                   Am
And sank into your dreams

Pancho was a bandit, boys
Rode a horse fast as polished steel
Wore his guns outside his pants
For all the honest world to feel
Pancho met his match, you know
On the deserts down in Mexico
No one heard his dyin' words
But that's the way it goes

F
And all the federales say
C                           F
They could have had him any day
Am                 F    G
They only let him slip away
       F               Am
Out of kindness, I suppose

Now Lefty he can't sing the blues
All night long like he used to
The dust that Pancho bit down South
It ended up in Lefty's mouth
The day they laid old Pancho low
Lefty split for Ohio
Where he got the bread to go
Well there ain't nobody 'knows

But all the federales say
They could have had him any day
They only let him slip away
Out of kindness, I suppose

Now poets sing how Pancho fell
Lefty's livin' in a cheap hotel
The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold
And so the story ends, we're told
Pancho needs your prayers, it's true
But save a few for Lefty, too
He only did what he had to do
And now he's growin' old

And all the federales say
They could have had him any day
They only let him go so long
Out of kindness, I suppose

Yes a few old gray federales still say
They could have had him any day
They only let him go so wrong
Out of kindness, I suppose

Pancho And Lefty

C
Living on the road my friend
G
Was gonna keep us free and clean
F
But now you wear your skin like iron
C                              G
And your breath's as hard as kerosene
F
You weren't your mama's only boy
C                         F
But her favorite one it seems
Am
She began to cry
F                   G
When you said good bye
F                    Am
And sank into your dreams

C
Pancho was a bandit boys
G
His horse was fast as polished steel
F
Wore his guns outside his pants
C                           G
For all the honest world to feel
F
Pancho met his match you know
C                        F
On the deserts down in Mexico
Am                       G
Nobody heard his dying words
F                     Am
But that's the way it goes

F
And all the federales say
C                            F
They could have had him any day
Am                F     G
They only let him slip away
F                 Am
Out of kindness I suppose

C
Lefty he can't sing the blues
G
All night long like he used to
F
The dust that Pancho bit down South
C                     G
ended up in Lefty's mouth
F
The day they laid old Pancho low
C               F
Lefty split for Ohio
Am                        G
Where he got the bread to go
F                   Am
There ain't nobody knows

F
And all the federales say
C                            F
They could have had him any day
Am                F     G
They only let him slip away
F                 Am
Out of kindness I suppose

C
The poets tell how Pancho fell
G
and Lefty's livin' in cheap hotels
F
The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold
C                       G
And so the story ends we're told
F
Pancho needs your prayers it's true
C                    F      
save a few for Lefty too
Am                         G
He only did what he had to do
F                     Am
And now he's growing old

F
And all the federales say
C                            F
They could have had him any day
Am                F     G
They only let him slip away
F                 Am
Out of kindness I suppose

F
a few great federales say
C                          F
We could have had him any day
Am              F     G
We only let him go so long
F                 Am
Out of kindness I suppose

Pancho & Lefty

The Essential Merle Haggard: The Epic Years

All Of Me Belongs To You
Merle Haggard

C
All of me belongs to you all the time

You're the only one that's ever on my mind
F
There's no way that I would ever be untrue
G7
There's not one single part of me 

That don't miss you through and through
                           C
Cause all of me belongs to you


Eyes are worthless since you're not here to see

My lips are so forgotten since you forgotten me
F
My arms ache from reaching out to you the way they do
G7
There's not one single part of me 

That don't miss you through and through
                           C
Cause all of me belongs to you

G7
Fingers claw the darkness in my dreams

Searching for a love I lost but can't redeem
    F
I'm yours and I can't give my heart to someone new
    G7
Not one single part of me my heart don't include
                           C
Cause all of me belongs to you

Repeat #3

G7                   C
All of me belongs to you

All Of Me Belongs To You

Down Every Road 1962-1994

Back To The Barrooms Again
Merle Haggard
 
G                       C      G                      D7
Now it's back to the barrooms  right back to drinking again 
      G                      C
Maybe someday you'll love me enough to stay with me 
    G                       D7
And whisky won't be my best friend 
                                  G
But now it's back to the barrooms again 
  
                          C
The bartender knows me he knows how you do me 
    G                          D7
And he knows why I'm back here again 
G                    C
He should be given a prize for his patience 
      G                  D7
Cause bartenders do understand 
                             G
So it's back to the barrooms again 
  
                                C
With the loud music roaring the bartender pouring 
    G                       D7
And my shaky legs trying to stand 
     G                  C
It's over and over I've tried to stay sober 
    G                        D7
But look what a failure I've been 
                              G
Now it's back to the barrooms again 
 
Repeat #2
       D7                        G
Oh yes it's back to the barrooms again

Back To The Barrooms Again

Can't Break The Habit
Merle Haggard

 
G                     C            G
I can kick any habit  that is if I want to
                  D7           G
Or I can lay off  whatever I'm on
                       C                G
But of all the things  that I've been a slave to
                          D7            G
Hey you're the one thing  I can't leave alone
 
                  C                  G
I can't break the habit  love is too strong
                 D7                            G
I can't take the cure now  I've been hooked to long
             C                          G
I crave your loving  wouldn't quit if I could
                D7                        G
Can't break the habit  cause I have it to good
 
                           C                G
I can stay off the bottle  go straight if I want to
                    D7                     G
Or I can stay high  till the curtain comes down
                           C                G
I used to get around love  and move on if I had to
                          D7          G
But you're the one thing  I can't get around
 
Repeat #2

Can't Break The Habit

Back To The Barrooms

Because You Can't Be Mine
Merle Haggard
 
C                                          F
What makes something you can't have always look so good
    C                                   G7
Why does something out of reach seem so fine
     C                                 F
What makes you thrill me more than any girl I know
  C               G7                   C
I guess it's just because you can't be mine
 
    G7                        C      F        C
Why can't I be contented with what belongs to me
                                     G7
And be satisfied with what's already mine
     C                            F
What makes a stolen moment such a precious thing
  C               G7                   C
I guess it's just because you can't be mine
 
                                  F
What makes me always want a woman I can't have
    C                                 G7
Why does someone else's silver always shine
   C                                 F
My passion rises every time you come around
      C               G7                   C
And I guess it's just because you can't be mine
 
Repeat #2

Because You Can't Be Mine

The Legend Of Bonnie & Clyde

California On My Mind
Merle Haggard

C
Well I got California on my mind
                          G7
I'm leaving this old town behind
C
I'm tired of sitting and I'm tired of pining
F
I'm going back where the sun is shining
C         G7           C
I got California on my mind


Well I got stuck in this dingy city
F
But I'm not gonna stay
C
I'm tired of these red brick buildings
D7                  G7
And I'm gonna leave today

C
It's been one cold and dreadful winter
F
And I'm going back to the grapevine center
C          G7                  C
Pack up my things and be on my way

Repeat #1


Well I got a gal in Redwood city
F
That I'd sure like to see
C
And I'd bet my bottom dollar
D7                   G7
She's still sweet on me

C
Well I'm a homesick bat couldn't be no sicker
F
I'm proud to say that I'm a prune picker
C             G7            C
This town and me just don't agree

Repeat #1

California On My Mind

Mama Tried/ Pride In What I Am

Carolyn
Merle Haggard
 
C       Dm                              Em
Carolyn let me tell you what I've heard about a man today
   F                                 C        Dm
He didn't come home from work and he went away
                  C    F             G7              C
Till he came to a city bright in the night time like day
                                   Dm                           Em
There they say he met up with some women dressed in yellow and scarlet
 
      F                          C
Their warm lips like a honeycomb dripped with honey
Dm                           C              Dm
Something about the smell of strange perfume 
              G7            C
Made him feel warm and not alone
                               F
Yes Carolyn a man will do that sometimes on his own 
 
    C        G7         C
And sometimes when he's lonely
                                     F
And I believe that man might do that sometimes out of spite
    C                          G7    F
But Carolyn a man will do that always 
                         C
When he's treated bad at home

Carolyn

Merle Haggard No 1's

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

Sovereign Light Cafe

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

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


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

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

C D


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

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


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

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

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

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

Can't Smile Without You

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

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

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

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


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
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

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

Down By The River

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


American Dream 

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

Gonna Be A Long Time

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

Overreacting

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

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