Tim Minchin (born 1975) is an Australian comedian, actor, composer, songwriter, pianist, musical director and a self proclaimed rock 'n' roll megastar.  He was born in Northampton, England, and grew up in Perth, Western Australia. He attended UWA (University of Western Australia) before launching onto the world stage at the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe Festival by winning the Best Newcomer Perrier Comedy Award.  

Timothy David Minchin (geboren am 7. Oktober 1975 in Northampton, UK) ist ein australischer Kabarettist, Schauspieler, Musiker und Skeptiker. Bekannt geworden ist er durch seine Musikkabarettprogramme, die mittlerweile in drei CDs, drei DVDs und mehreren internationalen TV-Auftritten festgehalten wurden.   Er selbst beschreibt seine Auftritte als &quot;lustige Kabarett Shows&quot; und sieht sich selbst eher als Musiker und Liedermacher als als Kabarettist.

An 'emotional' tune that has fun lyrics. Tim Minchin is Australian, but you can't really tell. Trying to show that he can send out a serious message, Minchin explains how plastic is the bane of the universe and that we can only save our planet by eliminating it and &quot;taking our canvas bags to the supermarket&quot;. Of course, this message is punctuated by the usual splashes of humour that Minchin has made his trademark.

Intro:
C
F         Fm                   C
Take your canvas bags when you go
G           Am      G
To the supermarket
F       Fm                        C
Why use plastic bags when you know
    G                    Am       C
You know the world can't take it

F         Fm                   C
Take your canvas bags when you go
G           Am      G
To the supermarket-market-market
F       Fm                        C
Don't use those plastic bags when you know
    G                Am           C
You know you'll feel better for it

Chorus:
Am                 F
Take your canvas bags
                   C
Take your canvas bags
                 G
Take your canvas bags

To the supermarket
Am                 F
Take your canvas bags
                   C
Take your canvas bags
                 G
Take your canvas bags

To the supermarket

Canvas Bags

F#                 F            A#m
I've been having a little problem recently
         D#m               F         A#m
Which is quite disturbing musicalicly
            F#     F             A#m
Involving a semi-tonal discrepancy
D#m                       F
Vocally and Instrumentally

        F#           F              A#m
You see musicians of different varieties
       D#m         F          A#m
Prefer playing in particular keys
    F#                F             A#m
And singers too treat preferentially
      D#m                                F
Those notes they tackle more proficiently


                F#           F         A#m
Now, you, don't have to be a member of MENSA
   D#m                         F
To understand the depth of my dilemma
        F#          F         A#m
The two elements of me favour two different keys
         D#m              F              A#m
Thus the rift betwixt my fingers and my Tenor


F#                               C#
I like nothing more than playing instruments in F
   D#m                           F
It warms the very cockles of my heart
    F#                             C#
The trouble is that F can leave me vocally bereft, you see
       D#m           F7
I like playing in F Major, but I like singing in...
A#m
FSharp.... FSharp.... FSharp...


F#                            C#
I refuse to be beholden to my hands
  D#m                             F
I don't see why my Larynx should give in to their demands
F#                                  C#
I'll not be forced to compromise my art
    D#m                        F7
And so I'll keep playing in F Major, and singing in
A#m
F Sharp... F Sharp... F Sharp...F Sharp...Fsharp

          D#m                G#7                           C#
I'll keep playing in F Major, but I'll keep singing in F Sharp!

F Sharp

A		
This is my Earth
E	
And I live in it
D	
It's one third dirt
Dm
And two thirds water
A
And it rotates and revolves through space
A7
At rather an impressive pace
D			Dm
And never even messes up my hair
F#m
And here's the really weird thing
B		B7
The force created by its spin
D			A	E
Is the force that stops the chaos flooding in

F#m
This is my Earth
D
And it's fine
E			           C#	  F#m
It's where I spend the vast majority of my time
D
It's not perfect
A
But it's mine
E
It's not perfect

(...)

Not Perfect

Verse:
C
We don't eat pigs
G
You don't eat pigs
   Am                          F G
It seems it's been that way forever
      C
So if we don't eat pigs
    G
And you don't eat pigs
F            G            C
Why not, not eat pigs, together?


Instrumental:
Am, Ddim7, C, Am, F, Am x2, G7 
Am, Ddim7, C, Am, F, Am x3
Am x2, G, [G,Am,G]

Peace Anthem For Palestine

So Fucking Rock 

Intro: D

D         A      D                  G
Your love is like finger nails on a chalkboard
D         A       D               G    
Your love is like throwing myself overboard
D                A
A breakdown on a motorway
Bm               G
A heart attack on Christmas day
E
Like scaling a cliff then falling off
G
Like trying not to cough

G                                         F# 
And I didn&#8217;t see this one coming, now I&#8217;m in too deep
G                                     F#
I didn&#8217;t see this one coming, now I&#8217;m in too deep
G                               D
I think I&#8217;ll just keep swimming down, down, down
G                             D 
There&#8217;s no point in trying to turn back now

G           D
I&#8217;m drowned
G           A
I&#8217;m drowned

D         A       D             G
Your love is like sand inside a bathing suit
D         A       D             G
Your love is a symphony with the sound on mute
D               A  
A letter to the wrong address
Bm               G
Or red wine on a wedding dress
E
Like broken bones in my playing hand
G
Like trying to swallow sand


G                                         F# 
And I didn&#8217;t see this one coming, now I&#8217;m in too deep
G                                     F#
I didn&#8217;t see this one coming, now I&#8217;m in too deep
G                               D
I think I&#8217;ll just keep swimming down, down, down
G                             D 
There&#8217;s no point in trying to reach dry ground

G           D
I&#8217;m drowned
G           A
I&#8217;m drowned

D         A        D                 G            
Your love is like one last breath of salty air
D         A        D                 G
Your love is like a map that leads to nowhere
D                  A  
A wine glass on a concrete floor
Bm             G
The overuse of metaphor
E
The straight ahead in a sideways glance
G
Like the misstep in a dance


G                                         F# 
And I didn&#8217;t see this one coming, now I&#8217;m in too deep
G                                     F#
I didn&#8217;t see this one coming, now I&#8217;m in too deep
G                               D
I think I&#8217;ll just keep swimming down
G                        D 
There&#8217;s no point in turning 'round

G           D
I&#8217;m drowned
G           D
I&#8217;m drowned

Drowned

Am
In our modern free spoken society
            G
There is a word that we still hold taboo
   F                                     E
A word with a terrible history of being used to abuse oppress and subdue
Am                                     G
Just six seemingly harmless letters arranged in a way that will form a word
            F                                       E
With more power than the pieces of metal that are forged to make swords
            F               G            Am
A couple of G's an R and an E an I and an N

                  F                    G                   E
Just six little letters all jumbled together have caused damage that we may never mend
Am                                          G  
And it's important that we all respect that if these people should happen to choose to 
F                                         E
Reclaim the word as their own it doesn't mean the rest of you have a right to it's use
Am                           G
So never under estimate the power that language imparts
F                                           E
Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can break hearts
                 F                                                    G
A couple of G's; geez unless you have had to live it, an R and an E; even I am careful with it
            Am                      G                 F
An I and an N in the end it will only offend don't want to have to spell 
        E
it out again

Am G F E G Am x2

Yeah

Am            G                         F     E  G
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Am            G                         F     E  G             
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
     F
So listen to me if you care for your health
     G                              E
You wont call me ginger less your ginger yourself
Am            G                         F     E  G
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger

Am                              G
When you are a ginger life is pretty hard
F                                 E
Years of ritual bullying in the school yard
Am                          G
Kids calling you ranga and fanta pants
F                     E
No invitation to the high school dance
         Am                            G
But you get up and learn to hold your head up
     F                                 E
You try to keep your cool and not get het up
     Am                                G
But until the feeling of ill is truly let up
         F                      E
Then the word is ours and ours alone don't you know

Prejudice

Ready For This ?

C                                G
Sleep little baby, sleep now my love

                                 F
The milky way's shining high up above.

                            F   F/E  F/C   C/G
When you grow up you will learn all   that  stuff

         G        
But for now close your eyes

            Aaug5
Close your eyes


  C                             G
Sleep little baby try not to squawk

                                          F
Tomorrow and tomorrow you'll learn how to walk

                    F   F/E F/C  C/G
To love and laugh, to totter and talk

         G
But for now beddie byes


       F                                    Fm
Your blanket's hand knitted with pure angora wool

       C                                           
Your nappy is dry and your tummy is full

     G                                 
Of enough antihistamine to chill out a bull

      F   F/E  F/C  Csus2    C
Yet still all   this gringing


C/D  C/E  F                                  Fm
What more could you want for? I just can not guess

     C  
You constantly complain to me  you should feel blessed

            G
There are children in Africa starving to death

          F  F/E F/C  Csus2     C
And you don't hear them whinging


      C               C/E C/F  C/G  C
What more can I do to put   a   stop to

      G                           C
This mind numbing noise you are making?

 E                         Am
Where is the line between patting and hitting?

 D                           G
When is rocking rocking and when is it shaking?


   F                                       Fm
I don't know what else I can do to try and hush you

    C                                              
My heart says I love you but my brain's thinking fuck you

      G
And hoping a child trafficker will abduct you

    F                      G  G/C  G/D   C
At least then I'd get a few hours   in    bed


      F                                         Fm
I've shushed and I've cooed and I've even tried to sing 

      C                                     
Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da in the exact voice of Ringo
 
     G
Now all I have left is to hope that a dingo 

       F                        G            C
Will sneak in and rip off your fat bitching head


[Break]
C - G - C - E - Am - D - G


    C                             G
Oh hush little baby, don't say a word

                                F
Papa's gonna buy you a mocking bird

                             C
In the hope you'll get Avian Flu 

     G                                      C
The nice folk in A and E will take care of you


[Break]

C - G - C - E - Am - D - G

C - G - C - E - Am - D - G


      C                                              
That's it, close your eyes, shhh not a sound

       G                          C
I can barely see your tiny belly moving up and down

     E                                      Am
One thing they don't mention in the parenting book

      D                        G                           C
Your love for them grows the closer to dead they look

Lullaby

INTRO:  F x4

F
I'm looking forward to Christmas
           Bb                               F
It's sentimental I know, but I just really like it
F
I am hardly religious
                   Bb                                        F       
I'd rather break bread with Dawkins than Desmond Tutu to be honest
               C                                  C7
And yes I have all of the usual objections to consumerism
                                       Bb
The commercialisation of an ancient religion

And the westernisation of a dead Palestinian
                                             F
Press-ganged into selling PlayStations and beer
                            C
But I still really like it.


F
I'm looking forward to Christmas
               Bb                      F
Though I'm not expecting a visit from Jesus
                   C     
I'll be seeing my dad
     C7                    A            Dm
My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum
           Dm/C                        Bb
They'll be drinking white wine in the sun
                   C
I'll be seeing my dad
    C7                     A           Dm
My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum
         Dm/C                        Bb
We'll be drinking white wine in the sun.



F
I don't go for ancient wisdom
           Bb                                                          F
I don't believe just 'cause ideas are tenacious it means that they're worthy
F
I get freaked out by churches
             Bb                                                       F
Some of the hymns that they sing have nice chords but the lyrics are dodgy
               C                                       
And yes I have all of the usual objections 
               C7                                        Bb
To the miseducation of children who in tax-exempt institutions

And taught to externalise blame

And to feel ashamed
                                        F
And to judge things as plain right and wrong
                      C
But I quite like the songs.


F
I'm not expecting big presents
             Bb                                                   F
The old combination of socks, jocks and chocolate is just fine by me.
                          C
'Cause I'll be seeing my dad
    C7                     A           Dm
My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum
           Dm/C                            Bb
They'll be drinking white wine in the sun
                   C
I'll be seeing my dad
   C7                      A           Dm
My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum
           Dm/C                           Bb
They'll be drinking white wine in the sun.


    Bb
And you my baby girl
    F/A
My jetlagged infant daughter
           Gm7
You'll be handed round the room
        C         Csus4   C
Like a puppy at a primary school
    Bb
And you don't understand
     F/A            
But you will learn yourself one day
      Gm7
That wherever you are and whatever you face
C                           C7              A            Dm
These are the people who'll make you feel safe in this world
Dm/C                 Bb
  My sweet blue-eyed girl


    Bb
And if my baby girl
            F/A
When you're twenty-one or thirty-one
    Gm7
And Christmas comes around
         C                          Csus4      C
And you find yourself nine thousand miles from home
Bb     F/A  Gm7          C   
You'll know whatever comes
       C7                    A            Dm
Your brother and sister, and me and your mum
        Dm/C                       Bb
Will be waiting for you in the sun
                C     Csus4  C
Whenever you come
C7                                                            
Your brothers and sisters, your aunts and your uncles
       C7                       A            Dm
Your grandparents, cousins, and me and your mum
         Dm/C                     Bb    
We'll be waiting for you in the sun
F/A                    Gm7
Drinking white wine in the sun
C                  Bb
Darling, when Christmas comes
F/A                             Gm7
We'll be waiting for you in the sun
F/A                          Bb   
Drinking white wine in the sun
F/A                    Gm7
Waiting for you in the sun
C                    Bb
Waiting for you 
Gm7  C7
Waiting


F
I really like Christmas
           Bb            F
It's sentimental I know

White Wine In The Sun

Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra

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 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

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

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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