Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 in Newport News, VA 

Ella Fitzgerald ( né le 25 avril 1917 à Newport News - décédée le 15 juin 1996 à Beverly Hills ) est l'une des plus importantes chanteuses de jazz.  Connue sous le surnom de « The First Lady of Song » (littéralement « La Première Dame de la chanson », mais traduit plus volontiers par « La Grande Dame du Jazz »), elle a remporté de nombreuses récompenses, dont 13 Grammy Awards.  Avec une tessiture de voix de trois octaves, elle est remarquable pour la pureté de sa voix et sa capacité d'improvisation, particulièrement en scat. 

Ella Fitzgerald   * 25. April 1917 in Newport News, Virginia;  

Ella Jane Fitzgerald (Newport News, 25 de abril de 1917 - Beverly Hills 15 de junio de 1996), Ella Fitzgerald, también conocida como Lady Ella o The First Lady of Song (La primera dama de la canción), cantante estadounidense de jazz. No obstante esta condición básica de jazzista, el repertorio musical de Ella Fitzgerald es amplísimo e incluye swing, blues, bossa nova, samba, gospel, calypso, canciones navideñas, pop, etc.  

G
A-tisket A-tasket
G
A brown and yellow basket
  D
I send a letter to my mommy
D            G
On the way I dropped it

G
I dropped it
G
I dropped it
G
Yes on the way I dropped it
  D
A little girlie picked it up
D                 G
And put it in her pocket

        C                   Cm
She was truckin on down the avenue
     G            G7
With not a single thing to do
         C                 Cm
She went peck peck pecking all around
G                 D
When she spied it on the ground

G
She took it
G
She took it
G
My little yellow basket
    D                                                G
And if she doesn't bring it back I think that I will die

A-tisket A-tasket

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A-tisket, A-tasket

Swingsation: Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb

# by Cole Porter (1928)

D6    Bbm7-5 Em7  A7su4
Birds do it, bees do it
D	D7	G6  Gm7
Even educated fleas do it
D     Cdim   Em7   A7	   D	Bm7 G
Let's do it, let's fall in love. 
   Gdim	     D6	  Bbm7-5 Em7 A7su4
In Spain the best upper sets do it,
D    D7	        G6    Gm7
Lithuanians and Letts do it 
D     Cdim   Em7   A7	     D  G  D
Let's do it, let's fall in love.	    	 
    Bm7	     F#7
The Dutch in old Amsterdam do it,
Bm7	F#7	    Bm
Not to 	mention the Finns
E7   Bm7-5 E7 Bm7-5 A7	        Em7	A7
Folks in Siam do it --think of Siamese twins.
     Gdim D6	 Bbm7-5	 Em7   A7su4
Some Argentines, without means do it,
 D	       D7	   G6	 Gm7
People say in Boston even beans	 do it 
D     Cdim   Em7   A7	    D  Bm7 G
Let's do it, let's fall in love. 	     	 
  Gdim	  D6 Bbm7-5   Em7 A7su4
Romantic sponges they say do it
D	D7	       G6  Gm7
Oysters down in Oyster Bay do it
D     Cdim   Em7   A7	    D
Let's do it, let's fall in love.
     Gdim      D6       Bbm7-5	   Em7	A7su4
Cold Cape Cod clams, 'gainst their wish do it
D     D7       G6   Gm7
Even lazy jellyfish do it 
D     Cdim   Em7   A7	     D	G  D
Let's do it, let's fall in love. 	    	 

Bm7	F#7
Electric eels, I might add, do it,
 Bm7	   F#7	        Bm
Though it shocks 'em I know
E7  Bm7-5  E7	Bm7-5 A7	Em7	     A7
Why ask if shad do it? Waiter, bring me shad roe.
   Gdim	    D6	   Bbm7-5  Em7	 A7su4
In shallow shoals, English soles do it
 D	        D7	   G6	 Gm7
Goldfish in the privacy of bowls do it
 D    Bm7    G	    A7	    D
Let's do it, let's fall in love.

Let's Do It (lets Fall In Love)

Gm                                      
Comes a rainstorm, put your rubbers on your feet
        D7
Comes a snowstorm, you can get a little heat
       D7                  Gm  Bb Eb7 D7
Comes love, nothing can be done

Gm
Comes a fire, then you know just what to do
       D7
Blow a tire, you can buy another shoe
       D7                   Gm Bb Eb7 D7
Comes love, nothing can be done

G7
Don't try hiding
             Cm    G7  Cm
'Cause there isn't any use
F7
You'll start sliding
Bm                    D7                    
When your heart turns on the juice

Gm
Comes a headache, you can lose it in a day
         D7
Comes a toothache, see your dentist right away
       D7                   Gm Bb Eb7 D7 
Comes love, nothing can be done

Comes Love

Db                            Ab7                
Savoy, the home of sweet romance,
   Db                            Dbdim
Savoy, it wins you with a glance,
   Ebm7                    Ab7       Db  
Savoy, gives happy feet a chance to dance.

         Db                            Ab7
Your old form just like a clinging vine,
     Db                            Dbdim
Your lips so warm and sweet as wine,
     Db                         Ab7     Db    Db7
Your cheek so soft and close to mine, divine.

Gb7     G7      Gb7
How my heart is singing,
B7        C7       B7
While the band is swinging,
     E7     F7      E7
I'm never tired of romping
     A7               Ab7
And stomping with you at the Savoy.
     
      Db                     Ab7
What joy - a perfect holiday,
   Db                             Dbdim
Savoy, where we can glide and sway,
   Ebm7                   Ab7  Db 
Savoy, let me stomp away with you;

Stompin At The Savoy

Intro:


Em7                     A7
Things have come to a pretty pass
    D7         G7
Our romance is growing flat,
C#m7                      F#m
For you like this and the other
E7                      Am7
While I go for this and that,
Em7                     A7
Goodness knows what the end will be
     D7                   G7
Oh I don't know where I'm at
   E7       A7    Bm7      D7       G
It looks as if we two will never be one
C7                G7
Something must be done:


D                  G
You say either and I say either,
D                   G
You say neither and I say neither
D       D7     G        Gdim
Either, either neither, neither
D                    A7    D
Let's call the whole thing off.

D                   G
You like potato and I like potahto
D                   G
You like tomato and I like tomahto
D       D7       G       Gdim
Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto.
D                    A7    D
Let's call the whole thing off

    G7  F#m            B7          E7
But oh, if we call the whole thing off
A7           D
Then we must part
    G7  F#m        B7         E7         A7       D7
And oh, if we ever part, then that might break my heart

   D                       G
So if you like pyjamas and I like pyjahmas,
D                     G
I'll wear pyjamas and give up pyajahmas
D      D7      G               Gdim
For we know we need each other so we
D               A7          D
Better call the whole thing off
D              A7          D7
Let's call the whole thing off.

D                    G
You say laughter and I say larfter
D                 G
You say after and I say arfter
D         D7      G     Gdim
Laughter, larfter after arfter
D              A7          D
Let's call the whole thing off,

D                    G
You like vanilla and I like vanella
D                   G
You saspiralla, and I saspirella
D       D7      G         Gdim
Vanilla vanella chocolate strawberry
D              A7          D
Let's call the whole thing off

    G7  F#m            B7          E7       A7      D
But oh, if we call the whole thing off then we must part
    G7  F#m        B7         E7         A7       D7
And oh, if we ever part, then that might break my heart

   D                         G
So if you go for oysters and I go for ersters
D                      G
I'll order oysters and cancel the ersters
D      D7      G               Gdim
For we know we need each other so we
D               A7          D
Better call the calling off off,
D              A7          D7
Let's call the whole thing off.

D                 G
I say father, and you say pater,
D                G
I saw mother and you say mater
D      D7    G      Gdim
Pater, mater uncle, auntie 
D              A7          D
let's call the whole thing off.

D                  G
I like bananas and you like banahnahs
D                G
I say havana and I get havahnah
D        D7        G       Gdim
Bananas, banahnahs havana, havahnah
D            A7      D7
Go your way, I'll go mine

D                           G
So if I go for scallops and you go for lobsters,
D                       G
So all right no contest we'll order lobseter
D      D7      G               Gdim
For we know we need each other so we
D               A7          D7
Better call the calling off off,
D              A7          G7
Let's call the whole thing off.

Let's Call The Whole Thing Off

Ella And Louis Again

F       Cm6  Gm7     C7  
A foggy day, in London town
F      Fm6  G7       Gm7 C7
Had me low, had me down
F             Cm7 F7 Bb           Bbm6             
I viewed the morning, with much alarm
F       Am7 D7 G7             Gm7 C7 
British Museum, had lost its charm
           
F              Cm6   Gm7              C7        
How long I wondered, could this thing last
F              Fm6   G7         Gm7 D7          
But the age of miracles, hadn't past
Cm7       F7    Bb       Eb7
For suddenly, I saw you there
             F     C7     F
And through foggy London city,
    C7      Am7 D7 G7 C7    F
The sun was shining everywhere

A Foggy Day

Intro:         

          D7
There are many many crazy things
          G7       
That will keep me loving you
         E7   Edim
And with your permission
      Am7    D7
May I list a few


                      G
The way you wear your hat
            Edim     Am7
The way you sip your tea
           D7     G7
The memory of all that
        C               E7        A7
No they can't take that away from me.

                        G
The way your smile just beams
            Edim     Am7
The way you sing off key
            D7       G7
The way you haunt my dreams
        C               D7        G
No they can't take that away from me.

       Bm7   E7    Bm7  E7             Bm7   E7      C#m7
We may never never meet again, on that bumpy road to love
         Bm7     E7     Bm7      E7     A7  D7
But I'll always, always keep the memory of

                      G
The way you hold your knife
           Edim        Am7
The way we danced till three
            D7         G7
The way you changed my life
        C               D7        G
No they can't take that away from me.
F7       G          G#dim Am7  D7   G
No, they can't take that away, from me...

They Can't Take That Away From Me

Ella and Louis

C       C#dim    Dm7       G7
Say, its only a paper moon
Dm7        G7   C
Sailing over a cardboard sea
C      A7           F    Fm6
But it wouldn't be make-believe
    C      G7      C   G7
If you believed in me

          C      C#dim  Dm7  G7
Yes, it's only a canvas sky
         Dm7    G7     C
Hanging over a muslin tree
C      C7          F       Fm6
But it wouldn't be make-believe
    C      G7      C    C7
If you believed in me

   F   F#dim  C   A7
Without your love
       Dm7   G7    C   C7
It's a honky-tonk parade
    F   F#dim C   A7
Without your love
  Dm7                     G7
It's a melody played in a penny arcade

        C       C#dim    Dm7       G7
It's a Barnum and Bailey world
         Dm7     G7     C
Just as phony as it can be
C        C7         F      Fm6
But it wouldn't be make-believe
    C       G7      C
If you believed in me

It's Only A Paper Moon

Lullaby Of Birdland

Am7	D7		G             Gdim
# Until I fell in love my life was very easy, 

Am7		      Cm6  D7
The moon just made it moonlight,

    G			      Gdim 
The breeze just made it breezy,

Am7	   D7		    G                     F9 
But then I fell in love and things that once were clear,

Bb             Em7  Cm6 D7 
Now I scarcely see or hear…

How High The Moon

Lullabies Of Birdland

# This is not the key Ella Fitzgerald sings it in, which is A major. I transposed it for my own singing convenience.

                    Bb
Missed the Saturday dance
                    G9
Heard they crowded the floor
G7       Gm7         C7
Couldn't bear it without you
F7                    Bb
Don't get around much anymore
                      Bb
Thought I'd visit the club
                  G9
Got as far as the door
G7       Gm7         C7
Couldn't bear it without you
F7                    Bb7
Don't get around much anymore

Eb         Ebm      Bb             Bb7
Darlin', I guess my mind's more at ease
Eb        Ebm      Dm              F7
But, nevertheless, why bring back old memories?

                Bb
Been invited to dates
                          G9
Might have gone, but what for?
G7       Gm7         C7
Couldn't bear it without you
F7                    Bb
Don't get around much anymore
                    Bb
Missed the Saturday dance
                    G9
Heard they crowded the floor
G7       Gm7         C7
Couldn't bear it without you
F7                    Bb
Don't get around much anymore
                Bb
Been invited to clubs
                        G9
Could've gone, but what for?
G7      Gm7         C7
Awfully lonesome without you
F7                    Bb7
Don't get around much anymore

Eb         Ebm      Bb             Bb7
Darlin', I guess my mind's more at ease
Eb        Ebm      Dm              F7
But, nevertheless, why bring back old memories?

                Bb
Been invited to dates
                          G9
Might have gone, but what for?
G7       Gm7         C7
Awfully lonesome without you
F7                    Bb
Don't get around much anymore

Don't Get Around Much Anymore

The Very Best Of The Duke Ellington Songbook

A
Out on the plains down near Santa Fe
         A7
I met a cowboy ridin' the range one day    
          D7           
And as he jogged along I heard him singin'
A7
The most peculiar cowboy song
         E7                       D7
It was a ditty, he learned in the city
         A7
Comma ti yi yi yeah
Comma ti yippity yi yeah

A                   A7
Now get along, get hep little doggies
A                    A7
Get along, better be on your way
     D7  
Get along, get hep little doggies
    A7
He trucked 'em on down that old fairway

             E7                     D7
Singin' his  Cow-Cow Boogie in the strangest way
         A7
Comma ti yi yi yeah
Comma ti yippity yi yeah

A7
Now singin' his cowboy songs, He's just too much
A7                                           D7
He's got a knocked out western accent with a Harlem touch

D7
He was raised on locoweed
              A7
He's what you call a swing' half breed
             E7
Singin' his Cow-Cow Boogie in the strangest way
          A7
Comma ti yi yi yeah
Comma ti yippity yi yeah

A7                                        D7    A7
Git, git, git little doggie, better be on your way!

Cow-cow Boogie

Ella Fitzgerald: The Voice Of Jazz

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

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

(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

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]
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A  E  D  A

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[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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