Sufjan Stevens (pronounced &quot;SOOF-yahn&quot;; born July 1, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Petoskey, Michigan. He is known for his lyrically focused and instrumentally rich songs that often relate to faith and family. He has enjoyed wide critical success in the United States. He is considered part of the folk revival through indie pop, but his influences are very broad, including experimental electronic music, the jazz of Vince Guaraldi, and the academic minimalism of Steve Reich and Philip Glass.  

Sufjan Stevens (né le 1er juillet 1975 à Detroit dans le Michigan) est un auteur-compositeur-interprète américain. Il est connu pour ses chansons qui portent autant attention aux textes qu'à l'instrumentation. Il joue de plusieurs instruments différents, avec une préférence pour le banjo. Il est aujourd'hui un des artistes américains les plus prolifiques et connait un grand succès critique aux 

Sufjan Stevens (* 1. Juli 1975 in Detroit, Michigan) ist ein US-amerikanischer Singer-Songwriter und Multi-Instrumentalist. Zurzeit lebt er in New York.  Seine Musik ist im Folk- und Independent-Genre anzusiedeln. Stevens nahm für die beiden US-Bundesstaaten Michigan (&quot;Greetings From Michigan&quot;) und Illinois (&quot;Come On Feel The Illinoise!&quot;) jeweils ein eigenes Album auf. Die oft kolportierte Meldung, dass er auch für die restlichen Staaten der USA eigene Alben aufnehmen werde, ist allerdings falsch. Stevens betont, dass diese Behauptung ein Scherz gewesen sei. 

Sufjan Stevens (Detroit, 1975) es, sin lugar a dudas, el artista más reconocido de la corriente neo-folk de los Estados Unidos.   Sus canciones recogen un universo fantástico y mítico, donde dragones, brujas, el cielo y el infierno dan forma a sus letras.  Stevens comenzó su carrera musical en una banda folk llamada Marzuki, originaria de Holland, Michigan. A su vez, formaba (y forma parte) de Danielson Famile, tocando varios instrumentos.

# Chicago - Sufjan Stevens

# This is my own uke version of the song, very heavily based on the picking on Sufjan # himself. I hope it makes sense as this is my first tab, use the melody line on the # A string to anchor your timing from the song.

Main Riff - The whole song

  B              F#m         A              E
|-2------2--2--2-2-----0-----0------4--0--0------4-0--2-|
|-2-2----2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----0------------4--4-4-4--4-|
|----3--------------1-----1--1--1---1--1--1--4----------|
|-4---4--4--4--4-2-----2---2-2---2--2--2--2-4-4--4-4--4-| (x2)

  B              F#m         A              E
|-2------2--4--5-4-----0-----0------4--0--0------4-0--2-|
|-2-2----2--2--2-2-2-2-2-0h2---0------------4--4-4-4--4-|
|----3--------------1--------1--1---1--1--1--4----------|
|-4---4--4--4--4-2-----2-----2---2--2--2--2-4-4--4-4--4-| (x2)



# Tabbed by Paul Buckley, please give credit where necessary (ie. Youtube vids)
# Hope you love it as much as I love Sufjan.

Chicago Acoustic

Intro:
F - Bb - Dm - C

Verse 1:

F		                  Bb
And the winter moves about
Dm 				       C
Illinois, when my sister picks a fight with the Alexander
F			      Bb
Boy and my father locks the car
Dm					 C				Bb
by the store, still we figure out the keys and follow him once more


Chorus 1:
Bb        F	 		    C
Oh my God. We see it on the floor
		         G				  Bb
The woman on the bed. The ankle brace she wore
	          F				C
Stones and sled. It could've been some other
			  G				   Bb
The mind that knows itself has a mind to say the other
	        F				  C
But we run back, scratching at the door...
C
Scratching at the door


Trumpet solo.
F - Bb - Dm - C (x2)

Verse 2:

F		        Bb
If I'm hiding in the sleeves
          Dm			         C
Of my coat when my father runs undressed
		           F
He's pointing at my throat
			   Bb
And my brother has a fit
	Dm				   C
In the snow and the traffic stops for miles
			Bb
We take him by the elbow


Chorus 2:
Bb	 F			  C
Oh my God. Shuffling in the floor
(Oh my God. No one came)
			  G 					    Bb
The mind that knows itself is the mind that knows much more
(To ourselves. To carry us away)
	       F			         C
So we run back. Scrambling for cover
(Oh my God. No one came)
			  G				  Bb
The mind that knows itself has a mind to kill the other
(To ourselves. To carry us away)
	 F			       C
Oh my God. He left us now for dead
(Oh my God)
C		         F
He left us now for dead

Outro with Horns
F - Bb - Dm - C (x2)

Trumpet ends on F

Mistress Witch From Mcclure Or The Mind That Knows Itself

The Avalanche

Chords used - Em C G D

Verse 1:

Em                C         G                 D    Em               C
I have called you children, I have called you son. What is there to answer if 
G            D    Em               C          G                D      Em                     
I'm the only one? Morning comes in paradise - morning comes in light. Still I 
      C            G      D
must obey, still I must invite.
           Em          C               G           D              Em           
If there's anything to say, if there's anything to do. If there's any other 
C           G            D
way, I'd do anything for you.

For The Widows In Paradise For The Fatherless In Ypsilanti

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Flint (for The Unemployed And Underpaid)

G               Dsus4         Am       C          
Once when our mother called, 
G            Dsus4       Am             C          
She had a voice of last year's cough. 
G               Dsus4         Am       C          
We passed around the phone, 
G           Dsus4   Am       C          
Sharing a word about Oregon. 
G               Dsus4      Am       C          
When my turn came, I was ashamed. 
G               Dsus4         Am       C          
When my turn came, I was ashamed. 

Once when we moved away, 
She came to Romulus for a day. 
Her Chevrolet broke down. 
We prayed it'd never be fixed or found. 
We touched her hair, we touched her hair. 
We touched her hair, we touched her hair. 

When she had her last child, Once when she had some boyfriends, some wild. 
She moved away quite far. 
Our grandpa bought us a new VCR. 
We watched it all night, but grew up in spite of it. 
We watched it all night, but grew up in spite of it. 

We saw her once last fall. 
Our grandpa died in a hospital gown. 
She didn't seem to care. 
She smoked in her room and colored her hair. 

I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her

Romulus

Michigan

Verse 1

[D]I'm not afraid of the [Bm]black man running
He's [F]got it right he's got a [Am7] better life coming
[D]I don't care what the [Bm]captain said
I [F]fold it right at the [Am7]top of my head
[D]I lost my sight and the [Bm]state packs in
I [F]follow my heart and it [Am7]leads me right to Jackson

Chorus
(Same Chord Progression in the Chorus: D,Bm,F,Am7)

Oh Keller oh oh oh
She gave us a medal she gave us a map
Oh Canner Row, oh oh oh
If seeing is right, then look where you're at

(There's an Instrumental Jam here, use the same chord progression here : D,Bm,F,Am7)

Verse 2 (same chord timing and progression as Verse 1)
I'm not afraid of Nichol's Park
I ride the train and I ride it after dark
I'm not afraid to get it right
I turn around and I give it one more try
I said things that I meant to say
The bandstand chairs and the Dewey Day parade
I go out to the golden age
The spirit is right and the spirit doesn't change

Chorus (same progression again)

Oh Keller oh oh oh
She gave us mirror she gave us a map
Oh Canner Row, oh oh oh
If seeing is right then look where you're at

Instumental Jam Again (Same Chords)

Outro

[D]Andrew Jackson, [Bm]all I'm asking
[F]Show us the wheel and[Am7] give us the wine
[D][Bm]Woohoo! [F]Woohoo[Am7]!
[D]Raise the banner,[Bm]Jackson hammer
[F]Everyone goes to the [Am7]capitol line
[D][Bm]Woohoo! [F]woohoo[Am7]!
[D]Colored preacher,[Bm] nice to meet you!
[F]The spirit is here and the [Am7]spirit is fine!
[D][Bm]Woohoo! [F]Woohoo[Am7]!
[D]Education,[Bm]ask the nation
[F]You gave us our sight and the[Am7] hearing is fine
[D][Bm]Woohoo! [F]Woohoo[Am7]!
[D]Andrew Jackson [Bm]all I'm asking
[F]Give us the wheel [Am7] and give us the wine

Very End: D Bm F Am7

Jacksonville

D                  C
Golden rod and the 4-H stone
Am               
The things I brought you
       G                 D             C     Am-G-             
When I found out you had cancer of the bone

*All the verses are the same.  Have fun! I know I did.*

Your father cried on the telephone
And he drove his car to the Navy yard
Just to prove that he was sorry

In the morning through the window shade
When the light pressed up against your shoulder blade
I could see what you were reading

Oh the glory that the lord has made
And the complications you could do without
When I kissed you on the mouth

Tuesday night at the bible study
We lift our hands and pray over your body
But nothing ever happens

I remember at Michael's house
In the living room when you kissed my neck
And I almost touched your blouse

In the morning at the top of the stairs
When your father found out what we did that night
And you told me you were scared

Oh the glory when you ran outside
With your shirt tucked in and your shoes untied
And you told me not to follow you

Sunday night when I cleaned the house
I find the card where you wrote it out
With the pictures of your mother

On the floor at the great divide
With my shirt tucked in and my shoes untied
I am crying in the bathroom

In the morning when you finally go
And the nurse runs in with her head hung low
And the cardinal hits the window

In the morning in the winter shade
On the first of March on the holiday
I thought I saw you breathing

Oh the glory that the lord has made
And the complications when I see his face
In the morning in the window

Oh the glory when he took our place
But he took my shoulders and he shook my face
And he takes and he takes and he takes

Casimir Pulaski Day

# intro D-Am-C-G 

D         Am         C
 I xxxx xx love xxxxx

          G             D
All xxxxxx xx, xxx xxxxxx go

        Am      C
Drove xx xxxxxxx

          G                D
xxx things xxxx, xxx xxxxxx know

           Am             C
We xxxx xxx clothes xx xxx state

      G            D
I xxxx xxxx, x xxxx mind

        Am         C
x xxxx x lot xx mistakes

     G           D 
xx my xxxx, xx xx mind.

Chicago

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C|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---
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John Wayne Gacy, Jr.

Em               D
His father was a drinker
        Bm              G
And his mother cried in bed
Em                   D
Folding John Wayne's T-shirts
         Bm                G
When the swingset hit his head

Em                D
The neighbors they adored him
        Bm            G
For his humor and his conversation

Em                  D
Look underneath the house there
         Bm 
Find the few living things
        G                          Em
Rotting fast in their sleep of the dead

             D            Bm
Twenty-seven people even more
                          G
They were boys with their cars summer jobs

      Em,D,Bm,
Oh my God

G
Are you one of them

Em                   D
He dressed up like a clown for them
         Bm                   G
With his face paint white and red
Em              D
And on his best behavior
     Bm               G                  Em
In a dark room on the bed he kissed them all

                       D
He'd kill ten thousand people
       Bm 
With a sleight of his hand
        G                        Em
Running far running fast to the dead

                      D
He took off all their clothes for them
         Bm 
He put a cloth on their lips
      G
Quiet hands quiet kiss

       Em,D
On the mouth

G,Em

                 D
And in my best behavior
     Bm               G
I am really just like him
Em               D
Look beneath the floorboards
        Bm             G
For the secrets I have hid

John Wayne Gacy Jr.

C                     Am
Thinking outrageously I write in cursive
  F                       Dm                     
I hide in my bed with the lights on the floor
C                       Am
Wearing three layers of coats and leg warmers
  F                         Dm
I see my own breath on the face of the door

C       Am
Oh I am not quite sleeping
F       Dm
Oh I am fast in bed
C                        Am
There on the wall in the bedroom creeping
F                     Dm
I see a wasp with her wings outstretched

C                   Am
North of Savanna we swim in the palisades
F                     Dm
I come out wearing my brother's red hat
C                        Am
There on his shoulder my best friend is bit seven times
F                   Dm
He runs washing his face in his hands

C        Am
Oh how I meant to tease him
F        Dm
Oh how I meant no harm
C                         Am
Touching his back with my hand I kiss him
F                     Dm
I see the wasp on the length of my arm

[Instrumental Interlude]

C        Am      F        Dm            C
Oh great sights upon this state! Hallelujah!
C       Am          F       Dm           C 
Wonders bright, and rivers, lake. Hallelujah!
C        Am        F           Dm         C
Trail of Tears and Horseshoe Lake. Hallelujah!
(We were in love we were in love, palisades palisades, I can wait I can wait)
C    Am         F        Dm            C
trusting things beyond mistake. Hallelujah!
(We were in love we were in love, palisades palisades, I can wait I can wait)

C                Am
We were in love. We were in love.
F
Palisades! Palisades!
Dm
I can wait. I can wait.

C       Am      F         Dm           C
Lamb of God, we sound the horn. Hallelujah!
(We were in love we were in love, palisades palisades, I can wait I can wait)
C  Am      F        Dm           C
To us your ghost is born. Hallelujah!
(We were in love we were in love, palisades palisades, I can wait I can wait)

C       Am                         F
I can't explain the state that I'm in
                Dm                    C
The state of my heart, he was my best friend
         Am                  F
Into the car, from the back seat
       Dm                C
Oh admiration in falling asleep
          Am                F
All of my powers, day after day
      Dm                         C
I can tell you, we swaggered and swayed
            Am                  F
Deep in the tower, the prairies below
       Dm                        C
I can tell you, the telling gets old
         Am                 F
Terrible sting and terrible storm
      Dm                       C
I can tell you the day we were born
             Am           F
My friend is gone, he ran away
      Dm                        C
I can tell you, I love him each day
               Am                    F
Though we have sparred, wrestled and raged
      Dm                       C
I can tell you I love him each day
         Am              F
Terrible sting, terrible storm
      Dm         ...C
I can tell you...

The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us!

Illinois

The chords are very simple

Cm     Eflat 
Oh my friends I've
Fm        Bflat
Begun to worry right
Cm     Eflat 
Where I should be grateful
Fm        Bflat
I should be satisfied

Sister Winter

Songs For Christmas

H                                       
A|--0-------------------0-------5--2-----5-------------|
E|-----0----------0-------------------------3----------|
C|-----------2--2---------0----------------------------|
G|--------0----------0-------0--------0--------0-------|

The Dress Looks Nice On You

Best with a Capo on the third fret but it's not necessary 

Intro:

F - Am - G - F  (twice)

Verse is the same progression as the Intro

I'd swim across lake Michigan
I'd sell my shoes
I'd give my body to be back again
In the rest of the room
         
C        F
To be alone with you
        Am       D
To be alone with you
         F
To be alone with you
         C   G
To be alone with you


F* - Am - G - F

You gave your body to the lonely
They took your clothes
You gave up a wife and a family
You gave your goals

C        F
To be alone with me
        Am       D
To be alone with me
        F
To be alone with me
                  Am
You went up on a tree

G-F

       Am
To be alone with me you went up on the tree

G-F
          Am
I'll never know the man who loved me

Em-F

To Be Alone With You

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G[----0--------------------][----0--------------------][----0--------------------][----0--------------------]


If I am alive this time next year
Will I have arrived in time to share?
Mine is about as good this far
I'm still applied to what you are
And I am joining all my thoughts to you
And I'm preparing every part for you

I heard from the trees a great parade
And I heard from the hills a band was made
Will I be invited to the sound?
Will I be a part of what you've made?
And I am throwing all my thoughts away
And I'm destroying every bet I've made
And I am joining all my thoughts to you
And I'm preparing every part for you

All The Trees Of The Field Will Clap Their Hands

Seven Swans

# Capo 1

Am     Em              G
I'm drawn to the blood
F               C           G
The flight of a one-winged dove
Dm                   G
How? How did this happen?
Dm                   G
How? How did this happen?

Am   Em             G
The strength of his arm
F              C              G
My lover caught me off guard
Dm                 G
How? Head of a rabbit
Dm                 G
How? Head of a rabbit

C      Bb          F            Am G
For my prayer has always been love
F             Am G
What did I do 
      F         Am G
to deserve this?

Am   Em              G
With blood on my sleeve
F         C          G
Delilah, avenge my grief
Dm             G
How? God of Elijah
Dm             G
How? God of Elijah

Am Em            G
As fire to the sun
F            C           G
Tell me what I have done
Dm                  G
How? Heart of a dragon
Dm                  G
How? Heart of a dragon

C      Bb          F            Am G
For my prayer has always been love
F             Am G
What did I do 
      F         Am G
to deserve this now?

Dm            G
How did this happen?

Drawn To The Blood

Em                         A
  I should have known better
                    G
To see what I could see
         C
My black shroud
                Bm
Holding down my feelings
                    Am
A pillar for my enemies

Em                              A
    I should have wrote a letter
                                 G
And grieve what I happen to grieve
         C
My black shroud
                 Bm
I never trust my feelings
                     Am
I waited for the remedy

(Am)

Am         C                  D
When I was three, three maybe four
(D)                 Em          Em-D-G
She left us at that video store
(G)   D           Am      Am-D-G
Be my rest, be my fantasy
(G)   D           Am
Be my rest, be my fantasy

(Am)

Em                       A
   I'm light as a feather
                         G
I'm bright as the Oregon breeze
         C
My black shroud
                 Bm
Frightened by my feelings
                  Am
I only wanna be a relief

Em                A
No, I'm not a go-getter
                         G
The demon had a spell on me
         C
My black shroud
              Bm
Captain of my feelings
                         Am
The only thing I wanna believe

Am         C                     D
When I was three, and free to explore
(D)                   Em              Em-D-G
I saw her face on the back of the door
(G)   D           Am      Am-D-G
Be my rest, be my fantasy
(G)   D           Am
Be my rest, be my fantasy

Am

G C D Em D C Am D Em D G

G                     C
  I should have known better
               D
Nothing can be changed
                      Em
The past is still the past
    D               C
The bridge to nowhere
(C)                        Am
I should have wrote a letter
                  D                      Em D G
Explaining what I feel, that empty feeling

G            C                    D
  Don't back down, concentrate on seeing
(D)                 Em       D                  C
The breakers in the bar, the neighbor's greeting
(C)                    Am
My brother had a daughter
                    D                  Em D G
The beauty that she brings, illumination

G            C                      D
  Don't back down, there is nothing left
(D)                 Em      D             C
The breakers in the bar, no reason to live
(C)                    Am
I'm a fool in the fetter
                D                            Em D G
Rose of Aaron's beard, where you can reach me

G            C                   D
  Don't back down: nothing can be changed
(D)        Em          D             C
Cantilever bridge, the drunken sailor
(C)                    Am
My brother had a daughter
                    D                  Em D
The beauty that she brings, illumination
G
illumination.

Should Have Known Better

C             G              Am                  G                D
The only thing that keeps me from driving this car
C             G               Am       G              D
Half-light, Jack knife into the canyon at night
C.               G.            Am.        G.                      D
Signs and wonders: Perseus aligned with the skull
C           G       Am        G                  D
Slain Medusa, Pegasus alight from us all


Em               Bm               C                                          D
Do I care if I survive this? Bury the dead where they're found
Em                      Bm            C                                        D
In a veil of great surprises, I wonder did you love me at all?


C            G            Am                  G                    D
The only thing that keeps me from cutting my arm
C                  G              Am       G            D
Cross hatch, warm bath, Holiday Inn after dark
C               G            Am           G               D
Signs and wonders: water stain writing the wall
C            G             Am            G                   D
Daniel's message, blood of the moon on us all


Em                Bm              C                                  D
Do I care if I despise this? Nothing else matters, I know
Em                     Bm           C                                 D
In a veil of great disguises, how do I live with your ghost?

C                        G             D
Should I tear my eyes out now?
G                Am       G.               D
Everything I see returns to you somehow.
C                         G            D
Should I tear my heart out now?
G                 Am    G                D
Everything I feel returns to you somehow.
G                                               D
I want to save you from your sorrow


C            G        Am     G              D
The only reason why I continue at all
C          G           Am           G                 D
Faith in reason, I wasted my life playing dumb
C                G           Am        G               D
Signs and wonders: sea lion caves in the dark
C                G                Am              G         D
Blind faith, god's grace, nothing else left to impart


Em               Bm              C                                          D
Do I care if I survive this? Bury the dead where they're found
Em                     Bm          C.                              D
In a veil of great surprises, hold to my head til I drown


Em                      Bm             C                        D
Should I tear my eyes now? Before I see too much
Em                     Bm                   C                         D
Should I tear my arms out now? I wanna feel your touch

C                         G          D
Should I tear my eyes out now?
G                 Am     G                  D
Everything I see returns to you somehow
C                         G             D
Should I tear my heart out now?
G                  Am      G                 D
Everything I feel returns to you somehow

The Only Thing

Db  Db/B  

Gb         Gb/Eb Gb/Bb    Db   Db/B           
Now that I fell into your arms

        B                      Gb
My only lover give out to give in

  B              Bbm       Db   Db/B
I search for the capsule I lost

Gb         Gb/Eb       Gb/Bb         Db   Db/B
Drag me to hell in the valley of The Dalles

        B                      Gb
Like my mother give wings to a stone

     B        Bbm         Db    Db/B
It's only the shadow of a cross

B  Bbm  B  Gb  Db  Db/B
Ooh

  Gb          Gb/Eb       Gb/Bb              Db   Db/B
I slept on my back in the shade of the meadowlark

       B                         Gb
Like a champion get drunk to get laid

  B             Bbm            Db   Db/B
I take one more hit when you depart

Gb              Gb/Eb             Gb/Bb        Db    Db/B
I'll drive that stake through the center of my heart 

       B                    Gb
Lonely vampire inhaling its fire

     B          Bbm       Db    Db/B
I'm chasing the dragon too far

        Gb            Gb/Eb Gb/Bb                  Db   Db/B
There's blood on that blade Fuck me, I'm falling apart

      B                      Gb
My assassin like Casper the ghost

           B            Bbm            Db   Db/B
There's no shade in the shadow of the cross

No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross

Carrie & Lowell

Split up the two patterns go as follows:

A|-5----------------5-----5----------------5------|
E|------0-----0-----------------0----0------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0-----0--|


A|--5------------5-----4-----------------|
E|------0----0--------------0----0-------|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|----2---2----2----2----2----2-----2---|


or altogether:

A|-5----------------5-----5----------------5--------5------------5-----4----------------|
E|------0-----0-----------------0----0------------------0----0--------------0----0------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0-----0------2---2----2----2----2----2-----2--|

and you just repeat throughout the song


It's been a long, long time since I've memorized your face
It's been four hours now since I've wandered through your place
And when I sleep on your couch I feel very safe
And when you bring the blankets I cover up my face
I do love you
I do love you

And when you play guitar I listen to the strings buzz
The metal vibrates underneath your fingers
And when you crochet I feel mesmerized and proud
And I would say I love you, but saying it out loud is hard
So I won't say it at all
And I won't stay very long
But you are the life I needed all along 
I think of you as my brother
Although that sounds dumb
Words are futile devices

Futile Devices

The Age of Adz

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

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

(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: 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

It takes a while to get used to the rhythm. In the verse the
time signature goes 3/4 for 2 bars then 2/4 for 1 bar and then
repeats.


Intro and Verses:

A|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|------|-10------10|-9-------9-|------
E|-----------|-----------|------|-----------|-----------|----3-
C|-0---------|-2---2-----|------|-----7-----|-----------|-2----
G|-0---------|-0---------|-0----|-9---------|-7---------|------
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |

Intro Riff:

A|-10--12--10-|-9---10---9-|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|-------|
E|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
C|------------|------------|-0---------|-2---2-----|-------|
G|-9----------|-7----------|-0---------|-0---------|-0-----|



Chorus:

                   C
I...              driving...
     G  
The speed...            

Em
      City...

        D
And...  arm...
    
    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

C           D
be...       be... 

Suggestion: during the verses, it can sound pretty cool if you
get a friend to strum the chords: C, G, Em, D in the background
:)

Fast Car

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.

Slow Graffiti

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)

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