Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds were formed in 1983 in West Berlin, Germany by two former members of the Australian band The Birthday Party: Nick Cave (vocals, songwriter, keyboards, harmonica) and multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey. The duo were joined by Einst&uuml;rzende Neubauten member Blixa Bargeld (guitar), Hugo Race (guitar), and former Magazine member Barry Adamson (bass, piano). Cave's then girlfriend Anita Lane was also a creative influence and occasional lyricist. This lineup recorded their debut album, From Her To Eternity, released in 1984.

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds es una banda post-punk con una alineación internacional, multirracial y fluctuante. Fue formada en 1984 por dos miembros de la desaparecida banda australiana (afinacada en Inglaterra) The Birthday Party: Nick Cave (cantante, compositor) y el guitarrista Mick Harvey. Se les unió el bajista Blixa Bargeld, miembro de la banda alemana Einstürzende Neubauten, el ex guitarrista de la banda inglesa Magazine Hugo Race y el afrobritánico Barry Adamson, bajista y pianista, también ex - Magazine.

C       G       F
People just ain't no good
                       C       G       F
I think that's welll understood
                              C       G       F
You can see it everywhere you look
                   F           Dm       G
People just ain't no good

                         C       G       F
We were married under cherry trees
                          C       G       F
Under blossom we made our vows
                             C       G       F
All the blossoms come sailing down
                                             Dm                   G
Through the streets and through the playgrounds

                                    C       G       F
The sun would stream on the sheets
                                      C       G       F
Awoken by the morning bird
                                     C       G       F
We'd buy the Sunday newspapers
                               Dm        G
And never read a single word

                    C     G      F
People they ain't no good
                    C     G      F
People they ain't no good
                    C     G      F
People they ain't no good

Dm  ............ G

                            C       G       F
Seasons came, Seasons went
                                C       G       F
The winter stripped the blossoms bare
                                 C       G       F
A different tree now lines the streets
                             Dm         G
Shaking its fists in the air

                            C       G       F
The winter slammed us like a fist
                            C       G       F
The windows rattling in the gales
                             C       G       F
To which she drew the curtains
                               Dm       G
Made out of her wedding veils

                    C     G      F
People they ain't no good
                    C     G      F
People they ain't no good
                    C     G      F     Dm          G
People they ain't no good  at all

             C                                 F
To our love send a dozen white lilies
             C                                 F
To our love send a coffin of wood
             C                                 F
To our love let aal the pink-eyed pigeons coo
             Dm                                 G
That people they just ain't no good

            C                                 F
To our love send back all the letters
            C                                 F
To our love a valentine of blood
            C                                 F
To our love let all the jilted lovers cry
            Dm                                 G
That people they just ain't no good


etc. You get the idea.

People Ain't No Good

People Ain't No Good - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

 
               C          G         F
People just ain't no good
                    C          G        F
I think that's well understood
                      C           G         F
You can see it everywhere you look
                       G
People just ain't no good

The same are chords repeated throughout, until the bridge:

We were married under cherry trees
Under blossom we made pour vows
All the blossoms come sailing down
Through the streets and through the playgrounds

The sun would stream on the sheets
Awoken by the morning bird
We'd buy the Sunday newspapers
And never read a single word

People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good

Seasons came, Seasons went
The winter stripped the blossoms bare
A different tree now lines the streets
Shaking its fists in the air

The winter slammed us like a fist
The windows rattling in the gales
To which she drew the curtains
Made out of her wedding veils

People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good at all

        C                      F
To our love send a dozen white lillies
        C                  F
To our love send a coffin of wood
        C                         F
To our love let all the pink-eyed pigeons coo
                               G
that people they just ain't no good

To our love send back all the letters
To our love a valentine of blood
To our love let all the jilted lovers cry
That people they just ain't no good

                   C          G          F
It ain't that in their hearts they're bad
They can comfort you, some even try
They nurse you when you're ill of health
They bury you when you go and die

It ain't that in their hearts they're bad
They'd stick by you if they could
But that's just bullshit baby
People just ain't no good

People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good at all

(Repeat to fade)

Gm             Cm
I remember a girl so very well
   Gm               F
The carnival drum all mad in the air
   Gm                          Dm
Grim reapers and skeletons and a missionary bell
   Bb                   F
O where do we go now but nowhere


   Gm               Cm
In a colonial hotel we fucked up the sun
   Gm               F
And then we fucked it down again
   Gm               Dm
Well the sun goes up and the sun goes down
   Bb                      F
Going round and around but nowhere


   Gm                  Cm
The kitten that padded and purred on my lap
   Gm                  F
Now swipes at my face with the paw of a bear
   Gm                    Dm
I turn the other cheek and you lay into that
   Bb                F
O where do we go now but nowhere


Chorus:
          Eb                         F
          O wake up my love my lover wake up
          Eb                         F
          O wake up my love my lover wake up


And so on with the other verses and chorus...

Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere

INTO MY ARMS (Nick Cave)

Originally performed on piano.


Intro:	F  C  F  C

F                                      C
I don't believe in an interventionist God
F                             C
But I know, darling, that you do
F                                        C
But if I did I would kneel down and ask Him
F                                 C
Not to intervene when it came to you
                              F
Not to touch a hair on your head
                     Dm
To leave you as you are
                            G
And if He felt He had to direct you
       Em                G
Then direct you into my arms

Chorus
              Dm
     Into my arms, O Lord
              C
     Into my arms, O Lord
              Dm
     Into my arms, O Lord
              C
     Into my arms

F                                        C
And I don't believe in the existence of Angels
F                                     C
But looking at you I wonder if that's true
F                                  C
But if I did I would summon them together
F                          C
And ask them to watch over you
                        F
To each burn a candle for you
                         Dm
To make bright and clear your path
                   G             
And to walk, like Christ, in grace and love
    Em               G
And guide you into my arms

Chorus
              Dm
     Into my arms, O Lord
              C
     Into my arms, O Lord
              Dm
     Into my arms, O Lord
              C
     Into my arms

F                 C
But I believe in Love
F                      C
And I know that you do too
F                             C
And I believe in some kind of path
F                             C
That we can walk down, me and you
                     F
So keep your candles burning
                               Dm
And make her journey bright and pure
                   G
That she will keep returning
Em            G
Always and evermore

Chorus
              Dm
     Into my arms, O Lord
              C
     Into my arms, O Lord
              Dm
     Into my arms, O Lord
              C
     Into my arms  (let ring....)

Into My Arms

The Boatman's Call 

Intro:
D/G/D/G

Verse:
D                      G
I've searched the holy books
D                      G
I tried to unravel the mystery of Jesus Christ, the saviour

D/G/D/G 

D                      G
I've read the poets and the analysts
D                      G 
Searched through the books on human behaviour


Chorus:
A                       G  
I travelled this world around
A                       G             Em
For an answer that refused to be found
                                  A    
I don't know why and I don't know how
          G     A    D 
But she's nobody's baby now



Order:
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Ending (Same as Verse, end on D)

Nobodys Baby Now

Bm
Take a litle walk to the edge of town
Bm
Go across the tracks
Bm
Where the viaduct looms,
Bm
like a bird of doom
Bm
As it shifts and cracks
      Em
Where secrets lie in the border fires,
Em
in the humming wires
Em
Hey man, you know
Em                  Bm
you're never coming back
Bm
Past the square, past the bridge,
Bm
past the mills, past the stacks
      F#m
On a gathering storm comes
F#m
a tall handsome man
     Em
In a dusty black coat with
Em               Bm    
a red right hand

Red Right Hand

Let Love In

Say good(D)bye, my one true (A)lover
And we'll (G)steal (A)a lover's (D)song
How it (G)breaks (A)my heart to (F#m)leave you      (Bm)
Now the (G)carnival has (A)gone

Oh my (D)love, the dawn is (A)break(A7)ing(A)
And my (G)tears (A) are falling (D)rain
For the (G)car(A)nival is (F#m)over  (Bm)
We may (G)ne(A)ver meet a(D)gain

Like a (G)drum (A)my heart was (D)beating
And your (G)kiss (A)was sweet as (F#m)wine
But the (G)joys (A)of love are (F#m)fleeting  (Bm)
For Pier(G)rot and (Em)Colum(A)bine 

Now the (D)cloak of night is (A)falling
This will (G)be (A)our last good(D)bye
For the (G)car(A)nival is (F#m)over  (Bm)
I will (G)love (A)you till I (D)die (repeat and fade)

The Carnival Is Over

Kicking Against the Pricks

(Em)Mary, grab the (B7)baby, the river's (Em)rising
(G)Muddy water (B7)taking back the (Em)land
(Em)The old-frame house, she (B7)can't take-a one more (Em)beating
(G)Ain't no use to (B7)stay and make a (Em)stand
(Em)Well the morning light shows (B7)water in the (Em)valley
(G)Daddy's grave just (B7)went below the (Em)line
(Em)Things to say, (B7)you just can't take'em (Em)with ya
This (G)flood will swallow all (B7)you've left be(Em)hind

Brigde 1:
(G)Won't be back to start all (D)over
(G)Cause what I felt before is (B7)gone

(Em)Mary, take the (B7)child, the river's (Em)rising
(G)Muddy water (B7)taking back my (Em)home
(Em)The road is gone, (B7)there's just one way to (Em)leave here
(G)Turn my back on (B7)what I've left be(Em)low
(Em)Shifting land, (B7)broken farms a(Em)round me
(G)Muddy water's (B7)changing all I (Em)know

Brigde 2:
(G)It's hard to say just what I'm (F)losing
(G)Ain't never felt so all a(B7)lone

(Em)Mary, take the (B7)child, the river's (Em)rising
(G)Muddy water (B7)taking back my (B7 let ring)home

Muddy Water

Kicking Against The Pricks 

(Am)Get down, get down, little Henry Lee 
And (A7)stay all night with (Dm)me 
You won't find a girl in this damn world 
That (G)will compare with (Am)me 

Chorus: 
   And the (E)wind did howl and the (G)wind did blow 
   (C)La la la la la 
   (Am) La la la la lee 
   A (Dm)little bird lit down on He(C)nry (Am)Lee 

(Am)I can't get down and I won't get down 
And (A7)stay all night with (Dm)thee 
For the girl I have in that merry green land 
I (G)love far better than (Am)thee 

Chorus

(Am)She leaned herself against a fence 
Just (A7)for a kiss or (Dm)two 
And with a little pen-knife held in her hand 
She (G)plugged him through and (Am)through 

Chorus

(Am)Come take him by his lilly-white hands 
Come (A7)take him by his (Dm)feet 
And throw him in this deep deep well 
Which is (G)more than one hundred (Am)feet 

Chorus

(Am)Lie there, lie there, little Henry Lee 
Till the (A7)flesh drops from your (Dm)bones 
For the girl you have in that merry green land 
Can wait (G)forever for you to come (Am)home 

Chorus

Henry Lee

Gm               Cm Gm 
They call me The Wild Rose
        Bb            D
But my name was Elisa Day
          Gm                  Cm Gm
Why they call me it I do not know
                F     Gm
For my name was Elisa Day 

         Gm                         Bb
From the first day I saw her I knew she was the one
       Cm                     D
She stared in my eyes and smiled
        Gm                         Bb
For her lips were the color of the roses
     Cm                        D
That grew down the river, all bloody and wild 

         Gm                         Bb
When he knocked on my door and entered the room
     Cm                        D
My trembling subsided in his sure embrace
         Gm                         Bb
He would be my first man, and with a careful hand
     Cm                        D
He wiped the tears that ran down my face 

# Chorus, then second verse; same as the first

On the second day I brought her a flower
She was more beautiful than any woman I'd seen
I said, "Do you know where the wild roses grow
So sweet and scarlet and free?" 

On the second day he came with a single rose
Said: "Will you give me your loss and your sorrow?"
I nodded my head, as I lay on the bed
He said, "If I show you the roses will you follow?" 

# Chorus, then final verse
On the third day he took me to the river
He showed me the roses and we kissed
And the last thing I heard was a muttered word
As he stood smiling above me with a rock in his fist 

On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow
And she lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief
As I kissed her goodbye, I said, "All beauty must die"
And I lent down and planted a rose between her teeth 


# Last chorus
     Gm               Cm Gm 
They call me The Wild Rose
        Bb            D
But my name was Elisa Day
          Gm                  Cm Gm
Why they call me it I do not know
                F     Gm
For my name was Elisa Day 
                F     Gm
For my name was Elisa Day  
               F     Gm
For my name was Elisa Day

Where The Wild Roses Grow

Am
I live in a town called Millhaven
                                      Dm
And it's small and it's mean and it's cold
But if you come around just as the sun goes down
                                     Am
You can watch the whole town turn to gold
G                           G7
It's around about then that I used to go a roaming

        C            Am
Singing La la la la, La la la lie
Dm                                Am
All God's children they all gotta die

# Continue for rest of rest of song!

The Curse Of Millhaven

Em
Have mercy on me, sir
Allow me to impose on you
I have no place to stay 
                               C   
And my bones are cold right through
G
I will tell you a story
D
Of a man and his family
Em
And I swear that it is true

# Continue for each verse

# the main riff is as follows;

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Song Of Joy

C                        Am
They found Mary Bellows cuffed to the bed
Dm                        G
With a rag in her mouth and a bullet in her head
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C                        Am
She?d grown up hungry, she?d grown up poor
Dm                     G
She left her home in arkansaw
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C                      Am
She wanted to see the deep blue sea
Dm                     G
She travelled across ol' Tennessee
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C                   Am
She met a man along the way
Dm                      G
He introduced himself as Richard Slade
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C                           Am
Poor Mary thought that she might die
Dm                             G
When she saw the ocean for the first time
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C                    Am
She checked into a cheap little place
Dm                        G
Richard Slade carried her old suitcase
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C                     Am
I?m a good girl, sir, she said to him
Dm                      G
I couldn?t possibly permit you in
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C                     Am
Slade tipped his hat and winked his eye
Dm                  G
And turned away without goodbye
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C                      Am
She sat on her bed and thought of home
Dm                        G
With the sea breeze whistling all alone
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C                         Am
In hope and loneliness she crossed the floor
Dm                      G
And undid the latch on the front door
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C                           Am
They found her the next day cuffed to the bed
Dm                         G
A rag in her mouth and a bullet in her head
F    G       C      G 
O poor Mary Bellows
C               Am
So mothers keep your girls at home
Dm                     G 
Don?t let them journey all alone
C                       Am
Tell them this world is full of danger
Dm                        G
And to shun the company of strangers

F    G       C      G 
O poor mary bellows

F    G       C      G 
O poor mary bellows

The Kindness Of Strangers

Murder Ballads 

(Am)It all began when they (Em7)took me from my (Am)home
And put me on (Em7)Death Row,
(Am)A crime for which I am (Em7)totally innocent, you (Am)know. (Em7)

(Am)I began to (Em7)warm and chill
(Am)To objects (Em7)and their fields,
(Am)A ragged (Em7)cup, a twisted (Am)mop
The face of (Em7)Jesus in my (Am)soup
Those sinister (Em7)dinner deals
(Am)The meal trolley's (Em7)wicked wheels
(Am)A hooked bone (Em7)rising from my (Am)food
And all things (Em7)either good or un(Am)good.

And the mercy seat is waiting
(Am+7)And I think my head is burning
(Am7)And in a way (C)I'm yearning
To be (G)done with all this weighing of the (Gm)truth.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a (Bb)tooth
And anyway I told the (F)truth
And I'm not afraid to (Am)die. (Em7)(Am)(Em7)

(Am)I hear stories from the (Am+7)chamber
Christ was born into a (Am7)manger
And like some (C)ragged stranger
He (G)died upon the cross
Might I (Gm)say it seems so fitting in its (Bb)way
He was a carpenter by (F)trade
Or at least that's what I'm (Am)told (Em7) (Am)(Em7)

(Am)My kill hand's (Em7)tatooed E.V.I.L.
(Am)Across it's (Em7)brother's fist
(Am)That filthy (Em7)five!
They did (Am)nothing to challenge or re(Em7)sist.

(Am)In Heaven His throne is made of (Am+7)gold
The ark of his Testament is (Am7)stowed
A throne from (C)which I'm told
All (G)history does unfold.
It's (Gm)made of wood and wire
And my (Bb)body is on fire
(F)And God is never far (Am)away.

Into the mercy seat (Am+7)I climb
My head is shaved, my head is (Am7)wired
And like a (C)moth that tries
To (G)enter the bright eye
I go (Gm)shuffling out of life
Just to (Bb)hide in death awhile
(F)And anyway I never (Am)lied.

(Am)And the mercy seat is waiting
(Am+7)And I think my head is burning
(Am7)And in a way I'm (C)yearning
To be (G)done with all this weighing of the (Gm)truth.
(Gm)An eye for an eye and a tooth for a (Bb)tooth
And anyway I told the (F)truth
And I'm not afraid to (Am)die.

(Am)And the mercy seat is burning
(Am+7)And I think my head is glowing
(Am7)And in a way I'm (C)hoping
To be (G)done with all this twisting of the(Gm) truth.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a (Bb)tooth
And anyway there was no (F)proof
And I'm not afraid to (Am)die.

(Am)And the mercy seat is glowing
(Am+7)And I think my head is smoking
(Am7)And in a way I'm (C)hoping
To be (G)done with all these looks of disbe(Gm)lief.
A life for a life and a truth for a (Bb)truth
And I've got nothing left to (F)lose
And I'm not afraid to (Am)die.

(Am)And the mercy seat is smoking
(Am+7)And I think my head is melting
(Am7)And in a way that's (C)helping
To be (G)done with all this twisting of the (Gm)truth.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a  (Bb)tooth
And anyway I told the (F)truth
But I'm afraid I told a (Am)lie.

The Mercy Seat

Tender Prey

(D)Come sail your (A)ships around me,
(G)and burn your (D)bridges (A)down
(D)We make a little (A)history, baby, 
(G)everytime you (D)come a(A)round
 
(D)Come loose your (A)dogs upon me,
(G)and let your (D)hair hang (A)down
(D)You are a little (A)mystery to me,
(G)everytime you (D)come a(A)round

(G)We talk about it (D)all night (A)long
(G)We define our (D)moral (A)grounds
(Bm)But when I crawl (D)into your arms
(G)everything comes (D)tumbling (A)down.

(D)Come sail your (A)ships around me,
(G)and burn your (D)bridges (A)down
(D)We make a little (A)history, baby, 
(G)everytime you (D)come a(A)round

(G)Your face has fallen (D)sad (A)now
(G)For you know the (D)time is (A)nigh
(Bm)When I must re(D)move your wings
(G)And you, you must (D)try to (A)fly

(D)Come sail your (A)ships around me,
(G)and burn your (D)bridges (A)down
(D)We make a little (A)history, baby, 
(G)everytime you (D)come a(A)round

(D)Come loose your (A)dogs upon me,
(G)and let your (D)hair hang (A)down
(D)You are a little (A)mystery to me,
(G)everytime you (D)come a(A)round

The Ship Song

The Good Son

Em C Am G D
						
Em
   Pass me that lovely little gun
C
   My dear, my darling one		
Am
   The cleaners are coming, one by one
G            D                   
   You don't even want to let them start


Em C Am G D


Em
   They are knocking now upon your door			
C
   They measure the room, they know the score		
Am
   They're mopping up the butcher's floor			
G                 D
   Of your broken little hearts				


Em    C    Am   G    D
Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children						


Em
   Forgive us now for what we've done			
C
   It started out as a bit of fun				
Am
   Here, take these before we run away			
G           D        
   The keys to the gulag					


Em        C
   Oooo children						
G               D                      Em
   Lift up your voice, lift up your voice			
C
   Children
G     D        Em    C    Am     G  D
   Rejoice, rejoice

O Children

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

C
  We've laid the cables and the wires
  We've split the wood and stoked the fires
                                  F
  We've lit our town so there is no
  Place for crime to hide
               Dm
  Our little church is painted white
              G
  And in the safety of the night
  We all go quiet as a mouse
  For the word is out
   C
  God is in the house
                  F
  God is in the house
                 Dm
  God is in the house
                      G
  No cause for worry now
                  C
  God is in the house

Moral sneaks in the White House
Computer geeks in the school house
Drug freaks in the crack house
We don't have that stuff here
We have a tiny little Force
But we need them of course
For the kittens in the trees
And at night we are on our knees
As quiet as a mouse
For God is in the house
God is in the house
God is in the house
And no one's left in doubt
God is in the house

Homos roaming the streets in packs
Queer bashers with tyre-jacks
Lesbian counter-attacks
That stuff is for the big cities
Our town is very pretty
We have a pretty little square
We have a woman for a mayor
Our policy is firm but fair
Now that God is in the house
God is in the house
God is in the house
Any day now He'll come out
God is in the house

Well-meaning little therapists
Goose-stepping twelve-stepping Tetotalltarianists
The tipsy, the reeling and the drop down pissed
We got no time for that stuff here
Zero crime and no fear
We've bred all our kittens white
So you can see them in the night
And at night we're on our knees
As quiet as a mouse
Since the word got out
From the North down to the South
For no-one's left in doubt
There's no fear about
If we all hold hands and very quietly shout
Hallelujah
God is in the house
God is in the house
Oh I wish He would come out
God is in the house

God Is In The House

No More Shall We Part

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Jubilee Street

Push the Sky Away

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: 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 

[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

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
:)

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