Electric Light Orchestra was a symphonic rock band which formed in Birmingham, England in 1970. The band was formed by Jeff Lynne (vocals, guitar, multiple instruments), Roy Wood (multiple instruments, vocals), Richard Tandy (keyboards, vocals) and Bev Bevan (drums). Lynne, Wood and Bevan were former members of the psychedelic rock band The Move. The band's lineup would flucuate throughout its original incarnation, although Lynne, Tandy and Bevan would remain constant members.  

Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) est un groupe de rock britannique originaire de Birmingham, animé par son leader Jeff Lynne, qui fut très populaire dans les années 1970. Influencé par les Beatles et le rock'n'roll de Chuck Berry et consorts, sa musique se voulait futuriste pour l'époque grâce à l'ajout de violons et d'effets sonores.     Le groupe est formé par Jeff Lynne (auparavant leader de The Idle Race), Roy Wood et Bev Bevan (membres de The Move) en 1971 avec l'intention de créer une musique d'un genre nouveau utilisant le violon et le violoncelle dans un contexte rock.

Das Electric Light Orchestra (kurz: ELO) war eine erfolgreiche britische Rockband der 1970er und 1980er, die ihre Musik mit klassischen Streicher-Arrangements verband.  Die Anfänge/Experimentierphase (1968 - 1973)  Das Electric Light Orchestra wurde 1968 in Birmingham von Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne und Bev Bevan gegründet (alle vormals Mitglieder der Band The Move). Das Electric Light Orchestra war zunächst eine reine Experimentalformation, ihren Verpflichtungen als The Move kamen die Mitglieder bis 1972 ebenfalls nach.

Electric Light Orchestra fue un exitoso grupo de rock de Birmingham, Inglaterra de la época de los 70's y los 80's.  Banda formada en 1971 por Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne y Bev Bevan, en prinicipio era un proyecto paralelo a The Move, banda integrada por los mismos miembros, más tarde The Move se disolvería y el genio de Roy Wood tras el debut de E.L.O. abandonaría el grupo quedando Lynne de líder. Su primer y extravagante album intentó fusionar instrumentos clásicos, ejecutados de manera muy poco ortodoxa, con el pop y el rock dando un insólito resultado.

A
Well...listen everybody let me tell you 'bout the rock 'n' roll
                                                        E
Ah ..feel that rhythm and it's really gonna thrill your soul
D                        A
Come along with me, to a land of make believe
                            E7       E       A
She said wamalama bamalama, rock 'n' roll is king

    A                             
She loves that rock 'n' roll and she plays it all night long
                                                        E
That's all she ever tells me when I call her on the telephone
         D                              A 
She says feel that jumpin' beat, and to get up on your feet
                            E7       E       A
She said wamalama bamalama, rock 'n' roll is king


A7            D       A
Oh, let those guitars play
         E            A
Play for me, play for me
             D         A
Oh, let that song ring out
       B7                E7
That's how it's meant to be

         A
Well, it rolls like a train that's comin' on down the track
                                                   E
She rolled over Beethoven and she gave Tchaikovsky back
         D                                 A
Ah. .she loves that drivin' beat, she goes dancin' on down the street
                            E7       E       A
She said wamalama bamalama, rock 'n' roll is king

A7            D       A
Oh, let those guitars play
         E            A
Play for me, play for me
             D         A
Oh, let that song ring out
       B7                E7
That's how it's meant to be

         A
Well . . when she comes around and I'm listenin' to the radio
                                                             E
She says you can't do that 'cause all I wanna do is rock 'n' roll
    D                              A 
Now here I'm gonna stay where that music starts to play
                            E7       E       A
She said wamalama bamalama, rock 'n' roll is king
                             E7       E       A
Oh yeah.. wamalama bamalama, rock 'n' roll is king
                             E7       E       A
Ah ah. . .wamalama bamalama, rock 'n' roll is king
                                E7       E       A
Ooo yeah. . .wamalama bamalama, rock 'n' roll is king

Rock N' Roll Is King

A
You got me runnin, goin outta my mind,
A
You got me thinkin that I'm wastin my time,
                D                      A
Don't bring me down, no, no,no, no, ah hoo hoo
     C                           G           D
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor,
               A
Don't bring me down

A
You wanna stay out with your fancy friends,
A
I'm tellin you, it's got to be the end,
               D                       A
Don't bring me down, no, no, no, no ah hoo hoo
     C                            G           D
I'll tell you once more, before I get off the floor,
                A
Don't bring me down

A              F#m   A                   F#m   A
Don't bring me down, hoo, don't bring me down, hoo
               F#m   A                      E     E7
Don't bring me down, whooo!, don't bring me doowwnnn

A
What happened to the girl I used to know,
A
You let your mind out somewhere down the road.
               D                        A
Don't bring me down, no, no, no, no, ah-hoo-ah-hoo!
     C                            G           D
I'll tell you once more, before I get off the floor,
               A
Don't bring me down.

A              F#m   A                   F#m   A
Don't bring me down, hoo, don't bring me down, hoo
               F#m   A                      E     E7
Don't bring me down, whooo!, don't bring me doowwnnn

Don't Bring Me Down

The strings effect near the end is sampled in The Pussycat Dolls' Beep (feat. will.i.am).  According to the Evil Woman Songfacts, the line &quot;There's a hole in my head where the rain comes in,&quot; was inspired by The Beatles  song, &quot;Fixing a Hole.&quot; 

(C7) You made a fool of me, (F7)but them broken dreams have got to (C)end

[Am]Hey woman[Em], you got[Dm7] the blues 
(Em)Cos' you ain't (Am)got no(Em)one else (Dm7)to use
(Em)There's an (Am)open road(Em) that leads(Dm7) nowhere 
(Em)So just (Am)make some miles(Em) between (Dm7)here and there

(Em)There's a (Am)hole in my (Em)head where the (Dm7)rain comes in
(Em) You (Am) took my (Em)body and (Dm7)played to win
(Em) Ha(Am) Ha (Em)woman it's a (Dm7)cryin' shame
(Em)But you (Fmaj7)ain't got (G)nobody else to (C)blame

CHORUS:  (Am-) Evil(Em) Woman (Dm7) (-Em)     }  4x


Gm       E        C       D
You are Evil Woman yeah you are Evil Woman


Rolled in from another town
Hit some gold too hot to settle down
But a fool and his money soon go separate ways
And you found a fool lyin' in a daze
Ha Ha woman what you gonna do
You destroyed all the virtues that the Lord gave you
It's so good that you're feelin' pain
But you better get your face on board the very next train

- CHORUS

Evil woman how you done me wrong
But now you're tryin' to wail a different song
Ha Ha funny how you broke me up 
You made the wine now you drink the cup
I came runnin' every time you cried
Thought I saw love smilin' in your eyes
Ha Ha woman very nice to know 
That you ain't got no place left to go

Evil Woman

The Essential Electric Light Orchestra

Intro: 
G C G  
 

Verse:
 C 
Sailing away on the crest of a wave 
           Am 
It's like magic 
    Ab 
Oh, rolling and riding and slipping and sliding 
     Fm 
It's magic  

			
Chorus:			

    Em                     Dm 
And you, and your sweet desire, 
         Em   Dm  Em         F      G     C 
You took me,  oh, higher and higher baby, 
       Am            F 
It's a living thing, 
       Am       G5+/7    C 
It's a terrible thing to lose 
       Am            F 
It's a giving thing 
       Am       G5+/7    C 
What a terrible thing to lose. 
               Bbm    C   Bbm G C G 
I'm taking a dive.  (dive)

			


C
Making believe this is what you've conceived 
          Am
From your worst day, (I'm taking a dive) 
Ab
Moving in line when you look back in time  
       Fm
To the first day, (I'm taking I'm taking) 
 

Chorus:

    Em                     Dm 
And you, and your sweet desire, 
                   Em                     Dm 
(Don't you do it), don't you do it to me, oh, 
Em         F      G     C 
higher and higher baby 
       Am            F 
It's a living thing, 
       Am       G5+/7    C 
It's a terrible thing to lose 
       Am            F 
It's a giving thing 
       Am       G5+/7    C 
What a terrible thing to lose. 
               Bbm             G C G 
I'm taking a dive. On the sky


Verse:

C 
Taking a dive cause you can't halt the slide 
         Am
Floating down stream, (I'm taking a dive) 
    Ab
Oh, so let her go don't start spoiling the show 
       Fm
It's a bad dream, (I'm taking , I'm taking) 
 



   Em                     Dm 
And you, and your sweet desire, 
                   Em                     Dm 
(Don't you do it), don't you do it to me, oh, 
Em         F      G     C 
higher and higher baby 
      Am            F 
It's a living thing, 
       Am       G5+/7    C 
It's a terrible thing to lose 
       Am            F 
It's a giving thing 
       Am       G5+/7    C 
What a terrible thing to lose. 
      Am            F 
It's a living thing, 
       Am       G5+/7    C 
It's a terrible thing to lose 
       Am            F 
It's a giving thing 
       Am       G5+/7    C 
What a terrible thing to lose.

Livin Thing

A          A7
Hello--how are you?
         A7                                           Bb       Bm
Have you been alright, through all those lonely lonley lonley lonley nights,
                E        Bm           C#m
That's what I'd say,     I'd tell you everything
D             E           A       D  
If you'd pick up that telephone.


A            A7
Hey--how you feelin'
        A7            
Are you still the same
                                    Bb               Bm         E   
Don't you realize the things we did we did were all for real not a dream
Bm     C#m
I just can't believe
D           E            A    D       A           D
They've all faded out of view.           Yeah Yeah  ooh   ooh ooh
                     
A          F#m                  D           E
Shoo wop   doo be doo doo wop   doo wah doo lang
A         F#m           D           E
Blue days black nights  doo wah doo lang

A        F#m
I look into the sky
 D                             E
(the love you need ain't gonna see you through.)
A     F#m
And I wonder why
D                              E
(the little things are finally coming true.)


A             F#m                D                   E7    
Oh  Telephone line, give me some time, I'm living in twi - light
A            F#m                D                   E7    
Oh Telephone line, give me some time, I'm living in twi - light


A                 
O.k. so no--one's answering,
   A7                                                      Bb        
Can't you just let it ring a little longer longer longer   wo wo
Bm            E      Bm                         C#
I'll just sit tight, through the shadows of the night
D       E           A        D        A        D
Let it ring for evermore.         Yeah  Yeah      ooh  ooh ooh

                      
A          F#m                   D           E
Shoo wop   doo be doo doo wop    doo wah doo lang
A         F#m           D           E
Blue days black nights  doo wah doo lang

A        F#m
I look into the sky
 D                             E
(the love you need ain't gonna see you through.)
A     F#m
And I wonder why
D                              E
(the little things are finally coming true.)

A            F#m                D                   E7    
Oh Telephone line, give me some time, I'm living in twi - light
A            F#m                D                   E7          
Oh Telephone line, give me some time, I'm living in twi - light

Telephone Line

A New World Record

Intro:E

Verse 1:
E                        Am                       E
A place where nobody dared to go,
G#                             C#m           
the love that we came to know
                  F#m                  B
They call it Xanadu

Verse 2:
And now, open your eyes and see,
what we have made is real
We are in Xanadu

Bridge:
E            G#m                            A                    Am
A million lights are dancing and there you are, a shooting star
E            G#m                            A                    Am
An everlasting world and you're here with me, eternally

Chorus:
E            F#                                     Am         B   (Am-E-G-A)
Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) in Xanadu
E            F#                                     Am         B   
Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) in Xanadu
A    Am      B                                                       E
Xanadu, your neon lights will shine for you, Xanadu

Verse 3:
The love, the echoes of long ago,
you needed the world to know
They are in Xanadu

Verse 4:
The dream that came through a million years
That lived on through all the tears, it came to Xanadu

Bridge:
A million lights are dancing and there you are, a shooting star
An everlasting world and you're here with me, eternally

Chorus:

Outro:
E                  F#                               Am          B
Now that I'm here, now that you're near in Xanadu
E                  F#                               Am          B
Now that I'm here, now that you're near in Xanadu
C      D    E
Xanadu

This tab has been written by 

Xanadu

G    D EM           A          D    G
Wish I was, yeah, a wild west hero.
G                    EM               C
Sometimes I look up high and then I think there might
       A           D
just be a better life.
G                 EM                    C
Away from all we know, that's where I wanna go,
       A          D
out on the wild side
G     D      EM   D  G   G7         C    D   
and I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero.
G                       D              EM             B7
Ride the range all the day till the first fading light,
         C           G            A            D
be with my western girl round the fire, oh, so bright.
           G         D              EM          B7
I'd be the Indians friend, let them live to be free,
       C        G      A       C        G
ridin' into the sunset, I wish I could be.

SOLO C G A C7  D7

I'd ride the desert sands and through the prairie lands,
try'n to do what's right.
The folks would come to me, they'd say, we need you here.
I'd stay there for the night.
Oh, I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero.

Ride the range all the day till the first fading light,
be with my western girl round the fire, oh, so bright.
I'd be the Indians friend, let them live to be free,
ridin' into the sunset, I wish I could be.

 Outro repeat   
D          EM           D  G   G7  C  D  G
Oh, I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero.
D          EM           D  G   G7  C  D  G 
Oh, I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero.
D          EM           D  G   G7  C  D   G
Oh, I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero.
D          EM           D  G   G7  C  D   G 
Oh, I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero.
 G   D EM           A          D    G
Wish I was, o-o-oo-o-o-o-oo, a wild west hero

Wild West Hero

F
Sun is shinin' in the sky,
               Em7  A   Dm
There ain't a cloud in sight
               G
It's stopped rainin'
      Em          A
Everybody's in a play
               Bb
And don't you know
                      F        Bb
It's a beautiful new day, hey hey

Runnin' down the avenue,
See how the sun shines brightly
In the city on the streets
Where once was pity,
Mr. Blue Sky is living here today.

# CHORUS
Dm        F                  Bb
Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why,
            F
You had to hide away
    Gm      F               Eb          Bb
For so long       where did we go wrong.

Hey there Mr. Blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do,
Everybody smiles at you.

Hey you with the pretty face,
Welcome to the human race
A celebration Mr. Blue Sky's
Up there waitin' and today
Is the day we've waited for

# CHORUS:REPEAT

 F          
Mr. Blue you did it right,
               Em7   A    Dm
But soon comes Mis - ter Night,
          G
Creepin' over, now his
 Em                A
Hand is on your shoulder,
       Bb                     C#
Never mind I'll remember you this 
        Eb              Dm
I'll remember you this way.
 

# Outro:  
Dm  F  Bb  F  Gm  F  Eb  Bb
Dm  F  Bb  F  Gm  F  Eb  Bb  F

Mr. Blue Sky

Out of the Blue

Electric Light Orchestra - Can't Get It Out Of My Head - Uke

Strings= 4-3-2-1
These chords are in the synth instrumental break;
Cmaj7= 0-0-0-2
C7= 0-0-0-1
F7= 2-3-1-3

Intro:
C    G     F     G 
C    G     F     G

Verse 1:
C                Am
Midnight, on the water
C                 Am
I saw the ocean's daughter
F                      Dm
Walking on a wave's chicane
F                        Am    G
Staring as she called my name


Chorus:
      C            G         F     G
And I can't get it out of my head
      C            G         F     G
No, I can't get it out of my head
       C            G        F     G
Now my old world is gone for dead
       C            G         F    G
'Cos I can't get it out of my head


Verse 2:
C                 Am
Breakdown, on the shoreline
C                   Am
Can't move, it's an ebb tide
F                        Dm
Morning don't get here tonight
F                        Am     G
Searching for her silver light

Chorus:
      C            G         F    G
And I can't get it out of my head
      C            G         F    G
No, I can't get it out of my head
       C            G        F    G
Now my old world is gone for dead
       C            G         F            G          C
'Cos I can't get it out of my head    oh   no   oh    no


Synth Instrumental:

C   Cmaj7   C7    F7    G        
C   Cmaj7   C7    F7    G        
C   Cmaj7   C7    F7    G        
C   Cmaj7   C7    F7    G    Ab    Bb   C


Verse 3:
C                Am
Bank job, in the city
C                             
Robin Hood & William Tell & Ivanhoe & Lancelot
           Am
They don't envy me
F                          Dm
Sitting 'till the sun goes down
F                                  Am      G
In dreams the world keeps goin' round & round.


Chorus:
      C            G         F       G
And I can't get it out of my head
      C            G         F       G
No, I can't get it out of my head
       C            G        F      G
Now my old world is gone for dead
       C            G         F          G          C
'Cos I can't get it out of my head  oh   no   oh    no


Outro:
C    Cmaj7   C7    F7    G    Ab    Bb    C

Cant Get It Out Of My Head

Eldorado

E-7-7-7-7---7---7---5---5--5--3-----3/4--5--5---7--7--7--
B-7-7-7-7---7---7---5---5--5--3-----3/4--5--5---7--7--7--
G-7-7-7-7---7---7---6---6--6--4-----4/5--6--6---7--7--7--
D-9-9-9-9---9---9---7---7--7--5-----5/7--7--7---9--9--9--

Fire On High

Face the Music

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

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

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

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


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

[intro]
F Am Dm Am A# Dm Gm C

[Verse 1]
             F 
Baby really hurt me
                Am 
crying in the taxi
                Dm
He dont wanna know me
                         Am                     A#     Dm
says you make the big mistake of dancing in my store 
Gm                  C
   Says it was poison
                 F
So I guess I go home 
          Am                     Dm
into the arms of the girl that I love
                Am 
the only love I havent screwed up
A#                  Dm
   She's so hard to please
             Gm      C  
but shes a forest fire
        F               
I do my best to meet her demands
Am
play it romance
         Dm
we slow dance in the living room
    Am                      A#
but all that a stranger would see
        Dm           Gm               C     
is one girl swaying alone stroking her cheek

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Verse 2]
            F 
The truth is, I am toy
                Dm
that people enjoy
                Am               A#
till all of the tricks dont work anymore
Dm              Gm       C
And then they are bored of me
             
                    F
I know that its exciting
                     Am
running through the night but
              Dm                Am
every perfect summer's eating me alive
            A#    Dm
unitl youre gone
Gm          C
Better on my own

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Outro]
             Dm           F           A#
They're gonna watch me disappear into the sun
                 Dm        F           A#
You're all gonna watch me disappear into the sun

Liability

A                                     E 
Roll into your town and I'm walking around
                                                Fm                        
Got some extra time think I'll throw some money down
                                                     D
And you follow me around, and you're asking for the time

Your asking what I found 
                         A
think I'm gonna rob you blind

maybe it's the tattoo on my arm
        E
that I drew while I was bored waiting tables in new york
Fm                                            D
 a  heart and two flowers intertwined with a vine

Up Here

INTRO:

A |---------------------|
E |--7--7--7----------- -|
C |---------------------|
G |---------------------|

VERSE 1:   

C#m          E       B      A                     C#m   E    B   A 
I’m going away to be alone I’m coming back with answers
C#m           E            B    A            C#m   E   B   A
Don’t try to call my telephone it’s disconnected
C#m           E          B       A               C#m   E   B   A
And I don’t know where I’m going but can you guide me
C#m              E        B        A              C#m   E   B   A
But if I find love where I’m going will it survive me


PRE-CHORUS 1:

C#m            B   A                         C#m         A   B
‘Cause in your own space you’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not affected
C#m         B   A                           C#m         A   B
And in your own time you’re still attracted but in your own life


CHORUS:

A                                 C#m            B
This heart attack I’ve gotta get away not coming back
A                                 C#m                     B
I want some downtime so call me when you can and I’ll be fine


VERSE 2: [same chords as VERSE1]
I’ve found the time to be alone I don’t know what you’re asking
I’m waiting by the telephone and you’re still barking
My heart stops it isn’t… going could you revive me
I think I’m lost without knowing so come and find me


PRE-CHORUS 2:  [same chords as PRE-CHORUS1]
‘Cause in the same space we’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not attracted
But in your own life over reacted and in your own time


{CHORUS x2}


Sometimes if we don’t go sometimes you don’t know
You don’t go I don’t go I don’t go you don’t go

C#5  B5  A5                      C#5  A5  B5
            I’ve got your back              but you don’t got mine
C#5  E5  A5                    C#5  A5  B5
            This heart attack              then I’m feeling fine


CHORUS x2

C#m          E       B    A 
I’m going away to be alone
C#m          E       B    A 
I'm going away to be alone ...............

This Heart Attack

F Am Dm C

    F              Am            Bb          C
The skirts go up, before the wall  among the madding crowds, 
    
     F                      Am                    Dm     C
They ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin
          F                      Am           Bb           C
You are a living doll riding the circle tracks  behind the walls of clocks, 
        F                      Am                   Dm     C
In your ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin     

 Bb                        F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                             F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule
 Bb                        F            C
Windows will roll for the crash years 
        Bb                       F         C      Dm    C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (Whistlng part)

F Am Dm C

        F                     Am               Bb            C     
Now the candle's end, you are a light turned low  and like the rest of us,
                 F            Am               Dm     C
You've got those old, eternity blues, eternity blues
      F                              Am         Bb                C
Your fingers raised, you're looking for the word, what you want is accident
            F                 Am                 Dm    C
And not the drag, spectacular view, what you can lose

 Bb                         F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                            F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule
 Bb                         F         C
Windows will close in the crash years 

Bb                          F        C      Dm     C
    Honey child, you're not safe here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (whistling part)

Bb 

F Am Dm C

 Bb                        F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                             F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule
 Bb                        F            C
Windows will roll for the crash years 
        Bb                       F         C      Dm    C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (Whistling part)

        F                   Am            Dm                  C
And the ruins the wild, the ruins the wild, tonight will be an open mic.

# (Repeat six times and end on an F)

Crash Years

Intro:

Bb - F - A

F                 C
I've been feeling lonesome
F                            C
I'm down, don't know what to do
D
I let you lie to me
F
plant seeds inside
            E
to see them grow
                      F
only to leave them to die

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
    A
for you

F                  C
I've been lost and finding
F                           C
out that I've been such a fool
D           
you thought you'd stick around
F
until the day you found
    E                    F
someone to make me obsolete

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm F
why cry
    Bb
for you... 


Guitar Solo:

Bb - F - A (2x)

  C     
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
    A
for you

Why Cry

[Verse 1]
 G                              D
You like New York City in the daytime
 Bm                   A
I like New York City in the nighttime
 G                          D
You say you like sleeping with the air off
Bm                  A
I don't, I need it on
G                  D
You like the light coming through the windows
 Bm                      A
I sleep late, so I just keep 'em all closed
G                  D
You ignore the music on the radio
Bm                 A
I don't, I sing-a-long


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change


[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time


[Verse 2]
G                        D
Cold outside and you're just in a T-shirt
Bm                   A
I have cold blood even in a sweater
G                         D
You start your night sippin' by the Kilo
Bm                   A
I don't, I know you know


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change



[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                   A
(We don't even know, know, know, know, know)




[Bridge]
G                          D
Somehow we end up on the same side
Bm                          A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright
G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine
G                         D
Somehow we end up on the same side (up on the same side)
Bm                            A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright

(Think that we'd be alright)

G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine


[Chorus]

 N.C.                     D
(Oh)Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                  A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why

(But we don't even know why)
G                D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)

G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]

N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm             A
We like it in the nighttime

Intro  D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 1
    D                              Bm7
We never spoke a word, but every thought she had 
                         G     A Asus A
I heard from across the room 
             D                               Bm7
If we were standin' face to face I couldn't find the words 
               G               A Asus A
To say give me one more move 
        G              A             G                   A
I don't even know her name, I guess foolish pride's to blame


Chorus 
          D                        D7
Now, I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
        Bm7                 F#              G                    A
And my heart won't tell my mind to tell my mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
        Bm7 A   G                              Gm
Now I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Interlude   D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 2
          D                           Bm7
Wise man next to me did say 'bout the one that got away
        G                    A
Son, I missed my chance 
           D                            Bm7
Don't you let regret take place of the dreams you have to chase
     G               A
Ask her to dance, go on, son
           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith


Chorus
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A   G                               Gm
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away 


Solo   D    Bm7  Bm  F#  G   A  D    D7    Bm  F# |A   D 


           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith
 
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A    Bm7 A       Bm7 A       G                      G   
Don't be fallin', fallin' in, fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Outro  (G)   Gm  Bm7  E G  Gm  D

As She's Walking Away

Intro:  D A E A D
        D A E A D  E

      A
I was goin? where I shouldn?t go
D
Seein? who I shouldn?t see
E
Doin? what I shouldn?t do
    A
And bein? who I shouldn?t be


A little voice told me it?s all wrong
        D
Another voice told me it?s alright
  E
I used to think I was strong
    A
But lately I just lost the fight

Chorus:
D         A       E          A
Funny how fallin? feels like flyin?
D          
 For a little while
D         A       E          A
Funny how fallin? feels like flyin?
D                    E
 For a little while

      A
I got tired of bein? good
        D
Started missing that old feeling free
     E
Stop actin? like I thought I should
    A
And went on back to bein? me

  
I never meant to hurt no one
  D
I just had to have my way
           E
If there's such a thing as too much fun
A
This must be the price you pay

Chorus:
D         A       E          A
Funny how fallin? feels like flyin?
D          
 For a little while
D         A       E          A
Funny how fallin? feels like flyin?
D
 For a little while
E                 A                D
 You never see it comin? till it?s gone
E                     A           D
 It all happens for a reason even when it?s wrong
  E
Especially when it?s wrong


Solo: A D E A x2


Chorus:
D         A       E          A
Funny how fallin? feels like flyin?
D          
 For a little while
D         A       E          A
Funny how fallin? feels like flyin?
D                    E
 For a little while

      A
I was goin? where I shouldn?t go
D
Seein? who I shouldn?t see
E
Doin? what I shouldn?t do
    A
And bein? who I shouldn?t be

Fallin' And Flyin'

(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

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