Elbow is an alternative rock band which formed in Bury, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom in 1990 while at sixth-form college. The band consists of Guy Garvey (vocals, guitar), Mark Potter (guitar, vocals), Pete Turner (bass), Craig Potter (keyboards) and Richard Jupp (drums). Over the band's 20 year career, it has released five studio albums, four EPs and ten top fifty singles in the UK.  The band is named after a line in the BBC TV mini-series The Singing Detective which says that the word &quot;elbow&quot; is the most sensuous word in the English language...

Elbow est un groupe de rock originaire d'Angleterre (Manchester) s'appellant lors de sa création Soft. Formé dans les années 1990, il est composé de Mark Potter (guitare), Richard Jupp (batterie), Craig Potter (clavier), Peter Turner (basse), Guy Garvey (chant). Ces personnes se sont rencontrées dans leur jeunesse, au nord de Manchester, ayant un point commun : mêmes goûts pour la musique. La plupart travaille au 'Roadhouse', une salle de concerts, et c'est ici qu'ils vont monter face au public pour la première fois.

Elbow entstammt der Manchesterer Musikszene der 1990er Jahre, die sich um das pulsierenden Northern Quarter an der Oldham Street zentrierte.  Guy Garvey traf Mark Potter 1990 im Alter von 16 an einem Sixth form college (

D                        C     G
I plump the kind of kiss that wouldn't wake a baby
               D                           C     G
On the self-same face that wouldn't let me sleep
        D                        
And the street is singing with my feet,
                        C                       G
And the dawn gives me a shadow I know to be taller
            F   G   D                     F      Em D
All down to you, dear____, everything has changed

          D                     C   G
My sorriness has made it to graffiti
             D    C              G
I was looking for someone to complete me

      F     G   D                     F      Em   D       
Not anymore, dear____, everything has changed

        F        G        D
When we make the moon our mirror ball
    F           G     D
The street's an empty stage
    F    G       D  
The city sirens violins
F          Em   D
Everything has changed


C/E      G     D 
(So) lift off love         
C/E     G       D
Lift off love         

 D        
We took the town to town last night
                  C           G
We kissed like we invented it
    D
And now I know what every step is for
              C     G
To lead me to your door

                   F  G D                 F Em D
Know that while you sleep, everything has changed

   F        G         D
We made the moon our mirror ball
    F           G     D
The street's an empty stage
    F     G      D
The city sirens: violins
F    Em        D    
Everything has changed
F    Em        D
Everything has changed
F    Em        D
Everything has changed

                C/E    G D
(So) lift off love        
         C/E    G D
Lift off love(Down to)
 C/E    G D
Lift off love(Down to)
(you dear)
        C/E    G D
Lift off love(Down to)
(you dear)
        C/E    G D
Lift off love(Down to)
(you dear)
        C/E    G D
Lift off love(Down to)
(you dear)
        C/E    G D
Lift off love(Down to you dear)

Mirrorball

Elbow - Audience With The Pope - Uke

INTRO:	  Gm       Dm     
	
	  Gm      Gm       D        D      
	
	  Gm      Gm       D        D      


	      Gm                             D
V1:	Sweet Jesus I'm on fire, she has the sweetest, darkest eyes
	            Gm                         D
	And when it comes into her eyes i know iron and steel couldn't hold me
	     Gm                           D
	Good God i'm easy bruised, but so often a moth to her flame
	        Gm
	And the things that she's asked me to do
	           D
	Will see a city of saints forgetting his name


	          Cm                 Gm          D                    Gm
C1:	I have an audience with the pope and I'm saving the world at eight
	       Cm                     Gm
	But if she says she needs me, she says she needs me
	D                                   Gm 
	Everybody's gonna have to wait, uh-huh


LINK:	  Gm      Gm      D       D       
	
	  Gm      Gm       D        D      
	

	 Gm              
V2:	(Where could she be?) Was that a minute or an hour?
	 D
	(Where could she be?) She turns the hours into days
	Gm                                 D
	Kill the phone, cover the cage and wait for the doorbell to ring
	 Gm
	(Where could she be?) No she won't come running
	 D
	(Where could she be?) The world is turning at her pace
	      Gm                                 D
	Gonna kill the phone, cover the cage and wait for the doorbell to ring


	          Cm                 Gm          D                    Gm
C2:	I have an audience with the pope and I'm saving the world at eight
	       Cm                     Gm
	But if she says she needs me, she says she needs me
	D
	Everybody's gonna have to wait


	          Cm                 Gm          D                    Gm
C3:	I have an audience with the pope and I'm saving the world at eight
	       Cm                     Gm
	But if she says she needs me, she says she needs me
	D                                   Gm 
	Everybody's gonna have to wait, uh-huh
	
	
SOLO:	  Gm      Gm      D       D       
	
	  Gm      Gm       D        D      

	  Cm      Gm      D        Gm      
	
	  Cm       Gm       D        D       


	          Cm                 Gm          D                    Gm
C4:	I have an audience with the pope and I'm saving the world at eight
	       Cm                     Gm
	But if she says she needs me, she says she needs me
	D
	Everybody's gonna have to wait
	D                                   Gm 
	Everybody's gonna have to wait, uh-huh


OUTRO:	 (Gm)      Dm       Gm       Dm     
	
	  Gm

Audience With The Pope

The end of this track is used in the end of Peter Kay's charity single for Children In Need UK 2009.

One Day Like This - Elbow


F
Drinking in the morning sun
F/A#
Blinking in the morning sun 
F/C
Shaking off the heavy one 
F/A#
Heavy like a loaded gun

F
What made me behave that way?
F/A# 
Using words I never say 
F/C
I can only think it must be love 
F/A#
Oh, anyway 
F/A#                           F
It's looking like a beautiful day 

F
Someone tell me how I feel 
F/A#
It's silly wrong but vivid right 
F/C
Oh, kiss me like the final meal 
F/A#
Yeah, kiss me like we die tonight 

F
Cause holy cow I love your eyes 
F/A#
And only now I see the light 
F
Yeah Lying with me half-awake 
F/A#
Oh, anyway 
F/A#                           F
It's looking like a beautiful day 

(Same as 1st verse)
When my face 
Is chamois-creased 
If you think 
I'll wink, I did 
Laugh politely 
At repeats 
Yeah, kiss me 
When my lips are thin 

Cause holy cow 
I love your eyes 
And only now 
I see you like 
Yeah, lying with me 
Half-awake 
Stumbling over 
What to say 
Well, anyway 
It's looking 
Like a beautiful day 

F                       F/C
So throw those curtains wide
F/A# 
One day like this 
F/A#             F
A year'd see me right

One Day Like This

# Intro: 

F Cm F Cm
F Gm F Gm 
F Cm F Cm
F Gm F Gm
Gm Bb Gm Bb Gm

Bb                                   Gm
A friend of mine grows his very own brambles
Bb                                       Gm
 They twist all around him till he can't move
Bb          F#                    Bb
 Beautiful, quivering, chivalrous shambles
           F#              Bb 
What is my friend trying to prove?
	
	
# Link: Bb Dm Gm x2       

   Bb                                       Gm
He boosters a tall gentle boy to a terrible totem
Bb                                                Gm
 And the kids gather round trying to see what's inside
Bb                 F#                          Bb
 I think when he's drinking he's drowning some riot.
           F#              Bb
What is my friend trying to hide?


Bb                                              Gm
 Cause it's breaking my heart, it's breaking my heart.
Bb                                          Gm
 And it's breaking my heart to pull at the reign.
Bb/F        F#                        Bb
 Brother of mine don't run with those fuckers.
             F                     Bb
When will my friends start singing again?
             F#                        Bb
When will my friends____ start singing again?

# Solo: Bb   F

# (Second time round onwards, play F before the Cm for the "ooo")

Cm     F     Cm
Oooo___________
F    Gm    F   Gm
_________________ x4

# Outro: (Gm   Bb - Repeat to fade)

Some Riot

Elbow - Mirrorball - Uke

	                    E
	I plump the kind of kiss that wouldn't wake a baby
	
	On the self-same face that wouldn't let me sleep
	
	And the street is singing with my feet,
	
	And the dawn gives me a shadow I know to be taller
	
	
	            G    A    E                 G       F#m  E (stop)
	All down to you, dear____, everything has changed


                E
	My sorriness has made it to graffiti
	
	I was looking for someone to complete me


	       G     A    E                  G       F#m  E
	Not anymore, dear____, everything has changed


	        G        A        E
	When we make the moon our mirror ball
	    G           A      E
	The street's an Epty stage
	    G    A       E 
	The city sirens; violins
	G    F#m      E
	Everything has changed


	  D/F#     A        E        E       
	
	  D/F#     A        E        E       
	                        (So)


	               D/F#   A   E
	(So) lift off love
	          D/F#   A   E
	Lift off love


	   E
	We took the town to town last night
	
	We kissed like we invented it
	
	And now I know what every step is for
	
	To lead me to your door


	                    G    A  E               G       F#m  E
	Know that while you sleep,     everything has changed


	   G        A        E
	We made the moon our mirror ball
	    G           A      E
	The street's an Epty stage
	    G    A       E 
	The city sirens: violins
	G    F#m      E
	Everything has changed
	G    F#m      E
	Everything has changed
	G    F#m      E
	Everything has changed


	  D/F#     A        E        E       
	                        (So)


	               D/F#   A   E
	(So) lift off love
	          D/F#   A   E
	Lift off love       (Down to)        
	          D/F#   A   E
	Lift off love       (Down to)
	(you dear)
	          D/F#   A   E
	Lift off love       (Down to)
	(you dear)
	          D/F#   A   E
	Lift off love       (Down to)
	(you dear)
	          D/F#   A   E
	Lift off love       (Down to)
	(you dear)
	          D/F#   A   E
	Lift off love       (Down to you dear)

Richard Hawley (ex-Pulp) guests on this track; he is credited with vocals, lead guitar, and music.

Elbow - The Fix - Uke

      Cm                   G                       Cm
The fix is in, there's a nag gonna dance home at Epsom
	             G                    Cm
The fix is in, can't wait to see how it upsets 'em


Fm                        Cm
Too many times we've been postally pipped
      Fm                      Cm
We've loaded the saddles, the mickeys are slipped
      Fm                        Cm                        G/D
We're swapping the turf for the sand and the surf and the sin
	  G              (Cm)
Cause the fix, the fix is in
	
	
(Cm)      G        Cm       G       


Cm             G                      Cm
The fix is in, the odds that I got were delicious
                  G                   Cm
The fix is in, the jockey is cocky and vicious


      Fm                      Cm
The redoubtable beast has had pegasus pills
      Fm                       Cm
We'll buy him the patch in the Tuscany hills
        Fm                Cm                   G/D
And the Vino di Vici will flow like a river in spring
        G              (Cm)
Now the fix, the fix is in


(Cm)      G        Cm       G       
	
Cm       G        Cm       G        Cm (1)  


SOLO	  
Fm       Cm       Fm       Cm      
	
Fm       Cm       G/D      G/D     
	
G        G          -       -   


    Cm             G                       Cm
The fix is in, the snaps of the steward so candid
                       G                    Cm
The fix is in, yes our pigeons have finally landed


    Fm                   Cm
The Donahue sisters will meet us in France
   Fm                         Cm
In penguins and pearls, we'll drink and we'll dance
        Fm                        Cm                           G/D
'Til the end of our days, cause it ain't left to chance that we win
          G              (Cm)
Cause the fix, the fix is in
	
	
Cm      G        Cm       G       
Cm       G        Cm       G  
Cm       G        Cm       G 
Cm       G        Cm       G        Cm (1)  
Fm       Cm       Fm       Cm      
Fm       Cm       G/D      G/D     
G        G         -       -
Cm

The Fix

&quot;Grounds for Divorce&quot; is the first single from Elbow's fourth studio album The Seldom Seen Kid. The single was released on 10 March 2008 as the band's first release on Fiction Records across two 7&quot; vinyl records and one CD single.  On 21 May 2009, &quot;Grounds for Divorce&quot; won the Ivor Novello award for Best Contemporary Song.  &quot;Grounds for Divorce&quot; was featured in the promotional trailer for Valve Software's 2008 game Left 4 Dead, and in the trailer for the 2008 film Burn After Reading. It was also featured in an April 2010 promo for the CW's &quot;One Tree Hill&quot;.

Grounds For Divorce - Elbow


Dm
Mondays is for drinking to the seldom seen kid
Dm                                      C           G
I've been working on a cocktail called Grounds for Divorce
Dm    C  G
Whoah
Dm                          C         G
Polishing a compass that I hold in my sleep
Dm    C  G
Whoah
Dm                                     C            G
Doubt comes in on sticks but then he kicks like a horse
Dm    C  G
Whoah
Dm 
There's a Chinese cigarette case
         C            G
And the rest you can keep
        C            G
And the rest you can keep
        C            G
And the rest you can keep


Dm                                                          C                                G
There's a hole in my neighbourhood down which of late I cannot help but fall
Dm                                  C                                G
There's a hole in my neighbourhood down which of late I cannot help but fall


Dm       C           G


Mondays is for drinking to the seldom seen kid
Oooo
Oooo

Dm C G

Dm                                        C            G
There's this whispering of jokers doing flesh by the pound
Dm                            C                 G 
To a chorus of supposes from the little town whores
Dm                               C             G
There'll be twisted karaokee at the Aniseed lounge
Dm                
And I'll bring you further roses
         C           G
But it does you no good
        C           G
And it does me no good
        C            G
And it does you no good


Dm                                  C                                G
There's a hole in my neighbourhood down which of late I cannot help but fall
Dm                                  C                                G
There's a hole in my neighbourhood down which of late I cannot help but fall
Dm                                  C                                G
There's a hole in my neighbourhood down which of late I cannot help but fall

Dm      C        G

Someday we'll be drinking with the seldom seen kid
Oooo
Oooo

Dm         C       G

Grounds For Divorce

# Intro: G, Am x2

G Am
Ahhh x2

G       
How dare the premier ignore my invitations!?
Am
He'll have to go
G 
So too the bunch he luncheons with
	                  Am
It's second on my list of things to do
G
At the top I'm stopping by your place of work and acting like
Am
I haven't dreamed of you and I and marriage in an orange grove
G
You are the only thing in any room you're ever in
Am
I'm stubborn, selfish, and too old

G    Am
Ahhhhhh  


G
I sat you down and told you how the truest love that's ever found
Am
Is for oneself
G                                                     Am
You pulled apart my theory with a weary and disinterested sigh
G
So yes i guess i'm asking you to back a horse that's good for glue
Am
And nothing else
G
But find a man that's truer than
Am
Find a man that needs you more than I


G
Sit with me a while and let me listen to you talk about 
Am
Your dreams and your obsessions I'll be quite and confessional
Bm
The violets explode inside me when i meet your eyes
C
Then I'm spinning and i'm diving like a cloud of starlings.

C                 G
Darling is this love?

# Outro: (Strumming)

|-----5-----------3-----------2-------------0-----------------------------|
|-----3-----------3-----------3-------------0-----------------------------|
|-----2-----------2-----------2-------------0-----------------------------|
|-----0-----------0-----------0-------------2-----------------------------| X4

Starlings

C                        G                                     Bb
Are we having the time of our lives? Are we having the time of our lives?
F                            C                        G
Are we coming across clear? Are we coming across fine?
                              Bb                                 F                            
Are we part of the plan here? Are we having the time of our lives?
	
                  C                G
Are we coming across clear? Are we coming across fine?
   Bb                               F                             C
Are we having the time of our lives?  Are we part of the plan here?


C
We have the drive and time on our hands
G
One little room and the biggest of plans
Bb
The days were shaping up frosty and bright
F
Perfect weather to fly, perfect weather to fly


C
Poundin' the streets where my fathers feet still
G
Ring from the walls we'd sing in the doorways
Bb
Or bicker and row just figuring how 
F
We were wired inside, perfect weather to fly


C
So in looking to stray from the line
G
We decided instead we should pull out the thread that was 
Bb
Stitching  us into this tapestry vial
F
And why wouldn't you try? Perfect weather to fly

C
We have the drive and time on our hands
G
One little room and the biggest of plans
Bb
The days were shaping up frosty and bright
F
Perfect weather to fly, perfect weather to fly


C
Poundin' the streets where my fathers feet still
G
Ring from the walls we'd sing in the doorways
Bb
Or bicker and row just figuring how 
F
We were wired inside, perfect weather to fly


C
So in looking to stray from the line
G
We decided instead we should pull out the thread that was 
Bb
Stitching  us into this tapestry vial
F
And why wouldn't you try? Perfect weather to fly

# Outro: C G Bb F (Repeat)

Weather To Fly

The Seldom Seen Kid


Intro - Em   B   Am   C

(C)         Em
I'm sick of working for a living
         B  
I'm just ticking off the days till I die
                 Am
Oh, I miss you Louise, yeah...
        C
And the sickest little pleasures keep me going in between pulling teeth


Em
Oh periscope up
                        B
I've been looking for a ladder
                            Am
I need to see the commander in chief
    C
And remind him what was passed onto me


    Em
Your mum don't sleep!
        B
And the friends you keep!
         Am               Em
I didn't raise a thief!
         B
I didn't raise a thief!
    Am
But the leaders of the free world
    G                               B
Are just little boys throwing stones
    Am
And it's easy to ignore
     G                                         B
Till they're knocking on the door of your homes

(Solo - Em  B  Am C)  


   Em
My thinking isn't driven
        B
But the music always gives me a lift
              Am
I'm so easy to please, yeah
      C
But I think we dropped the baton like the 60's didn't happen, oh no!

Em
Oh periscope up
                        B
Should be looking for a ladder
                               Am
I need to see the commander in chief
    C
And remind him what was passed onto me


Em
Your mum don't sleep!
        B
And the friends you keep!
         Am             Em
I didn't raise a thief!
         B
I didn't raise a thief!

    Am
But the leaders of the free world
    G                                B
Are just little boys throwing stones
    Am                 
And it's easy to ignore
             G                                  B
Till they're knocking on the door of your homes

    Am
But the leaders of the free world
    G                                B
Are just little boys throwing stones
    Am                 
And it's easy to ignore
             G                                  B
Till they're knocking on the door of your homes

Em                                        B
Passing the gun from father to feckless son
      Am                                            C
We're climbing a landslide where only the good die young
Em                                        B
Passing the gun from father to feckless son
      Am                                            C
We're climbing a landslide where only the good die young

Leaders Of The Free World

Elbow - Red - Uke

verse 1

Em                         A
Come as you are sweetheart, come as you are
Em                            A
You know you've got nothing to prove
Em                          A
I'll put you to bed you can let it all go
Em                                       A
You've been playing too rough lately

chorus

    Em  Cmaj7        Em
You burn too bright
Em7    Cmaj7       Em 
you live too fast
Em7     Cmaj7    D Em  D   Em
this can't go on too long
Em7       Cmaj7                  Em
you're a tragedy starting to happen

verse 2

Em                       A
just as you are perfect, just as you are
Em                           A
I'll give you the time you deserve
Em                          A             
don't make those promises don't tell me again
Em                      A
the dust is gonna settle your nerves

Asleep In The Back

Elbow - Fugitive Motel - Uke

Verse: 
C
Lost in a lullaby 
Bm
Side of the road
C
Melt in a memory
E
Slide in a solitude
C
Not ?til I can read by the moon
Bm
Am I going anywhere
C                                  E 
Not ?til I can read by the moon

Chorus
E
I blow you a kiss
Am
It should reach you tomorrow  (it should reach you tomorrow)
E                                      Am        
As it flies from the other side of the world
E                          
From my room in my fugitive motel
Am                        
Somewhere in the dust bowl  (somwhere in the dust bowl)
E                                   Am
It flies from the other side of the world

2nd Verse:

?I?m tired? I said
?You always look tired? she said
?I?m admired? I said
?You always look tired? she said
Not ?til I can read by the moon
Am I going anywhere
Not ?til I can read by the moon

Repeat Chorus

3rd Verse:

Curtains stay closed
But everyone knows
You hear through the walls in this place
Cigarette holes for every lost soul
To give up the ghost in this place
Give me strength
Give me wings

Repeat Chorus

Fade out

Fugitive Motel

Cast Of Thousands

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

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/Verse
A|--4--1--3--6---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1--4---------------------------------------------------|
C|--8--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------9-9-9-9---4-4-4-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------9-9-9-9-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

School Friends

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

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