Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Lebanese-Canadian singer and songwriter.  He began singing as a child, first starting in the St Elijah Syrian Orthodox Church choir in Ottawa. As a student at Ottawa's Fisher Park High School he was part of a trio called the Bobby Soxers.  Encouraged by his parents, at age 14 he recorded his first single, I Confess. In 1957 he went to New York City where he auditioned for ABC, singing a lovestruck verse he had written to a former babysitter, Diana Ayoub.

Né au Canada de parents libanais, il est naturalisé américain le 6 septembre 1990.  Encouragé par ses parents, Paul Anka développe très tôt un talent de chanteur et enregistre son premier titre I Confess à l'âge de 14 ans.  Le 7 août 1957, il fait sa première apparition télévisée à New York, dans l'émission American Bandstand appartenant au réseau ABC. Il y présente une chanson composée pour son ancienne baby-sitter, Diana Ayou. La chanson Diana remporte un succès immédiat et passe en tête des meilleures ventes de disques le 9 septembre. 

Paul Albert Anka (* 30. Juli 1941 in Ottawa) ist ein kanadischer Sänger und Komponist.  Paul Anka ist der Sohn libanesischer Eltern, die in Ottawa ein Restaurant betrieben. Bereits mit 14 Jahren nahm Anka an Gesangswettbewerben in Kanada teil und trug wenig später bei einem Wettbewerb in New York seine Eigenkomposition Diana vor. Das Lied gefiel, und der junge Produzent und Arrangeur Don Costa nahm 1957 den Titel mit Anka auf. Es wurden weltweit mehr als 10 Mio. Schallplatten davon verkauft und Paul Anka wurde ein Teenie-Idol der 1950er Jahre.

Paul Anka es un cantante, compositor y actor canadiense nacido el 30 de julio de 1941 en Ottawa en el seno de una familia de origen libanés.  Su formación musical es breve: estudió piano con Winnifred Rees y teoría con Frederick Karam, cantando en el coro que este último dirigía en la iglesia siria ortodoxa de San Elías.   Animado por sus padres, grabó su primer single &quot;I Confess&quot; (Confieso) a la edad de 14 años. En 1957 marchó a Nueva York donde realizó pruebas para la ABC (American Broadcasting Company) con la canción &quot;Diana&quot;, que había escrito años atrás para su antigua niñera.

# Intro: G / Em / C / D

G                Em          
I'm so young and you're so old
C                 D 
This, my darling, I've been told
G                 Em  
I don't care just what they say
C             D   
Cause forever I will pray
G              Em        
You and I will be as free
C               D 
As the birds up in the trees
G  Em     C       D    G   
Oh please stay by me Diana


# Repeat Intro
#Verse 2 same chord pattern as Verse 1

# G / Em / C / D throughout

Thrills I get when you hold me close
Oh, my darling, you're the most
I love you but do you love me
Oh, Diana, can't you see
I love you with all my heart
And I hope we will never part
Oh, please stay with me, Diana

Bridge: 
C               Cm
Oh, my darlin', oh, my lover
G    
Tell me that there is no other
C               Cm
I love you with all my heart
D          
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

# Verse 3 same chord pattern as verse 1

# G / Em / C / D throughout

Only you can take my heart
Only you can tear it apart
When you hold me in your loving arms
I can feel you giving all your charms
Hold me, darling, ho-ho hold me tight
Squeeze me baby with-a all your might
G  Em     C       D    G   
Oh please stay by me Diana

G   Em   C   D       G
         Oh, please, Diana
G   Em   C   D       G
         Oh, please, Diana
G   Em   C   D       G
         Oh, please, Diana

Diana

Intro: D# Cm Fm A#7 


D#             Cm 
When somebody leaves you, 
           Gm 
that´s the time to cry. 
Cm                   Fm 
When you know you´re lonely, 
Cm                     Fm 
you´re not the one and only, 
A#        A#7 
who will cry. 


D#                    Cm 
When you´re heart is broken,
           Gm 
that´s the time to cry. 
Cm                  Fm 
When you know she's left you, 
    Cm                Fm 
you know that she has left you, 
A#7          D# 
so, you can cry.

CHORUS: 
Fm                  D# 
Happiness is what I long for. 
Fm                  D# 
Loneliness is why I cry. 
    Gm               Cm                  
For you have made my heart a slave
    Fm             A#7 
and now it's up to you. 


D#             Cm 
When somebody leaves you, 
           Gm 
that´s the time to cry. 
Cm                  Fm 
When you know she's left you, 
    Cm                Fm 
you know that she has left you, 
A#7          D#    
so, you can cry.

CHORUS: 
Fm                  D#
Happiness is what I long for. 
Fm                  D#
Loneliness is why I cry. 
    Gm               Cm                  
For you have made my heart a slave
    Fm             A#7 
and now it's up to you. 


D#             Cm 
When somebody leaves you, 
         Gm 
it´s the time to cry. 
Cm                  Fm 
When you know she's left you, 
    Cm                Fm 
you know that she has left you, 
    A#7      D#    Cm Fm A#7 D#
so, you can cry.

Time To Cry

Put Your Head On My Shoulder
Paul Anka

INTRO: G Am D#..G C G

#1.
G                   Em
Put your head on my shoulder,
Am      D             G   Em
hold me in your arms, ba..by.
Am          D             G    Em
Squeeze me, oh, so tight, show me,
Am       D        G  C  G
that you love me, too.

#2.
G                           Em
Put your lips next to mine, dear.
Am        D             G   Em
Won't you kiss me once, ba..by.
Am     D               G    Em  Am
Just a kiss goodnight, may..be, you 
    D              G   C G
and I will fall in love.

CHORUS: 
D               G     
People say that love's a game.
  D                    G
A game, you just can't win.
   A                   Bm
If there's a way, I'll find it some day,
    A                         D  D7
and then, this fool will rush in.

#3.
                    G      Em 
Put your head on my shoul..der.
Am      D          G   Em
Whisper in my ear, ba..by.
Am      D             G    Em 
Words I want to hear, tell me, 
Am      D                G   D# G#
tell me that you love me too. 

OUTRO:
G#                  Fm
Put your head on my shoulder.
Bbm     D#         G#  Fm
Whisper in my ear, ba..by...
Bbm     D#            G#  Fm
Words I want to hear, ba..by..
Bbm      D#          G#
Put your head on..my..shoulder.(Fade.)

Put Your Head On My Shoulder

Dm    G7                        C    Em
And they called, it puppy love. Oh I guess, they'll never know.

      Am                  Dm     G7                 C  
How a young heart, really feels. And why I love her so.


                       Dm    G7                      C    Em
And they called, puppy love. Just because, were seventeen.

          Am            Dm    G7                    C
Tell them all, it isn't fair. To take away, my only dream.


C7  F                  Fm                C         G7     C    C7
  I cry each night, my tears for you. My tears are all in vein.

        F                   Em       A7
Oh I'll hope and pray, that maby someday,

          D7                   G7
you'll be back in my arms once again.


N.C.                              Dm      G7                C    Em
Someone help me, help me, help me please. Is the answer up above?

           Am           Dm       G7                    C
How can I, oh how can I tell them, this is not a puppy love.


                                  Dm      G7                C    Em
Someone help me, help me, help me please. Is the answer up above?

          Am   Dm       G7                    C
How can I ever tell them, this is not a puppy love.

Puppy Love

&quot;Lonely Boy&quot; is a song written and recorded by Paul Anka in 1959. Anka sang this song in the movie Girls Town. When released as a single, it topped the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Anka's first song to do so, although he had earlier topped Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores chart with &quot;Diana&quot;.   The song was covered in 1971 by Billy &quot;Crash&quot; Craddock, which was released on the album Knock Three Times.

Lonely Boy 
Paul Anka

G  F  Em G  F  Em G  F  Em G

G
I'm just a lonely boy
Em         D
Lonely and blue
Am       D
I'm all alone
     D7         G
With nothin' to do

G
I've got everything
Em              D
You could think of
Am        D
But all I want
   D7         G   F Em G
Is someone to love

D7                       G
Someone, yes, someone to love
    Em     D   D7
Someone to kiss
    Am     D
Someone to hold
     D7          G
At a moment like this

I'd like to hear
    Em   D  D7
Somebody say
Am               D
I'll give you my love
     D7        G  F Em G
Each night and day

G
I'm just a lonely boy
Em         D
Lonely and blue
Am       D
I'm all alone
     D7         G
With nothin' to do

G
I've got everything
Em              D
You could think of
Am        D
But all I want
   D7         G   F Em G
Is someone to love

D7
Somebody, somebody
    
          G
Somebody, please
Em          D   D7
Send her to me
Am            D
I'll make her happy
D7            G
Just wait and see

I prayed so hard
       Em       D  D7
To the heavens above
Am           D
That I might find
    D7     G   F Em G  
Someone to love

G
I'm just a lonely boy
Em         D
Lonely and blue
Am       D
I'm all alone
     D7         G
With nothin' to do

G
I've got everything
Em              D
You could think of
Am        D
But all I want
   D7         G   F Em G   F Em G
Is someone to love

Lonely Boy

The Very Best Of Paul Anka

Intro: C-F-C-F

C                              Am
Here I go again tripping on my own feet
C                                    Am
Lately it seems I've been being old foolish me
F                     G     Em                    Am
Mumble when I try to talk, stumble when I try to walk
D7                                         G
Like I'm in a state of shock when I'm with you.

C                             Am
Here I go again looking just like a clown
C                                   Am
Everything I say is wrong whenever you're around
F7                  G      Em                      Am
Somehow I get kinda shy and I can't look you in the eye
D7                                     G
I come all apart inside when I'm with you.


Refrain:
             F       G                 Em        Am  
Think I'm in love again   grinning that silly grin
             Dm            G               C        C7
Look what a fool I've been   think I'm in love again
         F           G              Em         Am
Lately I lost my mind    and I do it every time
           Dm            G               C    F
Yes I know all the signs    of being in love.


C                               Am
I won't lie to you Ive been in love before
C                                               Am
But I think that you're the one that I've been waiting for
F                 G        Em                       Am
Fool around I'll admit but this time all the pieces fit
D7                                           G
Something tells me this is it when I'm with you.


Repeat Refrain

Ad lib:  F-G-Em-Am-Dm

Repeat Refrain

Think I'm In Love

Intro: C - F - C - F

C                              Am
Here I go again tripping on my own feet
C                                    Am
Lately it seems I've been being old foolish me
F                     G     Em                    Am
Mumble when I try to talk, stumble when I try to walk
D7                                         G
Like I'm in a state of shock when I'm with you.

C                             Am
Here I go again looking just like a clown
C                                   Am
Everything I say is wrong whenever you're around
F                   G        Em                      Am
Somehow I get kinda shy and I can't look you in the eye
D7                                     G
I come all apart inside when I'm with you.


Refrain:
             F       G                 Em        Am  
Think I'm in love again   grinning that silly grin
             Dm            G               C        C7
Look what a fool I've been   think I'm in love again
         F           G              Em         Am
Lately I lost my mind    and I do it every time
           Dm            G               C    F
Yes I know all the signs.... of being in love.


C                               Am
I won't lie to you Ive been in love before
C                                               Am
But I think that you're the one that I've been waiting for
F                 G        Em                       Am
Fool around I'll admit but this time all the pieces fit
D7                                           G
Something tells me this is it when I'm with you.


Repeat Refrain

Ad lib:  F-G-Em-Am-Dm

Repeat Refrain

Think Im In Love Again

Duets

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

(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

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: 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 

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

[intro x2]
A  E  D A

A                                        E
when there's no place you feel at home
              D                               A
and you think you'd be better off alone
A                                          E
when you think there's no reason to try
               D                           A
and you hate yourself and wanna die

A                                      E
when you're filled with anxiety
             D                   A
and everyone's your enemy
A                                        E
when you wish you were someone else
                 D                        A
and you wanna go out and kill yourself

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


A                       E
when you get yourself depressed
                      D                   A
because you think you can't do your best
A                                         E
when you write yourself a stupid song
           D                        A
to remind yourself that you forgot

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


[BRIDGE]
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A  E  D  A

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

C#
There's a portrait
     Ab
In a back room
           F#
Which I'll keep for days upon
          C#
Which I relent 
              B
And gaze for hours on
    Bbm                  F#
The muscle, skin and bone
         Ab
Of some imaginary friend

F# Ab F#

        C#
So how about it 
        Ab
Show me please 
           F#
How I will look in twenty years
           C#
And let me please 
          B
Interpret history 
       Bbm        F#
In every line and scar 
               Ab                  
That's painted there in front of me

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

           C#
It doesn't matter
         Ab
What I'm thinking
       F#
What I tell myself to do
         C#      F#
I end up calling

       C#
I stay in to
                   Ab
Defrost the fridge
        F#
Now the kid has gone to bed
             C#
A feeling of dread
              B         
At least when she's around
    Bbm
The trouble's there
     F#                        Ab
It's worse to wake up with her falling 'round the room

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

       C#
Listen Johnny
              F#
You're like a mother
       C#                     F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

       C#
Listen Johnny
              Ab
You're like a mother
       F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

            B
And if they come tonight
       Bbm
You'll roll up tight
     F#             Ab
And take whatever's coming to you next (oh, oh oh oh)

 F# Ab to end.

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