Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for legendary singles &quot;Fast Car&quot;, &quot;Talkin' Bout a Revolution&quot;, &quot;Baby Can I Hold You&quot;, and &quot;Give Me One Reason.&quot; She is a multi-platinum and multi-Grammy award-winning artist.  Born in Cleveland, Ohio,U.S., Tracy Chapman began playing guitar and writing songs as a child. She received a scholarship through A Better Chance that allowed her to attend Wooster School in Connecticut, and was eventually accepted to Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. 

Tracy Chapman est un auteur compositeur interprète américaine.  Elle voit le jour le 30 mars 1964 à Cleveland dans l'Ohio. Elle est élevèe par sa mère dans la banlieue de cette ville. Elle va chanter tous les dimanches à l'église de son quartier avec sa mère. Elle n'abandonne pas pour autant ses études pour la musique. Elle part dans le Connecticut pour suivre des études d'anthropologie et s'intéresse aussi au métier de vétérinaire.  

'Tracy Chapman' (* 30. März 1964 in Cleveland , Ohio) ist eine US-amerikanische Sängerin und Songschreiberin und gilt als eine der bedeutendsten Songwriterinnen.  == Leben und Werk ==  Schon als Kind lernte sie Gitarre und schrieb ihre ersten Songs. Nach dem College erhielt sie ein Stipendium und studierte Anthropologie und Afrikanistik. Zu dieser Zeit nahm sie ihre ersten Demos auf. Einer ihrer Studienkollegen hatte Kontakte zur Plattenindustrie und so erhielt sie 1987 einen Plattenvertrag bei Elektra Records.  

Tracy Chapman (Cleveland, Ohio - 30 de marzo de 1964) es una cantautora estadounidense ganadora de varios premios Grammy y conocida por el éxito de canciones como &quot;Fast Car&quot;, &quot;Talkin' Bout a Revolution&quot;, &quot;Baby Can I Hold You&quot; y &quot;Give Me One Reason&quot;.  Desde muy pequeña aprendió a tocar la guitarra, y ya de niña empezó a crear sus primeras canciones. Es a partir de 1980, durante su etapa en la universidad de Tufts, en Massachusetts, donde se graduó en antropología y estudios africanos, cuando comienza a componer en serio.

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Fast Car

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on third time:

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The Fast Car Songfacts says: When the then unknown Tracy Chapman was booked to appear down the bill at the Nelson Mandela birthday concert at Wembley Stadium on June 11th 1988, little did she know her appearance would be the catalyst for a career breakthrough. After performing several songs from her self titled debut during the afternoon, Chapman thought she'd done her bit and could relax and enjoy the rest of the concert. However, later in the evening Stevie Wonder was delayed when the computer discs for his performance went missing, and Chapman was ushered back onto stage again.

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

G       C            Em                D
Dont you know where talkin about a revolution
G       C          Em       D    
it sounds like a whisper
G       C           Em       D    
Dont you know where talkin about a revolution
G       C           Em       D    
it sounds like a whisper


              G       C           Em       D    
While they're standing in the welfare lines
G       C           Em       D    
Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
G       C           Em       D    
Wasting time in unemployment lines
G       C            Em       D    
Sitting around waiting for a promotion
G       C           Em       D    
Don't you know you're talking about a revolution
G       Cadd9       Em       D    Dsus4
It sounds like a whisper


G       C           Em       D    
Poor people are gonna rise up And get their share

G       C           Em       D    

G       C           Em       D    
Poor people are gonna rise up And take what's theirs

G       C           Em       D    


G          C               Em                   D
Don't you know you better run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run,run,

G           C              Em                    D
run

   
G                     C                  Em                   D
Oh I said you better run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
G
run
G                      C                 Em                   D
run, run

G       C         Em       D    
        Finally the tables are starting to turn
G       C         Em       D    
        Talking about a revolution
G       C          Em       D    
        Finally the tables are starting to turn
G       C         Em       D    
        Talking about a revolution oh no
G       C          Em       D   
        Talking about a revolution oh no

              G       C         Em       D    
While they're standing in the welfare lines
G       C         Em       D    
Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
G       C         Em       D    
Wasting time in unemployment lines
G       C         Em       D    
Sitting around waiting for a promotion

G       C          Em       D    
Don't you know you're talking about a revolution
G       C          Em       D    
It sounds like a whisper

G       C          Em       D    
        Finally the tables are starting to turn
G       C          Em       D    
        Talking about a revolution
G       C          Em       D    
        Finally the tables are starting to turn
G       C          Em       D    
        Talking about a revolution oh no
G       C          Em       D    
        Talking about a revolution oh no
G       C          Em       D    
        Talking about a revolution oh no


Enjoy!

Talkin Bout A Revolution

INTRO:  C  G7sus4  G  C  G7sus4  G


VERSE 1

C        G7sus4  G           Dm9
Sorry is all that you can't say.
G7sus4      G          C
Years gone by and still
G7sus4      G           Dm9
Words don't come easily
      Fmaj7        G
Like sorry, like sorry.


VERSE 2

C             G7sus4  G           Dm9
Forgive me is all that you can't say.
G7sus4     G        C
Years gone by and still
G7sus4      G           Dm9
Words don't come easily 
       Fmaj7        G
Like forgive me, forgive me.


CHORUS 1

		     C
But you can say "Baby,
Dm7          F         C
Baby can I hold you tonight?  
Dm7         F            Am
Baby if I told you the right words,
           G
Ooh at the right time
                C
You'd be mine."

Baby Can I Hold You

Intro: Em  Am  Em

Verse 1:
Em                
Two weeks in a Virginia jail
C             Am
For my lover, for my lover
Em                  
Twenty Thousand dollar bail
C             Am
For my lover, for my lover

Bridge:
C
And everybody thinks
Am
That Im the fool
C
But they dont get
        Am
Any love from you

Chorus:
Em                    Em
Things we wont do for love
Em                        Em
Climb a mountain if I had to
C                       Am
Risk my life so I could have you
Am
You, You, You

Verse2

Everyday Im psychoanalyzed
For my lover, for my lover
They dope me up and I tell them lies

Bridge:

Chorus:

2nd Bridge:
Em          
I follow my heart
Em       C
Leave my head to ponder
             C
Deep in this love
G          C
No man can shake x2

First verse:

Chorus:

Outro:
Em Am C Em

For My Lover

INTRO: Em D  Am  C  (2x)
 
 
CHORUS:
Em         D      Am        C 
Across the lines, who would dare to go
Em        D                Am
Under the bridge, over the tracks
               C
That separates whites from blacks
Em               D            G
Choose sides, or run for your life
Am          C       D
Tonight the riots began
Em                  D
On back streets of America,
Am                        C        G
They killed the dream of America
 
 
Em                                D
Little black girl gets assaulted, ain't no reason why
    Am                         C                   
Newspaper prints the story and racist tempers fly
     Em                      D
Next day it starts the riot, knives and guns are drawn
    Am                         C
Two black boys get killed, one white boy goes blind
 
 
CHORUS:
Em         D      Am        C 
Across the lines, who would dare to go
Em        D                Am
Under the bridge, over the tracks
               C
That separates whites from blacks
Em               D            G
Choose sides, or run for your life
Am          C       D
Tonight the riots began
Em                  D
On back streets of America,
Am                        C        G
They killed the dream of America
 
 
       Em                               D             
Little black girl gets assaulted, don't no-one know her name
Am                             C                      
Lots of people hurt 'n angry, she's the one to blame
 
 
CHORUS:
Em         D      Am        C 
Across the lines, who would dare to go
Em        D                Am
Under the bridge, over the tracks
               C
That separates whites from blacks
Em               D            G
Choose sides, or run for your life
Am          C       D
Tonight the riots began
Em                  D
On back streets of America,
Am                        C        G
They killed the dream of America
 
OUTRO: F/G  G

Across The Lines

Tracy Chapman

Riff:  
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Intro:
  Dm  Bb  F  C    (2x)  

Verse 1:
  If you [F]knew that you [C]would die today
  And you [Dm]saw the face of [Bb]God and love
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

Verse 2:
  If you [F]knew that love can [C]break you heart
  When you're [Dm]down so low, you [Bb]can not fall
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

Chorus:
  [Gm]How bad, how good, does it need to [F]get?    [C]    (Riff)
  [Gm]How many losses, how much re[F]-gret?      [C]       (Riff)
  [Gm]What chain reaction would cause an [F]effect?   [C]  (Riff)
  [Gm]Makes you turn around,   [C]  Makes you try to explain,  [Bb]
  Makes you forgive and forget, [Gm]   Makes you cha-a-a-nge.
  [Dm]  [Bb]   Makes you [F]change.     [C]
  Dm  Bb  F  C

Verse 3:
  If you [F]knew that you would [C]be alone
  Knowing [Dm]right, but [Bb]being wrong
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

Verse 4:
  If you [F]knew that you would [C]find a truth
  That [Dm]brings a pain, that [Bb]can't be soothed
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

[Chorus]

Bridge:
  [A]Are you so upright, you can't be [Dm]bent?
  If it [C]comes to blows,
  [A]Are you so sure you [A7]won't be [Dm]crawling?
  If [C]not for the good, why risk [Gm]falling?
  Why risk [C]falling?

Verse 5:
  If [F]everything you [C]think you know
  [Dm]Makes your life un[Bb]-bearable
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

Verse 6:
  If [F]you've broken [C]every rule and vow
  And [Dm]hard times come to [Bb]bring you down
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

Verse 7:
  If you [F]knew that you [C]would die today   [Dm]   [Bb]
  If you [F]saw the face of [C]God and love   [Dm]   [Bb]
  Would you [F]change,?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]
  Would you [F]change,?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

Verse 8:
  If you [F]saw the face of [C]God and love   [Dm]   [Bb]
  If you [F]saw the face of [C]God and love   [Dm]   [Bb]
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

  F  C  Dm  Bb  (Riff)       F     			


Change

Intro :

  Em
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E|-0-0------|  X 8
C|----------|
G|----------|



1st Verse/chorus :
           Em                        C   G                 D
There is a fiction in the space between, lines on a page a memory
         Em                  C           G                  D
Write it down but it doesn't mean you're not just telling stories



[Em][C][G][D]  X2



2nd Verse/chorus :
           Em                        C G          D
There is a fiction in the space between you and reality
          Em               C               G                   D
You would do and say anything to make your everyday life seems less mundane
           Em                        C G        D
There is a fiction in the space between you and me 



[Em][C][G][D]  X2



3rd Verse/chorus :
                  Em                        C G        D
There's a science fiction in the space between you and me
       Em             C       G              D
A fabrication a grand scheme, I am the scary monster
        Em                    C           G                  D
Need to say it as I leave the scene in my spaceship I am laughing
       Em                    C          G               D
Your remembrance of a bad dream there's no one but you standing



[Em][C][G][D]  X2



Bridge :
D             D            C                 G               
 Feel the pity and the pain for the ones who do not speak
D                          D                  C           G
 Back the words you get respect and compassion and for posterity
C                     G                     G     -      G/F#  - (Em)
 Spread the words and make believe there is truth in the space between



  Em
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E|-0-0------|  X 8
C|----------|
G|----------|



4th Verse/chorus :
         Em                      C   G        D
there is fiction in the space between you and everybody
Em                  C             G               D
Give us all what we need, give us one more sad sordid story
       Em                      C    G             G/F#>let ring 
In the fiction of the space between sometimes a lie is the best thing
Em    C   G              G/F#>let ring
          sometimes a lie is the best thing
Em    C   G     D
                   is the best thing
Em    C   G     D
                   is the best thing


[Em][C][G][D] X2



# Ending :
  Em
A|-----7-7--|
E|-0-0------|  X 8
C|----------|
G|----------|

Telling Stories

Intro:  G D C G

G
 What you go and do
D
 You go and give the boy a gun
C
 Now there ain't no place to run to
C                     G
 Ain't no place to run

G
 When he hold it in his hand
D 
 He feel mighty he feel strong
C 
 Now there ain't no place to run to
C                     G
 Ain't no place to run

G
 One day he may come back
D
 Repay us for what we done
C 
 Then where you gonna run to
C                  G 
 Where you gonna run


C
 But one fine day
Em
 All our problems will be solved

 Bang bang bang
                     G D C C
 We'll shot him down


G
 Give him drugs and give him candy
D 
 Anything to make him think he's happy
C 
 And he won't ever come for us
C                 G 
 He won't ever come

G
 But if he does
D
 And if there's no on else around
C
 Bang bang bang
C                   G
 We'll shoot him down

G
 If he preys only on his neighbors
D
 Brothers sisters and friends
C
 We'll consider it a favor
C                         G
 We'll consider justice done

G
 But if he comes for you or me
D
 And we can place a gun in his hand
C
 Bang bang bang
C                  G
 We'll shoot him dead

G
 What you go and do
D
 You go and give the boy a gun
C
 Now there ain't no place to run to
C                   G
 Ain't no place to run


G
 Now we'll all be at his mercy
D
 If he decides to hunt us down
C
 Cause there ain't no place to run to
C                   G
 Ain't no place to run

G
 If he wants the chances that you took from him
D
 And nothing that you own
C
 Then there'll be no place to run
C                      G
 There'll no place to run

G
 And if he finds himself to be
D
 A refection of us all
C
 Bang bang bang
C                 G
 He'll shoot us down

G
 Before you can raise your eyes to read
D
 The writing on the wall
C
 Bang bang bang
C                 G
 He'll shoot us down

G
 Before you can bridge the gulf between
D
 And embrace him in your arms
C
 Bang bang bang
C                 G
 He'll shoot you down

Bang Bang Bang

Greatest Hits

Intro: C, G, F, C, G
C
you and me
G
had some history
F
had a semblance of honesty
C   G
all that has changed now
C
we shared words
G
only lover speak
F
how can it be
C  G
we are less than strangers


Refr.
Am  G
oh it hurts to lose in love
F
let anger and cruelty win
Am  G
it's unfair that you doubt your feelings
F
and that you'll ever love again
Am  G
i know that hearts can change
F
like the seasons and the wind
Am G
but when i said forever
F
i thought that we'd always be friends

verse.
C			
you and me
G
had some history
F
had a semblance of honesty
C  G
all that has changed now
C
we shared words
G
only lovers speak
F
how can it be
C  G
we are less than strangers




Refr.
Am  G
i thought i saw you yesterday
F
i thought i passed you on the street
Am  G
i swear i saw your face
F
i was not imagining
Am G
that you stole a glance my way
F
you walked away from me
Am  G
my heart it may be broken
F
but my eyes are dry to see

verse.
C
you and me had some history
G
had a semblance of honesty
C  G
all that has changed now
C
we shared words
G
only lovers speak
F
how can it be
C  G
we are less than strangers

Less Than Strangers

CHORUS: 
E7
    A7                            E7
Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back around
  A7                               E7
Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back around
      B7
'Cause I don't want to leave you lonely
  A7                   E7   B7
But you've got to make me change my mind

Baby I got your number and I know that you've got mine
Baby I got your number and I know that you've got mine
You can call me baby, you can call me anytime 
(but you got to call me) 

CHORUS

I don't want no one to squeeze me, they might take away my life
I don't want no one to squeeze me, they might take away my life
I just want someone to hold me and rock me through the night

This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need
This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need
But I'm too old to go chasing you around, wasting my precious energy 

CHORUS

Baby just give me one reason, give me just one reason why
Baby just give me one reason, give me just one reason why I should stay
Because I told you that I love you and there ain't no more to say      Song ends on an E7

Give Me One Reason

Intro: C G F C 2x

   C  G  F        C    
If you   wait for me 
         G F        C
then I'll  come for you
  F           C        G
Although I've traveled far
  F      C      G         Am  G     C
I always hold a place for you in my heart

C G F C 2x

   C  G  F        C
If you   think of me
              G  F        C
If you miss me   once in awhile
     F      C       G
Then I'll return to you
F      C        G         Am    G       C
I'll return and fill that space in your heart 

C G F C

  C     Am
Remembering
     F
Your touch
     G
Your kiss
     C    G  Am
Your warm em brace
     F       G    C    G  Am
I'll find my way  back to you
   F         G   C
If you'll be waiting

C G F C 2x

   C  G  F        C
If you   dream of me 
      G  F        C
Like I   dream of you
     F            C        G
In a place that's warm and dark
     F           C     G        Am      G       C
In a place where I can feel the beating of your heart 

C G F C

  C     Am
Remembering
     F
Your touch
     G
Your kiss
     C    G  Am
Your warm em brace
     F       G    C    G  Am
I'll find my way  back to you
   F         G   C
If you'll be waiting

C G F C 2x

C   G  Am         C
I've   longed for you 
      G  F      C
And I    have desired
   F        C         G
To see your face your smile
   F  G    C       Am   G   C
To be with you wherever you are 

C G F C

  C     Am
Remembering
     F
Your touch
     G
Your kiss
     C    G  Am
Your warm em brace
     F       G    C    G  Am
I'll find my way  back to you
       F             G   C
Please say you'll be waiting

C G F C 

  C       G
Together again
         Am      G       C
It would feel so good to be
        G
In your arms
      Am     G        C
Where all my journeys end
Am                G
If you can make a promise 
        F        G       Am
If it's one that you can keep
  F      C        G
I vow to come for you
   Am  G        C
If you wait for me 

C G F C 2x

    F   G      Am
And say you'll hold
  F     Am  G
A place for me 
        C
In your heart.

C G F C

  F         G          C    C G F C
A place for me in your heart
  F         G          C    C G F C
A place for me in your heart
  F         G          C
A place for me in your heart

The Promise

New Beginning

Intro: Bm  D  E  E (D):  (2x)


Verse 1:

Bm             D  
 Trouble won't find me
E             E    (D) 
 Sorrow won't call
Bm            D
 Sadness will turn away
E                    E    (D)
 Searching for a new soul
Bm        D
 Hardship won't come by
E              E     (D)
 All pain will cease
Bm             D
 Somebody will take my place
E               E    (D)
 And suffer for me

Chorus:

Bm                D
 If I never see another sun
E                 E     (D)
 If I never see another sun
Bm                D
 If I never see another sun
E              E
 Another sun another sun


:Bm  D  E  E (D):


Verse 2:

If no love will comfort me
If no kind words come
To offer hope or peace
When I have fallen
If I'd be a stranger
Friend of no one
I'll gladly take my place 
In the world beyond


Chorus:

If I never see another sun
If I never see another sun
If I never see another sun
Another sun another sun


:Bm  D  E  E (D):


Verse 3:

If I lay down and wake to see
The bright light of the morn
Rise up every day
To blind beat and burn
Show me no mercy
For need or want
Let somebody take my place
When the new day dawns


Chorus:

If I never see another sun
If I never see another sun
If I never see another sun
Another sun another sun

Bm   D

  E           E
Another sun another sun

Bm   D

  E           E             Bm 
Another sun another sun

Another Sun

C
For you
              Fm
It's all in a day
             Am
One day in a life
              D
It's all in a one word
                    Fm
The one word is goodbye
    C
Goodbye


    C
For me
                     Fm
It's all in what you say
                          Am
Though you've tried to be kind
                D
It's all in the words
                                Fm
From the lips that once tauched mine with a sign
    C
Goodbye

    C
For you
                 Fm
It's all in your face
                    Am
The laugh and worry lines
                D
It's all in the one word
                      Fm
You hope will make you   young again
    C
Goodbye


E               Am
  It's all in the play
                  F#
Someone speaks the line
                D
It's all in the one word
                         G
That stops and steals the time


    Am     E
Goodbye
    Am     D
Goodbye
    C      G
Goodbye


    C
For me
              Fm
It's all in a day
                 Am
It's the part in life
                D
It's all in the words
                  Fm
To fate and circumstance resigned

    C
Goodbye

Goodbye

Cm, G, Fm


         Cm

Say Hallelujah
Cm

Throw up your hands
    Cm

The bucket is kicked
    G

The body is gone

Cm

Close your eyes
    Cm

And bow your head
   Cm

To rest your soul
       G          Cm

And to praise the dead

Cm    Cm    Cm    G Cm


         Cm

Say Hallelujah
Cm

Throw up your hands
    Cm

The bucket is kicked
    G

The body is gone

Cm

Dry your eyes
    Cm

And stand up right
      Cm

Put a smile on your face
           G          Cm

He wouldnt want us to cry

Cm    Cm    Cm    G Cm

MMMM  MMMM  MMMM  MMMMM


    G

The sun will rise
    G

The stars will shine
        Fm

Turning day to dusk
    Cm

And night to dawn
G

We'll pass on
      G (let ring)

But until that time


         Cm    Cm

Say Hallelujah
     Cm    G Cm

Hallelujah
         Cm    Cm

Say Hallelujah
     Cm    G Cm

Hallelujah

         Cm

Say Hallelujah
Cm

Throw up your hands
    Cm

The bucket is kicked
    G    
   
The body is gone

     Cm

Have mercy
      Cm

Its a wonderful life
        Cm

Eternal rest for the weary
         G        Cm

Mourners party tonight

 Cm    Cm    Cm    G Cm

:Mmhey MMMM  MMhey MMMM: (x2)


    Cm

Say Hallelujah
Cm

Throw up your hands
    Cm

The bucket is kicked
    G  
     
The body is gone

Cm

Wave your hands
    Cm

But dont say goodbye
      Cm

We're all gonna meet you 
       G       G (let ring)

On the other__ side__

Say Hallelujah

Let It Rain

Introduction: C Am Fmaj7 G F

                             C
All the bridges that you burn
                      Am
Come back one day to haunt you
                            Fmaj7
One day you'll find you're walking
G    F     C
Lo-----nely

C  Am
C  Am

      C
Baby I              Am
Never meant to hurt you
                       Fmaj7
Sometimes the best intentions
                             C
Still don't make things right

C  Am
C  Am

                         C   Am
But all my ghosts they find me
                         C    Am
Like my past they think they own me
                            Fmaj7
In dreams and dark corners they surround me
G         F
Till I cry I cry


                  Am      G                C
Let me take this time to set the record straight
                  Am      G           C
Let me take this time to take it all back
                  Am      G              C
Let me take this time to tell you how I felt
                  Am      G                C
Let me take this time to try and make it right

C  Am
C  Am

                             C
All the bridges that you burn
                      Am
Come back one day to haunt you
                            Fmaj7
One day you'll find you're walking
G    F     C
Lo-----nely


           C
But you can
          Am
Walk away
            Fmaj7
Be all alone
                   G
Spend all your time
                    F                    C
Thinking about the way things used to be
                   Am
If love feels right
               Fmaj7
You work it out
                   G
You don't give it up
F     C
Ba---by


                     Am
Anybody tell you that
                     Fmaj7
Anybody tell you that
                     G F
Anybody tell you that


                      Am        G                C
You should take some time maybe sleep on it tonight
                      Am        G                C
You should take some time baby hear the words I said
                      Am        G           C
You should take some time think about your life
                      Am         G                 C
You should take some time before you throw it all away

C Am
C Am

                             C
All the bridges that you burn
                      Am
Come back one day to haunt you
                            Fmaj7
One day you'll find you're walking
G    F     C
Lo-----nely


                 Am    G
I ain't got the time
                 C
To sit here and wait around
               Am      G
But I got the time
                         C
If you say I'm what you want


                             C
All the bridges that you burn
                      Am
Come back one day to haunt you
                            Fmaj7
One day you'll find you're walking
G    F     C
Lo-----nely

Bridges

Crossroads

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		  
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

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

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

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

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
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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