Zee Avi, also known as Koko Kaina, is a singer/songwriter from Miri, Malaysia. She is currently signed to Brushfire records and was featured on the album &quot;This Warm December&quot;.  She is best known for her Christmas song &quot;No Christmas for me&quot;, which became a YouTube success in 2007. Zee Avi on this song: 

Zee Avi is just 23 but she's an old soul. A huge talent in a petite frame bringing a universal message from the unlikely birthplace of Borneo, an ancient island east of Malaysia which remains an untouched, natural paradise, an apt description of her songs.   How Avi came to record her debut album in L.A., the first joint release from Ian Montone's Monotone Label and Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records, is a true 21st century tale of the way the Internet has transformed the music business and shrunk the globe in the process.  

Zee Avi (geboren als Izyan Alirahman, auch als KokoKaina bekannt; * 1986) ist eine malaysische Singer-Songwriterin, Gitarristin und Ukulele-Spielerin. Sie wurde in Miri, Sarawak, auf der Insel Borneo geboren. Sie zog nach Kuala Lumpur als sie 12 war. Sie studierte Modedesign an der American InterContinental University in London.  Im September 2007 postete Avi ein Video von ihrem ersten Lied auf YouTube für einen ihrer Freunde, der ihren ersten Auftritt in Kuala Lumpur verpasst hatte.

Su nombre es Izyan Alirahman, nacida el año 1986 en Miri, Sarawak, conocida artísticamente como Zee Avi. Es una cantante y compositora malaya, actualmente reside en Kuala Lumpur. Además ha realizado estudios como en la American InterContinental University en Londres, Reino Unido. En 2007 todos sus videos musicales han sido descargados por medio de youtube, siendo una de las artístas más vistas por el público o sus seguidores.

Bm  Em                    F#            
No,     I really don't think so-oo-oo-oo-oo
         Bm             Em        F#             Bm
That you think I'd be incapable of being on my own
Bm  Em                   F#              
No,     I really don't think so-oo-oo-oo-oo
     Bm              Em            F#                  Bm
That I would for a second let you back in through my door 

Bm      Em           F#     
I have spent many a nights
      Bm                Em 
Even when you are by my side
F#                       Bm
I shed tears I couldn't dry 
F#                       Bm
I shed tears I couldn't dry 

Em            F#  
But I should thank you for 
Bm
Taking my blindfold off now 
Em        F#      Bm
I ain't jaded no more, no more
Em           F#                 Bm
And I take pride in being the one that said goodbye 
Em                        F#         Bm
That could only mean I am me, once more 

Bm         Em        F#             Bm
You would turn your head the other way
                      Em       F#               Bm 
So you won't have to listen to what I have to say
      Em           F#      Bm 
You assume that I needed you
                 Em                  F#          Bm
But you didn't realize that I needed no one but myself
F#                   Bm 
I needed no one but myself 

Em              F#
But I should thank you for
Bm 
Taking my blindfold off now 
Em        F#       Bm
I ain't jaded no more, no more 
   Em       F#       Bm
And I take pride in being the one that said goodbye 
Em                        F#        Bm
That could only mean I am me, once more
Em                        F#        Bm
That could only mean I am me, once more
Em                        F#        Bm 
That could only mean I am me, once more

I Am Me Once More

D                                A
Sun rays come down as seen when they hit the ground,
              Em                         A
Children spinning around till they fall down down down.
   D                            A
I wait for you: it's been two hours now,
                   Em
You're still somewhere in town,
              A
Your dinners getting cold.
   D                       A
I rest my case you are always this late,
                  Em                    A
And you know how much I hate waiting around 'round 'round,

Em                    A                           Em
Bitter heart, bitter heart tries to keep it all inside,
                       A                                Em
Bitter heart, bitter heart shadows will help you try to hide,
                          A                               Em
Bitter heart, my bitter heart is gettin' just a little fragile,
                      A
Bitter heart, bitter heart of mine.

    D                                            A                            
And then you come and tell me the same reason as you did yesterday,
Em                A
So tell me what’s her name?
    D                                                   A
Doo doo da dum, doo doo da dum, doo doo doo doo doo doo da da dum dum,
                 Em               A
da da da da dum, da da da da dum, da da da da dum.

Em                    A                           Em
Bitter heart, bitter heart tries to keep it all inside,
                       A                                Em
Bitter heart, bitter heart shadows will help you try to hide,
                          A                               Em
Bitter heart, my bitter heart is gettin' just a little fragile,       
      A                                D        A        Em                D
Bitter heart, bitter heart of mine, of mine, of mine, of mine, of mine, of mine.

Bitter Heart

'Honey Bee' is about a romance between two nonconformists who are different from the rest of the hive, and are trying to avoid the pressure to be like everybody else.

C      E
I am a honey bee,
Am
Shunned off from the colony
Fmaj7            G     C
And they won't let me in

C         E
So I left the hive,
Am
They took away all my stripes
Fmaj7            G     C
And broke off both my wings

C       E            Am
So I'll find another tree
Fmaj7        G       C
and make the wind my friend
C         E             Am
I'll just sing with the birds
Fmaj7           G              C
They'll tell me secrets of the world

Am     Gmaj7       C
But my other honey bee
Am          Gmaj7            C
Stuck where he doesn't wanna be
Am     Gmaj7          C
But my darling, honey bee
           F
I'll come save you
            Fm
Even if it means I'd have to face the queen

C   E  Am  Fmaj7  G  C
  Pa da bum ba dam bum ba da bum pum bum 

C       E       Am
So I'll come prepared,
       Fmaj7        G               C
My new friends said they would help me
C      E         Am
Get my loved one back

C        E        Am
They say it isn't right,
         Fmaj7    G           C
The bees have control of your mind,
C            E              Am
But I choose not to believe that

C        E           Am
So we'll meet in the darkness of the night,
      Fmaj7      G                C
And I promised I will be there on time
C         E               Am
We'll be guided by my new friends, the butterflies,
         Fmaj7       G          C
Bring us back to our own little hive

Am    Gmaj7       C
Oh my other honey bee,
Am              Gmaj7                  C
No longer stuck where he doesn't wanna be
Am    Gmaj7          C
Oh my darling, honey bee,
        F
I have saved you
                         Fm
And now that you're with me,

We can make our own honey

C   E  Am  Fmaj7  G  C
  Oh Pa da bum ba dam bum ba da bum pum bum

Honey Bee

#Intro:
C Am Em G

C                      Am
You have never been in love
                 Em
Till you see the stars
               G
Reflect in the reservoirs.
C                          Am
And you have never been in love
                 Em
Till you see the dawn rise
      G
Behind the home for the blind.

           F       Dm       Am    G  F
We are the pretty, petty thieves.
           Dm              Am
And you're standing on our streets.

     G              C
Poor Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand
        Em
and the first to do time
                     Dm
first of the gang to die.
  G
oh my

     G              C
Poor Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand
        Em
and the first to do time
                     Dm
first of the gang to die.
  G
oh my

C                      Am
You have never been in love
                 Em
Till you see the sunlight thrown
     G
Over smashed human bone

           F       Dm       Am    G  F
We are the pretty, petty thieves.
           Dm              Am
And you're standing on our streets.

     G              C
Poor Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand
        Em
and the first to do time
                     Dm
first of the gang to die.
  G
such a silly boy
     
Poor Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand
      Em
and a bullet in his gullet
                   Dm
And the first lost lad
                G
To go under the side.

C Am Em G
C Em Dm G7

                      C
And he stole from the rich and the poor 
                              Em
and the not very rich and the very poor
                    Dm
He stole all hearts away
                    G7
He stole all hearts away

                    C     Em
He stole all hearts away, away
                    Dm
He stole all hearts away
                    G7
He stole all hearts away

                    C     Em
He stole all hearts away, away
                    Dm
He stole all hearts away
                    G7
He stole all hearts away
                    C
He stole all hearts away.

First Of The Gang

C D7 G7 C
C D7 G7 C

C                       D7
You were sitting at the coffee table
             G7              C
where you're reading Kierkegaard
                      D7
Minutes later, you proceeded to say
               G7              C
something that almost broke my heart

C           D7                     G7                  C
You said, "Darling, I am tired of livin' my routined life.
C                       D7                          G7          C
There's so much in the world that I'd like to soak up with my eyes."
C            D7                       G7            C
Well, baby I never did stop you from going out to explore
C                 D7                             G7                      C
We can do it all together from the colds of the poles to the tropics of Borneo

C D7 G7
       Ba da da ba da ba
C D7 G7
       Ba da da ba da ba ba
C D7 G7
       Ba da da ba da ba
C D7 G7

C          Em7      F
Let's pack our bags
G7
and lie on the easy stream
C          Em7      F
feel the water on our backs
G7
where we can carry on dreamin'
C          Em7      F
where we can finally
G7
be where we'd like to be
C          Em7      F
Darlin', just you and me
G7
Just you and me

C D7 G7 C
C D7 G7 C

C            D7                         G7                   C
So Darlin', what do you say? Does that sound like a plan to you?
C                 D7                      G7                 C
We can build our own little world where nobody else can come through
C               D7                             G7                  C
We can live in huts made out of grass, we can greet father time as he walks pass
C                  D7                      G7                  C
We can press feet into the dirt, a little mud no it wouldn't hurt

C D7 G7
       Ba da da ba da ba
C D7 G7
       Ba da da ba da ba ba
C D7 G7
       Ba da da ba da ba
C D7 G7

C          Em7      F
Let's pack our bags
G7
and lie on the easy stream
C          Em7      F
feel the water on our backs
G7
where we can carry on dreamin'
C          Em7      F
where we can finally
G7
be where we'd like to be
C          Em7      F
Darlin', just you and me
G7
Just you and me

C D7 G7 C
C D7 G7 C G7 C

Just You And Me

C C# G7

      C                     G
Semalam I call you, you tak answer.
      G7                  C
You kata you keluar pergi dinner.
                           G
You kata you keluar dengan kawan you.
           G7                             C
But when I called Tommy he said it wasn't true.

     C                    G
So I drove my car pergi Damansara.
        G7              C
Tommy kata maybe you tengok bola.
                       G
Tapi bila I sampai you, you tak ada.
  G7             C
Lagilah I jadi gila.

     C                            G
So I called and called sampai you answer.
      G7                       C
You kata sorry sayang tadi tak dengar.
                              G
My phone was on silent, I was at the gym.
       G7                             C
Tapi latar belakang suara perempuan lain.

     G     G7      C
Sudahlah sayang, I don't believe you.
            G               G7          C
I've always known that your words were never true.
       G      G7         C
Why am I with you, I pun tak tahu.
   C            C#                   G7
No wonderlah my friends pun tak suka you.

     C                           G
So I guess that's the end of our story.
        G7                        C
Akhir kata, she accepted his apology.
                               G
Tapi last last kita dapat tahu she was cheating too.
         C              Am          F G
With her ex-boyfriend's best friend,
   C
Tommy

Kantoi

Capo on 1
intro: Fma7
   
C  G  F   C

C  G           F      
Broken dreams, broken dreams
       C                  C  G  F  C
hoping someday you'll see me
C      G            F
Sky is grey, sky is grey
       C                  C  G  F  C
but I'm dancing in the rain
C         G              F
Live this way, live this way
          C              C  G  F  C
will you remember my name?
C      G           F
Live a lie, live a lie
              C              C  G  F  C
why don't you ask yourself why,

Fma7
Don't you open your eyes?

C        G              F
Only the moon, only the moon
         C                  C  G  F  C
only the moon will hear my plea
C        G               F
Only the creatures of the night
               C    C  G  F  C  
will harmonize with me
C          G              F
Missed you so, missed you so
               C         C  G  F  C 
and I wondered if you know
C            G               F
The wind has blown me in the corner
         C           C  G  F  C
and it's hard to let go

Fma7
That's the story,
                            C G  F  C (rpt till end)
that's the story of you and me

The Story

Zee Avi

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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[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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