Alvvays

Antisocialites

Alvvays is a dreampop band formed in Toronto, Canada in 2011.  Reverb-drenched and bittersweet, Alvvays members Molly Rankin and Kerri MacLellan were childhood friends, who began playing music with Alec O'Hanley while in high school.  Lead vocalist Molly Rankin is the daughter of John Morris Rankin from the popular Canadian folk family group the Rankin Family. Molly Rankin released a solo EP titled &quot;She EP&quot; in 2010 and then in 2011 formed Alvvays with MacLellan, O'Hanley, and new members Brian Murphy and Phil MacIsaac. 

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G                 D          Am               C
You've expressed explicitly your contempt for matrimony

G                 D               Am                C
You've student loans to pay, you will not risk the alimony

# etc. (repeat for each verse)


# Chorus:

G      D   Am       C
Hey, hey,  marry me Archie

G      D   Am       C
Hey, hey,  marry me Archie


# Bridge: 

     Am         C
Too late to go out

     Am             C
Too young to stay in

        Am          C
They're talking about

    Am        C
Us living in sin

# (Chorus)
# (repeat forever)

Archie, Marry Me

INTRO:
| Gbm | E | D | Bm | x3

VERSE 1:
A
Walking through the trees
               Dbm
I never really know what's on your mind
           D                                   A      E
Is it ever me, or just someone you've left behind?

VERSE 2:
A
Floating through a dream,
                   Dbm
I never could make out the words you said
              D                                   A      E
Sentences are bouncing back and forth inside my head

CHORUS:
    A
You don't have to leave
               Dbm
You could just stay here with me
               D
Forget all the party police
              A              E
We could find comfort in debauchery

INSTRUMENTAL:
| Gbm | E | D | Bm | x2

VERSE 3:
A
Fighting through the fog
                   Dbm
I can't believe it rained all summer long
                   D                                        A       E
When every day's a hurricane, you know there's something wrong

VERSE 4:
  A
I see you every day
                    Dbm
It's hard to figure out what happens next
           D                               A      E
I cannot decipher conversation in your head

CHORUS:
    A
You don't have to leave
               Dbm
You could just stay here with me
               D
Forget all the party police
              A              E
We could find comfort in debauchery

    Gbm                E
You don't have to leave
               D                Bm
You could just stay here with me
               Gbm         E
Forget all the local police
              D            Bm
We could find comfort in biology

BRIDGE:
   Gbm         E           D
We wrote our names on the overpass,
       Bm
And I hope it lasts forever
Don't have to, you don't have to

CHORUS:
    A
You don't have to leave
               Dbm
You could just stay here with me
               D
Forget all the party police
              A              E
We could find comfort in debauchery

    Gbm                E
You don't have to leave
               D                Bm
You could just stay here with me
               Gbm       E
Forget all the local police
              B7/D#                D
We could find- If you don't want to, you don't have to

OUTRO:
| Gbm | E | D | Bm | A |

Party Police

D               Bm                  G
How do I get close to you?
                D        Bm                G
Even if you don't notice as I admire you on the subway
D                Bm                        G
When it's dark outside your house
                    D
You won't let anybody out
   Bm                        G
And keep a padlock on the door, well


G
One more cocktail
    A    G 
And I'm on your trail


D          G
If I should fall
D                         G
Act as though it never happened
D        G
I will retreat
        D                 G
And sit inside so very quietly


(continue on w same pattern)

Adult Diversion

[Intro]

C F C G


[Verse 1]

C          C/G                    F
You find a wave and try to hold on for as long as you can
C            C/G                    F
You made a mistake you'd like to erase and I understand
Am                F
"What's left for you and me?"
Am          F           D
I ask that question rhetorically;
C                F
Can't buy into astrology,
Am                     F           D
And won't rely on the moon for anything

[Chorus]
C
No turning
F
There's no turning
Am                  F           Dm
There's no turning back after what's been said

C
No turning
F
There's no turning
Am                  F         Dm
There's no turning back

[Verse 2]
C   C/G             F
Meditate, play solitaire, take up self defense
C            C/G             F
When you get old and faded out will you want your friends?
Am               F
"What's left for you and me?"
Am                 F              D
You respond to my question metaphorically
C                  F
Don't read into psychology
Am                      F          D
And won't rely on your mood for anything

[Chorus]
C
No turning
F
There's no turning
Am                  F           Dm
There's no turning back after what's been said

C
No turning
F
There's no turning
Am                  F         Dm
There's no turning back


[Verse 3]
C                               F/C                   C
You find a wave and try to hold on for as long as you can
C                                 F/C             C
You made a mistake you'd like to erase and I understand
Am                F
"What's next for you and me?"
Am           F
I'll take suggestions
           D
We toss and turn
        F
In undertow
            Am G F
Time to let go-o-oo
Am   G  F
Woo-oo-ooah

[Chorus]
C
There's No turning
F
There's no turning
Am                  F           Dm
There's no turning back after what's transpired

C
No turning
F
There's no turning
Am                  F           Dm
There's no turning back I'm so uninspired

C
No turning
F
There's no turning
Am                  F         Dm
There's no turning back
           Cmaj7
No turning back

In Undertow

[Verse 1]
G
Rode here on the bus
A
Now you're one of us
F#m          G
It was magic hour

G
Watching motorbikes
A
On the turnpike
F#m         G
One of Eisenhower's

G                   A
Live your life on a merry-go-round,
G                         A
Who starts a fire just to let it go out?

[Chorus]
     D                                                                G          F#m
If I saw you on the street, would I have you in my dreams tonight?
     D                              Em Bm                           G          
If I saw you on the street, would I have you in my dreams tonight?       
A
Tonight.

[Verse 2]
G
On your lead guitar
A
Said you already wore
F#m           G
In the waking hour

G
In fluorescent light 
A
Anti-socialite
F#m             G
Watch a wilted flower

G                    A
Lived your life on a merry-go-round
G                    A
Who builds a wall just to let it fall down?

[Chorus]
     D                                                                G          
If I saw you on the street, would I have you in my dreams tonight?
    F#m
Tonight.
     D                              Em Bm                             G          
If I saw you on the street, would I have you in my dreams tonight?
A
Tonight.
     D                              Em Bm                             G          
If I saw you on the street, would I have you in my dreams tonight?
    F#m
Tonight.
     D                              Em Bm                             G          
If I saw you on the street, would I have you in my dreams tonight?
A
Tonight.

[Bridge]
Em        F#m    G
Don't sit by the phone for me
A        D                A
Wait at home for me, all alone for me

Em          F#m  G             A         D
Your fate's not supposed to be hanging over me
          Am
Like a rosary

         Em         F#m        Bm        Bbm        G         F#m
So morose for me; seeing ghosts of me; writing oaths to me
      A
Is it so naïve to wonder

[Chorus]
     D                              Em Bm                             G          
If I saw you on the street, would I have you in my dreams tonight?
    F#m
Tonight.
     D                              Em Bm                             G          
If I saw you on the street, would I have you in my dreams tonight?
A
Tonight.
     D                              Em Bm                             G          
If I saw you on the street, would I have you in my dreams tonight?
    F#m
Tonight.
     D                              Em Bm                             G          
If I saw you on the street, would I have you in my dreams tonight?
A
Tonight.

Dreams Tonite

[Intro]

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Party Police intro

In Undertow is the first song released by Alvvays after their debut album in 2014. It's also the first single of Alvvays' sophomore album, Antisocialites, to be released on September 8th, 2017. Read more on Last.fm.

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

De Nada

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


Perfect

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

Baa Baa Black Sheep

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

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

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
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Solo
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De tot cor

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King Creole

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.

Adult Diversion	No rating	intermediate	Chords	Full
Archie, Marry Me	No rating	beginner	Chords	Full
Dreams Tonite	No rating	intermediate	Chords	Full
In Undertow	No rating	beginner	Chords	Full
Party Police	No rating	intermediate	Chords	Full
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