Silent Letter

America's Greatest Hits - History

America

Struttin' Our Stuff

Holiday

Hearts 

Homecoming

, they were seldom a favorite with critics, but were exceptionally successful commercially selling both singles and albums. Despite the presence of other heavyweight acts like James Taylor and Rod Stewart on their roster, America was Warner Brothers Records' biggest selling act of the 1970s. 

Em                Bm7
On the first part of the journey
I was lookin at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There were sand and hills and rings

The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
and the sky with no clouds
the heat was hot and the ground was dry
but the air was full of sound

Chorus
 Em9                              Dmaj9
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
it felt good to be out of the rain
in the desert you can remember your name
'cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
la la la  la lalala   la la  la  la la


After two days in the desert sun
my skin began to turn red
After three days in the desert fun
I was looking at a river bed
And the story it told of a river that flowed
made me sad to think it was dead

chorus


After nine days I let the horse run free
'cause the desert had turned to sea
there were plants and birds and rocks and things
there were sand and hills and rings
The ocean is a desert with it's life underground
and the perfect disguise above
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
but the humans will give no love

Horse With No Name

Intro

D G D G D G A G    Em

Em                            A
There's a little girl out lyin' on her own
 F#m                 Bm
She's got a broken heart
Em                             A
She's not the kind to take you down for long
F#m                    Bm
She knows and plays it smart
        Em           A       F#m            Bm
(Ah--) And if she's comin' she's showed no mark
 Em             A            F#m          Bm   
She's heard no whistle blowin' from the dark
Em               A          F#m            Bm
She feels like leavin' and she don't know why
Em                       A 
Without no bridges she's trapped, so I sigh

D               G              D               G 
Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide
D              G           D             G
Don't try denyin' livin' on the other side
     A
All your life 
         G    
You were on your own

Bridge
G Em Fm#  Bm 


Bm                 G         D 
If you want you can ride my train
F#m                                  D
And soon forget the reason that you're leaving
G                        Em7   A    D
You'll lose yourself and then sometime
 D            D7              G
Maybe even save yourself some grievin'

Em7 A   F#m7 Bm Em7 A7 D
Oh, oh, oh, oh

Repeat Chorus

OUTTRO
Em F# G G# D

Don't Cross The River

G7                               C7
Sometimes, late, when things are real,
                     G7                            C7
And people share the gift of gab... between them - selves,
G7                         C7
Some are quick to take the bait, and catch...
               G7                           C7
...The perfect prize that waits...among the shelves!


    A7sus2                           G7
But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man,
        A7sus2                  G7
That he didn't...didn't already have,
    A7sus2                             G7
And cause never was the reason for the evening,
       A7sus2               G7
Or the Tropic of Sir Gala - had!


    C/D                D7
So please...believe in me,
            G7
When.. I... say I'm spinning 'round,'round, ...'round,'round,
C7
Smoke...glass...stain...bright...colour,
G7
Image going down,down, ...down,down,
C7
 Soap...sud...green...like...bubbles!
G7         C7           G7         C7
 Oo---, oo, oo---!  Oo, oo---, oo, oo-------!


    A7sus2                          G7
Oh, Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man,
        A7sus2                  G7
That he didn't...didn't already have,
    A7sus2                              G7
And cause never was the reason for the evening,
       A7sus2              G7
Or the Tropic of Sir Gala - had!


    C/D                D7
So please...believe in me,
            G7
When.. I... say I'm spinning 'round,'round, ...'round,'round,
C7
Smoke...glass...stain...bright...colour,
G7
Image going down,down, ...down,down,
C7
 Soap...sud...green...like...bubbles!
G7         C7          G7          C7
 Oo---, oo, oo---!  Oo, oo---, oo, oo-------!


   A7sus2                           G7
No, Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man,
        A7sus2                 G7
That he didn't...didn't already have,
    A7sus2                             G7
And cause never was the reason for the evening,
       A7sus2              G7
Or the Tropic of Sir Gala - had!


    C/D                D7
So please...believe in me!
        G7        C7           G7         C7
Oo, oo, oo---, oo, oo---!  Oo, oo---, oo, oo---!

Tin Man

Intro: C#m A E Esus4 E   G#m C#m B A

        E                              G#m
Well, I tried to make it Sunday, but I got so damn depressed, 
       A                E            G#m
that I set my sights on Monday and I got myself undressed 
        A             F#m          C#m  G#m          A
I ain't ready for the altar, but I do  agree there's times, 
       F#m            A              E   Esus4 E
when a woman sure can be a friend of mine 

        E                                  G#m
Well, I keep on thinkin' 'bout you, Sister Golden Hair surprise, 
      A                   E                  G#m
and I just can't live without you; can't you see it in my eyes? 
       A             F#m                  C#m      G#m     A
I been one poor correspondent, and I been too, too hard to find, 
       F#m              A                E
but it doesn't mean you ain't been on my mind 

         B                               A              E
Will you meet me in the middle, will you meet me in the air? 
         B                            A                 E
Will you love me just a little, just enough to show you care? 
       F#m                 G#m                  A
Well I tried to fake it, I don't mind sayin', I just can't make it 

C#m A E Esus4 E   G#m C#m B A

        E                                  G#m
Well, I keep on thinkin' 'bout you, Sister Golden Hair surprise, 
      A                   E                  G#m
and I just can't live without you; can't you see it in my eyes? 
       A             F#m                  C#m      G#m     A
I been one poor correspondent, and I been too, too hard to find, 
       F#m              A                E
but it doesn't mean you ain't been on my mind 

         B                               A              E
Will you meet me in the middle, will you meet me in the air? 
         B                            A                 E
Will you love me just a little, just enough to show you care? 
       F#m                 G#m                  A
Well I tried to fake it, I don't mind sayin', I just can't make it 

B                                   A                 E
Doo wop shoo wop, Doo wop shoo wop, Doo wop shoo wop, Doo wop shoo wop 4x

Sister Golden Hair

G Em Bm  G Em Bm  C D G Em  C D G   D

G           Em             Bm
This is for all the lonely people,
G             Em                   Bm
thinking that life has passed them by
C          D            G              Em
Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup,
    C         D              G   D
and ride that highway in the sky

G           Em             Bm
This is for all the single people,
G             Em                 Bm
thinking that love has left them dry
C          D            G              Em
Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup,
C         D              G   D
you never know until you try

          C  G  Am
Well, I'm on my way
         C    G  Am
Yes, I'm back to stay
          C  G  Am  D    G   D
Well, I'm on my way back home (Hit it)

G Em Bm  G Em Bm  C D G Em  C D G   D

G           Em             Bm
This is for all the lonely people,
G             Em                   Bm
thinking that life has passed them by
C          D            G              Em
Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup
       C     D             G          Em  
She'll never take you down,  or never give you up,
    C     D              Em   
you never know until you try

Lonely People

Am                    Am G   F
Ain't it foggy outside,
F                        Em      Em G   Am
all the planes have been grounded.
Am                    Am G   F
Ain't the fire inside?
F                   Em       Em G   Am
Let's all go stand around it.
Am                       D
Funny, I've been there,
D                     G
and you've been here 
G                           Am
and we ain't had no time to drink that beer.

       Am                       G            
'Cause I understand you've been running from the man 
     D                       Am
that goes by the name of the Sandman.
                         G
He flies the sky like an eagle in the eye
          D            Am
of a hurricane that's abandoned.

Am                          Am G   F
Ain't the years gone by fast,
F                  Em         Em G   Am
I suppose you have missed them.
                          G F
Oh, I almost forgot to ask,
F                     Em      Em G   Am
did you hear of my enlistment?

                       D
Funny, I've been there,
                    G
and you've been here 
                            Am
and we ain't had no time to drink that beer.

       Am                       G            
'Cause I understand you've been running from the man 
     D                       Am
that goes by the name of the Sandman.
                         G
He flies the sky like an eagle in the eye
          D            Am
of a hurricane that's abandoned.

Repeat Chorus

Sandman

Intro:      Em  |D/F  |Em  |D/F#


Verse 1:          Em                  D/F#       Em                 D/F# 
         On the first part of the journey, I was looking at all the life.
                      Em                 D/F#
         There were plants and birds and rocks and things,
                   Em                  D/F#
         There was sand and hills and rings.
             Em                     D/F#        Bm7
         The first thing i met was a fly with a buzz
                  Em          D/F#      Bm7
         And the sky with no clouds.
             Em                  D/F#         Bm7
         The heat was hot and the ground was dry,
                 Em               D/F#   D/A
         But the air was full of sound.

Chorus:       Em9                          D6add9
         I've been through the desert on a horse with no name,
                 Em9                   D6add9
         It felt good to be out of the rain.
                Em9                D6add9
         In the desert you can't remember your name
                     Em9                  D6add9
         'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain.

Link 1: |:Em9       D6add9             Em9   D6add9  :|
         La la, la la    la la la, la la la, la la. 


Verse 2:       Em               D/F#          Em                  D/F#
         After two days in the desert sun, my skin began to turn red
               Em                D/F# 
         After three days in the desert fun,
               Em                D/A
         I was looking at a river bed.
                 Em                 D/F#
         And the story it told of a river that flowed
                  Em                 D/F#  D/A
         Made me sad to think it was dead.


Chorus:       Em9                          D6add9
         I've been through the desert on a horse with no name,
                 Em9                   D6add9
         It felt good to be out of the rain.
                Em9                D6add9
         In the desert you can't remember your name
                     Em9                  D6add9
         'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain.



Link 2:  Em9       D6add9             Em9   D6add9 
          La la, la la    la la la, la la la, la la. 
         Em9       D6add9             Em9        A
          La la, la la    la la la, la la la, la la. 


solo:    Em      |F#m   |Em9   |A   |
         Em9      |D6add9  Bm7  |Em    |

           
Verse 3: A           Em9                 D6add9
              After nine days I let the horse run free
                    Em9                D6add9  Bm7
         'Cause the desert had turned to sea
                     Em9               D6add9      Bm7
         There were plants and birds and rocks and things
                  Em9               D6add9   Bm7
         There was sand and hills and rings
             Em9                           D6add9
         The ocean is a desert with it's life underground
               Em9              D6add9
         And a perfect disguise above
                   Em9           D6add9
         Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
                 Em9                 D/A
         But the humans will give no love


Chorus:       Em9                          D6add9
         I've been through the desert on a horse with no name,
                 Em9                   D6add9
         It felt good to be out of the rain.
                Em9                D6add9
         In the desert you can't remember your name
                     Em9                  D6add9
         'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain.


Coda:    |:Em9       D6add9             Em9   D6add9  :|
         La la, la la    la la la, la la la, la la.

A                 C#m
We used to laugh, we used to cry, 
Em                 G7          C
we used to bow our heads then, wonder why 
    A                             C#m
And now you're gone, I guess I'll carry on 
Em                   G7          C
And make the best of what you've left to me, 
F           D7
left to me, left to me 

  G                  Em
I need you, like the flower needs the rain 
           Bm                   Am            D5
You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again 
	     G                 Em               
You know I need you like the winter needs the spring 
           Bm        G Bm   G
You know I need you, I need you 

D E

    A                        C#m
And every day, I'd laugh the hours away 
Em                    G7       C
Just knowing you were thinking of me 
    A                        C#m
And then it came, that I was put to blame, 
Em              G7    C
for every story told about me 
 F         D7
About me, about me 

  G                  Em
I need you, like the flower needs the rain 
           Bm                   Am            D5
You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again 
           Bm          Em          G
You know I need you, I need you, I need you

	   Em               
like the winter needs the spring 
           Bm                   Em            
You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again 
           Bm          Em          G
You know I need you, I need you, I need you

I Need You

(verse 1)
       Em                D6/9
On the first part of the journey
I was lookin at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There were sand and hills and rings

The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
and the sky with no clouds
the heat was hot and the ground was dry
but the air was full of sound

(chorus)
 Em9                              Dmaj9
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
it felt good to be out of the rain
in the desert you can remember your name
'cause there ain't no one for to give After two days in the desert sun
my skin began to turn red

(verse 2)
After three days in the desert fun
I was looking at a river bed
And the story it told of a river that flowed
made me sad to think it was dead

(chorus)

(verse 3)
After nine days I let the horse run free
'cause the desert had turned to sea
there were plants and birds and rocks and things
there were sand and hills and rings
The ocean is a desert with it's life underground
and the perfect disguise above
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
but the humans will give no love
la la la  la lalala   la la  la  la la

A Horse With No Name

E
  All my life,

F#m7/E                      AM7
  Without a doubt, I give you all my life;

Am                         AM7
  Now and forever, till the day I die,

G#m7             F#m7
  You and I will share...

E
  All the things

F#m7/E 
  This changing world can offer;

AM7             Am
  And so I sing, I'd be happy
        
         AM7
  Just to stay this way,

G#m7                   F#m7-B
  Spend each day with you.

Refrain:

AM7
  There was a time

B7
  That I just thought that 
        
           G#m7 
  I would loose my mind;

C#7
  You came along and then the 
 
  F#m7
  sun did shine,

B7sus              E-E7
  I started on my way.

AM7
  I do recall

B7
  That ev'ry moment spent 
  
  G#m7
  was wasted time;

C#7
  But then I chose to lay it 

F#m7
  on the line;

B7sus pause               D
  I would have passed away,
                          A  
  I would have passed away,
                         (adlib)
  I would have passed away,

Adlib:
 E-Bm7-A-Am-G#m7-C#m7-F#m7-B7 sus pause

E
  All my life,

F#m7/E                    AM7
  I will carry you through  all my life;

Am                         AM7
  Between each shower of the passing days,

G#m7               F#m7-B
  I will stay with you.

(Repeat Refrain except last 3 lines)

CODA:

B7sus pause             D hold
  I want this all my life
                        A hold
  (I want this all my life)
                        A hold
  I want this all my life;
                        D hold
  (I want this all my life)
                        A hold
  I want this all my life.
                         E
  I wanted this all my life.


All My Life

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All My Life solo

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Another Try

C7                 G7
Flyin' me back to Memphis
C7                  G7
Gotta find my Daisy Jane
          C7
Well, the summer's gone
       G7                    F
And I hope she's feelin' the same.


         C7                       G7
Well, I left her just to roam the city
C7                          G7
Thinkin' it would ease the pain
       C7
I'm a crazy man
         G7                 F         Bb
And I'm playin' my crazy game, game...


           C     Am7
Does she really love me
  Dm7        Gm7
I think she does
          C     Am7
Like the stars above me
  Dm7     Bb7
I know because
         Am7
When the sky is bright
Gsus4          G
Everything's alright.



Interlude: C7 G7 (2x)


C7                G7
Flyin' me back to Memphis
C7                    G7
Honey, keep the oven warm
        C7
All the clouds are clearin'
       G7                   F
And I think we're over the storm.


                C7             G7
Well, I've been pickin' it up around me
C7                  G7
Daisy, I think I'm insane (Daisy, I think I'm insane)
          C7
Well, I'm awful glad
      G7                       F            Bb
And I guess you're really to blame, blame...


         C     Am7
Do you really love me
  Dm7      Gm7
I hope you do
          C      Am7
Like the stars above me
    Dm7     Bb7
How I love you
          Am7
When it's cold at night
Gsus4          G     A,Bb
Everything's alright.


          C      Am7
Does she really love me
C Dm7        Gm7
I think she does
          C      Am7
Like the stars above me
C Dm7    Bb7
I know because
         Am7
When the sky is bright
Gsus4          G
Everything's alright.

Daisy Jane

Em                                A
   There's a little girl out lyin' on her own
F#m7                    Bm
     She's got a broken heart
Em                               A
   She's not the kind to take you down for long
F#m7                        Bm
     She knows and plays it smart

Em                  A      F#m7            Bm
(Ah--) And if she's comin' she's showed no mark
Em                    A              F#m7      Bm
(Ah--) She's heard no whistle blowin' from the dark
Em                    A              F#m7        Bm
(Ah--) She feels like leavin' and she don't know why
Em                                     A7
(Ah--) Without no bridges she's trapped, so I sigh

D                 G            D              G
  Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide
D             G            D            G
  Don't try denyin' livin' on the other side
         A
All your life
         G  C    G   Em  F#m7  Bm
You were on your own

Bm                  G       D
If you want you can ride my train
    F#                                 D
And soon forget the reason that you're leaving
       G                 Em7  A7  D
You'll lose yourself and then sometime
           D7                 G
Maybe even save yourself some grievin'

   Em7  A  F#m7  Bm     Em7  A7  D
Oh,        oh,       oh,     oh

D                 G            D              G
  Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide
D             G            D            G
  Don't try denyin' livin' on the other side
D                 G            D              G
  Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide
D             G            D            G
  Don't try denyin' livin' on the other side
D                 G            D              G
  Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide
D                 G            D              G
  Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide
D                 G            D              G
  Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide ...

1.       Cm
When the last eagle flies
         Abmaj7         Bb/Ab
over the last crumbling mountain,
        Cm
and the last lion roars
       Abmaj7     Bb/Ab
at the last dusty fountain.


Refrain:


       Cm            Eb/G
In the shadow of the forest,
           Abmaj7         Eb/G
though she may be all and one,
           Fm7         Gm7
they would stare unbelieving
       Abmaj7   Bbsus4  Bb
at the last unicorn.


2.       Cm
When the first breath of winter
             Abmaj7      Eb/G
through the flowers it's icing,
        Cm
and you look to the north
        Abmaj7       Eb/G
and the pale moon is rising.


Refrain:

       Cm                Eb/G
And it seems like all is dying
          Abmaj7          Eb/G
and would leave the world no more.
       Fm7               Gm7
In the distance hear the laughter
       Abmaj7  Bbsus4  Bb
of the last unicorn:
    Eb   Cm    Ab  Bb  Cm
I'm alive! I'm alive!



3.       Cm
When the last moon is cast
         Abmaj7       Eb/G
over the last star of morning,
        Cm
and the future has passed
               Abmaj7         Eb/G
without even a last desperate warning.


Refrain:

     Cm                Eb/G
Then look into the sky where through
    Abmaj7            Eb/G
the clouds of pact is born.
         Fm7             Gm7
Look and see her how she sparkles:
          Abmaj7  Bbsus4  Bb
She's the last unicorn.
    Eb   Cm    Ab  Bb  Cm
I'm alive! I'm alive!

Last Unicorn

G                                Am
Mary, have you seen better days?
                                  G
And will you find different ways?
                             Dm                  C
And does he really mean that much to your heart?
G                                Am               G
Carry, all of the weight you can, find another man
                      Dm                  C
And lead him directly there to the source
       Dm                      C
You've got to chart his course

             G
'Cause it is only in your heart
                Am
This thing that makes you want to

Start it all again
G7               Am7
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)

G                             Am
Wake up from an elusive dream
                               G
You've got to change the scene
                        Dm             C
It's getting so hard to see to the end
G                                    Am
Break down, all of the walls you can
                        G
You need a helping hand
                         Dm                 C
I'm sure there's someone there just for you
     Dm                     C
He's trying to make it, too

             G
'Cause it is only in your heart
                Am
This thing that makes you want to

Start it all again
G7               Am7
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)

G
Only in your heart
                Am
This thing that makes you want to
                   Gmaj7
Start it all again

(La, la, la, la)




    Bm                   Am
You can't disregard your friends
    Bm                         Am
But life gets so hard when you reach the end

G
Mary, have you seen better days?
Am
(Mary, have you seen better days?)
G
Mary, have you seen better days?
Am
(Mary, have you seen better days?)
G
Mary, have you seen better days?
Am
(Mary, have you seen better days?)
G
Mary, have you seen better days?
Am                             G
(Mary, have you seen better days?)

Only In Your Heart

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Intro: C#m A E Esus4 E
       Abm C#m B A

       E
Well I tried to make it Sunday
      Abm
But I got so damn depressed
       A                E
That I set my sights on Monday
      Abm
And I got myself undressed
        A             F#m
I ain't ready for the altar
      C#m  Abm        A
But I do agree theres times
       F#m            A                   E Esus4 E
When a woman sure can be a friend of mine

        E
Well, I keep on thinkin' bout you
       Abm
Sister golden hair surprise
      A                  E
And I just can't live without you
          Abm
Can't you see it in my eyes?
       A              F#m
I been one poor correspondent
           C#m      Abm     A
And I been too, too hard to find
       F#m              A                     E Esus4 E
But it doesn't mean you ain't been on my mind

Chorus:
         B
Will you meet me in the middle
         A              E
Will you meet me in the air?
         B
Will you love me just a little
      A                 E
Just enough to show you care?
        F#m
We'll I tried to fake it
  E/G#                A
I don't mind sayin, I just cant make it

C#m A E Esus4 E
Abm C#m B A


Verse 2
Chorus


B
Oh Bop shoo-wop, Oh Bop shoo-wop
A                E
Oh Bop shoo-wop, Oh Bop shoo-wop
B
Oh Bop shoo-wop, Oh Bop shoo-wop
A                E
Oh Bop shoo-wop, Oh Bop shoo-wop
B
Oh Bop shoo-wop, Oh Bop shoo-wop
A                E
Oh Bop shoo-wop, Oh Bop shoo-wop

Tuning: Standard


Intro: 
Dsus4-D5-Gmaj7-Cmaj7-Gmaj7-Cmaj7

Verse:
Gmaj7                          Cmaj7
Sometimes late when things are real
                     Gmaj7
And People share the gift of gab
            Cmaj7
Between themselves
Gmaj7                      Cmaj7
Some are quick to take the bait
                      Gmaj7
And catch the perfect prize
                      Cmaj7
That waits among the shells

Chorus:
Em7                                  Gmaj7
But Oz never did give nothing to the tin man
                       Gmaj7
That he didn't already have
    Em7                                Gmaj7
And cause never was the reason for the evening
       Em7
Or the tropic of Sir Galahad

Bridge:
Dsus4                D5
So please Believe in me
Verse:
       Gmaj7
When I say I"m spinning round, round, round, round
Cmaj7
Smoke glass stain'd dright colors
Gmaj7
Image going down, down, down, down
Cmaj7
Soapsud green like bubbles
Gmaj7  Cmaj7  Gmaj7  Cmaj7
Oh--------------------------

Chorus:
Em7  Gmaj7 (repeat chord progression)
Oz never--  etc.

Bridge:
Dsus4                D5
So please believe in me

Verse:
       Gmaj7               Cmaj7
When I say I'm Spinning --etc.

H P     H P      H             H P      H P      H            
|-------7--5-7-5-2--2-3---3-------------7--5-7-5-2--2-3----------
|--3-5-3----------------0-1-------3-5-3-----------------0-0------
|---------------------------------------------------------0------
|-------------------------2-------------------------------0------

Ventura Highway

According to the Lonely People Songfacts,this was written by Dan Peek, who was one of the 3 original members of America. Many of Peek's compositions show a very spiritual and searching side and &quot;Lonely People,&quot; is one of those songs and easily his best-known. 

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

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

(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

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]
# chords x2:
A  E  D  A

A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-2--------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-4-2---2-4-2-1---1-1-2-2-1-2-4-2-1-22-----------|     x2



[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

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:

A|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|------|-10------10|-9-------9-|------
E|-----------|-----------|------|-----------|-----------|----3-
C|-0---------|-2---2-----|------|-----7-----|-----------|-2----
G|-0---------|-0---------|-0----|-9---------|-7---------|------
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |

Intro Riff:

A|-10--12--10-|-9---10---9-|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|-------|
E|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
C|------------|------------|-0---------|-2---2-----|-------|
G|-9----------|-7----------|-0---------|-0---------|-0-----|



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
:)

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