Singles 01-10 

Vehicles & Animals

Tourist

Black Swan

Athlete are an indie rock band which formed in 1999 in Deptford, London, England. The band consists of Joel Pott (vocals, guitar), Carry Willets (bass, vocals), Tim Wanstall (keyboards), and Steve Roberts (drums). Johnny Pilcher of the English indietronica band Weevil has joined them as second guitarist for their live shows.  Their sound is a mix of indie rock and electronic music, most recently integrating organic sounds into their music.

INTRO: Am C Am C Am C F




    Am           C
The world is too heavy,
    Am          C
too big for my shoulders,
Am             C             F
come take the weight off me, now.

    Am           C
Thousands of answers,
    Am          C
for one simple question,
Am             C             F
come take the weight off me, now.

CHORUS:
           Am            C           F
I'm like a kid who just won't let it go,
             Am          C           F
Twisting and turning the colours in rows,
       Am           C              F
I'm so intensified that's what it is.

           G 
This is my Rubik's Cube
     G
And all i can't figure it out.

      Am           C
We're lost in the playground,
Am             C
Late night nostalgia,
Am        C          F
open the sky for me, now.
 
     Am           C
Friends round the fire,
Am             C
Outside in December
Am        C          F
Open the sky for me now.

           Am            C           F
I'm like a kid who just won't let it go,
             Am          C           F
Twisting and turning the colours in rows,
       Am           C              F
I'm so intensified that's what it is.

           G 
This is my Rubik's Cube
     G
And all i can't figure it out.

Am           C
Credits roll over,
    Am          C
the edge of the horizons,
    Am         C         F
but I haven't discovered yet.

           Am            C           F
I'm like a kid who just won't let it go,
             Am          C           F
Twisting and turning the colours in rows,
       Am           C              F
I'm so intensified that's what it is.

           G 
This is my Rubik's Cube
     G
And all i can't figure it out. 

[Repeat]

OUTRO:  Am C Am C Am C F

Rubik's Cube

F
He sees the flames in her tears
C                                     Bb
Sketching on her skin and he knows
F
That it's come to an end
C                                            Bb
And there's no point pretending it's not


Bb
And it's a long way down
                                               F
It's a long way down from here
Bb
And it's a long way down
                                              F
It's a long way down from here


F
So she smashes the glass
C                                             Bb
And there's blood on her hands and her skirt
F
There's the wind and the sun
C                                        Bb
And fresh air in their lungs once again


Bb
And it's a long way down
                                   F
It's a long way down from here
Bb
And it's a long way down
                                     F
It's a long way down from here


F
So he closes his eyes and thinks
C                                 Bb
Maybe I'll be surprised if I do
F
I just might fall into another realm
C                                            Bb
And make a new home there with you 


Bb
And it's a long way down
                                  F
It's a long way down from here
Bb
And it's a long way down
                                F
It's a long way down from here


Dm                             Am
It's best not to think about it
Dm                            C
Just put your arms around me
Dm                             Am
It's best not to think about it
Dm                                C
Just put your arms around me


(Repeat)

Best Not To Think About It

	 G 	
It's the simple things
			 Am       CG	
like the road what Stevie G draws
G
and the ease with 
			     Am     CG	
which you seem to pull those tricks 
G
There are moments of
                Am        CG
escape for everyone of us 
G
and the beauty in 
	     Am
the times that we create
Am       
I saw you smilin  

G     D       Am           C      
and I need my vehicles and animals and
G      D    Am     C
I will be alright 
G           D       Am
and take me back to 1979 so i can
Em      G    D
find my open eyes


He can play all by himself for many hours
I have never seen a kid whose so content
and there is nothing from the outside that can touch him 
cos he's just learning how to be alone with 1
I saw you smilin

Chorus x2
G          D           Am                    C     
Lying down on my bed I just got another kick to the head
G              D          Am                         C
oh yeah your a part of me yeah another branch on the family tree
G                   D                Am               C  
salt on my fingers, salt in my cuts, salt on my face, salt in my guts
G                            D               Am                         C
it's been a battle but we've come through ok stop what you're doing and play

We've got our vehicles and animals so
we're gonna be alright
and there's no need for us to go back in time 
because we found our open eyes x2

Vehicles And Animals

D#m
You got wires going in 
        C#
You got wires coming out of your skin 
        D#m
You got tears making tracks 
      C#
I got tears that are scared of the facts 
        G#m
Running down corridors through automatic doors 
D#m                C#
Got to get to you, got to see this through 
G#m
I seen hope is here in a plastic box
D#m                     C#
I seen Christmas lights reflect in your eyes 

        D#m
You got wires going in
        C#
You got wires coming out of your skin 
            D#m
There's dry blood on your wrist 
         C#
Your dry blood on my fingertip 
        G#m
Running down corridors through automatic doors 
D#m                C#
Got to get to you, got see this through 
G#m
First night of your life curled up on your own 
D#m                        C#
Looking at me now you will never know 

                 G#m                   D#m
I see it in your eyes I see it in your eyes
          F# C#
You'll be alright 

                 G#m                   D#m
I see it in your eyes I see it in your eyes
          F# C#
You'll be alright
G#m C#
Alright. 

        G#m
Running down corridors through automatic doors 
D#m                C#
Got to get to you, got to see this through 
G#m
I see hope is here in a plastic box 
D#m                     C#
I seen Christmas lights reflect in your eyes
                    D#m
With a tear in your eyes 


        G#m
Running down corridors through automatic doors 
D#m                C#
Got to get to you, got to see this through
G#m 
First night of your life curled up on your own 
D#m                C#
Looking at you now you would never know

Wires

# Intro: G D G D

# Verse 1
G                             D
Take all your chances while you can
G                                 D
You never know when they'll pass you by
       G                           D
Like a sum the mathematician cannot solve
     G                       D
Like me trying my hardest to explain

# F#, B, E, F#

# Chorus
F#                 B               C#m
It's all about your cries and kisses
                   E               F#
Those first steps that I can't calculate
                B                   Bm             
I need some more of you to take me over
         D
Take me over

# Bm, D

# Verse 2
   Bm                         D
If I had the chance to start again
     Bm                          D
Then you would be the one I'd come and find
       Bm                  D
Like a poster of Berlin on my wall
   Bm                                  D
Maybe there's a chance our walls might fall

# F#, B, E, F#

# Chorus
F#                B                C#m
It's all about your cries and kisses
                 E                 F#
Those first steps that I can't calculate
                  B              Bm
I need some more of you to take me over

# Interlude
# F#, C#m, F#, C#m, F#, C#m

# Chorus
                   B             C#m
It's all about your cries and kisses
                  E                 F#
Those first steps that I can't calculate
                   B               C#m
I need some more of you to take me over
              E              F#
I know I because I can?t calculate

# Outro
      B        C#m
How to start again
      B        C#m
How to start again
      B        C#m
How to start again
      B        C#m
How to start again
                B
It's all about you

Chances

[intro]
F Am Dm Am A# Dm Gm C

[Verse 1]
             F 
Baby really hurt me
                Am 
crying in the taxi
                Dm
He dont wanna know me
                         Am                     A#     Dm
says you make the big mistake of dancing in my store 
Gm                  C
   Says it was poison
                 F
So I guess I go home 
          Am                     Dm
into the arms of the girl that I love
                Am 
the only love I havent screwed up
A#                  Dm
   She's so hard to please
             Gm      C  
but shes a forest fire
        F               
I do my best to meet her demands
Am
play it romance
         Dm
we slow dance in the living room
    Am                      A#
but all that a stranger would see
        Dm           Gm               C     
is one girl swaying alone stroking her cheek

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Verse 2]
            F 
The truth is, I am toy
                Dm
that people enjoy
                Am               A#
till all of the tricks dont work anymore
Dm              Gm       C
And then they are bored of me
             
                    F
I know that its exciting
                     Am
running through the night but
              Dm                Am
every perfect summer's eating me alive
            A#    Dm
unitl youre gone
Gm          C
Better on my own

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Outro]
             Dm           F           A#
They're gonna watch me disappear into the sun
                 Dm        F           A#
You're all gonna watch me disappear into the sun

Liability

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:

A |---------------------|
E |--7--7--7----------- -|
C |---------------------|
G |---------------------|

VERSE 1:   

C#m          E       B      A                     C#m   E    B   A 
I’m going away to be alone I’m coming back with answers
C#m           E            B    A            C#m   E   B   A
Don’t try to call my telephone it’s disconnected
C#m           E          B       A               C#m   E   B   A
And I don’t know where I’m going but can you guide me
C#m              E        B        A              C#m   E   B   A
But if I find love where I’m going will it survive me


PRE-CHORUS 1:

C#m            B   A                         C#m         A   B
‘Cause in your own space you’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not affected
C#m         B   A                           C#m         A   B
And in your own time you’re still attracted but in your own life


CHORUS:

A                                 C#m            B
This heart attack I’ve gotta get away not coming back
A                                 C#m                     B
I want some downtime so call me when you can and I’ll be fine


VERSE 2: [same chords as VERSE1]
I’ve found the time to be alone I don’t know what you’re asking
I’m waiting by the telephone and you’re still barking
My heart stops it isn’t… going could you revive me
I think I’m lost without knowing so come and find me


PRE-CHORUS 2:  [same chords as PRE-CHORUS1]
‘Cause in the same space we’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not attracted
But in your own life over reacted and in your own time


{CHORUS x2}


Sometimes if we don’t go sometimes you don’t know
You don’t go I don’t go I don’t go you don’t go

C#5  B5  A5                      C#5  A5  B5
            I’ve got your back              but you don’t got mine
C#5  E5  A5                    C#5  A5  B5
            This heart attack              then I’m feeling fine


CHORUS x2

C#m          E       B    A 
I’m going away to be alone
C#m          E       B    A 
I'm going away to be alone ...............

This Heart Attack

A                                     E 
Roll into your town and I'm walking around
                                                Fm                        
Got some extra time think I'll throw some money down
                                                     D
And you follow me around, and you're asking for the time

Your asking what I found 
                         A
think I'm gonna rob you blind

maybe it's the tattoo on my arm
        E
that I drew while I was bored waiting tables in new york
Fm                                            D
 a  heart and two flowers intertwined with a vine

Up Here

Intro:

Bb - F - A

F                 C
I've been feeling lonesome
F                            C
I'm down, don't know what to do
D
I let you lie to me
F
plant seeds inside
            E
to see them grow
                      F
only to leave them to die

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
    A
for you

F                  C
I've been lost and finding
F                           C
out that I've been such a fool
D           
you thought you'd stick around
F
until the day you found
    E                    F
someone to make me obsolete

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm F
why cry
    Bb
for you... 


Guitar Solo:

Bb - F - A (2x)

  C     
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
    A
for you

Why Cry

[Verse 1]
 G                              D
You like New York City in the daytime
 Bm                   A
I like New York City in the nighttime
 G                          D
You say you like sleeping with the air off
Bm                  A
I don't, I need it on
G                  D
You like the light coming through the windows
 Bm                      A
I sleep late, so I just keep 'em all closed
G                  D
You ignore the music on the radio
Bm                 A
I don't, I sing-a-long


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change


[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time


[Verse 2]
G                        D
Cold outside and you're just in a T-shirt
Bm                   A
I have cold blood even in a sweater
G                         D
You start your night sippin' by the Kilo
Bm                   A
I don't, I know you know


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change



[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                   A
(We don't even know, know, know, know, know)




[Bridge]
G                          D
Somehow we end up on the same side
Bm                          A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright
G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine
G                         D
Somehow we end up on the same side (up on the same side)
Bm                            A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright

(Think that we'd be alright)

G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine


[Chorus]

 N.C.                     D
(Oh)Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                  A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why

(But we don't even know why)
G                D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)

G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]

N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm             A
We like it in the nighttime

Intro  D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 1
    D                              Bm7
We never spoke a word, but every thought she had 
                         G     A Asus A
I heard from across the room 
             D                               Bm7
If we were standin' face to face I couldn't find the words 
               G               A Asus A
To say give me one more move 
        G              A             G                   A
I don't even know her name, I guess foolish pride's to blame


Chorus 
          D                        D7
Now, I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
        Bm7                 F#              G                    A
And my heart won't tell my mind to tell my mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
        Bm7 A   G                              Gm
Now I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Interlude   D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 2
          D                           Bm7
Wise man next to me did say 'bout the one that got away
        G                    A
Son, I missed my chance 
           D                            Bm7
Don't you let regret take place of the dreams you have to chase
     G               A
Ask her to dance, go on, son
           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith


Chorus
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A   G                               Gm
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away 


Solo   D    Bm7  Bm  F#  G   A  D    D7    Bm  F# |A   D 


           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith
 
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A    Bm7 A       Bm7 A       G                      G   
Don't be fallin', fallin' in, fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Outro  (G)   Gm  Bm7  E G  Gm  D

As She's Walking Away

Am                              E
There are children standing here,
                              G
Arms outstretched into the sky,
                          D
Tears drying on their face.
              Am
He has been here.
                          E
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
                           G
Fathers lost without a trace.
                           D
A nation blind to their disgrace,
                        Am
Since he's been here.
                    E
And I see no bravery,
 G                  D
No bravery in your eyes anymore.

Only sadness.

(Continue the same chord progression)

Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It's another families' turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel to accept their fate.
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
A generation drenched in hate.
Says, he has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

No Bravery

D G D A D x 2

D
I been loved and I been alone
G
all my life I been a rolling stone
D
done everything a man can do
G	                       C	D
everything but get a hold on you
C			D
done everything a man can do
G	D 	A 	D
everything but get a hold on you

D
I've been blessed and I've been cursed
G
all my lies have been unrehearsed
D	
a wall of fire that I walked through
G			C	D
only trying to get a hold on you
C				D
a wall of fire that I walked through
G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

G	D	A	D

A
I saw you waiting at the gate
D
but I arrived a moment late 
A
I saw you shed a single tear
G	D	A	D
but still I can't get there from here

D
I been high and I been low
G
I been people that I don't know 
D
I been to China and to Peru

G			C    D
only trying to get a hold on you
C			D
I been to China and to Peru
G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

Hold On You

Riff:
|3-----------6-------------------|3-----------6---------------|
|3-------6/8-6-----------8-------|3-------6/8-6-----------8---|
|3-------5/7-7-----------7-------|3-------5/7-7-----------7---|
|0-------------------------------|0---------------------------|
Repeat 2x


| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly
He got joo joo eyeball he one holy roller

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker he just do what he please

| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
He wear no shoe shine he got toe jam football
He got monkey finger he shoot Coca-Cola

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He say,"I know you and you know me"
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

| Am - - G7 | F7 - G7 - |
Come together right now over me



Repeat Riff



| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
He bag production he got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard he one spinal cracker

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease

| Am - - G7 | F7 - G7 - |
Come together right now over me


Repeat Riff

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