Daddy Lessons

 is an American pop/rnb singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and model. Beyoncé was named Billboard's Top Female Artist of the 2000s in February 2009 as well as their Artist of the Millennium in May 2011. She was the RIAA's top certified and best-selling overall artist of the decade and the NRJ Music Awards also awarded her as their Artist of the Decade in France.

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Am C G Em

Am                            C
I've been drinking, I've been drinking
G                      Em
I get filthy when that liquor get into me
          Am                  C
I've been thinking, I've been thinking
G                          Em
Why can't I keep my fingers off it, baby?
       Am      C
I want you, na na    
G                           Em
Why can't I keep my fingers off you, baby?
       Am      C     G    Em
I want you, na na


          Am             C
Cigars on ice, cigars on ice
G                                 Em
Feeling like an animal with these cameras all in my grill
         Am               C
Flashing lights, flashing lights
G                        Em
You got me faded, faded, faded
             Am      C
Baby, I want you, na na
G                           Em
Can't keep your eyes off my fatty
              Am      C
Daddy, I want you, na na
         G            Em
Drunk in love, I want you



Am                C
We woke up in the kitchen saying                                 
                  G                      Em
"How the hell did this shit happen?", oh baby
Am       C   G           Em      
Drunk in love, we be all night
Am            C
Last thing I remember is our
          G                           Em  
Beautiful bodies grinding off in that club
Am       C   G
Drunk in love
G         Em     Am  C G  Em
We be all night, love, love
          Am     C    G  Em
We be all night, love, love


          Am         C
We be all night, and everything alright
G                             Em
No complaints for my body, so fluorescent under these lights
         Am                      C
Boy, I'm drinking, walking in my l'assemblage
G                      
I'm rubbing on it, rub-rubbing
       Em
If yo scared, call that reverend
         Am               
Boy, I'm drinking, get my brain right
C                  
Armand de Brignac, gangster wife
G                                Em
New sheets, he sweat it out like washed rags, he wet it up
         Am                           C
Boy, I'm drinking, I'm singing on the mic 'til my voice hoarse
       G                            Em
Then I fill the tub up halfway then ride it with my surfboard
Am         C
Surfboard, surfboard
G                                Em
Graining on that wood, graining, graining on that wood
    Am                          C
I'm swerving on that, swerving, swerving on that big body Benz
G                         Em
Serving all this, swerve, surfing all of this 
         Am      C
good good
                  G
We woke up in the kitchen saying
                  Em                     Am   C
"How the hell did this shit happen?", oh baby
         G               Em   Am
Drunk in love, we be all night
Am           C
Last thing I remember is our
          G                           Em  
Beautiful bodies grinding off in that club
Am       C    G
Drunk in love
          Em     Am  C G
We be all night, love, love
          Em     Am  C G
We be all night, love, love

Hold up
That D'USSÉ is the shit if I do say so myself
If I do say so myself, if I do say so myself
Hold up, stumble all in the house tryna back up all that mouth
That you had all in the car, talking 'bout you the baddest bitch thus far
Talking 'bout you be repping that 3rd, wanna see all that shit that I heard
Know I sling Clint Eastwood, hope you can handle this curve, uh
Foreplay in a foyer, fucked up my Warhol
Slid the panties right to the side
Ain't got the time to take drawers off
On sight
Catch a charge I might, beat the box up like Mike
In '97 I bite, I'm Ike Turner, turn up
Baby know I don't play, now eat the cake, Annie Mae
Said, "Eat the cake, Anna Mae!"
I'm nice, for y'all to reach these heights you gon' need G3
4, 5, 6 flights, sleep tight
We sex again in the morning, your breasteses is my breakfast
We going in, we be all night
  
          Am     C   G Em
We be all night, love, love
          Am     C   G Em
We be all night, love, love

Am   C   G   Em

      Am           C
Never tired, never tired
G                          Em
I been sippin', that's the only thing
                     Am          C
That's keeping me on fire, me on fire
G
Didn't mean to spill that liquor all on my attire
Em                      Am
I've been drinking, watermelon
C                       G                   Em
(I want your body right here, daddy, I want you, right 
Am
now)
Em                          Am
Can't keep your eyes off my fatty
              Em
Daddy, I want you

Drunk In Love

Verse 1:
Em                                   C
I wanna leave my footprints on the sands of time
                              G
Know there was something that 
                      D
Meant something that I left behind
Em
When I leave this world, 
C
I'll leave no regrets
Am
Leave something to remember, 
D
So they won't forget
 
Chorus:
Em           C
I was here... 
G         D
I lived, I loved
Em           C
I was here... 
G       D         Em                C
I did, I've done, everything that I wanted
          G             D               Em 
And it was more than I thought it would be
       C             G                D 
I will leave my mark so everyone will know
Em         C  
I was here...         
G         D
I lived, I loved
Em           C
I was here... 
G       D         Em                C
I did, I've done, everything that I wanted
          G             D               Em 
And it was more than I thought it would be
       C             G                D 
I will leave my mark so everyone will know
Em         C  G  D  
I was here...    
 
Verse 2:
Em                     C     
I want to say I lived each day, 
Am      D
Until I die
Em                                   C                         G                  D
And know that I meant something in somebody's life
Em                          
The hearts I have touched, 
C
Will be the proof that I leave
Am
That I made a difference
D
And this world will see
 
Chorus:
Em           C
I was here... 
G         D
I lived, I loved
Em           C
I was here... 
G       D         Em                C
I did, I've done, everything that I wanted
          G             D               Em 
And it was more than I thought it would be
       C             G                D 
I will leave my mark so everyone will know
Em         C  
I was here...         
G         D
I lived, I loved
Em           C
I was here... 
G       D         Em                C
I did, I've done, everything that I wanted
          G             D               Em 
And it was more than I thought it would be
       C             G                D 
I will leave my mark so everyone will know
Em         C  G  D  
I was here...          
 
Bridge:
C               Em              D
I just want them to know
G
That I gave my all, did my best
D
Brought someone some happiness
C                                                       D
Left this world a little better just because... 
Em         C  G  D  
I was here...          
 
Chorus:
Em           C
I was here... 
G         D
I lived, I loved
Em           C
I was here... 
G       D         Em                C
I did, I've done, everything that I wanted
          G             D               Em 
And it was more than I thought it would be
       C             G                D 
I will leave my mark so everyone will know
Em         C  G  D  
I was here... 

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I Was Here

Intro: C  G  Am  F
 
 C                  G
Mama said, you're a pretty girl
 Am                    F
What's in your head, it doesn't matter
 C                  G
Brush your hair, fix your teeth
 Am             F
What you wear is all that matters
 C     G           Am            F
Just another stage, pageant the pain away
 C               G
This time I'm gonna take the crown
Am            F
Without falling down, down
 
 
C      G     Am                F
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
C           G             Am       F
Perfection is a disease of a nation, pretty hurts, pretty hurts
C      G     Am              F
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
C                 G                           Am
Trying to fix something but you can't fix what you can't see
F
It's the soul that needs the surgery
 
 
 C             G
Blonder hair, flat chest
 Am             F
TV says bigger is better
 C             G
South beach, sugar free
 Am                F
Vogue says thinner is better
 C           G
Just another stage
 Am          F
Pageant the pain away
 C               G
This time I'm gonna take the crown
Am            F
Without falling down, down
 
 
C      G     Am                F
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
C           G             Am       F
Perfection is a disease of a nation, pretty hurts, pretty hurts
C      G     Am              F
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
C                 G                            Am
Trying to fix something but you can't fix what you can't see
F
It's the soul that needs the surgery
 
 
  G
Ain't got no doctor, no computer can take the pain away
   Am
The pain's inside and nobody frees you from your body
   F
It's the soul, it's the soul that needs surgery
   G
It's my soul that needs surgery
 
 
   G
Plastic smiles and denial can only take you so far
   Am
And you break when the paper sign leaves you in the dark
   F                                                       F
You left a shattered mirror and the shards of a beautiful girl
 
 
C      G     Am                F
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
C           G             Am       F
Perfection is a disease of a nation, pretty hurts, pretty hurts
C      G     Am              F
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
C                 G                            Am
Trying to fix something but you can't fix what you can't see
 
It's the soul that needs the surgery
 
 
         C                  G
When you're alone all by yourself
            Am             F
And you're lying in your bed
               C                  G
Reflection stares right into you
              Am             F
Are you happy with yourself
             C                  G
It's just a way to masquerade
             Am             F
The illusion that's been shed
           C                  G
Are you happy with yourself?
          Am             F  
Are you happy with yourself?, yes

Pretty Hurts

[Intro]

Am
Texas, Texas, Texas


[Verse 1]

Am                    C                   
Came into this world, daddy's little girl
    G                           F
And daddy made a soldier out of me (ooh-ooh ooh-ooh)
Am                       C                 
Daddy made me dance, and daddy held my hand (ooh-ooh ooh-ooh)
    G                               F
And daddy liked his whisky with his tea
    Am                   C                       
And we rode motorcycles, blackjack, classic vinyl
G                           F
Tough girl is what I had to be


[Pre-Chorus 1]

        Am                        C                        
He said take care of your mother, watch out for your sister
G                         F
Oh that's when he gave to me


[Chorus 1]

         Am                             C      
With his gun and his head held high, he told me not to cry
                 G                       Am
Oh my daddy said shoot, oh my daddy said shoot
         Am                          C
With his right hand on his rifle, he swore it on the bible
              G                       Am
My daddy said shoot, oh my daddy said shoot
   Am                          C
He held me in his arms, and he taught me to be strong
   G                                      F    
He told me when he's gone, here's what to do
     Am                             C
When trouble comes to town, and men like me come around
                 G                       Am
Oh my daddy said shoot, oh my daddy said shoot


[Verse 2]

Am
  (ooh-ooh ooh-ooh)
Am
  (ooh-ooh ooh-ooh)
Am                      C                  
Daddy made me fight, it wasn't always right
    G                              F
But he said girl it's your second amendment (ooh-ooh ooh-ooh)
   Am                         C                
He always played it cool, but daddy was no fool
    G                              F    
And right before he died he said remember


[Pre-Chorus 2]

   Am                             C                         
He said take care of your mother, watch out for your sister 
G                           F
That's when daddy looked at me


[Chorus 2]

         Am                             C      
With his gun and his head held high, he told me not to cry
                 G                       Am
Oh my daddy said shoot, oh my daddy said shoot
         Am                          C
With his right hand on his rifle, he swore it on the bible
              G                       Am
My daddy said shoot, oh my daddy said shoot
      Am                          C
Cause he held me in his arms, and he taught me to be strong
       G                                      F    
And he told me when he's gone, here's what to do
     Am                             C
When trouble comes to town, and men like me come around
                 G                       Am
Oh my daddy said shoot, oh my daddy said shoot


[Horn interlude]

Am
  (ooh-ooh ooh-ooh)
Am
  (ooh-ooh ooh-ooh)
Am
  (ooh-ooh ooh-ooh)
Am
  (ooh-ooh ooh-ooh)


[Outro]

         Am                                    C         
My daddy warned me about men like you, he said baby girl 
             G                 Am
He's playing you, he's playing you (ooh ooh-ooh-ooh)
         Am                                    C         
My daddy warned me about men like you, he said baby girl 
             G                 Am
He's playing you, he's playing you (ooh-ooh ooh-ooh)
           Am                             C
Cause when trouble comes in town, and men like me come around
                 G                       F
Oh my daddy said shoot, oh my daddy said shoot (ooh-ooh ooh-ooh)
           Am                             C
Cause when trouble comes in town, and men like me come around
                 G                       Am
Oh my daddy said shoot, oh my daddy said shoot

Verse:
C       G
Listen
       Am             Em7
To the song here in my heart
  F                  G
a melody I start but can't complete
C       G
Listen - mmm -
       Am             Em7
To the sound from deep within
     F                    G
It's only beginning to find release
 
 
        Eb
Oh, the time has come 
    G7
For my dreams to be heard
Cm                   Bb
They will not be pushed aside and turned
Ab                                   G - or G7 -
Into your own, all 'cause you won’t listen
 
Chorus:
C
Listen 
                G
I am alone at a crossroads
                      Am
I'm not at home in my own home 
         G
And I've tried and tried 
       F
To say what's on my mind 
G
You should have known 
 
 
C                          G
Oh, now I'm done believing you 
 
You don't know what I'm feeling 
    F                 G  
I'm more than what you made of me 
  Em7                Am
I found the voice you gave to me 
F                        G
But now I've got to find my own 
 
Verse:
                C         G
You should have listened
         Am            Em7
There is someone here inside
    F                              G
Someone I thought had died so long ago 
 
 
        Eb
Oh, I'm screamin out
G7
And my dreams will be heard
Cm                    Bb
They will not be pushed aside or worse
Ab                                   G - or G7  -
Into your own, all 'cause you won't listen
 
Chorus:
C
Listen 
                G
I am alone at a crossroads
                      Am
I'm not at home in my own home 
         G
And I've tried and tried 
       F
To say what's on my mind 
G
You should have known 
 
 
C                          G
Oh, now I'm done believing you 
 
You don't know what I'm feeling 
    F                 G  
I'm more than what you made of me 
  Em7                Am
I found the voice you gave to me 
F                        C - B - Bb - A - Eb
But now I've got to find my own               
 
Bridge:
  Eb                  G7
I don't know where I belong
    Cm              Bb
But I'll be moving on 
       Ab             G - or G7  -
If you don't, if you won't
 
 
C       G
Listen 
       Am             Em7
To the song here in my heart
  F                    G
a melody I start but I will complete 
 
 
 
C                          G
Oh, now I'm done believing you 
 
You don't know what I'm feeling 
    F                 G  
I'm more than what you made of me 
  Em7                          Am
I found the voice you think you gave to me 
F                       G           C
But now I've got to find my own, my own 
 
 
End on C

Listen

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Ave Maria

G
I don't have a reason to cry, 
G                           D
And I have every reason to smile.
D
And I don't have a reason to lie,
                               C
When you're already reading my mind.
C
And I don't have a reason to be,
C                  G
If I can't be with you.


G
And I don't need air in my lungs, 
                        D
If I can't sing your song. 
D
No I don't need hands,
                            C
If I don't get to keep you warm.
C
And I don't really need myself, 
C               D
If I don't need you.


G
'Cause darling I wake up just to sleep with you.
G         D
I open my eyes so I could see with you, and 
C                         G
I live so I can die with you.


G
And I don't really need these fingers,
                                 D
If I don't get to touch your spine. 
D
Well I don't need these legs, 
                            C
If I ain't walking by your side.
C                                          D
And I don't really need to be, if I can't be with you.


G
'Cause darling I wake up just to sleep with you.
G         D
I open my eyes so I could see with you, and 
C                         G
I live so I can die with you.


G                             Gmaj7 G7
'Cause darling I wake up just to sleep with you.
B
I open my eyes so I could see with you, and 
B       C        Cm
I live so I can die with you.
    C                    G
I live so I can die with you.

Die With You

Intro]

C Dm   C Dm   C Dm   C Dm
F  G  A


[Verse 1: Beyoncé]

   Dm                                   C   Dm
      Tryna rain, tryna rain on the thunder,  tell the storm I'm new
C  Dm                                       C   Dm
      I'm a wall, come and march on the regular,  painting white flags blue
C  Dm                                    C  Dm
      Lord forgive me, I've been running,     running blind in truth
C  Dm                                     C    Dm
      I'ma rain, I'ma rain on this bitter love,  tell the sweet I'm new


[Pre-Chorus 1: Beyoncé]

Dm           A7                           Dm               Am7
Ooh-ooh, I'm telling these tears, "Go and fall away, fall away", oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Dm         Am7             Dm
   May the last one burn into flames


[Chorus 1: Beyoncé]

Dm                             C Dm                    C
Freedom, freedom, I can't move,  freedom, cut me loose
Dm                               C     Dm
Freedom, freedom, where are you, cause I need freedom too
        F                                  G
I break chains all by myself, won't let my freedom rot in hell
                       D
Hey, I'ma keep running, cause a winner don't quit on themselves


[Verse 2: Beyoncé]

C Dm   C Dm   C Dm   C Dm

C  Dm                                    C    Dm
      I'ma wade, I'ma wave through the waters,  tell the tide, "Don't move"
C  Dm                                      C    Dm
      I'ma riot, I'ma riot through your borders,  call me bulletproof
C  Dm                                    C  Dm
      Lord forgive me, I've been running,     running blind in truth
C  Dm                                           C    Dm
      I'ma wade, I'ma wave through your shallow love,  tell the deep I'm new


[Pre-Chorus 2: Beyoncé]

Dm           A7                           Dm               Am7
Ooh-ooh, I'm telling these tears, "Go and fall away, fall away", oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Dm         Am7             Dm
   May the last one burn into flames


[Chorus 2: Beyoncé]

Dm                             C Dm                    C
Freedom, freedom, I can't move,  freedom, cut me loose
Dm                               C     Dm
Freedom, freedom, where are you, cause I need freedom too
        F                                  G
I break chains all by myself, won't let my freedom rot in hell
                       D
Hey, I'ma keep running, cause a winner don't quit on themselves


[Verse 3: Kendrick Lamar]

C Dm   C Dm   C Dm   C Dm

                           C         Dm
Ten Hail Marys, I meditate for practice
                              C          Dm
Channel 9 news tell me I'm movin' backwards
                                   C      Dm
Eight blocks left, death is around the corner
                                     C    Dm
Seven misleadin' statements 'bout my persona
                                C  Dm
Six headlights wavin' in my direction
                                   C  Dm
Five-O askin' me what's in my possession
                                      C Dm
Yeah I keep runnin', jump in the aqueducts
                                                      C  Dm
Fire hydrants and hazardous, smoke alarms on the back of us
                                                         C  Dm
But mama don't cry for me, ride for me, try for me, live for me
                                                                            C  Dm
Breathe for me, sing for me, honestly guidin' me, I could be more than I gotta be
                                       C Dm
Stole from me, lied to me, nation hypocrisy
                                                 C  Dm
Code on me, drive on me, wicked, my spirit inspired me


     Dm            Am               
Like yeah, open correctional gates in higher desert
Dm             Am7
Yeah, open our mind as we cast away oppression
Dm             Am7
Yeah, open the streets and watch our beliefs
              Dm                          
And when they carve my name inside the concrete, I pray it forever reads


[Chorus 3: Beyoncé]

Dm                             C Dm                    C
Freedom, freedom, I can't move,  freedom, cut me loose
Dm                               C     Dm
Freedom, freedom, where are you, cause I need freedom too
        F                                  G
I break chains all by myself, won't let my freedom rot in hell
                       D
Hey, I'ma keep running, cause a winner don't quit on themselves


C Dm   C Dm   C Dm   C Dm
F  G  A

Freedom

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Halo

[Intro]

A Bm F#m D


[Verse 1]

A                        Bm
Remember those walls I built
                            F#m
Well baby they're tumbling down 
                                D
And they didn't even put up a fight
                          A
They didn't even make a sound
                         Bm
I found a way to let you in 
                          F#m
But I never really had a doubt 
                               D
Standing in the light of your halo 
                A
I got my angel now 


[Pre-Chorus]

                      Bm
It's like I've been awakened 
                       F#m
Every rule I had you breakin' 
                         D
It's the risk that I'm takin' 
                              A
I ain't never gonna shut you out 


[Chorus]

                        Bm
Everywhere I'm looking now 
                           F#m
I'm surrounded by your embrace 
                      D
Baby I can see your halo 
                            A
You know you're my saving grace 
                              Bm
You're everything I need and more 
                            F#m
It's written all over your face 
                      D
Baby I can feel your halo 
                    A
Pray it won't fade away 


                 A
I can feel your halo (halo) halo 
                Bm
I can see your halo (halo) halo 
                 F#m
I can feel your halo (halo) halo 
                D
I can see your halo (halo) halo 
    A
Woah... 


[Verse 2]
A                        Bm
Hit me like a ray of sun
                            F#m
Burning through my darkest night 
                            D
You're the only one that I want 
                            A
Think I'm addicted to your light 
                          Bm
I swore I'd never fall again 
                               F#m
But this don't even feel like falling 
                               D
Gravity can't forget 
                    A
To pull me to the ground again 


[Post-Chorus]

                      Bm
It's like I've been awakened 
                       F#m
Every rule I had you breakin' 
                         D
It's the risk that I'm takin' 
                              A
I ain't never gonna shut you out 


[Chorus]


                        Bm
Everywhere I'm looking now 
                           F#m
I'm surrounded by your embrace 
                      D
Baby I can see your halo 
                            A
You know you're my saving grace 
                              Bm
You're everything I need and more 
                            F#m
It's written all over your face 
                      D
Baby I can feel your halo 
                    A
Pray it won't fade away 

                 A
I can feel your halo (halo) halo 
                Bm
I can see your halo (halo) halo 
                 F#m
I can feel your halo (halo) halo 
                D
I can see your halo (halo) halo 
    A
Woah... 
A
Halooooo ouuuu
Bm
Halooooo ouuuu
F#m
Halooooo ouuuu
D
Ouuuuu ouuuuu ouuuuu 


[Pre-Chorus]

                        Bm
Everywhere I'm looking now 
                           F#m
I'm surrounded by your embrace 
                      D
Baby I can see your halo 
                            A
You know you're my saving grace 
                              Bm
You're everything I need and more 
                            F#m
It's written all over your face 
                      D
Baby I can feel your halo 
                    A
Pray it won't fade away 

                 A
I can feel your halo (halo) halo 
                Bm
I can see your halo (halo) halo 
                 F#m
I can feel your halo (halo) halo 
                D
I can see your halo (halo) halo

                 A
I can feel your halo (halo) halo 
                Bm
I can see your halo (halo) halo 
                 F#m
I can feel your halo (halo) halo 
                D
I can see your halo (halo) halo

A |---0---------------|---2---------------|---0---------------|---0---------------|

E |-------------------|-------------------|---2---------------|---2---------------|

C |---1---------------|---2---------------|-------------------|---2---------------|

G |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

                                                                                        

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A |----------------0---|---------------0---|---2---0-------0---|---------------0---|---------------0---|

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A |----------------0---|---2---------------|

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C |----2-------2-------|-------------------|

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A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|

Em   C    G
If I were a boy
     D             Em    C    G 
Even just for a day
D               Em         C
I'd roll out of bed in the morning
    G               D           Em   C    G
And throw on what I wanted and go
      D               Em   C    G
Drink beer with the guys
    D                Em   C    G   D
And chase after girls
         Em            C
I'd kick it with who I wanted
        G             D
And I'd never get confronted for it
Em              C              G
  'Cause they'd stick up for me


[Chorus]

   D          Em   C    G
If I were a boy
          D             Em   C    G   D
I think I could understand
       Em              C
How it feels to love a girl
  G              D          Em   C    G
I swear I'd be a better man
    D           Em   C    G
I?d listen to her
        D              Em   C    G   D
Cause I know how it hurts
         Em               C
When you lose the one you wanted
           G             D
Cause he's taken you for granted
    C
And everything you had got destroyed


[Verse 2]

               Em   C    G
If I were a boy
        D              Em    C    G    D
I would turn off my phone
     Em            C
Tell everyone it's broken
        G                D           Em   C    G
So they think that I was sleeping alone
    D             Em    C    G 
I'd put myself first
             D          Em   C    G    D
And make the rules as I go
        Em              C                 
Cause I know that she'd be faithful
G            D          Em   C    G    
Waiting for me to come home


[Chorus]

   D          Em   C    G
If I were a boy
          D            Em   C    G   D
I think I could understand
       Em              C
How it feels to love a girl
  G              D          Em   C    G
I swear I'd be a better man
    D           Em   C    G
I'd listen to her
        D              Em   C    G   D
Cause I know how it hurts
         Em               C
When you lose the one you wanted
           G             D
Cause he's taken you for granted
    C                           Am7
And everything you had got destroyed


[Bridge]

 Am7       C            G        D         Am
    It's a little too late for you to come back
         C         Em
Say it's just a mistake
           D             Am
Think I forgive you like that
          C              Em         D
If you thought I would wait for you
            C
You thought wrong


[Verse 3]

                  Em   C    G
But you're just a boy
          D       Em          C          G     D
You don't understand (yea you don't understand)
         Em              C
How it feels to love a girl, someday you'll
G              D                 Em   C   G
Wish you were a.. better man
            D        Em   C   G
You don't listen to her
          D             Em   C   G
You don't care how it hurts
D           Em             C
  Until you lose the one you wanted
                G                 D
Cause you've taken her for granted
    C
And everything you had got destroyed
                     Em  C   G   D
But you're just a boy

If I Were A Boy

Verse 1 :
             D
Your love is bright as ever

     Gbm
Even in the shadows
     
      G
Baby kiss me
 
                             D 
Before they turn the lights out
     
      D 
Your heart is glowing
       
           Gbm 
And I'm crashing into you
     
      G
Baby kiss me
                            D
Before they turn the lights out
                             
                             D
Before they turn the lights out
                      
                     D 
Baby love me lights out
 

Chorus:
D
In the darkest night hour

Bm 
I'll search through the crowd
             
           G
Your face is all that I see
              
               A
I'll give you everything

                    D
Baby love me lights out

                     D
Baby love me lights out
 
                       D
You can turn my light down
 

Verse 2:

D
We don't have forever

     Gbm
Baby daylight's wasting

           G
You better kiss me

                        D
Before our time is run out

D
Nobody sees what we see

             Gbm
They're just hopelessly gazing

      G
Baby take me

                            D
Before they turn the lights out

                    D
Before time is run out
 
                    D
Baby love me lights out
 

Chorus:

D
In the darkest night hour

Bm
I'll search through the crowd

             G
Your face is all that I see

              A
I'll give you everything

                    D
Baby love me lights out

                    D
Baby love me lights out

                       D 
You can turn my light down
 
Bridge:
D
I love it like XO
 
You love me like XO

Bm
You kill me boy XO
 
You love me like XO

G
All that I see

        A
Give me everything

                    D
Baby love me lights out

                     D
Baby love me lights out
 
                       D
You can turn my lights out
 

Chorus:
D
In the darkest night hour

Bm
I'll search through the crowd

             G
Your face is all that I see

              A
I'll give you everything

                    D
Baby love me lights out

                    D
Baby love me lights out

                       D
You can turn my light down

"I Was Here" is a song by American singer Beyoncé Knowles, taken from her fourth studio album, 4 (2011). It was written by Diane Warren, while production was handled by Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle, and Kuk Harrell; Knowles is credited on the vocal production. "I Was Here" is a reflective ballad, in which Knowles vulnerably reviews her past, wanting to leave an impact on the world before her life comes to an end. The song's development was motivated by the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. Read more on Last.fm.

The If I Were a Boy Songfacts says: Toby Gad and BC Jean penned this. This is the only song on I Am… Sasha Fierce  that Beyoncé didn't co-write. BC Jean, whose real name is Britney Carlson, is a singer-songwriter from San Diego, California. According to Fox News, after Beyonce's people got wind of this song, possibly through Gad, they aggressively pursued the publishing rights to what they saw as a potential hit record. Read more on Last.fm.

I AM...SASHA FIERCE

London based songwriter Amanda Ghost (James Blunt's "You're Beautiful") co-wrote this song in which Beyoncé re-imagines the classic aria in a new musical setting. Ghost told the Daily Telegraph November 8, 2008 the original inspiration for this track: "We were talking about how much we loved the Franz Schubert Ave Maria. We had both recently got married, and it turned out we had both come up the aisle to that song. So I said wouldn't it be great to try and rewrite it. Read more on Last.fm.

Released on April 4th, 2015, this was a surprise release by Beyoncé. It was launched exclusively on the streaming service "Tidal" which Beyoncé co-owns with a number of other big name stars including Arcade Fire, Daft Punk, Jack White, Kanye West, Madonna, Rihanna and Usher. The track, "Die With You" is a stripped down ballad, with Beyoncé playing on a baby grand piano with her hair in pigtail braids. The song celebrates the seventh anniversary of her marriage to Jay-Z. Read more on Last.fm.

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

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

(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 

[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

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

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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