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August And Everything After

Counting Crows is an American rock band originating from Berkeley, California, formed in 1991. They gained fame in 1993 following the release of their debut album &quot;August and Everything After&quot; featuring the hit song Mr. Jones.  The band is formed by singer Adam Duritz (previously of The Himalayans and Sordid Humor) and guitarist David Bryson (Local producer and former member of the band Mr. Dog) in San Francisco, California in 1990.

Verse

bm
A Russian Jew American Impersonating African
   g
Jamaican what I want to be's and Indian
            em
Im gonna be a cowboy, in the end I guess I bought a gun
                      bm
Cause it impresses all the little girls I see

And then they all want to sleep with me


Chorus
D
Oh, where do we dissapear

Into the silence that surrounds us
          D                 G
		  And then drowns us in the end
D               E                       G
Who are these people who impersonate our friends
           D          E            G
Saying come again, come again, come again

Back to verse


-Andrew Fickley

1492

D         A                  E          Fm#
A long December and there's reason to believe
      D                 A               E
Maybe this year will be better than the last
D         A                  E          Fm#               D
I can't remember the last thing that you said as you were leavin'
        A             Fm#
Now the days go by so fast
         D               G          E   
And it's one more day up in the canyons
         D                 G        E    
And it's one more night in Hollywood
       D                  G         Em                   D
If you think that I could be forgiven...I wish you would
  G    Em  G 
nanananananananana..


(solo)

D           A              E              Fm#
Drove up to Hillside Manor sometime after 2:Am
      D           A               E
And talk a little while about the year...

Again Chorus



A Long December


Intro Chords:
G   G/F#   G   D
G   G/F#   Em  A   G/F#(hold)      E-0-0-2-3


Verse:
G                                G/F#
So she said whats the problem baby
G                               
Whats the problem I don't know
                              Em
Well maybe im in love (love)
                        A
Think about it everytime I think about it
G/F#
Cant stop thinking bout it


G                                     G/F#
How much longer will it take to cure this
G                                G/F#                   Em
Just to cure it cause I cant ignore it if its love (love)
D                           A
Makes me wanna turn around and face me but I don't know
                 G/F#
Nothing bout love

Ahhhh

Chorus:
G             Am
Come on, come on
G/F#                D
Turn a little faster
G             Am
Come on, come on
    G/F#                 D
The world will follow after
G             Am
Come on, come on
G/F#                 D     Em---A----G/F#
Cause everybody's after love


Verse 2:
G              G/F#
So i said im a snowball running
G                     G/F#                           Em
Running down into the spring thats coming all this love
              A                      G/F#
Melting under blue skies belting out sunlight
           G
shimmering love
          G/F#                  G
Well baby i surrender to the strawberry ice cream
G/F#                         Em
never ever end of all this love
       A
Well i didnt mean to do it
                            G/F#
But theres no escaping your love



Bridge:
Em            G/F#
These line of lightning mean we're
G            Am
never alone, never alone
(stop)
no no


Chorus:
G             Am
Come on, come on
G/F#             D
Move a little closer
G             Am
Come on, come on
    G/F#              D
I want to hear you whisper
G             Am
Come on, come on
G/F#           D         Em---D
Settle down inside my love


G             Am
Come on, come on
G/F#             D
Jump a little higher
G             Am
Come on, come on
       G/F#            D
If you feel a little lighter
G             Am
Come on, come on
   G/F#                D       Em---A----G/F#
We were once upon a time in love

Accidentally In Love

Intro Chords:
G   C   G   D
G   C   Em  A   C


G                       C
So she said whats the problem baby
G                          C
Whats the problem I don't know
                  Em
Well maybe I'm in love (love)
                A
Think about it everytime I think about it
C
Cant stop thinking bout it


G                        C
How much longer will it take to cure this
G                        C                     Em
Just to cure it cause I cant ignore it if its love (love)
                A                             D
Makes me wanna turn around and face me but I don't know
              C
Nothing bout love ... Ahhhh

Chorus:
G             Am
Come on, come on
C                 D
Turn a little faster
G             Am
Come on, come on
    C                 D
The world will follow after
G             Am
Come on, come on
C                 D     Em    A    C
Cause everybody's after love


G               C
So I said I'm a snowball running
G                      C                           Em
Running down into the spring thats coming all this love
              A                      C
Melting under blue skies belting out sunlight
           G
shimmering love
          C                  G
Well baby I surrender to the strawberry ice cream
C                         Em
never ever end of all this love
       A
Well i didnt mean to do it
            D                C
But theres no escaping your love .... ahhhhh

Bridge:
Em            C
These line of lightning mean we're
G            Am
never alone, never alone
(N.C.)
no no

Chorus:
G             Am
Come on, come on
C             D
Move a little closer
G             Am
Come on, come on
    C              D
I want to hear you whisper
G             Am
Come on, come on
C           D         Em     D
Settle down inside my love .... Ahhhh

G             Am
Come on, come on
C             D
Jump a little higher
G             Am
Come on, come on
       C             D
If you feel a little lighter
G             Am
Come on, come on
   C                D       Em    A    C
We were once upon a time in love

(N.c.)

                   G       C
We're accidentally in love
                   Em      D
We're accidentally in love     (x4)
Accidentally

G                   C
I'm in love, I'm in love
                    Em
I'm in love, I'm in love
                    D
I'm in love, I'm in love
Accidentally   (x2)


Chorus:
G             Am
Come on, come on
C             D
Spin a little tighter
G             Am
Come on, come on
        C                D
And the world's a little brighter
G             Am
Come on, come on
     C              D        Em    D             G
Just get yourself inside her love.....I'm in love

Accidentially In Love

INTRO:  G D C x2 

D        G         C 
Staring out of his window as the world rushes by 
D         G        C  
Arthur Robinson closes the glass and replies 
D           G         C 
"I dream of ballerinas and I don't know why 
D        G           C 
but I see Cadillacs  sailing" 

(same for verse 2) 

(Chorus) 

        G        D        C 
And the comet is coming between 
           G              D           C 
Me and the girl who could make it all clean 
                 G              D         C 
Out there in the shadow of the modern machine 
         G     D    C 
Walks St. Robinson in his Cadillac dream 


[The rest of the song follows the same pattern, quite simple really]

St Robinson In His Cadillac Dream

GCEmD
GCEmDCx2

G C
So she said what's the problem baby
G C
What's the problem I don't know
Em
Well maybe im in love, love
A
Think about it everytime I think about it
C G
Can't stop thinking bout it


G C
How much longer will it take to cure this
G C Em
Just to cure it cause I can't ignore it if its love, love
A D
Makes me wanna turn around and face me but I don't know
C
Nothing bout love



G Am
Come on, come on
C D
Turn a little faster

G Am
Come on, come on
C D
The world will follow after

G Am
Come on, come on
C D Em A C
Cause everybody's after love ~



G C
So I said im a snowball running
G C Em
Running down into the spring thats coming all this love
A C
Melting under blue skies belting out sunlight
G
shimmering love
C G
Well baby I surrender to the strawberry ice cream
C Em
never ever end of all this love
A
Well I didnt mean to do it
D C
But theres no escaping your love




Em C
These line of lightning mean we're
G Am G Am
never alone, never alone

no no



G Am
Come on, come on
C D
Move a little closer
G Am
Come on, come on
C D
I want to hear you whisper
G Am
Come on, come on
C D Em D
Settle down inside my love


G Am
Come on, come on
C D
Jump a little higher
G Am
Come on, come on
C D
If you feel a little lighter
G Am
Come on, come on
C D Em A C
We were once upon a time in love





We're
G C
accidentally in love
Em D
accidentally in love
G C
accidentally in love
Em C
accidentally in love
G C
accidentally in love

accidentally

<\Repeat + Intro>




G C
I'm in love, I'm in love
Em
I'm in love, I'm in love
D
I'm in love, I'm in love

Accidentally

<\Repeat>


G Am
Come on, come on
C D
Spin a little tighter

G Am
Come on, come on
C D
And the world's a little brighter
G Am
Come on, come on
C D Em D
Just get yourself inside her love
G
I'm in love.

Acciedentaly In Love

1st verse :
Am                    Am
 My friend assures me, "It's all or nothing."
G                 G
 I am not worried, I am not overly concerned
Am                     Am
 My friend implores me, "For one time only,
G                   G
 Make an exception", I am not worried
Am                               Am
 Wrap her up in a package of lies, Send her off to a coconut island
G                 G
 I am not worried, I am not overly concerned
Am                                 Am
 With the status of my emotions "Oh," she says, "you're changing."
          G              G
But we're always changing It does not bother me to



Pre-chorus :
Em
Say this isn't love
C                           D
'Cause if you don't want to talk about it
   Em                    C                          D
Then it isn't love and I guess I'm going to have to live with that
       Em
But I'm sure there's something in a shade of grey
C               D        
 Something in between and
 Em                       C                  D
I can always change my name, if that's what you mean



2nd Verse :
Am                    Am
 My friend assures me, "It's all or nothing."
        G                   G
But I am not really worried, I am not overly concerned
Am                                              Am
 You try to tell yourself the things you try to tell yourself
To make yourself forget
G                        G
 To make yourself forget, I am not worried



Pre-chorus :
         Em                    C                    
"If it's love," she said, "then we're going to have to
D                  Em
Think about the consequences." She can't stop shaking
C             D
 I can't stop touching her and



Chorus :
     G         C               Am
This time when kindness falls like rain
   D           G       C        Em    D             G
It washes her away and Anna begins to change her mind
         C                     Am        D                  G          C
"These seconds when I'm shaking leave me shuddering for days," she says
      Em            D
And I'm not ready for this sort of thing



3rd Verse :
Am                         Am
 But I'm not going to break and I'm not going to
    G                 G
Worry about it anymore, I'm not going to bend
Am                         Am
 But I'm not going to break and I'm not going to
    G               G
Worry about it anymore, no no no
Am                                 Am
 No, no, it seems like I should say, "As long as this is love..."
G                          G
 But it's not all that easy so maybe I should
Am                              Am
 Snap her up in a butterfly net, pin her down on a photograph album
G                 G
 I am not worried, I've done this sort of thing before



Pre-chorus :
Em    C                     D                  Em
        But then I start to think about the consequences
               C                D
I don't get no sleeping a quiet room and...



Chorus :
     G         C                   Am
This time when kindness falls like rain
   D             G    C          Em  D             G
It washes me away and Anna begins to change my mind
    C               Am              D           
And every time she sneezes I believe it's love and
G       C    Em        D                   
Oh Lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing





Ending :
G      C                   Am     D               G
 She's talking in her sleep, it's keeping me awake and
C         Em   D            G
Anna begins to toss and turn
    C             Am             D
And every word is nonsense but I understand and
G       C    Em        D                   
Oh Lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing
G   C                Am         D              G
Her kindness bangs a gong, it's moving me along
    C        Em    D         G
And Anna begins to fade away
        C           Am    Cx
It's chasing me away, she disappears and
G  C     Em            D                G>let ring
Oh Lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing

Anna Begins

Chords:

G      
Cadd9     
D     


Intro

Cadd9    G

     Cadd9               D                G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

       Cadd9          D                        G
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot

G                D   
Don't it always seem to go

         Cadd9                              G
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone

     Cadd9               D               G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

G
Ooooh, bop bop bop

Cadd9
Ooooh, bop bop bop

     Cadd9     D          G
They took all the trees, and put 'em in a tree museum

         Cadd9                  D                       G 
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them

No, no, no

G                D   
Don't it always seem to go

         Cadd9                               G
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone

     Cadd9               D                 G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

G
Ooooh, bop bop bop

Cadd9
Ooooh, bop bop bop

    Cadd9            D               G
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT

                   Cadd9
I don't care about spots on my apples

D                          G
Leave me the birds and the bees

Please

G                D
Don't it always seem to go

         Cadd9                              G
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone

     Cadd9                D               G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

                     Cadd9        D               G
Hey now, they paved paradise to put up a parking lot

Why not?

G
Ooooh, bop bop bop

Cadd9
Ooooh, bop bop bop

Solo
[Cadd9 - G] x3  Cadd9   D     Cadd9 (let ring)

                                                  G
Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door slam

      Cadd9             D           G
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away

     G               D   
Now don't it always seem to go

          Cadd9                             G
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone

     Cadd9                D               G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

Hey, now, now

G               D   
Don't it always seem to go

         Cadd9                             G
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone

     Cadd9                D               G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

Why not?

     Cadd9               D                G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

Hey hey hey

Cadd9                D               G
Paved paradise and put up a parking lot

G
Ooooh, bop bop bop

Cadd9
Ooooh, bop bop bop

Cadd9
I don't wanna give it

Why you wanna give it

                G
Why you wanna giving it all away

Hey, hey, hey

Cadd9
Now you wanna give it

I should wanna give it

          G
Just to giving it all away

Now, now

Cadd9
I don't wanna give it

Why you wanna give it

                G
Why you wanna giving it all away

     Cadd9
Girl, you're giving it all,

D                 G         Cadd9
giving it all....away

           GCadd9
Why do you want me?

            G               Cadd9           
Why do you want me?

G
la la la la la la la la la la la la

     Cadd9              D                G
They paved paradise to put up a parking lot


Cadd9 - G (fade out)

Big Yellow Taxi

Em7              Em7/F           C               C/F
A|-----------5-----------------------3-------3---------------3-------|
E|--0----------------1-------0-----------------------1---------------|
C|--4----4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---|
G|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|


Intro : Main riff x2



1st verse :
Em7     Em7/F    C   C/F
 I am colorblind 
Em7      Em7/F            C   C/F
 Coffee black and egg white 
Em7       Em7/F      C    C/F
 Pull me out from inside 



Chorus :
Em7   Em7/F       C           C/F
 I am ready, I am ready, I am ready, I am



2nd verse:
Em7     Em7/F            C   C/F
 taffy stuck, tongue tied 
Em7           Em7/F        C   C/F
 Stuttered shook and uptight 
Em7       Em7/F      C    C/F
 Pull me out from inside 



Chorus :
Em7   Em7/F       C           C/F
 I am ready, I am ready, I am ready, I am
C    C/F     C    C/F>let ring
 fine 

3rd verse :
Em7     Em7/F      C   C/F
 I am covered in skin 
Em7       Em7/F       C   C/F
 No one gets to come in 
Em7       Em7/F      C   C/F
 Pull me out from inside 


Bridge :
Em7     Em7/F       C             C/F
 I am folded, and unfolded, and unfolding 
Em7   Em7/F   C   C/F
 I am colorblind 



4th verse:
Em7      Em7/F            C   C/F
 Coffee black and egg white 
Em7       Em7/F      C    C/F
 Pull me out from inside 



Chorus :
Em7   Em7/F       C           C/F
 I am ready, I am ready, I am ready, I am
C    C/F     C    C/F
 fine 
    C    C/F     C    C/F
I am fine 
     C>let ring
I am fine

Colorblind

A|-----------5-----------------------3-------3---------------3-------|
E|---------------------------0---------------------------------------|
C|--4----4-------4---5---4-------4---4---4-------4---5---4-------4---|
G|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|

Intro: F, C, G 


F       C                 G
She sat right down on the sofa
                               F           C             G
She said "Where have you been?   I've been waiting for you."
F              C                G
And last night I had something so good
                        F         C           G
These days get so long, and I got nothing to do


                  F      C              G    
I've been hanging around this town on a corner
                  F      C                 G
I've been bumming around this old town too long
                  F      C              G
I've been hanging around this town on a corner
                  F               C           G
I've been bumming around this old town for way too long


F        C               G
We spend all day getting sober
                  F        C          G
Just hiding from daylight, watching TV
F                  C                 G
We just look a lot better in the blue light
                     F            C              
You know I gotta get out, but I'm stuck so tight, 
G
Weighed by he chains that keep me


        F      C              G    
Hanging around this town on a corner
                  F      C                 G
I've been bumming around this old town too long
                  F      C              G
I've been hanging around this town on a corner
                  F               C           G
I've been bumming around this old town for way too long


F         C                  G
This girl listens while the band plays
                               F
She says "Where have you been?   
             C                  G
I been lying right here on the floor"
F     C                   G
I got all this time to be waiting for what is mine to be
F         C         G
Hated for what I am after the light has faded


        F      C              G    
Hanging around this town on a corner
                  F      C                 G
I've been bumming around this old town too long
                  F      C              G
I've been hanging around this town on a corner
                  F               C           G
I've been bumming around this old town for way too long
                  F      C              G    
I've been hanging around this town on a corner
                  F      C                 G
I've been bumming around this old town too long
                  F      C              G
I've been hanging around this town on a corner
                  F               C       
I've been bumming around this old town for
G                           F     C    
way, way, way, way, way too long
G                           F     C    
way, way, way, way, way too long
G                           F     C    
way, way, way, way, way too long
G                           F     C    
way, way, way, way, way too long

Hangin' Around

intro: F Bb Gm Bb F Bb Gm

Bb       F                  C            Gm
A long December and there's reason to believe
      Bb                F               Bb
Maybe this year will be better than the last
  Gm      Bb         F                   C  
I can't remember the last thing that you said
            Gm  
as you were leavin'
        F             Bb
Now the days go by so fast
         F               Bb         Gm    Bb
And it's one more day up in the canyons
         F                 Bb       Gm    Bb
And it's one more night in Hollywood
       F                  Bb        Gm -stop-           F  
If you think that I could be forgiven...I wish you would
  Bb   Gm  Bb ....
nanananananananana..

The smell of hospitals in winter
And the feeling that it's all a lot of oysters, but no pearls
All at once you look across a crowded room
To see the way that light attaches to a girl

And it's one more day up in the conyons
And it's one more night in Hollywood
If you think you might come to California...I think you should

Drove up to the Hillside Manor sometime after two a.m.
And talked a little while about the year
I guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower
Makes you talk a little lower about
the things you could not show her

And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last
I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself
To hold on to these moments as they pass

And it's been one more day up in the canyon
And it's one more night in Hollywood
It's been so long since I've seen the ocean...I guess I should

Long December

Intro :
Am  F  Dm  G                Am     F   G  G
            sha la la la la la la


1st verse :
Am                     F        Dm               G 
 I was down at the New Amsterdam staring at this yellow haired girl
    Am                          F                 G               G
Mr. Jones strikes up this conversation whith this black haired flamenco dancer
Am                   F                Dm                  G 
She dances while his father playes guitar, she's suddenly beautiful
   Am                 F        G                 G
We all want something beautiful and I wish I was beautiful



2nd Verse :
        Am                 F                        Dm       G 
So come dance this silence down through the morning,  sha la la la la la
Am      F  G        G
   Yeah,     Uh huh...yeah
Am        F   Dm                     G    
 Cut up Maria! Show me some of them spanish dances.
Am          F          G         G
  Pass me a bottle, Mr. Jones
Am           F  Dm                  G 
  Believe in me, help me believe in anything
      Am           F                   G          G
Cause I want to be someone who believes, yeah !



Chorus :
C  F            G                G
 Mr Jones and me tell each other fairy tales
Am                      F            G                 G
 Stare at the beautiful women, She's looking at you,Ah no,no she's looking at me
Am              F             G                   G
 Smiling in the bright lights, comming through in sterio
     Am            F     G                 G
When everybody loves you, you can never be lonely



3rd Verse :
        Am              F       Dm                G 
 Oh and I will paint my picture, paint my self in blue and red and black & grey
Am                      F                 G        G
   All of the beautiful colors are very very meaninful
                   Am                  F      Dm          G 
Yeah well you know grey is my favorite color I felt so symbolic yesterday
Am           F             G            G
 If I knew Picasso I would buy myself a grey guitar and play

Chorus :
C   F            G              G
 Mr. Jones and me look into the future
Am                      F            G                   G
 Stare at the beautiful women, “she's looking at you, Uh, I don't think so, she's looking at me."
Am               F        G                G
 Standing in the spotlight I bought myself a grey guitar
     Am           F     G                  
When everybody loves me, I will never be lone....(ly)



Bridge :
         Am                  F
(lone)...ly, I will never be lonely
              Am           G
So I’ll never gonna be lonely
Am                    F
 I want to be a lion, hey, everybody wants to pass as cats
Am                                   G
 We all want to be big big stars, but we got diffrent reasons for that.
Am                        F
  Believe in me because I don't believe in anything
     Am                             G
and I want to be someone to believe, to believe, to believe.



Chorus :
C   F            G                      G
 Mr. Jones and me stumbling through the barrio
       Am                      F             G                             G
Yeah we stare at the beautiful women, "She's perfect for you, Man, there's got to be Somebody for me."
Am                F         G                          G
 I want to be Bob Dylan, Mr Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky
Am               F            G                     G
When everybody loves you, son, that's just about as funky as you can be.



Chorus :
C   F            G               G
 Mr. Jones and me staring at the video
       Am              F                 G      G
When I look at the television, I want to see me staring right back at me.
Am                 F                 G                      G
 We all want to be big stars, but we don't know why, and we don't know how.
         Am          F           G                         G
But when everybody loves me, I'm going to be just about as happy as I can be.



Ending :
C         F      G>let ring
Mr. Jones and me, we're gonna be big stars.....


Mr Jones

Am  F  Dm    G     Am F  G
sha la la la la la la uh huh?
Am                      F          Dm                          G
I was down at the New Amsterdam staring at this yellow-haired girl
Am                                             F                   G
Mr. Jones strikes up a conversation with this black-haired flamenco dancer
Am                   F                  Dm                  G
She dances while his father plays guitar. Shes suddenly beautiful
Am                         F                         G
We all want something beautiful I wish I was beautiful

Am                                             F
So come dance this silence down through the morning
Dm           G        Am      F         G
sha la la la la la la la yeah uh huh?
Am          F  Dm                    G
Cut up, Maria! Show me some of them Spanish dances
Am          F      G
Pass me a bottle, Mr. Jones
Am         F   Dm                  G
Believe in me Help me believe in anything
Am                   F                G
(cause) I want to be someone who believes

C              F                          G
Mr. Jones and me tell each other fairy tales
C                        F
Stare at the beautiful women
G                              G
Shes looking at you. Ah, no, no, shes looking at me?
C                     F                            G
Smiling in the bright lights Coming through in stereo
C                    F                          G
When everybody loves you, you can never be lonely

Am               F       Dm                                        G
I will paint my picture Paint myself in blue and red and black and gray
Am                     F                          G
All of the beautiful colors are very very meaningful
Am         F                       Dm                      G
(you know) Gray is my favorite color I felt so symbolic yesterday
Am             F                                      G
If I knew Picasso I would buy myself a gray guitar and play

C              F                  G
Mr. Jones and me look into the future
C                        F
Stare at the beautiful women
G                           G
Shes looking at you. Uh, I dont think so. Shes looking at me?
C                        F                            G
Standing in the spotlight I bought myself a gray guitar
C                    F   G                 Am
When everybody loves me, I will never be lonely

Am
I will never be lonely
G
I will never be lonely
Am                      F
I want to be a lion Everybody wants to pass as cats
Am                                G
We all want to be big big stars, but we got different reasons for that.
Am                   F
Believe in me because I don?t believe in anything
Am                                  G
and I want to be someone to believe, to believe,

C                F                    G
Mr. Jones and me stumbling through the barrio
C                             F
Yeah we stare at the beautiful women
G                            G
Shes perfect for you, Man, theres got to be somebody for me?
C                F
I want to be Bob Dylan
G                      G
Mr. Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky
C                        F                                       G
When everybody loves you, son, thats just about as funky as you can be.

C              F                    G
Mr. Jones and me staring at the video
C                             F                                      G
When I look at the television, I want to see me staring right back at me.
C                            F                                 G
We all want to be big stars, but we dont know why, and we dont know how.
C                          F                                    G
But when everybody loves me, Im going to be just about as happy as I can be.
C             F                      G
Mr. Jones and me, were gonna be big stars.

Mr. Jones

F#m          E           F#m          D      


F#m                    C#m
     Start tearing the old man down

    E                    Bm                    F#m
Run past the heather and down to the old road

                  C#m                    D
Start turning the grain into the ground

                      F#m
Roll a new leaf over  

       C#m                            E
In the middle of the night there's an old man 

          Bm                          
Treading around in the gathered rain  

F#m                       C#m            E
Hey mister if you want to walk on water

                         A
Would you drop a line my way



    E        F#m
 Omaha

             D               
Somewhere in middle America  

A                E                 D
Get right to the heart of matters

                            A         E
It's the heart that matters more

                     F#m              B              D
I think you'd better turn your ticket in

                                  A                  D
And leave your money right at the door

A            D



F#m                    C#m
Start threading the needle

    E                    Bm                    F#m
Brush past the shuttle that slides through the cold room

                  C#m                    D
Start turning the wool across the wire

                      F#m
Roll the new life over

       C#m                            E
In the middle of the night there's an old man

          Bm                          
Threading his toes through a bucket of rain

F#m                       C#m            E
Hey mister if you want to walk on water 

                         A
You're only going to walk all over me



    E        F#m
 Omaha

             D               
Somewhere in middle America  

A                E                 D
Get right to the heart of matters

                            A         E
It's the heart that matters more

                     F#m              B              D
I think you'd better turn your ticket in

                                  A                  D
And leave your money right at the door

A            D

A            D

A            D

A            D


F#m                    C#m
Start running the banner down

    E                    Bm                    F#m
Drop past the color come up through the summer rain

                  C#m                    D
Start turning the girl into the ground

                      F#m
Roll a new life over

       C#m                            E
In the middle of the night there's a young man

          Bm                          
Rolling around in the earth and rain

F#m                       C#m            E
Hey mister if you're going to walk on water, you know

                         A
You're only going to walk all over me



    E        F#m
 Omaha

             D               
Somewhere in middle America  

A                E                 D
Get right to the heart of matters

                            A         E
It's the heart that matters more

                     F#m              B              D
I think you'd better turn your ticket in

                               
And leave your money back at the door

   E        F#m
 Omaha

             D               
Somewhere in middle America  

A                E                 D
Get right to the heart of matters

                            A         E
It's the heart that matters more

                     F#m              B              D
I think you'd better turn your ticket in

                               
And leave your money back at the door

Omaha

-----0-----------0---------------
---------3-----------3-------3---
-0-----------0-----------0-------
---------------------------------
# Intro at beginning.  Play until chorus.



# Chorus:

      C      D                  Em     G
Round xxxx xx xxxxxx xxxxx xx straight
      C    D             Em    G
xxxxx here xxxxxxxxx radiates


# Second Chorus:

      C          D                Em    G
Round xxxx xx'xx carving xxx xxx xxxxx 
      C    D                Em   G
xxxxx here xx xxx xxxx xxx same
      C                       D
Round xxxx xx xxxx xxxx like xxxxx
        Em             G
xxx xx sacrifice xxxx xxxxx
    C             D                  Em     G
xxxxx here xxx'x slipping xxxxxxx xx hands


# Bridge:

A
 Sleeping xxxxxxxx xxxxxx xxx xxxx the xxxx
Am7         D7            A   G A
Out xx xxx lightning xxxxx
  Am7              D7/A              A     
A
Mama's xxxxxx xxxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxx xx
 C          D
xxx xx xxx lightning


# End:

          C        D            Em    G
Round xxxx she's xxxxxx xx xx xxxx
     C     D              Em     G
xxxxx here x xxx xxxx xx time
          C                           D
xxxxx xxxx we're xxxxx xxxx xx xxx early
       Em               G
Man, xxxxxx xxxxx xx xxxx
          C           D           Em           G
xxxxx xxxx xx xxxx xx very, very, very, very xxxx.
              C          D
x can't xxx xxxxxx', xxxxxx'
         Em
xxxxxx xxxx
 G                     C
  xxx xxxxx xx xx i'm falling,
                     D
xxx catch me xx x'x xxxxxxx,
                             Em
xxxx xxx xxxxx xx xxxxx i'm falling xxxx xx xxx

G            Cadd9        D
 x xxxx i'm xxxxx xxx gun

 Em7      G
xxxxxx xxxx
                   Cadd9       D
xx, xxx x said i'm xxxxx the gun
        Em7
xxxxxx xxxx
G                          Cadd9
  And I can't see nothin',nothin'
          Em
Round  here.

Round Here

Intro: [D][G] x 4


1st verse :
D                 G                   D               G
 Take the way home that leads back to Sullivan Street
D               G                D          G
 Cross the water and home through the town
D                G                   D            G
 Past the shadows that fall down wherever we meet
D             G          D          G
 Pretty soon I won't come around



Chorus:
G           A               Em
 I'm almost drowning in her sea 
             G             D
She's nearly fallen to her knees
                G               D       G
Take the way home  ba, ba, ba, ba



2nd verse :
D                 G                   D                 G
 Take the way home that leads back to Sullivan Street
D                    G            D      G
 Where all the bodies hang in the air
D                 G              D                G
 If she remembers, she hides it whenever we meet
D               G              D     G
 Either way now, I don't really care, cause I'm gone from there



Chorus:
G              A            Em
 I'm almost drowning in her sea 
             G               D      G   D
She's nearly crawling on her knees
G               D    G                D
 I'm down on my knees, I'm down on my knees
G               D     G               D   
 I'm down on my knees, I'm down on my knees
G          D
 Down on my knees



3rd Verse :
D                 G                   D                 G
 Take the way home that leads back to Sullivan Street
         D            G              D      G
I'm just another rider burned to the ground, come tumbling down




Chorus:
G           A               Em
 I'm almost drowning in her sea 
             G               Em
She's nearly crawling on her knees
            G            D        G    D    
It's almost everything I need
G            D        G            D
 I'm down on my knees, I'm down on my knees
G            D        G            D       G
 I'm down on my knees, I'm down on my knees
G          D>let ring
 Down on my knees

Sullivan Street


A--2---0h2-----3-3-------2-0-----0h2----3-3---|
E--3-3----------------------------------------|
C--2-------2-4---4-2h4-2-----2-2----2-4---4---|
B--0-------------0-------------0----------0---|



Verse

G              Cadd9          Em7
Gotta rush away she said
                  Cadd9            G
Ive been to Boston before
          Cadd9                   Em7
anyway, this change I've been feeling
                  Cadd9                 G
doesn't make the rain fall
     Cadd9             Em7
No big differences these days
                       Cadd9                  G
Just the same old walkways
   Cadd9                      Em7
Someday Im going to stay
       Cadd9
but not today


Walkways

The song was featured in the opening sequence of the second Shrek movie. 

&quot;Big Yellow Taxi&quot; is a song written and originally performed by Joni Mitchell in 1970. It was a big hit in her native Canada (#14) as well as Australia (#6) and the UK (#11). It only reached #67 in the US in 1970, but was later a bigger hit there for her in a live version released in 1975, which peaked at #24.  Charting versions have also been recorded by The Neighborhood (who had the original top US 40 hit with the track in 1970, peaking at #29), Maire Brennan, Amy Grant, and Counting Crows.   

Adam is falling in love with a woman he knows he can't stay with. In the end she leaves and he realizes he did love her and wasn't ready for her to go.

&quot;Round Here&quot; was released as the second single from Counting Crows' debut album, August and Everything After. It became the second Top 40 hit for the band.  The song's origin pre-dates the formation of Counting Crows, when frontman Adam Duritz wrote the song with The Himalayans members Dan Jewett, Chris Roldan and Dave Janusko. 

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

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

(Verse)
Em              G                                     
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares
D
Licking up their lollipops
A           C
No one ever interrupts
Em              G                           
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares
D
Playing with their teddy bears
A                 C      Em
talking 'bout the rising fares
Em              G                            
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares
D
Whistling to their favorite song
A                  C
Dancing, laughing, all night long
Em              G                             
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares 
D
Praying to the morning sun 
A                  C      Em
Talking with their golden tongue

(Pre-chorus)
      G            D      Em  
And I wished I was one of them
      G            D      Em
And I wished I was one of them

(Chorus)
    C                            G
I'd love to be a millionaire, I wished I had a golden mare
    D                                  Em
And I would waste my precious time, by looking for the perfect rime
C                           G
Life is easy, life is good, it would be like Hollywood
   D            C      Em
If I could be a millionaire

(Verse)
Em              G                           
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares
      D
There was a wave, that killed 
             A            C
Them all and now the lollipops are gone
Em              G                           
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares
D
Travelling to the Nowhere-Land
A                     C     Em
Where nasty pleasures never end

(Pre-chorus)
      G            D      Em 
And I wished I was one of them 
      G            D      Em
And I wished I was one of them

(Bridge)
    Em          D               Em        D              Em           
Hey tell me how can it be, that money can set you free,  tell me 
    D               C         D
How can it be, that money can set you

Em          D               Em        D              Em           
Tell me how can it be, that money can set you free,  tell me 
    D               C         D
How can it be, that money can set you,  
C         D        Em
Money can set you free

(Chorus)
    C                            G
I'd love to be a millionaire, I wished I had a golden mare
    D                                  Em
And I would waste my precious time, by looking for the perfect rime
C                           G
Life is easy, life is good, it would be like Hollywood
   D            C      Em
If I could be a millionnaire
        D            C      Em
If only I could be a millionaire

47 Millionaires

Intro : 
=======
Cm D G7 Cm
Cm D G7 Cm

Couplet :
=========
Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G
C Fm C Fm D Gm D G7
Cm G Cm G Fm Cm G C

Refrain :
=========
C F G C C F G

La Salsa Du Demon

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

...

Out Of The Darkness

Intro: C F C F

C                   F        C                 F
Everything has its season, everything has its time
C            F             C                G
Show me a reason and I'll soon show you a rhyme
Bb                            C                 Am7
Cats fit on the windowsill, children fit in the snow
Gm                                      C
Why do I feel I don't fit in anywhere I go?

F                             Gsus
Rivers belong where they can ramble,
Em                   Em7      F
Eagles belong where they can fly
C           Dm            G             Am
I've got to be where my spirit can run free
F          C       Gm        C
Gotta find my corner of the sky

Repeat verse and chorus x2

Corner Of The Sky

G A7sus4 G Cadd9 x2

G            A7sus4
I don't mind stealing bread
G                  Cadd9
From the mouths of decadence

G A7sus4 G Cadd9

    G                   A7sus4
But I can't feed on the powerless
        G             Cadd9
When my cup's already overfilled

G A7sus4 G Cadd9

G        A7sus4
But it's on the table
    G           Cadd9
The fire is cooking

G           A7sus4
And they're farming babies
       G         Cadd9
While slaves are working
G        A7sus4
Blood is on the table
        G          Cadd9
And the mouths are choking
    G           A7sus4  G   Cadd9
But I'm growing hungry


G            Cadd9
I don't mind stealing bread
G                  Cadd9
From the mouths of decadence

G Cadd9 x2

    G                   Cadd9
But I can't feed on the powerless
        G             Cadd9
When my cup's already overfilled

G Cadd9 x2

G        A7sus4
But it's on the table
    G           Cadd9
The fire is cooking

G           A7sus4
And they're farming babies
       G         Cadd9
While slaves are working
G      A7sus4
And is on the table
        G          Cadd9
And the mouths are choking

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)


D5-E5 D5-E5  Emadd9  x4


G Am Bm Cadd9 x2


G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)


D5-E5 D5-E5  Emadd9 x4


     G             A7sus4
Yeah I don't mind stealing bread
     G             Cadd9
    (Ooh           I don't mind)

     G             A7sus4
Yeah I don't mind stealing bread
     G             Cadd9
    (Ooh           I don't mind)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)


D5-E5 D5-E5  Emadd9

Hunger Strike

(Verse)
F#m
Up in the sky, there is a village 
        E                        D
And the people there are blue, I believe it's true 
          F#m
Up in the sky, people are happy 
              E		           D         F#m
They love to sing and there is no need for a king

F#m
Up in the sky, nothing is insane 
       E                           D
Like a rocket driven plane you can fly above the rain 
          F#m
Up in the sky, you just feel fine 
            E                           D
There is no running out of time and you never cross a line

(Pre-Chrous)
F#m     E       D             
I never want to die 
F#m     E           D
I wanna live in the sky

(Chorus)
F#m                    D
Up in the sky, you can fly 
          A              E
You will make it if you try 
       F#m         D   E
In the sky you are far away
       	  F#m	      D		  	
Up in the sky you can sing 
	A	    E
And you can do everything 
	D		          E	
And no 	matter what they say it's true 
	         F#m
I'm going to the blue

(Verse)
F#m
Up in the sky there's no religion
	     E		      	       D	
There are no cars an no phones and you cannot be controlled
	  F#m
Up in the sky you just feel fine
	    E		             D
There is no money making crime but a lot of good wine

(Pre-Chorus)
F#m     E       D             
I never want to die 
F#m     E           D
I wanna live in the sky


(Chorus)
F#m                     D
Up in the sky, you can fly 
         A	        E
You will make it if you try 
       F#m         D    E
In the sky you are far away
          F#m	      D		  	
Up in the sky you can sing 
	A           E
And you	can do everything 
	D		          E	
And no 	matter what they say it's true 
	         F#m
I'm going to the blue

(Bridge)
A	E	F#m
oooo 	oooo 	ooooo

4x
D          A           E
I wanna live up in the sky

(Chorus)
F#m                    D
Up in the sky, you can fly 
       	 A	        E
You will make it if you try 
       F#m         D    E
In the sky you are far away
          F#m	      D		  	
Up in the sky you can sing 
	A	    E
And you can do everything 
	D		          E	
And no 	matter what they say it's true 
	         F#m
I'm going to the blue

(Outro, fade out)
A	 E	F#m
oooo 	oooo  	ooooo

Up In The Sky

Intro - C--G--F (x2)

C                     G
Driving home in the pouring rain
C                          G
I'm getting tired of the song that's playing
F      C         G
All i want is a reason
G
You gotta give me something
C                           G
You know it's really hard to concentrate
C                         G
I'm getting tired of the words you're saying
F         C          G
Don't tell me you're waiting
G
I would be all you wanted

C       G         C
Give me something else

C                            G
So if you take a chance then you wont regret it
C                              G
Cause I'll take your hand and I'll keep you betting on me
F                            C
All the things that I'd do to you-oo
G                    C
Everything this is turning into
C                                G
And if you close your eyes then I'll show you something
C                              G
We could spend some time and I'll keep you running to me
F                              C
All the time i would spend with you-oo
G                     C
Everything I could learn about you
C         G
I'll be something
F               C
I'll be all you wanted

C                   G
Here we are in the pouring rain
C                     G
It's pretty clear you're a chance worth taking
F       C          G
I can tell that you're waiting
G
For me to give you something
C                    G
Now there's nothing left to complicate
C                       G
Little words that are not worth saying
F        C        G
You have got to believe me
G
I would be all you wanted

C        G        C
Give me something else


C                            G
So if you take a chance then you wont regret it
C                              G
Cause I'll take your hand and I'll keep you betting on me
F                            C
All the things that I'd do to you-oo
G                    C
Everything this is turning into
C                                G
And if you close your eyes then I'll show you something
C                              G
We could spend some time and I'll keep you running to me
F                              C
All the time i would spend with you-oo
G                     C
Everything I could learn about you
C         G
I'll be something
F               C
I'll be all you wanted

C          G              C             G
Take it or leave it it's not what you think
F              C                 G         C
This could be something that no one could fake
C            G        C         G
If you just try to change your mind
C              G            C         G
But sooner or later you're likely to break
F               C            G       C
And I won't be waiting to fix you mistakes

C        G         C
Give me something else

C                            G
So if you take a chance then you wont regret it
C                              G
Cause I'll take your hand and I'll keep you betting on me
F                            C
All the things that I'd do to you-oo 
Am
Anything this is...

C                            G
So if you take a chance then you wont regret it
C                              G
Cause I'll take your hand and I'll keep you betting on me
F                            C
All the things that I'd do to you-oo 
G                    C
Everything this is turning into
C                                G
And if you close your eyes then I'll show you something
C                              G
We could spend some time and I'll keep you running to me
F                              C
All the time i would spend with you-oo
G                     C
Everything I could learn about you
C         G
I'll be something
F               C
I'll be all you wanted

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