The Swiss Army Romance

A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar

Dusk And Summer

The Shade Of Poison Trees

Dashboard Confessional was started in 2000, by Chris Carrabba in Boca Raton, Florida, as a side project from his band Further Seems Forever.  Chris recorded his first album, The Swiss Army Romance, in 2000. The following year, he recorded Further Seems Forever's debut album The Moon Is Down. However, he left the band soon after the album's release, instead recording and releasing his sophomore album The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most, as well as a follow-up EP titled So Impossible.  

# Bridge might not be absolutely perfect, but it fits in the same key.

INTRO:

D

VERSE 1:

               A/C#
She smiled in a big way
                         E
The way a girl like that smiles
                  D
When the world is hers. And she held your eyes
              A/C#                 E
Out in the breezeway, down by the shore
               D
In the lazy summer
                   A/C#
And she pulled you in
                 E
And she bit your lip
                   D
And she made you hers
           A/C#
She looked deep into you as you lay together
E                          D
Quiet in the grasp of dusk and summer


CHORUS:

           A        E
But you’ve already lost
            A/C#   Dsus2
But you’ve already lost
           A        E
But you’ve already lost
              A/C#        D             A/C#     E     D
When you only had barely enough to hang on


VERSE 2:

                    A/C#
And she combed your hair
                    E
And she kissed your teeth
                  D
And she made you better than you’d been before
                  A/C#
And she told you bad things
                           E
that you wished you could change
              D
In the lazy summer
                   A/C#
And she told you laughing
             E
down to her core
                 D
So she would not cry and she lay in your lap
             A/C#
as she said  “Nobody here can live forever
E                         D
Quiet in the grasp of dusk and summer.”


CHORUS:

           A        E
But you’ve already lost
            A/C#   Dsus2
But you’ve already lost
           A        E
But you’ve already lost
              A/C#        D             A/C#
When you only had barely enough to hang on


Bridge:


A/C#  A/C#  Dsus2  Em7   x6   (Slow Alternating Fingerpick Pattern)

FINAL CHORUS:

          A        E
But you’ve already lost
            A/C#    Dsus2
But you’ve already lost
           A        E
But you’ve already lost
              A/C#         D                 A/C#     E
When you only had barely enough of her to hang on
      D
Hang on
     A/C#        E
Hang on
     D
Hang on

INTRO: Eb    Bb     C    Ab   2x


Eb             Bb 		      C 
  We watch the season pull up its own stakes
			Ab 
  And catch the last weekend of the last week
Eb 			  Bb                  C 
  Before the gold and the glimmer have been replaced,
		       Ab 
  Another sun soaked season fades away


Eb 	   Bb        C ........Ab   2X
  You have stolen my heart


Bb 
 Invitation only, grant farewells
C                  Ab 
 Crash the best one, of the best ones
Eb            Bb            C           Ab ........
 Clear liquor and cloudy eyed, too early to say goodnight


Eb 	   Bb        C ........Ab   2X
  You have stolen my heart


Eb                    Bb               C 
 And from the ballroom floor we are in celebration
           Ab                     Eb 
 One good stretch before our hibernation
           Bb             C               Ab ........
Our dreams assured and we all, will sleep well


repeat intro 2x


Eb        Bb 
 You have stolen
C         Ab 
 You have stolen
Eb       Bb        C ....Ab 
You have stolen my     heart......


Eb                Bb                    C 
 I watch you spin around in the highest heels
                 Ab 
You are the best one, of the best ones
Eb      Bb           C    Ab 
 We all look like we     feel......



Eb        Bb 
 You have stolen
C         Ab 
 You have stolen
Eb       Bb        C ....Ab 
You have stolen my     heart......

Stolen

Sorry its so long I hope this works for you!!

G                      C
 Step on the stage The lights the praise
     E                      A
 The curtain calls And the big parade
G                  C             E   A
 You know that life all too well
G                          C
The promise the pain The valor the rage
E                           A
Hold up your hands for the bow and the wave
G                   C                   E   A
You know his touch  A little too well
E                   D
You throw yourself Into their arms
G               C
Mistresses have all the fun
E                 D                 G
But no one's ever there to take you home
G                           C
Box up your gloves and your Down coats
E                          A
Bound for the sun and the West coast
G                 C                 E    A
Where upper crust tragedies abound
G                          C
A tip for the girl at the Coat check
E                            A
The guy at the door and the Bar back
G                   C          E  A
They know your face Oh so well
E                D
But movies never made you famous
G                   C
All your dreams got lost or traded
E                 D                  G   C
And all you ever cared about got lost
E                    D
But you were surely still an actress
G                   C
Older men would find attractive
E                  D                G    C
And all you ever cared about got lost
G      C
----------
              E              A
Where there's gold, there's a gold digger
G                   C
You throw yourself Into their arms
E               A
Mistresses have all the fun  
G                 C                 E     A
But no one's ever there to take you home

Where Theres Gold

G                     C
carry this picture for luck
            A7
kept in a locket
                 D
tucked in your coller
                G7
close to your chest
            C
make it a secret
                A7      D
shown to the closest friends
     G                    C
and meet me at quarter to 7
                    A7
the sun will still shine then
                 D
at this time of year
                   G7
we'll head to the inlet
                   A7      D
and we'll share a bottle there


      G                        B
and color the coast with your smile
                E
its the most genuine thing
               C
that ive ever seen
          C (solid strum, let fade)
i was so lost
     D       G
but now i believe


G C A7 D


      G                          C
and follow me south of the big docks
                  A7
they teather the boats
               D
the rich men revere
         G7         C
as so important
                 A7        D
they hire our fathers to steer
      G                       C
and down to the edge of the water
                       A7
where we'll spill our guts
                     D
and we'll name our fears
 G                    C
i'll give you this picture
            A7
keep it and dont

be
  D
scared

      G                        B
and color the coast with your smile
                E
its the most genuine thing
               C
that ive ever seen
          C (solid strum, let fade)
i was so lost
     D       G
but now i believe

G
and the coast
       B                   E
your smile is the most genuine thing
                C
that ive ever seen
           C (Solid strum, let fade)
i was so lost
     E       G
but now i believe
         C
and i believe
        A7
now i believe
        D
now i believe

Carry This Picture

D
So quiet
		Bm
Another wasted night
		A
The television steals the conversation
D
Exhale
		Bm
Another wasted breath
		A
Again it goes unnoticed


D		A		     Bm
Please tell me you're just feeling tired
		G				   D
'cause if it's more than that I fear that I might break
D	 A	   Bm             G
Out of touch out of time
D		  A				Bm
Please send me anything but signals that are mixed
	G			  D
'cause I can't read your rolling eyes
D	 A		    Bm          G
Out of touch are we out of time


D
Close lipped
                   Bm
Another goodnight kiss
			A
Is robbed of all its passion
D
Your grip
		 Bm
Another time is slack
		      A
It leaves me feeling empty


D		A		     Bm
Please tell me you're just feeling tired
		G				   D
'cause if it's more than that I fear that I might break
D	 A	   Bm             G
Out of touch out of time
D		  A				Bm
Please send me anything but signals that are mixed
	G			  D
'cause I can't read your rolling eyes
D	 A		    Bm          G
Out of touch are we out of time


Em		 G
I'll wait until tomorrow
		   D
Maybe you'll feel better then
		  A
Maybe we'll be better then
Em		  G
So what's another day
			  D	                          A
When I can't bear these nights of thoughts of going on without you
Em			G
This mood of yours is temporary
	   D
It seems worth the wait
		  A
To see you smile again
Em			G
Out of the corner of my eye
	       D			    A
Won't be the only way you're looking at me then


D
So quiet
		Bm
Another wasted night
		A
The television steals the conversation
D
Exhale
		Bm
Another wasted breath
		A		D
Again it goes unnoticed

Again I Go Unnoticed

B                        G#m  
She said, "I've gotta be honest. You're wasting your
E                             B  
time if you're fishing 'round here
B                              G#m
And I said, "You must be mistaken 'cause I'm not
E                        B  
fooling. This feeling is real.
B                             G#m
She said, "You've gotta be crazy! What do you
  E                       B  
Take me for, some kind of easy mark?"
B                                G#m
You've got wits. You've got looks. You've got passion.
         E                            B
But, I swear that you've got me all wrong.


B   E
All wrong
E   G#m
All wrong
G#m             E
But, you've got me...


B                         E               G#m     
I'll be true.  I'll be useful.  I'll be cavalier. I'll be
   E                       C#m                      A
yours my dear. And, I'll belong to you if you just let me through.


B        F#       G#m               C#m               E  F#
This is easy as lovers go, so don't complicate it by hesitating.

B               F#           G#m              C#m
And, this is wonderful as loving goes. This is taylor made.
           E        F#
What's the sense in waiting?


-------------------------------------------------------------
[Transposed Ending]

C#        G#       A#m               D#m               F#  G#
This is easy as lovers go, so don't complicate it by hesitating.

C#              G#           A#m              D#m
And, this is wonderful as loving goes. This is taylor made.
           F#        G#
What's the sense in waiting?
(Add another C# for the ending chord)

As Lovers Go

Original tuning : 1.0 step up

                 G
She smiled in a big way
                           D
The way a girl like that smiles
                   Em
When the world is hers
                   C
And she held your eyes
               G
Out in the breezeway
              D
Down by the shore
              Em        C
In the lazy summer


                   G
And she pulled you in
                  D
And she bit your lip
                  Em       C
And she made you hers


And she looked
 G
Deep into you as you lay together
 D
Quiet in the grasp
    Em              C
Of dusk and summer

             G      D
But you've already lost
             Em     C
But you've already lost
             G      D
But you've already lost
              Em
When you only had
        C
Barely enough
        G
To hang on

Intro: C, Em, F, G, Am, Em, F

Verse:

C                 Em            F
I guess it's luck but it's the same

G     Am                Em       F
Hard luck you've been trying to tame

C               Em        F              G
Maybe it's love but it's like you said

Am             Em            F  
Love is like a role that we play.

*Prechorus:

C         Em         F       G  
But I believe in you so much I could

Am           Em            F    G 
Die for the words that you say.

C         Em             F      G  
But I believe in you so much I could

Am            Em            F
Die from the words that you say.
*            *               *

Chorus:
                    C
You're chasing the ghost

Em    F
Of a good thing.

G             Am
Haunting yourself 

Em     F
As the real thing.

       G      C        Em   F
It's getting away from you again.

       G               Am       F
While you're chasing ghosts.


Repeat first verse.

Repeat pre-chorus and chorus.

Then:

             C    Em    F 
Chasing the ghost of a good thing

G             Am
Haunting yourself

Em      F 
As the real thing

       G      C 
It's getting away 

Em   F        G     C        Em   F 
Way, way, way-A-A-A-A-A from you again

        G              Am    Em   F 
While you're chasing ghosts

Ghost Of A Good Thing

Eb               Cm                  Ab
  Breathe in for luck, breathe in so deep
            Bb           Db         Eb
This air is blessed, you share with me
Eb              Cm                Ab
  This night is wild, so calm and dull
                  Bb        Db   Eb         
These hearts they race from self control
Eb              Cm                    Ab          
  Your legs are smooth, as they graze mine
            Bb
We're doing fine, we're doing nothing at 

         Eb                                           
CHORUS:  All.  My hopes are so high that your kiss might 
Gm7
kill me
             Ab
So won't you kill me
         Gm7    Ab    Gm7 
So I die happy
Eb                             Gm7
    My heart is yours to fill or burst
               Ab            Gm7
To break or bury, or wear as jewelry
     Ab   Gm7    Eb
Whichever you prefer

(Verse 2 same chords as 1st verse)
       Eb  Cm  Ab  Bb  Db  Eb

The words are hushed, lets not get busted
Just lay entwined here
Undiscovered
Safe and near from all the stupid questions
Hey did you get some?
Man that is so dumb
Stay quiet, stay near, stay close they can't here
So we can get some


CHORUS x1

Cm                       Ab 
  Hands down this is the best day
      Eb   
I can ever remember
Bb
Always remember
    Cm                        Ab    
The sound of your stereo, the dim of the soft lights
    Eb                           Bb
The scent of your hair, that you twirl in your fingers
        Cm                         Ab  
And the time on the clock, when we realized it's so late
         Eb                     Bb
And this walk that we shared, together
    Cm                       Ab
The streets were wet and the gate was locked
     Eb               Bb
So I jumped it, and I let you in
        Cm                           Ab
And you stood at your door with your hands on my waist
        Eb                 Bb
And you kissed me like you meant it 
      Cm             Ab
And I knew, that you meant it
         Eb                 Bb
That you meant it, that you meant it 
      Cm             Ab
And I knew, that you meant it,
         Eb
That you meant it

Hands Down

[Intro]
G-Am-Em-D

[Verse 1]
 G            Am
Hand out the window
            Em
Floatin' on air
                    D
Just a flip of the wrist
                     G    Am-Em-D
I'd be wavin' you goodbye
 G                Am
Drive past the lifeguard stand
 Em                  D                  G      Am-Em-D
Where I sit around waiting for you to remember
 C          G
As I drive


[Chorus]
 G       Am                  C
How the girls could turn to ghosts before your eyes
         Em               D                Bb                C
And the very dreams that led to them are keeping them from dying
 G           Am                    C
And how the grace with which she walked into your life
      Em                 D
Will stay with you in your steps
      Bb              C
And pace with you a while
 Bb  C       G   Am-Em
So long, so long
     D       G   Am-Em-D-G
So long, so long


[Verse 2]
 G             Am           Em
The speaker in this door is blown
     D                   G
So nothing sounds quite right
                  Am                       Em       D    G
Taking my time, taking this drive, waving this town goodbye
                  Am    Em   D
And I drive this ocean road
       G
And remember
                   Am                       Em
The small of your back, nape of your neck, I remember everything
 D      C
as I drive
                   G
Waving this town goodbye


[Chorus]
 G       Am                  C
How the girls could turn to ghosts before your eyes
         Em               D                Bb                C
And the very dreams that led to them are keeping them from dying
 G           Am                    C
And how the grace with which she walked into your life
      Em                 D
Will stay with you in your steps
      Bb              C
And pace with you a while
 Bb  C       Bb         C      Bb        
       G  Am-Em
So long, so long, so long, so long, so long, so long
     D       G
So long, so long
                  Am                       Em     D    
  Am-Em
Taking my time, taking this drive, waving this town goodbye
     D       G   Am-Em
So long, so long
     D          C
So long, so long


[Bridge]
 C
And I will leave under the cover
 C
Of summer's kiss upon the sky
 C
Like the storm face of your lover
 C
Just before she says goodbye
 C
I was certain that the season could be held between my arms
 C
But just as summer's hold is fleeting
 C                       G  Am-Em-D
I was here and now I'm gone

(Repeat G-Am-Em-D for the rest of the song; end on G)

So Long So Long

C         Am          F             C
If you knew what I know would you try?
C              Am             F                 C
Before your time has run on you and worn you down
C            Am             F             C
Would you know what you desire in your heart
C         Am          F              C
If you knew what I know would you try?

Am           F
Is there time?
            C                G
Is there time to follow just one desire?
Am           F
Is there time?
            C                G
Is there time to follow your heart?

C               Am
Dress your wounds
               F
Test your strength
            C
Face the night
C            Am
Crave the touch
            F
Feel the pain
             C
Know the signs
C           Am            F
Is there truth in your pain
         C
You decide
C         Am          F            C
If you knew what I know would you try

Am           F
Is there time?
            C                G
Is there time to follow just one desire?
Am           F
Is there time?
            C                G
Is there time to follow your heart?

C       Am           F               C
As we lay in the shade of poison trees
C         Am            F                C
Are we as safe as we'd like ourselves to believe

Intro:
C# F# Bbm F# X2

Verse:
         C#           F#
Would it kill you to breathe
      Bbm    F#                C#            F#
Is it only 17 miles right between you and me?
        Bbm           F#
I could make it if I have to
        C#         F#
I don't break easily
       Bbm               F#
Got my consol, thick as thieves
             C#                   F#
If there's a crime we'll keep it secret
            Bbm          F#                   G#
But there's only trace amounts left in your blood

Pre-Chorus:
G#
(You) may be a sinner
        F#
But you may be justified

Chorus:
               C#     G#
Just keep your mouth shut
          Bbm  Fm
Keep your guard up
  F#          G#       C# (strum once then pause)
I swear I'll make it right

Verse:
         C#          F#
Would it kill me to breathe?
      Bbm    F#               C#             F#
Is it only 17 miles right between you and me?
        Bbm          F#
I could fake it if I have to
        C#        F#
I don't bend easily
       Bbm              F#
Got my consol, thick as thieves
          C#               F#
I have no crown to keep a secret
       Bbm               F#
It was hers, it was not mine

Pre-Chorus:
  G#  
Well I may be a sinner
       F#
But it wasn't me this time

Chorus:
               C#     G#
Just keep your mouth shut
          Bbm    Fm
Keep your guard up
  F#         G#      C#
I swear I'll make it right

Bridge:
Bbm            
Listen to yourself
           Fm
You have a hemorhage in your mouth
              F#
It won't stop bleeding

Chorus:
C#            G#
You may be a sinner
           Bbm               Fm
But I will hold the smoking gun
               F#
We'll get away clean
               G#               Bbm                 Fm   
I'll keep your secrets til the grave has swallowed me
           F#            G#                    Bbm            Fm
And I will never tell a tortured soul that's burning by my side
            F#
That I am a sinner
       G#
I Am a savior
       C#
I Am a lie
  
             C#     G#
So keep your mouth shut
          Bbm   Fm
Keep your guard up
  F#          G#       C#
I swear I'll make it right

Thick As Thieves

C, Em7, F, G, C

C                             Em7                
I've got my eye on top shelf liquor,
Am                       
With taste so smooth it 
F
Hits you quicker. 
G                        C
But you've only got the well. 

C                                 Em7
And I've got an eye for top tier women
Am                                      F 
With legs so long they go straight to heaven, 
G                               C
But this old bunch looks like hell. 

     Am          F         C      G
But tonight I'll take what I can get. 

C                           Em7
I'd like to hear a great musician 
Am                               F
With strange ideas and grand ambition, 
G                                     C
But this guy, he's got trouble with chords. 

C                                   Em7
And I'd like to leave this game a winner 
Am                              F
Head held high, the luck of beginners 
G                                         C
But this old losers crawling out on all fours. 

     Am          F         C      G
But tonight I'll take what I can get. 
Am       
Well this drink will do, 
F
And girl you look all right, 
C                                         G
And this band is playing like hell tonight. 

Am
These dice are loaded 
F
And lord I am too 
C                                   G
 I might be losing but I'm leaving soon. 

Am
With the prettiest girl 
F
To enter this dump, 
C                                                 G
She drank all of the whiskey but she left me the rum 
      Am           F       C     G
And tonight I'll take what I can get 

 Am           F       C      G
Tonight I'll take what I can get

C                                   Em7
I've got my sights on brand new beginnings 
Am                                 F
Brand new starts make saints of sinners 
G                            C
But I'm doomed to live in my past 


C                                  Em7
Live nude girls says the sign out front,
Am                                   F 
But old dead dreams are dancing in front, 
G                                    C
Of old dead dreamers with washed up luck, 
Buying love for cash 

     Am          F           C     G
Well tonight I'll take what I can get. 

C                              Em7
This old story gets stale and dry, 
Am                      F
No matter how I try and try
G                             C
To spin this fable Fresh and new 





C
You strung me along 
Em7
Like a tease on prom night 
Am                            F
Getting me loose but Leaving me uptight 
G                            C 
Please tell me that, Some of that love was true. 

   Am           F       C     G
Tonight I'll take what I can get 

Am                             
Well this drink will do, 
F
And girl you look all right, 
C                                     G
And this band is playing like hell tonight. 

Am
These dice are loaded 
F
And lord I am too 
C                                  G
I might be losing but I'm scoring soon. 

Am
With the prettiest girl 
F
To enter this dump, 
C                                                G
She drank all of the whiskey but she left me the rum 

        
        Am          F                C     G
And tonight I'll take what I can get.

Tonight I'll Take What I Can Get

Verse 1

D#                C 
Hope dangles on a string
                     Bb 
Like slow spinning redemption
                       Ab 
Winding in and winding out
                              D# 
The shine of it has caught my eye

And roped me in
  C               Bb 
So mesmerizing, so hypnotizing
    Ab 
I am captivated

Chorus
    D# 
I am Vindicated
     Bb 
I am selfish  I am wrong
     Ab 
I am right  I swear I'm right

I swear I knew it all along
         D# 
And I am flawed
        Bb 
But I am cleaning up so well
     Ab 
I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself

Verse 2
   D# 
So clear
                         C 
Like the diamond in your ring
                   Bb 
Cut to mirror your intentions
                  Ab 
Oversized and overwhelmed
                                 D# 
The shine of which has caught my eye

And rendered me
  C             Bb 
So isoloated, so motivated
     Ab 
I am certain now that

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
   C 
So turn
                       Bb 
Up the corners of your lips
                             Ab 
Part them and feel my finger tips
Trace the moment, fall forever
C 
Defense is paper thin
         Bb 
Just one touch and I'd be in
    Ab 
Too deep now to ever swim against the current
               D# 
So let me slip away
               C 
So let me slip away 
               Bb 
So let me slip away
                           Ab 
So let me slip against the current
               D# 
So let me slip away
               C 
So let me slip away
               Bb 
So let me slip away
               Ab 
So let me slip away

Repeat Chorus

       D# 
Slight hope
                Bb 
It dangles on a string
                   Ab 
Like slow spinning redemption...

Vindicated

&quot;Hands Down&quot; is a song by Dashboard Confessional that was originally recorded for the acoustic So Impossible EP in 2001, which told the story of a date that Chris Carrabba had in his late teens/early twenties. It was re-recorded for the LP A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar in 2003 with a full band. Carrabba has said that this song is about the best date that he's ever had, and introduces it as such at concerts.  Released 	August 12, 2003 Format 	CD Genre 	Alternative rock, emo Length 	3:06 Label 	Vagrant Records 

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

De Nada

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


Perfect

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

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

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

It Ain't Me

Intro/Verse
A|--4--1--3--6---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1--4---------------------------------------------------|
C|--8--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------9-9-9-9---4-4-4-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------9-9-9-9-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

School Friends

S                     S        
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|--6------6-6---3-------------------1-| 
C|-------------5---5-------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
                                                              
A|----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| 
C|-----4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------| 

A|-----5--8--10--8--5--|--8-12--------12--|----5-8-10-8-5-------| 
E|--6------------------|------------------|--6------------------| 
C|---------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
G|---------------------|-------5--7-5-----|---------------------| 
     S      S      S      S            
A|----------------7------7-8----8---| 
E|--5-6----5-6------1----5-6----6---| 
C|--4-5------2------2-----------2---| 
G|---------6------6-----------------|

King Creole

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

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

...

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