Armed Forces

My Aim Is True

In Motion Pictures

This Year's Model

Brutal Youth

The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook

Declan Patrick MacManus was born 25th August 1954, in St Mary's Hospital, Paddington in London. He is the son of trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader Ronald (

Intro (2x): Em Bm Cmaj7 D
        G                          Bm                 Em
Don't tell me you don't know what love is when you're old enough to
       Bm                Em                       Am
know better.  When you find strange hands in your sweater, when
          Bm         E                          Am
your dreamboat turns out to be a footnote, I'm a man with a
            Bm           D
mission in two or three editions, and?

  (chorus)
 G   Bm         C      D        G         Bm
I'm giving you a long look ev'ryday, ev'ryday,
      C         D                G   Bm
ev'ryday, ev'ryday I write the book.
 C

 D


1st Verse:
           Em                                      G
Chapter one, we didn't really get along, Chapter two, I think I
  Bm              G  C D     Em
fell in love with you.  you said you'd stand by me in the
                                       Am
middle of Chapter three, but you were up to your old tricks in Chapters
 Bm             D
four, five, and six, and?

  (chorus)
 G   Bm         C      D        G         Bm
I'm giving you a long look ev'ryday, ev'ryday,
      C         D                G   Bm
ev'ryday, ev'ryday I write the book.
 C

D


2nd verse:
                Em                                            G
The way you walk, the way you talk and try to kiss me and laugh in four
     Bm       G   C D Em
or five paragraphs.       All your compliments and your
                      Am                Bm        D
cutting remarks are captured here in my quotation marks, and?

  (chorus)
 G   Bm         C      D        G         Bm
I'm giving you a long look ev'ryday, ev'ryday,
      C         D                G   Bm
ev'ryday, ev'ryday I write the book.
C
D


        G                           Bm          Em
Don't tell me you don't know the diff'rence, between a lover and a
  Bm              Em                      Am         Bm
fighter.  With my pen and my electric typewriter, even in a
                      E                          Am
perfect world where ev'ryone was equal, I'd still own the film rights
         Bm            D
and be working on the sequel.

{coda}
 G   Bm         C      D        G         Bm
I'm giving you a long look ev'ryday, ev'ryday,
      C         D                Em
ev'ryday, ev'ryday I write the book.

Everyday I Write The Book

A                       D       E
Don't start me talking, I could talk all night.
A                         D         C#7 
My mind goes sleepwalking while I'm putting the world to right.
F#m            B            F#m              B       E   A  
Called careers information. Have you got yourself an occupation

                 D       E     A                 D        E
Oliver's Army is here to stay, Oliver's Army are on their way.
A           F#m         A      D        E      A   D  E6  E7
And I would rather be anywhere else but here today.

A                               D         E
There was a checkpoint Charlie, he didn't crack a smile.
A                          D                C#m
But it's no laughing party when you've been on the murder mile.
F#m            B              F#m            B              E
Only takes one itchy trigger, one more widow one less white nigger.

                 D       E     A                 D        E
Oliver's Army is here to stay. Oliver's Army are on their way.
A             F#m       A      D        E      A   D  E6  E7
And I would rather be anywhere else but here today.

G#m             F#         E         D#
Hong Kong is up for grabs, London is full of Arabs.
C#                 F#         E             F#
We could be in Palestine, overrun by the Chinese line
         E                            F#
With the boys from the Mersey and the Thames and the Tyne.

B                      E         F#         B
But there's no danger. It's a professional career,
                                 E              D#7              G#m
Though it could be arranged with just a word in Mr. Churchill's ear.
                 C#                 G#m
If you're out of luck you're out of work
                  C#   F#    B     E    F#
We could send you to Johannesburg

B                E       F#    B                 E        F#
Oliver's Army is here to stay, Oliver's Army are on their way.
B           G#m          B     E         F#     B
And I would rather be anywhere else than here today

B           G#m          B     E         F#     B
And I would rather be anywhere else than here today 

B           G#m          B     E         F#     B
And I would rather be anywhere else than here today 

B             E         F#
Oh oh oh oh   Oh oh oh

Oliver's Army

G                                        C
oh **** i feel so ***** night * might fall to pieces,
 	D	              G	     D
so be prepared to ***** me out the ****,	 
 	G	                        C
and i ***** be horizontal by the **** the evening ceases,
 	D	G
so i ***** i'll get acquainted **** the floor.
 	B	C
but i was trying to *** away **** the things i usually **,
 	D	G	D
"hello floorboards, **** again, *** are you?" 	 

Chorus

------



	G	C
lip service, **** that's *** you'll **** get **** me.
 	D	G	D
how could *** believe i'd **** you seriously? 	 
 	G	C
with **** cheap rewards, **** blackmail *** your comical ****,
 	D	G
just remember **** you'll only be *** boss ** long you *** my wage.


                  
                 G                                     C
Well *** the signposts on** this road **** all point *** way,

        D                                  G          D
don't act **** you're above me, **** look at **** shoes.

     C                                                      G
i'll turn *** light *** now 'cause there's nothing **** to say,

      D                                                G
and it's all been **** before ** there's nothing **** to lose.
 	B                                          C
oh *** you could say **** you loved ** very painlessly
 	D	                             G	  D
i would **** done the **** for ***  but you said ** me.	....

Chorus

Cheap Rewards

G                                            D  
If I xxx xx xx xxxxx and I xxxxxxx xxxx xxx
            G                                        D
Not to xx xxx xx xxxx xx xx xxxx
                       C                      D
Would you xxxx xxx xxx xxxx 
                  G                      C
Like xxx xxx xxxx before
G                       D                               G                 D
This xxxx xx xxxxxxxxx xxxxx xxxx don't xx
            G                                                 D
If I xxxxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx x xxxxxx xx xxx xxxxx
                        G                                           D
Would you xxxxx xx xxxxx xxxx xx xxxxx
                 C                   D
Knowing x xxxx xxx xx
                      G                          C
Would you xxxxx xxxx xxx xx
G                        D                                 G               D                 G
This xxxx xx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxx xxx don't xx xxxxxx xxxx
C                                                 G
You xxxx xx xxxx xxxx the rest xx xxx xxxxx
                    D                                                   G
When xxx xxxxxx xx xx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx
             C                                    G
Now I xxxx xx xxxx xxxx x xxxxx xxx xxx lied
           A                        A7                   D D7
But I xxxxx xxx xx xxxxx xx xxxx kiss
   C                                           G
I xxxxx xxx xxxxx x xxxx knew xxxx xxxx
    D                                        G
I xxxxxx xx xxxx xxx xx heart
                            C                            G
But xxxx xxx came back xxxxx xxxxxxx xx xxx xxxx
  A  A7                                                        D D7
I knew xxxx xxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxx start
G                                                  D
If I xxxx xxx xx xxxx xxx x song
G                                                               D
That xxx xxxxxxx xxx you, xxx alone
                     C                      D         G       C
Would you xxxx xxx xx xxxxx
  G                        D                            G                 D
This xxxx xx xxxxxxxxx xxxxx xxxx don't xx
               G
Please xxxx

Please Stay

Tuning: Standard


Intro:
A-E

Verse 1:
            A                           E
Oh its so funny to be seeing you after so long girl
 A                                      G#m            C#m
And by the way you look i understand that you were not impressed
 A                                G#m      C#m 
But i heard you let that little friend of mine
 D                   B7sus4  B7
Take off your party dress
 A                 G#m    C#m              
I'm not gonna get too sentimental 
            A                G#m  C#m
Like those other sticky valentines
  A                              G#m       C#m
Cause i don't know if you were loving somebody 
 D                        B7sus4  B7
I only know it isn't mine

Chorus:
A     E  A           B        G#m    C#m
Alison i know this world is killing you 
A        E   A    B      E
Oh Alison     my aim is true

Verse 2:
        A                 E   
Well i see you've got a husband now
        A                              G#m             C#m
Did he leave your pretty fingers lying in the wedding cake
     A                     G#m      C#m 
You used to hold him right in your hand
        D                      B7sus4  B7
But he took all that he could take
  A                            G#m            C#m       
Sometimes i wish that i could stop you from talking
        A                 G#m            C#m  
When i hear those silly things that you say         
    A                   G#m              C#m 
I think somebody better put out the big light 
             D                           B7sus4   B7
(Be)cause i can't stand to see you this way

Chorus:
A     E   A          B      G#m     C#m
Alison i know this world is killing you
   A     E A    B       E
Oh Alison   my aim is true
A          E          A        E
my aim is true,    My aim is true

Alison

Intro    A  E

            A                           E
Oh its so funny to be seeing you after so long girl
 A                                      G#m            C#m
And by the way you look i understand that you were not impressed
 A                                G#m      C#m 
But i heard you let that little friend of mine
 D                   B7sus4  B7
Take off your party dress
 A                 G#m    C#m              
I'm not gonna get too sentimental 
            A                G#m  C#m
Like those other sticky valentines
  A                              G#m       C#m
Cause i don't know if you were loving somebody 
 D                        B7sus4  B7
I only know it isn't mine



A     E  A           B        G#m    C#m
Alison i know this world is killing you 
A        E   A    B      E
Oh Alison     my aim is true


        A                 E   
Well i see you've got a husband now
        A                              G#m             C#m
Did he leave your pretty fingers lying in the wedding cake
     A                     G#m      C#m 
You used to hold him right in your hand
        D                      B7sus4  B7
But he took all that he could take
  A                            G#m            C#m       
Sometimes i wish that i could stop you from talking
        A                 G#m            C#m  
When i hear those silly things that you say         
    A                   G#m              C#m 
I think somebody better put out the big light 
             D                           B7sus4   B7
(Be)cause i can't stand to see you this way


A     E   A          B      G#m     C#m
Alison i know this world is killing you
   A     E A    B       E
Oh Alison   my aim is true
A          E          A        E
my aim is true,    My aim is true     (To fade)

Alsion

G  G/F  G/E  D#  D

G               G/F                 G/E                D#      D
Every day is so wonderful, then suddenly, it's hard to breathe
G                   G/F                   G/E           D#      D
Now and then I get insecure, from all the pain, I'm so ashamed

C              Am
I am beautiful no matter what they say
G          F    Em
Words can't bring me down
C                 Am
I am beautiful in every single way
    G           F        Em
Yes words can't bring me down
Am                          G    G/F    G/E    D#  D
So don't you bring me down today

G                           G/F          G/E              D#
To all your friends you're delirious, so consumed, in all your doom
G                       G/F                   G/E                   D#
Trying hard to fill the emptiness, the pieces gone, left the puzzle undone, is that the way it is?

C                Am
You are beautiful no matter what they say
G           F         Em
Words can't bring you down, no, no
C                    Am
You are beautiful in every single way
    G           G/F       Em
Yes words can't bring you down, oh, no
Am                         G
So don't you bring me down today

  G              G/F                    G/E                            D#             D
No matter what we do, no matter what we say, we're the song inside the tune, full of beautiful mistakes
G                G/F
And everywhere we go
                    Em
the sun will always shine
                D#               D
and we might awake on the other side

C                   Am
We are beautiful no matter what they say
    G            F     Em
Yes words won't bring us down, no
C                  Am
We are beautiful in every single way
    G            F     Em
Yes words can't bring us down, oh ,no
Am                         G
So don't you bring me down today

Final G  G/F  G  E  D#  D

Beautiful

A#
Romeo was restless, he was ready to kill.
G                                                     A#
He jumped out the window cause he couldn't sit still.
G                                     A#
Juliet was waiting with a safety net, he said
G 
"Don't bury me cause I'm not dead yet" 


(tap tap tap tap) Why don't you tell me 'bout the
C                         
mystery dance?  I wanna know about the
G             G7 
mystery dance.  Why don't you show me, 'cause I've 
D                             C
tried and I've tried, and I'm still mystified. I can't 
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G|-------------------------|         A#
do it anymore and I'm not satisfied.

G                                          A# 
 Well I remember when the lights went out, and I was
G                                                  A# 
tryin' to make it look like it was never in doubt.
G                                                   A#
She thought that I knew, and I thought that she knew, so
G 
both of us were willing, but we didn't know how to do it.


(tap tap tap tap) Why don't you tell me 'bout the
C                         
mystery dance?  I wanna know about the
G             G7 
mystery dance.  Why don't you show me, 'cause I've 
D                             C
tried and I've tried, and I'm still mystified. I can't 
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E|---------3-1---3-3-3-----|
C|-------------2-----------|
G|-------------------------|        
do it anymore and I'm not satisfied.


[guitar solo]
C  G G7
D C G    

A#         G                                                 A#
Well I was down under the covers in the middle of the night, tryin'
G                                A# 
to discover my left foot from my right.
G                                           A#
You can see those pictures in any magazine. but
G 
what's the use of looking when you don't know what they mean?


(tap tap tap tap) Why don't you tell me 'bout the
C                         
mystery dance?  I wanna know about the
G             G7 
mystery dance.  Why don't you show me, 'cause I've 
D                             C
tried and I've tried, and I'm still mystified. I can't 
A|-1-1-1-1-------------1-----|
E|---------3-1---3-3-3---1-3-|
C|-------------2-------------|  (repeat, fade out)
G|---------------------------|        
do it anymore and I'm not satisfied. I can't
do it anymore and I'm not satisfied.  (repeat, fade out)

Mystery Dance

Main Riff
B B B Bb A


B7
I've been on tenter-hooks ending in dirty looks,
Listening to the Muzak, thinking 'bout this 'n' that.
She said that's that. I don't wanna chitter chat.
Turn it down a little bit or turn it down flat.

E7
Pump it up when you don't really need it.
Pump it up until you can feel it.

Pump It Up

# Elvis Costello - She
# Based on the youtube-video by hrhk3
# http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jWHfCWixo4

  
Intro:

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First verse:

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# Hope you like it. There are one or two simplifications, but still sounds great!

D               A          G            Em
This is hell, this is hell, I am sorry to tell you
      D               A          Em7       A
It never gets better or worse
D                   A          G          Em
But you get used to it, after a spell
           D          A      Cadd9
For heaven is hell in reverse

           G
The bruiser spun a hula hoop
                  D/A
As all the barmen preen and pout
          G
The neon "I" of "night club" flickers
D/A                                   C
On an off and finally blew out
                             Am                                         C
The irritating jingle of the belly dancing phoney turkish girl
                                 Am
The eerie glare of ultraviolet perfect dental work

D          A          G          Em
This is hell, I am sorry to tell you
      D               A          Em7       A
It never gets better or worse
D                   A          G          Em
But you get used to it, after a spell
           D          A      Cadd9
For heaven is hell in reverse

          G
The failed Don Juan in the big bow-tie
            D/A
Is very sorry that he spoke
          G
For he?s mislaid his punchline more than
D/A                                              C
Halfway through a very tasteless joke
                                                     Am
The Fr?ulein caught him peeking down her gown
                              C
He?s yelling in her ear
                                           Am
And all at once the music stopped
                                       A
As he was intimately bellowing "My dear..."

            D               A          G          Em
This is hell, this is hell, I am sorry to tell you
      D               A          Em7       A
It never gets better or worse
D                   A          G          Em
But you get used to it, after a spell
           D          A      Cadd9
For heaven is hell in reverse

       Dm                             G
The shirt you wore with courage
                 C               F
And the violent nylon suit
     Dm                        G
Reappear upon your back
              C                             F
And undermine the polished line
                  Dm                         G
You try to shoot, it?s not the torment
               C                      F                        D
Of the flames that finally see your flesh corrupted
                                                                          G
It's the small humiliation that your memory piles up
          Em7             D
This is hell, this is hell

            G                                  D
"My favourite thing" is playing again an again
       G                                      D
But it's by Julie Andrews and not by John Coltrane
      G                                       D
Endless balmy breezes and perfect sunsets framed
     G                                           D                                        C
Vintage wine for breakfast and naked starlets floating in Champagne
                                      Am
All the passions of your youth
                                  C
Are tranquilised and tamed
                                     Am
You may think it looks familiar
                                       A
Though you may know it by another name

            D               A          G          Em
This is hell, this is hell, I am sorry to tell you
      D               A          Em7       A
It never gets better or worse
D                   A          G          Em
But you get used to it, after a spell
           D          A      Cadd9
For heaven is hell in reverse
                              D
This is hell, this is hell.
G

This Is Hell

Reggae Beat

Intro Bass Riff: (before chords - works well with octave-dropped G string): ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----5--5--5----------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------2----4---5---5---5---5---0----0---------------------
-2-------------2---2---2--------------------------------------0-----0----2-----

Intro:  Amin/F  repeat 2x 

Verse 1:  
Amin
Nice girls, not one with a defect
F
Cellophane shrink-wrapped, so correct
Amin                   F
Red dogs under illegal legs
Amin                                   F
She looks so good that he gets down and begs

Chorus:  
       C
She is watching the detectives
      G
"Ooh, he's so cute"
       C
She is watching the detectives
          G      C      Dmin   F
When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
Amin                                 Amin  G
They beat him up until the teardrops start
F                                         C        G
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart

Verse 2:  
Amin
Long shot at that jumping sign
F
Invisible shivers running down my spine
Amin
Cut to baby taking off her clothes
F
Close-up of the sign that says "We never close"
Amin
He snatches at you and you match his cigarette
F
She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet
Amin                                    F
I don't know how much more of this I can take
Amin                                             F
She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake

(Repeat Chorus)

Verse 3:  
Amin
You think you're alone until you realize you're in it
    F
Now fear is here to stay, love is here for a visit
     Amin
They call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit
          F
Someone's scratching at the window, I wonder who is it?
      Amin  
The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents
        F
Who are ready to hear the worst about their daughter's disappearance
          Amin
Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay
        F                                 C
It only took my little fingers to blow you away

          G
Just like watching the detectives
C
Don't get cute
               G
It's just like watching the detectives
Amin                             Amin  G
I get so angry when the teardrops start
F                                         C       G
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart

Amin
Watching the detectives
               F
It's just like watching the detectives
Amin
Watching the detectives
F
Watching the detectives
(Repeat and Fade)

Watching The Detectives

INTRO:  A . . . D . . . A . . . D . . .
        A . . . D . . . A . . . D . . .

          A        D              A      D
As I walk through     This wicked world
              F#m          B             E       D
Searching for light in the darkness of insanity
        A     D               A       D
I ask myself     "Is all hope lost?"
               F#m      B           E         D
"Is there only pain and hatred, and misery?"
         A                E
And each time I feel like losin' sight
        F#m               D
There's one thing I wanna know,
A                    E                     F#m        B
Whats so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?  Oh
A                    E                     F#m        E
Whats so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?


BREAK:  A . . . D . . . A . . . D . . .
        A . . . D . . . A . . . D . . .

          A   D                   A      D
As I walk on     Through troubled times
               F#m    B           E      D
My spirit gets so downhearted sometimes
              A     D            A        D
So where I've gone     And who I trusted
                 F#m B       E              D
And where is the har - mon - y, sweet harmony
            A              E
'Cause each time I feel it slippin' away
   F#m                 D
It just makes me wanna cry,
 A                    E                     F#m         B
"Whats so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?"  Oh
 A                    E                     F#m         E
"Whats so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?"

Whats So Funny

&quot;Alison&quot; is a bittersweet ballad written by Elvis Costello. The singer articulates his feelings towards Alison, presumably a former lover, who has just got married. Though the music is sweet and tender, the words are harsh and biting. He insists (and repeats) throughout that his &quot;aim is true&quot; (which gave title to his 1977 album), suggesting that, though he is conveying anger, he means well. Or perhaps he offers his &quot;aim&quot; to &quot;put out the big light&quot;. 

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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