The Very Best Of Enya

Shepherd Moons

Watermark

A Day Without Rain

Amarantine

Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin (born May 17, 1961 in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland), known simply as Enya, is a Grammy award winning and Academy award nominated Irish singer, instrumentalist and composer. She began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad, before leaving to pursue her solo career. Her album Watermark, which was released in 1988, propelled her to international recognition and she became known for her unique sound, which is characterized by voice-layering, folk melodies, synthesized backdrops and ethereal reverberations.

Intro:  Am  Em/G  F   C

Verse:
Dm                      G                        Dm                      G
Summer. When the day is over, There's a heart a little colder;
    F               C                           F               C
Someone said goodbye, But you don't know why.

Somewhere there is someone keeping, 
All the tears they have been weeping,
Someone said goodbye, But you don't know why.

Chorus:         
Am             Em/G      F                      C
Is there a reason: Why a broken heart begins to cry?
Am             Em/G      F                                G
Is there a reason: You were lost although you don't know why?
Am             Em/G      F                               C
Give me a reason: Why you never want to say goodbye?
Am             Em/G      F              C
If there's a reason, I don't know why.

Verse 2:
Always looking for a meaning, All the time you keep believing,
But I don't know why, You won't say goodbye.
Even when the sun is shining, You don't see the silver lining,
But I don't know why, You won't say goodbye.

Bridge:
C       Am       C                     Fmaj7              E
Da  da  da  da  da  da da  da  da da  da  da da  da  da     (x2)

Chorus
Is there a reason: Why a broken dream can never fly?
Is there a reason: You believe and then you close your eyes?
Give me a reason: Why you hide away so much inside.
If there's a reason, I don't know why.

Someone Said Goodbye

Ab				Eb/G
You know when you give your love away
Fm			Db	       Eb			
It opens your heart, everything is new
Ab				  Eb/G
And you know time will always find a way
     Db			Eb	Ab
To let your heart believe it's true


You know love is everything you say
A whisper, a word, promises you give
You feel it in the heartbeat of the day
You know this is the way love is

Fm		C7		Ab
Amarantine, Amarantine, Amarantine
Bbm			C
Love is love always love... (bis)

C#      F#   G#    C#
Though I walk through
Warm sands in Africa
Winds will grow soon
To storms in Africa.

F#    G#     Bbm
How far to go
F#   G#    C#
I cannot say.
F#   G#    Bbm
How many more
F#     G#           C#
Will journey this way?

Dark skies fall on
Black earth and ivory.
Far from your sun
Clouds now close over me

How far to go
I cannot say.
How many more
Will journey this way?

Storms have come!
Rains wash the earth away
Dark skies fall down
Into another day.
Rains have now come
From storms in Africa
Time will go on
Through Storms in Africa

Storms In Africa

A|---------------0-0----------------------|
E|------0---0-3------3-0----------0---0-3-|
C|--0-2---2--------------0-2--0-2---2-----|
G|----------------------------------------|


A|-0--0-3---------------------------------|
E|--------0-------------------------------|
C|----------2-0-2-0-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|

May It Be

Verse:
C                 G
Ever close your eyes, Ever stop and listen
Am                         F
Ever feel alive And you've nothing missing
C                      G                     C
You don't need a reason. Let the day go on and on

Let the rain fall down, Everywhere around you
Give into it now, Let the day surround you
You don't need a reason. Let the rain go on and on

Bridge: Am  F  G  C    Am  F  G

Chorus:
C                       G
What a day, what a day to take to
Am
What a way, What a way
F
To make it through
C                       G
What a day, what a day to take to
C
A wild child

Verse:
Only take the time From the helter skelter
Every day you find Everything's in kilter
You don't need a reason. Let the day go on and on

Every summer sun, Every winter evening,
Every spring to come, Every autumn leaving
You don't need a reason. Let it all go on and on

Chorus

Bridge:  G  C  G  F  D7      G  C  D  D7  G

Chorus

Wild Child

1.
D                  G      D      A               D  A
My life flows on endless song above earth's lamentation
           D             G       D           A             D
I hear the real, though far off hymn...that hails a new creation
                 A      D                                      A
Through all the tumult and the strife...I hear it's music ringing
             D    G      D               Bm       A   D
It sounds an echo in my soul, how can I keep from singing?

2.
 D                          G      D                 A         D   A
What through the thempest loudly roars, I hear the truth, it liveth
                 D        G         D            A               D
What though the darkness round me close, songs in the night it giveth
               A       D                                      A
No storm can shake my inmost calm...while to that rock I'm clinging
                D       G           D              Bm
Since Love is Lord of heaven and earth, how can I keep from singing?

3.
  D                 G           D        A             D   A
I lift my eyes, the cloud grows thin, I see the blue above it
            D          G       D             A                    D
And day by day this pathway clears, since first I learned to love it
              A       D                                  A
The peace of God restores my soul, a fountain ever springing
                D         G      D                Bm       A   D
All things are mine since I am loved...how can I keep from singing?

How Can I Keep From Singing

1.
D                  G      D      A               D  
My life goes on in endless song above earth's lamentation
           D             G       D           A             D
I hear the real, though far off hymn...that hails a new creation
                 F#m     Bm                  D                    A
Through all the tumult and the strife...I hear it's music ringing
             D    G      D               Bm       A   D
It sounds an echo in my soul, how can I keep from singing?

2.
 D                          G      D                 A         D   
But through the thempest loudly roars, I hear the truth, it liveth
                 D        G         D      Bm      A               D
What though the darkness round me close, songs in the night it giveth
               F#m       Bm                                      A
No storm can shake my inmost calm...while to that rock I'm clinging
                D       G           D              Bm    A     D   
Since Love is Lord of heaven and earth, how can I keep from singing?

3.
D                          G      D                 A         D   
I lift my eyes, the cloud grows thin, I see the blue above it
                 D        G         D      Bm      A               D
And day by day this pathway clears, since first I learned to love it
               F#m       Bm                                      A
The peace of God restores my soul, a fountain ever springing
                D       G           D              Bm    A     D   
All things are mine since I am loved...how can I keep from singing?

G   Bm   A   D   Bm   A   D   Bb7

4.
             Eb         Ab       Eb       Bb                      Eb
When tyrants tremble in their fear, and hear their death knoll ringing
             Eb         Ab       Eb              Cm      Bb    Eb
When friends rejoice both far and near, How can I keep from singing?
            Gm       Cm                 Eb                Bb        
In prison cell and dungeon vile our thoughts to them are winging.
              Eb         Ab   Eb                Cm    Bb    Eb          
When friends by shame are undefiled, how can I keep from singing?

Ab   Cm   Bb   Eb   Cm   Bb   Eb

How Can I Keep From Singing (original Tuning)

F#m                  D           A         E
May it be an evening star shines down upon you
       F#m              D          A             E
May it be when darkness falls your heart will be true
    D             A        Bm                   A   E
You walk a lonely road, oh how far you are from home

Chorus:
A   F#m  D    E
Morniee  utuliee (Elvish: Darkness has come)
  A         E
Believe and you will find your way
A   F#m  D    E
Morniee  alantiee (Elvish: Darkness has fallen down)
F#m       D        E       A 
A promise lives within you now

       F#m             D        A   E
May it be the shadows call will fly away
       F#m             D     A         E
May it be your journey on to light the day
         D            A            Bm               A   E
When the night is overcome you may rise to find the sun

Chorus Repeated
F#m       D       E        A
A promise lives within you now

D                     Bm
Who can say where the road goes,
          G
where the day flows;
    D
only time...
                        Bm
And who can say if your love grows,
        G
as your heart chose;
     D
only time...


Bm           G            A       D
Dee dah day, dee dah day, dee dah day
Bm           G            A       D
dee dah doe, day doe dee, dee dah day


D                    Bm
Who can say why your heart sighs,
        G
as your love flies;
     D
only time...
                         Bm
And who can say why your heart cries,
          G
when your love lies;
     D
only time...


Bm           G            A       D
Dee dah day, dee dah day, dee dah day
Bm           G            A       D
dee dah doe, day doe dee, dee dah day


D                    Bm
Who can say when the roads meet,
         G
that the might be
    D
in your heart.
                         Bm
And who can say when the day sleeps,
       G                   D
if the night keeps all your heart;
G                   D
night keeps all your heart...


F   C   C6  F
Dee dah dah dah
    C   C6  F
dee dah dah dah
    C   C6  F
dee dah dah dah
    C   C6  A D
dee dah dah dah


D                   Bm
Who can say if your love grows,
        G
as your heart chose;
     D
only time...
                          Bm
And who can say where the road goes,
          G
where the day flows;
     D
only time...


Bm
Who knows?
    G     D
Only time...
Bm
Who knows?
    G     D
Only time...

Only Time

G                          F       C
     Let me sail, let me sail, let the Orinoco flow,

            G                          F              C
     Let me reach, let me beach on the shores of Tripoli,

            G                         F               C
     Let me sail, let me sail, let me crash upon your shore,

            G                         F               C
     Let me reach, let me beach far beyond the Yellow Sea.

     Cm              Bb   F
      De de de, de de,      (repeat 4x)

     G
       De de de, de de.

           F          C          G
     Sail away, sail away, sail away. (repeat 4x)

             G                     F           C
     From Bissau to Palau - in the shade of Avalon,

            G                   F           C
     From Fiji to Tiree and the Isles of Ebony,

            G                   F            C
     From Peru to Cebu hear the power of Babylon,

            G                   F              C
     From Bali to Cali - far beneath the Coral Sea.

     C                       G               Am    Fmaj9  G
     Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, up, Adieu.        (repeat 2x)

     C                       G               F      D
     Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, up, Adieu.

              G                      F            C
     From the North to the South, Ebudae into Khartoum,

              G                         F             C
     From the deep Sea of Clouds to the Island of the Moon,

           G                      F                C
     Carry me on the waves to the lands I've never been,

           G                      F                C
     Carry me on the waves to the lands I've never seen.

            G                           F       C
     We can sail, we can sail, with the Orinoco flow,

            G                        F          C
     We can sail, we can sail, sail away, sail away, sail...

            G                           F              C
     We can steer, we can near with Rob Dickins at the wheel,

            G                          F           C
     We can sigh, say goodbye Ross and his dependencies.

            G                        F          C
     We can sail, we can sail, sail away, sail away, sail...(etc.)

Orinoco Flow

Sabes que cuando entregas tu amor se abre tu coraz

Theme song from Fellowship of the Ring, Lord of the Rings Trilogy  Featured at the end of the 2001 movie Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring.  Nominated for Best Song at the Oscars, but lost to Randy Newman's &quot;If I Didn't Have You&quot; from Monster's Inc.  Some of the verses are in the fictional language Sindarin, which author J.R.R. Tolkien invented for his Lord of the Rings series.

The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring 

"Only Time" peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart in the Autumn of 2001. Read more on Last.fm.

Verse 1:
           B
I'm going back to the time when we owned this town
      E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
C#m        B                   G#m  B     F#
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns


Verse 2:
                      B       
I didn't know I'd be finding out now I was torn from you
         E
When we thought about things we were gonna do
C#m      B                    G#m B  F# 
We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too


Chorus:
               E              B 
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café


Verse 3:
                          B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
        E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
C#m     B                   G#m  B   F#
I'm a better man now than I was that day


Chorus:
                      E              B 
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                 E               B
Go down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                      E                     G#m   F#     
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café


Bridge:
   E        B           F#
I wheel my bike off the train,
        F#
Up the North Trade Road,
 E        B             F# 
Look for you on Marley Lane
                          G#m
In every building, every streetlight
                   E               F#  G#m  B  F#
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?


Verse 4:
                        B
You keep on leaving me mile long traces of who you are
         E
You can get a big house and a faster car
C#m      B                    G#m   B  F#
You can run away boy, but you won't go far


Chorus:
                      E              B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                    E                B
Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                     E                      G#m   F#
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café 

      E            B    G#m
La la la la la la la la Yeah, 
     F#                      E       B   F#
I'm going where the people know my name


Outro:
E B G#m F#
E B G#m F# B

Sovereign Light Cafe

strumming pattern
D-DUD-D

F,G,C,Em7

mmmmm mmmm mmmm 

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 1: Rihanna]

F              G
Dry! ...Me a desert
C                 Em7
Nuh time to have ya lerkin'
F                        G
Him ago act like him nuh like it
C                           Em7
You know I dealt with you the nicest
F                        G
Nuh body touch me in the righteous
C                     Em7
Nuh botha, text me in a crisis 
           F                    G
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
            C                    Em7
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
            F                        G
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
                C                          Em7
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
           F             G
All that I wanted from you was to give me
C            Em7
Something that I never had
F                   G
Something that you've never seen
C                     Em7
Something that you've never been!
F     G
Mmmmm!
      C                          
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
D
Just get ready fi...


[Hook: Rihanna]
F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
F             G
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
               C           Em7
When you a guh ner ner ner ner ner ner!
                  F                 G
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
C             Em7
Beg you something please


[Verse 2: Rihanna]

F            G
Baby don't you leave
               C                 Em7
Do''t leave me stuck here in the streets, 
   F                  G
uh huh If I get another chance to
       C                Em7
I will never, no never neglect you
      F                         G
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
       C                    Em7
I just hope that it gets to you
  F           G
I hope that you see this through
  C                      Em7
I hope that you see this true
F          G
What can I say?
       C          
Please recognize I'm tryin', baby!!!
 Em7
I have to


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 3: Drake]

N.C.
Yeah, okay
F        G        C                   Em7
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
F               G
We just need to slow the motion
C                   Em7
Don't give that away to no one
F            G
Long distance, I need you
C                          Em7
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
F                        G
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
C                           Em7
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
      F      G               C              
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
   Em7
If you come over
F            G
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
C                    Em7
I got n____s tryna end me,
F G           C                 Em7
oh,     I spilled all my emotions tonight, I'm sorry
F               G
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
C                                Em7
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
F              G
We just need a face to face
C                    Em7            F
You could pick the time and the place
               G
You spent some time away
C                Em7
Now you need to forward and give me all the...


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

mmm mmm mmm..


[Outro: Rihanna]

work work work work work work

F G C D
F G C D

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


C D
Si es que no puedes hablar
C D
no te atrevas a volver
C D
si te quieres ocultar
C D
tal vez te podria ver
Em D C G C
y el amor que no sabe a quien y que
G C
hablará si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazara otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz

C D


C D
Si no puedes escuchar
C D
aunque insistas hablaré
C D
si lo quieres mírame
C D
y tus ojos hablaran tal vez
Em D C G C
sentiras el amor e iras tras el
G C
hablaras si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazará otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz


Em G C G
.(CUERDAS)... abrazaméeeeeeeee..
C Em F
quiero despertarme y entender

Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y que haces aquì
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz
G C
y te hace feliz

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

(Chorus)
G
You xxxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
(1st Verse)
G
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Em
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Am7
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
D7                              G Em G Em
X just xxx'x xxxxx without xxx
(2nd verse)
G
You xxxx along xxxx xxxx x song
Em
Xxx brightened xx xxx
Am7
Whod've xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xx x dream
                  D7
Xxx xx xxx xxxxx light xxxxx xxxx
(Chorus)
         G 
Xxx now xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7                          Eb
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx anything
(3rd Verse)
Ab
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
   Fm
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Bbm
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
Ebm
X just xxx'x xxxxx
Ebm                                 Ab               C#
Now xxxx xxxxxx xxx happiness xxxxx so xxxx xxxx xx find
C#m                                         Eb     E
Well, X'x xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx behind me
A
And xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx
F#m
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Bm
X xxx'x laugh xxx X xxx'x sing
E
X'x finding xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
Bb
You xxx X xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Gm
X feel xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Cm
If xxx xxxx knew xxxx X'x xxxxx through
F
X just xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx

Can't Smile Without You

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

Intro: Em  A  Em  A

       Em               A                Em                   
 A
Verse: Be on my side or be on your side, there is no reason for you to hide,
       Em                 A
       Its so hard for me stayin' here all alone, when you could be takin'
       A                Em                                             A
       Me for a ride... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


        G     D         A    G  D          A
Chorus:  Down by the ri-ver,  I shot my ba-by

 Em        A
 Ooh, Ooh, shot her dead


Verse 2:You take my hand I'll take your hand, together we may get away,

        This must madness is too much sorrow, its impossible to make it

        today... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


(Chorus)

(Verse 1)

Down By The River

Intro: D-A-Bm-Em-A  x4

         D                 A                          
I'll confess tonight your all thats on my mind
        Bm            A                   D
I know these roof top nights could last forever.
              A                            Bm
we watched the seasons change, we saw the distance pull us away,
           A
from all we shared together.

D                       A
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                       A
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.

D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
    Em    A
lets run away.
D                             A                             Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
    Em    A
lets run away.

play intro  x2

D                    A
I picked apart every word that you said
  Bm                              A
I dissected each sentence but kept coming up empty
D                         A
the way you are leaves me counting the days
        Bm                            A
till the next time this distance will be a memory


D                        A        
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                     D
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.


D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away.

D-A-Bm-A

where have you been


                                                                        Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away


American Dream 

G Bm Em A
Well everybody's lookin' for something they can't find,
Walking straight ahead blind-folded production line,
Only taking time for one type of shoe-shine.
Don't look left/right now you got a street fine.
Everybody lookin' for just a little more.
Working late-nights trying to fight off the day glow.
Waiting for the come-around but it is a no show.
Driving in the fast lane lookin' for the slow-mo...

C D A
Oh whats in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know well I don't know man anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time you,
Where were you, you weren't listenin', gonna be a long time
Gonna be a long time.

G Bm Em A
So now you're face down, face lookin like a frying pan.
Hitting up the clubs trying to feel like a real man.
Beating your chest just like you're King Kong but you're just a gui-tar no-string no-song.
Feeling free like ya don't even know it, man you're towing the line hoping you just don't blow it.
Man ya stuck in the mainframe trying to win the big game so much potential it even makes it more of a shame, shame, shame...
Here we go again, same old shit just another name.
Looking at the destiny there in your palm,
But now you got your strings but you got no song.
So sing, sing, sing - shake it like a chicken wing.
It's not what you get it's about what you bring-bring-bring.
So bring it, bring it to the table, not because you have to 'cos you're willing and you're able!

C D A
Oh what's in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know, I don't know anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time.
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time.
You, where were you, you weren't listening, gonna be a long time.
Gonna be a long time.

Gonna Be A Long Time

[intro x2]
A  E  D A

A                                        E
when there's no place you feel at home
              D                               A
and you think you'd be better off alone
A                                          E
when you think there's no reason to try
               D                           A
and you hate yourself and wanna die

A                                      E
when you're filled with anxiety
             D                   A
and everyone's your enemy
A                                        E
when you wish you were someone else
                 D                        A
and you wanna go out and kill yourself

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


A                       E
when you get yourself depressed
                      D                   A
because you think you can't do your best
A                                         E
when you write yourself a stupid song
           D                        A
to remind yourself that you forgot

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


[BRIDGE]
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[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

C#
There's a portrait
     Ab
In a back room
           F#
Which I'll keep for days upon
          C#
Which I relent 
              B
And gaze for hours on
    Bbm                  F#
The muscle, skin and bone
         Ab
Of some imaginary friend

F# Ab F#

        C#
So how about it 
        Ab
Show me please 
           F#
How I will look in twenty years
           C#
And let me please 
          B
Interpret history 
       Bbm        F#
In every line and scar 
               Ab                  
That's painted there in front of me

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

           C#
It doesn't matter
         Ab
What I'm thinking
       F#
What I tell myself to do
         C#      F#
I end up calling

       C#
I stay in to
                   Ab
Defrost the fridge
        F#
Now the kid has gone to bed
             C#
A feeling of dread
              B         
At least when she's around
    Bbm
The trouble's there
     F#                        Ab
It's worse to wake up with her falling 'round the room

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

       C#
Listen Johnny
              F#
You're like a mother
       C#                     F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

       C#
Listen Johnny
              Ab
You're like a mother
       F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

            B
And if they come tonight
       Bbm
You'll roll up tight
     F#             Ab
And take whatever's coming to you next (oh, oh oh oh)

 F# Ab to end.

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