Songs From An American Movie, Vol. One: Learning How To Smile

Ten Years Gone The Best Of Everclear 1994-2004

Sparkle And Fade

Everclear is a rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, USA, in 1992. For most of its existence, Everclear consisted of Art Alexakis (b. 12 April 1962, Los Angeles, California, USA; vocals, guitar), Craig Montoya (b. 14 September 1970; bass, vocals) and Greg Eklund (b. 18 April 1970; drums). Eklund replaced original drummer Scott Cuthbert in 1994. Montoya and Eklund departed the band in 2003, but Alexakis has continued performing as Everclear with a new lineup.  

G

G             Bm
Here is the money that I owe you
G               Bm
Yes you can pay the bills
G                Bm
I will give you more
C                 Em
When I get paid again 

G               Bm
I hate those people who love to tell you
G                 Bm
Money is the root of all that kills
G                Bm
They have never been poor
C                           C
They have never had the joy of a welfare christmas

G
I know we will never look back

G              Bm
You say you wake up crying
G         Bm
Yes and you don't know why
G           Bm
You get up and you go lay down
C          Em
Inside my baby's room

G            Bm
Yeah, I guess I'm doing ok
G            Bm
I moved in with the strangest guy
G                Bm
Can you believe he actually thinks
C             C
That I am really alive

G       B7          Em
I will buy you a garden
        C
Where your flowers can bloom
G      B7         Em
I will buy you a new car
          C
Perfect shiny and new
G       B7          Em
I will buy you that big house
          C
Way up in the west hills
G        B7            C
I will buy you a new life
C
Yes I will

G            Bm
Yes, I know all about that other guy
G              Bm
The handsome man with athletic thighs
G              Bm
I know about all the time before
C                   Em
With that obsessive little rich boy

G                 Bm
They might make you think you're happy
G               Bm
Yeah maybe for a minute or two
G               Bm
They can't make you laugh
C                      C
No they can't make you feel the way that I do

G       B7        Em
I will buy you a garden
            C
Where your flowers can bloom
G      B7          Em
I will buy you a new car
         C
Perfect shiny and new
G         B7            Em
I will buy you that big house
         C
Way up in the west hills
G         B7            C
I will buy you a new life
G           B7            C
I will buy you a new life

G
I know we can never look back

G
Will you please let me stay the night
Will you please let me stay the night
No one will ever know

G        B7          Em
I will buy you a garden
      C
Where your flowers can bloom
G       B7         Em
I will buy you a new car
C
Perfect shiny and new
G      B7           Em
I will buy you that big house
      C
Way up in the west hills
G         B7        C
I will buy you a new life

G         B7        Em
I will buy you a garden
     C
Where your flowers can bloom
G       B7        Em
I will buy you a new car
         C
Perfect shiny and new
G         B7         Em
I will buy you that big house
     C
Way up in the west hills
G        B7        Em
I will buy you a new life

G       B7      Em
I will buy you a new life
G      B7       Em
I will buy you a new life

I Will Buy You A New Life

My Sexual Life - Everclear




Intro: D A D A



D) People you know try to tell you things

A) Bad things that you don't wanna hear about

D) Tell you tomorrow what you did today

A) Just remember, it's a small town

D) It's a real small 

A) town

D) She gets tired of all the stupid boys

A) She can't wait until they're done

D) She wants a man who can take his time

A) She wants someone who can make her 

D) Come   Yeah, can you make me 

A) come?

D) You always say you want a simple life

A) You and me both know that you are a liar

D) You always say you want a simple life

A) Hearin' you talk just makes me tired



G                 A
Swim in the heavy water buried in the 

D                 Bm

sand Happy hearts fall from my shaking hands

G                 F#      E     
 I can't hide my sexual life

D) 

A)

D) He always says he wants a special one

A) But you watch his head go spinnin' around

D) He really wants anyone who'll give it up

A) He seems to forget he's in a small town

D) You always say you never fuck around

A) You say this town is just plain full of liars

D) Yeah, you always say you never fuck around

A) Hey, hearin' you talk just makes me tired



G                 A

Swimminâ in the heavy water buried in the 

D                 Bm

sand Happy hearts fall from my shaking hands

G                 F#      E      D

I can't hide my sexual life     No no no no 

G                 A

No no no no       no no no no 

D                 Bm

No no no no       no no no no 

G                 F#      E      D

No    I can't hide my sexual life     yeah yeah

G                 A

Swimminâ in the heavy water buried in

D                 Bm

sand Happy hearts fall from my stupid hands

G                 F#      E      D

I can't hide my sexual life     

D

My sexual life, my sexual life

My sexual life, my sexual life

My Sexual Life

1-2-3 2-2-3

C C7 F Fm C G C

C C7 F Fm C G C

    F      G        C
You know I love you baby
      F        G       C
And I know you love me too
        F        G          C       F      F           G   C
But the fun that day didn't start until we left on our honeymoon.

C7 F Fm C G C

    C               C7           F         Fm
We stepped off the plane into a warm sunny day
     C       G     C
Then we got leid together
     C         C7         F      Fm
The sun shines down on a lonely town
           C        G                 C
Where the fish all smile 'cause they know us
     F       G      C
Our wedding day was warm and sunny
     F           G                C
Our friends and family came from out of town
    F      G       C        F
We said I do then ate some food
      F              G         C
Then smiled 'til the sun went down

C7 F Fm C G C

                C           C7
We'll take the Zodiac, the Cadillac
    F                      Fm           C
Around the north shore then we'll head back
         G               C
The sea turtles come to greet us
             C      C7            F            Fm
So lets get loaded tonight we'll drink on the flight
      C        G            C
Back home the honeymoon is over

C C7 F Fm C G C

     F      G        C
You know I love you baby
       F        G       C
And I know you love me too
         F        G          C      F
But the fun that day didn't start until
    F           G    C
We left on our honeymoon
       F      G    C
We're on our honeymoon
       F      G    C
We're on our honeymoon
     F        G          C      F
The fun that day didn't start until
    F          G    C
We left on our honeymoon

The Honeymoon Song

Riff 1:
          
         
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          C=------------------------------------
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Riff 2:
          
          
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          C=----------------------------------------------------------------
          G=----------------------------------------------------------------
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          A=-11---33---55---66531
          E=---------------------
          C=---------------------
          G=---------------------
        
  Riff 4:
          

          A=-1111111111---3--5--1--1111111--3333-
          E=-------------------------------------
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Order:     
          Riff 1 x 2
          Riff 2 x 1
          Riff 1 x 2
          Riff 2 x 1
          Riff 3 x 4
          Riff 4 x 1
          Riff 1 x 2
          Riff 2 x 2
          [Break]
          Riff 3 until end of track.

Learning How To Smile

# If you dont like Am7 replacemnt
# for E/G on guitar use G.
# Dsus4 can be replaced with D.

# introduction
G Dsus4 C D 

# verse 1
G
I close my eyes when i get too sad
Dsus4                      
i think thoughts that i know are bad
C
close my eyes and count to ten
D
hope its over when i open them
G
i want the things that i had before
Dsus4
like a star wars poster on my bedroom door
C
i wish i could count to ten
D
make everything be wonderful again
G
I hope my mom and I hope my dad
Dsus4
Will figure out why they get so mad
C
Hear them scream, I hear them fight
D
They say bad words and make me want to cry
G
Close my eyes when I go to bed and I
Dsus4
Dream of angels who make me smile
C
I feel better when I hear them say
D                                    C
Everything will be wonderful some day


                   D
promises mean everything when youre little
        G              
and the world is so big
                          C
i just dont understand how
                             D
you can smile with all those tears in your eyes
                                   G
tell me everything is wonderful now

                G
na na nana na na na
Dsus4            Dsus4
na na nana na na na 
C               C
na na nana na na na 
D                                   D             G
(Please don't tell me everything is wonderful now)

# verse 2
                                 G Dsus4
I go to school and i run and play
                               Dsus4 C
i tell the kids that its all ok
                                     C D
i laugh a lot so my friends dont know
                                               D G
when the bell rings i just dont want to go home
                                 G Dsus4                                       
Go to my room and I close my eyes
                                     Dsus4 C     
I make believe that I have a new life
                                C D
I don't believe you when you say
                                    C G
Everything will be wonderful someday


                   D
promises mean everything when youre little
        G              
and the world is so big
                          C
i just dont understand how
                             D
you can smile with all those tears in your eyes
                                            G
When you tell me everything is wonderful now

                G
na na nana na na na
                (NO!)
Dsus4            Dsus4 
na na nana na na na
                (NO!) 
C               C
na na nana na na na
(I DONT WANNA HEAR YOU TELL ME) 
D               D
na na nana na na na            G
(EVERY THING IS WONDERFUL NOW!)
                G
na na nana na na na
                (NO!)
Dsus4            Dsus4
na na nana na na na
                (NO!) 
C               C
na na nana na na na
(I DONT WANNA HEAR YOU TELL ME) 
D               D
na na nana na na na            C
(EVERY THING IS WONDERFUL NOW!)


# bridge

C
I don't wanna hear you say
     D                         G
That I will understand someday!
           
No (no)  no (no)  no (no) no (no)

C
I don't wanna hear you say
    D                                  G
You both have grown in a different way!
                
No (no),  no (no)  no (no) no (no)

C
I don't wanna meet your friends!
    D                              G
And I don't wanna start over again!
                G/F#           Am7
I just wanna my life to be the same
             D             C
Just like it used to be....
                      D
Some days I hate everything!
            D
I hate everything!
                  D
Everyone and everything!
                     D                           G
Please don't tell me everything is wonderful now!

                G
na na nana na na na                
Dsus4            Dsus4 
na na nana na na na
                (NO-O-O-O!) 
C               C
na na nana na na na
(PLEASE DONT TELL ME) 
D               D
na na nana na na na            C
(EVERY THING IS WONDERFUL NOWWWW-OW!)

# couldnt be bothered to do the rest
# you should have the hang of it by now...

Wonderful Now

Loser makes good

C      G            C               G           F

I Hate Waking Up It Means I Have To Die Again Tonight

 E          F             E        F

35 Years Old And Im Still Sleeping Outside

C            G                C

Yeah I Think I Know Your Name 

                   G

But I Dont Want To Know Your Face

F E             F  E             F E          

I Wont Give In  Im Not Like That I Wont Give In

C           G              C              G

You Say Its Christmas Eve, That Dont Mean Nothing To Me 

F            E              F            E

Just Another Fucked Up Day, Just Another Waste Of Time

C          G               C            G

You Wonder Why I Live Like This Man You Just Wont Understand

F      E       F  E             F E

I Wont Give In Im Not Like That I Wont Give In 

C  G   D   F

Hi Hi  HieeYiee Yeah Yeah  

C  G   D   F

Hi Hi  HieeYiee Yeah Yeah  

C  G  D   F  C

Hi Hi Hi Hi 

C             G            C            G

You Smart Ass College Fuck Act Like You Think Your Tall 

F     E             F    E 

I Was Just Like You More Pride Than You Could Know

C             G            C                    G

You Think You Pitty Me Ill Kick Your Ass If You Pitty Me

F E            F  E             F E

I Wont Give In Im Not Like That I Wont Give In

C  G   D   F

Hi Hi  HieeYiee Yeah Yeah  

C  G   D   F

Hi Hi  HieeYiee Yeah Yeah  

C  G  D   F  C

Hi Hi Hi Hi 

C   G           C            G

You College Boy Act Like You Think Your Tall

F  E

I Wont Give In 

F  E

Im Not Like That 

F E            C

I Wont Give In

Loser Makes Good

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

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


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

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

C D


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

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


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

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

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

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

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

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

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


Jo et duré...

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

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


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

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

Sovereign Light Cafe

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

Can't Smile Without You

Intro: 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

It takes a while to get used to the rhythm. In the verse the
time signature goes 3/4 for 2 bars then 2/4 for 1 bar and then
repeats.


Intro and Verses:

A|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|------|-10------10|-9-------9-|------
E|-----------|-----------|------|-----------|-----------|----3-
C|-0---------|-2---2-----|------|-----7-----|-----------|-2----
G|-0---------|-0---------|-0----|-9---------|-7---------|------
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |

Intro Riff:

A|-10--12--10-|-9---10---9-|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|-------|
E|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
C|------------|------------|-0---------|-2---2-----|-------|
G|-9----------|-7----------|-0---------|-0---------|-0-----|



Chorus:

                   C
I...              driving...
     G  
The speed...            

Em
      City...

        D
And...  arm...
    
    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

C           D
be...       be... 

Suggestion: during the verses, it can sound pretty cool if you
get a friend to strum the chords: C, G, Em, D in the background
:)

Fast Car

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 x2]
A  E  D A

A                                        E
when there's no place you feel at home
              D                               A
and you think you'd be better off alone
A                                          E
when you think there's no reason to try
               D                           A
and you hate yourself and wanna die

A                                      E
when you're filled with anxiety
             D                   A
and everyone's your enemy
A                                        E
when you wish you were someone else
                 D                        A
and you wanna go out and kill yourself

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


A                       E
when you get yourself depressed
                      D                   A
because you think you can't do your best
A                                         E
when you write yourself a stupid song
           D                        A
to remind yourself that you forgot

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


[BRIDGE]
# chords x2:
A  E  D  A

A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-2--------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-4-2---2-4-2-1---1-1-2-2-1-2-4-2-1-22-----------|     x2



[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

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