Fever Ray

Fever Ray is a Stockholm-based solo project of Karin Dreijer (7 April, 1975 in Gothenburg, Sweden), which débuted with the single "If I Had A Heart" (15 Dec 2008), followed by the self-titled album "Fever Ray" (13 Jan 2009). Her second album, Plunge was released on the October 27th, 2017 without prior announcement. Dreijer is also half of electroclash act The Knife, with brother Olof Dreijer, and was lead singer and guitarist for a defunct indie pop group, Honey Is Cool. Read more on Last.fm

Verse 1:

Dm                                            Am
I've got a friend who I've known since I was seven
          Gm                      Dm                     Am
We use to talk on the phone, if we have time, if it's the right time
 Dm                          Am
Accompany me by the kitchen sink
  Gm                               Dm                         
We talk about love, we talk about dishwasher tablets, illness
                   Am
and we dream about heaven

Chorus:

Gm                                  F
I know it, I think I know it from a heaven
Cm                                         Bb
They've said so, it doesn't need more explanation
F                     DM
A box to open up with light and sound
            Bb
Making you cold
     F
Very cold

(same chords for rest of song)

Verse 2:
Dm                     Am
I leave home at seven
        Gm                      Dm                     Am
Under a heavy sky, I ride my bike up, I ride my bike down
 Dm                     Am
November smoke and your toes go numb
  Gm                                 
A new colour on the globe
Dm                         Am
It goes from white to red a little voice in my head says oh oh oh


Chorus, slightly different lyrics (2x):
Chorus:

Gm                                  F
I know it, I think I know it from a heaven
Cm                                         Bb
They've said so, it doesn't need more explanation
F                     DM
A box to open up with light and sound
            Bb
And if you don't
     F
You're on your own

Gm                                  F
I know it, I think I know it from a heaven
Cm                                         Bb
They've said so, it doesn't need more explanation
F                     DM
A box to open up with light and sound
            Bb
Making you cold
     F
Very cold

Seven

# This version calls only for two chords, on version 02 I put some other chords that sound well too.
# On the BREAK lapses you can play with your voice, change the rhytm and other instruments.

Gm  Gm  F  F

          Gm        Gm              
When I grow up, I want to be a forester
F                       F      
Run through the moss on high heels
                 Gm     Gm
That’s what I'll do, throwing out the boomerang
F                          F
Waiting for it to come back to me

  Gm F

          Gm        Gm              
When I grow up, I want to live near the sea
F                     F      
Crab claws and bottles of rum
               Gm       Gm
That’s what i’ll have, staring at the seashell
  F                   F      
Waiting for it to embrace me

[Break] 
Gm Gm F  F

                       Gm         Gm              
I put my soul in what I do  Last night I drew a funny man
      F                       F
with dark eyes and a hanging tongue
          Gm         Gm              
It goes way back, I never liked a sad look
      F                       F
From someone who wants to be loved by you, oooh 

                  Gm                 Gm              
I’m very good with plants  When my friends are away
           F               F
they let me, keep the soil moist   
              Gm           Gm              
On the seventh day I rest  for a minute or two
     F                   F
then back on my feet to call for you oooh ooh


                         Gm                  Gm              
You’ve got cucumbers on your eyes, Too much time spent on nothing
 F                        F
waiting for a moment to arise
                 Gm          Gm              
The face in the ceiling and arms too long
     F                   F
I'm waiting for him to catch me

[Break] 
Gm Gm F F
Gm  Gm  F  F 

 Gm                   Gm        F  F        
waiting for you to embrace me oooh 
Gm  Gm  F F

When I Grow Up -ver 01

Dm                 Gm
memory comes when memory's old
Am             F
I am never the first to know
Dm             Gm
following this stream up north
Am                   F
where do people like us float?

Dm             Gm
there is room in my lap
Am                  F
for bruises, asses, handclaps
Dm           Gm
i will never disappear
Am           F
for forever, i'll be here

Em
whispering
Am               F       Dm       Gm
morning keep the streets empty for me
Dm               Am       Gm        F
morning keep the streets empty for me

Dm               Gm
I'm laying down eating snow
Am             F
my fur is hot, my tongue is cold
Dm            Gm
on a bed of spider web
Am                F
I think of how to change myself

Dm            Gm
a lot of hope in one man tent
Am              F
there's no room for innocence
Dm              Gm
so take me home before the storm
Am           F
velvet mites will keep us warm

Em
whispering
Am               F       Dm       Gm
morning keep the streets empty for me
Dm               A       Gm        F
morning keep the streets empty for me

Instrumental

Em
whispering
Am               F       Dm       Gm
morning keep the streets empty for me
Dm               Am       Gm        F
morning keep the streets empty for me

----
Gm                F
uncover our heads and reveal our souls
Dm             Am
we were hungry before we were born
----x4

Keep The Strets Empty For Me

If I had a heart - Fever Ray by Lorenzo Fabriani

Em A
This will never end cause I want more
A G
More, give me more, give me more
Em A
This will never end cause I want more
A G
More, give me more, give me more

Em A
If I had a heart I could love you
A G
if I had a voice I would sing
Em A
After the night when I wake up
A G
I'll see what tomorrow brings

Em
Aaaaaah aaaaaah
A
aaaaaahhh...
G Em
If I had a voice I would sing

Em
Dangling feet from window frame
G A
will I ever ever reach the floor?
A G
More, give me more, give me more
Em
Crushed and filled with all I found
G A
underneath and inside just to come-around
A G
More, give me more, give me more

Em
Aaaaaah aaaaaah
A
aaaaaahhh...
G Em
If I had a voice I would sing

The end.

If I Had A Heart

# When I grow up Ver 01 calls only for two chords if you found this version difficult.

[Intro]
Dm, Bb, F, C

[Verse 1]
Dm        Bb             F
When I grow up, I want to be a forester
C                           Dm
Run through the moss on high heels
Bb                   F
That’s what I'll do, throwing out boomerang
C                          Dm
Waiting for it to come back to me

Bb, F, C

[Verse 2]
Dm         Bb     F
When I grow up, I want to live near the sea
C                        Dm
Crab claws and bottles of rum
Bb                     F
That’s what i’ll have, staring at the seashell
C                     Dm      Bb      F   C
Waiting for it to embrace me, oh ohhh ooh oh

[Verse 3]
Dm                     Bb
I put my soul in what I do
F
Last night I drew a funny man
C                            Dm
with dark eyes and a hanging tongue
Bb                F
It goes way back, I never liked a sad look
C                            Dm            Bb   F     C   
From someone who wants to be loved by you, oooh oooh  oohh

[Verse 4]
Dm                      Bb
I’m very good with plants
        F
When my friends are away
           C                Dm
they let me keep the soil moist
                      Bb
On the seventh day I rest
      F
for a minute or two
     C                  Dm           Bb   F   C     Dm   Bb  F    C
then back on my feet to call for you oooh ooh oooh, oooh ooh ooh  ooh

Dm  Bb  F   C
    ooh ooh ooh

[Verse 5]
Dm                          Bb
You’ve got cucumbers on your eyes
        F
Too much time spent on nothing
C                       Dm
waiting for a moment to arise
                Bb          F
The face in the ceiling and arms too long
C                      Dm       Bb   F    C      Dm
I'm waiting for him to catch me oooh oooh oooh   oooh

When I Grow Up -ver 02

recorded 2008album released January 2009written by Fever Ray Fever Ray .... vocals, engineer, mixing, producerChristoffer Berg .... engineer, producer, mixingHenrik Jonsson .... masteringrecorded on the Rabid labelAndreas Nilsson .... vid director  Read more on Last.fm.

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]
F Am Dm Am A# Dm Gm C

[Verse 1]
             F 
Baby really hurt me
                Am 
crying in the taxi
                Dm
He dont wanna know me
                         Am                     A#     Dm
says you make the big mistake of dancing in my store 
Gm                  C
   Says it was poison
                 F
So I guess I go home 
          Am                     Dm
into the arms of the girl that I love
                Am 
the only love I havent screwed up
A#                  Dm
   She's so hard to please
             Gm      C  
but shes a forest fire
        F               
I do my best to meet her demands
Am
play it romance
         Dm
we slow dance in the living room
    Am                      A#
but all that a stranger would see
        Dm           Gm               C     
is one girl swaying alone stroking her cheek

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Verse 2]
            F 
The truth is, I am toy
                Dm
that people enjoy
                Am               A#
till all of the tricks dont work anymore
Dm              Gm       C
And then they are bored of me
             
                    F
I know that its exciting
                     Am
running through the night but
              Dm                Am
every perfect summer's eating me alive
            A#    Dm
unitl youre gone
Gm          C
Better on my own

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Outro]
             Dm           F           A#
They're gonna watch me disappear into the sun
                 Dm        F           A#
You're all gonna watch me disappear into the sun

Liability

A                                     E 
Roll into your town and I'm walking around
                                                Fm                        
Got some extra time think I'll throw some money down
                                                     D
And you follow me around, and you're asking for the time

Your asking what I found 
                         A
think I'm gonna rob you blind

maybe it's the tattoo on my arm
        E
that I drew while I was bored waiting tables in new york
Fm                                            D
 a  heart and two flowers intertwined with a vine

Up Here

F Am Dm C

    F              Am            Bb          C
The skirts go up, before the wall  among the madding crowds, 
    
     F                      Am                    Dm     C
They ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin
          F                      Am           Bb           C
You are a living doll riding the circle tracks  behind the walls of clocks, 
        F                      Am                   Dm     C
In your ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin     

 Bb                        F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                             F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule
 Bb                        F            C
Windows will roll for the crash years 
        Bb                       F         C      Dm    C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (Whistlng part)

F Am Dm C

        F                     Am               Bb            C     
Now the candle's end, you are a light turned low  and like the rest of us,
                 F            Am               Dm     C
You've got those old, eternity blues, eternity blues
      F                              Am         Bb                C
Your fingers raised, you're looking for the word, what you want is accident
            F                 Am                 Dm    C
And not the drag, spectacular view, what you can lose

 Bb                         F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                            F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule
 Bb                         F         C
Windows will close in the crash years 

Bb                          F        C      Dm     C
    Honey child, you're not safe here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (whistling part)

Bb 

F Am Dm C

 Bb                        F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                             F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule
 Bb                        F            C
Windows will roll for the crash years 
        Bb                       F         C      Dm    C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (Whistling part)

        F                   Am            Dm                  C
And the ruins the wild, the ruins the wild, tonight will be an open mic.

# (Repeat six times and end on an F)

Crash Years

INTRO:

A |---------------------|
E |--7--7--7----------- -|
C |---------------------|
G |---------------------|

VERSE 1:   

C#m          E       B      A                     C#m   E    B   A 
I’m going away to be alone I’m coming back with answers
C#m           E            B    A            C#m   E   B   A
Don’t try to call my telephone it’s disconnected
C#m           E          B       A               C#m   E   B   A
And I don’t know where I’m going but can you guide me
C#m              E        B        A              C#m   E   B   A
But if I find love where I’m going will it survive me


PRE-CHORUS 1:

C#m            B   A                         C#m         A   B
‘Cause in your own space you’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not affected
C#m         B   A                           C#m         A   B
And in your own time you’re still attracted but in your own life


CHORUS:

A                                 C#m            B
This heart attack I’ve gotta get away not coming back
A                                 C#m                     B
I want some downtime so call me when you can and I’ll be fine


VERSE 2: [same chords as VERSE1]
I’ve found the time to be alone I don’t know what you’re asking
I’m waiting by the telephone and you’re still barking
My heart stops it isn’t… going could you revive me
I think I’m lost without knowing so come and find me


PRE-CHORUS 2:  [same chords as PRE-CHORUS1]
‘Cause in the same space we’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not attracted
But in your own life over reacted and in your own time


{CHORUS x2}


Sometimes if we don’t go sometimes you don’t know
You don’t go I don’t go I don’t go you don’t go

C#5  B5  A5                      C#5  A5  B5
            I’ve got your back              but you don’t got mine
C#5  E5  A5                    C#5  A5  B5
            This heart attack              then I’m feeling fine


CHORUS x2

C#m          E       B    A 
I’m going away to be alone
C#m          E       B    A 
I'm going away to be alone ...............

This Heart Attack

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

Intro:

Bb - F - A

F                 C
I've been feeling lonesome
F                            C
I'm down, don't know what to do
D
I let you lie to me
F
plant seeds inside
            E
to see them grow
                      F
only to leave them to die

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
    A
for you

F                  C
I've been lost and finding
F                           C
out that I've been such a fool
D           
you thought you'd stick around
F
until the day you found
    E                    F
someone to make me obsolete

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm F
why cry
    Bb
for you... 


Guitar Solo:

Bb - F - A (2x)

  C     
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
    A
for you

Why Cry

[Verse 1]
 G                              D
You like New York City in the daytime
 Bm                   A
I like New York City in the nighttime
 G                          D
You say you like sleeping with the air off
Bm                  A
I don't, I need it on
G                  D
You like the light coming through the windows
 Bm                      A
I sleep late, so I just keep 'em all closed
G                  D
You ignore the music on the radio
Bm                 A
I don't, I sing-a-long


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change


[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time


[Verse 2]
G                        D
Cold outside and you're just in a T-shirt
Bm                   A
I have cold blood even in a sweater
G                         D
You start your night sippin' by the Kilo
Bm                   A
I don't, I know you know


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change



[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                   A
(We don't even know, know, know, know, know)




[Bridge]
G                          D
Somehow we end up on the same side
Bm                          A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright
G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine
G                         D
Somehow we end up on the same side (up on the same side)
Bm                            A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright

(Think that we'd be alright)

G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine


[Chorus]

 N.C.                     D
(Oh)Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                  A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why

(But we don't even know why)
G                D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)

G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]

N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm             A
We like it in the nighttime

(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     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 1
    D                              Bm7
We never spoke a word, but every thought she had 
                         G     A Asus A
I heard from across the room 
             D                               Bm7
If we were standin' face to face I couldn't find the words 
               G               A Asus A
To say give me one more move 
        G              A             G                   A
I don't even know her name, I guess foolish pride's to blame


Chorus 
          D                        D7
Now, I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
        Bm7                 F#              G                    A
And my heart won't tell my mind to tell my mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
        Bm7 A   G                              Gm
Now I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Interlude   D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 2
          D                           Bm7
Wise man next to me did say 'bout the one that got away
        G                    A
Son, I missed my chance 
           D                            Bm7
Don't you let regret take place of the dreams you have to chase
     G               A
Ask her to dance, go on, son
           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith


Chorus
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A   G                               Gm
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away 


Solo   D    Bm7  Bm  F#  G   A  D    D7    Bm  F# |A   D 


           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith
 
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A    Bm7 A       Bm7 A       G                      G   
Don't be fallin', fallin' in, fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Outro  (G)   Gm  Bm7  E G  Gm  D

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