The Swell Season

Glen Hansard, the frontman of the Irish band The Frames released his first solo album called The Swell Season, in collaboration with a Czech singer and multiinstrumentalist Mark&eacute;ta Irglov&aacute;.   Violinist Marja Tuhkanen and the cellist Bertrand Galen (both recently performing with the Irish band Interference) also collaborated on this record.  The album was released on April 21st, 2006 (on Glen Hansard's 36th birthday).  Four of these tunes can be heard at the official myspace site, at http://www.myspace.com/theswellseason. You'll find there also the cover art and the story of the album. 

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Falling Slowly

Gm
Are you really here?
Cm
Are am I dreaming?
D
I can't tell dreams from
D7
truth for its been so
Gm
Long since I have
Cm
Seen You
D
I can hardly remember your
D7
Face anymore


Gm
When I get
Cm
Really lonely
D
And the distance causes our
D7
Silence
Gm
And I think 
Cm 
Of you smiling
D
With pride in your eyes
D7
A lover that sighs

Gm
If you
Cm
Want me
Dm
Satisfy
Gm
Me
Gm

If you
Cm
Want me
Dm
Satisfy
Gm
Me

Gm
Do you really think
Cm
That you'd believe me
D 
When others say I
D7
Lie
Gm
I wonder if you ever could
Cm
Ever despise me
D
Though you know I really
D7
Try

Gm
To be the better one
Cm
To satisfy you
D
Because your everything
D7
to me

Gm
And I'll do
Cm
What you ask me
D
If you let me be
D7
Free

Gm
If you
Cm
Want me
Dm
Satisfy
Gm
Me

Gm
If you
Cm
Want me
Dm
Satisfy
Gm
Me

Gm
If you
Cm
Want me
Dm
Satisfy
Gm
Me

Gm
If you
Cm
Want me
Dm
Satisfy
Gm
Me

If You Want Me

	C		Am
I think it's time, we give it up
	C		Am
And figure out what's stopping us
	F	C	F	C
From breathing easy, and talking straight
	C		Am
The way is clear if you're ready now
	C		Am
The volunteer is slowing down
	F	C	F	C
And taking time to save himself 

	C		A#	Am
The little cracks they escalated
	C		A#	Am
And before you know it is too late
	F	C	F	  C C/B
For making circles and telling lies

Am 			D
	You're moving too fast for me
G		C	C/B
And I can't keep up with you
Am			D
Maybe if you slowed down for me
G		C	C/B
I could see you're only telling

Am		D
Lies, lies, lies
F		C	C/B
Breaking us down with your
Am		D
Lies, lies, lies
F			C	C/B	Am
When will you learn 

C	Am
C	Am

C			A#	Am
The little cracks they escalated
C			A#	Am
And before you know it is too late
	F	C	F	 C  C/B
For making circles and telling lies

Am 				D
	You're moving too fast for me
G		C	C/B
And I can't keep up with you
Am		D
Maybe if you slowed down for me
G		C	C/B
I could see you're only telling

Am		D
Lies, lies, lies
F		C	C/B
Breaking us down with your
Am		D
Lies, lies, lies
F			C	C/B	Am
When will you learn 

C			Am
So plant the thought and watch it grow
C		Am
Wind it up and let it go

Lies

C          Gm         F
Part of me has died
C             Gm       F
Won't return 
C           Gm            F 
Part of me wants to hide
C                    Gm                F
the part that's burned 

Am       D7      
Once, once
F                       C 
I knew how to talk to you 
Am       D7
Once, once
F                    C
But not anymore 


F                                         Am          D7 
Hear the sirens call me home x3
F                                        Am         Am 
Hear the sirens call me home 

C            Gm       F 
Part of me has died 
C                  Gm       F
To watch it burn 
C                          Gm          F
And the heart of me has tried
C                             Gm         F
Look what it's become 

Am        D7
Once, once
F                         C 
I knew how to look for you
Am       D7
Once, once
F                      C 
But that was before 
Am       D7
Once, once
F                                               C
I would have laid down and died for you
Am       D7
Once, once
F                    C
But not anymore


F                              Am             D7
Hear the sirens call me home x 5
F                                Am                 Am 
Hear the sirens call me home

C - Gm - F - C

Once

F		C
We made a plan that was subject to change
F			E
So whatever was it works out 
we both get the blame

Am		Dsus2			C
	In the arms of this low

F			Em7
And you took the wind right out of my sails
F			E			
By sweating me out on all the little details

Am		Dsus2			C
	In the arms of this low
Dsus2		F			C
	In the arms of this low

F			C
	So thread the light
Gm			F
	Thread the light
______
Dm			C
	Thread the light
Gm			F
	Thread the light


F		C
We made a choice and we knew we would pay
F			E
For stealing the joy and trying to escape

Am			Dsus2		C
	From the arms of this low

F			Em7
And if by some chance you break from the pack
F			E
You know I'll be waiting to welcome you back

Am		Dsus2			C
	Into the arms of this low
Dsus2		F			C
	In the arms of this low	
	F			C
		Thread the light,
	Gm			F
		Thread the light,


	[Dm	C	Gm	F]:

	Thread the light,
	Thread the light,
	Shine the light,
	Don't hide the light,
	Live the light,
	And give the light,
	Seek the light,
	And speak the light,
	Crave the light, 
	and brave the light,
	Stare the light,
	And share the light,
	Show the light,
	And know the light,
	Raise the light,
	And praise the light,
	Thread the light,
	And spread the light.

This Low

Intro and Verse

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Am          G        F       G             Am
Games that never amount to more than their worth

    G               F 
Will play themselves out


(Chorus)

C                 F                 Am
Take this sinking boat and point it home

                F
We've still got time

C                 F                Am
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice

F
You've made it known



C               F 
Falling slowly, eyes that know me

C             F
And I cant go back

C                  F
Moods that take me and erase me

C            F
And i'm painted black



Am         G        F         G          Am
You have suffered enough and warred with yourself

G                  F
It's time that you won

(Chorus)

(instrumental)
Am  G  F  G  Am  G  F 

1, 2, 3, 4....


C                 G                 Am
Take this sinking boat and point it home

F
We've still got time

C                  G                Am
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice

F
You've made it now

C               G           Am
Falling slowly, sing your melody

F
I'll sing it loud


C G Am F

C F Am F F

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The Hill

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Em             Am                          G          C       
Walking up the hill tonight and you have closed your eyes
Em              Am              G                       C    
I wish I didn't have to make all those mistakes and be wise
Em                Am             G                     C     
Please try to be patient and know that I'm still learning
Em                 Am             G                      C      
I'm sorry that you have to see the strength inside me burning

Em                     Am      
Where are you my angel now
G                    C 
don't you see me crying?
Em                              Am
And I know that you can't do it all 
G                             C 
but you can't say I'm not trying
Em                          Am
I'm on my knees in front of him 
G                          C 
but he doesn't seem to see me
Em                          Am
But all his troubles on his mind
G                          C 
he's looking right through me
Em                     Am
And I'm letting myself down
G             C 
By satisfying you
Em                        Am
And I wish that you could see 
G                  C 
I have my troubles too

Em             Am                  G             C      
Looking at you sleeping I'm with the man I love
Em               Am                G             C      
I'm sitting here weeping while the hours pass so slow

Em                     Am                           
And I know that in the morning
G                    C 
I'll have to let you go
Em                   Am             
And you'll be just a man 
G              C 
once I used to know
Em                     Am                  
And for these past few days 
G                    C 
someone I don't recognise
Em                Am        
This isn't all my fault
G                   C 
when will you realise?

Instrumental Interlude Em  Am  G  C

Em             Am          G              C      
Looking at you leaving, I'm looking for a sign

Music From The Motion Picture Once

[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

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:

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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

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

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

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

As She's Walking Away

Am                              E
There are children standing here,
                              G
Arms outstretched into the sky,
                          D
Tears drying on their face.
              Am
He has been here.
                          E
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
                           G
Fathers lost without a trace.
                           D
A nation blind to their disgrace,
                        Am
Since he's been here.
                    E
And I see no bravery,
 G                  D
No bravery in your eyes anymore.

Only sadness.

(Continue the same chord progression)

Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It's another families' turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel to accept their fate.
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
A generation drenched in hate.
Says, he has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

No Bravery

D G D A D x 2

D
I been loved and I been alone
G
all my life I been a rolling stone
D
done everything a man can do
G	                       C	D
everything but get a hold on you
C			D
done everything a man can do
G	D 	A 	D
everything but get a hold on you

D
I've been blessed and I've been cursed
G
all my lies have been unrehearsed
D	
a wall of fire that I walked through
G			C	D
only trying to get a hold on you
C				D
a wall of fire that I walked through
G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

G	D	A	D

A
I saw you waiting at the gate
D
but I arrived a moment late 
A
I saw you shed a single tear
G	D	A	D
but still I can't get there from here

D
I been high and I been low
G
I been people that I don't know 
D
I been to China and to Peru

G			C    D
only trying to get a hold on you
C			D
I been to China and to Peru
G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

Hold On You

Riff:
|3-----------6-------------------|3-----------6---------------|
|3-------6/8-6-----------8-------|3-------6/8-6-----------8---|
|3-------5/7-7-----------7-------|3-------5/7-7-----------7---|
|0-------------------------------|0---------------------------|
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| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly
He got joo joo eyeball he one holy roller

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker he just do what he please

| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
He wear no shoe shine he got toe jam football
He got monkey finger he shoot Coca-Cola

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He say,"I know you and you know me"
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

| Am - - G7 | F7 - G7 - |
Come together right now over me



Repeat Riff



| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
He bag production he got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard he one spinal cracker

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease

| Am - - G7 | F7 - G7 - |
Come together right now over me


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