Open Your Eyes

The Best Of Goldfinger

 Goldfinger is a ska punk band formed in 1993 and named after the James Bond film. They were founded by John Feldmann on vocals and guitar, Simon Williams on bass,  &quot;Dangerous&quot; Darrin Pfeiffer on drums, and Charlie Paulson on guitar.   Before they were signed to a major label, they released an EP titled Richter. Many of the songs on Richter are demo versions of songs on their full length debut, Goldfinger, which was released in 1996.

Chords for the song
  D   A   Em   Bm   F#m  G   A*   G5   D5   A5   E5   Am   F
A-5---0---2----2----4----5---7----x----5----0----7----0----3--|
E-2---0---3----2----5----7---9----3----5----0----7----0----5--|
C-2---1---4----2----6----7---9----2----2----4----4----0----5--|
G-2---2---4----4----6----7---9----0----2----2----4----2----5--|

Intro part 1
D   A   Em   Bm   Em   F#m   G   A*

Intro part 2 (trumpet part)
  D A   Em      Bm
A-5-5--5--5--5--4--2--0---7-7--7--7--10--9----|
E-5-5--5--5--5--4--2--0---7-7--7--7--10--9----|
C---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
  Em      F#m          Em          A*
A-7-7--7--10--9--7--5--10-9--7--5--0--|
E-7-7--7--10--9--7--5--10-9--7--5--0--|
C-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|

Verse 1
D           A         Em           Bm            Em   
  So here I am, doing everything I can.  Holding on to what I 
F#m            G          A*
am, pretending I'm a superman.
D               A     Em                  Bm
  I'm trying to keep     the ground on my feet.  
   Em                F#m           G        A*
It seems the world's falling down around me.
D                     A     Em                  Bm
   The nights are all long,    I'm singing this song
   Em               F#m               G      A*
to try and make the answers more than maybe.

Interlude 
        G5 D5  A5           G5   E5 D5      G5  
And I'm so con-fused, about what to do, sometimes I wanna 
A5            D5
throw it all away.

Chorus
D         A           Em            Bm            Em
So here I am, looking older all the time. Growing older 
        F#m           G             A
all the time, feeling younger in my mind.
D           A         Em           Bm            Em   
  So here I am, doing everything I can.  Holding on to what I 
F#m            G          A*
am, pretending I'm a superman.

Verse 2
D                A      Em                 Bm
   I'm trying to sleep.    I lost count of sheep.
   Em             F#m          G       A* 
My mind is racing faster every minute.
D    A     Em       Bm
   What could I do more? Yeah I'm really not sure. 
  Em               F#m           GA*
I know I'm running circles but I can't quit.

Interlude 

Bridge
Am                        Bm                 
Controlling everything in sight, I'm feeling weak I don't
     Em                                 Am             Bm 
feel right. You're telling me I have to change, telling me
          Em                         Am         Bm
to act my age. But if all that I can do is just sit and
           Em                                Am 
watch time go, then I'll have to say goodbye. Life's too 
Bm                Em               F         G
short to watch it fly, so watch it flyyyyyyyyyy.

Chorus

Ourto  
A------5--7--9--12--9--7-------5--7--5--5---4----|
E-3/5----------------------5/7----------7---5----|
C------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------|

A---------5-----5-----14--12--9--12-----7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E------7-----7-----7-----------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
C-6/7-----------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--|
G---------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--|

A------5--7--4--7--12--------5-----9--4----------|
E-4/5-------------------5/7-----7---------5-7-5--|
C------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------|

A-------9/12----------14--12--0---0--------0-0---|
E-----7------7---7/10---------2---0--------2-2---|
C-7---------------------------2---1--------2-2---|
G-----------------------------2---2--------2-2---|

Superman

A
     It's up to you what you can do
                 E
You're left with all your choices
A
     You're in the clear, another beer
            E
Would quiet all the voices


    A         E
But it's your life
      Bm
And I certainly wouldn't
                 A      E
Tell you what to do
           Bm
But you're living like you

Haven't got a clue
A         E
It's your life
      Bm
And I realize you're
                A       E
Living out your dreams
        Bm
But the end just might be

Closer than it seems


A E C#m B (2x)


A
I know just what you think
                       E
You're on the brink of being someone
A
Close to the top, but will you flop?
           E                  Bm
Cuz you forgot where you came from
                        A
I hope you realize it's gone soon
Bm                          E
Who's gonna love you if you hate yourself?


    A         E
But it's your life
      Bm
And I certainly wouldn't
                 A      E
Tell you what to do
           Bm
But you're living like you

Haven't got a clue
A         E
It's your life
      Bm
And I realize you're
                A       E
Living out your dreams
        Bm
But the end just might be

Closer than it seems


C#m D (2x)


C#m
If I would've known what I know today
  D
I guess I wouldn't have it any other way
C#m
If I would've known what I know today
  D
I guess I wouldn't have it any other way
  D
I guess I wouldn't have it any other way


A         E
It's your life
      Bm
And I certainly wouldn't

Tell you what to do
A         E
It's your life
           Bm
But you're living like you

Haven't got a clue
A         E
It's your life
      Bm
And I certainly wouldn't

Tell you what to do
A         E
It's your life
        Bm
We'll I realize you're
                A        E
Living out your dreams
        Bm
But the end just might be closer.


*Comments: the-1@gmx.net

It's Your Life

D         A
So here I am
   Em             Bm        
doing everything I can
  Em              F#m
holding on to what I am
   G              A
pretending I'm a superman 
     D        A
I'm trying to keep
     Bm          F#m
the ground on my feet
     G
it seems the world's 
 D            A
falling down around me
  D          A
the nights are all long
      Bm         F#m
I'm singing this song
   G                  D
to try and make the answers 
          A
more than maybe


        G  D  A       
and I'm so confused
      F#m   Em  Bm
about what  to   do 
G
sometimes I want 
     A            D     A
to throw it all away


D         A
so here I am 
 Em                   Bm
growing older all the time
 Em                   F#m
looking older all the time
        G             A
feeling younger in my mind

D         A
So here I am
   Em             Bm        
doing everything I can
  Em              F#m
holding on to what I am
   G              A
pretending I'm a superman 

D             A    
I'm trying to sleep
Bm                  F#m
I lost count of the sheep
G                 D
my mind is racing faster 
      A   
every minute
D               A
what could I do more
Bm                  F#m
yeah I'm really not sure
G                  D
I know I'm running circles
      A
but I can't quit

 G      D      A
and I'm so confused 
      F#m  Em  Bm
about what to   do 
     G         
sometimes I want
   A            Am       
to throw it all away

                          Bm
controlling everything inside

I'm feeling weak
             Em    
I don't feel right

you're telling me 
          Am
I have to change
        Bm           Em
telling me to act my age
                      Am
but if all that I can do
        Bm                 Em
is just sit and watch time go
                           Am
then I'll have to say good bye
           Bm                Em
life's too short to watch it fly
            F        G
so watch it fly

D         A
so here I am 
 Em                   Bm
growing older all the time
 Em                   F#m
looking older all the time
        G             A
feeling younger in my mind

D         A
So here I am
   Em             Bm        
doing everything I can
  Em              F#m
holding on to what I am
   G              A
pretending I'm a superman

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E          F#m
You and I in a little toy shop
      A
buy a bag of balloons with
    B
the money we've got
E               F#m
Set them free at the break of dawn
     A           B
'Til one by one, they were gone
E         F#m
Back at base, bugs in the software
A                  B
Flash the message, "Something's out there"
E           F#m
Floating in the summer sky
A  B
99 red balloons go by.


# Now that you know how it goes look up the lyrics and go for it!

99 Red Ballons

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Intro/Verse
A|--4--1--3--6---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1--4---------------------------------------------------|
C|--8--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------9-9-9-9---4-4-4-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------9-9-9-9-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

School Friends

S                     S        
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|--6------6-6---3-------------------1-| 
C|-------------5---5-------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
                                                              
A|----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| 
C|-----4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------| 

A|-----5--8--10--8--5--|--8-12--------12--|----5-8-10-8-5-------| 
E|--6------------------|------------------|--6------------------| 
C|---------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
G|---------------------|-------5--7-5-----|---------------------| 
     S      S      S      S            
A|----------------7------7-8----8---| 
E|--5-6----5-6------1----5-6----6---| 
C|--4-5------2------2-----------2---| 
G|---------6------6-----------------|

King Creole

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

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