Chaos And The Calm

James Bay is a 24 year-old artist who possesses that untarnished strain of talent that many newcomers lose as they develop over time. His raw expressions and graveled voice work in a magical unison that captivates audiences and strips pop melodies back to a skeletal efficiency. Hailing from Hitchin, Hertfordshire, James is a young singer-songwriter who has already gained a great reputation thanks to stints at Communion's monthly night at Notting Hill Arts Club in London and a hugely successful run of support slots with Tom Odell, John Newman and Kodaline.

        Read more about James Bay on Last.fm.

When we were on Fire - James Bay

Am Am7 Am Am/D (2x)

Am       Am7             Am              Am7 (repeat)
Drifting apart, getting hard to hold you

Days getting dark and the nights are growing cold
            F               G
Are we burning out?

Am       Am7             Am              A7 (repeat)
Swept out of sight, rolling up on an ocean

Let's cut all the ropes and get lost in the moment
         F                   G                               
If our hearts are alive, maybe then we might

Am       Am7             G
Send us back to the sun


      F       C
Now I know, I know
           E7                G
That we're losing light, our love is dying
F               C
Out cold on the floor
       E7               Am                     G
Like a fallen star that shines no more
F            C  Dm                      A7       G
Take, take-a-me back to where we was before
                F   C        Dm  Am    
When we were on fire,        fire

Am              Am7             Am      Am7 (repeat)
Head down, heading underground feeling wasted
Cold to the bone, so alone I can taste it
        F            G
Let's light it up
Am              Am7             Am      Am7 (repeat)
Streets are alive now, and everything's bracing
You're on my mind, running in my veins fueling the flame
        F            G        Am     Am7 Am
Let's start it again

      F       C
Now I know, I know
           E7                Am                G
That we're losing light, our love is dying
F               C
Out cold on the floor
       E7               Am                       G
Like a fallen star that shines no more
F            C  Dm                   Am        
Take, take-a-me back to where we was before
     G          F   C           Dm  Am
When we were on fire,           fire
                F   C           Dm  Am
When we were on fire,           fire

Am       Am7             Am              A7 (repeat)
Oh, oh, whoa, oh, whoa-oh-oh, now don't tell me no
That we're burning down
Oh, oh, whoa, oh, whoa-oh-oh, now don't tell me no
That we're burning now

F         C          E7                  Am             G
I know, I know we're losing light and our love is dying
F        C                 
Take me, take-a-me home
Dm                   Am          G          F   C     Dm  Am
Back to where we was before when we were on fire,     fire
      F       C
Now I know, I know
           E7                Am               G
That we're losing light, our love is dying
F               C
Out cold on the floor
       E7               Am                    G
Like a fallen star that shines no more
F            C  Dm                     Am     G           
Take, take-a-me back to where we was before
                F  C            Dm  Am  
When we were on fire,           fire

When We Were On Fire

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Hold Back The River

C Am G (x2)

C        Am G              C Am G
Home now... end of the night
     C       Am  G               C Am  G
It's colder... to turn on your side
      C          Am  G         C   Am  G
And I know you're... up in two hours
   C                                    Am
We didn't get tonight, we don't have tomorrow
   G          C Am   F (riff)
So don't ruin now.

C            Am       G               F
How we gonna move together? Just come closer
C           Am        G               F
If we don't move together, just come closer
Em           F (2)                 Em     Dm  F
How we gonna breathe? How we gonna be together?
     C/E         Dm                C     Am G
Just keeping the peace between the sheets

      C        Am G            C    Am G
And I creep in... everything's loud
    C     Am     G           C  Am G
I'm sorry... for waking you now
       C     Am     G        C   Am G
And we argue... the tiniest thing
   C                                   Am
We didn't get tonight, we don't have tomorrow
       G             C        F (riff)
So I'm done whispering, done whispering.

C            Am       G               F
How we gonna move together? Just come closer
C           Am        G               F
If we don't move together, just come closer
Em           F (2)                 Em     Dm  F
How we gonna breathe? How we gonna be together?
     C/E         Dm                C     Am G
  C  Am G
Just keeping the peace between the sheets

C                                  Dm
So maybe don't give me cold, cold shoulder
Am                                F
Before you go turn around, let me hold you
C                 Dm
Let me sit in the dark of the morning
F (riff)
Yeah, it's more one thing now

C            Am       G               F
How we gonna move together? Just come closer
C           Am        G               F
If we don't move together, just come closer
Em           F (2)                 Em     Dm  F
How we gonna breathe? How we gonna be together?
     C                  F
Just keeping the peace...
     C                  F
Just keeping the peace...
F    C/E         Dm                  C 
Just keeping the peace between these sheets.

Move Together

[VERSE]

F
You're setting off, it's time to go, the engine's running

Bb/D
My mind's lost, we always knew this day was coming

Dm                                                     C
And now it's more fright'ning than it's ever gonna be

F
We grow apart, I watch you on a red horizon

Bb/D
Your lion's heart, I would touch you on a stormy sky

Dm                                                           C 
 And I will always be listening for your laughter and your tears


[PRE-CHORUS]

         Csus2
And as soon as I can hold you once again
                          C
I won't let go of you, I swear


[CHORUS]

    F
We live through scars this time
    Bb 
But I've made up my mind
   Bbsus2             Bb
We can't leave us behind
  F
Anymore


[VERSE 2]

F
Your hands are cold, your lips are turning blue, you're shaking
 
Bb
This fragile heart, so heavy in my chest, it's breaking

Dm                                                    C
And in the dark, you try to make a pay phone call to me

  F
But you're miles away, you're breaking up, you're on your own

Bb
It's hard to take, I need an hour just to say hello

Dm                                                    C
And I can't make the truth of this work out for you or me


[PRE-CHORUS]

Csus2
And for all the pennies in your pocket,
    Bb                           F
we barely get a second just to speak



[CHORUS 2]

    F
We live through scars this time
     Bb
But I've made up my mind
    Bbsus2           Bb
We can't leave us behind
  F        Bb F  
Anymore
F
 We'll have to hurt for now
   Bbsus2                  Bb
But next time, there's no doubt
       C             Bb
'Cause I can't go without you
  F
Anymore


[CHORUS 3]

Scars

Clocks go forward - James Bay

Bm                   A                     G
Darkness bleeding in, the sun is getting low
Bm                      A               G
No diamonds in the trees, only leaves of gold
        Em                Bm         A       Bm
And our long days in the heat haze start to fade

        G                       Bm
We can hide under sheets, under heavy covers
     D                     Bm
So deep as the night draws in
          G        Bm                      A                 G
And we'll be slow honey lovers 'til the clocks go forward again
G        Bm     A
Again, again, again yeah

Bm                        A                          G
When there's no blue above, gonna keep my summer clothes
Bm                                   A                        G
'Cause there's still a field of green underneath the falling snow
           Em       Bm          A         Bm
When our hands grow so cold and hard to hold

        G                       Bm
We can hide under sheets, under heavy covers
     D                     Bm           
So deep as the night draws in
         G      Bm                        A                 G           
And we'll be slow honey lovers 'til the clocks go forward again
G       Bm      A
Again, again, again yeah

G         A            Bm
Stay warm, close your eyes
      A D 
Let time fly
G         A            Bm
Stay close, stay right here
            A
Nothing to fear

Instrumental
G       Bm      A       G                       
G       Bm      A       G                       

           G           Bm             A
And we'll hide under sheets, under heavy covers
    D                      Bm
So deep as the night draws in
          G         Bm                     A                G
And we'll be slow honey lovers 'til the clocks go forward again
G       Bm      A               G
Again, again, again yeah, And again
G       Bm      A

Clocks Go Forward

C
No you don't have to wear your best fake smile, Don't have to stand there and burn inside
Am    E                 C
Oh oh oh, if you don't like it

[Verse]

C
She's working late and making eyes at the dough, She's sick of everybody up on her floor,
 Am                      E                         C
She wants the sun in her eyes, but all she gets is ignored
C
She used to put it out and get it all back, But now she's sipping trying to carry the act,
 Am                       E                             C
She's sweating under the lights, now she's beginning to pack


[Chorus]

C
No you don't have to wear your best fake smile, Don't have to stand there and burn inside
Am     E                C
Oh oh oh, if you don't like it
C
And you don't have to care, so don't pretend Nobody needs a best fake friend
Am     E        C
Oh oh oh, don't hide it


[Verse]

C
No hesitation now, she gets up and walks, She thinks of all the pain and pride did it cost
 Am                      E                               C
She empties all the tip jars, and won't get back what she lost
C
Outside the window we're two fingers to show She lifts her head I'm like some blur out of smoke
 Am                   E                            C
She doesn't have to look back to know where she's gotta go


[Chorus]

C
No you don't have to wear your best fake smile, Don't have to stand there and burn inside
Am    E                C
Oh oh oh, if you don't like it
C
And you don't have to care, so don't pretend, Nobody needs a best fake friend
Am    E        C
Oh oh oh, don't hide it


[Bridge]

               F                 Am        E
If you don't bleed it, you don't need it anymore
               F                 Am              E
If you don't need it, get up and leave it on the floor
               F               Am              E
No more believing like it's a voice you can't ignore
               F
If you don't need it, you don't need it no


[Chorus]

C
No you don't have to wear your best fake smile, Don't have to stand there and burn inside
Am    E                C
Oh oh oh, if you don't like it
C
And you don't have to care, so don't pretend, Nobody needs a best fake friend
Am    E        C
Oh oh oh, don't hide it


[Chorus]

C
No you don't have to wear your best fake smile, Don't have to stand there and burn inside
Am    E                C
Oh oh oh, if you don't like it
C
And you don't have to care, so don't pretend, Nobody needs a best fake friend
Am    E        C
Oh oh oh, don't hide it

Best Fake Smile

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Cant Help Falling In Love Intro To Scars intro Live

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Dm7      F          Bb     F
Tried to keep you close to me,
    Bb       F        C
But life got in between
Dm7       F         Bb      F
Tried to square not being there
     Bb        F                C
But think that I should have been
 

Bb
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Bb
Hold back the river so I
F
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
F
Hold back the river, hold back
 

Dm7    F     Bb        F
Once upon a different life
    Bb       F                C
We rode our bikes into the sky
    Dm7      F      Bb        F
But now we crawl against the tide
      Bb       F                C
Those distant days are flashing by


Bb
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
 
Hold back the river so I
F                         
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
                      C
Hold back the river, hold back
Bb
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
 
Hold back the river so I
F
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
                      C
Hold back the river, hold back
 
Dm7  F    Bb   F
Ooh oho, oho, oho,
 Bb   F    C   
Oho, oho, ohooh
 

F                                     Bb
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Gm
Let us hold each other
F                                     Bb
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Gm
Let us hold each other


Bb
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
 
Hold back the river so I
F                         
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
                      C
Hold back the river, hold back
Bb
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
 
Hold back the river so I
F
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
                      C
Hold back the river, ooh
 

F                                     Bb
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Gm
Let us hold each other
F                                     Bb
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Gm
Let us hold each other

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James Bay - Hold Back the River
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This is an extremely simplified tab version of James Bay's Hold Back the River for early beginners, which I
came up with myself when I first heard the song a while back.
This tab is used throughout all verses and the intro.
The chords used in the choruses and bridge are not the tab, you can find them in other versions!
Enjoy playing!

[Intro/Verse]
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Hold Back The River intro Acoustic

Capo on 5 for the studio version
* - one strum

(Chords used)
Em = 022033
Dsus4/F# = 2X0033
G = 320033
G/B = X20003
C = X32013
D = XX0232
Am7 =X02013


[Intro]

Em   Dsus4/F#*   G   G/B*   C    D    
Em   Dsus4/F#*   G   G/B*   C    D    


[Verse]

C
Saw you today after so much time
C' C                    Em  G
Felt just like it used to be
C
Talking for hours bout a different life
C' C                    Em   G
Surrounding us in memories
C                             Em G
We were close never close enough
C                  Em G
Baby are we now
C                                  Em G
'Cause if it's torn we can stitch it up
C               D
Don't rule it out
D
Oh no no


[Chorus]

Em              Dsus4/F#*    G
I'll come around
G/B*    C                  D*
If you ever want to be in love
Em         Dsus4/F#*  G      G/B* C                                                     
I'm not waiting, but I'm willing if you call me up
        Am7
If you ever want to be in love
D
I'll come around


[Instrumental]

Em   Dsus4/F#*G   G/B*    C                


[Verse]

C
Wanted to ask if we could have been
C                              Em G
But my tongue wouldn't break the seal
C
You always had something effortless
C' C                              Em G
At school you were the biggest deal
C                        Em G
Little quirks close and open up
C                Em G
Time is slipping by
C                                Em G
Always thinking 'bout the two of us
C               D
Replay on my mind
D
Always playing on my mind



[Chorus]

Em              Dsus4/F#*    G
I'll come around
G/B*    C                  D*
If you ever want to be in love
Em         Dsus4/F#*  G      G/B* C                                                     
I'm not waiting, but I'm willing if you call me up
        Am7
If you ever want to be in love
D
I'll come around


[Instrumental]

Em   Dsus4/F#*   G   G/B*   C                


[Verse]

D
We were young we were side by side
C                                   G
Don't know when we started losing touch
D
If you want we could walk a while
Am7                      G
Maybe that would be enough
D
Used to talk drinking to the night
C                                   G
I would wake up on the front room floor
D
All along you'd be in my bed
C                                                                       
Make me crazy make me want you more


[Chorus]

Em              Dsus4/F#*    G
I'll come around
G/B*    C                  D*
If you ever want to be in love
Em         Dsus4/F#*  G      G/B* C                                                     
I'm not waiting, but I'm willing if you call me up
        Am7
If you ever want to be in love
D
I'll come around
Em              Dsus4/F#*    G
I'll come around
G/B*    C                  D*
If you ever want to be in love
Em         Dsus4/F#*  G      G/B* C                                                     
I'm not waiting, but I'm willing if you call me up
        Am7
If you ever want to be in love
D
I'll come around


[Outro]

Em      Dsus4/F#*   G      G/B*    C    D*
Em      Dsus4/F#*   G      G/B*    C

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If You Ever Want To Be In Love

Incomplete - James Bay 

Intro: D A Em D A

Verse 1:
D
I breathe in slow to compose myself
A
But the bleeding heart I left on the shelf
Em
Starts speeding now beating half to death
D                                   A
Cause I hear in you all mine

Verse 2
D
So I press my lips down into your neck
A
And I stay there and I reconnect
Em
Bravery I've been trying to perfect
D                        A
It can wait for a while

Em                        D                                       A       
Scared of the hope in my head it's been making me sweat but it turns out
Em                          D                   A
You here with your head on my chest
I should guess

Chorus:
D                              A                      D
The world will turn and we'll both we'll learn how to be
 Bm                A
To be incomplete

Verse 3
D
I breathe out now we fall back in
A
Just like before we can re-begin
Em
Let your arms push slow up against my skin
D                           
Let it all feel just right

Verse 4
Em               D       
Gone is the emptiness
A   
We just take what's best and move on
Em               D
All of the heart gets left
A
I shoulda guessed

Chorus
D                            A                          D
The world will turn and we'll both we'll  learn how to be 
Bm                    A
To be incomplete
D                        A
This here now it's where we touch down
        D      Bm     A
You and me let's be incomplete

Bridge:
Em                         D
How did we go without
A
I don't know but it looks like
we've made it again
Em                       D      A 
Tell me you'll never look down, down
D                                A                     D
And the world will turn in we'll grow we'll learn how to be
Bm              A 
To be incom...
                    D
I don't wanna look down
                  A    
I don't want us to break up in the cloud
                       Em          D      Bm        A
All I want is to stay us to stay with you now
                  D
I don't wanna look down
                   A
I don't want us to break up in the cloud
                 Em         D             Bm     A
All I want is to stay us to stay with you now

Chorus
D                                 A                       D
And the world will turn and we'll grow we'll learn how to be
Bm            A
To be incomplete
D                                  A      
This here now it's where we touch down
        D        Bm           A
You and me let's be incomplete


End on D

Incomplete

Intro

G, C, Em7, D (x2)

Verse

G                    C              Em7            D
From walkin' home and talkin' loads
G                   C                     Em7        D
Seein' chirps in evenin' clothes with you
G                  C                 Em7          D
From nervous touch and gettin' drunk
G                  C                 Em7          D
To stayin' up and wakin' up with you


Pre-Chorus

              Em7
And now we're slippin' at the edge
D                           C
Holdin' somethin' we don't need
            Em7             
Oh, this delusion in our heads
D                          C
Is gonna bring us to our knees

Chorus

                  C         G
So come on let it gooooooooo
            Em7         D
Just let it beeeeeeeeee
                  C        G
Why don't you be youuuuuuuu
              D
And I'll be me

                    C         G
Everything's that's broooooke
                Em7        D
Leave it to the breeeeeeeeze
                  C        G
Why don't you be youuuuuuuu
             D
And I'll be me
             
And I'll be me

G      C      Em7      D (x2)

Verse

From throwin' clothes across the floor
To teeth and clothes and slammin' doors at you
If this is all we're livin' for
Why are we doin' it, doin' it, doin' it anymore

I used to recognize myself
It's funny how reflections change
And we're becomin' somethin' else
I think it's time to walk away

Chorus

So come on let it go
Just let it be
Why don't you be you
And I'll be me

Everything's that's broke
Leave it to the breeze
Why don't you be you
And I'll be me

And I'll be me

G, C, Em7, D (x2)

Bridge

Am                                 Em7
Tryin' to fit your hand inside of mine
Em7
When we know it just don't belong
D
There's no force on earth
                   C
Could make me feel right, no

Whoa

Am                                 Em7
Tryin' to push this problem up the hill
Em7
When it's just too heavy to hold
D                              C
Think now's the time to let it slide


Chorus (One strum for each chord the first time)

                  C         G
So come on let it gooooooooo
            Em7         D
Just let it beeeeeeeeee
                  C        G
Why don't you be youuuuuuuu
              D
And I'll be me

                    C        G
Everything's that's broooooooke
                 Em7        D
Leave it to the breeeeeeeeeeeze
               C           G
Let the ashes faaaaaaaaalllll
              D
Forget about me

                  C         G
So come on let it gooooooooo
            Em7         D
Just let it beeeeeeeeee
                  C        G
Why don't you be youuuuuuuu
              D
And I'll be me
             G
And I'll be me


Outro

G, C, Em7, D (x2)

Let It Go

this is the main riff of let it go.

capo on the 2 fred


C            F                 Am7          G
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Intro: [C F Am G]

Strumming: [Down Up Mute Down Up Mute Down Up Down Up] x2

Verse 1:

C                 F                Am    G           
From walking home and talking loads 
C                 F                        Am    G 
To seeing shows in evening clothes with you
C                 F                 Am    G 
From nervous touch and getting drunk
C                 F                 Am    G
To staying up and waking up with you

Bridge:

Am                               
But now we're slipping at the edge
G                              F   F
Holding something we don't need
Am                       
All this delusion in our heads
G                              F   F
Is gonna bring us to our knees

Chorus:
                   F  C
So come on, let it go
            Am   G
Just let it be
                 F  C
Why don't you be you
            G  G
And I'll be me?
                  F    C
Everything that's broke
                Am   G
Leave it to the breeze
                 F  C
Why don't you be you
            G G
And I'll be me?
            C
And I'll be me

Intro: [C F Am G]
Verse 2 same as first
Bridge
Chorus

[Intro]

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[Verse 1] 

(From walking home, and talking loads...)

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[Bridge]

(But now we're slipping at the edge...)

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[1st Part of Chorus]

(So come on , let it go...)

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[2nd Part of Chorus] 

(Why don't you be you...)

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[Verse 2]

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[1st Part of Chorus]

(So come on , let it go...)

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[2nd Part of Chorus] 

(Why don't you be you...)

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| *       Pluck once on second time

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Let It Go intro

Need the Sun to Break - James Bay


D   A      Em G     D         A      Em   G
I'm halfway gone, sleepless I'm battle-worn
G      D       A   G    D       A
You're all I want, bring me the dawn

G          D                      A
I need the sun to break, you've woken up my heart
             G      D             A
I'm shaking, all my luck could change
G           D                         A
Been in the dark for weeks and I've realized you're all I need
   G            D         A     G        D        A 
I hope that I'm not too late, I hope I'm not too late

D     A     Em  G     D      A        Em     G
Back of the room, how come my friends already know you?
D       A     Em G    D      A           Em      G
Feel like a kid, too shy to speak up so I keep it hid
G   D    A          G        D          A
Oh butterflies, you steal my sleep each night

G          D                      A
I need the sun to break, you've woken up my heart
             G      D             A
I'm shaking, all my luck could change
G           D                         A
Been in the dark for weeks and I've realized you're all I need
   G            D         A     G        D        A 
I hope that I'm not too late, I hope I'm not too late

Em       D    A
Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh, oh
Em       D    A
Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh, oh

G          D                      A
I need the sun to break, you've woken up my heart
             G      D             A
I'm shaking, all my luck could change
G           D                         A
Been in the dark for weeks and I've realized you're all I need
   G            D         A     G        D        A 
I hope that I'm not too late, I hope I'm not too late
G        D        A 
And I hope I'm not too late

Em       D    A
Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh, oh
Em       D    A
Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh, oh
Em       D    A
Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh, oh
Em       D    A
Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh, oh

Need The Sun To Break

C 
You gotta help me out 
                    Am
It's all a blur last night 
                    F                             C
We need a taxi cause you're hung-over and I'm broke 
I lost my fake id but 
                  Am
you lost the motel key 
                       F
Spare me your freaking dirty looks 
              G Am F
Now don't play me 
                   G Am F
You want to cash out
                         G   Am F
and get the hell out of town 
Don't be a baby 
 G
Remember what you told me

Waking Up In Vegas

The solo from Wild Love at 1:58.

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Wild Love solo

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

Sovereign Light Cafe

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

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


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

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

C D


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

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


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

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

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

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

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

Down By The River

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


American Dream 

[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

Overreacting

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
:)

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