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.

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this is the main riff of let it go.

capo on the 2 fred


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Let It Go

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Hold Back The River

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)

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

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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

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

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

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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: [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

[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

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

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

The solo from Wild Love at 1:58.

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Wild Love solo

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
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E|--------1--4---------------------------------------------------|
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G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
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School Friends

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

...

Out Of The Darkness

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 )

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