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Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella on November 7, 1942 in New York City) is an American rock and roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was versatile enough to do folk songs, blues, covers of old-time Rock n' roll songs, and some original material, all of them in his own unique style. Rivers's greatest success came in the mid and late 1960s with a string of hit songs (including &quot;Seventh Son,&quot; &quot;Poor Side of Town&quot; and &quot;Secret Agent Man&quot;) but he has continued to record and perform to the present. 

Intro: ||: Em   B   Em7   Em6  :||   C   G 
 
 
Em     B   Em7        Em6    Em   B    Em7        Em6 
Summer rain taps at my window, west wind, soft as a sweet dream; 
Em   B   Em7        Em6 
My love, warm as the sunshine, 
C                G        C              G 
Sittin' here by me, yeah, she's here by me. 
 
 
Em    B    Em7      Em6      Em     B    Em7          Em6 
She stepped out of a rainbow, golden hair, shining like moonglow; 
Em    B    Em7         Em6 
Warm lips, soft as her soul, 
C                G        C             G 
Sittin' here by me, yeah, she's here by me. 
 
 
B7                        Em      B      Em7     Em6 
All summer long, we spent dancin' in the sand, 
A7 
And the jukebox kept on playin' 
          C                           D7 
Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. 
 
 
Em    B     Em7          Em6 
She wants to live in the Rockies; 
Em   B    Em7                 Em6 
She says, "That's where we'll find peace, 
Em       B   Em7        Em6 
Settle down, raise us a fam'ly 
C           G         C              G 
To call our own, yeah, we'll have a home. 
 
B7                        Em       B     Em7  Em6 
All summer long, we spent groovin' in the sand, 
A7 
Ev'rybody kept on playin' 
          C                           D7 
Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. 
Em  B     Em7      Em6     Em      B   Em7          Em6 
We sailed into the sunset, drifted home caught by the gulf stream; 
Em     B    Em7             Em6 
Never gave a thought for tomorrow ? 
C                 G        C             G 
Just let tomorrow be, yeah, let tomorrow be. 
 
 
Em     B    Em7         Em6     Em   B   Em7           Em6 
Winter snow drifts by my window, west wind blowin' like thunder; 
 Em   B  Em7          Em6 
Our love burnin' like fire, 
 C                  G       C               G 
And she's here by me, yeah, she's here by me. 
C            G       C                G 
Let tomorrow be, yeah, she's here by me. 
 
 
Instrumental  
||: Em   B   Em7   Em6  :||   C   G

Summer Rain

G         Am             C              G
You got a lotta nerve to say you are my friend
           D    C        Em7         D
When I was down you just stood there grinning
G         Am             C                     G
You got a lotta nerve to say you got a helping hand
         D          C      Em7         D
You just want to be on the side that's winning


riff....

You say I let you down you know it's not like that
If you're so hurt why then don't you show it
You say you lost your faith but that's not where it's at
You had no faith to lose and you know it

I know the reason that you talk behind my back
I used to be among the crowd you're in with
Do you take me for such a fool to think I'd make contact
With the one who tries to hide what he don't know to begin with

riff.....

You see me on the street you always act surprised
You say, "How are you?" "Good luck" but you don't mean it
When you know as well as me you'd rather see me paralyzed
Why don't you just come out once and scream it

riff....

No, I do not feel that good when I see the heartbreaks you embrace
If I was a master thief perhaps I'd rob them
And now I know you're dissatisfied with your position and your place
Don't you understand it's not my problem

I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes
And just for that one moment I could be you
Yes, I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes
You'd know what a drag it is to see you

riff....

Positively 4th Street

BABY I NEED YOUR LOVIN'

written by Brian Holland/Lamont Dozier/Eddie Holland

performed by Johnny rivers



G         C
 Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

G         C
 Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

G         C
 Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh



G       C
 Baby I need your lovin'

G       C
 Baby I need your lovin'

G         C
 Although you're never near

G           C
 Your voice I often hear

G             C
 Another day,  another night

G         C

 I long to hold you tight

G           C
 'cause I--'m so lonely



CHORUS:

F       G7
 Baby I need your lovin'

C            Am
 Got to have all your lovin'

F       G7
 Baby I need your lovin'

C            Am
 Got to have all your lovin'



Verse 2:
G.              
Some say it's a sign of weakness
C
For a man to beg
G
Then weak I would rather be
c
If it means havin' you to keep
G
'Cause lately I've been losin' sleep



(chorus)
F       G7
 Baby I need your lovin'

C            Am
 Got to have all your lovin'

F       G7
 Baby I need your lovin'

C            Am
 Got to have all your lovin'


Bridge:

G / /   /  C    / / /         G   / / / C / / /

     Every night  I call your name

G / /   /       C       /     /      /    G      /     / / C / / /

    Sometimes I wonder, girl, will I ever be the same'



Verse 3:

When you see me smile you know

Things are just gettin' worse

Any smile you might see baby

Has all been rehearsed

Baby I can't go on without ya

This lonliness won't let me live without ya

This emptiness inside me baby

Makes me feel half alive



(repeat chorus and fade)

Baby I Need Your Lovin'

Verse:
Em                 Am              Em
There's a man who leads a life of danger
    Em                            B7
To everyone he meets he stays a stranger
     Em                      Am
With every move he makes, another chance he takes
Em                Am            Em
Odds are he won't live to see tomorrow

Chorus:
      Bm     Em         Bm     Em
Secret Agent Man, Secret Agent Man
        C           B7                         Em
They've given you a number and taken away your name

Intro x 2

Beware of pretty faces that you find
A pretty face can hide an evil mind
Oh, be careful what you say, or you will give yourself away
Odds are you won't live to see tomorrow

Chorus x 1

Intro x 2

Solo

Chorus x 1

Intro x 2

Swinging on the Riviera one day
And then lying in a Bombay alley next day
Oh, don't you let the wrong words slip, while kissing persuasive lips
Odds are you won't live to see tomorrow

Chorus x 1

Intro x 3

Secret Agent Man

Memphis 

E

     B7
Long distance information, give me Memphis Tennessee

Help me find a party that tried to get in touch with me
    E
She could not leave a number but I know who placed the call
          B7                                          E
'Cause my uncle took a message and he wrote it on the wall

B7
Help me, information, get in touch with my Marie

She's the only one who'd call me here from Memphis Tennessee
    E
Her home is on the south side, high upon a ridge
B7                                      E
Just a half a mile from the Mississippi bridge

Dm (shaped chord B6) on 7th fret, Dm (shaped chord A6) on 5th fret 4x
Dm (shaped chord) on 12th fret, Dm (shaped chord) on 10th fret 2x
Dm (shaped chord B6) on 7th fret, Dm (shaped chord A6) on 5th fret 1 1/2x

E

     B7
Last time I saw Marie she was wavin' me goodbye

With "hurry-home" drops on her cheek that trickled from her eye
    E
But we were pulled apart because her mom did not agree
    B7                                         E
And tore apart our happy home in Memphis Tennessee

B7
Help me, information, more than that I cannot add

Only that I miss her and all the fun we had
  E
Marie is only six years old, information please
B7                                            E
Try to put me through to her in Memphis Tennessee

Memphis

Blue Suede Shoes

#1.
A
Well, it`s one for the money, two for the show..
                                 A7
three to get ready, now go, cat, go.
          D                          A
But don`t you, step on my blue suede shoes.
        E                   D                  A    E
You can do anything but lay offa my blue suede shoes.

#2.
E       A
You can knock me down, step on my face..

slander my name all over the place.
A                                            
Do anything, that you wanna do..but, uh, uh, honey,
A7
lay off of them shoes.
    D                                A
And don`t you, step on my blue suede shoes.
        E                   D                  A     E
You can do anything but lay offa my blue suede shoes.

(INTERLUDE:)

#3.
E       A
You can burn my house, steal my car..drink my liquor

from an old fruit jar.
A
Do anything that you wanna do..but, uh, uh, honey,
A7
lay off of them shoes.
    D                               A
And don`t you step on my blue suede shoes.
        E                   D                  A    E
You can do anything but lay offa my blue suede shoes.

#4.
A
Well, it`s one for the money, two for the show..
                                 A7
three to get ready, now go, cat, go.
          D                          A
But don`t you, step on my blue suede shoes.
        E                   D                  A    E
You can do anything but lay offa my blue suede shoes.

OUTRO:
E          A
Well, it`s blue, blue, blue suede shoes, baby.

Blue, blue, blue suede shoes.
D
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes, yeah.
A
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes.
        E                   D                  A
You can do anything but lay offa my blue suede shoes.

(INTERLUDE:)

E          A
Well, it`s blue, blue, blue suede shoes, baby.

Blue, blue, blue suede shoes.
D
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes, yeah.
A
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes.
        E                   D                  A
You can do anything but lay offa my blue suede shoes.

Blue Suede Shoes

Gm                              Fmaj7  
By the time I get to Phoenix she'll be risin 
Gm                                         Fmaj7  
She'll find  the note I left hangin on her door 
Bbmaj7                          C9                 Am7 Dm 
She'll laugh when she reads the part that say I'm leaving 
Dm          Gm7                         Eb  C7 
Cause I've left that girl so many times before 
       Gm                                Fmaj7  
By the time I make Albuquerque she'll be workin 
       Gm                                   Fmaj7  
She'll probably stop at lunch and give me a call 
Bbmaj7                    C9            Am7  Dm 
But she'll just hear that phone keep on ringin 
        Gm7            Eb C7 
Off the wall   that's all 
       Gm                             Fmaj7  
By the time I make Oklahoma she'll be sleepin 
Gm                                       Fmaj7  
She'll turn softly and call my name out low 
Bbmaj7                 C9               Am7   Dm 
And she'll cry just to think I'd really leave her 
     Gm                C7                Fmaj7  
But time and time I've tried to tell her so 
Bbmaj7          Gm   A              D 
She just didn't know I would really go 
 
SOLO 
 
       Gm                                Fmaj7  
By the time I make Albuquerque she'll be workin 
       Gm                                   Fmaj7  
She'll probably stop at lunch and give me a call 
Bbmaj7                    C9            Am7  Dm 
But she'll just hear that phone keep on ringin 
        Gm7            Eb C7 
Off the wall   that's all 
       Gm                             Fmaj7  
By the time I make Oklahoma she'll be sleepin 
Gm                                       Fmaj7  
She'll turn softly and call my name out low 
Bbmaj7                 C9               Am7   Dm 
And she'll cry just to think I'd really leave her 
     Gm                C7                Fmaj7  
But time and time I've tried to tell her so 
Bbmaj7          Gm   A              D   C  D 
She just didn't know I would really go.

By The Time I Get To Phoenix

MOUNTAINS OF LOVE

E 
Standin' on a mountain lookin' down on a city
The way I feel is a doggone pity
A
Teardrops fallin' from the mountainside
E
Many times I've been here, many times I've cried
  B7                  A
I used to be so happy when we were in love
E         B7          E
High on a mountain of love

Verse 2:
Night after night I've been standin' here alone
Weepin' my heart out out at the crack of dawn
Prayin' that you're lonely and you come here too
Hopin' just by chance that I'll get a trip to you
I hope I'm gonna find you somewhere in love
High on a mountain of love

Bridge:
A                 F#
Mountain of love, mountain of love
A             F#
You should be ashamed
    A            F#
You used to be a mountain of love
    A                        B7
But you've just changed your name

Verse 3:
Way down below there's a half a million people
Somewhere there's a church with a big tall steeple
Inside a church there's an altar filled with flowers
Wedding bells are ringin' that should've been ours
That's why I'm so lonely, my dreams gone above
High on a mountain of love

(instrumental, same pattern as verses)

(repeat bridge)

(repeat verse 3, then repeat its last line and fade)

Mountains Of Love

Muddy Water


#1.
D                   A
I was down in Macon Georgia.
                                 D
They kept my daddy over in Macon jail.
                            G
He told me if you keep your hands clean.
D                   A                   D
You won't hear them bloodhounds on your trail.
#2.
D                        A
Well, I fell in with bad companions.
                                D
Robbed a mail train up in Tennessee.
                         G
They caught me way up in Nashville.
         D                A              D
and they locked me up and threw away the key.

CHORUS:
D                          A
I washed my hands in muddy water.
                                        D
I washed my hands, but they didn't come clean.
                            G
I tried to do what my daddy told me..
      D                   A                D
But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream.
#3.
D                                        A
Well, I asked the jailer, now, when's my time up?
                                  D
He said son, you know we won't forget.
                             G
If you try just to keep your hands clean.
   D                 A               D
We might just make a good man of you yet.

#4.
E                             B
Oh, I couldn't wait to get my time in.
                             E
I broke out of the Nashville jail.
                        A
I just crossed Atlanta, Georgia,
    E                B                 E
and I can hear those bloodhounds on my trail.

CHORUS:(x2)
E                          B
I washed my hands in muddy water.
                                        E
I washed my hands, but they didn't come clean.
                            A
I tried to do what my daddy told me..
      E                   B                E
But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream.

Muddy Water

1-1-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-2-2.just repeat fast on any string

Secret Agent Man Riff

Suzie Q


E 
Oh, Suzie Q, oh, Suzie Q,   
          A               G    D     E 
oh, Suzie Q, baby, I love you, Suzie Q.  

#2.    
E 
I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk.
                   A                        G     D     E
I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk, Suzie Q.  

#3.    
E 
You say that you'll be true, you say that you'll be true.. 
                       A                        G     D     E 
you say that you'll be true, and never leave me blue, Suzie Q.  

(INTERLUDE:) E A B

#4.
E 
Oh, Suzie Q, oh, Suzie Q,   
         A              G    D     E 
oh,Suzie Q, baby I love you, Suzie Q.

#5.
E 
I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk.
                   A                        G     D     E
I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk, Suzie Q. 

#5.    
E 
You say that you'll be true, you say that you'll be true.. 
                       A                        G     D     E 
you say that you'll be true, and never leave me blue, Suzie Q.  

(INTERLUDE:) E A B

#6.
E 
I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk.
                   A                        G     D     E
I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk, Suzie Q. 

#7.
E 
You say that you'll be true, you say that you'll be true.. 
                       A                        G     D     E 
you say that you'll be true, and never leave me blue, Suzie Q.  

OUTRO: 
E 
Oh, Suzie Q, oh, Suzie Q,   
          A              G    D     E 
oh, Suzie Q, baby I love you, Suzie Q.(x3)

Suzie Q

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 

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

[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

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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