The Gambler

A Love Song Collection

Country Classics

Number Ones

This Is Country

Daytime Friends - The Very Best Of Kenny Rogers

Kenneth Donald Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston, Texas) is a prolific American country music singer, photographer, producer, songwriter, actor and businessman. Kenny Rogers graduated from Jefferson Davis High School in Houston.  Although he has been very successful, charting more than 60 top 40 hit singles across various music genres and topping the country and pop album charts for more than 100 individual weeks in the United States alone, many still consider him a vastly underrated artist.

|C        |       |             |
In a bar in To-ledo ac-ross from the depot on a
|             |            |G7    |
bar stool she took off her ring
  |Dm             |         |G7
I thought i'd get closer so I walked on over I
|Dm          |G7       |C      |
sat down and asked her name
|        |              |           |
When the drinks finally hit her she said I'm no
|             |            |C7      |F      |
quitter but I finally quit livin on dreams
    |G7        |            |         |
I'm hungry for laughter and here ever after I'm
|          |        |          |C
after what-ever the other life brings

|C     |        |           |         |
In the mirror I saw him and I closely watched him I
|              |             |G7      |
thought how he looked out of place
|       |Dm          |       |G7              |
He came to the woman who sat there be-side me he
|Dm           |G7         |C       |
had a strange look on his face
    |              |            |
The big hands were calloused he looked like a
|              |        |C7           |F      |
mountain for a minute I thought I was dead
    |G7        |           |
But he started shaking his big heart was
|           |             |         |C
breaking he turned to the woman and said

|C           |            |           |F
You picked a fine time to leave me Lu-cille
     |           |              |           |C     |
with four hungry children and a crop in the field
|F            |         |                  |
I've had some bad times lived through some sad times but
|              |             |C
this time your hurting won't heal
|            |G7          |           |C      |
you picked a fine time to leave me Lu-cille.

|C       |         |          |         |
After he left us I ordered more whisky I thought how she'd
|             |G7     |
made him look small
|        |Dm           |             |G7       |
From the lights of the bar room to a rented ho-tel room we
|Dm            |G7        |C      |
walked without talking at all
|         |          |             |
She was a beauty but when she came to me she
|                 |C7         |F      |
must have thought I'd lost my mind
|G7        |                 |          |
I could'nt hold her 'cos the words that told her kept
|           |          |C
coming back time after time

|C           |            |           |F
You picked a fine time to leave me Lu-cille
     |           |              |           |C     |
with four hungry children and a crop in the field
|F            |         |                  |
I've had some bad times lived through some sad times but
|              |             |C
this time your hurting won't heal
|              |G7          |           |C      |
you picked a fine time to leave me Lu-cille.

Lucille

Ruby (Don't take your love to town)
                                                               
C                                         F                  G      Dm
You've painted up your lips an rolled and curled your tinted hair
C                          F             G
Ruby are you contemplating going out somewhere?
    Dm                              G7                 Dm
The shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going down 

   C          F  / Am /  Dm    (Stop)
Oh Ru - - - - by - - - - - - - 
                        C
Don't Take your love to town

   Dm                              C
It wasn't me that started that old crazy Asian war
    Dm                          F         G
But I was proud to go and do my patriotic chore
    Dm                              G7                Dm   
And yes, it's true that I'm not the man I used to be

   C          F  / Am /  Dm           (Stop)
Oh Ru - - - - by - - - - - - - - -
                                      C
I still need some company.

C                                      F            G        Dm
It?s hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralyzed
        C                                        F         G
And the wants and the needs of a woman your age, Ruby I realize
       Dm                                  G7                  Dm
But it won't be long I?ve heard them say until I?m not around

   C          F  / Am /  Dm    (Stop)
Oh Ru - - - - by - - - - - - - 
                        C
Don't Take your love to town

(No Chords)
She's leavin now cos I heard the slammin of the door

The way I know I've heard it slam one hundred times before

       Dm                          G7                        Dm
And if I could move I'd get my gun and put her in the ground

   C          F  / Am /  Dm    (Stop)
Oh Ru - - - - by - - - - - - - 
                        C
Don't Take your love to town

   C          F  / Am /  Dm           (Stop)
Oh Ru - - - - by - - - - - - - - -

(Spoken) 
For God sakes turn around!

Ruby (don't Take Your Love To Town)

Em                            A               Em  
I woke up this morning with the sundown shining in 
  Em                                     B7  
I found my mind in a brown paper bag within 
  Em                            G                   A 
I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high, I tore my mind on a jagged sky 
  Em                 B7                       Em 
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in  
 
(yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in) 
 
  Fm                  Bb                        Fm 
I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in 
  Fm                                              C7 
I watched myself crawling out as I was a-crawlin' in 
      Fm            Ab                 Bb 
I got up so tight I couldn't unwind, I saw so much I broke my mind 
  Fm                 C7                       Fm 
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in  
 
(yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in) 
 
    F#m                B                                F#m 
Someone painted "April Fool" in big black letters on a "dead end" sign 
         F#m                                         C#7 
I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind 
      F#m                       A                   B
Eight miles outta memphis and I got no spare, eight miles straight up downtown somewhere 
   F#m               C#7                       F#m 
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in  
         F#m                C#7                       F#m
I said I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in

Just Dropped In (to See What Condition My Condition Was In)

Coward of the County

vs. 1
C                           F             C
Everyone considered him the coward of the county
                                                   G
He never stood one single time to prove the county wrong
C                             F                     C
His mama named him Tommy, but folks just called him yellow
                                   G             C
Something always told me they were reading tommy wrong

vs. 2 chord prog. simile
He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison.
I looked after Tommy 'cause he was my brother's son.
I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy:
"Son, my life is over, but yours is just begun".


Chorus. 1
C                     F                  C
Promise me son not to do the things I've done
F              C                G
Walk away from trouble if you can
    C                                F              C
Now it don't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
  C                 F            G
I hope you're old enough to understand
F                 G             C
You don't have to fight to be a man


vs. 3
C#                               F#               C#
There's someone for everyone and Tommy's love was Becky
                                             G#
In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man
C#                                F#               C#
One day while he was workin', the Gatlin Boys came callin'
                                             G#                  C#
They took turns at Becky (spoken in disgust) there were three of them.

vs. 4 chord prog. simile
Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin'.
The torn dress, the shattered look was more than he could stand.
He reached above the fireplace and took down his daddy's picture.
As his tears fell on his daddy's face, he heard these words again:

Chorus 2
C#                    F#                 C#
Promise me son not to do the things I've done
F#             C#             G#
Walk away from trouble if you can
    C#                               F#             C#
Now it don't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
                    F#           G#
I hope you're old enough to understand
F#                G#            C#
You don't have to fight to be a man

vs. 5
D                                           G               D
The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the bar room
                                                A
One of the got up and hit him halfway cross the floor
D                                    G                   D
Tommy turned around they said, "Hey, look!  Ol' Yellow's leavin'!"
                                           A                      D
But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door.

vs. 6 chord prog. simile
Twenty years of crawlin' was bottled up inside him.
He wasn't holdin' nothin' back; he let 'em have it all.
When Tommy left the barroom not a Gatlin boy was standin'.
He said, "This one's for Becky," as he watched the last one fall.
And I heard him say,

chorus 3
D                          G                    D
I promised you Dad, not to do the things you've done
     G              D            A
I'll walk away from trouble if I can
    D                                       G                     D
Now Please don't think I'm weak, I couldn't turn the other cheek
                     A
Papa I sure hope you understand
    G               A                   D
sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man

D                           G             D
Ev'ryone considered him the coward of the county.

Coward Of The County

G                     C
All my life was a paper, Once plain, pure and white
         G                            G
Till you moved with your pen, changin' moods now and then
        C
Till the balance was right
          G                      C
Then you added some music, ev'ry note was in place
        G                        G                  C
And anybody could see all the changes in me by the look on my face

    G    C                  G    C   B7          Em                     
And you.... decorated my life....., created a world where dreams are 
    D
apart....
    G    C                 G  C    B7              Em                     
And you.... decorated my life..., By paintin' your love all over my 
  Am   D
heart...

You decorated my life

*Like a rhyme with no reason in an unfinished song
There was no harmony life meant nothin' to me, until you cam along
And you brought out the colors, what a gentle surprise
Now I'm able to see all the things life can be shinin' soft in your eyes

You Decorated My Life

E-A-Gbm-B

E                        A
You're not meant to be alone
Gbm 
I'll share your dream 
Gbm                             E
I'll show you love you've never known 
Dbm                        Gb
Two flames together in the deep of the night 
               E
I'm up in your love 
                      A
Close by you when you call 
Gbm
I'll take my stand 
Gbm                           E
One chance to make or lost it all 
Dbm                      Gb
This time my journey to wherever you are 
               E         A
I sail on your river so far 
             E           B
My love we'll never be found 
       B
If you believe 

       E         A          E
We got eyes that see in the dark 
        A         E             Gb         B
And the power of love lives for making you mine 
            E        A         B
And in the light of close investigation 
      E     A       B             E
Is it only my imagination? I got you 


Moonlight shining on your face...

We got eyes that see in the dark...

          A
...I got you
          A         B            A
Like the eagle that flies in the sun 
         A           B      A            E
I'll be lost in your fire before we are done 
Gbm
And the view from my window is brighter 
Gbm
Born to be all you need 

       E          A          E
We got eyes that see in the dark...

Eyes That See In The Dark

Capo 1st Fret


     D                          G/D             D
On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere,
                                                     A
I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep.
   D                               G/D           D
So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness
     G/D              D   A               D
'til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak.


         D                             G/D              D
He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces,
                                                             A
and knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.
       D                               G/D               D
And if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces.
      G/D           D            A             D
For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice."


     D                           G                  D
So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow.
                                              A
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light.
        D                                G                 D
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression.
                 G                    D             A                D
Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.


           D                     G             D
You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
G            D                          A
know when to walk away and know when to run.
          D     Em/A D                 G              D
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
                 G          D        A                 D
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.

[Slide capo to 2nd fret]


D                            G             D
Ev'ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
                                                  A
is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep.
       D                         G              D
'Cause ev'ry hand's a winner and ev'ry hand's a loser,
        G                 D              A           D
and the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep."


    D                               G                       D
And when he'd finished speakin', he turned back towards the window,
                                           A
crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep.
    D                             G                 D
And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even.
    G            D                A                D
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.


           D                     G             D
You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
G            D                          A
know when to walk away and know when to run.
          D     Em/A D                 G              D
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
                 G          D        A                 D
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.

[Repeat chorus once and end]

Gambler

C F C

C                             C6      C
Baby when I met you there was peace unknown
                            C6         C7
I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb.
      F                                     C  
I was soft inside there was something going on.

C                             C6      C
You do something to me that I can't explain
                     C6      C7         F                
Hold me closer and I feel no pain every beat of my heart
                       C           
We got something going on.

C              Fmaj7
Tender love is blind
              F
It requires a dedication.
Fm
All this love we feel needs no conversation.
   C                C6 C
We ride it together uh huh
       C                    C6 C
Making love with each other ah hah.

C
Islands in the stream
C6      F
That is what we are
Dm                        G
No one in between how can we be wrong?
      C           C6  F
Sail away with me to another world
         C                C6 C
And we rely on each other ah hah
         Dm               C6 C
From one lover to another ah hah.


I can't live without you...

Islands In The Stream

 Verse:- D,D  G D G D G A - D,D  G D G D A D
 Ch:- D,D G  D  G  D G A -  D,D G D G D A D 



 D                           G              D
One  summer's evenin, on a train bound for Georgia
 G              D               G                  A
met up with a gambler, We were both too tired to sleep.
   D                                 G              D
So we took turns to steer, out the window at the darkness
       G          D             A           D
till boredom over-took us then he began to speak.

He said, Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces          
knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.
So if you don't mind my sayin' I can see you're out of aces;
for a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice."

So I handed him my bottle, and he drank doen my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light.
And the night got a little quiet, and his face lost all expression.
Said If you're gonna play the game boy, you gotta learn to play it
right.

             D                      G            D    
You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em.
G             D             G            A
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
           D                             G              D
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
            G                D       A                 D
Ther'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done."

(...)

Intro: G Em Am D7 Bm Em 
D7

  G                     B7                       Em
I can't remember when you weren't there,
G7                  C         D7             Bm
When I didn't care for anyone but you.
D7  G                                 B7                    Em
I swear we've been through everything there is,
                     G                    C
Can't imagine anything we've missed
                     Bm Em        C                    D7
Can't imagine anything the two of us can't do.

1st Chorus:
                    Bm
Through the years
       Em                 Am
You never let me down,
            D7                     Bm
You've turned my life around.
        Em                      Am
The sweetest days I've found
                       D7
I've found with you.
                    Bm
Through the years
       Em               Am
I've never been afraid,
       D7                        Bm
I've loved the life we've made
        Em                      C                           Am
And I'm so glad I've stayed right here with you
D7                G
Through the years.


G-B7-Em
I can't remember what I used to do,
G7-C-D7-Bm
Who I trusted, who I listened to before.
D7-G-B7-Em
I swear you've taught me everything I know
G-C
I can't imagine needing someone so.
Bm
But through the years it seems to me
Em-C-D7
I need you more and more

2nd Chorus:
Bm
Through the years,
Em-Am
Through all the good and bad,
D7-Bm
I knew how much we had,
Em-Am
I've always been so glad to be with you.




D7
Through the years
Em-Am
It's better everyday,
D7-Bm
You've kissed my tears away,
Em-Am
As long as it's okay, I`ll stay with you
D7-G
Through the years.

3rd Chords:
                   C#m
Through the years
          Fm                    Bm
When everything went wrong,
    E                    C#m
Together we were strong,
   Fm               Bm                       E
I know that I belong right here with you
                    C#m
Through the years
  Fm              Bm
I never had a doubt
          E                       C#m
We'd always work things out.
       Fm                          D                 Bm
I've learned what love's about by loving you
E              A
Through the years.
Repeat Chorus 3....

Through The Years

Fmaj7                          E7
Unforgettable, that's what you are
Gm7                           D9sus4
Unforgettable, though near or far
Cm7            Ebm7                   Bbmaj7
Like a song of love that clings to me
         Ab7           G7
How the thought of you does things to me
C9               Am7          C9
Never before has someone been more

Fmaj7                   E7
Unforgettable, in every way
Gm7                                 D9sus4
And forever more, that's how you'll stay
Cm7                  Ebm7            Bbmaj7
That's why, darling, it's incredible
      Ab7       G7
That someone so unforgettable
C9               F             Bb --- C# 7
Thinks that I am unforgettable too



C#9             Am#7        C#9 -- D7
Never before has someone been more...
Gmaj7                   F# 7
Unforgettable, in every way
Am7                                 F9sus4
And forever more, that's how you'll stay
Dm7                  Fm7             Cmaj7
That's why, darling, it's incredible
      Bb7       A7
That someone so unforgettable
Dm7             Fm7   G7       C-- Cmaj7
Thinks that I am unforgettable

Unforgettable

&quot;The Gambler&quot; is the title track to Kenny Rogers' 1978 album The Gambler which won him the Grammy award for best male country vocal performance in 1980.[1] Bobby Bare had recorded the song earlier that same year in his album BARE CBS KC35314 (1978). The song was written by Don Schlitz who had recorded it previously, and had charted at #65 on the country charts with it. It was one of five consecutive songs by Rogers to hit #1 on the Billboard country music charts.

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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