Apparently Unaffected

Mellow

Cause and Effect

Another Phase

Maria Viktoria Mena (b. 1986) is a Norwegian pop-rock singer-songwriter.    Born on 19th February 1986, when Mena was thirteen years old she moved to live with her musician father. She sang and wrote lyrics as a form of therapy for her feelings and frustrations. Not all the stories in her diary became songs, but &quot;My Lullaby&quot; was one of them, expressing her pain from her parents' divorce. After pleading with her father to make a demo, he contacted some industry experts to record Maria's songs in the studio.

Intro: Em Bm Am (2x)

    Em          Bm     Am
Our battles are repetitious
Em              Bm Am
if not broken poetry
     Em          Bm      Am
And maybe that's the attraction
Em                     Bm        Am
that you're as self-absorbed as me

     Am                           Em
You jumped to the conclusion and landed on my chest
     Am                      D
Now how am I supposed to make you see

                      Em                                D
I'll just write this down with hopes that you'll understand
           Am                                G            D   
    Em
I will no longer be disciplined by the frustrations of an insecure man
                         D                               Am            
         G          D        Em
And while I kissed your face you'll know that I will no longer apologize for your former 
mistakes

    Em      Bm      Am
My past is mine to keep
        Em          Bm       Am
Now who are you to question me
    Em        Bm         Am
Perhaps, someday you'll learn
     Em       Bm      Am
too bad it's not our turn

     Am                           Em
You jumped to the conclusion and landed on my chest
     Am                      D
Now how am I supposed to make you see

                      Em                                D
I'll just write this down with hopes that you'll understand
           Am                                G            D   
    Em
I will no longer be disciplined by the frustrations of an insecure man
                         D                               Am            
         G          D        Em
And while I kissed your face you'll know that I will no longer apologize for your former 
mistakes

Am            Bm
You set the standard for my future
You set the standard for my future (lovers)
You set the standard for my future
You set the standard for my future (lovers) x4
Am              D
You set the standard

                      Em                                D
I'll just write this down with hopes that you'll understand
           Am                                G            D   
    Em
I will no longer be disciplined by the frustrations of an insecure man
                         D                               Am            
         G          D        Em    D     Am
And while I kissed your face you'll know that I will no longer apologize for your former 
mistakes     mistakes

G         D         Em  D  Am
I will write this down
G       D          Em
Former lovers' mistakes

Our Battles

D                   G
Careful what you say
                 A
This time of year
              G                 
Tends to weaken me
    D             G
And have a little decency
    A             G               
And let me cry in peace
     D                    G
But theres a place where I
          A               G                          
Erase the challenges Ive been through
      D            G                         
Where I know every corner
      A                    
Every street-name
       G                 
all by heart

    G           D 
And so it is a part of my
    G              A      A                 
courageous plan to leave
 G               D                 
With a broken heart
        G           A      A                          
Tucked away under my sleeve

           D        G                                  
I wanna go home for Christmas
          A    A   Bm7                        
Let me go home this year
           D        G                      
I wanna go home for Christmas
          A      A    D                 
Let me go home this year

      D                   
Ill pack my bags
    G                A           G
and leave before the sun rises tomorrow
      D                G                  A
Cause we act more like strangers for each day
          G
That I am here
    D             G 
But I have people close to me
    A            G
Who never will desert me
D             G
Who remind me frequently
     A               G
What I was like as a child


    G           D 
And so it is a part of my
    G              A      A                 
courageous plan to leave
 G               D                 
With a broken heart
        G           A      A                          
Tucked away under my sleeve

           D        G                                  
I wanna go home for Christmas
          A      A   Bm7                        
Let me go home this year
           D        G                      
I wanna go home for Christmas
          A      A    D                 
Let me go home this year

  D                  G   
I dont know what my future holds
    A                 G
or who Ill choose to love me
    D              G
But I can tell you where Im from
     A               G
And who loved me to life


    G           D 
And so it is a part of my
    G              A      A                 
courageous plan to leave
 G               D                 
With a broken heart
        G           A      A                          
Tucked away under my sleeve

           D        G                                  
I wanna go home for Christmas
          A                 Bm7                        
Let me go home this year
           D        G                      
I wanna go home for Christmas
          A                   D                 
Let me go home this year

Home For Christmas

# Intro:
# G

# Verse 1:
# G	       Em
# Vague sound of rain
# Am                 D 
# Pierces through my song again
# G          Em
# But I get distracted by the way his toes move when he plays
# Am           D 
# So I let it burn

# Verse 2:
# G	       Em
# I just poured my heart out
# Am                        D 
# There's bits of it on the floor
# G                 Em
# And I take what's left of it and rinse it under cold water
# Am                  D 
# And call him up for more

# Bridge:
          Em               D 
# And I say baby, yes I feel stupid to call you, 
#          Em 
# but I'm lonely
# D 							   Em 
# And I don't  think you meant it when you said you couldn't  love me
               C                             Am 
# And I thought  maybe if I kissed the way you do, 
#               D 
# You'd feel it too

# Chorus: 
#              G C
# He said I'm sorry
#     G Em
# so sorry
#     G C
# I'm sorry
#     G
# so sorry

# Verse 3:
# G  	     Em
# He grabs my  wrists
#       Am                D 
# As my fingers turn into angry fists
# G             Em 
# And I whisper why can't you love me, I'll change for you.
# Am            D 
# I'll play the part

# Bridge:
#           Em               D 
# And I say baby, yes I feel stupid to call you, 
#          Em 
# but I'm lonely
# D 							   Em 
# And I don't  think you meant it when you said you couldn't love me
#                C                             Am 
# And I thought  maybe if I kissed the way you do, 
#               D 
# You'd feel it too

# Chorus: x2 
#              G C
# He said I'm sorry
#     G Em
# so sorry
#     G C
# I'm sorry
#     G
# so sorry

Sorry

Intro:
Bm - C
Bm - C


    Bm                          C
I've run out of complicated theories

So now I'm taking back my words
Bm                        C
and I'm preparing for the breakdown
Bm                               C
Your t-shirt's lost its smell of you

and the bathroom's still a mess
Bm                                C
remind me why we decided this was for the best

          D         Em
Because I miss you love
   D         Em
I miss you love
   D         Em
I miss you love
  D        Am
I miss you love.

Miss You Love

Dm                             F
I've never been confronted with my own thoughts
    E                     Eb
They don't bother me when I'm alone
         Dm                             F
Can you come over save me, because he won't stop
      E                       C
Now get him off his fucking throne


F            C                          Dm
Caution the floor's wet in here, been crying
  F            C                          Dm
I don't know why he seems convinced I'm lying
  F                C              Dm
I don't know what he's capable of doing
          Bb      A7
but he's hu-u-u-u-urting me

    Dm                             F
It's not his fault I made him lose his temper
    E                     Eb
I should know better not to talk to loud
         Dm                             F
There's no one out there who could love me better
      E                       C
I'm not like you, you are too proud


F            C                          Dm
Caution the floor's wet in here been crying
  F            C                          Dm
I don't know why he seems convinced I'm lying
  F                C              Dm
I don't know what he's capable of doing
          Bb      A7
but he's hu-u-u-u-urting me #

F     
Don't leave me
A7                 Dm
Please believe me  ooh..
F     
Baby there is
A7                 Dm
I can explain     aaah.
F
Please love me
A7              Dm Bb A7 Dm
Please need me.  ohhh... #


    Dm                             F
I've never been confronted with my own thoughts
    E                     Eb
They don't bother me when I'm alone
         Dm                             F
Can you come over save me, because he won't stop
      E #(Chuck) #
Now get him off his fucking throne

He's Hurting Me

Verse 1:
G
  You self destructive
Little girl
D
  Pick yourself up

Don't blame the world
Am
  So you screwed up
                  C
But your gonna be ok
G
  Now call your boyfriend
And apologize
D
  You pushed him pretty
Far away last night
Am
  He really loves you
You just don't always
     C
love yourself


Chorus:
G
All this time
     D
Ohhh all this time
                Em
You have had it in you
Just sometimes
C
you don't push
(Repeat)


Interlude: G(hold)


Verse 2:
G
  Think all the mean girls
That pulled your hair
D
  Are barefoot now and
Pregnant there
Am
  And you write pop songs
And get to travel 
C
around the world


(Repeat Chorus)


Verse 3:
G
  So you've had 
some detours
Some stupid men
D
  Now we know what
not to do again
Am
  Besides you 
lucked out
C
Finally

All This Time

Intro: Gm-F-Eb x2


Verse 1:
Gm      F                Eb
Our old world is hard to find
Gm      F       Eb
I doubt it was ever mine to keep
Gm       F           Eb
Were you always this unkind?


Chorus:
       Gm
We lie belly up
               F
in the pool of us
       Fm
We lie belly up
               Eb
in the pool of us


Verse 3:
Gm      F         Eb
I don't recognize your doubt
Gm         F
Please say something
   Eb
darling shout at me
Gm    F            Eb
How unfair to shut me out


(Repeat Chorus twice)


Bridge:
Bb     Eb
I must say I'll 
Gm     F/A
always love you
Bb   Eb    Gm   F/A
Even if it hurts


Intrlude: Gm-F-Eb x2


Verse 3:
Gm     F         Eb
Have I driven us to this?
    Gm        F
Our bickering has
             Eb
reached it's limit
  Gm      F
I can't remember
    Eb
our last kiss


(Repeat Chorus twice)


(Repeat Bridge x4)


Outro: Gm-F-Eb x2


(Repeat Bridge x2)
(Repeat Outro)

Belly Up

Intro:    C  Csus4    C  Csus4    C  Csus4  C

C  Csus4    C  Csus4       Em           F           C     
I'll always treasure the naivety of the past we've shared
    Csus4   Dm                        F
Our bodies grew much faster than our minds 
    F2/A                             C   Csus4   C
But together we got good at stopping time 

C  Csus4      C  Csus4      Em              F        C    
My teen angst drove me to hurt myself and I made you watch 
Csus4   Dm                    F          F2/A                     C   
Oh the pain I must have caused, but by staying around u saved my life 

C  Csus4  C

F            F2/A        Am   F2/A      C            F
We were never meant to be lovers,    just fellow late bloomers 
    F2/A       C   F       F2/A       C  Csus4   
Who blossomed apart,    who blossomed apart  

C  Csus4    C  Csus4    C


C  Csus4        C  Csus4           Em                          
Watching my parents made me look for something destructive 
      F        C
and there you were 
Csus4         Dm                   F       F2/A        C   Csus4   C
With all the characteristics of my mom, familiarity of home 

C  Csus4      C  Csus4          Em                  F           C    
The geographic gap let to forced adulthood and your rage exposed 
 Csus4      Dm                     F            
I'm glad we left things when we did, 
            F2/A                   C  Csus4   C
I doubt I'd survive another bloody moan 


F            F2/A        Am   F2/A          C            F
We were never meant to be lovers,     we just mirrored each other's 
F2/A            C   F    F2/A            C  Csus4  
self destructiveness,     self destructiveness

C  Csus4    C  Csus4    C


C  Csus4      C  Csus4                         Em              
The spotlight burned in the room when we were together 
         F         C
and we played our parts 
  Csus4       Dm              F           F2/A                 C  Csus4  C  
And I wore an imaginary TV screen, so you never got to touch my heart 


F            F2/A        Am   F2/A            C          F
We were never meant to be lovers,      our egos fed of each other 
    F2/A      C   F       F2/A       C  Csus4  C  Csus4  C
And died overweight,    and died overweight, 

C  Csus4    C  Csus4    C


C  Csus4      C  Csus4                 Em                    F     C    
I thought I'd seen it all when you first walked in, but you shut me up 
   Csus4       Dm                           F         
And challenged every wrong perception I've had of myself 
       F2/A          C   
And you haven't ever stopped

Dear

G           D                C

I've been walking around all day thinking
G                D                  C

I think I have a problem, I think I think too much
G         D                      C

I've been taught to hold back my tears and avoid them
             Am                          D

but you've made pain into something I could touch




G         D                  C

I've been walking around all day laughing
G             D              C

Think I'd be better off without you here
G              D            C

And I bet you're sweet and hard to get over
       Am                        D

So I'll cry and people will stop and stare
           Am                 D

Now that's ok, let them stop and stare




           G    D   C

Cause I am fragile
      G    D   C

I am hopeless
        G    D   C

I'm not perfect
         G  D   C

But I am free




G         D                  C

I've been walking around all day waiting
G           D         C

And waiting is all I seem to do
G             D                 C

Cause I never get it unless I'm fed it
         Am                   D

But this time I'll just have to
            Am                 D

Yeah, this time I'll just have to




           G    D   C

And I'm fragile
      G    D   C

I am hopeless
        G    D   C

I'm not perfect
         G  D   C

But I am free

Fragile (free)

# INTRO #                                                        
Em  D  Cmaj7  B7   x2                                         
                                                           
# VERSE I #                                                     
Em        D         Cmaj7  B7                                
I am a creature of habit                                   
    Em         D             Cmaj7  B7                    
And I move in circles 'round you                          
Em         D            Cmaj7  B7
I will admit there's a pattern
Em          D        Cmaj7  B7
One I've created myself

# VERSE II #
Em            D          Cmaj7    B7
None of my lovers dared leave me
    Em        D            Cmaj7  B7
And I grew impatient and stale
Em           D              Cmaj7    B7
Didn't look back once I'd left them
         Em          D      Cmaj7  B7
'Cause I always expected to fail

# PRE-CHORUS #
                      Am                         Am7/G
But this time it's different, the rules don't apply
                  Am6/F#                   B7
But I need some distance to step out of line

# CHORUS #
    Em              D                    Cmaj7        B7
So, grant me this wish and meet me back here in a year
   Em           D             Cmaj7      B7
If we still exist, I can let go of my fear
              Am               Am7/G
Fear of normalcy, fear of the solid 
                Am6/F#                 B7
walls of our future, and let go of my past

# INTERLUDE #
Em  D  Cmaj7  B7

# VERSE III #
Em          D       Cmaj7    B7
I must be crazy to want this
       Em           D             Cmaj7  B7
'Cause you are the girl of my dreams
    Em             D         Cmaj7    B7
But I'm prone to ruin the good things
Em                D          Cmaj7  B7
Cautious 'round balance it seems

# PRE-CHORUS #
                      Am                         Am7/G
But with you it is different, the rules don't apply
                  Am6/F#                  B7
But I need some distance to step out of line

# CHORUS #
    Em              D                    Cmaj7        B7
So, grant me this wish and meet me back here in a year
   Em           D             Cmaj7      B7
If we still exist, I can let go of my fear
              Am               Am7/G
Fear of normalcy, fear of the solid 
                Am6/F#                 B7
walls of our future, and let go of my past

# CHORUS #
    Em              D                    Cmaj7        B7
So, grant me this wish and meet me back here in a year
   Em           D             Cmaj7      B7
If we still exist, I can let go of my fear
              Am               Am7/G
Fear of normalcy, fear of the solid 
                Am6/F#                 B7  Emadd9
walls of our future, and let go of my past.

Habits

[Verse]
Gm
What is in this wine?
           Gm
The more I drink the more I wander off
 Gm/Eb
Into a stranger’s eyes
          Gm/Eb
I like the way that they reflect my thoughts

Gm
What is in this air?
              Gm
It feels like feathery dust everywhere
   Gm/Eb
And as I breathe it in
              Gm/Eb
I breathe the masculine scent of his skin

[Chorus] (x2)
    Cm       Eb
And I -------I
           Bb     F
I feel homeless

[Verse]
     Gm
Your comfortable caress
              Gm
Has triggered unfamiliar restlessness
Gm/Eb 
You and I are we
            Gm/Eb 
I feel I’ve lost my individuality

       Gm
You’re watching me rebel
          Gm
Believing stories only hearts can tell
    Gm/Eb 
But when is it enough?
          Gm/Eb 
When do I call my feelings on their bluff

[Chorus] (x2)
   Cm        Eb
And I -------I
            Bb   F
I feel homeless 

[Bridge]
        Eb        F
And I remember us now
        Gm             Bb/D
But I forgot what we felt like
       Eb         F
And I remember us now
        Gm             Bb
But I forgot what we felt like
        Eb        F
And I remember us now
        Gm             Bb/D
But I forgot what we felt like
Eb                  F
Somewhere along the way

[Chorus] (x2)
   Cm        Eb
And I -------I
            Bb   F
I feel homeless 

[Bridge]
        Eb        F
And I remember us now
        Gm             Bb/D
But I forgot what we felt like
       Eb         F
And I remember us now
        Gm             Bb
But I forgot what we felt like
        Eb        F
And I remember us now
        Gm             Bb/D
But I forgot what we felt like
Eb                  F
Somewhere along the way

[Verse]
       Gm
You’re watching me rebel
          Gm
Believing stories only hearts can tell
    Gm/Eb 
But when is it enough?
          Gm/Eb 
When do I call my feelings on their bluff

Homeless

Am                                     Em   Dsus2
Comfortable as I am
                Am                     Em   Dsus2
I need your reassurance
                   Am                  Em   Dsus2
And comfortable as you are
              Am                       Em   Dsus2
You count the days
 

                 Am                  D
But if I wanted silence, I would whisper
                 Am                       D
And if I wanted loneliness, I'd choose to go
                 Am              D
And if I'd like rejection, I'd audition
                 Am                   D
And if I didn't love you, you would know


   Am G               Em           Fmaj7
And why can't you just hold me
   Am   G            Fmaj7         Dm 
And how come it is so hard
   Am  G                  Em        Fmaj7
And do you like to see me broken
   Am G           D7 
And why do I still care

still care


Am       Em   Dsus2
Am       Em   Dsus2


Am                                         Em   Dsus2
You say you see the light now
                  Am                       Em   Dsus2
At the end of this narrow hall
                  Am                       Em   Dsus2
I wish it didn't matter
                  Am                       Em   Dsus2
I wish I didn't give you all

 
               Am                  D
But if I wanted silence, I would whisper
                 Am                       D
And if I wanted loneliness, I'd choose to go
                Am              D
And if I'd like rejection, I'd audition
                 Am                   D
And if I didn't love you, you would know


 Am G               Em           Fmaj7
And why can't you just hold me
   Am   G            Fmaj7         Dm 
And how come it is so hard
   Am  G                  Em        Fmaj7
And do you like to see me broken
   Am G           D7 
And why do I still care


C                           G
Poor little misunderstood baby
                  Am        Fmaj7
No one likes a sad face
    C                            Em
But I can't remember life without him
                        Am        Dm
I think I did have good days
                  Fmaj7        G        
I think I did have good days                    
    G
And why...


 Am G               Em           Fmaj7
And why can't you just hold me
   Am   G            Fmaj7         Dm 
And how come it is so hard
   Am  G                  Em        Fmaj7
And do you like to see me broken
   Am G           D7 
And why do I still care



by maajj

Just Hold Me

D, A, Em 2x


D          A             Em
Monday morning came too soon
                                D
It's entering my forgotten room
          A              Em
Diguised as the morning sun
                         
and I should be on the run
         G   A
But I'm here
             G   A
Waiting for you
             G         A
To come and rescue me
          G         
From this awful blue


                    D
Looks like another day
            A
In another way
                  Em
Through another place
                 G
Too many lonely days
                  D
I'm not here for sure
               A
Just here for more
                            Em
You wont walk through that door
      G                            D    A Em
Cause I said I didn't need you anymore
         D A Em
Anymore...


D          A                     Em
Monday morning caught me by surprise
                           D
Covering up my weary eyes
          A             Em   
Only helpless, not yet torn, too many tears I've worn
         G   A
But I'm here
             G  A
Waiting for you
             G        A
To come and rescue me
          G          A
From this awful blue


                    D
Looks like another day
            A
In another way
                  Em
Through another place
                 G
Too many lonely days
                  D
I'm not here for sure
               A
Just here for more
                            Em
You wont walk through that door
      G                            A
Cause I said I didn't need you anymore
                                      Bm
But I said a lot of stupid stuff for sure
                      E
There's nothing I want more
     G
This morning


                    D
Looks like another day
            A
In another way
                  Em
Through another place
                 G
Too many lonely days
                  D
I'm not here for sure
               A
Just here for more
                            Em   G
You wont walk through that door


                    D
Looks like another day
            A
In another way
                  Em
Through another place
                 G
Too many lonely days
                  D
I'm not here for sure
               A
Just here for more
                            Em  G
You wont walk through that door


D, A, Em 2x

Monday Morning

Verse 1:
C#m
What is this game we're playing?
Should I stick around for more?
Snap your fingers I'll come running
                        C#m  D
leave again when you're bored
     A
with me
I'll make it easy


Chorus 1:
E
  Nevermind me
nevermind me
A
  I'll just cast 
shadows on your wall
C#m
  Nevermind me
nevermind me
B
  my God I feel so small!
E
  Nevermind me
nevermind me
A
  I'll just cast 
shadows on your wall
C#m
  Nevermind me
nevermind me
B
  I'll let myself out


Interlude: E--C#m-B x2


Verse 2:
       E
This facade that 
     C#m
I'm stuck with
           E        C#m
has got me wondering
     F#m             A
Just tell me how you want me
                      C#m  D
and I'll be naked stumbling
                A
just to get a reaction
any signs of love


(Repeat Chorus 1)


Bridge:
F#m               A
  Bottle up your smile
                 E  F#m E
and pour it in a cup
F#m            A
 I'll be on my way
once I sobered up


Chorus 2:
E
  Nevermind me
nevermind me
A
  I'll just cast 
shadows on your wall
C#m
  Nevermind me
            B
nevermind me
C#m
  Nevermind me
nevermind me
D
  I'll just cast 
shadows on your wall
C#m
  Nevermind me
            B
nevermind me


Interlude: E--C#m-- x4


(Repeat Chorus 1)

Nevermind Me

F
I looked away,
           C
The other day,
Bb          Cm   F
Growing up slowly.
                F
Have you ever heard me
          C
Laugh so easily,
               Bb    Cm     F
It's cos I'm growing up slowly.

F C Bb Cm F (x2)
Oh, Viktoria [x4]

              F     
Me and my confidence,
                      C    
We're now more than friends,
  Bb             Cm   F 
We're growing up slowly.
  
             F  
She lives in me,
                   C
She whispers when I sleep,
          Bb               Cm   F 
She says "you're growing up slowly"

F C Bb Cm F (x2)
Oh, Viktoria [x4]

(One strum per chord)
Bb     Cm             Dm 
I have let go of my daemons,
Bb     Cm             Dm 
They left me when I sang the truth,
Bb   Cm               Dm  
No bulges I'm finally even,
     Bb              C
I can break all my rules.

            F  
When I was ten,
                      C   
My mother changed my name,
                 Bb      Cm       F 
She said "you're gonna grow into it"

                    F   
It took quite some time,
                         C   
But today it feels like mine.
   Bb   Cm         F  
I guess I grew slowly.

F C Bb Cm F (x4)
Oh, Viktoria [x8]

(One strum per chord)
Bb     Cm             Dm 
I have let go of my daemons,
Bb     Cm             Dm 
They left me when I sang the truth,
Bb   Cm               Dm  
No bulges I'm finally even,
     Bb              C - hold
I can break all my rules.

Viktoria

Christmas Hits

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

(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

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

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

C#
There's a portrait
     Ab
In a back room
           F#
Which I'll keep for days upon
          C#
Which I relent 
              B
And gaze for hours on
    Bbm                  F#
The muscle, skin and bone
         Ab
Of some imaginary friend

F# Ab F#

        C#
So how about it 
        Ab
Show me please 
           F#
How I will look in twenty years
           C#
And let me please 
          B
Interpret history 
       Bbm        F#
In every line and scar 
               Ab                  
That's painted there in front of me

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

           C#
It doesn't matter
         Ab
What I'm thinking
       F#
What I tell myself to do
         C#      F#
I end up calling

       C#
I stay in to
                   Ab
Defrost the fridge
        F#
Now the kid has gone to bed
             C#
A feeling of dread
              B         
At least when she's around
    Bbm
The trouble's there
     F#                        Ab
It's worse to wake up with her falling 'round the room

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

       C#
Listen Johnny
              F#
You're like a mother
       C#                     F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

       C#
Listen Johnny
              Ab
You're like a mother
       F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

            B
And if they come tonight
       Bbm
You'll roll up tight
     F#             Ab
And take whatever's coming to you next (oh, oh oh oh)

 F# Ab to end.

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