Off The Board: A Studio 4 Family Compilation

        Mat does vocals for Citizen. This is his acoustic work.

        Mat Kerekes on Last.fm.
    

G                                      Dsus4
  I walked home in the cold again last night, 
                      Em7            Dsus4              Csus2
Cause I would rather sleep alone            than by your side. 
G                                        Dsus4
  And I thought this rain would stop but now I'll never mend,  
             Em7             Dsus4        Csus2
It's just my second guessing habits never end.


       Em7    Dsus4           Csus2       G
And if I die tonight, well I guess that's alright. 
         Em7                   Dsus4           Csus2
Cause the world's asleep while I'm just wasting time. 
       Em7         Dsus4           Csus2               G
And if I would die tonight, well I guess that would be fine. 
      Em7                       Dsus4             Csus2
I got plenty of things that I           would set aside.


G                        Dsus4
  I woke up at 2am last night, 
                   Em7                      Dsus4          Csus2
Thought about these past few years and how I act like I'm alright. 
G                                 Dsus4  
  And I've got this pain inside my head that I can't shake. 
      Em7              Dsus4       Csus2
I lay awake for hours, sing to get away. 


       Em7    Dsus4           Csus2       G
And if I die tonight, well I guess that's alright. 
         Em7                   Dsus4           Csus2
Cause the world's asleep while I'm just wasting time. 
       Em7         Dsus4           Csus2               G
And if I would die tonight, well I guess that would be fine. 
      Em7                       Dsus4             Csus2
I got plenty of things that I           would set aside.


(Solo)
G  Dsus4  Em7  Dsus4  Csus2 
G  Dsus4  Em7  Dsus4  Csus2


       Em7    Dsus4           Csus2       G
And if I die tonight, well I guess that's alright. 
         Em7                   Dsus4           Csus2
Cause the world's asleep while I'm just wasting time. 
       Em7         Dsus4           Csus2               G
And if I would die tonight, well I guess that would be fine. 
      Em7                       Dsus4             Csus2
I got plenty of things that I           would set aside.


G                                      G/F#
  I walked home in the cold again last night, 
                     Em7         Dsus4               Csus2
Cause I would rather sleep alone        than by your side.

2 Am

(Intro) 
C F C F

You said,
C
 I'm filled with chemicals, it's getting old. 
F
 I'm cutting close to try to fit a mold. 
C                                      F
 I've getting tired of being on my own. 
Am                   G                           F
  Man I swear that I never thought I'd live this down. 
Am                   G                           F
  Man I swear that I never thought I'd live this down. 

You said,
C
 I've got this heart of gold, but down it goes.
F 
 My mind is going cold and my family knows. 
C                                    F
 I'm getting tired of standing on my toes. But who knows? 

Am                   G                           F
  Man I swear that I never thought I'd live this down. 
Am                   G                           F
  Man I swear that I never thought I'd live this down.  

I wrote
C
 A letter back home, for a friend I know. 
F
 Carved in stone for family's heads to hold. 
C                                         F
 They're probably tired of being on their own. But who knows? 

Am                   G                           F
  Man I swear that I never thought I'd live this down. 
Am                   G                           F
  Man I swear that I never thought I'd live this down.

Heart Of Gold

D
Oh, what a life for a lover. 
      F#m
I was underneath it all as you stumbled 
G                         A
tell me where did you go? 
D
And oh what an end to your summer, 
      F#m
I was bandaging your bones. 
          G                           A
I carried on although i know you wont. 
D
And oh you speak your words but you stutter.
           F#m
I find the cure in my heart its stone and in bathroom stalls
G                  A
I figured you'd know.
      G 
I was hiding where were you? 
    A
had something to lose. 
      G
I was hiding where were you? 
                       A
had nothing better to do.


D
And oh how you love one another 
        F#m
wishing for some kind of hope is that what you want? 
G                      A
You always seem to know. 
D
And oh whats it like to be under? 
       F#m
Yeah i saw your face fold as you got to close 
G                           A
slipping out of your clothes. 
        G
I could never bare the thought,
          A
spent all year on my bedroom floor, 
          G                              A
I've been walking someone to my car door.

D         F#m        G         A
And oh

D
And oh I loved you most in the summer, 
         F#m
now your body has been put to shame that innocent face 
G                  A
  has gone to waste.

D         F#m        G         A             D

Wisteria

(Intro) F C F

        F             C           F
I could tell you were planning to stay
        F              C             Dm
I could tell that some things hadn't changed
             F         C              Dm            A#maj7
How you were sayin' my name with that smile on your face
              F             C       F
Yeah, I could tell you were carried away


            F             C           F
I heard you don't fall asleep in your bed
            F             C              Dm
I heard you haven't quite found yourself yet
               F         C               Dm      A#maj7
I heard you're out every night with those liquor eyes 
          F          C                F
Searching for a good man to treat you right


        F               C    F
I still listen to those same songs
       F            C      F
That I showed you a summer ago
       F             C      Dm         A#maj7
Do you remember when I drove late that night 
        F          C         F
And you didnt even bother to call


          F             C          F
I saw you at my friends party last night
             F             C              Dm
You're still searchin' for something that shines
       F              C               Dm    A#maj7
Yeah I watched as you cried and I felt satisfied 
         F            C    F
And that just doesn't seem right

F C Dm F

F C Dm F

F C F


  F             C            F
I blistered the bottom of my feet
           F               C        Dm
While your eyes have grown tired of me
                F             C              Dm         A#maj7
You've got your drink in your hands with your one night stands
                F           C       F
That stuff just never meant much to me


   F           C        F
We lied on the bathroom floor
       F             C       Dm
With a mouth full of lies to ignore
        F             C             Dm       A#maj7
Like my brother would say you'll realize one day
             F            C        F
That I would just like to know for sure


   F              C        F
My friend gave me a silver bill
           F           C             Dm
He used to keep it for good luck and will
     F          C       Dm          A#maj7
well I don't believe in things like these 
      F             C           F
But I keep it in my left pocket still


           F          C         F
When every weekends a chance to live 
        F            C     Dm
And you cant wait to do it again
               F          C                  Dm        A#maj7
You're clearly growin' up fast you've changed all your plans 
              F            C            F
I'm still the same kid you fell in love with.

Silver Bill

C G F

G


            C                G                    F
 I would sing you all of the words if I knew them all.
         G
 I would sing you all of these songs.
            C                                                G
 And if the street lights guide you through all of your misery, 
                                F     G
 Well would you sing along with me or carry along? 
       C
 I laid on my roof last Sunday night. 
       G                                  F
 I was talking to myself outside, and I'm fine with that. 
      G
 It's not so bad I guess. 
       C 
 All I seem to hear is the same question. 
        F
 It's always, "Hey, how have you been?" 
         C                             G                 C
 And I'm still the same - not much has changed for me anyway. 

(Bridge)
C  G  F

         C           G                           F           G
 I would sing you to sleep if you would lay with me like you use to. 
            C                                         G
 And if the street lights help you so you can finally see, 
                     F              G
 Well would you sing along with me? Along with me.
             C
 And I would find the words, but I just seem to choke. 
         G                                         F
 And I'm always reminded of what I broke so I quit keeping track. 
     G
 I'm done with that. 
           C
 So I went out and sang some songs I had, 
      G
 To remind myself that it's not so bad. 
       F                 F-G
 And I guess - it's not so bad.

Sunday Night

Intro: G D Am C
          G D Am C

Parte 1:
            G
Desculpe estou um pouco atrasado
      D
Mas espero que ainda dê tempo
     Am                           C
De dizer que andei errado e eu entendo
           G
As suas queixas tão justificáveis
D
E a falta que eu fiz nessa semana
Am                            C
Coisas que pareceriam óbvias até pra uma criança

Refrão:
  G
Por onde andei
            D
Enquanto você me procurava
Am                        C
Será que eu sei que você mesmo é tudo
                       G   
Aquilo que me faltava?
D  Am  C

  G
Amor eu sinto a sua falta
             D
E a falta é morte da esperança
       Am			            C
Como o dia em que roubaram o seu carro, deixou uma lembrança
  G
Que a vida é mesmo coisa muito frágil
       D
Uma bobagem uma irrelevância
Am		           C
Diante da eternidade do amor, de quem se ama

Refrão:
 G
Por onde andei
            D
Enquanto você me procurava
Am		              C
E o que eu te dei, foi muito pouco ou quase nada
   G	                  D
E que eu deixei, algumas roupas penduradas
Am                          C                            G    
Será que eu sei que você é mesmo tudo aquilo que me faltava?

D  Am  C

G  D  Am  C

 G
Amor eu sinto a sua falta
             D
E a falta é morte da esperança
       Am			            C
Como o dia em que roubaram o seu carro, deixou uma lembrança
  G
Que a vida é mesmo coisa muito frágil
       D
Uma bobagem uma irrelevância
Am		           C
Diante da eternidade do amor, de quem se ama

Refrão:
 G
Por onde andei
            D
Enquanto você me procurava
Am		              C
E o que eu te dei, foi muito pouco ou quase nada
   G	                  D
E que eu deixei, algumas roupas penduradas
Am                          C                            G    
Será que eu sei que você é mesmo tudo aquilo que me faltava?

D  Am   C

G  D  Am   C

Por Onde Andei

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.

Slow Graffiti

# actually it's half a step up from original key - it's easier to play on uke. #


Intro 

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Verse 1
    C                   Em
X song xx xxxx xxxx Xxx lonely,

D                    Am
Win xxx xxxxx xxxx x game xxxxx,

C                       Em
No xxx xx xxxx xxxx xxx falling,

D                            Am....                        
Holding xxxxx xx xxxxxx xxxx never xxx

CHORUS 1

          G
xxxx xx you,

   D
x do,

        Am
xxxx xx you,

                       G     D     Am
xx xxxxx xxxxxx xx xx called by another xxxx,

                   G    D              Am    X
xx xxx xxxxx xx xx put down xxxxx xxxx don't xxxxxx,

Am                  G   D
Nowhere's axxxxxxx reason,

Am                   G     D          C 
Everything xxxxx xxx leaving,

C X -----------------------------------------     G  Am
Out xxxx xxxxx xxxxxx xxx xxx xxxx xx x xxxx,

C X ------------------------------------------    G  Am 
Faking x xxxxxxxx xx xx xxxx xxxxxx xx,

G      Am           G       Am
No xxx always xxxxx peace flung,


G      Am           G       Am
No xxx chooses xx beat xx pride xxxx. 

VERSE 2

CHORUS 2

END.

Cheers! :)

Song To Sing When I'm Lonely

INTRO:
D-A-Bm-G
D-A-E-G

A)
Bm            D
Anoche la vi pasar
A              E
su cara me hizo tiritar
Bm        D
jamas olvidare 
             E       F#    
lo que me hizo ayer

A)
Bm            D
Su cara se transformo
A        E
que diabolica actitud
Bm             D
su puño cerrado
       E                             F#
avanzo y me reventó la nariz

B)
          G
*Nac, nac 
                    D     Em          
quien toca la puerta
                 B9-Bm
es combo final
      D           E
no abra la puerta*

A)
No se si andar
escondiendome de ti
si se que mañana 
andaras por ahí

A)
Yo se lo que quieres tu
quieres mi beso final
amiga lo siento
pero a mi 
me gusta tu mamá

B)
          G
*Nac, nac 
                    D     Em          
quien toca la puerta
                 B9-Bm
es combo final
      D           E
no abra la puerta*

B)
...matar
si yo no sabia
fue casualidad
no abra la puerta*

C)
F#                   G
Si tengo que dejar 
                          D
si tengo que olvidar
                            C#m
las cosas que me gustan mas 
                       Bm
lo voy hacer igual
                           G
Si tengo que arrancar 
                         D
si tengo que patearte a ti
                          E
que no te quepa duda
              F#
lo haré igual

B)
          G
*Nac, nac 
                    D     Em          
quien toca la puerta
                 B9-Bm
es combo final
      D           E
no abra la puerta*

B)
... matar
si yo no sabia
fue casualidad
a mi me gustaba
pero apareció su...

B)
... mamá
no tengo la culpa
combo final
      D           E         -  D   -  E
lo siento... final.*

Combo Final

C                     G
Se a vida as vezes dá uns dias de segundos cinzas
           Am           F
E o tempo tic taca devagar
         Dm                   Am
Ponha o teu melhor vestido, brilha teu sorriso
      F              C
Vem pra cá, vem pra cá

                                     G
Se a vida muitas vezes só chuvisca, só garôa
        Am               F
E tudo não parece funcionar
         Dm                  Am
Deixe esse problema a toa, pra ficar na boa
      C
Vem pra cá

Refrão:
            Am              F
Do lado de cá, a vista é bonita
          C           G
A maré é boa de provar
            Am                 F
Do lado de cá, eu vivo tranquila
                  C          E7
E o meu corpo dança sem parar
            F                  C                 G
Do lado de cá, tem música, amigos e alguém para amar
            C G Am F
Do lado de cá
            C G Am F
Do lado de cá

refrão:
           Am            F
Do lado de cá, a vista é bonita
          C           G
A maré é boa de provar
            Am                 F
Do lado de cá, eu vivo tranquila
                  C          E7
E o meu corpo dança sem parar
            F                 C                 G
Do lado de cá, tem música, amigos e alguém para amar
            Am
Do lado de cá

             Am7M            Am7
A vida é agora, vê se não demora
  Dm            E7
Pra recomeçar
Am           Am7M          Am7
É so ter vontade de felicidade
  Dm     G
Pra pular

Refrão:
            Am              F
Do lado de cá, a vista é bonita
          C        G
A maré é boa de provar
            Am                 F
Do lado de cá, eu vivo tranquila
                  C         E7
E o meu corpo dança sem parar
              F                C                  G
Do lado de cá, tem música, amigos e alguém para amar
            C G Am F
Do lado de cá
            C G Am F
Do lado de cá
            ( C G Am F ) (2x)
Do lado de cá

Do Lado De Cá

Am                     D
When I was a boy I was confounded by you

Am                       G
Now I'm still a boy I am indebted to you

Bb                          F
Every song I ever wrote was written for you

        Am
written for you

Am                             D
Now I’m feeling flat you seem mile away
Am                             G
I’m so tired that down on the pavement I’ll lay
Bb                                   F
Till the blossom on the tree comes falling on me
        Am
Fall on me

G            C
La larara Larara Larararara
G            C
La larara Larara Larararara 
A            Dm
La larara Larara Larararara

Am           E

Dog On Wheels

Intro G
 G                Dm
El borracho del parque
C                            G
escupiendo insultos en mi honor
                  Dm
baila y pisa las flores
C                         G  (D)
con zapatos hechos de cartón
G                 Dm
Brillan tus arco iris
C                          G
en pequeños charcos de gasoil
                 Dm
En el puente de Brooklyn
C                           G
llenas mis dos ojos de hormigón

Pre coro
C          Am
Dicen que aquí
D           G         C
los versos dejan cicatriz
          Am
y el trovador
 D         G            C             D
oculta el arma en un solar de Nueva York

Estribillo
                 G
Te lo pido por favor
       Em             C        G
un día más en Nueva York oo-oo-oo(bis)

G                  Dm
Cada calle es un truco,
C                          G
cada esquina es un gran farol
                       Dm
Caigo en todas tus trampas
C                    G (D)
de alcantarilla y vapor
G                 Dm
Por la sucia escalera
C                        G
subo al tejado al despertar
                 Dm
Buenos días Manhattan
C                               G
me concede usted el siguiente vals


Pre coro
C          Am
Dicen que aquí
D           G         C
los versos dejan cicatriz
          Am
y el trovador
 D         G            C             D
oculta el arma en un solar de Nueva York

Estribillo
                 G
Te lo pido por favor
       Em             C        G
un día más en Nueva York oo-oo-oo(bis)

                   G
Te lo pido te lo pido te lo pido por favor
      Em             C         G
un día más en Nueva York oo-oo-oo

Te lo pido te lo pido te lo pido por favor
       Em            C   Am Em G
un día más en Nueva York oo-oo-oo

Nueva York

G            Bm                 Em
What if i lay here and sang every 
D    C#  C
song i know
                    D                    Bm   D
Would you stay would you go away
       G                  Bm    Em          D      C#         C
I'm not much for conversation i sing songs all day
    D                      Bm                D                     G
guitar strummin words on the strings where i play
Em                D       C#  C                     D
Whisper me something any sound will do
Em                 D   C         D
I want some secrets just between me and you
        G      Bm         Em            D     C#   C
The sky is gray my clouds are blue very blue
C
The sun is the strangest hue
D                                                                                G
I'm choosin' a lover who's color-confusin my point of view
G           Bm                Em             D   C#C
What if i lay here and sang every song i know
                  D                     Bm D
Would you stay would you go away

Color Confused

Am,C, F, Dm
I'm central to nowhere
Thinking of sweeping it clean
When we choose to go we're losing more than just our surroundings
I've gone around the sides of this universe as it stands
Outside the limits of all existence
Where light never ends

F, C, Dm
We should be grateful to the gods
F, C, Dm, Am, C, F Dm
Whoever they're real to they are
F, C, Dm
I value my placement as in Hell
F, C, Dm, Am, C, F Dm
Remember that moment that I fell, hey hey hey.

Am,C, F, Dm
Anything that could one day be is as real as what I'm saying
If something is nothing, it must not be something in any possible way
Lo-lo-lose yourself in the far off worlds that are right under your feet
Switch below with above all the way up into infinity

F, C, Dm
We should be thankful who we are
F, C, Dm, Am, C, F Dm
Whether we know ourselves or not
F, C, Dm
Walking alongside myself
F, C, Dm, Am, C, F Dm
Neither of us listens very well

Am.G,F
I'm dreading a time that is not near
As a man on cross I have no fear
I can't believe these words I'm saying

Dm
You gotta feel your lines
You gotta feel your lines

(repeat...)

Central

C
Working the village shop
E
Putting a poster up
Am
Dreaming of anything
C              Am               Em               Dm
Dreaming of the time when you're free from all the trouble you're in

C
In the mud, on your knees
E
Trying hard not to please
Am
Anyone, all the time
C              Am
Being a rebel's fine
           Em            C
But you go all the way to being brutal

Chorus:
G
You will have a boy tonight
You will have a boy tonight
F
On the first bus out of town
On the first bus out of town

Let's see your kit for games
All the girls look the same
You are challenging style for running miles
You're running miles in some boy's jumper

Boo to the business world!
You know a girl who's tax free on her back and making
Plenty cash
While you are working for the joy of giving

Chorus:
You will have a boy tonight
You will have a boy tonight
And you hope that she will see
And you hope that she will see

You are in two minds
Tossing a coin to decide whether you should tell your mum
About a dose of thrush you got while licking railings

But you read in a book
That you got free from Boots
There are lotions, there are potions
You can take to hide your shame from all those prying eyes

Lazy Jane, all the time
Painting lines
You sleeping at bus stops
Wondering how you got your name
And what you're going to do about it.

Chorus

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