Off The Board: A Studio 4 Family Compilation

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

        Mat Kerekes on Last.fm.
    

(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

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

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

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

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

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Solo
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School Friends

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

...

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