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Too Far To Care

Old 97's are an alt-country band originally based in Dallas, Texas, USA. The group formed in 1993 and took their name from a song popularized by Johnny Cash, &quot;Wreck Of The Old '97&quot;. They describe themselves as a rock band with influences as varied as The Kinks, The Beatles, Pixies, David Bowie, X, and Merle Haggard. The band often performs songs made famous by the latter two musicians, and has interspersed a number of these on their eight releases since 1994.  

[C]                 [Am]    [F] 
I got a timebomb, in my mind Mom. 
[C]                         [Am]       [F] 
I hear it ticking but I don't know why. 
[C]                 [Am]             [F] 
I call the police, but they don't like me. 
[C]                         [Am]      [F]  [C]  [F]  [Am]  [F] 
I hear 'em whispering when I walk by.

Time Bomb

Intro

Am  Gm

Verse

F(bar)                   F
Big brown eyes, and a gust of wind,
Gm                           Gm
And the cherry burns the corner of the page that says "The end
F                             F
Is coming soon," but not soon enough.
Gm                                Gm
Restring all your guitars. Pack up all your stuff.

          Bb       Am       Gm
'Cause if Robert's dad is right,
          Bb       Am       Gm
We might not make it through the night,
          Bb       Am       Gm
And I'd hate to go alone.
Gm
Please pick up the phone.

Pre-chorus

C Bb Am Gm

Verse II

F                            F
Well a box of red, and a pill or three,
Gm                              Gm
And I'm calling time and temperature just for some company.
F                               F
I wish you were here. I wish I was too.
Gm                                 Gm
I'll drink myself to sleeplessness, I always do.

          Bb   Am      Gm
You don't want me anymore,
          Bb   Am      Gm
Since fame and fortune broke down our door.
          Bb   Am      Gm
 You don't give me no respect.
             Gm
What did I expect?

C Bb Am Gm

F                   Gm            Bb      C
If that phone don't ring one more time,
F                   Gm            Bb      C
I'm gonna lose what's left of my mind.
F                   Gm            Bb      C
You made a big impression for a girl of your size,
F                   Gm            Bb      C
Now I can't get by without you and your big brown eyes.
F                   Gm            Bb      C
Yeah your big brown eyes
F                   Gm            Bb      C
Yeah your big brown eyes

Bridge (over solo)

Gm   Bb   F  Gm
Gm   Bb   F  Gm

Verse III

F                              F
Her hands are cold, her breath is warm,
Gm                        Gm
She's a port in a storm.
F                           F
I'm worried now, but it won't be long.
Gm                                   Gm
It takes a worried man, you know, to sing a worried song.
          Bb   Am      Gm
I've got issues, yeah.
          Bb   Am      Gm
Like I miss you, yeah.
          Bb   Am      Gm
And I wish I weren't so thick.
          Bb   Am      Gm       Pre-chorus: C 
Am Gm
I'm making myself sick.

F                   Gm            Bb      C
If that phone don't ring one more time,
F                   Gm            Bb      C
I'm gonna lose what's left of my mind.
F                   Gm            Bb      C
You made a big impression for a girl of your size,
F                   Gm            Bb      C
Now I can't get by without you and your big brown eyes.
F                   Gm            Bb      C

Big Brown Eyes

INTRO (G Am D C G) x2


G              Am               
Standing ... forget
D               G
Trying ... Annette
Em
You ...
Am
And ...
C     G
I ... night ...
Em    Am
I ... secretly ...


CHORUS

   G         D             Am        C
...lying ... didn't ... designs ... you

   G         D             Am        C
...lying ... didn't ... designs ... you


(Repeat for remainder of song)

Designs On You

C   B   Am  G  F  Em  F  

C    B              Am
She woke from a dream
G                F
Her head was on fire
Em               F    G
Why was he so nervous
C        B            Am
He took her to the park
G                 F
She crossed her arms and
Em          F        G
lowered her eye lids

F            G            C      Bb
Someday somebody's gonna ask you
F            G                  C
A question that you should say yes to
Bb            F
once in your life
Am       F
Maybe tonight
                G
I've got a question for you


C       B         Am
She'd had no idea
G                F
started to cry
Em               F    G
she said in a good way
C        B            Am
he took her by the hand
G                 F
walked her back home
Em          F        G
they took the long way


F            G            C      Bb
someday somebody's gonna ask you
F            G                  C
a question that you should say yes to
Bb            F
once in your life
Am       F
maybe tonight
               G
I've got a question for you

|C|B|Am|G|   

F             G                 C
I've got a question for you
              
F G C

Question

# Intro:
# C Cmaj Am (3--3--5--3--1 think below) F Am Dm (3--3--0--2--3 thing below)




C     Cmaj7                   Am
She woke from a dream
|--------------|
|3--3--5--3--1 | 
|--------------|
|--------------|    F
Her head was on fire
       Am         Dm    
Why was he so nervous?


|------0--2--3|
|3--3---------|
|-------------|
|-------------|

  C         Cmaj7                 Am
He took her to the park

|--------------|
|3--3--5--3--1 | 
|--------------|
|--------------|    F
She crossed her arms
Am                     Dm
And lowered her eyelids

|--------------|
|3--3--5--3--1 | 
|--------------|
|--------------|   

F                      G                  C              Bb
Someday, somebody's gonna ask you
F                  G                       C             
  A question that you should say yes to
Bb                  F
Once in your life
Am               F
Baby, tonight I've got a

|------0--2--3|
|3--3---------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
 question for you

C Cmaj7 Am (3--3--5--3--1 thing) F Am Dm (3--3--0--2--3 thing)


# The rest of the song is the same and you won't be able to see the lyrics anyway, sorry. Here you go!

G             D
Heaven i need drug
Em                                  C
Her eyes are all but fixed upon her coffee cup
Am                                        C
And looking down she tells you things are looking up
C (hit it 2x then back to G)  (Replay the verses exactly the same)
Take another slug

Heaven I had a dream
But now my lifes a nightmare of efficiency
She rattles off the things she never got for free
Gearing up to scream

G D      Em  C
I remember when
G             D               Em      C 
I had you and you had so much promise then
G                  D                 Em    C 
You promised me that you would never leave again
Am                    C    Cx2 (Replay the chours exactly the same) 
To be broken you were made Adelaide

Adelaide

C

The empty bottle was half empty, Todd was alone and I was thirsty

F

We saw her sitting at the bar, you know how some girls are

C                    G                     
Always making eyes, but she wasn't 
  F
making eyes



C

So I sidled up beside her, settled down and shouted hi there

F
My names Stewart Ransom Miller, I'm a serial lady killer

C                                       
She said I'm already dead, and 
G.              F
that's exactly what she said 



C
So we tripped, the light's fantastic, we was both made of elastic

F
Midnight came and midnight went, I thought I was the president

C                           G        
She said do you have a car, I said 
 F
do I have a car?



G                                 C
What's so great about the barrier reef?

G                    C
What's so fine about art?

F                               
What's so good about a good times plan?

G                               F                 
When your workin on a broken workin 
C .         F.     C
on a broken workin on a broken man

G                               F                 
When your workin on a broken workin 
C .         F.     C
On a broken workin on a broken man



My heart wasn't in it, not for one single minute,

I went through the motions with her, her on top and me on liquor

Didn't do no good, but I didn't think it would



What's so great about the barrier reef?

What's so fine about art?

What's so good about a good times plan?

When your workin on a broken, workin on a broken, workin on a broken man

When your workin on a broken, workin on a broken, workin on a broken man

Barrier Reef

Old 97s Salome


 G         D               
Salome, uncross your heart.

Am                               C               
I know what goes on inside, it's 
D
Over before it starts.

G                        D
Well I'll stay all night, I'll wait right here.

    Am                        
The full moon might work magic 
C .           D
girl, but I won't disappear.


CHORUS


C                      

                        G                                
And I'm tired of making friends, 
C
and I'm tired of making time,

                         G                              
And I'm sick to death of love, and 
Am
I'm sick to death of trying.

                    C             G
And it's easier for you, yeah it's 
            A
easier for you.

                    C   
And it's easier for you, yeah it's 
G
easier for you.



Am                       C   


G .           D
Salome, untie my hands.

Am                                      
Well I'll find another lady, and 
C.             D
you'll wreck another man.

G             D
It's over now, yeah and so are we.

Am                            c            
My blood's turned to dirt girl, you 
  D
broke every part of me.





REPEAT CHORUS (final "G" transfers into SOLO)





SOLO (G D Am C D) x2





REPEAT CHORUS



                    C                         G     

And it's easier for you, yeah it's easier for you.



Am  C  G

Salome

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

Intro/Verse
A|--4--1--3--6---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1--4---------------------------------------------------|
C|--8--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------9-9-9-9---4-4-4-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------9-9-9-9-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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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