Stay What You Are

Saves The Day is a Rock band from Princeton, New Jersey and formed in 1994.  They got together when its members were only 13, signed a label deal while still in high school, and went on to sell thousands of records, tour with blink-182 and Weezer, land songs on the playlist of Los Angeles

G#m                  E
I said I'd walk you home after our third round 
                   B                      F#
of pouring whiskey down the barrel of our guts
                           G#m
and I grabbed hold of your hand. 
      E            F#            E                    G#m 
We're up and we're out and we're yelling through the streets
    E             F#             
and I'm out of my fucking mind 

B                           E                C#m               E
  And I know you're next to me but I must confess what's in my head.

             G#m                     E                                B
Keep pumping now, legs to beat the ground, and our hearts to beat the band.
                   F#
The sky's on fire again. 
                  G#m
Run down this alleyway.
                 E                       B                         F#   
Lightning bolts again and we become fireflies just flashing at the air.
               G#m
Rattle garbage cans. 
   E          F#         E                G#m       E                F# 
Prepare to be ravaged by our lust burning mad, the fire that we've become.

B                         E                C#m               E
  And I know you're under me but I must confess what's in my head:

E F# B
E B  F#
  
   G#m    F#       E           G#m              F#         E  
To me you are the light from a light bulb that breaks sometimes
        G#m    F#       E         G#m      F#    E  
and the tender warmth inside is released into my life

   G#m    F#       E           G#m             F#         E  
To me you are the light from a light bulb that breaks sometimes
        G#m    F#       E         G#m      F#    E  
and the tender warmth inside is released into my life

       G#m      F#     E          G#m       F#        E 
and it smothers me in flames that lick and scorch my face.
        G#m     F#        E       G#m    F#     E 
As the smoke reaches the sky know I'm burning tonight.

     G#m    F#     E 
Know I'm burning tonight.
     G#m    F#     E 
Know I'm burning tonight.
     G#m    F#     E 
Know I'm burning tonight.

          G#m      F#    E
Know I'll burn for you tonight.

Firefly

          C#                     F#            G#
And now I finally see that the further we go
     C#                            F#           G#
We're only treading ground that we already know
        Eb                     C#
I could write you a song, send you a note,
    Bb   G#       F#
Or empty out your trash.
          C#               F#           G#    
And buy a bucket full of diamonds but
C#                   F#          G#
Even the most beautiful of all
Eb              C#
Roses must someday crumble 
    Bb       G#     F#
To dust and fade away
Bb      G#    F#
Certain tragedy



C#     F#     Eb            F#         G#
So it's on in to the lonely night, and all the rest
C#     F#         Eb               F#           G#
Of it's the empty space between me and the sunken wall
C#     F#         Eb              A   G#
Feelin' someone's hand around my neck
C#      F#       Eb               F#
Chokin' away the life that I have left

 

          C#                  F#            G#
And I can finally see that the further I go
    C#                           F#           G#
I'm only treading ground I don't wanna know
     Eb                    C#
I'll probably hang upside down from wooden 
Bb      G#     F#
Rafters in my home
    Bb       G#    F#
And look at old photos of you


C#     F#     Eb            F#         G#
So it's on in to the lonely night, and all the rest
C#     F#         Eb               F#       G#
Of it's the empty space between me and the sunken wall
C#     F#         Eb              A   G#
Feelin' someone's hand around my neck
C#      F#       Eb               F#
Chokin' away the life that I have left



Bb         G#            F#
I miss the warmth of the summer
             Bb        G#             F#        C#
When we were on our own, but now it's winter my bones

(solo)

Are cold
          C#                     F#            G#
And now I finally see that the further we go
     C#                            F#           G#
We're only treading ground that we already know
        Eb                     C#
I could write you a song, send you a note,
    Bb   G#       F#
Or empty out your trash.
          C#               F#           G#    
And buy a bucket full of diamonds but
C#                   F#          G#
Even the most beautiful of all
Eb              C#
Roses must someday crumble 
    Bb       G#     F#
To dust and fade away
Bb      G#    F#
Certain tragedy

Certain Tragedy

Intro:

D                       A
This xxxx xxxx become
                 Em
xx xxxxxx of
                    G
xxxx xxxxx ground
D                            A
You're xxx xxxxxx down
               Em                       G
xxxxxxx high xx xxx xxxx room
D                                A
If x xxxxxx xxx xxxx house
             Em                        G
xx xxx think xxx xxxx xx out
                      Em                            G
xx xxxxx xxx burn xx xxxxxx xxx water
                     D   A
xxxxxx xxxx lungs
Em                        G
And xx xxxx funeral
            D                   A
x xxxx sing xxx requiem

Verse:

D                       A
This xxxx xxxx become
                 Em
xx xxxxxx of
                    G
xxxx xxxxx ground
D                            A
You're xxx xxxxxx down
               Em                       G
xxxxxxx high xx xxx xxxx room
D                                A
If x xxxxxx xxx xxxx house
             Em                        G
xx xxx think xxx xxxx xx out
                      Em                            G
xx xxxxx xxx burn xx xxxxxx xxx water
                     D   A
xxxxxx xxxx lungs

Chorus

Em                        G
And xx xxxx funeral
            D                   A
x xxxx sing xxx requiem
Em                      G
I'd xxxxx xxx xx hand
                              D
xx xxxxx xxxx xx much
                      A
xx xxxxx xxx die

Verse:
D                   A
And xxx xxx bet
                                Em
xxxx xx xxxxx xxx death
                    G
xx xxx xxxx night
D                                A
They'll xxx xx xx xxx dinner xxxxx
Em                 G
I xxxx xx xxx pig
               Em               G
xxxx xxx apple xx xx mouth
                        D                        A
xxx xxxx xxxx celebrates xxxx end

Chorus:

Em                        G
And xx xxxx funeral
            D                   A
x xxxx sing xxx requiem
Em                      G
I'd xxxxx xxx xx hand
                              D
xx xxxxx xxxx xx much
                      A
xx xxxxx xxx die



Em                        G
And xx xxxx funeral
            D                   A
x xxxx sing xxx requiem
Em                      G
I'd xxxxx xxx xx hand
                              D
xx xxxxx xxxx xx much
                      A
xx xxxxx xxx die

At Your Funeral

Verse 1
C#m    B        A          E
To me, the only thing left after a while
C#m    B        A          E 
   was that night we watched
C#m    B        A          E
documentaries up through morning
C#m    B        A          E
[and then you] kicked me out. [huh!]
C#m    B        A          E
[You] opened up your screen door 
C#m    B        A          E
and threw me off, the porch
C#m    B        A          E
it was summer then and I drove home whistling
C#m    B        A          E
down the pike.

Chorus
A        Adim5
And then there was that. 
E             A      
Our one sweet night together.
E             A
And under highway signs 

Post-chorus
C#m    B        A          E
I watched our love start fluttering, 
C#m    B        A          E
dissipating.
C#m    B        A          E
I counted all the headlights 
C#m    B        A          E
to make sure I was all right.

Bridge
[palm muted]
C#m    B        A          E
Now I'm wondering is it me or is it me
C#m    B        A          E 
that can't see silver linings?
C#m    B        A          E
So I fucked it up, I watched you go
C#m    B        A          E
I saw my hand not dailing the phone.
C#m    B        A          E
All I'm left to do is remember the dull room.

Verse 2
[regular struming]
C#m    B        A          E
We sat in blue stream light
C#m    B        A          E
watching the strike of '59.
C#m    B        A          E
[I] dreamed of wrecking my underwear.
C#m    B        A          E
Oh can't I touch your cheeks somewhere
C#m    B        A          E
under dirt filled rainy nights 
C#m    B        A          E
with my socks stuck in the mud.
C#m    B        A          E
Please come,    dive in,   puddles with me

Chorus
E             A
Our one sweet night together.
E             A
Our one sweet night together.
E             A
Our one sweet night together,
E             A
and under highway signs 

Post-chorus/ Outro
C#m    B        A          E
I watched out love gone fluttering, 
C#m    B        A          E
dissipating
C#m    B        A          E
I counted all the headlights 
C#m    B        A          E
to make sure I  was  alright!

Jesse And My Whetstone

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
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G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
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C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
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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

...

At Your Funeral	No rating	intermediate	Chords	Full
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