Awake

A Twist In My Story

A Naked Twist in My Story

Secondhand Serenade is a one man band from Menlo Park, California. John Vesely, 28, sings and plays guitar and piano. His music is characterized by multitrack recording so he can create the sound of a band by himself. He uses multitrack recording to create vocal harmonies, and a lead acoustic guitar over strummed chords.  After the breakup of Sounds Like Life, featuring himself and Ronnie Day, Vesely started writing and performing his songs solo under the name Secondhand Serenade. (Secondhand, because his wife, Candice, hears all his songs firsthand.

It's not perfect, but it's ok.

C
My tears run down like razorblades
G
And no, I'm not the one to blame
AM                  F
It's you ' or is it me?
C
And all the words we never say
G
Come out and now we're all ashamed
AM
And there's no sense in playing games
F
When you've done all you can do

C                       G          AM
But now it's over, it's over, why is it over?
F
We had the chance to make it
C                  G          AM
Now it's over, it's over, it can't be over
F
I wish that I could take it back
    C            G AM F
But now it's over

C
I lose myself in all these fights
G
I lose my sense of wrong and right
AM     F
I cry, I cry
C                                       G
It's shaking from the pain that's in my head
                           AM
I just wanna crawl into my bed
                          F
And throw away the life I led

But I won't let it die, but I won't let it die

C                       G          AM
But now it's over, it's over, why is it over?
F
We had the chance to make it
C                  G          AM
Now it's over, it's over, it can't be over
F
I wish that I could take it back

thanks for using my tab.

Nathaniel Oakey x

Its Not Over

Intro: G

                                  C      D
The buttons on my phone are worn thin
G                                   C             D
I don't think that I knew the chaos I was getting in.
          E           D            C
But I've broken all my promises to you
E                  D         C       D
I've broken all my promises to you.

G          C           E    D
Why do you do this to me?
G          C       E      D
Why do you do this so easily?
G                      C
You make it hard to smile because
    E                D
You make it hard to breathe
G          C           E    D
Why do you do this to me?
E  D
To me..

G
A phrasing that's a single tear,
C              D
Iis harder than I ever feared
G                               C      D
And you were left feeling so alone.
	E                D
Because these days aren't easy
           C             D
Like they have been once before
E            D         C        D
These days aren't easy anymore.


G          C           E    D
Why do you do this to me?
G          C       E      D
Why do you do this so easily?
G                      C
You make it hard to smile because
    E                D
You make it hard to breathe
G          C           E    D
Why do you do this to me?
E  D    E  D  E   D
To me, to me, to me..

G
I should've known this wasn't real
D
And fought it off and fought to feel
E
What matters most? Everything
C                                   G
That you feel while listening to every word that I sing.
D                            E
I promise you I will bring you home
             C
I will bring you home.


G          C           E    D
Why do you do this to me?
G          C       E      D
Why do you do this so easily?
G                      C
You make it hard to smile because
    E                D
You make it hard to breathe
G          C           E    D
Why do you do this to me?
E   D
To me..


G          C           E    D
Why do you do this to me?
G          C       E      D
Why do you do this so easily?
G                      C
You make it hard to smile because
    E                D
You make it hard to breathe
G          C           E    D
Why do you do this to me?
E  D    E  D  E   D
To me, to me, to me..

e----0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0- just continue on and this is played during the  
B---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 verse
G-9----9----4---4---6---6---2---2---

Chorus: G B C#m A

It's Not Over

A|------0-------0-------0-------0---| intro and verse
E|----0---0---4---4---5---5---5---5-|
C|--2-------4-------6-------6-------|
G|----------------------------------|

A|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0----| chorus
E|----0---0---0---0---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---0---0--|
C|--1-------1-------4-------4-------6-------6-------2-------2|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|

A|------0--------0--------0-------0--| Bridge
E|----5---5----4---4---0----0---4---4|
C|--6--------4-------2--------4------|
G|-----------------------------------|

Intro/Verse 8x
Chorus 4x
Verse 6x
Bridge 4x
chorus 4x

Your Call

# This is the acoustic version off "A Naked Twist in My story." I know it is not 100% correct, especially in the tabs, but its is how I play it.




Intro: 
C, F

Verse 1:

C
turn around
C                        F
turn around and fix your eye in my direction
    F
so there is a connection
C
i can speak
C                             F   
i can make a sound to somehow capture your attention
     F                  Dm
i'm staring at perfection
                      G
take a look at me so you can see

how beautiful you are


chorus:

C                   G
you call me a stranger
             Dm
you say i'm a danger
                        F          G         C
but all these thoughts are leaving you tonight
                 G
i'm broken, abandoned
           Dm
you are an angel
              F            G           C
making all my dreams come true tonight


verse 2:


i'm confident

but i can't pretend
         F
i wasn't terrified to meet you
F
i knew you could see right through me
C
i saw my life flash right before my very eyes
            F
and i knew just what we turn into
F                          Dm
i was hoping that you could see
                     G
take a look at me so you can see


(repeat chorus)


F             G    F
you call me a stranger
               G                       C
making all my dreams come true tonight

                        F
take a look at me so you can see how beautiful you are...
A--7-7-5-5-3-5-7-7-5-3-3-5-6/7---
E--------------------------------
C--------------------------------
G--------------------------------

                     G                              
take a look at me so you can see how beautiful you are... 
A--7-6-7-6---2--3
E------------3--0
C------------2--0
G------------0--0

C                    G
your beauty seems so far away
             F                                  G         
i'll have to write a thousand songs to make you comprehend
                    C
how beautiful you are
                    G
i know that i can't make you stay
           F
but i will give my final breath
                  G
to make you understand
                   F
how beautiful you are
                              G
understand how beautiful you are..


Ending Chorus:

C                   G
you call me a stranger..

                  F
you say i'm a danger
                          C        G            C
but all these thought are leaving you...tonight
                G
i'm broken, abandoned
           Dm
you are an angel
              F            G        C
making all my dreams come true tonight
C                   G - F
you call me a stranger..
                G - F
you say i'm a danger
                  G - F 
you call me a stranger..
               C           G      C
making all my dreams come true, tonight...

Stranger

Verse 1&2:

E
In the moonlight Your face it glows
Esus4	                                            E
Like a thousand diamonds I suppose

And your hair flows like
Esus4
The ocean breeze
E
Not a million fights Could make me hate you
Esus4                                          E
You're invincible Yeah, It's true

It's in your eye
Esus4
Where I find peace

Chorus:
E
Is it broken?
Esus4                     E
Can we work it out?
Esus4	                    E           Esus4            B
Let's light up the town, scream out loud!
E
Is it broken?
Esus4	                 E
Can we work it out?
Esus4                       E	                Esus4           B
I can see in your eyes, You're ready to break
	              E
Don't look away.

Bridge:

E
And time Is all I ask for
Esus4	                                     E       Esus4
Time I just need one more day
E
And time You've been crying too long
Esus4
Time And your tears wrote this song
E
Stay

Broken

Intro:
Am F C G

Am
Worst thing about tonight
F
Is that we are fighting
C G
Could it be that we have been this way before
Am F
I know that you don't think that I am trying
C G
I know you're wearing thin down to the core

F G
But hold your breath
C
Because tonight will be night
Am
That I will fall for you
F
Over again
G
Don't make me change my mind
C
Or I won't live to see another day
Am
I swear it's true
F G
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
You're impossible to find

This is not what I intended
I always swore to you I'd never fall apart
You always thought that I was stronger
I may have failed
But I have loved you from the start

O, But hold your breath
Because tonight will be night
That I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I won't live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
You're impossible

Am F C
So breathe in so deep
C/B
Breathe me in
Am F C
I'm yours to keep
C/B Am
Hold on to your words
F C
'Cuz talk is cheap
C/B
And remember me tonight
F
When you're asleep

Fall For You

VERSE 1 (Plucking)
D                               B
It's four AM, I'm waking up to your perfume 
                   C#
Don't get up, I'll get through on my own 
    B
I don't know if I'm home 
         D
Or if I lost the way into your room 
    B
I'm spiraling into my doom 
     C#                            B
I'm feeling half alive but I know one day 
             (strum)C#
You and I will be free, 


CHORUS:
  B                               D
To live and die by our own rules, Free...
A
Despite the fact that men are fools. 
 D          B(A)                    D(F#)
I'm almost alive, and I need you to try 
E
And save me. 
      D                A
It's okay that we're dying, 
                 D(F#)    C#       B-C#
But I need to survive tonight, tonight. 

Pluck: D B C# B


Verse 2
        D   
Well excuse me while I get killed softly, 
B                                  C#
Heart slows down and I can hardly tell you I'm okay 
 B
At least 'til yesterday, 
               D
You know you got me off my highest guard, 
 B
Believe me when I say it's hard. 
 C# 
We'll get through this tonight 
            B                         C#
And I know one day you and I will be free 


CHORUS:
  B                               D
To live and die by our own rules, Free...
A
Despite the fact that men are fools. 
 D          B(A)                    D(F#)
I'm almost alive, and I need you to try 
E
And save me. 
      D                A
It's okay that we're dying, 
                 D(F#)  C#      B
But I need to survive tonight, tonight. 


BRIDGE PART 1: (Shots)
          C#            D
  And you touch my hand ever so slightly 
                        C#
(Girl we're not ready for this yet) 
                         D
And the deadly look she cast upon me 

I won't regret, I won't regret 
C#        D       C#        D
  I won't regret.   I won't regret... 

BRIDGE PART 2:
    D                 A
And I was trying to disappear, 
                         B
But you got me wrapped around you 

I can hardly breathe without you 
D                 A
I was trying to disappear 
                       B
But I got lost in your eyes now, 

You brought me down to size now. 


CHORUS: (Plucking)
D          B(A)                    D(F#)
I'm almost alive, and I need you to try 
E
And save me. 
(strum)D                A
It's okay that we're dying, 
                 D(F#)          C#
But I need to survive tonight, tonight, tonight..


CHORUS: (strumming)
D          B(A)                    D(F#)
I'm almost alive, and I need you to try 
E
And save me. 
      D                A
It's okay that we're dying, 
                 D(F#)  C#      B
But I need to survive tonight, tonight. 
                 D(F#)  C#      B        D
But I need to survive tonight, tonight. 

Half Alive

Intro: E - B- C#m - A

  C#m
I dream a lot, I know you say
     A
I've got to get away
    E
The world is not yours for the taking
   B
Is all you ever say
  C#m
I know I'm not the best for you
    A
But promise that you'll stay
           E
Cause if I watch you go

You'll see me wasting 
       B
You'll see me wasting away


Chorus:
         E
'Cause today 
                      B
You walked out of my life
        C#m
'Cause today 
                         A
Your words felt like a knife
                    C#m - A - E - B
I'm not living this life


   C#m
Goodbyes are meant for lonely people 
A
Standing in the rain
       E
And no matter where I go 
            B
It's always pouring all the same
     C#m
These streets are filled with memories
     A
Both perfect and in pain
          E
And all I wanna do is love you
            B
But I'm the only one to blame


(Chorus) 

            B
But what do I know if you're leaving

All you did was stop the bleeding
         C#m
But these scars will stay forever

These scars will stay forever
          B
And these words they have no meaning

If we cannot find the feeling
        A
That we held on to together

Try your hardest to remember


E
Stay with me
   B
Or watch me bleed
 C#m               A
I need you just to breathe


(Chorus) 

End: E - B - C#m - A - E

Like A Knife

Intro:
A                   E
Didn't you want to hear
                      A7
the sound of all the places we could go
        Ab
Do you fear
                        A
the expressions on the faces we don't know
E
It's a cold hard road when you wake up
           Ab
and I don't think that I
           A7                A
Have the strength to let you go


Chorus: E-Ab-A7-A
        E-Ab-A7-Ab-A

            E                      Ab
Maybe it's just me, Couldn't you believe
                   A7                        A
that everything I said and did, wasn't just deceiving
                     E                       Ab
And the tear in your eye, and your calm hard face
                   A7             Ab               A
makes me wish that I was never brought into this place

Verse2:
             E
There goes my ring
                            A7
It might as well have been shattered
                 Ab
and I'm here to sing
       A
about the things that mattered
                   E
about the things that made us feel alive for oh so long
Ab                        A7                      A
about the things that kept you on my side when I was wrong


Chorus: E-Ab-A7-A
        E-Ab-A7-Ab-A

            E                      Ab
Maybe it's just me, Couldn't you believe
                   A7                        A
that everything I said and did, wasn't just deceiving
                     E                       Ab
And the tear in your eye, and your calm hard face
                   A7             Ab               A
makes me wish that I was never brought into this place


Bridge:

             A7        Ab         A
And someday, I promise I'll be gone
             A7        Ab           A
And someday, I might even sing this song
        A7       Ab               A
To you, I might even sing this song, to you
      E                  Ab
and I was crying alone tonight
                           E
and I was wasting all of my life just thinking of you
  A7                            Ab
So just come back we'll make it better
                   A
So Just come back I'll make it
A7                Ab       A
better than it ever was x2


Chorus: E-Ab-A7-A
        E-Ab-A7-Ab-A

            E                      Ab
Maybe it's just me, Couldn't you believe
                   A7                        A
that everything I said and did, wasn't just deceiving
                     E                       Ab
And the tear in your eye, and your calm hard face
                   A7             Ab               A
makes me wish that I was never brought into this place

            E                      Ab
Maybe it's just me, Couldn't you believe
                   A7                        A
that everything I said and did, wasn't just deceiving
                     E                       Ab
And the tear in your eye, and your calm hard face
                   A7             Ab               A
makes me wish that I was never brought into this place


      (end on)  E
Maybe it's just me..

Maybe

Original tuning : 0.5 step down

Verse:

 e                          A2
Please forgive me if I seem forward
        C#m                    B                  e
But I've never been in front of anything like you
           A2                C#m
Its the last place I ever thought I'd be
        B                    e
When I woke up this morning
        A2
Is it true?
              C#m             B
And that you're always this breathtaking
          e
And your smart and you're willing
     A2       C#m       B
My God this is killing me

Pre-Chorus:

A2            B                C#m
Tell me all the things you never said
         A2                 B         C#m
We can lie here and talk for hours in my bed

Chorus:

e           C#m           A2
I don't have anything to hide
e            B
I don't have anything
C#m            A2
Everything is not for certain
e           C#m           A2
I don't have anything to hide
e            B
I don't have anything
C#m            A2
Everything is not for certain


INTRO PICKING PATTERN...OR PLAY

e..A2..C#m..B(x2)


Verse 2:


You started to see right through me
And I'm loving every minute of it
Its like I'm born again
Every time I breath in so,
If you're curious,
My favorite color's blue
And I like to sing in the shower
If you like, I'll sing to you

PRE-CHORUS

CHORUS

BRIDGE


Tell me all of your hopes,
All of your dreams
I want you to take me there (take me there)
Tell me all of your hopes,
all of your dreams
I want to take you there (take you there)
Tell me everything
Every breath, I want you to know I'll be there
Theres just one more thing,
One request
I want you to take me with you

ENDING:


C#m               A2
Take me with you
                    e
I will never let you down
                  B
I will love you now and forever
[x6]


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Take Me With You

Intro - C 


~Verse1~
C					   Gsus4
Share with me the blankets that your wrapped in
       C/A			       Gsus4
Because its cold outside (cold outside) its cold outside
C				         Gsus4
Share with me the secrets that you kept in
       C/A			  Gsus4
Because its cold inside (cold inside) its cold inside


~Pre-chorus~
               C        (pause)
And your slowly shaking finger tips
Gsus4	 (pause)		C/A
Show that your scared like me so
                  Gsus4
Let's pretend we're alone
C
And I know you may be scared
Gsus4
And I know we're unprepared
          (pause)    C
But I    don't       care


~Chorus~
C
Tell me, tell me
 	   Gsus4		   C/A
What makes you think that you are invincible?
         Gsus4			         C
I can see it in your eyes that you're so sure
 		         Gsus4		        	C/A
Please don't tell me that I'm the only one that's vulnerable
   Gsus4
Impossible


~Verse2~
	C		    Gsus4
I was born to tell you I love you
 	     C/A
Isn't that a song already?
 	Gsus4
I get a B in originality
	  C		      	Gsus4
And it's true I can't go on without you
 		       C/A
Your smile makes me see clear
 			Gsus4
If you could only see in the mirror what I see


Pre-chorus
Chorus


~Verse3~
(Pluck)
C - Gsus4 - C/A			Gsus4 (then strum)
Slow down girl -- you're not going anywhere
C
Just wait around and see
C	     Gsus4			  C/A
Maybe I am much more you never know what lies ahead
  Gsus4			C		    Gsus4
I promise I can be anyone, I can be anything
C/A			         Gsus4
Just because you were hurt doesn't mean you shouldn't bleed
         C	         Gsus4	  C/A			     Gsus4
I can be anyone, anything, I promise I can be what you need


Chorus

Vulnerable

Produced by Butch Walker  Engineered by Scott Riebling  Mixed by Butch Walker &amp; Scott Riebling  Drums by Darren Dodd Bass, Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion by Butch Walker   Notable cover version by The Latin Sun which is currently iTunes and Amazon

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]
F Am Dm Am A# Dm Gm C

[Verse 1]
             F 
Baby really hurt me
                Am 
crying in the taxi
                Dm
He dont wanna know me
                         Am                     A#     Dm
says you make the big mistake of dancing in my store 
Gm                  C
   Says it was poison
                 F
So I guess I go home 
          Am                     Dm
into the arms of the girl that I love
                Am 
the only love I havent screwed up
A#                  Dm
   She's so hard to please
             Gm      C  
but shes a forest fire
        F               
I do my best to meet her demands
Am
play it romance
         Dm
we slow dance in the living room
    Am                      A#
but all that a stranger would see
        Dm           Gm               C     
is one girl swaying alone stroking her cheek

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Verse 2]
            F 
The truth is, I am toy
                Dm
that people enjoy
                Am               A#
till all of the tricks dont work anymore
Dm              Gm       C
And then they are bored of me
             
                    F
I know that its exciting
                     Am
running through the night but
              Dm                Am
every perfect summer's eating me alive
            A#    Dm
unitl youre gone
Gm          C
Better on my own

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Outro]
             Dm           F           A#
They're gonna watch me disappear into the sun
                 Dm        F           A#
You're all gonna watch me disappear into the sun

Liability

A                                     E 
Roll into your town and I'm walking around
                                                Fm                        
Got some extra time think I'll throw some money down
                                                     D
And you follow me around, and you're asking for the time

Your asking what I found 
                         A
think I'm gonna rob you blind

maybe it's the tattoo on my arm
        E
that I drew while I was bored waiting tables in new york
Fm                                            D
 a  heart and two flowers intertwined with a vine

Up Here

INTRO:

A |---------------------|
E |--7--7--7----------- -|
C |---------------------|
G |---------------------|

VERSE 1:   

C#m          E       B      A                     C#m   E    B   A 
I’m going away to be alone I’m coming back with answers
C#m           E            B    A            C#m   E   B   A
Don’t try to call my telephone it’s disconnected
C#m           E          B       A               C#m   E   B   A
And I don’t know where I’m going but can you guide me
C#m              E        B        A              C#m   E   B   A
But if I find love where I’m going will it survive me


PRE-CHORUS 1:

C#m            B   A                         C#m         A   B
‘Cause in your own space you’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not affected
C#m         B   A                           C#m         A   B
And in your own time you’re still attracted but in your own life


CHORUS:

A                                 C#m            B
This heart attack I’ve gotta get away not coming back
A                                 C#m                     B
I want some downtime so call me when you can and I’ll be fine


VERSE 2: [same chords as VERSE1]
I’ve found the time to be alone I don’t know what you’re asking
I’m waiting by the telephone and you’re still barking
My heart stops it isn’t… going could you revive me
I think I’m lost without knowing so come and find me


PRE-CHORUS 2:  [same chords as PRE-CHORUS1]
‘Cause in the same space we’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not attracted
But in your own life over reacted and in your own time


{CHORUS x2}


Sometimes if we don’t go sometimes you don’t know
You don’t go I don’t go I don’t go you don’t go

C#5  B5  A5                      C#5  A5  B5
            I’ve got your back              but you don’t got mine
C#5  E5  A5                    C#5  A5  B5
            This heart attack              then I’m feeling fine


CHORUS x2

C#m          E       B    A 
I’m going away to be alone
C#m          E       B    A 
I'm going away to be alone ...............

This Heart Attack

Intro:

Bb - F - A

F                 C
I've been feeling lonesome
F                            C
I'm down, don't know what to do
D
I let you lie to me
F
plant seeds inside
            E
to see them grow
                      F
only to leave them to die

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
    A
for you

F                  C
I've been lost and finding
F                           C
out that I've been such a fool
D           
you thought you'd stick around
F
until the day you found
    E                    F
someone to make me obsolete

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm F
why cry
    Bb
for you... 


Guitar Solo:

Bb - F - A (2x)

  C     
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
    A
for you

Why Cry

[Verse 1]
 G                              D
You like New York City in the daytime
 Bm                   A
I like New York City in the nighttime
 G                          D
You say you like sleeping with the air off
Bm                  A
I don't, I need it on
G                  D
You like the light coming through the windows
 Bm                      A
I sleep late, so I just keep 'em all closed
G                  D
You ignore the music on the radio
Bm                 A
I don't, I sing-a-long


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change


[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time


[Verse 2]
G                        D
Cold outside and you're just in a T-shirt
Bm                   A
I have cold blood even in a sweater
G                         D
You start your night sippin' by the Kilo
Bm                   A
I don't, I know you know


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change



[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                   A
(We don't even know, know, know, know, know)




[Bridge]
G                          D
Somehow we end up on the same side
Bm                          A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright
G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine
G                         D
Somehow we end up on the same side (up on the same side)
Bm                            A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright

(Think that we'd be alright)

G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine


[Chorus]

 N.C.                     D
(Oh)Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                  A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why

(But we don't even know why)
G                D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)

G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]

N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm             A
We like it in the nighttime

F Am Dm C

    F              Am            Bb          C
The skirts go up, before the wall  among the madding crowds, 
    
     F                      Am                    Dm     C
They ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin
          F                      Am           Bb           C
You are a living doll riding the circle tracks  behind the walls of clocks, 
        F                      Am                   Dm     C
In your ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin     

 Bb                        F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                             F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule
 Bb                        F            C
Windows will roll for the crash years 
        Bb                       F         C      Dm    C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (Whistlng part)

F Am Dm C

        F                     Am               Bb            C     
Now the candle's end, you are a light turned low  and like the rest of us,
                 F            Am               Dm     C
You've got those old, eternity blues, eternity blues
      F                              Am         Bb                C
Your fingers raised, you're looking for the word, what you want is accident
            F                 Am                 Dm    C
And not the drag, spectacular view, what you can lose

 Bb                         F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                            F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule
 Bb                         F         C
Windows will close in the crash years 

Bb                          F        C      Dm     C
    Honey child, you're not safe here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (whistling part)

Bb 

F Am Dm C

 Bb                        F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                             F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule
 Bb                        F            C
Windows will roll for the crash years 
        Bb                       F         C      Dm    C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (Whistling part)

        F                   Am            Dm                  C
And the ruins the wild, the ruins the wild, tonight will be an open mic.

# (Repeat six times and end on an F)

Crash Years

Intro  D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 1
    D                              Bm7
We never spoke a word, but every thought she had 
                         G     A Asus A
I heard from across the room 
             D                               Bm7
If we were standin' face to face I couldn't find the words 
               G               A Asus A
To say give me one more move 
        G              A             G                   A
I don't even know her name, I guess foolish pride's to blame


Chorus 
          D                        D7
Now, I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
        Bm7                 F#              G                    A
And my heart won't tell my mind to tell my mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
        Bm7 A   G                              Gm
Now I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Interlude   D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 2
          D                           Bm7
Wise man next to me did say 'bout the one that got away
        G                    A
Son, I missed my chance 
           D                            Bm7
Don't you let regret take place of the dreams you have to chase
     G               A
Ask her to dance, go on, son
           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith


Chorus
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A   G                               Gm
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away 


Solo   D    Bm7  Bm  F#  G   A  D    D7    Bm  F# |A   D 


           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith
 
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A    Bm7 A       Bm7 A       G                      G   
Don't be fallin', fallin' in, fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Outro  (G)   Gm  Bm7  E G  Gm  D

As She's Walking Away

B  B  E  F# E (2x)

B
Situation Number one
B
Its the one that's just begun
    E                 F#   E
But evidently its too late
B
Situation Number two
B
Its the only chance for you
     E                         F#   E
It's controlled by denizens of hate
B
Situation Number three
B
It's the one that no one sees
E                          F#   E
All too often dismissed as fate
B
Situation Number four
B
The one that left you wanting more
E                       F#   E
Tantalized you with its bait

B  B  E  F# E (2x)

Situations

Am                              E
There are children standing here,
                              G
Arms outstretched into the sky,
                          D
Tears drying on their face.
              Am
He has been here.
                          E
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
                           G
Fathers lost without a trace.
                           D
A nation blind to their disgrace,
                        Am
Since he's been here.
                    E
And I see no bravery,
 G                  D
No bravery in your eyes anymore.

Only sadness.

(Continue the same chord progression)

Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It's another families' turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel to accept their fate.
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
A generation drenched in hate.
Says, he has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

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