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Social Distortion

Sex, Love And Rock 'N' Roll

White Light White Heat White Trash

Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes

Mommy's Little Monster

Social Distortion is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California. The band currently consists of vocalist and guitarist Mike Ness, guitarist Jonny Wickersham, bassist Brent Harding and drummer David Hidalgo, Jr.  Social Distortion temporarily disbanded in 1985, due to frontman Ness' drug addiction and troubles with the law, which resulted in extended stints in various rehabilitation centers, that lasted for two years.

Intro:
C G F C
C G F C



C                                 G             
Well it's been 10 years and a
F					C
thousand tears and look at the mess I'm in

C                           G              
A broken nose and a broken 
F		                  C
heart and an empty bottle of gin

C                    G       
Well I sit and I pray, 
F		C
in my broken down Chevrolet...

C                      G             
and I'm singing to myself, 
F			C
there's got to be another way



Chorus

C                 G         
Take away, take away, 
F			C
take away this ball and chain,

C                         G            
cause I'm sick and I'm tired, 
F			C
and I can't take anymore pain,




C                G           
Take away, take away, 
F		C
never to return again

C                 G   	F
Take away, take away, take away, hey....  
C	       G		F
Take away this ball and chain



Well I've searched, and I've searched, to find the perfect life

A brand new car, and a brand new suit, I even got me a little wife

But wherever I have gone, I was sure to find myself there

You can run all your life, but not go anywhere


Chorus


I passed the bar on the way, to my dingy hotel room

I spent all of my money, I been drinkin since half passed noon

Well I'll wake there in the morning, or maybe in the county jail

Times are hard, getting harder, I'm born to lose, and destined to fail


Chorus

Ball And Chain

# VERSES
F                        C 
Everybody wants a lover, nobody wants to uncover
Gm                          Bb             F
What may lay deep beneath a sometimes painful past
F                        C
Wanna go without a care, pull gardenias from her hair
Gm                                 Bb        F
I think of a time we didn't have a care in the world
F                           C
Captivated by her beauty, I knew it was my life long duty
Gm                                   Bb    F 
She had all the grace and charm of a radiant queen


# CHORUS
C                            Gm
     How do you talk without speaking? Yeah
Bb                           F    C
     How do you hear without listening?
C                            Gm
     How do you live without feeling? Yeah
Bb                           F  C
     How do you take without giving?
            Bb            F
     And we keep it all inside?

Footprints On My Ceiling

# VERSES
Bb                                   G
Take a drive baby up the coast, yea highway 101
Bb                                               G
I'll pass Ventura and Santa Barbara too, just as fast as my motor runs
Bb                                     G
Gotta pocket full of memories, some happy and some are sad
Bb                                         G
Gotta girl standin' by my side through the good times and the bad


# CHORUS
               Bb                        Cm
Listen to the boulevard, listen to the falling rain
             Eb                          F
I believe in love now, with all of its joys and pains
          Bb G
la la la

Highway 101

# CHORUS/INTRO
Em               C 
You say you're down on your luck
D                 G         C    
Hey baby, its a long, long way up
Em          G                  D
Hold back now, hold back your fears
Em               C 
You say you're really down and out
D                         G       C
And you feel like there's no way out now
   G    D                   G
Let go now, let go of your tears some more


# VERSES
G
How many times have you asked yourself
          Em                    D
Is this the hand of fate that I've been dealt?
G
You're so disillusioned this can't be real
    Em                       D
And you can't stand now the way you feel
G      
I don't care about what they say
Em               D
I won't live or die that way
G  
Tired of figuring out things on my own
 Em                      D       G
Angel's wings won't you carry me home

Angel's Wings

# VERSES
D                 A  
When I was young, I was so full of fear
Em                  G
I hid behind anger, held back the tears
D                            A
It was me against the world, I was sure that I'd win
Em                     G
The world fought back, punished me for my sins...


# CHORUS
       D    A
I was wrong
Em                 G
Self destruction's got me again
      D      A
I was wrong
Em                   G
I realized now that I was wrong

I Was Wrong

# VERSES
Bm           G               D            A
Children are taught to hate, parents just couldn't wait
Bm                G              D               A
Some are rich and some are poor, others will just suffer more
Bm            G                D                A
Have you ever been ashamed and felt society try to keep you down?
Bm          G                     D             A
I begin to watch things change and see them turn around


# CHORUS
      Bm  G          D            A 
Turn around, they'll try to keep you down
      Bm  G   D    A
Turn around,
      Bm  G   D    A 
Turn around
              Bm   G   D    A
Don't drag me down

Don't Drag Me Down

# VERSES
         G        Bm           Em         D
I know a girl who warns of the dangers of love
        C            G            Am                    G
All the pain and the anguish, the sorrow that it brings
             Bm        Em              D
She keeps herself in a world that's protected
    C            G
Her outsides are tough
    Am                        G
But inside her heart longs to sing


# CHORUS
G                 Bm
   Don't let your walls down
F                    C                       G   Bm, Em, C, G, Bm, Em, C
   You might fall in love, you might fall in love

          
#VERSES
           G       Bm           Em            D      C
He's gonna get his girlfriend's name tattooed on his neck 
    G       Am
And hope he never, never lives to regret
G            Bm             Em        D
  He's gonna walk down that long dark alley
    C             G         Am
And what he finds there you know he'll never forget


# CHORUS 
G                 Bm
   Don't let your walls down
F                    C  
   You might fall in love, you might fall in love
G                   Bm        F
   They're crashing down now,   you might fall in love


# SOLO 
G, C, F, Am, G, F, Fm, C

Faithless

Pretty much just G, D, C throughout the whole song. 
STRUM ONLY ONCE EACH
     G                 D
With friends like you, who needs enemies
C
You aint right you aint ever gonna be
G                       D                        C
You're out of the car, I'm afraid you've been declined

    G                          D
You shake my hand while you're pissing on my leg
C
I'm cutting you loose, I don't need this misery
G                      D                      C
Your soul is toxic, you ain't no friend of mine

    G                      D
You talk real trash, when I'm not around
C
To build yourself up, you gotta tear me down
       G                           D                C
You'll have to excuse me, I've got better things to do

    G                             D
You smile through your teeth, you talk out your neck
C
Every chance you get your gonna stab my back
     G                    D                C
When time's run out I got nothing left for you

CHORUS:
            G    D     C
I'm leaving you, far behind
            G    D     C
I'm leaving you, far behind
             G   D     C
Stop wasting all of my time
            G    D     C
I'm leaving you, far behind, Yeah!

(...)

Far Behind

# VERSE 
Well I'm a gangster 1934 
G
Junkies, Winos, Pimps & Whores, And all you 
D                             E
men, women and kids best get out the way 
E
I just left your town, took all your loot, 
G
bought a pink carnation and a pinstripe suit,
D                             E 
a hopped-up V8 Ford and some two-tone shoes 


# CHORUS
E               G              D                               
And I'm already gone, I left a pool of blood and sorrow
A
I've got the Machine Gun Blues 


# VERSE
E
I'll be out of here for the break of dawn, 
G
I'll hit the highway, smoke a big cigar, 
D                                  E
got to stop and bury the cash, and get some more 
E
There's only one thing on my mind, that's 
G 
making it across that ol' state line, Without
D
a hail of avenging bullets, 
E
waiting there for me


# CHORUS 
E               G                 D  
And I'm already gone, I've left a path of pure destruction, 
A
I've got the Machine Gun Blues 
E       G      D  
Already gone, my life will soon be through, 
A
I've got the Machine Gun Blues 


# BRIDGE
E
I'm public enemy #1 
G                             
I'm sorry for the things that I've done 
D                                        E
If indeed we do cross path, it's nothing personal 

# SOLO
E, G, D, E (x2)


#CHORUS
E               G                 D  
And I'm already gone, I've left a trail of devastation, 
A
I've got the Machine Gun Blues 
E       G     D  
Already gone, my life will soon be through, 
A
I've got the Machine Gun Blues 

# OUTRO
E, G, D, E (x3)

Machine Gun Blues

A|--4--3-1--------4--3-1--------4--3-1----1-3-4--6--4-3-3----|
E|---------1--1-1----------------------4---------------------|
C|-----------------------3--3-3------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|

A|--4--3-1--------4--3-1--------4--3-1----1-3-4--6--4-3-3--4-|
E|---------1--1-1----------------------4---------------------|
C|-----------------------3--3-3------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Am                         F
  When I was young I was invincible,
  C                        G
I find myself now thinking twice,
 Am                      F
I never thought about no future,
 C                       G
its just the roll of the dice,
        Am                       F
But the day may come when you've got something to lose,
    C                          G             
and just when you think you're done paying dues
        Am                    F
And you say to yourself, dear God what Have I done?
    C                              G                Am       F
And hope its not too late 'cause tomorrow may never come.

[Chorus:]
C                           G                Am     F
Reach For the Sky, 'cause tomorrow may never come
C                           G                Am     G Am G
Reach For the Sky, 'cause tomorrow may never come
   

Am           F             C                G
Yesterday is history and tomorrow's a mystery
    Am   F              C          G 
But baby right now, its just about you and me,
        Am                          F
You can run you can hide, just like Bonnie and Clyde
C                       G
Reach for the sky ain't never gonna die,
      Am                     F
and I thank the Lord for the love I have found
    C                      G
and hold you tight cause tomorrow may never come.

[Chorus]

 Am                    F
So if you please take this moment
 C                  G
Try if you can make it last
 Am                   F          C                   G
Don't think about no future and just forget about the past
              Am
and make it last.
         (Chorus)

Reach For The Sky

Intro
   A             D     A                  D     A
A|-7--7-7--7-7-7-9--5--7----4--4-4--4-4-4-5--2--4-|
E|------------------------------------------------| x2
C|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1:
A         D       A
Love is a burnin' thing
               D      A
And it makes a firery ring
         D    A
Down, my wild desires
              D       A
I fell into a ring of fire


Chorus:
E             D               A
I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
       E                       D           A
I went down down down, and the flames went higher
       A
And it burns burns burns
    D       A         D       A
The ring of fire, the ring of fire


Verse 2:
    A        D       A
the taste of love is sweet
                 D    A
when hearts like ours meet
               D        A
I fell for you like a child
            D         A
oh, but the fire went wild


Chorus

Intro

Chorus

Verse 2

Chorus x2

   A             D           A
A|-7--7-7--7-7-7-9----5----5h7--|
E|------------------------------|
C|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|

Ring Of Fire

G                  C         D

Sick-boy, in his faded blue jeans

G           C                 D

Sick-boy, black leather jacket seams

G                        C

Sick-boy, he's always in trouble

          D                 G         C

With the law don't ya know...

G                      C             D

Sick-boy, he carries a switchblade knife,

G          C                D

Sick-boy, likes to get into fights.

G                 C

Sick-boy, he'll go drinkin'

          D              G       C         D

With the boys all night long.    ohwayoh



[Chorus:]

G         C      D

Sick boys-nananana

G         C      D

Sick boys-ohwayoh

G         C     D

Sick boys



G          C              D

Sick-boy, rides a big motorbike,

G           D               D

Sick-boy, combs his hair up just right.

G           C              

Sick-boy, with tattoos up and

D               G                C        D

Down his arms, don't ya know...  ohwayoh

G              C                 D

Sick-boy, he's got a girl wrapped around his arm,

G              C                D

Sick-boy, with his street-like charm.

G                     C

Sick-boy, he'll make love to her

   D                      G       C     D

All night long, don't ya know...  ohwayoh



Chorus

Sick Boy

C             F                  G  
High school seemed like such a blur

C                    F                       G     
I didn't have much interest in sports or school elections

C           F           G 
And in class I dreamed all day

C          F             G 
About a rock 'n' roll weekend

C            F               G
And the girl in the front of the room

C       F      G
So close yet so far 

C             F           G
Y'know she never seemed to notice 
C                  F               C
That this silly school-boy crush wasn't just pretend







solo 
C F G 




same chords for the chorus

Story Of My Life

Intro
A|--1-1--1-1-1-4--1-1--1-1-1-4--|
E|--1-1--1-1-1-4--1-1--1-1-1-4--|
C|--x-x--x-x-x-1--x-x--x-x-x-1--| 2X
G|--3-3--3-3-3-1--3-3--3-3-3-1--|
Intro Solo
A|--1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--8-8--8--8--6--4--1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|--1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--8-8--8--8--6--4--1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
C|--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x--1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1--5-5--5--5--3--1--x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
G|--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1--5-5--5--5--3--1--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Verse
A|--1-1--1-1-1-4--1-1--1-1-1-4--|
E|--1-1--1-1-1-4--1-1--1-1-1-4--|
C|--x-x--x-x-x-1--x-x--x-x-x-1--| 2X
G|--3-3--3-3-3-1--3-3--3-3-3-1--|

A|--3----3-3-3-3-4-3---|
E|--4----4-4-4-4-4-4---|
C|--3------------------|
G|--5------------------|

Chorus
A|--1-1--1-4-6--1-1--1-4-6--|
E|--1-1--1-4-6--1-1--1-4-6--|
C|--x-x--x-1-3--x-x--x-1-3--| 2X
G|--3-3--3-1-3--3-3--3-1-3--|

Intro Solo

Verse

Chorus

Solo
A|--------------------------------------1----1--4--|
E|--1---1--1--1--1---1--1--1--1------------4-------|
C|--3b--3b-3b-3b-3b--3b-3b-3b-3b--3--1-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|

A|--1-1-1--1-3--3-4-3---1-1—3p1---3p1---3p1---3p1---3p1-----|
E|--------------------3--------3p1---3p1---3p1---3p1---3p1--|
C|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|

A|--3p1---3p1---3p1--------1-1---1-1---1-1---1--|
E|-----3p1---3p1---3p1---3-----3-----3-----3----|
C|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|

A|----1-1---1-1----1-1---1------1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1--|
E|----1-1---1-1----1-1---1------1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1--|
C|--3b----3b----3b-----3b-----3b----3b----3b----3b----3b---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|

A|--3--4--3-----------|
E|--4--4--4-----------|
C|-----------3--3--3--|
G|--------------------|

Chorus

The Creeps

This song is told from the lead singer's point of view on his life from high school onward to the day he wrote this song. 

Verse 1:
           B
I'm going back to the time when we owned this town
      E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
C#m        B                   G#m  B     F#
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns


Verse 2:
                      B       
I didn't know I'd be finding out now I was torn from you
         E
When we thought about things we were gonna do
C#m      B                    G#m B  F# 
We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too


Chorus:
               E              B 
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café


Verse 3:
                          B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
        E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
C#m     B                   G#m  B   F#
I'm a better man now than I was that day


Chorus:
                      E              B 
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                 E               B
Go down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                      E                     G#m   F#     
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café


Bridge:
   E        B           F#
I wheel my bike off the train,
        F#
Up the North Trade Road,
 E        B             F# 
Look for you on Marley Lane
                          G#m
In every building, every streetlight
                   E               F#  G#m  B  F#
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?


Verse 4:
                        B
You keep on leaving me mile long traces of who you are
         E
You can get a big house and a faster car
C#m      B                    G#m   B  F#
You can run away boy, but you won't go far


Chorus:
                      E              B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                    E                B
Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                     E                      G#m   F#
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café 

      E            B    G#m
La la la la la la la la Yeah, 
     F#                      E       B   F#
I'm going where the people know my name


Outro:
E B G#m F#
E B G#m F# B

Sovereign Light Cafe

strumming pattern
D-DUD-D

F,G,C,Em7

mmmmm mmmm mmmm 

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 1: Rihanna]

F              G
Dry! ...Me a desert
C                 Em7
Nuh time to have ya lerkin'
F                        G
Him ago act like him nuh like it
C                           Em7
You know I dealt with you the nicest
F                        G
Nuh body touch me in the righteous
C                     Em7
Nuh botha, text me in a crisis 
           F                    G
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
            C                    Em7
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
            F                        G
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
                C                          Em7
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
           F             G
All that I wanted from you was to give me
C            Em7
Something that I never had
F                   G
Something that you've never seen
C                     Em7
Something that you've never been!
F     G
Mmmmm!
      C                          
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
D
Just get ready fi...


[Hook: Rihanna]
F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
F             G
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
               C           Em7
When you a guh ner ner ner ner ner ner!
                  F                 G
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
C             Em7
Beg you something please


[Verse 2: Rihanna]

F            G
Baby don't you leave
               C                 Em7
Do''t leave me stuck here in the streets, 
   F                  G
uh huh If I get another chance to
       C                Em7
I will never, no never neglect you
      F                         G
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
       C                    Em7
I just hope that it gets to you
  F           G
I hope that you see this through
  C                      Em7
I hope that you see this true
F          G
What can I say?
       C          
Please recognize I'm tryin', baby!!!
 Em7
I have to


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 3: Drake]

N.C.
Yeah, okay
F        G        C                   Em7
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
F               G
We just need to slow the motion
C                   Em7
Don't give that away to no one
F            G
Long distance, I need you
C                          Em7
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
F                        G
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
C                           Em7
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
      F      G               C              
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
   Em7
If you come over
F            G
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
C                    Em7
I got n____s tryna end me,
F G           C                 Em7
oh,     I spilled all my emotions tonight, I'm sorry
F               G
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
C                                Em7
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
F              G
We just need a face to face
C                    Em7            F
You could pick the time and the place
               G
You spent some time away
C                Em7
Now you need to forward and give me all the...


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

mmm mmm mmm..


[Outro: Rihanna]

work work work work work work

F G C D
F G C D

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


C D
Si es que no puedes hablar
C D
no te atrevas a volver
C D
si te quieres ocultar
C D
tal vez te podria ver
Em D C G C
y el amor que no sabe a quien y que
G C
hablará si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazara otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz

C D


C D
Si no puedes escuchar
C D
aunque insistas hablaré
C D
si lo quieres mírame
C D
y tus ojos hablaran tal vez
Em D C G C
sentiras el amor e iras tras el
G C
hablaras si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazará otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz


Em G C G
.(CUERDAS)... abrazaméeeeeeeee..
C Em F
quiero despertarme y entender

Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y que haces aquì
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz
G C
y te hace feliz

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

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

(Chorus)
G
You xxxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
(1st Verse)
G
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Em
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Am7
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
D7                              G Em G Em
X just xxx'x xxxxx without xxx
(2nd verse)
G
You xxxx along xxxx xxxx x song
Em
Xxx brightened xx xxx
Am7
Whod've xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xx x dream
                  D7
Xxx xx xxx xxxxx light xxxxx xxxx
(Chorus)
         G 
Xxx now xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7                          Eb
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx anything
(3rd Verse)
Ab
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
   Fm
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Bbm
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
Ebm
X just xxx'x xxxxx
Ebm                                 Ab               C#
Now xxxx xxxxxx xxx happiness xxxxx so xxxx xxxx xx find
C#m                                         Eb     E
Well, X'x xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx behind me
A
And xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx
F#m
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Bm
X xxx'x laugh xxx X xxx'x sing
E
X'x finding xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
Bb
You xxx X xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Gm
X feel xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Cm
If xxx xxxx knew xxxx X'x xxxxx through
F
X just xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx

Can't Smile Without You

Intro: Em  A  Em  A

       Em               A                Em                   
 A
Verse: Be on my side or be on your side, there is no reason for you to hide,
       Em                 A
       Its so hard for me stayin' here all alone, when you could be takin'
       A                Em                                             A
       Me for a ride... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


        G     D         A    G  D          A
Chorus:  Down by the ri-ver,  I shot my ba-by

 Em        A
 Ooh, Ooh, shot her dead


Verse 2:You take my hand I'll take your hand, together we may get away,

        This must madness is too much sorrow, its impossible to make it

        today... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


(Chorus)

(Verse 1)

Down By The River

Intro: D-A-Bm-Em-A  x4

         D                 A                          
I'll confess tonight your all thats on my mind
        Bm            A                   D
I know these roof top nights could last forever.
              A                            Bm
we watched the seasons change, we saw the distance pull us away,
           A
from all we shared together.

D                       A
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                       A
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.

D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
    Em    A
lets run away.
D                             A                             Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
    Em    A
lets run away.

play intro  x2

D                    A
I picked apart every word that you said
  Bm                              A
I dissected each sentence but kept coming up empty
D                         A
the way you are leaves me counting the days
        Bm                            A
till the next time this distance will be a memory


D                        A        
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                     D
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.


D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away.

D-A-Bm-A

where have you been


                                                                        Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away


American Dream 

[intro x2]
A  E  D A

A                                        E
when there's no place you feel at home
              D                               A
and you think you'd be better off alone
A                                          E
when you think there's no reason to try
               D                           A
and you hate yourself and wanna die

A                                      E
when you're filled with anxiety
             D                   A
and everyone's your enemy
A                                        E
when you wish you were someone else
                 D                        A
and you wanna go out and kill yourself

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


A                       E
when you get yourself depressed
                      D                   A
because you think you can't do your best
A                                         E
when you write yourself a stupid song
           D                        A
to remind yourself that you forgot

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


[BRIDGE]
# chords x2:
A  E  D  A

A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-2--------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-4-2---2-4-2-1---1-1-2-2-1-2-4-2-1-22-----------|     x2



[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

G Bm Em A
Well everybody's lookin' for something they can't find,
Walking straight ahead blind-folded production line,
Only taking time for one type of shoe-shine.
Don't look left/right now you got a street fine.
Everybody lookin' for just a little more.
Working late-nights trying to fight off the day glow.
Waiting for the come-around but it is a no show.
Driving in the fast lane lookin' for the slow-mo...

C D A
Oh whats in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know well I don't know man anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time you,
Where were you, you weren't listenin', gonna be a long time
Gonna be a long time.

G Bm Em A
So now you're face down, face lookin like a frying pan.
Hitting up the clubs trying to feel like a real man.
Beating your chest just like you're King Kong but you're just a gui-tar no-string no-song.
Feeling free like ya don't even know it, man you're towing the line hoping you just don't blow it.
Man ya stuck in the mainframe trying to win the big game so much potential it even makes it more of a shame, shame, shame...
Here we go again, same old shit just another name.
Looking at the destiny there in your palm,
But now you got your strings but you got no song.
So sing, sing, sing - shake it like a chicken wing.
It's not what you get it's about what you bring-bring-bring.
So bring it, bring it to the table, not because you have to 'cos you're willing and you're able!

C D A
Oh what's in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know, I don't know anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time.
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time.
You, where were you, you weren't listening, gonna be a long time.
Gonna be a long time.

Gonna Be A Long Time

It takes a while to get used to the rhythm. In the verse the
time signature goes 3/4 for 2 bars then 2/4 for 1 bar and then
repeats.


Intro and Verses:

A|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|------|-10------10|-9-------9-|------
E|-----------|-----------|------|-----------|-----------|----3-
C|-0---------|-2---2-----|------|-----7-----|-----------|-2----
G|-0---------|-0---------|-0----|-9---------|-7---------|------
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |

Intro Riff:

A|-10--12--10-|-9---10---9-|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|-------|
E|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
C|------------|------------|-0---------|-2---2-----|-------|
G|-9----------|-7----------|-0---------|-0---------|-0-----|



Chorus:

                   C
I...              driving...
     G  
The speed...            

Em
      City...

        D
And...  arm...
    
    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

C           D
be...       be... 

Suggestion: during the verses, it can sound pretty cool if you
get a friend to strum the chords: C, G, Em, D in the background
:)

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