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A Little Bit Special

The Craig Machine

Stephen Lynch is an American singer and comedian, famous for his raunchy comic lyrics. He was born July 28, 1971 in Abington, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Saginaw, Michigan and attended Western Michigan University, where he learned to play guitar. He is a Tony nominee for his role as Robbie Hart in the Broadway musical, The Wedding Singer. Stephen married Erin Dwight in September of 2003.  Lynch has produced seven albums: 

          A                    G          D
Theres a hair on the soap, and its short and its curly,

   A              G        D                 A (let ring)
A hair on the soap, and I dont think its mine

Hair

Em - Cadd9 - G - D

 Em             Cadd9  G             D
If god had long hair and a goatee
             Em            C
And if his eyes were pretty glazed
G            D
If he looked spaced out
           Em       Cadd9    G              D
Would you buy his story, Would you believe he had 
Em       Cadd9       G   D
an eye infection?
 
   
Cadd9             G        D
And yeah yeah god looks baked
 Cadd9       G          D
Yeah yeah god smells good
 Cadd9       D
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah
         Em      Cadd9       G   D
What if god smoked cannabis?
         Em      Cadd9           G   D
Hit the bong like some of us
  Em              Cadd9                         
Drove a tie-dyed microbus
  G            D
And he subscribes to rolling stone

If god made this place, in the beginning
Did he plant any seeds?
Or did he put them there for Adam and Eve
So they'd be hungry for the apple
That the snake was always offering

And yeah yeah god rolls great
Yeah yeah god smells good
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah
What if god smoked cannabis?
Do you suppose he had a buzz?
When he made the platypus
When he created earth our home
Does he like pearl jam or the stones?

And do you think he rolls his own
Up there in heaven on the throne
And when the saints go marching home
Maybe he sits and smokes a bong.

What If God Smoked Cannabis

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Dr.stephen

C          Em 
Dear Diry today was a good day
C                Em
Bought myself a brand new horse
C                       Em
Shes strong and fast and so very beautiful
C                  Em
And just a little wild of course
F              G
I know tommorow i can tame her
C   Cadd9/B    Am
If I only believe
F                     G      
Wish me luck Diary    Christopher Reeve 

C Em x3

 C          Em 
Dear diary today was a good day
C          Em 
papa and I picked wild flowers
C                   Em 
mama joined and we layed in sunshine 
C                 Em 
Then we sang and danced for hours 
F                    G
I know tommorow will be even better 
C   Cadd9/B      Am
so the good lord I thank 
F                     G      
Ill write more later, love   Anne Frank

C Em x3

Verse 1:
       E            
All my days,
   G         D      E
 I live with my disgrace
    G         D       E
I'm afraid to show my face
       G         D      C
Or at least take off my underwear...


          E
See I was born
       G        D        E
Like a half way neutered pet
        G      D        E
I don't have a matching set
       G       D
It's a part of me
     C
That just aint there
        
Please, don't stare


Chorus
           E                G
Well I'm a gambling man with out two dice
         E                       G
I'm like Uncle Ben with only one grain of rice
      E                     G
Oh to have two testis would be so nice
         D   C   E
But I'm half a man
          D    C    E
Yeah, I'm half a man


Verse2
      E
Wanna die
        G        D       E
end it all, just call it quits
        G      D        E
I can't find a cup that fits
       G        D       C
And at baseball games I feel so dumb
       C
When I hear "ball one?


       E
Oh, my God
          G        D       E
How could you have been so cruel
        G      D      E
To give me one family jewel
        G          D          C
And the one that's there must feel so sad
       C
He's a lonely nad

Chorus 2
           E                    G
Well I'm a marathon runner with just one leg
      E                    G
I'm a fallopian tube with just one egg
      E
Oh, I want another testi
     G
Do I have to beg?
    D    C E
I'm half a man
         D    C E
Yeah, im half a man


Bridge
E..G...E...G...E...G...D...C
kinda like chorus

Chorus 3
           E                            G
Well I'm a tweedle dee with no tweedle dum
          E                                 G
And I'm a Siskel and an Ebert with just one thumb
          E                          G
And I'm a Yo Ho Ho with no bottle of rum
         D    C  E
I'm just half a man
          D    C  E
Yeah, I'm half a man

Half A Man

Intro: D  Dsus2  D  Em9   (x4)


Verse one:

 D      D/C# D/Bm      D/F#                             
Here we are, dear old friend 
Bm     Bm/A  G    A  
You and I, drunk again. 
 D               D/C#  D/Bm           D/F#                           
Laughs have been had, tears have been shed.
Bm        Bm/A       G          A  
Maybe the whiskey's gone to my head.

Chorus one:

    D         A            Bm           G
But if I were gay I would give you my heart.
 D             A           Bm          G
And if I were gay you'd be my work of art.
 D          A               Bm       G 
And if I were gay we would swim in romance. 
 A                   G             A       
But I'm not gay. So get your hand out of my

 D  Dsus2  D  Em9   (x2)
pants.


Verse two:

 D           D/C#    D/Bm    D/F#                             
It's not that I dont care, I do. 
   Bm       Bm/A   G       A  
I just dont see myself in you. 
 D      D/C#  D/Bm   D/F#                              
Another time another scene
        Bm     B/A                G           A  
I'd be right behind you.. if you know what i mean.:)


Chorus two:

      D          A           Bm          G
Cause if I were gay i would give you my soul. 
    D          A           B            G 
And if i were gay I would give you my whole being.
    D          A            B             G
And if i were gay we would tear down the walls. 
 A                 G             A       
But im not gay so wont you stop cupping my.. 
 D  Dsus2  D  Em9   (x2)  
hand.


Outro:

 D          Dsus2      D          Em9
We've never hugged... weve never kissed.
      D          Dsus2    D         Em9
I've never been intimate with your fist. 
 D            Dsus2   D        Em9
But you have opened brand new doors 
 D       Dsus2     D    Em9      
Get over here and drop your..
  D      Dsus2    D    Em9   (x4)
drawers. 


End on D

If I Were Gay

Intro/Verse:
Dsus2 Am Csus2 Gm   Csus2/Dsus2 

Chorus:
Dsus2 Am Csus2 Gm

Verse 1:
Dsus2                  Am
Charlie Brown had a big block head
        Csus2                   Gm     Csus2/Dsus2
wore a stripey sweater every day
Dsus2                       Am
Always tried to kick the football
          Csus2                     Gm    Csus2/Dsus2
but Lucy pulled the motherfucker away
Dsus2                   Am
Flew a kite just to try to relax
        Csus2                       Gm    Csus2/Dsus2
but he always put that shit in a tree
Dsus2                 Am
And a cute little redheaded girl
         Csus2                        Gm
wouldn't give no play to poor Chuck B.

Prechorus 1:
asus2                                          G               Csus2/Dsus2
They were the baddest fuckers in the funny papers PEANUTS!

Verse 2:
Onto a security blanket
Linus himself would latch
Snuggle into that bitch to keep warm
while waiting in the pumpkin patch
Had a stalker named Sally Brown
and she always tried to get her some
She loved how he knew the meaning of Christmas
and the sexy way he sucked that thumb.

Prechorus 2:
Marmaduke can lick it Garfield is a pussy PEANUTS!

Chorus 1:
Dsus2 Am       Csus2     Gm
Oh peanuts, crazy peanuts
Dsus2         Am          Csus2    Gm
A bunch of kids trying to be free
Dsus2      Am        Csus2     Gm
Take my hand, and let's dance now
Dsus2     Am              Csus2        Gm
Under Charlie's shitty Christmas tree
asus2                        G            Csus2/Dsus2   (back to verse)
(no lyrics here............) PEANUTS!


Oh, Marcy was best friends
with Patty, Patty Peppermint
She would love to do things to that girl
that Charles M. Schultz can't print
Pigpen was a dusty dude
who couldn't keep his own ass clean
All the teachers said wah wah wah wah
wah wah what does that shit mean?

Well Big Bird ain't the only yellow bird in town WOODSTOCK!

Oh peanuts, crazy peanuts
Poor Charlie Brown you will never get laid
'Cause it's hard to get pussy
when you're the baldest kid in second grade

Lucy was a psychiatrist
but her comments always gave offense
And the bitch couldn't make no money
'cause she charge a motherfucker five cents
You know all the ladies love Schroeder
'cause he spun them '88s real good
and Franklin was a real cool cat
but the only brother in that hood

Sometimes you have to shout good grief unto the heavens GOOD GRIEF!

Oh peanuts, crazy peanuts
Snoopy fly your plane and fly it quick
You're the World War II flying ace
Make Red Baron suck that Beagle dick

Oh peanuts, crazy peanuts
A bunch of kids trying to be free
Take my hand, and let's dance now
under Charlie's shitty Christmas tree

Peanuts

Intro dialogue, then :

   Am          E
My story is so tiresome...  (tiresome)
        E                        Am
Back in France I was rich as they come... (as they come)
      F                         C
But I lost all my wealth and my good mental health
      E                           Am
Now I live with zee filth and zee scum... (and zee scum)

      Dm                   C          G
I'm Pierre the only French bum in New York
       Dm                     C                 G
When I open my Boone's Farm I still schniff zee cork.
   Dm                      C           G
So have you a quarter, I'm begging you please
          F    E            Am
I have to have wine with my government cheese.

  Am                    E
I really should bid you adieu... (adieu)
    E                    Am
I'm feeling a bit sac le blu... (sac le blu)
   F                     C
My life is a hell I give off a bad smell
        E                            Am
but I'm French oh that's always been true. PIU!!!

Pierre

Intro A, Asus4, A, Asus4 X2

Verse 1

A       Asus4  A      Asus4
When i was, a boy of ten
  A     Asus4  A     Asus4
I had a very best friend
  A     Asus4        A      Asus4
Fred was kind, with good intent
Bm               E
  just a little different


Chorus 1

   A     D           Bm
oh Special Fred
       E
Mama dropped him 
A   D        Bm
on his head
        E
Now hes not so 
A       D         Bm
bright, instead
        E           A   Asus4  A
He's a little bit special
       Asus4
He's a little bit


Verse 2

A         Asus4     A        Asus4
We'd play tag, and he'd get hurt
A         Asus4     A        Asus4
I played soldiers, He'd eat dirt
A         Asus4     A        Asus4
I liked math and a spelling Bee
Bm                   E
  Fred liked talking to a tree


Chorus 2

   A     D           Bm
oh Special Fred
       E
Mama dropped him 
A   D        Bm
on his head
        E
Now she keeps him 
A     D         Bm
in the shed
              E           A   Asus4  A
cause he's a little bit special
       Asus4
He's a little bit


Verse 3

A       Asus4     A       Asus4
I ran track, Hung out in malls
A       Asus4        A     Asus4
Fred ran head first, into walls
A       Asus4    A        Asus4
I had girls and lots of clothes
Bm                 E
   Fred names for all his toes


Chorus 3

   A     D           Bm
oh Special Fred
       E
Mama dropped him 
A   D        Bm
on his head
        E
Now he thinks he's a
A     D    Bm
piece of bread
              E           A   Asus4  A
cause he's a little bit special
       Asus4
He's a little bit


Bridge

C#m      D                  C#m
One day talking to special Fred
              D                     C#m
He grabbed a brick and swung at my head
           D                          C#m
And as he laughed at me, thats when i new
              D             E           A
That special Fred just made me special too


Break

A    D    Bm   E  X2


Resolve

A      Asus4   A        Asus4
Now i laugh as i count bugs
A         Asus4    A        Asus4
I give strangers great big hugs
A       Asus4   A       Asus4
Next to me,    Fred is fine, yeah
Bm                 E
   He's a fucking Einstein


Chorus 4
    A    D           Bm
oh Special Fred (to me)
         E      
Now were not right 
A    D             Bm
in the head (you see)
         E
Now were not so 
A        D         Bm
Bright, instead
       E           A    D
Were a little bit special
Bm         E          A    D
   just a little bit special
Bm               E            A    D
   That bastard Fred made me special
Bm        E         D
   Just a little bit
                     A
Just a little bit special.

Special Fred

INTRO A Em A Em A Em A Em

A              Em       A                 Em
Have a seat and listen, please don't say a thing
    A              Em                   A              Em
The matters of the heart sometimes, the truth will ever sting
A                 Em           A         Em
Just don't take it personally, this is no attack
    A           Em                  G         D         E
But we will never last because I am white and you are...also white
            A             Em                G         D
I only like black girls the brown girls, the caf? au lait
A                 Em                G        D
Caramel girls, and mocha girls just blow me away
A                   Em                G         D
If your a nubian, I want you to-be in every fantasy
A                       Em                      G            
       [A] <(FIRST CHORD OF THE INSTRUMENTAL)
But if you're a whitey, say nighty-nighty, your just not the girl for me

INSTRUMENTAL CHORDS [A] Em A Em A Em A Em

     A            Em                A           Em
Oh I hate vanilla ice cream, I like chocolate instead
  A                  Em               A             Em
I hope she likes her soul food with a little Wonder Bread
      A              Em          A               Em
Don't call it Jungle Fever cause that just isn't right
A          Em                 G    D           E
I am not a racist, some of my best friends are white
              A                Em               G       D
I just prefer black girls, the brown girls, the caf? au lait
  A                 Em               G        D
A caramel girls and mocha girls just blow me away.
A                        Em                    G                D
If you're a cracker, you better get blacker or else you best get out
A                 Em                  G               
      [A] <(FIRST CHORD OF THE INSTRUMENTAL)
It is no mystery, I like a sister see that's what I'm talkin about

INSTRUMENTAL CHORDS [A] Em A Em A EmA Em

    A                 Em     A         Em
Our wedding song will be "Ebony and Ivory",
    A                    Em               A          Em
and we'll sing Christmas carols round the old Kwanza tree
    A                Em               A             Em
But color is not the issue here, it's dignity, it's class
     A             Em(PAUSE)         G      D        
 E
It's all about her heart, okay it's partly about that ass
               A               Em              G        D
I want me some black girl, the brown girl, the caf? au lait
  A                  Em                G        D
A caramel girls, and mocha girls, just blow me away
A                         Em                    G             D
If you're a honky, you're singin the wrong key, it's the honest truth
    A                           Em                    G          D           [A] <(FIRST CHORD OF THE INSTRUMENTAL)
The skin that she's dwellin in, must contain melanin, that is the Fountain of Youth.

Vanilla Ice Cream

 G            Em           C5        D5

[Verse]
G             G                G         G
Thank you all for coming to my show
G             G                     G        G
You've been great but now I have to go
Em     Em                    Em        Em
Everyone had a super-time I hope
G           G                     G      G
Some songs tend to push the other lobe

[Chorus]
C5          C5                 D5      D5
These are things that I have said,
C5            C5           D5    D5
But there are voices in my head,
C5                    C5
And if you could hear them,
D5                  G
This is what they'd say.

[Verse]
Thank you all for coming to my show
                                (Oh, it hurts you bastards didn't laught at
                                 my new nazi song and)
You've been great but now I have to go
                                   (Go and ask that girl in front to come
                                    backstage and show her thong and)
Everyone had a super-time I hope
                         (I hope that guy heckled me gets hit by a big bus
                          that fucker)
Some songs tend to push the other lobe
                                  (Open up you eyes, you wife and
                                   girlfriend both showed up, you sucker)

[Chorus]
C5        C5             D5      D5
There are voices in my head,
(Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, you're such a hack)
C5            C5           D5    D5
Saying things that should be said
(Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, you need prozac)
C5                    C5
I just hope that they will
(Oooooooooooooooooooooooooh)
D5                 G
             Go away
(No we wont-)

[Verse]
Thank you all for coming to my show
                                (Oh, it hurts you bastards didn't laught at
                                 my new nazi song and)
 (I have to take a piss)
                                (God i hope there's cocaine left backstage)

You've been great but now I have to go
                                   (Go and ask that girl in front to come
                                    backstage and show her thong and)
(Why did I sign up for this?)
                                    (God i hope there's cocaine left
                                     backstage)
Everyone had a super-time I hope
                         (I hope that guy heckled me gets hit by a big bus
                          that fucker)
(Maybe some on the shelf)
                         (I really, really hope there's cocaine left
                          backstage)
Some songs tend to push the other lobe
                                  (Open up you eyes, you wife a girlfriend
                                   both showed up, you sucker)
(You should just kill yourself)
	                       (He is right, you should kill yourself)

[Chorus]
There are voices in my head,
(Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, you're such a mess)
Saying things that should be said
(Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, you're talent-less)
I just hope that they will
(Oooooooooooooooooooooooooh)
             Go away
(No we wont-)

[Outro]
G
No they won't go away
                      (never go away)
		   (never go away)
They're here to stay
                      (we're here to stay)
	                (here to stay)
They say I'm gay
                      (you're gay)
		  (you're gay)
I say no way
                       (you're gay)
 (no way)
                        (you're gay)
Okay, I'm gay!

Voices In My Head

hummed fill riff:
A|-0-2-3-2-0-2-0-
E|---------------
C|---------------
G|---------------


Intro:
# (same as prechorus)
Am  E  C  G

Am     F        E             Am      F        E
In the woods of northern Michigan he made his home
Didn't ask much from the world just wanted to be alone
Got his first real blade at thirteen that's when it all began
Soon the creatures of the forest called him whittlin' man
yeaaaah

Am                          E
He whittle all day, and he whittle all night
C                           G
he whittle whittle whittle everything in sight
Am                          E
He whittle on a stick and he whittle on a shoe
C                           G
If you come to close gonna whittle you, too

D            A#             D 
Keep a safe distance if you can
                 A#           C        Am   E   C  G
Cuz you're never safe around whittlin' man
(back to prechorus riff)

Am     F        E               Am         F        E
Had a stump to sit on, had some wood and his trusty knife
Whittled out a house, a car, and he whittled himself a wife
Such a beautiful wife
Whittled out four kids, a swimmin' pool and a big lear jet
And so he wouldn't miss Saved by the Bell, well he whittled a TV set
yeaaaah
Am                          E
He whittle if it's light and he whittle if it's dark
C                           G
And if noone was around well he'd whittle in the nark
Am                          E
He whittle something new and he whittle something old
C                           G
He whittle something hot and he whittle something rather chilly

D            A#             D 
Keep a safe distance if you can
                 A#           C        Am   E   C  G
Cuz you're never safe around whittlin' man
(back to prechorus riff)

Am       F         E                       Am         F        E
Some say whittlin' man's a genious, still others say he's just dumb
Whittled off a foot, an ear, three fingers, and his left thumb
Boy is he dumb
That won't stop him, no it won't, he'll whittle through thick and thin
Once he's whittled everything, he'll just whittle it all again
yeaaaah
Am                          E
He whittle if it's white, and he whittle if it's black
C                           G
He whittle on a duck till a duck can't quack
He'll whittle if he's dry and he'll whittle if it's juicy
He whittle ol'Desi and he whittled ol' Lucy
He whittle JFK and he whittle Jackie O
Whittle ol' Larry and Curly and Moe
And he whittle Frank Zappa and he whittle Tipper Gore
Whittle whittle whittle till he can't no more

Whittle Shamoo and he whittle ol' Jaws
Whittle Easter Bunny and he whittled Santa Clause
Whittle whittle whittle just as fast as he can
Whittle till he's dead he's... whittlin' maan

# end on Am

Whittlin Man

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 

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

[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

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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