Brand New Day

...All This Time

Mercury Falling

Ten Summoner's Tales

The Soul Cages

The Very Best Of Sting And The Police

...Nothing Like The Sun

The Dream Of The Blue Turtles

Songs From The Labyrinth - Tour Edition

Sting (b. Gordon Matthew Sumner, 2 Oct 1951, in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK), is a distinguished English solo musician &amp; former lead-singer / principal-composer / bassist of, 1970s/80s rock band, The Police.  Sumner was born in Wallsend, near Newcastle, to Audrey Cowell and her husband, Ernest Sumner. He is the eldest of four children and has a brother, Philip, and two sisters, Angela and Anita. His father managed a dairy, and as a boy Sumner would often assist him with the early morning milk delivery rounds.

Sting - When We Dance - Uke

[Intro:] B7  E

       E
If he loved you

Like I love you
        C#m
I would walk away in shame
          E
I'd move town I'd change my name

         E
When he watches you

When he counts to buy your soul
        C#m
On your hand his golden rings
        E
Like he owns a bird that sings


         B      E6          A                  E
When we dance, angels will run and hide their wings
E
The priest has said my soul's salvation 

Is in the balance of the angels
C#m
And underneath the wheels of passion
E
I keep the faith in my fashion
         B      E6          A                  F#m    D
When we dance, angels will run and hide their wings

[repeat 2x with:]
"I would love you more than life, If you'll only be my wife
I'm gonna love you night and day, I'm gonna try in every way
I'm gonna find a place to live, give you all I've got to give
I would love you more than life, If you'll only be my wife

[second time]
         B      E6          A                  E    C#m   A
When we dance, angels will run and hide their wings


Gb  	F#                  C#
If I could break down these walls and shout my name at heaven's gate
Gb  	F#                        C#
I'd take these hands and I'd destroy the dark machineries of fate
Gb  	F#
Vehicles are broken
A
Heaven's no longer above

Hellfire's a promise away

I'll still be saying
    E              C#m  A  E  C#
I'm still in love


          F#
He won't love you

Like I love you
         D#m
He won't care for you this way
          F#
He'll mistreat you if you stay


          F#
Come and live with me

We'll have children of our own
         D#m
I would love you more than life
           F#
If you'll come and be my wife


         C#     Gb         B                  G#m    E
When we dance, angels will run and hide their wings
         C#     Gb         B                  G#m    E
When we dance, angels will run and hide their wings
         C#     Gb         B                  G#m    E
When we dance, angels will run and hide their wings
         F#    Gb  B
When we dance...


I'm gonna love you night and day, I'm gonna try in every way
I'm gonna find a place to live, give you all I've got to give
I would love you more than life, If you'll only be my wife
I'm gonna love you night and day, I'm gonna try in every way
I'm gonna find a place to live, give you all I've got to give
I would love you more than life, If you'll only be my wife
I'm gonna love you night and day, I'm gonna try in every way
I'm gonna find a place to live, give you all I've got to give
I would love you more than life, If you'll only be my wife

When We Dance

# Verse 1: 
          F#m7       B7                Em
There?s a moon over  Bourbon Street    tonight
      F#m7            B7               Em
I see faces as they   pass beneath the pale lamp light
        C             B7          Em
I've no choice but to follow that call
    C#dim              F#7             C            B7
the bright lights, the people, and the moon and     all
F#m7         B7            Em
I pray every day to be     strong
         F#m7        B7             Em
for I    know what I do must be     wrong

# Chorus: 
          C            B              Em
Oh you'll never see my shade or hear the sound of my feet
                C         B7      Em	
while there's a moon over Bourbon Street

# Verse 2 (same chords as verse 1)
# Chorus (same chords)

Moon Over Bourbon Street

Fields Of Gold

Bm                           G
You'll remember me when the west wind moves
                    D
Upon the fields of barley
          Bm                  G       D
You'll forget the sun in his jealous sky
       G       A             Bm
As we walk in fields of gold

Bm G D 

        Bm                   G
So she took her love for to gaze awhile
                    D
Upon the fields of barley
        Bm                   G         D
In his arms she fell as her hair come down
 G         A             D
Among the fields of gold

          Bm                   G
Will you stay with me will you be my love
                     D
Among the fields of barley
         Bm                  G       D
We'll forget the sun in his jealous sky
       G      A             Bm
As we lie in fields of gold

Bm G D 

        Bm                     G
See the west wind move like a lover so
                    D
Upon the fields of barley
          Bm                 G        D
Feel her body rise when you kiss her mouth
 G         A              D
Among the fields of gold

G                      D
I never made promises lightly
G                    D
And there have been some that I've broken
G                   D
But I swear in the days still left

       G       A         D
We'll walk in fields of gold
       G       A             D
We'll walk in fields of gold

      Bm                            G
Many years have passed since those summer days
                     D
Among the fields of barley
         Bm                  G        D
See the children run as the sun goes down
 G         A             D
Among the fields of gold

         Bm                  G
You'll remember me when the west wind moves
                    D
Upon the fields of barley
         Bm                  G       D
You can tell the sun in his jealous sky
         G         A             D
When we walked in fields of gold

         G         A             D
When we walked in fields of gold
         G         A
When we walked in fields of gold

D  G  { 7 times }

Fields Of Gold

G
Every breath you take
                   em
And every move you make
                C                     D
Every bond you break, every step you take
                   em
I'll be watching you
              G 
Every single day
                  em
And every word you say
                 C                    D
Every game you play, every night you stay
                   G
I'll be watching you
               C
Oh, can't you see
               G
You belong to me?
                      A
How my poor heart aches 
                     D
With every step you take

Every Breath You Take

Sting - Shape Of My Heart - Uke

F#m                       Bm
 He deals the cards as a meditation
F#m                           Bm
 And those he plays never suspect
D/F#                    A        C#/F
 He doesnt play for the money he wins
D/F#                       F#m
 He doesnt play for the respect
F#m                               Bm
 He deals the cards to find the answer
F#m                          Bm
 The sacred geometry of chance
D/F#               A        C#/F
 The hidden law of probable outcome
D/F#                 F#m
 The numbers lead a dance

F#m                              Bm
 I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
F#m                                    Bm
 I know that the clubs are weapons of war
D/F#                       A              C#/F
 I know that diamonds mean money for this art
D/F#                            F#m
 But thats not the shape of my heart

He may play the jack of diamonds
He may lay the queen of spades
He may conceal a king in his hand
While the memory of it fades

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But thats not the shape of my heart
Thats not the shape, the shape of my heart

And if I told you that I loved you
Youd maybe think theres something wrong
Im not a man of too many faces
The mask I wear is one
Those who speak know nothing
And find out to their cost
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
And those who smile are lost

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But thats not the shape of my heart
Thats not the shape of my heart

Shape Of My Heart

Sting - All This Time - Uke

[Intro]
G       Em      D      C  [x4]


	       G     Em  D
I looked out across
    C       G    Em  D  C
The river today,
     	  G                    Em           D
I saw a city in the fog and an old church tower
	  C              G  Em  D  C
Where the seagulls play,
           G        Em      D            C
I saw the sad shire horses walking home
	G            Em  D  C
In the sodium light
          G
I saw two priests on the ferry
 Em       D         C              G    Em  D
October geese on a cold winter's night


        Em         D F#  Em
And all this time,
    A            C
The river flowed
    D             G    Em  G  D
Endlessly to the sea.


G  Em  D  C

Two priests came round our house tonight
One young, one old, to offer prayers for the dying
To serve the final rite,
One to learn, one to teach,
Which way the cold wind blows
Fussing and flapping in priestly black
Like a murder of crows


Chorus:
        Em         D  F#  Em
And all this time,
    A            C
The river flowed
    D             G    Em  G  D
Endlessly to the sea.
If I had my way I'd take a boat from the river
And I'd bury the old man,
I'd bury him at sea


Blessed are the poor, for they shall inherit the earth
Better to be poor than a fat man in the eye of the needle
And as these words were spoken I swear I hear
The old man laughing,
What good is a used up world, and how could it be
Worth having


[Chorus:]
And all this time the river flowed
Endlessly like a silent tear
And all this time the river flowed
Father, if Jesus exist,
Then how come he never lived here.


[!Keychange to A!]

A  F#m  E  D

The teachers told us, the Romans built this place
They built a wall and a temple, an edge of the empire
Garrison town,
They lived and they died, they prayed to their gods
But the stone gods did not make a sound
And their empire crumbled, 'til all that was left
Were the stones the workmen found


Chorus:
        F#m        E  F#m
And all this time
    B             D
The river flowed
  E              A    F#m  A
Endlessly to the sea
    F#m          E  F#m
If I had my way
           B                D
I'd take a boat from the river
       E
Men go crazy in congregations

But they only get better
One by one


A  F#m  E  D  [repeat adlib]


One by one
One by one by one
One by one

I looked out across...  [Chorus]

All This Time

Eadd9  Aadd9       E7sus   
/          //// ////    //// //// x4
D
Song : C#
A          F#m    C#m
Don't think me unkind
A         F#m      C#m
Words are hard to find
A             F#m                C#m
They're only cheques I've left unsigned
A                  F#m         C#m
From the banks of chaos in my mind
D                          E7
And when their eloquence escapes me
D                          E7       D
Their logic ties me up and rapes me


  Aadd9        E7sus
De do do do de da da da
   Eadd9                    D
Is all I want to say to you
  Aadd9        E7sus
De do do do de da da da
      Eadd9                          D
Their innocence will pull me through
  Aadd9        E7sus
De do do do de da da da
   Eadd9                    D
Is all I want to say to you
  Aadd9        E7sus
De do do do de da da da
        Eadd9                           D
They're meaningless and all that's true

Poets, priests and politicians
Have words to thank for their positions
Words that scream for your submission
And no-one's jamming their transmission
'Cos when their eloquence escapes you
Their logic ties you up and rapes you

De do do do de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do de da da da
Their innocence will pull me through
De do do do de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do de da da da
They're meaningless and all that's true

De do do do de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do de da da da
Their innocence will pull me through
De do do do de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do de da da da
They're meaningless and all that's true

Dedododo Dedadada

Am
I dream of rain
G
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
F
I wake in vain
E
I dream of love as time runs through my hand


Am
I dream of fire
G
Those dreams that tie two hearts that will never die
F
And near the flames
E
The shadows play in the shape of the mans desire


Desert Rose

Em                        A                Bm
	I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear 
Em                  A                         Bm
	I like my toast done on one side 
Em                       A                  Bm
	And you can hear it in my accent when I talk 
                  Em              A           Bm
	I'm an Englishman in New York 


Em               A                            Bm
	See me walking down Fifth Avenue 
Em                   A                       Bm
	A walking cane here at my side 
Em                A                  Bm
	I take it everywhere I walk 
                  Em              A         Bm
	I'm an Englishman in New York 


Em              A      Bm
	I'm an alien I'm a legal alien 
                  Em              A         Bm
	I'm an Englishman in New York 
Em              A     Bm
	I'm an alien I'm a legal alien 
                  Em              A        Bm
	I'm an Englishman in New York 


Em                        A                       Bm
	If, "Manners maketh man" as someone said 
Em                         A              Bm
	Then he's the hero of the day 
Em                     A                 Bm
	It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile 
                   Em         A                       Bm
	Be yourself no matter what they say 


Em              A     Bm
	I'm an alien I'm a legal alien 
                  Em              A        Bm
	I'm an Englishman in New York 
Em              A      Bm
	I'm an alien I'm a legal alien 
                   Em             A        Bm
	I'm an Englishman in New York 


        D                                  A 
	Modesty, propriety can lead to notoriety 
         Bm                                        F#m
	You could end up as the only one 
        G                                    A
	Gentleness, sobriety are rare in this society 
         A7                                                  Bm
	At night a candle's brighter than the sun 


Em                              A                      Bm
	Takes more than combat gear to make a man 
Em                                 A                Bm
	Takes more than a license for a gun 
Em                          A            Bm
	Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can 
           Em                   A                    Bm
	A gentleman will walk but never run 


Em                        A                      Bm
	If, "Manners maketh man" as someone said 
Em                          A              Bm
	Then he's the hero of the day 
Em                   A                   Bm
	It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile 
                   Em        A                      Bm
	Be yourself no matter what they say 


Em              A     Bm
	I'm an alien I'm a legal alien 
                  Em               A        Bm
	I'm an Englishman in New York 
Em              A     Bm
	I'm an alien I'm a legal alien 
                  Em              A         Bm
	I'm an Englishman in New York 

English Man In New York

High G 
A|---3-2 -0- - 3 -2-0------0-------------3-2-0-----3-2-0---------------------------
E|--------------------------------0----------------------------0-1-0-0------------
C|-----------------------------------------------------------2----------2-0---------
G|-------- 0 -0-----0-0--0--0-0-0---0---------0-0-------0-0-----------------------

A|------5-7-8-7-7-5-3------3---------3----3---|
E|----------------------------------0-----0---|
C|--------------------------0-----0------0----|
G|------------------------------0--------0-----|

Sting - Fragile - Uke

[Baug (B Augmented) is fingered 4-3-3-2, or you can play Am7]

Em              Em7                 Am7 
  If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one 
Bm7                         Em 
Drying in the colour of the evening sun 
           Em7                Am7 
Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away 
    Bm7                                  Em 
But something in our minds will always stay 
   Em7 
Perhaps this final act was meant 
   Am7 
To clinch a lifetime's argument 
     Bm7 
That nothing comes from violence 
    Em 
and nothing ever could 
    Em7                             Am7 
For all those born beneath an angry star 
     Bm7                            Em 
Lest we forget how fragile we are 
Am           Bm7 
On and on the rain will fall 
     Em 
Like tears from a star 
Like tears from a star 
Am          Baug 
On and on the rain will say 
    Em 
How fragile we are 
How fragile we are 

Em7  Am7  Bm7  Em 

Am          Baug
On and on the rain will fall 
     Em 
Like tears from a star 
Like tears from a star 
Am          Baug
On and on the rain will say 
    Em 
How fragile we are 
How fragile we are 
How fragile we are 
How fragile we are



[Special Thanks to voicesblur for the following addition
17-03-2010 - " think Am7 may work better than the Bm7 Am Am7
On and on the rain will fall and Am Am7 On and on the rain 
will say try it out and enjoy :)"]

[N.B 'I can add that I've also tried playing with the Bm7
 on the 'On and on the rain will say' part - playing a Baug 
 (B augmented) chord - which is 4-3-3-2 - It sounds just 
 lovely! so I've added the change above.   Barn1uk 17-03-2010]

Fragile

INTRO: Bb  Gm   Eb Cm  Gm  Bb Eb  2x

VERSE:

 Bb                 Gm     Eb
  Early one morning,  with time to kill
Cm   Gm                   Bb   Eb
  I  borrowed Jeb's rifle, and sat on the hill
    Bb               Gm  Eb
  I saw a lone rider,   Crossing the plain
Cm  Gm                 Bb   Eb
  I drew a bead on him,  To practice my aim
Cm                   Cm/Bb  F
  My brother's rifle,  Went off in my hand
F/G  F           F/A  F    Bb
  A shot rang out        across the land
      Eb                    Cm   Gm
  The horse he kept running, the rider was dead 
Eb  Bb           Gm  Eb           Cm
  I hung my head,  I hung my head


VERSE:


 Bb                 Gm   Eb                   Cm
  I set off running,  to wake from the dream
 Gm                   Bb     Eb
  My brother's rifle,  went into the stream
 Bb                 Gm  Eb
  I kept on running, in-to the salt lands
Cm    Gm                         Bb  Eb
  And that's where they found me, my head in my hands
Cm                        Cm/Bb F               F/G
  The sheriff he asked me,      Why had I run
  F                 F/A  F      Bb
  Then it came to me,      just what I had done
      Eb                 Cm   Gm
  And all for no reason, just one piece of lead
 Eb Bb           Gm  Eb
  I hung my head, I hung my head

BREAK: Bb Gm  Eb  Cm   Gm  Bb  Eb 2x


VERSE:

  Here in the courthouse, the whole town is there
  I see the judge, High up in his chair
 "Explain to the courtroom, what went through your mind
  And we'll ask the jury, what verdict they find"
  I said "I felt the power, of death over life
  I orphaned his children, I widowed his wife
  I beg their forgiveness, I wish I was dead"
Eb Bb           Gm  Eb
  I hung my head, I hung my head
Cm  Bb           Gm  Eb           Cm
  I hung my head, I hung my head

BREAK:  Bb Gm  Eb  Cm   Gm  Bb  Eb 2x

VERSE:

 Bb                 Gm     Eb
  Early one morning,  with time to kill
Cm  Gm              Bb Eb
  I see the gallows,   up on the hill
      Bb                 Gm   Eb
  And out in the distance,  a trick of the brain
Cm  Gm               Bb Eb
  I see a lone rider,   crossing the plain
Cm                      Cm/Bb F                  F/G
  He's come to fetch me,   to see what they done
  F                   F/A  F     Bb
  We'll ride together, '     Til kingdom come
    Eb                   Cm    Gm
  I pray for God's mercy,  for soon I'll be dead
Eb  Bb           Gm  Eb           Cm
  I hung my head,  I hung my head
    Bb           Gm  Eb           Cm
  I hung my head, I hung my head
    Bb           Gm  Eb           Cm
  I hung my head, I hung my head
    Bb           Gm  Eb           Cm
  I hung my head, I hung my head
    Bb           Gm  Eb           Cm
  I hung my head, I hung my head

I Hung My Head

Sting - Lithium Sunset - Uke

[Intro:]
E

[Verse 1]
  A
Fill my eyes
D         A
O Lithium Sunset
D                          F#m
And take this lonesome burden
Bm                 E
Of worry from my mind
Bm               A
Take this heartache
D                 A
Of obsidian darkness
D               F#m
And fold my darkness
G            E       E
Inside your yellow light

[Chorus]
  F#m
I've been scarttered
  Bm
I've been shattered
 D                       C#7
I've been knocked out of the race
   F#m
But i'll get better
Bm                D       C#
I feel your light upon my face

[Verse 2]
F        A
Heal my soul
D            A
O Lithium Sunset
D                          A
And I'll ride the turning world
E7
Into another night, into another night
E7
Into another night

[Outro:]
E7               A
See Mercury falling
D                A
See Mercury falling
D                A
See Mercury falling
D                A
See Mercury falling
D                A
See Mercury falling
D                A
See Mercury falling
D                A
See Mercury falling
D                A
[end]

Lithium Sunset

Intro :
C#m    A   B   F#m
                  C#m    A   B   F#m           C#m    A       B    F#m 
Just a castaway,             on an island lost at sea, 
C#m         A      B   F#m       C#m    A             B    F#m 
another lonely day,     with no one here but me. 
C#m    A    B     F#m         C#m A               B    F#m 
More loneliness,        than any man could bear, 
C#m    A        B   F#m      C#m    A       B    F#m 
rescue me before          I fall   into despair. 

 A               D E7                        A              D E7          F#m  
 I'll send an SOS to the world,  I'll send an SOS to the world, 
                       D                     F#m                D 
I hope that someone gets my,    I hope that someone gets my, 
F#m             D 
I hope that someone gets my   
 C#m          A2                      C#m          A2 
message in a bottle,           message in a bottle. 
 C#m          A2                        C#m          A2       F#m 
message in a bottle,           message in a bottle. 
C#m    A     B      F#m               C#m         A       B    F#m 
A year has passed         since I wrote my note, 
C#m    A       B                      F#m                      C#m    A       B    F#m 
but I should have known this      right from the start. 
C#m    A      B           F#m           C#m      A     B    F#m 
          Only hope can keep me together, 
C#m       A              B     F#m     C#m        A                 B     F#m 
love can mend your life,     but   love can break your heart. 

Chorus 

C#m       A   B     F#m                  C#m              A       B    F#m 
Walked out this morning, don't believe what I saw, 
C#m    A   B        F#m               C#m                  A     B    F#m 
a hundred billion bottles, washed up on the shore. 
C#m    A     B    F#m                         C#m        A       B    F#m 
Seems I'm not alone at being alone, 
C#m    A   B         F#m               C#m          A            B    F#m 
a hundred billion castaways, looking for a home. 

Chorus

C#m    A         B   F#m      C#m     A         B    F#m 
Sending out an SOS,       Sending out an SOS.. 
repeat and fade

Message In The Bottle

G            C9      D         C9 G
Deep in the meadow, under the willow
          C9        D          C9 G
A bed of grass, a soft green pillow
               C9         D         G
Lay down your head, and close your eyes
               C9        D         G
And when they open, the sun will rise

D                    C9         G
Here it's safe, and here it's warm
D                           C9          G
Here the daisies guard you from every harm
                       C9
Here your dreams are sweet
      D                  G
and tomorrow brings them true
              C9        D       G
Here is the place where I love you.

G            C9      D         G
Deep in the meadow, hidden far away
           C9         D       C9 G
A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray
             C9       D                 G
Forget your woes and let your troubles lay
                     C9                D   G
And when again it's morning, they'll wash away

D                    C9         G
Here it's safe, and here it's warm
D                           C9          G
Here the daisies guard you from every harm
                       C9
Here your dreams are sweet
      D                  G
and tomorrow brings them true
              C9        D       G
Here is the place where I love you.
              C9        D       G
Here is the place where I love you.

Rue's Lullaby - Hunger Games

A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
C|-----2-------2---------2-------7-6-----------|
G|--3-----3-2------2-0------0-------------------|

C         G                     Am         F
Well, someone told me yesterday
C      G                               Am    F
that when you throw your love away
C   G                   Am            F
you act as if you just don´t care,
C   G                          Am           F
you look as if you´re going somewhere.

C   G                        Am         F
But I just can´t convince myself,
C G                           Am    F
I couldn´t live with no one else
C   G                Am           F
and I can only play that part
C   G                         Am        F
and sit and nurse my broken heart. So lonely!

Refrain :

C                G                Am            F
 So lonely, so lonely, so lonely! 
C                G                Am            F
 So lonely, so lonely, so lonely! 
C                G                Am            F 
 So lonely, so lonely, so lonely!  
C                G                Am            F
 So lonely, so lonely, so lonely!

C   G                          Am    F
Now noone´s knocked upon my door
C        G                          Am    F
for a thousand years or maybe more.
C   G                   Am          F
All made up and nowhere to go,
C G                        Am         F
  welcome to this one man show.

C    G                                Am        F
Just take a seat, they´re always free,
C G                        Am   F
  no surprise, no mystery.
C          G                    Am         F
In this theatre that I call my soul
C G                        Am          F
I always play the starring role. So lonely!

Refrain :

C                G                Am            F
 So lonely, so lonely, so lonely! 
C                G                Am            F
 So lonely, so lonely, so lonely! 
C                G                Am            F 
 So lonely, so lonely, so lonely!  
C                G                Am            F
 So lonely, so lonely, so lonely!

So Lonely

The Night The Pugilist Learned How To Dance

Intro:  Em F#

Verse 1:
   Bm  A         G                          
If I caught the world in a bottle
      Em    F#        Bm     A         G
And everything will still beneath the moon
             Em                     F#
With such a love would it shine for me
   Bm     A           G           
If I was smart as an arrow studdling
    Em     F#       Bm     A          G
And understood the rings around the moon
     Em                         F#
Why could it all matter if you love me


Chorus:
             Em             A                    D
Here in your arms with the world is impossibly still
         Bm                  G
With a million of dreams to fulfil
                                   F#
And a matter of moments until the dancing ends
              Em         A                     D
Here in your arms and everything seems to be clear
         Bm                    G
Not a salacoius thing What I feel
                                         F#
Except when this moment comes near the dancing´s end
   Bm  A         G
If I caught the world in an hour-glass
 Em     F#      Bm          A    G
Sattled up the moon So we could ride
 Em        Bm          G    Em
Until the stars could dim, until…


Verse 2:
Bm   A   G
One day you meet a stranger
    Em       F#      Bm     A      G
And all the noises silence in the room
     Em                              F#
You feel that you´re close to some mystery
        Bm   A          G
In the moonlight and everything shudders
     Em     F#          Bm      A        G
You feel as if you´ve known it all your life
     Em                        F#
The worse, oldest lesson in history


Chorus:
             Em             A                    D
Here in your arms with the world is impossibly still
         Bm                  G
With a million of dreams to fulfil
                                   F#
And a matter of moments until the dancing ends
              Em         A                     D
Here in your arms and everything seems to be clear
         Bm                   G
Not a salacoius thing do I feel
                                         F#
Except when this moment comes near the dancing´s end
   Bm  A         G
If I caught the world in an hour-glass
 Em     F#      Bm          A    G
Sattled up the moon then we would ride
 Em        Bm          G    Em        F#        Bm           G     Em
Until the stars could dim, until the time, the time stands still, until…

Until

*Simplified*

intro: G Em C (x 3) Bm C D

G         Em        C
Under the dog star sail
G        Em       C
Over the reefs of moonshine
G         Em        C
Under the skies of fall
Bm            C                   D
North, north west, the stones of Pharaoh

G         Em     C
Under the Arctic fire
G         Em     C
Over the seas of silence
G         Em        C
Hauling on frozen ropes
Bm           C     D
  For all my days remaining

Em     C              D
   But would north be true?

G          Em       C
All colors bleed to red
G             Em      C
Asleep on the ocean's bed
G           Em    C
Drifting in empty seas
Bm         C     D
For all my days remaining


Em      C              D
   But would north be true?
Em            C
   Why should I?
                D
   Why should I cry for you?


G            Em7    C
Dark angels follow me
G       Em7     C
Over a godless sea
G            Em      C
Mountains of endless falling,
Bm         C    D
For all my days remaining,

Em      C        D
   What would be true?

Em           C       D
Sometimes I see your face,
Em                 C         D
The stars seem to lose their place
Em          C       D
Why must I think of you?

Em           C
Why must I?
           G
Why should I?
             Em      C
Why should I cry for you?
G             Em      C
Why would you want me to?
G                 Em      C
And what would it mean to say,
Bm       C               D
That, "I loved you in my fashion"?

G              D
What would be true?
Em         C
Why should I?
             D        G
Why should I cry?...

Why Should I Cry For You

Moon Over Bourbon Street appears on Sting's 1985 debut solo album 

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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