One With Everything: Styx & The Contemporary Youth Orchestra

Styx II

Cornerstone

Come Sail Away: The Styx Anthology

Paradise Theatre

Kilroy Was Here

Styx is an American rock band, and the first musical act to ever have four consecutive multi-platinum albums.  The group originally formed in the Chicago, Illinois, area in 1961 as &quot;The Tradewinds&quot;. This earliest line-up of the group included vocalist, pianist, keyboardist, and accordion player Dennis DeYoung, and a rhythm section comprising brothers Chuck Panozzo and John Panozzo on bass and drums, respectively.

Em
Did you make your bed?

Did you lose your head?

Are you still awake
                                  G
From the things we said...

Em
You close your eyes

But the sleep won't come

`Cause you can't escape
                             G
What's said and done

Em
Did you draw the line

In the sand again

Did you make a stand
               G
Out on a limb

CHORUS:
                    D                   Am
Don't be so hard on yourself
C
'Cause you can't change the world
                                                 D
You can't change the world alone
Em
Just be

Em
You drink too much

`Cause you think too much

It seems so hard to feel
                 G
All this is real

Em
You numb your heart

So you feel no pain'

Then you miss the bliss
                         G
of the pouring rain.

Em
But there's a brand new day

It's a shame to waste

It's yours to live
                     G
It's yours to taste

Chorus  (2x)

Just Be

G#
Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto. 

F                       
Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto 
F#
Mata ahoo dima de
F                        
Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto 
F#
Himitsu wo Shiri tai.

        G#       C#    F#
You're wondering who I am (secret, secret I got a secret)                          
   G#    C#      F#
Machine or mannequin (secret, secret I got a secret)                   
        G#       C#  F#
With parts made in Japan (secret, secret I got a secret)
   G#      C#   D#m
I am the modern man. 

D#m 
I've got a secret, I've been hiding
C#            D
Under my skin
D#m 
My heart is human, My blood is boiling
C#            D
My brain I.B.M.

D#m 
So if you see me, acting strangely 
C#              D
Don't be surprised
Eb
I'm just a man who needed someone
  C#                                         
And somewhere to hide.                

           B      C#
To keep me Alive 
              D#m 
Just keep me alive 
               B   C#
Somewhere to hide
  Eb
to keep me alive.

Eb
I'm not a robot without emotions
  C#                 D
I'm not what you see
Eb
I've come to help you with your problems
C#                D
So we can be free.
  
Eb
I'm not a hero, I'm not a savior
C#                     D
Forget what you know  
Eb
I'm just a man whose circumstances  
C#                                         
Went beyond his control.              

              B    C#
Beyond my control 
               Eb
We all need control
  B            C#
I need control  
  Eb
We all need control.

   G#      C#   F#
I am the modern man (secret, secret I got a secret)
        G#    C#    F#
Who hides behind a mask (secret, secret I got a secret)
   G#       C#     F#
So no one else can see (secret, secret I got a secret)
   G#      C#   D#m
My true identity. 

D#m 
Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto… Domo… Domo
D#m 
Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto… Domo… Domo
D#m                       C#
Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto, Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto
D#m                       C#
Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto, Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto.

D#m                      
Thank you very much Mr. Roboto 
C#
for doing the jobs that nobody wants too 
Eb                       
And thank you very much Mr. Roboto 
C#
for helping me escape when I needed too.

D#m                      C#
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you
D#m               C#
I want to thank you, Please
D#m         C#
Thank you, ohhhh.

Solo:  B - C# - D#m - B - C# - B - C# - Eb

G# (Arpeggio)
The problem's plain to see 
Too much technology
Machines to save our lives
Machines de-humanize.

        G#     C#    F#
The time has come at last (secret, secret I got a secret)
     G#     C#      F#
To throw away this mask (secret, secret I got a secret)
    G#   C#     F#
Now everyone can see (secret, secret I got a secret)             
   G#      C#   D#m
My true identity

D#m 
I'm Killroy… Killroy… Killroy… Killroy…

Mr. Roboto

Verse 1

Am7                             Dsus2  Dm
Tonight's the night we'll make history
G       F      E
Honey, you and I
Fmaj7
'Cause I'll take any risk
    E   F    G    Am   G   F
To tie back the hands of time
      G                   Am7 x4  G F
And stay with you here tonight

Verse2

Am7                             Dsus2   Dm
I know you feel these are the worst of times
G       F           C
I do believe it's true
Fmaj7         G          Fmaj7           G
When people lock their doors and hide inside
Fmaj7  G                Am       E
Rumor has it, it's the end of Paradise
       Am Amaj7     Am                 Am7
But I know if the world just passed us by
           F       Dm             G
Baby, I know, I wouldn't have to cry, no, no

Chorus

C     Cmaj7   F    C    Cmaj7    Am        G
The best of times are when I'm alone with you
C     Cmaj7       F     C     Cmaj7        Am       G
Some rain, some shine, we'll make this a world for two
F     Em           Dm                    G
Our memories of yesterday will last a lifetime
F               Em               Dm        F            Em     G
We'll take the best, forget the rest and someday we'll find
C                   G   F
These are the best of times
C                   G   E
These are the best of times

Verse 3

Am7                                Dsus2    Dm
The headlines read these are the worst of times
G       F           E
I do believe it's true
Fmaj7        G             Fmaj7            G
I feel so helpless like a boat against the tide
Fmaj7        G              Am             
I wish the summer wind could bring back Paradise
Am        Amaj7     Am 
But I know if the world turned upside down
F            Dm               G
Baby I know you'd always be around, my, my

Chorus

C     Cmaj7   F    C   Cmaj7    Am         G
The best of times are when I'm alone with you
C     Cmaj7       F      C     Cmaj7  Am       G
Some rain, some shine, we'll this a world for two
     When I'm alone with you
C     Cmaj7   F
The best of times
    Everything's alright
C     Cmaj7    Am        G
Are when I'm alone with you
    When I'm alone with you
C     Cmaj7       F
Some rain, some shine
    You brighten up the night
C Cmaj7             Am       G
We'll make this a world for two
    Said when I'm alone with you
C Cmaj7      F
The best of times

FADE

Best Of Times

Intro: [D] [C] x2
[D] Lady, when you're with me I'm [C] smiling,
[D] Give me, oh-all, oh-all, oh-all your [C] love.
[D] Your hands, build me up when I'm [C] sinking,
Just [D] touch me, and my troubles all [G] fade. [Bb] [A]

[D] Lady, from the moment I [C] saw you,
[D] Standing, oh-all, oh-all, oh-all a- [C] lone.
[D] You gave, all the love that I [C] needed,
[D] So shy, like a child who had [G] grown.
 
Chorus:
[1:] [2:] [Bb] You're [A] my, [3:] [D] lady, of the [C] morning,
[D] Love shines, in your [C] eye...-eye-eyes.
[D] Sparkling, clear and [C] lovely,
You're my, ([3:] [Bb] [A]) [D] lady. [1:] [2:] [Bb] [A]
 
[D] Lady, turn me in when I'm [C] lonely,
[D] Show me, all, oh-all, oh-all your [C] charms.
[D] Evenings, when you lay down be- [C] side me,
Just [D] take me, gently into your [G] arms.

Chorus  x2

Lady

C     G      Am     F                            G
    I'm sailing away,    set an open course for the virgin sea
    C     G          Am     F                              G
    I've got to be free,    free to face the life that's ahead of me
   Am                          G
    On board, I'm the captain, so climb aboard
   Am                             G
    We'll search for tomorrow on every shore
             C      G            Am    F         G  C F  G  F  C  G
    And I'll try, oh Lord, I'll try    to carry on


    C   G         Am     F                                   G
    I look to the sea,   reflections in the waves spark my memory
     C     G          Am 
    Some happy, some sad
   F                                       G
    I think of childhood friends and the dreams we had
   Am                       G
    We live happily forever, so the story goes
   Am                        G
    But somehow we missed out on that pot of gold
         C         G           Am   F       G  C F  G  F  C  F G F
    But we'll try best that we can,  to carry on


        C           F        G               F
    A gathering of angels appeared above my head
          C               F                  G                F
    They sang to me this song of hope, and this is what they said
               C              F
    They said come sail away, come sail away
          G             F
    Come sail away with me .. lad
     C               F
    Come sail away, come sail away
         G              F
    Come sail away with me


         C                    F       G          F
    I thought that they were angels, but to my surprise
            C                  F             G             F
    They climbed aboard their starship and headed for the skies
             C              F
    Singing come sail away, come sail away
          G        F
    Come away with me
     C              F
    Come sail away, come sail away

          G             F
    Come sail away with me (rpt to end)

Come Sail Away

Dm                        Gm
Give me a job, give me security
C                      Dm
Give me a chance to survive
                                 Gm
I'm just a poor soul in the unemployment line
C                    A
My God, I'm hardly alive

Dm                       Gm
My mother and father, my wife and my friends
C                      Dm
I see them laugh in my face
                            Gm
But I've got the power, and I've got the will
C                A
I'm not a charity case

I'll take those

Dm   Gm      C          Dm
Long nights, impossible odds
Bb         C          Dm
Keeping my eye to the keyhole
            Dm   Gm        C           Dm     
If it takes all that to be just what I am
          Bb         C           Dm 
Well, I'm gonna be a blue collar man

Dm                    Gm
Make me an offer that I can't refuse
C                    Dm
Make me respectable, man
                            Gm
This is my last time in the unemployment line
C             A
So like it or not I'll take those

Dm   Gm      C          Dm
Long nights, impossible odds
Bb         C           Dm
Keeping my back to the wall
            Dm  Gm         C           Dm
If it takes all that to be just what I am
          Bb         C           Dm
Well, I'm gonna be a blue collar man

                     C
Keeping my mind on a better life
      Bb                      Dm
Where happiness is only a heartbeat away
Dm                        C
Paradise, can it be all I heard it was
  Bb                                  A
I close my eyes and maybe I'm already there

# (Interlude x2)
Dm  Gm  C  Dm
Dm  Gm  C  A

                Dm   Gm      C          Dm
I'll take those long nights, impossible odds
Bb         C           Dm
Keeping my back to the wall
            Dm  Gm      C           Dm
If it takes all that be just what I am
          Bb         C           Dm
Well, I'm gonna be a blue collar man

Bb  C  Bb  C

    Bb          C      Bb      C
You don't understand

Bb  C  Bb  C

                Dm   Gm      C          Dm
I'll take those long nights, impossible odds
Bb         C          Dm
Keeping my eye to the keyhole
            Dm  Gm      C          Dm
If it takes all that be just who I am
       Bb          C           
Well I vow to be a blue collar 
Bb         C
Gotta be a blue collar
Bb         C           Dm
Gonna be a Blue collar man

Blue Collar Man (long Nights)

(Greek dance style rhythm)

Intro [Gm]-[Gm][Gm][Gadd)]-[Gm][Gm][Gm][Gadd9]

[Gm] Take me back to my boat on the river
I [F] need to go down
I [D] need to come down [D7]

[Gm] Take me back to my boat on the river
And [F] I won't cry out any [Gm] more
[Gm]-[Gm][Gm][Gadd9]-[Gm][Gm][Gm][Gadd9]

[Gm] Time stands still as I gaze in the water
She [F] eases me down
[D] Touching me gently [D7]

With the [Gm] water that flows past my boat on the river
So [F] I won't cry out any [Gm] more
[Gm]-[Gm][Gm][Gadd9]-[Gm][Gm][Gm][Gadd9]

Oh the [F] river is wide
The river is touching my [Gm] life
Like the waves on the [C] sand
[Cm] All roads lead to tran[Gm]quility base
When the [A] frown on my face dis[D]appears [D7]

[Gm] Take me back to my boat on the river
And [F] I won't cry out any [Gm] more
[Gm]-[Gm][Gm][Gadd9]-[Gm][Gm][Gm][Gadd9]

Oh the [F] river is deep
The river is touching my [Gm] life
Like the waves on the [C] sand
[Cm] All roads lead to tran[Gm]quility base
When the [A] frown on my face dis[D]appears [D7]

[Gm] Take me back to my boat on the river
I [F] need to go down
Would you [D] let me go down [D7]

[Gm] Take me back to my boat on the river
And [F] I won't cry out any [Gm] more
And [F] I won't cry out any [Gm] more
And [D] I won't cry out any [Gm] more
[Gm]-[Gm][Gm][Gadd9]-[Gm][Gm][Gm][Gadd9]
[Gm][D][Gm]

end on [Gm]

Boat On The River

DESERT MOON 

(INTRO)
D Bm G A     
D Bm G ...A 
D D D D
                  D             
Is this the train to Desert Moon
Bm
was all she said.
G
But I knew I'd heard that 
A                            D
stranger's voice before.
D
I turned to look into her eyes, 
Bm
but she moved away.
Em
She was standing in the rain.
C
Trying hard to speak my name.
                      Bm  A                G
They say first love never runs dry.
D
The waiter poured our memories 
Bm
into tiny cups.
G
We stumbled over 
A
words we longed to hear.
D
We talked about the dreams we'd lost, 
Bm
or given up.
Em
When the whistle caught the night.
C
And shook silence from our lives.
G
As the last train 
A                         G                    
rolled toward the moon.
D
Those summer nights.When we were young.
We bragged of things, We'd never done.
               G                                    
We were dreamers, 
        A
only dreamers.
D
And in our haste, to grow too soon,
We left our innocence on Desert Moon.
G                                     A
We were dreamers, only dreamers.
                 G
On Desert Moon.
                 D
On Desert Moon.
                 G
On Desert Moon.
           D
Desert Moon.
F  A
D Bm G A 
D Bm G A 
D
I still can hear the whisper 
                         Bm
of the summer nights.
    G                  
It echoes in the 
A                        D
corners of my heart.
D
The night we stood and 
                                 Bm
waited for the desert train.
               G                       A
All the words we meant to say.
                G                   A
All the chances swept away.
           Bm              A          G
Still remain on the road to undo.
           D
Those summer nights, 
when we were young.
We bragged of things 
we'd never done.
                G
We were dreamers, 
A
only dreamers.
D
Moments pass, 
and time moves on.
But dreams remain 
for just as long,
                 G
As there's dreamers.
                A
All the dreamers.
                  G
On Desert Moon.
                  D
On Desert Moon.
                  G
On Desert Moon.
            D
Desert Moon
Repeat and fade...

Desrt Moon

In 1972 Denise wrote this love ballad for his wife, Suzanne. Styx was signed to a small record label called Wooden Nickel when they first released this in 1973. It didn't get much promotion and went nowhere, until a radio station in Chicago, WLS, received constant requests for &quot;Lady&quot;, and the program director vowed to play the song every night until it became a hit. January 1975, two years after its first release, &quot;Lady&quot; entered the Billboard Top 40, where it peaked at #6 and propelled STYX II to gold record status. 

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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