Rhythm Of The Rain

There are two groups named The Cascades. One is a vocal group from the United States active in the 60's and the other is a gothic rock band from Germany currently active.   1. The Cascades were an American vocal group best known for their hit single &quot;Rhythm Of The Rain&quot; in 1963.  The name The Cascades is supposedly inspired by a nearby box of detergent.  The group's membership consolidated as John Gummoe (born in Cleveland, Ohio, 2 August 1938) (lead vocals), Eddy Snyder (guitar), David Szabo (keyboardist), Dave Stevens (bassist), and Dave Wilson (drummer). 

PUNCH AND JUDY - Cascades


Intro: E-A-B-

E          Gbm            B          E
Everybody laughs to see, Judy bein' mean to me
Eaug       A
Everybody here in town
 Gbm                 B
Knows that I'm just Judy's clown.

Chorus 1:
                 E
     Oh, ev'ry place we ever go,
          C#m
     Ev'rybody seems to know,
                  A
     Well, they know we're just
        B              E A B
     A Punch and Judy show.

 B            Gbm
Judy makes a fool of me,
B                   E
Why can't she just let me be?
Eaug            A
Even though I know the score,
Gbm            B
I keep comin' back for more,

(Repeat Chorus 1 Except Last Word)
     E              A     E
..show. (Punch and Judy show)

Bridge:
   A       B               G#m   C#m
I wish I knew why she acts this way,
 A          B             E-E7-
We're like puppets in a play.
A      B         G#m   C#7
Judy plays that bein' cruel
     Gbm              B           C
While I must act the happy fool, happy  fool.
  F                 Gm
Though I smile, it hurts inside,
C             F
Even puppets have some pride.
Faug              Bb
I would leave her if I could
Gm                C
If my heart were made of wood.

Chorus 2:
             F
     So ev'ryday we'll give our show,
               Dm
     And it always hurts me so.
               Bb            C                       
     Yes, well always be, a Punch and Judy...

CODA: (FADE)
Bb           C               F
Always be a Punch and Judy show
            Bb    C
(Punch and Judy show),
                 F              Bb    C
Punch and Judy show (Punch and Judy show). 2x

Punch And Judy

THE LAST LEAF
The Cascades 

Intro:  E

     E                       C#m
The last leaf clings to the bough
     E                             G#m
Just one leaf, that's all there is now
             A          B
And my last hope lives with that
                E            C#m
        lonely leaf, lonely leaf
          A                           E-
With the last leaf that clings to the bough.

      E                   C#m
Last summer beneath this tree
    E                         G#m
My love said she'd come back to me
            A         B
Before the leaves of autumn touched
              E                  C#m
        the ground, touched the ground
          A                    E
My love promised she's be homeward bound.

Chorus:
          C               D               E   
     Then one by one the leaves began to fall,
          C                 D       B-break
     And now that winter's come to call.

     E                            C#m
The last leaf that clings to the bough
     E                             G#m
Just one leaf, that's all there is now.
         A              B
Will my last hope fall with that
                 E            C#m
         lonely leaf, lonely leaf?
          A              G#m
With the last leaf, the last leaf,
          A pause         A            E- C#m
With the last leaf that clings to the bough
 E      C#m    E      C#m
Bough, bough, bough . . . (FADE)

The Last Leaf

Intro:  C Am  (2x)


           C            Am
There's a reason for a snowfall,
   C            Am
A reason why a tree's tall,
   C            Am        C-C7
A reason why a star  is bright.
   F              Dm
A reason why the moon glows,
   C              Dm
A reason why the wind blows,
   C               Am      C
A reason why it's dark at night.

Chorus:
            G            F
     But I don't know why I should cry
     G                 F
     Just because you said goodbye
            C         Am      Dm(7)
     There must be a reason,
         G             C
     I'd like to know why.
        Am   Dm(7)              G
     Oh why, oh I'd like to know

           C            Am
There's a reason for a sunbeam,
    C           Am
A reason for a daydream,
    C             Am      C-C7
A reason why the desert's dry.
    F            Dm  
A reason why a stream falls,
   F                 Dm
A reason why there's rainbows,
   C            Am     C
A reason for a cloudy sky.


(Repeat Chorus Except Last 2 Lines)

     G            C-F-C-C7
I'd like to know why.


Bridge:

       F               Em
There was a time when I could smile,
     F                 Em        
We'd sit and talk of us awhile,
 F             Em
Times I never got your love
      D                G     F
And thanked my lucky stars above

(Repeat 1st Stanza & Chorus)

CODA: (FADE)
       C         Am    Dm(7)
There must be a reason,
     G            C
I'd like to know why (why, oh,
     Am   Dm(7)          (G)
    why, why I'd like to know).
         G       C-Am-Dm(7)
Please tell me why,
    G         C-Am-Dm(7)-G-
I wanna know why...

There's A Reason

Intro G / Em / G / D

G                           C 
Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain
G                                D
Telling me just what a fool I've been
  G                                C
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain
    G          D     G    D
And let me be alone again 

    G                         C
The only girl I care about is gone away
G                       D
Looking for a brand new start
    G                                  C
But little does she know that when she left that day
 G                 D       G     G7
Along with her she took my heart

C                            Bm
Rain please tell me now does that seem fair
    C                               G
For her to steal my heart away when she don't care
  Em                         Am           D          G    D
I can't love another when my heart is somewhere far away 

    G                         C
The only girl I care about is gone away
G                       D
Looking for a brand new start
    G                                  C
But little does she know that when she left that day
 G                 D       G        D
Along with her she took my heart

Instrumental G / C / G / D / G / C / G / D / G / G7

C                              Bm
Rain won't you tell her that I love her so
C                             G
Please ask the sun to set her heart a glow
Em                           Am      D             G      D
Rain in her heart and let eh love we knew start to grow  

G                           C 
Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain
G                                D
Telling me just what a fool I've been
  G                                C
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain
    G          D     G    D
And let me be alone again 
G                Em            G                 Em
Oh listen to the falling rain, Just lisen to the pouring rain
G                Em            G                    Em
Oh listen to the falling rain, pitter patter pitter patter

LUCKY GUY


Intro: D - D - G - A-


       D              D
Lucky guy, you're the one she's thinking of,
G                   Gm
And that's easy to see.
       D              D7
Lucky guy, you're the one who has her love
G                   A
When it used to be me.

        Bm             G
Do you know that there once was a time
          D               Bm
When she said, said she'd always be mine?
     G                         A
Oh, that's when my friend said I
                  D-D - G-A-
Was such a lucky guy.

       D              D
Lucky guy, now she's yours and yours alone,
G                  Gm
While I watch from afar.
       D          D7
Lucky guy, how I wonder if you know
G                  A
Just how lucky you are.

       Bm        G                          D
Oh, if I hadn't been such a fool, she's be mine,
              Bm
She'll still love me, not you.
         G               A                       D-A-
Oh, I'd give anything if I were still the lucky guy.


AD LIB: D#-D#-G#-G#m-D#- D#7- G#-A#

       Cm        G#                         D#
Oh, if I hadn't been such a fool, she'd be mine,
              Cm                          G#
She'll still love me, not you, Oh, she'd love only me,
    A#              D#-D# G#-
And I would be the lucky guy,
    A#            D#-D# G#-
I'd be the lucky guy. (3x)

Lucky Guy

Intro: F(/C), F-; (2x)

                    F
Got an angel on my shoulder
Got a penny in my pocket
                       Gm
And I found four-leaf clover
C7                  F
And I put it in my wallet.

                          F
Wished on all the stars above me
And I caught the nearest rainbow
                      Gm
Gonna find someone to love me
C7                    F-Bb-F
Gonna find someone to love

CHORUS:
            Cm               F           Bb      
     Well I tossed a lot o' nickels in a wishing well
          Gm                  C
     And saved the fortunes that
                      F
         the fortune cookies tell
          Cm           F           Bb
     I've got a lucky penny and a mustard seed
           G                    C
     But a warm and tender love is all I need

                        F
And I want a love that lingers
And is stronger through and through
                       Gm
So I'm gonna cross my fingers
C7                     F       Am
That I find a girl to love me true
Bb       C7              F-Bb-F   
And I'm gonna love her, too.

(Repeat Chorus)
(Repeat last stanza except last word)


          F
       ... too

CODA: (FADE)
C7                       F
And I'm gonna love her, too. (3x)

Angel On My Shoulder

DREAMIN'

Intro: C-Am-F-G- (2x)
       Ooh... Ooh...


  C                    Am
Dreamin', I'm always dreamin',
  F                    G-(G,F,Em,G)
Dreamin' love will be mine 
  C                    Am
Searchin', I'm always searchin',
  F                  G-(G,F,Em,G)
Hopin' someday I'll find ...

Chorus:
      F                        Em       
     Someone  (oh), someone to love me,
                  F                   G-
     Someone who needs me but until then ...

(G)   (F)    (G) C
Well, I'll keep on dreamin',
                Am
Keep right on dreamin',
  F                 G             C-G
Dreamin', till my dreamin' comes true .


(Repeat all except Intro &last word of last stanza;
 moving chords half tone (step) higher)

      C#-A#m-F#-G#-
    ...true...ooh...

 C#-A#m-F#-G#-
Ooh...(2x)

Dreamin'

MY FIRST DAY ALONE
Cascades


Intro:  E-G-A- pause

D               F#m
 Here comes the morning sun,
G             D
 It's another day.
G              D     Bm
 But today I'm on my own,
G                  D
 It's my first day alone.
G                  A
 It's my first day alone.

D          F#m
 Why did I lose my love
G                  D
 Mine 'till yesterday
G               D        Bm
 Lose the only love I've known
G                  D
 It's my first day alone
G                  D    -D7
 It's my first day alone
 
Refrain:
       G                    F#m
      I can live without so many things
              G       A          D-D7
      They're so unimportant to me
                G                          F#m
      But I can live without a love that's everything
        G                   A
      I'll have to wait and see


D             F#m
  I know I'll see the sun
G                 D
  Bring me other days
G                  D     Bm
  But will I be so on my own
G                  D
  As my first day alone
G           A        D
  This my first day alone

Ad Lib: G F#m G A D D7 -
        G F#m G A A# D#

(Repeat last stanza, moving chords half tone
 [one step] higher)

To fade:

G#pause               D#
  This my first day alone.

My First Day Alone

WAS I DREAMIN' - Cascades

Intro:
    F           Dm            Gm   C
      (Dream, dream, dream, dream, pa pa pa pa) (2x)


        F        Dm     Gm           C
Was I dreamin', when I kissed you tonight
        F        Dm     Gm          C
Was I dreamin', when I held you so tight?
       F       F7   A#         A#m
Was I really there alone with you,
F       Dm            Gm-C
Or was that a dream, too?

        F       Dm       Gm             C
Was I dreamin', or where you there with me?
        F       Dm       Gm         C
Was I dreamin', or could it really be
        F          F7     A#     A#m
That I heard you whisper, I love you?
F       Dm           Gm      C#            F-A#-F-F7
Or was that a dream, or was that a dream, too?


Chorus:

         A#               A#m     Am   Dm&
     It seems I've spent so many nights
            Gm       C        F F7
     Just dreamin' dreams of you.
          A#     A#m    Am       D
     And now, I really can't be sure
        Gm              C
     If all of this is really true.


        F       Dm      Gm           C 
Was I dreamin', or were you really there?
        F       Dm    Gm         C
Was I dreamin', or do you really care?
       F        F7         A#       A#m
Did I hear you say, you'd love me true?
F       Dm           Gm      C             F-A#,F-F7
Or was that a dream, or was that a dream, too?

(Repeat Chorus)
(Repeat Last Stanza Except Last Line)


Gm      C             F
Or was that a dream, too?
          Dm            Gm
(Dream, dream, dream, dream) (3x)

Was I Dreamin'

 &quot;Rhythm of the Rain&quot; was issued in November 1962. It rose to #3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1963, and became a major hit in over 80 countries.

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
:)

Angel On My Shoulder	No rating	beginner	Chords	Full
Dreamin'	No rating	beginner	Chords	Full
Lucky Guy	No rating	intermediate	Chords	Full
My First Day Alone	No rating	intermediate	Chords	Full
Punch And Judy	No rating	intermediate	Chords	Full
Rhythm Of The Rain	No rating	beginner	Chords	Full
The Last Leaf	No rating	intermediate	Chords	Full
There's A Reason	No rating	beginner	Chords	Full
Was I Dreamin'	No rating	intermediate	Chords	Full

The Cascades songs

Popular tabs

Related artists

All songs (9)

No pending tabs

Discography

Biography