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The Libertines

Time For Heroes - The Best Of The Libertines

Anthems For Doomed Youth

The Libertines are an English garage rock revival band that formed in London in 1999 and disbanded in 2004. They reformed in 2010 to play the Reading and Leeds festivals. The band released two full-length LPs, both produced by Mick Jones of The Clash. Centered around the song-writing partnership and chemistry between Peter Doherty (vocals/rhythm guitar) and Carl Bar&acirc;t (vocals/lead guitar), while backed by John Hassall (bass) and Gary Powell (drums), the band was one of the cornerstones of the English independent scene in the early 2000's. 

You're My Waterloo

C                          E
You'll never fumigate the demons 
Am                        F   E
No matter how much you smoke 
C                         E
Just say you love me for three good reasons 
Am                     F  E
And I'll throw you the rope 

You don't need it 
C                   E
Cause you are the survivor 
Am               F  E 
Of more than one life 
C                   E
And you're the only lover I had 
Am                    F    E
Who ever slept with a knife 
C                       E
But you're not Judy Garland 
             Am
Oh just like me
                    F     E 
You've never really had a home (of your Own)
C                 E
But I'm not Tony Hancock, baby 
A,
Until the day 
   F         E
We stone the crows 
   F         E
We stone the crows 
Am
ahh
C                   E
And you see I've brought you flowers
                  Am                    F            E
I brought you flowers All collected from the Old Vic Stage
C                   E
Well I've been sitting here for hours, baby
A
Just chasing these words
F          E
Across the page

C                  E
Cause you're my Waterloo
Am            F         E
Well I'll be your Gypsy Lane
C                  E
I'm so glad we know just what to do
Am            F        E
And exactly who's to blame

C                E
And you're my Waterloo
Am             F     E
I'll be your Stanley Park
C                              E
Well I'm so glad we know just what to do
Am
And no one's left
F           E
Stumbling around
F         E
Fumbling around
F         E
Tumbling around
A
In the dark
F           C  
Always in the dark
C               E
You're my Waterloo
Am           F   E
I'll be your Calvary
C                          E
Well I'm so glad we know just what to do
Am               F        E
And everyone's gonna be happy
F                   E
Everyone's gonna be happy
F                   E
Everyone's gonna be happy
A
But of course

You're My Waterloo

Intro:

Em
Another secret for ya
          Em
I've been told if you want to make it in this game
You got to have the luck
                    C
You got to have the look


   D        Em
To make what I quite like to make it through the night
                                      C
My heart beats slow fast, I dont feel right
                   D            Em
With a sleight of hand I might die
What about you over there?
Don't you think I care?

                C      D              Em
Well I know you know I know you know I know
And to the man who would be king
                 C        D
I would say only one thing
Em
And to the man who would be king
                C        D
I will say only one thing


Em                      C           D           
la la la-la-la-laa la la la-la-la-laa     2x


C        D         C        D
la la la laa la la la la la laa


Em
I lived my dreams today
            C
And I have lived it yesterday
              D                       
And I'll have lived it tomorrow
          Em
No don't look at me that way
Well I hear the words you say...
       C
But my heart has gone astray
           D
I watched friendship slip away
        Em
But it wasn't s'posed to be that way
                           C
I lived my dreams today I lived it yesterday
            D
And I'll be living yours tomorrow
Em
Anything else to say?
                          C
I lived my dream today I lived it yesterday
             D
And I'll be living yours tomorrow
          Em
So don't look at me that way!

Interlude: Em C D

Em
What's about you man, Nancy my dear
What's about you man, Nancy my dear
What's about you man, Nancy my dear

                                  C
What will you do when she comes here?
          D
Oh she'll kill me

Em
Oh, I don't wanna kill me
And to the man who would be king
                 C        D
I would say only one thing
Em
And to the man who would be king
                 C        D
I would say only one thing
 
Em                    C            D
la la la-la-la-laa la la la-la-la-laa    2x

C        D         C        D
la la la laa la la la la la laa

Em         D             Em            D
Perish the day when they heed what you say
They'll take you away if they don't like what you say
They don't like what you say

So come what may but I'll never stay

I'll never stay


Man Who Would Be King

C Em Am C Dm G

C Em Am C Dm G


      C        Em          Am       C
Is it cruel or kind not to speak my mind,

       Dm                     G
and to lie to you rather than hurt you?

             C                 Em
Well I'll confess all of of my sins

      A             C
after several large gins

               Dm
but still I'll hide from you,

              G
hide what's inside from you.

      C         Em
And alarm bells ring
 
         Am                   C
when you say your heart still sings

            Dm
when you're with me.

                    G
Won't you please forgive me?

              
                         C    Em
But I no longer hear the music

   Am       C
Oh no no no no no

Dm G

                            C              
And all the memories of the pubs

        Em            Am            C 
and the clubs and the drugs and the tubs

          Dm
we shared together,

                  G
Will stay with me forever.

            C             Em
But all the highs and the lows

        Am           C
and the to's and the fro's,

             Dm
They left me dizzy,

                       G
Oh won't you please forgive me

                     C    Em
I no longer hear the music

   Am       C
Oh no no no no

Dm G

                 F#m      F              C
Well I no longer hear the music when the lights go out,

F                     C
Love goes cold in the shades of doubt

    F                  D               G
The strange fate in my mind is all too clear.

F              C
Music when the lights come on

F                    C
The girl I thought I knew has gone,

F               D         G
And with her my heart had disappeared.


                          C    Em
Well I no longer hear the music
 
Am              C 
Oh no no no no no

Dm G

                        C              Em
All the memories of the fights and the nights

        Am                   C
and the blue lights, all the kites

        Dm
We flew together,

                        G
I thought they'd fly forever.

            C             Em
But all the highs and the lows

        Am           C
and the to's and the fro's

             Dm
They left me dizzy,

                G
Oh won't you forgive me

                         C    Em  Am
But I no longer hear the music

     C               Dm     G F#m
I no longer hear the music

F C F C

F Dm G
            
            F#m       F              C
I no longer hear the music when the lights go out

F                     C
Love goes cold in the shades of doubt

F                      D                 G
The strange fate in my mind it's all too clear.

F              C
Music when the lights come on

F                  C
The girl I thought I knew has gone

F               D               G
And With her my heart had disappeared

                          C    Em  Am
Well I no longer hear the music      

         C 
Oh no no no no no

Dm G
                       C
And no longer hear the music

C Em C7 F

Music When The Lights Go Out

Intro: All played on top string apart from last note
   G          D             Em              D
A|-2-3-5-3-2--2-3-5-3--2-2--2-3-5-2-3-5-3-2-2-3-5-3--2-2--
   C                 D               G    D               G
A|-5-7-10-5-7-10-7-5-12--10--9-10--9-10---5-5-3-3-2-2-0-0--||
E|--------------------------------------------------------3||      

Verse 1:
G                 D
Don't look back into the sun
Em                    D
Now you know that the time has come
C                      D
And they said it would never come for
G             D
You, oh oh oh oh

Verse 2:
G                D   
Oh my friend you haven't changed
Em                        D
You're looking rough, and living strange
C                    D
And I know you got a taste, for it 
G             D
Too, oh oh oh oh

Chorus:
C                                                G
They'll never forgive you but they won't let you go, oh no 
C                                              D
She'll never forgive you but she won't let you go, oh no

Verse 3:
G                        D
Don't look back into the sun
       Em                           D
You've cast your pearls, but you're on the run
C                    D     
And all the lies you said, who did you
G     D
Save? 

Verse 4:
          G                       D
When they played that song at the death disco
   Em                  D
It started fast but it ends so slow
    C                 D                
And all the time it reminded me of 
G   D
You 

Chorus:
C                                                G
They'll never forgive you but they won't let you go(LET ME GO!)
C                                              D
She'll never forgive you but she won't let you go, oh no

Solo:
Play intro twice through

Chorus:
(See above)

Outro: Play intro once then this twice
   G                       D                Em  
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--10--12--10--9--10--9-
   C                 D               G    
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Don't Look Back Into The Sun

VERSE  E,   A, B
The boy looked at Johnny and said
My word that was fun
When he did it with his hat on
In a saddle with his gun
We're in slow motion eating breakfast
At the side view hotel
Oh sipping down (a treat?)
Everything's going so well   E (HOLD)

E                                    F#M
New York city's very pretty in the night time
B                      E
Oh oh don't you miss Soho

Where everybody goes

B   C  C#
Li di di
B   C C# D#C# B
Li di di d d d
B   C  C#
Li di di
B   C C# D#C# B
Li di di d d d
B   C  C#
Li di di
B   C C# D#C# E
Li di di d d d
E
La l la la la la

The boy looked at Johnny
He said Don't you know who I think I am
Well I knew you once before
Now Im trying all I can
No no no no no
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
No no no no no
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
New York city's very pretty in the night time
Oh oh don't you miss Soho
Where everybody goes
Li di di
Li di di d d d
Li di di
Li di di d d d
Li di di
Li di di d d d
La l la la la la

BREAKDOWN IS JUST E AND A

Boy Looked At Johnny

Verse
C     Gm                    Dm                    E
Every sweet little lie ever whispered to you now rings true
C                    Gm                Dm          E
No need to wake the sleeping dogs when they'll just turn on you
 C                Gm            Dm                  E
I'll make my way instead to the foots of your ivory tower
C               Gm          Dm                            E
But no love do I find there amongst the leaves and the dying flowers

Chorus
E
What became of the lover in you
E         D    C          B
Beat the swine black and blue
E       D  C       B
You and I, me and you
E      D           C       B
What became of the lover in you
E      D           C        B
What became of the lover in you

Verse
The Thames and the Mersey, the Thyne and the Wear and the Clyde
They spew slums like gravey on the banks of the poisonous tyde
They washed up the pale thin girl, alone in her ivory tower
Scratching her skin with the thorns that grow on the stems of the wild flower

Chorus
What became of the lover in you
Beat the swine black and blue
You and I, me and you
What became of the lover in you

What became of the working class
Nike, Reebok, Adidas,
Scratch cards, pimples, ecstasy
Hooray fo the 21st Century (5x)


Bridge
Bm              F#               G                   C
Living in a looking glass as the beauty of life goes by
F              Bb         G                C
You're going to be so old, you're going to be so old
E
Your skin so cold
    E          D    C   B
Hooray for the 21st Century(x8)

Hooray For The 21st Century

Intro:
     C    x-x-x-x      REPEAT 4 TIMES


Riff 1: 
     C           G


VERSE 1:

(Riff 1)
I've been following

Your minds instructions
        F                                           (Riff 1)
Oh how just to slowly, sharply screw myself to death
                        F                
Ah yes, there is a screw
(Riff 1)                
It's pointed at my head

VERSE 2:

Then look a dream peddlar

And a stick of light through my bones
F
"Don't get on the wrong one" 
                (Riff 1)
"Oh you and you what's your game"

CHORUS:

Em               Am                   A
Laying me down to waste laying me down
    Dm                   
Pin me up or put me down
G
Uh uh uh uh oh

Now let it all go
Em                 Am                       A
It's a horror show, you should come on round
      Dm                          
Horror show, the horse is brown
G
Uh uh oh left something in Moscow


BREAK


VERSE 3:

She said "I'll show you a picture

A picture of tomorrow

There's nothing changing
F
It's all sorrow

Oh no please dont show me
                                   (Riff 1)
I'm a swine, you don't wanna know me"

VERSE 1:

(Riff 1)
I've been following

Your minds instructions
        F                                           (Riff 1)
Oh how just to slowly, sharply screw myself to death
                        F                
Ah yes, there is a screw
(Riff 1)                
It's pointed at my head

CHORUS:

Em               Am                   A
Laying me down to waste laying me down
    Dm                   
Pin me up or put me down
G
Uh uh uh uh oh

Now let it all go
Em                 Am                       A
It's a horror show, you should come on round
      Dm                          
Horror show, the horse is brown
G
Uh uh oh left something in Moscow

SOLO

Verse 1:

(Riff 1)
I've been following

Your minds instructions
        F                                           (Riff 1)
Oh how just to slowly, sharply screw myself to death
                        F                
Ah yes, there is a screw
(Riff 1)                
It's pointed at my head

CHORUS:

Em               Am                   A
Laying me down to waste laying me down
    Dm                   
Pin me up or put me down
G
Uh uh uh uh oh

Now let it all go
Em                 Am                       A
It's a horror show, you should come on round
      Dm                          
Horror show, the horse is brown
G
Uh uh oh left something in Moscow

Fin.

ORDER OF SONG:

Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus
# Break
Verse 3
Verse 1
Chorus
Solo
Verse 1
Chorus 
# Fin.

Horror Show

D					  F#m
Monkey whore showed the pregnant girl the door
		       Em
For something that she saw
	        A 
Underneath the bed
     D				     F#m
And she says it's the devil that she saw
			Em
In the mirror that she swore at
     		   A 
And smashed into pieces
	
	   D 		F#m
Now the flowers in the teapot have all died
		Em
Just like the child
	     A
Or was that just in her mind?

     D					F#m
And she says that her heart is growing cold
			  Em
And the window will not close
		       A
Perhaps she'll put a spell on you
Em		       A
Perhaps she'll put a spell on you
Em	   	       A
Perhaps she'll put a spell on you

D
J'Adore
F#m
Mais tous les jours
Em		    A
La pluie tombe ? torrent

D
J'Adore
F#m
Mais tous les jours
Em		    A
La pluie tombe ? torrent

D
J'Adore
F#m
Mais tous les jours
Em		   A
La pluie tombe ? torrent

Smashing

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Intro/Verse
A|--4--1--3--6---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1--4---------------------------------------------------|
C|--8--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------9-9-9-9---4-4-4-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------9-9-9-9-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

De tot cor

S                     S        
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|--6------6-6---3-------------------1-| 
C|-------------5---5-------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
                                                              
A|----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| 
C|-----4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------| 

A|-----5--8--10--8--5--|--8-12--------12--|----5-8-10-8-5-------| 
E|--6------------------|------------------|--6------------------| 
C|---------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
G|---------------------|-------5--7-5-----|---------------------| 
     S      S      S      S            
A|----------------7------7-8----8---| 
E|--5-6----5-6------1----5-6----6---| 
C|--4-5------2------2-----------2---| 
G|---------6------6-----------------|

King Creole

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

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