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        The Platters were a successful black vocal group of the early rock n roll era. Their distinctive sound was a bridge between the pre-rock n roll Tin Pan Alley tradition of the Ink Spots and the Mills Brothers and the explosion of teenage music in the mid 1950s. The most successful incarnation of the group comprised lead tenor Tony Williams, David Lynch, Paul Robi, Herb Reed, and Zola Taylor.  The Platters formed in Los Angeles, CA, USA in 1953 and were initially managed by Ralph Bass.

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E A B7
       
       E           A        E     E7
Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender
   A            B7        E   E7
Pretending that I'm doing well
   A       B7        E        A
My need is such I pretend too much
    E          B7         E
I'm lonely but no one can tell

       E           A        E     E7
Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender
 A          B7          E  E7
Adrift in a world of my own
     A          B7             E     A
I've played the game but to my real shame
       E          B7          E   E7
You've left me to grieve all alone

    A            B7         E           E7
Too real is this feeling of make-believe
    A           B7           E              B7
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal

E            A        E     E7
Yes, I'm the great pretender
     A            B7         E    E7
Just laughin' and gay like a clown
  A       B7          E        A
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
    E          B7           E7
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
   E            B7            E    E7
Pretending that you're still around

    A            B7         E           E7
Too real is this feeling of make-believe
    A           B7           E              B7
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal

E            A        E     E7
Yes, I'm the great pretender
     A            B7         E    E7
Just laughin' and gay like a clown
  A       B7          E        A
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
    E          B7           E7
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
   E            B7            E        A      E
Pretending that you're still around,   still around

The Great Pretender

I'm Sorry
The Platters

#1.
C                 E 
I'm sorry for the things I've done.
F                   A
I know that I'm the foolish one.
Dm         G            C
Now that I see who's to blame,
A       Dm      G7  C    G
I'm so ashamed..I'm sorry.

#2.
C                 E 
I'm sorry for the things I've said.
F                   A
Just like a child I lost my head.
Dm            G              C
I should have known from the start..
A              Dm     G7  C
I'd break your heart..I'm sorry.

CHORUS:
Em        B7         Em          A
Please be kind and I know you'll find
        G    B7    Em
it's so easy to forgive.
G        D              G       E
Darling, wait, for it's not too late,
         D                G  G7
give our love a chance to live.

#3.
C                     E
I know the heartaches you've been through.
F                    A
I know, for I've had heartaches, too.
Dm              G          C
There's nothing more I can do,
A          Dm    G7  C
but say to you...I'm sorry. 

CHORUS:
REPEAT#3.

I'm Sorry

#1.(Slow)
D              G
You've got the magic touch,
            D
it makes me glow so much.
   D7      C                 D
It casts a spell, it rings a bell,
    D7    G     D
the magic touch.

#2.
           G  
Oh, when I feel your charm.
            D
It's like a four alarm.
    D7      C 
You make me thrill so much,
       D       D7    G     C G        
you've got the magic touch.

CHORUS:
     G7   C                   G
Here I go reeling, oh,oh..I'm feeling, the glow..
    E                   A   D7
But where can I go from you?

#3.
         G
I didn't know too much.
           D
And then I felt your touch.
    D7       C               D
And now I've learned I can return,
    D7    G     C G
the magic touch.

CHORUS:

REPEAT#3.

You've Got The Magic Touch

G                                     B7
Heavenly shades of night are falling, it's Twilight Time
Em7                                   G7
Out of the mist your woice is calling, it's Twilight Time
C           Cm
When purple colored curtains
G               E9
mark the end of day
A9                              D       D9
I hear you, my dear at Twilight time
G                               B7
Deeping shadows gather splendor as day is done
Em7
fingers of night will soon surrender
G7 
the setting sun
C            Cm
I count the moments darling 
G                     E9
till you're here with me
A9          D7                G
together at last at twilight time


B7
Here 
in the after glow of day
Em7
we keep our rendezvous 
D#dim    Em
be-------neath 
D#dim      Em
the        blue

A9
Here in the sweet and same old way
  D9                 C9 
I fall in love again as 
D7   Eb7   D7
I    did   then

G
Deep in the dark your kiss will thrill me
B7
like days of old
Em7 
lighting the spark of love that fills me
G7
with dreams untold
C          Cm
Each day I pray for evening
G               E9
just to be with you
  A9        D7               G
together at last at Twilight Time

Twilight Time

My Prayer
The Platters


INTRO:
Am                         B7                   Em
When the twilight is gone, and no songbirds are singing.
Em                   Am    B7               Em
When the twilight is gone, you come into my heart..
    Am         C7              B7            E
and here in my heart, you will stay..while I pray..

#1.
   E                         F#
My prayer, is to linger with you.
                  Am                         E    B7
At the end of the day, in a dream that's di..vine.
   E                      F#
My prayer is a rapture in bloom,
                    Am                          E
With the world far away, and your lips close to mine.

CHORUS:
Am                             Em
Tonight, while our hearts are aglow..
    Am                 F#                  B7
oh, tell me the words, that I'm longing to know..

#2.
   E                         F#
My prayer and the answer you give,
                      Am                      E
may they still be the same, for as long as we live,
                      A      B7                E    Am E
that you'll always be there..at the end of my..prayer.

My Prayer

Intro     F    Am       Bb       Gm        C7         

F              Am          Bb              Gm
Earth Angel, Earth Angel,     will you be mine
 F           Am       Bb                       Gm      
My darling, dear,     I love you      all the time 
F           Am     Bb                   Gm         
I'm just a fool,   a fool in love with you 

F              Am         Bb          Gm
Earth Angel, Earth Angel,  the one I adore
F             Am          Bb            Gm
I love you    forever,    and ever ever more
F          Am     Bb        Gm         F      Bb  F  F7       
I'm just a fool,  a fool in love with you 


A#                     F
I fell for you, and I knew 
Gm                         F        F7
The vision of your love's loveliness 
A#                 B#    F       Bb               
And I hope and I pray   that someday 
Gm                                  C7
I'll be the vision of your happy happiness 


F             Am          Bb            Gm
Earth Angel, Earth Angel,  will you be mine
 F          Am      Bb                    Gm      
My darling, dear,  I love you    all the time 
F          Am     Bb                 Gm         
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you 
 
A#                     F
I fell for you, and I knew 
Gm                           F       F7
The vision of your love's loveliness 
A#                B#    F       Bb               
And I hope and I pray   that someday 
Gm                                   C7
I'll be the vision of your happy happiness 



 F               Am       Bb             Gm
Earth Angel, Earth Angel,  will you be mine
 F            Am       Bb                 Gm      
My darling, dear,    I love you all the time 
F            Am   Bb        Gm            F   Bb  F
I'm just a fool,  a fool in love with    you

Earth Angel

G            Dm    G    Dm
Are the stars out tonight?
        G           F        G
I don't know if it's cloudy or bright.
G7     C        Em       A    A7
Cause I only have eyes for you, dear.

A7  G   Dm     G   Dm
The moon may be high..
      G          F           G G7
But I can't see a thing in the sky.
      C        Em       A  A7
For I only have eyes for you.

CHORUS:
F      Dm                  C    C7
I don't know if, we're in a garden,
F      Fm           C           A7
or on a crowded aven..ue...darling you..

          G    Dm        G Dm
..You are here, and so am I,
      G          F        G
maybe millions of people go by,
G7      C     Em          A   A7
but they all disappear from view.
Dm A A7   F        Dm   G    C  C7
An....d I only have eye..s for you.


A  A7   F        Dm   G    C    F7       C
An..d I only have eye..s for you...only have eyes

I Only Have Eyes For You

Verse 1:

C                Dm7
They asked how I knew,

G7               C     C+  F
my true love was true, oh, oh.

Cdim        Cmaj7
I of course replied:

Am7               Dm7   G7          C
"Something here inside, cannot be denied".

Break: C   Bbdim   Dm7   G+

Verse 2:

C                          Dm7
They said, some day you'll find

G7                 C      C+  F
all whose love are blind, oh, oh.

Cdim                 Cmaj7
When your heart's on fire,

Am7         Dm7   G7                 C
You must realize, smoke gets in your eyes.

Bridge: C   F   C   D#7

Chorus:

Ab                    
So I chaffed them and gaily laughed,

Abmaj7              Bbm7 Am7 Bb7 D#7 
to think they could doubt my love.

Ab                     G7     
Yet today, my love has flown away,

     C      Cmaj7 G7 G+
I am without my love.

Verse 3:

C                      Dm7
Now laughing friends deride,

G7             C     C+  F
Tears I cannot hide, oh, oh.

Cdim           Cmaj7
So I smile and say:

Am7                  Dm7
“When a lovely flame dies,

G7                 C
Smoke gets in your eyes.

End on:

         F
...in your eyes

C                  Fmaj C+
Smoke gets in your eyes

Dm7        Em/G    Cmaj7
Smoke gets in your eyes

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

A major, 
A     Fm#   D       E     A      (intro)
A
When the night has come
                Fm#
And the land is dark
       D            E                A
And the moon is the only light we'll see
                           Fm#
No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid
        D         E               A
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
                                                                                   
                                           Fm#
And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oooooh stand by me
    D       E             A
oh Stand , stand, stand by me

A         
If the sky that we look upon
               Fm#
Should tumble and fall
           D             E               A
And the mountains should crumble to the sea
                                 Fm#
I won't cry, I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear

        D          E                A
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
                                        Fm#
And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me
    D             E                      A
Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me-e, yeah
                                                                                                        
                                                         Fm#
Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me, oh now now stand by me
     D               E                A
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me
                                        Fm#
Darlin', darlin', stand by me-e, stand by me
    D              E                A            repeat and fade
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me

Stand By Me

The Magic Touch: An Anthology

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

(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

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

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]
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[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

C#
There's a portrait
     Ab
In a back room
           F#
Which I'll keep for days upon
          C#
Which I relent 
              B
And gaze for hours on
    Bbm                  F#
The muscle, skin and bone
         Ab
Of some imaginary friend

F# Ab F#

        C#
So how about it 
        Ab
Show me please 
           F#
How I will look in twenty years
           C#
And let me please 
          B
Interpret history 
       Bbm        F#
In every line and scar 
               Ab                  
That's painted there in front of me

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

           C#
It doesn't matter
         Ab
What I'm thinking
       F#
What I tell myself to do
         C#      F#
I end up calling

       C#
I stay in to
                   Ab
Defrost the fridge
        F#
Now the kid has gone to bed
             C#
A feeling of dread
              B         
At least when she's around
    Bbm
The trouble's there
     F#                        Ab
It's worse to wake up with her falling 'round the room

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

       C#
Listen Johnny
              F#
You're like a mother
       C#                     F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

       C#
Listen Johnny
              Ab
You're like a mother
       F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

            B
And if they come tonight
       Bbm
You'll roll up tight
     F#             Ab
And take whatever's coming to you next (oh, oh oh oh)

 F# Ab to end.

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