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F          F                  Bb       
I     am a man    of constant sorrow
          C              F
I've seen trouble all my days
F             F                 Bb     
I'll  bid farewell    to old Kentucky 
                C                  F      
The place where I     was born and raised
                 C                 F
(The place where he    was born and raised)

(...)

I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow

In The Jailhouse Now

C
I had a friend named Ramblin' Bob who used to steal, gamble and rob
 	                           F
He thought he was the smartest guy around
F
But I found out last Monday that Bob got locked up Sunday
 	D	                          G
They've got him in the jailhouse way down town.

G	              C	                         F
He's in the jailhouse now, he's in the jailhouse now
G
Well I told him once or twice to stop playin' cards and shootin' dice
 	              C
He's in the jailhouse now

F - C - G - C

C
Bob liked to play his poker, Peanuckle with Stan Yoker
                                    F
But shootin' dice was his favourite game
F
Well he got throw'd in jail, with nobody to go his bail
          D                             G
The judge done said that he refused the fine.

G	              C	                         F
He's in the jailhouse now, he's in the jailhouse now
G
Well I told him once or twice to stop playin' cards and shootin' dice
 	              C
He's in the jailhouse now

F - C - G - C

G                    C                           F
Well I went out last Tuesday, I met a girl named Susie

I said I was the swellest guy around
F
Well we started to spendin' my money, and she started to callin' me honey
   D                        G
We took in every cabaret in town.
G                      C                           F
We're in the jailhouse now, We're in the jailhouse now
G
Well I told that judge right to his face, I don't like to see this place
                       C
We're in the jailhouse now

In The Jailhouse Now

Intro:  D*  A    D*

           A                   D*
(In constant sorrow through his days)

D*                        G
I am the man of constant sorrow
           A             D*
I've seen trouble on my days
                       G
I bid farewell to old Kentucky
                A               D*
The place where I was born and raised
                  A                D*
(The place where he was born and raised)

--Break-->  D*     G   A       D*

D*                                G
For six long years, I've been in trouble
             A                D*
No pleasure here on earth I find
D*                               G
For in this world, I'm bound to ramble
            A                 D*
I have no friends to help me now
             A                  D*
(He has no friends to help him now)

--Break-->  D*      G   A   D*
D*                                   G
hey it's fair the well my old true lover
         A                  D*
I never expect to see you again

D*                                   G
For I'm bound to ride that northern railroad
              A              D*
Perhaps I'll die upon this train
               A              D*
(Perhaps I'll die upon this train)

--Break--> D*   G  A    D*
D*                            G
You can bury me in some deep valley
          A                    D*
for many years where  i'll be laid.
                           G
and you may learn to love another
             A              D*
while I am sleeping in my grave.
                A             D*
(while he is sleeping in his grave)
Brake:  D*  G   A   D*

 D*                                   G
Maybe your friends think I'm just a stranger
               A             D*
My face you'll never see no more
D*                                G
But there is one promise that is given
               A                D*
I'll meet you on God's golden shore
                A                D*        D*
(He'll meet you on God's golden shore)

Man Of Constant Sorrow

Big Rock Candy Mountains

C 
One evening as the sun went down, and the jungle fires were burning,  
    
down the track came a hobo hiking. And he said "Boys I'm not turning.
    F            C           F   C     F                   G
I'm headed for a land that's far a-way be-side the crystal fountains.
   C  
So come with me we'll go and see the Big Rock Candy Mountains. 
 
                                 F                              C 
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains, There's a land that's fair and bright,    
          F                 C              F               G 
Where the hand-outs grow on bushes and you sleep out every night. 
          C                              F                C  
Where the box-cars all are empty and the sun shines every-day. 
       F             C             F         C          F        C 
On the birds and the bees, and the cigarette trees, the lemonade springs,  
          F         C            G                 C 
where the blue bird sings in the Big Rock Candy Mountains.  
 
                                         F                C     
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains, all the cops have wooden legs  
        F                  C                    F                    G
and the bull-dogs all have rubber teeth and the hens lay soft-boiled eggs
    C                                        F                 C
The farmer's trees are full of fruit and the barns are full of hay.
        F        C              F        C               F             Oh, I'm bound to go where there ain't no snow, where the rain don't fall, 
    F          C           G                 C   
the wind don't blow in the Big Rock Candy Mountains.    
 
                                     F                 C  
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains, You never change your socks,  
        F                 C              F                  G   
and the little streams of alcohol come a trickling down the rocks. 
    C                                       F                   C 
The brakemen have to tip their hats and the rail-road bulls are blind. 
          F       C           F       C            F          C            
There's a lake of stew and of whiskey too, you can paddle all round 'em 
     F   C            G                  C
in a big canoe in the Big Rock Candy Mountains.              
 
                                     F                 C 
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains, the jails are made of tin. 
F                      C             F               G   
And you can walk right out again, as soon as you are in. 
      C                                  F             C 
There ain't no short-handled shovels. No axes, saws or picks 
    F     C              F         C               F        C 
I'm gonna stay where you sleep all day, where they hung the jerk  
    F        C           G              C 
who invented work in the Big Rock Candy Mountains     
   
     F       C        F      C            G                 C 
I'll see you all this coming fall, in the Big Rock Candy Mountains.

Big Rock Candy Mountains

The Man Of Constant Sorrow
The Soggy Bottom Boys 

F

F           C                      F 
In constant sorrow all through his days 

F                      A#
I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow 
          C              F
I've seen trouble all my day. 
                         A#
I bid farewell to old Kentucky 
                C              F
The place where I was born and raised. 
                C               F
The place where he was born and raised 

F                               A#
For six long years I've been in trouble 
             C               F
No pleasures here on earth I found 
                               A#
For in this world I'm bound to ramble 
          C                  F
I have no friends to help me now. 
          C                   F
He has no friends to help him now 

F                          A#
It's fare thee well my old lover 
          C                F
I never expect to see you again 
                                    A#
For I'm bound to ride that northern railroad 
             C             F
Perhaps I'll die upon this train. 
              C             F
Perhaps he'll die upon this train. 

F                            A#
You can bury me in some deep valley 
         C                 F
For many years where I may lay 
                            A#
Then you may learn to love another 
           C              F
While I am sleeping in my grave. 
            C               F
While he is sleeping in his grave. 

F                                   A#
Maybe your friends think I'm just a stranger 
               C            F
My face you'll never see no more. 
                                 A#
But there is one promise that is given 
              C               F
I'll meet you on God's golden shore. 
               C               F
He'll meet you on God's golden shore..

The Man Of Constant Sorrow

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		  
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

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

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------------------------------------------|
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De tot cor

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

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.

Arrows Of Eros

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

...

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