Strict Joy

The Five-Year Engagement: Music from the Motion Picture - EP

The Swell Season was formed as a result of a collaboration between Glen Hansard, Mark&eacute;ta Irglov&aacute;, <span title="Unknown artist" class="bbcode_unknown">Bertrand Galen</span> and Marja Tuhkanen when they recorded the album The Swell Season (released in April 2006).    in April/May 2006, the quartet played six shows in Ireland to support the release of The Swell Season. Later in the year (October &amp; December) they also played a number of shows in the US to support the release of the album there.

        Read more about The Swell Season on Last.fm.

Into the Mystic - The Swell Season (Van Morrison Cover)


     C
     We were born before the wind
     C
     Also younger than the sun
     G
     'Ere the bonny boat was won
     G                     C
     As we sailed into the mystic

     C
     Hark, now, hear the sailor's cry
     C
     Smell the sea and feel the sky
     G
     Let your soul and spirit fly
     G          C
     Into the mystic.

BRIDGE

     Em	              F	    
     When that foghorn blows,
              C
     I will be comin' home, Mmm hmm hm
     Em	              F		
     When that foghorn blows,
            G
     I wanna hear it, I don't have to fear it


         C
     And I  wanna rock you gypsy soul
     C
     Just like way back in the days of old
     G
     And magnificently we will float
     G          C
     Into the mystic


     Em	      F               
     When that foghorn blows, 
     C
     you know I will be comin' home
     Em            F			  G       
     And when that foghorn whistle blows,
     G
     I've gotta hear it, I don't have to fear it
						     
     C
     And I wanna rock your gypsy soul
     C
     Just like way back in the days of old
     G
     And together we will float
     G		 C
     Into the mystic

Into The Mystic

Intro:   A

            A
use the truth

as a weapon
    A/F#
to beat up all your friends
         A
every chink in the armor
        A/F#
an excuse to cause offense
          E
and the boys from the hallway
               F#m
calling out your name
           D
and true love
                       A
will find them in the end
D           A
   you are restless
        E             F#m
i was somewhere less secure
D             A               E
    so i went running to the row
D             A           E                F#m
   and so now that this long list of places i was
D             A               E
     i quit my rambling and come home
            F#m            D                 F#m
cause maybe i was born to hold you in these arms
                     D                   F#m
maybe i was born to hold you in these arms

D A E F#m D A E 
x2

         A
use your saints

and your mantra
        A/F#
and you things that keep you calm
         A
if you stay

with that asshole
       A/F#
is gonna do you harm
      E                           F#m
there's a voice calling loudly on the radio

just for you
           D
and good fortune
                      A
will find him in the end
     F#m             D                 F#m
maybe i was born to hold you in these arms
      D     A       D                  F#m
maybe i was born to hold you in these arms
      D     A       D                  F#m
maybe i was born to hold you in these arms
      D     A       D                  F#m
maybe i was born to hold you in these arms

In These Arms

Bm                G                 Em             D     F#m 
Just before the rain came down the sun came out at last
Bm                G                  Em             D     F#m 
And as for all assumptions made and questions never asked

G
I know we're not where I promised you we'd be by now
G
But maybe it's a question of who'd want it anyhow


Instru : Bm G Em D F#m


Bm            G                 Em          D      F#m
Even now the rainbow's end seem closer to your hand
Bm            G                 Em          D      F#m
And does it know where to stop the measure of a man
G
Okay... We're not what I promised you we would become
G
But maybe it's a question of how much you'd really want

D
Had enough
C
Had enough
Em 							G
There's plenty more where that came from now
D
You're feeling bored
C
Swallowed up
Em				G
We got hours on you now

Bm                G                 Em             D     F#m 
Just before the rain came down the sun came out at last
Bm                G                 Em             D     F#m 
And as for all assumptions made and questions never asked

Instru

D
Okay
		  C					Em	G
I'm not what I promised you I would become
D				C				Em	G
I know we're not what I promised you we'd be by now

D
Had enough
C
Had enough
Em							G
There's plenty more where that came from now

D
Feeling bored
C	
Swallowed up

Em				G
We got hours on you now

D
Still on top
C
Crawling up

Em                      G
We got hours on you now

The Rain

Chords: E, C#m, A, B, D

Verse 1:
E
I wanna sit you down and talk

I wanna pull back the veils
    C#m
And find out what it is I've done wrong
E
I wanna tear these curtains down
                           C#m
I want you to meet me somewhere

Tonight in this old tourist town

And we'll go

Chorus:
A    B    E
Low rising

'Cause we've gotta come up

We've gotta come up
A    B    E
Low rising

'Cause I fear we've had enough
A    B    E
Low rising

'Cause there's no further for us to fall
A    B    
Low rising
D                       E  C#m
Oh, for the love of you

Verse 2:
E
I wanna take you to the rock

I wanna jump right in
    C#m
And see what that big ocean's got
E
I wanna turn this thing around

I wanna drink with you
    C#m
All night, till we both fall down

Till we go

Chorus:
A    B    E
Low rising 

'Cause we've gotta come up

We've gotta come up
A    B     E
Low rising

'Cause there's no further for us to fall
A    B    E
Low rising

And I fear we've had enough
A    B    E
Low rising
D                       E   C#m
Oh, for the love of you

(Throughout the solo, just play the same chords in each of the verses- E & C#m)

Chorus:
A    B    E
Low rising

'Cause we've gotta come up

We've gotta come up
A    B    E
Low rising

And I fear we've had enough
A    B    E
Low rising

'Cause there's no further for us to fall
A    B
Low Rising
D
Oh
                    E
For the love of you
                   C#m
For the love of you
                       E
Low rising, low rising
                             C#m
I wanna sit you down and talk
                                           E
I wanna sit you down and talk about it now 

(Just keep playing thos chords until you end the song with an E)

Low Rising

INTRO/VERSES:

E--3---5---7---5---3---5---8---7---3---5---7---5---3---3---3---3---3---
A--0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------------------
C--0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------------------
G--0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-


BRIDGE:
E--3---7---5-3-2-2-0---7---5-3-2-2-0---7---5-3-2-2--2-0-
A--0-------------3-0-------------3-0-------------3--3-0-
C--0-------------2-0-------------2-0-------------2--2-0-
G--0-------------0-2-------------0-2-------------0--0-2-


CHORUS:
E--3--5--2--3--3--5--2--3--3--5--2--3--14--12---
A---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-
C--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
G----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---

E--3--5--2--3--3--5--2--3--3--5--2--3--14--15--
A---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--
C--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
G----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--00--

Falling Slowly

Gmaj7   Bm (X2)


Gmaj7                  Bm

Cut the bonds with the moon

Gmaj7                  Bm

And let the dogs gather

Gmaj7                      Bm

Burn the gauze in the spoon

Gmaj7               Bm

And suck the poison up


    A G    Bm

And bleed 


Gmaj7     Bm

Shut the door to the moon

Gmaj7                  Bm

And let the birds gather

Gmaj7                  Bm

Play no more with the fool

Gmaj7                  Bm

And let the souls wander


 A G Bm

And bleed

 A G Bm

From the soul 


F#m  G   D

A slow hurt.. and it breaks us...

F#m       G

And so down,

D                 F#m

Down, down and so plain

     G

So down

         D                 F#m       G

When you play some more it seems so

       D                     F#m

And my friends are past this game

        G

Of breakdowns

        D                     F#m

 And our friends that are lost at sea

      G

 Throw down

         D             F#m

And I'll break the wasted space

     G             D

 Slow down, slow down,

         F#m          G          D

 If you don't slow down, slow down

         F#m          G         D

 If you don't slow down, slow...


Gmaj7    Bm (X2)


Gmaj7    Bm

Cut the bonds with the moon

Gmaj7                    Bm (Let ring)

And watch the dogs gather

The Moon

Hansard once said in an interview that he and Irglova, after their romance ended, sat down together and said &quot;Do we want to continue with this? Do we want to remain in a band together?&quot; And decided: (direct quote) 

The Swell Season covers the epic masterpiece from Van Morrison...Live!

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

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

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

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/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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

School Friends

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      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

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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