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.

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:   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

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

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

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!

[intro]
F Am Dm Am A# Dm Gm C

[Verse 1]
             F 
Baby really hurt me
                Am 
crying in the taxi
                Dm
He dont wanna know me
                         Am                     A#     Dm
says you make the big mistake of dancing in my store 
Gm                  C
   Says it was poison
                 F
So I guess I go home 
          Am                     Dm
into the arms of the girl that I love
                Am 
the only love I havent screwed up
A#                  Dm
   She's so hard to please
             Gm      C  
but shes a forest fire
        F               
I do my best to meet her demands
Am
play it romance
         Dm
we slow dance in the living room
    Am                      A#
but all that a stranger would see
        Dm           Gm               C     
is one girl swaying alone stroking her cheek

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Verse 2]
            F 
The truth is, I am toy
                Dm
that people enjoy
                Am               A#
till all of the tricks dont work anymore
Dm              Gm       C
And then they are bored of me
             
                    F
I know that its exciting
                     Am
running through the night but
              Dm                Am
every perfect summer's eating me alive
            A#    Dm
unitl youre gone
Gm          C
Better on my own

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Outro]
             Dm           F           A#
They're gonna watch me disappear into the sun
                 Dm        F           A#
You're all gonna watch me disappear into the sun

Liability

INTRO:

A |---------------------|
E |--7--7--7----------- -|
C |---------------------|
G |---------------------|

VERSE 1:   

C#m          E       B      A                     C#m   E    B   A 
I’m going away to be alone I’m coming back with answers
C#m           E            B    A            C#m   E   B   A
Don’t try to call my telephone it’s disconnected
C#m           E          B       A               C#m   E   B   A
And I don’t know where I’m going but can you guide me
C#m              E        B        A              C#m   E   B   A
But if I find love where I’m going will it survive me


PRE-CHORUS 1:

C#m            B   A                         C#m         A   B
‘Cause in your own space you’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not affected
C#m         B   A                           C#m         A   B
And in your own time you’re still attracted but in your own life


CHORUS:

A                                 C#m            B
This heart attack I’ve gotta get away not coming back
A                                 C#m                     B
I want some downtime so call me when you can and I’ll be fine


VERSE 2: [same chords as VERSE1]
I’ve found the time to be alone I don’t know what you’re asking
I’m waiting by the telephone and you’re still barking
My heart stops it isn’t… going could you revive me
I think I’m lost without knowing so come and find me


PRE-CHORUS 2:  [same chords as PRE-CHORUS1]
‘Cause in the same space we’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not attracted
But in your own life over reacted and in your own time


{CHORUS x2}


Sometimes if we don’t go sometimes you don’t know
You don’t go I don’t go I don’t go you don’t go

C#5  B5  A5                      C#5  A5  B5
            I’ve got your back              but you don’t got mine
C#5  E5  A5                    C#5  A5  B5
            This heart attack              then I’m feeling fine


CHORUS x2

C#m          E       B    A 
I’m going away to be alone
C#m          E       B    A 
I'm going away to be alone ...............

This Heart Attack

Intro:

Bb - F - A

F                 C
I've been feeling lonesome
F                            C
I'm down, don't know what to do
D
I let you lie to me
F
plant seeds inside
            E
to see them grow
                      F
only to leave them to die

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
    A
for you

F                  C
I've been lost and finding
F                           C
out that I've been such a fool
D           
you thought you'd stick around
F
until the day you found
    E                    F
someone to make me obsolete

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm F
why cry
    Bb
for you... 


Guitar Solo:

Bb - F - A (2x)

  C     
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
    A
for you

Why Cry

A                                     E 
Roll into your town and I'm walking around
                                                Fm                        
Got some extra time think I'll throw some money down
                                                     D
And you follow me around, and you're asking for the time

Your asking what I found 
                         A
think I'm gonna rob you blind

maybe it's the tattoo on my arm
        E
that I drew while I was bored waiting tables in new york
Fm                                            D
 a  heart and two flowers intertwined with a vine

Up Here

[Verse 1]
 G                              D
You like New York City in the daytime
 Bm                   A
I like New York City in the nighttime
 G                          D
You say you like sleeping with the air off
Bm                  A
I don't, I need it on
G                  D
You like the light coming through the windows
 Bm                      A
I sleep late, so I just keep 'em all closed
G                  D
You ignore the music on the radio
Bm                 A
I don't, I sing-a-long


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change


[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time


[Verse 2]
G                        D
Cold outside and you're just in a T-shirt
Bm                   A
I have cold blood even in a sweater
G                         D
You start your night sippin' by the Kilo
Bm                   A
I don't, I know you know


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change



[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                   A
(We don't even know, know, know, know, know)




[Bridge]
G                          D
Somehow we end up on the same side
Bm                          A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright
G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine
G                         D
Somehow we end up on the same side (up on the same side)
Bm                            A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright

(Think that we'd be alright)

G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine


[Chorus]

 N.C.                     D
(Oh)Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                  A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why

(But we don't even know why)
G                D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)

G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]

N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm             A
We like it in the nighttime

Intro  D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 1
    D                              Bm7
We never spoke a word, but every thought she had 
                         G     A Asus A
I heard from across the room 
             D                               Bm7
If we were standin' face to face I couldn't find the words 
               G               A Asus A
To say give me one more move 
        G              A             G                   A
I don't even know her name, I guess foolish pride's to blame


Chorus 
          D                        D7
Now, I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
        Bm7                 F#              G                    A
And my heart won't tell my mind to tell my mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
        Bm7 A   G                              Gm
Now I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Interlude   D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 2
          D                           Bm7
Wise man next to me did say 'bout the one that got away
        G                    A
Son, I missed my chance 
           D                            Bm7
Don't you let regret take place of the dreams you have to chase
     G               A
Ask her to dance, go on, son
           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith


Chorus
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A   G                               Gm
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away 


Solo   D    Bm7  Bm  F#  G   A  D    D7    Bm  F# |A   D 


           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith
 
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A    Bm7 A       Bm7 A       G                      G   
Don't be fallin', fallin' in, fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Outro  (G)   Gm  Bm7  E G  Gm  D

As She's Walking Away

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

Riff:
|3-----------6-------------------|3-----------6---------------|
|3-------6/8-6-----------8-------|3-------6/8-6-----------8---|
|3-------5/7-7-----------7-------|3-------5/7-7-----------7---|
|0-------------------------------|0---------------------------|
Repeat 2x


| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly
He got joo joo eyeball he one holy roller

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker he just do what he please

| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
He wear no shoe shine he got toe jam football
He got monkey finger he shoot Coca-Cola

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He say,"I know you and you know me"
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

| Am - - G7 | F7 - G7 - |
Come together right now over me



Repeat Riff



| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
He bag production he got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard he one spinal cracker

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease

| Am - - G7 | F7 - G7 - |
Come together right now over me


Repeat Riff

Come Together

D G D A D x 2

D
I been loved and I been alone
G
all my life I been a rolling stone
D
done everything a man can do
G	                       C	D
everything but get a hold on you
C			D
done everything a man can do
G	D 	A 	D
everything but get a hold on you

D
I've been blessed and I've been cursed
G
all my lies have been unrehearsed
D	
a wall of fire that I walked through
G			C	D
only trying to get a hold on you
C				D
a wall of fire that I walked through
G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

G	D	A	D

A
I saw you waiting at the gate
D
but I arrived a moment late 
A
I saw you shed a single tear
G	D	A	D
but still I can't get there from here

D
I been high and I been low
G
I been people that I don't know 
D
I been to China and to Peru

G			C    D
only trying to get a hold on you
C			D
I been to China and to Peru
G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

Hold On You

Am                              E
There are children standing here,
                              G
Arms outstretched into the sky,
                          D
Tears drying on their face.
              Am
He has been here.
                          E
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
                           G
Fathers lost without a trace.
                           D
A nation blind to their disgrace,
                        Am
Since he's been here.
                    E
And I see no bravery,
 G                  D
No bravery in your eyes anymore.

Only sadness.

(Continue the same chord progression)

Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It's another families' turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel to accept their fate.
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
A generation drenched in hate.
Says, he has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

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