The Secret Life Of... 

Hook Me Up 

The Veronicas is a band consisting of identical twin sisters Jessica Louise Origliasso and Lisa Marie Origliasso (born December 25, 1984 in Brisbane, Australia). The Veronicas currently live in Los Angeles, California, United States.   Contrary to popular belief, the band name in fact did not come from a character in Archie Comics. In an interview with MTV, the sisters explicitly stated this about the band name: 

Verse 1:
E           A             B            C#
I have known you my whole life
E                         A                           B            C#
When you were ten, you said you'd make me your wife
E           A             B            C#m
Eight years later you won me over
F#m                    A                    B
Just as I took the world on my shoulders

E           A             B            C#
I got used to living without you
E           A             B            C#
Endless phone calls and dreaming about you
E           A             B            C#m         F#m
Always said that you were my man to be 
          A                            B
But I guess I was in love with your memory

Chorus:
E                    A        B         C#
You know I love you, I really do
E                    A        B         C#
But I can't fight anymore for you
E                    A        B         C#m                   F#m
And I don't know, maybe we'll be together again
  A                B              A       E      C#     B
Sometime, in another life
                 A      E     C#       B
In another life

Verse 2:
E           A             B            C#
I know I said that I would keep my word
E           A             B            C#
I wished that I could save you from the hurt
E           A             B            C#m             F#m
But things will never go back to how we were
          A                      B
I'm sorry I can't be your world

Chorus:
E                    A        B         C#
You know I love you, I really do
E                    A        B         C#
But I can't fight anymore for you
E                    A        B         C#m                   F#m
And I don't know, maybe we'll be together again
  A                B              A       E      C#m     B
Sometime, in another life
                 A      E     C#     B
In another life

Bridge:
A                E                   C#
The way you're holding on to me
               B                     A
Makes me feel like I can't breathe
          E       C#         B
Just let me go, just let me go
A        E                        C#
It just won't feel right inside
      B                 A 
God knows I've tried

Chorus:
E                    A        B         C#
You know I love you, I really do
E                    A        B         C#
But I can't fight anymore for you
E                    A        B         C#m                   F#m
And I don't know, maybe we'll be together again
  A                B              A       E      C#     B
Sometime, in another life
                  A       E      C#     B
In another life,
                  A       E      C#     B
in another life
                 E
In another life ...

Outro: 
E    A   B   C#
E    A

In Another Life

# Got a few other things to add... 
(Both chords and lyrics) add them shortly 
to make it more "rocky" and complete.

"introduction"
C,Em,D "x2"


               C            Em           D
I'm having the day from hell....
               C            Em           D
It was all going so well (before you came)
                    C           Em           D
And you told me you needed space....
                    C           Em           D
With a kiss on the side my face (not again)
            C              Em       D
And not to mention, (the tears,  the shame)
              C            Em       D
I should have kicked your (ass instead)
             C
I need intervention....
Em            Am       Em        D
Attention, to stop temptation to scream....

Cause baby....
G                     Em         
Everything is f'ed up straight from the heart
        Am                      D
Tell me what do you do, when it all falls apart....
G                    Em
Gotta pick myself up where do I start
        Am                         D
Cause I can't turn to, you when it all falls apart,
No....

C, D

                    C            Em         D
Don't know where I parked my car....
                   C              Em        D
Don't know who my real friends are (anymore)
          C           Em      D
I put my faith in you....
               C          Em                     D
What a stupid thing to do (when it rains it pours)
           C          Em          D
And not to mention (I drank too much)
                C          Em          D
I'm feeling hung over (and out of touch)
                C
I need intervention....
Em            Am         Em      D    
Attention, to stop temptation to scream....


"chorus"

C, D

 "bridge" 
          F
Can it be easier?
           G               
Can I just change my life?
               Am                    C
Cause it just seems to go bad every time
          F
Will I be mending?
            G             Am             C       D
another one ending once again....

"chorus"

When It All Falls Apart

Verse 1

   C
Everyday I sit here waiting
   C
Everyday just seems so long
     C
And now I've had enough of all the hating
	C    Em      D  C
Do we even care, it's so unfair

Verse 2
  C
Any day it'll all be over
 C
Any day there's nothing new
     C
And now I just try to find some hope
To try and hold onto
          C    Em
And it starts again
        D    C
It'll never end

 Chorus
             Cadd9  Em
I'm heavily broken
      Cadd9              D
And I don't know what to do
                   Cadd9  Em
It just seems like I'm choking
      Cadd9         D
And I can't even move
              Cadd9           Em
When there's nothing left to say
Cadd9         D
What can you do
	   C  Em     D
I'm heavily broken
And there's nothing I can do


-----(riff X2)-----

Verse 3
 C
Almost giving up on trying
  C
Almost heading for a fall
     C
And now I'm starting screaming and
I've gotta keep on fighting
      C    Em
But then again
      D     C
It doesn't end

--------(chorus)--------

 Bridge
Em               D
Feels like I'm drowning
       Em	   D
I'm screaming for air
(Screaming for air)
Em            D
Louder I'm crying
     	C          D
And you don't even care


 -------(Chorus) X2-------


--------Verse riff Outro---------

Heavily Broken

em
i kept my mouth shut from the start
                        c
guess i left u in the dark
c hold                        g
u think you know me but you dont
                             d
you say you love me but you wont
                  c
when you find out who i am
repeat for other part of verse

Chorus
em,c,g,d

repeat the whole verse again

Mouth Shut

D
All my life you've had an opinion
E                                                 G                 D
  Doing things for the wrong reasons, well not today
D
Don't you know I think for myself
E
  I get on fine without
                G                                    D
Anybody's help, don't care what you say


Bm                         G
  I'm breaking your heart
	    	     D
But I'm breaking apart
	         A
All you do is hold me down
Bm                          G		        D
Trying to make me someone I don't know
		         A
I'm not the girl you thought you found


Chorus:
D		  E
What would you do
      G
If  I told you
                   D
You can't control my life
D		  E
What would you say
        G
If I left today
		        D
With no regrets and no good bye
D                      E
What would you do
        G
If I told you
		   D
there is no more you and I
D		   E
What would you say
         G
if I walked away
		      D
and left you there to cry



Bm        G                          D
I don't know whats coming over you
     A
Or how we fell apart
Bm                          G                    D
I tried so hard but I don't believe in you
			A
You're not the guy I thought I knew



Chorus:
D		  E
What would you do
      G
If  I told you
                   D
You can't control my life
D		  E
What would you say
        G
If I left today
		        D
With no regrets and no good bye
D                      E
What would you do
        G
If I told you
		   D

           C
I'm Lying here
           em
Thinkin bout you
           C
No More tears
           em
Fighting for you
           C             
So Don't throw it in my face, in my face
               em
I know what I did to you
               C
And don't make me feel guilty
             
You make me weak
             em
I still want you
C
Ohhh
em
Ohhhh
        C
All Cried out
         em
Waiting for you
          C
Ill wait for you now 
          em
Don't say that we're through
           C
I'd rather you hate me than break me
             em
Youre all I ever knew
             C
Now hold on cause

Ill try to save us
                em
Im still in love with you

(still love you still love you)

ohhhh
ohh
        C
Don't say goodbye
Don't
        em
Don't say goodbye
        C
Don't say goodbye
Don't
        em
Don't say goodbye
        C
Don't say goodbye
Don't
       em
Don't say goodbye
       C
Don't say goodbye
Don't
       em
Don't say goodbye
        C
Ooh Don't say goodbye
        C
Don't say goodbye
        em
Don't say goodbye


Don't Say Goodbye

verse1=em-c-g-d
Oh no don't go changing that's what you told me from the start.
Thought you were something different that's when it all just fell apart, like you're so 
and I can't measure up but I'm not perfect JUST all MESSED UP!

chorus=em-c-g-d
       em                       c          g      d  
       em
I was losing myself to somebody else  but  now I see I don't want to pretend
              c       g         d           em       
    c            g
  that is the end of you and me .Cus the girl that you want she was tearing
       d            em         c          g     d
us apart.Cus she's everything everything I'm not.

verse2=em-c-g-d
It's not like I need somebody telling me where I should go at night.
Don't worry find somebody, someone to tell how to live there life. Cus your so perfect 
no one measures up your all by yourself AND ALL MESSED UP!

chorus=em-c-g-d
I was losing myself to somebody else but now I see I don't want to pretend so this is 
end of you and me.Cus the girl that you want she was tearing us apart.Cus she's everything 
I'm not.

bridge=????

NOW WAIT A MINUTE BECAUSE OF YOU I NEVER KNEW ALL THE THINGS I HAD. hey
DON'T YOU GET IT I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE WITH YOU TONIGHT CUS THIS IS MY LIFE


chorus=em-c-g-d
I was losing myself to somebody else but know I see I don't want to pretend so this is 
end of you and me.Cus the girl that you want she was tearing us apart.Cus she's 
everything I'm not.


By Lorenzo

Everything I'm Not

Em                       Bm                
I'm getting tired of you pushing me 'round
A                        
Dragging me down
G                             
Making a sound because you wanna
Em                       Bm                                     
I guess that's why I like messing with you
A                         
Putting you through
G                                 
A lesson or two, because I'm gonna                         
G     F#m
Before I go my own way, I just gotta say


Chorus:
         Bm
Leave me alone
              G
Get out of my face
             D
I'm tired in love
               A
Feeling so misplaced
                Bm
Time for you to go
                                    G       Em A
You still know I'm better off on my own, oh
            Bm
Leave me alone
                 G
This isn't gonna work
                     D
Don't call me on the phone
                       A
Because I'm all out of words
                Bm
I'll face the unknown
               G                      Em
Thinking about all the ways that I've grown
 A             G
Oh, Leave Me Alone
           Bm
Leave me alone
           A
Leave me alone


Em                           Bm
There was the time I thought you were the one
A
Having some fun
Getting it done
G
What an illusion
Em                        Bm
'Cause you were trying to take control of me
A                    G
That couldn't be, I need to be free of this confusion 
G        F#m
Don't give me a guilt trip, cause I'm so over it


Chorus:
         Bm
Leave me alone
              G
Get out of my face
             D
I'm tired in love
               A
Feeling so misplaced
                Bm
Time for you to go
                                    G       Em A
You still know I'm better off on my own, oh
            Bm
Leave me alone
                 G
This isn't gonna work
                     D
Don't call me on the phone
                       A
Because I'm all out of words
                Bm
I'll face the unknown
               G                      Em
Thinking about all the ways that I've grown
 A             G
Oh, Leave Me Alone
           Bm
Leave me alone
           A
Leave me alone


G                     Bm
Don't turn around and don't look back
E                            G                    
I see right through all your selfless acts


Chorus:
         Bm
Leave me alone
              G
Get out of my face
             D
I'm tired in love
               A
Feeling so misplaced
                Bm
Time for you to go
                                    G       Em A
You still know I'm better off on my own, oh
            Bm
Leave me alone
                 G
This isn't gonna work
                     D
Don't call me on the phone
                       A
Because I'm all out of words
                Bm
I'll face the unknown
               G                      Em
Thinking about all the ways that I've grown
 A             G
Oh, Leave Me Alone
           Bm
Leave me alone
           A
Leave me alone

Leave Me Alone

D, F#m, E, D
D, F#m, E, D
D, F#m, E, D, A/C#, Bm, A


Bm
   I go ooh ooh, you go ah ah
A
   lalalalalalalala
       E
I keep lalalalalalalala
              D
I wanna wanna wanna get get get what I want, Don't stop
Bm
Give me give me give me what you got got
              A
Cause I can't wait wait wait any more more more more
E
  Don't even talk about the consequence
                D
Cause right now you're the only thing that's making any sense to me
            D
And I don't give a damn what they say, what they think think
                 F#m
Cause you're the only one who's on my mind
                              E
I'll never ever let you leave me
                                                     D
I'll try to stop time for ever, never wanna hear you say goodbye (bye bye bye)


D
I feel so untouched
    A
And I want you so much
     E
That I just can't resist you
D
  It's not enough to say that I miss you
D                         A
I feel so untouched right now
                     E
Need you so much somehow, I can't forget you
D
  Go crazy from the moment I met you

D  F#m  E
          Untouched un
D
  And I need you so much

Bm
See you, breathe you, I want to be you
A
  Alalalala alalalala
        E
You can take take take take take time time
   D                     
To live live the way you gotta gotta live your life
Bm
Give me give me give me all of you you, Don't be scared
     A
I'll see you through the loneliness of one more more more
E
  Don't even think about what's right or wrong, wrong or right
       D                                                        D
'Cause in the end it's only you and me and no one else is gonna be around

To answer all the questions left behind
            F#m
And you and I are meant to be so even if the world falls down today
       E
You've still got me to hold you up up
                 D
And I will never let you down (down)


D
I feel so untouched
    A
And I want you so much
     E
That I just can't resist you
D
  It's not enough to say that I miss you
D                         A
I feel so untouched right now
                     E
Need you so much somehow, I can't forget you
D
  Go crazy from the moment I met you


D              F#m         E              D  A/C#  Bm
  Untouched, un, untouched, untouched, un, untouched
D              F#m                E              D  A/C#  Bm
  Untouched, un, lalalalalalalala, untouched, un, lalalalalalalala


Bm
I feel so untouched
    F#m
And I want you so much
     E
That I just can't resist you
D
  It's not enough to say that I miss you
Bm                        F#m
I feel so untouched right now
                     E
Need you so much somehow, I can't forget you
D
  I've gone crazy from the moment I met you


D
I feel so untouched
    A
And I want you so much
     E
That I just can't resist you
D
  It's not enough to say that I miss you
D                         A
I feel so untouched right now
                     E
Need you so much somehow, I can't forget you
D
  Go crazy from the moment I met you


D, A, E, D
D, A, E, D

D              F#m         E              D  A/C#  Bm  A
  Untouched, un, untouched, untouched, un, untouched

Untouched

A personal song by the Veronicas, which lead them both to cry during the recording of it,  

a song about staying true to yourself when you feel you're getting manipulated by your boyfriend to be simply what you are not! 

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

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

(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

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 

[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]
# chords x2:
A  E  D  A

A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-2--------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-4-2---2-4-2-1---1-1-2-2-1-2-4-2-1-22-----------|     x2



[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

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

It takes a while to get used to the rhythm. In the verse the
time signature goes 3/4 for 2 bars then 2/4 for 1 bar and then
repeats.


Intro and Verses:

A|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|------|-10------10|-9-------9-|------
E|-----------|-----------|------|-----------|-----------|----3-
C|-0---------|-2---2-----|------|-----7-----|-----------|-2----
G|-0---------|-0---------|-0----|-9---------|-7---------|------
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |

Intro Riff:

A|-10--12--10-|-9---10---9-|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|-------|
E|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
C|------------|------------|-0---------|-2---2-----|-------|
G|-9----------|-7----------|-0---------|-0---------|-0-----|



Chorus:

                   C
I...              driving...
     G  
The speed...            

Em
      City...

        D
And...  arm...
    
    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

C           D
be...       be... 

Suggestion: during the verses, it can sound pretty cool if you
get a friend to strum the chords: C, G, Em, D in the background
:)

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