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Tracy Chapman

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Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for legendary singles &quot;Fast Car&quot;, &quot;Talkin' Bout a Revolution&quot;, &quot;Baby Can I Hold You&quot;, and &quot;Give Me One Reason.&quot; She is a multi-platinum and multi-Grammy award-winning artist.  Born in Cleveland, Ohio,U.S., Tracy Chapman began playing guitar and writing songs as a child. She received a scholarship through A Better Chance that allowed her to attend Wooster School in Connecticut, and was eventually accepted to Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. 

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Fast Car

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on third time:

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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:

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Intro Riff:

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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
:)

Intro:  G D C G

G
 What you go and do
D
 You go and give the boy a gun
C
 Now there ain't no place to run to
C                     G
 Ain't no place to run

G
 When he hold it in his hand
D 
 He feel mighty he feel strong
C 
 Now there ain't no place to run to
C                     G
 Ain't no place to run

G
 One day he may come back
D
 Repay us for what we done
C 
 Then where you gonna run to
C                  G 
 Where you gonna run


C
 But one fine day
Em
 All our problems will be solved

 Bang bang bang
                     G D C C
 We'll shot him down


G
 Give him drugs and give him candy
D 
 Anything to make him think he's happy
C 
 And he won't ever come for us
C                 G 
 He won't ever come

G
 But if he does
D
 And if there's no on else around
C
 Bang bang bang
C                   G
 We'll shoot him down

G
 If he preys only on his neighbors
D
 Brothers sisters and friends
C
 We'll consider it a favor
C                         G
 We'll consider justice done

G
 But if he comes for you or me
D
 And we can place a gun in his hand
C
 Bang bang bang
C                  G
 We'll shoot him dead

G
 What you go and do
D
 You go and give the boy a gun
C
 Now there ain't no place to run to
C                   G
 Ain't no place to run


G
 Now we'll all be at his mercy
D
 If he decides to hunt us down
C
 Cause there ain't no place to run to
C                   G
 Ain't no place to run

G
 If he wants the chances that you took from him
D
 And nothing that you own
C
 Then there'll be no place to run
C                      G
 There'll no place to run

G
 And if he finds himself to be
D
 A refection of us all
C
 Bang bang bang
C                 G
 He'll shoot us down

G
 Before you can raise your eyes to read
D
 The writing on the wall
C
 Bang bang bang
C                 G
 He'll shoot us down

G
 Before you can bridge the gulf between
D
 And embrace him in your arms
C
 Bang bang bang
C                 G
 He'll shoot you down

Bang Bang Bang

Intro :

  Em
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G|----------|



1st Verse/chorus :
           Em                        C   G                 D
There is a fiction in the space between, lines on a page a memory
         Em                  C           G                  D
Write it down but it doesn't mean you're not just telling stories



[Em][C][G][D]  X2



2nd Verse/chorus :
           Em                        C G          D
There is a fiction in the space between you and reality
          Em               C               G                   D
You would do and say anything to make your everyday life seems less mundane
           Em                        C G        D
There is a fiction in the space between you and me 



[Em][C][G][D]  X2



3rd Verse/chorus :
                  Em                        C G        D
There's a science fiction in the space between you and me
       Em             C       G              D
A fabrication a grand scheme, I am the scary monster
        Em                    C           G                  D
Need to say it as I leave the scene in my spaceship I am laughing
       Em                    C          G               D
Your remembrance of a bad dream there's no one but you standing



[Em][C][G][D]  X2



Bridge :
D             D            C                 G               
 Feel the pity and the pain for the ones who do not speak
D                          D                  C           G
 Back the words you get respect and compassion and for posterity
C                     G                     G     -      G/F#  - (Em)
 Spread the words and make believe there is truth in the space between



  Em
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4th Verse/chorus :
         Em                      C   G        D
there is fiction in the space between you and everybody
Em                  C             G               D
Give us all what we need, give us one more sad sordid story
       Em                      C    G             G/F#>let ring 
In the fiction of the space between sometimes a lie is the best thing
Em    C   G              G/F#>let ring
          sometimes a lie is the best thing
Em    C   G     D
                   is the best thing
Em    C   G     D
                   is the best thing


[Em][C][G][D] X2



# Ending :
  Em
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G       C            Em                D
Dont you know where talkin about a revolution
G       C          Em       D    
it sounds like a whisper
G       C           Em       D    
Dont you know where talkin about a revolution
G       C           Em       D    
it sounds like a whisper


              G       C           Em       D    
While they're standing in the welfare lines
G       C           Em       D    
Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
G       C           Em       D    
Wasting time in unemployment lines
G       C            Em       D    
Sitting around waiting for a promotion
G       C           Em       D    
Don't you know you're talking about a revolution
G       Cadd9       Em       D    Dsus4
It sounds like a whisper


G       C           Em       D    
Poor people are gonna rise up And get their share

G       C           Em       D    

G       C           Em       D    
Poor people are gonna rise up And take what's theirs

G       C           Em       D    


G          C               Em                   D
Don't you know you better run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run,run,

G           C              Em                    D
run

   
G                     C                  Em                   D
Oh I said you better run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
G
run
G                      C                 Em                   D
run, run

G       C         Em       D    
        Finally the tables are starting to turn
G       C         Em       D    
        Talking about a revolution
G       C          Em       D    
        Finally the tables are starting to turn
G       C         Em       D    
        Talking about a revolution oh no
G       C          Em       D   
        Talking about a revolution oh no

              G       C         Em       D    
While they're standing in the welfare lines
G       C         Em       D    
Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
G       C         Em       D    
Wasting time in unemployment lines
G       C         Em       D    
Sitting around waiting for a promotion

G       C          Em       D    
Don't you know you're talking about a revolution
G       C          Em       D    
It sounds like a whisper

G       C          Em       D    
        Finally the tables are starting to turn
G       C          Em       D    
        Talking about a revolution
G       C          Em       D    
        Finally the tables are starting to turn
G       C          Em       D    
        Talking about a revolution oh no
G       C          Em       D    
        Talking about a revolution oh no
G       C          Em       D    
        Talking about a revolution oh no


Enjoy!

Talkin Bout A Revolution

Introduction: C Am Fmaj7 G F

                             C
All the bridges that you burn
                      Am
Come back one day to haunt you
                            Fmaj7
One day you'll find you're walking
G    F     C
Lo-----nely

C  Am
C  Am

      C
Baby I              Am
Never meant to hurt you
                       Fmaj7
Sometimes the best intentions
                             C
Still don't make things right

C  Am
C  Am

                         C   Am
But all my ghosts they find me
                         C    Am
Like my past they think they own me
                            Fmaj7
In dreams and dark corners they surround me
G         F
Till I cry I cry


                  Am      G                C
Let me take this time to set the record straight
                  Am      G           C
Let me take this time to take it all back
                  Am      G              C
Let me take this time to tell you how I felt
                  Am      G                C
Let me take this time to try and make it right

C  Am
C  Am

                             C
All the bridges that you burn
                      Am
Come back one day to haunt you
                            Fmaj7
One day you'll find you're walking
G    F     C
Lo-----nely


           C
But you can
          Am
Walk away
            Fmaj7
Be all alone
                   G
Spend all your time
                    F                    C
Thinking about the way things used to be
                   Am
If love feels right
               Fmaj7
You work it out
                   G
You don't give it up
F     C
Ba---by


                     Am
Anybody tell you that
                     Fmaj7
Anybody tell you that
                     G F
Anybody tell you that


                      Am        G                C
You should take some time maybe sleep on it tonight
                      Am        G                C
You should take some time baby hear the words I said
                      Am        G           C
You should take some time think about your life
                      Am         G                 C
You should take some time before you throw it all away

C Am
C Am

                             C
All the bridges that you burn
                      Am
Come back one day to haunt you
                            Fmaj7
One day you'll find you're walking
G    F     C
Lo-----nely


                 Am    G
I ain't got the time
                 C
To sit here and wait around
               Am      G
But I got the time
                         C
If you say I'm what you want


                             C
All the bridges that you burn
                      Am
Come back one day to haunt you
                            Fmaj7
One day you'll find you're walking
G    F     C
Lo-----nely

Bridges

INTRO: Em D  Am  C  (2x)
 
 
CHORUS:
Em         D      Am        C 
Across the lines, who would dare to go
Em        D                Am
Under the bridge, over the tracks
               C
That separates whites from blacks
Em               D            G
Choose sides, or run for your life
Am          C       D
Tonight the riots began
Em                  D
On back streets of America,
Am                        C        G
They killed the dream of America
 
 
Em                                D
Little black girl gets assaulted, ain't no reason why
    Am                         C                   
Newspaper prints the story and racist tempers fly
     Em                      D
Next day it starts the riot, knives and guns are drawn
    Am                         C
Two black boys get killed, one white boy goes blind
 
 
CHORUS:
Em         D      Am        C 
Across the lines, who would dare to go
Em        D                Am
Under the bridge, over the tracks
               C
That separates whites from blacks
Em               D            G
Choose sides, or run for your life
Am          C       D
Tonight the riots began
Em                  D
On back streets of America,
Am                        C        G
They killed the dream of America
 
 
       Em                               D             
Little black girl gets assaulted, don't no-one know her name
Am                             C                      
Lots of people hurt 'n angry, she's the one to blame
 
 
CHORUS:
Em         D      Am        C 
Across the lines, who would dare to go
Em        D                Am
Under the bridge, over the tracks
               C
That separates whites from blacks
Em               D            G
Choose sides, or run for your life
Am          C       D
Tonight the riots began
Em                  D
On back streets of America,
Am                        C        G
They killed the dream of America
 
OUTRO: F/G  G

Across The Lines

Intro: Bm  D  E  E (D):  (2x)


Verse 1:

Bm             D  
 Trouble won't find me
E             E    (D) 
 Sorrow won't call
Bm            D
 Sadness will turn away
E                    E    (D)
 Searching for a new soul
Bm        D
 Hardship won't come by
E              E     (D)
 All pain will cease
Bm             D
 Somebody will take my place
E               E    (D)
 And suffer for me

Chorus:

Bm                D
 If I never see another sun
E                 E     (D)
 If I never see another sun
Bm                D
 If I never see another sun
E              E
 Another sun another sun


:Bm  D  E  E (D):


Verse 2:

If no love will comfort me
If no kind words come
To offer hope or peace
When I have fallen
If I'd be a stranger
Friend of no one
I'll gladly take my place 
In the world beyond


Chorus:

If I never see another sun
If I never see another sun
If I never see another sun
Another sun another sun


:Bm  D  E  E (D):


Verse 3:

If I lay down and wake to see
The bright light of the morn
Rise up every day
To blind beat and burn
Show me no mercy
For need or want
Let somebody take my place
When the new day dawns


Chorus:

If I never see another sun
If I never see another sun
If I never see another sun
Another sun another sun

Bm   D

  E           E
Another sun another sun

Bm   D

  E           E             Bm 
Another sun another sun

Another Sun

INTRO:  C  G7sus4  G  C  G7sus4  G


VERSE 1

C        G7sus4  G           Dm9
Sorry is all that you can't say.
G7sus4      G          C
Years gone by and still
G7sus4      G           Dm9
Words don't come easily
      Fmaj7        G
Like sorry, like sorry.


VERSE 2

C             G7sus4  G           Dm9
Forgive me is all that you can't say.
G7sus4     G        C
Years gone by and still
G7sus4      G           Dm9
Words don't come easily 
       Fmaj7        G
Like forgive me, forgive me.


CHORUS 1

		     C
But you can say "Baby,
Dm7          F         C
Baby can I hold you tonight?  
Dm7         F            Am
Baby if I told you the right words,
           G
Ooh at the right time
                C
You'd be mine."

Baby Can I Hold You

Riff:  
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Intro:
  Dm  Bb  F  C    (2x)  

Verse 1:
  If you [F]knew that you [C]would die today
  And you [Dm]saw the face of [Bb]God and love
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

Verse 2:
  If you [F]knew that love can [C]break you heart
  When you're [Dm]down so low, you [Bb]can not fall
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

Chorus:
  [Gm]How bad, how good, does it need to [F]get?    [C]    (Riff)
  [Gm]How many losses, how much re[F]-gret?      [C]       (Riff)
  [Gm]What chain reaction would cause an [F]effect?   [C]  (Riff)
  [Gm]Makes you turn around,   [C]  Makes you try to explain,  [Bb]
  Makes you forgive and forget, [Gm]   Makes you cha-a-a-nge.
  [Dm]  [Bb]   Makes you [F]change.     [C]
  Dm  Bb  F  C

Verse 3:
  If you [F]knew that you would [C]be alone
  Knowing [Dm]right, but [Bb]being wrong
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

Verse 4:
  If you [F]knew that you would [C]find a truth
  That [Dm]brings a pain, that [Bb]can't be soothed
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

[Chorus]

Bridge:
  [A]Are you so upright, you can't be [Dm]bent?
  If it [C]comes to blows,
  [A]Are you so sure you [A7]won't be [Dm]crawling?
  If [C]not for the good, why risk [Gm]falling?
  Why risk [C]falling?

Verse 5:
  If [F]everything you [C]think you know
  [Dm]Makes your life un[Bb]-bearable
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

Verse 6:
  If [F]you've broken [C]every rule and vow
  And [Dm]hard times come to [Bb]bring you down
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

Verse 7:
  If you [F]knew that you [C]would die today   [Dm]   [Bb]
  If you [F]saw the face of [C]God and love   [Dm]   [Bb]
  Would you [F]change,?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]
  Would you [F]change,?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

Verse 8:
  If you [F]saw the face of [C]God and love   [Dm]   [Bb]
  If you [F]saw the face of [C]God and love   [Dm]   [Bb]
  Would you [F]change?  [C]     Would you [Dm]change?    [Bb]

  F  C  Dm  Bb  (Riff)       F     			


Change

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# repeat this a couple of times. i doesn't sound perfect but i think its okay.
# enjoy :) x

Cmaj7 G  Em D x4

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car.
Em                 D
I want a ticket to anywhere.
Cmaj7           G
Maybe we make a deal,
Em                    D
Maybe together we can get somewhere.
Cmaj7        G
Any place is better.
Em                      D
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
Cmaj7            G
Maybe we'll make something,
Em               D     
Me myself, I got nothing to prove.

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car.
Em              D
I got a plan to get us out of here:
Cmaj7                 G
I been working at the convenience store,
Em                     D
Managed to save just a little bit of money.
Cmaj7                   G
Won't have to drive too far
Em                         D
Just 'cross the border and into the city, 
Cmaj7         G
You and I can both get jobs
    Em                  D
And finally see what it means to be living.

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

         Cmaj7              G
You see, my old man's got a problem:
   Em                               D
He live with the bottle, that s the way it is.
   Cmaj7                       G
He says his body's too old for working,
    Em                  D
His body's too young to look like his.
   Cmaj7             G             Em                         D
My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give,
         Cmaj7                  G
I said, "Somebody's got to take care of him."
   Em                       D
So I quit school and that's what I did.

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car.
          Em                    D
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Cmaj7             G
We gotta make a decision:
Em                        D
Leave tonight or live and die this way.

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2
 
G    Em     D             C                G
So remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
    C                         G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Em                    C
City lights lay out before us
         Em                     D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder. 
    C Em      D  
And I   had a feeling that I belonged
    C Em      D                  Em          G           Em
And I   had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car.
    Em                     D
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves;
Cmaj7                 G
you still ain't got a job
      Em                    D
And I work in a market as a checkout girl.
Cmaj7                  G
I know things will get better:
Em                   D
You'll find work and I'll get promoted, 
Cmaj7                 G
We'll move out of the shelter
Em                     D
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs.

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

G    Em     D             C                G
So remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
    C                         G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Em                    C
City lights lay out before us
         Em                     D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder. 
    C Em      D  
And I   had a feeling that I belonged
    C Em      D                  Em          G           Em
And I   had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car.
    Em               D
And I got a job that pays all our bills.
Cmaj7                 G
You stay out drinking late at the bar,
        Em                         D
You see more your friends than you do your kids.
Cmaj7                G
I'd always hoped for better,
Em                     D
Thought maybe together you and me would find it,
Cmaj7                  G
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere,
   Em                     D
so take your fast car and keep on driving.

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

G    Em     D             C                G
So remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
    C                         G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Em                    C
City lights lay out before us
         Em                     D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder. 
    C Em      D  
And I   had a feeling that I belonged
    C Em      D                  Em          G           Em
And I   had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car.
          Em                    D
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Cmaj7             G
We gotta make a decision:
Em                        D
Leave tonight or live and die this way.

Cmaj7 G  Em D x3

Cmaj7 G

The following comment has been added to your tab : 'The main riff is Cmaj7, C, Cmaj7, G5 instead of just Cmaj7 and G. This way you play the melody on the first string (A string) by playing 2, 3, 2, 5 with the chords'

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?#try and improvise a little on the picking, my first tab :)

# Hey everyone! This is my first tab at ukelele! I was playing around when i found # a sound that reminded me of the inro of my favorite song in all times, fast car. 

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# If you know anything that make it sound better, or you have any ideas of the # chords used in the rest of the song plese e-mail me at # ryttare.nilsson@hotmail.com, i love this song really much and in would be nice of # u to help me learn to play it :)

Fast Car Intro

Intro: Em  Am  Em

Verse 1:
Em                
Two weeks in a Virginia jail
C             Am
For my lover, for my lover
Em                  
Twenty Thousand dollar bail
C             Am
For my lover, for my lover

Bridge:
C
And everybody thinks
Am
That Im the fool
C
But they dont get
        Am
Any love from you

Chorus:
Em                    Em
Things we wont do for love
Em                        Em
Climb a mountain if I had to
C                       Am
Risk my life so I could have you
Am
You, You, You

Verse2

Everyday Im psychoanalyzed
For my lover, for my lover
They dope me up and I tell them lies

Bridge:

Chorus:

2nd Bridge:
Em          
I follow my heart
Em       C
Leave my head to ponder
             C
Deep in this love
G          C
No man can shake x2

First verse:

Chorus:

Outro:
Em Am C Em

For My Lover

CHORUS: 
E7
    A7                            E7
Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back around
  A7                               E7
Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back around
      B7
'Cause I don't want to leave you lonely
  A7                   E7   B7
But you've got to make me change my mind

Baby I got your number and I know that you've got mine
Baby I got your number and I know that you've got mine
You can call me baby, you can call me anytime 
(but you got to call me) 

CHORUS

I don't want no one to squeeze me, they might take away my life
I don't want no one to squeeze me, they might take away my life
I just want someone to hold me and rock me through the night

This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need
This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need
But I'm too old to go chasing you around, wasting my precious energy 

CHORUS

Baby just give me one reason, give me just one reason why
Baby just give me one reason, give me just one reason why I should stay
Because I told you that I love you and there ain't no more to say      Song ends on an E7

Give Me One Reason

C
For you
              Fm
It's all in a day
             Am
One day in a life
              D
It's all in a one word
                    Fm
The one word is goodbye
    C
Goodbye


    C
For me
                     Fm
It's all in what you say
                          Am
Though you've tried to be kind
                D
It's all in the words
                                Fm
From the lips that once tauched mine with a sign
    C
Goodbye

    C
For you
                 Fm
It's all in your face
                    Am
The laugh and worry lines
                D
It's all in the one word
                      Fm
You hope will make you   young again
    C
Goodbye


E               Am
  It's all in the play
                  F#
Someone speaks the line
                D
It's all in the one word
                         G
That stops and steals the time


    Am     E
Goodbye
    Am     D
Goodbye
    C      G
Goodbye


    C
For me
              Fm
It's all in a day
                 Am
It's the part in life
                D
It's all in the words
                  Fm
To fate and circumstance resigned

    C
Goodbye

Goodbye

Hound Dog - Tracy Chapman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXlZz8p59UM

Solo
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Medium Blues
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Hound Dog solo

Intro: C, G, F, C, G
C
you and me
G
had some history
F
had a semblance of honesty
C   G
all that has changed now
C
we shared words
G
only lover speak
F
how can it be
C  G
we are less than strangers


Refr.
Am  G
oh it hurts to lose in love
F
let anger and cruelty win
Am  G
it's unfair that you doubt your feelings
F
and that you'll ever love again
Am  G
i know that hearts can change
F
like the seasons and the wind
Am G
but when i said forever
F
i thought that we'd always be friends

verse.
C			
you and me
G
had some history
F
had a semblance of honesty
C  G
all that has changed now
C
we shared words
G
only lovers speak
F
how can it be
C  G
we are less than strangers




Refr.
Am  G
i thought i saw you yesterday
F
i thought i passed you on the street
Am  G
i swear i saw your face
F
i was not imagining
Am G
that you stole a glance my way
F
you walked away from me
Am  G
my heart it may be broken
F
but my eyes are dry to see

verse.
C
you and me had some history
G
had a semblance of honesty
C  G
all that has changed now
C
we shared words
G
only lovers speak
F
how can it be
C  G
we are less than strangers

Less Than Strangers

Intro
 Am                Dm                Am
|/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |

Am
The life I've always wanted I guess I'll never have 
        Dm
I'll be working for somebody else Until I'm in my grave
        F                              G            F            Am 
I'll be dreaming of a live of ease and mountains Oh mountains o' things 

Am
To have a big expensive car Drag my furs on the ground 
Dm
And have a maid that I can tell To bring me anything 
F
Everyone will look at me with envy and with greed 
G                                 F            G            Am   
I'll revel in their attention And mountains Oh mountains o' things 

Am
Sweet lazy life Champagne and caviar
Dm 
I hope you'll come and find me Cause you know who we are 
F
Those who deserve the best in life And know what money's worth 
G                                          F            G          Am 
And those whose sole misfortune Was having mountains o' nothing at birth 

        C       G                                       Am
Oh they tell me There's still time to save my soul They tell me 
  C             G                                   Am
Renounce all Renounce all those material things you gained by 
F                G             Am
Exploiting other human beings 

Am
Consume more than you need This is the dream 
Dm
Make you pauper Or make you queen 
F
I won't die lonely I'll have it all prearranged   
G                                       F             G            Am   
A grave that's deep and wide enough For me and all my mountains o' things 

        C       G                                       Am
Oh they tell me There's still time to save my soul They tell me 
  C             G                                   Am
Renounce all Renounce all those material things you gained by 
F                G             Am
Exploiting other human beings 

G             F       Am
Mostly I feel lonely 
G                    F                 Am
Good good people are   Good people are only My stepping stones 
G                      F                      Am
It's gonna take all my mountains o' things To surround me 
G           F            G                   F                   Am 
Keep all my enemies away Keep my sadness and loneliness at bay 


Am
The life I've always wanted I guess I'll never have 
        Dm
I'll be working for somebody else Until I'm in my grave
        F                              G            F            Am 
I'll be dreaming of a live of ease and mountains Oh mountains o' things 

        F                   G                   Am 
I'll be dreaming dreaming...dreaming dreaming...dreaming 
I'll be dreaming dreaming...dreaming dreaming...dreaming 
I'll be dreaming dreaming...dreaming dreaming...dreaming

Mountain O'things

Cm, G, Fm


         Cm

Say Hallelujah
Cm

Throw up your hands
    Cm

The bucket is kicked
    G

The body is gone

Cm

Close your eyes
    Cm

And bow your head
   Cm

To rest your soul
       G          Cm

And to praise the dead

Cm    Cm    Cm    G Cm


         Cm

Say Hallelujah
Cm

Throw up your hands
    Cm

The bucket is kicked
    G

The body is gone

Cm

Dry your eyes
    Cm

And stand up right
      Cm

Put a smile on your face
           G          Cm

He wouldnt want us to cry

Cm    Cm    Cm    G Cm

MMMM  MMMM  MMMM  MMMMM


    G

The sun will rise
    G

The stars will shine
        Fm

Turning day to dusk
    Cm

And night to dawn
G

We'll pass on
      G (let ring)

But until that time


         Cm    Cm

Say Hallelujah
     Cm    G Cm

Hallelujah
         Cm    Cm

Say Hallelujah
     Cm    G Cm

Hallelujah

         Cm

Say Hallelujah
Cm

Throw up your hands
    Cm

The bucket is kicked
    G    
   
The body is gone

     Cm

Have mercy
      Cm

Its a wonderful life
        Cm

Eternal rest for the weary
         G        Cm

Mourners party tonight

 Cm    Cm    Cm    G Cm

:Mmhey MMMM  MMhey MMMM: (x2)


    Cm

Say Hallelujah
Cm

Throw up your hands
    Cm

The bucket is kicked
    G  
     
The body is gone

Cm

Wave your hands
    Cm

But dont say goodbye
      Cm

We're all gonna meet you 
       G       G (let ring)

On the other__ side__

Say Hallelujah

Intro : [G][Cadd9][Em][D] x2


Chorus :
G          Cadd9
 Don't you know
         Em            D     G
 They're talkin' about a revolution
    Cadd9         Em      D
 It sounds like a whisper
G          Cadd9
 Don't you know
         Em            D     G
 They're talkin' about a revolution
    Cadd9         Em      D
 It sounds like a whisper



1st verse :
              G                Cadd9          Em     D
 While they're standing in the welfare lines
G              Cadd9              Em       D
 Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
G        Cadd9       Em           D
 Wasting time in the unemployment lines
G        Cadd9  Em            D
 Sitting around waiting for a promotion



Chorus :
G          Cadd9
 Don't you know
         Em            D     G
 They're talkin' about a revolution
    Cadd9         Em      D
 It sounds like a whisper



2nd verse :
G            Cadd9          Em    D
 Poor people gonna rise up
               G       Cadd9  Em  D
 And get their share
G            Cadd9          Em   D
 Poor people gonna rise up
                 G      Cadd9  Em  D
 And take what's theirs




Bridge :
G          
 Don't you know you better
 Cadd9               Em             D         G    Cadd9   Em   D
 Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
G
Oh I said you better
 Cadd9               Em             D         G    Cadd9   Em   D
 Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run 
G Cadd9       Em     D               G   Cadd9                Em     D  
  Finally the tables are starting to turn talkin' about a revolution
G Cadd9       Em     D               G   Cadd9                Em     D  
  Finally the tables are starting to turn talkin' about a revolution
G Cadd9       Em     D         
  Talkin&#8217; about a revolution while they&#8217;re




3rd verse:
G                 Cadd9          Em     D
 standing in the welfare lines
G              Cadd9              Em           D
 Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
G        Cadd9       Em           D
 Wasting time in the unemployment lines
G        Cadd9  Em            D
 Sitting around waiting for a promotion



Chorus :
G          Cadd9
 Don't you know
         Em            D     G
 They're talkin' about a revolution
    Cadd9         Em      D
 It sounds like a whisper
G Cadd9       Em     D               G   Cadd9                Em     D  
  Finally the tables are starting to turn talkin' about a revolution
G Cadd9       Em     D               G   Cadd9                Em     D  
  Finally the tables are starting to turn talkin' about a revolution
G Cadd9            Em     D  
  talkin' about a revolution
G Cadd9            Em     D    G>let ring
  talkin' about a revolution

Talkin' About A Revolution

Intro: C G F C 2x

   C  G  F        C    
If you   wait for me 
         G F        C
then I'll  come for you
  F           C        G
Although I've traveled far
  F      C      G         Am  G     C
I always hold a place for you in my heart

C G F C 2x

   C  G  F        C
If you   think of me
              G  F        C
If you miss me   once in awhile
     F      C       G
Then I'll return to you
F      C        G         Am    G       C
I'll return and fill that space in your heart 

C G F C

  C     Am
Remembering
     F
Your touch
     G
Your kiss
     C    G  Am
Your warm em brace
     F       G    C    G  Am
I'll find my way  back to you
   F         G   C
If you'll be waiting

C G F C 2x

   C  G  F        C
If you   dream of me 
      G  F        C
Like I   dream of you
     F            C        G
In a place that's warm and dark
     F           C     G        Am      G       C
In a place where I can feel the beating of your heart 

C G F C

  C     Am
Remembering
     F
Your touch
     G
Your kiss
     C    G  Am
Your warm em brace
     F       G    C    G  Am
I'll find my way  back to you
   F         G   C
If you'll be waiting

C G F C 2x

C   G  Am         C
I've   longed for you 
      G  F      C
And I    have desired
   F        C         G
To see your face your smile
   F  G    C       Am   G   C
To be with you wherever you are 

C G F C

  C     Am
Remembering
     F
Your touch
     G
Your kiss
     C    G  Am
Your warm em brace
     F       G    C    G  Am
I'll find my way  back to you
       F             G   C
Please say you'll be waiting

C G F C 

  C       G
Together again
         Am      G       C
It would feel so good to be
        G
In your arms
      Am     G        C
Where all my journeys end
Am                G
If you can make a promise 
        F        G       Am
If it's one that you can keep
  F      C        G
I vow to come for you
   Am  G        C
If you wait for me 

C G F C 2x

    F   G      Am
And say you'll hold
  F     Am  G
A place for me 
        C
In your heart.

C G F C

  F         G          C    C G F C
A place for me in your heart
  F         G          C    C G F C
A place for me in your heart
  F         G          C
A place for me in your heart

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