Intro: | G | Am | Em | Dsus4 D | 2x G Am Em C And when I think of her - it's with the warmest thoughts G Am Em C I took so much from her - I really learned a lot G D/F# How to dust off my heart, how to make it shine G D/F# C G | Am | Em | D How to take a field of dandelions and make dandelion wine G Am Em C Such sweet and simple days - though bitter tasted the wine G Am Em C We drank it anyway - for love had made it fine G D/F# When the world was young when the road was bright G D/F# C G And the morning poured its golden light like dandelion wine Bridge: C Cm G C Cm G D/F# Em Oh I believed in us long before deceit and lust had lost the trust Am D Forgive me girl, forgive me girl G Am Em C Now when I sing to you - it's with a heavy heart G Am Em C I took a love that was true - and tore it all apart G D/F# How can I let go - of all those times? G D/F# C G With this memory of her hand in mine and dandelion wine C G | Am | Em | D | | G | Am | Em (A7)| D Bm7b5 |(A) And dandelion wine A Bm F#m Dm A When I sing to you - oah, it's with a heavy heart A Bm F#m Dm I took a love that was true - and tore it all apart A E How can I let go of all those times? A E With this memory of her hand in mine D A D A | Bm | F#m | E And dandelion wine and dandelion wine | A | Bm | F#m B7 | E
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IMAGINARY FRIENDS Intro: | C | C | G6/7 | G6/7 | (Riff) 2x C Em F G Imaginary friends, they will always let you down C Em F G And when all the good times end you won't be seeing them around Am G Em F G For they run where the action is - and they'll cross you off their list C Am F G C Do you comprehend now - to imaginary friends you don't exist, no no | C | C | G6 | G6 | (Riff) C Em F G They'll ask you where you've been, never wait for your reply C Em F G They'll meet you when your ship comes in but never meet you eye to eye Am G Em F G As all the friends who've been real and true - wonder who you're talkin' to C Am F G C One thing you can depend on - Imaginary friends, they can't see you, no no | Em | F C Em A7 You can paint them a beautiful picture but they won't understand Dm G Em F G You can count all your friends on the fingers of one - scalded hand | C | C | G6 | G6 | (Riff) 2x C Em F G Imaginary friends, they will always leave you hanging C Em F G
And you won't see them again Am G Em F G For they've gone where the action is and they've crossed you off their list C Am F G C Do you comprehend now, imaginary friends, they don't exist, no no C Em F G C (Imaginary friends) Imaginary friends they don't exist, no no no C Em F G play last line Do do do do do do do do 3x then end on Riff: Cmaj7 D -2h3-2h3-2h3--2h3-2h3-2h3---0h2h3-2h3-2h3--2h3-2h3-2h3 A -3------------3--------------------------------------- E ----------------------------3--------------3---------- Capo 3rd
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NOT ABOUT TO LOSE
Intro: | C F9 | Em G7sus4 | 4x then: F G F Em F G F Em F If I were to listen to my doubts I'd think my time was running out G F Em F G F Em F But I'm old enough to do it and - young enough to do it again Chorus: C F9 Em G7sus4 I'm not about to lose C F Em F I'm not about to lose this feeling that I've found C F9 Em G7sus4 I'm not about to lose C F Em Fmaj7 I'm not about to lose this feeling that I've found G F Em F G F Em F If I were to listen to the sound of that little voice, I might turn back now G F Em F G F Em F I won't be taking fear's advice - not after all I've sacrificed Repeat Chorus B7 E7 A7 Though my heart is overcome at times D7 G7 Still it knows E7 A7 Where it's coming from D7 G7 F Em | F Em | F Em | F Em | And where it - must go G F Em F G F Em F Just like an oak I'll take my stand but like a willow I can bend C F9 Em G7sus4 I'm not about to lose C F Em F I'm not about to lose this feeling that I've found Repeat Chorus then end on Cmaj7
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WHATEVER IT TAKES Intro: | Am7 | Bbmaj7 | Am7 | Bbmaj7 Bb | Bb | Gdim A7 | F… F Bb Bb/A Gm (F) We've all been hurt by love, it's out of our hands F Bb Bb/A Gm But for all it's worth I'm drawing a line in the sand C Bbmaj7 Another morning just won't do C Bbmaj7 I need your love to shine on through - or it won't be new Am7 Bbmaj7 Whatever it takes my love, I'll find it, whatever it takes my love Am7 Bbmaj7 To put the lonely days behind us, I'm laying it down Bb Bb first time: | Gdim A7 | (F) Whatever it takes my love second time: | Gdim D | F Bb Bb/A Gm (F) If there's a chance for two hearts to celebrate F Bb Bb/A Gm To blow out some candles and tempt the hands of fate C Bbmaj7 You make a wish, I'll make one too C Bbmaj7 But close your eyes love when you do - or it won't be true Repeat Chorus D Em7 F#m G F#m G ‘Cos I've been wandering 'round with the same old blues D Em7 F#m G That have been dragging me down if you feel the same way too Am7 |Bbmaj7| Am7 |Bbmaj7 Bb| Bb |Gdim A7 | F… Maybe it takes two F Bb Bb/A Gm (F) If we give thanks for our love at each new dawn F Bb Bb/A Gm We'll find the strength and the will to carry on C Bbmaj7 The sun alone will never do C Bbmaj7 Without your love to shine on through - it just won't be new Repeat Chorus Capo 2nd
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BEFORE WE EVER MET | G | C | 2x G C G C G G I dreamed of a smile long before it ever shone my way A7 D C G C I dreamed of it night and day like a sun that never sets G C G C G G Over straight and crooked miles, falling out of favour or embraced A7 D C G Gsus4 Wondering where was love? It hadn’t happened yet. D C G C G C Ooo, baby I missed you before we ever met G C G C G G When things were looking down, my heart would always find the words to say A7 D C G C Any time I’d lose my way in times when I’d forget G C G C G G That love was all around, it fought for my attention every day A7 D C G Gsus4 Things went on this way for a thousand years I guess D C G C G C Ooo, baby I missed you before we ever met D C G C G C Ooo, baby I missed you before – before we ever - met Bm C Had I been listening G Am C D I would have heard that little voice inside me say Bm C There's something missing G Am C D G C G C G G Instead I chose to let it pass me by, chose to look the other way A7 D C G C Oh I believe in love, in every word they say G C G C G G And I dreamed of a smile long before it ever shone my way A7 D C G C I dreamed of it night and day so how can I forget D C G C G C Ooo, baby I missed you before we ever met D C G C G C Ooo, baby I missed you before we ever met D C G C G C G C G Ooo, baby I missed you before - before we ever - me–he-t Capo 2nd
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GOOD OLD DESK (Harry Nilsson)
D Dmaj7 D7 B7 My old desk is an arabesque, in the mornings when I first arrive Em F#7 Bm7 D7 It’s a pleasure to see it's waiting there for me to keep my hopes alive G Gm F#m B7 Such a comfort to know it’s got no place to go, it’s always there Em Gm D G D G It’s the one thing I’ve got, a huge success, my Good Old Desk D Dmaj7 D7 B7 My old desk never needs a rest, and I’ve never once heard it cry Em F#7 Bm7 D7 I’ve never seen it tease, it’s always there to please me from nine to five G Gm F#m B7 Such a comfort to know, it's dependable and slow, but it’s always there Em Gm D G It’s the one friend I’ve got, a giant of all times, my Good Old Desk Dm Dm+7 Dm7 Dm6 Gm A7 D G D G Oowah oowah ah ah ah-ah oowah oowah ah D Dmaj7 D7 B7 My old desk isn’t picturesque, but it’s happy as a desk can be Em F#7 Bm7 D7 We never say a word, it’s perfectly alright with me G Gm F#m B7 For when my heart's on the floor, I just open the drawer of my favorite guest Em Gm D G And what do I see but a picture of you working at my Good Old Desk Dm Dm+7 Dm7 Dm6 Gm A7 D Oowah oowah ah ah ah-ah oowah oowah ah
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ON A WHIM C Dm Em F e ------------------------------------ B -----1--------3--------0----1-0----- G -------0----2---2--------0------2-0- 2x D ---2------0----------2-------------- A -3-----------------2---------------- E ------------------------------------ C F C Em Am Dm G At times I'm saddled by - this nagging doubt - and the light - so dim Em Am Am/F# G Through this confusion my heart goes travelling C Dm Em F On a whim C F C Em Am Dm G It's a cold and rainy day - but it's feels so right - to be out - on a limb Em Am Am/F# G That's where I go when my hope's unravelling C Dm Em F C Dm C On a whim On a whim Am G C (Am) And I find myself in the middle of something Am G C When I thought I was - going nowhere fast F G This is how it all begins Em Am Am/F# G must be the place where my faith comes in C Dm Em F C F C On a whim On a whim | Em | Am | F | G | | Em | Am | F | G | | C | F | Em | F | C F C Em Am F G At times I'm saddled by - this nagging doubt - though the odds - so slim Em Am Am/F# G I'll take my chances when love comes travelling C Dm Em F C F Em F C F C On a whim On a whim On a whim Am/F#: 2X0210 Capo 4th
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YOU WERE THERE Intro: | G | G | D/F# G C G You were there, when I was down D/F# C G (Gsus4) G There, when my hope was born Am Bm C Cmaj7 C G (Gadd9) G (Gsus4) G You never asked a thing in return you were there. D/F# G C G You were there, before the calm D/F# C G (Gsus4) G There in the book of Psalms Am Bm C Cmaj7 C G (Gadd9) G (Gsus4) G From within your glory shone you were there. D C And what kind of man would I be G D/F# G (Gsus4) G If I let this chance go by? D C Cmaj7 C G (Gadd9) G To say what you mean to me, well really how could I? Instrumental: | G | G | D/F# | G | Am7 Bm | C Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | G | G | D C And what kind of man would I be G D/F# G (Gsus4) G If I let this chance go by? D C Cmaj7 C G (Gadd9) G To say what you mean to me, well really, how could I? D/F# G C G You were there, just like the sun D/F# C G (Gsus4) G There, when I was young Am Bm C Cmaj7 C G (Gadd9) G (Gsus4) G You're the first song I ever sung you were there G (Gadd9) G (Gadd9) G (Gadd9) G You were there you were there you were there Gadd9: 32020X 9
Am7 Fmaj7 Look up my darling Am7 Fmaj7 Way up high Dm Am7 Am7 At the clouds above you
Am7 Fmaj7 My heart's a window darling Am7 Fmaj7 If you look inside Dm Am7 You'll see - how I think of you
Bb F (Fsus F) We all get angry sometimes C Csus C But it disappears Bb F (Fszs F) Don't have the patience sometimes C (Csus C) I create tears F Dm7/9 But there's nothing in this wash G7 That won't come clear C C/B C/Bb A7 In the end Fmaj7 G Cause we're best friends
| Am7 | Fmaj7 | Am7 | Fmaj7 | Dm | C |
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DISAPPEARING ACT D G D Some say you've got to lose to win any moment now A D G Our luck will stumble in - and claim us at the lost and found D A And help us all - get our feet back on the ground G A Gmaj7 F#m Disappearing act, I want my money back G A Gmaj7 F#m Disappearing act, wish life had warned us long ago E A D G G D G G We're only one half of a disappearing act D G D Who pulled the rug out under us? Maybe all the time A D G In the world ain't quite enough one day you're saying "Look Ma, no hands" D A Then it’s "Help me Ma, I just don't understand" G A Gmaj7 F#m Disappearing act, I want my childhood back G A Gmaj7 F#m Disappearing act, wish life had warned us long ago E A D G G D G G We're on the wrong half of a disappearing act A Bm Em Oh and when you hear "The Saints Go Marching In" A Bm Em As you're walking down your street again G F#m G G No magic wand can make it stop A Bm Em And as your house of cards comes crashing down A Bm Em So loud it makes you turn around G F#m G G D G G Look longer, think harder now ohoho Repeat Verse 1 and Chorus E A D G G We're on the wrong half of a disappearing act D G Repeat 3x: disappearing act End on: D Capo 1st
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FORMER GLORY Intro: | F C/E | Dm7 G7 | Am F C/E | G7 | C F G C Your eyes are burning low as you look out on this morning F C/E Dm7 G7 C G7 But your eyes will return to their former glory C F G C Though the cold north wind may blow - it's all sound and fury F C/E Dm7 G7 C G7 And the summer will return in its former glory Chorus: F G C Am Everything will be just like you remember Dm7 G C Today won't look as bad as it seemed F G C Am And though love's become a dying ember Dm7 G G7 It will burn brighter than you ever dreamed C F G C For the day is coming soon, you don't have to worry F C/E Dm7 G7 C G7 Your light will return in its former glory Instrumental: | C | F | G | C | F C/E | Dm7 G7 | Am F | G7 | Repeat Chorus C F G C For the day is coming soon, you don't have to worry F C/E Dm7 G7 C | F C/E G C | C Your light will return in its former glory F C/E Dm7 F C/E Dm7 Your light will return - the summer will return F C/E Dm7 G7 C | F C G C | Your heart will rise again in its former glory Capo 5th
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FOR A MOMENT THERE
Intro: | G | G | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | G | A7 | D | G | G Cmaj7 G For a moment there I could've sworn I knew where I was going A D | G.. For a moment there G Cmaj7 G I was in my room following the music, never knowing A D If it was going anywhere C D B7 Em I could hear it in - the sky above, in the streets below me C D B7 Em Could hear it in the songs of love just enough to show me A D There was a light somewhere, somewhere G Cmaj7 G For a moment there the sun was in my eyes and I was blinded A D | G.. For a moment there G Cmaj7 G But now I look again and when it seems like all is lost I find it A D Or it finds me anyway C D B7 Em I can see it in the sun above - and in the grass below me C D B7 Em I see it in the ones I love, just enough to show me A D There is a light somewhere oooh yeah | G | G | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | G | uuh uuh uuuuh uuuuh uuuuh A D For a moment there C D B7 Em I could see it in - the ones I love - just enough to show me A | D | G | There is a light somewhere Capo 1st
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GOD LOVES EVERYONE Intro: | C C/g | F9 F | Am#5 Am | G7 C Em F C God loves every one like a mother loves her son Dm C/E Am/F# G/d No strings at all, uncon - ditional C Em F C Never one to judge, would never hold a grudge F C/E G7 C | F9 F | Am#5 Am | G7 'Bout what's been done, God loves everyone C Em F C There are no gates in heaven, everyone gets in Dm C/E Am/F# G/d Queer or straight, souls of every faith C Em F C Hell is in our minds, hell is in this life F C/E G7 C | F9 F | Am#5 Am | G7 But when it's gone, God takes everyone F C Am Its love is like a womb, it's like the air from room to room G It surrounds us all F C Am The living and the dead, may we never lose the thread G7 that bounds us all C Em F C The killer in his cell, the atheist as well Dm C/E Am/F# G/d The pure of heart and the wild at heart C Em F C Are all worthy of its grace, it's written in the face F C/E G7 C | F9 F | Am#5 Am | G7 Of everyone, God loves everyone C Em F C There's no need to be saved, no need to be afraid F C/E G7 C | F9 F | Am#5 Am | Cause when it's done, God takes everyone G C C/g God loves everyone Capo 3rd F9: XX3213 Am#5: X02211 Am/F#: 202210
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GOLD IN THEM HILLS
Intro: | C | F | C | F | C F C F Am Dm I know it doesn't seem that way, but maybe it's the perfect day G Dm G Even though the bills are piling - and maybe Lady Luck ain't smiling | C | F | C F C F Am Dm But if we'd only open our eyes, we'd see the blessings in disguise G Dm G That all the rain clouds are fountains though our troubles seem like mountains Chorus: C F C F Am There's gold in them hills, there's gold in them hills G Am7 Am G C | F | C | F | So don't lose heart, give the day a chance to start C F C F Am Dm Every now and then life says where do you think you're going so fast G Dm G We're apt to think it cruel but sometimes, it's a case of cruel to be kind C F C F Am Dm And if we'd get up off our knees why then we'd see the forest for the trees G Dm G And we'd see the new sun rising over the hills on the horizon C F C F Am There's gold in them hills, there's gold in them hills G Am Am G Em So don't lose faith, give the world a chance to say Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7 Em A word or two, my friend, there's no telling how the day might end Am G Fmaj7 F9 F Fmaj7 And we'll never know until - we see that... Repeat Chorus end: F C F C There's gold in them hills, there's gold in them hills Capo 2nd
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LEAST THAT I CAN DO D F#dim B7 Skies are grey for miles around Em Em7 A Though the sun tries hard to break through the clouds.... D G While the sun is trying - the least that I can do G/F# Em A D A Is to keep on rising and shining my light on you D G Another season's turning and the least that I can do G/F# Em A D Is to keep on learning and returning till everything's brand new Chorus: C G Em D With all the love you've given me, all the love so perfect and true Bm Em A D D7 To call your arms eternity is the least that I can do | C | G | Em | D | D | Bm | Bm Em A With all the love you've given me D G While the bells are ringing the least that I can do G/F# Em A D A Is to keep on singing and believing this song will see me through D G And while the birds are flying the least that I can do G/F# Em A D D7 Is to keep from crying keep on trying to raise my heart to you Repeat Chorus C G Em D With all the love you've given me, all the love so perfect and true Bm Em A D To call your heart infinity is the least that I can do Bm Em A D With all the love you've given me, it's the least that I can do Capo 4th
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THE LESS I KNOW | Cmaj7/6 C6add9 | Em | G9 G | C | F Fmaj7 Dm Bb Gm G C The less I know, this moment seems to tell me, the less I know F Fmaj7 Dm Bb Gm G C The line my soul is trying hard to sell me I guess I'm sold Bb C/E F Fmaj7/E Cause there's something real in her touch Bb C/E F Fmaj7/E There's something deeper in this love Bb A7 Dm G C That's what scares me so, yes I know F Fmaj7 Dm Bb Gm G C It's a waste of time - to analyze what every kiss unfolds F Fmaj7 Dm Bb Gm G C The more I try - to describe what it means the less I know Bb C/E F Fmaj7/E Yet there's something within those eyes Bb C/E F Fmaj7/E That brings something meaningful to my life Bb A7 Dm G C Once so hard and cold, yes I know Bridge: Cmaj7/6 C6add9 Em Cmaj7/6 C6add9 Em Love can bring us back to life, like a song I knew so well G9 G C | F | Fmaj7 | Dm | Bb Gm | G C It rings a bell inside yes I know F Fmaj7 Dm Bb Gm G C The more I try - to describe what it means the less I know Bb C/E F Fmaj7/E But there's something real in her touch Bb C/E F Fmaj7/E There's something deeper in this love Bb A7 Dm G C That's what scares me so, yes I know oooh Bb C/E F Fmaj7/E Yet there's something within those eyes Bb C/E F Fmaj7/E That brings something meaningful to my life Bb A7 Dm G C F Once so hard and cold, yes I know - the less I know Cmaj7/6:x3220x C6add9:x3223x Capo 4th
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THESE DAYS
Intro: | G | G | G | C | G | C | doop…dadoop… G C Promises are made to be broken, haven't you heard? G C He said he'd never break your heart, now haven't you learned? D C You believed in the words, in all that they meant D C D Oh, but love is not some popular song filled with empty sentiment Am D Am D That's what passes for love, that's what passes for love G | C | G | C | These days Oh these days (doop…dadoop…) (doop…dadoop…) G C And it won't take a miracle, darlin', just keep it real G C This world can make us cynical, darlin', I know how it feels D C You took it to heart what they said on the screen D C D Oh, but love is not just playing a part in some very scripted scene Am D Am D That's what passes for love, that's what passes for love Am D G C That's what passes for love - these days, yeah Am C/B G No one can complete you or make you whole, well Am D But love will come to greet you half way C C/B Am7 Though the streets are never paved with gold Repeat Verse 1 and Chorus Capo 4th
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CHEAP HOTEL Intro: „2, 3“ | C G/D | Am | Am | F C | Em F C She made her getaway - when he stepped out Em F She took the kids and drove - far from their house C G/B Am She told them this is our home for now F C | Em | F C | God bless this cheap hotel Em F C When he’d be sweet to her, they’d talk for hours Em F Then he’d lay right into her then buy her flowers C G/B Am Her nerves were shattered, her dreams as well F C | Em | F God damn this cheap hotel Dm G Seems we never see it coming Dm G Until we hit the ground running Instrumental: (C) | Em | F C | Em | F | C G/D | Am | Am | F C | Dm G Last night she hit the ground running Dm G But now another day’s dawning C G/B Em F C Behind the curtain, there may be sun Em F One thing’s for certain, thy will be done C G/B Am On earth as it is done in hell F C | Em | F God bless this cheap hotel C G/B Am On earth as it is done in hell, F C | Em | F C | God bless this cheap hotel Capo 8th G/B: X2003X 19
FALLEN n.c. Dm G C And the leaves have lost hold of the branches as always Dm G C Which leaves us with gold and wine colored pathways Am Am/G D/F# G C In the same way I’ve, in the same way I’ve fallen for you Dm G C You opened your arms like a school door to summer days Dm G C And opened my heart to the rumors of a higher place Am Am/G D/F# G C Now where was I, baby I’ve fallen for you C Am Am/G Love is always on the go D/F# G C It never stays in one place C Am Am/G Day by day it changes and it grows D/F# G C C C But you always recognize - its face Instrumental: | Am | Am/G | D/F# | G | C… C Am Am/G Day by day it changes and it grows D/F# G C C But you always recognize - its face Dm G C And the leaves have lost hold of the branches as always Dm G C Which leaves us with gold and wine colored pathways Am Am/G D/F# G C C In the same way I’ve, in the same way I’ve fallen for you Am Am/G D/F# G C Like the star in the night, baby I’ve fallen for - you Riff on C: E --------------- B ---1---0h1----- G ---0--------0-- D ---2----------- A ---3----------- 20
JUST MY HEART TALKING
Intro: | G7 | C | C G7 My eyes are telling me leave well enough alone C Am These boots are telling me keep walkin' F G C F C G7 Another voice is sayin' "Don't let go", that's just my heart talkin' C G7 It's always leading me where I do not belong C Am To doorways where I shouldn't be knockin' F G C F C Trying to pass itself off for a song, that's just my heart talkin' Em Am It's talkin'... sometimes I don't know what to say Em A7 D7 D/F# G G/F G/E G Pretend to look the other way "Are you talkin', you talkin' to me?" Instrumental: | C | G7 | C | Am | F | G | C F | C Em Am It's talkin'... sometimes I don't know what to say Em A7 D7 D/F# G G/F G/E G Pretend to look the other way "Are you talkin', you talkin' to me?" C G7 Some people tell me eyes are windows of the soul C Am But eyes can be like empty sockets F G C F C C7 Maybe you'd be better off alone, that's just my heart talkin' F G Still a voice is saying "Don't let go" C F C F C F C That's just my heart talkin' That's just my heart talkin' End: | G7 | C | Intro/End Riff: G7 C D ---3p2-2p0-0---2p0-0-------- A ---------------------3-3---- Capo 3rd 21
TELL ME AGAIN Intro: | D | D | G6 | D | D G6 D Please tell me again, I was somewhere else D G6 D Lost, walking in the rain, looking for myself G6 For somehow I find myself missing D G6 D Please tell me again D G6 D Blue flowers on the hill, where’s my valentine D G6 D I’m leaning on the sill, waiting for a sign G6 And if I promise to listen D G6 D Would you please tell me again? Instrumental: Intro 2x D G6 D Please tell me again, I’ve forgotten all D G D The wind told us when you and I were small G6 For there must be something I’m missing D Please tell me again Em D Tell me again… D G6 D Y - o - u look into my eyes and the words you say D G6 D Help me to realize love won’t ever fade G6 But I can’t believe what I’m hearing D G6 D Please tell me again mmmmh G6 No, I can’t believe what I’m feeling | D | D | G6 | D | | D | D | G6 | D | | D | D | G6 | D | Please tell me again mmmh uuuuuh G6: 32000
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FEEL FOR YOU Intro: | Em | A | 4x D G A How I hate to see you this way, I feel for you, love D G A Is there nothing I can say to cheer you up? Bm Em F#7 Bm For I see your face is filled with so much sorrow Em F#7 G A Wish I could make it disappear before this night is through with us D G A Feel for you, love I feel for you, love D G A How I've tried to see the good side, I feel for you, love D G A You see all the years going by and you can't get off Bm Em F#7 Bm But it's not that way, time is all we're taking Em F#7 G A For our own sake just let it go before it makes a fool of us D G Em A Before its too late in the game to change anything D Am7/G Em A Em A Is it too late in the game to change anything | D | G | A | Asus4 A | Repeat Verse 1 D G Em A Is it too late in the game to change anything D Am7/G Em A Is it too late in the game to change anything D G Em A Is it too late in the game to change anything D Am7/G Em A Is it too late in the game to change anything Outro: Em A … Capo 3rd
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STILL TIME C Fmaj7 -------0-------0-----0--- ---1-3---1---3---1-3----- ------------------------- 2x ------------------------- -3---------3------------- ------------------------- C Em Gm A7 Staring down these days ahead - and the days gone by Dm Dm/C G All these regrets best make room for love C Em Gm A7 Seems we're always racing - with trouble too close behind Dm Dm7 G We may never win - but when there's still hope C There's still time repeat Intro C Em Gm A7 Why blame ourselves at all - for promises we never made Dm Dm/C G Though I'd blame myself if I should lose your love C Em Gm A7 It’s always some bridge to cross - or some mountain to climb Dm Dm/C G But all is not lost sure as the stars above C There's still time repeat Intro G F Em Am Still time to find what we've been looking for G F Em Am G G Still time to find out there's no need to search anymore - for love Instrumental: | C | Em | Gm | A7 | Dm F | Dm/C | G | G | C Em Gm A7 Staring down these days ahead and the days gone by Dm Dm/C G All these regrets best make room for love C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C There's still time (still time) still time still time (still time) Capo 4th
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THE IDIOT BOY Intro: | C | F C | C F | C | C F C F C F G C F C God so loved the idiot boy, gave him a pair of eyes to explore F G Am Dm G Am7 G/B Gave him a pair of hands to destroy, any good thing that he found C F C F C F G C F C Said "Put this kid in a candy store, let him run around until he drops" F G Am Dm G Am7 G/B Then just like a bull in a china shop everything came crashing down F C G C C/B C God so loved the idiot boy E7 Am7 That he filled the nights with dreams C#m7b5 Dm7 G ’Til dusty sunlight beams danced upon his floor E7 Am7 Gave him a solo in the choir C#m7b5 Dm7 G Am7 G/B G6 Where songs of wild desire were all his voice was for - lo lo lo lo lo lo C F C F C F G C F C God so loved the idiot world he gave it his only son to kick around F G Am Dm G Am7 G/B That was long ago in another town (and it could use a good laugh now) F C G C C/B C God so loved the idiot world E7 Am7 C#m7b5 Dm7 G La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la laaa E7 Am7 Gave him a solo in the choir C#m7b5 Dm7 G Am7 G/B G6 Where songs of wild desire were all his voice was for - lo lo lo lo lo lo C F C F C F G C F C God so loved the idiot boy, gave him coffee grounds in a paper cup F G Am Dm G Am7 G/B And a reason every day to keep getting up in a world that drags you down F C G C C/B C God so loved the idiot boy, F C G C C/B C F C G C God so loved the idiot boy, God so loved the idiot boy Capo 3rd
A A/G# C#m D It's really coming down, raining cats and hounds D/F# A Bm7 E It's falling on parades and on the plans we've made A A/G# C#m D But there'll be other days and things will turn our way Dmaj7 A E A Repeat Intro The rain has got to fall, it's April after all A A/G# C#m D Even the longest night will lead you to daylight D/F# A Bm7 E It's the way May leads to June and it’s how I've come to you A A/G# C#m D The world goes spinning round and life goes up and down Dmaj7 A E (A) And rain is bound to fall, it's April after all
A A/G F#7 G G/F Em Fmaj7 ||---------|---------|-------0-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|| ||-2---0-3-|-2---0-2-|---------|-0-----1-|-0-----0-|---------|---------|-0---2---|| ||---------|---------|-2-----2-|-----2---|-----2---|-0-----0-|-----2---|-0-------|| ||---2-----|---2-----|---2-2---|---0-----|---------|-----2---|-2---3---|---------|| ||-0-------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|| ||---------|-3---3---|-2-------|-3---3---|-1---1---|-0-------|-1-------|---------||
A A/G# C#m D There'll be other days, darling come what may Dmaj7 A E F#m A/G# The rain has got to fall, it's April after all Dmaj7 A E (A) Tears are bound to fall, it's April after all
A A/G F#7 G G/F G ||---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|| ||-2---0-3-|-2---0-2-|---------|-0--0----|-0--0----|-0-------|| ||---------|---------|-2-----2-|---2-0---|---2-0---|-0-------|| ||---2-----|---2-----|---2-2-2-|-------0-|---------|-0-------|| ||-0-------|---------|-----4---|---------|-------3-|-2-------|| ||---------|-3---3---|-2-------|-3-------|-1-------|-3-------|| Capo 2nd
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IT NEVER FAILS Intro: | C | C F Oh it never fails, anytime I start C Am Dm G To speak my mind I break her heart C F C C/B Oh it never fails C F Everytime I feel my faith is strong C Am Dm G This doubt appears and steers me wrong C F C C Oh it never fails Am/F# Fmaj7 This world is not the one C Am/F# We used to know and love Fmaj7 Can’t help wondering C Am Dm G G7 If it ever was Instrumental: | C | F | C Am | Dm G | C F | C | Am/F# Fmaj7 This world is not the one C Am/F# We used to know and love Fmaj7 Can’t help wondering C Am Dm G If it ever was C F Oh it never fails in times like these C Am Dm G I hold you and my soul’s at ease C F C C/B C F C Oh it never fails oh it never fails Capo 6th
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PRETTY LITTLE CEMETERY
| D | Gmaj7 D | D | G | D | D Gmaj7 D Pretty little cemetery on a summer's day D G D Walking with my family, stopping on the way A7 Em7 G To read the epitaphs and wonder at the graves D G/B D G D Pretty little cemetery on a summer's day D Gmaj7 D Pretty little monument beneath a shady tree D G D For a little boy who died in 1943 A7 Em7 G But still in the air this lingering grief D G/B D Pretty little monument beneath a shady tree Instrumental: | D | Gmaj7 D | D | G D | A7 Em | G | D | G D | Bm A D G A7 D There's an old couple on the bus - sitting next to us, my boy and I G D/F# And pointing to the graveyard my boy turns to the old man E7 A7 G A7 G A7 Says "this is where you go to when you die, my papa told me so" G A7 X0XXX3 X0XXX2 X04X4X X05X5X X0202X The old man said "yes, we know" D Gmaj7 D Pretty little cemetery, hear the bells ring D G D When the night falls it's a very different thing A7 Em7 G Outside the gate there's a woman looking in D G/B D | G D | Pretty little cemetery, hear the bells - ring Intro: XX023X XX003X XX403X XX423X XX403X XX403X Gmaj7: 3X403X
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SO YOUNG
Intro: | Fmaj7 | G | Fmaj7 | G | C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 So young, so young at the start C G So strong that it left its mark upon our hearts Dm G Dm G So young la la la la la la mmh C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 So strong, so strong, we had no choice C G We're pulled along by the ancient voice of girls and boys Dm G Dm G So young, la la la la la la la la la la la la Am And it's hard to believe that time G Can heal us all inside Am And bring to life G These feelings that have died C C/B Am Remembering the way we felt about each other Am/G F G Love is like the rising sun in our eyes C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 So young, so young at the end C G Of a long day that was spent just being friends Dm G Dm G Dm G So young, la la la la la la
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STRAWBERRY BLONDE Intro: | G | G | G | G |
Am D G C She was not the girl next door but the girl from round the corner Am D G C It was at the tail end of grade four when she came to school one morning C D G G/F# Em All eyes were upon her as she took her seat C D G G/F# Em Her name was Amanda with pretty eyes of green C D G Gsus G And hair of blonde, strawberry blonde Am D G C Springtime and dandelions and summer round the corner Am D G C ‘T was at the tail end of age nine with a million dreams before her C D G G/F# Em She lived with her mother in an old decrepit house C D G G/F# Em If there was trouble at home she kept it to herself C D G All summer long the strawberry blonde Em Bm C G C G D B7 And by her face there was no way to tell, it seemed that all was well in her world Em Bm C G C G But the neighbours said her mother had lost her will to gin and sleeping pills D G Am7-D-G-C-Am7-D-G-C-B7 It was no life - for a little girl Em Bm C G C G D B7 Still I see her face - framed in blue sky - at the top of a slide coming down Em Bm C G And when the sirens wailed - her mother had failed to rise C G D G All the neighbours stood outside as Amanda - stared at the ground Am D G C Time flies and years are piled I'd forgotten all about her Am D G C When I saw her down the aisle of a streetcar with her daughter C D G G/F# Em Then I heard Amanda say as she got up C D G G/F# Em "Come on Samantha - girl this is our stop" C D C D G Gsus4 G And then they were gone two Strawberry blondes Capo 2nd
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THINKING OUT LOUD
Intro: | C | F C | Bm7b5 | G | 2x
C F C Thinking out loud - is all I'm doing C Bm7b5 E7 Am Am/G Trying to raise my love above these ruins F C F C | Bm7b5 | With each song, I kick it around G C Thinking out loud C F C Love, I can tell - there's a load on your mind Bm7b5 E7 Am Am/G If we poured ourselves like this bottle of wine F C F C | Bm7b5 | And let it flow - we'll figure it out G C Bm7b5 G F Thinking out loud
F G C Cmaj7 But it's hard to think - with all the racket going on F (Fmaj7 F) Inside our heads F G All this worrying – ´s getting us nowhere Dm Dm7 Am7 G Let's go somewhere instead
C F C Just thinking out loud - is it all we're good for Bm7b5 E7 Am Am/G Trying to raise our love but always falling short F C F C | Bm7b5 | Heaven knows what it's all about G Am Am/G Thinking out loud
F C Bm7b5 With each song I kick it around G | C | F C | Bm7b5 | G | C | F C | Bm7b5 | G | C | Thinking out loud Capo 1st Bm7b5: X2323X
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WHILE YOU'RE WAITING
Intro: (C) | Em | Fmaj7 | C | G | C Em Time goes slowly Fmaj7 Time goes silently C Em Drags its feet, no it never flies F C G Fmaj7 While you're waiting for the love to return to her eyes Cmaj7 G7
C Em And words they fail you Fmaj7 Words come awkwardly C Em Leave your lips as they turn to sighs F C G Fmaj7 While you're waiting for the love to return to her eyes Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Fmaj7 And what once shines so brightly G C Makes the present seem - so pale G C G C G F Once held in arms so tightly Fmaj7 C Cmaj7 Now I’m - just a ship without a sail Fmaj7 C G G7 Without a sail uuh yeah
C Em And thoughts grow stormy Fmaj7 Thoughts weigh heavily C Em Feels as if the sun will never rise F C G Fmaj7 While you're waiting for the love to return to her eyes Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7… fade out
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GALBRAITH STREET
Intro:| D | Em7 | D/F# | G | Gmaj7 G6 | D | A | G | A D | D |(A) D Em7 I woke up on Galbraith Street D/F# G Where the houses stood like twins Gmaj7 G6 D A Oh and even though the door's been closed G A D A I can find a way to get back in
D Em7 For in daydreams my mind returns D/F# G Like a ghost upon the hill Gmaj7 G6 D A As I knock upon old doors again G A D And find my friends all live there still
Em A D D#dim G So many good times to speak of in a life Gm D A G D A But none compared to the good times I had there
D Em The world looks so much brighter when D/F# G You believe in every word Gmaj7 G6 D A Now I'm holding on to all those years G A D A repeat Intro Like a tear before it falls unheard
Em A D D#dim G So many goodbyes to speak of in a life Gm D A G D A A But none compared to the goodbyes I said there
D Em7 The sun went down on Galbraith Street D/F# G I saw it from my childhood bed Gmaj7 G6 D A As the - red and gold brick houses stood G A D A G D Underneath a crimson sky that bled
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LEBANON, TENNESSEE
Intro: | C | C | F/A | G | 4x C F/A G C | C | F/A | G | I'm going down to Lebanon, Tennessee C F/A G C | C | F | C | From where I stand, it's as good a place as any Dm Dm7 F G C | C | F/A | G | Don't know anybody there and - nobody knows me
C F/A G C | C | F/A | G | There'll be a job in Lebanon, Tennessee C F/A G C | C | F | C | I'll work on a farm, I'll work in some factory Dm Dm7 F G C C And I'll buy myself a home down there - you can get one pretty cheap
Dm7 F C Get off the bus on the border of town Dm7 F C Head in from the East Dm7 F C Walk into a bar, take a seat in the corner F Dm7 Be a man of mystery
C F/A G C | C | F/A | G | Folks don't - treat you mean in Lebanon, Tennessee C F/A G C | C | F | C | But like a human being, they'll take you in off the street Dm Dm7 F G C They'll bring you in their home down there and give you something to eat … | C | F/A | G | | C | C | F/A | G | C F/A G C I'm going d - o - w - n C F/A G C To Lebanon, Tennessee Capo 2nd
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SECRET HEART Intro/Fill # 1 Fill # 2 C Fm9 Fm C G C Am --0----3--1---0----3--- -0-----------| --1----1--1---1----0--- -1---------1-| --0----1--1---0----0--- -0-----0-0~2-| --2----3--3---2----0--- -2--0~2----2-| --3----3--3---3----2--- -3---------0-| -------------------3--- -0-----------| C F G Am Dm G Secret heart, what are you made of? What are you so afraid of? C F G Am Dm G Could it be three simple words? Or the fear of being overheard? C fill #2 F G C --> Fill #1 What's wrong? Let her in on your secret heart
C F G Am Dm G Secret heart why so mysterious? Why so sacred why so serious C F G Am Dm G Maybe you're just acting tough. Maybe you're just not man enough C fill #2 F G C --> Fill #1 What's wrong? Let her in on your secret heart (without G)
F G C F C This very secret you're trying to conceal F G C Is the very same one you're dying to reveal F C G Go tell her how you feel
Instrumental: | C | F G | Am | Dm G | 2x | C Am | F G |
C F G Am Dm G Secret heart, come out and share it, this loneliness, few can bear it, C F G Am Dm G Could it have something to do with, admitting that you just can't go through it C fill #2 F G Alone, let her in on your secret C fill #2 F G C fill #2 F What's wrong, let her in on secret heart G C Fm9 Fm C Your secret heart
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SPEAKING WITH THE ANGEL Intro: | C C/B |Am Am/G| Em F | F | C C/B Am Am/G F C | C G/B | He don't know how to lie or undermine you C C/B Am Am/G F C He don't know how to steal how to deal or deceive C/B Am Am/G F G So leave him alone set him free C C/B Am Am/G 'Cause he's speaking with the angel F G C C/B |Am Am/G| Em F | F | Speaking with the angel - that only he can see C C/B Am Am/G F C | C G/B | You say he's so helpless but what about you C C/B Am Am/G F C You don't pull the strings, don't you know anything C/B Am Am/G F G Leave him alone, let him be C C/B Am Am/G 'Cause he's speaking with the angel F G C C/B |Am Am/G| Em F | F | Speaking with the angel - that only he can see G C Would you teach him 'bout heaven F G C Would you show him how to love the earth C/B Am Am/G Would you poison him with prejudice Dm Gsus4 G Gsus4 G | C C/B |Am Am/G| Em F | F | From the moment of his birth Instrumental C C/B Am Am/G F C | C G/B | He, in the name of love in the blood of the lamb C C/B Am Am/G F C He that never lays blame he don't even know his name C/B Am Am/G F G So leave him alone set him free C C/B Am Am/G 'Cause he's speaking with the angel F G F G C C/B Am Am/G Speaking with the angel (the very one) that spoke to you and me | Em F | F | C C/B | Am Am/G | Em F | F | C | oooh Do you remember? Capo 5th
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THERE’S A RHYTHM Intro: | Am | Am/G | F | F | 2x ¾ Rhythm Am Am/G F There's a rhythm under the song Am Am/G F And it beats for the old and the young Dm F And it pounds in the back of the sun Dm F Am Am/G F It's the sound of one drummer, one drum Am Am/G F There's a rhythm, it's subtle yet strong Am Am/G F And it moves all the wallflowers on Dm F To the dance floor that holds everyone Dm F Am Am/G To the sound of one drummer, one drum F C Dance, for the time marches on F C G G/F G/E F Off to a war that can never be won to the heartbeat of drums Am Am/G F There's a rhythm not cruel or kind Am Am/G F Though you feel that it's left you behind Dm F Is it justice or you that is blind Dm F Am Am/G F When you don't see it coming, how come? Instrumental: | Am |Am/G | F | F | | F | F | C | C | | F | F | C | C | | G | G/F | G/E | F | Repeat Verse 1 F C F C Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na F C G G/F G/E F Na na na na na na na na na na uh uh uh uuh Capo 4th
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WASTIN’ TIME
Intro: Riff 1: F C C7add9 E ---1--0---------------------- --------------------------------- B ---------1-----3--1-------3-- --1-------1-------1-------------- G ------------2--------0----3-- -0h2---0h2---0h2p0--2---- D ---3-----------3-----2----2-- --3-------3-------3------3---3-0-
F C Dm The day is long, many hours to fill Bb F F6 F It's alright if we - let a few minutes spill C C7 F (repeat Intro) Where's the crime in wastin' time with you? F C Dm Don't have to run when the pistol's fired Bb F It's alright if we - let the meter expire C C7 F riff 1 Where's the crime in wastin' time with you Bb/D F People love to talk about big things they're gonna do Bb C F riff 1 Or they've been through it all Bb/D F We can just remove ourselves we don't have to prove ourselves Bb C F (repeat Intro) Worthy of their approval F C Dm You're only young once, well that's one point of view Bb F And it's alright if we've nothing better to do. C Where's the crime in wastin' time, F C Where's the crime in wastin' time, F Bb C F Where's the crime in wastin' time with you ? end riff: F C F E ---1--0------------------1-- B ---------1-----3-s-5-----1-- G ------------2------------2-- D ---3-----------3-s-5-----2--
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WORDS WE NEVER USE
C G C G C F I can't understand this sadness here C G Sorrow's rolling in, from where's unclear C G C G C F But I know there's a reason for all these blues C F C G C So I'm off - to find the words we never use
Some picking and hammering : | C | C | G | G* | C G C G C F Yes I know you've been hurt by words I've said C G But more by the times I turned my head C G C G C F For the willow of your smile is showing through C F C G C You're aching for the words we never use
More picking and hammering : | F | C | G | G* | And Instrumental on two lines of Verse, end with G* C G C G C F How long must we bury all we feel? C G Yes, and turn in the face of what is real C G C G C F Well now, love has made an offer we - can't refuse C F C G C So let's try for the words we never use F C G C | F | C | G | G* | The words we never use G*: 3X0103 Capo 2nd
