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Pretty. Odd. chords this took like four days, but i finally finished it. 1.) We're so starving 2.)nine in the afternoon 3.) she's a handsome woman 4.)do you know what i'm seeing? 5.) that green gentleman 6.) i have friends in holy spaces 7.) northern downpour 8.) when the day met the night 9.) Pas De Cheval 10.) the piano knows something i don't know 11.) behind the sea 12.) folkin' around 13.) she had the world 14.)from a mountain in the middle of the cabins 15.) mad as rabbits --------------------------------- 1.) We're so starving F G# A# F
FOh, how it's been so long FWe're so sorry we've been gone G#We were busy wrA#iting songs for F (pause) you FOh, how it's been so long FWe're so sorry we've been gone G#We were busy A#writing songs for FYou don't have to G#worry 'cause we're sA#till the same FBand FYou don't have to worry FYou don't have to worry you G#don't A# FYou don't have to worry FYou don't have to worry you donG#'t A#
F G# A# F
FOh, how it's been so long FWe're so sorry we've been gone WG#e were busy wA#riting songs for
A#you -----------------------------------------------------
2.)nine in the afternoon A#
A#Back to the street where we began Feeling as good as lovers can, you knGmow Yeah we're fDmeeling so goD#mod A#Picking up things we shouldn't read Looks like the end of history as we knGmow It's just the eDmnd of the wD#morld Gm Gm/F# Back to the street where we began FFeeling as good as F#love, you could, you cGman Dm D#
A#Into a place where thoughts can bloom Into a room where it's nine in the aftGmernoon And we kDmnow that it cD#ould bA#e
And we know that it should
And you know that you feel it Gmto ‘Cause it's Dmnine in theD# afternA#oon A# A#/A Gm And your eyes are the size of the moon You could ‘cause you can so youDm do We're feeling so good, just the waD#y that we do When it's nine in the afternoA#on A# A#/A Gm Your eyes are the size of the moon You could ‘cause you can so yoDmu do We're feeling so gooD#d
A#
A#Back to the street, down to our feet Losing the feeling of feeling unGmique Do you kDmnow what I meaD#n? A#Back to the place where we used to say, "Man it feels good to feel tGmhis way" Now I knDmow what I meD#an
GBack to the stG/F#reet, back to the plFace Back to the rF#oom where it all begGan G/F# F Back to the rF#oom where it all beGgan 'Cause it's niDmne in the aD#fternooA#n A# A#/A Gm Your eyes are the size of the moon You could ‘cause you can so yoDmu do We're feeling so good, just the wD#ay that we do When it's nine in the afternA#oon A# A#/A Gm Your eyes are the size of the moon You could ‘cause you can so yoDmu do We're feeling so good, just the wD#ay that we do When it's nine in the afternA#oon A# A#/A Gm Your eyes are the size of the moon You could ‘cause you can so yoDmu do We're feeling so good, just the wD#ay that we do When it's nine in the afterA#noon
repeat chorus pattern till end -------------------------------------------------------------- 3.) she's a handsome woman A 6 6 E 7 10 10 7 6 5 4 4 play 4X E G#m F# B F# C#
EInnocence. Sunk thG#me glow and F#drowned in covers, Bsend for all yourF# absent lovers tC#hings.
ESheepish Wolves. LookingG#m lived in eF#ating buttons, BWink, just don?F#??t put your teetC#h on me.
(play intro 2X)
EAccidents. LeG#mt the evening F#in the backdoor, Bfilled the room cF#eiling to the C#floor.
EBeat backbones. GrG#mazed the poem andF# made it strange, I wBasn’t born tF#o be a skelC#eton.
(play intro through lines) Go on, grab your hat and fetch a camera. Go on, film the world before it happens.
EJealous orchard. ThG#me sky is falling F#off the ceiling whiBle I’m tuckiF#ng fibs intoC# a cookie jar.
EBombed reverie. ItG#m’s useless seaF#rching in the cupboards wBhen everything yF#ou have is on yC#our back.
(play intro through lines) Go on, grab your hat and fetch a camera. Go on, film the world before it happens. --------------------------------------------------- 4.)do you know what i'm seeing? Eb Clouds are marching along, singing a song, just like they do. If the clouds were singing a song, I'd sing along, wouldn't you too?
If you just kG#mnew what they could do. Oh, if you just knew, what would they do? And if the Ebbirds are just all the words flying Ebmalong, singing a song, What would they dG#mo? If they just knew what they could do. Oh, if they just knew.
I know it's F#sad that I never gave a damn about the weather, And it Ebmnever gave a damn about Bme. I know it's F#sad that I never gave a damn about the weather, And it Ebmnever gave a damn about G#mme. Ebm G#m G#m/G F# F#/F E No, it never gave a damn about me.
G#m G#m/G F# I know it's mad, but if I go to hell F#/F E Will you come with me or just leave? G#m G#m/G F# I know it's mad, but if the world were ending F#/F E Would you kiss me or just leave me? Just leave me? Eb Clouds are singing a song, marching along, just like they do. If the clouds were playing a song, I'd play along, wouldn't you too?
If you just G#mknew what they could do. Oh, if you just knew, what would they do? And if Ebwords are just hollow birds, Ebmflying along, singing a song, What would they G#mdo? If they just knew what we could do. Oh, if they just knew.
I know it's F#sad that I never gave a damn about the weather, And it Ebmnever gave a damn about Bme. I know it's F#sad that I never gave a damn about the weather, And it Ebmnever gave a damn about G#mme. Ebm G#m G#m/G F# F#/F E No, it never gave a damn about me.
G#m G#m/G F# F#/F E G#m G#m/G F# I know it's mad, but if I go to hell F#/F E Will you come with me or just leave? G#m G#m/G F# I know it's mad, but if the world were ending F#/F E Would you kiss me or just leave me? Just leave me?
I know it's F#sad that I never gave a damn about the weather, And it Ebmnever gave a damn aboutB me. I know it's F#sad that I never gave a damn about the weather, And it Ebmnever gave a damn abouG#mt me. I know it's F#sad that I never gave a damn about the weather, And it Ebmnever gave a damn about Bme. I know it's F#sad that I never gave a damn about the weather, And it Ebmnever gave a damn aboutG#m me. No, it Ebmnever gave a damn about Bme.
--------------------------------------------------- 5.) that green gentleman Bb Eb Bb Eb
BbThings are shaping up to be pretty oEbdd. BbLittle deaths in musical Ebbeds. GmSo it seems I'm sFomeone I've never Ebmet. BbYou will only hear these elegant crEbimes, BbFall on your ears from criminal diEbmes. GmThey spill unfFound from a pretty mEbouth.
Dmeverybody gets there and everybody gets thCmere and everybody gets their way.Bb Eb Bb Eb DmI never said I missed her when everybody kissed heCmr, Now I'm the only one to bBblameEb. F# G#
Bb Bb/A Gm F Bb Bb/A Gm Things have changed for me, and that's okay. Cm F F/Eb I feel the same, I'm on my way, and I say. Bb Bb/A Gm F Eb Things have changed for me, and that's okay.
BbI want to go where everyone gEboes, BbI want to know what everyone Ebknows GmI want to go where Feveryone feels the Ebsame BbI never said I'd leave the cEbity, BbI never said I'd leave this tEbown. GmA falling out we Fwon't tiptoe Ebabout.
Dmeverybody gets there and everybody gets thCmere and everybody gets their Bbway.Eb Bb DmI never said I missed her when everybody kissed her, Cm Now I'm the only one to blameBb. Eb Bb Bb F# G# Bb Bb/A Gm F Bb Bb/A Gm Things have changed for me, and that's okay. Cm F F/Eb I feel the same, I'm on my way, and I say.
Bb Bb/A Gm F Eb Things have changed for me, and that's okay. F F/Eb I feel the same and I say. (play 4X) Bb Bb/A Gm F Eb F# G# Bb Bb/A Gm F Eb Things have changed for me (this last line is the best i can get) --------------------------------------------------------- 6.) i have friends in holy spaces
AYou remiC#mnd me of a former lF#ove that I onceBm knew And you Dmcarry a little speech with Eyou AWe were holdiC#mng hands walking through the F#middle of the street It's fine with mBme, I'm just Dmtaking in the scenEery
You Dremind me of a Dmfew of my famous Amaj7friendsF#m Well, that Ball depends what youDm qualify as Efriends YouD remind me of a Dmfew of my famousAmaj7 friendsF# Well, that Ball depends what you Dmqualify as Efriends
ATake a chance, take yourC#m shoes off, dance in the rF#ain And I was flashingBm around and the nDmews spread all over Etown AI'm not C#mcomplaining that it's raining, I'm just F#saying that I like it a lot More than youBm think, if the Dmsun would come out and siEng with me
You rDemind me of a Dmfew of my famous Amaj7friendsF#m Well, that aBll depends what you quDmalify as Efriends You Dremind me of a Dmfew of my famousAmaj7 friendF#ms Well, that Ball depends what you qDmualify as fEriends A
F Bb (play 4X) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 7.) northern downpour F Bb F Bb
FIf all our life is but aBb dream Fantastic posing Fgreed Then we should feed our jeweleryBb to the sea For diamonds Dmdo appear to bFe Just like Dmbroken glass to Bbme
And then she said she can’tBb believe Genius only cFomes along In storms of fabled Bbforeign tongues Tripping Dmeyes, and flooded luFngs Northern Dmdownpour sends its lBbove AmHey moon, please fC7orget to fall dDmown AmHey moon, C7don’t you goF down FSugarcane in the eBbasy mornin’ DmWeathervanes my Amone and lBbonely
FThe ink is running toward the Bbpage It’s chasin’ offF the days Look back at boat feet And that Bbwinding knee I missed your Dmskin when you were Feast You clicked your Dmheels and wished for Bbme
FThrough playful lips made of Bbyarn That fragile CapricForn Unraveled words like moths Bbupon old scarves I know the Dmworld’s a brokeFn bone But melt your Dmheadaches, call it Bmhome AmHey moon, please fC7orget to fall dDmown AmHey moon, C7don’t you gFo down FSugarcane in the eBbasy morning DmWeathervanes my oAmne and loBbnely FSugarcane in the Bbeasy mornin’ DWeathervanes my oAmne and loBbnely
FSugarcane in The eBbasy mornin’ DWeathervanes my OAmne and loBbnely (repeat and fade out)
--------------------------------------------------------- 8.) when the day met the night D
When the Gadd9Moon fell in love with the AmSun All wasEm golden Din the Gsky All was Dgolden Cwhen theEm day met thDe night When the DSun found theD/C# Moon She was drinking tCea out in a Ggarden Under the gBbreen umbrella Dtrees In the middle of Gsummer When theD moon found theD/C# sun He looked like he was Cbarely hanging Gon But her Bbeyes saved his Dlife In the middle of Gsummer (summer) In the middle ofC summer All was gEmolden iDn the sGky All was Dgolden Cwhen the Emday met the Dnight CSummer (summer) All was EmgoldenD in theG sky All was Dgolden Cwhen theEm day met the Dnight CSummer, summer, summer, summer All was Dgolden Cwhen the Emday met theD night So he said, "Would it beD/C# all right If we just sat andC talked for a littleG while If inBb exchange for yourD time I give you this Gsmile?" So she Dsaid, "ThaD/C#t's okay As long as you can make a pCromise Not to Gbreak my little heart Or Bbleave me all Dalone in the Gsummer." Well Ahe was just hanging around Then he fell in Dmlove And he didn't know how But he couldn't get Aout Just hanging around Then he fell in Dmlove In the middle of Csummer All was EmgoldenD in theG sky All was DgoldenC when theEm day met the Dnight CSummer All wasEm goldenD in the Gsky All wasD goldenC when theEm day met theD night CSummer, summer, summer, summer
(Bm7?) D Am Em D G D C Em D
When theD moon fell in love with the Amsun All wasEm golden Din theG sky All was Dgolden Cwhen theEm day met theD night DSummer, summer, summer, summer In the middle of summer,summer,summer, summer the middle of summer, summer, summer, summer the middle of summer, summer, summer, summer In the middle of..
------------------------------------------------------ 9.) Pas De Cheval E
Oh, little did she kBnow Couldn't let me Ago Already a Epart of her ESo, often do I Bneed People in beAtween That just can't get a Ehold of it So we'll just sing it fBor them AAhhh Yeah, we'll just sing it fEor them (Just can't get a hold of it) So we'll just sing it forB them AAhhh Yeah, we'll just sing it It's the Egreatest thing that's yDet to have hAappened Imagine kGnowing Eme It's the greatest thing you'd Dever imagAine But you'll neBver know Auntil you're Ethere B (pause) E No, you'll never know until you're there
ESlow, leave walking to the wBorld Give your feet a Achance They'll do all the Ethinking Toast, high until they Bfind Less pathetic Awine Until they get a bEetter blend And we'll just drink it fBor them AAhhh Yeah we'll just drink it Efor them (Until they get a better plan) So we'll just drink it fBor them AYeah we'll just drink it It's the Egreatest thing that's Dyet to have Ahappened Imagine kGnowing mEe It's the greatest thing you'd Dever iAmagine But you'll nBever know Auntil you're Ethere B (pause) E No, you'll never know until you're there
E B A E E B A
It's the gEreatest thing that's Dyet to have Ahappened Imagine Gknowing Eme It's the greatest thing you'd Dever iAmagine But you'll nBever know Auntil you're tEhere No, you'll nBever know Auntil you're tEhere No, you'll nBever know Auntil you're tEhere
--------------------------------------------------------- 10.) the piano knows something i don't know F
I won't cut my beard and I won't Echange my hair It gDmrows like fancy flowers but it Agrows nowhere My FhaiDmr, mEy haDmir If FI could build my house just like the AmTrojan horse I'd Fput a statuDme of myselfE7 upon the shelf OfDm course, ofA course, ofF course E
A E D A E D F
FShe's the smoke She's dancin' fancy pirouettes Swan diving off of the deep end Of my tragic cigarette She's sAteam E D F#m F#m/F Laughing on the windowpanes EThe never-ending Fswaying haze F#m EOh, that everD smiling mazeA E D F#m F#m/F E E/Eb D D/C# (C B Bb notes) Oh, that ever smiling maze ABallet E D A E D
F Everything's gone missing I've lost more songs to floods I can't prove this makes any sense but I sure hope that it does
PerAhaps E D F#m F#m/F I was born with curiosity EThe likes ofF those of old crows F#m The Elikes of those of Dold crows A E D F#m F#m/F E F And oh, how the piano knows F#m F#m/F E The piano knows something I Dmdon't know FI won't cut my beard and I won't Echange my hair ItDm grows like fancy flowers but itA grows nowhere My FhaDmir, my EhaiDmr If FI could build my house just like theAm Trojan horse I'dF put a statuDme of myself E7upon the shelf Of Dmcourse, ofA course, of Fcourse E Of Dmcourse, ofA course, of Fcourse E Of Dmcourse, ofA course, of Fcourse E Of Dmcourse A
------------------------------------------------------------ 11.) behind the sea A Our daydream spills from my gold head
Breaks free of my F#mwooden neck FLeft a nod over sleeping Awaves Like bobbing bait for bathing cod Floating flocks of cF#mandle swans FSlowly drift across wax ponds AThe men all F#mplayed along to C#mmarching drums AF#mnd boy did thC#mey have funA behind the sEea They sangA, “so oF#mur matching legs C#mare marching clocks F#mAnd we’rC#me all too smaAll to talEk to god Yes, we’rAe all too smaF#mrt to talk tEo god"
AToast the fine folks casting silver crumbs To us F#mfrom the dock. FJinxed things ringing as they lAeak Through tiny cracks in the boardwalk. Scarecrow now it’F#ms time to hatch FSprouting sons and ageless daughAters. Those waterGmelon smiles Bmjust can’t rF#mipen undEerwater BmJust can’t F#mripen undeErwater
AThe men all F#mplayed along to C#mmarching drums AF#mnd boy did thC#mey have funA behind the sEea They sangA, “so oF#mur matching legs C#mare marching clocks F#mAnd we’rC#me all too smaAll to talEk to god Yes, we’rAe all too smaF#mrt to talk tEo god Yes, we’rAe all too smaF#mrt to talk tEo god"
----------------------------------------------------------- 12.) folkin' around G C Em D G C D G (close guess of chords at beginning
GAllow me to eEmxaggerate a Cmemory or tGwo Where Gsummer's D/F#lasted Emlonger than CLonger than we dDo When Cnothing Emreally mGattered Except for Cme to be with Emyou But in Ctime we Emall foDrgot and We all gGrew Your Cmelody sounds as sEmweet As the Dfirst time it was Gsung With a lCittle Embit more cGharacter for sDhow And by the tCime your father's Emheard Of Amall the wrong you've done Then I'm Cputting Emout the lAmanterGn Find your oDwn way back hGome If GI've forgottenEm how to sing CBefore I've sung this Gsong I'll Gwrite it all aEmcross this wall BCefore my job is dDone And I'll Ceven Emhave the coGurtesy Of aCdmitting I was Emwrong As the Cfinal Emwords bDefore I'm dead and Ggone You've never Cbeen so diEmvine In acDcepting your dGefeat And I've Cnever Embeen more Gscared to be aDlone If loCve is not eEmnough to put myAm enemies to sleep Then I'm Cputting Emout the Amlantern G Find your Down way back Ghome
------------------------------------------------------- 13.) she had the world D E A D/F# D E A D E A D/F# D E A
She Dheld the wEorld uApon a sD/F#tring But sDhe didn't Eever Ahold me DSpun the sEtars on herA fingernD/F#ails But it Dnever mEade her Ahappy Cause she Dcouldn't Eever Ahave me Bm# E She said she won the world at a carnival But Dshe could Enever Awin me Cause she Dcouldn't Eever Acatch me D/F#I, I know Ewhy Because Faugwhen I look in her eyes I just F#msee the sEky D When I look in her eyes Well IE, just see the skyA I don’t love you I'm justAmaj7 passing the time AYou could love me if I Amaj7knew how to lie ABut who could love me? I am out Dof my mind Throw an old line out to C#msea To sDee if I can catch a C#mdreaEm
A D E A D E A
The Dsun was Ealways Ain her D/F#eyes SDhe didn't Eeven Asee me DBut thatE girl had Aso muchD/F# love she'Dd wanna Ekiss you allA the time Yeah, Dshe'd wannaE kiss yoAu all the time She Bmsaid she won the worldE at a carnival But I'mD sure it didn’Et ruinA her Just Dmade her more EintereAsting I'mD sure it didn??E?t ruiAn her Just Dmade her more EinterAesting D/F#I, I know wEhy BecauseFaug when I look in her eyes I just F#msee the EskyD When I look in her eyes Well I,E I just see the sky A I don’t love you I'm jusAmaj7t passing the time AYou could love me if I Amaj7knew how to lie But Awho could love me? I am oDut of my mind Throw an old line out to C#msea To Dsee if I can catch a C#mdreaEm
A D E A A D E A D E A D/F# D E A
D---E---A---D/F#------D---E---A--E--A------------------------- 14.)from a mountain in the middle of the cabins
Eb Bb Eb Bb Gm F Eb F Bb Eb Dm Gm C Am Dm Eb Cm F
BbLyingEb there With aDm halo in herGm hair she Ccried There areAm feathers everywhere But it's Dmfine You Ebdo thisCm all the Ftime BbCryingEb now DmThrough a rustedGm smile sheC knows This isn't Amhow he paid the Dmbills bEbefore CmDrug farm enFtrepreneur CGo AmspinF circles for me AmWound relentlessly Around theDm words we used to sling COh, Amsuch Ftorturous things AmAlways chewing up the only Dmones I ever mean If you're goin', then Amgo EbGo Cmgo Fgo If you're goin', then Amgo EbGo Cmgo Fgo BbWatchEb love Get Dmstrangled by aGm kite's cold Cstrings Fall comesAm early and summerDm leaves As aEb storm withCm the carF keys BbSpark yourEb heels Up Dmagainst the pickGmet fence IC built All yourAm wishes they will sink likDme stones EbSlowly down aCm lonely wFell CGo Amspin Fcircles for me AWound relentlessly Around the Dmwords we used to sling COh,Am suchF torturous things AmAlways chewing up the only Dmones I ever mean If you're goin', then Amgo EbGo Cmgo Fgo If you're goin', then Amgo EbGo Cmgo Fgo
Eb Bb Eb Bb Gm F Eb F Bb Eb Dm Gm C Am Dm Eb Cm F
Bb---Eb---Dm---Gm---C--Am---Dm---Eb---Cm---F------------------------ 15.) mad as rabbits
intro (notes G# F# F E D# C# C B G#)
Come G#save me from walking off aBb windowsill or I'llC# sleep in thG#e rain. Don't you remember when I Bbwas a bird and C#you were aG# map? Now he drags down miles in BbAmerica C#briefcase in G#hand. The stove is creeping up his Bbspine again, can'tC# get enoughG# trash. Bb C# He Ebtook theC# days forG# pageant BEbecame asC# mad as G#rabbits WithEb bushelsC# of badFm habits Who could ask forC# anymore? FmYea who could havC#e more.
(play intro)
His G#arms were the branches of aBb Christmas tree preached theC# devil in the G#belfry. He G#checked in to learn his clothes Bbhad been thieved at thC#e train stationG#. G#Rope hung his other branch and Bbat the end was C#a dog called G#bambi Who was chewing on his pBbarliaments when he C#tried to G#save the Bbcalendar business. he C#tried to G#save the Bbcalendar business. HeEb took thC#e days foG#r pageant BEbecame asC# mad as G#rabbits WithEb bushelsC# of badFm habits Who could ask forC# anymore? FmYea who could havC#e more.
(play intro)
TheG# poor son of a humbleBb chimney sweep C#fell to aG# cheap crowd So stay asleep and put on thatBb cursive type you know weC# live in aG# toy. Paul Cates bought himself aBb trumpet from theC# salvationG# army But there ain't no sunshinBbe in his song We mustC# reinvenG#t love. C#reinvent G#love. C#reinventBb love. C# HEbe took tC#he days fG#or pageant BEbecame asC# mad as G#rabbits WithEb bushelsC# of badFm habits Who could ask forC# anymore? FmYea who could havC#e more. We C#must reiG#nvent love. C#reinvent G#love. C#reinventBb lovC#e.