Friday, 27 May 2011

Misread - Kings of Convenience


F            G          C
 If you wanna be my friend
 C             Em        F
 You want us to get along
 F            G          C                       
 Please do not expect me to
 C             Em        F                             
 Wrap it up and keep it there
 F            G          C      ...ecc ecc                                
 The observation I am doing could
                                
 Easily be understood
 As cynical demeanour
 But one of us misread...
 And what do you know
 It happened again
 A friend is not a means
 You utilize to get somewhere
 Somehow I didn't notice
 friendship is an end
 What do you know
 It happened again

 How come no-one told me
 All throughout history
 The loneliest people
 Were the ones who always spoke the truth
 The ones who made a difference
 By withstanding the indifference
 I guess it's up to me now 
 Should I take that risk or
 just smile?

 What do you know
 It happened again
 What do you know

Thursday, 26 May 2011

Postcards From Italy - Beirut


Intro: F |F | A |A

     F
The times we had
              A
Oh, when the wind would blow with rain and snow 
     F
Were not all bad 
            A
We put our feet just where they had 
       F
Had to go
         A
Never to go 

     F
The shattered soul 
           A
Following close but nearly twice as slow 
     F
Were my good times 
                  A
There were always golden rocks to throw 
          F
At those who 
A     
Those who admit defeat too late 
       F
Those were our times 
       A
Those were our times 

    Bb    F                     Dm 
And I will love to see that day
      C
That day is mine
     Bb         F
When she will marry me
   Dm             C
Outside with the willow trees
Bb    F              Dm 
And playing songs in May C
What made me so
    Bb      F
And I would love to see that day
     C
The day was mine

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Smile - Charlie Chaplin

C                 
Smile, though your heart is aching
C7      
Smile, even though it's breaking
Am                F
Though there are clouds in the
Dm              A  G  A
sky You'll get by, If you
Dm                  Dm
Smile through your fears and sorrow
Fm          Fm     G
Smile, and maybe tomorrow
C              Am
You'll see the sun  come shining
Dm          G
through for you

C             C
Light up your face with gladness
C          C7
Hide every trace of sadness
Am         F  
Although a tear may be
Dm       A     G      A
Ever so near, That's the
Dm           
time you must keep on trying
Fm                Fm     G
Smile, what's the use of crying
C                Am
You'll find that life is still worth-
Dm       G
while If you'll just...
 C       
smile...



Wednesday, 18 May 2011

Girl - Davy Jones

Music by Charles Fox, Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Performed by The Monkees / Davy Jones


G(add9),G, D7sus, D7, G(add09), D7sus, D7

G                                  D/F#
Girl, look what you've done to me
Em         Em/Eb     Em/C#
Me, and my whole world
C7  F#m7                          Bm7    Em
Girl           you brought the sun to me
               C7               C9   D7sus  D7
With your smile, you did it girl

G(add9)          G                           D/F#
I'm telling you girl, something unknown to me
Em
Makes you what you are
N.C.               D/C                   Bm        Em
and what you are is all that I want for me
            C9          C6                C  
and its good to feel that way girl.

N.C.           Bm                           C9
Thank you girl, for making the morning brighter
Bm                           C9
Girl, for making the night time nicer
Bm                         C7                    Am7/D 
Girl, for making a better world for me.

                        G                           D/F#
I'm telling you girl, something unknown to me
Em
Makes you what you are
N.C.                D/C                 Bm        Em
and what you are is all that I want for me
              C9         C6                C  
and its good to feel that way girl.

N.C.           Bm                           C9
Thank you girl, for making the morning brighter
Bm                            C9
Girl, for making the night time nicer
Bm                         C7                      Am7/D 
Girl, for making a better world for me.

N.C.          Bm                            C9
Thank you Girl, for making the winter warmer
Bm                           C9
Girl, for making the music softer,
Bm                         C7                       Am7/D
Girl, for making a better world for me.

N.C.         Bm                             C9
Thank you girl, for making the morning brighter
Bm                           C9
Girl, for making the night time nicer
#(fades off here)
Bm                      C7                        Am7/D  D7
Girl, for making a better world for me.





Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's

INTRO
C, Em, C, Em

VERSE 1
C                                               Em
Hey there Delilah, What’s it like in New York City? 
            C                                                       Em
I’m a thousand miles away, But girl tonight you look so pretty, 
               Am  F                                 G                           Am
Yes you do, Time Square can’t shine as bright as you, 
                      G
I swear it’s true. 
C                                                  Em
Hey there Delilah, Don’t you worry about the distance, 
                  C                                                    Em
I’m right there if you get lonely, Give this song another listen, 
                     Am    F                       G                         Am 
Close your eyes, Listen to my voice it’s my disguise, 
                      G
I’m by your side. 

CHORUS
C                                    Am   C                                    Am
Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me, 
C                                    Am   C                                    Am            
Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me, 
                             C
What you do to me. 

VERSE 2
C                                            Em
Hey there Delilah, I know times are getting hard, 
                   C                                                            Em
But just believe me girl some day, I'll pay the bills with this guitar, 
                         Am    F                        G                          Am
We'll have it good, We'll have the life we knew we would, 
                       G
My word is good. 
C                                           Em   
Hey there Delilah, I’ve got so much left to say, 
                 C                                                       Em
If every simple song I wrote to you, Would take your breath away, 
                 Am   F                      G                              Am
I’d write it all, Even more in love with me you’d fall, 
                        G
We’d have it all. 

CHORUS
C                                    Am   C                                    Am
Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me, 
C                                    Am   C                                    Am            
Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me, 
                             C
What you do to me. Bridge
F G A thousand miles seems pretty far, But they’ve got planes and trains and cars, C Am I’d walk to you if I had no other way F G Our friends would all make fun of us, And we'll just laugh along because, C Am We know that none of them have felt this way, F G Delilah I can promise you, That by the time that we get through, Am G The world will never ever be the same, And you’re to blame. VERSE 3 C Em Hey there Delilah you be good, And don’t you miss me, C Em Two more years and you’ll be done with school, And I'll be making history, Am F G Am Like I do, You’ll know it's all because of you, F G Am We can do whatever we want to, F G Am C Hey there Delilah here's to you, This one’s for you. FINAL CHORUS
C                                    Am   C                                    Am
Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me, 
C                                    Am   C                                    Am            
Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me, 
                             C
What you do to me. 
Am C Am C Am C Am C C Ohhh

King of Carrot Flowers Part 1 by Neutral Milk Hotel

G, C, G, D, C x2


G
When you were young
D              C       G
You were the king of carrot flowers
D                    C     D
And how you built a tower tumbling through the trees
C                   G
In holy rattlesnakes that fell all around your feet

G C G D C

G                                       D            C        G
And your mom would stick a fork right into daddy's shoulder
D              C      D
And dad would throw the garbage all across the floor
C                       G
As we would lay and learn what each other's bodies were for

G, C, G, D, C

G
And this is the room
D                   C        G
One afternoon I knew I could love you
D              C    D
And from above you how I sank into your soul
C              G
Into that secret place where no one dares to go

G, C, G, D, C

G                                      D          C        G
And your mom would drink until she was no longer speaking
D                 C   D
And dad would dream of all the different ways to die
C               G
Each one a little more than he could dare to try

G, C, G, D, G


Monday, 9 May 2011

New York I Love You, But You're Bringing Me Down - LCD Soundsystem



G
New York, I Love You
                        Em          G6
But you're bringing me down
G
New York, I Love You
                        Em          G6
But you're bringing me down
G
Like a rat in a cage
               Em         G6
Pulling minimum wage
G
New York, I Love You
                        Em          G6
But you're bringing me down


New York, you're safer
And you're wasting my time
Our records all show
You are filthy but fine
But they shuttered your stores
When you opened the doors
To the cops who were bored
Once they'd run out of crime

New York, you're perfect
Don't please don't change a thing
Your mild billionaire mayor's
Now convinced he's a king
So the boring collect
I mean all disrespect
In the neighborhood bars
I'd once dreamt I would drink

New York, I Love You
But you're freaking me out
There's a ton of the twist
But we're fresh out of shout
Like a death in the hall
That you hear through your wall
New York, I Love You
But you're freaking me out

New York, I Love You
But you're bringing me down
New York, I Love You
But you're bringing me down
Like a death of the heart
Jesus, where do I start?
But you're still the one pool
Where I'd happily drown

And oh.. Take me off your mailing list
For kids that think it still exists
Yes, for those who think it still exists

Maybe I'm wrong
And maybe you're right
Maybe I'm wrong
And maybe you're right
Maybe you're right
Maybe I'm wrong
And just maybe you're right

And Oh..
Maybe mother told you true
And they're always be something there for you
And you'll never be alone
But maybe she's wrong
And maybe I'm right
And just maybe she's wrong
Maybe she's wrong
And maybe I'm right
And if so, is there?

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