LORRAINE
Asus4: x02230
The main hook to this song is a riff Lori does off the D chord that anchors the song. It's a simple hammering-on of the second fret of the E string, then another on the third fret (hanging on what becomes a Dsus4 chord). For purposes of simplicity I'm not going to indicate them in the transcription -- I'll just refer to it as a D -- but play along with the CD and you'll see what I mean.
Intro: D, D (hammer on E string, second fret), Dsus4 (000233) . . . 2x
(D)The kitchen smells like orange peels
(D)Well I don’t know if this part is true
(Bm)Oh Lord, am I (A)good enough (Asus4)
(D)Well she never said a word to me
(Bm)Oh Lord, am I (A)good enough (Asus4)
(D)No one’s had a bigger say
ALL I EVER DO
(D)I turn the lights on in the (G)hall(D)way
CHORUS:
(D)You and I were gonna leave this (G)little (D)town
CHORUS
(D)You finally pull into the (G)drive(D)way
CHORUS
LADDERS & PARACHUTES
(C)I spend my whole life climbing (G)ladders
I (C)spend my life floating (G)backwards
'Cause the (F)world is full of ups and (C)downs (G)
(C)I’ve had love so (G)perfect
'Cause the (F)world is full of ups and (C)downs (G)
Oh (C)don’t you know that’s (G)why
I KNOW YOU
(Am)You never woke up beside a stranger
(Am)You've been pushed right to the limit
I (G)know where you go when you (F)want to be alone
(Am)D.H. Lawrence would be your favorite poet
(Am)I know the sound of your thunder
Well I (G)know that you feel bad
(Am)Well, no other woman's gonna feel beneath
I (G)know what you look like (F)just before you cry
(Am)You never woke up beside a stranger
YOUR NEXT LOVER
Hint from Lori: "That first chord is 004200 then
into the A. I've been playing my G in DADGAD like this more often (550400)
then letting go of that 4 and playing straight up 550000."
Intro: (D)(G)
(D)She lives a few doors down
(D)You saw her out in the parking lot
(D)Everybody is a sinner
(D)Don't forget to look her in the eye
(Em)I stood and (D/F#)watched the stars (G)fade
(D)You hate cigarettes so she won't smoke
(D)You think she's about five-foot-three
(Em)I stood and watched (D/F#)all the stars (G)fade
(Bm)I hope she can (G)fix you
'Cause (Em)I stood and watched (D/F#)all the stars (G)fade
'Cause (G)there ain't nobody
I'M NOT CRAZY
Intro: (D)(G)(D)(G)
(A)Well, I can fall in love
(A)I can fall in love again
CHORUS
(A)Sometimes I hear a voice
(A)Every now and then
CHORUS
(Bm)There's a dull sweetness in this life of ours
CHORUS
WITNESS TO YOUR LIFE
Someone was crying and the (G)bells ring
All you really need is (G)someone to be here
You got that job and joined the (G)union
All you really need is (G)someone to be here
All you really need is (G)someone to be here
Up the road your car comes (G)into view
DRINKIN' PROBLEM
(G)Well, I’ve been thinkin’ while you’ve been (C)drinkin’
(G)I can’t hardly get out of bed, I can’t hardly (C)clear my head
(C)Oh baby, you can’t claim this (G)for your own
No, I never (G)touch the stuff, but, honey, I’ll (C)tell you what
(B7)Baby, you and me, we (C)need to work this (G)out
HOW TO SURVIVE
(D)You knocked those pictures right off the wall
(D)How come we keep this TV up so loud
We (Bm)take turns just coming up for (A)air
Oh (Bm)you and I baby, don't even (A)know how to fight
LEAVING THIS LIFE
D: 000200
(D)I am six years old in the back of my mother's car
(D)I ask my little questions
But (A)I don't know what her (G)voice sounds like
(D)She's left with that reflection of me at six years old
(A)She doesn't know what my (G)voice sounds like
And (A)I don't know what her (G)voice sounds like
BIBLE SONG
(D): 000200
The (D) chord in this song always involves a first string riff that's played as
follows, starting and ending with the (D) chord in standard DADGAD fingering (000200).
Play it along with the CD and you'll see how easy (and fun!) it is: 000200 -- 000204 -- 000202 -- 000200
Intro: (D) -- (D) -- (G)(A)(D) -- (D) -- (D)
(D)No strangers in this town
(D)No lovers in this town
(G)They marry young in these parts
(D)My cousin died in his sleep
(G)They marry young in these parts
(G)They buried him out in the cold
(G)I ran as fast as I could
ONE MAN
(D)They're building up big houses
(D)We can't afford to live there
CHORUS
(D)Behind that school we found romance
(D)Now they're building up houses
CHORUS
(Asus4)One man, one (G)town is all I need
(D)We'll remember the summers
CHORUS
POUR
(Em)In the depths of the deep blue sea
(Em)I could just let it all go
(Am)When it's (Em)love
(Em)I don't where my lover went
(Em)And I'm not rich, but I don't care
(Am)When it's (Em)love
(Em)If the moon could sing a song
(Am)When it's (Em)love
(Am)When it's (Em)love
STEALING KISSES
D*: 000204 (D*)(Dsus2)(D6)(D)
Intro: (D*)(Dsus2)(D6)(D) . . . (D*)(Dsus2)(D6)(D)
(D*)It's late e(Dsus2)nough all you (D6)kids should be (D)home
(D*)He knows that (Dsus2)you were just (D6)chasing a (D)dream
CHORUS
(D*)It's late e(Dsus2)nough your husband's (D6)dinner is (D)cold
(D*)And you haven't (Dsus2)talked to one a(D6)dult all (D)day
CHORUS
And (Em)hours become days, and (F#m)days become years
So you're (D*)standing (Dsus2)outside the (D6)high school (D)doors
I was (G)stealing kisses from a boy
(D*)(Dsus2)(D6)(D) . . . (D6)(D) . . . (D6)(D)
IF YOU ASK
(G)I know when you will raise your fingers to your mouth
CHORUS
(G)Some day I know you will understand
CHORUS
(Em)We've been dancing to that (C9)same old song
(G)So tonight when you finally make your way back to our door
When you (D)ask for my (C9)forgiveness
MONDAY AFTERNOON
Intro: (G)
(G)It's Monday afternoon and I'm drinking again
(G)When the clouds roll in and the sky promises rain
(C)I don't want to (G)work at it
Well the (G)bee has his sting and the sky has her rain
(C)I don't want to (G)work at it
Well it's (G)Monday afternoon and I'm drinking again
HOW TO BE RIGHTEOUS
(G): in the chorus, play it as x20033, otherwise play it as a standard 320033
Don't judge (G)me
But when (C)angels hear the (G)devils' call
I saw it on a (G)TV show
But when (C)angels hear the (G)devils' call
Well I'll look at all I (G)have (G/F#)and I will (Em)claim it
And when (C)questions come, I will (G)answer right
So when (C)angels hear the (G)devils' call
JEALOUSY
(A): 002200
(Em)I know jealousy is a terrible roommate
(G)Preacher says to love thy (Em)neighbor
(Em)Well I love my sister
(G)Preacher says to love thy (Em)neighbor
(G)(Em) -- (G)(Em) -- (G)(Em)
(Em)Loneliness is a horrible lover
(G)Preacher says to love thy (Em)neighbor
(Em)Jealousy is a terrible roommate
BEAUTIFUL MAN
D: 000200
In the intro and at the end of each chorus, there's a little argeggio-esque thingy going on where Lori fingers the 4th fret on the
second string (000240) along with the standard D. You don't have to do it, but try it for some extra color.
Intro: (D)(G) . . . (D)(G)
(D)Well I should have told you I sold my soul to an (G)angel
(D)I should have whispered in your ear when you were (G)lonely
I want to (A)save you from yourself
(D)I should have told you I would be (G)difficult
And I want to (A)save you from myself
(D)I should have told you I was not (G)good enough for you
I want to (A)save you from yourself
THE OTHER BOYS
At the (G) chord at end of the first, third, fifth and seventh lines of each verse (at the words "warning," "circle," "pretty," etc), hammer on the fifth fret of the sixth string to get that sound Lori's getting. Also, for the A* chord, simple slide up to 770000 from the 550000 (G) chord.
D: 000200
(D)I had no (G)warning
And if you (A)tell (Bm)me
(D)So there went for(G)ever
And if you (A)tell (Bm)me
(Em)I was the (G)stupid girl
(D)(G)(D)(A)(G)
(D)Well you are the (G)champion
But if you (A)tell (Bm)me
FEEDING THE ANGELS
I don't know the name of the chord I'm calling (D*), but in between the (D) and the (D*) you'll play the
second fret on the first string, so the sequence runs: 000200, 000202, 000240. On the (G) chord, hammer the
fifth fret on the sixth string. And for the (A*) chord at the end of each line, simply slide up to the 770000
position from the 550000 of the (G) chord. By the way, I think the (A) chord in the last line of each chorus
is the standard 002200 version.
D: 000200
Intro: (D)(D*)(G)(A*) . . . (D)(D*)(G)(A*)
(D)Saturday (D*)felt like Oc(G)tober (A*)
But (Em)I should be off somewhere (F#m)feeding the angels
(D)I don't (D*)cry very (G)easy (A*)
(Em)Tell him I'm off somewhere (F#m)feeding the angels
(D)(D*)(G)(A*)
(D)Saturday (D*)felt like a (G)threshold (A*)
(Em)I should be off somewhere (F#m)feeding the angels
THE EXPLODING MAN
Capo IV
(G)Well, Anna the housewife sat on the bus
(G)Maybe they never saw it was coming
(A)And to me it sounds like a circus (C)trick
(G)Anna the housewife who sat on the bus
(A)And they have these things at the monster truck (C)shows
(G)Anna the housewife enters the bus
(A)Anna takes her seat and unfolds her (C)hand
Capo V
Her stomach turns like a spinning wheel
Put the (G)baby down in her little seat
You should (D)rest now momma, you should eat
(Asus4)It ain’t right you been working all day
And (G)all us kids getting in your way
So she (D)goes to bed as soon as the kitchen's (A)clean (Asus4)
That don’t mean a thing to you, but it does to (D)me
How memories lie, sometimes they do
But I can (G)see her in our living room
With a (D)smile on her face as she’s dancing to
(Asus4)Judy Garland, Carnegie Hall, (G)Sunday April 23rd
She said her (D)cousin had a balcony (A)seat (Asus4)
That don’t mean a thing to you, but it does to (D)me
(Bm)When this world spins as (Ausu4)hard as it does
And we (G)both know how it shakes some people (D)up (Asus4)
So how did (G)you decide to give me so much (D)love
About dying, about how she’d leave
In (G)all her pain she would never cry
Me and my (D)best friend Tina would ride our bikes
From (Asus4)Lelland Road up Daily Drive
We took a (G)paper route one summer time
Tina’s (D)mom said I was part of the fami(A)ly (Asus4)
That don’t mean a thing to you but it does to (D)me
(Bm)When this world spins as (Asus4)hard as it does
And we (G)both know how it shakes some people (D)up (Asus4)
So how did (G)you decide to give me so much (D)love, (Asus4)love
So much (G)love, so much (D)love (Asus4)
(D)Love, (Asus4)love, you give me so much (G)love
So much (D)love
In who I am today
And I (G)swear I’ve tried to be worthy of
The (D)name they gave me when I was young
But I (Asus4)ain’t that pretty, I ain’t that brave
My (G)kids have seen me cry
They should have (D)given her name to my sister Ma(A)rie (Asus4)
That don’t mean a thing to you
That don't mean a thing to (G)you
But it does to (D)me
Walk down the stairs without a (G)bit of (D)grace
The (A)TV's on and the weather man (G)says
It's just another sunny (D)day (G)(D)
(D)Open the curtains in the (G)bay win(D)dow
Look out at the neighbors we don't (G)get to (D)know
(A)All the cars are in the turning (G)lane
And everybody (D)waves (G)(D)
(G)All I ever do is (D)work
(G)All I ever do is (D)pray
But I (Bm)do know that I have for you
A (D)love that never fades
And it's (G)ok (A)
If it's all I ever (D)do (G)(D)
Find a bigger city go and (G)settle (D)down
And (A)finally have the chance to see our (G)dreams
Come springing into (D)life (G)(D)
You sold your guitar when the (G)baby (D)came
We gave her Joni as her (G)middle (D)name
And (A)cluttered up the house with Fisher (G)Price
Never sleeping through the (D)night (G)(D)
We're both exhausted from a (G)long (D)day
You (A)wrap your arms around me with a (G)kiss
You look at me and (D)say (G)(D)
Playing (F)catch with the (C)stars (G)
A (C)million miles away from dis(G)aster
And in(F)vincible unbreakable (C)hearts (G)
And not be(F)cause I want to be (C)free (G)
I (C)have no choice, I must sur(G)render
Close my (F)eyes and jump from the (C)dream (G)
(F)Highs and lows ain’t that the (C)truth (G)
But (C)don’t you know that’s (G)why
God made (F)ladders and (G)para(C)chutes
Even (F)Heaven looked up to see me (C)there (G)
And (C)I have been so damn (G)broken
Crashing (F)hopelessly through thin (C)air (G)
(F)Highs and lows ain’t that the (C)truth (G)
But (C)don’t you know that’s (G)why
God made (F)ladders and (G)para(C)chutes
God made (F)ladders and (G)para(C)chutes
You can always transcribe, and change the chords as follows:
But you never spent the night alone
In your jacket is a flask of Southern Comfort
In your pocket you got a comb
I know (E)you
I know (Am)you
Lived on a lonesome road
Chopped up an old pine dresser
To heat the house once in the cold
I know (E)you
I know (Am)you
I know (G)just how hard you work
And how much (F)money you bring home
You (G)love the sound of church bells
But you (F)hate sitting in the (Dm)pew
Baby, I know (Am)you
If you thought poetry was cool
You have too much pride to be a thief
And just enough gut to be a fool
Baby I know (E)you
I know (Am)you
And I know the smell of your rain
I know every time you walk out that door
You might stumble back in it again
Yeah, I know (E)you
Yes I do, baby blue, I know (Am)you
For every (F)bad thing that you do
You got a (G)scar on your right cheek
And the fear of (F)God embedded in you
Your (G)mother had a wooden spoon
And a (F)shamrock tat(Dm)too
Baby I know (Am)you
The skin that you are in
No other woman's gonna read your mind
Or be sorry for your sins
I know (E)you
I know (Am)you
I know (G)how to make you sick
And I know (F)how to make you die
The (G)only thing I could never do
Is (F)let you say goodbye
Say goodbye(Am) to you
Cause I (Dm)know (Am)you
I (Dm)know (E)you
But you never spent the night alone
In your jacket is a flask of Southern Comfort
In your pocket you got a comb
Capo VI
(A)Says she wants you to take her out
(G)Have some coffee somewhere
Just some coffee
(A)And any plans you had you can break
So (G)wash your face
Let yourself (D)go (G)
(A)Everybody makes mistakes
And (G)there ain't nobody
Who needs nobody
(A)Laugh and show your smile
(G)There's not much more to lonely
Than being this lonely
Right there from your (Em)eyes
So baby I (D/F#)think I know just
(G)What your next lover will be (D)like (G)
(A)But she don't mind this bar you're in
She (G)sits right up there on that stool
Puts her pocketbook down and smiles at you
(A)That makes her taller than me
But (G)you're not thinking about that now
No, it ain't right to think about that now
Right there from your eyes(Em)
So baby I (D/F#)think I know just
(G)What your next lover will be (D)like (G)
I hope she's (D)someone who would never let you (G)down
(Bm)I hope she reminds you (G)nothing of me
And as (Em)crazy, as (D/F#)crazy as it (G)sounds
I hope she's beautiful (D)(G)
Right there from your eyes(Em)
So baby I (D/F#)think I know just
(G)What your next lover
What your next lover will be (D)like
Who needs nobody(D)
And (G)there ain't nobody
Who needs nobody(D)(G)
Capo VII
In the middle of the (G)afternoon
With the (Bm)TV blarin'
(A)In the very next (G)room
At the end of a (G)ragin' fight
The (Bm)kind that keeps us
(A)Stayin' up all (G)night
But baby, I'm not (D)crazy
I just (G)love the way you look at me
Baby, I'm not (D)crazy
I (G)just expect ecstasy
And I'm (Bm)trying not to take
Every(A)thing to the ex(G)treme
I'm wide awake and you're still my dream
Baby, I'm not (D)crazy (G)
Telling me that you're the (G)only one
And I'd be (Bm)nothing but a fool
If I (A)let this all come un(G)done
I see the vision of a (G)perfect man
When you (Bm)turn around
And (A)smile like you under(G)stand
(A)Pretty as graffiti
And I'm (Bm)dancin' without any music on
But you're the (A)only one who sees (G)me
Capo IV
Then I don't remember (D)a thing
You were talking but the (Bm)words came from somebody (A)else
Someone said kiss her and (G)so you did
I was smilin' like a (D)little kid
You kissed my teeth and then we (Bm)both hid inside each other's (A)arms
Someone who'll never (D)let you disappear
And (Bm)I will be that (A)witness to your (G)life
This may just be a softer place to fall
But somebody will (D)answer when you call
And (Bm)I will be that (A)witness to your (G)life
Fought every urge that told you (D)to run
Stared down the barrel of an (Bm)empty gun and wondered a (A)bit
Stopped listening to (G)all your friends
They think this is where life be(D)gins and ends
No one reaches, no (Bm)one transcends they just learn to live with (A)it
Someone who'll never (D)let you disappear
And (Bm)I will be that (A)witness to your (G)life
You should never have to be alone
Someone will (D)always call you home
And (Bm)I will be that (A)witness to your (G)life
Someone who'll never (D)let you disappear
And (Bm)I will be that (A)witness to your (G)life
Baby, (Bm)I will be that (A)witness to your (G) life
And from our front lawn I just (D)smile at you
Another day I thank the (Bm)Lord that you took the right road home (D)
Yeah I know (D)thinkin’ is the (C)last thing on your (G)mind
But I’ve been hopin’ to get this out in the (C)open
And (D)hopin’ we ain’t (C)runnin’ out of (G)time
(B7)The book I’ve been reading says we (C)need to work this (G)out
We need to (C)talk about our (G)problems if we've (D)got ‘em
(C)I think I’ve got a drinkin’ (G)problem
Of (D)last night’s spinnin' (C)smoky memo(G)ries
I call in sick to work, I tell ‘em my whole (C)body hurts
Yeah, I think this (D)drinkin’ just might (C)be the death of (G)me
(B7)The man down at the meeting says we (C)need to work this (G)out
We need to (C)talk about our (G)problems if we've (D)got ‘em
(C)I think I’ve got a drinkin’ (G)problem
(C)I swear that every bottle you bring (G)home
(C)Leaves me feeling that much more a(G)lone
Like a strang(D)er to you
You see it’s my problem too
You can’t (D)count all the (C)ways it touches (G)me
We need to (C)talk about our (G)problems and (D)we've got ‘em
(C)I'll go first . . . I’ve got a drinkin’(G)problem
(C)Baby, I think I’ve got a drinkin’ (G)problem
(C)Baby, I think I’ve got a drinkin’ (G)problem
I (G)slammed the bathroom door so hard it doesn't close right at all
Last (D)week we broke my mother's favorite serving plate
(G)All just casualties of a love that's lost its way
But (Bm)you and I baby, don't even (A)know how to fight
We (G)don't know nothin' 'bout nothin'
Except how to sur(D)vive
(G)What are we so afraid of that we keep drowning out
Well (D)this is not the life that we deserve
And (G)talking might make it better
But what if it makes it worse
Cause (Bm)you and I baby, don't even (A)know how to fight
We (G)don't know nothin' 'bout nothin'
Except how to sur(D)vive (G)
Oh, and (G)I could cry about it but my tears don't work around here
Last (Bm)night I caught myself just looking at (A)you
But (G)I only saw a stone wall im(Bm)possible to break (A)through
We (G)don't know nothin' 'bout nothin'
Oh, we don't know nothin' bout nothin'
Except how to sur(D)vive
How to sur(Bm)vive
How to sur(G)vive (A)(D)
Capo II
G: 550400
A: 002200
Bm: 024000
And (G)I will be seven in December
(D)She will be gone by the beginning of next spring
And (G)I will be left to remember
To re(D)member
She laughs a little laugh
But (G)she won't tell me where we're going
She (D)looks in my eyes with her eyes in the mirror
And says (G)some things you're better off not knowing
Not (D)knowing
(A)I don't know what her (G)skin feels like
I (A)only know what it (G)might feel like
When a (Bm)mother holds her (A)daughter
When that (Bm)mother knows she's (A)leaving this (G)life
Leaving this (D)life
And (G)I have her eyes in the mirror
Well (D)she and I, we are defined by what we have lost
(G)Don't you wonder whose loss is dearer
(D)Dearer
(A)She doesn't know what my (G)skin feels like
And (A)I only know what it (G)might feel like
When a (Bm)mother holds her (A)daughter
When that (Bm)mother knows she's (A)leaving this (G)life
Leaving this (D)life (G)(D)(G)
And (A)I don't know what her (G)skin feels like
I (A)only know what it (G)might feel like
When a (Bm)mother holds her (A)daughter
When that (Bm)mother knows she's (A)leaving this (G)life
Leaving this (D)life
Leaving this (G)life
Leaving this (D)life
Leaving this (G)life (D)
Capo IV
(G): 550005 (often played with a sixth string hammer-on)
(Em): 220000
(A): slide up to 700000 from the G in the intro and verses and to 770000 from the Em in the choruses
No one moves without making a sound
(G)You live and die within the borders and (A)lines
(D)No one dies without paying their fines
The moon's full but it sure ain't round
(G)And just because you lie in his (A)bed
Don't (D)mean you meant the things you said
They work the facto(D)ries
(G)So I ran as fast as I could
Through the tall grass and the midnight woods
So (Em)nobody would sing some (A)bible song over me (D)
Forty pills, two kids to keep
(G)And how will she explain to those (A)kids
About the (D)sorry thing daddy did
They raise their kids and set them (D)free
(G)So I ran as fast as I could
Through the tall grass and the midnight woods
So (Em)nobody would sing some (A)bible song over me (D)
He was only twenty-four years (D)old
(G)How his mother came undone
When the choir sang (A)hallelu(D)jah
Through the tall grass and and the midnight (D)woods
(G)I ran as fast as I could
Through the tall grass and and the midnight (D)woods
Halle(G)lujah hallelujah -- (D)ahhh
Halle(G)lujah hallelujah hal(D)lelujah
Halle(G)lujah halle(A)lujah (D)
Hallelujah
Capo I
Back behind the school
Where we used to (Asus4)drink our beer on Friday nights
And (G)pretend that we were lovers in your (D)car
So we drive on past their marble and glass
(Asus4)Hoping that this blue collar (G)town of ours
Won't ever lose its (D)balls
(Asus4)I was just a little (G)girl
When your (Asus4)hand brushed by my (G)hand
And I will (Asus4)be an old (G)woman
Happy to have spent my whole life with one (D)man
We laid in the dirt and took off our shirts
While the (Asus4)lucky ones would fly away
On (G)planes to other cities, other (D)towns
Big enough to lose your love
(Asus4)Big enough to never even (G)see
One another in the (D)dark
A (Asus4)simple plan to guide me
Through the (G)simple life I lead
(Asus4)I have seen the ocean and (G)I have seen the sky
I do not need a big house or the ability to (D)fly
The crumbling town streets, running from police
And (Asus4)acting like we'd leave this place
The (G)minute we ever had (D)the chance
(B7)There's a blue as blue as me
Where a quiet symphony plays for the (Em)lonely
(B7)Sink down to the world below
Where I don't breathe but I don't know
Cause I'm (Em)breathless
(D)It will (C)rain sometimes
When it's (Am)love it will (D)pour
Po(Em)ur (Am)(Em)(B7)(Em)
(B7)But I know that he took the rent
And I know that he went and spent all my (Em)loving
(B7)I'll find that boy anywhere
I'll walk the land, fly the air, and tread (Em)water
(D)It will (C)rain sometimes
When it's (Am)love it will (D)pour
Po(Em)ur
Po(Am)ur (Em)
Po(B7)ur (Em)
Po(Am)ur (Em)
Po(B7)ur (Em)
(B7)With the symphony in the blue beyond
They'd tell me he was really gone for(Em)ever
(D)It will (C)rain sometimes
When it's (Am)love it will (D)pour
(D)It will (C)rain sometimes
When it's (Am)love it will (D)pour
Po(Em)ur
Po(Am)ur (Em)
Po(B7)ur (Em)
Po(Am)ur
It will (Em)pour
It will (B7)pour
It will (Em)pour
Capo V
Dsus2: 000202
D6: 000220
D: 000200
G: 550000
Em: 220000
F#m: 440020
(D*)The policeman (Dsus2)says as he takes your (D6)beer for his (D)own
You re(G)member wondering what his wife
Thought about his occupation (D*)(Dsus2)(D6)(D)
(D*)To the town (Dsus2)line and then back and (D6)over a(D)gain
So he (G)winks at you girls
And he tells you all he'll see you later (D*)(Dsus2)(D6)(D)
I was (G)stealing kisses from a boy
Now I'm (F#m)begging affection from a man
In my (Em)housedress don't you (F#m)know who I am
Don't you (G)know who I am
Standing in your kitchen (D*)(Dsus2)(D6)(D)
(D*)So you wrap it (Dsus2)up and leave it for (D6)him on the (D)stove
It's (G)probably the traffic again
Or another important meeting (D*)(Dsus2)(D6)(D)
Except your (D*)neighbor (Dsus2)who drives you (D6)cra(D)zy
When he (G)finally gets in he's sure
Not in the mood for talking (D*)(Dsus2)(D6)(D)
And you could (G)burn down this town
If they made matches from fear
But (Em)you're no worse off than (F#m)anybody else
Hey (G)don't you even know
Don't you even know yourself
(D*)The ones you (Dsus2)walked out of twenty (D6)years be(D)fore
And you (G)whisper to all of the girls, run, run, run
Now I'm (F#m)begging affection from a man
In my (Em)housedress don't you (F#m)know who I am
Don't you (G)know who I am
Take a look at who I am
Take a look at who I am
I'm stealing kisses (D*)(Dsus2)(D6)(D)
Stealing kisses (D*)(Dsus2)(D6)(D)
When you're lying about where you've been
Or (C9)how much you (G)spent
As if to wipe away the (C9)shame
It's not a game, I know you feel (G)bad
If you (D)ask for my (C9)forgiveness
If you (D)call my name I will (C9)come
If you (D)ask for my (C9)love I will give you (G)some
Some day you'll finally realize
What you're (C9)doing to your(G)self
(D)Over and over a(G)gain
(Em)I want to be your (C9)lover
I don't (D)want to be your policeman
I'll let you sleep it (C9)off
Like I did the night be(G)fore
And in the morning I will get you up
And I will smile just when you want me (C9)to
'Cause I'm all you (G)have
When you (D)call my name I will (C9)come
When you (D)ask for my (C9)love I will give you (G)some
And I (Em)know I promised you that the Lord would be my friend
But the (G)Lord and I don't get along so very good
He doesn't (Em)speak a word out to me
Like you promised that he would
And I'm (C)telling you
I (D)wish I was a better (G)person
You just ac(Em)cept the way she is and you don't even complain
Though you (G)wish that it was sunny and the sky would stay blue
You don't ac(Em)cept a thing about me
And wish that I was just like you
But I'm (C)telling you
I (D)wish I was a better (G)person
(C)It should come natural(G)ly
(C)It shouldn't be so (G)difficult
Should be (D)more like honey to the bee
And I have (Em)all of my things that I shouldn't do over again
But if I (G)just say the words and I look you in the eye
That I am (Em)promising you, I promise
I (C)wish I was (D)a better (G)person
(C)It should come natural(G)ly
(C)It shouldn't be so (G)difficult
Should be (D)more like honey to the bee
And I (Em)know I promised you that the Lord would be my friend
But the (G)Lord and I don't get along so very good
He doesn't (Em)speak a word out to me
Like you promised that he would
And I'm (C)telling you (D)
I am (C)telling you (D)
I am (C)telling you
I (D)wish I was a better (G)person
A better (Em)person
A better (G)person
A better (Em)person (C)(D)(G)
(G/F#)I will judge my(Em)self
I will (C)lie in my bed at night wide awake or a(D)sleep (Dsus4)
I will (G)feel pain
(G/F#)When I know I have (Em)given it
Every(C)thing I put out to the world I know comes (D)back to me
And my (C)vision's unclear I got no (G)sense at all
I'm just (C)hoping I will o(G)bey my (A)conscience (Asus4)
I want to (C)learn how to be (G)righ(G/F#)teo(Em)us (C)(D)
(G/F#)I bought (Em)the book you know
Paid at(C)tention when I thought the preacher was talking to (D)me (Dsus4)
But it's not (G)easy, no (G/F#)
To get (Em)over, let it go
All these (C)feelings that are burning and building up inside of (D)me
And my (C)vision's unclear I got no (G)sense at all
I'm just (C)hoping I will o(G)bey my (A)conscience (Asus4)
I want to (C)learn how to be (G)righ(G/F#)teo(Em)us (C)(D)
Won't let (C)anybody else ever tell me who I should (D)be (Dsus4)
I'll look in the (G)mirror (G/F#)and gaze in my (Em)children's eyes
And I (C)will not give a damn what anybody else thinks(D) of me
Be (C)true to myself, need be (G)put up a fight
Will not (C)heed to greed, I (G)will obey my (A)conscience
I want to (C)learn, I need to (D)learn(Dsus4) how to be (G)righ(G/F#)teo(Em)us (C)(D)
And my (C)vision's unclear I got no (G)sense at all
I'm just (C)hoping I will o(G)bey my (A)conscience
I want to (C)learn, I need to (D)learn(Dsus4) how to be (G)righ(G/F#)teo(Em)us (C)(G)
(*): slide the A chord above up to the 9th fret (009900)
I know judgment's a hard friend
I have (A)seen the look of anger
Again and again and a(Em)gain
I want to be warm and happy
Don't want to find myself cold
I want to (A)feel so young and pretty
But I feel so (Em)old
(G)Listen to the sound of the prophe(Em)cy
Should (G)others reap the fruit of your (Em)favor
You won't (A)find yourself tor(D)mented by (Em)jealousy
I love my brothers too
Don't want to (A)feel myself
Holding resentment towards (Em)you
(G)Listen to the sound of the prophe(Em)cy
Should (G)others reap the fruit of your (Em)labor
You won't (A)find yourself tor(D)mented by (Em)jealousy
Sweet jealousy
(A) -- (*) -- (Em)
And hatred can't fill your soul
But it cre(A)ates for you this illusion
That you are (Em)whole
And greed is a good ambition
But passion will treat you right
I want to (A)live my life by love and appe(Em)tite
(G)Listen to the sound of the prophe(Em)cy
Should (G)others reap the fruit of your (Em)favor
You won't (A)find yourself (*) . . . (Em)tormented by jealousy
Judgment is a hard hard hard hard hard friend
It's a hard friend
It's a hard friend
Capo III
G: 550000 (at the end of each line, hammer on the 5th fret on the 6th string)
A: 002200
Bm: 024000
I should have (D)told you this world is not my (G)own
(D) I should have wrapped you, wrapped you like a (G)present
I should have (D)gotten to you before you were (G)grown (D)(G)
I should have (D)taken you, taken you by the (G)hand
(D)I should have told you you are, you are (G)worthy
I should have (D)shown you, you are, you are a beautiful (G)man
I want to (Bm)save you from (G)everybody else
I want to (A)be inside you when I can
And I am (G)doing the best that I can
For my beautiful (D)man (G)(D)(G)
(D)I should have shown you the scars on my (G)soul
I should have (D)told you I wanted you to take (G)care of me
Without al(D)lowing you any of my con(G)trol
I want to (Bm)save you from (G)everybody else
I want to (A)be inside you when I can
And I am (G)doing the best that I can
You (D)beautiful man (G)
I am doing the best that I (D)can
Oh, you beautiful (G)man
(D)I should have whispered I am un(G)kind
I want to (Bm)save you from (G)everybody else
I want to (A)save you from myself
I am (G)doing the best that I can
For my beautiful . . .
. . . (A)save you from yourself
I want to (Bm)save you from (G)everybody else
I want to (A)save you from yourself
And I am (G)doing the best that I can
For my beautiful (D)man (G)
For my beautiful (D)man (G)(D)
Capo IV
G: 550000
A*: 770000
A: 002200
Bm: 024000
Em: 220000
(D)I had my (G)heart, my body, my (D)head
Life turned in that (G)circle
(A*)My heart had the say
(D)You were so (G)pretty
(D)You were the (G)boy with the smile all his (D)own
Whose hands made me (G)dizzy
(A*)When they touched me that way
You (G)love me I'd let you in
(A)Use (Bm)me
(G)Love is a simple thing
(A)Shame (Bm)me
(G)Stories find everything
When all you were trying to do
Was beat all the (D)other boys (G)(D)(A)(G)
(D)I did not believe(G) in the word after (D)you
Love just leaves stains on the (G)carpet
(A*)That never go away
You (G)love me I'd let you in
(A)Use (Bm)me
(G)Love is a simple thing
(A)Shame (Bm)me
(G)Stories find everything
When all you were trying to do
Was beat all the (A)other boys(Bm)(D)(G)
Beat all the (A)other boys(Bm)(D)(G)
Beat all the (A)other boys(Bm)(D)(G)
Who let you (D)play your (A)game
(Em)I felt like plastic or (G)cardboard
And I will (D)never feel the (A)same
Never the (G)same
(D)You picked a great (G)player for your (D)game
It must have been so (G)easy
(A*)My heart had no say
You (G)love me I'd let you in
(A)Use (Bm)me
(G)Love is a stupid thing
(A)Shame (Bm)me
(G)Stories find everything
When you beat all the (D)other boys(G)(D)(A)(G)(D)
Capo VI
D*: 000240
G: 550000
A*: 770000
A: 002200
Em: 220000
F#m: 440200
(D)Red on the (D*)ground, blue in the (G)sky (A*)
(D)We are on (D*)fire for the wrong (G)reasons (A*)
(D)Fists in my (D*)hands, tears in my (G)eyes (A*)
(Em)Who will take care of them (F#m)while I'm away
It's (Em)not that they can't live with(F#m)out me
I know that
But it (Em)seems they appreci(A)ate it when I (D)stay (D*)(G)(A*)
(D)Truth be (D*)told, I don't bruise at (G)all (A*)
(D)It's not that my (D*)skin isn't (G)fragile (A*)
(D)Sometimes I (D*)do hit the (G)wall (A*)
The (Em)angels still love me even (F#m)when I am bad
And my (Em)shame is like coal and they're (F#m)making him diamonds
I don't (Em)make them cry out
I don't (A)make them feel (D)sad (D*)(G)(A*)
(D)I walked through
(D*)Now I can't turn a(G)round (A*)
The (Em)angels still love me even (F#m)when I am bad
And my (Em)shame is like coal and they're (F#m)making him diamonds
I don't (Em)make them cry out
I don't (A)make them feel (D)sad (D*)(G)(A*)(D)
On the (D)way to the doctors when the man blew himself up
And (Em)how can I possibly know how she feels
When I've (C)never seen anything so horrific in (G)my whole life
But somehow I feel for her be(D)cause I, too, have seen a man ex(Em)plode (C)
Or (D)maybe they knew but there's nowhere for running
Maybe (Em)Anna was the one who reached out her hand
And (C)tried to save... save the exploding (G)man (D)(C)
(A)The exploding man goes off at (C)six
Has (D)five children and no time to fuss
Over (Em)her appearance or what she wears
Her old (C)dresses are now clothes for her children
Who (G)Anna prays will never sit on a bus
Where a (D)man is plotting to blow himself (Em)up (C)
(A)The exploding man walks away with all his fingers and (C)toes
(G)Anna decides it's better to sit next to him
Then (D)go out quickly and fly up to heaven
Where (Em)all the good housewives go when they can
And (C)no one has to stop or save the exploding (G)man (D)(C)
And (D)looks for one who seems the most dangerous
The (Em)one who won't look anyone in the eye
The (C)one who seems almost eager to die
(A)And extends it toward the exploding (C)man (G)(D)(Em)(C)