Woodface

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CROWDED HOUSE - WOODFACE FULL ALBUM CHORDS
11."As Sure as I Am"
[INTRO]
Am7
[Verse 1]
Not Am7everyone Emin New York Amwould pay to Emsee Andrew Lloyd AmWebberEm  Am  Em  
May his Amtrousers fall Emdown as he Ambows to the queeEmn and the crownAm  Em  Am  
I don't Fknow what tune that the orchestra played
But it went Dby me sickly and Gsentimental
[CHORUS]
Am7Can I have another piece of chocolate cakeAm/F#  
Tammy Baker's got a Glot on her plate
Am7Can I buy another cheap Picasso fakeAm/F#  
Andy Warhol must be Glaughing in his Egrave
Am7 (x4)
[Verse 2]
The Am7band of the Emnight take you Amto ethereal Emheights over AmdinnerEm  Am  Em  
And You Amwander the Emstreets never Amreaching the Emheights that you AmseekEm  Am  
And the Fsugar that dripped from the violins bow
Made the childDren go crazy, put a hole Gin the tooth of a hag
[Chorus]
Am7Can I have another piece of chocolate cakeAm/F#  
Tammy Baker's got a Glot on her plate
Am7Can I buy another cheap Picasso fakeAm/F#  
Andy Warhol must be Glaughing in his Egrave
[Bridge]
And the dogAs are on the road
We're all Dtempting fate
Cars Aare shooting by
With no Dnumber plates
And Ehere comes Mrs. Hairy Legs
Am7 Em
Am7   Em7(x4)
A D7
[Verse 3]
I Am7saw Elvis Em7Presley walk Am7out of a Em7Seven ElevenAm7....tEm7hat'Am7s riEm7ght!
And a Am7woman gave Em7birth to a baAm7by and then Em7bowled 2Am757Em7  Am7  
Now the Fexcess of fat on your American bones
Will D7cushion the impact as you Gsink like a stE7one
[Chorus]
Am7Can I have another piece of chocolate cakeAm/F#  
Tammy Baker, GTammy Baker ...
Am7Can I buy another cheap Picasso fakeAm/F#  
Cheap Picasso, Gcheap Picasso fake
Am7Can I have another piece of chocolate cakeAm/F#  
Kathy Straker, boy could Gshe lose some weight
Am7Can I buy another slice of real estatAm/F#e
Liberace must be Am/Claughing in his graveAm.....Ooooh
Am   G(x4)
AmCan I Ghave another Ampiece Gof chocolate cake
Am G (repeat to fade)
N.C.
Capo 1
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
EIce will Esusmelt, Ewater will Esusboil
EYou and EsusI can Eshake off this Esusmortal coiEl
It's Dbigger than Aus
You Ddon't have to Aworry about EitEsus  E  Esus  
[Verse 2]
EReady or Esusnot, Ehere comes the Esusdrop
EYou feel Esuslucky when you Eknow where you Esusare
Y'know, Eit's Dgonna come Atrue
DHere in your Aarms, I remeEmberA  E  A  
[Chorus]
It's Eonly C#mnatural
That I should want to be therG#me with you
It's only C#mnatural
That you should feel the same way tooG#m  
[Verse 3]
It's Eeasy when you Esusdon't try Egoing on Esusfirst impressions
EMan in a Acage has Emade his conAfession
ANow, Eyou've Dseen me at Amy worst
And it Dwon't be the Alast time I'm down EthereA  E  
[Verse 4]
I Ewant you to Esusknow I feel comEpletely at Esusease
ERead me like a Abook
That's Efallen Adown betweeEn your Dknees
APlease, Dlet me Ahave my way with EyouA  E  A  
[Chorus]
EIt's only C#mnatural
That I should want to be therG#me with you
It's only C#mnatural
That you should feel the same way tooG#m  Bb  
It's circumEstantial
It's nothing G#written in the sky
And Awe don't even have to tryE  
[Bridge]
But we'll be Eshaking like Amud
EBuildings of Aglass
ESink into the Abay
They'll be Eunder the rocks aAgain
You Ddon't have to Asay
I Dknow you're Aafraid
[Chorus]
EIt's only C#mnatural
That I should want to be therG#me with you
It's only C#mnatural
That you should feel the same way tooG#m  Bb  
It's circumEstantial
It's something I was G#born to
It's only EnaturalG#  
Can I help it if AI want to?
[Outro]
E
Capo 3
[Intro]
Am   Em   Am   Em7(x2)
[Verse 1]
I'm Em7really close tAmonightC  
And I feel like I'm Bmmoving inside herE  
Lying in the AmdarkC  
I think that I'm Bmbeginning to Eknow her
Let it AmgoC  
I'll be there when you Fcall
[Chorus]
Whenever I Cfall Gat your AmfeetF  
And you let your Ctears Grain down on AmmeF  
Whenever I Ctouch your Gslow turninAmg painF  
[Verse 2]
You're hiding from me noAmwC  
There's something in the Bmway that you're talkingE  
The words don't sound AmrightC  
But I hear them all Bmmoving inside youE  
AmGo, I'll be Cwaiting when you callF  
[Chorus]
Whenever CI fall Gat your AmfeetF  
And you let your Ctears Grain down on AmmeF  
Whenever I Ctouch your Gslow turning AmpainF  
[Bridge]
The finger of Cblame has turned up Gon itself
And I'm Ammore than willing to Foffer myself
Do you Cwant my presence or Gneed my help
AmWho knows where that might Flead
And I CfallGlllllAmllllllllllFlC  G  Am  F  
[Chorus]
Whenever I Cfall Gat your AmfeetF  
D'you let your teCars Grain down on AmmeF  
Whenever I Cfall GWhenever I AmfallF  C  
[Intro]
Em   G   A(x2)
[Verse 1]
EmWatch Gout big ships are Awaiting
EmSalt fGrozen on your Acheek
EmSaw a Ggirl and boy aArriving
EmAnd a steamer Gput out to Asea
[Chorus 1]
GTall Atree Emstand in the distance
GReAmember Emwhen you were Cgreen
GDon't Awipe the Emsalt from your Cskin
You must keep Drunning the distanceEm  G  A  Em  G  A  
EmSun Gsleeps on misty Amorning
EmLight Gyears from channel A3
EmI Gfell halfway to Azero
EmCall me a hero I might Gjust agAree
[Chorus 2]
GTall Atree Emstand in the distance
GReAmember Emwhen you were Cgreen
GDon't Awipe the Emsalt from your Cskin
You must keep Drunning the distanceF  G7  D  
[Bridge]
DAnd the roses you grow
Have a powDmerful scent
They'll be breakG7ing your heart
By the morDningEm  G  A  Em  G  A  Em  
[Chorus 3]
EmI Gfell halfway to Azero
EmCall me a hero I might Gjust agAree
GTall Atree Emstand in the distance
GReAmember Emwhen you were Cgreen
GDon't Awipe the Emsalt from your skin
GTall Atree Em  GTall AtreeEm  
GDon't Awipe the Emsalt from your Cskin
You must keep Drunning the distance...Tall Emtree!
[Intro]
Em7   A   Asus4   A(x3)
Em7[VerAse Asus41]
Walking 'Around the Em7room singing Stormy WeAatherAsus4  
At A5Em77 Mt. Pleasant StA.Asus4  
Well Ait's the Esus4same room but everything's difAferentAsus4  
You can Afight the Em7sleep but not the AdreamAsus4  
[Bridge]
DmThings ain't Ccooking Dmin my Ckitchen
DmStrange afflCiction wash Fover meDm  
Julius CCaesar Dmand the Roman EmCpireDm  
Couldn't cConquer the Fblue skyG  
Em7   A(x2)
[Verse 2]
There's a Em7small boat made of chAinAsus4a
It's Agoing Em7nowhere on the mantlepiecAeAsus4  
Well, Ado I Em7lie like a loungeroom lAizAsus4ard
Or Ado I Em7sing like a bird releaseAdAsus4  
[Chorus]
Everywhere you go A7sus4always take the weaDther with you
Everywhere you go A7sus4always take the weaDther
Everywhere you go A7sus4always take the weaGther with you
Everywhere you go Dalways take the weaGther, the weAather with youEm7  
Em7   A(x4)
[Chorus]
Everywhere you gA7sus4o you always take the weaDther with you
Everywhere you gA7sus4o you always take the weaDther
Everywhere you go A7sus4always take the weaGther with you
Everywhere you go Dalways take the weaEther, you take the weaGther,
the weaAther with youD  
A7sus4   D(x4)
[Chorus]
Everywhere you gA7sus4o you always take the weaDther with you
Everywhere you gA7sus4o you always take the weaDther
Everywhere you go A7sus4always take the weaGther with you
Everywhere you go Dalways take the weaEther, you take the weaGther,
the weaAther with youD  
[Intro]
F Fm Bb F
[Verse 1]
FDull, dull Fmgrey
The Bbcolour of our Ftimes
Cool, cool Fmspace
That BbI still hope to findF  
Far beyBm7-5ond the veiA#ml
The D#7sound of whispers and moanFsFm  Bb  F  
[Verse 2]
FSlow, time Fmbomb
The Bbclamour of the sFtreet
I hear this Fmtown
It Bbnever goes to sFleep
And I will Bm7-5catch the taxi driver
Weeping like a wounded beasFt
Bb F D#7
F[ChBborusC]
Then I G#wake up in your Bb7room
To C#share one piece of your lifCme
G#When tomorrow comes we may noBb7t be here at all
WithBbout your D#whispers and moanFmsBb  
'Cause here you C#come D#to carrG#y me hBb7ome
Here you cBbome to D#carry me hFome
F[BrFmidgeBb]F  Bm7-5  Bbm6  F7  
Love that Fsound
Time eG#rase
Tension Bbwheels
Cool Fheels
Won't ya Bm7-5come on
Open the Bbm6bid 'fore too loF7ng
F Bbm F D#7
F[ChBbmorus]C  
Then I G#wake up in your Bb7room
To C#share one piece of your lifCme
G#I'd give anything to be a fly Bb7up on the wall
And Bbhear your D#whispers and moaFmnsBb  
I'd like to hear C#your D#whispers and G#moansBb7  
Here you cBbome to D#carry me hFome
[Outro]
FmWe are the mirrors
Are the mirrors of each Bbother in a lifetime of suspicion
C#Cleansed in a moment a D#flash of recognition
You G#gave your life for it worth its weight in gold
Bb7And growing empires and art colC#lectors
And a D#Alan's sound invesFm7tments will one day be forgotten
Bb7One day be forgotten, yeahC#  D#  G#  Bb  
[Intro]
Em D/F# G Am
[Verse 1]
EmFour seasons D/F#in onGe day,
Amlying in the depths of your Am6imagination
EmWorlds above and D/F#worlds beGlow,
Amthe sun shines on the black clouds Am6hanging over the doCmain
BmEven when you're feeling Cwarm,
the Bmtemperature could drop aAmway
LikDe four seasons in oGne dayD/F#  
[Verse 2]
EmSmiling as the D/F#shit comes Gdown,
Amyou can tell a man from Am6what he has to say
EmEverything gets turneD/F#d arouGnd,
Amand I will risk my neck agAm6ain, againC  
BmYou can take me where you Cwill,
Bmup the creek and through the Ammill
Like Bmall the things you can't eCxplain,
DFour seasons in one Gday
[Chorus]
CBlood dries Gup like Drain, like Emrain
CFills my cGup, like fDour seasons in one Emday
Em D/F# G Am Am6 C B11 Em D/F# G
It Amdoesn't pay to maAm6ke predictions
[Verse 3]
EmSleeping on an D/F#unmade Gbed,
Amfinding out wherever there is Am6comfort there is Cpain
BmOnly one step aCway,
like Dfour seasons in one Gday
[Chorus]
CBlood dries Gup like Drain, like Emrain
CFills my Gcup, like fDour seasons in one Emday
[Intro]
A7[Verse 1]
What'll I Gtell himD  Em7  
When he comes to me for absoB7lutionB7sus4  B7  
Wouldn't you Gknow itD  Em7  
Hope I don't make a bad deB7cisionB7sus4  B7  
[Chorus 1]
Cos DI'd like to beC9lieve
There is a Dgod
Why sinful C9angels suffer for lDove
I'd like to beAmlieve
In the terrible trutAm7h in the beautiful lieAm  
[Verse 2]
Like to Gknow youD  Em7  
But in this town I can't get arB7restedB7sus4  B7  
If you Gknow meD  Em7  
Why don't you tell me what I'm B7thinking
[Chorus 2]
DHey don't look C9now
There goes DGod
In his sexy C9pants and his sausage dDog
And he can't Amstand BeelzebubAm7  
Cos he looks so good Amin black, in black
G   D   Em7   B7   B7sus4   B7(x2)
[Chorus 2]
DHey don't look C9now
There goes DGod
In his sexy C9pants and his sausage dDog
And he can't Amstand BeelzebubAm7  
Cos he looks so good Amin black, in black
[Outro]
D C9
There goes GodD  C9  
There goes GodD  C9  
There goes GodD  C9  
There goes GodD  C9  
There goes GodD  C9  
There is a GodD  C9  
D   C9(x3)
There goes God
There goes GodD  C9  
There goes GodD  C9  
D   C9(x4)
There goes God
[Intro]
B7sus4[Verse 1]
BFork lightning in F#your hall
G#mBreak the skin when you Gbreak the fall
GI'll be the Done to fix it Eup
BLove children of F#the new age
G#mJust a hippy with a Gweekly wage
GThere's no reDbellion just a chance to be lGazyA  E  E7  
[Chorus]
When Gfame is Ain your bloodE  E7  
You Gfollow the Ascience of EloveE7  
GWave the Amagic wandE  E7  
And F#hang on
[Verse 2]
BNow the rest of us are F#living in a daze
G#mKeep thinkin' 'bout the Gchoice to be made
GHere come the Dhandmaidens of end Etime
BLost treasure from a prF#imitive race
G#mAll the lives written Gon your face
Gcan't fill the caDnyons of your mindG  A  E  E7  
[Chorus]
When Gfame is Ain your bloodE  E7  
You Gfollow the Ascience of EloveE7  
GWave the Amagic wandE  E7  
And Ghang on
F#[BriGdgeF#]
B F# G#m G
GHere come the hanDdmaidens of end timeG  A  E  E7  
[Chorus]
When Gfame is Ain your bloodE  E7  
You Gfollow the Ascience of EloveE7  
GWave the Amagic wanEdE7  
GAnd all of your Astars will fallE  
GAnd all of your spells Awill breakE  
GSo look out for nuAmber oneG  A  E  
GFame is Ain your blooEd
[Outro]
GCapo A2E  
[Intro]
Am   E(x2)
[Verse 1]
AmAll I aEsk
Is to Amlive each mEoment
CFree from the D9last
Take the Amroad forEgotten
Don't Gleave me here
COh, D9please let me stray
CFar Dfrom FfaEmiDliar Ethings
Am[VerEse 2]
CAll I D9ask
Is to Amlive each Emoment
CAll I D9ask
Is to Gsus4live each Gmoment
Free from the ClastD9  
CStrange D9roads going Amnowhere Going nowhere (in Eparticular)Am  E  
E
C[VFerBbse Asus43]G  
CAll I D9ask
Is to Amlive each Emoment
CAll I D9ask
Is to Gsus4live each Gmoment
Free from the ClastD9  
GmFree from the Flast
[Outro]
CAll G#I CAsk
Am11. EAS SURE AS I AM
[Intro]
C#   B(x2)
[Verse 1]
C#Make your deBcision now
C#Rely on no help Bfrom above
C#Living is luBxury
F#I want eG#mverything you throw oEut
F#I'll do G#anything you want C#sus4toC#  
[Verse 2]
C#Please let me go Bwith you
C#I'll wear the smile Bon your face
C#Big black and beauBtiful
F#I want it, G#meverything you throw Eout
There F#must be G#something you can do C#sus4withoutC#  
[Chorus]
C#'Cos I Fam as Gsure as I Cam
And I couldn't care lessF  
For Gwhat might go Cwrong
And I'm happy as sinF  
In a Gfear shaken worldAm  F#  
[Verse 3]
I C#pity the Brhino
C#Down there it's beBcoming extinct
C#Killed for a love pBotion
F#Sad thing G#mlooking like a dead floweEr
F#I want it, G#everything that you tC#sus4hrow outC#  
[Chorus]
C#'Cos I Fam as Gsure as I Cam
And I couldn't care lessF  
For Gwhat might go Cwrong
And I'm happy as sinF  
In a Gfear shaken worldAm  D  Am  D  
[Bridge]
GDon't wFanna be there
GDon't wFanna be spared
GI'll wear the smile Fon your face
[Chorus]
I am as Gsure as I Cam
And I couldn't care lessF  
For Gwhat might go Cwrong
And I'm happy as sinF  
In a Gfear shaken worlG#d, worldBb  G#  
BbCouldn't care lessAm  
[Outro]
Am
D[Intro]
B[VeBsus4rse 1]
BI bring you plates from RomeBsus4  
BYou say they look fantasticBsus4  
BI say we're having funBsus4  
ENothing like that Italian plasticB  Bsus4  
[Verse 2]
BI bring you rocks and flowersBsus4  
BYou say they look patheticBsus4  
BYou pick me up at nightBsus4  
EI don't feel pathetic
[Chorus]
DWhen you wake Gup with me
DI'll be your Aglass of water
DWhen you stick Gup for me
D   G   A   B   Bsus4   A   E(x2)
Then you're my Bella Bambina
[Verse 3]
BI say we're on a tripBsus4  
BLooks like we're on vacationBsus4  
BI say we're having funBsus4  
EIn our little constellationB  Bsus4  
[Chorus]
DWhen you wake Gup with me
DI'll be your Aglass of water
DWhen you stick Gup for me
DThen I'll be your ABella Bambino, your man on the moon,
[Chorus]
DWhen you wake Gup with me
DI'll be your Aglass of water
DWhen you stick Gup for me
DThen you're my GBella ABambinaD  
[Outro]
Dmaj7[Intro]D  
AM9 Aadd9 AM9 Aadd9 B Bsus4
AM9   Aadd9(x2)
[Verse 1]
EPretty soon you'll be Esus4able to rememEber her
AM7Lying in the garden singing
C#m7Right where she'll always beC#m6  
The door is B/Aalways oApen
EThis is the place Esus4that I loved Eher
And AM7these are the friends that she had
C#m7Long may the mountain rinC#m6g
To the B/Asound of her laugAhter
And she goes Bon and on
[Chorus]
In her soft Ewind I F#mwill whiBsper
In her warm Esun I F#mwill glisBten
Till we see Eher oF#mnce againB  
In a A/Bworld without endB  
[Verse 2]
We Eowe it all to Esus4Frank SinEatra
The song was AM7playing as she walked into the room
C#m7After the long weekendC#m6  
They were a B/Alifetime togetAher
EAppearing in the eyes Esus4of childEren
In the AM7clear blue mountain view the
C#m7Colouring in the skyC#m6  
And paintB/Aing ladders to heaAven
And she goes oBn and on
[Chorus]
In her soft Ewind I F#mwill whiBsper
In her warm Esun I F#mwill glisBten
Till we see Eher oF#mnce againB  
In a A/Bworld without endB  
B   Am   B   E   C(x2)
D[ChEoruBs]
In her soft Ewind I F#mwill whiBsper
In her warm Esun I F#mwill glisBten
And I alwayEs will F#mrememberB  
In a A/Bworld without endB  
Badd4/AShe goes onB, she goes onBadd4/A  
She goes onB  
[Intro]
F[VeGrse 1]
Escape Gis on Cyour Dmmind againDm/F  
Escape Emto a far Aaway land
At Gtimes it seemCs there is Dmno endDm/F  
To loEmng Bmhard nights of drinAking
[Chorus]
DHow will you Ago
DHow will you Ago
EmDrive through the winBmd and the rainG  GM7  
DCover it Aup
DCover it Aup
I'll Emfind you a sheBmlter to sleDsus4ep inD  D7sus4  
[Verse 2]
DI Gfell over on Cthe couch DmagainDm/F  
But you know Emnot all Em/Bsleep is waAsted
Your dreams Gare aClcohol DminspiredDm/F  
I can't Emfind a Bmbetter way to face Ait
[Chorus]
DHow will you Ago
DHow will you Ago
EmDrive through the winBmd and the rainG  GM7  
DCover it Aup
DCover it Aup
I'll Emfind you a sheBmlter to sleep Gin
[Bridge]
And you know AI'll be fine
Just don't ask Dme how it's goGing
Gimme timeA, gimme time
Cos I want Dyou to seeG  
Round the world Around the world
Is a tanDgled up necGklace of pearlsA  
G   Cadd9(x4)
[Chorus]
DHow will you Ago
DHow will you Ago
EmDrive through the winBmd and the rainG  GM7  
DCover it Aup
DCover it Aup
I'll Emfind you a sheBmlter to sleep Gin
[Chorus]
DHow will you Ago
DHow will you Ago
EmDrive through the winBmd and the rainG  GM7  
DCover it Aup
DCover it Aup
I'll Emfind you a sheBmlter to sleDsus4ep inD  
AI'm Dstill Ahere...
GI'm Cstill Ghere...
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