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Tuning: Standard
the Crain starts off and it Bdimwakes you up
E7you can't sleep with that rAmacket on the roofC  F  
you Cget up slow but you canBdim't get going
it sE7eems this morning the lAmowness has wonC  F  
did you stoCp to see? medioBdimcrity and your self pE7ity,
they were sAmtealing a kiss, lCook at their lips, Fstill shiny
did you Cnotice that Bdimhappiness
E7happens less the more oAmften you stop to fCind where it's been hidingF  
you say, "it's Cnot my fault that i Bdimget so low
there's a weE7ight on my soul that just keeps pAmulling me down,
it's Cpulling me down, i swear itF"
Amso come on by my housGe and unCleash me your mFonsters
with you Amat the healm Gwe'll go cCrashing around togeFther
and doAmn't mistake some inGitial hate for Csomething more than caFutionary
cause Ambaby this is loveG, i'll come Cdown to hell to Fkeep you company
of aAmll the days we've Fgot we should be scrCeaming oGut...
of aAmll the days we've Fgot we should be scrCeaming oGut...
of aAmll the days we've Fgot we should be Csinging..G.
 C   G   Am   Fx2 (For this whole section you can use G's instead of F's wherever you want)
Cwhat's to be done? Gone hundred and oneAm  
in a tent for twelFve with fingers and elCbows
in innocent ribGs, we're minding our busiAmness
we're just minding our busFiness instead of minding our mindsC  
in times when the storGms will ravage your cloAmthes,
the sound and the cFolour could render you blindC  
and the throes of a nightGmare can sing you to slAmeep
then some foreign machFine wakes you up at a mean Chour
but heaven is therGe, under your hairAm,
it hides in the nFoon noise way up in the aCir
like a bird on the breGeze    Am  
waiting for you aFnd maybe me toCo
 C   G   Am   Fx2
Cwhats there to dGo? one hundred and Amtwo
are out on the doorFstep and they're pushing the bColts back
they're wanting inG, they're humming our hAmymn
everybodys Fsinging like beautiful birds...
Ceverybodys singing like Gbeautiful bAmirds...F  
Ceverybodys singing like Gbeautiful bAmirds...F  
Cin the treeGs, listen to iAmt, it's easy maFn, you can do it too
Csing: i Gknow what i wanAmtF  
Ci  Gknow what i needAm  F  
 C   G   Am   Fx2
of aAmll the nights we've got Fwe should be steCpping oGut...
of aAmll the nights we've got Fwe should be steCpping oGut...
of aAmll the nights we touch Fwe should be swinCging around from hoGuse to house
if i could Ccheer you up it would meBdiman so much,
E7clowns in love and Amlaughing it off, lGaughing it off, Flaughing it off
you say, "its Cnot my fault that i Bdimget so low
but to E7drown you too, that's a sAmick way to love, it's a sCick way to love,
it's a fucking Fsick way to love"

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The Simplest Thing

by Hey Rosetta!

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Bdim

Tuning: Standard

C Bdim

the rain starts off and it wakes you up

E7 Am C F

you can't sleep with that racket on the roof

C Bdim

you get up slow but you can't get going

E7 Am C F

it seems this morning the lowness has won

C Bdim E7

did you stop to see? mediocrity and your self pity,

Am C F

they were stealing a kiss, look at their lips, still shiny

C Bdim

did you notice that happiness

E7 Am C F

happens less the more often you stop to find where it's been hiding

C Bdim

you say, "it's not my fault that i get so low

E7 Am

there's a weight on my soul that just keeps pulling me down,

C F

it's pulling me down, i swear it"

Am G C F

so come on by my house and unleash me your monsters

Am G C F

with you at the healm we'll go crashing around together

Am G C F

and don't mistake some initial hate for something more than cautionary

Am G C F

cause baby this is love, i'll come down to hell to keep you company

Am F C G

of all the days we've got we should be screaming out...

Am F C G

of all the days we've got we should be screaming out...

Am F C G

of all the days we've got we should be singing...

C G Am F

x2 (For this whole section you can use G's instead of F's wherever you want)

C G Am

what's to be done? one hundred and one

F C

in a tent for twelve with fingers and elbows

G Am

in innocent ribs, we're minding our business

F C

we're just minding our business instead of minding our minds

G Am

in times when the storms will ravage your clothes,

F C

the sound and the colour could render you blind

G Am

and the throes of a nightmare can sing you to sleep

F C

then some foreign machine wakes you up at a mean hour

G Am

but heaven is there, under your hair,

F C

it hides in the noon noise way up in the air

G Am

like a bird on the breeze

F C

waiting for you and maybe me too

C G Am F

C G Am

whats there to do? one hundred and two

F C

are out on the doorstep and they're pushing the bolts back

G Am

they're wanting in, they're humming our hymn

everybodys singing like beautiful birds...

C G Am F

everybodys singing like beautiful birds...

C G Am F

everybodys singing like beautiful birds...

C G Am F

in the trees, listen to it, it's easy man, you can do it too

C G Am F

sing: i know what i want

C G Am F

i know what i need

C G Am F

Am F C G

of all the nights we've got we should be stepping out...

Am F C G

of all the nights we've got we should be stepping out...

Am F C G

of all the nights we touch we should be swinging around from house to house

C Bdim

if i could cheer you up it would mean so much,

E7 Am G F

clowns in love and laughing it off, laughing it off, laughing it off

C Bdim

you say, "its not my fault that i get so low

E7 Am C

but to drown you too, that's a sick way to love, it's a sick way to love,

it's a fucking sick way to love"

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