Neon Bible
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1. Black Mirror
2. Keep the Car Running
3. Neon Bible
4. Intervention
5. Black Wave/Bad Vibrations
6. Ocean of Noise
7. The Well and the Lighthouse
8. (Antichrist Television Blues)
9. Windowsill
10. No Cars Go
11. My Body Is a Cage
Capo 1
A Fx4
F#mI walked down Eto the ocean
F#mAfter waking Efrom a nightmare
F#mNo moon, no Epale reflection
A FBlack Mirror, A FBlack Mirror
F#mShot by a seEcurity camera
F#mYou can't watch Eyour own image
F#mAnd also Elook yourself in the Aeye
FBlack Mirror, A FBlack Mirror, A FBlack Mirror
F#m E
I know a time is coming
F#mAll words will Elose their meaning
F#mPlease show me Esomething that isn’t C#mine
But mine is the Bonly kind that I reAlate to
Le C#miroir casse, the Bmirror casts mon refAlet partoutF
A FBlack MirroF#mr, EBlack MirrorA, FBlack MirrorA F
F#mThe Black Mirror knows Eno reflection
F#mKnows not pride or Evanity
F#mIt cares not aEbout your dreams
F#mIt cares not for your Epyramid schemes
F#mTheir names are Enever spoken
F#mThe curse is Enever broken
F#mThe curse is Enever broken
AUn, deux, trois, dis miroir noir, FBlack Mirror
Un, deux, trois, dis miroir noir, Black Mirror
A Fx2
A FBlack MirroF#mr, EBlack MirrorA, FBlack Mirror
ATheir names are Fnever spokenF#m, The curse is Enever broken,
ATheir names are Fnever spokenF#m, The curse is Enever broken,
AMirror mirror Fon the wall, F#mshow me where them Ebombs will fall
AMirror mirror Fon the wall, F#mshow me where them Ebombs will fall
A FBlack Mirror, A FBlack Mirror
Black Mirror, Black Mirror
Black Mirror, Black Mirror
Black Mirror, Black Mirror
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2. Keep the Car Running
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Capo 2
C: x32013
Fadd9: 103123
Gsus4: 320013
C/B: x20013
Am7: x02013
Intro: C
CEvery night my dream's the same
Same old city with a different name
Fadd9Men are coming to take me away
I Cdon't know why but I know I can't stay
CThere's a weight that's pressing down
Late at night you can hear the sound
Fadd9Even the noise you make when you sleep
CCan't swim across a river so deep
Gsus4They know my name, 'cause I C/Btold it to them
But they Am7don't know where and they Fadd9don't know whenC
Gsus4It's coming, when it's comingC
CThere's a fear I keep so deep
Knew its name just before I could speak, yeah
Fadd9Oh Oh Oh OhC
Gsus4They know my name, 'cause I C/Btold it to them
But they Am7don't know where and they Fadd9don't know whenC
It's Fadd9coming, or Cwhen but it's Fadd9coming
Keep the car Crunning
CIf some night I don't come home
Please don't think I've left you alone
The Fadd9same place animals go when they die
You Ccan't climb across a mountain so high
The Fadd9same city where I go when I sleep
You Ccan't see across a river so deep
Gsus4They know my name, 'cause I C/Btold it to them
But they Am7don't know where and they Fadd9don't know whenC
It's Fadd9coming, oh Cwhen is it Fadd9coming
Keep the car CrunningFadd9
Keep the car CrunningFadd9
Keep the car CrunningFadd9
Keep the car Crunning
Verse:
e|-----------------------|
B|-----2----2----2----2--|
G|-----2----2----2----2--|
D|----2----2----2----2---|
A|--4----0---------2-----|
E|------------4----------|
Chorus:
e|-----------------------|
B|-----2----2----2----2--|
G|-----2----2----2----2--|
D|----2----2----2----2---|
A|--4----0---------------|
E|------------4-----0----|
Bridge:
e|-----------------------|
B|-----3----3----3----3--|
G|----2----2----2----2---|
D|--0--------------------|
A|-------4---------0-----|
E|------------2----------|
Intro: A/C# A A/G# A/Bx4
A/C#A vial of Ahope and a A/G#vial of A/Bpain
A/C#In the Alight they A/G#both looked the A/Bsame
A/C#Poured them Aout on A/G#into the A/Bworld
A/C#On every Aboy and A/G#every A/Bgirl singing
Chorus:
It's thA/C#e ANeoA/G#n A/EBible
A/C#Not much Achance for A/G#surviA/Eval
If the A/C#NeAon A/G#Bible A/Eis Aright
A/C#Take the Apoison of A/G#your A/Bage
Chorus
Bridge:
DOh D/C#God well D/F#look at you D/Anow
DOh you D/C#lost it but you D/F#don't know D/Ahow
DIn the D/C#light of a D/F#golden D/Acalf
DOh D/C#God I D/F#had to D/Alaugh
A/C#Take the Apoison of A/G#your A/Bage
Chorus:
It's thA/C#e ANeoA/G#n A/EBible
A/C#Not much Achance for A/G#surviA/Eval
If the A/C#NeAon A/G#Bible A/Eis Atrue
Intro Am F C
Am F C
Am F C G C
The Amking’s taken Fback the Cthrone
The Amuseless Fseed is Csown
AmWhen they say they're Fcutting off the Emphone, I Gtell 'em you're not Chome
AmNo Fplace to Chide
You're Amfightin' as a Fsoldier on their Cside
AmYou’re still a Fsoldier in your Emmind, though Gnothing's on the Cline
AmYou say it’s Fmoney that we Cneed
AmAs if we’re the Fonly mouths to Cfeed
AmI know no Fmatter what you Emsay, there are some Gdebts you'll never Cpay
Chorus:
AmWorking for the Echurch while your Ffamily CdiesCsus4 C
You Amtake what they Egive you, and you Fkeep it inCsideCsus4 C
AmEvery Espark of Ffriendship and Clove, will die without a Ghome
CHear the Fsoldier Emgroan, we'll Ggo at it aClone
AmI can Ftaste the Cfear
AmLift me up and Ftake me out of Chere
AmDon’t wanna Ffight, don’t wanna Emdie, just Gwanna hear you Ccry
AmWho’s gonna throw the Fvery first Cstone
Oh Amwho’s gonna Freset the Cbone
AmWalking with your Fhead in a Emsling, wanna Ghear the soldier Csing
Chorus:
Been Amworking for the Echurch while my Ffamily CdiesCsus4 C
Your Amlittle baby Esister’s gonna Flose her CmindCsus4 C
AmEvery Espark of Ffriendship and Clove, will die without a Ghome
CHear the Fsoldier Emgroan, we'll Ggo at it aClone
EmI can Ctaste your Gfear
It’s gonna Emlift you up and Ctake you out of Ghere
EmAnd the Cbone shall never Gheal, I Dcare not if you Gkneel
EmWe can’t Cfind you Gnow
But they’re Emgonna get their Cmoney back someGhow
EmAnd when you Cfinally disapGpear, we'll just Dsay you were never Ghere
Chorus:
Been Emworking for the Bchurch while, your Clife falls GapartGsus4 G
Been Emsingin' halleBlujah with the Cfear in your GheartGsus4 G
EmEvery Bspark of Cfriendship and Glove, will die without a Dhome
GHear the Csoldier Bmgroan, We'll Dgo at it aGlone
GHear the Csoldier Bmgroan, We'll Dgo at it aGlone
Capo 3
F#5We can F#sus4reach the Amsea
B5They won't follow Eme
F#5The shadows they F#sus4fear the Amsun
B5We'll make it if we Erun
ERun from the memoBries
Je Enage, mais les sons me Bsuivent
F#5Left my name with the F#sus4border Amguards
B5A name that I don't Eneed
F#5Ce sera un F#sus4long voAmyage
B5Sur les vagues de l'oubEli
F#5 F#sus4Am, B5 Ex2
ERun from the memoBries
Je Enage, mais les sons me Bsuivent
B Baddb9
Chorus:
FStop now before it's too late
Been Ameating in the ghetto on a hundred dollar plate
FNothing lasts forever that's the way it's gotta be
There's a Amgreat black wave in the middle of the sea
Chorus
For Fme, Gfor Amyou
For Fme, It's Galways for Amyou
Chorus
FStop now before it's too late
Your Amlover was for hire have you noticed he's been late
FNothing lasts forever that's the way it's gotta be
There's a Amgreat black wave in the middle of the sea
For Fme, Gfor Amyou
For Fme, It's Galways for Amyou
FThe sound is not asleepAm, it's moving under my feet
Capo 3
Am C F G
Am C F G F
AmIn an ocean of CNoise, FI first heard your GvoiceF
AmRinging like a CbellF, as if I had a Gchoice, Foh well
Am C F G F
AmLeft in the Cmorning, Fwhile you were fast GasleepF
AmInto an ocean of Cviolence, Fa world of empty GstreetsF
Chorus:
AmYou've got your Creasons, Fand me I've got Gmine
But Amall the C/Breasons I Cgave
Were just Flies to Ambuy G
Myself some AmtimeG Am G Am G
AmIn an ocean of CNoise, FI first heard your GvoiceF
AmNow who here Camong us, Fstill believes in Gchoice, FNot I
Am C F G F
AmNo way of Cknowing, Fwhat any man will GdoF
AmAn ocean of Cviolence, Fbetween me and GyouF
Chorus
C AmI'm gonna work it out
C Am'Cause time won't work it out
C AmI'm gonna work it out
C Am'Cause time won't work it out for you
C AmI'm gonna work it on outC Am
Capo 3
CI, Emam serving Ftime all for a Amcrime I C/Bdid, Ccommit
EmYou want the Ftruth, you know I'd Amdo it C/Ball aCgain
EmLeft for Fdead, heaven is Amonly C/Bin my Ghead
G Fx3
C Fx2
CI, Emheard a Fvoice calling from Amdown C/Binside a Cwell
EmSee that silver Fshine, she said to Amcome claim C/Bwhat was Cmine
EmSo down I Ffell, down inAmto the C/Bwater Cblack
EmMy prison Fcell, only the Ammoon was C/Bshining Gback
G Fx3
C F
If EmI seem Amlost, well EmI weighted the Amcost
Dm/FAnd Emchose my Gcrime, now it's Dmmine all Cmine
C Em F Am C/B Cx2
CI Emheard the Fvoice calling from Amjust outC/Bside the Cwell
EmShe said you Ffool now that you Amknow your C/Bend is Cnear
EmYou always Ffall for what you desAmire or C/Bwhat you Gfear
G Fx3
C Fx4
CResurErected, Fliving in a AmlighC/Bthouse
CIf you Eleave them, Fships are gonna AmwreckC/B
CResurErected, Fliving in a AmlightC/Bhouse
CThe lions and the Elambs ain't Fsleepin' Cyet
CResurErected, Fliving in a AmlightC/Bhouse
CCan you see the Efunny side, the Fships are gonna AmwreckG
CResurErected, Fliving in a AmlightC/Bhouse
CThe lions and the Emlambs ain't Fsleepin' Cyet
Intro: G
I Gdon't wanna work in a building downtown
CI don't know what I'm gonna do
Cause the Gplanes keep crashing always two by two
DDon't wanna work in a D/F#building downtown
No, I Cdon't wanna see when the Emplanes hit the groundG
I Gdon't wanna work in a building downtown
CParkin' the cars in the underground
The Gvoices when they scream, well they make no sound
DI wanna see the D/F#cities rust
And the Ctroublemakers ridin' on the Emback of the bus
GDear God, I'm a good Christian man
That you Cgotta work hard and you gotta get paid
My Ggirl's thirteen, but she don't act her age
DShe can sing like a D/F#bird in cage
Oh CLord, if you could see her when she's Emup on that stageG
GYou know that I'm a God-fearin' man
I Cjust gotta know if it's a part of your plan
To Gseat my daughter there by your right hand
DI know that you'll D/F#do what's right, Lord
For Cthey are the lanterns and Emyou are the light
CNow I'm EmoverGcome
CBy the Emlight of Gday
CMy lips Emare near, but my Gheart is far away
CTell me Emwhat to Gsay
CI'll be your Emmouthpiece
GInto the light of a bridge that burns
CInto the black of a starless sky
I'm Gstaring into nothing and I'm asking you why
DLord, will you D/F#make her a star
So the Cworld can see who you Emreally are?
GLittle girl, you're old enough to understand
The Cmen are gonna come while you're fast asleep
So you Gbetter just stay close and hold onto me
DIf my little mockingD/F#bird won't sing
Then Cdaddy won't buy her no Emdiamond ring
GDear God, would you send me a child
'Cause I Cwanna put it up on the TV screen
So the Gworld can see what your true word means
DLord, would you sD/F#end me a sign
'Cause I Cjust gotta know if I'm Emwastin' my timeG
CNow I'm EmoverGcome
CBy the Emlight of Gday
CMy lips are Emnear, but my Gheart is far away
CNow the Emwar is Gwon
CHow come nothing Emtastes goodG
G C G C D D/F# C Em G
GYou're such a sensitive child (sensitive child)
CI know you're tired, but it's alright
GI just need you to sing for me tonight
DYou're gonna have your D/F#day in the sun
CYou know God loves the Emsensitive ones
GOh my little bird in a cage
I Cneed you to get up for me, up on that stage
And Gshow the men that you're old for your age
DNow ain't the D/F#time for fear
But Cif you don't take it, it'll Emdisappear
GOh my little mockingbird sing
I Cneed you to get up on that stage for me, honey
And Gshow the men it's not about the money
DWanna hold a mirror D/F#up to the world
So that Cthey can see themselves inside Emmy little girl
GDo you know where I was at your age
I was Cworkin' downtown for the minimum wage
And GI'm not gonna let you just throw it all away
DI'm through being cute, I'm D/F#through being nice
Oh Ctell me Lord, am I the EmAntichrist
Intro: G
I Gdon't want to hear the noises on T.V.
I Emdon't want the salesmen coming after me
I Cdon't want to live in my father's house no Emmore
I Gdon't want it fast, I don't want it free
I Emdon't wanna show you what they done to me
I Cdon't want to live in my father's house no Emmore
I Gdon't want to choose black or blue
I Emdon't wanna see what they done to you
I Cdon't want to live in my father's house no Emmore
Em'Cause the Gtide is high
EmAnd it's rGising still
EmAnd I Cdon't wanna see it at my Gwindowsill
I Gdon't want to give 'em my name and address
I Emdon't want to see what happens next
I Cdon't want to live in my father's house no Emmore
I Gdon't want to live with my father's debt
You Emcan't forgive what you can't forget
I Cdon't want to live in my father's house no Emmore
I Gdon't want to fight in a holy war
I Emdon't want the salesmen knocking at my door
I Cdon't want to live in America no Emmore
EmBecause the Gtide is high
EmAnd it's Grising still
EmAnd I Cdon't wanna see it at my Gwindowsill
EmI Gdon't want to see it at my Emwindowsill
Don't Gwant to see it at my Emwindowsill
Don't Cwant to see it at my Gwindowsill
GMTV, what have you done to me
A house on fire or a rising sea
EmWhy is the Gnight so still?
EmWhy did I Gtake the pill?
EmBecause I Cdon't want to see it at my Gwindowsill
Em G Em|
I don't want to see it at my windowsill |
I don't want to see it at my windowsill | x3
C G|
I don't want to see it at my windowsill |
Capo 1
Intro: C Em Gx4
Asus2Hey!Em Cadd9 C
Asus2Hey!Em Cadd9 C
Asus2 C
CWe know a Emplace where no planes Ggo
CWe know a Emplace where no ships Ggo
Asus2Hey, Emno cars Cadd9goC
Asus2Hey, Emno cars Cadd9goC
Where we Asus2knowCadd9
CWe know a Emplace no space ships Ggo
CWe know a Emplace where no subs Ggo
Asus2Hey, Emno cars Cadd9goC
Asus2Hey, Emno cars Cadd9goC
Where we Asus2knowCadd9
Bass riff:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------| x4
D|---------------------|
A|-----------------3---|
E|-5--3--5--3----------|
Go, now go!C Em G
COoooEmooooooGooh
COoooEmooooooGooh
Asus2Hey, Emus kids Cadd9knowC
Asus2Hey, Emno cars Cadd9goC
Where we Asus2knowCadd9
C Em Gx2
CBetween the click of the light and the Gstart of the dream
Em DG, Em D
Little babies, let's GgoEm D
Women and children, let's Ggo
EmOld folks, let's go
DDon't know where we're goin'
CAh ah ah Emah
Ah ah ah Dah
Ah ah ah Gah
Capo 1
My body is a F#mcage
That A/Ekeeps me from dancing with the Done I love
But my F#mmind holds the key
My body is a F#mcage
That A/Ekeeps me from dancing with the Done I love
But my F#mmind holds the key
I'm standing on the F#mstage
Of A/Efear and self-doubt it's a Dhollow play
But they'll F#mclap anyway
My body is a F#mcage
That A/Ekeeps me from dancing with the C#one I love
But my Dmind holds the keyBm
You're D/Astanding next to meBm
My D/Amind holds the keyBm
I'm living in an F#mage
That A/Ecalls darkness light
Though my Dlanguage is dead
Still the F#mshapes fill my head
I'm living in an F#mage
Whose A/Ename I don't know
Though the Dfear keeps me moving
Still my F#mheart beats so slow
My body is a F#mcage
That A/Ekeeps me from dancing with the C#one I love
But my Dmind holds the keyBm
You're D/Astanding next to meBm
My D/Amind holds the keBmy
My body is a F#mcageA/E Bm F#m
F#m A/E Bm F#m
My body is a F#mcage
We tA/Eake what we're given
Just Dbecause you've forgotten
Doesn't F#mmean you're forgiven
I'm living in an F#mage
Still A/Eturning in the night
But when I Dget to the doorway
There's F#mno one in sight
I'm living in an F#mage
RealAizing I'm dancing
With the C#one I love
But my Dmind holds the keyBm
D/Astanding next to meBm
My D/Amind holds the keyBm
GSet my spirit freeA
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Neon Bible
by Arcade Fire
Chords in this song · guitar
A
F
F#m
E
F#
C#
B
C
Fadd9
Gsus4
C/B
Am7
A/C#
A/G#
A/B
A/E
D
D/C#
D/F#
D/A
Am
G
Em
Csus4
1. Black Mirror
2. Keep the Car Running
3. Neon Bible
4. Intervention
5. Black Wave/Bad Vibrations
6. Ocean of Noise
7. The Well and the Lighthouse
8. (Antichrist Television Blues)
9. Windowsill
10. No Cars Go
11. My Body Is a Cage
Capo 1
A F
x4
F#m E
I walked down to the ocean
F#m E
After waking from a nightmare
F#m E
No moon, no pale reflection
A F A F
Black Mirror, Black Mirror
F#m E
Shot by a security camera
F#m E
You can't watch your own image
F#m E A
And also look yourself in the eye
F A F A F
Black Mirror, Black Mirror, Black Mirror
F# E
m
I know a time is coming
F#m E
All words will lose their meaning
F#m E C#
Please show me something that isn’t mine
B A
But mine is the only kind that I relate to
C# B A F
Le miroir casse, the mirror casts mon reflet partout
A F F#m E A F A F
Black Mirror, Black Mirror, Black Mirror
F#m E
The Black Mirror knows no reflection
F#m E
Knows not pride or vanity
F#m E
It cares not about your dreams
F#m E
It cares not for your pyramid schemes
F#m E
Their names are never spoken
F#m E
The curse is never broken
F#m E
The curse is never broken
A F
Un, deux, trois, dis miroir noir, Black Mirror
Un, deux, trois, dis miroir noir, Black Mirror
A F
x2
A F F#m E A F
Black Mirror, Black Mirror, Black Mirror
A F F#m E
Their names are never spoken, The curse is never broken,
A F F#m E
Their names are never spoken, The curse is never broken,
A F F#m E
Mirror mirror on the wall, show me where them bombs will fall
A F F#m E
Mirror mirror on the wall, show me where them bombs will fall
A F A F
Black Mirror, Black Mirror
Black Mirror, Black Mirror
Black Mirror, Black Mirror
Black Mirror, Black Mirror
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2. Keep the Car Running
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Capo 2
C: x32013
Fadd9: 103123
Gsus4: 320013
C/B: x20013
Am7: x02013
C
Intro:
C
Every night my dream's the same
Same old city with a different name
Fadd9
Men are coming to take me away
C
I don't know why but I know I can't stay
C
There's a weight that's pressing down
Late at night you can hear the sound
Fadd9
Even the noise you make when you sleep
C
Can't swim across a river so deep
Gsus4 C/B
They know my name, 'cause I told it to them
Am7 Fadd9 C
But they don't know where and they don't know when
Gsus4 C
It's coming, when it's coming
C
There's a fear I keep so deep
Knew its name just before I could speak, yeah
Fadd9 C
Oh Oh Oh Oh
Gsus4 C/B
They know my name, 'cause I told it to them
Am7 Fadd9 C
But they don't know where and they don't know when
Fadd9 C Fadd9
It's coming, or when but it's coming
C
Keep the car running
C
If some night I don't come home
Please don't think I've left you alone
Fadd9
The same place animals go when they die
C
You can't climb across a mountain so high
Fadd9
The same city where I go when I sleep
C
You can't see across a river so deep
Gsus4 C/B
They know my name, 'cause I told it to them
Am7 Fadd9 C
But they don't know where and they don't know when
Fadd9 C Fadd9
It's coming, oh when is it coming
C Fadd9
Keep the car running
C Fadd9
Keep the car running
C Fadd9
Keep the car running
C
Keep the car running
Verse:
e|-----------------------|
B|-----2----2----2----2--|
G|-----2----2----2----2--|
D|----2----2----2----2---|
A|--4----0---------2-----|
E|------------4----------|
Chorus:
e|-----------------------|
B|-----2----2----2----2--|
G|-----2----2----2----2--|
D|----2----2----2----2---|
A|--4----0---------------|
E|------------4-----0----|
Bridge:
e|-----------------------|
B|-----3----3----3----3--|
G|----2----2----2----2---|
D|--0--------------------|
A|-------4---------0-----|
E|------------2----------|
A/C# A A/G# A/B
Intro: x4
A/C# A A/G# A/B
A vial of hope and a vial of pain
A/C# A A/G# A/B
In the light they both looked the same
A/C# A A/G# A/B
Poured them out on into the world
A/C# A A/G# A/B
On every boy and every girl singing
Chorus:
A/C# A A/G# A/E
It's the Neon Bible
A/C# A A/G# A/E
Not much chance for survival
A/C# A A/G# A/E A
If the Neon Bible is right
A/C# A A/G# A/B
Take the poison of your age
Chorus
Bridge:
D D/C# D/F# D/A
Oh God well look at you now
D D/C# D/F# D/A
Oh you lost it but you don't know how
D D/C# D/F# D/A
In the light of a golden calf
D D/C# D/F# D/A
Oh God I had to laugh
A/C# A A/G# A/B
Take the poison of your age
Chorus:
A/C# A A/G# A/E
It's the Neon Bible
A/C# A A/G# A/E
Not much chance for survival
A/C# A A/G# A/E A
If the Neon Bible is true
Am F C
Intro
Am F C
Am F C G C
Am F C
The king’s taken back the throne
Am F C
The useless seed is sown
Am F Em G C
When they say they're cutting off the phone, I tell 'em you're not home
Am F C
No place to hide
Am F C
You're fightin' as a soldier on their side
Am F Em G C
You’re still a soldier in your mind, though nothing's on the line
Am F C
You say it’s money that we need
Am F C
As if we’re the only mouths to feed
Am F Em G C
I know no matter what you say, there are some debts you'll never pay
Chorus:
Am E F C Csus4 C
Working for the church while your family dies
Am E F C Csus4 C
You take what they give you, and you keep it inside
Am E F C G
Every spark of friendship and love, will die without a home
C F Em G C
Hear the soldier groan, we'll go at it alone
Am F C
I can taste the fear
Am F C
Lift me up and take me out of here
Am F Em G C
Don’t wanna fight, don’t wanna die, just wanna hear you cry
Am F C
Who’s gonna throw the very first stone
Am F C
Oh who’s gonna reset the bone
Am F Em G C
Walking with your head in a sling, wanna hear the soldier sing
Chorus:
Am E F C Csus4 C
Been working for the church while my family dies
Am E F C Csus4 C
Your little baby sister’s gonna lose her mind
Am E F C G
Every spark of friendship and love, will die without a home
C F Em G C
Hear the soldier groan, we'll go at it alone
Em C G
I can taste your fear
Em C G
It’s gonna lift you up and take you out of here
Em C G D G
And the bone shall never heal, I care not if you kneel
Em C G
We can’t find you now
Em C G
But they’re gonna get their money back somehow
Em C G D G
And when you finally disappear, we'll just say you were never here
Chorus:
Em B C G Gsus4 G
Been working for the church while, your life falls apart
Em B C G Gsus4 G
Been singin' hallelujah with the fear in your heart
Em B C G D
Every spark of friendship and love, will die without a home
G C Bm D G
Hear the soldier groan, We'll go at it alone
G C Bm D G
Hear the soldier groan, We'll go at it alone
Capo 3
F#5 F#sus4 Am
We can reach the sea
B5 E
They won't follow me
F#5 F#sus4 Am
The shadows they fear the sun
B5 E
We'll make it if we run
E B
Run from the memories
E B
Je nage, mais les sons me suivent
F#5 F#sus4 Am
Left my name with the border guards
B5 E
A name that I don't need
F#5 F#sus4 Am
Ce sera un long voyage
B5 E
Sur les vagues de l'oubli
F#5 F#sus4 B5 E
Am, x2
E B
Run from the memories
E B
Je nage, mais les sons me suivent
B Baddb9
Chorus:
F
Stop now before it's too late
Am
Been eating in the ghetto on a hundred dollar plate
F
Nothing lasts forever that's the way it's gotta be
Am
There's a great black wave in the middle of the sea
Chorus
F G Am
For me, for you
F G Am
For me, It's always for you
Chorus
F
Stop now before it's too late
Am
Your lover was for hire have you noticed he's been late
F
Nothing lasts forever that's the way it's gotta be
Am
There's a great black wave in the middle of the sea
F G Am
For me, for you
F G Am
For me, It's always for you
F Am
The sound is not asleep, it's moving under my feet
Capo 3
Am C F G
Am C F G F
Am C F G F
In an ocean of Noise, I first heard your voice
Am C F G F
Ringing like a bell, as if I had a choice, oh well
Am C F G F
Am C F G F
Left in the morning, while you were fast asleep
Am C F G F
Into an ocean of violence, a world of empty streets
Chorus:
Am C F G
You've got your reasons, and me I've got mine
Am C/B C
But all the reasons I gave
F Am G
Were just lies to buy
Am G Am G Am G
Myself some time
Am C F G F
In an ocean of Noise, I first heard your voice
Am C F G F
Now who here among us, still believes in choice, Not I
Am C F G F
Am C F G F
No way of knowing, what any man will do
Am C F G F
An ocean of violence, between me and you
Chorus
C Am
I'm gonna work it out
C Am
'Cause time won't work it out
C Am
I'm gonna work it out
C Am
'Cause time won't work it out for you
C Am C Am
I'm gonna work it on out
Capo 3
C Em F Am C/B C
I, am serving time all for a crime I did, commit
Em F Am C/B C
You want the truth, you know I'd do it all again
Em F Am C/B G
Left for dead, heaven is only in my head
G F
x3
C F
x2
C Em F Am C/B C
I, heard a voice calling from down inside a well
Em F Am C/B C
See that silver shine, she said to come claim what was mine
Em F Am C/B C
So down I fell, down into the water black
Em F Am C/B G
My prison cell, only the moon was shining back
G F
x3
C F
Em Am Em Am
If I seem lost, well I weighted the cost
Dm/F Em G Dm C
And chose my crime, now it's mine all mine
C Em F Am C/B C
x2
C Em F Am C/B C
I heard the voice calling from just outside the well
Em F Am C/B C
She said you fool now that you know your end is near
Em F Am C/B G
You always fall for what you desire or what you fear
G F
x3
C F
x4
C E F Am C/B
Resurrected, living in a lighthouse
C E F Am C/B
If you leave them, ships are gonna wreck
C E F Am C/B
Resurrected, living in a lighthouse
C E F C
The lions and the lambs ain't sleepin' yet
C E F Am C/B
Resurrected, living in a lighthouse
C E F Am G
Can you see the funny side, the ships are gonna wreck
C E F Am C/B
Resurrected, living in a lighthouse
C Em F C
The lions and the lambs ain't sleepin' yet
G
Intro:
G
I don't wanna work in a building downtown
C
I don't know what I'm gonna do
G
Cause the planes keep crashing always two by two
D D/F#
Don't wanna work in a building downtown
C Em G
No, I don't wanna see when the planes hit the ground
G
I don't wanna work in a building downtown
C
Parkin' the cars in the underground
G
The voices when they scream, well they make no sound
D D/F#
I wanna see the cities rust
C Em
And the troublemakers ridin' on the back of the bus
G
Dear God, I'm a good Christian man
C
That you gotta work hard and you gotta get paid
G
My girl's thirteen, but she don't act her age
D D/F#
She can sing like a bird in cage
C Em G
Oh Lord, if you could see her when she's up on that stage
G
You know that I'm a God-fearin' man
C
I just gotta know if it's a part of your plan
G
To seat my daughter there by your right hand
D D/F#
I know that you'll do what's right, Lord
C Em
For they are the lanterns and you are the light
C Em G
Now I'm overcome
C Em G
By the light of day
C Em G
My lips are near, but my heart is far away
C Em G
Tell me what to say
C Em
I'll be your mouthpiece
G
Into the light of a bridge that burns
C
Into the black of a starless sky
G
I'm staring into nothing and I'm asking you why
D D/F#
Lord, will you make her a star
C Em
So the world can see who you really are?
G
Little girl, you're old enough to understand
C
The men are gonna come while you're fast asleep
G
So you better just stay close and hold onto me
D D/F#
If my little mockingbird won't sing
C Em
Then daddy won't buy her no diamond ring
G
Dear God, would you send me a child
C
'Cause I wanna put it up on the TV screen
G
So the world can see what your true word means
D D/F#
Lord, would you send me a sign
C Em G
'Cause I just gotta know if I'm wastin' my time
C Em G
Now I'm overcome
C Em G
By the light of day
C Em G
My lips are near, but my heart is far away
C Em G
Now the war is won
C Em G
How come nothing tastes good
G C G C D D/F# C Em G
G
You're such a sensitive child (sensitive child)
C
I know you're tired, but it's alright
G
I just need you to sing for me tonight
D D/F#
You're gonna have your day in the sun
C Em
You know God loves the sensitive ones
G
Oh my little bird in a cage
C
I need you to get up for me, up on that stage
G
And show the men that you're old for your age
D D/F#
Now ain't the time for fear
C Em
But if you don't take it, it'll disappear
G
Oh my little mockingbird sing
C
I need you to get up on that stage for me, honey
G
And show the men it's not about the money
D D/F#
Wanna hold a mirror up to the world
C Em
So that they can see themselves inside my little girl
G
Do you know where I was at your age
C
I was workin' downtown for the minimum wage
G
And I'm not gonna let you just throw it all away
D D/F#
I'm through being cute, I'm through being nice
C Em
Oh tell me Lord, am I the Antichrist
G
Intro:
G
I don't want to hear the noises on T.V.
Em
I don't want the salesmen coming after me
C Em
I don't want to live in my father's house no more
G
I don't want it fast, I don't want it free
Em
I don't wanna show you what they done to me
C Em
I don't want to live in my father's house no more
G
I don't want to choose black or blue
Em
I don't wanna see what they done to you
C Em
I don't want to live in my father's house no more
Em G
'Cause the tide is high
Em G
And it's rising still
Em C G
And I don't wanna see it at my windowsill
G
I don't want to give 'em my name and address
Em
I don't want to see what happens next
C Em
I don't want to live in my father's house no more
G
I don't want to live with my father's debt
Em
You can't forgive what you can't forget
C Em
I don't want to live in my father's house no more
G
I don't want to fight in a holy war
Em
I don't want the salesmen knocking at my door
C Em
I don't want to live in America no more
Em G
Because the tide is high
Em G
And it's rising still
Em C G
And I don't wanna see it at my windowsill
Em G Em
I don't want to see it at my windowsill
G Em
Don't want to see it at my windowsill
C G
Don't want to see it at my windowsill
G
MTV, what have you done to me
A house on fire or a rising sea
Em G
Why is the night so still?
Em G
Why did I take the pill?
Em C G
Because I don't want to see it at my windowsill
Em G Em
|
I don't want to see it at my windowsill |
I don't want to see it at my windowsill | x3
C G
|
I don't want to see it at my windowsill |
Capo 1
C Em G
Intro: x4
Asus2 Em Cadd9 C
Hey!
Asus2 Em Cadd9 C
Hey!
Asus2 C
C Em G
We know a place where no planes go
C Em G
We know a place where no ships go
Asus2 Em Cadd9 C
Hey, no cars go
Asus2 Em Cadd9 C
Hey, no cars go
Asus2 Cadd9
Where we know
C Em G
We know a place no space ships go
C Em G
We know a place where no subs go
Asus2 Em Cadd9 C
Hey, no cars go
Asus2 Em Cadd9 C
Hey, no cars go
Asus2 Cadd9
Where we know
Bass riff:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------| x4
D|---------------------|
A|-----------------3---|
E|-5--3--5--3----------|
C Em G
Go, now go!
C Em G
Ooooooooooooh
C Em G
Ooooooooooooh
Asus2 Em Cadd9 C
Hey, us kids know
Asus2 Em Cadd9 C
Hey, no cars go
Asus2 Cadd9
Where we know
C Em G
x2
C G
Between the click of the light and the start of the dream
Em D Em D
G,
G Em D
Little babies, let's go
G
Women and children, let's go
Em
Old folks, let's go
D
Don't know where we're goin'
C Em
Ah ah ah ah
D
Ah ah ah ah
G
Ah ah ah ah
Capo 1
F#m
My body is a cage
A/E D
That keeps me from dancing with the one I love
F#m
But my mind holds the key
F#m
My body is a cage
A/E D
That keeps me from dancing with the one I love
F#m
But my mind holds the key
F#m
I'm standing on the stage
A/E D
Of fear and self-doubt it's a hollow play
F#m
But they'll clap anyway
F#m
My body is a cage
A/E C#
That keeps me from dancing with the one I love
D Bm
But my mind holds the key
D/A Bm
You're standing next to me
D/A Bm
My mind holds the key
F#m
I'm living in an age
A/E
That calls darkness light
D
Though my language is dead
F#m
Still the shapes fill my head
F#m
I'm living in an age
A/E
Whose name I don't know
D
Though the fear keeps me moving
F#m
Still my heart beats so slow
F#m
My body is a cage
A/E C#
That keeps me from dancing with the one I love
D Bm
But my mind holds the key
D/A Bm
You're standing next to me
D/A Bm
My mind holds the key
F#m A/E Bm F#m
My body is a cage
F#m A/E Bm F#m
F#m
My body is a cage
A/E
We take what we're given
D
Just because you've forgotten
F#m
Doesn't mean you're forgiven
F#m
I'm living in an age
A/E
Still turning in the night
D
But when I get to the doorway
F#m
There's no one in sight
F#m
I'm living in an age
A
Realizing I'm dancing
C#
With the one I love
D Bm
But my mind holds the key
D/A Bm
standing next to me
D/A Bm
My mind holds the key
G A
Set my spirit free
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