A Curious Thing
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--- A C U R I O U S T H I N G ---
by
--- A M Y M A C D O N A L D ---
all tunings are standard
all chords relative to capo (if you have to use it)
tab by: blackbird88
thanks to: kronkarp, Eliza Vee, MissRadijs, Mikko Kemppainen, moabash;
(hope I´ve nobody forgotten =)
HAVE FUN ;-)
1. Don't Tell Me That It's Over
2. Spark
3. No Roots
4. Love Love
5. An Ordinary Life
6. Give It All Up
7. My Only One
8. This Pretty Face
9. Troubled Soul
10. Next Big Thing
11. Your Time Will Come
12. What Happiness Means To Me
13. Dancing in the Dark
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1. Don't Tell Me That It's Over
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Dm, Bb, C, F(2x)
TDmell me why this world is a Bbmess
I Cthought you always tried your Fbest
TDmell me what I'm ought to Bbdo
MCaybe you should do it Ftoo
TDmell me why they're sleeping alBbone
No Chouse nowhere to call a Fhome
TDmell me what I'm meant to Bbsee
WCon't you stop preaching at Fme
And DmI wanna Bbsee what it's Fall abCout
And DmI wanna Bblive, wanna Fgive something Cback
Don't tell me that it's DmoverBb
It's only Fjust begunC
Don't tell me that it's DmoverBb
Or that this Fsong is sungC
The song is sDmung Bb F C Dm Bb F C
ADmll the money in the Bbworld
Would Cnever slit all the wrongs to Fright
ADmll the fire in the Bbworld
Would Cnever set my heart alFive
I Dmdream of a day when it's Bball gone away
And the Csun is shining Fbright
I Dmdream of a day when it's Bball gone away
But Cdreams are for Fnight
And DmI wanna Bbsee what it's Fall abCout
And DmI wanna Bblive, wanna Fgive something Cback
Don't tell me that it's DmoverBb
It's only Fjust begunC
Don't tell me that it's DmoverBb
Or that this Fsong is sungC
The song is sDmung Bb F C Dm Bb F C
Don't tell me that
It's Dmover please I'm Bbon my knees I'm Fbeggin you to Cstop
It's Dmover please I'm Bbon my knees I'm Fbeggin you to Cstop
And DmI wanna Bbsee what it's Fall abCout
And DmI wanna Bblive, wanna Fgive something Cback
Don't tell me that it's DmoverBb
It's only Fjust begunC
Don't tell me that it's DmoverBb
Or that this Fsong is sungC
The song is sDmung Bb F C Dm Bb F C
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2. Spark
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Capo: 3rd fret
Intro: Dx4
DDon't wanna see the
DStars don't wanna see the
GMoon don't wanna see the
EmSun it rises too
ASoon
DDon't wanna see the
DDay don't wanna see the
GNight or the
EmAfternoon it feels about
ARight
CHORUS
DI am the Spaceman flying
AHigh I am the astronaught in the sky
EmDon't worry I'm okay
GNow
DI am the light in the dark
AI am the match, I am the spark
EmDon't worry I'm okay
GNow after the
VERSE 2
DSun always
GComes rain followed by
EmHurt and
APain after the
DLight comes the
GDark after the
EmLove comes the breaking of
AMy heart
CHORUS
DI am the Spaceman flying
AHigh I am the astronaught in the sky
EmDon't worry I'm okay
GNow
DI am the light in the dark
AI am the match, I am the spark
EmDon't worry I'm okay
GNow just
DDry your eyes and I'll be
AThere don't live for anger or despair
EmDon't worry I'm okay now
GI'm okay, I'm okay
DNow
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3. No Roots
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Capo: 3rd Fret (1st verse Finger picked)
CSomewhere out there's a Amdream that's not forgotten
But this Fmaj7world is not for Gstopping for Cme
And CI will try and I will keep on trying,
I've Amset my goals there's no denying
Fmaj7Never stop fighting Gfor what I beClieve
Fmaj7Many people will Amcome and go
CMany faces long Glost you know
Fmaj7Many fights, Ammany make ups
CMany kisses, Gtoo many break ups
Fmaj7 Am C G(X 4)
Fmaj7I got no roots they're not set in stone
AmI got no place that I call home
CI'm just a lo-lo-lonely Gsoul
Fmaj7I got no roots they're not set in stone
AmI got no place that I call home
CI'm just a lo-lo-lonely Gsoul
And the Fmaj7time will come when the day is done
And the Amfighting's over, the race is run
I don't Cknow what I'm looking Gfor
And this Fmaj7life I lead it's a curious thing but I Amcan't deny the happiness it brings
I don't Cknow what I'm looking Gfor
Fmaj7Ooh ooh Amooh .C....G.....
Fmaj7Many people will come and go
AmMany faces long lost you know, I'm just a Clo-lo-lonely Gsoul
And there'll Fmaj7be many fights, many make ups
AmMany kisses, too many break ups, a Clo-lo-lonely Gsoul
Fmaj7 Am C G
Fmaj7I got no roots they're not set in stone
AmI got no place that I call home
I'm just a Clo-lo-lonely Gsoul
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4. Love Love
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Capo: 2nd Fret
Intro: D G D A D G D A D
DOh love love you tear my world aGpart
Oh Dlove love you always break my Aheart
It's been Dtoo long since you left me
It's been Gtoo long since the start
Oh lDove love Aplease don't break my Dheart
Oh lDove love you always bring me Gdown
Oh Dlove love you turn my life Aaround
Oh I Ddon't know how to tell you
Oh I Gdon't know what to say
But my Dheart is yours love in Aevery single Dway
And at Gnight I sit and cry it seems
DWondering why love is not like my dreams
AWondering why I am still here all Dalone
And at Gnight I wish that you were there
DTouching my face and stroking my hair
ATelling me things, telling me stories
ATelling me you love me and all my glories
DLove love you're always in my Gheart
Oh Dlove love I've known it from the Astart
Oh I Dwish that I could tell you
Oh I Gwish that I could say
That my Dheart is yours in Aevery single Dway
Oh lDove love I wish that I could Gsee
DWhat in the world you mean to Ame
Oh Dlove love you always bring me Gdown down down
Oh lDove love I Awish you'd stick Daround
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5. An Ordinary Life
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Capo: 6th Fret
C G C G
CWhat makes you different from Ganyone in here
CWhat makes you stand out from the Gcrowd
CWhat makes your mother so Gproud of you
CWhat makes us worship at your GgroundGmaj7
EAt night when you Ggo to bed do these Gmaj7thoughts run through your Ehead
CWhen you're lying there Gall alone do you Gmaj7think of us insteaE C
GI don't know Gmaj7where I'll be in Eten years time
CI want to be free
I don't Gcare about the cameras
I don't Gmaj7care about the lights
All I Ewanted was an ordinary Clife
CWhat makes you happy, what Gmakes you sad
CDo paparazzi drive you Gmad
CDo you miss your Glife back home
Were they the Gmaj7best days that you hadE
GI don't know Gmaj7where I'll be in Eten years time
CI want to be free
I don't Gcare about the cameras
I don't Gmaj7care about the lights
All I Ewanted was an ordinary Clife
GI don't know Gmaj7where I'll be in Eten years time
Where will the Cmusic take me
I don't Gcare about the spotlight
I don't Gmaj7care about the nights
All I Ewanted was an ordinary Clife
GI don't know Gmaj7where I'll be in Eten years time
Where will the Cmusic take me
I don't Gcare about the spotlight
Or the Gmaj7Hollywood nights
All I Ewanted was an ordinary Clife
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6. Give It All Up
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Capo: 2nd fret
GI believe in everything I see
D/F#I believe you do the best for me
It's not a lotEm
It's all I've Cgot
GI believe that the day will come
D/F#When you see that your the only one
And the Emrain will fall from the sky
This is goodCbye D
Chorus:
CIs there anyone you can Dcall?
Have you got nobody left at Emall?
Your back's against the Gwall
CIs there no place else you'd rather Dbe?
Did you give it all up just for Emme? G
CI'm sorry if you got me wrong
I forDgive you in a song.
GI wish that i could sore in the sky
D/F#I wish that i could fly, fly, fly
say goodEmbye to my mother and bye to my dad
You're all I Chave D
Chorus
CIs there no place else you'de rather Dbe?
Did you give it all up just for me?G
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7. My Only One
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CAfter all the mistakes have been and gAmone
You're Cstill standing here, standing sAmtrong
And I forgCive all the wrongs that you have Amever done
Cos' you're Fstill the onGly oCne
CThe apple of your mother's Ameye
Your Clife it passed your father Amby
I bet he whCishes that he was there Amtoo
So much grace and Fpoise yeah you're aGlways right on cCue
And there were Ftimes
You know it's tGrue
When the whCole world
Was loGoking at Amyou
They changed their mFinds from day to niGght
One minute you're wCrong then the nGext thing you're riAmght
God rest your sFoul
Keep standing tGall my only oCne
CThere's still a twinkle in your Ameye
CEven after we say goodbAmye
You're always tChere in spirit and in mAmind
I'll be with yFou until the eGnd of tCime
And there were tFimes
You know it's tGrue
When the whCole world
Was loGoking at yAmou
They changed their mFinds from day to nGight
One minute you're wrCong then the nGext thing you're rAmight
God rest your sFoul
Keep standing tGall my only oCne
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8. This Pretty Face
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Capo: 5th fret
Intro: C Em Dm G
I don't Ccare
Who does her Emhair or
DmWhat clothes she Gwears
I don't Ccare if it's YEmSL. I don't Dmcare if it's ChaGnel
What matters to Cme is a strong Embelieve
All this Dmbeauty is skin Gdeep
Don't care about Chair, don't care about Emeyes
It's Dmabout what's Ginside
Chorus:
CYou'll never know who you'll meet on your way to the top
Emyou'll prob'ly see them again when your fame starts to drop
DmDown down, I'll meet you on the Gground
CIt's no good with your hair and your shiny blue eyes
EmIt's no good when you finally start to realize
DmI need something more
GThis pretty face don't work no more
Instrumental chorus
What Chappened to achieving
What happened to believing in your Emse - eh - elf
DmWhy listen to the musings of someone, somebody Gelse
I'm Csorry I don't see and I can't quite believe it anyEmmo - oh -oh -ore
What Dmhappened to believing that beauty's in the eye of the beGholder
2xchorus (2nd time slow at the last line)
End on C
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9. Troubled Soul
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Intro: G, Cadd92x
Verse:
Oh the Gsun may shine through your window on a Cadd9summer s day
DoesGn t change your heavy heart skips a Cadd9beat each day
You get a Gtemporary high as you watch lCadd9ife pass you by
Every single Gday you want to cry, can we wish those Cadd9tears a fond goodbye
Chorus 2x:
Aching hCeart, troubled souGl
I wannCa tell you something wanted you to Gknow
look at these Ceyes, look at this sEmmile
They re gonna Dstay around herDsus4e, for a Emwhile
Verse:
Oh the Grain may pour and it may fall
but stiCadd9ll I´ll always hear you call
I ll be Gwaiting , waiting for Cadd9you
Oh your Geyes so blue your smile so white
I think Cadd9about you everyday and every night
I ll be Gwaiting, waiting for Cadd9you
Chorus
instrumental Chorus
Chorus 2x
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10. Next Big Thing
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Oh Ameverybody said she was the next big thing
FA shining little light on a GSaturday night
DrAmeaming of the day when she could run away
FShe didn't believe the hype Gwas right
I Amknew right from the past,it was never gonna last
FThe feeling is over Gfast
Am, F,G
Now here we go
Am, F,G
Now here we go
Can sFomebody please take me home
Where GI can be all alone
Can Fsomebody please take me home
Where GI can be all alone
AmAnd the tears fall down from your face
And we know beneath the Csurface
There's a trace a heavy heart thats working
Fthrough the pain
please stay in the Egame
Am,Am,F, Gx2
Oh Ameverybody said she was the next big thing
FA shining little light on the GSaturday night
FiAmnally came the day when she did run away
FShe didn't believe the hype Gwas right
I Amknew right from the past,it was never gonna last
FThe feeling is over Gfast
Am, F,G
Now watch her go
Am, F,G
Now watch her go
Can Fsomebody please take me home
Where GI can be all alone
Can Fsomebody please take me home
WherGe I can be all alone
AmAnd the tears fall down from your face
And we know beneath the Csurface
There's a trace a heavy heart that's working
Fthrough the pain
please stay in the gameE
please stay in the game x2
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11. Your Time Will Come
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Oh, the
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wind is gently blowing as the light begins to fade. I´m
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sick and tired of playing it off, sick of this parade. And your
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eyes are gently weeping as the sun begins to shine.
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The end is coming far too soon, I wish i had more time. So soon your
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time will come. Let it out while you´re still young. May all your
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dreams come true, for someone like you. So soon your
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time will come. Let it out while you´re still young. May all your
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dreams come true, so happy for yooooooooouuuuuuuuu.
D Bm Em A[1x]
And my eDyes are getting tired as the Bmday begins to break.
I lEmeft it oh so far behind, my Abiggest mistake.
And your sDign is unlike mine, it disappBmears from time to time [*]
And I beEmlieve in you and everything you´ll eAver do.
So soon your tDime will come. Let it out while yBmou´re still young.
May all your drEmeams come true for someAone like you.
So soon your tDime will come. Let it out while yBmou´re still young.
May all your dEmreams come true, so happy fAor you.
D Bm Em A[2x]
So soon your tDime will come. Let it out while yBmou´re still young.
May all your dEmreams come true, for someAone like you.
So soon your tDime will come. Let it out while yBmou´re still young.
Em A[-> End on D]
May all your dreams come true, so happy for you.
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12. What Happiness Means To Me
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CMaybe in the start we would Amlaugh
CMaybe in the end we would Amcry
DmBut I believe in every book I've Gever read
And Amwhat you said
And Dmthe moon was in the Amsky
And the Gtears did fill my Ceyes
And the Fmemories they all had Cpassed
But in my Ghead they'll always Clast
And in the Dmend before I Amcould be
I'd shown the Gworld
What it means to Cme
Believe it or Fnot, I made them Csee
This is what Ghappiness means to Cme
Will I Cever see your face Amagain
Will I Cever touch your Amskin
I'll never Dmstop loving everything you Gdo
But not (Am) me and you
And Amwhat you said
And Dmthe moon was in the Amsky
And the Gtears did fill my Ceyes
And the Fmemories they all had Cpassed
But in my Ghead they'll always Clast
And in the Dmend before I Amcould be
I'd shown the Gworld
What it means to Cme
Believe it or Fnot, I made them Csee
This is what Ghappiness means to Cme
And in the Fend, I made them Csee
This is what Ghappiness means to Cme
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13. Dancing in the Dark
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Capo: 3rd Fret
Intro: G Em G Em
GI get up in the Emevening, GAnd I Emaint got nothing to Gsay
I come home in the Emmorning, I Ggo to bed Emfeeling the same Cway
I ain't nothing but Amtired, CMan I'm just Amtired and bored with Gmyself
Hey there Embaby, GI could use Emjust a little Dhelp
DYou can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a Cspark
This gun's for Amhire, Ceven if we're Amjust dancing in the GdarkEm G Em
GMessages keep getting Emclearer, GRadio's on and I'm Emmoving 'round the Gplace
I check my look in the Emmirror, Gwanna change my Emclothes, my hair, my Cface
Man I ain't getting Amnowhere, CWell I'm Just Amliving in a dump like thisG
There's something happening Emsomewhere, GHey Baby I Emjust know that there Dis
DYou can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a Cspark
This gun's for Amhire, Ceven if we're Amjust dancing in the GdarkEm G Em
EmYou sit around getting Golder
CThere's a joke here someDwhere and it's on Emme
I'll shake this world off my Gshoulders
CCome on baby the Dlaugh's on me
GStay on the streets of Emthis town, GAnd they'll be Emcarving you up all Gright
They say you gotta stay Emhungry, GHey baby, I'm Emjust about starving Ctonight
I'm dying for some Amaction, CI'm sick of sitting 'Amround here trying to write
Gbook
I need a love Emreaction,GHey Embaby gimme just one Dlook
DYou can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a Cspark
This gun's for Amhire, Ceven if we're Amjust dancing in the GdarkEm G Em
Geven if we're Emjust dancing in the GdarkEm
Geven if we're Emjust dancing in the Gdark
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A Curious Thing
by Amy Macdonald
Chords in this song · guitar
Dm
Bb
C
F
D
G
Em
A
Am
Fmaj7
Gmaj7
E
D/F#
Cadd9
Dsus4
Bm
--- A C U R I O U S T H I N G ---
by
--- A M Y M A C D O N A L D ---
all tunings are standard
all chords relative to capo (if you have to use it)
tab by: blackbird88
thanks to: kronkarp, Eliza Vee, MissRadijs, Mikko Kemppainen, moabash;
(hope I´ve nobody forgotten =)
HAVE FUN ;-)
1. Don't Tell Me That It's Over
2. Spark
3. No Roots
4. Love Love
5. An Ordinary Life
6. Give It All Up
7. My Only One
8. This Pretty Face
9. Troubled Soul
10. Next Big Thing
11. Your Time Will Come
12. What Happiness Means To Me
13. Dancing in the Dark
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1. Don't Tell Me That It's Over
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Dm Bb C F
, , , (2x)
Dm Bb
Tell me why this world is a mess
C F
I thought you always tried your best
Dm Bb
Tell me what I'm ought to do
C F
Maybe you should do it too
Dm Bb
Tell me why they're sleeping alone
C F
No house nowhere to call a home
Dm Bb
Tell me what I'm meant to see
C F
Won't you stop preaching at me
Dm Bb F C
And I wanna see what it's all about
Dm Bb F C
And I wanna live, wanna give something back
Dm Bb
Don't tell me that it's over
F C
It's only just begun
Dm Bb
Don't tell me that it's over
F C
Or that this song is sung
Dm Bb F C Dm Bb F C
The song is sung
Dm Bb
All the money in the world
C F
Would never slit all the wrongs to right
Dm Bb
All the fire in the world
C F
Would never set my heart alive
Dm Bb
I dream of a day when it's all gone away
C F
And the sun is shining bright
Dm Bb
I dream of a day when it's all gone away
C F
But dreams are for night
Dm Bb F C
And I wanna see what it's all about
Dm Bb F C
And I wanna live, wanna give something back
Dm Bb
Don't tell me that it's over
F C
It's only just begun
Dm Bb
Don't tell me that it's over
F C
Or that this song is sung
Dm Bb F C Dm Bb F C
The song is sung
Don't tell me that
Dm Bb F C
It's over please I'm on my knees I'm beggin you to stop
Dm Bb F C
It's over please I'm on my knees I'm beggin you to stop
Dm Bb F C
And I wanna see what it's all about
Dm Bb F C
And I wanna live, wanna give something back
Dm Bb
Don't tell me that it's over
F C
It's only just begun
Dm Bb
Don't tell me that it's over
F C
Or that this song is sung
Dm Bb F C Dm Bb F C
The song is sung
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2. Spark
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Capo: 3rd fret
D
Intro: x4
D
Don't wanna see the
D
Stars don't wanna see the
G
Moon don't wanna see the
Em
Sun it rises too
A
Soon
D
Don't wanna see the
D
Day don't wanna see the
G
Night or the
Em
Afternoon it feels about
A
Right
CHORUS
D
I am the Spaceman flying
A
High I am the astronaught in the sky
Em
Don't worry I'm okay
G
Now
D
I am the light in the dark
A
I am the match, I am the spark
Em
Don't worry I'm okay
G
Now after the
VERSE 2
D
Sun always
G
Comes rain followed by
Em
Hurt and
A
Pain after the
D
Light comes the
G
Dark after the
Em
Love comes the breaking of
A
My heart
CHORUS
D
I am the Spaceman flying
A
High I am the astronaught in the sky
Em
Don't worry I'm okay
G
Now
D
I am the light in the dark
A
I am the match, I am the spark
Em
Don't worry I'm okay
G
Now just
D
Dry your eyes and I'll be
A
There don't live for anger or despair
Em
Don't worry I'm okay now
G
I'm okay, I'm okay
D
Now
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3. No Roots
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Capo: 3rd Fret (1st verse Finger picked)
C Am
Somewhere out there's a dream that's not forgotten
Fmaj7 G C
But this world is not for stopping for me
C
And I will try and I will keep on trying,
Am
I've set my goals there's no denying
Fmaj7 G C
Never stop fighting for what I believe
Fmaj7 Am
Many people will come and go
C G
Many faces long lost you know
Fmaj7 Am
Many fights, many make ups
C G
Many kisses, too many break ups
Fmaj7 Am C G
(X 4)
Fmaj7
I got no roots they're not set in stone
Am
I got no place that I call home
C G
I'm just a lo-lo-lonely soul
Fmaj7
I got no roots they're not set in stone
Am
I got no place that I call home
C G
I'm just a lo-lo-lonely soul
Fmaj7
And the time will come when the day is done
Am
And the fighting's over, the race is run
C G
I don't know what I'm looking for
Fmaj7 Am
And this life I lead it's a curious thing but I can't deny the happiness it brings
C G
I don't know what I'm looking for
Fmaj7 Am C G
Ooh ooh ooh ..........
Fmaj7
Many people will come and go
Am C G
Many faces long lost you know, I'm just a lo-lo-lonely soul
Fmaj7
And there'll be many fights, many make ups
Am C G
Many kisses, too many break ups, a lo-lo-lonely soul
Fmaj7 Am C G
Fmaj7
I got no roots they're not set in stone
Am
I got no place that I call home
C G
I'm just a lo-lo-lonely soul
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4. Love Love
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Capo: 2nd Fret
D G D A D G D A D
Intro:
D G
Oh love love you tear my world apart
D A
Oh love love you always break my heart
D
It's been too long since you left me
G
It's been too long since the start
D A D
Oh love love please don't break my heart
D G
Oh love love you always bring me down
D A
Oh love love you turn my life around
D
Oh I don't know how to tell you
G
Oh I don't know what to say
D A D
But my heart is yours love in every single way
G
And at night I sit and cry it seems
D
Wondering why love is not like my dreams
A D
Wondering why I am still here all alone
G
And at night I wish that you were there
D
Touching my face and stroking my hair
A
Telling me things, telling me stories
A
Telling me you love me and all my glories
D G
Love love you're always in my heart
D A
Oh love love I've known it from the start
D
Oh I wish that I could tell you
G
Oh I wish that I could say
D A D
That my heart is yours in every single way
D G
Oh love love I wish that I could see
D A
What in the world you mean to me
D G
Oh love love you always bring me down down down
D A D
Oh love love I wish you'd stick around
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5. An Ordinary Life
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Capo: 6th Fret
C G C G
C G
What makes you different from anyone in here
C G
What makes you stand out from the crowd
C G
What makes your mother so proud of you
C G Gmaj7
What makes us worship at your ground
E G Gmaj7 E
At night when you go to bed do these thoughts run through your head
C G Gmaj7 E C
When you're lying there all alone do you think of us instea
G Gmaj7 E
I don't know where I'll be in ten years time
C
I want to be free
G
I don't care about the cameras
Gmaj7
I don't care about the lights
E C
All I wanted was an ordinary life
C G
What makes you happy, what makes you sad
C G
Do paparazzi drive you mad
C G
Do you miss your life back home
Gmaj7 E
Were they the best days that you had
G Gmaj7 E
I don't know where I'll be in ten years time
C
I want to be free
G
I don't care about the cameras
Gmaj7
I don't care about the lights
E C
All I wanted was an ordinary life
G Gmaj7 E
I don't know where I'll be in ten years time
C
Where will the music take me
G
I don't care about the spotlight
Gmaj7
I don't care about the nights
E C
All I wanted was an ordinary life
G Gmaj7 E
I don't know where I'll be in ten years time
C
Where will the music take me
G
I don't care about the spotlight
Gmaj7
Or the Hollywood nights
E C
All I wanted was an ordinary life
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6. Give It All Up
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Capo: 2nd fret
G
I believe in everything I see
D/F#
I believe you do the best for me
Em
It's not a lot
C
It's all I've got
G
I believe that the day will come
D/F#
When you see that your the only one
Em
And the rain will fall from the sky
C D
This is goodbye
Chorus:
C D
Is there anyone you can call?
Em
Have you got nobody left at all?
G
Your back's against the wall
C D
Is there no place else you'd rather be?
Em G
Did you give it all up just for me?
C
I'm sorry if you got me wrong
D
I forgive you in a song.
G
I wish that i could sore in the sky
D/F#
I wish that i could fly, fly, fly
Em
say goodbye to my mother and bye to my dad
C D
You're all I have
Chorus
C D
Is there no place else you'de rather be?
G
Did you give it all up just for me?
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7. My Only One
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
C Am
After all the mistakes have been and gone
C Am
You're still standing here, standing strong
C Am
And I forgive all the wrongs that you have ever done
F G C
Cos' you're still the only one
C Am
The apple of your mother's eye
C Am
Your life it passed your father by
C Am
I bet he whishes that he was there too
F G C
So much grace and poise yeah you're always right on cue
F
And there were times
G
You know it's true
C
When the whole world
G Am
Was looking at you
F G
They changed their minds from day to night
C G Am
One minute you're wrong then the next thing you're right
F
God rest your soul
G C
Keep standing tall my only one
C Am
There's still a twinkle in your eye
C Am
Even after we say goodbye
C Am
You're always there in spirit and in mind
F G C
I'll be with you until the end of time
F
And there were times
G
You know it's true
C
When the whole world
G Am
Was looking at you
F G
They changed their minds from day to night
C G Am
One minute you're wrong then the next thing you're right
F
God rest your soul
G C
Keep standing tall my only one
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8. This Pretty Face
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Capo: 5th fret
C Em Dm G
Intro:
C
I don't care
Em
Who does her hair or
Dm G
What clothes she wears
C Em Dm G
I don't care if it's YSL. I don't care if it's Chanel
C Em
What matters to me is a strong believe
Dm G
All this beauty is skin deep
C Em
Don't care about hair, don't care about eyes
Dm G
It's about what's inside
Chorus:
C
You'll never know who you'll meet on your way to the top
Em
you'll prob'ly see them again when your fame starts to drop
Dm G
Down down, I'll meet you on the ground
C
It's no good with your hair and your shiny blue eyes
Em
It's no good when you finally start to realize
Dm
I need something more
G
This pretty face don't work no more
Instrumental chorus
C
What happened to achieving
Em
What happened to believing in your se - eh - elf
Dm G
Why listen to the musings of someone, somebody else
C Em
I'm sorry I don't see and I can't quite believe it anymo - oh -oh -ore
Dm G
What happened to believing that beauty's in the eye of the beholder
2xchorus (2nd time slow at the last line)
End on C
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9. Troubled Soul
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
G Cadd9
Intro: , 2x
Verse:
G Cadd9
Oh the sun may shine through your window on a summer s day
G Cadd9
Doesn t change your heavy heart skips a beat each day
G Cadd9
You get a temporary high as you watch life pass you by
G Cadd9
Every single day you want to cry, can we wish those tears a fond goodbye
Chorus 2x:
C G
Aching heart, troubled soul
C G
I wanna tell you something wanted you to know
C Em
look at these eyes, look at this smile
D Dsus4 Em
They re gonna stay around here, for a while
Verse:
G
Oh the rain may pour and it may fall
Cadd9
but still I´ll always hear you call
G Cadd9
I ll be waiting , waiting for you
G
Oh your eyes so blue your smile so white
Cadd9
I think about you everyday and every night
G Cadd9
I ll be waiting, waiting for you
Chorus
instrumental Chorus
Chorus 2x
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10. Next Big Thing
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Am
Oh everybody said she was the next big thing
F G
A shining little light on a Saturday night
Am
Dreaming of the day when she could run away
F G
She didn't believe the hype was right
Am
I knew right from the past,it was never gonna last
F G
The feeling is over fast
Am F G
, ,
Now here we go
Am F G
, ,
Now here we go
F
Can somebody please take me home
G
Where I can be all alone
F
Can somebody please take me home
G
Where I can be all alone
Am
And the tears fall down from your face
C
And we know beneath the surface
There's a trace a heavy heart thats working
F
through the pain
E
please stay in the game
Am Am F G
,,, x2
Am
Oh everybody said she was the next big thing
F G
A shining little light on the Saturday night
Am
Finally came the day when she did run away
F G
She didn't believe the hype was right
Am
I knew right from the past,it was never gonna last
F G
The feeling is over fast
Am F G
, ,
Now watch her go
Am F G
, ,
Now watch her go
F
Can somebody please take me home
G
Where I can be all alone
F
Can somebody please take me home
G
Where I can be all alone
Am
And the tears fall down from your face
C
And we know beneath the surface
There's a trace a heavy heart that's working
F
through the pain
E
please stay in the game
please stay in the game x2
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11. Your Time Will Come
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
D Bm
E-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--|
B---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-0-------0-------0-------0-------4-------4-------4-------4------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Em A
E-----0-------0-------2-------3----------------------------------|
B---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----2-------2-------3-------3--|
G-----------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2|
D-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Oh, the
D Bm
E-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--|
B---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-0-------0-------0-------0-------4-------4-------4-------4------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
wind is gently blowing as the light begins to fade. I´m
Em A
E-----0-------0-------0-------0----------------------------------|
B---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----2-------2-------3-------3--|
G-----------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2|
D-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
sick and tired of playing it off, sick of this parade. And your
D Bm
E-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--|
B---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-0-------0-------0-------0-------4-------4-------4-------4------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
eyes are gently weeping as the sun begins to shine.
Em A
E-----0-------0-------0-------0----------------------------------|
B---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----2-------2-------3-------3--|
G-----------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2|
D-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
The end is coming far too soon, I wish i had more time. So soon your
D Bm
E-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--|
B---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-0-------0-------0-------0-------4-------4-------4-------4------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
time will come. Let it out while you´re still young. May all your
Em A
E-----0-------0-------2-------3----------------------------------|
B---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----2-------2-------3-------3--|
G-----------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2|
D-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
dreams come true, for someone like you. So soon your
D Bm
E-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--|
B---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-0-------0-------0-------0-------4-------4-------4-------4------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
time will come. Let it out while you´re still young. May all your
Em A
E-----0-------0-------2-------3----------------------------------|
B---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----2-------2-------3-------3--|
G-----------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2|
D-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
dreams come true, so happy for yooooooooouuuuuuuuu.
D Bm Em A
[1x]
D Bm
And my eyes are getting tired as the day begins to break.
Em A
I left it oh so far behind, my biggest mistake.
D Bm
And your sign is unlike mine, it disappears from time to time [*]
Em A
And I believe in you and everything you´ll ever do.
D Bm
So soon your time will come. Let it out while you´re still young.
Em A
May all your dreams come true for someone like you.
D Bm
So soon your time will come. Let it out while you´re still young.
Em A
May all your dreams come true, so happy for you.
D Bm Em A
[2x]
D Bm
So soon your time will come. Let it out while you´re still young.
Em A
May all your dreams come true, for someone like you.
D Bm
So soon your time will come. Let it out while you´re still young.
Em A D
[-> End on ]
May all your dreams come true, so happy for you.
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12. What Happiness Means To Me
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
C Am
Maybe in the start we would laugh
C Am
Maybe in the end we would cry
Dm G
But I believe in every book I've ever read
Am
And what you said
Dm Am
And the moon was in the sky
G C
And the tears did fill my eyes
F C
And the memories they all had passed
G C
But in my head they'll always last
Dm Am
And in the end before I could be
G
I'd shown the world
C
What it means to me
F C
Believe it or not, I made them see
G C
This is what happiness means to me
C Am
Will I ever see your face again
C Am
Will I ever touch your skin
Dm G
I'll never stop loving everything you do
But not (Am) me and you
Am
And what you said
Dm Am
And the moon was in the sky
G C
And the tears did fill my eyes
F C
And the memories they all had passed
G C
But in my head they'll always last
Dm Am
And in the end before I could be
G
I'd shown the world
C
What it means to me
F C
Believe it or not, I made them see
G C
This is what happiness means to me
F C
And in the end, I made them see
G C
This is what happiness means to me
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13. Dancing in the Dark
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Capo: 3rd Fret
G Em G Em
Intro:
G Em G Em G
I get up in the evening, And I aint got nothing to say
Em G Em C
I come home in the morning, I go to bed feeling the same way
Am C Am G
I ain't nothing but tired, Man I'm just tired and bored with myself
Em G Em D
Hey there baby, I could use just a little help
D C
You can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a spark
Am C Am G Em G Em
This gun's for hire, even if we're just dancing in the dark
G Em G Em G
Messages keep getting clearer, Radio's on and I'm moving 'round the place
Em G Em C
I check my look in the mirror, wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face
Am C Am G
Man I ain't getting nowhere, Well I'm Just living in a dump like this
Em G Em D
There's something happening somewhere, Hey Baby I just know that there is
D C
You can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a spark
Am C Am G Em G Em
This gun's for hire, even if we're just dancing in the dark
Em G
You sit around getting older
C D Em
There's a joke here somewhere and it's on me
G
I'll shake this world off my shoulders
C D
Come on baby the laugh's on me
G Em G Em G
Stay on the streets of this town, And they'll be carving you up all right
Em G Em C
They say you gotta stay hungry, Hey baby, I'm just about starving tonight
Am C Am
I'm dying for some action, I'm sick of sitting 'round here trying to write
G
book
Em G Em D
I need a love reaction,Hey baby gimme just one look
D C
You can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a spark
Am C Am G Em G Em
This gun's for hire, even if we're just dancing in the dark
G Em G Em
even if we're just dancing in the dark
G Em G
even if we're just dancing in the dark
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