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URBAN HYMNS - THE VERVE
TRACK LISTING:
1 - Bitter Sweet Symphony
2 - Sonnet
3 - Rolling People
4 - The Drugs Don't Work
5 - Catching the Butterfly
6 - Neon Wilderness
7 - Space and Time
8 - Weeping Willow
9 - Lucky Man
10- One Day
11- This Time
12- Velvet Morning
13- Come On
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BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY
[Intro]
e|--E0---------Bm72-----Asus40-------A0-------|
B|--0---0-----3-----3---3---2---2---|
G|--1-1---1---2---2-2-2-----2-2-----|
D|--2---------4-4---0-------2-------| x4
A|--2---------2-----0-------0-------|
E|--0---------x-----0-------x-------|
[Verse]
E Bm7 Asus4 ACos' it's a EbittersBm7weet Asus4symphoAny that's lEifeBm7
Asus4 ATrying to Emake ends meeBm7t you're a slaAsus4ve to the moAney then you dEie.Bm7
Asus4 AI'll take you Edown the Bm7only rAsus4oad I've eAver been dEownBm7
Asus4 AYou know the Eone thaBm7t takes you to thAsus4e places where Aall the veins mEeet yeBm7ahAsus4 A
[Chorus]
NEo change I can chBm7ange I can chAsus4ange I can cAhange
But I'm hEere in my mBm7ould I am hAsus4ere in my moulAd.
But I'm a mEillion different pBm7eople from Asus4one day to the Anext
I can't change Emy mould Bm7no no Asus4no no no Ano Eno Bm7(have Asus4you evAer EbeeBm7n dowAsus4n?)A
[Verse]
Well I've nEever pBm7rayed but tAsus4onight I'm oAn my kneEes yeahBm7 Asus4 A
I need to hEear some sBm7ounds that rAsus4ecognize the Apain in Eme yeaBm7hAsus4 A
I let the mEelody shBm7ine let it clAsus4eanse my mAind I feel Efree nBm7owAsus4 A
but the airEwaves are cBm7lean and there's Asus4nobody sinAging to Eme nowBm7 Asus4 A
[Chorus]
NEo change I can chBm7ange I can chAsus4ange I can cAhange
But I'm hEere in my mBm7ould I am hAsus4ere in my moulAd.
And I'm a mEillion different pBm7eople from Asus4one day to the Anext
I can't change Emy mould Bm7no no Asus4no no no Ano Eno Bm7(havAsus4e you eAver EbeBm7en doAsus4wn?)A
I can't change Eit you knBm7ow, I caAsus4n't change Ait..E.Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
[Verse]
Cos' Eit's a Bm7bittAsus4ersweeAt symphony EthBm7at's life
Asus4 ATrying to Emake ends meeBm7t, trying to fiAsus4nd some moneAy then you dieE.Bm7
Asus4 AI'll take you Edown the Bm7only rAsus4oad I've eAver been dEownBm7
Asus4 AYou know the Eone thaBm7t takes you to thAsus4e places where Aall the veins mEeet yeBm7ahAsus4 A
[Chorus]
You knEow I can change I can chBm7ange I can chAsus4ange I can cAhange
But I'm hEere in my mBm7ould I am hAsus4ere in my moulAd.
And I'm a mEillion different pBm7eople from Asus4one day to the Anext
I can't change Emy mould Bm7no no Asus4no no no Ano EnoBm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I can't change Emy mould Bm7no no Asus4no no no Ano EnoBm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I can't change Emy mould Bm7no no Asus4no no no Ano EnoBm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
[Outro]
It’s just Esex and Bm7violence, Asus4melody and Asilence
I’ll take you Edown the Bm7only Asus4road I've eAver Ebeen downBm7 Asus4 A
(Been down) (Ever been down)
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SONNET
[Chords]
C - x32010 or x32013
Em - 022000 or 022003
Am7- x02213
Fadd9- xx3213
Fmaj7- x33210
G- 320033
Note: Verse Chords, hold down 3rd fret on the high E string.
Am7 - hammer and pull off on 1st fret, B string
[Intro]
C Em Am7 Fadd9x2
[Verse]
CMy friend and me
EmLooking through her red box of Am7memoriesFadd9
CFaded I'm sure
EmBut love seems to stick in her Am7veins you knowFadd9
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Yes, there's love if you Gwant it
Don't sound like no Emsonnet, my Fmaj7lord
Fmaj7Yes, there's love if you Gwant it
Don't sound like no Emsonnet, my Fmaj7lord
EmMy Fmaj7lord
[Instrumental]
C Em Am7 Fadd9
[Verse]
CWhy can't you see
EmThat nature has its way of Am7warning meFadd9
CEyes open wide
EmLooking at the heavens with a Am7tear in my eyeFadd9
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Yes, there's love if you Gwant it
Don't sound like no Emsonnet, my Fmaj7lord
Fmaj7Yes, there's love if you Gwant it
Don't sound like no Emsonnet, my Fmaj7lord
EmMy Fmaj7lord
[Bridge]
GSinking faster than a boat without a Fmaj7hull
Fmaj7My lord
GDreaming about the day when I can see you Fmaj7there
Fmaj7My sideG Fmaj7
Fmaj7By my sideG Fmaj7
[Outro]
Fmaj7Here we go agGain and my head is Emgone, Fmaj7my lord
Fmaj7I stop to say hGello 'Cause I think you should Emknow Fmaj7by now
GBy Fmaj7now
GBy Fmaj7now
GBy Fmaj7now
GBy Fmaj7now
GBy Fmaj7now
Oh, Gby Fmaj7now
Oh, Gby Fmaj7now
Oh, Gby Fmaj7now
Oh, Gby Fmaj7now
Fmaj7 C
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THE ROLLING PEOPLE
D*:777777
[Intro]
A5 B5x4
A//B B E\\D*
**bar A slide up to B then bar E and pull off to bar all strings at 7
Big shout
[Verse 1]
A//B
I got one more life
E\\D* A//B
can you see it wasting away?
E\\D* A//B
but i got a plan
E\\D* A//B E\\D*
oh do you understand?
[Verse 2]
A//B
The drugstore wife
E\\D* A//B
I was dealing soul and other white
E\\D* A//B
I won't shake your hands
E\\D* A//B E\\D*
oh 'Cause death has no plans
[Chorus]
But Bmhere we are the rolling people
ACan't stay for long
We gotta GgoA G A B
So Bmcome alive with the rolling poeple
ADon't ask why
GWe just knowA G A B
[Verse 3]
I'm on a big jet plane
With my briefcase and crime in my veins
I'll be the first to toast yeah
To my rotten soul
[Chorus]
But Bmhere we are the rolling people
ACan't stay for long
We gotta GgoA G A B
So Bmcome alive with the rolling poeple
ADon't ask why
We just Gknow now YeAahG A B
[Mid]
Don't even know which way I'm going to
The lights are on and I am feeling blue
I hope you know which way I'm going to fly
Thank you for my life
I said good night, good-bye
A//B B E\\D*
A//B B E\\D*
You see me going
[Chorus]
But Bmhere we are the rolling people
ACan't stay for long
We gotta GgoA G A B
So Bmcome alive with the rolling poeple
ADon't ask why
We just Gknow now YeAahG A B
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THE DRUGS DON'T WORK
[Intro]
C Am Em F G C C2 C
[Verse 1]
All this tCalk of getting old
It's geC2tting me Amdown my loveAm7
Like a cat in a bEmag, waiting to droFwn
This tGime I'm cComin' downC2 C
[Verse 2]
And I Chope you're thinking of me
As you lC2ay down Amon your sideAm7
Now the drugs don't Emwork
They just make you wForse
But I kGnow I'll see your Cface againC2 C
[Chorus]
Now the drugs don't woEmrk
They just make you woFrse
But I kGnow I'll see your Cface againC2 C
[Verse 3]
But I Cknow I'm on a losing streak
'Cause I pC2assed down Ammy old streetAm7
And if you wanna sEmhow
then just let me kFnow
And I'll Gsing in your eCar againC2 C
[Chorus]
Now the drugs don't woEmrk
They just make you woFrse
But I kGnow I'll see your Cface againC2 C
[Bridge]
'Cause baby FoohEm
if heaven caAmlls
I'm coming toGo
Just like you saiFd
Gif you leave my lAmife
I'm better off deGad
[Verse 1]
All this tCalk of getting old
It's geC2tting me Amdown my loveAm7
Like a cat in a bEmag, waiting to droFwn
This tGime I'm cComin' downC2 C
[Chorus]
Now the drugs don't woEmrk
They just make you woFrse
But I kGnow I'll see your Cface againC2 C
[Bridge]
'Cause baby FoohEm
if heaven calAmls
I'm coming toGo
Just like you Fsaid
Gif you leave my liAmfe
I'm better off deaFd
But if you wanna shoEmw(want a show)
then just let me knFow
And I'll sing Gin your eCar againC2 C
[Chorus]
Now the drugs don't woEmrk
They just make you woFrse
But I kGnow I'll see your Cface againC2 C
[Outro]
CYeah, I know C2I'll see your face agaiCnC2
CYeah, I know C2I'll see your face agaiCnC2
CYeah, I know C2I'll see your face agaiCnC2 C
CYeah, I know C2I'll see your face agaiCnC2 C
CI'm never coming down, no I'm C2never coming down
CNo more, no more, no more, no more, C2no more
Cnever coming down, no I'm C2never going down
CNo more, no more, no more, no more, C2no more
C (Arpeggio up(let ring))
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CATCHING THE BUTTERFLY
[Intro]
A A7
A Asus4 A7 Asus2
[Verse 1]
ASo you were Asus4born and A7so you Asus2saw
The Abeauty's Asus4eyes to kA7eep and hAsus2old
Oh Achild withAsus4in has hA7ealing Asus2ways
It Asees me tAsus4hrough my A7darkest Asus2days
[Chorus]
I'm gonna Akeep catching the Gbutterfly
in that Ddream of minAe
I'm gonna Akeep catching the bCutterfly
in that Ddream of miAne
AahhA7h A7sus4In my lucid drAeams
AahhA7h A7sus4In my lucid drAeams
[Verse 2]
ASomething knAsus4own throuA7gh life Asus2no fun
AI wanna feelAsus4, I wanna A7runAsus2
[Chorus]
I'm gonna Akeep catching the Gbutterfly
in that Ddream of minAe
I'm gonna Akeep catching the bCutterfly
in that Ddream of miAne
AAhhA7h A7sus4In my lucid drAeams
AahhA7h A7sus4In my lucid drAeams
[Mid]
A A7
A Asus4 A7 Asus2
[Chorus]
I'm gonna Akeep catching the Gbutterfly
in that Ddream of minAe
I'm gonna Akeep catching the bCutterfly
in that Ddream of miAne
I'm gonna Akeep catching the Gbutterfly
in that Ddream of minAe
[Outro]
A Asus4 A7 Asus2
My darkest dreams
My darkest dreams
My lucid dreams
My forgotten schemes
My lucid dreams
My forgotten schemes
I see through you,
You see through me...
Belive in me..
To be in the light...
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NEON WILDERNESS
[Intro]
Em
[Chorus]
In a neon wilderness
He was restless
Escape loneliness
Find a new address
[Verse]
Stood before I sink (In a neon wilderness)
Spill my last drink (Yeah, he was restless)
Say good-bye to my new friends (Escape from loneliness I found a new address)
(Ahhh)In the last room
(Ahhh)I hear a boom
(Ahhh)Someone else's distress
(Ahhh)In a neon wilderness
(Ahhh)Someone else's distress
(Ahhh)In a neon wilderness
(Ahhh)And I hear a boom
[Chorus]
In a neon wilderness
He was restless
Escape loneliness
For a new address
In a neon wilderness
He was restless
Escape loneliness
For a new address
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SPACE AND TIME
[Intro]
A E G D Ax2
[Verse 1]
AThere ain't no space and timeE
to keep our love aliveG
we have existence and it's Dall we sAhare
AThere ain't no real truthE
there ain't no real liesG
keep on pushin 'cause I kDnow it's tAhere
[Pre-Chorus]
DOh, can you Em7just tell me it's all rGight (it's all right)
let me sleep Dto_nAsusight
DOh, can you cEm7omfort me tonGight (it's all right)
make it all seem Dfi_Asusne
[Chorus]
EI just can't mGake it alDone oAh, no, no x2
[Verse 2]
Athere'll be no lullabiesE
there'll be no tears criedG
we feel numb 'cause Dwe don't sAee
AThat if we really careE
and we really loveG
think of all the jDoy we'd fAeel
[Pre-Chorus]
DOh, can you Em7just tell me it's all rGight (it's all right)
let me sleep Dto_nAsusight
DOh, can you cEm7omfort me tonGight (it's all right)
make it all seem Dfi_Asusne
[Chorus]
EI just can't mGake it alDone oAh, no, no (tonight) x4
A E G D Ax2
[Bridge]
AAin't got no lullabEy, no, Gno D Ax2
There is no sApace and ti_Eme, Oh lGord D Ax2
A E G D Ax2
A A5 Asus Asus* x2
[Outro]
A A5 Asus Asus*
We have existence and it's all we share x5
AKeep on pushing 'cause I kA5now it's there
Asus Asus* x4
keep on pushing 'cause I know it's there
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WEEPING WILLOW
[Intro]
Em D C D
[Verse 1]
When Emmorning breakDs
We Chide our eyes and Dour love's aching
EmNothing's stranDgeC D
It was Emin our haDnds
From Csix to Dten
It slipped right Emout agaDinC D
[Pre-Chorus]
CThere'll be no Dbetter time
CThere'll be no Dbetter way
CThere'll be no Dbetter day to Emsave me
DSave me
Yeah, Emsave me
Yeah, Dsave me
[Chorus]
I hope you see like EmI see, Duh, hCuh
I Dhope you see what EmI see, Dyeah, yCeah
I Dhope you feel like CI feel
Em D C D
[Verse 2]
And the Emworld don't sDtop
There Cis no time for Dcracking up
BeliEmeve me frieCndD C
'Cause when Emfreedom cDomes
I'll Cbe long gDone
You know it Emhas to eCndD C
[Pre-Chorus]
CThere'll be no Dbetter time
CThere'll be no Dbetter way
CThere'll be no Dbetter day to Emsave me
DSave me
Yeah, Emsave me
Yeah, Dsave me
[Chorus]
I hope you see like EmI see, Dyeah, yCeah
I Dhope you feel what EmI feelD, yeah yCeah
SomeDone to stand beCside me
[Outro]
Em, D, C, D
Beside me
Beside me
Beside me
Beside me x4
DWeeping Emwillow
The Dpills under my Cpillow
DWeeping Emwillow
DPills under my Cpillow
DWeeping Emwillow
The Dgun under your Cpillow
DWeeping Emwillow
DWeeping CwilloDw
Em, D, C, D ('til the end)
Beside me
Beside me
Beside me
Beside me x2
Em, D, C, D, Em
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LUCKY MAN
[Intro]
G D Dsus2 Asus2x 8
[Verse 1]
GHappyness DmoDsus2re or lessAsus2
it's just a change in me something in my libertGy
o-o-Dh Dsus2m-y m-yAsus2..
Ghappyness DcoDsus2ming and goingAsus2
I watch you look at me watch my fever growing, I Gknow
just DwDsus2here I aAsus2-m
[Chorus]
well, Emhow many corners do I have to turn
Ghow many times do I have to learn
Dall the love I have is in my Asus2mind.
But I'm A Glucky m-Da-Dsus2a-a-nAsus2
with fire Gin my h-Da-Dsus2a-a-ndAsus2s
[Verse 2]
Ghappyness DsomDsus2ething in my own placeAsus2
I'm stood here naked smiling I feel no disGgrace
with DwhDsus2o I a-mAsus2
Ghappyness DcoDsus2ming and goingAsus2
I watch you look at me watch my fever growing, I kGnow
jusDt Dsus2who I a-Asus2m
[Chorus]
well, Emhow many corners do I have to turn
Ghow many times do I have to learn
Dall the love I have is in my Asus2mind.
I hope you GunderDstDsus2-A-A-nAsus2d
I hope you GunderDstDsus2-a-a-nAsus2d
o-o-Go-o-Do-Dsus2h-h-h-hAsus2
no no no no no no no no
Gotta Glove that never Dd-Dsus2i-e-sAsus2
[Verse 3]
GHappyness DmDsus2ore or lessAsus2
it's just a change in me something in my liberGty
Ghappyness DcoDsus2ming and goingAsus2
I watch you look at me watch my fever growing, I Gknow
Go-Do-Dsus2h, my mAsus2y - X 4
[Outro]
Gotta Glove that never DdDsus2-i-e-s Asus2X 3
it's just a change in me something in my liberGty X 3
Go-Do-Dsus2h, my my Asus2- X 2
it's just a change in me something in my liberGty
Go-Do-Dsus2h, my mAsus2y - X 2
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ONE DAY
[Intro]
D C G A Asus Dx2
[Verse 1]
DOne day maybe we will Cdance again
Under fGirey skiesA Asus D
One day maybe you will Clove again
love that nGever diesA Asus D
D C G A Asus D
[Verse 2]
ODne day maybe you will Csee the land
touch sGkin with sandA Asus D
You`ve been swimming in a Clonely sea
with no GcompanyA Asus D
[Chorus]
DOoAo, dCon`t you wanna find
can`t you hear there`s Gbeauty in Dlife
The Droads, the Apaths, Cbreaking up your mind
can`t you hear there`s Gbeauty in Dlife
[Verse 3]
DOne day maybe you will Ccry again
just lGike a childA Asus D
You gotta tie yourself to the Cmast my friend
and the Gstorm will endA Asus D
[Chorus]
DOoAo, dCon`t you wanna find
can`t you hear there`s Gbeauty in Dlife
The Droads, the Apaths, Cbreaking up your mind
can`t you hear there`s Gbeauty in Dlife
DOoAo, you`re Ctoo afraid to touch
too afraid you`ll Glike it too Dmuch
The Droads, the Atime, bCreaking up your mind
can`t you hear there`s Gbeauty in Dlife
[Outro]
DOne day maybe I will Cdance againG A Asus D
DOne day maybe I will Clove againG A Asus D
DOne day maybe we will Cdance againG A Asus D
You know you gottDa tie yourself to the mCast my friend
and the sGtorm will endA Asus D
Dtie yourself to the Cmast my friend and the sGtorm will end *4A Asus D
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THIS TIME
[Intro]
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-5h7-----------|
D|-----5h7-------|
A|---------5h7---|
E|---------------| repeat
[Verse 1]
FLooking back on my lifGe,
Amyou know that all I see are thEmings I could've changed, I should've done,
FWhere did the good times goG,
Amgood times are hard to hold,
this time, this time
[Chorus]
EmThis time I'm gonna fFind..G.Am Em
[Verse 2]
FLooking back on my lifGe,
Amyou know that all I see are Emthings I could've changed, I could've done,
FNo time for sad lamentGs,
Ama wasted Emlife is bitter spend, yeah
[Chorus]
FSo rise iGnto the light, in Amor out of time,Em
Fgonna risGe straight through the light, in Amor out of time,Em
[Verse 3]
FWoke up another day,
Gthe pain won't go away,
AmI am goin in peculEmiar way,
FInto the light I pass Ganother dream another tranceAm,
this time, this time
[Chorus]
EmThis time I'm gonna Frise into Gthe light, in oAmr out of time,Em
Fgonna find my wGay in light, in Amor out of time,Em
Fgonna rise straight thrGough the light, Amin or out of timeEm,
F- G*aAmll Emthe way to the end*
I going to see the light
cos i know there is time there is time
there is time (repeat)
this time (repeat)
to the light (repeat)
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VELVET MORNING
[Intro]
A E A D
[Verse 1]
AYes, its been lonEg,
and Ayes, I still feel Dstrong
Into the half ligAht, another Evelvet morning for meA E
[Verse 2]
ATime, stands sEtill
As you takeA, your last pillD
Into the half ligAht, another velvet morniEng for meA E
[Pre-Chorus]
And now I'm trying tAo tell ya about my lifeE
And my touDnge is twisted I'm more dead than aliveE
And my Afeelings they've always Ebeen betrayed
And I was Dborn a little damaged man Elook what they've made
[Chorus]
I said Adon't Eyou Dfind, that its Elonley,
When AnoboEdy Dknows, their Ealone
ALife is gettinEg you drDyE
ALife is gettinEg your timeD E
[Verse 3]
ATears, are coming Edown
Your beauty Ais, a colour Dsurrond
Into the Ahalf light, Eanother velvet morning for AmeE
[Pre-Chorus]
And now I'm trying tAo tell ya about my lifeE
And my touDnge is twisted I'm more dead than aliveE
And my Afeelings they've always Ebeen betrayed
And I was Dborn a little damaged man Elook what they've made
[Chorus]
I said Adon't Eyou Dfind, that its Elonley,
But lAord EknoDws, you wont be Ealone
ALife is gettinEg you drDyE
ALife is gettinEg your timeD E
[Outro]
A E D(x4)
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COME ON
[Intro]
A B
[Verse 1]
AI must be feeling loBw
AI talked to god in a phBonebox on my way hAome
I told you my answBer, I left you my drAeams on your answering machBine
[Chorus]
BCome o--nA
Let the spirit inside youB
BDon't wait to be fAound
Come along with my Bsound
BLet the spirit move yAou
LeBt the waveAs come up, they'll Bfuse Byou
I Bnever met Ano one to deny a souBnd
A B
[Verse 2]
AI must be going insBane
AI called the doctor so Bhe can relieve my Apain
He's got a little pBill for me
Just a little lAuxury, help me through my Bday
[Chorus]
BCome o--nA
Let the spirit inside youB
BDon't wait to be fAound
Come along with my Bsound
BLet the spirit move yAou
LeBt the waveAs come up, they'll Bfuse Byou
I Bnever met Ano one to deny a souBnd
A B D5 E5 A B
Come on
Come on
Come on
Come on...
There's only one life
There's only one life
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
This is a big
Fuck you!
This is a big
Fuck you!
Come on!
Just love somebody at the back
Just love somebody at the back
Come on now
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Urban Hymns
by The Verve
Chords in this song · guitar
E
Bm7
Asus4
A
Am7
Fadd9
Fmaj7
G
C
Em
D
A5
B5
Bm
B
Am
F
C2
A7
Asus2
A7sus4
Em7
Asus
Dsus2
URBAN HYMNS - THE VERVE
TRACK LISTING:
1 - Bitter Sweet Symphony
2 - Sonnet
3 - Rolling People
4 - The Drugs Don't Work
5 - Catching the Butterfly
6 - Neon Wilderness
7 - Space and Time
8 - Weeping Willow
9 - Lucky Man
10- One Day
11- This Time
12- Velvet Morning
13- Come On
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BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY
[Intro]
E Bm7 Asus4 A
e|--0---------2-----0-------0-------|
B|--0---0-----3-----3---3---2---2---|
G|--1-1---1---2---2-2-2-----2-2-----|
D|--2---------4-4---0-------2-------| x4
A|--2---------2-----0-------0-------|
E|--0---------x-----0-------x-------|
[Verse]
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
Cos' it's a bittersweet symphony that's life
Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
Trying to make ends meet you're a slave to the money then you die.
Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet yeah
[Chorus]
E Bm7 Asus4 A
No change I can change I can change I can change
E Bm7 Asus4 A
But I'm here in my mould I am here in my mould.
E Bm7 Asus4 A
But I'm a million different people from one day to the next
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I can't change my mould no no no no no no no (have you ever been down?)
[Verse]
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
Well I've never prayed but tonight I'm on my knees yeah
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me yeah
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I let the melody shine let it cleanse my mind I feel free now
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
but the airwaves are clean and there's nobody singing to me now
[Chorus]
E Bm7 Asus4 A
No change I can change I can change I can change
E Bm7 Asus4 A
But I'm here in my mould I am here in my mould.
E Bm7 Asus4 A
And I'm a million different people from one day to the next
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I can't change my mould no no no no no no no (have you ever been down?)
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I can't change it you know, I can't change it...
[Verse]
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
Cos' it's a bittersweet symphony that's life
Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
Trying to make ends meet, trying to find some money then you die.
Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet yeah
[Chorus]
E Bm7 Asus4 A
You know I can change I can change I can change I can change
E Bm7 Asus4 A
But I'm here in my mould I am here in my mould.
E Bm7 Asus4 A
And I'm a million different people from one day to the next
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I can't change my mould no no no no no no no
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I can't change my mould no no no no no no no
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I can't change my mould no no no no no no no
[Outro]
E Bm7 Asus4 A
It’s just sex and violence, melody and silence
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I’ll take you down the only road I've ever been down
(Been down) (Ever been down)
----------------------------
SONNET
[Chords]
C - x32010 or x32013
Em - 022000 or 022003
Am7
- x02213
Fadd9
- xx3213
Fmaj7
- x33210
G
- 320033
Note: Verse Chords, hold down 3rd fret on the high E string.
Am7 - hammer and pull off on 1st fret, B string
[Intro]
C Em Am7 Fadd9
x2
[Verse]
C
My friend and me
Em Am7 Fadd9
Looking through her red box of memories
C
Faded I'm sure
Em Am7 Fadd9
But love seems to stick in her veins you know
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 G
Yes, there's love if you want it
Em Fmaj7
Don't sound like no sonnet, my lord
Fmaj7 G
Yes, there's love if you want it
Em Fmaj7
Don't sound like no sonnet, my lord
Em Fmaj7
My lord
[Instrumental]
C Em Am7 Fadd9
[Verse]
C
Why can't you see
Em Am7 Fadd9
That nature has its way of warning me
C
Eyes open wide
Em Am7 Fadd9
Looking at the heavens with a tear in my eye
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 G
Yes, there's love if you want it
Em Fmaj7
Don't sound like no sonnet, my lord
Fmaj7 G
Yes, there's love if you want it
Em Fmaj7
Don't sound like no sonnet, my lord
Em Fmaj7
My lord
[Bridge]
G Fmaj7
Sinking faster than a boat without a hull
Fmaj7
My lord
G Fmaj7
Dreaming about the day when I can see you there
Fmaj7 G Fmaj7
My side
Fmaj7 G Fmaj7
By my side
[Outro]
Fmaj7 G Em Fmaj7
Here we go again and my head is gone, my lord
Fmaj7 G Em Fmaj7
I stop to say hello 'Cause I think you should know by now
G Fmaj7
By now
G Fmaj7
By now
G Fmaj7
By now
G Fmaj7
By now
G Fmaj7
By now
G Fmaj7
Oh, by now
G Fmaj7
Oh, by now
G Fmaj7
Oh, by now
G Fmaj7
Oh, by now
Fmaj7 C
----------------------------
THE ROLLING PEOPLE
D
*:777777
[Intro]
A5 B5
x4
A//B B E\\D*
**bar A slide up to B then bar E and pull off to bar all strings at 7
Big shout
[Verse 1]
A//B
I got one more life
E\\D* A//B
can you see it wasting away?
E\\D* A//B
but i got a plan
E\\D* A//B E\\D*
oh do you understand?
[Verse 2]
A//B
The drugstore wife
E\\D* A//B
I was dealing soul and other white
E\\D* A//B
I won't shake your hands
E\\D* A//B E\\D*
oh 'Cause death has no plans
[Chorus]
Bm
But here we are the rolling people
A
Can't stay for long
G A G A B
We gotta go
Bm
So come alive with the rolling poeple
A
Don't ask why
G A G A B
We just know
[Verse 3]
I'm on a big jet plane
With my briefcase and crime in my veins
I'll be the first to toast yeah
To my rotten soul
[Chorus]
Bm
But here we are the rolling people
A
Can't stay for long
G A G A B
We gotta go
Bm
So come alive with the rolling poeple
A
Don't ask why
G A G A B
We just know now Yeah
[Mid]
Don't even know which way I'm going to
The lights are on and I am feeling blue
I hope you know which way I'm going to fly
Thank you for my life
I said good night, good-bye
A//B B E\\D*
A//B B E\\D*
You see me going
[Chorus]
Bm
But here we are the rolling people
A
Can't stay for long
G A G A B
We gotta go
Bm
So come alive with the rolling poeple
A
Don't ask why
G A G A B
We just know now Yeah
----------------------------
THE DRUGS DON'T WORK
[Intro]
C Am Em F G C C2 C
[Verse 1]
C
All this talk of getting old
C2 Am Am7
It's getting me down my love
Em F
Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
G C C2 C
This time I'm comin' down
[Verse 2]
C
And I hope you're thinking of me
C2 Am Am7
As you lay down on your side
Em
Now the drugs don't work
F
They just make you worse
G C C2 C
But I know I'll see your face again
[Chorus]
Em
Now the drugs don't work
F
They just make you worse
G C C2 C
But I know I'll see your face again
[Verse 3]
C
But I know I'm on a losing streak
C2 Am Am7
'Cause I passed down my old street
Em
And if you wanna show
F
then just let me know
G C C2 C
And I'll sing in your ear again
[Chorus]
Em
Now the drugs don't work
F
They just make you worse
G C C2 C
But I know I'll see your face again
[Bridge]
F Em
'Cause baby ooh
Am
if heaven calls
G
I'm coming too
F
Just like you said
G Am
if you leave my life
G
I'm better off dead
[Verse 1]
C
All this talk of getting old
C2 Am Am7
It's getting me down my love
Em F
Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
G C C2 C
This time I'm comin' down
[Chorus]
Em
Now the drugs don't work
F
They just make you worse
G C C2 C
But I know I'll see your face again
[Bridge]
F Em
'Cause baby ooh
Am
if heaven calls
G
I'm coming too
F
Just like you said
G Am
if you leave my life
F
I'm better off dead
Em
But if you wanna show(want a show)
F
then just let me know
G C C2 C
And I'll sing in your ear again
[Chorus]
Em
Now the drugs don't work
F
They just make you worse
G C C2 C
But I know I'll see your face again
[Outro]
C C2 C C2
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
C C2 C C2
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
C C2 C C2 C
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
C C2 C C2 C
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
C C2
I'm never coming down, no I'm never coming down
C C2
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
C C2
never coming down, no I'm never going down
C C2
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
C (Arpeggio up(let ring))
----------------------------
CATCHING THE BUTTERFLY
[Intro]
A A7
A Asus4 A7 Asus2
[Verse 1]
A Asus4 A7 Asus2
So you were born and so you saw
A Asus4 A7 Asus2
The beauty's eyes to keep and hold
A Asus4 A7 Asus2
Oh child within has healing ways
A Asus4 A7 Asus2
It sees me through my darkest days
[Chorus]
A G
I'm gonna keep catching the butterfly
D A
in that dream of mine
A C
I'm gonna keep catching the butterfly
D A
in that dream of mine
A A7 A7sus4 A
ahhh In my lucid dreams
A A7 A7sus4 A
ahhh In my lucid dreams
[Verse 2]
A Asus4 A7 Asus2
Something known through life no fun
A Asus4 A7 Asus2
I wanna feel, I wanna run
[Chorus]
A G
I'm gonna keep catching the butterfly
D A
in that dream of mine
A C
I'm gonna keep catching the butterfly
D A
in that dream of mine
A A7 A7sus4 A
Ahhh In my lucid dreams
A A7 A7sus4 A
ahhh In my lucid dreams
[Mid]
A A7
A Asus4 A7 Asus2
[Chorus]
A G
I'm gonna keep catching the butterfly
D A
in that dream of mine
A C
I'm gonna keep catching the butterfly
D A
in that dream of mine
A G
I'm gonna keep catching the butterfly
D A
in that dream of mine
[Outro]
A Asus4 A7 Asus2
My darkest dreams
My darkest dreams
My lucid dreams
My forgotten schemes
My lucid dreams
My forgotten schemes
I see through you,
You see through me...
Belive in me..
To be in the light...
----------------------------
NEON WILDERNESS
[Intro]
Em
[Chorus]
In a neon wilderness
He was restless
Escape loneliness
Find a new address
[Verse]
Stood before I sink (In a neon wilderness)
Spill my last drink (Yeah, he was restless)
Say good-bye to my new friends (Escape from loneliness I found a new address)
(Ahhh)In the last room
(Ahhh)I hear a boom
(Ahhh)Someone else's distress
(Ahhh)In a neon wilderness
(Ahhh)Someone else's distress
(Ahhh)In a neon wilderness
(Ahhh)And I hear a boom
[Chorus]
In a neon wilderness
He was restless
Escape loneliness
For a new address
In a neon wilderness
He was restless
Escape loneliness
For a new address
----------------------------
SPACE AND TIME
[Intro]
A E G D A
x2
[Verse 1]
A E
There ain't no space and time
G
to keep our love alive
D A
we have existence and it's all we share
A E
There ain't no real truth
G
there ain't no real lies
D A
keep on pushin 'cause I know it's there
[Pre-Chorus]
D Em7 G
Oh, can you just tell me it's all right (it's all right)
D Asus
let me sleep to_night
D Em7 G
Oh, can you comfort me tonight (it's all right)
D Asus
make it all seem fi_ne
[Chorus]
E G D A
I just can't make it alone oh, no, no x2
[Verse 2]
A E
there'll be no lullabies
G
there'll be no tears cried
D A
we feel numb 'cause we don't see
A E
That if we really care
G
and we really love
D A
think of all the joy we'd feel
[Pre-Chorus]
D Em7 G
Oh, can you just tell me it's all right (it's all right)
D Asus
let me sleep to_night
D Em7 G
Oh, can you comfort me tonight (it's all right)
D Asus
make it all seem fi_ne
[Chorus]
E G D A
I just can't make it alone oh, no, no (tonight) x4
A E G D A
x2
[Bridge]
A E G D A
Ain't got no lullaby, no, no x2
A E G D A
There is no space and ti_me, Oh lord x2
A E G D A
x2
A A5 Asus Asus
* x2
[Outro]
A A5 Asus Asus
*
We have existence and it's all we share x5
A A5
Keep on pushing 'cause I know it's there
Asus Asus
* x4
keep on pushing 'cause I know it's there
----------------------------
WEEPING WILLOW
[Intro]
Em D C D
[Verse 1]
Em D
When morning breaks
C D
We hide our eyes and our love's aching
Em D C D
Nothing's strange
Em D
It was in our hands
C D
From six to ten
Em D C D
It slipped right out again
[Pre-Chorus]
C D
There'll be no better time
C D
There'll be no better way
C D Em
There'll be no better day to save me
D
Save me
Em
Yeah, save me
D
Yeah, save me
[Chorus]
Em D C
I hope you see like I see, uh, huh
D Em D C
I hope you see what I see, yeah, yeah
D C
I hope you feel like I feel
Em D C D
[Verse 2]
Em D
And the world don't stop
C D
There is no time for cracking up
Em C D C
Believe me friend
Em D
'Cause when freedom comes
C D
I'll be long gone
Em C D C
You know it has to end
[Pre-Chorus]
C D
There'll be no better time
C D
There'll be no better way
C D Em
There'll be no better day to save me
D
Save me
Em
Yeah, save me
D
Yeah, save me
[Chorus]
Em D C
I hope you see like I see, yeah, yeah
D Em D C
I hope you feel what I feel, yeah yeah
D C
Someone to stand beside me
[Outro]
Em, D, C, D
Beside me
Beside me
Beside me
Beside me x4
D Em
Weeping willow
D C
The pills under my pillow
D Em
Weeping willow
D C
Pills under my pillow
D Em
Weeping willow
D C
The gun under your pillow
D Em
Weeping willow
D C D
Weeping willow
Em, D, C, D ('til the end)
Beside me
Beside me
Beside me
Beside me x2
Em, D, C, D, Em
----------------------------
LUCKY MAN
[Intro]
G D Dsus2 Asus2
x 8
[Verse 1]
G D Dsus2 Asus2
Happyness more or less
G
it's just a change in me something in my liberty
D Dsus2 Asus2
o-o-h m-y m-y..
G D Dsus2 Asus2
happyness coming and going
G
I watch you look at me watch my fever growing, I know
D Dsus2 Asus2
just where I a-m
[Chorus]
Em
well, how many corners do I have to turn
G
how many times do I have to learn
D Asus2
all the love I have is in my mind.
G D Dsus2 Asus2
But I'm A lucky m-a-a-a-n
G D Dsus2 Asus2
with fire in my h-a-a-a-nds
[Verse 2]
G D Dsus2 Asus2
happyness something in my own place
G
I'm stood here naked smiling I feel no disgrace
D Dsus2 Asus2
with who I a-m
G D Dsus2 Asus2
happyness coming and going
G
I watch you look at me watch my fever growing, I know
D Dsus2 Asus2
just who I a-m
[Chorus]
Em
well, how many corners do I have to turn
G
how many times do I have to learn
D Asus2
all the love I have is in my mind.
G D Dsus2 Asus2
I hope you underst-A-A-nd
G D Dsus2 Asus2
I hope you underst-a-a-nd
G D Dsus2 Asus2
o-o-o-o-o-h-h-h-h
no no no no no no no no
G D Dsus2 Asus2
Gotta love that never d-i-e-s
[Verse 3]
G D Dsus2 Asus2
Happyness more or less
G
it's just a change in me something in my liberty
G D Dsus2 Asus2
happyness coming and going
G
I watch you look at me watch my fever growing, I know
G D Dsus2 Asus2
o-o-h, my my - X 4
[Outro]
G D Dsus2 Asus2
Gotta love that never d-i-e-s X 3
G
it's just a change in me something in my liberty X 3
G D Dsus2 Asus2
o-o-h, my my - X 2
G
it's just a change in me something in my liberty
G D Dsus2 Asus2
o-o-h, my my - X 2
----------------------------
ONE DAY
[Intro]
D C G A Asus D
x2
[Verse 1]
D C
One day maybe we will dance again
G A Asus D
Under firey skies
C
One day maybe you will love again
G A Asus D
love that never dies
D C G A Asus D
[Verse 2]
D C
One day maybe you will see the land
G A Asus D
touch skin with sand
C
You`ve been swimming in a lonely sea
G A Asus D
with no company
[Chorus]
D A C
Ooo, don`t you wanna find
G D
can`t you hear there`s beauty in life
D A C
The roads, the paths, breaking up your mind
G D
can`t you hear there`s beauty in life
[Verse 3]
D C
One day maybe you will cry again
G A Asus D
just like a child
C
You gotta tie yourself to the mast my friend
G A Asus D
and the storm will end
[Chorus]
D A C
Ooo, don`t you wanna find
G D
can`t you hear there`s beauty in life
D A C
The roads, the paths, breaking up your mind
G D
can`t you hear there`s beauty in life
D A C
Ooo, you`re too afraid to touch
G D
too afraid you`ll like it too much
D A C
The roads, the time, breaking up your mind
G D
can`t you hear there`s beauty in life
[Outro]
D C G A Asus D
One day maybe I will dance again
D C G A Asus D
One day maybe I will love again
D C G A Asus D
One day maybe we will dance again
D C
You know you gotta tie yourself to the mast my friend
G A Asus D
and the storm will end
D C G A Asus D
tie yourself to the mast my friend and the storm will end *4
----------------------------
THIS TIME
[Intro]
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-5h7-----------|
D|-----5h7-------|
A|---------5h7---|
E|---------------| repeat
[Verse 1]
F G
Looking back on my life,
Am Em
you know that all I see are things I could've changed, I should've done,
F G
Where did the good times go,
Am
good times are hard to hold,
this time, this time
[Chorus]
Em F G Am Em
This time I'm gonna find...
[Verse 2]
F G
Looking back on my life,
Am Em
you know that all I see are things I could've changed, I could've done,
F G
No time for sad laments,
Am Em
a wasted life is bitter spend, yeah
[Chorus]
F G Am Em
So rise into the light, in or out of time,
F G Am Em
gonna rise straight through the light, in or out of time,
[Verse 3]
F
Woke up another day,
G
the pain won't go away,
Am Em
I am goin in peculiar way,
F G Am
Into the light I pass another dream another trance,
this time, this time
[Chorus]
Em F G Am Em
This time I'm gonna rise into the light, in or out of time,
F G Am Em
gonna find my way in light, in or out of time,
F G Am Em
gonna rise straight through the light, in or out of time,
F G Am Em
- *all the way to the end*
I going to see the light
cos i know there is time there is time
there is time (repeat)
this time (repeat)
to the light (repeat)
----------------------------
VELVET MORNING
[Intro]
A E A D
[Verse 1]
A E
Yes, its been long,
A D
and yes, I still feel strong
A E A E
Into the half light, another velvet morning for me
[Verse 2]
A E
Time, stands still
A D
As you take, your last pill
A E A E
Into the half light, another velvet morning for me
[Pre-Chorus]
A E
And now I'm trying to tell ya about my life
D E
And my tounge is twisted I'm more dead than alive
A E
And my feelings they've always been betrayed
D E
And I was born a little damaged man look what they've made
[Chorus]
A E D E
I said don't you find, that its lonley,
A E D E
When nobody knows, their alone
A E D E
Life is getting you dry
A E D E
Life is getting your time
[Verse 3]
A E
Tears, are coming down
A D
Your beauty is, a colour surrond
A E A E
Into the half light, another velvet morning for me
[Pre-Chorus]
A E
And now I'm trying to tell ya about my life
D E
And my tounge is twisted I'm more dead than alive
A E
And my feelings they've always been betrayed
D E
And I was born a little damaged man look what they've made
[Chorus]
A E D E
I said don't you find, that its lonley,
A E D E
But lord knows, you wont be alone
A E D E
Life is getting you dry
A E D E
Life is getting your time
[Outro]
A E D
(x4)
----------------------------
COME ON
[Intro]
A B
[Verse 1]
A B
I must be feeling low
A B A
I talked to god in a phonebox on my way home
B A B
I told you my answer, I left you my dreams on your answering machine
[Chorus]
B A
Come o--n
B
Let the spirit inside you
B A
Don't wait to be found
B
Come along with my sound
B A
Let the spirit move you
B A B B
Let the waves come up, they'll fuse you
B A B
I never met no one to deny a sound
A B
[Verse 2]
A B
I must be going insane
A B A
I called the doctor so he can relieve my pain
B
He's got a little pill for me
A B
Just a little luxury, help me through my day
[Chorus]
B A
Come o--n
B
Let the spirit inside you
B A
Don't wait to be found
B
Come along with my sound
B A
Let the spirit move you
B A B B
Let the waves come up, they'll fuse you
B A B
I never met no one to deny a sound
A B D5 E5 A B
Come on
Come on
Come on
Come on...
There's only one life
There's only one life
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
This is a big
Fuck you!
This is a big
Fuck you!
Come on!
Just love somebody at the back
Just love somebody at the back
Come on now
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Yes. Use the transpose buttons on the song page to shift "Urban Hymns" up or down by half-steps so it matches your vocal range or capo position.
Can I see chord diagrams for "Urban Hymns"?
Yes. Tap any chord in "Urban Hymns" to instantly see an interactive guitar chord diagram with alternate fingerings.
Is "Urban Hymns" easy to play on guitar?
Many players learn "Urban Hymns" by The Verve with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by The Verve below.
What key is "Urban Hymns" in?
The chords for "Urban Hymns" show the original chord names (including E, Bm7, Asus4, A, B, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.