Born And Raised
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Born and Raised Album
Queen of California
Standard E tuning Capo 4
[Verse]
Goodbye Gcold, goodbye rain
Goodbye Gsorrow, goodbye shame
I'm Cheaded out west with my headphones on
AmBoarded a flight with a song in the back of my Gsoul
And no one Gknows
[Chorus]
I Djust found out her ghost left town
The CQueen of California is stepping down, downG
[Verse]
Hello Gbeauty, hello strange
Hello Gwonder, what's your name?
CLooking for the sun that Neil Young hung
AmAfter the gold rush of 19G71
[Chorus]
I Djust found out her ghost left town
The CQueen of California is stepping down, downG
[Instrumental]
G G G G
C Am G G
D C G G
[Verse]
If you Gsee her say, "Hello"
Just don't Gtell me, "I told you so"
CJoni wrote Blue in her house by the sea
I Amgotta believe there’s another color waiting on Gme
To set me Gfree
[Chorus]
I Djust found out her ghost left town
The CQueen of California is stepping down, downG
Age of Worry - 6/8, play half measures. Listen to understand
[Verse 1]
GClose your D/F#eyes and cCadd9lone your self
Cadd9Build your heart an GarD/F#my
Gto defeD/F#nd your iCadd9nnocence
While Cadd9you do D/F#everything Gwrong
[Verse 2]
GDon't be D/F#scared to Cadd9walk alone
Cadd9don't be scared to lGike D/F#it
GThere's no D/F#time that Cadd9you must be home
so sCadd9leep where your D/F#darkness faGlls
[Chorus]
AGlive in the D/F#age of Cadd9worry
Cadd9Smile in the age of GworD/F#ry
Go Gwild in the D/F#age of Cadd9worry
and sing, Cadd9Worry, D/F#why should I cGare?
[Verse 3]
GKnow your fD/F#ight is nCadd9ot with them
Cadd9yours is with your GtimD/F#e here
GDream your dD/F#reams but dCadd9on't pretend
Be fCadd9riends with D/F#what you Gare
[Verse 4]
GGive your D/F#heart then chaCadd9nge your mind
Cadd9you're allowed to Gdo D/F#it
Gcause God D/F#knows it's been Cadd9done to you
and sCadd9omehow D/F#you got tGhrough it
[Chorus 2]
AGlive in the D/F#age of wCadd9orry
Cadd9Rage in the age of GworD/F#ry
Sing oGut in the D/F#age of Cadd9worry
and sing, Cadd9Worry, D/F#why should I cGare?
G D/F# Cadd9
Cadd9Rage in the age of GworD/F#ry
Act your Gage in the D/F#age of wCadd9orry
and sing, Cadd9Worry, D/F#get out of herGe!
[Outro]
G D/F# Cadd9 Cadd9
Cadd9 Cadd9 G D/F#
G D/F# Cadd9 Cadd9
Cadd9 D/F# G G
Shadow Days
Tuning: EADGBe
[Intro]
D C G Em
[Intro]
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[Verse]
DDid you know that Cyou could be wrong And Gswear you’re rightEm
DSome people been Cknown to do it Gall their livesEm
But you Dfind yourself Calone just like you found yGourself before
Em
Like I Dfound myself in Cpieces on my Ghotel Emfloor
GHard times help me seEme
[Chorus]
I’m a gD/F#ood man with a good heart
Had a Gtough time, got a rough start
But I Bmfinally learned to Asuslet it Ggo
Now I’m D/F#right here, and I’m right now
And I’m Ghoping, knowing somehow
That my Bmshadows days are oAsusver
GMy shadow days are over now
[Solo]
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[Verse]
Well I’m Dnot some trouble Cmaker and I Gnever meant her Emharm
But it Ddoesn’t mean I Cdidn’t make it Ghard to carry Emon
Well it Dsucks to be honest (Chonest) and it Ghurts to be Emreal
But it's Dnice to make some Clove that I can Gfinally Emfeel
GHard times let me bEme
[Chorus]
(Solo rhythm)
D A#maj7 Bm E
D G Bm Asus G
D G Bm Asus G
[Electric solo]
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[Acoustic Solo]
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Speak for Me
[Verse]
Now the Acover of Rolling SDtone
Ain't the Acover of a Rolling SDtone
And the Amusic on my rDadio
Ain't Asupposed to make me feel Dalone
[Chorus]
DWhat a drag to kEnow
DI'll have to learn to let it Ego
EShow me something I can Dbe
EPlay a song that I can Dsing
EMake me feel as I am Dfree
DSomeAone Ecome Espeak for Ame
[Verse]
Now they Acelebrating broken Dthings
I don't wAant a world of broken Dthings
You can Atell that something isn't Dright
When all your Aheroes are in black and wDhite
[Chorus]
DWhat a drag to Esay
DAt least we still have yestEerday
EShow me something I can Dbe
EPlay a song that I can Dsing
EMake me feel as I am Dfree
DSomeAone Ecome Espeak for Ame
[Bridge]
DLa di da di da
DLa di da di da
DLa di da di da di da
DLa di da di da di da
AOh yeah
[Verse]
DI'm not Amad Eabout it
ABut I'm not mEad abouDt it
DI'm not mAad aEbout it
ABut I'm not tEhat mad aDbout it
[Verse]
EShow me something I can Dbe
EPlay a song that I can Dsing
EMake me feel as I am Dfree
DSomeAone Ecome Espeak for Ame
DSomeAone Ecome Espeak for Ame
DSomeone Ecome speak for Ame
[Outro]
Now the Acover of Rolling DStone
Ain't the Acover of a Rolling DStone
Something like Olivia
[Verse 1]
Well, OGlivia is taken
But a Clook like hers
Can be found from Gtime to time
Yeah, OCliva is taken
But a look like hers
Can be found from time to Gtime
[Chorus]
I'm thinkin' Dsomething like Olivia
Is Cwhat I need to findG
[Verse 2]
There's only Gone man in this world
Who gets to Csleep with her by his sidGe
There's only Gone man in this world
Who gets to Csleep with her by his sidGe
[Chorus]
I'm thinkin' Dsomething like Olivia
Could Ckeep me through the nightG
[Instrumental]
G C G G
Am Am G G
D C G G
[Verse 3]
Now, I'm not Gtrying to steal
CNo lover away from no one elseG
No, I'm not Amtrying to steal
No lover away from no one elseG
If DOlivia herself were at my doorC
I'd have to say
I'd let her inG
[Bridge]
GSomething like OliviaC
GSomething like Olivia
GSomething like OliviaC
GSomething like Olivia
[Outro]
GI keep thinkin'
DSomething like Olivia
Is Cwhat I need from…
DSomething like Olivia
Is Cwhat I need
DSomething like Olivia
Is Cwhat I need to findG
Born and Raised
[Intro]
G Bm F C
G Bm F C
[Verse 1]
GNow and then BmI pace my place
FI can't retrace how I got hCere
GI cheat the light Bmto check my face
FIt's slightly harder than last yCear
[Chorus]
EmAnd all at oGnce it gets hCard to take
EmIt gets hGard to fake what I Cwon't be
EmCause one of these dGays I'll be bCorn and raised
And iEmt's such a Gwaste to grow up loCnely
[Instrumental]
Em G C
[HARMONICA SOLO]
G Bm F C
[Verse 2]
GI still have dreams, Bmthey're not the same
FThey don't fly as high as they used Cto
GI saw my friend, Bmhe's in my head
FAnd he said, "You don't remember me, do yCou?"
[Chorus]
EmThen all at once Git gets hard to tCake
EmIt gets hard to fGake what I won't Cbe
EmCause one of these daGys I'll be Cborn and raised
EmAnd it's such a wGaste to grow up lConelyG
[Instrumental]
C Csus2 Am7
C Csus2 Am7
C Csus2 Am7
Bm D
[Verse 3]
GI still got time, BmI still got faith
FI call on both of my brotChers
GI got a mom, BmI got a dad
FBut they do not have each Cother
[Chorus]
EmSo line on up, Gand take your pClace
EmAnd show your fGace to the morCning
EmCause one of these daGys you'll be bCorn and raised
EmAnd it all comes Gon without warnCing
[Outro]
Em G C
Em G C
Em G C
If I Ever Get Around To Living
[Intro]
F Dadd9 F Dadd9
V1
FIf I ever get around to livingDadd9
FI'm gonna put my things awayDadd9
FIn the drawers and in the closeDadd9ts
G A B C Dm72x
And there I'll stay
[Break]
F Dadd92x
V2
FIf I ever get around to livinDadd9g
FIt'll be just like I dreamDadd9ed
FI'm gonna take the love I'm giDadd9ven
And set it freeG A B C Dm7
G Dm72x
V3
FIf I ever get around to livingDadd9
FI'll take the end of every daDadd9y
FTie it up to every morninDadd9g
G A B C Dm72X
And sail away
G Dm74x
Free
Free
G Dm72X
GMaybe it's all a drDm7eam
GI'm having at 17Dm7
GI don't have tattooDm7s
GAnd very soonDm7
GMother will be callDm7ing me
GSaying "come up staDm7irs,
GYou got some work tDm7o do"
G Dm74x
C F4x
CWhen you gonna wise up, Fboy?
CWhen you gonna wise up, Fboy?
CWhen you gonna wise up, Fboy?
CWhen you gonna wise up, Fboy?
CYou are hiding in your mFind
CWorking all the timeF
CTrying to make it better Fthan you got it
CYou been spendin' all yoFur time
CSearching for a signF
CThat's never gonna look Fthe way you want it
CThink you better wise upF, boy
CThink you better wise upF, boy
CThink you better wise upF, boy
CI think you better wise Fup, boy
Love is a Verb
[Intro]
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[Intro]
ELove is a vAerb
BIt ain't a tEhing
[Verse 1]
It's not soEmething you Aown
It's not somBething you scrEeam
EWhen you show me loAve,
I dBon't need your wC#mords**
[Chorus]
Yeah, loEve ain't a thAing
LBove is a veArb
ELove ain't a tAhing
BLove is a vEerb
E A B C#m E A B E
[Verse 2]
LEove ain't a crAush
It aBin't an excuEse
No, you cEan't get through lAove
On just a pBile of I.O.UE.s
ELove ain't a drAug
DespiBte what you've hC#meard**
[Chorus]
Yeah, lEove ain't a thiAng
LBove is a vEerb
LoEve ain't a thiAng
LoBve is a veErb
[Bridge]
So you gotta sEhow show sAhow me
sBhow show sEhow me
SEhow show sAhow me
That lBove is a veErb
Yeah, you gotta sEhow show sAhow me
sBhow show sC#mhow me**
SEhow show shAow me
That LoBve is a vEerb
[Outro]
LEove ain't a tAhing
LBove is a veErb
Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967
[Verse]
WCalt Grace, desperately hating his whFole place
Dreamed to discover a new spaceAm
And buried himself aliveF
Inside his Cbasement, tongue on the side of his face meantF
He's working away on displacementAm
And what it would take to surviveF
[Chorus]
'CDmause when you're done with this AmworldG Dm
You know the nAmext is up to yGou
And his wCife told his kids Fhe was crazyG
And his friends sCaid he'd fail if he triedF G
But with a wCill to work haFrd
And a lAmibrary cDard
He took a hFomemade, fan-blade, one-man submarine riGdeC
[Verse]
That mCorning, the sea was mad and I mean itF
Waves as big as he'd seen itAm
Deep in his dreams at homeF
From Cdry land
He rolled it over to wet sandF
Closed the hatch up with one handAm
And pedaled off aloneF
[Chorus]
'CDmause when you're done with this AmworldG Dm
You know the Amnext is up to yGou
And for Conce in his lFife it was qGuiet
As he lCearned how to Fturn in the Gtide
And the Csky was a fFlare
When he came up Amfor airD
In his hFomemade, fan-blade, one-man submarGine rideC
[Verse]
One Cevening
When weeks had passed since his leavingF
The call she'd planned on receivingAm
Finally made it hoFme
She accepteCd
The news she'd never expectedF
The operator connectedAm
A call from TokyoF
[Chorus]
'CDmause when you're done with this AmworldG Dm
You know the Amnext is up to yGou
Now his fCriends
Bring him up when Fthey're drinkingG
At the bCar with his name on Fthe sideG
And they sCmile when they cFan
As they speak Amof a manD
Who took a hFomemade, fan-blade, one-man subGmarine rideC
Whiskey, Whiskey, Whiskey
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[Intro]
Dsus4 Am7 Emx2
[Verse]
We pick Gup in New York City
I try to find the man I never got to Dsus4/F#beD/F# Dsus4/F# D/F#
But when I Gpush down on the pavement
I find the whole thing so much harder than Dsus4/F#it seemsD/F# Dsus4/F# D/F#
[Pre-Chorus]
The Gonly deal I ever signed
No Em7devil drew a dotted line
The G2stage was set, the words were mine
I'm not comCadd9plaining
[Chorus]
Dsus4Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Am7Water, water, water
EmSleep
Dsus4Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Am7Wake up, shake it off
EmAnd repeat
[Post-Chorus]
It's just a Em7phase
It's not forAsus4everA
It's just a Em7phase
And I Dsus2/F#still might have a D/F#way to go
A Face To Call Home
[Verse]
DI am an archiBmtect
F#mOf days that haven’t happened yetA
DI can’t Bmbelieve a month F#mis all it is beenA
DYou know my paper heartBm
The one I F#mfill with pencil Amarks
DI think I might have gone and Bminked you inF#m A
[Chorus]
GLittle by little
inch by inch
D/F#We built a yard with a garden in the middle of itA
GIt ain’t much but it is a start
You got me swaying riD/F#ght along to the song in your heartA
GAnd a face to call home
A faD/F#ce to call homeA
GYou got a face D/F#to call homeA
[Verse]
DSo glad you dBmidn’t see
F#mThe nervous wreck I used to beA
DNever thBmought a man coulF#md be so smallA
DYou never looBmk at me
F#mLike I am a liabilityA
DI bet yoBmu never think I’F#md been at allA
[Chorus]
GLittle by little
inch by inch
D/F#We built a yard with a garden in the middle of itA
GIt ain’t much but it is a start
You got me swaying riD/F#ght along to the song in your heartA
GAnd a face to call home
A faD/F#ce to call homeA
GYou got a face D/F#to call homeA
[Outro]
GMaybe I D/F#could staAy a while
GI am talD/F#king like Aall of the time
GWith a fD/F#ace to caAll home
GA face tD/F#o call hoAme
GYou got D/F#a face to Acall home
Born and Raised - Reprise
Born and Graised
Locks of Cadd9brown and streaks of Ggray
I was Cadd9brought up in brighter Gdays
It’s good to Em7say
Now I’m Cadd9born and Graised
Born and Graised
And after Cadd9time I'll be twice my Gage
Then I'll Cadd9learn how to turn the Gpage
Cause time is Em7strange
When you're Cadd9born and Graised
Born and Graised
Locks of Cadd9brown and streaks of Ggray
I was Cadd9brought up in brighter Gdays
It’s good to Em7say
Now I’m Cadd9born and Graised
Now I’m Cadd9born and Graised
Now I’m Cadd9born and Graised
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Born And Raised
by John Mayer
Chords in this song · guitar
G
C
Am
D
D/F#
Cadd9
Em
Bm
Asus
A#maj7
E
A
F
Csus2
Am7
Dadd9
B
Dm7
C#m
Dm
Dsus4
Em7
G2
Dsus2/F#
Born and Raised Album
Queen of California
Standard E tuning Capo 4
[Verse]
G
Goodbye cold, goodbye rain
G
Goodbye sorrow, goodbye shame
C
I'm headed out west with my headphones on
Am G
Boarded a flight with a song in the back of my soul
G
And no one knows
[Chorus]
D
I just found out her ghost left town
C G
The Queen of California is stepping down, down
[Verse]
G
Hello beauty, hello strange
G
Hello wonder, what's your name?
C
Looking for the sun that Neil Young hung
Am G
After the gold rush of 1971
[Chorus]
D
I just found out her ghost left town
C G
The Queen of California is stepping down, down
[Instrumental]
G G G G
C Am G G
D C G G
[Verse]
G
If you see her say, "Hello"
G
Just don't tell me, "I told you so"
C
Joni wrote Blue in her house by the sea
Am G
I gotta believe there’s another color waiting on me
G
To set me free
[Chorus]
D
I just found out her ghost left town
C G
The Queen of California is stepping down, down
Age of Worry - 6/8, play half measures. Listen to understand
[Verse 1]
G D/F# Cadd9
Close your eyes and clone your self
Cadd9 G D/F#
Build your heart an army
G D/F# Cadd9
to defend your innocence
Cadd9 D/F# G
While you do everything wrong
[Verse 2]
G D/F# Cadd9
Don't be scared to walk alone
Cadd9 G D/F#
don't be scared to like it
G D/F# Cadd9
There's no time that you must be home
Cadd9 D/F# G
so sleep where your darkness falls
[Chorus]
G D/F# Cadd9
Alive in the age of worry
Cadd9 G D/F#
Smile in the age of worry
G D/F# Cadd9
Go wild in the age of worry
Cadd9 D/F# G
and sing, Worry, why should I care?
[Verse 3]
G D/F# Cadd9
Know your fight is not with them
Cadd9 G D/F#
yours is with your time here
G D/F# Cadd9
Dream your dreams but don't pretend
Cadd9 D/F# G
Be friends with what you are
[Verse 4]
G D/F# Cadd9
Give your heart then change your mind
Cadd9 G D/F#
you're allowed to do it
G D/F# Cadd9
cause God knows it's been done to you
Cadd9 D/F# G
and somehow you got through it
[Chorus 2]
G D/F# Cadd9
Alive in the age of worry
Cadd9 G D/F#
Rage in the age of worry
G D/F# Cadd9
Sing out in the age of worry
Cadd9 D/F# G
and sing, Worry, why should I care?
G D/F# Cadd9
Cadd9 G D/F#
Rage in the age of worry
G D/F# Cadd9
Act your age in the age of worry
Cadd9 D/F# G
and sing, Worry, get out of here!
[Outro]
G D/F# Cadd9 Cadd9
Cadd9 Cadd9 G D/F#
G D/F# Cadd9 Cadd9
Cadd9 D/F# G G
Shadow Days
Tuning: EADGBe
[Intro]
D C G Em
[Intro]
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[Verse]
D C G Em
Did you know that you could be wrong And swear you’re right
D C G Em
Some people been known to do it all their lives
D C G Em
But you find yourself alone just like you found yourself before
D C G Em
Like I found myself in pieces on my hotel floor
G Em
Hard times help me see
[Chorus]
D/F#
I’m a good man with a good heart
G
Had a tough time, got a rough start
Bm Asus G
But I finally learned to let it go
D/F#
Now I’m right here, and I’m right now
G
And I’m hoping, knowing somehow
Bm Asus
That my shadows days are over
G
My shadow days are over now
[Solo]
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[Verse]
D C G Em
Well I’m not some trouble maker and I never meant her harm
D C G Em
But it doesn’t mean I didn’t make it hard to carry on
D C G Em
Well it sucks to be honest (honest) and it hurts to be real
D C G Em
But it's nice to make some love that I can finally feel
G Em
Hard times let me be
[Chorus]
(Solo rhythm)
D A#maj7 Bm E
D G Bm Asus G
D G Bm Asus G
[Electric solo]
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D|-------14--16-------------------14--16----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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B|---19--19--19--19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19\15-------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Acoustic Solo]
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G|--7/9----9\7----7--7---9--7-----7/9----9\7----7--7--9--7--7--9--9 |
D|--7/9----9\7----7--7---9--7-----7/9----9\7----7--7--9--7--9--9--9-|
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G|-7--7--7--7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7-------------------------------------------------------|
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G|--9--9--9--9\7---7--7--7---7-7--9-7-9-7-7-------------------------|
D|--9--9--9--9\7---7--7--7---7-7--9-7-9-7-7-------------------------|
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Speak for Me
[Verse]
A D
Now the cover of Rolling Stone
A D
Ain't the cover of a Rolling Stone
A D
And the music on my radio
A D
Ain't supposed to make me feel alone
[Chorus]
D E
What a drag to know
D E
I'll have to learn to let it go
E D
Show me something I can be
E D
Play a song that I can sing
E D
Make me feel as I am free
D A E E A
Someone come speak for me
[Verse]
A D
Now they celebrating broken things
A D
I don't want a world of broken things
A D
You can tell that something isn't right
A D
When all your heroes are in black and white
[Chorus]
D E
What a drag to say
D E
At least we still have yesterday
E D
Show me something I can be
E D
Play a song that I can sing
E D
Make me feel as I am free
D A E E A
Someone come speak for me
[Bridge]
D
La di da di da
D
La di da di da
D
La di da di da di da
D
La di da di da di da
A
Oh yeah
[Verse]
D A E
I'm not mad about it
A E D
But I'm not mad about it
D A E
I'm not mad about it
A E D
But I'm not that mad about it
[Verse]
E D
Show me something I can be
E D
Play a song that I can sing
E D
Make me feel as I am free
D A E E A
Someone come speak for me
D A E E A
Someone come speak for me
D E A
Someone come speak for me
[Outro]
A D
Now the cover of Rolling Stone
A D
Ain't the cover of a Rolling Stone
Something like Olivia
[Verse 1]
G
Well, Olivia is taken
C
But a look like hers
G
Can be found from time to time
C
Yeah, Oliva is taken
But a look like hers
G
Can be found from time to time
[Chorus]
D
I'm thinkin' something like Olivia
C G
Is what I need to find
[Verse 2]
G
There's only one man in this world
C G
Who gets to sleep with her by his side
G
There's only one man in this world
C G
Who gets to sleep with her by his side
[Chorus]
D
I'm thinkin' something like Olivia
C G
Could keep me through the night
[Instrumental]
G C G G
Am Am G G
D C G G
[Verse 3]
G
Now, I'm not trying to steal
C G
No lover away from no one else
Am
No, I'm not trying to steal
G
No lover away from no one else
D C
If Olivia herself were at my door
I'd have to say
G
I'd let her in
[Bridge]
G C
Something like Olivia
G
Something like Olivia
G C
Something like Olivia
G
Something like Olivia
[Outro]
G
I keep thinkin'
D
Something like Olivia
C
Is what I need from…
D
Something like Olivia
C
Is what I need
D
Something like Olivia
C G
Is what I need to find
Born and Raised
[Intro]
G Bm F C
G Bm F C
[Verse 1]
G Bm
Now and then I pace my place
F C
I can't retrace how I got here
G Bm
I cheat the light to check my face
F C
It's slightly harder than last year
[Chorus]
Em G C
And all at once it gets hard to take
Em G C
It gets hard to fake what I won't be
Em G C
Cause one of these days I'll be born and raised
Em G C
And it's such a waste to grow up lonely
[Instrumental]
Em G C
[HARMONICA SOLO]
G Bm F C
[Verse 2]
G Bm
I still have dreams, they're not the same
F C
They don't fly as high as they used to
G Bm
I saw my friend, he's in my head
F C
And he said, "You don't remember me, do you?"
[Chorus]
Em G C
Then all at once it gets hard to take
Em G C
It gets hard to fake what I won't be
Em G C
Cause one of these days I'll be born and raised
Em G C G
And it's such a waste to grow up lonely
[Instrumental]
C Csus2 Am7
C Csus2 Am7
C Csus2 Am7
Bm D
[Verse 3]
G Bm
I still got time, I still got faith
F C
I call on both of my brothers
G Bm
I got a mom, I got a dad
F C
But they do not have each other
[Chorus]
Em G C
So line on up, and take your place
Em G C
And show your face to the morning
Em G C
Cause one of these days you'll be born and raised
Em G C
And it all comes on without warning
[Outro]
Em G C
Em G C
Em G C
If I Ever Get Around To Living
[Intro]
F Dadd9 F Dadd9
V1
F Dadd9
If I ever get around to living
F Dadd9
I'm gonna put my things away
F Dadd9
In the drawers and in the closets
G A B C Dm7
2x
And there I'll stay
[Break]
F Dadd9
2x
V2
F Dadd9
If I ever get around to living
F Dadd9
It'll be just like I dreamed
F Dadd9
I'm gonna take the love I'm given
G A B C Dm7
And set it free
G Dm7
2x
V3
F Dadd9
If I ever get around to living
F Dadd9
I'll take the end of every day
F Dadd9
Tie it up to every morning
G A B C Dm7
2X
And sail away
G Dm7
4x
Free
Free
G Dm7
2X
G Dm7
Maybe it's all a dream
G Dm7
I'm having at 17
G Dm7
I don't have tattoos
G Dm7
And very soon
G Dm7
Mother will be calling me
G Dm7
Saying "come up stairs,
G Dm7
You got some work to do"
G Dm7
4x
C F
4x
C F
When you gonna wise up, boy?
C F
When you gonna wise up, boy?
C F
When you gonna wise up, boy?
C F
When you gonna wise up, boy?
C F
You are hiding in your mind
C F
Working all the time
C F
Trying to make it better than you got it
C F
You been spendin' all your time
C F
Searching for a sign
C F
That's never gonna look the way you want it
C F
Think you better wise up, boy
C F
Think you better wise up, boy
C F
Think you better wise up, boy
C F
I think you better wise up, boy
Love is a Verb
[Intro]
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B|---9-------9------9------------------9------------|
G|---9-------9------9------------------9------------|
D|---9-------9------9/11--------7--7---9------------|
A|---9/11/9--11-----0-------7---7--9---9/11---------|
E|---0--------------9-------7/9--------0------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--7/9----------9------9/10------9-----------------|
G|--7/9--11--9---9------9-9-------9-----------------|
D|-------11--9---11-----9/11------9-----------------|
A|---------------0------0---------9/11--------------|
E|---------------9----------------0-----------------|
\/ Chords for song
E A B A
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B|---9-------9-------7-------9------------|
G|---9-------9-------8-------9------------|
D|---9-------11------9-------9------------|
A|---9/11----0-------x-------9/11---------|
E|---0-------9-------7-------0------------|
** There are some little parts in the song when he adds a new chord. Check it out:
E A B C#m
e|----------------------------------------|
B|---9-------9-------7/9-----9------------|
G|---9-------9-------8-------9------------|
D|---9-------11------9-----9/11-----------|
A|---9/11----0-------x-----9/11-----------|
E|---0-------9-------7-------9------------|
[Intro]
E A
Love is a verb
B E
It ain't a thing
[Verse 1]
E A
It's not something you own
B E
It's not something you scream
E A
When you show me love,
B C#m
I don't need your words**
[Chorus]
E A
Yeah, love ain't a thing
B A
Love is a verb
E A
Love ain't a thing
B E
Love is a verb
E A B C#m E A B E
[Verse 2]
E A
Love ain't a crush
B E
It ain't an excuse
E A
No, you can't get through love
B E
On just a pile of I.O.U.s
E A
Love ain't a drug
B C#m
Despite what you've heard**
[Chorus]
E A
Yeah, love ain't a thing
B E
Love is a verb
E A
Love ain't a thing
B E
Love is a verb
[Bridge]
E A
So you gotta show show show me
B E
show show show me
E A
Show show show me
B E
That love is a verb
E A
Yeah, you gotta show show show me
B C#m
show show show me**
E A
Show show show me
B E
That Love is a verb
[Outro]
E A
Love ain't a thing
B E
Love is a verb
Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967
[Verse]
C F
Walt Grace, desperately hating his whole place
Am
Dreamed to discover a new space
F
And buried himself alive
C F
Inside his basement, tongue on the side of his face meant
Am
He's working away on displacement
F
And what it would take to survive
[Chorus]
Dm Am G Dm
'Cause when you're done with this world
Am G
You know the next is up to you
C F G
And his wife told his kids he was crazy
C F G
And his friends said he'd fail if he tried
C F
But with a will to work hard
Am D
And a library card
F G C
He took a homemade, fan-blade, one-man submarine ride
[Verse]
C F
That morning, the sea was mad and I mean it
Am
Waves as big as he'd seen it
F
Deep in his dreams at home
C
From dry land
F
He rolled it over to wet sand
Am
Closed the hatch up with one hand
F
And pedaled off alone
[Chorus]
Dm Am G Dm
'Cause when you're done with this world
Am G
You know the next is up to you
C F G
And for once in his life it was quiet
C F G
As he learned how to turn in the tide
C F
And the sky was a flare
Am D
When he came up for air
F G C
In his homemade, fan-blade, one-man submarine ride
[Verse]
C
One evening
F
When weeks had passed since his leaving
Am
The call she'd planned on receiving
F
Finally made it home
C
She accepted
F
The news she'd never expected
Am
The operator connected
F
A call from Tokyo
[Chorus]
Dm Am G Dm
'Cause when you're done with this world
Am G
You know the next is up to you
C
Now his friends
F G
Bring him up when they're drinking
C F G
At the bar with his name on the side
C F
And they smile when they can
Am D
As they speak of a man
F G C
Who took a homemade, fan-blade, one-man submarine ride
Whiskey, Whiskey, Whiskey
Dsus4 Am7 Em G Em7 G2 Cadd9
e|-(0)----------0----------0--------x--------0-------3-------3-----------|
B|--7-----------0----------0--------3--------3-------3-------3-----------|
G|--0-----------5----------0--------4--------0-------0-------0-----------|
D|--7-----------5----------2--------5--------2-------0-------2-----------|
A|--5-----------x----------2--------x--------2------(2)------3-----------|
E|--------------5----------0--------3--------0-------3-------------------|
D/F# Dsus2/F# A Asus4
e|--2------0----------0-----0--------------------------------------------|
B|--3------3----------2-----3--------------------------------------------|
G|--2------2----------2-----2--------------------------------------------|
D|--0------0----------2-----2--------------------------------------------|
A|--x------x----------0-----0--------------------------------------------|
E|--2------2-------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
Dsus4 Am7 Em
x2
[Verse]
G
We pick up in New York City
Dsus4/F# D/F# Dsus4/F# D/F#
I try to find the man I never got to be
G
But when I push down on the pavement
Dsus4/F# D/F# Dsus4/F# D/F#
I find the whole thing so much harder than it seems
[Pre-Chorus]
G
The only deal I ever signed
Em7
No devil drew a dotted line
G2
The stage was set, the words were mine
Cadd9
I'm not complaining
[Chorus]
Dsus4
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Am7
Water, water, water
Em
Sleep
Dsus4
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Am7
Wake up, shake it off
Em
And repeat
[Post-Chorus]
Em7
It's just a phase
Asus4 A
It's not forever
Em7
It's just a phase
Dsus2/F# D/F#
And I still might have a way to go
A Face To Call Home
[Verse]
D Bm
I am an architect
F#m A
Of days that haven’t happened yet
D Bm F#m A
I can’t believe a month is all it is been
D Bm
You know my paper heart
F#m A
The one I fill with pencil marks
D Bm F#m A
I think I might have gone and inked you in
[Chorus]
G
Little by little
inch by inch
D/F# A
We built a yard with a garden in the middle of it
G
It ain’t much but it is a start
D/F# A
You got me swaying right along to the song in your heart
G
And a face to call home
D/F# A
A face to call home
G D/F# A
You got a face to call home
[Verse]
D Bm
So glad you didn’t see
F#m A
The nervous wreck I used to be
D Bm F#m A
Never thought a man could be so small
D Bm
You never look at me
F#m A
Like I am a liability
D Bm F#m A
I bet you never think I’d been at all
[Chorus]
G
Little by little
inch by inch
D/F# A
We built a yard with a garden in the middle of it
G
It ain’t much but it is a start
D/F# A
You got me swaying right along to the song in your heart
G
And a face to call home
D/F# A
A face to call home
G D/F# A
You got a face to call home
[Outro]
G D/F# A
Maybe I could stay a while
G D/F# A
I am talking like all of the time
G D/F# A
With a face to call home
G D/F# A
A face to call home
G D/F# A
You got a face to call home
Born and Raised - Reprise
G
Born and raised
Cadd9 G
Locks of brown and streaks of gray
Cadd9 G
I was brought up in brighter days
Em7
It’s good to say
Cadd9 G
Now I’m born and raised
G
Born and raised
Cadd9 G
And after time I'll be twice my age
Cadd9 G
Then I'll learn how to turn the page
Em7
Cause time is strange
Cadd9 G
When you're born and raised
G
Born and raised
Cadd9 G
Locks of brown and streaks of gray
Cadd9 G
I was brought up in brighter days
Em7
It’s good to say
Cadd9 G
Now I’m born and raised
Cadd9 G
Now I’m born and raised
Cadd9 G
Now I’m born and raised
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| / Slide up
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| p Pull-off
| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
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