Chords used
B
G#m
F#m
E
F
Eb7
C
Ebm
C#m
Em
F#m7
B7
D#m7
G#m7
D#7
D
A
G
Gmaj7
Am
Gsus4
G/E
G6
Bm
D/F
Em7
A7
A/C
G/F
Gm
B5
E/B
Bsus
C#7
D#m
1.
Stop Your Crying
Key: BHardB
G#m
F#m
E
F
Eb7
C
Ebm
C#m
Em
B
BG#mBG#mF#mE
BG#mBG#mF#mE
First Verse:
BI get your G#mmessBages, I G#mread them Fall Ealoud
BMy friends they G#mroll their Beyes, shake their G#mheadsF, make a Eb7frown
But it G#mseems so well Cintentioned
And at Bonce i'm beEginning to Ffall Eb7
There's not G#mpoint to even Cmention you at all
BG#mBG#mF#mE
Second Verse:
BI am G#ma ??B? G#mdouble Fchalk and Eline
BMy rage a G#mticking Bbomb one G#mshot Fand a Eb7cry
But I G#mknow you still Cremember
That I'm Bnot very Ehard to Fdisarm Eb7
And you G#mknow I won't reCmember you at Fall
So Bstop your EcryingEbm
You know I'll C#mbe the one to Blet you back Ein Ebm C#m
I'm so Bsick of lyEing Ebm
Telling myC#mself it's the Emend
I Bknow better but G#mhere FI gEo again
Post Chorus:
BG#mCE
BG#mB
Third Verse:
BI am a G#mphotoBgraph, a G#mmoment Fstuck in Etime
B??? G#m B G#m F Eb7
But the G#mgirl I still see Cclearly
With a Bheart that is Eready to Flove Eb7
It's a G#m??? that isn't Cnearly big eFnough
So Bstop your EcryingEbm
You know I'll C#mbe the one to Blet you back Ein Ebm C#m
I'm so Bsick of lyEing Ebm
Telling myC#mself it's the Emend
I Bknow better but G#mhere FI gEo
So Bstop your EcryingEbm
You know I'll C#mbe the one to Blet you back Ein Ebm C#m
I'm so Bsick of lyEing Ebm
Telling myC#mself it's the Emend
So Bstop your G#mcrying C
You know I'll Ebe the one to Blet you back G#min C E
I'm so Bsick of lyG#ming C
Telling myEself it's the Bend
Well G#mnow, Chere I Ego again B G#m
CHere I Ego again B
Well G#mnow, Chere I Ego again B G#m
CHere I Ego again
BG#mBG#mF#mE
BG#mBG#mF#mE
B
2.
Baby Dont Leave Me Alone With My Thoughts
Key: G#mHardG#m
F#m7
B
E
C#m
F#m
B7
D#m7
G#m7
F
D#7
D
C
A
G
G#mHard times, hard times F#m7
WBhen I really need somebody to hEold me tight
And tell me I'm stC#mrong F#m7
G#mLast night, last night F#m
YB7ou were really there for me, so thank you
EFor playin' aloC#mng
But I gotta be hEonest with ya, baby
This is D#m7not about lG#move
I gotta be hoEnest with ya, baby
D#m7I'm not abG#m7ove usin' you C#m
to get me through the nightF
EBaby, don't leave me alone with D#7my thoughts G#m
EI don't wanna get caught in the cuD#7rrent of my miG#mnd
EBaby, don't leave me aloDne with my thougG#mhts C
ED
G#mAn old man, an old man F#m7
BHas got his little hands on the button
EFeels like nothin' anyone can doC#m
People out there cracG#mkin' up, crackin' up
F#m7And I'm just tryB7in' to keep it together
ENotice that I feBel better when I'm holC#mdin' you F
But I gotta be hEonest with ya, baby
This is D#m7not about lG#move
I gotta be hoEnest with ya, baby
D#m7I'm not abG#m7ove usin' you C#m
to get me through the nightF
EBaby, don't leave me alone with D#7my thoughts G#m
EI don't wanna get caught in the cuD#7rrent of my miG#mnd
EBaby, don't leave me aloDne with my thougG#mhts C
AWould you be my human shEield? G
AHold you so that I don't fEeel anything?
GHold you so that I don't hearC#m the ringinB' in my head? F
EDG#mB
EDG#m
EDBC
ED
EBaby, don't leave me alone with D#7my thoughts G#m
EI don't wanna get caught in the cuD#7rrent of my miG#mnd
EBaby, don't leave me aloDne with my thougG#mhts B
I don't waEnna get caught in theD prison of the prG#mesent time
EBaby, don't leave me aloDne with my thougG#mhts C
AWould you be my hEuman Gshield?
AHold you up so that I don't fEeel anytGhing?
AWould you be my human shEield?
AHold you so that I don'tE feel anything?
GHold you so that I don't hC#mear the ringBin' in my Fhead anymorGe?
3.
Musta Been Something
Key: GHardG
Gmaj7
D
F#m
Am
Gsus4
B
Em
G/E
E
A
G6
You said GI, I didn't do anythin' Gmaj7wrong
But there Dmusta been somethin' I could've done F#mbettDer
Oh, oh you said GI, I didn't do anythin' Gmaj7wrong
But there Dmusta been somethin' I could've done F#mbettDer
GDid you want me at home more?
Was I Gmaj7runnin' around more than you F#mlikeDd, me leavin' you?
GDid you want more alone time?
Was I Gmaj7callin' you up every Dnight when I F#mneedDed you?
AmTimes that I was tired and Gsus4selfishG
I don't know F#mwhy I did it, I couldn't Bhelp it
But you know that I've Emtried G/E Em
Now I keep on Gmaj7askin'E, could Gmaj7I? A G6 A
Could Gmaj7I? A G6 A
You said GI, I didn't do anythin' Gmaj7wrong
But there Dmusta been somethin' I could've done F#mbettDer
Oh-oh you said GI, I didn't do anythin' Gmaj7wrong
But there Dmusta been somethin' I could've done F#mbettDer
(each for 4 counts)
GGmaj7DF#mD
GMemories twist the light
I know you're thinkin'Gmaj7 tonight about the things I did F#mrighDt
But Gseein' you so happy now
Has got me tGmaj7hinkin' about all the things I did DwrongF#m D
AmTimes that I was quiet and Gsus4distantG
I don't know F#mwhy I didn't tell you what I Bmeant
But you know that I've EmtriedG/E Em
Now I keep on Gmaj7askin'E, could Gmaj7I? A G6 A
Could Gmaj7I? A G6 A
You said GI, I didn't do anythin' Gmaj7wrong
But there Dmusta been somethin' I could've done F#mbettDer
You said GI, I didn't do anythin' Gmaj7wrong
But there Dmusta been somethin' I could've done F#mbettDer
GI dGmaj7idn't do anythin' wrong
There Dmusta been somethin' I could've done F#mbettDer
You said GI, I didn't do anythin' Gmaj7wrong
But there Dmusta been somethin' I could've done F#mbettDer
(each for 4 counts)
GGmaj7
F#mDF#mDGGmaj7F#mDF#mD
4.
I Want You Back
Key: DHardD
G
Bm
D/F
Em7
A
A7
A/C
G/F
Em
DGBmD/FGDEm7AD
D When I had you to myself, I Gdidn't want you around;
Those Bmpretty D/Ffaces aGlways mDade you, sEm7tand out iA7n a cDrowd.
Then Dsomeone picked you from the bunch; one Gglance was all it took;
Bm Now it's D/Fmuch too lGate for mDe, to tEm7ake a sA7econd lDook.
Oh Baby, Won?t
D Oh A/Cbaby, Bmgive mAe one moGre chanceG/F, Em7 A
Bm Won't D/Fyou pGlease lDet mEm7e, A back in your heart
DOh dA/Carlin', IBm was bAlind to lGet you go, G/F Em7 A
BmNow D/Fthat I?GveD seen yoEmu in hisA armsD...
D Tryin' to live without your love, is Gone long sleepless night,
Bm Let me D/Fshow you gGirl, Dthat IEm7 know wA7rong from rDight.
D Every street you walk on, I leave Gtear stains on the ground,
Bm Follow-D/Fing the gGirl, DI didn't eEm7ven wA7ant a-rDound. Let me tell you now;
D Oh A/Cbaby, Bmgive mAe one moGre chanceG/F, Em7 A
Bm Won't D/Fyou pGlease lDet mEm7e, A back in your heart
DOh dA/Carlin', IBm was bAlind to lGet you go, G/F Em7 A
BmNow D/Fthat I?GveD seen yoEmu in hisA armsD...
D Oh A/Cbaby, Bmgive mAe one moGre chanceG/F, Em7 A
Bm Won't D/Fyou pGlease lDet mEm7e, A back in your heart
DOh dA/Carlin', IBm was bAlind to lGet you go, G/F Em7 A
BmNow D/Fthat I?GveD seen yoEmu in hisA armsD...
REPEAT
5.
Jameson
Key: EHardE
Em7
G#m
G
Gm
F#m7
B7
A
F#m
B
Em
B5
G#m7
EIs it sad that I don't even remember your name?
'Em7Cause when I said it out loud I didn't feel any paEin
G#mAnd even seein' my tGears on the pages,Gm noF#m7thing's jogged my B7mind
GI'm runnin' through all those Amemories of theF#m spring of '99 B
E
EFriday nights spent in front of a movie screen Em
EAround all of our friends, you'd be so mean Em
G#mBut then you'd steal by my sGmide and whisper somethin' uF#mnderneath your breBath
GLike how you wish you were Aholdin' my F#mhand iBnstead
ABut I've forgotten Beverything you've Esaid B
E, A (2 beats per chord, alternating through whole Chorus)
EAh, who was (Who wAas)
Who wEas Jameson? A
TeEll me, what was your Aname again?
AEh, who was (Who wAas)
EWho was Jameson? A
ETell me, what was yoAur name again?
AI couldn't pick your face from a lineup
G#mI wouldn't know your vGmoice if it came up
F#mSadly all those nights that I Astayed up cryin'
G#mI caGn't recallF#m lovin' you B7 B5
EEm
ESo how do I know the details of this affair?
EBecause I wrote it all down and if you read it you'd be sure that I'd really cared
G#m7Is it some kind of F#mbeauty that you didn't leave your mark on me? B7
GThat I can say the name "AJameson" and it F#mdoesn't light a Bspark in me
A'Cause I've forgotten Byou cEompletely B
(as above, alternate E and A, 2 beats per chord through whole Chorus)
EAh, who was (Who wAas)
WhEo was Jameson? A
TeEll me, what was your name aAgain?
EAh, who was (Who wAas)
WhoE was Jameson? A
ETell me, what was your namAe again?
TelEl me, who was JamesonA?
Tell Eme, what was your name Aagain?
EAhEm
EAhEm
E
6.
Elijah
Key: CMediumF
C
G
D
Em
N.C
Elijah has brains and long legs and wears jeans at his hip
N.C
And nary a girl in the world has been missed by his grip
N.C
His long curly hair, that when wet, goes as far as his chin
N.C
And his knowledge of poets and punks is debatably thin
The Fthing i like most about Chim is what I see on the Gsurface
DLike two distant shores, we are Cbound by a love that's an Gisthmus Em
FOh ElDijGahEm! F D G
G
GElijah, he lay in psychosis one bright sGunny day
GAnd even in sleep I cannot make myself wGalk away
GSo pretty was he, I said something I couldn'tG retract
GAnd so for three years, he spent most of his time in tGhe sack
AltFhough it's November, I Cknow we won't make it to Gchristmas
Like Dtwo distant shores, we are Cbound by a love that's an Gisthmus Em
FOh ElDijGahEm!
FOh ElDijGahEm!
Instrumental
FDGEmFDG
GElijah once told me in private that he'd like a break
GAlthough he revealed through his actions that he was a fake
GAnd so, then in public I told him that he's too dependent
G (single strum, mute quickly) G
And now to this day I maintain that I am unrepentant
FAll he can see thrCough the tunnGel is none of his business
DLike two distant shoresC, we are bound byG a love Emthat's an isthmus
FOh ElDijGahEm! F D G Em
FOh ElDijGahEm! F D G Em
FOh ElDijGahEm! F D G Em
FOh ElDijGahEm! F D G Em
FDGEm
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7.
Side Pony
Key: DEasyD
Em
DI got a flair of the hair on my shoulder
EmIt's apparent it's there and it's bolder
EmLike I show you my cards, I'm no folder
DYes imma soldier
DAgainst everything square and I'm sightly
EmYes I know I look good so don't fine me
EmAll I need is a clip or scrunchy
DAnd then I'm ready
Because I rock a side Empony
DBaby I'm just living my life
Because I rock a side pEmony
Rock a side Empony
I rock a side Dpony
Who doesn't love a side pEmony?
DBaby I'm just living my life
Because I rock a side pEmony
I rock a side pEmony
I rock a side pDony
D'Cause I met ya, ya been in my stable
EmAnd I see you whenever I'm able
EmThough we're keeping it under the table
DIt ain't a fable
DWhy can we hide in away in your derby
EmWe're having fun and we're keeping it flirty
EmEverybody might say that it's dirty
DBut don't you worry
Because I rock a side Empony
DBaby I'm just living my life
Because I rock a side pEmony
Rock a side Empony
I rock a side Dpony
Who doesn't love a side pEmony?
DBaby I'm just living my life
Because I rock a side pEmony
I rock a side pEmony
I rock a side pDony
DEm
DEm
DEm
DEm
DBaby I'm just living my life
Because I rock a side pEmony
I rock a side pEmony
I rock a side pDony
Because I rock a side Empony
DBaby I'm just living my life
Because I rock a side pEmony
Rock a side Empony
I rock a side Dpony
Who doesn't love a side pEmony?
DBaby I'm just living my life
Because I rock a side pEmony
I rock a side pEmony
I rock a side pDony
'Cause I rock a side Empony
DBaby I'm just living my life
Because I rock a side pEmony
I rock a side pEmony
I rock a side pDony
'Cause I rock a side Empony
DBaby I'm just living my life
Because I rock a side pEmony
I rock a side pEmony
I rock a side pDony
8.
Just Ask
Key: C#mMediumC#m
A
E
B
LC#move's an addiAction baby
There's aE rehab for every kind
Lay your head down C#mbaby
TAell me what's on your Emind
You've got so many C#mheartaches
TAake em one at a tEime
Imagine each ones a C#mman
TAakes a number, stands in a lEine
C#mAE
C#mAE
IfC#m you draw the line baby A
I will walk theE walk
But I may sow soC#mme seeds baby A
And I may pick a lEock
My door is always C#mopen
AIf you find you wanna tEalk
And when you're good and C#mready
AWe can go as deep as you wEant
So juC#mst ask (just Aask)
Baby justE ask
I'll do anything fC#mor you
AAll you gotta do is Eask
So juC#mst ask (just ask)A
Baby, baby justE ask
I'll do anything C#mfor you
AAll you gotta do is aEsk
B
E(la, la, la ohh ah, lBa la la, la la Ela, oooo ah)
LiBke a pin up I will hold your gaze with yearning, when we're alone E
WeBll now when all the streets and all the heads are turning
You Awill know (you will know) What you hBold (you will know)
YoC#mu will knoAwwwwww E
(vocals only)
The sunlight is a villain
When it takes away the night
You're about the same baby
When you tell me that you're all right
(light strumming)
You've made off with C#mmy body A
And you're poisoning myE mind
But I know I have yourC#m love babe
AAnd you know that you always have mEine
So juC#mst ask (just Aask)
Baby justE ask
I'll do anything fC#mor you
AAll you gotta do is Eask
So juC#mst ask (just ask)A
Baby, baby justE ask
I'll do anything C#mfor you
AAll you gotta do is aEsk
9.
Bad Self Portraits
Key: EHardE/B
B
G#m
F
E
Bsus
C#7
D#m
C#m
D#7
I E/Bbought this caBmera
to take pictE/Bures of my love B
G#mNow that he's Fgone
I don't have anyEbody to take pictures of
AElong some Bhighway
is Epretty good subjectsBsus
G#mI'm gonna makeF myself make uEse of this thing
C#7I'm taking landscapes
I'm taking still lifes
I'm taking bad selEf portraits D#m C#m
of a Flonely woman
E/BBE/BBG#mFE
E/BI've spent my liBfe
so E/Blost on loviBn'
G#mI could have been a painFter or a presidenEt
But after E/Btwenty-five yeBars
I should be E/Bgood at somethinBg
G#mGone are the daFys of me being so innocenEt
C#7I'm taking night classes
I'm making sculptures
I'm painting Ebad self pD#mortraits C#m
of a lFonely woman
E/BBE/BBG#mFE
E/BBE/BBG#mFE
I bought this camera
to take pictures of my love
Now that he's gone
I don't know what to do with this thing, well
BI don't cD#7are about the tiG#mme or moneyC#m D#m
EI just never thouD#mght that I'd beF
through with this love
C#7Stuck taking landscapes
Stuck making still lifes
Stuck making sculptures
I'm out here taking Ebad self D#mportraits C#m
of a lFonely woman
EBad self pBortraits C#m of a lFonely girl F
ESad self D#mportraits C#m of a lFonely woman
E/BBE/BBG#mFE
10.
Rabid Animal
Key: EmCapo 2EasyG
D
Em
C
You can add a lot of embellishments by hammering on the Em etc.
It's my first real tab so be kind, anyway here's the song, I love it, enjoy!
G(tGwo down DstrEmokes on G quick D to Em)
singing starts on Em with same rhythm
EmAnother night GwaGsted D
EmIn my parents' GbaGsement D
EmI could almost GtaGste it D
Em Why did I ever go bacGk GhomDe? Em
CAll night
DYou got me runnin' like a Grabid animal Emlike a dog
With no Cfight
D How will I ever find Gyou (find you) in the Emdarkness
MUTE
With no light
EmAnother night GwaGsted D
EmIn my parents' GbaGsementD
EmI don't know why I didn't GchGase it D
EmWhen I was right on its GtaGil D Em
CAll night
DYou got me runnin' like a Grabid animal Emlike a dog
With no Cfight
D How will I ever find Gyou (find you) in the Emdarkness
With no Clight
DYou got me runnin' like a Grabid animal Emlike a dog
With no Cfight
DHow will I ever Gfind you (find you) Emin the darkness
With no Clight
DWell now, you got me runnin' like a Grabid animal Emlike a dog
With no Cfight
DHow will I ever Gfind you (find you) Emin the darkness
With no Clight Dyeah
DYou got me runnin' like a Grabid animal Emlike a dog
With no Cfight
DHow will I ever Gfind you (find you) Emin the darkness
With no light (Mute)