Chords used
D
G
Bm
Em
A7
A
Gm
Am
C
B
Dm
F
E
Asus4
E7
F#m
C#m
D/F
Esus
Bb
Dm7
Eb
Cm
1.
Postcards
Key: DHardD
G
Bm
Em
A7
A
Gm
DThis guy could save the world with both Ghands behind his back
BmAnd still emerge with ten times the BmcouGrage that others lack
DI'm sick of wallowing here in my Gown self pity
BmFeet in the countryside, BmheaGd in the city
DTall buildings, brightG lights, bright cars,
BmBut more importantly more BmimpGortantly that's where you are
DI'll send you postcards Gfrom my head,
BmThinking bout you while my BmcheGeks go red
EmYou're not a ghost but you A7feel like one right now
EmBut you can haunt me if you A7like
DI need some Ahelp to compEmlete this Gtask,
DWant you here Abeside me is that Emtoo much to Gask?
DI'm haunted Ahere, I'm haunted Emhere, without you Gdear,
DI'll tell you Athis as I Emwhisper in your Gear and say, Gm
There's always another day
DSomeone once said, that a Gstory once told
BmThat these streets, these streets are BmpavGed with gold
DBut unless you're standing on them, or Gsitting on your thrown
BmThey mean nothing to me, nothing to me, BmnotGhing but stone
DMaybe you'll never know just Ghow I feel,
BmMaybe you'll never know maybe BmthaGt's the appeal
DBut walls look weird without you Gsitting on top
BmI never meant to start and BmnowG I can't stop
EmYou're not a ghost but you A7feel like one right now
EmBut you can haunt me if you A7like
DI need some Ahelp to compEmlete this Gtask,
DWant you here Abeside me is that Emtoo much to Gask?
DI'm haunted Ahere, I'm haunted Emhere, without you Gdear,
DI'll tell you Athis as I Emwhisper in your Gear and say, Gm
There's always another day
AIf you always go slow than you'll Gprobably never fall
Abut if you never go fast than you'll Gnever feel tall
AIf you always go slow than you'll probably Gnever get hurt,
Abut if you never go fast you'll never Gfeel on top of the world x2
EmYou're not a ghost A7
EmBut you can haunt me if you A7like
DI need some Ahelp to compEmlete this Gtask,
DWant you here Abeside me is that Emtoo much to Gask?
DI'm haunted Ahere, I'm haunted Emhere, without you Gdear,
DI'll tell you Athis as I Emwhisper in your Gear and say, Gm
There's always another day
DThis sounds like a love song Gbut its not,
BmCause in the end, the BmgirGl gets caught
DAnd will they be together Gin the end
BmWell I wish I could tell you BmthaGt my friend
2.
Sixteen
Key: AmCapo 5HardAm
Em
G
D
C
B
Dm
F
Gm
And she Amwas no beauty Emqueen
She was in Glove at just sixDteen
with an ColdeBr boy who Amhardly knew her Dname
She would Amthink of him and Emsay
GYou will be mine some day D
But her CheadB was Amfilled with Dthings that could've been
And she wGas just sixteen
Her heAmad was filled withEm fairydust and gold
She Dnever did what she was told
BAmut she knew wEmhat she wanted from a very early age
Didn't caDre about a job or give a damn about a wage
AmShe just wantEmed him, and she wanted him for good
She would Ddo whatever it took, whatever she could
AmAnd now she caEmn't stop loving him she never meant to start
DBut what else can you expect from a foolish heart
And she Amwas no beauty Emqueen
She was in Glove at just sixDteen
with an ColdeBr boy who Amhardly knew her Dname
She would Amthink of him and Emsay
GYou will be mine some day D
But her CheadB was Amfilled with Dthings that could've been
And she wGas just sixteen
AmAge isEm but a number she would say and she'd believe
But foDur years is way too long to wear your heart on your sleeve
AAmnd she Emthought maybe it's time to move on, it's been too long romance is gone,
DSung is the song and now this feels all wrong
AnAmd in a woEmrld of advice she feels so small
DSomeone better tell this girl it's probably not love at all
And she Amwas no beauty Emqueen
She was in Glove at just sixDteen
with an ColdeBr boy who Amhardly knew her Dname
She would Amthink of him and Emsay
GYou will be mine some day D
But her CheadB was Amfilled with Dthings that could've been
And she wGas just sixteen
DmOh nFo, here sChe goes againG, here she goes again
DmAnd she goFt what she wanted when he returned her love
CEverything wasG cosy he fit her like a glove
DmShe always dreamFt of things she never had though she knew that it was wrong
CHe bliGnked and she blinked and suddenly thirty years were gone
GmThey remembered all the times that she
Amwas no beauty Emqueen
She was in Glove at just sixDteen
with an ColdeBr boy who Amhardly knew her Dname
She would Amthink of him and Emsay
GYou will be mine some day D
But her CheadB was Amfilled with Dthings that could've been
And sheG was just sixteen
3.
Boys
Key: BmHardBm
G
D
B
F
E
I was busy thinkin' 'bout BmboyGs,D boys,
BmboyGs D
Head is spinnin' thinkin' 'bout BmboyGs,D boys,
BmboyGs-D
BmI need that badG boy to do me Dright on a Friday
BmAnd I need thatG good one to wDake me up on a Sunday
BmThat one from wGork can come oDver on Monday night
BmI want 'em aGll,
D I want 'em all
BmAnd when they fGinally leave mDe, I'm all alone but
BmI'm lookin' dowGn and my girlsD are blowin' my phone up
BmThose twenty quGestions, they Daskin' me where I'm at
BmDidn't hit 'em bGack D
Bm I'm Gsorry that I Dmissed your party
Bm I wiGsh I had a beDtter excuse like
Bm I haGd to trash thDe hotel lobby
BmGD
Cause I was busy dreamin' bout Bgirls
Fbreaking hearEts
BEyes bright, upFtight, just girls E
BOh she can't beF what you need if Eshe's 17
BThey're just giFrls,
They're just giErls, girls, girls B F
They're just giErls, girls, girls B F E
BiBte your face to spite your nEose
oh B17 and a half years Eold
I'm Bworrying about my Ebrother finding out
But what's the fBun in doing what you're tEold?
I said "BNo!
FOh give it a rest, I Ecould persuade you
I'm not your Btypical, stoned 18 yeFar old
Give me a nEight I'll make you.
I know you're lBooking for salvation in the Fsecular age,
But I'm noEt your saviour"
BWrestle to the gFround
God Ehelp me now
B'Cause they're Fjust girls breakinEg hearts
BEyes bright, upFtight, just girls E
BOh she can't beF what you need if Eshe's 17
BThey're just giFrls,
They're just giErls, girls, girls B F
They're just giErls, girls, girls B F E
BThey're just giFrls, E
BF
They're just giErls, girls, girls B F
But I was busy thinkin' 'bout B F E
I was busy dreamin' 'bout B F E
I was busy thinkin' 'bout B F E
My head was spinning thinikin' 'bout
BgirlFs andE boys
BgirlFs
EI was busy thinkin' 'bout
Beveryone.
4.
Expecting Too Much
Key: ACapo 2HardA
Asus4
E7
Bm
F#m
D
E
G
AShe is on her own Asus4now
E7This just got rAeal
BmHer mum is no F#mlonger there to mBmake her favourite mE7eal all the dAishes and the worries,
they will pile and stackD
AShe loved the world but it did not loveE her back A Asus4 E A
AShe often wouldn't feel well and her frE7iends said go to bAed
BmF#mBmE7
They would never understand this was a sickness of the head
So she would sit and Athink for hours and her sadness she'd defer D
AShe loved the world but it was so cruelE to her A Asus4 E A
DCan'tA turn Eback
DHead Aintact E E
She kF#mnows what sDhe can't hAave (she'll only want it more)
The joF#murney maDkes her sAad (she'll only start a war)
F#mShe won't undDerstBmand she's Ajust a gGirl
EExpecting too much from the world A Asus4 E7 A
AShe lost sight ofE7 important things and Abad things she would crave
But there is Bmnot an ounce of F#mgood in things that sBmend you to the E7grave
So she would put a penA to paper but no thoughts came out the pen D
AShe loved the world but it stEood her up agAain Asus4 E7 A
DCan't Aturn baEck
DHead iAntact E
She kF#mnows what Dshe can't hAave (she'll only want it more)
The joF#murney maDkes her sAad (she'll only start a war)
F#mShe won't DundersBmtand she's jAust a gGirl
EExpecting too much from the world
CF#man't tDurn bAack
F#mDA
Head intact
CaF#mn't tuDrn baAck
F#mDE
Head intact
Single Strums)
She kF#mnows what Dshe can't hAave
The jouF#mrney maDkes her sAad
F#mShe won't uDnderstBmand she's Ajust a gGirl
EExpecting too much
She knF#mows what Dshe can't hAave (she'll only want it more)
The jF#mourney mDakes her sAad (she'll only start a war)
F#mShe won'tD understBmand she's juAst a giGrl
EExpecting too much from the world A Asus4 E7 A
5.
Free
Key: EMediumE
B
C#m
A
C
D
EYou took away what we had to offer to the world
Who knew so much trouble could come from just one Bgirl?
I'm not the only Eone
ETake a look around you at the destruction that you've caused
Underneath the rubble lie the ones that you once Bloved
But we mean fuck all to you Enow
C#mYou know damn well whats Bwrong,
But you don't care whats Aright
APut down your weapons I'm not looking for a fight
C#mTag you're it, tag you're Bit,
Take your temper tantrums Ato someone that gives a shit
'Cause you C#mcontrol my life more Bthan I ever Acould
AAnd now, and Bnow, and nowwC#mww..
C#mI am breaking Afree
AAnd now, and Bnow, and nowwC#mww..
C#mI am breaking Afree
CBrothers and sisters follow me.
EYeah we told you what you wanted to hear and yeah we lied!
But its so fucking hard, staying on your good Bside
But we thought what choice do we Ehave?
EI'm stuck in the mud, stuck in the mud, yeah I'm trapped
As I stand next to you better be careful not to get Bpapped (paparazzi!)
'Cause you're soo frickin' famous, everybody knows your Ename
EAnd soon everybody will know your game
C#mYou know damn well whats Bwrong,
But you don't care whats Aright
APut down your weapons I'm not looking for a fight
C#mTag you're it, tag you're Bit,
Take your temper tantrums Ato someone that gives a shit
'Cause you C#mcontrol my life more Bthan I ever Acould
AAnd now, and Bnow, and nowwC#mww..
C#mI am breaking Afree
AAnd now, and Bnow, and nowwC#mww..
C#mI am breaking Afree
CBrothers and sisters follow me.
Instrumental
E
EC#mBC#mE
EBABE
EDCDE
ECDE
CLoosen your grip, Dloosen your grip on Eme
C'Cause I have no Dchoice but to break Efree X2
C#mYou know damn well whats Bwrong,
But you don't care whats Aright
APut down your weapons I'm not looking for a fight
C#mTag you're it, tag you're Bit,
Take your temper tantrums Ato someone that gives a shit
'Cause you C#mcontrol my life more Bthan I ever Acould
AAnd now, and Bnow, and nowwC#mww..
C#mI am breaking Afree
AAnd now, and Bnow, and nowwC#mww..
C#mI am breaking Afree
CBrothers and sisters follow me.
6.
Whispers
Key: GCapo 5MediumG
D/F
Em
C
D
is the simplest version. Great song
GGGD/FEmEmEmD/F
G I should have told you all my secrets,
But I D/Fnever took the chance you Emgave,
I guess I never was that brave D/F
G I never should have left you hanging,
When D/Fhonesty was in Emdispute,
We dance around the truth
C I don't know what I'm doing,
Em But there is Dnothing wrong with Cthat,
All we built left to ruin,
Em and I all I Dwanted was a Cchat,
What the hell are we doing,
Em I am so Dtempted to turn Cback. D
C Don't shout no doubt,
My Dtongue is Gtied,D/F
Em Our fears will all comDbine,
to Gwhispers in time
C Heart out, my mouth
Puts Dup a GfightD/F
Em Our fears will all comDbine
To Gwhispers in Ctime, whispers in Dtime, whispers in
Gtime. G G D/F Em Em Em D/F
G You said I was a wasted promise,
I D/Fthought I was a waste of Emtime,
You said it was the perfect crime
C I'm not sure what we're proving,
Em With all this Dbattle and the time,
CWhat the hell are we doing,
Em I'm just so Dtempted to turn Cback. D
C Don't shout no doubt,
My Dtongue is Gtied,D/F
Em Our fears will all comDbine,
to Gwhispers in time
C Heart out, my mouth
Puts Dup a GfightD/F
Em Our fears will all comDbine
To Gwhispers in Ctime (whispers in Emtime)
whispers in time (Gwhispers inD time)
whispers in time (Cwhispers in Emtime)
whispers in time (Gwhispers in tDime)
C Don't shout no doubt,
My Dtongue is Gtied,D/F
Em Our fears will all comDbine,
to whispers in time
C Heart out, my mouth
Puts Dup a GfightD/F
Em Our fears will all comDbine
To whispers in Ctime
C Don't shout no doubt,
My Dtongue is Gtied,D/F
Em Our fears will all comDbine,
to whispers in time
C Heart out, my mouth
Puts Dup a GfightD/F
Em Our fears will all comDbine
To Gwhispers in Ctime
whispers in Dtime,
whispers in Gtime.
7.
Oh God
Key: DHardD
E
F#m
A
G
C#m
Bm
Esus
Riff
DI look at you and I Eknow how I felt
All those F#msummers ago, then I Aswore not to tell
DI'm swallowed up by this ECatholic guilt
Oh, God
Riff
AIf I always do what I'm Atold
I'll be Gbitter at fifty years Dold
I wasted my Ayouth
Wasted my Atime
Wasted my Gworry on the little thingsD
AIf you always just laugh it Aoff
Oh, GI won't be opening Dup
We kissed on the Abed
It messed with my Ahead
Does that mean nothing to yoGu? D E
DI look at you and I Eknow how I felt
All those F#msummers ago, then I Aswore not to tell
DI'm swallowed up by this ECatholic guilt
Oh, God
AI don't want to think about it
C#mI don't want to Dthink C#mabout it
AI don't want to think about it
C#mI don't want to Dthink Eabout it
AI don't want to think about it
C#mI don't want to Dthink C#mabout it
AI don't want to think about it
C#mI don't want to Dthink Eabout it
Riff
AI'm just trying to shake off the Ashame
When GI'm wearing nothing but Dblame
Not easy, 'cause Awhen BmI C#mclose my Esuseyes
I Gjust think of Dtouching you
AThis can't be easy on Ahis side
GLaying there motionless Deach night
A head full of Aheat, skin, Asweat, sin
GTangled up feet and now Dclutching at Esheets thinking
DI look at her and I Eknow how I felt
All those F#msummers ago, then I Aswore not to Etell
DI'm swallowed up by this ECatholic guilt
Oh, God
AI don't want to think about it
C#mI don't want to Dthink C#mabout it
AI don't want to think about it
C#mI don't want to Dthink Eabout it
AI don't want to think about it
C#mI don't want to Dthink C#mabout it
AI don't want to think about it
C#mI don't want to Dthink Eabout it
ANo, C#mno D C#m
(I don't want to think about it)
(I don't want to think about it)
Can't Acontrol C#mit
(I don't want to think about it)
DOh, EGod
ANo, C#mno D C#m
(I don't want to think about it)
(I don't want to think about it)
Can't Acontrol C#mit D E
(I don't want to think about it)
(I don't want to think about it)
8.
Souvenirs
Key: FMediumF
Am
C
G
FAmFAmC
FYearning, yearning for the past, C
CIt's like we're always burningâ?¦F through the hourglass, C
Like we always do, Like we always do
FLearning, learning as we go, C
CIt's like we're always searching fFor the seeds we've sown, C
Like we always do, Like we always do
FStuck in the rhythm, the same every Gday
AmLooking at pictures I know I shCould put away G Am
FBuilding towers to break thGem back down
AmWe're framing the moment The ties that keep us bounCd G Am F
CDays and nights, in the best Gof times
AmWe keep our memories like souvenirs G
FWhen we were kids, did you think thaGt it would
AmAll come back to this C
FLooking back, looking bacGk
Amand you know and I know that we
Cjust don't want to be forgotten
FGAmC
FStalling, just to make it last C
CIt's like were always falling F
FFalling for the past, C
Like we always do, like we always do
FStuck in the rhythm, the same every Gday
AmLooking at pictures I know I shCould put away G Am
FBuilding towers to break thGem back down
AmWe're framing the moment The ties that keep us bounCd G Am F
CDays and nights, in the best Gof times
AmWe keep our memories like souvenirs G
FWhen we were kids, did you think thaGt it would
AmAll come back to this C
FLooking back, looking bacGk
Amand you know and I know that we
Cjust don't want to be forgotten
FGAmC
CDays and nights, in the best Gof times
AmWe keep our memories like souvenirs G
FWhen we were kids, did you think thaGt it would
AmAll come back to this C
CDays and nights, in the best Gof times
AmWe keep our memories like souvenirs G
FWhen we were kids, did you think thaGt it would
AmAll come back to this C
FLooking back, looking bacGk
Amand you know and I know that we
Cjust don't want to be forgotten
9.
Lose Yourself Mashup
Key: EmHardEm
D
Am
C
F
G
Bb
Dm7
HEmis palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms aDre heavy
There's vomit Amon his sweater already, mom's spaghetti
HEme's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready
To drop bombs,Am but he keeps on forgetting C
What he wrote Emdown, the whole crowd goes so loud
HAme opens his mouth, but the words won't come out
HEme's chokin' now, everybody's chokin' now
TAmhe clock's run out,, times up, over, now
SEmnap back to reality, oDh, there goes gravity
OAmh, there goes RaEmbbit, he choked, he's so mCad, but he won't
Give up thatAm easy, no, he won't have it, heD knows
His whole back'sEm to these ropes, it don't matter, hCe's dope
He knows thaAmt, but he's broke, he's so stagnant, he Dknows
When he goes back to his mobile home, that's whCen it's
BEmack to the lab again, yo
This whole rhapsody better go capture tAmhis moment
And hope iCt don't pass him
You better loAmse yourselfEm in the music
The momDent, you own it, you better never let it go
You only gCet one shot, do not miss your chance to blow Am
This oppoEmrtunity comes once in a lifeDtime (2x)
OFnly love is all maAmroon
GFluey feathers on a flAmume Am G
SFky is womb and she's the mAmoon C
She's walking oBbn
She's walCking on the mDm7oon
Dm7BbC
E- oh-E-oh-oh (8x)
GiantDm7 steps are what you take
BbWalking on the moonC
I Dm7hope my legs don't break
WalBbking on the moonC
We could Dm7walk forever
BbWalking on the moonC
We Dm7could live together
WalkingBb on, wCalking on the moon
SEmnap back to reality, oDh, there goes gravity
OAmh, there goes RaEmbbit, he choked, he's so mCad, but he won't
Give up thatAm easy, no, he won't have it, heD knows
His whole back'sEm to these ropes, it don't matter, hCe's dope
He knows thaAmt, but he's broke, he's so stagnant, he Dknows
When he goes back to his mobile home, that's whCen it's
BEmack to the lab again, yo
This whole rhapsody better go capture tAmhis moment
And hope iCt don't pass him
You better loAmse yourselfEm in the music
The momDent, you own it, you better never let it go
You only gCet one shot, do not miss your chance to blow Am
This oppoEmrtunity comes once in a lifeDtime (2x)
10.
Did It To Myself
Key: GmHardGm
C
Eb
Cm
Am
Bb
F
Dm
I woke up to an Gmempty bed
I took a walk to Gmclear my head
I wished you were Gmthere instead
But the I shook it off C
What the hell did I Gmused to do?
I'm even starting to Gmspeak like you
And now you're living in my Gmmemory, living in my mouth
Living in the Cfour fucking walls of my house
EbI Cm feel like a Gmlet-down
To not be your friend now
EbI Cm feel like a Gmlet-down
And now you're gone, gone, gone
N.C.
I know I did it to myself
N.C.
I know I did it to myself
N.C.
I know I did it to myself
N.C.
I know I
I know I Gmdid it to myself
I knoAmw I Bbdid it to myself
I knowC I Fdid it to myself
I know I C
Your personality Gmsplit in two
I fell in love with the Gmhalf of you
And when you told what Gmyou went through
I couldn't brush it off C (Brush it off, brush it off, brush it off, brush it off)
I wonder, what are you Gmdoing now?
To face the point of Gmshutting you out
And now in my part of GmLondon didn't feel so hunted
You gave me a Cpower that I never even wanted
You said, EbI Cm feel like a Gmlet-down
To not be your friend now
EbI Cm feel like a Gmlet-down
And now you're gone, gone, gone
I know I Gmdid it to myself
I knoAmw I Bbdid it to myself
I knowC I Fdid it to myself
I know I-C
I knoDmw I Gmdid it to myself
I knoAmw I Bbdid it to myself
I knowC I Fdid it to myself
I know I-C
GmOh my god, you're everBbything I know
FLet it sink in right Cnow Dm
GmOh my god, you're AmeverBbything I know
CGet Fready for the coCmedown
GmDid it to myself
BbDid it to myself
FDid it to myself
I know I-C
GmDid it to myself Am
BbDid it to myself C
FDid it to myself
I know I-C
I know I Gmdid it to myself
I knoAmw I Bbdid it to myself
I knowC I Fdid it to myself
I know, IC know, I know, I know
I knoDmw I Gmdid it to myself
I caAmn't Bbblame nobody else
I knowC I Fdid it to myself
I know I-C
You said answer Gmhonestly
And I weFnt with Gmoption B
I lost Fyou and Gmyou lost me
I can't shake it off C