Chords used
G
B7
Am
C
D
Em
Bm
C#m
E
B
A
F
Bb
Fm
Gm
D#m
Cm
G#m
F#m
Ab
Eb
Eb7
E/B
F#7
Dm
Bbm
Abm
1.
San Luis Obispo
Key: GHardG
B7
Am
C
D
Em
Bm
GWell she left me here halfwayB7
Between the Ambright lights of Los Angeles
And the tCawdry nights of SDan Jose
GWith Ecstacy and Ivory WaveB7
And a bAmackpack full of Captain Jack
To tCake me to an early gDrave
AmAnd I?ve never been to paradise
AmStanding on this corner by myself
DYou don?t have to tell me twice
GAnd the world?s not gonna end
EmIf I could just pretend
CThat here?s a place to go
DSan Luis Obispo
GAnd the streets may look the same
EmOf any town by any name
CGonna find my afterglow
DSan Luis Obispo
The dGifference betEmween delight
And lConeliness could Ambe a one way fDlight
DIn these San Luis Obispo nGights
GWhere no one seems to mindB7
If you sAmtring your words together with
Kool cCigarettes and sparkling wDine
GKeep the conversation lightB7
Wait unAmtil the girls get under-dressed
And tChen the talk gets lDess polite
AmAnd I could stay here all my days
AmBut will I spend my life deciding if
DHappiness is just a phase
GAnd I hope that I?m not wrong
EmMaybe here?s where I belong
CEvery winter free of snow
DSan Luis Obispo
GBut if she?s coming back again
EmI would flee but until then
CEvery day my love it grows
DSan Luis Obispo
The dGifference betEmween delight
And lConeliness is Amnever black or wDhite
DIn these San Luis Obispo niGghts
GEmCD
Sorry you misuBmnderstood
This Amkid with his intDentions good
When aGll I had was tB7wo feet left to sEmtand
And if you?re coming bBmack through town
AmPut your ear down Dto the ground
Cause tChis boy?s voice has changed into a mDan?s
GAnd I hope that I?m not wrong
EmBaby here?s where I belong
CEvery winter free of snow
DSan Luis Obispo
GBut if she?s coming back again
EmI would flee but until then
CEvery day my love it grows
DSan Luis Obispo
The dGifference betEmween delight
And lConeliness could Ambe a one way fDlight
DIn these San Luis Obispo niGghts
GEm
AmCDG
2.
Return To Oz
Key: C#mHardC#m
E
B
G
A
C
F
Bb
C#mOnce there was a man
who had aE little too muchB time on his haGnds
he never stopped to think that he was getting Aolder.
When C#mhis night came to an end
He tried toC grasp for his last friend and preGtend
That he could wish himself Bhealth on a four leaf cloAver
He said is Cthis the return to Oz?
The grass is dFead, the gold is Gbrown and the sky has Cclaws
There's a wind up man walking round and round
What Fonce was Emerald CiGty is now a crystal Ctown
C#mIts three o' clock in the morning
You get a Ephone call from the Bqueen with a hundred Gheads
She says that they're all Adead
She tried the C#mlast one on
It couldn't speak, fell off
And Cnow she just wanders the halls
Thinking Gnothing,B thinking nothing at Aall
He said is Cthis the return to Oz?
The grass is Fdead, the gold is Gbrown and the sky has claCws
There's a wind up man walking round and round
What Fonce was Emerald CiGty is now a crystal Ctown
CBBbG
CBBbGGC
C#mThe wheelies are cutting pavement
and the ESkeksis at the raBve meant
to Ghide deep inside
their sunken Afaces
and their wild, rolling C#meyes
But their callous wordsreCveal
That they can no longer Gfeel
Love or sexB appeal
The Apatchwork girl has come to cinch the deal
CTo return to Oz we've Ffled the world
With Gsmiles and clenching Cjaws
Please help me friend from coming down
I've Flost my place Gnow and it cant be Cfound
Is this the return to Oz?
The grass is deFad, the gold is Gbrown and the sky has Cclaws
There's a wind up man walking round and round
What Fonce was Emerald GCity is now a crystal Ctown
C#m
CGBA
3.
I Can't Decide
Key: CHardC
Fm
Gm
G
D
F
A
D#m
Cm
G#m
CIt's not easy having yourself a good time
FmGreasing up those bets and betters
Watching out they don't four-letter
CFuck and kiss you both at the same time
FmSmells-like something I've forgotten
Curled up died and now it's rotten
I'Gmm not a gangster tonight
DoG n't want to be a bad guy
I'Gmm just a loner baby
AnGd now you're gotten in my way
I can'Dt decide
WhGether you s hould live or die
OhG, you'll pro bably go to heaven
PlFease don't hang your head and cry
NoD wonder why
My heart feels dead inside
ItG'sG cold and hard and petrified
DLocFk the doors and close the blinds
GWe'Dre going for a ride
CIt's a bitch convincing people to like you
FmIf I stop now call me a quitter
If lies were cats you'd be a litter
CPleasing everyone isn't like you
FmDancing jigs until I'm crippled
Slug ten drinks I won't get pickled
GmI've got to hand it to you
GYou've played by all the same rules
GmIt takes the truth to fool me
GAnd now you've made me angry
DI can't decide¬
GWhether you should live or die
GOh, you'll probably go to heaven
FPlease don't hang your head and cry
NoD wonder why
My heart feels dead inside
ItG' Gs cold and hard and petrified
LoDck Fth e doors and close the blinds
WeG'reD g oing for a ride
¬
OhC I could throw you in the lake
OrFm fee d you poisoned birthday cake
I AwonD#mt den y I'm gonna miss you when you're gone
OhG I could bury you alive
BuCmt you might crawl ou t with a knife
AnG#md kill me when I'm sleeping
That's why
DI can't decide
WhGether you should live or die
OhG, you'll prob ably go to heaven
PlFease don't hang y our head and cry
NoD wonder why
My heart feels dead inside
ItG'sG co ld and hard and petrified
DLocFk the doors and close the blinds
GWe'Dre going for a ride
4.
I dont feel like dancing
Key: DHardD
G
Bm
F#m
Am
A
C
DWake up in the morning with a head like 'what ya done?'
GThis used to be the life but I don't need another one.
DGood luck cuttin' nothin', carrying on, you wear them gowns.
GSo how come I feel so lonely when you're up getting down?
BmSo I play along when I F#mhear that favourite song
AmI'm gonna be the one who gets it Gright.
BmYou better know when you're F#mswingin' round the room
AmLook's like magic's solely yours Gtonight
DBut I don't feel like dancin' when the old Joanna plays
GMy heart could take a chance but my two feet can't find a way
AYou think that I could muster up a little Csoft, shoop devil Gsway
DBut I don't feel like dancin', no sir, no dancin' today.
DDon't feel like dancin', dancin', even if i find nothin' better to do
GDon't feel like dancin', dancin', why'd you break down when I'm not in the mood?
ADon't feel like dancin', dancin'
Rather be Chome with no one when I Gcan't get down with Dyou
GCGCGCCD
Cities come and cities go just like the old empires
When all you do is change your clothes and call that versatile.
You got so many colours make a blind man so confused.
Then why can't I keep up when you're the only thing I lose?
So I'll just pretend that I know which way to bend
And I'm gonna tell the whole world that you're mine.
Just please understand, when I see you clap your hands
If you stick around I'm sure that you'll be fine.
But I don't feel like dancin' when the old Joanna plays
My heart could take a chance but my two feet can't find a way
You think that I could muster up a little soft, shoop devil sway
But I don't feel like dancin', no sir, no dancin' today.
Don't feel like dancin', dancin', even if i find nothin' better to do
Don't feel like dancin', dancin', why'd you break down when I'm not in the mood?
Don't feel like dancin', dancin'
Rather be home with no one when I can't get down with you
5.
Take Your Mama (ver. 2)
Key: BbHardAb
Eb
Eb7
Bb
G
This is really an easy song to play with some difficult looking chord names.
I bar the Bb on the 6th fret and use my my pinky to add the 7th. Same with the Ab,
except on the 4th fret. For the Eb, I finger a C chord on the 6th fret, muting the
high and low E strings and add the 7th again with my pinky. He plays a couple of
other chords during the bridge parts, but I have yet to get them. Happy picking!
Take Your Mama
By the Scissor Sisters
AbAb7sus4Ab
EbEb7
BbBb7sus4Bb
When you Bbgrow up, living like a good boy Aboughtta
And your Ebmama takes a shine tEb7o her best Bbson.
Something different, all the girls seem to like you.
'Cause your handsome, like to talk and a whole lot of fun.
GBut now your girl's gone missing and
EbYour house has got an empty Bbbed.
Folks are wondering 'bout the wedding
They won' listen to a word you said.
BbGonna take your Mama out all night,
Yeah we'll Gshow her what it's all about.
Get her Ebjacked up on some Eb7cheap champagne
Let the Bbgood times all come oGut. Bb
If the music's no good then it's just too bad
We gonna sing along no matter what.
'Cause the dancers don't mind at the New Orleans
If you tip 'em and they make the cut.
BbDo it! Take your Mama Gout all night.
So she'll Ebhave no doubt that we're
Doing thEb7e best we can.
Do it! Take your Mama out all night.
You can stay up late, cause baby
You're a full grown man.
It's a struggle, living like a good boy oughtta.
In the summer, watching all the girls pass by.
When your Mama, heard the way that you've been talkin'.
I tried to tell ya, all she want to do is cry.
But now we end up takin' the long way home
Lookin overdressed an wearing buckets of stale cologne.
So hard to find your way on these country roads
With your glasses in the garbage and your Continental's just been towed.
6.
Take Your Mama
Key: BHardB
A
C#m
E/B
F#7
F
E
Bb
When you grBow up / Livin' like a good boy oAughta
And your C#mmama / Takes a shine to her best sBon
Something dBifferent / All the girls they seem to lAike you
Cause you're C#mhandsome / Like to talk and a whole lot of fBun
But now your C#mgirl's gone a E/Bmissin'
And your F#7housAe has got anF#7 Fempty B bed
The folks'll C#mwonder 'bout the E/Bwedding
F#7 A They won't F#7listFen to a word you Bsaid
Gonna Btake your mama out all night
Yeah we'll Ashow her what it's all about
We'll get her Ejacked up on some cheap champagne
We'll let the Bgood times all roll out
And if theB music ain't good, well it's just too bad
We're gonna Asing along no matter what
Because the Edancers don't mind at the New Orleans
If you Btip 'em and they make a cut A A A Bb B
BDo it
Take your mama Aout all night
So she'll Ehave no doubt that we're doing oh the best we cBan A A A Bb B
We're gonna Bdo it
Take your mama Aout all night
You can Estay up late 'cause baby you're a full grown Bman A A A Bb B
It's a struggle / Livin' like a good boy oughta
In the summer / Watchin' all the girls pass by
When your mama / Heard the way that you'd been talking
I tried to tell you / That all she'd wanna do is cry
Now we end up takin' the long way home
Lookin' overdressed wearin' buckets of stale cologne
It's so hard to see streets on a country road
When your glasses in the garbage
And your Continental's just got towed
Repeat Chorus x 2
7.
Baby Come Home
Key: DHardD
A
Bm
C#m
E
F#m
DI don't mAind
If you're running Bmaround giving someone the Atime
DIt's alrAight
Cause I know that you Bmlove me A
DI'm layin' in bAed
With a whole lot of Bmwonder going through my Ahead
DThis don't give a fAuck
Gets a little bit Bmlonely A
But BmI'm too cool to lose C#mmy control
DYou're too cool to C#mcall
BmMaybe I just don't C#mwant to know
You're Dout there having it Eall
Baby come F#mhome to Bmme
Baby come F#mhome to Bmme
It's a F#mhalf past quarter-to-Bmthree
Baby come F#mhome to Bmme
I said I'm Dnot that kind of Aguy
But you about to Bmsee a grown man Acry
Baby come F#mhome to Bmme
Baby come Ehome
DMaybe one more pAill
Will help me close my Bmeyes to the pain I Afeel
DI can't sAleep
Unless you're laying Bmbeside me A
DI've got no dAoubt
That you'd be just Bmfine if you were living withAout me
DBut I just can't lAet
You start it toBmnightA
BmNine ten eleven now C#mmidnight strikes
I Ddon't know where you C#mbeen
But BmI still wanna make C#mlove tonight
When Dyou come stumbling Ein
I'm not at all sure about the bridge I'll work on it
8.
It Can't Come Quickly Enough
Key: CHardC
D
Dm
Am
Bb
F
Cm
SaillinCg through the tunnels
In the moDrning by yourself
There's a vCery special feeling
True sensDation all is well
If you stCand and reach your arms out wide
Close your eDyes and try to fly
It's an uCnderground illusion
Tricking yDou from side to side
WDme knew all the aCnswers
And we sAmhouted them like Bbanthems
ADmnxious and suspiCcious
That God kAmnew how much we chBbeated
It caDn't come quickly enDmough
And now you've spFent your life
WCmaiting for this moment
And wDhen you finally sDmaw it come
It pFassed you by and lCmeft you so defeated C
SkyscCrapers rise between us
Keeping mDe from finding you
If the cConcrete architecture
DissapDeared there'd be so few
Of us lCeft to navigate and
Defend oDurselves from the tide
It's an uCnderground illusion
Tricking Dyou from side to side
ThDmere's no indicCation of
What Amwe were meant tBbo be
SucDmking up to strCangers
Throwing Amwishes to the Bbsea
It caDn't come quickly enDmough
And now you've speFnt your life
WCmaiting for this moment
And wDhen you finally sDmaw it come
It paFssed you by and lCmeft you so defeated
(at the end just play chords from the Chorus)
9.
Sex And Violence (acoustic)
Key: CmHardCm
Bb
Gm
Fm
Ab
CmOh, I need a Bbwitness to see Gmthe mess I've maFmde
CmThere's a broBbken lampshade, Gmashtrays, burnt floors, beds unmade
CmEyes sleepingBb if you are dreGmam, dream of whaFmt I'm doing
CmTo you, undo Bbyou, I'm througGmh with you until I need a round of
AbEverytime I Bbspend myself Cmit never runs too GmlowFm, woah
AbI can't escape Bbmy need for
CmSex and violence
BbNever meant you see them Abhand in hand
FmOne is with the other
CmThe softest touches, Bbdeeper than the ocean
AbGive it to me faster, Gmfeel it, feel it
CmSex and violence
BbWho is gonna make you Abcry?
Fm(Sex and violence)
Oh, I was a real man stealing all the trade
I was strong and self-made, well-paid, so groomed, persuasive
You were walking home that night, too kind to be illusive
Where do you live? What do you give? Who are you with?
And how you getting home?
Does everybody know right now exactly where you are? Woah
Step inside's a step too far but
Sex and violence
Hit me with a lover, burns so bright
And one is just the other
Sweetest tastes, never gonna leave you
Even when it hurts you, breathe it, breathe it
Violence, violence
* Gm Fm (plays like bridge with one part of Gm and second part of Fm on 8th fret), you
can skip easily and left only Cm chord whole step.
10.
Land of a Thousand Words
Key: CHardC
G
Dm
F
Em
Bbm
D
Abm
CAnother constellation Gdies
CDo what you want 'cause it's your own Gsky
DmJust call me when the phone stops ringing
GThanks for coming by
CI'm just glad I'm on your Cgood side
GWhere it's Fsmoldering or freezing
It's Gnever all that easy to Cdecide
CThis is the Gland of a thousand Fwords
But it seems so Ffew are Emworth the breath to Dmsay
Except GI'll be looking after my own Emworld
CAnd you Bbmjust keep on saving the Cday
I'll try to Fstay but it's in Emvain when you're Dfar
I'm on the Abmrun to whereGver you are
And that's the nature of the chase
You fall so far behind you end in first place
Pass the torch this time we're running to each's own regret
There'sno harm in playing hard to get
Boundlessness deceives me
Baby you may turn the corner yet
This is the land of a thousand words
But it seems so few are worth the breath to say
Except I'll be looking after my own world
And you just keep on saving the day
I'll try to stay but it's in vain when you're far
I'm on the run to wherever you are
I'm a gonna do everything I say
Tried to stay but time's running out
But now I'm on my way