Chords used
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1.
Help Yourself
Key: DmMediumDm
A7
G5
DmA7DmG5A7
DmA7DmA7DmA7Dm
Even the dDmevil was an angel 'fore he trA7ied to rush the throne
Lord, they tDmhrew him in hell there G5all aA7lone
DmNow he builds a castle outA7 of the sinner's bones
DmYou'd be angry A7too, if you could nDmever A7go hDmome
Well now, A7I ain't no preacher no prDmeacher man's son
A7 I done some bad things but I lDmike to have my fun
A thA7ousand ways to heaven, a thDmousand ways to hell
Well I say, G5 the good lord hA7elps those that help themsDmelves A7
So help yoursDmelves now A7 Dm A7 Dm
DmOld man Nicodemus could not hA7ear his heart bleed
Dm He saw that Jesus had some trG5icks up his slA7eeve
He said "DmOh man Jesus I can't A7do things your way
But I Dmsee you work for sA7omebody big, so I'm bDmackin' yA7our pDmlay."
Dm Old man Nicodemus, his pA7ockets they were deep
And on the dDmay that they decided to G5put Jesus to slA7eep
Jesus cDmould not care for money now or aA7ny such thing
Old NicodDmemus paid to have JA7esus just bDmuried lA7ike a kDming.
Well now, A7I ain't no preacher no prDmeacher man's son
A7 I done some bad things but I lDmike to have my fun
A thA7ousand ways to heaven, a thDmousand ways to hell
Well I say, G5 the good lord hA7elps those that help themsDmelves A7
So help yoursDmelves now A7 Dm A7 Dm
Our fDmather art in heaven hA7allowed be thy name
Told NDmoah build a boat, on the drG5iest of dA7ays
And everybDmody in the neighborhood thought old NA7oah was insane
I guess when the wDmaters recA7eded now the tDmruth A7was pDmlain
Well now, A7I ain't no preacher no prDmeacher man's son
A7 I done some bad things but I lDmike to have my fun
A thA7ousand ways to heaven, a thDmousand ways to hell
Well I say, G5 the good lord hA7elps those that help themsDmelves A7
So help yoursDmelves now A7 Dm A7 Dm
MDmoses was a great man, parted the wA7aters of the red sea
DDmown the road to Egypt he made sG5ure the slaves were fA7ree
Well Dmhe could speak to god, so they A7say, yes indeed
Well the nDmoise of his voA7ice woulda made our pDmoor eA7ars bDmleed
DmMoses he had an army I tA7ell ya all his own
Dm They stood in circles outsG5ide his very hA7ome
And when the PhDmaraohs got to killin' they left A7ol' Moses alone
But the RDmomans drove those nA7ails through DmJesA7us' bDmones
Well now, A7I ain't no preacher no prDmeacher man's son
A7 I done some bad things but I lDmike to have my fun
A thA7ousand ways to heaven, a thDmousand ways to hell
Well I say, G5 the good lord hA7elps those that help themsDmelves A7
So help yoursDmelves now A7 Dm A7 Dm
DmA7DmG5A7
Dm
A7DmA7DmA7Dm
2.
Forty Days
Key: BbHardBb
Cm
Gm
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BbWouldn't take long for the Cmrivers 'round here to Bbrise Gm
Wouldn't take Bblong for the Cmrivers 'round here to Ebrise D
Wouldn't take Gmlong for the Bbrivers to Dbrise
There Bbwouldn't be Cmnothing but the Ebsea and the Cmsky
GmWouldn't take Bblong Dfor the rivers 'round Gmhere to rise D
BForty Gdays and Bforty Gnights
EmForty Cdays and forty nights
AmForty Gdays and Bforty Gnights
EmForty Ddays and F#mforty Dnights
BForty Gdays and Bnights of Grain and we would Bstart all over Cagain
In just forty Abdays and Ebforty Amnights of Gmrain D
GmThe wind and rain will not Cknock Cmupon your Gmdoor Bb
GmThe wind and Bbrain will not Cmknock upon your Ddoor
FThe wind and Bbrain, they came befoGmre Bbanybody Cmknew what
a Ebdoor was Cmfor Eb
GmThe wind and Bbrain will not Dknock Amupon the Gdoor
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Forty Gdays and forty nights
EmForty Cdays and forty nights Am
GForty days and Bforty Emnights
DForty days and forty Bnights
BmForty Gdays and nights of rain and we would start Ball over Cagain
In just Emforty Cmdays and Ebforty Dnights Cof Gmrain
CCities they are built and then they're Gbroken
CNothing lasts forever, so they Gsay
CWe all know how long it took to Gbuild this
EBut how long would it Atake now just to Gwash it Call Daway G C G Em D C G Em G D Bb
GmThese fools believe that Cmthey can control the Gmtide Bb Gm B
GmThese fools Cbelieve that Cmthey can turn the Dtide
GmNo one Bbturns Gmthe Bbtide and everybody Cmswims when the Ebwaters Crise Eb
GThese fools believe Dthat they can turn the Gmtide
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CmBb
Forty Gdays and forty Emnights
Forty Cdays and Amforty Gnights C
AmForty Gdays and forty nights Em
Forty Ddays and forty nights
Forty Gdays and nights of rain Emand we would start Ball over Cagain
In just forty Cmdays and Ebforty Dnights Cof Gmrain
DForty Cmdays and Abforty Dnights F Am A Am Gm
3.
For Good Again
Key: AEasyA
D7
E
AGather around you people now to the tale that I tell
About the last time my friend moved he decided to move to hell
D7They call it Creslawn California down there USA
AFor God and his wisdom burned it down one beautiful day
EHe could not sleep for restlessness, downtown he went
Where he rD7an into some rednecks looking toE sexually experiment
AMe and this man had a band once and we were called The Shapes
You probably never heard of us and that really is okay
D7We drank and we threw up sometimes we practiced and played
AOur drummer couldn't figure out whether he was straight or he was gay
EWe went on tour within walking distance of our house
Maybe thD7at is why no one knew what our sounEd was all about
Thats why I say gatD7her around you peoEple now
Get your mAoney out to lenD7d
We're all leaving toEwn for good agaAin
EFor good again A
AD7E
AD7E
AWe drink up at the high school by the stairs on the hill
Everything looked beautiful with enough booze and pills
D7It was nice to know that no one in their right mind would drop by
AJust bitch about some bull now and the lights lit up the sky
EYou'd never understand the things my friend Eric put us through
D7He had this Powepoint presentation about this girEl he want to do
D7Well now we were all such assholes but wEho was keeping score
Most the people who still hate us they don't live here anymore
Thank God I don't live here anymore
Thats why I say gatD7her around you peopEle now
Get your mAoney out to lenD7d
We're all leaving toEwn for good agaAin
EFor good again A
AD7E
AD7E
AWe lived in the house and it was down on Lincoln street
We payed the bills now and they turned out the heat
D7I lived up in the attic right above the bathroom
AWhen I could pay my rent-man illegal drugs thats exactly what I do
EWe barbecued in that alley until pa poisoned me with raw meat
Sometimes D7I come home at 4 AM and go faEce down in the streets
It was a lD7ow level existence thats what you prEoper people'd say
But I wrote songs in that attic that I now get paid to play
So if you don't like people who live in attics now might be the time to say
Cuz' everybody who is anybody, in my opinion,
at one time lD7ived in somebody's hallwaEy
Thats why I say gatD7her around you peopEle now
Get your mAoney out to lenD7d
We're all leaving toEwn for good agaAin
EFor good again A
AD7E
AD7E
Thats why I say gatD7her around you peopEle now
Get your mAoney out to lenD7d
We're all leaving toEwn for good agaAin
EFor good again A(3x)
4.
The Bullet
Key: AmMediumAm
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C
Dm
Em
AmGAmGAm
WAmell he opened up his shGop atAm the aGge ofAm nineteen
SAmtealing anyGthing tAmhe eyGe couAmld see
SaAmid gather round, yoGu people, AmanythingG you Amneed
AmI'll keep my name on your lGips
AmAnd put theG word out on thAme street
AmAnd I will ride til my finCgers, they arAme down to the bDmone
AmWander tCil I can't remember mAmy own homDme
AmDrink til I don't kCnow the meaningAm of aDmlone
AmUntil that bullet flies to cEmarry me hAmome
'Amtil that bullet flies thAmat bullet flies thCat bullet flies
ThCat bullet flies thEmat bullet flies to carry me hAmome
'Amtil that bullet flies tAmhat bullet flies tChat bullet flies
ThCat bullet flies thEmat bullet flies to carry me hAmome
WeAmll he never, ever smiGled but he alAmways seeGmed plAmeased
AmSaid I'll never lGive down upon my bAmendeGd kAmnees
AmSaid I see the gGame and the gaAmme, it Gsees Amme
AmAnd we will daGnce untilAm they Gbury Amme
AmCAmDmAm
CAmEmAmC
AmDmAmEmAmEm
AmSo I will rise like the asGhes from a builAmding aGs it Amburns
AmScreaming at my enemGies you'll alAml have yGour turAmn
AmThe more pain I fGeel, the lAmess thatG it hurAmts
AmThe more I moveG on, thAme more GI am Amsure
AmThat I will ride til my fiCngers, they aAmre down to the Dmbone
AmWander tCil I can't remember mAmy own homDme
AmDrink til I don't kCnow the meaningAm of alDmone
AmUntil that bullet flies to cEmarry me hAmome
Am'til that bullet flies, Amthat bullet flies, tChat bullet flies
TChat bullet flies, Emthat bullet flies to carry meAm home
Am'til that bullet flies, Amthat bullet flies, tChat bullet flies
CThat bullet flies,Em that bullet flies to carry mAme home
AmEmAm
5.
Uncle Harveys Plane
Key: CCapo 2MediumC
F
G
CMe n' Oliver n' Virgil wasF at the drugstore killin' time,
Gwhen my eyes fell on this magazinCe.
Cand I got To reading this article 'bout sky-divin' anFd parachutin',
Gsaid jumpin outta air-planes was a thing.C
CNow being raised down on the farm and always rFeady for adventure,
Gwell I knew that I could find a WaCy.
CDelmer Gill he's got a parachute and Uncle HaFrvey's got an air-plane,
Gso we called the boys together, today's tChe day,
CWell I found out too late, what Uncle HarFvey called an air-plane
Gwuttin' nothin but an engine and a wCing.
Cand I felt my fear begin to rise as dFelmer packed the parachute,
G'cuz he tol' me I's doing the rigCht thing,
CRon Mcloughlin shook my hand and JdF strapped me in the harness
Gso Tildon brought a jug n' they passed it 'roCund.
CSo I took one look at that parachute and that wFhisky and that airplane
Gand I turned that bottle up n' I drank it dCown.
CWell I was Drunker'n Cooter Jones when they pFoured me in that plane,
Gthe engine coughed as I Headed for the clCouds.
Cbut I's sober as a judge when HarFvey opened up the door
Gand I've never known my heart to beat so lCoud.
I screamed, :HCarvey! I Can't Do this! You and I've known each other a very long time,
you been my uncle all my life, to ask another human being to jump out of an airplane at
this altitude and at this velocity is simply ridiculous man."
at which point, he kFicked me out the door
Gand I wrapped my hands around the landing geCar.
Cand I was holdin' on real good 'til HFarvey stepped upon my fingers
Gand Virgil heard me scream from way down therCe.
Cwell I Thanked God And I thanked Buddha. FI thanked Jesus I thanked Judah,
GI thanked Krishna and all the lesser Hindu godCs,
Cmost of all i thanked my good friend Delmer GiFll when my parachute finally opened
Gand I thought, " Hell There Ain't No Use In Being Afraid!C"
CI came crashing through that hen house, IF scattered chickens, I broke eggs
Gand then I kissed that ground, I fainted dead awayC.
CNow friends I been in a few battles n' I Fbeen shot at once r' twice
Gand I damn near been runned over by a traCin,
Cbut I never do remember eFver being so afraid.
Gas the day I jumped from Uncle Harvey's plaCne
6.
Paint My Face
Key: C#mHardC#m
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C#mCome paint my face, come take Fmy hand, I do not C#mwish you, to underGstand
Someday you C#mtoo, will go to Fwar, and by that C#mtime may you not Gfear death C#manymore
FC#mortune may hold you, she's not your Ffriend, kind words C#mspoken, bows deeGpened
Foulest C#mcreature may wear the sweetest Fsmile, Oh do not C#mfear for I will Gsee you in awC#mhile
C#mCome paint my face, come take Gmy hand, I do not Awish you, to undersBtand C
Someday you C#mtoo will go to Gwar, and by that Atime may you not Bfear death anyC#mmore
C#mEyes upon you, through the Fyears, all of your C#mtroubles, all of your Gfear
Always C#mwatching, always Fsee, I am you C#mnow and you are Gme
If I should C#mfall, you take Fmy sword, all that is C#mmine, will be Fyours
Do not feC#mar those we leave Fbehind, the blood thaC#mt runs in my Gveins, it is C#mmine
C#mCome paint my face, come take Gmy hand, I do not Awish you to undersBtand C
Someday you C#mtoo, will go to Gwar, and by that Atime may you not fBear death Canymore
yeah by that Gtime may you not fAear death anyC#mmore
C#mFC#mG
C#mFC#mGC#m
I am a Fstone, falling through blEack water, on theB bottom I startC#m again
I am a Fstone falling through blaEck water, my Bfall it neverC#m ends
my Bfall it never C#mends.
C#mCome paint my face, come take Gmy hand, I do not Awish you to undersBtand C
Someday you C#mtoo, will go to Gwar, and by that Atime may you not fBear death Canymore
yeah by that Gtime may you not fAear death anyC#mmore
C#mCome paint my face, come take Gmy hand, I do not Awish you to undersBtand C
Someday you C#mtoo, will go to Gwar, and by that Atime may you not fBear death Canymore
yeah by that Gtime may you not fAear death anyC#mmore
And by that time may you not fear death anymore
7.
Dragging Chains
Key: EHardE
B
A
Dbm
Abm
F#m
Has yoEur heart just turned to stone B
Do you not Aknow why but you Bfeel so all aEloneB
Can you not Ewant to know its Btouch
Yeah no Amatter what you Bdo its not enEough B
DbmSitting on the sidelines your Aview it does not change
DbmPointing fingers now becomes the Anature of your game
DbmYou've been dreaming for so long for Abmsomething out of reach
That you foArgot now that when you dream you're Balways fast asleep
EYou've been lost for so Blong
Yeah you been Asinging but you Bdidn't know your Esong B
EYou been down, just pushed and Bpulled
Yeah, you've Abecome about as Btrusting as a Ewolf B
DbmSitting on the sidelines your Aview it does not change
DbmPointing fingers now becomes the Anature of your game
DbmYou've been dreaming for so long for Abmsomething out of reach
That you foArgot now that when you dream you're Balways fast asleep
Ain't it a F#mcrying shameB
when you got to Esee there's no one left to Ablame
Ababy you ain't going noBwhere
dragging all those Echains
EAB
ABuried all those Ebones of the past
In the Ashadows late at Enight
but I Atell you now, mind the Erain and the wind
cause the Askeletons are marching Bback towards the light
EAre you blind, do you not Bsee
Yes, you Akeep playing the Bprisoner when you're Efree B
Drop your Eswords and come on Bhome
Don't you grow Atired now of Bbeing all Ealone B
DbmStep over the sidelines, you'll Asee your view will change
Dbmpointing fingers now is not the Anature of your game
DbmYou've been dreaming for so long for Abmsomething out of reach
That you foArgot now that when you dream you're Balways fast asleep
Ain't it a F#mcrying shameB
when you got to Esee there's no one left to Ablame
Ababy you ain't going noBwhere
Ayou ain't going noBwhere
Ayou ain't going noBwhere
dragging all those EchainsE A B
dragging all those EchainsE A B
8.
Black Irish
Key: AmMediumAm
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AmI'll be goin' out tonight
I don't care what I Cdo
AmI'll wake up in the mornin'
And I'm Gbeaten black and Amblue
AmI'ma feel tomorrow like a worn down pair of Cshoes
AmThe only point of this body here Gtonight is to be Amused
Cuz oh, FI wanna feel that Eblood rushin' in my Amveins G Am G
FI don't want this Enight to ever turn into Amday G Am G
FIf I could only do all them Ethings I wanted to
While that Amspirits Grushin' now Amin my Gveins
Yes if FI could only do all them Ethings I wanted to
AmTonight I'm gonna go on down now to that rivers Cedge
AmI'ma pull all them dead Gideas out my Amhead
AmI'm gonna open up the gate, let the coliseum Cscream
AmTonight the whole damn worlds gonna Gknow just what I Ammean
Cuz oh, FI wanna feel that Eblood rushin' in my Amveins G Am G
FI don't want this Enight to ever turn into Amday G Am G
FIf I could only do all them Ethings I wanted to
While that Amspirits Grushin' now Amin my Gveins
Yes if FI could only do all them Ethings I wanted to
While that Amspirits Grushin Fin Emy Amveins
AmTonight I'll put that match down to that gasColine
AmSpin that rusty wheel and be Gburned by the Amsteam
AmTonight I'll take that main line direct in to the Cdrain
AmIf you don't see me tomorrow know I Gdied as I Ampleased
Cuz oh, FI wanna feel that Eblood rushin' in my Amveins G Am G
FI don't want this Enight to ever turn into Amday G Am G
FIf I could only do all them Ethings I wanted to
While that Amspirits Grushin' now Amin my Gveins
Yes if FI could only do all them Ethings I wanted to
While that Amspirits Grushin Fin Emy Amveins
9.
North Carolina
Key: GHardG
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GSweet demon North Carolina C D
GGave your daughter to me C D
GShe left me on that corner starinC' D
GKnocked the wind outta me C D
GWell dime to a dollar now, and that dollar Amback to a dime
I'm wonderin' how I beGen wasting all that precious timeD
I just been sittingG down here on that railway line C
Thinkin' about wGhat used to be mDine G
Girl, I'm just sDittin' down here wonderin' why G
Just watchin' days likDe hours all fly on by G
I'm just sittCing 'round here with my head in my hand, G E
WAonderin' how many years it's been D
Singin'...
GCGDGCGDG
DGDGCGEmAmD
SGweet demon North Carolina C D
GGave your daughter to me C D
GShe left me on that corner stariCn' D
GKnocked the wind outta me C D
Well ifG I'd a known that things woulda ended up this way C
I would have neverG left my happy home anyway D
I would've stayedG down on my bended knees and prayed C
HGopin' I would never see this day D G
Girl, I'm jusDt sittin' down here wonderin' why G
Just watchin' daysD like hours all click on by G
I'm just Csitting 'round here with my head in my handG, E
AWonderin' how many years it's been D
Singin'
SGweet demon North Carolina C D
GGave your daughter to me C D
GShe left me on that corner starin' C D
GKnocked the wind outta me C D
G
10.
Ten Feet Tall
Key: BmMediumBm
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Well you Bmwalk around this town like it's Gholy land
you got F#mgood lookin friends, you're a Gsharp dressed F#mman
BBmeen gettin' big makin' Gme look small, it don't F#mmatter to me
cause i'm Gten feet, i'm F#mten feet Bmtall G
yeah it don't F#mmatter to me cause i'm Gten feet, i'm F#mten feet Bmtall
Take a look at your foot does it Gfit this shoe
Did you Areally ever think i gave a F#mdamn about you
You Bmain't no messiah with your Gfancy friends
so get your Ahead out of the clouds and get your F#mfeet back in the Gdirt my
BmfriendG
oh get your F#mhead out of the clouds and get your Gfeet back in the F#mdirt my
BmfriendG
oh get your F#mhead out of the clouds and get your Gfeet back in the F#mdirt my friend
well you talk about your home town, lemme tell ya about mine
Just shove your bright lights big city back where the sun don't shine
I hear you talkin yes i'm lookin at you
Cause back where i come from, men were laughin at you
yea back where i come from, men were laughin at you
Take a look at your foot does it fit this shoe
Did you really ever think i gave a damn about you
You ain't no messiah with your fancy friends
so get your head out of the clouds and get your feet back in the dirt my friend
oh get your head out of the clouds and get your feet back in the dirt my friend
oh get your head out of the clouds and get your feet back in the dirt my friend
Well wipe that smirk right back from where you came
as if you knew who I am as if you knew my name
turn around see your backs against the wall
it's too bad you didn't notice that i'm ten feet i'm ten feet tall
yeah it's too bad that you didn't notice that i'm ten feet i'm ten feet tall
Take a look at your foot does it fit this shoe
Did you really ever think i gave a damn about you
You ain't no messiah with your fancy friends
so get your head out of the clouds and get your feet back in the dirt my friend
oh get your head out of the clouds and get your feet back in the dirt my friend
(and i'm ten feet, i'm ten feet tall)
oh get your head out of the clouds and get your feet back in the dirt my friend
(and i'm ten feet, i'm ten feet tall)