Chords used
F
Dm
Bb
Am
Gm
C
Csus2
G
Csus4
Cmaj9
F#m
B7
E
A
C#m
Fmaj7
G/B
Em
D
Bm
G#m
1.
Cats and Dogs & Coeur D'Alene
Key: FHardF
Dm
Bb
Am
Gm
C
Csus2
FSomewhere underneath
FThe floorboard
FI will sweep my garden
FUnderneath the cupboard
FLives a mouse
FAnd he discovered
FThere was nothing there
DmNothin' tBbhere to discover F
FFallin' from the sky
There are raindrops in my eyes
And my thougDmhts are diggiBbn' in the backyard F
My roots havDme grown but IBb don't know where they Fare
BbDon't know where they arFe
BbI don't know where they Fare
My roots Dmhave grown but BbI don't know where they Fare
BbCats and dogs and roosteFr calls
BbTelephones and pay phoneF stalls
DmThey take away
BbThe lonely days
For now F
DmThey take away
BbThe lonely days
For now F
FAmBbGm
FWindblown whispers wind Amnaked down the corridor
BbThoughts leavin' my head, they tGmwist through yours
FWhat will become of thesAme gestures that we made
BbI've given up my Bible, you moveGmd out of state ohhFhhhh
FAmBbGm
FWearily waitin' on the wAmastin' of his days
BbA sad son's smoldering soul Gm
FGive you three bucks for your sympathy and anoAmther for a cigarette
BbThe interaction feels soGm cold ohhhh F
AmOh the songs people willBb sing for home Am
And for the onesAm that have been gone forBb too long Am
But oh the thingAms people will do for theBb ones thatC they lovCsus2e
FWe're only here to find tAmhe love that lingers after
BbThe moment Gm
FSo kiss me in the back room where the music plAmays
I know that it's nBbot over Gm
AmOh the songs people will Bbsing for home F
And for the Amones that have been Bbgone for too lonFg
But oh the thingAms people will do for tBbhe ones thFat they Clove Csus2
FAmBbGm
FBreak down the corridors
La-da-da, da-da-da da da
BbDm
FBreak down the corridors
La-da-da, da-da-da da
BbMesses that I haven't tDmried to clean up in a wChile BbOhhhhhh
FYou're in my soul now
You've gotta waste away with Bbme
My mind's made uDmp, I'm doing this with you
FThere's no use knowin'
Which way the wind is bBblowin'
My mind's made up, I'mDm staying here, I'm staying here with you
FThere's no use knowin'
Which way the wind is bBblowin'
My mind's made up, I'Dmm doin' this, I'm doin' this
FYou're in my soul now
You've gotta waste away Bbwith me Dm F
2.
Missed Connection
Key: AmMediumAm
C
G
F
Dm
AmIf I never cCome through G
Yes it Fhaunts me
AmSunny days IC'd miss youG
Yes it Fhaunts me
First you Amsee it, then you feel it, now I'm Ccaught
And we're making our Gown thing
Now I'm Ffollowing you out to the coast
AmIf I never Ccome through G
If I never Fcome through
Am Don't tell me I Clost a step
F Criss-crossed in the Cwrong direction
F Found myself in a Cconversation
G From a missed connection
Am Standing there in a Cpurple dress
F Point my eyes in the Cright direction
F Find myself in a Cconversation
G From a missed connection
La la la Amla
La la Cla
La la la laDm la la la Cla la la la Fla
La la Cla
La la la Gla
From a missed connection
AmCGF
AmI lost myself in this Cmaze G
Yes it Fhaunts me
AmFelt it slipping Csideways G
Yes it Fhaunts me
But I Amsee it and I feel it in my sCoul
Is there something I'm misGsing?
Should I folFlow this where ever it gAmoes?
I will always Ccome through G
I will always Fcome through
AmCDmC
Am Don't tell me I Clost a step
F Criss-crossed in the Cwrong direction
F Found myself in a Cconversation
G From a missed connection
Am Standing there in a Cpurple dress
F Point my eyes in the Cright direction
F Find myself in a Cconversation
G From a missed connection
AmOnly as alone as I want to be
AmPassing all the people standing on the street
AmThe fallen fruit of a family tree
AmA crystal ball and the odyssey
AmDid you find whatever you were Clooking for?
FHad to open every Csingle door
FI get the feeling you've been here before
From a missed connection
Am Don't tell me I Clost a step
F Criss-crossed in the Cwrong direction
F Found myself in a Cconversation
G From a missed connection
Am Standing there in a Cpurple dress
F Point my eyes in the Cright direction
F Find myself in a Cconversation
G From a missed connection
La la la Amla
La la Cla
La la la laDm la la la Cla la la la Fla
La la Cla
La la la Gla
Am And they're falCling to see it
Dm We'd be fools to Cwaste it but we can
F FallingC to feel the Gheat again
G From a missed connection
Am
CGF
3.
Down In The Valley
Key: CHardCsus4
C
F
Am
Cmaj9
I wishCsus4 I was a slavCe to an aCsus4ge-old FtraCde
Like Csus4ridin' arounCd on railcarsCsus4 and workin' Flong Cdays
FLord have mercy Con my rough and Csus4rowdy wCays
FLord have mercy Con my rough and Csus4rowdy wCays
Call it Fone drink too Cmany
Call it Ampride of a Cman C
But it Fdon't mCake no difference Amif you sit Cor you Cstand
'CausFe they botFh end in troCuble and start wiCth a grin
Yeah they Fboth endF in troCuble and start withC a grin
We do it Fover and Cover and Amover Ca-gainC
We do it Fover and Cover Amand oveCr a-gaCin (RHYTHM CHANGE!!!!)
F Oh-oh
Am Oh-oh-oh-oh
C Oh-oh Cmaj9
F Oh-oh
Am Oh-oh-oh-oh
C Oh-oh Cmaj9
F Oh-oh
Am Oh-oh-oh-oh
C Oh-oh Cmaj9
I know there's F- CalifoAmrnia - Oklahoma
C And all of Cmaj9the places I ain't ever been to but
F Down in the valley with
Am Whiskey rivers
C These are the Cmaj9places you will find me hidin'
F These are the pAmlaces I will always go
C These are the pCmaj9laces I will always go
I am Fon my way
I am Am- on my way
I am Fon my way back toCmaj9 where I started
F(-Am KeCepCmaj9 repeating these chords -)
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
- Continue in background -
more for the stars and the eyes of the walls
I hear your name...
I saw your face in the crowd and you came out
You saw me walkin'...
You got a sign on the door and it reads to me
Just like the grass and the sun and the...
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
I am Fon my way
I am Am- on my way
I am Fon my way back toCmaj9 where I started
F California Am- Oklahoma
C And all of the places I ain't Cmaj9ever been to but
F Down in the valley with
Am Whiskey rivers
C These are the places you will Cmaj9find me hidin'
F These arAme the places I will always go
F These arCe the places IC will always go
So I Fwish I was a Cslave to an Csus4age-old Ctrade C
FLord have Fmercy on my Crough and rowdy Csus4ways C
4.
Library Magic
Key: F#mMediumF#m
B7
E
A
C#m
F#mDrawn to the sorta B7library magic
EWhispering through the dusty Aaisles
F#mWatching all the thinkers read
B7Trying to keep a grown man quiet's like
EPulling teeth on a winters eve
ACracks and poles and unfamiliar roads
F#mI'm on this B7one to find oEut
F#mVeggie gas and B7brothers harass
ECan stay up here in the Acloud of eyes
F#mListening to my B7every move
EJust trying to survive
F#mSelf-imposed B7adventure that Eselfishness drives
I can barely keep my F#mhead above the blue
Trying to keep it B7off me and you
EAnd I can see the sC#munshine's rays
AGleaming through the B7clear water
ETelling me what C#mhappened before
AThis chapter's arrived
There will F#malways B7be better dEays
There will F#malways B7be better dEays
F#mMaking music is B7what we do
ETrying to weave the Apatterns for me and you
F#mTrying to make the gB7rasses green
EAnd the grown man cry
With the knife is F#mwhere I bleed B7
Tangled up in a Efunnel's wind
Trying to come out F#mwalking
Understand it's beyB7ond me talking
Trying to come out F#mwalking
Understand it's beyB7ond me talking
EAnd I can see the sC#munshine's rays
AGleaming through the B7clear water
ETelling me what hC#mappened before
AThis chapter's arrived
There will F#malways B7be better dEays
There will F#malways B7be better dEays
F#mBeing alone isn't lonely
B7Sought after like a holiday
F#mBeing alone is my vacation
Postcard dreams, a B7full-sized bed
F#mQuit the band one too B7many times
ESerious enough to Aget a rise
F#mGet up in the next B7morning
EFor another drive, that's a promise
F#mThe best advice we B7ever received
EIs for you and me to stay here together
F#mIt's easier to begin and hard toB7 end
F#mI'm just glad to go through it all with yB7ou as a friend
EAnd I can see the sC#munshine's rays
AGleaming through the B7clear water
ETelling me what hC#mappened before
AThis chapter's arrived
There will F#malways B7be better dEays
There will F#malways B7be better dEays
There will F#malways B7be better dEays
5.
Another Story
Key: CCapo 5MediumC
Fmaj7
G/B
Am
Em
F
CThese are just flames
Fmaj7Burning in your fireplace
CI hear your voice and it seems
As Fmaj7if it was all a dCream
I wFmaj7ish it was all a dCream
CFmaj7
CI see a world
A Fmaj7world turning in on itself
CAre we just like
Fmaj7Hungry wolves howling in the nighCt
I Fmaj7don't want no music toCnight G/B
AmCan we go on,Fmaj7 like it once wa-aCs G/B
AmEvery time I hear another Cstory
Oh the Empoor boy lost his Chead
CEverybody feels a little cAmrazy
But we Emgo on living with Cit
Yeah they Emgo on living with Cit
CThese are just flames
Fmaj7Burning in your fireplace
CI hear your voice and it seems
As Fmaj7if it was all a dCream
I wFmaj7ish it was all a dCream
AmCan we go on,Fmaj7 like it once wa-Cas G/B
AmCan we go on,Fmaj7 like it once wa-Cas G/B
AmEvery time I hear another Cstory
Oh the Empoor boy lost his Chead
CEverybody feels a little cAmrazy
But we Emgo on living with Cit
Yeah they Emgo on living with Cit
FOo-ohC, FOo-oo-oCh yeah
FOo-ohC, FOo-oo-oCh
FI'll tell you one Cthing
FWe ain't gonna Cchange much
FThe sun still Crises
FEven with the Cpain
FI'll tell you one Cthing
FWe ain't gonna Cchange love
FThe sun still Crises
FEven through the Crain
CG/B
AmCan we go on,Fmaj7 like it once wa-Cas G/B
AmCan we go on,Fmaj7 like it once wa-Cas G/B
AmEverybody feels a little crazy Fmaj7 C G/B
(Can we go on, like it once wa-as)
AmEverybody feels a little crazy Fmaj7 C G/B
(Can we go on, like it once wa-as)
AmCan we go on,Fmaj7 like it once wCas
End on CC Fmaj7
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6.
Lets Be Still
Key: AHardA
D
E
Bm
G#m
F#m
C#m
Lets be still
Ayou can get lost in the music for hours, honey
yDou can get lost in a roomE
Awe can play music for hours and hours
but the sDun still be comming up soonE
Bm the world is just spEinning
Bm a little too fEast
Bm if things don't slEow it down soon
A we mG#might not laF#mst
Bm so just for a mEoment lets be still
Ayou can get lost in the music for hours, honey
yDou can get lost in a roomE
Awe can play music for hours and hours
but the sDun still be comming up soonE
Bm the world is not forgEiving
Bm of everyone's fEears
Bm the day is turning Einto months
the mAonth's turnG#ming to yearsF#m
Bm so just for a mEoment lets be stAill D E
ADE
C#m let tear it dF#mown
C#m so we can reF#mbuild
D and all of this tEime
it's just cAircles G#min my mF#mind
Bm so just for a momEent
Bm just for one momEent
Bm just for a mEoment lets be stAill
D just for a mEoment lets be stAill
D just for a mEoment lets be stAill
D just for a mEoment lets be stAill
RIFF X3
RIFF during this part
ain't no time left for me
i've been singing so clearly
ain't no time for me
ooh
Bm the world is just spEinning
Bm a little too fEast
Bm if things don't slEow it down soon
A we mG#might not laF#mst
Bm the world is not forgEiving
Bm of everyone's fEears
Bm the day is turning Einto months
the mAonth's turnG#ming to yearsF#m
Bm so just for a mEoment lets be stAill
D just for a mEoment lets be stAill
D just for a mEoment lets be stAill
D just for a mEoment lets be stAill
D just for a mEoment lets be stAill
D just for a mEoment lets be stAill
D just for a mEoment lets be stAill
7.
People Need A Melody
Key: CMediumC
Fmaj7
Am
G
Dm
(CPick yourself up, kid, ooh)
(Fmaj7Pick yourself up, kid, ooh)
C Pick yourself up, kid
I can't bare the Fmaj7weight
Pick your mood up, friend
We don't have the Ctime
When you find someone
We don't run aFmaj7way
Pick yourself up, kid
C All those books in your head
Is that all this really Fmaj7was?
Just a role you played
You could hide beChind
Is it what you want?
To bury yourself aFmaj7way
Before your time goes?
I don't want a Amlove Cthat Gholds us Fmaj7back
I don't want a Amlife Cthat GI can't Fmaj7have
'Cause Cpeople need a melody to open their eyes
Like a key to a memory frozen in tiFmaj7me
CHolding onto everything, you're stuck in the past
Boy, when you gonna learn the world moves Fmaj7fast?
C So pick yourself up, kid
I can't bare the Fmaj7weight
Let the light back in
'Cause you've been walkin' Cblind
Now it's all on you
Don't you let it Fmaj7fade
Before your time goes
I don't want a Amlove Cthat Gholds us Fmaj7back
I don't want a Amlife Cthat GI can't Fmaj7have
'Cause Cpeople need a melody to open their eyes
Like a key to a memory frozen in tiFmaj7me
CHolding onto everything, you're stuck in the past
Boy, when you gonna learn the world moves Fmaj7fast?
The world moves
Am It's been a little while since we've
C Been together, it's
Fmaj7 Been a long time since we were
Dm Young and wild, remember?
Am When we were friCends, remember?
Fmaj7 When we were lCovers, it's
Fmaj7 Not too lCate, it was
Fmaj7 Never toDmo late
Instrumental
AmGFmaj7AmG
CPeople need a melody to open their eyes
To a memory frozen in tiFmaj7me
CHolding onto everything, you're stuck in the past
Boy, when you gonna learn the world moves Fmaj7fast?
CPeople need a melody to open their eyes
To a memory frozen in timeFmaj7
I don't want a Amlove Cthat Gholds us Fmaj7back
I don't want a Amlife Cthat CI can't Fmaj7have
I don't want a Amlove Cthat Gholds us Fmaj7back
8.
When I Fall Asleep
Key: CMediumC
Em
G
F
Am
Dm
CSally walks into a barEm
Looks for a seatC
Finds a stoGol
Orders a drFink
Thinks to herGself
"FEverything was goGing fine until nCow"
CEmCEm
CI can see it on your fEmace
CYou've been kicked aGround
AmBut the world won't wGait F
For yGou to come arCound
CEmCEm
AmGFG
CEmCEm
AmG
So cFome on, admit it
This has Gnothing to do with the CtimesAm, CtimesAm
So cFome on, admit it
This has Gnothing to do with the CtimesAm, CtimesAm
Dm Well, I don't know if we Gcan get around it
Dm But I know we can Gmake it
Make it through these CtimesAm, CtimesAm
FCome on, admit it
Oh, just Gcome on, admit it
FCome on, admit it
This has Gnothing to do with the...
CEmCEm
AmG
FG
AmBa da ba Cda ba ba da ba
AmBa da ba Cda ba ba da ba
FBa da da ba, ba da da ba, ba da da ba
Ba da ba
C Every tEmime, every tAmime
Every Dmtime I see you I
F When I fall asleep
When I fEmall asleep
C Ba da ba Emda ba ba da ba
AmBa da ba Emda ba ba da ba
FBa da da ba, ba da da ba,F ba da Emda ba
Dm Ba Gda ba C
CAmGC
I fell off my Ambike when I was Cten years old
GHit the ground so hard it left a dCent
My mom grabbed me Amby the Carm
Said "AmCome with me, my son"
GSaid "No thanks, I'd rather be alCone"
CThink I'll be alone until I Amdie
GLay here on my back and watch the Csky
Stars look awfully nice out but I'm Amcold
GI guess I should have taken her adCvice
9.
Honeybee
Key: AHardA
D
F#m
E
Bm
C#m
ADF#mEA
AHoneybee
Could you imagine where our Elives would lead?
That silly ring, it wasn't F#mmeant to be
Luckily you sEaw in me
Something I Acouldn't see
AHoneybee
I can't imagine how my Elife would be
If all your gravity did F#mnot hit me
Oh, Edon't you see?
Darling, myA honeybee
But here we F#mare
After all the messes Eand confessions
To the Dstars
That we never really owned as ours
And if our Aworld comes tumbling down
I never Ecould forgive myself for leavingF#m out
You're the Eone
You are the Aonly one
ASuch a fool
I took your love and I bent Eall the rules
You took the blow and didn't F#mlet it show
Stuck around to Elet me know
Built a family oAf our own
ALook around
We made a garden of the Elove we found
So many reasons I would F#mfight to stay
You're the courage Ewhen I fade
Take a look at Awhat we've made
But here we F#mare
After all the messes Eand confessions
To the Dstars
That we never really owned as ours
And if our Aworld comes tumbling down
I never Ecould forgive myself for leaving F#mout
You're the Eone
You are the Aonly one
Won't you deBmcide? E
Won't you deAcide?
I want you to Bmsoar E
Don't doubt anyAmore
(Little by little, we meet in the middle)
Won't you deBmcide? (What's your name?E)
Won't you deAcide?
(I hope you can hear me, I needed you near me)
I want you to Bmsoar (You save my lifeE)
Don't doubt anyAmore (Let's keep this between you and I)
And if our F#mworld comes tumbling down
I never C#mcould forgive myAself for leaving Dout E
And if our Aworld comes tumbling down
I never Ecould forgive myself for leaving F#mout
You're the Eone
You are the Aonly one
And if our Aworld comes tumbling down
(The world comes tumbling down)
I never Ecould forgive myself, I'll say it F#mnow
(I never could forgive myself)
You're the Eone
You are the Aonly one
10.
Dont Dream Its Over
Key: DCapo 1MediumD
Bm
G
F
A
C
DThere is freedom within, tBmhere is freedom without
GTry to catch a deluge in a paper cFup
DThere's a battle ahead, maBmny battles are lost
GBut you'll never see the end of the road while you're trFaveling
GHey now, Ahey now, don't Ddream it's Bmover
GHey now, Ahey now, when the Dworld comes Bmin
GThey come, Athey come to Dbuild a wall Bmbetween us
GWe know that they won't win A
DNow I'm towing my car, thBmere's a hole in the roof
GMy possessions are causing my suspicion but tBmhere's no proof
DIn the paper todayBm, tales of war and of waste
GBut you turn right over to the TV pFage
GHey now, Ahey now, don't Ddream it's oBmver
GHey now, Ahey now, when tDhe world comes Bmin
GThey come, Athey come to Dbuild a wall bBmetween us
GWe know that they won't win A
DBmGF
GDGDGDC
DNow I'm walking again Bmto the beat of a drum
GAnd I'm counting the steps to the door of your Fheart
DOnly shadows ahead, bBmarely clearing the roof
GGet to know the feeling of liberaFtion and relief
Hey now, hey now, don't Ddream it's ovBmer
GHey now, Ahey now, when tDhe world comes iBmn
GThey come, Athey come to Dbuild a wall betwBmeen us
GYou know that they won't win A
DDon't let them wBmin
(Don't let them win)
GHey now, Ahey now
(Don't let them win)
GHey now, Ahey now
(Don't let them win)
GHey now, Ahey now
repeat through the end