Chord Booklet

American Authors

10 songs|14 chords used|Hard

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Chords used

D/F

G/F

A#m

F#m

Luck

Key: CMedium

CHow can we make amends when we said all we said?

FI call and you don'tC pick up

CHow can I say instead that I hope it's for the best?

FI won't, and I won't give up Am

I'm sorry, MotCher

I know I let Fyou down

I'm sorry for Chow

I up and leftF this town

CHow can we push aside all the bad and make it right

FNow you got me all choked up C

I'm sorry, brotAmher

IC know I letF you down

I'm sorry for Amhow

IC up and leftF this town

CPlease just lisGten cause I don'tF ask for much Am

I am my own Cman

I make my own luck

CFCC

CHow can we both pick sides when we know nothing's right?

FOpen up the door that's shut C

CHow can I have my pride and drink away my soul tonight?

CSorrow's filling up my cup Am

I'm sorry, FatAmher

IC know I letF you down

I'm sorry for Amhow

IC up and lefFt this town

CPlease just lisGten cause I don't Fask for much Am

I am my own Cman

F build up...

I make my own luck

WeCll some birds aren't meant to be caged C

And I just can't see the light of day Am

CPlease forgive me

CI can't remember

CPlease forgive me

Fno one is calling

AmPlease forgive me

I can't beFlieve it

CNo...

CGonna pick myself up, so I don't let this ever grow

FEven if I mess up, I won't let this ever go

It's hard to stayAm

It's hard to stayG F

Cause some birds aren't meant to be caged C

CHow can I set us free?

CI'm what you taught me to be

FShouldn't that be enough?C

CIt's time that we make amends

CLet's forget the things we said

FYou know we were all just talk C

I'm sorry, MothAmer

I know I let Fyou down

I'm sorry, FatAmher

I didn't stFick around

CPlease just lisGten cause I don't Fask for much G

I am my own mCan

I make my own luck F

CPlease just listGen cause I don't Fask for much G

Just like my old mFan,

build up...

I make my own luck

And some birds are meant to be caged C

And some just won't see the light of day Am

CPlease forgive me

CI can't remember

CPlease forgive me

FNo one is coming

AmPlease forgive me

I can't beFlieve it

CNo...

CGonna pick myself up, so I don't let this ever grow

FEven if I mess up, I won't let this ever go

It's hard to stayAm

It's hard to stayG F

Cause some birds aren't meant to be caged C

CPlease just lisGten cause I don't Fask for much G

I am my own mFan

I make my own luck

CPlease just listGen cause I don't Fask for much G

I am my own mFan

I make my own luck C

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What We Live For

Key: CMedium

CGAmF

CI drive a Gbeat-up car, Ama caravan, theF color blue

CReminds me Gof your eyes and Amall the places Fwe've been to

CWe're tethered Gto the leather, Amsearching for a Fbetter view

CIt's intersGtellar when Amit's me and Fyou

We're taking Coff G Am F

We're taking oCff G Am F

GThis is what I live for

GBaby, you're my open

Froa C - G d AmYou can take me

Fanywhere the Cwind blows GRight into thAme great

FunknoC - G wn AmWe can throw our

Fhands up out the Cwindow Gthis is what we Amlive for

CGAmF

CWe look up Gat the stars, a Amperfect night to Fdream with you

CGot 90s rGetro on the Amradio, our Ffavorite tune

CI put the Gpedal to the Ammetal just to Flaugh with you

CIt's intersGtellar when Amit's just us Ftwo

We're taking Coff G Am F

We're taking oCff G Am F

GThis is what I live for

GBaby, you're my open

Froa C - G d AmYou can take me

Fanywhere the Cwind blows Gright into thAme great

FunknoC - G wn AmWe can throw our

Fhands up out the Cwindow Gthis is what we Amlive for

FHoo C - G ho AmThis is what we live for

FThis is what we Clive for

GThis is what we Amlive for

FThis is what we Clive for G Am

FThis is what we Clive for

GThis is what we Amlive for

FThis is what we Clive for G Am

We're taking Coff G Am F

We're taking oCff G Am F

GThis is what I live for

GBaby, you're my open

Froa C - G d AmYou can take me

Fanywhere the Cwind blows Gright into thAme great

FunknoC - G wn AmWe can throw our

Fhands up out the Cwindow Gthis is what we Amlive for

FHoo C - G ho AmThis is what we live for

Hoo - ho

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True Colors

Key: DHard

DYou with the sad Geyes

CDon't be discouraged

AmOh I realize

GIt's hard to take Ccourage

In a Dmworld full of Gpeople

CYou can lose sight of it Fall

AmAnd the darkness insGide you

CCan make you feel Fso small

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AmAmFC

CYou with the EmsaaDmad AmeyesF

CDon't be discouraged

AmOh I realizeC F

FIt's hard to take courage

In a Gworld full of people

You can lose sight of it Fall

And the Gdarkness inside you

Can make you feel Fso small

But I see your Amtrue Ccolors

CShining through

I see your Amtrue Ccolors

FAnd that's why I lGove you

So Cdon't be afraid to let them show, no

CDon't be afraid to let them show

I see your Amtrue Ccolors are beautiful

Like a rainAmbow

Oh, it's so FbeautifCul

GShow me a smile AmthenC F

FDon't be Cunhappy, can't GrememAmberC

CWhen I last saw you lFaughing

If this Gworld makes you crazy

And you've taken all you can Cbear, yeahG

GYou can call me up

Cause you know that I always Cbe thereF

And I see your Amtrue Ccolors

CShining through

I see your Amtrue Ccolors

FAnd that's why I lGove you

So Cdon't be afraid to Glet them show, no

FDon't be afraid to Clet them show

I see your AmtruBme cGoloCrs are beautiful

Like a AmrainbCow

Oh, it's so AmbeautifGulF

If this Gworld makes you Dcrazy

DAnd you've taken all you can bear

(You know I Csee your Gtrue Ccolors)

If this Dworld makes you Dmcrazy

DmAnd you've taken all you can bear

(You know I Csee your Gtrue colors)

You can Acall me up

DOh, you can Amcall me up

DOh, You can Gcall me up

You can Acall me up

Oh, you can Gcall me up

DOh, you can Emcall me up

GYou can Amcall me up

COh, you can Amcall me up

But I see your Amtrue Ccolors

CShining through

I see your Amtrue Ccolors

FAnd that's why I lGove you

So Cdon't be afraid to let them show, no

CDon't be afraid to Flet them show, no

CDon't be afraid to let them show, no

CDon't be afraid to let them show

I see your Amtrue CcoGlors are beautiful

Like a Amrainbow

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Heart Of Stone

Key: GEasy

GOh now you never come around

GAnd then you're spacing out CtonDight

GI bet I feel it in my chest

GThe visions in your head they're all Clies

DOh ya Git's true

GOh ya it's trueC D

GWell I

GI need a friend tonight

GI need to make it right

GAnd now I'm Ctired of Dthinking

GIn spite

GI'm always in the right

GI never made the time

GIt's all the Emsmiles I'm Dfaking

Em(Whoa-oh-oh) Oh yeah Dit's true

GYou've got this Cheart of stone

EmI'm never Dbreaking through

GFeels like a Cdead end road

EmSo take that Dany way you want to

GYou've got this Cheart of stone

EmThat's keeping Dme from you

GIf I break that Cyou hate that Emso take that Dany way you Cwant to

GInhale

GAnother thought fails

GFalling off the rails

EmTonDight

GUntamed

GA c-c-crazy train

GI'm always yours to blame

GIn your Ceyes

GShake a shake it off now

GThen you're take a taking off CnoGw

GAll around so you can shoot me down

GI should have gotten out before you Emstarted Dbegging

Em(Whoa-oh-oh) Oh yeah Dit's true

C(Whoa-oh-oh) Oh yeah Dit's true

GYou've got this Cheart of stone

EmI'm never Dbreaking through

GFeels like a Cdead end road

EmSo take that Dany way you want to

GYou've got this Cheart of stone

EmThat's keeping Dme from you

GIf I break that Cyou hate that Emso take that Gany way you Cwant to

GCG

GIf only I could live a little bit longer

GIf only I could Clive a little bit longer

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GCEmD

GYou've got this Cheart of stone

EmI'm never Dbreaking through

GFeels like a Cdead end road

EmSo take that Dany way you want to

You've got this heart of stone

EmThat's keeping Dme from you

GIf I break that Cyou hate that Emso take that Dany way you want to

G(Whoa-oh-oh)

Any way, Cany way, anyEm way

DAny way you want to

G(Whoa-oh-oh)

Any Cway

EmSo take that Dany way you want to

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Feels Like Yesterday

Key: CMedium

"Feels Like Yesterday"

CEmAmFG

CI came across a torn up Emphotograph

You looked amazing shot in white andAm black

But now its Cbeen so long Fsince we fell apart

CI've tried to vision what it'd bEme like now

If we had both tried,tried to woAmrk things out

We grCew so worn and tiredF, did we give up way too fast

CBecause we had some good times,

But they don't last forever

AmWe seemed to grow apart,

It never got much better

FOh it's good to see your face,

But I know things won't change

GThough you seem so far away

Feels like yesterday

CAnd we had some great nights,

Staying up together

AmWe could read each others' minds

Now we're on different levels

FOh it's good to see your face,

But I know things won't change

GThough you seem so far away

Feels like yesteAmrday F

CWe stared out at the world with the Emsame gaze

We fought the same fight but still went Amseparate ways

I'm trying to fCigure out exactly when things chanFged

CShould we have spent our lives holding Emonto hope

Holding on to the memories from picturesAm we took

That don't mean Canything, aFnymore

CBecause we had some good times,

But they don't last forever

AmWe seemed to grow apart,

It never got much better

FOh it's good to see your face,

But I know things won't change

GThough you seem so far away

Feels like yesterday

CAnd we had some great nights,

Staying up together

AmWe could read each others' minds

Now we're on different levels

FOh it's good to see your face,

But I know things won't change

GThough you seem so far away

Feels like yesteAmrday F

AmDon't you go,C Don't you go,F Oh Yeah

CBut will we ever feel thEmat way again

We felt invincible, like it would nAmever end

But now we're leCft with scars of who we Fare

CBecause we had some good times,

But they don't last forever

AmWe seemed to grow apart,

It never got much better

FOh it's good to see your face,

But I know things won't change

GThough you seem so far away

Feels like yesterday

CAnd we had some great nights,

Staying up together

AmWe could read each others' minds

Now we're on different levels

FOh it's good to see your face,

But I know things won't change

GThough you seem so far away

Feels like yesteAmrday F

AmDon't you go,C Don't you go,F

Don't you go...

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Superman

Key: CMedium

ExcuCse my lack of patience

But Ftoday I'm feeling faceless

I Amdon't know GI don't know IF don't know cGan I go Con

My Cmind says I'm a waste

My Flife ain't keeping pace

I Amdon't know GI don't know IF don't know cGan I go Con

I need a mAmiracle, I need a sGign

I need a hFero to lift awAmay

I need a miracle, But not for lGooong

CI am on my oFwn, my own heCro, I will stay strGo-o-ong

C I'm on my Fown, no underCtoe, Could bring me dGooown

I feel like SuCpermaaFan, I feel like SCupermaaanG C

My lCaugh is understated

CausFe I don't think I can fake it

I Amdon't know GI don't know IF don't know cGan I go Con

BeenC locked inside this cage

And FI don't think I can break it

I Amdon't know GI don't know IF don't know cGan I go Con

I need a Ammiracle, But not for FlooonGg

CI am on my oFwn, my own heCro, I will stay strGo-o-ong

C I'm on my oFwn, my own heCro, I'm not alGo-o-one

C I'm on my oFwn, no undertCoe, Could bring me Gdooown

I feel like CSupermaaFan, I feel likeC SupermaGaan C

CFAmG

I'm making wCaves, Oh I'm making wFaves

In my heAmart again, I'm making wGaves

I'm making wCaves, Oh I'm making wFaves

In my heAmart again, I'm making wGaves

I draw a lCine at what the people sFay

I'm makiAmng waves, I'm making waGves

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I feel like CSupermFaaan, I feel liCke SuperGmaaan

CI am on my oFwn, my own heAmro, I'm not alGo-o-one

(Yeah I'm on my own) (I don't know I don't know I don't know where to go)

CI am on my oFwn, no undertAmoe, I'm not alGo-o-one

(Yeah I'm on my own)

CI am on my oFwn, my own heAmro, I'm not alGo-o-one

CI am on my oFwn, no underAmtoe, I'm not alGo - o - one

(I feel, I feel, I feel it in my bones I feel, I feel, I feel it in my soul)

CI feel, I feFel, I feel like SupCermaGaan

I need a Cmiracle

CFAmG

CFAm

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Deep Water

Key: EmCapo 3Medium

D/F

G/F

EmGCGD/F

Em It comes and goes in wavGes

It Calways runs back but it's nGever quite the samD/Fe

Well I thEmink there's something wrong with mGe

Got nCothing to believe, can't you sGee it on my facD/Fe

I was gEmoing for the title, got hGit by your tidal wavCe, uGh

CD/Fan't stEmay in the shallows, please tGell me I won't wash awaCy G

When it pEmulls me under, will you mGake me stronger

Will you bCe my breath through the dGeep, deep watG/Fer

Take me fEmarther, give me one day lGonger

Will you bCe my breath through the dGeep, deep watD/Fer

DEmeep GwaterC G D/F

Em Ain't even scratched the sGurface

Thinking CI deserve the dream but I dGon't deserve the hurtD/Fing

Em I want the flame without the bGurning

But I cCan't find my purpose when I dGon't know what my worth D/Fis

I was gEmoing for the title, got hGit by your tidal wavCe, uGh

CD/Fan't stEmay in the shallows, please tGell me I won't wash awaCy G

When it pEmulls me under, will you mGake me stronger

Will you bCe my breath through the dGeep, deep watD/Fer

Take me fEmarther, give me one day lGonger

Will you bCe my breath through the dGeep, deep watD/Fer

DEmeep GwaterC G D/F

DEmeep GwaterC G

When I'm sD/Finking like a stEmone

At least I know I'm nGot alone C G

When I'm sD/Finking like a stEmone

At least I know I'm nGot alone C G D/F

When it pEmulls me under, will you mGake me stronger

Will you bGe my breath through the dGeep, deep water

Take me fEmarther, give me one day lGonger

Will you bGe my breath through the dGeep, deep watD/Fer

DEmeep GwaterC G(When I'm sinD/Fking like a stone)

DEmeep GwaterC G(AtD/F least I know I'm not alone)

Em It comes and goes in wavGes

It Calways runs back but it's nGever quite the same

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Feel Like Yesterday

Key: CMedium

CI came across a torn up Emphotograph

You looked amazing shot in white andAm black

But now its Cbeen so long Fsince we fell apart

CI've tried to vision what it'd bEme like now

If we had both tried,tried to work thingsAm out

We grew so woCrn and tired, did we gFive up way too fast

CBecause we had some good times,

But they don't last forever

AmWe seemed to grow apart,

It never got much better

FOh it's good to see your face,

But I know things won't change

GThough you seem so far away

Feels like yesterday

CAnd we had some great nights,

Staying up together

AmWe could read each others' minds

Now we're on different levels

FOh it's good to see your face,

But I know things won't change

GThough you seem so far away

Feels like yesteAmrday F

CWe stared out at the world with the sameEm gaze

We fought the same fight but still went separatAme ways

I'm trying to fiCgure out exacFtly when things changed

CShould we have spent our lives holding onto Emhope

Holding on to the memories from pictures we Amtook

That don't mean Canything, aFnymore

CBecause we had some good times,

But they don't last forever

AmWe seemed to grow apart,

It never got much better

FOh it's good to see your face,

But I know things won't change

GThough you seem so far away

Feels like yesterday

CAnd we had some great nights,

Staying up together

AmWe could read each others' minds

Now we're on different levels

FOh it's good to see your face,

But I know things won't change

GThough you seem so far away

Feels like yesteAmrday F

AmDon't you go,C Don't you go,F Oh Yeah

CBut will we ever feel thEmat way again

We felt invincible, like it would nAmever end

But now we're leCft with scars of who we Fare

CBecause we had some good times,

But they don't last forever

AmWe seemed to grow apart,

It never got much better

FOh it's good to see your face,

But I know things won't change

GThough you seem so far away

Feels like yesterday

CAnd we had some great nights,

Staying up together

AmWe could read each others' minds

Now we're on different levels

FOh it's good to see your face,

But I know things won't change

GThough you seem so far away

Feels like yesteAmrday F

AmDon't you go,C Don't you go,F

Don't you go...

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Nothing Better

Key: CMedium

A#m

N.C.

I don't believe it, I don't believe it

N.C.

I don't believe it's true

TChere is nothing better than you C

A#mLa di da di doo, there's Fnothing better than you

C You're right, I'm wrong every single time

C You're perfect, and it's true

C You're hot, I'm cold every single night

C I'm nothing without you

C I don't believe it, I don't believe it

C I don't believe it's true

C There is nothing better than you

C Slow it down, hurry up, never miss a beat

C All the beautiful things you say

C Button up, tuck it in, always looking at me

C You make me look so great

C A search for gold, oh yeah

C But I found you

C Because I've been high, yeah, I've been low

But I'm nothing without you

N.C.

I don't believe it, I don't believe it

N.C.

I don't believe it's true

TChere is nothing better than you C

A#mLa di da di doo, there's Fnothing better than you C

A#mAll that we've been through, there's Fnothing better than you

C Hot mess, hot damn I'm always on by

C But you keep me on my toes

C Bury it, dig it up, I'm working hard

C I'm reaping what I sew

C A search for diamonds, yeah

C But I found you

C Because I've been high, yeah, I've been low

C But I'm nothing without you

N.C.

I don't believe it, I don't believe it

N.C.

I don't believe it's true

TChere is nothing better than you C

A#mAll that we've been through, there's Fnothing better than you C

A#mLa di da di doo, there's Fnothing better than you C

A#mAll that we've been through, there's Fnothing better than you C

A#m All this talk about love, it's just a feeling

A#m It's just a feeling

A#m I let it all go

A#m All this talk about love, it's just a feeling

A#m It's just a feeling

A#m I let it all go

C All this talk about love, it's just a feeling

C It's just a feeling

C I let it all go

C All this talk about love, it's just a feeling

C It's just a feeling

C I let it all go

N.C.

I don't believe it, I don't believe it

N.C.

I don't believe it's true

TChere is nothing better than you C

A#mLa di da di doo, there's Fnothing better than you C

A#mAll that we've been through, there's Fnothing better than you C

A#mLa di da di doo, there's Fnothing better than you C

A#mAll that we've been through, there's Fnothing better than you C

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10.

Can't Stop Me Now

Key: DHard

F#m

(Zac Barnett)

I tDhrew aAway my Bminnocence when DI was AsevenBmteen

Lost tDrack of wAhat's maBmgnificent,A forAgot my memories

But I'm Bmmarchin' on to a Ddifferent drum

And Gnothing will stDand in my Emway

No, you Dcan't stop me now

No, you Bmcan't stop me now

Hangin' on by a Emthread (Thread)

Hangin' over my head (Head)

But you won't knock me Adown (Up, up, up, up)

Hear the Droar of the crowd

No, you Bmcan't stop me now

No, I'm nothin' like Emyou (Hey)

I got so much to prove (Prove)

No, you won't knock me Adown (Up, up, up, up)

BI woke up fArom a dream, the Dvoices sounded Gdissonant

BmI followed a pAath that wasn'tF mine (Up, Gup, up, up)

BmTook on the Aenemy, I tF#mold myself I'd Gnever quit

BmI gotta move Aforward, not back Fin time

GSingin', "Ah-Bmooh, I'm gonna Ashow you, show you"

EmThe man in the mirror stole all my Gpride

BmOoh, now that I Aknow you

No, you Dcan't stop me now

No, you Bmcan't stop me now

Hangin' on by a Emthread (Thread)

Hangin' over my head (Head)

But you won't knock me Adown (Up, up, up, up)

Hear the Droar of the crowd (Up, up, up, up)

No, you Bmcan't stop me now (Up, up, up, up)

No, I'm nothin' like Emyou (Hey)

I got so much to prove (Prove)

No, you won't knock me Adown (Up, up, up, up)

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D Bm Em Hey, hey!A

BmWhen I was Aseventeen, I Dmthrew away my Ginnocence

BmThe worst part of Ame took over Dmy mind

GSingin', "Ah-Bmooh, I'm gonna Ashow you, show you"

EmThe man in the mirror stole all my GprideA

BmOoh, now that I Aknow you

No, you Dcan't stop me now (No, you can't, no, you can't)

No, you Bmcan't stop me now (Oh, nobody's stopping me)

Hangin' on by a Emthread (Thread)

Hangin' over my head (Head)

But you won't knock me Adown

(No, you can't, no, you can't, no, you can't, no, you can't)

Hear the Droar of the crowd (Up, up, up, up)

No, you Bmcan't stop me now (Up, up, up, up)

No, I'm nothin' like Emyou (I'm nothin' like you)

I got so much to prove (Got so much to prove)

No, you won't knock me Adown (Whoo! Up, up, up, up)

D(Whistle)

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