Chords used
C
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A7
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D
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Em
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A
Bm
Cm
Gm
C7
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Bb7
B7
F6
G7
Eb7
D7
C#7
Ab
Dsus2
G6
Bbmaj7
Ebm
1.
Not About Love
Key: CHardC
E
F
Am
A7
Dm
F7
D
G
the eaCrly cars aElready Care E
dFrawing dEeep breaths pAmast my door
Cand last night's phErases siCck with lack of baEsis
aFre still wriEthing onAm my floor
A7and it doesn't seem fair
tFhat your wicked woCrds should woDmrk in holding me down
A7no it doesn't seem right
to tFake informaCtion givFen at close ranCge
for the gFag and the biCnd and the ammFunition roEund
CConversatioEn once coClored by eEsteem
Became diFalogue as a Ediagram of a pAmlay for blood
CTook a vacEation, my pCalate got Eclean
Now I could tFaste your agEenda
While you spAmit in your cud
A7And it doesn't make sense
I should faFll for the kiCngcraft of a meriDmtless crown
A7No, it doesn't seem right
To tFake informCation GivFen at close ranCge
For the gaFg and the bCind and the aFmmunition rEound
Am this is nF7ot about love D
Am cause I am nF7ot in love D
iCn fact EI can't sGtop falling oFut F7
Am this is nF7ot about love D
Am cause I am nF7ot in love D
iCn fact EI can't sGtop falling oFut
FI miss that stupid ache
CECEFEAm
A7FCDm
A7FCFCFCFE
Cwhat is this pEosture I Chave to staEre at
tFhat's what they sEaid when I was sitAmting up straight
C change the nEame of the gaCme 'cause he losEt
aFnd he knew hEe was wrong butAm he knew it too late
A7but I'm not being fair
cause IF chose to lCisten to that filDmthy mouth
A7 but I'd like to choose right
tFake all the tChings that I've saiFd that he stoCle
pFut 'em in a sCack swing 'em oveFr my shoCulder
tFurn on my hCeels steFp out of his sigCht
try to lFive in a lCovelier liEfe
Am this is nF7ot about love D
Am cause I am nF7ot in love D
iCn fact EI can't sGtop falling oFut F7
Am this is nF7ot about love D
Am cause I am nF7ot in love D
iCn fact EI can't sGtop falling oFut
FI miss that stupid ache
CEC
EFEAm
2.
Cosmonauts
Key: FmHardFm
Bb
C
Am
F
Em
G
Bbm
Dm
D
FmBbCFm
FmYour face ignites a Bbfuse to my patience
FmWhatever you do, it's gonna be Cwrong
FmThere's no?time?to interBbrupt the?detonation
CBe good to me before you're?Fmgone
FmWhen I met you, I was Bbfine with my nothing
FmI grew with you and now I've Cchanged
FmWhat I've become is something BbI can't be without your loving
CBe good to me, it isn't a game
AmNow let me see, Fit's you and me, Cforgive, Emgood God Am
FHow do you supCpose that we'll surEmvive?
Come on, Amthat's right, Fleft, right
CMake lighter of all the Emheavier
'FmCause you and I will be like a couple of Ccosmonauts
EEmxcept with way more gravity than when weG started off
OFmh, you and I will be like a couple Cof cosmonauts
EmExcept with way more gravity than when wGe started off
FWhen you resist me, hon', I Bbmcease to exist
BecausFe I only like the way I look wDmhen looking through your eyes
FAnd when you come back
BbmYou commemorate the peneCtration of the sun into the Fdeep, dark sky
AmNow let me see, Fit's you and me, Cforgive, Emgood God Am
FHow do you supCpose that we'll surEmvive?
Come on, Amthat's right, Fleft, right
CMake lighter of all the Emheavier
'FmCause you and I will be like a couple of Ccosmonauts
EEmxcept with way more gravity than when weG started off
OFmh, you and I will be like a couple Cof cosmonauts
EEmxcept with way more gravity than when weG started off
GStart it, start it off, start it off
EmStart it, start it off, Gstart it off, baby
EmStart it, start it off, Gstart it off now
CStart it, start it off, Emstart it off, baby
CStart it, start it off, Dstart it, start it
Start it, start it
FmYou and I will be like a couple of Ccosmonauts
EmExcept with way more gravity than when we Gstarted off
OFmh, you and I will be like a couple Cof cosmonauts
EmExcept with way more gravity than when we Gstarted off
GStart it, start it off, start it off
EmStart it, start it off, Gstart it off, baby
EmStart it, start it off, Gstart it off now
CStart it, start it off, Emstart it off, baby
CStart it, start it off, Dstart it, start it
Start it, start it
EmStart it, start it off, Gstart it off, baby
EmStart it, start it off, Gstart it off now
CStart it, start it off, Emstart it off, baby
CStart it, start it off, Dstart it, start it
Start it, start it
Now we'll be like a couple of cosmonauts
Except with way more gravity than when we started off
Oh, you and I will be like a couple of cosmonauts
Except with way more gravity than when we started off
3.
Perifery
Key: GHardG
D
A
Em
Bm
C
Cm
GD
GOh, thDe peripheryG D
GThey tDhrow good pGarties Dthere
GThose Dperipheral Gidiots D
GAlwaysD have a bitGe to beDar
ABear it if yoDu can
AIf you reallyD want to
GGo to Dthe peripheGry D
GHave tDhem celebraGte yourD name
GHave tDhem forge yGou a peDdigree and then you'll be
GLeft tDo run the rGaces laDme
ARun it if youD want
AIf you think Dit's worth it
But nGot wDith Emme
CBmause I don't appreciCate
GPeopBmle wEmho
BmDon't appreciCate
GAll that lBmoving must've been lEmackin' sComething
If IEm got boBmred tryin' to fEmigure you ouGt
You lGet me doBmwn
CmI don't even like you anymorGe at all
Continues as for first verse and Chorus
GOh, thDe peripheryG D
GI lostD another onGe thereD
GHe fouDnd a prettiGer girlD than me
GWith aD more even-GtempereDd air
AAnd if he wants her, he Dshould get her
ACause I think he thinks sDhe's worth it
GAnd maDybe they'llG move fDrom the periphery
GBy theDmselves, orG on a pDlot of land
GAnd I'Dll care in Ga diffeDrent capacity, I'll just be
GHopingD he makes aG good fDamily man
AAnd if he finds himself Dyearning
AFor his throne on the siDlly side
ANothing wrong as long asD he's learning
ABesides, you can take itD up with his brethren
DOr with his bride, just Gnot DwithEm me
BmCause I don't apprecCiate
GPeopBmle wEmho
BmDon't appreciCate
GAll that lBmoving must've been lEmackin' sComething
If IEm got boBmred tryin' to fEmigure you ouGt
You lGet me doBmwn
CmI don't even like you anymorGe at all
GDGD
Extro
GOh, D tGhe peDriphery
GOh, D tGhe peDriphery
GOh, D tGhe peDriphery
GOh, D tGhe peDriphery
G D G D (repeat through the outro, steady beat, vocals with expression)
Stole you away
Away, away
Stole you away, away
(percussion to fade)
4.
Ladies
Key: CHardC
Am
G
Bb
F
Gm
Dm
C Ooh ruminations on the Amlooming effect
And the parallax vCiew
And the figure and the form
And the Amrevolving door that keeps
CTurning out more and mGore
Good women like Bbyou
Yet another Fwoman to whom
I won't get throCugh
Ruminations on the Amlooming effect
And the parallax vCiew
And the figure and the form
And the Amrevolving door that keeps
CTurning out more and mGore good women like Bbyou
Yet another Fwoman to whom I won't get through
AmLadies, ladies, ladies, Cladies, take it easy
AmWhen he leaves me, please be my Cguest
To whatAmever I mighta left G
In his kitchen cupboards
Bb In the back of his Fbathroom cabinets
And oh Cyes, oh yes, oh yes
There's a Amdress in the closet
Don't get Crid of it, you'd look good in it
I didn't Amfit in it, it was never mine
It beClonged to the ex-wife
Of another Gex of mine
She left it behind with a Bbnote
One line, it said
"I don't know if I'm Fcoming across
But I'm really trying"
She was Cvery kind
FrAmuit bat
C Cuter than a button, Ammutton-head maniac
C FrGuit bat
Bb Cuter than a button, Fmutton-head maniac
Am NoBbbody can reAmplace anyGmbody else
Am So it would be a Bbshame
To Fmake it a competition
Am And no Bblove is likeAm any Gmother love
Am So it would be inBbsane
To Fmake a comDmparison with Cyou
AmCAm
C Ruminations on the Amlooming
Effect and the parallax vCiew
And the figure and the form
And the Amrevolving door that keeps
CTurning out more and more G
Good women like yBbou
Yet another Fwoman to whom
I won't get through
C Ooh Am
C Cuter than a button, Ammutton head maniac
CG
Bb Ladies, ladies, laFdies, ladies
CLadies, ladies, ladies, Amladies
CLadies, ladies, ladies, Amladies
CLadies, ladies, ladies, Gladies
BbF
C And no Amlove is likeC any Amother love
C So it would be inGsane to Bbmake
A comFparison wCith yoAmu
C Ladies, ladies, laAmdies, ladies
C Ladies, ladies, laGdies, ladies
Bb Ladies, ladies, laFdies, ladies
C Yet another Amwoman to whom I won't get through
C Yet another Amwoman to whom I won't get through
Yet another woman to whom I won't get through
Yet another woman to whom I won't get through
Yet another woman to whom I won't get through
5.
Extraordinary Machine
Key: CHardC
C7
Bb
D
F
Am
G
Dm
B
CI certainly haven't been shopping for any new shoes
C7and
CI certainly haven't been spreading myBbself around.
CI still only travel by foot and by Dfoot it's a slow climb,
FBut I'm good at being uncomfortable so I Amcan't stop changing Gall the Ctime.
CI notice that my opponent is always on the go
C7and
CWon't go slow, so as not to focus Bband I notice
CHe'll hitch a ride with any guide as long as Dthey go fast from whence he came,
FBut he's no good at being uncomfortable so he Amcan't stop staying
Gexactly the Csame.
Dm If there was a better way to go then Amit would find me.
F I can't help it, the road just rolls out Ambehind me.
DmBe kind to me, or treat me Fmean.
I'll make the Dmmost of it, I'm an Gextraordinary Cmachine.
CI seem to you to make a new disaster every C7day.
CYou've deemed me due to clean my view and be at Bbpeace and lay.
CI mean to prove I mean to Dmove in my own way and say
FI've been getting a long for long Ambefore you came inGto the Cplay.
CI am the baby of the family, it happened C7so
CEverybody cares and wears the sheep's clothes while they Bshop Bbaround.
CCurious, you're looking down your Dnose at me while you appease,
FCourteous to try and help but let me set my Gmind at Cease.
Dm If there was a better way to go then Amit would find me.
F I can't help it, the road just rolls out Ambehind me.
DmBe kind to me, or treat me Fmean.
I'll make the Dmmost of it, I'm an Gextraordinary Cmachine.
DmDo I so worry you, you need to hurry to my Cside?
It's very Gkind.
DmBut it's to no avail, and I don't want the Gbail.
I Fpromise you, Dmeverything wAmill be just Cfine.
Dm If there was a better way to go then Amit would find me.
F I can't help it, the road just rolls out Ambehind me.
DmBe kind to me, or treat me Fmean.
I'll make the Dmmost of it, I'm an Gextraordinary Cmachine.
6.
A Mistake
Key: EmHardEm
A7
C7
F7
Gm
Eb
Cm
G
D
C
Bb7
B7
EmI'm gonna A7make a mistake- EmI'm gonna A7do it on purpose
C7I'm gonna F7waste my tiEmme
Em'Cuz I'm A7full as a tick, Emand I'm A7scratching at the surface
C7And what IF7 find is Emmine
GmAnd when the Ebday is Gmdone, and I look back
EbAnd the fact is CmI had fun, F7fumbling around
GmAll the Ebadvice I sGmhunned, and I ran
EbWhere they told me not to Cmrun, but I sure Had F7fun, so
EmI'm gonna A7f*** it up again, EmI'm gonna A7do another detour
C7UnpF7ave my patEmh
EmAnd if you A7wanna make sense, EmWhatcha A7looking at me for
C7I'm no F7good at mEmath
GmAnd Ebwhen I find my Gmway back,
EbThe fact is I just Cmmay stay, or I F7may not
GmI've acqEbuired quite aGm taste Ebfor a well-made
misCmtake, I wanna make a miF7stake why can't I make a mistake?
EmA7EmA7GD
EmI'm Ebalways Gdoing what I think I should
EmAlmost Ebalways Gdoing everybody good
EmWhyEb- G C Bb7 B7
EmA7EmA7C7F7EmA7EmA7C7F7EmB7
GmDo I Ebwanna do right, of Gmcourse but
Do I Ebreally wanna feel I'm Cmforced to F7answer you, hell no
GmI've acqEbuired quite aGm taste Ebfor a well-made
misCmtake, I wanna make a miF7stake why can't I make a mistake?
EmA7EmA7GD
EmI'm Ebalways Gdoing what I think I should
EmAlmost Ebalways Gdoing everybody good
EmWhyEb- G C Bb7 B7
7.
The Way Things Are
Key: AmHardAm
F
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Em
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Bm
AmFC
BI wouldn't know what to Amdo with another Fchance
If you Cgave it to me
BI couldn't take the Amembrace of a real Fromance
It'd Crace right through me F
I'm much Embetter off the Dmway things are, Amare F
Much much Embetter off, Dmbetter by far, Amby far
BI wouldn't know what to Amsay to a gentle Fvoice
It'd Croll right past me
BAnd if you chalk it up you'll Amsee I don't really have a Fchoice
So don't Ceven ask me F
I'm much Embetter off the Dmway things are, Amare F
Much much Embetter off, Dmbetter by far, Amby far
G So keep on calling me Emnames, keep on, keep Bmon
G And I'll keep Emkicking the crap till it's Bmgone
G If you keep on Emkilling, you could get me to Bmsettle
And as soon as I settle, EmI bet I'll be
FAble to move Amon
FAm
F How can EmI fight,F when we're on the samEme side
F How can EmI fight beside Byou
EmFCBm
Am
G Keep on calling me namEmes, keep on, keep on Bm
G And I'll keep Emkicking the crap till it's Bmgone
G If you keep on Emkilling, you could get me to Bmsettle
And as soon as I settle, EmI bet I'll be
FAble to move Amon
FAm
G So keep on calling me Emnames, keep on, keep Bmon
G And I'll keep Emkicking the crap till it's Bmgone
G If you keep on Emkilling, you could get me to Bmsettle
And as soon as I settle, EmI bet I'll be
FAble to move Amon
FAm
F
Am
8.
I Know
Key: CHardC
Fm
Am
G
F
Dm
D
A
E
CFmCFm
CAmGC
CSo beFm it I'm your crowbar
CIf that's whatFm I am so far
CUntil you gAmet ouGt of thiCs mess
CAnd I will Fmpretend
CThat I don't know Fmof your sins
CUntil you arAme readyG to conFfess
FBut all theDm timeFm, alDl the time
CI'll knoFw, I'llC know F
CAnd you can Fmuse my skin
CTo bury Fmsecrets in
CAnd I wAmill Gsettle you Cdown
CAnd at my Fmown suggestion
CI will Fmask no questions
CWhile I do my tAhing in theG backgFround
FBut all the Dmtime,Fm allD the time
CI'll knowF, I'llC know F
E Am (two measures each chord)
EBaby -- I can't help youAm out
FWhile she's still Caround
CSo foFmr the timCe being
CI'm bFmeing pCatiAment G C
CAnd amidst thFmis bitterness
CIf you'll just cFmonsider this
CEven if itAm don't mGake seFnse
DmAll the tFmime, givDe it time
CAnd when the cFmrowd becomesC your burden
And yFmou've early closed your cuCrtain
I'll wAmait by the bGackstage Cdoor
CWhile you Fmtry to find
CThe linesFm to speak your mind
CAnd pry it open hoAmping fGor an eFncore
And if it Dmgets too lateFm for meD to wait
CFor you to find you lEove me, and tCell me so
AmIt's oDk, dFon't need to Gsay it...
9.
Every Single Night
Key: CHardC
F6
G7
Eb7
D7
C#7
Eb
Ab
G
Am
Dsus2
A
G6
Bbmaj7
CEvery single night
F6I endure the flight
COf little wings of white-G7flamed
Butterflies in my Cbrain
These ideas of mine
F6Percolate the mind
Eb7Trickle down the spine
D7Swarm the belly, swelling to a blaze
C#7That's when the Ebpain comes in
G7Like a second Abskeleton
CTrying to fit bG7eneath the skin
CI can't fit the Gfeelins in
AmEvery single night's alright with my Dsus2brain A
CWhat'd I say to her
F6What'd I say it to her
CWhat does she think of me
G7That i'm not what I ought to be
CThat i'm what I try not to be
F6It's got to be somebody Eb7elese's fault
D7I can't get caught
C#7If what I am is what I am, cause I Ebdoes what I does
Then G7brother, get back, cause my Abbreast's gonna bust open
The Crib is the shell and the G7heart is the yolk and
I Cjust made a meal for us Gboth to choke on
AmEvery single night's a fight with my Dsus2brain A
F6 I.G6...just want toBbmaj7 feel eAverything (4x)
CSo i'm gonna try to be F6still now
CGonna renounce the G7mill a little while and
CIf we had a double-F6king-sized bed
We could Eb7move in it and i'd D7soon forget
That C#7what I am is what I am cause I Ebdoes what I does
And G7maybe i'd relax, let my bAbreast shot bust open
My Cheart's made of parts of G7all that surround me
AndC that's why the devil just Gcan't get around me
AmEvery single night's alright, Amevery single night's a fight
AmAnd every single fight's alright with my Dsus2brain A
F6 I..G6... just want toBbmaj7 feel eAverything
10.
The Child Is Gone
Key: EbHardEb
G
Dm
Gm
D
C
Fm
Bb
Ab
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Bbm
Ebm
Cm
Eb
GDmGDm
GDarling, give Dmme your aGbsenceDm tonight
GTake the shadDme from the canvas aGnd leave me theDm white
GmLet me sink in theD silence that Gmechoes Dinside
GmAnd don't bother leaving the Clight on
Fm'Cause I suddenly Bbfeel like a dFmifferent Bbperson
FmFrom the roots of my Bbsoul Fmcome a gentle Bbcoercion
FmAnd I ran my Abhand O'er a stFrange inversion
FmA vacancy thaAbt just did not BbbelongBbm Bb
FmThe child is gonEbe Bbm Fm Eb Bbm
FmEbBbm
EbHoney Chelp me oFmut of this mess
EbmI'm a sAbtranger to BbmyseBbmlf
CmBut don't Creach for Bbme I'Bbmm too fCar away
BbI don't wanna Ctalk 'Cause there's
BbNothing leftC to say
GSo my Darling, Dmgive me yGour absence tDmonight
GTake all of your Dmsympathy and Gleave it Dmoutside
Gm'Cause there's no kind of Dloving that can GmMake this Dalright
GmI'm trying to find a Fplace I Cbelong
FmAnd I suddenly Bbfeel like a Fmdifferent peBbrson
FmFrom the roots of my Bbsoul come Fa gFmentle cBboersion
FmAnd I ran my Abhand o'er a strange inversion
FmAs the darkness Ebturns Fminto the dBbawn
FmThe chEbild iBbs gone x 2