Chord Booklet

Gavin DeGraw

10 songs|30 chords used|Hard

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Chords used

F#m

C#m

F#m7

F/F

G/B

E/G

Csus2

Gsus2

Fmaj7

Nice To Meet You Anyway

Key: BbHard

BbBbFAGmGEbEbDmD

BbI doBbn't waFnt Fto get too clGmose G Eb Eb Dm D

You see this Dmisn'Dt where my hCmead Cis

If you kEbnew Ebme I'm not lDmike Dmthis

But I jBbust Bbfound someoneCm speCcial

And that's EbrealEbly something DmspecDial

If you CmknewC me

Nice to EbmeetEb you anyway

BbBbFCGmDEbEbDD

BbI beBblieveF yoFu're veryGm finGe

BbStilBbl, I hFaveFn't got the GmtimeG

'Cause I jDmust Dfound someone sCmpeciCal

And that's rEbeallEby something sDmpeciDal

If you CmknewC me

Nice to mEbeetEb you EbanyFway Bb Bb Eb Bb Bb Bb

CmAnd Cthe FskFy openedBb upBb

DmWitAh the BbsoiGl oDmf tFhe EbsunEb

FCAbAbEbG

EbDCBbDCBbC

BbI doBbn't meFan Fto be so GmstraGnge

BbBut Bbmy lFifeF just took a GmchanGge

'Cause I DmjustD found someone CmspecCial

And that's EbrealEbly something sDmpeciDal

If you kCmnew Cme

Nice to EbmeeEbt you EbanyFway Bb Bb Eb Bb Bb Bb

CmAnd Cthe sFkyF opened Bbup Bb

DmWitAh the BbsoiGl oDmf tFhe sEbun Eb

FCAbAbEbG

EbDCBbDCBbC

BbSo bBbeforFe this goes too Gmfar G

BbLet Bbme teFll you what you Gmare G

You're aDmmaziDng, I'm atCmtracCted

But I'm EbterrEbibly disDmtracDmted

And I'm tBbryinBbg to be vCmerbaCl

And I'm EbbackEb into this cDmirclDe

Because I jBbust Bbfound someone sCmpeciCal

And that's EbrealEbly something sDmpeciDal

If you kCmnew Cme

Nice to EbmeetEb youF

BbNice to Fmeet you Eb C

EbBbFEbC

And even if you want me to stay here

I'm telling you right now I should leave

Before I get done changing my mind please

I hope you understand what I mean

I hope you understand what I mean (x4)

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I'm In Love With A Girl

Key: GmHard

So many people gonna Bbsay that Cthey want you Gm

To try to get you thinking Bbthey really Ccare Gm

But there's nothing like the Bbwarmth of the Cone

who has Bbput in the Ctime and you Dknow he's gonna be there

GmBack your border when she Bbknows someone Ccrossed it Gm

Don't let nobody put you Bbdown who Cyou're with Gm

Take the pain of Bbprotecting your Cname

from the Bbcrutch to the Ccane to the Dhighwire

I'm in Eblove with a girl who Bbknows me better

Dmfell for the woman just Gmwhen I met her

Ebtook my sweet time when I Bbwas bitter

Dmsomeone understGmands

Cause she Ebknows how to treat a Bbfella right

Dmgive me that feeling Gmevery night

Ebwants to make love when I Bbwanna fight

Now Dmsomeone understand Gmme

I'm inEb love with a Bbgirl IDm'm in lGmove with

Out the many broken Bbback doors and Cwindows Gm

Through the valley of the Bblove of the Clost Gm

Is a hole that is Bbcut to the Csole

falling Bbdown from the Cthrones without nDeeding any windows Gm

But you found inner Bbpeace for the Cmoment Gm

The moment was Bbover iCn time Gm

Then it's gone the hBbit and rCun

the Bbvictor's Cfun has a Dshort life

I'm in Eblove with a girl who Bbknows me better

Dmfell for the woman just Gmwhen I met her

Ebtook my sweet time when I Bbwas bitter

Dmsomeone understGmands

Cause she Ebknows how to treat a Bbfella right

Dmgive me that feeling Gmevery night

Ebwants to make love when I Bbwanna fight

now Dmsomeone understand Gmme

I'm inEb love with a Bbgirl IDm'm in lGmove with

Wanna Ebtell you what you Ddo to make you

Gmpractice what you preCach

Now IEb know there's nDothing we can't rGmeach C

Cause a Ebheart can't erase

Donce it finds a place Gm

to be warm and weClcome

EbTo be held in Dshelter

I'm in Eblove with a girl who Bbknows me better

Dmfell for the woman just Gmwhen I met her

Ebtook my sweet time when I Bbwas bitter

DmSomeone understGmands

Cause she Ebknows how to treat a Bbfella right

Dmgive me that feeling Gmevery night

Ebwants to make love when I Bbwanna fight

Now Dmsomeone understand Gmme

I'm inEb love with a Bbgirl IDm'm in lGmove with

(xxx knows xx xxxxxx)....

EbWants to make love when I Bbwanna fight

now Dmsomeone understand Gmme

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Making Love With The Radio On

Key: AHard

F#m

C#m

F#m7

I trAied giving up

Walked through quite enough

HadE to call it a day

From an ex who showed up falF#mling to

Grand piano falling on the edge of the parDkway

AGot no good advice

Hotline called me twice

ESaid, "I went through the wall

Do you have a quote to lF#mend me

Or a friend to send me?"

But I goDt no help at all

ESo I lAoosened my lips D

And let a little prayerF#m I memoriDzed E

Do whaAt I just wished D

And suddenly, to my surF#mprise E

DOh, DJ, when you play my sonAg

EMake me feel bigger than an old King Kong F#m

DAt the risk of this comingA out wrong

EFeel like making love with the radio on F#m

DOh, every time you play tAhat jam

EGrabbed my baby right by her hand F#m

DEven if my day was going all wrAong

EFeel like making love with the radio on F#m

ASnatched my medicine

Light it like Edison

ETurned it right up to the sky

You're my absolutely fictF#mional

Pure perfection

My VenDetian boat ride

ABlown out speakers

And worn out tweeters

And stilEl I get the effect

If you got my go-to liF#mving

Get me in the spirit

Even if I'm a completDe wreck

EDon't you call Ait a flaw D

Everybody needs soF#mme a peace of mind D E

It should be the law A D

To take a little privateF#m time E

DOh, DJ, when you play my sonAg

EMake me feel bigger than an old King Kong F#m

DAt the risk of this comingA out wrong

EFeel like making love with the radio on F#m

DOh, every time I hear thaAt jam

EGrabbed my baby right by her hand F#m

DEven if my day was going all wrAong

EFeel like making love with the radio on F#m

Bm E I want toA feel like this, so holdF#m me forever

Bm E Emotions are realA like this and flow like aF#m river

Bm E And you are the only A one F#m Bm C#m D E F#m E

DOh, DJ, when you play my sonAg

EMake me feel bigger than an old King Kong F#m

DAt the risk of this comingA out wrong

EFeel like making love with the radio on F#m

DOh, every time I hear thaAt sound

EEngine running and I'm homeward boundF#m

DEven if my day was going all wrAong

EFeel like making love with the radio on F#m

DWith the radio, with wiAth the radio

EFeel like making love with the radio on F#m

DWith the radio, with wiAth the radio

EFeel like making love with the radio on F#m

DWith the radio, with thAe radio

E With the radiF#mo on

DWith the radio, with wiAth the radio F#m7

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You Make My Heart Sing Louder

Key: EmHard

EmAm

EmI can hear it AmcomingEm, feel it inside my boAmnes

GOh, take me Amnow,C to the lDake of fire

AEmll of the hearts I have bAmroken,Em hard as a rolling stAmone

GOh, it comes arouAmnd, Cwhen you're Dout of time

EmThis town I lBmeft for dead

DHeart stopped, I had reached the enEmd

CThat's when you raiGsed my head and leB7d me into the lighEmt

EmWalked me to the waterfBmall, sDlowly you remoEmved it all

SCet free my wGell and wall, you broB7ught me back to lEmife

Em'Cause you mBmake my heDart sing loudeEmr

CHigh aGs the B7Eiffel TEmower

EmAnd inBm the mDidnight hoEmur

C You giveG my lovB7e that poweEmr

EmWhen you would take me ovAmer, sEmhow me I'm not alonAme

GYou say that needing Amhelp, Cdon't mean yDour not strong

EmSoon as the sky is fallAming Emand all that I had is goAmne

GOh, I fear no heAmll Csince you cDame along

EmThis town I lBmeft for deadD

Heart stopped, I had Emreached the end

CThat's when you raGised my head and leB7d me into the lighEmt

EmWalked me to the BmwaterfallD, slowly you removEmed it all

SCet free my wGell and wall, you brB7ought me back to lifEme

Em'Cause you mBmake my heDart sing loudeEmr

CHigh aGs the B7Eiffel TEmower

EmAnd inBm the mDidnight hoEmur

C You giveG my lovB7e that poweEmr

You're lifting me uEmp and setting me frBmee

Showing me sDomething I could belieEmve

Giving me hopCe you know that I Gneed

And I am B7blinded, by iEmt

Open my heaEmrt I gave you my Bmsoul

Gave you perDmission, gave you contEmrol

Show me the woCrld that I didn't Gknow

Let me inB7side it, iEmnside it

'CEmause you makBme my hearDt sing louder Em

CHigh aGs the B7Eiffel TEmower

EmAnd inBm the mDidnight hoEmur

C You giveG my lovB7e that poweEmr

EmAmEmAm

GNa, na na,Am na

CNa, na nDa, na

EmYeah, yeahAm, yeaEmh

EmYeah, yeaAmh, yeah

GNa, na Amna, na

CNa na na,D na

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Finest Hour

Key: GHard

First Tab, couldn't find this song on here so I thought I'd give it a go by ear!

Hope it sounds good to you guys too

G* - He hammers in a G at the end of the Chorus after the F (on the fourth beat),

very subtle and completely optional but I think it sounds great leading into the

next C chord, either just play a G on the low E string on your way to the C, play

the whole chord or completely ignore it and play F all the way through

B* - Exact same thing for the Pre-Chorus, he slips in a B when going from Am to C.

Play with it and see what you like

(b) (c) (d) - single notes you can pluck and add a little vibrato to before the Chorus drops

Verse

C Got a text from you

Em Is it really true?

Am All the stuff we did lastF night...G

C We shut down the bars

Em Danced on top of cars

Am Asked some girl if she'd be myF wife...

Pre-Chorus

DmOh and I got pictures that I don't remember taking that are so Ambad..B.

CAnd oh had to break into my own damn apartment

HBow abCout tDhat?

They say the best stories come from the worst nights baby but

Chorus

COh it was crazy

And EmOh it was amazing

We Amblew all our money

And Fcrashed in your Mercedes

And we Cboth got numbers

But Emdidn't get the names

And my Amwhole damn party lost Fpower

It Fwas, it Fwas, it Fwas... Our finest hour

Verse

C Bruises on my knee

Em They're all over me

Am Think I might have lost a Ffight G

C Found a drink receipt

Em From 42nd street

Am Remember we must have lost our Fminds

Pre-Chorus

DmAnd I got pictures that I don't remember taking that are Amso bad B

CI think I might've fell asleep in the subway

HBow aCbout tDhat?

They say the best stories come from the worst nights baby but

Chorus

COh it was crazy

And Emoh it was amazing

We Amblew all our money

And Fcrashed in your Mercedes

And we Cboth got numbers

But Emdidn't get the names

And my Amwhole damn party lost Fpower

It Fwas, it Fwas, it Fwas

Our finest hour

COh this night was Emours

This night was Amours

And it was our Ffinest hour

COh this night was Emours

This night was Amours

And it was our Ffinest hour

Verse

C Got a text from you

Em Is it really true?

Am All the stuff we did last Fnight

Chorus

COh it was crazy

And Emoh it was amazing

We Amblew all our money

And Fcrashed in your Mercedes

And we Cboth got numbers

But Emdidn't get the names

And my Amwhole damn party lost Fpower

It Fwas, it Fwas, it Fwas

Our finest hour C Em

Our finest Amhour

FIt was our finest Chour Em

Am Think it was our finest hour C

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Soldier

Key: GmHard

F/F

GmLa laF la laBb la laEb, la Bbla la Fla la

GmLa raF la raBb ra raEb, la Fra la ra ra

BbWhere did all the people Fgo?

GmThey got scared when the lights went lowEb.

BbI get you through it nice andF slow,

When the world's sGmpinning out of control. Eb

BbAfraid of what they mightF lose

GmMight get scraped or they might get bruiEbsed.

BbYou could beg and what's the Fuse

That's why iGmt's called the moment of truth Eb

BbI'd get it if you need it,

FI'll search if youF/F don't see it,

GmYou're thirsty, I'll be rain,

Eb F You get hurt, I'll take your pain.

BbI know you don't believe it,

FBut I said it and F/FI still mean it,

GmWhen you heard what I told you,

EbWhen you get worried I'llF be your soldier.

BbFunny when times get hardF,

GmAt the last moment when you're supposed Ebto charge,

BbWe're always on the longeFst yard,

GmOh they feel their feet get cold. Eb

BbHiding here, hiding thereF,

GmFind them underneath the stairs, Eb

BbPeople hiding everywhere,F

GmTrying to be still like a stone. Eb

BbI'd get it if you need it,

FI'll search if youF/F don't see it,

GmYou're thirsty, I'll be rain,

EbYou get hurt, I'll take yFour pain.

BbI know you don't believe it,

FBut I said it and F/FI still mean it,

GmWhen you heard what I told you,

EbWhen you get worried I'llF be your soldier.

GmMy aiFm is sBbo true,

EbI wanBbna shoFw you,

GmI'll Ftry foBbrever,

EbI'm nevFer gonna say "surrender".

BbI'd get it if you need it,

FI'll search if youF/F don't see it,

GmYou're thirsty, I'll be rain,

EbYou get hurt, I'll take yFour pain.

BbI know you don't believe it,

FBut I said it and F/FI still mean it,

GmWhen you heard what I told you,

EbWhen you get worried I'llF be your soldier.

BbNa nFa nGma naEb na na na na (8x)

(I'll be your soldier

I'll be, oh I'll be your soldier

I'll be your soldier)

GmLa raF la raBb ra raEb, la Bbra la Fra ra

GmLa raF la raBb ra raEb, la Fra la ra ra

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Kite Like Girl

Key: EHard

F#m

C#m

E Some girls want bright diamonds

Some girls wanna stick like glue

E Not her, no, she's a little different

She ain't into things everybody seems to lose

E This girl's got her own reputation

Everybody's got something to prove

E She said "Don't you know what I'm thinking?

A little bit of me and a whole lot of you"

B So free, you know what I F#mmean

C#m SomethCings you just can't keep

B She might take her coat Aoff E

BTell you that she's gonna Astay, Eyeah

BLay you down and float Aoff E

She's a F#mkite like girl, you gotta Elet her fly away, heCy C#m E A E

Let her fly away C#m E A E

She's a F#mkite like girl, you gotta leCt her fly away, hey

E She's as light as a feather

But she'll kick off of her cloud

E Got nothing to do with the weather

When you're waking up alone and she's nowhere to be found

E We all wanna live in the moment

Always talking 'bout the here and the now

E New bucks selling old religion

She's still the only one knowing what I talk about

B So free, you know what I F#mmean

C#m SomethCings you just can't keep

B She might take her coat Aoff E

BTell you that she's gonna Astay, Eyeah

BLay you down and float Aoff E

She's a F#mkite like girl, you gotta Elet her fly away, heCy C#m E A E

Let her fly away C#m E A E

She's a C#mkite like Egirl, you gotta Alet her fly aEway, hey

C#m And if she takes you to the top, don't look down

This girl is not that innocent

C#m And if she's letting you drop, there'll be no sound

She'll be playing your heart, are you listening?

B She might take her coat Aoff E

BTell you that she's gonna Astay, Eyeah

BLay you down and float Aoff E

She's a F#mkite like girl, you gotta Elet her fly away, heCy C#m E A E

Let her fly away C#m E A E

She's a C#mkite like Egirl, you gotta Alet her fly aEway, hey

She's a kite like girl C#m E A E

With a C#mkite like girl, you gotta Elet her fly away

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Where You Are

Key: CMedium

G/B

E/G

C WellF, everybGody huCrts, thFat's where we're aGll the saAmme

We dFrive on through the Cworst and F push on G through the paCin

I'Fm standing aGt your doCor, iFt's been a mGillion mA7sus2iles

I'Fll be the first to Csay, I can't Ftake anyGmore

And that IAm want to be where you aFre

I feel the sGame as I did from the sCtart

G/BWhoa, AmI want to be where you Fare

And I'm willing to Gget there

E/GThere won't be Amany hearts breaking aFgain

This is the pGart where I stay where I sCtand

G/BOh, AmI want to be where you Fare

GTell me you're with me so C far

C So, Flet this bGe the chaCnce, the Fonly onGe that coAmunts

You're Flove will be my lCast, unF--til my Glife runs Cout

UFntil then IG won't rCest, 'til Fthen I Gwill not sAmtop

F Until I hear the woCrds, all I Fneed is a Gyes

And that AmI want to be where you Fare

I feel the sGame as I did from the sCtart

G/BWhoa, AmI want to be where you Fare

And I'm willing to gGet there

E/GThere won't be Amany hearts breaking aFgain

This is the pGart where I stay where I sCtand

G/BOh, AmI want to be where you Fare

GTell me you're with me so Am far

I aFm amazed, and I'm Gclutching to each wordC youG/B say

If Amonly the space, forgetting Fevery mistake thatG I madE/Ge

Am I'm beginning to Fchange, 'cause I fGeel all my fears slip aCwayG/B

And Ameach look at you is a Fmoment I choose to eGmbraE/Gce

And AmI want to be where you Fare

I feel the sGame as I did from the sCtart

G/BWhoa, AmI want to be where you Fare

And I'm willing to gGet there

E/GThere won't be Amany hearts breaking aFgain

This is the pGart where I stay where I sCtand

G/BOh, AmI want to be where you Fare

GTell me you're with me so C far.

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I Don't Want To Be

Key: AHard

IC don't need to be Bbanything otCher

Than a prison guardBb's son C

I don't need to be BbanythingC other

Than a specialist'sBb son C

I don't have to be BbanythingC other

Than the birth of tBbwo souls inC one

PCart of where I'm gBboing, Cis knowing where I'mBb coming fAbrom

AbI don't waEbnt to be anything oBbther than what I've been trCmying to be lately. Bb

AbAll I hEbave to do is think of Bbme and I have peace of Cmmind. Bb

AbI'm tired of lEbooking 'round rooms wondering wBbhat I gotta do

Or Cmwho I'm supBbposed to be. Ab

AbI don't wEbant to be anything otBbher than me.Cm

ICm'm surrounded by liars everywhere I turn

I'm surrounded by imposters everywhere I turn

I'm surrounded by identity crisis everywhere I turn

Am I the only one who noticed?

CmI can't be the only one who's BblearneGd

AbI don't waEbnt to be anything oBbther than what I've been trCmying to be lately. Bb

AbAll I hEbave to do is think of Bbme and I have peace of Cmmind. Bb

AbI'm tired of lEbooking 'round rooms wondering wBbhat I gotta do

Or Cmwho I'm supposBbed to be.

AbI don't wEbant to be anything otBbher than me.Cm

GmCan I have everyone's attention pleGmase C5

GmSee, not like this and that

GmYou're gonna have to leC5ave

F7I cAame from the mountain,F7 C F7 Bb F7 A the crust of creation

My whole situation maBbde from claEby, dust, stone

And noFw I'm telling everybody

AbI don't waEbnt to be anything oBbther than what I've been trCmying to be lately. Bb

AbAll I hEbave to do is think of Bbme and I have peace of Cmmind. Bb

AbI'm tired of lEbooking 'round rooms wondering wBbhat I gotta do

Or Cmwho I'm supposeBbd to be. Ab

AbI don't wEbant to be anything otBbher than me.Cm

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10.

Untamed

Key: CHard

Csus2

Gsus2

G/B

Fmaj7

CCsus2CGGsus2G/BC

C The letters you wrAmote me had hollow point D7heaFders

If you think you'veFmaj7 got it like that, find Gsomebody bettCer

You said I need fAmixing, you numbered the D7staFges

But I won't be Fmaj7living in Gone of your D7cagFes

Open your mindF and E7understand

When you're Ghard on Amme, it'sE7 noAbt what I Amneed

We were Fmeant to Gbe unCtamCsus2ed C G Gsus2 G/B

Up Gon my Amfeet, E7borAbn to run Amfree

And there's Fnobody Gtaming meC

CI've outgrown the naAmrrow, protective cD7ontFainer

Designed to be oFmaj7pened with your cGhildish beChaviour

Cause you're not the crAmitic of personal pD7urpFose

And I'm just not wilFmaj7ling to do commGunity servD7iceC

I don't know whyF youE7 lay it on

When you're Ghard on Amme, it'sE7 noAbt what I Amneed

We were Fmeant to Gbe unCtamCsus2ed C G Gsus2 G/B

Up Gon my Amfeet, E7borAbn to run Amfree

And there's Fnobody Gtaming me

F You say G that I shoulCd lend a shAmoulGder

F Right now G 'cause your whoCle world is blowiAmng upC

F Go ahead G but I won'Ct bG/Be youAmr soGldier

CauseD7 yoFu're the one who started Fup

D7YouF're the one who started Fup

When you're Ghard on Amme, it'sE7 noAbt what I Amneed

We were Fmeant to Gbe unCtamCsus2ed C G Gsus2 G/B

Up oGn my fAmeet, bE7ornAb to run fAmreeC

And there's Fnobody Gtaming me (2x)

Outro

AmD7FFG

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