
Chords used
D
D/F
G
A
Bm
Em
Gm
A/G
A/C
E
F#m
Cmaj7
Bm7
Em7
C
F
Am
Bb
Dm
Asus4
1.
Love Is Greed
Key: DHardD
D/F
G
A
Bm
Em
Gm
A/G
A/C
DYou want a D/Flove,G a love for uAs Bm
You want a Aselfless love
That Gwe can always D/Fsay we trust, oh
EmLove has D/Falways been a Gmockery
Emof those in D/Flove and scared to Gbe loneAly
DDont wanna loD/F----veG, dont wanna hurt A Bm
If all that Aloneliness Grequires
Just aD/Fnothers comfort
EmBetter D/Foff being a Glonely road
EmCause theres D/Fbeauty in Gbeing alAone
GToday were arguing, its Anot worth making
BmAnother person that is Dyours for the taking
Or youre Ghoping and praying
Well Gmdo more than saying that
DLove, love, love, love is just Ggreed
Its aDlmost tAaking mGe
But Dnow I cAan see
DLove, love, love, love is just Ggreed
a Dselfish Alittle Gneed
You Dfollow Aor you Gleave
DAGA
IfD we really love ourselves, how can you love somebody else
DA love to D/Fu---sG, a love to theAm Bm
Its just a hAistory repeGating
Itself D/Ftime and time again
EmLove is D/Fnot a vail to Ghide your voice
EmAll this D/Ftalk of love just Gturns to Anoise
DSay you want lD/Fo--veG, a love so touAghBm
But even Aall these truths dont Gseem
As though theyre D/Fadding up, oh
EmHavent D/Fyou already Ghad enough
EmWhats this D/Fsuffering Gremind you Aof?
GSomeday well all agree, its Anot worth making
DAnother person that is Bmyours for the taking
Or youre Ghoping and praying
Well Gmdo more than saying that
DLove, love, love, love is just Ggreed
Its Dalmost Ataking Gme
But Dnow I cAan see
DLove, love, love, love is just Ggreed
a Dselfish Alittle Gneed
You Dfollow Aor you Gleave
DAGA
IfBm we really love ourselves, how can you love somebody else
BmLove all A/Ggone is just aDnother Emstory D/F G
GOf whats gone sour once was Aglory, glory
BmIf its romA/Cance you want well Dask for it EmthenD/F
GHoney could you D/Fput your arms aEmround me slow
GTell me things aD/Fbout you that I Emwouldnt know D/F
And Gtell me that you D/Flove me like you Emdo
And Amaybe I will tDoo
DLove, love, love, love is just Ggreed
Its aDlmost tAaking mGe
But Dnow I cAan see
DLove, love, love, love is just Ggreed
a Dselfish Alittle Gneed
You Dfollow Aor you Gleave
DAGA
IfD we really love ourselves, how can you love somebody else
DD/FGABmAG
AD
2.
Until We Can't Lets Go
Key: AMediumA
E
D
F#m
AHow much can we take Ebefore we Dboth break down?
The F#mconfines of these roomsE, yeah they Dget you too
And Alying in our bed while Etossing and turDning
And it F#mwakes you up, it puts you in the moEod, but Dthat's alright cause
AWe both knowE what the Dother wants
And it F#mgoes to show whyE we're not Dalone
And Astill we're here in this EGod forsaken Dplace
I can F#mhear what you're saying, I can Dsee it on your face
So let's Ago, let's goE 'til we caDn't anyAmore
Let's goE 'til we caDn't
Let's Ago, let's goE 'til we falDl to the Afloor
Let's goE 'til we caDn't, ooh
ASomebody else told me something about
EWhere you live can Dcause you suffering
AGuess that's something else that's wrong with our Eroom
With the Dwalls colliding
ASomeone said stop hesitating
EWe both know we're Dsuffocating
ALet's go out and find ourselves a Ehome
And Dfind ourselves a home
AHoney please, Eyou don't Dneed to tell me
F#mWhat we need,E yeah we Dboth know that
AOur bedroom floor with our Eclothes strewn all aDbout
Yeah we're F#mstuffed in here together begging Dfor a new way out
So let's Ago, let's goE 'til we caDn't anyAmore
Let's goE 'til we caDn't
Let's Ago, let's goE 'til we falDl to the Afloor
Let's goE 'til we caDn't, ooh
ASomebody else told me something about
EWhere you live can Dcause you suffering
AGuess that's something else that's wrong with our Eroom
With the Dwalls colliding
ASomeone said stop hesitating
EWe both know we're Dsuffocating
ALet's go out and find ourselves a Ehome
And Dfind ourselves a home
AED
AWe can barely speak, we can Ebarely sleep
DNow we'll even Abarely take the time, take the Etime to try
DTry to make this Aliving hell, break this barren Eshell
Shell iDt out for something Abetter than we'd think and better Ethan we'd ever Ddream
So let's Ago, let's goE 'til we caDn't anyAmore
Let's goE 'til we caDn't
Let's Ago, let's goE 'til we falDl to the Afloor
Let's goE 'til we caDn't, ooh
ASomebody else told me something about
EWhere you live can Dcause you suffering
AGuess that's something else that's wrong with our Eroom
With the Dwalls colliding
ASomeone said stop hesitating
EWe both know we're Dsuffocating
ALet's go out and find ourselves a Ehome
And Dfind ourselves a home
3.
Eyes As Candles
Key: CMediumCmaj7
Bm7
Em7
D
Cmaj7Bm7Em7
Cmaj7DBm7
Em7
Cmaj7My world astir and sickly
Bm7Spits out our Em7voices singing
Cmaj7Tra la la onD high now
Bm7To kingdom Em7come so slightly
Cmaj7Herein the void in your place
Bm7I twitch and Em7tweak in allusion
Cmaj7To sit and Dstare so blankly
Bm7Until all hope is used Em7up
Cmaj7Why do I Bm7always need to Dneed you when you're fleeting
Cmaj7Where do you Bm7go when I'm Daround
Cmaj7What have I Bm7done What have I lDost that's so defeating
Cmaj7And have the Bm7nerve to wear the Dcrown
Refrain
Oh
Cmaj7Na na na na na na hey hey
Bm7Na na na na na Em7na hey hey
Cmaj7Na na na na na Dna hey hey
Bm7Na na na na na Em7na hey hey
Em7In Some dark Cmaj7room
Cmaj7A smoky figure Bm7fills me full
Bm7Makes Em7my head swell in Cmaj7ruin
My Dfamily kneels at their Bm7pew
Bm7They nod We beliEm7eve in what you're doCmaj7ing
Cmaj7I feel it Bm7rise above me
Em7The western landscapes towering
Cmaj7And from my Dshell of a body
Bm7The flowers Em7blossom for picking
Cmaj7Why do I Bm7always need to Dneed you when you're fleeting
Cmaj7Where do you Bm7go when I'm Daround
Cmaj7What have I Bm7done What have I lDost that's so defeating
Cmaj7And have the Bm7nerve to wear the Dcrown
Refrain
Oh
Cmaj7Na na na na na na hey hey
Bm7Na na na na na Em7na hey hey
Cmaj7Na na na na na Dna hey hey
Bm7Na na na na na Em7na hey hey
Cmaj7Na na na na na na hey hey
Bm7Na na na na na Em7na hey hey
Cmaj7Na na na na na Dna hey hey
Bm7Na na na na na Em7na hey hey
NC
I've waited and waited for someone to take it
NC
Don't fight it don't bother an inch for another
NC
Don't listen don't hear them they're in this together
NC
I 've learned well now hear me there's much to be fearing
NC
I'm used to your absence your faceless distraction
I've Cmaj7painted your patterns but found them attractive
Now Bm7I have been leaning towards a Em7life far more candid
Bm7Though Cmaj7led through the dark with your Deyes as my candles
Where Bm7your life and my life direEm7ctions can wrangle
And Cmaj7all of a sudden you've left me to handle
The Bm7reasons that never forEm7bid me to stand tall
Em7And Cmaj7somehow or somewhere I Dfound out the secret
To Bm7sting alive without Em7actually breathing
4.
It's Not My Fault, I'm Happy
Key: GEasyG
D
C
Em
GSorry I couldn't Dbe there
I was Ctied to a rocking Emchair
I was Cbeat down to a Empulp rocking back and Gforth someDwhere
If you Gknew, if you Dsaw
you'd have Csaid it was the final Emstraw
That my Clife was bound and Emtethered on a Gporch by the Dshore
But there's Cno no no no no
easy way to Emtell inside the Dthings you know
and Crun run run run
when they say they Emthink they know
Dexactly so
It's not Gright, it's not Dright
am I the Emonly one who sees us Cfight?
What are Gwe? Who are Dthey?
Who says Emthose...don't deserve to Dcare
Well it's the Gnumbers it's the numbers we don't Dstand a chance
So long as Emthey're around you're just another Csoul in a bed
it's not Gfair, it's not fair, it's not Dfair, it's not fair
still I'm the oEmnly one who seems to Ccare.
It's Gfunny being Dfunny
makes you Cfeel like up and Emrunning
When your Cpast lingers like Emrain clouds casting GshadowsD below
I could Glive with so many Dburdens
I take Call your hope and Emyearning
But theCre's nowhere, hide and Emtake me
from their Gpetty little Dwoes
I used to Cglow glow glow glow glow
Once I had a Emlife to show
A Dlove they know
They're Cslow slow slow slow slow
so slow that they nEmever know
DWhere I go
It's not Gright, it's not rDight
am I the Emonly one who sees us Cfight?
What are Gwe? Who are Dthey?
Who says Emthose...don't deserve to Ccare
Well it's the Gnumbers it's the numbers we don't Dstand a chance
So long as Emtheir around your just another sCoul in a bed
it's not Gfair, it's not fair, Dit's not fair, it's not fair
still I'm the Emonly one who seems to Ccare.
GI know that it's Dalways something
EmI'm just working with Cwhat I've been given
GIt's not my fault I'm Dhappy
EmDon't call me crazy I'm Chappy
It's not Gright, it's not rDight
am I the Emonly one who sees us Cfight?
What are Gwe? Who are Dthey?
Who says Emthose...don't deserve to Ccare
Well it's the Gnumbers it's the numbers we don't Dstand a chance
So long as Emtheir around your just another sCoul in a bed
it's not Gfair, it's not fair, Dit's not fair, it's not fair
still I'm the Emonly one who seems to Ccare.
5.
Carried Away
Key: CMediumC
F
G
Am
CSince my heart is golden F
CI've got sense to hold inG
CTempted just to Fmake an ugly scene Am
CNo I'm not as properF
CMy money's in copper G
CRipped down frFom the brownstones tAmo the streFet
ListenC, I'm your friend, don't quote mFe
But not a Cfriend worth noting G
CYes, please don't everF note me as your friAmend F
CWho says we have cold heartFs?
CActing out our old partGs
CDance before mFy favorite little sAmcene, oh oh oFh oh
CI get carriFed away, caCrriedG away, from you C
FWhen I'm open and afrAmaid
Cause I'm sorry,C sorry 'bout tFhat C
GSorry 'bout thinCgs that I've said F
AmAlways let it getF to my head
CAll your aFppeal, oncCe again with feeliGng
CHigher edFucation making Amsense F
CJustify your thesFis, certainC that you need this G
CTell me what yoFur point is Amin defense F
Listen,C I don't really knFow you
CAnd I don't think I want to G
CBut I think I can fFake it if you Amcan
CLet's agree there'Fs no need, no Cmore talk of money G
CLet's just keep Fpretending to bAme friends, oh Foh oh
CI get carriFed away, caCrriedG away, from you C
FWhen I'm open and afraidAm
Cause I'm sorry,C sorry 'bout tFhat C
GSorry 'bout thinCgs that I've said F
AmAlways let it getF to my head
CWake up in the morFning, wake up Cin the evening G
CWake up when you want to F
C'Cause no one's really watching G
CWish you had someFthing to say about it Am
CBut we all have problemsF
CWe're all having problemsG
CAnd we all goFt somethiAmng to sayF
CI get carriFed away, caCrriedG away, from you C
FWhen I'm open and afraidAm
Cause I'm sorry,C sorry 'bout tFhat C
GSorry 'bout thinCgs that I've said F
AmAlways let it getF to my head
6.
Lifted Up 1985
Key: BbMediumBb
C
Dm
F
(oh hey) (oh hey)
Tell me Bbwhat does it take to make gCood now
BbHow many years do you waiCt?
Oh and now alBbl of the clouds are combiniCng
That fDmlickering light's just a flFame
IBb'm so tCired
I've bDmeen awake for Fso many years
But I gueBbss I'll just wait a bit loCnger
I'll Dmstay till they open the gaFtes
But yeah, AlBbl my life I stayed here waiting
FEvery new year aDmlways Fmaking me
Bbfeel as though there's nothing up there
FBut one day you came Dmout of Fnowhere
Bb198Dm5 was a good year.
FThe sky broke aCpart and you appeared,
BbFly from the heavens they Dmcalled me a dreamer
FI won't lie I Cknew you'd belong here
DmLifted off the Bbground
I Ftook your hands and Cpulled you down
BecauseBb 198Dm5 was a good year.
FI won't lie I Cknew you'd belong here
BbWell how many years has it Cbeen now?
BbHow many days went to Cwaste?
Now the rBbain and the thunder are Cclashing
The Dmsuns got a smile cross the Fface
BbI'm so Ctired
I Dmfight so hard and Fcome back beaten
But our Bbbeacon will burn through it Cbrightly
And Dmsoar through a sliver of Fspace
But yeah, AlBbl my life I stayed here waiting
FEvery new year aDmlways Fmaking me
Bbfeel as though there's nothing up there
FBut one day you came Dmout of Fnowhere
Bb198Dm5 was a good year.
FThe sky broke aCpart and you appeared,
BbFly from the heavens they Dmcalled me a dreamer
FI won't lie I Cknew you'd belong here
DmLifted off the Bbground
I Ftook your hands and Cpulled you down
BecauseBb 198Dm5 was a good year.
FI won't lie I Cknew you'd belong here
Lifted Bbup! C
Lift us Dmback to the sky and the Fworld will go
BbLifted upC!
DmLifted upF!
Bb198Dm5 was a good year.
FThe sky broke aCpart and you appeared,
BbFly from the heavens they Dmcalled me a dreamer
FI won't lie I Cknew you'd belong here
DmLifted off the Bbground
I Ftook your hands and Cpulled you down
BecauseBb 198Dm5 was a good year.
FI won't lie I Cknew you'd belong here
7.
Take A Walk (acoustic)
Key: EMediumE
Bm
D
A
EAll these kinds of places make it Bmseem like it's been ages
And Dtomorrow's sun and buildings scrape the Asky
I Elove this country dearly, I can Bmfeel the ladder clearly
But I Dnever thought I'd be alone to Atry
EOnce I was outside Penn station, Bmselling red and white carnations
D We were still alone, my wife and AI
BeEfore we married, saved my money, Bmbrought my dear wife over
Now I Dwork to bring my family stateAside
Got Bmoff the boat, they Dstayed a while then Ascattered 'cross the Ecoast
BmOnce a year I'll Dsee them for a Aweek or so at Emost
I took a Awalk (Take a Ewalk x3)Bm take a walk, ohh-ohh-Dohh-ohh
I took a Awalk (Take a Ewalk x3)Bm take a walk, ohh-ohh-Dohh-ohh
EPractice isn't perfect but the Bmmarket cuts a loss
I reDmind myself that times could be much Aworse
My Ewife won't ask me questions, Bmthere's not so much to ask
And she'll never Dflaunt around an empty Apurse
EOnce my mother-in-law came Bmjust to stay a couple nights
And deDcided she would stay the rest of her Alife
I Ewatch my little children play some Bmboardgame in the kitchen
And I Dsit and pray they never feel my Astrife
But Bmthen my partner Dcalled to say the Apension funds were Egone
He Bmmade some bad inDvestments, now the Aaccounts are overEdrawn
I took a Awalk (Take a Ewalk x3)Bm take a walk, ohh-ohh-Dohh-ohh
I took a Awalk (Take a Ewalk x3)Bm take a walk, ohh-ohh-Dohh-ohh
"BmHoney, it's your Dson" I think I Aborrowed just too Emuch
We had Bmtaxes, we had Dbills, we had a Alifestyle to Efront
And Bmtonight I swear I'll Dcome home and we'll Amake love like we're Eyoung
ToBmmorrow, you'll cook Ddinner for the Aneighbors and their Ekids
We can Bmrip apart the Dsocialists and Aall their damn Etaxes
You Bmsee I am no Dcriminal, I'm Adown on both bad Eknees
I'm Bmjust too much a Dcoward to Aadmit when I'm in Eneed
I took a Awalk (Take a Ewalk x3)Bm take a walk, ohh-ohh-Dohh-ohh
I took a Awalk (Take a Ewalk x3)Bm take a walk, ohh-ohh-Dohh-ohh
8.
Let Your Love Grow Tall
Key: FCapo 2MediumF
C
G
Am
Cap 2nd fret
In pastures Fblue and Cgreen
CI'll follow Fyou and you'll CfolloGw me
GMy fabric's FmysterCy
CI'll wave yourF laundry in theC freezing
GBreeze so desperateAmly F C
CAnd Another one comes AmdowFn C
CAnd Another one comes AmdowFn C
CAnd Another one comes AmdowFn C
CI think I see Fsee my Clife
CHe bows allF slyly andC gentlGe-like
CHe's neverF hadC the right
CBut I've neverF lived witChout
His Gsad and jealous AmeyeFs C
CAnd Another one comes AmdowFn C
CAnd Another one comes AmdowFn C
CAnd Another one comes AmdowFn C
CThey'd say,
G"Let yourAm love growF tall."
G"Let yourAm love growF tall."
FTall as the Ggrass in the meadow? Am
AmOr the Fdunes on the shore?
FLike the Gbuildings in the city? Am
AmAnd your Fchildren on the floor?
Refrain:
AmFC
AmFC
AmFC
AmFC
CBut it's the Fthought that Ccounts
CNo QuietF minds don'tC know theiGr worth
GThey know not Fwhat to Cdo
CSo Ill pray forF them and I'llC pray foGr you
GTill my face turns AmbluFe C
CAnd Another one comes AmdowFn C
CAnd Another one comes AmdowFn C
CAnd Another one comes AmdowFn C
CThey'd say.
G"Let yourAm love growF tall."
G"Let yourAm love growF tall."
FTall as the Ggrass in the meadow? Am
AmOr the Fdunes on the shore?
FLike the Gbuildings in the city? Am
AmAnd your Fchildren on the floor?
FLike the Gdarkness in the forest? Am
AmLike my Ffrightened worried eyes?
FOr the Groots in the soil? Am
AmAre these Fskies telling lies?
9.
I'll Be Alright
Key: DHardD
D/F
G
Bm
A
Asus4
Em7
DCan you remember ever having any fun
DCause when it's all said and done
D/FI always beGlieved we were
But now I'm Bmnot so Asure
AOh, oh, oh, oh
DI drink a Gin and take a couple of my pills
DThen my parade will give you chills
A waD/Frning don't Ggive me up (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
I know we've Bmhad eAnough
GYou should go if you want to
D/F YeaGh go if you want to
I'll be alright D
Be alrightAsus4 A
GWell I've made so many messes
D/FAnd iEm7t's love that goes so restless
D/FYour whole Glife's been nothing but this
D/F I won'Em7t let you go unAsus4less I'll be al-riDght A G
I'll beD al-rigAht G
DI'm so self loathing that it's hard for me to see
DReality from what I dream
anD/Fd no one beGlieves me
No not a Asus4single Athing
DMy brain is racing and I feel like I'll explode
DYou're looking at me from below
This D/Frule wasn't Gmade for you
Just go find Bmsomeone Anew
AOh, oh, oh, oh
GYou should go if you want to
D/F YeaGh go if you want to
I'll be Dalright
Be alrAsus4ight A
Well I've Gmade so many messes
D/FAnd iEm7t's love that goes so restless
D/FYour whole Glife's been nothing but this
D/F I woEm7n't let you go Asus4unless I'll be al-Dright A G
I'll be al-Dright A G
BmWhy do DI keep Ghousing all thisBm suffering?
BmWhy do DI keep Ghousing all thisBm suffering?
BmThis paDrty's oGver, no it isn?tBm happening
BmNo windD in theG sails untill I'Bmm only rAsus4ecovering
GYou should go if you want to
D/F YeaGh go if you want to
I'll be Dalright
Be alrAsus4ight A
Well I've Gmade so many messes
D/FAnd iEm7t's love that goes so restless
D/FYour whole Glife's been nothing but this
D/F I woEm7n't let you go Asus4unless I'll be
(Play intro riff)
al-right
I'll be alright
I'll be alright
I'll be alright
10.
Constant Conversations
Key: GMediumG
F#m
Bm
D
A
Em
GF#mGF#m
(Vocal Sample)
BmF#mGD
BmF#mGA
Well you're wrBmapped up F#min a blaGnket
and you're staGring at the fDloor;
the conversaBmtion's F#mmoderaGted
by the noGisy streets beAlow.
I nBmever wanna F#mhurt you bGaby,
I'm just a mGess with a name and a pDrice,
and now I'm dBmrunker F#mthan before tGhey,
they told me drGinking doesn't make me nAice.
YGou never know where some pF#meople will go,
yeah sEmome people been hurtin' Dme.
You can tGell by look, by the slF#mightest crook
in the nEmeck or the blink of an eAye.
Well then we'll sGee what they say and we'F#mll do what they do,
but that doEmesn't mean a goddamn thDing.
You can liGsten if you want, you can lF#misten if you don't,
yeah they'll tEmalk, yeah they'll even sAing.
Everybody now, Goh oh F#m oh Emoh F#m oh
They come siGnging through the window, sF#minging through the trees,
yeah, they're siEmnging through the bright spring lF#meaves.
Everybody now, Goh oh F#m oh Emoh F#moh
Yeah they lGove you when they need you, but someday yF#mou're gonna need to
find some oEmther kind of place to F#mgo, oh.
Now you're standing in the kitchen,
and you're pouring out my drink.
Well there's a very obvious difference,
and it's that one of us can think.
If there's a bump in the road yeah you fix it,
but for me I'll just run off the road.
But tonight you've got me cornered,
and I haven't got a place to go.
You never know where some people will go,
yeah some people been hurtin' me.
You can tell by look, by the slightest crook
in the neck or the blink of an eye.
Well then we'll see what they say and we'll do what they do,
but that doesn't mean a goddamn thing.
You can listen if you want, you can listen if you don't
yeah they'll talk, yeah they'll even sing.
Everybody now, oh oh oh oh oh
They come singing through the window, singing through the trees
yeah they're singing through the bright spring leaves.
Everybody now, oh oh oh oh oh (Sing it loud, sing it loud)
Yeah they love you when they need you, but someday you're gonna need to
find some other kind of place to go, don't you know.
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh