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1. |
older bros. never listen
02:48
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OLDER BROS. NEVER LISTEN
verse: G riff
chorus: D B7 C G
bridge: (C G) x2 C Cm B7 A7 Am
hey brother mine we've got sad smiles in these old pics
i'm sure we're fine we just need girls to check our wrists
[chorus]
i'm telling you time is slipping away
oh brother mine you pulled up stakes & put them back
spent your last time paying off your heart attack
i'm growing up & making waves & looking smug
you're showing up & your grave is freshly dug
[ch]
[bridge]
dear brother you've got to hold on
i miss you most when you are gone
i need your love so darling listen when i say...
[ch]
hey brother mine we got so grey so damn fast
back in grade nine we didn't bear this heavy past
oh brother mine we're running tied for second last...
[ch] x2
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2. |
these small crimes
03:46
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THESE SMALL CRIMES
intro: (C G F) x3 C
verse: (F Fsus2) x3 C
pre-chorus: Am Em F
chorus: C G Am Em F C G G7
highschool & heartache, how much can you take?
now you know you'll never break down
everybody's leaving, summertime grieving
cause no one's going to the same town
oh these loaded words they will go off
& break these hearts so young
ain't it tough?
[pre-chorus]
& half the time we're lost
where are the lines we've crossed?
can't you help this
[chorus]
now we'll confess, these small crimes that made this mess
& the little spot i keep inside my heart
just in case you decide these small crimes that we confide
can be chalked up to youth & we can start again.
[intro]
have you played my serenade?
bet you haven't heard it in a few years
all we did was never admit
& bring each other to tears
[pre-chorus]
& half the time we knew
& half we had no clue
what could happen...
[chorus]
[instr. chorus] x2
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3. |
coming down
03:40
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COMING DOWN
verse: (G C C G) x3 Gdim
chorus: (Em D C G) x3 B
outro: C G D Am
it's either coming down or not coming at all
i guess i'd really like to know
for all this common ground we never seem to talk
& that may be the final blow
i've got a brother now & yeah, i'm still in charge
but someday he will steal the show
i haven't packed my things but i'm ready to...
[chorus]
go along, whatever you say: we're not the same as others
no, i'm wrong everyday ignoring our older brothers
we won't know 'til it's too late & fate decides it
it's such a simple word, the only one you know
that got you into all this mess
& if you haven't heard your band is still around
they're different but the same, i guess
the little saboteur inside your broken heart
is the only one who's saying yes
you better take your time before you decide to...
[ch]
[outro]
it comes down, i know, i know...
(repeat 1st line of 1st verse)
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4. |
for the record
02:32
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FOR THE RECORD
verse: G6 G x3 Em Em/F# G
chorus: Em C G x2
outro: Em C G D
for the record this is gonna hurt
i shed a tear for you at work
surrounded by people i didn't wanna tell
oh i hid it well.
i wanna risk it but i don't wanna fail
launch the boat with the broken sail
watch it sink beneath the
[chorus]
waves...anyways, what is beneath?
it'll stay the same just out of reach.
come clean with the wisdom of a year
you'll find love but you won't find it here
just a heart that'll never be enough
shy as you are you do not know your worth
your tears are the salt on the face of the earth
& i'm the only thing you should
[ch]
change...it's a shame
to look into these blue eyes.
[outro]
for the record you're the last word x2
this old memory you inside me
[verse]
this is gonna hurt
this is gonna hurt (end on [C])
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HOW TO REPLACE WHAT IS GONE
intro: [G F] x2 G F C
verse: C F
chorus: G F C
bridge: Dm F C Dm G C
i remember my home, i remember my youth
i remember the way you could suss out the truth
& you were the first man that i'd ever known
& i was the son that moved out on my own
oh i never said thank you but i thought you heard
we are taciturn men with emotions interred
i remember my mother that night on the phone
your hearts were both broken -- fresh as a bone
CH.
& help me, cause i can't take this
tell me i don't gotta take anymore
the roadside attractions, the bedside detail
& teenage contempt is a working man's jail
you taught me the tricks but still i was all thumbs
but i saw you smile when i played the drums
CH.
& help me, cause i can't take this
oh tell me how to replace what is gone
BR.
& i won't let you down, i won't disappoint you
& someday i will find you, someday i will join you
yeah...
& nothing short of heartache ever made me cry
& nothing short of leaving made me say goodbye
all these common feelings crowd our
tender hearts our mended parts will
always be a million cracks we
can't relax we want you back...
[repeat last chorus]
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6. |
country kids
03:29
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COUNTRY KIDS
verse: D# Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm Bb G#
pre-chorus: G# B C#
chorus: (G# C#) x3 D# (G# C#) x3 D#
country kids, we party like we mean it
not cool because we want it / & harder to redeem it
country kids, we're getting dared to try it
we're drinking up our courage / & sparking up a riot.
[pre]
this 2nd hand remorse, the drug you try to score
an earthquake of a girl could rock you to the core
but she's in love with him, & he's in love with cars
you've made a lot of plans, but nothing's worked so far
[chorus]
can you take what you're given / & have what you're taking
can we be forgiven? / this heart that you're breaking
is all that's left living / inside me, making me hurt so bad.
someone else could break you like a habit
oh man, i think we've had it / your folks are coming home
take my word, you'll see i'm not the only
one of the lonely / who's never been alone.
[pre]
a summer in the fields & college in the fall
your older brother knows a guy down at the mall
who can totally hook us up with all his mother's pills
well no one knows us yet, but pretty soon they will
the hearts we're gonna fill, the blood we're gonna spill
[ch]
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7. |
bsmnt
04:51
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BSMNT
verse: E A7 D7
chorus: G# A E E x2 G# A E C#m F#m /G# A B7
can we go? is it too early for you?
down in the hole they're sparking up your tune
oh the word is...the cops rolled in just as we left
your parents noticed the basement was a fucking mess
& you arranged it so you could sleep in until noon
[chorus]
the evil eye, the mellow flood / the clock is ticking, bad blood
& the explosion was a dud / & you pulled a muscle cause
you won't say you're sorry
no more excuses out of you
you can't stay & talk about the view
you can find me out with autumn on the deck
that reminds me she makes me nervous what the heck
is going through your head? something by the who
[chorus]
the hell am i? the desperate love / the future told, the stars above
& the explosion was a dud / & you pulled a muscle cause
you won't say you're sorry
yeah...
[inst. over verse]
the cops rolled in just as we left
your parents noticed & you prayed for sudden death
& you arranged it so you could sleep in until noon
[repeat 1st chorus]
whoa, c'mon rock out
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8. |
love, i will find you
03:56
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LOVE, I WILL FIND YOU
verse: E A
chorus: E B A
lately i've been holding on
to nothing for far too long
& i'm afraid if i let go
i'll lose the only thing i know
somehow i have got this wrong
they tied me up when i was young
when i got free i looked for you
i know my heart, but where are you, where are you?
[ch]
love, i will find you someday x3
i have tried without success
the hurt i know defined me best
but will you change me & reshape me too
take these empty parts that still need you
[ch]
i can dream & you can dream
& if we dream, oh there we'll meet
don't be scared i feel you breathing
this heart's beating, this heart's beating
feel this heart beat x4
[ch]
(hold E)
someday...someday.
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9. |
all the stars come down
03:04
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ALL THE STARS COME DOWN
verse: (Em C G Bm Am) x4 A7
chorus: D D G A
hey modern world there's a time & a place
to remind me i'm a thorn in your side
i'm a thorn & if this talk is a waste of time
well, i am sworn to defend i am sworn
to tell you all your modern war is a waste
i will warn you that you need a warning
don't be so sure...so sure
[ch]
there's an open road
i have walked upon
take a heavy load
share it with the dawn
& you will know...
dig for a dime & you'll find that the devil's only
in the way that you say no way
& never mind that the earth is holy
it's a prayer for us all & beware
when you decide – don't fake the smile
next door it's worldwide – my inch your mile
comfort & suicide...comfort & suicide
[ch]
there's an open road
we will all walk down
paved with the gold
from every crown
& you will know... [verse instr. once]
& the stars fall down
all the stars come down x2
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& GIVE YOURSELF A SECOND CHANCE
verse: G D G C Em Em Am C
chorus: D G D Am x2 C
outro: G D Am C
stop living alone, the crown & the throne
& give yourself a second chance to
step out of your skin, show up and give in
the only thing you said you can't do
[chorus]
no one needed me less
i'm a sucker i guess, for the obvious
& no one needed me less
you were such a success turning no into yes
so give yourself a second chance to
correct the mistakes, reveal all the fakes
& tell them what you think they can do
indulge me for years, cause you talk i'm all ears
so tell me i'm the only man who
[outro]
(so tell me i'm the only man who) x2
(you loved...the only man who) x4
you loved.
so tell me i'm the only man who.
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11. |
ain't it amazing
03:05
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AIN'T IT AMAZING
verse: C (riff) (Am /B)
chorus: F C G E F C Dm G
bridge: (F G# C C7) x2 F G# C /B Am (F G G#) x3
ain't it amazing
the great big deal the double-cross
& the heart string
the precious thing you thought you'd lost
[ch]
i'm not the best at love
i'm sure you can tell & i'm sorry as hell oh...
i'm not the best at love
but i'm trying to be
ain't it a comfort
hound dog eyes on a great white shark
so borrow my shirt
& wrap it tight on your tattered heart
[ch]
[bridge]
see what's going on behind you
is there no one trying to find you
if you're forgetful well i'm here to remind you
when the best part's supposed to come
when the best part's supposed to come
oh the best part's yet to come
[ch]
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12. |
you take it away from me
03:09
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YOU TAKE IT AWAY FROM ME
verse: C Csus4 C Csus2 C
chorus: Am Am/G F G7 C
bridge: (E Am) x3 (Am C) x2 Am F G# G C
check, make sure i'm alright
breaking hearts to the left & the right
take your time you can take all night
to forget about me.
lie, it's all the rage
if you stay still nothing will change
i'm your man but the feeling is strange
all you do is doubt me.
[chorus]
(you don't even want it
& you take it away from me) x2
talk, nothing's coming out
deciding this love is within or without
& me, i'm just hiding out
so call when you're free.
[ch]
[bridge]
..away from me now
every word is not a vow
& the problem is in
how you're understood
the tone is wrong if it's something good
i need you something fierce
it appears that maybe i could.
check, make sure i'm alright
breaking hearts to the left & the right
take your time, you can take all night
to forget about me.
[ch] x2
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13. |
tell me there's a light
03:06
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TELL ME THERE'S A LIGHT
verse: C Em x3 F G
chorus: C Em F F x2 C Em F Dm Dm G G
long lost highway / come back someday
say what you want to say / when you're back
rain fall curtains / we were best friends
i'm not certain / you'll come back.
[chorus]
tell me there's a light,
shining out for us tonight
tell me there's a light
for you...for you & i
i am submerged / there's an ocean on the earth
& it's heavy & it hurts / & it takes its toll
so give back an ocean / i know you've been broken
& all that's unspoken / & still i stole
your heart...
[ch] x2
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EVERY NIGHT IT'S A DIFFERENT LIE
verse: [G G B C] x2 G G Em C G (D G)
chorus: Am F C G Am F C D7
bridge: [C B7 Em A7] x2 Am D
go to work or you run and hide
hey son do you need a ride?
every night it's a different lie
there's a girl who ties your tongue
he's overrated, you're unsung
you broke the ladder rung by rung
[chorus]
in the land of the shy you could be king & everything
you're looking for in yourself is somewhere else
you'll build a life but you'll need a hand
& i know that you owe all your friends
& they understand someday you'll be in demand
[bridge]
you're making lists your empty fists
will hold until you're old and grey
but that's okay you didn't wanna be
in that band, anyway
you made the grade & you played it down
now play your part & leave this town
hey son can you keep it down?
[chorus]
go to work or you run & hide
hey son do you need a ride?
(every night it's a different lie) x3
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BELIEVE WHAT I WANNA BELIEVE
verse: C D# G B7 C D# G G7
chorus: (Am D) x3 D7 G G/F# Em Am D D7
outro: Cm G G/F# Em Am D D7 G
look at me again & i'll look down
because i am down & i'm lonely
oh, you could be lonely
& who am i kidding this time?
[chorus]
don't walk away
i know what they'll say
cause they'd never let you wander away
oh, they'd never let you
go over my head
that's where you belong anyway, or instead
but you'd better let me believe what i wanna
believe what i wanna believe.
& leave when i wanna believe, what i wanna believe.
[outro]
they'd never let you go...
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16. |
goodnight, city
04:26
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GOODNIGHT, CITY
verse: G Bm Em C D G
chorus: Em B7 C G Em B7 Em Em
bridge:[G G7 C Cm] x3 [D# Bb C] x3 D
the streetcar is alight
it couldn't happen more than twice
& the cellphone crew is out full force
well everyone has their price
late night st. jamestown cemetery
is the only safe place to walk
& down on bay street all the angry youth
are armed to the teeth with rocks.
[chorus]
it's high time we tucked you in / & called it a day
goodnight, city, now all your sins / are safely tucked away
it's a matter of time
before this produce will sour
& a twelve-year old is buying smokes
every hour on the hour
the door to the coffeeshop
is held by a shaking homeless man
& there's a deal on a stereo
in the back, in the back of a van.
[chorus]
[bridge]
don't you care what we think?
won't you help me to take
a step back from the brink?
cause i'm scared it will break
don't you know how to take care
of everything that needs a home
her crazy talk is really a poem
she makes them up so she won't be alone
so...goodnight.
[chorus]
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17. |
what kind of man
04:59
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WHAT KIND OF MAN
verse/chorus: G C x3 Em D
pre-chorus: Am C G Bm C Cm
outro: G Gaug C Cm
don't you decide
or make up your mind
the sun's left behind
when the earth rolls on
& i recognize
all the words still inside
the tears in your eyes
so i'll be gone tonight
CH.
put your heart in my hand
what kind of man waits 'til the end?
to let it begin & we will suffer again
what kind of man (x2)
what kind of man...
a love-like disease
the antitheses
& if i say please
will you forget?
the light of belief
reveals stark relief
i'm not just a thief
not yet...not yet
CH.
OUTRO.
what kind of man?..
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TRUTH WILL DO US IN AGAIN
verse: [B B G#m F# G#m] E
pre-chorus: D# E
chorus: B D# B E B D# G#m F#
outro: (in ¾) B E G
can you believe the way we look?
how far we got & how long it took?
you made my autobiography
something to read i turn a page
i see your name, you're at an age
you know all my geography
with little looks -- no innocence
we're all prepared but no defense
cause once you start
you're the change of heart
PRE
i'm on my knee to clean the mud
you touched my head & made a flood
the bitter pill that did the good
CH
we both knew what truth could do
& truth will do us in again
yeah we knew what truth could do
& truth will do us in again
these hearts will break & never mend
the blood will pump but where does it end?
we've been growing up alone
oh little girls are undefended
& little boys can't stop pretending
their hearts are stone & their tears go unknown
PRE
our history for goodness sake
written in tears on our heartache
i want to sing but my voice will break
[chorus]
[outro]
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ALYSON, EVERYTHING I KNOW IS WRONG
verse: G Am C C
chorus: Bm G D G Bm Bm G G D D C
[chorus]
alyson, if you aren't the one
then everything i know is wrong
put your foot down there's always a few
i could be overcome & so could you
we're grown but we're still young
you're one in a million
& i am a million to one
[ch]
[instr. verse]
[repeat 1st chorus]
alyson, the damage is done
now every chance i had is gone
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EMMA, KEEP MY STUFF (SAFE)
chorus: F C E Am F C E E7
verse: [Am G F E] x3 C F C E
CH.
emma, another guy has got your number
& he'll probably call you up, & you'll go out with him
your dreidle broke & it was all my fault
but you took the blame & stood up for me
& when your mom left, you turned to me & said:
"i think you're cool." well no one ever thought
i was cool until you
suddenly changed like a musical robot.
you talked like this, & rubbed it in
& what's wrong with me saying "i love you" in a letter?
i used to feel like hell, but i like you in that sweater
[chorus]
there's nothing like pasta on a tuesday
it completes me the way you never could even if you tried
oh but sometimes i wish you were like pasta on a tuesday:
[you'd fill me up, yeah,] x3, fuller than religion
[chorus] x2
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21. |
she's that girl
02:18
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SHE'S THAT GIRL
verse: A D A D C#7
chorus: F#m E A B7
outro: [A D] x4 A D Dm
she cleverly leaves a sign where you'll find it
she's a doll, she's a dream, yeah she's alright
she carefully speaks her mind, she's so shy now
she hides with all her might, but she's my girl every night
CH.
she's everyone's best friend
it starts with the heart, but it won't end
she's that girl, yeah
she suddenly is on your mind all the time, now
the girl you knew has turned into the girl you need
she comes between the good & bad & what you had now
she's a heart so bittersweet, she's a love you can't defeat
CH.
she's everything in the world
that means anything, yeah she's that girl
she's that girl, yeah
[solo over outro]
OUTRO.
she's that girl, yeah...
she's that girl, yeah yeah
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DROPKICK ME RIGHT IN THE CHEST
verse: A7 G7 F#m7 D7 F#m7 G7
chorus: A7 C#7 F#m (D D7)
bridge: A7 Bm7 C#m7 D7 C#m7 Bm7
you...
tried to dropkick me right in the chest
you did your best to bring the pain
so i thought i should write
but i'll never write or right the wrongs
so i wrote a song or at least made one up
CH.
don't you see that you're crazy?
& i'm not thinking maybe
it's a surefire odds-on bet
do me a favour & just...
forget all the plants in the yard
it's too hard to love them all
that i want is a spaceship
& a trip to the moon back in time
when the surface was clean
no one means to mess it up
CH.
don't you see that you're needed?
& i don't dare repeat it
it's in the letter i never wrote
oh i never wrote
BR. [inst](x4)
[repeat first CH.]
BR.
forget. (just forget) (x3)
just--
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23. |
it's been a long time
04:15
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IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME
verse: [A9sus4 A] x3 E
pre-chorus: [D E F#m A] x2 D E
chorus: A Bm C#m E
make good on your word or suffer the same
i think you parked down at fairview to sully my name
you can't know the heartache of canadian fame
you think your hand's on the pulse but you're only touching a vein
PRE
& making a scene is my only skill
i'm falling like leaves i'm crawling uphill
when i began this life of crime
i needed your heart & you needed mine
oh it's been...yeah it's been a long time
CH.
(it's been a long time) x3
the arms crossed, the young girl & my autograph
the long talk, it's all verbs & nobody laughs
oh the tide turns & who's on about making a comeback?
no no i'm not all that you need, i'm all that you lack
[repeat pre-chorus]
[repeat chorus]
[instr. verse & half pre-chorus]
when i began this life of crime
i needed your heart & you needed mine
& it's been...yeah it's been a long time
[chorus] x2
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IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ALL THE TIME
verse: [G (G D)] x2 Am C G (G D)
chorus: [Em (/F# G) C D] x2 Am C G D
bridge: [Bm C G D] x2 Bm C G G
outro: G D
waiting long distance heart
playing all of the parts
& i'm so lonely i'm ashamed
i've got to fail to learn so will
i only learn to fail, & still
i find i'm taking all the blame
a consequence of staying the same
CH.
& if i wait, & if i hope / am i giving myself rope
with which to hang my little head / or get my heart tied up instead
(it seems to happen all the time) x2
your little look in a photograph
i'm tangled up with my better half
& i'm a thief to my common sense
but which is worse, the do or die
the love i lost when i didn't try
your lips could pull me off the fence
maybe we could be good parents
[chorus]
BR.
i could hold you for a night / & when we walk we walk in time
swinging hands i know aren't mine / talking about our next time
we get to spend / (hoping this one never ends) x2
waiting long distance heart
it's my turn so i should start
i'll show you everything inside
& say i wish that you were mine
(it seems to happen all the time) x2
but this doesn't happen all the time
[outro]
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25. |
make it feel alright
02:46
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MAKE IT FEEL ALRIGHT
V: Em A B
CH: [C7 Cm7 G] x3 A Am B
don't cry disappointment
keep my own appointment
i've been late before
& you showed me the door
now i'm walking heart in hand
cause you don't understand
i tried to make you see
but you won't look at me
CH.
girl i think we just need one more chance
to fix the broken heart of this romance
put on that little number let's go dance
all night & we...we'll make it feel alright
baby the night is long
i need just one more song
& i will take you home
it's hard to be alone
precious every day
i'll love you every way
like a good boy should
oh please let me be good
[chorus]
[solo over verse]
[chorus – repeat last line x3]
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26. |
little halo
03:19
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LITTLE HALO
verse: [Em (Em Am)] x2 F# Am
chorus: G (C Em) D (D B7)
bridge: [C D (Em D) C] x2 Cm
she's a bullet in that dress
i'm a magnet i must confess
this deed best be done quick.
oh youth disregard me
see what you can charge me
with when we are in the thick
CH
i know it's a little halo
i think it's enough though
to show me where the tears go
keep them in your own vault
i guess it's my fault
i guess it's my fault...
test our mettle it's been tried
impure or proven bonafide
but still we're double-crossed
oh, we are patient
when the time went
with us in it, not lost.
[chorus]
BR
right past the day my voice will break
i'm sad to say the toll it takes...
i'm sad to say that
[chorus] x2
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27. |
portrait of a young man
04:59
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PORTRAIT OF YOUNG MAN
verse: [A B] x2 A B D A
pre-chorus: A Dm
chorus: [A C#] x3 C B
i am muddy waters / i'm broken down i'm told
i am muddy waters & i am slow
i am muddy waters / don't wait till i'm alone
i get fed up don't disappoint me
just watch the show
CH.
let's take a minute
just to calm down
we'll walk the streets
of my innocent hometown
don't question why do you have
questions anyhow?
i am muddy waters / that started out so pure
i am wasting away & there's no cure
avoid me i am an optimist / that started out so pure
[pre-chorus]
(are you positive? i'm sure) x3
CH.
let's take a moment
just to calm down
i'm sick and tired
of my innocent hometown
don't worry why do you have
worries anyhow?
[solo over A B D A)
i am muddy waters / i'm breaking down right now
[pre-chorus]
(are you positive? i'm sure) x3
(i'm sure) x6
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28. |
only in-between
04:15
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ONLY IN BETWEEN
verse: Em Em G (Dsus4 D)
chorus: C G Am Em
bridge: B Em C B
they'll suss you out
& what have you proved
you're a naive kid
& twice removed
well cry me a river & call the shots
you're tripping on all the names you dropped
hey yeah.
CH.
there's no after
there's only in between
& there's no other
left to make the scene
complain complain
& what do you get?
they all know your name
& say they'll never forget
you took your chance & what have you shown?
you're fifteen minutes older & twice unknown
twice unknown...
[chorus]
[solo over verse]
BR. (instr.)
[repeat second verse]
[chorus] x2
(hey yeah...hey yeah...) x4
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29. |
all the days
04:02
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ALL THE DAYS
verse: E G#m A E F#m E F#m E
chorus: A E G# C#m B
bridge: (F#m A E E) x3 (B F#m A E) x3
it's a long way home & i've had my fill
i will fight my way down magnetic hill
& i'll feel it pull on my iron will
& the broken heart that is broken still
[ch]
all the days between then & now
had to pass somehow
& when you squeeze my hand tears come out
take two hearts & draw a line
what's mine is yours & yours is mine
if you share a space then you will collide
with the only truth you used to hide
[ch]
[bridge]
the crying shame that i can't name
besides our fame,
is that i can't feel the same
the moon is just a stone
& the light that we all blame
you'll never face alone.
if you share a space then you will collide
& these hearts are home & these hands are tied...
[ch] x2
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30. |
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THE DAY YOUR LOVE WILL PASS ME BY
verse: E B7
chorus: A E B7 E A E A B7 E
save your smile for the boy
who will find the heart you thought you'd lost
& when your trial is truly done
there will be peace in love so tempest toss'd
[chorus]
& i'm not trying to be your saviour
though the thought may pass behind my eye
i'm looking forward to the day your
the day your love will pass me by
a railroad walk, a handheld talk
a heart that knows when to give in
a long sad look, an open book
a girl who knows she's wearing thin
[chorus]
& i can see that you need comfort
though i will never see you cry
i can't take all, but i'll take some hurt
the day your love will pass me by
[instr. verse]
we will learn to say goodbye
& live with all the damage done
& i'm no cure, but i can say
i've loved as much as anyone
[repeat first chorus]
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31. |
she's so heartbroken
02:05
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SHE'S SO HEARTBROKEN
verse: D A E C#7 D A E E7
pre-chorus: F#m D Bm G
chorus: (A D) x2 A D A Bm E
bridge: F#m F#m/G# A D C#7 Bm C#m D E
she's so heartbroken, she's on the wrong side of the ocean
whoa oh oh, you turn their heads they watch you shine
if there's a song i'll sing it
if there is love please bring it all back home
PRE-CHORUS
when we're back together hope we stay that way forever
CH.
cause i miss you / do you miss me too?
yeah i miss you / do you miss me too?
& i miss you more
we're friends because we try & every laugh is bonafide
shang dang do, you'd change your name & so would i
every boy you've kissed,
yeah everyone you know is just a friend of a friend
[pre]
when we're back together looking forward to some sunnier weather
[ch]
BRIDGE
your big deal the foreign boy that you scored
cause you were bored, you were bored
& i kept clean
she's so heartbroken, she's coming back across the ocean
[pre]
when we're back together hope we stay that way forever
CH.
(end on B)
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32. |
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STUCK IN YOUR WAYS (SAY GOODNIGHT)
verse: G A7 C7 G (end on Cm instead of G)
pre-chorus: Em C G G
chorus: B7 C G G7 (end G F Em C7)
outro: G G D# D
come out of your pretty head & say goodnight
the aftermath will bring you down without a fight
if you want it then you want it yeah you know what you want
but you'd better believe this will come back to haunt...you
[pre-chorus]
& your friends, oh you & your friends
you & your friends
[chorus]
you & your friends make me cry cause they won't try nothing
you & your friends are always right
dry your eyes let's not fight say goodnight
if no one's going to masturbate who will you imitate
crack open your brain-case, it's not too late
i'll get the door you get your coat & we're off
i'll call the papers, you call the cops...you
[pre-chorus]
[chorus]
you & your friends make me cry you crucify nothing
you & your friends are always fight
dry your eyes let's not fight say goodnight
[outro]
say goodnight x7
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33. |
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WE NEVER GET THE HEART WE WANT
V: Am F C (/B)
PRE: F Am
CH: C F C F C F C C
OUT: C F C C
brave & young when we spoke side by side
i kept the shirt that i wore when you cried
someday soon all the changes you deny
will show through despite what you do to hide
PRE
& then we will come around / our ship come in or run aground
the deadly sin the smallest sound / will begin...
CH
we cannot regret & never get the heart we want
the ghost of a chance there's nowhere left for it to haunt
but i watch you with a loving eye
every day is blue & grey when you say goodbye
some goodbyes are just retreats / through my window to the street
i can watch you in defeat / & still say...
we don't give up yet & never get the heart we want
the ghost of a chance there's nowhere left for it to haunt
(solo over verse)
you don't know me like you should
all my faults come across as something good
but the truth is not entire / i'm not worth being a liar
i'm just smoke, i'm no fire / i'm no hope...
1st CH
2nd CH
OUT
there's nowhere left for it to haunt...
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34. |
damn all those critics
03:55
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DAMN ALL THOSE CRITICS
verse: g d c g
chorus: [(b7 em) x3] c g c g c d
bridge: [(d c g g7) x2] d c g a7 [(d7 d#7) x2] d c bm am g
take all the proof you've gathered so long
come down from the fence that you're sitting upon
these bloodshot sad eyes will witness the end
i wish we'd been better friends...
sing your goodbyes & name your disease
& when we both speak there'll be harmonies
you hit the highs, i'll hit the lows
& damn all those critics, who cares what they know
[chorus]
pull me back under / cause you've got my number
& sometimes i wonder / if you can explain
why you changed your name
but you're still the same...man that i
can't live without & can't live within
you let it get under your skin
so go hit them highs, i've got the lows
& damn all those critics, who cares what they know
[bridge]
the balloon that you tied to your wrist
putting one more on the guest list
& i'm still sure i could never believe you would change
it's strange...you've taken the boy but the man complains
[ch]
can't live without & can't live within
you let it get under your skin
so go hit them highs, i've got the lows
& (damn all those critics) x3
who cares what they know.
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35. |
i'm still waiting
03:27
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I'M STILL WAITING
verse: G (riff) C (riff)
chorus: Am D
part of me is alone now
time for me to be over you now
but i keep walking the same ground
keep mistaking the same small sound for
you...but i walked
down...the same old block
they changed the big box
we sat out back when we had that long talk
(verse instr.)
seems like lately i've been
someone else's long-lost best friend
& nothing ever happens
i keep hoping nothing will happen again
[chorus]
& i keep waiting for this to change
& i'm still waiting for this to change
(interlude:
G G/F# Em F#dim
G Gdim C Cm
D Em Am Cm
G Gdim F#dim Em D...)
(verse instr.)
[ch]
i keep waiting for this to change
& i'm still waiting for...this...to change.
(end on G)
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36. |
paper
02:52
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PAPER
verse: C F C (F Am) C F C (F F/E) Dm G Dm G
chorus: C Dm F G
bridge: E F C G
bet you thought that i forgot
but i'm not that kind of boy
i'm down the street & when we meet
you'll talk & i'll enjoy
everything you say, & hug you the next day
don't watch the clock, lift the lock
take your glasses off too late
hum your tune, show me the moon
but i will have to wait
to see it fill, i hear it's growing still
[chorus]
i hope that i remember to marry you when i get older
down to this, steal back the kiss
the one you stole in '98
i've got a crush & don't see you much
anticipation's the best state
i know what to do with my sunday afternoons
[ch]
[bridge]
keep me in the loop when the lasso comes down
rumours fly the truth is starting to sound
good to me who needs second chances?
now that's settled please, let's go dancing
[ch]
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37. |
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HOLD ON TO ALL THE SECRETS
verse: Bb F
chorus: [Dm Dm A Bb F F F7 F7] x2 Dm Dm A Bb F Gm7 Bb C F
bridge: [F C Dm A F A Bb Bb] x2 Bbm
hold on to all the secrets that you got
the scandal will be simpler when i get caught
& it's alright that it's all wrong
you'll hear your worst fears in a hand-me-down song &
CH.
it's dangerous to get to know me &
you are on the list, right below me
oh & you'll be safe unless you throw me
so behave & watch what you say
remind me how you won?
the mot juste, the antidote & the tip of my tongue
& i talked a blue streak
now you're blue, well what's new? another record-breaking week
[chorus]
[solo over verse]
BR.
(in my head the beautiful things i've said
should make you feel better but you feel worse instead.) x2
hold on to all the secrets that you got...
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38. |
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SAYING SOMETHING YOU HEARD BEFORE
verse: F Bb
chorus/intro: (Dm A Bb F) x3 C
post-chorus: Gm Gm Bb F F Am
oh those boys of summer they have gone for good
love lost gone like a river drowning your neighbourhood
moved out taking all you own & all the blame
you alone are allowed to sing his full name
[chorus]
saying something you heard before
always the one who isn't sure
saying something you heard before
& you've got a friend you're not sure how
& there is an end & it begins
[post-chorus]
now, it begins now / the songs are the same
but they don't sound the same / & there is an end
& it begins
god damn upset if i let you badmouth yourself
you do it for the me in you & the you in someone else
[ch]
saying something you've known so long
i'll be the first to say i'm wrong
saying something you've known so long
& you've got a friend you're not sure how
& there is an end & it begins
[post]
[solo over chorus]
you're so accident-prone you'll fall like so many tears
something has been missing for years & years & years
[repeat 1st ch & post x2]
oh those boys of summer they have gone...for good
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39. |
andrew & autumn
02:59
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ANDREW & AUTUMN
chorus: F C Gm Gm F C Gm Bb
verse: Dm Bb F C
bridge: Bb C F Am Bb x2 Bbm
[chorus]
andrew & autumn are growing up
& making plans of their own
they've got weekends & best friends saving up
for a place to call home.
couple years since these hearts are good as new
still seeing stars that he saw with you
& she's the star in the film in the park
& they're laughing on the road in the dark
[ch]
(they've got summer days always showing up
& they're never alone)
now you feel overwhelmed & understood
it feels new & familiar, yeah, as it should
promises made & you're not afraid cause every day is pretty good
& you always knew it would.
[bridge]
what you feel doesn't have a name
tomorrow you will feel the same
...but not the same.
[chorus] (instrumental w/solo)
[verse] (instrumental w/aaahs)
[chorus]
(they've got weekends & best friends & two hearts
& a place to call home)
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40. |
i'm not the only one
07:23
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I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE
verse: Gm Bb C Gm (F)
chorus: Bb Dm Gm [D# Bb] F
bridge: C B7 (Em C G G) x?
outro: G G C
you could be another dirty secret
i don't need, but i've got to keep it
why me? am i the only one
make amends & take your friends for granted
they will spend their time on underhanded
schemes & then i'm not the only one
[chorus]
but you won't chance another try
the no i can'ts, the do or die
& you are only happy when you cry
you're bittersweet you only start
we're all six feet above your heart
& you are only happy when you cry
& maybe i'm a lie, but i had to make you happy didn't i?
[bridge]
but you can look down on everyone tall
& when you hit pound you'll find that nobody's called
oh you can look down on everyone tall
& when you hit pound you'll find that nobody's called
break the bank & thank them all as follows
truth the bitter pill that nobody can swallow
& you're empty still, the hollow you've become
[chorus]
[bridge]
[outro]
i'm not the only one...
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Exclaim! dubbed their first EP “unpretentious brilliance” and this Toronto-based folk-roots band has won critical acclaim ever since. Stephen Fearing described them as having “tight arrangements, great dynamics, and good songs with beautiful harmonies” and their live shows capture audiences with both barnstorming singalongs and heartbreaking folk ballads. ... more
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