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AIRPORTMAN
e --8-6--------------- B ------9--8-6-------- G--------------8------ he moves efficiently beyond security. great opportunity awaits. airport fluorescent creature of habit labored breathing and sallow skin recycled air moving sidewalks great opportunity blinks. great opportunity blinks. discounted. the people mover the people mover discounted. e--13--11------------------------ B------------11------13--------- G--------------------------10----- D-------------------------------13
LOTUS
\| Am \| C \| G \| F \| \| Am \| C \| G \| F \| Hey, hey, Hey, hey \| Am \| C \| G \| F \| \| Am \| C \| G \| F \| Am C G F I was hell, sarcastic silver swell, that day it rained Am C G F Tough spun, hard won, No, ocean flower aquarium Am C G F Badlands, give a hand, honey dipt, film flam Am C G F Hey hey, hey hey, that cat can walk like a big bad man, Dm Am Dm Am So happy to show us, I ate the lotus, Dm Am Em Dm Say haven't you noticed? I ate the lotus Am C G F Storefront window, I reflect, just last week I was merely heck Am C G F Tip the scale, I was hell, Picked me up, then I fell, Am C G F Who'sthis stranger? Crowbar spine, dot, dot, dot and I feel fine, Am C G F Let it rain, rain, rain, Bring my happy back again, Dm Am Dm Am So happy to show us, I ate the lotus, Dm Am Em Dm Em Dm Say haven't you noticed? I ate the lotus I ate the lotus \| Am \| C \| G \| F \| \| Am \| C \| G \| F \| Am C G F Let it rain, rain, rain, Save me from myself again Am C G F Wash away my ugly sins, Opposing thumb, dorsal fin Am C G F That monkey died for my grin, Bring my happy back again Am C G F Let it rain, rain, rain, Bring my happy back again Dm Am Dm Am So happy to show us, I ate the lotus, Dm Am Em Dm Em Dm Say haven't you noticed? I ate the lotus I ate the lotus Em Dm Em Dm Em Dm I ate the lotus, I ate the lotus, I ate the lotus
SUSPICION
Verse: G Bb G Bb G Bb G Bb now my suspicions on the rise G Bb G Bb G Bb G Bb I have known, I have known your kind. G Bb G Bb Bb G Bb please don't talk, don't make me think order up another drink G Bb G Bb G Bb G let me let imagination drive pre-chorus: F Dm G cant you see I need nothing too deep chorus: Am D Am D imagination come alive Am D C D suspicion, tonight, I'll dream tonight verse: listen to the devils in my ear. tell me what, what I want to hear youre so funny, youre so fine. youre so perfect, youre so mine. that i never had an opportunity to hide no I never had a chance pre-chorus: cant you see I need nothing too deep chorus: imagination come alive suspicion, tonight, I'll dream tonight. bridge: Bb Am G look into my eyes. Gm Am hypnotize the lights, the drinks F G let the music carry you away
HOPE
C you want to go out friday and you go forever you know that it sounds childish that you've dreamt of aligators you hope that we are with you and you hope you're recognized you want to go forever you see it in my eyes F I'm lost in the confusion and it doesn't seem to matter C you really can't believe it and you hope it's getting better you want to trust the doctors their procedure is the best but the last try was a failure and the intern was a mess and they did the same to Matthew and he bled 'til sunday night they're saying don't be frightened but you're weakened by the sight of it F you lock into a pattern and you know that it's the last ditch C you're trying to see through it and it doesn't make sense F but they're saying don't be frightened and they're killing alligators C and they're hog-tied and accepting of the struggle you want to trust religion and you know it's allegory but the people who are followers have written their own story so you look up to the heavens and you hope to see a spaceship and it's something from your childhood you're thinking don't be frightened Em you want to climb the ladder you want to see forever C you want to go out friday and you want to go forever F and you want to cross your dna C to cross your dna with something reptile F amd you're questioning the sciences and questioning religion C you're looking like an idiot and you no longer care F and you want to bridge the schism, C a built-in mechanism to protect you F and you're looking for salvation and you're looking for deliverance C you're looking like an idiot and you no longer care you want to climb the ladder you want to go forever you want to go out friday you want to go forever B------------8--10---8-------8 G------10----------------10--- D--------------------------------- A--------------------------------- E--8----------------------------- e-----------------10----8---7---------8---10 B---------------------------------10----------- G-----10--------------------------------------- D-10-------------------------------------------
AT MY MOST BEAUTIFUL
F / Am / D / D7 G - F / A# G - F / A# G - F / A# - C (Chorus): F / Am / D / D7 G F A# I've found a way to make you G F A# I've found a way G F A# C F a way to make you smile (Verse): Am A# I read bad poetry G C F into your machine Am I save your messages A# G just to hear your voice C F Am You always listen carefully A# to awkward rhymes G C F You always say your name, Am A# like I wouldn't know it's you, G C at your most beautiful
THE APOLOGIST
INTRO: \| Am/Bm \| Am(C)/Bm \| Am/Bm \| Am(C)/Bm \| Am Bm Am(C) Bm Am Bm Am(C) Bm They call me the apologist, and now that I'm at peak, Am Bm Am(C) Bm Am Bm Am(C) Bm You know at first it really hurt, we joke about these things, Am Bm Am(C) Bm Am Bm Am(C) Bm I've skirted all my differences, but now I'm facing up, Am Bm Am(C) Bm Am Bm Am(C) Bm I wanted to apologise for everything I was, So, C D F G I'm sorry, So sorry, So sorry, So sorry, C D F F I'm sorry, So sorry, So sorry, Am Bm Am(C) Bm Am Bm Am(C) Bm Did you understand me right? The people here are good. Am Bm Am(C) Bm Am Bm Am(C) Bm They tell me what I should have done, and offer what I could, Am Bm Am(C) Bm Am Bm Am(C) Bm I'm good, all is good, All's well, no complaints, Am Bm Am(C) Bm Am Bm Am(C) Bm When I feel regret, I get down on my knees and pray, C D I'm sorry (So sorry), So sorry (So sorry), F G So sorry (So sorry), So sorry (So sorry), C D I'm sorry (So sorry), So sorry (So sorry), F F So sorry (So sorry), \| Am/Bm \| Am(C)/Bm \| Am/Bm \| Am(C)/Bm \| C D F G I live a simple life, unfettered by complex sweets, C D F F You think this isn't me? Don't be weak, There I go. Am Bm Am(C) Bm Am Bm Am(C) Bm I'm so sorry, Am Bm Am(C) Bm Am Bm Am(C) Bm Thank you for being there for me, thank you for listening, goodbye, Am Bm Am(C) Bm Am Bm Am(C) Bm Am Bm Am(C) Bm Am Bm Am(C) Bm I can forfeit selfishness, I hope for you that you apply, Am Bm Am(C) Bm Am Bm Am(C) Bm This happiness, This peacefulness. C D I'm sorry (So sorry), So sorry (So sorry), F G So sorry (So sorry), So sorry (So sorry), C D I'm sorry (So sorry), So sorry (So sorry), F F So sorry (So sorry), C D F G I live a simple life, unfettered by complex sweets, C D F F You think this isn't me? Don't be weak, There I go. Am Bm Am(C) Bm Am Bm Am(C) Bm I'm so sorry, Am Bm Am(C) Bm Am Bm Am(C) Bm Thank you for being there for me, thank you for listening, goodbye, Am Bm Am(C) Bm Am Bm Am(C) Bm Am Bm Am(C) Bm Am Bm Am(C) Bm
YOU'RE IN THE AIR
E-------------------\|----------------- B-------------------\|----------------- G-------------------\|------------7-9-- D---7-10-7----9-----\|---7-10-7-9------ A-0--------10---10--\|-0--------------- E-------------------\|----------------- E-3---3---0---0---3---0----0--------0-- B-2---2---1---1---0---1----1--------1-- G-3---3---0---0---0---2----2--------0-- D-0---0---2---2---0---2----0--------2-- A-X---X---3---3---2---0----2--------3-- E-X---X---X---X---3---0----0--------0-- D / D / C / C / G / Am / Am w/B / C E-------------------------------------------- B-----------------------------13------------- G--14-14-12-14-14-12-14-14-12----14-12-12-14- D-------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------\|--------- B-----------------------------13-------------\|--------- G--14-14-12-14-14-12-14-14-12----14-12-12-14-\|-7-9-9--- D--------------------------------------------\|--------- A--------------------------------------------\|-------0- E--------------------------------------------\|--------- E-------------- B-------------- G-------------- D---7-10-7--9-- A-0--------10-- E--------------
WALK UNAFRAID
Intro (and outro) TAB: E:------------- :------------- B:------------- :------------- G:2/3---/8-7--- :-2/3---/8-7/12 D:------------- :------------- A:------------- :------------- E:------------- :------------- psp sp p Notes: A - Bb - Eb D, A - Bb - Eb D - G (Pete is using an e-bow as far as I can tell.) Em Am As the sun comes up, as the moon goes down F these heavy notions creep around Am it makes me think F Am long ago I was brought into this life a little lamb F a little lamb Am courageous, stumbling F fearless was my middle name D but somewhere there I lost my name C everyone walks the same D expecting me to step C the narrow path they've laid they claim to Em G walk unafraid Em G I'll be clumsy instead Em G D hold my love me or leave me high
WHY NOT SMILE (Oxford American Version)
D D G A The concrete broke your fall D D G A6 To hear you speak of it D D G A I'd have done anything D D G A6 I would do anything G A D F#m I'd feel like a cartoon brick wall G A6 D To hear you speak of it G A D D You've been so sad, it makes me worry G A6 D D Why not smile? G A D D You've been sad for a while G A6 G A6 D F#m Why not smile? G A6 D D I would do anything G A D D To hear you speak of it G A6 D D Why not smile? G A D D You've been sad for a while G A G You've been sad for a while A6 D F#m G
Daysleeper
Bb 113331 Bbmaj7 113231 F 133211 G 355411 C 032010 D 000232 Am 002210 E 022100 e-\|---3---3---3------------------3---------------------------------- B-\|---1---1------0-h-1r--0------------------------------------------ G-\|---0---0------------------0-------------------------------------- D-\|---2---2--------------------------------------------------------- A-\|---3---3--------------------------------------------------------- E-\|---0---0--------------------------------------------------------- (or Cmaj7) Receiving dept., 3 a.m. Staff cuts have sucked up the overage directives are posted. no callbacks, complaints. everywhere is calm. Bb Hong Kong is present Bbmaj7 Taipei awakes F G all talk of circadian rhythm C D Am E I see today with a newsprint fray C D G my night is colored headache grey C D Am E daysleeper C D G daysleeper C daysleeper (or Cmaj7) the bull and the bear are marking their territories. they're leading the blind with their international glories. Bb Bbmaj7 I'm the screen, the blinding light F G I'm the screen, I work at night C D Am E I see today with a newsprint fray C D G my night is colored headache grey C D Am E don't wake me with so much C daysleeper. C I cried the other night I can't even say why fluorescent flat caffeine lights it's furious balancing Bb Bbmaj7 I'm the screen, the blinding light F G I'm the screen, I work at night C D Am E I see today with a newsprint fray C D G my night is colored headache grey C D Am E C D G don't wake me with so much. the C D Am E ocean machine is set to 9 C D G I'll squeeze into heaven and valentine C D Am my bed is pulling me, E gravity C D Am E daysleeper. C D G daysleeper. C D Am E daysleeper. C D G daysleeper. C D Am E daysleeper. end with a C {---------------0----!------------------! \|-----------8------8-\|------------8-----\| \|--------9-----------\|--0---------------\| \|----10--------------\|-------9----------\| \|--------------------\|------------------\| [--------------------@------------------@
DIMINISHED
Bm / F#m / (x2) Bm F#m I watched you fall Bm F#m I think I pushed Bm F#m Maybe I'm crazy, maybe diminished, maybe I'm innocent, maybe I'm finished Bm F#m Maybe I blacked out, how do I, play this? Em D C I will give my best today Em D C I will give myself away Em D C I have never hurt anything D C Is the jury wavering? D C Do they know I sing? / Bm / F#m / (x2) Bm F#m Maybe I'm crazy, maybe diminished, how do I, how do I play this? Bm F#m Jealous lover, self defense, protective brother, chemical dependance Bm F#m I'll consult the i-ching, I'll consult the TV, ouija, oblique strategies. Bm F#m I'll consult the law books for precedents, can I charm the jury? Em D C I will give my best today Em D C I will give myself away Em D C I have never hurt anything D C Is the justice wavering? D C Does she know I sing that ... Em C G D ... Song sing along Em C G D Sing along sing along / Bm / F#m / Bm F#m I watched you fall Bm F#m I think I pushed Bm F#m Maybe they'll see me, maybe they'll say Bm F#m "I can see the truth in his statement. Smallpox blanket? No way." Bm F#m Can I charm the jury, my defense? Maybe I'm crazy, maybe diminished Bm F#m Maybe I loved you, baby I loved you, baby I loved you, baby I loved you Bm F#m Baby I'm, finished Em D C I will give my best today Em D C I will give myself away Em D C I have never hurt anything D C Is the justice wavering? D C Does she know I sing that ... Em C G D ... Song sing along Em C G D Sing along sing along Em G C I have given myself away Em G C I have given my best today Em G C I have never hurt anything D C Is the justice wavering? D C Does she know I loved you? D C Does she know I loved you? D C Does she know I sing?
I'M NOT OVER YOU
G I feel great. C G C I lied to save your feelings. G Truth convened, C G C my head smashed through the ceiling. G I lost an arm, C no one harmed, G C you diplomatically alarmed. G C G C I sulked away to lick my thin skin. Am D I'm not over you. Am D I'm not over you. Am G I'm not over you. G C G C I feel great. I lied to save your feelings. G C G C truth convened, my head smashed through the ceiling. G C I lost an arm, no one harmed, G C you diplomatically alarmed. G C G C I sulked away to lick my thin skin. Am D Am D Am D and I'm not over you. I'm not over you. I'm not over you. End on G.
PARAKEET
G Bm E you wake up in the morning G Bm E and fall out of your bed G Bm E mean cat eat parakeets D C H and this one's nearly dead. G Bm E you dearly wish the wind shift G Bm E and greasy windows slide G Bm E open for the parakeet D C H who's colored bitter lime. Em C open the window Am Bm D and lift into your dreams Em C lately, baby Am D H7 you can barely breathe. G Bm E a broken wrist an accident G Bm E you know that something's wrong G Bm E you fold the leavings of your past D C H no one knows you've gone. G Bm E the sunspot flares of the early G Bm E nineties light up your wings. G Bm E and scan the shortwave radio D C H it's tracking outer rings. Em C open your window Am Bm D to lift into a dream Em C baby, baby Am D H7 you can starts to breathe G Bm E the tectonic dispatcher shifts G Bm E to smooth the ocean floor G Bm E and flattens out to warmer winds D C H of Brisbane's sunny shore. G Bm E where buddhas tend to mending wrists G Bm E a tea made from the leaves G Bm E of eucalyptus fragrances D C H and coriander seeds. Em C open the window Am Bm D to lift into a dream Em C baby, baby Am Bm D you can starts to breathe. Em C open your window Am Bm D to lift into a dream Em C baby, baby Am D H7 you can starts to breathe G Bm E you wake up in the morning G Bm E to warm Pacific breeze G Bm E where mean cars chew on licorice D C G#m and cannot climb the trees.
PARAKEET
d--1-2-4-5 G F#m E you wake up in the morning D C# E and fall out of your bed D C# E mean cats eat parakeets D C Eb and this one's nearly dead. G F#m E you dearly wish the wind shift D C# E and greasy windows slide D C# E open for the parakeet D C Eb who's colored bitter lime. Em (riff) C (riff) open the window Am Bm D and lift into your dreams Em (riff) C (riff) Am D Ebm lately, baby, you can barely breathe. (chords same as above) a broken wrist, an accident you know that something's wrong you fold the leavings of your past no one knows you've gone. the sunspot flares of the early nineties light up your wings. and scan the shortwave radio it's tracking outer range. open the window and lift into your dreams baby, baby, you can start to breathe the tectonic dispatcher shifts to smooth the ocean floor and flattens out to warmer winds of brisbane's sunny shore. where buddhas tend to mending wrists a tea made from the leaves of eucalyptus fragrances and coriander seeds. open your window and lift into a dream baby, baby, baby starts to breathe open the window and lift into a dream baby, baby, baby starts to breathe you wake up in the morning to warm pacific breeze where means cats chew on licorice D C G#m and cannot climb the trees. end on some G#m riffs.
FALLS TO CLIMB
G D I'll take the position C Em G5 assume the missionare part G D you work by committee, C Em G5 you had me pegged from the start. G D I'll be pounce pony, C phony maroney, Em G5 pony before the cart. G D I'll be pounce pony. C this ceremony Em G5 only fills my heart. D G C who cast the final stone? D G C who threw the crushing blow? D G C someone has to take the fall Am G why not me? G D a punch toy volunteer C Em G5 a weakling on its knee. G D is all you want to hear C Em G5 and all you want to see. G D romantically, you'd martyr me C Em G5 and miss this story's point G D it is my strength, my destiny C Em G5 this is the role that I have chosen. D G C who cast the final stone? D G C who threw the crushing blow? D G C someone has to take the fall Am G why not me? Am G why not me? F Am C G F Am C G F Am C G Am G G D gentlemen mark your opponents C Em G5 fire into your own ranks. G D pick the weakest as strategec C move. square off. to Em G5 meet your enemy. G D C for each and every gathering Em G5 a scapegoat falls to climb. G D C as I step forward, silently. Em G5 deliberately mine D G C who cast the final stone? D G C who threw the crushing blow? G C someone has to take the fall Am G Am G why not me? why not me. Am G had consequence chose differently Am G had fate its ugly head Am G my actions make me beautiful Am G and dignify the flesh Am G me. Am G I am free. Am G I am free Am G Am G Am G Am G G5: 320033