R.e.m - King Of The Roadadd

C Em Now the radio stutters. snaps to life. Am G F Some sour song that sets it right. C F And when London falls C F /| He'd like to call/ | C | But the stars collide.
__|Em Am G F They're beautiful and much maligned. C F C F In a universe where you see the worst, G And it's up to you to fix it.G F C Now you've worked it out G And you see it all
__ F C | | And you've worked it out / G/ And you see it all |
__| F C And you want to shout G F Em C A How you see it all
It's easy to dismiss the 'what's it all about' crowd.
There is no doubt. it's this, here, now.
And you close your eyes. /|
He's not coming back./ |
So you work it out, overfeed the cat. |
And the plants are dry and they need to drink.
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So you do your best. and you flood the sink.
Sit down in the kitchen and cry.
Now you've worked it out
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And you see it all | |
And you've worked it out /And you see it all/And you want to shout |
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How you see it allDm FDm FEm CNow the universe left you for a runners lap.
It feels like home when it comes crashing back.
And it makes you laugh
And it makes you cry, /|
When London falls/ |
And you're still alive. |
The radio stutters,
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It makes you laugh
And the aftermath,
Open up your eyes.
You're so alive.
Now you've worked it out
And you see it all
And you've worked it out
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And you see it all | |
And you want to shout /How you see it all/How you've worked it out |
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And you see it all
How you've worked it out
And you see it all
End on CE B riff
Postcard stowaway withinE B riff
Pristine indigo withoutE B riff
Banded attoman as suchE B riff
Sofa seated one too muchA B A B A B A B riff
All along the range all along the rangeG#m B E/Esus4Ages of youB G#mTrain pulls over hanging bridgeB G#mConductor looks up, thinksB G#mout and down hands, stuck to the leftB G#mto the right, you should fall,B G#m riff
the horses just don't gossip anymoreF# E BI know you say E BMaybe some day F#I need never be aloneE F# E F# I know I say E BIt's the right way C#But you'll never be the oneD#mI've been so alone nowG# (b)-7-6-4-6--
For a long long, long timeD#mI don't wanna hang out nowF#With the folks that just stopped byF# E BWhile you partyF# E BYou've been looking C#mBut your searching never endsE F# E F# You've been goingF# E BWith the wrong crowdF# C#mYou've got all the right friendsD#mI've been walking alone nowG# (b)-7-6-4-6--
For a long, long timeD#mI don't want to spend nowC#mWith the folks...that just aren't mineB C# D#m D#m - C# - B I don't wanna be with you anymore C# D#m D#m - C# - B I just don't want you anymore C# D#m D#m - C# - B I don't wanna be with you anymore C# D#m D#m - C# - B I just don't want you anymore
Rave on!C# D#mFall to...fall to...fall to...fall tooC# D#mFall to...fall to...fall to...fall tooB C# D#m D#m - C# - B I don't wanna be with you anymore C# D#m D#m - C# - B I just don't want you anymore C# D#m D#m - C# - B I don't wanna be with you anymore C# D#m D#m - C# - B I just don't want you anymoreF# E BI know you say E BMaybe some day F#I need never be aloneE F# E F# I know I say E BIt's the right way C#But you'll never be aloneD#mI've been walking alone nowG# (b)-7-6-4-6--
For a long, long timeD#mI don't gotta hang outC#mWith the folks...that just aren't mineB C# D#m D#m - C# - B I don't wanna be with you anymore C# D#m D#m - C# - B I just don't want you anymore C# D#m D#m - C# - B I don't wanna be with you anymore C# D#m D#m - C# - B I just don't want you anymoreG Dm CHumming all the way to Reno Dm CYou?ve dusted the non-believers Dm Riff 1
And challenged the laws of chance G Dm CNow, Sweet, You were so sugar sweet Dm CYou may as well have had ?kick me? Dm Riff 1
Fastened on your sleeve
Chorus F C VIII
You know what you areAm Bb DmYou?re gonna be a star F G VIII
You know what you areAm Bb FYou?re gonna be a star
Verse 2 G Dm CWing, is written on your heelDm CYour Achilles heelDm Riff 1
Is a tendency? G Dm CTo dream but you?ve known that from the beginning Dm CYou didn?t have to go so far Dm Riff 1
You didn?t have to go
Chorus (same as above)
Middle 8 Am F DmYou know who you are Am F DmYou know who you are Am F Dm FYou know who you areE BSo hesitation pulled me back AI'm stronger when I don't attract BIn your eyes I'm a lamb without a rack EAnd I am getting confused F# AI'm a cactus trying to be a canoe
As you pan for ore BIn the desert, floored
I say to you C# D#mThat I could never imagine a place so beautiful C#m BI could never steal your gold away. B F# G#mYeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahB G#(I try to walk like a big wham bam
I came across like a battering ramB C#I try to float like a telegram sam
I'm trying to divine youC# B F# F#My book is called "The Ascent Of Man" D#mI marked your chapter with a catamaran
The accent's off C#m F#But I am what I am B F# G#mYeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahB G#m(I try to walk like a big wham bam
I came across like a battering ramB C#I try to float like a telegram sam
I'm trying to divine you.)C#F# E A D C# BF# F#I looked for you, it's my last grandstand D#mA motorscootered goat legged pan C#m F#Figure eighting in quicksand B F# G#mYeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahB G#m(I try to walk like a big wham bam
I try to float like a telegram samB G#mI came across like a battering ram
I'm trying to divine you.)B G#m(I try to walk like a big wham bam
I try to float like a telegram samB G#mI came across like a battering ram
I'm trying to divine you.)E BSo hesitation pulled me back AI'm so in love I don't attract F# EAnd with my hands tied I won't crackF#('Cause in my mind I called you back.)E F# Em D If you could see yourself now baby, It's not my fault, you used to be so in control, You're going to roll right over this one, Just roll me over let me go, You're laying blame, Take this as no, no, no, no, no, you: Em G Em D Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang, Blame Blame Blame. Em G Bang Bang Bang Bang Blame, F# F ( back to Em G again) Its not my thing so let it go. If you could see yourself now baby, Tables are turned, the whole world hinges on your swings(?), Your secret life of indiscrete, discretions(?), I turned the screw, leaved the screen (????), Don't point your finger, you know thats not my thing. You came to : Em G Em D Bang Bang Bang Bang Blame, Blame Blame Blame. Em G Bang Bang Bang Bang Blame, F# Its not my thing so let it go. instrum: Bm F#m Bm F#m Bm F#m A, then back to Em G again. You got a little worried, I know it all too well, I've got your number, So has every kiss and tell Who dares to cross your threshold, Happens on your way, Stop laying blame, You know thats not my thing You came to Bang Bang Bang Bang Blame, Bang Bang Blame. Bang Bang Bang Bang Blame, Its not my thing so let it go. Bang Bang Bang Bang Blame, Bang Bang Blame. Bang Bang Bang Bang Blame, Its not my thing so let it go. You kiss on me, tug on me Rub on me, jump on me, bang on me, feed on me, hit on me, let go on me, You let go on me.C Gthe sun reflected in the back of my eye.C D I knocked my head against the sky. F Cthe dragonflies are busy buzzing me. F Ca seahorse as if we were in the sea.C Ghalf way from coal, half way to diamond.C Gmy fall knocked a mean chip out of me.F Cgathering as far as I can reach.F Cperched up on the precipice and this is what I've seen.Dm C Cthis is all I want, it's all I need.Dm C Cthis is all I am, it's everything.Dm C Cthis is all I want, it's all I need.C Ga bluejay hectors from the felled Catalpa tree.C Gdoctorate in science and the theologians dream. F Cthe dragonflies are trying to lecture me.F Ca seahorse as if we were in the sea.Dm C Cbut this is all I want, it's all I need.Dm C Cthis is all I am, it's everything.Dm C Cthis is all I want, it's all I need.
INSTRUMENTALC Gbeat a drum for me like a butterfly wing.C Gtropical storm across the ocean.F Cbut don't explain I'm sure I'll want to knowF Cbut don't forget we're just halfway from home.Dm C Cthis is all I want, it's all I need.Dm C Cthis is all I am, it's everything.Dm C Cthis is all I want, it's all I need.Am7 G Click D(3) : ------------0-2-0------| A(2) : --0-h-2-h-4-------4-0--| F# chord....}C# EBirdie in the hand for life's rich demand B C# {lick}
The insurgency began and you missed itC# AI looked for it and I found it B C# C#7Miles Standish proud, congratulate me AA philanderer's tie, a murderer's shoe
{same as before}
Life's rich demand creates supply in the hand
Of the powers, the only vote that matters
Silence means security silence means approval
On Zenith, on the TV, tiger run around the tree
Follow the leader, run and turn into butterDLet's begin again, begin the beginC# ALet's begin again like Martin Luther Zen B C# {lick}
The mythology begins the beginC#Answer me a question I can't itemize AI can't think clearly, look to me for reason B C# C#7It's not there, I can't even rhyme in the begin AA philanderer's tie, a murderer's shoeC D {keys walkdown} G#Example: the finest example is you
Birdie in the hand for life's rich demand
The insurgency began and you missed it
I looked for it and I found it
Miles Standish proud, congratulate me AA philanderer's tie, a murderer's shoeC D C GLet's begin again begin the beginC D C GLet's begin again
Intro: | Bm D | A G | D A | Gmaj7 | Bm D | A G | D A | Bm |Bm D A G GThis flower is scorched. This film is on, on a maddening loop. A Gmaj7 Bm GThese clothes, these clothes don't fit us right, A G D A Gmaj7and I'm to blame. It's all the same. It's all the same. Bm GYou come to me with a bone in your hand. A CYou come to me with your hair curled tight. D A Gmaj7 Bm GYou come to me with positions. You come to me with excuses,A G D A Gmaj7ducked out in a row. You wear me out. You wear me out. Bm D A CWe've been through fake-a-breakdown, self hurt, plastics, collections, D A Gmaj7self help, self pain, EST, psychics, fuck all. Bm D A G D A Gmaj7I was central. I had control. I lost my head. I need this. I need this. Bm D A GA paper weight, a junk garage, winter rain, a honey pot.D A Gmaj7 Bm D Crazy, all the lovers have been tagged. Hotline, wanted ad. A G D A Gmaj7It's crazy what you could have had. Bm GIt's crazy what you could have had. A CIt's crazy what you could have had.D A Gmaj7I need this. I need this. Bm GIt's crazy what you could have had. A CIt's crazy what you could have had. D A Gmaj7I need this. I need this. Bm GIt's crazy what you could have had. A CIt's crazy what you could have had. D A Gmaj7 Bm GI need this. I, I need this. A CIt's crazy what you could have had. D A Gmaj7I need this. I need this. Bm GIt's crazy what you could have had.A GCrazy what you could have had. D A Gmaj7 | Bm D | A G | D A | Gmaj7 |
I need this. I need this.Bm D | A G | D A | Gmaj7 |
Crazy what you could have had.Bm D | A G | D A | Gmaj7 |
Crazy what you could have had.
4x G Gmaj7VERSE:G Gmaj7 G Gmaj7Receiving department, 3 AMG Gmaj7 G Gmaj7Staff cuts have socked up the overageG Gmaj7 G Gmaj7Directives are posted No call backs, complaintsG Gmaj7 G Gmaj7Everywhere is calm
VERSE TO CHORUS:A# AmHong Kong is present, Taipei wakes upC GTalk of circadian rhythm
CHORUS:G Am Em BmI see today with a newsprint frameG Am GMy night is colored headache-greyG Am Em BmDaysleeper, daysleeperG Am Gdaysleeper
{Verse Chords}
The bull and the bear are marking their territories
They're leading the blind with their international glories
{Verse to Chorus Chords}
I('m the) screen, the blinding light
I('m the) screen, I work at night
{Chorus Chords}
I see today with a newsprint frame
My night is colored headache-grey
Don't wake me
(You're) so much
Daysleeper
2x Asus4BRIDGE:G Gmaj7 CI cried the other nightG Gmaj7 CI can't even say whyG Gmaj7 Cflourescent, flat, caffeine lightsG Gmaj7 CIt's furious balancing
{Verse To Chorus Chords}
I('m the) screen, the blinding light
I('m the) screen, I work at night
{Chorus Chords}
I see today with a newsprint frame
My night is colored headache grey
Don't wake me (you're) so much
The ocean machine is set to night
I'll squeeze into heaven and Valentine
My bed is pulling me, gravity, daysleeper
Daysleeper, daysleeper, daysleeper, daysleeper
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{Verse Riff}
Just arrived Singapore, San Sebastian, Spain, 26-hour trip.
Salt Lake City, come in spring.
Over the salt flats a hailstorm brought you back to me.
Salt Lake City, come in spring.
Over the salt flats a hailstorm brought you back to me.E GHere it comes (I'm carried away)E GHere it comes (I'm carried away)E GHere it comes, back, back.
{Verse Riff}
Departure, godspeed, bless his heart, good boy.
What a f*ck-up, what a fighter.
Free-fall, motorcycle, hang-glider,
Hung on the vine like a poison spider.
Win a eulogy with William Greider,
car crash, ptomaine, explosion-provider,
bus plunge, avalanche, poison spider.
Free-fall, motorcycle, hang-glider.E GHere it comes (I'm carried away)E GHere it comes (I'm carried away)E GHere it comes, back, back.F# DGo, go, go, yeah.F# D EGo, go, go, yeah.
{Verse Riff}
Everybody is young forever.
There's so much to tell you, so little time.
I've come a long way since the whatever,
shit, I still see a word, think of you.
There's so much that I can't do, yeah.
You will be young forever.
There's so much that I can't do.
There isn't so much that I can't do.E GHere it comes (I'm carried away)E GHere it comes (I'm carried away)E GHere it comes, back, back.EmI dragged my feet across the seat
Jumped out the passenger side
The only thing worth looking for
Is what you find insideG F#m EmBut that had not yet appearedEmLost invisible here.
Tel Aviv and Agadir
Toned in for almost
Before I learned to seeG F#m EmThe vanishing point appeared.D A G F#m BmI looked for you everywhere.D A G F#m BmI looked for you everywhere.EmThere is a calm, I haven't come to the end
I spent half my life figuring what comes next
I telescoped in I finally win
I finally win the prize.G F#m EmThat now eyes see comets perfect timing squeezeEmHead first fighting everything
The crushing force of memory
Erasing all i've beenG F#m EmThe vanishing point appeared.D A G F#m BmI looked for you everywhere.D A G F#m BmI looked for you everywhere.D A G F#m BmTell me why you're hereD A G F#m BmI came to disappear.
G, F, Em, AG, F, BmEmLook at this face
Can you believe it?Em I living in the beautiful vacuum?
Because I can't see itG F#m EmThe vanishing point appears.D A G F#m BmI looked for you everywhere.D A G F#m BmI looked for you everywhere.D A G F#m BmTell me why you're here.D A G F#m BmI came to disappearD A G F#m BmTell me why you're hereD A G F#m BmI came to disappearD A G F#m BmI came to disappear AmB---------1------1------1---1----------1------1------1---1------------F#------------3------3-----------3---------3------3-----------3--------D-------2-----------------0----------2-----------------0--------------A----0---------0------0-------3---0---------0------0-------3----------E---------------------------------------------------------------------B---------------------------------------------------------------------B---------1------1------1---1----------1------1-----------------------F#------------3------3-----------3---------3------3---3---3---3--------D-------2-----------------0----------2---------------0/2-0---0--------A----0---------0------0-------3---0---------0------0-------3----------E---------------------------------------------------------------------B---------------------------------------------------------------------
versesAm D AmSmack, crack, bushwacked. Tie another one to the racks, baby.Am D AmHey kids, rock and roll. Nobody tells you where to go, baby.C EmWhat if I ride? What if you walk? What if you rock around the clock?GTick, tock, tick, tock.Bm Bm D AmWhat if you did? What if you walk? What if you tried to get off, baby?Am D AmHey kids, where are you? Nobody tells you what to do, baby.Am D AmHey kids, shake a leg. Maybe you're crazy in the head, baby.C EmMaybe you did, maybe you walked. Baby, you rocked around the clock.GTick, tock, tick, tock.Bm Bm D AmWhat if you did? What if you walk? What if you tried to get off, baby.
then they use distortion Am D Am Hey kids, shake a leg. Maybe you're crazy in the head, baby.B-5--------------------------------------------------------------5-------F#---8-6------------------------------------------------------------8-6---D-------7-5-------------------5p7----5-----------------------------------A---------5--------------------------5-----------------------------------E------------------------------------------------------------------------B------------------------------------------------------------------------B---------------------------------------------------------------5--------F#-----------------------------6-----------------------------------8-6----D-------7-------------------------------7-----------------------------7--A-------7-------------------------------7--------------------------------E------------------------------------------------------------------------B------------------------------------------------------------------------ Am Ollie, ollie, ollie, ollie, ollie, ollie, ollie, in come free,B------------------------------------------------------------------------F#------------------------------------------------------------------------D-5---------------------------------5p7------5---------------------------A-5------------------------------------------5---------------------------E------------------------------------------------------------------------B------------------------------------------------------------------------ Am Am baby. Hey kids, where are you?B-5------------------------------5---------------------------------------F#---8-6-------------6--------------8-6-----------------------------------D-------7------------------7-----------7-5-------------------5p7---------A-------7------------------7-------------5-------------------------------E------------------------------------------------------------------------B------------------------------------------------------------------------ D Am Nobody tells you what to do, baby.B------------------------------------------------------------------------F#------------------------------------------------------------------------D--4--------------------------2-0-----2----------------------------------A--5------------------------5-----3/--0----------------------------------E------------------------------------------------------------------------B------------------------------------------------------------------------Am D AmSmack, crack, shack a lack. Tie another one to your backs, baby.Am D AmHey kids, rock and roll. Nobody tells you where to go, baby.C EmMaybe you did, maybe you walked. Maybe you rock around the clock.GTick, tock, tick, tock.Bm Bm D AmMaybe I ride, maybe you walk, maybe I drive to get off, baby.
(with distortion again) Am Am Hey kids, shake a leg. Maybe you're crazy in the head, baby.B-5--------------------------------------------------------------5-------F#---8-6------------------------------------------------------------8-6---D-------7-5-------------------5p7----5-----------------------------------A---------5--------------------------5-----------------------------------E------------------------------------------------------------------------B------------------------------------------------------------------------B---------------------------------------------------------------5--------F#-----------------------------6-----------------------------------8-6----D-------7-------------------------------7-----------------------------7--A-------7-------------------------------7--------------------------------E------------------------------------------------------------------------B------------------------------------------------------------------------ Am Ollie, ollie, ollie, ollie, ollie, ollie, ollie, in come free,B------------------------------------------------------------------------F#------------------------------------------------------------------------D-5---------------------------------5p7------5---------------------------A-5------------------------------------------5---------------------------E------------------------------------------------------------------------B------------------------------------------------------------------------ Am Am baby. Hey kids, where are you?B-5------------------------------5---------------------------------------F#---8-6-------------6--------------8-6-----------------------------------D-------7------------------7-----------7-5-------------------5p7---------A-------7------------------7-------------5-------------------------------E------------------------------------------------------------------------B------------------------------------------------------------------------ D Am Nobody tells you what to do, baby.B------------------------------------------------------------------------F#------------------------------------------------------------------------D--4--------------------------2-0-----2----------------------------------A--5------------------------5-----3/--0----------------------------------E------------------------------------------------------------------------B------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bm Bm D Am Hey kids, where are you? Nobody tells you what to do, baby.B--0--------------------------0--------------------------0----1----------F#--0--------------------------0--------------------------0----3----------D--0--------------------------0--------------------------0----2----------A--2--------------------------2--------------------------2----0----------E--2--------------------------2--------------------------2---------------B--0--------------------------0--------------------------0--------------- Bm Bm D Am Hey kids, rock and roll. Nobody tells you where to go, baby.B--0--------------------------0--------------------------0----1----------F#--0--------------------------0--------------------------0----3----------D--0--------------------------0--------------------------0----2----------A--2--------------------------2--------------------------2----0----------E--2--------------------------2--------------------------2---------------B--0--------------------------0--------------------------0---------------Am Am AmBaby, baby. G C G C You're on your ear, the ocean's near, the light has started to fade G C G C Your high is timed, you found the climb, It's hard to focus on more G C G C Than what's in front of you, Electron Blue, adventure rings with a page and G C c C When it dawns on you,it sings 'yeux blue', your buzz beginning to wane. Chorus: Am G Adventure has laid its claim on you Em D It's all you want to do. Am G Em You ... you know where to run D You run Electron Blue. And who am I? I'm just a guy I've got a story like everyone But in your eyes you looked surprised and didn't know where to run I looked to her she's found the cure her future's already begun Tomorrow's gaining speed on you it's all you want to do You ... you know where to run You run Electron Blue You ... you know where to run You run electron blue C So bide your time you'll feel the climb your high it builds like a lightning st
orm It sings like pearls You know that girl and no one is any the wiser So as if on cue ..... Electron Blue Tomorrow's gaining speed on you It's all you want to do You ... you know where to run You run, Electron Blue You ... you know where to run You run, Electron Blue You ... you know where to run You run, Electron Blue G R.e.m-Endgame G Aadd4 B7 E {"Chorus":} A F#m E B ---------5-3-2--|-2--2--0----------0------| F# ---3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3--3--0---2---3-----0---| D ---2-2-2-2-2-2--|-4--4------2-------------| Repeat A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-4--4------2-------------| E ----------------|-2---------0-------------| B ----------------|-------------------------| {coming out of the chorus after the D riff play:} B B7 B-|-0-------0--------------|--------------0-----------| F#-|-0-------------0--------|-----------0-----0--------| D-|-1-----------------1----|--------1-----------1-----| A-|-2---2------------------|--0--0--------------------| E-|-2----------------------|-----------------------2--| B-|-0----------------------|--------------------------| {Play intro riff again, follow with the "chorus" riff, and instead of the B/B7 part, play the following:} C#7 D5 B-|-----------0----------0-|-----------3--------------| F#-|-----2---------2--------|-----3----------3---------| D-|--------3----------3----|--0-----0-----------0-----| A-|--4---------------------|--------------------------| E-|------------------------|--------------------------| B-|------------------------|--------------------------| B A B-|-----------0----------0-|-----------2--------------| F#-|-----0----------0-------|-----3----------3---------| D-|------------------------|--------2-----------2-----| A-|--2-----2----------2----|--0-----------------------| E-|------------------------|--------------------------| B-|------------------------|--------------------------| C#7 D5 B-|-----------0----------0-|-----------3--------------| F#-|-----2---------2--------|-----3----------3---------| D-|--------3----------3----|--0-----0-----------0-----| A-|--4---------------------|--------------------------| E-|------------------------|--------------------------| B-|------------------------|--------------------------| B B7 B-|--------------0-------0-|--0-----------------------| F#-|-----0-----------0------|--0-----------------------| D-|--------1---------------|--1-----------------------| A-|--2--------2--------2---|--0-----------------------| E-|------------------------|--------------------------| B-|------------------------|--------------------------|A D A D DWhen the day is long and the night, the night is yours alone D A GWhen you're sure you've had enough of this life, well hang on
B(low)---3---2---0--Bm E Bm E BmDon't let yourself go, everybody cries E A D A Gand everybody hurts sometimes A D DSometimes everything is wrong, now it's time to sing along D DWhen your day is night alone (hold on, hold on) D DIf you feel like letting go (hold on) D A GWhen you think you've had too much of this life, well hang on
B(low)---3---2---0--Bm E Bm E Bm Everybody hurts, take comfort in your friends EEverybody hurts,
Bridge:C# F#m C# F#m C# F#m Don't throw your hand, oh no, don't throw your handG D G Em when you feel like you're alone, no, no, no, you are not aloneA D A D If you're on your own in this life, the days and nights are longA D A D When you think you've had too much, of this life, to hang on
B(low)---3---2---0--Bm E Bm Well everybody hurts, sometimes E Bm E A DEverybody cries, everybody hurts, sometimes A D A/E D ABut everybody hurts sometimes so hold on, hold on, hold on, D A D A GHold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, A D A DEverybody hurtsA D A D A GYou are not aloneA C A7su4 D A C E7sus4A C E7sus4 GHey now little speedy head the read on the speedometer saysA C E7sus4you have to go the task in the cityA FWhere people drown and people serveE7sus4 D A C E7sus4Don't be shy, your just deserve is only just light years to goD E A BmMe my thoughts are flowers strewn, an ocean storm may bury themD E A (Dsus)I have got to leave to find my wayD E A BmWatch the road and memorize this life that passed before my eyes D E Dand nothing is going my wayA C E7sus4 D A C E7sus4A C E7sus4 GThe ocean is the river's goal, the need to leave the water knowsA C E7sus4We're closer now, but light years to goD E A BmI have got to find the river, Bergamot and bed of roseD E DRun through my head and far awayD E A BmLeave the road and memorize this life that passed before my eyes D E Dand nothing is going my way
REPEAT INTRO RIFCA C E7sus4 GThere's no one left to take the lead, but I'll tell you and you can seeA C E7sus4We're closer now and light years to goA C E7sus4 GPick up here and chase the ride, river empties to the tideA C E7sus4Fall into the oceanD E A BmRiver to the ocean goes a fortune for the undertowD E DNone of this is going my wayD E A BmThere is nothing left to grow but ginger, mint, and indigoD E ACoriander stem and rows of hayD E A BmStrength and courage overrides, these privileged and weary eyeD E DRiver poets search naiveteD E A BmPick up here and chase the ride, the river empties to the tideD E AAll of this is coming your way {intro: B F# G D E B F# G D Bb} E A > Sleep delays my life E > Where does the time go...go A > I don't know E > Sleep sleep sleepy head A > Wake it up...up E > You've got all your life A > Way up ahead > B F# G D E > Dreams they complicate my life B F# G D F > Dreams they compliment my life > > I've seen you laying pined > I've seen you laying pined > Life is rough...rough > I've seen you laying down...down > With the loving kind > I know life is hard...hard > Well now > Where to turn? {break E A E A w/ 13 alarm clocks going off at once} >Bm G D Bm Em G DVerseBm Em D ACharades, pop skill water hyacinth, Bm Em D A G named by a poet. imitation of lifeBm Em D A Bmlike a koi in a frozen pond like a goldfish in a bowlEm D A CI dont want to hear you cry D BmThats sugarcane that tasted good Em G Dthats cinnamon thats HollywoodD Bm Em G Dc'mon c'mon no one can see you try
You want the greatest thing
the greatest thing since bread came sliced.
You've got it all, you've got it sized.
like a friday fashion show teenager
freezing in the corner
trying to look like you dont try
Thats sugarcane that tasted good.
thats cinnamon thats hollywood
c'mon c'mon no one can see you try
Middle 8G A G A GThats sugarcane that tasted good
thats freezing rain thats what you could
c'mon c'mon no one can see you cry
This sugarcane
this lemonade
this hurricane, i'm not afraid.
c'mon c'mon no one can see me cry
This lightning storm
this tidal wave
this avalanche, i'm not afraid.
c'mon c'mon no one can see me cry
Thats sugarcane that tasted good
thats who you are, thats what you could
c'mon c'mon no one can see you cry
Thats sugarcane that tasted good
thats who you are, thats what you could
c'mon c'mon no D G That's great it starts with an earthquake D Birds and snakes and aeroplanes G Lenny Bruce is not afraid D Eye of a hurricane listen to yourself churn G World serves its own needs dummy serve your own needs D Speed it up a notch speed grunt nose strength G The ladder starts to clatter with dinner fight down height F Wire in a fire room represent the seven gangs E In a government for hire and a combat site D Lefty wasn't coming in a hurry G With the furies breathing down your neck D Team by team reporters baffled trump tethered crop G Look at that low plane fine then D Uh oh overflow population coming through G But it'll do save yourself serve yourself D World serves its own needs listen to your heartbeat G dummy with the rapture and the rever'nt and the right right? F E You vitriolic patriotic slam fight right might feeling pretty psyched Chorus : D A Em It's the end of the world as we know it It's the end of the world as we know it G It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine Six o'clock TV hour don't get caught foreign tower Slash and burn return listen to yourself churn lock him in uniform And book-burning blood-letting every motive escalate Automotive incinerate light a candle light a motive Step down step down watching heel crush crush Uh oh this means no beer, Cavalier renegade steer clear A tournament a tournament a tournament of lies F E Offer me solutions offer me alternatives and I decline Chorus Bridge | D | G | D | G | D | C | Chorus The other night I drifted nice continental trip to find Mountains stand in a line, Leonard Bernstein Leonid Brezhnev, Lenny Bruce, and Lester Bangs Birthday party, cheesecake, jellybean, boom You symbiotic patriotic slam butt neck right? right!C C# D G C Trailers for sale or rent D CRooms to let, fifty cents G FNo cars no pool no pets GI ain't got no cigarettes G FIt takes four hours of pushin' broom C# D CTo buy a four-by-twelve two-bit room G C C# GI'm a man of means, by no means
King of the road
{ somewhere in the course of the whole song they go up a key and play A D E A ...... }