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THE PSYCHEDELIC SOUNDS OF THE 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS (1966)
1) You're Gonna Miss Me Baby
2) Roller Coaster
3) Splash 1 (Now I'm Home)
4) Reverberation
5) Don't Fall Down
6) Fire Engine
7) Thru The Rhythm
8) You Don't Know
9) Kingdom Of Heaven
10) Monkey Island
11) Tried To Hide
1 - YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME BABY----------------------------------------------------------------
Intro: E D A G X4
You're gonna wEake up one moDrning A
as the sGun greets the dEawn D G A
You're gonna wEake up one moDrning A
as the sGun greets the dEawn D G A
You're gonna lEook around in yDour mind, giArl,
You're gonna fGind that I'm gEone D
AYou didn't GrealEiiiDiizAe
You didn't GrealEiiiDiizAe
You didn't GrealEiiiDiizAe
You didn't GrealEiiiDiizAe
You didn't GrealEiiiDiizAe
OGh you're gonna mEiss me, Dbaby A
OGh you're gonna mEiss me, Dbaby A
OGh you're gonna mEiss me, chDild, yAeah, yGeah
DI gave you the warning
But you never heeded it
How can you say you miss my lovin
When you never needed it
CYou're gonna wake up wBbonderin'
G#Find yourself all aBblone
CBut what's gonna sBbtop me, baby?
FI'm not comin' hDome
FI'm not comin' hDome
FI'm not comin' hDome
Repeat ( E D A G ) Harmonica End
2 - ROLLER COASTER ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro ( X7 )
Am
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AmSomeone somewhere sometime ago
His eyes were clear to see
He put his thoughts into my mind
And gave myself to me
DmHe stopped me from living so unsane
I can be just what I want to be
AmThings appear as they really are
I can see just what I want to see
Come Emon and let it happen to Dmyou
Come Emon and let it happen to Dmyou
You’ve got toAm open up your mind
And let everything come through G
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Am G-
AmAmOh well, it starts like a roller coaster ride
So real it takes your breath away
It slides you through your point of view
You look back to where you thought you’d stay
Your rDmide the changes outside you
While inside you’re like a neon ray
And you fAmind out you don’t have to search for words
For there’s nothing you need to say
Come Emon and let it happen to Dmyou
Come Emon and let it happen to Dmyou
You’ve got toAm open up your mind
And let everything come through
G - Am G - Am
AmAfter your trip life opens up
You start doing what you want to do
And you find out that the world you once knew
Gets what it has from you
DmNo one can ever hurt you
Because you know more that you thought you knew
And you’re Amlooking at the world through brand new eyes
And no one can ever spoil the view
Come on anEmd let it happen to you Dm
Come Emon and let it happen to Dmyou
You’ve got toAm open up your mind
And let everything come through
Repeat G - Am (End)
3 - SPLASH 1 (NOW I'M HOME) --------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro:
D
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D Dsus4 D Dsus4
GI've seen your fDace before
I've kFnown you aCll my lDife Dsus2 Dsus4
GAnd though it's nDew
Your image cFuts me lCike a knDife Dsus2 Dsus4
And now I'm FhooComDe.
And now I'm FhooComDe.
And now I'm FhooComDe, to stGay.
GThe neon fDrom your eyes is splFashing iCnto mDine
GThey´re so faDmiliar in a Fway I Ccan't deDfine
And now I'm FhooComDe.
And now I'm FhooComDe.
And now I'm FhooComDe, to stGay.
AAnd though this is Dawfull speedy
AWe needn't bDother sleeping
AAll we might sDay is understEood G
Solo: G D F C D
And now I'm FhooComDe.
And now I'm FhooComDe.
And now I'm FhooComDe, to stGay.
GThe fierceness oDf our feelings rFocks me lCike a rDoar
GIt's good to kDnow we won't be stFrangers aCnymDore
And now I'm FhooComDe.
And now I'm FhooComDe.
And now I'm FhooComDe, to stGay. (X2)
(End)
4 - REVERBERATION-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro: (X2)
Am
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You fAminally find your heGlpless mind,
is trAmapped inside your sCkin.
You wAmant to leave, but yGou believe
you wAmon't get back agCain.
You Amonly know, you hCave to go but sDtill you can't get Cout.
You tAmry and try, you dCie and die. You're stDopped by your own dAmoubt.
Intro X2
AmReverberation,
reverberation.
You fAmind no peace, it doGesn't cease,
it's deAmadly irritCation.
It kAmeeps you blind, it's thGere behind,
your eAmvery hesitCation.
It hAmolds your thought, your mCind is caught,
your fiDxed with fascinCation.
You tAmhink you'll die, witChin the lie,
it's bDackward eleAmvation!
Intro X2
AmReverberation,
reverberation.
You Amsee rDeverberation,
Amis your latest Dincarnation,
AmYou think itD's a sensation,
G E7 Am Intro X2
but it's just reverberation.
You Amstart to swerve, the doGwnward curve,
that cAmatches up your fCears.
Each tAmhing you do, comes hGome to you,
and pAmounds inside your eCars.
Your sAmtart to fight agaCinst the night,
that scrDeams inside your mCind.
An C
When something black it answers back,
and grDabs you from behAmind!
Intro
AmReverberation,
echoing through your brain.
Reverberation,
driving your mind insane.
Reverberation,
causing your blood to drain,
Am G X4
leaving just charred remains. (End)
5 - DON'T FALL DOWN -------------------------------------------------------------
Intro Bass: E|---1/3--3--1/3--3---0--0-0----| X2
Intro Guitar:
C G F G
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D|---0h10---10----0--0h9---9----0--0h7---7------0--0h9---9----|
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DCon't fGall dFoooGown (Backing Vocals) X8
When you see her, ease up by her side
When you're near her, if your voice is tied
Don't deceive her, tell her what you feel
She'll receive you if your voice is real
DEvery time you need her, sF#mhe is there
to eGase the pain that fEmogs you
DAnd when you don't need her F#mcalm her stare,
she sGays she's needing yAou
DCon't fGall dFoooGown (Backing Vocals) X8
As you love her, she loves only you
As you lift her, she believes in you
From beside her keep behind her eyes
They're behind you past the thought of lies
DIf you want to rise yF#mou must place
someonGe else where you are stEmanding
DEverything she lF#mearns is on her face,
your stGrength is all she's demAanding
DCon't fGall dFoooGown (Backing Vocals) X8
Do you feel it? Feel it! Feel it! (Backing Vocals) X8
When you leave her give her promises
When you greet her give her all your kisses
As you warm her never disapoint her
As you hold her do all that you told her
DEvery time you need her, sF#mhe is there
to eGase the pain that fEmogs you
DAnd when you don't need her F#mcalm her stare,
she sGays she's needing yAou D
6 - FIRE ENGINE------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro: Em Em Am Em B7 Am
Em B7 (Blues Structure 12-bar)
LEmet me take you to the empty place in my fire engine
LAmet me take you to the empty place in myEm fire engine
IB7t can drive you out of your mind
CAmlimb the ladder of your own design in my Emfire engine. B7
AmDon't tell it to go slDow or stop
AmYou're got to work it right Dup to the top
AmA piercing bolt of Dneon red
EB7xplodes on fire inside your C#mhead
Solo: C#m F#m C#m A7 B7 Em B7
EmLet me take you to the empty place on my fire engine
AmLet me take you to the empty place in myEm fire engine
B7Blow it in rhythms making you
AmRound in the corner you can feel the ring on my Emfire engine B7
AmClose your eyes and yoDu will raise
AmYour image you no loDnger taste
AmA fiery flood engDulfs your brain
AB7nd drowns your partner (?)C#m
Solo: C#m F#m C#m A7 B7 Em B7
EmLet me take you to the empty place on my fire engine
AmLet me take you to the empty place on myEm fire engine
B7It can drive you out of your mind
AmClimb the ladder of your own design in myEm fire engine. B7
Em (End)
7 - Thru The Rhythm -----------------------------------------------------------
Intro:
F#m B
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F#mThrough the rhythm of dBarkened time
F#mPainted black by knBowledge crimes
And F#mrepetitions pBointless mine
InsF#mtilling values the sBick define
That wF#meaves the fabric that kBeeps you blind
And F#mties your hands and clBoaks your mind
But F#mon my stilts I´m Babove slime
CF#mome on up if you can mBake the climb but
Who F#mam I! B WhoF#m Am I! B WhoF#m Am I!
I've sF#mmelt the stench from the fBumes that rise
From the bF#mooks that rehash the sBame old lies
I F#mfelt the panic that tBhey disguise
In the fF#morms of laws of evBery size
I've hF#meard the teachers whine and make you dBrop off like flies
But you kF#mnow they're teaching nonsense, 'cause they cBatch you on your eyes
I have sF#meen the fool's gold they pawn offB as their prize
To the F#maverage standard the nBorm supplies but
F#m B F#m B F#m B
Where Am I! Where Am I! Where Am I!
G#m C#
You gG#mobble all the blessings they tC#ossed you to digest
They G#mmay be hard to swallow, but they kC#eep your tongue depressed
Your G#mscattered whims were boC#rn depressed
So G#mwhen something slC#ams your chest
You fG#mlutter about your sC#leep distressed
And tG#mhen you stop to eaC#se your breast
A scG#mattered rim leaves yoC#u obsessed
While G#msolid thoughts are sC#oon suppressed
But Where G#mAre You?C# Where G#mAre You?C# Where G#mAre You? REPEAT
(END)
8 - YOU DON'T KNOW -------------------------------------------------------------
Intro: Bm Em Em/Am Am/G G Em
Intro 2: D|---5--5--5/3--3---3/7--7--7/5---0---|
D C G Am X1
TDhere you are aCgain staGnding down beAmlow me
HDonestly belCieve that there is soGmething you can sAmhow me
While dDeep within your miCnd just what you gGive to even kAmnow me
And yGou don´t Aknow
YGou don´t Aknow
YGou don't kAnow how yGoung you Eare
Your eyDes are filled with coCral snakes and liGquid plastic cAmastles
Your daDily life revColves around a thoGusand petty hAmassles
CoDrney dots and wiCndow panes and pGink and silver dAmazzles
And yGou don´t Aknow
YGou don´t Aknow
YGou don´t Aknow how yGoung you Eare
DIf I knew what´s rCight for you you Gwould not be witAmhout it
And iDf I knew the trCuth for you I’dG surely stand andAm shout it
There´s bDetter things that Cyou can be, thereG is no doubt Amabout it
And yGou don´t Aknow
YGou don´t Aknow
YGou don´t Aknow how yGoung you Eare
EmYou don't know (You die young) Repeat
(End)
9 - KINGDOM OF HEAVEN -----------------------------------------------------------
Intro
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FHere you are at Emmy place withFin your glistening Emeyes
I´m Fwatching your rEmeactions as the Dmthing within you Gcries
And I´m bAmringing you this Emmessage
'cause I tAmhink it´s time you B7knew
That the kEmingdom of hAmeaven is witEmhin you
Intro x2
The iFncense and the cEmandles and the cFolors on the wEmall
Your iFmage stands refEmlected as a pDmrincess come to cGall
Your susAmpicions I´m coEmnfirming as you Amfind them all quiteB7 true
And the kEmingdom of hAmeaven is witEmhin you
Solo: Em x 4
Through the Fstained glass Emwindows moonlight fFlashes on the cEmhoir
And splFashes on the Emaltar in glDmows of liquid fGire
Then it bAmathes you with its gEmlory and you bAmegin life aB7new
And the kEmingdom of hAmeaven is witEmhin you
Solo: Em (End)
10 - MONKEY ISLAND -------------------------------------------------------------
Intro Bass:
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Chorus:
LDiving home Gon monkey iDsland, baGby
RDight in the mGiddle of a zDoo G
LDiving home Gon monkey iDsland, baGby
PreCtend to be a monkey, tA7oo
Verse 1:
Well,G here I am on mBbonkey island
GHiding behind a rockBb
I'm Gall dressed up with my Bbmonkey suit
PretCending to be something I'm A7not
(Chorus)
Verse 2:
Well thGere's one thing about these Bbmonkeys, baby
TGhey don't know I'm arBbound
BGut that's pretty good, 'cause iBbf they knew
They'll Cprobably come and put meA7 down
(Chorus)
Verse 3:
With my Gpaisley tie and my oBbne button suit
I'm abGout as close as I canBb get
I guGess I must be doBbing okay
'Cause theyG haven't come and got mBbe yet
(Chorus)
(End)
11 - TRIED TO HIDE --------------------------------------------------------------
Intro
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You tB5hink you´re strong when you´re all restraining
You tB5hink you have when you´re only claiming
When I got nF#7ear all I saw was fE7ear
And I know that you tB5ried to hide and you cried ´cause you lied aBmbout it
You knB5ew that you had when you tried to tell it
You thoB5ught that you were when you tried to sell it
And when I got nF#7ear all I saw was fE7ear
And I know that you tB5ried to hide and you cried ´cause you lied aBmbout it
You uB5sed the words but you´re only guessing
And you kB5now I saw it was your brand new dressing
Well, you know the F#7song, but you live it all wrE7ong
And I know that you tB5ried to hide and you cried ´cause you lied aBmbout it
(End)
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