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group : ALPHAVILLE album : Prostitute (1994) Note : Alphaville is an interesting German "new wave" group that had success in the 80's with songs like "Big in Japan", "Forever young", "Dance with me". But they have still been making songs and recording CDs. Witness this very good one. Hope the chords will be useful to someone. (And also the lyrics : they are not very easy to read on the book.) Here are the strange chords used in this file : C/G : ------ Em4+/7M : ------ B4 : ------ C#m7/2 : oooooo(4th) ||||o| |oo||| |||||| ||||o| ||o||| |||||| oooooo ||o||| oo|||| |||||| |||o|| ||oo|| ||||o| C#m7M : oooooo(4) B7M/D# : xooooo(6) A7M/C# : xooooo(4) F2/C : x----- |||oo| ||||o| ||||o| ||||oo ||o||| |||o|| |||o|| |||||| |||||| ||o||| ||o||| |oo||| D4/A : x----- |||||| |||o|| ||||oo 1. The paradigm shift

Let's ^Emdance, stop the fight We do the paradigm shift tonight Yeah, it's a ^C/Gnatural drift, alright Em4+/7M And it's coming up out of the blur Out of your mind from deep below The hidden harmonies discover Chaos - which means ORDER In the solution in the spiritual way

For quietness is stronger than motion And silence is stronger than sound We're listening to the tone which is not played Nothing is what we want Quietness is stronger than motion Silence is stronger than sound Nothing is what we get But the holistic movement Yes, that is the way Do you hear the river flow Do you hear it ???....... YES. You talked yourself into wrong questions You don't care about the answers You let the others be the good ones You're part of the death bringing system There's no place where you can hide Stop ! chasing the wrong ghosts of time I'm running out of time TIME KILLS You're lowering hopes much too much Getting into the grind much too much And losing faith in your abilities The loyalty to you beloved system of belief must surrender To chaos which means ORDER Evolutions not a model of yours FOR QUIETNESS IS STRONGER THAN MOTION DO YOU HEAR IT ??? (Gold/Lloyd/Echolette) 2. Fools

^B We waste our tim^B4e with big illusions ^A Talking to the^E walls But Jericho will never fall We sold our trumpets long ago Exchanging all the best we had Into atomic master plans We read the books, we had our chance We spend the world for just one dance

So keep on dancing - all you FOOLS The cups of fury have been filled So keep on dancing all you clowns Let's have a sip before we're killed So keep on dancing So keep on dancing ! These politicians make me sigh Democracy is just a lie As long as we are rich enough Each government will do for us We feed like vampires on the world We are the first they are the third There's no hope we had our chance We spend the world for one last dance So keep on dancing - all you FOOLS The time to reap has finally come So keep on dancing - all you clowns We had our chance let's have some fun. 7 seals 7 trumpets 7 cups 7 plaques 7 angels, the scarlet beast Mother of Marlots Faithful and TRUE (Gold/Lloyd/Echolette) 3. Beethoven

^Cm There's a tremor in the city ^Bb But it looks all quiet There is something awfull brewing But there ain't no fights Beethoven You can read between the lines That there must be more You're alarmed but you don't know What you're waiting for

Beet^Cmhoven the boots are back in town When ignorance and ^Bbfear Are closing mouths and ears The skins are on their ^Abway When it gets dark in Europe It's just a state of ^Bbmind The blind leading the blind

There's a scrawling on a tombstone Judenschweine raus Once again a racial fury Is burning down the house Beethoven There's a bleeding yellow man Lying in the street But there isn't anybody Doing anything Beethoven the boots are back in town (S.F. Prayer) And one grey day shall rise the flood No dikes will stem the heavy tides When cold pierced heavy bodies scream They fall as if the monstrous scythe of clouds Had smashed them from the skies The scattered squadron of mankind Stabs right into the churned up ether Of long forgotten birdless flights Beethoven the boots are back in town Beethoven the boots are back in town The demons of the past Will be replaced at last There are smarter ones to stay How can you stay away >From the order of disgrace How can you close your eyes Beethoven The boots are back... The boots are back... The boots are back (Gold/Lloyd/Echolette) 4. Ascension day

^DThese are the days of Evil perfection This is the world of torture and fame This is the age of most vicious infection These are the times of terror and pain

Let them inside and they build you a nightmare Show them, you fool, it'll not be in vain Here is your costume of deepest surrender These are the times of terror and pain

^G I wanna ride on the crest of sensation ^F I wanna scream in the whirlpools of love ^D# I wanna drown in a climax of thunder ^G# I wanna be with the fools in the storm

Do what you want and then die when you want to We're gonna walk on the blood of the MEEK We're gonna sail through the oceans of wonder We're gonna live in the DREAMS that we seek Send in the parasite clowns on their horses Send in the idiots and let them advance Send in the monsters of your own creation Send them all in and give them a chance We're gonna dance to the sweetest of music We're gonna play with the whores in the rain We'll dissipate the Lord's last temptations All in the cross fire of torture and fame I wanna ride on the crest of sensation We're gonna live....... In the dreams that we seek We're gonna live in the dreams that we seek Gm F D# D7 (Gold/Lloyd/Echolette) 5. The impossible dream . . . . . . . . D A Bm G (Em) | D A (A#m) Bm Bb |

^D Sometimes it ^Aseems so strange Bm G (Em) The way I feel for you D A Bm G (Em) It makes my life so quiet and free ^D And when you ^Asmile at me Bm G (Em) It's just that special love D A (A#m) Bm Bb That kind of liberty I never felt before

^D And I don't ^Aneed to be a ^Bmpoet G (Em) D I don't need to be a HERO A (A#m) Bm Bb When all I need to do is keep on loving you D A Bm G (Em) I just have to be me and I don't need to be The ^Dstranger anymore^A I used to ^Bmbe G (Em) D In my impossible dream

I keep my fingers crossed I never want to lose This new found world that's so alive Angel I'm so in love with you My heart has circled in the past The demons of deceit but now aside I've cast (Gold/Lloyd/Echolette/Sooter - Gold/Lloyd/Echolette/Bloss) 6. Parade (Only this song put me in great difficulties, because the chords are really special and moreover they are played by piano. Yet here is what I found.)

The ^C#m7crowd is looking drowned C#m7 C#m7/2 And a mother in tears There are ^Bmflip flapping ^Dflags in the ^Asilence G# C#m7M And a national anthem's a blues in these days

Flag him ^B7M/D#down, rest in ^A#peace What peace do you mean When the boys are coming back ?

He's live on T.V. He's dead as a hero can be But.... he didn't die for nothing my dear The video of his death is travelling the world Flag him down, rest in peace What peace do you mean When the boys are coming back ?

The ^A7M/C#boys are coming back When the boys are coming back ^Bm IN ^ACOFFINS ^G#

Way back in the crowd A girl says goodbye to a boy To a boy who's parading to heaven And she puts all the blame on the government Flag him down, rest in peace What peace do you mean When the boys are coming back ? When the boys are parading to heaven my friend Put all the blame on you

On ^C#m7you..... (Gold/Lloyd/Echolette)

7. Ain't it strange

Ain't it ^Emstrange that we destroy what we em^Bm7brace And we leave what we ^Emseek It's such a ^Bm7shame

Ain't it strange that we smile when we cry And no one knows why we are here And where we're going to Ain't it strange We could be, we could be so good together We could be, we could be so good together Ain't it strange that we share what we hate That we break what we love It's such a shame Ain't it strange when we pray we betray anyway And no one knows what we are for Why we're so tough why must hurt When we're so fragile Ain't it strange We could be, we could be so good together We could be, we could be so good together Ain't it strange still we could fall into a dream I'd wish no one will catch that fall for we could fall for love Life is but a dream, life is but a dream All the tears in the world not in vain for the pain is gone The shame is washed away when we're all one Life is but a dream, life is but a dream It's hard to believe after thousand of years The world's still drowning in blood and tears We've been quite advanced but again we fail It's dog eat dog on the rat rave trail It's getting too much and we're getting nowhere While hatred and fear is all that we share I can't take it no more when I'm watching the news We must stick together or we're bound to lose Now listen to this........ We could be, we could be so good together (Gold/Lloyd/Echolette - Gold/Lloyd/Echolette/Bloss) 8. All in the golden afternoon

All ^F#min the golden afternoon full ^Aleisurely we glide For ^Bboth our oars, with little skill, by ^Dlittle arms are plied While little hands make vain pretence our wanderings to guide Our wanderings to guide

Ah, Cruel Three ! in such an hour, beneath such dreamy weather To beg a tale of breath too weak to stir the tiniest feather Yet what can one poor voice avail against three tongues together Against three tongues together Anon, to sudden silence won, in fancy they pursue The dream child moving through a land of wonders wild and new In friendly chat with bird or beast - and half believe it true And half believe it true And ever, as the story drained the wells of fancy dry And faintly strove that weary one to put the subject by "The next time -- it is next time" the happy voices cry ! The happy voices cry ! Thus grew the tale of wonderland, thus slowly one by one It's quaint events were hammered out - and now the tale is done And home we steer A merry crew Beneath the setting sun. (Lewis Carrol - Gold/Lloyd/Echolette/Bloss) 9. Oh Patti

^F Patti can't take it,^C she gotta give it back ^Dm The world is a big place and she's ^Afrigh^A7tened ^F And if you kiss her,^C she gotta kiss you back ^Am She couldn't stand a kiss for ^Gfree - on her own

^Bm And while she's playing^Dm with all she exchanged ^A Yawning at the multi^Ftude ^Bm Her world is a big place ^Dm Full of toys and boys and ^Ateddy bears Where nothing is for ^Ffree That's what her ^F2/Cmother ^Gtold her ^Aonce

And ^APatti has a big, big heart ^EBigger than her life ^F#m She just forgot the most fantastic things with^Ein ^D#m She's sitting in her glasshouse And she ^F#mdoes not dare to throw the stone To ^C#make it all come true Of what she's ^Adreamin' of and ^Bso it seems to ^C#me

^C# Patti can't take it,^G# she gotta give it back ^A#m Her world is a big place and she's ^Ffrigh^F7tened ^C# But if you love her^G# maybe she'll accept ^Fm Maybe she'll take your love for ^D#free On her own All a^Emlone

(Gold/Lloyd/Echolette - Gold/Lloyd/Echolette/Bloss) 10. Ivory tower

^Em HERE IS the news^C from my little hideaway ^Am My sweet IVORY TOWER I've ^Csent you songs about so many ^Emthings Mighty Moondog's skipping waves Dolphins playing their lives away Golden Circus Girls and Pharaoes Fallen angels, streetside romeos Patricia's Park and anyway Eternal youth and neverending summerdays Lonely Girls, Music Halls the Mysteries of Love

^Em In the e^Cvent that I don't re^Emturn Please take this ^Cmessage to under^Emstand..... ^EmIn the e^Dvent.... I am a ^Gmstran^Fger ^Bbin a strange ^Ebland ^DWelcome stranger to the ^Ebland of the ^Dfree ^EbWelcome Carol to ^DPhantasy....

OH my God, I feel so alone A million light years far from home It seems to be a tragedy How can I live in Germany Another house is burning down It's time to face the cruel reality This is a game no more Disaster in the 20th century In the event that I don't return Please take this message to understand

In the event that I don't re^Bb7turn (Gold/Lloyd/Echolette - Gold/Lloyd/Echolette/Bloss)

11. Faith

^C Wake up in the morni^Gng still I hea^Amrd this so^Fng Must be somewhere from my dreams I don't know Made me feel so good, sun was shining bright God I love you that you brought this little song

To give me ^Cfaith ^G In the ^Ammorning ^F I need your faith To go on, yeah Give me some faith Can't get enough of that sweet feeling Give me faith oh yeah Keep the faith

Sweet little girl lying next to me Sunlight's playing on your face with some shadows You're so beautiful, dream on, dream on, lady I'm gonna wake you up when the time is right I'll give you faith In the morning... One day I shall be released by my creator Going home to where I came from long ago And the big wheel keeps on turning round and round Into eternity with me to cosmic meadows I will be there with all my friends.... Faith In the morning I need you, faith To go on yeah Give me your love and your affection And I'll keep the faith I'll keep the faith, oh yeah I'll keep the faith Give me faith God bless you, faith In the morning... (Gold/Lloyd/Echolette - Gold/Lloyd/Echolette/Bloss) 12. Iron John

^Cm If you open up the cage^F you will ^Cmhurt yourself ^EbThe king said it's forbidden^Gm or you ^Cmwill get hell But the prisoner lets you know where to find the key Under her satin pillow, yes, there it has to be Modestly is fine but it doesn't take you very far When you make your decision don't be afraid of the dark Longing for the Golden Ball that it will be yours for keeps Be sure about it as you saw so shall you reap

Let's take a ride on Iron John's shoulders He has more gold than anybody in this world Let's take a ride, hey ho on Iron John He has more gold than anybody in this world Jump on the train to nowhere, from now on you are free After rising from the ashes you'll become a mystery Too many of those strange injections, too many gazes at the sun The lady smiled "well that's the business running after number 1 For all their childish daydreams you caught their falling stars Just for the cheapest contracts you signed your autographs And if you started much too early therefore you're stopped too late Make sure that no one stops you now, here comes the ultimate" Let's take a ride....

^Ab He will be with you,^Gm he will be there ^Fm If you call out the^Ab magic ^Bbwords

Let's take a ride.... (Gold/Lloyd/Echolette/Nielson - Gold/Lloyd/Echolette) 13. The one thing

With ^Cm7all the Grace that ^F7you possess you're ^Bbtelling me your ^Dmlies A kiss, a touch, a gentle stroke a look into my eyes Your promises and fairy tales have all turned into dust Your star was high, your kingdom grew in vain now fades at last

That is the 1 thing I know Stop talking, stop talking with that voice Stop ! I can't stand it when I look into your eyes Stop talking who do you think you are Stop, you're too perfect but this time you've gone too far

How ^Dbm7can you be so ^Gb7sure about those ^Cbtears you're giving ^Ebmme Your mysteries and agonies show no effect on me I can't believe the love we shared would ever grew so old Your warm embrace was heaven but tonight it feels so cold

THAT IS THE 1 THING I know Cm7 F7 Bb Dm Stop talking Stop talking

That is the 1 thing I ^Ebm7know ^Ab7 The 1 thing I ^Dbknow ^Fm That is the 1 thing I know When I look into your eyes That is the 1 thing I know I can't stand it I can't stand it no more

(Gold/Lloyd/Echolette) 14. Some people

^AmSome people seem to have it all ^AmSome people always have to crawl ^Dm/FSome people pay to be abused ^AmSome people wind up destitute Some people search their souls for truth Some people try to be of use Some people pray before they kill Some people kill just for the thrill

Some people follow 1 man's vision Some others die on television Some people build their homes on sand Some people live in garbage cans Some people think that life is dear Some people hope the end is near Some people fight for right to life Some people hate to stay alive Some people dream of life on Mars Some people end their life in cars Some people throw their lives away Some others go on holidays

^ASome people ^Bblive and love in ^Cvain ^G ^A ^FSome people ^Cdon't and ^Ggo insane ^A ^EbSome people ^Bbalways need to ^Fwin ^C ^GSome other ^Abpeople love to ^Fsin ^C A

Some people breaking all their vows Some people slashing sacred cows Some people like to worship stars Some people think the world's a farce Some people try to make ends meet Some others end up kissing feet Some people find their Holy Grail Some other people go to hell Some people never catch their breath Some people drink themselves to death Some people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Gold/Lloyd/Echolette/Ocean - Gold/Lloyd/Echolette/Bloss) 15. Euphoria

^BmKind of thunder from my ^C#heart Flooding my ^Bmeyes Flooding my ^C#eyes ^G#Kind of armies marching through my ^F#head ^G#Sombre soldiers from no^A#where Kind of someone's moving out of me Have no fear Have no fear Kind of someone's moving out of me Goin' somewhere Goin' somewhere

^FShip is leaving ^Cright on time ^GEmpty harbour, ^Dwave goodbye Evacuation of the isle Caveman's paintings drowning Famous last words on the air I stay here and you are there While our city softly sinks Caveman's paintings drowning

A# F C G (Gold/Lloyd/Echolette) 16. Apollo

^DShow me a place that ain't Hell ^DIf there's space give me room to breathe That's all that I ^Gneed For this body can't ^Dfail And if music be the food of Love Play on ! give me excess of it Let it all ^Gmout Please take me ^Dout of here

And I shall ^Drise from the ashes Grow like a rose from the ^Amruins There must be ^Dlight in the darkness Hope at the end of the ^Amnight Yes I've been ^Gtryin' all my life To ^G/Bget to heaven But a^Cwoke, in the eye of the ^Ebstorm But I shall ^Grise from the ashes ^AmGrow from the ruins And re^G/Bturn ^Cback ^Dhome

This is the call from the gras Coming up to the prisoners of pleasure Drunk on the blood Of the next generations And I've been through many strange confusions Splitting myself into too many faces now The mirror is broken I can see the worms behind But I shall rise from the ashes...

^D4/A You may well have your ways of triumph ^Bb You may well have your ways of ^C/Gtruth ^D (Just gimme some room to breathe.^Bb..)^C/G ^DThat's all that I need That's all that I ^Bbneed Me and my ^Cstrange friends (Take my hand and I'll take you out of here) Me all belong to the grand astral body (I'll take you out of here) And there's you behind these legendary curtains (I'll take you out of here) Take my hand before you wither in the crowd (I'll take you out of here) Take my hand I'll take you out of here

This is the end of the show I don't know was I wrong was I right Oh Love I don't know I wasn't perfect for sure But now I feel like a new born baby Lying in the dew of the morning Laughing at the sky Like a brave new Apollo And I shall rise from the ashes... Back home (Gold/Lloyd/Echolette - Gold/Lloyd/Echolette/Bloss) For any comment you can either e-mail to lamoureu@epi.roazhon.inra.fr or better write to my own address : Herve LAMOUREUX 16, rue de la Guette 45140 Saint-Jean de la Ruelle FRANCE

Alphaville - Prostitute