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Blue October Any Man In America Track 01 - Everything (A.M. Limbo) Track 02 - The Feel Again (Stay) Track 03 - The Money Tree Track 04 - For The Love Track 05 - Drama Everything Track 06 - The Chills Track 07 - The Flight (Lincoln To Minneapolis) Track 08 - Any Man In America Track 09 - You Waiting Too Long Track 10 - The Honesty Track 11 - The Getting Over It Part Track 12 - The Worry List Track 13 - The Follow Through (Contributed by Clayton8424) Blue October Everything (A.M. Limbo) Track 1 Blue October The Feel Again (Stay) Track 2 C#:x466xx B: x244xx A: x022xx or x46600 or x24400 or x02200 or x46654 or x24432 or x0222x Intro: C#, B, C# C#, B, C# C#, B, E
i see the C#sun go Bdown on the C#river.. i feel the C#wind blow Bout of state to C#gray, i feel the C#air aBround you its kinda C#closing in, do you feel it C#fall or do you feel&amBp;#65279; at Eall. i can. i see the C#world keep Bmoving as i C#stumble. they seem to C#move much Bfaster than C#me, and while i C#sit in my 4 cornered Broom dividingC# heBarEts for a little girl C# well i cant beB anything but who i amE. and i wish you would C#staBy,E that was the begC#inning of the two of us,B the start of our Ashow. Astay Bstay C#stay oh i would neverA have letB go.E
i see the C#sun go Bup as yourC# image and i feel theC# weight of your Beyes as you C#stare i feel&C#;#65279;B it all when C#you when you thirBst when yoEu kissed my lips you used to make&C#;#65279; me feel at home you makeB me feel at home you make me feel Eagain and thats when you useD toC# say will you Bstay and not let EgoA nEow its just the C#2 of us to think aboutB the stars of our show A and u would Asay i wish you'd Bstay and i'd never C#go oh i will neverA letB go!E C#so take this heart of mine youve taken it a hundred thousnd times yeah but this time this time im gonna take it away i see the C#door close Bdown behind C#you i watch ur C#face turn from Bglow to straight C#grey i see the&C#amp;#652B79; moon go up and it C#shinesB this Eglory on my face Awho wouldve known who wouldve Bknown who wouldve Eknown we would C#stay we should Bstay and never Ego Aoh Eno there's just C#3 of us to to think about nowB in our Ashow our show our show and i think we could Astay we could Bstay and then we'd C#know that we should neverA letB go E C# B E A-E C# somethin to think about in her heart, just look into those big brown eyes B and you just fall Apart we should sAtay yes we'd sBtay and we should kC#now that we should neverA letB goE no noA letB goE go oh A B E
i wish you'd stay, wish you'd stay Blue October The Money Tree Track 3
A I'm standin' on an open world C#m I've gotta try so hard for myself Not inEcluding the ones that I love I call my famDily
It's not hard when your focus is a beautiful girl A brand new baby, she's a baby girl And yes she is a cutie like her mommy She looks like her mommy We both know who we are And I'm not changing a thing, I've never changed before If lovin' me is work, I'm not a job to take I think we're headin' for the crazy-making heartbreak I'm wonderin' why I'm sittin' here, alone again Why you always crush me, Why it's never easy Easy, easy, easy, it's not easy This is you, this is me, You won't be a part of what we need to be Not for me, for the future of us three For our daughter college, family, sudden-health emergencies You think it's easy pickin' money off my Money Tree' With two houses, both cars, I paid off your fucking credit card debt, Did you already forget' Huh' You threaten, threaten, threaten, threaten, threaten, huh Just fucking leave, Find a man who will put up with this We both know who we are And I'm not changing a thing, I've never changed before If lovin' me is work, I'm not a job to take I think we're headin' for the crazy-making heartbreak I can't help but think Of how good you are with our baby daughter Half the time a single mother When I go away it's so that you can always stay home And watch your baby grow, bring her up the right way You never take it that way We both know who we are And I'm not changing - I need support, not a slap in the face You have to trust me or I'm sure this will blow up in your face Our love was such an angel, she doesn't even know We've torn each other down in ways we don't even know We both know who we are And I'm not changing a thing, I've never changed before If lovin' me is work, I'm not a job to take I think we're headin' for the crazy-making heartbreak I can't help but think Of how good you are with our baby daughter Half the time a single mother When I go away it's so that you can always stay home And watch your baby grow, bring her up the right way It's me the one who has his family's future at heart It's you the one who never wants a family apart We both know that together we can only believe That if we cut the shit there'd be no reason to leave Blue October For The Love Track 4 Communication.
I wait to see if we could ever get together and Gtalk like we used to. We get together and we talk. FLike we used to. But you Cdon't want to.
You want a separation. And now that's strike three. I tried everything, I work so hard for you To constantly hear how I fail and abandon you.
CI put my heart in a dream. Dm And now that dream, it makes suGre the baby she has food to eat And your faFncy house gets paid for, ya hear me!
You never learned one thing. No, you never believed in me. So if you're gonna leave, get out. Just remember this is what I'm all About.
I do it for the Dmlove. I do it for the rain. I do it for the Cpassion, do it for the pain. I do it for the A#rush. I do it for the doubt. I do it for my dAmaughter, man, cuz she's what I'm Fabout. I do it for my mom, do it for my dad. I do it for my sanity, it's hangin' from a thread. I do it for the audience who understands the need. Stand it on the stage, cut the shit and let it bleed.
So pack it up, Fpack it in, write it up, write it down. Just remember that I told you it's what I'm all about.
(Wait, wait, wait) (Same chord progessions til the end...) I missed the tour, you told me not to come home again An ex-boyfriend was taking my place at our first Lamaze. (You gotta be kidding) NO! How hard that was because, cuz your voice so crooked and wrong. You would bury your intentions like a mother fucking nuclear bomb. I lived in a hotel room til the day she was born. And I never knew what words to say that could get us through our first Chance at divorce. You promised change and I believed and walked right back into the same. So if you're gonna leave, yeh Go away! I do it for the love. I do it for the rain. I do it for the passion, do it for the pain. I do it for the rush. I do it for the doubt. I do it for my daughter, man, cuz she's what I'm about. I do it for my mom, do it for my dad. I do it for my sanity, hangin' from a thread. I do it for the audience who understands my need. Stand it on the stage, cut the shit and let it bleed. I do it for my brother, I do it for his wife. I do it for my manager, cuz God, he saved my life. I do it for the confidence, do it for release. I do it cuz I'm sick of feelin' sad, it's for the peace. I do it for the sunshine, for my friends I did it for you. For you over and over and over again. But you'll never understand. (so fuck it) So pack it up, pack it in, write it up, write it down. Just remember that I've told you it's what I'm all about. (Get out! ) I do it for the love. I do it for the rain. I do it for the passion, do it for the pain. I do it for the rush. I do it for the doubt. I do it for my daughter, man, cuz she's what I'm about. I do it for my mom, I do it for my dad. I do it for my sanity, it's hangin' from a thread. I do it for the audience who understands the need. Stand it on the stage, cut the shit and let it bleed. I do it for the love. For the love. Do it for the love. For the love. Yeah, I do it for the love. Do it, do it, do it. For the love, for my daughter. So pack it up, pack it in, write it up, write it down. Just remember that I've told you it's what I'm all about. Blue October Drama Everything Track 5 Capo 1
A Let me start with I've let you Ggo A But you don't get it, Gthough A Politely I've asked you to Gleave, But still you follAow Em A It's hard when you're full of Gheart A When the house you built just falls aGpart A Well keep the paint fresh, keep the outside Gclean Make sure the Aneighbors see you wear that ring Don't Gtell them a thing, they don't know you like me
D You're the girl that cries, "Water in the basement" G Everybody stop, wait, look, see You're the girl that could lie to my face And fabricate a flood to get through to me I went away and you found a replacement So call him, don't call me To the girl that cries, "Water in the basement" You drama everything
D-xx0230 I heard a good friend once say
"You gotG one life, live it, 'cause they'll take it away" From Dboth of us, one day, you know they willG So colour it Aup, colour it up Say your Glast goodbye, I don't give a fuck ABottoms up, just watch me walk awayG I'm here to say that AI don't need your sorry dreaming G What makes you think you can ATell me how I to feel or how hard I should Gfall No, no, no, no, no, no, no, now you listen DOh my, you're not Ganything I need in my life A No, you're not anything I even wGant 'cause they don't know you like me
Chorus
G Here's what you gotta do DHold you head high A G Shoot first, man, don't ask why Yeah, you won't feel the pain at all Well I guess I, grew this mind I think for myself and I'm fine No, I don't need anything from you at all They don't know you like me
Chorus Blue October The Chills Track 6 Intro/Chorus: C, Em, Am, F Verse:
CTake my hand Maybe we should Grun away Maybe we should Fdisappear Leave Ameverything behind Like the useless things Boxes labeled memories The sudden health emergencies Yeah we could leave those things behind
CShow me, show me Garms that reach for all we can be Through Funderstanding, I tried forgiveness, I faced the past, it's what I witnessed G
Why do I only feel the Cchills when I'm with you' I only hear your Emwords that you say are true But you keep Amthinking it over, thinking it over, You can Fcatch me if you wanted to, oh
Now, why you gotta say goodbye When you know you're gonna come with me No, can't afford to leave and stay You're gonna have to just build one way So tell me, tell me all the things you told me we could be Through understanding, I tried forgiveness, I faced the past, it's what I witnessed Chorus I only feel the chills when I'm with you I feel like I'm so high, I'm feeling so high C-catch me, C-C-catch me
Why does a heart always Chave to break (when you're trying way too hard),Am have to break (yes she'll see right though you),F have to break Oh communication, yeah Gconversation, It breaks down Now there will be nothing to talk Cabout, (absolutely nothing, just blah blah blah)
Blue October The Flight (Lincoln To Minneapolis) Track 7 Capo 1
Em No joke took a breath and then awoke I was Gstanding in an airport looking like a joke Saying &Amquot;Sir, can you help me' Ma'am could you please'" So they Amled me to the pay phone. Flaggin' down the police. "Mr. Officer I know who I am. But the rest of me, My memory, I just don't understand. I do know that I'm unsafe, man with a plan of gettin' on a plane. Fly away to kill a man." Like a freight train threat to myself. I gotta history of blackouts, bad mental health so… Both cops each arm alarm. No harm disarm pat down do the body check. Next thing I was walking on the airfield. Back seat I was headed to the hospital. I'm sorry for the drama that I bring. Through the screen he said "Son you did the right thing." Em G Am Am
Em Please help me understand. C Why you can't talk man to man. Am But you can stand with your dick in your hand. Am Why you acting like a pussy, man' Please help me understand why you can't talk man to man. But you can stand with your dick in your hand. You acting like a pussy, man.
I was faithful to the wifey now we separated. Used to try to win her back I underestimated. Like a stone sinks down into the complicated fact. That you gave that ass up and never fucking dated. See you're better than that. You're a diamond he's a rough real tough, man. Call a brother back. Just a pussy with a dick. Stand up and be a fucking man. Hiding from the husband. Scared to make a peep and livin' up in Lincoln. Now I'm in the deep end. Think I'm gonna break in smash your fucking face in. Cut you up with lemon juice and watch you try to fuck then. Chorus Is that beat up...is that beat up yet' (please help me understand) (why can't talk man to man) Is that beat up...is that beat up yet' I wish that I were man enough to turn my back and leave. To forget all the tricks you pull and hide them in my sleeve. I know what's best for table play, I know what's best for me. I know this life is way too short, to let you kill a dream. I know you're capable to only love me when I'm there. I know it's hell to keep the peace inside your heart and head. But I'm always gone and what you're left with is my song. You're sick of listening to anything turn me off instead. You used to call me cool, believed in what I'd say. Never seen me as a failure or a mother fucking fake. But over time we changed into this little ball of hate. We shared a bedroom but the bedroom had a bed we never made so. I'm done with holding this in. I'm done with being a friend. I'd like it all to just end like brand new ink on a pen. No one can stop me….try to stop me... Just try to stop me... Chorus Blue October Any Man In America Track 8
I only Amnote spending time away I onlyDm note the truth is spoken Best when Gbrutally so honestly. I'll let you know you set the standards lyrically for me. C One single middle finger Say Amraise it up My speech will always Dmbe free like Martin Luther King. You had meaning to me. Single-handedly saving music starving industry. A hip hop legend with skin like invisible ink. Black even though he was whiter than me. He was the first to be colorless. Speaking for all of us. Then you let us into your family: mother father brother sister wife daughter. Damn right in front of me. That's when I miss my daughter desperately. Your mockingbird puts dents in me. While touring press and reliving my song hate me, I was losing custody. I never even saw that shit. How she played me and planned and sought it fit To turn that trick and financially she would benefit. My first and probably only billboard hit was gonna pay for my two year old's college. I should have hid that shit so she couldn't spend that shit. It took twenty years of working just to earn that shit. Now word for word I've listened and heard and I'm done. Done.
[Chorus]
Like Amyou don't know. You Dmact like you believe it. That you're Gin control. It's just your legal system though. Am They don't think about you Dm No they don't care about you. G Now every man in America take back your control Like Amyou don't know. You Dmact like you believe it. That you're Gin control.
It's just your legal system though
C They don't think about it Am No, they don't care about it Am Now every man in America take back your control.
So I kept my business quiet Just like my lawyer said. And I tried to focus all My anger in my work instead. I was succeeding at self reliant But inside my soul is dead. I had to be the sole provider But not allowed to be the dad. Literally they took her from me. Legally they did! They did! But I'm not a fucking book So fuck your book in Lincoln I said Fuck the judge. Fuck that county Fuck your family too. Yeah fuck everybody that took my baby girl, Blue
Dm I'm way too strong. I work my ass off all day long. Am And I'm gone for months at a time and you keep sitting there and lying. Bitching "Come back home." I hate you, hate you god. And then you came back home and filed for another fucking divorce. I'm sick of crying I'm sick of you instead I'm not sick, or stuck in my head. Am Any other man in ACmerica can get Gscrewed just like meE.
[Chorus] You won't understand, probably never will. Listen slowly I'll let you know the deal Lying ass play the judge with your crying ass You had your nose wide open when you saw the cash. Grimy bitch growing tired of you trying shit. Women run the courts, men provide the chips. Well eat up bitch until you had enough bitch. But take my kids; you can kiss both my nuts bitch.
Dm Telling lies cause daddy's always on the road. G But you the one fucking like a groupie at a show. C Money hungry so you try to take my youngest from me. Am You a dummy honey I'll chase you across the country. Bring the drama to you mama and you mama's mama Cause we all know you chasing after commas. Couple checks few houses and Gucci blouses You changing dicks like you changing outfits. E Constitution now a day's got the daddies losing. Lot of fathers getting fucked like prostitution
Blue October You Waited Too Long Track 9 Capo 1 Note-C# is just two frets up from Bm
Did he really get to take you Bmhome' I'm surprised that you chose him. Surprised that I'm not in a halfAway home. I'm not surprised I never saw you alone. When they brought me home. Bm So who does this separation work for' So which one of us will wage war' A War. It's not about the feelings that we shared before. No. Cause your words don't Bmcalm anymore. Gah, no more. What did you want me for'
AHow do you Ecall What we have Elove when you don't even Dnotice, The look upon my Aface, Yeah I've dEone this before, You'll be Esorrier when I'm gone. D Yeah you waited too long.
And did you really think I'd take it, When information fabricated. Look I give you credit for pathetically thinking that you could hurt this up. Watch this. She turns on my face, A sage little house invading your space. Helpless, you know that I'm away. My truck sitting in a hotel crazy. I'm fine on the phone. Freaking like it's telling me there's something wrong, Or right you don't I need to know. How do you call What we have love when you don't even notice, The look upon my face, Yeah I've done this before, You'll be sorrier when I'm gone. Yeah you waited too long. How do you call What we have love when you don't even notice, The look upon my face, Yeah I've done this before, You'll be sorrier when I'm gone. Yeah you waited too, Yeah you waited too long.
A This is urgent, Bm Call 'em emergencies C# I don't know how to stop D'em. A My capgun and the pistol, Bm You fill your clip with lies. C# Then load each one and fire rightD over my head.
I need a finish line, this pressures too high. Yeah I should have seen the end was coming, sooner than they ever did Reach down to the pit of my soul. I found things that I didn't wanna know with her, I guess the wait is over. How do you call What we have love when you don't even notice, The look upon my face, Yeah I've done this before, You'll be sorrier when I'm gone. Yeah you waited too long. Oh, how do you call What we have love when you don't even notice, The look upon my face, Yeah I've done this before, You'll be sorrier when I'm gone. Yeah you waited too long. Blue October The Honesty Track 10 Verse 1:
DmLet's get it straight Let's get it straight from the Amtop You're beginning with the usual main ingrediGent
You're good at when you're talking when you say it
Are you meaning Amit' Don't wanna give you my heart if you're not completingDm it I'm blown away at how your family, your fAmriends, Just accept it though, no one's ever told youG no
Can't expect you to know how to love
When it was something you were never tAmaught Chorus: FBut honestGy is the oAmne true way to start again FJust be gGood to yoursAmelf and love those unspoken instead of always broken FBut honestGly when you're heAmart decides to let someone in FJust be cGautious of the next Amone
Verse 2: You win, I never wanted to play what was meant to screw me up But I see you're in to playing it makes me feel sorry for the way you like displaying it And how the truth has really told you are betraying it I gotta say, I don't think I ever felt you hold us up, were you embarrassed by me' Now that's something I'm gonna have to pay for Chorus: But honestly should have been the one true way to start again Just be straight with yourself and love goes unspoken instead of always broken But honestly if your heart decides to feel again just be careful of the next one Bridge: How completely let down How completely let down I felt I'm completely in awe Now I can't see at all Now I can see it all Chorus: But honesty could have been the one true way to love again Just be straight with yourself and love goes unspoken instead of always broken But honestly if your heart decides to love again just be thankful for the next one Outro: (same as chorus) Gonna see it all...gonna see it Can't wait,can't wait Gonna keep it up,gonna keep it up Can't wait, can't wait Gonna see it all,gonna see it all Can't wait,can't wait, Gonna keep it up Blue October The Getting Over It Part Track 11
D I tried and tried I tried so many things that F#wouldn't take Like stop the leak, prevent the Gflood, some say But nothing helped at Bmall And you're not listeningD to what I say You wasteF# the time for memories made Communication hBmas not made its way to your agenda for today Or Gany other day 'cause this is the last time I'm gonna say it.
D If you come around here, you know Bm We're gonna have some problems, though. F#'Cause yeah, we're over.F# Get over it, though. I've seen that look before. Leave that shit at your door 'Cause yeah, we're over. Get over it, though.
Now I'm shouting out You gotta hear me Can you end this now I'm tired of waiting You don't get the point And you don't get control And we both have a chance If you just let go You can't have me tonight, tomorrow night, the next day For anyone or anything And anyway, I'm not asking you to stay You're not my fucking problem, one you just throw away Let's burn this house we built up down and simply walk away Chorus
D I'm gonna win this conversation F# Look who's got the microphone Bm I can't believe you're stuck on always trying to fuck me up G I think you ruined us all. Yeah, I truly believe you fucking ruined us all
Chorus Blue October The Worry List Track 12 Capo 3
EI'm tired, twisted, barely Bbreathing, buried in the C#mdark A EDon't be concerned, it's juBst the power of a breakinC#mg heart. A How good am I hiding it' ELook, I've got some bad intentions. BGuilty as fucking charged. C#mStill standing stable, more than able 'Acause I know who you are. EI know the birthdays, annivBersaries, all the first days I mC#missed. I regret them all.A
But now I know this:
AI know that God exists. B I held her in my arms. E I never knew I was able toC#m ever feel this strong.
ATake me off your worry list. It'll be bBetter that way. I'm really fEine and there's nothing we haven't talked C#mabout. So, Atake me off your worry list I said, &Bquot;Throw it away."
EThis is what my life is about. I might have been gone but I never walked out.
I've taken a thousand red eyes to change your point of view. What kind of man would take the trust you break and still follow through' 'Cause I'm standin' right here. And you may not show up. This same gate 14 where, honestly, I'm just sick of calling your bluff. And it's just embarrassing, that I nearly threw up And I'm trying hard to change the things I always screw up. And at the top of my list, this visitation's no relationship. But I gotta make the best of it. 'Cause I know - I know that God exists. I held her in my arms. I never knew I was able to ever feel this strong. Take me off your worry list. It'll be better that way. And I'm doin' fine and I've got plenty of friends around. Take me off your worry list. Just throw it away. Well, it's time to stand up on my own for her. 'Cause I'm packing it up, and I'm comin' today.
EI couldn't wait to finally pick my family up. BEverything is quiet and covered in snow. C#mThere's something wrong here... Nobody's at Ahome. Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
ANow, I'm back in the driver's seat. B Heading back home. E Yeah, back to TexaC#ms on my own.
Take me off your worry list. It'll be better that way. And I'm doin' fine and I've got plenty of friends around. Take me off your worry list. Just throw it away. Yeah, it's time to stand up on my own for her. I'm packing it up, and I'm comin' today. This is what my story's about. I might have been gone but I never walked out. I'm packin' it up, and I'm comin' today. E (End on E - throw a quick A in there and back to E and end it like this) This is what your story's about. My pretty little girl, can you figure it out' If it helps to know so there is no doubt, Just listen to the stories. Not everything is glorious. Some hurt, some love, some shout. I fought the world and I lost that bout. And you are what my album's about. I might have been gone, but I never walked out. Blue October The Follow Through Track 13 INTRO C - Am7 - G - F VERSE 1:
CPride It leaves you hollow Am7 Another attempt G Just to settle the score F A war, you know the one you built it up C It's real definiAm7ng Humiliation G Oh, it knocks at your door F
PRE-CHORUS:
YoFu say I blow up C I say you cave in G We never found the line betweenAm The real and pretend F You know you should accept it C G (Keep Strumming G all the way until the Chorus begins) This is really the end
I know for sure, it's what I have to do CHORUS:
Is follow through C You were everything I ever want to be Am7 The only thing I ever needed no G I'd wait for you till time lay down to sleep F And I'd sneak across the world to let her know C Yeah that's what I do Am7 Yeah I follow through G Oh I follow through F
VERSE 2:
And here I stand C I'm too close but still you're far away Am7 You never tried but I did G And we still remain divided F Oh I can't believe that your heart's still beCating It's beating for me at all Am7 How sad oGf you But I'm not sad at aFll
PRE-CHORUS:
YoFu say I blow up C I say you cave in G We never found the line betweenAm The real and pretend F You know you should accept it C G (Keep Strumming G all the way until the Chorus begins) This is really the end
I know for sure, it's what I have to do CHORUS:
Is follow through C And you were everything I ever want to be Am7 The only one I ever need to know G I'd wait for you till time lay down to sleep F And I'd sneak across the world to let her know C And as it falls down into night we run away Am7 And once again divided G But each one knows just what we have to do F
We do
We have to, follow through Am I will lay down my heart F I will let you go C That's what's best for us all G [x2]
(Cause now we stand beneath the clouds and god above) (Like we did before) (But this time for her) (I'll follow through)
CYou were everything I ever want to be Am7 The only one I ever need to know G I'd wait for you till time lays down to sleep F And I'd sneak across the world to let her know C
OUTRO 1:
Hold my heart Am7 PatieGntly And take my hand F Yeah walk with me C Cause when the evening comes Am7 We'll set the world on fire G And I was wrong F Let me help you live on C
CHORUS:
CYou were everything I ever want to be Am7 The only one I ever need to know G I'd wait for you till time lays down to sleep F And I'd sneak across the world to let her know C
OUTRO 2:
Hold my heart Am7 PatieGntly And take my hand F Yeah walk with me C Cause when the evening comes Am7 We'll set the world on fire G And I was wrong F Let me help you live on C
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