Tuning: E A D G B E

1. GO AHEAD [Verse]

^CIf you want to find yourself by traveling out west ^COr if you want to find somebody else that's better Go a^Dmhead Go a^Chead

[Verse]

^CIf you want to buy a brand new fancy automobile ^COr if you want to build a place up in Coldwater Canyon Go a^Dmhead Go a^Chead Go a^Dmhead I w^Gish you would Go a^Chead

[Verse]

^CIf you want to hold your own hand going up that cliff ^COr if you want to just hold back cause you ain't up to it Go a^Dmhead Go a^Chead Go a^Dmhead Be ^Gmy guest Go a^Chead

[Verse]

^CIf you want to hold on to the first girl that you meet ^COr if you want to settle down and plant roses at my feet Go a^Dmhead Go a^Chead Go a^Dmhead I w^Gish you would Go a^Chead

[Verse]

^C#If you want to have your cake and eat it too ^C#And if you want to have other people watch you while you eat it Go a^D#mhead Go a^C#head Go a^D#mhead Be my ^G#guest Go a^C#head

[Bridge]

^C#If you want ^D#mbetter things ^G#I want you to ^C#have them ^C#If you want ^D#mbetter things Then ^G#i want you to ^C#have them

[Chorus]

Go a^D#mhead Go a^C#head Go a^D#mhead I w^G#ish you would Go a^C#head Go a^D#mhead I ^G#wish you would Go a^C#head

2. SCIENCE VS ROMANCE [Intro] D B7 Em A7 (x8) [Verse]

^DI used to t^B7hink ^Emif I could re^A7alize i'd d^Die then T would^B7 be ^Ema lot ni^A7cer ^DUsed to be^B7liev^Eme in a l^A7ot more ^DNow I just ^B7see ^Emstraight ahe^A7ad

^DThat's not to ^B7say ^EmI don't have g^A7ood times ^DBut as for ^B7my days ^EmI spend them wa^A7iting

[Pre-Chorus]

^GCrash sites keep me u^F#p at night ^BmImpact division it sp^Emlits in two ^F#Directly unde^Grneath you^Gm

[Verse]

^DAs for thos^B7e things (as^Em for those things) that act as ma^A7rkers in your l^Dife But in be^B7tween (but i^Emn between) you can't rem^A7ember

^DAnd so it s^B7eems (and so it s^Emeems) that you've grown ^A7up and over ^Dme and these s^B7illy things (t^Emhese silly things) I like to dw^A7ell on

[Pre-Chorus]

^GTest sites keep me ^F#up at night ^BmChainlink and meters I t^Emalk to you It's c^F#old out there but I'm te^Bmlling you I'm lo^Gnely ^Gmtoo

[Break] D B7 Em A (x8) [Chorus]

^DFacts versus rom^B7ance ^EmYou go and c^A7all yourself the b^Doss But we're not ro^B7bots^Em inside a g^A7rid ^DText versus roma^B7nce ^EmYou go and a^A7dd it all you w^Dant still we're not r^B7obot^Ems inside a g^A7rid

[Break] D B7 Em A (x8) [Outro]

^A7Zeros and ^Dones

3. WIRES AND WAVES [Intro] A D (x2) [Verse]

There are ^Atwelve hours There's a day between u^Ds And you ^Acalled to say you're sorry in your own ^Dway

There are ^Aoceans and waves and wires between ^Dus And you ^Acalled to say You're getting ol^Dder

[Chorus]

And ^Esometimes planes they ^Dsmash up in the ^Asky And ^Esometimes lonely ^Dhearts they just get l^Aonelier

[Verse]

How d^Aid you survive all those fires and ^Dfloods? How d^Aid you survive your insufferable ^Dfriends? It w^Aas the plow that broke the western p^Dlains And its ^Ajust my heart gets rejected by my ^Dveins

[Chorus]

And s^Eometimes planes they s^Dmash up in the s^Aky And s^Eometimes lonely he^Darts they just get l^Aonelier And ^Alonelier and ^Alonelier and ^Alonelier and ^Alonelier and ^Alonelier and ^Alonelier and ^Alonelier

[Chorus]

And s^Eometimes planes they s^Dmash up in the s^Aky And s^Eometimes lonely h^Dearts they just get l^Aonelier

[Outro] A D (x6) PICTURES OF SUCCESS [Intro] D/F# G D/B Asus4 (x8) [Verse]

^D/F#Build your ^Gown ^Bmtelevi^Asus4sion receiver ^D/F#Staying ^Ghome ^Bmcan't be that ^Asus4bad for me ^D/F#Cause i'm not ^Gscared, but I'd ^Bmlike some extra ^Asus4spare time ^D/F#Easil^Gy ^Bmearn me big ^Asus4money

[Verse]

I'm a ^D/F#modern ^Ggirl but I ^Bmfold in half so ^Asus4easily When I ^D/F#put my^Gself in the ^Bmpicture of ^Asus4success I could ^D/F#learn world ^Gtrade Or ^Bmtry to map the ^Asus4ocean

[Chorus]

When you're ^D/F#dead ^G In ^Bmhospitals and ^Asus4freeways When you're ^D/F#dead ^G In ^Bmresting homes and ^Asus4clinics When you're ^D/F#dead ^G It ^Bmmust be nice to ^Asus4finish When you're ^D/F#dead ^G

[Verse]

I've ^D/F#had it with ^Gyou, and ^BmMexico can ^Asus4fucking wait And ^D/F#all of ^Gthose French ^Bmfilms abou^Asus4t trains Cuse ^D/F#i'm not s^Gcared, but I'd ^Bmlike some extra s^Asus4pare time ^D/F#I'm not ^Gscared, but the ^Bmbills keep changing ^Asus4colors

[Chorus]

When you're ^D/F#dead ^G In ^Bmhospitals and ^Asus4freeways When you're ^D/F#dead ^G In ^Bmdress shirts and n^Asus4eckties When you're ^D/F#dead ^G In ^Bmapartments and on ^Asus4beaches When you're ^D/F#dead ^G

[Bridge]

^EmThey say Cali^Afornia is a ^Drecipe ^Afor a ^Gblack hole and ^EmI say i've got my ^Abest shoes on I'm ready to ^Dgo, ready to ^D/Bgo Ready to ^Ggo, ready to ^Ago. I'm ready to ^Dgo, ready to ^D/Bgo Ready to ^Ggo, ready to ^Ago. I'm ready to ^Dgo, ready to ^D/Bgo Ready to ^Ggo, ready to ^Ago. I'm ready to ^Dgo, ready to ^D/Bgo Ready to ^Ggo, ready to ^Ago. I'm ready to ^Dgo.

[Outro]

^DThese are times that ^Bmcan't be weathered and ^Gwe have never been ^Aback there since then. (x4)

5. AUGUST [Intro] F D7 Gm Bbm F [Verse 1]

^FAugust, I'll see you ^D7soon Under yellow ^Gmmoons Where i'll ^Bbmgather what's left of ^Fyou And ^Faugust, I'm on your s^D7ide Or did i speak to ^Gmsoon? Now ^Bbmwe've crossed the great d^Fivide ^F7

[Chorus]

^GmSomeday we'll ^Cmeet beyond the ^Fstars ^D7 And it'll ^Gmbe ^C away from ^Fhere ^F7 ^GmSomeday we'll ^Cmeet beyond the ^Ftime and the ^D7bars And it'll ^Gmbe ^Bbm away from ^Fhere

[Instrumental] F D7 Gm Bbm F [Verse 2]

^FAugust, August of last ^D7year Before the leaves disap^Gmpeared Told ^Bmme you were not the ^Fone ^FAugust, something in your ^D7eyes Or was it that you ^Gmlied? Told me ^Bbmnot to take it to ^Fheart

[Chorus]

^GmSomeday we'll ^Cmeet beyond the ^Fstars ^D7 And it'll ^Gmbe ^C away from ^Fhere ^F7 ^GmSomeday we'll ^Cmeet beyond the ^Flimits of who we ^D7are And it'll ^Gmbe ^Bbm away from ^Fhere

[Instrumental] F D7

^Gm(x2^Bbm) ^F

[Chorus]

^GmSomeday we'll ^Cmeet beyond the ^Fstars ^D7 And it'll ^Gmbe ^C away from ^Fhere^F7 ^GmSomeday we'll ^Cmeet beyond the ^Fland that you ^D7call miles a^Gmway ^C ^Caway from ^Fhere

6. BULLETPROOF [Intro] C G/B A7 Dm G C [Verse]

^CIf you think you're ^G/Bbulletproof, you're ^A7right Because you've wea^Dmthered all my s^Glings and arrows, ^Cwell. ^CIf you think I'm p^G/Baranoid thats f^A7ine, Cause I've got e^Dmvidence ^Gon my ^Cside. ^CIf you wanna ^G/Bcome over t^A7onight, thats fine ^DmBecause I ^Ghave no ^Cplans.

[Chorus]

^FPlease be kind, don't ^Fmdrop a r^Gock on m^Ce. [Verse]

^CHow many blows ^G/Bto the belly ^A7will this thing take that ^Dmwe refer to ^Gas our true ^Clove? ^CWe both know it's ^G/Bdead and its been ^A7dying for some time But ^Dmwe refuse to ^Glet it ^Cgo.

[Chorus]

^FPlease be kind, don't ^Fmdrop a ^Grock on ^Cme ^FDon't go outside and ^Fmdiscover that you ^Clike ^C/Bbeing ^Amfree ^FCause if you did You'd be ^Fmdropping the ^Grock on ^Cme.

7. PLANE CRASH IN C [Verse]

If you're ^Cscared and it shows cause you're ^Gwatching them ^Fgrow and ^Ctraveling blows when you're ^Gout of ^Froad and ^Ewhen you jump ^Fup the ^Eearth wants you^G back Your re^Csentment grows till you're ^Gall a^Flone but ^Cyou're so smart how ^Gcould they not ^Fknow when you're ^Estanding ^Fthere in ^Egood humored ^Gwhite

[Chorus]

^CAnd how do you ^Fdo it? And make it seem ^Ceffortless^C7 When its all the ^Fstupid things So overwhe^Clming to me ^C7 Like paying my ^Gbills Or showing up for work ^Fearly Or laughing at your ^Cjokes^C7

[Verse]

^CWhen you first said that ^Ganything ^Fgoes or a ^Cproblems a task dis^Gguised in work ^Fclothes ^EThat's when I ^Fknew that ^EI had to ^Gmove

[Chorus]

^CAnd why you ^Fdo it? And make it seem ^Cdelicate When its all the ^Fstupid things So damn con^Cfusing to me Like talking it ^Gthrough ^FControlling my temper Like letting it ^Ggo ^FSaying please forgive me For laughing at your ^Cjokes

[Break] F G F C (x4) [Bridge]

^FI have no ^Cidea what's been^G going on lately And ^FI just wish ^Cyou'd come ^Gover and explain things ^FI have no ^Cidea what's been^G going on lately And ^FI just wish ^Cyou'd come ^Gover and explain things ^FI have no ^Cidea what's been^G going on lately And ^FI just wish ^Cyou'd come ^Gover and explain things ^FI have no ^Cidea what's been^G going on lately And ^FI just wish ^Cyou'd come ^Gover and explain things

[Chorus]

^CWhy do the^Fy do it? and show up a^Cnyway When they know that ^Fdamn well Theres no room for ^Cpromotions out here and maybe it's ^Gwise and maybe i'm just ^Fstupid for laughing at your ^Cjokes

[Outro] F G F C (x4) 8. VARIATIONS ON A THEME (Science vs romance) [Song] G B7 Em A7 (x4) 9. SMALL FIGURES IN A VAST EXPANSE [Verse]

Let's ^Atry a new change. Let's try a new change Let's ^Abtry a new c^F#mhange Then we'll ^Bmgo on back to the old one like we've ^Ddone so many ^Dmtimes be^Afore

[Verse]

And I’ll ^Abuy a new brain, I’ll buy a new brain you'll ^Abadminister new ^F#mpain then we'll ^Bmgo on back to our old school that we ^Dleft so many ^Dmtimes be^Afore

[Chorus]

And you'll ask for ^Emore and ^E7more

[Verse]

I’ve just ^Abegun a new phase. I’m trying these days. I’ve ^Abwatched you close I’m versed in all your ^F#mways I’m just be^Bmginning to realize I’ll ^Dget you ^Dmone of these ^Adays^A7

[Bridge]

But ^Din the end If it was ^Dmall pretend Isn't ^Athat what ^A7friends are ^F#mfor? But this is ^Dreal life It's supposed to be ^Dmreal life So ^Alet's pret^A7end that ^F#mwe're not bored That ^Dwe exist and that ^Dmwe're resolved To ^Areal things ^A7happening to ^F#mme ^D ^Dm ^A

[Break] A Ab F#m Bm D Dm A (x4) 10. DON’T DECONSTRUCT [Intro] D D/C D/B D/A G Em Bm [Verse]

Something is ^Dchanging in^D/Cside of me ^D/BColors seem ^D/Adarker in ^Glight ^Em And I ^Ddon't know ^D/Cwhat that ^D/Bmeans But it's ^D/Anot a good ^Gmsign

[Pre-Chorus]

^GYou can just ^Amadd them up ^BmThen you could m^Cemorize pr^Geh^F#7istoric ^Bbones ^GAll of those old ^Ammemories You can ^Bmpush them out and ^Cprep yourself For ^Gbrand new ^F#7infor^Bmation

[Chorus]

^DDon't ^D/Cdecon^D/Bstruct and then ^D/Afill me in ^G ^Em ^Bm ^DI'm ^D/Cnot that ^D/Bbasic I ^D/Aswear ^G ^Em ^Bm ^DI've ^D/Chad en^D/Bough of ^D/Abreakdowns and ^Gmdiagrams

[Verse]

^GJudging from ^Ampicture books A^Bmpparently ^Cheaven is a ^Gpartly ^F#7cloudy ^Bplace ^GAnd if the sky ^Amopened up and they ^Bmlet you in And ^Cgave you a ^Gfor^F#7mal inv^Bitation ^GWould ^Amyou ^Bmgo? ^C ^G ^F#7 ^B You can ^Gwork ^Amfrom ^Bmhome^C ^G ^F#7 ^B

[Outro] D D/C D/B D/A G Em Bm x4 D 11. ALWAYS [Intro] C [Verse]

^CI should have ^Cmaj7known With a ^C7boy like you, your middle name is ^Falways I'd ^Fmalways love you-ooo^Ch Uh ^Ghuh, ^Cyeah ^G

^CYou let the ^Cmaj7needle drop ^C7I think that you could do so much ^Fbetter Those con^Fmventions are taking Their ^Ctoll on you^G ^C ^G

[Chorus]

The ^Fphantom ^Gis disguised It's ^Chorrifyin' ^Cmaj7Right before your ^C7eyes The ^Fphantom ^Gis inside

[Verse]

And ^CI should have ^Cmaj7known With a ^C7boy like you your middle name is ^Falways I'd a^Fmlways want you-^Coooh Uh-^Ghuh, ^Cyeah ^G

[Chorus]

The ^Fphantom ^Gis disguised It's ^Chorrifyin' ^Cmaj7Right before your ^C7eyes The ^Fphantom ^Gis inside It's ^Chideous ^Cmaj7Right before your ^C7eyes The p^Fhantom ^Gis watching ^CYou ^Cmaj7 ^C7 The ^Fphantom is watching ^Fmyou ^C

12. WE’LL NEVER SLEEP [Verse]

^CStealing away into the night Won't ^Gget you any higher ^AmWe'll never sleep, God knows we’ll try The ^Ghospital is closed

[Pre-Chorus]

And ^Amhow ^Glong will it ^Clast Be^Amfore we ^Ggo insane?

[Verse]

^CWe circle your uncle's parking lot ^GJust to see how many ^AmTimes that we can before we get caught ^GYou guessed on twenty

[Pre-Chorus]

And ^Amhow ^Glong will you ^Cstare Be^Amfore I ^Glook away? I don't ^G7wanna ^Cgo^C/B ^Am ^G

[Break] Em D Bm

^C(x8) ^G [Verse] ^CBegged them to stay they're on ^Gholiday ^CJust close the door, you can watch final four And just ^Gfall away ^CSailing away just isn't right ^GJust because you're angry ^AmIf you go, I think I might ^GLose it all together.

[Pre-Chorus]

And ^Amhow ^Glong will you ^Clast Be^Amfore we ^Ggo insane? ^G7I don't wanna

13. REST OF MY LIFE [Verse]

There are ^Cworse ways for a guy to spend his ^Ftime Than to sit and t^Ghink of you I think I'd ^Ammarry you Just your ^Fsmile leaves me ^Gsatisfie^G7d Though you're not ^Cmine ^C7

[Chorus]

So for the rest of my ^Flife I'm gonna ^Gsearch for someone just like ^Cyou

[Verse]

And we ^Ctend the garden all day ^Flong Watching ^Ghistory un^Amfold And I'd ^Fbe enough and you'd ^Gbe enou^G7gh And we'd grow ^Cup ^C7

[Chorus]

So for the rest of my ^Flife I'm gonna se^Garch for someone just like yo^Cu

[Solo] C F G Am F G C C7 [Chorus]

So for the rest of my ^Flife I'm gonna se^Garch for someone just like yo^Cu ^C7 So for the rest of my ^Flife I'm gonna se^Garch for someone just like yo^Cu ^C7

[Outro] F G C 14. VARIATIONS ON A THEME

^C(x^F4)^G ^C

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