I've been working on these chords for quite some time because I couldn't find a lot of chords for the songs on the album. So well, here the whole album is! I also submitted the chords individually. I didn't made all the tabs in this tabs. I didn't made the tab for the following songs: - Permanent - Charlie - Maybe it's time - California - Like A Cloak ============================================================================= PERMANENT Intro: A# F Gm F D#maj7/A# F D#maj7/A# A# Gm F D#maj7/A# A# Verse 1:

^D#maj7/A#I think i'm going to work construct^A#ion Just to make ^Fsomething of my^Gmself I can't ^D#maj7/A#live off these childhood tr^A#ophies on my she^Flf I ^D#maj7/A#want to get my hands di^A#rty I want to feel a ^Fburning in my ^Gmlegs I want ^D#maj7/A#more than the receip^A#t for what i pai^Fd

Chorus:

Because ^Gmeverybody ^Floves something new 'cause you can ^D#maj7/A#open it and plug it in^A# And it ^Gmfeels like a good ^Fnight's sleep Like the girl you like ^D#maj7/A#paid you a compl^A#iment They can keep the ^Fchange and ^Gmthey can keep 'em ^Fcoming they can ^D#maj7/A#talk to who's liste^Fning ^A#I'm still l^Fooking for s^Gmomething a l^Fittle mo^D#maj7/A#re permanent ^A#

Verse 2:

^D#maj7/A#I am not a poet ^A# Show me the ^Feasy way and i'll ^Gmdo it No one could ^D#maj7/A#ever say that i've been tr^A#ying way too har^Fd ^D#maj7/A#Everything that i have ev^A#er owned Got ^Fdusty and ^Gmold ^F So i ^D#maj7/A#threw it out just to ma^A#ke myself some room^F

Chorus:

I'm like ^Gmeverybody i ^Flove something new 'cause you can ^D#maj7/A#open it and plug it in^A# And it ^Gmfeels like a good ^Fnight's sleep Like the girl you like ^D#maj7/A#paid you a compl^A#iment They can keep the ^Fchange and ^Gmthey can keep 'em ^Fcoming they can ^D#maj7/A#talk to who's liste^Fning ^A#I'm still l^Fooking for s^Gmomething that I^F can ^D#maj7/A#die with ^A#

Verse 3:

^D#maj7/A#If my luck is running ou^A#t Please don't ^Flet it be so with ^Gmlove ^FIt's been a ^D#maj7/A#long year but i'm not re^A#ady to give up ^F ^D#maj7/A#Even if I lay ten mi^A#llion bricks And they ^Fbreak through the summer haze^Gm ^FSomeone will ^D#maj7/A#come around and bu^A#lldoze them down some day^F Ohhhhh

Chorus:

Because ^Gmeverybody ^Floves something new You get ^D#maj7/A#rid of what came be^A#fore And it ^Gmfeels like a long ^Fhot shower Like getting in your ^D#maj7/A#bed when the sheets are wa^A#rm So they can keep ^Fconstruction and ^Gmthey can keep em ^Fcoming and ^D#maj7/A#I wont be lis^Ftening Cause ^A#I f^Found s^Gmomething a l^Fittle more ^D#maj7/A#permanent ^F Oh yes, ^A#I f^Found s^Gmomeone that I^F can ^D#maj7/A#die with ^A#

A# F Gm F D#maj7/A# A# ============================================================================= LAREDO Intro: Dm

^DmWe lost the train through ^Fold Laredo ^Ayesterday ^DmYou turned your back on the tracks while I held on t^Fo those words you ^Asaid

^BbJust let it go, let^F it go, let i^Ct go, let it^A go whichever ^Dmway ^DmHow dare you run away from all ^Fthat promise it's ^Aapropos ^DmOf all the things that we have l^Feft behind us, ^Aall we'll ever know

^BbJust let it go, let^F it go, let i^Ct go, let it^A go whichever ^Dmway ^DmYour kisses haven't felt like ^Fthis is honest, y^Aour breath is held at bay ^Dmwild as the dream ^FI'll never catch and ^Ayou would sooner chase

^BbJust let it go, let^F it go, let i^Ct go, let it^A go whichever ^Dmway ^BbJust let it go, let^F it go, let i^Ct go, let it^A go whichever ^Dmway

^FI don't know if it's o^Bbver ^CRight now, this i^Dms all that I can say ^Bb

^BbJust let it go, let^F it go, let i^Ct go, let it^A go whichever ^Dmway ^DmI'll write the same ^Fold song of ^Asorrow the same way ^DmYou know the one where this old town ^Fcan't show them shelter and ^AI can't get away

^BbJust let it go, let^F it go, let i^Ct go, let it^A go whichever ^Dmway ^DmI see that shallow sheltered promise that ^FI proposed ^A ^DmFalling gently passed a trembling ^Fcrescent right off your nose ^A

^BbJust let it go, let^F it go, let i^Ct go, let it^A go whichever ^Dmway ^BbJust let it go, let^F it go, let i^Ct go, let it^A go whichever ^Dmway

^FI don't know if it's o^Bbver ^CRight now, this i^Dms all that I can say ^Bb

^BbJust let it go, let^F it go, let i^Ct go, let it^F go ^BbJust let it go, let^F it go, let i^Ct go, let it^A go whichever ^Dmway

^DmWe lost the train through old Laredo yeste^Frday ^A ^DmYou turned your back on the tracks ^Fwhile I held on to those words you ^Asaid

^BbJust let it go, let^F it go, let i^Ct go, let it^F go ^BbJust let it go, let^F it go, let i^Ct go, let it^F go ^BbJust let it go, let^F it go, let i^Ct go, let it^A go whichever ^Dmway

============================================================================= BROKEN HEADLIGHTS Intro: Bb | Gm | Eb Dm Cm Bb | F | Bb | Gm | Eb Dm Cm Bb | F |

^GmIt hasn't rained hard for the ^Fbetter part of seven months ^EbEveryones ^Gmlistenin' ^GmAll I see ahead of me are ^Fglistenin' lights ^EbThe city stays up at ^Bbnight ^GmDrumming along like a ^Fdissonant song ^EbBy an amateur ^Bbsymphony ^GmHow come I can only tell you ^FI love you ^EbWhen you're sleeping in the passenger ^Fseat

^BbAnd all the fast cars with their ^Gmbroken head lights ^EbRun the red lights in the ^Fcanyon ^BbAnd I can taste it, ^Gmthe rain is coming ^EbTo clear the air over ^FLos Angeles

^GmMaybe it'll bring the ^Fhillside down ^EbMaybe it'll flood the ^Bbstreets ^GmMaybe when I tell you ^Fthat I want you forever ^EbIm gonna make a f^Bbool of me

^GmBut I've got the windows down, the heater on my ^Ffeet ^EbAnd the skies are ^Bbopening ^GmIt's gonna come pourin down, ^Fit's gonna come pourin out ^EbIm gonna say ^Feverything

^BbAnd all the fast cars with their ^Gmbroken head lights ^EbRun the red lights in the ^Fcanyon ^BbAnd I can taste it, ^Gmthe rain is coming ^EbTo clear the air over ^FLos Angeles

^EbThe road is winding ^BbAnd it's barely lit ^GmYou never know how far you're really ^Cmgonna get ^EbBut when you live here ^BbYou just learn to get used to ^Fit

^BbAnd all the fast cars with their ^Gmbroken head lights ^EbRun the red lights in the ^Fcanyon ^BbAnd I can taste it, ^Gmthe rain is coming ^EbTo clear the air over ^FLos Angeles

============================================================================= CHARLIE (Intro) F C/F F C/F F C/F F C/F

^FCharlie, I'll ^Dmmake a ^A#deal with y^Fou ^C/Fafter which you can do anything ^Fyou want ^F7to ^A#I know I've got the l^C/Feg up, as y^Dmou're still only m^Fade up ^A#but baby you know I w^C/Frote this song for y^Fou

^FDon't go kissing b^Dmoys, don't ^A#make a lot ^Fof noise ^C/Flet daddy sing his songs, and be real ^Fgood ^F7 ^A#just treat your teachers n^C/Fice and find a h^Dmealthy appet^Fite ^A#for what you really, r^C/Feally want to d^Fo

^FAnd if in fact your ^Dmmarried be^A#fore the day I'm b^Furied ^A7follow just my one and only ^Dmrule ^A#for everything you d^C/Fo just rem^Dmember through and t^Fhrough ^A#be my best friend 'cause i^C/F'll be one for y^Fou

^A#Charlie, you'll be strong ^F/CCharlie, you'll be smart ^DmCharlie, you'll be anything you ^A#want to from the start ^A#maj7Charlie, oh my b^C/Faby, you'll be e^A7very bit the l^Dmady ^A#that'll go on breaking t^C/Fhis old lonely h^Feart

^FI know just how you'll ^Dmbe cause you'll ^A#be just like m^Fe ^C/Fcharming, so alarming & a lit^Ftle cra^F7zy ^A#the queen of some sand c^C/Fastle, an ab^Dmrasive, rowdy h^Fassle ^A#but kind and loving, f^C/Fresh and bright, I^F know

^FCome to me with ^Dmproblems, I ^A#swear, I won't go try to s^Folve 'em ^C/FI'll only tell you everything I ^Fknow ^F7 ^A#like standing tall was a^C/Fll I had, like b^Dmoys are bad and l^Fove's a fad ^A#that no one ever l^C/Fearns to just let g^Fo

^FCharlie, there's just one ^Dmlittle thing ^A#before we meet some l^Fovely spring ^A7I have to go and you find you a nice ^Dmmomma ^A#she'll be just like m^C/Fe and you, p^Dmerfect in just w^Fhat we do ^A#a love as strong as f^C/Father and his d^Dmaughter

^A#Oh, darling, Charlie ^C/F F/C C/F F C/F F

============================================================================= MAYBE IT'S TIME Intro Bb F x4

^BbDid someone hurt you^F many years ago' ^BbDid someone desert you when you ne^Feded them the most' ^BbAnd the pain stayed with you ^Feverywhere you'd go, ^BbAnd it's been so long now but you j^Fust can't seem to l^Dmet it go, ^BbMaybe it's ti^Fme, ^Bbmaybe it's ti^Fme, ^BbMaybe it's t^Fime to t^Dmell it you don't ne^Ced it anym^Fore.

^BbDid you lose someone ^Fthat you loved' ^BbDid they move far off or do you pi^Fcture them above' ^BbThere's an emptiness inside you and it's wo^Frse when you're alone, ^BbAnd it feels so heavy now like you're car^Frying the we^Dmight of a stone, ^BbMaybe it's ti^Fme,^Bb maybe it's t^Fime, ^BbMaybe it's ti^Fme to t^Dmell it you won't ca^Crry it any^Fmore.

^DmWe ain't got a long^F time^Dm and there's a lot to ^Fdo ^DmBut first you gotta de^Fcide to l^Dmeave some th^Cings behind ^BbMaybe it's ti^Fme,^Bb maybe it's ti^Fme, ^BbMaybe it's ti^Fme to l^Dmeave your ch^Cains be^Fhind

^BbDid you ever love someone so m^Fuch that you can't explain' ^BbWhen you're with them it's like thunder keeps ro^Flling through your brain. ^BbMaybe you've had someone before, but t^Fhis one is not the same. ^BbYou can feel it in the depths of your soul, but you st^Fill can't bring yours^Dmelf to say it. ^BbMaybe it's ti^Fme,^Bb maybe it's ti^Fme, ^BbMaybe it's tim^Fe for me to t^Dmell you I can be wi^C7thout you anym^Fore. ^Bb ^F

============================================================================= TROUBLE IN THESE PARTS The guitars in the song are tuned a halfstep down, wich makes it slightly easier to play the C/Eb. I can manage to play the song in a standard tuning, so I think you can do that aswell ;) Intro: | C C/E | C C/Eb | C C/E | C C/Eb | C C/E C C/G Beauty, i know, lurks here C C/E C C/G Right 'round the corner, i fear

^CDear, ^C/Gyou can't ^Cbe seri^C/Gous ^Bm ^AmJudgement is near ^FMy mind's always gone there ^CThere's ^C/Ebtrouble here

C C/E C C/G In these parts that I've found on my own C C/E C C/G A solemn and safe little home

^CSlow dance ^C/Gto a ^Clone ^C/Gromance ^Bm ^AmOut on the road ^FMy mind's always gone there ^CThere's trouble i^C/Ebn these parts ^Chere

^EmYou'll learn how to ^Ffit & ri^Cght in you^C/Eb'll slip ^EmI'll wait up ^Ffor you C C/E C C/Eb Black turns to blue

| C C/E | C C/Eb | C C/E | C C/G|(play A couple of times. And play an awesome | Am | Am | F | C C/E | F C | solo, just do it like Kenneth if you can) (Mwahaha I bet you can't) C C/E C C/G Beauty, i know, lurks here C C/E C C/G Right 'round the corner, i fear

^CDear, ^C/Gyou can't ^Cbe seri^C/Gous ^Bm ^AmMercy, I hear ^FMy mind's always gone there ^CThere's ^C/Ebtrouble here in these parts ^Chere

^EmYou'll learn how to ^Ffit & ri^Cght in you^C/Eb'll slip ^EmI'll wait up ^Ffor you C C/E C C/Eb Black turns to blue ^EmBetween ^Fall the lines ^CAll four ^C/Ebof my sides ^EmTo cover ^Fme in ^Ctime^C/E

| C C/Eb | C C/G | C | ============================================================================= GIRLS GATHER 'ROUND Intro: | C G | C | C | | C | C | G | C | | F | C | G | C |

^C"Don't you let the lessons s^Ftop, time ain't just hands on a clock" ^CThat's what I'm gonna tell Pop ^Gwhen I leave ^CA vision on the lonely road, ^Fit's something that i gotta know: ^CIf i can drive this ^Gcar all on my ^Cown

^CI guess i'll leave my girl behind, ^FI should have done that long ago ^CSometime I'm sure the pain will go ^Gaway ^CIt wasn't working anyhow, ^Fthe burners on the stove burnt out ^CA shame I didn't ^Gfigure it out ^Cbefore

^AmGirls, gather ^Cround and let that ^Flong hair ^Cdown ^AmSing along ^Fwith me before I ^Ggo ^AmLet us have a ^Cdrink and ^Fby god, don't let us ^Cthink about the ^FThings that we ain't never ^Ggonna ^Cknow

^CI met a man in San Francisco, ^Fhe told me he did the same thing ^CFifty years ago, ^Ghe left his girl behind ^CHe sits there in the park one hand is ^Fstrumming his guitar ^CSongs he found inside a b^Gottle of ^Cwine ^CI saw the same things on his face, ^Fthe ones that made me race away from ^Ceverything i'd ever really ^Gknown ^Cthe scare to take responsi^Fbility from here -and put her there- ^CWhere everyone can see the ^Gseeds you've ^Csown

| C | F | C | G| | C | F | C | G C |

^CYou know my line Joe' ^CIf you think about the Creature that ^Fyou might have thought would teach you ^CThat our hearts are just the thing right from the ^Gstart ^CIt would keep us from the worries, ^Fsafe from sound and safe from fury, ^CSafe at home besides the ones we ^Gknow we ^Cloved ^CIf you told me from the start ^Fthat I could never be apart from her, ^CI'd tell you, "go to hell, get out o^Gf my way" ^CBut i've come back with my tail between my ^Flegs I didn't know the way ^CA man can't be a ^Gman all on his ^Cown

^AmThe sun is going ^Cdown on this ^Flonesome ^Ctown ^AmBut I got you here ^Fto keep my ^Gcompany ^AmYou ever had the ^Cfeeling ^Fthat we're living for ^Ca reason' ^FFor that reason I ^Gwon't ever let you ^Cgo ^AmYou ever had the ^Cfeeling ^Fthat we're living for ^Ca reason' ^FFor that reason I ^Gwon't ever let you ^Cgo ^FFor that reason I ^Gwon't ever let you ^Cgo ^FFor that reason I ^Gwon't ever let you ^Amgo ^C ^FFor that reason I ^Gwon't ever let you ^Cgo

============================================================================= AS IT MUST BE Bm x2 A A the second time add pick off E|------------2--------|-------------0---------|-----------0--------------| B|----3---------3---(3)-----2-----------2---(2)-----2---------2-----------|(2p0) G|-------4--------(4)-----------2--------(2)----------2---------(2)-------| D|----4----4---------------2- ----2---------------2-----2-----------------| A|--2--------------------0---------------------0--------------------------| E|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| E E|----------------| B|-----0--------0-| G|---------1------| D|-----2------2---| A|--2-------------| E|----------------| Intro: Bm(x2), A (x2)

^BmMaybe we'll come out of this Maybe we'll come out of this uns^Acathed ^BmJust like the story said ever afte^Ar we should^E be okay, okay

(chorus)

^BmYes, and I know that you never Let me g^Ao on my ^Eown A^Bmnd I know I'll nev^Aer make i^Et alone

^BmLet it run right over you Let it run like water ^Ato the sea ^BmNothing lasts forever darling Everything is as it mus^At be It must^E be

^BmAnd I know that you don't know Where w^Ae go, when ^Ewe go ^BmI know that it's hard So w^Ae can't go alon^Ee

^BmLook at your reflection Casting your own im^Aage in the stream ^BmAnd though it rolls right through you Something of your soul remain^As within, wit^Ehin

^BmAnd I know that you don't know Where we ^Ago, when ^Ewe go ^BmI know that it's hard So we c^Aan't go a^Elone

^BmI know that you never Let m^Ae go on m^Ey own ^BmAnd I know that I'l^Al nev^Eer make it alone

============================================================================= MEMOIRS OF AN OWNED DOG You're going to be changing the bassnotes throughout the whole song. I'll try to get the bassnotes right, they are pretty important for the sound of the song. Intro: C - C/G - C - C/G C - C/G - C - C/G

^Cthe food was as ^C/GI like it... ^GCold, ^G/Dwet ^FAnd in that wonderful ^F/Ctin can shape ^C ^C/G ^AmI had it marked in a ^Am/Epaw print ^Fon the dog ^F/Cdoor C C C/B C/A G the day that I finally planned my escape

^Cthe milkman, ^C/Ghe tried ^Gyou can bet I wanted to ^G/Dsurvive ^Fbut the truck it just ^F/Ccame ^Cfar too ^C/Gfast ^AmSo I write on these ^Am/Escraps ^Fmy remembrances ^F/Cpast ^Cso you don't ^C/Gblame yourself ^Gthat I've ^G/Ddied

^Fthey put horses out to ^F/Cpasture ^Cand the birds come ^C/Ghome to roost ^Fain't nothin' for a ^F/Cpuppy ^Cbut the backyard on the ^C/Gloose ^Fnow I know my job was ^F/Cto ^Clie idly ^Ambeside ^Fthe way the sun ^Gretreats for the ^Cmoon ^C/G

i had ^Cdreams of ^C/Gwalking ^Gthe world on my ^G/Down ^Ffour on the ^F/Cfloor ^Cevery night ^C/Gall alone ^Ami was ready ^Am/Eto work ^Ffor the scruff on my ^F/Cneck ^Cyearning to find ^C/Gsomething ^Gof my own to ^G/Dprotect

^Cmy bark, then, was ^C/Gsurely ^Gbigger than my ^G/Dbite ^Fchewing the cud ^F/Ccould've been ^Cmy biggest dog ^C/Gfight ^Amand you know how they ^Am/Esay ^Fwe only hear ^F/Ccertain things that you say ^Cwell, it never mattered much to ^C/Gme ^Gbut for the will of the ^G/Dway

^Bbnow I loosen this ^Fcollar ^Cfor a dog bone bow ^C/Gtie ^Bbto go up and ^Fmeet ^Cthe big dog in the ^C/Gsky ^Bbi'll tell him when I get ^Fthere ^CI was spoiled in your ^C#dimplace with the ^Fhopes that my ^F/Cspirit ^Gis honored by your grace

^Cso after you read ^C/Gthis ^Gmemoir one ^G/Dday ^For after you ^F/Chear ^Cmy lonesome song ^C/Gplay ^Amdon't you trouble your ^Am/Emind ^Fthis old hound's doin' ^F/Cfine ^Cyou know, goodbyes are just ^C/Gwords ^Glike a clock is to ^G/Dtime

^Cso sorry I'm not with ^C/Gyou ^Gso sorry I can't ^G/Dbe ^Fplease know ^F/CI was ^Cthe best friend this old ^C/Gmutt could be ^Amif you remember that ^Am/Espot ^Fwhere my favorite tree ^F/Cgrows ^CI hung up my ^C/Gleash on a ^Gbranch ^Cnow it's yours

============================================================================= Intro: Bb | F | Eb | F | Bb | Eb | F | Bb |

^BbIt took me 17 days in the ^Fpouring rain ^Gmand 2000 ^Fmiles ^Ebalone ^Ebmaking my way through your ^Fkingdom ^Gmon the wrong side of the ro^Fad

^BbEating at the service ^Fstations, ^Gmsleeping in ^Fmotel room^Ebs ^EbWhen I leave I'll miss some friends I ^Fmade, ^Gmbut this time I won't miss ^Fyou

^GNo and I won't miss these ^Bbgray skies ^GmThat hang over ^Fme like ^Bbfate ^EbSometimes you think you need ^Fsomething new ^Gmthen you get it and it's just not the s^C7ame

Goodbye ^Ebrain, ^F Goodbye Queen ^BbJane ^Eb ^FI'm going home to the ^GmGolden State to fix all ^C7of my mistakes Goodbye ^Ebrain, ^F Goodbye Queen ^BbJane ^Eb

| Bb | F | Bb | | Eb | F | Bb |

^BbI ventured in to this ^Fforeign land ^Gmrelying on the ^Fsatellite ^Eb ^EbJust when you're lost at the ^Froundabout ^GmIt tells you to go left or go^F right ^GmBut now l long for familiar r^Bboads ^Gmwhen I know how to ^Ftake the ^Bbturns ^EbI can't wait to get out of this ^Fplace ^Gmwith all of my lessons ^C7learned

Goodbye ^Ebrain, ^F Goodbye Queen ^BbJane ^Eb ^FI'm going home to the ^GmGolden State to fix all ^C7of my mistakes Goodbye ^Ebrain, ^F Goodbye Queen ^BbJanene ^Eb

^EbI used to think I could ^Flove you ^GmBut you have ^Fproven me ^Bbwrong ^EbThe only thing you've been ^Fright about ^GIs that we don't ^C7belong

Goodbye ^Ebrain, ^F Goodbye Queen ^BbJane ^Eb Goodbye ^Ebrain, ^F Goodbye Queen ^BbJane ^Eb

F | Bb | Eb | F | Bb ============================================================================= ROCK & ROLL'ER Intro: | C | C | Dm | F | | C | C | Dm | F |

^CDance her slower, rock then roll her ^Dmright ^FYou can whisper what you say but there ^Gain't no better way^C to start a fight ^CStand up taller square your shoulders ^Dmright ^FAin't no better way to listen, oh,^G then kissing in the middle of the^C night

^AmIt can be hard I know ^FBut our fresh start will show ^Cthat its right ^AmCant you feel it in the ^Dmbeating of your ^Fheart ^CWhoa ^Dmwhoa ^Gwhoa ^Cwhoa

^CAn empty chest that beats ^Dmrelentlessly ^FWhen you taste it in the air, oh ^GWhen foul turns to fair youll know youre f^Cree

^CDon't you worry I bet I bet youve heard these^Dm cries ^FYear to year youll sing, oh, ^GLike the color that you bring into my ^Ceyes

^AmIt can be hard I know ^FBut our fresh start will show ^Cthat its right ^AmCan't you feel it in the^Dm beating of your^F heart ^CWhoa ^Dmwhoa ^Gwhoa ^Cwhoa

| Dm | F | C | C | | Am | F | Dm| G | | C | D | G | C |

^COh and dance her slower, rock then roll her ^Dmright ^FCan you hear the song thats playing ^GIts the perfect way to end the perfect ^Cnight

^CTime is waisting, oh, get up off your ^Dmfeet. ^FOh the only one to save you ^GHas the very face you used to capture ^Cme

^AmIt can be hard I know ^FBut our fresh start will show ^Cthat its right ^AmCant you feel it in the ^Dmbeating of your ^Fheart

^AmIt can be hard I know ^FBut our fresh start will show ^Cthat its right ^AmCant you feel it in the ^Dmbeating, ^BbBeating of your, ^FBeating of your ^CHeart

| C | Dm | G | C | ============================================================================= LAKE SKANEATELES Intro: | Bb | Bb/F | Bb | Ab | | Eb | Eb/A#| Bb |Bb/F| Well you'll get it, just switch bass notes | Eb | Eb/A#| between your E snare and A snare

^AbHush'd now august ^BbHeat in the air ^EbWe're free and now clear

^AbThe Russian's upon us ^BbTo greet without care ^EbOur innocence

^CmOn the side of the road ^AbA dandelion mine ^EbExplodes in a cheer

^AbLake Skaneateles ^BbDeep in the heart ^EbOf the echoes I hear

^AbAnd it's you ^Eb ^AbOnly you ^Bb ^EbWho takes my breath away

| Bb | Eb | Bb | Eb |

^AbBe still Puget Sound ^BbThe mountains are out ^EbThe wave is in your hair

^AbI've abandoned my pride ^BbCast off with a sigh ^EbAnd hardly a care

^CmI can dance all alone ^AbTo the hush of this song ^EbAnd swoon unaware

^AbFor my silence is yours ^BbMy breath is a fort ^EbAnd i'm holding it there

^AbAnd it's you ^Eb ^AbOnly you ^Bb ^EbWho takes my breath away

^AbOnly you ^Bb ^EbWho takes my breath away

============================================================================= CALIFORNIA

^FCalifornia, California ^CKnow I love you, California ^AmWhen I leave, I know you wait for ^Gme Cause in the s^Fun and in the weather No one e^Clse has loved me better ^AmCalifornia y^Gou're the place for ^Cme ^FLos Angeles, Los Angeles ^CMy heart goes out to you and if ^AmI make it back I'd love to drive aro^Gund Cause your s^Ftreets are wide and dirty You'd have ra^Cised me in a hurry You're the c^Amity with the ^Gangels, yes ind^Ceed ^FSan Francisco, San Francisco ^CAlways busy, you're always pretty ^AmI can see you just across the ^Gbay Your red b^Fridge over the sea Keeps me s^Cafe and warm and free On a c^Amlear day, there's no p^Glace I'd rather ^Cbe ^FIn the mountains, in the mountains ^CNo one knows you like I do And s^Amummer streams are knee deep in the s^Gnow Just l^Fike the giving tree you have ^Cmade a man of me Cause e^Amveryone needs so^Gmeplace beautif^Cul I think ^Ameveryone needs s^Gomeplace beautif^Cul ^FCalifornia, California ^CKnow I love you, California ^AmWhen I leave I know you wait for ^Gme Cause in the s^Fun and in the weather No one e^Clse has loved me better ^AmCalifornia y^Gou're the place for ^Cme ^FIn the valley, in the valley ^CGive me life and cradle me The ^Amsun is setting as I drive ah^Gead So k^Feep us and sustain us Give us f^Cood and love and I trust ^AmThat without you ^Gwe'd all soon be d^Cead ^FIn the forest, all the trees ^CYou make a little child of me ^AmHow I long to know what you have s^Geen All the p^Feople who are gone And all the o^Cnes who once were strong Oh w^Amon't you keep their f^Gate from claiming ^Cme ^FIn the oceans, in the sea ^CWe have seen eternity How ^Amcan I tell when you really e^Gnd I i^Fmagine that you lead to other w^Corlds entirely Where ^Amwe can save ourse^Glves and start ag^Cain Yes we ^Am/Fneed to save ourse^Glves and start ag^Cain ^FCalifornia, California ^AmKnow I love you, California ^AmWhen I leave I know you wait for ^Gme Cause in the ^Fsun and in the weather No one e^Clse has loved me better ^AmCalifornia y^Gou're the place for ^Cme So n^Furse me like a mother Raise me s^Ctrong just like my father Let me ^Amwander off, discover who I ^Gam I'll have l^Fearned your deepest lessons Gathered ^Cup your finest blessings ^AmReturn to Calif^Gornia once aga^Cin Yes, I'll come ^Am/Fhome to Calif^Gornia once aga^Cin ^FCalifornia, California ^CKnow I love you, California ^AmWhen I leave I know you wait for ^Gme Cause in the s^Fun and in the weather No one e^Clse has loved me better ^AmCalifornia y^Gou're the place for ^Cme Yes C^Amalifornia y^Gou're the place for ^Cme Cali^Am/Ffornia won't you s^Gave a place for ^Cme'

============================================================================= LIKE A CLOAK Intro | C | G | C | Verse 1

Since you ^Cbeen around honey It feels just like a cloak ^E7 Has been wrapped ^Faround me And nothin^Fmg can ever go wrong ^C ^G

Since you ^Cbeen around honey It feels like a thousand s^E7tones Have been lifted ^Foff me I've never^Fm felt so strong ^C ^G

^CNobody knows what they should believe It could be lies but when I come back hom^E7e to you F Fm C I rea^Glize and know the only truth and I've got to let you know ^CSince you come along the troubles in my mind have gone E7 F Fm An^Cd I ^Ginsist on being everything you've wanted for so long

Since you been around honey ^C It feels just like a cloak ^E7 Has been wrapped ^Faround me And nothin^Fmg can ever go wrong ^C ^G

Since you ^Cbeen around honey It feels like a thousand s^E7tones Have been lifted ^Foff me I've never^Fm felt so strong ^C ^G

^CNobody knows what they should believe It could be lies but when I come back hom^E7e to you F Fm C I re^Galize and know the only truth and I've got to let you know ^CSince you come along the troubles in my mind have gone E7 F Fm C And^G I insist on being everything you've wanted for so long

Solo

Since you been around honey ^C It feels just like a cloak ^E7 Has been wrapped ^Faround me And nothin^Fmg can ever go wrong ^C ^G

Since you ^Cbeen around honey It feels like a thousand s^E7tones Have been lifted ^Foff me I've never^Fm felt so strong ^C

The Milk Carton Kids - Retrospect