Ready Set List

Warm sun feed me up
I'm leery loaded up
Loathing for a change
And I slip some
Boil away

Swallowed, followed
Heavy about everything
But my love
Swallowed, sorrowed
I'm with everyone and yet not
I'm with everyone and yet not
I'm with everyone and yet

Just wanna be myself
Hey you said you would love to try some
Hey you said you would love to die some
In the middle of a world on a fish hook
You're the wave
You're the wave
You're the wave

Swallowed, borrowed
Heavy about everything
But my love
Swallowed, hollowed
Sharp about everyone
But yourself

Swallowed, oh no
I'm with everyone and yet not
I'm with everyone and yet not
I'm with everyone and yet not
I'm with everyone and yet

Piss on self-esteem
Forward busted knee
Sick head
Blackened lungs
And I'm a simple selfish son

Swallowed, followed
Heavy about everything but my love
Swallowed, oh no
I'm with everyone and yet not
I'm with everyone and yet not
I'm with everyone and yet not

to solo lick x2
to bends normal
to bends finish high

Got to get away from here
Got to get away from here
Got to get away from here
Got to get away from here

I miss the one that I love a lot
I miss the one that I love a lot
I miss the one that I love a lot

And I feel that time's a wasted go
So where ya going 'til tomorrow?
And I see that these are lies to come
So would you even care?

And I feel it
And I feel it

Where ya going for tomorrow?
Where ya going with the mask I found?
And I feel, and I feel
When the dogs begin to smell her
Will she smell alone?

And I feel, so much depends on the weather
So is it raining in your bedroom?
And I see, that these are the eyes of disarray
Would you even care?

And I feel it
And she feels it

Where ya going for tomorrow?
Where ya going with the mask I found?
And I feel, and I feel
When the dogs begin to smell her
Will she smell alone?

When the dogs do find her
Got time, time, to wait for tomorrow
To find it, to find it, to find it
When the dogs do find her
Got time, time, to wait for tomorrow
To find it, to find it, to find it

Where ya going for tomorrow?
Where ya going with the mask I found?
And I feel, and I feel
When the dogs begin to smell her
Will she smell alone?

When the dogs do find her
Got time, time, to wait for tomorrow
To find it, to find it, to find it
When the dogs do find her
Got time, time, to wait for tomorrow
To find it, to find it, to find it
To find it
To find it
To find it

I'm gonna fight 'em off
A seven nation army couldn't hold me back
They're gonna rip it off
Taking their time right behind my back
And I'm talkin' to myself at night
Because I can't forget
Back and forth through my mind
Behind a cigarette

And the message comin' from my eyes says, "Leave it alone"

Don't wanna hear about it
Every single one's got a story to tell
Everyone knows about it
From the Queen of England to the hounds of hell
And if I catch it comin' back my way
I'm gonna serve it to you
And that ain't what you want to hear
But that's what I'll do

And the feeling coming from my bones says, "Find a home"

I'm going to Wichita
Far from this opera for evermore
I'm gonna work the straw
Make the sweat drip out of every pore
And I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding
Right before the Lord
All the words are gonna bleed from me
And I will think no more

And the stains comin' from my blood tell me, "Go back home"

The moon was shining on the lake at night
The Slayer T-shirt fit the scene just right
Through smeared mascara
I looked into your eyes and saw a light
You told me stories about your chickadees
They didn't like BB guns or stupid archery
You charmed the lifeguard
He let them use the pool all day for free

Then the conversation stopped, and I looked down at my feet
I was next to you and you were right there next to me

Then I said girl, if you're wondering if I want you to
(I want you to) I want you to (I want you to)
So make the move (make the move)
Cause I ain't got all night

The rest of the summer was the best we've ever had
We watched Titanic and it didn't make us sad
I took you to Best Buy
You took me home to meet your mom and dad
Your mom cooked meatloaf, even though I don't eat meat
I dug you so much, I took some for the team
Your dad was silent
His eyes were fixed to what was on TV

Then the conversation stopped, and I looked down at the ring
Your folks were next to you, and you were right there next to me

And I said girl, if you're wondering if I want you to
(I want you to) I want you to (I want you to)
I swear it's true (swear it's true)
Without you, my heart is blue
Girl, if you're wondering if I want you to
(I want you to) I want you to (I want you to)
So make the move (make the move)
Cause I ain't got all night

So much pain may come our way
There may come a day when we have nothing left to say

When the conversation stops and we're facing our defeat
I'll be next to you and you'll be right there next to me

And I said girl, if you're wondering if I want you to
(I want you to) I want you to (I want you to)
I swear it's true (swear it's true)
Without you, my heart is blue
Girl, if you're wondering if I want you to
(I want you to) I want you to (I want you to)
So make the move (make the move)
Cause I ain't got all night

Looking around the house.
Hidden behind the window and the door.
Searching for signs of life but there's nobody home.

Well, maybe I'm just too sure.
Maybe I'm just too frightened
by the sound of it.
Pieces of note fall down, but the letter said,

[CHORUS:]
Aha, it was good living with you.
Aha, it was good.
Aha, it was good living with you.
Aha, it was good.

Sitting around the house,
watching the sun trace shadows on the floor.
Searching for signs of life, but there's nobody home.

Well, maybe I'll call
or write you a letter.
Now, maybe we'll see on the Fourth of July.
But I'm not too sure, and I'm not too proud.
Well, I'm not too sure and I'm not too proud to say.

[CHORUS:]
Aha, it was good living with you.
Aha, it was good.
Aha, it was good living with you.
Aha, it was good.

[spoken:]
Yeah, you were so good.yeah you were so good, yeah that's right...

[Intro] (Clean guitar)
E B F# F#
E B F# F#

[Verse 1]
E B F#
Lightning crashes...a new mother cries
E B F#
Her placenta falls to the floor
E B F#
The angel opens her eyes
E
The confusion sets in
B F#
Before the doctor can even close the door

[Verse 2]
E B F#
Lightning crashes...an old mother dies
E B F#
Her intentions fall to the floor
E B F#
The angel closes her eyes
E
The confusion that was hers
B F#
Belongs now to the baby down the hall

[Chorus]
E B F# E
Oh now feel it coming back again
B F# E
Like a rolling thunder chasing the wind
B F# E
Forces pulling from the center of the Earth again
B F#
I can feel it

[Verse 3]
E B F#
Lightning crashes...a new mother cries
E B F#
This moment she's been waiting for
E B F#
The angel opens her eyes
E
Pale blue colored eyes
B F#
Presents the circle and puts the glory out to hide, hide

[Chorus]
E B F# E
Oh now feel it coming back again
B F# E
Like a rolling thunder chasing the wind
B F# E
Forces pulling from the center of the Earth again
B F#
I can feel it...
E B F#
I can feel it...

[Solo]
G#m F# G#m F# G#m F# E
F# G#m F# G#m F# E F#
Oh I... Oh I... Oh I...

[Chorus] (Quietly)
E B F# E
I can feel it coming back again
B F# E
Like a rolling thunder chasing the wind
B F# E
Forces pulling from the center of the Earth again
B F#
I can feel it...

(Loudly)
E B F# E
I can feel it coming back again
B F# E
Like a rolling thunder chasing the wind
B F# E
Forces pulling from the center of the Earth again
B F#
I can feel it...

E B F# E
I can feel it coming back again
B F# E
Like a rolling thunder chasing the wind
B F# E
Forces pulling from the center of the Earth again
B F#
I can feel it...

[Outro]
E B F#
I can feel it...
E B F# E B F#
I can feel it...

[Intro]

[Verse]
B A E
Hey little sister, what have you done?
B A E
Hey little sister, who's the only one?
B
Hey little sister, who's your Superman?
A
Hey little sister, who's the one you want?
B
Hey little sister, shotgun

A E B
It's a nice day to start again
E D B
It's a nice day for a white wedding
E D
It's a nice day to start again

[Verse - with the guitar riff punches]
Hey little sister, who is it you're with?
Hey little sister, what's your vice or wish?
Hey little sister, shotgun, oh yeah
Hey little sister, who's your Superman?
Hey little sister, shotgun

A E B
It's a nice day to start again
E D B
It's a nice day for a white wedding
E D
It's a nice day to start again

[Solo]

[Interlude]
A
Pick it up
E B
Take me back home, yeah

[Verse - guitar riff punches]
Hey little sister, what have you done?
Hey little sister, who's the only one?
I've been away for so long
I've been away for so long
I let you go for so long

A E B
It's a nice day to start again
E D B
It's a nice day for a white wedding
E D
It's a nice day to start again

[Interlude]
B

B
There is nothin' fair in this world, girl
There is nothin' safe in this world
And there's nothin' sure in this world
And there's nothin' pure in this world
Look for something left in this world
E D B
Start again

D E B
It's a nice day for a white wedding
E D B
It's a nice day to start again

Could you whisper in my ear
The things you wanna feel
I'd give you anythin'
To feel it comin'

Do you wake up on your own
And wonder where you are?
You live with all your faults

I wanna wake up where you are
I won't say anything at all
So why don't you slide

Yeah, I'm gonna let it slide

Don't you love the life you killed?
The priest is on the phone
Your father hit the wall
Your ma disowned you

Don't supposed I'll ever know
What it means to be a man
It's somethin' I can't change
I'll live around it

I wanna wake up where you are
I won't say anything at all
So why don't you slide
Ooh, slide

And I'll do anythin' you ever dreamed to be complete
Little pieces of the nothin' that fall
Oh, May
Put your arms around me
What you feel is what you are
And what you are is beautiful
Oh, May
Do you wanna get married Or run away?

And I'll do anythin' you ever dreamed to be complete
Little pieces of the nothin' that fall
Oh, May
Put your arms around me
What you feel is what you are
And what you are is beautiful
Oh, May
Do you wanna get married
Or run away?

I wanna wake up where you are
I won't say anything

And I'll do anythin' you ever dreamed to be complete
(Yeah, slide)
Little pieces of the nothin' that fall
(yeah slide)
And I'll do anythin' you ever dreamed to be complete
(Yeah slide)
Little pieces of the nothin' that fall
(Yeah slide)
Yeah, slide between the sheets of all them beds you never knew
(Yeah slide)
Why don't you slide into my room
Just slide into my room
Oh, we'll run away, run away, run away

Why drink the water from my hand
Contagious as you think I am
Just tilt my sun towards your domain
Your cup runneth over again

Don't scream about, don't think aloud
Turn your head, now, baby, just spit me out
Don't worry 'bout, don't speak of doubt
Turn your head, now, baby, just spit me out

Oooo, oooo
Oooo, oooo

Why follow me to higher ground
Lost as you swear I am
Don't throw away your basic needs
Ambiance and vanity

Don't scream about, don't think aloud
Turn your head, now, baby, just spit me out
Don't worry 'bout, don't speak of doubt
Turn your head, now, baby, just spit me out

Don't scream about, don't think aloud (Oooo, oooo)
Turn your head, now, baby, just spit me out
Don't worry 'bout, don't speak of doubt (Oooo, oooo)
Turn your head, now, baby, just spit me out

Oooo, oooo
Oooo, oooo

December promise you gave unto me
December whispers of treachery
December clouds are now covering me
December songs no longer I sing
December promise you gave unto me
December whispers of treachery
December clouds are now covering me
December songs no longer I sing

(December promise you gave unto me)
Don't scream about, don't think aloud
(December whispers of treachery)
Turn your head, now, baby, just spit me out
(December clouds are now covering me)
Don't worry 'bout, don't speak of doubt
(December songs no longer I sing)
Turn your head, now, baby, just spit me out

(December promise you gave unto me)
Don't scream about, don't think aloud
(December whispers of treachery)
Turn your head, now, baby, just spit me out
(December clouds are now covering me)
Don't worry 'bout, don't speak of doubt
(December songs no longer I sing)
Turn your head, now, baby, just spit me out

It's never ending, as far as I know
But there's a doubt you feel, between us both
[guitar in]
You're grounded daily, I'm on a cloud
I float up every night, as you come down

I'm not ready to go x4

Are you unhappy, or are you low?
I should be leaving but I'm not ready to go

I'm not ready to go x4

I'm not ready to go x4 (call and response)

Even if you think I'm crazy, drunk, and stoned
I don't wanna be messed up alone

There's nothing wrong here
There's nothing wrong here
There's nothing wrong here
There's nothing wrong....

I'm not ready to go x4

I'm not ready to go x4 (call and response)

Looking back, through the chapters of your life
Searching for a storyline
'cause the one you're leading now is doing nothing for you
Say goodbye to your friends and the ones who love you
Moving on

JJ's song has been pushing you along
Gypsy man on a one night stand
Moving to the night far from the lights
On an asphalt path drifting over the white line
Gypsy man nobody knows

Cocaine cowgirl, she's out catching eyes
On the other end of the desert sky
Taking you down to the dark side of town
A dark side of town
Cocaine cowgirl nobody knows

Looking back, through the chapters of your life
Searching for a storyline

'cause any line is a good time for you
Living what the World's been writing for you cocaine
Cocaine cowgirl nobody knows

'cause any line is a good time for you
Living what the world has written for you cocaine
Gypsy man nobody knows

[lead start]
'cause any line is a good time for you
Living what the world has written for you cocaine
Cocaine cowgirl nobody knows

Freak out
And give in
Doesn't matter what you believe in
Stay cool
And be somebody's fool this year
'Cause they know
Who is righteous, what is bold
So I'm told

Who wants honey
As long as there's some money
Who wants that honey?

Hipsters unite
Come align for the big fight to rock for you
But beware
All those angels with their wings glued on
'Cause deep down
They are frightened and they're scared
If you don't stare

Who wants honey
As long as there's some money
Who wants that honey?

Let me out
Let me out
Let me out
Let me out

Tell me all of your secrets
Cannot help but believe this is true
Tell me all of your secrets
I know, I know, I know
Should have listened when I was told

Who wants that honey
As long as there is some money
Who wants that honey?

Let me out
Let me out
Let me out
Let me out

I can't help my feelings, I'll go out of my mind
These players come to get me cause they'd like my behind
I can't love my business if I can't get a trick
Down on Santa Monica where tricks are for kids

Oh, come on and kick me
Oh, come on and kick me
(Whoa) Come on and kick me
(Whoa) You've got your problems
(Whoa) I've got my asswipe

I can't help my boogies, they get out of control
I know that you don't care but I want you to know
The knee-stocking flavor is a favorite treat
Of men that don't bother with the taste of a teat

Oh, come on and kick me
Oh, come on and kick me
(Whoa) Come on and kick me
(Whoa) You've got your problems
(Oh) I've got my asswipe
(Oh) You've got your big G's
I've got my hash pipe
I've got my hash pipe

Oh, come on and kick me
Oh, come on and kick me
(Oh) Come on and kick me
(Oh) You've got your problems
(Oh) I've got my asswipe
(Oh) You've got your big G's
I've got my hash pipe
I got my hash pipe
I got my hash pipe
I got my hash pipe

Well, tell me do you think it'd be all right
If I could just crash here tonight
You can see I'm in no shape for driving
And anyway I've got no place to go
And you know it might not be that bad
You were the best I'd ever had
If I hadn't blown the whole thing years ago
I might not be alone

Tomorrow we can drive around this town
And let the cops chase us around
The past is gone but something might be found
To take its place...hey jealousy
Hey jealousy
Hey jealousy
Hey jealousy

And you can trust me not to think
And not to sleep around
And if you don't expect too much from me
You might not be let down
'Cause all I really wants to be with you
Feeling like I matter too
If I hadn't blown the whole thing years ago
I might be here with you

Tomorrow we can drive around this town
And let the cops chase us around
The past is gone but something might be found
To take its place...hey jealousy

Tomorrow we can drive around this town
And let the cops chase us around
The past is gone but something might be found
To take its place...hey jealousy

Well, tell me do you think it'd be all right
If I could just crash here tonight
You can see I'm in no shape for driving
And anyway I've got no place to go
And you know it might not be that bad
You were the best I'd ever had
If I hadn't blown the whole thing years ago
I might not be alone

Tomorrow we can drive around this town
And let the cops chase us around
The past is gone but something might be found
To take its place...hey jealousy

Hey jealousy
She took my heart
Well there's only one thing I couldn't start

[Intro]

[Verse 1]
E D A E D A
Never have I heard A more disturbing word
E D A E D A
Holdin' out for long I never felt so quite disturbed.

[Chorus]
E D A
I get up in the morning now, I don't know
E D A
Waiting for the evening now, I don't know
E D A
Been lookin' for whats comin' now, I don't know *
E D A
Would somebody please, *help me.

[Interlude]
E |D A ||x4

[Verse 2]
E D A E D A
Lookin' back at me more than mystery
E D A E D A
Letters and pages of Ancient history, yeah.

[Chorus]
E D A
I get up in the morning now, I don't know
E D A
Waiting for the evening now, I don't know
E D A
Been lookin' for whats comin' now, I don't know
E D A
Would somebody please, help me.

[Interlude]
B |D A ||x4

[Bridge]
E D A E D A E D A E D A
I don't know, help me. I don't know, I don't know, help me.

[Solo]
C#m
E |D A ||x4 E |D A ||x8

[Post Solo]
E |G |A |B |C C# D D#||

[Outro]
E D A E D A E D A E D A
I don't know, help me. I don't know, I don't know, help me.
E D A E D A E D A E D A
I don't know, help me. I don't know I don't know, help me.. . .

Complicate this world you wrapped for me
I'm acquainted with your suffering

All your weight it falls on me
It brings me down
All your weight it falls on me
It falls on me

Hold me up to those whom you've deceived
Promises you break you still believe

All your weight it falls on me
It brings me down
All your weight it brings me down
It brings me down

All your weight it falls on me
It brings me down
All your weight it falls on me
It falls on me

[solo]

All your weight it falls on me
It brings me down
All your weight it falls on me
It falls on me

(we will do this twice because we just can't get enough)

Shakedown 1979
Cool kids never have the time
On a live wire right up off the street
You and I should meet

Junebug skippin' like a stone
With the headlights pointed at the dawn
We were sure we'd never see an end to it all

And I don't even care
To shake these zipper blues
And we don't know just where our bones will rest
To dust, I guess
Forgotten and absorbed into the earth below

Double-cross the vacant and the bored
They're not sure just what we have in store
Morphine city slippin' dues, down to see

That we don't even care, as restless as we are
We feel the pull
In the land of a thousand guilts and poured cement

Lamented and assured to the lights and towns below
Faster than the speed of sound
Faster than we thought we'd go
Beneath the sound of hope

Justine never knew the rules
Hung down with the freaks and ghouls
No apologies ever need be made
I know you better than you fake it, to see

That we don't even care
To shake these zipper blues
And we don't know just where our bones will rest
To dust, I guess
Forgotten and absorbed into the earth below

The street heats the urgency of now
As you see, there's no one around

Breathe in, breathe out
Breathe in, breathe out
Breathe in
Breathe in, breathe out
Breathe in, breathe out
Breathe in

Tied to a wheel, our fingers got to feel
Bleeding through a tourniquet smile
I spin on a whim, I slide to the right
I felt you like electric light
For our love, for our fear
For our rise against the years and years and years

Got a machinehead, it's better than the rest
Green to red, machinehead
Got a machinehead, it's better than the rest
Green to red

I walk from my machine
I walk from my machine

Breathe in, breathe out
Breathe in, breathe out
Breathe in

Deaf, dumb, dirty
Starting to deserve this
Leaning on my conscience wall
Blood is like wine, unconscious all the time
If I had it all again I'd change it all

Got a machinehead, it's better than the rest
Green to red, machinehead
Got a machinehead, it's better than the rest
Green to red

I walk from my machine
I walk from my machine

Breathe in, breathe out
Breathe in, breathe out
Breathe in, breathe in, breathe in

Got a machinehead, it's better than the rest
Green to red, machinehead
Got a machinehead, it's better than the rest
Green to red
Better than the rest, better than the rest
Machinehead
I walk from my machine
I walk from my machine

Verse
I found me a reason
So check me tomorrow
We'll see if I'm leaking
Push and push and push 'till it hurts

The Devil's on roller-skates
Down at the roller rink
Picking up chicks for me
Ones that push and push and push 'till it hurts
Push and push 'till it hurts

Chorus
Dirty enough, I got me a love
And it's so bad, it's so bad
Dirty enough, I got me a love
And it's so bad, it's so bad

[once the chords]

Verse
Life's for the living
So check me tomorrow
We'll see if I'm kidding [G# E]
Push and push and push 'till it hurts

Did it on Ritalin [G# E]
I got me some good grades [B C#]
Now I work me the night shift, where I [palm muting thing]
Pull and pull and pull 'till it hurts
Pull and pull 'till it hurts

Dirty enough, I got me a love
And it's so bad, it's so bad
Dirty enough, I got me a love
And it's so bad, it's so bad
Hello, time bomb, I'm ready to go off
Hello, time bomb, I'm ready to go off

riff 2x
solo

Hahahaha

B C# / G# E

If life's for the livid
Check me tomorrow
We'll see if I'm emperor [ G# E / B]

[B C#]
The devil's on sugar smacks [G# A / ]
Down at the Radio Shack [B C#]
Turning shit into solid gold
Solid gold

Dirty enough, I got me a love
And it's so bad, it's so bad
Dirty enough, I got me a love
And it's so bad, it's so bad
Hello, time bomb, I'm ready to go off
Hello, time bomb, I'm ready to go
Ready to go off

Outro
Ends: B C# / G# E

Oh, yeah
Alright

Somebody's Heine is crowding my icebox
Somebody's cold one is giving me chills
Guess I'll just close my eyes

Oh, yeah
Alright
Feels good
Inside

Flip on the telly, wrestle with Jimmy
Somethin' is bubblin' behind my back
The bottle is ready to blow

Say it ain't so
Your drug is a heartbreaker
Say it ain't so
My love is a life taker

I can't confront you, I never could do
That which might hurt you, so try and be cool
When I say, "this way is a water slide away from me
That takes you further every day," so be cool

Say it ain't so
Your drug is a heartbreaker
Say it ain't so
My love is a life taker

Dear daddy, I write you, in spite of years of silence
You've cleaned up, found Jesus, things are good, or so I hear
This bottle of Stephen's awakens ancient feelings
Like father, stepfather, the son is drowning in the flood
Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah

Say it ain't so
Your drug is a heartbreaker
Say it ain't so
My love is a life taker

[Intro]
Guitar x4
Drums x4
Second Guitar x4
Bass x4

[Verse]
Last night, she said
"Oh, baby, I feel so down
Oh, it turns me off
When I feel left out"
So I, I turned 'round
Oh, baby, don't care no more
I know this for sure
I'm walking out that door

Well, I've been in town for just 'bout fifteen, oh, minutes now
And baby, I feel so down
And I don't know why
I keep walking for miles

[Chorus]
And say, people, they don't understand
No, girlfriends, they can't understand
Your grandsons, they won't understand
On top of this, I ain't ever gonna understand

[Verse]
Last night, she said
"Oh, baby, don't feel so down
Oh, it turns me off
When I feel left out"
So I, I turned 'round
Oh, baby, gonna be alright
It was a great big lie
'Cause I left that night, yeah

[Bridge]
Guitar 4x
Bass x8

[Solo]

[Chorus]
Oh, people, they don't understand
No, girlfriends, they don't understand
In spaceships, they won't understand
And me, I ain't ever gonna understand

[Verse]
Last night, she said
"Oh, baby, I feel so down
See, it turns me off
When I feel left out"
So I, I turned 'round
Oh, little girl, I don't care no more
I know this for sure
I'm walking out that door, yeah

Lay where you're laying
Don't make a sound
I know they're watching
They're watching

All the commotion
The kiddie-like play
It has people talking
Talking

You
Your sex is on fire

The dark of the alley
The breaking of day
Head while I'm driving
I'm driving

Soft lips are open
Them knuckles are pale
Feels like you're dying
You're dying

You
Your sex is on fire
Consumed
With what's just transpired

Hot as a fever
Rattle of bones
I could just taste it
Taste it

If this not forever
If this just tonight
Oh we're still the greatest
The greatest
The greatest

You
Your sex is on fire

You
Your sex is on fire
Consumed
With what's just transpired

And you
Your sex is on fire
Consumed
With what's just transpired

Sell the kids for food
Weather changes moods
Spring is here again
Reproductive glands

He's the one who likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means
Knows not what it means, and I say
He's the one who likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means, knows not what it means, and I say, "Yeah"

We can have some more
Nature is a whore
Bruises on the fruit
Tender age in bloom

He's the one who likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means
Knows not what it means, and I say
He's the one who likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means
Knows not what it means, and I say, "Yeah"

He's the one who likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means
Knows not what it means, and I say
He's the one who likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means
Knows not what it means
Knows not what it means
Knows not what it means, and I say, "Yeah"

Well, I took a walk around the world to ease my troubled mind
I left my body lying somewhere in the sands of time
But I watched the world float to the dark side of the moon
I feel there's nothing I can do, yeah

I watched the world float to the dark side of the moon
After all I knew, it had to be something to do with you
I really don't mind what happens now and then
As long as you'll be my friend at the end

If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman?
If I'm alive and well, will you be there and holding my hand?
I'll keep you by my side with my superhuman might
Kryptonite

You called me strong, you called me weak
But still your secrets I will keep
You took for granted all the times I never let you down
You stumbled in and bumped your head
If not for me then you'd be dead
I picked you up and put you back on solid ground

If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman?
If I'm alive and well, will you be there and holding my hand?
I'll keep you by my side with my superhuman might
Kryptonite

[solo break]

[quiet]
If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman?
If I'm alive and well, will you be there holding my hand?
I'll keep you by my side with my superhuman might
Kryptonite, yeah

If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman?
If I'm alive and well, will you be there and holding my hand?
I'll keep you by my side with my superhuman might
Kryptonite

[solo break]

Whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa

Color me any color
Speak to me in tongues and share
Tell me how you'd love to hate me
Tell me how you'd love to care

Well I just want
To shake us up
Well I just want
I just want to
To shake us up

Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Let's mingle
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
And make it well
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Come together now
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Yeah, let's gel

Clothe me in any fashion
Glitter to so mundane
Tell me how you'd love to change me
Tell me I can stay the same

Well I just want
To shake us up
Well I just want
I just want to
To shake us up

Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Let's mingle
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
And make it well
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Come together now
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Yeah, let's gel

Let's mingle
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
And make it well
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Come together now
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Yeah, let's gel
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Well let's bungle
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
And live to tell
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
How we came together
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Yeah, how we gelled

Run and tell all of the angels
This could take all night
Think I need a devil to help me get things right
Hook me up a new revolution
'Cause this one is a lie
We sat around laughing and watched the last one die

Now I'm looking to the sky to save me
Looking for a sign of life
Looking for something to help me burn out bright
I'm looking for a complication
Looking cause I'm tired of lying
Make my way back home when I learn to fly high

I think I'm done nursing the patience
It can wait one night
I'd give it all away if you give me one last try
We'll live happily ever trapped if you just save my life
Run and tell the angels that everything's alright

Now I'm looking to the sky to save me
Looking for a sign of life
Looking for something to help me burn out bright
I'm looking for a complication
Looking cause I'm tired of trying
Make my way back home when I learn to fly high
Make my way back home when I learn to

Fly along with me, I can't quite make it alone
Try to make this life my own
Fly along with me, I can't quite make it alone
Try to make this life my own

I'm looking to the sky to save me
Looking for a sign of life
Looking for something to help me burn out bright
I'm looking for a complication
Looking cause I'm tired of trying
Make my way back home when I learn to

I'm looking to the sky to save me
Looking for a sign of life
Looking for something to help me burn out bright
I'm looking for a complication
Looking cause I'm tired of trying
Make my way back home when I learn to fly high
Make my way back home when I learn to fly
Make my way back home when I learn to

[Intro]
1x
2x with drum beat

[Verse]
Bill Barilko disappeared that summer
He was on a fishing trip
The last goal he ever scored
Won the Leafs the cup
They didn't win another till nineteen sixty two
The year he was discovered
I stole this from a hockey card
I keeped tucked up under

[Chorus]
My fifty-mission cap
I worked it in
I worked it in to look like that
It's my fifty-mission cap
It's his fifty-mission cap [i think this is the other guy]
And I worked it in (worked it in)
I worked it in
And I worked it in (worked it in) to look like that
And I worked it in to look like that

[Interlude]

[Verse]
Bill Barilko disappeared that summer (in nineteen fifty one)
He was on a fishing trip (in a plane)
The last goal he ever scored (in over time)
Won the Leafs the cup
They didn't win another till nineteen sixty two
The year he was discovered

[Chorus]
In my fifty-mission cap
I worked it in
I worked it in to look like that
It's my fifty-mission cap
It's his fifty-mission cap
And I worked it in (worked it in)
I worked it in
And I worked it in (worked it in) to look like that (worked it in)
And I worked it in to look like that

[Solo-y]
It's my fifty-mission cap
It's my fifty-mission cap
It's my fifty-mission cap
It's my fifty-mission cap

Can we forget about the things I said when I was drunk?
I didn't mean to call you that
I can't remember what was said or what you threw at me
Please tell me...

Please tell me why my car is in the front yard,
And I'm sleeping with my clothes on
I came in through the window last night
And you're gone, gone

It's no surprise to me
I am my own worst enemy
'Cause every now and then I kick the living shit out of me
The smoke alarm is going off, and there's a cigarette
Still burning,

Please tell me why my car is in the front yard
And I'm sleeping with my clothes on
I came in through the window *last night
And you're gone, gone

Please tell me why my car is in the front yard
And I'm sleeping with my clothes on
I came in through the window last night

It's no surprise to me
I am my own worst enemy
'Cause every now and then I kick the living shit out of me

Can we forget about the things I said when I was drunk?
I didn't mean to call you that

So, just how far down do you want to go?
Or we could talk it out over a cup of joe
And you could look deep into my eyes
Like I was a super-model
Uh-huh

Well, it's you and me baby, no one else we can trust
We'll say nothin' to no one, no how or we bust
And never crack a smile
Or flinch or cry for nobody
Uh-uh

Well, give your ID card to the border guard
Yeah, your alias says you're Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Of the United Federation Of Planets
'Cause he won't speak English anyway

And everybody knows
That the world is full of stupid people
So meet me at the mission at midnight
We'll divvy up there

And everybody knows
That the world is full of stupid people
Well, I got the pistols, so I'll keep the Pesos
Yeah, and that seems fair

So, put the sugar in the tank of the sheriff's car
And slash the deputy's tires and they won't get very far
When they finally get the word
That there's been a hold-up
Uh-huh

Well, give your ID card to the border guard
Now your alias says you're Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Of the United Federation Of Planets
'Cause he won't speak English anyway

And everybody knows
That the world is full of stupid people
So meet me at the mission at midnight
We'll divvy up there

And everybody knows
That the world is full of stupid people
Well, I got the pistols, so I'll keep the Pesos
Yeah, and that seems fair
Well, that seems fair
And that seems fair
Well, that seems fair

Well, give your ID card to the border guard
Now your alias says you're Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Of the United Federation Of Planets
'Cause he won't speak English anyway

And everybody knows
That the world is full of stupid people
So meet me at the mission at midnight
We'll divvy up there

Well, everybody knows
That the world is full of stupid people
Well, I got the pistols, so I'll keep the Pesos
Yeah, and that seems fair
And that seems fair
And that seems fair
Well, that seems fair

All the small things
True care, truth brings
I'll take one lift
Your ride, best trip
Always, I know
You'll be at my show
Watching, waiting
Commiserating

Say it ain't so, I will not go
Turn the lights off, carry me home

Na na, na na, na na, na na, na, na
Na na, na na, na na, na na, na, na
Na na, na na, na na, na na, na, na
Na na, na na, na na, na na, na, na

Late night, come home
Work sucks, I know
She left me roses by the stairs
Surprises let me know she cares

Just say it ain't so, I will not go
Turn the lights off, carry me home

Na na, na na, na na, na na, na, na
Na na, na na, na na, na na, na, na
Na na, na na, na na, na na, na, na
Na na, na na, na na, na na, na, na

Say it ain't so, I will not go
Turn the lights off, carry me home
Keep your head still, I'll be your thrill
The night will go on, my little windmill

(Na na, na na, na na, na na, na, na)
Say it ain't so, I will not go
(Na na, na na, na na, na na, na, na)
Turn the lights off, carry me home
(Na na, na na, na na, na na, na, na)
Keep your head still, I'll be your thrill
(Na na, na na, na na, na na, na, na)
The night will go on, the night will go on, my little windmill

[Intro]
F C Gm Bb | F Am Gm Dm - x2

After love, after love
After love, after love
After love, after love
After love, after love
After love, after love
After love, after love

[Verse]
F
No matter how hard I try
Fmaj7
You keep pushing me aside
Bb
And I can't break through
C
There's no talking to you

F
It's so sad that you're leaving
Am
It takes time to believe it
Bb
But after all is said and done
C
You're gonna be the lonely one
Oh, oh

[Chorus]
F C Gm Bb
Do you believe in life after love?
F C
I can feel something inside me say
Gm Dm
"I really don't think you're strong enough. No."
F C Gm Bb
Do you believe in life after love?
F C
I can feel something inside me say
Gm Dm
"I really don't think you're strong enough. No."

What am I supposed to do?
Sit around and wait for you?
Well, I can't do that
And there's no turning back

I need time to move on
I need love to feel strong
'Cause I've had time to think it through
And maybe I'm too good for you
Oh, oh

Do you believe in life after love?
I can feel something inside me say
"I really don't think you're strong enough. No."
Do you believe in life after love?
I can feel something inside me say
"I really don't think you're strong enough. No."

Dm C
Well, I know that I'll get through this
Dm C
'Cause I know that I am strong
Bb
And I don't need you anymore
C
Oh, I don't need you anymore
Bb Gm
Oh, I don't need you anymore
C
No, I don't need you anymore

[sparse / shots]
Do you believe in life after love?
I can feel something inside me say
"I really don't think you're strong enough. No."
[build up]
Do you believe in life after love?
I can feel something inside me say
"I really don't think you're strong enough. No."

[back in]
Do you believe in life after love?
I can feel something inside me say
"I really don't think you're strong enough. No."
Do you believe in life after love?
I can feel something inside me say
"I really don't think you're strong enough. No."

(Do you believe in life after love?)

Waiting on a Sunday afternoon
For what I've read between the lines
Your lies
Feeling like a hand in rusted chains
So do you laugh at those who cry?
Reply

Leaving on a Southern train
Only yesterday you lied
Promises of what I seemed to be
Only watched the time go by
All of these things you said to me

Breathing is the hardest thing to do
With all I've said and all that's dead for you
You lied
Goodbye

Leaving on a Southern train
Only yesterday you lied
Promises of what I seemed to be
Only watched the time go by
All of these things I said to you

I heard you crying loud,
All the way across town
You've been searching for that someone,
And it's me out on the prowl
As you sit around feeling sorry for yourself

Well, don't get lonely now
And dry your whining eyes
I'm just roaming for the moment
Sleazin' my back yard so don't get so uptight
You been thinking about ditching me

No time to search the world around
Cause you know where I'll be found
When I come around

I heard it all before
So don't knock down my door
I'm a loser and a user so I don't need no accuser
To try and slag me down because I know you're right
So go do what you like
Make sure you do it wise
You may find out that your self-doubt means nothing
Was ever there

You can't go forcing something if it's just
Not right

No time to search the world around
Cause you know where I'll be found
When I come around

No time to search the world around
Cause you know where I'll be found
When I come around
When I come around
When I come around
When I come around

[Intro]
If you're listening (whoa oh-oh-oh-oh)
Sing it back (whoa oh-oh-oh-oh)
String from your tether unwinds
(String from your tether unwinds)
(Whoa oh, whoa oh)
Up and outward to bind
(Up and outward to bind)
(Whoa oh, whoa oh)

[Chorus]
I was spinning free (whoa oh-oh-oh-oh)
With a little sweet and simple numbing me

[Verse]
Are you listening? (Whoa oh-oh-oh-oh)
Sing it back (whoa oh-oh-oh-oh)
So tell me what do I need?
(Tell me what do I need?)
(Whoa oh, whoa oh)
When words lose their meaning
(When words lose their meaning)
(Whoa oh, whoa oh)

[Chorus]
I was spinning free (whoa oh-oh-oh-oh)
With a little sweet and simple numbing me, yeah
[muting turn around]
Stumble 'til you crawl (whoa oh-oh-oh-oh)
Sinking into sweet uncertainty

[Bridge]
G Bb F 2x
Oooooooo

G Bb F 2x
Oooooooo (Ahhhhhhh)

Fsus
Are you listening? Are you listening?

[Verse]
F G D
If you're listening (whoa oh-oh-oh-oh)
(If you're listening, are you listening?)
Sing it back (whoa oh-oh-oh-oh)
(If you're listening, are you listening?)
And I'm still running away
(I'm still running away)
(Whoa oh, whoa oh) (Whoa oh, whoa oh)
I won't play your hide and seek game
(Won't play your hide and seek game)
(Whoa oh, whoa oh) whoa oh (as an echo)

I was spinning free (whoa oh-oh-oh-oh)
With a little sweet and simple numbing me
[muting turning around]
What a dizzy dance (whoa oh-oh-oh-oh)
Bb C F (with that bend thing)
The sweetness will not be concerned with me
(whoaa ohhh)
Bb C F
No, the sweetness will not be concerned with me
(whoaa ohhh)
Bb C F
No, the sweetness will not be concerned with me
(whoaa ohhh)

F to end

"Son," she said, "have I got a little story for you
What you thought was your daddy was nothing but a…
While you were sitting home alone at age thirteen
Your real daddy was dyin'
Sorry you didn't see him, but I'm glad we talked"

Oh, I, oh, I'm still alive
Hey, I, oh, I'm still alive
Hey, I, oh, I'm still alive
Hey, oh, oh-oh

While she walks slowly across a young man's room
She said, "I'm ready for you"
Why, I can't remember anything to this very day
'Cept the look, the look
Oh, you know where, now I can't see, I just stare

I, I'm still alive
Hey, I, oh, I'm still alive
Hey, I, hey, I'm still alive
Hey, I, oh, I'm still alive, yeah

Ooh, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh
Ooh

"Is something wrong?" she said, well of course there is
"You're still alive," she said, oh, and do I deserve to be?
Is that the question?
And if so, if so who answers? Who answers?

I, oh, I'm still alive
Hey, I, hey, I'm still alive
Hey, I, hey, I'm still alive
Yeah, I, ooh, I'm still alive!
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah!

[solo]

Ooh yeah, ooh ooh
Ooh yeah, yeah yeah yeah

Yeah

I been up, I been down
Take my word, my way around
I ain't asking for much
I said, Lord, take me downtown
I'm just looking for some tush

I been bad, I been good
Dallas, Texas, Hollywood
I ain't asking for much
I said, Lord, take me downtown
I'm just looking for some tush

Take me back, way back home
Not by myself, not alone
I ain't asking for much
I said, Lord, take me downtown
I'm just looking for some tush

I was born long ago
I am the chosen, I'm the one
I have come to save the day
And I won't leave until I'm done
So that's why you've got to try
You got to breath and have some fun
Though I'm not paid, I play this game
And I won't stop until I'm done

But what I really want to know is
Are you gonna go my way?
And I got to, got to know

I don't know why we always cry
This we must leave and get undone
We must engage and rearrange
And turn this planet back to one
So tell me why we got to die
And kill each other one by one?
We've got to hug and rub-a-dub
We've got to dance and be in love

But what I really want to know is
Are you gonna go my way?
And I got to got to know

Are you gonna go my way?
'Cause baby I got to know, yeah

[Intro]

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[Verse 1]

D/A Am
I had visions, I was in them, I was looking into the mirror
C C/B D/A
to see a little bit clearer, the rottenness and evil in me
D/A Am
Fingertips have memories, mine can't forget the curves of your body
C C/B D/A
And when I feel a bit naughty, I run it up the flagpole and see

who salutes, but no one ever does

[Chorus]

D/A C/A C Cadd4 D/A
I'm not sick but I'm not well, and I'm so hot, cause I'm in hell

[Verse 2]

D/A Am
Been around the world and found that only stupid people are breeding
C C/B D/A
The cretins cloning and feeding, and I don't even own a TV
D/A Am
Put me in the hospital for nerves and then they had to commit me
C C/B D/A
You told them all I was crazy, they cut off my legs now

I'm an amputee, god damn you

[Chorus]

D/A C/A C Cadd4 D/A
I'm not sick but I'm not well, and I'm so hot, cause I'm in hell
D/A C/A C Cadd4 D/A
I'm not sick but I'm not well, and it's a sin, to live so well

[Bridge]

A G F/C
I wanna publish 'zines, and rage against machines
D2/F# A
I wanna pierce my tongue, it doesn't hurt, it feels fine
G F/C
The trivial sublime, I'd like to turn off time
D2/F# D9/F# D2/F# D9/F#
and kill my mind, you kill my mind

[Verse 3]

D/A Am
Paranoia, paranoia, everybody's comin' to get me
C C/B D/A
Just say you never met me, I'm going underground with the moles (digging holes)
D/A Am
Hear the voices in my head, I swear to god it sounds like they're snoring
C C/B D/A
But if you're bored then you're boring, the agony and the irony

they're killing me...woah

[Chorus]

D/A C/A C Cadd4 D/A
I'm not sick but I'm not well, and I'm so hot cause I'm in hell
D/A C/A C Cadd4 D/A
I'm not sick but I'm not well, and it's a sin to live so well

[Verse 1]
G
I'm through with standing in line, to clubs I'll never get in
C
It's like the bottom of the ninth and I'm never gonna win
F G
This life hasn't turned out quite the way I want to be.

Tell me what you want

G
I want a brand new house on an episode of Cribs
C
And a bathroom I can play baseball in
F G
And a king size tub big enough for ten plus me

Uh so what ya need

G
I need a, a credit card that's got no limit
C
And a big black jet with a bedroom in it
F G
Gonna join the mile high club at thirty-seven thousand feet

Been there, done that

G
I want a new tour bus full of old guitars
C
My own star on Hollywood Boulevard
F G
Somewhere between Cher and James Dean is fine for me

So how you gonna do it

[Pre-Chorus]
Bb
I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
C
I'd even cut my hair and change my name

[Chorus]
G
Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
Bb
And live in hilltop houses driving 15 cars
C
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
Eb F
We'll all stay skinny cause we just won't eat and we'll
G Bb
Hang out in the coolest bars, in the VIP with the movie stars
C
Every good gold digger's gonna wind up there
Eb F
Every playboy bunny with her bleached blonde hair and we'll

Bb C G
Hey, hey I wanna be a rockstar
Bb C G
Hey, hey I wanna be a rockstar

[Verse 2]
G
I wanna be great like Elvis without the tassels
C
Hire eight body guards that love to beat up assholes
F G
Sign a couple autographs so I can eat my meals for free

I'll have the quesadilla

G
I'm gonna dress my ass with the latest fashion
C
Get a front door key to the Playboy mansion
F G
Gonna date a centerfold that loves to blow my money for me

So how ya gonna do it

[Pre-Chorus]
Bb
I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
C
I'd even cut my hair and change my name

[Chorus]
G
Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
Bb
And live in hilltop houses driving 15 cars
C
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
Eb F
We'll all stay skinny cause we just won't eat and we'll
G Bb
Hang out in the coolest bars, in the VIP with the movie stars
C
Every good gold digger's gonna wind up there
Eb F
Every playboy bunny with her bleached blonde hair and we'll

G
And we'll hide out in the private rooms
Bb
With the latest dictionary of today's who's who
C
They'll get you anything with that evil smile
Eb F
Everybody's got a drug dealer on speed dial

Bb C G
Hey, hey I wanna be a rockstar
Bb C G
Hey, hey I wanna be a rockstar

[Bridge]
Eb
I'm gonna sing those songs that offend the censors
Bb
Gonna pop my pills from a Pez dispenser
Eb
Get washed-up singers writing all my songs
C F
Lip sync 'em every night so I don't get 'em wrong

[Chorus]
G
Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
Bb
And live in hilltop houses driving 15 cars
C
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
Eb F
We'll all stay skinny cause we just won't eat and we'll
G Bb
Hang out in the coolest bars, in the VIP with the movie stars
C
Every good gold digger's gonna wind up there
Eb F
Every playboy bunny with her bleached blonde hair and we'll

G
And we'll hide out in the private rooms
Bb
With the latest dictionary of today's who's who
C
They'll get you anything with that evil smile
Eb F
Everybody's got a drug dealer on speed dial

Bb C G
Hey, hey I wanna be a rockstar
Bb C G
Hey, hey I wanna be a rockstar

Give me a word
Give me a sign
Show me where to look
Tell me what will I find?
What will I find?

Lay me on the ground
Or fly me in the sky
Show me where to look
Tell me what will I find?
What will I find?

Whoa. Heaven, let your light shine down
Whoa. Heaven, let your light shine down
Whoa. Heaven, let your light shine down
Whoa. Heaven, let your light shine down

Love is in the water
Love is in the air
Show me where to look
Tell me will love be there?
Will love be there?

Teach me how to speak
Teach me how to share
Teach me where to go
Tell me will love be there?
Will love be there?

Whoa. Heaven, let your light shine down
Whoa. Heaven, let your light shine down
Whoa. Heaven, let your light shine down
Whoa. Heaven, let your light shine down

Give me a word
Give me a sign
Show me where to look
Tell me what will I find?
What will I find?

Lay me on the ground
Or fly me in the sky
Show me where to look
Tell me what will I find?
What will I find?

Whoa. Heaven, let your light shine down
Whoa. Heaven, let your light shine down
Whoa. Heaven, let your light shine down
Whoa. Heaven, let your light shine down

I'm gonna let it shine, I'm gonna let it shine
Heaven, send a light. Let it shine on me
Hey, yeah, hey, yeah
Heaven, send a light. Let it shine on me

(Shine) Shine on me. Hey, hey, yeah-hey-yeah
(Shine) Well, come on and shine

Hey, don't write yourself off yet
It's only in your head you feel left out or looked down on
Just try your best, try everything you can
And don't you worry what they tell themselves when you're away

It just takes some time
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride
Everything, everything will be just fine
Everything, everything will be alright, alright

Hey, you know they're all the same
You know you're doing better on your own (on your own), so don't buy in
Live right now, yeah, just be yourself
It doesn't matter if it's good enough (good enough) for someone else

It just takes some time
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride
Everything, everything will be just fine
Everything, everything will be alright, alright
It just takes some time
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride
Everything, everything will be just fine
Everything, everything will be alright, alright

Hey, don't write yourself off yet
It's only in your head you feel left out (feel left out) or looked down on
Just do your best (just do your best), do everything you can (do everything you can)
And don't you worry what the bitter hearts (bitter hearts) are gonna say

It just takes some time
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride
Everything, everything will be just fine
Everything, everything will be alright, alright
It just takes some time
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride
Everything, everything will be just fine
Everything, everything will be alright

[Intro]

[Verse]
Big wheels keep on turning
Carrying me home to see my kin
Singing songs about the southland
I miss Alabamy once again
And I think it's a sin, yes

[Break]

[Verse]
Well I heard Mr. Young sing about her
Well I heard old Neil put her down
Well I hope Neil Young will remember
A southern man don't need him around anyhow

[Chorus] - the blues rhythm
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you

[Solo]

[Verse]
In Birmingham they love the governor (Boo, boo, boo) (F / C / D)
Now we all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth

[Chorus]
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you
Here I come Alabama

[Solo]

[Break]

[Verse]
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
And they've been known to pick a song or two (Yes they do)
Lord they get me off so much
They pick me up when I'm feeling blue
Now how about you?

[Chorus]
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you

Sweet home Alabama (Oh sweet home baby)
Where the skies are so blue (And the guv'nor's true)
Sweet Home Alabama (Lordy)
Lord, I'm coming home to you
Yea, yea

Montgomery's got the answer

Coming out of my cage and I've been doing just fine
Gotta, gotta be down, because I want it all
It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this?
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
Now I'm falling asleep and she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag
Now they're going to bed and my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head, but she's touching his

Chest now, he takes off her
Dress now, let me go
And I just can't look, it's killing me
They're taking control

Jealousy, turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies, choking on your alibis
But it's just the price I pay, destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes, 'cause I'm Mr. Brightside

I'm coming out of my cage and I've been doing just fine
Gotta, gotta be down, because I want it all
It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this?
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
Now I'm falling asleep and she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag
Now they're going to bed and my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head, but she's touching his

Chest now, he takes off her
Dress now, let me go
'Cause I just can't look, it's killing me
They're taking control

Jealousy, turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies, choking on your alibis
But it's just the price I pay, destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes, 'cause I'm Mr. Brightside

I never...
I never...
I never...
I never...

Finished with my woman 'cause she couldn't help me with my mind
People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time
All day long I think of things but nothing seems to satisfy
Think I'll lose my mind if I don't find something to pacify

Can you help me occupy my brain?
Oh yeah

I need someone to show me the things in life that I can't find
I can't see the things that make true happiness, I must be blind

Make a joke and I will sigh and you will laugh and I will cry
Happiness I cannot feel and love to me is so unreal

And so as you hear these words telling you now of my state
I tell you to enjoy life I wish I could but it's too late

I've been drowned out by the rain
Still I'm wishing I could stay
But I'm sorry, my old friend
I've got to leave you once again
And despite what I might say
Measure pleasure by the pain
Measure pleasure by the twisting
Of the metal in the vein
And it might be very hard
Can't be more than what we are
Can't be more till it's over

Here comes the resurrection
Everybody's got to die from something
Nothing ever left to leave you when you go
I saw you strip my babies
Animal, the way you cut them might be
Animal, the way I cut you from below

So you goad me into spite
It's the cruelty that you like
It's the waiting for the one thing
That you never could define
Fill the longing just because
Emasculates the ones you love
Have to wait till it's over

We are the less than mighty
Never was a way I thought it could be
Never quite enough to leave you when you go
I saw you strip my babies
Animal, the way you cut them might be
Animal, the way I cut you from below

I've been drowned out by the rain
Still I'm wishing I could stay
But I'm sorry, my old friend
I've got to leave you once again
And despite what I might say
Measure pleasure by the pain
Measure pleasure by the twisting
Of the metal in the vein
And it might be very hard
Can't be more than what we are
Can't be more till it's over

Here comes the resurrection
Everybody's got to die from something
Nothing ever left to leave you when you go
I saw you strip my babies
Animal, the way you cut them might be
Animal, the way I cut you from below

And if anger is the ending
Of the things that we've become
For the mother and the father
And the sister and the son
Through the shallow without wanting
Realisation to mistake
In the ugliness, the open
All the things we can't replace
I will control
I will control
I will control
I will control
I will control
I will control
I will control
I will control

Where I come from isn't all that great
My automobile is a piece of crap
My fashion sense is a little whack
And my friends are just as screwed as me
I didn't go to boarding schools
Preppy girls never looked at me
Why should they? I ain't nobody
Got nothing in my pocket

Beverly Hills, that's where I want to be
(Gimme gimme, gimme gimme)
Livin' in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, rollin' like a celebrity
(Gimme gimme, gimme gimme)
Livin' in Beverly Hills

Look at all those movie stars
They're all so beautiful and clean
When the housemaids scrub the floors
They get the spaces in between
I wanna live a life like that
I wanna be just like a king
Take my picture by the pool
Cause I'm the next big thing

Beverly Hills, that's where I want to be
(Gimme gimme, gimme gimme)
Livin' in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, rollin' like a celebrity
(Gimme gimme, gimme gimme)
Livin' in Beverly Hills

The truth is
I don't stand a chance
It's something that you're born into
And I just don't belong

No I don't, I'm just a no class, beat down fool
And I will always be that way
I might as well enjoy my life
And watch the stars play

Beverly Hills, that's where I want to be
(Gimme gimme, gimme gimme)
Livin' in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, rollin' like a celebrity
(Gimme gimme, gimme gimme)
Livin' in Beverly Hills

Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, livin' in Beverly Hills

All aboard, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Ayy (Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy)

Crazy, but that's how it goes
Millions of people living as foes
Maybe it's not too late
To learn how to love and forget how to hate

Mental wounds not healing
Life's a bitter shame

I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
(Let's go)

I've listened to preachers, I've listened to fools
I've watched all the dropouts, who make their own rules
One person conditioned to rule and control
The media sells it and you live the role

Mental wounds still screaming
Driving me insane

I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train

I know that things are going wrong for me
You gotta listen to my words, yeah, yeah

Heirs of a cold war, that's what we've become
Inheriting troubles, I'm mentally numb
Crazy, I just cannot bear
I'm living with something that just isn't fair

Mental wounds not healing
Who and what's to blame?

I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
The ledge, ha-ha, the edge, edge

[Versee]
Mama told me when I was young
Come sit beside me, my only son
And listen closely to what I say
And if you do this it'll help you some sunny day

[Break]

[Verse]
Oh, take your time, don't live too fast
Troubles will come and they will pass
You'll find a woman and you'll find love
And don't forget, son, there is someone up above

[Chorus]
And be a simple kind of man
Be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple kind of man
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can

[Interlude]

[Verse]
Forget your lust for the rich man's gold
All that you need is in your soul
And you can do this, oh baby, if you try
All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied

[Chorus]
And be a simple kind of man
Oh, be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple kind of man
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can

Oh, yes, I will..
[Solo]

[Break]
2x

[Verse]
Boy, don't you worry, you'll find yourself
Follow your heart and nothing else
And you can do this, oh baby, if you try
All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied

[Chorus]
And be a simple kind of man
Oh, be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple kind of man
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can?

Baby, be a simple, be a simple man
Oh, be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple kind of simple man
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can?