Return To Me
(Matthew Ryan)
from Matthew Ryan’s “Regret Over The Wires”
tabbed by Mike Berry
Capo 1
[G] [Em] [D] [C]
[G]Slowly walkin’ down the street
Where the homeless and the lovers meet
The [Em]bars glows blue
Your skin does too
I saw the [D]garland, in the skyline, in the [C]by-line
I [G]took a drink, I took the pills
You’ll murder me, I know you will
Still I’m [Em]wishin’, that I could change this
That you would [D]open
I keep hopin’….for a [C]cure, for some medicine
Just one conversation
[G]I can’t return to you
You must return to [Em]me
That’s the deal
I’m [D]sorry….did I say I’m [C]sorry?
I’m sorry.
[G] [Em] [D] [C]
[G]In a verse where all is flat
You hunker down and relive the past
You’re [Em]leaving soon, It’s ten ‘til noon
I see a [D]black car, I’m moving through tar
When we’re a[C]part
[G]I have been the worst of kind
A sorrowed heart and a cluttered mind
And I’m [Em]thinkin’…that I could change this
That I could [D]change this…but I can’t [C]change this
[G]I can’t return to you
You must return to [Em]me
That’s the deal
I’m [D]sorry….did I say I’m [C]sorry?
I’m sorry. I’m sorry.
[G] [Em] [D] [C]
[G]I can’t return to you
You must return to [Em]me
That’s the deal
I’m [D]sorry….did I say I’m [C]sorry?
I’m sorry. I’m sorry.
[G]Did I say I’m [Em]sorry
Did I say I [D]miss you?
I’ll do what I [C]have to…do
[G] [Em] [D] [C] X 2
I Can’t Steal You
(Matthew Ryan)
from Regret Over The Wires
tabbed by Mike Berry
I think this is pretty close. With slightly fuzzy sound, and a few added hammer ons it sounds pretty good. Any corrections welcome.
capo 3
[Am] [C] [F] [Am] [F] X 2
[Am]Hold yourself I’m [F]done
My arms are [C]tired [F]
[Am]Saw you walking [F]backwards
Towards the [C]fires [F]
I’m in love with a [Am]red sky [C]
I’m in love with a [F]tragedy
We’ll betray what we [Am]can’t deny
Cause I believe she [F]needs me
[Am]Caught a flash of…
[F]Absolute per[C]fection [F]
[Am]Shattered light fell [F]dark
In all [C]directions [F]
Traffic floats like a [Am]ballet [C]
Far below in the [F]distance
Just as sad as the [Am]words we’d say
It’s all gone in an [F]instant
It’s just so [Am]easy, it’s [F]hard
It’s just so [Am]easy, it’s [F]hard
[Am]Pull me closer [F]
[C]I can’t feel you [F]
You’ll [Am]have to trust me [F]
[C]I can’t steal you [F]
[Am] [C] [F] [Am] [F]
[Am]Ashtrays lie like [F]hearts
For you to [C]burn in [F]
[Am]Smoke curls from your [F]mouth
Before you [C]turn in [F]
Our love is a black gun
I feel the loss in the [F]mundane
In the hours, the minutes run
They’re just so subtle but they [F]have their way
It’s just so [Am]easy, it’s [F]hard
It’s just so [Am]easy, it’s [F]hard
[Am]Pull me closer [F]
[C]I can’t feel you [F]
You’ll [Am]have to trust me [F]
[C]I can’t steal you [F]
Trouble Doll
(Matthew Ryan)
from “Regret Over The Wires”
tabbed by Mike Berry
Capo 1
[E] [F#m] [E] [F#m]
[E]Trouble doll, you look so pretty when you’re sad
And the laughs that we had have turned to [F#m] madness
[E]Lovers come to call and you’re voice gets soft
In the painted glass behind your [F#m]lashes
Though angels [A]pray for you
Only the blues could [F#m]save you
If [E]only for a second in the shimmering light
When the night’s collapsed, but it don’t shatter [F#m]or sting
It’s a [E]porcelain song from marionette in a dangerous sway
As if under God’s [F#m]own strings
Salvation watches [A]over you
Redemption only [F#m]borrows you
A little at a time in this (b)world
Real [F#m]gone, real [A]gone girl [E] [F#m]
[E]Standin’ high above on that bridge in St. Charles
Tell the truth, love, whose death did you [F#m]see?
All the [E]art on the wall and the quiet down the hall
Send a sinking feeling to a different [F#m]story
My lonesome [A]prays for you
In hours when there’s [F#m]only you
Well the [E]ghost of a drink on the counter by the sink
Is smeared, warm and full of empty [F#m]promises
It’s a [E]well-worn poem where the words stick together
But the meaning seems numb, ‘til the morning [F#m]washes
All down and [A]over you
Heartache sure [F#m]owes you
All the happiness in this (B) world
Real [F#m]gone, real [A]gone girl [E][F#m] [E] [F#m]
Sha la la a little light (repeated along with [E] and [F#m])
Long Blvd
(Matthew Ryan)
from Matthew Ryan’s “Regret Over The Wires”
tabbed by Mike Berry
Capo 2
The song seems to start with a suspended G chord, from which the finger on the high E is then pulled off, so:
[Gsus] = 3X0002 then 3X0000 (I’ll call this last chord GsusE, because I don’t know it’s real name)
[D*] is X00230…because (again) I don’t know it’s real name, and it’s late at night
[Gsus] [GsusE] [D] [D*] [Em] [C]
We lived a [G]little while
On Long [D]Blvd
We stood [Em]side by side
Light [D]years apart
I [C]swear, I’ll be your [D]summer
I’ll [G]never [D]let you [C]fall
Until the words [D]forever
Mean [G]nothing no more
[D]Nothing to me at [C]all
We were [G]two of a kind
You were the [D]pretty one
You hid your [Em]heart in mine
Now it’s all [D]I ever want
I [C]swear, I’ll be your [D]answer
I’ll [G]come there, [D]if you [C]call
Until the last [D]disaster
Means [G]nothing no more
[D]Nothing to me at [C]all
It means [G]nothing no more
[D]Nothing to me at [C]all
[G] [D] [Em] [D]
I hold you [G]closer now
Closer than I [D]ever did
I always [Em[thought somehow
We’d find the pieces [D]that were hid
I [C]swear, I’ll be your [D]ransom
I’ll [G]come there, [D]if they [C]call
Until the world [D]forever
Means [G]nothing no more
[D]Nothing to me at [C]all
It means [G]nothing no more
[D]Nothing to me at [C]all
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
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Guilty
(Matthew Ryan)
From “May Day”
Tabbed by Mile Berry
[G] [Em*] [C] [Em] [G] X2
[G]Here comes the razor of doubt, [Em]here comes the falling out
[C]Here comes the wave and the turn, [Em]here comes the [D]crash and the burn
[G]Here comes I’m sick of crying, [Em]here comes man I quit trying
[C]Here comes I hate you and I’m [Em]giving back all that you [D]gave to me
[G] [Em*] [C] [Em] [D]
[G]Here comes the baited hook, [Em]here comes the bones that you shook
[C]Here comes the dread and denial, [Em]here’s where you’ve [D]been all the while
[G]Here comes I’m sick of groveling, [Em]here comes the only thing that ever happens
[C]Here comes I hate you and I’m [Em]giving back all that you [D]gave to me
Cause [G]lately I’ve been dreaming of angels and cranes
In [Em]some kind of purgatory dodging the CIA
With a [C]head full of soot, waving black flags
[Am]Throwing off the bodies just to cut down the drag
[G]Take ‘em to the desert or take ‘em to a dried up well
[Em]Tell ‘em they’re in heaven and mutter “Welcome to hell.”
I’ve been [C]guilty, guilty, I’ve been [Am]guilty , guilty of all these [G]things
All these[Em*] things [C] [Em] [D]
[G]Here comes the razor of doubt, [Em]here comes the falling out
[C]Here comes the wave and the turn, [Em]here comes the [D]crash and burn
[G]Here comes I’m sick of groveling, [Em]here comes the only thing that ever happens
[C]Here comes I hate you and I’m [Em]burning all that you [D]gave to me
(Repeat chorus)
I need [G]someone to save me
Someone to save me
I need [Em]someone to save me
Someone to save me
I need [C]someone to save me
Someone to save me
I need [Am]someone to say to me that everything is gonna be [G]alright
[Em*] [C] [Am] [G] [Em] [C] [Am] …..to fade
[Em*] merely indicates some augmentation of the chord, as follows:
[Em]…….. [Em7]….….[Em add B]
022000 022030 022010
Watch You Step
(Matthew Ryan)
capo up 1
Intro: [Em] [G] [D] [C] X 2
Well you sent me [Em]running
For cover, deep in those [G]dark and lonely hallways of my [D]heart
and there were problems
You said there was something [C]wrong with me
And they were deep-[Em]seated, they were deep-rooted
I must've pushed 'em [G]away, I pushed 'em away
So you left with the [D]impression that if I could just clear my head
You'd be [C]back with me one day
But [Em]now you walk the roads with a [G]rose in your teeth
Walking arm in [D]arm with him, it's hard to believe
that I'm the [C]furthest thing from your mind
Well if those [G]dark clouds haven't come [D]rolling in yet
[Em]Come on baby you know [C]better than that
In[G] life there's a lot of [D]high grass and [Em]deep wet sand
You just [C]trudge through the best that you can
And remember [C riff --- see below---is repeated x 3]
To watch your [G]step [D] [Em] [C]
Watch your [G]step [D] [Em] [C]
[D]You can take it on the [G]run now babe
Cause you'll [Em]throw it away, you'll [C]throw it away
[D]You can take it on the [G]run now babe
Cause you'll [Em]throw it away, you'll [C]throw it away
[D]You can take it on the [G]run now babe
Cause you'll [Em]throw it away
Just like you threw me [C]away
Just like you threw me [G]away
Just like you threw me [D]away
[Em] [G] [D] [C] X 2
Well if those [G]dark clouds haven't come [D]rolling in yet
[Em]Come on baby you know [C]better than that
In [G]life there's a lot of [D]high grass and [Em]deep wet sand
You just [C]trudge through the best that you can
And remember [C riff ---see below]
To watch your [G]step [D] [Em] [C]
Watch your [G]step [D] [Em] [C]
[D]You can take it on the [G]run now babe
Cause you'll [Em]throw it away, you'll [C]throw it away
[D]You can take it on the [G]run now babe
Cause you'll [Em]throw it away, you'll [C]throw it away
[D]You can take it on the [G]run now babe
Cause you'll [Em]throw it away
Just like you threw me [C]away
Just like you threw me [G]away
Just like you threw me [D]away [Em]
Irrelevant
(Matthew Ryan)
from Matthew Ryan’s “May Day”
tabbed by Mike Berry
I saw Matthew play this song. He uses only three chords….all variants on an E chord. He’s so damn talented that he doesn’t need to use a whole bunch of fancy-schmancy chords like a lot of other songwriters do.
Capo up 1
E= 022100 E/A= X02100 E/F#=202100 (or try it like this 202200….can’t decide which I prefer)
[E] [E/A] [E/F#] [E] [E/A] [E/F#]
There’s only [E]one light on in the house
And that’s the [E/A]light up in the hall
And it’s [E/F#]shining on the back of my head
And I’m [E]concentrating hard on the [E/A]cigarette
To the ashtray from the [E/F#]ashtray back to my lips
So I[E] lean up from my easy chair
I [E/A]rub my three-day beard
[E/F#]And give that thousand yard stare
As I re[E]call all the time and [E/A]money we [E/F#]spent
Before I became irrele[E]vant [E/A] [E/F#] [E] [E/A] [E/F#]
So the [E]strawdog threw rocksalt
And the [E/A]precious girl took a bow and walked
[E/F#]As I ran my finger over the screen door
Yeah [E]every kiss has reeked of betrayal
Since my [E/A]heroine jumped the guardrail
And [E/F#]decided who she wanted to be once more
Now [E]every night I’m paralyzed
By the [E/A]fear of rope burns and morning light
[E/F#]And the smell of wet cement
Since I became irrele[E]vant[E/A] [E/F#][E][E/A][E/F#]
Now [E]memory is just a flash flood
A [E/A]thick and black sticky mud
And [E/F#]heartache it’s like a breaking bone
It was always[ E]twelve hours on a missionary line
[E/A]I think I would’ve spared some time
But I didn’t [E/F#]I never went home
Now it [E]occurs to me like blinds undrawn
Or a [E/A]bullet from a shotgun
[E/F#]That she knew long ago what it meant
To feel irrele[E]vant [E/A] [E/F#]
Now I’m [E]always smilin’ [E/A]cryin’
And hidin’ my in[tent
Since I became irrele[E]vant
[E] [E/A] [E/F#] repeat X 3….end with [E]
The Dead Girl
(Matthew Ryan)
from Matthew Ryan’s “Mayday”
tabbed by Mike Berry Mberry9@cs.com
Capo 1
[C] [C/B] [Em]* X 4
[C] [C/B]
[D]The dead girl mopes through a [G]dead scene
[D]With a cross-stitched lip she’s picking at the [C]seams
[D]She’s got bravado she says she’s been
[G]Featured in a [G/F#]few maga[Em]zines
[Am]Ah, [D]Ah
[C] [C/B] [Em]* X 2
[C] [C/B]
[D]Now outside the bar Hank is straddling a [G]police car
[D]His fingers are purple and numb from circling a [C]crowbar
[D]Well twenty-four years have made it clear
That [G]things ain’t [G/F#]ever what they ap[Em]pear
[Am]No, [D]no
He says
[G]I won’t be [D]going easily
[Am]No I won’t [C/B]be [D]going [C]lightly
[G]And I won’t be [D]going peacefully
[Am]No I won’t [C/B]be [D]going [C]innocently
[C] [C/B] [Em]* X 4
[C] [C/B]
[D]A sweet drink spiked with a [G]speedball
[D]A twenty-foot ladder and a ninety-foot [C]wall
[D]Dark shadows are gathering and [G]swaggering [G/F#]down the [Em]hall
[Am]Ah, [D]ah
And I know
[G]I won’t be [D]going easily
[Am]I won’t [C/B]be [D]going [C]lightly
[G]I won’t be [D]going peacefully
[Am]No I won’t [C/B]be [D]going [C]cleanly
[C] [C/B] [Em]*
CHROME
(transcribed by Harris Finkelstein)
(capo on 3rd fret)
intro: G C G G (2x)
G C G
It's not the things that I can't change, that bother me
C G
It's not the things that I don't know, that undermine me
It's not the thing that I can't hold
G/F# Em D
or the balancing wire that broke, that throws me
G C G
It's not the fact that you walked out, that bewilders me
C G
It's not the sleep that I can't steal, that wires me
It's not the coffee or the pills
G/F# Em D
it's not this space that I can't fill that kills me
C G
We'll in case you didn't know I've got a heart made of chrome
Em D
It's been bent 'til it was twisted
C G
And in case you didn't know I've got a heart made of chrome
Em D
It's been burned, but it's still willing to try
C
And shine (and shine[second chorus])
G C G G (2x)
It's not the drunks and their devices, that provoke me
It's not the politics of love and distance,
and all that that shit evokes in me
It's not the Sunday morning fights
or this soul on ice, that numbs me
It's not the passing of another Indian summer, that saddens me
It's not the shutter in the undertow, that bears down on me
It's not everything ending as it began
or the loneliness that grins that destroys me
CHORUS
G G C C (2x) G
Lights of the Commodore Barry
Matthew Ryan
(Matthew Ryan)
From May Day
transcribed by Mike Berry
Capo 2
[D]I saw the lights of the Commodore Barry
From the deck of the ghost of the flower street ferry
[G]And I felt the shock of an [A]atom bomb
When the [D]tired old city of [A]Chester
Was [Em]draped and dying in my [A]arms
[D]For a while I was lost under the weight of remembering
Of how the sun would warn the projects some mornings
[G]When the birds were falling like winter's [A]frozen rain
And I was [D]all fingers numb holding a [A]brown paper lunch
[Em]Twelve years old and already [A]ashamed
[D] [G] [A] [D] [A] [Em] [A]
[D]Now soon I was floating over Highland Avenue
By my side was the Red Cross, the Pope and the President too
[G]Yeah I had returned like I [A]swore I would
To [D]right some wrongs and [A]sing my song
And [Em]share the luck that every man [A]should
[D]But when the fever broke and I awoke from the dream
I was passed out beside a jukebox siphoning gasoline
[G]When my brother yanked me hard from the [A]corner bar
And carried my [D]drunk bones [A]all the way home
[Em]Draped and heavy in his [A]arms
[D]
Disappointed
Matthew Ryan
Ok I know there really isn't all this guitar in there, but this makes it so you can play it with just 2 guitars. Guitar 1 plays all the chords, while Guitar 2 plays all the Riffs. I don�t have an electric so I couldn�t figure out all of guitar 2�s part, I just kind of merged them together.
capo 2
Riff #1 B-23332333233530
Riff #2 e-252575525(Whenever guitar 2 plays this guitar 1 plays (D)(A)underneath it, and when guitar 2 plays it the 2nd time guitar 1 plays (G)(A))
1,2,3,4
Intro: Riff #1 x4, (D)(A)(G)(A) w/Riff #2 over top x4
(D)Disap(A)pointed(G)(A)
(D)Never(A)more(G)(A)
(D)Got so (A)low they had to (G)use the jaws of (A)life
To (D)yank me up from (A)under the (G)floor(A)
Thrilled to be here
Thank you much
It's strange when nothing gets to taste so satisfying
That you don't have the rotgut
(chorus)
So (G)me and my sugar we�re on a road trip (Riff #2)
From (G)Boston to Philly and I don't know maybe St.Louis (Riff #2)
Got a patch
From my therapist
She�s got a heart like a yacht
But she's all screwed up, she's a pugilist
Sorry Bobby, miss ya Jack
But if I could choose I�d ask to have
Dr. Martin Luther King back
(chorus)
So (G)me and my sugar we�re on a road trip (Riff #2)
From D.C. to Dallas and I don�t know maybe Memphis (Riff #2)
So (Bm)when this ship eventually (G)sinks
That'll be alright(Riff #2 x4)
Got a friend
In a cracked house
That sits around all day wonderin� who and when
shot the lights out
But some things won't be explained
Like the cabby who fell asleep in Hoboken
And woke up Shirley Mc(D)laine
(chorus)
So me and my sugar we're on a road trip (Riff #2)
From Hollywood to East Village and I don't know maybe Midland Texas(#2)
So when this ship eventually sinks
When this ship finally sinks
When all this shit don't mean a thing
That'll be alright(Riff #2 x4)(Riff #1 x 4)end on D
Beautiful Fool
Matthew Ryan
(Matthew Ryan)
From "Mayday"
transcribed by Mike Berry
Capo up 3
G 320033
C9 032033
Em9 022033
D X00232 (with occasional X00233's thrown in)
[G] [C9] [G] [D] [Em9] [C9] [G] [D]
[G]August the 24th, [C9] 1991
[Em9] You're calling for me from the bedroom window
[D]I'm working on the lawn
Under a [Em9] northeastern sky
[C9]Hollow and gray
[G]You said, "everything's different now."
I said, "oh really, [D]I don't think anything's changed" [C9] [Em9] [G] [D]
[G]Telephone rings
[C9] It's the middle of the night
[Em9]"you're awfully quiet babe, [D] are you still alive?"
and every [Em9] star
[C]Looks down and grieves
[G]You turn and you open up wide
[D]And then you retreat [C9] [Em] [G] [D]
[Em9]Pale blue sky
[C9]Colder than hell
[G]If you're looking for me to make you feel
[D] Well I'm looking for that myself
And a [Em9]strong foundation
[C]That no heartache could shift
[G]And the grace of God, and for all this frustration [D]to finally lift
[C]My beautiful fool
[Em9]My beautiful fool
[G]Didn't you know
[D]I'm a fool [C]too? [Em9] [G] [D] [C] [Em9] [G] [D] [C9]
Railroaded
(Matthew Ryan) from "Mayday" tabbed by Mike Berry Mberry9@cs.com
Capo 3
On the CD, Matthew plays the intro, middle instrumental part and outtro with the 4 chords (ie, the [C], [G], [Am] and [F]) in an alternating way, dropping his little finger down on the "G" note of the 6th string. That is, he plays the [C] alternating with [CaddG], which is X32003; then the [G] alternated with [G6] which is 320000; then [Am] alternates with [Am7] which is 002213; then [F] (which is played in these three places as an [Fmaj7]=X03210) alternating with [FaddG] which is X03213....if you listen to the CD this may make a little sense.
[C] [G] [Am] [F] X 2
Well I [C]smoked my throat out last night
Hoping you'd [G]call or just stop by
Now I'm [Am]wheezing like the Oakland sky
Feeling like the [F]rusted tracks
And for[C]gotten dreams of the old train [G]lines
It's a [F]perpetual stone in my shoe
One that I'll [C]always be [G]trying to shake [Am]loose
An [F]ache in my chest and a [C]thorn in my [Am]side
More than a [F]scratch beneath my skin
Somewhere be[C]tween the be[G]ginning and the [Am]end
I don't [F]feel a lot lately [C]
I don't [F]feel whole lately [C]
I don't [F]feel much lately [C]
But that's how I [Am]hide
That's how I [G]hide
[C] [G] [Am] [F]
You wrote it [C]down not to draw attention to yourself
You lit the [G]pilot just to blow it out
Here the [Am]conversation's always too loud
And we're as [F]pathetic as the [C]jumper Who listens to the [G]crowd
To say I [F]miss you wouldn't be enough
I feel like [C]Tom Waits [G]singing "Diamonds and [Am]Rust"
And I'm as [F]pathetic as a [C]junkie who know what he [G]does
It's a [F]perpetual stone in my shoe
One that I'll [C]always be [G]trying to shake [Am]loose
An [F]ache in my chest and a [C]thorn in my [Am]pride
More than a [F]scratch beneath my skin
Somewhere be[C]tween the be[G]ginning and the [Am]end
I don't [F]feel a lot lately [C]
I don't [F]feel whole lately [C]
I don't [F]feel much lately [C]
Now that's how I [Am]hide
That's how I [G]hide
[C] [G] [Am] [F] X 2
[C]
Dam
Matthew Ryan
(Writing Credits?)
From May Day
transcribed by Mike Berry
Capo 3
[C] [Em] [Dm] [F]
[C]Do you [Em]think
That you've come [Dm]far
Through winds so [F]hard
[C]And are you as dis-[Em]gruntled
As you ap-[Dm]pear
Are you wishing that I wasn't [F]here
Well [C]one day [G]soon that [Dm]dam is gonna [F]break
And it'll [C]wash you a-[G]way, it'll [Dm]wash you a-[F]way
Yeah [C]one day [G]soon that [Dm]dam is gonna [F]break
And it'll [C]wash you a-[G]way, it'll [Dm]wash you a-[F]way [Fmaj7]
>From [C]me
[C] [Em] [Dm] [F]
[C]Do you know [Em]love
Do you push it be-[Dm]low you
Or does it [F]own you
[C]And are you as un-[Em]grateful
As you ap-[Dm]pear
Are you wishing I wasn't [F]here
(Repeat chorus)
And [C]that's the [G]best damn [Dm]thing
That could [F]happen to [C]you [G] [Dm] [F]
Yes [C]that's the [G]best damn [Dm]thing
That could [F[happen to [C]you [G] [Dm] [F]
[C] [G] [Dm] [F] x 4 (last time through end with F to Fmaj7)
For [C]you[Em] [Dm] [F]
Comfort
(Matthew Ryan) from "Mayday" tabbed by Mike Berry Mberry9@cs.com
[Bm] [A] [G] [D] [A] x 2
I was [Bm]sitting in hell's kitchen, contemplating [A]murder
Contemplating [G]murder, contemplating [D]the great es[A]cape
When [Bm]you walked in looking like crap but [A]satisfied
I swear that you looked [G]satisfied and I hated you for [D]that [A]
Well [Bm]someone once said if you never look back then you'll never regret [A]nothing
Oh but [G]nothing has got a way Of sneakin' [D]up [A]
[Bm] [A] [G] [D] [A]
Well I [G]know you did not ask but I've [D]got some comfort to offer
[A]Nothing very good or bad ever [Bm]lasts [A]
[Bm] [A] [G] [D] [A]
Well the [Bm]bum that slipped underneath the fridge
Like a phantom card, we call him happi[A]ness
Oh that happi[G]ness is a miserable son of a [D]bitch [A]
Now the [Bm]kitchen's getting crowded and the band is really loud
And there's a fat man saying he's my [A]friend
Well hey man if you're my [G]friend will you spot me a [D]drink? [A]
And the [Bm]couple in the corner they're the reason why I hate rock and [A]roll
cause rock and [G]roll is [D]dead it's [A]dead it's [Bm]dead
[Bm] [A] [G] [D] [A]
Well I [G]know you did not ask but I've [D]got some comfort to offer
[A]Nothing very good or bad ever [Bm]lasts [A]
[Bm] [A] [G] [D] [A] [Bm]
Certainly Never
(Matthew Ryan) from "Mayday" tabbed by Mike Berry Mberry9@cs.com
The last song on "Mayday"..beautiful and sparse. This is my best approximation as this is really a piano song. But, you can kinda fool around with it with these chords, and it still sounds lovely.
[C]
[C]I wandered up to what I thought was your [C/B]door
I'd only been there a thousand times [Am]before
I gave it my most polite rap and [G]wish
I held my heart loosely in my other [F]fist [G]
[C]The dead of winter in north Holly[C/B]wood
The struggling actress and her flash [Am]flood
The smell of perfume cash and [G]love
The sucker punch with a horseshoe in the [F]glove [G]
Sayin' [C]if I held you up would that be e[C/B]nough?
If I gave you all that I was capable [Am]of
Would that be e[G]nough?
Would that be e[F]nough? [G]
[C]A trailer park tycoon last [C/B]June
A telegraph a flash and a [Am]boom
An autumn like there never [G]was
A why? And be[F]cause [G]
Hopin' [C]if I held you up would that be e[C/B]nough?
If I gave you all that I was capable [Am]of
Would that be e[G]nough?
Would that be e[F]nough? [G]
[C]The front porch [C/B]
The long road [Am]
A train whistle [G]
There she goes [F]
Last edited by Johnny007287 on Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:25 am; edited 1 time in total
3rd of October
(Matthew Ryan)
from Matthew Ryan’s “East Autumn Grin”
tabbed by Mike Berry
Capo up 1
[Em] [Em add D*] [G] [C] [Am] [F] [G]
[Em]Betrayal [Em add D]]
It’s[G] in-built
And [C]guilt is relevant
To what[Am]ever is relevant
To wha[F]ever faith has been [G]spilt
I’m a[Em]wake [Em add D]
To what you [G]crave
Ah, but you’re a[C]lways complaining
You’re always [Am]sitting with your legs crossed
You’re always [F]saying you feel like you [C]lost something
(Chorus)
But I don’t wanna [G]lose myself
And I don’t wanna[D] lose you
I don’t wanna be [Am]hangin’ upside down
I don’t wanna be in[C]terrogated by the truth
No, I don’t wanna[ G]lose myself
And I don’t wanna [D]lose [Am]you
I don’t wanna be [C]pummeled by the truth
[Em] [Em add D] [G] X 2
Disinte[Em]gration [Em add D]
I don’t under[G]stand
Disinte[C]gration of the morals
Disinte[Am]gration of the heart
Disinte[F]gration of common [G]sense
Now I’m [Em]broken [Em add D]
But ain’t everyone[G] broken?
I admit I’m [C]lying over the tracks
And I’m [Am]praying for a plane
I’m con[F]fused but I’m tipping my [C]hat…..anyway
‘Cause (repeat chorus twice)
I can’t [G]hold you now
I can’t [D]hold you now
I can’t [Am]hold you now
I can’t [C]hold you now (repeat last 4 lines to fade)
[Em add D*]= 022030…..this sounds OK, though I’m not sure it’s entirely correct. Straighten me out if you have a better idea.
Heartache Weather
From East Autumn Grin
CAPO at 1st Fret
VERSE
Em(000220)
C(010230)
D(2320XX)
CHORUS
D(2320XX)
C(010230)
distortion
Em, D, C 2x
There's no(Em)train
There's no(D)boat
There's no(C)car to get me far enough
There's no(Em)bus
There's no(D)plane
There's no(C)wreck to make you beg enough
There's no(Em)drink
There's no(D)sleep
There's no(C)pill to keep you still enough
(D)It's heartache(C)weather
Please re(D)member
Things are gonna get(C)worse
Before they get(Em)better
(D)(C)
(Em)(D)(C)
There's no(Em)rope
There's no(D)nail
There's no(C)psalm to make us strong enough
There's no(Em)con
There's no(D)skin
There's no(C)beauty to help you through enough
(D)It's heartache(C)weather
Please re(D)member
Things are gonna get(C)worse
Before they get(Em)better
(D)(C)
(Em)(D)(C)
There's no(Em)book
There's no(D)code
There's no(C)verse to make it hurt enough
There's no(Em)kill
There's no(D)spark
There's no(C)script to help you live enough
There's no(Em)cause
There's no(D)drum
There's no(C)breath that gets you near enough
(D)It's heartache(C)weather
Please re(D)member
Things are gonna get(C)worse
Before they get(Em)better
(D)It's heartache(C)weather
Please re(D)member
Things are gonna get(C)worse
Before they get(Em)better
I Hear A Symphony
(Matthew Ryan)
from Matthew Ryan’s “East Autumn Grin”
tabbed by Mike Berry
Capo up 2
[G]Every time I watch the [C]news
I [D]hear a [C]sympho[G]ny
Every time you cough up a [C]noose
I [D]hear a [C]sympho[G]ny
Late at night when the shots are like [C]bells
I [D]hear a [C]sympho[G]ny
When disillusioned is a fragrance that [C]sells
I [D]hear a [C]sympho[G]ny
(Chorus)
[D]You are [C]not [G]alone
[D]You are [C]not [G]alone
I [C]swear this [D]burden is [G]not your [C]own
[D]You are [C]not [G]alone
In the subway of a slow dark [C]pain
I [D]hear a [C]sympho[G]ny
In the eyes of an old Polish woman on that [C]train
I [D]hear a [C]sympho[G]ny
In the echo of a muscle that [C]fled
I [D]hear a [C]sympho[G]ny
In the sheets of a big and haunted [C]bed
I [D]hear a [C]sympho[G]ny
(Repeat chorus)
From the seagulls at the garbage [C]dump
I [D]hear a [C]sympho[G]ny
At the Ritz Carlton sanitari[C]um
I [D]hear a [C]sympho[G]ny
In the bunting of corruption and [C]hate
I [D]hear a [C]sympho[G]ny
In a language that shows your [C]age
I [D]hear a [C]sympho[G]ny
(Repeat chorus)
[C] [D] [C] [G] X 2
In the sparkle of a young girl’s [C]eye [D] [C] [G]
In the exclusive footage of a sui[C]cide [D] [C] [G]
In the ambition of astro[C]nauts [D] [C] [G]
In this Eden of tinsel and [C]rot [D] [C] [G]
(Repeat chorus)
Me And My Lover
(Matthew Ryan)
from Matthew Ryan’s “East Autumn Grin”
tabbed by Mike Berry
Capo up 1 Am7= X02010
[Am7] [F]It’s hardly [C]morning
[G]It’s early Janu[Am]ary
[F]There’s always [C]something
That’s coming or [G]gone
[F]Out in the [C]dark light
[G]I go [Am]walking
[F]Into the [C]quiet
Of this holy [G]mess
(Chorus)
But [Am]me and my lover
We [C]told each other
[F]Wherever you [G]are
That’s where I’ll [F]be
That’s where I’ll [Am]be
[F]A head full of [C]newsreels
[G]Makes it im[Am]possible
[F]To ignore your [C]number
In some magic black [G]box
[F]I guess I’ve grown [C]weary
[G]And I’ve con[Am]cluded
[F]That nothing is [C]sacred
As long as you’re [G]bored
(Chorus)
But [Am]me and my lover
We [C]told each other
[F]Wherever you [G]are
That’s where I’ll [F]be
That’s where I’ll [Am]be
[F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G]
[F]Sweet mother [C]Mary
[G]So many say they’ve [Am]seen you
[F]But if I’m [C]shown
I promise I’ll [G]lie
[F]Cause most things are [C]meaningless
[G]The more you get to [Am]know them
[F]Down here [C]love is the only
Gun I [G]trust
(Chorus)
But [Am]me and my lover
We [C]told each other
[F]Wherever you [G]are
That’s where I’ll [F]be
That’s where I’ll [Am]be
That’s where I’ll [C]be [G]
That’s where I’ll [F]be………repeat last 2 lines
Sunk
(East Autumn Grin)
(VERSE)
Em(000220)
C(010230)to(030230)at the end of the progression
G(330023)
C(010230)to(030230)at the end of the progression
(CHORUS)
Em(000220)
G(330023)
D(2320XX)
C(010230)
(Em)(C)(G)(C) 2X
(VERSE)
When you were(Em)tired and so un(C)sure
Of all the(G)things you wanted(C)for
When your(Em)head was like a(C)ditch
Full of(G)junk and re(C)gret
(CHORUS)
(Em)I(G)used to(C)think(D)
(Em)that(G)nothing(C)lasts(D)
(Em)But(G)I was(C)wrong(D)
(Em)'cause(G)some things(C)last(D)
(Em)Like the(G)ache of watching(C)you
Of letting(D)you sink(C)to(Em)sunk
(C)(G)(C)
(VERSE)
When the(Em)past has crawled so(C)high
That you've for(G)gotten how you would(C)try
To be the(Em)taste on my(C)tongue
(G)Long after you had(C)gone
(CHORUS)
(Em)I(G)used to(C)think(D)
(Em)that(G)nothing(C)lasts(D)
(Em)But(G)I was(C)wrong(D)
(Em)'cause(G)some things(C)last(D)
(Em)Like the(G)ache of watching(C)you
Of letting(D)you sink(C)to(Em)sunk
(C)(G)(C)
(Em)An(G)iron(C)swing(D)
(Em)an(G)empty(C)cage(D)
(Em)An(G)orange(C)sky(D)
(Em)the(G)room's in(C)flames(D)
(Em)I'll leave my(G)words where you can(C)see
Should you de(D)cide you need(C)me
Should you decide
You need(Em)me
Sadly Love
(Matthew Ryan)
from Matthew Ryan’s “East Autumn Gin”
tabbed by Mike
Capo up 2
[C] [G/B] [F] [Am] [G] [F]
[C]Wandering out[G]side our old [F]house
[Am]Tragically ad[G]dressed trying to coax your [F]ghost out
[C]These are some [G]things I’m ready to con[F]front
[Am]Some that I [G]didn’t do, and some that I had [F]done
[C]Angry and [G]sad over a cup of black [F]tea
[Am]Your watery [G]eyes and perfume were [F]choking me
[C]But I don’t [G]need to tell you how it [F]went
[Am]Except that all things [G]beautiful are murdered in[ F]silence
(Chorus)
[C]Sadly [G]love, I never really let you [F]in
[Am]I need your little [G]hands to hold my ex[F]pression
[C]Cause I’ve been [G]cursed until the kingdom [F]comes
[Am]To always [G]have and miss some[F]one
[Am]To always [G]have and miss some[F]one
[C] [G/B] [F] [Am] [G] [F]
[C]I was one [G]bedroom with dog and a [F]thorn
[Am]I remember thinking of my [G]dad
As I was walking out the [F]door
[C]And looking[G] back, seeing the girl you never [F]should be
[Am]Heartbroke and [G]poor, lovesick and [F]lonely
(Repeat chorus)
[C] [G/B] [F] [Am] [G] [F]
I Must Love Leaving
(Matthew Ryan)
from Matthew Ryan’s “East Autumn Grin”
tabbed by Mike Berry
Capo up 1
[Em]I must love [C]leav[G]ing
I am [Em]done
I have [C]tried[G]
And all of this [D]time
I don’t for[C]get your [D]laughter
I don’t for[C]get your [D]tears
I did not [C]burn the [D]orchard
I did not [C]run…..I [D]crawled from you [Em]
[Em]I must love [C]leav[G]ing
I have [Em]seen
In your [C]eyes[G]
A failing [D]light
I don’t pre[C]tend to [D]hate you
I do not [C]wish to dis[D]grace you
I’ll take the [C]flood of your [D]secrets
I’ll wade in [C]there, and I’ll [D]search for you…….search for you [Em]
(Refrain)
Take these [C]arms, take these [G]arms, all they’ve ever [D]held is lead and [Em]soot
Take this [C]heart, take this [G]heart, it’s never [D]worked like it [Em]should
Take these [C]legs, take these [G]legs, they are far too [D]short on [Em]pride
Take this [C]mouth, take this [G]mouth, all it ever [D]sold were the truest [Em]lies
[Em] [C] [G] [D] X 2
[Em]I must love [C]leav[G]ing
I am [Em]gone
I re[C]tired[G]
And all of this [D]time
I don’t for[C]get your [D]laughter
I don’t for[C]get your [D]tears
I did not [C]burn the [D]orchard
I did not [C]run, I crawled [D]back to you…..back to you [Em]
(Repeat refrain)
Take this [C]mouth, take this [G]mouth, all it ever [D]sold were the truest [Em]lies
Take this [C]soul, take this [G]soul, it just moans and [D]moans and moans and [Em]cries
[Em] [C] [G] [D] X 2 ….end with [Em]
Ballad of a Limping Man
(Matthew Ryan)
from Matthew Ryan’s “East Autumn Grin”
tabbed by Mike Berry
[G]Surely it hasn’t [Bm*]gotten worse
[G]But truly it always [Bm*]did
[C*]It’s the creek that [G]swallows the mountain
[C*]It’s the raindrop that [G]topples [G/F#]the [C]bridge
[G]There are no new [Bm*]radicals
[G]There are only brazen [Bm*]thieves
[C*]All that could be [G]done, has been done
[C]Countless times [G]through his[G/F#]tory [C]
[G]The rise keeps getting [Bm*]lowered
[G]The struggle more im[Bm*]pure
[C*]The ambition of the [G]limping man is the [C]hope
That the world won’t end [G]before [G/F#]
[G]He’s hoarded all poss[Bm*]essions
[G]His defiled and [Bm*]saddened sex
[C*]Has seduced all his [G]enemies [C]into his fortress
Of [G]glass [G/F#]and [C]powerlessness
[D]I wasn’t sure
[C]But tonight, I think it’s [G]safe to say
[D]That the only one thing we’ve [Bm]got [C*]
Is our dis[G]grace [Bm*]
[C*] [G] [Bm*] [C*] [G] [G/F#] [G]
[Bm*] denotes a little walk down bass line played as follows
-----2------------------------------------------
----- 3-------------------------------------------
-----4------------------------------------------
-----4----4------2------0------------------------
-----2-----------------------------------------
-----2------------------------------------------
[C*] denotes a hammered on [C]
------0----------
------1--------
------0--------
------0-h 2-----
------3----------
Time and Time Only
Matthew Ryan
(Matthew Ryan)
From East Autumn Grin
transcribed by Ryan Humbert
Capo 2.....I also find that if you play it without a pic and use your finger nail on your pointer finger as a pic it sounds alot like the cd.....make sure to do a little picking and hammer on here and there. The song is basically just three chords except the bridge......Great Song!!!!
* Note: Matthew plays it Capoed at 7, in Em.
Intro- Am, F, C 4x
Am F C
Your hair fell from you onto my forehead
And the light came through the shade and laid on the bed
My arms they wrestled your inventions
While my heart was still wrestling with my head
Yes my heart still wrestles with my head
Barefoot on the hardwood in the kitchen
Barefoot in the frontyard on the grass
The summer it is setting with its stitches
This love is stronger than any that has passed
CHORUS
But time and time only knows the answers
That time and time only can reveal
Yes time and time only knows the answers
That time and time only can steal
Yes time and time only can...steal
F D
But I'm not so sure of anything anymore
F G
No I'm not so sure of anything anymore
Am F C
Then the wind surrounded me and I surrendered
It was beautiful, it was vile and I bent
But when all the new familiars they had vanished
It was only you and your skin that was left
Yeh only you and your skin was left
Now the days they are unwinding like an alarm clock
And the drift it is as steady as it is strong
And that's me fumbling with the key to your padloc
And you knew it, ah, you knew it all along
Yeh I knew it, you knew it along
CHORUS 2x
The World Is On Fire
(Matthew Ryan) from "East Autumn Grin" tabbed by Mike Berry Mberry9@cs.com
Capo 1
[A]
There's always a story
A [E]story to tell
A [D]story to sell to the [A]news
A [A]sweet virgin princess
Gave [E]death in the bathroom
While her [D]boyfriend cleaned his [A]shoes
And [A]gin pushed a low-light
To [E]turn on his good wife
When he [D]stuck a knife in her [A]throat
And [A]coke loves the ratings
'Cause [E]you love the horror
As [D]long as it don't come [A]home
[D]Faith is [A]weak
she's [E]running out of [A]steam
And [D]fate is [A]tired
I'm so fed [E]up
you're all [A]fired
Oh, [D]America, you're [A]beautiful,
yeah you're [E]beautiful
When you're [A]sleeping
[D]Lovers, you are [A]love, you are [E]loved
When you're [A]grieving
Now [A]I am a father
And [E]I am a brother
I've [D]tried and I'm trying [A]still
Why [A]life is so precious
But [E]piles like garbage
I [D]guess it's our passion that [A]kills
But [A]somewhere it's peaceful
And [E]morning is dawning
All [D]soft and warm in de[A]sire
But a [A]darkness is creeping
While the [E]news is spreading
And a[D]gain the world is on [A]fire
[D]Faith is [A]weak
she's [E]running out of [A]steam
And [D]fate is [A]tired
I'm so fed [E]up, you're all [A]fired
Oh, [D]America, you're [A]beautiful
yeah you're [E]beautiful When you're [A]sleeping
[D]Lovers, you are [A]love, you are [E]loved
When you're [A]grieving
[D] [A] [E] [A] x end on [A]
Still Part Two
Matthew Ryan
(Matthew Ryan)
From East Autumn Grin
transcribed by The Captain
From the website AltCountryTab.com
which can be found at http://www.altcountrytab.com
From what I can figure, this is a pretty basic G and C song, only you muck
around a bit and lift a finger off the chords every so often. It's probably
completely wrong, but it doesn't sound too shithouse to me.
In the [G]house of the lie we were [C]living,
You lost your [G]tongue, and in my touch I lost all [C]feeling
I saw the sun falling small on your shoulder
I lit your smoke, we barely spoke, the days got colder
I took my things to a flat in the suburbs
I put your ring in the folds of a long verse
Now your blue scarf, your green eyes, the great sadness
They often dwell, recall, and swell a wild tempest
Chorus
I can't [G]hold you, but I'm still [C]kissing you
I don't [G[want to, but I'm still [C]missing you
[G]Still, still
I carry [C]you still, I guess I always [G]will
In these hours that unwind with such effort
Amid this hoax that swirls and floats on the weather
Some hearts get numb 'til they become frozen hopeless
But this I swear, I will live there beyond this slowness
I feel my sleep on the verge of some bright dream
Where all is well, and cherry light warms a dark street
There your hand will fall to mine, safe with comfort
And there your lips will rise to me 'til they whisper
Chorus
Worry
(Matthew Ryan)
from Matthew Ryan’s “East Autumn Grin”
tabbed by Mike Berry Mberry9@cs.com
OK…here goes…it’s a piano tune, and I may have mangled this in attempting to make it guitar accessible. Anyway…you’d have to do a drop D tuning if you want to get the nice bass notes like on the CD……if you do the drop D tuning (where the 6th string is tuned down to a D note), then the [D] chords are played as 0xx232, and the [E] is played as 222100 (I repeat, the 6th string is tuned down to D if you’re playing it this way). It’s easier to play with conventional tuning, and just do something like hum the nice bass note, or get a cellist to hit it for you. A beautiful song. If Matthew happens by here, I invite him to correct any and all errors in my tabs.
[A] [D] [A] x 2
Everything’s [A]fine [D][A]
Everything is [F#m]good [D][F#m]
Everything’s [Bm]going[Bm/A][E]
Like I always wished it [A]would [A/F#][A/G#][A]
Down on you’re [A]luck [D][A]
Not down on your [F#m]knees [D][F#m]
What feels [Bm]eternal [Bm/A][E]
Is only a [A]breeze [A/F#][A/G#][A]
[D]One day you’ll a[A]wake
[D]And the frost will have [A]thawed
[D]Your heart won’t feel [A]heavy
Your worry [A]small [E]
Baby don’t [A]cry [D][A]
Don’t bother to [F#m]cry [D][F#m]
It ain’t worth the [Bm]living [Bm/A][E]
If it ain’t worth the [A]lie [A/F#][A/G#][A]
‘Cause everything’s [A]fine [D][A]
Everything is [F#m]good [D][F#m]
Everything’s [Bm]going [Bm/A][E]
Like I always wished it [A]would [A/F#] [A/G#] [A)
This is my take on Matthew Ryan's "bonus track" from East Autumn Grin.
This is a stripped down version?there's lots of bass stuff going on I
haven't addressed. And a few of the words are questionable. Any assistance is appreciated.
[C] [F] [C] [F]
All the [C]sickness and the forge
And all that's come un[F]wound
Under the [C]clock by the casino
Outside the lost and [F]found
Where you [C]spoke in some strange accent
While I just zipped my [F]coat
For a [C]walk down through the graveyard
All I wish I didn't [F]know
I wish I'd never [C]known [F]
There's no [C]telephone ringing
There's no postcards to [F]send
It's [C]not like before
When I torched the flag of con[F]tempt
Still you re[C]mind me of a girl
That always felt too [F]deep
In the [C]stagger and the flail
Of blurred vision and memory[F]
Well a [Am]promise that is [G]wounded
Is a [F]promise nonethe[C]less
I only wanted you for[G]ever
In that [F]August summer [C]dress [F]
All the [C]courage and the fear
Lord, they're so en[F]twined
Like the [C]polished steel of coffins
And the swollen breast of [F]time
All I'm [C]offering is a gold band
But it means so much [F]more
Like a [C]heart to religion
Or stilts to the [F]floor
It means so much [C]more [F]
Well a [Am]promise that is [G]wounded
Is a [F]promise nonethe[C]less
I only wanted you for[G]ever
In that [F]August summer [C]dress
[Am] [G] [F] [C] [G] [F] [C] [F]?.to fade
The Little Things
(Matthew Ryan)
from Matthew Ryan’s “Dissent From The Living Room"
tabbed by Mike Berry
This sounds fairly close. The [F] and [C] are played with the 4th string (the D string) as the bass.
Capo 3
[Am] [F] [C] [G] x 2
[Am]Has the [F]future come
[C]To make a liar [G]out of [Am]me?
Every [F]day I wake
[C]And I'm further [G]out to [Am]sea
High [F]above the driving [C]nails
Swirl the gardens [G]of re[Am]lief
A broken [F]smile
A little [C]grace
For no longer [G]how [F]brief
The little things, the [C]little things [G]mean every[F]thing
The little things, the [C]little things [G]mean every[Am]thing [F] [C] [G]
[Am] [F] [C] [G][Am]
Now I'm [F]off to work
[C]On the train I [G]only [Am]stare
There's a [F]sleepy drum
[C]And there's corruption [G]in the [Am]air
Only [F]souls have been [C]lost
Desperate is as [G]desperate [Am]does
A little [F]push
A little [C]shove
A little talk I [G]give my[F]self
The little things, the [C]little things [G]mean every[F]thing
The little things, the [C]little things [G]mean every[F]thing
The little things, the [C]little things [G]mean every[Am]thing [F] [C] [G]
[Am] [F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [G]…to fade
Demoland Part 1
Capo 1
(Em) I must love (Cmaj )leaving, (Gmaj) I am done
(Em) I have (Cmaj )tried (Gmaj) and all of this time (Dmaj )
I don't (Cmaj) forget, your (D) laughter
I don't (Cmaj) forget, your (D) tears
I did not (Cmaj) burn, the orchard (D)
I did not (Cmaj) run, I (D) crawled from you
...
(Em) Take these (Cmaj)arms, take these (Gmaj) arms, all they ever (D) held was lead and (Em) soot
(Em) Take this (Cmaj)heart, take this (Gmaj) heart, it's never (D) worked like it (Em) should
Anymore
(Matthew Ryan)
from “Dissent From The Living Room”
tabbed by Mike Berry
[Bm]I guess it's [D]funny how we [A]lost it
[Bm]But I wish it [D]wouldn't stick a[A]round
[Bm]I was the [D]ghost, [A]but now i'm being haunted
[Bm]Who was I [D]then? Who am I [A]now?
[Bm]We used to [D]sleep in the [A]ruin
[Bm]We used [D]kick it when it [A]stalled
[Bm]If this is [D]space, what the [A]hell are you doin'?
[Bm]You gotta [D]fall before you [A]crawl
[D]It [A]ain't [G]me you're looking [D]for any [A]more
No, [D]it [A]ain't [G]me you're looking [D]for any[A]more
[Bm]Tell me, [D]are you being [A]borrowed?
[Bm]Or was it [D]you that closed the [A]sale?
[Bm]I hear you're [D]moving in
[A]With him tomorrow
[Bm]He'll call it [D]home I'll call it [A]jail
[G]When you're [D]wild and your [A]eyes are bright
[G]When you're [D]buzzed and you're [A]giving your goodnight
[G]When your [D]dress is [A]falling to the floor
[G]It ain't [D]me you'll be [A]looking for
[Bm] [D] [A] x 4
[Bm]Congratulations [D], and I [A]mean it
[Bm]Looks like you're [D]coming through [A]first
[Bm]Forget the [D]money, hon, [A]you can't afford it
[Bm]He'll never [D]know what you are [A]worth
[Bm]I'm taking [D]back what I had [A]squandered
[Bm]You lose your [D]heart, you lose your [A]voice
[Bm]I knew it [D]from the first [A]time that I saw her
[Bm]She'd be my [D]peace, she'd [A]be my noise
[G]When you're [D]sad and you're [A]rubbin' your eyes
[G]When you're [D]frozen and you're [A]full of goodbye
[G]When you're [D]opening you're [A]front door
[G]It ain't [D]me you'll be [A]looking for
Happy For You
(Matthew Ryan)
from Matthew Ryan’s “Dissent From The Living Room”
tabbed by Mike Berry Mberry9@cs.com
Well…a lovely song. I’m not sure about the [A]..sometimes sounds like he’s playing it as
X00220, sometimes as X02230. Let me know what you think. The [G/F#] is pretty much just picking the 6th string to get a nice descending bass line on the way to the [A]
Capo 1
[G] [G/F#] [A] X 4
18 [G]months [G/F#] [A]
Or a year and a [G]half ago [G/F#] [A]
Which ever is [G]longer [G/F#]or [A]shorter
Well, that de[G]pends [G/F#] [A]on my frame of mind
[D]I [Bm]am, [D]I really [Bm]am
I'm [G]happy for [A]you
[G]Happy for [A]you
We were [G]circling[G/F#][A]
And I was [G]trailing [G/F#][A]
For e[G]ternity [G/F#]
Like a [A]snapshot
But doesn't that de[G]pend [G/F#][A]
On who's point of [D]view?
[D]I [Bm]am, [D]I really [Bm]am
I'm [G]happy for [G/F#][A]you
[G]Happy for [G/F#][A]you
I’m [G]happy for [G/F#][A]you
I’m just so [G]happy for [G/F#][A]you
[D]Now it's a [Bm]slow train
All shuttering iron
[G]Black and gray
Where the landscape [D]rose in flames
And it's a raw nerve
On the pin and [Bm]spark of this curve
I'm only mumbling [G]prayers and words
So that soon I'll [D]mean it when I say
I'm [G]happy for [G/F#][A]you
I’m [G]happy for [G/F#][A]you
I’m [G]happy for [G/F#][A]you
Really [G]happy for [G/F#][A]you
I’m [G]happy for [G/F#][A]you
I’m [G]happy [G/F#][A]
Truly [G]happy for [G/F#][A]you
I’m [G]happy for [G/F#][A]you
Into The Sourdays
(Matthew Ryan)
from “Dissent From The Living Room”
tabbed by Mike Berry Mberry9@cs.com
Capo 3
[G] [Em] [C] [Am] [C] [D] X 2
I [G]buried my boots right here
[Em]Along with my rattle and pen
I [C]nursed them for a[Am]while
Or [C]until I couldn't pre[D]tend
All [G]auctions start with tears
It's [Em]bankrupt but regret
Is the[C] love of what's gone [Am]wrong
When [C]love is meaning[D]less
[C]Into the sour[G]days
Like [C]lemon mixed with [G]piss
[C]Long before you realized
You'd [G]lost your way
You had [Am[already swallowed [C]it
[G] [Em] [C] [Am] [C] [D]
In [G]all that you're confined
[Em]None resemble you
I [C]don't resent your [Am]luck
But [C]I suspect you [D]do
The [G]flower pot that's cracked
On the [Em]step to your front door
Well, [C]that's my wish for [Am]you
To be [C]thirsty and barely [D]hold water
[C]Into the sour[G]days
Like [C]lemon mixed with [G]piss
[C]Long before you realized
You'd [G]lost your way
You had [Am[already swallowed [C]it
[G] [Em] [C] [Am] [C] [D] X 2
So [G]let's listen to motown
While we're [Em]driving through these hills
Between our [C]heads will be the [Am]sound
Where [C]sunlight never [D]spilled
Rain, Rain, Rain
(Matthew Ryan)
From Matthew Ryan’s “Hopeless To Hopeful”
tabbed by Mike Berry
[G]While walking one day
I [C]saw a weeding ring in a storm drain
A [D]silver shiver caught in a stream
Of [C]trash and rain
I [G]didn’t stop, I barely paused
I recognized what and [C]where it was
The [D]metaphor was cheap…
But it wasn’t [C]lost
Oh, [G]you and me
Doin’ our best to deal
With the hands that [C]we were dealt
[D]Standin’ at the mirror
Looking for [C]someone else [D]
Rain, rain, [C]rain [D]
Rain, rain, [C]rain [G]
From The Floor
(Matthew Ryan)
from Matthew Ryan’s “Hopeless to Hopeful”
tabbed by Mike Berry
Capo 2
A lovely song from Matthew Ryan. A favorite of Acoustic Brad’s, I understand. I haven’t included the picked bass line, which is relatively simple to make out. Some might find it easier to play capoed up 4, and playing [C] [F] [Dm] [Am] instead of [D] [G] [Em] [Bm]. A personal preference, but beautiful either way.
[D] [G] [D] [G] [Em] [Bm] [G] [Em] [Bm] [G]
[D]This one’s from the [G]floor
It’s fallen from her [D]lips
It feels just like be[G]fore
When I fell into her [Em]kiss
But there’s [Bm]nothing you can [G]do
When the roof is caved [Em]in
There’s [Bm]nothing you can [G]scream
When the end is closing [D]in [G] [D] [G]
[D]There’s only so much [G]trust
There’s only so much [D]faith
It’s what I’ve always [G]thought
And once I tried to [Em]say
‘Cause [Bm]all you’ve given [G]me
It’s more than I de[Em]serve
I [Bm]guess that you’re the [G]deed
And I’m for what it’s [D]worth
[G] [D] [G] [Em] [Bm] [G] [Em] [Bm] [G]
[D]Down in the [G]hold
Down in the [D]buzz
Of a dial[G]tone
Of a call that never [Em]comes
[Bm]Oh now, Ma[G]rie, you know we made a [Em]mess
But some[Bm]how it’s all we [G]do
Well, anyway, I [D]guess
[G] [D] [G] [D]
And Never Look Back
(Live Version from Johnson City, TN)
Capo 2nd Fret
(VERSE)
G(330023)
D(3230XX)
C(01023X)
(CHORUS)
Em(000220)
D(3230XX)
C(01023X)
(G)(D)(C) 2X
(VERSE)
(G)People and cars on the(D)avenue
But I(C)can't hear a thing
'Cause I'm looking for you
I've been(G)haunted
By(D)all that I can't(C)have
I should(G)make a list of(D)every near miss
Every(C)thing that fell
And brushed my fingertips
I'm(G)shattered
(D)Gone is the wait and(C)see
(CHORUS)
(Em)Now I'll(D)say good(C)bye to all of that
(Em)Lower my(D)head, turn(C)away
And never look(G)back
(D)(C)
(G) (D) (C)
(VERSE)
A(G)quitter never quits he just(D)changes his mind
This(C)song I sing
Is true and sublime
It(G)comforts me
But(D)it won't pay the(C)rent
I(G)leaned in forward to(D)give her a kiss
I(C)spilt her drink
I burned her wrist
With my(G)cigarette
I'm(D)clumsy when I get(C)close
(CHORUS)
(Em)Now I'll(D)say good(C)bye to all of that
(Em)Lower my(D)head, turn(C)away
And never look(G)back
(D)(C)
(G) (D) (C)
(VERSE)
I(G)wanted it all but I'll(D)settle for some
At the(C)end of the day
It don't matter what you want
Come the(G)end of days
(D)All you get is the(C)truth
On(G)needles and pins the(D)story begins
The(C)world outside
The houselights dim
Well(G)anyway
(D)What else can a poor boy(C)do?
(CHORUS)
(Em)Now I'll(D)say good(C)bye to all of that
(Em)Lower my(D)head, turn(C)away
And never
(Em)Now I'll(D)say good(C)bye to all of that
(Em)Lower my(D)head, turn(C)away
And never look(G)back
(D)(C)
(G) (D) (C)
"Heartache Weather"
(Live Version from Jackson City, TN)
CAPO 1st Fret
VERSE
Em(000220)
C(010230)
D(2320XX)
CHORUS
D(2320XX)
C(010230)
Em, D, C 4x
(VERSE)
There's no(Em)train
There's no(D)boat
There's no(C)car to get me far enough
(Em)(D)(C)
There's no(Em)bus
There's no(D)plane
There's no(C)wreck to make you beg enough
(Em)(D)(C)
There's no(Em)drink
There's no(D)sleep
There's no(C)pill to keep you still enough
(Em)(D)(C)
(CHORUS)
(D)It's heartache(C)weather
Please re(D)member
Things are gonna get(C)worse
Before they get(Em)better
(D)(C)
(Em)(D)(C)
(VERSE)
There's no(Em)rope
There's no(D)nail
There's no(C)psalm to make us strong enough
(Em)(D)(C)
There's no(Em)con
There's no(D)skin
There's no(C)beauty to help you through enough
(Em)(D)(C)
(CHORUS)
(D)It's heartache(C)weather
Please re(D)member
Things are gonna get(C)worse
(Em)(D)(C) 5X
(VERSE)
There's no(Em)cause
There's no(D)drum
There's no(C)breath that gets you near enough
(Em)(D)(C)
There's no(Em)book
There's no(D)verse
There's no(C)script to help you live enough
(Em)(D)(C)
There's no(Em)cause
There's no(D)drum
There's no(C)breath that gets you near enough
(Em)(D)(C)
(CHORUS)
(D)It's heartache(C)weather
Please re(D)member
Things are gonna get(C)worse
(D)It's heartache(C)weather
Please re(D)member
Things are gonna get(C)worse
Before they get(Em)better
(D)(C)
(Em)(D)(C)
(OUTRO)
(Em)Hey(D)Hey My(C)My
(Em)Rock and(D)Roll will never(C)die
(Em)Better to(D)burnout(C)than to fadeaway
(Em)My(D)My Hey(C)Hey
Trouble Doll
By Matthew Ryan
Transcribed by Sean Slone
Capo on 3rd Fret
Verse 1:
D
Trouble doll you look so pretty when you’re sad
D – Em
And the lives that we had that turned to madness
D
Love has come to call and your voice gets soft
D – Em
In the painted glass behind your lashes
G
Though angels pray for you
Em
Only the blues could save you
Verse 2 (same chords)
If only for a second in the shimmering light
When the night’s collapsed but it don’t shadow still
It’s a porcelain song from a marionette
In a dangerous swing as if on the gods’ own strings
G
Salvation watches over you
Em
Redemption only borrows you
A
A little at a time in this world
Chorus:
Em-G-D
Real gone… Real gone girl
Verse 3:
Standing high above on the bridge at Lake Charles
Show the truth, love. Whose death did you see?
All the art on the wall and the quiet down the hall
Sent a sinking feeling to a different story
My lonesome prays for you
In hours when there’s only you
Verse 4:
Well the ghost of a drink on the counter by the sink
Is smeared, warm, and full of empty promises
It’s a well-worn poem where the words stick together
But the meaning seems numb till morning washes
All down and over you
Heartache sure owes you
All the happiness in this world
Drift
(Matthew Ryan) from "Concussion" tabbed by Mike Berry Mberry9@cs.com
Capo 2
[Em]Hittin' it [C]hard, hittin' it [G]long
[Em] Up all [C]night trying to write this [G]song
[C]That no [G]way that you'll for[D]get what I [C]said
Theres's no [G]way you'll [G/B]forgive [Em]me
[Em]Look at that [C]slow Southern [G]sun
[Em] Hover and [C]burn over every[G]one
[C]Cool [G]air that blows just [D]rattles the [C]vent
I've only always [G]said what I [G/B]thought I [D]meant
[C]I'm in[Em]clined to give [G]up this [D]time
[C]I'm in[Em]clined to [G]drift Or [D]crawl
[Em]Postcards [C]use short [G]words
[Em] Deserted [C]lovers got what they de[G]served
[C]Only [G]wish that you had [D]turned to [C]say
"It's al[G]right I'll still [G/B]love you any[Em]way"
Watch that [C]crow as it floats from [G]view
[Em] Radio [C]towers and dark hills [G]drift
[C]Photo[G]graphs are pinned and [D]stretched a[C]cross
Every promise I [G]broke, every smile you [D]lost
[C]I'm in[Em]clined to give [G]up this [D]time
[C]I'm in[Em]clined to [G]drift Or [D]crawl
Rabbit
(Matthew Ryan) from 'Concussion' tabbed by Mike Berry Mberry9@cs.com
Capo 2
[Am][C/B]Door swings [C]shut Keys are [F]cold
Engine [Am]cranks and [G]hums [Am]
[C/B]Pull [C]away, feelin' [F]slow
By and [Am]by in the [G]hollow
[F]Don't fool your[Am]self
It's hard and [G]soon
Life a[F]lone Will humble [C]you
[Am][C/B]Red lights [C]blur
The rain in [F]sheets
It's black [Am]above, and blue be[G]neath [Am]
[C/B]All my [C]life "Rabbit" they [F]said
"If you weren't so [Am]quick You be....[G]"
[F]Don't fool your[Am]self
It's hard and [G]soon
Life a[F]lone Will humble [C]you
[Am] [C/B] [C] [F] [Am] [G]
[Am][C/B]Thick red [C]hair
Sunken [F]eyes
Round as [Am]pearls, dim as [G]bar lights [Am]
[C/B]Where a haunted [C]sound
Can always be [F]heard
In even the [Am]truest of [G]laughter
[F]Don't fool your[Am]self
It's hard and [G]soon
Life a[F]lone Will humble [C]you
[Am] [C/B] [C] [F] [Am]
Happy Hour
(Matthew Ryan) from "Concussion" tabbed by Mike Berry Mberry9@cs.com
A sparingly-picked song. the [E] is played throughout most of the song using only the 3rd string as the bass note. I designated with [E*] where the 2nd string is also used. The [A] chords are played with the 2nd string as the bass, and the [F#m] is played with the 1st string as the bass note. And by 1st string, I mean the low "E".
[A] [E] [D] X 2
Well the [A]clocks are quiet [E]Little [D]Joe's in jail
He got [A]stopped late Sunday [E]Piss drunk and orn'ry took a [D]swing, no bail
And [A]Clyde only smiles [E]When Mary [D]Anne is here
You know, she [A]married too young to a [E]poor anyone for [D]money, for fear
It's [F#m]hap[E]py [D]hour
The [F#m]music [E]is [D]loud
It's [F#m]hap[E]py [D]hour
Tell a [F#m]joke, light a smoke
[E]Let the day go for [D]now.
Now [A]things aren't the same [E]since [D]Toby was killed
For a [A]while we assumed he got [E]fed up and moved For his [D]dream in Nashville
But we're [A]all moving targets [E]and we're [D]all for sale
Either a [A]pearl-shaped pill is [E]killing your will Or you're [D]tooth and nail
It's [F#m]hap[E]py [D]hour
The [F#m]music [E]is [D]loud
It's [F#m]hap[E]py [D]hour
Tell a [F#m]joke, light a smoke
Just [E]let the years go for [D]now
Just let the years go for [E*]now [D] [E*] [D]
Now it's [A]barely dark out [E]but it's [D]falling light
[A]Maybe I should go settle [E]in at home....
I could [D]sit and write all night but [A]I've got trouble [E]that [D]don't let me move
If you had [A]everything you wished for then [E]what would you live for?
And [D]what would you lose?
It's [F#m]hap[E]py [D]hour
The [F#m]voices [E]get [D]louder
It's [F#m]hap[E]py [D]hour
Tell a [F#m]joke, light a smoke
Just [E]let your dreams go for [D]now
Just let your dreams go for [E*]now [D] [E*] [D] [A]
Too Soon To Tell
(Matthew Ryan) from "Concussion" tabbed by Mike Berry Mberry9@cs.com
Intro (See below) [E] [A] [E] [A] [A] [B] [A]
She said be [E]quiet, be [A]still
She said I'm [E]not here to [A]kill
I'm [B]not here to [A]maim
Or to [B]give you a new [A]name
She took my [E]hand in her [A]hand
She said "I [E]hope you under[A]stand
'Cause I'm [E]asking Please,[A]say
Please, I'm [E]asking Won't you [A]say?"
But you don't [E]want the [A]truth
And though you [E]say that you [A]do
I can [B]see it in your [A]eyes
I can [B]see in your [A]eyes
That you don't [E]want the [A]truth
And though you [E]say that you [A]do
I can [B]see it in your [A]eyes
I can [B]see it in your [A]eyes
[E] [A] [E] [A] ....to fade
The intro, and throughout most of the song the [E] and [A] are played as follows: E A
[b]Devastation
(Matthew Ryan) from "Concussion" tabbed by Mike Berry Mberry9@cs.com
Capo 2
[G] [Bm] [C] [C/B] [Am]
[G]Coffee is sweeter, days are [Bm]sharper
Since I [C]lost her [C/B] since I [Am]lost
[G]From the steps of St. Mark's ca[Bm]thedral
I watch the [C]steeple [C/B]stab the [Am]clouds who's lonesome [D]now?
[C]Never never [C/B]never never never [Am]again
[C]Never never [C/B]never never never [Am]again
Never [D]again
[G]Remember when we met we were so [Bm]innocent
I was so [C]cautious [C/B] you were so [Am]cool
The world was [D]brand new
[C]Never never [C/B]never never never [Am]again
[C]Never never [C/B]never never never [Am]again
Devas[D]tation
[G] [Bm] [C] [C/B] [Am] [D]
[G]Midnight now in the city of [Bm]sidewalks
I miss her [C] so much [C/B] but not enough to [Am]call
[G]I've wrapped myself in the [Bm]sweet kiss Of [C]loneliness [C/B]
She's my [Am]mistress She's always [D]been
[C]Never never [C/B]never never never [Am]again
[C]Never never [C/B]never never never [Am]again
Devas[D]tation [G]junkie
[Bm] [C] [C/B] [Am]
Autopilot
Words and Music By Matthew Ryan
From Concussion 2001
Saw Matthew play this in Cleveland and am pretty positive the riff is correct..the rest of the song is my crapshoot at it.
Capo 3
Main Riff for verses, relevant to capo...FINGERPICK THIS BABY!
E------------------------------------
B-----0-------0--------0-------0-----
G--------0-------0--------0-------0-- Rinse and Repeat.
D------0-------0--------0-------0----
A---2-----s>3------s>5-----s<3-------
E------------------------------------
Play that over all the verses...
just slide your middle finger up and down the A string like shown above. Listen to the song for timing. The C in the chorus sounds good if when you finger pick you move from C to Cmaj-032000 then hammer back to C. Or you can just play Cmaj the whole time...sounds just as good. I can not reinforce enough how cool this song sounds if fingerpicked right, using the same type of pattern above. Good Luck!
(Verse 1)
Where is my Autopilot?
I hope he did not forget about me,
I need my autopilot,
to handle what confounds me.
(Verse 2)
Where is my autopilot?
I wish to shut me down,
Without my autopilot,
I'll surely burn-out.
(verse 3)
This world is tearing at you,
this world wants to see you fall,
Most times the only thing that you can do,
Is keep your head and whisper, after all.
(verse 4)
This world is only a moment,
This world never made no sense,
So take the lint from your pocket,
And offer it like a sacrament.
(chorus chords)
My Autopilot,
My right hand man,
My Autopilot,
I know you understand.
(verse 5 )
Where is my Autopilot?
I hope he did not forget about me,
I need my autopilot,
Oh right, now that reminds me.
(Verse 6 )
I killed my Autopilot,
He wasn't doing me any good,
I warned my autopilot,
I might one day...if I could.
(Chorus chords)
My Autopilot,
My right hand man,
My Autopilot,
I hope you understand.
Chickering Angel
(Matthew Ryan) from "Concussion" tabbed by Mike Berry Mberry9@cs.com
This sounds fairly good. I'm not sure about the [Em7] which I'm playing as X2203X. Let me know if there's something that sounds better.
capo 4
[Am]Me and [D]Amy went for a [Em7]ride
Just after the [G]rain last [Am]night
When some[D]thing I couldn't put my finger [Em7]on
Made me lift off the [G]gas and turn out the[Am]headlights
Glidin' [D]'neath those stars
Past those [Em7]shining Belleview [G]houses
And their [Am]foreign cars
I could feel [D]my heart [Em7]beat when Amy [G]lit a cigarette
And put her hand on my knee
And I said "[C][G][Am]Angel, [C]I'm [G]sad and I don't know [Am]why
But with [C]you by my [G]side I'm [Am]nearly satis[F]fied....[G]an[Am]gel...[G]an[Am]gel"
[Am]Then I [D]thought to myself
Me and [Em7]Amy, [G]we'd be in the [Am]clear
If I could just [D]rob one of these lucky [Em7]bastards
[G]High-tail it out of [Am]here
Now when the [D]car stopped I was [Em7]restless
[G]We were just below the [Am]rise
[D]I could feel my lungs [Em7]breathe
[G]When my Amy started to cry
And I said "[C][G][Am]Angel [C]It's [G]sad but you know we [Am]try
Stay [C]here in the [G]car While [Am]I go in[F]side...
[G]an[Am]gel...[G]an[Am]gel [G]An[Am]gel....[G]an[C]gel..."
[C] [G] [Am] x 2 [C] [G] [Am] [C] [Am]
[Am]Now it couldn't of [D]been ten minutes
[Em7]When I came out to [G]find what really went [Am]down
It was the [D]smell of burnt rubber, [Em7]gasoline,
Amy's per[G]fume And the silence [Am]all around
And it was the [D]feel of broken [Em7]glass....under my [G]feet
And in my [Am]head No it [D]shouldn't have been [Em7]Amy
[G]It should've been me instead
And I said "[C][G][Am]Angel [C]I'm [G]sad now I know [Am]why
Cause with [C]you by my [G]side I was [Am]nearly satis[F]fied...
[G]an[Am]gel...[G]an[Am]gel [G]An[Am]gel...[G]an[C]gel
[C] [G] [Am] x 3 [F] [Am]
Night Watchman
(Matthew Ryan)
from Matthew Ryan’s “Concussion”
tabbed by Mike Berry
capo up 2
[Am]
[F]My name is Hank [Am]Low
[F]I was born on Christmas [Am]eve
[F]My daddy wasn’t [Am]there
[F]He was talking with the [Am]police
[G]A neighbor called it in
He was hittin’ mom [F]again, again, [Am]again
[F]No ambulance [Am]came,
[F]Only stuttered [Am]grief
[F]Ma fell asleep on the [Am]couch
[F]While my brother played with [Am]me
[G]No charges pressed, soon Dad was [F]home, home, [Am]home
[F]Busted [Am]lip,
[F]Milk and [Am]cheese
[F]At the grocery [Am]store
[F]Eyes looking down at [Am]me
[G]6 years old, bubble gum [F]hid
In my hand, in my [Am]pocket
[F]Now Ma only [Am]cried
[F]When she watched T[Am]V
[F]At night I’d lie a[Am]wake
[F]Until Dad fell a[Am]sleep
[G]Come 4th grade my Ma held [F]me
And called me her little night [Am]watchman
[F]My brother fell [Am]sick
[F]When he turned [Am]15
[F]His eyes went [Am]dark,
[F]His head went [Am]mean
[G]I cried and cried the night he [F]died…..alone….[Am]alone
[F]So Ma went [Am]down
[F]To the welfare [Am]house
[F]See money got [Am]smaller
[F]Since Frankie killed him[Am]self
[G]Dad blamed Ma, put her head through a [F]wall
Put her head through a [Am]wall
[F]I came up slow be[Am]hind,
[F]movin’ awfully [Am]quiet
[F]I remember summer [Am]crickets
[F]I stabbed him 30 [Am]times
[G]My name is Hank Low
I was 13 [F]years old
I was the night [Am]watchman
Somebody Got Murdered
- Matthew Ryan
(written by The Clash)
The chords sound better as barre chords, and the second guitar part sounds something like:
--7---5---4-----------5--4-----7--5--4------
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E C#m A
E F#m A
E A E
Someone lights a cigarette
A E F#m
While riding in a car
E A E
Some ol' guy takes a swig
A E F#m
And passes back the jar
B A E
But where they were last night
A E F#m
No-one can remember
C#m A
Somebody got murdered
B E
Goodbye, for keeps, forever
E C#m A
Somebody got murdered
E F#m A
Somebody's dead forever
And you're minding your own business
Carrying spare change
You wouldn't cosh a barber
You're hungry all the same
I been very tempted
To grab it from the till
I been very desperate
But not enough to kill
Somebody got murdered
His name cannot be found
A small stain on the pavement
They'll scrub it off the ground
As the morning crowd disperse
No-one says that much
Somebody got murdered
And it' left me with a touch
Somebody got murdered
Somebody's dead forever
Shake The Tree.
(Matthew Ryan). from "Concussion". tabbed by Mike Berry. Mberry9@cs.com.
Capo 2.
[Bm]Early in the morning when you're still shaking
And all you want is to come [G]down
[Bm]When you're so pale and your heart is growling
And all virtue seemed to have [G]drowned
[D]When all you've given [A]and all you've stolen
[Em]Kneel down at your [G]side
[D]When all that seemed mended [A]shows itself still broken
[Em]And you're feeling swallowed [G]alive
[Bm][Bm/A]Shake the [G]tree
[Bm][Bm/A]Shake the [G]tree
[Bm][Bm/A]Shake the [G]tree that sleeps in you
And [Em]breathes in me
[Bm]Now in your writing when you're so desperate
And all you want is to be [G]touched
[Bm]When you're so dry and your head is pounding
When your love becomes your [G]crutch
[D]When all your suffering
[A]And all your addictions [Em]kneel down at your [G]side
[D]When all that seemed mended [A]shows itself still broken
[Em]And you're feeling swallowed [G]alive
[Bm][Bm/A]Shake the [G]tree
[Bm][Bm/A]Shake the [G]tree
[Bm][Bm/A]Shake the [G]tree that sleeps in you
And [Em]breathes in me [G]
[D]One day your misfortune
Will shine like a [G]crown
[D]One day your misfortune
Will all crumble [G]down
If you'd just...
[Bm][Bm/A]Shake the [G]tree
[Bm][BM/A]Shake the [G]tree
[Bm][Bm/A]Shake the [G]tree that sleeps in you
And [Em]breathes in me
Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 8:53 pm Post subject: American Dirt
AMERICAN DIRT
INTRO/VERSE: Bm – F#m = D – A
Bm F#m D A
honey i swear it's not my fault
Bm F#m D A
they shut us down the big door was locked
the bigger the dream the bigger the trap
the bigger the black in disappointment
i crossed my fingers till they were broke
i threw a brick the arc formed so slow
and on t.v. outside the mall in my defence
CHROUS:
G D A
i've been spitting out american dirt all that money can buy all that money can buy
G D A
spitting out american dirt all that money can buy all that money can buy
Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 9:00 pm Post subject: Love Don't Owe You Anything
LOVE DON'T OWE YOU ANYTHING - Strays Don't Sleep
CAPO 1
INTRO: G – Em
G
Lost myself for a second there, don’t know how I don’t know where
Em C
Turn the key, climb the stairs to the smile that says “Hello, I will”
G
You know I will
CHORUS:
G
Because love don’t owe you anything
Em
It’s foolish if you ever thought it did
C G
I’ll prove my faith I’ll wear your ring
Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 9:09 pm Post subject: Sweetie
SWEETIE
INTRO: F - C
F C
Blackbirds and telephone wires and the girl from nowhere
F C
Menthol cigarettes bar stools and I’m going nowhere
F
i heard about you on the avenue
C
i was making it up i was drunk you were shut
F C
am i talking too much about a girl from nowhere?
CHORUS
C F
Ah sweetie, don’t be cruel
Am F
You know if I wanted to believe in something I’d believe in you
POST CHORUS: F – C
MIDDLE:
D7 C Am
I thought I sussed you out but now I got my doubts
F
She shot it off in a letter
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