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MikeBerry · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 27 Location: Folsom, CA

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]

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MikeBerry · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 27 Location: Folsom, CA

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]

MikeBerry · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 27 Location: Folsom, CA

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]

MikeBerry · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 27 Location: Folsom, CA

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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 satis
fying 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 midlandTexas(#2)
So when this ship eventually sinks
When this ship finally sinks
When all this **** don’t mean a thing
That’ll be alright(Riff #2 x4)(Riff #1 x 4)end on D

MikeBerry · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 27 Location: Folsom, CA

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]

MikeBerry · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 27 Location: Folsom, CA

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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]

MikeBerry · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 27 Location: Folsom, CA

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]

MikeBerry · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 27 Location: Folsom, CA

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 is 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]

MikeBerry · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 27 Location: Folsom, CA

Heartache Weather

Matthew Ryan

(Matthew Ryan)

From East Autumn Grin

From the website AltCountryTab.com
which can be found at http://web.archive.org/web/20030401230541/http://www.altcountrytab.com/

CAPO at First Fret
Intro- distortion- then Em, D, C 2x
Verses- Em, D, C - listen to song for timing. It's very easy.

There's no train
There's no boat
There's no car to get me far enough
There's no bus
There's no plane
There's no wreck to make you beg enough
There's no drink
There's no sleep
There's no pill to keep you still enough
( chorus )
D C
It's heartache weather
D
Please remember
C
Things are gonna get worse
Em D C
Before they get better
There's no rope
There's no nail
There's no psalm to make us strong enough
There's no con
There's no skin
There's no beauty to help you through enough
( Repeat Chorus )
There's no book
There's no code
There's no verse to make it hurt enough
There's no kill
There's no spark
There's no script to help you live enough
There's no cause
There's no drum
There's no breath that gets you near enough
( Repeat chorus twice )

MikeBerry · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 27 Location: Folsom, CA

3rd of October

Matthew Ryan

(Matthew Ryan)

From "East Autumn Grin"

transcribed 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.

MikeBerry · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 27 Location: Folsom, CA

I Hear A Symphony

Matthew Ryan

(Matthew Ryan)

From "East Autumn Grin"

transcribed 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)

MikeBerry · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 27 Location: Folsom, CA

Me And My Lover

Matthew Ryan

(Matthew Ryan)

From "East Autumn Grin"

transcribed 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
(Repeat chorus)
[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
So (repeat chorus)
That's where I'll [C]be [G]
That's where I'll [F]be………repeat last 2 lines

MikeBerry · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 27 Location: Folsom, CA

Sunk
(Matthew Ryan)
from "East Autumn Grin"
tabbed by Mike Berry Mberry9@cs.com

[Em] [C] [G] [C] x2

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

[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]

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

[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 lettign [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

MikeBerry · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 27 Location: Folsom, CA

Sadly Love

Matthew Ryan

(Matthew Ryan)

From "East Autumn Grin"

transcribed by Mike Berry

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]

MikeBerry · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 27 Location: Folsom, CA

I Must Love Leaving

Matthew Ryan

(Matthew Ryan)

From East Autumn Grin

transcribed 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]

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