T B- alking away E A I don't know what D I'm to s C#- ay I'll s B- ay it anyw E ay tod A ay
isn't my d D ay to f C#- ind you B- shying aw E ay F#- I'll be coming for your l D ove OK
T A ake C#-/G# on m F#- e.... D T A ake m C#-/G# e F#- on.... D ..
(take on me) (take on me)
A I'll C#-/G# be g F#- one D in a day or A two. C#-/G# .. D E
So n B- eedless to sa E y at A odds and ends D but I'm m C#- e st B- umbling aw E ay sl A owly
learning that l D ife is O C#- K s B- ay after me E F#- it's no better to be s D afe than
sorry T A ake C#-/G# on m F#- e.... D T A ake m C#-/G# e F#- on.... D ..
(take on me) (take on me)
A I'll b C#-/G# e g F#- one D in a day or A two. C#-/G# .. D E
N.C. | N.C. | N.C. | N.C.
B- | E | A | D C#- |
B- | E | A | D C#- |
B- | E | B- | E B- E A D
Oh the things that you say yeh is it life or
just to pl C#- ay my w B- orries awa E y you're A all the things
I've g D ot to r C#- emember B- you shying aw E ay F#- I'll be coming for y D ou anyway
T A ake C#-/G# on m F#- e... D T A ake m C#-/G# e F#- on.. D ....
(take on me) (take on me)
I'll be gone in a.. day......
(take on me...) (take me on...)
((Take on me)) ((Take
A I'll C#-/G# be g F#- one. D .. in a.. A day C#-/G# ... F#- D
... on me..) (take me on..)
on me)) ((take on me) ((take on me))
(t A ake C#-/G# on m F#- e.... D ) (t A ake C#-/G# me F#- on... D ..) (t A ake C#-/G# on
((take on me)) ((take on me))
m F#- e.... D )
((take on me)) ...
TRAIN OF THOUGHT
N.C./E | N.C./E | N.C./E | N.C./E
N.C./E | N.C./E | N.C./E | N.C./E
B-/E | C#-/E | D/E | C#-/E
B-/E | C#-/E | D/E | C#-/E
N.C./E D A D/E | D/E
He likes to have the morning paper's crossword solved hey
N.C./E D A D/E | D/E
Words go up words come down forwards backwards twisted 'round hey
N.C./E D A
He grabs a pile of letters From a small suitcase
E- D C#- | d C#-
Disappears into an office It's another working day
D and his th B-7 ou... C#-7 ..ghts are full of str D angers E
corrid B-7 ors C#-7 of naked l D ights E And his
m B-7 ind C#-7 once full of r D eason E Now there's
d. |
B-7 C#-7 D | D D9/E F#- D A
mo...re than meets the eye Now a stranger's face he carries with him
| A (E-) D A D/E | D/E
He likes a bit of reading On the subway home ooh oooh ooh
(E-) D A D/E | D/E
A distant radio's whistling tunes That nobody knows hm
At E- home a house awaits him he D unlocks the d A oor
E- D C#- | d C#-
Thinking once there was a sea here but there never was a door
D And his th B-7 ou... C#-7 .ghts are full of str D angers E
And his B-7 eyes C#-7 too numb to s D ee E
And n B-7 othing C#-7 that he kn D ows of E
d. |
B-7 C#-7 D | D D9/E | F#- D A | A
And no........where where he's been wa..s ever quite like this
yeah!
B-/E | C#-/E | D/E | C#-/E | B-/E | C#-/E | G | G A
he! oh oh oh oh and his
th B-7 ou... C#-7 ..ghts are full of str D angers E
corrid B-7 ors C#-7 of naked l D ights E And his
m B-7 ind C#-7 once full of r D eason E Now there's
d. |
B-7 C#-7 D | D D9/E F#- D A
mo...re than meets the eye Now a stranger's face he carries with
| A | B-/E | C#-/E | D/E | C#-/E |
him
B-/E | C#-/E | D/E | C#-/E
and at
h B-/E ea.... C#-/E .rt he's full of str D/E angers C#-/E dodging
B-/E on C#-/E his train of th D/E ought C#-/E train of
thought
B-/E | C#-/E | D/E | C#-/E |
B-/E | C#-/E | D/E | C#-/E | ...
HUNTING HIGH AND LOW
d.. |~-d-|~
A- Here I A-9 am A- and with F in the reach of
d.. |~ d.. |~-d-|~
my h F- and she's G s A- ound asl A-9 eep A- and she's sw F eeter now
than the w Db ildest dr C- eam could have seen her and I w Ab atch her slipping aw G ay
d d o d d o o
But I kn F ow I'll be h G unting h A-4 igh and l A- ow G h F7+ i...g D- h
There's no A-7 end to the lengths I'll g D- o t E- o
hunting h A-4 igh and l A- ow G h F7+ i.... D- gh
o o
there's no C end to the l E-7 enghts I'll g D- o /G to
f A- ind her again /G upon th F is my dreams are dep F- ending
thr A- ough the dark /B I s F ense the pounding of h Dd er heart n C- ext
to m /Bb ine she's the sw Ab eetest love I could f G ind
so I gu F ess I'll be h G unting h A-4 igh and l A- ow G6/9 h F7+ i...g D- h
There's no A-7 end to the lengths I'll g D- o t E- o
h A-4 igh and l A- ow G6/9 h F7+ i.... D- gh
o o o d d d d o
do you know what it means to love you
C | C/B | A- | E- | E- | F |
G _| A- G F7+ F
I'm hunting high and low and now she's telling me
o----d d
A- G/B F | D- | C- | Bb | Ab | G |
she's got to go away
I'll F(9 always be h G unting h A-4 igh and l A- ow G6/9 F7+ only for y D- ou
(and now she's telling
|. d d d-|~ d d d | |
watch me t A-7 ea.... /B .ring mys /C elf A7/C# to p D- iec.. C7/E ...... E- es h F unt G ing
me)
h A-4 igh and l A- ow G6/9 uo F7+ h hi.... D- gh there's no C end to the l E-7 enghts
I'll g D-7 o to. E-7 .. oohohoho F o for y G ou I'll be hunting h A- igh
-----d d d d d _|
G F C/E | D- A
and low
BLUE SKY
N.C. | N.C. | N.C. | N.C.
|~ d |.
bl F ue sky A-5+ A- b A-4 lue sky
|~ d |. |~ d |.
blue sky blue sky blue sky
Oh I f F ind it hard to breathe as life just A- eats away
at the f F aces that surround me they look t A- ired tod C ay
the l D- ady at my table doesn't w Bb ant me here A- I just want to t D alk to her
but would she l F7+ augh at my accent F/G and make fun of m E- e
F7+ F/G E- | F | E- | F |
oh it doesn't seem like this blue sky's here for me
There are no girls in here as far as A- I can see
F only pinup posters looking d A- own at m C e
watching p D- aper cups of coffee growing c Bb old before my eyes
A- all the things I see that make me r D ealize I'm in this b F7+ ig world
without you F/G nothing to my n E- ame oh I n F7+ ever knew that
F/G blue sky meant such pain F A-5+ A- A-4
(blue sky blue sky)
bl F ue sky A-5+ A- blue sk A-4 y
blue sky blue sky blue sky
d | |
I'm d F ying to be different in the c A- offee shop A-9 A-
| |
I've l F ived on borrowed strengh now my suppl A-7 ies are c C13 ut thou C9 gh
d. |
I'm D- older than my looks and older th Bb an my years Bb4+
d. |
I'm t A- oo young to take on A-4 my d D9 eepest fears
oh I F7+ used to be confused but F/G now I just don't kn E- ow since you
| d. | |
l F7+ eft I've been watching F(9)/G F/G blue skies come and g /F o A- G6 oh
(blue sky...)
F7+ F/G F C_|
since you left I've been watching blue skies come and go
(blue sky..)
LIVING A BOY'S ADVENTURE TALE
Aaaahaahaaahahaaaa
Aaaahaahaaahahaa
I've f A ixed my dwelling f /E or the night l /A ights in pairs come p F#- assing by
D7+ | D7+ | D7+ |
where I hide
I n A eed some time now /E on my own l /A eave my lonelin F#- ess alone to l D7+ ick my wounds
D7+ | D7+ | A7+ |
n C#-/G# ight has f /E ound me j C#/F ust in time to h D elp me close my D- eyes one more time
d d o d d d d
l D7+ iving a bo E y's adv F#- enture tale B- C#- in s D o many wa E ys
l D7+ iving a bo E y's adv F#- enture tale B- C#- for s D o many d E ays I'm
l D7+ iving a bo E y's adv F#- enture tale B- can't esc C#- ape D if I w E anted to
l D7+ iving a bo E y's adv F#- enture tale B- I may be dr C#- eaming but D I feel aw E ake
A /E /A F#- (D7+) |
I've been lost in so many places seeking love in so many faces
(D7+) | (D7+) |
a ch A ange of weather the rain pours down my head in h /E ands pr F#- essed to
d. |
D7+ | D7+ | N.C. A
the ground
and wh C#-/G# ere C#/F am I supp D osed to go n D- ow
l D7+ iving a bo E y's adv F#- enture tale B- C#- in s D o many wa E ys
l D7+ iving a bo E y's adv F#- enture tale B- haa C#- a haa D aa ha E aha
l D7+ iving a bo E y's adv F#- enture tale B- C#- a v D oice I h E ear
l D7+ iving a bo E y's adv F#- enture tale B- singing a l C#- ullab D y for m E e
o d o d o d o d o d o d o d
A/D /C# /B A /D /C# /B /C# A /E A /E A /E A A7+/G# | D7+/F# E |
l D7+ iving a bo E y's adv F#- enture tale B- C#- bec D ause of y E ou
D7+ E F#- B- C#- D_| E_|
living a boy's adventure tale oh you know it's true I'm
f#
l D7+ iving a bo E y's adv F#- enture tale B- C#- in s D o many w E ays
c#c# c# c# c# g# g# g#
a D7+ aaah E ahhaa F#- aaaa B- C#- for s D o many d E a.... D .ys E Il F#- ove you I
| B- C#- | D E D E | F#- | B- C#- | D E |
love you so many wa.....ys
D E F#- | B- C#- | D E |
aaaaaaahaaahaaa
D E F#- | B- C#- | D E |
aaaaaaahaaahaaa
D E F#- | B- C#- | D E |
aaaaaaahaaahaaa ....
THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V.
E- | d A- d F | C | G |
E- | A- F | C | G |
d d T E- ouch me. A- . F h C ow can it be. G ..
g c
beli E- eve me. A- ... F . the s C un always shine G s on t.v.
g g c a
h E- old me.. A- F cl C ose to your hea. G .rt
d. d d d
E-(5+) A- F A- G4 F G | E- A | Fo | Fo |
touch me.. and give all your love to me to me..............
Fo | Fo | Fo | Fo | Fo |
..
A- | A- D | A- | A- D
uh!
A- I reached inside mys /C elf and f D- ound nothing th G4 ere to G ease the
pr C/E essure of my A- ever w G orrying m F ind oho D oohoh F oh
A- all my powers w /C aste aw D- ay I fear the craz G4 ed and l G onely
l C/E ooks the mirror's s A- ending m G e these d F ays oh D oo oh F
t E- ouch me. A- . F h C ow can it be. G ..
d | | |
beli E- eve me. A- . F the s C un always shine G s on t. /G v. /B /D
h E- old me.. A- F cl C ose to your hea. G .rt
E- A- F A- G d F d G |
touch me.. and give all your love to me
|. d |~--|. d-|~ d-|~ |.
A- | A- D | D- | F /G |
A- Please don't ask me to /C def D- end the shameful l G4 owlands G of the w C/E ay I'm
drifting gl A- oomil G y through t F ime ooh D ooo F
A- I reached inside myself tod D- ay thinking there's g G4 ot to b G e
(touch me) (keep on your love)
C/E d A- d G d F d A-/E | D-_|
some way to keep my troubles distant
T E- ouch me. A- . F h C ow can it be G
d | | |
beli E- eve me. A- . F the s C un always shines G on t. /G v. /B /D
h E- old me.. A- F cl C ose to your hea. G .rt
d d
touch me.. and give all your love to me
A-6/9 | A-6/9 | A-6/9 | N.C.
E- | A- F | C | G | E- | A- F | C | G /G /B /D
h E- old me.. A- F cl C ose to your hea. G .rt
E- A- F A- G d F d G | E- | D
touch me.. and give all your love to me hey
|
A- | A- D | A- | A- D |2
to me.......
| |~ |. |~ |~---| |~ |~-|. | 1 = keyboards
|
A- | A- D | A-_| |2
AND YOU TELL ME
2/4 A | D |
Pl A ease don't h E/G# urt me D I have t E old you F#- all my l C#- ove is B-7 all I've g D-6 ot
A and tom E/G# orrow D is the d E ay when F#- I for y C#- our sake I'm c B-7 oming b D-6 ack
| |
and you tell me that I don't love you
I'm tr A ying h E/G# ard to m D ake you je E alous tr F#- ying h C#- arder to m B-7 ake you st D-6 ay
|. |~
d A ays are l E/G# ong and n D ights are cr E azy F#- it's so str C#- ange wh C#-9 en B-7 you're a D-6 way
| |
F#- B-7 Fo F#- | E6 | D | B-7 | Fo E7 | A | A | A |
and you tell me that I don't love you
| A | A E/G# D E F#- C#- B-7 D-6
because I love I will show you all the faces my love can have
A | E/A | D/A | E/A D E/A D B-7
so plea..............se let me come to you and stay this time
F#- B-7 Fo F#- | E6 D B-7
and you tell me that I don't love you oh you know that it's
| | | |
Fo E7 A | E/A | D/A | B-/A | A | Ao | C#5+ C# | F#-_|
just not true
LOVE IS REASON
E- | d F d G | E- | F G | E- | F G | C | F7+ | D-7 | D-7/G
hm!
A- my breath was coming fast F and as I make a s G tart A- you turned to C go oh F oh G
d. |
I'll d A-9 o what you want me t C o C6 I'll cr F7+ y at the th /E ought of the l D- oss of a
d d h G eart E- love is r F9 eas G on E- love is r F9 eas G on E- love is r F9 eas G on l C o..ve F7+ is..
o |. | |. d
r D-7 eason en /G ough my m A- orals are changing fast A-4 A- I t F old you it wouldn't l G ast
| |
G4 G A- you turn and g C o oh F oh G
d. |
I'll b A-9 e what you want me to b C7 e C6 I'd d F7+ ie at the th /E ought of the D- loss of
your he G art E- love is r F9 eas G on E- love is r F9 eas G on E- love is r F9 eas G on l C o..ve F7+ is
d d |~ |~ |~ |~
D-7 /G A- | A- /G | F | N.C./F N.C./F N.C./F N.C./F G G_|
reason enough hm!
E- | F9 G | E- | F9 G | E- | F9 G | C F7+ D-7 /G | C | C
ooh! oh lo..ve is.. reason enough
I'd d F7+ ye at the th /E ought of the l D- oss of your h G eart
E- love is r F9 eas G on E- love is r F9 eas G on E- love is r F9 eas G on l C ove love is r F9 eas G on
en A- ough is r F9 eas G on love C is r F9 eason en G ough l A- ove is r F9 eas G on l C ove is r F9 ea.. G ..son
A- F9 G | C | F9 G | A- | F9 G | C | F9 G | A- | F9 G | C
enough ah ooh ooh ooh! ah ...
DREAM MYSELF ALIVE
B- | B- |
o d d d d
B- | G A | B- | G A | B- | G A | B- | G /A |
d d d d o d d
dr B- eam m A/C# y...s E-7 elf A a...l B- ive E-7 A
g e d c# d
b c# g g f#
b a b a b d d d d o d d
I dr B- eam m A/C# y...s E-7 elf A a...l B- ive E-7 A
but y B- ou can't den F#- y there's s G(7+ omething dark 'g C ainst the light
B- F#- G(7+) C B- | G A | B- | G A
all I can say it doesn't have to be this way we'll be
ch B- asing our tails m F#- adly see d G(7+ ays pass like w C ild fire
r B- ight from the st F#- art I kn G(7+ ew this world would br C eak my heart I
d d d d o d d
dr B- eam m A/C# y...s E-7 elf A a...l B- ive E-7 A
d d d d o d d
I dr B- eam m A/C# y...s E-7 elf A a...l B- ive E-7 A
d d d d o d d
I dr B- eam m A/C# y...s E-7 elf A a...l B- ive br E-7 eak my he A art and
d d d d B- A/C# E-7 A B- what can it m F#- ean I'm dr G(7+ awing pictures C of the sea
(dream my...self a...live)
B- F#- G(7+) C B- | F#-(4+/9-)
right from the start I knew this girl would break my heart
(voices)
G(7+) | C(7) | B- | F#-(4+) | G(7+/9-) | C
d d d d o d d
dr B- eam m A/C# y...s E-7 elf A a...l B- ive E-7 A
d d d d o d d
dr B- eam m A/C# y...s E-7 elf A a...l B- ive E-7 A
d d d d o d d
I dr B- eam m A/C# y...s E-7 elf A a...l B- ive E-7 A
d d d d o d d
dr B- eam m A/C# y...s E-7 elf A a...l B- ive E-7 A
(a-ha a-ha)
d d d d o d d
dr B- eam m A/C# y...s E-7 elf A a...l B- ive E-7 A
d d d d o d d
I dr B- eam m A/C# y...s E-7 elf A a...l B- ive E-7 A
d d d d o d d
dr B- eam m A/C# y...s E-7 elf A a...l B- ive E-7 A
d d d d o d d
dr B- eam m A/C# y...s E-7 elf A a...l B- ive E-7 A ...
HERE I STAND AND FACE THE RAIN
F#-9 F#- D4+ D E | E E4 F#-9 F#- D4+ | D4+ D E E4
F#-9 F#- D4+ D E | E E4 F#-9 F#- D4+ | D4+ D E E4
F#- D E | E F#- D | D E | F#- D E | E F#- D | D E |
B- G A | A B- G | G A | B- G A | A B- G | G A |
E- C D | D E- C | C D | E- C D | D E- C | C B |
F# | A- | E- |
o o d d
H B- elp m C#- e I n D eed your l E ove d B- on't walk aw C#- ay the dark sc D ares me s E o we're
n B- othing ap C#- art l D et's stay fri E end for B- ever C#- for D ever E
|. d |~-d |. |~-|. d-|~ |. |. |~-d
h F#- ere I st D and and f E ace the r F#- ain I kn D ow that n E othing's g B- onna b G e the s A ame
|. |~-|. d-|~ o o o o d d
B- G F#- C#7 E- B- | C#- | D E |
again I fear for what to..mo..rrow brings
tr B- ust m C#- e for wh D om I E am pl B- ace all your f C#- aith int D o these h E ands I got n B- othing
to s C#- ay but l D et's stay fri E ends for B- ever C#- for D ever E
h F#- ere I st D and and f E ace the r F#- ain I kn D ow that n E othing's g B- onna b G e the s A ame
ag B- ain I f G ear for wh F#- at tom C#7 o..rr E- ow
h F#- ere I st D and and f E ace the p F#- ain of kn D owing n E othing's g B- onna b G e the s A ame ag B- ain
I fear for what tomo..rrow brings
F#- D E F#- | D E | F#- D
here I stand and face the rain knowing nothing's
(here I stand and face the rain
E F#- D E F#- D E | E F#- D | D E | B- G A | A B-
gonna be the same again
G | G A | F#- D E | E F#- D | D E | B- G A | A B- G | G
A | F#- D E | E F#- D | D E | B- G A | A
aaah ah ahahah ahahaaah.......... aaah ah ahahah
(aah ah ahahah ahahaaah..........)
|. |~---|. d-|~ |
B- G | G A |
ahahaaah |
(aah ah ahahah) |
F#- D E | E F#- D | D E | B- G A | A
aaah ah ahahah ahahaaah.......... aaah ah ahahah
ahahaah.........) (aah ah ahahah ahahaaah..........)
|. |~---|. d-|~ |
B- G | G A |
ahahaaah |
ah ahahah) |
F#- D E | E F#- D | D E | B- G A | A
here I stand and face the rain
(aaah ah ahahah ahahaaah..........) (aaah ah ahahah
ahahaah............) (aah ah ahahah ahahaaah..........)
|. |~---|. d-|~ |
B- G | G A |
ahahaaah |
ah ahahah) |
F#- D E | E F#- D | D E | B- G A |
knowing nothing's gonna be the same a.. gain
(aaah ah ahahah ahahaaah.............) (aaah ah ahahah
ahahaah............) (aah ah ahahah ahahaaah..........)
A B- G | G A |
ahahaaah) |
ah ahahah) |
F#- D E | E F#- D | D E | B- G A | A B-
aaah ah ahahah ahahaaah.......... aaah ah ahahah ahahaaah
(aah ah ahahah ahahaaah..........) (aah
|~---|. d-|~ |
G | G A |
|
ah ahahah) |
F#- D E | E F#- D | D E | B- G A | A B- G | G A
F#- D E | E F#- D | D E | B- G A | A B- G | G A ...
a-ha
