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I And Love And You

The Avett Brothers
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Load  the car and write  the note
Grab  your bag and grab  your coat
Tell  the ones that need  to know
We  are headed north
One  foot in and one  foot back
But  it don't play to live  like  that
So  I cut the ties and I jumped  the tracks
For  never to  return
Aw  Brooklyn Brooklyn take  me in
Are  you aware the shape  Im  in?
My  hands they shake my head  it spins
Aw  Brooklyn Brooklyn take  me in
When  at first i learned  to speak
I  used all my words  to fight
With  him and her and you  and me
 Aw but its just  a waste  of time
 Yea its such  a waste  of time
That  women she's got eyes  that shine
Like  a pair of stolen  polished dimes
She  asked to dance I said  it's fine  (aw it's fine)
I'll  see you in the morning time
Aw  Brooklyn Brooklyn take  me in
Are  you aware the shape  Im  in?
My  hands they shake my head  it spins
Aw  Brooklyn Brooklyn take  me in
Three  words that became hard  to say
I  and love  and you
What  you are then I am  today
Look  at the things  I do
Aw  Brooklyn Brooklyn take  me in
Are  you aware the shape Im  in?
My  hands they shake my head  it spins
Aw  Brooklyn Brooklyn take  me in
Dumb  down and numbed by time  and age
Your  dreams they catch the world  the cage
The  highway sets the travelers  stage
All  exits look  the same
Three  words that became hard  to say
I  and love  and you
I  and love  and you
I  and love  and you
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She  keeps it simple
 And I am thankful for her kind of lovin'
 'Cause it's simple
No  longer do we wonder if we're together
 We're way past that
 And I've already asked her
 So in January  we're gettin' married
She's  talkin' to me with her voice
 Down so low I barely hear her
But  I know what she's sayin'
 I understand because  my heart and hers are the same
 And in January  we're gettin' married
And  I was sick with heartache
 And she was sick like Audrey Hepburn  when I met her
But  we would both surrender
 True love is not the kind  of thing you should turn down
 Don't ever  turn it down
I  hope that I don't sound to insane when I say
 There is darkness  all around us
I  don't feel weak but I do need sometimes for her to protect me
 And reconnect  me to the beauty that I'm missin'
And  in January we're gettin' married
No  longer does it matter what circumstances we were born in
She  knows which birds are singin'
 And the names of the trees where they're performin'  in the mornin
And  in January we're gettin' married
Come  January let's get married
 Theres a darkness  upon  me thats flooded  in light
 In the fine  print they tell  me whats wrong  and whats right
 And it comes  in black  and it comes  in white
 And Im frightened  by those  that dont see  it
 When nothing  is owed  or deserved  or expected
 And your life  doesnt change  by the man  thats elected
 If youre loved  by someone,  youre never  rejected
 Decide  what to be  and go be  it
 *Build up On C to go into the Chorus*
There  was a dream  and one day  I could see  it
 Like a bird  in a cage  I broke in  and demanded  that somebody free  it
 And there  was a kid  with a head  full of doubt
  ------
 So Ill scream til I die and the last of those bad thoughts are finally out
 *Intro once more, just once*
 Theres a darkness  upon  you thats flooded  in light
 And in the fine  print they tell  you whats wrong  and whats right
 And it flies  by day  and it flies  by night
 And Im frightened  by those  that dont see  it
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 Theres a darkness  upon  me thats flooded  in light
 In the fine  print they tell  me whats wrong  and whats right
 Theres a darkness  upon  me thats flooded  in light
 And Im frightened  by those  that dont see  it
 x2
There  was light  in the room
Then  you left  and it was through
Then  the frost  started in on  my toes  and fingertips
and  it spread
and  it spread into  my heart
and  it spread
and  it spread into  my heart
Then  for I  don't know how  long
I  settled in  to doing wrong
and  as the wind  fills the sail
came  the thought  to hurt myself
and  it spread
and  it spread into  my home
and  it spread
and  it spread into  my song
where  there are no lines
separating the  truth  from the  lies
Then  you came  back from space
with  a brand new laugh  and a different face
You  took my hand  and held it up
and  shot my arm  full of love
and  it spread
and  it spread into  my home
and  it spread
and  it spread into  my song
where  there are no lines
separating the  truth  from the  lies
 -  -  -  -  - ],  play x2, then,  -  -  -  -  -
 Verse 1 chords:
 I wanna  have friends  that I  can trust
 That love  me for the man  I've become  not the man  I was
 I wanna  have friends  that will  let me be
 All alone  when being  alone  is all  that I need
],  play x2
 use verse 1 chords
 I wanna fit in to the perfect space
 Feel natural and safe in a volatile place
 And I wanna grow old without the pain
 Give my body back to the earth and not complain
 Bridge 1 chords:
Will you  understand  when I  am too old  of a man?
 And will you forget  when we  have paid  our debt
 Who did we borrow  from? Who did we borrow  from?
],  play x2, then ],  play x2
 Verse 3 chords:
Okay  part two  now clear the house
The  party's over  take the shouting  and the people, get  out
I  have some business  and a promise  that I have  to hold to
I  do not care  what you assume  or what the people told  you
 Bridge 2 chords:
Will you  understand, when I  am too old  of a man?
Will you  forget when we  have paid  our debts
 Who did we borrow  from, who did borrow  from?
 Verse 4 chords:
 I wanna have pride  like my mother has
 And not  like the kind  in the bible  that turns  you bad
 And I wanna  have friends  that I  can trust
 That love  me for the man  I've become  and not the man  that I was
 Ten thousand  words swarm around  my head
 Ten million  more in books written beneath  my bed
 I  wrote  or read them all  when searchin' in the swarms
 Still can't find out how to hold  my hands
 And  I know you need me  in  the next room over
 But I am stuck in here all paralyzed
For  months I got myself  in ruts
 Too much time  spent in mirrors framed in yellow  walls
Ain't  it like most  people?  I'm no different
 We love to talk on things we don't know  about
Ain't  it like most  people?  I'm no different
 We love to talk on things we don't know  about
 And everyone  around  me shakes their head  in disbelief
 And says I'm too  caught up
 They say  young  is good and old  is fine
 And truth  is cool but all that matters
 Is that you have  your good times
 But their  good  times come with  prices
 And I  can't  believe it when I hear the jokes they make
 At anyone's  expese  except their  own
 Would they laugh if they knew  who paid?
Ain't  it like most  people?  I'm no different
 We love to talk on things we don't know  about
Ain't  it like most  people?  I'm no different
 We love to talk on things we don't know  about
 And after  we are through  ten years
 Of making  it to be the most of glorious  day dues
 I'll come  back home without  my things
 'Cause the clothes  I wore out there I will not wear  'round you
 And they'll be  quick to point out  our short-commings
 And how the experts all have had  their doubts
Ain't  it like most  people?  I'm no different
 We love to talk on things we don't know  about
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The  footprints over the snow, the fabric of all the lonely
 Covering only  the fables and hands
 The rest is out in the cold holding the last of the season
 
---freezzin,  yeah
 Chorus 1 chords:
My  my my hearts  like a kick  drum
My,  my hearts  like a kick  drum
My,  my hearts  like a kick  drum
My,  my loves  like a voice
bells transcribed to guitar
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Were  walkin in to the fields, were walking into the forest
 The moon is before  us, up above
 Were holdin hands in the rain, saying words like “I  love you”
 Cha Cha do you love  me? Yeah!
My,  my, my hearts  like a kick  drum
My,  my hearts  like a kick  drum
My,  my hearts  like a kick  drum
My,  my loves  like a voice
Mother Mary heard  us approaching  her door
 Though  we didnt  make  a sound
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Theres  nothing like finding gold within the rocks and the coal
'STOP'
 Im so surprised to find more always surprised to find more
I  wont look back anymore I left the people that do
Its  not the chase that I love, its  me following you
My,  my, my hearts  like a kick  drum
My,  my hearts  like a kick  drum
My,  my hearts  like a kick  drum
My,  my loves  like a  voice
My,  my hearts  like  a kick drum
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 Verse 1 chords:
Don't push  me out,  just a little longer
Stall  your mother, disregard your fathers words
 Verse 2 chords:
Close  the laundry door,  tiptoe across  the floor
 Keep your clothes on, I got all that I can take
 Teach me how to use the love that people say you made
Stop  your  parents car,  I  just saw  a shooting star
We  can wish upon it
 but we wont share the wish we  made
But  i cant keep no secrets
 I wish that you would always stay
Last  night I dreamt  the whole night long
I  woke with a head  full of songs
I  spent the whole day
 I wrote em down but its a shame
Tonight  Ill burn the lyrics, cause every chorus was your name
Break  this tired  old routine
and  this time  dont make me leave
I  am a breathing  time machine
Ill  take you on  for a ride
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 -  - ]  x3, then
 Verse 1 chords:
I  am sick with wanting  and it's evil  and it's daunting
 How I let everything  I cherish  lay to waste
I  am lost in greed,  this time it's definitely me
 I point  fingers but there's no  one there to blame
 Pre-chorus 1 chords:
A  need for something, now  let me break  it down again
A  need for something  but not  more medicine
I  am sick of wanting  and it's evil  how it's got  me
 And every  day is worse  than the  one before
 The more  I have the more  I think I'm almost  where I need  to be
 If only  I could  get a little more
A  need for something, now  let me break  it down again
A  need for something  but not  more medicine
 Chorus 1 chords:
 Something has  me, oh something has  me
 Acting like  someone I  don't wanna be
 Something has  me, oh something has  me
 Acting like  someone I  know isn't me
 Ill with want  and poisoned by  this ugly greed
 -  - ]  x3, then
Temporary  is my time,  ain't nothing  on this world  that's mine
Except  the will I  found to carry  on
Free  is not your  right to chose
It's  answering what's  asked of you
 To give  the love you find  until it's gone
A  need for something, now  let me break  it down again
A  need for something  but not  more medicine
 use chorus 1 chords
 Something has  me, oh something has  me
 Acting like  someone I  don't wanna be
 Something has  me, oh something has  me
 Acting like  someone I  know isn't me
 Ill with want  and poisoned by  this ugly greed
 Ill with want  and poisoned by  this ugly greed
 Ill with want  and poisoned by  this ugly greed
You  can't be like me
 But be happy  that you can't
 I see pain but I don't feel it I am like  the old tin man
 I'm as worn  as a stone
 I keep it steady  as I can
 I see pain but I don't feel it I am like  the old tin man
I  miss it
I  miss it
Oh,  I miss that feeling  of feeling
I  used to fill the sky around with happiness  and joy
 I had news to give the wind to keep my sails  and heart employed
I  felt people move around me
 I felt loneliness  and shame
 Back then every day was different now each moment  is the same
I  miss it
I  miss it
Oh,  I miss that feeling  of feeling  (X2)
 The feeling  of feeling
The  wind upon my face
 And caring  what it brings this  way
 The feeling  of feeling
 The minutes  pass away
 And caring  what I do with them
Maybe  bring me love or something else
 Fill:
And  so it goes a man grows cold
 Some would say  a man grows strong
 They say life only grows short
 I say the road  only grows long
But  as long as there's a road
 My feet will  never touch the ground
 And if you won't give my heart back I've no need  to stick around
I  miss it
I  miss it
Oh,  I miss that feeling  of feeling  (X2)
 The feeling  of feeling
 The feeling  of feeling
 x4
 They say you've got to lose a couple fights to win
It's  hard to tell  from where I'm sitting
 They say that this is where the fun begins
I  guess it's time  that I was quitting
A  slight figure  of speech
I  cut my chest  wide open
They  come and watch  us bleed
Is  it art  like I was hoping now?
 They said "I hope that you will never change"
I  went and cut  my hair
 They say "Don't take your business to the big time"
I  bought us tickets  there
A  slight figure  of speech
I  cut my chest  wide open
They  come and watch  us bleed
Is  it art  like I was hoping now?
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What  did you expect
 And what did you forget
 That to live you let go of me with each step
 It becomes a progression I won't let regret manifest
 To aggression
 Are you to assess what I've been? What I am? Or become?
 Did you stop to accept how pathetically dumb
 It can be to
 Attack those around 'cause you're
True  to color, a town, a time, or a place?
 It's not you, it's not mine
 And besides it is gone
 And you never will find it again
 But I don't want to fight
 I just ask let me be
 I won't give the chance to be my enemy
 So go home
 Think it through
 A jet plane and a big idea
I  jump over  the sea
 What ifs hot on my trail
But  that can't  catch me, no
A  slight figure  of speech
I  cut my chest  wide open
They  come and watch  us bleed
Is  it art  like I was hoping now?
I  lost my fear  in your arms
I  lost my tears  in your car
I  lost my will  in your  candle lit eyes
And  all my love  in your yard
Baby  would you leave me if you knew that I was making it up?
And  underneath the love you got to wonder am I giving you up?
 No way  am I
 It goes on.
Violent  is the motion in my heart  and in my body and mind.
And  silent is the feeling that I lost  but I'm determined to find.
And  love is but an ocean, unrealistic  notion, but I cling  to her devotion,
 and I let  it pull me down to the floor.
 It goes on,  on, on,  on.
 It goes on,  on, on,  on.
 It goes on,  on, on,  on.
 It goes on, on, on.
I  found my will  in your car
I  caught my tears  in your arms
I  found myself  on that  poor county drive
And  found my love  in your guard
Baby  would you leave me if you knew that I was making it up?
 And underneath  the love you got to wonder am I giving you up?
 No way  am I.
 It goes on,  on, on,  on.
 It goes on,  on, on,  on.
 It goes on,  on, on,  on.
 It goes on, on, on.
 It goes on, on, on.
I  havent finished a thing  since I started my life
 I dont feel much like starting  now.
Walking  out lonely has worked  like a charm
 Im the only  one I have to let  down.
But  watching you  makes me think  that that is wrong
I  can go on with my insecure  nature
 I can keep  living off sympathy.
I  can tell all the people that all  of my success
Is  a direct reflection on me.
But  watching you  makes me think  that that is wrong
What  is important? Whats really  important?
 Am I  not to know by my name?
 Will I  ever know silence without  mental violence?
 Will the ringing  at night go  away?
Its  up to you.
 My  father told  me.
I  havent finished a thing  since I started my life
 I dont feel much like starting  now. x4
I  havent finished a thing  since I started my life.  x2
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Readable chord sheet for I And Love And You by The Avett Brothers

[D]Load the car and [G]write the [D]note
[D]Grab your bag and [G]grab your [D]coat
[D]Tell the ones that [G]need to [D]know
[Bm]We are [A]headed [G]north

[D]One foot in and [G]one foot [D]back
[D]But it don't play to [G]live like[D] that
[D]So I cut the ties and I [G]jumped the [D]tracks
[Bm]For never t[A]o r[G]eturn

[D]Aw Brooklyn Brooklyn [G]take me [D]in
[D]Are you aware the [G]shape I[D]m in?
[D]My hands they shake my [G]head it [D]spins
[D]Aw Brooklyn Brooklyn [G]take me [D]in

[D]When at first i [G]learned to [D]speak
[D]I used all my [G]words to [D]fight
[D]With him and her and [G]you and [D]me
Aw but its j[Bm]ust a was[A]te of t[G]ime
Yea its [Bm]such a waste[A] of t[G]ime

[D]That women she's got [G]eyes that [D]shine
[D]Like a pair of [G]stolen polished d[D]imes
[D]She asked to dance I [G]said it's fin[D]e (aw it's fine)
[Bm]I'll see you in the morning ti[G]me            [D]

[D]Aw Brooklyn Brooklyn [G]take me [D]in
[D]Are you aware the [G]shape I[D]m in?
[D]My hands they shake my [G]head it [D]spins
[D]Aw Brooklyn Brooklyn [G]take me [D]in

[G]  [F#m]  [Em]  [D]  [Em]  [D]  [Em]  [F#m] [G]  [A] [A]

[D]Three words that became [G]hard to [D]say
[Bm]I and lo[A]ve and y[G]ou
[D]What you are then I a[G]m to[D]day
[Bm]Look at the t[A]hings I d[G]o

[D]Aw Brooklyn Brooklyn [G]take me [D]in
[D]Are you aware the [G]shape [D]Im in?
[D]My hands they shake my [G]head it s[D]pins
[D]Aw Brooklyn Brooklyn [G]take me i[D]n

[D]Dumb down and numbed by [G]time and [D]age
[D]Your dreams they catch the [G]world the [D]cage
[D]The highway sets the [G]travelers s[D]tage
[Bm]All exits l[A]ook the s[G]ame

[D]Three words that became [G]hard to [D]say
[Bm]I and lo[A]ve and y[G]ou
[Bm]I and lo[A]ve and y[G]ou
[Bm]I and lo[A]ve and y[G]ou

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[G]She keeps it simple
And I am thankful for her kind of lovin'      [C]
'Cause it's simple    [G]

[G]No longer do we wonder if we're together
We're way past that[C]
And I've already asked her   [G]
So in Jan[D]uary we're gettin' married          [C]                       [G]

[G]She's talkin' to me with her voice
Down so low I barely hear her        [C]
[G]But I know what she's sayin'
I understand becaus[C]e my heart and hers are the same    [G]
And in Jan[D]uary we're gettin' married            [C]                           [G]

[G]And I was sick with heartache
And she was sick like Audrey [C]Hepburn when I met her      [G]
[G]But we would both surrender
True love is not the kin[C]d of thing you should turn do[G]wn
Don't eve[Am]r turn it down           [C]

[G]I hope that I don't sound to insane when I say
There is darkn[C]ess all around us      [G]
[G]I don't feel weak but I do need sometimes for her to protect me   [C]
And recon[G]nect me to the beauty that I'm mis[C]sin'                      [G]
[D]And in January we're gettin' married          [C]

[G]No longer does it matter what circumstances we were born in    [C]
[G]She knows which birds are singin'
And the names of the trees where they're perform[C]in' in the mornin             [G]
[D]And in January we're gettin' married            [C]
[D]Come January let's get married       [C]                       [G]

Theres a d[G]arkness upo[D]n me thats fl[C]ooded in li[Em]ght
In the [G]fine print they [D]tell me whats w[C]rong and whats ri[Em]ght
And it [G]comes in [D]black and it [C]comes in [Em]white
And Im f[Em]rightened by t[D]hose that dont se[C]e it

When [G]nothing is [D]owed or [C]deserved or [Em]expected
And your [G]life doesnt c[D]hange by the m[C]an thats el[Em]ected
If youre l[G]oved by s[D]omeone, youre ne[C]ver re[Em]jected
Dec[Em]ide what to [D]be and go [C]be it

*Build up On C to go into the Chorus*

[C]There was a [G]dream and one [C]day I could [G]see it
Like a [C]bird in a [G]cage I broke [D]in and dem[C]anded that [D]somebody [G]free it
And [C]there was a [G]kid with a [C]head full of [G]doubt
        [C]            [G]           [D]             [C]                [D]       [G]--[D]--[C]--[Em]
So Ill scream til I die and the last of those bad thoughts are finally out

*Intro once more, just once*

Theres a d[G]arkness u[D]pon you thats fl[C]ooded in li[Em]ght
And in the [G]fine print they [D]tell you whats w[C]rong and whats ri[Em]ght
And it [G]flies by [D]day and it [C]flies by [Em]night
And Im f[Em]rightened by t[D]hose that dont se[C]e it

Chords:               [C] [Em]                [D] [Em]
Melody: [G] [A] [B] [C] [B] [A] [G] [G] [B] - [G] [A] [B] [C] [B] [A] [G] [G] [A]
Chords:               [C] [Em]                [D]
Melody: [G] [A] [B] [C] [B] [A] [G] [G] [B] - [G] [A] [B] [C] [B] [A] [G] [G]
Chords:               [C] [Em]                [D] [Em]
Melody: [G] [A] [B] [C] [B] [A] [G] [G] [B] - [G] [A] [B] [C] [B] [A] [G] [G] [A]
Chords:               [C] [Em]                [C]
Melody: [G] [A] [B] [C] [B] [A] [G] [G] [B] - [G] [A] [B] [C] [B] [A] [G] [G]

Theres a d[G]arkness up[D]on me thats fl[C]ooded in li[Em]ght
In the [G]fine print they [D]tell me whats w[C]rong and whats ri[Em]ght
Theres a d[G]arkness up[D]on me thats fl[C]ooded in li[Em]ght
And Im f[Em]rightened by t[D]hose that dont se[C]e it

[Em]  [C]   [G]  [Bm]
[C]   [D]   [G]   x2

[C]There was l[D]ight in the [G]room
[C]Then you [D]left and it was [G]through
[C]Then the [D]frost started [G]in [C]on my [D]toes and finger[G]tips

[B7]and it [Em]spread
[B7]and it [Em]spread [C]into my [G]heart
[B7]and it [Em]spread
[B7]and it [Em]spread [C]into my [G]heart

[C]Then for [D]I don't know how[G] long
[C]I settled [D]in to doing [G]wrong
[C]and as the [D]wind fills the [G]sail
[C]came the t[D]hought to hurt [G]myself

[B7]and it [Em]spread
[B7]and it [Em]spread [C]into my [G]home
[B7]and it s[Em]pread
[B7]and it [Em]spread [C]into my s[G]ong
[Bm]where there [Em]are [C]no [G]lines
[Bm]separ[Em]ati[C]ng [G]the tr[Bm]uth from [C]the[D] li[G]es

[C]Then you [D]came back from [G]space
[C]with a brand new [D]laugh and a different [G]face
[C]You took my h[D]and and held it [G]up
[C]and shot my a[D]rm full of [G]love

[B7]and it [Em]spread
[B7]and it [Em]spread [C]into my [G]home
[B7]and it s[Em]pread
[B7]and it [Em]spread [C]into my s[G]ong
[Bm]where there [Em]are [C]no [G]lines
[Bm]separ[Em]ati[C]ng [G]the tr[Bm]uth from [C]the[D] li[G]es

[[C] - [C/B] - [Am] - [F] - [Am] - [C]], play x2, then, [F] - [Am] - [C] - [F] - [G] - [C]

Verse 1 chords:
I [F]wanna have [C]friends that [F]I can [C]trust
That [Am]love me for the [G]man I've [F]become not the [G]man I [C]was
I [F]wanna have [C]friends that [F]will let me [C]be
All [Am]alone when [G]being a[F]lone is a[G]ll that I [C]need

[[C]   [C/B]   [Am]   [F]   [Am]   [C]], play x2

use verse 1 chords
I wanna fit in to the perfect space
Feel natural and safe in a volatile place
And I wanna grow old without the pain
Give my body back to the earth and not complain

Bridge 1 chords:
[C]Will [G]you unders[Am]tand wh[C]en [G]I am too [Am]old of a man?
And [C]will [G]you [Am]forget w[C]hen [G]we have p[Am]aid our debt
Who did we [G]borrow from? Who did we [F]borrow from?

[[C]   [G5]   [F]   [F]   [G5]   [C]], play x2, then [[G5]   [D5]   [C5]], play x2

Verse 3 chords:
[G5]Okay part [D5]two now clear the [C5]house [Em]
[G5]The party's [D5]over take the s[C5]houting and the people, [Em]get out
[G5]I have some [D5]business and a [C5]promise that I [Em]have to hold to
[G5]I do not [D5]care what you [C5]assume or what the people [Em]told you

Bridge 2 chords:
[G5]Will [D5]you under[Em]stand, [G5]when [D5]I am too [Em]old of a man?
[G5]Will [D5]you for[Em]get [G5]when [D5]we have [Em]paid our debts
Who did we [D5]borrow from, who did [C]borrow from?

Verse 4 chords:
I wanna have [G]pride like my [C]mother [G]has
And [Em]not like the [D]kind in the [C]bible that [D]turns you [G]bad
And I [C]wanna have f[G]riends that [C]I can [G]trust
That [Em]love me for the [D]man I've be[C]come and not the [D]man that I [G]was

Ten [D]th[G]ousand words swarm [C]ar[F]ound my head
Ten [G]mi[C]llion more in books written [D]be[G]neath my bed [C]   [F]       [G]         [C]
I[D] w[G]rote or read them a[C]ll[F] when searchin' in the s[G]wa[C]rms
Still can't find out how to h[D]ol[G]d my hands[C]  [F]       [G]         [C]

A[D]nd[G] I know you need me[C] i[F]n the next room [G]ov[C]er
But I am stuck in here all [D]pa[G]ralyzed[C]  [F]      [G]        [C]
[D]Fo[G]r months I got my[C]se[F]lf in ruts
Too much [G]ti[C]me spent in mirrors framed in [D]ye[G]llow walls[C]  [F]      [G]        [C]

[D]Ai[G]n't it like most[C] p[F]eople? I'm no d[G]if[C]ferent
We love to talk on things we don't [D]kn[G]ow abou[C]t [F]     [G]       [C]
[D]Ai[G]n't it like most[C] p[F]eople? I'm no d[G]if[C]ferent
We love to talk on things we don't [D]kn[G]ow abou[C]t [F]     [G]       [C]

And [D]ev[G]eryone a[C]ro[F]und me shakes their [G]he[C]ad in disbelief
And says I'm [D]to[G]o caught u[C]p [F]       [G]         [C]
They say[D] y[G]oung is good and [C]ol[F]d is fine
And [G]tr[C]uth is cool but all that matters
Is that you [D]ha[G]ve your goo[C]d [F]times  [G]    [C]
But their[D] g[G]ood times come with[C] p[F]rices
And I[G] c[C]an't believe it when I hear the jokes they ma[D]ke[G]    [C]      [F]          [G]            [C]
At [D]an[G]yone's e[C]xp[F]ese except their[G] o[C]wn
Would they laugh if they [D]kn[G]ew who pa[C]id[F]?    [G]      [C]

[D]Ai[G]n't it like most[C] p[F]eople? I'm no d[G]if[C]ferent
We love to talk on things we don't [D]kn[G]ow abou[C]t [F]     [G]       [C]
[D]Ai[G]n't it like most[C] p[F]eople? I'm no d[G]if[C]ferent
We love to talk on things we don't [D]kn[G]ow abou[C]t [F]     [G]       [C]

And [D]af[G]ter we are th[C]ro[F]ugh ten years
Of [G]ma[C]king it to be the most of gl[D]or[G]ious day [C]du[F]es   [G]     [C]
I'll [D]co[G]me back home witho[C]ut[F] my things
'Cause the [G]cl[C]othes I wore out there I will not w[D]ea[G]r 'round [C]yo[F]u   [G]     [C]
And they'll [D]be[G] quick to point [C]ou[F]t our short-commi[G]ng[C]s
And how the experts all have h[D]ad[G] their doub[C]ts[F]     [G]       [C]

[D]Ai[G]n't it like most[C] p[F]eople? I'm no d[G]if[C]ferent
We love to talk on things we don't [D]kn[G]ow abou[C]t [F]     [G]       [C]

Bass Melody:
    [C]                  [F]         [G]
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----5---5---5---5-----------------------| play 2x
A|--3---3---3---3-------3---3-----5---5---|
E|--------------------1---1-----3---3-----|

[C]The footprints over the snow, the fabric of all the l[F]onely
Covering [G]only the fables and [C]hands
The rest is out in the cold holding the last of the [F]season
      [G]
[F]-[F]-[F]-freezzin, yeah

Chorus 1 chords:

[F]My my my [G]hearts like a [Am]kick drum
[F]My, my [G]hearts like a [Am]kick drum
[F]My, my [G]hearts like a [Am]kick drum
[F]My, my [G]loves like a [C]voice

[bells transcribed to guitar]
   [C]                           [F]            [G]
e|-0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-----0----0-0-------------------0-|
B|---------3-1-------------3-1---1------3-1-3-0---3-3-1-3---| play x2,
G|----------------------------------------------------------|

[C]Were walkin in to the fields, were walking into the [F]forest
The moon is bef[G]ore us, up a[C]bove
Were holdin hands in the rain, saying words like [F]“I love you”
Cha Cha do you [G]love me? Yeah!

[F]My, my, my h[G]earts like a [Am]kick drum
[F]My, my hea[G]rts like a kic[Am]k drum
[F]My, my hea[G]rts like a ki[Am]ck drum
[F]My, my lov[G]es like a [C]voice

[C]  [C]  [F]  [G]
[C]  [C]  [Am] [Am]  [F]  [G]

[F]Mother [Em]Mary [Am]heard us a[G]pproaching her [F]door
Th[Em]ough we d[Am]idnt m[G]ake a s[F]ound

  [C]                           [F]            [G]
e|-0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-----0----0-0-------------------0-|
B|---------3-1-------------3-1---1------3-1-3-0---3-3-1-3---| play x2,
G|----------------------------------------------------------|

[C]Theres nothing like finding gold within the rocks and the coal
[F]                            [G]'STOP'
Im so surprised to find more always surprised to find more
[C]I wont look back anymore I left the people that do
[F]Its not the chase that I love, [G]its me following you

[F]My, my, my h[G]earts like a [Am]kick drum
[F]My, my [G]hearts like a ki[Am]ck drum
[F]My, my [G]hearts like a [Am]kick drum
[F]My, my [G]loves like a[Am] voice
[F]My, my [G]hearts like[Am] a kick drum

 [G]
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------0---2---0-------0---0---| then,
D|----0---2---------------2-----------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|

Verse 1 chords:
[G]Don't [C]push me [G]out, just a [C]little [G]longer
[C]Stall your mother, disregard your fathers wo[G]rds   [C]        [G]

Verse 2 chords:
[G]Close the [C]laundry [G]door, tiptoe [C]across the [G]floor
[C]  Keep your clothes on, I got all that I can [G]take [C]     [G]
[C]  Teach me how to use the love that people say you [G]made

[G]Stop your[C] parents [G]car, I[G] just s[C]aw a shooting [G]star
[C]We can wish upon it
but we wont share the wish we[G] made[C]    [G]
[C]But i cant keep no secrets
I wish that you would always [G]stay [C]     [G]

[G]Last night I [C]dreamt the whole night [G]long
[G]I woke with a [C]head full of [G]songs
[C]I spent the whole day
I wrote em down but its a [G]shame[C]    [G]
[C]Tonight Ill burn the lyrics, cause every chorus was your [G]name [C]     [G]

[G]Break this t[C]ired old r[G]outine
[G]and this [C]time dont make me l[G]eave
[G]I am a b[C]reathing time [G]machine
[G]Ill take you [C]on for a [G]ride

   [G]
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--|
D|--0h2-2/4-4/5-5/4-4/2-2/4-4h5-5p4-0---0-0h2-0---0-0h2-0--| [play 2x] then,
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Line 10:
    [G]
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0--0--0---0--0-0---|
D|--0h2-2/4-4/5-5/9-9/7-7/5-4h5-5p4-0---0-0h2-0---0-0h2-0--| then,
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

[[Em] - [G] - [C]] x3, then [D]

Verse 1 chords:
[G]I am sick with [C]wanting and it's [G]evil and it's [C]daunting
How I let ev[G]erything I c[C]herish lay to [G]waste   [C]
[G]I am lost in [C]greed, this time it's [G]definitely [C]me
I point[G] fingers but there's [C]no one there to [G]blame  [C]

Pre-chorus 1 chords:
[C]A need for [B7]something, [Em]now let me [D]break it down a[C]gain
[C]A need for [B7]something but [Em]not more [D]medi[C]cine

[G]I am sick of wa[C]nting and it's ev[G]il how it's go[C]t me
And e[G]very day is [C]worse than the[G] one bef[C]ore
The m[G]ore I have the m[C]ore I think I'm a[G]lmost where I n[C]eed to be
If [G]only I could[C] get a little [G]more  [C]

[C]A need for [B7]something, [Em]now let me [D]break it down a[C]gain
[C]A need for [B7]something but [Em]not more [D]medi[C]cine

Chorus 1 chords:

Something [G]has me, oh something [Em]has me
Acting [C]like someone [D]I don't wanna [G]be
Something [G]has me, oh something [Em]has me
Acting [C]like someone [D]I know isn't [Em]me
Ill with [C]want and poisoned [D]by this ugly [G]greed

[[Em] - [G] - [C]] x3, then [D]

[G]Temporary is my [C]time, ain't no[G]thing on this w[C]orld that's mine
[G]Except the will I[C] found to carr[G]y on     [C]
[G]Free is not your[C] right to chose
[G]It's answering what's[C] asked of you
To [G]give the love you f[C]ind until it's [G]gone   [C]

[C]A need for [B7]something, [Em]now let me [D]break it down a[C]gain
[C]A need for [B7]something but [Em]not more [D]medi[C]cine

use chorus 1 chords
Something [G]has me, oh something [Em]has me
Acting [C]like someone [D]I don't wanna [G]be
Something [G]has me, oh something [Em]has me
Acting [C]like someone [D]I know isn't [Em]me
Ill with [C]want and poisoned [D]by this ugly [G]greed
Ill with [C]want and poisoned [D]by this ugly [G]greed
Ill with [C]want and poisoned [D]by this ugly [G]greed

[G]You can't be like me
But be [Am]happy that you can't
I see pain but I don't feel it I am [C]like the old tin [G]man
I'm as [G]worn as a stone
I keep it [Am]steady as I can
I see pain but I don't feel it I am [C]like the old tin [G]man

[Am]I miss it
[C]I miss it
[G]Oh, I miss that [D]feeling of f[C]eeling

[G]I used to fill the sky around with h[Am]appiness and joy
I had news to give the wind to keep my s[C]ails and heart [G]employed
[G]I felt people move around me
I felt l[Am]oneliness and shame
Back then every day was different now each [C]moment is the [G]same

[Am]I miss it
[C]I miss it
[G]Oh, I miss that f[D]eeling of [C]feeling (X2)
The [D]feeling of [C]feeling

[G]The wind upon my face
And [Em]caring what it brings this[Am] way
The [D]feeling of f[C]eeling
The [G]minutes pass away
And [Em]caring what I do with [Am]them
[Bm]Maybe bring me love or something [C]else

Fill: [C] [B] [C] [D] [E] [D] [E] [F#] [G]

[G]And so it goes a man grows cold
Some would [Am]say a man grows strong

They say life only grows short
I say the [C]road only grows [G]long
[G]But as long as there's a road
My feet will[Am] never touch the ground
And if you won't give my heart back I've no n[C]eed to stick a[G]round

[Am]I miss it
[C]I miss it
[G]Oh, I miss that [D]feeling of f[C]eeling (X2)
The [D]feeling of [C]feeling
The [D]feeling of [C]feeling

[G] x4

They say you've got to lose a couple fights to win
[C]It's hard to [D]tell from where I'm [G]sitting

They say that this is where the fun begins
[C]I guess it's [D]time that I was [G]quitting

[Em]A slight [D]figure of speech
[G]I cut my c[C]hest wide open
[Em]They come and [D]watch us bleed
[G]Is it ar[C]t like I was hoping [D]now? [G]

They said "I hope that you will never change"
[C]I went and c[D]ut my hair[G]

They say "Don't take your business to the big time"
[C]I bought us [D]tickets there[G]

[Em]A slight f[D]igure of speech
[G]I cut my c[C]hest wide open
[Em]They come and [D]watch us bleed
[G]Is it [C]art like I was hoping [D]now?

[G]-riff 1
e|--3-----------3--------------------------|
B|--3-----------3--------------------------|
G|--0-----------0--------------------------|
D|--0-----------0--------------------------|
A|--2-2-3-2-3-2-2--------------------------|
E|--3-----------3--------------------------|

[G]-riff 2
e|--3--------------------------------------|
B|--3--------------------------------------|
G|--0--------------------------------------|
D|--0--------------------------------------|
A|--2--0h2h3p2h3p2-------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------|

[G]What did you expect
And what did you forget
That to live you let go of me with each step
It becomes a progression I won't let regret manifest
To aggression
Are you to assess what I've been? What I am? Or become?
Did you stop to accept how pathetically dumb
It can be to
Attack those around 'cause you're
[G]True to color, a town, a time, or a place?
It's not you, it's not mine
And besides it is gone
And you never will find it again
But I don't want to fight
I just ask let me be
I won't give the chance to be my enemy
So go home
Think it through

A jet plane and a big idea
[C]I jump o[D]ver the sea[G]

What ifs hot on my trail
[C]But that [D]can't catch me, [G]no

[Em]A slight [D]figure of speech
[G]I cut my [C]chest wide open
[Em]They come and [C]watch us bleed
[G]Is it [C]art like I was hoping [D]now?

[G]

[G]

[G]  [G]  [G]

[F]I lost my [Am]fear in your [Dm]arms     [C]
[F]I lost my [Am]tears in your [Dm]car     [C]
[F]I lost my [Am]will in your[Dm] candle lit [Bb]eyes
[F]And all my [Am]love in your [Dm]yard   [C]

[Bb]Baby would you leave me if you knew that I was making it [F]up?
[Bb]And underneath the love you got to wonder am I giving you [F]up?
No [F7]way am [Bb]I    [C]

It goes [Bb]on.

[F]Violent is the motion in my [Am]heart and in my body and [Dm]mind.     [Bb]
[F]And silent is the feeling that I [Am]lost but I'm determined to [Dm]find.    [Bb]
[F]And love is but an ocean, un[Am]realistic notion, but I [Dm]cling to her devotion,
and I [Bb]let it pull me down to the [C]floor.

It goes [Bb]on, on, [F]on, on.
It goes [Bb]on, on, [F]on, on.
It goes [Bb]on, on, [F]on, on.
It goes [Dm]on, [C]on, [Bb]on.  [C]

[F]I found my [Am]will in your [Dm]car     [C]
[F]I caught my [Am]tears in your [Dm]arms   [C]
[F]I found my[Am]self on that[Dm] poor county [Bb]drive
[F]And found my [Am]love in your [Dm]guard    [C]

[Bb]Baby would you leave me if you knew that I was making it [F]up?
And [Bb]underneath the love you got to wonder am I giving you [F]up?
No [F7]way am [Bb]I.  [C]

It goes [Bb]on, on, [F]on, on.
It goes [Bb]on, on, [F]on, on.
It goes [Bb]on, on, [F]on, on.
It goes [Dm]on, [C]on, [Bb]on.
It goes [Dm]on, [C]on, [Bb]on.

[C]I havent finished a th[F]ing since I started my l[C]ife
I dont feel much like s[G]tarting now.
[C]Walking out lonely has w[F]orked like a charm
Im the [C]only one I have to l[G]et down.

[Am]But watching yo[F]u makes me [C]think that that is wr[F]ong

[C]I can go on with my [F]insecure nature
I can k[C]eep living off sympa[G]thy.
[C]I can tell all the people that a[F]ll of my success
[C]Is a direct reflection on me.[G]

[Am]But watching [F]you makes me t[C]hink that that is [F]wrong

[C]What is important? Whats r[F]eally important?
Am [C]I not to know by my na[G]me?
Will I[C] ever know silence w[F]ithout mental violence?
Will the [C]ringing at night go[G] away?

[Am]Its up to yo[F]u.
My[C] father told[G] me.

[C]I havent finished a t[F]hing since I started my li[C]fe
I dont feel much like s[G]tarting now.                 x4
[C]I havent finished a t[F]hing since I started my [C]life.  x2

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