1. The Real World: Jesse608
2. Deer In The Headlights: Lucas Johner
3. Angels: Saxophonize -- Check out his cover:
4. Dreams Don't Turn To Dust: frenchboy
5. Honey And The Bee: Lucas Johner (chords)/Random Person (intro)
6. Kamikaze: frenchboy
7. ...
8. Galaxies: frenchboy
9. Hospital Flowers: frenchboy
10. Alligator Sky (.feat Shawn Chrystopher): emsidizi/myself
11. The Yacht Club: Jesse608
12: Plant Life: frenchboy
13. How I Became The Sea: frenchboy
14. Alligator Sky: emsidizi
(bonus) Lonely Lullaby: Lucas Johner
And now the tabs
THE REAL WORLD
Tuning: Standard
Capo: First Fret
[INTRO]
C5 D5 A5 F5
C5 D5 F5 G5
[VERSE 1]
C5 D5
I saw the autumn leaves
A5 F5
Peel up off the street
C5 D5
Take wing on the balmy breeze
F5 G5
And sweep you off your feet
C5 D5
And you blushed as they scooped you up
A5 F5
On sugar maple wings
C5 D5
To gaze down on the city below
F5 G5
Ablaze with wondrous things
[CHORUS]
A5 G5 F5
Downy feathers kiss your face
G5
And flutter everywhere
A5 G5 F5
Reality is a lovely place
G5
But I wouldn't wanna live there
C5 D5 A5 F5
I wouldn't wanna live there
C5 D5 F5 G5
[VERSE 2]
C5 D5
Weighed down by heavy lids
A5 F5
And lunar lullabies
C5 D5
I knew you were wide awake
F5 G5
'Cause you smile with your eyes
[CHORUS]
A5 G5 F5
Downy feathers kiss your face
G5
And flutter everywhere
A5 G5 F5
Reality is a lovely place
G5
But I wouldn't wanna live there
[BRIDGE]
C5 D5
From the green belt balcony
A5 F5
The wildfires look so pretty
C5 D5
Ponderosa canopy
F5 G5
I'd never leave if it were up to me
C5 D5
To the ruby redwood tree
A5 F5
And to the velvet climbing ivy
C5 D5
Painted all mahogany
F5 G5 C5
I'd never leave if it were up to me
(If it were up to me)
F5 G5
With a starry brush
F5
Paint the dusk venetian blue
G5
'Cause in the evening hush
C5 F5
You'll never believe the view
G5
And when the leaves return
F5
And their whisperings fill the night
G5
They'll freeze and burn
C5
Where fire and ice collide
C5 D5 A5 F5
Where fire and ice collide
C5 D5 F5 G5
[CHORUS 2 & 1]
A5 G5 F5
Can you feel a silk embrace
G5
In the satin air?
A5 G5 F5
If we dissolve without a trace
G5
Will the real world even care?
A5 G5 F5
Downy feathers kiss your face
G5
And flutter everywhere
A5 G5 F5
Reality is a lovely place
G5
But I wouldn't wanna live there
C5 D5 A5 F5
I wouldn't wanna live there
C5 D5 F5 G5
[OUTRO]
C5 D5
I saw the autumn leaves
A5 F5
Peel up off the street
C5 D5
Take wing on the balmy breeze
F5 G5
And sweep you off your feet...
DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS
Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
Intro:
D5
F#5 G5 B5 A5 D5 x6
Verse 1:
G5 B5
Met a girl in the parking lot
D5 A5 F#5 G5
And all I did was say hello
B5
Her pepper spray made it rather hard
E5 G5 A5
For me to walk her home
E5 B5 A5
But I guess that?s the way it goes
Chorus:
D5 A5
Tell me again was it love at first sight
E5 G5
When I walked by and you caught my eye
D5 A5
Didn?t you know love could shine this bright
G5 B5 G5 A5
Well smile because you?re the deer in the headlights
Interlude: F#5 G5 B5 A5 D5 x4
Verse 2:
G5 B5
Met a girl with a graceful charm
D5 A5 F#5 G5
But when beauty met the beast, he froze
B5
Got the sense I was not her type
E5 G5 A5
By black eye and bloody nose
E5 B5 A5
But I guess that?s the way it goes
Chorus
Bridge:
B5 A5
It?s suffocating to say
E5 G5
But the female mystique takes my breath away
D5 A5
So give me a smile or give me a sneer
G5 A5
?Cause I?m trying to guess here
Chorus:
D5 A5
Tell me again was it love at first sight
E5 G5
When I walked by and you caught my eye
D5 A5
Didn?t you know love could shine this bright
E5 A5
I?m sorry I ever tried (deer in the headlights)
Chorus:
D5 A5
Tell me again was it love at first sight
E5 G5
When I walked by and you caught my eye
D5 A5
Didn?t you know love could shine this bright
G5 B5 G5 A5
If life was a game, you would never play nice
G5 B5 G5 A5
If love was a beam , you?d be blind in both eyes
G5 B5 G5 A5
Put your sunglasses on ?cause you?re a deer in the headlights
Ending:
F#5 G5 B5 A5 D5
F#5 G5 B5 A5 D5
(You?re the deer in the headlights)
F#5 G5 B5 A5 D5 x5
F#5 G5 B5 A5 D5
(You?re the deer in the headlights)
End on D
ANGELS
Tuning: Standard
Capo: First Fret
Intro: A - Em - G - D X2 (Wake me if you're out there!)
Verse:
A5 B5 G5
Through the glass in my bedroom window,
( G5 )
In the bushes far below,
A5 B5 G5
I thought I saw an unfamiliar shadow,
( G5 )
Among the ones I so clearly know.
Bridge:
E5 G5 A5
I've been sleeping with the nightlight unplugged,
( A5 )
With a note on the rocking chair,
E5 G5 A5
That says I'm dreaming of the life I once loved,
( A5 )
So wake me if you're out there.
Chorus:
G5 A5
Living close to the ground,
B5 E5
It's seventh heaven because there are angels all around,
G5 A5
Among my frivolous thoughts,
D5 G5 E5 A5
I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts.
D5 G5
So wake me if you're out there!
(Repeat intro, verse, bridge and chorus)
B5 A5 G5
I keep my knees black and blue 'cause they often hit the hardwood floor,
A5
(Wake me if you're out there),
B5 A5 G5 A5
And I believe, so I'm not praying to the ceiling anymore.
(Repeat bridge, and then play the chorus TWICE)
Outro:
G5 A5
So if you're dying to see,
( A5 ) D5 G5 E5 A5 D.... (Hold)
I guarantee there are angels around your vicinity
DREAMS DON'T TURN TO DUST
Tuning: Standard
Capo: First Fret
Intro (x2): D5 A5 E5 G5 D5 A5 C5 G5
Verse 1:
D5 A5 C5
Splashdown in the silver screen
G5
Into a deep dram-atic scene
D5 A5
I swim through the theatre
C5 G5
Or maybe I'm just a dreamer!
D5 A5 C5
Like a kite in the bright midday
G5
Wonder stole my breath away
D5 A5
Shy sonata for Mercury
C5 G5
The stars always sing so pretty
Chorus:
A5 B5 G5
This picnic will soon depart
D5
Real life, I'm sad to see you go
A5 B5
I'll miss you with all my heart
G5 D5
But I'd rather be alone
A5 B5 G5
'Cause I couldn't live without
D5
The sunsets that dazzle in the dusk
A5 B5
So I'll drag the anchor up
G5 A5 D5 A5 E5
And rest assured, 'cause dreams don't turn to dust!
G5 D5 A5 C5 G5
Dreams don't turn to dust
Verse 2 (as verse 1):
I made for the countryside
And my eyes never grew so wide
Apple, raspberry, river blue
I don't wanna leave without you
In the sound I'll gladly drown
Into the emerald underground
And I rub my eyes 'cause it's hard to see
Surrounded by all this beauty
Chorus:
A5 B5 G5
This picnic will soon depart
D5
Real life, I'm sad to see you go
A5 B5
I'll miss you with all my heart
G5 D5
But I'd rather be alone
A5 B5 G5
'Cause I couldn't live without
D5
The sunsets that dazzle in the dusk
A5 B5
So I'll drag the anchor up
G5 A5
And rest assured, 'cause dreams don't turn to dust!
Instrumental and vocals:
E5 B5 A5
I'm sad to see you go
E5 B5 D5 A5
I'd rather be alone
Bridge:
E5 B5 A5
When tiger eyes begin making you blush!
E5 B5
When diamonds boast that they can't be crushed
G5 A5
Let 'em go 'cause dreams don't turn to dust!
Instrumental (x2): D5 A5 E5 G5 D5 A5 C5 G5
Chorus
Ending: D5 A5 E5
G5 D5 A5 C5
Dreams don't turn to dust
G5 D5 A5 E5 G5
Dreams don't turn to dust
D5 A5 C5 G5 D5
And rest assured cause dreams don't turn to dust!
HONEY AND THE BEE
Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
Intro/Main Rhythm
e | -------0------------------------0------------------------------------------ |
B | ------------1---------1--------------1---------1--------------------------- |
G | -----------------4---------0--------------4---------0---------------------- |
D | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
A | -----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3------------------------ |
E | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
e | -------0------------------------0------------------------------------------ |
B | ------------1---------1--------------1---------1--------------------------- |
G | -----------------2---------0--------------2---------0---------------------- |
D | -----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3------------------------ |
A | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
E | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Intro (chords): C5 F5
Verse 1:
C5 F5
Don?t remind me that somedays I?m a windshield
C5
And other days I?m just a lucky bug
As cold iron rails
D5 E5 F5 G5 C5
Leave old mossy trails through the countryside
Verse 2:
( C5 ) F5
The crow and the bean field
C5
Are my best friends but boy I need a hug (boy I need a hug)
Cause my heart stops without you
D5 E5 F5 G5 F5
There?s somethin? about you that makes me feel alive
Chorus:
( F5 ) G5 A5
If the green left the grass on the other side
F5 G5 C5
I would make like a tree and leave
F5 G5 A5
But if I reached for your hand would your eyes get wide
F5 G5 C5
Who knew the other side could be so green
Verse 3:
( C5 ) F5
Don?t remind me, I?m a chickadee in love with the sky
C5
But that?s clearly not a lot to crow about
Cause when the stars silhouette me
D5 E5 F5 G5 C5
I?m scared they?ll forget me, and flicker out
Verse 4:
( C5 ) F5
I taste honey but I haven?t seen the hive
C5
Yeah I didn?t look, I didn?t even try
But still my heart stops without you
D5 E5 F5 G5 F5
Cause of something about you that makes me feel alive
Chorus
Bridge:
A5 G5 F5 A5 G5 F5
(Ooooooh) We are the honey and the bee (Ooooooh)
E5 F5 G5
Backyard of butterflies, surrounded me
E5 F5 G5
And I fell in love with you, like bees to honey
E5 F5 G5 A5
So let?s up and leave the weeping to the willow tree
E5 F5 G5
And pour our tears in the sea
D5 C5 G5 F5 A5 G5
I swear, there?s a lot of vegetables out there, that crop up for air
D5 C5 G5 F5
And yet I never thought, we were two peas in a pod
A5 G5
?Till you suddenly bloomed and I knew
F5 A5 G5
That I?d always love you
F5 A5 G5
Oh I?ll always love you too
Chorus
Chorus:
F5 G5 A5
If the green left the grass on the other side
F5 G5 C5
I would make like a tree and leave
F5 G5 A5
But if I reached for your hand would your eyes get wide
F5 G5 A5
Who knew the other side could be so green
F5 G5 A5
And if I reached for your hand for the rest of my life
F5 G5 C5
Who knew the other side could be so green
End on C
KAMIKAZE
Tuning: Standard
Capo: First Fret
Intro (x3): E5 B5 ( G5 the last time) A5
Verse 1:
E5
The princess in her flower bed
G5 A5
Pulled the jungle under-ground
E5
Where cherry bombs stain the blackbirds red
G5 A5
And explosions never make a sound
Chorus:
E5
(Oh comet come down!)
D5
Kamikaze over me
B5
(And I come alive!)
A5
My midnight melody
E5 D5 B5 A5 E5 D5 B5 A5
(Oh comet come down!)
Instrumental: B5 A5 F5 C5 B5 G5 A5 E5
Verse 2:
B5
My captain on a snowy horse
D5 E5
Is coming back to take me home
B5
(He's coming back to take me home!)
He'll find me fighting back a terrible force
D5 E5
'Cause I'm not afraid to die alone
Chorus 2:
E5
(Oh comet come down!)
D5
Kamikaze over me
B5
(And I come alive!)
A5
My midnight melody!
E5
(Oh comet come down!)
D5
Kamikaze over me
B5
(And I come alive!)
A5
My midnight melody
E5
(Oh comet come down!)
Interlude:
G5 D5 A5 E5 G5 D5 A5
(Oh comet come - oh comet come down!)
Ending (x2):
E5
(Brave down the open road!)
G5
Maybe I'll ride
D5
(And fight back the undertow!)
A5
To save my life!
E5
(Breathe in the ember glow!)
G5
Maybe I'll fly
D5
(And rove where you want to go!)
A5
With the eagle eye
E5 G5 B5 A5
Eagle eye, Eagle eye, Eagle eye, Eagle eye
E5 G5 D5 A5
Eagle eye, Eagle eye, Eagle eye, Eagle eye
GALAXIES
Tuning: Standard
Capo: First Fret
Intro (x2): F5 C5 G5 F5 A5 G5
Verse 1:
F5 A5
Call back the cap-com
G5 F5
Tick off the time-bomb
C5 G5
Let felicity fly
F5 A5
Armour the airlock
G5 F5
Blanket the bedrock
C5 G5
And kiss the planet goodbye
Chorus:
D5 A5
Dear God, I was terribly lost
C5
When the galaxies crossed
G5 D5
And the Sun went dark
A5
Dear God, You're the only North Star
C5 G5
I would follow this far
Instrumental (x2): C5 D5 A5 G5 C5 D5 G5
Back to Intro
Verse 2:
F5 A5
Fight back the flight deck
G5 F5
Bring on the breakneck
C5 G5
Cue the solar eclipse
F5 A5
Summit the sunset
G5 F5
Dubtail the dragnet
C5 G5
And blow your backbone to bits
Chorus
Instrumental (x2)
Bridge:
F5 G5 A5
Oh telescope, keep an eye on my only hope
F5 G5 A5
Lest I blink and be swept off the narrow road
F5 G5 A5
Hercules, you've got nothing to say to me
F5 C5 G5 A5
Cause you're not the blinding light that I need
F5 C5 G5
For He is the saving grace of the galaxies
C5 C5 A5 F5
(Galaxies, galaxies, galaxies, galaxies)
C5 C5 F5 G5 C5 C5 A5 F5 C5 G5 A5 F5
He is the Saving grace of the galaxies
Chorus and instrumental (x2)
HOSPITAL FLOWERS
Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
Verse 1:
B5 Ab5
I sur-vived a dreadful accident
E5 Ab5 F#5
In the car crash of the cen-tury
B5 Ab5
My shattered hopes collapsed on cold cement
E5
But in the back of the ambulance
B5 F#5
I'd never felt so content
Pre-chorus:
C#5
A high-speed collision gave
B5 F#5
A new sense of sight to me
C#5 Ab5 F#5
And now my vision can render the scene
C#5 B5 F#5
A blurry image of wreckage and roadside debris
E5 F#5
Happiness returned to me
B5
Through a grave emergency
Chorus:
( B5 ) F#5 C#5 E5
Da da da, da da daaaa
B5 F#5 C#5 E5
Da da da, da da daaaa
Instrumental (x2): B5 F#5 C#5 E5
Verse 2 (as verse 1):
I tossed and turned, in sterile apathy
Until the violets arrived for me
The bouquet burst and blossoms filled the room
And the police got smaller as they grew taller
And taught me to bloom
Pre-chorus
Bridge:
A5
The curtains decayed
E5 G5
the daylight poured in
D5 A5
I was never a-fraid of the darkness again
E5
My burns were third de-gree
B5
But I'd been set free
F#5
'Cause grace had finally found its way to me
Pre-chorus 2:
C#5
A high-speed collision gave
B5 F#5
A new sense of sight to me
C#5 Ab5 F#5
And now my vision can render the scene
C#5 B5 F#5
A blurry image of wreckage and roadside debris
E5 F#5
Happiness returned to me
E5
(Da da da, da da daaa)
F#5
Happiness returned to me
E5
(Da da da, da da daaa)
F#5
Happiness returned to me
B5
Through a grave emergency
Chorus 2:
( B5 ) F#5 C#5 E5
Da da da, da da daaaa
B5 F#5 C#5
Da da da, da da daaaa
E5
(Through a grave emergency)
( B5 ) F#5 C#5 E5
Da da da, da da daaaa
B5 F#5 C#5
Happi-ness returned to me
B5 E5
Through a grave emergency
ALLIGATOR SKY (.FEAT SHAWN CHRYSTOPHER)
Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
Chorus:
G5 D5 A5
Where was I when the rockets came to life
E5 G5 D5 A5
And carried you away into the alligator sky
E5 G5 D5 A5
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
E5 G5 B5 A5
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
Verse 1:
A5
Uh uh, that?s not a plane, that?s me
E5
I?m sittin? where I?m supposed to
G5 D5
Floatin? on the cloud, can?t nobody come close to
A5 E5
The concrete and the sky switch places
G5 D5
So now my ceiling is painted with cosmic spaces
A5 E5
Firecracker to the moon, keep your eyes shut
G5 D5
Blastin? off like a rocket from the ground up
A5 E5
Heh, I used to catch a cab on the Monday
G5 D5
Now the taxi?s sellin? lights on the runway, fly
A5 E5
Condo on the milky way
G5 D5
A house on the cloud and God?s my landlord
A5 E5
And for my rent all I pay is my drive
G5 D5
Got that so If you need me you can find me in the alligator sky
Chorus:
G5 D5 A5
Where was I when the rockets came to life
E5 G5 D5 A5
And carried you away into the alligator sky
E5 G5 D5 A5
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
E5 G5 B5 A5
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
Bridge:
A5 E5
Rollercoaster through the atmosphere
G5 D5
I'm drowning in this starry serenade
A5 E5
Where ecstasy becomes cavalier
G5 D5
My imagination's taking me away
A5 E5
Reverie whisper in my ear
G5 D5
I'm scared to death that I'll never be afraid
A5 E5
Rollercoaster through the atmosphere
G5 D5
My imagination's taking me away
Verse 2
A5 E5
Uh, now I?mma dance like I never dance
G5 D5
Sing like I never sing, dream like I?ve never dreamed
A5 E5
Or try to, ?cause we?ve been lied to
G5 D5
That the sun is somethin? that we can?t fly to
A5 E5
Well, I sit on my star and see street lights
G5 D5
Look up, ha, you?ll miss me if you blink twice
A5 E5 G5
Imagination is hot and if you got it you can meet me
D5
When you see me in the alligator sky
Chorus:
G5 D5 A5
Where was I when the rockets came to life
E5 G5 D5 A5
And carried you away into the alligator sky
E5 G5 D5 A5
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
E5 G5 B5 A5
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
(KEY CHANGE)
A5 E5 B5
Where was I when the rockets came to life
F#5 A5 E5 B5
And carried you away into the alligator sky
F#5 A5 E5 B5
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
F#5 A5 E5 B5 F#5
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
A5 E5 B5 F#5
The alligator sky
A5 E5 B5 F#5
The alligator sky
A5 E5 B5 F#5 A5 E5 B5
The alligator sky
THE YACHT CLUB
Tuning: Standard
Capo: First Fret
[INTRO]
G5 C5 F5 C5 (4x)
[VERSE 1]
F5 C5 G5 C5 F5
My raw candy passion is bitter-sweet,
C5 G5
Onto the teeth,
F5 C5 G5
'Cause she would rather fall in chocolate,
C5 F5 C5 G5
Than fall in love, especially with me.
D5 C5 F5 G5
I stood under the waterfall,
D5 C5 F5 G5
With a kiwi pineapple parasol,
D5 C5 F5 G5
As Cinderella dropped the crystal ball,
A5 E5 C5 D5 F5 F5
And made a concrete cavern of caterpillar concert hall.
[CHORUS]
G5 A5 F5 C5 G5 A5 C5 F5
I wish that we could sail our sad days away, forever,
G5 A5 F5 C5 G5
In deep blue seas of paper mach?,
A5 C5
(Let's dance in the moonlight!)
F5 G5 A5 F5 C5 G5 A5 C5 F5
A barracuda chased our dog days away, forever,
G5 A5 F5 C5 G5
Let's sink or swim , 'til we fall in love,
A5 C5
(And dance in the moonlight!)
F5 C5
When we join The Yacht Club.
[SHORT INSTRUMENTAL]
F5 C5 G5 C5
F5 C5 G5
[VERSE 2]
F5 C5 G5 C5 F5
I would rather go swimming with great white sharks,
C5 G5 C5
Than wade in romance,
F5 C5 G5 C5 F5 C5 G5
'Cause I can never find the courage to ask her to dinner, or even to dance,
D5 C5 F5 G5
Don't sweat under your overcoat,
D5 C5 F5 G5
'Cause my heart can't hover this paddle boat,
D5 C5 F5 G5
You'll hit the bottom of the highest note,
A5 E5 C5 D5 F5 F5
And the chatty tree frogs will never wanna leave your throat.
[CHORUS]
G5 A5 F5 C5 G5 A5 C5 F5
I wish that we could sail our sad days away, forever,
G5 A5 F5 C5 G5
In deep blue seas of paper mach?,
A5 C5
(Let's dance in the moonlight!)
F5 G5 A5 F5 C5 G5 A5 C5 F5
A barracuda chased our dog days away, forever,
G5 A5 F5 C5 G5
Let's sink or swim , 'til we fall in love,
A5 C5
(And dance in the moonlight!)
F5 C5
When we join The Yacht Club.
[SHORT INSTRUMENTAL 2]
F5 A5
F5 A5 - E5
F5 A5
F5 A5 - E5
[BRIDGE]
D5 C5
(Let go of the world you know,
F5 G5
And plug in the party lights)
D5 C5
Soak your cares in the solar flares,
F5 G5
That light up these island nights,
D5 C5
(Orange eclipse, I can taste your lips,
F5 G5
In the citrus afternoon)
D5 C5
If you can fly, don't stop at the sky,
F5 G5
'Cause there's footprints on the Moon.
C5
(It was you...)
[SHORT INSTRUMENTAL 3]
G5 A5 F5 C5
G5 A5 C5 F5
[Repeat]
[CHORUS]
G5 A5 F5 C5 G5 A5 C5 F5
I wish that we could sail our sad days away, forever,
G5 A5 F5 C5 G5
In deep blue seas of paper mach?,
A5 C5
(Let's dance in the moonlight!)
F5 G5 A5 F5 C5 G5 A5 C5 F5
A barracuda chased our dog days away, forever,
G5 A5 F5 C5 G5
Let's sink or swim , 'til we fall in love,
A5 C5
(And dance in the moonlight!)
F5 C5
When we join The Yacht Club.
[OUTRO]
G5 A5 F5 C5 G5 A5 C5
(Let's dance in the moonlight!)
F5 C5
When we join The Yacht Club.
[Fading Out]
G5 A5 F5 C5
G5 A5 C5 F5
PLANT LIFE
Tuning: Standard
Capo: Third Fret
Special chords:
A5 G5 E5 G5
e | -X- | e | -3- | e | -X- | e | -3- |
B | -X- | B | -0- | B | -X- | B | -3- |
G | -2- | G | -0- | G | -X- | G | -4- |
D | -2- | D | -0- | D | -1- | D | -X- |
A | -4- | A | -2- | A | -2- | A | -X- |
E | -X- | E | -X- | E | -X- | E | -X- |
F#5 E5 D5
I saw a ghost on the stairs
F#5 E5 D5
And sheets on the tables and chairs
F#5 E5 D5
The silverware swam with the sharks in the sink
F#5 D5 E5
Even so, I don't know what to think
B5 A5 E5
I've been longing for
D5 A5 E5
Daisies to push through the floor
B5 A5 G5 D5
And I wish plant life would grow all around me
C5 G5 D5
So I won't feel dead anymore
C5 G5 D5
So I won't feel dead anymore
F#5 E5 D5
I saw a bear in the den
F#5 E5 D5
Reading my textbooks again
F#5 E5 D5
That bats flowed like traffic as they poured from the attic
F#5 D5 E5
Heaven knows, I could really use a friend
A5 A5 B5 D5
I'd rather waltz than just walk through the forest
A5 A5 D5 E5
The trees keep the tempo and they sway in time
A5 A5 B5 D5
Quartet of crickets chime in for the chorus
B5 A5 D5 E5
If I were to pluck on their heartstrings would you strum on mine?
Instrumental (x2): B5 F#5 A5 E5
B5 A5 E5
I've been longing for
D5 A5 E5
Daisies to push through the floor
B5 A5 G5 D5
And I wish plant life would grow all around me
C5 G5 D5
So I won't feel dead anymore
C5 G5 D5
So I won't feel dead anymore
B5 C5 G5 D5
Your spirit is sweet, so pull off your sheet
F5 C5 D5
And give me a ghost of a smile
B5 C5 G5 D5
Show me your teeth 'cause you're teddy beneath
F5 C5 D5
So just grin and bear it a while
F5 C5 D5
Just grin and bear it a while
G5 G5 A5 C5
I'd rather waltz than just walk through the forest
G5 G5 C5 D5
The trees keep the tempo and they sway in time
G5 G5 A5 C5
Quartet of crickets chime in for the chorus
A5 G5 C5 D5
If I were to pluck on their heartstrings would you strum on mine?
Instrumental (x2): A5 E5 G5 D5
A5 G5 D5
To-night I'm busting out
B5 A5 E5
Of this old haunted house
A5 G5 D5
'Cause I'm sick of waiting for
B5 A5 G5 D5
All the spider webs to grow all around me
C5 G5 D5
'Cause I don't feel dead anymore
C5 E5 D5
And I'm not afraid anymore
G5 G5 A5 C5
I'd rather waltz than just walk through the forest
G5 G5 C5 D5
The trees keep the tempo and they sway in time
G5 G5 A5 C5
Quartet of crickets chime in for the chorus
A5 G5 C5 D5
If I were to pluck on their heartstrings would you strum on mine?
Instrumental: E5 E5 G5 A5 C5 C5
A5 G5 C5 D5 G5
If I were to pluck on their heartstrings would you strum on mine?
HOW I BECAME THE SEA
Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
Verse 1:
B5 A5
June was the lobster shell
B5
I dug by hand
G5
A haven that hid me well
A5
Beneath the sand
B5 A5
The white windy waves washed in
B5
But I stayed dry
The great breakers broke again
G5 D5 A5
'Cause I'm on and off inside
Chorus:
G5 B5 A5
And then, when the empress run aground
D5 G5
And my eyes turned blue and green
B5 A5
I heard a gorgeous sound
D5 G5
And that's when it became a dream
B5 A5
When the sky fell in
D5 G5
When the hurricanes came for me
B5 A5
I could finally crash again
D5 B5 G5 B5 G5 A5
And that's how I became the sea
Verse 2 (same as verse 1):
I wrenched the engines off
And dragged them down
The depths turned the iron soft
As they swiftly drowned
And I brought the ocean side
To its rusty knees
As I felt the even tide
Deep in my shallow dreams
Chorus:
G5 B5 A5
And then, when the empress run aground
D5 G5
And my eyes turned blue and green
B5 A5
I heard a gorgeous sound
D5 G5
And that's when it became a dream
B5 A5
When the sky fell in
D5 G5
When the hurricanes came for me
B5 A5
I could finally crash again
D5
And that's how I became the sea
Instrumental (x2): G5 B5 A5 D5 G5 B5 A5 D5
Chorus 2:
G5
(When the sky fell in)
B5
When the sky fell in
A5
(When the sky fell in)
D5 G5
When the hurricanes came for me
B5 A5
I could finally crash again
D5 G5
And that's how I became the sea
B5 A5
(How I became the sea)
D5 G5
That's how I became the sea
B5 A5
(How I became the sea)
D5 G5 B5 A5 D5 G5 B5 A5 D5
That's how I became the sea
ALLIGATOR SKY
Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
CHORUS:
G5 D5 A5
Where was I when the rockets came to life
E5 G5 D5 A5
And carried you away into the alligator sky
E5 G5 D5 A5
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
E5 G5 B5 A5
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
VERSE:
A5 E5
Remember to breathe because it'll take your breath away
G5 D5
When the engines cough, and you blast off
A5 E5 G5
Ignite the night with a firecracker flash
D5 A5 E5
Remember to live 'cause you're gonna be thrilled to death
G5 D5
When the stars collide and your eyes grow wide
A5 E5 G5
Take it in with your breath against the glass
D5 A5 E5
Remember to dream because it's gonna be a starry night
G5 D5
Over every town if you look down
A5 E5 G5
So harmonize with the singing satellites
D5 A5 E5
Remember to scream because you're gonna be lost for words
G5 D5
When the sparks erupt and they light you up
A5 E5 G5 D5
Dip your toes in the galaxy 'cause it's yours to explore tonight
CHORUS:
G5 D5 A5
Where was I when the rockets came to life
E5 G5 D5 A5
And carried you away into the alligator sky
E5 G5 D5 A5
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
E5 G5 D5 A5 E5
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
BRIDGE:
A5 E5
Rollercoaster through the atmosphere
G5 D5
I'm drowning in this starry serenade
A5 E5
Where ecstasy becomes cavalier
G5 D5
My imagination's taking me away
A5 E5
Reverie whisper in my ear
G5 D5
I'm scared to death that I'll never be afraid
A5 E5
Rollercoaster through the atmosphere
G5 D5
My imagination's taking me away
VERSE:
A5 E5
Let's hear it for the Universe
G5
Where it never hurts
D5
Diving in head-first
A5 E5 G5
Take a taste of the melting milky Way
D5 A5 E5
And remember to laugh 'cause you're living in a crazy world
G5 D5
Where you'll never guess what could happen next
A5 E5 G5 D5
Give the outer limits my regards as you float to fly away
CHORUS:
G5 D5 A5
Where was I when the rockets came to life
E5 G5 D5 A5
And carried you away into the alligator sky
E5 G5 D5 A5
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
E5 G5 D5 A5
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
(KEY CHANGE)
A5 E5 B5
Where was I when the rockets came to life
F#5 A5 E5 B5
And carried you away into the alligator sky
F#5 A5 E5 B5
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
F#5 A5 E5 B5 F#5
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
A5 E5 B5 F#5
The alligator sky
A5 E5 B5 F#5
The alligator sky
A5 E5 B5 F#5 A5 E5 B5
The alligator sky
LONELY LULLABY
Tuning: Down 1/2 step
Capo: None
Intro:
D5 D5 A5 G5
D5 D5 C5 G5
Verse 1:
D5 A5 G5
Symphony of silver tears
D5 C5 G

Sing to me and sooth the ring in my ears
D5 A5 G

Overcast these gloomy nights wear on
D5 C5 G5
But I'm holding fast because it's darkest just before the dawn

Pre-Chorus:
A5 F5 C5
I sang my princess fast asleep
G5 A5
'Cause she was my dream come true
F5 C5 G5
Oh Annmarie, believe me, I loved you
A5 F5 C5
But now those lonely lullabies
G5 D5
Just dampen my tired eyes
F5 G5
Because I can't forget you
D5 F5 G5
Because I can't forget you
Chorus:
D5 Am

I'll dissolve when the rain pours in
C5 G

When the nightmares take me
D5 A5
I will scream with the howling wind
C5 G5 D5
'Cause it's a bitter world and I'd rather dream
Interlude: D5 A5 C5 G5 x2
Verse 2:
Dizzy love turned a star lily pink
And hung above our lids too flushed to blink
But icy blue froze the fairytale cold
Though I treasured you and you sparkled with someone to hold

Pre-Chorus
Chorus x2
Interlude ("And I'd rather dream" after the first part)
Bridge:
F5 A5 G5 F5
Annmarie, I'll never forget you
A5 G5 F5
Annmarie, I'll never forget you
A5 G5 F5
Annmarie, (remember me) I'll never forget you
A5 G5 F5
Annmarie, (remember me) I'll never forget you
A5 G5 F5
Annmarie, (remember me) I'll never forget you
End on F5
