City and Colour Bring Me Your Love (2008) Tracks: Forgive Me Confessions The Death Of Me Body In A Box The Sleeping Sickness What Makes A Man? Waiting... Constant Knot Against The Grain The Girl Sensible Heart As Much As I Ever Could ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forgive Me Capo 1 Intro: E--------------------------------------------------------- | B-0h1-----1h3--0---------0h1---1h3--0--------3-3p1p0------ | G-0-----0------0------0--0-----------0-------------------- | D--------------------------------------------------------- | A-3---3--------2----2----0----0--------2---2-------------- | E---------------------------------------0h3--------------- | E-0--------0-------------0---0-3-------------- | B-0--------0---------1-----1----3---3p1p0----- | G-0-----0--0---------0------------------------ | D-3--3-----0--0------------------------------- | A-3--------5---5---0---0---------0h2---------- | E-1-1--1---3-3-------------------------------- | C5 C5 A5 C5 I'll cross my heart and hope to die F5 G5 A5 G5 before I have the chance to lie C5 C5 A5 C5 to you my dear I wish no harm F5 G5 A5 G5 but I know in the end this will turn out wrong C5 C5 A5 C5 see I've been known to fall in love F5 G5 A5 G5 but sometimes love just is not enough C5 C5 A5 E5 and my heart will stray before too long F5 G5 A5 G5 so please forgive me when I sing A5 this song C5 A5 oooooo ooo C5 A5 oooooo ooo C5 F5 oooooo ooo C5 E5 oooooo ooo ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Confessions Tuning: E5 - B5 - F#5 - D5 - B5 - E5 Capo 2 ~=slide /=pulloff h=hammer on e | ---------------------------------- | b | ---0-------------------3-0-------- | f# | --0-------------0-0-0-3-0-------- | d | ---2~4~2---------0-0-0-0-0-------- | B | ---0-------------0-0-0-0-0-------- | E | --------0h2h3----3-3-3-3-3-------- | 4 times. intro part#2 e | ---------------------------------- | b | ---0-------------------0-0-0------ | f# | --0-------------0-0-0-0-0-0------ | d | ---2~4~2---------0-0-0-0-0-0------ | B | ---0-------------0-0-0-0-0-0------ | 4 times, then reverts back to the first E | --------0h2h3----3-3-3-3-3-3------ | part. chorus e | ----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0- | b | ----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0- | f# | ---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5- | d | ----(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)--7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5- | B | ----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0- | I use up and down strokes. E | --7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3- | the solo e | ------------------------------------------0-0-0-0----- | b | ----------0-3-2-0-------5?3-2-0---2-0-----0-3-3/0----- | f# | ------------------3-0-----------3--------0-3-3-3----- | d | ------------------------------------------0-0-0-0----- | B | ------------------------------------------0-0-0-0----- | E | ---------3-------------5------------------3-3-3-3----- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Death of Me Chords used: E5 :022000 G5 : 320033 C5 :332010 G5 :554030 Intro: E5 , G5 , C5 , G5 (x2) E5 G5 C5 Do I have nothing good left to say G5 E5 Do I need whiskey to start fueling my complaints G5 C5 People love to drink their troubles away G5 Sometimes I feel that I?d be better off that way E5 G5 C5 Cause maybe then I could sleep at night G5 E5 I wouldn?t lie awake until the morning light G5 C5 This is something that I?ll never control G5 My nerves will be the death of me I know E5 G5 I know C5 G5 I know E5 G5 C5 So here?s to living life miserable G5 E5 And here?s to all the lonely stories that I?ve told G5 C5 Maybe drinking wine would validate my sorrow G5 Every man needs a muse and mine could be the bottle E5 G5 C5 Maybe then I could sleep at night G5 E5 I wouldn?t lie awake until the morning light G5 C5 This is something that I?ll never control G5 My nerves will be the death of me I know C5 G5 E5 Finally I could hope for a better day C5 G5 E5 No longer holding on to all the things that cloud my mind C5 G5 E5 Maybe then the weight of the world wouldn?t seem so heavy C5 (stop) G5 (stop) E5 But then again I?ll probably always feel this way G5 C5 At least I know I?ll never sleep at night G5 E5 I?ll always lie awake until the morning light G5 C5 This is something that I?ll never control G5 E5 My nerves will be the death of me G5 C5 My nerves will be the death of me G5 (stop) My nerves will be the death of me C5 G5 E5 (slow Strum ) I know ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Body In A Box Tuning: Standard Capo 2 G5 D5 C5 E5 E5 C5 D5 D5 e | ---3----2----3----3----0----0----3----0---- | B | ---3----3----3----3----0----1----3----3---- | G | ---0----2----0----0----0----0----2----2---- | D | ---0----0----2----2----2----2----0----0---- | A | ---2----0----3----2----2----3----0----0---- | E | ---3----0----0----0----0----0----2----0---- | Verse: G5 D5 D5 E5 C5 There's a funeral procession on the highway, G5 D5 D5 E5 C5 Traffic screeches to a halt. G5 D5 D5 E5 C5 There's people searching for a better way, G5 D5 D5 E5 C5 To live their lives. G5 D5 D5 E5 C5 Johnny lived a good life, you'll hear them say G5 D5 D5 E5 C5 As tears of sadness soak the ground. G5 D5 D5 E5 C5 The reaper crept in, took his breath away, G5 D5 D5 E5 C5 In the middle of the night. [Chorus:] E5 C5 We celebrate the lives of the dead, G5 D5 It's like a man's best party, only happens when he dies. E5 C5 We gather 'round to pay our respects, G5 D5 While their souls are still searching for the light, (BACK TO VERSE CHORDS) Searching for the light. Verse: G5 D5 D5 E5 C5 So please don't come to me on my dying day, G5 D5 D5 E5 C5 Just let me go in peace. G5 D5 D5 E5 C5 With all the things that I forgot to say, G5 D5 D5 E5 C5 Still racing through my mind. G5 D5 D5 E5 C5 And don't you bury me six feet under ground, G5 D5 D5 E5 C5 Just burn my body in a box. G5 D5 D5 E5 C5 And let my ashes blow with the wind, G5 D5 D5 E5 C5 Out into the night.... sky. Chorus: E5 C5 We celebrate the lives of the dead, G5 D5 It's like a man's best party, only happens when he dies. E5 C5 We gather 'round to pay our respects, G5 D5 While their souls are still searching for the light, (BACK TO VERSE CHORDS) Searching for the light. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sleeping Sickness Capo 4 E5 I awoke C5 G5 Only to find my lungs empty E5 And through the night C5 G5 So it seems I'm not breathing E5 C5 G5 And now my dreams are nothing like they were meant to be E5 C5 G5 And I'm breaking down, I think I'm breaking down E5 And I'm afraid C5 G5 To sleep because of what haunts me E5 Such as living with the uncertainty C5 G5 That I'll never find the words to say E5 C5 G5 Which would completely explain E5 C5 G5 Just how I'm breaking down [Chorus] D5 E5 C5 Someone come and, someone come and save my life D5 E5 C5 Maybe I'll sleep when I am dead D5 E5 C5 But now it's like the night is taking sides D5 E5 C5 With all the worries that occupy the back of my mind D5 E5 C5 Could it be this misery will suffice? E5 I've become C5 G5 A simple souvenir of someone's kill E5 And like the sea C5 G5 I'm constantly changing from calm to ill E5 C5 G5 Madness fills my heart and soul as if the great divide could swallow me whole E5 oh, how I'm breaking down [Chorus] oooohhh my life D5 E5 C5 Someone come and, someone come and save my life (save my life) D5 E5 C5 Someone come and, someone come and save my life (save my life) D5 E5 C5 Someone come and, someone come and save my life D5 E5 C5 Could it be this misery will suffice? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- What Makes A Man Intro: ( F5 , G5 , A5 ) Verse 1: F5 G5 I can hear my train a comin' A5 Its a lonesome and distant cry F5 G5 I can hear my train a comin' A5 Now I'm running for my life F5 G5 A5 What makes a man walk away from his mind? F5 G5 I think I know A5 I think I might know Verse 2: F5 G5 I can feel the wind blowing A5 Sending shivers down my spine F5 G5 I can feel the wind blowing A5 Shakes the trees and the power lines F5 G5 A5 What makes a man spend his whole life in disguise? F5 G5 I think I know A5 I think I might know Chorus: F5 G5 What makes a man? (I think I know) F5 G5 What makes a man? (I think I know) F5 G5 What makes a man? A5 Oh oh oh Repeat chords Verse 3: I can see the sun setting Its casting shadows on the sea I can see the sun setting Its getting colder starting to freeze What makes a man want to break a heart with ease I think I know I think I might know Chorus: What makes a man? (I think I know) What makes a man? (I think I know) What makes a man? Verse 4: I can hear my train a comin' Looks like time is on my side I can hear my train a comin' I'm still running for my life What makes a man pray when he's about to die? I think I know I think I might know Chorus: (x2) What makes a man? (I think I might know) What makes a man? (I think I might know) What makes a man? Oh oh oh (End on A5 ) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Waiting Chords: C7M [3,3,2,0,0,0] Am9 [3,3,2,2,0,0] G6 [3,3,0,0,0,0] F#11b9 [3,2,4,0,0,0] Em [0,2,2,0,0,0] Em11 [5,5,4,0,0,0] C5 - A5 G5 - F#11b9 A coma might feel better than this, C5 - A5 G5 - F#11b9 attempting to discover where to begin. C5 - A5 You're weighed down, you're full of something. G5 - F#11b9 Of sickness, and desertion. C5 - A5 You're weighed down, you're full of something, G5 - F#11b9 you're underneath it all. E5 G5 So say goodbye to love, Em11 C5 and hold your head up high. E5 G5 There's no need to rush Em11 C5 we're all just waiting, waiting to die. (Slide the Em11 down to C7M, listen to the track to get the timing) C5 - A5 G5 - F#11b9 Hoping a better place is all I need, C5 - A5 G5 - F#11b9 with moments of innocence and mystery. C5 - A5 Oh, it's the little things you miss. G5 - F#11b9 Like waking up all alone. C5 - A5 Oh, it's the little things you miss, G5 when you're underneath it all. E5 G5 So say goodbye to love, Em11 C5 and hold your head up high. E5 G5 There's no need to rush Em11 C5 we're all just waiting, waiting to die. Em11 C5 All your friends seem like enemies E5 G5 when you're broken down and empty. Oooh. Em11 C5 All your friends seem like enemies E5 G5 when you're broken down and empty. Oooh. Em(let ring) G6(let ring) So say goodbye to love, Em11(let ring) C7M(let ring and hold your head up high. E5 G5 There's no need to rush Em11 C5 we're all just waiting, waiting to die. C5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constant Knot Chords: A5 : 33220X E5 : 022030 G5 : 320033 G5 : 200033 B5 : 024030 Intro: A5 E5 E:-----------------------------0----- | B:------------0-------------3---3---- | G:----2-2---2---2----0--0-0---------- | D:-2--2-2---2--------2--2-2---------- | A:-3--3-3---3--------2--2-2---------- | E:-3--3-3---3--------0--0-0---------- | Verse 1: A5 E5 How much would you bet? A5 E5 That if i tried hard enough. A5 E5 I would spontane-ously combust. A5 E5 A5 E5 I wish I could disappear, A5 E5 A5 E5 and run away from all of my fears, A5 E5 I think I'm coming undone... A5 E5 Ba ba da da, ba ba, ba da da dah. Chorus: G5 So stay the night, G5 B5 I promise, that I won't bite. G5 'Cause without you there G5 B5 I don't think that I, could close my eyes. Verse 2: A5 E5 How do I end up this way? A5 E5 A constant knot in my gut. Aus E5 A5 E5 Tied with uncertain-ty, and with lust. A5 B5 A classic case I suppose. A5 B5 A5 A haunted man who can't outrun his ghosts. B5 They're in my skin and my bones. Chorus: G5 So stay the night, G5 B5 I promise, that I won't bite. G5 'Cause without you there G5 B5 I don't think that I, could close my eyes. Outro: (same as verse) Now I sing. A5 E5 A5 E5 Ba ba da da, ba ba, ba da, da dah, ba ba da da, dah etc ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Against the Grain Capo: 4th fret C/G (332010) - Am (x02210) - G (320003) - F7M (133210) C5 A5 you need not to climb mountaintops G5 F5 etc. you need not to cross the sea you need not to find a cure for everything that makes you weak you need not to reach for the stars when life becomes so dark C5 A5 and when the wind does blow against the grain G5 F5 you must follow your heart G5 C5 etc. you must follow your heart and all your friends have come and gone and the sun no longer shines and the happiness for which you long is washed away like an ocean's tide when all the hard times outweigh the good and all your words are misunderstood when the day seems lost from the start you must follow your heart you must follow your heart if you feel you've paid the price and your wounds should cease to heal and everything you love in life spins like a winding wheel if you should wake to find you're abandoned and the road you travel leads to a dead end when death creeps in to play its part you must follow your heart you must follow your heart ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Girl Standard Tuning, Capo 3rd Fret. G5 G/f# E5 C5 D5 e | -3-----3-----0-----------2- | b | -3-----3-----0-----1-----3- | g | -0-----0-----0-----0-----2- | d | -0-----0-----2-----2-----0- | a | -2-----2-----2-----3------- | e | -3-----2-----0------------- | G5 G/f# E5 C5 D5 G5 I wish I could do better by you 'cause that's what you deserve, G5 G/f# E5 C5 D5 G5 You sacrifice so much of your life in order for this to work. G5 G/f# While I'm out chasin' my own dreams, E5 Sailin' around the world, C5 D5 G5 Please know that I'm yours to keep, my beautiful girl. G5 G/f# E5 C5 D5 G5 When you cry, a piece of my heart dies, knowing I may have been the cause G5 G/f# E5 C5 D5 If you were to leave, fulfill someone else's dreams, I think I might totally G5 be lost. G5 G/f# You don't ask for no diamond rings, E5 No delicate string of pearls, C5 D5 G5 That's why I wrote this song to sing, my beautiful girl. E5 C5 D5 G5 G/f# Oh----------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sensible Heart CAPO 2 E5 D5 C5 E | -0- | -0- | -0- | B | -0- | -3- | -0- | G | -0- | -2- | -0- | D | -2- | -0- | -2- | A | -2- | -0- | -3- | E | -0- | -2- | -3- | E5 D5 C5 I get so distracted E5 D5 C5 By some peoples reactions E5 D5 C5 That I don't see my own faults E5 D5 C5 For what they are E5 D5 C5 For what they are E5 D5 C5 At times so self destructive E5 D5 C5 With no intent or motive E5 D5 C5 But behind this emotion, E5 D5 C5 There lies a sensible heart E5 D5 C5 A sensible heart E5 D5 See I'm no king C5 I wear no crown E5 D5 But desperate times C5 Seem over now E5 D5 C5 But still I weaken somehow E5 D5 C5 It tears me apart E5 D5 C5 It tears me apart E5 D5 C5 I hope to learn as time goes by E5 D5 C5 That I should trust what's deep inside E5 D5 C5 Burning bright, oh burning bright E5 D5 C5 My sensible heart E5 D5 C5 My sensible heart E5 D5 C5 My sensible heart E5 D5 C5 My sensible heart ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- As Much as I Ever Could ooooooooooooooo Intro: A5 - E5 - F5 - E5 Verse 1: A5 Love of mine, E5 Won't you lay by my side F5 And rest your weary eyes E5 Before we're out of time A5 Give me one last kiss E5 For soon, such distance F5 Will stretch between our lips E5 Now the day's losing light A5 - E5 - F5 oooooooooooooooo Chorus: C5 G5 F5 Bring me your love, tonight C5 G5 F5 Bring me your love, tonight Verse 2: A5 Lost at sea E5 My heart beat is growing weak F5 Hoping you'd hear my plea E5 And come save my life A5 As the storm grew fierce E5 An angel was certainly near F5 I knew there was nothing to fear Chorus: C5 G5 F5 Bring me your love, tonight C5 G5 F5 Bring me your love, tonight C5 G5 F5 No I am not where I belong C5 G5 F5 Bring me your love, tonight C5 G5 F5 No I am not where I belong C5 G5 F5 So shine a light and guide me home C5 G5 F5 No I am not where I belong C5 G5 F5 So shine a light, guide me back home A5 - E5 - F5 - E5 ooooooooooooooooo