• Song:

    This is the life

  • Artist:

    Amy Macdonald

  • Album:

    This Is The Life (EU Ve...

---   T H I S    I S   T H E   L I F E   ---

                                      by

                    ---   A M Y   M A C D O N A L D   ---



TABBED BY:    NintEndO


This is the tab of Amy's 2007 debut album. I've tabbed the acoustic guitar parts
played by Amy and I've included in each song the basic strumming pattern. I would
recommend that you listen to the song before trying the pattern. Also I've left a
Chord Summary below for those who don't want to have to scroll through the whole
tab. Enjoy playing as its a great album to strum along to


#   Song                        Capo on    Chord Summary

1.  Mr Rock & Roll              7th        D G Bm G;  D G D;  A Em;  Em A G D\A
2.  This Is The Life            4th        Am F C Em
3.  Poison Prince               1st        Am C F E
4.  Youth Of Today              5th        Am F C E
5.  Run                         1st        G C;  Am C G\D;  G C Am Bm C D G
6.  Let's Start A Band          4th        Am F C E;  F G Am E;  F G Am C
7.  Barrowland Ballroom         1st        G C;  Am C G D;  Am D G C;  Am D C D G
8.  L.A.                        none       C Bb;  C Am F C;  F C Dm Em;  Am F C G
9.  A Wish For Something More   none       Gm Dm;  Cm F Dm Gm
10. Footballer's Wife           1st        Em Bm C G G/f#
11. The Road To Home            3rd        G C G;  C G D G
12. Caledonia (Hidden)          8th        D Dsus4;  D A D G;  G D A D;  G A D




--------------------        . . . . . . . . <- 8 beats
fret you put capo on        v = downstroke     (swing so that downstrokes on dots
--------------------         ^ = upstroke       and upstrokes are on spaces)




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1. Mr Rock & Roll

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Intro: strum each chord once

       Without Capo   Capo on 7

A:        x02220       xx0232
Dsus2:    xx0230       320003
F#7:      244x20       x24432
Dsus2:    xx0230       320003



Note: During the verse, you pull off during D to xx0032 and G to make 000003
 Listen to the song or see below for the timing

Note: For the D* play choppily and quickly hammer on to Dsus4 (xx0233)
 then immediately release to all open strings before hitting D again




Strumming Pattern (verse)
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. . . . . . . .
v v^ ^v^v v^ ^v^
              *  <- pull off to D(xx0032) or G(000003) here


Strumming Pattern (D* bit)
--------------------------
. . . . . . . .
v v^ ^v^  v^ ^
           * #    <- * hammer to (xx0233), # pull to (xx0000)



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CAPO on 7
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(D  G  Bm  G)

D
So called Mr Rock And Roll is dancing on his own again
Talking on his phone again to someone who tells him
          G                                                         D*
That his balance is low, he's got no where to go, he's on his own again

D
Rock chick of the century is acting like she used to be
Dancing like there's no one there before she never seemed to care
      G                                               D*
Now she wouldn't dare, it's so rock and roll to be alone

A                                         Em
And they'll meet one day far away and say, I wish I was something more
A                                         Em
And they'll meet one day far away and say, I wish I knew you
A                         D*
I wish I knew you before

D
Mrs Black and White she's never seen a shade of grey
Always something on her mind every single day
               G                                         D*
But now she's lost her way and where does she go from here

D
Mr Multicultural sees all that one can see
He's living proof of someone very different to me
             G                               D*
But now he wants to be free free so he can see

A                                         Em
And they'll meet one day far away and say, I wish I was something more
A                                         Em
And they'll meet one day far away and say, I wish I knew you
A                         D*
I wish I knew you before

          Em                 A                     G                     D
He'll say, I wish I knew you, I wish I met you when time was still on my side
          Em                  A                    G                A     A7
She'll say, I wish I knew you, I wish I loved you before I was his bride

D
And so they must depart too many more are broken hearts
But I've seen that all before in TV, books and film and more
               G                         D*
And there's a happy ending every single day

A                                         Em
And they'll meet one day far away and say, I wish I was something more
A                                         Em
And they'll meet one day far away and say, I wish I knew you
A                         D*  D
I wish I knew you before




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2. This Is the Life

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Note: Amy normally plays the 4 chords this way without a capo

 C#m: x46654
 A:   x02220
 E:   022100
 Abm: 466444

but using a capo is so much easier


A good arrangement with two guitars would be with one playing the non-capo version
 and the other playing the capo version and the riff whenever it comes up


Post-Chorus Riff (no capo)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----4-5----4-5------4-5----4-5-5555-7-9-5-5-79-7-54----|
G|--6-----6-6----6666-----6-6----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


Bridge Riff (no capo)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--9-9-7-7-5-5-4-4/9-9-7-7-5-5-4-4/9-9-7-7-5-5-4-4/9--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|



Strumming Pattern
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. . . . . . . .
v v^v v^v v^ ^v^


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CAPO on 4
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Am  F  C  Em

       Am                    F
Oh the wind whistles down the cold dark street tonight
         C                      Em
And the people they were dancing to the music vibe
        Am
And the boys chase the girls with the curls in their hair
           F
While the shocked too many just sit way over there
         C                                           Em
And the songs they get louder each one better than before

                        Am
And you're singing the songs thinking this is the life
                        F
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
                    C                                           Em
where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?
                        Am
And you're singing the songs thinking this is the life
                        F
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
                    C                                           Em
where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?

Where you gonna sleep tonight

Am  F  C  Em
(post-chorus riff)

(repeat pattern throughout)

Am F C Em
So you’re heading down the road in your taxi for four
And you’re waiting outside Jimmy’s front door
But nobody’s in and nobody’s home till four
So you’re sitting there with nothing to do
Talking about Robert Ragger and his motley crew
And where you gonna go, and where you gonna sleep tonight?

And you're singing the songs thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size 
Oh where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight? 
And you're singing the songs thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size 
Where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight? 
Where you gonna sleep tonight 

(post-chorus riff)

(bridge riff)
And you're singing the songs thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size 
Oh where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight? 
And you're singing the songs thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size 
Where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight? 
Where you gonna sleep tonight?

(end on Am)




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3. Poison Prince

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Strumming Pattern (intro)          1st E7
-----------------          then    ------
. . . . . . . .                    . . . . . . . .
v V v V v V  ^v^                   v v v v v v v^v^

(hit the lower and higher strings alternately)


Strumming Pattern (the rest)
-----------------
. . . . . . . .
v v^v v^v v^ ^v^


---------
CAPO on 1
---------


Am  C  F  E  (x2)

E  E  E7

Am  C  F  E  (x2)  E7

Am                   C
A poetic genius it's something I don't see
F                      E
Why would a genius be tripping on me?
          Am                      C
And he's looking at me now but what he can't see
            F                               E
Is that I'm looking through his eyes so many lies behind his eyes
             Am                                 C
And tell me stories from your past and sing me songs you wrote before
             F                                     E                      E7
I tell you this my poison prince, you'll soon be knockin' on heavens door

              Am                   C
Some kind of poison prince with your eyes in a daze
              F                E
Some kind of poison prince your life is like a maze
         Am                  C
And what we all want and what we all crave
     F                       E
Is an upbeat song so we can dance the night away

Am  C  F  E

(repeat pattern throughout)

Am C F E
Oh who said life was easy, who said life was fair?
Who said nobody gived a damn and nobody even care?
The way you're acting now like you left that all behind
You've given up, you've given in, another sucker of that slime

Some kind of poison prince with your eyes in a daze
Some kind of poison prince your life is like a maze
And what we all want and what we all crave
Is an upbeat song so we can dance the night away

Some kind of poison prince with your eyes in a daze
Some kind of poison prince your life is like a maze
And what we all want and what we all crave
Is an upbeat song so we can dance the night away

(end on Am)




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4. Youth of Today

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Strumming Pattern (intro)
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. . . . . . . .
v v^ ^v v^ ^v^v^
             *   <- pull off to an Asus2 (x02200) here


Strumming Pattern (the rest)
----------------------------
. . . . . . . .
v   v v^ ^v  ^v^


Note: Sometimes you change the F to make 133210


---------
CAPO on 5
---------


Am  Asus2  (x3)  Am

Am                                              F
Maybe if you were some spearheaded god I would listen to what you have to say
        C                                          E            E7
But you're just some incapable figure thinking you're bigger than me
            Am                                     F
But you're not yet you don't know a thing about the youth of today
C                               E                    E7
Stating your opinion making it ring in my head all day

            Am
And you say, my children weren't the same
                                    F
My children's children they're the ones to blame
            C
And you say, in my day we were better behaved
          E               E7
But it's not your day no more

   Am
And we are the youth of today, change your hair in every way
   F
And we are the youth of today, we'll say what we wanna say
   C                                                            E     E7
And we are the youth of today, don't care what you have to say at all

(repeat pattern throughout)

Am F C E
And maybe if you had a true point of view I would listen to you
But it's just your one sided feelings they keep getting in my way
And you don't know a single thing about the youth of today
Stating your opinion making it ring in my head all day

And you say, my children weren't the same
My children's children they're the ones to blame
And you say, in my day we were better behaved
But it's not your day no more

And we are the youth of today, change your hair in every way
And we are the youth of today, we'll say what we wanna say
And we are the youth of today, don't care what you have to say at all

And you say, my children weren't the same
My children's children they're the ones to blame
And you say, in my day we were better behaved
But it's not your day no more

And we are the youth of today, change your hair in every way
And we are the youth of today, we'll say what we wanna say
And we are the youth of today, don't care what you have to say at all

(end on Am)




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5. Run

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     Intro/Verse - G Riff                  Verse - C Riff          (CAPO on 1)

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

     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
     v^v v v v v v v v^v v v v v v v      Verse:
                                           the G riff continues (but hit more
     Strumming Pattern  ^                  strings, ie 3200xx not just 32xxxx)
     -----------------  |
     Basically all downstrokes with
     a little flick every now & then



---------
CAPO on 1
---------


G (x4)

          G                                                                  C
Will you tell me when the lights are fading cause I can't see, I can't see no more
          G                                                                     C
Will you tell me when the song stops playing cause I can't hear, I can't hear no more

            Am
She said I don't know what you're living for
            C                                    G
She said I don't know what you're living for at all
           Am
He said I don't know what you're living for
           C                                    D   Dsus4 D
He said I don't know what you're living for at all

            G
But I will run until my feet no longer run no more
            C
And I will kiss until my lips no longer feel no more
            Am
And I will love until my heart it aches
            Bm
And I will love until my heart it breaks
            C                   D              G
And I will love until there's nothing more to live for

          G                                                                  C
Will you tell me when the fighting's over cause I can't take, I can't take no more
          G                                                            C
Will you tell me when the day is done cause I can't run, I can't run no more

            Am
She said I don't know what you did it for
            C                                 G
She said I don't know what you did it for at all
           Am
He said I don't know what you did it for
           C                                 D   Dsus4 D
He said I don't know what you did it for at all

            G
But I will run until my feet no longer run no more
            C
And I will kiss until my lips no longer feel no more
            Am
And I will love until my heart it aches
            Bm
And I will love until my heart it breaks
            C                   D              G
And I will love until there's nothing more to live for

            Am
And I will love until my heart it aches
            Bm
And I will love until my heart it breaks
            C                   D              G
And I will love until there's nothing more to live for




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6. Let's Start A Band

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Strumming Pattern
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. . . . . . . .
v v v^v^v v v^v^


---------
CAPO on 4
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Am  F  C  E  (x2)

Am                              F
Put a ribbon round my neck and call me a libertine
C                         E
I will sing you songs of dreams I used to dream
Am                           F
I will sail away on seas of silver and gold
C              E
Until I reach my home
Am                     F
Give me a guitar and I'll be your troubadour
C                             E
Your strolling minstrel 12th century door to door
         Am                   F
I don't know anymore if that feeling is past
         C                     E
Will it last, oh how can you be sure?

  F                          G                  Am
And how do I know if you're feeling the same as me?
  F                              G                      Am     E
And how do I know that that's the only place you want to be?

Am                    F
Give me a stage and I'll be your rock and roll queen
C                   E
Your 20th century cover of a magazine
          Am                          F
Rolling Stone here I come, watch out everyone
          C                E
I'm singing, I'm singing my song
Am                         F
Give me a festival and I'll be your Glastonbury star
C                           E
The lights are shining everyone knows who you are
         Am                       F
Singing songs about dreams about hopes about schemes
C                      E
Ooooh they just came true

  F                           G                  Am
And how do I know if you're feeling the same as me?
  F                              G                     Am
And how do I know if that's the only place you want to be?
  F                           G                  Am
And how do I know if you're feeling the same as me?
  F                              G                     Am     E
And how do I know if that's the only place you want to be?

F   G   Am   C  (x3)

        F                             G
And if you want it too then there's nothing left to do
               Am
Let's start a band, let's start a band
               C
Let's start a band, let's start a band

        F                             G
And if you want it too then there's nothing left to do
               Am
Let's start a band, let's start a band
               C
Let's start a band, let's start a band

        F                             G
And if you want it too then there's nothing left to do
               Am
Let's start a band, let's start a band
               C
Let's start a band, let's start a band

        F                             G              Am
And if you want it too, then there's nothing left to do




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7. Barrowland Ballroom

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Strumming Pattern (very fast)
-----------------------------
. . . . . . . .
v v^ ^v^v v^ ^v^


Note: G and C change their shape the same way they did in 'Run'
   Optional: at the end of the chorus G changes to Gsus4(330003)



---------
CAPO on 1
---------



G (x4)

         G
Oh the lights outside they're as bright as the sun
              C
They're much brighter than anyone
       G
Oh the girls in the queue yes they're waiting for you
              C
Well they're waiting for their song to be sung

              Am                              C
And when the night turns to day and all the people go away
              G                      D
It's not the same, tell me who's to blame?
              Am                           C
And when the stars shine so bright on the cold December night
            G              D
I wish that I was on the stage

    Am                                        D
Oh won't you take a ride with me through the Barrowland history
       G                     C
And I'll sing you a song or two
Am                                  D
People they may stop and stare but baby I just don't care
  G               C
It's only me and you
          Am                                    D
And the drink and dance and drugs you know it's all part of the show we go to
G                    C
Maybe I should tell you
       Am                                 D
That people they may stop and stare but baby I just don't care
   C             D         G
Tonight, it's only me and you

     G
Oh nothing beats the feeling of the high Barrowland ceiling
          C
When the band start to play
           G
Won't you buy me a drink and I'll tell her what I think
        C
If she gets in my way

              Am                             C
And when the night turns to day and all the people go away
              G                       D
It's not the same, tell me who's to blame?
              Am                           C
And when the stars shine so bright on the cold December night
            G              D
I wish that I was on the stage

    Am                                        D
Oh won't you take a ride with me through the Barrowland history
       G                     C
And I'll sing you a song or two
Am                                  D
People they may stop and stare but baby I just don't care
  G               C
It's only me and you
          Am                                    D
And the drink and dance and drugs you know it's all part of the show we go to
G                    C
Maybe I should tell you
       Am                                 D
That people they may stop and stare but baby I just don't care
   C             D         G
Tonight, it's only me and you

               Am                         D
And when the night turns to day and the lights they fade away
             G                   C
I wish that love and life would pass me by
              Am                                 D
And when the band stops a song because there's something going on
               G                  C
Well there is magic in the air I swear
       Am                     D
And I wish that I saw Bowie, playing on that stage
    Am                           D                   D7
I wish that I saw something, to make me come of age

Am  D  G  C  (x2)

    Am                                        D
Oh won't you take a ride with me through the Barrowland history
       G                     C
And I'll sing you a song or two
Am                                  D
People they may stop and stare but baby I just don't care
  G               C
It's only me and you
          Am                                    D
And the drink and dance and drugs you know it's all part of the show we go to
G                    C
Maybe I should tell you
       Am                                 D
That people they may stop and stare but baby I just don't care
   C             D         G
Tonight, it's only me and you




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8. L.A.

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Note: You can play them open but the chorus chords are meant to be played
 F - 133211
 C - 8.10.10.9.8.8
 Dm - x57765
 Em - x79987

Same with the intro: C - 8.10.10.9.x.x.  Bb - 6887xx
The verse has normal open chords though



Bridge
------

    Am              F               C               G
e|------0-----0---1-----1-----1---0-----0-----0---3-----3-----3---0--|
B|----1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1---------0-----0--------|
G|--2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



Strumming Pattern (intro)
-----------------
. . . . . . . .
v^V  ^ ^ ^V  ^xx
       *           <- switch from C to Bb here


-------
no capo
-------


C  Bb  (x4)

                           C
Oh here’s a story about a boy named Jay
                           Am
Nothing he did would ever get in my way
                     F                 C
But there’s still a long long way to go
                         C
I’ve only ever seen his face on film
                          Am
I’ve only ever heard the lines he’d say
       F                         C
But still they won’t get in my way

                             F
I’m always told to be the dreaming kind
                               C
Wake up one morning and your dreams are alive
                Dm
Never let them bring me down
                Em
Never let them tear me down
                                F
I always thought that I would follow you
                      C
Every place and everything you do
                    Dm
But I’m happy to be by myself
             Em
I don’t need no-one else


C  Bb  (x2)

                         C
He’s never ever seen my face before
                              Am
I’m trying hard cause this I can’t ignore
                     F                 C
But there’s still a long long way to go

                             F
I’m always told to be the dreaming kind
                               C
Wake up one morning and your dreams are alive
                Dm
Never let them bring me down
                Em
Never let them tear me down
                                F
I always thought that I would follow you
                      C
Every place and everything you do
                    Dm
But I’m happy to be by myself
             Em
I don’t need no-one else

Am                 F                  C             G
All my dreams are built around your face and this place 
Am                  F             C                G
All the times of staring at the sun, you’re the one
Am                 F                  C             G
All my dreams are built around your face and this place
Am                  F             C                G
All the times of staring at the sun, you’re the one 

                             F
I’m always told to be the dreaming kind
                               C
Wake up one morning and your dreams are alive
                Dm
Never let them bring me down
                Em
Never let them tear me down
                                F
I always thought that I would follow you
                      C
Every place and everything you do
                    Dm
But I’m happy to be by myself
             Em
I don’t need no-one else

                             F
I’m always told to be the dreaming kind
                               C
Wake up one morning and your dreams are alive
                Dm
Never let them bring me down
                Em
Never let them tear me down
                                F
I always thought that I would follow you
                      C
Every place and everything you do
                    Dm
But I’m happy to be by myself
             Em
I don’t need no-one else




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9. A Wish For Something

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Strumming Pattern (really need to listen to
-----------------  the song for this one)
Gm      Dm
. . . . . . . .
v v  ^ ^v v  ^ x
             *    <- pull off to Dsus2(xx0230) here

After 3 times of this in the verse, play one bar with just Gm and no pulloffs


Note: Another version uses these slightly easier chords and a CAPO on 3

 Verse   -  Em Bm
 Chorus  -  Am D Bm Em



-------
no capo
-------



Gm  Dm  Gm (x2)

        Gm      Dm             Gm       Dm                Gm    Dm   Gm
Oh the sun is shining far too bright for it to still be night
        Gm           Dm     Gm        Dm              Gm       Dm  Gm
Oh the air feels so cold, so cold and old, how can it be light
         Gm            Dm              Gm                         Dm
Oh let's take a walk outside, see the world through each other's eyes
   Gm    Dm             Gm
I wish I was your only one
Gm               Dm                Gm          Dm          Gm        Dm
I think you're beautiful but your hair is a mess and your shoes are untied
                Gm
But that's what I love best

     Cm                  F                     Dm                            Gm
And I, I wish I was the one, you lonely lonely son, and you looked at me that way
            Cm                    F                  Dm             Gm
I wish for long lingering glances, fairytale romances every single day
         Cm                          F
And you look at me and say I'm your best friend every day
       Dm                                     Gm
But I wish for something, wish for something more
       Cm                       F
Oh, I love you like a friend but let's not pretend
       Dm                                     Gm
How I wish for something, wish for something more

Gm  Dm  Gm  (x2)


(repeat this pattern over the verse)

Gm Dm  Gm Dm  Gm Dm  Gm Gm

Now the grass is so green, but I can't see anything, past your eyes
I'm fixated on your smile, your cherry lips make life worthwhile
I'm thinking these things what I'm trying to say is
This life gets in my way every single day


(repeat this pattern over the chorus)

Cm  F  Dm  Gm
And I, I wish I was the one, you lonely lonely son, and you looked at me that way
I wish for long lingering glances, fairytale romances every single day
And you look at me and say I'm your best friend every day
But I wish for something, wish for something more
Oh, I love you like a friend but let's not pretend
How I wish for something, wish for something more


        Gm      Dm             Gm              Dm
Now the sun is fading, now the rain is coming down
         Gm              Dm               Gm              Dm
And I'm looking at your face when you're looking at the ground
        Gm              Dm           Gm                 Dm
I see diamonds in your dreams I see pearls around your neck
       Gm                 Dm         Gm
I see everything that's beautiful, everything that's beautiful


Cm  F  Dm  Gm
I wish I was the one, you lonely lonely son, and you looked at me that way
I wish for long lingering glances, fairytale romances every single day
And you look at me and say I'm your best friend every day
But I wish for something, wish for something more
Oh, I love you like a friend but let's not pretend
How I wish for something, wish for something more



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10. Footballer's Wife

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Strumming Pattern (album version)         Strumming Pattern (live version)
-------------------------                 ----------------------------
. . . . . . . .                           . . . . . . . .
v v V v v V   v^                          v v v V v v V v^



Note: Bm is played as x04432 and you sometimes hammer on from x04430
      The C changes to x32030, and the G to 2x0003, as you play them

Note: G/F# can be replaced with D but G/F# is the chord that she actually plays
      2x0003       ->      2x0232


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CAPO on 1
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Em   Bm   C   G  G/f#

 Em                          Bm
Oh Mr James Dean, he don't belong to anything
        C                                         G            G/f#
Oh he left before they could get him with their ways, their wicked ways

 Em              Bm
Oh Marilyn Monroe, where did you go
                         C                              G     G/f#
I didn't hear all your stories, I didn't see all your glories

         Em
But the footballer's wife tells her troubles and strife
              Bm
I just don't care in the end, who is she to pretend
            C                    G       G/f#
That she's one of them, I don't think so
         Em
And the girl from that show, yes the one we all know
                  Bm
She thinks she's some kind of star, yes you know who you are
          C                G        G/f#
I don't think so, I don't think so

(repeat pattern throughout)

Em Bm C G G/f#
Oh Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire
won't you dance for me cause I just don't care
What's going on today, I think there's something more, something more

And I'm gone with the wind like they were before
But I'm believing myself I think there's something more
There must be something more, I think there's something more, something more

But still the footballer's wife tells her troubles and strife
I just don't care in the end, who is she to pretend
That she's one of them, I don't think so
And the girl from that show, yes the one we all know
She thinks she's some kind of star, yes you know who you are
I don't think so, I don't think so

Oh I don't believe in the telling of your stories
Throughout your life, there's just something unappealing
It don't catch my eye, it don't catch my eye

Oh I don't believe in the selling of your glories
Before you leave this life, there's so much more to see
I don't believe this is how the world should be

But still the footballer's wife tells her troubles and strife
I just don't care in the end, who is she to pretend
That she's one of them, I don't think so
And the girl from that show, yes the one we all know
She thinks she's some kind of star, yes you know who you are
I don't think so, I don't think so

The footballer's wife tells her troubles and strife
I just don't care in the end, who is she to pretend
That she's one of them?

(end on Em)




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11. The Road to Home

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Strumming Pattern (play softly)
-------------------------------
. . . . . . . .
v v^ ^v^v v^ ^v^


---------
CAPO on 3
---------


G C G (x2)

        G          C                G
Oh the leaves are falling from the trees
         G       C                G
And the snow is coming don't you know
          C                         G
But I'll still remember which way to go
            D                    G
I'm on the road, the road to home

        G        C          G
Oh the sound is fading in my ears
        G                 C             G
And I can't believe I've lasted all these years
          C                         G
But I'll still remember which way to go
            D                    G
I'm on the road, the road to home

G  C  G (x2)
C  G  D  G

        G        C            G
Oh the light is fading all the time
          G                C              G
And this life I'm in, it seems to pass me by
         C                          G
But I'll still remember which way to go
            D                    G
I'm on the road, the road to home

    G C        G
Now I  must say goodbye
              G    C         G
Keep telling myself now don't you cry
       C                G
But I'm here where I belong
       D                        G
I'll see you soon, it won't be long
       D                        G
I'll see you soon, it won't be long
       D
I'll see you soon
             G  C  G  C  G  C  G
It won't be long




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12. Caledonia

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Note: A nice hidden track that starts at about 3:21 in 'The Road to Home'
  It's a cover of Dougie MacLean's Scottish folk ballad



Strumming Pattern
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. . . . . . . .
v v V v v V v V


Strumming Pattern (at "Caledonia's been")
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. . . . . . . .
v v v V v v V v^


---------
CAPO on 8
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D  Dsus4  D  Dsus4

D              A                  D                  G
I don't know if you can see the changes that have come over me
       D                 A                    D               G
In these last few days I've been afraid that I might drift away
            D                       A
So I've been telling old stories and singing songs
       D                G
That make me think about where I came from
   D                 A               D         G
And that's the reason why I feel so far away today

     D                   A                    D                     G
And let me tell you that I love you, that I think about you all the time
G                  D                      A     D
Caledonia's been calling me and now I'm going home
    D                    A                      D                        G
And if I should become a stranger you know that it would make me more than sad
G                 A               D        Dsus4
Caledonia's been everything I've ever had
G                 A               D
Caledonia's been everything I've ever had









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