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
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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-------------------------------- |
C C/B Am C/B
I'll cross my heart and hope to die
F G Am G
before I have the chance to lie
C C/B Am C/B
to you my dear I wish no harm
F G Am G
but I know in the end this will turn out wrong
C C/B Am C/B
see I've been known to fall in love
F G Am G
but sometimes love just is not enough
C C/B Am Em
and my heart will stray before too long
F G Am G
so please forgive me when I sing
Am
this song
C Am
oooooo ooo
C Am
oooooo ooo
C F
oooooo ooo
C Em
oooooo ooo
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Confessions
Tuning:
E - B - F# - D - B - E
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----- |
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The Death of Me
Chords used:
Em :022000
G : 320033
C/G :332010
Gm :554030
Intro: Em , G , C/G , Gm (x2)
Em G C/G
Do I have nothing good left to say
Gm Em
Do I need whiskey to start fueling my complaints
G C/G
People love to drink their troubles away
Gm
Sometimes I feel that I?d be better off that way
Em G C/G
Cause maybe then I could sleep at night
Gm Em
I wouldn?t lie awake until the morning light
G C/G
This is something that I?ll never control
Gm
My nerves will be the death of me I know
Em G
I know
C/G Gm
I know
Em G C/G
So here?s to living life miserable
Gm Em
And here?s to all the lonely stories that I?ve told
G C/G
Maybe drinking wine would validate my sorrow
Gm
Every man needs a muse and mine could be the bottle
Em G C/G
Maybe then I could sleep at night
Gm Em
I wouldn?t lie awake until the morning light
G C/G
This is something that I?ll never control
Gm
My nerves will be the death of me I know
C/G Gm Em
Finally I could hope for a better day
C/G Gm Em
No longer holding on to all the things that cloud my mind
C/G Gm Em
Maybe then the weight of the world wouldn?t seem so heavy
C/G (stop) Gm (stop) Em
But then again I?ll probably always feel this way
G C/G
At least I know I?ll never sleep at night
Gm Em
I?ll always lie awake until the morning light
G C/G
This is something that I?ll never control
Gm Em
My nerves will be the death of me
G C/G
My nerves will be the death of me
Gm (stop)
My nerves will be the death of me
C/G Gm Em (slow Strum )
I know
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Body In A Box
Tuning: Standard
Capo 2
G D C9 Em7 Em C D/F D4
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:
G D4 D Em7 C9
There's a funeral procession on the highway,
G D4 D Em7 C9
Traffic screeches to a halt.
G D4 D Em7 C9
There's people searching for a better way,
G D4 D Em7 C9
To live their lives.
G D4 D Em7 C9
Johnny lived a good life, you'll hear them say
G D4 D Em7 C9
As tears of sadness soak the ground.
G D4 D Em7 C9
The reaper crept in, took his breath away,
G D4 D Em7 C9
In the middle of the night.
[Chorus:]
Em C
We celebrate the lives of the dead,
G D/F
It's like a man's best party, only happens when he dies.
Em C
We gather 'round to pay our respects,
G D/F
While their souls are still searching for the light,
(BACK TO VERSE CHORDS)
Searching for the light.
Verse:
G D4 D Em7 C9
So please don't come to me on my dying day,
G D4 D Em7 C9
Just let me go in peace.
G D4 D Em7 C9
With all the things that I forgot to say,
G D4 D Em7 C9
Still racing through my mind.
G D4 D Em7 C9
And don't you bury me six feet under ground,
G D4 D Em7 C9
Just burn my body in a box.
G D4 D Em7 C9
And let my ashes blow with the wind,
G D4 D Em7 C9
Out into the night.... sky.
Chorus:
Em C
We celebrate the lives of the dead,
G D/F
It's like a man's best party, only happens when he dies.
Em C
We gather 'round to pay our respects,
G D/F
While their souls are still searching for the light,
(BACK TO VERSE CHORDS)
Searching for the light.
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Sleeping Sickness
Capo 4
Em
I awoke
C G
Only to find my lungs empty
Em
And through the night
C G
So it seems I'm not breathing
Em C G
And now my dreams are nothing like they were meant to be
Em C G
And I'm breaking down, I think I'm breaking down
Em
And I'm afraid
C G
To sleep because of what haunts me
Em
Such as living with the uncertainty
C G
That I'll never find the words to say
Em C G
Which would completely explain
Em C G
Just how I'm breaking down
[Chorus]
D Em C
Someone come and, someone come and save my life
D Em C
Maybe I'll sleep when I am dead
D Em C
But now it's like the night is taking sides
D Em C
With all the worries that occupy the back of my mind
D Em C
Could it be this misery will suffice?
Em
I've become
C G
A simple souvenir of someone's kill
Em
And like the sea
C G
I'm constantly changing from calm to ill
Em C G
Madness fills my heart and soul as if the great divide could swallow me whole
Em
oh, how I'm breaking down
[Chorus]
oooohhh my life
D Em C
Someone come and, someone come and save my life (save my life)
D Em C
Someone come and, someone come and save my life (save my life)
D Em C
Someone come and, someone come and save my life
D Em C
Could it be this misery will suffice?
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What Makes A Man
Intro:
( F7 , G7 , Am )
Verse 1:
F7 G7
I can hear my train a comin'
Am
Its a lonesome and distant cry
F7 G7
I can hear my train a comin'
Am
Now I'm running for my life
F7 G7 Am
What makes a man walk away from his mind?
F7 G7
I think I know
Am
I think I might know
Verse 2:
F7 G7
I can feel the wind blowing
Am
Sending shivers down my spine
F7 G7
I can feel the wind blowing
Am
Shakes the trees and the power lines
F7 G7 Am
What makes a man spend his whole life in disguise?
F7 G7
I think I know
Am
I think I might know
Chorus:
F7 G7
What makes a man? (I think I know)
F7 G7
What makes a man? (I think I know)
F7 G7
What makes a man?
Am
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 Am )
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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]
C7M - Am9 G6 - F#11b9
A coma might feel better than this,
C7M - Am9 G6 - F#11b9
attempting to discover where to begin.
C7M - Am9
You're weighed down, you're full of something.
G6 - F#11b9
Of sickness, and desertion.
C7M - Am9
You're weighed down, you're full of something,
G6 - F#11b9
you're underneath it all.
Em G6
So say goodbye to love,
Em11 C7M
and hold your head up high.
Em G6
There's no need to rush
Em11 C7M
we're all just waiting, waiting to die.
(Slide the Em11 down to C7M, listen to the track to get the timing)
C7M - Am9 G6 - F#11b9
Hoping a better place is all I need,
C7M - Am9 G6 - F#11b9
with moments of innocence and mystery.
C7M - Am9
Oh, it's the little things you miss.
G6 - F#11b9
Like waking up all alone.
C7M - Am9
Oh, it's the little things you miss,
G6
when you're underneath it all.
Em G6
So say goodbye to love,
Em11 C7M
and hold your head up high.
Em G6
There's no need to rush
Em11 C7M
we're all just waiting, waiting to die.
Em11 C7M
All your friends seem like enemies
Em G6
when you're broken down and empty. Oooh.
Em11 C7M
All your friends seem like enemies
Em G6
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.
Em G6
There's no need to rush
Em11 C7M
we're all just waiting, waiting to die.
C7M
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Constant Knot
Chords:
A4 : 33220X
Em : 022030
G : 320033
Gm : 200033
Bm : 024030
Intro:
A4 Em
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:
A4 Em
How much would you bet?
A4 Em
That if i tried hard enough.
A4 Em
I would spontane-ously combust.
A4 Em
A4 Em
I wish I could disappear,
A4 Em A4 Em
and run away from all of my fears,
A4 Em
I think I'm coming undone...
A4 Em
Ba ba da da, ba ba, ba da da dah.
Chorus:
G
So stay the night,
Gm Bm
I promise, that I won't bite.
G
'Cause without you there
Gm Bm
I don't think that I, could close my eyes.
Verse 2:
A4 Em
How do I end up this way?
A4 Em
A constant knot in my gut.
Aus Em A4 Em
Tied with uncertain-ty, and with lust.
A4 Bm
A classic case I suppose.
A4 Bm A4
A haunted man who can't outrun his ghosts.
Bm
They're in my skin and my bones.
Chorus:
G
So stay the night,
Gm Bm
I promise, that I won't bite.
G
'Cause without you there
Gm Bm
I don't think that I, could close my eyes.
Outro: (same as verse)
Now I sing.
A4 Em A4 Em
Ba ba da da, ba ba, ba da, da dah, ba ba da da, dah etc
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Against the Grain
Capo: 4th fret
C/G (332010) - Am (x02210) - G (320003) - F7M (133210)
C/G Am
you need not to climb mountaintops
G F7M 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
C/G Am
and when the wind does blow against the grain
G F7M
you must follow your heart
G C/G 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
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The Girl
Standard Tuning, Capo 3rd Fret.
G G/f# Em C D
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------------- |
G G/f# Em C D G
I wish I could do better by you 'cause that's what you deserve,
G G/f# Em C D G
You sacrifice so much of your life in order for this to work.
G G/f#
While I'm out chasin' my own dreams,
Em
Sailin' around the world,
C D G
Please know that I'm yours to keep, my beautiful girl.
G G/f# Em C D G
When you cry, a piece of my heart dies, knowing I may have been the cause
G G/f# Em C D
If you were to leave, fulfill someone else's dreams, I think I might totally
G
be lost.
G G/f#
You don't ask for no diamond rings,
Em
No delicate string of pearls,
C D G
That's why I wrote this song to sing, my beautiful girl.
Em C D G G/f#
Oh-----------
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Sensible Heart
CAPO 2
Em D C
E | -0- | -0- | -0- |
B | -0- | -3- | -0- |
G | -0- | -2- | -0- |
D | -2- | -0- | -2- |
A | -2- | -0- | -3- |
E | -0- | -2- | -3- |
Em D C
I get so distracted
Em D C
By some peoples reactions
Em D C
That I don't see my own faults
Em D C
For what they are
Em D C
For what they are
Em D C
At times so self destructive
Em D C
With no intent or motive
Em D C
But behind this emotion,
Em D C
There lies a sensible heart
Em D C
A sensible heart
Em D
See I'm no king
C
I wear no crown
Em D
But desperate times
C
Seem over now
Em D C
But still I weaken somehow
Em D C
It tears me apart
Em D C
It tears me apart
Em D C
I hope to learn as time goes by
Em D C
That I should trust what's deep inside
Em D C
Burning bright, oh burning bright
Em D C
My sensible heart
Em D C
My sensible heart
Em D C
My sensible heart
Em D C
My sensible heart
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As Much as I Ever Could
ooooooooooooooo
Intro:
Am - Em - F - E
Verse 1:
Am
Love of mine,
Em
Won't you lay by my side
F
And rest your weary eyes
E
Before we're out of time
Am
Give me one last kiss
Em
For soon, such distance
F
Will stretch between our lips
E
Now the day's losing light
Am - Em - F
oooooooooooooooo
Chorus:
C G F
Bring me your love, tonight
C G F
Bring me your love, tonight
Verse 2:
Am
Lost at sea
Em
My heart beat is growing weak
F
Hoping you'd hear my plea
E
And come save my life
Am
As the storm grew fierce
Em
An angel was certainly near
F
I knew there was nothing to fear
Chorus:
C G F
Bring me your love, tonight
C G F
Bring me your love, tonight
C G F
No I am not where I belong
C G F
Bring me your love, tonight
C G F
No I am not where I belong
C G F
So shine a light and guide me home
C G F
No I am not where I belong
C G F
So shine a light, guide me back home
Am - Em - F - E
ooooooooooooooooo
