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  • “Clocks” by Coldplay – Chords, Tabs, & How To Play

    Sunday, March 11th, 2012

    Originally posted 2008-04-21 00:33:33.

    CLOCKS
    By Coldplay
    Chords Used:
    Abm	4 6 6 4 4 4
    Eb	6 6 8 8 8 6
    Bbm	6 8 8 6 6 6
    F#maj7	2 4 3 3 2 2
    C#	4 4 6 6 6 4
    Eb	Bbm	Abm
    Eb	Bbm	Abm
    
    Eb                  Bbm
    
    Lights go out and I can't be saved
    
    Ab
    
    Tides that I tried to swim against
    
    Eb                     Bbm
    
    Have brought me down upon my knees
    
    Ab
    
    Oh I beg, I beg and please, singing
    
    Eb                Bbm
    
    Come out of the things unsaid
    Ab
    Shoot an apple off my head
    Eb            Bbm
    And a trouble that can't be named
    Ab
    A tiger's waiting to be tamed, singing
    Eb	Bbm	 Ab
    Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee
    Eb	Bbm	 Ab
    Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee
    Eb	Bbm	Ab
    Eb	Bbm	Ab
    Eb               Bbm
    Confusion that never stops
    Ab
    Closing walls and ticking clocks
    Eb                     Bbm
    Gonna come back and take you home
    Ab
    I could not stop, that you now know
    Eb          Bbm
    Singing come out upon my seas
    Ab
    Curse missed opportunities
    Eb            Bbm
    Am I a part of the cure
    Ab
    Or am I part of the disease, singing
    Eb	Bbm	 Ab
    Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee
    Eb	Bbm	 Ab
    Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee
    Eb	Bbm	 Ab
    Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee
    Eb	Bbm	 Ab
    Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee
    Eb	Bbm	Ab
    Eb	Bbm	Ab
    Eb	Bbm	 Ab
    Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee
    Eb	Bbm	 Ab
    Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee
    F#                    C#
    And nothing else compares
    F#                    C#
    And nothing else compares
    F#                    C#
    And nothing else compares
    F#                    C#
    And nothing else compares
    Eb	Bbm	Ab
    Eb	Bbm	Ab
    Eb	Bbm	 Ab
    Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee
    Eb	Bbm	 Ab
    Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee
    Eb     Bbm
    Ab
    Home, home, where I wanted to go
    Eb     Bbm                      Ab
    Home, home, where I wanted to go
    Eb     Bbm                      Ab
    Home, home, where I wanted to go
    Eb     Bbm                      Ab
    Home, home, where I wanted to go
  • “Society” by Jerry Hannan (Covered by Eddie Vedder for the Into the Wild Soundtrack) – Chords, Tabs, & How to Play

    Sunday, March 11th, 2012

    Originally posted 2009-06-08 22:37:17.

    “Society”
    Jerry Hannan (Covered by Eddie Vedder for the Into the Wild soundtrack)

    INTRO: Am (hum over chord)

    C       G              C
    It’s a mystery to me;
    We have a greed
    C      F                       G
    With which we have agreed.

    G           F
    And you think you have to
    G                           Am
    Want more than you need;
    F                         G
    Until you have it all,
    G                 Am
    You won’t be free…

    Am    F
    Society,
    F                     C
    You’re a crazy breed.
    C                         G
    I hope you’re not lonely
    G          Am
    Without me.

    When you want more than you have,
    You think you need.
    And when you think more than you want,
    Your thoughts begin to bleed.

    I think I need to find a bigger place,
    Cause when you have
    More than you think,
    You need more space…

    Society,
    You’re a crazy breed.
    I hope you’re not lonely
    Without me.

    Society,
    Crazy indeed;
    Hope you’re not lonely
    Without me.

    INSTRUMENTAL:  Over verse and chorus chords

    There’s those thinking more less,
    Less is more.
    But if less is more,
    How you keepin’ score?

    Means for every point you make,
    Your level drops,
    Kinda like you’re startin’ from the top,
    And you can’t do that…

    Society,
    You’re a crazy breed.
    I hope you’re not lonely
    Without me.

    Society,
    Crazy indeed;
    Hope you’re not lonely
    Without me.

    Society,
    Have mercy on me;
    Hope you’re not angry
    If I disagree.

    Society,
    Crazy indeed;
    Hope you’re not lonely
    Without me.

    ** These chords and lyrics are interpretations and transcriptions, respectively, and are the sole property of the copyright holder(s). They are posted on this website free of charge for no profit for the purpose of study and commentary, as allowed for under the “fair use” provision of U.S. copyright law, and should only be used for such personal and/or academic work. **

  • “The End” by Pearl Jam – Chords, Tabs, & How to Play

    Sunday, March 11th, 2012

    Originally posted 2009-09-28 22:16:37.

    “The End”
    Pearl Jam

    F#                            C#
    What were all those dreams we shared
    C#       Ebm              F#
    Those many years ago?
    What were all those plans we made
    Now left beside the road?
    F#   B                    F#
    Be – hind us in the road.

    More than friends I always pledged
    Cause friends they come and go
    People change as does everything
    I wanted to grow old
    Just want to grow old

    F#          B         F#
    Slide on next to me
    F#  B                    Ab
    I’m  just a human being
    B                   Ebm
    I will take the blame
    Ebm           C#
    But just the same
    C#             B
    This is not me
    You see
    Believe
    B                     F#
    I’m better than this

    F#     B                  F#
    Don’t leave me so cold
    F#   B                            Ab
    Or   buried beneath the stones
    B                   Ebm
    I just want to hold on
    Ebm  C#                            B
    And   know I’m worth your love
    Enough
    I don’t think
    B                                      F#
    There’s such a thing…

    It’s my fault, now I been caught
    A sickness in my bones
    How it pains to leave you here
    With the kids on your own
    Just don’t let me go

    Help me see myself
    Cause I can no longer tell
    Looking out from the inside of
    The bottom of a well
    It’s hell
    I yell
    But no one hears

    Before I disappear
    Whisper in my ear
    Give me something to echo
    In my unknown future’s ear

    My dear
    The end
    Comes near
    I’m here
    But not much longer

    ** These chords and lyrics are interpretations and transcriptions, respectively, and are the sole property of the copyright holder(s). They are posted on this website free of charge for no profit for the purpose of study and commentary, as allowed for under the “fair use” provision of U.S. copyright law, and should only be used for such personal and/or academic work. **

  • “Thin Air” by Pearl Jam – Chords, Tabs, and How to Play

    Sunday, March 11th, 2012

    Originally posted 2009-02-28 20:57:25.

    “Thin Air”
    Pearl Jam

    Intro: E

    E                                          C                  E
    There’s a light… when my baby’s in my arms;
    There’s a light… when the window shades are drawn.
    Hesitate… when I feel I may do harm to her…
    [Wash it off...] ’cause this feeling we can share.

    E       C                                      D – A             E
    And I know she’s reached my heart… in thin air.

    Byzantine… is reflected in our pond;
    There’s a cloud… but the water remains calm.
    Reaching in… the sun’s fingers clutch the dawn to pass;
    Even out… it’s a precious thing to bear…

    And I know she’s reached my heart… in thin air.
    Yes, I know she’s reached my heart… in thin air.

    E   F             C              G
    It’s not in my past to presume…
    G             D                            A
    Love can keep on moving, in both directions.
    F               C               G
    How to be happy and true…
    G       D                           A
    Is the quest we’re taking on together…

    E
    Taking on… on, on, on…
    Taking on… on, on, on on, on.

    There’s a light… when my baby’s in my arms…

    And I know she’s reached my heart… in thin air.
    And I know she’s reached my heart… in thin air.
    Yes, I know she’s reached my heart… in thin air.

    E        C                                               A – E
    Yes, I know she’s reached my heart…

    ** These chords and lyrics are interpretations and transcriptions, respectively, and are the sole property of the copyright holder(s). They are posted on this website free of charge for no profit for the purpose of study and commentary, as allowed for under the “fair use” provision of U.S. copyright law, and should only be used for such personal and/or academic work. **

Chords / How to Play Songs

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