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  • “Out Of Our Heads” by Sheryl Crow – Chords, Tabs, and How to Play

    Sunday, March 11th, 2012

    Originally posted 2009-02-28 08:05:59.

    “Out Of Our Heads”
    Sheryl Crow

    (Capo 1)

    Am                               F
    If you feel you wanna fight me,
    C                                             G
    There’s a chain around your mind.
    When something is holding you tightly,
    What is real is so hard to find.

    Losing babies to genocide,
    Oh, where’s the meaning in that plight.
    Can’t you see that we’ve really bought into
    Every word they proclaimed and every lie, oh…

    CHORUS 1:
    Am              C           C              F            F              C
    If we could only get out of our heads, out of our heads,
    G
    And into our hearts…
    If we could only get out of our heads, out of our heads,
    And into our hearts…

    Someone’s feeding on your anger.
    Someone’s been whispering in your ear.
    You’ve seen his face before;
    You’ve been played before.
    These aren’t the words you need to hear.

    Through the dawn of darkness blindly,
    You have blood upon your hands.
    All the world will treat you kindly,
    But only the heart will understand, oh understand…

    CHORUS 2:
    If we could only get out of our heads, out of our heads,
    And into our hearts….
    Children of Abraham, lay down your fears, swallow your
    tears, and look to your heart.

    (repeat CHORUS 2)

    Every man is his own prophet,
    Oh, every prophet just a man.
    I say, all the women stand up, say yes to themselves;
    Teach your children best you can.

    Let every man bow to the best in himself;
    We’re not killing any more.
    We’re the wisest ones, everybody listen,
    ‘Cause you can’t fight this feeling any more, oh, any more…

    CHORUS 2 (repeat)

    End on:

    Am
    Ohhhh….

    ** 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. **

  • “Jonathon Fisk” by Spoon – Chords, Tabs, & How to Play

    Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

    Originally posted 2010-01-18 16:11:56.

    To see how it’s played in the music video cover, CLICK HERE!

    “Jonathon Fisk”
    Spoon

    Intro:   A    D

    A
    Maybe you remember, maybe you’re locked away.
    A                                                                            D
    Maybe we’ll meet again some better day, some better life.

    A
    Mmmm…  Jonathon Fisk speaks with his fists
    A                                                              D
    Can’t let me walk home on my own.
    A
    And just like a knife, down on my life,
    A                                                  D
    So many ways to set me right.

    B                              A
    It’s such a long way home.
    It’s how the story goes.
    A                 D
    And it’s like atom bombs and blunt razors,
    D
    Atom bombs and blunt razors…

    A
    Jonathon then says it’s a sin,
    But he don’t think twice ’cause to him
    D
    Religion don’t mean a thing –
    It’s just another way to be right wing.
    A
    Just like a knife, down on my life,
    So many ways to set it right.
    D
    That’s how it goes.
    That’s how the story goes.

    It’s such a long way home.
    You’re too old to understand.
    ‘Cause I just want to get home now;
    I just want to get home now.

    Jonathon’s right, down on my life,
    So many ways to set me right.
    On the long walk home,
    That’s how the story goes.
    And Jonathon Fisk, always a risk,
    Tells me he counts my teeth every night.
    I want to get them all back now;
    I want to get them all back.

    E                    D          A
    And I want to turn it around.
    Ooo-oo…        Turn it around…
    Ooo-oo, oo-oo… Turn it around…

    ** 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. **

  • “That Was the Day” by Jim Fusco (Chords & Lyrics) – Ask the Musician

    Monday, February 13th, 2012

    Originally posted 2010-06-17 00:14:12.

    By Jim Fusco:

    My new friend Dianne on Facebook asked me a while ago for the chords to my “classic” song, “That Was the Day” off of the “That’s All Jim” album.  I remember coming up with this song oh so long ago about my future wife, Becky.  Little did I know that we’d get married seven years later…

    Anyway, I’m so happy to have a fan in Dianne and I finally get to post the chords and lyrics for all to see.  I hope you enjoy!  Don’t know how the song goes?  Check out my YouTube acoustic video below the chords.

    That Was the Day
    Written by Jim Fusco

    Dm            Em            F            D            G            (All on barre chords)

    G                                                        Dm7
    I remember the day a great man told me
    Am7            D            G
    The perfect girl             did not exist.
    G                                             Dm7
    I said that if I should ever find her,
    Am7       D                 G
    I knew that I            would not resist.

    Dm7            Am7                                  Dm7                      G
    That was the day I             met you; that was the day you stole my heart.
    Dm7            Am7                                  Dm7                         G
    That was the day I            met you; you were the one right from the start.
    Dm7            C                                        Dm7                         G
    And that was the day I             met you; when I found out that you were true.
    Dm7            Am7                                Dm7                  G
    That was the day I             met you; then I knew what I should do.

    Right up to that day, my heart was hurting,
    I never knew you’d come around.
    I almost gave up all of my searching,
    Right before you turned around.

    CHORUS

    (Instrumental break- all on barre chords)
    Dm            Em            6x
    F            D
    Dm            Em            8x
    F            D            G

    CHORUS 2x

    Dm            Em            6x
    F            D            G

  • “Solitaire” by Wilco – Chords, Tabs, & How to Play

    Saturday, February 11th, 2012

    Originally posted 2009-06-29 09:24:14.

    For the acoustic cover song music video, CLICK HERE!

    “Solitaire”
    Wilco

    (Capo I)

    Intro:   E    F#m7    E    F#m7    E

    E
    Once I thought the world was crazy,
    F#m7
    Everyone was sad and chasing
    Happiness and love and
    I was the only one above it.

    Once I thought, without a doubt,
    I had it all figured out.
    Universe with hands unseen;
    I was cold as gasoline.

    E      G               F#m7
    Took too long to see
    F#m7   C               F#m7              E              F#m7    E    F#m7    E
    I was   wrong to believe in me only…

    Once my life was a game so unfair
    It beat me down and kept me there.
    Unaware of my naysaying,
    F#m7                                              E
    Solitaire was all I was playing.

    INSTRUMENTAL:   G    F#m7    C    F#m7  (x3)

    Took too long to see
    I was wrong to believe in me only…

    ** 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

Many amateur musicians say to themselves, “I own an acoustic guitar, but I’m not sure how to play my favorite new music.” They may visit a video blog to try to figure out the chords, or they may go in search of the acoustic tabs. Regardless of the approach, there is a proliferation of chords sites that are incorrectly transcribed as often as not. This can be frustrating. Thus, the songwriters of the Laptop Sessions have established a “Chords / How to Play…” section on their website devoted to providing accurate chords/tabs for cover songs and new music. These are “How to…” articles written by young artists who know how to write a song and love to listen to new music – whenever possible, they are trying to share the chords and tabs that they have developed for their favorite music. The best cover songs are the ones that are played as faithfully to the originals, at least in terms of chords, and the boys of the Laptop Sessions hope to aid fellow musicians to play their own cover songs.



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