Intro
C# G# D# G#
then
C# G# D# Fm G#
[Verse 1]
C#
Lately see I've been
hung up on nothing
D#
And I've been staggering
Fm
trying to make
G#
it mean something
[Verse 2]
C#
Lately see I've been
hung up on nothing
D#
And I've been staggering
Fm
trying to make
G#
it mean something
[Chorus/Outro]
C#
Lately see I've been
hung up on nothing
D#
And I've been staggering
Fm
trying to make
G#
it mean something
C#
Lately see I've been
hung up on nothing
D#
And I've been staggering
Fm
trying to make
G# G# G#
it mean something
2.) For The Wolves
Key: G#
[Intro]
Fm
[Verse 1]
Fm C# D#
With every thought I had about just leaving it.
Fm C# D# G#
Well, they all washed ashore in waves of indifference and
Fm C#
I pulled you out but it put me back under.
D#
As if I could leave, no longer I wonder.
Fm C#
Broken pieces are mended together,
D# G#
bonded by fire burning forever.
[Chorus]
C# D# C#
I came in here alone and that’s exactly how I’m leaving.
D# Fm C# D#
I never came for you, just to prove I’m not defeated.
G# Fm C# D# G#
To prove I’m not defeated
[Verse 2]
Fm C# D#
My exits are always epic so I’m leaving without goodbye.
Fm C# D# G#
Know I still feel something but I’m starving your hunger tonight.
[Chorus]
C# D# C#
I came in here alone and that’s exactly how I’m leaving.
D# C#
I never came for you, just to prove I’m not defeated.
D# C#
I came in here alone and that’s exactly how I’m leaving.
D# G#
I never came for you, just to prove I’m not defeated.
3.) Harbours
Forever Came Calling
Harbours
Contender
2012 Pure Noise Records
Key: G#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
G# - x46664
D# - 466544
Fm - x13321
C# - 244322
A#m - x68876
Cm - 133111
[Verse 1]
Fm
I drove through the midwest
D#
and I burned the town that your
C#
father left you in And if you
D#
see that old man just know
I still have it out for him
[Refrain 1]
Fm D#
We don’t talk anymore but
C#
I’m working on keeping my
promises like those
nights with everlong
Fm D#
We don’t talk anymore
C#
but I’m working on
I’m working on and
D#
I’m working on
[Chorus 1]
Fm C# D#
Of all the places I’ve ever been
G# Fm
inside your heart I fear the most
C# D#
Of all the places I’ve ever been
Fm
you know You know and I will
C# D#
let you breathe Come steal
G# Fm
some faith from me I’ll
C# D# G#
never be those things you need
[Verse 2]
C#
Hope is an address that
G# C#
we knew when we were young
G#
When I was learning to connect
C#
you with getting numb
G#
Your early 20’s left you leaving
C#
like lightening that’s constantly
G#
striking I pray in time
you finally break mold
[Refrain 2]
C#
Fuck your secrets
D# Fm
don’t ever keep them
C#
Fuck your secrets,
Fm D#
don’t ever keep them
[Chorus 2]
Fm C# D#
Of all the places I’ve ever been
G# Fm
inside your heart I fear the most
C# D#
Of all the places I’ve ever been
Fm
you know You know and I will
C# D#
let you breathe Come steal
G# Fm
some faith from me I’ll
C# D#
never be those things you need
[Bridge]
G#
He wasted your bright light on
ocean tides you’ll never climb
C#
It’s a secret you learn to keep it
Fm
You failed your sons and daughters
blamed it on maternal harbors
G# A#m Cm
Fuck the secret I’ll never keep it
[Chorus 3]
Fm C# D#
Of all the places I’ve ever been
G# Fm
inside your heart I fear the most
C# D#
Of all the places I’ve ever been
Fm
you know You know and I will
C# D#
let you breathe Come steal
G# Fm
some faith from me I’ll
C# D# G# G#
never be those things you need
4.) The Office
Key: A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
A - xx0232
E - x02220
F#m - x24432
D - 320033
E/G# - x476xx
A/C# - 2x023x
[Intro]
A E D A
[Verse 1]
A
We were spitting off of fairies
D
and falling so in love. Downtown
with no money but it was enough
F#m E
and who knew dancing to no music
D A
was so much fun? No money no
museum but I had the sights
D
No money no museum but you
F#m
by my side. From a third
E
story window she screamed
D
You're the love of my life
[Chorus 1]
A E/G#
Dancing on an ocean beats
A E/G#
spinning on a beach
D
Take a picture for your
A/C# D A#/C D
pocket and burn everything
E
I'd kill myself to shock my
F#m
friends and let them know
A
love is never as bad as
D E
we intended I shine it on
F#m
in spite of this to let them
A
know my life is half as
A F#m E D
good as I pretend.
[Verse 2]
A
Hey there tear catcher
I know you don't miss her
F#m E
Faucets and sinks they're
D A
like eyes. She's down on
her knees blinded by the
F#m E
thought of her name in
D F#m
lights I pray that you
E D
get there in time.
[Chorus 2]
A E/G#
Dancing on an ocean beats
A E/G#
spinning on a beach
D
Take a picture for your
A/C# D A#/C D
pocket and burn everything
E
I'd kill myself to shock my
F#m
friends and let them know
A
love is never as bad as
D E
we intended I shine it on
F#m
in spite of this to let them
A
know my life is half as
D E F#m A D E F#m A D D
good as I pretend.
[Bridge]
D E
If I ever make it home
F#m
I swear I gotta make
A
this work
D E
If I ever make it home
F#m
I swear I gotta make
A
this work
D E
If I ever make it home
F#m
I swear I gotta make
A
this work
D
If I ever make it home
F#m
I swear I gotta make
A
this work
[Chorus 3]
D E
I'd kill myself to shock my
F#m
friends and let them know
A
love is never as bad as
D E
we intended I shine it on
F#m
in spite of this to let them
A
know my life is half as
good as I pretend.
[Chorus 4/Outro]
D E
You always were my best regret
F#m
signed sincerely the kid
A
now on top of your bed
D E
You always were my best regret
F#m
signed sincerely the kid
A A
now on top of your bed
F#m E D
430 Dukes Road at night
F#m E D A
We were feeling so alive
5.) Ides
Key: A#
[Intro]
A# Gm F A*
[Verse]
D#
I’m not scared, life is a game full of false starts.
F Gm
Losing myself inside of its scars, I’m losing myself.
A# D#
I don’t know what to do, choosing myself, thought I was over you.
D#
E child of March so I was battle born
F
but these ides have kept me that steady course.
Gm A#
I saw the same view every day, same you every way.
[Chorus]
D# F
Just make mistakes ‘cause you’ll never be the same again,
Gm A#
and I’m not worth your while? But what’s your while worth again?
D# F
I did my best to keep all of your fucking secrets in,
Gm A#
but now they’re bleeding out from every god damn open end.
[Interlude]
[Verse]
D# D#/D Gm F
I did my best to keep my restless head
D# D#/D Gm F
off of your floor and out of your bed.
A# F Cm Dm Cm
Convinced I’ll die alone,
A# F Cm Dm Cm Dm
but I’ll do it with a smile on ‘cause I did it on my own.
[Chorus]
D# F
Just make mistakes ‘cause you’ll never be the same again,
Gm A#
and I’m not worth your while? But what’s your while worth again?
D# F
I did my best to keep all of your fucking secrets in,
Gm A#
but now they’re bleeding out from every god damn open end.
[Bridge]
A# A#/A Gm F
Feel you draw breath in like I’m part of your past.
Gm D# A#
Let me out of your lungs and into your flask.
A# A#/A Gm F
Feel you draw breath in like I’m part of your past.
Gm D# A#
Let me out of your lungs and into your flask.
A#/A Gm F Gm D#
I kept it quiet, I held in my grief.
A# A#/A Gm F Gm D#
I gave a simple choice, the drugs or me.
[Chorus]
D# F
Just make mistakes ‘cause you’ll never be the same again,
Gm A#
and I’m not worth your while? But what’s your while worth again?
D# F
I did my best to keep all of your fucking secrets in,
Gm A#
but now they’re bleeding out from every god damn open end.
6.) If Bukowski Could See Me Now
If Bukowski Could See Me Now
E - 5776xx
E/D# - 4776xx
A5 - x577xx
A/G# - x477xx
A - xx0232
B5 - x799xx
C#5 - x9x11xx
B - 022100
C#m - 244222
[Intro]
E E/D# E E/D#
A5 A/G# A5 A/G#
E E/D# E E/D#
A5 A/G# A5
[Verse 1]
E E/D# E E/D#
Let’s get reckless like the ocean ‘cause I’m careless like the sea.
A
I watched you walk inside this crowded room, trying to drink the void in you.
E
We’re all searching for something intangible,
A
breaking moons apart to let the ocean know.
[Chorus]
E
You taught me a lot about confidence, a common place, and settling.
A
I taught you all about love instead, petty theft, and remembering.
[Interlude]
E E/D# E E/D#
A5 A/G# A5
[Verse 2]
E E/D# E E/D#
Sitting tongue out and spinning, traded true love for a ring.
A
Walk the shores of Mexico and finally calmed her seas.
[Chorus]
E
You taught me a lot about confidence, a common place, and settling.
A
I taught you all about love instead, petty theft, and remembering.
E
So crack my heart, and let you finish those lines,
A
‘cause the actors that we play are taking on our lives.
[Verse 3]
E
Of all the things she swore she ever meant,
E
still in my head it’s the difference.
A
I guess you were just smarter than the gate
A
to drug use and awkward sex.
E
My best friends will be the death of me,
E
but I gotta say it’s the only way to be.
A
Did your best to try and find change,
B5 C#5 C#m
nickel and dimed but pennies ain’t got nothing to say.
[Bridge]
B A
She crashes those waves, she is dead weight.
C#m B E A E
Did you ever find change?
7.) I'll Be Better I Promise
Key: F
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
F - x13331
C - 133211
Dm - 355333
A# - x68886
[Verse 1]
A#
Would you hold it against me if
F
I say that I’ve been missing you
A#
lately? Do you remember when we
F
sat outside my house watched stars
cascade turning into something else?
A# Dm
You said you would travel I said
A#
you should. You said you would
Dm
travel I knew you would.
A#
It’s not the first
F F
time I felt this way.
[Chorus 1]
A# Dm
I will be better for this
C
I will and from our time spent
alone we’ll have stories to
A# Dm
tell I will be better for this
C A#
I will I will Go talk to your
Dm C
friends like I’m somebody else
like I’m the man that you need
A#
when I’m the boy that you shelved
Dm
Go talk to your friends I’m
C
finally somebody else
A# F
Complacent on a shelf
[Verse 2]
A#
And you held it against me when
F
I said everything about how
fucked up this really is
A#
Home by 8 but you wouldn’t
F
notice cause no ones around
A#
anymore You moved across the
country said goodbye to your
F
friends and you skipped my
street Nothing but a dead end.
[Chorus 2]
A# Dm
I will be better for this
C
I will and from our time spent
alone we’ll have stories to
A# Dm
tell I will be better for this
C A#
I will I will Go talk to your
Dm C
friends like I’m somebody else
like I’m the man that you need
A#
when I’m the boy that you shelved
Dm
Go talk to your friends I’m
C
finally somebody else
Dm C A# Dm C A#
Complacent on a shelf
[Instrumental]
Dm C A#
[Bridge]
Dm
I guess it’s common sense
C
for me to shake like this
I’ve seen weaker men learn
A#
how to deal with it I guess
it’s common sense for me to
shake like this I’ve seen
weaker men learn how
to deal with it.
[Outro] 3/4 Time signature
Dm C
Fell asleep to faith on TV
A#
it kept belief alive in me.
Dm
You’re the faith healer of my
C
dreams You leave my life so
A#
recklessly put the fear of
God in me and hush me back to
Dm
sleep It never was a choice
C
to leave it’s something I must
A#
do for me It never was a choice
to leave it’s something
I must do for me
Dm
It never was a choice
C
to leave it’s something I must
A#
do for me It never was a choice
to leave it’s something
I must do for me.
8.) Front Porch Sunrise
Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
B - 022100
F# - x24442
G#m - x46654
E - x02220
[Intro]
B E B
then
E B F# G#m F# x2
[Verse 1]
E B
This isn’t good morning
F#
this is gracious bad news
G#m
I was calling to scar you
F# E
with what I’m about to do
B
Cause you burned your sorrows
F#
and I burned mine too but
G#m
you kept the ashes and now
F# E B
they’re keeping you.
[Chorus 1]
E
What’s it like to be
B F#
honest honestly happy
G#m
and say all the things
F#
that you know that
you’re thinking?
E
What’s it like to be
B F#
honest honestly happy
and say all the things
that you know that
E
you’re thinking? I don’t
B F# G#m F#
need anyone or anything
E B
Between you and me is
F#
a distance that I
E
bridge with sleep so
[Verse 2]
B
I’m cutting clearly and
straight to your room
F#
Crawl in your bed to
G#m E
that windowless view
B
Cause these blankets
and sheets will bury me
F#
if I let myself go to
G#m E
your father's beliefs
[Instrumental]
G#m F# E B
G#m F# E F#
[Verse 3]
G#m F# E B
You will always be the boy who
G#m F# E F#
stumbled in too soon she said
G#m F# E B
You will always be the boy that
G#m F# E F#
stumbled in too soon she said
[Chorus 2]
E
What’s it like to be
B F#
honest honestly happy
and say all the things
that you know that
you’re thinking?
E
What’s it like to be
B F#
honest honestly happy
E
and I don’t
B F# G#m F#
need anyone or anything
E B
Between you and me is
F#
a distance that I
bridge with sleep so
[Chorus 3]
E
I want it so badly
B
but I had to break
F#
that promise I made
G#m
for your front porch
F# E
that day I spent last
B
night talking secrets
F#
and graves the place
that my promise has
G#m B
now wormed its way.
[Instrumental]
E F# G#m B
[Bridge]
E
And your parents were on
your front lawn screaming
F#
I’m the kid that’s keeping
G#m
you lost and I could never
B
be what you want I could
never I could never
E
And your parents were on
your front lawn screaming
F#
I’m the kid that’s keeping
G#m
you lost and I could never
B
be what you want I could
never I could never
[Outro]
E
And your parents were on
your front lawn screaming
F#
I’m the kid that’s keeping
G#m
you lost and I could never
B
be what you want I could
never I could never
9.) Contender
Key: C#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
C# - 244322
G# - x46664
A#m - x68876
F# - x24442
D#m - 466444
Fm - x13321
[Intro]
F# C# G# A#m G# x2
F# G#
[Verse 1]
C#
Half the man I thought I’d be double
his size and constantly drinking
F#
What? When your sip becomes your
substance? You learn control
or you learn how to crutch it
C#
E mother and father who care so
much southern comfort and her
F#
northern touch What? When your
sip becomes your substance?
You lost control and you
learned how to love it
[Chorus 1]
F# C# G#
Contender for everything from
A#m G# F#
choir boys to thick as thieves
C#
If you don’t let me in you won’t
G# A#m G# F#
lose your belief I lost
C# G#
it all in a hospital How did
A#m G# F# C#
I get so low? How did I get
G# A#m G#
so low? Hey mom I’m coming home
[Post Chorus]
F# G#
A#m C# D#m F# Fm C#
A#m C# A#m
F# G#
A#m C# D#m F# Fm C#
A#m C# A#m
[Verse 2]
C#
Half a man that’s content
with sinking Patching up holes
F#
while steadily streaming liquid
into his bow and his gut
Has he lost all hope? That
ship never showed up
[Chorus 2]
F# C# G#
Contender for everything from
A#m G# F#
choir boys to thick as thieves
C#
If you don’t let me in you won’t
G# A#m G# F#
lose your belief I lost
C# G#
it all in a hospital How did
A#m G# F# C#
I get so low? How did I get
G# A#m G#
so low? Hey mom I’m coming home
[Instrumental]
C# F#
[Bridge]
C#
Stop by the bar around Eight
your smile verse my 5th drink
F#
You’ll tell me how much you
miss those things that
I used to be
[Outro]
C# F# x2
C#
10.) Dead Poets Honor
Key: F
F - x32010
C - 320010
A# - x33210
Dm - x02210
F/E - x20010
[Intro]
A# C Dm F
[Verse]
A# C Dm F
I wish that I could say, I’m giving you my best.
A# C Dm F
To the people that I’m closest to this is my first collapse.
A# C Dm F
I spent the last few years trying to figure it out.
A# C Dm F
It left me hung up with lines like love first times, I hate the sound.
[Interlude]
A# C Dm F
[Verse]
A#
E sunny California has quaked to the rain,
Dm C A#
sun is sleeping in the ocean with a novelty tee that reads,
Dm
Fuck the stars. You know who you are.
C
You know who you are.
[Chorus]
F F/E F A#
I keep my head low but you mistook that for my eyes closed.
Dm C A#
Eyes closed, and I can’t stand this place that we’re from.
Dm C A#
Take a shot and I can’t stand these things that I’ve done.
A# C
(It’s all I’ve got.)
[Verse]
Dm C A#
The lonely writer writes himself to sleep tonight
F C
and if he can’t stay the same maybe you’re the one to blame.
A# C Dm C A#
I’ve seen everything I want inside of everything I’m not,
F C
inside a small northern town where she’s too often found.
[Chorus]
F F/E F A#
I keep my head low but you mistook that for my eyes closed.
F F/E F
Eyes closed, and I’m not pulling my punches it’s just some nights I can’t win.
A#
I’m now writing for closure and slowly learning to live
Dm C A#
and I can’t stand this place that we’re from.
Dm C A#
Take a shot and I can’t stand these things that I’ve done. It’s all I’ve got.
[Interlude]
A# C Dm F
[Bridge]
A# C Dm F
Fall asleep on the streets of the cities you love.
A# C Dm F
Fall asleep on the streets of the cities you love.
A# C Dm F A# C Dm F
Fall asleep on the streets of the cities you love.
[Chorus]
F A#
I keep my head low but you mistook that for my eyes closed.
F F/E F
Eyes closed, and I’m not pulling my punches it’s just some nights I can’t win.
A#
I’m now writing for closure and slowly learning to live
Dm C A#
and I can’t stand this place that we’re from.
Dm C A#
Take a shot and I can’t stand these things that I’ve done.
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