Em Am

Strumming my pain with his fingers

D7 G
singing my life with his words
Em A
killing me softly with his song
D C
killing me softly with his song
G C
telling my whole life with his words.
Esus4
Killing me softly
E
with his song.

Am7 D
I heard he sang a good song
G C
I heard he had a style
Am7 D
and so I came to see him
Em
and listen for a while.
Am7 D7
And there he was this young boy
G H7
a stranger to my eyes.

Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 G
singing my life with his words
Em A
killing me softly with his song
D C
killing me softly with his song
G C
telling my whole life with his words.
Esus4
Killing me softly
E
with his song.

Am7 D
I felt all flushed with fever
G C
embarrassed by the crowd.
Am7 D
I felt he found my letters
Em
and read each one out loud.
Am7 D7
I prayed that he would finish
G H7
but he just kept right on.

Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 G
singing my life with his words
Em A
killing me softly with his song
D C
killing me softly with his song
G C
telling my whole life with his words.
Esus4
Killing me softly
E
with his song.

Am7 D
He sang as if he knew me
G C
in all my dark despair.
Am7 D
And then he looked right through me
Em
as if I wasn't there.
Am7 D7
And he just kept on singing
G H7
singing clear and strong.

Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 G
singing my life with his words
Em A
killing me softly with his song
D C
killing me softly with his song
G C
telling my whole life with his words.
Esus4
Killing me softly
E
with his song.
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+ Em7
A7 `D7sus4 G
I wait -
ed til I saw the sun. I don't know why
I did - n't come
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+ Em7
A7 D7sus4 G
I left you by the house of fun. I don't
know why I did - n't come.
Emaj7 A7 D7sus4 G
I don't know why I did - n't come.
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+ Em7
A7 D7sus4 G
When I saw the break of day. I wished
that I could fly a - way
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+ Em7
A7 D7sus4
G
'stead of kneel - ing in the sand cath -
ing tear drops in my hand.

[Chorus]

Em7 A7 D
D7
My heart is drenced in wine,
Em7 A7 D D5/c
G/B D/A
but
you'll be on my mind for -
ev - er.

[Verse 2]

Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+ Em7

A7 D7sus4 G
Out a - cross the end -
less sea, I would die in
ec - sta - sy.
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+ Em7
A7 D7sus4
G
 But I'll
be a bag of bones driv - ing dow
n the road a -
lone.

[Chorus]

Em7 A7 D
D7
My heart is drenched in wine,
Em7 A7 D
D7
but you'll be on my mind
for - ev - er.

[Verse 3]

Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+ Em7

A7 D7sus4
G
Some -
thing has to make you run. I don't k
now why I did -
n't come
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+
I feel as emp - ty as a drum
Em7 A7 D7sus4 G
Em7 A7
I don't know
why I did - n't come, I don't kno
w why
D7sus4 G Em7
A7 D7sus4
G
I did - n't come. I don't
know why I did - n't come.
[Intro]

C Em Am7 C/G

[Verse]

C Em Am7 C/G

When you try your best, but you don't succeed

C Em Am7
C/G
When you get what you want, but not what you need
C Em Am7 C/G

When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep

C Em Am7 C/G
Stuck in re - ver - se.

[Verse]

C Em Am7 C/
G
When the tears come streaming down your face
C Em Am7
C/G
When you lose something you can't replace
C Em Am7
C/G
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
C Em Am7 C/G
Could it be wo - rse?

[Chorus]

F Em G Gsus4 F
Lights will gu - ide you home
F Em G Gsus4 F
And ig - n -it- e your bones
F Em G Gsus4 C
And I will try to fix you

[Instrumental]

C Em Am7 C/G

[Verse]
 C Em Am7 C/G
And high up above or down below
C Em Am7 C/G
When you're too in love to let it go
C Em Am7 C/G
If you never try, then you'll never know
C Em Am7 C/G
Just what you're wor - th

[Chorus]

F Em G Gsus4 F
Lights will gu - ide you home
F Em G Gsus4 F
And ig - n -it- e your bones
F Em G Gsus4 C
And I will try to fix you

[Bridge]

C F
Tears stream, down your face
C C/G G
When you lose something you cannot replace
Am7 F
Tears stream down your face
C C/G G
And I.........
C F
Tears stream, down your face
C C/G G
I promise you that I'll learn from my mistakes
Am7 F
Tears stream down your face
C/G G
And I.........

[Chorus]

F Em G Gsus4 F
Lights will gu - ide you home
F Em G Gsus4 F
And ig - n -it- e your bones
F Em G Gsus4 C
And I will try to fix you
Verse] CAPO 1!

G Bm C G
somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
C Cm G Em Am D
G
theres a land that i heard of once in a lullaby

G Bm C G
somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue
C Cm G Em Am D
G
and the dreams that you dare to dream really do
come true

[Middle]

G
someday ill wish upon a star
Am Em
Am D
and wake up where the clouds are far behind me
G
where troubles melt like lemon drops
F#m
away above the chimney tops
Bm Am D
thats where you'll find me

[Verse]

G Bm C G
somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue
C Cm G Em Am D
G
and the dreams that you dare to dream really do
come true

[Middle]

G
someday ill wish upon a star
Am Em
Am D
and wake up where the clouds are far behind me
G
where troubles melt like lemon drops
F#m
away above the chimney tops
Bm Am D
thats where you'll find me

[Verse]

G Bm C G
Somewhere over the rainbow, Bluebirds fly
C Cm G Em Am D
G
Birds fly over the rainbow. Why, then oh why
can't I?

[outro]

G Am
if happy little bluebirds fly beyond the
rainbow
D G
why oh why can't i?
[Verse 1]

A F#m
Love of my life - you've hurt me,
Bm E
You've broken my heart and now you leave
me.
A A7 D
Love of my life can't you see?
Bm F#m
Bring it back, bring it back,
G D BM EM A D
Don't take it away from me, because you
don't know, what it means to me.

[Verse 2]

A F#m
Love of my life don't leave me,
Bm E
You've taken/stolen my love, and now
desert me,
A A7 D
Love of my life can't you see,
Bm F#m
Bring it back, bring it back,
G D G D B
m Em A D
Don't take it away from me because you
don't know - what it means to me.
[Verse 3]

Bm F#m
You will remember - When this is blown
over
G D
And everything's all by the way -
Bm F#m
B Cdim B
When I grow older I will be there at your
side to remind you
Em A
how I still love you - still love you.

[Verse 4]

Bm F#m
Hurry back - hurry back,
G D
Don't take it away from me,
G D Bm Em A D

because you don't know what it means to

me -
Bm
Love of my life
F#m
Love of my life...
Intro]

Am

[Chorus]

Am C G Am
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
G Am
I`m begging of you please dont`t take my man
Am C G Am
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
G Em Am
Please don`t take him just because you can

[Verse]

Am C
Your beauty is beyond compare
G Am
With flaming locks of auburn hair
G Em Am
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green
Am C
Your smile is like a breath of spring
G Am
Your voice is soft like summer rain
G Em Am
And i cannot compete with you, Jolene

[Verse]

Am C
He talks about you in his sleep
G Am
There`s nothing i can do to keep
G Em Am
From crying when he calls your name, Jolene
Am C
And i can easily understand
G Am
How you could easily take my man
G Em Am
But you don`t know what he means to me, Jolene

[Chorus]

Am C G Am
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
G Am
I`m begging of you please don`t take my man
Am C G Am
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
G Em Am
Please don`t take him just because you can

[Verse]

Am C
you could have your choice of men
G Am
But i could never love again
G Em Am
He`s the only one for me, Jolene
Am C
I had to have this talk with you
G Am
My happines depends on you
G Em Am
Whatever you decide to do, Jolene

[Chorus]

Am C G Am
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
G Am
I`m begging of you please don`t take my man
Am C G Am
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
G Em Am
Please don`t take him even though you can
[Intro]

Em G D Am CAPO 3
Em G D

[Verse]
Em G D
Sorry for the road that I won’t take
Am Em
For the words that I won’t say
G D
For the love that I won’t give
Em G D
Sorry for the heart that I won’t show
Am Em
For the lengths that I won’t go
G D
For the life that you won’t live

[Pre-chorus]
Am C D
Sorry that I opened up my arms
Am Em
You would never reach in time before they closed again

[Chorus]
C C
You will forget
Em
And I won’t remember it
D
When all I ever did was race in circles
Am C
You will forget
Em
And all there’s left will be
D Em D
A faded memory, a dream you woke up from

[Verse]
Em G D
Sorry for the oath that I won’t take
Am Em
For the vows that I will break
G D
For the role that I won’t play

[Pre-chorus]
Am Em D
Sorry that I’m raising up my walls
Am
And whenever you reached over
Em D
You are thrown back to the start

[Chorus]
Am C
You will forget
Em
And I won’t remember it
D
When all I ever did was race in circles
Am C
You will forget
Em
And all there’s left will be
D
A faded memory, a dream you woke up from

[Chorus]
Am C
You will forget
Em
And I won’t remember it
D
When all I ever did was race in circles
Am C
You will forget
Em
And all there’s left will be
D
A faded memory, a dream you woke up from

[Outro]
Am C Em D
[Intro]
A, E , G, D , Dm, A,
B7 , E7, A

[Verse 1]
A E
When the rain is blowing in your face,
G D
And the whole world is on your case,
Dm A
I could offer you a warm embrace
B7 E7 A
To make you feel my love.

[Verse 2]
A E
When the evening shadows and the stars
appear,
G D
And there is no one there to dry your tears,
Dm A
I could hold you for a million years
B7 E7 A
To make you feel my love.

[Bridge 1]
D A
I know you haven't made your mind up yet,
C#7 D A
And I could never do you wrong.
D A
I've known it from the moment that we met,
B7 E
No doubt in my mind where you belong.

[Verse 3]
A E
 I'd go hungry; I'd go black and blue,
G D
And I'd go crawling down the avenue.
Dm A
No, there's nothing that I wouldn't do
B7 E7 A
To make you feel my love.

[Instrumental]
A, E , G, D , Dm, A,
B7 , E7, A

[Bridge 2]
D A
The storms are raging on the rolling sea
C#7 D A
And on the highway of regret.
D A
The winds of change are blowing wild and
free,
B7 E
You ain't seen nothing like me yet.

[Verse 4]
A E

I could make you happy, make your dreams come

true.
G D
Nothing that I wouldn't do.
Dm A
Go to the ends of the Earth for you,
B7 E7 A
To make you feel my love,
B7 E7 A
To make you feel my love.
[Intro]

D7 Dm C
D7 Dm C G/B

[Verse 1]

Am C Dm
Same bed, but it feels just a little bit bigger now
G G7 C Em/B
Our song on the radio, but it don't sound the same
Am C Dm
When our friends talk about you all it does is just tear me
down
G C
Cause my heart breaks a little when I hear your name

[Refrain]

Em Am Em
It all just sounds like ooh, ooh, oooh, oooh
Bb C/G
Mmm too young, too dumb to realize

[Chorus]

G F G C
That I should've bought you flowers and held your hand
F G C
Shoulda gave you all my hours when I had the chance
F G Am
Take you to every party cause all you wanted to do was dance
D7 F Fm C F
C Em/B
Now my baby's dancing, but she's dancing with another man

[Verse 2]

Am C Dm
My pride, my ego, my needs and my selfish ways
G G7 C Em/B
Caused a good strong woman like you to walk out my life
Am C Dm
Now I'll never, never get to clean up the mess I made ooh
G C
And that haunts me every time I close my eyes

[Refrain]

Em/B Am Em
It all just sounds like ooh, ooh, oooh, oooh
Bb C/G
Mmm too young, too dumb to realize

[Chorus]

G F G C
That I should've bought you flowers and held your hand
F G C
Shoulda gave you all my hours when I had the chance
F G Am
Take you to every party cause all you wanted to do was dance
D7 F Fm C
Now my baby's dancing, but she's dancing with another man

[Bridge]

F G C G/B Am
Em/G
Although it hurts I'll be the first to say that I was wrong
D7
Oh, I know I'm probably much too late
Dm
To try and apologize for my mistakes
G
But I just want you to know

[Chorus]

F G C
I hope he buys you flowers, I hope he holds your hand
F G C
Give you all his hours when he has the chance
F G Am
Take you to every party cause I remember how much you love to
dance
D7 F Fm C

Do all the things I should've done when I was your man

D7 F Fm C
Do all the things I should've done when I was your man
Intro:
Am | Am | Em | Em
Bm | Am | Em | Em CAPO 6

Am
Crazy way to get your kicks,
Em
shoot the silicone in your lips.
Am
If you're figure makes you sad,
Em
they suck the fat right of your back.

Am
Make up ur mind about ur tits girls,
Em
they can puff em up so no bra will fit girls.
Bm
There's only one thing they can't fix.
Am
No I wont let u be mislead.
Em
And that's the hole in your head

(Can't do nothing about that. )

Am
Hail hail modern world.
Em
Hail to all u boys and girls.
Bm
Hail hail the colour green.
Am
Hail hail to what I've seen.
Em
Hail hail hail this modern world.
Am
You tell her that's shes beautiful,
Em
and put her on a pedestal.
Am
But as you cook a trip or lax,
Em
imagination kicks in.
Am
The more you think about sex boys,
Em
with someone else the better it gets boys.
Bm
You have a purpose in your life,
Am
Besides cheating on the wife.
Em
For fuck sake show some sense. oh

Am
Hail hail modern world.
 Em
Hail to all u boys and girls.
Bm
Hail hail the colour green.
Am
Hail hail to what I've seen.
Em
hail hail hail this modern world.

Am
yeah yeah yeah yeahh
Em
yeah yeah yeah yeahh
Bm
yeah yeah yeah yeahh
Am Em
yeah yeah yeah yeahh
Am
Well these days adoption is a hot thing,
Em
you can get a child for nearly nothing.
Am
You take them home to a nanny,
Em
buy off your guilt with toys and candy.
Am
But all the money that u work for girls,
Em
can't compare it to love boys.
Bm
There's only one thing they can't fix,
Am
no I wont let u be mislead
Em
and that's the hole in your head.

Can't do nothing about that.

Am
Hail hail modern world.
Em
Hail to all u boys and girls.
Bm
Hail hail the colour blue.
Am
Hail hail to me and you.
Em
hail hail hail this modern world.

Am
yeah yeah yeah yeahh
Em
yeah yeah yeah yeahh
Bm
yeah yeah yeah yeahh
Am Em
[Intro]

F Fsus4 F C Cadd9* C

[Verse 1]

F Fsus4 F
You've been on my mind
C Dm7 C
I grow fonder every day
Gm Gm* Gm
Lose myself in time
Dm
Just thinking of your face
C F Fsus4 F
God only knows
C Dm7 C
Why it's taken me so long
Gm Gm* Gm
To let my doubts go
Dm C
You're the only one that I want

[Refrain]

Bb
I don't know why I'm scared
C
I've been here before
Dm
Every feeling every word
I've imagined it all
Eb
You'll never know if you never try
Bb F C
To forget your past and simply be mine

[Chorus]

F Fsus4 F Dm Dm7 Dm
I dare you to let me be your your one and only
Am Am* Am
Promise I'm worthy
Bb Am Gm C
To hold in your arms
F Fsus4 F
So come on and give me the chance
Dm Dm7 Dm
To prove I am the one who can
Am Am* Am
walk that mile
Bb Am Gm C
Until the end starts
[Verse 2]

F Fsus4 F
If I've been on your mind
C Dm7 C
You hang on every word I say
Gm Gm* Gm
Lose yourself in time
Dm
At the mention of my name
C F Fsus4 F
Will I ever know
C Dm7 C
how it feels to hold you close
Gm Gm* Gm
And have you tell me
Dm C
whichever road I choose you'll go?

[Refrain]

Bb
I don't know why I'm scared
C
I've been here before
Dm
Every feeling every word
I've imagined it all
Eb
You'll never know if you never try
Bb F C
To forget your past and simply be mine

[Chorus] 2x

F Fsus4 F Dm Dm7 Dm
I dare you to let me be your your one and only
Am Am* Am
Promise I'm worthy
Bb Am Gm C
To hold in your arms
F Fsus4 F
So come on and give me the chance
Dm Dm7 Dm
To prove I am the one who can
Am Am* Am
walk that mile
Bb Am Gm C
Until the end starts