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Zombies On Broadway

by Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness

Biography:

Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness is the third musical project by Andrew McMahon, the former lead singer of Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin.

McMahon announced the moniker in a blog post in July 2014, stating, "as I embark on yet another musical adventure, I will be traveling with my band to many of those same stages, this time as “Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness”. I suppose my wilderness is mostly an abstract one. Since putting Jack’s behind me, I have forced myself into strange spaces seeking new stimulus..."

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Zombies On Broadway (2017)
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness

Tracklist:
1. Zombies Intro
2. Brooklyn, You're Killing Me
3. So Close
4. Don't Speak For Me (True)
5. Fire Escape
6. Dead Man's Dollar
7. Shot Out Of A Canon
8. Walking In My Sleep
9. Island Radio
10. Love And Great Buildings
11. Birthday Song

**NOTE: No capo and standard tuning for all songs. I have strumming patterns included in the tabs of each
individual song, but I found it to be excessive to include all of them here.

1. Zombies Intro

[Indistinct sounds and music]

2. Brooklyn, You're Killing Me

Bb C F
e|-1---3---1-|
B|-3---5---1-|
G|-3---5---2-|
D|-3---5---3-|
A|-1---3---3-|
E|-x---x---1-|

[Intro]
N.C.
Okay, alright, just let me think
C
Alright, just let me think

Just let me think

[Verse 1]
C
My heart is a troubled captain in poisoned television waters
F
I have this air-conditioned nightmare

Like that book you gave to me last summer
Bb F
That made me think that everything was so much worse than it really was
C
My heart is a troubled captain

But let's not get caught up on the weather
F
I could keep searching for the meaning

Try to keep this all together
Bb
But you've got green eyes like the forest
F
I got lost in on the way to some other life

[Chorus]
C
Brooklyn, Brooklyn, my dear
Bb F
Brooklyn, my dear, you're killing me
C
Brooklyn, Brooklyn, my dear
Bb F
Brooklyn, my dear, you're killing me

[Verse 2]
N.C.
My hand is a brain dead magnet

So I keep waking up on fire
F
Beneath this low rise second city

That's turning good men into liars
Bb
And maybe I'm not all that good
F
But I was better in your west coast bed
C
My hand is a brain dead magnet

But let's not get caught up on connections
F
I could keep searching for a meaning

But I'm still looking for directions
Bb F
I was baptized in your parents' pool in southern California

Then I fled

[Chorus]
C
Brooklyn, Brooklyn, my dear
Bb F
Brooklyn, my dear, you're killing me
C
Brooklyn, Brooklyn, my dear
Bb F
Brooklyn, my dear, you're killing me
C Bb F
(La la la-la laa, la-la laa la la-la laa la la)
C Bb F
(La la la-la laa, la-la laa la la-la laa la la)

C C F F
Bb F

[Bridge]
N.C
My hand is a brain dead magnet
C
So I keep waking up on fire
F
Beneath this low rise second city

That's turning good men into liars

[Chorus]
C
Brooklyn, Brooklyn, my dear
Bb F
Brooklyn, my dear, you're killing me
C
Brooklyn, Brooklyn, my dear
Bb F
Brooklyn, my dear, you're killing me

[Chorus]
C
Brooklyn, Brooklyn, my dear
Bb F
Brooklyn, my dear, you're killing me
C
Brooklyn, Brooklyn, my dear
Bb F
Brooklyn, my dear, you're killing me
C Bb F
(La la la-la laa, la-la laa la la-la laa la la)
C Bb F
(La la la-la laa, la-la laa la la-la laa la la)
C Bb F
(La la la-la laa, la-la laa la la-la laa la la)
C Bb N.C.
(La la la-la laa, la-la laa la la-la laa la la)

3. So Close

Ab Bb Cm Fm
e|-4---1---3---1-|
B|-4---3---4---1-|
G|-5---3---5---1-|
D|-6---3---5---3-|
A|-6---1---3---3-|
E|-4---x---x---1-|

[Verse 1]
Fm
We cross a country
Ab
In an airplane with the wings on fire
Cm Bb
Hanging from the seat belt sign
Fm
That’s the one thing
Ab
There’s no safety in desire
Cm Bb
Preserving life is as good as dying

[Pre-Chorus]
Fm Ab
And these could be the best or darkest days
Cm Bb
The lines we walk are paper thin
Fm Ab
And we could pull this off or push away
Cm Bb
Cause you and me have always been

[Chorus]
N.C. Fm Ab
So close, so close to giving up
Cm Bb
So close to going all the way
Fm Ab
So close, so close to taking off
Cm Bb
So close to going nowhere
Fm Ab
So close, so close to giving up
Cm Bb
So close to going all the way
Fm Ab
So close, so close to taking off
Cm Bb
So close to going nowhere, nowhere

[Verse 2]
Fm Ab
I heard you whisper over the hum of an electric chair
Cm Bb
To live like this could take its toll
Fm
But you’re no stranger
Ab
To the high of almost getting there
Cm Bb
Are we losing touch or taking hold?

[Pre-Chorus]
Fm Ab
And these could be the best or darkest days
Cm Bb
The lines we walk are paper thin
Fm Ab
And we could pull this off or push away
Cm Bb
Cause you and me have always been

[Chorus]
N.C. Fm Ab
So close, so close to giving up
Cm Bb
So close to going all the way
Fm Ab
So close, so close to taking off
Cm Bb
So close to going nowhere
Fm Ab
So close, so close to giving up
Cm Bb
So close to going all the way
Fm Ab
So close, so close to taking off
Cm Bb
So close to going nowhere, nowhere

[Bridge]
Fm Ab
I wanna go there
Cm Bb
I wanna go there
Fm Ab
I wanna go there
Cm Bb
With you

[Chorus]
Fm Ab
So close, so close to giving up
Cm Bb
So close to going all the way
Fm Ab
So close, so close to taking off
Cm Bb
So close to going nowhere
Fm Ab
So close, so close to giving up
Cm Bb
So close to going all the way
Fm Ab
So close, so close to taking off
Cm Bb
So close to going nowhere, nowhere

Fm Ab
So close, so close to giving up
Cm Bb
So close to going all the way
Fm Ab
So close, so close to taking off
Cm Bb
So close to going nowhere
Fm Ab
So close, so close to giving up
Cm Bb
So close to going all the way
Fm Ab
So close, so close to taking off
Cm Bb
So close to going nowhere, nowhere

4. Don't Speak For Me

A Bm D Em F# G
e|-5---2---5---7---2---3-|
B|-5---3---7---8---2---3-|
G|-6---4---7---9---3---4-|
D|-7---4---7---9---4---5-|
A|-7---2---5---7---4---5-|
E|-5---x---x---x---2---3-|

[Intro]
Bm A D G

[Verse 1]
Bm
I think I dug a hole so deep
A D
And lately it's been hard to sleep
G Bm A D
And maybe I should dig a little more
G Bm
Buried under covers friend
A D
Don't wanna play those songs again
G Bm G F#
Until I found someone to play them for

[Chorus]
G
Don't speak for me
A Bm
I'll get with it just give it a little longer
G
Don't speak for me
A Bm
Yeah I'll be there soon
G
Honestly
A F# Bm
Every day I feel a little bit stronger than I was when I was
A G
When I was with you
G Bm Em
Yeah it's true
G Bm Em
Yeah it's true

[Verse 2]
Bm
People try to box me in
A D
Telling me its sink or swim
G Bm A D
Maybe I should sink until I stand
G Bm
Out here where the waters deep
A D
I think I found a voice in me
G Bm G F#
And someday we will walk upon dry land

[Chorus]
G
Don't speak for me
A Bm
I'll get with it just give it a little longer
G
Don't speak for me
A Bm
Yeah I'll be there soon
G
Honestly
A F# Bm
Every day I feel a little bit stronger than I was when I was
A G
When I was with you
G Bm Em
Yeah it's true
G Bm Em
Yeah it's true
G Bm Em
Yeah it's true

[Bridge]
Bm A
I couldn't find myself in you
Em
You led me the long way down
Bm A
I couldn't find myself in you
Em
You led me the long way down
Bm A
I couldn't find myself in you
Em
I couldn't find myself, it's true

[Chorus]
G
Don't speak for me
A Bm
I'll get with it just give it a little longer
G
Don't speak for me
A Bm
Yeah I'll be there soon
G
Honestly
A F# Bm
Every day I feel a little bit stronger than I was when I was
A G
When I was with you
G Bm Em
Yeah it's true (you don't speak for me)
G Bm Em
Yeah it's true (you don't speak for me)
G Bm Em
Yeah it's true (you don't speak for me)
G Bm Em
Yeah it's true (you don't speak for me)

5. Fire Escape

A B C#m E
e|-5---7---4---7-|
B|-5---7---5---9-|
G|-6---8---6---9-|
D|-7---9---6---9-|
A|-7---9---4---7-|
E|-5---7---x---x-|

[Intro]
E

[Verse 1]
E
I met up with an acrobat in Brooklyn or some place like that
C#m
With life and taxis flying past, we tore that dance hall down
E
Pocket change and subway cars, our big ideas filled empty bars

You might be from the moon or Mars
C#m
Either way, I'm never going home

[Pre-Chorus]
E
So let's hang an anchor from the sun
E
There's a million city lights, but

[Chorus]
E
You're number one
B C#m
You're the reason I'm still up at dawn
A
Just to see your face
E B
We'll be going strong with the vampires, baby
C#m A E N.C.
We belong, we belong awake, swinging from the fire escape

[Verse 2]
E
I was drinking from the wishing well, some junkie metal head hotel
C#m
When we boarded the carousel, the roof was caving in
E
On the stage, my ox blood friend was singing songs about the end
C#m
The bankers in the lion's den were dropping lines like beggars in the snow

[Pre-Chorus]
E
So let's hang an anchor from the sun
E
There's a million city lights, but

[Chorus]
E
You're number one
B C#m
You're the reason I'm still up at dawn
A
Just to see your face
E B
We'll be going strong with the vampires, baby
C#m A E
We belong, we belong awake, swinging from the fire escape
E
Swinging from the fire escape, swinging from the fire escape

[Bridge]
E
Walking home, your hand in mine, tattoos on the river line
E
The morning birds are taking flight
C#m
Either way, I thought that you should know

[Chorus]
E
You're my number one
B C#m
You're the reason I'm still up at dawn
A
Just to see your face
E B
We'll be going strong with the vampires, baby
C#m A
We belong, we belong awake
E
You're my number one
B C#m
You're the reason I'm still up at dawn
A
Just to see your face
E B
We'll be going strong with the vampires, baby
C#m A E
We belong, we belong awake, swinging from the fire escapee

Swinging from the fire escape
E
Swinging from the fire escape, swinging from the fire escape

6. Dead Man's Dollar

Ab Db Eb Fm
e|-4---4---6---1-|
B|-4---6---8---1-|
G|-5---6---8---1-|
D|-6---6---8---3-|
A|-6---4---6---3-|
E|-4---x---x---1-|

[Intro]
Fm Eb Db Ab

[Verse 1]
Fm Eb
Don't wait until the morning
Db Ab
Don't wait until the light hits the cracks in the floor
Fm Eb
Been living in the flight path
Db Ab
Not perfect but it's all that we can afford
Fm Eb
I spent the whole day working
Db Ab
Been trying to pin these dreams to the wings of a check
Fm Eb
Don't wait until the morning
Db Ab
So tired but I don't want to go to sleep yet

[Pre-Chorus]
Fm
I've been killing myself to make the dead man's dollar
Eb
Been killing myself to make the dead man's dollar
Db
Been killing myself, killing myself
N.C.
'Cause I want to make a life, make a life for you

[Chorus]
Db Ab
I, I want to make a, I, I want to make a, I do
Fm Eb
Yeah, I want to make a life, make a life for you
Db Ab
I, I want to make a, I, I want to make a, I do
Fm Eb
Yeah, I want to make a life, make a life for you
N.C. Db Ab
I want to make a life, but I want to live there too

[Verse 2]
Fm Eb
I know this isn't easy
Db Ab
You got that baby sleeping all by yourself
Fm Eb
Feels like I'm always leaving
Db Ab
I swear to God, one day I'll be there to help

[Pre-Chorus]
Fm
Till then, I've been killing myself to make the dead man's dollar
Eb
Been killing myself to make the dead man's dollar
Db
Been killing myself, killing myself
N.C.
'Cause I want to make a life, make a life for you

[Chorus]
Db Ab
I, I want to make a, I, I want to make a, I do
Fm Eb
Yeah, I want to make a life, make a life for you
Db Ab
I, I want to make a, I, I want to make a, I do
Fm Eb
Yeah, I want to make a life, make a life for you
N.C. Db Ab
I want to make a life, but I want to live there too

[Bridge]
Db Ab
You and me and the dark make light
Db Ab
Let's work all day and stay up all night
Db Ab
You and me and the dark make light
Db Ab
We can work all day and stay up all night, all night

[Chorus]
Db Ab
I, I want to make a, I, I want to make a, I do
Fm Eb
Yeah, I want to make a life, make a life for you
Db Ab
I, I want to make a, I, I want to make a, I do
Fm Eb
Yeah, I want to make a life, make a life for you
Db Ab
I, I want to make a (You and me and the dark make light)
Db Ab
I, I want to make a (Let's work all day and stay up all night)
Db Ab
I, I want to make a (You and me and the dark make light)
Db Ab
I, I want to make a (Let's work all day and stay up all night)
Fm Eb
I do, yeah, I want to make a life, make a life for you
Db Ab
I want to make a life, but I want to live there too
Db Ab
Don't wait until the morning

7. Shot Out Of A Canon

Ab Bb Cm Fm
e|-4---6---3---1-|
B|-4---6---4---1-|
G|-5---7---5---1-|
D|-6---8---5---3-|
A|-6---8---3---3-|
E|-4---6---x---1-|

[Verse 1]
Ab Cm
Even with the lights and the power down
Bb
Even when the earth shakes and breaks your crown
Ab Cm
Even if the cops run us out of town
Bb
I wouldn't care
Ab Cm
And when you speak, but you make no sound
Bb
Flying like a kite on the battleground
Ab
I'll be ready
Cm Bb N.C.
Hold me steady when we travel through the air

[Chorus]
Cm
Shot out of a cannon
Fm
I'm defying gravity
Bb Cm Fm
And you're the drug that's keeping me from landing, yeah
Fm
We could fall or we could fly
Bb Cm Fm
Or we could borrow winds of tighter standing, yeah
Fm
Catapult our destiny
Bb Cm Fm
Tonight we're leaving for another planet, planet
Bb
Shot out of a cannon, cannon
N.C. Ab Cm Bb
Shot out of a cannon

[Verse 2]
Ab Cm
We could tell the world that we disappeared
Bb
We could tell the way I was way up here
Ab Cm Bb
We could tell the truth even if no one would ever care
Ab
'Cause I am ready
Cm Bb N.C.
Hold me steady, we can travel through the air

[Chorus]
Cm
Shot out of a cannon
Fm
I'm defying gravity
Bb Cm Fm
And you're the drug that's keeping me from landing, yeah
Fm
We could fall or we could fly
Bb Cm Fm
Or we could borrow winds of tighter standing, yeah
Fm
Catapult our destiny
Bb Cm Fm
Tonight we're leaving for another planet, planet
Bb
Shot out of a cannon, cannon
N.C. Ab Cm Bb
Shot out of a cannon
Ab Cm Bb
Shot out of a cannon

[Bridge]
Ab Cm
In the dark, in the dark, in the dead of night
Bb
You got a heart, got a heart like a neon sign
Ab Cm
In the dark, in the dark, when I'm flying blind
Bb
You got a heart like a neon sign
Cm Fm Bb
It's true

[Chorus]
Cm
Shot out of a cannon
Fm
I'm defying gravity
Bb Cm Fm
And you're the drug that's keeping me from landing, yeah
Fm
We could fall or we could fly
Bb Cm Fm
Or we could borrow winds of tighter standing, yeah
Fm
Catapult our destiny
Bb Cm Fm
Tonight we're leaving for another planet, planet
Bb
Shot out of a cannon, cannon
N.C. Ab Cm Bb
Shot out of a cannon
Ab
Shot out of a
Cm Bb
Shot out of a, shot out of a cannon, cannon
Ab Cm Bb
Shot out of a cannon

8. Walking In My Sleep

B D#m F# G#m
e|-2---6---2---4-|
B|-4---7---2---4-|
G|-4---8---3---4-|
D|-4---8---4---6-|
A|-2---6---4---6-|
E|-x---x---2---4-|

[Intro]
N.C.
Sleep, sleep

Even when I'm walking in my sleep
F# D#m B F#

[Verse 1]
F# D#m
Ghosts on the corner
B F#
I used to think that's all we'd ever be
D#m B
Come home to California
F#
Hey, wild heart, I'd give up everything
G#m F#
To see the world in blinding color

[Chorus]
F#
I keep going back there
D#m
To the crowded street where
B F#
I could see you walking in my sleep
F#
I'll never stop trying
D#m
You're my silver lining
B F#
Even when I'm walking in my sleep
D#m B
In my sleep, sleep
F#
Even when I'm walking in my sleep
D#m B
In my sleep, sleep
F#
Even when I'm walking in my sleep

[Verse 2]
F# D#m
This is me in a bedroom
B F#
Broken window, sunlight coming through
D#m
This is you, shotgun on a highway
B F#
When you feel that same sun coming into view
G#m F#
And you see the world in blinding color

[Chorus]
F#
I keep going back there
D#m
To the crowded street where
B F#
I could see you walking in my sleep
F#
I'll never stop trying
D#m
You're my silver lining
B F#
Even when I'm walking in my sleep
D#m B
In my sleep, sleep
F#
Even when I'm walking in my sleep
D#m B
In my sleep, sleep
F#
Even when I'm walking in my sleep

[Bridge]
D#m
Come on, wake me up
B
Come on, wake me up
F#
Feels like I've been walking, walking in my sleep
D#m
Come on, wake me up
B
Come on, wake me up
F#
Feels like I've been walking, walking in my sleep

Walking in my sleep
D#m
Come on, wake me up
B
Come on, wake me up
N.C.
Feels like I've been

Feels like I've been walking in my sleep

[Chorus]
F#
I keep going back there
D#m
To the crowded street where
B F#
I could see you walking in my sleep
F#
I'll never stop trying
D#m
You're my silver lining
B F#
Even when I'm walking in my sleep
D#m B
In my sleep, sleep
F#
Even when I'm walking in my sleep
D#m B
In my sleep, sleep
F#
Even when I'm walking in my sleep

9. Island Radio

B C# D#m F# G#m
e|-2---4---6---2---4-|
B|-4---6---7---2---4-|
G|-4---6---8---3---4-|
D|-4---6---8---4---6-|
A|-2---4---6---4---6-|
E|-x---x---x---2---4-|

[Intro]
D#m G#m F# C#

[Verse 1]
D#m G#m
I was on the roller coaster
F# C#
Found the ground just in time
D#m G#m F# C#
I was underwater when the siren came and saved my life
D#m G#m F# C#
Every day started out last night, Every night started over
D#m G#m
I was on the roller coaster
F# C#
Found the ground just in time
N.C.
Underneath the power lines

[Chorus]
D#m B F# C#
Last transmission from the island radio
D#m B F# C#
Double vision wrapped in last night's party clothes
D#m B
I can't spend another night alone
F# C#
I tried swimming but I can't get home
D#m B F# C#
Last transmission from the island radio, io, io, io

[Verse 2]
D#m G#m F# C#
I could load the catapult and meet you on the other side
D#m G#m
You could fold the map in half
F# C#
I wouldn't have to take this ride
D#m G#m F# C#
And every day's just another flight, Every flight's almost over
D#m G#m F# C#
I could load the catapult and meet you on the other side
N.C.
The other side

[Chorus]
D#m B F# C#
Last transmission from the island radio
D#m B F# C#
Double vision wrapped in last night's party clothes
D#m B
I can't spend another night alone
F# C#
I tried swimming but I can't get home
D#m B F# C#
Last transmission from the island radio, io, io, io

[Bridge]
B F# C#
I wish that you were on what I was on
C#
But you were only on my mind
B F# C#
I wish that you were on what I was on
C#
But you were only on my mind
B F# C#
I wish that you were on what I was on
N.C.
Yeah, I'm so gone, this is my

[Chorus]
D#m B F# C#
Last transmission from the island radio
D#m B F# C#
Double vision wrapped in last night's party clothes
D#m B
I can't spend another night alone
F# C#
I tried swimming but I can't get home
D#m B F# C#
Last transmission from the island radio, io, io, io

10. Love And Great Buildings

A Bm D Em G
e|-5---2---5---7---3-|
B|-5---3---7---8---3-|
G|-6---4---7---9---4-|
D|-7---4---7---9---5-|
A|-7---2---4---7---5-|
E|-5---x---x---x---3-|

[Intro}
G D

[Verse 1]
G D
My heart is an apartment building on the verge
G D
A testament to days more optimistic
G D
The market shifts can cause storm systems to converge
G D
'Til all your high rise dreams seem unrealistic

[Pre-Chorus]
Em
I want to keep the lights on
G D
I could raise the rents and resurface the pool
Em
I could take the banks on
G
Repay all my debts
D
Get my ass back to school

[Chorus]
A Bm G D
Love and great buildings will survive
A Bm G D
Strong hearts and concrete stay alive
A Bm
Through the great depressions
G D A Bm G D
Yeah, the best things are designed to stand the test of time

[Verse 2]
G D
Brick and plaster, beams and broken windows
G D
Shadows pass on sidewalks cracking to the curb

[Pre-Chorus]
Em
I want the lights on
G
Repair the foundation
D
Maybe hire a crew
Em
Plant a little garden
G
Start the renovation
D
Get my ass back to you

[Chorus]
A Bm G D
Love and great buildings will survive
A Bm G D
Strong hearts and concrete stay alive
A Bm
Through the great depressions
G D A Bm G D
Yeah, the best things are designed to stand the test of time

[Bridge}
G D G D

[Chorus]
A Bm G D
Love and great buildings will survive
A Bm G D
Strong hearts and concrete stay alive
A Bm
Through the great depressions
G D A Bm G D
Yeah, the best things are designed to stand the test of time
A Bm G D
Love and great buildings will endure
A Bm G D
Blue skies and bloodlines are the cure
A Bm G D
For the great deceptions in a world that's such a blur
A Bm G D
We'll stand the test of time
A Bm G D
We'll stand the test of time
A Bm G D
We'll stand the test of time

11. Birthday Song

Am C D Em G
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[Intro}
D Em C
D Em C

[Verse 1]
D Em
You can pick yourself up
C
You can start walking straight
D Em C
Tonight you're the life of the party
D Em C
When the bar lights come on at your paper parade
D Em C
You don't have to chase down the moon
D Em C
'Cause I'll leave the light on for you

[Chorus]
C G D
It's not your birthday
Am G D
And it's not the Fourth of July
C G D
Tomorrow's a work day
Am G D
You've got a life and a spaceship to fly
C G D Am G D
You've got a woman and a beautiful yellow-haired daughter
C G D
Come back to earth, kid
Am G D
You know that you can't chase the stars underwater, water

[Verse 2]
D Em
You can play all the notes
C
You can write all the words
D Em C
You headlined in all the big cities
D Em C
But when the spotlights are off and the crowds have gone home
D Em C
You could be going home too

[Chorus]
C G D
It's not your birthday
Am G D
This isn't Mardi Gras either
C G D
Tomorrow's a work day
Am G D
You've got a life and a spaceship to fly
C G D Am G D
You've got a woman and a beautiful yellow-haired daughter
C G D
Come back to earth, kid
Am G D
You know that you can't chase the stars underwater, water

[Chorus]
C G D
No, it's not your birthday
Am G D
You should be done waking up on the floor
C G D
Come back to earth, kid
Am G D
Don't you know you're not a kid anymore?
C G D
You married a good girl
Am G D
She gave you this beautiful yellow-haired daughter
C G D
Come back to earth, kid
Am G D
You know that you can't chase the stars underwater, water, water

[Outro]
C G D
Am G D
C G D
Am G D

C G D
No, it's not your birthday
Am G D
It's not your birthday
C G D
It's not your birthday
Am G D
It's not your day

C G D
Am G D
C G D
Am G D

D Em
So blow out your candles
G N.C.
It's better than letting them burn out