Let 'Em Eat Cake by Alexz Johnson
2014
Tracklist:
1. Heart Like That
2. Let 'Em Eat Cake
3. Cologne
4. Gonna Get It
5. That Pain
6. Heart Turns Black
7. Tears Of A Dragon
8. Ruthless Love
9. I Will Fall In Love
1. Heart Like That
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
Em: x22000
C: x32010
G: 320003 or 320033
D: xx0232 or x54030
(You can play Cadd9 (x32033) instead of C)
Verse:
Em C G D
Got to go I know I have to
Em C G D
Hope I can't find my way back to you
Em C G D
Thought I had a good thing but I found out
Em C G D
It was no good for me, no good for me
Chorus:
Em C
What you gonna do with a heart like that? (say what)
G D
You pick it off the floor
Em C
I'm never gonna take you back (hey now)
G D
I'm never gonna take you back (hey now)
Em C
Where you gonna go with a mind like that? (say what)
G D
You're crying like a fool
Em C
I'm never gonna take you back (hey now)
G D
I'm never gonna take you back (alright)
Verse:
Em C G D
I've got my dreams, my worn-in Taylor's (baby's got game)
Em C G D
I hit the pavement quick in layers (nd a good last name)
Em C G D
I'm looking for a good thing and holding on (baby don't lie)
Em C G D
Don't do no harm, don't do no harm (and I'll tell you why)
Chorus:
Em C
What you gonna do with a heart like that? (say what)
G D
You pick it off the floor
Em C
I'm never gonna take you back (hey now)
G D
I'm never gonna take you back (hey now)
Em C
Where you gonna go with a mind like that? (say what)
G D
You're crying like a fool
Em C
I'm never gonna take you back (hey now)
G D
I'm never gonna take you back (alright)
Bridge:
C D
Sad to see you go but not for long though
C D
There's just so much lost gold
C D
I'm sad to see you go but not for long though
C D
There's just so much lost gold
Instrumental part: Em C G D x 2
Chorus:
Em C
What you gonna do with a heart like that? (say what)
G D
You pick it off the floor
Em C
I'm never gonna take you back (hey now)
G D
I'm never gonna take you back (hey now)
Em C
Where you gonna go with a mind like that? (say what)
G D
You're crying like a fool
Em C
I'm never gonna take you back (hey now)
G D
I'm never gonna take you back (alright)
Outro:
Em C G D
Got to go I know I have to
Em C G D
Hope I can't find my way back to you
2. Let 'Em Eat Cake
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
Em: x22000
Am: x02210
G: 320003 or 320033
Cadd9: x32033
Intro: Em
Verse:
Em
You tell your brother he don't know nothing about me
You tell your sister no sense in following
Another season, another year gone by
To one another, we choose a harder ride
Chorus:
Am G Cadd9
Chain gang, we don't mind sleeping in the rain
Am G Cadd9
Leave it be, I'm not yours and you don't belong to me
Am G Cadd9
We let them eat, we let them eat, we let them eat cake
Am G Em
We let them eat, we let them eat cake
Cake
Verse:
Em
The muddy water will wash away your sin
The burning sun will burn upon your skin
Another summer, another winter gone by
We're gonna find her, we're gonna bring her home
Chorus:
Am G Cadd9
Chain game, we don't mind sleeping in the rain
Am G Cadd9
Leave it be, I'm not yours and you don't belong to me
Am G Cadd9
We let them eat, we let them eat, we let them eat cake
Am G Em
We let them eat, we let them eat cake
Cake
Instrumental: Em
Chorus:
Am G Cadd9
Chain game, we don't mind sleeping in the rain
Am G Cadd9
Leave it be, I'm not yours and you don't belong to me
Am G Cadd9
We let them eat, we let them eat, we let them eat cake
Am G Em
We let them eat, we let them eat cake
Cake
End on Em
3. Cologne
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 5th fret
Chords:
Am: x02210
F: x33211 or 133211
C: x32010
G: 320003 or 320033
(To play without a capo replace the chords above by Dm, Bb, F & C)
Verse:
Am
He's nice
F
Smells like summer wind
C G
But what's inside of him I cannot see
Am
Games
F
Like a puzzle piece
C G
Come fit into me so I can play
Pre-Chorus:
Am
I bet I look good on your arm
F
Bet you look good with your black tux on
C
Even better after Jack n Soda
G
Even more handsome as you grow older
Am
I bet I could right all your wrongs
F
I see you on the dance floor makin' it feel like prom
C
I know that it's bad to want
G
But baby from here I can take it
Take me home
Chorus:
Am
(It's good) I do regret
F
I knew it all along
C
(So good) Can I get
G
A bit of your cologne
Am
(It's good) I'm on my knees
F
I'll twist-n-shout
C
Can you help me out?
G
Bit of your cologne
Verse:
Am F
You spell my name in the sand
C
Watch you take my hand
G
It feels so wrong
Am F
Nights out with presidents
C
Fire and breath mints
G
It's almost dawn
Pre-Chorus:
Am
I think I can roll with the best
F
I think we can fool all the rest, puffing up your chest
C
I bet we look good in a photo
G
I bet they won't know that you're so much older
Am
I bet I could fix your mistakes
F
I bet I could find and erase all of your heartache
C
I bet that I'm naive
G
I bet after this they'll be giving me the third degree
Chorus:
Am
(It's good) I do regret
F
I knew it all along
C
(So good) Can I get
G
A bit of your cologne
Am
(It's good) I'm on my knees
F
I'll twist-n-shout
C
Can you help me out?
G
Bit of your cologne
Am
(It's good) I do regret
F
I knew it all along
C
(So good) Can I get
G
A bit of your cologne
Am
(It's good) I'm on my knees
F
I'll twist-n-shout
C
Can you help me out?
G
Bit of your cologne
Outro: Am F C G Am F C G Am
End on Am
4. Gonna Get It
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 1st fret
Chords:
Am: x02210
F: x33211 or 133211
C: x32010
G: 320003 or 320033
Em: x22000
Dm: xx0231
Verse:
Am F
Maybe it'll never come around
C G
Maybe let you push me to the ground
Am F C G
I'll go 'cause if I don't it's taking me down
Am F
And I deal 'cause none of it is real
C G
I deal 'cause I'm covering to heal
Am F C G
I'll go no need to reap the seeds that I sow
Chorus:
Am
But oh you're gonna get it
F
Gonna get it, gonna get it
C G
You're gonna get it, gonna get me good
Am
Oh you're gonna get it
F
Gonna get it, gonna get it
C G
You're gonna get it, gonna get me good
Am F
Oh no won't let it go
C G
Give it up won't take my soul
Am
Oh you're gonna get it
F
Gonna get it, gonna get it
C G
You're gonna get it, gonna get me good
Verse:
Am F
So why me, why they coming after me?
C G
All this, it's a conspiracy you see
Am F C G
Can't hide the more I stay awake, the more you try
Am F
It's not right, it's no way to live a life
C G
No light, I'm running out of fight
Am F G
Can't hide, the dreams are coming after me tonight
Chorus:
Am
But oh you're gonna get it
F
Gonna get it, gonna get it
C G
You're gonna get it, gonna get me good
Am
Oh you're gonna get it
F
Gonna get it, gonna get it
C G
You're gonna get it, gonna get me good
Am F
Oh no won't let it go
C G
Give it up won't take my soul
Am
Oh you're gonna get it
F
Gonna get it, gonna get it
C G
You're gonna get it, gonna get me good
Bridge:
Am
And I'm not falling
Em
Not falling for it
Dm Am
I will not just let this take me in
Am
So go away, go away
Em
You will never win
Dm Am Am F C G
I will never let myself fall in, never let myself fall in
Chorus:
Am
Oh you're gonna get it
F
Gonna get it, gonna get it
C G
You're gonna get it, gonna get me good
Am F
Oh no won't let it go
C G
Give it up won't take my soul
Am F
Oh you're gonna get it
C G
You're gonna get it, gonna get me good
5. That Pain
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
D: xx0232
F#m: 244222
Am: x02210
Em: x22000
G: 320003 or 320033
Bm: x24432
Intro: D F#m Am Em x 4
Verse:
D F#m
Following through
Am Em
Through all the people
D F#m Am Em
I am thinking of you
D F#m
I'm riding the waves
Am Em
And all the fancy silk
D F#m
I'm slipping away
Am Em
Through and through
Chorus:
G Bm F#m
And my heart, my heart
G D
Knows me better than I know myself
Em Bm
Washing words clean from my mouth
G Bm F#m
That pain, that pain
G D
Suddenly has left my brain
Em Bm
Raining color candy cane
D F#m Am Em
So what's the point in wishing you're done?
C G D
Where does everyone have to go this time?
D F#m Am Em
Why we always walking the line?
C G
Chains, stones to the ground
D
Nothing's there to hold you down
Instrumental: D F#m Am Em x 2
Verse:
D F#m
Whatever we do
Am Em
Who we some day become
D F#m Am Em
We already are right now
D F#m
And if it's a dream
Am Em
Stop it from waking me
D F#m
It's planting the seeds
Am Em
All around
Chorus:
G Bm F#m
And my heart, my heart
G D
Knows me better than I know myself
Em Bm
Washing words clean from my mouth
G Bm F#m
That pain, that pain
G D
Suddenly has left my brain
Em Bm
Raining color candy cane
D F#m Am Em
So what's the point in wishing you're done?
C G D
Where does everyone have to go this time?
D F#m Am Em
Why we always walking the line?
C G
Chains, stones to the ground
D
Nothing's there to hold you down
Bridge:
D
Way out
Am (G)
Find your way out
D Am (G)
It's the only light I see
D
Your way out
Am (G)
Find your way out
D Am (G)
It's the only light I see
Chorus:
G Bm F#m
And my heart, my heart
G D
Knows me better than I know myself
Em Bm
Washing words clean from my mouth
D F#m Am Em
So what's the point in wishing you're done?
C G D
Where does everyone have to go this time?
D F#m Am Em
Why we always walking the line?
C G
Chains, stones to the ground
D
Nothing's there to hold you down
6. Heart Turns Black
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 3rd fret
Chords:
Em: x22000
D: xx0232
C: x32010
Bm: x24432
G: 320003 or 320033
Verse:
Em
In the moonlight
D
From across the street
C
Through the pouring rain
Bm
I still hear her speak
Em
Memories turn black
D
As the water spills
C
An alarm is heard
Bm
And it gives me chills
Chorus:
Em
How do you feel
D
With the lights turned down?
G
You can't go home again
C
You're running out your mouth
Em
How do you feel
D
When a heart turns black?
G
You can't find love again
C
You can't look back
Em
When a heart turns black
Verse:
Em
I choose to run
D
But the lines all fade
C
I've become someone
Bm
I can't even face
Em
And the road, it stops
D
So you can't escape
C
And your eyes, they burn
Bm
You're in a reckless state
Chorus:
Em
How do you feel
D
With the lights turned down?
G
You can't go home again
C
You're running out your mouth
Em
How do you feel
D
When a heart turns black?
G
You can't find love again
C
You can't look back
Em D
When a heart turns black
C G D
When a heart turns black
Verse:
Em
In the moonlight
D
From across the street
C
Through the pouring rain
Bm
I still hear her speak
Chorus:
Em
How do you feel
D
With the lights turned down?
G
You can't go home again
C
You're running out your mouth
Em
How do you feel
D
When a heart turns black?
G
You can't find love again
C
You can't look back
Em
When a heart turns black
D
When a heart turns
G
When a heart turns
C
When a heart turns black
End on Em
7. Tears Of A Dragon
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 2nd fret
Chords:
Am: x02210
C: x32010
Em: x22000
G: 320003 or 320033
D: xx0232
(To play without a capo replace the chords above by Bm, D, F#m, A and E)
Intro: Am C Em Am C G D
Verse:
Am C Em
Time is changing, it's changing, we know
Am C G D
It's hard to see it, believe it, let go
Am C
Lighting up the sky when it rains
Em
Fireworks spelling out your name
Am C
I don't even know where I am
G D
Watching as the lights all change
Chorus:
Em D G
The tears of a dragon, rise of the ocean, whatever may come, no knowing
Em D G
Tears of a dragon, baby we're holding out for it
Em D
It's the time of the thunder
C
Fear and the wonder, baby my hands are shaking
Em D C
The tears of a dragon
Em D C
The tears of a dragon
Verse:
Am C Em
We see it coming, it's coming so quick
Am C G D
Falling towers, the smoke is so thick
Am C
Lighting up the sky when it rains
Em
Fireworks spelling out your name
Am C
And I don't even know who I am
G D
Watching as the lights all fade
Chorus:
Em D G
The tears of a dragon, rise of the ocean, whatever may come, no knowing
Em D G
Tears of a dragon, baby we're holding out for it
Em D
It's the time of the thunder
C
Fear and the wonder, baby my hands are shaking
Em D C
The tears of a dragon
Em D C
The tears of a dragon
Bridge:
Am C D
It's hard to see it, even right before my eyes
Am C D
Can't explain with the sun setting in the sky
Am C D
Never understood no matter what was written then
Am C D
But you look it in the eye with the hair standin' on your skin, skin
Chorus:
Em D G
The tears of a dragon, rise of the ocean, whatever may come, no knowing
Em D G
Tears of a dragon, baby we're holding out for it
Em D
It's the time of the thunder
C
Fear and the wonder, baby my hands are shaking
Em D C
The tears of a dragon
Em D C
The tears of a dragon
Outro: Em D C Em
End on Em
8. Ruthless Love
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
C: x32010
G: 320003 or 320033
Fsus4: x03210
Am: x02210
Intro: C G Fsus4 Am G
Verse:
C G Fsus4
There is a time to be alone
Am G
A time when you buy new shoes
C G Fsus4
A time for grieving, a time for believing
Am G
A time to lose
C G Fsus4
There is a feeling that won't settle down
Am G
Picks you right up off the ground
Chorus:
Am
Like the spin of the world
G
Butterflies you ignore
Fsus4 C
We never see the ocean's end
Am
It's the slam of the door
G
Like a tide hits the shore
Fsus4 G C G
Here we go again in this ruthless love
Fsus4 Am G
This ruthless love
Verse:
C G Fsus4
There is a pain that can't be explained
Am G
You've given yourself away
C
You take the bullet
G Fsus4
You're a fool and you know it
Am G
You have nothing to gain
Chorus:
Am
Like the spin of the world
G
Butterflies you ignore
Fsus4 C
We never see the ocean's end
Am
It's the slam of the door
G
Like a tide hits the shore
Fsus4 G C G
Here we go again in this ruthless love
Fsus4 Am G
This ruthless love
C Fsus4
It's a cruel world, it's a cruel world
C G
It's a cruel world, better watch out son
C Fsus4
Its a cruel world, it's a cruel world
C G
It's a cruel world, better watch out son
Chorus:
Am
Like the spin of the world
G
Butterflies you ignore
Fsus4 C
We never see the ocean's end
Am
It's the slam of the door
G
Like a tide hits the shore
Fsus4 G C G
Here we go again in this ruthless love
Fsus4 Am G
This ruthless love
Outro:
C G Fsus4
There is a time to be alone
Am G
A time when you buy new shoes
9. I Will Fall In Love
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
C: x32010
Bb: x13331
Am: x02210
Dm: xx0231
Gm: 355333
F: x33211 or 133211
(To make it easier put a capo on the 5th fret and replace the chords above by G, F, Em, Am, Dm and C)
Verse:
Am
I see myself through your eyes
Bb
It came out of the blue
Am
Who would've thought that a heartbreak
Dm
Could ever lead me to you?
Am
You pull stars from the skies
Bb
And hang them like halos
Am
When I'm blinded by light
C
I'm scared for my life
Pre-Chorus:
Bb Am Gm C F
I come, come, come back home (The words are in my mouth, the words are in my mouth)
Bb Am Gm C F C
I come, come, come back home (The words are in my mouth, you help me get them out)
Chorus:
F Am
Chains are falling off
Dm
I am letting go
Bb
Instead of holding on
F
I will fall in love
Am
A whisper on the storm
Dm
Floating through the air
Bb
I will make it there
F
I will fall in love (The words are in my mouth, the words are in my mouth)
Verse:
Am
I couldn't see through the dust
Bb
Cause I could not forget
Am
It was out of my hands
Dm
And my soul was set
Am
And now colors and shapes
Bb
Are moving like tidal waves
Am
And I know that it's right
C
Cause I'm scared for my life
Pre-Chorus:
Bb Am Gm C F
I come, come, come back home (The words are in my mouth, the words are in my mouth)
Bb Am Gm C F C
And I will not let you go (The words are in my mouth)
Chorus:
F Am
Chains are falling off
Dm
I am letting go
Bb
Instead of holding on
F
I will fall in love
Am
A whisper on the storm
Dm
Floating through the air
Bb
I will make it there
F
I will fall in love (The words are in my mouth, the words are in my mouth)
Bridge:
F
I can feel it in my everything
You're my heartbeat
I can feel it in my everything, my everything
Chorus:
F Am
Chains are falling off
Dm
I am letting go
Bb
Instead of holding on
F
I will fall in love
Am
A whisper on the storm
Dm
Floating through the air
Bb
I will make it there
F
I will fall in love
F Am
Chains are falling off
Dm
I am letting go
Bb
Instead of holding on
F
I will fall in love
Am
A whisper on the storm
Dm
Floating through the air
Bb
I will make it there
F
I will fall in love (The words are in my mouth, the words are in my mouth ...)