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The Basement Recordings 3

Biography:

Alexz Johnson (Born on November 4th, 1986, in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada) is never quite what you'd think: she is always, instead, a surprise. While she writes intimate, down-to-earth lyrics, they’re delivered with a larger-than-life, crystalline voice. “Growing up I was afraid of it,” she says, about realizing she could sing big as a small child- the sixth in a brood of ten-- in Vancouver. “I thought it would blow me away.

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The Basement Recordings 3 by Alexz Johnson
2013

Tracklist:

1. At Your Door
2. Hero
3. James Dean
4. Punk Rock Chick
5. Small Dreams
6. I Fell
7. Shutting you Out
8. The Pledge
9. Veins
10. Where Is The Sky

1. At Your Door

Standard Tuning
Capo on the 6th fret

Chords:

F: x33211 or 133211
G: 320003 or 320033
Am: x02210
C: x32010

F
Since you came along

I knew it was done
G
I had a heart to follow
Am
And then it was set

Was better unsaid
G
Oh was it hard to swallow

F
Then came the days

My life in a haze
G
If you knew what I was under
Am
It's all that I want
G
It's all that I want

F
So baby, yeah maybe

You take me back so lately
G
I faced it, I ran
(Am) G
And baby here I stand

C F
At your door
C
I'm asking for more
G
It's all up to you
Am
'Cause now I'm listening and so
F
So you wanted to dance
C
So baby let's dance
G
There's only one thing I need

Am
I just need you to stay
F
I lost you waiting for more
C
Like a bat out of hell
G
I need you to crash through that door
Am F
And now, now that you're here
C
There's nothing I fear
G
It's all in the past
F (G) Am (G)
So baby let's dance

F
Since you came along

I knew it was done
G
I had a heart to follow
Am
And then it was set

It's all that I want
G
It's all that I want

F
So baby, yeah maybe

You take my breath so lately
G
I faced it, I ran
(Am) G
Yeah, baby here I am

Am
To say
F
I lost you waiting for more
C
Like a bat out of hell
G
I need you to crash through that door
Am F
And now, now that you're here
C
There's nothing I fear
G
It's all in the past
F
So baby let's dance

F G Am C x2

F G
I know you're the one
Am
Were always the one
C
Listen cause I ain't faking
F G
From all that you took
Am
Take off the look
C
Can't you see now I'm shaking?

C F
At your door
C
I'm asking for more
G
It's all up to you
Am
'Cause now I'm listening and so
F
So you wanted to dance
C
So baby let's dance
G
There's only one thing I need
F
I just need you

End on F

2. Hero

Standard Tuning
Capo on the 6th fret

Chords:

Am: x02210
G: 320003 or 320033
C: x32010
F: x33211 or 133211

(To play without a capo replace the chords above by Ebm, Db, F# & B)

Intro: Am G C F x2

Am G
Start a little
C
Stuck in the middle
F
I hear that voice
Am G
Now out to get me
C
It's down to the bone
F
And all I have is a choice
Am G
Get back to the soap
C
And just let it go
F
I thought I won't mind

I guess I mind
Am G
I'm sick of the show
C
I know what I know
F
I've seen this too many times

F
And when it gets behind me
Am
And when it gets inside
G
I don't know all the answers
F F G
Give me back what's mine

Am
I'm out of this game
G
A roll of the dice
C
I'm down on my luck
F
It's my usual vice
Am
I'm out in the clear
G
Still walking the line
C
Keep it together
F
I don't have much time
Am G
So brace yourseeeeeeelf
C F
For that hero in me
Am G Am
You'll be surprised at what you see

Am G C F x2

Am G
And now I know
C
What I should know
F
I'll go down with a fight
Am G
You can't convince me
C
Ain't letting go
F
It's getting too bright
Am G
I'm ready to go
C
Get back in the mode
F
I know I'll be fine

I'll be just fine
Am G
The damage is done
C
I'm here with the sun
F
Too bad this time

F
That if it gets behind me
Am
And if it gets inside
G
I don't know all the answers
F F G
But I'll take back what's mine

Am
I'm out of this game
G
A roll of the dice
C
I'm down on my luck
F
It's my usual vice
Am
I'm out in the clear
G
Still walking the line
C
Keep it together
F
I don't have much time
Am G
So brace yourseeeeeeelf
C F
For that hero in me
Am G Am
You'll be surprised at what you see

Am G C F x2

Am G
So brace yourseeeeeeelf
C F
For that hero in me
Am G
So brace yourseeeeeeelf
C F
For that hero in me

End on Am

3. James Dean

Standard Tuning
Capo on the 6th fret

Chords:

C: x32010
G: 320003 or 320033
F: x33211 or 133211
Am: x02210
Em: x22000

Intro: C G F C G F Am G F (G) C
Whoaaaaa

C
He couldn't keep you safe if he tried
Am
But when he let you see in his liquid eyes
G F
It became a crime, take him away

C
Doesn't know how to love

Doesn't know how to win
Am
He only knows he can't be taken in
G F
But he's on the road, he's living in sin
Am G F Em G F
Just as it seems, he's another James Dean

C G F
Staying up, he's restless through the night
C G F
While Santa Monica signs are fading
Am G F
He's got his blood and he's looking for a fight
C G F C G F Am
Another Hollywood hero's baby
C
You wouldn't like him if he stayed

A hero's dying every day

C
Mary Ann wasn't fitting in with his lies
Am
Learned more from a fool than she learned from the wise
G F
Crying out to the skies "take him away"
C
He's been given the hands to destroy the world
Am
He's been given a taste to destroy the girls
G F
Given too many schemes, a threat to be seen
Am G F
Ooooooooh he's another James Dean

C G F
Staying up, he's restless through the night
C G F
While Santa Monica signs are fading
Am G F
He's got his blood and he's looking for a fight

Another Hollywood hero's baby
C G F C
Riding strong it feels like he belongs
G F
While Santa Monica's dreams are sleeping
Am G F
Hush now he'll always carry on

He's a Hollywood hero's baby

Am
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
F
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Am F
Only the gentle are ever really strong
Em
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Am
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
G
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
F
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
G F
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

C G F
Staying up, he's restless through the night
C G F
While Santa Monica signs are fading
Am G F
He's got his blood and he's looking for a fight

Another Hollywood hero's baby
C G F C
Riding strong it feels like he belongs
G F
While Santa Monica's dreams are sleeping
Am G F
Hush now he'll always carry on
C
He's a Hollywood hero's baby

End on C

4. Punk Rock Chick

Standard Tuning
No Capo

Chords:

F: x33211 or 133211
Dm: xx0231
Bb: x13331
C: x32010

(To make it easier put a capo on the 5th fret and replace the chords above by C, Am, F & G)

Intro: F Dm

F
I don't care about nobody
Dm
I don't care about myself

I couldn't care about my body
F
I couldn't care about my health

I don't carry no aggression
Dm
I don't carry no regret

I only think about the melody
Bb
B-B-B-Benny & the Jets

Dm Bb
Things are never gonna go your way
Dm Bb
Things are never gonna go your way
Dm C
Things are never gonna go your way

Yeah, yeah

F
Fall on your knees
Dm
Fall with the breeze
Bb
Read when I please
C
Hey yeah
Bb
I'm just a punk rock chick with another lame melody

F Dm

F
I don't care about your issues
Dm
I don't need to hear your plans

I don't need you here or miss you
F
I don't care about my band

Don't show me you directions
Dm
I'm not following your map

I don't care about your feelings
Bb
I don't care about your crap

Dm Bb
Things are never gonna go your way
Dm Bb
Things are never gonna go your way
Dm C
Things are never gonna go your way

Yeah, yeah

F
Fall on your knees
Dm
Fall with the breeze
Bb
Read when I please
C
Hey yeah
Bb F
I'm just a punk rock chick with another lame melody

5. Small Dreams

Standard Tuning
No Capo

Chords:

D: xx0232
A: x02220
Em: x22000
Bm: x24432
G: 320003 or 320033

Intro: D A Em Bm D A Em G

D A Em Bm
Small dreams, trying to find their way out
D A Em G
Small dreams, sleepless through the night
D A Em Bm
Rugged towns, full of grease and pressure
D A Em G
These big minds are gonna make this right

G D
And the dreams, and the dreams
Bm A
Giving visions to the blind
G D
And the dreams, and the dreams
Bm A
Sending chills right down your spine
G D
And the dreams, and the dreams
Bm A
To reminisce on roothess time
G D
Let the dreams, Let the dreams
Bm A
Dream

D A Em Bm
Hurting world, full of friendly failures
D A Em G
All blending in with the crowd
D A Em Bm
Small chance, at filling ships with sailors
D A Em G
It's your dance, and you're gonna make us proud

G D
And the dreams, and the dreams
Bm A
Giving visions to the blind
G D
And the dreams, and the dreams
Bm A
Sending chills right down your spine
G D
And the dreams, and the dreams
Bm A
To reminisce on roothess time
G D
Let the dreams, Let the dreams
Bm A
Dream

D A Em Bm D A Em G

G D Bm A
And the dreams, and the dreams, and the dreams
G D Bm A
And the dreams, and the dreams, and the dreams
G D Bm A
And the dreams, and the dreams, and the dreams
G D Bm A
And the dreams, and the dreams, and the dreams

G D
And the dreams, and the dreams
Bm A
Giving visions to the blind
G D
And the dreams, and the dreams
Bm A
Sending chills right down your spine
G D
And the dreams, and the dreams
Bm A
To reminisce on roothess time
G D
Let the dreams, Let the dreams
Bm A
Dream, dream

G D Bm A x 3

6. I Fell

Standard Tuning
Capo on the 4th fret

G: 320033 or 320003
Em: x22000
C: x32010
D: xx0232

G
I won't let myself get tangled

I wont go through this again
Em
I won't rise if you dont take a seat

I wont let you take me in
C D G
Then I fell, oh I fell, it begins

G
I don't go where I don't want to

I won't speak if you don't hear
Em
I won't say what I would not say

I can't heal if I won't feel
C D G
But then I fell, of I fell, it was real

Em C
Then I fell with you I could not stand
G D
Oh I slipped on the tips on your own hands
Em
I will be what you need
C
I will stand by your side
G
I can feel what you feel
D
I will cry when you cry
Em
It'll be me you're thinking of
C
For your hands I will be gloves
G D
And i will faaaaaaaall
G (D C)
In Love

G
I won't hug you when I see you

I can't kiss you if you ask
Em
I won't tell you all my secrets

Like this will really last
C D G (D C)
But look I fell, oh I fell, will it pass

G
I'll follow your direction

Ill never let this go
Em
I will be your shadow

I'll go where you will go
C D G
And look I fell, oh I fell, I fell

Em C
Then I fell with you I could not stand
G D
Oh I slipped on the tips on your own hands
Em
I will be what you need
C
I will stand by your side
G
I can feel what you feel
D
I will cry when you cry
Em
It'll be me you're thinking of
C
For your hands I will be gloves
G D
And i will faaaaaaaall
G
In Love

G Em C D G

Em
I will be what you need
C
I will stand by your side
G
I can feel what you feel
D
I will cry when you cry
Em
It'll be me you're thinking of
C
For your hands I will be gloves
G D
And i will faaaaaaaall
Em
In Love

Em C G D (repeat this progression until the end of the song)

7. Shutting You Out

Standard Tuning
No Capo

Chords:

E: 022100
B: x13331
C#m: x46654
A: x02220

(To make it easier, put a capo on the 2nd fret and replace the chords above by D,
A, Bm & G, or put A capo on the 4th fret and play C, G, Am & F)

Intro: E B C#m A x2

E
Chains are gone

Life's remaking
B
Road is long

It's what I'm taking
C#m
Hanging on
A
This is all I know

E
I'll erase what you made me
B
I'll release what you gave me
C#m
In your face
A
That is all I know

A C#m B
Now I see rain on me
A
Cleansing me
C#m B A
My wings are free

And now I see

E
Anger seeps
B
Through the air that breathes in me
C#m
Running down these empty streets
A
Searching what I know

E
Choirs bring
B
What my heart needs me to sing
C#m
Open doors that have no strings
A
Signs tell me to go

A C#m B
Now I see rain on me
A
Cleansing me
C#m B A
My wings are free

E
I'm shutting you out
B
I'm gonna leave behind
C#m
One step at a time
A
I'm gonna do it cause I said so
E
I'm gonna make it cause I said so

E
Shutting you out, shutting you out
B
Shutting you out, shutting you out
C#m
Shutting you out, shutting you out
A
Shutting you out, shutting you out

E
Shutting you out, shutting you out
B
Shutting you out, shutting you out
C#m
Shutting you out, shutting you out
A
Shutting you out, shutting you out

E
Shutting you out, shutting you out
B
Shutting you out, shutting you out
C#m
Shutting you out, shutting you out
A
Shutting you out, shutting you out

E
Shutting you out, shutting you out
B
Shutting you out, shutting you out
C#m
Shutting you out, shutting you out
A E
Shutting you out, shutting you out

8. The Pledge

Standard Tuning
No Capo

Chords:

D: xx0232
G: 320003 or 320033
Bm: x24432
F: x33211 or 133211
C: x32010
Dm: xx0231
Bb: x13331

Intro: D G x 2

D G
It's just a little thing in my pocket
D G
I got a little bit out of control
D G
A little fling, I'm afraid to stop it
D G
You're the reason I like the world
D G
A bit too much, not enough of it
D G
I take a bit, wanna take a buy
D G
You come tomorrow, I'll be over it
D G
I'll be over it until tonight
Bm
I want more, she wants more
D
Oh she wants more
D G D G
I want more

D G
I'm gettin' restless, heads a mess miss
D G
I can't sit still, still I shake
D G
C'mon believe us, get me out of this
D G
I do believe I'm losing faith
Bm D
I want more, she wants more, she wants more
D G D G
I want more

F C
So doctor, doctor help me
Dm F
My hands are shaking slightly
Bb F
I swear to get this out of me
C F
I swear, you're never gonna get it out
F C
So doctor, numb my system
Dm F
Until I'm in remission
Bb F
I pledge to never miss him
C F D G D G
I pledge, you're never gonna get it

D G
I got a shiver, hearts a sliver
D G
She talkin', cheaper wise
D G
I'm only left now believing weathermen
D G
I'm being left here to survive
D G
So another day, another regret
D G
I pay it off, though I'm still in debt
D G
Another hassle covered in tassels
D G
I've covered everything to get him back
Bm D
I want more, she wants more, she wants more
D G D G
I want more

F C
So doctor, doctor help me
Dm F
My hands are shaking slightly
Bb F
I swear to get this out of me
C F
I swear, you're never gonna get it out
F C
So doctor, numb my system
Dm F
Until I'm in remission
Bb F
I pledge to never miss him
C F
I pledge, you're never gonna get it

D G D
I pledge allegiance to the world
G D
On what's to come to any bull
G D
Or any lies I've ever heard
G F
I'm gonna be the strongest girl
C Dm
And not allow myself to ever
F Bb
Not allow myself alone
F C
Oh no, no, you haven't heard
F F
Oh no, I'm not gonna give in
C Dm
No, never gonna give in
F Bb
No, I'm never gonna give in
F C
No, I'm never gonna give in
F F
No, I'm never gonna give in
C Dm
No, you're never gonna give in
F Bb
No, you're never gonna give in
F C
No, you're never gonna give in
F
No, you're never gonna give in

F C
So doctor, doctor help me
Dm F
My hands are shaking slightly
Bb F
I swear to get this out of me
C F
I swear, you're never gonna get it out
F C
So doctor, numb my system
Dm F
Until I'm in remission
Bb F
I pledge to never miss him
C F
I pledge, you're never gonna get it

F C Dm F Bb F C F

9. Veins

Standard Tuning
No Capo

Chords:

F: 133211 or x33211
Am: x02210
Dm: xx0231
Bb: x13331

(To make it easier put a capo on the 5th fret and replace the chords above by C, Em, Am & F)

F
Walking through the street tonight
Am
The pavement's lit and full of life
Dm
I'm blind from sorrow
Bb
I've settled the fight

F
Feeling water kiss my face
Am
The rain has such a warm embrace
Dm
I feel the stitching
Bb
Become my own lace

F
And if I slip and fall
Am
If I forget it all
Dm
I'll still have you
Bb
In my veins
F
And if it gets too strange
Am
When my whole world's insane
Dm
I'll still have you
Bb
In my veins

I've got you flowing through my veins

F
Standing by a leafless tree
Am
I feel its roots beneath my feet
Dm
I see tomorrow
Bb
Right in front of me

Yeah

F
And if I slip and fall
Am
If I forget it all
Dm
I'll still have you
Bb
In my veins
F
And if it gets too strange
Am
When my whole world's insane
Dm
I'll still have you, I'll have you
Bb
In my veins
F
I've got you flowing through my veins

F Am Dm Bb x2

F
And if it gets too strange
Am
When my whole world's insane
Dm
I'll still have you
Bb
In my veins
F
I've got you flowing through my veins

End on F

10. Where Is The Sky ?

Standard Tuning
Capo on the 4th fret

Chords:

G: 320003 or 320033
Am: x02210
Em: x22000
F: x33211 or 133211
C: x32010

(To play without a capo replace the chords above by B, C#m, Abm, A & E)

Intro: G Am Em F C G Am F

G Am
Is anybody listening?
Em F
Can anyone see through this fog?
C G
Feeling like you're in the race
Am F
But you never even started at all
C Am
Staring at my empty face
Em F
Looks better in the dark of the night
C G
Feeling like I've been erased
Am F
If I fix it will I be alright?

G C
I'm left in doubt
G F
I'm losing out, yeah

Em F C G
Wheeeeeeere is the sky
Em F Am G
Oh, how do we know what's wrong from right
Em F C
Where should I go
G Am
'Cause people always tell me that I move too slow
F C G Am F-G
It's something that we all don't know

G Am
Losing hours every night
Em F
Building you piece by piece
C G
You've walked me through my broken dreams
Am F
With the pain kicking back at my feet
C Am
Never speaking out of line
Em F
Believing only what I see
C G
Where have all the flowers gone
Am F
I never picked one for me

G C
I wanna know
G F
Where we go yeah

Em F C G
Wheeeeeeere is the sky
Em F Am G
Oh, how do we know what's wrong from right
Em F C
Where should I go
G Am
'Cause people always tell me that I move too slow
F C G Am F-G
It's something that we all don't know

C G C F

C G
All that
C F
Don't let it all show through
Am G C F
Don't laugh, everything is up to you
Am G C F
You're changing tides, with only your peace of mind
Am G
Give it up, give it up
C F
And you'll never get your wings to fly

Em F C G Em F Am G

Em F C
Where should I go
G Am
'Cause people always tell me that I move too slow
F C G
It's something that we all don't know

Em F C G Am F C G

G Am Em F C G Am F x 2