I fought in a war
(Transcribed by Michael Shaye )
1st Verse:
Em A
I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me
C B
To go looking for the enemy, and it wasnt very long
Em A
Before I would stand with another boy in front of me
C B
And a corpse that just fell into me, with the bullets flying round...
1st chorus:
G Am
And I reminded myself of the words you said when we were getting on
C B
And I bet youre making shells back home for a steady boy to wear
G Am
Round his neck, well it wont hurt to think of you as if youre waiting for
C B
This letter to arrive because Ill be here quite a while
2nd verse:
Em A
I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me
C B
To go looking for the enemy, and it wasnt very long
Em A
Before I found out that the sickness there ahead of me
C B
Went beyond the bedsit infamy of the decade gone before
2nd chorus:
G Am
And I reminded myself of the words you said when we were getting on
C B
And I bet youre making shells back home for a steady man to wear
G Am
Round his neck, well it wont hurt to think of you as if youre waiting for
C B
This letter to arrive because Ill be here quite a while
3rd Verse:
Em A
I fought in a war, and I didnt know where it would end
C B
It stretched before me infinitely, I couldnt really think
Em A
Of the day beyond now, keep your head down pal
C
Theres trouble plenty in this hour, this day
B
I can see hope I can see light
3rd Chorus
G Am
And I reminded myself of the looks you gave when we were getting on
C B
And I bet youre making shells back home for a steady man to wear
G Am
Round his neck, well it wont hurt to think of you as if youre waiting for
C B
This letter to arrive because Ill be here quite a while
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The model
(Transcribed by Pauline Mallee )
D (x4)
D
I will confess to you
A G
Because you made me think about the times
D Bm
You turn the picture on to me and I'll turn over
E A
The vision was a masterpiece of comic timing
G D
But you wouldn't laugh at all
Dsus4 Dsus4/C# Bm
And I wonder what the boy was thinking
E A
The picture was an old collage of something classical
G D
The model with a tragic air
Dsus4/E D/F# G
Because without a doubt he'd given up the fight
A D D D D
The ghost of somebody at his side
D
I will confess to you
A G
Because I didn't think about the message
D Bm
As I walked down the alleyway it was a Sunday
E A
And all my friends deserted me because you painted me
G D
As the fraud I really was
Dsus4 Dsus4/C# Bm
And if you think you see with just your eyes you're mad
E A
'Cause Lisa learned a lot from putting on a blindfold
G D
When she knew she had been bad
Dsus4/E D/F# G
She met another blind kid at a fancy dress
A D D D D
It was the best sex she ever had
D
I'll send a dress to you
A G
Because it's needing badly taken in
D Bm
But I was so embarressed when I missed your party
E A
It was me that paid for it eventually
G D
Because you know how much I wanted
Dsus4 Dsus4/C# Bm
To meet your friend the star of stage and local press
E A
The dream of all the bowlie boys that hang around here
G D
And I'm no different from the rest
Dsus4/E D/F# G
I'm not too proud to say that I'm okay with
A D D D D
The girl next door who's famous for showing her breasts
D
You're not impressed by me
A G
But it's a funny way for you to tell me
D Bm
A whisper in a choir stall
E A
The man was talking about you simultaneously
G D
Frankly, I let my heavy eyelids flutter
Dsus4 Dsus4/C# Bm
Because I have been sleeping badly lately
E A
I know you were historical from all the books I've read
G D
But I thought you could be bluffing
Dsus4/E D/F# G
And with this chance I've missed I feel remiss
A D D D D
It's days and months before I see you again
G D
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Beyond The Sunrise
(Transcribed by Honey)
Bong! Bong! (the bell goes)
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Waiting for the moon to rise
(Transcribed by Pauline Mallee )
F G Am E
F G Am Am
Am E
All the way back home
C E
I'm telling you I caught the sun
Am D
Creeping up behind my shoulder
Bm E
And another day's begun
Am E
I was following a trail
C E
I'd never been along before
Am D Bm
Chasing darkened skies above me
E C
Looking like the spring
Am
Like the winter
F Dm
And the morning
G E Am Am
F E
If there's a place I want to go
C Am
Then I'll be there with you
F
'Cos in my dreams the things
G
I'm wishing for
F E F E
Keep coming true
Am E
Now a new day comes
C E
Clears the darkness out of sight
Am D
And the shadows that were sleeping
Bm E
Come and dance beneath the light
Am E
And I'm trying hard to hide
C E
Keeping the sun out of my eyes
Am
Close them tight
D Bm E
And now I'm waiting for the moon to rise
Am Am
F E C Am
F G F E
F E
Am E
Don't try to say to me
C E
That this was never meant to be
Am D
'Cos the days are long where I come from
Bm E
The next few days I'm free
Am E
There's a train I want to catch
C E
But it won't leave here for a while
Am D
Till darkness fills the eastern sky
Bm E
And streetlights stretch for miles
C
Through the spring
Am F Dm
And the winter and the morning
C Am F Dm (x3)
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Don't leave the light on baby
Ebm G# Ebm G#
Ebm G# F# Fm - E
Ebm G#
It's been a bloody stupid day
Ebm G#
My baby called me up to say
Ebm G#
Don't call me love, don't call me
F# Fm E
It's not all she said
Ebm G#
I truly love her but I know
Ebm G#
I'm bad for her, I'm bad and so
Ebm G#
At least she may forgive me for my honesty
Ebm G#
My friend came back from being abroad
Ebm G#
He was rich and I was overawed
Ebm G#
His ship came in
F# Fm E
I'm standing on the harbour wall
Ebm G# Ebm G#
Ebm G# F# Fm E
Ebm G#
Another friend, the one I love
Ebm G#
Turns to me "Have you seen enough?"
Ebm G#
"Let's hang about
F# Fm E
There's nothing like a sunset"
Ebm G#
It's been a bloody stupid day
F# B
Don't leave the light on baby
Ebm G#
My baby called me up to say
F# B
Don't leave the light on baby
F# B
I'll see you sometime maybe
F# B
Don't leave the light on baby
Ebm G#
It finally dawned on me tonight
Ebm G#
Best to go down without a fight
F# F# G#
I know you will forgive me for my honesty
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The wrong girl
(Capo 3rd fret; all chords relative to capo)
(h = hammer on; p = pull off)
Riff 1
Part A
E Esus4 E E G A B
e--0-0-0---0-0---0--||--00-33-55-77----------
B--0-0-0---0-0---0--||--00-33-55-77----------
G--1-1-1-h-2-2-p-1--||--11-44-66-88----------
D--2-2-2---2-2---2--||--22-55-77-99----------
A--2-2-2---2-2---2--||--22-55-77-99----------
E--0-0-0---0-0---0--||--00-33-55-77----------
(In the introduction only, repeat part A twice. The final
4 chords may be played open [except B, of course].)
VERSE
(E* = Riff 1, Part A. The slight hammer onto Esus4
is played often during the verse, and this is the
easiest way to show it. For simplicity, a simple E
may be played instead.)
E A
I went looking for my darling
D E*
I went looking for a sign
E* A
And I found her in the morning
D E*
Somewhere in the back of my mind
D E G#m
I'm not what I could be
A
I need a true love
D E
I went looking and I found one
CHORUS
A
The wrong girl
D
The wrong kind
A D
The wrong hand to be holding
A D
The wrong eyes to be searching behind
C G Riff 1 (full riff, then back to verse)
The wrong dreams to have in mind
OUTRO
(Modified Riff 1 several times to fade.)
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The chalet lines
(Transcribed by Pauline Mallee )
F F
He raped me in the chalet lines
A7 Dm
The girl I shared with was away for the night
C Bb F
I couldn't get up for my shift today
Bb F7
I'll have to leave the camp now anyway
Bb Dm C Bb
I'll go to London there's a mate of mine I know
F7
she'll give me a place
Bb F7
Full of woe and further to go
F F
He raped me in the chalet lines
A7 Dm
I had just said no for the final time
C Bb F7
Although it's last month it's like yesterday
Bb C
I missed my time, I don't think I could stand
Bb Dm
To take the test, I'm feeling sick
C Gm Am
Fuck this, I've felt like this for a week
Bb Dm
I'd put a knife right into his eyes
C Bb
My friend can't see
F7
She asks me why I don't
Bb
Tell the law
Dm C Bb Bb
Oh what's the fucking point at all
F F
He raped me in the chalet lines
A7 Dm
It was a party, it was going fine
C Bb F7
With the boys from the amusement park
Bb F
A few were idiots, they were a really good laugh
Bb Dm C
They had the shows on till way after dark
Bb F7
I hope she'll give me a place
Bb Dm
Full of woe and further to go
C Bb
She caught the bus
F7
"Oh I'll go anywhere"
Bb
She caught the bus
F C Bb
Her face was just a smear on the pane
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Nice day for a sulk
(Transcribed by IndiaRubb )
(Capo 1st fret; all chords relative to capo)
Chords used: A7 (x02120)
E7 (021100)
C#m (x46654)
Gb (244322)
A (x02220)
(The Gb in the chorus may be a Gb7 (242322))
INTRODUCTION
A7 - E7
VERSE/CHORUS
A7 E7
Nice day for a sulk
A7 E7
The girl smells of milk
A7 C#m Gb
Her horsey teeth explode around us
A Gb
And we run for cover she found us
A A7 E7 A7 (until next verse)
In the cheapo bar with a bag of chips
REPEAT VERSE/CHORUS
BRIDGE (x3)
e--------------------0------
B--------------------2---4--
G--------------------2---4--
D------------1-2-5---2---4--
A------0-2-4---------0---2--
E--2-4----------------------
REPEAT VERSE/CHORUS
OUTRO
A7 - E7
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Women's realm
(Transcribed by IndiaRubb )
(Capo 1st fret; all chords relative to capo)
INTRODUCTION
D - G (x3)
then 2 measures of D before the verse
VERSE
D - D - G - D - G - G* - D - G (x4)
(The G* chord is played either as another measure of the
G chord or as G* 320030 to mimic the piano [as opposed
to G = 320033].)
CHORUS
Bm - G - E - A
SOLO
|- 1st time played -|
e-----------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------0-2-3-333-3-2-0------
G----------0-------------2-4-2-------1-----------------2-2--
D------0-4---4-0---0-2-4---------2-4------------------------
A--2-4------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
|- remaining instances -|
e--------------------------------------------------------3-2-0----
B--------------------------------------0-2-3-333-3-2-0---------3--
G----------0-------------2-4-2-------1-----------------2----------
D------0-4---4-0---0-2-4---------2-4------------------------------
A--2-4------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
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Family tree
(Transcribed by Michael Cronshaw )
A
I've been feeling down
E
I've been looking round the town
G
For somebody just like me
D
But the only ones I see
A
Are the dummies in the window
E
They spend their money on clothes
G
It saddens me to think
Bm E F#
That the only ones I see are mannequins
Bm E F#
Looking stupid, being used and being thin
Bm E A
And I don't know why I hang around with them
Em G D A
The way they act, I'd rather be fat than be confused
Em G D
The way they act, I'd rather be fat than be confused
A
Than be me in a cage
F#m
With a bottle of rage
E A Bm C#m D A Bm C#m D
And a family like the mafia
A
I've been feeling blue
E
And I don't know what to do
G
And I never get a thrill
D
And they threw me out of school
A
'Cause I swore at all the teachers
E
Because they never teach us
G
A thing I want to know
Bm E F#
We do Chemistry, Biology and Maths
Bm E F#
I want Poetry and Music and some laughs
Bm E A
And I don't think it's an awful lot to ask
Em G D A
So won't you please get up off your knees, and let me go
Em G D
So won't you please get up off your knees, and let me go
A
Cause I'm here in a cage
F#m
With a bottle of rage
E A Bm C#m D A Bm C#m D
And a family like the mafia
A Bm C#m
If my family tree goes back to the Romans
D A
Then I will change my name to Jones
Bm C#m
If my family tree goes back to Napolean
D A
Then I will change my name to Smith
Bm C#m
If my family tree goes back to the Romans
D A
Then I will change my name to Jones
Bm C#m
If you're looking at me to be an accountant
D
Then you will look but you will never see
A Bm C#m
If you're looking at me to start having babies
D C# F# Bm A
Then you can wish because I'm not here to fool around
D C# F# Bm A
You can wish because I'm not here to fool around
D C# F# Bm A
You can wish because I'm not here to fool around
D C# F# Bm A
You can wish because I'm not here to fool around
D C# F#
You can wish because I'm not here to fool around
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There's too much love
(Transcribed by IndiaRubb )
(Standard tuning)
INTRODUCTION
A - E - F#m - E - A - E - B
Small intro riff:
e--9h12p9----------------------------------------------------
B---------10h12p12-------------------------------------------
G------------------9h11--------------------------------------
D-----------------------------2-4-2-4/6--6p4-2------2-4-2-4--
A-------------------------2h4-------------------2h4----------
E------------------------------------------------------------
VERSE
(I'm quite sure the piano does that G#7 (464544) in there, but you can
just keep on the G# if you want. The quick C# - B - A progression
could be played as chords or notes, I suppose.)
E
I could hang about and burn my fingers
G# (G#7) A (C# - B - A)
I've been hanging out here waiting for something to start
1ST CHORUS
A E
You think I'm faultless to a 't'
A E
My manner set impeccably
A E B
But underneath I am the same as you
REPEAT VERSE
2ND CHORUS
A E
And when I come to blows
F#m E
When I am numbering my foes
A E B
Just hope that you are on my side my dear
BRIDGE
(Intro riff is repeated during the bridge, only it's a bit simplified.)
REPEAT VERSE
3RD CHORUS AND REPEATS
A E
You say I've got another face
A F#m
That's not a fault of mine these days
A E B
I'm brutal, honest and afraid of you
A E
It's safer not to look around
A E
There's no hiding my feelings from you now
A E B
there's too much love to go around these days
(For the rest of the vocal parts and the outro...)
A - E - F#m - E - A - E - B
A - E - A - E - A - E - B....
(...and just keep alternating between the F#m and A versions till the end.)
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There's too much love
(Transcribed by Ken the Juggler )
INTRO
A E
E ----------------------8h12p8---------
B ----------------------------12p8-----
G --------------------------------11p8-
D -------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------
F#m E
E -------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------
G ------------------------------9-11-9-
D -------------------------9-11--------
A -------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------
F#m E B
E -----------------------------------------
B 9------------9---------------------------
G ---------------11-9---------9-11-9-11----
D -----------------------9-11--------------
A -----------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------
E
I could hang about and burn my fingers
Ab A
I've been hanging out here waiting for something to start
Cm B A E
You think I'm faultless to a 't'
A E
My manner's set impaccably
A E B
But underneath I am the same as you
E
I could dance all night like I'm a soul boy
Ab A
But I know I'd rather drag myself across the dance floor
Cm B A E
I feel like dancing on my own
A E
Where no one knows me and where I
A E B
Can cause offence just by the way I look
A E
And when it comes to blows
A E
When I am numbering my foes
F#m E B
Just hope that you'd be on my side my dear
E
But it's best to finish as it started
Ab A
With my face head down just staring at the brown formica
Cm B A E
It's safer not to look around
F#m E
I can't hide my feelings from you now
A E B
There's too much love to go around these days
A E
You say I've got another face
A E
That's not a fault of mine these days
A E B
I'm brutal, Honest and afraid of you
OUTRO (to fade)
A E
F#m E
A E B
A E
A E
A E B