CROWDED HOUSE FULL ALBUM AU/NZ
Tabbed by JNPF1
AU/NZ Track Listing:
1. Mean to Me
2. World Where You Live
3. Now We're Getting Somewhere
4. Don't Dream It's Over
5. Love You 'Til the Day I Die
6. Something So Strong
7. Hole in the River
8. Can't Carry On
9. Tombstone
10. That's What I Call Love
11. I Walk Away [Intl. vers.]
1. MEAN TO ME
[Verse 1]
E A C#
She came all the way from America
A B
Had a blind date with destiny
E A C#
And the sound of Te Awamutu
B
Had a truly sacred ring
A E
Now her parents are divorced
G# A
And her friend's committing suicide
[Chorus 1]
B E
I could not escape
A
A plea from the heart
D B
You know what it means to me
E
She said don't walk away
A
I'm down on my knees
D B
So please don't be mean to me
[Verse 2]
E A C#
So I talked to you for an hour
A B
In the bar of a small town hotel
E A C#
You asked me what I was thinking
B
I was thinking of a padded cell
A E
With a black and white T.V.
G# A
To stop us from getting lonely
[Chorus 1]
B E
I could not escape
A
A plea from the heart
D B
You know what it means to me
E
She said don't walk away
A
I'm down on my knees
D B
So please don't be mean to me
[Chorus 2]
E
No, I could not escape
A
A plea from the heart
D B
Mysterious sympathy
E
I couldn't wait for a chance
A
To walk out the door
D B C# A C#
You know what it means to me...ahhh
[Bridge]
A C#
I saw you lying in the arms of a poet...ahhh
A C#
I heard him tell you tanta-tantalising lies
A B
Whad'ya know, whad'ya know
[Chorus 3]
E
I could not escape
A
You're down on the floor
D B
You know what it means to me
E
I couldn't wait for a chance
A
Walk out the door
D B
Mean....Mean
[Chorus 4]
E
I could not escape
A
You're down on the knees
D B
You know what it means
E A D B
What it means
[Outro]
E A D B
waa-ooh-waa-ooh-waa-oooh
E A D B
what it means, what it means
E A D B
2. WORLD WHERE YOU LIVE
[Intro]
Em A (x2)
[Verse 1]
Em
Here's someone now whose got the muscle
D
His steady hand could move a mountain
Em
Expert in bed but come on now
D
There must be something missing
Em D
That golden one leads a double life you'll find out
[Chorus 1]
Am G D
But I don't know where you go
G A D
Do you climb into space
Am G D
To the world where you live
G A Em A Em A
The world where you live
[Verse 2]
Em
So here we lie against each other
D
These four walls can never hold us
Em
We're looking for wide open spaces
D
High above the kitchen
Em
And we're strangers here
D
On our way to some other place
[Chorus 2]
Am G D
But I don't know where you go
G A D
Do you climb into space
Am G D
To the world where you live
G A D
The world where you live
Em
The world where you live
[Bridge]
A
Friends come round
F
You might remember and be sad
A F
Behind their eyes is unfamiliar
N.C.
Am G D (x4)
[Outro]
G A D
Do you climb into space
Am G D
To the world where you live
G A D
To the world where you live, oh
G A D
To the world where you live, yeah
G A D
To the world where you live, yeah
D4 D
To the world where you live
D
To the world where you live
C Em7 D
To the world where you live
3. NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE
Capo 4
[Intro]
Am Am Dm E7
[Verse 1]
Am
It never used to be that bad
Dm E7
But neither was it great
Am
Somewhere in the middle then
Dm E7
Content and much too safe
[Pre-Chorus 1]
C G
Oh tell me please why it takes so long
Am Dm G
To realise when there's something wrong
[Chorus]
C F
Lay me out with your heart
G
Now we're getting somewhere
C F
Push me back to the start
G
Now we're getting someplace
C F
Take me out let me breathe
G
Now we're getting somewhere
C F
When I'm with you I don't care
G
Where it is I'm falling
N.C.
G
[Verse 2]
Am
There's money in the Bible Belt
Dm E7
Hugs for daddy too
Am
Three wishes for eternity
Dm E7
We've got some work to do
[Pre-Chorus 1]
C G
Oh tell me please why it takes so long
Am Dm G
I believe there is something wrong
[Chorus]
C F
Well lay me out with your heart
G
Now we're getting somewhere
C F
Push me back to the start
G
Now we're getting someplace
C F
Take me out let me breathe
G
Now we're getting somewhere
C F
When I'm with you I don't care
G
Where it is I'm falling
N.C.
Am Am Dm E7 (x4)
[Pre-Chorus 2]
C G
Oh tell me please, tell me what went wrong
Am Dm G
Cos I believe there is something wrong
[Chorus]
C F
Lay me out
G
Now we're getting somewhere
C F
Push me back
G
Now we're getting somewhere
C F
Take me out let me breathe
G
Now we're getting somewhere
C F
When I'm with you I don't care
G
Where it is I'm falling
N.C.
C F G G (x2)
[Outro]
C
When you took me to your room
F G
I swear I said surrender
C F
When you opened up your mouth
G
I saw the words fall out
C F
Though nothing much has changed
G
I swear I will surrender
C F G
There is pain in my heart
C F G C F G G C F G G
We can choose what we choose to believe
4. DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER
[Intro]
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 Ebadd9 Ebadd9 Ebsus4 (x2)
[Verse 1]
Ebsus2 Cm
There is freedom within, there is freedom without
Ab G
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
Ebsus2 Cm
There's a battle ahead, many battles are lost
Ab
But you'll never see the end of the road
G
While you're travelling with me
[Chorus]
Ab Bb Ebsus2 Cm
Hey now, hey now don't dream it's over
Ab Bb Ebsus2 Cm
Hey now, hey now when the world comes in
Ab Bb Ebsus2 Cm
They come, they come to build a wall between us
Ab Bb
We know they won't win
[Verse]
Ebsus2 Cm
Now I'm towing my car, there's a hole in the roof
Ab G
My possessions are causing me suspicion but there's no proof
Ebsus2 Cm
In the paper today tales of war and of waste
Ab G
But you turn right over to the T.V. page
[Chorus]
Ab Bb Ebsus2 Cm
Hey now, hey now don't dream it's over
Ab Bb Ebsus2 Cm
Hey now, hey now when the world comes in
Ab Bb Ebsus2 Cm
They come, they come to build a wall between us
Ab
We know they won't win
N.C.
Ebsus2 Cm Ab G (x2)
Ab Ebsus2 Ab Ebsus2 Ab Ebsus2 Db
[Verse]
Ebsus2 Cm
Now I'm walking again to the beat of a drum
Ab G
And I'm counting the steps to the door of your heart
Ebsus2 Cm
Only the shadows ahead barely clearing the roof
Ab G
Get to know the feeling of liberation and release
[Chorus]
Ab Bb Ebsus2 Cm
Hey now, hey now don't dream it's over
Ab Bb Ebsus2 Cm
Hey now, hey now when the world comes in
Ab Bb Ebsus2 Cm
They come, they come to build a wall between us
Ab
We know they won't win
[Outro]
Ab Bb Ebsus2 Cm (x7)
5. LOVE YOU 'TIL THE DAY I DIE
WHOO! WHOO! WHOO! WHOO!
[Intro]
B E (x3)
[Verse 1]
B
There's closets in my head where dirty things are kept
E
That never see the light of day
B
I want to drag them out, go for a walk
E
Just to see the look that's on your face
B
Sometimes I can't be straight I don't want to hurt you
E
So forgive me if I tell a lie
B
Sometimes I come on cold but don't believe it
E
I will love you 'til the day I die
[Chorus]
E G F# A E G F# A
I believe in doing things backwards
E G F# A E G F# A
Take heed, start doing things in reverse
[Verse 2]
B E
Oh, here comes trouble, there's nothing wrong when I relax
B
I'm talking to myself you're coming with me
E
Teaching you how to distort the facts
B
Sometimes I can't be straight, I don't want to hurt you
E
So forgive me if I tell a lie
B
Sometimes I come on cold but don't believe it
E
I will love you 'til the day I die
[Chorus]
E G F# A E G F# A
I believe in doing things backwards
E G F# A E G F# A
Take heed, start doing things in reverse
[Bridge]
Em
Frost on the window pane
B
The sound of pouring rain
G A
All makes me glad of you
C B
When I am far away
C
I am always with you
N.A.
E G F# A (x4)
[Link]
E G F# A E G F# A
Know the answer before you know the question, yeah
E
Pull yourself together, baby, push with all your might
[Outro]
E F# G A
I'm alone, always alone
C B
Though I am far away
C B
I am always with you
6. SOMETHING SO STRONG
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
D
Love can make you weep
Em D
Can make you run for cover
Bm
Roots that spread so deep
G D
Bring life to frozen ground
[Chorus]
G D
Something so strong
G Bm A
Could carry us away
G D
Something so strong
G A
Could carry us today
[Verse 2]
D
Turning in my sleep
Em D
Love can leave you cold
D Bm
A taste of jealousy
G D
Is like a lust for gold
[Chorus]
G D
Something so strong
G Bm A
Could carry us away
G D
Something so strong
G A
Could carry us today
[Bridge]
G
I've been
D
Feeling so much older
Bm
Frame me
A
And hang me on the wall
G
I've seen
D
You fall into the same trap
Bm
This thing
A
Is happening to us all
N.A.
D Em D Bm G F#
[Chorus]
G D
Something so strong
G Bm A
Could carry us away
G D
Something so strong
G A
Could carry us today
[Chorus]
G D
Something so strong
G D
Something so strong
G D
Something so strong
G D
Something something so strong
[Outro]
G D (x7)
G
7. HOLE IN THE RIVER
[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
Em C D A G F# Em
There's a hole in the river where my auntie lies
C D A G F# Em
From the land of the living to the air and sky
C D A G F# Em
Left her car by the river left her shoes beside
C D Am
Through the thorns and the bushes I hope she was...
[Bridge]
G F#
Dreaming of glory
Bm Am G F#
Miles above the mountains and plains
Bm Am G F#
Free at last
[Verse 2]
C D A G F# Em
We were touched by a cold wind, my father and I
Em C D A G F# Em
The sound of desperate breathing her fear inside us all
Em C D A G F# Em
She was coming to see him but something changed her mind
Em C
Drove her down to the river
D A
There is no return
N.A.
C# E (x7)
Em C D A G Em
Em C D
Am G F# Bm Am G F#
[Verse 3]
C D A G F# Em
There's a hole in the river where my memory lies
C D A G F# Em
From the land of the living to the air and sky
Em C D A G F# Em
She was coming to see him but something changed her mind
Em C
Drove her down to the river
D
There is no return
[Outro]
C# E (x18)
8. CAN’T CARRY ON
[Intro]
Bm
[Verse 1]
Bm
Why do I kid myself, why do I scream for pleasure
G F#m A Bm
It's four in the morning should know better
Bm
But she can weave a spell, want it to last forever
G F#m A Bm
Making me feel like somebody special
[Chorus]
A F#m G A
Can't carry on this way (just go to sleep)
F#m G A
Before it gets too late (just go to sleep)
F#m G A
Doing damage to my brain (just go to sleep)
F
Well here we go again
[Verse 2]
Bm
Though I look everywhere, I never seem to find it
G F#m A Bm
Always a shadow around a corner
Bm
Drown it in alcohol, stuck in the elevator
G F#m A Bm
Hard to remember in the morning
[Chorus]
A F#m G A
Can't carry on this way (just go to sleep)
F#m G A
Before it gets too late (just go to sleep)
F#m G A
Doing damage to my brain (just go to sleep)
F
Well here we go again
[Verse 3]
Bm
Tell you about myself, if you're in the mood to listen
G F# A Bm
Baby you don't know who you're kissing
Bm
This is a lonely world, you are a strange companion
G F# A Bm
When you get what you wanted, you want to leave
[Bridge]
A F#m G A
Honestly I want to free myself
F#m G A
From the burden of inaction
F#m G A
Honestly I want to raise myself
F#m G A
To any plain I can imagine
F#m G A
Honestly I want to free myself
F#m G A
From the burden of inaction
F#m G A
Honestly I want to raise myself
F#m G
To any plain I can imagine
[Chorus]
B E A B
Can't carry on this way (just go to sleep)
E A B
Before it gets too late (yeah)
E A B
Doing damage to my brain (just go to sleep)
E A B
Well here we go again
[Outro]
E A B E A B
(Just go to sleep) I want to free myself
E A B E A B
(Just go to sleep) I want to raise myself
[Outro]
Bm A G F#
Bm A G F# A B
9. TOMBSTONE
[Verse 1]
Bm G
Look at all the plans I made
Bm G D
Falling down like scraps of paper
Bm G Em
I will leave them where they lie to remind me
[Verse 2]
Bm G
From the past a rumour comes
Bm G D
Don't let it keep draggin' you down
Bm G
Throw the memory in an open fire
Em
You'll be free
[Chorus 1]
D A
Roll back the tombstone
D A
Let the saints appear
D A
Roll back the tombstone
G Em
Make a new man out of me
[Verse 3]
Bm G
Beware the passenger
Bm G D
The train already left the station
Bm G
We are neither at home nor at work
Em
We are moving
[Verse 4]
Bm G
Listen to the howling of steel
Bm G D
A face betraying no emotion
Bm G
Like you never had a chance to be
Em
Wild and free - yeah
[Chorus 2]
D A
Roll back the tombstone
D A
Let the saints appear
D A
Roll back the tombstone
G Em
Till the Lone Ranger rides again
G A D7
Rides again in your mind
[Bridge]
D7
Rode across the open plain
D7
All the way and back again
N.C.
Bm G Bm G D Bm G Em
[Verse 5]
Bm G
Listen to the howling of steel
Bm G D
A face betraying no emotion
Bm G
Like you never had a chance to be
Em
Wild and free
[Chorus 2]
D A
Roll back the tombstone
D A
Let the saints appear
D A
Roll back the tombstone
G Em
Till the Lone Ranger rides again
G A D
Rides again in your mind
[Chorus 1]
D A
Roll back the tombstone
D A
Let the saints appear
D A
Roll back the tombstone
G Em
Make a new man out of me
G A
Out of me
[Outro]
D A (x6) to fade
10. THAT'S WHAT I CALL LOVE
[Intro]
G G D D4 D D4
Em7 Em7 G D
Em Em7 E7 A7
Em Em7 E7 A7
Wo-oh--oh--ooh--ooh
[Verse 1]
Em7
You take away my air
Em7 E7
You make my lungs collapse
A7
I die tonight
E7
I die tonight
[Chorus]
C7 B7
Feeling devastated
Em7
That's what I call
C7 B7
Livin' in your memory
Em7
That's what I call
C7 B7
Tired and deflated
Em7
That's what I call love
E7 B7 Em
[Verse 2]
Em7
I tidy up your room
E7 A7
You tidy up my life
Em7
Show me the door, I'm abandoned here, I'm warm to the core
E7 A7
I can feel
Em Em7 E7 A7
Wo-oh--oh--ooh--ooh
[Verse 3]
Em7
You sink I swim, we never got in that deep, you bend I break
E7 A7
I die tonight
[Chorus 2]
C7 B7
Feeling devastated
Em7
That's what I call
C7 B7
Hangin' on and fallin' over
Em7
That's what I call
C7 B7
Tired and deflated
Em7 C7 B7 Em7
That's what I call love
N.C.
Em Em7 E7 A7 (x4)
Em F# G F# Em
Em Em7 E7 A7 (x2)
Em Em7 E7 A7
Wo-oh--oh--ooh--ooh
[Verse 4]
Em7
I got a little room
E7
The air's still pretty bad
A7
I die tonight
[Chorus]
C7 B7
Feeling devastated
Em7
That's what I call
C7 B7
Hangin' on and fallin' over
Em7
That's what I call
C7 B7
Tired and deflated
Em7 C7 B7 Em7
That's what I call
C7 B7 Em7
Feeling devastated (That's)
C7 B7 Em7
Livin' with a vacuum cleaner (What)
C7 B7 Em7
Sweepin' up your memory (I)
C7 B7 Em F# G F# Em
call Love
11. I WALK AWAY (Crowded House international version)
[Intro]
D G Bm Bm A
[Verse 1]
D G Bm A
You came out of the world to me my life parted like the red sea
D G Bm A
We float easy between the rocks and stones never seemed to stop us
D G Bm A
The years ended in confusion don't ask me I don't know what happened
D G Bm A
But I am a man with a mission must be the devil I don't know?
G A
Find me marching to a different tune
[Chorus]
Em A Em Bm A
It's hard to let go all that we know as I walk away from you
Em A Em Bm A D Bm A
I'm herled from my home to the unknown as I walk away from you
[Verse 2]
D G Bm A
You feel whatever you desire to you it may be death defying
D G Bm A
That day in the coldness of winter like words slipping off my tongue
D G Bm A G A
I say forget it it's over cause there's a dark cloud covering up the sun
A
You know that it's
[Chorus]
Em A Em Bm A
It's hard to let go all that we know as I walk away from you
Em A Em Bm A
The sun always sets no room for regrets as I walk away from you
Em A Em Bm A
Give it to me give it to me your inspira - tion
Em A Em Bm Em Bm
Get to me see find all we need as I walk away, as I walk away...
N.C.
Em Bm Em
[Verse 3]
D G Bm A
I'm just a slave to ambition tension, your permanent condition
D G Bm A G A
So much you've always wanted too much giving you a sore head
[Outro]
D G Bm G A
as I walk away as I walk away from you
D G Bm G A
as I walk away from you...
D G Bm G A
as I walk away from you...
D G Bm G A A7
as I walk away, away, away, from you...