Artist: Of monsters
Album: my head is an animal
Songs:
1. Dirty Paws
2. King and Lionheart
3. Mountain Sound
4. Slow and Steady
5. From Finner
6. Little Talks
7. Six Weeks
8. Love Love Love
9. Your Bones
10. Sloom
11. Lakehouse
12. Yellow Light

1. Song: Dirty Paws

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[Verse 1]
Am C
Jumping up and down the floor
C Fmaj7
My head is an animal
Am C
And once there was an animal
C Fmaj7
It had a son that mowed the lawn
Am C
The son was an ok guy
C Fmaj7
Thay had a pet dragonfly
Am C
The dragonfly it ran away
C Fmaj7
But it came back with a story to say

Am, C, Fmaj7
Hey!
Am, C, Fmaj7
Hey!

[Verse 2]
Am C
Her dirty paws and furry coat
Fmaj7
She ran down the forest slope
Am C
The forest of talking trees
Fmaj7
They used to sing about the birds and the bees
Am C
The bees had declared a war
Fmaj7
The sky wasn't big enough for them all
Am C
The birds they got help from below
Fmaj7
From dirty paws and the creatures of snow

[Instrumental]
Am B* C
C Fmaj7 Am G
Am B* C
C Fmaj7 Am G
Am, C, Fmaj7 Fmaj7
Hey!
C, C, Fmaj7
Hey!

[Verse 3]
Am C
And for a while things were cold
Fmaj7
They were scared down in their holes
Am C
The forest that once was green
Fmaj7
Was colored black by those killing machines
Am C
But she and her furry friends
Fmaj7
Took down the queen bee and her men
Am C
And that's how the story goes
Fmaj7
The story of the beast with those four dirty paws

[Outro]
Am B* C
La la la
C Fmaj7 Am G
La la la la
Am B* C
La la la
C Fmaj7 Am G
La la la la
Am B* C
La la la
C Fmaj7 Am G
La la la la
Am B* C
La la la
C Fmaj7 Am G
La la la la
Am B* Am C Fmaj7
Hey!
Am C Fmaj7
Hey!
Am C Fmaj7
Hey!
Am C Fmaj7
Am B* C

2. Song: King and Lionheart
Capo 3

[Intro]
strum C, Csus2

[Verse]
C
Taking over this town, they should worry
C
But these problems aside I think I taught you well
Am Fmaj7 C
That we won't run, and we won't run, and we wont' run
Am Fmaj7 C
That we won't run, and we won't run, and we won't run
C
And in the winter night sky ships are sailing
C
Looking down on these bright blue city lights
Am Fmaj7 C
And they won't wait, and they won't wait, and they won't wait
Am Fmaj7 C
We're here to stay, we're here to stay, we're here to stay

[Chorus]
Fmaj7 C G
Howling ghosts they re-appear
Fmaj7 C G
In mountains that are stacked with fear
Fmaj7 C G Am
But you're a king and I'm a lionheart

[Verse]
C
A lionheart
C (hard)
His crown lid up the way as we moved slowly
C
Passed the wondering eyes of the ones that were left behind
Am Fmaj7 C
Though far away, though far away, though far away
Am Fmaj7 C
We're still the same, we're still the same, we're still the same

[Chorus]
Fmaj7 C G
Howling ghosts they re-appear
Fmaj7 C G
In mountains that are stacked with fear
Fmaj7 C G Am
But you're a king and I'm a lionheart

[Verse]
Fmaj7 C G
And in the sea that's painted black
Fmaj7 C G
Creatures lurk below the deck
Fmaj7 C G Am
But you're a king and I'm a lionheart
Fmaj7 C G
And as the world comes to an end
Fmaj7 C G
I'll be here to hold your hand cause
Fmaj7 C G Am
You're my king and I'm your lionheart

[Bridge]
Fmaj7 C G Fmaj7 C G Fmaj7 C G Am
A lionheart A lionheart A lionheart A lionheart
Fmaj7 C G Fmaj7 C G Fmaj7 C G Am
A lionheart A lionheart A lionheart A lionheart

[Chorus]
Fmaj7 C G
Howling ghosts they re-appear
Fmaj7 C G
In mountains that are stacked with fear
Fmaj7 C G Am
But you're a king and I'm a lionheart

[Verse]
Fmaj7 C G
And in the sea that's painted black
Fmaj7 C G
Creatures lurk below the deck
Fmaj7 C G Am
But you're a king and I'm a lionheart

[Outro]
Fmaj7 C G Fmaj7 C G Fmaj7 C G Am
A lionheart A lionheart A lionheart A lionheart
Fmaj7 C G Fmaj7 C G Fmaj7 C G Am (let ring)
A lionheart A lionheart A lionheart A lionheart

3.Song: Mountain Sound
Capo 4

[Intro]
F - Am - C (x2)

[Verse 1]
Dm Fmaj7
I heard them calling in the distance
Am G
So I packed my things and ran
Dm Fmaj7
Far away from all the trouble
Am G
I had caused with my two hands

[Pre-Chorus]
Dm Fmaj7
Alone we traveled on with nothing but a shadow
Am G
We fled far away

[Chorus]
F Am C
Hold your horses now (We sleep until the sun goes down)
F Am C
Through the woods we ran (Deep in to the Mountain Sound)
F Am C
Hold your horses now (We sleep until the sun goes down)
F Am G
Through the woods we ran

[Verse 2]
Dm Fmaj7
Some hid scars and some hid scratches
Am G
It made me wonder about their past
Dm Fmaj7
And as I looked around I began to notice
Am G
That we were nothing like the rest

[Chorus]
F Am C
Hold your horses now (We sleep until the sun goes down)
F Am C
Through the woods we ran (Deep in to the Mountain Sound)
F Am C
Hold your horses now (We sleep until the sun goes down)
F Am G
Through the woods we ran

[Interlude]
F Am C
Wooooah (We sleep until the sun goes down)
F Am C
Wooooah (We sleep until the sun goes down)

Dm - F - Am - C

Dm - F - Am - C
Wooooah
(We sleep until the sun goes down)

[Chorus]
F Am C
Hold your horses now (We sleep until the sun goes down)
F Am C
Through the woods we ran (Deep in to the Mountain Sound)
F Am C
Hold your horses now (We sleep until the sun goes down)
F Am G
Through the woods we ran
F Am C
Hold your horses now (We sleep until the sun goes down)
F Am C
Through the woods we ran (Deep in to the Mountain Sound)
F Am C
Hold your horses now (We sleep until the sun goes down)
F Am G
Through the woods we ran

[Outro]
F Am C
La la la Wooooah La la la (We sleep until the sun goes down)
F Am C
La la la Wooooah La la la (We sleep until the sun goes...)

4. Song: Slow and Steady
Capo 4
(The F# is a walk note, not the actual chord.)

[Intro]
G - C

[Verse 1]
G C G (F#)
The lights go out, I am all alone
G C G (F#)
All the trees outside are buried in the snow
G C G (F#)
I spend my night dancing with my own shadow
G C G
And it holds me and it never lets me go

[Chorus]
G C
I move slow and steady
Em Am
But I feel like a waterfall
G C
Yeah, I move slow and steady
Em Am
Past the ones that I used to know

[Verse 2]
My dear old friend, take me for a spin
Two wolves in the dark, running in the wind
I'm letting go, but I've never felt better
Passing by all the monsters in my head

[Chorus] (x2)
G C
And I'm never ready
G (F#)
'Cause I know, I know, I know
G C
That time won't let me
G Em Am
Show what I want to show

[Outro]
G - C - Em - Am

5. Song: From Finner
Capo 4

[Verse]
Am Em
We came here on his back
C G G/F#
And we caught your eye
Am Em
The salty ocean wind
C G G/F#
Made the seagulls cry
Am Em
The rocking of his house
C G G/F#
Had me holding on
Am Em
But I knew that I was safe
C G/F#
From there on out

[Instrumental]
Am - Em - C - G - G/F#

[Verse]
Am Em
The waves that hit his face
C G G/F#
Marked the past
Am Em
And the farrows on his skin
C G
Oh how time goes fast

[Chorus]
G/F# Am Em
And we are far, far from home
C G
But we’re so happy
G/F# Am Em
Far from home, all alone
C G/F#
But we’re so happy

Am - Em - C - G - G/F#

[Verse]
Am Em
After every sunny day
C G G/F#
Came a stormy night
Am Em
That’s when finner would say
C G
Keep your heads held high

[Chorus]
G/F# Am Em
And we are far, far from home
C G
But we’re so happy
G/F# Am Em
Far from home, all alone
C
But we’re so happy

[Instrumental]
Am - Em - C - G - G/F#

[Chorus]
Am Em
And we are far, far from home
C G
But we’re so happy
G/F# Am Em
Far from home, all alone
C G/F#
But we’re so happy

[Outro]
Am - Em - C - G - G/F#
Am

6. Song: Little Talks
Capo 1

[Intro]
Am - F - C - G
Hey!
Am - F - C - G
Hey!
Am - F - C - G
Hey!
Am - F - C - G

[Verse 1]
Am F C
I don't like walking around this old and empty house
Am F C
So hold my hand, I'll walk with you my dear
Am F C
The stairs creak as I sleep, it's keeping me awake
Am F C
It's the house telling you to close your eyes
Am F C
Some days I can't even trust myself
Am F C
It's killing me to see you this way

[Chorus]
Am F
'Cause though the truth may vary
C G
This ship will carry
Am F C
Our bodies safe to shore
Am - F - C - G
Hey!
Am - F - C - G
Hey!
Am - F - C - G
Hey!
Am - F - C - G

[Verse 2]
Am F C
There's an old voice in my head that's holding me back
Am F C
Tell her that I miss our little talks
Am F C
Soon it will be over and buried with our past
Am F C
We used to play outside when we were young (and full of life and full of love)
Am F C
Some days I don't know if I am wrong or right
Am F C
Your mind is playing tricks on you my dear

[Chorus 2]
Am F
'Cause though the truth may vary
C G
This ship will carry
Am F C G
Our bodies safe to shore Hey!
Am F C G
Don't listen to a word I say. Hey!
Am F C G
The screams all sound the same. Hey!
Am F
'Cause though the truth may vary
C G
This ship will carry
Am F C G
Our bodies safe to shore

[Instrumental]
Am - F - C - G
Am - F - C - G
Am - F - C - G
Am - F - C

[Verse 3]
Am
You're gone, gone, gone away. I watched you disappear
Am
All that's left is a ghost of you
Am
Now we're torn, torn, torn apart, there's nothing we can do.
Am
Just let me go, we'll meet again soon.
Am F C
Now wait, wait, wait for me. Please hang around
Am F C G
I see you when I fall asleep. Hey!

[Chorus] (x2)
Am F C G
Don't listen to a word I say. Hey!
Am F C G
The screams all sound the same. Hey!
Am F
'Cause though the truth may vary
C G
This ship will carry
Am F C G
Our bodies safe to shore

[Outro] (x2)
Am F
'Cause though the truth may vary
C G
This ship will carry
Am F C
Our bodies safe to shore

7. Song: Six Weeks
Capo 4

[Intro]
C

[Verse 1]
Slow, slow me down,
Her blood, on my bones.
Let go, lay to rest.
G
We fall, we fall, we fall,
C Am G C
We fall to the ground.
C Am
Sleep, sleep all night
G C
While the young, they wait alone.
C Am
So get up, shake the rust.
G
We crawl, we crawl, we crawl,
C
We crawl on the ground.

[Chorus]
C Am
Alone, I fight these animals.
G C
Alone, until I get home.
C Am G C

[Verse 2]
C Am
A wolf, wolf and I,
G C
We share the same cold meal.
C Am
I float on, float on down.
G
We ride, we ride, we ride
C
We ride it all out.
Am G
We ride, we ride, we ride
We ride it all
C
Ride, we ride, we ride
We ride it all
Am G
Ride, we ride, we ride
C
We ride it all out.

[Chorus]
(Guitar doesn't really start till 3rd time through this chorus but you can play
the chords throughout if you want)
C Am
Alone, I fight these animals.
G C
Alone, until I get home.
(4x)

[Hook]
C
C
Coming back, I'm coming back.
C
Coming back, I'm coming back.
Am
She follows me into the woods,
Takes me home
G Em
She follows me into the woods,
G C
Takes me home
Am
Coming back, I'm coming back.
Am
Coming back, I'm coming back.
G Em
She follows me into the woods,
G C
Takes me home
(3x)

[Outro]
Am G Em G C
Am G Em G C

8. Song: Love Love Love
Capo 7

[Intro]
Am G C (x4)

[Verse]
Am G C
Well maybe I’m a crook for stealing your heart away
Am G C
And maybe I’m a crook for not caring for it
Am G C
Yeah maybe I’m a bad, bad, bad, bad person
Am G C
Well baby, I know
Am G C
And these fingertips, will never run through your skin
Am G C
And those bright blue eyes can only meet mine
Am G C
across a room filled with people that
Am G C
are less important than you

[Chorus]
Am G C G
Because you love, love, love when you know I can’t love
Am G C G
You love, love, love when you know I can’t love
Am G C G C G
You love, love, love when you know I can’t love, you..

[Instrumental]
Am G C (x4)

[Verse]
Am G C Am G C
So I think it’s best we both forget before we dwell on it
Am G C
The way you held me so tight all through the night
Am G C
Till it was near morning

[Chorus] (x2)
Am G C G
Because you love, love, love when you know I can’t love
Am G C G
You love, love, love when you know I can’t love
Am G C G C G
You love, love, love when you know I can’t love, you

[Outro]
Am G C (x7)

9. Song: Your Bones
Capo 3

[Verse 1]
Bm
In the spring we made a boat
Bm
Out of feathers, out of bones.
G D
We set fire to our homes,
G D
Walking barefoot in the snow.
Bm
Distant rhythm of the drum
Bm
As we drifted towards the storm.
G D
Baby lion lost his teeth,
G D
Now they're swimming in the sea.
Troubled spirits on my chest
Where they laid to rest.
The birds all left my tall friend
As your body hit the sand.
Million stars up in the sky
Formed a tigers eye
That looked down on my face,
Out of time and out of place.

[Chorus]
Em
So hold on,
G/B Em
Hold on to what we are,
G/B Bm
Hold on to your heart.

[Verse 2]
Awaken by the sound
Of a screaming owl.
Chasing leafs in the wind,
Going where we've never been.
Said goodbye to you my friend,
As the fire spread.
All that's left are your bones
That will soon sink like stones

[Chorus]
Em
So hold on,
G/B Em
Hold on to what we are,
G/B Bm
Hold on to your heart.

[Instrumental]
(same as verse)

[Hook/Outro]
Em
So hold on,
G/B Bm
Hold on to your heart.

10. Song: Sloom
Capo 1

[Intro]
C, Am, Fmaj7, C

[Verse 1]
C Am
The sea said goodbye to the shore so the sun wouldn't notice
Fmaj7 C
The seaweed that wrapped its arms around you
C Am
The carpet on my cheek feels like the fall grass
Fmaj7 C
and I run through the tall trees with your hand chasing me

[Verse 2]
C Am
The books that I keep by my bed are full of your stories
Fmaj7 C
That I drew up from a little dream of mine a little nightmare of yours
C Am
To be asked to take this plunge to forgive and forget
Fmaj7 C
and be the better man, to be a better man, to be a better man
C Am Fmaj7 C
So love me mother, and love me father, and love my sister as well

[Verse 3]
C Am
The cat's silhouette as big as a monster
Fmaj7 C
In this concrete jungle with street lights hanging their heads
C Am
So make all your last demands for I will forsake you
Fmaj7 C
and I'll meet your eyes for the very first time, for the very last

[Chorus]
C Am Fmaj7 C
So love me mother, and love me father, and love my sister as well
C Am Fmaj7 C
So love me mother, and love me father, and love my brother as well
C Am Fmaj7 C
So love me mother, and love me father, and love my sister as well
C Am Fmaj7 C
So love me mother, and love me father, and love my brother as well

[Outro]
C Am
I met a man today and he smiled back at me
Fmaj7
Now there are thoughts like these that keep me on my feet
C (let ring)
that keep me on my feet

11. Song: Lakehouse
[Intro]
G - C (repeat it several times)

[Verse]
G C
Oh I miss the comfort of this house.
G
Where we are, where we are,
C
Where we are, where we are.
G C
The floor under our feet whispers out:
G
'Come on in, come on in,
C (let ring)
where it all begins.'

[Chorus 1]
G C
Can you chase this fire away?
G C
Can you chase this fire away?

G C
We climbed up to the top in worn out shoes,
G
But she ran down, she ran down,
C
She ran down to the house.
G C
A fox that gains our trust but then breaks it as he walks
G C
away from us, away from us.

[Chorus 2]
G C
Can you chase this fire away?
G C
Can you chase this fire away?
Em C G
In the fall we sleep all day.
Em C G
In the fall we sleep all day.
G C
Where we are, where we are.
G C
Where we are, where we are.

[Chorus 3]
G C
Can you chase this fire away?
G C
Can you chase this fire away?
Em C G
In the fall we sleep all day.
Em C G
In the fall we sleep all day.

[Outro]
Em - C - G

12. Song: Yellow Light
Capo on 2nd fret

[Verse]
Fmaj7 Am C Em7
I'm looking for a place to start, but everything feels so different now.
Fmaj7 Am C Em7
Just grab a hold of my hand, I will lead you through this wonderland.
Fmaj7 Am C Em7
Water up to my knees , but sharks are swimming in the sea.
Fmaj7 Am C Em7
Just follow my yellow light, and ignore all those big warning signs.