G C G If I was a flower growing wild and free G D G All I'd want is you to be my sweet honey bee. G C G And if I was a tree growing tall and green G D G All I'd want is you to shade me and be my leaves G C G If I was a flower growing wild and free G D G All I'd want is you to be my sweet honey bee. G C G And if I was a tree growing tall and greeen G D G All I'd want is you to shade me and be my leaves G C G All I want is you, will you be my bride G D G Take me by the hand and stand by my side G C G All I want is you, will you stay with me? G D G Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea. G C G If you were a river in the mountains tall, G D G The rumble of your water would be my call. G C G If you were the winter, I know I'd be the snow G D G Just as long as you were with me, let the cold winds blow G C G All I want is you, will you be my bride G D G Take me by the hand and stand by my side G C G All I want is you, will you stay with me? G D G Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea. G C G If you were a wink, I'd be a nod G D G If you were a seed, well I'd be a pod. G C G If you were the floor, I'd wanna be the rug G D G And if you were a kiss, I know I'd be a hug G C G All I want is you, will you be my bride G D G Take me by the hand and stand by my side G C G All I want is you, will you stay with me? G D G Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea. G C G If you were the wood, I'd be the fire. G D G If you were the love, I'd be the desire. G C G If you were a castle, I'd be your moat, G D G And if you were an ocean, I'd learn to float. G C G All I want is you, will you be my bride G D G Take me by the hand and stand by my side G C G All I want is you, will you stay with me? G D G Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea. 3) A Well Respected Man- The Kinks G Verse C C/B Am C C/B Am Cos he gets up in the morning and he goes to work at nine C C/B Am C C/B Am And he comes back home at five thirty, gets the same train every time C C/B Am C C/B Am Cos his world is built on punctuality, it never fails Chorus C C/B Am C C/B Am Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine C C/B Am C C/B Am And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind F Em He's a well respected man about town F D G G/C G Doing the best things so conservatively Verse C C/B Am C C/B Am And his mother goes to meetings while his father pulls the maid C C/B Am C C/B Am And she stirs the tea with councilors while discussing foreign trade C C/B Am C C/B Am And she passes looks as well as Bill's at every suave young man ... Chorus C C/B Am C C/B Am Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine C C/B Am C C/B Am And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind F Em He's a well respected man about town F D G G/C G Doing the best things so conservatively Verse C C/B Am C C/B Am And he likes his own backyard and he likes his fags the best C C/B Am C C/B Am Cos he's better than the rest and his arm sweat smells the best C C/B Am C C/B Am And he hope to grab his father's loot when Pater passes on ... Chorus C C/B Am C C/B Am Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine C C/B Am C C/B Am And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind F Em He's a well respected man about town F D G G/C G Doing the best things so conservatively Verse C C/B Am C C/B Am And he plays the stocks and shares and he goes to a regatta C C/B Am C C/B Am He adores the girl next door cos he's dying to get at her C C/B Am C C/B Am But his mother knows the best about the matrimonial stakes ... Chorus C C/B Am C C/B Am Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine C C/B Am C C/B Am And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind F Em He's a well respected man about town F D G G/C G Doing the best things so conservatively 5) Up the Spout - Mateo Messina Am C F C Dm F C G7 6) Tire Swing - Kimya Dawson F C Fmaj7 I took the Polaroid down in my room F C Fmaj7 I'm pretty sure you have a new girlfriend F C Fmaj7 It's not as if I don't like you F C Fmaj7 It just makes me sad whenever I see it F C Fmaj7 'cause I like to be gone most of the time F C Fmaj7 And you like to be home most of the time F C Fmaj7 If I stay in one place I lose my mind F C Fmaj7 I'm a pretty impossible lady to be with Joey never met a bike that he didn't wanna ride And I never met a Toby that I didn't like Scotty liked all of the books that I recommended Even if he didn't I wouldn't be offended I had a dream that had to drive to Madison To deliver a painting for some silly reason I took a wrong turn and ended up in Michigan Paul Baribeau took me to the giant tire swing Gave me a push and he started singing I sang along while I was swinging The sound of our voices made us forget everything That had ever hurt our feelings Joey never met a bike that he didn't wanna ride And I never met a Toby that I didn't like Scotty liked all of the books that I recommended Even if he didn't I wouldn't be offended …wouldn't be offended Now I'm home for less than twenty-four hours That's hardly time to take a shower Hug my family and take your picture off the wall Check my email write a song and make a few phone calls Before it's time to leave again I've got one hand on the steering wheel One waving out the window If I'm a spinster for the rest of my life My arms will keep me warm on cold and lonely nights Joey never met a bike that he didn't wanna ride And I never met a Toby that I didn't like Scotty liked all of the books that I recommended Even if he didn't I wouldn't be offended 7) Piazza, New York Catcher - Belle and Sebastian Verse 1 F# B F# Elope with me Miss Private and we’ll sail around the world G#m D#m I will be your Ferdinand and you my wayward girl G#m C# How many nights of talking in hotel rooms can you take? G#m C# How many nights of limping round on pagan holidays? B D#m Oh elope with me in private and we’ll set something ablaze G#m C# D#m A trail for the devil to erase Verse 2 F# B F# San Francisco’s calling us, the Giants and Mets will play G#m D#m Piazza, New York catcher, are you straight or are you gay? G#m C# We hung about the stadium, we’ve got no place to stay G#m C# We hung about the tenderloin and tenderly you tell B D#m About the saddest book you ever read, it always makes you cry G#m C# D#m The statue’s crying too and well he may Verse 3 F# B F# I love you I’ve a drowning grip on your adoring face G#m D#m I love you my responsibility has found a place G#m C# Beside you and strong warnings in the guise of gentle words G#m C# Come wave upon me from the family wider net absurd B D#m “You’ll take care of her, I know it, you will do a better job” G#m C# D#m Maybe, but not what she deserves Verse 4 F# B F# Elope with me Miss Private and we’ll drink ourselves awake G#m D#m We’ll taste the coffee houses and award certificates G#m C# A privy seal to keep the feel of 1960 style G#m C# We’ll comment on the decor and we’ll help the passer by B D#m And at dusk when work is over we’ll continue the debate G#m C# D#m In a borrowed bedroom virginal and spare Verse 5 F# B F# The catcher hits for .318 and catches every day G#m D#m The pitcher puts religion first and rests on holidays G#m C# He goes into cathedrals and lies prostrate on the floor G#m C# He knows the drink affects his speed he’s praying for A doorway B D#m Back into the life he wants and the confession of the bench G#m C# D#m Life outside the diamond is a wrench Verse 6 F# B F# I wish that you were here with me to pass the dull weekend G#m D#m I know it wouldn’t come to love, my heroine pretend G#m C# A lady stepping from the songs we love until this day G#m C# You’d settle for an epitaph like “Walk Away, Renee” B D#m The sun upon the roof in winter will draw you out like A flower G#m C# D#m Meet you at the statue in an hour G#m C# D#m Meet you at the statue in an hour 9) Superstar - Sonic Youth Capo I e|-15-----------13----------------|---------------15----13----15---| B|--------------------13----------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| e|-16-----15-----13---------------|-13----11-----------------------| B|--------------------------------|-------------9------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-----------6------8------9------|-11-------------9---------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-6-------------4----------------|-1--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| Verse 1 Em D C Bm Long Ago, And oh so Far Away Am C I fell in love with you Bm Before the second show Em D C Bm Your Guitar, it sounds so sweet and clear Am C But you're not really here Bm It's just the radio Chorus C Bm Am G Don't you remember you told me you loved me Baby C Bm Am G Said you'd be coming back this way again Baby C Bm Am G Baby Baby Baby Baby oh Baby F C Em I love you, I really do Verse 2 Em D C Bm loneliness, is such a sad affair Am C and I can hardly wait Bm to be with you again Em D C Bm what to say to make you come again Am C come back to me again Bm and play your sad guitar Chorus C Bm Am G Don't you remember you told me you loved me Baby C Bm Am G Said you'd be coming back this way again Baby C Bm Am G Baby Baby Baby Baby oh Baby F C Em I love you, I really do x2 10) Sleep - Kimya Dawson Capo VII e|-3--3--3--2--2--2-| B|------------------| G|-------------2--0-| D|-------0--0-------| A|----2-------------| E|-3----------------| Repeat x3 e|-0--0--0--2--2--2-| B|----------------3-| G|-------0-----2----| D|-0--2-----0-------| A|------------------| E|------------------| 11) Expectations - Belle and Sebastian Capo II Verses E Am E Monday morning wake up knowing that you've got to go to school Am E Tell your mum what to expect, she says it's right out of the blue Am E Do you went to work in Debenham's, because that's what they expect Am F C G F Start in Lingerie, and Doris is your supervisor E Am E And the head said that you always were a queer one from the start Am E For careers you say you went to be remembered for your art Am E Your obsessions get you known throughout the school for being strange Am F C Making life-size models of the Velvet Underground in clay E Am E In the queue for lunch they take the piss, you've got no appetite Am E And the rumour is you never go with boys and you are tight Am E So they jab you with a fork, you drop the tray and go berserk Am F C While you're cleaning up the mess the teacher's looking up your skirt G F Hey you've been used, C G F Are you calm? Settle down C G F Write a song, I'll sing along E Soon you will know that you are sane F You're on top of the world again E Am E Monday morning wake up knowing that you've got to go to school Am E Tell your Mum what to expect she says it's right out of the blue Am E Do you went to work in C&A, 'cause that's what they expect Am F C G F Move to lingerie and take a feel off Joe the store man E Am E Tell Veronica the secrets of the boy you never kissed Am E She's got everything to gain 'cause she's a fat girl with a lisp Am E She sticks up for you when you get aggravation from the snobs Am F C 'Cause you can't afford a blazer, girl you're always wearing clogs E Am E At the interval you lock yourself away inside a room Am E Head of English gets you, asks you, "what the hell do you think you're doing? " Am E "Do you think you're better then the other kids? well get outside." Am F C You've got permission, but you've got to make the bastard think he's right G F Hey, You've been used C G F Are you calm? Settle down C G F Write a song, I'll sing along E Soon you will know that you are sane F You're on top of the world again C G F And you're cool and you know. C G F You're a star, you'll go far C G F Think of me as a friend E Not just the boy who played guitar F You're on top of the world again. 12) All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople E|--14-------14------------------------------------------------| B|-----15-------17b19r17b19r17-14--15-------15-14b15r14b15r14--| G|--------14--------------------------16-----------------------| D|---------------------------------------16--------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------14------| B--12----14-14-14-14-13-12-------14-14-14-14-12----17b19---| G-----14-------------------14-------------------14---------| D----------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------| Verse D Dmaj7 Well Billy rapped all night about his suicide Bm Bm/A How he'd kick it in the head when he was twenty-five F#m A Asus4 A Speed jive don't want to stay alive when you're twenty-five D Dmaj7 And Wendy's stealing clothes from Marks and Sparks Bm Bm/A And Freddy's got spots from ripping off the stars F#m A Asus4 A From his face, funky little boat race Em Em7 Television man is crazy F# Bm Saying were juvenile delinquent wrecks G D A Asus4 Oh man I need TV when I got T Rex Oh brother you guessed I'm a dude dad Chorus D Dmaj7 Bm All the young dudes Bm/A Am Carry the news Am7/G F Boogaloo dudes C G C A D Carry the news D Dmaj7 Bm All the young dudes Bm/A Am Carry the news Am7/G F Boogaloo dudes C G C A D Carry the news Verse D Dmaj7 Now Lucy looks sweet cause he dresses like a queen Bm Bm/A But he can kick like a mule its a real mean team F#m A Asus4 A But we can love oh yes we can love D Dmaj7 And my brothers back at home with his Beatles and his Stones Bm Bm/A We never got it off on that revolution stuff F#m A What a drag too many snags Em Em7 Now I've drunk a lot of wine and I'm feeling fine F# Bm Got to race some cat to bed G D Oh is there concrete all around A Asus4 A Or is it in my head Yeah I'm a dude dad Chorus D Dmaj7 Bm All the young dudes Bm/A Am Carry the news Am7/G F Boogaloo dudes C G C A D Carry the news D Dmaj7 Bm All the young dudes Bm/A Am Carry the news Am7/G F Boogaloo dudes C G C A D Carry the news 13) So Nice So Smart - Kimya Dawson Capo IV Verse C G I was quiet as a mouse when i snuck into your house C G and took roofies with your spouse in a nit and out a louse C G and lice are lousy all the time they suck your blood drink your wine C G C say shut up and quit your crying give it time and you'll be fine Chorus F G C G F you're so nice and you're so smart G C G F you're such a good friend i hafta break your heart G C G F I tell you that i love you then i'll tear your world apart G C just pretend i didn't tear your world apart Verse C G I like boys with strong convictions and convicts with perfect diction C G underdogs with good intentions amputees with stamp collections C G plywood skinboards ride the ocean salty noses suntan lotion C G always seriously jokin and rambunctiously soft-spoken C G i like boys that like their mothers and i have a thing for brothers C G but they always wait til we're under the covers to say i'm sure glad we're C not lovers Chorus F G C G F you're so nice and you're so smart G C G F you're such a good friend i hafta break your heart G C G F tell you that i love you then i'll tear your world apart G C just pretend i didn't tear your world apart Bridge C I like my new bunnysuit C I like my new bunnysuit C I like my new bunnysuit G C When i wear it i feel cute 14) Sea of Love - Cat Power Capo IV Intro G B7 C A7 Verse 1 G Come with me B7 My love C To the sea A7 The sea of love Chorus G B7 I want to tell you C how much A7 I love you G B7 C A7 Verse 2 G Do you remember B7 When we met C That's the day A7 I knew you were my pet Chorus G B7 I wanna tell you C how much A7 I love you G B7 C A7 Verse 3 G Come with me B7 My love C To the sea A7 The sea of love Chorus G B7 I wanna tell you C How much A7 I love you G B7 C A7 x2 Ending G 15) Tree Hugger - Antsy Pants Intro G C D G C The flower said "I wish I was a tree" C D The tree said "I wish I could be D A different kind of tree" G The cat wished that it was a bee G The turtle wished that it could fly C Really high into the sky D Over rooftops and then dive G Deep into the sea G And in the sea there is a fish C A fish that has a secret wish D A wish to be a big cactus G With a pink flower on it G And in the sea there is a fish C A fish that has a secret wish D A wish to be a big cactus G With a pink flower on it G And the flower C Would be it's offering D Of love G To the desert G And the desert C So dry and lonely D G That the creatures all appreciate the effort G Et le jackalope a dit (And the jackalope said) C "Je voudrais etre un yeti (I wish I was a yeti) D Pour voler dans le nuit (to steal into the night) G Et m'en aller loin d'ici" (and then go far from here) G Mais le yeti a dit (But the yeti said) C "Je voudrais etre un monstre marin (I would like to be a sea monster) D Pour pouvoir rentre dans le mer (To dive into the sea) G De tous les requins" (Of all the sharks) G C And the rattlesnake said "I wish I had hands C D So I could hug you like a man" D And then the cactus said G "Don't you understand? G My skin is covered with sharp spikes C That'll stab you like a thousand knives D G A hug would be nice but hug my flower with your eyes" G C The flower said "I wish I was a tree" C D The tree said "I wish I could be D A different kind of tree" G The cat wished that it was a bee G The turtle wished that it could fly C Really high into the sky D Over rooftops and then dive G Deep into the sea G And in the sea there is a fish C A fish that has a secret wish D A wish to be a big cactus G With a pink flower on it G And in the sea there is a fish C A fish that has a secret wish D A wish to be a big cactus G With a pink flower on it G And the flower C Would be it's offering D Of love G To the desert G And the desert C So dry and lonely D G That the creatures all appreciate the effort G C D G G C D G 16) I'm Sticking With You - The Velvet Underground Part 1 F C F I'm sticking with you Bb C F 'Cause I'm made out of glue F C F Anything that you might do Bb C F I'm gonna do too F C F You held up a stage coach in the rain Bb C F And I'm doin' the same F C F Saw you hangin' from a tree Bb C F And I made believe it was me F C F I'm sticking with you Bb C F 'Cause I'm made out of glue F C F Anything that you might do Bb C F E I'm gonna do too Part 2 Am E Moon people go into the stratosphere Am E Soldiers fighting with their Cong C G But with you by my side I can do anything B E When we swing, we hang past right and wrong Part 3 A D I'll do anything for you E A D Anything you want me to E A I'll do anything for you D E A Oh whoa, I'm sticking with you x8 Solo e|-----------9-----------10-------12---------------| b|----10-------------------------------------------| g|-8/9----8/9-------10/11----12/13-----------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| 17) Anyone Else But You - The Mouldy Peaches Intro G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 Verse 1 G You're a part time lover and a full time friend Cmaj7 The monkey on you're back is the latest trend G I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone Cmaj7 else, but you... Verse 2 G I kiss you on the brain in the shadow of a train Cmaj7 I kiss you all starry eyed, my body's swinging from side to side G I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone Cmaj7 else, but you... Verse 3 G Here is the church and here is the steeple Cmaj7 We sure are cute for two ugly people G I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone Cmaj7 else, but you... Verse 4 G The pebbles forgive me, the trees forgive me Cmaj7 So why can't, you forgive me? G I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone Cmaj7 else, but you... Verse 5 G I will find my nitch in your car Cmaj7 With my mp3 DVD rumple-packed guitar G I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone Cmaj7 else, but you... Bridge G Du du du du du du dududu Cmaj7 Du du du du du du dududu G Du du du du du du dududu Cmaj7 du... Verse 6 G Up up down down left right left right B A start Cmaj7 Just because we use cheats doesn't mean we're not smart G I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone Cmaj7 else, but you... Verse 7 G You are always trying to keep it real Cmaj7 I'm in love with how you feel G I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone Cmaj7 else, but you... Verse 8 G We both have shiny happy fits of rage Cmaj7 You want more fans, I want more stage G I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone Cmaj7 else, but you... Verse 9 G Don Quixote was a steel driving man Cmaj7 My name is Adam I'm your biggest fan G I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone Cmaj7 else, but you... Verse 10 G Squinched up your face and did a dance Cmaj7 You shook a little turd out of the bottom of your pants G I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone Cmaj7 else, but you... Outro G Du du du du du du dududu Cmaj7 Du du du du du du dududu G Du du du du du du dududu Cmaj7 du... G But you...