VERSE 1 C GThe things that you put, in the rear view mirror F DAre closer that they a-ppear C GAnd you can keep driving, and you can keep hiding F D G But the things that you most fear … won’t disa-ppear CHORUS F CYou can’t outrun your demons, my friend F CThey’ll always catch up with you F CJust when you think that you’ve left them behind D GThey suddenly come into view VERSE 2 C GAnd you press the pedal, down to the metal C DNot caring where you might veer C GAnd you can drive faster, and flirt with disaster F D GBut where do you go from here, it’s far from clear CHORUS F CYou can’t outrun your demons, my friend F CThey’ll always catch up with you F CJust when you think that you’ve left them behind D GThey suddenly come into view BRIDGE F G C... The same old story always gets toldF G C... When the sweet morning due turns to frostF G C... You pack up your things and drive down the roadF G C... Praying the wheels don't come off F G C VERSE 3 C G It’s time to pull over, look for a shoulder F DIt’s getting too hard to steer C GYou need a change of direction, some time for reflectionF D GMaybe it’s time to change gears, take on your fears CHORUS F CYou can’t outrun your demons, my friend F CThey’ll always catch up with you F CJust when you think that you’ve left them behind D GThey suddenly come into view F C
You Were Gone
A D Bm E VERSE 1A D Bm E… We used to go walking … side by sideA D Bm E… Taking everything … in our strideA D Bm E… Our hearts were open and the … path was wideA D Bm E… We were both having the, … time of our lives PRE-CHORUSE A Bm The time of our lives … the time of our lives D EWe were having … the time of our lives CHORUSBm D... I never knew ... until you said so longA E... just what I had ... and now it’s goneBm D... and I just wish ... I could make it rightA E... but it’s too late ... you're out of sight VERSE 2A D Bm E ... One day I noticed you kept … walking be-hindA D Bm E... but I just figured you were … taking your time A D Bm E… I kept thinking that … we’d be fineA D Bm E… That sooner or later we would … get back in line PRE-CHORUSE A Bm Back in line … back in line D EThat sooner or later … we’d get back in line CHORUSBm D... I never knew ... until you said so longA E... just what I had ... and now it’s goneBm D... and I just wish ... I could make it rightA E... but it’s too late ... you're out of sight VERSE 3A D Bm E… I guess I re-a-lized that … something was wrongA D Bm E… But I kept be-lieving that … we’d hang onA D Bm E.. And just like you always did … you'd come alongA D Bm E… But one day I looked around and … you were gone PRE-CHORUSE A BmYou were gone … you were gone D EI looked a-round … and you were gone CHORUSBm D... I never knew ... until you said so longA E... just what I had ... and now it’s goneBm D... and I just wish ... I could make it rightA E... but it’s too late ... you're out of sightE A...... And you were gone
Broken
D Em A7 D VERSE 1D GI know that you know that I know .. you’re hurtingA DAnd I know you’re wondering .. if I can help ease your painD GI know that you know that I know .. you’re un-certainA DAnd I know you not sure .. you can do it a-gain CHORUSD GHow can something so strong .. get so bro … kenEm A7 Em A7 D Beaten and battered and shattered beyond re-pairD GHow can so many words .. go un-spo ... kenEm A7 Em A7 D Turning and twisting and silently drifting in air VERSE 2D GI know that you know that I know .. you’re yearningA DAnd I know you’re dreaming that we can recover some goldD GI know that you know that I know .. you’re searchingA DAnd I know that you know the trail .. has gone cold CHORUSD GHow can something so strong .. get so bro … kenEm A7 Em A7 D Beaten and battered and shattered beyond re-pairD GHow can so many words .. go un-spo ... kenEm A7 Em A7 D Turning and twisting and silently drifting in air D GA DD GA D VERSE 3D GI know that you know that I know you’re grievingA DAnd I know you’re wondering why I’ve got nothing to sayD GYa I know that you know that I know .. you’re leavingA DAnd I know that you know that I won’t .. stand in your way CHORUSD GHow can something so strong .. get so bro … kenEm A7 Em A7 D Beaten and battered and shattered beyond re-pairD GHow can so many words .. go un-spo ... kenEm A7 Em A7 D Turning and twisting and silently drifting in air Em A7 Em A7 D Turning and twisting and silently drifting in air
Thousand Islands
Bb Bb VERSE 1Bb CmYou say you need to burn some bridges F Bb‘Cause they were causing too much painBb CmAnd then you’ll wake up in the morningF BbAnd you will ride a-gainBb CmBut if you burn too many bridgesF BbYou’ll have no place to rideBb Cm‘Cause all the pastures worth ex-ploringF BbWill be on the other side CHORUSEb BbYou can move to the thousand islandsC F … Scattered like frozen tears Eb BbShining like a thousand diamondsF Bb… Getting hardened by the years VERSE 2Bb CmYou say that you are going to build a house F BbOn your island in the streamBb CmIt will have a thousand windowsF BbAnd a place for you to dreamBb Cm… And you will welcome sailorsF Bb… Who get lost along the way Bb CmAnd they will rest their weary soulsF BbBut they will never stay CHORUSEb BbYou can move to the thousand islandsC F … Scattered like frozen tears Eb BbSometimes the things that shine like diamondsF Bb… aren't as bright as they ap-pear VERSE 3Bb CmYou say that you will grow a gardenF BbEnjoy the bounty that it bringsBb CmAnd you will plant some flowersF BbAnd greet them in the springBb CmBut what’s the point of planting flowersF BbIf you leave them to the frostBb CmThey’ll just be sad re-mindersF BbOf the things that you have lost CHORUSEb BbYou can move to the thousand islandsC F … Scattered like frozen tears Eb BbShining like a thousand diamondsF Bb… Getting hardened by the years ENDING (each pair of lines like last pair of lines of the chorus)Eb BbYou can move to the thousand islandsC F … Don't let anybody near Eb BbYou can move to the thousand islandsC F … And while away your fearsEb BbYou can move to the thousand islandsC F … a thousand miles from here
The Places She Goes
When I play this song, I usually skip the first chorus (i.e., play the first two verses before going to the chorus). C D Em A7 C D G VERSE 1Em A7 C D GShe was were too beautiful .. for her own good Em A7 C D GAnd nobody treated her .. the way somebody should C D GHer childhood it didn’t last C D GShe had to grow up too fast C D Em A7The damage was done, be-fore she could run C D GA-way as fast as she could CHORUSEm B C# F#mNo … body knows, the places she goes D A C# F#mWhen the demons a-rise with their desperate cries A C D GBut it eases the pain, so she does it a-gain VERSE 2Em A7 C D GStrangers she'd meet always seemed to be a little too nice Em A7 C D GAnd from a young age she had to learn how to skate on thin ice C D GIt was a game that she had to play C D GDidn’t know any other way C D Em A7And she’d take her chances, with devils and dancersC D GShe never thought of the price CHORUSEm B C# F#mNo … body knows, the places she goes D A C# F#mWhen the demons a-rise with their desperate cries A C D GBut it eases the pain, so she does it a-gain VERSE 3Em A7 C D GShe often finds herself wandering a long way from home Em A7 C D GSearching for something or someone ... she’s never knownC D GLook-ing for light in dark places C D GAnd warmth in stone cold faces C D Em A7For a moment of bliss, she pretends it ex-ists C D G So she won’t feel so a-lone CHORUSEm B C# F#mNo … body knows, the places she goes D A C# F#mWhen the demons a-rise with their desperate cries A C D GBut it eases the pain, so she does it a-gain C D Em A7 C D G
Cut And Run
A Bm D A VERSE 1A Bm D AI never stayed .. still for too long … didn’t want anyone to see meA Bm D AYa I just kept .. moving along … so no one would see through meA Bm D AI used to think I could .. outpace my sorrows … out there on the runA Bm D AThought that I could .. escape my shadow … move a little faster than the sun CHORUSF#m D E A.. but now I don’t move so fast … in my mind or my bodyF#m D E A.. I guess I knew it couldn’t last … it would all catch up to meE AIt would all catch up to me Bm D A A Bm D AI always used to .. cut and run … try to stop the needingA Bm D AThrow a few .. band aids on … try to stop the bleedingA Bm D AI could always .. protect myself … with my imagi-nationA Bm D ALearned to keep the .. radio on … and just change the station CHORUSF#m D E A.. now I don’t move so fast … in my mind or my bodyF#m D E A.. I guess I knew it couldn’t last … it would all catch up to meE AIt would all catch up to me Bm D A A Bm. D AI had my share .. along the way … of injuries I sus-tainedA Bm. D AI guess that’s just the .. price you pay … when you play the gameA Bm D AI thought that they had .. healed over … those old in-jur-iesA Bm D ABut I see now .. as I get older … they’ve come back to haunt me CHORUSF#m D E A.. ya now I don’t move so fast … in my mind or my bodyF#m D E A.. I guess I knew it couldn’t last … it would all catch up to meE AIt would all catch up to me F BbIt would all …….. catch up to me Bm D A
When the Lights Go Down
G D A BmG D A VERSE 1D A Bm D A Bm... When the lights go down, … you’re the talk of the townD A Bm D A Bm.. .You are all the rage, … when you take the stageD A Bm D A Bm... You get rave re-views, … every-one loves youD A Bm D A Bm... Ya when they shine the light, … you sparkle so bright CHORUSBm F#m G D… You live every day, … like an act in a playD F#m G D A… And you pour your heart, … into every par---tBm F#m G D… And you are so fine, … as your deliver your linesD F#m G D A… But when you’re not the star, … you don't know who you ar---e VERSE 2D A Bm D A Bm... When the curtains are drawn, ... And the crowd is goneD A Bm D A Bm... And the cast has gone home, ... And you're all a-lone D A Bm D A Bm… Just you and the night, ... and it fills you with frightD A Bm D A Bm… Hold on until dawn, ... and the show will go on CHORUSBm F#m G D… You live every day, … like an act in a playD F#m G D A… And you pour your heart, … into every par---tBm F#m G D… And you are so fine, … as your deliver your linesD F#m G D A… But when you’re not the star, … you don't know who you ar---e D F#m G AD F#m G A VERSE 3D A Bm D A Bm… You put on your veil, ... and you tell your tall .. talesD A Bm D A Bm… Do what you need to do, ... maybe you be-lieve they’re trueD A Bm D A Bm… But it’s just a role, … made up of things that you stoleD A Bm D A Bm… When you put your-self, … somewhere on the back .. shelf D A Bm x 4 D A Bm D A Bm... When the lights go down, … ya when the lights go downD A Bm D A Bm... When the lights go down, … ya when the lights go downslow downD A Bm D A Bm... When the lights go down, … ya when the lights go down
Yesteryears
ING DA GG D VERSES 1 & 2G DI guess it wasn’t meant to beG DWhy, I’ll never know G DSo I left my home and went to see A GTo the land of the wild roseG DThe wild rose G DSo now I live this cowboy life G DNever need to say good bye G DI pitch my camp a-new each nightA GBeneath the western skyG DThe western sky CHORUS A GAnd the moon pulls the water A GA thousand miles from here A GAnd the stars they shine so brightly D AWith the light of yester-years G DOf yester-years (of yester-years) VERSES 3 & 4 G DAs I look into the embersG D… Of the dying fire G DI can't help but re-member A GHer sweet de-sire G DHer sweet de-sire G DI sing these lonesome cowboy blues G DThe seasons .. (they) keep timeG DSongs about the things you carry with you A GAnd the things you leave be-hind G DYou leave be-hind CHORUS A GAnd the moon pulls the water A GA thousand miles from here A GAnd the stars they shine so brightly D AWith the light of yester-years G DOf yester-years, of yester-years VERSE 5With harmonicaG D x 3A GG D VERSES 6 & 7 G DBut cowboys don’t get lonely G DAnd they never feel painG DJump back on that pony A GAnd ride, oh ride G DOh ride a-gain G DAnd always keep your counsel, G DNever sit with your back to the door G DAnd learn to keep your hand still A GSo your aim will be sure G DYour aim will be sure CHORUS A GAnd the moon pulls the water A GA thousand miles from here A GAnd the stars they shine so brightly D AWith the light of yester-years G DOf yester-years (of yester-years) OUTChorus with harmonicaA GA GA GD AG D
The Boys on the Moon
VERSE 1 B EbThe angels are calling, and the stardust is fallingE BGathering like snow on the ground B EbAnd the boys on the moon, will be coming home soon E F#Won’t be long now before they touch down CHORUS 1E AbDo you believe in love at first sight C#m EbmAnd spirits that dance through the night E B That dreams will come true, .. all you need to do F#Is try with all of your might E B Eb Abm E B F#VERSE 2 B EbThe lyrics aren’t rhyming, and the stars aren't aligning E BThe spell is becoming un-bound B EbThe sea it is churning, and the icebergs are turningE F#O-ver and up-side down CHORUS 2 E AbThe sad eyed poet and the rodeo star C#m EbmAre having one last drink at the barE BIt’s time to go, but they surely know F#It’s a wonder they’ve made it this far E B Eb Abm E B F# VERSE 3 B EbThe heroes are leaving, no longer believing E BThat they can continue to fight B EbThe future is fading, it's stopped masquerading E F#As a bird that's about to take flight CHORUS 3 (past tense of chorus 1)E AbDid you believe in love at first sight C#m EbmAnd spirits that dance through the night E BThat dreams would come true, all you needed to do F#Was try with all of your might E B Eb Abm E B F# VERSE 4 (repeat verse 1) B EbThe angels are calling, and the stardust is fallingE BGathering like snow on the ground B EbAnd the boys on the moon, will be coming home soon E F#Won’t be long now before they touch down [Higher] B EbThe angels are calling, and the stardust is fallingE BGathering like snow on the ground B EbAnd the boys on the moon, will be coming home soon E F#Won’t be long now before they touch downF# BBefore they touch down