D A Em x 3G Em G VERSE 1D A Em Never knew how to talk to you D A Em Never knew how to break throughD A EmNever knew how to talk to you G Em How to get you … on my wavelength AOn my wavelength VERSE 2D A EmNever knew how to show youD A EmNever knew how to bare my soulD A EmNever knew how to show you G Em How to get you … on my wavelength AOn my wavelength CHORUSG D A BmThe wires are crossed, ... and the signal's lostG D Em A.. hard to find a station on a broken rad-i-oG D A Bm.. I know I, ... will have to say goodbye, causeG D Em A.. I can’t re-member how to say hel-lo InstrumentalEm D C# F#mD A G Em A VERSE 3D A EmNever knew how to reach youD A EmNever knew how to get insideD A EmNever knew how to reach you G EmHow to tune in .. to your wavelength ATo your wavelength VERSE 4D A EmNever knew how to hold you D A EmNever knew how to ease your painD A EmNever knew how to hold you G EmHow to tune in .. to your wavelength ATo your wavelength CHORUSG D A BmThe wires are crossed, ... and the signal's lostG D Em A.. hard to find a station on a broken rad-i-oG D A Bm.. I know I, ... will have to say goodbye, causeG D Em A.. I can’t re-member how to say hel-lo InstrumentalEm D C# F#mD A G Em A VERSE 5 (repeat verse 1)D A Em Never knew how to talk to you D A Em Never knew how to break throughD A EmNever knew how to talk to you G Em How to get you … on my wavelength AOn my wavelength
First Light
FGAmFGC VERSE 1C G FShe said her given name was PatienceC G FShe said that she would take me homeC G FShe moved with such a careful cadenceC G FWhile she read me like a poemF G AmWhile she read me like a poemF G CWhile she read me like a poem CHORUSF G CShe said will you be here in the morningF G CWill you stay with me throughout the nightF G COr will you leave without a warningF G AmHalf a world a-way by the first lightF G CHalf a world a-way by the first light VERSE 2C G FI watched as she removed my armour C G FAnd placed her hands upon my skinC G FShe said that she could be my harbourC G FShield me from the howling windsF G AmShield me from the howling windsF G CShield me from the howling winds CHORUSF G CShe said will you be here in the morningF G CWill you stay with me throughout the nightF G COr will you leave without a warningF G AmHalf a world a-way by the first lightF G CHalf a world a-way by the first light VERSE 3C G FShe said she knew I was a seekerC G FChasing dreams that I would never findC G FShe said she knew that I would hurt herC G FBut she would never change her mindF G AmShe would never change her mindF G CShe would never change her mind CHORUSF G CShe said will you be here in the morningF G CWill you stay with me throughout the nightF G COr will you leave without a warningF G AmHalf a world a-way by the first lightF G CHalf a world a-way by the first light END (slow down) F G C Am She said to me, you will never be freeD GUntil you learn to trust some-oneFGCAmYou can take a chance, and come on in to danceD GOr you can stay out on the run FGAmFGC
Shoreline
INTROE F#m A E VERSE 1 E C#m G#m I’m standing on the shoreline, between the forest and the sea A E BI have no place to wander, I have no place to be E C#m G#m (Yes) I’m standing on the shoreline, between the forest and the sea A E BThe darkness and the brightness, they both ter-ri-fy me CHORUS E F#m A B I'm here upon this line so fine, searching through the sand E F#m A EFeeling like I’m lost in time, as the grains pass through my hands VERSE 2 E C#m G#m I’m standing on the shoreline, between the future and the past A E BSome-times things move too slowly, some-times they move too fast E C#m G#m (Yes) I’m standing on the shoreline, between the future and the past A E BThe hard things stay forever, while the good ones never last CHORUS E F#m A B I'm here upon this line so fine, searching through the sand E F#m A EFeeling like I’m lost in time, as the grains pass through my hands VERSE 3 E C#m G#m I’m standing on the shoreline, between forgiveness and regret A E BNot knowing if the sun will rise, or whether it will set E C#m G#m (Yes) I’m standing on the shoreline, between forgiveness and regretA E BSurrounded by the memories of the things I can't forget CHORUS E F#m A B I'm here upon this line so fine, searching through the sand E F#m A EFeeling like I’m lost in time, as the grains pass through my hands SMALL BRIDGEE C#m G#mA E B VERSE 4 – VERSE 1 again E C#m G#m I’m standing on the shoreline, between the forest and the sea A E BI have no place to wander, I have no place to be E C#m G#m (Yes) I’m standing on the shoreline, between the forest and the sea A E BThe darkness and the brightness, they both ter-ri-fy me CHORUS + END E F#m A B I'm here upon this line so fine, searching through the sand E F#m A EFeeling like I’m lost in time, as the grains pass through my handsE F#m A EFeeling like I’m lost in time, as the grains pass through my hands
Fun While it Lasted (Be Careful what you wish for)
C G F C G FVERSE 1C G F C G F.. I re-member the first time you met me, you were checking out my cre-dentialsC G F C G FYou told your friends I was rough around the edges but you thought I might have some potentialC G F C G F.. You kind of liked the way I moved, and you didn't really mind my looksC G F C G FBut what most im-pressed you about me, was that I could talk about books CHORUSAm C G Am.. Be careful what you wish for baby, it might be too good to be trueAm C G Am.. You think I’m you one true love, but I’m gonna to break you heart in twoF G Am F G C.. Break your heart in two .. I will make you blueF G Am F G C.. Break your heart in two .. I will make you blue VERSE 2 C G F C G FA week stretched into a summer, … and a summer stretched into a yearC G F C G F… I started making you coffee in the morning, and you started calling me dearC G F C G F… You said maybe we should move in together and you took me home to meet your motherC G F C G F… She took one good look at me, and said he’s better than all the others CHORUSAm C G Am.. Be careful what you wish for baby, it might be too good to be trueAm C G Am.. You think I’m you one true love, but I’m gonna to break you heart in twoF G Am F G C.. Break your heart in two .. I will make you blueF G Am F G C.. Break your heart in two .. I will make you blue BRIDGEC G Am FI’m … not … the one for youC G Am FI will break … your heart in twoC G Am FMy … love … will never be trueC G Am… I will make you blue oo oo oo oo VERSE 3C G F C G F..Before we knew it it was seven years later .. and you said maybe we should get hitchedC G F C G F.. I said you know it's been fun while it lasted, but I’m starting to feel that itchC G F C G FYou said maybe we should sign up for counselling, I said I don’t really have much to sayC G F C G F.. I'll be packing my bags in the morning, I'll be gone by the end of the day CHORUSAm C G Am.. Be careful what you wish for baby, it might be too good to be trueAm C G Am.. You think I’m you one true love, but I’m gonna to break you heart in twoF G Am F G C.. Break your heart in two .. I will make you blueF G Am F G C.. Break your heart in two .. I will make you blue OUTF G Am F G C.. Break your heart in two .. I will make you blueF G Am F G C.. Break your heart in two .. I will make you blue F G Am F G C.. Break your heart in two .. I will make you blueF G Am F G C.. Break your heart in two .. I will make you blue F G Am F G C.. Break your heart in two .. I will make you blueF G Am F G.. Break you rheart in two .. I will make you(slow right down and hold last G) C G Am FBlue … ue … I will .. make you .. blueC G Am AmI will … break … your heart … in two(end with the Am)
Black Eyed Susans
DEmG AVERSE 1D GI saw you standing at the rail-way stationD GAnd I wondered about your des-tinationEm AWere would heading out on her ownEm AOr could it be you was coming home D GAnd all my memories came flooding inD GAll the joys and all the sinsEm ADo you think it could be sweet againEm AIf we were to meet again CHORUSD Em G ADo you think that the sun could rise[Replace this line with "Do you think a new day could rise"]D Em G A.. We could see the world through fresh eyesD Em G AOr is it more like the set-ting sunD Em G A.. No way back from the damage done VERSE 2 D GIt was snowing on that Christmas EveD GThe night you told me that you had to leaveEm AThe open suitcase laying on the bedEm AAll the signals that I never read[Replace this line with "Shattered thoughts running 'round my head"] D GAnd I know now that you had no choiceD GYou had to leave or you’d lose the voice Em AAll the lessons that I never learnedEm AAll the chances that I spurned CHORUSD Em G ADo you think that the sun could rise[Replace this line with "Do you think a new day could rise"] D Em G A.. We could see the world through fresh eyesD Em G AOr is it more like the set-ting sunD Em G A.. No way back from the damage done BRIDGEG D Em BmThe leaves are changing colour, the snow will be flying soon G D Em ABut the black-eyed Susans are still dancing, under the harvest moon G D Em BmThey glow like golden embers, from summer’s sweet romance G D Em AAnd as the nights get longer, they’re dreaming of one last chance VERSE 3D GDo you think things could ever changeD GOr would the parts just get re-arranged Em ACould the trust ever be re-earned Em ACould what was stolen be returned D GI saw you standing at the rail-way stationD GAnd I wondered about your des-tinationEm AWere would heading out on her ownEm AOr could it be you was coming home D Em G A D
If You Knew From The Start
VERSES 1 and 2D A C G.. If you knew from the start, ... why did you string me a-longD A C GIf you knew you’d break my heart, ... why did it take you so longD A C G.. Were you just passing the time, ... waiting from something betterD A C G… playing around with my mind, ... I thought it might last for-ever CHORUSG D C G.. How could you be so cruel, taking me along for a ride?G D C G.. You made me feel like a fool, ... taken in by your lies VERSE 3D A C G... Were just playing a game, ... a game you won and I lostD A C G.. I guess you'd do it a-gain, ... you wouldn't think of the cost CHORUSG D C G.. How could you be so cruel, taking me along for a ride?G D C G.. You made me feel like a fool, ... taken in by your lies C G C G C G F C G REPEAT VERSE 1D A C G.. If you knew from the start, ... why did you string me a-longD A C GIf you knew you’d break my heart, ... why did it take you so long CHORUSG D C G.. How could you be so cruel, taking me along for a ride?G D C G.. You made me feel like a fool, ... taken in by your lies G D C G
The Painter
VERSE 1 Bm F#m.. The painter sets her easel, and looks out on her land-scape A EWhich no one else can enter, and from which she can’t escapeBm C# .. And with her palette of lies, she paints her master-pieceD A E F#m.. With her brushes of dis-guise, she casts her make be-liefsD A E.... She casts her make be-liefs VERSE 2Bm F#m.. Tear a hole in her canvas, you’ll see there’s nothing under-neathA E.. Except the viscous fury, of a trapped and wounded beastBm C# .. And she will then hate you, until the heavens start to floodD A E F#m.. But she will keep on painting, with her own flesh and bloodD A E.... With her own flesh and blood CHORUS 1Bm EAs a child I was a pawn in her gameBm E.. To young to know it by nameD A Bm... Riding the horses of contempt and dis-tainD A E... On her carousel of shame VERSE 3Bm F#m.. She looks into the water, as the surface turns to iceA E .. Her pale eyes staring, through the soul she sacrificed Bm C#And you worry that she might fall in, and the waters will pull her downD A E F#m.. But then you re-member, that she’s already drownedD A E.... She’s already drowned VERSE 3Bm F#m.. I think she knew Athena, named for the goddess of wisdom and warA E .. The one who lowered her shield, and was lost for ever-moreBm C#.. Somewhere out at sea, she sank below the wavesD A E F#m.. Maybe there’s no difference between the damned and the savedD A E.... Between the damned and the saved CHORUS 2Bm E.. Night after night the same re-frainBm E... Being used as fodder in her cam-paignD A Bm... Holding the gun while she took aimD A E... Striking the match as she lit light the flame INSTRUMENTAL VERSEBm F#m A E Bm C# D A E F#m D A EVERSE 4 F#m Bm D# F#mI’m sorry but I can’t join in, what will be her last pa-rade F#m Bm D# F#m.. You see I’m just too tired, to keep up this sad cha-radeA D# F#m Bm.. I guess it's really true, that you can’t reap what you don’t sow A Bm D# F#mAnd the things that you don’t question, well you will never know VERSE 5 F#m Bm D# F#mThe clouds are slowly parting, so too their acid rain F#m Bm D# F#mAnd the sun is trying to break through, a balm to heal the painA D# F#m BmIt feels like all the demons, have finally been re-leasedA Bm D# F#mAnd I will try to find the grace, to hope she rests in peace CHORUS 3F#m Bm F#mI know now I wasn’t to bla--me A D#For causing the sorrow and pain F#m Bm F#mBut all of the wind and the ra--in A D#Will never wash out this stain INSTRUMENTAL VERSEF#m Bm D# F#mF#m Bm D# F#mA D# F#m BmA Bm D# F#m