Electric Soup Album Chords
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HOODOO GURUS - ELECTRIC SOUP
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TRACK LIST:
1. What's My Scene
2. Bittersweet
3. Come Anytime
4. My Girl
5. 1000 Miles Away
6. I Want You Back
7. Axegrinder
8. The Generation Gap
9. Death Defying
10. A Place In The Sun
11. Tojo
12. In The Middle Of The Land
13. Good Times
14. Castles In The Air
15. Leilani
16. Poison Pen
17. Another World
18. Like Wow-Wipeout
19. Miss Freelove '69
1. WHAT'S MY SCENE
[Intro]
G G Bm/G
D D2 E9 E G6 G6 G6
e|---2-0---2-0---2-0-2-0---0-|
B|---3-3---0-0---0-0-0-0-3-0-|
G|---2-2---1-1---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0-0-0---2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|---------2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-------0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| (x2)
[Verse 1]
D E
And another thing, I've been wondering lately
G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Oh, baby, tell me, where have you been?
D E
Now the stage is set, where's my Juliet, baby?
G D
Is it maybe, my Midsummer Night's Dream?
[Pre-Chorus 1]
G A G E
What's my scene?
G A G E
What's my scene?
G A G E
What's my scene?
G D E G
Tell me, what's my scene?
D E G
Uh-huh
[Verse 2]
D E
Like a talent scout, always checking out new blood
G D
Oh, I'd do good, if you tell me your game
D E
Playing solitaire, doesn't get me where you would
G D
And, honey, you could, play by any rules that you name
[Pre-Chorus 2]
G A G E
What's my scene?
G A G E
What's my scene?
G A G E
What's my scene?
G
Tell me, I gotta know
[Chorus]
D E G
What's my, what's my, What's my, what's my scene?
D E G
What's my, what's my, What's my, what's my scene?
[Bridge]
A A G D
They say, yeah, they say, making love, you can make it pay
A A G E D E G
They say, yeah, they say, but we know there's a better way any day
[Instrumental]
D E G (x3)
D
[Verse 3]
D E
And another thing, I've been wondering lately
G D
Am I crazy, to believe in ideals?
D E
Well, I'm a betting man, but it's getting damn lonely
G D
Oh, honey, if only, I was sure what I feel
[Pre-Chorus 2]
G A G E
What's my scene?
G A G E
What's my scene?
G A G E
What's my scene?
G D
Tell me, I gotta know
[Chorus]
D E G
What's my, what's my, what's my, what's my scene?
D E G
What's my, what's my, what's my, what's my scene?
D E G
Ah, what's my scene? (what's my, what's my) I wanna know (what's my, what's my scene?)
D E
Well, I concede (what's my, what's my, what's my, what's my scene?)
G D
I've been caught in someone else's scene
[Outro]
E G D E G D E G D E G
Where, oh where, oh where can my scene be?
G G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
What's myyy
2. BITTERSWEET
[Intro]
G C G D
e |----7-8--|----7-5--|
B |----8-8--|----8-7--|
G |---------|---------|
D |---------|---------|
A |---------|---------|
E |---------|---------| (x4)
[Verse 1]
G C G D
You are my sword
G C G D
Your love is it's own reward
G C G D
My heart, I have found,
G C G D G C G D G C G D
Gets carved surely by the pound
[Verse 2]
G C G D
God knows I tried,
G C G D
Tried to hold you with all my might
G C G D
But time has won,
G C G D
And I could never be that strong
[Chorus]
G C G D
(Don't cry) I couldn't be that strong,
G C G D
(Don't cry) That used to be my favourite song
G C G D
(Don't cry) Tears so bittersweet
G C G D A B C A
(Don't cry) Fill my eyes whenever we meet
G D
It's always bittersweet
[Verse 3]
G C
I cut and I bleed
G D G C
You seem to find that so hard to believe
G D G C
Well that's just too, too bad
G D G C
You could never touch the love that we had
[Chorus]
G D G C
(Don't cry) for the love we had
G D G C
(Don't cry) some time we'll try to take it back
G D G C
(Don't cry) tears so bittersweet
G D G C A B C A
(Don't cry) they kiss my cheeks whenever we meet
G D
It's always bittersweet
[Instrumental 1]
G C G D (x3)
G C
[Chorus]
G D G C
(Don't cry) For a love-gone-wrong
G D G C
(Don't cry) That used to be my favourite song
G D G C
(Don't cry) Tears so bittersweet
G D G C A B C A
(Don't cry) Fill my eyes whenever we meet
G
Anyway...
[Verse 4]
E A D
We've grown and times change
A E A D
When we meet now it feels so strange
A E A D
Well I hold you like a sword
A E A D
And you won't cut me cut me like you did before
[Instrumental 2]
A E A D (x4)
[Outro]
A E A D
It's always bittersweet
A E A D
It's always bittersweet
A E A D
It's always bittersweet
A E A D
Bittersweet, bittersweet
A E A D (x6)
3. COME ANYTIME
[Intro]
A Em G (x4)
[Verse 1]
A Em G
What is it you want from me?
A Em G
There isn't much I will not do
A Em G
If it's only company
A Em G
You know, I might need that too
G
Won't you...
[Chorus]
D G Am Em
Come anytime (Come anytime) I'm a man of leisure
D G Am Em
Come anytime (Come anytime) I await your pleasure
[Verse 2]
A Em G
Nothing new beneath the sun
A Em G
We've butchered every sacred cow
A Em G
Don't tell me all the things you might have done
A Em G
Just tell me what are you doing now, right now
[Chorus]
D G Am Em
Come anytime (Come anytime) I won't give you pressure
D G Am Em
Come anytime (Come anytime) I can wait forever
D G Am Em
And if you can't make up your mind, we could make it up together
[Instrumental]
A Em G (x2)
[Bridge]
A G Bm A G Bm A G Bm
Things like this happen every day
A G Bm
Whatever happens, it's O.K
Em A Em A
Why be afraid, when we've got it made
Em G A
I'll never ask you to explain
[Chorus]
D G Am Em
Come anytime...
D G Am Em
Come anytime...
D G Am Em
Come anytime...
D G Am Em Em7 Em
And if you can't make up your mind, we could make it up together
[Refrain]
A Em G
What is it you want from me?
A Em G
You won't shock me easily
[Instrumental]
A Em G (x2)
[Verse 3]
A Em G
Maybe it's your heart's desire
A Em G
Maybe it's your wildest dream
A Em G
Maybe I'm a gun for hire
A Em G G G
But baby, don't we make quite a team, don't we? Don't we?
[Chorus]
D G Am Em
Come anytime (you're so inclined) I won't give you trouble
D G Am Em
Come anytime (you're going blind) or you're seeing double
D G Am
And I have never been the kind
Em
Who'd want to...who'd want to burst your bubble
[Outro]
D G Am Em
Come anytime (come anytime)
D G Am Em
Come anytime (come anytime)
D G Am Em
Come anytime (come anytime)
D G Am Em
And if you can't make up your mind, we could (if you can't make up your mind)
D G Am Em
And if you can't make up your mind, why don't we make it up together?
4. MY GIRL
[Intro]
E A B C# E (x2)
[Verse]
E A B C# E A B A C# E
Once a girl took my love until I couldn't give anymore
E A B C# E A B A C# E
Then I tried to pretend not to see what I couldn't ignore
[Chorus]
E A B A F#
Oh, my girl don't love me at all
E A B A F#
My girl don't love me at all
E A B A F# E A B A F#
My girl don't love me at all anymore
[Verse]
E A B A F# E A B A F#
I took her to the dance and then I didn't see her all night
E A B A F# E A B A F#
Then a friend said he saw her with some other boy just outside
[Bridge]
E F#m B
When I went out she was alone
E F#m B
She said, "I would like to go home"
E A B A F#
I asked her, "Who were you with?" She said, "No-one"
E A B A F#
I could tell that she lied, And a voice said inside
[Chorus]
E A B A F#
Oh, my girl don't love me at all
E A B A F#
My girl don't love me at all
E A B A F# E A B A F#
My girl don't love me at all anymore Not at all
[Instrumental]
E A B A F# (x4)
[Chorus]
E A B A F#
Oh, my girl don't love me at all (My girl)
E A B A F#
My girl don't love me at all (My girl)
E A B A F# E A B A F#
My girl don't love me at all anymore Not at all
E A B A F#
My girl don't love me at all (My girl)
E A B A F#
My girl don't lo-o-ove me at all
E A B E A B
My girl don't, my girl don't love me
E A B E
She don't love me, my girl don't love me
5. 1000 MILES AWAY
[Verse 1]
N.C.
Estimated time of arrival nine thirty AM
N.C.
Been up before the sun and now I'm tired before I even begin
N.C.
(Now you're flying) I got so much work in front of me
N.C. A
(Really flying) It stretches out far as the eye can see
D
I can see
[Verse 2]
A D
Spent half my life in airports doing crosswords or attempting to sleep
A D
And when the bar is open then you'll often find me warming a seat
E F#m Bm E
(Now you're flying) I never find a place where I can stay
F#m Bm A
(Really flying) I'd rather be a thousand miles away
D
A thousand miles away
[Link]
DM7 D DM7 D D
A D
DM7 D DM7 D D6 A
D DM7 D
DM7 D D
[Verse 3]
A D DM7 D DM7 D D
Working for yourself sometimes ain't all that it's cracked up to be
A D DM7 D DM7 D D
It can be as lonely at the top as at the bottom of that corporate tree
E F#m Bm E
(Now you're flying) I'm told I'm going places who can say
F#m Bm A
(Really flying) I might arrive but I'll be gone the very next day
D DM7 D D
I must be on my way,
A D DM7 D D
a thousand miles away
[Instrumental]
A C#m F#m D (x2)
[Verse 4]
A D DM7 D D
I promise to myself someday I'll take the time and try to make sense
A D DM7 D D
Out of all those opportunities I've lost I'm trying to sit on the fence
E F#m Bm7 E
(Now you're flying) Right now I got no time for yesterday
E F#m Bm7 A
(Really flying) Yesterday's a thousand miles away,
D A
A thousand miles away (a thousand miles away)
D E
A thousand miles away (a thousand miles away)
E F#m Bm7 E
(Now you're flying) What was that you were trying to say
F#m Bm7 A C C# D A D
I guess I was a thousand miles away, hey hey hey, hey hey hey, yeah
A
A thousand miles away
A D A
Sing it again, a thousand miles away
A D A
Sing it again, a thousand miles away
A D
Sing it again, a thousand miles away
[Instrumental]
A C#m F#m D
[Outro]
A C#m F#m D A
Sing it agaaaaaaaain
6. I WANT YOU BACK
[Intro]
G
Em Em Em
G Em
[Verse 1]
G Em
I can still recall the time
G Em
She said she was always mine
A G
Then she left, as people do,
A G G A B C# G
And forgets what we've been through
[Verse 2]
G Em
It's not that she's gone away
G Em
It's the things I hear she has got to say
A G
About me - and about my friends
A G G A B C#
When we've got no defence
[Pre-Chorus]
D C
That's her, I'll never believe her again
D
She might have deceived all my friends
C
I know they will see in the end
B
What it all means when she says (yeah!)
[Chorus]
E G
Ahh-ahh-ahh Ahh-ahh-ahh
C A
I want you back
E G
Ahh-ahh-ahh Ahh-ahh-ahh
C A
I want you back
E G
Ahh-ahh-ahh Ahh-ahh-ahh
C A
I want you
E G
She says, she says
C A
She says, she says (yeah)
[Instrumental]
G Em
G Em
[Bridge]
A G
But what's worse, she thinks it's true
A G
But that's just her, she always was a little bit confused
A G G A B C#
She's not worth the time I had to lose
[Pre-Chorus]
D C
That's her, I'll never believe her again
D C
She might have deceived my friends
B
I know they'll see what it means when she says (yeah!)
[Chorus]
E G
Ahh-ahh-ahh Ahh-ahh-ahh
C A
I want you back
E G
Ahh-ahh-ahh Ahh-ahh-ahh
C A
I want you back
E G
Ahh-ahh-ahh Ahh-ahh-ahh
C A
I want you
E G
She says, she says
C A
She says, she says
[Outro]
E G
She says, she says
C A
I want you back
E G
She says, she says
C A E G C A
I want you and only you-ou-ou-ou
E G
She says, she says
C A D E
She says, she says
7. AXEGRINDER
[Intro]
A C G E x2
[Verse 1]
A
My edge is keen and I've honed my skill
G D A
I've got nerves of steel and an iron will
N.C.
My skin is bronze, my trim is chrome
G D A
Climb aboard - I'll drive you home
A
I'm a silver tongued devil with a heart of gold
G E C A
When I was made they broke the mold
N.C.
My blood runs hot, like molten lead
G E C A
Pump you full - I'm gonna knock you dead
[Intro]
A C G E x2
[Verse 2]
A
I don't mince words, I spit 'em out
G D A
I won't leave room for any doubt
N.C.
Get to the point, stop splitting hair
G D A
That ain't getting either of us anywhere
A
Sometimes it's better to be blunt
G E C A
But is this some kind of publicity stunt?
A
So far you've whet my appetite
G E C A
Do you wanna grind with me tonight?
[Pre-Chorus]
A C G E
Me tonight
A C G E
A C G E
Myyyyyyyyy
A C G E
[Chorus]
D C B C
Axegrinder, I'm not famous for my tact
D C B C
Axegrinder, I've gotta sharpen up my act
D C B C
Axegrinder, try and see things through my eyes
D C B E
Everything and everyone gets cut back down to size
[Verse 3]
A
On the brink of who knows what?
G D B A
We've gotta strike while the iron's hot
A
I can hold your hand, try to guide you through
G D B A
But I can't make your moves for you
[Bridge]
G/A A (x3)
G/A A (x3)
G/A A (x3)
G/A A (x5)
[Chorus]
D C B C
Axegrinder
D C B C
Axegrinder
D C D C
Axegrinder, try and see things through my eyes
D C B A A C G E
Everything and everyone gets cut back down to size
[Verse 4]
A G D C A
Swing my blade, that's how it's done
G D C A
Don't stop me now, I've only just begun
A
I was told when I was young
N.C.
I wouldn't work in an iron lung
N.C.
Now I've learned a trick of two
N.C.
I'm working up a sweat for you
[Pre-Chorus]
A C G E
A C G E
Sweat for you
A C G E
For you
A C G E
You
[Chorus]
A C G E
Axegrinder
A C G E
Axegrinder
A C G E
Axegrinder, I'm not famous for my tact
A C G E
Axegrinder, better sharpen up my act
A C G E
Axegrinder
A C G E
Axegrinder
[Outro]
G/A A (x3)
Owwww!
G/A A (x3)
8. THE GENERATION GAP
[Intro]
E
Wa-wa-wa-waa-waa
A
Wa-wa-wa-waa-waa
[Verse 1]
E
When you see a little baby
A
See it lying in it's momma's lap
D E
It's just the beginning of a thing called
A
The generation gap
[Verse 2]
E
It's not the difference of age now
A
Everybody's talking 'bout
D E
It's all those no no's that they call
A
The generation gap
[Verse 3]
E
While the grown ups go out now
A
They go to parties and get stoned
D
But that's something they don't talk about
E A
In front of the children at home
[Verse 3]
E
But they ain't fooling anybody now
A
'Coz those kids are gonna find it out
D E
Yeah it's just another reason for a thing
A
Called the generation gap
[Pre-Chorus]
D G D
Well the generation gap is a mighty mighty big hole
D
And you ain't gonna fill it up with all those
E
Lies that's bein' told
[Chorus]
E
Wa-wa-wa-waa-waa
A
You better shut your trap
D E
If you expect to narrow
A
The generation gap
[Link]
E
Wa-wa-wa-waa-waa
A
Wa-wa-wa-waa-waa
[Verse 4]
E
Preacher says drinking is a sin
A
That we'll have to pay for
D
But tell me, what's that liqour bottle
E A
Doing on the dash of his car
[Verse 5]
E
And who's the man who calls Daddy
A
Every time that Momma's out
D E
Well do you still wonder why we have
A
That generation gap?
[Pre-Chorus]
D G D
Well the generation gap is a mighty mighty big hole
D
And you ain't gonna fill it up with all those
E
Lies that's bein' told
[Chorus]
E
Wa-wa-wa-waa-waa
A
You better shut your trap
D E
If you want to help to close
A
That generation gap
[Link]
E
Wa-wa-wa-waa-waa
A
Wa-wa-wa-waa-waa
[Instrumental]
E A D E A
E A D E A
[Pre-Chorus]
D G D
Well the generation gap is a mighty mighty big hole
D
And you ain't gonna fill it up with all those
E
Lies that's bein' told
[Chorus]
E
Wa-wa-wa-waa-waa
A
You better button your lip
D
Or else you're gonna lose yourself
E A
On your own generation trip
[Link]
E
Wa-wa-wa-waa-waa
A
Wa-wa-wa-waa-waa
E
Wa-wa-wa-waa-waa
A
Wa-wa-wa-waa-waa
[Outro]
A E
Wa-wa-wa-wa-waa-waa
E A
Wa-wa-wa-wa-wa
A
Wa-wa-wa-wa-wa
A E
Wa-wa-wa-wa-woah
E A
E
Woo-oo-hoo-oo
A
Woo-oo-hoo-oo
E
Woo-oo-hoo-oo
A
Woo-oo-hoo-oo
E
Woo-oo-hoo-oo
A A G A G A G
Woo-oo-hoo-oo
A
SHUT UP!!
9. DEATH DEFYING
[Intro]
D Em G D
D Em G D
[Verse 1]
D Em G D
Ever since the world began (oowee)
D Em G D
Men have sailed foreign lands (oowee)
D Em G D
And the fortune that they've found (oowee)
D Em G D
Is now buried in the ground (oowee)
[Link]
D Em G D
[Verse 2]
D Em G D
Some would say the ocean roars (oowee)
D Em G D
As it stumbles to the shore (oowee)
D Em G D
But to me it only sings (oowee)
D Em G D
Of the sorrow that it brings (oowee)
[Link]
D Em G D
D Em G D
[Chorus]
A G D
All my friends are dead, or they're dying
A G D
And our laughter turns into crying
G D A
It's death-defying
[Verse 3]
D Em G D
Well, I barely learned to swim (oowee)
D Em G D
Just enough to save my skin (oowee)
D Em G D
Now I'll never sail alone (oowee)
D Em G D
And my harbour is my home (oowee)
[Link]
D Em G D
D Em G D
D Em G D
D Em
D C# B F#
[Chorus]
A G D
All my friends are dead, or they're dying
A G D
And our laughter turns into crying
G D
It's death-defying
A
Hey-ey-ey
A
Hey-ey-ey
[Verse 4]
D Em G D
If there's one thing that I've learned (oowee)
D Em G D
It's the point of no return (oowee)
D Em G D
And if that's to be our fate (oowee)
D Em G D
Now's no time to hesitate (oowee)
D Em G D
Now's no time to hesitate
D Em G D
Now's no time to hesitate
[Outro]
D Em G D
D Em G D
D Em G D
D Em G D
D Em G D
D Em G D
10. A PLACE IN THE SUN
[Intro]
A C G A
A C G A
[Verse 1]
A C G A
Hey, girl - it's a new world, let's have a little fun
A C G A
Don't stay hidden away, come and join everyone
A C G A
Everyone
[Verse 2]
A C G A
Outside I'm ready to ride, we can go anywhere
A C G A
Don't wait, procrastinate take a chance if you dare
A C G A
I want to take you there
[Chorus]
A C G A
Find a place in the sun
[Verse 3]
A C G A
You know you want to go - it's no sacrifice
A C G
I want what you want, in fact I'll even do it twice
A
At half the price
[Chorus]
A C G A
Find a place in the sun
A C G A
[Bridge]
E C D
Didn't you hear that the war has been won?
E C D
Good people died to provide you a place in the sun
[Instrumental]
A C G A
A C G A
[Verse 4]
A C G A
I'm here, what's there to fear? We're not breaking any law
A C G
Someday I know you'll say you wonder
A
What you waited for - what are you waiting for?
[Chorus]
A C G A
Find a place in the sun
A C G A
Find a place in the sun
[Bridge]
E C D
Didn't you know any wrong you have done?
E C D
Cannot deny you the right to a place in the sun
[Instrumental]
A C G A
A C G A
A C G A
Find a place in the sun
A C G A
A C G A
[Verse 5]
A C G A
Hey, girl - it's a new world, let's have a little fun
A C G A
Don't stay hidden away, you can be in the sun
[Outro]
A C G A
Find a place in the sun (x7)
11. TOJO
[Intro]
G C Em D
F F A C
G C Em D D C B A
F F A C
[Verse 1]
C
Tracy. Tracy was angry
F F G F F G
A bad mood, a bad mood
C
I told her, "It's an ill wind
F F G F F G
Blows no good, blows no good"
[Chorus]
N.C.
Then she told me
G C Em D D C B A
"Tojo never made it
F A C
Tojo never made it to Darwin"
G C Em D D C B A
"Tojo never made it
F A C
Tojo never made it to Darwin"
[Verse 2]
C
I said, "Tracy, won't you listen - this is Christmas!
F F G F F G
Don't you go, don't you go"
C
She said, "David, believe me, I wouldn't miss this for the world
F F G F F G
I've got to blow, I've got to blow"
[Chorus]
N.C.
She said again:
G C Em D D C B A
"Tojo never made it
F A C
Tojo never made it to Darwin"
G C Em D D C B A
"Tojo never made it
F A C
Tojo never made it to Darwin"
[Link]
C G F (x6)
[Bridge]
C
Now she's gone, gone, gone
C
Just like the wind
F G F G
I just sigh, I just sigh,
C
But I'm dreaming that I'm gleaming
F G F G
In her eye, in her eye
[Chorus]
N.C.
But I'll always hear:
G C Em D
"Tojo never made it
F A C
Tojo never made it to Darwin"
G C Em D D C B A
"Tojo never made it
F A C
Tojo never made it to Darwin"
[Outro]
F A C
Tojo never made it to Darwin
F B C B C
She said Tojo never made it to Darwin
B C B C
never made it to Darwin
F E D C G B C
That year, Santa never came
12. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAND
[Intro]
N.C.
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
N.C.
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
[Chorus]
E G A D A E G A D A
Here I stand in the middle of the land
E G A D A E G A D A
Take my hand in the middle of the land
[Verse 1]
E G A D A E G A D A
You'll see something that's new in the sunshine
E G A D A E G A D A
You'll be the winter that's turning to springtime
[Chorus]
E G A D A E G A D A
Here I stand in the middle of the land (in the middle of the land)
E G A D A E G A D A
Take my hand in the middle of the land (in the middle of the land)
[Verse 2]
E G A D A E G A D A
Someday someone will try to confuse you
E G A D A E G A D A
They'll say what you want to hear and they'll use you
[Verse 3]
E
I thought we'd live and learn, but some folks seem to yearn for values unsophisticated
E
Those days are dead and gone, I won't wish them back upon a world that's much more complicated
[Chorus]
E G A D A E G A D A
Here I stand in the middle of the land (in the middle of the land)
E G A D A E G A D A
Take my hand in the middle of the land (in the middle of the land)
E G A D A E G A
Say hear I stand in the middle of the land (in the middle of the land)
D A E G A D A E G A D A
You gotta take my hand, I'm always glad to lend a hand (always glad to lend a hand)
[Verse 4]
E G A D D E G A D D
They'll try to blind you with T.V. religion
E G A D D E G A D D
Don't buy their hand-me-down second - opinions
E
Sometimes the biggest lies are most easily disguised, dressed up like the Road To Glory,
E
Then somewhere down the line you will rub your eyes and find you're on a path to your own Purgatory
[Instrumental]
E G A D A E G A D A
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
E G A D A E G A D A
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
E G A D A
E G A D A
E G A D A E
[Bridge]
N.C.
You'll know something as old as the moonlight
N.C.
You'll throw superstition and fear away tonight
E
They'll paint us black and white, they'll paint us wrong and right, they'll paint us all into a corner
E
They'll try to cool us down but they could never fool us now we're steamed up hotter than a Swedish Sauna yeah
[Chorus]
E G A D A E G A D A
Here I stand in the middle of the land
E G A D A E G A
Take my, take my hand - your horizons will expand
D A E G A D A E G A D A
Here I staaaaand in the middle, middle of the land
E G A D A E G A D A
Laaaaaand - in the middle, middle of the land
[Outro]
E G A D A E G A D A
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! (in the middle of the land)
E G A D A E G A D A
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! (in the middle of the land)
E G A D A E G A D A
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! (middle of the land)
E G A D A E G A D E
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Land on me
13. GOOD TIMES
[Intro]
G D C D
G D C D
[Verse 1]
G D C D G D C D
You told me goodbye and I believed you
G D C D G D C D
Felt like I would die - I didn't need to know
[Pre-Chorus]
C D
'Cos you came back to me
C Am
And everything's like you used to be
[Chorus]
G D C D G D C D
All the good times we had we'll have again
G D C D G D C D
All the good times we had we'll have again
[Verse 2]
G D C D G D C D
If your love is mine it will stand up yeah
G D C D G D C D
To the test of time it will stand up
[Pre-Chorus]
C D
It looked like we were through,
C Am
But in our heart of hearts we knew
[Chorus]
G D C D G D C D
The good times we had we'll have again
G D C D Em
All the good times we had we'll have again
[Bridge]
A
And again
D C Em
Now I know you'll always be my friend
A
Til the end
D G C D G
That means more to me than anything hey hey hey
[Instrumental]
G D C D
G D C D
G D C D
G D C D
[Verse 3]
G D C D G D C D
Who needs yesterday - that's far behind us
G D C D G D C D
It isn't memories only may serve to remind us
[Pre-Chorus]
C D
That what felt good before
C Am
Today we'll treasure so much more
[Outro]
G D C D G D C D
All the good times we had we'll have again
G D C D G D C D
All the good times we had we'll have again
G D C D G D C D
All the good times we had we'll have again
G D C D G D C D
All the good times we had we'll have again
G D C D D D C D
Times we had
G D C D G
Times we had
14. CASTLES IN THE AIR
[Verse 1]
Em G
Once I built a castle in the air,
D
A home for you and I
D
In a blue, blue sky.
Em G
We'd leave behind the weight of worldly cares,
D
I thought we could fly
D
We only had to try.
[Bridge 1]
G Em G
Ah, I had to learn fast, (for your own good)
G D
I had to learn fast
G Em G
And when I knew at last (you understood)
G A Asus4 A
I knew at last
[Verse 2]
D Em G
Hell and heaven can be one and the same,
D
If you don't know how
D
You should know by now,
Em G
Every pleasure always holds an equal share of pain
D
But it all works out,
D
I have no doubt.
[Instrumental]
D
D A Em C
Wa-hah Wa-hah Wa-hah
D A Em C
Wa-hah Wa-hah Wa-hah
[Bridge 2]
G Em G
Ah, we had to learn fast, (for our own good)
G D D C
We had to learn fast
G Em G
And when we knew at last (it was understood)
G A G
We knew at last
[Verse 3]
D Em G
Every kite has got to have a string for it to fly
D
Up to who knows where? Castles in the air.
D Em G
So there are strings attached to you and I
D
Though they hold us tight
D
We can take flight - we can take flight
[Outro]
D A Em C
Wa-hah Wa-hah Wa-hah
D A Em C
Wa-hah Wa-hah Wa-hah
D A Em C
Ah-ha-ha-ha Ah-ha-ha-ha Ah-ha-ha-ha
D A Em C
Ah-ha-ha-ha Ah-ha-ha-ha Ah-ha-ha-ha
D A Em C
Ah-ha-ha-ha Ah-ha-ha-ha Ah-ha-ha-ha
D A Em C
D A Em C
15. LEILANI
[Intro]
F# G# (x8)
[Verse 1]
G# F# G#
Somewhere on a South Pacific island
G# F# G#
Sits a young man staring at the surf
G# F# G#
His native girlfriend died a death quite violent
G#
A tribal sacrifice made to the earth
[Chorus]
C#
Whoa-oh
B
Whoa-oh
F# G#
Whoa-oh
G#
Whoa-oh
[Verse 2]
G# F# G#
She was brown, her hair was black, her eyes were blue
G# F# G#
A chief's daughter, Leilani was her name
G# F# G#
She and her young man made a handsome two
G#
But lava tore them both apart again
[Chorus]
C#
Whoa-oh
B F# G#
Whoa-oh
C# B F#
Please don't go to the volcano
G#
He'd say please don't go to the volcano
[Instrumental]
G# F# E C# B
G# F# E C# B
F# G#
F# G#
F# G#
F# G#
[Verse 3]
G# F# G#
They were saving for a little hut
G# F# G#
He collected sea-shells every day
G# F# G#
Everynight they'd share a cigarette
G#
But the ancient, angry gods got in the way
[Chorus]
C#
Whoa-oh
B F# G#
Whoa-oh
C# B F#
He'd say please don't go to the volcano
G#
He'd would plead, please don't go, I'll miss you so
[Instrumental]
G# F# E C# B
G# F# E C# B
F# G#
F# G#
G#
[CEREMONY]
G# G# E G# G# E
Katoomba Hey! Macumbah Ho! Umgawah! Katoomba Hey! Macumbah Ho! Umgawah!
G# G# E
Katoomba Hey! Macumbah Ho! Umgawah!
B F# E
Hey! Ho! Hey!
B F# E
Hey! Ho! Hey!
A G#
Aah-ah...
G#
Leilani-crula-bula-ulladulla-wok-a-tai
G# F# G# F#
Aba-laba-laba Hut! Aba-laba-laba Hut!
G#
Leilani-nevageta-huta-tera-cotta-tile
G# F# G# F#
Aba-laba-laba Hut! Aba-laba-laba Hut!
E
Umgawah!!!
B F# E
Hey! Ho! Hey!
B F# E
Hey! Ho! Hey!
B F# E
Hey! Ho! Hey!
A G# A G#
Aaaaah-ah Aah-ah
[Verse 4]
G# G# F# G#
Still the young man sits there upon the beach
G# F# G#
He's staring misty-eyed out into space
G# F# G#
He's thinking about his girlfriend (of late, deceased)
G#
At least her death had purpose - his life is a waste
[Chorus]
C#
Whoa-oh (and his life is a waste)
B
Whoa-oh
F# G# G#
Whoa-oh (please don't go, I love you, I love you, I love you so)
[Chorus]
C#
Whoa-oh
B
Whoa-oh
F# G#
Whoa-oh
G#
Whoa-oh (x6)
G#
G#
16. POISON PEN
[Intro]
E D E D
[Verse 1]
N.C.
"Dear John", so begins a famous old story
N.C.
"Goodbye, au-revoir, thanks for the memory"
E D E D
Keep it short and sweet if you really care
[Verse 2]
N.C.
D-I-Vor-C-E can be so hurtful
N.C.
It makes public property of things that are personal
E D E D
All the friends and family grab their share
[Chorus]
E D
Ink is black, as black as night
E D
Black as thoughts that shun the light
E D
Truth will out and maybe then
A G
You'll put down that poison pen
E D E D
That poison pen
[Verse 3]
E D E D
Everyone enjoys sharing a rumour
E D E D
But when it's aimed at you it loses its humour
E D E D
Sometimes words so innocent cut so deep
[Chorus]
E D
Ink is black, as black as night
E D
Black as thoughts that shun the light
E D
Truth will out and maybe then
A G
You'll put down that poison pen
E D
That poison pen
E D E D E D E
That poison pen
[Verse 4]
E D E D
Everybody keeps telling me, "talk is cheap"
E D E D
Sometimes words so innocent - cut so deep
E D Esus4 E
They cut so deep
D Esus4 E D Esus4 E
They cut so deep
D Esus4 E E
So deep
[Pre-Chorus]
E D
Ink is black (ink is black)
E D
As black as night (as black as night)
E D
Black as thoughts (black as thoughts)
E D
That shun the light (that shun the light)
[Chorus]
E D
Ink is black, as black as night
E D
Black as thoughts that shun the light
E D
Truth will out and maybe then
A G
You'll put down that poison pen
E D
That poison pen
E D
That poison pen
E D
That poison pen
E D
Poison pen
[Outro]
E D E D
Black as night, as black as coal,
E D E D
Black as thoughts that cast a shadow right across my soul
E D
I thought that you were my friend
E D E D
Until you picked up that poison pen
E D
That poison pen
E E D D E E D D E D
Yeah!
E
Poisen
17. ANOTHER WORLD
[Intro]
G C G C
G C G C
[Verse 1]
G C G C G
God only knows how far you've come
C Am Em
It must be light years from here
G C G C G
Some distant star you call "the sun"
C Am Em
Does someone miss you back there?
[Chorus]
G D Em C G D Em C
A-nother world is calling you
G D Em C G D Em C
A-nother world is coming through
[Verse 2]
G C G C G
You look like me, you talk like me
C Am Em
I could believe you're human
G C G C G
But, late at night, I catch your eye
C Am Em
And I know what you're thinking
[Chorus]
G D Em C G D Em C
A-nother world is calling you
G D Em C G D Em
A-nother world is coming through
[Link]
C G Em
Aah Aaaah Aah Aaaah calling you
C G Em
Aah Aaaah Aah Aaaah calling you
C
Calling you to come home
[Instrumental]
D G C Em (x8)
D C
Another world
[Verse 3]
G C G C G
You can't escape from gravity,
C Am Em
For you, this earth's a prison
G C G C G
What I would call "human" in me
C Am Em
For you would be "perversion"
[Chorus]
G D Em C G D Em C
A-nother world is calling you
G D Em C G D Em C
A-nother world is coming through
[Outro]
G D Em C (x12)
18. LIKE WOW WIPEOUT
[Verse 1]
E A E
I kiss the ground on which you walk
E A E
I kiss the lips through which you talk
B A E A E
I kiss the city of New York where I first met you
[Verse 2]
E A E
You're my doll and don't forget it
E A E
'Cos I'm the guy who will regret it
B A
I love you more than when I said it
E A E
When I first met you
[Chorus]
E D E D E D E D
I love the way you talk, you walk, you smile, your style,
A G A G E D E D
Like now, Like, wow - wipeout! No doubt
B A E A E
I was gone the moment I laid eyes on you
[Verse 3]
E A E
You'll never be a beauty queen
E A E
Won't feature in no magazine
B A
But you're the best that's ever been
E A E
I'm glad that I met you
[Verse 4]
E A E
Take every day now as it comes
E A E
You take the cake I'll keep the crumbs
B A
I only hear the sound of drums in my heart
E A E
That means that I get you
[Chorus]
E D E D E D E D
I love the way you talk, you walk, you smile, your style,
A G A G
Your dress, your caress,
E D E D
Well, yes, yes, yes, yes I'm impressed!
B A E A E
I was gone the moment I laid eyes on you
[Instrumental]
E A E
E A E
A D A
E A E
B G A
[Chorus]
F# E F# E F# E F# E
I love the way you walk, you talk, you smile, your style,
B A B A F# E F# E
Like now, Like, wow - wipeout! No doubt
G# B F# E F# E
I was gone the moment I laid eyes on you
F# E
I laid eyes on you
F# E F# E
I laid eyes, on you
[Outro]
F# E (x 24)
F#
F# B F#
19. MISS FREELOVE 69
[Intro]
D Am Em D
D Am Em D
[Verse 1]
D
You can't take me anywhere,
Am
I'll strip down to my underwear
Em D
If you give me half a chance
D
Hippy-freelove, outtasight!
Am
I'm gonna turn off every light
Em D
And hold a private dance
[Verse 2]
D
It started out one afternoon,
Am
Hot sake in my living room
Em D
Among some special friends
D
Soon some others dropped around and
Am
We all started getting down, well,
Em D
You know how these things end
[Chorus]
D Am
Miss Freelove, (Miss Freelove)
C D
Come back sometime (Miss Freelove)
Am C D
Miss Freelove, (Miss Freelove) of '69 (Miss Freelove)
[Verse 3]
D
Torches flashing sweaty passion
Am
Each made love in their own fashion
Em D
We had quite a ball
D
Do the monkey, feeling funky,
Am
I'm just like any disco junkie
Em D
And I don't care at all
[Verse 4]
D
Maybe I'm not thinking straight
Am
I only know that it feels great
Em D
And I'm glad you do too
D
It could be just a passing fad
Am
But think about the fun we had
Em D
The last time you decided to pass through
[Chorus]
D Am
Miss Freelove, (Miss Freelove)
C D
Come back sometime (Miss Freelove)
Am C D
Miss Freelove, (Miss Freelove) of '69 (Miss Freelove)
[Bridge]
G F C D
And everything is gone and far away
G F C D
And everything is gone and that's OK
G F C A
And everything is groovy, would you say?
A
Would you say? Would you say?
A
Say...say...say...say
[Verse 5]
D
Someone called the cops on us
Am
But they didn't have the heart to bust
Em D
The kinky scene they found
D
They checked their badges at the door
Am
And joined the action on the floor
Em D
When they laid their nightsticks down
[Chorus]
D Am
Miss Freelove, (Miss Freelove) if you will
C D
Come back sometime (Miss Freelove)
Am C D
Miss Freelove, (Miss Freelove) of '69 (Miss Freelove)
[Chorus]
D Am
Miss Freelove,
C D
Won't you come back sometime
Am C D
Miss Freelove, (Miss Freelove) of 1969
[Outro]
D Am C D
Hey! Freelove
D Am C D
Miss Freelove, Freelove c'mon Freelove
D Am
La-la-la-la love
C D
La-la-la-la love, Freelove!
D Am C D (x4)
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