The Songs of Tony Sly: A Tribute - 2013
The Songs of Tony Sly: A Tribute is an album in tribute to No Use for a Name frontman Tony Sly
who died unexpectedly in July 2012. It was put together by Sly's friend Fat Mike who put the album
out on his label, Fat Wreck Chords, with all profits from the album go to the Tony Sly Memorial Fund.
The album is made up of artists doing their own takes on No Use for a Name and Tony Sly songs.
- Tracklist
1. "Biggest Lie" Karina Denike
2. "AM" Mad Caddies
3. "Soulmate" Strung Out
4. "For Fiona" Rise Against
5. "Let It Slide" Bad Religion
6. "The Shortest Pier" NOFX
7. "On the Outside" Snuff
8. "Homecoming" The Bouncing Souls
9. "Feel Good Song of the Year" Old Man Markley
10. "Discomfort Inn" Lagwagon
11. "Via Munich" Teenage Bottlerocket
12. "Keira" Frank Turner
13. "Pre-Medicated Murder" Get Dead
14. "Devonshire and Crown" Pennywise
15. "Straight from the Jacket" Alkaline Trio
16. "Capo 4th Fret" The Gaslight Anthem
17. "Already Won" Yellowcard
18. "Not Your Savior" Swingin' Utters
19. "Fireball" The Flatliners
20. "Justified Black Eye" Simple Plan
21. "Frances Stewart" Useless ID
22. "On the Outside" Jon Snodgrass & the Dead Peasants
23. "Dark Corner" American Steel
24. "Flying South" Frenzal Rhomb
25. "Toaster in the Bathtub" Anti-Flag
26. "International You Day" Joey Cape with Scorpios
** All Songs Tabbed By BlenderBR
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1. Biggest Lie - Karina Denike
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Tabbed By: JimBlenderBR
- Verse 1:
Cm
The writing is on the wall
G#m
But no cares at all
A#
To convey the message
D#
that we wrote ourselves
G#m
Destroy the walls we mend
Fm
And burn the candle
A#
At both ends
- Chorus:
G#m
(I really think we are)
D#
Becoming more mindless of the heart
A#
(Becoming everything we hate)
Cm
Building our castles for the future
G#m
(A trojan horse is at the gate)
Gm
Built by the enemy that we made
- Verse 2:
Cm
It's false sincerity
G#m
we hear celebrities
A#
"Buy a hybrid if you can"
D#
With ten years of your food stamps
G#m
Caught myself listening to
Fm A#
Sheltered excuses for human beings
- Chorus 2:
G#m
(So it becomes elite)
D#
They separate then what have we got?
D#
(Nothing in common with their wealth)
A# Cm
One clip can change public opinion
G#m
(One sin can send you straight to hell)
Gm
Learned how to lie and not get caught
Gm
More piss in the melting pot
- Interlude: Cm Cm Cm Cm A# A# Gm Gm
Cm Cm Cm Cm A# A# Gm Gm
- Chorus 3:
G#m D#
Shut out majority with riches
A#
(Their words become more valuable)
Cm
Then the voice of a million starving children
G#m
(That they have a million ways to solve)
Gm
Left freedom bleeding on the roadside
Cm
We believe the biggest lie
- Ending: Bm
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Tabbed by: JimBlenderBR
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2. AM - Mad Caddies
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Tabbed by: JimBlenderBR
- Verse:
C Em
Tired and awake
Am G
Write words you really mean without mistake
F
Push the pen until it doesn't work no more
G C
It's empty outside the door
C Em
Partially insane, Roman candle
Am G
Come and guide me through the dark
F
I'll be walking through the horror I once knew
G C
That wasn't really much
- Chorus:
Dm
This isn't a long catastrophe
C
It's all just a passing phase you'll see
Dm Am
And though I am scared of the sun light
G
I'm not scared if you're the night
- Verse:
C Em
Blanketed and bruised
Am G
Stumblin' to find the light switch on the wall
F
If this feeling goes, I won't do it again
G C
This time I swear it
- Chorus:
Dm
This isn't a long catastrophe
C
It's all just a passing phase you'll see
Dm Am
And though I am scared of the sun light
G
I'm not scared if you're the night
- Ending:
F
I'm not scared if you're the night
Em
I'm not scared if you're the night
Dm
I'm not scared if you're the night
C
I'm not scared if you're the night
F
I'm not scared if you're the night
Em
I'm not scared if you're the night
Dm
I'm not scared if you're the night
C
I'm not scared if you're the night
F
I'm not scared if you're the night
Em
I'm not scared if you're the night
Dm
I'm not scared if you're the night
C
I'm not scared if you're the night
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Tabbed by: JimBlenderBR
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3. Soulmate - Strung Out
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Tabbed By: JimBlenderBR
** Capo 1st fret
- Intro: G D Em C
G D Em C
G D Em C
G D Em C G
- Verse 1:
G D
Monday morning you woke up crying
Em C G
The outcome of a stupid line oh-oh
D C
Said by some punk-ass on the street
G D
It wasn't me, it wasn't you
Em C G
It wasn't anybody you knew is it
D C
Your old friend insecurity?
- Pre-Chorus:
Am C G D G
The one companion that stuck by your side since you were born
- Post-Chorus: G D Em C
G D Em C
- Verse 2:
G D
Tuesday night you were in a fight
Em C G
The same old argument black and white
D C
It's something that's eating your inside
G D
It's not the food, it's not the booze
Em C G
It isn't anything consumed so is it
D C
becoming a problem you can't hide?
- Pre-Chorus:
Am C G D G D/F#
And all those times, you thought that you were wrong - you were right
Chorus:
Em D G Em
The devil on your shoulder gives you strength in paranoia
D C
The countless times you called a few
Em D
Your best friend till the end of time
G
They'll always be there by your side
Em D C
Solidify conditions you've abused
D# D G
What that means you'll never have a clue
- Post-Chorus: G D Em C
G D Em C
- Verse 3:
G D
More than just a life long friend
Em C G
No social life I guess we can pretend
D C
It's not like I care but anyway
G D
You always wanna leave, you never wanna stay
Em C G
Cause you think if you drink too much then you will lose it
D C
You'll drink your security away
- Pre-Chorus:
Am C G D G D/F#
The one companion that stuck by your side since you were born
- Chorus 2:
Em D G Em
The little voice inside your head, annoying and confusing
D C
That somehow tells you what to do
Em D G
Socially you've lost your mind and basically you're out of time
Em D C
You try to build so much it breaks on you
D# D G
What that means you'll never have a clue
- Bridge: G D Em C
G D Em C
- Ending :
D# D
What that means you'll never have a
D# D
What that means you'll never have a
D# D C G
What that means you'll never have a clue
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4. For Fiona - Rise Against
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Tabbed by: JimBlenderBR
- Intro: B B D#m D#m G#m G#m E F#
- Verse 1:
E F#
I cant even think of words to match the way im feeling
G#m B
I dont even think a book can say enough for you
E F#
I can only try my best to put it in a song i guess,
E F#
You try to speak I know you tell the truth
E F#
If I could freeze our small amount of time together
G#m B
Then we could make believe this world would never end
E
Unfortunately truth is cold
F#
So you stay young while i get old
E F#
But always know, I'm your best friend
- Chorus:
B D#m
Nothing is the same everything is a better change
G#m F# E
Sometimes i see silence in your eyes
B D#m
Let it all crash down, when it ends it begins with you
G#m F# E F#
I'm gonna learn every time you do
- Verse 2:
E F#
And I'm as scared as anybody who has done this
G#m B
But I wouldn't give it up for nothing free
E
You took my life, turned it around,
F# E F#
You put my feet back on the ground, I owe you, Eternally
- Chorus:
B D#m
Nothing is the same everything is a better change
G#m F# E
Sometimes i see silence in your eyes
B D#m
Let it all crash down, when it ends it begins with you
G#m F# E F#
I'm going to hurt every time you do
- Bridge:
B
I'm always
D#m
I'm always
G#m F#
I'm always here
B
I'm always
D#m
I'm always
G#m F#
Im always here
- Chorus:
B D#m
Nothing is the same everything is a better change
G#m F# E
Sometimes i see silence in your eyes
B D#m
Let it all crash down, when it ends it begins with you
G#m F# E F# B
I'm going to hurt every time you do
- Ending:
B
I'm always
D#m
I'm always
G#m F#
I'm always here
B
I'm always
D#m
I'm always
G#m F#
Im always here
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Tabbed by: JimBlenderBR
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5. Let Slide - Bad Religion
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Tabbed by: JimBlenderBR
** F#/A# (x 1 4 x x x)
- Intro: C# B F# F#
- Verse 1:
E B
I spend a day or nine then finally realize
C#m G#
There's really nothing going on
A E
So why should I try to shake leaves
B
When there's no one in my trees
F#
that I should care about
- Chorus:
A E
Let it fall, let it rise
C#m B F#/A#
Let it be and let it slide
B A E
Let tomorrow come and take my mind away
- Verse 2:
E B
I see the world get by
C#m
And watch my friends get high
G#
I really don't care who's to blame
A E
They love to point fingers at you
B
'Cause there's nothing else to do
F#
but waste away my time
- Chorus:
A E
Let it fall, let it rise
C#m B F#/A#
Let it be and let it slide
B A E
Let tomorrow come and take my time away
A E
Let it fall, let it rise
C#m B F#/A#
Let it be and let it slide
B A E G#
Let tomorrow come and take my time away
A B A B E
Let tomorrow come and take my time away
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Tabbed by: JimBlenderBR
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6. The Shortest Pier - Nofx
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Tabbed By: JimBlenderBR
- Intro:
E Eb D Bm Cm Eb
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D|x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
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- Verse 1:
G Bm
Put my eyes Where I can see
G Bm
Where the soul used to be
Em C D G G7
I feel the walls closin' in on me
G Bm
Shut my mouth I take it back
G Bm
It's no way For us to act
Em C D G G7
I missed the boat but somehow sailed away
- Chorus:
C
But that's okay
Cm
I'll have a talk
G
With this divebar
Em
On a long walk
C D Em
Along the shortest pier
C D G
And watch it disappear
- Verse 2:
G Bm
There's a hole in my mind
G Bm
Where the sun used to shine
Em C D
Memories in black and white
G Bm
Cut me off I've had enough
G Bm
Infect the wound and sew me up
Em C D
No more words
G Bm
Cut me off I've had enough
G Bm
Infect the wound and sew me up
Em C D G G7
No more words
- Chorus:
C
But that's okay
Cm
I'll have a talk
G
With this divebar
Em
On a long walk
C D Em
Along the shortest pier
C D G
And watch it disappear
C D Em
Along the shortest pier
C D G
And watch it disappear
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Tabbed by: JimBlenderBR
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7. On The Outside - Snuff
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Tabbed by: JimBlenderBR
- From the album - The songs of Tony Sly - A Tribute
- Enjoy!
- Intro: Bm F# Bm F#
Bm F# Bm F# G F#
- Verse 1:
Bm
I'll see you on the outside
G
And we'll never be the same
E
After all that's happened
F#
What it is that we've gained?
Bm
I've made mistakes before
G
And never lived them down
D A F#
After all you've done for me I'm bound
- Chorus:
F#
(Don't say another word)
G D
To see you on the outside
A
Where we can both feel shame
A G
(You're speaking for yourself)
D
I am bleeding on the inside
A
A place you might have been
G D F#
But now I know I'll never be the same
- Post-Chorus: Bm F# Bm F#
Bm F# Bm F# G F#
- Verse 2:
Bm
I heard you got a new place
G
And it's far away from here
E
Reality has sunken in now
F#
Confirming all my fears
Bm
I am not gonna drag you down
G
But it's too late to stop
D A F#
Thinking about the time that we have lost
- Chorus:
G
(I am happy without you)
D
I am trying to forget you
A
And everything we've had
G
(We didn't stand a chance)
D
When miserable it is true
A
We haven't learned a thing
G D F#
But now I know I'll trust no one else
- Bridge:
G D A
There was a time when we were back and forth
A
It wasn't easy
G D A
I guess we're back where we belong
Bm A G
One thing is for sure it wasn't strong
- Chorus:
G D
I'll see you on the outside
A
Where we can both feel sane
G
(You've never been more right)
D
I am dying on the inside
A
You're never coming back
G D F#
And now I know whatever we go through
My heart is stuck with you
- Ending: Bm F# Bm F#
Bm F# Bm F# G F#
Bm F# Bm F# Bm
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8. Homecoming - The Bouncing Souls
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Tabbed By: JimBlenderBR
Enjoy!
- Verse 1:
A E/G#
She met me at the airport with my little baby girls
F#m E D
I mumbled something slurry like I would as if I'd been around the world
E A E
Or just had one too many drinks
A E/G#
I think I slept on the way home and gave them all a kiss
F#m E D
But in a dream I stumbled and I woke up to the smell of smoke and piss
E A E
Or is it this clothes I'm in?
- Chorus:
D E
It's all the same when I get back home
A E/G# F#m
I feel I'm somewhere that belongs to us
D
And in the end when you kiss me
E D A E
I know that it's more than just trust
- Solo: A A F#m F#m D E A A
- Verse 2:
A E/G#
I write about these little things that mean so much to me
F#m E D
I feel like such a selfish prick at times like this I guess that I can be
E A E
What can I say, I'm sorry?
- Chorus:
D E
It's all the same when I get back home
A E/G# F#m
I feel I'm somewhere that belongs to us
D
And in the end when you kiss me
E D A E
I know that it's more than just trust
D E
It's all the same when I get back home
A E/G# F#m
I feel I'm somewhere that belongs to us
D
And in the end when you kiss me
E D A
I know that it's more than just trust
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Tabbed by: JimBlenderBR
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9. Feel Good Song of the Year - Old Man Markley
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Tabbed by: JimBlenderBR
- Intro: Am Am F F C C G G
Am Am F F C C G E
- Verse 1:
Am
I never thought the day would come when I
F
Would be the poison in the pen I use to write
C G E/G#
You said you were alone in somewhat of a nervous tone
F Am G
I guess it was the blank look on your face that was easy to replace
- Chorus:
C G E/G#
So then I went and drank myself into an idiot all through the night
Am G F G Am E
Recounting all my paranoid and selfish thoughts but I was right
- Verse 2:
Am
I made a space for you inside my soul
F
And let my feelings kill the part that I control
C G E/G#
So part of you was me, neglectful maybe cold it seemed
F
Despite having the wounds we both imbibe, the scars are
Am G
Somewhere we can't hide
- Chorus:
C G E/G#
I then stayed up for two more years just thinking of the sacrifice you made
Am G F G
Indifferent to the reason so apparent in the pain
C G E/G#
I polished off another drink and taught myself to numb and drift away
Am G Am E
For one more night so I could justify the day
- Bridge:
F G E/G# Am
So now I entertain the thought of going on all alone
D G F
But you are all the life I've ever known
- Intrumental: C C E E F F Am G
- Chorus:
C G E/G#
I swear one day I'll get it back something that is already dead and gone
Am G F
Again i see the trumpet player looking for his song
C G E/G#
Don't worry I won't follow you, that part of me is learning to let got
Am G Am E
What was a space is like a cancer in my soul
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Tabbed by: JimBlenderBR
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10. Discomfort Inn - Lagwagon
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Tabbed By: JimBlenderBR
Enjoy!
- Intro: A
- Verse 1:
A E F#m
A poor man with a rich man’s habit is a dead man
D A E
Like a gun is nothing until in some ones hand
- Chorus:
A E F#m
A funeral is party without a corpse
D Bm A
And a wedding is two strangers then divorce
- Verse 2:
A E F#m
A need a smaller pen so I can write
D A E
Because the devil has my idle hands within his sight
- Chorus:
A E F#m
And I just want to say something true
D Bm A
It’s a lie that you love me too
- Solo: A E F#m F#m
D A E E
A E F#m F#m
D Bm A A
- Verse 3:
A E F#m
A murder is a cold body without police
D A E
And a bird with no wings is a rat to me
- Chorus:
A E F#m
If you’re able to go on another day
D Bm A
Consider yourself lucky, don’t change
- Verse 4:
A E F#m
A bible is just paper without the words
D A E
With two ends and no content in the middle verse
- Chorus:
A E F#m
And no chorus but I thank you for the guitar
D Bm A
I wouldn’t have made it this far
- Verse 5:
A E F#m
When I say that I am talking about the years
D A E
My two daughters and my right hand that wipes the tears
- Chorus:
A E F#m
Not from god’s hand I let the sunlight shine through
D Bm A
All the darkness the ends with you
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Tabbed by: JimBlenderBR
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11. Via Munich - Teenage Bottlerocket
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Tabbed by: Fabio BlenderBR
- Please rate and send me your feedback -
This is a cover from Tony Sly "Via Munich" made by Teenage Bottlerocket.
The song can be found at the Tony Sly Tribute Album.
Intro:
F Dm A# C F
Intro Riff:
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B|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---------6------------|
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A|------------------------------------------------------|
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Verse:
F
Every time I see it clearly
Dm
It's a time that you are near me
A# C F
I just don't see the world without you
F
Walkin' down the streets of munich
Dm
Where I tried to drink my self sick
A# C A7
Try to forget and soon it will be through
Chorus:
A#
But I sing your song
C
Where ever I go
F
You're along
Dm A#
Not actually, but in my mind
C
We cheers another day
Intro:
F Dm A# C F
Intro Riff:
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B|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---------6------------|
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A|------------------------------------------------------|
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Verse 2:
F
2 weeks left, the world is wasted
Dm
There's nothing poetic about it
A# C F
The fact is that I'm looking for a friend
F
One that doesn't talk to me
Dm
And kindly serves me until three
A# C A7
Not someone that will be there in the end
Chorus:
A#
But I sing your song
C
Where ever I go
F
You're along
Dm A#
Not actually, but in my mind
C Dm C
We cheers another daaaaaaaaay
A#
Nothing new to us
C F
But every time it does get worse
Dm A#
But nevermind, that's life
C
And all we have is time
Final:
F F F A# 3x
F
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12. Keira - Frank Turner
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Tabbed by: JimBlenderBR
Em7 (0 2 2 0 3 3)
- Intro: G
- Verse:
G C
Lay you down tonight
D G
Under butterflies
G C
Put my headphones on
D G
I'll see you at the dawn
- Chorus:
D Em7
Life for you is a better view
C G
So simple and perfectly sane
D Em7
If I pretend that you have a god
Am D Dsus4
I know you'll be saved
G
Hey, hey
- Post-Chorus : G
- Verse:
G C
Build a wall for you
D G
So no one can get through
G C
We'll sleep away the day
D G
I'm gone when you awake
- Chorus:
D Em
Maybe I'm no good at this
C G
But here's the one thing that I know
D Em7
Think of this as a lullaby
Am D Dsus4 D Dsus4
To listen when I go
C Cm G
No, no
C Cm G
No, no
C Cm G
No, no
C Cm G
No, no, no, no
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Tabbed by: JimBlenderBR
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13. Pre-Medicated Murder - Get Dead
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Tabbed by: JimBlenderBR
- Intro: G#m D#m F# C# E E B D#m
- Verse 1:
G#m D#m F# C#
More times than five, I've been right here by your side
E B D#m
Still wondering.... where did you go?
G#m D#m F# C#
Walk down the hall, In a mental menacle
E F#
Don't want to be 'round, When you take yourself out
- Chorus:
B F#
But I have more vigor than this
G#m D#m
Step to the plate to swing and miss
B F# G#m F#
And it's a complicated life
C# E
When "how you live, is how you die"
- Verse 2:
G#m D#m F# C#
Looks like your soul is connected to a wall
E B D#m
A photograph stands by the bed
G#m D#m F# C#
Of better times, when we crubled with our spine
E F#
But lived the next day...and put the Malice away
- Chorus:
B F#
That's when I noticed the drip
G#m D#m
Ignored the line that didn't skip
B F# G#m F#
It seemed the blue suburban sky
C# E
turned to gray, polluted night
B F#
So now you sleep inside a space
G#m D#m
A bed of roses, the torns replaced
B F# G#m F#
No more sleepless nights
C# E B
just for me , But as for you, a memory.
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Tabbed by: JimBlenderBR
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14. Devonshire and Crown - Pennywise
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Tabbed By: JimBlenderBR
- Verse 1:
D
I picture your face everyday of my life
G
And struggle to come up with lyrics
D A
But lately it's honesty that keeps me around
D
A pint of their best and a seat with a view
G
This corner looks all too familiar
D
I just wanna tell you "I love you, I'm safe
A G
on "Devonshire and Crown"
D
I picture your face everyday of my life
G
And struggle to come up with lyrics
D A
But lately it's honesty that keeps me around
D
A pint of their best and a seat with a view
G
This corner looks all too familiar
D
I just wanna tell you "I love you, I'm safe
A G
on "Devonshire and Crown"
- Chorus:
Bm
Who knows which letter just might be the last
G
This song will be done by the end of this glass
D A
Hey brown eyes, I hope you are sleeping and dreaming of clouds
Bm
Here comes another three-dollar cliché
G
I nod to the barman and he does the same
D Em
And again and again and again and again I am down
G A
But so prown
- Post-Chorus: D
- Verse 2:
D
It's summer where you are, it's winter down here
G
You're sleeping, I'm already boozing
D
All the cool kids are speaking their minds
A
But I cannot hear
D
'Cause people are sounding like white noise these days
G
They fancy themselves as a critic
D A G
But I think of you and it takes me away to a perfect place
- Chorus:
Bm
Who knows which letter just might be the last
G
This song will be done by the end of this glass
D A
Hey brown eyes, I hope you are sleeping and dreaming of clouds
Bm
Here comes another three-dollar cliché
G
I nod to the barman and he does the same
D Em
And again and again and again and again I am down
G A
But so prown
- Solo: D D G G D D A A
D D G G D D A A
- Chorus:
Bm
Who knows which letter just might be the last
G
This song will be done by the end of this glass
D A
Hey blue eyes, I hope you are sleeping and dreaming of clouds
Bm
Here comes another three-dollar cliché
G
I nod to the barman and he does the same
D Em
And again and again and again and again I am down
G A
But so prown
Em
I am down
G
But so prown
A D G
on "Devonshire and Crown"
D G
on "Devonshire and Crown"
D
on "Devonshire and Crown"
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15. Straight from the Jacket - Alkaline Trio
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- Intro: Am
- Verse 1:
Am F C G
So sorry son you're worrying your mother
Am F G E
No explanation's gonna make it seem alright
Am F C G
Young boy, listen to your father
Am F G E
It's more than just your life, it's more than suicide
- Chorus:
F E
How does it feel?
F G
When you're looking down the barrel of a loaded gun
Am
Tell me how it feels
- Verse 2:
Am F C G
Did you see your life flash right before your eyes?
Am F G E
Stop playing games and get yourself up off the floor
Am F C G
young boy we're going to send you to the lions
Am F G E
The men all dressed in white, when you became undone
- Chorus:
F E
How does it feel?
F E
when I might have brought you up but you are not my son
Am
Tell me how it feels
- Solo: Am F C G
Am F G E
Am F C G
Am F G E
- Bridge:
F E Am G
So many times I tried to bring you up you brought me down
F E Am G F E Am
I won't consider you again stop looking at me like you care
G F
I worked my fingers to the bone
E Am G
I'm not your father or a friend
F G
You might have lived here once but this is not your home
Am
Tell me how it feels
- Verse 3:
Am F C G
You didn't mean much to me I didn't plant the seed
Am F G E
I'm not your father cause you didn't turn out right
Am F C G
Young boy we're gonna feed you to the fire
Am F G E
It's more than just your life, it's more than suicide
- Chorus:
F E
How does it feel?
F E
How does it feel?
F E
How does it feel?
F G
When you're looking down the barrel of a loaded gun
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16. Capo 4th Fret - The Gaslight Anthem
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- Intro: C G Am Am x3
F G C C
- Verse 1:
C G Am
Like a child I can sit in the corner
F C G
with these pills I can barely get by
C G Am
so I wait for the hour of approval
F G C
ten minutes until it's five
C G Am
And it's Friday, so I don't feel so lonely
F C G
I know the wolves are out tonight
C G Am
the sound of ice in a bottomless glass
F G C
tells me that all that is fine
- Chorus:
Am F
Playing guitar and I'm forgetting words
C G
like a baby who just learned to speak
Am F
unfinished songs that I swear I'd get done
C G
but the premise was just kind of weak
- Verse 2:
C G Am
Like the moon you are cold, you are distant
F C G
like the sun I can burn through the day
C G Am
in the valley the echo gets longer
F G C
they've all gone away
- Chorus:
Am F
Playing guitar and I'm forgetting words
C G
like a baby who just learned to speak
Am F
unfinished songs that I swear I'd get done
C G
but the premise was just kind of weak
- Intro: C G Am Am x3
F G C C
- Verse 3:
C G Am
There is time to reflect and ponder
F C G
as the chips fall where they may
C G Am
I will live for the sake of others
F G C
so they can do the same
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17. Already Won - Yellowcard
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- Intro:
G C G D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--7--9--12-10-9-10-----10-9-7-9-----9-7-5/4--4-5-7--5--4-5--|
A|-----------------------7------------5--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
- Verse 1:
G C
As the summer extends itself to the winter days
G D
The colors begin to fade away and the sun goes down too soon
G C
An old man walks down the road and he stops to look
G Em D
At his reflection from the window of a car by light of moon
- Chorus:
C D G Em
He says "I'm just burnin' time, let myself unwind till my life comes undone"
C D G
If you're looking for losses to win you've already won
- Post-Chorus:
G C G D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--7--9--12-10-9-10-----10-9-7-9-----9-7-5/4--4-5-7--5--4-5--|
A|-----------------------7------------5--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
- Verse 2:
G C
Pretty, perfect houses all lined up and stripped away
G D
Of any words that they had to say of anything that is true
G C
She put a sign out on her lawn that said that she's speakin' up
G
But that god damn schedule just won't let up
Em D
And bills, they don't bend or even move
- Chorus:
C D G Em
She says "I'm just burnin' time, let myself unwind till my life comes undone"
C D G
If you're looking for losses to win you've already won
C D G Em
She says "I'm just burnin' time, let myself unwind till my life comes undone"
C D G
If you're looking for losses to win you've already won
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18. Not Your Savior - Swingin' Utters
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** From the album - The songs of Tony Sly - A Tribute
- Enjoy!
- Intro:
G Bm C D
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-777-----777-----77----777-----777-----77----555-----555-----55----777-----777-----77----|
D|-----555-----555----55-----444-----444----44-----222-----222----22-----444-----444----44-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G Bm C D G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-777-----777-----77----777-----777-----77----555-----555-----55----777-----777-----77----|
D|-----555-----555----55-----444-----444----44-----222-----222----22-----444-----444----44-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Verse 1:
Am G D/F# G D/F# Em
Unlucky seventeen, already handed plans for the future
D C D G
Glamour obsessed, told how to dress, and shown how to think
Am G D/F# G D/F# Em
And I don't have a job, but I can show you how to be a slob
D C D
So many days, wasted and glazed
Em C
Sometimes I laugh aloud as I think about,
G A
You asking me "Please can you help?"
C D
Can't help my self
- Chorus:
G D
I'm not your savior, I'm not who you want me to be
C D G
A cowardly mistake I've made so many times before, refusing to break
Bm C Cm
Cut my losses ties them with you, like a good boy I'll pretend
Cm
And promise not to do it again
- Post-Chorus: G D/F# Em D C D
G G
- Verse 2:
Am G D/F# G D/F# Em
Do you remember when, life was so simple and permanent?
D C D Em
Everyone's changed, "Everyone's cool", Everyone sucks
C G A
But I can't seem to complain, Exciting and new is just not there
C D
You're getting scared
- Chorus:
G D
I'm not your savior, never thought I was anyway
C D
I'm a void with empty promises that backs out late
G Bm
Never said I'd change, taking back the words that we spoke
C Cm
Like a fuel tank running dry, you'll believe it when I choke
- Ending: G Bm C D
you'll believe it when I choke
G Bm C D
you'll believe it when their life
G Bm C D G Bm C D G
why all the good ones have to die?
G Bm C D (until fades)
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19. Fireball - The Flatilliners
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- Intro: C Cmaj7 F F
C Cmaj7 F F
- Verse:
C Cmaj7 F
Crowded streets and shopping malls
C Cmaj7 F Am Asus2
Sleeping bag and chairs made out of walls
- Pre-Chorus:
G F
In an endless stream of a trickle down
C
This is poverty
- Verse:
C Cmaj7 F
A light to help her sleep at night
C Cmaj7 F Am Asus2
A burned out building, a castle will divide
- Pre-Chorus:
G
But that's how it goes
F
And you'll never know
C G F
What it's like outside
- Chorus:
C G
The bells are ringing now
Am F
The voice is getting louder but it's deafening the truth
C G
The sun is coming out
Am F
But only on one side of this one sided town
C
And only for a few
- Post-Chorus: C Cmaj7 F F
C Cmaj7 F F
- Verse:
C Cmaj7 F
Sickening they try to speak
C Cmaj7 F Am Asus2
No words of wisdom for the worthless and the weak
- Pre-Chorus:
G
And he calls her name
F
In the cold night air
C
How can you dream
G F
There is no sleep
- Chorus:
C G
The bells are ringing now
Am F
The voice is getting louder but it's deafening the truth
C G
The sun is coming out
Am F
But only on one side of this one sided town
C
And only for a few
- Ending : C Cmaj7 F F
C Cmaj7 F F
Am Asus2 G G F F C C
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20. Justified Black Eye - Simple Plan
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Tabbed by: JimBlenderBR
** From the album - The songs of Tony Sly - A Tribute
- Intro: Em C G D
Em C G D
- Verse 1
Em C
She was confused and
G D
abused in this life
Em C
Emotional and violent moments
G D
Seemed to take the longest time
Em C
Every single knockout dragout
G D
Fight they ever had
Em C
he starts to laugh he starts to lie
G D
with Suddenly psychotic eyes.
- Chorus:
C D
Every night she cried herself
Em Bm
to sleep she didn't recognize
C D Em
Her own face in the mirror black and blue
C D
so afraid Intimidation
Em Bm
like a child she hides away
C D
he would always try to justify
Em C G D
what wasn't true
Em C G D
Justified black eye
- Verse 2:
Em C
Taken for granted
G D
she sleeps by the phone
Em C
waiting for a call from him
G D
but it seems he's never coming home
Em C
14 beers later
G D
He is there without an answer
Em C
Once again she questions his lies
G D
he goes to bed with no reply
- Chorus:
C D
Tomorrow morning different story
Em Bm
and he'll be a different guy
C D Em
he'll justify her black eye with another lie
C D
She packs her bags in great temptation
Em Bm
he´s on his knees again he cries
C D
a hug & a kiss and a don't know why
Em
as a tear drops from her swollen eye
Bm
Apologies until tonight and another
Em C G D
Justified black eye
Em C G D
Justified black eye
Em C G D Em
Justified black eye
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21. Frances Stewart - Useless ID
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** B/D# (x 6 9 9 x x)
- Intro: B/D#
- Verse 1:
Em Bm C G
He walks down the street with his head by his feet
C D Bm
A shell of a guy we once knew
Em Bm C G
She took over his life and ripped out his spine
C D Bm
He thinks and he acts ninety-two
- Chorus:
C D G C
But creatively he never moved me
Em D
He sucked out the life from a room
C D G C
Now as we get old he won’t be alone
D G
Surrounded by all of his fools
- Post-Chorus: Em Bm C G C D Bm Bm
- Verse 2:
Em Bm C G
Not known for conflict but constantly fights
C D Bm
And lets others know through the mill
Em Bm
She’s certified crazy
C G C D Bm
He’s taught to ignore the twenty-odd bottles of pills
- Chorus:
C D
So when he wakes up
G C Em D
I hope that he will appreciate everything real
C D G C
I have given him but chances are slim
D Em
When up against hearts that don’t feel
C D G
I’m up against hearts that don’t feel
Ending: Em Bm C G C D Bm Bm
Em Bm C G C D G G
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22. On the Outside - Jon Snodgrass & the Dead Peasants
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- From the album - The songs of Tony Sly - A Tribute
- Enjoy!
- Intro: Fm
- Verse 1:
F#m
I'll see you on the outside
D
And we'll never be the same
B
After all that's happened
C#
What it is that we've gained?
F#m
I've made mistakes before
D
And never lived them down
A E C#
After all you've done for me I'm bound
- Chorus:
C#
(Don't say another word)
D A
To see you on the outside
E
Where we can both feel shame
E D
(You're speaking for yourself)
A
I am bleeding on the inside
E
A place you might have been
D A C#
But now I know I'll never be the same
- Verse 2:
F#m
I heard you got a new place
D
And it's far away from here
B
Reality has sunken in now
C#
Confirming all my fears
F#m
I am not gonna drag you down
D
But it's too late to stop
A E C#
Thinking about the time that we have lost
- Chorus:
D
(I am happy without you)
A
I am trying to forget you
E
And everything we've had
D
(We didn't stand a chance)
A
When miserable it is true
E
We haven't learned a thing
D A C#
But now I know I'll trust no one else
- Bridge:
D A E
There was a time when we were back and forth
E
It wasn't easy
D A E
I guess we're back where we belong
G E D
One thing is for sure it wasn't strong
- Chorus:
D A
I'll see you on the outside
E
Where we can both feel sane
D
(You've never been more right)
A
I am dying on the inside
E
You're never coming back
D A C#
And now I know whatever we go through
F#m F#m D D B B C# C# F#m
My heart is stuck with you
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23. Dark Corner - American Steel
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- Intro: Em Em C C G G Bm Bm
- Verse 1:
Em
Wrote this when I was 39
C
Still in my head but out of mind
G Bm
But there is something inside I cant resolve
Em
A portrait of a perfect life
C
Two lovely kids, a loving wife
G Bm
A servant to the things I cant control
- Chorus:
C G
In this heart there is a dark corner
D Bm
With a space for everyone
C G
I give it all and try until my river is dry
D C G
But i feel like less when everyone moves on
- Verse 2:
Em
I wonder if I've spent my days
C
Trapped in an adolescent cage
G Bm
Just pondering the future of us all?
Em
Stated opinion, given back
C
The best that I can, stay on track
G
For most of it I cant remember
Bm
Where we took the fall?
- Chorus:
C G
In this heart there is a dark corner
D Bm
With a space for everyone
C G
I give it all and try until my river is dry
D C G
But I feel like less when everyone moves on
- Verse 3:
Em
Wrote this when I was 39
C
Still in my head but out of mind
G Bm
But there is something inside I cant resolve
- Chorus:
C G
In this heart there is a dark corner
D Bm
With a space for everyone
C G
In this heart there is a dark corner
D Bm
With a space for everyone
C G
I give it all and try until my river is dry
D C G
But I feel like less when everyone moves on
D C G
Yes I feel like less when everyone moves on
D C G
But I feel like less when everyone moves on
D C G
Yes I feel like less when everyone moves on
D C G
Yes I feel like less when everyone moves on
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24. Flying South - Frenzal Rhomb
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- Intro: Em
- Verse 1:
D A Bm F#m
If I could sleep tonight then we wouldn't have to fight
Bm F#m Em A
About nothing going right so tell me what to do
D A Bm F#m
Should I write you a song about two minutes long?
Bm F#m Em A
Not enough time to explain may be enough for you
- Chorus:
Bm G D A
You see that I am flying south for the winter once again
Bm G A
I feel like I am bailing out on my only friend
- Verse 2:
D A Bm F#m
Aside from all the things we do to make each other blue
Bm F#m
Can you forgive me again?
Em A
I am the one to blame
D A
You've been there all the time
Bm F#m
I'm a missing person sign
Bm F#m Em A
But I hope that we can find all that we have misplaced
- Chorus:
Bm G D A
You see that I am flying south for the winter once again
Bm G A
I feel like I am bailing out on my only friend
Bm G D
I am like the wind in your sinking sailboat
Em G Gm D
Stuck at the dock without you
- Ending:
D A Bm F#m
If I could sleep tonight then we wouldn't have to fight
Bm F#m Em A
About nothing going right so tell me what to do
D D
Please tell me what to do
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25. Toaster in the Bathtub - Anti-Flag
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- Intro: F# C# B
F# C# B
F# F# C# B
F# F# C# B
- Verse:
F#
You're a flame and i'm a candle
C# B
I'm a wick and you're a breeze
F#
I'm a rock and you're paper
B C#
And i'm scissors if you please
- Pre-Chorus:
D#m
You see i can't find myself these days
B
I don't know where to look
F# C# F#
Turn the page, hit the lights, close the book
- Verse:
F#
You're a building, i'm on fire
C# B
You're the truth and i'm a lie
F#
I'm a toaster in the bathtub
B C#
You're a beacon in the night
- Pre-Chorus:
D#m
But we suffer from the same disease
B
And play each other's games
F# C#
You're a day in the park
F#
I'm the rain
- Chorus:
B F#
So, get your get head off the ground
D#m C#
And let your soul be found
B F#
So, get your get head off the ground
D#m C# F#
And let your soul be found, tony!!
- Solo: F# F# C# B
F# F# C# B
D#m D#m B B
F# C# F# F#
- Verse:
F#
I'm a reason on a long list
C# B
You're an angel and a saint
F#
I'm the tears in your lap
B C#
And the time that you will waste
- Pre-Chorus:
D#m
I hope that we can stitch it
B
If we haven't broke the seams
F# C#
Life is short, is this all
F#
You have dreamed?
- Chorus:
B F#
So, get your get head off the ground
D#m C#
And let your soul be found
B F#
So, get your get head off the ground
D#m C#
And let your soul be found
B F#
So, get your get head off the ground
D#m C# ( F# )
And let your soul be found
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26. International You Day - Joey Cape with Scorpios
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Tabbed by: JimBlenderBR
- Enjoy!
- Verse 1:
G#m E B
I'm sorry that it took so long to write this song
F#
But I gave up
G#m E B
You see one million words can't describe how it feels
D#
To know your love
- Pre-Chorus:
E
Where did I go wrong?
F#
I should have told you from the start
D# G#m F#
That I'm closer than you think when we're apart
E Em
Nothing that I've tried is as simple as this line
- Chorus:
B G#m
Without you my live is incomplete
F# E
My days are absolutely gray
B
And so I try
G#m F#
to let your heart know for sure that I have so much more
E F# G#m
To tell you every single day
- Post-Chorus: G#m E B F#
- Verse 2:
G#m E B
I swear I'm giving up my inside to the one
F#
That I adore
G#m E B
I know this world is big enough for you and I
D#
But I'll give you more
- Pre-Chorus:
E
I'm coming home today
F#
To wipe the tear drops from your eyes
D# G#m F#
I'm totally enamored by your life
E Em
Nothing that I've done has ever been for one
- Chorus:
B G#m
Without you my live is incomplete
F# E
My days are absolutely gray
B
And so I try
G#m F#
to let your heart know for sure that I have so much more
E F# B
To tell you every single day
Chorus :
G#m
My life is incomplete
F# E
My rights are absolutely wrong
B
So wake me up
G#m F#
Before you leave today something I need to say
E F# B
"Cause there will be nothing when you're gone"
