Light Up The Dark (deluxe edition) by Gabrielle Aplin
2015
Tracklist
1.Light Up the Dark
2.Skeleton
3.Fools Love
4.Slip Away
5.Sweet Nothing
6.Heavy Heart
7.Shallow Love
8.Anybody Out There
9.Hurt
10.Together
11.What Did You Do?
12.A While
13.Don’t Break Your Heart On Me
14.This Side of the Moon
15.Coming Home
16Letting You Go
17.The House We Never Built
18.You Don’t Like Dancing
1.Light Up The Dark
Standard Tuning
Intro Bm E Em Bm
Verse 1:
Bm E
I don’t have to mention that I saw you today
Em Bm
I shone the sun into your eyes
Bm E
And you don’t always have to question why there’s pleasure in pain
Em Bm
Cos there’s no truth for you to find
Bm E
I’m drawing perfect circles round the life that we could share
Em Bm
And what is ours, is ours to keep
Bm E
I know the thing you want the most, you hide it over there
Em Bm
Safe at the dark end of the street
Chorus
Bm
When the devil's waiting
A E
Down by the river calling out
A G
I wanna be the one to light up the dark in you
Bm A E
And when the flood is over and all the love is pouring out
A G
I wanna be the one to light up the dark in you
Bm
Light up the dark in you
A
Light up the dark in you
G E
Oh, light up the dark in you
Verse 2:
Bm E
There’s so little I’m afraid of when it comes to an end
Em Bm
But I can’t leave you on your own
Bm E
When the chaos turns to silence and your enemies your friends
Em Bm
I will roll away the storm
Chorus
Bm
When the devil's waiting
A E
Down by the river calling out
A G
I wanna be the one to light up the dark in you
Bm A E
And when the flood is over and all the love is pouring out
A G
I wanna be the one to light up the dark in you
Bm
Light up the dark in you
A
Light up the dark in you
G E
Light, light up the dark in you
Bm
Light up the dark in you
A
Light up the dark in you
G E
Light, light up the dark in you
Bm
Ooh... (x8)
Bm
When the devil's waiting
A E
Down by the river calling out
A G
I wanna be the one to light up the dark in you
Bm A E
And when the flood is over and all the love is pouring out
A G
I wanna be the one to light up the dark in you
Bm
And when the devil's waiting
A E
Down by the river calling out
A G
I wanna be the one to light up the dark in you
Bm A E
And when the flood is over and all the love is pouring out
A G
I wanna be the one to light up the dark in you
Bm
Light up the dark in you
A
Light up the dark in you
G E
Light, light up the dark in you
E
Light up the dark in you
2.Skeleton
Standard tuning
(the transition from Dm to G to Am and from Am to G in the intro and verses is very fast and played
very briefly, listen to the song to get the timing right but it also sounds okay if you
want to leave out the G)
intro: Dm G Am G Am
Verse 1:
Dm
What did you just say
G Am
No I heard you right the first time
G Am
I heard you right the first time
Dm
Are you trying to hurt me
G Am
You know you're supposed to lie
G Am
When the truth is so unkind
Chorus:
C F
It's like I'm looking right through you
Am
There's nothing on your skeleton
Your heart is gone
F
You're acting like it doesn't even matter
Dm
Like I don't even matter
Am
The way it was the rush of blood
You gave it all up
F
You're acting like it doesn't even matter
Dm
Like I don't even matter
Am F Dm
Verse 2:
F G Dm
I'm not gonna fight you
G Am
I don't want to win
G Am
And live through this again
Dm
I'm not going to love you
G Am
I don't know where to begin
G Am
I don't know where to begin
Chorus:
C F
It's like I'm looking right through you
Am
There's nothing on your skeleton
Your heart is gone
F
You're acting like it doesn't even matter
Dm
Like I don't even matter
Am
The way it was the rush of blood
You gave it all up
F
You're acting like it doesn't even matter
Dm
Like I don't even matter
Am F Dm
F G
Dm
Where will you go
Who will you be
F G
Who will you hurt (doesn't even matter)
Dm
Up in the clouds
You're gonna fall
F G
Down in the dirt (doesn't even matter)
Dm
Take what you want
Take it from me
F G
Give it to her (doesn't even matter)
Dm
There's nothing of us
Nothing at all
Em
It's not gonna work
I'm not gonna love you
Chorus: (x2)
Am
There's nothing on your skeleton
Your heart is gone
F
You're acting like it doesn't even matter
Dm
Like I don't even matter
Am
The way it was the rush of blood
You gave it all up
F
You're acting like it doesn't even matter
Dm Am
Like I don't even matter
3.Fools Love
Standard Tuning
(The switch from Em to D back to Em in the verse is very fast
listen to the song to get the timing, have fun!)
intro: Em D A C D
verse 1:
Em D Em
You know I'm not sleeping
D Em
Black coffee in the evening
D C
Hands ticking past midnight
D
I even miss the fighting
Em D Em
I know you've denied that
D Em
You've done this before and
D C
Why can't you feel guilty?
D
You find it all too easy
pre chorus:
A C
How do you make it believable
Em
You're not so wonderful
D
It's like you know
A
I can't let go
Chorus:
Em
It's a fools love
D
Such a cruel love
A C D
Loving you [x2]
Em D A C D
verse 2:
Em D Em
Silence in the hallway
D Em
Theres nothing you can say
D C
All false information
D
We've lost communication
Em D Em
There's something you've hidden
D Em
You've quietly taken
D C
I'm forever caught up
D
You hold me under you thumb
pre chorus:
A C
How do you make it believable
Em
You're not so wonderful
D
It's like you know
A
I can't let go
Chorus:
Em
It's a fools love
D
Such a cruel love
A C D
Loving you [x4]
(end on)
Em
4. Slip Away
intro:Cm Eb Gm F
verse 1:
Cm Eb Gm F
Locked inside my mind, passing time
Cm Eb Gm F
With nothing to lose
Cm Eb Gm F
Tryna to find a reason to fight
Cm Eb Gm F
With nothing to prove
Cm Eb
I’ve been waiting for the light to glow
Gm F
Waiting for the love to show
Cm Eb Gm F
Waiting for you
Cm Eb
I’m just laying in the fading light
Gm F
Waiting for the chance to strike
Cm Eb Gm F
Waiting for you
pre chorus:
C
But, it’s never right
Eb
It’s never good enough for you
Gm
Can’t speak my mind
F
‘Cause you don’t wanna hear the truth
C
You only tell me,
Eb
What you want me to say
Gm
You’ve made your point
F
but I can do this myself
C Cm
chorus:
Bb F C Cm
How could you do this to me?
Bb F C Cm
It’s getting harder to breathe
Bb F
Can’t hold me down, can’t drown me out
Eb
Cause I’ll slip away slowly
F Eb
The closer you hold me
Cm Eb Gm F
verse 2:
Cm EB Gm F
Temporary moments of flight
Cm Eb Gm F
Distorting the view
Cm Eb Gm F
Visionaries chasing you hide
Cm Eb Gm F
For something to do
Cm Eb
When everthing's been done before
Gm F Eb Gm F
You’re still knocking at my door, begging for more
Cm Eb
When you spinning me another line
Gm F
Thinking I'll just take them blind
Cm Eb Gm F
Is that all I’m for?
pre chorus:
C
But, it’s never right
Eb
It’s never good enough for you
Gm
Can’t speak my mind
F
‘Cause you don’t wanna hear the truth
C
You only tell me,
Eb
What you want me to say
Gm
You’ve made your point
F
but I can do this myself
C Cm
chorus: (x2)
Bb F C Cm
How could you do this to me?
Bb F C Cm
It’s getting harder to breathe
Bb F
Can’t hold me down, can’t drown me out
Eb
Cause I’ll slip away slowly
F Eb
The closer you hold me
Cm Eb Gm F
5.Sweet Nothing
Standard Tuning
intro: E Abm A E (x2)
verse 1:
A E
The rain starts falling when you're calling me
Why can't you see?
A E
I'm diving under water just to breathe
Pre-chorus:
B E
And I'm feeling lonely
B
I'm feeling blue
E C E
Won't you please give me something
A G E
I don't believe in your sweet nothing
chorus:
E
I feel your arms around me
You say you feel the love
Abm A E
And oh I feel alone
You think you understand me
Abm A
But I don't even understand me at all
E
I feel alone
verse 2:
A E
London living, nothing comes for free
Why can't you see?
A E
Time won't heal it, just stand still for me
B E
And I'm feeling lonely
B
I'm feeling blue
E C E
Won't you please give me something
A G E
I don't believe in your sweet nothing
chorus:
E
I feel your arms around me
You say you feel the love
Abm A E
And oh I feel alone
You think you understand me
Abm A
But I don't even understand me at all
I feel alone
I feel alone
E
I feel your arms around me
You say you feel the love
Abm A E
And oh I feel alone
You think you understand me
Abm A
But I don't even understand me at all
E
I feel alone
6.Heavy Heart
CAPO 4
Bm A Em
I saw you staring into nothing
In the silence something screaming
Bm A Em
I know you're trying but there's nothing you can say
Bm. A Em
I feel better in the morning,
When all my troubles lose their meaning
Bm A Em
Let go there's nothing you can change
Bm A
I know it hurts to watch me bleeding
E
Can't tell you what I need and
Bm A Em
We can't stop the river rising
chorus:
Bm A E
I've got a heavy heart
Bm A E
Too much for you to hold
Bm A E
We always come apart
Bm A E
And then I treat you so cold
Bm A Em
We can't pretend there's nothing wrong but
I was telling you it's not your fault
Bm A Em
You wanted hope but it's hopeless every time
Bm A Em
We're bittersweet in the Sunlight
We can't believe every story we're sold
Bm A Em
There is truth in the darkness we find
Bm A
I know it hurts to watch me bleeding
E
Can't tell you what I need and
Bm A Em
We can't stop the river rising
chorus:
Bm A E
I've got a heavy heart
Bm A E
Too much for you to hold
Bm A E
We always come apart
Bm A E
And then I treat you so cold
bridge:
Bm A
The chemicals that we are breathing
Em
Lock you out and I keep looking it
Bm A
I am running out of reasons
Em
Don't help myself by looking in
Bm A E
I know I'm standing in the way
Bm A Em
I know I'm standing in the way
chorus:
Bm A E
I've got a heavy heart
Bm A E
Too much for you to hold
Bm A E
We always come apart
Bm A E
And then I treat you so cold
7.Shallow Love
Standard Tuning
intro: Eb
Eb
I think I think too much
Fm Cm
I think we know to much
Ab
Everytime I’m pushing past
Eb
I'm let right in
I’m in a photograph,
Fm Cm
while different people pass
Ab
I’m looking out
Eb
and they just stare right in
Bb Ab
I’ve been looking for a moment to set alight
Bb Ab -single strum-
But I just end up with nothing
Eb Fm Cm
Give me a reason to let you go
Ab Eb
Cause I am drowning in your shallow love
Fm Cm
Give me a reason, won’t you let me know
Ab Eb
This heart of mine is sinking like a stone
chorus:
Fm Cm
Shallow love, let me go
Ab Eb
Shallow love, let me go
(Eb)
I try to wind it up
Fm Cm
I think I said enough
Ab Eb
Don’t you think it’s time that you go take your turn
Maybe i’m wasting time
Fm Cm
My emotions are paralyse
Ab Eb
I don’t even hear you when you are crying out loud
Bb Ab
I’m always waiting for someone to start a fight
Bb Ab
But I just end up with nothing
Eb Fm Cm
Give me a reason to let you go
Ab Eb
Cause I am drowning in your shallow love
Fm Cm
Give me a reason, won’t you let me know
Ab Eb
This heart of mine is sinking like a stone
chorus: (x2)
Fm Cm
Shallow love, let me go
Ab Eb
Shallow love, let me go
bridge:
Db
I never felt the wanting
Ab
I never felt the needing
Fm Eb Gm
Give me a reason to follow, follow
Db
I’m staring right into you
Ab Eb
I’m tired of asking again and again,
again and again
Eb Fm Cm
Give me a reason to let you go
Ab Eb
Cause I am drowning in your shallow love
Fm Cm
Give me a reason, won’t you let me know
Ab Eb
This heart of mine is sinking like a stone
chorus: (x2)
Fm Cm
Shallow love, let me go
Ab Eb
Shallow love, let me go
8. Anybody Out There
Standard Tuning
Intro: E D B
Verse 1:
Em G
You never told me why you had to leave
C D
I always thought that you'd come back for me
Em G
I'm tired of getting people's sympathy
C D
I knew I'd make it back eventually
Pre-chorus:
Em C
But I was spinning in the void
G
I was lost and paranoid
D
And I'm missing you now
Chorus:
Em
There might as well be space
G
Right outside my window
D
Is there anybody out there?
Am
Anybody out there?
Em
I'm followed by your ghost
G
I'm stepping on your shadow
D
Is there anybody out there?
Am
Anybody out there?
Em G
I need you now, now, now ,now, now
D Am
I need you now, now, now, now, now
Verse 2:
Em G
I'm not saying it's for you to hear
C D
I'm just tryna clear my atmosphere
Em G
Taking off to try to work it out
C D
The trouble's smaller when you're looking down
Pre-chorus:
Em C
There's always silence in the void
G
And I kinda miss the noise
D
Of having you around
Chorus:
Em
There might as well be space
G
Right outside my window
D
Is there anybody out there?
Am
Anybody out there?
Em
I'm followed by your ghost
G
I'm stepping on your shadow
D
Is there anybody out there?
Am
Anybody out there?
Em G
I need you now, now, now ,now, now
D Am
I need you now, now, now, now, now
Bridge:
Em
Oh... Oh...
G
Oh... Oh...
D
Oh... oh oh, Oh oh oh oh...
Am
Oh... oh oh, Oh
Chorus (strum once):
Em
There might as well be space
G
Right outside my window
D
Is there anybody out there?
Am
Chorus (normal):
Em
There might as well be space
G
Right outside my window
D
Is there anybody out there?
Am
Anybody out there?
Em
I'm followed by your ghost
G
I'm stepping on your shadow
D
Is there anybody out there?
Am
Anybody out there?
Em
There might as well be space
G
Right outside my window
D
Is there anybody out there?
Am
Anybody out there?
Em
I'm followed by your ghost
G
I'm stepping on your shadow
D
Is there anybody out there?
Am
Anybody out there?
Em
I need you now, now, now ,now, now
9.Hurt
Standard Tuning
C F
I shiver when you touch my skin,
C F
and I know without asking
C F
You’re right there where you wanna be
G
You’re right here in front of me
C F
And you talk about travelling
C F
Where we’ll go and where we’ve been
C F
But the scene you’re building out
G
All I see is it coming down
Chorus:
C G Am
Oh, you are so good,
F G
I know that this is gonna hurt
C G Am
I don’t think we should,
F G
you know it’s never gonna work
C F
There’s things that you can’t see
C F
You’re way too close to me
G C
This one is gonna hurt
G Am F G C
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, this one is gonna hurt
G Am F G
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
C F
You feel cold in the summer sun,
C F
Leaves fall and the winter comes
C F
Why does it take us by surprise?
G
It’s been the story all our lives, oh
C F
the more you know the less you learn
C F
What goes unsaid, doesn’t go unheard
C F
If only I could help us both
G
cant run away from where we’re going
Chorus:
C G Am
Oh, you are so good,
F G
I know that this is gonna hurt
C G Am
I don’t think we should,
F G
you know it’s never gonna work
C F
There’s things that you can’t see
C F
You’re way too close to me
G C
This one is gonna hurt
G Am F G C
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, this one is gonna hurt
G Am F G
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Chorus:
C G Am
Oh, you are so good,
F G
I know that this is gonna hurt
C G Am
I don’t think we should,
F G
you know it’s never gonna work
C F
There’s things that you can’t see
C F
You’re way too close to me
G C
This one is gonna hurt
G Am F G C
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, this one is gonna hurt
G Am F G C
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, this one is gonna hurt
10.Together
Standard Tuning
F
We fit together, together so well
Dm
But when we fall apart
F
There's something missing I can tell
We fit together, together so well
Dm
But when we fall apart
F
There's something missing I can tell
Bb C
You call the sea the ocean
Bb
You say the kings alive
C
You live your life in motion
Bb
I like to take my time
C
And you don't like to talk about it
Bb
Why do we fight
C -strum once-
Why do we fight every night when
F
We fit together, together so well
Dm
But when we fall apart
F
There's something missing I can tell
We fit together, together so well
Dm
But when we fall apart
F
There's something missing I can tell
F
I'm not looking for redemption
I don't wanna see the light
All I want is your attention
Dm
All I want, all I want is love
F
I don't think you can deny me
Let's go smoke and make a fire
Bb C Bb C
Bb C
And you don't like to talk about it
Bb
Why do we fight
C -strum once-
Why do we fight every night when
F
We fit together, together so well
Dm
But when we fall apart
F
There's something missing I can tell
We fit together, together so well
Dm
But when we fall apart
F
There's something missing I can tell
11.What Did You Do?
Standard Tuning
Intro: A
verse 1:
F#m
Hiding behind all of the walls
D A
Running inside and locking your door
F#m
Nothing ahead no one to hurt
D A
You know you cant fall off the floor
Pre.chorus:
E
I didn't look for you
Bm
Didn't ask for this
E Bm
Didn't need you to pull me apart
A
Chorus:
A
I've been falling out of control
I think of you wherever I go
F#m
Oh What did you do?
D A E
Oh what did you do to me?
A
I've never felt so lonely alone
I didnt care till you came along
F#m
Oh What did you do?
D A
Oh what did you do to me?
F#m
Oh What did you do?
D A
Oh what did you do to me?
Verse 2:
F#m
I'm in the dark I'm such a mess
D A
Wherever we are we're in this now
F#m
So look what you've done wasn't my fault
D A
You'll see the worst if you stick around
Pre.chorus:
E
I didn't call for you
Bm
Didn't ask for this
E Bm
Didn't need you to pull me apart
A
Chorus:
A
I've been falling out of control
I think of you wherever I go
F#m
Oh What did you do?
D A E
Oh what did you do to me?
A
I've never felt so lonely alone
I didnt care till you came along
F#m
Oh What did you do?
D A
Oh what did you do to me?
F#m
Oh What did you do?
D A
Oh what did you do to me?
Bridge:
F#m D A
Ooh Ooh Oh (x2)
(quietly/single strum)
E
I didn't look for you
Bm
Didn't ask for this
E Bm A
Didn't need you to but I'm coming round to it
Chorus:
(Quietly)
A
I've been falling out of control
I think of you wherever I go
F#m
Oh What did you do?
D A E
Oh what did you do to me?
A
I've never felt so lonely alone
I didnt care till you came along
F#m
Oh What did you do?
D A
Oh what did you do to me?
F#m
Oh What did you do?
D A
Oh what did you do to me?
F#m D A
Ooh Ooh oh (x2)
12.A While
Standard Tuning
C E Dm F (x2)
verse 1:
C E
When it rains, yeah it rains
Dm F
we can be so unforgiving, it leaves us unforgiven
C E
we're the same, we never change
Dm F Bb
it's the reason we're together, just waiting for the weather to pass
chorus:
F C Bb
I've been rolling my days away
F C Bb
can't turn out the light that keeps me awake
G F
I've been trying to sleep for a while
Dm Am
there'll be nothing left to talk about
Bb F
and no one left to hear.
(F)
In a while,
Dm Am
We'll pour water on these ashes and
Bb F
the walls will disappear
C A
for a while
Dm C G Bb F
We've been caught in the cold light of day
verse 2:
C E
Lost our love, you put it down
Dm F
somewhere for safekeeping, so safe you don't remember
C E
but it's okay, we'll make some more
Dm F Bb
it's you that i'll be needing, not these books that we've been reading too long
chorus:
F C Bb
I've been rolling my days away
F C Bb
can't turn out the light that keeps me awake
G F
I've been trying to sleep for a while
Dm Am
there'll be nothing left to talk about
Bb F
and no one left to hear.
(F)
In a while,
Dm Am
We'll pour water on these ashes and
Bb F
the walls will disappear
C A
for a while
Dm C G Bb F
We've been caught in the cold light of day
Bridge:
G Bb F (x4)
chorus:
F * C * Bb *
I've been rolling my days away
F * C * Bb *
can't turn out the light that keeps me awake
G Gm
I've been trying to sleep, I've been trying to sleep
F
for a while
Dm Am
there'll be nothing left to talk about
Bb F
and no one left to hear.
(F)
In a while,
Dm Am
We'll pour water on these ashes and
Bb F
the walls will disappear
C A
for a while
Dm C G Bb
We've been caught in the cold light of day
end on F
[*=strum once]
13.Dont Break Your Heart On Me
Standard Tuning
intro: Eb Cm B G#
verse 1:
Eb
In your eyes I could be anyone
Cm
But I'm no one
B G#
I left you without saying goodbye
Eb
You won't remember what we've said and done
Cm
And the storm won't come
B G# Fm
I will put apart so push me aside
chorus:
We can't always grow
Eb
From the seeds we sow
G# Eb
But still you watch them from your window
Fm
There's no wounds to heal
Eb
No pain to kill
B
Don't you break
-no chord- Eb Cm B G#
Don't break your heart on me
verse2:
Eb
You would've asked why I was leaving
Cm
When I stopped believing
B G#
In the morning rain my courage had run dry
Eb
But I'm not weaving in the shadow
Cm
Where the devil goes
B G# Fm
He knows me well but you'll be alright
chorus:
We can't always grow
Eb
From the seeds we sow
G# Eb
But still you watch them from your window
Fm
There's no wounds to heal
Eb
No pain to kill
B
Don't you break
-no chord- Eb
Don't break your heart on me
Fm Eb Cm B Fm
hmmm Don't break your heart on me
We can't always grow
Eb
From the seeds we sow
G# Eb
But still you watch them from your window
Fm
There's no wounds to heal
Eb
No pain to kill
B
Don't you break
-no chord- Eb Cm B
Don't break your heart on me
Cm Eb Cm B G# Eb
dont break your heart on me
14.This Side Of The Moon
Standard Tuning
F#
Pays no attention at me
Makes me believe that I’m free
Am I worth nothing at all?
A
Am I worth nothing at all?
C# B
We would be so different
F#
If you could hear what he says, how little he even cares
Like he knows nothing at all
A
He knows nothing at all
C# B
Love can be so distant
F#
A C#m
I swear he brings it on himself
B
He’s the reason that you make me melt
I am done with this fighting
I need to burn it down
F#m
Every time we’re dancing
A
I look into his eyes
C#m
I’m daring him to ask me
E B
He might as well be blind
F#m
Take it as a given
A
Like I could never go
E B
I could just tell him I want him to know
F#m
This side of the moon
A
I’m with you
C#m
This side of the moon
E B
I’m with you
F#
What do you feel for me?
Is it nothing but pity
That’s not what I need
A
That is not what I need
C# B
You know what I’m saying
F#
It doesn’t have to be hard
We don’t have to be far
I am running to you
A
I am depending on you
C# B
Will you be there waiting?
F#
A C#m
I swear he brings it on himself
B
He’s the reason that you make me melt
I am done with this fighting
I need to burn it down
F#m
Every time we’re dancing
A
I look into his eyes
C#m
I’m daring him to ask me
E B
He might as well be blind
F#m
Take it as a given
A
Like I could never go
E B
I could just tell him I want him to know
F#m
This side of the moon
A
I’m with you
C#m
This side of the moon
E B
I’m with you
F#m A C#m B
F#m
This side of the moon
A
I’m with you
C#m
This side of the moon
B (x6)
I’m with you
15.Coming Home
Standard Tuning
Bb
I wonder where my friend has gone
Eb
I wonder where it all went wrong
Bb F
Was there something that I should have known?
Bb
I looked for him in Amsterdam
Eb
I cried for him in Birmingham
Bb F Bb
Wondered if he’s ever coming home
chorus:
Eb Bb
Coming home, coming home
Gm C
Standing underneath the sky
F
With nothing of my own
Eb
I'm here picking flowers
Bb Eb
But all my seeds are left unsown
Gm F Bb Eb
Better off if he was coming ho-oh-ome
Bb F Bb
Better off if he was coming home
Bb
Had a man, tall and fine
Eb
I left him by an old road sign
Bb F
Told him I was off to Mexico
Bb
With my feet on the track
Eb
And your shadow on my back
Bb F Bb
Wondered if I'm ever coming home
chorus:
Eb Bb
Coming home, coming home
Gm C
Standing underneath the sky
F
With nothing of my own
Eb
I'm here picking flowers
Bb Eb
But all my seeds are left unsown
Gm F Bb Eb
Better off if he was coming ho-oh-ome
Bb F Bb
Better off if he was coming home
Bb Eb Bb F
Bb Eb Bb F Bb
chorus:
Eb Bb
Coming home, coming home
Gm C
Standing underneath the sky
F
With nothing of my own
Eb
I'm here picking flowers
Bb Eb
But all my seeds are left unsown
Gm F Bb Eb
Better off if he was coming ho-oh-ome
Bb F Bb Eb
Better off if he was coming home
Gm F Gm Bb Eb
Better off if he was coming ho-oh-me
Gm F Bb
Better off if he was coming home
16.Letting You Go
Standard Tuning
intro: Bm A D G
Bm A D G
Sometimes I wake up thinking about you
Bm A D G
Sometimes I just don’t wake up at all
Bm A
I wish you were the one
D G
That I can’t live without
Bm A D G
But I’m cold, I’m cold
Bm A D G
I know that you won’t break me to pieces
Bm A D G
But sometimes that is just what I need
Bm A
‘Cause I won’t know I’m wrong
D G Bm A D G
’Til I’m shown what I’ve done, but that’s me
G A Bm
The only thing I control is the ache in my soul
I’ve got nothing to say
A
It’s already too late
I’ve got this feeling
Em Bm
I really should be leaving now
G Bm
But I can’t believe I’m letting you go
D
Maybe there’s no reason at all
A
For everything you never did wrong
G
I can’t believe I’m letting you go
Bm
Was it everything that you never said ?
D
I swear I had it right in my head
A
I can’t believe I’m letting you go
G
I can’t believe I’m letting you go
G Bm D A (x2)
Bm
The harder you hold
The higher you go
G
The further you fall
Breaking your bones
It’s time to let go
D
The harder you try to follow the light
A
The brighter it shines
Burning your eyes
It’s time to let go (x3)
(single strum)
G Bm
But I can’t believe I’m letting you go
D
Maybe there’s no reason at all
A
For everything you never did wrong
G
I can’t believe I’m letting you go
17.The House We Never Built
Standard Tuning
intro: Am C Gm (x2)
verse 1:
Am
I broke another glass
C Gm
In the house we never built
Am
The winter is always cold enough
C Gm
Cold enough to kill
Am
Just a little jasmine
C Gm
Just a little salt in my wounds
Am
What happens if I tell you
To tell the truth?
chorus:
Bb
Tell me you love her
Dm C
And I'll be gone
Bb
Tell me you love her
Dm C
And my heart was simply wrong
Am
Just say the words and I'll turn around
Eb Gm
I'll be gone without a sound
Dm C F Bb
And bu-u-u-u-urn this house to the ground
verse 2:
Am
It's like I never left
C Gm
The house we never built
Am
I broke another mirror
C Gm
Now it's 21 years left
Am
Just a little bad luck
C Gm
Just a little salt in my wounds
C Am
Break it to me gently, gently!
chorus:
Bb
Tell me you love her
Dm C
And I'll be gone
Bb
Tell me you love her
Dm C
And my heart was simply wrong
Am
Just say the words and I'll turn around
Eb Gm
I'll be gone without a sound
Dm C F Bb
And bu-u-u-u-urn this house to the ground
bridge:
Dm C F Gm
I'll bu-u-u-u-urn it down
Am
Feel the heat of my face
Bb
See it go up in flames
Dm C F Gm
I'll bu-u-u-u-urn it down
Am
Burn it in to the ground
chorus: (played quietly)
Bb
Tell me you love her
Dm C
And I'll be gone
Bb
Tell me you love her
Dm C
And my heart was simply wrong
Am
Just say the words and I'll turn around
Eb Gm
I'll be gone without a sound
Dm C F Bb
And bu-u-u-u-urn this house to the ground
18.You Don't Like Dancing
Standard Tuning
Intro: Ab Fm Eb Db
Verse 1:
Ab
Follow me
Fm
Carelessly
Eb Db
Leave our plans on the backseat
Ab
Chase the lines
Fm
Two at a time
Eb
Open your eyes
Db
Do you remember me?
Chorus:
Ab
You don't like dancing
Eb
But don't you ever say
We're going nowhere
There's always somewhere we can
Db
Be you and me we can
Be you and me
Ab
So why aren't you dancing?
Why aren't you dancing?
What ever happened?
Eb
I thought we had it all
You think there's nothing
There's always something
Db
We can be you and me we can
Be you and me
Ab
So why aren't you dancing?
Why aren't you dancing?
Ab Eb Db A
Verse 2:
Ab
Close the night down
Fm
You've made your point now
Eb
There's nothing here
Db
When you're way over there
Ab
Don't be like that
Fm
I'll pull you back
Eb
You're swimming deep
Db
But you'll come up for air
Chorus:
Ab
You don't like dancing
Eb
But don't you ever say
We're going nowhere
There's always somewhere we can
Db
Be you and me we can
Be you and me
Ab
So why aren't you dancing?
Why aren't you dancing?
What ever happened?
Eb
I thought we had it all
You think there's nothing
There's always something
Db
We can be you and me we can
Be you and me
Ab
So why aren't you dancing?
Why aren't you dancing?
Bridge:
Eb Db Ab
I won't be giving up this way-ay-ay-ay-ay
Eb Db Ab
I'l make you happy that you ca-a-a-a-ame
Eb Db Ab
How do you know if you don't feel it
Eb Db Ab
Oh.. Oh...Oh
Chorus:
Ab
You don't like dancing
Eb
But don't you ever say
We're going nowhere
There's always somewhere we can
Db
Be you and me we can
Be you and me
Ab
So why aren't you dancing?
Why aren't you dancing?
What ever happened?
Eb
I thought we had it all
You think there's nothing
There's always something
Db
We can be you and me we can
Be you and me
Ab
So why aren't you dancing?
Why aren't you dancing?
