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Angry
02:51
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High B chord riff
I can’t believe the things I say
I can’t believe the things I did
I’m getting angry
Influenced by things I hear
Why you still standing here
I’m getting angry
Never been so far apart
What you going to do about that
We’re getting angry
F#
Now its spilled upon the street
People don’t get enough to eat
E
Some people have, some people don’t
Max the card, what you bought
Open B
Stuck in the grid again
They said things would change
I’m getting angry
There are no leaders anymore
No one in charge no one cares
I’m getting angry
If someone’s down we just pass
Upon the ground and always last
We’re getting angry
F# Now its spilled onto the streets
People voting with their feet
E Arguing for your own cause
Rhetoric gets applause
Build mini solo
B a notes with E
B/A single notes, E G A
DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN
B E G F# G A
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2. |
Not Giving Up
03:49
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Bm G then riff (real 80s rock feel)
F# G then riff
I’m reaching up, looking for my lover
I see the sky, I hear the rolling thunder
This broken boat, ain’t going any further
So here is a float, before we go under
D F# G A
Not giving up, no not ever
Nor shutting down, no not ever
Not giving up on you, no not ever
Im holding you, like a marvel superhero
I’ve got powers, that will get us through
might not be flying, it’ll come somewhere close
When it hits you, you’ll want another dose.
Bridge F# G
I may not be granite, but I got the smile
Give me a view and I’ll be here a while
Bm A
No more fighting, no more tears
Lets get rolling and we’ll live for years---------- riff
Chorus then build up
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3. |
I'll Always Be Here
04:01
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I’ll always be here
Riff x 2
Hold Aadd9/E
I’ll always be here, I will not leave by your side
I’ll always be here, even when I step into the cold
Roff x 2
Part 2 Add 9/E B7sus4/E G9/E A add9/E
When moods are falling, like leaves from the sky
No questions coming, even if you want to ask why
Part 3 7th fret A add9/E 9th fret A add9/E B 7sus4/E A add 9/E
Chorus
G A
I never took a walk in the dark to miss
I never took a walk in the dark to miss
E Bm
The kiss of a woman who walks in light
Riff 2
Part 2 riff
I’ll always be here, I’ll always stand by your side
I’ll always be here, whenever it feels like others hide
I’ll always hold you, especially when the nights come in
When the sun reappears, maybe you can let me go then
Part 3 riff
Chorus
G A
I never took walks in the dark to miss
I never took walks in the dark to miss
E Bm
The kiss of a woman who walks in light
A
I’ll always be here, just as long as you need my hand
A
I’ll always hold you, I’ll hold you, regardless of the time
E
I’ll always be here, right up until the eventual end
D
Then you can leave here and we can meet up once again
A E
We can meet up once again, We can meet up once again
D A
We can met up once again. We can meet up once again.
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Protein Shaker
04:05
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Goddess of Dundee
03:48
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A#m F# G#m single note pick for start
We’re passers-by, barely a glance
Under the shadow of the McManus
F# G# C# F# A#
It was as if I’d met you all over again
The moment we locked our eyes
Chorus, single note picks High C# F#
I hardly knew you
I hardly knew you
But you’re familiar
F# A#m
The Goddess of Dundee
(now strumming three strings)
I stood by the water of the V and A
Blinded by the shine on the river Tay
I’d hope I have a chance to meet you again
I don’t’ know you, I want to hold you.
Chorus (pick chord) HOLD c# full strumming x2
A# F# G# G#m
I had a full day to fall in love with you
But I reached that goal, halfway through the afternoon
F# G# C#
I lost you on the streets of the city, I’m on my knees
I want to find you; I need to find you.
Chorus full x2 second half for solo
Night has fallen I’m not leaving the streets
Until I solve this beautiful mystery
Yes, we are lost but we are meant to be
I will be broken If I cannot find thee (single strum and pause)
Chorus
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You Light Up
Riff Am G/F# G C C/B
Its never easy, when you start to fade away
Fingers touching, before you’re pulled away
I watch you floating, I know your leaving me
Darkness is falling, I can’t find my way
F G Am --------------------------------------
You light up, you light up you light up, Everything I see
You light up, you light up you light up, Things I can’t see
F G E
You light up, you light up you light up
Verse/solo----------------------------------------------------
I’m cold calling, hoping you’ll answer me
The phone is dialling, the tone is engaged
I drop to me knees, my ears start to bleed
I look at my hands, they disintegrate to sand
Chorus
Then build on E ----------------------------------------
F G Am
You light up, you light up you light up
Everything I see
You light up, you light up you light up
Come back for me
F G E
You light up, you light up you light up
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Riff
The ability to be yourself, as nothing really matters
The ability to be yourself, is not easy to master
The ability to stand yourself, as nothing really matters
The ability to be yourself, happily ever after
C# A F# A staccato full G# A
If I want to paint a big black star, I’ll paint my star
If I want to drive my car in the park, I’ll drive my car
Intro again
Riff
The ability to be yourself, as nothing really matters
The ability to be yourself, is not easy to master
Verse--------------------------------------------------
C# A F# A staccato full G# A
If I want to dance to staying alive, I’ll dance to that
If I want to stay in and hide, I’ll stay in and hide
If I want to shield my eyes, I’ll shield my eyes
If I want to be anything, I’ll go online.
Chorus
Full on
B Spend the last ten years as a passive aggressive
F# Shouting at walls and televisions
A I can’t let this fly anymore
G# F# Gonna drink some courage and kick down some doors
Pause
If I want to play solo guitar, I’ll play guitar
---solo---
Timing
1.2.3.4.1.2.3.4.1.2.3.4.1.2.3.4.1.2.3.4.1.2.3.4.1.1.
E C# A F# E C# A
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Taking on the World
02:52
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Taking on the world
B A F# G D G D
Taking on the world, one little piece at time, but it isn’t easy
Taking on the world, yeah, from the window in my head, all the colours have bled
B F# G D x 2
B A F# G D G D
Breaking down the world, yeah, my surroundings have warped the health in my head, that’s what the tv says
Never thought I would, regress, into myself, to protect myself from all of you.
A E G B
I can feel, nothing in me, not even sad, not even happy
I can feel, my energy, saps from me, like a broken memory
B F# G D x 2
B A F# G D G D
Taking on the world, yeah, one little bit at time, running from the tide, didn’t see the sign
Looking at a world, as I sink into the sea, surrounded by goldfish, they swim aimlessly
Chorus
B F# G D x 2
B F# G D F# G A D
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9. |
The Plan
03:59
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Pick riff around C am dm g at 3rd fret
Your fake lawn, is washing out to sea
And you’re wondering, why your fish is plasticine
You keep taking pictures, applying all the filters
A smiling face that completely misses the point
A glass of wine is spilling through your fingers
As you sit in your tidy garden, staring at your phone (big g)
Hoping, someone is going to comment
So, you can start to talk to them
As your husband stares at a screen
You pretend to like your neighbours
In a hope to get along
You have parties and talk about TV shows
F AM G
Under the surface, you know you messed up the plan
F AM G
As you look around you know your not as good as them
Em Am G
Better cars, better houses and better gardens
Music part—pick then intro chords
Under the surface, you know you messed up the plan
When you’re working, you think about nothing
Under the surface, you know you messed up the plan
You look at their children, you think about your parenting
Not as loving, not as pushy, not as caring
G riff
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I think about the past, a fight that I won
I think about the past, a fight I backed down
Walked away, head down, in shame
But I came back, although not the same
Would think about it now and again
What happened to the young fighter that won
Overthinking, circles in my head
Overthinking,
Keeps me awake at night
Think about my place in this town
Every person has a frown
Violence just a word away, just say
I wonder where the world went cold
The mood never felt so hollow
A defeated nation on its knees
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Stranded
03:04
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Stranded in a desert
B A# F#
Stranded in a desert looking around for some recognition, a face I can see
Stranded in a desert hoping for resolution to the latest ca-co-phony
Stranded in a desert looking stupid, uneducated, male and middle aged
Stranded in a desert looking at a door that seems to be miles away
Low, my new low, my new low
F # A Bflat B
Won’t get me home
Stranded in a desert listening for a voice of sense and peace, no one speaking to me
Stranded in a desert drowning in sound that has no meaning or place in me
Stranded in a desert trying to work out what is equality and what is greed
Stranded in a desert I think I’m prefer it here, in this forgotten place
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12. |
A Man You Can't See
04:18
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D Bm A D
AS life goes on you become a memory
Someone’s newspaper from yesterday
So I got up and I went for a walk
I breathed in the air and I began to cough
Em F#m
Words fell from my mouth that I don’t want to hear
I’m afraid you don’t belong here
I’m not trying to be a man you can’t see
People seem to stare right through, me
Verse 2
As year’s fold over I go back to my tapes
Old songs of drinking through heartbreak
So, I got up and went to the arcade
Street fighter was broken so I played outrun instead
Chorus
G Bm A G
E F#M
I’m not saving my love for another day
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Weird Decibels Falkirk, UK
Weird Decibels career now spans over two decades from the post grunge landscape of the 90's through to the uncertain times
we live in today.
With a growing collection of albums, live records and rare recordings Weird Decibels have placed it all here just for you.
Their latest LP 'February', released on the 21st of February, a mere 25 years since they penned their first song.
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