Intro: A E D E

A                          E
You know I always had the strength to fight
    D                            E
But I got tired of the wars at night
A                          E
Thinking they would end if I gave in
D                       E
But I wasn't strong enough...

              A E
...To let you win
           D E
To let you win
        A E D E
Let you win

A                    E
I knew the fight but I didn't know the cost
                    D                      E
And how to stop the wheels when they're in spin
A                             E
I thought you couldn't love a man who'd lost
      D                E
No, I wasn't strong enough...

              A E D E
...To let you win
        A E D E
Let you win

F#m                          D
It used to scare me to wake up wondering
   A                                  E
If I'd forgotten what I was fighting for
F#m                             D
You said that you were weak and I was strong
Bm                        E
Well, I wasn't strong enough...

              A E
...To let you win
           D E
To let you win
        A E D E
Let you win
           A E D E
To let you win

A E D E

A                          E
You know I always had the strength to fight
    D                            E
But I got tired of the wars at night
A                          E
Thinking they would end if I gave in
      D                  E
But I wasn't strong enough...

              A E
...To let you win
           D E
To let you win
        A E
Let you win

Verse 1:
E D A D/E
He likes to have the morning paper's crossword solved
E D A D/E
Words go up words come down, forwards, backwards twisted round
E D A
He grabs a pile of letters from a small suit case
E D C#m
Disappers into an office its another working day

Chorus 1:
D Bm7 C#m7 D E Bm7 C#m7 D
And his thoughts are full of strangers, 
corridors of naked lights
E Bm7 C#m7 D E Bm7 C#m7 D
And his mind once full of reason, 
Now there' more than meets the eye
E F#m D A
Now a strangers face he carries with him

Verse 2:
He likes a bit of reading on the subway home
A distant radio's whistling tunes that nobody knows
At home a house awaits him, he unlocks the door
Thinking once there was a sea here 
but there never was a door

Chorus 2 (same chords):
And his thoughts are full of strangers, 
and his eyes too numb too see
And nothing, that he knows of, 
and nowhere where he's been
Was never quite like this

Repeat chorus 1

Ending:
Bm/E C#m/E D/E

C# Bm/E C#m/E D/E C#m/E Bm/E C#m/E D/E
and at heart he's full of strangers, 
dodging on his train of thought

Bm/E C#m/E D/E C#m/E (to fade)

A E F#m
Turn the lights on, the night is too long
A E F#m
Keep yourself warm, I'm coming home
A E
I cannot help you, you yourself must see
F#m F
Decide now what you want to be
A E D
Turn the lights down, the lights are too strong

A E F#m
When you're down and out, just hold on
A E F#m
Realize that nothing lasts long
A E
We must believe the things we cannot see
F#m F
Everything's all right with me
A E D
Turn the lights down, the lights are too strong
E
I'm coming home

D A E
I just want to sleep by your side
D A E
It makes me feel so alive
Bm D E
I just want to sleep for a while

A E F#m

A E F#m
Turn around the night is still young
A E F#m
Keep your lights on, I'm coming home
A E
You must decide now where you want to be
F#m F
You're the one who said to me:
A E D
Realize that nothing lasts long
E
I'm coming home

D A E
I just want to sleep by your side
Bm D E
It makes me feel so alive

Bm D
So easy to love from a distance
A
Hard to be near when you can
Bm D
Impossible now to go back to
E
Where we began

D A E
I just want to sleep by your side
D A E
It makes me feel so alive
D A E
I just wanna sleep by your side
Bm D E
I just wanna sleep through the night

Outro: A E F#m

Intro: C G(III) Dm F

C   G(III)       Dm   F     
Her skin is like velvet
C   G(III)       Dm   F     
Her face cut from stone
C   G(III)       Dm   F     
Her eyes when she´s smiling
C   G(III)       Dm  F     
Will never reach home
C   G(III)       Dm  F     
But hear how she sings

C   G(III)       Dm   F     
Her touch would be tender
C   G(III)       Dm   F     
Her lips would be warm
C   G(III)       Dm  F     
But when we´re together
C   G(III) Dm  F     
I´m always alone
C   G(III)       Dm  F     
But hear how she sings
C   G(III)       Dm  F     
But hear how she sings
C   G(III)    Dm F     
Hear how she sings

C   G(III)       Dm   F     
Her skin is like velvet
C   G(III)       Dm F     
So I went to her home
C   G(III)       Dm  F     
Her place like a palace
C   G(III)       Dm   F     
With things you can´t own
C   G(III)       Dm   F     
Her skin is like velvet
C   G(III)       Dm  F     
And hear how she sings
C   G(III)    Dm F     
Hear how she sings...

Intro:
 C          G    Dm      F      C    G           Dm    F  strum several times
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Riff:
C G        Dm  F    C G       Dm  F
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Melody:
  C   G       Dm      F      C  G     Dm      F
--8-7-8-7h8p7---------------------5-7-------------------|
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            C     G           Dm  F
            Her skin is like velvet
            C     G           Dm  F
            Her face cut from stone
            C     G           Dm  F
            Her eyes when she's smiling
            C     G           Dm F
            Will never reach home
            F                 C G Dm F (with melody)
            But hear how she sings

            C     G           Dm  F
            Her touch would be tender
            C     G           Dm F
            Her lips would be warm
            C     G           Dm  F
            But when we're together
            C     G      Dm F
            I'm always alone
            F                 C G Dm F (with melody)
            But hear how she sings
            F                 C G Dm F (with melody)
            But hear how she sings
            F              C G Dm F (with melody)
            Hear how she sings

            C     G           Dm  F
            Her skin is like velvet
            C     G           Dm F
            So I went to her home
            C     G           Dm  F
            Her place like a palace
            C     G           Dm  F
            With things you can't own
            C     G           Dm F
            Her skin is like velvet
            F                 C G Dm F (with melody)
            And hear how she sings
            F              C G Dm F (with melody)
            Hear how she sings...

G D Am
E|--3--2--x--|
B|--3--3--1--|
G|--0--2--2--|
D|--0--x--2--|
A|--2--x--x--|
E|--3--x--x--|
 
Intro:
   G     D        Am  C      Repeat:
E|-------3---2--3h--3--------------------|
B|-------3---3---------2--1----0--1--0---|
G|----0------2------------2----0r------0-|
D|------------------------2--------------|
A|-----------------------------3r--------|
E|--3------------------------------------|

Intro: Am D G Em
       Am D Em

Am        D
Empty glass
     G                
Gets another round
Am         D
Squeaky chair
    Em
Makes another sound
Am                   B7
There is a gentle breeze
      Em
Playing in your hair
Am          B
Come take a bow
     G
While you’re still
   D
All there

Am          D  
It’s what it is
G               Em
It’s what it was
Am               D
It’s what it will be here
 Em
After us

Am        D
There is no memory
    G
There’s no recall
Am        D
No recollections
Em
At all
Am           B7
Your dark glasses
     Em
Sliding down your nose
Am             B
Now bring these proceedings
C        D
To a close

Am          D  
It’s what it is
G             Em
It’s what it was
Am               D
It’s what it will be here
 Em
After us

Am           B7
Your dark glasses
     Em
Sliding down your nose
Am             B
Now bring these proceedings
C        D
To a close

Am D G Em
Am D Em

Am          D  
You can make it all worthwhile
G             Em
You can lend yourself some style
Am          D  
You can give them all the reasons
Em
All the facts that you have seasoned

Am          D  
You can hear them hoot and holler
G             Em
As you come across a scholar
Am          D  
You can set your name in lights
Em
You can make two wrongs a right

Outro: Am D G Em
       Am D Em

G
Stories are painted
                 A
In lines on your face
 G               F#m  Em
Misunderstandings
                   A
And little mistakes
                    Bm
A chance to start over
  Bm/A     A     G     D
Is all that it takes
                 A
You know if you do
                 G F#m Em
Your life is a canvas
                 D
The colors are you
          Bm
Follow me out
                 D
Follow me 'round
                        Bm            (G)
Let's make the road up as we go along
                 Bm
Just as we planned
                 G
You want to believe it
                    A
You know that it's true
                       G  G~Em
Your life is a canvas
                       D
The colors are you
You cannot erase them
The words that were said
Just paint them over
Inside of your head
All that is needed
You know you must make
One leap of faith
Everything else will fall into place
Follow me out
Follow me 'round
Let's make it up and go back
To where it began
All that is needed
Is one leap of faith
Everything else will fall into place
   Bm
Anywhere you'll ever go
  A
Everyone you'll ever know
    D            G
You may never find it
   Bm
Everyone you'll ever see
    A
Anyone you choose to be
 G                  A
How you look will decide
 G                    A             D
How you look will decide what you see
Follow the moon
Follow the sun
Let's make a deal this time
To stay with the plan
All that is needed is one leap of faith
Everything else will fall into place
Everything else will fall into place
Stories are painted
In the lines of your face...

Hm
You know the way
             Db
You've been before 
              F#m
I've seen the signs 
             D
Outside your door
            Hm
You set the rules 
           Db
The bitter days 
          F#m    D
Can't be ignored 
              Hm
It's just the same 
          Db
Just like before 
           F#m  D
You wanted more
           F#m
I love the sun
           Hm
I love the rain
            Db
You gave it up
           D
But all in vain
           F#m
I love the way 
        Hm
It was before 
        Db
So bittersweet 
         D
To be adored 
          Hm
We had it all 
           Db
You let it go 
           F#m   D
You wanted more 
           Hm
But in the end 
           Db
What is a friend
            F#m 
If not some one
         D
To help pretend
         Hm
Remember me
            Db
You know my name 
              F#m  D
I'm still the same
            Hm 
But not for you 
           Db
That's not enough 
           F#m  D
You wanted more
           F#m
I love the sun
           Hm
I love the rain
            Db 
You gave it up 
            D
But all in vain
             F#m
You couldn't change
             Hm 
You know the score 
        Db
So bittersweet
          D
To be adored 
          Hm 
We had it all
            Db   
You gave it up 
           F#m D
You wanted more 
           Hm
But in the end 
          Db        F#m  D
What is a friend...
              F#m
You loved the way
           Hm 
It used to be
            Db 
The way you are 
        D
You and me 
             F#m
You came too late 
             Hm
You left too soon 
              Db
Just like the rings
           D
Around the moon
          Hm 
We had it all 
           Db
You let it go
           F#m  D
You wanted more 
          Hm
We had it all 
            Db
You gave it up
           F#m D 
You wanted more

Intro: Abm Dbm F# Abm

  Abm  Dbm     B          F#
  You say you want some fun
              Dbm     B
  You´re not the only one  
           Dbm
  Not the only one
   
  Abm  Dbm     B         F#
  And you say you wanna run
             Dbm     B
  You´re not the only one 
           Dbm
  Not the only one
  
  Abm        E           Dbm
  You will never get over me
       F#              B
  I´ll never got under you  
    F#                  Dbm
  Whenever our voices speak
           E         F#        B 
  It ´ s never our minds that meet

  Abm  Dbm     B         F#
  You say you want some fun 
              Dbm     B
  You´re not the only one
           Dbm
  Not the only one
  
  Abm  Dbm     B         F#
  And you, you say you´ve come undone
              Dbm     B
  You´re not the only one
           Dbm
  Not the only one

  Abm        E           Dbm
  You will never get over me
       F#              B
  I´ll never got under you 
    F#                 Dbm
  Whenever our voices speak 
           E         F#        B 
  It´s never our minds that meet  
  Abm        E         Dbm
  You´ll never get over me