I''ll Be Lightning

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  • 6. Lullaby
  • 8. Music Moves My Feet
  • 11. This Place Is Killing Me
  • 12. I'll Be Lightning
  • 14. Shadow Of Your Man

Better To Be

probably tuned down half a step


Intro E, D, E, D, G, D, E, B/F   which can be just looped also

This is looped through the Intro / Verse,
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------5--5------5--------5--5----5--------5--5--5/7--------------------|
E|--0----0--------------0--0-------------3----3-------------0--2--2--2-------|

E       D              E     D	               G
         better to be       bigger than the other
D                         E     B/F
heart on your sleeve       and hat on your head
E        D               E       D			G
          i want to see       you playong with your shadow
D	     E    B/F
Hypnotise me      with every step

Play some notes out of Em Pentatonic or similar (then loop it in reverse)
E|12--12-12-12---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------14--14--14--14--12--12-12--12-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

sounds like theres an arpeggio in reverse too!
E|----------15--19--15-------------|
B|------17--------------17---------|
G|--16----------------------16-----|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Ahhhh Ahhh Ahh Ahhh Ahh AHhhh


E      D                 E      D		        G
       falling asleep       while sitting at the doctor
D	     E    B/F
i dont beleive    a thing that he says
E  D         E   D               G
    ordinary    people, like i told you
D              E      B/F
are following me everywhere
E  D	    E   D          G  D
    bottle it up    bottle it up
E  D	    E D        G  D
    bottle it up bottle it up

C
girl you seemed so nice
     G	         Em
but ill be gone by morning time
Am   G                B/F
baby baby ill be gone
C
fooled me once or twice
          G             Em
but the boy inside cant unwind
Am       G                D
maybe, maybe ill go home

Repeat chords

Play some notes out of Em Pentatonic or similar (then loop it in reverse)
E|12--12-12-12---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------14--14--14--14--12--12-12--12-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

sounds like theres an arpeggio in reverse too!
E|----------15--19--15-------------|
B|------17--------------17---------|
G|--16----------------------16-----|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Ahhhh Ahhh Ahh Ahhh Ahh AHhhh


E       D              E     D	         G        D              Em        B/F
         better to be    looking for an answer out in the sea or under your bed
E   D            E     D		G
     ill probobly      just leave it till the morning
D	   E      B/F
my energy    is already spent

E  D	    E D        G  D
    bottle it up bottle it up
E  D	    E D        G  D
    bottle it up bottle it up

C
girl you seemed so nice
      G                  Em
but ill be gone by morning time
Am    G               B/F
baby, baby ill be gone
C
fooled me once or twice
          G              Em
but the boy inside cant unwind
Am       G               B/F
maybe, maybe ill go home
C
spoil and appetite
     G                       Em
with bigger eyes than belly size
Am   G             B/F
baby, baby ill be gone
C			  G              Em
fooled me once or twice but the boy inside cant unwind
Am       G               D
maybe, maybe ill go home

Second Chance

Intro 
Cm D# G# G

A guitar plays a melody using low notes from AMajor pentatonic throughout

Cm
Sew the seeds
D#		   G#		 G
Sew the seeds to life by packing up to make it right
Cm
And all I need
D#		 G#
All I need to know
		     G
Are you too proud to let it go?

(this part is muted)
Cm
Remember me
D#		 G#			D#    G
Well honestly I don't remember who you are

Cm
So it seems
D#		   G#				   G
And so it seems tonight, you've got that wild look in your eye
Cm
What do you need
D#		    G#
What do you need to prove?
		      G
The woman that you turn into

(muted)
Cm
Remember me
D#		  G#			D#    G
Well honestly I don't remember who you are

(Strumed)
Cm	 D# 			G#			G
The memory has never been the best, you want a second chance

Cm	      D#		G#   G
You stand around your haunted home
Cm	      D#		G#   G
Those demons won't leave you alone
Cm	      D#		G#   G
Don't forget me when you grow old

(Muted)
Cm 	    D#
Remember me
 		G#		        D#   G   Cm
Well honestly I don't remember who you are

	D#			G#	 	      D#   G
The memory has never been the best, you want a second chance

Cm		D#		 G#  G
You stand around your haunted home

Cm		D#		 G#  G
Those demons won't leave you alone

Cm		D#		 G#  G
Don't forget me when you grow old

Cm	   D#	 G#  G
Rememember remember

The Cm D# G# G are looped and this is played over it with an octave pedal

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------8p5------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----8h10----------6--8h10--6-------------------6--------6----------5----5--|
E|--8--------8---------------------3/6--6--6--4--4-----4--4----0/3--3---3-3---|

then that is looped and play a bunch of notes like this


E|--8--8--8--8--8p6--6--6--6------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------8--8--8--8--8p6--6--6--6h8--8--8--8--8--6--6--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----6h8--8--8----------------------------------------------6--6--8----|
B|---------------------------------------------6--6--8--8----------------|
G|-----------------8--8--8--5--5--5--5--8--8-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gather To The Chapel

Capo 4th fret

intro : C Am G Em

Verse
C     Am    G         Em
 Your photo hung over the altar 
C    Am                 G       Em
 Old friends dressed in black
C               Am  
 It's the first time 
      G             Em
 That I've seen you in ages
 Am   Em    Am       Em
 Hold on my old time bomb? when

Chorus
 C        Am            G
 Everyone gather to the chapel
        Em
 To the chapel
 C        Am            G    
 Everyone gather to the chapel 
        Em
 To the chapel
 C        Am
 Everyone loved you 
 G            Em
 Yes, everyone
 C        Am            G
 Everyone gather to the chapel 
 To the chapel


 (Same chords for verse 2)

Verse 2
 I walk through the park
 Where we hung out
 Some signs long ago
 Try hard not to argue the obvious
 Hold on our long term partner

Chorus
 Everyone gather to the chapel 
 To the chapel
 Everyone gather to the chapel
 To the chapel
 Everyone loved you
 Yes, everyone 
 Everyone gather to the chapel
 To the chapel

Bridge
 C   Em      Am     Em
 You left us in the dark
 C   Em
 Why?
 C   Em
 Why?
 C   Em
 Why?
 C   Em
 Why?

Chorus
 Everyone gather to the chapel
 To the chapel
 Everyone gather to the chapel
 To the chapel
 Everyone loved you
 Yes, everyone
 Everyone gather to the chapel 
 To the chapel

Fire In Your Belly


-Capo 2nd Fret

1) See below for Riff 1 which takes place on the D to G to Bb change that occurs 
the song and is the lead in to the chorus

Riff 1
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------2------1-----1-------------------------------------------------|
E|------3---3--------------------------------------------------------------|

2) See below for the only unusual chord in the song

F#/Em
E|--0--
B|--0--
G|--0--
D|--2--
A|--2--
E|--2--


INTRO
D

VERSE 1
 D               Am           G      D
You've got a fire in your belly
 D            Am           G           D
And swollen eyes staring back at me
 D           Am            G         D
Still got my car parked in the alley
G        Bb    D
  In the garage

CHORUS
G         Bb                Em           F#/Em
You look much older when you're mad
                  Am                  G
Your heart starts beating like a discotheque
Em      F#/Em          Am                     G
Got no regrets except I wish you were here with me
Em       F#/Em         Am                 G
And on my own I try so hard just to be content
Em      F#/Em          Am                     Em
Got no regrets except I wish you were here with me

VERSE 2
D             Am            G            D
   And all my friends they agree with me
 D          Am           G            D
And now my eyes they can see clearly
 D             Am           G             D
There must be truth to what we're feeling
G       Bb       D
It's a mirage

CHORUS

BRIDGE
C        Am
  And in time
Em       F#/Em
Change my mind
  Am   Em     F#/Em     Am       Em
I hope

OUTRO
Em      F#/Em           Am                    G
Got no regrets except I wish you were here with me
                   Em              F#/Em
And you look much older when you're mad
                  Am                G
Your heart starts beating like a discotheque
  Em   F#/Em                            Am                    G
Got no regrets except I wish you were with me
  Am                      G
I wish you were here with me
  Am                      G
I wish you were here with me
  Am                      Em     Bm
I wish you were here with me.

Energy Spent


intro
Dm C G

Dm        C             G
oh the view of the sea
Dm               C           G
the deep blue adriatic sea
Dm                   C            G
the clouds are covering the hills in a madness
Dm                C                G
that sometimes covers over me
Dm           C       G              Em           Am           Dm             G
but im not broken just a little energy spent and its a long way from here
Dm           C       G              Em         Am        Dm             G
im not broken just a little energy spent and its a long way from here
Dm        C              G
with a towel on my hips 
Dm       C                 G
and the salt upon my lips
Dm    C           G
i am starting to look like a homeless
Dm        C                 G
with a beard upon my chin

Dm           C       G              Em           Am     Dm             G
but im not broken just a little energy spent and its a long way from here     X2


         Em              Am    Dm    C     G
from here i cannot see ahhhhhhh
      Em              Am      Dm   C       G
and hear i cant speak ahhhhhh                         X2


Dm           C       G              Em           Am     Dm          G
but im not broken just a little energy spent and its a long way from here      X2

         Em              Am    Dm    C     G
from here i cannot see ahhhhhhh
      Em              Am      Dm   C       G
and hear i cant speak ahhhhhh              

Remember When

capo 3rd fret

intro
Am   Em  C  C/B   Am    G  Am


Am             Em      C C/B       Am
remember when we lay awake in bed
	G	        Am
and you asked if it was over
          G               Am
and i said that i need you
Am              Em        C  C/B            Am              G                  Am
remember when the telephone went dead and we couldnt connect to
     G                         Am
eachother like we used to
Em                   Am
i was waiting for someone else to blame
Em
im a open book
Am
fallacy and shame
    D9
cos i lied to you
    C
i cant tell the truth
Am             Em           C   C/B      Am
remember when you made another friend
        G                        Am
and i new what he was up to
        G                             Am
but i know that i can trust you
Am   Em
eventually
    C  C/B        Am      
i ached with jealousy
         G 			Am   
and i dont know what came over me
   G                          Am
i fueled my whole anxiety
Em                   Am
i was waiting for someone else to blame
Em
im an open book
Am
fallacy and shame
D9
cos i lied to you
    C
i cant tell the truth


bridge
Em     Am   

D9
cos i lied to you
    C
i cant tell the truth
Am           Em          C    C/B          Am               G 
remember when you said that i was your best friend and that i could tell
        Am
you anything

Wise Men

Capo on 3rd Fret

Intro:      
G F#/D F#/D A

Verse:
             G              F#/D                    A
In the Autumn wind I remember him
                  G              F#/D                                  A
With a common name but he's the only one in this town
                G              F#/D                    A
Who acts his age when we're all giving in

Pre Chorus:
A  (keep strumming A)         D
Once was fun will later on be boring

Verse 2:
                G              F#/D                    A
By the fire light when it's late at night

                    G              F#/D                              A
I can hear him hum Sings the songs of a merry actor

                          G              F#/D                    A
He's a colouring in book that's been all coloured in

Pre Chorus:
A (keep strumming A)                D
Once was fun will later on be boring
A (keep strumming A)             D
One sun sets another day is dawning


Chorus (Strum Aggressively):
        Em            F#              G         D          A
And I won't know, my friends won't know aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
       Em         F#            G             D            A
To the awkward soul I've lost control aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!   He's a wise man...

Interlude:
A      (strum for a while...then)
Am           C            E         (x8)    and then end song on Am

Wide Awake On The Voyage Home

Standard Tuning

(Probably recorded half step down) Intro/Verses Bb/Eb Cm Gm7 Fm7 Bb/Eb G -----------3-------3-------1-------------3---| --8--------4-------3-------1------8------3---| --8--------5-------3-------1------8------4---| --8--------5-------3-------1------8------5---| --6--------3-------5-------3------6------5---| --6----------------3-------1------6------3---| Verse 1: on the voyage home through the haze of the night when i saw your face it was bathed in the light full sky of stars we collided like cars in a town of people who always drive drunk Chorus 1: Cm Bb/Eb and i don't know what to do G Fm7 by your side i will lie awake Cm Bb/Eb tell me love isn't true G Fm7 is this just a trick to procreate? Verse 2 the dawn approach we'll arrive at the shore and the boat that we boarded will unboard us all there we will part, to our homes we return i was bittersweet....to have someone to yearn Chorus 2 (same chords as first) for i don't know what to do by your side i will lie awake tell me love isn't true is this just a trick to procreate? Bb/Eb Cm everyone living as one Gm7 Fm7 down in the hall where i need you Bb/Eb Cm ill take you into my arms Gm7 Fm7 thats when i will leave Bb/Eb Cm everyone living as one Gm7 Fm7 one, morning to breathe Bb/Eb Cm i knew that this day would come Gm7 Fm7 its such a permanent feeling X2