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DISSOCIATION

 

Intro: (E)

 

Verse 1:


E     G     F#     A  (4x)

 

E                G     F#       A

In the summer camp

 

E                  G     F#       A 

For the troubled youth

 

E                      G   F#                 A

Just because we wanted to know

 

E           G   F#       A

If God is a girl

 

E                    G F#       A

Where there is faith

 

E              G      F#       A

May we bring doubt

 

E                G      F#            A

In the yeses and nos of life

 

E              G  F#             A

Resist anything but temptations



Solo:


E      G      F#      A  (8x)

 


Verse 2:


E                  G  F#        A

The only real agenda

 

E         G          F#         A

Is power and worship

 

E                         G            F#       A

We're the ones we've been waiting for

 

E                         G              F#      A         E

You're commanded when you don't obey yourself



Ending:

 

G    E  (8x)

 

 

 

 

 

 

KINDA HARD TO FIND

 

Intro: B   C#   B   B  C#   B   C#   D (8x)

 

Verse 1:

 

B   C#        B B   C#   B  C# D

You  are  alone,  and  so  am  I

 

B   C#         B   B      C#    B C# D

There  is  no  game,  there  is  no  fight

 

B     C#    B  B    C# B  C# D

I  tried  so  hard  to  get  away

 

B       C# B     B    C#      B   C#   D

But  I  can’t  free  myself  this  way

 

 

Chorus:


A  G  F#        

           Noise is so embarrassing

 

A  G  F#        

           But sometimes necessary

 

A  G  F#        

           My eyes don’t wanna see…

 

A  G  F#        



Verse 2:

 

B   C#   B   B  C#   B   C#   D (2x)


B          C#     B   B     C#   B   C#   D

Now  my  position  is  trying  to  know

 

B           C#   B  B      C# B   C#   D

How  could  I  simply  let  you  go

 

B     C#    B  B     C#  B C#  D

I  keep  thinking  this  is  my  fate

 

B             C#           B   B   C# B  C# D

Maybe  I’ve  been  playing  too  far  away

 


Chorus:


A  G  F#        

           Noise is so embarrassing

 

A  G  F#        

           But sometimes necessary

 

A  G  F#        

           My eyes don’t wanna see

 

A  G  F#        

           That you’re slipping away

 


Bridge:

 

C   C#  D   C   B   A   G  B (2x) 

 

C                 C#  D          C

    Tomorrow I’ll try to find

 

B                            A  G             B           

    Some other target to survive

 

C                                C# D            C

    Maybe I’ll be better all by myself

 

B                                      A        G                        

    But learn you’re always on my mind

 


Solo:

      

A (8x)

 

A   D   A   G   C  B  A# (4x)

 


Ending:


B   C#   B   B  C#   B   C#   D (4x)


B   C#     B    B   C# B  C# D

Learn  you  are  the  one  I  like

 

B   C#     B    B   C# B  C# D

Learn  you  are  the  one  I  like

 

B   C#     B    B   C# B  C# D

Learn  you  are  the  one  I  like

 

B   C#     B    B   C# B  C# D

Learn  you  are  the  one  I  like

 

B   C#   B   B  C#   B   C#   D

  

 

 

 

1+1=1

 

Intro: (B)  



Part 1:

 

B  (A) 



Verse:

 

B                             A   B

From the nothingness

 

Nothing ever starts

 

                              A   B

Nothing here to add

 

Nothing left apart

 


Part 2:

 

B  (A) 



Ending:

 

B





 

HANGING OUT IN STARS

 

Intro: (B)

 

C   D   B (6x)

 


Verse 1:

 

C   D                                  B     C

You still haven’t met all who you’ll love

 

     D                                    B     C

You still haven’t met all who’ll love you

 

                                   D      

There are those who

 

                           G     C

Are made for living

 

                             D    

There are those who

 

                            G   

Are made for loving



Bridge:


  C             F­          C

Every time I underline

 

               F­               G­ C   

All the things that will define

 

              F­            C  

I can see it all be true

 

   F­         E­  D

And I long to be with you

 

             G                    D  

For the time I know you primed

 

           F#­ G­               E­ D      

And all the stance that you complied

 

                  G            F#

Well, I will try to get it through

 

                      G                     C                           

You know my place is here with you

 


Verse 2:

      

D               B  C

 

I’ll attain to you

 

     D

Hm-hmm

 

              G  C

I’ll come to you

 

 

       D

Hm-hmm

 

                 G   C 

I’ll leave it implied

 

              D

Hm-hmm

 

                     G  C   D   G    

I’ll meet you outside

 

C   D   G (3x)

 

(C)

 

 



 

FLOATING ORB

 

Intro: D   C#   F#   E   A

 

          D   C#  F#­ E­ 

 

          D   C#   F#   E   A

 

          D   C#   F#­ E­ 

 


Verse 1:

 

D   C#   F#   E   A

 

D   C#  F#    E   A

 

D         C#                 F#     E   A

How you’re passing now?

 

D        C#           F#    E    A

Chaos has its house

 

D        C#              F#    E    A

Start it out somewhere

 

D       C#            F#     E    E­

A daybreak in glare

 


Chorus:

E              F#  G    (F#)

We can only be

 

E               F#         G       (D)

What we are someway

 

E                F#     G    (F#   G)

What's to be will be

 

E          F#         G     (D)

I will make my day



Verse 2:


D   C#   F#    E     A

 

D   C#   F#    E     A

 

D          C#         F#     E    A

How we look inside?

 

D          C#        F#­    E­ 

How we get it right?

 


Solo:

D   C#   F#   E     A

 

D   C#  F#­  E­   A

 

D   C#   F#    E    A

 

D   C#   F#­  E­   A

 


Verse 3:

D          C#               F#     E    A

How you make it sprout?

 

D          C#             F#­   E­   A

How did you black out?

 

D          C#            F#    E    A

Now you made it fair

 

D       C#            F#­   E­   

Hoping that I’ll bear

 


Chorus:

E               F#     G    (G D  G D)

Freedom is a need

 

E             F#      G    (G D  G D  G _ D)

Driven from within

 

E             F#      G  (G D G D G D G D)

I’ve survived so far

 

E           F#        G  (G D G D G D G D)

Will I see you again?






THE HEART KNOWS

 

Intro: B (8x)



Part 1:


B   G   E  (2x)

 

B

Like a sound again

 

                      G

And you first said it

 

       E

I’ll abide and

 

            B

Take it always

 

 

Time again

 

             G

I am behind you

 

             E 

I would like to

 

          

B

Tell you someday

 

Turn again

 

                         G

Entwined and signed to

 

                E

Run the path and

 

                   B      (pause 1/2 turn)

Chase the pursue

 

B

Tell you someday

 


Part 2:

 

Guess we found this

Life is insane

Then I’ll rise so

 

                        G

Loud in your game

 

                 E

I’ll always say that

 

                       B

Now this will stay

If I give up on you

It was all in vain

I do call you

 

                      G

To what I became

 

                E

It’s all in my way

 

                     B

Coming to play

I found and saw you

 

                            G

Take me to your reign

 

                  E

I’ll only to come to

 

                             B

What we have planned

 

Part 3:

 

I will love you

No matter when

I’ll stay for you

Here’s my reclaim

It’s all around you

From my very plane

It got in all you

Living the same     

 




 

ESCAPIST COMFORT

 

       D    G    A    F#  

        

       D    G    A    D 

 

 


 

 

DE LA SHOWER

 

Intro:  A  

            

(decreasing slide) A   D   B   A   G

 

              A   D   E↑ D   B   A   G

 

Verse 1:

 

      A         D                  B             A       G

I don’t want to leave the shower anymore

 

      A       D                  B                  A       G

I’ll stay here, the water flows down my body

 

      A           D              B           A              G

I am tired of this world, I am sick of this ship

 

      A             D  E↑ D    B                  A        

My mind is so   fresh,     blessed be the bathroom

 

Chorus:

 

C     D     B     G   (A   B)

 

C     D    (G­ D)  B   C (A   B)

 

 

 

        C       D    

It will be cool

 

                  B        C

To stay down here forever

 

                   D    

My body will disintegrate

 

           B             C        E↑     D     A     B

And I’ll be taken to Paradise

 

 

E↑   D     A     B

 

C     D     B    C (2x)

 

Verse 2:

 

A   D   B   A   G

 

 A   D   E↑ D   B   A   G

 

A    D   B   A   (2x)

 

      A              D                    

Mom’s knocking on the door

 

                    B              A      G

Saying I’m here for too long

 

      A            D

I am not a coward, mom

 

       B                    A                          G

I just don’t wanna leave here anymore

 

      A              D                    

It’s my only valve of escape

 

 B                          A                 G

I’ll run away from all my matters

 

      A                       D                    

Mamma, bring me now some food

 

     B               A            

I will live in your restroom

 

 

Chorus:

 

C     D     B     G

 

C     D     F#↑  G↑

 

        C              D    

I really appreciate having left

 

B            C

Your world full of hatred

 

               D

I belong to happiness now

 

      B                      C           E↑  D     A     B

You should try this too if you can

 

E↑  D     A     B

 

       C      D    B     C

Hmm hmm hmm hmm

 

       C      D    B     C

Hmm hmm hmm hmm

 

 

Solo:

 

E     F     G      A     B _  A   (8x)

 

 

Ending:

 

E     F     E      F  (8x)

 

A      D      B      

 

 

 

 

 

TOKYO NEON LIGHTS

 

Intro:  D   C 

          D   C   G   (A   C)

 

Verse 1:

 

D              C                            

We all stand on the abyss brink

 

D             C                      G          

Every sense all humane

 

D              C

Like a reign for a gateway crusade

 

D              C

It conditions my conceptions this way

 


Solo:

 

E     F#  (4 x)                           

 


Verse 2:

 

D              C                            

Eternal rest is appealing

 

D            C                          G          

Everyday no case remains

 

D             C                            

Like a case behind curtains displayed

 

D              C                                         G          

No one gets there when they stick to the stakes

 


Ending:

 

D   C 

 

D   C   G   (break)

 

D   C   G   (A   C)

 

D  C 

Ah ah ah ah

 

D  C     G  

Ah ah ah ah

 

D    C

 

D    C     G  

 

 

 

 

SUNBURST

 

Intro: (decreasing slide) E    F#    G    F# 


E  

I can't see how

 

                F#  

You cannot stay

 

                             (E F#)  G  

You're back to the              cave

 

         F#     (A F#)  E

 

To kill your          doubts

 

But their lack restrains

 

                  F#    

They will sour

 

                        (E  F#)  G  

There's something             there

      

      F#   (G F#) E

 

That you         allowed

      I'm thinking

 

                   F#  

About the lies

 

             (E F#)  G  

All the            lies

 

       F#        (G F#) E

That keep you in          chains

 

I'm thinking

 

          (G F#) E 

About the         lies

 

            (G F#) G  

All the           lies

 

       F#        E

That keep you tied

 

                  F#  (E  F#)  G   F#  (B) 

 

Disallow

 

E   (F# G)

 

E   (F# G)

 

F# (E  F#) 

 

G   F#  (G  F#)

 

E (increasing slide)  

 

      E                            F# 

They will keep you far

 

      G    F#        E     (F#  G)

How can't you see?

 

E       (F# G)  F#    (E F#)  G   F#  (G  F#)

Don't        sustain

 

E (increasing slide) 

 

E                F#

Keep you far

 

     G  F#               E (increasing slide)           

So that you don't play

 

E                F#  

Keep you far

 

     G   F#           E

For them to impound

 

Rise again

 

(E) (4 increasing slides)   

 

 

 



TRANS-SPIRITED

 

Intro: E (4x)

 

Part 1:

 

A

 

E   A#   G    A

 

E   A#   G    A   (A B A)

 

E   A#   G    A   (A B C)

 

E   A#   G    A   (F)

 

E   A#   G    A   (increasing slide)

 

E   A#   G    A   (F)

 

E   A#   G    A   (G _ A)

 

E   A#   G    A   (C D C)

 

Part 2:

 

E↑   F#↑   G↑ (4x)

 

Part 3:

 

E   A#   G    A  (8x)



Verse:

 

Tab (12x):

 

              4               4                4                 6               7               7                7              7

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     2               2                2                4               5               5                5                5

_______________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

_______________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

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Let me be

Unorthodox

I am unusual

Don't need your remission

A non-conformist

Anomalous and fine

You can't really tame me

'Cause I'm abolition

'Cause I'm abolition

 


Ending:

 

E    A#   G    A (increasing slide)

 

E↑  A#   G    A (increasing slide) (2x)

 

E   A#   G    A

 

E    A#   G    A  (A B A)

 

E    A#   G    A (increasing slide)

 

E↑  A#   G    A (increasing slide)

 

E↑  A#   G    A

 

E    A#   G    A (increasing slide)

 

E↑   E






KEEP SMILING

 

Intro: F   G   E   (A   B   A   E)

 

          F   G   E   (A   G   A   E)

 

          F   G   E   (F   E)

 

          F   G   E   (E)

 

Verse 1:


F         G  E  (A   B  A   E)

A place by chance in a state

 

F        G  E  (G A G E)

 

A face to be interlaced

 

F       G   E    (G    F#    F    E)

I crave being lost in my way

 

F         G  E (G    E    G    E)

In pain so I can feel plain

 

F        G  E  (A    G    G    E)

In face of some other fate

 

F           G  E   (A    A    G    E)

I'm back and I feel emplaced

 

F        G  E      (A    B    C#    D)

It's all enough till malaise

 

F        G E       (E)

And I will fight to restate


 

Chorus:

 

A     G     B     G

 

A     G     B    

 

A     G     B     G

 

A     G     B    

 

A     G       B      G

I think it all will mean

 

A       G        B    

I'll carry it now and then

 

A     G       B     G

I felt this undertake

 

F        G  E      F    G    A

I feel it tight

 

F                 G  E    F    G    A

To the sky I'll fly



Verse 2:

 

F    G    A (4x)

 

F        G        A 

It's all, you now come in

 

F       G            A 

It sounds like we'll attain

 

F     G            A 

I found you, now maintain

 

F         G      A 

You live only in my brain

 


Chorus:

 

A     G     B     G

 

A     G     B    

 

A     G     B     G

 

A     G     B    

 


A     G       B      G

I think it all will mean

 

A       G        B    

I'll carry it now and then

 

A     G       B     G

I felt this undertake

 

F          G   E      F    G    A

I feel this time

 

F        G       E     F    G    A

 

I’ll kiss the sky


 

Solo:

 

A     G     F

 

A     G

 

A     G     F

 

G#     G

 

A     G     F

 

A     G

 

A     G     F

 

G#     G

 

G#    A#     C

 

G#    G

 

G#     A#     C


 

Bridge:

 

A     G     F#     F  (2X)

 

A        G       F#   F 

It's coming as a haze

 

A       G     F#     F 

I'll never be the same

 

A     G       F#       F 

If I must then unwind

 

A         G           F#       F 

The thought of you remains

 

A     G     F#     F  (8X)

 

 

 


 

 

AMBER SUN

 

Intro:   E     A     G   (4 X)

 

Verse 1:


E                        A           G           E

Forever I’ll be a stranger to myself

 

                          A      G          E

This could be an unravelment

 

                              A       G     E

Die young as late as possible

 

                   A           G        E

All is filled with never again

 

                           A            G        E

Sleeping is better than waking up

 

                   A         G            E

And I keep myself in the rain

 

                            A    G (increasing slide) E

Bare feet running towards the      shore

 

                       A         G         

And it’s meant to be not in vain

 


Solo:

 

G     A     F    E   D

 

G     A     F    E   (D E↑    D E↑)

 

G     F#   F    E (3 increasing & decreasing slides)

 

G     F     E↑

 

A     B     F#   E    E↑

 

A     G     F     E    E↑

 

A     G     C     E    E↑

 

A     G     F     E    E↑


 

Verse 2:

 

G                F                E    

I conceive my own fate

           

    (F#  G E   F#  G)     E    

I'm the skipper         of my boat

 

G                 F               E   

And I feel myself in all

 

 

    (F  E  F   E)                G

The stars you  see are not there, you know

 

                 (increasing             (increasing                    

                                slide)    F       slide)    E

Now I            give away it     all

 

         E↑              G

I keep waiting for a storm

 

                                                        (increasing                    

                                              F            slide)    E      E↑

Things themselves are luminous



Bridge:

 

           D C   D  C   B      (E F# G  F#  G  F# E)  

              There  is   no  answer

 

           D C  D    C  B        (F# G  F#)  

Is      the only answer

 

           D C  D   C    B         (F#↑)

No     stringent stature

 

            A G     F  E          E↑

Become enraptured

 

 

Verse 3:

 

A                 G         F E    

And I feel it all in all

 

         E↑

And I seek it all in all

 

A                 G          F E  

And I hear it all in all

 

  E↑

And I view it all in all

 

A                 G         F E  

And I live it all in all

 

  E↑

And I give it all in all

 

A                 G         F E   

And I see it all in all

 

                   E↑

And I read it all in all

 

A                 G            F E  

And I dream it all in all

 

Ending:

 

           (E)

 

 

 

 

HERE AND NOW

 

Intro: F# (16x)

 

B   C#  D  

 

B   C#  A   (C#  D  C#   D)

 

         B   C#  D   (E   D  C#    E   D  C#)

                     Aaah

 

         B   C#  A   (C#  D  C#   D)

                         Aaah


Verse 1:

B   C#  D  (C#)

 

B   C#  A  (C#   D)

 

B          C#  D     (C#)

Here and now

 

B        C# A     (C#   D)

You belong

 

B             C#  D    (C#)

Where you are

 

B             C#  A    (C#   D)

Where you want



Verse 2:


B          C#  D   

Here and now

 

B         C# A   (C   A   C   A   D   C#   D)

You become

 

B          C#  D   C  (F#­   G­    F#­   G­   F#­)

What you are

 

B           C#  A     (C#  D  C#   D)

What you want

 

B       C#  D    (F­  E­  D­ G­  A­  F­  E­ D­)

In your way

 


Ending:


B     C#    A    (D   C#   D   C#   G­  A­  G­)

 

B     C#    D    (C#)

 

B     C#    D    (C#)

 

B     C#    D   

 

 




ODD COINCIDENCE


Intro: G F#  F E  (4x)

 

G   F#   F   E 

 

G   F#   F   E  (F  G  F  E)

 

G   F#   F   E 

 

G   F#   F   E  (F  G  F  E)

 


Verse 1:

 

G   F#               F E 

The heart wants

 

G   F#                F    E 

What the heart wants

 

G   F#                F  E 

One is too many

 

G   F#                  F         E 

A thousand, never enough

 


Chorus:

 

D  

Should I close a door

 

C                                           (A  C   A  C    A)

That I can’t open again?

 

D                                       (E↑   F#↑   G↑)

Should I open a door

 

C                                          (F#↑   E↑   C)

That I can’t close again?



Verse 2:

 

G   F#   F   E 

 

G   F#   F   E

 

G   F#              F E 

Better is never

 

G   F#               F     E     (A   G   F#)

Better for everyone

 

G   F#                F   E      (A   G   F#)

Don’t take yourself

 

G   F#           F   E      (A   F#)

Too seriously

 

G   F#  (A   G    E)     (A    G   F#)

Take this advice

 

           (A   G    E)     (A    G   F#)

Very seriously

 


Chorus:

 

D                                              (G↑   G#↑    A↑)

The things worth the most

 

C                                             (E↑   F#↑   G↑)

Are the worthless things

 

D               (C _ D)          (G↑   G#↑    A↑)

Not deciding at all

 

C                       (A#    E F  E F  E)

Is still a decision     made

 

D                                                (A↑   G↑    F↑)

For pleasure I’ll use my body

 

C             (A# _ C)             (E↑   F#↑   G↑)

Anyway          I please

 

D                                              (G↑   G#↑    A↑)

What would become of me

 

C                                  (A    G   F#)

If it weren’t for myself?



Bridge:

 

A    G     E↑    F#↑    G↑

 

A   (G A)   G   (F G)   E    E↑    F#↑    G↑

 

A                              G            (F _ G)

Well, I promise to you that

 

E↑                        F#↑   G↑

Any promise is a     lie

 

A                             G       (F   E)

Perfection is a burden

 

E↑                                F#↑  G↑

Drown towards the extremes

 

 

Solo:

 

G   F#   F   E   (8x)


 

Chorus:

 

D  

Will I close a door

 

C                                          

That I can’t open again?

 

D                                      

Will I open a door

 

C                                         

That I can’t close again?

 

D               C D   C D      C _ D

The things     worth     the most

 

C         A# C      A# C   A# _C

Are        the worthless things

 

D        C D    C D        C _ D

Not      deciding       at all

 

C         A# C      A# C   A# _C

Is still a    decision     made

 


Bridge 2:

 

G     F G     F G    A#    G _ A#   C

 

G     F G    F G     A#    G A#   C   A# C

 

(break)

 


Ending:

 

G     A#    C

 

G

Why is it that we

 

A#                                   C

Want something that kills us?

 

G  

All things in excess

 

A#             C

Are poison

 

G  

Pure surrender is

 

A#                                    C

The most authentic potential

 

 

G                                (stop)

Breathing is a sin

 

You can’t escape your foundation



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