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Limelight 
Tom: B
B           G#m
Living on a lighted stage
  F#             E
Approaches the unreal
    F#                  E
For those who think and feel
   B               G#m
In touch with some reality
  F#              B    A E   B A E
Beyond the gilded cage
B              G#m
Cast in this unlikely role,
F#              E
Ill-equipped to act
     F#           E
With insufficient tact
B               G#m
One must put up barriers
   F#             B    A E   B A E
To keep oneself intact
Chorus:
G#m           E
Living in the limelight
    F#        G#m
The universal dream
    E                 F#    G#m
For those who wish to seem
E                 F#
Those who wish to be
     G#m           E
Must put aside the alienation
F#              G#m
Get on with the fascination
    E
The real relation
    F#           G#m
The underlying theme
B A E x2
B           G#m
Living in a fisheye lens
       F#            E
Caught in the camera eye
  F#               E
I have no heart to lie
  B               G#m
I can't pretend a stranger
     F#           B    A E   B A E
Is a long-awaited friend
B                 G#m
All the world's indeed a stage
    F#             E
And we are merely players
   F#              E
Performers and portrayers
B              G#m
Each another's audience
   F#              B    A E   B A E
Outside the gilded cage
Chorus
Solo: G#m E F# G#m
Chorus
Subdivisions 
Tom: F#
Intro: F#   
         Bm A Bm A  
         F# Bm A Bm A Bm A  
         G A Bm G A Bm  
         G A Bm G A Bm  
         F#  
   F#  
Sprawling on the fringes of the city  
Bm            A  
In geometric order  
     Bm         A  
An insulated border  
Bm             A  
In between the bright lights  
      G      A    Bm       G A F#  
And the far unlit unknown  
F#  
Growing up it all seems so one-sided  
   Bm          A  
Opinions all provided  
 Bm            A  
The future pre-decided  
 Bm                A  
Detached and subdivided  
    G            A         Bm  
In the mass production zone  
G        A      Bm                  G      A   Bm  
Nowhere is the dreamer or the misfit so alone  
(Subdivisions)  
G       A           Bm  
In the high school halls  
G     A            Bm  
In the shopping malls  
G         A         Bm  
Conform or be cast out  
(Subdivisions)  
G       A       Bm  
In the basement bars  
G     A           Bm  
In the backs of cars  
G             A    Bm  
Be cool or be cast out  
G                A          Bm  
Any escape might help to smooth  
   A               Bm  
The unattractive truth  
A     G                 A         Bm  
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe  
    A                  Bm  
The restless dreams of youth  
(G  A  Bm  A  Bm A)  
(F#)  
F#  
Drawn like moths we drift into the city  
    Bm               A  
The timeless old attraction  
Bm                A  
Cruising for the action  
Bm            A  
Lit up like a firefly  
G     A      Bm        G  A F#  
Just to feel the living night  
F#  
Some will sell their dreams for small desires  
  Bm                 A  
Or lose the race to rats  
  Bm                   A  
Get caught in ticking traps  
   Bm                     A  
And start to dream of somewhere  
    G           A         Bm  
To relax their restless flight  
G         A         Bm       G          A           Bm  
Somewhere out of a memory of lighted streets on quiet nights...  
(Subdivisions)  
G   A               Bm  
In the high school halls  
G     A            Bm  
In the shopping malls  
G               A    Bm  
Conform or be cast out  
(Subdivisions)  
G       A       Bm  
In the basement bars  
G    A           Bm  
In the backs of cars  
G             A    Bm   G  A  Bm  
Be cool or be cast out  
(G  A  Bm  A  Bm A)  
(G  A  Bm)  
Solo
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G                A          Bm  
Any escape might help to smooth  
A                 Bm  
The unattractive truth  
A    G                   A         Bm  
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe  
   A                    Bm  
The restless dreams of youth  
G A F#m  
G A Bm  
G A F#m  
G A Bm D  
G A F#m  
G A Bm  
G A F#m  
G A Bm D  
G A Bm  
G A F#m  
G G G G 
Closer to the Heart
Tom: A 
Intro:  (A) G D F7+   A9 A4  A 
    A                            G             D        G       A 
And the men who hold high places must be the ones who start 
                 G      D      A       G 
to mold a new reality closer to the heart. 
  D     A       G 
Closer to the heart. 
  A                        G        D       G         A 
The blacksmith and the artist reflect it in their art. 
                      G      D      A       G 
They forge their creativity closer to the heart. 
  D      A     G       (G) 
Closer to the heart. 
  A               G           D              G     A 
Philosophers and plowmen each must know his part 
                       G      D       A      G 
to sow a new mentality closer to the heart,  yes. 
  D      A     G         D   A  G 
Closer to the heart.    Yeah 
 (D G C A) 4x   (A) 
Oh.. 
    A                 G              D       G         A 
Woah you can be the captain and I will draw the chart. 
             G        D       A       G 
Sailing into destiny closer to the heart. 
  D   A       G 
Closer to the heart. 
     D       A       G 
Well closer to the heart. 
    G 
Oh yeah 
Dreamline 
Tom: E 
Intro:  E 
E 
He's got a roadmap of Jupiter 
A radar fix on the stars 
All along the highway 
             B 
She's got a liquid-crystal compass 
A picture book of the rivers 
C           G      D  E  G  F# 
Under the Sahara 
E                                   G   F# 
They travel in the time of the prophets 
E                            G  F#          D 
On a desert highway straight to the heart of the sun 
B                C       D           E               G  F#  E 
Like lovers and hereos, and the restless part of everyone 
F#  E   B  C  D  E 
On the run 
We're only at home when we're on the run 
On the run 
             E 
He's got a starmap of Hollywood 
A list of cheap motels 
All along the freeway 
            B 
She's got a sister out in Vegas 
                    C 
Promise of a decent job
    G              D        E      G  F# 
Far away from her home town 
E                               G      F#   E 
They travel on the road to redemption 
                     G F# D                       F# E 
A highway out of yesterday  that tomorrow will bring 
B               C      D E                          G  F# 
Like lovers and heroes,  birds in the last days of spring 
E                                    G  F#  D 
We're only at home when we're on the wing 
F#  E   B    C  D  E 
On the wing 
        A 
We are young 
                 G 
Wandering the face of the earth 
                           D 
Wondering what our dreams might be worth 
                         C 
Learning that we're only immortal 
              A 
For a limited time 
              A 
We are young 
               G 
Wandering the face of the earth 
                         D 
Wondering what our dreams might be worth 
                         C 
Learning that we're only immortal 
              E     G  F# 
For a limited time 
E 
Time is a gypsy caravan 
Steals away in the night 
To leave you stranded in Dreamland 
B 
Distance is a long-range filter 
C 
Memory a flickering light 
G                 E          G F# 
Left behind in the heartland 
E                               G      F# 
We travel in the dark of the new moon 
E                G                   D         F# E 
A starry highway traced on the map of the sky 
B               C        D E                     G  F# 
Like lovers and heroes,    lonely as the eagle's cry 
E                                        G   F# D  C   D  (E) 
We're only at home when we're on the fly, on the fly      SOLO 
          A 
We are young 
              G 
Wandering the face of the earth 
                         D 
Wondering what our dreams might be worth 
                        C 
Learning that we're only immortal 
              A 
For a limited time 
        A 
We are young 
               G 
Wandering the face of the earth 
                          D 
Wondering what our dreams might be worth 
                        C 
Learning that we're only immortal 
              E     G  F# 
For a limited time 
E                          G         F# 
We travel on the road to adventure 
E                     G                 D        F#  E 
On a desert highway straight to the heart of the sun 
B              C        D           E                 G  F# 
Like lovers and hereos,  and the restless part of everyone 
E                                   G  F#  D 
We're only at home when we're on the run
F#  E   B   C  D  E 
On the run... 
Emotion Detector 
Tom: Gm 
Intro: Gm9 Am7  Bb7+ 
       Gm9             Am7          Bb7+       F                   C9/G 
When we lift the cover from our feelings,  we expose our insecure spots. 
     F/A                   Bb        Bb/C                    C9/G 
Trust is just as rare as devotion. Forgive us our cynical thoughts. 
    Am7                 Bb           Bb/C              Gm 
If we need too much attention, not content with being cool, 
       Am7                     Bb              Bb/C       Gm 
We must throw ourselves wide open, start acting like a fool. 
    Am7                 Bb   Gm              Am7            Bb 
If we need too much approval, then the cuts can seem too cruel. 
C F           G               Dm     Am  G 
    Right to the heart of the matter. 
C F          G           Dm  Am  G 
    Right to the beautiful part. 
C  F       G           Dm         Am             G            C 
   Illusions are painfully shattered right where discovery starts. 
  F        G            Dm     Am             G               C 
In the secret wells of emotion         buried deep in our hearts. 
F  G  Dm  Am  G 
Bb  Am7  Bb/C 
   Gm                      Am           Bb/C 
It's true that love can change us; never quite enough. 
  Gm                     Am                       Bb/C 
Sometimes we are too tender, sometimes we're too tough. 
    Gm                 Am                 Bb/C 
If we get too much attention, it gets hard to overrule. 
   Gm             Am                  Bb/C 
So often fragile power turns to scorn and ridicule. 
    Gm              Am        Bb/C                           Gm   Am Bb 
Sometimes our big splashes..        are just ripples in the pool. 
C F           G               Dm     Am  G 
    Right to the heart of the matter. 
C F           G           Dm  Am  G 
    Right to the beautiful part. 
C        F               G           Dm         Am             G        C 
Illusions, illusions are painfully shattered right where discovery starts. 
   F        G            Dm     Am       G               C 
In the secret wells of emotion     buried deep in our hearts. 
(C  F  G  Dm  Am  G) 
(C)                            (Dm) 
    Right to the heart of the matter. 
                             (Am) 
    Right to the beautiful part. 
                              (Dm)                            C 
   Illusions are painfully shattered right where discovery starts. 
      F        G            Dm     Am             G         C 
In the secret wells of emotion         buried deep in our hearts. 
F       G   Dm  Am  G 
Feelings run high 
C       F               G           Dm         Am             G         C 
Illusions, illusions are painfully shattered right where discovery starts. 
F       G   Dm  Am  G  C 
Feelings run high 
F       G   Dm  Am  G C 
Feelings run high 
Face Up 
Tom: A 
Intro:   A  C 
            A 
Your turn my head 
I spin my wheels 
B 
Running on empty 
    D 
You know how that feels 
A 
I'm on a roll now 
Or is it a slide? 
B 
Can't be too careful 
      G              A 
With that dangerous pride 
                                 C 
If I could only reach that dial inside 
                                 A 
If I could only reach that dial inside 
                                  C 
If I could only reach that dial inside 
And turn it up 
   B 
Face up, Face up - Or you can only back down 
    D                                   G 
Face up - Hit the target or you better hit the ground 
    B 
Face up - There's still time to turn the game around 
    D                        G                  B 
Face up - Turn it up or turn that wild card down 
   D            G 
Face up - Turn it up! 
          A 
Don't complain 
Don't explain 
         B 
I don't think my new resolve 
    D 
Can stand the strain 
A 
I'm in a groove now 
Or is it a rut? 
B 
I need some feedback 
     G               A 
But all the lines are cut 
                                   C 
I get so angry, but I keep my mouth shut 
                                    A 
I get so angry, but I keep my mouth shut 
                                    C 
I get so angry, but I keep my mouth shut 
And turn it up 
     B 
Face up, Face up - Or you can only back down 
     D                                   G 
Face up - Hit the target or you better hit the ground 
    B 
Face up - There's still time to turn the game around 
    D                  G                    B 
Face up - Turn it up or turn that wild card down 
    D              G   (B  G) 
Face up - Turn it up! 
B 
You get all squeezed up inside 
G 
Like the days were carved in stone 
B 
You get all wired up inside 
G 
And it's bad to be alone 
B 
You can go out, you can take a ride 
G 
And when you get out on your own 
B 
You get all smoothed out inside 
G                      (A  C) 
And it's good to be alone 
Turn it up 
      B 
Face up, Face up - Or you can only back down 
     D                                   G 
Face up - Hit the target or you better hit the ground 
     B 
Face up - There's still time to turn the game around 
     D                        G                    B 
Face up - Turn it up or turn that wild card down 
   D                     G   (B  G) 
Face up - Turn it up! 
Marathon 
Tom: B 
Intro:  B  A  B  A 
   B                                         A 
It's not how fast you can go, the force goes into the flow. 
   B                                                A 
If you pick up the beat, you can forget about the heat. 
B 
More than just survival 
D 
More than just a flash 
G                       Em 
More than just a dotted line 
                 B       A 
More than just a dash... 
    B                               A 
It's a test of ultimate will. A heartbreak climb uphill 
B                                      A 
Got to pick up the pace. If you want to stay in the race... 
B 
More than blind ambition 
D 
More than simple greed 
G                  Em 
More than a finish line 
              B                          A  E 
Must feed this burning need.  In the long run... 
B               E    F# 
   From first to last,      the peak is never passed. 
E                                Abm                    F# 
   Something always fires the light that gets in your eyes. 
B             E     F# 
   One moment time,     and glory rolls on by. 
E 
  Like a streak of Lightning, 
          F# 
  That flashes and fades in the summer sky. 
B A B  A 
       B                                             A 
Your meters may overload. You can rest at the side of the road 
B                                   A 
You can miss a stride. But nobody gets a free ride. 
B 
More than high performance 
D 
More than just a spark 
G                        Em 
More than just the bottom line 
       B                                   A  E 
or a lucky shot in the dark. - in the long run... 
B               E     F# 
   From first to last,       the peak is never passed. 
E                                  Abm                 F# 
   Something always fires the light that gets in your eyes. 
B             E     F# 
   One moment time,     and glory rolls on by. 
E 
  Like a streak of Lightning, 
    F#                                B 
  That flashes and fades in the summer sky. 
Solo 
B 
You can do a lot in a lifetime 
A                          E 
If you don't burn out too fast 
B 
You can make the most of the distance 
A 
First you need endurance - 
E 
First you've got to last... 
B  A 
B               E    F# 
   From first to last,     the peak is never passed. 
E                            Abm                        F# 
   Something always fires the light that gets in your eyes. 
B               E     F# 
   One moment time,     and glory rolls on by. 
E 
  Like a streak of Lightning, 
        F# 
  That flashes and fades in the summer sky. 
C#             F#   Ab 
   From first to last,       the peak is never passed. 
F#                         Bbm                         Ab 
   Something always fires the light that gets in your eyes. 
C#            F#   Ab 
   One moment time,      and glory rolls on by. 
F# 
  Like a streak of Lightning, 
        Ab 
  That flashes and fades in the summer sky. 
B  E  F#  E Abm  F#  B  E  F#  E  F#  B 
  

 

Nobody's Hero 
Tom: Gm
Intro:  Gm F Bb9 C9  Gm  Bb9 F 

 

Gm              F                   Bb9 
I knew he was different in his sexuality 
Gm            F                Bb9 
I went to his parties as the straight minority 
   Gm               F                 Bb9 
He never seemed a threat to my masculinity 
  Gm        F                    Bb9        Eb9 
He only introduced me to a wider reality 
      Gm                F     Bb9 
As the years went by we drifted apart 
     Gm                       F                Dm           C9          Bb9 
When I heard that he was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart 
                 Dm 
But he's nobody's Hero 
                C9 
Saves a drowning child 
     Am               G 
Cures a wasting disease 
  F 
Hero 
                    Dm 
Lands a crippled airplane 
           C9            G 
Solves great mysteries 
  Dm 
Hero 
                C9 
Not the handsome actor 
           Am              G 
who plays the hero's role 
    F 
Hero 
              Dm 
Not the glamour girl 
                  C9 
who'd love to sell her soul 
   Am        G            Dm 
If anybody's buying Nobody's Hero 
Gm F Bb9 C9 Gm   F Eb9 
  Gm             F           Bb9 
I didn't know the girl but I knew her family 
Gm                   F                   Bb9 
All their lives were shattered in a nightmare of brutality 
   Gm                F              Bb9 
They tried to carry on, tried to bear the agony 
Gm                F               Bb9                  Eb9 
Tried to hold some faith in the goodness of humanity 
     Gm                F     Bb9 
As the years went by we drifted apart 
     Gm                        F                 Dm       C9             Bb9 
When I heard that she was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart 
                   Dm 
But she's Nobody's Hero
                   C9 
- Is the voice of reason 
               Am         G 
  Against the howling mob 
    F 
Hero 
                  Dm 
Is the pride of purpose 
        C9               G 
In the unrewarding job 
    Dm 
Hero 
                 C9 
Not the champion player
               Am               G 
Who plays the perfect game 
  F 
Hero 
               Dm 
Not the glamour boy 
                C9 
Who loves to sell his name 
Am          G             Dm 
Everybody's buying Nobody's Hero 
Gm F Bb9  Gm  F Bb9 Gm F Bb9  Gm  F Bb9 
       Gm               F     Bb9 
As the years went by we drifted apart 
      Gm                          F                Dm       C9          Bb9 
When I heard that you were gone I felt a shadow cross my heart 
                  Dm 
But he's nobody's Hero 
                 C9 
Saves a drowning child 
        Am                     G 
Cures a wasting disease 
   F 
Hero 
                    Am 
Lands a crippled airplane 
            C9             G 
Solves great mysteries 
    Dm 
Hero 
                  C9 
Not the handsome actor 
              Am             G 
who plays the hero's role 
     F 
Hero 
               Dm 
Not the glamour girl 
               C9 
who'd love to sell her soul 
 Am           G        Dm         C9 
If anybody's buying Nobody's Hero 
G          F       Am  C9    G 
  Nobody's Hero 
Dm   C9  Am  G 
Hero 
G           F       Am  C9    G 
  Nobody's Hero 
   Dm   C9  Am  G 
Hero 
  
 
Subdivisions 
Tom: F# 
Intro: F# 
         Bm A Bm A 
         F# Bm A Bm A Bm A 
         G A Bm G A Bm 
         G A Bm G A Bm 
         F# 
   F# 
Sprawling on the fringes of the city 
Bm            A 
In geometric order 
     Bm         A 
An insulated border 
Bm             A 
In between the bright lights 
      G      A    Bm       G A F# 
And the far unlit unknown 
F# 
Growing up it all seems so one-sided 
   Bm          A 
Opinions all provided 
 Bm            A 
The future pre-decided 
 Bm                A 
Detached and subdivided 
    G            A         Bm 
In the mass production zone 
G        A      Bm                  G      A   Bm 
Nowhere is the dreamer or the misfit so alone 
(Subdivisions) 
G       A           Bm 
In the high school halls 
G     A            Bm 
In the shopping malls 
G         A         Bm 
Conform or be cast out 
(Subdivisions) 
G       A       Bm 
In the basement bars 
G     A           Bm 
In the backs of cars 
G             A    Bm 
Be cool or be cast out 
G                A          Bm 
Any escape might help to smooth 
   A               Bm 
The unattractive truth 
A     G                 A         Bm 
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe 
    A                  Bm 
The restless dreams of youth 
(G  A  Bm  A  Bm A) 
(F#) 
F# 
Drawn like moths we drift into the city 
    Bm               A 
The timeless old attraction 
Bm                A 
Cruising for the action 
Bm            A 
Lit up like a firefly 
G     A      Bm        G  A F# 
Just to feel the living night 
F# 
Some will sell their dreams for small desires 
  Bm                 A 
Or lose the race to rats 
  Bm                   A 
Get caught in ticking traps 
   Bm                     A 
And start to dream of somewhere 
    G           A         Bm 
To relax their restless flight 
G         A         Bm       G          A           Bm 
Somewhere out of a memory of lighted streets on quiet nights... 
(Subdivisions) 
G   A               Bm 
In the high school halls 
G     A            Bm 
In the shopping malls 
G               A    Bm 
Conform or be cast out 
(Subdivisions) 
G       A       Bm 
In the basement bars 
G    A           Bm 
In the backs of cars 
G             A    Bm   G  A  Bm 
Be cool or be cast out 
(G  A  Bm  A  Bm A) 
(G  A  Bm) 
G                A          Bm 
Any escape might help to smooth 
A                 Bm 
The unattractive truth 
A    G                   A         Bm 
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe 
   A                    Bm 
The restless dreams of youth 
G A F#m 
G A Bm 
G A F#m 
G A Bm D 
G A F#m 
G A Bm 
G A F#m 
G A Bm D 
G A Bm 
G A F#m 
G G G G 
The Analog Kid 
Tom: A 
Intro: A B F# 
  
  G                    C6/9          G 
A hot and windy August afternoon 
      C6/9                 G          C6/9 
Has the trees in constant motion 
     E                    A 
With a flash of silver leaves 
          E                 A        (Riff  A 2X) 
As they're rocking in the breeze 
     A                   D 
The boy lies in the grass with one blade 
  A                D 
Stuck between his teeth 
  A                    D 
A vague sensation quickens 
 A                          D 
In his young and restless heart 
    G                       C 
And a bright and nameless vision 
       G            C 
Has him longing to depart 
{Riff A 2X) 
F G F G 
F 
You move me -- 
     G 
You move me -- 
          F 
With your buildings and your eyes 
        G 
Autumn woods and winter skies 
F 
You move me -- 
      G 
You move me -- 
     F 
Open sea and city lights 
      G 
Busy streets and dizzy heights 
F 
You call me -- 
    G        F  G 
You call me -- 
  
{Riff A} 
  
   G                           C6/9 
The fawn-eyed girl with sun-browned legs 
G            C6/9          G        C6/9 
Dances on the edge of his dream 
       E                    A 
And her voice rings in his ears 
      E                  A 
Like the music of the spheres 
A A G A G D 
A A G A G D 
   A                   D    
The boy lies in the grass, unmoving 
A             D 
Staring at the sky 
 A                      D 
His mother starts to call him 
   A                  D 
As a hawk goes soaring by 
   G                          C6/9 
The boy pulls down his baseball cap 
   G                  C6/9 
And covers up his eyes. 
{Riff A} 
  
F G 
F 
You move me -- 
      G 
You move me -- 
          F 
With your buildings and your eyes 
       G 
Autumn woods and winter skies 
F 
You move me -- 
    G 
You move me -- 
    F 
Open sea and city lights 
      G 
Busy streets and dizzy heights 
F 
You call me -- 
        G        F  G 
You call me -- 
Am                    G 
Too many hands on my time 
             Am 
Too many feelings 
                      G 
Too many things on my mind 
F 
When I leave I don't know 
           G 
What I'm hoping to find 
F 
When I leave I don't know 
          G 
What I'm leaving behind... 
(A) 
A D A D A D A D 
A D A D A D A 
Am    G    Am    G 
F    G    F    G 
F 
When I leave I don't know 
          G 
What I'm hoping to find 
F 
When I leave I don't know 
         G                 A 
What I'm leaving behind... 
{Riff A} 
The Big Wheel 
Tom: E 
Intro: (D#m  C#  F#  E) E  D  A 
           A        B                A                 B 
Well, I was only a kid - Didn't know enough to be afraid 
A         B             A                     B 
Playing the game, but not the way the big boys played 
A        B        A                         B                  E  D A E  G 
Nothing to lose - maybe I had something to trade 
       E               D  E  G 
The way the big wheel spins 
          A        B           A          B 
Well, I was only a kid, on a holy crusade 
   A      B            A                  B 
I placed no trust in a faith that was ready-made 
A       B          A          B                E  D A E  G 
Take no chances on paradise delayed 
  E             D     A E G 
So I do a slow fade 
B F#           G#m 
   Playing for time 
   B             F#         E 
   Don't want to wait for heaven 
B F#          G#m 
   Looking for love 
   E     F#             E     F# 
   For an angel to forgive my sins 
B F#            G#m 
   Playing with fire 
   B                   F#          E 
   Chasing something new to believe in 
B F#           G#m 
   Looking for love 
   E   F#        E        F# 
   The way the big wheel spins 
   E   F#        E        F# 
   The way the big wheel spins 
         A        B                  A          B 
Well, I was only a kid, cruising around in a trance 
A         B               A        B 
Prisoner of fate, victim of circumstance 
   A                B             A                     B       E  D  A  E  G 
I was lined up for glory, but the tickets sold out in advance 
          E              D     A  E  G 
The way the big wheel spins 
          A        B    A                    B 
Well, I was only a kid, gone without a backward glance 
A           B                 A         B 
Going for broke, going for another chance 
A          B           A                B                  E  D  A  E  G 
Hoping for heaven - hoping for a fine romance 
 E                D      A  E  G 
If I do the right dance 
B F#          G#m 
   Playing for time 
   B           F#         E 
   Don't want to wait for heaven 
B F#          G#m 
   Looking for love 
   E   F#             E     F# 
   For an angel to forgive my sins 
B F#           G#m 
   Playing with fire 
   B                   F#          E 
   Chasing something new to believe in 
B F#             G#m 
   Looking for love 
   E    F#     E              F# 
   The way the big wheel spins 
   E   F#     E              F# 
   The way the big wheel spins 
(D#m  C#  F#  E) E  D  A  (A  B) (E  F#) 
D         E         D                 E 
Wheel goes round, landing on a twist of faith 
D          E         D                 E           (E  F#) 
Taking your chances you have the right answers 
When the final judgement begins 
D          E         D                E 
Wheel goes round, landing on a leap of fate 
D     E            D             E 
Life redirected in ways unexpected 
  E             F#           E     F# 
Sometimes the odd number wins 
            E            A     B  A 
The way the big wheel spins 
B F#           G#m 
   Playing for time 
   B              F#         E 
   Don't want to wait for heaven 
B F#           G#m 
   Looking for love 
   E       F#             E     F# 
   For an angel to forgive my sins 
B F#            G#m 
   Playing with fire 
   B                   F#          E 
   Chasing something new to believe in 
B F#         G#m 
   Looking for love 
   E    F#        E        F# 
   The way the big wheel spins 
   E   F#      E           F# 
   The way the big wheel spins 
The Trees 
Tom: D 
Intro: D  F#m  C#m  A  E  G  A  Bm  A/Bm Bm 
       D                F#m 
There is unrest in the forest, 
       C#m                   A 
There is trouble with The Trees, 
      E                      G 
For the Maples want more sunlight 
A       Bm    A/Bm         Bm 
And the Oaks ignore their pleas. 
D  F#m  C#m  A  E  G  A  Bm  A/Bm Bm 
D   A   Bm 
F#m   G 
   A                     Bm 
The trouble with the maples 
         G           D                 A 
and they're quite convinced they're right 
                               Bm 
they say the Oaks are just too lofty 
        G          D       A 
and they grab up all the light 
                                 Bm 
but the Oaks can't help their feelings 
     G         D                A 
If they like the way they're made 
         F#m 
And they wonder why the maples 
         G 
Can't be happy in their shade 
A   A/G A/F# A/E 
        D 
There is trouble 
        F#m 
In the forest 
       C#m                    A 
And the creatures all have fled 
          E 
while the maples 
        G             A 
scream "Opression" 
     Bm         A/Bm         Bm 
and the oaks just shake  their heads 
D  F#m  C#m  A  E  G  A  Bm  A/Bm Bm 
Solo 
    A                       Bm 
So the maples formed a union 
   G           D      A 
and demanded equal rights 
  A                         Bm 
"The Oaks are just too greedy; 
     G               D         A 
We will make them give us light." 
                            Bm 
Now there's no more Oak opression 
    G           D       A 
for they passed a noble law 
      F#m 
and the trees are all kept equal 
 G                     A 
by hatchet, axe, and saw. 
Time Stand Still 
Tom: A 
Intro: A9 
C#m                           A 
I turn my back to the wind    to catch my breath, 
               E 
Before I start off again. 
                          B 
Driven on without a moment to spend 
E                B          A               E 
To pass an evening   with a drink and a friend 
C#m                         A 
I let my skin get too thin, I'd like to pause. 
           E 
No matter what I pretend 
                               B 
Like some pilgrim, Who learns to transcend 
E          B     E             A        B  A  E  C#m  B 
Learns to live as if each step was the end 
A           E             C#m 
Time stand still...  I'm not looking back 
       B 
But I want to look around me now 
A          E            C#m 
Time stand stil... see more of the people and the 
B                      A9 
places theh surround me now 
A9 
Time stand still... 
E        C#m                    B 
Freeze this moment a little bit longer 
A             F#m                   E 
Make each sensation a little bit stronger 
D           F#m/A  E 
Experience slips     away... 
D         F#m/A  E 
Experience slips     away... 
A9 
Time stand still 
C#m                      A 
I turn my face to the sun,    close my eyes. 
        E                                             B          E  B 
Let my defences down, all those wounds that I can't get unwound 
C#m                         A 
I let my past go too fast,   No time to pause... 
             E 
If I could slow it all down 
                                   B 
Like some captain, whose ship runs aground... 
E      B            A                  B 
I can wait until the tide comes around 
A         E            C#m 
Time stand still .. I'm not looking back 
      B 
But I want to look around me now 
A         E             C#m 
Time stand stil... see more of the people and the 
B                      A9   E A9 
places theh surround me now 
E         C#m                    B 
Freeze this moment a little bit longer 
A            F#m                   E 
Make each sensation a little bit stronger 
E            C#m                    B 
Make each impression a little bit stronger 
A               F#m                  E 
Freeze this motion a little bit longer 
D                F#m/A  E 
The innocence slips    away... 
D               F#m/A  E 
The innocence slips     away... 
A9 
Time stand still'... 
A9          E 
Time stand still !!! 
(A  B  B4/7) 
A E  C#m                     B                          A E 
        I'm  looking back but I want to look around me now 
  C#m                                  B                A9 
See more of the people and the places theh surround me now 
(A9) 
Time stand still! 
E            C#m                       B 
Summer's going fast, nights growing colder 
A           F#m                               B 
Children growing up    old friends growing older 
E      C#m                         B 
Freeze this moment a little bit longer 
A             F#m                   E 
Make each sensation a little bit stronger 
D          F#m/A  E 
Experience slips     away... 
D          F#m/A  E 
Experience slips      away... 
D            F#m/A  E       A9 
The innocence slips      away... 

 

Tom Sawyer 
Tom: E 
Intro: E 
    E 
A modern-day warrior 
Mean mean stride, 
Today's Tom Sawyer
           E E  E D  E A  E C 
Mean mean pride. 
E E 
      Though his mind is not for rent, 
E D 
      Don't put him down as arrogant. 
E A 
      His reserve, a quiet defense, 
E C                            C G A 
      Riding out the day's events. 
C    G A    E E  E D  E A   C B A G F# E 
The ri_ver 
E F# G A E C B A 
  E             F#            G        A 
And what you say about his company 
    E        C           B  A 
Is what you say about society. 
E        F#    G            A 
Catch the mist, catch the myth 
E         C           B        A       E F# G A E C B A B 
Catch the mystery, catch the drift. 
   B 
The world is, the world is, 
A        G         B 
Love and life are deep, 
A             G     A   E 
Maybe as his eyes are wide. 
E 
Today's Tom Sawyer, 
He gets high on you, 
And the space he invades 
He gets by on you. 
(Solo) E 
E E   E D   E A   E C 
E E 
      No, his mind is not for rent 
E D 
      To any god or government. 
E A 
      Always hopeful, yet discontent, 
E C                                                        C G A 
     He knows changes aren't permanent, 
C    G      A     E E   E D   E A   C B A G F# E 
But change is. 
E F# G A E C B A 
  E             F#             G        A 
And what you say about his company 
    E       C                B  A 
Is what you say about society. 
E        F#         G            A 
Catch the witness, catch the wit 
E        C     B             A      E F# G A E C B A B 
Catch the spirit, catch the spit. 
     B 
The world is, the world is, 
A        G         B 
Love and life are deep, 
A             G     A   E 
Maybe as his eyes are wide. 
E 
Exit the warrior, 
Today's Tom Sawyer, 
He gets high on you, 
And the energy you trade, 
He gets right on to the friction of the day. 
E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F#...  
  

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