Abandoned Mansion

Bb F C Bb I’m what I am F C F Bb Instead of whatever I’m not F C Bb I’m what I am F C F Bb Instead of whatever I’m not C I’m not F Dm C Faaaaaallllin so casually F Bb Walking the hill F Dm C My time’s gotten wasteful F So now C F I’m standing still C F Bb Right where I am F C F C Bb Instead of wherever I’m not C I’m not F Dm C Well I backed off the pedals F Bb To hear the engine’s hush F Dm C With no destination F C F No further, no more, no rush C F Bb Right where I am F C F Bb Instead of wherever I’m not F C Bb Right where I am F C F Bb Instead of wherever I’m not F C Bb I’m what I am F C F Bb Instead of whatever I’m not 2. Ladada (Capo 1) G G There's a town where it's carved into the Earth G Am D And summer always sings "la da da da da" G To keep from being heard G Well I was born there, right around this spot Am D Where the only thing you know is "la da da da da" G Whether you like the song or not C You can find me in town, on any street Am G Wandering towards the sound of your voice C You can find me on the street, any time Am G Looking for you, singing to myself G So if you're lonely, just a face among the crowd G Am D Well, the only thing you know is "la da da da da" G You know I'll come around C You can find me in town, on any street Am G Wandering towards the sound of your voice C You can find me on the street in any town Am G Looking for you, singing to myself D Do you need a friend? D Well, do you need a friend? D Well, do you need a friend? Em A Do you need a friend? G Am D G Whether you like the song or not 3. Jim Song (thanks to nonimurmur) C C Am C C Am Em F G C C Well ever since you went away I've been a mess inside Am C And there's nothing you could do to get me satisfied C Am Em And my heart's turned against me and it won't abide F G C But I don't really miss her like I miss my pride C Well there's a weight on my back and there's a thorn in my side Am C There's a stone in my chest where my heart should reside Am Em And peace of mind is more than even she could provide F G C But I don't want her back like I want my pride F Well I know I'll find another C I know we wasn't meant for each other F G C But oh, all that love in vain F She was so quick to recover C Was I just some two-bit lover? F G C If she would suffer she would ease my pain C C Am C C Am Em F G C C Well in no time flat she found a faster ride Am C She took the first good looker and she opened wide Am Em While I've been suffering alone in the great divide F G C But I don't really need her like I need my pride C Well I drive by her house to see his bike outside Am C And I dream every night it's someone else's bride Am Em But if I tell you she's the one then you know I've lied F G C 'Cause I don't really love her like I love my pride F Well I know I'll find another C I know we wasn't meant for each other F G C But oh, all that love in vain F She was so quick to recover C Was I just some two-bit lover? F G C If she would suffer she would ease my pain C C Am C C Am Em F G C C C Am C C Am Em F G C 4. Survive D A D I was huddled in a doorway A Fighting off a trance D A With my bag pulled to my chest D A She asked me if I was waiting for something D I said the answer one thousand times over was yes F#m G Well here I am or a shadow of me D Oh but deep down inside D My heart runs free D A I was a used shoe salesman D A And I was working the graveyard shift D A I was listening for the bell on the door D when you walk in D A I was living in the weeds somewheres D A And I was breathing through a straw in the swamp D A D And I was gasping for air wondering what it was for F#m G But I've a child now and she's better than me D D But deep down inside, I hope she makes the same mistakes as me F#m G But sometimes love is all it's supposed to be D G But it could break you, remember, take care of your heart E A D A And cry, oh and somehow we'll survive another day D A By picking up our feet D A D I was wandering around in the streets somewheres outside of Eden D A She came down and let me in D A And then she left for the light D A And I was creeping through, through the brush and the shadows D A Man, I was scared for my life F#m G But I am saved now, somebody died for my sins D And I'm so glad, it wasn't me F#m G Sometimes love's not such a crazy thing, D G But it could break you, remember, take care of your heart E A F#m D A And cry, oh and somehow we'll survive another day D A Oh just for another day D A Not by walking away D Now stay F#m G But sometimes love is all it's supposed to be D G But it could break you, remember, take care of your heart E A F#m D And cry, oh and somehow we'll survive another day D A Just one other day 5. I Saw Her for the First Time C Am C Am G G C E When she walked in, I held my breath Am I thought I might just die C E When she came my way and she caught my eye Am I felt like I could cry C E 'Cause I never seen a room light up like that Am And I never felt time stand still C E And I didn't know a man could fall so hard F G Am A At least not until Dm G I saw her for the first time and I was lonely for the last time F Am Dm G I saw her for the first time and now I know I gotta make her mine C E When she walked in, my head did spin Am My jaw just hit the ground C E Stopped in my tracks like a heart attack Am What beauty so profound C E 'Cause I never seen a room light up like that Am And I never felt time stand still C E And I didn't know a man could fall so fast F G Am A At least not until Dm G I saw her for the first time and I was lonely for the last time F Em Dm G I saw her for the first time and now I know I gotta make her mine Strings interlude C Am C Am G G C E When she walked out, I felt no doubt Am I would see her again C E Up in the clouds and deep in the crowds Am 'Til the very end C E 'Cause I never seen a face shine light like that Am And I never felt time stand still C E And I didn't know a man could fall so hard F G Am A At least not until Dm G I saw her for the first time and I was lonely for the last time F Em Dm G G I saw her for the first time and now I know I gotta make her mine C Am C Am G C 6. Peace of Mind G F#m Em D A D I just keep being tired Bm I've been sleeping through my days A And I just can't get up now G No I can't get to work now D Em A I'm in the darkness, it's beyond me D And I feel like I'm dreaming Bm In a dream on repeat A And the more I try to see it G The more it all recedes D Em A Into the darkness, beyond me G D Peace of mind, come quickly Em D A G Peace of mind, before the lightning strikes me down D Em A D And the thunder rolls me out into the distant stars D Bm A G D Em A D Sometimes it gets so hard Bm That it makes my body shake A And sometimes it gets so hard G That it's more than I can take D Em A Here in the darkness, believe me D And I'm all dressed up Bm But there's nowhere to go A And I'm standing at the station G But the whistle won't blow D Em A I'm in the darkness, believe me G D Peace of mind, come quickly Em D A G Peace of mind, before the lightning strikes me down D Em A And the thunder rolls me out into the distance G D Peace of mind, come quickly Em D A G Peace of mind, before the lightning strikes me down D Em A D And the thunder rolls me out into the distant stars D Bm A G D Em D A 7. Could've Happened to Me A A I was battle-torn and worn D A I was ravaged by scores of arrows Bm Thought about it for a little while A Realized that I could walk away some day A A rack of ties, a travel mug D A A telephone, a briefcase filled with papers Bm I thought about it for a little while A Realized I could leave the way I came D E Oh my goodness, oh my my A Could've happened to me A At a border town I learned to keep my hat brim down D A And never talk to strangers Bm Thought about for a little while A Realized I was only a drop in rain A A rack of ties, a travel mug D A A telephone, a briefcase full of papers Bm I thought about it for a little while A Realized I was only a link in a chain gang, babe D Dm I always took their advice A I watched them lay down on the altar F# Just like human sacrifices D E Oh my goodness, oh my my A Could've happened to me D E Oh my goodness, oh my my A Could've happened to me D E Oh my goodness, oh my my A Could've happened to me 8. Both Sides of The Line F C G C 2x Am Well another day's gone by G The dawn so long ago F And the memories keep flying high C F And the moments go so slow F C 'Cause I'm on both sides of the line G C Bitter on the fruit and sweet on the rind Am And I'm five kinds of senseless G My heart is beating slow F Yeah, I got struck by lightning C F And I was sad to see it go F C 'Cause I'm on both sides of the line G C Bitter on the fruit and sweet on the rind Am G F C F F C 'Cause I'm on both sides of the line G C Bitter on the fruit and sweet on the rind Am Well I'm sitting at the head, G Stealing my own show F And the plates are up on sticks C F And I'm spinning tales of woe F C 'Cause I'm on both sides of the line G C Bitter on the fruit and sweet on the rind Am And there once was an answer G But now I don't care to know F In the service of the question C F I just had to see it go F C 'Cause I'm on both sides of the line G C Bitter on the fruit and sweet on the rind Am G F C F F C Yeah I'm on both sides of the line G C Bitter on the fruit and sweet on the rind Am And I'm easy in the ether, G Swinging to and fro F Lighter than a feather C F With a mountain range in tow F C 'Cause I'm on both sides of the line G C Bitter on the fruit and sweet on the rind Am And the fruits of my own labor G Bears a seed I'll never sow F Yeah, they cut down my pride C F But I was glad to see it go F C 'Cause I'm on both sides of the line G C Bitter on the fruit and sweet on the rind F C I'm on both sides of the line G C Am G F Bitter on the fruit C F Sweet on the rind 9. I Know B E C#m B B E F# B B E When you're all timed out B And your sand's been tested F# B Through the hands of the hourglass B E When you're hit with the bell B And the birds stop singing F# G#m Knocked out, flat on your ass E When you're laid out to pasture B And the fields are grown barren F# B Was they greener than your own grass? E When push comes to shove B And shove comes to blows F# G#m And the maker is made at last B E There's one thing that I know that I've never been told E B 'Cause it feels like it's nothing to say B E Will you stand by the life that's only your own? F# Will you turn and run away? B E B E F# B B E When you're all dried up B And you take your bottom dollar F# B To the well and you give it away B E When you stall on empty B And you burn the last gas F# G#m At the end of the fairest way E When you're caught in the trap B And you stare down the barrel F# B What will you have to say? E When push comes to shove B And shove comes to blows F# G#m And you fall on judgement day B E There's one thing that I know that I've never been told E B 'Cause it feels like it's nothing to say B E Will you stand by the life that's only your own? F# Will you turn and run away? B E C#m B B E F# B 10. Abandoned Mansion A F#m A F#m A F#m Dust and lead A Fear and love A F#m They float inside A F#m Drain my pride A F#m Bm You did it to yourself but you did it to me too A F#m Bm Yeah, you did it to yourself but you did it to me too A F#m But hope survives A F#m By wandering, lost in time A F#m The truth, so clear A F#m We are nothing if not here A F#m Bm You did it to yourself but you did it to me too A F#m Bm Yeah, you did it to yourself but you did it to me too A F#m Bm You did it to yourself but you did it to me too A F#m Bm Yeah, you did it to yourself but you did it to me too... A D And so we're living in an abandoned mansion Bm You search through the dark of your deserted heart D E A To return to the splendor again A F#m A F#m A F#m I hear the chains A F#m Dragging on the floor A F#m But beneath the noise A F#m Is the sound of a voice A F#m Bm You did it to yourself but you did it to me too A F#m Bm Yeah, you did it to yourself but you did it to me too A F#m Bm You did it to yourself but you did it to me too A F#m Bm Yeah, you did it to yourself but you did it to me too... A D And so we're living in an abandoned mansion Bm You search through the dark of your deserted heart D E To return, to eturn A D And so we're living in an abandoned mansion Bm You search through the dark of your deserted heart D E To return, to return, oh yeah A D And so we're living in an abandoned mansion Bm You search through the dark of your deserted heart D E To return, to return, oh A D And so we're living in an abandoned mansion Bm You search through the dark of your deserted heart D E A To return to the splendor again