Critical Equation

Dm Em Dm Em F G Am Em I can hear the animals talking Am Em I can hear the animals talking Dm C But they ain't talking to me, are they talking to you? Dm Em G No, they ain't talking to me, who they talking to? Am Em I can hear electric lights talking Am Em I can hear electric lights talking Dm C But they ain't talking to me, are they talking to you? Dm Em G If they ain't talking to me, who they talking to? Dm Em Dm Em F G Am I'm listening, I'm listening, I'm listening in Am Em I can hear the dead of night talking Am Em I can hear the dead of night talking Dm C But it ain't talking to me, is it talking to you? Dm Em G Nah, it ain't talking to me, who's it talking to? Dm Em Dm Em F G I'm listening, I'm listening, I'm listening in Am Em I'm on fire, I'm under attack Am Em And it's been a long lonely winter, I just want you back Dm Am And I know I saw you up there in the window in some shadow's arms. Dm Em F G Em And I'm down here where the howling winds blow 'cause I know Am Em I can hear the fear in me talking Am Em I can hear the fear in me talking Dm C And it's talking about me, and it's talking about you Dm Em G Yeah it's talking about me, can you hear it too? Dm Em Dm Em Dm Em F G I'm listening, I'm listening, I'm listening, Yeah, I'm listening in Am Em 2. Go Out Fighting F#m B Never give up F#m Go out fighting, go out fighting, go out fighting, go out fighting B Never give up F#m When you keep the secrets underneath your thumb, you can hide B F#m Or you can be your own museum and shine when you tell lies F#m And in your ears and in your tongue you’re deaf and you’re done, you can cry B F#m Or you can sing your silent requiem all night when you go blind F#m Go out fighting, go out fighting B Never give up F#m Go out fighting, go out fighting, go out fighting, go out fighting B F#m Never give up F#m B F#m Everybody knows that feeling F#m Everybody knows desire B F#m Now we’re coming down, down to the wire B A F#m Now we’re coming down, down to the wire B F#m Never give up fighting F#m Go out fighting, go out fighting, go out fighting, go out fighting 3. Buzzing in the Light G C Am G G Blue and gold, the color of the skies below C Am G Only in the light, only in the light of this world G A swarm of bees, they form a pillow under me C Am G They're buzzing in the light, buzzing in the light of this world D I'm not alone in the mystery D7 I'm not alone in the mystery C D C G I'm not alone, I feel at home in the mystery, yeah Gm7 C7 G Seems to me I'm watching someone else's dream C Am G Only in the light, buzzing in the light of this world G And solid gold is the feeling of the sun below C Am G Only in the light, I'm buzzing in the light of this world C Am G Buzzing in the light, buzzing in the light of this world D I'm not alone in the mystery D7 I'm not alone in the mystery C D C G I'm not alone, I'm at home in the mystery, yeah Gm7 C7 G C Am G 4. Virginia Please Am Dm Am Dm A C#m Where have you been Virginia F#m E E7 There was a time when you stood by my side through dark and dire days A C#m But now you're cold and you're cursing the words F#m and now you're throwing our love to the birds E A Or is there somebody else you're dreaming of? A C#m I used to think we could make it all the way F#m I used to carry our love in a fire safe E Cm But now it's gone and I'm a ghost G Baby look why ain't you calling me D I'll give it up and you can have all of me Dm F Em E I don't want to go home Am Dm Am Dm A C#m F#m E E7 Walking around the same lines to get a taste of everlasting life like what we knew before A C#m F#m But now your momma don't want you with me and now the apple ain't far from the tree E A You're turning into the stone but I still love you A C#m F#m Somebody show me if there's another way, I never saved any love for a rainy day E The radio, another song A C#m F#m Why E Cm The radio, another song, G Baby look why ain't you calling me D I'll give it up and you can have all of me Dm F Em E I don't want to go home G Climbing up into your fire escape D The lights are off, I'm nothing but I can wait Dm F Em E I don't want to go home Am Dm Dear Virginia, please I'm on knees underwater Am Dm Virginia, please I'm on knees underwater Am Dm Virginia, please I'm on knees underwater Am Virginia please 5. Critical Equation C Em F G C Am F G Warm front, we had a ball C Am Dm G And we knew we had it good C Am F G Cabs to catch and shoes to fall Em F G We called it what we could C Am F G Cold front, the undertow C Am Dm G Easy come and easy go C Am F G Em F G That's how the story blows for wires on a fence F C It's a critical equation Am G It's the mother of the moon F C And they're calling for a mixture Am G A little doom and gloom C Am F G Storm front, rain will fall C Am Dm G In the eye and in the mud C Am F G Getting drunk on alcohol Em F G Get ready for the flood F C It's a sensitive subject Am G For a criminal mind F C So I'm taking my number Am G I'm getting out of line F C It's a critical equation Am G F C Am G F C It's a critical equation Am G It's the mother of the moon F C And they're calling for a mixture Am G A little doom and gloom F C But it's a sensitive subject Am G For a criminal mind F C So I'm taking my number Am G I'm getting out of line F C It's a critical equation 6. True Love A A I can't understand this city and I don't understand true love A And I've been under false impressions of even where I thought I was A Heavy are the open-hearted, and heavy is the fate of love A Yeah here I go from town to town just getting by on old true love D F#m Lovesick in some backwoods bayou, lovesick in town A B I'm gonna need to call the CDC because it's going around A A Arm in arm in armageddon, conjuring a tidal wave A Standing on the cliffs and laughing, then running down the fire escape A A step ahead of rolling thunder, an army of returning doves A Heavy are the open-hearted, and heavy is the fate of love D F#m Lovesick in some backwoods bayou, lovesick in town A B I'm gonna need to call CDC because it's going around D F#m They say that love is blind but you look good to me A B And there's a reason that I'm coming over and it ain't up to me A G B D Whoa D A True love, is it any wonder darling that I don't understand D A True love, arm in arm in armageddon, conjuring our own D A True love, a step ahead of rolling thunder, an army of our own D A True love, and heavy are the open-hearted yeah heavy is our own D A True love, there I was so free and lonely, innocent of all D A D A True love, is it any wonder darling that I don't understand true love 7. Heart Killer E Fm A F#m D E You should see the way you walk, the way you cut your hair A F#m D E You should hear what the neighbors say, the way the neighbors stare F#m C#m Bm F#m Everyone's got a different story but I got mine the hard way C# D E Why'd I gotta go and give my heart to a heart killer A Heart killer, heart killer, heart killer, heart killer, heart killer D E I can't breathe when I hear your name D E You're in my veins and you're eating my brains A F#m D E I saw you dancing in the basement, you were miles away A F#m D E Part of me wanted it all to burn and part of me wanted to stay F#m C#m Bm F#m How could this be meant to be when what I want is dead to me C# D E Why'd I gotta go and give my heart to a heart killer A Heart killer, heart killer, heart killer, heart killer, heart killer D E I can't breathe when I hear your name D E You're in my veins and you're eating my brains A You're a heart killer, heart killer, heart killer, heart killer, heart killer D E I can't breath when I hear your name D E You're in my veins and you're eating my brains A F#m D E Promises only broken, spitting in my hand A F#m D E We made a floor, we made a love, castles made of sand F#m C#m Bm F#m Baby you love like a love leaver, just a touch and it's time to go C# D Why'd I gotta go and give my heart to a heart killer A Heart killer, heart killer, heart killer, heart killer, heart killer D E I can't breathe when I hear your name D E You're in my veins and you're eating my brains A You're a heart killer, heart killer, heart killer, heart killer, heart killer D E I can't breath when I hear your name D E You're in my veins and you're eating my brains A D E Baby, baby can you save me D E Save me baby, dig my grave A You're a heart killer, heart killer, heart killer, heart killer, heart killer 8. Night Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Emaj7 In a perfect world of my own design Emaj7 Bmaj7 I'd get rid of the sun in favor of the moonshine Bmaj7 Emaj7 And if the natural order were mine to define Emaj7 Bmaj7 F#7 The light in the tunnel would be a neon sign Emaj7 Bmaj7 F#7 'Cause I've always loved the nighttime, it feels like mine Emaj7 Bmaj7 F#7 If it were only up to me, the sun would never ever shine Bmaj7 Emaj7 Well the moon's invitation is gentle and it's kind. Emaj7 Bmaj7 And it leaves everyone alone and to me, that is divine Bmaj7 Emaj7 With it's modest demonstration, I feel so much less confined Emaj7 Bmaj7 F#7 And towards that kind of light, I will always be inclined Emaj7 Bmaj7 F#7 'Cause I've always loved the nighttime, it feels like mine Emaj7 Bmaj7 F#7 If it were only up to me, the sun would never ever shine Emaj7 F# Emaj7 F# Emaj7 F# Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Emaj7 If I could go out on a limb and make so bold a leap Emaj7 Bmaj7 F# I'd tell the sun to go down and sink into the deep Emaj7 Bmaj7 F#7 'Cause I've always loved the nighttime, it feels like mine Emaj7 Bmaj7 F#7 If it were only up to me, the sun would never ever shine Emaj7 Bmaj7 F#7 Emaj7 Bmaj7 9. Under the Wheels E A E A E My father believed in the power and glory and my mother believed in him C#m B A G#m E A E And I believe that the Sun's gonna rise no matter the shape I'm in A E A E So I roll with the rolling thunder and I howl with the howling wind C#m B A G#m E A E And I drift downstream for long as it takes to get up and around the bend C#m B A G#m E A E 'Cause I tried so hard to make sense of it all and I'll be damned if I do it again E A E Yeah, I'll be damned if I do it again A Probably there's someone greasing the wheel, pointing it straight downhill E Oh no, right at me E A E E A E C#m B A G#m E E A E A E Rain's gonna rain 'til Monday and the sun's gonna shine in May C#m B A G#m E A E And in between my nights of dreaming and I'll find some way to spend the day E A E A E So I empty out all of my pockets and throw everything away C#m B A G#m E A E And I can believe that life's a breeze, 'til I'm under the wheels again C#m B A G#m E A E 'Cause I tried so hard to make sense of it all and I'll be damned if I do it again E A E Yeah, I'll be damned if I do it again A Probably there's someone greasing the wheel, pointing it straight downhill E Oh no, right at me A And probably that someone greasing the wheel, pointing it straight downhill E Who can tell, I can tell you it's me E A E E A E C#m B A G#m E A E E A E E A E C#m B A G#m E A E C#m B A G#m E A E Oh well, I can tell by the way the rain fell that I'm under the wheels again C#m B A G#m E A E And now I believe 'cause it happened to me, yeah I'm under the wheels again C#m B A G#m E A E Oh well, I can tell by the way the rain fell that I'm under the wheels again E A E Yeah, I'm under the wheels again E A E Shit, I'm under the wheels again E A E And I'm under the wheels again 10. Coming out of the Darkness C Dm C Dm F Em I can feel your fingertips somewhere in the distance Dm G Am Feeling cataloged and broken down to code F Em But the form of my resistance is mine to control Dm G Am And I'm following that wide open road C Dm Coming out of the darkness, coming out of the dark, get out the way C Dm Coming out of the darkness, coming out of the dark, get out the way F Em The days turned to decade, tender turned to stone Dm G Am Next thing you know, you're living like a fraud F Em How can we be forgotten by the only ones we know Dm G Am I live to learn and I'll learn to love, by God C Dm Coming out of the darkness, coming out of the dark, get out the way C Dm Coming out of the darkness, coming out of the dark, get out the way F Em Lies of omission, lies often told Dm G Am Lies upon lies upon deception F Em And I'm lightning in a bottle, I'm crying inside Dm G Am I can't hide from the pain of reflection C Dm C Dm G C Dm G Coming out of the darkness, coming out of the dark, get out the way C Dm G Coming out of the darkness, coming out of the dark, get out the way C Dm G Coming out of the darkness, coming out of the dark, get out the way C Dm G Coming out of the darkness, coming out of the dark, get out the way