Contender

F# C# G# C# then F# C# G# A#m C# F# Lately see I've been hung up on nothing G# And I've been staggering A#m trying to make C# it mean something F# Lately see I've been hung up on nothing G# And I've been staggering A#m trying to make C# it mean something Chorus/Outro F# Lately see I've been hung up on nothing G# And I've been staggering A#m trying to make C# it mean something F# Lately see I've been hung up on nothing G# And I've been staggering A#m trying to make C# C# C# it mean something ___________________________________ 2.) For The Wolves Key: C# A#m A#m F# G# With every thought I had about just leaving it. A#m F# G# C# Well, they all washed ashore in waves of indifference and A#m F# I pulled you out but it put me back under. G# As if I could leave, no longer I wonder. A#m F# Broken pieces are mended together, G# C# bonded by fire burning forever. F# G# F# I came in here alone and that’s exactly how I’m leaving. G# A#m F# G# I never came for you, just to prove I’m not defeated. C# A#m F# G# C# To prove I’m not defeated A#m F# G# My exits are always epic so I’m leaving without goodbye. A#m F# G# C# Know I still feel something but I’m starving your hunger tonight. F# G# F# I came in here alone and that’s exactly how I’m leaving. G# F# I never came for you, just to prove I’m not defeated. G# F# I came in here alone and that’s exactly how I’m leaving. G# C# I never came for you, just to prove I’m not defeated. _____________________________________ 3.) Harbours Forever Came Calling Harbours Contender 2012 Pure Noise Records Submitted by: [email protected] Key: C# Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: C# - 4x6664 G# - 466544 A#m - x13321 F# - 244322 D#m - 6x8876 Fm - 133111 A#m I drove through the midwest G# and I burned the town that your F# father left you in And if you G# see that old man just know I still have it out for him A#m G# We don’t talk anymore but F# I’m working on keeping my promises like those nights with everlong A#m G# We don’t talk anymore F# but I’m working on I’m working on and G# I’m working on A#m F# G# Of all the places I’ve ever been C# A#m inside your heart I fear the most F# G# Of all the places I’ve ever been A#m you know You know and I will F# G# let you breathe Come steal C# A#m some faith from me I’ll F# G# C# never be those things you need F# Hope is an address that C# F# we knew when we were young C# When I was learning to connect F# you with getting numb C# Your early 20’s left you leaving F# like lightening that’s constantly C# striking I pray in time you finally break mold F# F**k your secrets G# A#m don’t ever keep them F# F**k your secrets, A#m G# don’t ever keep them A#m F# G# Of all the places I’ve ever been C# A#m inside your heart I fear the most F# G# Of all the places I’ve ever been A#m you know You know and I will F# G# let you breathe Come steal C# A#m some faith from me I’ll F# G# never be those things you need C# He wasted your bright light on ocean tides you’ll never climb F# It’s a secret you learn to keep it A#m You failed your sons and daughters blamed it on maternal harbors C# D#m Fm F**k the secret I’ll never keep it A#m F# G# Of all the places I’ve ever been C# A#m inside your heart I fear the most F# G# Of all the places I’ve ever been A#m you know You know and I will F# G# let you breathe Come steal C# A#m some faith from me I’ll F# G# C# C# never be those things you need ____________________________________ 4.) The Office Key: D Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: D - xx0232 A - x02220 Bm - 2x4432 G - 320033 A/C# - 4x76xx D/F# - 2x023x D A G D D We were spitting off of fairies G and falling so in love. Downtown with no money but it was enough Bm A and who knew dancing to no music G D was so much fun? No money no museum but I had the sights G No money no museum but you Bm by my side. From a third A story window she screamed G You're the love of my life D A/C# Dancing on an ocean beats D A/C# spinning on a beach G Take a picture for your D/F# G D#/F G pocket and burn everything A I'd k**l myself to shock my Bm friends and let them know D love is never as bad as G A we intended I shine it on Bm in spite of this to let them D know my life is half as D Bm A G good as I pretend. D Hey there tear catcher I know you don't miss her Bm A Faucets and sinks they're G D like eyes. She's down on her knees blinded by the Bm A thought of her name in G Bm lights I pray that you A G get there in time. D A/C# Dancing on an ocean beats D A/C# spinning on a beach G Take a picture for your D/F# G D#/F G pocket and burn everything A I'd k**l myself to shock my Bm friends and let them know D love is never as bad as G A we intended I shine it on Bm in spite of this to let them D know my life is half as G A Bm D G A Bm D G G good as I pretend. G A If I ever make it home Bm I swear I gotta make D this work G A If I ever make it home Bm I swear I gotta make D this work G A If I ever make it home Bm I swear I gotta make D this work G If I ever make it home Bm I swear I gotta make D this work G A I'd k**l myself to shock my Bm friends and let them know D love is never as bad as G A we intended I shine it on Bm in spite of this to let them D know my life is half as good as I pretend. Chorus 4/Outro G A You always were my best regret Bm signed sincerely the kid D now on top of your bed G A You always were my best regret Bm signed sincerely the kid D D now on top of your bed Bm A G 430 Dukes Road at night Bm A G D We were feeling so alive ___________________________________ 5.) Ides Key: Eb D# Cm A# A* G# I’m not scared, life is a game full of false starts. A# Cm Losing myself inside of its scars, I’m losing myself. D# G# I don’t know what to do, choosing myself, thought I was over you. G# A child of March so I was battle born A# but these ides have kept me that steady course. Cm D# I saw the same view every day, same you every way. G# A# Just make mistakes ‘cause you’ll never be the same again, Cm D# and I’m not worth your while? But what’s your while worth again? G# A# I did my best to keep all of your fucking secrets in, Cm D# but now they’re bleeding out from every god damn open end. G# G#/G Cm A# I did my best to keep my restless head G# G#/G Cm A# off of your floor and out of your bed. D# A# Fm Gm Fm Convinced I’ll die alone, D# A# Fm Gm Fm Gm but I’ll do it with a smile on ‘cause I did it on my own. G# A# Just make mistakes ‘cause you’ll never be the same again, Cm D# and I’m not worth your while? But what’s your while worth again? G# A# I did my best to keep all of your fucking secrets in, Cm D# but now they’re bleeding out from every god damn open end. D# D#/D Cm A# Feel you draw breath in like I’m part of your past. Cm G# D# Let me out of your lungs and into your flask. D# D#/D Cm A# Feel you draw breath in like I’m part of your past. Cm G# D# Let me out of your lungs and into your flask. D#/D Cm A# Cm G# I kept it quiet, I held in my grief. D# D#/D Cm A# Cm G# I gave a simple choice, the drugs or me. G# A# Just make mistakes ‘cause you’ll never be the same again, Cm D# and I’m not worth your while? But what’s your while worth again? G# A# I did my best to keep all of your fucking secrets in, Cm D# but now they’re bleeding out from every god damn open end. ___________________________________ 6.) If Bukowski Could See Me Now If Bukowski Could See Me Now A - 5776xx A/G# - 4776xx D5 - 5x77xx D/C# - 4x77xx D - xx0232 E5 - 7x99xx F#5 - x9x11xx E - 022100 F#m - 244222 A A/G# A A/G# D5 D/C# D5 D/C# A A/G# A A/G# D5 D/C# D5 A A/G# A A/G# Let’s get reckless like the ocean ‘cause I’m careless like the sea. D I watched you walk inside this crowded room, trying to drink the void in you. A We’re all searching for something intangible, D breaking moons apart to let the ocean know. A You taught me a lot about confidence, a common place, and settling. D I taught you all about love instead, petty theft, and remembering. A A/G# A A/G# D5 D/C# D5 A A/G# A A/G# Sitting tongue out and spinning, traded true love for a ring. D Walk the shores of Mexico and finally calmed her seas. A You taught me a lot about confidence, a common place, and settling. D I taught you all about love instead, petty theft, and remembering. A So crack my heart, and let you finish those lines, D ‘cause the actors that we play are taking on our lives. A Of all the things she swore she ever meant, A still in my head it’s the difference. D I guess you were just smarter than the gate D to drug use and awkward s*x. A My best friends will be the death of me, A but I gotta say it’s the only way to be. D Did your best to try and find change, E5 F#5 F#m nickel and dimed but pennies ain’t got nothing to say. E D She crashes those waves, she is dead weight. F#m E A D A Did you ever find change? _____________________________________ 7.) I'll Be Better I Promise Key: Bb Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: Bb - x13331 F - 133211 Gm - 355333 Eb - 6x8886 Eb Would you hold it against me if Bb I say that I’ve been missing you Eb lately? Do you remember when we Bb sat outside my house watched stars cascade turning into something else? Eb Gm You said you would travel I said Eb you should. You said you would Gm travel I knew you would. Eb It’s not the first Bb Bb time I felt this way. Eb Gm I will be better for this F I will and from our time spent alone we’ll have stories to Eb Gm tell I will be better for this F Eb I will I will Go talk to your Gm F friends like I’m somebody else like I’m the man that you need Eb when I’m the boy that you shelved Gm Go talk to your friends I’m F finally somebody else Eb Bb Complacent on a shelf Eb And you held it against me when Bb I said everything about how fucked up this really is Eb Home by 8 but you wouldn’t Bb notice cause no ones around Eb anymore You moved across the country said goodbye to your Bb friends and you skipped my street Nothing but a dead end. Eb Gm I will be better for this F I will and from our time spent alone we’ll have stories to Eb Gm tell I will be better for this F Eb I will I will Go talk to your Gm F friends like I’m somebody else like I’m the man that you need Eb when I’m the boy that you shelved Gm Go talk to your friends I’m F finally somebody else Gm F Eb Gm F Eb Complacent on a shelf Gm F Eb Gm I guess it’s common sense F for me to shake like this I’ve seen weaker men learn Eb how to deal with it I guess it’s common sense for me to shake like this I’ve seen weaker men learn how to deal with it. 3 <4beat>Time signature Gm F Fell asleep to faith on TV Eb it kept belief alive in me. Gm You’re the faith healer of my F dreams You leave my life so Eb recklessly put the fear of God in me and hush me back to Gm sleep It never was a choice F to leave it’s something I must Eb do for me It never was a choice to leave it’s something I must do for me Gm It never was a choice F to leave it’s something I must Eb do for me It never was a choice to leave it’s something I must do for me. ___________________________________ 8.) Front Porch Sunrise Key: E Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: E - 022100 B - 2x4442 C#m - 4x6654 A - x02220 E A E then A E B C#m B 2x A E This isn’t good morning B this is gracious bad news C#m I was calling to scar you B A with what I’m about to do E Cause you burned your sorrows B and I burned mine too but C#m you kept the ashes and now B A E they’re keeping you. A What’s it like to be E B honest honestly happy C#m and say all the things B that you know that you’re thinking? A What’s it like to be E B honest honestly happy and say all the things that you know that A you’re thinking? I don’t E B C#m B need anyone or anything A E Between you and me is B a distance that I A bridge with sleep so E I’m cutting clearly and straight to your room B Crawl in your bed to C#m A that windowless view E Cause these blankets and sheets will bury me B if I let myself go to C#m A your father's beliefs C#m B A E C#m B A B C#m B A E You will always be the boy who C#m B A B stumbled in too soon she said C#m B A E You will always be the boy that C#m B A B stumbled in too soon she said A What’s it like to be E B honest honestly happy and say all the things that you know that you’re thinking? A What’s it like to be E B honest honestly happy A and I don’t E B C#m B need anyone or anything A E Between you and me is B a distance that I bridge with sleep so A I want it so badly E but I had to break B that promise I made C#m for your front porch B A that day I spent last E night talking secrets B and graves the place that my promise has C#m E now wormed its way. A B C#m E A And your parents were on your front lawn screaming B I’m the kid that’s keeping C#m you lost and I could never E be what you want I could never I could never A And your parents were on your front lawn screaming B I’m the kid that’s keeping C#m you lost and I could never E be what you want I could never I could never A And your parents were on your front lawn screaming B I’m the kid that’s keeping C#m you lost and I could never E be what you want I could never I could never _____________________________ 9.) Contender Key: F# Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: F# - 244322 C# - 4x6664 D#m - 6x8876 B - 2x4442 G#m - 466444 A#m - x13321 B F# C# D#m C# 2x B C# F# Half the man I thought I’d be double his size and constantly drinking B What? When your sip becomes your substance? You learn control or you learn how to crutch it F# A mother and father who care so much southern comfort and her B northern touch What? When your sip becomes your substance? You lost control and you learned how to love it B F# C# Contender for everything from D#m C# B choir boys to thick as thieves F# If you don’t let me in you won’t C# D#m C# B lose your belief I lost F# C# it all in a hospital How did D#m C# B F# I get so low? How did I get C# D#m C# so low? Hey mom I’m coming home Post Chorus B C# D#m F# G#m B A#m F# D#m F# D#m B C# D#m F# G#m B A#m F# D#m F# D#m F# Half a man that’s content with sinking Patching up holes B while steadily streaming liquid into his bow and his gut Has he lost all hope? That ship never showed up B F# C# Contender for everything from D#m C# B choir boys to thick as thieves F# If you don’t let me in you won’t C# D#m C# B lose your belief I lost F# C# it all in a hospital How did D#m C# B F# I get so low? How did I get C# D#m C# so low? Hey mom I’m coming home F# B F# Stop by the bar around Eight your smile verse my 5th drink B You’ll tell me how much you miss those things that I used to be F# B 2x F# ___________________________________ 10.) Dead Poets Honor Key: Bb A# - 3x2010 F - 320010 D# - 3x3210 Gm - x02210 A#/A - 2x0010 D# F Gm A# D# F Gm A# I wish that I could say, I’m giving you my best. D# F Gm A# To the people that I’m closest to this is my first collapse. D# F Gm A# I spent the last few years trying to figure it out. D# F Gm A# It left me hung up with lines like love first times, I hate the sound. D# F Gm A# D# A sunny California has quaked to the rain, Gm F D# sun is sleeping in the ocean with a novelty tee that reads, Gm F**k the stars. You know who you are. F You know who you are. A# A#/A A# D# I keep my head low but you mistook that for my eyes closed. Gm F D# Eyes closed, and I can’t stand this place that we’re from. Gm F D# Take a shot and I can’t stand these things that I’ve done. D# F (It’s all I’ve got.) Gm F D# The lonely writer writes himself to sleep tonight A# F and if he can’t stay the same maybe you’re the one to blame. D# F Gm F D# I’ve seen everything I want inside of everything I’m not, A# F inside a small northern town where she’s too often found. A# A#/A A# D# I keep my head low but you mistook that for my eyes closed. A# A#/A A# Eyes closed, and I’m not pulling my punches it’s just some nights I can’t win. D# I’m now writing for closure and slowly learning to live Gm F D# and I can’t stand this place that we’re from. Gm F D# Take a shot and I can’t stand these things that I’ve done. It’s all I’ve got. D# F Gm A# D# F Gm A# Fall asleep on the streets of the cities you love. D# F Gm A# Fall asleep on the streets of the cities you love. D# F Gm A# D# F Gm A# Fall asleep on the streets of the cities you love. A# D# I keep my head low but you mistook that for my eyes closed. A# A#/A A# Eyes closed, and I’m not pulling my punches it’s just some nights I can’t win. D# I’m now writing for closure and slowly learning to live Gm F D# and I can’t stand this place that we’re from. Gm F D# Take a shot and I can’t stand these things that I’ve done.