Imaginary Television

Dm A# F Hey, can you tell me C What everybody plans to do Dm A# F Hey, can you tell me C Where's everybody's going to (improvise a bit with the basic chords during each verse) G#m They're out there on the street N.C. They must be elite F# They got shoes I can't afford on their G#m Quick fast feet N.C. They have modified irises N.C. Behind opaque lens F# They're hiding equipment G#m Behind barbed wire fences N.C. They have somewhere to go N.C. They have somewhere to lurk F# They have this high-end electronic stuff G#m I wouldn't know how to work Dm A# F Hey, can you tell me C What everybody plans to do Dm A# F Hey, can you tell me C Where's everybody's going to G#m I'm sitting here on my couch N.C. My enthusiasm sinking F# I don't know where anybody's going G#m I don't know what they're thinking N.C. There seems to be some secret N.C. That everybody's onto F# But I just don't seem to get it man G#m Not even if I want to Dm A# F Hey, can you tell me C What everybody plans to do Guitar solo G#m F# G#m Am G Am A# Dm A# F Hey, can you tell me C What everybody plans to do Dm A# F Hey, can you tell me C Where's everybody's going to G#m I got an upright piano That is blocking my door F# But my fingers don't obey me G#m So I don't play it anymore N.C. I got chains around my ankles N.C. That are made out of spaghetti F# My newspaper's shredded G#m Into so much confetti N.C. I tried to make sense of it N.C. But my eyes start to bleed F# G#m Every single page is impossible to read Dm A# F Hey, can you tell me C What everybody plans to do Dm A# F Hey, can you tell me C Where's everybody's going to G#m Just sittin’ here waitin’ on the weather report G#m F# G#m N.C. (Repeat until fade, improvising with each repeat) ------------------------------------------------- 2. BROKEN SKIN Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb It’s not surprising Eb Bb That you have all those wounds Eb Bb They're advertising Eb Bb The things that you've been through Eb Bb It's tantalizing Eb Bb To psychoanalyze Eb Bb We're all downsizing Eb What we do with our lives F Bb There's not enough money Eb Bb In this whole world F Bb Eb To pay for a break or two F Bb Eb Bb There's not enough armor in a suit of mail F Bb Eb Bb Your broken skin's not black or blue F Bb Eb But damaged just the same F Bb Eb Bb And who does not feel fractured too Eb Bb Like broken skin Eb Bb Broken skin Instr break Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb The sun's not rising Eb Bb Upon your burned out shell Eb Bb Still exercising Eb Bb The things you don't do well Eb Bb It's not enterprising Eb Bb To grapple with the past Eb Bb You're past surmising Eb How long the past can last F Bb There's not enough trees Eb Bb You can hide behind F Bb Eb Not enough walls to climb F Bb Eb Bb Not enough cracks in the paving stones F Bb Eb Bb Your broken skin's not black or blue F Bb Eb But damaged just the same F Bb Eb Bb And who does not feel fractured too Eb Bb Like broken skin Eb Bb Broken Skin Guitar solo Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb F Bb There's not enough money Eb Bb In this whole world F Bb Eb To pay for a break or two F Bb Eb Bb There's not enough armor in a suit of mail F Bb Eb Bb Your broken skin's not black or blue F Bb Eb But damaged just the same F Bb Eb Bb But who does not feel fractured too Eb Bb Like broken skin Eb Bb Broken skin Eb Bb Broken skin Eb Bb Broken skin Eb Bb Broken skin ----------------------------------- 3. IT'S MY PARTY (BUT I WON'T CRY) G C G C G It's my party but I won't cry C G It's my funeral but I won't die C G It's my fiction but I won't lie C G It's my party but I won't cry Em I don't have the power to be superman C Em And I don't have the smarts to understand C Em Why you walked out and left me for another man Am With the cake in the oven D And the meat in the pan G C G It's my party but I won't dance C G My feet get tangled I can't take the chance C G It's my party but no one's here C G They left me chocolate and warm beer Em I don't have the strength left to pull a train C Em I don't have the fortitude to start again C Em Well you might have left me in a world of pain Am D But I won't fall apart or go insane G C G It’s my party now C G It’s my party yeah Organ/Guitar solo Em C Em Em C Em Em C Am D G C G It is my party but I won't leave C G The wound is fatal but I won't grieve C G I'm not in traction I'm not bereaved C G It's my party and I won't leave Pre-chorus 3 Em I don't have the heart to beat myself up C Em It's a farfetched tale you can't make this stuff up C Em Well you might have left me in a world of pain Am D But I won't fall apart or go insane G C G It‘s my party yeah C G It‘s my party now C G It‘s my party yeah C G It‘s my party now ------------------------------------ 4. BRING ME A HEART AGAIN F G / / / I don't feel comfortable C Am F Inside my own skin G C C7 F It doesn't keep things in G C Am F I never get a kick from vodka or gin G C F Bring me a heart again G I got some courage C Am F And I got a brain G C C7 F Straw man though I may be G But long ago I felt C Am F My empathy wane G C Bring me a heart again F C Though I had one once Dm C I must have lost it in the rain F C Pushin' up the roots while ivy F G Grows around your windowpane F G C Am F / / / I walk the city streets for hours at night G C C7 F Searching for some new clue G But I just hit dead ends C C7 F It's always the same G C Bring me a heart again Guitar solo F G C Am F G C F G C C7 F G C F C Though I had one once Dm C I must have lost it in the sun F C Where it melted fast and now it F G Can't be found by anyone G G7 F G I got some courage C C7 F And I got a brain G C F Straw man though I may be G But long ago I felt C C7 F My empathy wane G C F Bring me a heart again G C F Bring me a heart again G C Bring me a heart again -------------------------- 5. SNOWGUN A D A E A D A E A D A / / / While that snowgun blasts into E A The future from the past D It blasts that phony snow that A E A Looks like cake mix down below D From my vantage here A E A Up on this mountain ski lift chair D A I can see a lot but it's E Not always crystal clear A On my own D A O---n Belleayre Mountain E A Where the snowgun blasts on my own D A High on Belleayre Mountain E A Where the snowgun blasts D The trail has a lot of turns A E A And one of them just made me pay D But I always knew those strong winds A E A Would come around and take you away D So I check my gear and make sure A E A That everything is strapped on tight D 'Cos I've seen a lot of accidents A E E7 And that's why I'll be alone tonight A On my own D A O---n Belleayre Mountain E A Where the snowgun blasts on my own D A High on Belleayre Mountain E Where the snowgun blasts Guitar solo F#m D A E F#m D A E A D A E A D A E A D The crystals block my vision A E A And it's hard to keep the trail in sight D But just like snowflakes A E A No two of us are quite alike D So I check my gear and make sure A E A That everything is strapped on tight D 'Cos I've seen a lot of accidents A E E7 And that's why I'll be alone tonight A On my own D A O---n Belleayre Mountain E A Where the snowgun blasts on my own D A High on Belleayre Mountain E A Where the snowgun blasts D A Yeah on Belleayre Mountain E A Where the snowgun blasts on my own D A High on Belleayre Mountain E Where the snowgun blasts A D A E A D A E A ----------------------------------- 6. ALWAYS GREENER B E C#m / / / She likes it in this line of work F# B But it doesn't matter E C#m Whatever happens seems to work F# But it doesn't matter E B F# The grass is always greener E B F# The grass is always greener B E C#m / / / There's something lacking in his life F# B But he can't define it E C#m Three kids two cars a house a wife F# I guess that defines it E B F# The grass is always greener E B F# E The grass is always greener B E Always greener B Always greener C#m G#m A / / / I know there's jackpots everywhere B C#m A different face with different hair G#m A I know there's cherries in a pair B So I will pull that handle C#m A (Pull that handle) 2x C#m A F# (Pull that handle) Guitar solo B E C#m F# B E C#m F# E B F# The grass is always greener E B F# The grass is always greener B E C#m / / / They know there's nothing they can do F# B But do something other E C#m Than stay the course and see it through F# Without one another E B F# The grass is always greener E B F# E The grass is always greener B E Always greener B E Always greener B E Always greener B Always greener ---------------------------------------- 7. SEE THINGS MY WAY G Em There is more than one of me C G So many I lose count G Em Sometimes that's the fun of me C G That's what I'm all about Em C But I'll be there for you Em C And you know that that's true Em C I just can't guarantee G D Which one of me it's going to be, so G C G D See things my way G C G D (Come on) See things my way G C G D (Can you) See things my way G C G D See things my way G Em All the pieces fit C G Like pieces in a puzzle do G Em The joins are jagged the edges rough C G But the heart is straight and true Em C Well this one's fragile this one's tough Em C This one's kind of blue Em C G And this one has a lot of things that D Remind me of you, so G C G D See things my way G C G D (Come on) See things my way G C G D (Can you) See things my way G C G D See things my way, my way, my way Em C A brighter shade of red Em C Like sunshine on my bed Em C But everybody's head G D Is filled with more than just one soul, so G C G D See things my way G C G D (Come on) See things my way G C G D (Can you) See things my way G C G D See things my way, my way, my way (Repeat until fade) ----------------------------------------- 8. YOU'RE NOT WHERE YOU THINK YOU ARE A D A D A D A D A D This room got really weird A D It changed before my eyes A D And then I grew this beard A D A really cheap disguise A D That chandelier that fell A D It wasn't there before A D And now I have to pick A D The pieces from the floor F#m E You're not where you think you are D You're not where you think you are A Anymore F#m E You're not where you think you are D You're not where you think you are A Anymore Instr break A D A D A D This street has changed its name A D So many times before A D I looked out yesterday A D And it had changed once more A D The cells I used to have A D Have long since gone to waste A D And in the coming years A D It will all be replaced F#m E You're not who you think you are D You're not who you think you are A Anymore F#m E You're not who you think you are D You're not who you think you are F#m Anymore Guitar solo F#m E D A F#m E D A D A D A D A D This piece of literature A D I'm holding in my hands A D The plot just took a turn A D That I don't understand A D This movie makes no sense A D That I've been sitting through A D The actors disappeared A D Killed off two by two F#m E You're not where you think you are D You're not where you think you are A Anymore F#m E You're not where you think you are D You're not where you think you are F#m Anymore F#m E You're not D You're not where you think you are F#m E Anymore D You're not where you think you are A Anymore Instr break A D A D A D This room got really weird A D It changes as I write A D The furniture was cleared A D By someone in the night A D A D ----------------------------- 9. HEAD ON STRAIGHT C C7 F D C E A A7 F Fm C G C E / / / I had my day in the sun F Then it rained every day D Every day was no fun C E A A7 But things are looking up of late F Fm C G C Now I got my head on straight E I had my week in the news F But now I'm old news now D I'm not the news they choose C E A A7 But things are looking up of late F Fm C Since I got my head on straight Bb C F / / / You put that sugar in my cup D Bb And that just stirred my spirits up C F You took that monkey off my back D G And now my train is back on track G7 Oh yeah! C E / / / I spent my year on the roof F Staring up at the stars D Wondering if I was from mars C E A A7 But things are looking up of late F Fm C G Now I got my head on straight Kazoo solo C E F D C E A A7 F Fm C Bb C F / / / You put that sugar in my cup D Bb And that just stirred my spirits up C F You took that monkey off my back D G And now my train is back on track G7 Oh yeah! C E / / / I lost it all in the crash F I lost everything D I lost all my cash C E A A7 But things are looking up of late F Fm C Now I got my head on straight C E A A7 But things are looking up of late F Fm C Now I got my head on straight ------------------------------------ 10. MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS C F C / / / There are more questions than answers F G C C7 Pictures in my mind that will not show F C There are more questions than answers F Fm C And the more I find out the less I know G C Yeah, the more I find out the less I know G F C I've asked the question time and time again G Fm C Why is there so little of a moment F G But what is life, how do we live Am Dm C C7 What should we take and how much should we give F C There are more questions than answers F G C C7 Pictures in my mind that will not show F C There are more questions than answers F Fm C And the more I find out the less I know G C Yeah, the more I find out the less I know Guitar solo C F C F G C C7 F G But what is life, how do we live Am Dm C C7 What should we take and how much should we give F C There are more questions than answers F G C C7 Pictures in my mind that will not show F C There are more questions than answers F Fm C And the more I find out the less I know G Yeah, the more I find out C The less I know ---------------------------------------- 11. FIRST RESPONDER A F#m D A A F#m D A Well it might get rough in this world for you E A It won't get any easier I'll tell you true A F#m D A There's hard knocks road blocks coming thru E E7 You gotta grow up tough but keep your head on too A D Sometimes you're gonna need a helping hand A E Don't worry about it kid I understand A D But you better have a good reason to A E Don't drag me outta bed unless you really do A F#m Then I'll turn up in a Cadillac D A E A Chevy or a Honda A I'll be your first responder F#m A Pullman train an all terrain D A E A tractor or Hyundai A I'll be your first responder F#m D A E Whatever it is you won't wait any longer A For your first responder Instr break A F#m D A F#m D A Well I got nothing better to do with my time E A Than bail you outta jail or pay your parking fine F#m D A Well my daddy would a done the same for me E E7 I paid him back later 'cos nothing's free A D Sometimes you're gonna need a helping hand A E Don't worry about it boy I understand A D But you better have a good reason to A E Don't drag me outta bed unless you really do A F#m Then I'll turn up in a hybrid D A E Or a hummer or a Honda A I'll be your first responder F#m D A E A wicked Maserati a Kia or Hyundai A I'll be your first responder F#m D A E Whatever it is you won't wait any longer A For your first responder F#m D But your explanation for this mess F#m Better not be too weird to confess D Or I'll box your ears till your teeth come loose E D You better have a good excuse E D E E7 Ooh, ooh Guitar solo A F#m D A E A A F#m D A E E7 A D Sometimes you're gonna need a helping hand A E Don't worry about it kid I understand A D But you better have a good reason to A E Don't drag me outta bed unless you really do A F#m D A E And don't worry now you won't have to ponder A Who'll be your first responder F#m D A E I'll cross any distance or the wild blue yonder A E To be your first responder A E I'll be your first responder E7 A I'll be your first responder A F#m D A