Chameleon Chords - Måns Zelmerlöw

TUNING: Standard E E A D G B E

Riff

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Dm Bb C Am \ = slide down / = slide up ORDER: I V1 PC C1 PsC1 INT1 V2 PC C2 PsC2 INT2 FC1 FC2 FPsC

INTRO

Am (just outlines of power chords if not willing to strum)

riff

Dm Bb C Am

VERSE 1

riff

Dm Bb We shoot our arrows in the dark C Am They light the skies, standing guard Dm Bb Your castle walls are made of hurt C Am I’ll break them down with fearless love

PRE-CHORUS

Bb Dm No regrets, no defeat C Am Just two hearts in victory Bb Dm Am Lay it bare, lay with me

CHORUS 1

D Am7 We will be glorious F G In this moment no - thing matters D Am7 Glorious F G Stars colliding all around us

POST-CHORUS 1

D Am7 Love me hard, don’t let me go C G Hold on to the afterglow D Am7 We will be glorious F G Glorious INTERLUDE 1 G

VERSE 2

riff

Dm Bb We tear, we climb into the sky C Am We won’t fall back to Earth tonight Dm Bb Your skin, your eyes, your every breath C Am No sin, no fear, no secrets left

PRE-CHORUS

Bb Dm No regrets, no defeat C Am Just two hearts in victory Bb Dm Am Lay it bare, lay with me

CHORUS 2

D Am7 We will be glorious C G In this moment no - thing matters D Am7 Glorious F G Stars colliding all around us

POST-CHORUS 2

D Am7 Love me hard, don’t let me go C G Hold on to the afterglow D Am7 We will be glorious F G Glorious, oh

INTERLUDE 2

D Am7 Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh... (ohhhh) C G Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh... (Yeaaaaah) D Am7 Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh... (ohhhh) F G Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh... FINAL CHORUS 1 D Am7 We will be glorious C G In this moment no - thing matters D Am7 Glorious F G Stars colliding all around us FINAL CHORUS 2 D Am7 We will be glorious C G In this moment no - thing matters D Am7 Glorious F G Stars colliding all around us FINAL POST-CHORUS D Am7 Love me hard, don’t let me go (Love me hard!!) C G Hold on to the afterglow D Am7 We will be glorious F G Glorious... / ============================= | 02. BEAUTIFUL LIE | ============================= / TUNING: Standard E E A D G B E

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1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + D U D D U D D D U D U D D U D U D D U ORDER: V1 C PsC V2 C PsC B FC1 FC2 FPsC O

VERSE 1

Am I've been here before F Been too quick to fall Dm Am Gave my heart to another one (Bye, bye) Am Now I talk to God F in the dead of night Dm Am So many questions leaving him tongue tied Dm F I got so many questions running through my mind

CHORUS

C 'Cause all I really know Bbadd9 Is I wanna go Dm where the angels go F Where there's one true love that'll last forever C Bbadd9 I, I wanna know Dm What the angels know Fm6 'Cause it doesn’t mean a thing if you don’t have heaven

POST-CHORUS

C It's just a beautiful, beautiful lie Bb6/9 Just a beautiful, beautiful lie F/A Fm6/Ab Just a beautiful lie, beautiful lie

VERSE 2

Am It’s a tiring game F That I have to play Dm Am I got so much heartache I gotta leave behind Am If I tell the truth F Am I gonna lose Dm This is who I am F Don’t you let me down this time

CHORUS

POST-CHORUS

C It's just a beautiful, beautiful lie Bb6/9 Just a beautiful, beautiful lie F/A Fm6/Ab Just a beautiful lie, beautiful lie

BRIDGE

C All the years and all the lies Bbadd9 Dm They've become our alibis (I know) Fm6 We need true love C Every minute every hour Bbadd9 We just need to feel Dm We need to hope Fm6 We need true love FINAL CHORUS 1 C It's just a beautiful, beautiful lie Bb6/9 Just a beautiful, beautiful lie F/A Fm Just a beautiful... FINAL CHORUS 2 C 'Cause all I really know Bbadd9 Is I wanna go Dm where the angels go F Where there's one true love that'll last forever C Bbadd9 I wanna know Dm What the angels know Fm6 'Cause it doesn’t mean a thing if you don’t have heaven FINAL POST-CHORUS C It's just a beautiful, beautiful lie Bb6/9 Just a beautiful, beautiful lie F/A Fm6/Ab Just a beautiful lie, beautiful lie

OUTRO

C Every minute every hour Bbadd9 We just need to feel F/A We need to hope Fm6/Ab We need true love C beautiful, beautiful lie Bb6/9 beautiful, beautiful lie F/A beautiful, beautiful lie Fm6 beautiful, beautiful lie C beautiful, beautiful lie Bb6/9 beautiful, beautiful lie F/A beautiful, beautiful lie Fm6 beautiful, beautiful lie C / ============================= | 03. HAPPYLAND | ============================= / TUNING: Standard E E A D G B E Note: Verse 2 - can either play last 2 lines as written or (to incorporate synths): Dm7 Dm7/E Bbmaj9 Gm7add11 C May be easier to: - transpose chords down 1/2-step (first chord C#m) - capo 1 ORDER: V1 PC1 C1 V2 PC2 C2 FPC FC O

VERSE 1

Dm F C Dm/A There’s a hole in the soul of Happyland Dm F C Dm/A We stay high in our castles made of sand Dm F C F/A There’s a church where we go to numb the pain Dm F C We messed up, and I know you feel the same

PRE-CHORUS 1

F/A Bb Dm7 And it goes on and I don’t understand C Fadd9/A How we became a one man band Bb Dm Oh lord I guess we all fucked up

CHORUS 1

C n.c. Dm Bbmaj7 Welcome to Happy, Happy, Happy, Happyland... C Am7 Happy, Happy, Happyland... Dm Bbmaj7 Happy, Happy, Happyland... Csus4 Am Happyland... (beat drop) Dm F Bbmaj7 Happy, Happy, Happyland... C Am7 Happy, Happy, Happyland... Dm F Bbmaj7 Happy, Happy, Happyland... C Am

VERSE 2

Dm F C Dm/A There’s a scar in the heart of Happyland Dm F C Dm/A In the sha - dows of where we used to stand Dm F C Dm/A So we sleep and we dream but our dreams don’t mean a thing Dm F C We could run but we are puppets on a string

PRE-CHORUS 2

Fmaj9/A Bb Dm And it goes on I guess we all fucked up

CHORUS 2

C Am Dm F Bbmaj7 Dm Welcome to Happy, Happy, Happy, Happyland... C Am7 Happy, Happy, Happyland... Dm F Bbmaj7 Dm Happy, Happy, Happyland... C Am7 Happy, Happy, Happyland... Dm F Bbmaj7 Dm Happy, Happy, Happyland... C Am7 Happy, Happy, Happyland... Dm F Bbmaj7 Dm Happy, Happy, Happyland... C Am FINAL PRE-CHORUS Fmaj9/A Bbadd9 Dm7 And it goes on and I don’t understand C Fadd9/A How we became a one man band Bb Dm Oh lord I guess we all fucked up

FINAL CHORUS

OUTRO

Dm F Bbmaj7 Dm Now we all wanna be happy (Happyland) C Am7 No matter what now don’t we Dm F Bbmaj7 Dm We all wanna be happy (Happyland) C Am7 n.c. Oh, in Happyland / ============================= | 04. ROUND ROUND | ============================= / TUNING: Standard E E A D G B E May be easiest to: - transpose chords down 2 half-steps (first chord C - capo 2 ORDER: I V1 PC1 C V2 PC2 C C B C C O

INTRO

(just electronic noises) D F#m

VERSE 1

Dmaj7 I’m standing where you left me Bm F#m Right here where you said goodbye (F#m) I’m frozen and I can’t get out F#m D6 Hope I didn't hear it right (D6) My heart is getting heavy Bm F#m The house we built is burning down F#m crashing down

PRE-CHORUS 1

n.c. You cut me into pieces n.c. Pulling out my stitches n.c. But I don’t really need them, n.c. D6 think it’s time to turn it round (D6) So when you come back running Bm to what you really wanted, F#m I won’t be there waiting F#m 'Cause it’s your game I’ll be playing

CHORUS

D Round round coming back around round Bm I will take you down down, 'cause you're too late F#m I’ll throw your kisses away, away, away, F#m throw your kisses away, away, away throw your kisses away

VERSE 2

Dmaj7 It’s different, how it tasted Bm F#m We've been sleeping in your bed of lies F#m F#m The final draw for you and I F#m D6 It’s funny how it all turned out

PRE-CHORUS 2

(D6) The sheets are getting twisted Bm I will never miss it F#m I won’t be there waiting F#m 'Cause it’s your game I’ll be playing

CHORUS

BRIDGE

D Bm And it’s heartbreaking F#m that I’m the heartbreaker But you’re giving me the reason E F#m D Is it what you wanted now Bm F#m A spell of you, 'cause this is what you do Can you see it in the headlights? F#m This is what it feels like

CHORUS

OUTRO

D Bm / ============================= | 05. WHISTLEBLOWER | ============================= / TUNING: Standard E E A D G B E May be easiest to: - transpose chords down 2 half-steps (first chord Cmaj7) - capo 2 ORDER: I V1 PC1 C V2 PC2 C CQ FC

INTRO

Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 E | F#m | F#m F#4 | A | A Asus2 | A | A C#m |

VERSE 1

Dmaj7 E The light of day, break away F#m You see the world, they know your name A A And it's all about you Dmaj7 E You raise your kids, you teach them well F#m They never doubt a single word you say A Or what you do

PRE-CHORUS 1

C#m But we wanna change our tomorrow Dmaj9 And we're not losing our way A Staring straight at the fire E Never turning away C#m I see the man in the mirror Dmaj9 I'll change him today A Cause if that's what it takes n.c. I'll be the whistleblower

CHORUS

VERSE 2

Dmaj7 E A different time, a different mind F#m We pay for all they left behind A A A6 We'll see it through Dmaj7 E 'Cause we are young forevermore F#m Mistakes they made, will never be ignored A A We know what to do

PRE-CHORUS 2

C#m 'Cause we're gonna change for the better Dmaj9 But we got stuck in the lies A Standing still in the ruins E Without reason or rhyme C#m I'm gonna see through the stellar Dmaj9 No doves are gonna cry A 'Cause however they lie n.c. I'll be the whistleblower

CHORUS

Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 E | F#m | F#m F#7sus4 | A | A Asus2 | A | A A/C# | I, I, I, I'll be the whistleblo - wer Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 E | F#m | F#m F#7sus4 | A | A Asus2 | A | A A/C# | Be the whistle, be the whistleblower CHORUS - QUIET Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 E | F#m | F#m F#7sus4 | A | A Asus2 | A | A A/C# | (I'll be the whistleblo - wer) Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 E | F#m | F#m F#7sus4 | A | A Asus2 | n.c. | | I, I, I, I'll be the whistleblo - wer

FINAL CHORUS

Intro

Can play 3x0202, 2x4232 (or 2x4230 or 2x4430), x02220 ORDER: I V1 PC C1 V2 PC C2 B FC O

INTRO

Gmaj9 | Bm7 A | | |

VERSE 1

G Wrote you like a thousand times Bm A I might've lost track G Calling you up at night Bm A I think I fucked up G I see it's over now Bm A That I can't hide among G the skies that we've been given Bm A The path is now forbidden

PRE-CHORUS

G You say that you're in Bm7 A love with me G but I can't be tamed, Bm7 A impossibly G We try and we fall Bm7 A desperately n.c. (It's like I am hanging on to nothing just for you babe)

CHORUS 1

Gmaj9 Bm7 A 'Cause every time that you leave me I'm loving it Gmaj9 Bm7 A G And every time that I'm set free I'm hanging on to nothing G Bm7 A Just for you babe, just for you Gmaj7 Bm7 A6 Just for you babe, just for you

VERSE 2

Gmaj9 I've told you like a million lies Bm7 A To keep you satisfied Gmaj9 Kisses for your appetite Bm7 A Gadd9 To keep us far away from fighting Bm7 A It's over now and I can't hide G the skies that we've been given Bm A The path is now forbidden

PRE-CHORUS

G You say that you're in Bm7 A love with me G but I can't be tamed, Bm7 A impossibly G We try and we fall Bm7 A desperately n.c. (It's like I am hanging on to nothing just for you babe)

CHORUS 2

n.c. Gmaj9 Bm7 A 'Cause every time that you leave me I'm loving it Gmaj9 Bm7 A G And every time that I'm set free I'm hanging on to nothing G Bm7 A Just for you babe, just for you G Bm7 F#m7 Just for you babe, just for you Gmaj9 Bm7 A 'Cause every time that you leave me I'm loving it Gmaj9 Bm7 A G Every time that I'm set free I'm hanging on to nothing G Bm7 A Just for you babe, just for you Gmaj7 Bm7 A6 Just for you babe, just for you

BRIDGE

Bm It's unreal, how we bleed A G I can't seem to break free from these chains G6 A6 Bm that were made, made just for me A I try and I fall desperately Gmaj7 n.c. (It's like I am hanging on to nothing just for you babe)

FINAL CHORUS

n.c. 'Cause every time that you leave me I'm loving it (swell) n.c. Bm A And every time that I'm set free I'm hanging on to nothing G Bm7 A Just for you babe, just for you G Bm7 F#m7 Just for you babe, just for you Gmaj9 Bm7 A 'Cause every time that you leave me I'm loving it Gmaj9 Bm7 A G And every time that I'm set free I'm hanging on to nothing G Bm7 A Just for you babe, just for you Gmaj7 Bm7 A6 Just for you babe, just for you

OUTRO

Gmaj9 Bm7 A It's like I am hanging on to nothing just for you babe Gmaj9 Bm7 A It's like I am hanging on to nothing just for you babe Gmaj9 Bm7 A It's like I am hanging on to nothing just for you babe Gmaj9 Bm7 A n.c. It's like I am hanging on to nothing just for you babe / ============================= | 07. RENEGADES | ============================= / TUNING: Standard E E A D G B E + Capo 1 ORDER: I V1 V2 PC1 C INT1 V3 PC2 C INT2 FC1 FC2 O

INTRO

Am | Am Am7 | C | | G | | F | |

VERSE 1

Am Am G/B Run around... and we got them under C C Csus2 G Run around... catching everything they throw at us Gsus4 F 'Cause they're jealous of our rebel love

VERSE 2

Am Am G/B Gone at ground... no one's ever gonna C C Csus2 hurt us now... just another night, G G Gsus4 F another town... Let us be the ones they talk about

PRE-CHORUS 1

CHORUS

Em Am We are renegades, renegades, ohh C Runaways, runaways G F | F You and I together, we are one Em Am We are renegades, renegades, ohh C Runaways, runaways G F You and I will ride into the sun Am Together we are one INTERLUDE 1 Am | Am | C | | G | | F | |

VERSE 3

Am Am Amadd4 Do or die... they can never make us C C Csus2 testify... they can try to take G G Gsus4 away the fire... we will rise above it F every time

PRE-CHORUS 2

CHORUS

INTERLUDE 2

Am C | Dsus2 Am Together we are one Am C | Dsus2 FINAL CHORUS 1 Am We are renegades, renegades C Runaways, runaways G F | F You and I will ride into the sun FINAL CHORUS 2 Em Am We are renegades, renegades, ohh C Runaways, runaways G F | F You and I together, we are one Em Am We are renegades, renegades, ohh C Runaways, runaways G F You and I will ride into the sun Am Together we are one

OUTRO

Am)| | C | C G | | F | Together we are one F Em Am Together we are one / ============================= | 08. PRIMAL | ============================= / TUNING: Standard E E A D G B E Capo 1 in this version You can transpose down 5 half-steps (first chord Em) and capo 6 to simulate studio version. ORDER: V1 PC C V2 PC C B INT FPC FC1 FC2

VERSE 1

Am I spent a lifetime growing old Cmaj7/G I was al - ways in control Fadd9 Cadd9 C Cadd9 C I was drying out, drying out, drying out Am I've been hiding in darkness G6/9 When she turned to me and said F6/9 Cadd9 C Cadd9 C You gonna light it up, light it up, light it up

PRE-CHORUS

F Fmaj7 G She said we should be prouder than lions Am Roaring loud above the herd C Cadd9 C Primal, primal, we're primal F Gadd4 We should be playing with fire Am And never scared that we could burn C Cadd9 C Primal, primal, we're primal

CHORUS

F Cadd9 G Ohhh, they'll never tame us F Cadd9 G Ohhh, but they will try F Cadd9 G Ohhh, we're loud and famous Amadd4 Cadd9 C Ohhh, we'll never hide

VERSE 2

Am And now the sun shines when we say G6/9 What the heart wants the world pays Fmaj7sus2 Cadd9 C Cadd9 C We'll never give it up, give it up, give it up Am In the nights they can mumble G6/9 How our souls once were humble Fmaj7sus2 Cadd9 C Cadd9 C Now we live it up, live it up, live it up

PRE-CHORUS

CHORUS

F Cadd9 G Ohhh, they'll never tame us F Cadd9 G Ohhh, but they will try F Cadd9 G Ohhh, we're loud and famous Amadd4 Cadd9 C Ohhh, we'll never hide

BRIDGE

F6/9 Gadd4 Find what you love and then let it k**l you F6/9 Gadd4 G 'Cause there is no other way F6/9 G Find what you love and then let it k**l you Am Cadd9 Find what you love and then let it k**l you

INTERLUDE

F G Oh... F G Oh... FINAL PRE-CHORUS F Gadd4 Am C We should be prouder than lions FINAL CHORUS 1 F Cadd9 G Ohhh, they'll never tame us F Cadd9 G C/G Ohhh, but they will try F Cadd9 G Ohhh, we're loud and famous Amadd4 Cadd9 C Ohhh, we'll never hide FINAL CHORUS 2 (add descant) F Cadd9 G Ohhh, they'll never tame us F Cadd9 G Ohhh, but they will try F Cadd9 G Ohhh, we're loud and famous Amadd4 Cadd9 C Ohhh, we'll never hide / ============================= | 09. FIRE IN THE RAIN | ============================= / TUNING: Standard Eb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb (If you want to read the chord names in standard, transpose up 1/2-step. First chord: Cadd9) First chord is 3x2033. ORDER: I V1 PC C PsC1 V2 C PsC2 FC1 FC2 FPsC O

INTRO

Badd9 | C# | D#m7 | F# |

VERSE 1

D#m7 I remember you and me F# C#sus4 Before we knew our destiny Badd9 Never walked the road before, Badd9 Though we longed to search for more D#m7 We put everything aside F# C#sus4 With our fu - tures on the line Badd9 I could say it’s 'cause of you Badd9 You showed the dream we walked into

PRE-CHORUS

G#m7 C#sus4 I saw the danger on the way G#m7 Badd9 n.c. But with you it seemed okay

CHORUS

Badd9 'Cause when the evening comes, C#sus4 we’re like fire in the rain D#m7 When the night’s begun, F# our desire heals the pain Badd9 And the dreams we share, C#sus4 they are ne - ver gonna fade D#m7 F# It’s because of love we’re standing here today

POST-CHORUS 1

Badd9 C#sus4 We're like fire in the rain... D#m7 F# like fire in... the rain

VERSE 2

D#m7 I remember every night F# C#sus4 I gave my hope, you gave your life Badd9 We could mend our every scar Badd9 just by looking at the stars D#m7 In my mirror I saw you F# C#sus4 Everything I need to see Badd9 Badd9 n.c. The reflection set me free

CHORUS

POST-CHORUS 2

Badd9 C#sus4 We're like fire in the rain... D#m7 F# like fire in... the rain Badd9 C#sus4 like fire in the rain... D#m7 F# like fire in... the rain FINAL CHORUS 1 Badd9 When the evening comes, C#sus4 we’re like fire in the rain D#m7 When the night’s begun, F# our desire heals the pain Badd9 And the dreams we share, C#sus4 they are ne - ver gonna fade D#m7 F# It’s because of love we’re standing here today FINAL CHORUS 2 Badd9 'Cause when the evening comes, C#sus4 we’re like fire in the rain D#m7 When the night’s begun, F# our desire heals the pain Badd9 And the dreams we share, C#sus4 they are ne - ver gonna fade D#m7 F# It’s because of love we’re standing here today FINAL POST-CHORUS Badd9 C#sus4 We're like fire in the rain... D#m7 F# like fire in... the rain Badd9 C#sus4 like fire in the rain... D#m7 F# like fire in... the rain

OUTRO

Badd9 | | / ============================= | 10. WRONG DECISION | ============================= / TUNING: Standard E E A D G B E ORDER: I V1 PC C INT V2 PC C INT B FC INT O

INTRO

Gmaj7 | Em7 | Cadd9 | |

VERSE 1

G It was instant, I knew it Em7 Wasn’t ready to do it Cadd9 Wasn’t ready to say yes at the time G Hardly knew one another Em7 Favourite kind, favourite colour Cadd9 It’s not enough, not enough when choosing life

PRE-CHORUS

Em7 I was relieved, like a weight off my shoulders G I was ok, it would soon be all over Cadd9 Em7 D So why am I stuck here filled with doubt?

CHORUS

G I know it’s too late, that it’s already broken Em7 And I can’t turn the wheel Cadd9 But if I could would it be any different? Cadd9 Dsus4 Did I just make you make the wrong decision? G Never thought it would ever be easy Em7 But not as hard as this Cadd9 For today, you were mine, you were real Cadd9 D I think I must made you make the wrong decision, yeah

INTERLUDE

G I’m not ok Em7 I’m not ok Cadd9 I’m not ok Cadd9 Dsus4 I’m not ok

VERSE 2

G Are you holding together? Em7 I know you’ll always remember Cadd9 I remember the day I caught your eye G Don’t regret it a second Em7 How you got my attention Cadd9 But it was not my intention to lose a life

PRE-CHORUS

Em7 I was relieved, like a weight off my shoulders G I was ok, it would soon be all over Cadd9 Em7 D So why am I stuck here filled with doubt?

CHORUS

INTERLUDE

G I’m not ok Em7 I’m not ok Cadd9 I’m not ok Cadd9 Dsus4 I’m not ok

BRIDGE

Em Am7 G I always had my doubts about it Cadd9 G Wondering what it would be like D | | Looking into your eyes

FINAL CHORUS

n.c. I know it’s too late, that it’s already broken Em7 And I can’t turn the wheel (start strum again) Cadd9 But if I could would it be any different? Cadd9 Dsus4 Did I just make you make the wrong decision? G Never thought it would ever be easy Em7 But not as hard as this Cadd9 For today, you were mine, you were real Cadd9 D I think I must made you make the wrong decision, yeah

INTERLUDE

G I’m not ok Em7 I’m not ok Cadd9 I’m not ok Cadd9 Dsus4 I’m not ok

OUTRO

G I’m not ok (ohh) Em7 I’m not ok (I'm not ok) Cadd9 I’m not ok Cadd9 Dsus4 Em7 D | | Cadd9 I’m not ok (I’m not ok)