Heal Thyself Pt 1 Instinct

Track List: 1: There's a Melody I 2: The Work at Hand 3: Here's What it Takes 4: I Can See my House From Here 5: Manchild 6: If That's Your Way 7: Mama 8: Surprise Surprise 9: Hole in the Moonlight 9: Linda Ronstadt in the 70s 10: There's a Melody II 11: No Song Left to Save Me ------------------------------------------- There's a Melody I (chords by me) ------------------------------------------- C There's a melody somewhere inside of me C/B I can hear it but can't get it out of me F Dm G In my head it soaring but when it comes out it is all the same note C There's a melody somewhere inside of me C/B I can hear it but can't get it out of me F Dm G In my head it soaring but when it comes out it is all the same note C There's a melody somewhere inside of me C/B I can hear it but can't get it out of me F Dm G In my head it soaring but when it comes out it is all the same note ------------------------------------------- The Word at Hand (chords by me) ------------------------------------------- C I was paying attention Am But maybe not at the right time F You're repeating verbatim The final ultimatum Dm G And all I'm thinking is how to make it rhyme C Am I'm doing what I'm meant to do Exploring inner space F Amazing I can see right through Dm G The disappointment on your face C Am I decree: Take the boots to me F Dm G And I demand to be strangled by the work at hand C Am I'll be gone with my boots still on F Dm G 'Cause I can't stand to ever leave the work at hand C I was coming apart Am At the scissors of another sleepless night F I was looking at your hair with a thousand-yard stare Dm G 'Cause I couldn't bear to look you in the eyes C Am I was born under a neon sign And I don't give a f**k F Tell me what I'm signifying Dm G When I'm run down by a laundry truck C Am I decree: Take the boots to me F Dm G And I demand to be strangled by the work at hand C Am I'll be gone with my boots still on F Dm G 'Cause I can't stand to ever leave the work at hand C Am F Dm G C Am F Dm G C Am F Dm G C Am F Dm G C Am I decree: Take the boots to me F Dm G And I demand to be strangled by the work at hand C Am I'll be gone with my boots still on F Dm G 'Cause I can't stand to ever leave the work at hand C Am I recall not that much at all F Dm G But I regret the little things I can't forget C I'll be gone (I'm doing what I'm meant to do) Am With my boots still on (Destroying people's lives) F 'Cause I can't stand (Careful or I'll screw you too) Dm G To ever leave the work at hand ------------------------------------------- Here's What it Takes (chords by me) ------------------------------------------- G D Here’s what it takes to survive G D Saturday’s fever means you’re staying alive C D C Of course – an eight-ball of coke, you’re angry and broke D G My mother misspoke by telling me the truth G D Here’s what it takes to believe G D Drink down the Drano ‘til the demons all leave Em C D G I won’t go – I told you I don’t wanna know G D Here’s what it takes to regret G D Wake up sleepwalking in your father’s missteps C D C The fridge door is open again, there’s leftover blame D G You’re eating a shame and choking on the truth G D Here’s what it takes to be heard G D Angry rejoiners to discouraging words Em C D C I won’t go – I told you I don’t wanna know C F A# D# G# C# C Fm What we once kept hidden from our parents A# D# Now we keep it hidden from our kids G# C# No second chances ever in this life C Just another chance to make the same mistake twice G D Here’s what it takes to deny G D Let’s make a movie ‘bout a hardworking guy C D Who wastes time with family and friends C D And learns to pretend that when it all ends G He’s closer to the truth G D And if the least you can do G D You fail your parents like you think they failed you Em C D G When they go - I told you I don’t wanna know G D G D C D C D G Here’s what it takes D Here’s what it takes Here’s what G Here’s what it takes D Here’s what it takes Here’s what Em Here’s what it takes C Here’s what it takes D Here’s what G D Here’s what it takes to forget G D Here’s what I’ll take from you yet C D Here’s what it takes to bleed C D Here’s what it takes from you and me G D G D Em C D G ------------------------------------------- I Can See My House From Here (chords by me) ------------------------------------------- A E D E Jesus came to me last night A E D E To tell me everything'll be all right, he said A E F#m C#m "Thank you for rolling the stone D E But you're gonna have to go it alone." A E D E His halo light up the room A E D E But just sputtered from white to blue A E F#m C#m He said, "Can't keep the damn thing aglow D E Even if it's only for show." A D E (Hallelujah) From Hello Goodbye A D E (Heal thyself) To Helen Wheels A D E (Hare Krishna) Sing Hosanna Bm7 E (Oh my Lord) So that's the deal A D A E D E I feel like I've been here before A E D E You know what happens when God closes a door A E F#m C#m You think mortality's hell D E He's boarded up the windows as well A E D E I'm done with raising the dead A E D E I'd rather tour with them instead A E F#m C#m I waited too long for my wish D E Jesus Christ, I'd settle for fish A D E (Hallelujah) Mother Mary A D E (Heal thyself) You had me A D E (Hare Krishna) And no religion Bm7 E (Oh my Lord) So let it be A E D E Turn your blood back into wine A E D E And then forget you were once divine A E F#m C#m And if you can't, you know it's a lie D E Goodbye my Lord Bm7 Goodbye E My Lord Bm7 E Mmm, my Lord A E D E I really wanna trade this perfect life in the sky A E D E To make a mess of things and not know why A E F#m C#m Camels, needles, haystacks, and stuff D E Come on, don't you think we've all heard enough A E D E We've needed someone like you A E D E Self-satisfied but also easily bruised A E F#m C#m Hey, have you heard the good news? D E We're gonna make you king of the Jews A D E (Hallelujah) The dream is over A D E (Heal thyself) So I me mine A D E (Hare Krishna) Won't be the same now Bm7 E (Oh my Lord) End of the line A E D E (Hallelujah) I'm sick of holding your hand A E D E (Heal thyself) See that single sign of prints in the sand A E F#m C#m (Hare Krishna) I just assumed that you'd know D E (Oh my Lord) You've always had to go it alone A E D E We're on our way home A E D E Goin' home A E D (Steven came to me last night) ------------------------------------------- Manchild (chords by me) ------------------------------------------- C Am Em F G C Am Em F G C There's wisdom Am In every little thing you say Dm And I'm wrong Fm And getting wronger every day C I'll be true Am You know I'll never break your heart Dm I hear you E Could you repeat the last part C Am Darling, you're talking to a man now Em You're talking to a man, now, child F G Speak slowly, speak slowly C Sweetheart Am What do you think I do all day Dm I make art Fm When inspiration blows my way C Oh, the shouting Am I'm getting kinda used to that but Dm This doubting my intentions E Honey that just makes me sad C Am Darling, you're talking to a manchild Em You're talking to a manchild now F G Speak slowly, speak slowly C Am Darling, you're talking to a manchild Em You're talking to a manchild now F G Speak slowly, speak slowly Am You ask for conversation C You ask for understanding Am D E Then you say you want a man Am Look how hard I'm trying C I let you watch me crying Am C I'm just like you, but I'm a man B A# A Yes I am and I can't help but love you so C Am Em F G C Am Em F G C I know you Am You think I'm just a lazy jerk Dm But I miss you Fm Babe when you're away at work C And genius Am Can strike a man at any time Dm So I'm waiting E Let's cut it with the heavy sighs C Am Darling, you're talking to a manchild Em You're talking to a manchild now F G Speak slowly, speak slowly C Am Darling, you're talking to a manchild Em You're talking to a manchild now F G Speak slowly, speak slowly ------------------------------------------- If That's Your Way (chords by me) ------------------------------------------- G Sorry Bdim7 Am I can't hear you through the smash and crash G Of tears G Sorry Bdim7 Has been said so many times Am F G D It hasn't meant a thing to you in years G Silence Bdim7 Followed by a deeper silence Am G Then to bed G Morning Bdim7 It's an ordinary day Am F G As though nothing had happened or been said- C E7 Am If that's your way F Of saying your sorry C E7 Am If that's your way F Of saying your sorry C E7 F If that's your way D Of saying your sorry F G C I don't mind G I know Bdim7 We have something we can not Am G Articulate G A million Bdim7 Better men may worship you Am F G Em But do they have the thing that you'd reciprocate? G Listen Bdim7 I'm not taking this for granted Am G Though it's hard G Living Bdim7 With each other every moment Am F G But are we still whenever we're apart? C A7 I hear your threats F G And now I'm taking bets C E7 Am That it's your way F Of saying you're sorry C E7 Am That it's your way F Of saying you're sorry C E7 F If that's your way D Of saying you're sorry F G C I don't mind F G C I don't mind F G C I don't mind ------------------------------------------- Mama (chords by me) ------------------------------------------- Capo III D G You don't like what your mama said A D 'Cause what your mama said is all wrong D G You don't like what your mama said A D 'Cause what your mama said is all wrong D G Good morning and so it goes A D Another angry white guy on the radio D G He's lying because he knows A D He's got one finger on the trigger and another up his nose, singing D G You don't like what your mama said A D 'Cause what your mama said is all wrong D G You don't like what your mama said A D 'Cause what your mama said is all wrong D G The stories you've heard before A D Like when Christopher Columbus rode a dinosaur D G The liberals will take your guns A D And then they'll take your children and the terrorists have won D G You don't like what your mama said A D 'Cause what your mama said is all wrong D G You don't like what your mama said A D 'Cause what your mama said is all wrong D G She's paying for liberty A D To auction off my storage space on A&E D G The zombies will roam the earth A D To feast on our misfortune while debating what it's worth, singing D G You don't like what your mama said A D 'Cause what your mama said is all wrong D G You don't like what your mama said A D 'Cause what your mama said is all wrong ------------------------------------------- Surprise Surprise (chords by TCo8x7) ------------------------------------------- Capo III D G Surprise surprise D G I understand your shock at getting wise Em A I was feeling shame, you were feeling stupid Bm G 'cause I knew what was wrong with me long before you did D G D I knew what was wrong with me long before you did mm hmmm Bm E I spent my whole adult life worrying A F#m That the world would find me out before too long Bm E I faint, I fail, my vision starts a-blurrying A A7 So just stay strong. Or get strong D G Surprise surprise D G Look into these never-loving eyes Em A You were feeling safe while I was feeling lonely Bm G You thought that you had known me but I wish that you had only D G D Known just what was wrong with me long before you did mm hmm G A D D7 A life on the run from the truth is a gun G A D D7 With its barrel pointed deep down in your throat G A7 F#m Bm And one day you'll say, "Enough of this self-defeating stuff" Em A One false move: that's all she wrote D G D G Em A Bm G D G D D Bm E And on those mornings when I'm lying A F#m In our bed alone and realize I'm old Bm E My mind begins to wish that I was flying A A7 It's not my mind: it's my soul D G Surprise surprise D G I understand your shock at getting wise Em A I was feeling shame, you were feeling stupid Bm G 'cause I knew what was wrong with me long before you did D G I knew what was wrong with me long before you did D G I knew what was wrong with me long before you did D G I knew what was wrong with me long before you did D G I knew what was wrong with me long before you did D G I knew what was wrong with me long before you did D G I knew what was wrong with me long before you did D G I knew what was wrong with me long before you did D ------------------------------------------- Hole in the Moonlight (chords by me) ------------------------------------------- D G Hole in the moonlight D G Like hole in the pale green night D G Diamond of coal A There's a hole D G Look up for the first time D G It's too bright out now to find D G Each night I must aim wrong Em Or it's gone A Or it's gone G A What can the matter be? G A What can I do? G A Hole in the moonlight Em G A D Where all my dreams fell through D G Hole in the moonlight D G Floats free like a small black kite D G Em Nature inspires then retires A Then retires G A Closing my eyes to see G A I watched as it grew G A D Hole in the moonlight where my dreams fell through Em A D F#m Bm And that's what it'll do to you G A D That's what it'll do to you G D G D G Em A G Where all my dreams fell through G A Closing my eyes to see G A I watched as it grew G A Hole in the moonlight Em G A D Where all my dreams fell through D G Hole in the moonlight D G Hole in the moonlight D G Hole in the moonlight D G D G D G D G ------------------------------------------------ Linda Ronstadt in the 70s (chords by beachflyjr) ------------------------------------------------ G E You don't love me anymore; Am the way you did before, D when you first laid eyes on me. G E I know I'm not alone because Am you like Linda Ronstadt as she was: D in the 70s. Em Am You know I'll never be the same. Em Am You know I'll never be the same D as I used to be. G E You don't want me anymore. Am What do you need me for D except for pleasantries? G E I know I'll never be enough Am 'cause you like Linda Ronstadt's older stuff D from the 70s. Em Am You know she'll never be the same. Em Am You know she'll never be the same D as she used to be. G E She wore those roller skates Am on disco dates D while the Eagles played. G E And you wore your heart on your sleeve Am when you still believed D G when she'd say she's coming back someday. G E Am D G E And when I try to find my voice Am it's as if it's not my choice, D nor will it ever be Em Am You know we'll never be the same. Em Am You know we'll never be the same D as we used to be G E You don't love me anymore; Am the way you did before, D when you first laid eyes on me. ------------------------------------------- There's a Melody II (chords by me) ------------------------------------------- D There's a melody somewhere inside of me D/C# I can hear it but can't get it out of me G Em A In my head it is soaring but when it comes out it is all the same note D There's a melody somewhere inside of me D/C# I can hear it but can't get it out of me G Em A In my head it is soaring but when it comes out it is all the same note D There's a melody somewhere inside of me D/C# I can hear it but can't get it out of me G Em A In my head it is soaring but when it comes out it is all the same note D Instinct and discipline? D/C# Like taking your medicine? G Em A You've gotta push through the unpleasantness D D/C# G Give it some time, just let it go Em A D Just close your eyes and soon you will know D D/C# G Give it some time, just let it go Em A D Just close your eyes and soon you will know D (Keep going) D/C# (Keep going) G (Keep going) Em A (Keep going) D D/C# G Give it some time, just let it go Em A D Just close your eyes and soon you will know D D/C# G Give it some time, just let it go Em A D Just close your eyes and soon you will know D There's a melody somewhere inside of me D/C# I can hear it but can't get it out of me G Em A In my head it is soaring but when it comes out it is all the same note D Instinct and discipline? D/C# Like taking your medicine? G Em A You've gotta push through the unpleasantness D There's a melody somewhere inside of me D/C# I can hear it but can't get it out of me G Em A In my head it is soaring but when it comes out it is all the same note D Instinct and discipline? D/C# Like taking your medicine? G Em A You've gotta push through the unpleasantness D D/C# G Give it some time, just let it go Em A D Just close your eyes and soon you will know D D/C# G Give it some time, just let it go A# C Just close your eyes and soon You'll D Know ------------------------------------------- No Song Left to Save Me (chords by me) ------------------------------------------- G Boo hoo Gmaj7 You've consumed Cmaj7 The fountain of fading youth You think that you've found the truth Bm G So you wrote Gmaj7 Your final note Cmaj7 Well that only goes to show Bm How little you really know now Bm Bm Bm Bm G D You keep pushing through C Bm Or there'll be no song left to save me, no song left to save me G D Too much left to do C Bm Or there'll be no song left to save me, no song left to save me G Good lord Gmaj7 Deadly for Cmaj7 I figured that's all it was And everything changed because Bm G Gmaj7 The time stopped when the needle dropped Cmaj7 Bm Records at an aching voice so act like you have a choice now Bm Bm Bm Bm G D You keep pushing through C Bm Or there'll be no song left to save me, no song left to save me G D Too much left to do C Or there'll be no song left to save me, no song left to save me G (To save me) G Instinct and discipline (To save me) G Takin' your medicine G Instinct and discipline G Takin' your medicine G Instinct and discipline G Takin' your medicine G Instinct and discipline G Takin' your medicine G D You keep pushing through C Bm Or there'll be no song left to save me, no song left to save me G D Too much left to do C Bm Or there'll be no song left to save me, no song left to save me G D You keep pushing through C Bm Or there'll be no song left to save me, no song left to save me G D Too much left to do C Bm Or there'll be no song left to save me, no song left to save me G