1. |
Waking Up Is Hard To Do
00:52
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WAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
(Make up some crazy fun noise for this one, that’s what they did in the studio.)
Morning has broken
Waking up is hard to do
This morning business got nothing going on that I like right now
Give me that good to the last drop feeling
This morning business got nothing going on that I like right now
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2. |
Emergency
01:43
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EMERGENCY
A D A E
It's an emergency an emergency and I'm saying that with some urgency (x2)
A D
I know that you've had a long day I've had a long day too
A E
But if we take some time to talk I will not feel so blue
A D A E
It's an emergency an emergency and I'm saying that with some urgency (x2)
A D
Sometimes I procrastinate and you procrastinate too
A E
But this time we can't mess around we've got so many things to do
A D A E
It's an emergency an emergency and I'm saying that with some urgency (x2)
A D
This is probably a bad time to be doing anything
A E
Because finals are two days away and I should be studying
A D A E
It's an emergency an emergency and I'm saying that with some urgency (x2)
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3. |
Chick Flick
01:45
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CHICK FLICK
A D
You're so much better than the guy in the movie
A E
You're so much better than the girl on the tv screen (x2)
A D A E
There was a time that I didn't know, there were good guys left in this world
A D A D A
Then you came and wowed me with your character and you showed me your integrity
A D
You're so much better than the guy in the movie
A E
You're so much better than the girl on the tv screen (x2)
A D A E
You put up with all my crap and you still kept coming back
A D A E A
You proved your desire to work things out and that gave you a lot of clout
A D
You're so much better than the guy in the movie
A E
You're so much better than the girl on the tv screen (x2)
A D A E
You're a real live person right in front of me
A D A E A
You can say words that hurt me but you’re better than a fantasy
A
You're better, better than I ever, ever dreamed about (x3)
D A D A D A
About, about, about, about aboouuuut
A D
You're so much better than the guy in the movie
A E
You're so much better than the girl on the tv screen (x2)
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4. |
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WE TALK OCCASIONALLY ON THE INTERNET
G C G D
We talk occasionally on the internet (x3)
G D G
But the real time spent is not easy to forget
G C G D
Once upon a time I met a real live friend
G C G D
And in real time life did our friendship begin
G C G D
We had some great adventures and we told a lot of tales
G C G D B A# E
We made a lot of memories before we set sail
G C G D
We talk occasionally on the internet (x3)
G D G
But the real time spent is not easy to forget
G C G D
Sometimes I wanna call but I don't pick up the phone
G C G D
Don't want to admit insecurity has grown
G C G D
Do you remember and do you care?
G C G D B A# E
I know that you would if I was still there
G C G D
We talk occasionally on the internet (x3)
G D G
But the real time spent is not easy to forget
G C G D
A few years later I saw her again
G C G D
And though much had changed well we were still friends
G C G D
We talked about our lives and she talked about her kids
G C G D B A# E
And we talked about the places that we now live
G C G D
We talk occasionally on the internet (x3)
G D G
But the real time spent is not easy to forget
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5. |
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OUR FIRST APARTMENT (GHETTO)
G
You know too much about your neighbor’s sex lives
D C B A B
If you live in apartment in SE Portland
G
Yes all these walls are paper thin and details just come creeping in
D
Like the water from my shower into my neighbor’s downstairs apartment
C B A B
I’m so sorry
G
Oh, I know the ghetto
D C B A B
It’s where I live, It’s where I live! (x2)
G D
An elderly maintenance man did everything he can to stop the leak
Now there’s a whole in the wall and it’s looking bleak
G D
We’ve lived here for a few months. The ants still give us goose bumps in the kitchen
C B A B
Oh Lord I’m wishing for their eviction Away from me.
G
Oh, I know the ghetto
D C B A B G
It’s where I live, It’s where I live! (x2)
C G
You see the neighbor’s playing drums till 3 AM
C G
And the dogs are barking through the night again
C G
The crazy lady’s giving drugs to teenagers
C G
And the junkie’s buying all of our yard sale stuff
D
Looks like the ghetto
G
Oh, I know the ghetto
D C B A B G
It’s where I live, It’s where I live! (x2)
G
The carpet might be stained with things we can’t explain
D
There might be mold around the door or maybe something more
G
Truth is I’m happy just to be here and I’m happy I’m with you
D
Because we’ve got plumbing and electricity It’s not the ghetto
G
It’s just a pre-gentrified apartment that I used to be able to afford.
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6. |
Boobie Bar
01:37
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BOOBIE BAR
E A
Don't go down to the boobie bar
E B
If you want a real relationship you won't get far
E B A
Don't go to that boobie bar (x2)
E A E
Some women think it’s feminist liberation but I think it’s cause for hesitation
A B G# G E
Titillation! Manipulation! You're not being loved for who you are
E A
Don't go down to the boobie bar
E B
If you want a real relationship you won't get far
E B A
Don't go to that boobie bar (x2)
E A
As a man it's time that I take a stand yes this is a line drawn in the sand
E A B G# G E
Give women respect and dignity they’re more than something for us to see
E A
Don't go down to the boobie bar
E B
If you want a real relationship you won't get far
E B A
Don't go to that boobie bar (x2)
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7. |
Long Weekend Blues
01:58
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LONG WEEKEND BLUES
E F#
It's a long weekend and yes something seems wrong
B E
Happiness didn't come along (x2)
E G# B E
I made some plans to just slack off, instead I’m trying to just catch up
E G# B E
Yes I made some plans to just sleep in, they called me back to work again.
E F#
It's a long weekend and yes something seems wrong
B E
Happiness didn't come along (x2)
E B A
Monday morning I went back in, they left me off the schedule again
E B A
I tried my best and they laid me off, they told me to walk back across that parking lot
E B A E
W H A O H O H O H
E F#
It's a long weekend and yes something seems wrong
B E
Happiness didn't come along (x2)
E/C riff
E B
Then I got a phone call saying you passed away
D E
Wish I could have been with you that day
E B
Still I was puking and I had passed out
D E
When they called to say that your lights were out (x2)
E F#
It's a long weekend and yes something seems wrong
B E
Happiness didn't come along (x2)
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8. |
Distracted Nate-O-Bot
02:21
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DISTRACTED NATE-O-BOT
A C# D E
I just burnt my dinner cause I had to write a song
A C# D E
My new ideas keep moving in and I can't stay quiet long
A C# D E
See I’ve got more ideas than my money can afford
A C# D E
Still I’d buy all your time, if you would listen more
Who takes all our time? Nate-O-Bot!
A C# D E
Distracted Nate-O-Bot takes all the time we’ve got (x2)
A C# D E
She wanted me to print a zine but truth is I forgot
A C# D E
Distractions took over and all the time was lost
A C# D E
I tried to save the world, instead I wrote a song
A C# D E
There’s things I’ve got to do that I’m not working on
A C# D E
Distracted Nate-O-Bot takes all the time we’ve got (x2)
A C# D E
There’s lessons we have learned that we’d like to impart
A C# D E
There’s jobs to do together, projects to do apart
A C# D E
So I'm learning to make lots of lists and use some self-control
A C# D E
We’re learning to draw boundaries and of our time take hold
A C# D E
Distracted Nate-O-Bot takes all the time we’ve got (x2)
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9. |
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EL DIABLO TACOS ARE THE BEST
D F (REPEATED over and over) A
Say goodbye to all your hopes say good bye to all your dreams
D F A
Say goodbye to all your hopes and dreams and let that darling devil steal from you
D F A
The thief he comes to kill and destroy he wants to take all you enjoy
D F A
He wants to leave you lying on the ground and feeling like no hope can be found
D F A
Say goodbye to all your hopes say good bye to all your dreams
D F A
Say goodbye to all your hopes and dreams and let that darling devil steal from you
D F A
Don't you know you have a light and in the darkness it shines bright
D F A
But that old liar he likes to deceive and scratch at your wounds until they bleed
D F A
Don't say goodbye to all your hopes don't say goodbye to all your dreams
D F
Don't say goodbye to all your hopes and dreams
A
Don't let that darling devil steal from you (x5)
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10. |
Hospital
01:54
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HOSPITAL
The tabbed out riff repeats through the song. There are no changes.
A E D E D E A E D
Hospital, hospital you saved my life
A E D E D E D A G D E
When you cut me open with a surgical knife
With no insurance now what could I do
I waited 6 days to go into you
Appendix was ruptured and I stayed 12 days
I am so thankful in so many ways
Infection was rampant and drain tubes put in
blue plastic barf bag my new closest friend
Nurses were worried and I was surprised
I was far sicker than I realized
A E D E D E A E D
Hospital, hospital you saved my life
A E D E D E D A G D E
When you cut me open with a surgical knife
Chemicals, drugs and 5 IV’s
You fed me fake foods and called them healthy
Pain tolerance grew weaker and left
When Doc pulled the tape off I screamed and I wept (OOWWWWW)
Thank God for Catholic charities
you paid the bill and all of the fees
Needles and staples and drains and pain.
I never want to go through that again
A E D E D E A E D
Hospital, hospital you saved my life
A E D E D E D A G D E
When you cut me open with a surgical knife
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11. |
I Need To Know
01:54
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I NEED TO KNOW
C G E C G
I need to know that everything’s gonna be ok
C G E C
The sun will come out someday and all of these clouds will fade away
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12. |
We’re Gonna Make It
00:11
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WE’RE GONNA MAKE IT
E
We’re gonna make it
We’re gonna make it all the way (x3)
A
We’re gonna make it
We’re gonna make it all the way (x2)
B
We’re gonna make it
E
We’re gonna make it all the way (x2)
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13. |
Almost Out Of Texas
01:49
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ALMOST OUT OF TEXAS
E
With every single step I take, step I take, step I take
B
with every single step I take I get closer to you
E A
Now it is the weekend a week full of regrets
E B
But don’t forget forgiveness cause it’s not over yet
E
With every single step I take, step I take, step I take
B
with every single step I take I get closer to you
E A
Almost out of Texas, stranded for three days
E B
The sun it killed our fuel pump with its familiar rays
E
With every single step I take, step I take, step I take
B
with every single step I take I get closer to you
E A
Time is moving backward, the joy of heading west!
E B
I need that extra hour, I’m begging for some rest
E
With every single step I take, step I take, step I take
B
with every single step I take I get closer to you
E A
Peace is knocking at my door but I’m not always home
E B
I need some time to process some time to be alone
E
With every single step I take, step I take, step I take
B
with every single step I take I get closer to you
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14. |
Vegetables
03:18
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VEGETABLES
E A G E A E
We should double up our vegetables and not drink so much coffee (x2)
E A G E A G
We should get more exercise. How we gonna get more exercise?
E A G E A E
We should get more exercise because we are so lazy
E A G E A G
We should take a walk my dear, we could walk away from here
E A G E A E
If we walk on our two feet, we’ll smell the flowers on our street
E A G E A G
It is cold and rainy, I don’t wanna go outside
E A G E A E
It is cold and rainy, I just wanna stay inside and hide
E A G E A G
We could take a dance class, we could dance really fast
E A G E A E
Zumba with some friends helps work off our rear ends
E A G E A G
We should eat more broccoli, we should eat more celery
E A G E A E
That’s the way it’s gotta be because I feel better when they’re inside me
E A G E A E
We should double up our vegetables and not drink so much coffee (x2)
But what about the coffee?
E
It gives me headaches! It gives me shakes!
It wakes me up too early and it keeps me up too late!
E A
It gives me headaches! It gives me shakes!
G E
It wakes me up too early and it keeps me up too late!
E
See I’m trying to quit coffee cause it’s dragging me down
And all my youthful energy’s not coming around
I’m trying to eat more vegetables every day
But I don’t always like my food that way
I’m trying to get more exercise
But it’s so hard to focus on the prize (x3)
E A G E A E
We should double up our vegetables and not drink so much coffee (x2)
E A G E A G
We should get more exercise. How we gonna get more exercise?
E A G E A E
We should get more exercise because we are so lazy
E A G E A G E
Park in the back of the parking lot not in your favorite parking spot (x2)
E A G E A E
Park in the back of the parking lot not in your favorite parking spot (x2)
E A G
We should ride our bicycles (x3)
E A E
We should ride our bicycles
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15. |
Great Idea
02:39
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GREAT IDEA
A / F # C B
Got a great idea baby got a great thing going on
A / F # C B
Got a great idea baby you’ve got a great thing going on
C B A (open) A
Last night we played Settlers (of Catan) and we drank some Oregon Chai C B A (open) A
C B A (open) A
Baby when I’m with you, yes, you make me feel alive
C B A (open) A
They say absence makes the heart grow fonder and it’s true
C B A (open)
Baby when I’m not with you you’re where I’m headed to
A / F # C B
Got a great idea baby got a great thing going on
A / F # C B
Got a great idea baby you’ve got a great thing going on
C B A (open) A
Spent the whole day working with my nose stuck in a book
C B A (open) A
When I saw you smiling you were worth a second look
C B A (open) A
Picked you up it was raining gave your friend a ride home
C B A (open)
Counted down the minutes till we could be alone
A / F # C B
Got a great idea baby got a great thing going on
A / F # C B
Got a great idea baby you’ve got a great thing going on
C B A (open) A
Now you’re making dinner while I’m writing this song
C B A (open) A
Wish it would come faster but it’s not taking too long
C B A (open) A
Yes I consider myself lucky to have a best friend such as you
C B A (open)
Cause you’re right there helping me with what I’m going through
A / F # C B
Got a great idea baby got a great thing going on
A / F # C B
Got a great idea baby you’ve got a great thing going on
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