1. |
Trying
02:44
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Chords:
Verse:
Bbm F Bbm F Bbm F# F
Chorus:
C# F F# C# F Bbm F F# C# F
Ebm G# C# F Ebm G# Bbm F
I wanna run away
I wanna run away
run away from everything that's wrong
it's a horrible day
such a horrible day
this day has gone for years too long
tried so hard, still trying my best
but no matter what I do my whole life's a mess
Now I wanna cry, I wanna die, take that final rest
it ain't gettin better, I know what comes next
excruitiating pain, totured in everyway
why do I even try to push through another day
Beggin for mercy, from the reaper personally
for my final breath, and a swift death
I wanna get drunk
I wanna get drunk
drowning these problems all away
I'm gonna get sunk
I'm gonna get sunk
sink down to the bottom some day
tried so hard, still trying my best
but no matter what I do my whole life's a mess
Now I wanna cry, I wanna die, take that final rest
it ain't gettin better, I know what comes next
excruitiating pain, totured in everyway
why do I even try to push through another day
Beggin for mercy, from the reaper personally
for my final breath, and a swift death
I Never gave a care
I Never gave a care
Drank and drugged myself into my early grave
I'm startin to feel the fear
I'm startin to feel the fear
cuz I know I cannot be saved
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2. |
Through Thick and Thin
05:00
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Chords:
Verse
G D F# Bm
Verse Chorus
G D G D A Bm A Bm
Chorus:
G D F# Bm G D F#
you try to be nice and go to the dep
why'd you have to get me low percentage beer
watch me shake in fear of dying tonight
Watch me puke, watch me cry
hoping it wont go all awry
but I know, I'll be alright
don't worry baby, I'll drink with a grin
and try to hold it down, I'll grab the next round
and show you how it's done
Don't worry darlin', this ain't goodbye
Please don't start a fight
Thru the shakes and the shivers and the hard cold winter
we'll make it one more night
If we have to can all damn day
we're only four liters away from our next
drink on the streets to get me on my feet
Watch me puke, watch me cry
hoping it wont go all awry
but I know, I'll be alright
Spirits are high, and the ciders dry I'm starting to get drunk
Mix a little sin and a drug addiction
I'm ready for a fight
Don't worry darlin', this ain't goodbye
Please don't start a fight
Thru the shakes and the shivers and the hard cold winter
we'll make it one more night
Days get shorter and the nights get colder
money seems to get tighter, starin to look grim
We'll survive once again, till that old eagle grins
Watch me puke, watch me cry
hoping it wont go all awry
but I know, I'll be alright
Spring comes again, coldness at it's end thankful for you my friend
I woulda gave up, never gave a fuck
that's not how this story ends
Don't worry darlin', this ain't goodbye
Please don't start a fight
Thru the shakes and the shivers and the hard cold winter
we'll make it one more night
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Chords:
Verse
C# Fm F# C#
Chorus
C# Fm F# C#
C# Fm F# G#
things were going so swell
thought I finally escaped my hell
but now that is all gone
and I'm not sure what train I'm on
the tracks ahead seem so rough
am I even worth that stuff
lost so many of my friends
am I in denial of who I really am
chorus
and I hear them trains rollin by
I'm not sure if I should leave or die
If I left, well where could I go
these days I just don't know
I just don't know
life was going so good
but now I shot myself in the foot
can I make all my wrongs right
or is this my final night
I don't want to give up
it'd surely hurt the ones that I love
but I already hurt them bad
and lost all the love that I had
chorus
well I'm drunk again, sittin in my chair
wish I could reach out, but I wont even dare
trying to remind myself I'm worth more
but this booze has left me on the floor
trapped in a life full of dirt
but I'm the one who caused all the hurt
now I'm singing this song
cuz I fear I ain't got too long
chorus
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4. |
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Chords
Ebm Abm C# F# A#
Abm Ebm Abm Ebm Abm Ehm A#
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5. |
Gave You My Banjo
04:55
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Chords:
Verse
G C G G D D
G C G Em D G
G C G C G Em D G Em D G
gather 'round now folks
here at the bar
and I'll tell you the story
of why I'm playing this old guitar
it's the story of a love
that was found but lost
and if it was worth
the high price that it cost
chorus
I think you oughta know
I loved you from the start
I gave you my banjo
but you... you played... my heart
I was playing my banjo
on the streets downtown
that's where I met her
counting change on the ground
she was lookin' real pretty
lookin' mighty sweet
convinced she was an angel
that I just did meet
chorus
she laid her eyes on me
asked where I was to stay
said I could go back home with her
but only if I'd play
I agreed and off we went
talking about worldly plight
and I can tell ya folks
I stayed again the next night
chorus
as the months went by
it felt like something real
I tells ya I shoulda known better
then to break that seal
they say that love is blind
and can make the heart sing
I guess that's why I gave her
my precious five-string
chorus
it wasn't too much longer
when things were made to end
my heart soon turned to other girls
while still on the mend
those others were wonderful
but the heart never forgets
the girl who took more then just love
and left me with regret
chorus
now thank you folks for being here
gathered 'round the bar
and hearing out my story
of why I'm playing this old guitar
it was a story about a love
that was found but lost
I'm still not sure it was worth
the high price that it cost
chorus
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Chords
Verse
Am E7 E7 Am
Chorus
C Am E7 Am
for what felt like an eternity
we watched as his life faded away
it is not an isolated incident
it happens everyday....
through civil uprising, we demanded justice
the cops protected the murderers empty home
they never stand for what's truly right
they'd rather crack our skulls with their batons
Once again we stand together
to take the fight to our oppressors
Once again we scream for justice
NO JUSTICE! NO PEACE! FUCK THE POLICE!
We must demand these monster be held
accountable for their despicable deeds
we must fight to show all of them
they cannot bite the hand that feeds
Institutionalized by our oppressors
racism, sexism, classism, is in our system
We see it time and time and time again
how can you say "not all cops" and defend them?
Once again we stand together
to take the fight to our oppressors
Once again we scream for justice
NO JUSTICE! NO PEACE! FUCK THE POLICE!
Raw lobsters and blue devils
masquerading as the ones who serve and protect
but who or what do they serve?
the bosses, white nationalists, condo projects
when will we see them fight for the people?
never, because that is not their task
hired thugs to do the governments bidding
while the rich and greedy lay and bask
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7. |
Code of Hero
02:56
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Chords
Am E Am C E Am E Am C E Am
When I'm gone please tell my story
to all those who may ask
but don't hold back, tell it truly
both the evil and good from my past
Let me be judged accordingly
I want all my deeds unmasked
then you decide if my memory
will be in your heart to last
I tried to live an honourable life
living by the warriors code
I never did run from a fight
knowing I would never get old
so much that I sacrificed
to live and die by the sword
I gambled even when it was unwise
and lord knows I never did fold
Their words gave off a stench of truth
destiny is one great test
I decided without having proof
I'd failed though I tried my best
now I know I ain't no sleuth
but my future ain't written just yet
some of my past is certainly uncouth
and now it's time to pay my debt
I made mistakes, I hurt my friends
I'll be lucky if they stick around
but I know all things come to an end
and I'll be left laying on the ground
I'll keep fighting, I will defend
those that are being driven down
and when it's time for me to rest
I'll be followed by a silent sound
I see these fascists, and their misdeeds
fighting so hard to oppress
I ain't no angel, I ain't saintly
but I know I need to protect
the battle it was real bloody
I'm down to my dying breath
my spark has now left my body
and I'm about to meet with death
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8. |
Journey Up The Mountain
01:33
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Chords
Gm Cm
I tie my rope into a noose
makin' sure it wont come loose
I always knew my hangman would be my own hands
tired of life full of delusions
all the love I felt was just illusions
no more intrusions, it's time to take my climb
true love was all I ever wanted
feelings never get reciprocated
responded to with lies, so here's my goodbyes
I can't keep fighting I'm so tired
not good enough, never desired
what's transpired, a wreck, my feet wont hit the deck
so I'll begin my journey up the mountain
sippin' whisky out of a liquor fountain
in life I was a burden, so I set my sight on the light
but there is no light, there's only darkness
as I leave this lonely saddened carcass
I harness the courage while so discouraged
to drop my body into the air
sweet release from this dispair
there is no prayer to help me find peace of mind
I feel my life force begin to drain
apologies to the ones I've pained
I'm full of shame, I'm sorry, I'm just so sorry
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9. |
Swan Song
02:12
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Chords:
Cm Fm Cm G Cm
they say you either die a hero
or live long enough to become the villain
I'm startin to think I've lived for far too long
maybe I should go back to all the drugs
maybe I should go back to all the drinkin
cuz even when I try to do right, I do right wrong
I swear I'm trying to make amends
I'm sorry to all the ones that I'm hurtin
and maybe it'd be best if I was gone
cuz no matter what I do I can't be perfect
and my voice is pained from all this singin
maybe it's time to end my life song
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