Ain't It Strange
Tom :Em
Em Bm7
Ain't it strange that we destroy what we embrace
Em
And we leave what we seek
Bm7
It's such a shame
Em Bm7
Ain't it strange that we smile when we cry
Em
And no one knows why we are here
Bm7
And where we're going to
Em Bm7
Ain't it strange
Em
We could be, we could be so good together
Bm7
We could be, we could be so good together
Em Bm7
Ain't it strange that we share what we hate
Em
That we break what we love
Bm7
It's such a shame
Em Bm7
Ain't it strange when we pray we betray anyway
Em
And no one knows what we are for
Em
Why we're so tough why must hurt
Bm7
When we're so fragile
Em Bm7
Ain't it strange
Em
We could be, we could be so good together
Bm7
We could be, we could be so good together
Em Bm7
Ain't it strange still we could fall into a dream
Em
I'd wish no one will catch that fall for we could fall for love
Bm7
Life is but a dream, life is but a dream
Em Bm7
All the tears in the world not in vain for the pain is gone
Em
The shame is washed away when we're all one
Bm7
Life is but a dream, life is but a dream
Em Bm7
It's hard to believe after thousand of years
Em
The world's still drowning in blood and tears
Bm7
We've been quite advanced but again we fail
Em Bm7
It's dog eat dog on the rat rave trail
Em
It's getting too much and we're getting nowhere
Bm7
While hatred and fear is all that we share
Em Bm7
I can't take it no more when I'm watching the news
Em
We must stick together or we're bound to lose
Em
Now listen to this........
Bm7
We could be, we could be so good together
All In The Golden Afternoon
Tom: F#m
F#m A
All in the golden afternoon full leisurely we glide
B D
For both our oars, with little skill, by little arms are plied
F#m A
While little hands make vain pretence our wanderings to guide
B D
Our wanderings to guide
F#m A
Ah, Cruel Three ! in such an hour, beneath such dreamy weather
B D
To beg a tale of breath too weak to stir the tiniest feather
F#m A
Yet what can one poor voice avail against three tongues together
B D
Against three tongues together
F#m A
Anon, to sudden silence won, in fancy they pursue
B D
The dream child moving through a land of wonders wild and new
F#m A
In friendly chat with bird or beast - and half believe it true
B D
And half believe it true
F#m A
And ever, as the story drained the wells of fancy dry
B D
And faintly strove that weary one to put the subject by
F#m A
"The next time -- it is next time" the happy voices cry !
B D
The happy voices cry !
F#m A
Thus grew the tale of wonderland, thus slowly one by one
B D
It's quaint events were hammered out - and now the tale is done
F#m A
And home we steer a merry crew
B D
Beneath the setting sun.
Ascension Day
Tom :D
D
These are the days of Evil perfection
D
This is the world of torture and fame
D
This is the age of most vicious infection
D
These are the times of terror and pain
D
Let them inside and they build you a nightmare
D
Show them, you fool, it'll not be in vain
D
Here is your costume of deepest surrender
D
These are the times of terror and pain
G
I wanna ride on the crest of sensation
F
I wanna scream in the whirlpools of love
D#
I wanna drown in a climax of thunder
G#
I wanna be with the fools in the storm
D
Do what you want and then die when you want to
D
We're gonna walk on the blood of the MEEK
D
We're gonna sail through the oceans of wonder
D
We're gonna live in the DREAMS that we seek
D
Send in the parasite clowns on their horses
D
Send in the idiots and let them advance
D
Send in the monsters of your own creation
D
Send them all in and give them a chance
D
We're gonna dance to the sweetest of music
D
We're gonna play with the whores in the rain
D
We'll dissipate the Lord's last temptations
D
All in the cross fire of torture and fame
G
I wanna ride on the crest of sensation
F
We're gonna live.......
D#
In the dreams that we seek
G#
We're gonna live in the dreams that we seek
Gm F D# D7
Euphoria
Tom: Bm
Bm C#
Kind of thunder from my heart
Bm
Flooding my eyes
C#
Flooding my eyes
G# F#
Kind of armies marching through my head
G# A#
Sombre soldiers from nowhere
Bm C#
Kind of someone's moving out of me
Bm
Have no fear
C#
Have no fear
G# F#
Kind of someone's moving out of me
G# A#
Goin' somewhere, Goin' somewhere
F C
Ship is leaving right on time
G D
Empty harbour, wave goodbye
F C
Evacuation of the isle
G D
Caveman's paintings drowning
F C
Famous last words on the air
G D
I stay here and you are there
F C
While our city softly sinks
G D
Caveman's paintings drowning
A# F C G
Faith
Tom :C
C G Am F
Wake up in the morning still I heard this song
C G Am F
Must be somewhere from my dreams I don't know
C G Am F
Made me feel so good, sun was shining bright
C G Am F
God I love you that you brought this little song
C
To give me faith
G Am F
In the morning
C
I need your faith
G Am F
To go on, yeah
C
Give me some faith
G Am F
Can't get enough of that sweet feeling
C
Give me faith oh yeah
G Am F
Keep the faith
C G Am F
Sweet little girl lying next to me
C G Am F
Sunlight's playing on your face with some shadows
C G Am F
You're so beautiful, dream on, dream on, lady
C G Am F
I'm gonna wake you up when the time is right
C
I'll give you faith
G Am F
In the morning
C
I need your faith
G Am F
To go on, yeah
C
Give me some faith
G Am F
Can't get enough of that sweet feeling
C
Give me faith oh yeah
G Am F
Keep the faith
C G Am F
One day I shall be released by my creator
C G Am F
Going home to where I came from long ago
C G Am F
And the big wheel keeps on turning round and round
C G Am F
Into eternity with me to cosmic meadows
C G Am F
I will be there with all my friends....
C
I'll give you faith
G Am F
In the morning
C
I need your faith
G Am F
To go on, yeah
C
Give me your love and your affection
G Am F
And I'll keep the faith
C
I'll keep the faith, oh yeah
G Am F
I'll keep the faith
F
Give me faith
C
God bless you, faith
G Am F
In the morning...
Fools
Tom: B
B B4
We waste our time with big illusions
A E
Talking to the walls
B B4
But Jericho will never fall
A E
We sold our trumpets long ago
B B4
Exchanging all the best we had
A E
Into atomic master plans
B B4
We read the books, we had our chance
A E
We spend the world for just one dance
B B4
So keep on dancing - all you FOOLS
A E
The cups of fury have been filled
B B4
So keep on dancing all you clowns
A E
Let's have a sip before we're killed
B B4
So keep on dancing
A E
So keep on dancing !
B B4
These politicians make me sigh
A E
Democracy is just a lie
B B4
As long as we are rich enough
A E
Each government will do for us
B B4
We feed like vampires on the world
A E
We are the first they are the third
B B4
There's no hope we had our chance
A E
We spend the world for one last dance
B B4
So keep on dancing - all you FOOLS
A E
The time to reap has finally come
B B4
So keep on dancing - all you clowns
A E
We had our chance let's have some fun.
B B4
7 seals 7 trumpets 7 cups 7 plaques
A E
7 angels, the scarlet beast
B B4
Mother of Marlots
A E
Faithful and TRUE
The Impossible Dream
Tom :D
Intro: D A Bm G (Em) | D A (A#m) Bm Bb |
D A
Sometimes it seems so strange
Bm G (Em)
The way I feel for you
D A Bm G (Em)
It makes my life so quiet and free
D A
And when you smile at me
Bm G (Em)
It's just that special love
D A (A#m) Bm Bb
That kind of liberty I never felt before
D A Bm
And I don't need to be a poet
G (Em) D
I don't need to be a HERO
A (A#m) Bm Bb
When all I need to do is keep on loving you
D A Bm G (Em)
I just have to be me and I don't need to be
D A Bm
The stranger anymore I used to be
G (Em) D
In my impossible dream
D A
I keep my fingers crossed
Bm G (Em)
I never want to lose
D A Bm G (Em)
This new found world that's so alive
D A
Angel I'm so in love with you
Bm G (Em)
My heart has circled in the past
D A (A#m) Bm Bb
The demons of deceit but now aside I've cast
Iron John
Tom :Cm
Cm F Cm
If you open up the cage you will hurt yourself
Eb Gm Cm
The king said it's forbidden or you will get hell
Cm F Cm
But the prisoner lets you know where to find the key
Eb Gm Cm
Under her satin pillow, yes, there it has to be
Cm F Cm
Modestly is fine but it doesn't take you very far
Eb Gm Cm
When you make your decision don't be afraid of the dark
Cm F Cm
Longing for the Golden Ball that it will be yours for keeps
Eb Gm Cm
Be sure about it as you saw so shall you reap
Cm F Cm
Let's take a ride on Iron John's shoulders
Eb Gm Cm
He has more gold than anybody in this world
Cm F Cm
Let's take a ride, hey ho on Iron John
Eb Gm Cm
He has more gold than anybody in this world
Cm F Cm
Jump on the train to nowhere, from now on you are free
Eb Gm Cm
After rising from the ashes you'll become a mystery
Cm F Cm
Too many of those strange injections, too many gazes at the sun
Eb Gm Cm
The lady smiled "well that's the business running after number 1
Cm F Cm
For all their childish daydreams you caught their falling stars
Eb Gm Cm
Just for the cheapest contracts you signed your autographs
Cm F Cm
And if you started much too early therefore you're stopped too late
Eb Gm Cm
Make sure that no one stops you now, here comes the ultimate"
Cm
Let's take a ride....
Ab Gm
He will be with you, he will be there
Fm Ab Bb
If you call out the magic words
Let's take a ride....
Ivory Tower
Tom :Em
Em C
HERE IS the news from my little hideaway
Am
My sweet IVORY TOWER
C Em
I've sent you songs about so many things
Am
Mighty Moondog's skipping waves
C Em
Dolphins playing their lives away
Am
Golden Circus Girls and Pharaoes
C Em
Fallen angels, street side romeos
Am
Patricia's Park and anyway
C Em
Eternal youth and neverending summer days
Am
Lonely Girls, Music Halls the Mysteries of Love
Em C Em
In the event that I don't return
C Em
Please take this message to understand.....
Em D
In the event....
Gm F Bb Eb
I am a stranger in a strange land
D Eb D
Welcome stranger to the land of the free
Eb D
Welcome Carol to Phantasy....
Em C
OH my God, I feel so alone
Am
A million light years far from home
C Em
It seems to be a tragedy
Am
How can I live in Germany
C Em
Another house is burning down
Am
It's time to face the cruel reality
C Em
This is a game no more
Am
Disaster in the 20th century
Em C Em
In the event that I don't return
C Em
Please take this message to understand
Bb7
In the event that I don't return
Oh Patti
Tom :F
F C
Patti can't take it, she gotta give it back
Dm A A7
The world is a big place and she's frightened
F C
And if you kiss her, she gotta kiss you back
Am G
She couldn't stand a kiss for free - on her own
Bm Dm
And while she's playing with all she exchanged
A F
Yawning at the multitude
Bm
Her world is a big place
Dm A
Full of toys and boys and teddy bears
F
Where nothing is for free
F2/C G A
That's what her mother told her once
A
And Patti has a big, big heart
E
Bigger than her life
F#m E
She just forgot the most fantastic things within
D#m
She's sitting in her glass house
F#m
And she does not dare to throw the stone
C#
To make it all come true
A B C#
Of what she's dreamin' of and so it seems to me
C# G#
Patti can't take it, she gotta give it back
A#m F F7
Her world is a big place and she's frightened
C# G#
But if you love her maybe she'll accept
Fm D#
Maybe she'll take your love for free
On her own
Em
All alone
Forever Young
Tom: C
C G Am
Let's start in style, let's dance for a while
F G
Heaven can wait we're only watching the skies
Am F
Hoping for the best, but expecting the worst
G6 - Fmaj7 - G6 - C
Are you gonna drop the bomb or not?
C G Am
Let us stay young or let us live forever
F G
We don't have the power, but we never say never
Am F
Sitting in the sandpit, life is a short trip
G6 - Fmaj7 - G6 - C
The music's for the sadman
C G Am
Can you imagine when this race is won
F G
Turn out all the faces into the sun
Am F
Praising our leaders, we're getting in tune
G6 - Fmaj7 - G6 - C
The music's played by the madman
Chorus:
C G
Forever Young
Am F
I want to be Forever Young
G Am
Do you really want to live forever?
F G
Forever, you'll never
C G
Forever Young,
Am F
I want to be Forever Young
G Am
Do you really want to live forever?
F G C
Forever Young.
C G Am
Some are like water, some are like the heat
F G
Some are a melody and some are the beat
Am F
Sooner or later they all will be gone
G6 - Fmaj7 - G6 - C
Why don't they stay young?
C G Am
It's so hard to get old without a cause
F G
I don't want to perish like a fading horse
Am F
Years like diamonds in the sun
And diamonds are forever
C G Am
So many advantages given up today
F G
So many songs we forgot to play
Am F
So many dreams swinging out of the blue
G6 - Fmaj7 - G6 - C
Oh let it come true
**Chorus
**Solo
**Chorus