Closer to the Heart
Tom: A
Intro: (A) G D F7+ A9 A4 A
A G D G A
And the men who hold high places must be the ones who start
G D A G
to mold a new reality closer to the heart.
D A G
Closer to the heart.
A G D G A
The blacksmith and the artist reflect it in their art.
G D A G
They forge their creativity closer to the heart.
D A G (G)
Closer to the heart.
A G D G A
Philosophers and plowmen each must know his part
G D A G
to sow a new mentality closer to the heart, yes.
D A G D A G
Closer to the heart. Yeah
(D G C A) 4x (A)
Oh..
A G D G A
Woah you can be the captain and I will draw the chart.
G D A G
Sailing into destiny closer to the heart.
D A G
Closer to the heart.
D A G
Well closer to the heart.
G
Oh yeah
Dreamline
Tom: E
Intro: E
E
He's got a roadmap of Jupiter
A radar fix on the stars
All along the highway
B
She's got a liquid-crystal compass
A picture book of the rivers
C G D E G F#
Under the Sahara
E G F#
They travel in the time of the prophets
E G F# D
On a desert highway straight to the heart of the sun
B C D E G F# E
Like lovers and hereos, and the restless part of everyone
F# E B C D E
On the run
We're only at home when we're on the run
On the run
E
He's got a starmap of Hollywood
A list of cheap motels
All along the freeway
B
She's got a sister out in Vegas
C
Promise of a decent job
G D E G F#
Far away from her home town
E G F# E
They travel on the road to redemption
G F# D F# E
A highway out of yesterday that tomorrow will bring
B C D E G F#
Like lovers and heroes, birds in the last days of spring
E G F# D
We're only at home when we're on the wing
F# E B C D E
On the wing
A
We are young
G
Wandering the face of the earth
D
Wondering what our dreams might be worth
C
Learning that we're only immortal
A
For a limited time
A
We are young
G
Wandering the face of the earth
D
Wondering what our dreams might be worth
C
Learning that we're only immortal
E G F#
For a limited time
E
Time is a gypsy caravan
Steals away in the night
To leave you stranded in Dreamland
B
Distance is a long-range filter
C
Memory a flickering light
G E G F#
Left behind in the heartland
E G F#
We travel in the dark of the new moon
E G D F# E
A starry highway traced on the map of the sky
B C D E G F#
Like lovers and heroes, lonely as the eagle's cry
E G F# D C D (E)
We're only at home when we're on the fly, on the fly SOLO
A
We are young
G
Wandering the face of the earth
D
Wondering what our dreams might be worth
C
Learning that we're only immortal
A
For a limited time
A
We are young
G
Wandering the face of the earth
D
Wondering what our dreams might be worth
C
Learning that we're only immortal
E G F#
For a limited time
E G F#
We travel on the road to adventure
E G D F# E
On a desert highway straight to the heart of the sun
B C D E G F#
Like lovers and hereos, and the restless part of everyone
E G F# D
We're only at home when we're on the run
F# E B C D E
On the run...
Emotion Detector
Tom: Gm
Intro: Gm9 Am7 Bb7+
Gm9 Am7 Bb7+ F C9/G
When we lift the cover from our feelings, we expose our insecure spots.
F/A Bb Bb/C C9/G
Trust is just as rare as devotion. Forgive us our cynical thoughts.
Am7 Bb Bb/C Gm
If we need too much attention, not content with being cool,
Am7 Bb Bb/C Gm
We must throw ourselves wide open, start acting like a fool.
Am7 Bb Gm Am7 Bb
If we need too much approval, then the cuts can seem too cruel.
C F G Dm Am G
Right to the heart of the matter.
C F G Dm Am G
Right to the beautiful part.
C F G Dm Am G C
Illusions are painfully shattered right where discovery starts.
F G Dm Am G C
In the secret wells of emotion buried deep in our hearts.
F G Dm Am G
Bb Am7 Bb/C
Gm Am Bb/C
It's true that love can change us; never quite enough.
Gm Am Bb/C
Sometimes we are too tender, sometimes we're too tough.
Gm Am Bb/C
If we get too much attention, it gets hard to overrule.
Gm Am Bb/C
So often fragile power turns to scorn and ridicule.
Gm Am Bb/C Gm Am Bb
Sometimes our big splashes.. are just ripples in the pool.
C F G Dm Am G
Right to the heart of the matter.
C F G Dm Am G
Right to the beautiful part.
C F G Dm Am G C
Illusions, illusions are painfully shattered right where discovery starts.
F G Dm Am G C
In the secret wells of emotion buried deep in our hearts.
(C F G Dm Am G)
(C) (Dm)
Right to the heart of the matter.
(Am)
Right to the beautiful part.
(Dm) C
Illusions are painfully shattered right where discovery starts.
F G Dm Am G C
In the secret wells of emotion buried deep in our hearts.
F G Dm Am G
Feelings run high
C F G Dm Am G C
Illusions, illusions are painfully shattered right where discovery starts.
F G Dm Am G C
Feelings run high
F G Dm Am G C
Feelings run high
Face Up
Tom: A
Intro: A C
A
Your turn my head
I spin my wheels
B
Running on empty
D
You know how that feels
A
I'm on a roll now
Or is it a slide?
B
Can't be too careful
G A
With that dangerous pride
C
If I could only reach that dial inside
A
If I could only reach that dial inside
C
If I could only reach that dial inside
And turn it up
B
Face up, Face up - Or you can only back down
D G
Face up - Hit the target or you better hit the ground
B
Face up - There's still time to turn the game around
D G B
Face up - Turn it up or turn that wild card down
D G
Face up - Turn it up!
A
Don't complain
Don't explain
B
I don't think my new resolve
D
Can stand the strain
A
I'm in a groove now
Or is it a rut?
B
I need some feedback
G A
But all the lines are cut
C
I get so angry, but I keep my mouth shut
A
I get so angry, but I keep my mouth shut
C
I get so angry, but I keep my mouth shut
And turn it up
B
Face up, Face up - Or you can only back down
D G
Face up - Hit the target or you better hit the ground
B
Face up - There's still time to turn the game around
D G B
Face up - Turn it up or turn that wild card down
D G (B G)
Face up - Turn it up!
B
You get all squeezed up inside
G
Like the days were carved in stone
B
You get all wired up inside
G
And it's bad to be alone
B
You can go out, you can take a ride
G
And when you get out on your own
B
You get all smoothed out inside
G (A C)
And it's good to be alone
Turn it up
B
Face up, Face up - Or you can only back down
D G
Face up - Hit the target or you better hit the ground
B
Face up - There's still time to turn the game around
D G B
Face up - Turn it up or turn that wild card down
D G (B G)
Face up - Turn it up!
Marathon
Tom: B
Intro: B A B A
B A
It's not how fast you can go, the force goes into the flow.
B A
If you pick up the beat, you can forget about the heat.
B
More than just survival
D
More than just a flash
G Em
More than just a dotted line
B A
More than just a dash...
B A
It's a test of ultimate will. A heartbreak climb uphill
B A
Got to pick up the pace. If you want to stay in the race...
B
More than blind ambition
D
More than simple greed
G Em
More than a finish line
B A E
Must feed this burning need. In the long run...
B E F#
From first to last, the peak is never passed.
E Abm F#
Something always fires the light that gets in your eyes.
B E F#
One moment time, and glory rolls on by.
E
Like a streak of Lightning,
F#
That flashes and fades in the summer sky.
B A B A
B A
Your meters may overload. You can rest at the side of the road
B A
You can miss a stride. But nobody gets a free ride.
B
More than high performance
D
More than just a spark
G Em
More than just the bottom line
B A E
or a lucky shot in the dark. - in the long run...
B E F#
From first to last, the peak is never passed.
E Abm F#
Something always fires the light that gets in your eyes.
B E F#
One moment time, and glory rolls on by.
E
Like a streak of Lightning,
F# B
That flashes and fades in the summer sky.
Solo
B
You can do a lot in a lifetime
A E
If you don't burn out too fast
B
You can make the most of the distance
A
First you need endurance -
E
First you've got to last...
B A
B E F#
From first to last, the peak is never passed.
E Abm F#
Something always fires the light that gets in your eyes.
B E F#
One moment time, and glory rolls on by.
E
Like a streak of Lightning,
F#
That flashes and fades in the summer sky.
C# F# Ab
From first to last, the peak is never passed.
F# Bbm Ab
Something always fires the light that gets in your eyes.
C# F# Ab
One moment time, and glory rolls on by.
F#
Like a streak of Lightning,
Ab
That flashes and fades in the summer sky.
B E F# E Abm F# B E F# E F# B
Nobody's Hero
Tom: Gm
Intro: Gm F Bb9 C9 Gm Bb9 F
Gm F Bb9
I knew he was different in his sexuality
Gm F Bb9
I went to his parties as the straight minority
Gm F Bb9
He never seemed a threat to my masculinity
Gm F Bb9 Eb9
He only introduced me to a wider reality
Gm F Bb9
As the years went by we drifted apart
Gm F Dm C9 Bb9
When I heard that he was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart
Dm
But he's nobody's Hero
C9
Saves a drowning child
Am G
Cures a wasting disease
F
Hero
Dm
Lands a crippled airplane
C9 G
Solves great mysteries
Dm
Hero
C9
Not the handsome actor
Am G
who plays the hero's role
F
Hero
Dm
Not the glamour girl
C9
who'd love to sell her soul
Am G Dm
If anybody's buying Nobody's Hero
Gm F Bb9 C9 Gm F Eb9
Gm F Bb9
I didn't know the girl but I knew her family
Gm F Bb9
All their lives were shattered in a nightmare of brutality
Gm F Bb9
They tried to carry on, tried to bear the agony
Gm F Bb9 Eb9
Tried to hold some faith in the goodness of humanity
Gm F Bb9
As the years went by we drifted apart
Gm F Dm C9 Bb9
When I heard that she was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart
Dm
But she's Nobody's Hero
C9
- Is the voice of reason
Am G
Against the howling mob
F
Hero
Dm
Is the pride of purpose
C9 G
In the unrewarding job
Dm
Hero
C9
Not the champion player
Am G
Who plays the perfect game
F
Hero
Dm
Not the glamour boy
C9
Who loves to sell his name
Am G Dm
Everybody's buying Nobody's Hero
Gm F Bb9 Gm F Bb9 Gm F Bb9 Gm F Bb9
Gm F Bb9
As the years went by we drifted apart
Gm F Dm C9 Bb9
When I heard that you were gone I felt a shadow cross my heart
Dm
But he's nobody's Hero
C9
Saves a drowning child
Am G
Cures a wasting disease
F
Hero
Am
Lands a crippled airplane
C9 G
Solves great mysteries
Dm
Hero
C9
Not the handsome actor
Am G
who plays the hero's role
F
Hero
Dm
Not the glamour girl
C9
who'd love to sell her soul
Am G Dm C9
If anybody's buying Nobody's Hero
G F Am C9 G
Nobody's Hero
Dm C9 Am G
Hero
G F Am C9 G
Nobody's Hero
Dm C9 Am G
Hero
Subdivisions
Tom: F#
Intro: F#
Bm A Bm A
F# Bm A Bm A Bm A
G A Bm G A Bm
G A Bm G A Bm
F#
F#
Sprawling on the fringes of the city
Bm A
In geometric order
Bm A
An insulated border
Bm A
In between the bright lights
G A Bm G A F#
And the far unlit unknown
F#
Growing up it all seems so one-sided
Bm A
Opinions all provided
Bm A
The future pre-decided
Bm A
Detached and subdivided
G A Bm
In the mass production zone
G A Bm G A Bm
Nowhere is the dreamer or the misfit so alone
(Subdivisions)
G A Bm
In the high school halls
G A Bm
In the shopping malls
G A Bm
Conform or be cast out
(Subdivisions)
G A Bm
In the basement bars
G A Bm
In the backs of cars
G A Bm
Be cool or be cast out
G A Bm
Any escape might help to smooth
A Bm
The unattractive truth
A G A Bm
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe
A Bm
The restless dreams of youth
(G A Bm A Bm A)
(F#)
F#
Drawn like moths we drift into the city
Bm A
The timeless old attraction
Bm A
Cruising for the action
Bm A
Lit up like a firefly
G A Bm G A F#
Just to feel the living night
F#
Some will sell their dreams for small desires
Bm A
Or lose the race to rats
Bm A
Get caught in ticking traps
Bm A
And start to dream of somewhere
G A Bm
To relax their restless flight
G A Bm G A Bm
Somewhere out of a memory of lighted streets on quiet nights...
(Subdivisions)
G A Bm
In the high school halls
G A Bm
In the shopping malls
G A Bm
Conform or be cast out
(Subdivisions)
G A Bm
In the basement bars
G A Bm
In the backs of cars
G A Bm G A Bm
Be cool or be cast out
(G A Bm A Bm A)
(G A Bm)
G A Bm
Any escape might help to smooth
A Bm
The unattractive truth
A G A Bm
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe
A Bm
The restless dreams of youth
G A F#m
G A Bm
G A F#m
G A Bm D
G A F#m
G A Bm
G A F#m
G A Bm D
G A Bm
G A F#m
G G G G
The Analog Kid
Tom: A
Intro: A B F#
G C6/9 G
A hot and windy August afternoon
C6/9 G C6/9
Has the trees in constant motion
E A
With a flash of silver leaves
E A (Riff A 2X)
As they're rocking in the breeze
A D
The boy lies in the grass with one blade
A D
Stuck between his teeth
A D
A vague sensation quickens
A D
In his young and restless heart
G C
And a bright and nameless vision
G C
Has him longing to depart
{Riff A 2X)
F G F G
F
You move me --
G
You move me --
F
With your buildings and your eyes
G
Autumn woods and winter skies
F
You move me --
G
You move me --
F
Open sea and city lights
G
Busy streets and dizzy heights
F
You call me --
G F G
You call me --
{Riff A}
G C6/9
The fawn-eyed girl with sun-browned legs
G C6/9 G C6/9
Dances on the edge of his dream
E A
And her voice rings in his ears
E A
Like the music of the spheres
A A G A G D
A A G A G D
A D
The boy lies in the grass, unmoving
A D
Staring at the sky
A D
His mother starts to call him
A D
As a hawk goes soaring by
G C6/9
The boy pulls down his baseball cap
G C6/9
And covers up his eyes.
{Riff A}
F G
F
You move me --
G
You move me --
F
With your buildings and your eyes
G
Autumn woods and winter skies
F
You move me --
G
You move me --
F
Open sea and city lights
G
Busy streets and dizzy heights
F
You call me --
G F G
You call me --
Am G
Too many hands on my time
Am
Too many feelings
G
Too many things on my mind
F
When I leave I don't know
G
What I'm hoping to find
F
When I leave I don't know
G
What I'm leaving behind...
(A)
A D A D A D A D
A D A D A D A
Am G Am G
F G F G
F
When I leave I don't know
G
What I'm hoping to find
F
When I leave I don't know
G A
What I'm leaving behind...
{Riff A}
The Big Wheel
Tom: E
Intro: (D#m C# F# E) E D A
A B A B
Well, I was only a kid - Didn't know enough to be afraid
A B A B
Playing the game, but not the way the big boys played
A B A B E D A E G
Nothing to lose - maybe I had something to trade
E D E G
The way the big wheel spins
A B A B
Well, I was only a kid, on a holy crusade
A B A B
I placed no trust in a faith that was ready-made
A B A B E D A E G
Take no chances on paradise delayed
E D A E G
So I do a slow fade
B F# G#m
Playing for time
B F# E
Don't want to wait for heaven
B F# G#m
Looking for love
E F# E F#
For an angel to forgive my sins
B F# G#m
Playing with fire
B F# E
Chasing something new to believe in
B F# G#m
Looking for love
E F# E F#
The way the big wheel spins
E F# E F#
The way the big wheel spins
A B A B
Well, I was only a kid, cruising around in a trance
A B A B
Prisoner of fate, victim of circumstance
A B A B E D A E G
I was lined up for glory, but the tickets sold out in advance
E D A E G
The way the big wheel spins
A B A B
Well, I was only a kid, gone without a backward glance
A B A B
Going for broke, going for another chance
A B A B E D A E G
Hoping for heaven - hoping for a fine romance
E D A E G
If I do the right dance
B F# G#m
Playing for time
B F# E
Don't want to wait for heaven
B F# G#m
Looking for love
E F# E F#
For an angel to forgive my sins
B F# G#m
Playing with fire
B F# E
Chasing something new to believe in
B F# G#m
Looking for love
E F# E F#
The way the big wheel spins
E F# E F#
The way the big wheel spins
(D#m C# F# E) E D A (A B) (E F#)
D E D E
Wheel goes round, landing on a twist of faith
D E D E (E F#)
Taking your chances you have the right answers
When the final judgement begins
D E D E
Wheel goes round, landing on a leap of fate
D E D E
Life redirected in ways unexpected
E F# E F#
Sometimes the odd number wins
E A B A
The way the big wheel spins
B F# G#m
Playing for time
B F# E
Don't want to wait for heaven
B F# G#m
Looking for love
E F# E F#
For an angel to forgive my sins
B F# G#m
Playing with fire
B F# E
Chasing something new to believe in
B F# G#m
Looking for love
E F# E F#
The way the big wheel spins
E F# E F#
The way the big wheel spins
The Trees
Tom: D
Intro: D F#m C#m A E G A Bm A/Bm Bm
D F#m
There is unrest in the forest,
C#m A
There is trouble with The Trees,
E G
For the Maples want more sunlight
A Bm A/Bm Bm
And the Oaks ignore their pleas.
D F#m C#m A E G A Bm A/Bm Bm
D A Bm
F#m G
A Bm
The trouble with the maples
G D A
and they're quite convinced they're right
Bm
they say the Oaks are just too lofty
G D A
and they grab up all the light
Bm
but the Oaks can't help their feelings
G D A
If they like the way they're made
F#m
And they wonder why the maples
G
Can't be happy in their shade
A A/G A/F# A/E
D
There is trouble
F#m
In the forest
C#m A
And the creatures all have fled
E
while the maples
G A
scream "Opression"
Bm A/Bm Bm
and the oaks just shake their heads
D F#m C#m A E G A Bm A/Bm Bm
Solo
A Bm
So the maples formed a union
G D A
and demanded equal rights
A Bm
"The Oaks are just too greedy;
G D A
We will make them give us light."
Bm
Now there's no more Oak opression
G D A
for they passed a noble law
F#m
and the trees are all kept equal
G A
by hatchet, axe, and saw.
Time Stand Still
Tom: A
Intro: A9
C#m A
I turn my back to the wind to catch my breath,
E
Before I start off again.
B
Driven on without a moment to spend
E B A E
To pass an evening with a drink and a friend
C#m A
I let my skin get too thin, I'd like to pause.
E
No matter what I pretend
B
Like some pilgrim, Who learns to transcend
E B E A B A E C#m B
Learns to live as if each step was the end
A E C#m
Time stand still... I'm not looking back
B
But I want to look around me now
A E C#m
Time stand stil... see more of the people and the
B A9
places theh surround me now
A9
Time stand still...
E C#m B
Freeze this moment a little bit longer
A F#m E
Make each sensation a little bit stronger
D F#m/A E
Experience slips away...
D F#m/A E
Experience slips away...
A9
Time stand still
C#m A
I turn my face to the sun, close my eyes.
E B E B
Let my defences down, all those wounds that I can't get unwound
C#m A
I let my past go too fast, No time to pause...
E
If I could slow it all down
B
Like some captain, whose ship runs aground...
E B A B
I can wait until the tide comes around
A E C#m
Time stand still .. I'm not looking back
B
But I want to look around me now
A E C#m
Time stand stil... see more of the people and the
B A9 E A9
places theh surround me now
E C#m B
Freeze this moment a little bit longer
A F#m E
Make each sensation a little bit stronger
E C#m B
Make each impression a little bit stronger
A F#m E
Freeze this motion a little bit longer
D F#m/A E
The innocence slips away...
D F#m/A E
The innocence slips away...
A9
Time stand still'...
A9 E
Time stand still !!!
(A B B4/7)
A E C#m B A E
I'm looking back but I want to look around me now
C#m B A9
See more of the people and the places theh surround me now
(A9)
Time stand still!
E C#m B
Summer's going fast, nights growing colder
A F#m B
Children growing up old friends growing older
E C#m B
Freeze this moment a little bit longer
A F#m E
Make each sensation a little bit stronger
D F#m/A E
Experience slips away...
D F#m/A E
Experience slips away...
D F#m/A E A9
The innocence slips away...
Tom Sawyer
Tom: E
Intro: E
E
A modern-day warrior
Mean mean stride,
Today's Tom Sawyer
E E E D E A E C
Mean mean pride.
E E
Though his mind is not for rent,
E D
Don't put him down as arrogant.
E A
His reserve, a quiet defense,
E C C G A
Riding out the day's events.
C G A E E E D E A C B A G F# E
The ri_ver
E F# G A E C B A
E F# G A
And what you say about his company
E C B A
Is what you say about society.
E F# G A
Catch the mist, catch the myth
E C B A E F# G A E C B A B
Catch the mystery, catch the drift.
B
The world is, the world is,
A G B
Love and life are deep,
A G A E
Maybe as his eyes are wide.
E
Today's Tom Sawyer,
He gets high on you,
And the space he invades
He gets by on you.
(Solo) E
E E E D E A E C
E E
No, his mind is not for rent
E D
To any god or government.
E A
Always hopeful, yet discontent,
E C C G A
He knows changes aren't permanent,
C G A E E E D E A C B A G F# E
But change is.
E F# G A E C B A
E F# G A
And what you say about his company
E C B A
Is what you say about society.
E F# G A
Catch the witness, catch the wit
E C B A E F# G A E C B A B
Catch the spirit, catch the spit.
B
The world is, the world is,
A G B
Love and life are deep,
A G A E
Maybe as his eyes are wide.
E
Exit the warrior,
Today's Tom Sawyer,
He gets high on you,
And the energy you trade,
He gets right on to the friction of the day.
E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F#...