This Perfect World Album
Freedy JohnstonTom0
Fonte15
90 BPM
Someone pointed out a lyric mistake in my original post. I posted a
correction, but didn't see the correction make it to any of the mirrors. So
I'm dropping this note. I've also added chords to the rest of the lyrics to
make it easier for some to follow. Enjoy.
Bad Reputation - Freedy Johnston
From "This Perfect World"
- tabbed by Norman Joseph (joseph@ctc.com)
(no warrantees expressed or implied - have fun)
(1st verse:)
Em
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I know I got a bad repu - ta - tion
G
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and it isn't just talk, talk, talk.
Am C
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If I could only give you every - thing
Em D C
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you know I haven't got...
Em
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I couldn't have one conver -sa - tion
G
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if it wasn't for the lies, lies, lies
Am C
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And still I wanna tell you every - thing
Em D (Refrain:)
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`till I close my eyes. Sudden -ly I'm
G C D7
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on the street, seven years dis - ap -
G C D7
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pear be - low my feet. Been break - in'
Em Am7
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down. Do you want me now? Do you want me
D7
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now? Sudden - ly I'm down in
G C D7
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Herald Square. Lookin' in the crowd your
G C D7
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face is ever - y - where. Been turn - in'
Em Am7
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`round. Do you want me now? Do you want me
D7
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now?
Em G
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(solo)
Am7 C
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(solo)
D7 D7
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(solo)
(2nd verse:)
Em
Don't try to be an inspiration.
G
Just waistin' your time, time, time.
Am C
You know about the best I'll ever be
Em D C
I see it in your eyes.
Em
I know I got a bad reputation
G
and it isn't just talk, talk, talk.
Am C
If I could only give you everything
Em D
you know I haven't got.
(Refrain:)
G C
Suddenly I'm on the street.
D7 G C D7
Seven years disappear below my feet.
Em
Been breakin' down.
Am7
Do you want me now?
D7
Do you want me now?
G C
Suddenly I'm in another place.
D7 G C D7
Lookin' in the crowd I think I see your face.
Em
Been turnin' `round.
Am7
Do you want me now?
D7
Do you want me now?
Em
(down, down, down)
Am7
Do you want me now?
D7
Do you want me now?
Em
(down, down, down)
Am7
Do you want me now?
D7
Do you want me now?
G C
Don't you think I've heard the talk?
D7 G C D7
Nobody's going to tell me who to love.
Em
Been breakin' down.
Am7
Do you want me now?
D7
Do you want me now?
G C
Suddenly I'm down in Herald Square.
D7 G C D7
Lookin' in the crowd your face is everywhere.
Em
Just turnin' `round.
Am7
Do you want me now?
D7
Do you want me now?
Em
Been breakin' down.
Am7
Do you want me now?
D7
Do you want me now?
I'm just breakin
Em Am7 D7
down, down, down, down.
Been breakin'
Em Am7 D7
down, down, down, down. (Repeats and fades)
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Norman Joseph, Systems Administrator joseph@ctc.com IC|XC
Concurrent Technologies Corporation 814/269.2633 --+--
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From: joseph@sgi50.ctc.com (Norman P. B. Joseph)
Here's cut #2:
Evie's Tears - Freedy Johnston
From "This Perfect World"
- tabbed by Norman Joseph (joseph@ctc.com)
(no warrantees expressed or implied - have fun)
(intro)
A E B7 E
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A E B7
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(1st verse)
A E B7 E
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In the middle of her con - fes - sion,
A E B7 E
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he comes over and pulls her hair.
A E B7 E
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I wake up, she is crying.
A E B7 E (chorus)
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I guess he was here a - gain. Evie's
C#m7 A B
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tears are ne - ver gon - na
C#m7 A B
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dry. E - vie's sec - ret
C#m7 A B
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tears burn this bed she
C#m7 A B
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comes to on - ly when its right.
(night? light?)
(2nd verse)
A E B7 E
We met in a lonely summer,
A E B7 E
two survivors of paradise.
A E B7 E
She ran off when I first touched her.
A E B7 E
Now she wakes me every night.
(chorus)
C#m7 A B C#m7
Evie's tears are never gonna dry.
A B C#m7
Evie's secret tears
A B C#m7 A B
burn this bed she comes to only when its right.
(1st bridge)
A B
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Faith - less girl, you've been dreamin'.
E A
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Star - ing up, your face is white with
A B
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fear. O - K, now I'm list - nin'.
E A
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You're not mine and he's not here-----------.
(solo for chorus)
C#m7 A B
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C#m7 A B
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C#m7 A B
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Now I'm list - nin'.
C#m7 A B
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You're not mine and he's not here-----------.
(3rd verse)
A E B7 E
In the middle of Evie's garden,
A E B7 E
in a simple iron chair.
A E B7 E
Wind's blowin' and she is singin'.
A E B7 E
Begs the moon to disappear.
(chorus)
C#m7 A B C#m7
Evie's tears are never gonna dry.
A B C#m7
Evie's guilty tears
A B C#m7 A B
burn this bed she comes to only when its right.
C#m7 A B C#m7 A B C#m7
Tears. Evie's tears. Evie's tears,
A B C#m7 A B
burn this bed she comes to only when its light.
(2nd bridge)
A B
Catholic girl, you've been dreamin'.
E A
Staring up, your face is white with fear.
A B
OK, now I'm listnin'.
E B (fades out...)
You're not mine and he's not here.
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Norman Joseph, Systems Administrator joseph@ctc.com IC|XC
Concurrent Technologies Corporation 814/269.2633 --+--
NI|KA