Hand In My Pocket
A Asus2 Asus4
e--0----0------0-------
B--2----0------3-------
G--2----2------2-------
D--2----2------2-------
A--0----0------0-------
E--x----x------x-------
The chord variations below are only suggestions;
mix 'em up as you see fit!
A Asus2 Asus4 Asus2
I'm broke but I'm happy, I'm sore but I'm kind
A Asus2 A
I'm short but I'm healthy, yeah
A Asus2 Asus4 Asus2
I'm high but I'm grounded, I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed
A Asus2 A
I'm lost but I'm hopeful, baby
Asus2 G6 D
And what it all comes down to
Asus2 A
Is that everything's gonna be fine, fine, fine
G6
Cause I got one hand in my pocket
D A
And the other one is givin' a high five
I feel drunk but I'm sober, I'm young and I'm underpaid
I'm dyin' but I'm workin', yeah
I care but I'm restless, I'm here but I'm really gone
I'm wrong and I'm sorry, baby
And what it all comes down to
Is that ev'rything's gonna be quite alright
Cause I got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is flickin' a cigarette
(instr.)
And what it all comes down to
Is that I haven't got it all figured out just yet
Cause I got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is givin' a peace sign
I'm free but I'm focused, I'm green but I'm wise
I'm hard but I'm friendly, baby
I'm sad but I'm laughin', I'm brave but I'm chickenshit
I'm sick but I'm pretty, baby
And what it all boils down to
Is that no one's really got it figured out just yet
Well I got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is playin' a piano
And what it all comes down to, my friend, yeah
Is that everything is just fine, fine, fine
Cause I got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is hailing a taxi cab
Head Over Feet
C G Am F
I had no choice but to hear you
You stated your case time and again
I thought about it
C G Am F
You treat me like I'm a princess
I'm not used to liking that
You ask how my day was
chorus:
D Bm G A
You've already won me over in spite of me
D Bm Bb A
Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet
D Bm G A
Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are
F C
I couldn't help it
G
It's all your fault
Your love is thick and it swallowed me whole
You're so much braver than I gave you credit for
That's not lip service
chorus:
You've already won me over in spite of me
Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet
Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are
I couldn't help it
It's all your fault
You are the bearer of unconditional things
You held your breath and the door for me
Thanks for your patience
harmonica solo (chorus chords)
You're the best listened that I've ever met
You're my best friend
Best friend with benefits
What took me so long
I've never felt this healthy before
I've never wanted something rational
I am aware now
I am aware now
chorus:
You've already won me over in spite of me
Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet
Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are
I couldn't help it
It's all your fault
*repeat chours and fade*
no capo -- album version
intro
picked version of the verses
F# B F# G#m
an old man turned ninety-eight
F# B F# G#m
he won the lottery and died the next day
F# B F# G#m
it's a black fly in your chardonnay
F# B F# G#m
it's a death row pardon two minutes to late
F# B F# G#m
isn't it ironic... don't you think
F# B F# G#m
<> it's like rain on your wedding day
F# B F# G#m
it's a free ride when you've already paid
F# B F# G#m
it's the good advice that you just didn't take
A G#m F#
who would have thought... it figures
mr. play-it-safe was afraid to fly
he packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye
he waited his whole damn life just to take that flight
and as the plane crashed down he thouht "well isn't this nice..."
F# B F# G#m
and isn't it ironic... don't you think?
<>
B F#
well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
G#m
when you think everything is okay and everything's going right
B F#
and life has a funny way of helping you out when
G#m
you think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up in your face
a traffic jam when you are already late
a no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
it's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
it's like meeting the man of my dreams then meeting his beautiful wife
F# B F# G#m
and isn't it ironic... don't you think?
F# B F# G#m
a little too ironic... and yeah i really do think...
<>
B F#
life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
B F# B
life has a funny, funny way of helping you out -- helping you out
"NOT THE DOCTOR"
Intro: There are a couple variations sort of like this throughout.
Bass-like, all fingered, as in:
e---------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------
A------0-0-2-0---0--------0-0-2-0-------------
E--0-4---------4---4--0-4---------4-0---------
Or, one octave up, played from E and Esus4 chords:
e---------------------------------------------
B----------0------------------0---------------
G----1-2-2---2-1-2-1----1-2-2---2-1-----------
D--2------------------2-------------2---------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
(E thru-out verse, with occasional hammer-on to Esus4)
I don't want to be the filler if the void is solely yours
I don't want to be your glass of single malt whiskey
Hidden in the bottom drawer
I don't want to be the bandage if the wound is not mine
Lend me some fresh air
I don't want to be adored for what I merely represent to you
I don't want to be your baby sitter
You're a very big boy now
I don't want to be your mother
I didn't carry you in my womb for nine months
Show me the back door
Chorus:
G A E
Visiting hours are 9 to 5 and if I show up at 10 past 6, well I
G A E
Already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in and oh
G A E
Mind the empty bottle with the holes along the bottom, you see it's
F#m Am7 D E
Too much to ask for and I am not the doctor
(E thru-out verse, with occasional hammer-on to Esus4)
I don't want to be the sweeper of the eggshells that you up walk upon
I don't want to be your other half I believe that 1 and 1 make 2
I don't want to be your food or the light from the fridge
on your face at midnight
Hey what are you hungry for
I don't want to be the glue that holds your pieces together
I don't want to be your idol
see this pedestal is high and I'm afraid of heights
I don't want to be lived through
A vicarious occasion, please
open the window
(Repeat chorus)
(E thru-out verse, with occasional hammer-on to Esus4)
I don't want to live on someday when my motto is next week
I don't want to be responsible for your fractured heart
and its wounded beat
I don't want to be a substitute for the smoke you've been inhaling
What do you thank me
What do you thank me for
(Repeat chorus - then end on a slow, upstroked E chord)
Suggested chords:
E G A F#m Am7 D Esus4
e-------3-------2--------2--------------------
B-----------2---2----1---3--------------------
G---1-------2---2--------2----2---------------
D---2-------2---4----2--------2---------------
A---2---2-------x--------x----2---------------
E-------3---x---x----x---x--------------------
btw, high "e" string is pretty sparsely used in strumming.
Perfect
Cords:
verse:
| Esus4 E | Esus4 E | F#m/e | F#m/e |
| Esus4 E | Esus4 E | F#m/e | F#m/e |
chorus:
| G#m | F#m | G#m | A |
| A |
| E | E | E | E |
| E | E | E | E |
repeat the above once
verse:
| Esus4 E | Esus4 E | F#m/e | F#m/e |
| Esus4 E | Esus4 E | F#m/e | F#m/e |
Bridge:
| G | G | A | A |
| G | G | Bsus4 | Bsus4 |
| E | E | E | E |
| E | E | E | E |
A 567755
Bsus4 x13341
Esus4 022200
E 022100
F#m 133111
F#m/e 044200 (I'm not quite sure about the chord name
but it sounds OK. Can somebody tell me
what it is)
G 345533
G#m 466444
Lyrics:
Sometimes is never quite enough
If you're flawless, then you'll win my love
Don't forgett to win first place
Don't forget to keep that smile of your face
Be a good boy
Try a little harder
You've got to measure up
And make me prouder
How long before you screw it up
How many times do I have to tell you to hurry up
With everything I do for you
The least you can do is keep quiet
Be a good girl
You've gotta try a little harder
That simply wasn't good enough
To make us proud
I'll live through you
I'll make you what I never was
If you're the best, then maybe so am I
Compared to him compared to her
I'm doing this for your own damm good
You'll make up for what I blew
What's the problem...why are you crying
Be a good boy
Push a little farther now
That wasn't fast enough
To make us happy
We'll love you just the way you are if you're perfect
Right Through You
Intro: E Esus4 E Esus4 (hammer on the Esus4)
Repeat this pattern through each verse
Wait a minute man
You mispronounced my name
You didn't wait for all the information
Before you turned me away
You kinda hurt my feelings
You see me in a sweet back-loaded puppet
And you've got a meal ticket taste
Chorus:
E G A E
I see right through you
E G A E
I know right through you
E G A E
I feel right through you
E G A (triplets) G E Esus4
I walk right through you
You took me for a joke
You took me for a child
You took a hard long at my ass
And then played golf for a while
Your shake is like a fish
You pat me on the head
You took me out to wine dine 69 me
But didn't hear a damn word I said
Repeat Chorus
Hello Mr. Man
You didn't think I'd come back
You didn't think I'd show up with my army
And this ammunition on my back
Now that I'm Miss Thing
Now that I'm a zillionaire
You scan the credits for your name
And wonder why it's not there
Repeat chorus
You Learn
Intro: Ab Gb Ab Gb
Ab Gb Ab Gb
I recommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone
Ab Gb Ab Gb
I recommend walking around naked in your living room
Db Eb
Swallow it down what a jagged little pill
Db Eb
It feels so good swimming in your stomach
Db Eb
Wait until the dust settles
Chorus:
Ab Fm
You live you learn
Eb
You love you learn
Db
You cry you learn
You lose you learn
Ab Fm
You bleed you learn
Eb Db
You scream you learn
I recommend biting off more than you can chew I certainly do
I recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at any time feel free
Throw it down the caution blocks you from the wind
Hold it up to the rays
You wait and see when the smoke clears
Repeat Chorus
B Db Ab (8 times)
Db Eb
Wear it out the way a three year old would do
Db Eb
Melt it down you're gonna have to eventually anyway
Db Eb
The fire trucks are coming up around the bend
Repeat Chorus
You grieve you learn
You choke you learn
You laugh you learn
You choose you learn
You pray you learn
You ask you learn
You live you learn
Ab 466544 Eb 668886
Gb 244322 Fm 133111
Db 446664 B X24442
You Oughta Know
B A
I want you to know that I'm happy for you.
B A
I wish nothing but the best for you both.
F#
Another version of me;
A
Is she preverted like me?
B A
Would she go down on you in a theatre?
F#
Does she speak eloquently?
A
And would she have your baby?
B A
I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother.
B
'Cause the love that you gave that we made
B A
wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide. No,
B
and everytime you speak her name
B
does she know how you told me you'd hold me
B A
until you died? `Til you died,
A
but you're still alive.
F# E
And I'm here to remind you
A B
of the mess you left when you went away.
F# E
It's not fair to deny me
A B
of the cross I bare that you gave to me.
B
You, you, you oughta know.
You seem very well. Things look peaceful.
I'm not quite as well. I thought you should know.
Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity?
I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner.
It was a slap in the face how quickly I was replaced,
and are you thinking of me when you fuck her?
Cause the love that you gave that we made
wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide. No,
and everytime you speak her name
does she know how you told me you'd hold me
until you died? `Til you died,
but you're still alive.
B-A (2) , F#-A-B-A (2), (signs and moans)
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Cause the joke that you laid in the bed that was me,
and I'm not gonna fade
as soon as you close your eyes, and you know it.
And everytime I scratch my nails down someone else's back
I hope you feel it. Can you feel it?
C G F A# C
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Well I'm here to re-mind you of the mess you left when you went away
*This is NOT the lead tab but rather the melody as it is sung with the chords.
