1. |
B-side
03:18
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B-Side
by Adam H.
Capo on 3rd fret
Verse:
B A E F# (fingerpicked)
Now listen up
You gotta let the record play
Cause every word
Is everything you wanna say
And how you feel
Is never gonna be the same
Turn around again
We’re on the B-side
We heard it on the B-side
We heard on the B-side
You wait until
It’s coming back around again
You look at me
I’m standing here just where I been
You tell me once
You tell me twice and then again
See the record spin
On the B-side
Even on the B-side
Yeah, even on the B-side
Chorus:
E
You pick it up
You look at it and wonder
F#
Should I flip it?
Or just slip it in the cover?
E
But don’t you know now that it feels alright
F#
Where the music hides?
B
It’s all just waiting on the B-side
Verse:
You turn it up
You tell me what you want to hear
It’s in the groove
The message moving through my ears
I heard it all
But now you make it very clear
turn it up again
We’re on the B-side
Yeah, keep it on the B-side
It’s one and two
It’s thirty-three or forty-five
And when it turns
The needle moves from side to side
Together here
The music keeping perfect time
Here we go again
We’re on the B-side
Yeah, leave it on the B-side
Chorus 2:
You pick it up
You flip it up and over
You check the groove
And now you’re waiting for the thunder
You drop it down and turn it up a little louder
Now the edge it pulls
It pulls you back into the B-side
Verse:
Now listen up
You gotta let the record play
Cause every word
Is everything you wanna say
And how you feel
Is never gonna be the same
Turn around again
We’re on the B-side
We started on the B-side
We started on the B-side
We started on the B-side
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2. |
Shoot from the hip
03:52
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Shoot from the Hip
by Adam H.
Verse
A G A D
How’d we ever wind up together?
First you chased me down a bottle of rum
Then you took my hand, called me a lonely man
And then you said that this was gonna be fun
Yeah, you slid me on back home to the shadows
And your venom sent me into a fit
Yeah, the pain felt kind, somehow it calmed my mind
You know it’s such a complex relationship
Pre-chorus (short):
E
Yeah, you tell me you’re bored
G
Can’t take me no more
D
But it makes me feel better
When you play it so mean
Like a red heart queen
Yeah you make me feel better
Chorus:
A G A D
Cause you shoot from the hip, oh
You shoot from the hip
You never take no lip
You’re one class act bitch
Verse:
Still you ask me why I was running
Next to you, I got nowhere to go
You know that I still feed off the heartache
So you lead me back down your lonely road
Pre-chorus:
First you’re up, then you’re down
Then you push me around
And it makes me feel better
When you play it so mean
Like a red heart queen
Yes, it makes me feel better
Oh, you look so fine
Like a soft red wine
And you make me feel better
Cause you smell high class
Taste like broken glass
But it’s all for the better
Chorus
Verse:
Well I followed you down to the bottom
Might feel scared, if this wasn’t my home
Yeah, you turn me away, give me a place to stay
When you scream, oh, I know I’m not alone
Pre-Chorus (long)
Yeah, you tell me you’re bored…
First you’re up, then you’re down…
Oh, you look so fine…
Cause you smell high class…
Chorus
Cause you shoot from the hip (at least 4X)
Just give me one time more
Just give me one time more
Just give me one time m-o-oh-oo-oh-oo-oh
Just give me one time more
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3. |
Time on my hands
03:52
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time on my hands
by Adam H.
Half step down
Verse: A F# G E
Hey-ee-ay-ee-ay (Hey…)
I thought it was a given
That you and me were driven
Together, till the end
Hey…
Now just tell me where I’m going
Cause the tension here is growing
Still crushed by what you said
Hey…
Too many other voices
Disintegrated noises
Coalescing in my head
D
We’re on the move, two by two,
One by three, only me
A
Who put my head inside this noose?
D
How and why, coulda cried
But instead, go to bed
A
Sometimes I get to make the rules
E
Sometimes I’m pretty god-damned cool
Hey…
Time ahead is twisted
So we’re drinking double-fisted
Stand up when we can
Hey…
What did we stumble to the bar for?
Cause we know we don’t need no more
But it’s nice, the change of scene
Hey…
They say we must be going
Not one thing left worth knowing
So why’s it feel so hard to leave?
We’re on the move, two by two
One by three, only me
No way that I could ever lose…
How and why, coulda cried
But instead, go to bed
Sometimes you know I get to make the rules
Sometimes I’m pretty god-damned cool
Guitar Solo
Hey…
That coulda been my best day
Wish I could remember in the worst way
Someone please tell me where I’ve been
Hey… It’s just this time on my hands
Hey… Just time on my hands
Hey… It’s the time on my hands
Hey… It's just this time on my, time on my hands
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4. |
I don't need to know
02:47
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I don’t need to know
by Adam H.
Capo on 3rd fret
A E Bm
I don’t need to know no more
D E A
I just want to stay inside this place
I don’t really know for sure
But everybody seems so laughing in my face
I never really needed not to know
But something in this world it tries to bring me down
E Bm
So tell me what you think of what I was
D E G E
Cause every day I change to make you turn around
G E
And you always turn around
A
Still I don’t need to know
You could’ve been the worst thing that I’ve heard
With nothing here to see and nothing left to say
It didn't have to be this way
And still there seems to be some writing on the wall
Just chalk it up as one for you
And as for me, it's not clear why I take the fall
I always take the fall
But I don't need to know
A E Bm D E F#m
E A Asus2 A F#m
It doesn’t really mean it was or wasn’t right
You might as well explain it, like it was a lie
E A Asus2 A G E
And every time you laugh you only want to fight
G E
Only want to fight
Why? I don’t need to know
You could’ve been the last thing that I saw
Could’ve been the spotlight bringing out the tears
I couldn’t tell exactly what it was
Something from a distance held so near
Was that another muffled cry,
Or was it that I heard you say your last goodbye?
Was that your last goodbye?
I don’t need to know
I don’t need to know
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5. |
Let it slide
04:01
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Let it slide
by Adam H.
Tune down half step
A Bm Fm D
I would not lie, cause you might not forget it
You walk on by, cause you don’t think you need it
Why would you leave, if you’ve already got it?
Take what you want, but you might not let it go
Bb D
Why would you settle for the rest?
This is not about temptation, maybe what you want is next
What you’re holding in your hand is only nothing but the best
And it’s just the god-damned sinners stuck with cleaning up this mess
A Bm Fm D
But we could let it slide…
Raise up your eyes, take a look where we’re going
These ain’t no dreams, just a taste of the knowing
Up through the trees is a light ever-showing
Stay, there’s some time, we can stop along this road
Take back your lifetime guarantee
You have walked away unbroken, do not spend it on your knees
You can talk away the hours, you can sit and throw the dice
You might always be a coward, but at least you’re very nice
You always let it slide…
Try once again, make a choice then forget it
Ride with the wind, it’s a chance but you take it
Write when you can, but some days you quit it
Move on ahead, you can feel it when you know
When will you forget how to feel
Like you’ve talked your way into another raw end of a deal
Just like everything they took from you was what you had to steal
And the lies were nothing more than everything you thought was real
Now can you let it slide?
I heard your name in a verse they were singing
All in one voice, in a melody ringing
Turn and you’ll find what the day is a-bringing
Work with your time, now but don’t you use it up
They say that the end is very near
Still you’re waiting for some answers, but they’re never very clear
Try to wash away your troubles with a lifetime full of tears
Yeah, you say that you want forgiveness, well there’s no more left in here
But we can let it slide
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6. |
One'll do
03:44
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one'll do
by Adam H.
Tune down half step
Chorus:
G
One'll do
Yeah, just the one'll do it
One'll do
Yeah, just the one'll do it
F C G
One time'll do, one time'll do-do-do-do
Repeat Chorus
Verse:
Em F G
Now one is not much, but it's just a bit better than never
And just one chance is better than wait and see
I know it's not luck, ain't nothing but dressing for the weather
Cause some days that bit of blue sky’s just a tease
Chorus
Verse2:
Tripped up by a well-lit gutter, stepped up on a step down, ooo-ooh
Yeah, it might be safer if I stay here on the ground (ah-ohh)
Here’s hoping that the stars ain’t falling, just moving, moving
Yeah, when I stand back up, they keep turning me around
Bridge:
D Em F C
I don’t want to be the one to make you sorry
I just want to be the one to make it right
One more gaze into your eyes is all I’m asking
Tell me if you will or if you think you might, tonight
Chorus
Verse 3:
I’m working on a madness, slipping on a feeling, woo-ooh, woo-ooh
Cause all my friends say she’s too good for me (ah-ohh)
Stepping outta my way back home, you better cool it, cool it
Still she’s coming up fine, but it’s been a long time for me
Chorus x2
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7. |
The highs
03:00
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The Highs
by Adam H.
Tune down half step
Verse 1: (Fingerpicked)
D G E G
She wasn't the one for me
She wasn't the last
She couldn't get what she wanted
She's stuck in the past
Verse 2: (Fingerpicked
All under is where she's going
All over the news
We waited for fifteen hours
For throw-up on our shoes
Chorus 1: (Fingerpicked)
A G D G E G
She's the one who wasted all my time
She don't know the difference between the chaos and the highs
Verse 3: (Strummed)
Tone deaf in a punk rock band
Just as long as it's cool
Turns out that she hesitated
She doesn't want to be rude
Chorus 2: (Strummed)
She's the one who cuts me down to size
She don't know the difference between the chaos and the highs
Verse 4: (Fingerpicked)
It's all up and it's down today
We're all stuck in a scene
Burned out and we wind up drunk
I can't say what it means
Chorus 3 & 4:
She's the one who likes to see me cry (Fingerpicked)
She don't know the difference between the chaos and the highs (Strummed)
She's the one who wasted all my time (Strummed)
She don't know the difference between the chaos and the highs (Fingerstyle)
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8. |
Nothing but the fool
03:22
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Nothing but the fool
by Adam H.
Capo on 4th fret, F# harp
Main riff: A A/G A/F# D
Now look all the one word sayings
Call ‘em out, it’s just like praying
Sell you a box filled with truth
It’s nothing but, nothing but…
Hold out for next year’s model
Just one ship inside this bottle
Calls it fake with zero proof
He’s nothing but, nothing but the fool
Every lie is understated
Every crime is underrated
Always follow every rule
You’re nothing but, nothing but…
Fool’s gold’s shine is wasted
Who’s left that’s ever tasted
Something somebody never knew
It’s nothing but, nothing but the fool
B E
And still they’re coming after you
B E E7
Cause there’s all kinds of things they can’t wait for us to do
Yeah, I heard they cracked the code
Now only some of us getting old
Dole out health while they pay for youth
It’s nothing but, nothing but…
We watch the money swim upstream
Buy it back, six months interest free
They say it’s time we pay our dues
It’s nothing but, it's nothing but…
Now listen up, don’t you hear them knocking?
It’s alright, I can do the talking
No use in trying to play it cool
You’re nothing but, nothing but…
Truth is, they’ve all been listening
You’d never know, there’s nothing missing
Might find out if it makes the news
We’re nothing but, nothing but the fools
Solo
I’d take back the words I’m saying
But truth is, there’s someone paying
Could be him, but it’s probably you
We’re nothing but, nothing but the fools
We’re nothing but the fools
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9. |
Skip
01:19
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10. |
Bright lights move
01:51
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bright lights move
by Adam H.
Tune half step down
Chorus:
D G (fingerstyle riff repeated)
Bright lights move
Down the water, down the water x2
Verse:
A G
Listen, you can hear them speak
A Bm Fm G
Cryin’, now your eyes can see
D G riff
In that water… in that water
Chorus 2:
D G (fingerstyle riff repeated)
Bright lights move
Always wonder. Ever wonder? x2
Verse:
Here they are to comfort me
Is heaven where they used to be?
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11. |
One more believer
03:09
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One more believer
by Adam H.
Tune down half step
Hammer-on strummed riff: A D
A
One more believer
D
Never gonna leave her
A
One more believer
D
No he wouldn’t want to leave her
E G D
Wait until she tells you how she knows
E G D
which way all the other lovers roll
A D A D
They keep on riding
You sit alone crying
I wonder where you’re hiding
You sit alone crying
Tell me, what you been hiding
One in nine won’t ever let it go
They're holding out to stay here on the road
So they keep on riding
Wake up but you don’t stop
Dream of what you don’t got (x2)
Look at how the waves crash through the door
Wash up yon believers on the shore
Yeah, they keep on rising
One more believer
Couldn't ever leave her
One more believer
Coulda been a leader
Just one ticket and he’ll see the show
And stand with yon believers on the shore
Yeah, they keep on rising
One more believer…
One more believer…
One more believer…
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12. |
What to do with you
04:25
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what to do with you
by Adam H.
Tune down half step, Key of B (Harp E)
Verse:
C E Am F
You always try and tell me what to do, babe
I wish that I knew what to do with you
C E
Cause every day we seem to fight
Am F C
But hold on girl, please not tonight
E Am F
We’ve both got better things to do
Oh, it’s so hard, yeah, just to look at you, babe
It breaks my heart, just to look at you
Don’t leave your life all up to chance
Use your heart to find romance
Now, does this make any sense to you?
Bridge:
E F
You think that all your love, it made no difference
You think that all this love, it makes no sense
All this hoping and pleading… tell me where you’re going with this
E
It could’ve been just loneliness,
F G
but now you’re holding out for happiness
Verse:
I wish that I could tell you what to do, babe
If I could, I’d tell you exactly what to do
If it’s so hard to let it go
Try holding on to what you know
Sometimes, we all get a bit confused
Bridge 2:
E F
Just try to let it go and take it easy
E
None of it’s a fight, yeah,
F G
We can just let it go and make it right, tonight
Harp solo
Verse:
Tonight I think I’m gonna make my move, babe
And when I do there won’t be nothing left to lose
So take a chance, hold me tight
I wish you would, it feels so right
But now, you are gonna have to choose
What to do with you
What to do with you
Oh, I wish I knew just what to do with you
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13. |
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It's Yours (Into a castle)
by Adam H.
Tune down half step
[Strum all stings once for each chord]
Fm C#aug
I told you what it wasn't, but it was
A B9
I told you what it wasn't, but it was
Fm
I told you what it wasn't,
C#aug
But it wasn't what I wanted,
A B9
So I threw it all away to make it stop... 2,3,4
[Pick strings 2,3, and 4]
Fm C#aug
Last night I woke up in heaven
A B9
Still seven days in a week
Tomorrow waits at the door, but it don't know
What's gonna make it complete
You know I told you that I was working on it
Even though it's a bore, I'm working on it
Fm C#aug
Couldn't slap it away, but don't you want it?
A B9 C# [slide to strumming] D
Now close your eyes, relax, and let it be
D A
You told me that you wanted a lover
C# D
But another holding your hand
While I was waiting here for the taking
You were faking it on your man
D A C# D
And I don't really know, how you live like a queen
And I don't really know, if you love anything
And I don't really know, if you know what you need
A C#
In a castle, is a hassle
D
That wears down my mind
A
Waiting here until I can move in
C# D
With a lover, expected to find
A
But how can I still really be looking
C# D
With the light still stuck in my eyes
Solo
Last night I woke up in heaven
Still don't know what to do
Word's out that I was working on it
Then everything turned to blue
I'm still waking up in a hurry
I'm still stuck in my bed
Oh, last night, you know, was the trouble
About you I'm always dreaming in red
You told me that you wanted a lover
But another holding your hand
While I was waiting here for the taking
You were faking it on your man
Who I don't really know, but he makes you feel like a queen
And I don't really care, you can always sell back the ring
Cause all I've got is here, it belongs to the king
In a castle, is a hassle
That wears down my mind
In the clover, there's a number
That you can find
1, 2, 3, and 4
You don't knock, you open the door
And it's over when you do not knock anymore
And it's over cause I do not knock anymore
Never more, never more, never more...
Into a castle, still flowing out of my mind
Into a castle, still flowing out of my mind
Into a castle, still flowing out of my mind
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14. |
Take me by the hand
03:33
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Take Me By the Hand
by Adam H.
Tune down half step
Fingerstyle:
G Em
Well, I… I don’t need a reason to be here
C
I’ve tried so hard again and again to make it clear
G
And I ain’t got the time
And you… you dream that you’re still running, but you’re scared
You’ll miss your destination… anywhere
But you try to rest your eyes
Strummed:
D Am
You’re sitting right here beside me
Sometimes we don’t know why
Waiting for the movement
To wake us up inside
G C
But please, babe, don’t stop
D
We’ll go everywhere we need
(Fingerstyle)
G
Take me by the hand
C
I wanna be your man
G
I wanna be your man
Help me understand
I’m doing all I can
I’m doing what I can
(Strummed)
Em C G
You get so stuck on my mistakes
I see them written right there on your face
Thinking that our love might be a waste
Wanting me to turn back in disgrace
F C G
I wouldn’t want to turn back now
I wouldn’t want to turn back now
I don’t see the reasons that you’re stuck outside my life
I wouldn’t want to turn back now
C D G
I wouldn’t want to be the one to tell you
why you were wrong
I wouldn’t want to try to be cool
when I’d rather be strong
This is nothing but a test
to keep you from harm
Don’t be alarmed
I wouldn’t want to be the one to tell you
why you were wrong
I wouldn’t want to try to be cool
when I’d rather be strong
I say these words just to concentrate
the pain
Let it fall away
Let it fall away
I say these words just to concentrate the pain
Let it fall away
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15. |
Switch sides
03:24
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Switch Sides
by Adam H.
Half step down
Am
How do you live when you know that you're broke
How can you see when the sky is full of smoke?
F
Every time you take a breath
G
The air just makes you choke
Up on this hill, I can see where you been
It's all moving on, but you're still trying to win
Your lips move so fast
Nearly outstrip the wind
Chorus:
C D F C D
Can't you see that I'm never coming home
F C
You've worried my mind till I don't know why
D F
I listen for the truth
C D
Sometimes the words are kind
F G Am
But most times, they switch sides
Take what you want, we'll pretend that it's free
Tell every soul what you need to believe
Do you still think you're broke
When you're laughing at me?
Chorus
Bridge:
C G F C
There ain't no running, but we know where we should go (and there ain't no standing still)
C G F C
On our hands and knees, where our hearts are still (while we drink our fill)
C G F C
At the riverside, where the water's cool and slow
C G F
We raise our eyes, as we drink our fill (and we find our will, or while our hearts are still)
Solo [:C G F C:] repeat to Am
Where will you go when you've seen all the rest?
Will you head out alone, will you clean up your mess?
Will you sink to the bottom?
Will you swim with the best?
Chorus 2:
C D F C D
Can't you see that I'm never coming home?
F C
Found peace of mind, one river wide
D F
I listen for the truth
C D
It comes from every side
Fade into extended solo over F G D E
But this time... this time... (repeat)
Fade into extended solo over F G D E
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Adam H. Boulder, Colorado
Adam H. is a singer-songwriter from Boulder, Colorado.
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