Chords with lyrics
The Basement Recordings 3 by Alexz Johnson
2013
Tracklist:
1. At Your Door
2. Hero
3. James Dean
4. Punk Rock Chick
5. Small Dreams
6. I Fell
7. Shutting you Out
8. The Pledge
9. Veins
10. Where Is The Sky
1. At Your Door
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 6th fret
Chords:
F: x33211 or 133211
G: 320003 or 320033
Am: x02210
C: x32010
FF
Since you came along
I knew it was done
G+G
I had a heart to follow
A minorAm
And then it was set
Was better unsaid
G+G
Oh was it hard to swallow
FF
Then came the days
My life in a haze
G+G
If you knew what I was under
A minorAm
It's all that I want
G+G
It's all that I want
FF
So baby, yeah maybe
You take me back so lately
G+G
I faced it, I ran
(A minorAm) G+G
And baby here I stand
C majorC FF
At your door
C majorC
I'm asking for more
G+G
It's all up to you
A minorAm
'Cause now I'm listening and so
FF
So you wanted to dance
C majorC
So baby let's dance
G+G
There's only one thing I need
A minorAm
I just need you to stay
FF
I lost you waiting for more
C majorC
Like a bat out of hell
G+G
I need you to crash through that door
A minorAm FF
And now, now that you're here
C majorC
There's nothing I fear
G+G
It's all in the past
FF (G+G) A minorAm (G+G)
So baby let's dance
FF
Since you came along
I knew it was done
G+G
I had a heart to follow
A minorAm
And then it was set
It's all that I want
G+G
It's all that I want
FF
So baby, yeah maybe
You take my breath so lately
G+G
I faced it, I ran
(A minorAm) G+G
Yeah, baby here I am
A minorAm
To say
FF
I lost you waiting for more
C majorC
Like a bat out of hell
G+G
I need you to crash through that door
A minorAm FF
And now, now that you're here
C majorC
There's nothing I fear
G+G
It's all in the past
FF
So baby let's dance
FF G+G A minorAm C majorC x2
FF G+G
I know you're the one
A minorAm
Were always the one
C majorC
Listen cause I ain't faking
FF G+G
From all that you took
A minorAm
Take off the look
C majorC
Can't you see now I'm shaking?
C majorC FF
At your door
C majorC
I'm asking for more
G+G
It's all up to you
A minorAm
'Cause now I'm listening and so
FF
So you wanted to dance
C majorC
So baby let's dance
G+G
There's only one thing I need
FF
I just need you
End on FF
2. Hero
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 6th fret
Chords:
Am: x02210
G: 320003 or 320033
C: x32010
F: x33211 or 133211
(To play without a capo replace the chords above by Ebm, Db, 
F#F# & 
BB)
Intro: A minorAm G+G C majorC FF x2
A minorAm G+G
Start a little
C majorC
Stuck in the middle
FF
I hear that voice
A minorAm G+G
Now out to get me
C majorC
It's down to the bone
FF
And all I have is a choice
A minorAm G+G
Get back to the soap
C majorC
And just let it go
FF
I thought I won't mind
I guess I mind
A minorAm G+G
I'm sick of the show
C majorC
I know what I know
FF
I've seen this too many times
FF
And when it gets behind me
A minorAm
And when it gets inside
G+G
I don't know all the answers
FF FF G+G
Give me back what's mine
A minorAm
I'm out of this game
G+G
A augmentedA roll of the dice
C majorC
I'm down on my luck
FF
It's my usual vice
A minorAm
I'm out in the clear
G+G
Still walking the line
C majorC
Keep it together
FF
I don't have much time
A minorAm G+G
So brace yourseeeeeeelf
C majorC FF
For that hero in me
A minorAm G+G A minorAm
You'll be surprised at what you see
A minorAm G+G C majorC FF x2
A minorAm G+G
And now I know
C majorC
What I should know
FF
I'll go down with a fight
A minorAm G+G
You can't convince me
C majorC
In letting go
FF
It's getting too bright
A minorAm G+G
I'm ready to go
C majorC
Get back in the mould
FF
I know I'll be fine
I'll be just fine
A minorAm G+G
The damage is done
C majorC
I'm here with the sun
FF
....................
FF
That if it gets behind me
A minorAm
And if it gets inside
G+G
I don't know all the answers
FF FF G+G
But I'll take back what's mine
A minorAm
I'm out of this game
G+G
A augmentedA roll of the dice
C majorC
I'm down on my luck
FF
It's my usual vice
A minorAm
I'm out in the clear
G+G
Still walking the line
C majorC
Keep it together
FF
I don't have much time
A minorAm G+G
So brace yourseeeeeeelf
C majorC FF
For that hero in me
A minorAm G+G A minorAm
You'll be surprised at what you see
A minorAm G+G C majorC FF x2
A minorAm G+G
So brace yourseeeeeeelf
C majorC FF
For that hero in me
A minorAm G+G
So brace yourseeeeeeelf
C majorC FF
For that hero in me
End on A minorAm
3. James Dean
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 6th fret
Chords:
C: x32010
G: 320003 or 320033
F: x33211 or 133211
Am: x02210
Em: x22000
Intro: C majorC G+G FF C majorC G+G FF A minorAm G+G FF (G+G) C majorC
Whoaaaaa
C majorC
He couldn't keep you safe if he tried
A minorAm
But when he let you see in his liquid eyes
G+G FF
It became a crime, take him away
C majorC
Doesn't know how to love
Doesn't know how to win
A minorAm
He only knows he can't be taken in
G+G FF
But he's on the road, he's living in sin
A minorAm G+G FF 
E minorEm G+G FF
Just as it seems, he's another James Dean
C majorC G+G FF
Staying up, he's restless through the night
C majorC G+G FF
While Santa Monica signs are fading
A minorAm G+G FF
He's got his blood and he's looking for a fight
C majorC G+G FF C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
Another Hollywood hero's baby
C majorC
You wouldn't like him if he stayed
A augmentedA hero's dying every day
C majorC
Mary Ann wasn't fitting in with his lies
A minorAm
Learned more from a fool than she learned from the wise
G+G FF
Crying out to the skies "take him away"
C majorC
He's been given the hands to destroy the world
A minorAm
He's been given a taste to destroy the girls
G+G FF
Given too many schemes, a threat to be seen
A minorAm G+G FF
Ooooooooh he's another James Dean
C majorC G+G FF
Staying up, he's restless through the night
C majorC G+G FF
While Santa Monica signs are fading
A minorAm G+G FF
He's got his blood and he's looking for a fight
Another Hollywood hero's baby
C majorC G+G FF C majorC
Riding strong it feels like he belongs
G+G FF
While Santa Monica's dreams are sleeping
A minorAm G+G FF
Hush now he'll always carry on
He's a Hollywood hero's baby
A minorAm
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
FF
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
A minorAm FF
Only the gentle are ever really strong
E minorEm
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
A minorAm
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
G+G
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
FF
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
G+G FF
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
C majorC G+G FF
Staying up, he's restless through the night
C majorC G+G FF
While Santa Monica signs are fading
A minorAm G+G FF
He's got his blood and he's looking for a fight
Another Hollywood hero's baby
C majorC G+G FF C majorC
Riding strong it feels like he belongs
G+G FF
While Santa Monica's dreams are sleeping
A minorAm G+G FF
Hush now he'll always carry on
C majorC
He's a Hollywood hero's baby
End on C majorC
4. Punk Rock Chick
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
F: x33211 or 133211
Dm: xx0231
Bb: x13331
C: x32010
(To make it easier put a capo on the 5th fret and replace the chords above by C, Am, FF & G+G)
Intro: FF 
DmDm
FF
I don't care about nobody
DmDm
I don't care about myself
I couldn't care about my body
FF
I couldn't care about my health
I don't carry no aggression
DmDm
I don't carry no regret
I only think about the melody
Bb majorBb
B-B-B-Benny & the Jets
DmDm Bb majorBb
Things are never gonna go your way
DmDm Bb majorBb
Things are never gonna go your way
DmDm C majorC
Things are never gonna go your way
Yeah, yeah
FF
Fall on your knees
DmDm
Fall with the breeze
Bb majorBb
Read when I please
C majorC
Hey yeah
Bb majorBb
I'm just a punk rock chick with another lame melody
FF DmDm
FF
I don't care about your issues
DmDm
I don't need to hear your plans
I don't need you here or miss you
FF
I don't care about my band
Don't show me you directions
DmDm
I'm not following your map
I don't care about your feelings
Bb majorBb
I don't care about your crap
DmDm Bb majorBb
Things are never gonna go your way
DmDm Bb majorBb
Things are never gonna go your way
DmDm C majorC
Things are never gonna go your way
Yeah, yeah
FF
Fall on your knees
DmDm
Fall with the breeze
Bb majorBb
Read when I please
C majorC
Hey yeah
Bb majorBb FF
I'm just a punk rock chick with another lame melody
5. Small Dreams
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
D: xx0232
A: x02220
Em: x22000
Bm: x24432
G: 320003 or 320033
Intro: 
D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm 
B minorBm D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm G+G
D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm B minorBm
Small dreams, trying to find their way out
D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm G+G
Small dreams, sleepless through the night
D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm B minorBm
Rugged towns, full of grease and pressure
D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm G+G
These big minds are gonna make this right
G+G D MajorD
And the dreams, and the dreams
B minorBm A augmentedA
Giving visions to the blind
G+G D MajorD
And the dreams, and the dreams
B minorBm A augmentedA
Sending chills right down your spine
G+G D MajorD
And the dreams, and the dreams
B minorBm A augmentedA
To reminisce on roothess time
G+G D MajorD
Let the dreams, Let the dreams
B minorBm A augmentedA
Dream
D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm B minorBm
Hurting world, full of friendly failures
D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm G+G
All blending in with the crowd
D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm B minorBm
Small chance, at filling ships with sailors
D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm G+G
It's your dance, and you're gonna make us proud
G+G D MajorD
And the dreams, and the dreams
B minorBm A augmentedA
Giving visions to the blind
G+G D MajorD
And the dreams, and the dreams
B minorBm A augmentedA
Sending chills right down your spine
G+G D MajorD
And the dreams, and the dreams
B minorBm A augmentedA
To reminisce on roothess time
G+G D MajorD
Let the dreams, Let the dreams
B minorBm A augmentedA
Dream
D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm B minorBm D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm G+G
G+G D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA
And the dreams, and the dreams, and the dreams
G+G D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA
And the dreams, and the dreams, and the dreams
G+G D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA
And the dreams, and the dreams, and the dreams
G+G D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA
And the dreams, and the dreams, and the dreams
G+G D MajorD
And the dreams, and the dreams
B minorBm A augmentedA
Giving visions to the blind
G+G D MajorD
And the dreams, and the dreams
B minorBm A augmentedA
Sending chills right down your spine
G+G D MajorD
And the dreams, and the dreams
B minorBm A augmentedA
To reminisce on roothess time
G+G D MajorD
Let the dreams, Let the dreams
B minorBm A augmentedA
Dream, dream
G+G D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA x 3
6. I Fell
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 4th fret
G: 320033 or 320003
Em: x22000
C: x32010
D: xx0232
G+G
I won't let myself get tangled
I wont go through this again
E minorEm
I won't rise if you dont take a seat
I wont let you take me in
C majorC D MajorD G+G
Then I fell, oh I fell, it begins
G+G
I don't go where I don't want to
I won't speak if you don't hear
E minorEm
I won't say what I would not say
I can't heal if I won't feel
C majorC D MajorD G+G
But then I fell, of I fell, it was real
E minorEm C majorC
Then I fell with you I could not stand
G+G D MajorD
Oh I slipped on the tips on your own hands
E minorEm
I will be what you need
C majorC
I will stand by your side
G+G
I can feel what you feel
D MajorD
I will cry when you cry
E minorEm
It'll be me you're thinking of
C majorC
For your hands I will be gloves
G+G D MajorD
And i will faaaaaaaall
G+G (D MajorD C majorC)
In Love
G+G
I won't hug you when I see you
I can't kiss you if you ask
E minorEm
I won't tell you all my secrets
Like this will really last
C majorC D MajorD G+G (D MajorD C majorC)
But look I fell, oh I fell, will it pass
G+G
I'll follow your direction
Ill never let this go
E minorEm
I will be your shadow
I'll go where you will go
C majorC D MajorD G+G
And look I fell, oh I fell, I fell
E minorEm C majorC
Then I fell with you I could not stand
G+G D MajorD
Oh I slipped on the tips on your own hands
E minorEm
I will be what you need
C majorC
I will stand by your side
G+G
I can feel what you feel
D MajorD
I will cry when you cry
E minorEm
It'll be me you're thinking of
C majorC
For your hands I will be gloves
G+G D MajorD
And i will faaaaaaaall
G+G
In Love
G+G E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
E minorEm
I will be what you need
C majorC
I will stand by your side
G+G
I can feel what you feel
D MajorD
I will cry when you cry
E minorEm
It'll be me you're thinking of
C majorC
For your hands I will be gloves
G+G D MajorD
And i will faaaaaaaall
E minorEm
In Love
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD (repeat this progression until the end of the song)
7. Shutting You Out
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
E: 022100
B: x13331
C#m: x46654
A: x02220
(To make it easier, put a capo on the 2nd fret and replace the chords above by D,
A, B minorBm & G, or put A augmentedA capo on the 4th fret and play C, G, A minorAm & FF)
Intro: 
E MajorE BB 
C# minorC#m A augmentedA x2
E MajorE
Chains are gone
Life's remaking
BB
Road is long
It's what I'm taking
C# minorC#m
Hanging on
A augmentedA
This is all I know
E MajorE
I'll erase what you made me
BB
I'll release what you gave me
C# minorC#m
In your face
A augmentedA
That is all I know
A augmentedA C# minorC#m BB
Now I see rain on me
A augmentedA
Cleansing me
C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA
My wings are free
And now I see
E MajorE
Anger seeps
BB
Through the air that breathes in me
C# minorC#m
Running down these empty streets
A augmentedA
Searching what I know
E MajorE
Choirs bring
BB
What my heart needs me to sing
C# minorC#m
Open doors that have no strings
A augmentedA
Signs tell me to go
A augmentedA C# minorC#m BB
Now I see rain on me
A augmentedA
Cleansing me
C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA
My wings are free
E MajorE
I'm shutting you out
BB
I'm gonna leave behind
C# minorC#m
One step at a time
A augmentedA
I'm gonna do it cause I said so
E MajorE
I'm gonna make it cause I said so
E MajorE
Shutting you out, shutting you out
BB
Shutting you out, shutting you out
C# minorC#m
Shutting you out, shutting you out
A augmentedA
Shutting you out, shutting you out
E MajorE
Shutting you out, shutting you out
BB
Shutting you out, shutting you out
C# minorC#m
Shutting you out, shutting you out
A augmentedA
Shutting you out, shutting you out
E MajorE
Shutting you out, shutting you out
BB
Shutting you out, shutting you out
C# minorC#m
Shutting you out, shutting you out
A augmentedA
Shutting you out, shutting you out
E MajorE
Shutting you out, shutting you out
BB
Shutting you out, shutting you out
C# minorC#m
Shutting you out, shutting you out
A augmentedA E MajorE
Shutting you out, shutting you out
8. The Pledge
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
D: xx0232
G: 320003 or 320033
Bm: x24432
F: x33211 or 133211
C: x32010
Dm: xx0231
Bb: x13331
Intro: D MajorD G+G x 2
D MajorD G+G
It's just a little thing in my pocket
D MajorD G+G
I got a little bit out of control
D MajorD G+G
A augmentedA little fling, I'm afraid to stop it
D MajorD G+G
You're the reason I like the world
D MajorD G+G
A augmentedA bit too much, not enough of it
D MajorD G+G
I take a bit, wanna take a buy
D MajorD G+G
You come tomorrow, I'll be over it
D MajorD G+G
I'll be over it until tonight
B minorBm
I want more, she wants more
D MajorD
Oh she wants more
D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G
I want more
D MajorD G+G
I'm gettin' restless, heads a mess miss
D MajorD G+G
I can't sit still, still I shake
D MajorD G+G
C'mon believe us, get me out of this
D MajorD G+G
I do believe I'm losing faith
B minorBm D MajorD
I want more, she wants more, she wants more
D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G
I want more
FF C majorC
So doctor, doctor help me
DmDm FF
My hands are shaking slightly
Bb majorBb FF
I swear to get this out of me
C majorC FF
I swear, you're never gonna get it out
FF C majorC
So doctor, numb my system
DmDm FF
Until I'm in remission
Bb majorBb FF
I pledge to never miss him
C majorC FF D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G
I pledge, you're never gonna get it
D MajorD G+G
I got a shiver, hearts a sliver
D MajorD G+G
She talkin', cheaper wise
D MajorD G+G
I'm only left now believing weathermen
D MajorD G+G
I'm being left here to survive
D MajorD G+G
So another day, another regret
D MajorD G+G
I pay it off, though I'm still in debt
D MajorD G+G
Another hassle covered in tassels
D MajorD G+G
I've covered everything to get him back
B minorBm D MajorD
I want more, she wants more, she wants more
D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G
I want more
FF C majorC
So doctor, doctor help me
DmDm FF
My hands are shaking slightly
Bb majorBb FF
I swear to get this out of me
C majorC FF
I swear, you're never gonna get it out
FF C majorC
So doctor, numb my system
DmDm FF
Until I'm in remission
Bb majorBb FF
I pledge to never miss him
C majorC FF
I pledge, you're never gonna get it
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
I pledge allegiance to the world
G+G D MajorD
On what's to come to any bull
G+G D MajorD
Or any lies I've ever heard
G+G FF
I'm gonna be the strongest girl
C majorC DmDm
And not allow myself to ever
FF Bb majorBb
Not allow myself alone
FF C majorC
Oh no, no, you haven't heard
FF FF
Oh no, I'm not gonna give in
C majorC DmDm
No, never gonna give in
FF Bb majorBb
No, I'm never gonna give in
FF C majorC
No, I'm never gonna give in
FF FF
No, I'm never gonna give in
C majorC DmDm
No, you're never gonna give in
FF Bb majorBb
No, you're never gonna give in
FF C majorC
No, you're never gonna give in
FF
No, you're never gonna give in
FF C majorC
So doctor, doctor help me
DmDm FF
My hands are shaking slightly
Bb majorBb FF
I swear to get this out of me
C majorC FF
I swear, you're never gonna get it out
FF C majorC
So doctor, numb my system
DmDm FF
Until I'm in remission
Bb majorBb FF
I pledge to never miss him
C majorC FF
I pledge, you're never gonna get it
FF C majorC DmDm FF Bb majorBb FF C majorC FF
9. Veins
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
F: 133211 or x33211
Am: x02210
Dm: xx0231
Bb: x13331
(To make it easier put a capo on the 5th fret and replace the chords above by C, Em, A minorAm & FF)
FF
Walking through the street tonight
A minorAm
The pavement's lit and full of light
DmDm
I'm blind from sorrow
Bb majorBb
I've settled the fight
FF
Feeling water kiss my face
A minorAm
The rain has such a warm embrace
DmDm
I feel the stitching
Bb majorBb
Become my own lace
FF
And if I slip and fall
A minorAm
If I forget it all
DmDm
I'll still have you
Bb majorBb
In my veins
FF
And if it gets too strange
A minorAm
When my heart was insane
DmDm
I'll still have you
Bb majorBb
In my veins
I've got you flowing through my veins
FF
Standing by a leafless tree
A minorAm
I feel its roots beneath my feet
DmDm
I see tomorrow
Bb majorBb
Right in front of me
Yeah
FF
And if I slip and fall
A minorAm
If I forget it all
DmDm
I'll still have you
Bb majorBb
In my veins
FF
And if it gets too strange
A minorAm
When my heart was insane
DmDm
I'll still have you, I'll have you
Bb majorBb
In my veins
FF
I've got you flowing through my veins
FF A minorAm DmDm Bb majorBb x2
FF
And if it gets too strange
A minorAm
When my heart was insane
DmDm
I'll still have you
Bb majorBb
In my veins
FF
I've got you flowing through my veins
End on FF
10. Where Is The Sky ?
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 4th fret
Chords:
G: 320003 or 320033
Am: x02210
Em: x22000
F: x33211 or 133211
C: x32010
(To play without a capo replace the chords above by B, C#m, Abm, A augmentedA & E MajorE)
Intro: G+G A minorAm E minorEm FF C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
G+G A minorAm
Is anybody listening?
E minorEm FF
Can anyone see through this fog?
C majorC G+G
Feeling like you're in the race
A minorAm FF
But you never even started at all
C majorC A minorAm
Staring at my empty face
E minorEm FF
Looks better in the dark of the night
C majorC G+G
Feeling like I've been erased
A minorAm FF
If I fix it will I be alright?
G+G C majorC
I'm left in doubt
G+G FF
I'm losing out, yeah
E minorEm FF C majorC G+G
Wheeeeeeere is the sky
E minorEm FF A minorAm G+G
Oh, how do we know what's wrong from right
E minorEm FF C majorC
Where should I go
G+G A minorAm
'Cause people always tell me that I move too slow
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm F-G
It's something that we all don't know
G+G A minorAm
Losing hours every night
E minorEm FF
Building you piece by piece
C majorC G+G
You've walked me through my broken dreams
A minorAm FF
With the pain kicking back at my feet
C majorC A minorAm
Never speaking out of line
E minorEm FF
Believing only what I see
C majorC G+G
Where have all the flowers gone
A minorAm FF
I never picked one for me
G+G C majorC
I wanna know
G+G FF
Where we go yeah
E minorEm FF C majorC G+G
Wheeeeeeere is the sky
E minorEm FF A minorAm G+G
Oh, how do we know what's wrong from right
E minorEm FF C majorC
Where should I go
G+G A minorAm
'Cause people always tell me that I move too slow
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm F-G
It's something that we all don't know
C majorC G+G C majorC FF
C majorC G+G
All that
C majorC FF
Don't let it all show through
A minorAm G+G C majorC FF
Don't laugh, everything is up to you
A minorAm G+G C majorC FF
You're changing tides, with only your peace of mind
A minorAm G+G
Give it up, give it up
C majorC FF
And you'll never get your wings to fly
E minorEm FF C majorC G+G E minorEm FF A minorAm G+G
E minorEm FF C majorC
Where should I go
G+G A minorAm
'Cause people always tell me that I move too slow
FF C majorC G+G
It's something that we all don't know
E minorEm FF C majorC G+G A minorAm FF C majorC G+G
G+G A minorAm E minorEm FF C majorC G+G A minorAm FF x 2
