The Basement Recordings 3 Album chords by Alexz Johnson

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


F
  Since you came along

  I knew it was done
            G
  I had a heart to follow
Am
  And then it was set

  Was better unsaid
             G
  Oh was it hard to swallow

F
  Then came the days

  My life in a haze
                   G
  If you knew what I was under
Am
  It's all that I want
        G
  It's all that I want

F
  So baby, yeah maybe

  You take me back so lately
G
  I faced it, I ran
           (Am)      G
  And baby here I stand


C           F
  At your door
                  C
  I'm asking for more
                  G
  It's all up to you
                              Am
 'Cause now I'm listening and so
                     F
  So you wanted to dance
                  C
  So baby let's dance
               G
  There's only one thing I need


                       Am
  I just need you to stay
                          F
  I lost you waiting for more
                     C
  Like a bat out of hell
  G
  I need you to crash through that door
       Am                   F
  And now, now that you're here
                      C
  There's nothing I fear
                         G
  It's all in the past
                  F          (G)   Am          (G)
  So baby let's dance


F
  Since you came along

  I knew it was done
                    G
  I had a heart to follow
Am
  And then it was set

  It's all that I want
        G
  It's all that I want

F
  So baby, yeah maybe

  You take my breath so lately
G
  I faced it, I ran
             (Am)   G
  Yeah, baby here I am


      Am
  To say
                          F
  I lost you waiting for more
                     C
  Like a bat out of hell
  G
  I need you to crash through that door
       Am                   F
  And now, now that you're here
                      C
  There's nothing I fear
                         G
  It's all in the past
                  F
  So baby let's dance

  F     G     Am     C   x2


F                       G
  I know you're the one
                      Am
  Were always the one
               C
  Listen cause I ain't faking
F                        G
  From all that you took
                    Am
  Take off the look
                     C
  Can't you see now I'm shaking?


C           F
  At your door
                  C
  I'm asking for more
                  G
  It's all up to you
                              Am
 'Cause now I'm listening and so
                     F
  So you wanted to dance
                  C
  So baby let's dance
               G
  There's only one thing I need
                F
  I just need you


  End on F



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# & B)


  Intro:     Am     G     C     F   x2


Am             G
  Start a little
                    C
  Stuck in the middle
                  F
  I hear that voice
Am                G
  Now out to get me
                     C
  It's down to the bone
                           F
  And all I have is a choice
Am                   G
  Get back to the soap
                   C
  And just let it go
                       F
  I thought I won't mind

  I guess I mind
Am                   G
  I'm sick of the show
                   C
  I know what I know
                        F
  I've seen this too many times

F
  And when it gets behind me
Am
  And when it gets inside
G
  I don't know all the answers
F                            F   G
  Give me back what's mine


      Am
  I'm out of this game
     G
  A roll of the dice
        C
  I'm down on my luck
          F
  It's my usual vice
      Am
  I'm out in the clear
         G
  Still walking the line
    C
  Keep it together
     F
  I don't have much time
       Am             G
  So brace yourseeeeeeelf
            C       F
  For that hero in me
Am               G                 Am
  You'll be surprised at what you see

  Am     G     C     F   x2


Am             G
  And now I know
                   C
  What I should know
                         F
  I'll go down with a fight
Am                    G
  You can't convince me
              C
  In letting go
                       F
  It's getting too bright
Am              G
  I'm ready to go
                     C
  Get back in the mould
                   F
  I know I'll be fine

  I'll be just fine
Am                G
  The damage is done
                      C
  I'm here with the sun
                     F
  ....................

F
  That if it gets behind me
Am
  And if it gets inside
G
  I don't know all the answers
F                                 F    G
  But I'll take back what's mine


      Am
  I'm out of this game
     G
  A roll of the dice
        C
  I'm down on my luck
          F
  It's my usual vice
      Am
  I'm out in the clear
         G
  Still walking the line
    C
  Keep it together
     F
  I don't have much time
       Am             G
  So brace yourseeeeeeelf
            C       F
  For that hero in me
Am               G                 Am
  You'll be surprised at what you see

  Am     G     C     F   x2


Am             G
  So brace yourseeeeeeelf
            C       F
  For that hero in me
Am             G
  So brace yourseeeeeeelf
            C       F
  For that hero in me

  End on Am



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    G  F  C    G  F  Am    G    F      (G)  C
                                                     Whoaaaaa


C
 He couldn't keep you safe if he tried
                                       Am
 But when he let you see in his liquid eyes
               G               F
 It became a crime, take him away

C
 Doesn't know how to love

 Doesn't know how to win
                                 Am
 He only knows he can't be taken in
                   G                   F
 But he's on the road, he's living in sin
Am            G                         F      Em   G   F
 Just as it seems, he's another James Dean


C                  G          F
 Staying up, he's restless through the night
C                    G         F
 While Santa Monica signs are fading
Am                            G             F
 He's got his blood and he's looking for a fight
                             C    G  F  C    G  F  Am
 Another Hollywood hero's baby
                               C
 You wouldn't like him if he stayed

 A hero's dying every day


C
 Mary Ann wasn't fitting in with his lies
                                                     Am
 Learned more from a fool than she learned from the wise
                     G                F
 Crying out to the skies "take him away"
C
 He's been given the hands to destroy the world
                                         Am
 He's been given a taste to destroy the girls
                   G                      F
 Given too many schemes, a threat to be seen
  Am    G                      F
 Ooooooooh he's another James Dean


C                  G          F
 Staying up, he's restless through the night
C                    G         F
 While Santa Monica signs are fading
Am                            G             F
 He's got his blood and he's looking for a fight

 Another Hollywood hero's baby
C                   G         F     C
 Riding strong it feels like he belongs
                        G          F
 While Santa Monica's dreams are sleeping
Am              G             F
 Hush now he'll always carry on

 He's a Hollywood hero's baby


  Am
 Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
  F
 Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
           Am                       F
 Only the gentle are ever really strong
            Em
 Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
  Am
 Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
  G
 Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
  F
 Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
                         G    F
 Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah


C                  G          F
 Staying up, he's restless through the night
C                    G         F
 While Santa Monica signs are fading
Am                            G             F
 He's got his blood and he's looking for a fight

 Another Hollywood hero's baby
C                   G         F     C
 Riding strong it feels like he belongs
                        G          F
 While Santa Monica's dreams are sleeping
Am              G             F
 Hush now he'll always carry on
                            C
 He's a Hollywood hero's baby


 End on C



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, F & G)


 Intro:     F        Dm


F
 I don't care about nobody
                       Dm
 I don't care about myself

 I couldn't care about my body
                            F
 I couldn't care about my health


 I don't carry no aggression
                     Dm
 I don't carry no regret

 I only think about the melody
                         Bb
 B-B-B-Benny & the Jets

            Dm                  Bb
 Things are never gonna go your way
            Dm                  Bb
 Things are never gonna go your way
            Dm                   C
 Things are never gonna go your way

 Yeah, yeah


  F
 Fall on your knees
  Dm
 Fall with the breeze
  Bb
 Read when I please
       C
 Hey yeah
             Bb
 I'm just a punk rock chick with another lame melody


 F        Dm


F
 I don't care about your issues
                             Dm
 I don't need to hear your plans

 I don't need you here or miss you
                        F
 I don't care about my band


 Don't show me you directions
                        Dm
 I'm not following your map

 I don't care about your feelings
                              Bb
 I don't care about your crap


 Dm                  Bb
 Things are never gonna go your way
            Dm                  Bb
 Things are never gonna go your way
            Dm                   C
 Things are never gonna go your way

 Yeah, yeah


  F
 Fall on your knees
  Dm
 Fall with the breeze
  Bb
 Read when I please
       C
 Hey yeah
             Bb                                       F
 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    A    Em    Bm    D    A    Em    G


D         A     Em                  Bm
 Small dreams, trying to find their way out
D         A      Em                   G
 Small dreams, sleepless through the night
D         A     Em                 Bm
 Rugged towns, full of grease and pressure
D           A         Em              G
 These big minds are gonna make this right


           G               D
 And the dreams, and the dreams
 Bm              A
 Giving visions to the blind
           G               D
 And the dreams, and the dreams
  Bm                   A
 Sending chills right down your spine
           G               D
 And the dreams, and the dreams
    Bm            A
 To reminisce on roothess time
           G               D
 Let the dreams, Let the dreams
   Bm     A
 Dream


  D       A      Em              Bm
 Hurting world, full of friendly failures
D             A             Em    G
 All blending in with the crowd
D         A        Em                 Bm
 Small chance, at filling ships with sailors
D            A                Em             G
 It's your dance, and you're gonna make us proud


           G               D
 And the dreams, and the dreams
 Bm              A
 Giving visions to the blind
           G               D
 And the dreams, and the dreams
  Bm                   A
 Sending chills right down your spine
           G               D
 And the dreams, and the dreams
    Bm            A
 To reminisce on roothess time
           G               D
 Let the dreams, Let the dreams
   Bm     A
 Dream


 D    A    Em    Bm    D    A    Em    G


           G               D               Bm      A
 And the dreams, and the dreams, and the dreams
           G               D               Bm      A
 And the dreams, and the dreams, and the dreams
           G               D               Bm      A
 And the dreams, and the dreams, and the dreams
           G               D               Bm      A
 And the dreams, and the dreams, and the dreams


           G               D
 And the dreams, and the dreams
 Bm              A
 Giving visions to the blind
           G               D
 And the dreams, and the dreams
  Bm                   A
 Sending chills right down your spine
           G               D
 And the dreams, and the dreams
    Bm            A
 To reminisce on roothess time
           G               D
 Let the dreams, Let the dreams
   Bm     A
 Dream, dream

 G    D    Bm    A    x 3



6. I Fell


Standard Tuning
Capo on the 4th fret


G:    320033 or 320003
Em:   x22000
C:    x32010
D:    xx0232



          G
 I won't let myself get tangled

 I wont go through this again
          Em
 I won't rise if you dont take a seat

 I wont let you take me in
       C          D            G
 Then I fell, oh I fell, it begins

          G
 I don't go where I don't want to

 I won't speak if you don't hear
          Em
 I won't say what I would not say

 I can't heal if I won't feel
           C          D              G
 But then I fell, of I fell, it was real


         Em                         C
 Then I fell with you I could not stand
        G                              D
 Oh I slipped on the tips on your own hands
        Em
 I will be what you need
          C
 I will stand by your side
        G
 I can feel what you feel
          D
 I will cry when you cry
          Em
 It'll be me you're thinking of
            C
 For your hands I will be gloves
             G       D
 And i will faaaaaaaall
     G      (D  C)
 In Love

          G
 I won't hug you when I see you

 I can't kiss you if you ask
          Em
 I won't tell you all my secrets

 Like this will really last
           C          D               G     (D  C)
 But look I fell, oh I fell, will it pass

       G
 I'll follow your direction

 Ill never let this go
 Em
 I will be your shadow

 I'll go where you will go
           C        D           G
 And look I fell, oh I fell, I fell


         Em                         C
 Then I fell with you I could not stand
        G                              D
 Oh I slipped on the tips on your own hands
        Em
 I will be what you need
          C
 I will stand by your side
        G
 I can feel what you feel
          D
 I will cry when you cry
          Em
 It'll be me you're thinking of
            C
 For your hands I will be gloves
             G       D
 And i will faaaaaaaall
     G
 In Love

 G       Em      C   D   G


        Em
 I will be what you need
          C
 I will stand by your side
        G
 I can feel what you feel
          D
 I will cry when you cry
          Em
 It'll be me you're thinking of
            C
 For your hands I will be gloves
             G       D
 And i will faaaaaaaall
     Em
 In Love

 Em    C     G     D   (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, Bm & G, or put A capo on the 4th fret and play C, G, Am & F)


  Intro:     E      B      C#m      A    x2


   E
 Chains are gone

 Life's remaking
  B
 Road is long

 It's what I'm taking
 C#m
 Hanging on
                 A
 This is all I know

  E
 I'll erase what you made me
  B
 I'll release what you gave me
C#m
 In your face
                A
 That is all I know


  A        C#m      B
 Now I see rain on me
   A
 Cleansing me
     C#m        B      A
 My wings are free

 And now I see


  E
 Anger seeps
                        B
 Through the air that breathes in me
                    C#m
 Running down these empty streets
                    A
 Searching what I know

   E
 Choirs bring
                      B
 What my heart needs me to sing
                 C#m
 Open doors that have no strings
                   A
 Signs tell me to go


  A        C#m      B
 Now I see rain on me
   A
 Cleansing me
     C#m        B      A
 My wings are free


                   E
 I'm shutting you out
                    B
 I'm gonna leave behind
                C#m
 One step at a time
                          A
 I'm gonna do it cause I said so
                            E
 I'm gonna make it cause I said so

   E
 Shutting you out, shutting you out
   B
 Shutting you out, shutting you out
  C#m
 Shutting you out, shutting you out
   A
 Shutting you out, shutting you out

   E
 Shutting you out, shutting you out
   B
 Shutting you out, shutting you out
  C#m
 Shutting you out, shutting you out
   A
 Shutting you out, shutting you out

   E
 Shutting you out, shutting you out
   B
 Shutting you out, shutting you out
  C#m
 Shutting you out, shutting you out
   A
 Shutting you out, shutting you out

   E
 Shutting you out, shutting you out
   B
 Shutting you out, shutting you out
  C#m
 Shutting you out, shutting you out
   A                                 E
 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      G    x 2


D                                G
 It's just a little thing in my pocket
D                            G
 I got a little bit out of control
D                                G
 A little fling, I'm afraid to stop it
D                              G
 You're the reason I like the world
D                      G
 A bit too much, not enough of it
D                            G
 I take a bit, wanna take a buy
D                           G
 You come tomorrow, I'll be over it
D                         G
 I'll be over it until tonight
         Bm
 I want more, she wants more
     D
 Oh she wants more
         D      G  D      G
 I want more

D                               G
 I'm gettin' restless, heads a mess miss
D                             G
 I can't sit still, still I shake
D                          G
 C'mon believe us, get me out of this
D                          G
 I do believe I'm losing faith
         Bm                    D
 I want more, she wants more, she wants more
         D      G  D      G
 I want more


F            C
 So doctor, doctor help me
Dm              F
 My hands are shaking slightly
Bb           F
 I swear to get this out of me
C                 F
 I swear, you're never gonna get it out
F            C
 So doctor, numb my system
Dm          F
 Until I'm in remission
Bb            F
 I pledge to never miss him
C                  F                  D      G  D      G
 I pledge, you're never gonna get it


D                           G
 I got a shiver, hearts a sliver
D                      G
 She talkin', cheaper wise
D                             G
 I'm only left now believing weathermen
D                        G
 I'm being left here to survive
D                         G
 So another day, another regret
D                                   G
 I pay it off, though I'm still in debt
D                           G
 Another hassle covered in tassels
D                                    G
 I've covered everything to get him back
         Bm                    D
 I want more, she wants more, she wants more
         D      G  D      G
 I want more


F            C
 So doctor, doctor help me
Dm              F
 My hands are shaking slightly
Bb           F
 I swear to get this out of me
C                 F
 I swear, you're never gonna get it out
F            C
 So doctor, numb my system
Dm          F
 Until I'm in remission
Bb            F
 I pledge to never miss him
C                  F
 I pledge, you're never gonna get it


D                     G      D
 I pledge allegiance to the world
                      G    D
 On what's to come to any bull
                  G      D
 Or any lies I've ever heard
                      G      F
 I'm gonna be the strongest girl
            C            Dm
 And not allow myself to ever
        F           Bb
 Not allow myself alone
     F                   C
 Oh no, no, you haven't heard
    F                       F
 Oh no, I'm not gonna give in
      C               Dm
 No, never gonna give in
          F               Bb
 No, I'm never gonna give in
          F               C
 No, I'm never gonna give in
          F                F
 No, I'm never gonna give in
             C               Dm
 No, you're never gonna give in
             F               Bb
 No, you're never gonna give in
             F                C
 No, you're never gonna give in
             F
 No, you're never gonna give in


F            C
 So doctor, doctor help me
Dm              F
 My hands are shaking slightly
Bb           F
 I swear to get this out of me
C                 F
 I swear, you're never gonna get it out
F            C
 So doctor, numb my system
Dm          F
 Until I'm in remission
Bb            F
 I pledge to never miss him
C                  F
 I pledge, you're never gonna get it

 F    C    Dm    F    Bb    F    C    F



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, Am & F)


  F
 Walking through the street tonight
     Am
 The pavement's lit and full of light
       Dm
 I'm blind from sorrow
                   Bb
 I've settled the fight

  F
 Feeling water kiss my face
      Am
 The rain has such a warm embrace
    Dm
 I feel the stitching
                  Bb
 Become my own lace


            F
 And if I slip and fall
          Am
 If I forget it all
                 Dm
 I'll still have you
         Bb
 In my veins
            F
 And if it gets too strange
               Am
 When my heart was insane
                  Dm
 I'll still have you
        Bb
 In my veins

 I've got you flowing through my veins


   F
 Standing by a leafless tree
    Am
 I feel its roots beneath my feet
   Dm
 I see tomorrow
                   Bb
 Right in front of me

 Yeah


            F
 And if I slip and fall
          Am
 If I forget it all
                 Dm
 I'll still have you
         Bb
 In my veins
            F
 And if it gets too strange
               Am
 When my heart was insane
                  Dm
 I'll still have you, I'll have you
        Bb
 In my veins
                                   F
 I've got you flowing through my veins

 F     Am     Dm     Bb   x2


            F
 And if it gets too strange
               Am
 When my heart was insane
                  Dm
 I'll still have you
        Bb
 In my veins
                                   F
 I've got you flowing through my veins

 End on F



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 & E)


 Intro:   G    Am    Em    F    C    G    Am    F


    G        Am
 Is anybody listening?
     Em                       F
 Can anyone see through this fog?
  C                  G
 Feeling like you're in the race
         Am                 F
 But you never even started at all
   C           Am
 Staring at my empty face
       Em                         F
 Looks better in the dark of the night
  C                 G
 Feeling like I've been erased
      Am                  F
 If I fix it will I be alright?

      G       C
 I'm left in doubt
      G      F
 I'm losing out, yeah


   Em    F            C   G
 Wheeeeeeere is the sky
   Em            F           Am        G
 Oh, how do we know what's wrong from right
   Em    F         C
 Where should I go
                       G                        Am
 'Cause people always tell me that I move too slow
                        F           C    G    Am   F-G
 It's something that we all don't know


  G           Am
 Losing hours every night
 Em                     F
 Building you piece by piece
         C                    G
 You've walked me through my broken dreams
           Am                   F
 With the pain kicking back at my feet
  C             Am
 Never speaking out of line
    Em                  F
 Believing only what I see
   C                  G
 Where have all the flowers gone
    Am               F
 I never picked one for me

    G      C
 I wanna know
   G       F
 Where we go yeah


    Em    F            C   G
 Wheeeeeeere is the sky
   Em            F           Am        G
 Oh, how do we know what's wrong from right
   Em    F         C
 Where should I go
                       G                        Am
 'Cause people always tell me that I move too slow
                        F           C    G    Am   F-G
 It's something that we all don't know

 C    G    C    F

 C     G
 All that
C              F
 Don't let it all show through
  Am     G    C             F
 Don't laugh, everything is up to you
          Am      G    C                F
 You're changing tides, with only your peace of mind
         Am           G
 Give it up, give it up
             C              F
 And you'll never get your wings to fly


 Em    F    C    G    Em    F    Am    G

   Em    F         C
 Where should I go
                       G                        Am
 'Cause people always tell me that I move too slow
                        F           C    G
 It's something that we all don't know

 Em    F    C    G    Am    F    C    G


 G    Am    Em    F    C    G    Am    F   x 2