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John Cale : Misc

  1. Amsterdam
  2. Charlemagne
  3. Dying On The Vine
  4. Hallelujah
  5. Hedda Gabler
  6. Helen Of Troy
  7. I Keep A Close Watch
  8. Leaving It Up To You

Amsterdam

Cmaj7
She's back from Amsterdam
Fmaj7
Cmaj7
And I think the journey did her well
Cmaj7
Her face has lost it's touch
Fmaj7
Cmaj7
The tell tale signs of loneliness inside
Fmaj7
But I love her still
Cmaj7
And need her company still more
Fmaj7
Cmaj7
Come down, come down once more
Fmaj7
Cmaj7
And I do believe, the journey, did her well
Cmaj7
She says she fell in love
Fmaj7
Cmaj7
With men who knew the way to treat a lady
Fmaj7
Her life has settled for the best of things
Cmaj7
That I couldn't give her
Fmaj7
Cmaj7
And it's not her fault, she's not the one to blame
Fmaj7
Cmaj7
Come down, come down, come down once more
Fmaj7
Cmaj7
And I do believe the journey did her well
Fmaj7
Cmaj7
Yes I do believe the journey did her well

Charlemagne

E
The manager is waiting to be paid
A
E
Along with priests and deacons of his court
A
A quartermaster, quite a man, a mistress of the line
E
Has found a last cent avenue of pain A Mardi Gras just passed this way a while ago Making hungry people of us all Along the Mississippi you can hear the fiddlers play Fandangos and boleros to the Lord
A
E
Many times, many tried
A
E
Simple stories are the best
A
E
Keep in mind, the wishful kind
A
E
Don't wanna be like all the rest My uncle was a vicar in the big parade Selling fountain pens that never write San Sebastian gamblers never cheat nor lie They know good fences make good neighbours
B
A
I wish I knew what time of year it was
B
A
What kind of people will be there
B
A
When gruesome tales of two cities ran
A7
E
Running all the way Father might have heard his prayers were answered Inhibitions all the way from home Consider now, consider then before the deed is done The blood of consolation runs so true Many times, many tried Simple stories are the best Keep in mind, the wishful kind Don't wanna be like all the rest

Dying On The Vine

Em
D
Em
I've been chasing ghosts and I don't like it
Cmaj7
D
G
/g
/a
/bb
B
I wish someone would show me where to draw the line
Em
D
Em
I'd lay down my sword if you would take it
Am
B
Am/f#
And tell everyone back home I'm doing fine
Em
D
Em
I was with you down in Acapulco
Cmaj7
D
G
/g
/a
/bb
B
Trading clothing for some wine
Em
D
Em
Smelling like an old adobe woman
Am
B
Am/f#
Or a William Burroughs playing for lost time
G
Em
I was thinking about my mother
G
Em
I was thinking about what's mine
Am
/a
/g
D/f#
G
/g
/f#
Em
I was living my life like a Hollywood
Am
B
But I was dying on the vine
Em
D
Em
Who could sleep through all that noisy chatter?
Cmaj7
D
G
/g
/a
/bb
B
The troops, the celebrations in the sun
Em
D
Em
The authorities say my papers are all in order
Am
B
Am/f#
And if I wasn't such a coward I would run
Em
D
Em
Meet me when all the shooting's over
Cmaj7
D
G
/g
/a
/bb
B
Meet me on the other side of town
Em
D
Em
Yes you can bring all your friends along for protection
Am
B
It's always nice to have them hanging around
G
Em
I was thinking about my mother
G
Em
I was thinking about what's mine
Am
/a
/g
D/f#
G
/g
/f#
Em
I was living my life like a Hollywood
Am
B
But I was dying on the vine

Hallelujah

<Leonard Cohen>
Capo:
I
G
Em
G
Em
G
Em
G
I heard there was a secret chord
G
Em
That David played and it pleased the Lord
C
D
G
But you don't really care for music, do ya?
G
C
D
It goes like this the fourth the fifth
Em
C
The minor fall and the major lift
D
B
Em
The baffled king composing hallelujah
C
Em
C
G
D
G
Em
G
Em
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah Her faith was strong but she needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah Maybe I've been here before I know this room, I've walked this floor I used to live alone before I knew ya I've seen your flag on the marble lodge And love is not a victory march It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah There was a time, you let me know What's really going on below But now you never show it to me, do ya? I remember when I moved in you And the holy dove was moving too And every breath we drew was hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah And maybe there's a God above And all I ever learned from love Is how to shoot at someone who outdrew ya And it's not the cry that you hear tonight And it's not somebody who's seen the light It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
C
Em
C
Em
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
C
Em
C
G
D
G
Em
G
Em
G
D
G
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hedda Gabler

Capo:
I
C
D
Hedda Gabler
C
Had a very funny face
D
C
Tired of waiting
D
C
Tired of the human race
D
C
Like her brother
D
C
Sitting in the library
D
C
Reading how dear Adolf
D
C
Was going to save all Germany
C/g
Em
Am
Hedda Gabler, she'll go down in history
C/g
Em
Am
Hedda Gabler, down in all her misery
D
C
Like her mother
D
C
Married to the bank manager
D
C
She took the money
D
C
Hung him in the closet for fun Hedda Gabler, she'll go down in history Hedda Gabler, down in all her misery Hedda Gabler, she'll go down in history Hedda Gabler, down in all her misery
Asus2
A
Asus4
A
A
Dsus2
Sleep, sleep, sleep, Hedda Gabler Sleep, sleep, sleep, Hedda Gabler Sleep, sleep, sleep, Hedda Gabler Sleep, sleep, sleep, Hedda Gabler

Helen Of Troy

The "|" indicates an
F#
note when transitioning between
Em
and
G
chords.
Em
|
G
|
Em
Oh, did you see him standing in the street |
G
|
Em
Hmmm, he looked so big, you're so big, but I've seen him before |
G
|
Em
|
G
|
Em
He's running round with all the boys, oh that's him, hmmm, big thighs |
G
|
Em
|
G
|
Em
Creepy, creepy in the dark, shiny, shiny Joan of Arc |
G
|
Em
|
G
|
Em
|
G
|
Em
|
G
|
Em
When the moonlight starts its glow, cold hard Helen, Queen of Troy |
G
|
Em
|
G
|
Em
She got charisma, got thunderstorms, like a baby, never been born |
G
|
Em
|
G
|
Em
She got mammon, mammon in disguise, in the cold rooms of her eyes
A
G
A7
Em
A
G
A7
Em
Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy |
G
|
Em
|
G
|
Em
Oh look at him, ain't he gorgeous, such big thighs, all oiled and mine |
G
|
Em
|
G
|
Em
Listen, it's got to go, I want him in my arms to stay |
G
|
Em
|
G
|
Em
Big fat mama done me wrong, left me hanging all alone |
G
|
Em
But that bitch is as old, is as old, is as old |
G
|
Em
As that dirty old crone right out there in the cold
A
G
A7
Em
A
G
A7
Em
Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy |
G
|
Em
|
G
|
Em
|
G
|
Em
|
G
|
Em
|
G
|
Em
|
G
|
Em
Mercy, mercy, mercy me, I'm so scared, please comfort me |
G
|
Em
|
G
|
Em
I don't wanna be, your banshee boy, baying like the hounds of Troy
A
G
A7
Em
A
G
A7
Em
Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy |
G
|
Em
|
G
|
Em
Standing there from under the lights, your eyes shining bright |
G
|
Em
|
G
|
Em
I want you all of the time, fill me with awe, all of the time |
G
|
Em
|
G
|
Em
Lubricate me, don't hate me

I Keep A Close Watch

D
C#m
Bm
F#m
D
D
C#m
Never win and never lose
C#m
Bm
There's nothing much to choose
Bm
F#m
F#m
Between the right and wrong
D
D
C#m
Nothing lost and nothing gained
C#m
Bm
Still things aren't quite the same
Bm
F#m
F#m
'tween you and me
A
E/g#
Gdim
A
E/g#
Gdim
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
A
E/g#
Gdim
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
D
D
E
E
D
D
E
E
D
D
C#m
I still hear your voice at night
C#m
Bm
When I turn out the light
Bm
F#m
F#m
And try to settle down
D
D
C#m
But there's nothing I can do
C#m
Bm
'Cause I can't live without you
Bm
F#m
F#m
Any way at all
A
E/g#
Gdim
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
A
E/g#
Gdim
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
A
E/g#
Gdim
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
D/f#
D/f#
E7#9
E7#9
G
G
D
D

Leaving It Up To You

A
|
A
|
A
F#m
E
Looking for a friend
F#m
E
Looking everywhere
F#m
E
Walked along the boulevard
F#m
E
The boulevard of friends
F#m
E
All those mild mannered friends I've got
F#m
E
They're careless and they fall down
F#m
E
All over the place, all over town
F#m
E
I don't want them talking to me
A
'Cause I'm leaving it, leaving it, leaving it up to you
A
Have to leave it, leave it, leave it up to you All the buildings are breaking down Like the whispering in your heart And it's sordid how life goes on When I could take you apart And if you'd give me half a chance I'd do it now! I'd do it now! Right now, you fascist! I know we could all feel safe like Sharon Tate We could give it all up! We could give, give, give it all up! And the newspapers! Oh, the newspapers! They'd be listening, they'd be listening to me giving it to you And the radio, what about the radio? Oh, they'd be listening to me giving it to you, hell Right mama, damn right mama I hear hissing, I hear hissing in the distance I hear the tanks crawling They're crawling over the hill, they're crawling over the hill Like rattlesnakes in the desert sun They're blistering up my spell! They're blistering it up They're breaking it up! They're breaking up my spell! And what else is there? What else have I got? What else have I got but that spell? Ah, leaving it, leaving it, I'm leaving it up to you Leaving it, leaving it, leaving it up to you Oh, leaving it, leaving it, leaving it in the cloakroom for you I've got to give it up! I've got to give it up! I've got to give it up! I've got to give it up! Give it up! Up! Up! Up! Up! Give it up! For God's sake; take it!