D Bm/A our dreams fight reality D G/A we fight over what those words mean Bm A so if the whole thing melts D G and we all go to hell Bm A D can we blame our reasoning D Bm/A one day we'll run out of nostalgia D G/A they'll give it a new name Bm A D G drove past my old house on the internet Bm A D but it didn't feel the same Bm A D G as running around like an idiot on the loose Bm A D Under a bright quarter moon D Bm/A like false teeth in a pawnshop window D G/A the smell of rain on concrete Bm A D G reminders of things that may not make sense Bm A D but seem appropriate Bm A D G and the concrete turns a greyish blue Bm A D Under a bright quarter moon D A Pleasant surprise Bm G Oh my my my my my Bm A D ooooo oooo ooo *********************************************** check out holdonphoton.com for more tabs

C (add 3) F (add 3) hold out till.. ------------------ ------------------ -2-0---0--------------- -----2--------------- C Well it's a train town we cross tracks all the time Am Unless there's one shakin the rails G C Rollin down the line through Helena Becca's in the Walgreens window Glad she's feelin better too Am she'll smile when she sees your face G C that's what people do in Helena Oooohooo C meet me down by the waterfall bring the good dog she'll chase that ball Am F When it cools down F C we can fill our bellies G C out on the porch at the depot deli F C Oooohooo F G Oooohooo C Goin' down to the coffee house with a new one to test out Am F and maybe I'll see you round C in Helena *********************************** check out holdonphoton.com for more tabs

G / Am / F / C / G C / F / G x3 F / C / Fbar / Gbar Glance up towards the freeway as I head down a half-lit road thinkin' bout the woods and all the things I think I know now I understand that all the turns might make a waste of gas but I'll pay the extra cost to know exactly where I'm at I came this way every single day but now, that's the past and I drove a whole lost faster when I was unsure of my path when I find my right turn signal me and her can be alone it might take a little longer but I'll take the back roads home Stop by Mr. P's, the only place up here to eat an amazing panoramic view floats across the street I can see the long day slowly set from up upon this crest just me and the breeze cause the winter wind it took all the rest I came this way every, every day but now, that's the past and I drove a whole lost faster when I was unsure of my path when I find my right turn signal me and her can be alone it might take a little longer but I'll take the back roads home solo (G/Am/F/C/G/C/G) (contact me for solo tab) sure been nice to drive this way with all the windows down and it's always good to drive back through an old familiar town Ol' Lou's still on the corner bringin old cars back to life they just don't make em like that no more people who are actually nice ******************************************************** check out holdonphoton.com for more tabs and free music.

D / G / A G / A G / A / D / D Bm / A/G Bm / A/G A /D --------------------5-2-5-2------------0----------- -10-7-10-7-5-3--------------5-3-------3-3--------- ---------------------------------4p2h4---4------------ 0--0-0--0----------0----------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------- D ddd d d D ---------------- ---------------- ------0-0-------- 0---------0------ Young and dumb and I was naive from the start banging things together i noticed a spark G A found some firewood G A stacked it best i could D and we're cookin now oh, you got me good (riff) I saw stars blinking Is this all a dream behind the eyeballs, electro-chemistry G A gave myself more credit G A than I ever should D love and neuroscience oh you got me good oo oo oooh you got me got me good oo oo oooh you got me got me good as the future recedes right along my hairline and I come to terms with fleeting life we work so hard to define ourselves but i'd rather be happy than right (this...time) oo oo oooh you got me got me good oo oo oooh you got me got me good yep!

---------------- ---------------- -0-2-3------------- 3---------------- C / F / C / F / C / G C / F / C / F / G / C C about a month before school F C We were kids at the pool F C G When the diving boards were high C There was so much kudzu F C There were girls in swimsuits F G C and they wanted to see boys fly F C I was shaky at best tryin to be like the rest F C G As I jumped right off the side (oh my) C But my jump was too close F C concrete kissing my nose F G C made me feel like I almost died F C life can be a brand new swingset F C G then a struggle to survive (aaa aa a) F C when you realize you're dyin F G you might finally feel alive (years later) C when the doctor told me F C this may be your last week F C G and so now it's time to try C to get affairs in order F C I just stood in the corner F G C with a box of oatmeal creampies F now there's wind in the trees C About 60 degrees F C G And it feels so good outside (it's nice) C I don't have to pretend F C to be happy again F G C Probably because I almost died F C life can be a wild ass party F C G then a struggle to survive (aaa aa a) F C when I realized I'm dyin F G C I finally felt alive C Barring any car wrecks F C or armed robberies gone awry C the heart of the mouse and the heart of the whale F G beat about the same number of times C F C a slower metabolic rate means a longer life Am G C so I'm takin' it easy at least until Saturday night *************************************************** get more tabs and free music at holdonphoton.com

open A throughout riff! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------2~--------------------------------------- ------2h4-2--2------2h4-2--2-4---2h4-2---2----------------------------- ----0-------4-4-2-0-------4------------4---4-2-0--222-444-000---0~~---- 5*5*---------------------------------------------------------2p0------- (harmonic beginning...) --2---2------------------------------------- ----4---4--2-0-------------------------------- E------------------------------------------ B: x244 C#:x466 D: x577 A~ ------------------ 77v7-6-4---------- ------------------ ------------------ Bone mass I read about how you won't last too many days and so we'll just have to make accidents happen Way down in platos cave we trace shadows on the wall and so getting anywhere-interesting means never going home while we face, We all face, We all face that telomerase our hearts are bleeding lets make the best of it while we're aware of a strange existence we'll live because we have to and we'll dream because we'll need to be distracted from all these things while we face, While we face, We all face that telomerase E D (slow ring out) A even ray kurzweil ain't gonna make it! E D (slow ring out) A vitamin man ain't gonna make it! E e|--7-----7---| B|----7-----7-| G|9-----9-----| D e|--5-----5----| B|----5-----5--| G|7-----7------| A e|---5------5---| B|-----5-------5| G|-6------6-----| **************************************************************** check out holdonphoton.com for more tabs and free music

A / Dmaj7 x54222 / Dmaj9 x5222 / C#m x4665x / Bm x24432 / Dm / A A E D A x2 --------------------------------------------------------------- 2-----2-2---------------------------------------------------2-- 2-----2-2----2~---1h2-1~----1-2--1h2p1----------------------2-- 2-4-2-2-2--4-------------4-------------4-2---------2--------2-- --------------------------------------------(0-2/4---4/2-2-0--- --------------------------------------------------------------- E x79997 / D xx77710 / A x07650 (Ah4A)up on the hill (Dmaj7/9)beauty is strange (C#m)flowers look like accidents that (Bm)heal in the rain (Ah4A)it's more than all (Dmaj7/9)that we can see when we (C#m)stare into the sky where nothing (Bm)appears to be (E)MY SWEEET(D)NECTARINE(A) (E)MY SWEEET(D)NECTARINE(A) (Ah4A)you're my eve (Dmaj7/9)with that apple i'm (C#m)your monkey man(Bm) i(Dm~~arpeg)will eat whatever you've got in your hand (E)MY SWEEET(D)NECTARINE(A) (E)MY SWEEET(D)NECTARINE(A) (Dm~~)when I think about you I feel the chemicals movin' (A/A) (Dm~~)when I think about you I feel the chemicals (C#m/Bm)movin'/ (C#m/Bm)movin'yeah'yeah oooh oo ooo ooooo o ooooo oooo!!! with no guarantee that we're anything other than what we love it didn't take long to dream up a song or decide that is enough (E)MY SWEEET(D)NECTARINE(A) (E)MY SWEEET(D)NECTARINE(A) double sweep lick: 12****9 / 10****7 ------------------------------------- --5/7/5----2~---------5/7--10*~------------- --4/6/4----2~---------4/6---9*~------------ -----------2~------------------------ ----------------------------0*~~--------- ------------------------------------- *************************************************************** check out holdonphoton.com for more tabs and free music

(i) x2 --3-----3~-3---------------------3-----3--3----------- ----3h5-3~--3---------5-55-3-------3h5-3---3----3-3------ -----------------------------4~---------------------- --0------0---0--------5-55-0-----0------0---0--0-0----- -------------------0-3-3----------------------------- 3-------------3-----------------3------------3------- (t) --------------------------------------------- -7-5-3----5-3---------------------------------- --------------3h4~------------------------- -7-0-0----5-0----------------------------- -5-----0h3------------------------------ ------------------3------------------- x2 -5-5-5-5-3-5--3-3-3-3-3-5-------------------------- -7-7-7-5-3-5--5-5-5-3-3-5-------3-3--3---3-------------- --------------------------------4-4--4--4------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------3--3--2--0------------ 7-7-7--------5-5-5-----------------------3------- Many times I've tried to tell you Twice now I tried to make you see More than anything So when it ends up breakin don't look at me Lately you've been lucky distracted from liabilities they gotcha on your knees So when u need some money Don't look at me gonna get my hands into that lucky wind the seasons change and now it's time again to get away from... you started askin questions expectin answers from monkeys it's frightening so when it makes no difference don't look at me our opinions are leaves in the street and nobody I know sweeps wait for a lucky wind we wait for that lucky wind (break) throw those dandelions on our grave c'mon lucky wind let's be brave carry us away just wait ************************************************************** check out holdonphoton.com for more tabs and free music

palm muted C#m / E / C#m / 5 / 7 (higher riff) C#m / E / A / E ------------------------------------------------ -5-5------------5-7-9-7h9-10-9-7-5---- -----1--4-2-1-------------------------------- -----2-2-----2------------------------------- -4-4------------4-5-7---------------------- ----------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- -5-5----------------2------------------- -----1--4-2-1-----2----------------------- -----2-2-------2---2--2---------------------- -4-4-------------------2---------------- ------------------------------------- ----------------2-4-2-------2-4--------- ----------------2-4-2-------2-4--------- ----------------2-4-2---1--2-4----1---- 2-----2-h3h44-6-4--2--4-6----2---- 2-2-4------------------2-----------2---- -------------------------------------------- morning swarmed the window as they spoke in senatorial tones neurons align it just takes time how long, we never know (A / E) I thought about decision in the cafe line (higher part) met a split-brain patient and it changed my mind changed my mind 2 4 2 we're all a head injury away E from being a different person 2 4 2 E we are the stories we tell ourselves 2 4 2 E leave me in my beastly magic leisure oh please sir 2 4 2 E you can keep the answers for yourself as the days flashed by I felt it in my soul I'm making up stories about being in control 2 4 2 we're all a head injury away E from being a different person 2 4 2 E we are the stories we tell ourselves 2 4 2 E leave me in my beastly magic leisure oh please sir 2 4 2 E you can keep the answers for yourself be happy while you're healthy be nice while you're still here a good motto to live by is try not to get killed

(bass improv-contact me if you want tab) just to be here is really somethin and almost nothin could change the way I appreciate things since they were almost taken away (walk down) just to be here is really somethin and almost nothin brings me down cause I barely made it back here somehow some how So won't you, buy that house mow that grass pass the mustard, forget the past drink that juice, eat some fruit while you still can better bake that dish, go do what you wish you are only right here right now use it all up do not let it all run out (CHORDS START) D D7 try a smile, it won't hurt G Em9 you may even get one or two in return D G C D you'll have to give in, or you're never going to learn move those legs , while you can you don't need tools, use your hands our little lives are only so long D C G (3,2,0) E people do not know , how lucky they are D C G (3,2,0) E people do not know , how lucky they are D C G (3,2,0) E we do not know how lucky we are D C G (3,2,0) E D we do not know how lucky we are oooooooooo