BRAND NEW EYES

Careful
Capo 1
Em G Am Em Am D
Em G Am Em Am D

Verse 1:
Em
I settled down
A twisted up frown
Disguised as a smile well
C D
You would have never known

Em
I have it all
But not when I wanted
'Cause hope for me was a
place uncharted
C D
And overgrown


Refrain 1:
Em G
You make your way in
D
I resist you just like this
C Em
You can't tell me to feel
G
The truth never set me free
D C
So I did it myself


Chorus:
Em C
You can't be too careful anymore
G Am
When all that is waiting for you
Em C
Won't come any closer
G D
You've got to reach a little

Am
More
Em G
Mo-re
Am
More

Em
More
D C
Mo-re

Em G Am Em Am D


Verse 2:
Em
Open your eyes
Like I opened mine
It's only the real world
C D
Life you will never know
Em
Shifting your way
To throw off the pain
Well you can ignore it
C D
But only for so long

Refrain 2:
Em G
You look like I did
D
You resist me just like this
C Em
You can't tell me to heal
G
And it hurts remembering
D C
How it felt to shut down


[Chorus]

Solo:
Am C G D

Bridge:
Em G Am
The truth never set me free
Em G D
The truth never set me free
Em G Am
The truth never set me free
Em Am D
so I'll do it myse-elf


[Chorus]

Outro:
Em G Am Em Am



Ignorance
Intro: Bm-D-Bm-D-G-D-G-D- x2


Verse 1:
Bm
if i'm a bad person
you don't like me
i guess i'll
make my own way
Em
it's a circle
a mean cycle
D
i can't excite you anymore
Bm
where's your gavel? your jury?
what's my offense this time?
Em
you're not a judge
but if you're gonna judge me
G
well sentence me to another life


Refrain:
Bm
don't wanna hear your sad songs
i don't wanna feel your pain
when you swear it's all my fault
cause you know we're not the
Em
same we're not the same
G
oh we're not the same
Bm
the friends who stuck together
we wrote our names in blood
but i guess you can't accept
Em
that the change is good
G Em-- x2
it's good it's good it's good


Chorus:
Bm D
you treat me just like
Bm D
another stranger
G
well it's nice to meet
D G
you sir i guess i'll go
A
i best be on my way out
(Repeat)




Post Chorus:
Bm
ignorance is your new best friend
ignorance is your new best friend


Verse 2:
Bm
this is the best thing
that could've happened
any longer and i
wouldn't have made it
Em
it's not a war no
it's not a rapture
G
i'm just a person
but you can't take it
Bm
the same tricks that
once fooled me
they won't get
you anywhere
Em
i'm not the same kid
from your memory
G
now i can fend for myself


(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat chorus)
(Repeat Post Chorus twice)


Guitar Solo: Bm--G-Em-G
Em--Em--

Playing God
Capo 4
Intro: Am G C x2

Verse:
Am G
I can't make my own decisions or make any with precision
C
Well, maybe you should tie me up, so I don't go where you don't want me
Am G
You say that I've been changing that I'm not just simply aging
C
Yeah, how could that be logical? Just keep on cramming ideas down my throat
F G
Woah

Chorus:
C Am
You don't have to believe me, but the way I, way I see it
F G
Next time you point a finger, I might have to bend it back
Em F
Or break it, break it off
F G
Next time you point a finger, I'll point you to the mirror

Am G C

Verse:
Am
If God's the game that you're playing, well we must get more acquainted
C
Because it has to be so lonely, to be the only one who's holy
Am
It's just my humble opinion, but it's one that I believe in
C
You don't deserve a point of view, if the only thing you see is you
F G
Woah

Chorus:
C Am
You don't have to believe me, but the way I, way I see it
F G
Next time you point a finger, I might have to bend it back
Em F
Or break it, break it off
F G
Next time you point a finger, I'll point you to the mirror

Bridge:
F G Am Em x2

F G
This is the last second chance (I'll point you to the mirror)
Am Em
I'm half as good as it gets (I'll point you to the mirror)
F G
I'm on both sides of the fence (I'll point you to the mirror)
Am G
Without a hint of regret, I'll hold you to it

Chorus:

C Am
I know you don't believe me, but the way I, way I see it
F G
Next time you point a finger, I might have to bend it back
E F
Or break it, break it off
F G
Next time you point a finger, I'll point you to the mirror

C Am
I know you won't believe me, but the way I, way I see it
F G
Next time you point a finger, I might have to bend it back
E F
Or break it, break it off
F G
Next time you point a finger, I'll point you to the mirror

Brick By Boring Brick
Capo 3
Intro:
Am Em F C (x4)


Verse 1:
Am Em F C
She lives in a fairy tale Somewhere too far for us to find

G#m Em F C
Forgotten the taste and smell Of a world that she's left behind

Am Em F C
It's all about the exposure the lens I told her

Am Em F C
The angels are all wrong now She's ripping wings off of butterflies

G Am F
With her feet on the ground

G Am F
And her head in the clouds

Chorus:
C
Well go get your shovel

Em
And we'll dig a deep hole

Am
To bury the castle,

G
bury the castle

C
Well go get your shovel

Em
And we'll dig a deep hole

Am
To bury the castle,

G
bury the castle

Am Em F C
Ba da ba ba da ba ba da

Am Em F C


Verse 2:
Am Em F C
So one day he found her crying Coiled up on the dirty ground

Am Em F C
Her prince finally came to save her And the rest you can figure out

Am Em F C
But it was a trick And the clock struck 12

Am Em F C
Well make sure to build your house brick by boring brick or the wolves gonna blow it d
own

G Am F
With her feet on the ground

G Am F
And her head in the clouds

Chorus:
C
Well go get your shovel

Em
And we'll dig a deep hole

Am
To bury the castle,

G
bury the castle

C
Well go get your shovel

Em
And we'll dig a deep hole

Am
To bury the castle,

G
bury the castle

Bridge:

Dm C Am G

Dm
well you built up a world of magic

C
Because your real life is tragic

Am G
Yeah you built up a world of magic

C
well If it's not real You can't hold it in your hands

Em Am
You can't feel it with your heart

G
and I won't believe it


C
But if it's true then You can see it with your eyes

Em Am
Even in the dark

G
And that's where I want to be, yeah

Chorus:
C
Well go get your shovel

Em
And we'll dig a deep hole

Am
To bury the castle,

G
bury the castle

C
Well go get your shovel

Em
And we'll dig a deep hole

Am
To bury the castle,

G
bury the castle

Outro:
Am (srtum)


Am Em F C
Ba da ba ba da ba ba da Ba da ba ba ba da ba ba

Am Em F C
Ba da ba ba da ba ba da Ba da ba ba ba da ba ba

Am Em F C
Ba da ba ba da ba ba da Ba da ba ba ba da ba ba

Am Em F C C(short)
Ba da ba ba da ba ba da Ba da ba ba ba ba ba ba ba



Turn It Off
Intro: Am,G,C,G,Am,G,C X2

Verse 1
Am C
I scraped my knees when I was praying
Dm G
And found a demon in my safest haven, seems like
Am C
It's getting harder to believe in anything
Dm G
And just to get lost in all my selfish thoughts
Am C
I wanna know what it'd be like
Dm G
To find perfection in my pride
Am
To see nothing in the light?
C Dm
But turn it off In all my spite
G
In all my spite I'll turn it off

Chorus

C G
And the worst part is
Am
Before it gets any better
F
We're heading for a cliff
C G
And in the free fall I will realize
Am F
I'm better off when I hit the bottom

Am,G,C,G,Am,G,C

Verse 2

Am C
The tragedy it seems unending
Dm G
I'm watching everyone I looked up to break and bending
Am C
We're taking short cuts and false solutions
Dm G
Just to come out the hero
Am C
Well I can see behind the curtain
Dm G
The world's cranking, turning, so wrong the way we're working
Am C
Towards a goal, that's nonexistent
Dm G
It's nonexistent, but we just keep believing

Chorus

C G
And the worst part is
Am
Before it gets any better
F
We're heading for a cliff
C G
And in the free fall I will realize
Am F
I'm better off when I hit the bottom

Am,G,C,G,Am,G,C

Bridge: Am,G,C,G,Am,G,C

Am C
I wanna know what it'd be like
Dm G
To find perfection in my pride
Am
To see nothing in the light?
C Dm
But turn it off In all my spite
G
In all my spite I'll turn it off Just turn it off

Am,G,C,G,Am,G,C x2

Chorus

C G
And the worst part is
Am
Before it gets any better
F
We're heading for a cliff
C G
And in the free fall I will realize
Am F
I'm better off when I hit the bottom

C G
And the worst part is
Am
Before it gets any better
F
We're heading for a cliff
C G
And in the free fall I will realize
Am F C
I'm better off when I hit the bottom





The Only Exception
Capo 4
INTRO F = 133211
G Dm Cmaj7 x2

VERSE1
G Dm Cmaj7
When I was younger I saw my daddy cry and curse at the wind
G Dm Cmaj7
He broke his own heart and I watched as he tried to re-assemble it
G Dm Cmaj7
And my mama swore that she would never let herself forget
G Dm
And that was the day that I promised I'd never sing of love
Cmaj7
if it does not exist, but darling

CHORUS
G
You are the only exception
Dm Cmaj7
You are the only exception
G
You are the only exception
Dm Cmaj7 G...
You are the only exception

VERSE2
...Dm Cmaj7
Maybe I know somewhere deep in my soul that love never lasts
G Dm Cmaj7
And we've got to find other ways to make it alone or keep a straight face
G Dm Cmaj7
And I've always lived like this, keeping a comfortable distance
G Dm Cmaj7
And up until now I had sworn to myself that I'm content with loneliness

Because none of it was ever worth the risk

CHORUS
G
You are the only exception
Dm Cmaj7
You are the only exception
G
You are the only exception
Dm Cmaj7 Am...
You are the only exception

BRIDGE
...G D Am G D
Am
I've got a tight grip on reality, but I can't
G D
Let go of what's in front of me here
Am
I know you're leaving in the morning when you wake up
G D C
Leave me with some kind of proof it's not a dream, whoa
CHORUS
G
You are the only exception
Dm Cmaj7
You are the only exception
G
You are the only exception
Dm Cmaj7
You are the only exception

CHORUS
G
You are the only exception
Dm Cmaj7
You are the only exception
G
You are the only exception
Dm Cmaj7
You are the only exception

OUTRO
F C G
And I'm on my way to believing
F C G
Oh, and I'm on my way to believing.

Feeling Sorry
Capo 4
Intro: C--Em-Am--G-C--Dm-Am--G


Verse 1:
C
we still live in
Em
the same town well dont we
Am G
but i dont see you around anymore
C
i go to all the same places
Dm Am
not even a trace of you
G
your days are numbered at 24


Refrain 1:
F G
and im getting bored of
Am
waiting around for you
Em F
were not getting any of you and i
G Am
won't look back coz theres no use
G
its time to move forward


Chorus 1:
C F C G
i feel no sympathy
C F Am G
you live inside a cave
C F
you barely get by
C
while the rest of
G
us are trying
C F
there's no need to apologize
Am
i've got no time for
G
feeling sorry


Interlude: C--Em-Am--G-C--Dm-Am--G


Verse 2:
C
well i try not to think
Em
of what might happen
Am
when your reality
G
it finally cuts through
C
well as for me i got
Dm Am
out and i'm on the road
the worst part is that this
G
this could be you


Refrain 2:
F G
and you know it too
Am
you can't run from your shame
Em
you're not getting any of and
F G
time keeps passing by
Am
but you waited away
G
its time to roll onward


Chorus 1:
C F C G
i feel no sympathy
C F Am G
you live inside a cave

C F
you barely get by
C
while the rest of
G
us are trying
C F
there's no need to apologize
Am
i've got no time for
G
feeling sorry



Bridge:
F G
and all the best lies
Am G
that are told with
C Dm F
fingers tied
G
so cross them tight
Am G C Dm F
wont you pro-mise me to--night
if it's the last thing
G
you do you'll get out


Chorus 2:
C F C G
i feel no sympathy
C F Am G
you live inside a cave
C F
you barely get by
C
while the rest of
G
us are trying
C F
there's no need to apologize
Am
i've got no time for
G
feeling sorry
C F
there's no need to apologize
Am
i've got no time
G
got no time
got no time


Chorus 3:
C F C G
i feel no sympathy
C F Am G
you live inside a cave

C F
you barely get by
C
while the rest of
G
us are trying
C F
there's no need to apologize
Am G
i've got no time


Outro:
C--Em-Am
i've got no time for
G
feeling sorry---y
C--Dm-Am
i've got no time
F
for feeling sorry

Looking Up
Capo 3
Intro:G,Em X3 THEN C,D

Verse 1

G Em C
Things are looking up, oh finally!
G Em C
I thought I'd never see the day when you smile at me.
G Em C
We always pull through oh when we try,
G Em C
I'm always wrong but you're never right.
EE EE
You're never right!

Chorus:

C G Em D C
Honestly, can you believe we crossed the world while it's asleep?
G Em D
I'd never trade it in, cuz I've always wanted this!
C G Em D
It's not a dream anymore! Ohhh..
C G Em D
It's not a dream anymore! Its worth fighting for.

G,Em X3 THEN C,D

Verse 2

G Em C
Could have given up so easily

G Em C
I was a few cheap shots away from the end of me
G Em C
Taken for granted, almost everything
G Em C
that I would have died for Just yesterday,
G G G
Just yesterday

Chorus:

C G Em D C
Honestly, can you believe we crossed the world while it's asleep?
G Em D
I'd never trade it in, cuz I've always wanted this!
C G Em D
It's not a dream anymore! Ohhh..
C G Em D G
It's not a dream anymore! Its worth fighting for.

Bridge

G D C G
God knows the world doesnt need another band, (whoo-oa, whooo-oa!)
G Em D G
But what a waste it wouldve been! (whoo-oa, whooo-oa!)
G Em D G
I can't believe we almost hung it up (whoo-oa, whooo-oa!)
G Em D C D
We're just getting started (whoo-oa, whooo-oa!)

Chorus:

C G Em D C
Honestly, can you believe we crossed the world while it's asleep?
G Em D
I'd never trade it in, cuz I've always wanted this!
C Em D
It's not a dream anymore! Ohhh..
C Em D
It's not a dream anymore! Ohhh..
C Em D
It's not a dream anymore! Ohhh..
C Em D G
It's not a dream anymore! Its worth fighting for.


G Em D G
I can't believe we almost hung it up (whoo-oa, whooo-oa!)
Em D
We're just getting started (whoo-oa, whooo-oa!)
G Em D G
I can't believe we almost hung it up (whoo-oa, whooo-oa!)
Em D
We're just getting started
G
We're just getting started.


Where The Lines Overlap
Capo 3
Verse 1:
G C D
Give me attention
G C D
I need it now
Em G
So much suspence
Em D
To measure it out out loud
G C D
Chasing patterns
G C D
over personal maps
Em G Em
Making pictures where
D
the line overlap
C(hold)
Where the lines overlap


Chorus 1:
G C
No one is as lucky as us
G C
Oo not a given or nobody won
Em C G D Em C
No one is as lucky as us
G D
Is as lucky as us


Verse 2:
G C D
Falling over
G C D
and tell me how
Em G
Well you've come so far
Em D
Never making a single sound
G C D
I'm not used to it
G C D
But I can learn
Em G
There's nothing to it
Em D
I've never been happier
C D(hold)
Never been happier



(Repeat Chorus 1)


Bridge:
Em
Now I've got a feeling
D/F# G
if I sing this loud enough
C
You will sing it back to me
Em
I've got a feeling if I
D/F# G
say this loud enough
C
You will sing it back to me
Em
I've got a feeling
D/F#
I've got a feeling
G C
That you will sing it back to me
Em D/F# D(hold)
You will sing it back to me


Chorus 2:
G C
No one is as lucky as us
G C
Oo not a given or nobody won
Em C G D Em C
No one is as lucky as us
G D
Is as lucky as us
G C G C G C G C
Is as lucky as us


Piano Ending:
e|-7-4--2-0--7-4--2-4-
B|--------------------
G|--------------------
D|-------------------- x16
A|--------------------
E|--------------------

Misguided Ghosts
Intro: Plucking
F--G-Em- x2

(1,2,3,4)


Verse 1:
F
I'm going away for a while
But I'll be back don't
G
try and follow me
Em
Cause I'll return as
soon as possible
F
You see I'm trying
to find my place
But it might not be here
G
where I feel safe
Em
We all learn to make mistakes


Refrain 1:
Am
And run
Em F
From them from them
G
With no direction
Am Em F
Run from them from them
G
With no conviction


Chorus 1:
Am
Cause I'm just one
G G/B C
of those ghosts
Am G Em F
Traveling endlessly
Am G G/B C
Don't need no road
Am G Em F
In fact they follow me


Verse 2:
F G Em
And we just go in circles
F
But now I'm told that this life
G
And pain is just a simple compromise
Em
So we can get what we want out of it
F
Will someone care to classify
A broken heart and twisted minds?
G Em
So I can find someone to rely on


Refrain 2:
Am
And run To
C F
them to them
G
Full speed ahead
Am
Oh you are

Em F
not Useless
G
We are just


Chorus 2:
Am G G/B C
Misguided ghosts
Am G Em F
Travelling endlessly
Am G G/B
The ones we trusted the
C Am G Em F
most Pushed us far away
Am G G/B C
And there's no one road
Am G
And we should not
Em F
be the same
Am G G/B C
But I'm just a ghost
Am G Em C Dm F G
And still they e--cho me
Em F G Em F(hold)
They echo me in circles

All I Wanted
Capo 2
C Em Am G/B x2

C Em Am G/B
Think of me when you're out, when you're out there
C Em Am G/B G
I'll beg you nice from my knees
C Em Am G/B
And when the world treats you way too fairly
C Em Am G/B
Well it's a shame I'm a dream
C Em Am G/B
All I wanted was you
C Em Am
All I wanted was you

C Em Am G/B x2

C Em Am G/B
I think I'll pace my apartment a few times
C Em Am G/B
And fall asleep on the couch
C Em Am G/B
And wake up early to black and white re-runs
C Em Am G/B
That escape from my mouth


C Em Am G/B
All I wanted was you
C Em Am G
All I wanted was you
C Em Am G/B
All I wanted was you
C Em Am G/B
All I wanted was you

C Em Am G/B x2

C Em Am G/B
I could follow you to the beginning
C Em Am G/B
Just to relive the start
C Em Am G/B
And maybe then we'd remember to slow down
C Em Am G/B
At all of our favourite parts

C Em Am G/B
All I wanted was you
C Em Am G
All I wanted was you
C Em Am G/B
All I wanted was you
C Em Am G/B
All I wanted was you
C Em Am G/B C
All I wanted was you