Matt Nathanson

Accords et partitions

Adrenaline

Am Em Dm C G F

I found this song recently and really liked. I am putting this Song at capo four just because it makes it a little more flexible for Everybody to change to your key quickly. If you want the bar chords Know the commas are not grammatically correct. The commas are put Where they are to show phrasing. Enjoy!

All We Are

G D Bm F#m

[Verse 1] G Asus4 D I tasted, tasted love so sweet G Asus4 D And all of it was lost on me

Angel

G E A D e

~~~Verse G Cadd9 You sounded so good on the phone All moved up and all moved on Dsus

Answering Machine

D E A A5 A6 C#

I met a new one and she looks just like you Asus4/D E5 She gives me everything that you didn't want to And maybe, maybe I don't need saving after all She sticks in my ribs almost better than you did

Back For The Funeral

G C F# D B A7

[Verse] Katie got divorced moved back in with her mom Needed a fresh start died her hair blonde She’s telling me this in the parking lot of the Burlington mall We are older now, she’s still beautiful

Bare

G D F# Em7

Artist: Matt Nathanson Song: Bare Tuning: Standard Capo: No Capo

Beginners

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Artist: Matt Nathanson Song: Beginners Tuning: Standard Capo: 2rd Fret

Bent

E A B C#m

If i bent like you said was best, Would that change a thing? If i spent myself til nothing's left Would you still leave me here?

Bill Murray

F# B Ebm Abm B/Eb Db

I fell asleep Had a dream Bill Murray and I were friends We drove the world from Boston to Japan Blasting old Van Halen And one night over drinks Bill started cryin'

Birthday Girl

G C Em D Am

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Verse 1: Early morning, autumn light White washed walls and children playing The air is still, I smell the bakery Lying here in last night's clothes

Blush

D G Em C Am

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[Verse 1] For a minute there we were perfect Crash and burned but it was worth it We made the beautiful people wanna be like us, and that's enough Some heart's gotta break to let the light in

Boston Accent

Em7 F# G

Artist: Matt Nathanson Song: Boston Accent Tuning: Standard Capo: No Capo

Bottom Of The Sea

A D E G C#m B#m

This is a pretty simple way of playing his song. Video can be found on youtube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiWdhVx93F0 Vote 5 stars please!

Bullet Proof Weeks

G D Bm A F#m

Somewhere in between the beginning and the end September took the tourists and settled in for good We could hear the trains again Brooklyn girls in scarves Summer left and no one said a word

Bulletproof Weeks

E C#m7 Emaj7 B E5 A

[Intro] /-Asus2/ /-Asus2/ /-Asus2/-

Car Crash

C# E F# A F#m7 f#

VERSE 1 I'm wide awake and so alive Ringing like a bell Tell me this is paradise And not some place I fell

Church Clothes

D C Em Bm G Am

I've spent more than my share on temptation Trying to cool my swollen tongue I gorged myself on all that free good will And I left the others none

Come On Get Higher

C2 G Em7 D

I miss the sound of your voice I miss the rush of your skin I miss the still of the silence As you breathe out and I breathe in

Continue Dreaming

Eb Ab Db Gb

Eb), but you can Easily just play it in standard tuning. Nathanson plays a 12-string In the recording, and it sounds like there are two guitars, but the Song sounds fine with just one 6-string. Use a mixture of picking And strumming throughout.

Curve Of The Earth

E

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Artist: Matt Nathanson Song: Curve Of The Earth Tuning: Standard Capo: No Capo

Detroit Waves

Dm C Bb Am F

Some, would let it go to start again Knowing now how all our best intentions never lit the world on fire Lights, illuminate the exit signs And over the wings the skies an open endless sea, crowding up surrounding me

Disappear

F Am G C

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Drop To Hold You

E5 C#m7

Artist: Matt Nathanson Song: Drop To Hold You Tuning: Standard Capo: No Capo

Earthquake Summer

G A Bm D F#/D

I close my eyes and Dream about you, dream about you Sun so bright, but I'm Just a shadow that's fading out, and it Feels like summer

Fall To Pieces

G D Em7 A C# E5

Artist: Matt Nathanson Song: Fall To Pieces Tuning: Standard Capo: No Capo

Falling Apart

D F# G Em7 C Em

[Verse 1] Maybe it's because I'm Crazy Maybe it's because I just can't honestly tell you what I want It's never enough, to stay still and hold you Em Cadd9

Farewell December

G Em B D

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[Verse 1] I like the way the streetlights finger paint your body Fireworks off the roof glow in your eyes Cadd9 G Wearing my jacket, voice like an angel h-hey hey

Faster

E D A F#m

[Chords] A: xx222x (or 577xxx for how Matt plays it in the chorus and bridge) E: x221xx (or x799xx for how Matt plays it in the chorus and bridge) D: xx0232 (or x577xx for how Matt plays it in the chorus and bridge)

First Time

D C Em G A F#m

Im ready to embrace this I am Im ready for repair Ive got so many layers left by amateur painters who covered over what was there I stuffed myself sick on your memory A beautiful mess that we made

Futures Here

C G D Em A Am

[Verse 1] My phone knows what I'm thinking Yeah, I never have to spell And the sun can power cities And my car can drive itself

German Cars

G Am F C

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Verse 1: Well I met you at a party You were looking for your car keys Rich kids and Bob Marley Yeah they're never any fun

Giants

D G Bm A

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[Verse 1] I don't wanna see the wires in the circus anymore I wanna dream and make believe people can fly I don't need to be reminded what it takes to kill the fun I've got a head full of sharp knives

Gimme Your Love

G F C Am B Bm

[Intro] I've been waiting for the sun I've been waiting for the darkness I've been aiming for the stars I've been ending up in darkness

Gold In The Summertime

Em Gmaj7 D G A Dmaj7

[Chorus] Summertime, summertime, summertime I gotta get that feeling Summertime, summertime, summertime It's too hot to sleep

Gone

Gm Eb Bb F Cm D

Love, I'm aching to believe Give me something real enough Give me somewhere to fall from Still in the dark

Headphones

C Am F G D# A#

Cinderella's gone to New York City Wants to shave her head and disappear 18 years of never feeling pretty Says she's finally thinking clear

Heartbreak World

E E6 E5 G#

Artist: Matt Nathanson Song: Heartbreak World Tuning: Standard Capo: No Capo

Hysteria

G C F Am E Cmaj7

Spotify:track:4oZEftWWOWTN8UxRkrUEL9 Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f05z6HjjDts Worked out on request for Steven Aerts Please: rate (stars left under sheet) or/and add favorite (heart right above) ADVICE: Playing G WITHOUT your pointer, then you could use your pointer to play the whole song on that RIFF

I Hope That Something Better Comes Along

F C Bb A Dm Em

You can't live with 'em, you can't live without 'em. There's somethin' irresistable-ish about 'em. We grin and bear it 'cause the nights are long. I hope that somethin' better comes along.

I Saw

G D Em7

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And it's amazing With the look in your eyes Cadd9 Like you could save me But you won't even try

Illusions

D F# Em7 G

I believe in your strength Cadd9 G Though I understand you've felt alone 'Cause when you need a friend Em7 Cadd9

Kept

Em G Cadd9 D

I watched the flames slow and strange Make the walls fill my eyes? I heard your voice through the noise? I was cold and it was warm inside?

Kill The Lights

G C Am F

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My heads a stereo I cant turn off You said I should learn to sing along In your bedroom out on taraval We were haunted by everything we wanted

Kinks Shirt

B C#m G#m F# E D#m

Rent love, run in circles. Sweet fiction silhouette Meet me at 9th and irving Let’s do things we can both regret. It’s all there in your chipped red fingernails. oh

Kiss Quick

G F C Am

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This year, all but disappeared, Bought into fairy tales, But sleeping beauty just Kept score and tried to sleep more She said "I'm not quite, myself tonight,

Laid

C G F C4 C9

Caught your hand inside the till Slammed your fingers in the door Bought the kitchen knives and skewers Dressed me up in womens clothes Messed around with gender roles

Last Days Of Summer In San Francisco

F C Am G

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We spent July in a Berkeley basement, Half read books, and bold declarations. There was so much I didn't believe in And then, there was you. You made me brave, you made me stupid

Let You Go

A Bm G D a

[Chorus] Tell me how to let you go Tell me how to let you go It's like your love is nothing that I felt before, love Tell me how to let you go

Lie

E5 Esus4 C#m7 E/G# C#m

Verse 1: I don't feel much like talking to you tonight I'd rather not let you twist my words around again until they Give you something to feel I would rather keep my distance, thank you very much

Little Victories

C F G Am

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[Verse 1] This time, I'll be sailing No more bailing boats for me I'll be out here on the sea Just my confidence and me

Long Distance Runner

G F C Dm7 Am Fm

[Verse 1] Grew up believing love was a grudge And home was a place where you lived with your guard up People keep saying memories fade Mine are all drunk and they just keep calling

Lost Myself In Search Of You

G C D B

Artist: Matt Nathanson Song: Lost Myself In Search Of You Tuning: Standard Capo: No Capo

Loud

C#m7 E5 E G# Emaj7 C#m9

Artist: Matt Nathanson Song: Loud Tuning: Standard Capo: No Capo

Love Comes Tumbling Down

D G C Em7

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You tried to keep me warm I was falling through the sky You whispered to me Baby hold on tight

Lucky Boy

E D A F#m C#m Bm

[Verse 1] Took your words like you said I should And look at what good it's done me I've played support system, you played victim And look at what good it's done

Mercy

G D A Bm Em b

Standard! Verse: e:--------------| e:-------------------------------| I want a real love to let me in

Mine

F G Am C

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[Verse 1] I was out getting dinner I got a text from your sister It's been a while She said you've been dating

Mission Bells

Em G6 Cmaj7 G Cadd9 Em7

I had a dream you died, And I just want to be with you tonight Mission bells were ringing Somewhere higher, I let you get away

Modern Love

D G Em

Pas de barré

She said this talkin' Just kinda wears me out N all these salesmen Baby make me tired They're no good Tell you the truth she said I've been getting' used to liars They sing me love songs Store-bought words

More Than This

G D A Bm Em Gm

[Verse 1] What a spoiled boy I've been My mouth full, mess, my arms outstreched I've got palm sweat, I'm smiling like I'm competition Well, maybe I'm yours

Pictures

B E C#m A

[Verse 1] When you're young you got time When you're old you've built a life In between you're just along for the ride Nothing's in a straight line

Pigeons

G C C9 Em D

[Verse] You were in a black dress Bowie in the kitchen Pigeons on your balcony Beautiful and barefoot

Pretty The World

A E D F#m C#m

They tied off your arms With all their pretty charms And the same bad lines Always get you Always get you

Princess

B A E C#m

Oh princess You make the party With your hands In your pockets And your innocent eyes

Promises

F C A# G Dm

Artist: Matt Nathanson Song: Promises Tuning: Standard Capo: No Capo

Queen Of Knots

F#m D A Bm E

You blew through me Like a hurricane Got me twisted Oh you got me twisted You promised blue sky's

Romeo And Juliet

A G D Bm7

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Artist: Natt Nathanson Song: Rome And Juliet (Dire Straits Cover) Tuning: Standard Capo: 2nd Fret

Room The End Of The World

Cadd9 G Em7 D/F# G/B

I was weaving with the drunks Singing Sinatra loud I let go of love Once it finally had me figured out

Run

C Am F G Em C/B

You come in waves, We crash and we roll, You surround me, pull me, Drown me and swallow me whole

Sad Songs

D E F#m A Bm G#

I've been waiting up for you to rescue me To come around and cover everything Relying on my best memories To breathe for me, breathe for me So much better than all of this, all of this

Show Me Your Fangs

A# Cm D# F F5 G5

[Verse] You get a little bit homesick You get a little bit wasted I get a little bit locked inside your Dumpster-diving primitive heart

Sing Me Sweet

D G C Bm Em Cadd9

5 am, undressed In your static, your mess I don't need any new voices I'm thick enough with superstitions and choices

Sky High Honey

C F G Em F/C B

I bet you're laughing at some joke he told you With his arm around your sunburnt shoulders I spent the morning with my face against the windowseat Looking down at all the things that got the best of me

Sooner Surrender

G D F# Am

[Verse 1] In the party love, some man's playing Hallelujah...Hallelujah... In the corner love, all night girls drink wine and try, to sing along... I made a mess of things, the stops and inbetweens, they weigh me down... You got someone new, singing you your songs now...

Soundtrack

F G

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Artist: Matt Nathanson Song: Soundtrack Tuning: Standard Capo: 6th Fret

Still

Bm F Dm C F2 Gm

Tabbed By: Evan Prokup Chords used: Verse: (palm mute)

Suspended

Em C Em7 G Am Bm

When you lead me Dsus2 Em And fit around my tongue It's so easy, to forget that i'm lost Spent all of my life

Sway

C G Am F

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[Verse 1] Midnight in Chinatown Bars kicking people out Stumbling into an empty street

Then Ill Be Smiling

G D B F# Am7 C

Artist: Matt Nathanson Song: Then I'll Be Smiling Tuning: Standard Capo: 6th Fret

To The Beat Of Our Noisy Hearts

A E F#m C#m G# B

She dont lie in bed at night staring at the ceiling She dont wait to begin She bets on long shots She wants what they've got She skates where the ice thins

Used To Be

G D C Em Am Bm

[Verse] Still got the same old number Still drive the car you hate Still fighting with my father Still staying out too late

Washington State Fight Song

C B D Am G F#

[Verse 1] It snowed in Seattle; we fucked on the floor Blue screen TV light behind us Phone on the dresser with a miss-you message from home Outside on the street, there was no one around

Watching You Watch Him

C G Em D D/F# G6

From the bottom of my heart And that's not gonna' change But things look grim When I am watching you watch him

Way Way Back

Eb Gm Bb F

[Verse 1] Last flare from the lifeboat Last air in my lungs Right now even I know that you've got someone Some people see the diamond

Wedding Dress

F C G Am Dm

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So we lie here in the dark All the wrong things on fire In sickness and in health To be with you, just to be with you

Weight Of It All

A G Bm D F#

Artist: Matt Nathanson Song: Weight Of It All Tuning: Standard Capo: 2nd Fret (The Capo is on the 3rd Fret in the video because the guitar is downtuned by half a step)

Well Recover

D Em7 G Eb Ab Db

[Verse 1] I got your letter this morning, I got your letter alright It claimed clarity but came in screaming And I was soaked clean through G Em7 Cadd9

Whitney Houstons National Anthem

G C Em C9 DMaj7 D

[Verse 1] We danced across your mother’s kitchenette While they swore in your father’s president Your brother used to come around the house He knows better than to pull that bullcrap now