REO Speedwagon

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157 Riverside Ave

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157 Riverside Avenue REO Speedwagon From the Album-"REO Speedwagon" Written by Terry Luttrell/Gary Richrath/Gregg Philbin/

After Tonight

D G Am Am7 Bm Em

Staring up at the moonlight Looking up at the stars I'm alone and i just want to be with you But i don't know where you are Maybe i took you for granted

All Heaven Broke Loose

D G A Gmaj7 Bm Em

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Any Kind Of Love

C G D Am B Em

Well if you're ever in a tight spot, And all the things around you are gettin' hot, Come to me and I can cool you off. And if you ever get yourself in a jam, And if you ever feel you need to find a man

Back In My Heart Again

G C D Em Am B

A grey ghost night On an Eastern flight Sixteen thousand miles away I lay awake When the morning breaks

Back On The Road Again

G A C A# D# D

The original recording for the song Was recorded at an odd speed(I think), because No matter how I tune my guitar it Sounds off. so I went with standard tuning.

Bein Kind Can Hurt Someone Sometimes

A D G Em E C

Bein' Kind (Can Hurt Someone Sometimes) REO Speedwagon From the Album-REO II Written by Kevin Cronin

Blazin Your Own Trail Again

A D G Em

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Verse 1 Sooner or later you will find a way To feel like sunshine even on a cloudy day To feel like morning in the dead of the night Sooner or later it's gonna be alright

Break His Spell

C G F Am Bb

Verse 1: You got that far away look in your eyes. But are you looking at me or at some other guy Who's got you hypnotized got you mesmerized Keep you tranquilized with ever kind of lie.

Breakaway

A F#m D E F# C#m

[Verse 1] Another day in the city Another dancer to the music But lately, all the music sounds so strange Well, some songs have no meaning

Building The Bridge

F G C Dm Em Am

[Verse] Father to son, husband to wife Brother to brother, black man to white Living together, falling apart Looking for the common ground in every human heart

Can't Fight This Feeling

D A E Bm7 C#m F#m

I can't fight this feeling any longer And yet I'm still afraid to let it flow What started out as friendship Has grown stronger I only wish I had the strength to let it show

Can't Get You Out Of My Heart

G D A Bm Em C

Verse 1: Can't get you out of my heart, can't get you out of my soul When I get next to you, all I get is out of control Can't get you out of my head, I've memorized every word you ever said You've been here from the start, can't get you out of my heart

Cant Stop Lovin You

G D Em Am C F

[Verse] I can still taste the first kiss Standing in the rain I remember that closeness And I want it again, and again

Do You Know Where Your Woman Is Tonight

A D E G# Bm C#m

Do you know where your woman is tonight? Do you know if she's sleepin alone tonight? Well you might be right and you might be wrong When you say you trust her alone. But this rock 'n roll road has led you far into the night.

Dont Let Him Go

G C F D F# E

So you figure that you've got him all figured out He's a sweet talking stud Who can melt a girls heart with his pout He's the kind of lover that the ladies dream about Yes he is

Dream Weaver

C F Dm Bb E a

Dream weaver, I'm scheming on you again Schemedy feeling's bring me self-respect I do encounter extreme pressure, the moment that I deplete your fare To fall back on again and again, at least as long as you want me

Drop It An Old Disguise

A C E D G a

But that's no way to keep me happy. It's an old disguise. I may be wealthy but I can still be wise Drop my old disguise.

Easy Money

A B E F#m

South of the border and busted Caught by a woman I trusted Now don't you call me a fool It could have happened to you

Every Now And Then

C G D Em Am

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Every now and then when the lights are low Every now and then when the wind does blow Every now and then, I think of you Every now and then when a girl walks by And holds her head like you held yours high

Find My Fortune

C G D Am Em

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Backwoods killer from a river town A mixed up kid that let his hair hang down High school rebel, he's always been bad And his poor old man's still wond'ring 'bout the lad But he's gone, gone away to find his fortune.

Find Your Own Way Home

G A D E F#m C

I need love like water I need truth to soak me to the bone I need my friends all around me now 'Cause I'm not doin' real well when I'm alone See, my best friend, or at least I thought she was

Follow My Heart

Am C Dm F Bb E

Follow My Heart REO Speedwagon From the Album-"Hi-Infidelity" Written By Gary Richrath/Tom Kelly

Girl With The Heart Of Gold

A E D F#m Bm

(Pre-Chorus) Because every time she looks my way I lose control, what can I say She's everything I've ever been after, oh

Give Me A Ride Roller Coaster

D Am C G B Em

Give me a ride on your roller coaster Give me a thrill, I can't help feelin' bored Give me a dime to call my baby closer 'Cause I'm alone, I'm feelin' bored I can't help thinking I'm ignored

Golden Country

F#m G Em D C Bm

Keyboard Riff 1: Keyboard Riff 2: Keyboard Riff 3: Keyboard Riff 4: /slide down Keyboard Riff 5: /slide down

Good Trouble

B A E F#

Babe I'm gettin' the message it's finally comin' through After the show I'll get a hold of you Baby, I've got your number and I remember your name And I've got a feelin' I know why you came

Gotta Feel More

Am Dm Em G D5 E5

[Verse] I've never seen the sea seem so calm I've never felt the breeze slippin' thru the trees But now I've got you and it's takin so long I wanna see more

Half Way

G A D Bm C

How did we end up ending up this way I always thought that we could work it out At times I wondered if we'd last out the day But my love was always stronger Stronger than my doubt

The Heart Survives

G D C Em F Am

[Verse] When she turned away, you know it was just in time Cause I'd used up all my strength And you can't let a woman see you cryin

Heavy On Your Love

C Am D E F G

I'm gettin' heavy on your love every night Gettin' ready for your love with all of my might I was crazy for your love Never stayed around you love Aw but you make me deadly

Here With Me

D G A Em C Am

Maybe it's too late But this feelin' is runnin' through my soul I think I learned what love is, but I'm afraid I let it go Maybe it's too late Maybe you've already changed your mind

I Believe Our Time Is Gonna Come

Am G C D Em F

(I Believe)Our Time Is Gonna Come REO Speedwagon From the Album-"REO" Written by Kevin Cronin

I Cant Fight This Feeling

A D E E4 E/A Bm7

I can't fight this feeling any longer And yet I'm still afraid to let it flow What started out as friendship has grown stronger I only wish I had the strength to let it show

I Do Wanna Know

D A G Bm E F

Must be something more I can do Some new plateau I'm listening to you Dying to know Every-thing that you're feeling

I Dont Want To Lose You

C Bb Dm Am F G

You left this morning on an early plane You left your picture behind to haunt me You left in a steady rain You say you'll miss me, say you want me I'm left this morning with a world of doubt

I Need You Tonight

D G C Am A

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How can I show you? I take back what I told you. 'Cause something happens when I hold you, And that makes everything all right.

I Needed To Fall

G5 D Bm A5 D5 Em

[Verse] (play G5 as an open chord) So close to giving up Asus4 D Never been before so broken Can I hold on long enough

I Wish You Were There

C G F Bb Dm Em

[Verse 1] I know a place where you can go When you're flyin' high or layin' low And I've got the time I've got plenty to spare

Ill Follow You

C D G Em Am E

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[Verse 1] Late one night on a road in Texas I pulled into an all-night cafe What's my pleasure? Well ma'am the fact is, I don't know

In My Dreams

G D A Bm Em

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There was a time some time ago When every sunrise meant a sunny day, oh a sunny day But now when the morning light shines in It only disturbs the dreamland where I lay, oh where I lay I used to thank the lord when Id wake

In your letter

G C D Em

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In your letter, you said you didn't love me You said you're gonna leave me But you could have said it better oh oh oh In your letter, you said you couldn't face me You said you could replace me

Its Everywhere

A D E C# Bm

Lookin' for a love Searchin' everywhere I can't get enough and I don't really care If it takes a lot of waitin' 'Cause I've got the time to spare

Keep on Loving You

F G Am F/G C G/F

You should've seen by the look in my eyes, baby There was something missing You should've known by the tone of my voice, maybe But you didn't listen You played dead, but you never bled

Keep Pushin

B C#m A

[Verse] I used to be lonely till I learned about livin alone I found other things to keep my mind on And I'm gettin to know myself a little bit better Whoa, keep pushin on, keep pushin on yeah

Keep The Fire Burnin

F G C Am Dm

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Keep the fire burnin Let it keep us warm The world will keep on turnin' Let it turn you on

The Key

D Em C G B D#

I couldn't fall asleep all last night my mind was racin' I left so much behind to find the dream that I was chasin' And now I have a need to take a look at what is real I need to learn to live and love and breathe and touch and feel

Lets Be-Bop

A D E Bm G

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Suddenly it happened here we are with all this glory We never thought for a minute, That we were writin a story We took our chances somehow we held it together And now I feel there is justice,

Lies

G A F F# E7

You can try if you want to It doesn't really matter to me You can talk till you turn blue Things are gonna be as they be

Lightning

Em Am G C D

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Cool as the water melting from the winter snows You are the island Ive been looking for I dont know where you come from But I can feel you comin on Youre a storm inside my soul

Like You Do

G D C A Dm F

[Verse 1] Well I've seen women who cross their legs Before they sit down to the table And I've seen women who look to the sky Screamin Lord I believe in the Bible

Little Queenie

A D E

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I got lumps in my throat When I saw her comin down the aisle I got the wiggles in my knees When she looked at me and sweetly smiled Well there she is again

Live Every Moment

Bm A D E F#m G

[Chorus] Live every mo - ment - love every day 'Cus before you know it your precious time slips away. Live every mo - ment - love every day 'Cause if you don't you might just throw your love away.

Lost In A Dream

Am F G E Bm Bb

Lost, lost in a dream (It's a dream) And I think, it's some evil scheme They say, that I don't feel, what I feel But I know, that this ain't no game

Love In The Future

G Am F C Dm Em

[Chorus] I cannot bathe you in a river gone black I cannot hold you in a poison rain If I can't see you through the air that we breathe What will love in the future be?

Love Is A Rock

F C G Am Bb Em

Headed out into uncharted waters What you feel is your only guide And each step that you take brings you closer Just trust what you feel inside Cause something's telling you to keep on going

Lucky For You

A B E E5 D5 C#5

Verse 1: "Lucky" I call you 'cus that's the way you make me feel Love in the air and the wind in my hair is makin' me real Look out Lucky there's a mountain in front of you And with a little luck we'll see it thru

Meet Me On The Mountain

D A F#m Bm E

I remember it well, that day last spring, When the snow lay deep on the mountain trails. It was winter's last showin' and our last fling Before returning to our lives in the valley. We pretended we were lost in the wilderness,

Movin

A D G C E

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I was sittin' with the sun, meltin' into the horizon High in the hills, up above Topanga canyon And I've never been to any other place that made me feel more like Movin made me feel like movin

Music Man

G A C D Am

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[Verse 1] Recently I've been thinkin about what I am and where my priorities lie Gettin it together on some future plan, decidin what I need to get by I tried workin and schoolin but there just not in my style, oh no Can't ya see I'll always be a music man

New Way To Love

B E F# G#m A C

Maybe we don't need to share the same roof, maybe If you really love me, you don't need me 'round for proof, baby If I go to the desert for some clean dry air We could have ourselves a long distance love affair We'll take it anywhere, a nationwide pair

Oh Woman

C F G

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My whole life rides on the mood of my lady Her ups and downs are turning my life around She's happy today, it's like a breath of new life But tomorrow her sorrow will tear me down. Slowly, oh slowly I can tell that she needs me

One Lonely Night

C Gm Bb Eb Fm Dm

You and your baby had some words today.. Til not another word was left to say. I see that grin, boy..maybe you think you'll Win, boy..until the sun goes down and once again, boy.

One Too Many Girlfriends

C Am G F B

[Verse] Talkin' 'bout a hot-wired kid who thought he knew it all And what he didn't know, he didn't need to Changin' women like tires when their use wore thin Retread feelings, that's all we knew

Only A Summer Love

C G D Em Am

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Now there's nothing left to do But to lay my head down for sleeping I'm weak with exhaustion and the lover's blues And I still can't forget those weeks I had with you

Only The Strong Survive

F G C Am

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Only The Strong Survive REO Speedwagon From the Album-"Nine Lives" Written by Gary Richrath

Open Up

D A E E7

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Say you know you've got to run You know you've got to hide You don't know who to follow Or who is on your side You don't know where you're goin'

Out Of Season

G D A C Bm

[Verse 1] I found out just a little too late I had my doubt, but I decided to wait Even though I could feel somethin' comin' It came as such a surprise

Ridin The Storm Out

A Em D G C

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[Verse 1} Ridin' the storm out, waitin' for the thaw out On a full moon night in the Rocky Mountain winter My wine bottle's low, watching for the snow I've been thinking lately of what I'm missing in the city.

Riding The Storm Out

Am G F A A6

Watchin for the snow (continously strum) And thinkin about what I've been missin in the city. And I'm not missin a thing Am (continously strum)

Rock And Roll Music

A E D E7

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Just let me hear some of that Rock and roll music Any old way you choose it It's got a back beat, you can't lose it, Any old time you use it. It's gotta be rock and roll music,

Rock N Roll Star

G C D Em F Gb

[Verse] I was just a boy when the river ran dry And I can still remember my mama cry She said "Son leave as fast as you can But don't waste your life in this rock 'n' roll band"

Roll With The Changes

C/G Fsus4 F/C Fm Dm G

As soon as you are able, woman,I am willin To make the break that we are on the brink of My cup is on the table - my love is spillin' Waiting here for you to take and drink of

Run Away Baby

D C G Em Bm Am

[Chorus] Don't you wish we could run away baby Find ourselves a little space Just you and me and a sunny day, hey, hey In some secret hiding place

Runnin Blind

A E F D B5 G5

[Verse] First you say one thing then you say another I don't know the difference, were you lyin' to me baby? But it seems to me you got yourself in a bind Always on the road playin' your guitar

Say You Love Me Or Say Goodnight

G C Dm F a C5

Say You Love Me Or Say Goodnight REO Speedwagon From the Album-"You Can Tune A Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish" Written by Kevin Cronin/Gary Richrath

Screams And Whispers

Bm A D G G/B A/C#

Verse 1: There's truth in your eyes, let me hear it from your lips Your tears say you cry, let your words be the whip, baby There's no reason anymore to live with all the pain Take this key, unlock the door, before it makes us both insane

Shakin It Loose

C F Dm G Am F5

[Verse] She looked at me with fire in her eyes Looks can't kill but she certainly tries And try as she might I'm gonna be alright

Sing To Me

Em G Am D C

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Sundown, summer is fading. Run now, here the winter comes. Deep down, in some snowdrift. Frozen fire, thought you found the lift.

Sky Blues

G C Em Am D Bm

I was sittin' on a plane, I was lookin' at the dreary day I saw somebody, she was sittin' just an aisle away She was a first class lady, and I knew that she looked refined My heart started thumpin' louder than the engine whine I got the sky blues I'm up in the air

Someone Tonight

A D E

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[Verse 1] You've got it. I want it Surrender. Don't run away Some say I'm cold-blooded I'd say I'm just not that way

Son Of A Poor Man

C G F Am B Bb

Son Of A Poor Man REO Speedwagon From the Album-"Ridin' The Storm Out" Written by Gary Richrath

Start A New Life

D A G C

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Go home, pretender I think this is the end here It's been a long time decidin' But I think I've found the right end. You're gonna go away, start a new life

Stillness Of The Night

Am D F G A

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*Chorus* The stillness of the night Thats when we'll make it right We can stop the thunder 'til night

Sweet Time

D A G Bm Em A7

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When I awaken, feelin' no pain..visibly shaken, waitin' To touch you again. My temperature's risin, but I'm fallin' a bit behind.. And that ain't so surprising, we're gonna take our own

Take it on the Run

G D Em C C7 A9

Heard it from a friend who Heard it from a friend who Heard it from another you been messin' around They say you got a boy friend You're out late every weekend

Take it on the run reo

G C D Em Am Bm

Heard it from a friend who Heard it from a friend who Heard it from another you been messin' around They say you got a boy friend You're out late every weekend

Take Me

E Am F G D

I always wondered if I could give Enough love for a woman to live on But as I grow, as I learn and live, I find it's best to forget and forgive.

That Ain't Love

A B5 G D B F#5

What I do Why should you listen to a word I'm sayin', when it's Already so clear to you You tell me 'bout my bad intentions, you doubt the very

Then I Met You

A E D C G

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[Verse] I thought I had all I could ask for Only a fool would think there was more I would never have believed That anything could feel brand new

Throw The Chains Away

A E G D B

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But I'm drawing the line there woman I ain't takin' no more abuse I'll be puttin' my foot down and then Throw the chains away

Thru The Window

G Bm D A F#

Thru the window, I slip away Into the darkness, time has come I must use caution, summer nights are here, I'll race For the shadows, I'll make a trail No one can follow, and all I feel

Till The Rivers Run Dry

G A D Bm Em C

[Verse] Well You ask how long I'll love you It's hard to explain but I'll try Tell me how long has the sun been shining Above us in the sky?

Time For Me To Fly

D G A

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I've been around for you, Been up and down for you but, I just can't get any relief. I've swallowed my pride for you, Lived and lied for you but

Tonight

B E A G D C

It's all on my shoulders And it was gettin harder to bear Each day I was gettin older And I was startin to show the wear Tonight I'm gonna get it all

Tough Guys

D G A Bm C Em

[Verse 1] She doesn't like the tough guys They think that they can do anything they please But they're gonna get a surprise When she brings them to their knees

Variety Tonight

E B F# F#m D C#

If ever you think you miss the thrill of the chase Or just get tired of the same old face I can be different honey, I can be new Want someone else, I can be that too

Wheels Are Turnin

G F C D A# Dm

[Verse] I've been sittin' back quietly Watchin' as my spirit fades As all of my attempts to do rightly Get treated like some kind of terrorist raids

Wherever Youre Going Its Alright

A D E F#m B

[Verse 1] Say goodbye, look to the sky Set your course on into the night Say goodbye, hold your head high Wherever you're goin' it's alright

Whisky Night

C G Am Dm F

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My eyes are aching from the weight on them The pain of living is such a bore To make you happy I must bend for you But I can't take it anymore

Wild As The Western Wind

G D C Am Em

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Verse 1: Outlaw running from the law but he's Got nowhere to run to Big law he broke it and ran faster Than the lightning bolt

Without Expression Dont Be That Man

D G C Em Am

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Have you ever ridden horses through a rainstorm Or led a lion through a busy street bazaar There are many things I'd love to turn you on to But somehow I feel they're safer where they are. Well some people in bound infatuation

You Can Fly

G Em F Am Bm C

Expanse of land that would cushion your fall As you tumble down from the sky Marble cakes of delicious design and They're yours, you can fly I have no wings but I wish that I had