CROWDED HOUSE FULL ALBUM AU/NZ
Tabbed by JNPF1
AU/NZ Track Listing:
1. Mean to Me
2. World Where You Live
3. Now We re Getting Somewhere
4. Don t Dream It s Over
5. Love You Til the Day I Die
6. Something So Strong
7. Hole in the River
8. Can t Carry On
9. Tombstone
10. That s What I Call Love
11. I Walk Away [Intl. vers.]
1. MEAN TO ME
[Verse 1]
She came all the way from America
Had a blind date with destiny
And the sound of Te Awamutu
Had a truly sacred ring
Now her parents are divorced
And her friend s committing suicide
[Chorus 1]
I could not escape
A plea from the heart
You know what it means to me
She said don t walk away
I m down on my knees
So please don t be mean to me
[Verse 2]
So I talked to you for an hour
In the bar of a small town hotel
You asked me what I was thinking
I was thinking of a padded cell
With a black and white T.V.
To stop us from getting lonely
[Chorus 1]
I could not escape
A plea from the heart
You know what it means to me
She said don t walk away
I m down on my knees
So please don t be mean to me
[Chorus 2]
No, I could not escape
A plea from the heart
Mysterious sympathy
I couldn t wait for a chance
To walk out the door
You know what it means to me...ahhh
[Bridge]
I saw you lying in the arms of a poet...ahhh
I heard him tell you tanta-tantalising lies
Whad ya know, whad ya know
[Chorus 3]
I could not escape
You re down on the floor
You know what it means to me
I couldn t wait for a chance
Walk out the door
Mean....Mean
[Chorus 4]
I could not escape
You re down on the knees
You know what it means
What it means
[Outro]
waa-ooh-waa-ooh-waa-oooh
what it means, what it means
2. WORLD WHERE YOU LIVE
[Intro]
(x2)
[Verse 1]
Here s someone now whose got the muscle
His steady hand could move a mountain
Expert in bed but come on now
There must be something missing
That golden one leads a double life you ll find out
[Chorus 1]
But I don t know where you go
Do you climb into space
To the world where you live
The world where you live
[Verse 2]
So here we lie against each other
These four walls can never hold us
We re looking for wide open spaces
High above the kitchen
And we re strangers here
On our way to some other place
[Chorus 2]
But I don t know where you go
Do you climb into space
To the world where you live
The world where you live
The world where you live
[Bridge]
Friends come round
You might remember and be sad
Behind their eyes is unfamiliar
N.C.
(x4)
[Outro]
Do you climb into space
To the world where you live
To the world where you live, oh
To the world where you live, yeah
To the world where you live, yeah
To the world where you live
To the world where you live
To the world where you live
3. NOW WE RE GETTING SOMEWHERE
Capo 4
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
It never used to be that bad
But neither was it great
Somewhere in the middle then
Content and much too safe
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Oh tell me please why it takes so long
To realise when there s something wrong
[Chorus]
Lay me out with your heart
Now we re getting somewhere
Push me back to the start
Now we re getting someplace
Take me out let me breathe
Now we re getting somewhere
When I m with you I don t care
Where it is I m falling
N.C.
[Verse 2]
There s money in the Bible Belt
Hugs for daddy too
Three wishes for eternity
We ve got some work to do
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Oh tell me please why it takes so long
I believe there is something wrong
[Chorus]
Well lay me out with your heart
Now we re getting somewhere
Push me back to the start
Now we re getting someplace
Take me out let me breathe
Now we re getting somewhere
When I m with you I don t care
Where it is I m falling
N.C.
(x4)
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Oh tell me please, tell me what went wrong
Cos I believe there is something wrong
[Chorus]
Lay me out
Now we re getting somewhere
Push me back
Now we re getting somewhere
Take me out let me breathe
Now we re getting somewhere
When I m with you I don t care
Where it is I m falling
N.C.
(x2)
[Outro]
When you took me to your room
I swear I said surrender
When you opened up your mouth
I saw the words fall out
Though nothing much has changed
I swear I will surrender
There is pain in my heart
We can choose what we choose to believe
4. DON T DREAM IT S OVER
[Intro]
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 Ebadd9 Ebadd9 Ebsus4 (x2)
[Verse 1]
Ebsus2 Cm
There is freedom within, there is freedom without
Ab
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
Ebsus2 Cm
There s a battle ahead, many battles are lost
Ab
But you ll never see the end of the road
While you re travelling with me
[Chorus]
Ab Bb Ebsus2 Cm
Hey now, hey now don t dream it s over
Ab Bb Ebsus2 Cm
Hey now, hey now when the world comes in
Ab Bb Ebsus2 Cm
They come, they come to build a wall between us
Ab Bb
We know they won t win
[Verse]
Ebsus2 Cm
Now I m towing my car, there s a hole in the roof
Ab
My possessions are causing me suspicion but there s no proof
Ebsus2 Cm
In the paper today tales of war and of waste
Ab
But you turn right over to the T.V. page
[Chorus]
Ab Bb Ebsus2 Cm
Hey now, hey now don t dream it s over
Ab Bb Ebsus2 Cm
Hey now, hey now when the world comes in
Ab Bb Ebsus2 Cm
They come, they come to build a wall between us
Ab
We know they won t win
N.C.
Ebsus2 Cm Ab (x2)
Ab Ebsus2 Ab Ebsus2 Ab Ebsus2 Db
[Verse]
Ebsus2 Cm
Now I m walking again to the beat of a drum
Ab
And I m counting the steps to the door of your heart
Ebsus2 Cm
Only the shadows ahead barely clearing the roof
Ab
Get to know the feeling of liberation and release
[Chorus]
Ab Bb Ebsus2 Cm
Hey now, hey now don t dream it s over
Ab Bb Ebsus2 Cm
Hey now, hey now when the world comes in
Ab Bb Ebsus2 Cm
They come, they come to build a wall between us
Ab
We know they won t win
[Outro]
Ab Bb Ebsus2 Cm (x7)
5. LOVE YOU TIL THE DAY I DIE
WHOO! WHOO! WHOO! WHOO!
[Intro]
(x3)
[Verse 1]
There s closets in my head where dirty things are kept
That never see the light of day
I want to drag them out, go for a walk
Just to see the look that s on your face
Sometimes I can t be straight I don t want to hurt you
So forgive me if I tell a lie
Sometimes I come on cold but don t believe it
I will love you til the day I die
[Chorus]
F# F#
I believe in doing things backwards
F# F#
Take heed, start doing things in reverse
[Verse 2]
Oh, here comes trouble, there s nothing wrong when I relax
I m talking to myself you re coming with me
Teaching you how to distort the facts
Sometimes I can t be straight, I don t want to hurt you
So forgive me if I tell a lie
Sometimes I come on cold but don t believe it
I will love you til the day I die
[Chorus]
F# F#
I believe in doing things backwards
F# F#
Take heed, start doing things in reverse
[Bridge]
Frost on the window pane
The sound of pouring rain
All makes me glad of you
When I am far away
I am always with you
N.A.
F# (x4)
[Link]
F# F#
Know the answer before you know the question, yeah
Pull yourself together, baby, push with all your might
[Outro]
F#
I m alone, always alone
Though I am far away
I am always with you
6. SOMETHING SO STRONG
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Love can make you weep
Can make you run for cover
Bm
Roots that spread so deep
Bring life to frozen ground
[Chorus]
Something so strong
Bm
Could carry us away
Something so strong
Could carry us today
[Verse 2]
Turning in my sleep
Love can leave you cold
Bm
A taste of jealousy
Is like a lust for gold
[Chorus]
Something so strong
Bm
Could carry us away
Something so strong
Could carry us today
[Bridge]
I ve been
Feeling so much older
Bm
Frame me
And hang me on the wall
I ve seen
You fall into the same trap
Bm
This thing
Is happening to us all
N.A.
Bm F#
[Chorus]
Something so strong
Bm
Could carry us away
Something so strong
Could carry us today
[Chorus]
Something so strong
Something so strong
Something so strong
Something something so strong
[Outro]
(x7)
7. HOLE IN THE RIVER
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
F#
There s a hole in the river where my auntie lies
F#
From the land of the living to the air and sky
F#
Left her car by the river left her shoes beside
Through the thorns and the bushes I hope she was...
[Bridge]
F#
Dreaming of glory
Bm F#
Miles above the mountains and plains
Bm F#
Free at last
[Verse 2]
F#
We were touched by a cold wind, my father and I
F#
The sound of desperate breathing her fear inside us all
F#
She was coming to see him but something changed her mind
Drove her down to the river
There is no return
N.A.
(x7)
F# Bm F#
[Verse 3]
F#
There s a hole in the river where my memory lies
F#
From the land of the living to the air and sky
F#
She was coming to see him but something changed her mind
Drove her down to the river
There is no return
[Outro]
(x18)
8. CANâT CARRY ON
[Intro]
Bm
[Verse 1]
Bm
Why do I kid myself, why do I scream for pleasure
F#m Bm
It s four in the morning should know better
Bm
But she can weave a spell, want it to last forever
F#m Bm
Making me feel like somebody special
[Chorus]
F#m
Can t carry on this way (just go to sleep)
F#m
Before it gets too late (just go to sleep)
F#m
Doing damage to my brain (just go to sleep)
Well here we go again
[Verse 2]
Bm
Though I look everywhere, I never seem to find it
F#m Bm
Always a shadow around a corner
Bm
Drown it in alcohol, stuck in the elevator
F#m Bm
Hard to remember in the morning
[Chorus]
F#m
Can t carry on this way (just go to sleep)
F#m
Before it gets too late (just go to sleep)
F#m
Doing damage to my brain (just go to sleep)
Well here we go again
[Verse 3]
Bm
Tell you about myself, if you re in the mood to listen
F# Bm
Baby you don t know who you re kissing
Bm
This is a lonely world, you are a strange companion
F# Bm
When you get what you wanted, you want to leave
[Bridge]
F#m
Honestly I want to free myself
F#m
From the burden of inaction
F#m
Honestly I want to raise myself
F#m
To any plain I can imagine
F#m
Honestly I want to free myself
F#m
From the burden of inaction
F#m
Honestly I want to raise myself
F#m
To any plain I can imagine
[Chorus]
Can t carry on this way (just go to sleep)
Before it gets too late (yeah)
Doing damage to my brain (just go to sleep)
Well here we go again
[Outro]
(Just go to sleep) I want to free myself
(Just go to sleep) I want to raise myself
[Outro]
Bm F#
Bm F#
9. TOMBSTONE
[Verse 1]
Bm
Look at all the plans I made
Bm
Falling down like scraps of paper
Bm
I will leave them where they lie to remind me
[Verse 2]
Bm
From the past a rumour comes
Bm
Don t let it keep draggin you down
Bm
Throw the memory in an open fire
You ll be free
[Chorus 1]
Roll back the tombstone
Let the saints appear
Roll back the tombstone
Make a new man out of me
[Verse 3]
Bm
Beware the passenger
Bm
The train already left the station
Bm
We are neither at home nor at work
We are moving
[Verse 4]
Bm
Listen to the howling of steel
Bm
A face betraying no emotion
Bm
Like you never had a chance to be
Wild and free - yeah
[Chorus 2]
Roll back the tombstone
Let the saints appear
Roll back the tombstone
Till the Lone Ranger rides again
D7
Rides again in your mind
[Bridge]
D7
Rode across the open plain
D7
All the way and back again
N.C.
Bm Bm Bm
[Verse 5]
Bm
Listen to the howling of steel
Bm
A face betraying no emotion
Bm
Like you never had a chance to be
Wild and free
[Chorus 2]
Roll back the tombstone
Let the saints appear
Roll back the tombstone
Till the Lone Ranger rides again
Rides again in your mind
[Chorus 1]
Roll back the tombstone
Let the saints appear
Roll back the tombstone
Make a new man out of me
Out of me
[Outro]
D A (x6) to fade
10. THAT S WHAT I CALL LOVE
[Intro]
A7
A7
Wo-oh--oh--ooh--ooh
[Verse 1]
You take away my air
You make my lungs collapse
A7
I die tonight
I die tonight
[Chorus]
C7 B7
Feeling devastated
That s what I call
C7 B7
Livin in your memory
That s what I call
C7 B7
Tired and deflated
That s what I call love
B7
[Verse 2]
I tidy up your room
A7
You tidy up my life
Show me the door, I m abandoned here, I m warm to the core
A7
I can feel
A7
Wo-oh--oh--ooh--ooh
[Verse 3]
You sink I swim, we never got in that deep, you bend I break
A7
I die tonight
[Chorus 2]
C7 B7
Feeling devastated
That s what I call
C7 B7
Hangin on and fallin over
That s what I call
C7 B7
Tired and deflated
C7 B7
That s what I call love
N.C.
A7 (x4)
F# F#
A7 (x2)
A7
Wo-oh--oh--ooh--ooh
[Verse 4]
I got a little room
The air s still pretty bad
A7
I die tonight
[Chorus]
C7 B7
Feeling devastated
That s what I call
C7 B7
Hangin on and fallin over
That s what I call
C7 B7
Tired and deflated
C7 B7
That s what I call
C7 B7
Feeling devastated (That s)
C7 B7
Livin with a vacuum cleaner (What)
C7 B7
Sweepin up your memory (I)
C7 B7 F# F#
call Love
11. I WALK AWAY (Crowded House international version)
[Intro]
Bm Bm
[Verse 1]
Bm
You came out of the world to me my life parted like the red sea
Bm
We float easy between the rocks and stones never seemed to stop us
Bm
The years ended in confusion don t ask me I don t know what happened
Bm
But I am a man with a mission must be the devil I don t know?
Find me marching to a different tune
[Chorus]
Bm
It s hard to let go all that we know as I walk away from you
Bm Bm
I m herled from my home to the unknown as I walk away from you
[Verse 2]
Bm
You feel whatever you desire to you it may be death defying
Bm
That day in the coldness of winter like words slipping off my tongue
Bm
I say forget it it s over cause there s a dark cloud covering up the sun
You know that it s
[Chorus]
Bm
It s hard to let go all that we know as I walk away from you
Bm
The sun always sets no room for regrets as I walk away from you
Bm
Give it to me give it to me your inspira - tion
Bm Bm
Get to me see find all we need as I walk away, as I walk away...
N.C.
Bm
[Verse 3]
Bm
I m just a slave to ambition tension, your permanent condition
Bm
So much you ve always wanted too much giving you a sore head
[Outro]
Bm
as I walk away as I walk away from you
Bm
as I walk away from you...
Bm
as I walk away from you...
Bm A7
as I walk away, away, away, from you...
