Chords for Sing for the Day/Lights live PA 2001
Tempo:
69.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
F#m
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
But, believe it or not, it was quite customary when a band like Sticks would put out [B] one of these big [D#] CDs
that before you even had a chance to get to the record store to buy it,
[N] they would play like five or six songs, if not the whole album, as soon [F#] as it came out.
So, there were a lot of songs that [B] weren't singles that get [D] played on the radio.
Anyway, we call [A] those songs Albuquerque.
[F#] And we want to play two of them for you right now.
[N] First one's called Sing for the Dead.
[D]
[C] [F] [G]
[A#] [G]
[C] [D] [F]
[A#] [E] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] Sing for the dead, sing for the dead.
[G]
Stay wherever [C] I go.
[G] To the end of the day, you're the one between I [C] and love.
[A]
Each night by [D] the street you appear as you are.
The other side, the other side, [E] is this a sign, is this a sign.
[Bm] You're holding on, I [G] know that it's you, and you're leading [A] me on.
My [G] inspiration, my love, [C] and you.
[G] I'm just waiting for you.
[C] Search for the [Am] truth [G] in my [A] eyes.
I'm retreating to the place where my heart [D] is beating.
[A] I see you as [D] a mysterious [Bm] thing.
And I need [G] you as much as a [A] grave can need me.
Tonight, we'll ride.
Sing for the dead, [D] sing for the dead.
[A] Go right now, [D] stay for the moment.
Sleep [A] on the rest of your life.
[G] [Bm]
[G] [Bm] [G] [A]
[N] I'm retreating to the place where my heart
[D] is beating.
[G] I see you as a mysterious thing.
[Dm] [G] And I need you [C]
[A#] [G] as much as a grave can need me.
[C] [F] [A#]
[E] [A] Tonight, [D] we'll ride.
Sing for the dead, sing for the dead.
Sleep on the rest of your life.
Run [A] for [D] a mile, stay for the moment.
[E] [A] Sing [D] for the [A] dead, sing for the dead.
[D] Sleep on the rest of your life.
Run for [A] a mile, [D]
stay for the moment.
Stay for the rest of your life.
[D] Sleep on the rest of your life.
[A]
[F#m]
[D] [A]
[F#m] [F]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[F#m] [D] I didn't know [A] so many thoughts in my head.
Faces to [F#m] be so many faces that I [D] long to [G] see.
Standing in front of me tonight, you [A] light a dream to me.
[D]
[F#m] Just think [A] about the night before.
So why to me, why do you do this to me?
Why not just let me [F#m] be less?
Come to Pennsylvania [D] and forget it all.
[A] Slow down your rope to the past.
You seem afraid it [F#m] won't last.
Take my advice, [D] go straight instead of [G] now.
Thank you for caring, but [F#m] tonight, tonight,
switching [A] you and [D]
me.
[F#m] Just think about [D] the night before.
[G] I couldn't see, it [E] gives me something.
[D] Give me [A] my light, precious light, keep me [F#m] alive.
Give me my hope, give me [D] my [A] energy.
Can't turn my heart to right, precious love.
[F#m] You [E] carry [D] me away.
Carry me away.
Carry me away.
You're going with me.
You're going with [E] me.
You're going [D] with me.
[A] [D]
[A]
that before you even had a chance to get to the record store to buy it,
[N] they would play like five or six songs, if not the whole album, as soon [F#] as it came out.
So, there were a lot of songs that [B] weren't singles that get [D] played on the radio.
Anyway, we call [A] those songs Albuquerque.
[F#] And we want to play two of them for you right now.
[N] First one's called Sing for the Dead.
[D]
[C] [F] [G]
[A#] [G]
[C] [D] [F]
[A#] [E] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] Sing for the dead, sing for the dead.
[G]
Stay wherever [C] I go.
[G] To the end of the day, you're the one between I [C] and love.
[A]
Each night by [D] the street you appear as you are.
The other side, the other side, [E] is this a sign, is this a sign.
[Bm] You're holding on, I [G] know that it's you, and you're leading [A] me on.
My [G] inspiration, my love, [C] and you.
[G] I'm just waiting for you.
[C] Search for the [Am] truth [G] in my [A] eyes.
I'm retreating to the place where my heart [D] is beating.
[A] I see you as [D] a mysterious [Bm] thing.
And I need [G] you as much as a [A] grave can need me.
Tonight, we'll ride.
Sing for the dead, [D] sing for the dead.
[A] Go right now, [D] stay for the moment.
Sleep [A] on the rest of your life.
[G] [Bm]
[G] [Bm] [G] [A]
[N] I'm retreating to the place where my heart
[D] is beating.
[G] I see you as a mysterious thing.
[Dm] [G] And I need you [C]
[A#] [G] as much as a grave can need me.
[C] [F] [A#]
[E] [A] Tonight, [D] we'll ride.
Sing for the dead, sing for the dead.
Sleep on the rest of your life.
Run [A] for [D] a mile, stay for the moment.
[E] [A] Sing [D] for the [A] dead, sing for the dead.
[D] Sleep on the rest of your life.
Run for [A] a mile, [D]
stay for the moment.
Stay for the rest of your life.
[D] Sleep on the rest of your life.
[A]
[F#m]
[D] [A]
[F#m] [F]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[F#m] [D] I didn't know [A] so many thoughts in my head.
Faces to [F#m] be so many faces that I [D] long to [G] see.
Standing in front of me tonight, you [A] light a dream to me.
[D]
[F#m] Just think [A] about the night before.
So why to me, why do you do this to me?
Why not just let me [F#m] be less?
Come to Pennsylvania [D] and forget it all.
[A] Slow down your rope to the past.
You seem afraid it [F#m] won't last.
Take my advice, [D] go straight instead of [G] now.
Thank you for caring, but [F#m] tonight, tonight,
switching [A] you and [D]
me.
[F#m] Just think about [D] the night before.
[G] I couldn't see, it [E] gives me something.
[D] Give me [A] my light, precious light, keep me [F#m] alive.
Give me my hope, give me [D] my [A] energy.
Can't turn my heart to right, precious love.
[F#m] You [E] carry [D] me away.
Carry me away.
Carry me away.
You're going with me.
You're going with [E] me.
You're going [D] with me.
[A] [D]
[A]
Key:
D
A
G
F#m
E
D
A
G
But, believe it or not, it was quite customary when a band like Sticks would put out [B] one of these big [D#] CDs
that before you even had a chance to get to the record store to buy it,
[N] they would play like five or six songs, if not the whole album, as soon [F#] as it came out.
So, there were a lot of songs that [B] weren't singles that get [D] played on the radio.
Anyway, we call [A] those songs Albuquerque.
[F#] And we want to play two of them for you right now.
[N] First one's called Sing for the Dead.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [F] _ _
[A#] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ Sing for the dead, sing for the dead.
_ [G] _
Stay wherever [C] I go.
[G] To the end of the day, you're the one between I [C] and love.
[A] _
Each night by [D] the street you appear as you are.
The other side, the other side, [E] is this a sign, is this a sign.
[Bm] You're holding on, I [G] know that it's you, and you're leading [A] me on.
My _ [G] _ inspiration, my love, [C] and you.
_ _ [G] I'm just waiting for you.
[C] Search for the [Am] truth [G] in my [A] eyes.
I'm retreating to the place where my heart [D] is beating.
[A] I see you as [D] a mysterious [Bm] thing.
And I need [G] you as much as a [A] grave can need me.
_ _ _ Tonight, we'll ride.
_ _ _ Sing for the dead, [D] sing for the dead.
_ _ _ [A] Go right now, [D] stay for the moment.
Sleep [A] on the rest of your life.
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ I'm retreating to the place where my heart _
_ _ _ [D] is beating. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] I see you as a mysterious thing.
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] And I need you [C] _
_ [A#] _ _ [G] as much as a grave can need me. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A#] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ Tonight, [D] we'll ride.
Sing for the dead, sing for the dead.
Sleep on the rest of your life.
Run [A] for [D] a mile, stay for the moment.
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ Sing [D] for the [A] dead, sing for the dead.
[D] Sleep on the rest of your life.
Run for [A] a mile, [D]
stay for the moment.
Stay for the rest of your life. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Sleep on the rest of your life.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] I didn't know [A] so many thoughts in my head.
Faces to [F#m] be so many faces that I [D] long to [G] see.
Standing in front of me tonight, you [A] light a dream to me.
[D] _ _ _
[F#m] Just think [A] about the night before.
So why to me, why do you do this to me?
Why not just let me [F#m] be less?
Come to Pennsylvania [D] and forget it all.
[A] Slow down your rope to the past.
You seem afraid it [F#m] won't last.
Take my advice, [D] go straight instead of [G] now.
Thank you for caring, but [F#m] tonight, tonight,
switching [A] you and [D]
me.
_ [F#m] Just think about [D] the night before.
[G] I couldn't see, it [E] gives me something.
[D] Give me [A] my light, precious light, keep me [F#m] alive.
Give me my hope, give me [D] my [A] energy.
Can't turn my heart to right, precious love.
[F#m] You [E] carry [D] me away.
Carry me away.
Carry me away.
You're going with me.
You're going with [E] me.
You're going [D] with me. _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
that before you even had a chance to get to the record store to buy it,
[N] they would play like five or six songs, if not the whole album, as soon [F#] as it came out.
So, there were a lot of songs that [B] weren't singles that get [D] played on the radio.
Anyway, we call [A] those songs Albuquerque.
[F#] And we want to play two of them for you right now.
[N] First one's called Sing for the Dead.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [F] _ _
[A#] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ Sing for the dead, sing for the dead.
_ [G] _
Stay wherever [C] I go.
[G] To the end of the day, you're the one between I [C] and love.
[A] _
Each night by [D] the street you appear as you are.
The other side, the other side, [E] is this a sign, is this a sign.
[Bm] You're holding on, I [G] know that it's you, and you're leading [A] me on.
My _ [G] _ inspiration, my love, [C] and you.
_ _ [G] I'm just waiting for you.
[C] Search for the [Am] truth [G] in my [A] eyes.
I'm retreating to the place where my heart [D] is beating.
[A] I see you as [D] a mysterious [Bm] thing.
And I need [G] you as much as a [A] grave can need me.
_ _ _ Tonight, we'll ride.
_ _ _ Sing for the dead, [D] sing for the dead.
_ _ _ [A] Go right now, [D] stay for the moment.
Sleep [A] on the rest of your life.
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ I'm retreating to the place where my heart _
_ _ _ [D] is beating. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] I see you as a mysterious thing.
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] And I need you [C] _
_ [A#] _ _ [G] as much as a grave can need me. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A#] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ Tonight, [D] we'll ride.
Sing for the dead, sing for the dead.
Sleep on the rest of your life.
Run [A] for [D] a mile, stay for the moment.
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ Sing [D] for the [A] dead, sing for the dead.
[D] Sleep on the rest of your life.
Run for [A] a mile, [D]
stay for the moment.
Stay for the rest of your life. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Sleep on the rest of your life.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] I didn't know [A] so many thoughts in my head.
Faces to [F#m] be so many faces that I [D] long to [G] see.
Standing in front of me tonight, you [A] light a dream to me.
[D] _ _ _
[F#m] Just think [A] about the night before.
So why to me, why do you do this to me?
Why not just let me [F#m] be less?
Come to Pennsylvania [D] and forget it all.
[A] Slow down your rope to the past.
You seem afraid it [F#m] won't last.
Take my advice, [D] go straight instead of [G] now.
Thank you for caring, but [F#m] tonight, tonight,
switching [A] you and [D]
me.
_ [F#m] Just think about [D] the night before.
[G] I couldn't see, it [E] gives me something.
[D] Give me [A] my light, precious light, keep me [F#m] alive.
Give me my hope, give me [D] my [A] energy.
Can't turn my heart to right, precious love.
[F#m] You [E] carry [D] me away.
Carry me away.
Carry me away.
You're going with me.
You're going with [E] me.
You're going [D] with me. _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _