Monday, June 16, 2014

Chelsea Hotel No.1 and No.2

Chelsea Hotel No.2 by Leonard Cohen is pretty well known, and covered recently by Lana Del Rey.

My favourite version is by Rufus Wainwright III who is a friend of Leonard's son I believe.

Whatever became of Chelsea Hotel No.1? It's here.

   C                     G              F           C
I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel,
                  C            G                  Am
You were talking so brave and so sweet.
C                G                    F      C
Giving me head on the unmade bed
                  F                                 G
While the limousines wait in the street
Am                                         F
Those were the reasons and that was New York,
                  C                    E                     Am
We were running for the money and the flesh
         F                                         C
And that was called love for the workers in song,
                  F                                   G
Probably still is for those of them left.

               Am                     F
And then you got away, didn't you, baby?
         C                      Em             Am
You just turned your back on the crowd.
         F                           C
You got away, I never once heard you say,
   F                            C               F                C
"I need you, I don't need you, I need you, I don't need you,"
       F                  Am        G
And all of that jiving around.

     C                       G           F             C
I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel,
         C            G           Am
You were famous, your heart was a legend.
C         G           F      C
You told me again you preferred handsome men,
           F                     G
But for me you would make an exception.
Am                         F
And clenching your fist for the ones like us
        C               Em             Am
Who are oppressed by the figures of beauty,
    F                       C
You fixed yourself, you said, "Well, never mind,
         F                      G
We are ugly but we have the music."

CHORUS

        C       G               F         C
I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best
        C             G           Am
I can't keep track of each fallen robin.
    C          G           F       C
I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel,
     F                          G (Not Played)
That all, I don't think of you that often.

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Orange Is The New Black Theme - Regina Spektor, The Second Time Around

Originally in Bbm, by Regina Ilyinichna Spektor (No relation to Phil). I've done it in Dm, better for my voice.

Dm
The animals, the animals
C                                  Dm
Trapped, trapped, trapped 'till the cage is full
The cage is full, Stay awake
C                Dm
In the dark, count mistakes
The light was off but now it's on
C                         Dm
Searching the ground for a bitter song
The sun is out, the day is new
C
And everyone is waiting, waiting on you

        Gm           F   Am  Gm  Dm
And you've got ti                   me
    Gm    F   Am  Gm  Dm
And you've got ti       me

Bb               F
Think of all the roads
Bb                 F
Think of all their crossings
Bb              F
Taking steps is easy
                  Dm
Standing still is hard
Bb                 F
Remember all their faces
Bb                 F
Remember all their voices
Bb            F
Everything is different
                 Dm
The second time around

Bb Am Gm F Dm
Bb Am Gm F Dm
Bb Am Gm F Dm

Dm
The animals, the animals
C                                  Dm
Trapped, trapped, trapped 'till the cage is full
The cage is full, Stay awake
C           Dm
In the dark, count mistakes
The light was off but now it's on
C                         Dm
Searching the ground for a bitter song
The sun is out, the day is new
C
And everyone is waiting, waiting on you

    Gm    F   Am  Gm  Dm
And you've got ti       me
    Gm    F   Am  Gm  Dm
And you've got ti       me
    Bb     Am  Gm  Fm  Dm
And you've got ti       me

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