Phosphorescent - Los Angeles

Dm..........Am

the road is alive

Gm................F...........C

everybody's all here

Dm.........Am

I'm closing my eyes

Gm............F.............C

till the colors appear

Dm.............Am

throw me your line

Gm................F...........C

ain't it funny up here

Dm..............Am

to stand in the light

Gm........................................F............C

say I ain't came to Los Angeles just to die

Bb

...........F...................................C............Bb

are you getting a lot of attention baby

............F................................C............Bb

are they coming in every direction baby

............F................................C............Bb

are they covering you up with affection baby

............F................................C............Bb

are they giving you a lot of attention baby

they told me my eyes

would never be clearer

to hold on to mine

make good money out here

they told me those lies

just a grinning from ear to ear

they showed me a lie

they said "here is our offer, ain't it fine"

are you getting a lot of attention baby

are they coming in every direction baby

are they covering you up with affection baby

are they giving you a lot of attention baby

the road is alive

with the trouble and fear

frozen and blind

that's how they couple out here

oh me oh my

they call me colored up here

I looked in their eyes

say I ain't came to Los Angeles just to die

are you getting a lot of attention there

aw your bleeding from every direction ain't you

are they covering you up with affection

are you getting a lot of attention now

Phosphorescent - Walkin'

F#............................................B........F#
after carefully considering the whole situation

F#..........................C#
I stand with my back to the wall

F#....................B................F#
walkin' is better than running away

F#...................C#..............F#
and crawlin' ain't no good at all

so if guilty is the question then truth is the answer
well I've been lying to me all along
cause there ain't nothing worth saving 'cept one-another
so before you wake up I'll be gone

after carefully considering the whole situation
I stand with my back to the wall
walkin' is better than running away
and crawlin' ain't no good at all

after carefully considering the whole situation
I stand with my back to the wall
walkin' is better than running away
and crawlin' ain't no good at all
and crawlin' ain't no good at all

Phosphorescent - The Waves at Night

G..............D...........C..............G
Where are we and where do we

.......C................G...D
And where will we finally

Trade our teeth for rays for wheat
To lay and sleep underneath

...C.........................G
O love too eager to cross

...C..................................G.....D
O love we meet and you pause

...C.........................G
O love too eager to cross

................................D
You see what you’ve lost?

The crazy streets, amazing grief
The taste of sweet offerings
The blazing heat, the naked beasts
Great barrier reefs, all for thee

O love too eager to cross
O love we meet and you pause
O love too eager to cross
You see what you’ve lost?

The waves at night all brave and bright
The dance hall lights, o all your life
To lay and weep, to trade our teeth
To aim and achieve grace and peace

Phosphorescent - Cocaine Lights

Capo I

C
In the darkness

.................Dm
After the cocaine lights

........G
I will miss you

.........C
More than ever

And to color my eyes into rose
Is to ask of my beaten bones
To be less of meat and stone
And more of feather

........................F
But lord they’re rolling me away

...............C
Ain’t they rolling me away

................G...............C
Don’t they roll oh oh oh


In the morning in the kitchen
I can hear my own blood clicking
So I stand there and I listen
Til the glowing begins

There is light that pours sweet from new hips
There is beer that pours sweet through my lips
There is gold where the cold button sits
It’s just a showy amen

And in the hallway, in a slip
She says ‘hey, don’t you like my newest trick’
And I say “yeah that’s a pretty good trick
Would you show me again’

And lord I truly am awake
And lord, truly I am afraid
And, lord, truly I remain…

In the darkness
After the cocaine lights
I will miss you
With no warning

I will recover my sense of grace
And rediscover my rightful place
Yes and cover my face
With the morning