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Can't Not

by Scarth Locke

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All the way down 6/8 Verse 1 E x 4 A x 2 A man and a woman went over a waterfall – A x 3 E x 2 one was a suicide one was a saint E x 4 A x 2 Both of them climbed out of the water laughing A x 3 E x 2 one was the same the other had changed Chorus C# E F#7 (C# / B ) A x 2 and we all go all the way down -- some have already arrived A B F# x 2 E x 4 for me it takes a shipwreck to learn how to dive, to learn how to dive Verse 2 E x 4 A x 2 A boy and his lover swore on a promise ring A x 3 E x 2 Then laughed out loud at the ridiculous thing E x 4 A x 2 Their words were made of paper – stuff that would fall right apart A x 3 E x 2 But words can cut deep when they’re aimed from the heart Chorus repeat Bridge Verse 3 E x 4 A x 2 A man and a mystic went under the ocean A x 3 E x 2 Laughing and crying and speaking in tongues E x 4 A x 2 One of them was breathing the brine A x 3 E x 2 The other had fluid inside of his lungs Chorus Repeat
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Treehouse 03:25
Treehouse Verse 1 G7 We couldn’t find a tree that was big enough A C G7 So we built it on the ground G7 With wood that we found at the houses A C G7 Going up where the forest came down Chorus Gm (D in bass) Dm (C in bass) G7 We built a Tree--- house (x 2) Verse 2 G7 I was righteous when we pulled out the survey stakes A C G7 I was Robin Hood stealing piles of nails G7 We were 12 and we weren’t old enough for irony A C G7 We were 12 and we would never fail Chorus rpt x3 Bridge D / G /D/G /D/G7 Verse 3 G7 It took a summer and some weekends to finish it A C G7 But were gone once the roof went on G7 All the joy that we had in the making A C G7 Disappeared once the making was done Chorus x 3
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Immunity 03:47
Immune System Verse 1 Cmaj –Bbmaj – Am – Fmaj x 3 I never really noticed you were keeping me alive being still and open-eyed. Being here when I arrived and now I’m getting wiser to things you always knew Cmaj – Bbmaj – Am - Dmaj that my traveling mind needs a place to come home Pre-Chorus Fmaj – Cmaj It was me – the games I played with you Am – Cmaj – Dm – Fmaj I was distracted here at first by all the things I want to do Chorus: Fmaj Am Dm Fmaj Am - Dmaj/Fmaj You were my immunity Words don’t ring as true as all the things you do Fmaj Cmaj Am Cmaj Dm – Fmaj x2 You were my immunity and I never even knew I had it so easy Verse 2 Cmaj –Bbmaj – Am – Fmaj x 3 [once through instrumental] Spare the fever, spoil the child, and I cursed at how you kept me from running wild So I slipped over the back gate, singing in the wind Cmaj – Bbmaj – Am - Dmaj And I always thought that you would let me come back in Repeat Pre-chorus Fmaj Cmaj Am Cmaj Dmaj It was you – you protected me. I rejected it at first, but now I see Chorus (w. slight change into bridge) Fmaj Am Dm Fmaj Am - Dmaj You were my immunity Words don’t ring as true as all the things you do Fmaj Cmaj Am Cmaj Dm – Fmaj x2 You were my immunity and I never even knew Bridge Dm Fmaj x8 I had it so easy x8 Repeat Chorus
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Burn 03:23
Burn Chorus: Dm Fmaj Cmaj Bbmaj Fmaj/Am If pain is the only way to learn Dm Fmaj Bbmaj Fmaj/Am Then bright, then hot, then quick, then burn Dm Fmaj Cmaj Bbmaj Fmaj/Am Burn Burn Dm Fmaj Bbmaj Fmaj/Am Burn Burn Burn Dm – Cmaj Verse: Fmaj Dm Cmaj x 4 May rest from your searching, Crack open like a seed May the thing that you want be the thing that you need May you take the blame gently may it never wear you down May those insults glitter on your brow just like a crown, and if Chorus repeat Solo over verse chords After everything that’s happened, you’re still coming back for more May your only disappointment be there’s nothing worse in store Cuz it’s hard to think straight here, hard to not make things worse Even harder still to tell a blessing from a curse, and if… Chorus repeat Bridge: Cmaj Do something for someone Bbmaj Do something for someone Cmaj Do something for someone Bbmaj Do something for someone Chorus Repeat
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Confess 03:27
Confess Intro – Scarth Solo F/C/Dm/A# Confess to me now, let’s make a deal F/C/G#/G/F The falling apart will be easier A#/A/G/F#/D#/D/G Because we’ll know what to expect We might get hurt but we won’t get wet A#/A/G#/G ‘cause we’ll know in advance to wear our raincoats Verse 1 F/C/Dm/A# F/C/G#/G F/C/Dm/A# F/C/G#/G/F/Em/ Confess to me now, let’s see your war plans And let’s see the plans for when you win I guess it won’t change how I surrender I guess it won’t change the fact that this will end in Chorus Dm/G/A# Tears, one way or another Dm/G/A#/A/G#/G What I mean to say is, It’s worth it anyway Inst break (a la verse) F/C/Dm/A# F/C/G#/G F/C/Dm/A# F/C/G#/G – hold on G Verse 2 F/C/Dm/A# F/C/G#/G F/C/Dm/A# F/C/G#/G/F/Em/ I confess to you now I didn’t know How tiny details would destroy me More than any battles I have won Like the green your eyes become when you’ve been crying Chorus repeat Verse 2 repeat
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Daedalus 04:39
Daedalus Verse 1 E G E G Son, I know you’re eager now to leave this house I built for you – there are E G A C E G Hills to be king of in places I never knew oh, but E G E G Son, before you take that leap into the thin, thin air remember please: you might E G A C E Not fly as high as you thought you could, but I don’t measure you by such degrees Chorus C E D G There is room to fly under the sun, over the sea, and if you E D C Want to soar, don’t do it for me Solo over verse progression Verse 2 E G E G have I told you son, what it’s like to be the son of a man always first among his company E G A C E G Never weak, and he expects the same of the boy who sits upon his knee E G E G That boy, he grows up and tries to be the man his father needs him to be E G A C E Of course he fails, but not before he learns how to set his own son free Chorus x2 C/E D G To fly under the sun over the sea (and if you…) E D C Want to soar, don’t do it for me C E D G E D C And together we’ll fly under the sun , over the sea, and if you want to soar, then soar G But don’t do it for me C But don’t do it for me G But don’t do it for me C But don’t do it for me
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Homecoming 03:14
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Same as every Saturday Intro/Outro: D / D / D / D / Bb / C repeat phrase 3 times D / D / D / D / Bb / C / A7 / C7 D x 4 measures A (verse with refrain) D /Bb/D/D7 /G7/C7/Dx4 You come home early find me singing to myself Same as every Saturday A (verse with refrain) D /Bb/D/D7 /G7/C7 /Dx4 I’m standing with you And she takes me somewhere else Same as every Saturday C (break) A7/A7/G7/Em/Dx4 When I leave you waiting, you carry it with grace A7/A7/G7/Em/Dx4 But when the tables turn, I throw it in your face A (verse with refrain) D /Bb/D/D7 /G7/C7 /Dx4 Solo A1 (verse with alt refrain) D /Bb/D/D7 /G7/C7 /Dx2 Somehow I need this just as much as I need you Same as every Saturday (alt refrain) G7/A7/Dx4 Same as every Saturday D (bridge) G7/ G7/A7 / B7 / G7 repeat phrase 3 times G7/ G7/A7/ B7 / C7 / D x 2 What is wrong with me? Don’t ask me to explain ‘Cause I’ll spit our words all day, but there’s only one refrain Intro/Outro D / D / D / D / Bb / C repeat phrase 4 times Don’t Give up on me
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Disillusionment Em – G – D I really don’t think so I really don’t think so I used to believe I was one of the good guys I used to believe that we were gonna get there I used to believe that I would never sacrifice truth for love I used to believe that I could be the one to end our arguments I really don’t think so I really don’t think so now I really don’t think so I really don’t think so now Em G A G Now I see how these stories filled the darkness Em G D And kept me blind to the possibility Em G A G That I could still be loved without a reason Em G A I don’t need some gold-plated destiny I really don’t think so I really don’t think so now I really don’t think so I really don’t think so now (the sun is rising and my tired eyes have never seen a world like this one I really don’t think so) I used to believe I knew what was coming
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Intuition 05:01
Intuition Chorus Dm Cmaj Gmaj Just wait till you get to know me better Dm Cmaj Gmaj You’ll be so amazed what we can do Dm Cmaj Gmaj When you take the time to know me better Dm Cmaj Gmaj When you let me show myself to you Verse1 Dm-Cmaj-Gmaj I know your day is filled with so many things You can’t even keep up with all the songs you sing I ain’t got nothing but time, though—I’m gonna hang around I’m gonna help you build your castle back on the ground Chorus: just wait till you get… Bridge: Bb C Gmaj There was a time when you trusted me like a friend Bb C Gmaj You never doubted but now you wonder if you can depend Listen we we’ve got the same destination – to love and be free And I know that you’re going to get there—you’re going to get there with me Chorus repeat
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With You 03:59

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released April 17, 2014

Mixed by Mark Moore with Scarth Locke
Mastered by Eric Oberthaler at Witch Doctor Mastering
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