We Sing We Dance We Steal Things
Jason Mraz
We Sing We Dance We Steal Things -Jason Mraz 1. Make It Mine e|---3-----7-----5-----5-----7-----6-----6-----8---| B|---5-----7-----5-----7-----8-----8-----6-----8---| G|---4-----7-----5-----7-----7-----8-----7-----9---| D|---5-----7-----5-----7-----9-----8-----8-----10--| A|---3-----9-----7-----5-----7-----6-----8-----10--| E|---3-----7-----5-----5-----7-----6-----6-----8---| Wake up everyone How can you sleep at a time like this Unless the dreamer is the real you Listen to your voice The one that tells you To taste past the tip of your tongue Leap in the net will appear I don’t wanna wake before The dream is over I’m gonna make it mine Yes I I know it I’m gonna make it mine Yes I’ll make it all mine I keep my life on a heavy rotation Requesting that it’s lifting you up up up and away And over to a table at the Gratitude Cafe And I am finally there And all the angels they’ll be singing Ah la la la ah la la la I la la la la love this I don’t wanna break before The tour is over I’m gonna make it mine Yes I I’ll own it I’m gonna make it mine Yes I’ll make it all mine And timing’s everything And this time there’s plenty I am balancing Careful and steady And revelling in energy that everyone’s emitting Well I don’t wanna wait no more Oh I wanna celebrate the whole world I’m gonna make it mine Oh yes I’m following your joy I’m gonna make it mine Because I I am open I’m gonna make it mine That’s why I will show it I’m gonna make it mine Gonna make it mine Oh mine Yes I’ll make it all mine ========================================================================   2. I’m Yours e|---7-----2-----4-----0-----0-----5---| B|---7-----2-----4-----0-----0-----5---| G|---9-----3-----4-----1-----0-----6---| D|---9-----4-----6-----2-----2-----7---| A|---8-----4-----6-----2-----2-----7---| E|---7-----2-----4-----0-----0-----5---| Well you done done me and you bet I felt it I tried to be chill but you’re so hot that I melted I fell right through the cracks now I’m trying to get back Before the cool done run out I’ll be giving it my best test And nothing’s going to stop me but divine intervention I reckon it’s again my turn to win some or learn some But I won’t hesitate no more no more It cannot wait I’m yours Well open up your mind and see like me Open up your plans and then you’re free Look into your heart and you’ll find love love love love Listen to the music of the moment people dance and sing We’re just one big family And it’s our God-forsaken right to be loved loved loved loved loved So I won’t hesitate no more no more It cannot wait I’m sure There’s no need to complicate our time is short This is our fate I’m yours --do do you but do you --do But do you want to come on Scooch on over closer dear And I will nibble your ear I’ve been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer But my breath fogged up the glass And so I drew a new face and I laughed I guess what I be saying is there ain’t no better reason To rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons It’s what we aim to do our name is our virtue But I won’t hesitate no more no more It cannot wait I’m yours Open up your mind and see like me Open up your plans and damn you’re free Look into your heart and you’ll find that the sky is yours (It cannot wait I’m sure) So please don’t please don’t please don’t (There’s no need to complicate) There’s no need to complicate (Our time is short) ’Cause our time is short (This is our fate) This is this is this is our fate I’m yours ========================================================================   3. Lucky (feat. Colbie Caillat) e|---0-----0-----5-----3-----4---| B|---1-----1-----6-----3-----4---| G|---0-----2-----5-----0-----5---| D|---2-----2-----7-----0-----6---| A|---3-----0-----5-----2-----6---| E|---x-----x-----x-----3-----4---| Do you hear me? I’m talking to you Across the water across the deep blue ocean Under the open sky oh my baby I’m trying Boy I hear you in my dreams I feel your whisper across the sea I keep you with me in my heart You make it easier when life gets hard I’m lucky I’m in love with my best friend Lucky to have been where I have been Lucky to be coming home again Ooh oo-ooh oo-ooh They don’t know how long it takes Waiting for a love like this Every time we say goodbye I wish we had one more kiss I’ll wait for you I promise you I will I’m lucky I’m in love with my best friend Lucky to have been where I have been Lucky to be coming home again Lucky we’re in love in every way Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed Lucky to be coming home someday And so I’m sailing through the sea To an island where we’ll meet You’ll hear the music fill the air I’ll put a flower in your hair Though the breezes through the trees Move so pretty you’re all I see As the world keeps spinning ’round You hold me right here right now I’m lucky I’m in love with my best friend Lucky to have been where I have been Lucky to be coming home again Lucky we’re in love in every way Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed Lucky to be coming home someday Ooh oo-ooh oo-ooh Ooh oo-ooh oo-ooh ooh ========================================================================   4. Butterfly CAPO 1 e|---3-----3-----2-----3-----7-----5-----3---| B|---3-----1-----3-----5-----7-----5-----3---| G|---0-----0-----2-----4-----8-----5-----4---| D|---2-----2-----4-----5-----7-----7-----4---| A|---2-----0-----2-----3-----9-----8-----5---| E|---0-----x-----x-----3-----7-----x-----3---| I’m taking a moment just imagining that I’m dancing with you I’m your pole and all you’re wearing is your shoes You got soul you know what to do to turn me on Until I write a song about you And you have your own engaging style And you’ve got the knack to vivify And you make my slacks a little tight You may unfasten them if you like That’s if you crash and spend the night But you don’t fold you don’t fade You got everything you need especially me Sister you’ve got it all You make the call to make my day In your message say my name Your talk is all the talk Sister you’ve got it all You got it all Curl your upper lip up and let me look around Ride your tongue along your bottom lip then bite down And bend your back and ask those hips if I can touch ’Cause they’re the perfect jumping off point Getting closer to your butterfly Will you float on by? Oh kiss me with your eyelashes tonight Or Eskimo your nose real close to mine And let’s mood the lights and finally make it right But you don’t fold you don’t fade You got everything you need especially me Sister you’ve got it all You make the call to make my day In your message say my name Your talk is all the talk Sister you’ve got it all You got it all you got it all you got it all You got it all you got it all you got it all You got it all woo hey baby uh You’ve got it all Doll I need to see you pull your knee socks up Let me feel you upside down slide in slide out Slide over here climb into my mouth now child Butterfly well you landed on my mind Damn right you landed on my ear and then you crawled inside And now I see you perfectly behind closed eyes I want to fly with you and I don’t want to lie to you ’Cause I ’cause I can’t recall a better day So I’m coming to shine on the occasion You’re an open-minded lady you’ve got it all And I never forget a face Except for maybe my own I have my days And let’s face the fact here It’s you who’s got it all You know that fortune favors the brave Well let me get paid while I make your breakfast The rest is up to you you make the call You make the call to make my day In your message say my name Your talk is all the talk Sister you’ve got it all I can’t recall a better day So I’m coming to shine on the occasion Hey sophisticated lady oh you got it all You got it all you got it all You got it all you got it all you got it all You got it all you got it all you got it all You got it all! Hey! You got it all woo! You got it all You got it all You got it all Butterfly baby well you got it all ========================================================================   5. Live High Dsus2 e|---5-----4-----5-----3-----7---| B|---5-----5-----5-----4-----7---| G|---6-----4-----7-----3-----8---| D|---7-----6-----7-----5-----7---| A|---7-----4-----5-----3-----9---| E|---5-----4-----5-----3-----7---| I try to picture a girl through a looking glass Dsus2 Dm7 And see her as a carbon atom see her eyes and stare back at them See the girl as her own new world Dsus2 Dm7 Though her home is on the surface she is still a universe Glory God oh God is peeking through the blinds Dsus2 Are we all here standing naked Taking guesses at the actual date and time Oh my justifying reasons why Dsus2 Dm7 Is an absolutely insane resolution to live by Live high live mighty Live righteously takin’ it easy Live high live mighty Live righteously I try to picture the man to always have an open hand Dsus2 Dm7 See him as a giving tree see him as matter Matter of fact he’s not a beast No not the devil either always a good deed doer Dsus2 Dm7 Well it’s laughter that we’re makin’ after all The call of the wild is still in order nationwide Dsus2 Dm7 A In the order of the primates all our politics are too late Oh my the congregation in my mind Dsus2 Dm7 Is an assembly selling gratitude and practicing their lovin’ of you Live high live mighty Live righteously takin’ it easy Live high live mighty Live righteously And oh let’s take it easy and celebrate the malleable reality Because nothing is ever as it seems this life is but a dream Live high live mighty Live righteously takin’ it easy Live high live mighty Live righteously let’s take it easy Live high live mighty Live righteously takin’ it easy Live high live mighty Live righteously let’s take it easy. ========================================================================   6. Love for a Child CAPO 1 Esus4 e|---5-----4-----3-----5-----3-----7-----0-----0-----4---| B|---5-----5-----4-----5-----5-----7-----0-----0-----5---| G|---6-----6-----3-----7-----4-----8-----2-----1-----4---| D|---7-----6-----5-----7-----5-----7-----2-----2-----6---| A|---7-----4-----3-----5-----3-----9-----2-----2-----4---| E|---5-----4-----3-----5-----3-----7-----0-----0-----4---| / e|---2-----4-----2-----3-----3-----4---| B|---3-----6-----3-----4-----3-----5---| G|---2-----4-----2-----3-----0-----4---| D|---4-----6-----0-----5-----0-----6---| A|---2-----4-----x-----3-----3-----7---| E|---2-----4-----x-----3-----2-----4---| There’s a picture on my kitchen wall Looks like Jesus and his friends involved There’s a party getting started in the yard There’s a couple getting steamy in the car parked in the drive Bm Esus4 E Was I too young to see this with my eyes? By the pool last night apparently The chemicals weren’t mixed properly You hit your head and then forgot your name And then you woke up at the bottom by the drain Bm Esus4 E And now your altitude and memory’s a shame What about taking this empty cup and filling it up With a little bit more of innocence I haven’t had enough it’s probably because when you’re young It’s okay to be easily ignored I like to believe it was all about love for a child And when the house was left in shambles Who was there to handle all the broken bits of glass Was it mom who put my dad out on his ass or the other way around Bm Esus4 E Well I’m far too old to care about that now What about taking this empty cup and filling it up With a little bit more of innocence I haven’t had enough it’s probably because when you’re young It’s okay to be easily ignored I’d like to believe it was all about love for a child It’s kinda nice to work the floor since the divorce I’ve been enjoying both my Christmases and my birthday cakes And taking drugs and making love at far too young an age And they never check to see my grades What a fool I’d be to start complaining now What about taking this empty cup and filling it up With a little bit more of innocence I haven’t had enough it’s probably because when you’re young It’s okay to be easily ignored I’d love to believe it’s all about love for a child It was all about love... ========================================================================   7. Details in the Fabric (feat. James Morrison) CAPO 6 Gsus4 e|---0-----3-----0-----3-----3-----1-----3---| B|---1-----3-----1-----1-----3-----1-----3---| G|---2-----0-----0-----0-----5-----2-----0---| D|---3-----2-----2-----2-----5-----3-----0---| A|---0-----2-----3-----0-----3-----3-----2---| E|---x-----0-----x-----x-----3-----1-----3---| Calm down Deep breaths And get yourself dressed instead Of running around And pulling all your threads saying Breaking yourself up If it’s a broken part replace it But if it’s a broken arm then brace it If it’s a broken heart then face it And hold your own Know your name And go your own way Hold your own Know your own name And go your own way Gsus4 F G And everything will be fine Mmm Hang on Help is on the way Stay strong I’m doing everything And hold your own Know your name And go your own way Hold your own Know your own name And go your own way And everything everything will be fine Everything Are the details in the fabric Are the things that make you panic Are your thoughts results of static cling? Are the things that make you blow Hell no reason go on and scream If you’re shocked it’s just the fault Gsus4 F Of faulty manufacturing. Yeah everything will be fine Everything in no time at all Everything Hold your own And know your name And go your own way Are the details in the fabric (Hold your own know your name) Are the things that make you panic Are your thoughts results of static cling? (Go your own way) Are the details in the fabric (Hold your own know your name) Are the things that make you panic (Go your own way) Is it Mother Nature’s sewing machine? Are the things that make you blow (Hold your own know your name) Hell no reason go on and scream If you’re shocked it’s just the fault (Go your own way) Gsus4 F Of faulty manufacturing Everything will be fine Everything in no time at all Hearts will hold ========================================================================   8. Coyotes CAPO 1 e|---2-----2-----0-----3-----2---| B|---3-----3-----0-----3-----2---| G|---2-----2-----0-----0-----3---| D|---4-----0-----2-----0-----4---| A|---2-----x-----2-----2-----4---| E|---x-----x-----0-----3-----2---| I’m sippin’ coffee at a quarter to two I wake and I’m dialin’ and my mind’s runnin’ to you No wonder I’m a one woman man She keeps my heart in a jar on the nightstand I should tell her that she couldn’t be more Opposite than a foot in the door There’s no one else I would rather go out with That’s hell when I see them standin’ there Me and my mouth we don’t mean to be rushin’ We talk about thee freely ’cos we crushin’ I wanna shake both sides of the butt yeah Theoretically yes ain’t we lucky And when the coyotes they sing in the park It’s when the city lights start fallin’ for the sea While them roads are windin’ down And the flying men’ll hit the ground Every motion is close to the touch And the coyotes sing when they call on your lovin’ Hello we’re comin’ back for more You know why we’re comin’ for you You know we should be we should be together ’Cause once we rock we won’t wanna stop Not today or tomorrow And not today or tomorrow oh no You better lock your doors You know why ’cause we want you ’Cause we like you a lot I wish the world was a lot like you I wish the world would know me through Another opportunity to approach you Another telepathic rendez-vous I wish you well with your walkin’ and joggin’ You got a double side in Mexico I gotta try to keep your attention Gotta write usin’ less emoticons I gotta figure out the snooze alarm I wanna lay in your place till dark I wanna play in the park come on Now let me see your other upper echelon And when the coyotes escape to New York Then the city life has crumbled to the sea And the girls all fall to the lost and found The flying men’ll hit the ground Every motion is closer to touching the coyotes sing When they taste on your lovin’ I’m a coyote and I got a taste for your lovin’ We’re comin’ back for more You know why we’re comin’ for you You know we should be we should be together Because once we rock we won’t wanna stop Not today or tomorrow not today or tomorrow oh no Because once we rock we won’t wanna stop Not today or tomorrow We’re comin’ back for more You know why we’re comin’ for you You know we should be we should be together ’Cause once we rock we won’t wanna stop Not today or tomorrow ========================================================================   9. Only Human e|---1-----3-----0-----0-----0-----8-----3-----6-----0-----2-----4---| B|---1-----3-----0-----1-----2-----9-----3-----6-----1-----2-----4---| G|---2-----0-----0-----2-----1-----10----3-----7-----0-----3-----5---| D|---3-----0-----2-----2-----2-----10----5-----8-----2-----4-----6---| A|---3-----2-----2-----0-----0-----8-----5-----8-----3-----4-----6---| E|---1-----3-----0-----x-----x-----x-----3-----6-----x-----2-----4---| (Jason doesn’t play throughout parts of the song it is all based around a keyboard riff which plays in the parts where there are no chords.) A squirrel in the tree is he watching me Does he give a damn? Does he care who I am? I’m just a man is that all I am Are my manners misinterpreted words or only human? I’m human Murderous crow hey what you know What you reading about what you hold in your toes Is that a twig are you a dove of peace A black dove undercover with another puzzle piece Are you a riddle to solve all along? Or am I over thinking thoughts of human after all Only human Made of flesh made of sand made of you and me The planet’s talking about a revolution The natural laws ain’t got no constitution They’ve got a right to live their own life But we keep paving over paradise ’Cause we’re only human Yes we are only human If it’s our only excuse do you think we’ll keep on being only human Yes we are yes we are Only human only human only human So far: Up in the major’s tree the one he planted back when he was just a boy Think in 1923 Thirty meters and foot take look take climb What you’ll find is the product of a seed The seed is sown all alone It grows above with a heart of love Sharp and shelter of the animals of land and cold weather breathing We’re all breathing in The planet’s talking about a revolution The natural laws ain’t got no constitution They’ve got a right to live their own life But we keep paving over paradise ’Cause we’re only human Yes we are only human If it’s our only excuse do you think we’ll keep on being only human Yes we are only human only human so far so far And this place it will outlive me Before I get to heaven I’ll climb that tree And I will have to give my thanks For giving me the branch to swing on If I ever fall in love I’ll have to give myself a baby I will let my children have their way ’Cause we’re only human yes we are Only human so far so far ========================================================================   10. The Dynamo of Volition e|---2-----2-----3-----5---| B|---3-----2-----3-----3---| G|---2-----2-----0-----4---| D|---4-----4-----0-----3---| A|---2-----4-----2-----5---| E|---x-----2-----3-----5---| I’ve got the dynamo of volition With po-pole position Automatic transmission with lo-ow emissions I’m a brand new addition to the old edition With the love unconditional. I’m a drama abolitionist Damn no opposition to my proposition Half of a man half magician Half a politician holding the mic Like ammunition And my vision is as simple as light. Ain’t no reason we should be in a fight No demolition Get to vote get to say what you like Procreation Compositions already written by themselves Heck is for the people not believin’ in gosh Good Job Get ’em up way high Gimme gimme that high five Good time Get ’em way down low Gimme gimme that low dough Good God Bring ’em back again Gimme gimme that high ten You’re the best definition of good intention. I do not answer the call if I do not know who is calling I guess the whole point of it all is That we never know really I’m tryin’ to keep with the Joneses While waiting for guns and the roses To finish what we all suppose is Gonna be the shit so sue me Oh fist like pumping and wrist lock Twisting up a rizla Kid Icarus on the transistor Nintendo been givin’ me the blister I bend over take it in the kisser My best friends are hittin’ on my sister. Try to tell them that they still wish-a Cause she already got herself a mister And besides that’s gross to want to dis her Didn’t I say Didn’t I say Good Job Get ’em up way high Gimme gimme that high five Good time Get ’em way down low Gimme gimme that low dough Good God Bring ’em back again Gimme gimme that high ten You’re the best definition of good versus evil I do not keep up with statistics I do not sleep without a mistress I do not eat unless it’s fixed with Some kind of sweet like a licorice My home is deep inside the mystics I’m known to keep diggin’ on existence I’m holdin’ in the heat like a fishstick My phone it beeps because I missed it. I do not answer the call if I do not know who is calling I’m making no sense of it all Say can I get a witness I’m only a boy in a story Just a hallucinatory Trippin’ on nothing there is Living in the wilderness With a tiger spot on my back Living life of a cat I just wanna relax here And write another rap tune Driving off on your blind man’s bike You can say just what you like Or nothing can stop you Good Job Get ’em up way high Gimme gimme that high five Good time Get ’em way down low Gimme gimme that low dough Good God Bring ’em back again Gimme gimme that high ten You’re the best You’re the best You’re the best You’re the best You’re the best You’re the best You’re the best Good Job Get ’em up way high Gimme gimme that high five Good time Get ’em way down low Gimme gimme that low dough Good God Bring ’em back again Gimme gimme that high ten You’re the best definition of good intention You’re the best definition of good intention You’re the best definition of good intention You’re the best around ========================================================================   11. If It Kills Me e|---2-----0-----0-----2-----0-----2-----3-----3---| B|---3-----0-----0-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3---| G|---2-----1-----0-----2-----2-----4-----0-----3---| D|---0-----2-----2-----4-----2-----4-----0-----5---| A|---x-----2-----2-----4-----0-----2-----2-----5---| E|---x-----0-----0-----2-----x-----2-----3-----3---| Hello tell me you know yeah you’ve figured me out Something gave it away And it would be such a beautiful moment to see the look on your face To know that I know that you know now And baby that’s a case of my wishful thinking You know nothing ’Cause you and I why we go carrying on for hours on end We get along much better than you and your boyfriend Well all I really want to do is love you A kind much closer than friends use But I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through And all I really want from you is to feel me As the feeling inside keeps building And I will find a way to you if it kills me if it kills me Well how long can I go on like this wishing to kiss you Before I rightly explode And this double life I lead isn’t healthy for me in fact it makes me nervous If I get caught I could be risking it all Well baby there’s a lot that I miss in case I’m wrong All I really want to do is love you A kind much closer than friends use But I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through And all I really want from you is to feel me As the feeling inside keeps building And I will find a way to you if it kills me if it kills me If I should be so bold I’d ask you to hold my heart in your hand Tell you from the start how I’ve longed to be your man But I never said a word I guess I’m gonna miss my chance again All I really want to do is love you A kind much closer than friends use But I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through And all I really want from you is to feel me As the feeling inside keeps building And I will find a way to you if it kills me if it kills me I think it might kill me And all I really want from you is to feel me It’s a feeling inside that keeps building And I will find a way to you if it kills me if it kills me It might kill me ========================================================================   12. A Beautiful Mess e|---0-----4-----2-----5-----7-----2-----4---| B|---0-----4-----2-----5-----7-----2-----4---| G|---1-----4-----2-----6-----8-----3-----5---| D|---2-----6-----4-----7-----9-----4-----6---| A|---2-----6-----4-----7-----9-----4-----6---| E|---0-----4-----2-----5-----7-----2-----4---| You’ve got the best of both worlds You’re the kind of girl who can take down a man And lift him back up again You are strong but you’re needy humble but you’re greedy Based on your body language and shawty cursive I’ve been reading You’re style is quite selective but your mind is rather reckless Well I guess it just suggests that this is just what happi-ness is Hey what a beautiful mess this is It’s like picking up trash in dresses Well it kind of hurts when the kind of words you write And kind of turn them-selves into knives And don’t mind my nerve you can call it fiction ’Cause I like being submerged in your contra-dictions dear ’Cause here we are here we are Although you were biased I love your advice Your comebacks they’re quick and probably Have to do with your insecurities There’s no shame in being crazy depending on how you take these Words they’re paraphrasing this relationship were staging And it’s a beautiful mess yes it is It’s like we’re picking up trash in dresses Well it kind of hurts when the kind of words you say Kind of turn them-selves into blades And the kind and courteous is a life I’ve heard But it’s nice to say that we played in the dirt ’Cause here here we are here we are Here we are here we are Here we are here we are Here we are here we are Here we are we’re still here And what a beautiful mess this is It’s like taking a guess when the only answer is yes And through timeless words and priceless pictures We’ll fly like birds not of this earth And tides they turn and hearts disfigure But that’s no concern when were wounded together And we tore our dresses and stained our shirts But it’s nice today oh the wait was so worth it ========================================================================
