All Things Bright And Beautiful

So I went through all the tabs on here from ATBAB and put them all in one place. I’d like to recognize all the people who actually tabbed these songs and posted them. 1. The Real World: Jesse608 2. Deer In The Headlights: Lucas Johner 3. Angels: Saxophonize -- Check out his cover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Je8x8A0c5E&feature=channel_video_title 4. Dreams Don’t Turn To Dust: frenchboy 5. Honey And The Bee: Lucas Johner (chords)/Random Person (intro) 6. Kamikaze: frenchboy 7. ... 8. Galaxies: frenchboy 9. Hospital Flowers: frenchboy 10. Alligator Sky (.feat Shawn Chrystopher): emsidizi/myself 11. The Yacht Club: Jesse608 12: Plant Life: frenchboy 13. How I Became The Sea: frenchboy 14. Alligator Sky: emsidizi (bonus) Lonely Lullaby: Lucas Johner And now the tabs THE REAL WORLD Tuning: Standard Capo: First Fret [INTRO] [VERSE 1] I saw the autumn leaves Peel up off the street Take wing on the balmy breeze And sweep you off your feet And you blushed as they scooped you up On sugar maple wings To gaze down on the city below Ablaze with wondrous things [CHORUS] Downy feathers kiss your face And flutter everywhere Reality is a lovely place But I wouldn’t wanna live there          I wouldn’t wanna live there [VERSE 2] Weighed down by heavy lids And lunar lullabies I knew you were wide awake ’Cause you smile with your eyes [CHORUS] Downy feathers kiss your face And flutter everywhere Reality is a lovely place But I wouldn’t wanna live there [BRIDGE] From the green belt balcony The wildfires look so pretty Ponderosa canopy I’d never leave if it were up to me To the ruby redwood tree And to the velvet climbing ivy Painted all mahogany I’d never leave if it were up to me (If it were up to me) With a starry brush Paint the dusk venetian blue ’Cause in the evening hush You’ll never believe the view And when the leaves return And their whisperings fill the night They’ll freeze and burn Where fire and ice collide          Where fire and ice collide [CHORUS 2 & 1] Can you feel a silk embrace In the satin air? If we dissolve without a trace Will the real world even care? Downy feathers kiss your face And flutter everywhere Reality is a lovely place But I wouldn’t wanna live there          I wouldn’t wanna live there [OUTRO] I saw the autumn leaves Peel up off the street Take wing on the balmy breeze And sweep you off your feet... DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS Tuning: Standard Capo: None Intro:          x6 Verse 1: Met a girl in the parking lot And all I did was say hello       Her pepper spray made it rather hard For me to walk her home But I guess that’s the way it goes Chorus: Tell me again was it love at first sight When I walked by and you caught my eye Didn’t you know love could shine this bright Well smile because you’re the deer in the headlights Interlude:          x4 Verse 2: Met a girl with a graceful charm But when beauty met the beast he froze       Got the sense I was not her type By black eye and bloody nose But I guess that’s the way it goes Chorus Bridge: It’s suffocating to say But the female mystique takes my breath away So give me a smile or give me a sneer ’Cause I’m trying to guess here Chorus: Tell me again was it love at first sight When I walked by and you caught my eye Didn’t you know love could shine this bright I’m sorry I ever tried (deer in the headlights) Chorus: Tell me again was it love at first sight When I walked by and you caught my eye Didn’t you know love could shine this bright If life was a game you would never play nice If love was a beam you’d be blind in both eyes Put your sunglasses on ’cause you’re a deer in the headlights Ending:          (You’re the deer in the headlights)          x5 (You’re the deer in the headlights) End on D ANGELS Tuning: Standard Capo: First Fret Intro: - - - X2 (Wake me if you’re out there!) Verse: Through the glass in my bedroom window In the bushes far below I thought I saw an unfamiliar shadow   Among the ones I so clearly know. Bridge: I’ve been sleeping with the nightlight unplugged With a note on the rocking chair That says I’m dreaming of the life I once loved So wake me if you’re out there. Chorus: Living close to the ground It’s seventh heaven because there are angels all around Among my frivolous thoughts I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts. So wake me if you’re out there! (Repeat intro verse bridge and chorus) I keep my knees black and blue ’cause they often hit the hardwood floor (Wake me if you’re out there) And I believe so I’m not praying to the ceiling anymore. (Repeat bridge and then play the chorus TWICE) Outro: So if you’re dying to see I guarantee there are angels around your vicinity   DREAMS DON’T TURN TO DUST                                 Tuning: Standard Capo: First Fret                                         Intro (x2):                Verse 1: Splashdown in the silver screen   Into a deep dram-atic scene I swim through the theatre Or maybe I’m just a dreamer! Like a kite in the bright midday Wonder stole my breath away Shy sonata for Mercury The stars always sing so pretty Chorus: This picnic will soon depart   Real life I’m sad to see you go I’ll miss you with all my heart But I’d rather be alone ’Cause I couldn’t live without   The sunsets that dazzle in the dusk So I’ll drag the anchor up And rest assured ’cause dreams don’t turn to dust!       Dreams don’t turn to dust           Verse 2 (as verse 1): I made for the countryside         And my eyes never grew so wide Apple raspberry river blue I don’t wanna leave without you In the sound I’ll gladly drown     Into the emerald underground And I rub my eyes ’cause it’s hard to see Surrounded by all this beauty Chorus: This picnic will soon depart   Real life I’m sad to see you go I’ll miss you with all my heart But I’d rather be alone ’Cause I couldn’t live without   The sunsets that dazzle in the dusk So I’ll drag the anchor up And rest assured ’cause dreams don’t turn to dust! Instrumental and vocals:         I’m sad to see you go       I’d rather be alone Bridge: When tiger eyes begin making you blush! When diamonds boast that they can’t be crushed Let ’em go ’cause dreams don’t turn to dust! Instrumental (x2):                Chorus Ending:      Dreams don’t turn to dust        Dreams don’t turn to dust                 And rest assured cause dreams don’t turn to dust! HONEY AND THE BEE                Tuning: Standard                     Capo: None                                             Intro/Main Rhythm e|-------0------------------------0------------------------------------------| B|------------1---------1--------------1---------1---------------------------| G|-----------------4---------0--------------4---------0----------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------0------------------------0------------------------------------------| B|------------1---------1--------------1---------1---------------------------| G|-----------------2---------0--------------2---------0----------------------| D|-----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Intro (chords): C  F Verse 1: Don’t remind me that somedays I’m a windshield And other days I’m just a lucky bug As cold iron rails Leave old mossy trails through the countryside Verse 2: The crow and the bean field Are my best friends but boy I need a hug (boy I need a hug) Cause my heart stops without you There’s somethin’ about you that makes me feel alive Chorus: If the green left the grass on the other side I would make like a tree and leave But if I reached for your hand would your eyes get wide Who knew the other side could be so green Verse 3: Don’t remind me I’m a chickadee in love with the sky But that’s clearly not a lot to crow about Cause when the stars silhouette me I’m scared they’ll forget me and flicker out Verse 4: I taste honey but I haven’t seen the hive Yeah I didn’t look I didn’t even try But still my heart stops without you Cause of something about you that makes me feel alive Chorus                 Bridge: (Ooooooh) We are the honey and the bee (Ooooooh) Backyard of butterflies surrounded me And I fell in love with you like bees to honey So let’s up and leave the weeping to the willow tree And pour our tears in the sea I swear there’s a lot of vegetables out there that crop up for air And yet I never thought we were two peas in a pod ’Till you suddenly bloomed and I knew That I’d always love you Oh I’ll always love you too Chorus                                              Chorus: If the green left the grass on the other side I would make like a tree and leave But if I reached for your hand would your eyes get wide Who knew the other side could be so green And if I reached for your hand for the rest of my life Who knew the other side could be so green End on C KAMIKAZE Tuning: Standard Capo: First Fret          Intro (x3):    ( the last time) Verse 1:   The princess in her flower bed Pulled the jungle under-ground   Where cherry bombs stain the blackbirds red And explosions never make a sound Chorus: (Oh comet come down!) Kamikaze over me (And I come alive!) My midnight melody (Oh comet come down!)                      Instrumental:                Verse 2:   My captain on a snowy horse Is coming back to take me home (He’s coming back to take me home!) He’ll find me fighting back a terrible force ’Cause I’m not afraid to die alone Chorus 2: (Oh comet come down!) Kamikaze over me (And I come alive!) My midnight melody! (Oh comet come down!) Kamikaze over me (And I come alive!) My midnight melody (Oh comet come down!) Interlude:     (Oh comet come - oh comet come down!)       Ending (x2): (Brave down the open road!) Maybe I’ll ride (And fight back the undertow!) To save my life! (Breathe in the ember glow!) Maybe I’ll fly (And rove where you want to go!) With the eagle eye Eagle eye Eagle eye Eagle eye Eagle eye Eagle eye Eagle eye Eagle eye Eagle eye GALAXIES                         Tuning: Standard                     Capo: First Fret                                       Intro (x2): / Verse 1: Call back the cap-com Tick off the time-bomb   Let felicity fly Armour the airlock Blanket the bedrock And kiss the planet goodbye Chorus:   Dear God I was terribly lost When the galaxies crossed And the Sun went dark Dear God You’re the only North Star I would follow this far Instrumental (x2):    Back to Intro Verse 2: Fight back the flight deck Bring on the breakneck Cue the solar eclipse Summit the sunset Dubtail the dragnet And blow your backbone to bits Chorus Instrumental (x2) Bridge: Oh telescope keep an eye on my only hope Lest I blink and be swept off the narrow road Hercules you’ve got nothing to say to me Cause you’re not the blinding light that I need For He is the saving grace of the galaxies (Galaxies galaxies galaxies galaxies) He is the Saving grace of the galaxies                     Chorus and instrumental (x2) HOSPITAL FLOWERS Tuning: Standard Capo: None Verse 1: I sur-vived a dreadful accident In the car crash of the cen-tury My shattered hopes collapsed on cold cement But in the back of the ambulance I’d never felt so content Pre-chorus: A high-speed collision gave A new sense of sight to me    And now my vision can render the scene    A blurry image of wreckage and roadside debris Happiness returned to me Through a grave emergency Chorus: Da da da da da daaaa   Da da da da da daaaa Instrumental (x2): Verse 2 (as verse 1): I tossed and turned in sterile apathy Until the violets arrived for me The bouquet burst and blossoms filled the room And the police got smaller as they grew taller And taught me to bloom          Pre-chorus Bridge: The curtains decayed the daylight poured in I was never a-fraid of the darkness again My burns were third de-gree But I’d been set free ’Cause grace had finally found its way to me Pre-chorus 2: A high-speed collision gave A new sense of sight to me    And now my vision can render the scene    A blurry image of wreckage and roadside debris Happiness returned to me (Da da da da da daaa) Happiness returned to me (Da da da da da daaa) Happiness returned to me Through a grave emergency Chorus 2: Da da da da da daaaa   Da da da da da daaaa (Through a grave emergency) Da da da da da daaaa Happi-ness returned to me Through a grave emergency ALLIGATOR SKY (.FEAT SHAWN CHRYSTOPHER)                   Tuning: Standard Capo: None                                               Chorus: Where was I when the rockets came to life And carried you away into the alligator sky    Even though I’ll never know what’s up ahead I’m never letting go I’m never letting go Verse 1: Uh uh that’s not a plane that’s me I’m sittin’ where I’m supposed to G                          D   Floatin’ on the cloud can’t nobody come close to The concrete and the sky switch places    G             D So now my ceiling is painted with cosmic spaces A                  Em Firecracker to the moon keep your eyes shut Blastin’ off like a rocket from the ground up  A    Em Heh I used to catch a cab on the Monday G               D Now the taxi’s sellin’ lights on the runway fly A Em Condo on the milky way G    D A house on the cloud and God’s my landlord A               Em And for my rent all I pay is my drive          G     D Got that so If you need me you can find me in the alligator sky Chorus: Where was I when the rockets came to life And carried you away into the alligator sky    Even though I’ll never know what’s up ahead I’m never letting go I’m never letting go Bridge: Rollercoaster through the atmosphere I’m drowning in this starry serenade Where ecstasy becomes cavalier My imagination’s taking me away Reverie whisper in my ear I’m scared to death that I’ll never be afraid Rollercoaster through the atmosphere My imagination’s taking me away Verse 2 A Em Uh now I’mma dance like I never dance G          D Sing like I never sing dream like I’ve never dreamed A    Em Or try to ’cause we’ve been lied to G D That the sun is somethin’ that we can’t fly to A         Em Well I sit on my star and see street lights G         D Look up ha you’ll miss me if you blink twice A Em         G Imagination is hot and if you got it you can meet me When you see me in the alligator sky Chorus: Where was I when the rockets came to life And carried you away into the alligator sky    Even though I’ll never know what’s up ahead I’m never letting go I’m never letting go (KEY CHANGE)           Where was I when the rockets came to life And carried you away into the alligator sky    Even though I’ll never know what’s up ahead I’m never letting go I’m never letting go             The alligator sky           The alligator sky                              The alligator sky               THE YACHT CLUB Tuning: Standard Capo: First Fret          [INTRO] (4x) [VERSE 1] My raw candy passion is bitter-sweet Onto the teeth ’Cause she would rather fall in chocolate Than fall in love especially with me. I stood under the waterfall With a kiwi pineapple parasol As Cinderella dropped the crystal ball                              And made a concrete cavern of caterpillar concert hall. [CHORUS] I wish that we could sail our sad days away forever In deep blue seas of paper maché (Let’s dance in the moonlight!)  A barracuda chased our dog days away forever Let’s sink or swim ’til we fall in love (And dance in the moonlight!)  When we join The Yacht Club. [SHORT INSTRUMENTAL] [VERSE 2] I would rather go swimming with great white sharks Than wade in romance ’Cause I can never find the courage to ask her to dinner or even to dance Don’t sweat under your overcoat ’Cause my heart can’t hover this paddle boat You’ll hit the bottom of the highest note And the chatty tree frogs will never wanna leave your throat. [CHORUS] I wish that we could sail our sad days away forever In deep blue seas of paper maché (Let’s dance in the moonlight!)  A barracuda chased our dog days away forever Let’s sink or swim ’til we fall in love (And dance in the moonlight!)  When we join The Yacht Club. [SHORT INSTRUMENTAL 2]      -      - [BRIDGE] (Let go of the world you know And plug in the party lights) Soak your cares in the solar flares That light up these island nights (Orange eclipse I can taste your lips In the citrus afternoon) If you can fly don’t stop at the sky ’Cause there’s footprints on the Moon. (It was you...) [SHORT INSTRUMENTAL 3] [Repeat] [CHORUS] I wish that we could sail our sad days away forever In deep blue seas of paper maché (Let’s dance in the moonlight!)  A barracuda chased our dog days away forever Let’s sink or swim ’til we fall in love (And dance in the moonlight!)  When we join The Yacht Club. [OUTRO]            (Let’s dance in the moonlight!) When we join The Yacht Club. [Fading Out] PLANT LIFE                       Tuning: Standard                     Capo: Third Fret                                       Special chords: /      /      /      /    |-X-|    |-3-|    |-X-|    |-3-| |-X-|    |-0-|    |-X-|    |-3-| |-2-|    |-0-|    |-X-|    |-4-| |-2-|    |-0-|    |-1-|    |-X-| |-4-|    |-2-|    |-2-|    |-X-| |-X-|    |-X-|    |-X-|    |-X-| I saw a ghost on the stairs And sheets on the tables and chairs The silverware swam with the sharks in the sink Even so I don’t know what to think I’ve been longing for Daisies to push through the floor And I wish plant life would grow all around me So I won’t feel dead anymore So I won’t feel dead anymore I saw a bear in the den Reading my textbooks again That bats flowed like traffic as they poured from the attic Heaven knows I could really use a friend I’d rather waltz than just walk through the forest The trees keep the tempo and they sway in time Quartet of crickets chime in for the chorus If I were to pluck on their heartstrings would you strum on mine? Instrumental (x2):        I’ve been longing for Daisies to push through the floor And I wish plant life would grow all around me So I won’t feel dead anymore So I won’t feel dead anymore Your spirit is sweet so pull off your sheet And give me a ghost of a smile Show me your teeth ’cause you’re teddy beneath So just grin and bear it a while Just grin and bear it a while I’d rather waltz than just walk through the forest The trees keep the tempo and they sway in time Quartet of crickets chime in for the chorus If I were to pluck on their heartstrings would you strum on mine? Instrumental (x2):        To-night I’m busting out Of this old haunted house ’Cause I’m sick of waiting for All the spider webs to grow all around me ’Cause I don’t feel dead anymore And I’m not afraid anymore I’d rather waltz than just walk through the forest The trees keep the tempo and they sway in time Quartet of crickets chime in for the chorus If I were to pluck on their heartstrings would you strum on mine? Instrumental: / / If I were to pluck on their heartstrings would you strum on mine? HOW I BECAME THE SEA Tuning: Standard        Capo: None              Verse 1:   June was the lobster shell I dug by hand A haven that hid me well Beneath the sand   The white windy waves washed in But I stayed dry The great breakers broke again ’Cause I’m on and off inside Chorus: And then when the empress run aground And my eyes turned blue and green I heard a gorgeous sound And that’s when it became a dream When the sky fell in   When the hurricanes came for me I could finally crash again And that’s how I became the sea               Verse 2 (same as verse 1): I wrenched the engines off   And dragged them down       The depths turned the iron soft As they swiftly drowned And I brought the ocean side To its rusty knees                  As I felt the even tide      Deep in my shallow dreams Chorus: And then when the empress run aground And my eyes turned blue and green I heard a gorgeous sound And that’s when it became a dream When the sky fell in   When the hurricanes came for me I could finally crash again And that’s how I became the sea Instrumental (x2):       /       Chorus 2: (When the sky fell in) When the sky fell in (When the sky fell in) When the hurricanes came for me I could finally crash again And that’s how I became the sea (How I became the sea) That’s how I became the sea (How I became the sea) That’s how I became the sea                        ALLIGATOR SKY               Tuning: Standard             Capo: None                                           CHORUS: Where was I when the rockets came to life And carried you away into the alligator sky    Even though I’ll never know what’s up ahead I’m never letting go I’m never letting go VERSE: Remember to breathe because it’ll take your breath away When the engines cough and you blast off     Ignite the night with a firecracker flash     Remember to live ’cause you’re gonna be thrilled to death When the stars collide and your eyes grow wide     Take it in with your breath against the glass     Remember to dream because it’s gonna be a starry night Over every town if you look down     So harmonize with the singing satellites     Remember to scream because you’re gonna be lost for words When the sparks erupt and they light you up     Dip your toes in the galaxy ’cause it’s yours to explore tonight CHORUS: Where was I when the rockets came to life And carried you away into the alligator sky    Even though I’ll never know what’s up ahead I’m never letting go I’m never letting go        BRIDGE: Rollercoaster through the atmosphere I’m drowning in this starry serenade Where ecstasy becomes cavalier My imagination’s taking me away Reverie whisper in my ear I’m scared to death that I’ll never be afraid Rollercoaster through the atmosphere My imagination’s taking me away VERSE:    Let’s hear it for the Universe Where it never hurts Diving in head-first    Take a taste of the melting milky Way    And remember to laugh ’cause you’re living in a crazy world Where you’ll never guess what could happen next    Give the outer limits my regards as you float to fly away CHORUS: Where was I when the rockets came to life And carried you away into the alligator sky    Even though I’ll never know what’s up ahead I’m never letting go I’m never letting go (KEY CHANGE) Where was I when the rockets came to life And carried you away into the alligator sky    Even though I’ll never know what’s up ahead I’m never letting go I’m never letting go         The alligator sky          The alligator sky                            The alligator sky               LONELY LULLABY             Tuning: Down 1/2 step      Capo: None                                           Intro:                Verse 1: D      Am      G Symphony of silver tears D   C          G
 Sing to me and sooth the ring in my ears D        Am   G
 Overcast these gloomy nights wear on But I’m holding fast because it’s darkest just before the dawn
 Pre-Chorus: Am     F    C I sang my princess fast asleep G        Am ’Cause she was my dream come true F            C            G Oh Annmarie believe me I loved you Am        F           C But now those lonely lullabies       G       Dm Just dampen my tired eyes    F G Because I can’t forget you Dm    F G Because I can’t forget you Chorus: D         Am
 I’ll dissolve when the rain pours in C      G
   When the nightmares take me D         Am        I will scream with the howling wind C        G                    D ’Cause it’s a bitter world and I’d rather dream Interlude:         x2 Verse 2: Dizzy love turned a star lily pink And hung above our lids too flushed to blink But icy blue froze the fairytale cold Though I treasured you and you sparkled with someone to hold
 Pre-Chorus Chorus x2 Interlude ("And I’d rather dream" after the first part) Bridge:      Annmarie              I’ll never forget you Annmarie                   I’ll never forget you Annmarie     (remember me) I’ll never forget you Annmarie     (remember me) I’ll never forget you Annmarie     (remember me) I’ll never forget you   End on F