Category Archives: Toad The Wet Sprocket

Woodburning

Posted on April 2, 2012 by admin

Chords and lyrics for Woodburning by Toad The Wet Sprocket

intro 

 

E 

 

G 

 

D 

 

A 

(4X)

 

verse1 

 

E 

Say

G 

what

D 

I

A 

need  

E 

I kick you

G 

dow

D 

n

A 

 

E 

No

G 

I’m

D 

fine  

A 

don’t 

 

you

E 

hang

G 

arou

D 

nd

A 

 

And I  

G 

find 

 

my

C 

self

C 

here in  

G 

another

C 

home

C 

 

Where everything  

G 

moves so  

C 

slow s

B 

o 

 

 

A 

tired

 

chorus1 

 

E 

Take the  

G 

longest 

 

day

 

D 

Throw it  

A 

all 

 

away

 

E 

I can’t  

G 

stand 

 

it

 

But  

D 

I can’t do  

A 

anything

 

E 

Every 

 

d

G 

ay’s the same

 

D 

Nothing 

 

 

A 

ever 

 

change

 

E 

I can’t  

G 

stand 

 

it

 

But  

D 

I can’t do  

A 

anything

 

verse2 

 

E 

You should  

G 

know by  

D 

now  

A 

we’re all  

E 

liars

G 

D 

A 

 

E 

Take me  

G 

where you  

D 

go  

A 

only 

 

 

E 

higher

G 

D 

A 

 

chorus2 

 

E 

Take the  

G 

longest 

 

day

 

D 

Throw it  

A 

all 

 

away

 

E 

I can’t  

G 

stand 

 

it

 

But  

D 

I can’t do  

A 

anything

 

E 

Every 

 

d

G 

ay’s the same

 

D 

Nothing 

 

 

A 

ever 

 

change

 

E 

I can’t  

G 

stand 

 

it

 

But  

D 

I can’t do  

A 

anything

 

bridge 

 

E 

 

G 

 

D 

 

A 

Can’t do anything

 

E 

 

G 

 

D 

 

A 

 

E 

Anything you w

Asus2 

an

G 

t

A 

 

E 

Anything you w

Asus2 

an

G 

t

A 

 

Any

E/D 

thin

G 

g

A 

C 

 

chorus 

 

E 

Take the  

G 

longest 

 

day

 

D 

Throw it  

A 

all 

 

away

 

E 

I can’t  

G 

stand 

 

it

 

But  

D 

I can’t do  

A 

anything

 

E 

Every 

 

d

G 

ay’s the same

 

D 

Nothing 

 

 

A 

ever 

 

change

 

E 

I can’t  

G 

stand 

 

it

 

But  

D 

I can’t do  

A 

anything

 

E 

I can’t  

G 

stand 

 

it

 

But  

D 

I can’t do  

A 

anything

 

E 

I can’t  

G 

stand 

 

it

 

But  

D 

I can’t do  

A 

anything

 

outro 

 

G 

 

C 

 

C 

Here in  

G 

another 

 

 

C 

home

C 

 

Where everything  

G 

moves so  

C 

slow  

B 

so 

 

 

A 

tired

Windmills

Posted on April 2, 2012 by admin

Chords and lyrics for Windmills by Toad The Wet Sprocket

A 

There’s 

 

 

E 

something that you  

B 

won’t 

 

show

 

A 

W

E 

aiting where the l

B 

ight 

 

goes

 

A 

Maybe 

 

 

E 

anyway the  

B 

wind 

 

blows

 

A 

It’s 

 

 

C#m 

all 

 

worth

B 

waiting

A 

for

E 

…

 

C#m 

Pull on the

G# 

borders 

 

t

F#m 

o lighten  

A 

the 

 

load

 

C#m 

Tell all the

B 

passengers

C 

we’re 

 

going

G 

hom

F 

e

E 

Way Away

Posted on April 2, 2012 by admin

Chords and lyrics for Way Away by Toad The Wet Sprocket

D Em G (3x)

 

verse1 

D 

Line of people to  

Em 

pass 

 

you

G 

by,

 

Posing  

D 

sympathy with its  

Em 

whitewash

G 

eyes

D 

Ladies feigning their  

Em 

mourning

G 

cries

 

And the  

D 

men shaking hands

Em 

G 

 

chorus 

A 

Weigh  

G 

Away

A 

Way 

 

 

G 

away

G 

All the  

C 

pictures in your mind

 

As you’re  

G 

passed the thousandth time

 

Thousandth  

Em 

photograph

G 

 

verse2 

D 

Listen to sympat

Em 

hetic

G 

lies

 

As their  

D 

reasons change under  

Em 

mourning

G 

guise

 

With the  

D 

gentlemen feigning  

Em 

sorrowed

G 

sighs

 

And  

D 

drinking 

 

champagne

Em 

G 

 

chorus 

A 

Weigh 

 

 

G 

Away

A 

Way 

 

 

G 

away

G 

As all the  

C 

people pass and pose

 

You hold  

G 

back the tears and hold

 

On to  

Em 

memories

G 

 

verse3 

D 

Small talk hangs like a  

Em 

dirty

G 

cloud

 

Saying  

D 

nothing real but  

Em 

deafening

G 

loud

 

An  

D 

urge to run away  

Em 

from 

 

the

G 

crowd

 

And  

D 

mourn all alone

Em 

G 

D 

Make a promise to  

Em 

no

G 

-one

D 

Wondering if you’d  

Em 

been 

 

wort

G 

hwhile

D 

Turn away from the  

Em 

cha

G 

tter

 

And the  

D 

hungry 

 

smiles

Em 

G 

Walk On The Ocean

Posted on April 2, 2012 by admin

Chords and lyrics for Walk On The Ocean by Toad The Wet Sprocket

verse1 

 

We spotted the  

G 

oc

C 

ea

G 

n at the  

C 

head of the  

G 

trail from E to G here, or not)

C 

where are we  

G 

go

C 

in

G 

g, so far  

A 

away? from the 2nd fret to the 3rd fret)

A 

A 

Now somebody  

G 

to

C 

ld

G 

me that  

C 

this is the  

G 

place

 

Where  

C 

everything’s 

 

 

G 

be

C 

tt

G 

er, and everyth

A 

ing’s safe in fact,

A 

do it for every A)

 

chorus 

A 

Walk on the  

G 

ocean Step on the  

D 

stones

A 

A 

Flesh becomes  

G 

water Wood becomes  

D 

bone

A 

 

verse2 

A 

Half an hour  

G 

la

C 

te

G 

r we  

C 

packed up our  

G 

things

C 

Said we’d send  

G 

le

C 

tt

G 

ers, and all of those  

A 

little 

 

things

A 

And they knew we were  

G 

ly

C 

in

G 

g, but they  

C 

smiled just the  

G 

same

 

It  

C 

seemed they’d  

G 

al

C 

re

G 

ady forgotten we  

A 

came

same as above

just play the chords to the chorus

 

verse3 

A 

Back at the  

G 

ho

C 

me

G 

stead, where the  

C 

air makes you  

G 

choke

 

And  

C 

people don’t  

G 

kn

C 

ow

G 

you and trust is a  

A 

joke

A 

We don’t even have  

G 

pi

C 

ct

G 

ures, just  

C 

memories to  

G 

hold

 

That grow  

C 

sweeter each  

G 

se

C 

as

G 

on as we slowly grow  

A 

old

 

 

B 

 

E 

 

Db 

 

Abm 

 

F# 

 

|  

B 

 

E 

| 

 

 

B 

 

Db 

| 

 

 

Abm 

 

E 

| 

 

 

B 

 

Db 

| 

 

 

B 

 

E 

| 

 

 

B 

 

F# 

| 

 

 

Db 

| 

 

 

Db 

 

|  

Abm 

 

F# 

| 

 

 

B 

| 

 

 

F# 

| 

 

 

Db 

| 

 

 

Abm 

 

F# 

| 

 

 

B 

| 

 

 

F# 

| 

 

 

Db 

||

Throw It All Away

Posted on April 2, 2012 by admin

Chords and lyrics for Throw It All Away by Toad The Wet Sprocket

 

Take Your  

G 

Cautionary 

 

Tales

 

and take your  

Em 

incremental 

 

gains

 

and all the  

C 

sycophanic 

 

games

D 

 

and throw it all  

G 

away

G 

burn your tv in your yard

 

and gather ‘r

Em 

ound it with your friends

 

and warm your  

C 

hands upon the fire

D 

 

and start again

G 

 

take the  

C 

story you’ve been sold

 

the lies that  

G 

justify the pai

Em 

n

 

the guilt that  

C 

weighs upon your soul

D 

 

and throw ‘em all awa

G 

y

 

tear up the  

G 

calendar you bought

 

throw the p

Em 

ieces to the sky

 

confetti  

C 

falling down like rain

 

like a  

D 

parade to usher in your life

G 

 

take the  

C 

dreams that should’ve died

 

the ones that  

G 

kept you lying awa

Em 

ke

 

when you s

C 

hould’ve been alright

D 

 

and throw ‘em all away

G 

 

With the  

F 

time 

 

 

C 

I 

 

 

G 

waste on a  

F 

life I n

C 

ever 

 

 

G 

had

 

I could?ve  

F 

turned 

 

 

C 

myse

G 

lf into a better m

D 

an

 

?cos there ain?t  

C 

nothing you can buy

 

there is  

G 

nothing you can  

Em 

save

 

to fill the  

C 

hole inside your hear

D 

t

 

so throw it all  

Em 

away

G 

 

won?t fill the h

C 

ole inside your heart

D 

 

G 

help me to empty this house

Em 

the wool I?ve gathered all these days

C 

and thought I couldn?t do without

 

and  

D 

throw it all  

G 

away

The Nightingale Song

Posted on April 2, 2012 by admin

Chords and lyrics for The Nightingale Song by Toad The Wet Sprocket

we sing the the nightingale song alive

 

chorus 

F 

And little ever changes

Am 

If anything at all

G 

But the song sings loudly  

C 

through these  

G 

halls

we sing the nightingale song alive

 

chorus 

F 

And little ever changes when you

Am 

View it from the sky

G 

The damage we encounter

C 

The earth just passes by

F 

And little ever changes

Am 

If anything at all

G 

And we remind ourselves how  

C 

small we  

G 

are

Stories I Tell

Posted on April 2, 2012 by admin

Chords and lyrics for Stories I Tell by Toad The Wet Sprocket

 

 

C#m 

 

A 

 

C#m 

 

A 

 

C#m 

 

A 

 

C#m 

 

Asus2 

 

C#m 

Don~t give m

A 

e answers  

C#m 

or I woul

A 

d 

 

refu

C#m 

se

A 

C#m 

Asus2 

C#m 

Yes is  

A 

a word for whi

C#m 

ch I have

A 

no 

 

us

C#m 

e

A 

C#m 

Asus2 

C#m 

And I wasn~

A 

t looking fo

C#m 

r 

 

heaven

A 

or 

 

he

C#m 

ll

A 

C#m 

Asus2 

 

C#m 

 

A 

 

C#m 

 

A 

 

C#m 

 

A 

 

C#m 

 

Asus2 

 

C#m 

What is  

A 

a 

 

blessing?

C#m 

What 

 

i

A 

s a dream?

C#m 

Caught 

 

betwee

A 

n portraits an

C#m 

d none~s what

Asus2 

it 

 

seems

 

And  

C#m 

why is i

A 

t some would  

C#m 

expect 

 

there~

A 

s a change

 

When I  

C#m 

feel I~m  

A 

a part of so

C#m 

mething I ca

Asus2 

n~t 

 

se

 

e

 

C#m 

 

A 

 

C#m 

 

A 

 

C#m 

 

A 

 

C#m 

 

Asus2 

 

C#m 

Don~t ask m

A 

e questions  

C#m 

or I wil

A 

l 

 

retr

C#m 

eat

A 

C#m 

Asus2 

C#m 

Fame is  

A 

a cancer an

C#m 

d 

 

e

A 

go its se

C#m 

ed

A 

C#m 

Asus2 

 

Now

C#m 

I 

 

wasn~

A 

t looking fo

C#m 

r 

 

heave

A 

n or he

C#m 

ll

A 

C#m 

Asus2 

 

Instrumental:  

C#m 

 

A 

 

C#m 

 

A 

 

C#m 

 

A 

 

C#m 

 

A 

 

 

C#m 

 

A 

 

C#m 

 

A 

 

C#m 

 

A 

 

C#m 

 

A 

 

B 

Do you ever won

A 

der?

F#m 

Did you eve

G#m 

r care to storie

B 

s I tell

 

Stories  

A 

I 

 

tell

C#m 

C#m 

Sto.

A 

….

C#m 

.r

A 

ies

C#m 

I..

A 

. te

C#m 

ll…

Asus2 

..

 

 

C#m 

 

A 

 

C#m 

 

A 

 

C#m 

Subtle 

 

s

A 

alvation 

 

i

C#m 

n poems  

A 

and 

 

pros

C#m 

Hiding 

 

ou

A 

r heads in  

C#m 

a 

 

shadow

A 

of 

 

home

C#m 

I 

 

wasn~t

A 

looking 

 

fo

C#m 

r wreaths or f

A 

or 

 

bells

 

Just  

C#m 

someone 

 

t

A 

o listen t

C#m 

o 

 

storie

A 

s I tell

 

Stori

C#m 

es 

 

 

A 

I 

 

tell

C#m 

Somethings Always Wrong

Posted on April 2, 2012 by admin

Chords and lyrics for Somethings Always Wrong by Toad The Wet Sprocket

the riff 

 

intro 

 

G 

 

A 

 

Gbm 

 

Bm 

 

A 

 

G 

 

A 

 

Bm 

 

A 

 

E 

 

verse1 

Another day I call and never speak

And you would say nothing’s changed at all

And I can’t feel much hope for anything

If I won’t be there to catch you if you fall

 

chorus 

Again

It seems we meet

In the spaces

In between

We always say

It won’t be long

But something’s always wrong

 

play riff here 

 

verse2 

Another game of putting things aside

As if we’ll come back to them some time

A brace of hope a pride of innocence

And you would say something has gone wrong

 

chorus 

Again

It seems we meet

In the spaces

In between

We always say

It won’t be long

But something’s always wrong

 

bridge 

Li – ah – ha – ah (something like that )

Li – ah – ha – ah

Li – ah – ha – ah

Li – ah – ha – ah

 

chorus 

Again

It seems we meet

In the spaces

In between

We always say

It won’t be long

But something’s always wrong

Something’s always wrong

Something’s always wrong

 

play riff here 

 

repeat intro chords until done 

Something To Say

Posted on April 2, 2012 by admin

Chords and lyrics for Something To Say by Toad The Wet Sprocket

C G Am G C D Em

C 

 

G 

 

Am 

 

G 

 

C 

 

D 

 

G 

 

verse1 

C 

He’s got a  

G 

thing about  

C 

losin’ 

 

 

G 

control

C 

carries it a  

G 

mile just to see  

Em 

how far he’ll

D 

go

C 

He brushes up his  

G 

chops as he  

C 

tries to fake a  

G 

smile

 

A  

C 

friend indeed  

G 

when I need  

A 

someone to stay a while

C 

Someone to stay a while

 

chorus 

F 

You can bend my  

G 

ear, we will  

C 

talk all  

G 

day

 

Just make  

Am 

sure 

 

I’m

Em 

around when yo

D 

u finally got something to say

 

verse2 

G 

He drops  

C 

hints but he won’t  

G 

tell you what’s  

C 

really on his  

G 

mind

 

But I  

C 

know if I  

G 

look it’s  

Em 

easy 

 

to

D 

find

 

He’s got a  

C 

way with his  

G 

anger, a  

C 

way he lets it  

G 

show

 

Like the  

C 

smoldering 

 

 

G 

smoke when the  

A 

fire’s left to coals

C 

Fire’s left to coals.

 

chorus 

F 

You can take me  

G 

down, you can  

C 

show me your  

G 

home

C 

Not the place where  

D 

you live, but the  

G 

place where you  

Em 

belong

F 

You can bend my  

G 

ear, we will  

C 

talk all  

G 

day

 

Just make  

Am 

sure 

 

I’m

Em 

around when you’v

D 

e finally got something t

C 

o 

 

say

C D G Em

 

C 

 

D 

?

Bb 

And what do you mean by

C 

I 

 

don’t

F 

deserve 

 

this

G 

life?

Em 

 

verse3 

 

Well, his  

C 

door’s always  

G 

open, he’s  

C 

always got the  

G 

time

 

To  

C 

give a little  

G 

something, even  

Em 

though he gets

D 

behind

 

Your  

C 

trips become  

G 

his, and your  

C 

lives are  

G 

entwined

 

But like the  

C 

horse with the  

G 

junkie, it’s  

A 

all in your mind

C 

All in your mind.

 

chorus 

F 

You can take me  

G 

down, you can  

C 

show me your  

G 

home

C 

Not the place where  

D 

you live, but the  

G 

place where you  

Em 

belong

F 

You can bend my  

G 

ear, we will  

C 

talk all  

G 

day

 

Just make  

Am 

sure 

 

I’m

Em 

around when you’v

D 

e finally got something t

C 

o 

 

say

 

C 

 

G 

 

Am 

 

G 

 

C 

 

D 

 

G 

 

C 

Finally got  

G 

something, 

 

 

Am 

finally 

 

got

G 

something,

C 

Finally got  

D 

something to  

Em 

say

 

C 

 

G 

 

Am 

 

G 

 

C 

 

D 

 

G 

Rock And Roll All Night

Posted on April 2, 2012 by admin

Chords and lyrics for Rock And Roll All Night by Toad The Wet Sprocket

D 

You show us ev’ry  

A 

thing you’ve got

D 

You keep on dancin’ and the  

A 

room gets hot

G 

You drive us  

A 

wild, we’ll drive you  

Cadd9 

crazy

 

all verses like the previous verse 

 

F 

Hey you keep on shouting…

G 

hey you keep on shouting

 

D 

I wanna  

D7 

rock & roll all

A 

nite

G 

…’n’ party every day

D 

I wanna  

D7 

rock & roll all

A 

nite

G 

…’n’ arty every day