HALCYON DAYS – ELLIE GOULDING
1) BURN
Capo VI
Em C G D
We, we don't have to worry bout nothing
Em C G D
Cause we got the fire, and we're burning one hell of a something
Em C G D
They, they gonna see us from outer space, outer space
Em C G D
Light it up, like we're the stars of the human race, human race
Em C G D
When the lights turned down, they don't know what they heard
Em C G D
Strike the match, play it loud, giving love to the world
Em C G D
We'll be raising our hands, shining up to the sky
Em C G D
Cause we got the fire, fire, fire, yeah we got the fire fire fire
Chorus:
Em C
And we gonna let it burn burn burn burn
G D
We gonna let it burn burn burn burn
Em C
Gonna let it burn burn burn burn
G D
We gonna let it burn burn burn burn
Em C G D
We don't wanna leave, no, we just gonna be right now
Em C G D
And what we see, is everybody's on the floor acting crazy getting low go till the lights out
Em C G D
The music sounds, I'm waking up, we stop the vibe, and we bump it up
Em C G D
And it's over now, we got the love, there's no secret now, no secret now
Em C G D
When the lights turned down, they don't know what they heard
Em C G D
Strike the match, play it loud, giving love to the world
Em C G D
We'll be raising our hands, shining up to the sky
Em C G D
Cause we got the fire, fire, fire, yeah we got the fire fire fire
Chorus:
Em C
And we gonna let it burn burn burn burn
G D
We gonna let it burn burn burn burn
Em C
Gonna let it burn burn burn burn
G D
We gonna let it burn burn burn burn
Em C G D
When the lights turned down, they don't know what they heard
Em C G D
Strike the match, play it loud, giving love to the world
G D
We gonna let it burn burn burn burn
Em C
Gonna let it burn burn burn burn
Em C
We can light it up up up
G D
So they can't put it out out out (x4)
1) GOODNESS GRACIOUS
Intro: E A (0:14)
E B A
I lost a signal and put you away
C#m G#m A E
Swore upon my sun I'd save you for a rainy day
B A
Loosened the noose then let go of the rope
C#m G#m A E
I know if it's never coming back it has to go
E
I keep calling your name
(I keep calling your name)
I wanna hold you close
But I never wanna feel ashamed
So I keep calling at night
(I keep calling at night)
I wanna hold you close
I just never wanna hold you tight
Chorus:
C#m E
Goodness gracious I can't seem to stop
A
Calling you up
Calling you up
C#m
Just to keep crawling to your arms
E
Goodness gracious I can't seem to stop
A
Calling you up
Calling you up
C#m E A
Just to keep crawling to your arms
E B A
I found the weakness and put it to play
C#m G#m A E
Swore upon the stars I'd keep you til a nightless day
E B A
Shake my head dizzy so I'll never know
C#m G#m A E
You said if you're never coming back you have to go
E
I keep calling your name
(I keep calling your name)
I wanna hold you close
But I never wanna feel ashamed
So I keep calling at night
(I keep calling at night)
I wanna hold you close
I just never wanna hold you tight
Chorus:
C#m E
Goodness gracious I can't seem to stop
A
Calling you up
Calling you up
C#m
Just to keep crawling to your arms
E
Goodness gracious I can't seem to stop
A
Calling you up
Calling you up
C#m E A
Just to keep crawling to your arms
A
Calling you up
Calling you up
C#m E A
Just to keep crawling to your arms
F#m A
Oh my goodness here I go again
C#m
Pulling you back to me
E F#m
Pulling you back into my arms so selfishly
A
I don't think I understand
C#m
Cause I don't really know myself
E
I keep calling you up
F#m A
Calling you up
C#m
Calling you up
E
Calling you up
F#m A C#m E
Calling you up
Chorus:
C#m E
Goodness gracious I can't seem to stop
A
Calling you up
Calling you up
C#m
Just to keep crawling to your arms
E
Goodness gracious I can't seem to stop
A
Calling you up
Calling you up
C#m E A
Just to keep crawling to your arms
A
Calling you up
Calling you up
C#m E A
Just to keep crawling to your arms
2) YOU MY EVERYTHING
Capo II C Em D
Chorus:
C
Could have given me something
Em D
You my everything
C Em D
You left me kneeling
C
I was one of those people
Em D
You, my everything
C
For what it's worth
Em
For what it's worth
D
For what it's worth
C
You were my backbone when
Em D
My body ached with wearyness
C
You were my hometown when
Em D
My heart was filled with loneliness
C
Just as the dark was rising
Em D
I heard you close the door again
C
Just as the light turns off
Em D
I know who I dream of
Chorus:
C
Could have given me something
Em D
You my everything
C Em D
You left me kneeling
C
I was one of those people
Em D
You, my everything
C
You, my everything
C
You are my only hope
Em D
The truth that dealt the consequence
C
I know you don't feel the same
Em D
You're sensible but it doesn't make sense
C
I know I'm gonna weep my heart out
Em D
You know I'm gonna try much harder
C
But it isn't the shit in my head
Em D
Holding me under this time
Chorus:
C
Could have given me something
Em D
You my everything
C Em D
You left me kneeling
C
I was one of those people
Em D
You, my everything
C
You, my everything
3) HEARTS WITHOUT CHAINS
Capo V
Am F
You wake up, I know it's time to go.
Am F
With a spinning head, I lie and watch you smoke.
Am F
Chase the hands on my watch and hold you close,
Em G
This misery is weightless as a stone.
Am F
Have you lost the same things I have lost?
Am F
Do you know that panic I know?
Am F
Would I see the terror in your face?
Em G
Do you know that fever I know?
Chorus:
F G Am
I wish time was still.
F G Am
We'd stay right here,
F G Am
With time to kill,
C G F
In our hearts without chains.
F G Am
And if time was still,
F G Am
We'd have no fear,
F G Am
Or scars to heal,
C G F
In our hearts without chains,
C G F G
In our hearts without chains.
Am F
You left everything behind except yourself,
Am F
But all I see is question marks and nothing else.
Am F
You must have landed in New York by now.
Em G
Please don't bring this love down.
Am F
Have you lost the same things I have lost?
Am F
Do you know that panic I know?
Am F
Would I see the terror in your face?
Em G Am (piano)
Do you know that fever I know?
Chorus:
F G Am
I wish time was still.
F G Am
We'd stay right here,
F G Am
With time to kill,
C G F
In our hearts without chains.
F G Am
And if time was still,
F G Am
We'd have no fear,
F G Am
Or scars to heal,
C G F
In our hearts without chains,
C G F Em G
In our hearts without chains.
F C G
Don't bring this love down.
Don't bring this love down.
F C G
Don't bring this love down.
Don't bring this love down.
Chorus:
F G Am
I wish time was still.
F G Am
We'd stay right here,
F G Am
With time to kill,
C G F
In our hearts without chains.
F G Am
And if time was still,
F G Am
We'd have no fear,
F G Am
Or scars to heal,
C G F
In our hearts without chains,
C G F
In our hearts without chains,
C G F
In our hearts without chains.
4) STAY AWAKE
Capo VII
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G Em
Take my fate in your hands
Bm A
We've got a lot that hasn’t even began
G
Something is calling us,
Em
We’re breaking free,
Bm
I’m curious,
A
I need to see.
G Em Bm
Like a flash before our eyes,
A
We're already into the night,
G
And if it feels like we’re dreaming,
Believe it, believe it.
(Yeah)
Chorus:
G Em Bm
We don't have to wait 'til the morning,
A
The sun will never go down.
G Em Bm
And we’ll be this way forever,
A
We've got to take it now,
(Yeah)
G Em Bm
Just stay awake, stay awake,
A
You can follow us to paradise,
G Em Bm A
Just stay awake, stay awake.
G Em
Bring me down, side by side,
Bm A
While our reflections make our bodies collide.
G Em
So full of energy, nothing to hide,
Bm A
No need to sleep, we come alive,
G Em Bm
And if we’re gonna take this ride,
A
We can go wherever we like
G
And if it feels like we’re dreaming,
Believe it, believe it.
Chorus:
G Em Bm
We don't have to wait 'til the morning,
A
The sun will never go down.
G Em Bm
And we’ll be this way forever,
A
We've got to take it now,
(Yeah)
G Em Bm
Just stay awake, stay awake,
A
You can follow us to paradise,
G Em Bm A
Just stay awake, stay awake.
Believe it
G Em
Take my fate in your hands
Bm A
We've got a lot that hasn’t even began
G
Something is calling us,
Em
We’re breaking free,
Bm
I’m curious,
A
I need to see.
G Em Bm A (it’s the same)
We're going on a journey
It was over like a flash before our eyes
We're going on a journey
It was over like a flash before our eyes
We're already into the night
6) UNDER CONTROL
Capo IV Em C
Em
I'll never forget that feeling
When I watched you disappear
C
And you made me stop believing
I could fight away the fear
Em
Now the smoke has cleared
And the end is near
It was my illusion
C
Like a broken dream I was incomplete
D Em
But your love was never the missing piece.
Chorus:
Am C Em D
I feel like I am dreaming again
Am C Em D
I feel like I am seeing again
Am C Em D
I feel like I am breathing again
Am C
I got it under control
Em D
I got it under control
Em
I got it under control
Em
All that's real is faded, like a car into the night
C
Like painkiller I take it
And I watch the world ignite
Em
Now the smoke has cleared
And the end is near
It was my illusion.
C
Like a broken dream I was incomplete
D Em
But your love was never the missing piece
Chorus:
Am C Em D
I feel like I am dreaming again
Am C Em D
I feel like I am seeing again
Am C Em D
I feel like I am breathing again
Am C
I got it under control
Em D
I got it under control
Em
I got it under control
7) FLASHLIGHT
(feat. DJ Fresh)
Capo II Am Em
Am
Do you remember boy when you were so cruel?
When you played the thief and I played the fool.
Em
Gonna make you move, I’ll make you move, make you move
Am
Spent so long crying over you, now I’m coming your way
Gonna make you move
Em
Gonna make you move, I’ll make you move, make you move
C Am
Tracing faces in the sand
Em D
Now your dagger is in my hand
C
I’ll make you move, I’ll make you move, I’ll make you move
Chorus:
C Am
I’ll make you run faster, faster, faster, flashlight
Em D C Am
Flashlight, get outta my way, get outta my way
Em G
Cause I can’t lose.
C Am
I’ll make you run faster, faster, faster, flashlight
Em D C Am
Flashlight, get outta my way, get outta my way
Em G
I’m coming through.
Em
I’ll make you run – oh, I’ll make you run – ah
I’ll make you run – oh, I’ll make you run – ah
Am
Coming down on you with a flashing light, there’s nowhere to run
Baby you can’t hide
Em
Gonna make you move, make you move, make you move
Am
It’s too late now the table’s turned, there’s no going back and you’ll never learn
Unless I make you move
Em
I’ll make you move, I’ll make you move, I’ll make you move
C Am Em D
And you think I’m still broken-hearted, but you’ll never win the war you started
C Am Em D
You'll never open your eyes
Chorus:
C Am
I’ll make you run faster, faster, faster, flashlight
Em D C Am
Flashlight, get outta my way, get outta my way
Em G
Cause I can’t lose.
C Am
I’ll make you run faster, faster, faster, flashlight
Em D C Am
Flashlight, get outta my way, get outta my way
Em G
I’m coming through.
C Am Em D
And you think I’m still broken-hearted, but you’ll never win the war you started
C Am Em D
You'll never open your eyes
Chorus:
C Am
I’ll make you run faster, faster, faster, flashlight
Em D C Am
Flashlight, get outta my way, get outta my way
Em G
Cause I can’t lose.
C Am
I’ll make you run faster, faster, faster, flashlight
Em D C Am
Flashlight, get outta my way, get outta my way
Em G
I’m coming through.
8) HOW LONG WILL I LOVE YOU?
Intro: C G F C Am G F
C G
How long will I love you?
F C Dm F
As long as stars are above you
G
And longer if I can
C G
How long will I need you?
F C Dm F
As long as the seasons need to
G
Follow their plan
F Dm
How long will I be with you?
Em Am F Dm
As long as the sea is bound to
G
Wash up on the sand
C G
How long will I want you?
F C Dm F
As long as you want me to
G
And longer by far
C G
How long will I hold you?
F C Dm F
As long as your father told you
G
As long as you can
F Dm
How long will I give to you?
Em Am F Dm
As long as I live through you
G
However long you say
C G
How long will I love you?
F C Dm F
As long as stars are above you
G
And longer if I may
C G
How long will I love you?
F C Dm G C
As long as stars are above you
9) TESSELLATE
(originally by Alt-J)
Em D X4
Em D C D
Wild green stones alone my lover
Em D
Bite chunks out of me
Em D
You’re a shark and I’m swimming
Em D
My heart still thumps as I bleed
Em D
And all your friends come sniffing
Em D
Triangles are my favorite shape
Em D
Three points where two lines meet
Em D
Toe to toe, back to back, let’s go, my love; it’s very late
C
‘Til morning comes, let’s tessellate
Em D C D
Go alone my flower
Em D C D
And keep my whole lovely you
Em D C D
Wild green stones alone my lover
Em D C D
And keep us on my heart
Em D C x2
Em D C D x2
Em D
Three guns and one goes off
Em D
One’s empty, one’s not quick enough
Em D
One burn, one red, one grin
Em D
Search the graves while the camera spins
Em D
Chunks of you will sink down to seals
Em D
Blubber rich in mourning, they’ll nosh you up
Em D
Yes, they’ll nosh the love away but it’s fair to say
Em D
You will still haunt me
Em D
Triangles are my favorite shape
Em D
Three points where two lines meet
Em D
Toe to toe, back to back, let’s go, my love; it’s very late
C
‘Til morning comes, let’s tessellate
Em D C D
Wild green stones alone my lover
Em D C D
And keep us on my heart
MIDAS TOUCH
(feat. Burns)
C Am G Em x2
Am G
You say you're going through changes
Em C
Every day it seems your life is up and down
Am G
And you say that you're looking for an answer
Em C
Everywhere you look it seems you can't be found
Am G
Like searching, trying to find the rainbow
Em C
No one's ever found it, yet it's told to be
Am G
But if you're looking for a lover
Em
Everything you need, yeah, you can find right here with me
Chorus:
C
I've got the Midas touch
Am Em
Everything I touch turns to gold, oh sugar
C
I've got the Midas touch
Am Em
Baby, let me touch your body and your soul (X2)
C Am Em (x2)
Am G
Now you've been trapped by love
Em C
Someone takes your heart and then says goodbye
Am G
So you say that you'll never love another
Em C
Tired of playing games and that's the reason why
Am G
But now whenever we're together
Em C
There's a certain feeling, that we both agree
Am G
And it's time that you've opened up to love
Em
Cause if you don't ever try, then baby, you may never see
Chorus:
C
I've got the Midas touch
Am Em
Everything I touch turns to gold, oh sugar
C
I've got the Midas touch
Am Em
Baby, let me touch your body and your soul (X2)
Am G
Together you and I we're meant to be
Em C
I'll be right beside whenever you need me
Am G
This love we have will never fade away
Em C
You can count on me cause I'm here to stay, yeah
C Am Em (x2)
Chorus:
C
I've got the Midas touch
Am Em
Everything I touch turns to gold, oh sugar
C
I've got the Midas touch
Am Em
Baby, let me touch your body and your soul (X2)
