1. |
No Judgement Needed
02:59
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No Judgement Needed
(1st chorus)
E A
No! No judgement needed
C B E ABDE
I don't need your help to find a better way
E A
No! Nobody's listening
C B E
Keep it to yourself we'll have a better day
(1st verse)
A D G E
I wake early go to work my life seems stuck in neutral
A D G E
8 more hours so that I can try to make a buck
A D G E
Stuck in a sea of metal I don't think I'll ever get there
A D B ABDE
Another person passing judgement on me what the fuck?
(1st chorus)
(2nd verse)
Can't you see we're all alike we have such common goals
Stress anxiety they are not choosy they are with us all
Feels like I'm swimming upstream trying my best to make it so
The last thing that I need is judgment from an ignorant asshole
(1st chorus)
Solo (same progression as verses)
(1st chorus)
(2nd chorus)
No! Advice not wanted
I promise that you do not have a single clue
No! Nobody cares what you have to say so keep it all inside of you
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2. |
My One Regret
04:16
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My One Regret
(intro)
C D Eb E (4 times)
C
Look at you over there
Bb Eb
Flawless skin and your jet black hair
C
Never saw such beauty
Bb Eb
But you never really noticed me
G# Bb C
Then we found something in common
G#
Oh that bond it drew us in
G D
And our friendship did begin
Look at us...such close friends
And we knew it would never end
Fantasized about more
Never seeing an open door
Then one day we were together
The dream became reality.
What the hell is wrong with me?!
(chorus)
Eb Bb C G#
My one regret is holding myself back
Bb G#
On the one chance I had with you
Eb Bb C G#
I can’t forget. I have to live with knowing
Bb G# C
My biggest wish will never come true….What can I do?
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3. |
Can You Keep A Secret?
04:27
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Can You Keep A Secret?
F G F E D DD C D F D CC E G F EE F A G
Can you keep a secret?
F G F E D DD C D F D CC E G F EE F A G
Can you keep a secret?
(1st verse)
G E D
Be careful of things you keep it the closet. Will they find it?
Bb C D
It’s better if no one ever finds out. Then there’s no doubt.
G E D
The anticipation is so thrilling! Are you willing?
Bb C D
Been fighting this so long, can’t keep waiting...hesitating
(chorus)
F G F E D DD C D F D CC E G F EE F A G
Can you keep a secret?
F G F E D DD C D F D CC E G F EE F A G
Can you keep a secret?
G C D
If you can’t, then we’re done. We can never have any fun.
G C D D D
If you can, all is well. Just remember you can’t tell
Can you keep a secret?
Can you keep a secret?
(2nd verse)
Never thought we’d be doing something clandestine, but it’s so fun!
What goes on behind closed doors is mysterious...sometimes serious.
I wouldn’t be able to stop if I tried to...I don’t want to
We have an agreement to conceal it, not reveal it.
(chorus)
(break) – Follows the verse progression
(chorus)
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4. |
Dead To You
05:06
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Dead To You
Acoustic intro (one pass)
Eb D C Bb B C D Eb
(verse 1)
Eb D
You never said goodbye.
C Bb B C D Eb
You just closed the door before you even cried.
Eb D
What do I do now?
C Bb B C D Eb
Sometimes I wish that I could change, but I don’t know how.
Eb D C Bb B
So I’m all alone the bridge still burns behind me...smoke and flames are all I see.
C D Eb D
Where’s my guardian angel? Sure could use a helping hand.
C Bb B C D C
Don’t know where I’m gonna land.
(chorus)
C Bb
You said I was dead to you.
G G# Bb G Bb C
I sat in silence, staring blankly. Couldn’t believe it. Is this really true?
C Bb
You said that I had to go. You were embarrassed.
G G# Bb
How could you do this? Tell me ‘cause I really need to know!
(verse 2)
Eb D
At least it’s dry tonight.
C Bb B C D Eb
Maybe I can get some sleep before the morning light.
Eb D
I need something to eat.
C Bb B
Guess it’s one more john that I am gonna have to meet.
C D Eb D
Anything to numb me so I do not feel it.
C Bb B
How’d my life turn to such shit?
C D Eb D
I have no family...have no home..Why keep on trying?
C Bb B C D Eb
Inside’s already dying.
(Guitar solo – two verse passes directly into chorus)
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5. |
Barsana Morn
03:58
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(chorus) Early morning we make that climb
That the locals make all the time
To the place that makes us happy
It's a gorgeous Barsana Morn
Wild animals in the dark
Parrot silhouettes, sunrise starts
In the place that makes us happy
A gorgeous Barsana Morn
Feel the need to make a change now
But I really just don't know how
I feel the pressure building
Half a world away it's waiting
You can almost hear her calling
You just can't grab that brass ring
Seems you'll never, ever get there
Half a world away is so far
Anticipation drives you crazy
You hardly sleep you're so excited
The spark inside you's been ignited
This is so amazing!
(chorus)
(solo)
You hardly sleep you're so excited
The spark inside you's been ignited
This is so amazing!
(chorus)
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6. |
Fine Time To Say
04:37
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7. |
Timeline
05:13
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Timeline
(opening riff)
E F# A B B B A G# G# G#
F# G# B C# C# C# B A A A (repeat)
E F# A B B B A G# G# G#
F# G# B
(verse 1)
C# A
Once, a long time ago
B
I would wonder how
G# C#
I could overcome insurmountable odds
A
Is it possible?
B
The journey seemed so hard.
G# C#
I had no confidence...there’d be no turning back.
A
Taking baby steps
B
One day at a time
G#
I left some folks behind
C#
It’s the nature of the beast
(chorus)
E B C# A
Don’t let anyone speed you up and don’t let anyone slow you down
E G#--A
The timeline’s all your own.
E B C# A
See the light at the end of darkness. Know that smiles replace the frowns.
E G#--A
The timeline leads you home.
(verse 2)
Now as you’re looking back
And you realize sometimes compromise
Will bring you what you deserve
Yes, it’s possible
With those helping hands
You keep on making plans
Just see what you’ve overcome
Walking confident
When tomorrow comes you know that you have won
Nothing good ever comes with ease.
(chorus twice)
Repeat opening riff to end.
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8. |
Fetish Fantasy
03:34
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Fetish Fantasy
C G Bb C
You see me as your fantasy
Bb G Bb C
No one really knows what you’re thinking
C G Bb C
A possibility. Is it reality?
Bb G Bb C F
As you come up and ask what I’m drinking
F C (C D Eb D C F Eb D-Eb D Bb F)
You try to make me feel so special
F
But you don’t want to know my name
G Bb G Bb G Bb C
This is nothing but a game….a fetish fantasy
A fetish fantasy
I wonder if your wife knows of your secret life
Why don’t you take me home and we’ll find out?
Then we’ll have one of each. Is it within your reach...
Or does my forwardness cause you some doubt?
You think I’m something you can play with
But Karma comes with such a price
You better pray she’s nice about your fetish fantasy
A fetish fantasy
(break)
Eb Bb C
Bb G C#
F E Eb D C Bb G Eb C
A fetish fantasy...Oh you’re not into me
But the idea of me is appealing
I find it interesting that you are so willing
To risk it all because of a feeling
I’d never be with someone like you
You’ll have to go back home
You know you’ll die alone with your fetish fantasy
A fetish fantasy
A fetish fantasy
A fetish fantasy
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9. |
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Sometimes Love Just Isn’t Enough
C C G G F F A G
C C G G F F A G
(chorus)
C G
Sometimes love just isn’t enough
F A G
You can try all you want, but you can’t have it all
C G
Sometime love just isn’t enough
F A G F
You’ll be flying so high then you take a big fall to the ground
(verse 1)
F G C F
Stunning beauty. I saw her and knew that I loved her.
F G C F
It’s like she knew me. One kiss and that led to another.
F G C F
We were so happy, but I had a secret
F G C B A
I had to tell her. I just didn’t know how she’d take it.
G F G
Could we ever make it...ever make it?
(chorus)
(verse 2)
I hated lying. The pressure was more than I could bear.
I heard her crying. She yelled out to me that it’s not fair.
All her loving for the person who wasn’t the man she’d fallen in love with… devastated!
(chorus)
(solo done to verse progression)
(chorus twice)
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10. |
What's My Agenda?
04:38
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What’s My Agenda?
(Intro)
D A D A D A D A Bb Bb
D A D A D A D A Bb Bb
B G
Sometimes it’s truth or consequences
A B
No matter what you try, you’re always mending fences
B G
Just wanna live my life and be me
A B
Always so costly. Can’t anything just be free?
B G
People tend to think the worst things
A B
Always suspicious when there’s no understanding
B G
I swear to you nothing’s up my sleeve
A B
What will it take to get you all to just believe me?
(Bridge)
F Bb C
An agenda to control society
G# C# Bb
If that’s true why didn’t anyone tell me?
(chorus)
D Bb
What’s my Agenda? Didn’t get the damn memo!
C D
I keep on hearing ‘bout it, but I just don’t know
D Bb
How I live my life will never affect you
C D
Love is love and that forever will be true
(3rd verse)
So many people just don’t get it
The hole is round, it will not work, the square will not fit
A rainbow’s beauty’s in its colors
Black and white does not account for all the others
(Bridge)
(Chorus)
Guitar solo
(Bridge)
An agenda to pervert society
If that’s true why didn’t anyone tell me?
(Chorus twice)
(Outro same as intro)
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11. |
Solve For X
04:02
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Solve For X
E
Solve for X
A G F#
(How do you?)
E
Solve for X
A G F#
(How do you?)
Verse 1
E B
I look in the mirror, who do I see?
C A
A stranger I don’t know looking back at me
B
How can this be?
C A E
Is it my mind just playing tricks on me
E G A A G F# E
But it’s always been this way
Chorus 1
G D
Acting one way, but feeling another
C A
Am I your sister? Am I your brother?
G D
Oh God! Please help me! What can I do?
C A DDCBA
Will my parents still love me if I start living true?
How do you?
DDCBA
How can you?
DDCBA
When will you?
E
Solve for X
D C A
(How do you?)
E
Solve for X
D C A
(How do you?)
Verse 2
E B
Changes are coming, some good some bad
C A
I’m hopeful that maybe my friends won’t be sad
B
Some may be angry
C A
If I don’t do something, surely I’ll go mad!
E G A A G F# E
Yes it’s always been this way.
Chorus 2
G D
Knowing the answer, knowing you’re right
C A
Out of the darkness and into the light
G D
It’s like breaking the curse and destroying the hex
C A DDCBA
It’s the final solution...Have you solved for X?
How do you?
DDCBA
How can you?
DDCBA
When will you?
Guitar solo -- BBBA BBAC BBBAF# (4 times)
E G A A G F# E
Yes, it’s always been this way
Repeat 2nd chorus twice
G D C A
G D C A
Have you solved for X?
This progression is repeated three times.
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Exquisite Gender Atlanta, Georgia
Exquisite Gender is an Atlanta rock band playing original songs as well as some choice covers!! For booking information, please contact us at exquisitegender@gmail.com or 706-809-9051. EG is: Amy Epperley - vocals, rhythm guitar, David Prescott - vocals, lead guitar, Mandi MacDonald - drums/percussion, Shanti Keshavi - vocals, bass. ... more
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