Smartest Thing I Done by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2018 D E | A | Every heart gets broken. C#m D E They're all choking back their tears now at the whisper of your name. A It could be small town charm. C#m D E It disarms the hardest gamblers and players of the game. CHORUS D E Never left a chance at something beautiful - C#m Yeah, you were something standing there - D | E Turn around and run. Turn around and run. A | | Smartest thing I done. If I could be so open. C#m D E If I was hoping for attention, it surely would be your's A If I was shy and quiet C#m D E I might try it on and wear it back and forth across the floor. [CHORUS] F#m D When I was seventeen I chased a different high school queen. A E Every back yard party every dance. F#m D I seen that face before, the kind that I adore. Bm E Any other time I take a chance. C# D A I don't know if there's a word that matches every wrong intention. E D | E D | A | | Maybe I can make one. Maybe turn around and run. Every heart gets broken. C#m D E They're all choking back their tears now at the whisper of your name. A I can hear it coming. C#m D E Its an engine humming. Different paint and headlights, still the same. [CHORUS 2x ] SECOND CHORUS OUTTRO | A | C#m | D E | A ]

A Different Kind of Perfect by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2018 C | ' D | G D C | ' D | She always stands a little taller. G D C | ' D | Makes it easier to see. G D C | ' D | She arrives a little earlier. C D | | Doesn't leave 'til after three. C D | C D | Takes her notes down so carefully. G D C | ' D | She likes to speak her second language G D C | ' D | In that funny little way. G D C | ' D | She keeps her sense of humor C D | | With what she's trying to say. C D | C D | A little better every day. CHORUS C D G | ' D | A different kind of perfect. C D G | ' D | Something no one's ever seen before. C D Em | ' D | Another answer to the question. A C | D | Another question from the answer. G D C | ' D | A different kind of perfect. G D C | ' D | Something no one's ever seen before. G D C | ' D | May not be a whole new ballgame, C D | C D | Different way of keeping score. G D C | ' D | It isn't quite as awkward G D C | ' D | When people learn to say her name. G D C | ' D | It might always sound peculiar, C D | | But they're trying all the same. C D | C D | Takes some time to make a change. [CHORUS] G | D | C | ' D | G | D | C | ' D | A different kind of perfect. G | D | C | ' D | C | D | C D | A different kind of perfect. [FADE]

I Watch You Go by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2018 G A | D G A D | G A | I watch you go and it really does amaze me. D G A D | G A | I like your style how you do it with a smile. Em A D I've always known you were something special, A G ' ' D | The perfect individual. Em Bm A | ' ' G A | Every little stumble another stepping stone. D G A D | G A | I watch you grow and it truly makes a difference, G A D | G A | And it really does amaze me when I watch you go. D | G A | D | G A | D | G A | D | G A | Em A D Nothing ever changes. What never changes is A G ' ' D | never quite the same. Em Bm A | ' ' G A | Different lines and pages are written down and shown. D G A D | G A | I watch you grow with the greatest satisfaction, G A D | G A | And it leaves me humble as I watch you go. G D Bm G Such a comfort, an undeniable resemblance, Em G A | ' ' G A | The unwavering direction where the wind blows. D G A D | G A | I hope you know that its really been my privilege. G A | Bm A | G | To be the man behind you, and watch you grow A D | G A | D And it really does amaze me when I watch you go.

From on my knees by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved D | A | B | | E B I pass the hat, get nothing back. I'm waiting on salvation. G#m | A B I am patient but the days are growing cold, | E B I try to get my exercise, ignore this little corner G#m | A B | Of the tenderloin where the real estate's been sold. C#m E C#m E You could say that I am free. I don't mean that all sarcastically. F#m A | B | | There is nothing comes from easy. E B Pay the dues. Lace my shoes. I'm looking for an honest booking. G#m | A B | E | | Take another handout if you please, from on my knees. B Started out this walk about from Phoenix, Arizona. G#m | A B | Long way back from Denver through the pass. E B Working hard but lost my card. State the violation on the G#m | A B | Front side of the form that canned my ass. C#m E C#m E You could say that I am free. I don't mean that all sarcastically. F#m A | B | | But its taken out the best of me. E B Button up. Shake my cup when traffic flows down the frontage road. G#m | A B | E | | Take another handout if you please, from on my knees. F#m A E B In a land of milk and honey the streets are paved in sin. D A | B | | So I'm not asking where you been. E | B | G#m | A B | E | B | G#m | A B | C#m E C#m E You could say that I am free. I don't mean that all sarcastically. F#m A | B | ' But I don't mean it all that literally. | E B I write a line. My clever sign amusing at your choosing I will G#m | A B | E | B | G#m | A B | Take another handout if you please, from on my knees. E | B | G#m | A B | E | | From on my knees. From on my knees.

There Beyond the Pain by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2018 C | G | A | | Em G D A A long way back. There never is the knowing. Em G D A What lies ahead, can it ever be the same? Em G D A Been so long. Its hard to remember. C G A | | Even harder to imagine there beyond the pain. CHORUS D A G | There in your eyes, there shines a light, A Glows like a candle flame. D A G It starts out dim, but its growing. Bm G A Its knowing, like its never going out again. D A G There on your arms, across your chest, | A You wear the scars to remember. Em G D A Will it ever be the same, there beyond the pain? G Em A | | Is it there beyond the pain? Is it there? Em G D A Its dark as night before the break of morning, Em G D A And the air is cold. Its still like a lake. Em G D A The moon is white dipping low on the horizon. C G A | | The ground is even harder than you thought you could take. [CHORUS] D | A | G Bm | G A | Bm

The Second Time by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2018 F | C | Dm | Bb C | F C Bb C If its the second time, you're getting one more try. F C Dm | Bb | If its the second time, ok. F C Bb C So take another throw, see how far this one goes. F C Dm | Bb Make a longer throw today. CHORUS Gm C | | There will be no second guessing. Gm Bb Dm C When its the second time there's dead-eye focus perfect aim. F C Bb | C F Takes a second time to notice its all one and the same, C Dm | Bb C | And that's part of the game. F | C | Dm | Bb C | F C Bb C Now its a brand new season, you get to start all over. F C Dm | Bb | Every slate is blank, wiped clean. F C Bb C And it doesn't matter what ended up last summer F C Dm | Bb Or where the winter cold turned mean. [CHORUS] Bb C F Bb | ' Could be the hardest thing, picking up again. | C Dm | ' C | Whatever's come before is gone. Gm C | | And there will be no second guessing, Gm Bb Dm C Only fingers pressing on the starting line the second time. F | C | Bb | C | F C Dm Bb C You're taking one more try the second time. F C Bb | C | You may receive no better blessing F C Dm Bb C Than getting one more try the second time. F | C | Dm | Bb C | F | C | Dm | Bb C | F The second time. The second time.

A Touch of Magic by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2018 F G7 | C Am Em Its a touch of magic here in my shirt sleeve F G7 C Or in my pocket 'til I need it in a bind. Am Em Its a secret. I only told you F G7 F So you know that you can use it any time. Em Am Just wave your fingers and state your purpose F G7 Dm Picturing the thing that you design G C F Right there on cue, I'll make it true, Dm F G | G7 | C Hand it right to you at the same time. Am Em A touch of magic, that's how you know me. F G7 F Its a secret that I'm only telling you, ' G C | F G7 | Cuz I believe you have a touch of magic too. Dm G C F Nothing else about me would ever turn your head. Em F Dm G | G7 | C You might never notice, turn around instead. Am Em A touch of magic can come in handy F G7 C In a world that turns to angry on a dime. Am Em It isn't easy to find a smile F G7 F In a thousand faces twisted to a grind. Em Am Just wave your fingers and state your purpose F G7 Dm Picturing the smile that you design. G C F Right there on cue, I'll make it true. Dm F G | G7 | C I'll smile with you at the same time. Am Em A touch of magic, that's how you know me. F G7 F Its a secret that I'm only telling you. G Em7 F | ' I can't be certain about any other person | G Em7 | F | ' But I believe you have a touch of magic too. | G C | Am | Em | F G7 | C I believe you have a touch of magic too.

Misty Autumn Haze by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2018 E | B | E | | A E | | Right before my eyes I watched the changes. A B | | Never a surprise, but changes all the same. A E G#m A And I went along holding to my pictures, E B A | | And all the memories that fade into a haze. E B E | | All the the memories, a misty autumn haze. A E | | Right behind the door, there lies tomorrow, A B | | A bending cursive ribbon of ebb and flow. A E G#m A There on the floor is every yesterday E B A | | Peeking through the sawdust down below. E B E | | Buried and forgotten long ago. A E There's no turning back. A E There can only be the future. A E B | | We ride in one direction on this train. A E G#m A I ride along holding to my pictures, E B A | | And all the memories I'm told were better days. E B E | | Drifting into misty autumn haze. E A E | | When I hold your hand, its forever. A B | | There in your eyes, I feel that gaze. A E G#m A When I let it go I am taking down the moment E B A | ' Written in my heart where it stays, E B E | | Before drifting to a misty autumn haze. A | E | G#m | A | E | B A | | To a misty autumn haze, E B E | A | E Drifting to a misty autumn haze.

Chosen One by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2018 Dm C Dm | | There you were my chosen one. C Dm | | New into the world, first born son. F C Bb | | Never one to fall, through it all, Dm C Dm | | Left me in awe my chosen one. F C Am Bb Taking in the news, another pair of shoes. C Dm | ' ' ' C | Chase around the schoolyard, or at the pool. Gm C F Dm What's behind your eyes? To everyone's surprise. Bb Gm C | ' ' F C | Never compromise, nobody's fool. Dm C Dm | | Now here you are my chosen one. C Dm | | Suddenly confronted with what you've done. F C Bb | | Never one to cry, unless its an alibi, Dm C Dm | | And that could be a lie my chosen one. F C Am Bb Easy all the while. Same familiar smile. C Dm | ' ' ' C | Manipulation is such a game. Gm C F Dm Jacob would approve how you calculate your move. Bb Gm C | ' ' F C | Remove the consternation of any blame. Dm C Dm | | So here we stand my chosen one. C Dm | ' Up against world, first born son.

Soaked by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2018 Am | | C | | G | | | | I must be smoking something. C | | | | I might be walking in a dream. G I should be choking back my teardrops, C | | | | Hang my head and scream. Am C I cannot formulate an answer, G | | | | Only question this is real. Am C I never tasted cold disaster, G | | | | Never guessed how it would feel. C | | | | So when this rain stops falling, Somebody ask me how I been, Am C G | | | | It seems so hard for them to notice I am soaked down to my skin. Am C G | | | | Its a consequence of raining, I am soaked down to my skin. There's a lesson in this living, C | | | | We can only learn from pain. G There's a meadow full of wild flowers C | | | | Only comes up after rain. Am C Every space between the heart beat G | | | | Is the fear that hides below. Am C It awaits a hidden promise, G | | | | But we never really know. C | | | | It defies imagination what's been covered with a grin. Am C G | | | | No one seems to wanna notice when you're soaked down to the skin. Am C G | | | | Its the consequence of raining, being soaked down to the skin. Am | | C | | G