Back on the Mend by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2018 C | Bm D | G | | G | B | C | Bm D | How many days between us? How many more to go? G | B | C | Bm D | Though the miles are long and spacious, you already know. C | Bm D | C | Bm D | G | | Best wishes I send. I'm back on the mend. G | B | C | Bm D | So many smiles, I'm certain, none as bright as your's. G | B | C | Bm D | Not a moment's hesitation and we fight each other's wars. C | Bm D | C | Bm D | G | | With so much to attend I'm back on the mend. Bm | C | Bm | C | Though the road is long, I never had a friend B | C | | D | | To see it to the end same as you can. G | B | C | Bm D | Do you remember when? We could start it up again. C | Bm D | G | | 'Cuz I'm back on the mend. Back on the mend. Bm | C | Bm | C | B | C | | D | | And no one's done it better, not the way that you can. G B | C | Bm D | From where it all began we can start it up again, C | Bm D | G | | And I'm back on the mend. G | B | C | Bm D | Was a funny way to end. But you always were a friend, C | Bm D | G | B | C | Bm D | G And I'm back on the mend. Back on the mend.

When You Said Goodbye by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2018 Dm Bb In the golden sun. On the sand C Am There by the waves, holding my hand. Dm Bb I said it twice. To be sure you heard. C Am I gave you my heart. You gave me your word. Bb Dm Made a promise that you'd be the one, C Am And we'd be together over the long run. Dm Bb Then you asked me to wait, told me to try C Dm To give it some space. Then you you said goodbye. F C So I try, accepted my fate, Dm Bb I've accepted my fate. You asked me to wait. F C Though I've chosen to go it alone. Am Bb I remember your essence. I still feel your moan. Dm Sometimes I shake. I don't know why. C Bb I remember your face. Sometimes I cry. Dm Bb C Now you ask shall we take one more try, Dm When you said goodbye. F | C | Dm | Bb | F C Though I have taken a very long road, Am Bb I counted the footsteps, put down the load. Dm Sometimes I ache and I won't lie. C Bb I remember your face as time goes by. Dm Bb C Now you ask shall we take one more try, Dm | | Bb | C When you said goodbye. One more try, Dm When you said goodbye.

She May Be The Lucky One by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2018 E | E7 | A | | She would dance and she would dance. E | | Anybody with feet could get a chance. And she would sway she could sway In an exotic way, you couldn't help but say A | ' It was taking you over in a trance. And she would laugh, she would laugh D As she was breaking a heart clean in half. E | E7 It could be the fate of anyone A | ' To be enchanted by the lucky one. CHORUS D A She may be the lucky one, by the way she's always having fun. E And she always has a drink in her hand. A Every wish of her's is more, more her command. D A And she may be the lucky one, Its never over 'til the night is done. E | E7 A | ' And she gives a chance to everyone enchanted by the lucky one. He was tall, dark and tall, E | | Standing alone against the wall. He was cold, his hands were cold, And his eyes were grey, she took a glance his way, A | ' In a minute or two she was sold. He was mean, black dog mean, D | ' She was nothing like he'd ever seen. E | E7 And he would finish what she'd just begun A | ' There enchanted by the lucky one. [CHORUS] F#m E D A You can still see her picture on the wall in a frame. E A E7 Would she still be so lucky if they remembered her name? [CHORUS] | E | E7 | A She would dance and she would dance. E | E7 | A Anybody with feet would get a chance.

So It Goes by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2018 F#m | A | E | | B I hope you know I'm doing fine. C#m A I took some time to clear my mind. E B It takes a while, but I have found C#m A There's always a reason. Taking the high ground. CHORUS B There's a lesson with every fall. C#m A I have my problems. I face them all. F#m A Whatever happens, no one knows, E | | And so it goes. B When it was over you left me dry, C#m A I know why you said good-bye. E B And every promise we ever made, C#m A The plans that we laid, all thrown away. [CHORUS] G#m A I could ask you but I won't try B For any other answers, for any other reasons. F#m A I can feel the northwind, where it blows E | | And so it goes. B I hope you know I'm doing fine. C#m A I'm moving uptown, over the blue line. F#m A Taking the A-Train, watching the doors close E | | And so it goes. F#m A Taking my chances, but no one knows. E | | F#m | A | E | And so it goes.

I Can See There's Something Wrong by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2018 D | | | ' | A Em7 D | A | Em7 | | We spent a long time looking at it, going through the papers. D A Em7 D | A | Em7 | | It was a hard thing for both of us and I never meant you harm. G A D | | G A D | | Now look at what we've done. I wouldn't wish this thing on anyone. G A D A G Em7 A | | I couldn't be the kind to cut and run. Though I am taking on a ton. CHORUS D A Em7 I don't question that its gone. D F#7 G | | Maybe time for moving on. D A Em7 But every time I look at it G D | A | Em7 | G A | I can see there's something wrong. D | | | ' | A Em7 D | A | Em7 | ' When we first made eyes, it was almost graduation. | D A Em7 D | A | Em7 | | I took a chance at opening my business so you could move on in. G A D | | G A D | | I thought I opened up a door. Whatever's mine I'll make it your's. G A D A G Em7 I don't believe the things I thought before A | | when you don't want me anymore. [CHORUS] F# G D A Though you never took my name and you never lent a hand. F# Bm G A | | | G A | It gets broken up the same, save for mine, the reprimand. [CHORUS] [CHORUS] D | A | Em7 | G A | D

Far From Done by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2018 A | | D | A | B | | | | D | A | E | | Sometimes happens at the end. D | A | E | | Sometimes works out in a strange way. D | A | E | | And it doesn't go down easy. D | A | B | | | | And it doesn't always suit me. D | A | E | | Isn't something I can change. D | A | E | | Even when it gets unusual. D A E | | Even though its not uncommon. D | A | B | | | | That it all goes to the bottom. CHORUS E | B | D | A Don't walk away if you think you might turn around. E | B | D | | Don't walk away 'less you're sure. E | B | D | A Don't change your mind just to change it right back again. D | A | B | | | | That ain't working any more. D | A | E | | And I couldn't face my friends. D | A | E | | I'd have to be a different person. D | A | E | | And I'm not afraid of changing. D | A | B | | | | I can take the new arrangement. [CHORUS] A | | D | A | E | | | | I know its far from done. A | | D | A | B | | | | I see how far I've come. [CHORUS] [CHORUS] A | | D | A | B | | | | I know its far from done. E | B | D | A | E | B | D | | E | B | D | A | D | A | B | | | | [FADE]

Pictured in the Frame by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2018 Dm | F | G | | | | C Em7 F C Every picture of her, they all look the same. Em7 F G Every smile in the center of the frame. F E Dm G Every moment how I wonder what became F G C | | F | E | Dm | G Of that person I see pictured in the frame. | F G C | | | ' That person I see pictured in the frame. | Em7 F C There are moments I can finally let it go. Em7 F G There are other times I simply say its so. F E Dm G There's pretending I might hold onto a claim F G C | | F | E | Dm | G To that person I see pictured in the frame. | F G C | | That person I see pictured in the frame. Am G F C Times a healer though the nights are long and cold. Am G F G The heart's a soldier taking pains to rise and fold. F E Dm G I remember the way she spoke my name, Dm F G | | The person pictured in the frame. C | Em7 | F | C | | Em7 | F | G | E F C G There's no question I can finally move along. E F Dm G Every promise doesn't mean it can't go wrong. F E Dm G Every morning is a wind against the flame Dm F G | | | | For that person I see pictured in the frame. C Em7 F C I am searching, looking deep inside. Em7 F G I am hoping for a gentle rising tide. F E Dm G A peaceful harbor to escape the last refrain F G C | | F | E | Dm | G Of that person I see pictured in the frame. | F G C | Em7 | F | G | C That person I see pictured in the frame.

Thinking 'bout your Murder by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2018 F | | C | F | | | | | | | | | Been thinking 'bout your murder since the day you cut me loose. C | | | | ' Doesn't seem to register I'm headed for a noose. | F Bb | | | | | I never quite considered, and what's left of them don't tell. F C F | | | | Some men make a bargain of their destiny in hell. Yes, C F | | | | Some things seem a bargain for a destiny in hell. | | | | | You never gave me lovin', but you soaked me 'til I's dry. C | | | | ' Then you left me there a wondering, without a reason why. | F Bb | | | | | I have taken to the bottle, descended to a wreck. F C F | | | | Dreaming 'bout the day I place my hands around your neck. C F | | | | I am dreaming 'bout the day I place my hands around your neck. Bb F | | And isn't love just grand? Bb F | | And isn't matrimony sweet? Bb F Dm | | I'll be gone, dead and gone before I land, Bb C | | | ' Twisting as the wind blows through my feet. | F | | | | ' They say a crime of passion really ain't a crime at all. | | | C F | | | | I offer my defenses from inside my prison wall. C F | | | | I may offer my defenses but I take the final fall. F# | | | | | Been thinking 'bout your murder as I shuffle through a deck. C# | | | | ' I break a box of match sticks picturing your neck. | F# B | | | | ' I pour another whiskey and I stare into the swill, | F# C# F# | | | | As I read my mama's Bible where it says 'Thou shall not kill.' B | | | | ' I open up my eyes and then I take another pill. | F# C# F# | | | | I Been thinking 'bout your murder, but I wonder if I will. F# | | C# | F#

Irene by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2018 Am | | C | D | G | | | | Am | | | | And she still makes the bed 'fore she heads off to work in the morning. C Am D | | | ' She teases her hair in the mirror, puts on her face. | G Am | | | | And she makes up her list, what she missed of it hurried at the grocery. C D G | | | | Cleans off the memories, what left her, there without a trace. Am | | | | Her name is Irene, have you seen her? She works at the diner. C Am D | | | ' Back and forth through the kitchen doors keeping up her pace. | G Am | | | ' And she's quick with her pad, though she's had better days I assure you. | C D G | | | | What appears in plain sight, she can hide it there without a trace. C D G | | | | Wasn't long ago she was the May Queen. C D G | | | | Married at St. Monica's before the parish closed. C D Em D C Made a block of friends living near the factory over by Tioga. D | | | ' Said she never wanted her own children, but I don't think so. | G Am | | | ' Her best writing pen, keeps it clipped to the hem of her pocket. C Am D | | | ' She glances at the window. See who's coming just in case. | G Am | | | ' And her ankles are swelled, you could never tell she ever was a dancer. | C D G | | | | His name was Vincenzo, he left her there without a trace. Am | | C | D | G | | | | Am | | | ' She's never quit smoking. She spoke of it ever since I known her. | C Am D | | | ' She sneaks to the back, makes an ash tray of the plastic flower vase. | G Am | | | ' And she's quick with her pad, though she's had better days I assure you. | C D G | | | | What appears in plain sight, she could hide it there without a trace. Am | | | | Her name was Irene. Did you know her? so long since I seen her. C Am D | | | | Gone with her stories and memories, the memories I chase. | G Am | | | ' And the condos they build once completed are filled, its amazing. | C D G | | | | What appears in plain sight, once forgotten is gone without a trace. Am | | C | D | G | | | |

When Goodbye is a Good Thing by Adam Belsky A | | | | G | | A | D | | | | He spent a long time working on his paper. G | | A | D | | | ' A | He thought the big time was there within his reach. G | | A | D | A | G | ' D | He never noticed it was just a calling card to make a bunch of friends. Em7 | | | | A | | | | A different group of people, no one asking him to teach. G | | A | D | | | | He got some feelers, some on-line publications. G | | A | D | | | ' A | Not the best of them, but better than he'd done. G | | A | D | A | G | ' D | So he burned his bridges with all the people who only had supported him. Em7 | | | | A | | | | Thinking it was over and somehow he had won. D | A | G | | D | A | G | | That's when goodbye is a good thing. When its never meant to be. D | A | G | | Bm | A | G | | I don't question somethings eating you, I don't want it eating me. Bm | G | A | | | | G | | A | D | | | | Now he isn't brilliant, but he isn't mediocre. G | | A | D | | | ' A | Somewhere in the middle, what anybody needs. G | | A | D | A | G | ' D | There's competition but when its over we all land the same. Em7 | | | | A | | | | And there's disappointment, everybody bleeds. G | A | D | | G | A | D | ' A | Maybe someone did you wrong, or you never won a fight, G | A | D | Bm | G | A | | | | But I hope I never live so long to be twisted up so tight. D | A | G | | D | A | G | | That's when goodbye is a good thing. Sometimes life is c'est la vie D | A | G | | Bm | A | G | I will send you my condolences, not the same as you to me. Bm | G | A | | D | A | G | | D | A | G | | That's when goodbye is a good thing. When its never meant to be. D | A | G | | Bm | A | G | | I don't question somethings eating you, I don't want it eating me. Bm | G | A | | | | G | | A | D | | | | He spent a long time working on his paper.