Cover my eyes by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2015 A | D | A E | A D Its four in the morning, and here I lie awake, A F#m E Tossing and turning, learning by my mistake. A D Rather than you dear, I choose these cold dark skies. A E A Away from the sunshine I cover my eyes. D A I made a promise for a lifetime, F#m D E A lifetime of sunsets, always a sunrise. A D But I walk in shadows, crestfallen all alone, and A E A Whenever I see you, I cover my eyes. D We were together in a place called home. A F#m E Each little feather tenderly laid a nest of our own. A D I took to flying across those clear blue skies. A E A Tempted away, I'd have done better to cover my eyes. D A I knew the pain that I was causing. F#m D E Made it my habit of telling you lies, and A D Making up stories in a mirror I could see my face A E A Without ever thinking to cover my eyes. BRIDGE Bm E A F#m I see you found your new companion. Made your decision, D E Used your discretion, prudent and wise. A D Were this the beginning, I could find my way A E D To open my heart, lose my disguise, A E A D | A E | A But where do I start, when I cover my eyes.

Another Simple Man by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved C | F | C | | F C Another simple man, and he doesn't fill his closet full of clothes. F G Keeps to his plan, doesn't need another one of those. C F C Am Shows up on time and he always lends a hand. F G C Its just the finer points he doesn't understand. F G He has a strong opinion and he speaks of his conviction, C and he follows the instructions on a page. F G He rules his own dominion and he's free of all restrictions, Cuz he's fully come of age. C F C Am Volunteers on Sunday's, never faced a reprimand. F G C But its the finer points he doesn't understand. F C He's a family man. Tells his children do it as you're told. F G Reads what he can, but nothing when it falls below the fold. C F C Am Knows he's right and he likes to take command. F G C Its just the finer points he doesn't understand. F G He votes in the elections and he makes his own decisions, C and he tries to pick the winner every year. F G Conducts his own inspections with his 20/20 vision, each and Every thing as they appear. BRIDGE Am G But when the lights go down he pulls his bottle from the cupboard, C Am Pours a tumbler full of his favorite brand. Dm F G Sometimes he takes a little more than he can stand. C F C Am Sets his watch each morning and his day is fully planned. F G C Am Its just the finer points he doesn't understand. F G C F | C Its just the finer points he doesn't understand.

Can't Find the Reason by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2015 D | | E | | A | | | | Looked myself back in the mirror, asked myself a million questions, F#m Drank my share of forty proof excuses. E Made my bed with wrinkled sheets, leave my cupboard bare and empty, F#m Subject myself to various abuses. Into A Every life some rain will fall, cloudy skies obscure the sunshine, F#m Happens now and then with every season. D E A Without the answer I am looking for, can't find the reason. F#m A Took my own advice I'd see the answers like they're written on a wall. F#m A Set aside emotion I would not be torn by anything at all. Bm E But here I am, anxious and chagrined, A D Abandoned, and twisting in the wind. Bm D E Though I only have myself to blame for taking every fall. A Search my soul, but no I don't, I say that too afraid F#m To face the ugliness of my own demons. D E A Without the answer I am looking for, can't find the reason. A I don't want to talk about it I don't want to think about it, F#m Made my mind up's all you need to know. E Found the answer in the stars, on a ouija board I talk to psychics F#m Told me the direction it would go. A Call me silly, sentimental, co-dependent, anything you want F#m I shall not enter in the treason. D E A Without the answer I am looking for, can't find the reason. F#m A There's a little piece of me cuts gristle from the muscle down to bone. F#m A Take a dose of self inspection, I can lick this on my own. Bm E But here I am, anxious and chagrined, A D Abandoned, and twisting in the wind. Bm D E Floating is a poor excuse for falling, when you're sinking like a stone. A Search my soul, but no I don't, I say that too afraid F#m To face the ugliness of my own demons. D E A Without the answer I am looking for, can't find the reason. D E F#m Without the answer I am looking for, can't find the reason. D | | E | | A | | | E A|

The Prettiest Girl I've Ever Seen by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2015 | D | G | D A | D | G I shall endeavor dear to be the man who stands besides you. D A Its my intention here to take you as my queen. D G I know the minute down to very second I first saw you, D A D The prettiest girl I've ever seen. G D I met a hundred more before you. Like G A G/A F#m E/A Fading starlight 'cross a silver screen, D G Leaves me without any question that I adore you, D A D The prettiest girl I've ever seen. G I'll get my haircut done in a barber chair come early morning. D A Change my shirt or buy a new one, shave my whiskers clean. D G Shine my shoes, brand new laces before I go out walking D A D Up to the prettiest girl I've ever seen. G D I won't be tempted by libations, G A G/A F#m E/A won't lose my nerve or vent my spleen. D G Please excuse my innocent flirtations, but I D A D Swear you're the prettiest girl I've ever seen. | D | G | D A | D | A BRIDGE G D I see the odds are stacked up high and they're against me. A G A Any chances in my favor I shall not demean for D G Such a stroke of fortune that this moment now presents me, D A D 'n that's you the prettiest girl I've ever seen. G So if you are the least inclined to entertain my proposition, D A Before your better senses take a hold and reconvene. D G A promise in an instant is a promise to endure a lifetime D A D Made to the prettiest girl I've ever seen. G D I will abide by your decision to the G A G/A F#m E/A End and every minute in between, D G 'n Carry forth the memory of your vision - There she D A D | ' | G | D A | G | Goes the prettiest girl I've ever seen, D A | D G D | There she goes the prettiest girl I've ever seen.

Its all I really want by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2015 G | C | D | D11 G6| G C D D11 G6 | G You can say a lot of things that sound good. C D D11 G6 | G But all that matters is what's in your heart. C D D11 G6 | Am | D11 D6 | D No one can read your mind or judge you for it. G C D D11 G6 | G So its a matter of taking action. C D D11 G6 | G Comes down to things you do and not the things you say. C D D11 G6 | Am | D11 D6 | D But now the two bear no resemblence. CHORUS C G Gsus2 'Lotta different ways to get along. C G Gsus2 Catch me sayin' its all I really want. C Em Watch me goin' in every direction C Never really thinking about the reason Am | C Cmaj9 | D Cavalier and nonchalant, D11 G6 G | C | D | D11 G6| Like its all I really want. G C D D11 G6 | G Everybody's known to break a promise. C D D11 G6 | G That's not the same as lying to yourself. C D D11 G6 | Am | D11 D6 | D Makes it even harder to say you're sorry. [CHORUS] BRIDGE Am These things get placed inside me. F Don't know if they're a part of me. C D Don't ever question why they haunt me. [CHORUS] Am | C Cmaj9 | D | D11 G6 | G | C | D | D11 G6 | G

At least that's how it feels by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2015 C | Dm | F | Am G | C Dm F G C You never listen up much, even when its you that's asking the question. Dm F G C You got your mind made up. You're not thinkin' about the reason. Dm F You make it so convincing. Am G Dm | Em7 | F | Sounds like a musical score, G C | Dm | F | G | With eyes never leaving the floor. CHORUS E Am F G I can play the great imposter. Just another way to beatin' disaster. E Am F Every day another believer, another deception, G Leaning back on my heels. C Dm F Been a long time searchin' for traction, G Dm |Em7 | F | Been a long time spinning my wheels. G C | Dm | F | G | At least that's how it feels. C Dm F G C Take another slice of pie. Throw another memory on the fire. Dm F G C Make a little conversation watchin' the smoke blow higher 'n higher. Dm F Place an extra key in the flower pot, Am G Dm | Em7 | F | Hide hundred dollars more. G C | Dm | F | G | With your eyes never leaving the door [CHORUS] BRIDGE Dm G I feel the weight on my shoulders. I carry it forward. Em7 F G Don't peek behind the door to see the thing it reveals. C Dm F Been a long time searchin' for traction, G Dm | Em7 | F | Been a long time spinning my wheels. G C | Dm | F | G | At least that's how it feels. C | Dm | F | G | At least that's how it feels. Dm | Em7 | F | Am G | C At least that's how it feels.

Hold These Happy Times by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2015 Dm | Em7 | F | G | C G F G C Keep a piece of paper in your pocket, tear away a memory from the page. G F G C Press a single petal from a flower, hide it in a favorite book of rhymes. G F Take another minute. Take another picture. G F Place it in the forefront of your mind. G F G Em7 Take a final look around you. Hold these happy times. CHORUS F Just another yesterday takes her final curtain call. Em7 F G Same way another tomorrow never seems to come at all. C G F Nothing really moves along straight lines. Am G F Am G C | G | F | G/(Am) Hold on tight. Hold these happy times. C G F G C Every little memory has a caption. Whispers written down in pen. G F G C River waters flowing through a channel carry breezes, tickle the chimes. G F Clearing out a passage in the valley G F Echoing the unforseen communion G F G Em7 That holds these happy times. [CHORUS] BRIDGE Dm Em7 F G I will remember this moment standing with you. Em7 F G So many moments forgotten after all we've been through. C G F G C Sometimes I wonder if I'm dreaming then waking in another dream. G F G C I close my fingers fold my arms across me, even if there's nothing inside. G F I feel the comfort of your voice, G F The reflection in your eyes. G F G Em7 Hold on tight. Hold these happy times. [CHORUS] Am G F Am G C | G | F | Am G | C Hold on tight. Hold these happy times.

Maybe a Teardrop by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2015 C | Dm | Em | F G | C Em When I try to be clear, F C So anyone can hear these words are beating in my heart. Em If I slow down, F C I can make it sound a little simpler from the start. F G But when it comes to letting go, E F I just don't know. Am G Can it be the stronger man who falls apart? C Em So its a matter of choice. Am F Leave it to my voice, my eyes open wide. G F There may be a teardrop G C | Dm | Em | F G | But I keep the rest inside. C Em Its a comforting thing F C To hear a stranger sing about the hurt you know so well. Em And it feels right, Someone F C Else survives the fight to sing a story you can tell F G Though I may not be alone, E F It chills me to the bone Am G Walking over the edges to the places I fell. C Em So its a matter of choice. Am F Leave it to my voice, my eyes open wide. G F There may be a teardrop G C | Dm | Em | F G | Dm But I keep the rest inside. Maybe a teardrop G C | Dm | Em | F G | C But I keep the rest inside.

Jamie's Song by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2015 Gsus2 Gmaj9 Gmaj7 Dsus4 | D | Gmaj7 You were the girl next door. We'd share the floor, G A Always the demure comedienne. D Gmaj7 You were so much younger, all desire and hunger, G A Taking up the role of mother hen. G A D G Gmaj9 Dsus2 Gmaj9 Though I didn't know you long, the memories carry on. A G Gmaj9 Dsus2 Gmaj9 D When I see you on the otherside, I'll tell you then. D Gmaj7 Then I moved away. You came to take G A The things I couldn't handle off my hands. D Gmaj7 It meant so much to get that hutch, G A those broken tables, old pots and pans. G A D G Gmaj9 Dsus2 Gmaj9 No I didn't know you long, but the memories carry on. A G Gmaj9 Dsus2 Gmaj9 D When I see you on the otherside, I'll tell you then. Gsus2 Gmaj9 Dsus2 Gmaj7 A You made me so proud, D G Gmaj9 Dsus2 Gmaj9 Just to be a member of your crowd, A Gsus2 Gmaj9 Gmaj7 Dsus4 D Hanging out on Saturday's, just to be your friend. Gsus2 Gmaj9 Dsus2 Gmaj7 A You could ne----ver know D G Gmaj9 Dsus2 Gmaj9 At the time a part of me was sinking low. A Gsus2 Gmaj9 Gmaj7 Dsus4 D How it rescued me, just to be your friend. D Gma7 When I heard you passed, I didn't know our last G A Encounter had already been. D Gmaj7 And it shakes my soul, and it leaves a hole G A Thinking we may never meet again. G A D G Gmaj9 Dsus2 Gmaj9 No I didn't know you long, but your love is ever strong. A G Gmaj9 Dsus2 Gmaj9 D When I see you on the otherside, I'll tell you then. G A D G Gmaj9 Dsus2 Gmaj9 No I didn't know you long, but the memories carry on. A G Gmaj9 Dsus2 Gmaj9 D When I see you on the otherside, I'll tell you then. Gsus2 Gmaj9 Gmaj7 Dsus4 | D

A hundred feet below by Adam Belsky, all rights reserved 2015 C#m | B | E B F#m A E He got his first job out of college. B F#m A E Wearing a shirt and tie and half-soled shoes. B F#m A D There's a baby at home and another one coming, B And he acts like there's nothing to lose. CHORUS A B E B A A litte rough around the edges. B E B A Flying high and sinking low. B C#m What goes walking along the ledges, B A Pays no mind to what's watching, C#m B A Pays no attention to gawking C#m B E A hundred feet below. E B F#m A E Now his head's full up with ideas B F#m A E And he's never been timid to speak his mind. B F#m A D But he manages to tend to his business. B And he takes a little long to unwind. [CHORUS] BRIDGE C#m G# A G# There's nothing he won't try. He has a wandering eye. A B Except for his words, the rest is true. [CHORUS] A B C#m What goes walking along the ledges, B A Pays no mind to what's watching, C#m B A Pays no attention to gawking C#m B E | C#m | B | E A hundred feet below.