Biography:
About Matt Pless
"The trouble with writing about yourself is that you can't fool around. If you write about someone else, you can stretch the truth from here to Finland. If you write about yourself, the slightest deviation makes you realize instantly that there may be honor among thieves, but you are just a dirty liar."------Groucho Marx-------- Matt Pless is a solo artist from Baltimore Maryland. He has played shows all over the country, from the streets and subways of New York City, to sunny Venice Beach California.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Chords recorded from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PekiHUqD8LY
This doesn't include the tab to play the opening solo.
Optional Capo 2
[Intro]
G C G C G Am D G x2
[Verse]
G Bm C G
It's the shape of things to come, it's that moment in the sun
C G Am D
It's the wild and reckless turning of the tide
G Bm C G
Sure as every shout begins with a whisper in the wind
C D G
Can't deny it's quite a time to be alive
G Bm C G
It's the changing of the guard, it's the calm before the storm
C G Am D
At the crossroads when you're forced to draw the line
G Bm C G
Give some love and take a stand cause the future's in your hands
C D G
Starting once a upon a time to be alive
Em C
It's the sound of the alarm, it's the push against the grain
G D
It's the single rebel candle that ignites a million flames
Em C
It's an ocean overflowing flooding when the levee breaks
D C D G
It's when you say the sky's the limit when the ground is giving way
[Instrumental]
G C G C G Am D G
[Verse]
G Bm C G
It's the riots in the streets, it's a war you wage for peace
C G Am D
It's the opposition's brazen battle cry
G Bm C G
Through the widening divide where alliances collide
C D G
Fighting blindly for a time to be alive
G Bm C G
It's the blazin' path you pave with each turning of a page
C G Am D
It's the moral of a story gone awry
G Bm C G
It's the poetry of truth, it's a song that sings the blues
C D G
Playing softly for a time to be alive
Em C
It's the tolling of the bell, it's an echo loud and clear
G D
It's the shackles 'round your ankles, it's the flowers in your hair
Em C
It's a floor plan for destruction, it's a road map toward repair
D C D G
It's what appears along a highway leading anywhere but here
[Harmonica Solo]
G C G C G Am D G x2
G Bm C G
It's the progress through the cracks in a ceiling made of glass
C G Am D
It's a finger on the button, say goodbye
G Bm C G
It's the anger in the crowd when they burn the cities down
C D G
In the ashes of a time to be alive
G Bm C G
It's the point of no return, it's the lessons that you learn
C G Am D
It's the flags or gods or facts you stand behind
G Bm C G
Bridge a gap or build a wall, some will rise and some will fall
C D G Em
Either way, oh what a time to be alive!
C D Bm Em
With our weary heads held high as we face an uphill climb
C D Bm Em
Better keep on keeping on 'cause a change is gonna come
C D G
Sing it loud, oh what a time to be alive!
[Outro]
G C G C G Am D G
This doesn't include the tab to play the opening solo.
Optional Capo 2
[Intro]
G C G C G Am D G x2
[Verse]
G Bm C G
It's the shape of things to come, it's that moment in the sun
C G Am D
It's the wild and reckless turning of the tide
G Bm C G
Sure as every shout begins with a whisper in the wind
C D G
Can't deny it's quite a time to be alive
G Bm C G
It's the changing of the guard, it's the calm before the storm
C G Am D
At the crossroads when you're forced to draw the line
G Bm C G
Give some love and take a stand cause the future's in your hands
C D G
Starting once a upon a time to be alive
Em C
It's the sound of the alarm, it's the push against the grain
G D
It's the single rebel candle that ignites a million flames
Em C
It's an ocean overflowing flooding when the levee breaks
D C D G
It's when you say the sky's the limit when the ground is giving way
[Instrumental]
G C G C G Am D G
[Verse]
G Bm C G
It's the riots in the streets, it's a war you wage for peace
C G Am D
It's the opposition's brazen battle cry
G Bm C G
Through the widening divide where alliances collide
C D G
Fighting blindly for a time to be alive
G Bm C G
It's the blazin' path you pave with each turning of a page
C G Am D
It's the moral of a story gone awry
G Bm C G
It's the poetry of truth, it's a song that sings the blues
C D G
Playing softly for a time to be alive
Em C
It's the tolling of the bell, it's an echo loud and clear
G D
It's the shackles 'round your ankles, it's the flowers in your hair
Em C
It's a floor plan for destruction, it's a road map toward repair
D C D G
It's what appears along a highway leading anywhere but here
[Harmonica Solo]
G C G C G Am D G x2
G Bm C G
It's the progress through the cracks in a ceiling made of glass
C G Am D
It's a finger on the button, say goodbye
G Bm C G
It's the anger in the crowd when they burn the cities down
C D G
In the ashes of a time to be alive
G Bm C G
It's the point of no return, it's the lessons that you learn
C G Am D
It's the flags or gods or facts you stand behind
G Bm C G
Bridge a gap or build a wall, some will rise and some will fall
C D G Em
Either way, oh what a time to be alive!
C D Bm Em
With our weary heads held high as we face an uphill climb
C D Bm Em
Better keep on keeping on 'cause a change is gonna come
C D G
Sing it loud, oh what a time to be alive!
[Outro]
G C G C G Am D G
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Matt Sharp
Matt Shephardson
Matt Shockley
Matt Skiba