Alexz Johnson - James Dean

james dean by alexz johnson
album : the basement recordings iii
track 3
2013

standard tuning
capo on the 6th fret

chords :

C : x32010
G : 320003 or 320033
F : x33211 or 133211
Am : x02210
Em : x22000

intro : C G F C G F Am G F ( G ) C
whoaaaaa

C
he couldn’t keep you safe if he tried
Am
but when he let you see in his liquid eyes
G F
it became a crime , take him away

C
doesn’t know how to love

doesn’t know how to win
Am
he only knows he can’t be taken in
G F
but he’s on the road , he’s living in sin
Am G F Em G F
just as it seems , he’s another james dean

C G F
staying up , he’s restless through the night
C G F
while santa monica signs are fading
Am G F
he’s got his blood and he’s looking for a fight
C G F C G F Am
another hollywood hero’s baby
C
you wouldn’t like him if he stayed

a hero’s dying every day

C
mary ann wasn’t fitting in with his lies
Am
learned more from a fool than she learned from the wise
G F
crying out to the skies “take him away”
C
he’s been given the hands to destroy the world
Am
he’s been given a taste to destroy the girls
G F
given too many schemes , a threat to be seen
Am G F
ooooooooh he’s another james dean

C G F
staying up , he’s restless through the night
C G F
while santa monica signs are fading
Am G F
he’s got his blood and he’s looking for a fight

another hollywood hero’s baby
C G F C
riding strong it feels like he belongs
G F
while santa monica’s dreams are sleeping
Am G F
hush now he’ll always carry on

he’s a hollywood hero’s baby

Am
yeah yeah yeah yeah
F
yeah yeah yeah yeah
Am F
only the gentle are ever really strong
Em
yeah yeah yeah yeah
Am
yeah yeah yeah yeah
G
yeah yeah yeah yeah
F
yeah yeah yeah yeah
G F
yeah yeah yeah yeah

C G F
staying up , he’s restless through the night
C G F
while santa monica signs are fading
Am G F
he’s got his blood and he’s looking for a fight

another hollywood hero’s baby
C G F C
riding strong it feels like he belongs
G F
while santa monica’s dreams are sleeping
Am G F
hush now he’ll always carry on
C
he’s a hollywood hero’s baby

end on C