More songs by Michael Penn


This file is part of a collection that (moreso than the rest of the site) are not meant to be detailed or accurate transcriptions of the original recordings. They're just some simple chord charts that I made for my own use, some of them my own arrangements.
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"NO MYTH" by Michael Penn www.michaelpenn.com
From the 1989 album March
Words and music by Michael Penn 1989
Transcribed by T-rev www.t-rev.net

C   Am   C    Am            F        G
So,           she says it's time she goes
                 F      G
But wanted to be sure I know
                   C        Am   C    Am
She hopes we can be friends

C   Am   C      Am               F       G
I        think, yeah, I guess we can say I
                    F       Em
But didn't think to ask her why
                         F        E/G#
She blocked her eyes and drew the curtains
     Am         Am/G       D9/F#
With knots I've got yet to untie

               F        Am          C
What if I were Romeo in black jeans
              F                   G
What if I was Heathcliff, it's no myth
D/F#             F
Maybe she's just looking for
Dm         Bb
Someone to dance with

See, it was just too soon to tell
And looking for some parallel
Can be an endless game

We, we said goodbye before hello
My secrets she will never know
And if I dig a hole to China
I'll catch the first junk to Soho

    Bb                    Dm
Sometime from now you'll bow to pressure
G                                      C           Am
Some things in life you cannot measure by degrees
      Bb                     Dm
I'm between the poles and the equator
G                                     C              G/B
Don't send no private investigator to find me please
                E        E7
'Less he speaks Chinese
        Am            Am/G         D9/F#
And can dance like Astaire overseas, okay

Transcribed 2018-02-28 by T-rev
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x32010 C
x02210 Am
133211 F
320033 G
022000 Em
422400 E/G#
3x2210 Am/G
200210 D9/F#
200232 D/F#
xx0231 Dm
x13331 Bb
x20003 G/B
022100 E
020100 E7

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"No Myth" by Michael Penn
From the album March
Words and music by Michael Penn 1989
Transcribed by T-rev www.t-rev.net
Transposed from original key of C to G

G   Em   G    Em            C        D
So,           she says it's time she goes
                 C      D
But wanted to be sure I know
                   G        Em   G    Em
She hopes we can be friends

G   Em   G      Em               C       D
I        think, yeah, I guess we can say I
                    C       Bm
But didn't think to ask her why
                         C        B/Eb
She blocked her eyes and drew the curtains
     Em         Em/D       A9/C#
With knots I've got yet to untie

               C        Em          G
What if I were Romeo in black jeans
              C                   D
What if I was Heathcliff, it's No Myth
A/C#             C
Maybe she's just looking for
Am         F
Someone to dance with

See, it was just too soon to tell
And looking for some parallel
Can be an endless game

We, we said goodbye before hello
My secrets she will never know
And if I dig a hole to China
I'll catch the first junk to Soho

    F                    Am
Sometime from now you'll bow to pressure
D                                      G           Em
Some things in life you cannot measure by degrees
      F                     Am
I'm between the poles and the equator
D                                     G              D/F#
Don't send no private investigator to find me please
                B        B7
'Less he speaks Chinese
        Em            Em/D         A9/C#
And can dance like Astaire overseas, okay

Transcribed 2018-03-01 by T-rev
More tab available at www.t-rev.net

320033 G
022000 Em
x32010 C
xx0232 D
x24432 Bm
x6444x B/Eb
xx0000 Em/D
x42000 A9/C#
x4222x A/C#
x02210 Am
133211 F
2x0232 D/F#
x24442 B
x21202 B7

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