Life is a Progressive Song (I'm Working On) 

Intro: (DV) (AV) (G) (/) / (DV) (AV) (G) (AV) –I’m 
(D) working on a song you always (A) say” you always say – with 

(Am) so much inspiration ‘round (G) there’s no other way - if you 

(D) knew where each song takes me to, I’m (A) gulliver at times – in some songs 

(Am) there’s pollyanna, in others (G) robinson I find 

Intro: … (AV) – when I 
(D) waste my day and realize i haven’t (A) worked on a song yet 

(Am) no one to inspire me for a (G) single line duet - I 

(D) panic and rush ‘round town to get my (A) guitar and equipment – u never 

(Am) ask me to play a song, it’s a (G) message of no commitment 

Intro: 
{up: brave} (Bm) no more partying to the (E7) morning, turntables and 

(A) mirrorballs - no backpacking (F#) ‘round the world, 10-hour 

(Bm) rides - watching movies in (E7) double-beds with no sense of 

(A) time - replaced by live shows (F#) to get inspired by // End on: (GIII)

(C) (pire) (to write) a song that’ll trigger some scientific re- 

(G) search – (write) a song that’ll get its very own 

(D) church – (write) a song that’ll be referenced by ones you ad- 

(Am) mire (write a song and) give this “world-something” (/C)// never (/D)// to ex- 

{Repeat bare, no ()’s} End on: (CIII) 

Intro: … (AV) – I’m 
(D) working on a life that I’ve (A) chosen to be free - and those 

(Am) songs will help me realize my (G) ultimate dream – so don’t 

(D) think i’m locked in a dark room (A) sitting on my own – you’ll 

(Am) sympathize with me once these (G) songs on you are grown 

Intro: … (AV) –so 
(D) you gave up on poetry, sad to (A) see all who do – no one gives 

(Am) up on music, just find new (G) genres they never knew – so I 

(D) furnish my little stories with (A) rhythm and melodies ‘round - and i be- 

(Am)lieve songwriters are the new poets (G) keeping it up with sound 

(Bm) no more partying to the (E7) morning, fig’ring out where i woke 

(A) up - no strange yummy (F#) food and a funny language on the 

(Bm) top – watching movies in (E7) double-beds with no sense of 

(A) time - replaced by live shows (F#) to get inspired by // End on: (GIII) 

Chorus 

Intro: … (AV) – but 
(D) one day it’ll all pay off and i’ll (A) play down all the venues - get in- 

(Am)vited to parties with (G) foreign language menus 

(D) again i’ll have friends, work on (A) songs to make a life - and if i ever 

(Am) marry we’ll write songs like “better (G) off without a wife”

Life is a Progressive Song (I'm Working On) (unplugged, all alone and strictly take1)

Jedi with a Sunburn 


(Em) when u come around I get (D) down on my knees, they get (Am) weak when u (Em) come around 

(/) every time I see u I’m (D) bungee-jumping, eyes wide (Am) open, they -- open (Em) up when I see you 
{down} 
(Am) (I) can’t speak when u (B) smile, breathe when u (Em) laugh, freeze when u touch my (D) puzzled red face 
{up} 
(Am) (I) can’t speak when u (B) smile, breathe when u (Em) laugh, freeze when u touch my (D) -----

(C) face (/) (/) (B)/ (B7) 

(/) when u start talking I (D) melt like fondue chocolate, (Am) please keep talking, (Em) don’t stop talking 

(/) words that you let me (D) sleepwalk through, they vib(Am)rate, radiate and cre(Em)ate new worlds 
{down} 
(Am) (I) can’t speak when u (B) smile, breathe when u (Em) laugh, freeze when u touch my (D) puzzled red face 
{up} 
(Am) (I) can’t speak when u (B) smile, breathe when u (Em) laugh, freeze when u touch my (D) -----

(C) (/) (/) (B)/ (B7) 

{Extended Chorus} (B) since you are my (B7) sunshine, I long for a (Em) sunburn (B)/ (B7) 

(Am) from stupid deci(D)sions made you are my (Em) u-turn (D) 

(B) in this ma/nipu(B7)lation you help me to (Em) unlearn (B)/ (B7) 

(Am) (I) remember I’m a (D) Jedi and that I should (Em) --- return (D) 

Falsetto melody: (Am) (Em) (D) (B) / Repeat / (Em) (/) 

(/) I picture how you pre(D)tend you’re in high heels (Am) - when you reach (Em) up to my primed lips 

(/) from you i’ll steal hundreds of (D) kisses a week and in(Am)stead of roses (Em) tulips I’ll give you 
{down} 
(Am) (I) can’t speak when u (B) smile, breathe when u (Em) laugh, freeze when u touch my (D) puzzled red face 
{up} 
(Am) (I) can’t speak when u (B) smile, breathe when u (Em) laugh, freeze when u touch my (D) -----

(C) (/) (/) (B)/ (B7) 

{Extended Chorus} 

Falsetto melody: (Am) (Em) (D) (B) / Repeat / (Em) (/) 

{Variations on}- no rhythm 
(Am) i can’t speak when u (B) smile…

Jedi with a Sunburn (unplugged, all alone and strictly take1)

Happier Than Me 
Capo kayıt: II 
Capo (Barbaros): 7+3 (Normal: V üst @ Em, alt @ Am) 

Intro: Verse x2 (Solo 1) 

(Em) - i’ve got (3) friends, they’ve got (C) jobs and get (3) paid very 

     (D) well - but are they (3) happier than (G)/ me they’re not a bit (G/F#) happier than 

(Em) me - i’ve got (3) friends, they got (C) married to the (3) ones that they 

     (D) loved - but are they (3) happier than (G)/ me they’re not a bit (G/F#) happier than 

(Em) me - i’ve got (3) friends, they’ve got (C) children, they’re (3) all too 

     (D) sweet - but are they (3) happier than (G)/ me they’re not a bit (G/F#) happier than 

(Em) me - hey all you (3) life coaches, (C) therapists and (3) reiki channels 

     (D) - I just (3) hope (G)/ -- hope you’re (G/F#) happier than 

(Em) mee(3)ee(G)ee (3) - and I (D) can’t even (3) claim that i’m 

(C) - so very (3) happyyyy 

(Em)iii (3) - wohoo(G)oow (3) - well I (D) can’t com(3)plain, at least I 

(C) don’t feel (3) empty 

Interlude: 	(C/g) / (D II open/a) / (x75007) / (/)-NC/ (D II open/a)} x3 
(C)/ /////// b-a-g-e 

(Em) - i’ve got (3) friends with rich (C) parents, they never really (3) needed to 

     (D) work - but are they (3) happier than (G)/ me, they’re not a bit (G/F#) happier than 

(Em) me - i’ve got (3) friends with - (C) high traffic in (3) double-beds 

     (D) - but are they (3) happier than (G)/ me, they’re not a bit (G/F#) happier than 

(Em) me - i’ve got (3) friends they’ve got (C) friends they’ve got (3) mutual 

     (D) friends - but are they (3) happier than (G)/ me, they’re not a bit (G/F#) happier than 

(Em) me - hey all you (3) dreadlocks and you (C) rainbows and you (3) greenies out 

     (D) there - I just (3) hope (G)/ - hope you’re (G/F#) hippier than me 











(G) That’s just (3) - what i (D) see - (3) ‘round me, so i’m 

(C) motivated  (3) - (D) not to worry (3) - there’s just a 

(G) slight satis(3)faction about (D) all i’ve a(3)chieved 

a (C) healthy little (3) pride about (D) – not having be(3)come a 

Intro2: (Em) sheep 

(Em) - then a (3) girl walked through the (C) park while I was (3) working on this 

     (D) song - she looked (3) happier ---- (G)/ - a little (G/F#) happier than 

(Em) me - (I) (3) found myself (C) following her (3) - like a 

     (D) spy - i couldn’t be(3)lieve my (G)/ eyes: someone (G/F#) happier than 

(Em) me - i finally (3) asked about her (C) secret to (3) happiness, she said 

      (D) - “it’s praying for (3) everyone (G)/ --- to be (G/F#) happier than 

(Em) me-e(/)e-e-e” (/) - Come on you (3) all out (/) there! (3) 

(Em)(lone) - we can do (3) more than (D) this a lot (3) more than 

(G) this - throw away our (3) televisions 
(D)/ - work on our (C) own clear visions 

(Em) - it all (3) comes from in(D)side nothing to be (3) found there out- 

(G)side, let’s not (3) look to far to (D)/ --- reach our (C) inner light 

(Em) - and we (3) find our-damn-(D)selves and be a (3) friend of our 

 (G) own - we might (3) find we’ve never 
 (D)/ - never really (C) been here a- 
=== 
a.	(Em)lone - Repeat 1. without instruments and a choir / acapella 

b.	(C/g)lone (Interlude)

Happier Than Me (unplugged, all alone, take1)

To Be A Man (The Anti-High-School-Uniform Song) 
Capo: II (F#) 
Intro/ solo: Chorus 
(E) it was just a (B7) usual school day until the (A) bell rang i landed in the (B) principal’s room 

(E) just because (B7) i (A) didn’t wear a (B) tie 

(E) my (B7) tie was at home and (A) that was what i (B) told her 

(E) i think (B7) she didn’t like it that was (A) why she (B) asked me: 

(E-NC) “why don’t you try to be like a man” 

(E) i don’t wanna be, don’t (B7) wanna be a man (A) if it’s a(B)bout a tie 

(E) i don’t wanna be, don’t (B7) wanna be a man (A) if it’s that (B) easy 

(E) and then she (B7) asked me “why (A) don’t you try to (B) look like one at least” 

(E) --- i didn’t (B7) answer but I (A) thought of myself (B) having to wear a 

(E) tie – I’d think I’ll (B7) never win since my (A) life will stuck in a (B) ---- tie-break and I’d 

(E) feel -- like a (B7) puppet tied to a (A) random master, (B) my freedom being 

(E-NC) a “thai boxing” fight away 

(E) i don’t wanna be, don’t (B7) wanna be a man (A) if it’s a(B)bout a tie 

(E) i don’t wanna be, don’t (B7) wanna be a man (A) if it’s that (B) easy 

(C#m) -- I still (AV) try ---- to con(B)vince myself that she (A) just made a joke on me 

(C#m) -- she wasn’t (AV) unkind so maybe (B) she didn’t mean it (A) seriously 

Intro/ solo: Chorus 
OUT! {spoken word} (E) this song goes to all those who (B7) still think that teens at the age of 11, 12, (A) 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, (B) 18 and even 19 should wear a 

(E) tie at school. They always say (B7) “you’ll wear a tie anyway, when you get a (A) job or something like that u’ll (B) have to wear a tie”. I don’t 

(E) think so, times have changed (B7) and by the way I don’t (A) think you lead lives worth living so (B) why taking your advice 

(E) and even if by accident we’ll (B7) have to wear a tie one day there’s (A) no need to get used to it all these years (B) in no way... 

(C#m) now i’m a bit (AV) older and it (B) doesn’t look like (A) i’ve changed my 

(C#m) mind - still to (AV) that day I pre(B)fer not to (A) re-
Transposition (C) wiii(D)iiind 

(G) i didn’t wanna be, i (D7) didn’t wanna be a mai(C)an - it was (D) just about a tie 

(G) i didn’t wanna be, i (D7) didn’t wanna be a mai(C)an, it was (D) so easy 
Kesik 
(G)-NC i don’t wanna be (D7)-NC i don’t wanna be (C)-NC i don’t wanna (D) become a man 

(G) i don’t wanna be, don’t (D7) wanna be a man (C) if it’s about such ri(D)diculous things 
yavaşlayarak 
(G) i don’t wanna be (D7) i don’t wanna be (C) i don’t wanna (D) be a ma/ (G)-NC an 
{Axl end}

To Be A Man (The Anti-High-School-Uniform Song) (unplugged, alone, live)

Sister’s Wedding Song (in Bromance) 
Alt Capo: II (Am: IX) 

{Chorus instrumental}: (Em) (C) (Am) (11-12-11-12)/ (B) - {Repeat} + (Em) (/)-NC 

(Em) i remember lobbying for brothers to form a family football 

(Am)/ team- called mom and dad “selfish” for (C)// leaving their only (B) child with this 

(Em) dream- then you arrived with your hands half your body and hair ready to 

(Am) comb- became my favorite baby (C)// monkey not stopping (B) smiling a- 

     (Em)// looo(B)ooo(Em)oooo(/)ong you were the 

{breathe deep} (G) cutest baby (B7) monkey of our (B) zoo, Ar(Em)zu 

(G) and you called me the (B7) Stachelschwein of our (B) zoo, Ar(Em)zu 

I. strumming NC- (/) (/) 

(Em) i wasn’t jealous of you once and happily i took my time for 

(Am) you- got some credits for my (C)/ brotherhood before the (B) time i had to 

(Em) go- to watch you grow up a melancholic rebel building your guard and 

(Am) shell- through your writing i tried to (C)/ study your (B) slightly broken 

     (Em)// speee(B)eee(Em)eee(/)ell you became the 

{breathe deep} (G) boldest young (B7) lioness of our (B) zoo, Ar(Em)zu 

(G) years made me the (B7) grizzly bear of our (B) zoo, Ar(Em)zu 


oh, (Em) sister sister sister, now get your (C) ring from this mr. 

(Am) let all hear your dead sure “yes” and (11-12-11-12)/ let me wish you (B) happiness 

(Em) now you have a new family, in a (C) whole new league you’ll be you’ll see– when 

(Am) some ‘round you’ll expect babies: (11-12-11-12)/ little gentle(B)men and ladies 

II. (Em) (/)-NC 

(Em) our family house had us both back in different flats after some 

(Am) years- you introduced me to the art of (C)/ living while living like (B) falling from 

(Em) stairs- you taught me breathing, soul feeding, turning passion to com- 

(Am)passion, closing eyes and disa(C)/ppearing and to make you (B) sing more’s my 

     (Em)// miiii(B)iiii(/)iii(/)sion – ooooom 

{breathe deep} (G) Jai Guru (B7) Dev and goodbye (B) Özev, Ar(Em)zu 

(G) Jai Guru (B7) Dev and goodbye (B) Özev, Ar(Em)zu 

{Verse: First parts words- second parts instrumental} {Extended verse: Verse +:} 

(Em) who’d make me an uncle, maybe see (C) things from a new angle – i don’t 

(Am) plan to make you-an-aunty, (11-12-11-12)/ still it’s possi(B)ble technically 

(Em) (/)-NC

Sister's Wedding Song (in Bromance) (unplugged, all alone, live, take 1)

SimpleMan, Your SuperZero 
Capo: II üst / 0 alt 
Metronom: 68 

Main Chords: 	G6 		C 		C(+g) 		Cmaj13 	Em 		G6 III 
		322003 	032010		o32013		032200		022000		3554000 

Interlude1: 	(Em) gone 	Am+b VIII (pull off)		Em 		Am+b VIII (pull off) 
877008 			022000		877008 
{brave} 
(G6) - (3) first i work on (/) – the formu(3)lation of my (C) lies (3) - to pro(C/g)tect you (3) 

(G6) – and (3) then i work on (/) the per(3)fection of my (C) lies (3) - to satis(C/g)fy you (3) - but you 

(Cmaj13) still (3) keep – being-(Em) angry at me (3) - and you 

(G6 III) still – keep-(3)blaming me un(/)til - you’re (3) making me 
{bravest}
(Em) - (3) feel so (/) bad (3) feel so (G6 III) wrong, - I (3) only feel (/) good -(3) when you’re 

(Em) gone (3) feel so (/) bad, (3) feel so (G6 III) wrong, i (3) only feel (/) good (3) when u’re 

Interlude1: 	(Em) gone 	Am+b VIII (pull off)		Em 		Am+b VIII (pull off) 
877008 			022000		877008 

(G6) - and (3) then i work on (/) – a (3) better man (C) - to (3) serve you better, (C/g) - to (3) understand 

(G6) - and (3) then i work on (/) - a (3) stronger man 

(C) - who’s (3) trained to stand your (C/g) – (3) meaningless accu- 

(Cmaj13)sations. - They just (3) don’t have an (Em) end  (3) - and you 

(G6 III) still - keep (3) blaming me un(/)til you’re (3) making me 

Chorus 

Interlude2: 	(Em) gone	Am+b VIII 	C VIII (Open) 	C VIII+d (Open) 
877008 	81010900 		810x9010 

(G6) - i (3) wish to stay (/) - a (3) simple man, (C)/ - I don’t (3) want to be (C/g) - your (3) superman 

(G6) – and if (3) I provoke you with my, (/) - in your words, (3) nothing-doing 

(C) - I’m (3) unimpressed (C/g) - by your de(3)grading booing 

(Cmaj13) - so this (3) comes - to an (Em) end (3) 

(G6 III) - no more (3) blaming me (/) -- I (3) won’t be there to 

(Em) listen - you’ll (3) feel so (/) bad, (3) feel so 

(G6 III) wrong- you’ll (3) feel up and (/) down - now (3) that I’m 

(Em) gone- you’ll (3) feel so (/) bad, (3) feel so 

(G6 III) wrong (3) feel up and (/) down: (3) I am 

Interlude1: (Em) gone

SimpleMan, Your SuperZero (unplugged, all alone, live, take1)

Desert Island Blues ("Friday I'm in Love" Adaptation)

Comparing Different Approaches of Dr. Jeckyll and Dr. Frankenstein 
(To the Only Project to Mass Produce A Final Crime) 

Intro w. special arpeggio: (C) (/) (Fmaj7) (/) (G/d) (/) (C) (NC) 

{enter in the upper octave} 
Dr. Jeckyl was a (C) decent guy just had a strange way to (Fmaj7) purify 

to hide Hyde from the (G/d) world outside he committed both murder and (C) suicide (in one) 

Dr. Frankenstein’s strange (/) medicine, as stealing fire a (Fmaj7) risky sin 

sowing beauty (G/d) harvesting denial; his nameless monster (C) made him a trial – (NC) it’s a- 

(/)pparantly ina(/B)ppropriate (Am7) -- to compare their (G) doctorshit – {breath} scien- 

(C)tific’lly and (/B) ethic’lly it’s -- (Am7) as ironic as (G) it can be – like an 

(C) Alzheimer-and-(/B)-Parkinson-debate on (Am7) who’s the right and (G) who’s the wrong

(C) (/B) (Am7) (G) {falsetto singing; instrumental} end on (NC) 

Tremolo: 	7 5 
----7 5 	---5
8 ----8 0 => GIII 
Repeat: End on (NC)

(you may have) problems with (Am7) hiding your Hyde 

problems caused by lonely (G) creatures denied 

all will go and you’ll (Fmaj7) find your slice 

it may take time but, (C) hey, time’s a good price 

Intro: (C) (Fmaj7) (G/d) (C) 

Jack the Ripper was a phe(C)nomenon, his work was spreading (Fmaj7) fear along 

and that he wasn’t even i(G/d)dentified brings questions to an (C) av’rage mind 

what if “he” was a team (C) project, dude, about creating the perfect (Fmaj7) prostitute 

2 b introduced by the (G/d) evil empire as “the politician”, (C) p.k.a. the “shameless liar” – (NC) it’s a-

Pre-Chorus instrumental 

(you may have) problems with (Am7) hiding your Hyde 

problems caused by lonely (G) creatures denied 

but how to deal with an (Fmaj7) army of global corruption 

that acts like it (C) offers our civilization 

3rd-4th instumental part: (Am7) (G) (Fmaj7) (‘tremolo’ with no G at the end)

Different Approaches Of Dr. Jeckyll And Dr. Frankenstein (unplugged, all alone and strictly take1)

guitars, vocals: Ata Özev 
female vocals: Merve Berkman 

Yemen Türküsü (Prozodi Projesi)

vocals, acoustic guitar: ata özev
bodhrán: kaan seven


Mirror Mirror {2011 08}

vocals: merve berkman
vocals, acoustic guitar: ata özev
piano: neslihan engin
bodhrán: kaan seven


Waiting For Heroes [Dinner Version] {2011 08}

acoustic guitar, vocals: ata özev
bodhrán: kaan seven 
cello: nazlı alatlı 
violin: feride sofugil 
voice: gümrah gören 


Light Years {2011 08}

Variations on Light Years {2011 08}

acoustic guitars, vocals: ata özev
bodhrán: kaan seven 
vocals: merve berkman

Waiting For Heroes {2011 08}

All That Can't Be Taken Away From You {2011 08}

vocals, acoustic guitar: ata özev 
backing vocals: merve berkman 

G D Am Em C G D D

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I only upload my "first draft" compositions here: How my songs sounded before the rewriting process. It's important to me not to lose the first versions. I'm teaching phrasing so I use these as examples. 
The final versions will be somewhere I'll announce here. 

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Prozodizyak (turkish)

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