karaoke
I ain't got no home
No place to roam
I ain't got a home
No place to roam
I'm a lonely boy
I ain't got a home
I ain't got no sister
I ain't got a brother
I ain't got a father
Not even a mother
I'm a lonely boy
I ain't got a home
Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo
Well, I got a voice
And I love to sing
I can sing like a bird
And I can sing like a frog
I'm a lonely boy
I ain't got a home
I ain't got a girl
I ain't got a son
I ain't got no kin
I ain't got no one
I'm a lonely frog
I ain't got a home
Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo
Madam, take me in
Let me be your friend
Won't you take me in
Let me be your friend
I'm a lonely boy
I ain't got a home
Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo
Oh yes, I'm the great pretender
Pretending that I'm doing well
My need is such, I pretend too much
I'm lonely but no one can tell
Oh yes, I'm the great pretender
Adrift in a world of my own
I play the game, but to my real shame
You left me to dream all alone
Too real is this feeling of make believe
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
Oh yes, I'm the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around
Too real is this feeling of make believe
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
Oh yes, I'm the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around
Well, it's an ill wind that blows no good
And it's a sad one that won't love like I know it should
And oh, how lonesome you must be
And it's a shame if you don't share your love with me
It's a heartache when love is gone
But it's bad, even sad, later on
Oh, there's no one blinder than he who won't see
And it's a shame if you don't share your love with me
Well, I can't help it when she is gone
You must try to forget, oh, you must live on
And I know it's a good thing to love someone
But it's bad, even sad, when it's not returned
And oh, how lonesome you must be
And it's a shame if you don't share your love with me
And it's a shame if you don't share your love with me
Lonesome Suzie never got the breaks
She's always losing, and so she sits and cries and shakes
It's hard just to watch her, and if i touch her
Oh, poor Suzie, I'm wondering what to do
She just sits there hoping for a friend
I don't fit here but I may have a friend to lend
Maybe I mistook her, but I can't overlook her
Must be someone who can pull her through
Anyone who's felt that bad could tell me what to say
Even if she just got mad, she might be better off that way
And where is all the understanding?
Her problems can't be that demanding
Why is it she looks my way
Every time she starts to cry?
Lonesome Suzie, I can't watch you cry no longer
If you can use me until you feel a little stronger
I guess just watching you has made me lonesome too
Why don't we get together, what else can we do?
G measure [4X]
|G |C D
I'm gonna buy buy buy you a sheepskin coat
|G |C D |
I'm gonna string red rubies 'round your throat
G |C D
Gently down the stream I will row your boat
|E- D C C/D |G
'Cause you know we're only livin' in a dream.
|G |C D
I'm gonna play play play this game for keeps
I'm gonna wake you softly from your sleep
With a heart so warm and a love so deep
You know we're only livin' in a dream.
G7 |C |
Life goes round like a wheel
G7 |C |
You never know if it's real
B- |E-
Time rolls by like a train
|A C |D
Let it burn, turn up the flame
|G |C D |
We gonna live live live and never stop
Gonna give give give my very best shot
'Cause what I need is what you got
And you know we're only livin' in a dream
I'm gonna take take take good care of you
We're gonna make sweet love the whole night through
I'm gonna turn your cloudy sky into blue
'Cause you know we're only livin' in a dream.
|G |C D | REPEAT/FADE
G D
Take a silver dollar and put it in your pocket,
A E
Never let it slip away.
G D A
Always be a man, not a boy gone astray.
D D/C# Bm Bm/A E A
When ya get half cra-zy from the August heat
D D/C# Bm Bm/A
Or on a frozen, rotted road
E
With no one to complain to about your achin' feet.
(Chorus:)
A G D A
You're gonna walk that endless highway,
D E A
Walk that high-way till you die.
G D A
All you children goin' my way,
D E A
Better tell your home-life sweet goodbye.
When I see a detour up ahead,
Well, I leave it far behind,
Who knows what you're apt to find there.
With the cost of livin, and the price of dyin',
Well it look like t'me this time I wont be buyin'
(Chorus)
When they get a scapegoat by the throat,
it's hard labour and cold beans.
If ya get away real quick,
You'll be eatin from the poison peanut machine.
Well, I sing by night, wander by day.
I'm on the road and it looks like I'm here to stay.
(Chorus)
Stranded out in the night,
Eliza took me down
To see the widow give
Rain to the town.
It's against the law
To be a tonic man,
But the widow knows
She's got the upper hand.
So I went on in
Feelin' kinda wheezy.
You know she soothed my mind, boys,
She rocked me kinda slow and easy
All day and all night.
Pick a card before you go
It's a long trip to Mexico.
Eliza wait by the door,
I can't stay here anymore, no, no.Then she took a pill
She washed her feet in the mud
She said ";Look out son,
You know, I just ordered a flood
For forty days and forty nights";.
Then I dropped my shoes,
Eliza called my name.
She said it looked to her
Like it's gonna rain.
Then the cotton king
Came in chokin'
And the widow laughed and said:
";I ain't jokin'.
Take once for all";
She said ";Now don't ya tease me.
I just fell in love, boy,
So rock me kinda slow and kinda easy,
All day and all night.";
Sweet William said
With a drunken head:
";If I had a boat,
I'd help y'all float";.
Eliza stood there watching,
William in a trance,
As the widow _did_ the St. Vitus dance. [?]
But just then an old man
With a boat named ";Breezy";
Said: ";You can ride with Clyde, boys,
If you rock it kinda slow and easy,
All day and all night";.
Did you hear about the eagle of distinction
The one that came on every Friday afternoon
Well, it seems that eagle has near flown into extinction
Descending to the sand
His biggest enemy being man
Have you ever seen the freedom on the wing
Where do we go from here? I asked my woman
Where do we go from here? Oh woman, my woman
La la la la la la la la la, she said, nowhere
Did you hear about the railroad going under
How it seems its days are numbered on the board
Well, I feel sad about the railroad and it's no wonder
It'd run right by my door
I can't hear it anymore
How can you get to sleep when the whistle don't moan
Where do we go from here? Is there no way of knowing
Where do we go from here? Oh, I need to be shown
La la la la la la la la la, they said, somewhere
Have you heard about the buffalo on the plain
And how at one time they'd stampede a thousand strong
Now that buffalo's at the zoo standing in the rain
Just one more victim of fate
Like California state
You sure do miss the silence when it's gone
Where do we go from here? I hear from no one
Where do we go from here? Could you tell me, someone
La la la la la la la la la, I'd go anywhere
D A D A E
(no chord) A D A
Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble,
E A D
ancient footprints are everywhere.
A D A
You could almost think that your seeing double,
E A
On the cold, dark night on the Spanish Stairs.
E A
Gotta hurry on back to my hotel room,
E A D
Where I got me a date with a pretty little girl from Greece.
A D A
She promised she'd be there with me,
E A
When I paint my masterpiece.
D A D A E
(no chord) A D A
Oh, the hours we spent, inside the Coliseum.
E A
Dodging lions, and a-wasting time,
D A D A
oh those mighty kings of the jungle, I could hardly stand to see'em
E A
Yes it sure has been a long, hard drive.
E A
Train wheels a-running thru the back of my memory,
E A D
When I ran on a hilltop following a pack of wild geese,
A D A
Someday everything is gonna sound like a rhapsody
E A
When I paint my masterpiece.
Am C#m
Sailing round the world in a dirty gondola,
D Bb E D C#m D E
Oh to be back in the land of, Coca-cola.
D A D A
Well I left Rome, and landed in Brussels,
E A
On a plane ride so BUMPY that I almost cried,
D A D A
Clergy men in uniform, and young girls pulling mussels,
E A
Everyone was there to greet me when I stepped inside,
E A
Newspaper men eating candy,
E A D
Had to be held down by big police.
A D A E A
Someday, its gonna be different, When I paint my masterpiece.
Got my motor runnin'
Little girl, are you comin'
Keep your candle burning bright
Soon as you are ready
Hold that ladder steady
Come tread softly through the night
Don't leave me in the dark
Like a ghost rider in your yard
Carving names in bark along the boulevard
I'd be a bushwhacker
Even be your hijacker
Keep your candle burning bright
When we cross that railroad track
There'll be no turning back
Come tread softly through the night
Don't leave me sitting here
Up on top of your fence
I'm like an alley cat up here, without a lick of sense
Volcano--I'm about to blow
Volcano--Gonna overflow
Volcano--Look out below
Don't leave me empty-handed
Like a villain in the woods
Prowling around the grounds, trying to make off with the goods
Volcano--I'm about to blow
Volcano--Gonna overflow
Volcano--Look out below
I used to smoke
I used to drink
I used to smoke, drink and dance the hootchie-koo
I used to smoke and drink, smoke and drink and dance the hootchie-koo
It's true
Now I'm standing on this corner
Praying for me and you
That's why I'm saved
I am saved
People, let me tell you about Kingdom come
You know I'm saved
Saved
I said I'm gonna preach it 'til you're deaf and dumb
I used to cuss
I used to fuss
I used to cuss, fuss and boogie all night long
I used to cuss and fuss, cuss and fuss and boogie all night long
Now I'm standing on this corner
I know right from wrong
Because I'm saved
I am saved
People, let me tell you about Kingdom come
You know I'm saved
Saved
I said I'm gonna preach it 'til you're deaf and dumb
I used to lie
I used to cheat
I used to lie, cheat and step on people's feet
I used to lie and cheat, lie and cheat and step on people's feet
Now I'm standing on this corner
Salvation is my beat
That's why I'm saved
I am saved
People, let me tell you about Kingdom come
You know I'm saved
Saved
I said I'm gonna preach it 'til you're deaf and dumb
F Bb F
Over by the wildwood
Dm
Hot summer night
Gm
We lay in the tall grass
C
til the mornin' light
If I had my way I'd never
get the urge to roam
A young man serves his country
and an old man guards the home
Never gave a second thought
Never crossed my mind
What's right and what's not
I'm not the judgin' kind
I could take the darkness oh
Storms in the skies
But we all got certain trials
burnin' up inside
Don't send me no distant salutations
or silly souvenirs from far away
Don't leave me alone in the twilight
Twilight is the loneliest time a day
F Bb F
Don't put me in a frame upon the mantel
F Bb C Gm
'Fore memories turn dusty old and grey
C C7
Don't leave me alone in the twilight
Bb-C F
Twilight is the loneliest time a day
Bb C Gm Dm
Bb C Gm F
B
Forefather pointed to kingdom come
F#
Sadly told his only son
A
Just be careful what you do
";Robbie Lick";
It all comes back on you.
False witness spread the news
Somebody's gonna lose
Either she or me or you,
Nothing we can do.
(Chorus)
A E
Don't you say a word
A E
Or reveal a thing you've learned
A G#m C#m
Time will tell you well
F#m A B
If you truly, truly fell
Tarred and feathered, yea!
Thistles and thorns,
One or the other
He kindly warns.Now you look out the window tell me
What do you see?
I see a golden calf pointing
Back at me.
I been sitting in here for so darn long
Waitin' for the end to come along.
Holy roaster on the brink
Take a chance, swim or sink.
False witness, cast an evil eye
said I cannot tell a lie,
Haints and saints don't bother me
I'm not alone you see.
(Chorus)
haints: dialect word for haunts i.e. ghosts.
E7 D/F# G D/F# A/E Am7
Unfaithful Servant, I hear you leavin' soon in the mornin'
G D/F E7 Asus4
What did you do to the lady, that she's gonna have to send you away?
G D/F# A/E Am7
Unfaithful servant, you don't have to say you're sorry,
G D/F# E7 Asus4
If you done it just for the spite, or did ya do it just for the glory?
Bm/G A/F#
Like a stranger you turned your back,
C/G G F#7
Left your keys and gone to pack.
Bm/G A/F#
Bear in mind who's to blame, and all the shame;
E7 Em7 Ebmaj7
She really cared, the time she spared and the home you shared.
Unfaithful servant, I can hear the whistle blowin,
Yes, that train is a-comin' and soon you'll be goin'.
Let us not bow our heads for we won't be complainin';
Life has been good to us all
even when that sky is rainin'.
To take it like a grain of salt
is all I can do. It's no one's fault,
Makes no diff'rence if we fade away.
It's just as it was, it's much to cold for me to stay.
D Bm
Goodbye to that country home,
D A Bm
So long to a lady I have known,
D Bm
Farewell to my other side,
E7 Asus4
I'd best just take it in stride.
G D/F# A/E Am7
Unfaithful Servant, you'll learn to find your place;
G D/F#
I can see it in your smile,
E7 Asus4
and, yes, I can see it in your face.
Bm/G# A/F#
The mem'ries will linger on,
C/G A F#7
But the good old days, they're all gone,
Bm/G# A/F#
Oh! Lonesome servant, can't you see,
E7 Em7 Ebmaj7
That we're still one and the same, just you and me.
G C G C
Go out yonder, peace in the valley
G C G C
Come downtown, have to rumble in the alley
D G
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in
Has anybody seen my lady
This living alone will drive me crazy
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in
C Dm Em Dm(E bass) C
I'm gonna go down by the wa - ter
C Dm Em Dm(E bass)
But I ain't gonna jump in, no, no
C Dm Em Dm(E bass)
I'll just be looking for my mak - er
F D7
And I hear that that's where she's been? Oh!
Out of nine lives, I spent seven
Now, how in the world do you get to Heaven
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm inI just spent 60 days in the jailhouse
For the crime of having no dough
Now here I am back out on the street
For the crime of having nowhere to go
Save your neck or save your brother
Looks like it's one or the other
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in
Now two young kids might start a ruckus
You know they feel you trying to shuck us
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in
Why do men go crazy when a woman wears her dress so tight?
Why do men go crazy when a woman wears her dress so tight?
Well, it must be the same old thing that makes a tomcat fight all night.
Why do all of the men try to run a big legged woman down?
Why do all of the men try to run a big legged woman down?
Well, it must be the same old thing that makes a bulldog love a hound.
Chorus:
Well, it's the same thing
Well, it's the same old thing
Better tell me who is to blame
Well, the whole world is a-fighting all about that same thing.
What makes you feel so good when your baby gets down her evening gown?
What makes you feel so good when your baby gets down her evening gown?
Well, it must be the same old thing that makes a preacherman lay his Bible down.
Chorus
(The | means a new measure and the / means the bass note on the current chord.)
[piano intro slow gospel thang]
starts 3/4
improv/no time
F |Bb |F/C |D- |D- /D /E |
The ladies would put the baskets on the table
F |Bb/C |D- |G- / F/A
And the men would sit beneath a shady tree
|Bb |F/C |D- |D-/C |
The children would listen to a fable
Bb |A- |4/4 G7 |/ | meter
While something else came through to me
|F Bb |F/C Bb/D |F Bb |F/C Bb/D
The river got no end, just roll around the bend
|F Bb |F/C Bb |F |Bb
Then pretty soon the women would all join in
|F |F
On the river hymn...
|C/G /E |/C / |F/A / |F/F / |
The whole congregation was standing on the banks of the river
C/G /E |/C / |F/A |C |F
We are gathered here to give a little thanks thanks
|3/4 Bb |F/C |D- |D- /D /E |
The voice of the rapids will echo
F |Bb/C |D- |G- / F/A |
And ricochet like an old water well
Bb |F/C |D- |D-/C |
Who d ever want to let go
Bb |A- |4/4 G7 |/ | meter
Once you sit beneath its spell
|F Bb |F/C Bb/D |F Bb |F/C Bb/D
It's dark and wide and deep, towards the sea it creeps
|F Bb |F/C Bb |F |Bb
I'm so glad I brought along my mandolin
|F |F D |
To play the river hymn...
G |G C |
You can ride on it or drink it
F |/ / G G/B |
Poison it or dam it
C |/ / F F/A |
Fish in it and wash in it
Bb |C
Swim in it and you can die in it
|F |C |F ||
Run, you river, run
3/4 Bb |F/C |D- |D- /D /E |
Son, you ain't never seen yourself
F |Bb/C |D- |G- / F/A |
No crystal mirror can show it clear, come over here instead
Bb |F/C |D- |D-/C |
Son, you ain't never eased yourself
Bb |A- |4/4 G7 |/ | meter
Til you laid it down in a river bed
|F Bb |F/C Bb/D |F Bb |F/C Bb/D
If you hear a lonesome drone, it's as common as a stone
|F Bb |F/C Bb |F |Bb
And gets louder as the day grows dim
|F |F
That's the river hymn...
|C/G /E |/C / |F/A / |F/F / |
The whole congregation was standing on the banks of the river
C/G /E |/C / |F/A |C ||F |F ||
We are gathered here to give a little thanks thanks
G
I left my home in Norfolk Virginia
C
California on my mind
D
I boarded that Greyhound,
G
Rode in into Raliegh on across Caroline
G
Stopped in Charlotte to by pass Rockhill
C
We never was a minute late
D
We were ninty miles out of Atlanta by sundown
G
Rollin' out of Georgia state
G
We had motor trouble that turned into a struggle
C
Halfway across Alabam
D
And that bow broke down
G
And left us stranded in downtown Birmingham
G
Right away I bought a through train ticket
C
Got across Mississippi clean
D
And I was on that Midnight Flyer out of Birmingham
G
Smokin' into New Orleans
G
Somebody help me get out of Louisiana
C
Help me get to Houston Town
strum
1 & 2 & 3 & 4
V ^ V ^ ^ V
D
There are people there who care a little 'bout me
G
And won't put the poor boy down
G
Georgia born, they bought me a silk suit
C
And put luggage in my hand
D
And woke up high over Albuquerque
G
On a jet to the promised land
G
Workin' on a T-bone ala cartee
C
Flyin' over to the Golden State
D
When the pilot told us in thirteen minutes
G
He would set us at the terminal gate
G
Swing low chariot, come down easy
C
Taxi to the terminal door
D
Cut your engines and cool your wings
G
And let me make it to the telephone
G
Los Angeles, give me Norfolk Virginia
C
Tidewater four ten o nine
D
Tell all the folks back home
It's the promised land callin'
G
And the poor boy is on the line
(The | means a new measure and the / means the bass note on the current chord.)
intro: |Bb Eb9 |Bb Eb9 |Bb Eb9 |Bb Eb9 |
|G-7 |G-7 |D-7 |D-7 |
Julie and little John Tyler lived in the house next door
G-7 D-7 |G-7 D-7 |E-7b5 |Eb-j7 |
We would be the great triangle and to this we swore
D- |Ebj7 |Bb D-/A |G- |
Julie was my sweetheart, little John was my cohort
C /Bb |/A /G |F |F |
And all the wild horses in the world couldn't keep us apart
Gb |Gb |Bb Ebadd2 |Bb Ebadd2
Once we went for a swim in the noonday sun
|Gb |Gb |Bb Ebadd2 |Bb Ebadd2 |
And promised to return before the moon struck one
Bb Ebadd2 |Bb Ebadd2 ||Gb |Gb |Eb-7 |Eb-7 ||
Julie came running through the pasture--she was screaming at the sky
She fell down to her knees and the tears did fly
Little John was stung by a snake over by the lake
And it looked like he s really, really hurt--he was lying in the dirt
Who, we went it as fast as we could run
|Bb Ebadd2 |Bb Ebadd2 |
But we lost little John as the moon struck one
Bb Ebadd2 |Bb Ebadd2 ||Gb |Gb |Eb-7 |Eb-7
I was vacant, Julie was a bird with a broken wing
We were always afraid of what tomorrow might bring
We'll drive down to Durango--up and leave this place
And maybe forget the triangle with a change of pace
The car broke down when we had just begun
|Bb Ebadd2 |
And we walked back to the house while the moon struck one
Bb Ebadd2 |[7X] then G-7
C Am F Dm
We carried you in our arms on Independence Day
Bb F C
And now you'd throw us all aside and put us all away
Am F Dm
Oh, what dear daughter 'neath the sun could treat a father so?
Bb F C
To wait upon him hand and foot and always tell him ";No";
(Chorus:)
E7 Am
Tears of rage, tears of grief
F C
Why must I always be the thief?
E7 Am
Come to me now, you know we're so low
F C7 Fmaj7 C
And life is brief
It was all very painless
When you went out to receive
All that false instruction
Which we never could believe
And now the heart is filled with gold
As if it was a purse
But, oh, what kind of love is this
Which goes from bad to worse?
(Chorus)
We pointed you the way to go
And scratched your name in sand
Though you just thought it was nothing more
Than a place for you to stand
I want you to know that while we watched
You discovered no one would be true
And I myself was among
The ones who thought
It was just a childish thing to do
(Chorus)
Sightseer in the middle of the night
I'm looking for action, something real tight
But can you make it when we turn on the lights
Of the city
Street walker in the middle of the day
Been up all night trying to earn your pay
Mama told you when you ran away
It's not easy
There's no pity
In the city
I've been on this corner so long
But it's no one's guess who's the next blonde (?)
But before you know it, it'll be gone
But I ain't complaining, don't get me wrong
It's not easy
In the city
Street walker in the middle of your life
Every day is like shooting dice
You carry yourself like you carry a knife
In the city
Fast talker in the middle of the street
Trying to hustle everyone that you meet
Sooner or later everybody gets beat
It's not easy
There's no pity
In the city
A7 B7
E7 A E E7 A E
I would try my finger and I would try my hand
E7
At any fool game in this man's land
A7 E7
But don't you talk about this-a friend of mine,
B7 A7 E7
I ain't never been let down and you'd be wastin' time.
I would scratch and steal, I would maim a man,
I would even run the bounty across the other country,
So don't you talk about this here friend of mine,
I gave it all of my money, but it makes me feel fine.
E7
Yeah, I know you won't give me no peace of mind,
Try to understand I just wanna feel good all the time.
A7 E7
Don't you talk about a dear old friend of mine,
B7
Well, I know that you are sweet and more than double fine.
Everybody said you oughta marry that rich man down the line,
But if I had to make a choice I wouldn't change my mind.
A7
Honey, you just ain't as sweet as my strawberry wine,
E7 A7 E7 A7 E7 A7 A
Oh no, no no no no no no no no, no no no no no no no no.
Yeah, You caught me when I's down a-sleepin' in the park,
Climbin' up the walls and laughin' in the dark.
But I heard you been talkin' about a dear old friend of mine,
Never tasted anything as sweet as my strawberry wine,
No, no no no no no, no no no no no no no no,
No, no no no no no no no.
Long-distance operator,
Place this call, it's not for fun.
Long-distance operator,
Please, place this call, you know it's not for fun.
I gotta get a message to my baby,
You know, she's not just anyone.
There are thousands in the phone booth,
Thousands at the gate.
There are thousands in the phone booth,
Thousands at the gate.
Ev'rybody wants to make a long-distance call
But you know they're just gonna have to wait.
If a call comes from Louisiana,
Please, let it ride.
If a call comes from Louisiana,
Please, let it ride.
This phone booth's on fire,
It's getting hot inside.
Ev'rybody wants to be my friend,
But nobody wants to get higher.
Ev'rybody wants to be my friend,
But nobody wants to get higher.
Long-distance operator,
I believe I'm stranglin' on this telephone wire.
(The | means a new measure and the / means the bass note on the current chord.)
B sound, 4ths in cliche far east sound
b g# f# g# f# e c# e c#
f# d# c# d# c# b g# b g#
|_| |_| | |_| | | | |
B |
Trouble on the waterfront
B+ /D#
Evil in the air
|E / B+/D# B-/D
When the Chinatown patrol came down
|C#7 / NC /B
To bring a little order there
|B
They came in undercover
|B+ /D#
To the laundry's back room
|E / B+/D# B-/D
And right there before their eyes
|C#7 / NC B |
Was a Shanghai saloon
E Fo7 |B/F# G#- |
Shoot out in Chinatown
E Fo7 |B/F# F# |
They lined them up against the wall
E Fo7 |B/F# G#- |
They're gonna turn the place upside down
B/F# E |intro 2 ms.
Till you won't recognize it at all
Streets were wide open
Till the break of dawn
'Twas Frisco in its heyday
Imported from Hong Kong
For about five dollars
Or one thousand yen
You could gamble n ramble in a brothel
Or take it to the opium den
Shoot out in Chinatown
They nailed up every door
They're gonna level it to the ground
And close it up for evermore
Confucius had once stated
All across the land
Below the surface, crime and love
They go hand in hand
The fire dragons burn
Buddha's lost his smile
But swears that we will meet again
In just a little while
1st CHORUS
B/F# E add2 |B5 under far east jam fade
Till you won't recognize it at all
From outside the open window
How the faithful was gathered to sing
As the tears swelled up inside me
Still down in a mournful rain.
And all sands of time stood still
As the procession climbed the hill
And off in the distance it's a mother run away
The father turned to say
Somebody shine a light, show me the way
Take me through the night to the break of day.
Won't you shine a light so I can see,
Lift up these chains of darkness and set me free.
Lookin' through the open window
I can see where I went wrong.
I quit searching for the rainbow,
I forgot where I belong.
Then the darkness dips around me
And I have no strength to fight
Though I'll search for those who love me
I'll search for the one above me
Just like I said
Somebody shine a light, show me the way,
Take me through the night to the break of day.
Won't you shine a light so I can see,
Lift up these chains of darkness and set me free.
And all sands of time stood still
As the echo crossed my window sill.
I heard it plain as day, I could hear 'em sing,
I'm trying to find the way,
Somebody shine a light, show me the way
Make it through the night to the break of day.
Won't you shine a light so I can see,
Lift up these chains of darkness and set me free.
Shine a light, show me the way
Take me through the night to the break of day.
Shine a light so I can see
Lift up these chains of darkness and set me free.
Shine a light so I can see
Lift up these chains of darkness and set me free.
F#-5 F C/E
Ring your bell
Ebm Dm C
Change your number
F#-5 F C/E
Run like hell
Ebm Dm C
You can't hide from thunder
Oh, no
F#-5 F C/E
Ring your bell
Ebm Dm C
Get in the wind
F#-5 F C/E Ebo7 Dm7 C
You and me gonna make some medicine
C7/Bb F/A C/G
Run that rebel across the tracks
C7/E Dm7 C
With the Mounties on his trail
Eb6 Dm7
He was taught:
C F
Don't get caught at the mercy of the man
G
Land in jail
C7/Bb F/A C/G
Meet me, madam, on the high road
C7/E Dm7 C
We gonna blow the man down
Eb6 Dm7 C
I've been totin' a heavy load
F
And I'm rarin' to clown
G
Mess around
Ring your bell
Shake your tower
Pump your well
Turn on your power
I'm gonna ring your bell
Glide on in
You and me gonna make some medicine
Smoky bars and souped-up cars
Where we drowned all sorrow
Renegade woman
Love me like there's no tomorrow
Left to borrow
Bloodhounds comb the back streets
With the ramrod close behind
Asphalt justice you gonna find
My ass across
That border line
Ring your bell
Sound the chime
Open up your shell
Get on the line
Come on, ring your bell
Gimme some skin
You and me gonna make some medicine
/=either: one beat in a measure; splitting measure;
repeat same chord this measure
^=splitting a beat, i.e., chord comes in on a half beat count
ex.: C /^G/B / Bbo7 ; the G/B played
1 2 & 3 4 on the AND after 2
Gj7 / / Cj7 |Cj7 / / / |Gj7 / / Cj7 |Cj7 / / / |
Gj7 |/ |D-7 |/ |C
Blue misty morning, an empty street in Ol' Paree
|G/B |A- |A-/D |
She appeared like the angel of destiny
Gj7 |/ |D-7 |/ |
He spent a lifetime tryin' to reach beyond that rainbow
C |G/B |A- |A-/D |
And found when you look down it gives you vertigo.
E- |A9 |D7 |G9 |
The dancehall is deserted where lonely worlds collide
C |B+ E- |A-7 |A-/D |
This must be where dreams explode before your very eyes
G |G/F#|G/E |G/F
While the world outside grows more insane
|C |G/B
Bein' with you, I feel no pain
|A- A-/D / / |Gj7 |C /^G/B / Bbo7 |
True like blue, right as rain
A- A-/D / / |Gj7 / / Cj7 |Cj7 |Gj7 / / Cj7 |Cj7 ||
Right as rain.
Gj7 |/ |D-7 |/ |
I hope real soon I'll be hearing from 'ya
C |G/B |A- |A-/D |
I'll be in the wings, I'll be cheering for you
Gj7 |/ |D-7 |/ |
Funny how people think your life is so complete
C |G/B |A- |A-/D |
When it's really you who envies the man on the street.
E- |A9 |D7 |G9 |
I must've strayed from a path wandering through the catacombs
C / / / |B7+ Bb7+ |A-7 |A-/D |
And you came along to guide my restless spirit home
G |G/F# |G/E |G/F
I can't tell you why, no I wouldn't try to explain
|C |G/B
Bein' with you, I feel no pain
|A- A-/D / / |Gj7 |C /^G/B / Bbo7 |
True like blue, right as rain
A- A-/D / / |Gj7 / / Cj7 |Cj7 |Gj7 / / Cj7 |Cj7 |
Right as rain.
|D /^B- / E-7 |E-7 |C / / Fj7 |Fj7 |Fj7 ||
G |G/F# |G/E |G/F
It's all in the cards, it's all in the game
|C |G/B
Bein' with you, I feel no pain
|A- A-/D / / |Gj7 |C /^G/B / Bbo7 |
True like blue, right as rain
A- A-/D / / |Gj7 / / Cj7 |Cj7 |Gj7 / / Cj7 |Cj7 |
Right as rain.
Now it's so cold in your doorway that I can hardly breathe
You know I wanna lay down but I'm afraid I'll freeze.
I've spent my last lone dollar getting in the shape that I'm in
And runnin' from the border just as fast as they can.
Well, last September I was on a roll
Now I'm out here trying to save my soul.
You've got the cure, you hold the key,
You've got the remedy.
Once I was blind, now I see
You got the remedy.
I believe you got in something just like a stingray
And when you turn on your moves you put the hurt on me.
Well, I might get better but I won't get well
Until I'm over the line and I'm under your spell.
I'm like a spider crawlin' up your wall,
Hear something funny, it's my matin' call.
You've got the cure, you hold the key,
You've got the remedy.
Once I was blind, now I see
You got the remedy.
Been knocking on your window, a-peeking through the blinds
Honey, come here a-runnin', won't you take your time.
And now I ain't no preacher man, I ain't no preacher's son
But I'll be singing hallelujah when I see you come.
I left my mind at the fork in the road
I' m out here haulin' a heavy load.
You've got the cure, you hold the key,
You've got the remedy.
Once I was blind, now I see
You got the remedy.
You've got the cure, you hold the key,
You've got the remedy.
It goes to show
It's plain to see
You got the remedy.
D7 G7 C7
I had a hard time waking this morning
G7 D7
I got a lotta things on my mind
C7
Like those friends of yours
F7
They keep bringing me down
Bb7 D7
Just hangin' round all the time
I've had a hard time waking most mornings
And it's been that way for a month or more
You've had things your way
But now I've got to say
I'm on my way out the door
Chorus:
(NC) D7
Why don't you get right, try to get right, baby
C7 Bb7 A7
You haven't been right with me, why don't you get right?
D7
Try and get right, baby, don't you remember how it used to be?
(Solos like verses (2), repeat chorus)
You had a hard time waking this morning
And I can see it in your empty eyes
But there's no need for talking
Or walking round the block
Just to figure out the reason why
I have a hard time handing out warnings
I'll just slide on out the door
Cuz I'm tired of everything
Being beautiful, beautiful
And I ain't coming back no more
(Repeat chorus, solos like verses (2), chorus fade...)
C
Boards on the window
E7
Mail by the door
A7 D7
What would anybody leave so quickly for?
F
Ophelia
G7 C A7 D7 G7
Where have you gone?
The old neighborhood just ain't the same
Nobody knows just what became of
Ophelia
Tell me, what went wrong
F C
Was it somethin' that somebody said?
G7 C
Mama, I know we broke the rules
F C
Was somebody up against the law?
G7 G7+5
Honey, you know I'd die for you
C
Ashes of laughter
E7
The ghost is clear
A7 D7
Why do the best things always disappear
F
Like Ophelia
G7 C A7 D7 G7
Please darken my door
Was it somethin' that somebody said?
Honey, you know we broke the rules
Wu somebody up against the law?
Honey, you know I'd die for you
They got your number
Scared and runnin'
But I'm still waitin' for the second comin'
Of Ophelia
Come back home
Well, I'm starin' at my Sony, a-drinkin' Kirun beer.
I had a nickel in my pocket when it all came clear.
I hopped into my Honda, it's a little bitty car.
And I'm drivin' down to meet you at the Sushi Bar.
But don't tell me I'm crazy until you hear my plan.
I'm gonna buy two tickets and move to Japan.
I'm gonna move to Japan,
I'm gonna move to Japan.
So if you've got no job and runnin' out of dough,
And they moved the factory down to Mexico,
Just pack your bags and don't forget your Kimona,
And you'll be followin' me, honey, all the way to Yokohama.
We're gonna move to Japan,
We're gonna move to Japan.
Tokyo's got the neon.
I put a pot of green tea on.
Akira Kurosawa,
Sapporo Okinawa.
Girls with almond eyes,
Eatin' seaweed and rice.
It's the land of tradition,
But I'm a man on a mission.
When we get to Japan we're gonna do our part,
We're gonna love Japan with all of our heart.
From the unemployment line I see lots to be done
And they're taking all hands in the land of the risin' sun.
And I love my mom and my apple pie,
But sayonara Uncle Sam, hello Samurai.
We're gonna move to Japan,
We're gonna move to Japan,
We're gonna move to Japan,
Hey, we're gonna move to Japan,
The home of the working man.
It's rolling.
G C G
I am the owl who stands alone
Em D
The lonesome wild I call my home
G C G
Just like the workman when his day is done
Em D
I can't wait for that sinking sun
G C
Let the night fall
G C
Let the night fall
G C
Let the night fall
G C
Let it fall on me
G
Let it fall on me
I am the owl who calls upon the night
I am the eyes that abandon the light
When no one's there and the dogs bark
I'm the voice howling in the dark
--chorus--
I am the owl, old and wise
The lord of wood with silent eyes
The cock screams at the first spark of dawn
That's my cue and I'll be moving on and on
/=either: one beat in a measure; splitting measure;
repeat same chord this measure
^=splitting a beat, i.e., chord comes in on a half beat count
ex.: D /^A / / ; the A played
1 2 & 3 4 on the AND after 2
|C G |D A |[4X]
F#m |A |D |A |
I went down to Duffy's bar with depression on my mind
F#m |A |D /^A / / |D /^A / / |
Just to blow off a little steam and try to unwind
F#m |A |D |A |
Times were getting tough with no relief in sight
F#m |A |D /^A / / |D /^A / / |
Last straw I lost my job, next straw your life
C G| D A |
Knock on knockin' lost John
C G |D A |
The Great Depression was going strong
C G | D A |
Hard times comin' on
C G |D A |
Long gone knockin' lost John
g e |f# d |e c |a | (notes played on top of the chord sound
E- |D |C |A | 1st note 1/2 beat, 2nd note 3 1/2 beats)
Born on the south side, got my schoolin' at the pool hall
Saturday night we get back to back, Sunday mornin', wall to wall
Never seen nothing like it, people jumpin' out of windows and going mad
That's not half as bad as losin' what you never had
CHORUS
Back in 1929 it was livin' hell
Crime was on the rise when the bottom fell
Keepin' poverty pocket high upon the hill
Back door you lock it, they'll break it still
Intro:
Am Bb G C / Bm / Am / G / F / /
C Bb
To all concerned dead or alive
Am G#
The locomotive will arrive
Bringin' souls from all around,
They'll be bound for higher ground.
Look out, stranger, it's comin' through
With plenty of room for me and you.
C Am
And it's just another whistle stop
Dm
If you don't quit till we reach the top
C Bm Am G F
I'd be much obliged to you
Am Bb C
Odd man out,
You know that's the rule.
You can scream and you can shout,
But they'll only call you a crazy fool.
Am Bb C D# G#
Pay no mind to what they say
D# G# Am Bb G Back to intro at the C
When they're `bitter they talk that way
I seen a young boy on the run
And I seen other children havin' fun.
A police siren flashing light,
I wonder who went down tonight.
People, people, where do you go
before you believe in what you know ?
It's just another whistle stop,
If you don't quit till we reach the top
I'd be much obliged to you.
When the trolley is clean out of reach,
A certain lesson it will teach.
To grind your ax until it's dull,
You've got to get it in your skull.
Tell the people all across the sea
Don't turn your back because it's free.
It's just another whistle stop,
If you don't quit till we reach the top
I'd, I'd be much obliged to you.
And it's odd man out,
You know that's the rule.
You can scream and you can shout,
But they'll only call you a crazy fool.
Pay no mind to what you read,
There's one way home that's guaranteed.
C / Bm / Am / G / F / Em / Dm / C# Round Again
G
Jupiter Hollow
C G
Northern Lights
C G/D G
Cast a glow through the window late last night
Gsus4 G C G
I went to follow through the sycamore
C C/D
When I found myself in a place
G
I'd never been before
C G/B
There was a unicorn and a dragon queen
D G
Beneath the burgundy sky
C G/B
I saw an old soldier singin' a love song
C/D
He had the distance in his eye
G
Livin' in another world
C C/D G
Livin' in another time
C G
Like a comet I was hurled
C C/D G
Oh, livin' in another world
Jupiter Hollow
So far, so near
Like a time machine take you out to a different year
Phoebus Apollo played on his lyre
While we danced to the music of the sphere
And as the moon went down and the sun came up
With the mercury risin' too
'Twas then the prophet said the secret of the dead
I'll whisper it to you
Livin' in another world
Livin' in another time
Like a comet I was hurled
Oh, livin' in another world
Jupiter Hollow
In the midnight sun
Well, no man of dreams was ever more outdone
Where the swallows circle over head
And muses gather by the river of the tears we shed
Just like a pioneer in the new frontier
I don't know where to begin
Because nobody cares when a man goes mad
And tries to free the ghost within
Livin' in another world
Livin' in another time
Like a comet I was hurled
Oh, livin' in another world
G
I never thought I'd need you
C
But now I find I'm wrong.
D D7
Come on back, sweet mama,
C G
Back where you belong.
G
I've gambled over this town
C
And find that I can't win,
D D7 G
Come on back and pick me up again.
Chorus:
B C D7 D (B,C,D can be played as single notes.)
Now if I lose,
G
Let me lose.
D
I don't care
G
How much I lose.
G7
If I lose a hundred dollars,
C
While I'm tryin' to win a dime,
D D7 G
My baby, she got money all the time.Of all the other girls I know,
None can take your place,
Cause when I get into a jam,
They just ain't in the race.
So come on back home, babe,
Let's take another round,
With you here by my side, baby,
The deal just can't go down.
Chorus x2.
Well, I'm ready, I'm willing, and I'm able
To rock and roll all night
I'm ready, I'm willing, and I'm able
To rock and roll all night
Come on, pretty baby
We're gonna rock it, gonna roll it
'Til tomorrow night
'Cause I'm ready, uh huh huh
And I'm willing, uh huh huh
I'm willing and I'm able so you better come and go with me
We're gonna rock and roll
Until tomorrow about three
Talking on the phone is not my speed
Don't send me no letters 'cause I can't read
Don't be long, 'cause I'll be gone
We're gonna rock and roll all night long
'Cause, I'm ready, I'm willing, and I'm able
To rock and roll all night
I'm ready, I'm willing, and I'm able
To rock and roll all night
Come on, pretty baby
We're gonna rock it, gonna roll it
'Til tomorrow night
Talking on the phone is not my speed
Don't send me no letters 'cause I can't read
Don't be long, 'cause I'll be gone
We're gonna rock and roll all night long
Well, I'm ready, I'm willing, and I'm able
To rock and roll all night
I'm ready, I'm willing, and I'm able
To rock and roll all night
Come on, pretty baby
We're gonna rock it, gonna roll it
'Til tomorrow night
E F#m
They say everything can be replaced
G#m A B E
They say every distance is not near
F#m
So I remember every face
G#m A B E B
Of every man who put me here
(Chorus:)
E F#m
I see my light come shinin'
G#m A B E
From the west unto the east
F#m
Any day now, any day now
G#m A B E
I shall be released
They say ev'ry man needs protection
They say that ev'ry man must fall
Yet I swear I see my reflection
Somewhere so high above this wall (Chorus)
Now yonder standing there in this lonely crowd
A man who swears he's not to blame
All day long I hear him shouting so loud
Just crying out that he was framed
(Chorus)
I can't wheel
I can't deal
Since you walked out on me
Holy smoke, what you doing to me?
I can't eat
And I can't sleep
Since you walked out on me
Holy cow, what you doing, child, child?
Holy cow, what doing, child?
(What you doing, what you doing, child?)
Holy smoke, well it ain't no joke
(No joke) hey, hey, hey
First my boss
The job I lost
Since you walked out on me
Holy smoke, what you doing to me?
Walking the ledge
Nerves on edge
Since you walked out on me
Holy cow, what you doing to me, child?
Holy cow, what doing, child?
(What you doing, what you doing, child?)
Holy smoke, well it ain't no joke
(No joke) hey, hey, hey
Holy cow, what doing, child?
(What you doing, what you doing, child?)
Holy smoke, well it ain't no joke
(No joke) hey, hey, hey
Don't Do It
The Band
- written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
- cover version of Marvin Gaye's #27 hit from 1964, "Baby Don't You Do It"
- as recorded "live" by The Band (released September 16, 1972)
- entered the Billboard Top 40 the week of October 14, 1972 and
stayed for 6 weeks, peaking at #34 the week of November 4, 1972.
Oh, baby, don't you do it, don't do it
Don't you break by heart
Please don't do it
Don't you break by heart
I sacrificed to make you happy
Kept nothin' for myself
Now you wanna leave me
For the love of someone else
I cried in my song
Whether I'm right or wrong
I need ya baby
Fer ta keep on keepin' on
You know I was tryin' to do my best
I tried to do my best
Don't do it
Don't you break by heart
Please don't do it
Don't you break by heart
My biggest mistake was lovin' you too much
And lettin' ya know
Now you got me where you want me
And a-you won't let me go
If my heart was made of glass
Well, then you'd surely see
How much heartaches and misery
Girl, you been causin' me
But I been tryin' to do my best
But I've tried to do my best
Don't do it
Don't you break by heart
Please don't do it
Don't you break by heart
I go down to the river
And there I'll be
I'm gonna jump in, girl
But you don't care about me
Open up your eyes
Can't you see I love ya
Open up your heart, girl
Can't you see I need ya
Oh, baby, don't do it, do it, do it
Don't you break my heart
Please don't do it
Don't you break by heart
------ guitar ------
My biggest mistake was lovin' you too much
And lettin' ya know
Now you got me where you want me
And a-you won't let me go
If my heart was made of glass
Well, then you'd surely see
How much heartaches and misery
Girl, you been causin' me
But I been tryin' to do my best
A-you know I've tried to do my best
Don't do it
Don't you break by heart
Please don't do it
Don't you break by heart
------ guitar ------
(Chorus:)A Bm
Get Up, Jake, it's late in the mornin'
D A
the rain is pourin' and we got work to do.
Bm
Get Up, Jake, there's no need a-lyin',
D A
You tell me that you're dyin', but I know it's not true.
A G D A
Now, me and Jake, we work down on the river,
G D A
on the ferry ";Baltimore";.
G D A
And when Jake don't rise up in the mornin',
G D A
People lined up all along the shore.
(Chorus)
Crap game will take you to the cleaners,
Rye whiskey to the grave.
River Woman don't you come no closer,
'Cause me and Jake got no time to save, Oh, oh,
(Chorus)
Dirty Dan he came up from Savannah,
Carried a mean streak in his eye.
Now, him and Jake both wanted Annabella,
I guess one man here has got to die.
Get Up, Jake, it's late in the mornin'
the rain is pourin' and we got work to do.
Get Up, Jake, there's no need a-dyin',
Annabelle's cryin' and it's all for you.
Georgia, mmm Georgia, the whole day through
There's that old sweet song that keeps you, Georgia, on my mind
Oh Georgia, mmm Georgia, the song of you
Comes as sweet and clear just like moonlight through the pines
Other arms reach out for me
And other eyes have smiles tenderly
But still in peaceful dreams I see
That the road, the road leads back to you
Oh hey Georgia, ooh Georgia, no peace, no peace I find
And there's still this old sweet song that keeps you, Georgia, on my mind
There's that old sweet song that keeps you, Georgia, on my mind
That keeps you, Georgia, on my mind
A A7 D A
High and lonesome out on Times Square
A7 D A
Haven't got a dime, ain't got a prayer
A7 D A
Deliver us, Lord, from this golden calf
A7 D A
People only want what they cannot have
D#o7
Forbidden fruit
D E A D
That's the fruit that you'd better not taste
A D#o7
Forbidden fruit
D E A D
You've got one life that you'd better not waste
A A7 D A
How can I walk with this ball and chain?
A7 D A
How can I land in this hurricane?
A7 D A
Or is this part of man's evolution
A7 D A
To be torn between truth and illusion?
D#o7
Forbidden fruit
D E A D
That's the route that you'd better not take
A D#o7
Forbidden fruit
D E A
Just watch out for the sign of the snake
Little brother got caught in the web
He ran off to join the living dead
Been through the mill, seen the cross on the hill
He sold his soul just for a thrill
Forbidden fruit
In hot pursuit out on a limb
Forbidden fruit
Your whole world is closing in
You got the picture but missed the drift
About me workin' the graveyard shift
I never went in for no burglary
But there's a stranger inside of me
Forbidden fruit
Don't you shoot the whole works away
Forbidden fruit
It's too high of a price to pay
How can you hear with a bad connection?
You can't see when there's no reception
Keep your distance, don't fool with taboo
'Cause it'll overtake and undertake you
Forbidden fruit
That's the fruit that you'd better not taste
Forbidden fruit
You've got one life that you'd better not waste
A A/D A A/D A
(Intro)
A Bm E D
Ferdinand standing in the tower thinkin how to get the power
Empress knows that it would cost her
For Ferdinand The Imposter
Came to me to make a deal,
Dressed like General Butterfield.
A Bm D E
Couldnt wait to thank him for the stuffed birds and rubber door
A G D
Donated to him from the poor
D A
But its just his game
D A
And he carries no shame
A G D
Still, he done nobody wrong
D A
He knew he didn't belong
D A
But he went along
C#m
D E E7
Looking to see if there's somebody else he'd like to be
Benny the Barber, Luke and me,
Passed out tickets cautiously,
To see the burning of the soup,
Down at Lucy's chicken coop.
Then of course Ferdinand,
Started out doing Charlie Chan.
That last atlas honkey's fall,
He says he's gonna do them all.
A voice just said he's not for real,
But its just his game,
And he carries no shame.
Still he done nobody wrong,
He knew he didn't belong,
But he went along.
Lookin' to see if there's somebody,
Else he'd like to be.
C#m Bm
Oh its hard, oh, don't you know
C#m Bm
To be somebody that you dont even know
A D
But he's friendly, yes he's kind
B E E7
I can't help wonderin why they'd want to change his mind
Got a message in the mail,
Ferdinand was thrown in jail.
I left the snow with Abigail,
Went on down to fix his bail.
They had him locked in a gunny sack,
His hands were tied behind his back.
He claimed he was a Doukhobor (*)
But they never heard of that in Baltimore.
The police said he'd better go home,
And he went back alone,
Back to the snow.
Still he done nobody wrong,
He knew he didn't belong,
But he went along.
Lookin' to see if there's somebody,
Else he'd like to be,
Mainly free.
Never gonna kiss those ruby red lips
Of the sweetest girl in town.
I'm never gonna ask her if she'll marry me
'Cause I know she'll turn me down.
Because I'm just a country boy
And money have I none
Oh, but I've got silver, silver in the stars
And gold in the morning sun
Never could afford no store-bought ring
With a sparkly diamond stone.
All I have to offer is a love that's true,
It's the only one I own.
And I'm just a country boy
And money, money have I none.
Oh, but I've got silver, silver in the stars
And gold in the morning sun.
Ain't gonna marry in the fall,
Never gonna marry in the spring
'Cause I am in love with a pretty little girl
That wears a diamond ring.
And I'm, I'm just a country boy
And money, money have I none.
Oh, but I've got silver, silver in the stars
And gold in the morning sun
G Em G Em
G Am
Come down to the manger, see the little stranger
C D G
Wrapped in swaddling clothes, the prince of peace
G Am
Wheels start turning, torches start burning
C D G
And the old wise men journey from the East
CHORUS:
Em D C G
How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy
Am
Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light
D G
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
A shepherd on a hillside, while over my flock I bide
Oh a cold winter night a band of angels sing
In a dream I heard a voice saying "fear not, come rejoice
It's the end of the beginning, praise the new born king"
CHORUS
I saw it with my own eyes, written up in the skies
But why a simple herdsmen such as I
And then it came to pass, he was born at last
Right below the star that shines on high
CHORUS
E D/E A/E
E D/E A/E E D/E
I know she's a tracker, any scarlet would back her
A/E E D/E A E D
They say she's a chooser, but I just can't refuse her
A/E
She was just there, but then she can't be here no more
E B D E B D E
And as my mind unweaves, I feel the freeze down in my knees
B D E F#
But just before she leaves, she receives
She's been down in the dunes and she's dealt with the goons
Now she drinks from the bitter cup, I'm trying to get her to give it up
She was just here, I fear she can't be here no more
And as my mind unweaves, I feel the freeze down in my knees
But just before she leaves, she receives
G# C#m
It's long, long when she's gone, I get weary holding on
F#m7 (F#7?) B7
Now I'm coldly fading fast, I don't think I'm gonna last
Very much longer
";She's stoned"; said the Swede, and the moon calf agreed
I'm like a viper in shock with my eyes in the clock
She was just there somewhere and here I am again
And as my mind unweaves, I feel the freeze down in my knees
But just before she leaves, she receives
G C
She reads the leaves and she leads the life
G D
That she learned so well from the old wives
Em D C D
It's so strange to arrange it, you know I wouldn't change it
Em D C D
But hear me if you're near me, can I just rearrange it?
G7
The watchman covers me
G7
With his remedy
G7
I can't see and it's hard to feel
D C D G
I think his magic might be real
I can't get to you from your garden gate
You know it's always locked by the magistrate
Now he don't care why you cry, he thinks it's just a lie
To get out, I don't doubt that you'd make a try
If the good times get you through
I know the dogs won't bother you
We'll be gone in moonshine time
I've got a place they'll never find
You know I do believe in your hexagram
But can you tell me how they all knew the plan?
Did you trip or slip on their gifts, you know you were just a con?
You knew it, why d'you do it, I've been hiding in the dark
Now I must be on my way
I guess you really have to stay
Inside the mission law
Down in Modock, Arkansas
Blues stay away from me
Uh-uh-uh, blues why don't you let me be
I don't know why you keep a-hauntin' me.
True love was never meant for me.
True love was never meant for me.
It seems somehow we never can agree.
My life is full of misery
And dreams are like a memory,
They're bringing back your love that used to be.
I got teardrops so many I can't see
And years don't mean a thing to me
But time goes by and still I can't be free.
Uh-uh-uh, blues stay away from me,
You hear me, blues why don't you let me be,
I don't know why you keep a-haunting me,
No, I don't know why you keep a-haunting me,
Oh, I don't know why you keep a-haunting me.
I know the desert could hold all the love that I feel in my heart for you
Just like the ocean that started to roll, my love it could be coming to you
Ain't that a lot of love for one heart to hold
Ain't that a lot of love for one heart to hold
If the cook in the kitchen had a touch as hot as yours, it wouldn't need a fire
I can't think of a word that describes you better than indescribable
Ain't that a lot of love for one heart to hold
Ain't that a lot of love for one heart to hold
If the bees only knew how sweet you were, darling, they would shut up their honey comb
If the birds could hear how sweet your voice is, they'd pack up and fly away
Ain't that a lot of love for one heart to hold
Ain't that a lot of love for one heart to hold
(intro) C F F#dim C Am D7 F C F
[C]Bessie was [C/G#)more than [Am]just a [D7]friend of mine [F] [G]
[C]We shared the [E]good times with the [Am]bad [D7] [F]
[C]Now [C/G#]many a [Am]year has [D7]passed me by [F] [G]
[C]I still re[E]call the best [Am]thing I ever had [F] [G]
[C]I'm just goin' down the road t' see [F]Bessie
[C]Oh, See her soon [G] (riff)
[C]Goin' down the road t' see [F]Bessie [F#dim]Smith
When I [C]get [Am]there I [D7]wonder [F]what she'll do [C] [F]
Now all the crazy things I had to try
Well I tried them all and then some
But if you're lucky one day you find out
Where it is you're really comin' from
I'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie
Oh, See her soon
Goin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith
When I get there I wonder what she'll do
Now in my day I've made some foolish moves
But back then, I didn't worry 'bout a thing
And now again I still wonder to myself
Was it her sweet love or the way that she could sing
I'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie
Oh, See her soon
Goin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith
When I get there I wonder what she'll do
There's so much time has gone right on by
I didn't think one could be so wrong
And then one night I was drinkin' and a-thinkin'
In the bottom of the glass I could see Bessie's face so strong
I'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie
Oh, See her soon
Goin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith
When I get there I wonder what she'll do
When she sees me will she know what I've been through?
Will old times start to feelin' like new?
When I get there will our love still feel so true?
Yet all I have, I'll be a-bringin' it to you
Oh Bessie, sing them old-time blues
Capo on 2nd Fret (below are just chord shapes), actual chords are:
(F#m=(Em), A=(G), D=(C), E=(D), E7=(D7), Bm=(Am))
Em G C G
Well, they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night
Em G C G
And they blew up his house, too.
Em G C G
Down on the boardwalk they're ready for a fight
Em G C G
Gonna see what them racket boys can do.
Em G C G
Now there's trouble busin' in from outta state
Em G C G
And the D.A. can't get no relief.
Em G C G
Gonna be a rumble on the promenade
Em G D
And the gamblin' commissioner's hangin' on by the skin of his teeth.
Em G C G
Everything dies, baby that's a fact
Em G C G
But maybe everything that dies some day comes back.
Em G C G
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty
Em G C G
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City.
Well, I got a job and I put my money away
But I got the kind of debts that no honest man can pay.
So I drew out what I had from the Central Trust
And I bought us two tickets on that Coast City bus.
Everything dies, baby that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies some day comes back.
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City.
Am C
Now our luck may have died and our love may be cold
D Em
But with you forever I'll stay.
Am C
We'll be goin' out where the sands turn to gold
D D7
But put your stockings on 'cause it might get cold.
Oh, everything dies, baby that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies some day comes back.
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City.
Now I've been a-lookin' for a job, but it's hard to find
There's winners and there's losers
And I am South of the line.
Well, I'm tired of gettin' caught out on the losin' end
But I talked to a man last night,
Gonna do a little favor for him.
Well, everything dies, baby that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies some day comes back.
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City.
Oh, meet me tonight in Atlantic City,
Oh, meet me tonight in Atlantic City.
D Bm7 Em7
I wanna hear pitter patter
G A D
Climb up your ladder now
Bm7 Em7 A
It's time for you to dream away,
G Bm
For what a big day you've been through.
Gm7/Bb-bass F#m D
You've done all the things that you wanted to do.
D/C#-bass G D G
All la glory, I'm second story,
D A G D A
Feel so tall like a prison wall.
I'm lookin' for a star bright
To shine down your light now
And keep the little one safe and warm,
'Cause to her it's just a fantasy
And to me it's all a mystery.
All la glory, I'm second story,
Feel so tall like a prison wall.
Em7 A A/G-bass
And before the leaves all turn brown,
F#m Bm Bm/A-bass
Before they fall to the ground,
G Gm D
You will find the harmony,
A
Wait and see.
Listen to the serenade,
Little girl, promenade now.
You've got the sunshine in your hand
And maybe come some sweet day
You'll walk that Milky Way.
All la glory, I'm second story,
Feel so tall like a prison wall,
A A/G-bass D D/C#-bass Bm G/A-bass D
That tall.
F F7
I was born by the river in a little tent
Bb Dm C
And just like that river I've been running ever since
F Bb
It's been a long time coming
A Dm Bb C F
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die
Cos I don't know what's out there beyond the sky
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
BRIDGE:
Gm Dm
And then I go to see my brother
Gm Dm
And I ask him to help me please
Gm Dm
And he just winds up knockin' me
G C C7
Back down on my knees
There were times when I thought I couldn't last for long
But now I think I'm able to carry on
It's been a long, been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
REPEAT VERSE 2
The management said they were sorry
For the inconvenience you are suffering
And Mr. Booking Agent, please have mercy
Don't book the jobs so far apart
We went up to Griffith Park
With a fifth of Johnny Walker red
And smashed it on a rock and wept
While the old couple looked on into the dark
Oh, Richard, tell me if it's poker
Oh, Richard, tell me, who's got the joker and is it poker
Deuces wild, like an only child
I'll see what you got. How much is in the pot
You pay the tips and I'll collect the chips
It's a full house tonight--everybody in town is a loser
Yeah, you bet
The dealer's been dealing me bad hands
From the bottom of the deck without the slightest blush
And I don't know whether to call or check
But right now I feel like I got a royal flush
And my lady didn't show from 'Frisco
But we had to go on with the show
Everybody got stoned--it was a gas, it was a smash
Everybody got wrecked, checked. Oh, oh, oh, oh.
Oh, Belfast cowboy, lay your cards on the grade
Oh, Belfast cowboy, can you call a spade a spade
Oh, Richard, tell me, is the game poker
I can't understand who the fool is that holds this joker
Is it poker
Oh, Belfast cowboy, lay your cards down on the table
Oh, Belfast cowboy, do you think you're able
A D
When I get off of this mountain, you know where I want to go?
A D E
Straight down the Mississippi river, to the Gulf of Mexico
A D
To Lake Charles, Louisiana, little Bessie, girl that I once knew
A D E
She told me just to come on by, if there's anything she could do
Refrain:
A
Up on Cripple Creek she sends me
D
If I spring a leak she mends me
E
I don't have to speak, she defends me
F#m G
A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one
Good luck had just stung me, to the race track I did go
She bet on one horse to win and I bet on another to show
The odds were in my favor, I had 'em five to one
When that nag to win came around the track, sure enough she had won
(refrain)
I took up all of my winnings, and I gave my little Bessie half
And she tore it up and threw it in my face, just for a laugh
Now there's one thing in the whole wide world, I sure would like to see
That's when that little love of mine, dips her doughnut in my tea
(refrain)
Now me and my mate were back at the shack, we had Spike Jones on the box
She said, ";I can't take the way he sings, but I love to hear him talk";
Now that just gave my heart a throb, to the bottom of my feet
And I swore and I took another pull, my Bessie can't be beat
(refrain)
Now there's a flood out in California and up north it's freezing cold
And this living on the road is getting pretty old
So I guess I'll call up my big mama, tell her I'll be rolling in
But you know, deep down, I'm kind of tempted
To go and see my Bessie again.
(refrain)
Bb Dm Gm
Last night the constellations
Bb Dm Gm
Watched me walk at half past twelve
Bb D7 Gm
With some people you donŠ see the whole picture all at once
C7 F
Like you fill in the gaps in the stars all by yourself
And who has time in this world of worries,
Drives you crazy makes you mad,
When you make the mistake just a little too late,
You're missing something now that you never knew you had.
Gm D7 Gm C
So how do I answer these blues you say I've got
Bb Dm Gm Eb F Bb
Too soon gone, too soon gone
Gm D7 Gm C
Time makes me pay for these memories I've bought
Bb Dm Gm Eb F Bb
Too soon gone, too soon gone
Eb F# Bb
No one lives forever
Eb D Gm C
Who would want to
Bb Dm Gm Eb F Bb
But you're too soon gone, too soon gone
Bb Dm Gm Eb F Bb
Too soon gone, too soon gone
Pretty soon now all this ice will melt,
And buds will get ready to break.
But every leaf that grows,
In the language that it knows,
Says that winter will return now and these trees are gonna shake.
So how do I answer these blues you say I've got?
Too soon gone, too soon gone.
Time sweeps me forward, as memory is caught.
Too soon gone, too soon gone.
Too soon gone, too soon gone.
4 measures of G piano licks
G G/F |G/E G/D |
There's a legend of a lady on the mountain
G G/F |C/E D |
Who lives alone beyond the mecca plain
G G/F |G/E G/D |
And with her hands she makes it through the winter
C / / / |A- D |
She never goes against the grain
To be someone is to be someone alone
To be someone is known as solitude
To learn to sing below the surface
You must adjust your altitude
C D |G |
Break the news, Pepote Rouge is coming to town
C D |G |
We stand accused, Pepote Rouge, of bein' hellbound
C D |G E- |
She had a vision, and now she holds the key
C / / /B |A- D |
You don't know what you want, 'til you find out what you need.
Intro
I was stranded on the damn coast when a lady
Called to me in a voice so soft and low
Her words resounded like a fountain of truth
And then she faded like a rainbow
Her golden spaceship with the mother of the earth
Carved in stone, the queen of avatars
Where seventy children were given birth
She then returned back to the stars
Break the news, Pepote Rouge is coming to town
We stand accused, Pepote Rouge, of bein' hellbound
She can help us find our way and get across
You don't know what you gained 'til you find out what you lost.
Intro
Pepote Rouge come down from the mountain
And lead our people into the light of day
For they are lost and know not where they're goin'
And all their leaders are cast in clay
Now disbelief and mass confusion
Spreading wild across the land
You can call it love or call it wisdom
To be not savin' a drowning man.
Break the news, Pepote Rouge is coming to town
We stand accused, Pepote Rouge, of bein' hellbound
She can show us just where we went wrong
You don't know where you're goin' 'til you find where you belong.
Dm Dm7/C G A
They should have known that trouble was brewing
Dm Dm7/C Asus4 A
They should have seen what the old men knew
Bb F/A
They should have shut us down
Gm Dm
When the hail fell to the ground
Eb Bb/D C A
From a cloudy sky of baby blue
Three o'clock on a cold, cold morning
The big bell wailed as if on cue.
A woman's scream was heard
And the news came afterwards
"It's a blow out down in Number Two!"
Dm/B F/C
Down in Jericho Kentucky
A/C# Dm
The mines have all caved in
Bb E/G# A C
Down in Jericho
F
Broken hearts don't mend
E7 D#maj7 D
Tear stained eyes of kin
Bb C# F A A/C#
Never ever seen what the future might have been
The hat lamps burned with a flame like lightning
The coal dust blanketed the morning dew.
The young ones looked for kin
And the blind man, he looks grim.
'Cause he sees there's nothing that he can do.
They pumped up the mud and they chunked out water,
They scratched the earth till it turned to sand
And a half mile down below
It's a lost cause the miners know
Meet your maker, boys, the time's at hand.
Down in Jericho, Kentucky
The mines have all caved in
Down in Jericho.
Broken hearts don't mend
Tears stained eyes of kin
Never ever seen
What their future might have been.
The fire boss's hands are clean as a whistle
The fat cat knows he's a company man
But he should have bowed down his head
When they hauled out all the dead
But it's business, boys, start 'em up again.
Down in Jericho, Kentucky
The mines have all caved in
Down in Jericho.
Broken hearts don't mend
Tears stained eyes of kin
Never ever seen
What their future might have been.
Broken hearts don't mend
Tears stained eyes of kin
Never ever seen
What their future might have been.
You know the girl you love she don't treat you right sometimes
You know the girl you love she don't treat you right sometimes
Well, that's the stuff you gotta watch because your girl is a liar.
You know, the girl you love stays out all night long,
Yeah, the girl you love, she stays out all night long.
That's the stuff you gotta watch because your girl's treatin' you wrong.
I need my hat, go get my coat,
Uncle Zak found out baby you don't want it anymore.
That's the stuff you gotta watch
That's the stuff you gotta watch
That's the stuff you gotta watch if you don't wanna lose your girl.
You know the girl's no good but don't you make no change.
Oh, the girl's no good but don't you make no change.
That's the stuff you gotta watch 'cause you're justified all the same.
She spends your dough, she drinks your gin
And if she rode round the corner then she's ready to go within.
That's the stuff you gotta watch
That's the stuff you gotta watch
That's the stuff you gotta watch if you don't wanna lose your girl.
Well, that's the stuff you gotta watch if you don't wanna lose your girl.
Yeah, that's the stuff you gotta watch if you don't wanna lose your girl.
Well, that's the stuff you gotta watch if you don't wanna lose your girl.
Intro: F/C C, Eb/Bb Bb, Bb/F F
F C/E Dm7 F7/C
For the life we chose in the evening we rose,
Bbmaj9 A7 A7/C# Dm7 F6/C F6
just long enough to be lovers again.
Bb F/A Gm7 Gm7/C
And for nothing more, the world was too sore
F Eb/F F
To live in.
Sad old ships,
A morning eclipse,
I spent my whole life guessing,
Then I turned from the sun
And saw everyone
Searching.
F Bb
The hoot owl and his song, will bring you alongF/C C Eb/Bb Bb Bb/F F
Where else on earth would you wanna go?
F Bb
We can leave all this hate, before it's too late
F/C C Eb/Bb Bb Bb/F F
Why would we wanna come back at all?
Cobwebs on my pillow,
I'm found in the willow,
I'd spend my whole life sleeping.
To be called by noon
Is to be called too soon
Today.
The storm is passed,
There is peace at last,
I'll spend my whole life sleeping.
Now there's not a sound,
No one to be found
Anywhere.
The shepherd and his sheep
Will wind you to sleep,
Where else on earth would you wanna go ?
To a land of wonder
When you go under,
Why would we want to come back at all ?
Coda: F Eb/F F7
F#m
Catch a taxi to the fountainhead
C#sus4/G#
Blinking neon penny arcade
A
A young Caruso on the fire escape
Bm Bm/C# D D/E
Painted face ladies on parade
F#m
The newsboy on the corner
C#sus4/G#
Singing out headlines
A
And a fiddler selling pencils
Bm Bm/C# D
The sign reads: Help the blind
F#m F#m/E Dmaj7
Comin' up the lane callin'
Bm7 C#m7 F#m
Workin' while the rain's fallin'
Dmaj7 C# A/E D#m7-5
Ragman, your song of the street
Dmaj7 E7sus4
Keeps haunting my memory
F#m F#m/E Dmaj7
Music in the air
Bm7 C#m7 F#m
I hear it ev'rywhere
Dmaj7 C# A/E D#m7-5
Rags, bones and old city songs
Dmaj7 E7sus4 A
Hear them, how they talk to me
Trolley car rings out the morning
Whistle blows at noon
A cat fight breaks open the night
While watch dogs bay at the moon
A preacher on an orange crate
With a Salvation Army Band
And clicking along the cobbled stones
That's the sound of the ice-cream man
Comin' up the lane callin'
Workin' while the rain's fallin'
Ragman, your song of the street
Keeps haunting my memory
Music in the air
I hear it ev'rywhere
Rags, bones and old city songs
Hear them, how they talk to me
The organ grinder and his monkey
Still walkin' the same old beat
The shoe-shine boy slappin' leather
He puts the rhythm in your feet
Strollin' by the churchyard
List'nin' to the Sunday choir
With voices rising to the heavens
Like sirens screaming to a fire
Comin' up to the lane callin'
Workin' while the rain's fallin'
Ragman, your song of the street
Keeps haunting my memory
Music in the air
I hear it ev'rywhere
Rags, bones and old city songs
Play them one more time for me
Train arrive 16 coaches long
Train arrive 16 coaches long
Well that long black train
Got my baby and gone
Train train rolling round the bend
Train train rolling round the bend
Well it took my baby
Away from me again
Come down to the station
Meet my baby at the gate
Asked the station master
If the train's running late
He said "If you're a-waiting
on the 444
I hate to tell you son
That train don't stop here anymore"
Train train rolling down down the line
Train train rolling down the line
Well it took my baby
And left poor me behind
-Solo-
Heard that whistle blowing
It was the middle of the night
When I got down to the station
The train was pulling out of sight
Mystery train smoking down the track
Mystery train smoking down the track
Well I don't want no ride
Just bring my baby back
G
Ten years ago on a cool dark night
D C G
There was someone killed 'neath the town hall light
G
There were few at the scene and they all did agree
D C G
That the man who ran looked a lot like me
The judge said ";Son, what is your alibi?
If you were somewhere else then you won't have to die";
I spoke not a word although it meant my life
I had been in the arms of my best friend's wife C G C G
She walks these hills in a long black veil
C G C G
She visits my grave where the night winds wail
G C G
Nobody knows, no, and nobody sees
C G D C
Nobody knows but me
The scaffold was high and eternity neared
She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear
But sometimes at night when the cold wind moans
In a long black veil she cries over my bones
E
You can walk on the water, drown in the sand
You can fly off a mountaintop if anybody can
Run away, run away--it's the restless age
Look away, look away--you can turn the page
A A7 E
Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap
Here on the street
F#m E/G# A B7sus E
I got six on each arm and two more round my feet
E A/E E A/E
Life is a carnival--believe it or not
E A/E E A/E
Life is a carnival--two bits a shot
Saw a man with the jinx in the third degree
From trying to deal with people--people you can't see
Take away, take away, this house of mirrors
Give away, give away, all the souvenirs
We're all in the same boat ready to float off the edge of the world
The flat old world
The street is a sideshow from the peddler to the corner girl
Life is a carnival--it's in the book
Life is a carnival--take another look
Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap
Here on the street
I got six on each arm and two more round my feet
Life is a carnival--believe it or not
(A) Katie's been gone (G#m) since the spring time;
(F#m) She wrote one time'n (B7) sent her love
(A) Katie's been gone for (G#m) such a long time now.
(F#m) I wonder what kind of love she's (B7) thinkin' of.
(A) Dear Katie,
(E) If you can hear me,
(A) I can't wait to (E) have ya near me.
(A) Oh, Katie, since ya (E) caught that bus,
Well, I (Bm) just don't know how things (C#m) are with us.
(D) I'm still here and (E7) you're out there.
Katie laughed when I said I was lonely.
She said, There's no need t'feel that way.
Katie said that I was her only one,
But then I wonder why she didn't wanna stay.
Dear Katie, if I'm the only one,
How much longer will you be gone?
Oh, Katie, won't ya tell me straight:
How much longer do I have to wait?
I'll believe you,
But please come through.
(C) I know it's (F) wrong to be (Dm) apart this long;
(F) You should (Bb) be here, (Asus4)near (A)me. (I'm not sure about those last two chords)
Katie's been gone and now her face is slowly fading from my mind.
She's gone to find some newer places,
Left the old life far behind.
Dear Katie, dont ya miss your home?
I dont see why you had to roam.
Dear Katie, since you've been away
I lose a little something every day
I need you here, but you're still out there.
Dear Katie, please drop me a line,
just write, Love, to tell me you're fine.
Oh, Katie, if you can hear me,
I just cant wait to have you near me.
I can only think
Where are you,
What ya do, may be there's someone new.
Guitar (capo 3rd fret)
C G/B
It makes no diff'rence where I turn
Em G/D Am7
I can't get over you and the flame still burns
C G/B
It makes no diff'rence, night or day
Em G/D Am7
The shadow never seems to fade away
Am7/D G Em7 C D G C
And the sun don't shine anymore
G Em7 C D G C G
And the rains fall down on my door
G
Now there's no love
Dm
As true as the love
C A7
That dies untold
G Em7 C D G C G
But the clouds never hung so low before
It makes no diff'rence how far I go
Like a scar the hurt will always show
It makes no diff'rence who I meet
They're just a face in the crowd
On a dead-end street
And the sun don't shine anymore
And the rains fall down on my door
These old love letters
Well, I just can't keep
'Cause like the gambler says
Read 'em and weep
And the dawn don't rescue me no more
D Bm
Without your love I'm nothing at all
C Cm
Like an empty hall it's a lonely fall
D Bm
Since you've gone it's a losing battle
C
Stampeding cattle
Am D
They rattle the walls
And the sun don't shine anymore
And the rains fall down on my door
Well, I love you so much
It's all I can do
Just to keep myself from telling you
That I never felt so alone before
C G F Fm6
There was a chill that night in the hobo jungle
Am Em7 Ebm7 Dm7 G7
Over the train yard lay a smooth coat of frost
C G F Fm6
And although nobody here really knows where they're goin'
Am Em7 Dm7 F G7 C
At the very same time nobody's lost
C G/C F Fm6/Ab
Then the fire went out and the night grew still
Am Em Em7 Ebm7 Dm7 G7
This old man lay frozen on the cold, cold ground
C G/C F Fm6/Ab
He was a stray bird and the road was his callin'
Am Em7 Dm7
Ridin' the rods
G7 F C
Sleepin' under the stars
Am Em7 Dm7 F G7 C
Playin' the odds from a rollin' box car
C G/C F Fm6/Ab
She attended the fun'ral in the hobo jungle
Am Em Em7 Ebm7 Dm7 G7
Long were they lovers though never could they wed
C G/C F Fm6/Ab
Drifters and rounders and distant friends
Am Em7 Dm7
Here I lie without anger or regret
F G7 C
I'm in no one's debt
D A/D
Man goes nowhere
G Gm6/Bb
Ev'rything comes like tomorrow
Bm F#m F#m7 Fm7 Em7 A7
But she took that last ride there by his side
D A/D G Gm6/Bb
He spent his whole life pursuing the horizon
Bm F#m7 Em7
Ridin' the rods
A7 G D
Sleepin' under the stars
Bm F#m7 Em7 G A7 D
Playin' the odds from a rollin' box car
Chorus:
G D
Daniel, Daniel and the sacred harp,
C G
Dancing through the clover.
C Bm
Daniel, Daniel would you mind,
D7 G
If I look it over.
Verse:
G C D7 G
I heard of this famous harp years ago back in my home town
C D Em
But I sure never thought old Daniel be the one to come and bring it around
G D C G
Tell me Daniel how the harp came into your posession.
D C G
Are you one of the chosen few who will march in the the procession?
C Em
and Daniel said:
G D G D
The sacred harp was handed down, from father unto son,
C Bm Am D7
And me not being related, I could never be the one.
G D G D
So I saved up all my silver, and took it to a man,
C Bm Am G
Who said he could deliver the harp, straight into my hand.
Em A
Three years I waited patiently,
D C
'Till he returned with the harp from the sea of Galilee.
Em A
He said there is one more thing I must ask,
D C
But not of personal greed.
Bm Am
But I wouldn't listen I just grabbed the harp,
D7 G
And said take what you may need.
G C D G
Now Daniel looked quite satisfied, and the harp it seemed to glow.
C D Em
But the price that Daniel had really paid, he did not even know.
G D7
Back to his brother he took his troubled mind.
C G
And he said dear brother I'm in a bind.
D7
But the brother would not hear his tale,
C G
he said Old Daniel's gonna land in jail.
G D
So to his father Daniel did run,
G D
And he said oh father what have I done.
C Bm Am
His father said son you've given in, you know you won your harp,
G
But you lost in sin.
Em A
Then Daniel took the harp and went high on the hill,
D C
And he blew across the meadow like a whippoorwhill.
Em A
He played out his heart just the time to pass,
D C G
But as he looked to the ground, he noticed no shadow did he cast.
Repeat Chorus
Ebm Bb Ebm Ebm Bb Ebm
Seen the arrow on the door post saying "This land is condemned"
Ebm Bb C# G# B C# Ebm
All the way from New Orleans to Jerusalem.
I traveled through East Texas where many martyrs fell
And I know one thing, nobody can sing them blues like Blind Willie McTell.
Well, I heard the hoot-owl singing as they were taking down the tents
The stars above all the barren trees were his only audience.
Yeah, them charcoal gypsy maidens can strut their feathers well
And I know one thing, nobody can sing them blues like Blind Willie McTell.
See them big plantations a-burning, can't you hear the cracking of the whips,
Smell that sweet magnolia blossom blooming, see the ghosts of the slavery ships.
Well, I can hear them tribes a-moanin', I can hear the undertaker's bell
And I know one thing, nobody can sing them blues like Blind Willie McTell.
There's a woman she's standing by the river, she is with some fine young handsome man
See he's all dressed just like a squire, he's got bootleg whiskey in his hand.
Yeah, there's a chain-gang out on the highway and I can hear them rebels yell
And I know one thing, nobody can sing them blues like Blind Willie McTell.
God, oh God is in Heaven and we all want what is His
But the power and greed, the corruptible seed seems to be all that there is.
Hey, hey, I'm a-gazing out the window of the St. James Hotel
And I know one thing, nobody can sing them blues like Blind Willie McTell.
Hey, hey, I know one thing, nobody can sing them blues like Blind Willie McTell.
I went on the river for money, I sold my old rotten shack
For a rusty tanker leaking oil, and the burning sun was on my back
Traveled up the ragin' river, I watched the jungle burn
And in the reddenin' twilight, I wondered would I ever return.
Ridin' on a river of dreams,
Broken dreams.
I'm ridin' on a river of dreams.
Amazon, Amazon,
Is it heaven or hell?
Amazon.
An eagle flew above us, I felt the breezes blow.
Fish with teeth like ivory, waited down below.
On shore they cut and hammered, and fenced them in with wire.
While ancient fires in the jungle, burned our souls like fire.
Ridin' on a river of dreams,
Somebody's dreams.
I'm ridin' on a river of dreams.
Amazon, Amazon,
Is it Heaven or hell ?
Amazon.
What kind of creature's gonna rise up from these ashes?
What's gonna fly in the moonlight feathers aglow?
What kind of rain could come in from these sorrows?
Nobody knows, nobody knows.
At dawn we crossed the rapids, a place where few men go.
I felt the desolation, where nothing seemed to grow.
When I got my wages, I hung my head and cried.
I could not stop these visions, that swept in like the tide.
Ridin' on a river of dreams,
Broken dreams.
I'm ridin' on a river of dreams.
Amazon, Amazon,
Is it Heaven or hell ?
Amazon.
Oh, Amazon, Amazon, Amazon, Amazon.
F C9
The war was over and the spirit was broken
Dm9 Ebmaj9 Gm7
The hills were smokin' as the men withdrew
F
We stood on the cliffs
C/G A9
Oh, and watched the ships
Bb Gm7
Slowly sinking to their rendezvous
F C9
They signed a treaty and our homes were taken
Dm9 Ebmaj9
Loved ones forsaken
Gm7
They didn't give a damn
F
Try'n' to raise a family
C/G A9
End up the enemy
Bb Gm7
Over what went down on the plains of Abraham (*)
F Bb
Acadian driftwood
Gm7 C7
Gypsy tail wind
Bb/D F/C Bb Gm7
They call my home the land of snow
F Bb Gm7 C7
Canadian cold front movin' in
Bb/D F/C
What a way to ride
Bb Dm7/A Gm7 C7 F
Oh, what a way to go
Then some returned to the motherland
The high command had them cast away
And some stayed on to finish what they started
They never parted
They're just built that way
We had kin livin' south of the border
They're a little older and they've been around
They wrote a letter life is a whole lot better
So pull up your stakes, children and come on down
Fifteen under zero when the day became a threat
My clothes were wet and I was drenched to the bone
Been out ice fishing, too much repetition
Make a man wanna leave the only home he's known
Sailing out of the gulf headin' for Saint Pierre
Nothin' to declare
All we had was gone
Broke down along the coast
But what hurt the most
When the people there said
"You better keep movin' on"
Everlasting summer filled with ill-content
This government had us walkin' in chains
This isn't my turf
This ain't my season
Can't think of one good reason to remain
I've worked in the sugar fields up from New Orleans
It was ever green up until the floods
You could call it an omen
Points ya where you're goin'
Set my compass north
I got winter in my blood
Acadian driftwood
Gypsy tail wind
They call my home the land of snow
Canadian cold front movin' in
What a way to ride
Ah, what a way to go
F C7sus4 C7 Bb/D Gm7
Sais tu, A-ca-di-e j'ai le mal du pays
[You know, Acadia, I long for the country (I am homesick)]
F C7sus4 C7 Bb/D Gm7
Ta neige, Acadie, fait des larmes au soleil
[Your snow, Acadia, makes tears in the sun (or for the sun)]
F C7sus4 C7 Bb/D Gm7
J'arrive Acadie, teedle um, teedle um, teedle ooh
[I am arriving Acadia (or I am coming Acadia)]
Cadd9 Cmaj7 Em7 Am
If you find me in a gloom, or catch me in a dream
Am/G F Bb G7
Inside my lonely room, there is no in between
Cadd9 Em7
Whispering pines, rising of the tide
Am Am/G
If only one star shines
F Bb G7-9/D Bb7/D
That's just enough to get inside
Eb Eb7
I will wait until it all goes 'round
Abmaj7 Cm/G
With you in sight, the lost are found
Cmaj7 Em7
Foghorn through the night, calling out to sea
Am Am/G F Bb G7
Protect my only light, 'cause she once belonged to me
Cmaj7 Em7
Let the waves rush in, let the seagulls cry
Am Am/G F Bb G7-9/D Bb7/D
For if I live again, these hopes will never die
Eb Eb7
I can feel you standing there
Abmaj7 Cm/G
But I dont see you anywhere
Cmaj7 Em Eb Ab6 Gsus4 G7
Cmaj7 Em7
Standing by the well, wishing for the rains
Am Am/G F Bb G7-9
Reaching for the clouds, for nothing else remains
C Em7
Drifting in a daze, when evening will be done
Am
Try looking through a haze
Am/G F Bb G7-9/D Bb7/D
At an empty house, in the cold, cold sun
Eb Eb7
I will wait until it all goes round
Abmaj7 Cm/G Cmaj7 Cadd9
With you in sight, the lost are found
E F#m B7 A/C# E
Ollie told me I'm a fool. So I
A Bm A/C# D
walked on down the road a mile, Went to the house that brings a smile
F# Bm E D G
Sat upon my grandpa's knee, And what do you think he said to me?
(Chorus:)
C Am C/G F
When You Awake you will remember ev'rything, You will be
D7 C G C C/B Am C/G F
hangin' on a string from your... When you believe, You will relieve the only soul
F D7 C G C B
That you were born with to grow old and never know
Ollie showed me the fork in the road.
You can take to the left or go straight to the right,
Use your days and save your nights,
Be careful where you step, and watch wha-cha eat,
Sleep with the light on and you got it beat.
(Repeat Chorus)
Ollie warned me it's a mean old world,
The street don't greet ya, yes, it's true;
But what am I supposed to do:
Read the writing on the wall,
I heard itwhen I was very small.
(Repeat Chorus)
E F#m
Wash my hand in lye water, I got a date with the
E F#m
captains daughter. You can go and tell your brother. We sure gonna
E F#m
love one another, Oh! You
E F#m
may be right and ya might be wrong, I ain't gonna worry all day long.
E F#m
Snow's gonna come and the frost gonna bite, My old car froze
E F#m
up last night. Ain't no reason to hang your head I could wake up in the
E F#m
mornin' dead. Oh! And
E F#m
if I thought it would do any good, I'd stand on the rock where Moses stood.
C Am C/G F F/E Dm
Virgil Caine is the name, and I served on the Danville train,
Am C/G F F/E Dm
'Til Stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again.
Am/E F C Dm
In the winter of '65, We were hungry, just barely alive.
Am/E F C Dm D
By May the tenth, Richmond had fell, it's a time I remember, oh so well,
(Chorus)
C/G Fmaj7 C/G Fmaj7
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and the bells were ringing,
C/G Fmaj7 C/G Fmaj7
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and the people were singin'. They went
C/G Am Gsus4 F C
La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La,
Am C F F/E Dm
Back with my wife in Tennessee, When one day she called to me,
Am C F F/E Dm
";Virgil, quick, come see, there goes Robert E. Lee!";
Am/E F C Dm
Now I don't mind choppin' wood, and I don't care if the money's no good.
Am/E F
Ya take what ya need and ya leave the rest,
C Dm D
But they should never have taken the very best. (Chorus)
Am C F F/E Dm
Like my father before me, I will work the land,
Am C F F/E Dm
Like my brother above me, who took a rebel stand.
Am/E F C Dm
He was just eighteen, proud and brave, But a Yankee laid him in his grave,
Am/E F
I swear by the mud below my feet,
C Dm D
You can't raise a Caine back up when he's in defeat.
Am C F Dm Dm/C
Hang around, Willie Boy,
Bb C
Don't you raise the sails anymore.
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bass riff:
|F|E|D|C|
--Play this from the 8th fret
on the A string and then down
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F/(bass riff) Dm Dm/C G/B
It's for sure, I've spent my whole life at sea
Bb Dm/A G
And I'm pushin' age seventy three;
Eb Eb/D C
Now there's only one place that was meant for me:
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guitar finger picking:
|C|D|E| --and then quick the F chord below
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F Dm7 Dm/C Bb
Oh, to be home again,
F C
Down in old Virginny,
F Dm F Bb
With my very best friend,
F
They call him Ragtime Willie.
Dm Dm/C Bb
We're gonna soothe away the rest of our years,
F Dm Dm/C Bb
We're gonna put away all of our tears,
Dm G7 C7
That big Rockin' Chair won't go nowhere.
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second verse end:
Mandolin finger picking:
|D|C|F|C|D|C|A|G|F|third verse end:
Mandolin finger picking:
|D|C|F|C|D|C|A|A|C|A|G|F|
The entire song ends up with:
Mandolin finger picking:
|D|F|D|F|G|D|
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Slow down, Willie Boy,
Your heart's gonna give right out on you
It's true, and I believe I know what we should do.
Turn the stern and point to shore,
The seven seas won't carry us no more.
Oh, to be home again,
Down in old Virginny,
With my very best friend,
They call him Ragtime Willie.
I can't wait to sniff that air,
Dip'n snuff, I won't have no care,
That big Rockin' Chair won't go nowhere.
Hear the sound, Willie Boy,
The Flyin' Dutchman's on the reef.
It's my belief
We've used up all our time,
This hill's to steep to climb,
And the days that remain ain't worth a dime.
Oh, to be home again,
Down in old Virginny,
With my very best friend,
They call him Ragtime Willie.
Would-a-been nice just t'see the folks,
listen once again to the stale jokes,
That big Rockin' Chair won't go nowhere.
I can hear something calling on me
[second voice concurrent with first]
And you know where I want to be
Oh Willie don't you hear that sound
[second voice as above]
Oh to be home again down in old Virginny
I just want to get my feet back on the ground
Oh to be home again down in old Virginny
[second voice as above]
I'd love to see my very best friend
They call him Rag-time Willie
[second voice as above]
I believe old rockin chair's got me
[second voice as above]
Oh to be home again
-D- | -D- | -D- | -G-
Rag Mama Rag, | I | can't believe its | true.
-D- | -D- | -D- | -D-
Rag Mama Rag, | A - | what did you do? | I
-D- | -D/C- | -G- | -C7-
crawled up to the | railroad track, let the | four nine-teen | scratch my back.
-D- | -D- | -D- | -D-
| | Shag mama shag | now
-D- | -D- | -D- | -D-
whats come over you | | Rag Mama Rag, | I'm a
-D- | -G- | -D- | -D-
pulling out your gag. | Gon-na | turn you lose like an | old caboose, Got a tail
-D- | -D- | -A- | -A-
I need a drag. | I | ask about your | turtle, and
-C- | -C- | -G- | -G-
you ask about the weath | -er, Well, | I can't jump the | hurdle and we
-G- | -G- | -A- | -A-
can't get to-geth | er. | We could be re - | lax-ing
-A- | -A- | -A- | -A-
in my sleeping bag, | But | All you want to do | for me mama is a
-D- | -D- | -G- | -G-
Rag Mama Rag. | Theres | no-where to go, |
-D- | -D- | -D- | -D-
Rag Mama Rag. | Come on re- | sin up the bow. |
-D- | -D- | -D- | -G-
Rag Mama Rag, | | where do ya roam? |
-D- | -D- | -A- |
Rag Mama Rag, | bring your | skinny little body right home.|
-D- | -D- | -D7- | -D7-
Its | dog eat dog and cat | eat mouse, you can |
-G- | -C- | -C- | -C-
Rag Mama Rag all over | my house. | |
-D- | -Bm | -C- | -G-
Hail stones beatin on | the roof, the | bourbon is a | hundred proof, its
-D- | -Bm- | -C- | -G-
you and me and the | telephone | Our destiny is quite | well known.
-D- | -D- | -C- | -C-
We don't need to sit | and brag. | All we gotta do is | Rag
-G- | | -D- | -D-
Mama Rag | | Rag Mama Rag. |
-D- | -G- | -D- | -D-
Where do you roam? | | Rag Mama Rag, | bring your
-G- | -D- | -D- | -D-
skinny little body back | | |
home
(Chorus:)F C/E
Look Out, Cleveland, the storm is comin' through,
Dm7 Am/E Dm/F G7 C
And it's runnin' right up on you.
F C/E
Look out, Houston, There'll be thunder on the hill;
Dm7 Am/E Dm/F G7 C
Bye-bye, baby, don't cha lie so still.
G C
Was Wedn'sday evenin' when first we heard the word,
G C
It did not come by train nor bird.
E7 Am Am/G
T'was when Ben Pike stepped down to say,
F G C
";This old town's gonna blow away.";
Chain lightnin', frightnin' as it may seem,
Must not be mistaken for just another dream.
Justice of peace don't know his own fate,
But he'll go down in the shelter late.
(Chorus)
Hidin' your money won't do no good,
Build a big wall, you know you would if you could, yeah!
When clouds of warnin' come into view,
It'll get the ol' woman right outta her shoe.
(Chorus)
Corn in the fields.
Listen to the rice when the wind blows 'cross the water,
F/A Fm/Ab C
King Harvest has surely come.
Am G Bb F/G C
I work for the union 'cause she's so good to me;
Am F
And I'm bound to come out on top,
Dm E
that's where I should be.
Am Bb C G
I will hear ev'ry word the boss may say,
Am Bb C G
For he's the one who hands me down my pay.
Am Bb C G
Looks like this time I'm gonna get to stay,
Am Bb C G Am G Bb F
I'm a union man, now, all the way.
The smell of the leaves,
from the magnolia trees in the meadow,
King Harvest has surely come.
Dry summer, then comes fall,
Which I depend on most of all.
Hey, rainmaker, can't you hear my call?
Please let these crops grow tall.
Long enough I've been up on Skid Row
And it's plain to see, I've nothin to show.
I'm glad to pay those union dues,
Just don't judge me by my shoes.
Scarecrow and a yellow moon,
and pretty soon a carnival on the edge of town,
King Harvest has surely come.
Last year, this time, wasn't no joke,
My whole barn went up in smoke.
My horse Jethro, well he went mad
And I can't remember things bein' so bad.
Then there comes a man with a paper and a pen
Tellin' us our hard times are about to end.
And then, if they don't give us what we like
He said, ";Men, that's when you gotta go on strike.";
Corn in the fields.
Listen to the rice when the wind blows 'cross the water,
King Harvest has surely come.
D E7
Jemima Surrender, I'm gonna give it to you,
G A7
Ain't no pretender, gonna ride in my canoe.
D G F
If I were a barker in a girly show,
D G F D G A7
Tell ya what I'd do, I'd lock the door, tear my shirt and let my river flow.
G Em
Oh, oh, Sweet Jemima wont'cha come out tonight?
G A7 D
The ground is so warm and the moon is so bright!
Jemima Surrender, I'm gonna give it to you,
I'll bring over my Fender
And I'll play all night for you.
There's a bird on my head
And his mouth won't talk,
You know he laughs just like a goose,
But looks like a hawk
Jemima, you know what I'm try'n to say,
Meet me in front and we'll fly away.
You can change your name
You can find a new walk
You can change a lock, its all the same
You don't have to give out
If you'll only give in
You can jump and shout
But can't you see girl, that I'm bound to win
Jemima Surrender, I'm gonna give it to you,
Ain't no pretender, gonna see my tattoo;
I hand you my rod and you hand me that line,
That's what you do, now, we ain't doing much fishin'
Or drinkin' any wine.
Sweet Jemima, if I were king
I'd fix you up with a diamond ring.
E F# B A E
Oh, Jawbone, when did you first go wrong?
F#7 B A E
Oh, Jawbone, where is it you belong?
D D/F# G B/F#
Three time looser, you'l never learn,
Em C A
Lay down your tools before you burn.
D G B/F#
Ya keep on runnin' and hidin' your face,
Em C A
spreadin' your heat all over the place.
(Chorus:)
B E C#m F#m
I'm a thief and I dig it!
E C#m
I'm up on a beef, I'm gonna rig it!
E C#m
I'm a thief and I dig it!
Oh, Jawbone, why don't cha sit and moan?
Oh, Jawbone, you know that it's stone for stone.
Sneak through the night upon your toes,
To look in your eye, it never shows.
Your name upon the post office wall,
Put you on edge 'cause they wrote it too small!
(Chorus)Oh, Jawbone, revenge stays on your mind.
Oh, Jawbone, you been doin' too much time.
Pull off a job with an inside man,
who needs the cash and likes your plan.
Then you will know just who to thank,
when you land right back in the tank.
(Chorus)
Oh, Jawbone, why dont'cha go home?
Oh, Jawbone, where is it you belong?
Boostin' and goin' out on the lam,
Ya know that you'll steal anything that you can.
Temptation stands just behind the door,
So what you wanna go and open it for?
(Chorus)
G G/B C/E G G/B
Standin by your window in pain, A pistol in your
C/E G G/B C/E
hand, And I beg you, dear Molly, girl,
D
Try and understand your man the best you can.
G A7 C Em G
Across The Great Divide, Just grab your hat, and take that ride
A C Em G
Get yourself a bride, And bring your children down to the river side.
G C G C
I had a goal in my younger days, I nearly wrote my will
G C D
But I changed my mind for the better, I'm at the still, had my fill and I'm fit to kill
G C G C
Pinball machine, and a queen, I nearly took a bust
G C D
Tried to keep my hands to myself, Ya say it's a must, but who can ya trust?
G C G C
Harvest moon shinin' down from the sky, A weary sign for all
G C D
I'm gonna leave this one horse town, Had t' stall till the fall, now I'm gonna crawl!
G A C Em G
A C G C
Now Molly dear, don't ya shed a tear
G C G
Your time will surely come, you'll feed your man
C D
chicken ev'ry Sunday, Now tell me, hon, what-cha done with the gun
G A7 C Em G
Across The Great Divide, Just grab your hat, and take that ride
A C Em G
Get yourself a bride, And bring your children down to the river side.
G A C G
Went to the movie matinee
To see the blue coats try to get away
From a smoke signal
Above the trees
A smoke signal
Shifting in the breeze
Some folks think it's make believe
Other folks ain't so naive
About a smoke signal
Could see it coming
A smoke signal
Hear the drums drumming
You don't believe what you read in the paper
You can't believe the stranger at your door
You don't believe what you hear from your neighbor
Your old neighborhood ain't even there no more
Indian maid will plant the seed
And cultivate a whole new breed
There's a smoke signal
Over your head
A smoke signal
You know what it said?
When they're torn out by the roots
Young brothers join in cahoots
To send a smoke signal
Near and far
A smoke signal
No matter where you areYou don't believe what they say on the radio
You don't believe what you see on the video
Living in the shadow of a doubt today
Still waiting for the smoke to clear away
Tried to get in touch with you
Tried to get my message through
By smoke signal
Honey, do ya read me
Smoke signal
Call me if you need me
There you were all in white
Standing out in the broad daylight
Lookin' like a smoke signal
From heaven above
Smoke signal
Oh, my love
Verse:
G F
When your arms are empty, got no where to go
G D7 G
Come on out and catch the show
G B7
There'll be saints and sinners you'll see losers and winners
C C#dim
All kinds of people you might want to know
G E7
Once you get it, You can't forget it,
Eb D7 G
W.S. Walcott Medicine Show
C D E
You know he always holds it in a tent,
G C D
And if you're looking for the real thing,
C D7 G
He can show you where it went.
There's a young faith healer he's a woman stealer
He will cure by his command
When the music's hot you might have to stand
To hear the Klondike Klu Klux steamboat band
Don't you sweat it You can't forget it
W.S. Walcott Medicine Show
I'd rather die happy than not die at all
And a man is a fool who will not heed the call
Gonna see Miss Brer Foxhole[*] she's got diamonds in her teeth
She is real gold down underneath
She's a rock and roll singer and a true dead ringer
For something like you ain't never seen
Once you get it, You can't forget it
W.S. Walcott Medicine Show
W.S. Walcott Medicine Show
W.S. Walcott Medicine Show
W.S. Walcott Medicine Show
A
The many roads I've covered,
F#
The many trails I've burned,
B
But when our paths did cross, love, whew!
E
My whole world made a turn.
A
And we've got time to kill,
What a thrill,
E
June and July.
D
We've got all our love,
Buckets of,
E
The tears that we cried.
A
Now we don't cry no more,
D
Gonna bolt the door.
E
Don't know what we've got,
D
But it feels like a lot,
A E
We don't need no more.
When my day's work is done
We can take in a jamboree,
But I just wanna sit down by the fire
With my love right here beside me.We've got time to kill,
Catskill,
Sweet by and by.
We've got all our love,
The sky above,
The twinkle in your eye.
Now where the wheel might roll
Is where my love and I shall go.
We're gonna plant the seed,
There ain't nothing we need,
We found our own rainbow.
My love wants to have her fortune read
And I know that she's in a hurry.
If we go along the straight and narrow,
You don't even have to worry.
We've got time to kill,
Standin' still,
Go on, give it a try!
We've got all our love,
Mountains of,
The trees are so high.
We don't need no big car,
Don't eat no caviar.
When we come to rest
We take to the nest
You know where we are.
E G A B7
E G A B7
E A D E
Now when the rumor comes to your town,
C#m G#m c#m A B
It grows and grows, where it started no one knows.
E A D E
Some of your neighbors will invite it right in,
C#m G#m C#m C#m
Maybe it's a lie, even if it's a sin,
A B7 E E7
They'll repeat the rumor again.
A G F#m B7 E A
Close your eyes, hang down your head
A B7 E E7
Until the fog blows away, let it roll away.
A G F#m B7 E A
Open up your arms and feel the good,
A B7 B7 E G A B7 E G A B7
It's a-comin', a brand new day, hmm hmm.
Big men, little men turned into dust,
Maybe it was all in fun, they didn't mean to ruin no one.
Could there be someone, someone here among this crowd
Who's been accused, had his name so misused
And his privacy refused ?
Close your eyes, hang your head
Until the fog blows away, let it roll away,
Open up your arms and feel the good,
It's a-comin', a brand new day,
Hmm.. no, no, no.
Now all you vigilantes wanna make a move,
Maybe they won't, you know I sure hope they don't.
For whether this rumor proves true or false,
You can forgive or you can regret,
But he will never ever forget.
Close your eyes, hang down your head,
Until the fog blows away, let it roll away.
Open up your arms and feel the good,
It's a-comin', a brand new day,
Hmm, la la la la la,
Oh oh la la la la la.
Em A
Now deep in the heart of a lonely kid
Em(G bass) D C Single notes: B D#
Who suffered so much for what he did,
Em A
They gave this ploughboy his fortune and fame,
Em(G bass) D C Single notes: B D
Since that day he ain't been the same.
G Am
See the man with the stage fright
F F(D bass) G
Just standin' up there to give it all his might.
Am
And he got caught in the spotlight,
F
But when we get to the end
D G
He wants to start all over again.
I've got fire water right on my breath
And the doctor warned me I might catch a death.
Said, ";You can make it in your disguise,
Just never show the fear that's in your eyes.";
See the man with the stage fright,
Just standin' up there to give it all his might.
He got caught in the spotlight,
But when we get to the end
He wants to start all over again.
F#m Bm
Now if he says that he's afraid,
C D G
Take him at his word.
F#m Bm
And for the price that the poor boy has paid,
C C#o D Eb Em
He gets to sing just like a bird, oh, ooh ooh ooh.
Your brow is sweatin' and your mouth gets dry,
Fancy people go driftin' by.
The moment of truth is right at hand,
Just one more nightmare you can stand.
See the man with the stage fright
Just standin' up there to give it all his might.
And he got caught in the spotlight,
But when we get to the end
He wants to start all over again, hmm hmm,
F D G
You wanna try it once again, hmm hmm,
F D G
Please don't make him stop, hmm hmm,
F D G
Let him take it from the top, hmm hmm,
F D G
Let him start all over again.
D Em7 D G
We can talk about it now
A
It's that same old riddle only starting from the middle
D Em D G
I'd fix it but I don't know how
A
Well, we could try to reason but you might think it's treason
G
One voice for all
F E7 A
Echoing across the hall
Bm G
Don't give up on father clock
A D A
We can talk about it now
D Em D G
Come, let me show you how
A
To keep the wheels turnin' you've got to keep the engine churnin'
D Em D G
Did you ever milk a cow
A
I had the chance one day but I was all dressed up for Sunday
G F
Everybody, everywhere
E7 A
Do you really care
Bm G
Pick up your heads and walk
A D G7
We can talk about it now
C E7 F
It seems to me we've been holding something underneath our tongues
C E7
I'm afraid if you ever got a pat on the back
F G
It would likely burst your lungs
A E7 A E7
Woh, stop me, if I should sound kinda down in the mouth
A E7 A
But I'd rather be burned in Canada than to freeze here in the south
D Em Dm G
Pulling that eternal plough
A
We've got to find a sharper blade or have a new one made
D Em D G
Rest awhile and cool your brow
A
Don't need it, no need to slave, the whip is in the grave
G F
No salt, no trance
E7 A
It's safe now to take a backward glance
Bm G
The leaves have turned to chalk
A D A D
We can talk about it now,
A D
We can talk about it now
Am
If your memory serves you well
Bo7
We're going to meet again and wait
E
So I'm going to unpack all my things
F Dm Am
And sit before it gets too late
C Am
No man alive will come to you
C Am
With another tale to tell
C A
And you know that we shall meet again
F Dm Am
If your memory serves you well
CHORUS:
Dm F C G G7
This wheel's on fire, rolling down the road
C G F C
Best notify my next of kin
F G A
This wheel shall explode!
If your memory serves you well, I was going to confiscate your lace
And wrap it up in a sailor's knot and hide it in your case
If I knew for sure that it was yours, and it was oh so hard to tell
And you know that we shall meet again if your memory serves you well
(CHORUS)
If your memory serves you well, you'll remember that you're the one
Who called on them to call on me to get you your favours done
And after every plan had failed and there was nothing more to tell
And you know that we shall meet again if your memory serves you well
(CHORUS)
A C#m D A
I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' about half past dead;
C#m D A
I just need some place where I can lay my head.
C#m D A
";Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?";
C#m D A
He just grinned and shook my hand, and ";No!";, was all he said.
(Chorus:)
A E D A E D
Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free;
A E D A D
Take a load off Fanny, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me.
A E D A D
I picked up my bag, I went lookin' for a place to hide;
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side.
I said, ";Hey, Carmen, come on, let's go downtown.";
She said, ";I gotta go, but m'friend can stick around.";
(Chorus)
Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say
It's just ol' Luke, and Luke's waitin' on the Judgement Day.
";Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?";
He said, ";Do me a favor, son, woncha stay an' keep Anna Lee company?";
(Chorus)
Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog.
He said, ";I will fix your rack, if you'll take Jack, my dog.";
I said, ";Wait a minute, Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man.";
He said, ";That's okay, boy, won't you feed him when you can.";
(Chorus)
Catch a cannon ball now, t'take me down the line
My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time.
To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one.
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone.
(Chorus)
Chorus:
I've got the key to the highway,
Packed up and bound to go.
I'm gonna leave here running,
Cause walking is most too slow.
I'm going back down to the border
Where I must fairly go(?)
Cause you ain't done nothing but
Drive a good man away from home.
So give me one more, one more kiss, baby
Just before I go
I'll be back out on the highway,
That's the only place I know.And when the moon creeps over my room, honey,
I'll be on my way.
I'm gonna roam this old highway
Until the break of day.
Chorus.
Well, its so long, so long, baby.
I must say goodbye.
I gotta roam, roam this highway
Until the day I die.
C Em F Dm
Once I walked through the halls of a station
G C7
Someone called your name
C Em F Dm
In the street I heard children laughing
G C7
They all sound the same
C F
Wonder, could you ever know me
C G
Know the reason why I live
C F
Is there nothing you can show me
Eb F/G C
Life seems so little to give
Once I climbed up the face of a mountain
And ate the wild fruit there
Fell asleep until the moonlight woke me
And I could taste your hair
Isn't everybody dreaming!
Then the voice I hear is real
Out of all the idle scheming
Can't we have something to feelOnce upon a time leaves me empty
Tomorrow never comes
I could sing the sound of your laughter
Still I don't know your name
Must be some way to repay you
Out of all the good you gave
If a rumour should delay you
Love seems so little to save
I was thinkin' out loud
Talking to myself
I was up on a cloud
There was nobody else
No, no I did not call
I never was allowed
To speak up at all
I was just thinkin' out loud
Transylvania train, circus never came
The heroes are all gone
No trampoline, fell without a scream
Who's looking for a jobBefore I realized, I was hypnotized
Flashback to the past
Cross-eyed jack, monkey on his back
We knew it would not last
Room service gone off duty
The bellman has retired
This hotel is a beauty
Even the house dick's been fired
Then the sky came crashing down
And knocked me off this cloud
When I fell to the ground
I was just thinkin' out loud
(The | means a new measure and the / means the bass note on the current chord.)
|Eb |C |Eb |C |
Eb |G-/Bb |
Who robbed the cradle, who robbed the grave
C |F- |
Who's the one that asked to be saved
Bb / / Bo7 |C- Db |Ab /Gb /Gb /F |
No, wo-wo-wo no answer came
Eb |G-/Bb |
I moved to the country that cried of shame
C |F- |
I left my home and found a name
Bb / / Bo7 |C- Db |Ab /Gb /Gb /F |
No, wo-wo-wo nobody could explain
C-/G /C /Eb /G |Ab / /Bb / Ab |
Have mercy, cried the blacksmith
C-/G /C /Eb /G |Ab / /Bb / Ab |
How're you gonna replace human hands
C-/G /C /Eb /G |Ab / /Bb / Ab |
Found guilty, said the judge
C-/G /C /Eb /G |Ab |Ab(7) ||Eb |C |Eb |C ||
For not being in demand
verse:
Frozen fingers at the keyboard
Could this be the big reward
No, no answer came
Brought up everybody to see for themselves
They wouldn't believe it from no one else
No, nobody could explain
chorus:
Dead tongue said the poet
To the daughter of burlesque
Cocteau, Van Gogh and Geronimo
C-/G /C /Eb /G |Ab |Ab(7) ||Eb |C |Eb |C ||
They used up what was left
|Bb(7) |/ |/ |/ |Bb(7) |/ |/ |/ / / Bo7 |
chorus:
Cry wolf, said the martyr
I don't believe I'm alive
You're the hero, said the mute
C-/G /C /Eb /G |Ab |Ab(7) ||Eb |C |Eb |C ||
And you're bound to sur-vive
outro: |F7 |Bb7 |Eb(7) |/ |/ |/ |/ to fade
I've played that song from long ago
When every morning longed to fall
It broke my sighs and my regrets
It stumbled on the steps
You've build for climbing towards me
Now it feels like sinners in the sun
When I say
I said I'd die for you
Or was it in my head
I took you down on ouzo
And now I think I'd rather see you dead
I said I die for you
Or was it in my head
She took me down on ouzo
And then you say you'd rather see me dead
If my depression stood the wind
I spat the devil up his chin
It couldn't do me any harm
It roughed my steel and shut my mouth
My late impression
Oh, that rain that's iching on my skin
When I say
I said I'd die for you
Or was it in my head
I took you down on ouzo
And now I think I'd rather see you dead
I said I die for you
Or was it in my head
You took me down on ouzo
And then you say you'd rather see me dead
Hold me, scratch my shoulder
Fold me, sue me, watch me going mad
I said I'd die for you
Or was it in my head
I took you down on ouzo
And now I think I'd rather see you dead
I said I die for you
Or was it in my head
She took me down on ouzo
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