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Intro: (G)(C)(G)(C) . . . (G)(C)(G)(C)
There are (G)kids, lots of kids, who put the (Em)law inside a circle
There's (G)always the sky, let it (C)hear what you're saying
In the (G)rain, in the rain, people (Em)rush around on cold streets
So (G)turn on the sky, let it (C)hear what you're saying
(G)(C)(G)(C)
And when did (Em)sex get so mean, when did (C)crime get so clean
(G)What's the rush, dip your (Em)brush into this twilight
There's (G)always the sky, let it (C)hear what you're saying
(G)(C)(G)(C) . . . (G)(C)(G)(C) . . . fade . . .
There's no acoustic guitar on the recorded version of this song, but it seems to be a pretty
straightforward exercise in the key of C. The verses center around a walkdown in which you'll
stress the notes in bold:
C: x32010
Intro: (C)(G)(C)(G) . . .
(C)Step through this (C/B)trampled wall
Well, a (C)God (C/B)des(Am)cended (F)
Well, you (C)mend your clothes and (C/B)patch your roof
Well, a (C)God (C/B)des(Am)cended (F)
Well, you (Dm)build your faith with strength and duty
(C)(C/B)(Am)(F) . . . (C)(C/B)(Am)(F) . . .
(C)Pictures torn out (C/B)of their frames
The (C)God (C/B)des(Am)cended (F)
Note: The C and F chords in the song are mostly played with a fretted high G (1st string/3rd fret):
C: x32013
Another note: The F-*-Dm progression is a walkdown on the 4th string: 3rd fret/2nd fret/open.
Intro: The intro is basically just a picked C/addG chord (x32013) alternating between a C note (5th string/third fret) and a D note (open 4th string) as your two bass anchors.
(C)Go ahead, push your luck
Well the (C)whole truth
And it (C)felt like a winter machine
And when (C)I chose to live
And if (C)I was to sleep
Growing (C)up, my Mom had a room full of books
And (C)sometimes I think
But now (C)I'm sleeping fine
Well the (C)sun rose with so many colors
So go (C)ahead, push your luck
'Cause for (C)every price
'Cause when you (C)live in a world
Capo I
Intro: (G)(A)(D) . . . (G)(A)(D) . . .
Well the (G)mountain (A)was so (D)beautiful
Hey (G)what do you (A)love more than (D)love
Well when (G)my love (A)felt like an(D)other addiction
Hey (G)what do you (A)love more than (D)love
Well, I (G)climbed a (A)mountain and I (D)thought about attachment
Hey (G)what do you (A)love more than (D)love
Well I (G)love the (A)way the (D)world is your garden
Yeah, and the (G)mountain (A)is so (D)beautiful
Hey (G)what do you (A)love more than (D)love
Capo II
I'm (G)sorry that I left you
Can I (D)blow this small town
And I (G)can't believe what they're saying
Well there are (G)Spring Street storefront daisies
Yeah, let's (D)watch the tour bus (Bm)stop and tell us
And I (G)can't believe what they're saying
This year (G)April had a blizzard
Yeah the (D)one who leaves this (Bm)also grieves this
And (G)that's to say, yeah I'm leaving
Open D (DADF#AD)
I've transcribed this song Open D, since that's how Dar plays
it both on the CD and in concert. It's her only song in that tuning, so if
you're not familiar with open tunings, it might be a good song to start with.
However, here's a quick note about open tunings: just because a song is transcribed – or even
played – in an open tuning, it doesn't mean you can't play it in standard tuning. So, with this song, for
example, although I've indicated how to play the chords in Open D, you can play the very same
chords in their standard fingerings (Bm = 224432, G = 320033, etc.) The song won't sound identical to
the way Dar plays it, but you'll still be able to play along with the song without having to retune your
guitar. Or, if the idea of having to play too many barre chords (Bm and F#m) is a bit daunting,
click here for an easy version in standard tuning.
Bm: x24040
(Bm)I am the captain and (Bm/A)I have been told
(Bm)Guiding a ship, it takes (Bm/A)more than your skill
(Bm)You take the (Bm/A)wheel one more (G)time like I (F#m)showed you
(Bm)I am the captain and (Bm/A)I have been told
(Bm)(Bm/A)(G)(F#m)
There doesn't seem to be a acoustic guitar on the recorded version of this song, but I've seen Dar do it
in concert, and this is how she plays it.
If, for whatever reason, you feel like playing this in C, just place a capo at the second fret and play
each chord one step lower, for example: (D) becomes (C), (G) becomes (F), (Bm) becomes (Am),
(F#m) becomes (Em), (Mourning) Becomes (Elektra). Sorry. English Major joke.
Intro: (D)(G)(A) . . . (D)(G)(A) . . .
(D)I wonder if (G)Yoko (A)Ono
(D)Sitting in the (G)Apple (A)sessions
(G)Well, they could (Em)talk about me
(D)Some will give their (G)love for (A)fashion
(G)'Cause I think (Em)I could go
(D)When John called the (G)wind an (A)opera
(D)Fame will come and (G)vanish (A)later
(G)And they could (Em)rag about me
Oh, no . . . and (G)I won't (A)be your (F#m)Yoko Ono
Capo I
Dar does this song somewhat differently than Richard Shindell's version on
Somewhere Near Paterson, which he actually did first, although it's
her song. Now wait just a minute . . . is it a cover song if you do it
first? I don't know . . . I guess it's that old rule that the first version
you hear of a song tends to become the "definitive" version in your mind.
In any case, I like his version somewhat better; it's sparser, plus, it's
in DADGAD. You can find the chords on my Richard Shindell page.
Dar's version is pretty terrific, though.
Intro: (D)(G) . . . (D)(G)
The (D)moon wanted more of my (G)night
(G)And I know you'll be (A)calling me soon
When I called the moon back to (G)me
Calling the (G)moon
Oh, make sense of me, (G)night
(G)And I know they'll be (A)calling me soon
Calling the (G) moon
Capo III
Asus4: 002230
Intro: (A)(Asus4) . . . (A)(Asus4) . . .
(A)God of the (Asus4)poor(A) man this is how the (Asus4)day be(A)gan
(F#m)I had no (D)right but for the (Bm)love of you (E)
(A)Many roads (Asus4)led(A) here, walked with the (Asus4)suffer(A)ing
(F#m)I had no (D)right but for the (Bm)love of you (E)
(Bm)And all my (G)country saw
(A)First it was (Asus4)ques(A)tion, then it was a (Asus4)mis(A)sion
(F#m)Aaaaaa(D)aaah the (Bm)love of you (E)
(A)God of the (Asus4)just(A) I'll never win a (Asus4)peace(A) prize
(F#m)I had no (D)right but for the (Bm)love of you (E)
(A)Eyes on the (Asus4)tri(A)al
Capo III
(F)(G)(C) . . . (F)(G)(C)
The first part of (F)every (G)day for me is (C)good
Running (C)with the (C/B)friends they'll (Am)know for (Am/G)years
It happens every (G)day, be(F)fore they go to (C)school
Noon comes and (F)turns this (G)campus upside (C)down
Even (C)under(C/B)lining (Am)Nabo(Am/G)kov
It happens every (G)day with their (F)journals in ca(C)fes
Well life is as (F)hard and as (G)easy as they (C)say
As I (C)think a(C/B)bout the (Am)world I (Am/G)see
It happens every (G)day at the (F)crossing of the (C)street
(F)(G)(C) . . . (F)(G)(C)
The coolest thing about this boppy, simple-to-play song is the double modulation:
when she slinks up to the "A" section after the second chorus, then back down to
"G" for the last chorus. A little jarring, yes, but interestingly different and
refreshing.
Capo II
Intro: (G)(Em) . . . (G)(Em)
Get off your (G)cat walk, I want you (Em)to talk
I don't (G)want to be another (Em)mystery oh (C)no (D)
(G)(Em) . . . (G)(Em)
The alli(G)gator, the god that (Em)made her
I don't (G)want to be another (Em)mystery oh (C)no (D)
(A)(F#m) . . . (A)(F#m)
You could (A)pursue it, hell I could (F#m)do it
I don't (A)want to be another (F#m)mystery (D)(E)
I could (D)cut you off with a (E)shoulder of stone
I don't (G)want to be another (Em)mystery oh (C)no (D)
I don't (G)want to be another (Em)mystery (C)(D) . . . (F)(C)(G)
Capo IV
Cadd9: x30010
(Cadd9)If I did not dream who would you be
O (Em)Canada girls
(G)Highways seen from (D)hotel windows
O (Em)Canada girls
(G)If I drove up (D)87
(Em)Girls
Well if you (D)think of this girl and the dreams that made her
Cause (Cadd9)if you did not dream, who would I be
As they (C)jump, I hope that you will up and (G)down, up and (D)down
When did (G)you cave into this (Em)role that you were cast in
When did (C)dress-up turn to fashion, throw your (G)gown up and (D)down
For (G)all that you are saying(C)
And let it (Em)take you apart, to the (C)elements of praying
Til (G)we are only playing to the (C)firmament
Til (G)we are only playing to the (C)firmament (G)(C)(G)(C)
Here's a (C)shell to hear their heartbeats very (G)loud, very (D)loud
Where's the (G)pain, it's only rain, it's only (Em)slowing down a work day
Only (C)singing happy birthday to a (G)crowd, very (D)loud
For (G)all that you are saying(C)
And let it (Em)take you apart, to the (C)elements of praying
Til (G)we are only playing to the (C)firmament
Til (G)we are only playing to the (C)firmament
You know I (Em)just can't seem to find the (C)soul in this (D)striving
Why not (Em)play to a dream, cause the (C)world is too green
For (Am)all this bad (D)driving
There are (C)leaves upon the skylight, trace your (G)hand, trace your (D)hand
Mr. (G)Ed, he shot ahead, he shot a(Em)head inside a circle
On a (C)bad day, who would you kill, take a (G)stand, trace your (D)hand
For (G)all that you are saying(C)
Let it (Em)take you apart to the (C)elements of praying
Til (G)we are only playing to the (C)firmament
Til (G)we are only playing to the (C)firmament
AND A GOD DESCENDED
C/B: x20010
Am: x02210
Em: 022000
The (Am)unhinged door be(Em)trays it all
That (F)far within our (G)faith we were all (C)waiting (G)
The (C)broken glass re(C/B)flects the haze
It (Am)shines like endless (Em)holy days
(F)Struggling to re(E)member what they're (F)celebrating
And the (C)rea(C/B)son (Am)ended (F)
His (C)life was lifted (C/B)just above the (Am)law (F)
And now we (C)have to live with (C/B)what we did
With (Am)what we (F)saw
And (Am)slivers of God's (Em)shattered truth
Grow (F)tender as the (G)grass in clean-swept (C)yards (G)
But a (C)savior came and (C/B)told us how
The (Am)truth was all a(Em)round us now
A(F)bandon house and (E)field and gather (F)up the shards
And the (C)rea(C/B)son (Am)ended (F)
His (C)life was lifted (C/B)just above the (Am)law (F)
And now we (C)have to live with (C/B)what we did
With (Am)what we (F)saw
(Em)Build your love but there's a beauty
(Dm)Well you know the scriptures tell
There (Em)are a few shards left in hell
And (Dm)if we want a god we had to (G)follow, follow him (C)down
And (Am)orgies where we (Em)lost our names
(F)All were gone with (G)time's real de(C)sire (G)
Well, you (C)ask how God can (C/B)curse you thus
That's (Am)not a question (Em)asked by us
We (F)burned our beds and (E)books
We fear we've (F)lost the fire
And the (C)rea(C/B)son (Am)ended (F)
His (C)life was lifted (C/B)just above the (Am)law (F)
And now we (C)have to live with (C/B)what we did
With (Am)what we (F)saw . . . (C)
AFTER ALL
F: xx3213
Gsus4: x20013
Find out how much love the (F)world can hold
Once upon a (*)time I (Dm)had control
And (F)reigned my (G)soul in (C)tight (Gsus4)
Is like the story of a (F)wave unfurled
But I held the (*)evil (Dm)of the world
So (F)I stopped the tide
Froze it (G)up from inside
That you go (F)through and then
You catch your breath and (*)winter (Dm)starts again
And (F)everyone (G)else is (C)spring bound (Gsus4)
There was no joy - it's just a (F)line I crossed
It wasn't worth the (*)pain my (Dm)death would cost
So (F)I was not (G)lost or (C)found (Gsus4)
I knew my family had more (F)truth to tell
And so I traveled (*)down a (Dm)whispering well
To (F)know my(G)self through (C)them (Gsus4)
And hid a(F)way in there
Her father raging (*)down a (Dm)spiral stair
'Til he (F)found someone
Most (G)days his son
My father, too, was a (F)refugee
I know they tried to (*)keep their (Dm)pain from me
They (F)could not (G)see what it was (C)for (Gsus4)
Sometimes the truth is like a (F)second chance
I am the daughter (*)of a (Dm)great romance
And (F)they are the (G)children of the (C)war (Gsus4)
It nearly (F)broke my heart
And worked me over (*)like a (Dm)work of art
And (F)I was a (G)part of all (C)that (Gsus4)
Say what it is you've got to (F)say to me
We will push on in(*)to that (Dm)mystery
And it'll (F)push right back
And there are (G)worse things than that
And every penance that I (F)could think of
It's better to have (*)fallen (Dm)in love
Than (F)never to have (G)fallen at (C)all (Gsus4)
Well it gets in to who you (F)thought you'd be
And now I laugh at (*)how the (Dm)world changed me
I (F)think life (G)chose me after (C)all (C/B)(Am)(Em)(F)(G)(C)
WHAT DO YOU LOVE MORE THAN LOVE
That this (G)guy built a (A)mall and a (D)pizza shack
Yeah he (G)built an (A)ugly (D)city because
He (G)wanted the (A)mountain to (D)love him back
Hey (G)what do you (A)love more than (D)love
When you (G)know that you (A)won't get your (D)heart in that stone
When you (G)drop your (A)tools and you (D)stand alone
Hey (G)what do you (A)love more than (Bm)love
Hey (G)what do you (A)love more than (D)love
I (G)held my (A)breath and I (D)packed my bags
And I (G)went to the (A)land of the (D)monastery
And the (G)sunshine (A)children and the (D)prayer flags
Hey (G)what do you (A)love more than (D)love
When you (G)feel your (A)soul go be(D)yond your skin
When you (G)know that's the (A)way that it's (D)always been
Hey (G)what do you (A)love more than (Bm)love
Hey (G)what do you (A)love more than (D)love
And I (G)thought a(A)bout the (D)Buddhist King
He (G)said, "You can (A)keep your (D)superpower
It (G)just short (A)circuits my (D)country"
Hey (G)what do you (A)love more than (A)love
When you (G)question (A)what your (D)desire is for
When you (G)don't just (A)figure that you (D)just want more
Hey (G)what do you (A)love more than (Bm)love
Hey (G)what do you (A)love more than (D)love
And you (G)plant your (A)seeds and you (D)let them grow
And you (G)take things (A)out of the (D)ground just like
You (G)take what (A)comes, but you (D)never know
And we (G)don't know (A)if we're any (D)good at all
And we (G)give our (A)love when we (D)think we still need it
Yeah we (G)give and (A)give and (D)fall and fall
Hey (G)what do you (A)love more than (D)love
When the (G)giving is (A)all that you (D)ever get back
Oh (G)how long (A)do you (D)love like that
Can you (G)tell me (A)oh, how to (Bm)love
Hey (G)what do you (A)love more than (Bm)love
Hey (G)what do you (A)love more than (D)love
SPRING STREET
With your (Bm)questions all alone
But I (C)was too happy (D)driving
And too (Bm)angry to drive (C)home
I was (G)thinking about the easy courage
(Bm)Of my distant friends
They said (C)I could let this (D)bridge wash out
And (Bm)never make a(C)mends
(Bm)Make a big sound
(C)Like the star of a film noir postcard
(Am)Can I just forget the frames I (Bm)shared with (C)you
They're (D)saying I can change my (Bm)mind
Start over on (Am7)Spring Street
I'm welcome any(D)time (Bm)(C)
Floating (Bm)on their neon stems
There are (C)new shirts on the (D)clothes racks
Should I (Bm)feel like one of (C)them
I can (G)find a small apartment
Where a (Bm)struggling artist died
And pre(C)tend because I (D)pay the rent
I (Bm)know that pain in(C)side
(C)Here's the scene of a spring green life dream
(Am)Take the best part
Write it in your (Bm)caffeine dia(C)ry
They're (D)saying I can leave to(Bm)night
Start over on (Am7)Spring Street
I'm welcome any(D)time (Bm)(C)
Just to (Bm)show she did not care
And the (C)new dead leaves
They (D)made the trees look like (Bm)children with gray (C)hair
But I'll (G)push myself up through the dirt
And (Bm)shake my petals free
I'm re(C)solved to being (D)born
And so re(Bm)signed to brave(C)ry
(C)Too much rain on a prairie flood plain
(Am)Houses floating, love is like that
(Bm)We built on the (C)river
But (D)I don't have to go (Bm)there
I don't have to go to (Am7)Spring Street
'Cause it's spring every(D)where (Bm)(C) . . . (fade)
WE LEARNED THE SEA
Capo I
Bm/A: x04040
G: 500500
F#m: 400300
A: 700700
Bm*: 900800
D: 000000
That to(G)morrow we land and my (F#m)ship has been sold
Now (G)losing this boat is (F#m)worth scarce a mention
I (G)think of the (A)crew, most of (Bm*)all the first (A)ensign
(G)For all we (F#m)learned the (Bm)sea
It's the (G)compass inside it's the (F#m)strength of your will
The (G)first ensign watched as (F#m)tempests all tried me
I (G)sang in the (A)wind as if (Bm*)God were be(A)side me
(G)For all we (F#m)learned the (D)sea
(Bm)We've reached the (Bm/A)strait once even (G)I could not (F#m)go through
But (G)I am not shaken, I (F#m)am eight years old
And (G)you are still young, but (F#m)you'll understand
That the (G)stars of the (A)sea are the (Bm)same for the (A)land
And (G)we came to (F#m)learn the (Bm)sea
(Bm)(Bm/A) . . . (G)(A)(Bm*)(A) . . . (G)(F#m) . . . (D)
I WON'T BE YOUR YOKO ONO
(D)Ever thought of (G)staying (A)solo
(Bm)If she thought of (F#m)other men and
(Bm)If she doubted (F#m)John (A)Lennon
(D)Worrying that (G)he'd dis(A)tract her (D)art (G)(A)
(D)Giving John her (G)music (A)lessons
(Bm)Challenging the (F#m)warring nations
(Bm)With her paper (F#m)instal(A)lations
(D)Did she guard her (G)Yoko (A)human (D)heart (G)(A)
(G)Yeah, they could (Em)talk about me
(A)Throw me to the velvet dogs of (D)pop star histo(D7)ry
But (G)I won't (A)be your (F#m)Yoko Ono
If (G)you're not (A)good enough for (D)me (G)(A)
(D)Others trade their (G)gold for (A)passion
(Bm)I don't have the (F#m)goods to start with
(Bm)Never had the (F#m)reins to (A)part with
(D)Still, I hope you (G)take me (A)serious(D)ly (G)(A)
(G)Deep as the (Em)sea of Yoko
(A)You don't know a person like me
(D)I could sell your (D7)songs to Nike
(G)And for all you (A)know
I could (F#m)save your soul
As (G)only true (Bm)love can change your (G)mind
Make you (Em)leave your screaming (G)fans be(A)hind
(D)Making love with (G)every (A)chakra
(Bm)When he said her (F#m)voice would carry
And (Bm)when he whispered (F#m)old Chuck (A)Berry
(D)Only then would (G)Yoko (A)set him (D)free (G)(A)
(D)Transcendental (G)love is (A)greater
(Bm)I think if we (F#m)had this somehow
(Bm)We'd be feeling (F#m)famous (A)right now
(D)We'd be saying (G)love is (A)all you (D)need (G)(A)
(G)Yeah, they could (Em)rag about me
(A)Throw me to the velvet dogs of (D)pop star histo(D7)ry
But (G)I won't (A)be your (F#m)Yoko Ono
If (G)you're not (A)good enough for (Bm)me
If (G)you're not (A)good enough for (D)me (G)(A) . . . (D)(G)(A) . . . (D)
CALLING THE MOON
I (D)turned off the engine and the (G)headlights(G/F#)
The (Em)trees appeared as they'd (A)never been gone
I (Em)promised the fields I'd re(A)turn from now on
And the (D)moon kept on (G)rising(G/F#)
I had (Em)no more to say
I put my (A)roadmaps away
And sur(D)rendered the day
And (D)if I don't answer I'm (Bm)calling the (G)moon
Calling the (Em)moon
I was (A)calling her then
I'm (D)wondering (D/C#)will she (Bm)take me again
(G)Oh, (A)I am calling the (D)moon
I (D)thought she wanted my (G)beau(G/F#)ty
I (Em)shone in the best that (A)vanity buys
I (Em)covered the path where my (A)life turned to lies
And the (D)moon kept on (G)rising(G/F#)
But I felt (Em)nothing at all
She comes when the (A)empire falls
And shines on (D)crumbling walls
By the (A)name that she chose
As (D)Tennessee (D/C#)wandered in (Bm)moth-eaten robes
(G)Oh, (A)I am calling the (D)moon
Calling the (G)moon (A)(D)(D/C#)(Bm)
(G)Oh(A) I'm calling the (D)moon
I can (D)see so much from this (G)cold (G/F#)height
The (Em)moon said oh darkness my (A)work is done
I've (Em)poured this bottle of (A)light from the sun
But their (D)anger keeps on (G)rising(G/F#)
And they (Em)don't understand
I've shown them (A)all that I can
That the (D)world is at hand
And (D)if I don't answer I'm (Bm)only the (G)moon
I can (A)see by her light
This (D)one's going (D/C#)out to the (Bm)moon tonight
(G)Oh, (A)I am calling the (D)moon
'Cause I (A)know what it's worth
To (D)tug at the (D/C#)seas and il(Bm)lumine the earth
(G)Oh, (A)I am calling the (Bm)moon (G)
(Em)Oh, (A)I am calling the (D)moon
I HAD NO RIGHT
(E)Eight codefendants, I, Daniel Berrigan(Bm)
Oh(B) and (G)only a layman's (D)batch of napalm
(Bm)We pulled the (G)draft files out
We (Em)burned them in the (A)parking lot
(G)Better the files than the (D)bodies of children
(A)I had no (D)right but for the (Bm)love of you (E)
(E)Tom in Guatamala, Phillip in New Orleans(Bm)
Oh(B) it's a (G)long road from (D)law to justice
(Bm)I went to (G)Vietnam, I (Em)went for peace
They (A)dropped their bombs
(G)Right where my government (D)knew I would be
(A)I had no (D)right but for the (Bm)love of you (E)
(Bm)Were priests who (G)broke the law
(E)How to be American, how to be a Christian(Bm)
Oh(B) if their (G)law is their cross and the (D)cross is burning
(A)Aaaaaa(D)aaah the (Bm)love of you (E)
(E)Falling like Jesus
Now let the jury rise(Bm)
Oh(B) it's (G)all of us versus (D)all that paper
(Bm)They took the (G)only way they (Em)know who is on (A)trial today
De(G)liver us unto each (D)other, I pray
(A)And every (D)trial I stood, I (Bm)stood for you (E)
8am ar(Asus4)ri(A)val
Hands on the (Asus4)bi(A)ble
IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY
I've got the (F)bus stop (G)in my neighbor(C)hood
And everything's on (Em)purpose (F)everywhere they (C)go
Hiding in my (Em)car and (F)running in the (G)snow
I've (F)seen it (G)all from (C)here, from here
They play until the (G)bus drives (F)up beside my (C)lawn
And there's always been a (G)mother who (F)waits 'til they are (C)gone
Then she (C/B)turns a(Am)way
It happens every (Em)day (F)(G)(C)
I watch the (F)students (G)in this college (C)town
You would think they're (Em)carefree, (F)I have seen their (C)trials
Frowning into (Em)Shakespeare and (F)practicing their (G)smiles
When (F)I am (G)not in (C)love, in love
Looking up at their re(G)flection (F)on the other (C)wall
With every new i(G)dea wondering (F)if they've changed at (C)all
And then they (C/B)look a(Am)way
It happens every (Em)day (F)(G)(C)
Walking the (F)steps we've (G)chosen on this (C)day
Some will be out(Em)rageous, (F)some have rarely (C)shown
Some will walk in (Em)couples, (F)some will walk (G)alone
They (F)stare and (G)smile at (C)me, at me
Walking out to see what's (G)new and (F)what is just the (C)same
And the only word for (G)love is (F)everybody's (C)name
And that will (C/B)always (Am)stay
It happens every (Em)day
And (F)every day will (G)happen without (Am)you
ANOTHER MYSTERY
To be the (G)seer in(Em)stead of the seen
There is a (G)flower, a leaning (Em)tower
And (C)all of the wonders (D)standing between
I don't (G)want to see who's (Em)looking at me oh (C)no (D)
I want to (G)be the one to (Em)feel the sun oh (C)oh (D)
So if you (G)want to see the (Em)world with me let's (C)go (D)
And all the (G)creatures that got (Em)left behind
In Mycn(G)nae, Ave Ma(Em)ria
And (C)everything you gotta dig (D)harder to find
I don't (C)want to be a vapor of (D)heavenly light
(C)Everybody guess if I'm an (D)angel or sprite
I don't (G)want to see who's (Em)looking at me oh (C)no (D)
I want to (G)be the one to (Em)feel the sun oh (C)oh (D)
So if you (G)want to see the (Em)world with me let's (C)go (D)
I'll just be (A)quiet when I get (F#m)angry and hurt
I'm stopping (A)traffic, cinema(F#m)graphic
With my (D)long black coat hanging (E)down in the dirt
And my (D)hair clinging to my (E)face in the rain
Like a (D)goddess from the cult of (E)beautiful pain
I don't (A)want to be another (F#m)mystery (D)(E)
(D)Smoke all night and leave the (E)party alone
(D)Screw myself with an in(E)scrutable pout
But I (D)just want you to come (E)figure me out
I don't (G)want to see who's (Em)looking at me oh (C)no (D)
I want to (G)be the one to (Em)feel the sun oh (C)oh (D)
So if you (G)want to see the (Em)world with me let's (C)go (D)
O CANADA GIRLS
And if you did not dream who would I be
(G)Yes there is gold (D)in this mountain
(G)This they cannot (D)mine
(C)Tell me who they (Am)need it for
I'll (C)tell you now, they need me more
I have (D)seen you (Am)in your (Em)sweaters
In the (D)late night (Am)sun at (Em)Winnipeg
Growing (D)up with (Am)friends and so un(Em)hurried
With your(D) secrets I believe
Kept in the longer sleeve
Oh (Em)girls (D)(Em)(D)
(G)Pumping highway (D)blood
(C)If I say they (Am)run from fear
Are (C)things much different standing here
When I (D)saw the (Am)geese flying(Em) north
I re(D)membered the (Am)friends of my (Em)vision
And a (D)sense I (Am)had of (Em)other wings
Like (D)faith, light threaded through a psalm
Like our boys fleeing Vietnam
Oh (Em)girls (D)(Em)(D)
(G)Up past Montre(D)al
(C)Following the (Am)bluest veins
(C)Following through icy rains
Would (Am)I emerge in the (D)present
And (Am)know just where to be(D)gin
I'm so(Am) sick of forgetting my(D)self to remember who I (Em)am
And (C)you say yeah, but why so (D)cold, and so Canadi(Em)an
(C)I guess it's got to (D)feel like some exodus
And (C)if I succeed, well (D)there will be more of us
And (C)if I don't well I don't really (D)know
Who have (D)found our (Am)unsung (Em)nation
Where we (D)left so much (Am)land to it(Em)self
That (D)everyone (Am)had her own (Em)mountain
(Cadd9)Write your secrets on hornet nest paper
And blow it hi(D)gh across the (G)border (D)
And if I did not dream who would you be