Tracy Grammer Chords & Lyrics

TRACY GRAMMER CHORDS & LYRICS

HOLE

MERCY

SHADOWS OF EVANGELINE
GYPSY ROSE
LAUGHLIN BOY
HARD TO MAKE IT
HEY HO
MOTHER, I CLIMBED
PRESTON MILLER
WINTER WHEN HE GOES
PHANTOM DOLL
ANY WAY I DO
THE VERDANT MILE
THIS DIRTY LITTLE TOWN
WASN'T BORN TO FOLLOW
SOLITARY MAN
WHEN I REACH THE PLACE I'M GOIN'
OLD PAINT
ONE WAY RIDER
SONGS FROM "BOOK OF SPARROWS"

HOLE

Capo IV

This one's pretty straightforward; only three chords. In the intro and the verses, the (C) chord is played 3320xx and the (D) slides up to 5540xx. In the chorus, the (C) is a (Cadd9), played x3203x and the (D) is played in standard xx0232 position.

Intro: (Em)(C)(D) . . . four times

(Em)Oh Andy I’m afraid I (C)don’t know what I’m (D)made of any(Em)more
Can’t make sense of all these (C)shatterlings up(D)on the bedroom (Em)floor
There’ll be no sleeping here, just (C)blurs of (D)sorrow through the open (Em)door
Shoulda warned those boys a(C)bout me
Shoulda (D)warned those boys (Em)(C)(D)

(Em)I never mean to but som(C)ehow I always (D)spill the loving (Em)cup
It’s in some passionate ex(C)change, it’s in the (D)way I don’t let (Em)up
Cannot trust myself in (C)love, seems I (D)always fuck it (Em)up
Better warn those boys a(C)bout me
You (D)better warn those boys (Em)

’Cause I (C)bruise them, every (Em)one
There’s a (D)hole in the palm of my (C)love
I cut them; they (Em)run
Through the (D)hole in the palm(C) of my (Em)love (C)(D) . . . (Em)(C)(D) . . . (Em)(C)(D) . . . (Em)(C)(D)

(Em)My first love wouldn’t tell me (C)why he changed his (D)mind about our (Em)plans
Some vicious word I spoke just (C)burned the gold right (D)off the wedding (Em)band
Kept it to himself and (C)now the ash is (D)flying through my (Em)hands
Shoulda warned that boy a(C)bout me (D)(Em)

And Andy, I’m afraid this (C)story’s gonna (D)play out like the (Em)rest
I’ll take this broken bird and (C)hold him to my (D)hopeful, heaving (Em)chest
Sing the mountain down while (C)God remains ob(D)lique and unim(Em)pressed
Shoulda warned that boy a(C)bout me (D)

(Em)Should they lock me up, oh (C)Andy, would you (D)throw away the (Em)key
And let’s not talk about the (C)girl I was and the (D)wife I’ll never (Em)be
Let ’em cut the sword from (C)underneath my (D)tongue and set me (Em)free
Say something good a(C)bout me
Say (D)something good(Em)

Though I (C)bruise them, every (Em)one
There’s a (D)hole in the palm of my (C)love
I cut them; they (Em)run
Through the (D)hole in the palm of my (C)love
There’s a sword under my (Em)tongue
And a (D)hole in the palm(C) of my (Em)love (C)(D) . . . (Em)(C)(D) . . . (Em)(C)(D) . . . (Em)(C)(D)

(Em)And Andy, one more thing, I’m (C)leaving this old (D)violin to (Em)you
For all those easy nights and (C)emails and the (D)honest talking (Em)to
For every lie I told I (C)never played a (D)note that wasn’t (Em)true
That’s one good thing a(C)bout me
The (D)one good (Em)thing

‘Cause I (C)bruise them, every (Em)one
There’s a (D)hole in the palm of my (C)love
I cut them; they (Em)run
Through the (D)hole in the palm of my (C)love
There’s a sword under my (Em)tongue
And a (D)hole in the palm of my (C)love
Can’t save a single (Em)one
With a (D)hole in the palm(C) of my (Em)love . . . (C)(D) . . . (Em)(C)(D) . . . fade

MERCY

Capo IV

Similar to “Hole,” the (C) chord is played 3320xx and the (D) slides up to 5540xx in the intro and verses, while the (C) is a (Cadd9) played x3203x and the (D) is played in standard xx0232 position in the chorus.

Intro: (Em)(C)(D)(C)(D) . . . (Em)(C)(D)(C)(D)

(Em)Can’t start, too scared
(C)Out of time and unprepared
(D)Coulda jumped but you didn’t dare
A(C)fraid to get it (D)wrong

(Em)Tongue-tied, tripped again
No(C)body’s gonna tell you when
Or (D)if it’s right, or what you win
Or (C)how to sing your (D)song
(Em)No (C)(D)(C)(D)

(Em)Chicken child, all but broke
(C)Sway or worry, swallow smoke
(D)Swinging from a scarlet oak
It’s (C)ashes out to (D)sea

(Em)Bad love, hostile lines
(C)Something here to redefine
(D)Be forgiven for your crimes
Now (C)babe, just let it (D)be
(Em)Yeah (C)(D)(C)(D)

CHORUS
’Cause it (Em)all unravels (C)
It (D)all falls down, down, (C)down (D)
And the (Em)big black gavel (C)judge is in your head
Have (D)mercy mercy, (C)mercy, (D)mercy now (Em)(C)(D)(C)(D)

(Em)Bright flash, burning tower
(C)Shadows at the witching hour
(D)All your secrets, all that power
And the (C)promises of (D)rain

(Em)Shot black shooting star
(C)Medicine’s in mother’s jar
(D)Freedom’s in the buffet car
Now (C)get up on that (D)train

CHORUS

(Em)Right words fix the chain
(C)Hook yourself to this refrain
(D)All in sorrow, all in pain
(C)Know that (D)you be(Em)long (C)(D)(C)(D)

CHORUS

SHADOWS OF EVANGELINE

Capo IV

Intro: (Am)(G)(F)(G) . . . (four times)

(Am)It is (G)rain, it is (F)age, it is (G)poison
(Am)Suppli(G)cation to (F)family (G)honor
(Am)Little (G)children with (F)keys to the (G)temple
(Am)Red (G)lights and (F)silver (G)dimes

(Em)It's waiting (F)for a sun that (C)punishes but (Dsus2)seldom shines
(F)Living and (G)dying in the (Em)shadow of E(F)vange(G)line

(Am)(G)(F)(G) . . . (Am)(G)(F)(G)

(Am)She is (G)young, like her (F)mother be(G)fore her
(Am)Put-up (G)tired at the (F)end of her (G)labors
(Am)True-be(G)lieving and (F)ever-de(G)siring
(Am)Quiz (G)shows and (F)checkout (G)lines

(Em)In porchlight (F)halo ringed a(C)bout by moss and (Dsus2)hanging vines
(F)She casts the (G)never changing (Em)shadow of E(F)vange(G)line

(Am)(G)(F)(G) . . . (four times)

(Am)In the (G)bang and the (F)crash of the (G)factory
(Am)In a (G)hot, cutting (F)season of (G)metal
(Am)On the (G)floor of an (F)ocean of (G)contracts
(Am)Skin (G)drums and (F)shrunken (G)heads

(Em)Strange dances (F)long undone go (C)stamping in be(Dsus2)tween the lines
(F)Old gods, in(G)carnate in the (Em)shadow of E(F)vange(G)line

(Am)(G)(F)(G) . . . (Am)(G)(F)(G) . . . (Am)(G)(F)(G)(Am)

GYPSY ROSE

Capo IV

(G)My love is (D)like a gypsy (G)rose
Wild is the (C)only (D)way he (G)grows
Out where the (C)sweet Ju(D)ly winds (Bm)blow
He blooms over (C)yon(D)der

(G)His voice is (D)like a mountain (G)stream
Washes me (C)clear, wash(D)es me (G)clean
I walk a(C)long the (D)banks se(Bm)rene
Where he will (C)wan(D)der

CHORUS:
(G)There is no (D)hill high as the (Em)moon
No river (C)deeper (D)than the (G)sea
No shooting (D)star, reckless in (Em)flight
Burns in the (Bm)night
Wild as the (Em)love he (D)gave to (C)me
Only the (G)rain knows where he (D)goes
(B7)Thunder and (Em)me
(D)Ramblin (C)with my (D)gypsy (G)rose

(G)And on the (D)day that we were (G)wed
Up to the (C)altar (D)he was (G)led
Lay like a (C)prisoner (D)in my (Bm)bed
Oh, how we (C)shi(D)vered

(G)So I built a (D)house to keep him (G)in
Guarded him (C)from the (D)sun and (G)wind
But in the (C)autumn (D)he grew (Bm)thin
In winter, he (C)with(D)ered

CHORUS

(G)My love was (D)buried in the (G)spring
I see his (C)face in (D)blossoming (G)things
One night I (C)thought I (D)heard him (Bm)sing
Down in the (C)hol(D)low

(G)Now it's been (D)thirty years and (G)three
Every (C)night he (D)calls to (G)me
And for as (C)long as (D)I shall (Bm)be
I know I'll (C)fol(D)low

CHORUS

LAUGHLIN BOY . . . William Jolliff

Capo II

Yes, this song is practically just a G chord all the way through.

(G)Have you heard many a story
Told by old and young with (D)joy
A(G)bout the faithful deed of daring
That was done by the Laughlin boy
That was done by the Laughlin boy

Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie

The Laughlin boy was a boy of honor
And he loved Virginia (D)well
(G)But he would not fire a rifle
So he sat in an cold jail cell
So he sat in an cold jail cell

He was pierced and he was beaten
Forty stripes he gladly (D)bore
(G)But he would not serve the devil
In that awful Civil War
In that awful Civil War

Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie

Twelve gray soldiers stood before him
And they aimed their rifles (D)true
(G)He prayed Lord, "Oh please forgive them
For they know not what they do
For they know not what they do"

Those young soldiers would not fire
They defied the General's (D)plan
(G)So the army changed his sentence
Who could murder such a man?
Who could murder such a man?

Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie

They hauled him far away to Richmond
Far away from his kids and (D)wife
(G)There, pneumonia racked his body
That good man soon lost his life
That good man soon lost his life

Now his wife is sadly weeping
Seven children wonder (D)why
(G)Lord it seems that truth and honor
Sure can come at an awful price
Sure can come at an awful price

Listen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie

Have you heard many a story
Told by old and young with (D)joy
A(G)bout the fateful deed of daring
That was done by the Laughlin boy
That was done by the Laughlin boy

Listen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me, children, well I (D)would not (G)lie

Listen to me, children . . .
Listen to me, children . . .
Listen to me, children . . .
Listen to me, children

HARD TO MAKE IT

Capo I

The (A)(A/G)(/F#) is a walkdown on which you should pluck the bass notes in bold:

(A): x0222x
(A/G): 30222x
(A/F#): 20222x

(B): x24400

(E)Lonesome stranger, won't you (A)share my (E)bed
The (A)sidewalk (E)siren at the (B)bus stop (E)said
Love is a tear in a (A)salty (E)bay
And it's (A)hard to (E)make it in this (B)world to(E)day

(A)Love is a river, but the (A/G)river run (A/F#)dry
And the (E)clouds blow bitter in a boneyard sky
(A)Flesh dries up and it (A/G)burns a(A/F#)way
And you (E)can't remember where your heart once lay
And it's hard to make it in this (B)world to(E)day

(E)Dandy Don, he's a (A)velvet (E)hand
He's my (A)silent (E)partner, he's the (B)inside (E)man
Holds me shakin through the (A)shotgun (E)dawn
And he (A)keeps me (E)walkin down this (B)road I'm (E)on

(A)Keeps me runnin when he (A/G)calls my (A/F#)name
(E)He shines the light but he kills the flame
(A)Stones me simple when I (A/G)try to (A/F#)speak
And he (E)bruise my face but he kiss my cheek
And it's hard to make it when you (B)get this (E)weak

(E)One of these mornings, gonna (A)spread my (E)wings
Like a (A)red-ass (E)robin at the (B)gates of (E)spring
Rise up singing on a (A)cyclone (E)wind
Till the (A)walls of this (E)city come (B)tumblin (E)in

(A)Walls of this city come (A/G)tumblin, (A/F#)rumblin
(E)'Round my head like an old man stumblin
(A)I don't care if the (A/G)mountains (A/F#)fall
There's a (E)little blue egg in the middle of this all
And it's hard to make it when you (B)feel so (E)small

(E)Bus pulled up and I (A)climbed (E)inside
I (A)sat in the (E)window and I (B)waved good(E)bye
She stood starin at the (A)blue ma(E)chine
Singin (A)nobody (E)knows the (B)trouble I've (E)seen

(A)Nobody cares and (A/G)nobody (A/F#)knows
Only (E)weeds remember where your headstone grows
And it's (A)dust to ashes and (A/G)wings to (A/F#)clay
And I (E)check my wallet as we pull away
'Cause it's hard to make it in this (B)world to(E)day

HEY HO

Capo I

Dsus2: xxx230
G: 320033
C: x32033

(Am)TV's on, the (G)favorite son is (C)watchin how the (Dsus2)West was won
Daddy, please, a (Am)plastic gun, get brother (G)one for twice the (Dsus2)fun
(Am)Little camo (G)helmet heads, (F)makin brave and (C)playin dead
And missiles made of (G)gingerbread, dollars on the (Dsus2)dime

CHORUS:
(Am)Hey ho, (C)so it goes, the (G)point of sale, the (Am)puppet show
The (C)merchant kings of (G)war and woe have turned their hands to (Dsus2)labor
(Am)Sound out the (C)trumpet noise, the (G)cannons bark and (Am)jump for joy
(C)Someone's dread and (G)darlin boy has fallen on his (Am)saber

(Am)Another world a(G)cross the sea, (C)home for little (Dsus2)busy bees
Sweatin in some (Am)factory, hurry (G)please, more of (Dsus2)these
(Am)Action dolls with (G)laser sights, (F)robot planes that (C)shoot at night
Faster kid, and (G)get it right, they're rollin down the (Dsus2)line

CHORUS

(Am)These days the (G)spin machine is (C)always on the (Dsus2)silver screen
Secret plots and (Am)submarines, foreign (G)fiends and maga(Dsus2)zines
(Am)Wave the flag and (G)watch the news, (F)tell us we can (C)count on you
Mom and Dad are (G)marchin too, children, step in (Dsus2)time

CHORUS

So (Am)bring your kids and (G)coddled pets, (C)bouncin babes in (Dsus2)bassinets
We'll play a game with (Am)tanks and jets, better (G)yet -- bayo(Dsus2)nets
(Am)Marchin bands and (G)colorguards, (F)funerals in your (C)own back yard
Don't forget your (G)credit card, Johnny, hold the (Dsus2)line

CHORUS

MOTHER, I CLIMBED

Capo I

On (G)tomorrow's painted (C)wagon, in a (G)yester-dreamin (C)day
I (G)rode to Heaven (C)never thinkin (Am)I'd be back this (C)way
Now I'm (G)standin at your (C)doorstep with my (G)halo turnin (Am7)gray
(C)Open (C/B)up your (D)gate, (D/F#)Mari(G)ana

Lay me (D)down in the (C)dark womb of your (G)love
Mother I (C)sought the chosen (G)people
But I (C)found no one to (D)com(D/F#)fort (G)me
Lay me (D)down in the (C)dark womb of your (G)love
Mother I (C)climbed the highest (G)steeple
I found (C)nothing (D)to be(G)lieve

When they (G)called my faults a(C)gainst the wall, I (G)took my place in (C)line
And (G)put my trust in (C)priestly men to (Am)break the ties that (C)bind
But their (G)straight and narrow (C)highway's just a (G)row of billboard (Am7)signs
(C)Open (C/B)up your (D)gate, (D/F#)Mari(G)ana

Lay me (D)down in the (C)dark womb of your (G)love
Mother I (C)sang the sacred (G)Psalter
But no (C)savior came to (D)com(D/F#)fort (G)me
Lay me (D)down in the (C)dark womb of your (G)love
I went (C)naked to the (G)altar
I found (C)nothing (D)to be(G)lieve

So I (G)set my feet to (C)walkin from the (G)sidewalk to the (C)sand
In (G)search of any (C)saint or sage who (Am)knew the master (C)plan
And I (G)wandered every (C)backroad in that (G)broken promise (Am7)land
(C)Open (C/B)up your (D)gate, (D/F#)Mari(G)ana

Lay me (D)down in the (C)dark womb of your (G)love
Mother I (C)kept the plain and (G)simple
But no (C)shepherd came to (D)com(D/F#)fort (G)me
Lay me (D)down in the (C)dark womb of your (G)love
I stood (C)shiverin in the (G)temple
I found (C)nothing (D)to be(G)lieve

As (G)lightnin burns these (C)bridges under, (G)smoke will surely (C)rise
And the (G)fables of my (C)innocence blow (Am)lazy through the (C)skies
When (G)timeless truths re(C)veal themselves as (G)little more than (Am7)lies
(C)Open (C/B)up your (D)gate, (D/F#)Mari(G)ana

Lay me (D)down in the (C)dark womb of your (G)love
Mother I (C)razed the tainted (G)chapel
But no (C)angel came to (D)com(D/F#)fort (G)me
Lay me (D)down in the (C)dark womb of your (G)love
Mother I (C)stormed the Tower of (G)Babel
I found (C)nothing (D)to be(G)lieve

So (G)sticks and stones might (C)break this body, (G)words might wound my (C)soul
And (G)phantom visions (C)fly me where the (Am)faithful fear to (C)go
But (G)when this story's (C)over and my (G)sun is sinkin (Am7)low
(C)Open (C/B)up your (D)gate, (D/F#)Mari(G)ana

Lay me (D)down in the (C)dark womb of your (G)love
Mother the (C)years pass out of (G)countin
But no (C)prophet comes to (D)com(D/F#)fort (G)me
Lay me (D)down in the (C)dark womb of your (G)love
Mother I (C)climbed the holy (G)mountain
I found (C)nothing (D)to be(G)lieve
Mother I (C)climbed the holy mountain
I found (D)nothing (D/F#)to be(G)lieve

PRESTON MILLER

(Am)He was born in Miller's mansion when the (G)mistress was a(Am)sleep
The (C)secret son of the (G)chambermaid and (Am)master
And they sent him into hiding for his (G)schooling and his (Am)keep
With the (C)Carlysles and the (G)other lucky (Am)bastards

(Am)Now his toady tutors fawn and praise the (G)man that he's be(Am)come
Though he's (C)taken to the (G)Laudanum and (Esus)Faro (E)
And he (Am)walks the streets like velvet death with his (G)daddy's money on his (Am)breath
And a (C)shame he cannot (G)shake down in his (Am)marrow

CHORUS:
When (Am)day fades to black you must not (Dm)listen to the killer
Pretty (C)voices keep you (G)beautiful and (Esus)bound (E)
'Cause the (Am)simple sorry fact of your ex(Dm)istence, Preston Miller
Is e(F)nough to bring this (G)house of evil (Am)down

(Am)One night upon some drunken dare he (G)writes his absent (Am)sire
Saying (C)"Father, I would (G)fain come home to (Am)meet thee"
And though his worthless friends guffaw at this (G)sudden show of (Am)fire
A(C)nother round of (G)bourbon and it's (Am)easy

(Am)And this letter finds his father in his (G)tower far a(Am)way
And the (C)hoary claw that (G)holds it shakes and (Am)trembles
Is it (Am)grief over a life misspent, or (G)love or greed or mere contempt
Or (C)something darker (G)stirring in his (Am)temples

CHORUS

(Am)A week gone by, he's wakened by a (G)knockin' at his (Am)door
And he (C)drags himself half-(G)wasted to the (Am)threshold
It's a message in his father's quill saying (G)"Meet me, scion, if you (Am)will
At the (C)very stroke of (G)midnight in the (Am)meadow"

(Am)Now he has combed his laggard locks, and (G)hired a comely (Am)roan,
And he's (C)met his comrade (G)fops around the (Esus)fountain (E)
And he's (Am)bidden each a grand goodbye, and he's (G)cantered off a(Am)lone
To (C)meet his aged (G)father in the (Am)mountains

CHORUS

(Am)"Oh Father dear, come out, come out, I (G)honor thee to(Am)night,"
He (C)shouts as he goes (G)weaving in the (Am)saddle
And he sees the stars go blinking by, like the (G)twinkling in a (Am)trollop's eye
And six (C)riders riding (G)madly in the (Am)shadows

(Am)This morning sailed a ship of fools (G)across a sea of (Am)gin
With a (C)blind and grinning (G)reaper at the (Am)tiller
And it (Am)drove an aging Jacob to his (G)lone and bitter (Am)end
And a (C)bullet through the (G)brain of Preston (Am)Miller

WINTER WHEN HE GOES

Capo I

As the (G)sun is to the city
In the (Gmaj7)endless weeping winter
So is (C)joy to me, and pity
When he (Em)leaves me falsely (D)tender
Like the (G)true love's knot we tethered
Plastic (Gmaj7)ivy 'round the portal
For to (C)frame the spring forever
Though the (Em)blizzard took the (D)mortal holy (C)rose
(D)It's always winter when he (G)goes (D)

As a (G)matter of convenience
We don't (Gmaj7)speak of dying gardens
As a (C)woman of heart and lenience
I make (Em)liberal with my (D)pardons
I am (G)generous with kindess
He with (Gmaj7)smiles and exaltations
Though he (C)binds his wounds in silence
I my (Em)own in practiced (D)patience
Lest he (C)know
(D)It's always winter when he (C)goes
(D)It's always winter when he (G)goes

(Em)He col(C)lects the twigs and (Bm)briars
I (C)stack them (D)up for (Em)fire
But it's (D)chilly for the (C)burning

(Em)He (C)slumbers in the (Bm)straw
I (C)hold out (D)for the (Em)thaw
For the (D)seasons won't be (C)turning

As I'm (G)writing you this letter
The (Gmaj7)bluestem's running riot
The (C)daisies break their fetters
And the (Em)bees will not lay (D)quiet
If you (G)find him where he's dancin'
With his (Gmaj7)lover or his jailer
Say in (C)April's splendid mansion
I lay (Em)broken by his (D)trailer in the (C)snow
(D)It's always winter when he (C)goes
(D)It's always winter when he (C)goes
(D)It's always winter when he (G)goes (D)(C)

PHANTOM DOLL

Still tweaking this one a bit, but this here is from Jim Henry himself (including the B7 in the fourth line of each verse, which I'm convinced should be an E7sus), so I figure if it's good enough for him, it's good enough for us.

The little "Addams Family" riff that kicks off the song (and some of the subsequent verses) is simple and fun. Plan an open sixth string, quickly hammer on the second and fourth fret, then pluck the fifth string as you resolve to the Am chord. That same progression (although slower, with all notes plucked) is also the walk-up you'll use under the words "beautiful phantom" in the last line of each chorus.

B7: x21200
Am/C: x32210
F#7: 242322

(Am)Raggedy (Dm)Ann came (Am)out to (Dm)play
(Am)Kittened a (G)thin dis(C)guise a(E7)gainst the (Am)day
Painted a (Dm)face a(Am)cross the (Dm)mask
(F)Victim of the (Dm)look(B7)ing (E7)glass
Store windows are (Am)cruel

(Am)Mannequin (Dm)charms out(Am)shine her (Dm)own
(Am)Running a(G)way from (C)her re(E7)flection (Am)home
Hangin her (Dm)head be(Am)hind the (Dm)door
(F)Sleepin on the (Dm)kit (B7)chen (E7)floor

In glorious (Am)dreams
She (E7)walks out(C)side her (D)skin
Her (Dm)face so (Am/C)fine, her (B7)waist so (E)thin
Her (Am)voice (E)like (Am)chimes (G/B)and (C)man(F)do(C)lins
(E7)Beautiful phantom (Am)doll (E7)

(Am)Saturday (Dm)night on (Am)Circus (Dm)Street
(Am)Beating a (G)long and (C)ill-con(E7)ceived re(Am)treat
Carnival (Dm)barkers (Am)bar her (Dm)way
She (F)never hears a (Dm)word (B7)they (E7)say

In glorious (Am)dreams
She (E7)strolls, the (C)boys be(D)seech
The (Dm)Venus (Am/C)queen of (B7)Venice (E)Beach
So (Am)near, (E)so (Am)e(G/B)ver (C)out (F)of (C)reach
(E7)Beautiful phantom (Am)doll (E7)

(Dm)Mid(Am)night, the (E)struggle is (Am)over
(Dm)Rise up (Am) lily-white (F#7)delicate (B7)shoulders
(Em)Out(C)side, the (B7)poets all (Em)know her
(Am)All of her (Em)children are (B7)wait(E7)ing

(Am)Beggars and (Dm)wrecks line (Am)junkyard (Dm)lanes
(Am)Tiffany (G)slippers (C)click-clack (E7)through the (Am)rain
Rickety (Dm)bones and (Am)sheer chif(Dm)fon
(F)Dancin on the (Dm)may(B7)or's (E7)lawn

In glorious (Am)dreams
They (E7)glide through (C)gilded (D)rooms
The (Dm)drakes and (Am/C)gravely (B7)pale dra(E)goons
The (Am)wast(E)ed (Am)daugh(G/B)ters (C)of (F)the (C)moon
(E7)Beautiful phantom (Am)doll (E7)

(Am)Raggedy (Dm)Andy (Am)wrote this (Dm)song
(Am)Scribbled it (G)here where (C)oceans (E7)meet the (Am)dawn
Scuttled a(Dm)way on (Am)hansen (Dm)claws
(F)Cinderella (Dm)sail(B7)ors (E7)draw

On glorious (Am)dreams
Sun(E7)rise, she (C)spins her (D)spells
On (Dm)rising (Am/C)tides of (B7)wishing (E)wells
On (Am)A(E)phro(Am)di(G/B)te (C)lo(F)tus (C)shells
(E7)Beautiful phantom (Am)doll
(E7)Beautiful phantom
(E7)Beautiful phantom
(Dm)Beautiful (E7)phantom (Bb)*doll (Am)

*Technically, there's no chord here, but this is the chord that would best represent the note that Tracy sings over the word "doll."

ANY WAY I DO

Capo II

In the Redwing (G)Valley
On the Injun (D)side
Up(G)on my daddy's pony I would (C)ride
Now I work in the (G)city
On the fact'ry (D)line
And I (C)sing The Rock of (Em)Ages
In a (C)midnight choir some(D)times

CHORUS
In (C)praise or lament(G)ation
(D)Peace or desper(Em)ation
Any (C)way I do
I (G)come into
The (D)presence of the (G)Lord (D)

In the twilight (G)hour
When the whistle (D)blows
(G)Out upon that shotgun street I (C)go
Johnny Walker on the (G)sidewalk
Askin for my (D)change
(C)Prophesyin (Em)thunder
Man, he's (C)sleepin in the (D)rain

CHORUS

Singing (C)hey, yeah, (G)yeah, yeah, (D)yeah
Can you hear the trumpet (C)blow
Yeah (G)yeah yeah (D)yeah
Won't you come up where I (Em)am
Hey (Bm)Sister will you (C)walk beside me
(G)Where I'm goin
(C)Up the shadow (G)canyon
In the (Am)pure blood of the (D)lamb

When the midnight (G)special
Come to take me (D)home
And the (G)toothless buzzard time gnaws down my (C)bones
I will sail on a (G)river
In a boat of (D)reeds
Cryin (C)"Come, oh come Em(Em)manuel
In (C)this, my hour of (D)need"

CHORUS

THE VERDANT MILE

Capo I

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(Em)I didn't want to burn like this, so close to the bone
No (C)muscle left to carry it, this (D)black bag of stones
It's a (C)black bag (D)

The (Em)August heat, the autumn rain and winter's face of blue
These (C)seasons keep their spinning up but (D)there's no sign of you
There is (C)no sign (D)

And (C)so I walk this (D)verdant mile
Of (G)memo(G/F#)ry with (C)you
(C)The gentle arms of (D)eden
And the (Em)mountain (D)get me (C)through (D)

(Em)Richard says the whippoorwill taught him how to go
I (C)tell him death is just a dream, but (D)I don't really know
It's (Em)everything and nothing when the spirit cracks the sky
But (C)flowers fold and go to seed and (D)no one questions why
(C)Nobody, oh (D)no

And (C)so I walk this (D)verdant mile
Of (G)memo(G/F#)ry with (C)you
(C)The gentle arms of (D)eden
And the (Em)raven (D)get me (C)through (D)

I (Em)miss you like I love the sound of blackbirds in the trees
I (C)sit alone and wish that maybe (D)one of you would visit me
But no (Em)matter how much seed I hang, what prayer I call out
I (C)cannot bring that bird in from the (D)field or make an angel (C)come around (D)

And (C)so I walk this (D)verdant mile
Of (G)memo(G/F#)ry with (C)you
(C)The gentle arms of (D)eden
And the (Em)mountain (D)get me (C)through

And (C)so I walk this (D)verdant mile
Of (G)memo(G/F#)ry with (C)you
(C)The gentle arms of (D)eden
And the (Em)mountain (D)get me (C)through (D)(C)(D)(Em)(D)(Cmaj7)

THIS DIRTY LITTLE TOWN . . . Kieran Kane

Capo IV

(E)Someday I'm gonna leave this dirty little town
Where the (A)talk is cheap on the dirty little streets
And the (E)trees are dying underneath a sky that's purple and (B)brown
You can't (E)drink the water, can't breath the air
And if you (A)go out at all, well you better take care
People (E)packing heat on the mean old streets of this (B)dirty little (E)town

I been (A)saving my money each and every day
For every ((E)dollar I make, I put a nickel away
(A)Five little pennies don't seem like much
After (E)twenty more years (B)I'll have enough

(A)Folks around here say I'll never go
But there's (E)something about me that they don't know
I've (A)already left this place in my mind
(E)My body goes, it's just a (B)matter of time

WASN'T BORN TO FOLLOW . . . Carole King & Gerry Goffin

Capo V

Intro: (G)(C)(G)(C)(G)(C)(G)(C)

Oh I'd (G)rather go and (C)journey
Where the (G)diamond crescent's (C)glowing
And (G)run across the (C)valley
Be(G)neath the sacred (C)mountain
And (D)wander thru the forest
Where the (C)trees have leaves of prisms
And break the light in colors
That (D)no one knows the (G)names of (C)(G)(C)

And (G)when it's time I'll (C)go and wait
Be(G)side a legen(C)dary fountain
(G)Till I see your (C)form reflected
(G)In its clear and (C)jeweled water
(D)If you think I'm ready
You may (C)lead me to the chasm
Where the rivers of our vision
Flow (D)into one an(G)other (C)(G)(C)

(G)I will want to (C)dive beneath
The (G)white cascading (C)waters
She may (G)beg, she may (C)plead
She may (G)argue with her (C)logic
And (D)mention all the things I'll lose
That (C)really have no value
In the end she will surely know
I (D)wasn't born to (G)follow

SOLITARY MAN . . . Neil Diamond

Capo III

(Em)Melinda was (Am)mine
'Til the (D)time that I (Em)found her
(G)Holding (Am)Jim
(G)Loving (Am)him
(Em)Then Sue came a(Am)long
Loved me (D)strong
That's what (Em)I thought
(G)Me and (Am)Sue
(G)Oh that died (Am)too

CHORUS
(G)Don't know that I (C)will
But un(G)til I can (D)find me
(G)A girl who'll (C)stay
And won't (G)play games be(D)hind me
I'll be what I (Em)am
(D)A solitary (Em)man
(D)Solitary (Em)man

(Em)I've had it to (Am)here
Being (D)where love's a (Em)small word
(G)Part-time (Am)thing
(G)Paper (Am)ring
(Em)And I know it's been (Am)done
Havin' (D)one girl who'll (Em)love me
(G)Right or (Am)wrong
(G)Weak or (Am)strong

CHORUS (2X)

WHEN I REACH THE PLACE I'M GOIN' . . . Emery Gordy, Jr. & Joe Henry

Capo III

(G)When I reach the place I'm goin'
I will surely know my (Em)way
And I will (C)turn and look in(G)side me
And bid fare(D)well(C) to one more (G)day

Every (G)light begins with darkness
Every flower was once a (Em)seed
And with the (C)sun and wind to (G)test us
We are (D)bound(C) to be re(G)leased

I will (C)fly beyond this (G)valley
I will (C)(G)open up the (D)gate
And when I (G)reach the place I'm goin'
I will (D)sure(C)ly know my (G)way (D)(C)(G)

We have (G)hands to hold our sorrow
We have tears to heal the (Em)pain
And though your (C)eyes ask many (G)questions
On your (D)lips(C) I hear my (G)name

I was (C)born without a (G)witness
I was (C)(G)born beneath the (D)rain
And when I (G)reach the place I'm goin'
I will (D)sure(C)ly know my (G)way
I will (D)sure(C)ly know my (G)way

OLD PAINT . . . Traditional

Capo V

(G)I ride an old paint, I lead an old dan
Goin' (D)down to Montana for to (G)throw the hoolihan
They (D)feed in the gully, they (G)water in the draw
Their (D)tails are all matted, their (C)backs are all (G)raw

CHORUS
Ride a(D)round little dogies
Ride a(G)round real slow
For the (D)fiery and the snuffy are (C)rarin' to (G)go

(G)Now old John Dunn had two daughters and a farm
(D)One went to Denver and the (G)other went wrong
His (D)wife was killed in a (G)poolroom fight
But (D)he sings this song (C)most every (G)night

CHORUS

(G)And when I die take my saddle from the wall
(D)Put it on my pony and lead him (G)out of the stall
Tie my (D)bones to his back and (G)point us out West
And (D)we'll ride the prairie (C)we love the (G)best

CHORUS (2x)

ONE-WAY RIDER . . . Kevin Welch

Capo II

(G)If I had (C)wings (G)on these boot (C)heels
(G)I wouldn't (C)need these (D)earthbound (G)wheels
I would rise up (C)over these (G)frozen (C)fields
I'm a one way (D)rid(G)er

(G)There comes a (C)time, (G)there comes a (C)tear
(G)There comes a (C)day when the (D)way is (G)clear
My will is (C)weak, but my de(G)sire is se(C)vere
I'm a one way (D)rid(G)er

CHORUS
I'm a (Em)one way rid(G)er
And I (C)must keep (D)mov(G)ing
And I (Em)can't turn back now(G)
I'm a (C)one way (D)rid(G)er

(G)I know (C)things (G)I don't want to (C)know
(G)I have places in my (C)heart that I don't (D)want to (G)go
Let all my (C)footprints be (G)covered in the (C)snow
I'm a one way (D)rid(G)er

CHORUS

(G)If I had (C)wings (G)on these boot (C)heels
(G)I wouldn't (C)need these (D)earthbound (G)wheels
I would rise up (C)over these (G)frozen (C)fields
I'm a one way (D)rid(G)er

CHORUS