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THE RED THREAD
Capo II
Intro: (G)(C)(G)(C)
I was (G)only a girl
Wish we could (G)look at your pictures
This (Em)much I can say
(G)Wish that I could tell you
I re(G)member when you told me
This (Em)much I can say
(Em)I had something
(Em)I had something
Every (C)footstep (G)that I (D)take
(Em)I heard something
(Em)It was the voice that I once knew
Every (C)footstep (G)that I (D)take
Capo III
A (D)house, not a home
In anger he'd (D7)swear
Not long ago
The angels re(D7)joiced
DON'T MIND ME
(C)Don't mind (G)me
(C)Don't mind (G)me
(C)It doesn't (G)matter what you (Am)say
(C)Don't blame (G)me
(C)Don't blame (G)me
(C)It doesn't (G)matter what you (Am)say
(C)(G)(Am)(F)
(G)If you could love me
(C)It doesn't (G)matter what you (Am)say
(C)(G)(Am)(Fm)(C)
EVERY SINGLE DAY
You were (Em)sitting by yourself
By the (Em)time you hit the stage
CHORUS:
(Em)When you grabbed the brass ring
You (Em)heard them laughing at you
CHORUS
(Em)I can still remember you
(Em)Later on my radio
CHORUS
THE EYES OF MY BEHOLDER . . . Robin Batteau
There's really no acoustic guitar part on Lucy's recording of this song on The Tide, and what's
more, when she does it live, she sings it a cappella. So what I've done here is put together sort of a
composite transcription primarily based on the original version as performed by Buskin & Batteau.
It won't sound 100% true to Lucy's version, but it's close. Yeah, it's got a whole lot of chords, but it's
very cool to play.
Capo II
G: 320033
I was your (G)knight in shining armor
All (G/B)of the (C)dreams that (Dsus)ever (G)dreamed
If I were (G)star up in the sky
All (G/B)of the (C)dreams that (Dsus)ever (G)dreamed
GOODNIGHT . . . Cliff Eberhardt
Capo V
G/B: x20033
Intro: First, fret a (C) chord. Then, pick the following sequence:
It's that simple.
(C)Sleepless nights don't bother me at (G/B)all
(C)I recall when I was very (G/B)young
Good(F)night, good(C)night
(C)Now I lie awake and it's no (G/B)fun
(C)I recall the nights we stayed up (G/B)late
Good(F)night, good(C)night
Exit sequence: Exactly the same as the intro sequence, but then go back to Step #1 and hold.
GUINEVERE . . . Robin Batteau
Capo II
Intro: (G)(C)(D) . . . (G)(C)(D)
CHORUS:
Am (Em)I some dancing Lancelot who (D)only falls in love
CHORUS
(Em)Golden apples on a mountain
CHORUS
IF YOU COULD SEE
Intro: (G)(D)(C)
I have (G)words in (D)me
I'm a (Em)world a(D/F#)way from (G)you to(C)night
I (G)know it's (D)hard
I'm a (Em)world a(D/F#)way from (G)you to(C)night
IT AIN'T ME BABE . . . Bob Dylan
This song is Lucy's contribution to the Bob Dylan tribute album A Nod to Bob.
Bm: x24430
Intro: (G)(C)(D) . . . (G)(C)(D)
(G)Go away from my (Am)window
(Bm)You say you're looking (Am)for someone
But it ain't (G)me, babe
(G)Go lightly from the (Am)ledge
(Bm)You say you're looking (Am)for someone
But it ain't (G)me, babe
Go (G)melt back into the (Am)night, babe
(Bm)You say you're looking (Am)for someone
But it ain't (G)me, babe
(G)(C)(D) . . . (G)(C)(D) . . . (G)
I'VE JUST SEEN A FACE . . . Lennon/McCartney
(G)I've just seen a face
(G)Had it been another day
CHORUS:
(G)I have never known the likes of this
CHORUS
(G)I've just seen a face
CHORUS
LAND OF THE LIVING
This is Lucy's 9/11 tribute song, from a version she did on Mountain Stage on January 27, 2002.
You can hear this version at http://www.yellow-tigerduck.de/downloads. The song was only a few
weeks old at that time, and it does seem that she has since revised the chords -- and tweaked
the lyrics -- since her CBS Morning News appearance on March 11 is slightly different.
I've indicated two verses of those chords at the bottom of this version (the chorus stays the
same).
(G)Late afternoon, back in New York town
(G)Line of taxis, I wait my turn
'Neath the (G)concrete sky I watch them pray
CHORUS
Back home (G)fire's still burning, I can see it in the air
I pass the (G)firemen on duty tonight
There's (G)shadows of the lost on the faces I see
CHORUS
(G)Got in a taxi, said "Hudson St. please"
I (G)noticed cuts on his hand and his face
I'm just (G)worried about my family
(Em)This is the (C)land of the (G)living (D/F#)
________________
(G)Monday afternoon, back in (C)New York town
(G)Line of taxis, I (C)wait my turn
NOWHERE
Intro: (Am)(C)(F)(G) . . . (Am)(C)(F)(G)
(Am)So (C)cold today
(Am)Walking (C)downtown
While the (Am)city all a(C)round you
And the (Am)sun is making (C)movies
(Am)I (C)know what it (D)is to be (F)nowhere
(Am)Long ago (C)in your room
Now your (Am)secrets are your com(C)panions
(Em)Carved under(F)neath your sweater
(Am)I (C)know what it (D)is to be (F)nowhere
(Am)Walking (C)downtown
(Am)(C)(F)(G) . . . repeat and fade
RETURN OF THE GRIEVOUS ANGEL . . . Gram Parsons
Won't you (G)scratch my itch sweet (C)Annie (G)Rich
(G)Out with the truckers and the kickers and the cowboy (C)angels
Cause I (Bm)headed west to (C)grow up (D)with the (G)country
(G)We flew straight across that (C)river (G)bridge
And the (Bm)man on the radio (C)won't leave (D)me a(G)lone
All the (G)news I could bring I met (C)up with the (G)king
(G)Out with the truckers and the kickers and the cowboy (C)angels
SCORPION
This song is full of little suspended chords that give the tune its distinctive vibe and make it a lot of fun to play. Instead of just
naming the chords for you, here's a simple explanation of what you should do.
1. At the end of the first two lines of each verse, while still fingering the Em chord, hammer on and off the second fret of the third string. You should do this after the Em chord during the intro and break, too.
Listen to the CD and you'll hear what I mean.
Intro: (G)(G/F#)(Em) . . . (G)(G/F#)(Em)
In (G)night, in(G/F#)side, at (Em)night
Cold (G)sky, dark Mon(G/F#)tana, long (Em)road
(G)I want to show you every(D/F#)thing, everything
(G)(G/F#)(Em) . . . (G)(G/F#)(Em)
Blue (G)night, blue (G/F#)world, tracking (Em)you
Gonna (G)sting you with a (G/F#)kiss from my (Em)lips
(G)I want to show you every(D/F#)thing, everything
STILL LIFE
Note: the song gets its airy feeling by using these "incomplete" (C) and
(Am) chords:
C: 030020
(C)Sadness is a little boy (Am)looking
He wants his (C)father to be a (Am)statue
Late at (C)night in the darkness of his (Am)dreaming
(C)You cannot (G)live in bronze or (Fmaj7)stone
(C)Stranded is a man no longer (Am)searching
Counting (C)days like his money in the (Am)markets
But I feel (C)safe in the light of my com(Am)puter
(C)You cannot (G)live in bronze or (Fmaj7)stone
(C)Frightened is an old man (Am)limping
To(C)night he will dream that he is (Am)flying
(C)Now I can sail across the (Am)ocean
(C)I cannot (G)live in bronze or (Fmaj7)stone
THE SWIMMING SONG . . . Loudon Wainwright III
This isn't on any of Lucy's CDs, but she does it during many of her live performances, so, well, here it is. She doesn't
really play chords during the first, second or fifth verses, just sorta damps the strings and
bangs away. Feel free to play it however you want. I won't tell.
Capo III
Intro: For the intro, just play the chords of the verses one time through.
This (G)summer (C)I went (G)swimming
This (G)summer I (C)swam in the (G)ocean
This (G)summer I (C)did the (G)backstroke
This (G)summer I (C)swam in a (G)public place
This (G)summer (C)I did (G)swan dives
This (G)summer (C)I went (G)swimming
THE THIEF
We were (D)sitting in a (G)cafe
So I stopped (D)talking and just (G)watched you
And (D)I know what you (Em)are
(D)(Em)(G)(A) . . . (D)(Em)(G)(A)
All the (D)things you ever (G)gave me
I've been (D)loyal, I've been (G)honest
And (D)I know what you (Em)are
(D)(Em)(G)(A)
Last (C)night, in the (G)dark, in my (D)mirror
And (D)I know what you (Em)are
And (D)I know what you (Em)are
(D)Not me not (Em)him not her
THE TIDE
There are (G)demons in the water
I could (G)drink you under the table
CHORUS:
I was (G)made to be a good girl
And all the (G)time I was on fire
Now you (G)say you want something nice from me
CHORUS
In (G)nothing are the voices
In the (G)nothing of my silence
CHORUS
WRITTEN ON THE BACK OF HIS HAND
D: xx0232
Intro: (D)(G/B)(G) . . . (D)(G/B)(G) . . .
You (D)don't have any secrets when you come into the world
(D)Locked in your head an unbreakable code
What was (G)written on the back of his (D)hand
(D)Water is holy when it falls from the sky
When the (D)stars come out the night is alive
What was (G)written on the back of his (D)hand
(A)(G) . . . (A)(G) . . . (A)(G)
(G/B)One true word's gonna (G)beat a pack of lies (D)
What was (G)written on the back of his (D)hand
(D)(G/B)(G) . . . repeat and fade . . .
YOU'RE STILL STANDING THERE . . . Steve Earle
Capo I
Intro: (G)(D/F#)(Em)(C) . . . (G)(D/F#)(Em)(C)
(G)I've spent (D/F#)my life (Em)following
Now (G)I've been (D/F#)down a (Em)thousand trails
And the world keeps turning (C)'round(D) and (G)'round
(G)Lately (D/F#)I see (Em)all the signs
Now (G)I ad(D/F#)mit that (Em)there are nights
And the world keeps turning (C)'round(D) and (G)'round
BREAK:
(G)Since you're (D/F#)gone my (Em)empty arms
And the world keeps turning (C)'round(D) and (G)'round
And the world keeps turning (C)'round(D) and (G)'round
When I went (C)out on my own
You (G)wrapped me up warm
And (C)just let me go
Now I (Em)live at the far end
Of this (D)long distance line
And I'm (C)just another one
Who's gone and (D)left you behind
All the (C)places you've been
I (G)don't think you will
But you can (C)see them again
'Cause you can (Em)see them through me
The brown (D)eyes I got from you
(C)Now I wish I could give 'em back to (D)you
This (G)much I can do
When your (C)heart is empty
I'll try to (A)fill it for you
'Cause I'm the (C)girl who learned to (D)love
From watching (G)you (C)(G)(C)
It'll (C)all be all right
But you (G)never did believe it
Through the (C)trials of your life
(Em)You and I both know
It (D)just isn't true
When (C)so much you love
Has been (D)taken from you
If we (C)run out of time
How (G)happy you were
Just to (C)know she'll be mine
When I (Em)wrap her up warm
You'll be (D)right next to me
'Cause they (C)say that the red thread that ties me to you
Ties her to (D)me
This (G)much I can do
When your (C)heart is empty
I'll try to (A)fill it for you
This (Em)much I can say
This (G)much I can do
When your (C)heart is empty
I'll try to (A)fill it for you
'Cause I'm the (C)girl who learned to (D)love
From watching (G)you (C)
(G)Watching you (C)
(G)Watching you (C)(G)(C)
I HAD SOMETHING
It fell from me
Something (C)strong
Like a pounding (G)drum(D)
Like ringing (Em)bells
When I was (C)young
I had (D)something
And it was (Em)gone
Made me walk all night
Made me run from (C)home
Made me (G)fight(D)
I had (Em)something
Made me feel a(C)lone
Like an (D)orphan
Waiting for a (Em)home
Completes the (C)circle (D)my life (Em)makes
Every (C)living (G)thing has ties that (D)bind
What I (Am)lost re(C)turns with love and (Em)time
It called to me
And it (C)told me
I was (G)saved(D)
Not by (Em)God
And not by (C)words
Not by (D)any living (Em)thing
Of my (C)daughter or my (G)son(D)
Not yet (Em)born
And not yet (C)known
Another (D)orphan waiting for a (Em)home
Completes the (C)circle (D)my life (Em)makes
Every (C)living (G)thing has ties that (D)bind
What I (Am)lost re(C)turns with love and (Em)time
Every (C)living (G)thing has ties that (D)bind
What I (Am)lost re(C)turns with love and (Em)time
THE ANGELS REJOICED . . . Ira & Charlie Louvin
Was the picture Satan painted
For (G)sweet little sister and (D)me
Our daddy would frown
While mother was prayin'
His heart was so hardened
That (A)he would not be(D)lieve
His (G)voice cold and (D)loud
His Sundays were spent
Out with the gamblin' (A)crowd
I've (D)never seen my daddy
In(G)side a house of (D)God
For Satan held his hand
Down the (A)path of sin he (D)trod
Our circle was broken
When (G)God called on mother one (D)night
In a voice sweet and low
Her last words were spoken
Asking our daddy
To (A)raise her children (D)right
In (G)Heaven last (D)night
I heard my daddy pray
Dear God, make it (A)right
He was (D)smiling and singing
With (G)tears in his (D)eyes
While mother with the angels
Re(A)joiced last (D)night
While mother with the angels
Re(A)joiced last (G)night (D) 
I'm just a bit man(Am)iacal a(Em)bout you
And de(F)railed when I'm with(C)out you
Don't mind (G)me
If you could love me just a (Am)little it'd be o(Em)kay
'Cause I couldn't (F)leave you any(C)way
Don't mind (G)me
I just (F)like the way you (C)sound
And (G)if you turn a(Am)way
I'll just (F)turn you back a(C)round
(G)Come on baby (Am)please
(Fm)Play your song for (C)me (G)(Am)(F)
It's just your (Am)burning gravi(Em)ty
That (F)brings me to my (C)knees
In front of (G)you
But I just wanna (Am)get you on the (Em)ground
Play a (F)little lost and (C)found
Don't blame (G)me
I just (F)like the way you (C)sound
And (G)if you turn a(Am)way
I'll just (F)turn you back a(C)round
(G)Come on baby (Am)please
(Fm)Play your song for (C)me (G)(Am)(F)
If you could only love me
I'd (Am)walk across hot (F)coals to you
I'd (Am)stop the rain and (F)wind for you
I'd (G)save all of my (Em)sin for you
For (F)you, (G)for you
I just (F)like the way you (C)sound
And (G)if you turn a(Am)way
I'll just (F)turn you back a(C)round
(G)Come on baby (Am)please
(Fm)Play your song for (C)me
(G)Come on baby (Am)please
(Fm)Play your song for (C)me (G)(Am)(F)
When I (D)came to say hel(C)lo
(Em)Loading up on cigarettes
And (G)drinks before the (C)show
You were (D)tearing at the (C)seams
I (Em)could have told you you'd had enough
But (G)you weren't listen(C)ing
(D)Every single (Em)day
Takes a (G)piece of you a(A)way
(D)Every single (Em)day
You (D)hit it deep in(C)side
You (Em)didn't know it's not yours to keep
It's just (G)not that kind of (C)ride
But it was (D)just a falling (C)star
So you (Em)threw the face you pasted on
At those (G)bodies in the (C)dark
When you were (D)back-lit from in(C)side
And (Em)I would stand there next to you
The (G)bridesmaid to the (C)bride
Man said (D)envy it's a (C)sin
I (Em)could have told him save his breath
'Cause (G)I'm not listen(C)ing
F+: x01212
F6: x03233
E7sus: 020200
E7: 020100
Am: 002210
Cm: 335543
C#+: 002323
Am7: 002010
D: x00232
Dsus: x00233
G/B: x20033
Asus: 002233
Am7/G: 302010
I was (F+)honor, I was rage
But I was (F6)nothing 'til you (E7sus)showed me (E7)
My (Am)armor was a (Cm)cage
Then we were (G)no more boy and (C)girl
We were a (C#+)woman and a man
I thought I (Am7)knew, but (D)now I under(G)stand
All (G/B)of the (C)light that (Dsus)ever (G)gleamed
All (G/B)of the (C)beauty that the (G/B)world has ever (Am7)seen
Is in your (D)face
All (G/B)of the (C)uni(Dsus)verse is (G)you
All (G/B)of the (C)wishes (Dsus)coming (G)true
All (G/B)of the (C)birds that ever (G/B)flew
Are just a (Asus)memory of (D)you
I never will get (C)over (G/B)
All the (Am7)beauty (Am7/G)in the (D)eyes of my be(G)holder
I'd shine on (F+)you both night and day
And though you won't (F6)see me when the (E7sus)sun is (E7)out
I'll (Am)shine on any(Cm)way
And when it (G)rains I'll turn to (C)raindrops
Little (C#+)diamonds in your hand
So I can (Am7)always see
The (D)one who shines for (G)me
All (G/B)of the (C)light that (Dsus)ever (G)gleamed
All (G/B)of the (C)beauty that the (G/B)world has ever (Am7)seen
Is in your (D)face
All (G/B)of the (C)uni(Dsus)verse is (G)you
All (G/B)of the (C)wishes (Dsus)coming (G)true
All (G/B)of the (C)birds that ever (G/B)flew
Are just a (Asus)memory of (D)you
I never will get (C)over (G/B)
All the (Am7)beauty (Am7/G)in the (D)eyes of my be(G)holder
Am/G: 302210
Dm/C: x30231
1. Pick the fifth and first strings together
2. Pick the second string alone
3. Pick the third string alone
4. Pick the second string alone
5. Repeat and hold
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And if dawn comes I won't (Am)worry (Am/G)
(A7)Something deep inside keeps me (Dm)awake (Dm/C)
I (E)wish that you were here right (Am)beside me (Am/G)
And I could not fall a(Am)sleep (Am/G)
My (A7)father sang me songs to make me (Dm)tired (Dm/C)
But (E)memories don't come so (Am)easily . . . so(Am/G)
(E)Wherever you are (Am)sleeping (Am/G)
And I (F)hope that if you (C)dream
You dream of (G)me
Good(F)night, good(C)night
(E)Wherever you are (Am)sleeping (Am/G)
And I (F)hope that if you (C)dream
(G)You dream of (C)me (G/B)(Am)(Am/G)(F)(C)(G)
I'm tossing and I'm (Am)turning (Am/G)
I'd (A7)call you if it weren't so very (Dm)late (Dm/C)
But (E)telephones won't bring you close to (Am)me (Am/G)
Wide awake but still (Am)dreaming (Am/G)
There was (A7)nothing on this earth that could make me (Dm)tired (Dm/C)
But (E)memories don't come so (Am)easily . . . so (Am/G)
(E)Wherever you are (Am)sleeping (Am/G)
And I (F)hope that if you (C)dream
You dream of (G)me
Good(F)night, good(C)night
(E)Wherever you are (Am)sleeping (Am/G)
And I (F)hope that if you (C)dream
(G)You dream of (C)me
And I (F)hope that if you (C)dream
(G)You dream of (C)me
Guine(G)vere
(C)In my (D)castle in (G)Normandy (C)
(D)Make a new (G)home with me
(C)Come (D)follow me (G)down (C)(D)
Guine(G)vere
(C)All my (D)honor and (G)glory
(C)Will (D)just be a (Em)story
(C)Of the (D)fall of the (G)crown
With a (C)woman who be(D)longs to someone (G)else
Is it (Em)just the blood of Paris (Bm)running through my veins
That (C)sees a taken (C/B)woman and (Am)myself I can't re(D)strain
Is this (Em)Knight of Cups in his noble stance
Just a (Bm)Jack of Clubs with an eye askance
On the (C)Queen of Hearts in her (C/B)royal blue
I may (Am)shield the poor but I can't save you (D)
(D)This one fell to me
We are (C)planets in a (D)heartless gravi(G)ty
I (Em)never chose to make a choice
It (Bm)felt like someone else's voice
(C)Saying all those (C/B)crazy things (Am)down on one (D)knee
Cas(Em)sandra never cast a shadow
Now it's (Bm)heading to the shore
Oh the (C)face that launched a (C/B)thousand ships
Is (Am)sailing one more . . . (D)Guinevere
That I (C)need to tell you
There are (G)times in my (D)life
When I (C)know what I want
I walked a(Em)way once be(D/F#)fore
I won't (G)walk away a(C)gain
There are (G)promises you (D)keep
Because you (C)mean them
But I (G)feel you all a(D)round (G)me
You'd find the (Em)colors (D/F#)of this (G)world in (C)you
If (G)you could see what (D)I can (G)see
If (Em)you could (D/F#)see what (G)I can (C)see
To be(C)lieve in what you see
When no one (G)else
Seems to (D)see it at (C)all
But when I (Em)look at you I (D/F#)see
All this (G)light that comes to (C)me
Just (G)wait, it will (D)all come back to (C)you
But I (G)feel you all a(D)round (G)me
You'd find the (Em)colors (D/F#)of this (G)world in (C)you
If (G)you could see what (D)I can (G)see
If (Em)you could (D/F#)see what (G)I can (C)see
You'd find the (Em)colors (D/F#)of this (G)world in (C)you
If (G)you could see what (D)I can (G)see
If (Em)you could (D/F#)see what (G)I can (C)see (G)(C)(G)
(Bm)Leave at your (Am)own chosen (G)speed
I'm not the one you (Am)want, babe
I'm (Bm)not the (Am)one you (G)need
Never (Bm)weak but always (Am)strong
To pro(Em)tect you and de(Am)fend you
Whether (Bm)you are right or (Am)wrong
Some(C)one to open each and every (D)door
(C)No (D)no it ain't (G)me
It ain't (C)me you're (D)looking (Em)for
It ain't (C)me you're (D)looking (G)for (C)(D) . . . (G)(C)(D)
Go (Bm)lightly (Am)on the (G)ground
I'm not the one you (Am)want
I will (Bm)only (Am)let you (G)down
Who will (Bm)promise never to (Am)part
Some(Em)one to close your (Am)eyes for you
(Bm)Someone to close your (Am)heart
Some(C)one who will die for you and (D)more
(C)No no (D)no it ain't (G)me
It ain't (C)me you're (D)looking (Em)for
It ain't (C)me you're (D)looking (G)for (C)(D) . . . (G)(C)(D)
(Bm)Everything in(Am)side is made of (G)stone
There's nothing in here (Am)moving
(Bm)And any(Am)way I'm not a(G)lone
To pick you (Bm)up each time you (Am)fall
To (Em)gather flowers (Am)constantly
And to (Bm)come each time you (Am)call
A (C)lover for your life and nothing (D)more
(C)No no (D)no it ain't (G)me
It ain't (C)me you're (D)looking (Em)for
It ain't (C)me you're (D)looking (Em)for
It ain't (C)me you're (D)looking (G)for (C)(D)
I can't forget the time or place
Where (G/F#)we just (Em)met
He's just the boy for me
And I want all the world to see we've (C)met
Yi yi (D)yi yi yi (G)yi
I might have looked the other (G/F#)way
And (Em)I'd have never been aware
But as it is I'll dream of him to(C)night
Yi yi (D)yi yi yi (G)yi
(D)Falling, yes I am (C)falling
And he keeps (G)calling me (C)back a(G)gain
(D)Falling, yes I am (C)falling
And he keeps (G)calling me (C)back a(G)gain
I've been alone
And (G/F#)I have (Em)missed things and kept out of sight
But other boys were never quite like (C)this
Yi yi (D)yi yi yi (G)yi
I can't forget the time or place
Where (G/F#)we just (Em)met
He's just the boy for me
And I want all the world to see we've (C)met
Yi yi (D)yi yi yi (G)yi
(Em)Waking up as the wheels touch down
(D/F#)Pick up my guitar and walk away
(C)Wish I was going home to stay
(Em)Tar and asphalt, exhaust and fumes
Be(D/F#)side the road on a patch of ground
(C)Taxi drivers are kneeling down
While the (Em)people of the world hurry on their way
I (D/F#)think they're praying for us all today
And the (C)stories that fell from the sky that day
(Em)This is the (C)land of the (G)living (D/F#)
(Em)This is the (C)land that's (D/F#)mine
(Em)She still watches (C)over Man(G)hattan (D/F#)
She's still (Em)holding onto that (C)torch for (D/F#)life
(Em)Pictures of faces posted everywhere
They say (D/F#)"Hazel eyes and chestnut hair
(C)Mother of two, missing down there"
(Em)Carpets of flowers in candlelight
And (D/F#)"Thank you" in a child's scrawl
(C)Taped to the 3rd Street firehouse wall
(Em)Brothers and strangers on this island of grief
There's (D/F#)death in the air but there's life on this street
(C)There's life on this street
He (Em)started the meter and he looked at me
I (D/F#)glanced at his name on the back of the seat
And I (C)looked out the window at the ghost-filled streets
I said (Em)"You're bleeding, are you okay?"
He said "I'm (D/F#)not so good, got beat up today
And I'm (C)not one of them no matter what they say
My (Em)wife's in the house and she's scared to leave"
(D/F#)And I didn't know what to say
I didn't know what to say
(C)But I said a prayer for him (D/F#)anyway
(Em)This is the (C)land that's (D/F#)mine
(Em)She still watches (C)over Man(G)hattan (D/F#)
She's still (Em)holding onto that (C)torch for (D/F#)life
Holding on for (G)life
(G)Waking up as the (C)wheels touch down
(Em)Pick up my guitar and (A)walk away
(C)Wish I was going (D)home to stay
(G)Tar and asphalt, ex(C)haust and fumes
Be(Em)side the road on a (A)patch of ground
(C)Taxi drivers are (D)bowing down
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(F)Wind is (G)blowing
(Am)You turn your (C)face away
Can (F)hardly see where you're (G)going
(F)Eighth Street, Washington (G)Square
(Am)Stepping (C)carefully
In the (F)footprints someone (G)left there
Becomes (F)only paper (G)thin
And the (Am)wind on your (C)face
Is freezing (F)someone else's (G)skin
(F)Slo-mo black and (G)white
You (Am)wish you could breathe the (C)cold air
And (F)feel it move in(G)side
(Am)I (C)know what it's (D)like (F)
(Am)I (C)know what it (D)is to (F)be no(Em)where
Pre(F)tended you were (G)far away
Then you (Am)looked into your (C)mother's eyes
Saw (F)no one was re(G)flected there
You (F)know them all by (G)heart
They're (Am)written on your (C)body
You (F)read them in the (G)dark
(Em)So you'll al(F)ways remember
(Am)At (C)least they're (F)something to hold (Em)onto
Hold (G)onto
(Am)I (C)know what it's (D)like (F)
(Am)I (C)know what it (D)is to (F)be no(Em)where
(Am)Nowhere (Em)
To a (F)place you've never (G)been before
(Am)Go in(C)side and say your (F)name
(G)And close the door
(Am)Go in(C)side, say your (F)name
(G)And close the door
Go in(Am)side (C)(F)(G)
Go in(Am)side (C)(F)(G)
Go in(Am)side (C)(F)(G)
And welcome me (D)back to (G)town
Come out on your porch or (C)step into your (G)parlor
And I'll (A)tell you how it all went (D)down
And a (G)good saloon in every single (C)town
And I remembered (D)something that you once (G)told me
And (C)I'll be damned if (D)it did not come (G)true
(C)Twenty thousand (D)roads I went (G)down (G/F#)down (Em)down
And (C)they all led me (D)straight back home to (G)you
A(Em)cross those prairies (D)with those waves of (G)grain
And I (Bm)saw my devil and I (C)saw my (D)deep blue (G)sea
And I (C)thought about a calico (D)bonnet from (C)Cheyenne to (D)Tenne(G)see
Last night (D)half past (G)two
Switchman waved his lantern good(C)bye and good (G)day
As (A)we went rolling (D)through
(G)Billboards and truckstops passed by the grievous (C)angel
And (G)now I know just (D)what I have to (G)do
He wants to (Em)take my money for (D)something I've never been (G)shown
And I (Bm)saw my devil, and I (C)saw my (D)deep blue (G)sea
And I (C)thought about a calico (D)bonnet from (C)Cheyenne to (D)Tenne(G)see
On his head an am(D)phetamine (G)crown
Talked about unbuckling that (C)old bible (G)belt
And headed (A)out for some desert (D)town
And a (G)good saloon in every single (C)town
And I remembered (D)something that you once (G)told me
And (C)I'll be damned if (D)it did not come (G)true
(C)Twenty thousand (D)roads I went (G)down (G/F#)down (Em)down
And (C)they all led me (D)straight back home to (G)you
(C)Twenty thousand (D)roads I went (G)down (G/F#)down (Em)down
And (C)they all led me (D)straight back home to (G)you
2. At the end of the third line of each verse, while still fingering the Am chord, hammer on and off the first fret of the second string.
3. At the end of the fourth line of each verse, as well as the choruses, while fingering the G chord, hammer on and off the first fret of the second string.
No (G)whispers, no (G/F#)worries, no (Em)words
Just (C)light fills the (Em7)corner of your (Am)eye
Take me (G)in
Take me (D/F#)in
Running (G)fence, radi(G/F#)o, trucks blow (Em)by
Up (C)high, no (Em7)air, big (Am)dreams
Take me (G)back
Take me (D/F#)back
(C)I want to give you every(G)thing, every(D/F#)thing
(G)There's a chance now and (D/F#)then, now and then
(C)No more cut and (G)run
(C)No more cut and (G)run
I'm a (G)scorpion and I'm (G/F#)coming after (Em)you
(C)Running out of (Em7))darkness and (Am)time
Looking for (G)you
Looking for (D/F#)you
Gonna (G)sting you with a (G/F#)piece of my (Em)mind
Gonna (C)sting you with a (Em7)taste of my (Am)skin
Then you're (G)mine
Then you're (D/F#)mine
(C)I want to give you every(G)thing, every(D/F#)thing
(G)There's a chance now and (D/F#)then, now and then
(C)No more cut and (G)run
(C)No more cut and (G)run
(C)No more, no more, (G)no more
Am: 002200
Fmaj7: 10321x
Out the (C)window high above a (Am)city
Counting (Em)statues of people on the (Fmaj7)buildings
(Em)Thinking that the people are (Fmaj7)forever
On the (C)rooftop of his fatherless (Am)home
So that (Em)he can always (Fmaj7)see him
So that (Em)he will never (Fmaj7)leave him
His father's (C)words fall down in a (Am)rain storm
And the (Em)words become hands that will (Fmaj7)guide him
Through his (Em)life in the world just be(Fmaj7)ginning
(C)Make your (G)life in flesh and (Fmaj7)bone
For the (C)life had hoped for and i(Am)magined
Courting (Em)fear instead of a (Fmaj7)woman
Holding (Em)sorrow as his only com(Fmaj7)panion
And watching (C)life from the window in his (Am)office
Maybe (Em)one day I'll have the (Fmaj7)courage
Maybe (Em)one day I'll sail across the (Fmaj7)ocean
(C)This is how I choose to (Am)live
Fixed in (Em)stone a man will (Fmaj7)wither
Running (Em)waters are the life of the (Fmaj7)river
(C)Make your (G)life in flesh and (Fmaj7)bone
(G)Remember (C)me
Through the (C)park on a dark December (Am)day
He stands (Em)frozen at the base of a (Fmaj7)statue
And he (Em)hopes for a warm hand to (Fmaj7)help him
Over (C)banks of a river he re(Am)members
His father's (Em)voice will echo all a(Fmaj7)round him
His father's (Em)hands will hold him in the (Fmaj7)sky
(C)Now I will sail across the (Am)ocean
(Em)Now I am sailing across the (Fmaj7)ocean
(C)I must (G)live as flesh and (Fmaj7)bone
(G)Remember (C)me
Remember me
Remember me
This (D)summer I might have (Em)drowned
But I held my breath
And I (C)kicked my feet
And I (D)moved my arms a(Em)round
I (D)moved my arms a(G)round
(D)Swam in a swimming (Em)pool
Salt my wound, chlo(C)rined my eyes
I'm a (D)self destructive (Em)fool
I'm a (D)self-destructive (G)fool
And you (D)know that that's not (Em)all
I did the breaststroke and the (C)butterfly
And the (D)old Australian (Em)crawl
The (D)old Australian (G)crawl
And a (D)reservoir to (Em)boot
At the latter I was in(C)formal
At the (D)former I wore my (Em)suit
I (D)wore my swimming (G)suit
And (D)jack-knives for you (Em)all
And once when you weren't (C)looking
I (D)did a cannon(Em)ball
I (D)did a cannon(G)ball
This (D)summer I might have (Em)drowned
But I held my breath
And I (C)kicked my feet
And I (D)moved my arms a(Em)round
I (D)moved my arms a(G)round (C)(G)
You were (Bm)listening like you had nothing (A)better to do
You were (D)feigning interest (G)badly
I guess (Bm)interest is too (A)hard for you
Watched the (Bm)way your mouth made (A)faces at me
Watched the (Em)way your eyes looked (F#m)through me
Looking for (G)something new you could (A)take from me
(G)You're the thief who (D)steals from your (A)friends
(D)I know what you (Em)are
And every(G)thing in the world does (A)not belong to (D)you
Were just (Bm)scraps you didn't want (A)anyway
All the (D)people you dis(G)carded
Well I guess you (Bm)never thought you might want them (A)back some day
To (Bm)tell you the truth, I don't (A)know what for
I've knelt (Em)down with all the (F#m)others
Well I'm (G)not on my (A)knees anymore
(G)You're the thief who (D)steals from your (A)friends
(D)I know what you (Em)are
And every(G)thing in the world does (A)not belong to (D)you
Not (Em)you, not (G)you (A)
I thought I saw you
I threw the (C)mirror on the (G)floor
And it kept (Em)breaking and breaking and (G)breaking and (A)breaking
(G)You're the thief who (D)steals from your (A)friends
(D)I know what you (Em)are
And every(G)thing in the world does (A)not belong to (D)you
(G)You're the thief who (D)steals from your (A)friends
(D)I know what you (Em)are
And every(G)thing in the world does (A)not belong to (D)you
Not (G)every single (A)thing in the world
(D)Not me not (Em)him not her
Not (G)every single (A)thing in the world
(D)Not me not (Em)him not her
Not (G)everything in the (A)world (D)
There are (D)devils in the sea
There are (C)dangers in the current
When the (G)tide goes out of (D)me
I could (D)drink you out of town
I could (C)drink you off the planet
Drink my(G)self into the (D)ground
And I have (G)nothing for you to(D)night
I have (Em)nothing for you to(D)night (C)
I have (G)nothing for you to(D)night
I have (Em)nothing for (D)you (C)
Carried (D)buckets made of stone
Full of (C)envy, full of sorrow
On a (G)tightrope all a(D)lone
I (D)burned with every stride
And (C)now I see this anger
Is the (G)horse I choose to (D)ride
Well if you (D)find it, take it, it's on me
In the (C)meantime don't bother me
The (G)tide has washed the (D)nice from me
And the (D)pictures of my life
In the (C)nothing of the sky
Is an (G)ocean made of (D)light
Is a (D)sad-eyed little girl
On a (C)tightrope she is singing
As she (G)passes through this (D)world
G/B: x20033
G: 320033
You're (G/B)open like a book and the (G)pages get filled
The (D)leaves keep turning and on every single page
They (G/B)write their story with the (G)marks on your face
(D)Marks on your face (G/B)(G)
A (G/B)secret never spoken is a (G)story never told
Gonna (D)show you the back of my hand they say
You can (G/B)hide those scars but they (G)hurt you every day
They (D)hurt you every day (G/B)(G)
They (D)hurt you every day (G/B)(G)
You once (Bm)said it out loud, you won't (A)say it again
What was (G)written on the back of his (D)hand
You once (Bm)said it out loud, you won't (A)say it again
What was (G)written on the back of his (D)hand(G)
You won't say it a(D)gain (G/B)(G) . . . (D)(G/B)(G)
(G/B)Water tastes bitter when it (G)falls from your eyes
Lay (D)down on the ground and look up at the sky
There's no (G/B)rhyme or reason when you're (G)watching time fly
(D)Watching time fly (G/B)(G)
Con(G/B)nect those stars with the (G)lines of your life
With the (D)lines on your hand with the words that you write
(G/B)One true word's gonna (G)beat a pack of lies
(D)Beat a pack of lies (G/B)(G)
(D)Beat a pack of lies (G/B)(G)
You once (Bm)said it out loud, you won't (A)say it again
What was (G)written on the back of his (D)hand
You once (Bm)said it out loud, you won't (A)say it again
What was (G)written on the back of his (D)hand(G)
You won't say it again
(D)(G/B)(G) . . . (D)
(G/B)One true word's gonna (G)beat a pack of lies (D)
(G/B)Beat a (G)pack of lies
You once (Bm)said it out loud, you won't (A)say it again
What was (G)written on the back of his (D)hand
You once (Bm)said it out loud, you won't (A)say it again
What was (G)written on the back of his (D)hand
You once (Bm)said it out loud, you won't (A)say it again
What was (G)written on the back of his (D)hand(G)
You won't say it a(D)gain (G/B)(G)
You won't say it a(D)gain (G/B)(G)
You won't say it a(D)gain (G/B)(G)
(C)Things I (D)cannot (G)see
And just when (D/F#)I catch (Em)up to them
They (C)slip a(D)way from (G)me
I've (C)never (D)walked be(G)fore
And I found (D/F#)out that (Em)without fail
They (C)lead me (D)to your (G)door
And (C)leaves me hanging (D)in the (G)air
My heart keeps turning (C)up(D)side (G)down
And (C)you're still (D)standing (G)there (D/F#)(Em)(C)
I (C)feel it (D)in the (G)wind
The same thing (D/F#)happens (Em)every time
That (C)you come (D)back a(G)gain
When (C)I sit (D)up and (G)cry
But sometimes (D/F#)I turn (Em)out the lights
And (C)pray you'll (D)pass me (G)by
And (C)leaves me hanging (D)in the (G)air
My heart keeps turning (C)up(D)side (G)down
And (C)you're still (D)standing (G)there
(C)(C/B)(Am)(F)(G)(C)
(C)(C/B)(Am)(F)(G)(C)
(C)(D)(G)
(C)(D)(G)
(C)(D)(Em)
(C)(D)(G)(D/F#)(Em)(C)
(G)(D/F#)(Em)(C)
Have (C)nothing (D)left to (G)hold
Your (G)memo(D/F#)ry can't (Em)keep me warm
But it (C)never (D)leaves me (G)cold
And (C)leaves me hanging (D)in the (G)air
My heart keeps turning (C)up(D)side (G)down
And (C)you're still (D)standing (G)there
And (C)leaves me hanging (D)in the (G)air
My heart keeps turning (C)up(D)side (Em)down
Oh, and (C)you're still (D)standing (G)there
Yeah, and (C)you're still (D)standing (G)there (D/F#)(Em)(C)(G)