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DADGAD
Am7: 002030
(D)Island life does have its charms
Its (D)language is an orphan branch
CHORUS:
By (D)latitude and longitude
The (D)lucky few who call it home
CHORUS
But (D)time is on the ocean's side
CHORUS
D: 000200
(D)Unburdened of their passengers
(D)The stowaway is keeping still
(D)As the contents of his wallet show
(D)Late at night he ventures out
(D)The moon shines on the shipping lanes
(D)He's somewhere in Dade County now
On the album, Richard plays this in standard tuning, capo VII, with G-shaped chords. He also leaves out
the "Father Brown" verse. I'll eventually work up an updated transcription, but in the meantime, here's how he was
playing it live up until the CD was recorded.
By the way, the "mountaineer" in the last verse is the late singer/songwriter Dave Carter.
The (D)(D/C#)(D/B)(D) sequence in the first, third and seventh line of each verse is a walkdown thing; use the bolded notes for the bass line:
(D): 000200
(A): 002200
Intro: (D)(D/C#)(D/B)(D)(G)(A)(D)
(D)The change could (D/C#)happen (D/B)any (D)day
And the (D)change could (D/C#)happen (D/B)any (D)day
And the (D)change could (D/C#)happen (D/B)any (D)day
And the (D)change could (D/C#)happen (D/B)any (D)day
And the (D)change could (D/C#)happen (D/B)any (D)day
Intro: (G)(D)(Em)(C)(G)(D)(C)(Cmaj7)
I saw them (G)standing in the (D)rain
And into the (C)stream we pulled a(Em)way
Up Amster(G)dam, the meter (D)dark
And across the (C)span we pulled a(Em)way
And now it's (G)spring, and where's the (D)rain
And turn it (C)does, I pull a(Em)way
And there they (G)are, outside St. (D)Luke's
And then it (C)starts, the heavens (Em)give
G: 520000
(G)Gray (Am)green -- (C)his baby's (D)eyes are (G)gray (Am)green
(G)He's (Am)singing: (C)noni, (D)noni, (G)no(Am)ni
A (Am)si(Em)ren (C)crying way (G)off in the (Am)dis(Em)tance
(G)Out(Am)side, (C)the midnight (D)sky is (G)clear(Am)ing
(G)So (Am)sweet, the (C)breeze that (D)stirs the (G)cur(Am)tains
The (Am)si(Em)ren (C)climbs like a (G)thief through the (Am)win(Em)dow
(G)He (Am)chooses, and (C)asks them (D)to for(G)give (Am)him
(G)Gray (Am)green -- his (C)baby's (D)eyes are (G)gray (Am)green
Capo II
The (Am7)constant sun, the steady breeze
(G)Nothing ever happens here
But (Em)few are those who do not fall (D)beneath the spell
But (Am7)one that I can understand
Its (G)cadence is familiar
And it (Em)shares the old declension from the (D)continent
I (C)came here with a package deal
(G)Everything all pre-arranged
(D)Three nights at the Grand Ho(Em)tel
Where all the rooms (G)have ocean views (Em)(D)
(Am7)Mariners will not arrive
(G)Its coordinates are plotted by
The (Em)relative position to the (D)rising sea
Are (Am7)prosperous and confident
They (G)manifest a certainty
That (Em)come what may, things will not (D)be otherwise
The (Am7)beaches shift, the cliffs erode
Though the (G)engineers do what they can
(Em)Every day another house just (D)slides away
Capo IV
A: 002200
G: 550000
(G)The taxis have all (D)scattered
The hawkers move their tables out
(G)They'll be selling no more (A)leather
The Oslo Queen is set to sail
(G)From the Port of Buenos (D)Aires
The ropes are thrown and the (A)big horn moans
(G)As she slips out of the (D)harbor
(G)In the dark of his con(D)tainer
With his blanket and his flashlight
(G)And a picture of his (A)sweetheart
He's rationing his batteries
But right (G)now he can't re(D)sist her
Standing there with her (A)long brown hair
(G)In that Che Guevara (D)t-shirt
(G)His plan's a little (D)sketchy
Three hundred bucks and the bad address
(G)Of a cousin in Mi(A)ami
In a couple months with a little luck
He'll be (G)wiring home some (D)money
And even if they (A)send him back
It'll (G)make a damn good (D)story
Each (G)time a little (D)farther
Emboldened by his wanderlust
(G)His boredom and his (A)hunger
'Til he's standing out on the open deck
(G)Searching for La (D)Cruz del Sur
But by-and-by the (A)sky he knows
(G)Has yielded to an(D)other
Off the (G)coast of Vene(D)zuela
And as he looks out at the oilers
Riding (G)heavy up to (A)Texas
He sings a little to himself
'Luna, (G)luna, luna (D)llena'
While the moon, a word he's (A)yet to learn
(G)Betrays him to the (D)cameras
(G)Six weeks without a (D)lawyer
And on the basis of the evidence
(G)They could keep him there for(A)ever
Then the guy with the Cuban accent says
"Do you (G)recognize this (D)picture?"
And there she is with her (A)long brown hair
(G)And that Che Guevara (D)t-shirt
Capo I
(D/C#): 040000
(D/B): 020000
(D): 000200
(G): 550000
(/F#): 400000 (this just a transitional walkdown chord from the G to the Em)
(Em): 220000
(G)So says (A)the whippoor(D)will (D/B)
(D)It comes 'round (D/C#)for the (D/B)seeds I (D)leave
Out (G)on the window (A)sill
Be (G)free, you (D)fool, be (G)free, you (D)fool
She (G)sings (/F#)all (Em)after(A)noon
And as (D)if to (D/C#)show me (D/B)how it's (D)done
She (G)leaps in(A)to the (D)blue (D/B)
Or (G)so say (A)all the (D)guards (D/B)
(D)In the prison (D/C#)I have (D/B)built a(D)round
My (G)solitary (A)heart
(G)I tell my(D)self that (G)I'm al(D)right
That it's (G)not (/F#)so (Em)bad a (A)place
(D)Truth is that (D/C#)I'm just (D/B)scared to (D)death
Of (G)walking (A)through that (D)gate (D/B)
So (G)say my (A)true love's (D)eyes (D/B)
(D)They see in(D/C#)to my (D/B)sha(D)dows
With their (G)sweet forgiving (A)light
She (G)smiles and (D)says come (G)on, let's (D)go
Let's (G)stroll (/F#)the (Em)boule(A)vard
(D)It's such a (D/C#)shame to (D/B)waste the (D)night
(G)Just sitting (A)in the (D)dark (D/B)
Or (G)so says (A)Father (D)Brown (D/B)
(D)I listen (D/C#)for that (D/B)still small (D)voice
But I (G)just can't make it (A)out
Be(G)neath the (D)constant (G)whisper(D)ing
Of the (G)de(/F#)vil (Em)that I (A)know
But (D)who would I (D/C#)be if (D/B)I be(D)lieved
Who (G)am I (A)if I (D)don't (D/B)
So (G)said (A)the mountain(D)eer (D/B)
Be(D)fore he (D/C#)turned to (D/B)face his (D)cliff
With(G)out a trace of (A)fear
Yode(G)lay-(D)oh, yode(G)lay-(D)oh
He (G)sang (/F#)right (Em)up un(A)til
He (D)caught sight (D/C#)of that (D/B)open (D)blue
And be(G)came a (A)whippoor(D)will (D/B)
He (D)caught sight (D/C#)of that (D/B)open (D)blue
And be(G)came a (A)whippoor(D)will (D/B)(D)
Out on (Em)Seventh Ave(C)nue
He held her (G)close, like she might (D)fall if he let (C)go (Cmaj7)
He helped her (G)in, he shut the (D)door
And our (Em)eyes met in the (C)mirror
"To Engle(G)wood, just take it (D)slow" is all he (G)said (C)(G)
I know it (D)well, this old bal(C)let
Finding the flow, minding the (Em)sway
Catching (G)green lights all the (C)way (Cmaj7)
(Em)I turned off the radi(C)o
She whispered "(G)Thanks, I could not (D)bear another (C)word." (Cmaj7)
Out on the (G)bridge, the traffic (D)slowed
(Em)The brake lights and the (C)wash
Of all those (G)truckers heading (D)south on ninety-(G)five (C)(G)
I know it (D)well, this old bal(C)let
Finding the flow, minding the (Em)sway
Catching (G)green lights all the (C)way (Cmaj7)
And I brought them (D)home
I brought them (Em)home (C)
I brought them (G)home in that (D)cruel, cruel (G)rain (D)(Em)(C)(G)(D)(C)
All the (Em)wells are running (C)dry
And the (G)reservoirs have (D)reached an all-time (C)low (Cmaj7)
And if this (G)red light ever (D)turns
(Em)If I can make it through the (C)park
I'll head up(G)town for the (D)last fare of the (G)day (C)(G)
I know it (D)well, this old bal(C)let
Finding the flow, minding the (Em)sway
Catching (G)green lights all the (C)way (Cmaj7)
(Em)With their flowers and bal(C)loons
All a(G)mazement at the (D)baby in her (C)arms (Cmaj7)
As Amster(G)dam makes us a (D)place
(Em)I ask about her (C)name
And we all (G)laugh when he says (D)Hope and she says (G)Grace (C)(G)
I know it (D)well, this old bal(C)let
Finding the flow, minding the (Em)sway
Catching (G)green lights all the (C)way (Cmaj7)
I brought them (D)home
I brought them (Em)home (C)
I brought them (G)home in that (D)sweet, sweet (Em)rain (C)
I brought them (G)home in that (D)sweet, sweet (G)rain (C)(G)
Capo VII
Am: 002200
C: 032030
D: 000200
Em: 220000
(C)She closes (D)them and (Em)sleep (D)comes
To (C)carry (G)her a(D)way
(C)Even (D)though she's (Em)long (D)gone
(C)Down in(G)to his (D)arms
Is (C)calling her (G)back to the (D)world
(C)The Three Ma(D)rias (Em)shine (D)down
And (C)find her (G)where she (D)dreams
The (C)breeze they (D)send
To (Em)tease (D)her (C)hair ac(G)ross her (D)eyes
(C)Calling her (G)back to the (D)world
(C)The Three Ma(D)rias (Em)wink(D)ing
He (C)pulls the (G)window (D)down
(C)She closes (D)them and (Em)sleep (D)comes
To (C)carry (G)her a(D)way