Words
The Last Christmas Song (12.24.13)
24/12/13 16:26
The Last Christmas Song (12.24.13)
The tree is empty down below
There's no more wine and no more snow
Soon there'll be no more holiday
Christmas has come and it's going away
This is the last Christmas song
This is the last Christmas song
This is the last Christmas song I will sing to you
The trash cans are full of paper and bows
The stockings are empty, and that's how it goes
Soon there'll be just another day
Christmas has come and it's going away
This is the last Christmas song
This is the last Christmas song
This is the last Christmas song you'll hear from me
Changes come this time of year
The latest thing is almost here
So the last thing you'll want to hear
Is one more song of holiday cheer
They say everything comes to an end
Who can tell if we'll meet again
Soon they'll all be regular days
Christmas is going and it just won't stay
This is the last Christmas song
This is the last Christmas song
This is the last Christmas song
Verse:
G F C G
C e7 A# F
Bridge:
D e C G
D e C
D e C G
D e C D
Original notes to myself:
(My first instinct is to repeat this last bit as though it were a record skipping a groove. Then, a noise that sounds like a scratch, and the song resolves to the last chord. Of course, you can always try to find a last line for the song instead.)
4/2 3/2 2/3 (pulloff) 2/2
4/2 3/2 1/5 2/5
The tree is empty down below
There's no more wine and no more snow
Soon there'll be no more holiday
Christmas has come and it's going away
This is the last Christmas song
This is the last Christmas song
This is the last Christmas song I will sing to you
The trash cans are full of paper and bows
The stockings are empty, and that's how it goes
Soon there'll be just another day
Christmas has come and it's going away
This is the last Christmas song
This is the last Christmas song
This is the last Christmas song you'll hear from me
Changes come this time of year
The latest thing is almost here
So the last thing you'll want to hear
Is one more song of holiday cheer
They say everything comes to an end
Who can tell if we'll meet again
Soon they'll all be regular days
Christmas is going and it just won't stay
This is the last Christmas song
This is the last Christmas song
This is the last Christmas song
Verse:
G F C G
C e7 A# F
Bridge:
D e C G
D e C
D e C G
D e C D
Original notes to myself:
(My first instinct is to repeat this last bit as though it were a record skipping a groove. Then, a noise that sounds like a scratch, and the song resolves to the last chord. Of course, you can always try to find a last line for the song instead.)
4/2 3/2 2/3 (pulloff) 2/2
4/2 3/2 1/5 2/5
Christmas Time Is Finally Here (12.24.13)
24/12/13 16:25
Christmas Time Is Finally Here (12.24.13)
It's Christmas time; what's on your list
I'll help Santa with what he's missed
Give me peace on earth, goodwill toward men
Maybe send a card every now and then
Colored lights and candy canes
Carolers singing down the lane
Friends and family gathered near
Christmas time is finally here
Bells that ring and reindeer tales
A favorite song that never fails
To raise the holiday cheer
Christmas time is finally here
I made a resolution long ago
While we were beneath the mistletoe
I'd love you 'til the last star fell
How long that is, time will tell
Winter nights and stars that glow
If we get lucky it might snow
But even if the skies are clear
Christmas time is finally here
Chorus: G a C D
Verse: b7 G e A
Break: G A f# D
Bridge: b7 c#7 Dmaj7 F#dim7 Ebdim7 A7
End: G A D
It's Christmas time; what's on your list
I'll help Santa with what he's missed
Give me peace on earth, goodwill toward men
Maybe send a card every now and then
Colored lights and candy canes
Carolers singing down the lane
Friends and family gathered near
Christmas time is finally here
Bells that ring and reindeer tales
A favorite song that never fails
To raise the holiday cheer
Christmas time is finally here
I made a resolution long ago
While we were beneath the mistletoe
I'd love you 'til the last star fell
How long that is, time will tell
Winter nights and stars that glow
If we get lucky it might snow
But even if the skies are clear
Christmas time is finally here
Chorus: G a C D
Verse: b7 G e A
Break: G A f# D
Bridge: b7 c#7 Dmaj7 F#dim7 Ebdim7 A7
End: G A D
Change (09.04.13)
04/09/13 23:30
Change (09.04.13)
Do you remember
Back when, last November
When you couldn't keep your hands off
Now no place is far enough
How you've changed, honey
How you've changed, never saw it coming...
You used to come and hear me sing
Now my phone, it never rings
It's such a peculiar thing
When free-fall snaps our wings
How you've changed, honey
How you've changed
Take me back to summers past
You and I were running fast
Somehow we knew it couldn't last
But still we kept on going
All I know is what I knew
Every day I'd get the blues
And every night I'd lose them to you
And this is where we were going
Take your hands out your pockets
And lay them on me
Make it better than it was
Bring it back to me
So many distractions, too many temptations
I want to cut back without losing sensation
And all these mistakes we've made, all the traps we have laid,
It's how we make our education
This is something better than that
This is something better than that
It's been on my mind
A long, long time
The lies we tell ourselves
Are stronger than the ones we share
And the truth we always ache to tell
The one that's gonna get us nowhere
It overrides the "might as well"
It's more than we can bear
I know it's late
But what I have to say, it just won't wait
You know by now, I'm not going away
And I know the words, I'm just trying to say
How I've changed, honey
How I've changed
a F E, d E F G
Do you remember
Back when, last November
When you couldn't keep your hands off
Now no place is far enough
How you've changed, honey
How you've changed, never saw it coming...
You used to come and hear me sing
Now my phone, it never rings
It's such a peculiar thing
When free-fall snaps our wings
How you've changed, honey
How you've changed
Take me back to summers past
You and I were running fast
Somehow we knew it couldn't last
But still we kept on going
All I know is what I knew
Every day I'd get the blues
And every night I'd lose them to you
And this is where we were going
Take your hands out your pockets
And lay them on me
Make it better than it was
Bring it back to me
So many distractions, too many temptations
I want to cut back without losing sensation
And all these mistakes we've made, all the traps we have laid,
It's how we make our education
This is something better than that
This is something better than that
It's been on my mind
A long, long time
The lies we tell ourselves
Are stronger than the ones we share
And the truth we always ache to tell
The one that's gonna get us nowhere
It overrides the "might as well"
It's more than we can bear
I know it's late
But what I have to say, it just won't wait
You know by now, I'm not going away
And I know the words, I'm just trying to say
How I've changed, honey
How I've changed
a F E, d E F G
Fly (07.22.13)
02/08/13 19:05
Fly (07.22.13)
One of these days I'm gonna fly away G D C D
One of these days I'm gonna fly G D C C add D
You might break my wings and cast me down G D C D
But still I'm gonna fly G D C C add D, e7
Flood's gonna come and take us down
Flood's gonna take us down
And when the dark skies clear up baby
One of us will be drowned
You won't wonder where I've gone F
Your bed won't be empty for long C
They say that's the way it goes D
They should know, they should know G D C D G D C C add D
The sun's gonna rise and start the day
The sun's gonna rise again
And in the shining morning light, You're gonna see the end
You're gonna see the end
You won't wonder where I've gone F
Your bed won't stay empty for long C
They say that's the way it goes D
They should know, they should know G D C D G D C C add D
One of these days I'm gonna fly away G D C D
One of these days I'm gonna fly G D C C add D
You might break my wings and cast me down G D C D
But still I'm gonna fly G D C C add D, e7
Flood's gonna come and take us down
Flood's gonna take us down
And when the dark skies clear up baby
One of us will be drowned
You won't wonder where I've gone F
Your bed won't be empty for long C
They say that's the way it goes D
They should know, they should know G D C D G D C C add D
The sun's gonna rise and start the day
The sun's gonna rise again
And in the shining morning light, You're gonna see the end
You're gonna see the end
You won't wonder where I've gone F
Your bed won't stay empty for long C
They say that's the way it goes D
They should know, they should know G D C D G D C C add D
Justify (07.31.13)
02/08/13 19:03
Justify (07.31.13)
She walked me to the door G a b a G
And it felt like no more
Coming out of nowhere
The end of a great affair
I lied quietly when she said
She loved me out of spite
She's not the one I want
But she's what I needed tonight
Everyone has their reasons D C
You just bow down and take it e
You don't have to know the reason D C
You just have to know how to fake it e
No-one can tell me
If I'm asking too much
Will I always be
One short of the one I love
Opium kisses, bedroom tears
Empty walls, wasted years
She's still lonely even when I'm around
I can break her heart without making a sound
Everyone has their reasons D C
You just bow down and take it e
You don't have to know the reason D C
You just have to know how to fake it e
Every time she talks about it
I don't know what to do
So I close my eyes
And think of you
Because love, love, love
I think I've had enough
She walked me to the door G a b a G
And it felt like no more
Coming out of nowhere
The end of a great affair
I lied quietly when she said
She loved me out of spite
She's not the one I want
But she's what I needed tonight
Everyone has their reasons D C
You just bow down and take it e
You don't have to know the reason D C
You just have to know how to fake it e
No-one can tell me
If I'm asking too much
Will I always be
One short of the one I love
Opium kisses, bedroom tears
Empty walls, wasted years
She's still lonely even when I'm around
I can break her heart without making a sound
Everyone has their reasons D C
You just bow down and take it e
You don't have to know the reason D C
You just have to know how to fake it e
Every time she talks about it
I don't know what to do
So I close my eyes
And think of you
Because love, love, love
I think I've had enough
Honeysuckle Girl (03.16.13)
18/03/13 10:01
Honeysuckle Girl (03.16.13)
Knew it was gonna happen D trail, A E f# D, A E D7
Knew I couldn't wait
But she was so good looking
I had to tempt fate
Honeysuckle Girl, Nobody like you before
So I walked up beside her
She began to grin
By the time the night was over
I'd made more than a friend
Honeysuckle Girl, Won't you come and show me more
Honeysuckle Girl, you rule my world A, E, D7
With your eyes so bright, you used to be mine, yes you were
I looked around and around and around this great big world
Looking for you, Honeysuckle Girl
There was something in her shadow
Like a clock about to ring
If you asked her what was wrong she said
"Don't worry 'bout a thing"
Honeysuckle Girl, No time to find out more
So I took her at her word
And I took her out West
She took me to her bedroom
Where I took care of the rest
Honeysuckle Girl, You remind me what this heart is for
She was walking away before the summer's end f# A D
I knew I'd lost something more than a friend
I know her better now than I did back then
Yeah, I knew… Honeysuckle girl
(slow, single strum)
She left me a note
Said her feelings had changed
Felt like winter coming on
To chill those summer days
Honeysuckle Girl, She don't come around here no more
I think she changed her number
Or I stopped trying to call
I wonder what she's doing
Wonder why I care at all
Honeysuckle Girl, You don't come around no more
Honeysuckle Girl A E D7
I still love you so
Honeysuckle Girl
I still need to know
Honeysuckle Girl
Where did you go
Honeysuckle Girl
Honeysuckle Girl D trail
She always had me coming around, waiting now and then
Knew it was gonna happen D trail, A E f# D, A E D7
Knew I couldn't wait
But she was so good looking
I had to tempt fate
Honeysuckle Girl, Nobody like you before
So I walked up beside her
She began to grin
By the time the night was over
I'd made more than a friend
Honeysuckle Girl, Won't you come and show me more
Honeysuckle Girl, you rule my world A, E, D7
With your eyes so bright, you used to be mine, yes you were
I looked around and around and around this great big world
Looking for you, Honeysuckle Girl
There was something in her shadow
Like a clock about to ring
If you asked her what was wrong she said
"Don't worry 'bout a thing"
Honeysuckle Girl, No time to find out more
So I took her at her word
And I took her out West
She took me to her bedroom
Where I took care of the rest
Honeysuckle Girl, You remind me what this heart is for
She was walking away before the summer's end f# A D
I knew I'd lost something more than a friend
I know her better now than I did back then
Yeah, I knew… Honeysuckle girl
(slow, single strum)
She left me a note
Said her feelings had changed
Felt like winter coming on
To chill those summer days
Honeysuckle Girl, She don't come around here no more
I think she changed her number
Or I stopped trying to call
I wonder what she's doing
Wonder why I care at all
Honeysuckle Girl, You don't come around no more
Honeysuckle Girl A E D7
I still love you so
Honeysuckle Girl
I still need to know
Honeysuckle Girl
Where did you go
Honeysuckle Girl
Honeysuckle Girl D trail
She always had me coming around, waiting now and then
Results
13/03/13 12:45
Results
Dig in the darkest heart of night
Daylight stay away
I wish that woman loved me still
But she just wouldn't stay
What can you expect
From the lover unexpected
Destiny like roses fading
Throw me out one day
I know that woman wanted more
But some things I can't pay
What can you expect
Everyone's affair is unintended
Dancing like summer
The world without end
Crashing like thunder
It happened again
Shaking hand a burning match head
Candle just in case
That closure must be here somewhere
If I could see her face
What did I expect
It was good until it ended
What did she expect
From the man that she rejected
What did we expect
We keep up our defenses
What should we expect
We crowd out our intentions
What did we expect...
03.05.13 11:15pm
Dig in the darkest heart of night
Daylight stay away
I wish that woman loved me still
But she just wouldn't stay
What can you expect
From the lover unexpected
Destiny like roses fading
Throw me out one day
I know that woman wanted more
But some things I can't pay
What can you expect
Everyone's affair is unintended
Dancing like summer
The world without end
Crashing like thunder
It happened again
Shaking hand a burning match head
Candle just in case
That closure must be here somewhere
If I could see her face
What did I expect
It was good until it ended
What did she expect
From the man that she rejected
What did we expect
We keep up our defenses
What should we expect
We crowd out our intentions
What did we expect...
03.05.13 11:15pm
Can You See the Light
15/01/13 01:19
See the LIght
I don't think you're sleeping alone
And I don't hear you calling
With all our excuses of love
Well, nobody else is falling
Honey, can you see the light
We're stars in the darkness
Gleaming and guiding each other's way
And should I lose the path to you
Would you shine another way?
Honey, can you see the light
If I fall for something
I'll fall for anything
And falling for you
Feels like everything
You hold that sway over me
You hold your sway over me
You were gone before summer left
Since then I've been talking to the ghost of you
I'm not asking for mercy, exactly
But what else can a haunted man do
Honey can you see the light
Capo: 5th fret
Play a, e (which is a d, a)
Chorus: G, C+D (C, F…)
Bridge: F, e, D (A#, a, G)
Verses: 11.12.12
If I fall: 9.17.12
Sway: 10.20.12
I don't think you're sleeping alone
And I don't hear you calling
With all our excuses of love
Well, nobody else is falling
Honey, can you see the light
We're stars in the darkness
Gleaming and guiding each other's way
And should I lose the path to you
Would you shine another way?
Honey, can you see the light
If I fall for something
I'll fall for anything
And falling for you
Feels like everything
You hold that sway over me
You hold your sway over me
You were gone before summer left
Since then I've been talking to the ghost of you
I'm not asking for mercy, exactly
But what else can a haunted man do
Honey can you see the light
Capo: 5th fret
Play a, e (which is a d, a)
Chorus: G, C+D (C, F…)
Bridge: F, e, D (A#, a, G)
Verses: 11.12.12
If I fall: 9.17.12
Sway: 10.20.12
3:39
09/01/13 01:59
3:39
3:39
Slow moonrise
Train whistle blowing
Close my eyes
You've been gone
Too damn long
Thought I could take it
But I was wrong
Just to hear you speak
The way you'd look at me
I'm drowning in the past
That sentimental sea
No hope in sight
This long, lonely night
That train is long gone
And I just might...
Words: 11.14.12
Music: 01.08.13
3:39
Slow moonrise
Train whistle blowing
Close my eyes
You've been gone
Too damn long
Thought I could take it
But I was wrong
Just to hear you speak
The way you'd look at me
I'm drowning in the past
That sentimental sea
No hope in sight
This long, lonely night
That train is long gone
And I just might...
Words: 11.14.12
Music: 01.08.13
Wake Up Call (The Hard Goodbye)
08/10/12 11:20
Wake Up Call (The Hard Goodbye)
This is where the ending finds its first steps
This is where the water skirts the sky
This is where the best thing we have going
Is simply saying 'goodbye'
I used to want to know what I wanted
I used to want to have it all
I found the tears were so cliched
Like the names I'd written on the wall
One of these days I'm gonna wake up
To the rich life I've planted in this garden of lies
Yeah, one of these days I'm gonna wake right up
But give me five more minutes, just five more minutes
We had a good thing going and going and going
Until the feeling went its separate way
Now I find I'm dragging myself to your front door
Hoping you'll find another one of these days
One of these days I'm gonna wake up
To the rich life I've planted in this garden of lies
Yeah, one of these days I'm gonna wake right up
But give me five more minutes, just five more minutes
We're all trying to replace what we've lost
Every day rebuilding our precious hearts of sand
But you're not even close to what I once lost
And I can't explain what you won't understand
Saying goodbye is never easy
So I'll say the hard goodnight
One foot forward and one left behind
You and me is never gonna be right
One of these days I'm gonna wake up
To the rich life I've planted in this garden of lies
Yeah, one of these days I'm gonna wake right up
But give me five more minutes, just five more minutes
a, a7 add G (302210), F
E, d
G, E, G, E, F, a, a7 Add G, F
06.25.12words
10.06.12music
This is where the ending finds its first steps
This is where the water skirts the sky
This is where the best thing we have going
Is simply saying 'goodbye'
I used to want to know what I wanted
I used to want to have it all
I found the tears were so cliched
Like the names I'd written on the wall
One of these days I'm gonna wake up
To the rich life I've planted in this garden of lies
Yeah, one of these days I'm gonna wake right up
But give me five more minutes, just five more minutes
We had a good thing going and going and going
Until the feeling went its separate way
Now I find I'm dragging myself to your front door
Hoping you'll find another one of these days
One of these days I'm gonna wake up
To the rich life I've planted in this garden of lies
Yeah, one of these days I'm gonna wake right up
But give me five more minutes, just five more minutes
We're all trying to replace what we've lost
Every day rebuilding our precious hearts of sand
But you're not even close to what I once lost
And I can't explain what you won't understand
Saying goodbye is never easy
So I'll say the hard goodnight
One foot forward and one left behind
You and me is never gonna be right
One of these days I'm gonna wake up
To the rich life I've planted in this garden of lies
Yeah, one of these days I'm gonna wake right up
But give me five more minutes, just five more minutes
a, a7 add G (302210), F
E, d
G, E, G, E, F, a, a7 Add G, F
06.25.12words
10.06.12music
30000 Feet
17/09/12 08:10
30000 Feet
Took the last flight out of the city
Streetlight jewels in the velvet below
Never wanted to start anything
Never wanted you to go
Never said the long-term words
The ones that change the story
Doesn't look like that time will come
I can't see you anymore
I was already shattered when you broke me down
Hiding from love when you found me out
Up in the clouds it all goes clear
No point in trying when you disappear
This long ride in the deepening dark
Feels like I've been here for so long
You made me feel like it would turn out alright
You made me realize I was wrong
I was already shattered when you swept me away
Went under the waves with love songs on my tongue
Whatever you wanted was never discussed
You flipped the switch and we were done
Bright lights ahead, we make our descent
I can't call when I've landed anymore
You'll never know when I get there
And I'll never know where you go
Oh, what am I to do now?
Sure wish I knew how
But we are done
Took the last flight out of the city
Streetlight jewels in the velvet below
Never wanted to start anything
Never wanted you to go
Never said the long-term words
The ones that change the story
Doesn't look like that time will come
I can't see you anymore
I was already shattered when you broke me down
Hiding from love when you found me out
Up in the clouds it all goes clear
No point in trying when you disappear
This long ride in the deepening dark
Feels like I've been here for so long
You made me feel like it would turn out alright
You made me realize I was wrong
I was already shattered when you swept me away
Went under the waves with love songs on my tongue
Whatever you wanted was never discussed
You flipped the switch and we were done
Bright lights ahead, we make our descent
I can't call when I've landed anymore
You'll never know when I get there
And I'll never know where you go
Oh, what am I to do now?
Sure wish I knew how
But we are done
Around (09.01.12)
02/09/12 23:24
Around
Who's the sinner
What's the crime
Thought you had me
I didn't mind
Where's the shimmer
Where's the shine
You shook me out of boredom
And left me in time
The end of everything was sooner than I knew
Couldn't keep up with the better part of you
Look into my mirror, you're already gone
Sun is sinking down, someone else won
Words of wisdom
Pearls for swine
There's no answer
No-one's tried
Take the moment
Keep it in mind
Find another lover
Leave the last one behind
Miss the way you used to talk me through the night
How you woke me up from the ordinary life
Looking at the phone, try to make it ring
Moon is rising up, darkness that it brings
… Leave a little light on
… Help me find a way
In case this song should find you
Just in case you ever want me to
I called you Amazing
You said I was kind
You never asked the question
We ran out of time
D-E-D a, D-E-D G, C, b, a, G… a, D, G… F, G, b, D
Who's the sinner
What's the crime
Thought you had me
I didn't mind
Where's the shimmer
Where's the shine
You shook me out of boredom
And left me in time
The end of everything was sooner than I knew
Couldn't keep up with the better part of you
Look into my mirror, you're already gone
Sun is sinking down, someone else won
Words of wisdom
Pearls for swine
There's no answer
No-one's tried
Take the moment
Keep it in mind
Find another lover
Leave the last one behind
Miss the way you used to talk me through the night
How you woke me up from the ordinary life
Looking at the phone, try to make it ring
Moon is rising up, darkness that it brings
… Leave a little light on
… Help me find a way
In case this song should find you
Just in case you ever want me to
I called you Amazing
You said I was kind
You never asked the question
We ran out of time
D-E-D a, D-E-D G, C, b, a, G… a, D, G… F, G, b, D
Get Over You
02/09/12 23:21
Get Over You
I tumble down into your darkness
Nothing left to keep my balance
The oceans divide what we pull away
Like the final moments of a dimming day
I think I can get over you
If I can just get over of you
Couldn't hurt if I turn aside
Truth is loneliest by my side
Never said love and I never lied
The silence is deep and the distance wide
Spare a thought but don't make the call
You're better off with him, after all
I think I might get over you
If I can just get over of you
X02100, X02200, C+D, G
G, f#, E
…
b, A, E, Esus4, E
E, F#, G#, B, C#, X02100
…
D, C, F, G
D, C, F, G, f#, E
I tumble down into your darkness
Nothing left to keep my balance
The oceans divide what we pull away
Like the final moments of a dimming day
I think I can get over you
If I can just get over of you
Couldn't hurt if I turn aside
Truth is loneliest by my side
Never said love and I never lied
The silence is deep and the distance wide
Spare a thought but don't make the call
You're better off with him, after all
I think I might get over you
If I can just get over of you
X02100, X02200, C+D, G
G, f#, E
…
b, A, E, Esus4, E
E, F#, G#, B, C#, X02100
…
D, C, F, G
D, C, F, G, f#, E
No Good (06.05.12)
07/06/12 12:33
No Good
Asus2 (X02200) f7. D (barre), repeat then d
You used to move over me
Like morning fog in a silent movie
You used to move over me
Until you got over me
A clear, still lake that reflected the sky
That's how it was with you and I
Until the blue went dark in a starry disguise
And you learned how to say goodbye
(F) Well I tried for just as (A) long as I could
Sometimes longer than it felt that I should
(b) You knew all along I was (A) just no good
(E) No good at all to you
We hear the silence in different ways
I took the nights and you kept the days
This gift we're given wont ever pay
But after goodbye, what's left to say
Well I tried for just as long as I could
Sometimes longer than it felt that I should
You knew all along I was just no good
No good at all to you
Asus2 (X02200) f7. D (barre), repeat then d
You used to move over me
Like morning fog in a silent movie
You used to move over me
Until you got over me
A clear, still lake that reflected the sky
That's how it was with you and I
Until the blue went dark in a starry disguise
And you learned how to say goodbye
(F) Well I tried for just as (A) long as I could
Sometimes longer than it felt that I should
(b) You knew all along I was (A) just no good
(E) No good at all to you
We hear the silence in different ways
I took the nights and you kept the days
This gift we're given wont ever pay
But after goodbye, what's left to say
Well I tried for just as long as I could
Sometimes longer than it felt that I should
You knew all along I was just no good
No good at all to you
Run (01.20.12)
26/01/12 19:39
Run
Secrets and shadows (d)
And long-term and gallows (d)
And more… than you know (C, G)
So good to see you
The better to beat you
They won't… let you go
They all want something (A#)
And you have nothing (A#)
So just stay out of the way (F)
No future planning (A#)
Is your understanding (A#)
Grey skies turn into rain (F, A)
Patience and practice
No script for the actress
It's all… in the show
No-one will see you
Or slow down to greet you
Someone's… got to go
They all want something
And you have nothing
So just stay out of the way
No risen savior
(who's) On good behavior
Is coming to save you today
It's always darkest before the dawn (d)
So better keep the lights on (A#, C on 2nd gtr)
When panic is your coffee and fear is your bread (d)
Always keep your running shoes on (A#, A… or C, A on 2nd gtr)
Wide eyes and sharp smiles
Lane change and more miles
And on and on it goes
The suckers all sleep in
The big truth you're keeping
Some day we're all gonna know
Secrets and shadows (d)
And long-term and gallows (d)
And more… than you know (C, G)
So good to see you
The better to beat you
They won't… let you go
They all want something (A#)
And you have nothing (A#)
So just stay out of the way (F)
No future planning (A#)
Is your understanding (A#)
Grey skies turn into rain (F, A)
Patience and practice
No script for the actress
It's all… in the show
No-one will see you
Or slow down to greet you
Someone's… got to go
They all want something
And you have nothing
So just stay out of the way
No risen savior
(who's) On good behavior
Is coming to save you today
It's always darkest before the dawn (d)
So better keep the lights on (A#, C on 2nd gtr)
When panic is your coffee and fear is your bread (d)
Always keep your running shoes on (A#, A… or C, A on 2nd gtr)
Wide eyes and sharp smiles
Lane change and more miles
And on and on it goes
The suckers all sleep in
The big truth you're keeping
Some day we're all gonna know
Same Old New Year (12.31.11)
31/12/11 21:41
Same Old New Year
Sun down, stars out
Nothing much to shout about
Same old new year
Just another day
Party hats, paper horns
Festive feelings so forlorn
Same old new year
Just another day
Had another dream that we were doing alright
Didn't have a thing to do with 12 o'clock midnight
Woke up in the middle when it seemed like the end
It'd be nice if this life would make sense now and then
Early to bed, late to rise
I don't expect any surprises
Same old new year
Just another day
Sun down, stars out
Nothing much to shout about
Same old new year
Just another day
Party hats, paper horns
Festive feelings so forlorn
Same old new year
Just another day
Had another dream that we were doing alright
Didn't have a thing to do with 12 o'clock midnight
Woke up in the middle when it seemed like the end
It'd be nice if this life would make sense now and then
Early to bed, late to rise
I don't expect any surprises
Same old new year
Just another day
Goodbye for Christmas (10.21.11)
23/12/11 12:32
Goodbye for Christmas
It was coming up on that time of the year
And you were telling me all your doubts and fears
Because the holidays could set your heart to broken, jagged glass
I gave you everything
And you gave me goodbye
For Christmas
It was all that I could do
You were walking out long before I knew
When these holidays set your heart to frozen sheets of rain
I gave you everything
And you gave me goodbye
For Christmas
These ghosts of Christmas past
Shadows in mind that take too long to pass
With these holidays that set your heart to red eyes and razor wire
I gave you everything
And you gave me goodbye
For Christmas
Whatever you wanted
I tried and tried
Whenever you wanted
You waved goodbye
With these holidays that do you no good at all no matter how they try
I gave you everything
And you gave me goodbye
For Christmas
It was coming up on that time of the year
And you were telling me all your doubts and fears
Because the holidays could set your heart to broken, jagged glass
I gave you everything
And you gave me goodbye
For Christmas
It was all that I could do
You were walking out long before I knew
When these holidays set your heart to frozen sheets of rain
I gave you everything
And you gave me goodbye
For Christmas
These ghosts of Christmas past
Shadows in mind that take too long to pass
With these holidays that set your heart to red eyes and razor wire
I gave you everything
And you gave me goodbye
For Christmas
Whatever you wanted
I tried and tried
Whenever you wanted
You waved goodbye
With these holidays that do you no good at all no matter how they try
I gave you everything
And you gave me goodbye
For Christmas
Can't Find My Love (08.24.11)
24/08/11 22:33
Can’t Find My Love
Chorus:
I can't find my love
Can't find my love
I can't find my love
Anywhere
She's not on the telephone
She's not where I call my home
She's not on the streets go
She's not anyone I know
Chorus
If I can't find my love by Sunday
I might find my way to the edge of the sea
That point where the water kisses the sky
And the waves was right over me
Chorus
Every message has gone unread
She won't remember what I've said
Thought I saw her once before
Can't remember anymore
Chorus
If I can't find my love by Monday
I might go find a bridge so long
And walk my way to the very last edge
Then take another step beyond
I can't find my love
Can't find my love
What does it matter if I go on alone
My love will never know
Chorus:
I can't find my love
Can't find my love
I can't find my love
Anywhere
She's not on the telephone
She's not where I call my home
She's not on the streets go
She's not anyone I know
Chorus
If I can't find my love by Sunday
I might find my way to the edge of the sea
That point where the water kisses the sky
And the waves was right over me
Chorus
Every message has gone unread
She won't remember what I've said
Thought I saw her once before
Can't remember anymore
Chorus
If I can't find my love by Monday
I might go find a bridge so long
And walk my way to the very last edge
Then take another step beyond
I can't find my love
Can't find my love
What does it matter if I go on alone
My love will never know
The Best (07.25.11)
26/07/11 02:20
The Best
Driving down the mountain a7
Hoping to forget it e7 020010
Hoping to forget you Fmaj9 133010
Mind wanders back
Opening things
I never wanted to
Never would've asked for it
Never would've taken
But it ended in my hand
Hoping you would wake up
Hoping you would stay down
Hoping I would be that man
It's just the best C, F#
I can do G, a7
Hadn't thought it through
Hadn't thought at all
But I had a thought of you
Taking me down
Taking me serious
Taking the direct route
Sometimes too much
Nothing's ever enough
For people like you and me
But we live our days
In shadows of back then
We won't ever be free
It's just the best
We can do
It's just the best
We can do
Driving down the mountain a7
Hoping to forget it e7 020010
Hoping to forget you Fmaj9 133010
Mind wanders back
Opening things
I never wanted to
Never would've asked for it
Never would've taken
But it ended in my hand
Hoping you would wake up
Hoping you would stay down
Hoping I would be that man
It's just the best C, F#
I can do G, a7
Hadn't thought it through
Hadn't thought at all
But I had a thought of you
Taking me down
Taking me serious
Taking the direct route
Sometimes too much
Nothing's ever enough
For people like you and me
But we live our days
In shadows of back then
We won't ever be free
It's just the best
We can do
It's just the best
We can do
A Long Day in the Sun (06.29.11)
30/06/11 02:43
A Long Day in the Sun
You were once in a lifetime
Like the forces that took this away
All direction comes from within
That's just what you'd probably say
And anyone else who hears this
Might think I'm singing to them
You're not anyone they'd recognize
You're just a whisper in the wind
It's not what we say that's important
It's only what's done that remains
'though everything about you is over
You still rush through my veins
It might be that everything ends
Maybe nothing that we can do
Maybe I'm only a dream
Who can't wake up from you
06.29.11
a, e, G, F
C, D, e, d
D (descending bass)
a (descending bass)
F, G
You were once in a lifetime
Like the forces that took this away
All direction comes from within
That's just what you'd probably say
And anyone else who hears this
Might think I'm singing to them
You're not anyone they'd recognize
You're just a whisper in the wind
It's not what we say that's important
It's only what's done that remains
'though everything about you is over
You still rush through my veins
It might be that everything ends
Maybe nothing that we can do
Maybe I'm only a dream
Who can't wake up from you
06.29.11
a, e, G, F
C, D, e, d
D (descending bass)
a (descending bass)
F, G
This Starry Bed (05.11.11)
11/05/11 23:10
This Starry Bed
Had I written all the names of stars
In skies so fair, in skies so far,
I would name for you the burning point
That shines so fierce, that shines so far.
Heavenly bodies to fill my night:
In heated flare, in languid might,
Starry bed to dream with your moon man
(I wish I may, I wish I might).
Hold captive this dawn another day
In lovely hands, in lustrous sway;
Then wake the morning with breathless kiss
My brightest star, so far away.
05.11.11
(Dedicated to my dear pal, Kathlene, who had her typical good sense to send a poem about daisies to me this morning)
Had I written all the names of stars
In skies so fair, in skies so far,
I would name for you the burning point
That shines so fierce, that shines so far.
Heavenly bodies to fill my night:
In heated flare, in languid might,
Starry bed to dream with your moon man
(I wish I may, I wish I might).
Hold captive this dawn another day
In lovely hands, in lustrous sway;
Then wake the morning with breathless kiss
My brightest star, so far away.
05.11.11
(Dedicated to my dear pal, Kathlene, who had her typical good sense to send a poem about daisies to me this morning)
Let You Go (03.07.11)
22/04/11 23:21
Let You Go
I read the license plates ahead
Trying to decode what the planet said
And I know nobody belongs to anyone
So I guess it's time to let you go
But if life was full of nothing else
Than pain and sorrow and regret
We wouldn't cling to the surface so
And I guess it means I'll let you go
If something were to happen
If something finally went wrong
I'd want you to have something
So you can have this song
But if something ever happens
If you should change your mind
I'll turn this ship around and then
Stay with you 'til you change your mind
The grey skies will someday shine again
The worst of times will leave us then
But in the lifetime between I know
I'm going to have to let you go
(weird chords... too complicated to type out at the moment)
I read the license plates ahead
Trying to decode what the planet said
And I know nobody belongs to anyone
So I guess it's time to let you go
But if life was full of nothing else
Than pain and sorrow and regret
We wouldn't cling to the surface so
And I guess it means I'll let you go
If something were to happen
If something finally went wrong
I'd want you to have something
So you can have this song
But if something ever happens
If you should change your mind
I'll turn this ship around and then
Stay with you 'til you change your mind
The grey skies will someday shine again
The worst of times will leave us then
But in the lifetime between I know
I'm going to have to let you go
(weird chords... too complicated to type out at the moment)
Only the Pale Moon (02.15.11)
15/02/11 21:49
Only the Pale Moon
You lay there in the dark until the hour no-one knows
Hand upon your heart as you still swear you're not alone
But only the pale moon will catch the wishes you have thrown
Mistakes you made will always be your own, all your own
Chances you take are evidence you're off the throne
But only the pale moon will catch the wishes you have thrown
And I wish I could tell you there's someone else in your lonely mind
But why would you believe me if you'd leave at the first chance you could find
You lay there in the dark with the words I said to you
You never trust the first five hundred times you hear "I love you"
But only the pale moon will catch the wishes you have thrown
Yes, only the pale moon will catch the wishes you have thrown
F-G (4/3, 4/5)
C (3/3)
Middle: A#, C
You lay there in the dark until the hour no-one knows
Hand upon your heart as you still swear you're not alone
But only the pale moon will catch the wishes you have thrown
Mistakes you made will always be your own, all your own
Chances you take are evidence you're off the throne
But only the pale moon will catch the wishes you have thrown
And I wish I could tell you there's someone else in your lonely mind
But why would you believe me if you'd leave at the first chance you could find
You lay there in the dark with the words I said to you
You never trust the first five hundred times you hear "I love you"
But only the pale moon will catch the wishes you have thrown
Yes, only the pale moon will catch the wishes you have thrown
F-G (4/3, 4/5)
C (3/3)
Middle: A#, C
Flight (02.13.11)
15/02/11 21:46
Flight
D, A, C, G… D, A, C, G… D, A, C, G, B, Bsus4, E
E thing: E (add 6/2, 6/3, 6/4), 000230, 000340
I know you say you love her (A)
Must be that Catholic thing (E thing)
What would you do if the Pope came through (A)
And gave you absolution to lose that golden ring (C, B)
I know you hope for tomorrow
Save it for today
I know you always long for the past
Let me tell you something, it don't work that way
Did she follow you here (D, A, C)
Does she know where you are (D, A, C)
Can you keep up the pace (D, A, C)
Will she swallow your heart? (B)
I know you've tried so hard
To do what is right by you
The difference is far too far to cross
And she won't meet you halfway no matter what you do
Did she follow you here
Does she know where you go
Can you live this life, live this life
If the pain's still there tomorrow?
I know it's difficult
To feel the failure everyday
But if she won't walk you know you'd better run
And keep on going until she's gone away
Did she follow you here
Does she know what to say
Can you pull out the truth
To live another day?
D, A, C, G… D, A, C, G… D, A, C, G, B, Bsus4, E
D, A, C, G… D, A, C, G… D, A, C, G, B, Bsus4, E
E thing: E (add 6/2, 6/3, 6/4), 000230, 000340
I know you say you love her (A)
Must be that Catholic thing (E thing)
What would you do if the Pope came through (A)
And gave you absolution to lose that golden ring (C, B)
I know you hope for tomorrow
Save it for today
I know you always long for the past
Let me tell you something, it don't work that way
Did she follow you here (D, A, C)
Does she know where you are (D, A, C)
Can you keep up the pace (D, A, C)
Will she swallow your heart? (B)
I know you've tried so hard
To do what is right by you
The difference is far too far to cross
And she won't meet you halfway no matter what you do
Did she follow you here
Does she know where you go
Can you live this life, live this life
If the pain's still there tomorrow?
I know it's difficult
To feel the failure everyday
But if she won't walk you know you'd better run
And keep on going until she's gone away
Did she follow you here
Does she know what to say
Can you pull out the truth
To live another day?
D, A, C, G… D, A, C, G… D, A, C, G, B, Bsus4, E
Long Gone (02.08.11)
15/02/11 21:43
Long Gone
You sit waiting by the phone
You can't stand to be alone
And when the call, it never comes
Don't you wonder why you're not the one
I got a secret I need to share
Ever wonder how why this went nowhere
One minute I'm there, next I'm gone
It don't matter much baby, 'cause my love… is on the run
I could feel it coming, coming down
Couldn't stand the heat so I got out of town
And if I ever, if I ever come this way again
Honey don't you wait up for me 'cause this love is at an end
Don't you want to be
Where you ought to be
Babe, that's not with me
Don't you know, don't you know
Don't you want to feel
Something that is real
Get off of this wheel
That goes round, always goes around
Now the wheel's coming loose
When you arrive at the truth
I could've told you long ago
But you never listen, oh no
The sun's gonna rise again
Remember I told you back then
Some things don't last longer
Than they ought to
Don't you want to be
Exactly where you ought to be
Just say goodbye to me
'Cause I'm gone, long gone
And if there's something more
You feel like we've ignored
Just sweep it off the floor
'Cause I'm gone, long gone
Don't you ever look back
At how far we've gone off the track
Love don't matter when you're don't love back
'Cause I'm gone, long gone
Time to break your heart again
Then set it right again
Just keep moving on and on
'Cause I'm gone, long gone
f# A f# A f# A f# D E f# • b7 D A f# b7 D A f# b7D f#
You sit waiting by the phone
You can't stand to be alone
And when the call, it never comes
Don't you wonder why you're not the one
I got a secret I need to share
Ever wonder how why this went nowhere
One minute I'm there, next I'm gone
It don't matter much baby, 'cause my love… is on the run
I could feel it coming, coming down
Couldn't stand the heat so I got out of town
And if I ever, if I ever come this way again
Honey don't you wait up for me 'cause this love is at an end
Don't you want to be
Where you ought to be
Babe, that's not with me
Don't you know, don't you know
Don't you want to feel
Something that is real
Get off of this wheel
That goes round, always goes around
Now the wheel's coming loose
When you arrive at the truth
I could've told you long ago
But you never listen, oh no
The sun's gonna rise again
Remember I told you back then
Some things don't last longer
Than they ought to
Don't you want to be
Exactly where you ought to be
Just say goodbye to me
'Cause I'm gone, long gone
And if there's something more
You feel like we've ignored
Just sweep it off the floor
'Cause I'm gone, long gone
Don't you ever look back
At how far we've gone off the track
Love don't matter when you're don't love back
'Cause I'm gone, long gone
Time to break your heart again
Then set it right again
Just keep moving on and on
'Cause I'm gone, long gone
f# A f# A f# A f# D E f# • b7 D A f# b7 D A f# b7D f#
Spare Guitar (01.30.11)
30/01/11 16:43
Spare Guitar
I imagine you
On a sunny day
That faraway look
That holds my gaze
Find my spare guitar
I start to play
For you... For you
I imagine we
Are so refined
The perfect match
Your hand fits mine
With a spare guitar
In three-four time
For you... For you
And if there's ever
Any
Thing you need from me
Say the word
And I'm running
I imagine I
Might see you soon
Someday when
You want me to
Play some spare guitar
And dance with you
With you
Verses:
xx7500, xx5400, xx4200, xx2000, 212300, 101200
Middle:
E, d, a7, E, 033200, G, 220007, E, 032100
I imagine you
On a sunny day
That faraway look
That holds my gaze
Find my spare guitar
I start to play
For you... For you
I imagine we
Are so refined
The perfect match
Your hand fits mine
With a spare guitar
In three-four time
For you... For you
And if there's ever
Any
Thing you need from me
Say the word
And I'm running
I imagine I
Might see you soon
Someday when
You want me to
Play some spare guitar
And dance with you
With you
Verses:
xx7500, xx5400, xx4200, xx2000, 212300, 101200
Middle:
E, d, a7, E, 033200, G, 220007, E, 032100