INTRO: G C G

VERSE:

[(G)]Look out, Mama, there’s a wh[(C)]ite boat coming down the rive[(G)]r[(C)][(G)]
With a [(C)]big red beacon and a flag and a man on the ra[(G)]il[(C)][(G)]
I think you’d [(C)]better call John ‘cause it don’t look like they’re here
To [(Bm)]deliver the ma[(C)]il
And it’s [(Bm7)]less than a mile aw[(Cmaj7)]ay I hope[(Bm7)] they didn’t come to stay[(Cmaj7)]
It’s got [(Bm7)]numbers on the side and a g[(Cmaj7)]un,
And it’s making [(D)]big w[(Dsus)]aves.[(D)][(Dsus)][(D)][(Dsus)][(D)][(C)][(G)][(C)][(G)][(C)][(G)]

VERSE:

[(G)]Daddy’s gone, my br[(C)]other’s out hunting in the moun[(G)]tains[(C)][(G)]
Big [(C)]John’s been drinking since the river took Emmy Lo[(G)]u[(C)][(G)]
So the [(C)]powers that be left me here to do all the th[(Bm)]inking[(C)]
And I [(Bm7)]just turned twenty-[(Cmaj7)]two I was wond[(Bm7)]ering what to do[(Cmaj7)]
And the [(Bm7)]closer they ca[(Cmaj7)]me
The more those feelings [(D)]grew[(Dsus)][(D)][(Dsus)][(D)][(Dsus)][(D)][(C)][(G)][(C)][(G)][(C)][(G)]

VERSE:

[(G)]Daddy’s rifle in my ha[(C)]nds felt reassuri[(G)]ng[(C)][(G)]
He told me, [(C)]red means run son, numbers add up to no[(G)]thing[(C)][(G)]
But when that [(C)]first shot hit the dock, I saw it co[(Bm)]ming[(C)]
Raised the [(Bm7)]rifle to my ey[(Cmaj7)]e. Never stop[(Bm7)]ped to wonder why[(Cmaj7)]
Then [(Bm7)]I saw black and my face [(Cmaj7)]flash in the sky[(D)][(Dsus)][(D)][(Dsus)][(D)][(Dsus)][(D)][(C)][(G)][(C)][(G)][(C)][(G)]

BREAK: (VERSE CHORDS)

VERSE: ( same chords) End on (G)

Shelter me from the powder and the finger
Cover me with the thought that pulled the trigger
Just think of me as one you never figured
To fade away so young, with so much left undone
Remember me to my love. I know I’ll miss her

INTRO: Fmaj7 Cmaj7 2x

Here we all are at the end of “the century of beauty lost”.
We greedily ate what you gave us, the rest we tossed.
We’ve trapped all your rivers, paved every pass,
Pulled at your sky till we caused it to rip.
But you’ve got Jimi Hendrix so lets call it an even split.

I’ve met a girl who has turned my whole world upside down.
The stars I once stretched for, now litter the ground.
I am cursed by too little, or is it too much belief,
In the strength of another man’s words.
But I’ve got a girl, thank you Lord.

Ahhhhhhh Ahhhhhh Ahhhhhhh Ahhhhh 2x

Fmaj7 Cmaj7 2x

Here we all are at the start of another thousand years.
All those love stories, yet to be told.
Ours is this river asleep at our feet,
Blessed by this wet autumn day.
Here we all are…

Ahhhhhhh Ahhhhhh Ahhhhhhh Ahhhhh 2x -FADE

VERSE:

One foot stands before the crib
The other by the casket
A question formed upon stilled lips
Is passed on but never asked

CHORUS:

I guess I believe that there’s a point to what we do
But I ask myself is there something more besides you?

VERSE:

Two are born to cross
Their paths, their lives, their hearts
If by chance one turns away
Are they forever lost?

CHORUS:

I guess I believe that there’s a point to what we do
But I ask myself is there something more besides you?

VERSE:

This morning I awoke,
The bed warm where it once was cold
Small blessings laid upon us
Small mysteries slowly unfold

CHORUS:

Yet I still wonder is there a point to what we do?
’Cause I kind of doubt that there is something more besides you

TAG:
Although it’s hard to find the pointto what we do,
Do I dare believe that there is something more besides you?

INTRO: G

VERSE:

Mornings feel so damn sad these days
Without the call of the 8:15.
That old familiar echo has finally died away
Leaving nothing but a chill where there once was a mighty scream.

CHORUS:

And I’ve watched the flat cars take away our timber.
I’ve watched the coal cars steal our rock.
And now that we’ve got nothing left to take we’re told
That the wheels will stop turning, the whistles will stop blowing,
These [/C]foo[/B]lish dreams must stop.

VERSE:

Last year they closed down the post office,
Took the only flag we had in town.
That old brick building still stands like a cenotaph
To a vision lost and buried in a very distant past.

CHORUS:

And I’ve watched the flat cars take away our timber.
I’ve watched the coal cars steal our rock.
And now that we’ve got nothing left to take we’re told
That the wheels will stop turning, the whistles will stop blowing,
These [/C]foo[/B]lish dreams must stop.

BRIDGE:

The longest train I’ve ever seen was the train that you were on.
I walked you to the station, we kissed and you were gone.
I dream at night about you coming home.
The train in the station, your uniform on fire
As you stepped onto the platform the band plays a little louder,
And as we embrace your cap falls off.
Oh, I guess these foolish dreams must stop.

VERSE:

Mornings feel so damn sad these days
Without the call of the 8:15.
Looks like this town is finally gonna die away
Leaving nothing but broken promises where there once was small town dreams

CHORUS:

And I’ve watched the flat cars take away our timber.
I’ve watched the coal cars steal our rock.
And now that we’ve got nothing left to take we’re told
That the Tv stations will be closing main street windows will need boardsing
That these [/C]foo[/B]lish dreams must stop.

INTRO: E A9 Bsus

Sun comes up, it’s Tuesday morning
Hits me straight in the eye
Guess you forgot to close the blind last night
Oh that’s right, I forgot, it was me

I sure do miss the smell of black coffee in the morning,
The sound of water splashing all over the bathroom,
The kiss that you would give me even though I was sleeping,
But I kind of like the feel of this extra few feet in my bed

Telephone’s ringing, but I don’t answer it
‘Cause everybody knows that good news always sleeps till noon
Guess it’s tea and toast for breakfast again
Maybe I’ll add a little T.V. too
No milk! God, how I hate that
Guess I’ll go to the corner, get breakfast from Jenny
She’s got a black eye this morning, “Jen how’d ya get it?”
She says, “Last night, Bobby got a little bit out of hand”

Lunchtime, I start to dial your number
Then I remember so I reach for something to smoke
And anyways I’d rather listen to Coltrane
Than go through all that shit again
There’s something about an afternoon spent doing nothing
Just listening to records and watching the sun falling
Thinking of things that don’t have to add up to something
And this spell won’t be broken
By the sound of keys scraping in the lock

Maybe tonight it’s a movie
With plenty of room for elbows and knees
A bag of popcorn all to myself,
Black and white with a strong female lead
And if I don’t like it, no debate, I’ll leave

Here comes that feeling that I’d forgotten
How strange these streets feel
when you’re alone on them
Each pair of eyes just filled with suggestion
So I lower my head, make a beleine for home
Seething inside

Funny, I’d never noticed
The sound the streetcars make as they pass my window
Which reminds me that I forgot to close the blind again
Yeah, sure I’ll admit there are times when I miss you
Especially like now when I need someone to hold me
But there are some things that can never be forgiven
And I just gotta tell you
That I kinda like this extra few feet in my bed

INTRO: G D Dsus C G G G D C C

I’ve been told that it’s just the way life goes.
Once the wildest river is now a trickle to the sea.
The peak we risk our lives to scale becomes dirt beneath our feet.
The wisdom of a life time always disappears untapped.
Paradise once given will always be taken back.
And the love you hang your life upon will start to slowly crack.

VERSE 2:

I have seen people suffocate the dream.
Forgetting to turn that one last time while she watches through the door.
Focusing on the garbage that she use to ignore.
Thinking she looks so beautiful but not yelling it out loud.
He should have thought to kiss her before he headed out.
Just forgetting how fucking lucky you are to have found her in such a crowd.

But we’ve seen a cloud of starlings rising on a crisp autumn day.
We were handed the weight of a child sleeping and bore her away.
We’ve tasted the tears that fall when saying goodbye forever.
C G D (LET RING) G D Dsus C G G G D C C
And we’ve seen the silver from a waxing moon wash upon the shore.

VERSE 3: SAME AS VERSE 2

I have heard about the lives of small swift birds.
They dazzle with their colour and their deftness through the air.
Just a simple glimpse will keep you simply standing there.
Legendary journeys made on fragile hollow wings.
The night skies rich with whistling each and every spring.
And then there’s the day we look for them and can’t find them anywhere.

I’ve been told that it’s just the way life goes.

INTRO: Dm

Jesus was a carpenter he died nailed to a wooden cross.
Irony oh irony upon me it’s never lost.

Gather ‘round now people, I’m here to tell a tale
About a man who walks among you, a man you each know well.
My name is Simon Keeper I had a wife and three grown kids,
A job in the towers cooking the books for the shills that grease the skids.

CHORUS:
Irony oh irony, you are a bitter fruit to eat.
Stripped of all your beauty your flesh is none too sweet.

VERSE:

Now I ain’t the most honest man that ever worked a skim.
I was caught with my hand in the cookie jar and brother that was it.
Fifty-four and a big black mark upon my resume,
I found selling off what you don’t own might earn you the time of day.

Next it was a letter from my darling one,
“what’s yours is mine, what’s mine is mine”,
Sealed with a hug and kiss.
One by one my children closed their lives to me.
Lesson learned on Daddy’s knee,
“give no quarter to the weak”.

CHORUS:

Irony oh irony, you are the polar seed of truth,
You grow upon the open plain the faithful you uproot.

VERSE:

Kicked around ‘bout a year living hand to mouth,
Then one day tryin’ to bum a light I felt my will give out.
Sat right down on the corner, started prayin’ a little too loud.
Left my troubles far behind
When I saw them emptying their pockets out.

CHORUS:

Irony oh irony, you are a treacherous son of a bitch,
Pretending not to care about the heights you’ll never reach.

VERSE:

Now I won’t start in preaching ‘bout reaping what you sow,
This is the story of a half-hearted man, half honest as they go.
But sit on down and rest a spell I’ve got another tale to tell.
About a lost young man in a far away land whose life is just too easy to sell

CHORUS:

Jesus was a carpenter he died nailed to a wooden cross.
Irony oh irony upon me it is never lost.

Jesus was a carpenter he died nailed to a wooden cross.
Irony oh irony upon me……it’s never lost.

INTRO: D G D A G D

VERSE:
I’m always walkin’ after midnight
yeah out in the moonlight
The way we used to do
I’m always walkin’ after midnight
Searching for you
I’m always walkin’ after midnight
Searching for you

CHORUS:

I stop to see a weeping willow
Cryin’ on his pillow
Maybe he’s cryin’ for me
And as the skies turn gloomy
The night winds whisper to me
I’m lonesome as I can be
I’m always walkin’ after midnight
Searching for you

BREAK: verse chords

VERSE:
I walk for miles along the highway
Well, that’s just my way
Of sayin’ I love you
I’m always walkin’ after midnight
Searchin’ for you
I walk for miles along the highway
Searchin’ for you

SOLO: verse chords

VERSE:

I’m always walkin’ after midnight
yeah in the moonlight
hopin’ you may be
Somewhere a-walkin’ after midnight
Searchin’ for me
I’m always walkin’ after midnight
Searching for you

Intro: C Am C Am

This street holds its secrets
like a cobra holds its kill
This street minds its business
like a jailer minds his jail
That house there is haunted
That door’s a portal to hell
This street holds its secrets very well

That man wears his skin
like a dancer wears her veils
That man stalks his victims
like a cancer stalks a cell
That man’s soul has left him
his heart’s as deadly as a rusty nail
That man sheds his skin like a veil

Lord, you play a hard game
you know we follow every rule
Then you take the one thing
we thought we’d never lose
All I ask is if she’s with you
please keep her warm and safe
and if its in your power
(stop) C Am C Am
please purge the memory,…of this place.

This life holds its secrets
like a seashell holds the sea
soft and distand calling
like a faded memory
This life has its victories
but its defeats tear so viciously
This life holds its secrets
like the sea.

INTRO: A D A E A D A E A

Caught in the vice of heaven and earth
He turned his life into a cell
Imprisoned by the doubts that hound us all
And the desires that we all know so well
His days lost to promises, his nights he purged of dreams
And he’d wake in the hours before sunrise
And dread the coming of the day

Never thought a man could become so desperate
Never thought a life could lose so much hope
To be tearing at the roots around you
As if in manacles, or irons, or ropes
They say he told his children that all he taught was lost
That love and pride and honesty
Were gained at too high a cost

It’s been thirty summers that I’ve spent with him
And I expect thirty more to pass
He has blessed my life in so many ways
That I could never turn my back
But I need just one more reminder
Of the man that he used to be
If he would just look deep into my eyes
And say it’s in you my love that I will find the key.
OUTRO: D E A D D E A E A