Sam Quinn - Suite Motown

.........F.........................................Bb

i only feel like i'm asking when i'm asking

...........F...................................C

i'm only asking 'cause i don't have enough

............Dm

of these things that i want

.............Am

oh these things that i want

.........Bb....................C

i find i always use them up

i only feel like i'm crying when i'm crying
i'm only crying 'cause the tears ain't so much
i can't sit here all alone
i'm so scared when i'm at home
i'll find a world that's right for me

Bb..........................Gm...........................F

i can feel it when the lights come on in the city from my house

Bb.............................Gm..............................Am....Bb...Am...Bb

and i can feel it when the lights go down on me


i only feel like i'm slipping when i'm slipping
i'm only slipping 'cause it hurts in my blood
i can't change who i am
i don't have another plan
why did i ever try to lie?
i only feel like i'm lying when i'm lying
i'm only lying 'cause the truth hurts so much
i can smile through the pain
but i know it doesn't change
oh god i've torn out my insides
i can feel it when the lights come on in the city from my house
and i can feel it when the lights go down on me


it only feels like i'm asking when i'm asking
i'm only asking because i don't have enough of these things that i want
oh these things that i want
i find i always use them up

Joe Pernice - Prince Valium

Capo II

D...D/C#...G/B...A*

D...................D/C#

once or twice to kill my pain and

G/B................A*

once to bring it back again

......Em....................C.................A

no I never leaned so heavy on a song

it's the losing end that brings you down

so broken and lonesome you won't be found

and you pray someday you go back there again

..............Bm................F#m

cause the cure is long in coming

.........G...................D

and it never lasts so long

...........F#m................Bm.......................A

guess a little was just a little too much to ask you for

maybe once or twice for the last time try

and once to let my feelings die

and I don't remember if we both survived

it's the losing end that brings you down

so broken and lonesome you won't be found

and you pray someday you go back there again

cause the cure is long in coming

and it never lasts so long

guess a little was just a little too much to ask you for

..........Bm..................F#m

always knew you'd be going

.............Em.......................D

though I did not know just when

...Em...............A.......................D..........D/C#

so help me Lord, get me stoned again

so help me Lord, get me stoned again

Bm..........F#m........................G.........................D

I see your face in the bleeding hearts that go too soon

F#m...............Bm...................A

I see you in the wreckage of the moon

cause the cure is long in coming

and it never lasts so long

guess a little was just a little too much to ask you for

always knew you'd be going

though I did not know just when

so help me Lord, get me stoned again

so help me Lord, get me stoned again

so help me Lord, get me stoned again

A*

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Elephant Micah - The Queen of Rocky Ripple

(Spinning on Air version)

(capo I for The Mayor or Rocky Ripple's First Three Demos version)

F...........................Bb...............F

the great blue heron knows her name

F...............................Bb................C

the seasons change, she stays the same

.....F.................................Bb...............F

she does her whipple and she sings her mind

F.......Bb........C.......F

on the rocky ripple side

the river shows up at her door

the way it did in years before

she marks how high those waters rise

on the rocky ripple side

the morning blows its whistle low

sounding once to pass her slow

she thinks back to another time

on the rocky ripple side

the great blue heron knows her name

the seasons change, she stays the same

she does her whipple and she sings her mind

on the rocky ripple side

The Talking Heads - People Like Us

G...C..D

G....Bm.................C

In 1950 when I was born

G.................Bm................C

Papa couldn't afford to buy us much

F.............Bb..........................F......C

He said be proud of what you are

D..........................A............................G

There's something special 'bout people like us

Em.............G
People like us

C.............................A........C

(Who will answer the telephone)

Em.............G

People like us

C.............................D

(Growing as big as a house)

Em............G

People like us

C........................D

(Gonna make it because)

.....C................G...............C...G
We don't want freedom

.....C................G..............C...G

We don't want justice

.....C...G...A......C.............G............C

We just want someone to love.

D...............G............C....D

Someone to love.

I was called upon in the 3rd grade class
I gave my answer and it caused a fuss
I'm not the same as ev'ryone else
And times were hard for people like us

People like us
(Who will answer the telephone)
People like us
(Growing as big as a house)
People like us
(Gonna make it because)

C..................G
What good is freedom?

G..................A...............C

God laughs at people like us

C...........G

I see it coming

A................C................D

Like coming down from above

The clouds roll by and the moon comes up
How long must we live in the heat of the sun
Millions of people are waitin' on love
And this is a song about people like us

People like us
(Who answe the telephone)
People like us
(Growing big as a house)
People like us
(Gonna make it because)
We don't want freedom
We don't want justice
We just want someone to love.

Someone to love.
Someone to love.
Someone to love.

Songs: Ohia - Hold On Magnolia

Capo IV

F...C...F...C...Am...Em...G

F.....C....Am....Em...G...........................F..........C

Hold on Magnolia to that great highway moon

F..C.............Am.........Em

No one has to be that strong

...................G

But if you’re stubborn like me

.............................F............C

I know what you’re trying to be
Hold on Magnolia, I hear that station bell ring
You might be holding the last light I see
Before the dark finally gets a hold of me
Hold on Magnolia, I know what a true friend you’ve been
In my life I have had my doubts
But tonight I think I’ve worked it out with all of them
Hold on Magnolia to the thunder and the rain
To the lightning that has just signed my name to the bottom line
Hold on Magnolia to that great highway moon
No one has to be that strong
But if you’re stubborn like me

Hold on Magnolia, I hear that lonesome whistle whine
Hold on Magnolia
I think its almost time

Hold on Magnolia
I think its almost time

The Fox Hunt - I'll Drink Cheap

G

well I know you like to drink

................................C

and I know you like the best

G

when you go out with your friends

....D

it's anybody's guess

G

girl when you're out with me

..................C..........................G

I'll break the bank you know it's true

G

darlin' I'll drink cheap

...D...........G

so you don't have to

.......C

yeah I'll drink cheap

...............G

so you can have what you like

.....D

you know I don't mind paying

.........G

if you come with me tonight

........C

cause I like seeing you

.................G

under them big old neon lights

A

bray will get me just as drunk

...D........................D7

it just don't taste as nice

....G

it's PBR for me

C........................G

Guiness Draft for you

G

darlin' I'll drink cheap

....D............G

so you don't have to

yeah whenever we go out

her eyes get fixed on the top shelve

it's long island ice teas for her

and real drinks for myself

this guitar don't pay too much

so I must be a fool

darlin' I'll drink cheap

so you don't have to

yeah I'll drink cheap

so you can have what you like

you know I don't mind paying

if you come with me tonight

cause I like seeing you

under them big old neon lights

bray will get me just as drunk

it just don't taste as nice

it's Old Grandad for me

Maker's Mark for you

darlin' I'll drink cheap

so you don't have to

well I know you like to drink

and your gonna get the best

cause I'll make sure that you

don't have to settle for any less

it ain't too much hassle

as long as you're still being true

darlin' I'll drink cheap

so you don't have to

yeah I'll drink cheap

so you can have what you like

you know I don't mind paying

if you come with me tonight

cause I like seeing you

under them big old neon lights

bray will get me just as drunk

it just don't taste as nice

it's two Yuenglings for me

two Jaeger bombs for you

darlin' I'll drink cheap

so you don't have to

yeah I'll drink cheap

so you don't have to

The Fox Hunt - Screw Me Up

G....Am..C

..G

I left her sleeping in her bed

.........................Am

now I'm not sure how

.....C

but stationed in the morning

......G

the Saturday night crowds

G

forget about the things I said

.........................Am

I'm always telling lies

...D

I told you I'd forget you

..................G

now you're all that's on my mind

there's a train that keeps me up at night

if I don't take my pills

and I'd quit but now just ain't the time

and I don't have the will

tired of feeling beaten down

lonesome and wrong

now nights I wished would never end

they all seem so damn long

...C

so screw me up and leave me

...G

a tattoo of your name

......D

and tell all of your friends

............G...............G7

that I'm no good anyway

.....C

it's no use looking around

.....................G.....G/F#......Em

I know you're on my mind to stay

......D

just screw me up and leave me

...G

a tattoo of your name

Em

I got a car but it's out of fuel

.......C

and me I'm out of cash

.......G

I'm almost out of cigarettes

..........D

these days they all go fast

and I've messed up one too many times

I'm just a bastard in your eyes

come on girl I need a place to stay

tonight

so screw me up and leave me

a tattoo of your name

and tell all of your friends

that I'm no good anyway

it's no use looking around

I know you're on my mind to stay

just screw me up and leave me

a tattoo of your name

just screw me up and leave me

a tattoo of your name

and tell all of your friends

that I'm no good anyway

it's no use looking around

I know you're on my mind to stay

just screw me up and leave me

a tattoo of your name

The Weight - Ohio

Bm...G...D...A

Bm

Ohio

..................G

well I won't write no letters

...........D

I won't send no cards

......A

anymore

well I've been waiting

for your sweetest daughter

but she's never coming

coming home

..............G....................D

and I got lost outside of Cleveland

..............G.....................A

when the storm is coming down

........G...............D

just a shout at Indiana

................Bm................A

supposed to be Chicago bound

...............G

well all this wandering

..............Bm........................A

has got me feeling tired and restless

...............G

I've been wondering

...Bm..........A

if anyone will miss us

..............G............................D

there's no sweethearts waiting for me

..........A

back at home

..........................G

and there's no one sitting

.........Bm.................A

no one's waiting by a phone

Ohio

well I won't write no letters

I won't send no cards

anymore

well I've been waiting

for your sweetest daughter

but she's never coming

coming home

in the alleys filled with dreams

sleepy charlatans who roll

up and down these streets all night

spinning the thread back into gold

don't come far

well you'll find me back in Athens

but I got nothing

left to dream or chase after

all my friends are pulling onto

another town

and I'm spinning wheels

but I'm feeling too broke down

and all my life

well I've waited for

a girl like you

to come around

but I left my heart

down in Ohio highway

and I can't be anywhere

till it's found

Ohio

well I won't write no letters

I won't send no cards

anymore

well I've been waiting

for your sweetest daughter

but she's never coming

coming home

Sons of Bill - Lost Love and Indie Rockers

Capo II

G

yeah I've always had a complex

of inferiority

but I never thought I'd lose you girl

to pure androgyny

........C

up on stage singing

..........................G

with a fake British accent

G

yeah he plays the synthesizer

and he drives a one speed Schwinn

with an apartment in the ghetto

that his momma bought for him

..................C

he thinks he's different

.......................................G

I guess different is what is in

............Am.......................................C

and I'm holding back an urge to throw a bottle

............G....................................D

but you can't take your eyes off of him

......................C

he's so fucking cool

..................G

so much for me

.........................D

my sad country songs

............................G

couldn't make you stay

..........................C

and baby I can't change

..................G

nothing I can do

............................D

he's gonna steal you away

......................G

he's so fucking cool

yeah well I still chew tobacco

and you think it's gross as hell

but he smokes Lucky Strikes

and you were hanging on every exhale

as he lights up another song

yeah well he thinks my flannel shirt

is just a throw-back to Nirvana

and he says he don't like Country

but he likes Americana

Twang-Rock, Post-Punk

Atmospheric, Indie Rock and Roll

I tried to tell you girl that all those words don't mean a thing

if your songs ain't got no soul

but he's fucking cool

so much for me

my sad country songs

couldn't make you stay

and baby I can't change

nothing I can do

he's gonna steal you away

he's so fucking cool

..............C

yeah well honey would you love me more

.....G

if I wore women's jeans

...................D

or would you still be a victim

...G

of Post-Modernity

...................C

because you used to love Hank Williams

........G

now Sonic Youth's your band

.........Am

oh but honey I still love you

......C.....................D

so I guess you win again

he's so fucking

he's so fucking cool

so much for me

my sad country songs

couldn't make you stay

and baby I can't change

nothing I can do

he's gonna steal you away

he's so fucking cool

so much for me

my sad country songs

couldn't make you stay

and baby I can't change

nothing I can do

he's gonna steal you away

he's so fucking cool

Phosphorescent - Los Angeles

Dm..........Am

the road is alive

Gm................F...........C

everybody's all here

Dm.........Am

I'm closing my eyes

Gm............F.............C

till the colors appear

Dm.............Am

throw me your line

Gm................F...........C

ain't it funny up here

Dm..............Am

to stand in the light

Gm........................................F............C

say I ain't came to Los Angeles just to die

Bb

...........F...................................C............Bb

are you getting a lot of attention baby

............F................................C............Bb

are they coming in every direction baby

............F................................C............Bb

are they covering you up with affection baby

............F................................C............Bb

are they giving you a lot of attention baby

they told me my eyes

would never be clearer

to hold on to mine

make good money out here

they told me those lies

just a grinning from ear to ear

they showed me a lie

they said "here is our offer, ain't it fine"

are you getting a lot of attention baby

are they coming in every direction baby

are they covering you up with affection baby

are they giving you a lot of attention baby

the road is alive

with the trouble and fear

frozen and blind

that's how they couple out here

oh me oh my

they call me colored up here

I looked in their eyes

say I ain't came to Los Angeles just to die

are you getting a lot of attention there

aw your bleeding from every direction ain't you

are they covering you up with affection

are you getting a lot of attention now

Magnolia Electric Co - Song For Willie

Capo IV

D..G..A..C

D..A..D

Bm........G............A...........C

as long as there are sundowns

...............D..........A........D

there will always be the west

........F#m.......Bm............................A...........D

in the hopeless times what hope have I hung to

..............................A...................G

for one the western skies and the rest

...................D

you're baby blue

D...A...D...A...Em...G

Bm......................G.................A...............D

till your tears just mirrored my rambler's heart

...........................A..............G

and it was goodbye tried and true

Bm........A......D

goodbye baby blue

Bm...........................G...........A..............D

I need a home for any road to guide me home

........Em...................A....................G

and a rambler carries always all his sins

............Bm..............G.......................A...............D

but what weighs him down are all the questions now

............Em......A.....G

that the Lord's quit asking

Bm........G............A...........C

as long as there are sundowns

...............D..........A........G

there will always be the west

...............D..........A........D

there will always be the west

Cory Branan - Walk Around

Capo II

G..G..G..G

.............C.........D......Em.......G

I want a girl to walk around with

..............C.................D.................G

I want a girl to walk around with me

......G..............C......G

and sure, why not, amnesia

G...................C.........G

stranger things have happened

.....D..............................................C..........................G

it's probably just amnesia that has kept him gone so long

......D.................................................C....................G

and any Friday night now while you're sitting here alone

...................C

you'll hear a knock

...................G................D

and you will open up the door

.........C............................G

to the man you're waiting for

..........................D

just like that I'm sure

...........................................................C.........G

and he'll be holding magic flowers on a golden unicorn

A7

but if you get bored with this

.....C...............................................................................G

I'm going for a walk, you're more than welcome to come with

........C

order out

.......G

stay in

.....D

tonight

.G

again

Em

dear God hear

....C........G

my plea

.............C.........D......Em.......G

I want a girl to walk around with

..............C.................D.................G

I want a girl to walk around with me

...............G..................................C........G

and these city girls blow by like a cold cyclone

G........................................C........G

ain't no way to wait till you're both alone

.....D............................................C............G

hell I didn't even wait till she got off her phone

........D

I just caught up and asked her

............C..........................G

you can't interrupt a multi-tasker

..........C..............G.........C.........G

I said, "dinner?", "sure", "8?", "great"

......................D7

and then she said, after

.............G

we could catch the express line

to the upper west side

barcab party

or maybe we could catch a ride

to clubcab subway

barcab home

C

sounds great yo

G

call ya? no

D

text ya later

alligator

C

chow baby love you

.......G

gotta run gotta go

C......G

XOXOXOXO

.....C

my God

G

whoa

D

go

slow

Em

catch our and breath

.....C..........G

and breathe

.............C.........D......Em.......G

I want a girl to walk around with

..............C.................D.................G

I want a girl to walk around with me

G

when I was 4, 5, 6, years old

C..........................G

Soul Train was my favorite show

G

act like you know

sho nuff for sure

Soul Train dancers on the floor

so I jumped up to get on down

but wailing flailing all around

my dancing skills though unrestrained

.....C

are best described as inhumane

........D

and I never got to catch that train

I just watched it blow by Detroit bound

.........C.............................G

then I cursed the tracks to crackertown

.......C..................................D

and I sat my cracker ass back down

cept every time I hear that sound

N.C.

make me wanna jump up and do the walkaround

G

walkaround

walkaround

do the walkaround

walkaround

then you walk it down

......D

and baby if you're free

.............C.........D......Em.......G

I want a girl to walk around with

..............C.................D

I want a girl to walk around

..C...............D

a girl to walk around

..C...............D................G

a girl to walk around with me

The Old 97s - Streets of Where I'm From

C...E...F...Fm

...............C

I've been down

................E

I've been down too far to care

..........F

I keep gettin' in my car

................Fm

but I'm not going anywhere

and I've been had

well at least that's how it looks

and it's not funny like on tv

and it's not smart like it is in books

and I wonder, yeah I wonder

how the world keeps spinnin' round

where's a boy with bad intentions

gonna settle down

.................C..........Fm

and I don't know

...........................C...........Fm

what you've been told

.....D....................................F

the streets of the where I'm from

.................................................C

are paved with hearts instead of gold

.............D....................................F

yeah the streets of the where I'm from

..................................................C

are paved with hearts instead of gold

I recall

when I was twenty three

wondering how anyone could

fall in love with me

now I'm old

and I'm well past twenty five

and I can't seem to fall in love

no matter how hard I try

and I wonder where I'll wind up

but I'm heading west I know

wind my way through Texas

and into New Mexico

and I don't know

what you've been told

the streets of the where I'm from

are paved with hearts instead of gold

yeah the streets of the where I'm from

are paved with hearts instead of gold

and I don't know

what you've been told

the streets of the where I'm from

are paved with hearts instead of gold

yeah the streets of the where I'm from

are paved with hearts instead of gold

yeah the streets of the where I'm from

are paved with hearts instead of gold

Austin Lucas - Go West

Capo V

D

.........F#m.

Oh no malice does exist

............G.........................G/F#

in these words I am now writing

................Em

Although one might catch

..................................A

the faintest glance at sorrow

............Bm

I'm but trying hard to grasp

............G

all these fragments as they're passing

...............Em

Piece the puzzle now

...................................A

before the trail grows cold

....................G
And I'm not asking for the answers

...F#m

in mathematical equations

........Em............D/F#

to be culled and calculated

..........G

by unbiased hands

G

For at truth I am so stricken

.........A

And I dare only to forever dance

.........D..........................................G

Which proves I am the better broken half

...............................A....................D

Oh and I am but the bitter better half

In my callous speculations
They leave no room for calm or reason
I have placed myself in altars that are hollow
So adept at finding weakness
I smell fear and close my fists
Unaware the stench I'm smelling is my own
So yeah, you left me and I'm bitter
And my pride is shocked and raw
For I believe I will be changing roads no more
I know that life is full of dead ends
But I saw us as a highway
Ever stretching on from coast to golden coast
Oh, but now instead I'm singin'

D.............A
Go west, Emily

.................G........................A

Grab your boots and find yourself somewhere

....D..................A................G

I'll find another lover in the east

.........D............A

I said go west, Emily

..............Bm...........................G

Yeah you know you've got my blessing

.............D............................A........G

But you can't expect these eyes of mine

...................D

to watch you leave

So with no malice I'll begin just once more to tell our story
Though the ending I may never hope to know
You were a sweet and sound companion
Though our paths led us apart
And I may never sleep so soundly as I did while in your arms
Now all I ask is you remember who you loved and who you lost
Please don't bury me in silence
Or blackest shroud of thought
Don't pretend that what we had was any less than what it was
For I will not soon be forgetting the reasons why we fought so hard to make it work

But go west, Emily
Grab your boots and find yourself somewhere
I'll find another lover in the east
I said go west, Emily
You know you've got my blessing
But you can't expect these eyes of mine to watch you

Go west, Emily
Grab your boots and find yourself somewhere
I'll find another lover in the east
I said go west, Emily
You know you've got my blessing
But you can't expect these eyes of mine to watch you leave

Joe Pug - Not So Sure

Capo IV

C

there was a time when I heard you

C

calling out my name

......F..............................C.........G

but these days I'm not so sure

............C........................................G

when the room went dark and her voice was gone

...Am

I heard you all the same

......F................................C..........G

but these days I'm not so sure

I knew I could remember

your bedroom and your touch

but these days I'm not so sure

"definitely" was a word that I

used far too much

but these days I'm not so sure

..F.............................C

I bummed expensive cigarettes

...F..................................C

I wrote John Steinbeck's books

.......Am.........................G

I undressed someone's daughter

........F.............................C

and complained about her looks

F

stealing was so easy then

............................C

I wish that it still were

..............Am...............G

now as I pick my own pocket

............F................................C

I know these days I'm not so sure

the church was my kitchen

the world was my church

but these days I'm not so sure

the choirs I would listen

the choirs I would search

but these days I'm not so sure

I sacrificed my sister

I prayed my own soul to keep

I told my dying father

that a man should never weep

breathing was so easy then

I wish that it still were

now as the breeze just makes me colder

that these days I'm not so sure

so if you see me tripping

I've forgotten how to walk

and I spend my days wishing after her

my steps are without rhythm

and her name is drawn in chalk

but these days I'm not so sure

I drank my wine for breakfast

every morning I was born

in the black electric winter

my back stays warm

sleeping was so easy then

I wish that it still were

and in my sleepless bedroom

I know that these days I'm not so sure

Elephant Micah - More Exposures

Capo II

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..............Am

Hungarian sunlight

................................C

showing me to have pretended like

...................G

I didn't even know

..............................Am.......G...F

that I would have to pay for it again

I a lighting on the outskirts

knowing nothing but a nonsense word

every stranger knows

that I'll have to say it in the end

G..................................C.....................F

walking shocked by the ghost along the river

G................................................F

did the moon reflect me for what I am

American drumming

sounds like going in the great relief

cascading into sleep

fading out of a dream

seeking some reception

before the hand of the holy man

later in the dark

when he departs from living

standing stumped by the stamps of the valley king

did the lions take me for someone strange

staring straight at the dog by the castle

my shadow cast me so untrue

J Tillman - James Blues

Capo IV

Am..G..C

C..E..Am..G..C

Am.........G...............C

James incurred the wrath

C....E.........Am

of a jealous woman

Am.......G.......C

Not long after that

C............E.........Am

spending all his weekends

..G...........C

Trying to relearn

.........G..................Am.........E..........F

How a young man yearns after a nurse

G.............C

Poor poor James

Most nights he has dreams
all his teeth are missing
Wakes up in a sweat
(Simperton?) heart racing
He throws back the sheets
Begins to eat without much feeling
Poor poor James

Desire is what makes
A (pragmamous?) human
Put me out to grace
Give this beast a burden
Because the universe
Makes much more sense without a purpose
Poor poor James

*Thanks to Raving Lunatic for the lyrics*

The Weight - Ships

D

............D
Well the stoplights all run red

..................G

burning the streets up to your house

........D

like a fading little flame

..............G

when the wick is running down

all the sweethearts of the world
are sick from staying out too late
lovers left and lovers who will wait
all the night

and the boys follow white lines anywhere
while the girls all hit the ladies room in pairs
all the bottles of the world
are out running themselves dry
all the after parties burnt by mornings first light
go on cry

........D
cause girl

...............A...............G...............D

we're just ships that pass in the night

................A.................G.............D

we're just wrongs that we can't set right

.......Bm

and that night

.........................A..........................G

it just sucked the doubt right out of me

..................D

so come on please

tell time by the tv
when the late shows rolling by
digging up the hatchets I buried in the yard
all the hours that pass
when the clock is wound too tight
honey I'm worn so thin
I can't even fight
can't even fight

and there's a box that through no one ever leaves

if you want me at home

safe and sound and fast asleep

well all the secrets that you try and keep from me

can't hold up between the blankets or the sheets

cause girl
we're just ships that pass in the night
we're just wrongs that we can't set right
and that night
it just sucked the doubt right out of me
so come on please

we're just ships that pass in the night
we're just wrongs that we can't set right
and that night
it just sucked the doubt right out of me
so come on please

The Star Room Boys - Was There Something In Her Eye

A

........D

long ago

.........G....................D

I believe it seems a while

..................A

there was a girl

...............G............................D

Lord she touched me with her style

.................A

oh with her style

............................D

and with a ways to go

..................G....................D..........................A

I guess I'd cross the finish line in the setting sun

............G........................D

I made out, she waved goodbye

.................A

she waved goodbye

...........G.......................A

down a dark and lonely highway

..............G......................D

you can see just straight ahead

.........G..........................A

as it's gone you feel the distance

........................G.........................D

from what was done to what you said

..........G

as you thunder toward the future

.............D...............G

and you leave it all behind

.............D........................G

you can wonder was she crying

....................A........................D

or was there something in her eye

as time flies by

well I've been proud and I've been humbled

and I have run

and I have walked and I have stumbled

and now and then

when I linger for a while

I remember that sweet girl

was there something in her eye

down a dark and lonely highway

you can see just straight ahead

as it's gone you feel the distance

from what was done to what you said

as you thunder toward the future

and you leave it all behind

you can wonder was she crying

or was there something in her eye

oh in her eye

in her eye

Dave Rawlings Machine - Ruby

A.......C#m

Ruby, let down your golden hair

................D........................Dm

When I'm standing at the bottom of your stairs

A.......C#m

Ruby, I can see your TV on

............D.............................Dm

But the people there, they flicker and they're gone

....D..................................................A

So let down your golden hair for me tonight

D....................................................E

Let down your golden hair for me to climb

.................A...........................D

Just like an old-time telegraph man

A..............................................E

I came here with a simple job to do

A

'Cause that news coming down the wire

D...................Dm

Says that your head's on fire

.......A..........................E......................D.........A

And I'm trying to get a message through to you

Ruby, you ain't lonely yet
With your crystal and your Russian cigarette
Ruby, haven't you heard before?
Working is the finest tower when it hasn't got a door
So let down your golden hair for me to climb
Let down your golden hair for me tonight
Just like an old-time telegraph man
I came here with a simple job to do
'Cause that news coming down the wire
Says that your bed's on fire
And I'm trying to get a message through to you

Ruby

I'm that old-time telegraph man
And I came here with a simple job to do
'Cause that news coming down the wire
Says that your world's on fire
And I'm trying to get a message through to you

I'm that old-time telegraph man
And I came here with a simple job to do
'Cause that news coming down the wire
Says that your world's on fire
And I'm trying to get a message through to you

Frontier Folk Nebraska - Rummage Sale

G...........................Em

she sways with the wind

C...............G

curls in her hair

G...................Em

flowers on her dress

......C......................G

that ramble with the light

the sun hits the shadows

she dances to the traffic

noises in the background

floating in thin air

..............Bm..................G

and she's praised in the daylight

.............Bm....................C

and she's honored by the night

.......G

true love

............D

is in her eyes

............C

scripted from

.............G

the neon lights

she's a beauty

in disguise

she's a diamond

in the rough

she bought all her love

at a rummage sale

spent all her money

on a heart that will never fail

cover all the loose ends

dusted off the dirt

lay still in her pocket

that rummaged love

and she's praised in the daylight

and she's honored by the night

true love

is in her eyes

scripted from

the neon lights

she's a beauty

in disguise

she's a diamond

in the rough

Blue Mountain - Wink

Capo V

Rift:

......D.....................G

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.........................D

when I woke up today

G................D...........G

I was feeling ok

............A

but my mind started turning

A

as my breakfast was burning

.....Em

my soul slipped away

.........................D

to a red evening sky

G..........................D

and a lover's sweet sigh

G......................D..........G.......Em

and a wink of an eye

.........................D...........G

and a wink of an eye

just try not to think

cause it will drive you to drink

but I cannot forget

all the things that you said

when we was

flying to high

hung out to dry

and a wink of your eye

and a wink of your eye

what more can I say

why should I even try

after reading your letter

I don't know whether

to laugh or cry

or just say goodbye

just say goodbye

with a wink in my eye

with a wink in my eye

Austin Lucas - Shoulders

Capo II

Em

someone had stolen me

.......C

and choked the life I crave

.......G

on a pale horse he did ride

.......D

and sing my songs

I touched then and feared

that the dark woods spread indeed

and leave hollow shells of friends

and strangers all

......F.......C................G

but still I bore the gift of life

D

somehow

and you'd asked me if my breast

was filled with embers or with ash

was hope or despair

upon my crown

and mother sweet mother don't you

worry on your son

for my heart contains a fire

that shall burn long

.................C...........D

and I shall lay my head

..........G........G/F#.......Em

in the valley with my friends

.....C...........................D

I'll quit my scheming ways

.............Em

and rest again

....................C...........D

cause I shall lay my head

..........G.............G/F#......Em

on the shoulders of great men

......C.................D.................G.....C......D

and live my life until its honest end

and so brick by brick I tell myself

slowly build a home

anchor now before

the storm rolls on

find a new Jerusalem

and build your willing wall

see not the sea and life

wondering alone

oh yes lay your head

in the valley with your friends

oh quit your scheming ways

and rest again

oh yes lay your head

on the shoulders of great men

and live your life until

its honest end

oh yes lay your head

on the shoulders of great men

and live your life until

its honest end