Mark Olson and the Creekdrippers - Diamond Davey

D..........D/C#..Bm...................A..............G
diamond dave jumped into the California aqueduct

A.................................G.........A....D
into the river that man made

D..........D/C#..............Bm...............A....................G
diamond dave he had no plan so he floated down stream

A.......................G........A.......D
on the waters of industry

.......................C..............G.............................D
but God had a plan so he saved your diamond dave

.........................C................G...........................D
he threw him a line and he brought him back home

a chain link fence was sent by one who cares and keeps his eyes on things
he landed right smack on twenty thousand acre lettuce patch
he had to walk back all soaking wet

but God had a plan so he saved your diamond dave
he threw him a line and he brought him back home


A....................................G
he wasn't the first and he won't be the last

A.............................................G
there's no time for ladders in a concrete river bed

.........................A
and a man came by

.........G......................A
when he was walking back

......G......................A
but they never did stop

.......................G.........A
they had some other business, oh

diamond dave sang in the choir on a summer's day
I was there to here them say

but God had a plan so he saved our diamond dave
he threw him a line and he brought him back home

oh, diamond dave jumped into the California aqueduct
to the river that man made
to the river that man made

Mark Olson and Gary Louris - Bicylce

Intro: C....F....C....F

C
what became of your decision

F
to upset the cot so willing

Am........F
hallelujah


C
all the apples fell out on the highway

F
little scared of mighty upstart

Am........F
hallelujah


C
another trip to someone else's dark side

F
another "come on false love"

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


G................C..........F
it's hard to ride at night

F............G..................F
on your bicycle with no lights to guide

F................C..................F
just take a chance and ride

F...........G...................F
on your bicycle with no lights to guide

F...Em...Dm...G
oooooooooooohhhh

kept away you wanna stay
pop a tent in another state
hallelujah

walk in apple blossoms up to your shoulders
you and I really did see our side
hallelujah

what thing who knows who really minds
obscene phone calls
hallelujah

it's hard to ride at night
on your bicycle with no lights to guide
just take a chance and ride
on your bicycle with no lights to guide
oooohhhh

it's hard to ride at night
on your bicycle with no lights to guide
just take a chance and ride
on your bicycle with no lights to guide
oooohhhh

Mark Olson - Sandy Denny

Capo 5

Intro: C F


C...........Em/B........F
Once Sandy Denny was young

.........Dm........F............G
And she wore a school girl's uniform

F..................................G...............F
Windows of our lives become boarded up in time

G*
Decisions made for spite

F
And we're unprepared for life

......F..............G
The things we dislike in others

C............F
We find in ourselves

C...................F
Summer left us with one
Summer left us with one
Summer left us with one

Acting like a boy with a man
Music halls like belonging
They scatter in the wind
Fruits stands bend and break in the distance

Decisions made for spite
And we're unprepared for life
The things we dislike in others
We find in ourselves

Summer left us with one
Summer left us with one
Summer left us with one

Am........C.........F........Am
And I remember I broke in hello

......C
The way the bottles flew
F..................Am
And so we go on alone

Fruits stands bend and break in the distance

Decisions made for spite
And we're unprepared for life
The things we dislike in others
We find in ourselves

Summer left us with one
Summer left us with one
Summer left us with one

Once Sandy Denny was young
And she wore a school girl's uniform



G*

e: 3
B: 3
G: 4
D: 5
A: x
E: x

Mark Olson - Salvation Blues

Capo III

C........................F
There's such joy and sweet moments

F.....................G
To be found in this world

C...................F
We know they'll come to an end

F.......................G
Just how makes our hearts hurt

C..............................F
Salvation blues and these blues will help us all


Am.................Em
No light like your light

..................F
'Til we do something good

Dm...................Em
In the morning, the things we once did

Am...........G..............F
Overboard, false friends ignored


C...............................F
All these long ends and the gifts we had to give

E....................F..............Em
How did we live? Tuesday is trash day

Am..........G.............F
Leave the clothes outside the door

C.............................F
Salvation blues and these blues will help us all

There's all kinds of death tricks
Roamin' in these hills
There's all kinds of medicine
That will make you ill
Salvation blues and these blues will help us all

No light like your light
'Til we do something good
In the morning, the things we once did
Overboard, false friends ignored

All these long ends and the gifts we had to give
How did we live? Tuesday is trash day
Leave the clothes outside the door
Salvation blues and these blues will help us all

There's such joy and sweet moments
To be found in this world
There's such joy and sweet moments
To be found in this world

Such joy in sweet moments
To be found in this world
There's such joy and sweet moments
To be found in this world

Mark Olson and Gary Louris - Turn Your Pretty Name Around

Intro: F* Bb

Dm......................F
And then came disappointment

Bb..............F
a path for my feet

F.............C
when I was around you

Bb..................F
what's found is yours to keep

say that I'm your one and only
it's love I have for you
must have watched from your garden
oh say you'll come to stay

...........F*...............................Bb
you've gone and let someone turn your pretty name around

..........F*................................Bb
you've gone and let someone turn your pretty name around

..........F*................................Bb
you've gone and let someone turn your pretty name around

C...Bb...F

and in times that I've wondered
what is right for me to do
stand out on my corner
hoping my streets will lead to you

just a side of you glory
like the time and time before
never meant to beg or borrow
sleep outside your little door

you've gone and let someone turn your pretty name around
you've gone and let someone turn your pretty name around
you've gone and let someone turn your pretty name around


Bb.................................F
when we put our arms around each

.........Bb......C
it's not hard to tell

Bb.....................C
that your loving someone else

you've gone and let someone turn your pretty name around
you've gone and let someone turn your pretty name around
you've gone and let someone turn your pretty name around

F*
e:-0
B:-1
G:-2
D:-3
A:-x
E:-x

Mark Olson and Gary Louris - Bloody Hands

Capo II

Em
Was a girl

G
such a pretty girl

Em.....................G
hunched over an old man

Em
she wore a smile

C
such a crooked smile

F................................G
she had blood stains on her hands

C.................................G
she had blood stains on her hands

not so long
not so far away
a woman and her man
took a walk
just a sunday walk
on the outskirts of town
and he knocked that woman down


...........Bb.......F.........Em.......A
what the mind forgets the soul reclaims

C..................G
all my love's in vain

was a man
such a twisted man
he had something on his mind
for a child
and unwanted child
so he swung her round and round
and the river took her down

what the mind forgets the soul reclaims
all my love's in vain

golden curls
like her mothers own
the spirit of a man
all the while
she grew up single mind
to avenge her mother's soul
to avenge her mother's soul

what the mind forgets the soul reclaims
all my love's in vain

what the mind forgets the soul reclaims
all my love's in
all my love's in vain

Mark Olson - Clifton Bridge

G........................D
Daylight comes a sound

Em.........................D
We walked across Clifton Bridge

C.............................D
Which way would it be up or down?

C...............................Am.............D
We laid our cards on the table

I woke up before the sun
Which way is the way between the heart and the sould
You spoke with my words
Tangled up inside

C............................D
Some people come here to die

D...................G
We came here to live

G..........................C
Theres a hope in our heart

C.............................D
Theres a future in our souls

We both have tragedy
In our youth I met your brother and sister
They stood by me in the rain
You green eyes in the sun

Mark Olson - My Carol

Capo III


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

...........C
I have come to fetch my Carol

Am.................G..................F
I have wandered in the muck

F..........................................C
Dirty sheets outside of broken windows

F................................................C
Lies that poor folks never tell to rich ones

F..............................G.............C
Louder still is the sound of love

G..................C
The sound of love


Where she falls in the leaves and the road
I know the beauty of her song
The blood of priests runs through her veins
She shakes her fists when taunted so
Stronger still is the light of her soul
The light of her soul


F...................................
I have come to help her now

C....................C/b
Footsteps I follow

Am.........................G
Her black hair in my face

D...............................G
Her arms around her waist


Slink back under the fallen step
Of black rites and crooked sticks
Unforeseen victims of modern sin
I walk the dark rain and then no more
Daylight rings the bells of joy