Saturday, January 29, 2011

Elephant Micah - Free As the Freest

Dm........C...F
Dm........C...F

Dm
well I never thought

Dm.........................C...........F
that a bird could have been so perfect

Dm
no I never thought

Dm.........................C............F
that a bird could have been so perfect


...Bb
in death

..........Am
like the cuckoo

......Gm
who lay

........F
in the dew

.........Bb
was as free

.........Am
as the freest

.........Gm
of the ones

............F
who still flew

C.........Bb........Dm.......C
who still flew

and when every song bird
is singing his song for the sake of pleasure
and every song bird
is singing his song for the sake of pleasure

wasted breath
of the cuckoo
who lay
in the dew
was as free
as the freest
of the ones
who still flew
who still flew
who still flew

Monday, December 20, 2010

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

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

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

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

The Comments Section of this Blog...

...had gotten completely out of control and something had to be done. I really enjoy reading the comments by folks, but for some time they have gone to the wayside because of the enormous amount of advertisements that starting filling each post. So tonight, with the help of some Highland Brewing Company Gaelic Ale and the new Travel By Sea album, I decided to clean out all of the crap and leave only the "real" posts, with their wealth of knowledge and insight. But in order to restore the comment section back to its original glory, I had to make some changes. You will no longer be able to make a comment if you are not signed into a google account. I did this to try and lessen the number of Japanese and Russian advertisers taking over my blog, but I realize this may also cut down on the amount of legitimate feedback since not everyone has a google account. So unfortunately, if you want to comment, you will need a free google account. And once you have said account, you can then start to "follow" (google equivalent of a facebook "like") my account and be one of my "followers"!

I want to thank everyone who has left me some feedback in the comment section of this blog. I apologize for ignoring many of the comments for so long because I thought that everything coming in was sent to me by some Japanese robot pornographer. I realize now that not all of you are Japanese robot pornographers and that there are some actual fans and I really appreciate that. Thank you for all the praises and criticisms, and I will try to work out some of the requests made. I started this blog a few years back as a way to keep track of all the songs I was tabbing out. I never thought it would be a helpful resource to so many people, and I'm glad to know that people other than myself are getting enjoyment out of it.

Once again, thank you for reading and commenting on my blog. If you have any ideas, suggestions, well-wishes, reminders, praises, criticisms, news, crude jokes, or any additional information you want to share, you can leave it in the newly renovated comments section!! (The first person to advertise Viagra gets a Snickers bar!)


greatbahen

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

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

Thursday, July 22, 2010

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

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

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

Saturday, July 3, 2010

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

Friday, June 25, 2010

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