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Modern Fable

by Zawacki

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1.
Dandelion Wishes 04:08
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[C] [G] Gray [C] ghosts from the cotton [G] mill Are [C] stirring up here on boot [G] hill [F] blades of grass are [C] dancing in the breeze Warm [G] dew is dripping from the [C] trees But the [F] dandelions here grant [C] wishes they sow Your [G] dreams from the seeds that you [C] blow And the [F] dandelions here grant [C] wishes they sow Your [G] dreams from their seeds that they [C] grow [C] [G] Our [C] mortal souls are [G] blind [C] Aimless and locked in our [G] minds The [F] past lies buried [C] deep underneath Our [G] fate is at the heels of our [C] teeth Chorus CG/CG/FC/GC She [F]calls them dandelion [C] wishes you see [G] Sharing her beauty when she [C] dances with me She can [F] see what the slumbering [C] fools deny Our [G] dreams are awake and [F] peace is [C] nigh CG/CG/FC/GC [C] [G] Ash [C] wraiths from the old coal [G] mine Are [C] resting under stone [G] shrines [F] Life glides past the [C] cold iron gates For the [G] dawn of reason time [C] waits Chorus
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Chemical Desert 01:23
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C F Snow in the Mountains and salt in the Earth. C G Walkin’ in through the valley,,, Wonderin’ what life is worth C F At the end of my journey I have only one regret C G Leaving the golden Canyon and chasing false summits C F My mind has done its traveling to get to this Grotto view C G C My life was like a desert... where absence is the rule Chorus: Riff: CpickG F C Even in your lowest lows F C Even in your lowest lows G C You can see... you have all you need. Riff: CpickG C F Ravens in the ravines... Badwater in the pool. C G Sliding down the ridges,,, Thikin’ bout what I’m due C F At the end of this long ride I mark my single bane C G Living full of pity for my cheimcal desert brain C F My thoughts have hiked a hard trail to learn of this vast hollow C G C I’m not a chemical desert... where nothing at all will grow Chorus:
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Modern Fable 01:24
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G C Who’s got the job... of the mighty Wolf? G D It’s the watchful Crow up on the roof! Yu Know G C Who thins the dead... like the great Condor? G D It’s the filthy Pigeons at your door! Yu Know G C Who makes the shade... like the Old Oak Tree? G D It’s the billboard ad flashing deals at me! Yu Know C Ya Yu Know G Or Do you know G Nobody’s afraid of the big bad wolf C Our leaders make WAR with out the proof G Am It’s a Crazy new world that we’re living in G Our poor are fat and now longer thin G C Who roams the hills... Like the Buffalo? G D It’s the fat mad Cows all in a row! Yu Know G C Who flies at night... like the wise old owl? G D It’s the bloody mosquito on the prowl! Yu Know G C Who hunts the fields... like the sly Gray Fox? G D It’s the spoiled fat Cats born in a box ! Yu Know G C Who makes fresh air... Like the old growth wood G D It’s the watered lawn in the neighborhood! Yu Know G C Where is the meal... From our garden hoes? G D It’s in the Wall Mart shopping rows Yu Know G C Where is the hunt ... For the dinner plate? G D It’s in the gun shot that sends are young to state Yu Know
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My Wooden Iron 00:19
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Capo 2 Intro G C Em D Am C G [G] You can’t get there [D] from over here If you [C] tried you’ll get boxed in a [G] sphere If you don’t know [D] where you are What is [C] near will shortly turn [G] far [G] If you nailed down a [D] thing-in-itself noume[C]non noumenon of [G] stealth your glass hammer will [D] ring in the air When I [C] look I’ll see your standing [G] chair [C] Oh [Em] oh [D] oh [Am] my [C] wooden [G] iron [C] I can’t [Em] think you [D] away [C] Oh [Em] oh [D] oh [Am] my [C] wooden [G] iron [C] I can’t [D7] think you [G] away [G] The will to power is the [D] heart of man Our selfish [C] gene will save our [G] clan From the mouth of a [D] madman it came the ancient [C] thought’s death by a sodden [G] flame [G] Are you involved in [D] predicting fate Or just [C] trying to hurry up and [G] wait Keep your foot out of [D] dark boiling snow Or you’ll [C] never over come his [G] shadow Chorus Verse Break [G] Longing for the [D] old gold camel is like [C] misshapen chaos in a [G] trammel [G] If you want to [D} get there from here Fill your [C] cosmic teapot with [G] beer Chorus X2
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Chasing Rhyme and Fearing the Verse 04:27
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Am F C G C Salty, eyes in the green waves F Wet dock, feet on the old wood C G Shoreline, etched out with rouged caves G C Am F C G She, by cool water stood C Warm Sun, vivid red cheeks F White sail, rolling seascape C G Blue sky, edged with tall white peaks G C Am F C G Time hangs (out on the cape) Am If I pen a warm dawn F With dew on a green lawn C G Will it dry by afternoon C Or will the verse forever loom Am DA DA (DA DA DA DA DA) F DA DA (DA DA DA DA DA) C DA DA (DA DA DA DA DA) G C DA DA (DA DA DA DA DA) Am F C G C Grimy, alley’s dark & damp F Cold child, has no walking shoes C G Cardboard, home for young street tramps G C Am F C G Thirteen, and on the booze C Dirty, torn and worn out clothes F Begging, on the sidewalk C G Bruises, from life’s harsh blows G C Am F C G Time hangs (out on the block) Am If I sing a sad song F About a cat with tail long C G Will she die on life nine C Or will the tune forever rhyme Am DA DA (DA DA DA DA DA) F DA DA (DA DA DA DA DA) C DA DA (DA DA DA DA DA) G C DA DA (DA DA DA DA DA) G C Where does art live G Am Where do songs sleep F G C Am How much can a poem give G C before its lost to the heap Am F C G verse break Am If I ink a new day F About bright snow and kids play C G Will the words all melt away C Or will the yarn forever sleigh Am DA DA (DA DA DA DA DA) F DA DA (DA DA DA DA DA) C DA DA (DA DA DA DA DA) G C DA DA (DA DA DA DA DA)
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Malevolent Mystery 04:44
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Malevolent Mystery Capo 2 Em Em Part A [Em] A Malevolent Mystery [D] makes no sense to me [Em] Fairies flying in the clouds [D] truth consealed behind a shroud [Em] A Malevolent Mystery [D] just ain’t gumption to [Em] me Part B Break Part B [G] Oh my sweet faith [C] lie to me [Bm] Tell me that the world is[G] free [G] Oh my sweet faith [C] lie to me [D] While I’m down here on my [Em] knee [G] hail the tyrants of the [C] mind [Bm] Hide the pain and make me [G] blind [G] Hail the tyrants of the [C] mind [D] Enslave the thougths of [Em] mankind Part C [Bm] When the wind blows in the [C] trees [G] Take it as sign that the Gods are [D] pleased [Bm] When the ground begins to [C] shake [G] Heed the [D] warning of Eden’s [Em] snake Part A Part B Break [G] After three days of [C] decomp [Bm] He would have smelled like a [G] swamp [G] After three days of [C] decomp [D] Hark the herald of the beetle [Em] stomp [G] What keeps the flowers from [C] turning to rock [Bm] what will happen when you leave the [G] flock [G] What keeps the flowers from [C] turning to rock [D] Reason has these questions all [Em] unlocked [Bm] When lightning flashes the [C] sky [G] Someone must have sliced too much of the [D] pie [Bm] When the fire falls to the [C] Earth [G] It must be [D] time for my [Em] rebirth [Em] A Malevolent Mystery [D] makes no sense to me [Em] Fairies flying in the clouds [D] truth consealed behind a shroud [Em] A Malevolent Mystery [D] just ain’t gumption to [Em] me Repeat last stanza
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Bayou Child 06:24
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INTRO [D,G,A7,D,G,A7,D] Part A [D] In Terrebonne [G] Louisi[D]ana My [A7] family tree grew in that [D] soil [D] Bayou Cane is [G] my nir[D]vana But [A7] our roots they died in the [D] oil Part B [G] pass a good time we’d [D] say [A7] before the crude reached the [D] bay [G] For our Good Earth we [D] pray [A7] Bayou can you forgive us [D] today One Spring day the horizon sank At the shore the water was still Soon the slick was on the oyster bank And then came the great fish kill Part B Oh Deepwater the booms deployed Transoceanic wouldn’t hire my boat The sandy beaches can’t be enjoyed Cause the smell of death chokes your throat Part B Part C [D] Oh Bayou [G] child [A7] Oh my Bayou [D]child [D] Oh Bayou [G] child You [A7] Lost your Cajun [D] style You [G] moved away af[D]ter the dome [A7] Bayou child you can’t come [D] home [D] Oh Bayou [G] child [A7] Oh my Bayou [D]child [D] Oh Bayou [G] child Bayou [A7] child you can’t come [D] home Wishing and shrimpin’ on my piroque Sending my catch to Los Angeles So my bayou child can come ßhome one day But now our swamp is thick with grease Part C (start in G)
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If Then Why 04:05
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If Then... Why CAPO 5 D G If I was supposed to be A leopard in a fuzzy tree D A Then why can’t climb around at all my dear D G If I was destined for greatness like in times of yore D A D Then why do I have this here cauliflower ear D G If I had such great potential my smile was quintessential D A Then why did my teeth turn out crooked and brown D G If my future was so bright my possibilities were out of site D A D Then why am I such a dang fool of a clown Chorus G D Nothing is at it seems when your living life through your dreams A G A D When disappointment grows inside it shows on your face as pride If it was what nature intended for me to do something splendid Then Why is my left foot bigger then my right If my prospects were so high I could rise up to the sky Then Why did I not grow wings when I needed flight Chorus D G If I was supposed to be A leopard in a fuzzy tree D A Then why can’t climb around at all my dear D G If I was destined for greatness like in times of yore D A D Then why do I have this here saggy little rear Chorus
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Trust in Boson 04:00
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Trust in Boson CAPO 1 [G] Wandering in natures wonder Our year[D]ning for knowledge [G] great Underneath the roaring thunder We came to [D] meet our genic [G] fate There is no [C] why, we are [G] mortal But we might find the begin[D]ning We don’t [C] have to trust in [G] fairytale To find [D] peace through reason[G]ing [G] We have learned we go around the sun and the [D] moon it sneaks a[G]way Who can prove that there is someone pulling [D] strings that can hear us [G] pray Chorus [G] May our hearts always be open to the secrets [D] of life’s myste[G]ries when we find the Higgs Boson Life’s puz[D]zle will have one more [G] piece Chorus
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The Ballad of Billy The Scapegoat 04:29
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[C] Everyone seems to need someone to [F] blame So they [C] don’t have to feel all the [G] shame It [C] started way back on the school play[F]ground And it [G] spread the wide world [C] round [F] What did you [G] see in his [C] eyes when he became the town sacri[G]fice Did he [F] claim he was [G] innocent of the [C] charges or [F] did he ad[G]mit to the crimes in the [C] garden [C] We called him Billy but that was not his [F] name We [C] thought those gardeners all sounded the [G] same He [C] had one dark eye pointed towards the [F] sky And the [G] other was red like cherry [C] pie [F] What did you [G] see in those [C] eyes when the people started spreading those [G] lies Did he [F] swear he wasn’t [G] guilty of the [C] charges or [F] did he [G] flash the scene from the [C] garden [C] Dear Sarah was missing but her body was never [F] found Her torn [C] cloths on the roses and her heels lay on the [G] ground Its was [C] Billy who tended that garden where the blood was [F] discovered So they [G] descended upon him like a stampeding [C] herd [F] What did you [G] see in his [C] eyes when the evidence was sprinkled with [G] lies Did he [F] swear he wasn’t [G] guilty of the [C] charges or [F] did he ad[G]mit to those crimes in the [C] garden [G] Heavy is the judgement pencil of man[C]kind It [G] can’t be erased with time from the [C] mind The black mark was written on Billy’s [F] papers But with [G] each stone thrown he tried to pray for [C] her Chorus break [C] Everyone seems to need someone to [F] blame So they [C] don’t have to feel all the [G] shame It [C] all ended when Billy fell to the [F] ground And dear [G] Sarah found her way back into [C] town [F] What did you [G] see in her [C] eyes when she saw the town sacri[G]fice She [F] knew he was [G] innocent of the [C] charges But [F] she would never ad[G]mit to her sins of the [C] garden
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In Truth 07:35
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[C] He always said don’t ya [F] smile too much [G] people will think that your sick in the [C] head [C] He always said don’t ya [F] smile too much hard [G] graft is how you earn your [C] bread [G] Donkeywork is all he’ll [C] ever know [G] grinding his fingers [C] to the bone [F] He has an empty [Em] plot [G7] under the garden [F] snow With the [G] words I’m with her now on his grave[C]stone [C] He liked to say That [F] dog won’t hunt [G] If you turned your hat a little the wrong [C] way [C] He liked to say That [F] dog won’t hunt Keep [G] your nose down till judgment [C] day [G] He’ll never question the [C] status quo [G] He’ll never try to suss out [C] the great unknown [F] He learned all his [Em] licks from [G7] Billy Mon[F]roe At [G] church every Sunday by her side he sits [C] alone In [F] truth and veri[C]ty [G] she’s a-moldering under a [C] tree Or is its [F] better to be [C] faithful [G] and cover your eyes with [C] wool [F] trust that her bright star it still [C] shines and [G] hope that you [F] see her [G] in all of her [F] splendor if you [G] reach para[C]dises Verse Break [C] He always asked What would [F] Katie do [G] when the clear course of action was [C] masked [C] He always asked What would [F] Katie do When [G] he couldn’t work any more anymore or even mow the [C] grass [G] That night it came his last in the [C] stockyard [G] He took one last ride around with [C] his guitar [F] He turned his [Em] eyes off the [G7] road sky[F]ward [G] crying for Katie he set a path for her abiding [C] star
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#11 POW 03:16
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G I’m a walking offense to life D I’m walking the fence of strife G C I Wanna sting the world with my barbed wire D G I’m walking in defense of rife G I’m singing the tales of greed D I’m singing of the veils of need G C I Wanna burn the tongues of all the liars D G I’m singing with wild wails indeed Chorus G G Ummmm Ummmm G C G The word is why but I don’t know how G C G The word is no but I can’t see now D G Were I’ll be when the world goes Pow! G I’m rolling in the filth of time D I’m rolling in tilth and grime G C I Wanna ring the hands of those who started the fires D G I’m rolling in spilth and slime Chorus G I’m screaming and I topped my lungs D I’m was screaming when they lopped off my tongue G C I Wanna bruise the lips of all who conspire D G I was screaming when the stopped all the fun Chorus

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