1. |
Without a Song
04:24
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[G] [G] [Cadd9] [Cadd9] X2
[G] This is not my [Em] song that I [C] sing for [G] truth
[G] This is not the [Em] worry that I [C] kept in[G]side
[G] These are not the [Em] words that I [C] wrote for [G] you
But [C] a song is a [D7] place I can a[G]bide
INTRO
[G] Somethings I [Em] feel with no [C] mind at [G] all.
[G] A pain I can’t ex[Em]plain with[C]out a [G] song
[G] There once was a [Em] time when I [C] sang [G] alone
But [C] now its not so [D7] bad cause you sing a[G]long
All those [C] years without a [D7] song all the [G] time I spent a[C]lone
made it [D7] harder to [D] get a[G]long
INTRO
verse break
INTRO X2
[G] With me its not so [Em] easy to [C] get a[G]long
[G] I’ve got all these [Em] feelings well they [C] don’t be[G]long
[G] Take away my [Em] music and I [C] won’t last [G] long
[C] I can’t a[D7]bide without a [G] song
Chorus X2
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2. |
Recalcitrant Chimera
05:02
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[D] [F#] [G]
[F#] [G] [A] [D]
[D] It’s said there’s a [G] spring down in the [D] Hemlocks
[D] A place where the [G] wind it can’t [A] blow
The [D] water from this [G] deep dark [D] bedrock
[G] Lightens the [A] load and makes old things [D] grow
[D] I know its just [G] myth passed down the [D] ages
[D] A notion [G] nurtured by hopes and [A] dreams
But [D] I don’t care I’m on a [G] quest beyond the [D] pages
In [G] search of a [A] life on the [D] extremes
[G] I’m gonna [F#] live for[G]ever
[F#] I’m gonna [G] live for[D]ever
[G] Time has [A] nothing to say a[F#]bout it
[G] I’m gonna [F#] live for[G]ever
[F#] I’m gonna [G] live [A] for[D]ever
[D] [F#] [G]
[F#] [G] [A] [D]
Verse break
[D] They say there’s a [G] peak over this [D] wide ridge
[D] A mountain top no [G] human hands have [A] touched
I’m [D] on my way to [G] cross the swinging [D] rope bridge
There’s [G] no holding [A] back so pop the [D] clutch
chorus
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3. |
The Questions
04:44
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[A] [E] [G] [D]
[A] [E] [G] [D]
[A] Dancers and [E] guitars you can [G] feel the buzz off the [D] young crowd
She [A] touched me and [E] we smiled [G] two hearts in the [D] Sun
[A] That day we [E] had no [G] questions [D] or looming [A] clouds
[A] [E] [G] [D]
[A] [E] [G] [D]
[A] Dark sky [E] no stars you can [G] hear the trees on the [D] roadside
She [A] sent me to [E] knock on the [G] church door and [D] run
[A] Leaving all the [E] questions and a [G] basket of [D] tears be[A]hind
[E] How did we [D] get here I [A] can’t answer that [E] one
[E] How come it’s [D] easy for [A] her to let [E] go
Of our [D] son and the ques[A]tions
[A] [E] [G] [D]
[A] [E] [G] [D]
No [A] play dates or [E] skinned knees I can’t [G] see the world though [D] your eyes
She [A] left me for a [E] merman [G] and a pipe dream and a [D] gun
There is [A] no way to [E] find you and the [G] questions they [D] darken the [A] skies
Chorus
Chorus & Verse Break
Chorus x2
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4. |
A New Doubt
03:38
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5. |
The Pump House Blues
04:54
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Intro
[D] [G] [A] [G] [D]
[G] [A7] [D]
[D] I visit farmer Joe’s old pump house in my [G] thoughts every[D]day
I imagine the broken bottles we [G] cracked on that dank choky [D] floor
I run that evenings story through my [G] mind all the [A] way
But [G] still I can’t re[D]call if she [A7] ever walked through the [D] door
INTRO
I told my lovin’ mother I was [G] over at yours that’s [D] right
You told your wary father that at [G] mine you promised to [D] be
So we could camp out in the pump house and [G] crash there for the [A] night
Yes we [G] drank ourselves [D] silly on [A7] white dog whis[D]ky
We [G] thought we where [A7] in Fat [D] City
[G] Having the time of our [A] lives
But the [D] Pump House Blues aren’t [G] pretty
[A] No one [A7] ever sur[D]vives
[G] [A7] [D]
Verse break
INTRO
[D] Oh you won’t survive the pump house blues your [G] tell tale heart will [D] scream
The police they found her body washed [G] up in the pump house ra[D]vine
Her picture in the paper says [G] Pump House May [A] Queen
But [G] We don’t know why we’d [D] do it and the [A7] whole thing feels like a [D] dream
Chorus
INTRO
Chorus
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6. |
Lara's Song
02:38
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[C] [F] [C] [G]
[C] Can you pull some [F] rhubarb
[C] Can you bake a [G] pie
[C] Can you run to the [F] market
[C] And pick up some local [G] rye
[C] Can you fill a [F] wine glass
[C] from your neighbor’s [G] vines
[C] Can you taste the [F] harvest
[G] In these modern [C] times
[F] Lets all grow our [G] gardens
And [C] try and save the [F] world
Its [C] time to harvest [Em] vegetables
On [G] Lara’s crop [C] mob
[C] Can you smell the apples [F] blooming
[C] Do you know where your carrots [G] grew
[C] Who does your livestock [F] grooming
[C] Can you tell whats in your [G] stew
[C] Step out into the [F] garden
[C] Keep your veggies [G] close
[C] Stay away from [F] highway fruit
And feel the [G] soil between your [C] toes
Chorus X2
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7. |
Stupid Cartoon
04:56
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[D] [C] [G]
[D] [C] [G]
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
[D] I don’t want to [C] argue any [G] more
[D] I don’t want to [C] argue any [G] more
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
[C] You can have the [G] last word from now [D] on
It don’t [C] matter if your [G] right or if your [D] wrong
[D] I don’t want to [C] argue any [G] more
[D] I don’t want to [C] argue any [G] more
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
[C] When you run your [G] mouth it will be all [D] right
It won’t [C] matter if your [G] wrong or if your [D] right
[D] I don’t want to [C] argue any [G] more
[D] I don’t want to [C] argue any [G] more
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] It don’t matter to [C] me
[Em] I won’t argue with [D] you
[Em] It don’t matter to [C] me
[Em] I won’t argue with [D] you
Chorus break
No [C] matter what’s the [G] truth you won’t change your [D] tune
So [C] I refuse to [G] read your stupid car[D]toon
Chorus...
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8. |
Walkin' Down the Grain
03:04
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[D] Is this what you thought you’d be [G] doing
Is [A7] this how goes [D] story
You followed the path of [D7] light & easy [G] going
Not [A7] lookin’ for [G] any glo[D]ry
[D] The boss man he bought a [G] future
But [A7] this means he owns you right [D] now
You spend all your time seekin’ [D7] out a lasting [G] sure cure
Not [A7] knowin’ [G] anyway [D] out
You know [G] luck can be a [A] bastard
Don’t get [D] caught walking down the [G] grain
You can [A7] try and be a [D] simple man
To keep from [G] drownin’ [A7] behind this [D] pain
Verse break
[D] What happens if you find yourself [G] sinkin’
[A7] walking down the [D] grain
You can try real hard to [D7] change your stickin’ [G] thinkin’
But most [A7] likely you [G] won’t stand the [D] strain
Chorus
Chorus break
Chorus
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9. |
A Song for Kimmy Sue
05:42
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[G] [D] [C] [G]
[D] [C] [G]
Oh my [D] sweet southern [C] lady
With those [G] angels at her [D] feet
She lets them climb on those [C] live oaks
That grow a[G]long her winding [D] street
[D] [C] [G]
Oh how I [D] miss you my [C] Kimmy Sue
From those [G] days saw you [D] all the time
We used to walk just [C] me and you
Down the [G] road at half[D]-light
[C] Oh oh my [G] Kimmy Sue
[Bm] Oh oh my [C] Kimmy Sue
I dreamed I [G] saw you
Walkin’ [D] through my door
[C] Oh oh my [G] Kimmy Sue
[Bm] Oh oh my [C] Kimmy Sue
How I [G] miss you
Intro
Verse Break
I didn’t [D] want this to be a [C] sad song
And its [G] not meant to bring you [D] down
I’m just reachin’ across this [C] wide world
In my [G] mind to your small [D] town
Chorus
Intro
Chorus break
Chorus
My [D] Kimmy Sue
[C] [G]
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10. |
Words from the Ice
03:49
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[Am] [Dm] [Am] [G] [Am]
[Am] Ye worm we [G] spit and [F] hand you the [E] ashes
To [Am] pull you [G] back from the [F] ageless [E] fire
The [Am] black of the [G] night it [E] chills like the [Am] ice
We [Dm] came to [Am] hear the [G] bark of the [Am] mother
[Dm] Cold man [Am] run [G] old man [Am] snow
[Dm] The ice of our [Am] fathers [G] melts on the [Am] shore
[Am] Cold man [G] run cold man [Am] run, [G] try’an stop the [Am] flow
Verse Break
[Am] Thou art the [G} hand [F] of the [E] ages
I [Am] feel this [G] wind [F] warming he who’s [E] frozen
The [Am] dead are [G] thawed and [E] rise from their [Am] graves
The [Dm] worm he [Am] spits and [G] says we are the [Am] chosen
[Dm] Cold man [Am] run [G] old man [Am] snow
[Dm] The ice of our [Am] fathers [G] melts on the [Am] shore
[Am] Cold man [G] run cold man [Am] run, [G] old man [Am] snow
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11. |
Two Minds
04:18
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[C] [G] [C]
[C] I spend every moment in two [G] minds
No decisions delivered on [C] time
I have trouble with the little things in [G] life
But I [F] see the big [G] picture in your [C] eyes
[C] I struggle with my nature like we all [G] do
There’s always two sides to every story thats [C] true
But perception and bias they rule the [G] day
And I’m [F] left with the [G] truth standing in my [C] way
[G] I’m of two minds
I [C] say it all the time
[G] I can’t be sure what’s [C] real
[G] I’m of two minds
But I [C] know what’s mine
And I’m [G] ready to make a [C] deal
Verse Break
[C] Whatever she says hold contra[G]ry
For she believes the truth she can [C] see
[C] We watch out for each other and our[G]selves
But [F] what’s best for [G] Santa might hurt the [C] elves
Chorus
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12. |
Democracy is Dangerous
03:51
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[C]
[Am] [G]
[C] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G] [C]
[C] Run into the [G] valley with the [Am] triggers on the [G] ridge
You’ll [C] find the [G] explosives [Am] tied up to the [G] bridge
[C] Compromise is on the [G] other side of the [Am] river of [G] justice
the [Am] river of [G] justice
[Am] Democracy is [G] dangerous
You’ll [C] find it to [G] be
[Am] Democracy is [G] dangerous
You’ll [Am] see [G] [C]
[C] Try and do what you [G] think is best for the [Am] people and the [G] few
[C] You will find that the [G] road is blocked and no one [Am] cares what is [G] true
[C] To be a King would [G] save some time but that [Am] battle ends in [G] blood
that [Am] battle ends in [G] blood
Chorus
Verse Break
Chorus Break
[C] If the bridge is blown and the [G] troops engaged and the [Am] populace roams [G] free
You’ll [C] find that all the [G] paths to [Am] enlightenment cleared [G] trees
But [C] it turns out, on the [G] way we learned that the [Am] trees are what we [G] need
Green [Am] tree are what we [G] need
Chorus X2 +
[Am] Ah but with nothing [G] else are we [C] free
© John F. Zawacki 2013
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