True Stories And Other Dreams
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Judy Collins - True Stories And Other Dreams - Album (1973)
1. Cook With Honey
2. So Begins The Task
3. Fishermen Song
4. The Dealer (Down And Losin')
5. Secret Gardens
6. Holly Ann
7. The Hostage
8. Song For Martin
9. Che
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Track 1 - Cook With Honey
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C F C F
[Verse 1]
CMuffin warm and Gbasket brownC
Smiling faces Ggathered round our dinner Ctable
GClose together, hand in ChandF
[Chorus]
I alwaCys cook with Ghoney
To Csweeten up the Gnight
We alwaCys cook with Ghoney
Tell me, Chow's your appeGtite
For some sweet ClovGe__C_G
[Verse 2]
Finding Cfavour with your Gneighbour
CWell, it can be so Gfine
It's Ceasier than Gpie to be CkindG
We've been Csearching for so GlongC
Now our house has Gturned into a ChomeG
[Chorus]
'Cause I alwaCys cook with Ghoney
To Csweeten up the Gnight
We alwaCys cook with Ghoney
Tell me, Chow's your appeGtite
For some sweet ClovGe__C_G
[Chorus]
'Cause I alwaCys cook with Ghoney
To Csweeten up the Gnight
We alwaCys cook with Ghoney
Tell me, Chow's your appeGtite
For some sweet ClovGe__C_G
[Verse 3]
Well, our Cdoor is always Gopen
And there's Csurely room for GmoreC
Cooking where there's Ggood love
Is Cnever any Gchore
[Verse 4]
So Ccome and get to Gknow us
There'll be a Cplace set just for GyouC
Sweet wine before Gdinner
That is Csurely bound to Gsoothe
[Chorus]
I alwaCys cook with Ghoney
To Csweeten up the Gnight
We alwaCys cook with Ghoney
Tell me, Chow's your appeGtite
For some sweet ClovGe__C_G
[Chorus]
I alwaCys cook with Ghoney
To Csweeten up the Gnight
We alwaCys cook with Ghoney
Tell me, Chow's your appeGtite
For some sweet ClovGe__C_G
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Track 2 - So Begins The Task
CAPO: 4th Fret
[Verse 1]
DNow begins the Atask I have Cdreaded the Bmcoming of for Aso long
I Dwait for the Asun to Cremind my Bmbody it needs Aresting
[Chorus]
I must Emlearn to Glive withDout you Anow
As I Emcannot learn to Ggive only Dpart - someAhow
[Verse 2]
DCamping on the Aedge of your Ccity, I Bmwait
GHoping someDday you'll see beAyond yourself
DShadows on the Aceiling, Chard, but not Bmreal
GLike the bars that Dcage me withAin myself
[Chorus]
I must Emlearn to Glive withDout you Anow
As I Emcannot learn to Ggive only Dpart - someAhow
[Instrumental]
D A C Bm G D A(2x)
[Chorus]
I must Emlearn to Glive withDout you Anow
As I Emcannot learn to Ggive only Dpart - someAhow
[Verse 2]
DAll of these Acages must and Cshall be set aBmside
GThey can only Dkeep us from the Aknowing
DActors and Astages now Cbow before the Bmtruth
GAnd the love beDtween remains a-Agrowing
[Chorus]
I must Emlearn to Glive withDout you Anow
As I Emcannot learn to Ggive only Dpart - someAhow
[Outro]
D A C Bm G D A
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Track 3 - Fishermen Song
[Intro]
C G F(3x)
G F G
[Verse 1]
The Cfisherman are pitching Ampennies
In the Gsand beside the sea
The Fsunrise hits their Coilskin boots
And their Gpainted boats and me
They Amseem to know the Gocean
Like a Fman Emknows a Dmwoman
She Cmakes him wait around for Ghalf the morning
For the Ftide to Cturn
[Chorus]
FPull in the Cropes, GSeine haul fisherCman
FNever catches Cmore than he Fknows he can Csell in a Gday
FPull in the Cnets, GSeine haul fisherCman
FDay's for Cwork and Fnight's the Ctime to go GdancCingF C G F
[Verse 2]
They're Cdrinking beer and Amlaughing
And Gsquinting at the sun
FWaiting for the Cgulls to tell them
GWhen the fish will come
Their Amfaces brown and Gweathered
From Fall the Emnets they've Dmrun
They've learned to Cwait, they always Gknow
That the Ftide will CturnG C
[Chorus]
FPull in the Cropes, GSeine haul fisherCman
FNever catches Cmore than he Fknows he can Csell in a Gday
FPull in the Cnets, GSeine haul fisherCman
FDay's for Cwork and Fnight's the Ctime to go GdancCingF C G F
[Instrumental]
C Am G F C G
Am G F Em Dm C G F C G C
[Chorus]
FPull in the Cropes, GSeine haul fisherCman
FNever catches Cmore than he Fknows he can Csell in a Gday
FPull in the Cnets, GSeine haul fisherCman
FDay's for Cwork and Fnight's the Ctime to go GdancCingF C G F
[Verse 3]
CWay out on the Amocean
The Gbig ships hunt for whalesF
The Japanese have Ccaught so many
That Gnow they hunt for snails
My Amfisherman's not Ggreedy
He Fseems conEmtent to Dmlive
With the Csun and the sand and a Gnet full of fish
When the Ftide CturnsG C
[Chorus]
FPull in the Cropes, GSeine haul fisherCman
FNever catches Cmore than he Fknows he can Csell in a Gday
FPull in the Cnets, GSeine haul fisherCman
FDay's for Cwork and Fnight's the Ctime to go GdancCing
[Chorus]
FPull in the Cropes, GSeine haul fisherCman
FNever catches Cmore than he Fknows he can Csell in a Gday
FPull in the Cnets, GSeine haul fisherCman
FDay's for Cwork and Fnight's the Ctime to go GdancCingF C F C F C
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Track 4 - The Dealer (Down And Losin')
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
C G/B Am G C G/B Am G C
[Verse 1]
Jack of Diamonds, G/BQueen of SpadesAm
Fingers Am/Gtremble and the Fmemory fades
And it's a Cfoolish man Gwho tries to bluff the CdealerG
[Verse 2]
The CJoker has laughed, G/BLady Luck smiledAm
The Aces were Am/Ghigh and the FDeuces were wild
When you're Cdown and losin', Geveryone's a FcheaterC
[Chorus]
FGot a little more than you Gbargained forC
A little more than you had in mindF
They called your bluff and Gtwenty-one
Beats Amnineteen every GtimeC
[Verse 3]
Life's a lot G/Blike that, my friendAm
Luck runs Am/Gout, the Fwinning streak endsC
When the deck is stacked, Gyou can't bluff the CdealerG C
[Verse 4]
Just when things were G/Bgoing fineAm
Am/GSomeone jumped you Ffrom behind
And Cwhen you're down and losin', Geveryone's a FcheaterC
[Chorus]
FYou can't win and you Gcan't break evenC
You can't get out of the gameF
You shouldn't stay, but Gyou ain't leavin'
'Cause your Amluck could change aGgain
[Chorus]
FYou can't win and you Gcan't break evenC
You can't get out of the gameF
You shouldn't stay, but Gyou ain't leavin'
'Cause your Amluck could change aGgainC
[Verse 5]
Jack of Diamonds, G/BQueen of SpadesAm
Fingers Am/Gtremble and the Fmemory fades
And it's a Cfoolish man Gwho tries to bluff the CdealerG
And it's a Cfoolish man Gwho tries to bluff the FdealerC
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Track 5 - Secret Gardens
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
Am G Am Em Dm C F G
[Verse 1]
My Cgrandmother's house is still Amthere
But it isn't the Emsame
A Cplain wooden Fcottage
A Dmpatch of brown Glawn
And a Dmfence that hangs Amstanding
And Fsighing in the Seattle CrainG
[Verse 2]
I Cdrive by with Amstrangers
And wish they could see what I Emsee
A Ctangle of summer Fbirds
DmFlying in sunGlight
A Dmforest of lAmilies
An Forchard of apricot CtreesG
[Chorus]
FSecret DmGardens Fof the Cheart
Where the Fflowers bloom forDmeveCr
I Fsee you Dmshining Fthrough the Cnight
FIn the ice and snow of DmwinCter
[Verse 3]
Great Cgrandfather's farm is still Amthere
But it isn't the Emsame
The Cbarn is torn Fdown
And the Dmfences are Ggone
The DmIdaho wind Amblows
The Ftopsoil away every CSpringG
[Verse 4]
I Cstill see the Amghosts
Of the people I knew long aEmgo
InCside the old Fkitchen
They Dmbend and Gsigh
My Dmlife passed them Amup
And the Fworld passed them CbyG
[Chorus]
FSecret DmGardens Fof the Cheart
Where the Fold stay young forDmeveCr
I Fsee you Dmshining Fthrough the Cnight
FIn the ice and snow of DmwinCter
[Verse 5]
But Cmost of all it is me that has Amchanged
And yet I'm still the Emsame
That's Cme at the Fweddings
That's Dmme at the Ggraves
DmDressed like the Ampeople
Who Fonce looked so grown-up and CbraveG
[Verse 6]
I Clook in the mirror through the Ameyes
Of the child that was Emme
I Csee willows Fbending
The Dmseason is GSpring
And the Dmsilver blue sailing Ambirds
FFly with the sun on their CwingsG
[Chorus]
FSecret DmGardens Fof the Cheart
Where Fdreams live on forDmeveCr
I Fsee you Dmshining Fthrough the Cnight
FIn the ice and snow of DmwinCter
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Track 6 - Holly Ann
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
C F C F C F C
[Verse 1]
She is a weaver
Through her hands the Fbright thread travels
Blue green water, willows weeping, Csilver stars
[Verse 2]
She sings and sighs as the shuttle flies
Through the yarn like a Kerry Fdancer
Pink and purple velvet red for a Clover's bedAm
[Chorus]
Living Emnorth of San FrancisDmcoC
With a man who Fbuilt his house aCloneAm
Living Empeaceful in the Dmcountry
The Clights of the Golden GGate will lead her ChomeF C
[Verse 3]
She is a spinner
In her hands the wooden wheel Fturns the wool around
Then aCround again
[Verse 4]
A gypsy from Bolinas
Sits and plays the mandoFlin
Faces smile in the firelight of a Cfoggy nightAm
[Chorus]
Living Emnorth of San FrancisDmcoC
Sometimes it's Fnice to be aCloneAm
She says, it's Empeaceful where she is Dmliving
The Clights of the Golden GGate will lead her ChomeAm
[Bridge]
You can see the Gbridges of the FcityC
Hanging in the air by Fsteel and CstoneAm
She says, it's Gpeaceful where she's Fliving
The Clights of the Golden GGate will lead her ChomeF C
[Verse 5]
She is a weaver
Through her hands the Fbright thread travels
Blue green water, willows weeping, Csilver stars
[Verse 6]
She is my sister
The baby born when I was Folder
Her hands are light, her hair is bright as the Csummer sunAm
[Chorus]
Living Emnorth of San FrancisDmcoC
Sometimes it's Fnice to be aCloneAm
She says, it's Empeaceful in the Dmcountry
The Clights of the Golden GGate will lead her Chome
The Clights of the Golden GGate will lead her ChomeF C
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Track 7 - The Hostage
[Verse 1]
I'm a Dmguard in the grey iron prison, at Gleast I was 'till Dmnow
It was Gnever a picnic Bbsocial, never a Dmday
They never come in laughing and you Gknow they never taught them Dmhow
It was Gdamn hard work, and you Bbwouldn't believe the Dmpay
[Verse 2]
It was early in the morning, lord, I Gwasn't but half aDmwake
When the Gcons went nuts, and Bbtook us by surDmprise
I never was one for shaking, but I Gfound it hard to Dmstand
With a Gsix-inch blade held Bbright before my Dmeyes
[Verse 3]
We could hear a siren blowing, Gsomebody yelled in Dmpain
Then it Ggot so quiet, you could Bbhear a bird walk Dmby
They all had masks on their faces, and they Gspoke with a voice of DmCain
"If they Gcome in shooting, then you Bbknow you're bound to Dmdie"
[Verse 4]
I turned to a buddy named Willie, I said "GWillie, it'll be all Dmright
If they Gmeant to kill us we'd be Bbhalf way down to DmHell
See, they high-jacked a plane in the desert
And the Ggovernment screamed and Dmcried
But to Gsave some lives, they Bbopened up a prison Dmcell"
[Verse 5]
So the days kept coming and going, Gtension was getting Dmhigh
But I Gwasn't too worried, I Bbfigured I knew the Dmscore
I knew they were talking to someone, I Gknew they were willing to Dmtry
So I Gfigured my freedom was a Bbmatter of a day or two Dmmore
[Verse 6]
But, Jesus, early this morning, the Gwhirlybird dropped the Dmgas
It Gmade me puke and it Bbbrought me to my Dmknees
The bullets came like hailstones, I Gheard the first ones Dmpass
Then they Gcut down Willie, and they Bbgot Jim Kelly and Dmme
[Verse 7]
They come in yelling curses, like they were Gcrossing the River DmRhine
GShot down every Bbgoddamned thing they Dmsaw
And while I lay there wounded, I Gtook another one in my Dmspine
GPoor Jim Kelly took aBbnother one in his Dmjaw
[Verse 8]
They say we had our throats cut by a Gband of desperate Dmmen
GSay they saved as Bbmany of us as they Dmcould
Well, the governor he should know it, but I Gthink I'll say it aDmgain
That the Ggovernor cut my Bbthroat and he cut it Dmgood
[Verse 9]
Let them take the governor, hold Ghim for a couple of Dmdays
GSee who goes in Bbshooting to set him Dmfree
Hell, they'd open every jail in the country, they'd Gsend them on their Dmway
They'd Gnever do to Bbhim what the governor done to Dmme
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Track 8 - Song For Martin
[Intro}
C G Bb F C
[Verse 1]
In Red Rock, AriFzona, he Glived for many years aloneF
A gangly kid from Colorado, who could sing the sweetest Csongs
I first heard Woody's Fsongs from him Gin a cabin in the snowF
Seems like it was yesterday, but it was years and years Cago
[Verse 2]
He moved to AriFzona in GNineteen Sixty-OneF
Got a job at the Indian school, he was livin' in the Csun
My life was movin' Ffast by now, GI was always on the runF
My country life was far behind Cand the circus had begunEm
[Chorus]
Marty, I know it got Amlonely out Fthere
AmCoyotes cryin' at midnight in the Ccold desert air
The Emheart that sorrow broke in you Amcan never be reFpaired
EmMart, I know AmI let you down FsomewhereC
[Verse 3]
I knew that me and FMarty, Gwe should have been good friendsF
I always knew the paths we walked, were meant to cross aCgain
We talked on the Ftelephone Gonce or twice a yearF
His voice was so familiar, his memory was Cclear
[Verse 4]
I'll never know what Fbrought him to Gwhere he finally stoodF
A shotgun pointed at his head in a cabin in the Cwoods
But somehow I could Fhear it, it Gstruck my heart as well
For the Funknown man who needs a hand, Cfor the friend I'll never knowEm
[Chorus]
Marty, I know it got Amlonely out Fthere
AmCoyotes cryin' at midnight in the Ccold desert air
The Emheart that sorrow broke in you can Amnever be reFpaired
EmMart, I know AmI let you down FsomewhereEm Am F C
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Track 9 -
[Verse 1]
One Emmorning in Bolivia
The leader Bmof the partiCsans
And two of his comEmpanions
Were forced to flee the mountains Cfor their Dlives
[Verse 2]
Through Emgreen and dusty villages
They sped aGlong the little Emroads
The peasants smiled and shouted as they Ghurried Cby
EmJesus called out to everyone, "Don't think that we are leaving
They only Dtried to frighten us with guns, we shall reCturn"G
[Chorus 1]
Continue with your CworkG
Continue with your CtalkEb
You have it in your GhandsEb
To own your lives, to own your Emlands
[Verse 3]
The people smiled and shouted and they ran along a Dlittle Emwhile
Then stood and watched, their hands were restless and empty
The Bmbody of JeEmsus was in the jeep
That they blew up before it Dreached the Cplane
The Bmpriest was proud to Cbless him
For Dwhat there was of him reGmaining in the afterCnoon
[Chorus 1]
Continue with your CworkG
Continue with your CtalkEb
You have it in your GhandsEb
To own your lives, to own your Emlands
[Chorus 2]
There is no one who can Cshow youG
The road you should be ConEb
They only tell you, they can Gshow youEb
And then tomorrow they are Emgone
[Verse 4]
The smell of oil and incense fill the Droom in this adobe Emhut
Where on the Dtable lies the body of a Cman
His Emface is pale and Bmyoung, his beard is dark and Emcurled
Pennies hold his Deyelids from the Emevening ClightEm
[Verse 5]
People from the village, those who Bmknew him, those who killed Emhim
Stand inside the door, their hands are restless and empty
They watch the priest make silent Dcrosses in the Cair
And pray to god inEmside their hearts for their own soulsG
[Chorus 1]
Continue with your CworkG
Continue with your CtalkEb
You have it in your GhandsEb
To own your lives, to own your Emlands
[Chorus 2]
There is no one who can Cshow youG
The road you should be ConEb
They only tell you, they can Gshow youEb
And then tomorrow they are Emgone
[Chorus 1]
Continue with your CworkG
Continue with your CtalkEb
You have it in your GhandsEb
To own your lives, to own your Emlands
[Chorus 2]
There is no one who can Cshow youG
The road you should be ConEb
They only tell you, they can Gshow youEb
And then tomorrow they are Emgone
[Chorus 1]
Continue with your CworkG
Continue with your CtalkEb
You have it in your GhandsEb
To own your lives, to own your Emlands
[Chorus 2]
There is no one who can Cshow youG
The road you should be ConEb
They only tell you, they can Gshow youEb
And then tomorrow they are Emgone
[Chorus 1]
Continue with your CworkG
Continue with your CtalkEb
You have it in your GhandsEb
To own your lives, to own your Emlands
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True Stories And Other Dreams
by Judy Collins
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Judy Collins - True Stories And Other Dreams - Album (1973)
1. Cook With Honey
2. So Begins The Task
3. Fishermen Song
4. The Dealer (Down And Losin')
5. Secret Gardens
6. Holly Ann
7. The Hostage
8. Song For Martin
9. Che
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Track 1 - Cook With Honey
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C F C F
[Verse 1]
C G C
Muffin warm and basket brown
G C
Smiling faces gathered round our dinner table
G C F
Close together, hand in hand
[Chorus]
C G
I always cook with honey
C G
To sweeten up the night
C G
We always cook with honey
C G
Tell me, how's your appetite
C G C G
For some sweet love___
[Verse 2]
C G
Finding favour with your neighbour
C G
Well, it can be so fine
C G C G
It's easier than pie to be kind
C G C
We've been searching for so long
G C G
Now our house has turned into a home
[Chorus]
C G
'Cause I always cook with honey
C G
To sweeten up the night
C G
We always cook with honey
C G
Tell me, how's your appetite
C G C G
For some sweet love___
[Chorus]
C G
'Cause I always cook with honey
C G
To sweeten up the night
C G
We always cook with honey
C G
Tell me, how's your appetite
C G C G
For some sweet love___
[Verse 3]
C G
Well, our door is always open
C G C
And there's surely room for more
G
Cooking where there's good love
C G
Is never any chore
[Verse 4]
C G
So come and get to know us
C G C
There'll be a place set just for you
G
Sweet wine before dinner
C G
That is surely bound to soothe
[Chorus]
C G
I always cook with honey
C G
To sweeten up the night
C G
We always cook with honey
C G
Tell me, how's your appetite
C G C G
For some sweet love___
[Chorus]
C G
I always cook with honey
C G
To sweeten up the night
C G
We always cook with honey
C G
Tell me, how's your appetite
C G C G
For some sweet love___
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Track 2 - So Begins The Task
CAPO: 4th Fret
[Verse 1]
D A C Bm A
Now begins the task I have dreaded the coming of for so long
D A C Bm A
I wait for the sun to remind my body it needs resting
[Chorus]
Em G D A
I must learn to live without you now
Em G D A
As I cannot learn to give only part - somehow
[Verse 2]
D A C Bm
Camping on the edge of your city, I wait
G D A
Hoping someday you'll see beyond yourself
D A C Bm
Shadows on the ceiling, hard, but not real
G D A
Like the bars that cage me within myself
[Chorus]
Em G D A
I must learn to live without you now
Em G D A
As I cannot learn to give only part - somehow
[Instrumental]
D A C Bm G D A
(2x)
[Chorus]
Em G D A
I must learn to live without you now
Em G D A
As I cannot learn to give only part - somehow
[Verse 2]
D A C Bm
All of these cages must and shall be set aside
G D A
They can only keep us from the knowing
D A C Bm
Actors and stages now bow before the truth
G D A
And the love between remains a-growing
[Chorus]
Em G D A
I must learn to live without you now
Em G D A
As I cannot learn to give only part - somehow
[Outro]
D A C Bm G D A
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Track 3 - Fishermen Song
[Intro]
C G F
(3x)
G F G
[Verse 1]
C Am
The fisherman are pitching pennies
G
In the sand beside the sea
F C
The sunrise hits their oilskin boots
G
And their painted boats and me
Am G
They seem to know the ocean
F Em Dm
Like a man knows a woman
C G
She makes him wait around for half the morning
F C
For the tide to turn
[Chorus]
F C G C
Pull in the ropes, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G
Never catches more than he knows he can sell in a day
F C G C
Pull in the nets, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G C F C G F
Day's for work and night's the time to go dancing
[Verse 2]
C Am
They're drinking beer and laughing
G
And squinting at the sun
F C
Waiting for the gulls to tell them
G
When the fish will come
Am G
Their faces brown and weathered
F Em Dm
From all the nets they've run
C G
They've learned to wait, they always know
F C G C
That the tide will turn
[Chorus]
F C G C
Pull in the ropes, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G
Never catches more than he knows he can sell in a day
F C G C
Pull in the nets, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G C F C G F
Day's for work and night's the time to go dancing
[Instrumental]
C Am G F C G
Am G F Em Dm C G F C G C
[Chorus]
F C G C
Pull in the ropes, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G
Never catches more than he knows he can sell in a day
F C G C
Pull in the nets, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G C F C G F
Day's for work and night's the time to go dancing
[Verse 3]
C Am
Way out on the ocean
G F
The big ships hunt for whales
C
The Japanese have caught so many
G
That now they hunt for snails
Am G
My fisherman's not greedy
F Em Dm
He seems content to live
C G
With the sun and the sand and a net full of fish
F C G C
When the tide turns
[Chorus]
F C G C
Pull in the ropes, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G
Never catches more than he knows he can sell in a day
F C G C
Pull in the nets, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G C
Day's for work and night's the time to go dancing
[Chorus]
F C G C
Pull in the ropes, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G
Never catches more than he knows he can sell in a day
F C G C
Pull in the nets, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G C F C F C F C
Day's for work and night's the time to go dancing
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Track 4 - The Dealer (Down And Losin')
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
C G/B Am G C G/B Am G C
[Verse 1]
G/B Am
Jack of Diamonds, Queen of Spades
Am/G F
Fingers tremble and the memory fades
C G C G
And it's a foolish man who tries to bluff the dealer
[Verse 2]
C G/B Am
The Joker has laughed, Lady Luck smiled
Am/G F
The Aces were high and the Deuces were wild
C G F C
When you're down and losin', everyone's a cheater
[Chorus]
F G C
Got a little more than you bargained for
F
A little more than you had in mind
G
They called your bluff and twenty-one
Am G C
Beats nineteen every time
[Verse 3]
G/B Am
Life's a lot like that, my friend
Am/G F C
Luck runs out, the winning streak ends
G C G C
When the deck is stacked, you can't bluff the dealer
[Verse 4]
G/B Am
Just when things were going fine
Am/G F
Someone jumped you from behind
C G F C
And when you're down and losin', everyone's a cheater
[Chorus]
F G C
You can't win and you can't break even
F
You can't get out of the game
G
You shouldn't stay, but you ain't leavin'
Am G
'Cause your luck could change again
[Chorus]
F G C
You can't win and you can't break even
F
You can't get out of the game
G
You shouldn't stay, but you ain't leavin'
Am G C
'Cause your luck could change again
[Verse 5]
G/B Am
Jack of Diamonds, Queen of Spades
Am/G F
Fingers tremble and the memory fades
C G C G
And it's a foolish man who tries to bluff the dealer
C G F C
And it's a foolish man who tries to bluff the dealer
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Track 5 - Secret Gardens
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
Am G Am Em Dm C F G
[Verse 1]
C Am
My grandmother's house is still there
Em
But it isn't the same
C F
A plain wooden cottage
Dm G
A patch of brown lawn
Dm Am
And a fence that hangs standing
F C G
And sighing in the Seattle rain
[Verse 2]
C Am
I drive by with strangers
Em
And wish they could see what I see
C F
A tangle of summer birds
Dm G
Flying in sunlight
Dm Am
A forest of lilies
F C G
An orchard of apricot trees
[Chorus]
F Dm F C
Secret Gardens of the heart
F Dm C
Where the flowers bloom forever
F Dm F C
I see you shining through the night
F Dm C
In the ice and snow of winter
[Verse 3]
C Am
Great grandfather's farm is still there
Em
But it isn't the same
C F
The barn is torn down
Dm G
And the fences are gone
Dm Am
The Idaho wind blows
F C G
The topsoil away every Spring
[Verse 4]
C Am
I still see the ghosts
Em
Of the people I knew long ago
C F
Inside the old kitchen
Dm G
They bend and sigh
Dm Am
My life passed them up
F C G
And the world passed them by
[Chorus]
F Dm F C
Secret Gardens of the heart
F Dm C
Where the old stay young forever
F Dm F C
I see you shining through the night
F Dm C
In the ice and snow of winter
[Verse 5]
C Am
But most of all it is me that has changed
Em
And yet I'm still the same
C F
That's me at the weddings
Dm G
That's me at the graves
Dm Am
Dressed like the people
F C G
Who once looked so grown-up and brave
[Verse 6]
C Am
I look in the mirror through the eyes
Em
Of the child that was me
C F
I see willows bending
Dm G
The season is Spring
Dm Am
And the silver blue sailing birds
F C G
Fly with the sun on their wings
[Chorus]
F Dm F C
Secret Gardens of the heart
F Dm C
Where dreams live on forever
F Dm F C
I see you shining through the night
F Dm C
In the ice and snow of winter
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Track 6 - Holly Ann
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
C F C F C F C
[Verse 1]
She is a weaver
F
Through her hands the bright thread travels
C
Blue green water, willows weeping, silver stars
[Verse 2]
She sings and sighs as the shuttle flies
F
Through the yarn like a Kerry dancer
C Am
Pink and purple velvet red for a lover's bed
[Chorus]
Em Dm C
Living north of San Francisco
F C Am
With a man who built his house alone
Em Dm
Living peaceful in the country
C G C F C
The lights of the Golden Gate will lead her home
[Verse 3]
She is a spinner
F
In her hands the wooden wheel turns the wool around
C
Then around again
[Verse 4]
A gypsy from Bolinas
F
Sits and plays the mandolin
C Am
Faces smile in the firelight of a foggy night
[Chorus]
Em Dm C
Living north of San Francisco
F C Am
Sometimes it's nice to be alone
Em Dm
She says, it's peaceful where she is living
C G C Am
The lights of the Golden Gate will lead her home
[Bridge]
G F C
You can see the bridges of the city
F C Am
Hanging in the air by steel and stone
G F
She says, it's peaceful where she's living
C G C F C
The lights of the Golden Gate will lead her home
[Verse 5]
She is a weaver
F
Through her hands the bright thread travels
C
Blue green water, willows weeping, silver stars
[Verse 6]
She is my sister
F
The baby born when I was older
C Am
Her hands are light, her hair is bright as the summer sun
[Chorus]
Em Dm C
Living north of San Francisco
F C Am
Sometimes it's nice to be alone
Em Dm
She says, it's peaceful in the country
C G C
The lights of the Golden Gate will lead her home
C G C F C
The lights of the Golden Gate will lead her home
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Track 7 - The Hostage
[Verse 1]
Dm G Dm
I'm a guard in the grey iron prison, at least I was 'till now
G Bb Dm
It was never a picnic social, never a day
G Dm
They never come in laughing and you know they never taught them how
G Bb Dm
It was damn hard work, and you wouldn't believe the pay
[Verse 2]
G Dm
It was early in the morning, lord, I wasn't but half awake
G Bb Dm
When the cons went nuts, and took us by surprise
G Dm
I never was one for shaking, but I found it hard to stand
G Bb Dm
With a six-inch blade held right before my eyes
[Verse 3]
G Dm
We could hear a siren blowing, somebody yelled in pain
G Bb Dm
Then it got so quiet, you could hear a bird walk by
G Dm
They all had masks on their faces, and they spoke with a voice of Cain
G Bb Dm
"If they come in shooting, then you know you're bound to die"
[Verse 4]
G Dm
I turned to a buddy named Willie, I said "Willie, it'll be all right
G Bb Dm
If they meant to kill us we'd be half way down to Hell
See, they high-jacked a plane in the desert
G Dm
And the government screamed and cried
G Bb Dm
But to save some lives, they opened up a prison cell"
[Verse 5]
G Dm
So the days kept coming and going, tension was getting high
G Bb Dm
But I wasn't too worried, I figured I knew the score
G Dm
I knew they were talking to someone, I knew they were willing to try
G Bb Dm
So I figured my freedom was a matter of a day or two more
[Verse 6]
G Dm
But, Jesus, early this morning, the whirlybird dropped the gas
G Bb Dm
It made me puke and it brought me to my knees
G Dm
The bullets came like hailstones, I heard the first ones pass
G Bb Dm
Then they cut down Willie, and they got Jim Kelly and me
[Verse 7]
G Dm
They come in yelling curses, like they were crossing the River Rhine
G Bb Dm
Shot down every goddamned thing they saw
G Dm
And while I lay there wounded, I took another one in my spine
G Bb Dm
Poor Jim Kelly took another one in his jaw
[Verse 8]
G Dm
They say we had our throats cut by a band of desperate men
G Bb Dm
Say they saved as many of us as they could
G Dm
Well, the governor he should know it, but I think I'll say it again
G Bb Dm
That the governor cut my throat and he cut it good
[Verse 9]
G Dm
Let them take the governor, hold him for a couple of days
G Bb Dm
See who goes in shooting to set him free
G Dm
Hell, they'd open every jail in the country, they'd send them on their way
G Bb Dm
They'd never do to him what the governor done to me
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Track 8 - Song For Martin
[Intro}
C G Bb F C
[Verse 1]
F G F
In Red Rock, Arizona, he lived for many years alone
C
A gangly kid from Colorado, who could sing the sweetest songs
F G F
I first heard Woody's songs from him in a cabin in the snow
C
Seems like it was yesterday, but it was years and years ago
[Verse 2]
F G F
He moved to Arizona in Nineteen Sixty-One
C
Got a job at the Indian school, he was livin' in the sun
F G F
My life was movin' fast by now, I was always on the run
C Em
My country life was far behind and the circus had begun
[Chorus]
Am F
Marty, I know it got lonely out there
Am C
Coyotes cryin' at midnight in the cold desert air
Em Am F
The heart that sorrow broke in you can never be repaired
Em Am F C
Mart, I know I let you down somewhere
[Verse 3]
F G F
I knew that me and Marty, we should have been good friends
C
I always knew the paths we walked, were meant to cross again
F G F
We talked on the telephone once or twice a year
C
His voice was so familiar, his memory was clear
[Verse 4]
F G F
I'll never know what brought him to where he finally stood
C
A shotgun pointed at his head in a cabin in the woods
F G
But somehow I could hear it, it struck my heart as well
F C Em
For the unknown man who needs a hand, for the friend I'll never know
[Chorus]
Am F
Marty, I know it got lonely out there
Am C
Coyotes cryin' at midnight in the cold desert air
Em Am F
The heart that sorrow broke in you can never be repaired
Em Am F Em Am F C
Mart, I know I let you down somewhere
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Track 9 -
[Verse 1]
Em
One morning in Bolivia
Bm C
The leader of the partisans
Em
And two of his companions
C D
Were forced to flee the mountains for their lives
[Verse 2]
Em
Through green and dusty villages
G Em
They sped along the little roads
G C
The peasants smiled and shouted as they hurried by
Em
Jesus called out to everyone, "Don't think that we are leaving
D C G
They only tried to frighten us with guns, we shall return"
[Chorus 1]
C G
Continue with your work
C Eb
Continue with your talk
G Eb
You have it in your hands
Em
To own your lives, to own your lands
[Verse 3]
D Em
The people smiled and shouted and they ran along a little while
Then stood and watched, their hands were restless and empty
Bm Em
The body of Jesus was in the jeep
D C
That they blew up before it reached the plane
Bm C
The priest was proud to bless him
D G C
For what there was of him remaining in the afternoon
[Chorus 1]
C G
Continue with your work
C Eb
Continue with your talk
G Eb
You have it in your hands
Em
To own your lives, to own your lands
[Chorus 2]
C G
There is no one who can show you
C Eb
The road you should be on
G Eb
They only tell you, they can show you
Em
And then tomorrow they are gone
[Verse 4]
D Em
The smell of oil and incense fill the room in this adobe hut
D C
Where on the table lies the body of a man
Em Bm Em
His face is pale and young, his beard is dark and curled
D Em C Em
Pennies hold his eyelids from the evening light
[Verse 5]
Bm Em
People from the village, those who knew him, those who killed him
Stand inside the door, their hands are restless and empty
D C
They watch the priest make silent crosses in the air
Em G
And pray to god inside their hearts for their own souls
[Chorus 1]
C G
Continue with your work
C Eb
Continue with your talk
G Eb
You have it in your hands
Em
To own your lives, to own your lands
[Chorus 2]
C G
There is no one who can show you
C Eb
The road you should be on
G Eb
They only tell you, they can show you
Em
And then tomorrow they are gone
[Chorus 1]
C G
Continue with your work
C Eb
Continue with your talk
G Eb
You have it in your hands
Em
To own your lives, to own your lands
[Chorus 2]
C G
There is no one who can show you
C Eb
The road you should be on
G Eb
They only tell you, they can show you
Em
And then tomorrow they are gone
[Chorus 1]
C G
Continue with your work
C Eb
Continue with your talk
G Eb
You have it in your hands
Em
To own your lives, to own your lands
[Chorus 2]
C G
There is no one who can show you
C Eb
The road you should be on
G Eb
They only tell you, they can show you
Em
And then tomorrow they are gone
[Chorus 1]
C G
Continue with your work
C Eb
Continue with your talk
G Eb
You have it in your hands
Em
To own your lives, to own your lands
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