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Canaries In The Mind - Elliott Murphy
played in blues shuffle (barré versions) 
the shuffle is : 
G5 G6 G5 G6 G5 G6 G5 G6
D5 D6 D5 D6 D5 D6 D5 D6
A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6
D5 D6 D5 D6 D5 D6 D5 D6
Intro:        G     D     A               D  
GYou say the world is doing fine
DExcept for the canaries down in the mine
Athey’re just not singing anymore
DThey’re lying lifeless on the floor
GSome say love is like oxygen
DAnd since you left me I’ve been suffering
ARound and round like a weathervane I go
DAnd I can’t find which way the wind will blow
GIn fact this whole thing is a mystery
DAnd I’m feeling less and less free
ALocked between the bars of my birth and my death
DWhat my crime was well I can only guess
GBut you were the light in my darkness night
DI was blind when you gave me sight
ATo see all that was beautiful
DMy empty life so lush lush and full
GOh your body was my temple of doom
DA sanctuary and a living tomb
AWhere I was buried in two seconds flat
DI know you said sometimes love is like that
GBut all I have left is a lock of your hair
DAt least I think it’s yours but baby I don’t care
AI you gave me presents I can’t find them now
DYou said you did but I got my doubts
GBecause all you told me were sweet sweet lies
DI could have been one a thousand guys
AYou could never get enough of you
DWho were so shocked when their time was through
GThat’s it for me I’m on my way home
DI’m singing the last verse of like a Rolling Stone
ARest assure I never wanted you to change
DInto something refined or prearranged
GSome say the world is doing fine
DAnd those canaries are done their time
ABut I can’t hear them singing anymore
DI’m nearly lifeless on your floor
(from here he usually starts playing open chords,
keep continuing the  G D A D)
Hey now little cha cha cha...

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Canaries In The Mind

by Elliott Murphy

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Canaries In The Mind - Elliott Murphy

played in blues shuffle (barré versions)

the shuffle is :

G5 G6 G5 G6 G5 G6 G5 G6

D5 D6 D5 D6 D5 D6 D5 D6

A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6

D5 D6 D5 D6 D5 D6 D5 D6

G D A D

Intro:

You say the world is doing fine

Except for the canaries down in the mine

they’re just not singing anymore

They’re lying lifeless on the floor

Some say love is like oxygen

And since you left me I’ve been suffering

Round and round like a weathervane I go

And I can’t find which way the wind will blow

In fact this whole thing is a mystery

And I’m feeling less and less free

Locked between the bars of my birth and my death

What my crime was well I can only guess

But you were the light in my darkness night

I was blind when you gave me sight

To see all that was beautiful

My empty life so lush lush and full

Oh your body was my temple of doom

A sanctuary and a living tomb

Where I was buried in two seconds flat

I know you said sometimes love is like that

But all I have left is a lock of your hair

At least I think it’s yours but baby I don’t care

I you gave me presents I can’t find them now

You said you did but I got my doubts

Because all you told me were sweet sweet lies

I could have been one a thousand guys

You could never get enough of you

Who were so shocked when their time was through

That’s it for me I’m on my way home

I’m singing the last verse of like a Rolling Stone

Rest assure I never wanted you to change

Into something refined or prearranged

Some say the world is doing fine

And those canaries are done their time

But I can’t hear them singing anymore

I’m nearly lifeless on your floor

(from here he usually starts playing open chords,

keep continuing the G D A D)

Hey now little cha cha cha...

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