Shadow Figure
All Songs ©2006 by Paul Minor
(except #10 L. Payne)
Basic Tracks Recorded
by Matt Hubbard at The Hub
www.matthubbard.info
Overdubs, Mixing and Mastering
by Doug Koeppe and Allan Gill
at Space Monkey Audio
www.spacemonkeyaudio.com
Paul Minor - Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica
Jeff Johnston - Bass, Musical Saw
Conrad Choucroun - Drums
Matt Hubbard - Piano, Harmonica, Melodica
Gary Newcomb - Dobro
Elana James - Fiddle
Cover Woodcut by Amy Emery
MADE TO BE BROKEN
G
C7
Goodness and kindness are down on their knees
one is crippled and the other diseased
they're both begging won't somebody please
Am
C
put us out of our miseries
A7
C
before somebody else does the chokin'
G
F C
G
we're strung out and lonely, mad at the world
F
C
G C7
'cause our spirit was made to be broken
G
C7
So hard to pin down, so easy to blame
Like mercury flowing right under a flame
now here's a nowhere, place with no name
where every face just looks the same
and there's no good word ever spoken
I'm hung up and hungry, and mad at the world
F
C
G
'cause my spirit was made to be broken
I've been killing too much time in this jail
Waiting around for my ship to set sail
just to be swallowed by one more whale
May I ask just what the hell
is it that you have been smokin?
messed up and muddy and mad at the world
my spirit was made to be broken
Start spreading the noose, I'm leaving today
Don't wanna be, wearin' a hell toupee
misfortune cookies and tofu ettouffee, Can't keep it down, can't give
it away
my ego can't stand all this strokin'
I'm on St. Peter's guest list, me minus one, my spirit was made to
be broken
EVERY STAR HAS A SHADOW
G Am G/B C
You and I once rode on the same bus
G Am G/B C
Am
C
It ran all day on faith,
found its way on trust
but it could not contain the both of us
only went so far and now it's left to rust
Am
Em
Now Iím caught in the headlights
G
D
While youíre lighting up a big cigar
Am
Cmaj7
behind every star is a shadow of who we are
G Am G/B C
You might think what a dim fate to endure
destined to remain in the relative obscure
a life opaque to filter out the bright
Just like the black letters up against the marquee light
As you kick out all the footlights
I count my tips at the corner bar
behind every star is a shadow of who we are
Cm
G G6 Gmaj7
From dark spaces out beyond the edge
the voices draw you closer to the very ledge
Em
Em/maj7
Em7
singing your praise in a such a distant high key
C
D7
harmonizing with your twisted psyche
G Am G/B C
When there's no one out there left to trust
you'll find yourself addicted to the golden dust
that sparkles up above in the desert sky
once the sun has finally set upon your hopes so high
Am
Em
(As you step into the twilight
When your fading taillights I watch you
from afar)
pull away in a big black car
behind every star is a shadow of who we are
BREAK IT TO MYSELF
E
E aug
E6
E7
When everything you hoped was true, is slipping right away from you,
Amaj7
Am7
you never tell yourself to let it rest,
E
E aug
E6
E7
the silence when the song is done, and everybody's had their fun,
Amaj7
Am7
you hate to be the one, to break it to yourself,
Amaj7 G#m
G#7 C#m
F#11
Am
Out of the blue, and into the darkest night, you saw the light,
and it blinded you
I just wanna hear you laugh, I don't wanna write your epitaph,
so when you find yourself say hey for me
I'm not thinking any less of you, even if you want me to,
what happened to who i knew before
all good things will come to me, if i wait until eternity
and ask the universe what it is I want
Amj7 G#m
G#7 C#m
F#11
Am
Out of the blue, and into the darkest night, you saw the light,
and it reminded you
You may find this easy to believe, now that you're gone I feel relieved
of everything that I wanted most
call it a matter of formality, that's just it what it is for me
i'm a spirit, you're a ghost
C Dm
F G
Dm G
All that I need is some space I can breathe the wind blowing
A moment in time and a place I can find myself going
F
F+4 Dm
G7
but don't waste your breath, you might catch your death
.C Dm
F G
Dm G
More than my share of hurt and despair since it hit me
out of nowhere such a burden to bear but bear with me
F
F+4
Dm G7
at the end of the day, don't get carried away
C
G/B Am
F Em
D7
I felt the grip on my heart start to slip when I looked into your eyes
Thought I was fine when I found myself tryin' new lines to memorize
There was a time when i looked in my mind and found doubting
so deafened by fear that i just couldn't hear the voice shouting
F F+4
Dm G7
don't, ever let, love go to your head
C
G/B Am
F Em
D7
I felt the grip on my heart start to slip when I looked into your eyes
The weather was fine when I found myself tryin' this raincoat on for
size
Im doing fine and i'm taking the time to feel all right
i'm easily bored but i'll seek the right chord to play all night
F F+4
Dm G7
Now I know what you meant to my heart's discontent
THREE ON A MATCH (capo 5)
G G G
Gaug
G
D
Thank you for the bad news
C
wasn't much of a surprise
when you wilted like a rose petal
right before my eyes
your company is welcome
your flower never grows
that's all there is to it
that's as far as it goes
Am
D
Am
D
Where so ever two
are gathered for a lark
G Gaug
three on a match
leaves someone in the dark
There's no faithless in a foxhole but i still have my doubts
so light a smoke for both of us before you blow it out
Carry your flame for me , a spark is what we lack
til you brought me the 3rd degree, and everything went black
Em Em/maj7
G E7/D
C G/B
All day long I drive around and wonder how it is you're doing
on the other side of town Am
D7
Em Em/maj7
G E7/D
C G/B
later on when i get home i sit alone and think of you and
wonder when you'll come around A7
Call me complicated call me anytime
take it for granted i'm here on the line
You took my tomorrow She took my yesterday
I took all your sweet time, to forever fade away
Where so ever two
are gathered for a lark
three on a match
somewhere in the dark
Where so ever two
are gathered for a lark
three on a match
leaves someone in the dark
TULIPS TWO-STEP
Beg your pardon, little darlin'
won't you let me plant my tulips in your garden
I been freakin, out all weekend
cos i'm finding out that you're the one i'm seekin'
You were my world and I wanted to see more
until I found you such a dark place to explore
and I seen the side I'd never seen before
Leavin' Graz with no regrets as the Austrian sun sets
we said goodbye to a lifelong dream vacation
'now it all seems so unreal, what a foreign way to feel
to think of home with such sweet anticipation
so glad that I found you, it's such a joy to be around you
until you drop your heavy baggage on my floor
and I seen the side I never seen before
Darlin' I seen the side I never seen before
THE TRUTH IS
You showed up uninvited at some living room affair
And now I can't stop thinking 'bout you, sister raven hair despair
Still the voices whisper from the corners of my mind
Why should I deserve to have you treat me so unkind?
Chorus - Even though I know the truth is right in front of me
It's so hard to turn away and face reality
Even though I know the truth is staring right at me
I don't want to see, 'cause the truth is: you don't love me
"It's not gonna happen," is what you said to me
So why do I keep living in this pointless fantasy?
My nonsense of wonder has been opened from within
Your incense puts me under every time I breathe it in
When my heart is heavy, I'm helpless to conceal
I can't pin it anywhere, it's just the way I feel
Driving back from your house, with so much left unsaid
Roll another number and just put myself to bed...
ORDINARY GIRLS
C G/B
F G
C G/B
F G
Ordinary Girls I see you in the coffee shop
what your looking for might not be found on that laptop
F
Em
Dm G
C G/B
when i get my truck out of the shop i want to take you for drive
F
Em Dm
D7 G
out to where the stars, are so bright, that you just won't believe
your eyes
Ordinary girls, i wouldn't normally say hi
but i saw you walking by and i just had to find some way to catch
your eye
when you get offline, i wonder would you spend some time for just a
moment
take off your headset so I can show you where to get you some enjoyment
F
G#7
C C7
Ordinary girls they seem so average at first glace
F
G#7
C
G7
but you should get to know one if you ever get the chance
Ordinary girl, you look like you're new in town
welcome to my world, won't you let me show you around
let me borrow your cell phone,
so I can call you up and take you to the sound
If you're looking for some action, step right up,
the main attraction's what you've found
Ordinary girl, so very ordinary,
Ordinary Girl, you're extraordinary,
Ordinary Girl, you're so very, Ordinary Girl
MY BEAUTIFUL CHILD
G Bm
C G
Do not be afraid my beautiful child
G
F
C
G
I've come to take you away from this place
back to a much more innocent time
return you to a simpler grace
The sins of the fathers have dried up your tears
stolen your virtue, stripped you of pride
hold on to my hand, let go of your fears
your broken promise will not be denied
D
Em
Oh my daughter, can't you see me trying
F
C
to turn back the silent hands of age
D B7
Em
oh your mother, can't you see her crying
F
C
the violent tears of rage
G
Bm C
G
Hold on to me my beautiful child
your eyes are wide like a baby
come to a place where flowers grow wild
where your spirit can be young and your heart can run free
Low Overhead
All Songs ©2002 by Paul Minor (#9 Minor/Johnston)
#1, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 13 recorded and mixed by Michael Crow at GC
Recording
#2, 3 & 5 recorded and mixed by Chris Smith at the Bubble
#4, 6 & 10 recorded and mixed by Mark Addison at Slaughterhouse
Mastering by Bryan Anderton at Living Room
Andrew Duplantis - piano on #1, bass on #1, 7, 8, 11 & 13
Kevin Pearson - drums on #1, 7, 8, 9, 11 & 12
Landis Armstrong - lead guitar on #7 & 8
Chepo Pena - bass on #3
Jeff Johnston - bass on #9
Mark Addison - bass and keyboards on #4, 6 & 10
Nina Singh - drums on #4, 6 & 10
Tony Scalzo - bass on #2 & 5, backing vocals on #2
Joey Shuffield - drums and percussion on #2, 3 & 5
Miles Zuniga - lead guitar and backing vocals on #11
Chris Smith - slide guitar on #5
Paul Etheredge - organ on #1, 3 & 5, piano on #2, 3, 7, 8 &
9
Matt Hubbard - organ on #7, piano and trombone on #12
Mike Stevenson - upright bass on #12
Rebecca Gatchell - piano on #13
Ethan Azarian - Cover Art
VIOLENT CROWN
Dm
F C
G
Well nothing surprises me anymore,
nothing better to be found
forgotten what it was that I came here for,
F
C
so I guess i'll have another round
Dm F
C
G
no one survives the dream anymore,
Waking up and leaving town
Gotta pick up the pieces of me from the floor
F
C
and disappear without a sound
my feet wonít never touch the ground
F
C
Adim G
Ainít nowhere that I wanna be so ií'll see you around
Dm
Em
Gotta put it all behind me, ëcos love could never find
me
F
G
when i hid myself out in plain sight,
Dm
Em
you took what i desired, left me uninspired,
Bdim
Am7
and now iím seeing in a different light
(Slide Solo over verse)
You see it's not that kind of evening tonight,
i'm seeing what i'm believing alright,
but looks can be deceiving child,
living in this violent crown
A criminal in this society
is hypocritical to preach propriety
so live a little like a survivor should
and cut yourself just enough, turn the level up just a touch
don't live it up too much or youíll never live it down...
Dm
Em
Gotta put it all behind me, ëcos love could never find
me
F
G
when i hid myself in plain sight,
Dm
Em
you took what i desired, left me uninspired,
Bdim
Am7
and now iím seeing in a different light
Dm
F C
G
Nothing surprises me anymore... (repeat with leads and fade)
THE COST OF A DREAM DESTROYED
CAPO 5
Fmaj7 Am7
Bbmaj7
Gm7
I suppose you don't believe in second chances
Fmaj7 Am7
Bbmaj7
Gm7
and it shows, you've had your share of failed romances
Dm7
E7
Am7
D9
if you're looking for a lover who could never let you down,
Dm7
Bbm7
Fmaj7
you can pick my wounded heart up off the ground
Fmaj7 Am7
Bbmaj7
Gm7
Went downtown, picked up my check and had some coffee
Fmaj7 Am7
Bbmaj7
Gm7
called you up, said i was right outside your office
Dm7 E7
Am7
D7
I guess it wasnít on your list of things to do today
Dm7
Bbm7
Fmaj7 F7
to see my face, so i just walked away
Bbm7
Eb9
Abmaj7
Ebdim
so the ties that bind us are released, weíve said too much to say the
least,
Bbm7
Eb9
Abmaj7 Ebdim
but i just canít help but wonder why
Bbm7
Eb9
Abmaj7 Ebdim
when youíre burdened with a heart so big youíre bound to be a tragic
figure
Bbm7
Eb9
C9 Caug
the wind blows and your life goes awry
(solo over verse)
Fmaj7 Am7
Bbmaj7
Gm7
I don't play the cards, or spend more than i got
Fmaj7 Am7
Bbmaj7
Gm7
cause losin's hard, winning's too long a shot,
Dm7
E7
Am7
D9
the wage of sin, and in the end the price you have to pay
Dm7
Bbm7
Fmaj7
A7
wasnít worth the cost of what you tossed away...
Dm7
Bbm7
Fmaj7
A7
wasnít worth the cost of what you tossed away, what you say,
Dm7
Bbm7
Fmaj7
A7
wasnít worth the cost of what you tossed away, yesterday,
Dm7
Bbm7
Fmaj7
A7
wasnít worth the cost of what you tossed away, no way,
Dm7
Bbm7
Fmaj7
wasnít worth the cost of what you tossed away, price you pay...
ELECTRIC CHAIRMEN CAPO 2
C#m C#m C#m E7 C#m C#m C#m E7
C#m B
F# A
E
F#7
Electric chairmen of the bored, i 'm pleading with you
C#m B
F# A
E
F#7
to turn your shares back into swords and cut right through
A
E F#
A
E B F#
F#7 E/G#
A F#7
the cancer and elevate the dancer to her rightful place of honor before
this world's a goner...
C#m B
F# A
E
F#7
So why should i serve the law, when it's not serving me,
C#m B
F# A
E
F#7
and though my character is flawed, to a certain degree
A
E F#
A
E F#
A
I know that the powers that be
have spoken, and my spirit is already broken,
E B
F#
F#7 E/G#
A
it's just a matter of time until, you give up on your own free will...
G#7
A
As i lie awake tonight I think about the things i might have
E
B
done if i could have the chance to do it all again
G#7
A
in the war between the states of mind on my behalf iím far behind,
E
Bm
A
F#7 C#m F#7
C#m F#7
and the cause of my distress,
is this powerlessness...
C#m B
F# A
E
F#7
so reinvent yourself again, and
let history repeat
C#m B
F# A
E F#
A
the simple message that you send, you can never defeat this system
E
F# A
the warnings i guess i missed em, but I
E
B
F#
F#7 E/G#
A F#7
A F#7
just couldn't help but notice the big picture looks so out of focus,
(so out of focus)
C#m F#7 C#m F#7
C#m (rest) F#7 C#m
MERRY GO ROUND
C/G Fm/D C/G Fm/D
Fmaj7 Fdim
Am7
Bm7b5
In this wicked old world where lightning never strikes
Fmaj7
Fdim
Am7
Bm7b5
i need a beck and call girl who can do just what
she likes
Fmaj7
E7 Am7
D9
and when Iím lonely inside take me to the playground
C/G Fm/D
C/G Fm/D
where we can ride on the merry go round
Fmaj7
Fdim
Am7 Bm7b5
Now iím dancing with you, and you donít even care
Fmaj7
Fdim Am7 Bm7b5
that everything you hold true, could vanish into thin air
Fmaj7
E7
Am7
D7
so donít breathe a word, and donít make a sound
C/G Fm/D
C/G Fm/D
just hold me tonight, on the merry go round
Am7
F
D7
E7
I drank your tonic, so ironic, on the rocks with a twist
Am7
F
D7
G7
your medication was a temptation i just couldnít resist
Fmaj7 Fdim
Am7
Bm7b5
before you came around, life was just a charade
Fmaj7 Fdim
Am7 Bm7b5
I was a pitiful clown, in an endless parade
Fmaj7
E7
Am7
D9
but now i canít hide from the love that I found
C/G Fm/D
C/G Fm/D
Cmaj7
when I took a ride on the merry go round, mmm on the merry
go round
TROUBLE RUN CAPO 4
G#m
E7 G#m
E7
Climbed into my hearse, threw it in reverse
G#m
F#
E7
Eb7
discovering the truth that my misspent youth can't be reimbursed
G#m
E7 G#m
E7
Down to Slaughter lane, no one's feeling any pain
G#m
F#
E7
Eb7
Feel like I just scored when Frenchy's at the board turning up the
gain.
C#m
G#m
When the life you want so bad becomes
A
E
the life you could have had
F#
C#m
when it all just seems so sad...
B
C#m C#m/A
the trouble run is so much fun
just one more time before i come undone
Iím getting older but the night is young
(waiting for the man while weíre still young)
and the trouble run is so much...fun
G#m
E7 G#m
E7
Cheater knows the score, he's heard it all before
G#m
F#
E7
Eb7
when the deal goes down, he's nowhere to be found and you just want
some more
G#m
E7 G#m
E7
Gotta punch the clock Then i gotta rock,
G#m
F#
E7
Eb7
make it to the gig, borrow someone's rig cause all my shit's
in hock
C#m
G#m
A
E
Am i going blind or has the brass ring lost its shine
F#
Esus
ëuntil i see a sign
B
C#m C#m/A
the trouble run is so much fun
let me hit it one time before i come undone
weíre all getting older but the night is young
the trouble run is so much...fun
Bridge -
F#11
A
E
turn your collar up to the winter wind,
F#11
Asus2
when the sun comes up, iíll be at the bitter end
Repeat chorus
Coda Gm+4 G#6sus2
SAVE YOURSELVES CAPO 3
G
Gmaj7
Hey mama, don't you recognize me
G7
C
you carried me with you for so long
B7
E7
conceived in december, born in september
A11
Cm
Your long forgotten, misbegotten son
G
Gmaj7
Yeah mama, please don't criticize me
G7
C
I've tried so hard to be a man
B7
E7
I'm no family member but i can remember
A11
Cm
some things i just don't understand
D
A7
C
G
Save yourselves another sinner, everybody loves a winner, i was
your biggest mistake
G
Gmaj7
I guess you got more than you wanted
G7
C
you weren't expecting me to arrive
B7
E7
they fought you to save me, you cried as you gave me
A11
Cm
to a world where I could never survive
A7
Hey mama i wish that things were different, I don't
know just where i went wrong
D
Dmaj7
Dm6
Bm
'there's no-one to guide me and deep down inside me is the feeling
that don't belong
D
A7
C
G
Save yourselves another sinner, everybody loves a winner, i was
your biggest mistake
G
Gmaj7 G7
C
so mama, that's my confession, for myself thereís nothing left to show
B7
E7
A 11
Cm
so heed my insistence and cease my existence in your mind like
you did long ago
D
A7
Save yourselves leave me alone, i wanna meet my maker on my own
terms
C
G
I was your biggest mistake
D
A7
C
G
Save yourselves another soul, another life you canít control, i was
your biggest mistake
D
A7
C
G
Save yourselves another sinner, everybody loves a winner, i was
your biggest mistake
D
A7
C
G
Don't be afraid to make your big mistake,
Donít be afraid to make your big mistake
RED RIVER
F
Am Em
G
I went down to red river, to get my fortune sold,
F
Am
Em
G
the message was delivered, the night is growing old
You might end up in danger
C
G
of a shadow across your heart
D
C
G
careful what you wager when you practice a dying art
F
Am
Em
G
situation lookin dire, they're loading up the party bus,
F
Am Em
G
the facts are written on the flyer, armed and dangerous,
D
C
G
these guns for hire, there's a line drawn in the dust,
D
C
G F#7
we're down to the wire, & the enemy is us
Bm
Bm/maj7 Bm7
E7
Am
May I ask, why the mask and the gas canít you get your point across?
Am/maj7
Am7
D7
Em
youíre the boss, and weíre lost cause we donít know the line to cross
Em/maj7
Em7
A7
all this priceless freedom comes at such a cost
F
Am Em
G
giving us the business, and taking liberties
F
Am
Em
G
With no one to defend us, who will hear our pleas?
D
C
G
I got zero toleration
D
C
G
for the majority population
D
C
G
this is an invitation
D
C
G
to a shady character's assignation
HEAVENLY FLOWER
G
F
E7
I once knew a heavenly flower,
A7
D7
she liked her pills and her bottle,
G
F
E7
but nothing ever got her much higher than her
A9
D9
ë57 gretsch anniversary model,
G
G7
She moved into my room, stole my pickup truck
C
Eb7
ran it out of gas and ran me out of luck
G
F
E
E7
cause when she cleaned up her act, she gave me the sack
A7
D7
and she ainít never coming back...
G
F
E7+9
Jimi Hendrix sat on the edge
A7
D7
of the bed by the motel window ledge,
G
F
E7
She was on her way out the door,
A9
D9
he said, 'i wish I loved you girl like I love my guitar'
G
G7
he and flowergirl had gotten pretty close
C
Eb7
but she took lots of souvenirs before the overdose
G
F
E
E7
now flower people will pay alot of cash on the bay
A7
D7
for those artifacts from yesterday
solo over verse
G
F
E7
I once had a heavenly father
A9
D9
But I never been a model son
G
F
E7
all your mistakes, all your gives and takes
A7
D7
a little bit of me in every one
G
G7
what you need is benefits and job security
C
Eb7
you got too much wits to wallow in obscurity
G
F E
E7
i killed the fatted calf and all you did was laugh
A9
D9
G7 E7
A9 D9 G7 F7
F#7 G7
now youíre gonna end up just like me
BIG EYED GIRL
by Minor/Johnston
Em C G D F#dim Em C rest
G
D G7
B7
I asked her to the mason hall to see
my old friend from the hole in the wall
Em
D
down the street she crawled and met me there
G
B7
Em C G D B7
Em C
and i was caught up in her messed-up stare
G
D
G7
B7
She was determined to be the one who was known as the girl who had
the most fun
Em
D
at the festival of a thousand bands
G
B7
Em C
G D B7 Em
C
so I let her take the last wristband,
so she could dance
G
D
G7
B7
with her eyes so big and bright she told me that she was getting
married tonight
Em
D
I wondered who, could be the lucky guy, she said
G
B7
Em C G D
B7 Em C
'he sings about pain and draws that flying eye,'
G
D
G7
B7
then she asked the band so polite could she join them on the stage
that night
Em
D
they invited her to take her rightful place
G
B7
with a dazed expression on her lovely face
Em
D
G7
B7
As the organ moaned she began to move and just when
she started to find the groove
Em
D
G
B7
a man came down with a big flashlight and shined
it right in her face so white
Em
D
G
B7
he pulled her down, and as she asked him why, the crowd rose to their
feet and cried....
Em
C
let her dance, let her dance,
G
D
B7
she ainít hurting no-one, why donít you give her a chance,
Em
C
let her dance, let her dance,
G
D
B7 Em
she'd give her whole life up just for the sake of romance,
C
G D
B7
Em C
why not let her dance, this could be her last
chance
G D
F#dim Em
C G
why not let her dance...
YOUR GRACE CAPO 5
G
G7
Every single word you said
C
F9
came down from the heavens with reckless abandonment,
G
G7
Suddenly the line went dead
C
F9
and I had to wonder just what this illusion meant
D7
B7
Em7
A9
I could never figure out just how the story ends,
Gmaj7 Dm7
Em7 A9
I really don't want to know, but it feels as though,
Cm7 F9
G
it wonít be told again
Eb7
D7 Bm7
Em7
All I ever wanted was someone who loved me just because
Am
A7
D7
Edim
you recognize the lonely place where I would be but for your grace
G
G7
You're out there in the dark,
C
F9
youíve had your share of moments of doubt and pain
G
G7
inspiration needs a spark,
C
F9
so fill me up, my needleís on ìEî again
D7
Cdim
Em7 A9
if you only knew just how my life on you depends,
Gmaj7 Dm7
Em7 A9
you really don't want to know, but it feels as though,
Cm7
F9 G
you won't be back again
Solo over Bridge
G
G7
C
F9
Everything you thought you knew turned out to be another misleading
sign
G
G7
C
F9
Would you rather be here now or pull me from the tracks in the
nick of time?
D7
Cdim
Em7
A9
Now I find find myself alone, like Iíve always been
Gmaj7 Dm7
Em7 A9
you really don't want to know, cause it feels as though,
Cm7
F9 Gmaj7
Cm7 F9
Gmaj7 Cm7
F9
you won't come back again,
wonít come back again, wonít.... come back...
Gmaj7 Dm7 Em7
A9 Cm7 F9 Gmaj7/B
again...
BROAD DAYLIGHT CAPO 2
Em Em/maj7 Em7 Em6 X2
Em Em/maj7 Em7 Em6
You didnít heed the warning where this would lead
Em Em/maj7 Em7 Em6
C B7
too busy needing more than I could ever feed
Em Em/maj7 Em7 Em6
So while i write another letter to myself....
I know you even better than you know yourself,
G
Ebaug C
A
But I can get it, I can do this, i can get it right
G
Ebaug C
B7
I can step out of a dark cloud, I can make it into broad daylight
What happened to the minor feats that I could boast?
Now I haunt the scenes of my defeats just like a ghost
so do us both a favor, my faithful friend,
just tell me that i'll never work in this town again
G
Ebaug C
G
But I can get it, I can do this, I can get it right
G
Ebaug C
A7
I can step out of a dark cloud, I can make it into broad daylight
Em Em/maj7 Em7 C X2
D
F#7
G
E/F#
if I took a magic pill, for superhuman strength of will
D
C Bm7
Am7
I still would not be able to keep myself from wanting you
(build)G
Ebaug C
G
But I can get it, I can do this, i can get it right
G
Ebaug C
G
I can step out of a dark cloud into broad daylight (repeat)
For CHUCK AND JACK
Intro: Bm7 Em7 A9 Dm7#5
Gmaj7 Gmaj6
F#m7 B9
My uncle taught me to make these chords,
Am7
D9 Daug
and then he showed me what this heart was for,
Gmaj7 Gmaj6
F#m7 B9
It's for your family, and for your friends,
Am7
D9 Daug Bm7
Em7 A9 Dm7#5
and they will be here with me til the end
Gmaj7
Gmaj6 F#m7
B9
My brother gave me, my first guitar
Am7
D9 Daug
and took me downtown to that smoky bar
Gmaj7 Gmaj6
F#m7 B9
where even though I was yet under age
Am7
D9 F#dim
that music called me right up on the stage
Em Em/maj7
C#min7b5 Cmaj7
where I could sing along,
Em Em/maj7
C#min7b5 Cmaj7
and even though theyíre gone
Em Em/maj7
C#min7b5 Cmaj7
Am7 D9 Daug
their memories
live on in my heart where they belong...
Bridge:
Cmj7
Ebmaj7
Bm7
And youíre with me now, as I write this song, your eyes look down,
E7 Eaug E
Am7
D9
with hands so strong, you guide me as I play and remind me of the way...
solo over verse - intro
Gmaj7
Gmaj6 F#m7
B9
I think about you, most every day,
Am7
D9
Daug
it's kind of like you never went away,
Gmaj7 Gmaj6
F#m7 B9
And when Iím lonely, and when I'm down
Am7
D9 F#dim
you help me pick myself up off the ground
Em Em/maj7
C#min7b5 Cmaj7
cause now I realize, my dream was in your eyes...
ëcos when your heroes die, their spirit stays alive,
Am7 D9 Gmaj7
in every song you write...
DIVINE
Amaj7 F#m7 Amaj7 F#m7
E G#m7
F#m7 B9
When I hear your voice I am at once
E G#m7
F#m7 B9
mesmerized
and evangelized
E G#m7
F#m7 B9
you are Jesus at the crossroads of
E G#m7
F#m7 B9
reality
and insanity, Iím so glad you're still alive
Amaj7
G#7
and you are the truth, stranger than fiction
Gmaj7
F#7
so far removed from those who went before
Fmaj7
E7 E7+5
Amaj7 F#m7 Amaj7 F#m7
and you make it smooth, when I can't take the friction any more...
E G#m7
F#m7 B9
And when you arrive, I must insist that you stay awhile
E G#m7
F#m7 B9
your presence has been sorely missed my grown up child
E G#m7
F#m7
B9
your absence has made me fonder
E G#m7
F#m7
B9
now that you've come back from over yonder
Amaj7
G#7
Youíre no stranger to alienation
Gmaj7
F#7
but your heart so true beats close to mine
Fmaj7
E7 E7+5 Amaj7
F#m7 Amaj7 F#m7
i turn to you for inspiration, so divine
Bridge: Dm7 x4 G9 Bbmaj7 Amaj7 F#m7 Amaj7 F#m7
E
G#m7 Gm7
F#m7 B9
And when all business flights for lost angels
E
G#m7 Gm7
F#m7 B9
have been canceled due to bad dreams and floods of tears
E
G#m7 Gm7 F#m7
B9
Iíll see you stan - ding
by at the terminal with your carry ons full of your worst fears.
Amaj7
G#7
and your true love waits at your destination,
Gmaj7
F#7
when you walk through the gates,
Fmaj7
E7
E7+5 Amaj7 F#m7 Amaj7
F#m7
for the last time, you will finally know this inspiration so divine...
SWEETER (from Oh Yes My Friend)
©2000
You know it feels so good to be back in the hood after so many nights
on the road
I hope the fruit of our labors don't wake up the neighbors when we
back up the truck and unload
no known remedies for your allergies, when i let the beekeeper in
you never cringed but i came unhinged when he put the sweet stinger
in
and left it much to my chagrin
why have the cats gone back to the box after so many nights on their
own?
don't try to sneak, i just fed you last week, why can't you just leave
me alone,
you act like this house is your home
with a storm in your eyes, so centered so wise, you crept in and got
under my skin
and now the sailor in me is drowning at sea while i wait for my ship
to come in
when will my journey begin?
solo over verse
like a neighborhood bar or a pawnshop guitar sound better the longer
they sit
each drop of truth from the fountain of youth tastes sweeter the older
i get...
BREEZE (From My Bad)
©1997 Paul Minor
Such a small part in the talent show, but so appropriately named
Such a small crack, don't break your back on the rock & roll walk
of fame
If your world starts to turn in a different direction
Keep your hands off of your saxophone section
and it'll be alright...
Shook the Double-As out of your Super-8 and put 'em in my Dr. Rhythm
Gotta lotta good ideas in here, but I don't know what to do with 'em
Now I'm turning the page on a difficult chapter but I'll never forget
the sweet sound of your laughter
Sax Solo
It's a song on the breeze in the saddest of keys and it's bringing me to my knees...
(So baby please) drag me down off of this barstool, and get all up in
my face
Treat me just like I was your litlle fool, and put me back in my place
Cause even if I had the noblest plans, i would never expect you to
understand...
I'm no Austin strangler, but I'll gladly kill some time
Thank the Lord that shooting the breeze ain't no capitol crime
The conversation's loaded so be careful not to aim too high
You'll lose your innocence when you hear the dissonant sound of a beautiful
lie...
Well, Hello Dolly, that's a hell of a face
I could be your svengali, if you got a little time to waste
These dice are loaded, do be careful not to get too high
You'll feel the dissonance when you lose your innocence, sounds like
a beautiful lie...
I LOVE YOUR ANGER (From Mello, Robust Satisfying)
The temple disassembles for another night
the wildcard asks the firing squad for a light
he says the only thing i'm sure of is that i haven't got a clue
but i love your anger yes i do
the kid got the sensation that he had before
sooner or later he'd be wakin' up on your floor
don't you worry mama it's just a bloody nose
i love your anger, i love your anger, i love your anger when
it shows
the shock could resurrect my heart
don't know where it's going
i feel the tension growing
the barmaid saw it coming cause she knew the signs
didn't have to say a word for her to read his mind
she said don't suffocate me or i'll kick out your windows
but i love your anger, i love your anger, i really love your anger
when it shows
NOWHERE WORSE TO GO (From Free For All Vol 2)
She dressed like an executioner, and I was hanging on every word
who'da thought the future would be so absurd
she was a heartache waiting to happen
and i was just too blind to see
i had every chance to leave and then it happened to me
No news is best, and good news travels slow
but when it's the worst i'm always the first to know
i got no time to rest, no souvenirs to show
lost from the first with nowhere worse to go
She was so approachable like she would give you the stars above
cause everything's negotiable when you're in love
I said give me something true to believe in before time takes its toll
something i can sink my teeth in and swallow whole
As i was walking down loser's lane, i saw you through a windowpane
it said "please break glass in case of desparation"
Jesus was born in 6 BC, i hope he's comin' back ASAFP
cause i don't know if i can face this isolation
I been mistaken for the devil in phoenix, i been around the world in
eighty veins
seen a lot of people and things but i forget their names
now i'm hurtin but i can make it, you have to i suppose
nothing's certain in life, take it from a man who knows