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1. |
Take Away
05:20
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TAKE AWAY
Give her my love as I start to fade
because this silence kills more than words can say
but she won’t mind if I’m far away
time has been calling
dark and gray
and questions always
take away
She knows I care, I show it every day
but what is enough and if your down to change
and what it costs, still we must pay
time has been calling
and we’re late
and questions always
take away
The dreams we shared will be left unmade
but she won’t move and it’s sad to say
and so I sing what won’t be saved
time has been calling
and now I’m late
and questions always
take away
(D#F#A#F#A#D#) capo 2
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Take It Back
05:04
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Take It Back
Take it back, I wish you would
Take it back, I wish you could
All the broken, shattered and cutting hurt
That lays there just rocking
And watches me work
The words
Take it back, no good I suppose
Taken back, just covered up rows
But done up nicely with no where to go
Just tissue papered and blood red bows
with holes
Take it back, ok I know
Once purchased stays sold
And now darlings torments can no longer be
So easily ignored nor graciously
I wish I could
Take it back, I wish you would
could
should
Take it back
(D# F#A#F#A#D#) capo 4 Dm harmonica
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Eye Of The Moon
04:17
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Eye Of The Moon
I’m sitting alone here in this square little room
My mind is so weary I can’t even drink an excuse
I tried walking if off but tonight it’s no use
There was no peace to find underneath the Eye of the Moon
It’s the same old light I’ve seen it before
Now it just reminds me your gone and what you left for
There’s no secrets now that was finished with you
That’s what I know tonight
Underneath the Eye of the Moon
I’ve got square shoulders for that load that I bear
Oftentimes it’s easy, I forget that they’re there
But sometimes what happens and what I have to do
Is take a walk with the shadows and the Eye of the Moon
No warning it’s coming, there’s nothing I can do
No warning it’s coming, you just gotta get through
But I’d like to say it sometimes I want to refuse
Sometimes the pull and the call
And the Eye of the Moon
The silence speaks a name but I want to live
Not in some hole with a weight I can’t lift
Not in the past like some sentimental old fool
Always walking on the edge underneath the Eye of the Moon
Well, this room is small but it’s got a nice view
And I keep the corners clean and chase away all the blues
But there is a line down time now yes those memories of you
And that’s what I did tonight underneath the Eye of the Moon
(D#G A#G A#D#)
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4. |
Main Thing
05:49
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Main Thing
I don’t know what you’re looking for
Besides, you’re a little late
But don’t mind my asking
What’d you come for anyway?
I’ve got my own suspicions
Besides, that’s my natural state
Let’s just say that I remember
What you were like before you ran away
Well I don’t know what you want now
But I surely know how it feels
Staring down at this hole in the ground
There’s little else more real
Wouldn’t you agree?
You know he never did stop hurting
And what you did is not a law book crime
But heartaches do add slowly
And they always carry weight with time!
But the main thing was the silence
He wasn’t looking for that kind of island
Congratulations, what can follow
But the main thing
You took tomorrow
Well, there’s nothing here no portions,
Some old things, new shoes
You know he just never did have much luck
Oh yeah, and then there was you
You got a lotta nerve coming back here
Folks wondering you been, why you left and what for
And I know you know he really loved you
You were life to him. More!
Well I guess you did have your reasons
And maybe it doesn’t matter anymore
Maybe you write your books of pages
And leave your key in the door
But I guess that’s the story
As for me, after this, I am not going to stay
And maybe it really doesn’t even really matter
c’est la vie
Kind of like your rose there
Laying on his grave
But the main thing was the silence
And not knowing where to follow
All the long tears, calling for you
But the main thing
You took tomorrow
That’s the main thing
(D G A#G A#D) C harp capo 2
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5. |
King Of The World
04:00
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King Of The World
Even though I thought it could come true
A long time ago
I never thought you’d be the first to change
Or be the first one to want to go
I guess I thought it was going to be me
That I’d always had enough time
Ain’t that the way it always used to be
I was King of The World and fine
Congratulations, just pat yourself
I was Goddamned blindsided
My turn oh well
Inauguration, congratulations
The weatherman says it’s that time of year
And you can expect it to get worse
I see now and it’s all so clear
Every diamond has its own curse
But I never thought your gonna be the one
To tell that kind of lie
But it wasn’t me you were thinking of
And I was King of the World and blind
Chorus
Bridge : I feel like a blind man, can’t see who I touch
I curse myself forever, my reach not enough
My feet are too heavy, my play much too rough
I sing in silence,
King of the World in love
My hearts still beating but it’s got its own will
Surprised there is anything left
Never thought it would come to this but still,
A king’s no different than the rest
Cold gray eyes that I won’t forget
Somethings wrong working inside
Fierce hunger that has never been met
And I was King of the World one time
(D A D F#A D)
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6. |
Fire Exit
04:24
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Fire Exit
Fire Exit, but not this time
Paint us red just don’t paint us blind
For oceans we’ve crossed
To come to this
To shoulder a promise
And trust this kiss
And then some
Fire Exit, brightly lit
Glad that it’s there but not taking it
For there’s love in this house
And we fill it with hope
Sometimes spread it bare
But we hold it close
And grow some
We grow some and alive for this giving
We grow some and our lives for this living
Fire Exit, common sense and all
Like our lives joined, our love is drawn
To have and to hold but not too tight
Free wind running
A husband and a wife
We know some
We know some and alive for this giving
We know some and their lives for this living
Fire Exit, can always be used
But this bond is light and a bond we choose
And with a hand in mine
Together we stand
Family and friends
A woman and a man
We hold some
We hold some and alive for this giving
We hold some and our lives for this living
(For Chris and Anda)
(E A D G B E)
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7. |
Blues Walk
04:29
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Blues Walk This sucks, my size Suitcase clothes Still gotta try Old lock, same door I’ve got the key, nothing more And it’s gotta name Remember her why and what for Cherrywood box I get to hold Hair in a locket Can’t use but own Memorabilia, solitaire Burn it all up Let it go, I don’t care I’m sick of rain Dark skies, gray days Her butt, warm at night Elastic snap, shut down tight Crossed-eyed smile No little grace She’s too much time And I’m not enough space But ain’t it a shame Blues Walk that way Not I her, she me I paid for the others This one’s free She laughed, a lie I tried the tread But know what ? Can’t swim your still dead But what’s it matter anyway What’s it matter White nickle heat, open wide No foundation, suicide Let it go Romeo, it’s a long slide What’s done is done and you know why But ain’t it a shame Blues Walk that way
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8. |
High Noon
03:57
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guitar tuning: D E B E B D
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9. |
Celebration What For
04:07
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Celebration What For
Questions I never asked is why it’s come to this
And what remains undone is the why was never fixed
Don’t like to complain but still you could call this a miss
But it’s a permanent situation, kind of hard to ignore
Not what I really wanted nor could I afford
But you can get lost, these streets are hardly vacant
But in all those brawling days, something sure was squandered
And what arrived too late is a reason not a wonder
But such stubborn dedication is still a why I ponder
Turning it’s not easy, bread alone for real
If you want to rock need some grease for the wheel
But darling, darling, tell me
How does it feel ?
Such a strange light, such a strange scene
Bad blood rising, need a little green
I got a door to lock but tell me
What does it mean ?
Celebration What For
But you know that it’s not over if you still have to ask
You know that it’s not over if you hope just a crack
You cannot complain later, under the eye of your Maker
But how long has it been?
How long since the change ?
Still cold as the wind in that bed where you lay?
How high the walls?
How long now the chain?
How hard is that heart with no room to break?
Celebration What For 3x
(E E B E B D#) capo 2 Gm harmonica
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10. |
The Wish
03:31
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The Wish
Daddy can you tell me why Mommy said
You weren’t a good Daddy, can you tell me what that meant?
She said lot of things, her face was funny red
She said a lot of things and like she wished you were dead
Mommy can you tell me why Daddy did say
You weren’t a good Mommy, why you crying that way?
He said he had to leave here, that he couldn’t stay
But did I want to go, that it would be ok
And Mommy can you tell me why Daddy’s so sad
I try to be good but he only gets mad
Sometimes I get scared when he’s looking at me
I lay awake at night because I get bad dreams
Chorus : I wish it could be like it used to be
I wish things never changed
I wish that they could see and hear
The Wish I wish for me
Daddy and Mommy used to hold each others hands
I remember it was fun, now I don’t understand
Maybe it’s me, something that I did?
They say my name a lot and they say I’m just a kid
Now Mommy and Daddy never stay at home
I go to Grandma’s house and I feel so all alone
I ask her what it means but she just shakes her head
Makes me say my prayers before I go to bed
Chorus
(E A D G B E)
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Terry Lee Hale Marseille, France
Currently a resident in Marseille, Hale has been releasing albums for more than three decades. Hale’s work is stubborn and transcendent of genres and deeply evocative in a way that only a true original can be.
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