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Band : Cahoots
1971

  1. Life Is A Carnival
  2. When I Paint My Masterpiece
  3. Last Of The Blacksmiths
  4. Where Do We Go From Here?
  5. 4% Pantomime

  6. Shoot Out In Chinatown
  7. The Moon Struck One
  8. Thinkin' Out Loud
  9. Smoke Signal
  10. Volcano
  11. The River Hymn

Life Is A Carnival

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E
You can walk on the water, drown in the sand You can fly off a mountaintop if anybody can Run away, run away, it's the restless age Look away, look away, you can turn the page
A
A7
E
Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap? Here on the street!
F#m
E/g#
A
B7sus4
E
I got six on each arm and two more round my feet
E
A/e
E
A/e
Life is a carnival, believe it or not
E
A/e
E
A/e
Life is a carnival, two bits a shot Saw a man with the jinx in the third degree Trying to deal with people, people you can't see Take away, take away, this house of mirrors Give away, give away, all the souvenirs We're all in the same boat ready to float off the edge of the world The flat old world! The street is a sideshow from the peddler to the corner girl Life is a carnival, it's in the book Life is a carnival, take another look
Solo over verse chords
Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap? Here on the street! I got six on each arm and two more round my feet Life is a carnival, believe it or not Life is a carnival, two bits a shot

When I Paint My Masterpiece

<Bob Dylan>
Capo:
I
D
A
D
A
E
D
A
D
A
Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble
E
A
Ancient foot prints are everywhere
D
A
D
A
You could almost think that your seein' double
E
A
On the cold, dark night on the Spanish Stairs
E
E7
A
Gotta hurry on back to my hotel room
E
A
D
Where I got me a date with a pretty little girl from Greece
A
D
A
She promised she'd be there with me
E
A
When I paint my masterpiece
D
A
D
A
E
D
A
D
A
Oh, the hours we spent, inside the Coliseum
E
A
D
Dodging lions, and a-wasting time
A
D
A
Oh those mighty kings of the jungle, I could hardly stand to see 'em
E
E7
A
Yes it sure has been a long, hard climb
E
A
Train wheels a-running through the back of my memory
E
A
D
When I ran on a hilltop followin' a pack of wild geese
A
D
A
Someday everything is gonna sound like a rhapsody
E
A
When I paint my masterpiece
Dm
A
Sailing round the world in a dirty gondola
C#m
D
E
D
A/c#
Cdim7
E
Oh to be back in the land of Coca Cola!
D
A
D
A
Well I left Rome, and landed in Brussels
E
E7
A
On a plane ride so bumpy that I almost cried
D
A
D
A
Clergy men in uniform, and young girls pulling muscles
E
E7
A
Everyone was there to greet me when I stepped inside
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A
Newspaper men eatin' candy
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A
D
Had to be held down by big police
A
D
A
Someday, everything is gonna be different
E
A
When I paint my masterpiece
D
A
D
A
...

Last Of The Blacksmiths

D#
C
D#
C
D#
A#
Who robbed the cradle? Who robbed the grave?
G#
Fm
Who's the one that asked to be saved?
A#
Cm
C#
G#
No, no answer came I moved to the country that cried of shame I left my home and found a name No, nobody could explain
Cm
G#
"Have mercy," cried the blacksmith "How you gonna replace human hands?" "Found guilty," said the judge "For not being in demand"
D#
C
D#
C
Frozen fingers at the keyboard Could this be the big reward No, no answer came Brought up everybody to see for themselves They wouldn't believe it from no one else No, nobody could explain Dead tongue said the poet To the daughter of burlesque Cocteau, Van Gogh and Geronimo They used up what was left
D#
C
D#
C
D#
G#
"Cry wolf," said the martyr "I don't believe I'm alive" "You're the hero," said the mute "And you're bound to survive"
D#
C
D#
C
D#

Where Do We Go From Here?

Capo:
II
C#m
Bm
A
Bm
A
E
E
D
C#m
Bm
A
E
D
A
E
Did you hear about the eagle of distinction?
D
C#m
Bm
A
The one that came on every Friday afternoon?
E
D
A
E
And it seems that eagle has near flown into extinction
F#m
B
E
C#m
Descending to the sand, his biggest enemy being man
F#m
B
A
Have you ever seen the freedom on the wing?
E
C#m
A
B
Where do we go from here? And I asked my woman
E
C#m
A
B
Where do we go from here? Oh woman, my woman
A
E
D
A
A
E
A
D
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E
B
A
E
Na na na na na na na na na, and she said "nowhere"
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E
D
A
(
E
) Did you hear about the railroad going under How it seems its days are numbered on the board And I feel sad about the railroad and it's no wonder It'd run right by my door, I can't hear it anymore How can you get to sleep when the whistle don't moan? Where do we go from here? Is there no way of knowing Where do we go from here? Oh, I need to be shown La la la la la la la la la, and they said, "somewhere" Have you heard about the buffalo on the plain And how at one time they'd stampede a thousand strong Now that buffalo's at the zoo, standing in the rain Just one more victim of fate, like California state You sure do miss the silence when it's gone Where do we go from here? I hear from no one Where do we go from here? Could you tell me, someone? La la la la la la la la la, I'd go anywhere
Or F#m E C#m A C#m E
A
E
A
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B
E
A
La la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la
A
E
B
La la la la la la la la la

4% Pantomime

Co-written with Van Morrison
Em
D
G
The management said they were sorry
C
Bm
For the inconvenience you were suffering
Em
D
G
And Mr Booking Agent, please have mercy
C
D
Don't book the jobs so far apart
G
We went up to Griffith Park
C
D
With a fifth of Johnnie Walker red
G
And smashed it on a rock, and wept
C
D
While the old couple looked on into the dark
Em
D
C
Bm
Oh, Richard, tell me if it's poker
Em
G
Oh, Richard, tell me, who's got the joker, is it poker
Am
Em
Deuces wild, like an only child
G
I'll see what you got. How much is in the pot
Am
Em
You pay the tips, I'll collect the chips
G
C
G
C
G
C
It's a full house tonight, everybody in town is a loser
D
Yeah, you bet The dealer's been dealing me bad hands From the bottom of the deck, without the slightest blush And I don't know whether to call or check But right now I feel like I got a royal flush And my lady didn't show from Frisco But we had to go on with the show Everybody got stoned, it was a gas, it was a smash Everybody got wrecked, checked, oh-oh, oh-oh Oh, Belfast cowboy, lay your cards on the grade Oh, Belfast cowboy, can you call a spade a spade Oh, Richard, tell me, is the game poker I can't understand who the fool is that holds this joker Is it poker? Oh, Belfast cowboy, lay your cards down on the table Oh, Belfast cowboy, do you think you're able

Shoot Out In Chinatown

B
Trouble on the waterfront Evil in the air
E
When the Chinatown patrol came down
C#7
To bring a little order there They came in undercover To the laundry's back room And right there before their eyes Was a Shanghai saloon
E
Fdim7
B/f#
G#m
Shoot out in Chinatown
E
Fdim7
B/f#
F#
They lined them up against the wall
E
Fdim7
B/f#
G#m
They're gonna turn the place upside down
B/f#
E
B
Till you won't recognize it at all Streets were wide open Till the break of dawn 'Twas Frisco in its heyday Imported from Hong Kong For about five dollars Or one thousand yen You could gamble n ramble in a brothel Or take it to the opium den Shoot out in Chinatown They nailed up every door They're gonna level it to the ground And close it up for evermore Confucius had once stated All across the land Below the surface, crime and love They go hand in hand The fire dragons burn Buddha's lost his smile But swears that we will meet again In just a little while Shoot out in Chinatown They lined them up against the wall They're gonna turn the place upside down Till you won't recognize it at all

The Moon Struck One

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Eb9
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Eb9
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Bb
Eb9
Gm7
Dm7
Julie and little John Tyler lived in the house next door
Gm7
Dm7
Gm7
Dm7
Edim7
Eb7
We would be the great triangle and to this we swore
Dm7
Eb7
Bb
Dm/a
Gm
Julie was my sweetheart, little John was my cohort
C
/bb
/a
/g
F
F7
And all the wild horses in the world couldn't keep us apart
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Bb
Eb
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Bb
Eb
Once we went for a swim in the noonday sun
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Bb
Eb
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Bb
Eb
And promised to return before the moon struck one
Bb
Eb
(x2)
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Eb7
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Eb7
Gm7
Dm7
Julie came running through the pasture, she was screaming at the sky
Gm7
Dm7
Gm7
Dm7
Edim7
Eb7
She fell down to her knees and the tears did fly
Dm7
Eb7
Bb
Dm/a
Gm
Little John was stung by a snake over by the lake
C
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/a
/g
F
F7
And it looked like he's really, really hurt, he was lying in the dirt
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Eb
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Eb
Girl, we went it as fast as we could run
F#
Bb
Eb
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Eb
But we lost little John as the moon struck one
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Eb
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Eb7
Gm7
Dm7
I was vacant, Julie was a bird with a broken wing
Gm7
Dm7
Gm7
Dm7
Edim7
Eb7
We were always afraid what tomorrow might bring
Dm7
Eb7
Bb
Dm/a
Gm
We'll drive down to Durango, up and leave this place
C
/bb
/a
/g
F
F7
And maybe forget the triangle with a change of pace
F#
Bb
Eb
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Bb
Eb
The car broke down when we had just begun
F#
Bb
Eb
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Bb
Eb
(x7)
And we walked back to the house while the moon struck one
Gm7

Thinkin' Out Loud

D
D7
I was thinkin' out loud, talking to myself
G
Gm
A
I was up on a cloud, there was nobody else
D
D7
No, no, I did not call, I never was allowed
G
Gm
D
To speak up at all, I was just thinkin' out loud
Bm
G
Transylvania train, circus never came
F#m7
Em
D
Heroes are all gone
Bm
G
No trampoline, fell without a scream
F#m7
Em
D
A
Who's looking for a job? Whoa...
Instrumental verse
Before I realized, I was hypnotized Flashback to the past Cross-eyed jack, monkey on his back We knew it would not last Room service gone off duty, the bellman has retired This hotel is a beauty, even the house dick's been fired Then the sky came crashing down and knocked me off this cloud When I fell to the ground I was just thinkin' out loud

Smoke Signal

D7
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|-5h7---7-7--5h7--7-5-7-5-| x4
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|---7-7-7---7-5-4-----------7-7-7p5-4---------|
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|-5--------------------7\-----------------7\--|
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G7
C7
Went to the movie matinee
G7
G7
F
To see the blue coats try to get away
D7
G7
From a smoke signal above the trees
D7
G7
Smoke signal shifting in the breeze Some folks think it's make believe Other folks ain't so naive About a smoke signal, could see it coming A smoke signal, hear the drums drumming
A7
You don't believe what you read in the paper
G7
D7
You can't believe the stranger at your door
A7
You don't believe what you hear from your neighbor
G7
C7
D7
G7
Your old neighborhood ain't even there no more Indian maid will plant the seed And cultivate a whole new breed There's a smoke signal over your head A smoke signal, you know what it said? When they're torn out by the roots Young brothers join in cahoots To send a smoke signal near and far A smoke signal, no matter where you are You don't believe what they say on the radio You don't believe what you see on the video Living in the shadow of a doubt today Still waiting for the smoke to clear away
Solo
Tried to get in touch with you Tried to get my message through By smoke signal, honey, do you read me? Smoke signal, call me if you need me There you were all in white Standing out in the broad daylight Lookin' like a smoke signal from heaven above Smoke signal, oh my love You don't believe what you read in the paper You can't believe the stranger at your door You don't believe what you hear from your neighbor Your old neighborhood ain't even there no more
Solo

Volcano

Capo:
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A
C
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Dsus2
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D
C
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A
C
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E
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A
Got my motor running Little girl are you coming?
Bm
D
E
Keep your candle burning bright
A
Soon as you are ready Hold that ladder steady
Bm
D
A
Come tread softly through the night
D
G
Don't leave me in the dark
D
A
A ghost rider in your yard
D
G
Carving our names in bark
Bm
E
Along the boulevard
Repeat intro
I'd be a bushwhacker Even be your hijacker Keep your candle burning bright When we cross that railroad track There'll be no turning back Come tread softly through the night Don't leave me sitting here Up on top of your fence I'm like an alley cat up here Without a lick of sense
A
C
D
C
D
C
(
A
) Volcano, I'm about to blow Volcano, gonna overflow Volcano, look out below
Repeat intro
Sax solo over verse chords (both parts)
Don't leave me empty-handed Like a villain in the woods Prowling around the grounds Trying to make off with the goods Volcano, I'm about to blow Volcano, gonna overflow Volcano, look out below
Repeat intro

The River Hymn

Piano Intro
Bb
F
Dm
Dm
C
The ladies would put the baskets on the table
Bb
F
Dm
Dm
C
And the men would sit 'neath a shady tree
Bb
F
Dm
Dm
C
The children would listen to a fable
Bb
Am
G7
While something else came through to me
F
Bb
F
Bb
F
Bb
F
The river got no end, just rollin' 'round the bend
Bb
F
Bb
F
Bb
F
Then pretty soon the women would all join in
Bb
F
On the river hymn...
C
F
The whole congregation was standing on the banks of the river
G
C
F
C
F
We are gathered here to give a little thanks thanks
Bb
F
Dm
Dm
C
The voice of the rapids will echo
Bb
F
Dm
Dm
C
And ricochet like an old water well
Bb
F
Dm
Dm
C
Who'd ever want to let go
Bb
Am
G7
Once you sit beneath its spell
F
Bb
F
Bb
F
Bb
F
Bb
It's dark and wide and deep, towards the sea it creeps
F
Bb
F
Bb
F
I'm so glad I brought along my mandolin
Bb
F
To play the river hymn...
G
C
You can ride on it or drink it
F
G
Poison it or dam it
C
F
Fish in it and wash in it
Bb
C
Swim in it and you can die in it
C
F
Run, you river, run
Bb
F
Dm
Dm
C
Son, you ain't never seen yourself
Bb
F
Dm
G
No crystal mirror can show it clear, come over here instead
Bb
F
Dm
Dm
C
Son, you ain't never eased yourself
Bb
Am
G7
Till you laid it down in a river bed
F
Bb
F
Bb
F
Bb
F
If you hear a lonesome drone, it's as common as a stone
Bb
F
Bb
F
Bb
F
And gets louder as the day grows dim
Bb
F
That's the river hymn...
C
F
The whole congregation was standing on the banks of the river
G
C
F
C
F
We are gathered here to give a little thanks thanks