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- Trouble River
- Part Man, Part Monkey
- Leavin' Train
- Seven Angels
- Gave It A Name
- Sad Eyes
- My Lover Man
- Over The Rise
- When The Lights Go Out
- Goin' Cali
- Loose Change
- Happy
- Streets Of Philadelphia
- Back In Your Arms
Trouble River
1990
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There's a river runs through this valley
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Cold and deep and black
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Comin' like a tombstone shadow across my back
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Trouble river, six foot high and rising
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Trouble river, I can't keep from cryin'
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I woke up last night shakin'
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Shakin' from a dream
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That all I seen was smiling faces staring back at me
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Trouble river, six foot high and rising
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Trouble river, I can't keep from cryin'
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Snakes crawling in the hi house
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I'm stuck in muddy ground
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Tonight I'm gonna shed this skin
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'Cause water's risin' and I goin' down to
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Trouble river, six foot high and rising
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Trouble river, I can't keep from cryin'
Part Man, Part Monkey
1990
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Cm
They prosecuted some poor sucker in these United States
For teachin' that man descended from the apes
Fm
They coulda settled that case without a fuss or fight
Cm
If they'd seen me chasin' you, sugar, through the jungle last night
G7
They'd called in that jury and-a one, two, three, said
Cm
"Part man, part monkey, definitely"
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Well the church bell rings from the corner steeple
Man in a monkey suit, swears he'll do no evil
Offers his lover's prayer, but his soul lies
Dark and driftin', and unsatisfied
Well hey, bartender, tell me what do ya see
Part man, part monkey, looks like to me
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G7
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Fm
Well, the night is dark, the moon is full
Cm
The flowers of romance exert their pull
Fm
We talk awhile, my fingers slip
G7
I'm hard and crackling like a whip
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Well did God make man in a breath of holy fire
Or did he crawl on up out of the muck and mire
Well the man on the street believes what the bible tells him so
But you can ask me, mister, because I know
Tell them soul-sucking preachers to come on down and see
Part man, part monkey, baby, that's me
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Leavin' Train
1990
Baby, when I ask you if everything is alright
You whisper "Don't worry" and you shut out the light
Well now, black is black in this bed we're laying
And I wanna believe the words, yeah, that your lips are saying
Oh, but your eyes look like a leavin' train
Yeah, they keep on draggin' me down
Your eyes look like a leavin' train
Yeah, they keep on draggin'
They keep on draggin'
They keep on draggin' me down
Well, I did anything just to try to get close to you
I took it step by step just like a man's supposed to
Tell me now, is this my, baby, is this my contrition?
To have the love that I longed for fill me with suspicion?
'Cause your eyes look like a leavin' train
Yeah, they keep on dragging me down
Your eyes look like a leavin' train
Yeah, they keep on draggin'
They keep on draggin'
They keep on draggin' me down
Said now it's tellin' time, oh, my little sister
Now can I believe the words, the words of love you whisper?
Oh, is my train in vain or has my soul gone to waste?
Am I just a victim of, a victim of my lost faith?
Oh, but your eyes look like a leavin' train
Yeah, they keep on draggin' me down
'Cause your eyes look like a leavin' train
Yeah, they keep on draggin'
They keep on draggin'
They keep on draggin' me down
Seven Angels
1990
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Seven angels got my number, since I fell in love with you
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Seven angels got my number, they're all telling me what to do
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First angel says "Go on and love her"
F#m
A/g#
Second angel says "Ain't you tired of being alone?"
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Third angel says "Do the right thing, meat"
F#m
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Fourth angel says "Check that other little angel walkin' on down the street"
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Seven angels got my number since I fell in love with you
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Seven angels got my number, they're all telling me what to do
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A/g#
Fifth angel says, "Don't worry love's waitin' 'round the corner for you, son"
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A/g#
F#m
A/g#
Sixth angel says "You better hurry, it don't take long for the good to get gone"
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Walkin' on wings all sexy and blue, seventh angel says I'm a fool
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I got seven angels calling on my pride, seven devils crawling around inside
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Seven angels tellin' me where to turn, one kiss and my soul wanna burn
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Seven angels got my number since I fell in love with you
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Seven angels got my number, they're all telling me what to do
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The earth's so lonely, sad and blue
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A/g#
And without love, your soul's dyin'
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Sixth angel says to believe you
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When you say you'll never leave me cryin'
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Seventh angel says you're lying
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Gave It A Name
1990
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In the fields of the lord
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Stood Abel and Cain
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Cain slew Abel 'neath the black rain
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At night he couldn't stand the guilt or the blame
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So he gave it a name
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So he gave it a name
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So he gave it a name
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Billy got drunk, angry at his wife
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He hit her once, he hit her twice
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At night he'd lie in bed, he couldn't stand the shame
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So he gave it a name
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So he gave it a name
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So he gave it a name
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Pa told me "Son, one thing I know is true
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Poison snake bites you, you're poison too"
Bm
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At night I can feel that poison runnin' 'round my veins
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Sad Eyes
1990
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Every day here you come walking
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Bm
I hold my tongue, I don't do much talking
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You say you're happy and doing fine
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Bm
Well go ahead, baby, I got plenty of time
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Bm
Because sad eyes never lie
G
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Bm
Because sad eyes never lie
Well, for a while I've been watching you steady
Ain't gonna move 'til you're good and ready
You show up and then you shy away
But I know pretty soon you'll be walkin' this way
Because sad eyes never lie
Sad eyes never lie
G
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Bm
Baby, don't you know I don't care?
A
G
Don't you know that I've been there
A
Bm
Well, if something in the air feels a little unkind
A
G
A
Don't worry darling, it'll slip your mind
I know you think you'd never be mine
Well, that's OK, baby, I don't mind
That shy smile's sweet, that's a fact
Go ahead, I don't mind the act
G
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Here come all dressed up for a date
G
A
Well, one more step and it'll be too late
Blue, blue ribbon in your hair
Like you're so sure I'll be standing here
I guess sad eyes never lie
I guess sad eyes never lie
I guess sad eyes never lie
Sad eyes never lie
G
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Bm
My Lover Man
1990
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You treated me hard and made my heart ache
G
C
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I know you're only human, and men they make mistakes
C
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Your life with her turned to black
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And now you want our love back
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Well come into my arms and fall, my lover man
Was it a gypsy's curse or a hex sign
Or was it just that simple thing that led you from these
arms of mine
Oh yes, I've had the days
To grow used to your foolish ways
And what is it really, after all, my lover man
D
I can see the change in your eyes
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D
There's no need to apologize
D
We stood at the wishing well
C
Our dreams like coins into the water fell
G
The water so cold and black
D
There was no going back
I don't mean to cause you hurt or cause you pain
Life is short and love's a dirty game
Now there's no need for our game to end
Come close and we'll begin
To find our beautiful selves again, my loverman
My loverman
G
C
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My loverman
Over The Rise
1990
Em
G
I walk along the levee to see the gypsy man
Em
G
The dirt 'neath my feet baby's turnin' to quicksand
Em
G
He looked into my palm, then looked me in the eye
Em
C
G
And told me you were gone, gone over the rise
Em
G
Once we stood together at the wishing well
Em
G
Our wishes like dreams, baby, into the water fell
Em
G
Oh then I kissed your lips but when I looked into your eyes
Em
C
G
Baby they were gone, gone over the rise
Em
G
Tonight the blackbirds fly low on the water's edge
Em
G
Oh we walked this path not knowing where it led
Em
G
Now at the bottom of the river deep lies something shiny and gold
Em
C
G
Is a promise that love couldn't keep same as a promise broken?
Em
G
Well I woke last night to the sound of rain
Em
G
The wind rustling branches against the window pane
Em
G
I searched the pillow beside me for the tears we cried
Em
C
G
Baby they were gone, gone over the rise
When The Lights Go Out
1990
Now you say you have a best friend
You trust him with your life
You trust him with your money
You trust him with your kids
You'd even trust him with your wife
You better watch what's goin' on when the lights are out
When the night is dark, when there ain't nobody lookin' around
Yeah, when the lights are out down in this dirty little town
Well, now the world is dark and funny
Better listen up to what I say
You ain't gonna know what's going on
By what you see in the light of day
You gotta watch what's goin' on when the lights are out
When the night is dark, when there ain't nobody lookin' around
Yeah, when the lights are out down in this dirty little town
Now you swear that she trusted you
Within reason, I understand
But you kept slippin' in late at night
And in the mornin' you had that smell on your hands
Well, now the world is turning, Rome is burning
Me, I'm watching, mmm, and I'm learning
They say sure as God's hand and the tickin' of the clock
The Lord's light 'll shine under every slimy rock
Well, last night I slept the sleep of fear
And I heard God's voice whisper in my ear
He said, you better watch what's going on when the lights are out
When the night is dark, when there ain't nobody lookin' around
Yeah, when the lights are out down in this dirty little
Down in this dirty little town (Hoo!)
Goin' Cali
1991
Well, he'd been hearin' too many voices and feelin' a little off-track
Like there was something big pressin' down on his back
And so he called up his friends and they said, "Come on out west
It's a place where a man can really feel his success"
So he pulled his heart and soul down off the shelf
And packed them next to the faith that he'd lost in himself
Said his goodbyes and when the dirty work was done
He turned his wheels into the fading sun
For seven days and nights like a black-top bird he sped
Maintained radio silence 'cept for in his head
And just like his folks did back in '69
He crossed the border at Needles and heard the promised land on the line
Now where the Transcontinental dumps into the sea
There's a bar made up to look like 1963
Girl in the corner eyed him like a hungry dog a bone
As he brushed the desert dust off that Mercedes chrome
Bartender said, "Hey, how's it hangin', tiger?"
He had a shot of tequila, smiled, and whispered "lighter"
He went down to the desert city where the rattlesnakes play
And left his dead skin by the roadside in the noon of day
Sun got so hot, it almost felt like a friend
It could burn out every trace of where you been
There was a woman he'd met in a desert song
And a little while later a son come along
Looked at that boy's smile and called it home
And that night, as he lay in bed, the only voice he heard was his own
Goin' Cali
Goin' Cali
Goin' Cali
Goin' Cali
Goin' Cali
Loose Change
1991
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Amaj7
Met her at a friendly little bar down along the coast
A
D
She said it was her birthday so we had us a nice little toast
A
Amaj7
Drove around for a while, smoked a few cigarettes
A
D
Took her back to my place, she slipped off her party dress
E
D
She sat for a while on the edge of the bed just talkin'
A
D
A
D
Loose change in my pocket
A
D
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Loose change in my pocket
Pint of gin in my boot cuff, I'm drivin' for a drink and a dance
Sittin' on the next stool, miss a-little-time-on-her-hands
Yeah I knew she was trouble, but trouble sure was lookin' fine
And when I pulled her close what I knew kinda slipped my mind
We lay in bed and watched the moon come up crawling
Loose change in my pocket
Loose change in my pocket
D
I pour another drink, wait for the night to get through
D
A
Stars are burning in that black void so far away and blue
Now I'm sittin' at a red light I feel somethin' tickin' way down
The night's moving like a slow train crawling through this shithole town
Got my bags packed in the back and I'm tryin' to get going again
But red just goes to green and green goes red and then
Then all I hear's the clock on the dash tick-tocking
Loose change in my pocket
Loose change in my pocket
D
A
Happy
1992
Some need gold and some need diamond rings
Or a drug to take away the pain that living brings
A promise of a better world to come
When whatever here is done
I don't need that sky of blue, babe
All I know's since I found you
I'm happy when I'm in your arms
Happy, darling, come the dark
Happy when I taste your kiss
I'm happy in a love like this
There's a house upon a distant hill
Where you can hear the laughter of children ring
Guardian angels, they watch from above
Guarding over the love that they bring
But at night I feel the darkness near
And I awake and I find you near
And I'm happy with you in my arms
Happy with you in my heart
Happy when I taste your kiss
I'm happy in a love like this
In a world of doubt and fear
I wake at night and reach to find you near
Lost in a dream, you caught me as I fell
I want more than just a dream to tell
Born in this world, darling, with few days
And trouble never far behind
Man and woman circle each other in a cage
A cage that's been handed down the line
Lost and running 'neath a million dead stars
Tonight let's shed our skins and slip these bars
Happy in each other's arms
Happy, baby, come the dark
Happy in each other's kiss
I'm happy in a love like this
Happy
Happy
Streets Of Philadelphia
1993
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Am
F
I was bruised and battered I couldn't tell what I felt
Am
I was unrecognizable to myself
F
Saw my reflection in a window and didn't know my own face
Am
Oh brother, are you gonna leave me wasting like this
Bb
F/a
C
On the streets of Philadelphia
Bb
F/a
C
I walked the avenue 'til my legs felt like stone
I heard voices of friends vanished and gone
At night I hear the blood in my veins
Just as black and whispery as the rain
On the streets of Philadelphia
Bb
F/a
C
Bb
Dm
Ain't no angel gonna greet me
Bb
F
It's just you and I my friend
Am
Bb
And my clothes don't fit me no more
C
I walked a thousand miles just to slip this skin
The night is falling, I'm lying awake
I can feel my self fading away
So receive me brother with your faithless kiss
Or will we leave each other alone like this
On the streets of Philadelphia
Bb
F/a
C
Back In Your Arms
1995
C
G
In my dream our love was lost
Am
F
I lived by luck and faith
C
G
I carried you inside of me
Am
F
prayed it wouldn't be too late
G
Now I'm standing on this empty road
F
G
F
Where nothing moves but the wind
G
C
And honey I just wanna be
G
Am
F
C
Back in your arms, back in your arms again
G
Am
F
C
Back in your arms, back in your arms again
G
Am
F
C
Back in your arms, back in your arms again
Well once I was your treasure
And I saw your face in every star
But these promises we make at night
Oh, that's all they are
Unless we fill them with faith and love
They're empty as the howlin' wind
And honey I just wanna be
Back in your arms, back in your arms again
Back in your arms, back in your arms again
Back in your arms, back in your arms again
G
You came to me with love and kindness
Am
F
But all my life I've been a prisoner of my own blindness
G
I met you with indifference
Am
G
And I don't know why
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Now I wake from my dream
I wake from my dream to this world
Where all is shadow and darkness
And above me a dark sky unfurls
And all the love I've thrown away and lost
I'm longin' for again
Now darlin' I just wanna be
Back in your arms, back in your arms again
Back in your arms, Back in your arms again
Back in your arms, Back in your arms again
G
Am
Back in your arms
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