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Steve Earle : Transcendental Blues
2000

  1. Transcendental Blues
  2. Everyone's In Love With You
  3. Another Town
  4. I Can Wait
  5. The Boy Who Never Cried

  6. Steve's Last Ramble
  7. The Galway Girl
    +1
  8. Lonelier Than This
  9. Wherever I Go
  10. When I Fall

  11. I Don't Want To Lose You Yet
  12. Halo 'Round The Moon
  13. Until The Day I Die
  14. All My Life
  15. Over Yonder (Jonathan's Song)

Transcendental Blues

Capo:
II
[Show chord shapes]
Dmaj9 000220
E7sus4 000200
E|------------------------------------|
B|----3--2--0----------------------3--|
G|----2--2--2--2--0----------0--2--2--|
D|-------------0--0--4--2p0--0--2--0--|
A|------------------------------0-----|
D|-0---0--0--0--0--0--0------5-----0--|
D
A
G
G
A
D
D
Dsus2
Dmaj9
E7sus4
E7sus4
Dmaj9
Dsus2
D
D
A
G
G
A
D
In the darkest hour of the longest night
D
Dsus2
Dmaj9
E7sus4
E7sus4
Dmaj9
Dsus2
D
If it was in my power, I'd step into the light
D
A
G
G
A
D
Candles on the altar, penny in your shoe
D
Dsus2
Dmaj9
E7sus4
E7sus4
Dmaj9
Dsus2
D
Walk upon the water, transcendental blues
D
A
G
G
A
D
Happy ever after until the day you die
D
Dsus2
Dmaj9
E7sus4
E7sus4
Dmaj9
Dsus2
D
Careful what you ask for, you don't know till you try
D
A
G
G
A
D
Hands are in your pockets, staring at your shoes
D
Dsus2
Dmaj9
E7sus4
E7sus4
Dmaj9
Dsus2
D
Wishing you could stop it, transcendental blues
D
A
G
G
A
D
If I had it my way, everything would change
D
Dsus2
Dmaj9
E7sus4
E7sus4
Dmaj9
Dsus2
D
Out here on this highway, the rules are still the same
D
A
G
G
A
D
Back roads never carry you where you want 'em to
D
Dsus2
Dmaj9
E7sus4
E7sus4
Dmaj9
Dsus2
D
They leave you standing there with them old transcendental blues
D
A
G
G
A
D
D
Dsus2
Dmaj9
E7sus4
E7sus4
Dmaj9
Dsus2
D

Everyone's In Love With You

Capo:
II
|
D
/d
/c
/a
/c
/d
|
x8
D
Everyone's in love with you But you don't seem to mind And it must be tough when you're cleaning up
Em/b
Them broken hearts sometimes
G
And maybe you just struggle through
G
A
/g
And leave them where they lie
D
But everyone's in love with you
D
In love with you, in love with you Everyone's in love with you They fall down at your feet Impale themselves knowing full well You'll only watch them bleed And they won't stop till the final drop Because they think it's what you need But everyone's in love with you In love with you, in love with you
Em
G
D
A
You want everyone to want you
Em
G
A
But you don't want anyone to need you
A
Because, baby, you don't need to |
D
/d
/c
/a
/c
/d
|
x8
Everyone's in love with you The way they all light up when you show up And you're basking in the glow I'd like to say that I ain't that way Like all your other fools But everyone's in love with you And I am too, I am too |
D
/d
/c
/a
/c
/d
|
x4
Everyone's in love with you In love with you, in love with you Everyone's in love with you In love with you, in love with you Everyone's in love with you In love with you, in love with you

Another Town

E
E
One of these days when my minds made up
B
And I'm sick and tired of hangin' around
C#m
B
A
I'll be on my way in a cloud of dust
C#m
B
E
On the road to another town Once upon a time I loved this house Now I'm thinkin' 'bout burnin' it down And I'll be long gone when the fire burns out On the way to another town
A
E
To see another city in another light
B
C#m
B
With my past behind me and my future bright One of these days when I've had enough Buddy, you ain't gonna see me around Just as soon as I get my courage up Gonna take it to another town I used to walk these streets with my head held high Now I'm always lookin' down at the ground But I see my feet on the outbound side Of a road to another town And I'm gonna tell everybody I know Yeah I'm gonna spread it around That there's a great big world out there where I go On the road to another town To see another city in another light With my past behind me and my future bright One of these days when my minds made up And I'm sick and tired of hangin' around I'll be down that road in a cloud of dust On the way to another town

I Can Wait

A
F#m
In the blink of an eye
C#m
Stars 'll fall from the sky
E
A
No one even notices If you think it'll help I can walk out myself And you won't have to go through this
D
E
If I pretend to hold you tight
A
/g#
F#m
And out on the highway late some night
C#m
That's all right |
E
/d
|
/c#
/b
|
A
|
A
| If that's all that it takes Even if my heart breaks Darlin' I can wait I have nothing but time And this poor heart of mine Probably could use some rest When the ghosts are all gone You can leave your light on Shinin' through the loneliness Just like a beacon in the night Brighter than any star in Sight But that's all right For as long as it takes For the morning to break Darlin' I can wait |
F#m
|
C#m
|
E
|
A
|
A
|
x2
Out where the mountains meet the sky Feelin' so lonesome I could cry But that's all right 'Cause all the signs say You'll call me some day
E
F#m
Darlin' I can wait |
A
|
A
|
F#m
|
F#m
|
C#m
|
E
|
A
|

The Boy Who Never Cried

[Show chord shapes]
F#m7 = 2X2222
G#m7 = 4X4444
B
Long ago and far away in a land no map can find
E
B
B
B
B
There lived in long forgotten days a boy who never cried
B
G#m7
E
B
B
F#7
E
He was his mother's only child, so she never wondered why
Em
B
Em
B
F#m
B
Until the news spread far and wide of a boy who never cried |
F#m
F#m7
|
B
G#m7
|
Em
B
Em
B
F#m
B
From fabled lands, the pilgrims came to behold the silent child
Em
B
Em
B
F#m
B
In ancient tones, they sang his name over every lonely mile
B
G#m7
E
B
B
D#m
E
There were those who came in reverence, there were those who stood outside
Em
B
Em
B
B
F#m
B
And whispered low in quatrains dim of a boy who never cried |
F#m
F#m7
|
B
G#m7
|
Em
B
Em
B
F#m
B
Days grew long and short until the seasons turned to years
Em
B
Em
B
B
F#m
B
The child grew strong and fairer still with a face unstained by tears
B
G#m7
E
B
B
G#m7
E
And every maid and lady fair held her breath when he passed by
Em
B
Em
B
B
F#m
B
For their mothers bid them all beware of a man who never cries |
B
|
G#m7
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E
B
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B
D#m
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E
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Em
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B
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Em
B
| |
B
F#m
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B
|
B
G#m7
E
B
B
G#m7
E
And he lived alone for all his years and then on the day he died
Em
B
Em
B
B
F#m
B
He shed a single precious tear for a boy who never cried

Steve's Last Ramble

A
D
A
D
A
E
A
A
D
A
I'm thinkin' 'bout givin' up this ramblin' round
D
A
E
A
Hangin' up my highway shoes
A
D
A
Lately when I walk they make a hollow sound
D
A
E
A
And they carry me away from you
E
D
A
Every night I lay my body down
D
A
D
A
E
My empty arms just leave me blue
A
D
A
So I'm thinkin' 'bout givin' up this ramblin' 'round
D
A
E
A
And find my way back home to you
A
D
A
D
A
E
A
A
D
A
I have always been the travelin' kind
D
A
E
A
A million miles behind me now
A
D
A
I kept on followin' that thin white line
D
A
E
A
But now I want to turn around
E
D
A
I only lived to hear that highway sound
D
A
D
A
E
High and lonesome - low and blue
A
D
A
Now I'm thinkin' 'bout givin' up this ramblin' 'round
D
A
E
A
And find my way back home to you
A
D
A
D
A
E
A
x2
E
D
A
D
A
D
A
E
A
D
A
D
A
E
A
A
D
A
So say goodbye to all my ramblin' pals
D
A
E
A
Ol' Highway Dave and Southside Sue
A
D
A
I don't believe they'll miss me anyhow
D
A
E
A
What's one less wayward soul or two
E
D
A
Down the road they'll pass the jug around
D
A
D
E
And they'll sing them lonesome highway blues
A
D
A
But me I'm thinkin' 'bout givin' up this ramblin' 'round
D
A
E
A
And find my way back home to you
A
D
A
D
A
E
A

The Galway Girl

Tuning: GDAE (Mandolin: Standard)
D
Well, I took a stroll on the old long walk
D
A
G
On a day-eye-ay-eye-ay
D
I met a little girl and we stopped to talk
D
G
D
On a fine soft day-eye-ay
G
D
G
D
And I ask you friend, what's a fella to do?
Bm
A
G
D
'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue
G
D
G
D
And I knew right then I'd be takin' a whirl
Bm
A
G
D
Round the Salthill Prom with a Galway girl
D
G
G
G
D
Bm11
A5
G
D
A5
A5
A5
D
We were halfway there when the rain came down On a day-eye-ay-eye-ay She asked me up to her flat downtown On a fine soft day-eye-ay And I ask you friend, what's a fella to do? 'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue So I took her hand and I gave her a twirl And I lost my heart to a Galway girl
D
G
G
G
D
Bm11
A5
G
D
A5
A5
A5
D
G
D
D
A5
A5
Bm11
A5
G
D
A5
A5
A5
D
Dsus2
D
G
When I woke up I was all alone
Bm
A
G
D
With a broken heart and a ticket home And I ask you now, tell me what would you do? If her hair was black and her eyes were blue 'Cause I've traveled around, I've been all over this world Boys, I ain't never seen nothin' like a Galway girl
D
G
G
G
D
Bm11
A5
G
D
A5
A5
A5
D
G
D
D
A5
A5
Bm11
A5
G
D
A5
A5
A5
D

Lonelier Than This

Capo:
IV
Em
G/f#
G
2X
Em
G/f#
G
It doesn't get any lonelier than this
C
I believe my heart 'll break
G
D
Tonight I prayed I'd die before I wake
Em
G/f#
G
With every breath I'm tastin' your kiss
C
And it's sweet upon my tongue
G
G/f#
Em
Until the bitter tears fall one by one
Em
G/f#
G
Well, it doesn't get any lonelier than this
C
'Cause I'm on this road alone
G
D
My heartbeat ringin' like a hollow drum
Em
G/f#
G
I'm about as lonesome as a poor boy gets
C
And there's nothin' I can do
G
G/f#
Em
'Cause it's dark out here and I can't find you
Em
G/f#
G
It doesn't get any lonelier than this
Em
G/f#
G
It doesn't get any lonelier than this
C
I'm as blue as blue can be
G
D
Just an empty place where your love should be
Em
G/f#
G
I'm sick and tired of walkin' around like this
C
With my heart outside my skin
G
G/f#
Em
Scared to death we'll never touch again
Em
G/f#
G
It doesn't get any lonelier than this
C
And there's no place I can go
G
D
Just the dusty corners that the shadows know
Em
G/f#
G
Maybe this is as good as it's gonna get
C
And I'll always be this way
G
G/f#
Em
I'll just wander this world callin' out your name
Em
G/f#
G
But it doesn't get any lonelier than this

Wherever I Go

D
I was born on a rainy day
D
G
With a dark cloud hanging down low
Bm
Em
A
Now it follows me wherever I go
D
There were days I've sworn that I'd blow away
D
G
With the cold wind chilling my bones
Bm
Em
A
D
D
'Cause it follows me wherever I go In the midnight hour when I'm all alone There's a hurting deep down in my soul Now it follows me wherever I go When the sun shines down on my heart, it's gone There's another night coming, I know 'Cause it follows me wherever I go
G
I could drink corn whiskey till my brain goes soft
Bm
D
I could run this highway till my wheels come off
Bm
Em
A
G
F#
E
E
And these blues keep coming around and follow me down
D
Well one of these days I'm going to leave this town
D
G
But I won't have to travel alone
Bm
Em
A
D
'Cause it follows me wherever I go
Instrumental verse
I could drink corn whiskey till my brain goes soft I could run this highway till my wheels come off And these blues keep coming around and follow me down I want to go somewhere where I can't be found And I won't have to carry this load
D
Em
D
But it follows me wherever I go

When I Fall

Capo:
II
Harp:
A
[or
B
with capo]
 |
C
|
D
|
G
|
C
| |
C
|
D
|
G
|
G
|
Em7
C
G
D
Late at night on some dark deserted highway
Em7
C
D
On my way to another lonesome town
Em7
C
G
D
I thought I might see the first light of a new day
Em7
Bm
D
/c
/b
/a
As it lay like fools gold on the ground
C
D
But whenever I'm feeling low
G
C
I won't have to cry alone I know
C
D
G
'Cause you will answer when I call
C
D
If I soar above the clouds and then
G
C
I come crashin' back to earth again
C
D
G
You will catch me when I fall |
Em7
|
C
|
G
|
D
| All these years I've watched you trip and stumble There were times that I feared that you were lost But every tear that I dried after you tumbled Comes to mind when I'm considering the cost But whenever I'm feeling low... |
Em7
|
C
|
G
|
D
| |
Em7
|
C
|
D
/c
|
/b
/a
| |
C
|
D
|
G
|
C
| |
C
|
D
|
G
|
G
| In my heart there's a place for you to run to Any time you're tired and hurt and blue For my part I have only to remind you You will find me waiting when you do But whenever I'm feeling low... But whenever I'm feeling low...

I Don't Want To Lose You Yet

G
G
Dsus4
D
Dsus2
D
G
G
Dsus4
D
Dsus2
D
Baby, it's a cold, hard world out there
G
G
Dsus4
D
Dsus2
D
G
G
Dsus4
D
Dsus2
D
Broken-hearted people everywhere
Em
Em
Bm
Bm
Takin' whatever love they get
C
C
D7
D7
I don't wanna wind up like that, so
G
G
Em
Baby throw your arms around my neck
Em
Am
Lay your pretty head against my chest
Am
D7
Listen to one heartbeat then the next
D7
G
G
Em
Em
Am
Am
D7
D7
'Cause baby I don't wanna lose you yet You know I love you and I know you love me It's everything that love's supposed to be But I don't wanna look up one day And find out we let it slip away... Baby throw your arms around my neck Lay your pretty head against my chest Listen to one heartbeat then the next 'Cause baby I don't wanna lose you yet
Em
Em
G
G
Can't tell you nothing 'bout love I guess
C
C
G
G
That you don't already know
Em
Em
Bm
Bm
But girl, when you're in my arms like this
C
C
D7
D7
I don't ever want to let you go... Baby maybe I'm wrong, but what if I'm right And everything's depending on us tonight? Maybe we'll pass this way again But honey, I don't wanna wait till then... Baby throw your arms around my neck Lay your pretty head against my chest Listen to one heartbeat then the next 'Cause baby I don't wanna lose you yet ...I don't wanna lose you yet...

Halo 'Round The Moon

A
There's a halo 'round the moon So I know it ain't to blame
D
A
'Cause I knew what love could do But I loved her just the same Then I let her slip away
D
A
Now I'm all alone and blue That's the price I got to pay
E
A
There's a halo 'round the moon There's a ghost that haunts this town Just ask anyone you see He drags his chain around And no spell can set him free And he looks a lot like me And if you ask him why he's bound He'll just say he lost the key There's a ghost that haunts this town There's no shelter from the storm Without the lightnin' and the rain And love would hold no charm If it wasn't for the pain And it's always been that way No matter what you do No matter what you say There's a halo 'round the moon

Until The Day I Die

G
C
G
C
D
D7
G
C
G
D
G
G
C
G
Back in the hills, when we were only kids
C
D
D7
Love shined like a diamond in your eyes
G
C
G
I swore I'd never hurt you, then I did
D
G
G7
Now I'm all alone with all my lies
C
G
I promised that I'd never be untrue
D
A
A7
D
D7
I'd never make you cry
G
C
G
The only promise that I didn't break
D
G
Was to love you till the day I die
G
C
G
C
D
G
C
G
C
D
G
I wish I'd never seen those city lights A sight for a country boy to see For every one that you see shining bright Another is burning out like me I wouldn't listen though you told me, dear I couldn't see the lie But all the same, I still love you tonight And I'll love you till the day I die
G
C
G
C
D
G
C
G
D
G
G7
C
G
D
A7
D
D7
G
C
G
D
G
They built this prison just for fools like me Who don't know treasure from stone I killed a man, now I won't ever see The green rolling hills where I was born No, I won't ever see your face again But if I close my eyes I can almost hear you call me back to then And I'll love you till the day I die I'll love you till the day I die

All My Life

D
G
D
x4
D
I guess I don't get out too much
G
D
If it wasn't enough I hear all these voices
D
Always tellin' me that I'm bad
G
D
But it's all in my head - like all those scary noises
C
G
I've been waiting all of my life
C
D
All of my life
C
G
I've been waiting all of my life
C
D
All of my life Some nights when I'm laying in bed Wish I was dead - and I know you'd never miss me But I know where you go when you dream Strange as that seems 'cause I never even kissed you I've been waiting all of my life All my life I've been waiting all of my life All my life
C
F
Everybody wants to be somebody's somethin'
C
F
Ain't nobody wants to be blue
C
Am
Ain't nobody anywhere ever loved nothin'
F
G
Half as much as I love you
C
F
Somebody somewhere said "love is a prison"
C
F
But no one really wants to be free
C
Am
I'd have to be crazy to ever think someone
F
Dm
G
Could love a nobody like me, Yeah I'm here alone in the dark But I know where you are 'Cause I can hear you breathin' Come a little closer you'll find You were meant to be mine Cause you're the only reason I've been waiting all of my life All my life I've been waiting all of my life All my life

Over Yonder (Jonathan's Song)

Capo:
IV
C
F
C
G
C
F
The warden said he'd mail my letter
C
G
The chaplain's waitin' by the door
C
F
Tonight we'll cross the yard together
C
G
Then they can't hurt me anymore
C
G/b
Am
Em
'Cause I am going over yonder
F
C
G
Where no ghost can follow me
C
F
There's another place beyond here
C
G
Where I'll be free I believe, you can... Give my radio to Johnson Thibodeaux can have my fan Send my Bible home to Mama Call her every now and then 'Cause I am going over yonder Where no ghost can follow me There's another place beyond here Where I'll be free I believe
C
G/b
Am
Em
F
C
G
I suppose I got it comin' I can't ever pay enough All my rippin' and a runnin' I hurt everyone I loved The world will turn around without me The sun will come up in the east Shinin' down on all of them that hate me I hope my goin' brings 'em peace Well I am going over yonder Where no ghost can follow me There's another place beyond here Where I'll be free that's what I believe
C
G/b
Am
Em
F
G
C