em g
just drove up from kerrville
em c
em c
been sunning in the guadalupe river
g c d c
g c d c
saw the brightest sky ever last night
g d em c
g d em c
venus shining like a spotlight
c g
i'll have another
i'll have another
d c
make it two or three
make it two or three
em g
keep 'em on ice my honey
keep 'em on ice my honey
c g
come and dance with me
come and dance with me
tidy cafe in a one light town
near dublin coming home
texas ranches go on forever
buzzards sit atop cliffs and wait it out
i'll have another
make it two or three
keep 'em on ice my honey
come and dance with me
hooked by the swaying california brown
military men all get in line
college degree and beans with chili,
the road is open and the sights are hilly
college degree and beans with chili,
the road is open and the sights are hilly
2. North End Of Erwin Park
take a two by four
as you head out the door
gonna go march
as you head out the door
gonna go march
the north end of erwin park
something we want to say
people we really want to blame
couldn't keep his last job
something about screwing off
better take a winter hat
it'll be cold during the late night rap
hope that guitar player is there
the one with the funny hair
singing ghost songs and blues
'bout the time he lost his shoes
ten minute solos, finger picking style
coat was made from some baby cow
dude last night got put in the slammer
took a swing at the event planner
be really really scary to go to jail
like something out of dante's hell
protest, protest whatever it is
write it all down and make a list
send it on up to the white house door
demand to be heard, demand the floor
until you quit pissing in the parks
or living it up after dark
sounds like the sounds of an idiot wind
mad at themselves for their constant sins
occupying their minds with chanting songs
burning that candle all night long
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3. Glowface
hello, hello, can you hear me
i already told you what i thought
are you listening
are you paying attention to anyone
someone else in the world has made themsleves known
the push of a button is all
if i hit send i will be known
can you give me a minute, i'm busy
glowface, you've seen me
glowface, you've heard me
glowface, you need me
glowface
already we don't talk anymore
we don't look at each other
can't remember the last time i held you
you've always got a glow in your eyes
your head is down, it's a waste
hello, hello, can you hear me
you look up with a confused face
you don't understand what i'm saying
glowface, you've seen me
glowface, you've heard me
glowface, you need me
glowface
glowface, you've seen me
glowface, you've heard me
glowface, you need me
glowface
glowface
glowface
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3. Glowface
hello, hello, can you hear me
i already told you what i thought
are you listening
are you paying attention to anyone
someone else in the world has made themsleves known
the push of a button is all
if i hit send i will be known
can you give me a minute, i'm busy
glowface, you've seen me
glowface, you've heard me
glowface, you need me
glowface
already we don't talk anymore
we don't look at each other
can't remember the last time i held you
you've always got a glow in your eyes
your head is down, it's a waste
hello, hello, can you hear me
you look up with a confused face
you don't understand what i'm saying
glowface, you've seen me
glowface, you've heard me
glowface, you need me
glowface
glowface, you've seen me
glowface, you've heard me
glowface, you need me
glowface
glowface
glowface
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4. Dobro
.heard a painter hum.
.heard a hammer pound.
.heard an island drum.
.heard a silent sound.
.heard an engine start.
.heard a roaring flame.
.heard talk about art.
.heard a wise man sang.
.it's all you got when your blinded.
.by the neon lights of late night San Antone.
.them neon lights of late night San Antone.
.been blinded once again in San Antone.
.heard a bathtub fill.
.heard a coffee pot.
.heard you got a good deal.
.heard you loved alot.
.heard an old dobro.
.heard a four four beat.
.heard a face that glowed.
.heard stomping feet.
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5. Gutter World
c g c
don't waste your time wishing for peace
f c
cause peace ain't gonna come
c g c
people are cranky and selfish and mean
g f c
there's not a peaceful one
amber vision eyes and waves of grain
our greatness is make believe
the rotten mullahs and men of God
should be hanging from a tree
g f c
thought i'd find peace if i closed my eyes
g c
and prayed to the Holy Spirit
g f c
He talked back to me and said listen son
g c
death is peace so don't fear it
since that time i've lived free and clear
holding on to the truth
gotta live through this gutter world
before we can eat the fruit
nothing is really the end of the world
crashes or wars or sex
we worry and fret and loose our sleep
we become emotional wrecks
what you need is a healthy apathy
to the troubles of this life
help people along this dirty path
peace on earth is such a lie
6. Abandon Your Birds
c f
living on words
c
set fire to your house
g
abandoned your birds
c
forgot to let your dog out
f c
and it's a damned good thing to write about
all the smoke, all the flames, all the char
and it's a shame we never seem to read about
g f c
the way these damned old people really are
living on words
set fire to your house
abandoned your birds
forgot to let your dog out
and it's a damned good thing to talk about
they all seemed to get wrecked at woodstock
then blew the banks and the earth to smitherens
the way these damned old people really are
living on words
set fire to your house
abandoned your birds
forgot to let your dog out
7. Mexican Disco
g
honeymoon
c
when streets were icy
ranch in the valley
cussing rattling windows
winter parks
to the top of the mountain
homestead
up in eldorado
mission churches
near laredo's downtown
trail walkers
where the lily pads swam
ruins in tulum
afternoon rum runner
mexican disco
mirrors on the ceiling
pot belly girl
ready for a miracle
tell us about the times
when you held her hand.
d7g
dignity
it's all in the eyes
perceptions
and the mind's alibi
hold it together
locked in a rolling stone
daily routines
give the years colors
a masterpiece
hung above the mantel
accents of roses
two little girls with bonnets
starting to wander
peering from the gazeebo
a restless man
keeping watch over the women
every hour
a time capsule moment
every day
one of thirty thousand.
8. Fleece The Fools
all the walking that we do all the searching for the gold
been awake all night my love i think i'm getting close
the way out is leap of faith like a city street midnight run
the lungs fill up with motor fumes and the robbers have the guns
private undertakers they know the world will turn to ash
sold the line about a huge success gonna go out in a higher class
their blood is blue, they have no clue, the rulers have aligned
making rules to fleece the fools, don't think i'm inclined
already got their hearts
already got their minds
no no no, can't let you have their souls
they've been claimed by the King and soon they'll be going home.
from the towns in the backwood waters near the alligator swamps
men and women with stories to tell about greasing the right palms
checked into a hotel room saw the lights of boston's night
all i could do was shine my shoes and i went out for a bite
capo 4
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9. Punkrockers And Deadlifters
....busted out of a lion's den. tested the world until it tamed me. tasted chocolates and wine. felt the softest skin. saw the most incredible sights. heard canyon birds make music as the evening smells rose from the canyon floor. the balancing of indulgment and restraint, blind faith and intellect, rest and work, poverty and prosperity, and of blues and joy.....went crazy last night. .remembering 20 years of toil. .silk and plaid ties and shades. .the fast and loose aren't around. .came and went and came and went. .figured them as part of the lost tribe. .down from upstate New York . .voices I've heard for ages. .huge voices with cackles and spit. .punk rockers and deadlifters. .slick cats toeing the line of integrity. .old men working and working.
gfcg
10. Rankin Blues
a7 e7
stoic glares of remembered years
silent stares, no need for tears
d7 a7
mornings are foggy, nights are clear
d7 e7 e7 a7
nothing surprises, nothing to fear
about seventy turns around the sun
everything learned, had all the fun
i'm still right here, i ain't quite done
more to say from these tired old lungs
my high's been high, and my low's been low
told a few lies, and ate a bunch of crow
ask anyone around 'bout what they know
they'll tell you 'bout the times in stereo
traveled the world, been to timbucktoo
known a few girls, finally found my true
some think they know me, but they haven't a clue
been carrying around the rankin blues
....busted out of a lion's den. tested the world until it tamed me. tasted chocolates and wine. felt the softest skin. saw the most incredible sights. heard canyon birds make music as the evening smells rose from the canyon floor. the balancing of indulgment and restraint, blind faith and intellect, rest and work, poverty and prosperity, and of blues and joy.....went crazy last night. .remembering 20 years of toil. .silk and plaid ties and shades. .the fast and loose aren't around. .came and went and came and went. .figured them as part of the lost tribe. .down from upstate New York . .voices I've heard for ages. .huge voices with cackles and spit. .punk rockers and deadlifters. .slick cats toeing the line of integrity. .old men working and working.
gfcg
10. Rankin Blues
a7 e7
stoic glares of remembered years
silent stares, no need for tears
d7 a7
mornings are foggy, nights are clear
d7 e7 e7 a7
nothing surprises, nothing to fear
about seventy turns around the sun
everything learned, had all the fun
i'm still right here, i ain't quite done
more to say from these tired old lungs
my high's been high, and my low's been low
told a few lies, and ate a bunch of crow
ask anyone around 'bout what they know
they'll tell you 'bout the times in stereo
traveled the world, been to timbucktoo
known a few girls, finally found my true
some think they know me, but they haven't a clue
been carrying around the rankin blues