1. |
I Don't Know Why
05:03
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I Don’t Know Why
(G, Am, C)(D, G, C)
I don’t know why
The earth keeps spinning round
I don’t know how
Our feet stay on the ground
This is the time
Come along with me now
I see the sign
A beam of light come through the clouds
We’re on the way
I don’t know where, but I can hardly wait, to get there honey
Sun shine a ray
Unto my path illuminate
(D, G, C)
I don’t know where we’re going
And I don’t know why
I just hope the seeds we’re sowing
Will grow into a happy life
Will lead us to be satisfied
Sun is up, open my eyes
I put my feet under the blue sky
And set off to find my way
My empty cup is on its way
To being less empty than it was yesterday
And for that I cant complain
Being grateful for the rainy cloudy days yeah
And in my heart, and in my soul
I let my spirit rise within me and take control, I admit it: I don’t know
I take a step, my eyes are closed
But I know my feet will land upon the road, the road to where I’m going
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2. |
Don't Stop
03:28
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Don’t Stop
(G, C, F, C)
Don’t stop, don’t stop
Even if theres a rock
That’s gotcha straight blocked
In the middle of the road
Don’t stop, don’t stop
Just give it a shot
Give it what you got
And see how it goes
And maybe let go
Of all those things that are holdin you back
You know you know
What they are
And maybe let go
Of the reins just a little
And get back to the middle
Again
Don’t stop, don’t stop
Even if theres a cop
Whos tryin to pull you over make ya stop
On the side of the road
Yeah maybe keep goin
And then you’ll be showin
Him, that you don’t be knowin
Nothin bout goin slow
And we can just let it flow
Flow right on through ya
Means nothing to ya
Anyway
Yeah let it flow
Keep on goin down hill
Its ok to take the easy way
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3. |
From The Heart I Start
05:06
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From the Heart I Start
G, D, Am, C
From the heart I start
Only way I know how to play my part
Its not an art it’s just the natural way of things
And the new day it brings
A song to sing together
Always together I know
We’ll float on down into the sea
And fundamentally
We’ll always be together
Got to be together for sure
Cause that’s the only way to be
We can’t live separately
We already tried it
And the Earth denied it
A long long time ago
Now we’re goin back to our home
Where were never gonna be alone
One step at a time, steady as she goes
Do do do’s
Its been a long long walk about
We took the long way and I’m here to say
That I don’t regret it no doubt
Its been a good ride
And lord knows we’ve tried
Just about every way
Except the most simple way
But we’re gonna try it today
And it can’t not work no way
So hey…
I guess it’s all good
Do do do’s
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4. |
Back Home Ohio
06:02
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Back Home Ohio
(E, A, B) (Bm, A, E)
I’ve been cooped up in the city way to long
Time to find a new place I gotta move on
I’ve been thinking bout home and its makin me cry
Lord I gotta get back there, ‘for I die
Back home Ohio
That’s where I oughta be
Back home ohio
Hope shes still there, waitin for me
Gonna put my boots on, go for a drive
Gotta get some air in me, make a me feel alive
Cause my current lifestyle has been bringin me down
Gotta get back home, and turn my life around
Chorus
Sometimes with freedom, theres a price to be paid
And now that I’m on my own I kinda wish I’d stayed
Back in my homeland, where the grass is green
And far away from this desert where there aint no trees
Chorus
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5. |
Strikes & Gutters
03:17
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Strikes and Gutters
(G, C, D/C) (B part)
Well its ups n downs, highs n lows
Ebbs n flows, so they say
Strikes and gutters
I’m just rollin with the change
Whether I’m down in a valley
Or high up on a mountain side
Whether I’m down in a deep dark forest
Or skating across the sky
Oh yeah its… Chorus
Whether I’m lurking in a cavern
Or out in a meadow so bright
Whether I’m diggin in the dirt
Or under a starry desert sky
Chorus
And if things ever settle down
Youre gonna find me bummed out
Lookin for where the action is
And tryin to find……..
Those ups n downs and a highs n lows
And a ebbs n flows and that’s the way she goes
For me
Strikes and gutters
That’s the only way for me to be
I’m so glad, I don’t have
It all figured out just yet
But you can bet
I’ll have it figured out
Someday that’s for sure I know
Next Tuesday
Next Wednesday at the latest
That’s fo sho I know! That’s for sho I know
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6. |
I'll Go
05:35
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I’ll Go
C, B, Am, (G) / C, B, F, C (G)
When I set out upon this road
Who coulda known, just how far this path would go
And I’m a long ways from my home
But I’m closer now, than I was back in Ohio
Yeah I got worries that’s for sure
And I don’t know, maybe I’m reapin the seeds I’ve sown
But I’ve made peace with who I am
For better or worse, all I can do is the best I can
And I’ve been alone for way to long
But livin in this crazy world if you don’t got trouble then something’s wrong
Chorus
So I’ll go out into the wind
And I’ll see which way she’s blowing me, and I
I’ll go as far as she sends me
Until I fall back to the ground I suppose
Now I still find myself alone
After all this time, well I thought I could find a place to call my home
I’m feeling lost, what can I say
But you know today, That even though I feel that feeling in feels ok
And I’ve fucked up a time or two
But I know it’s true, that I get wiser every time I do
So I guess I’m wondering how to choose
How to make my moves, if I get better every time I lose
Yeah I got worries that’s for true
And I don’t know, maybe I’m payin for the things that I do
But I’ve made peace with who I am
For better or worse all I can do is the best I can
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7. |
Interlude
00:50
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8. |
Not Get Down
05:21
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Not Get Down
(G, Am, C)(D)
This place I’m in is wide open
I can see for miles and miles
I like it cause I’m all alone
And that seems to be my style
But I don’t like it cause I’m lonely
And I aint got no friends around
But at least I got my telephone
So I can call and hear the sound
Of my friends and family where are ya?
Howd ya get so far away from me?
I don’t like this anymore
Being out so wild and free
I need a tether
To pull me hard, back to some solid ground
For now I’m out here
Doing my best to not get down
Well now God has gifted me with some time
To think about my life
And I’ve been using that time wise
And I’ve been thinking a whole lot differently than I have
For the past couple a years
About whats really important to me
And I’ve been thinking bout….
Chorus
This place I live the wind blows pretty hard
And I gotta say it gets to me
Sometimes
And the sun it shines most all the time
Which is alright, but it’s pretty fuckin bright
And it gets to me sometimes
And it burns my skinny thighs…
And it feels good to complain a little bit
Cause deep down I know, that my life is legit
And I can feel it, deep inside my bones
That it’s the time for me to sink right on deep into this time to be alone
But that don’t mean that I don’t miss….
Chorus
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9. |
On My Own
07:09
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On My Own
(Em, D, Am)(Am, G, D)
On my own
Is the way
That I came
And I will Go (4x)
That I came and I will go
Go away
Only way I know to go
Is to go alone (2x)
To go alone
Is the way
That I know that I must go
With the coming day (2x)
Like the way the water flows
I cannot stay
Though I must set off alone
I know the way (2x)
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10. |
Take Me Up
03:08
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Take Me Up
(Em, C, G, D)
Capo 2?
I can’t figure it out and I’m tired of thinking about it
And I hope you know that when I shout its out of love
And all that we have talked about, its enough to make my head spin
And I’m sorry, for bringing it up again
All the lessons they come through, so sharp and hard to swallow
And surrendering to you is a full time job
But I know that I must do, all that you call me to
So here I am, just doing the best I can
Chorus
Take me up, I am ready
Even though I look unsteady
I can do it
With a little help from you
Fill me up where I am empty
And I ask please do it gently
So that I can receive
All that’s coming through
And your wisdom it’s so clear and cold like ice it stings me
And it’s hard to hear the fear that’s shown by what you bring me
And I try to open up my eyes but it’s so bright and blurry
And your firelight has burned me many times before
Chorus
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11. |
3000 Miles
03:25
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3000 Miles
Verse (G, G7, C, C7)
It’s been a while
Since I’ve seen my, baby smile
Chorus (G, D, Am, C, D)
She is 3000 miles, away from me
As the crow does fly
She is 3000 miles, away from me
I can’t believe that we did say good bye
It was last year, bout late July
Me and my baby, we said good bye
Chorus
From California, to Ohio
Is two and one half thousand miles don’t ya know
But I’m roundin up…
Chorus
Well she up n called me, the other day
And I could not believe my ears when I heard her say
She’s gonna travel…
3000 miles, to get to me
As the crow does fly
She’s gonna come 3000 miles, to get to me
I can’t believe I’ll get to see her smile
On my birthday
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12. |
Ganja Queen
05:55
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Ganja Queen
A, E, D / D, E, A, Bm
She is my queen, she is my lady
Growin green, tall as a tree, she is so fine
And she does bring to me such sweetness
Fillin deeply every corner of my mind (x2)
And I have lived a solid chunk a time
Yes about a quarter (one-third) of my life
And my eyes they have seen somethin
But there’s nothin holier that I can find (x2)
Bridge
The way she grows, standing in the sun she shines
And then I know, I’ll never have to stray too far to find
Rest for my soul, a place to go to ease my mind
A place to get myself aligned
And as we move along together
May we never have to ever split apart
Cause I don’t think that I could bare it
Be like chunkin off a piece of my poor heart (x2)
Bridge
Now there’s just one thing left to say
Before I got to go away inside my car (go and smoke a J under the stars)
I will give praise every day
The deepest thanks unto my sweet sweet Mary Jane
Outro
She is my sweet sweet Mary, sweet sweet Mary Jane, ooooooooh
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