Miracle In Itself (Ron Sexsmith)

From the album "Blue Boy" (2001)

[Intro]
Bb

[Verse 1]
F Bb A7 Dm
As the fields go hurrying by
F Bb A7 Dm
In a blaze of earth and sky
C C7 F G
My thoughts go racing too
C C7 F G C Bb
To find their way back home to you

[Verse 2]
F Bb A7 Dm
How do I make myself clear?
 F Bb A7 Dm
I don't speak the language here
C C7 F G
Don't know my way around
C C7 F G C
I'm a stranger in this town, you know

[Chorus]
Bb F
"Patience" says my heart and mind
Bb F G C
But my soul knows it must leave in time

[Instrumental]
F E7 Am C F E7 Am
G G7 C D (x2)
G Bb

[Verse 3]
F Bb A7 Dm
As the sun goes solemnly down
F Bb A7 Dm
In the fields beyond this town
C C7 F G
It holds me in its spell
C C7 F G C
It's a miracle in itself you know
You know

[Chorus]
Bb F
"Patience" says my heart and mind
Bb F G C F E7
But my soul knows it must leave in time
 Am C F E
It must leave in time
Am
Oooh
G G7 C D
It holds me in its spell
G G7 C D G C
It's a miracle in itself you know

[Intro] 
C G/B Am G F

[Verse 1]
 C G/B
I promised you, on the day we wed
Am G F
?Till death do us part, yeah that was what I said
 C G/B
But things have changed, since I made that vow
Am G F
The love I felt for you is so much deeper now
 Dm G
So I?ve made up my mind

[Verse 2]
 C G/B
When the family sings, Sweet By and By
 Am G F
They might as well go on and tell us both good-bye
 C G/B
Because you've come to be my heart and soul
 Am G F
The air I breathe, the reason there?s life in these bones
 Dm G
So I?ve made up my mind, girl if it?s your time

[Chorus 1]
 C F
They can dig two graves, just carve one stone
 Am G
Cause without you here, I won't last long
 F G Am
Your love?s the blood running through these veins
 F G C
So if He calls you home, they can dig two graves

[Bridge]
G F C
Surely the good Lord won?t ask me to be that strong
G Dm F
Because it kills me just to think about you being gone

[Chorus 2]
 C F
They can dig two graves, just carve one stone
 Am G
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Never Been Done (Ron Sexsmith)

From the album "Blue Boy" (2001)

[Intro]
C F G C

[Verse 1]
C F
When he was just a boy of five
 C G
His dad sat him down and said, "Son,
 C F
The light that I see in your eyes
 G C G
Says you'll do what's never been done"

[Verse 2]
C F
Well the boy, he grew the way they do
 C G
Underneath the moon and sun
 C F
And a voice beyond his paper route
 G C
Said go do what's never been done

[Chorus]
Dm G
And he tried too hard
 F C
To be the best he could be
Am Dm
But in his father's eyes
 F G
It was always disappointing

[Verse 3]
 C F
Though he had once so many dreams
 C G
They were all wrapped up in one
C F
This scruffy boy in grubby jeans
 G C
Who would do what's never been done

[Instrumental]
C F C G C F G C

[Verse 4]
 C F
In school, he moved on well enough
 C G
To the rat race, he did run
 C F
To prove that he had the stuff
 G C
For to do what's never been done

[Chorus]
Dm G
And he worked so hard
 F C
To be the model son
Am Dm
Till he came to rea
		
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[Intro]
G Bm D G

[Verse 1]
G Bm
Every word's so
Bm D
Every word's so fragile
D G
Inside passion that feels like chasing rain
G Bm
When the slowness of the day is gone
Bm D G
Leaving shadow-like feelings to depend upon

[Pre-chorus]
G Bm
Every word's so
Bm D
Every word's so fragile
D
Inside passion that feels like chasing rain

[Chorus]
 G C Am C G
Oh-ahh-ahh, ahh-ahh, ahh-ahh
 C Am C G
You sleep like breathing
 C Am C N.C.
You sleep like breath - gently

[Break]
G Bm D G

[Verse 2]
G
And the tease cries
Bm D
Weeping listless laughter
D G
Always thirsty like an attractive flower
G Bm
When the danger in the touch is gone
Bm D G
Changing delicate evenings to reflecting ones

[Pre-chorus]
G
And the tease cries
Bm D
Weeping listless laughter
D
Always thirsty like an attractive flower

[Chorus]
 G C Am C G
Oh-ahh-ahh, ahh-ahh, ahh-ahh
 C Am C G
You sleep like breathing
 C Am C N.C.
You sleep like breath - gently

[Break]
G C Am C G

[Chorus to fade]
 C Am C G
You sleep like breathing
 
		
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[Chords]
F9 x87888

[Intro]
 C G (8x)

[Verse 1]
 Am G
The sun's out over California
Am Dm
It's too hot to stay in
C F
Take my daddy's car
Bb Dm
Out for a swim
Am G
This is where they used to hang out
Am F9
Singing 'bout a lonely sea
Am G
Age of innocence
C E
Careless and free

[Verse 2]
Am G
Money's there when you need it
Am Dm
Friends are always around the house
C F
Life's a symphony
Bb Dm
You're in a band
Am G
Make a record, make another
Am F9
Capitol is on your back
Am G
Instant symphonies
C E
Till you lose track

[Chorus 1]
Em Dm
This man has doubts
Em F
Find me a cloud
Em Dm
I'm on the way
Em F
Too far

[Break]
 C G (8x)

[Verse 3]
Am G
Suddenly you wake up
Am Dm
From the California dream
C F
Can't get out of bed
Bb Dm
Out of your head
Am G
Six feet, three inches
Am F9
Twohundredforty pounds
Am G
Little baby whale
C E
Sing us a song

[Chorus 2]
Em Dm
This man has doubts
Em F
Find me a cloud
Em Dm
I'm on the way
Em F
Too far

[Chorus 3]
Am Gm
This man has doubts
Am Bb
Find me
		
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[Intro]
C G

[Verse 1]
 G C G
I'm getting out of this high-rise penthouse suite
G D
Where we pretend life is rosy and sweet
 G C G
Going back to the folks that I used to know
G D G
Where everyone is what they seem to be-

[Verse 2]
G C G
And these high class friends that you like to hang around
G D
When they look my way there always looking down
 G C G
And I'm tired of you spending every dime I make
 D G
To finance this way of life I've learned to hate

[Chorus]
 C G
I'm going back to a better class of loser
 G D
This uptown living really got me down
 G C G
I need friends who don't pay their bills on home computers
 A7 D
and they buy their coffee beans already ground
C G C
You think it's disgraceful that they drink three dollar wine
 G D G 
but a better class of losers suits me fine

[Verse 3]
G C G
You said the grass is greener on the other side
G D
but from where I stand I can't see grass at all
 G C G
And the concrete and the steal won?t change the way you feel
 D G 
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[Intro]
E B E 

[Chorus]
A E B E
Where's it gonna end, when's it gonna stop? Can we slow down so maybe I can get off?
A E F#m E B C#m
My world's tied to the tickin of a time clock
 E B E
If my life was a dance it'd be the blue collar rock

[Verse 1]
E B E
Elvis was king, when I was a kid, rock was a thing that Chuck Berry did
A E F#m E B C#m E B E
Now that I'm older and slower and tired, my life is certified solid rock hard

[Chorus]
A E B E
Where's it gonna end, when's it gonna stop? Can we slow down so maybe I can get off?
A E F#m E B C#m
My world's tied to the tickin of a time clock
 E B E
If my life was a dance it'd be the blue collar rock

[Verse 2]
 B
Coulda been a contender but I never got the chance
 E
Coulda been a dancer, never learned to dance
A E F#m E B C#m E B E
Coulda won the game, I just never got the cards, my life is certified solid rock hard

[Chorus]
A E B E
Where's it gonna end, when's it gonna stop? Can we slow down so maybe I can get off?
A E F#m E B C#m
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[verse]
 A
So step inside
 D
'Cause that night is cold, it don't deserve such a smile
 A
It's not enough
 D Fm7
For it to show up every once in a while

 A Fm7
In the moonlight, I should
 D Fm7
Kiss you at Samhain, throw it all down
 A
Wouldn't that be cool?
 Bm D Fm7
To kill the guards, open the gates, for feelings unbound

[pre chorus]
 D
But I've been keeping hope
 A Bm Fm7
I've got a fairytale in my heart, I can cope

 D
I've been keeping hope
 A Bm Fm7
Bet they had you in mind when naming the rose

[chorus]

D A Bm Fm7
Only know 'bout how I won't be here later
D A Bm Fm7
Don't forget, 'bout how she had you feeling major
D A Bm Fm7
He tried to write down how he felt 'bout the girl

Kept running out of paper. He'll wait for her

D D A Bm Fm7 Fm7 Fm7 Fm7 x2
D Bm G D Fm7

[bridge]
D A
He was feeling fucking awesome
 Bm Fm7
Be a good man like you taught him

Don't get caught up in caution when love exists

 A
So step inside
 D Fm7
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[Verse]
 G C G 
I'm goin' back to the country, 'cos I can't pay my rent
 C G D G
I may not be completely broke, but, brother, I'm badly bent
 C G
I don't understand, where the money went
 D G
I'm not broke, but I'm badly bent

[Verse]
 G C G
They warned me about the city: about the city life
 C G D G 
But I thought I knew everything: I took no one's advice
 C G
Now I don't know where, all the money went
 D G
I might not be broke, but I'm badly bent

[Verse]
 G C G
Yeah, I am just a country boy, tryin' to make some sense
 C G D G 
But I'd like to ask the Congress; I'd like to ask the president
 C G
"Can you tell me where all the money went
 D G
"We might not be broke, but we're badly bent?

[Bridge]
N.C.
All right, Walt!

[Verse]
 G C G
Between the telephone, gas and electric bills, car payment and the rent
C G D G 
Give it everything I got, can't seem to make a dent
 C G
I don't understand where the money went
 D G
I'm not broke but I'm badly bent

[Outro]
 C G 
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 Lassie Singers - Hamburg
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Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)


[INTRO & VERSES]

Repeat the following riff throughout: 

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[PRE-CHORUS]
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Kamener Kreuz links vorbei
 G
im Radio läuft HR3
 Am
Frankenhöhe Schnitzelalarm
 G
Superplus and dann nichts wie rauf nach


[CHORUS]
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Hamburg
 D
Jesus liebt dich
 Am
Wo am Hafen
 Am
die Schiffe und die Fische schlafen
 D
Skianzüge
 D
am Hans-Albers-Platz
 Am
Frühstückstyrannen
 Am
und auch Sorgenbrecher
 D
Du altes Hamburg
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unsere Schatzstadt
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wo am Hafen
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die Schiffe und die Fische schlafen