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Lyrics ADD: Richard Shindell Songs Related threads: ADD: On a Sea of Fleur-de-Lis (Richard Shindell) (19) 2011 tour Show of Hands AND Richard Shindell (14) Richard Shindell on being lucky (11) Richard Shindell tour in UK in May 2011 (8) Richard Shindell Concert . (9) Lyr/Chords Req: Are You Happy Now (R Shindell) (3) Richard Shindell in NYC (4) |
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Subject: Help! Need to know song title From: GUEST,mcguireb Date: 09 Dec 00 - 08:50 PM I heard a fabulous song the other week and I need to know its name and who sings it...a couple of the lines are: "you stay here, and I'll go look for guns" "you stay here and I'll go look for God" each verse is a new "you stay here..." and ends with something different.. If anyone can help me, please e-mail me at mcguireb@umich.edu...thanks in advance!!! |
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Subject: RE: Help! Need to know song title From: The Shambles Date: 10 Dec 00 - 03:25 AM You Stay Here. Richard Shindell words and chords site. |
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Subject: RE: Lyrics ADD: Richard Shindell Songs From: Joe Offer Date: 04 Jan 24 - 08:24 PM The link from the Shambles is dead, but here is an archive.org mirror of the Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20060215091516/http://members.aol.com/rongrittz/page2/shindell.htm
Here is Richard's own Website: And here is an archive of lyrics from Richard's Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20061028195549/http://www.richardshindell.com/index.php?page=cds&display=52 |
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Subject: ADD: Sparrows Point CD (Richard Shindell) From: Joe Offer Date: 04 Jan 24 - 08:28 PM
Capo III All the chords are in standard fingering, meaning: D: 000232 Except in the intro, which will take a little stretching, although don't worry if you can't: D*: 000235 Also, there are a couple of walk-up/walk-downs in the verses: **walk up to the G chord with an F# (second fret) on the 6th string Intro: (D*)(G*)(D)(G) (D)You took the toaster when you went (G)
So are (A)y(Em)o(G)u happy (D)now? (D)I smashed your pumpkin on the floor (G)
CHORUS
(D)I've sat all night, and now it's dawn (G)
CHORUS
(Em)You always asked why I had (A)not
So are (A)y(Em)o(G)u happy (D)now?
Capo II
This is my absolute favorite Richard Shindell song. I've transcribed it in an easy version, although on Sparrows Point, and live, he plays it Capo IV, with a (Dm) as the anchor chord and the (Bb) chord played x13030. If you want to try it that way, capo up two frets higher, and make the following changes: Change all (Em) to (Dm)
Intro: (Em) (C)I am a (D)couri(Em)er
From the (D)Prince of (Em)Wales
(G)I did not ask him what the (D)note said
(C)A flare-shot (D)leaves a (Em)scar
(C)Crouching (D)in the (Em)trench
(G)I am the string pulled by the (D)sure hand
(C)The Captain (D)breaks the (Em)seal
(C)To this (D)couri(Em)er (G)Now l'll go back to where I (D)came from
Capo IV C/G: 332010 Play the (F) chord with a high G note fretted (003213) and hold the G note there with your pinky for the (C*) chord (032013) Intro: (Am) (G) (Am). . . alternate picking bass notes on open 5th and 6th strings.
(Am)My name (C)is William (G)Taylor(Am)
So I (Am)left her (C)there in (G)boom town(Am)
(Am)Broadway (C)found me (G)penniless(Am)
And (Am)standing (C)there a(G)round me(Am)
Now I'm (Am)twenty one(C) and (G)well employed(Am)
Capo IV
Dsus2/F#: 200230
This one's a little tricky if you want to play it just as Richard does. All the the way through each of the verses, you'll keep your fingers glued to the second fret on the third (G) string and the third fret of the second (B) string , with all the actual changes taking place on the lower strings.
However, in order to do this without breaking your fingers, use your pinky to fret the B string and your middle finger on the G string. Now don't move 'em.
1. For the Dsus2/F# chord, use your index finger for the second fret on the sixth string.
Please note: To make the transcription easier to read, I'm going to use (D) when I mean (Dsus2/F#), (A) when you should play (Asus4), and (G) when you should play (G6add9) as described up top. However, just to confuse you a little bit more, the (G*) chord in the bridge is a standard (G). And technically, you can play all the chords in their standard versions; it just won't sound exactly right.
Like I said, it's tricky, but pretty easy once you get the hang of it.
Intro: (D)(A)(G) . . . 4x I (D)sold my (A)old Ca(G)maro
My (D)sister's (A)husband (G)helped me out
Now sometimes(Em) (G*)late out on some (A)interstate
A (D)lot of (A)folks just (G)shook their heads
Now sometimes(Em) (G*)late out on some (A)interstate
(D)Business (A)it's been (G)pretty good
DADGAD
On "Sparrows Point," Richard plays this in standard tuning, but in concert, often plays it in DADGAD, and that's the version I've done here. If you want, you can, of course, play all these chords in their regular version and capo at the first fret.
D: 000200
I (D)adore thee Mother (G)Mary Don't (Bm)just (G)stare, I mean it really
I (D)adore thee Mother (G)Mary Wrapped (Bm)a(G)round, and rocking slowly
I (D)adore thee Mother (G)Mary But one, (Bm)two, (G)three - it could be that easy Do-(Bm)re-(G)mi - it could be that easy The magic "What The Heck Is THAT?" chord in this song is the second one, the Cm. Don't strum all the strings, though, but rather use it as a walk down from the C chord to the G chord. Everything else is actually pretty standard, and easier than it looks. It's particularly easy to play along with the CD, because the acoustic guitar is pretty distinctive in the mix. Cm: 03100x C/B: 020020 The (G)-(G/F#)-(G/E) in the intro and over the third line in each verse is a sixth string walk down. In the bridge, the (C)(C/B)(Am)(Am/G)(D/F#) sequence is also a bass line walk down on which you should accentuate the C/B/A/G/F# notes on the fifth and sixth strings. Intro: (C)You a(Cm)gain (G)(Bm) (C)My old (Cm)friend (G)(Bm)
But now I (Em)catch my (D/F#)breath and (C)wait (C)Just the (Cm)wind (G)(Bm) But now I (Em)catch my (D/F#)breath and (C)wait But you are (G)half a (G/F#)world (Em)away (C) (C)(Cm)(G)(Bm) . . . (C)(Cm)(G) Capo II
It's taken me a while to get this song right (with a little help from Richard himself, who alerted me to the Bm fingering), but it's well worth the time it might take you to work it out. Take note of the chord structures: as you can see, a lot of the the chord fingerings in the song are not "full" chords, with the high E string either open or not played.
Bm: x24430
Intro: (Bm)(Bm/A)(G)(D/F#)(F#)
(Bm)New York (Bm/A)(G)has been buried in (D/F#)snow since last (F#)Saturday
And I might have (G)guessed
(G)And Nora, (D/F#)it was no (Em)sin (D/F#)
(Bm)(Bm/A)(G)(D/F#)(F#)
(Bm)So Christmas (Bm/A)(G)was as blue for (D/F#)you as it (F#)was for me
And there we raised
(Gadd9)And Nora, (D/F#)there is no (Em)sin (D/F#)
Capo I
Dsus2: 000230
Intro: (Am)(Dsus2) . . . 4x
(Am)Somewhere (Dsus2)out there in the trees(Am)
(Am)The cracking (Dsus2)branch, the swinging gate(Am)
(G)(C)Trouble(C/B) . . . (Am)all the (Am/G)trouble in our (D/F#)hearts (Dsus4/F#)
(Am)The house so (Dsus2)still, the moon so bright(Am)
(Am)Curtains (Dsus2)blown in by the wind(Am)
(G)Trouble(C)(C/B) . . . (Am)all the (Am/G)trouble in our (D/F#)hearts (Dsus4/F#)
(Am)The night is (Dsus2)hot, the dog has gone(Am)
(Am)(Dsus2) . . . repeat and fade There's a bizarre chord in this song, and I don't have a clue what it's called, so I'm just going to write it as (X). It's played 100030. Everything else is standard. Capo V (Am)Window open (X)wide
(Am)Is that you Mary (X)Ann
(Am)Put your bags in (X)back
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Subject: ADD: Blue Divide CD (Richard Shindell) From: Joe Offer Date: 04 Jan 24 - 08:30 PM
Open D (DADF#AD)
The (G) chord here is really a (Gadd9/B), but for purposes of easier reading, I'll just write it as a (G). Also, the (A) is not technically an (A) . . . it's more like an (A7sus4/add9) or something like that, but who wants to read hieroglyphics?
D: 000300
Intro: (D)(G)(A) . . . 4x
(D)I was (G)hers(A)
(D)The comet (G)came (A)
(A)A summer wind, (Bm)a cotton (G)dress
(D)(G)(A) . . . 4x
(D)The fool I (G)was (A)
CHORUS
(D)The kids are (G)fine (A)
(A)A summer wind, (Bm)a cotton (G)dress
(D)(G)(A) . . . 4x . . . (D)
Capo IV
This one's real easy. C-D-Em-G. But you'll play D two different ways. So when I write D, I mean D in the normal 000232 position. But when I write D*, what you'll do is do a C fingering moved up to the third fret . . . just slide it up. It's still a D, just a different voicing. Try it, you'll like it. He does some simple hammer-ons and stuff here and there, but just start with the basics and you can get funky later. It may look a lot more complicated than it is, but do it slowly and it will all make sense. Intro: (C)(D*)(Em)(D) . . . (C)(D*)(Em)(D) . . . (C)(D*)(Em)(D) . . . (C) . .
(C)Please (D*)have a (Em)seat (D)
(C)Here's (D*)how it (Em)works, I've (D)got these (C)faces (D*) (C)Make (D*)no mi(Em)stake (D), (C)this (D*)fountain (Em)pen (D)
(C)And (D*)by the (Em)way (D), (C)your (D*)next of (Em)kin (D) (C)So now (D*)that you (Em)know whose (D)skin you're (C)saving
It says (G)here by trade you were a (D)fisherman
(C)Where (D*)were we (Em)then (D), (C)is (D*)he your (Em)friend (D)
My (G)dad used to rent us this place in On(D)tario
(C)It's ea(D*)sy to (Em)bite, (D)just take the (C)bait
Se(G)nor, as you know, I was a (D)fisherman (C)(D*)(Em)(D) . . . (C)(D*)(Em)(D) . . . (C)(D*)(Em)(D) . . . (C) . . .
THE BALLAD OF MARY MAGDALENE (Standard) That CD, by the way, is a real treasure. Live versions of "Fishing," "The Things That I Have Seen," "Mary Magdalene," "Arrowhead" and "Are You Happy Now?" (all recorded at the Treestar Coffeehouse in Mt. Kisco, N.Y.), plus the studio version of "AYHN." This is even easier than it looks. On the promo CD, he frets the G note (third fret) on the high E string as he plays many of the C, Am and F chords, and it provides a nice high drone. (Where he plays it with the drone, I'll indicate it with an asterisk. Just keep your pinky glued to the first string, third fret.) It also allows him to make the ordinarily straightforward chords work harder, since it allows him to play them in various versions, that is, with and without the high G, and in the case of the F, as a standard F as well as an Fmaj7. (At this point, non-guitar players are asking themselves "Exactly what the hell is Ron talking about?" For that matter, some Actual Guitar Players may be asking themselves the same question. Sorry, I'm a detail-oriented purist. Look in the dictionary under "anal.") Also, when going from the verse to the chorus, walk down from the C* to the Am: third fret (on the C chord), second fret, open (on the Am). Finally, for beginners and those who don't insist on total accuracy, feel free to play all C*, Am* and F* chords as regular C, AM and F chords. But try to stay with the Fmaj7 where indicated. Capo III C*: 032013 C: 032010 Intro: (C*)(Am*)(G)(F*)(G) (repeat) (C*)My name (Am*)is Mary (F*)Magdalene (Am)Jesus (G)loved me, (F)this I (C)know
(C*)(Am*)(G)(F*)(G) (repeat) (C*)I re(Am*)member (F)nights we spent CHORUS (C*)A love like (Am*)this will (F*)come but once (Am)Jesus (G)loved me, (F)this I (C)know (C*)(Am*)(G)(F*)(G) (repeat and out . . . )
THE BALLAD OF MARY MAGDALENE (DADGAD) DADGAD D: 000200 *walk up from the D to the G: 200000/400000/550000 Intro: (D)(Bm)(A)(G)(A) (repeat) (D)My name (Bm)is Mary (G)Magdalene (Bm)Jesus (A)loved me, (G)this I (D)know (D)(Bm)(A)(G)(A) (repeat) (D)I (Bm)remember (G)nights we spent CHORUS (D)A love like (Bm)this will (G)come but once (Bm)Jesus (A)loved me, (G)this I (D)know (D)(Bm)(A)(G)(A) (repeat and out . . . ) E7: 020100 Intro: (Am)(Am/B)(C)(G) (repeat 4x and hang on last G)
I was (Am)proud to be the (C)soldier
(Am)(Am/B)(C)(G) (2x, hang on last G)
When they (Am)shipped us out of (C)Norfolk
(Am)(Am/B)(C)(G)
I was (F)trained to take the good shot
(Am)(Am/B)(C)(G) (2x, hang on G)
(Am)Once I saw an (C)accident
(Am)(Am/B)(C)(G)
I (F)thought I was a good man
(Am)(Am/B)(C)(G) (8x, hang on G)
So be (Am)glad that modern (C)science (Am)(Am/B)(C)(G) (4x, hang on last G) Asus: 002230 Intro: Strum (A) chord and hold . . Let's pull the plug on this old (D)movie
He acts as if he doesn't (D)love her Time is passing (Bm)in (Bm/A)the TV (G)light
(A)I see this picture and I (D)wonder So I'll do the dishes in the (D)morning
Time is passing (Bm)in (Bm/A)the TV (G)light
Open D (DADF#AD)
D: 000300
Intro: For the intro, just play the chords to one of the verses one time through.
(D)Mama, if (A)you could see me (D)now (G)
(D)Mama, they're (A)treating me right (D)well (G)
(D)Mama, I (A)do not have a (D)gun (G)
(D)Mama, I (A)lost my arrow(D)head (G)
(D)Mama, the (A)troops are falling (D)in (G)
(D)Mama, I (A)never thought I'd (D)run (G)
Capo I
C/G: 332010
Intro: (Am)(C/G)(D/F#)(D/F)(G)(Am)
I have no (C/G)explan(D/F#)ation
There was (Fmaj7)never any (C/G)warning
(Am)(C/G)(D/F#)
(Am)Search my (C/G)family (D/F#)history
There was (Fmaj7)never any (C/G)warning
(Am)God knows I (C/G)don't de(D/F#)serve this
There was (Fmaj7)never any (C/G)warning
There was (Fmaj7)never any (C/G)warning Intro: (G)(D)(Em)(C)(D)
(G)Once I tried to (D)row
(G)As if it weren't (D)enough
(Bm)Cause all that time I (C)thought
(G)So I climbed up on a (D)dune
(Bm)I thought I was (C)marooned |
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Subject: ADD: Reunion Hill CD (Richard Shindell) From: Joe Offer Date: 04 Jan 24 - 08:33 PM
DADGAD D: 000200 Intro: (D)(G)*(Em)(A)** * Transition from the (G) to the (Em) by playing: 400000
(D)It's the middle of the night
CHORUS:
(Repeat intro)
Did he who made the lamb
CHORUS
And it takes (Em)light years of nothing
At four a.m. on 80 East
Whoever watches over (Em)all (D/F#)these (G)truckers (D) Repeat intro and end on (D) Open D (DADF#AD)
Note: the (Bm)/(Bm*) sequence is just a pull on/off on the 5th string/second fret. You should pretty much repeat that riff during all the (Bm) chords in the song.
Also, the difference between the (A*) and the (A) is really only the addition of the second fret on the first string.
(Bm) 024040
Intro: (Bm)(Bm*)..(Bm)(Bm*)..(G)
(Bm)Listen closely (G)May
(Bm)Where I cannot (G)say
So (D)May take care of the (G)kids (Bm)(Bm*)..(Bm)(Bm*)..(G) . . .
I'm (Bm)calling from some (G)booth
CHORUS
(Bm)Something is not (G)right
So (D)May take care of the (G)kids
And (D)May they've got me in (G)sight Capo II
Intro: (Em)(C)(G)(D) . . . 2x
(Em)I saw my youth to(C)day
A (G)moment (D)please, my (C)boy
(Em)Remember that old (C)troll
A (G)moment (D)please, my (C)boy
And (G)is your (D)mother (C)well?
(Em)I saw my youth to(C)day
DADGAD
D: 000200
Intro: Play the chords from the first verse one time through and end on D/G (550200)
(D)Must've (A)been (Em)in late Sep(G)tember (G*)
(A)I came home (G)as the sun went (D)down
(Play intro chords)
(D)It's ten years (A)since that (Em)ragged (G)army (G*)
(A)My well is deep, (G)the water (D)pure
(Em)I won't forget our (G)sad fare(A)well
(Play intro chords)
(D)Alone there(A) (Em)in a sea of (G)blue (G*)
(A)He soars above (G)Reunion (D)Hill
(D)(A)(Em)(G) (G*)
DADGAD
In concert, Richard plays this song all kinds of ways, fast, slow, fingerpicked, strummed, sometimes Capo IV, sometimes Capo V, but always in DADGAD, although I don't think that's how it's played on the CD. But it's a fun DADGAD exercise, because the chords are key-of-G based rather than key-of-D based, so give it a whirl.
Also, although it's transcribed here in DADGAD, beginners and Those Afraid Of Opening Tunings can just play the standard chords and capo wherever's good for your voice (which is, after all, why God invented capos). Also, try this: play the (G) chord with your pinky and ring finger. This will leave your index finger free to play the signature melody sequence on the second string (second and third frets) and first string (open). (Drats, I wish I knew how to write tab).
G: 550000 **between the G and the Em in the chorus, play 40000 as a walk-down transition. Intro: (G)(D) . . . (G)(D) . . .
(G)First warm day in all these (D)months
(G)I went out all on my (D)own
(C)Out beyond the iron (G)gate**
(G)I'd gotten used to living (D)here
(G)But it was easy slipping (D)through
(C)Out beyond the iron (G)gate**
(G)And there you were right by my (D)side
(C)Out beyond the iron (G)gate**
(G)I heard voices all a(D)round
(C)Out beyond the iron (G)gate**
DARKNESS, DARKNESS . . . Jesse Colin Young
DADGAD
This is a great song to play, full of hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides and stuff, although it's gonna be tough to explain it in my "unfortunately-not-TAB" system.
Couple of hints: In the intro, while playing the (D) chord, play around by hammering on the third fret on the second string, and the second fret on the first string. It should give you that intense, bluesy feeling you don't ordinarily get in DADGAD.
Also, the (C)/(C/B)/(D) sequences are really just single-finger fifth-string walkdowns, and if you want, you can also slide back through the third fret before resolving at the (D) chord.
And finally, while playing the (D) chord during the song, you should occasionally use a little riff indicated by the asterisks, in which you'll hammer on the third fret on the fifth string, followed by playing an open fourth string. Intersperse that with occasionally hammering on the third fret of the sixth string, followed by playing the sixth string open.
Oh, one more thing. There's a little lyrical discrepancy in the last line of the fourth verse that I'm having a problem with. The liner notes to "Reunion Hill" say that the line is "Fill the emptiness of right now." Well, it's clear that Richard's not singing that. I have a tape of Richard performing the song, and he clearly sings "Fill the emptiness inside." But that's not what he's singing on the CD. So I checked the web. And various sites indicate that the line is "Fill the emptiness of fright," "Fill the emptiness with bright" and "Fill the emptiness of life." But hey, who knows? The only thing I know pretty much for sure is that the line isn't "Fill the emptiness with rice." Then again, the song could be about a sushi bar for all I know.
D: 000200
Intro: (D)(C)(C/B)(D) . . . 2x
(D)Darkness, darkness,* be my pillow*
Darkness, (G)darkness, hide the (D)yearning*
(D)Darkness, darkness,* long and lonesome*
Darkness, (G)darkness, be my (D)blanket*
(D)Darkness, darkness,* be my pillow*
Darkness, (G)darkness, hide the (D)yearning*
(D)(C)(C/B)(D) . . . (D)(C)(C/B)(D)
Intro: (C)(F)(C) (Dm)(F)(C)(G)
(C)We never (F)say good(C)bye
Down on (C)ea(G)sy (F)street
(C)Our sins are all for(F)given (C)here
CHORUS
(C)You never (F)told that (C)lie
CHORUS
Capo V
Intro: (G)(C)(G)(D) . . . 4 times
(G)Here's to you (C)whose love is (Em)new
(G)(C)(G)(D) . . . 3 times
(G)Here's to you (C)who lost a (Em)love
(C)Outside the rain (D)is falling (G)down
(G)(C)(G)(D) . . . 3 times
(G)Here's to all you (C)Moms and (Em)Dads
(C)Outside the rain is (D)falling (G)down
(G)(C)(G)(D) . . . 3 times, then (G)(C)(Em)(C)(D)(G)(C)(G)
I'LL BE HERE IN THE MORNING . . . Townes Van Zandt
Intro: (Dsus4)(D) -- (D)(C) . . . (D)(C)(Em)
There's (G)no stronger wind than the one that blows
There's (G)lots of things along the road
All the (G)mountains and the rivers
(G)Lay your head back easy love
(Dsus4)(D) -- (D)(Em) . . . fade
SING ME BACK HOME . . . Merle Haggard
Capo V
The (D)warden led a (A)prisoner
Let him (D)sing me back (A)home
I recall last Sunday (A)morning
(D)Sing me back (A)home
Won't you (D)sing me back (A)home |
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Subject: ADD: Somewhere Near Paterson CD (Richard Shindell) From: Joe Offer Date: 04 Jan 24 - 08:35 PM
Capo II
Dm/C: x30231
Intro: (Am)(E)(Am)(E)
(Am)I really like this counter, Doc
(Am)Reminds me of confession
(Am)Hey (Fmaj7)Doc
(Am)Are you following the market, Doc
(Am)Hey (Fmaj7)Doc
(Fmaj7)Sometimes I (Em)lie awake at (Fmaj7)night
(Am)I guess I should be riding high
(Fmaj7)Sometimes I (Em)get down on my (Fmaj7)knees
(Am)Hey (Fmaj7)Doc
(Am)Some(Fmaj7)times I (G)lie a(D)wake (D*)at (Am)night
ABUELITA
Capo VII
Am7: 002013
Intro: (G)(Am7)(Fmaj7)(C)(G)(Fmaj7)(C)
In a (G)crowd
But if I (G)did
That Sole(D)dad was your (C)mother's (G)name
You were (G)born
Now it may (G)be
But Sole(D)dad was your (C)mother's (G)name
In my (D)mind
I will (G)wait
Sole(D)dad was your (C)mother's (G)name
Sole(D)dad was your (C)mother's (G)name
Capo IV
In order for me to actually transcribe this song the way Richard plays it . . . so that it would actually make sense . . . I'd have to be able to write tab. Which I can't. Luckily, our pal Ed Dupas has done just that on his tab site. But more importantly, in order to really play this like Richard does, you'd have to be able to flatpick like, oh, Richard. Which you probably can't. But you can always do this basic play-the-chords version, which is what Richard does by the time he gets to the "God" verse anyway.
The song is basically a repetition of an Am-Fmaj7-C-G pattern during the first four lines of each verse:
Am: x02210
Do that the first time through. For each alternating line, you'll add a high G to the Fmaj7 and C chords and play them as follows:
*Fmaj7: x03213
The only other remotely funky chord is this:
Intro: (Am)(Fmaj7)(C)(G) . . . (Am)(*Fmaj7)(*C)(G) . . . 2X . . .
(Am)You (Fmaj7)stay (C)here (G)
(Am)(Fmaj7)(C)(G) . . . (Am)(*Fmaj7)(*C)(G)
(Am)You (Fmaj7)stay (C)here (G)
(Am)(Fmaj7)(C)(G) . . . (Am)(*Fmaj7)(*C)(G)
(Am)You (Fmaj7)stay (C)here (G)
(Am)(Fmaj7)(C)(G) . . . (Am)(*Fmaj7)(*C)(G)
(Am)You (Fmaj7)stay (C)here (G)
(Am)(Fmaj7)(C)(G) . . . (Am)(*Fmaj7)(*C)(G) . . . 2X
(Am)You (Fmaj7)stay (C)here (G)
(Am)(Fmaj7)(C)(G) . . . (Am)(*Fmaj7)(*C)(G) . . . 2X
(Am)You (Fmaj7)stay (C)here (G)
(Am)(*Fmaj7)(*C)(G) . . . (Am)(Fmaj7)(C)(G)
MY LOVE WILL FOLLOW YOU . . . Buddy & Julie Miller
DADGAD
(D): 000200
*Note: at the end of the third line in each verse, Richard embellishes the (Bm) chord by fretting the 4th fret on the second string (024040). Listen to it and you'll hear what I mean.
Intro: (D)(G)(D) . . . (D)(G)(D)
(D)Take your suitcase and (G)take your (D)heart
(D)You can try to lose your(G)self down(D)town
(Em)My love will follow (Bm)you
(D)Close the door, turn (G)in the (D)key
(D)Even on the road that (G)takes you (D)down
(Em)My love will follow (Bm)you
(G)If you should go so far
(D)So go ahead baby (G)take that (D)train
WISTERIA
DADGAD
Bm: 024000
Note: in the first three lines of each chorus, the (G) chord is played 550200.
(Bm)Let's (Bm*)not drive a(G)way just yet(D)
(Bm)If we(Bm*)turn off the (G)radi(D)o
(D)The vine of my (G)memory
(Bm)I'm (Bm*)tempted to (G)ring the bell(D)
(Bm)Re(Bm*)member the (G)price we paid(D)
CHORUS
(Bm)It (Bm*)did need some (G)pruning back(D)
So (Bm)let's (Bm*)not drive a(G)way just yet(D)
(D)The vine of my (G)memory
Capo II
G/B: x20030
Intro: (Am)(C)(G)(D) . . . (F)(G)(D)(Am)
I'm (Am)ready (C)as I'll (G)ever (D)be
(Am)The state po(C)lice they (G)came a(D)round
I've (F)made my prepar(C)ations
(Am)(C)(G)(D) . . . (F)(G)(D)(Am)
The (Am)wife and (C)kids, they've (G)gone up (D)north
CHORUS
BRIDGE:
I've (Am)left the (C)windows (G)open (D)wide
CHORUS
(For closing section, play the chords from the bridge one time through)
THE GROCER'S BROOM
Capo II
C/Eb: 031000
Intro: (G)(C)(C/Eb)(G)(A)(Am)(Em)(D)
The grocer's (G)broom, back and forth
Some (G)stop by the store
To (D)pass those (Gsus4)idle (G)days
He shuts the (G)light, says goodnight
BREAK: (G)(C)(C/Eb)(G)(A)(Am)(Em)(D)
He climbs the (G)stoop, finds the key
They'll (D)pass those (Gsus4)idle (G)days
TRANSIT
B7: 021202
There's a bass-line riff thingy that goes on with the (B7) chord in the song . . . fifth string/second fret, sixth string/second fret, fifth string/second fret, etc. Use the finger that's fretting the fifth string to do the back and forth work. You don't have to do it, of course, but it's how RS does it.
(B7)The merge from the Turnpike was murder, but it's never a cinch
Somewhere near Paterson everything slowed down to a crawl
They (Am)all hit the gas in a dash for position
And so they continued, westbound and into the sun
(Am)How had it happened? They had all missed their exits
And (G)in they all went like sheep to the slaughter
They (G)followed the river and rounded the bend
Sister Maria tightened the bolts of the spare
(Am)She entered the common room - there was her choir
And (G)so it began, in glorious harmony
And they (G)poured out their souls
CALLING THE MOON . . . Dar Williams
DADGAD
D: 000200
*Intro hint: When you first go from the initial (D) chord to the (G) chord, you'll play the (G) as 550020. Fret the fifth and sixth strings with your pinky and ring finger, and use your first finger on the 2nd string/2nd fret. Then, to play that little suspended (G) riff thingy at the :08 mark, keep your first finger there, and sneak your middle finger in behind on the third fret to kick off the descending 550030/550020/550000 thing that resolves back into the second (D).
While we're getting detailed, he also does a hammer-on as part of the first (D), hammering on and off the 2nd string/2nd fret before resolving into the (G) as described above.
Intro: (D)(G)* (D)
(D)The moon wanted more of my (G)night
(G)And I know you'll be (A)calling me soon
When I called the moon back to (G)me (G)And I know you'll be (A)calling me soon
Oh, make sense of me, (G)night
(G)And I know you'll be (A)calling me soon
Calling the (G) moon
(End by playing the D chord: 000200, then playing all the strings open, then hammering back down on the third string . . . as per usual, do it along with the CD and you'll see what I mean.)
©2000 Dar Williams, Burning Field Music (ASCAP) |
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Subject: ADD: Vuelta CD (Richard Shindell) From: Joe Offer Date: 04 Jan 24 - 08:39 PM
DADGAD
Am7: 002030
(D)Island life does have its charms
Its (D)language is an orphan branch
CHORUS:
By (D)latitude and longitude
The (D)lucky few who call it home
CHORUS
But (D)time is on the ocean's side
CHORUS
DADGAD
D: 000200
(D)Unburdened of their passengers
(D)The stowaway is keeping still
(D)As the contents of his wallet show
(D)Late at night he ventures out
(D)The moon shines on the shipping lanes
(D)He's somewhere in Dade County now
DADGAD
On the new album, Richard plays this in standard tuning, capo VII, with G-shaped chords. He also leaves out the "Father Brown" verse. I'm working on an updated transcription, but in the meantime, here's how he was playing it live up until the CD was recorded. By the way, the "mountaineer" in the last verse is the late singer/songwriter Dave Carter.
The (D)(D/C#)(D/B)(D) sequence in the first, third and seventh line of each verse is a walkdown thing; use the bolded notes for the bass line:
(D): 000200
(A): 002200
Intro: (D)(D/C#)(D/B)(D)(G)(A)(D)
(D)The change could (D/C#)happen (D/B)any (D)day
And the (D)change could (D/C#)happen (D/B)any (D)day
And the (D)change could (D/C#)happen (D/B)any (D)day
And the (D)change could (D/C#)happen (D/B)any (D)day
And the (D)change could (D/C#)happen (D/B)any (D)day
Capo II
Intro: (G)(D)(Em)(C)(G)(D)(C)(Cmaj7)
I saw them (G)standing in the (D)rain
And into the (C)stream we pulled a(Em)way
Up Amster(G)dam, the meter (D)dark
And across the (C)span we pulled a(Em)way
And now it's (G)spring, and where's the (D)rain
And turn it (C)does, I pull a(Em)way
And there they (G)are, outside St. (D)Luke's
And then it (C)starts, the heavens (Em)give
DADGAD
G: 520000
(G)Gray (Am)green -- (C)his baby's (D)eyes are (G)gray (Am)green
(G)He's (Am)singing: (C)noni, (D)noni, (G)no(Am)ni
A (Am)si(Em)ren (C)crying way (G)off in the (Am)dis(Em)tance
(G)Out(Am)side, (C)the midnight (D)sky is (G)clear(Am)ing
(G)So (Am)sweet, the (C)breeze that (D)stirs the (G)cur(Am)tains
The (Am)si(Em)ren (C)climbs like a (G)thief through the (Am)win(Em)dow
(G)He (Am)chooses, and (C)asks them (D)to for(G)give (Am)him
(G)Gray (Am)green -- his (C)baby's (D)eyes are (G)gray (Am)green |
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Subject: ADD: COURIER, COVERS & OTHER CD (Richard Shindell) From: Joe Offer Date: 04 Jan 24 - 08:41 PM
DADGAD
Well, this is the most difficult song I've ever tackled.
See, without giving away too many of RG's Magic Stealth Decoder-Ring Transcription Secrets®, chording out songs is actually pretty simple. Thanks to the use of the capo, almost all of the singer/songwriters whose songs I trancribe use G, D, or C fingering in their songs. Hey, John Prine doesn't call G "The People's Key" for nothing, you know.
Anyway, what this pretty much means is that once you know where the capo goes, and which of the three fingerings they're using, there's only a limited number of chords you'll normally ever use in any given key. Don't get me wrong, the transcriptions don't just magically work themselves out . . . but it ain't rocket science, either.
And in open tunings -- such as DADGAD -- it's even easier. Songs in DADGAD are almost always played in D fingering, and those chords are pretty easy. Look at "The Next Best Western" or "Calling the Moon" or "Wisteria" or "Mary Magdalene" . . . all pretty much basic 1-4-5 chords in the D family: D, G, A, plus Bm and Em. There are only two songs where Richard plays DADGAD in any other fingering, "Beyond the Iron Gate" and "Gray Green," both with G-based chords where the 1-4-5 is G-C-D.
Of course, just when I thought I was onto him, he throws me this curveball. A song in DADGAD, but with chords in F fingering. F, for gawd's sake. Most guitar players wouldn't write a song in F fingering if they had a gun held to their head.
And what's worse is that in open tunings, it's all about voicings, not necessarily Actual Chords, so I'm not even positive that I'm calling some of these by the right name. But I tried to compare them to equivalent chords in standard tuning, and it's close. No matter, these are the fingerings that are utilized in the song. It may look complicated, but trust me, it's well worth the effort.
For example, the (Dm/D)(Dm/C#)(Dm/C)(Dm/B)(Bb) sequence in the first and third lines of each verse is actually ridiculously simple. It's basically just a 5th string walkdown. See how you keep the 3rd fret of the 4th string fretted while you "walk" down from the 5th fret to the 1st fret on the 5th string (where I've indicated the notes in bold)? Simple stuff, honest engine.
The only difficult "chord" might be the one I'm calling Gm7. Play the 6th string with your ring finger. Barre the 3rd fret on the 2nd/3rd/4th strings with your index finger, and don't worry if you're touching the 1st string -- you'll want to mute that string anyway. Then sneak your pinky onto the 5th fret of the 2nd string. If you're wondering why you're holding the barre down on the 2nd string, it's because where I indicate the Gm11, what you'll do is pull off your pinky, fretting that string at the now-exposed 3rd fret. (I know, at this point, some of you are going "I don't know who's crazier, Richard or Ron." Trust me, it's Richard.)
One final thing, for the F chord that ends the song, just play it as x332xx.
Now you can do one of two things. Try out the song. Or run screaming. I suggest you try the song, because I'll be damned if I did all this work for nothing. ;-)
Dm/D: x5300x
(Dm/D)Love, just a (Dm/C#)word before you (Dm/C)go
(Bb)Love, here's a place and here's a (C)name
(Dm/D)Love, you'll be (Dm/C#)hungry, you'll be (Dm/C)weak
(Bb)Love, you will laugh and you will (C)cry
(F)There's a world that you must (Am)bear
(Dm/D)(Dm/C#)(Dm/C)(Dm/B)(Bb)(F)(C)
(Bb)Love, here's a place and here's a (C)name
WNYC is a public radio station in New York City whose main transmitter and back-up transmitter were mounted on the North Tower of the World Trade Center. The cost of replacing these antennas is expected to be over $4 million. To raise funds for the station, Richard made an MP3 of this beautiful tribute song available for downloading, for a limited time, from his website. It no longer seems to be available, though, and I don't know when (or if) he plans to officially release it.
DADGAD
D: 000200
Intro: (D)(Am7)(G)(Am7) . . . (D)(Am7)(G)(Em)
(D)I (Am7)am a (G)stranded (D*)traveler
(D)I (Am7)am the (G)coffee (D*)vendor
(D)I (Am7)am (G)New York (D*)Harbor
(D)I (Am7)am a (G)stranded (D*)traveler
For the (C)(D)(C) sequence in the third and last line of each verse -- plus in the intro and at the very end of the song -- play the D chord as a C-chaped chord at the third fret. That way you can play the C, slide two frets up to the D, slide back down to the C, then resolve at the G chord.
Also, in the line "I've driven every kind of rig that's ever been made," you should walk up to the C chord at the word "made" by walking up through the G chord. What I mean is this: at the word "every," you'll be playing a regular G chord (320033) and hitting the third fret on the 6th string. At the word "rig," play the chord x00033 and use the open 5th string as your bass note. At the word "ever," hammer down on the second fret of the 5th string and play the G as x20033. Then finish off with the standard C chord at the word "made," where your bass note will be the third fret on the 5th string: x32033.
Intro: (G)(G/F#)(Em)(C)(G) - (C)(D)(C) - (G)
I been (G)warped by the rain, (G/F#)driven by the snow
And I've been from (C)Tuscon to Tucum(D)cari
Well I've been (G)kicked by the wind, (G/F#)robbed by the sleet
And I've been from (C)Tuscon to Tucum(D)cari
4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) . . . Bruce Springsteen
(D)Sandy, the (G)fireworks are hailin' over Little (D)Eden tonight (D/C#)
Down in (D)town the circuit's full of (G)switchblade lovers
And the (G)boys from the casino dance (A)with their shirts open
Oh (D)Sandy the aurora is rising be(A)hind us
Now the (D)greasers, they (G)tramp the streets or get busted
And me I (D)just got tired of hangin' in them (G)dusty arcades
And you know the (G)tilt-a-whirl down on the (A)south beach drag
Oh (D)Sandy the aurora is rising be(A)hind us
(D)Sandy, that (G)waitress I was seein' lost her de(D)sire for me (D/C#)
She worked that (D)joint under the boardwalk
Did ya hear the (G)cops finally busted (A)Madame Marie
Oh (D)Sandy the aurora is rising be(A)hind us
SONORA'S DEATH ROW . . . Kevin "Blackie" Farrell
DADGAD
Several people have covered this tune -- Leo Kottke, Tom Russell (who calls it "the best cowboy twist-of-fate song ever written") and Robert Earl Keen, among others -- and Richard has been doing it for a few years as well. His only recorded version is on the bonus EP that was available for a limited time with the live "Courier" CD, but it's a great song, and fun to play.
D: 004200
Intro: (D)(Bm)(G)(D)(G)
(D)Me and the boys, we (Bm)cinched up our saddles
Well the (D)Mezcal is free in (Bm)Amanda's saloon
Well (D)inside Amanda's (Bm)we were all dancin'
(D)(Bm)(G)(D)(G)
I (D)woke up face down in A(Bm)manda's back alley
(D)(Bm)(G)(D)(G)
Well A(D)manda's grew silent like (Bm)night in the desert
For a (D)nightmare of mezcal was (Bm)all that it was
(D)(Bm)(G)(D)(G). . . (D)(Bm)(G)(A)(D)
BLEECKER STREET . . . Paul Simon
In the months after 9/11, Richard began including this song in his set list, along with Paul Simon's "America" and other classics like "Hard Times Come Again No More" and "If I Had a Hammer." If you want to hear another great interpretation of this song, check out Jonatha Brooke's version on the Bleecker Street compilation, which also includes Cry Cry Cry's wonderful rendition of Tom Paxton's "Last Thing On My Mind."
Capo IX (yes, that's nine)
B7: x21200
(G)Fog's rollin' (D/F#)in off the (C)East River (G)bank
(G)Voices (D/F#)leaking from a (C)sad ca(G)fe
(G)The poet (D/F#)reads his (C)crooked (G)rhyme
(G)I heard a (D/F#)church bell (C)softly (G)chime
Copyright © 1964/1971 Edward B. Marks Music Company (BMI)
THE BANKS OF THE PONTCHARTRAIN . . . Traditional
DADGAD
Here's a traditional song that Richard occasionally covers. There seems to be some discrepancy about the origins of the song. One source says that although it's commonly mistaken as being of Irish origin, that it's really a traditional Creole love song that was probably brought back from British soldiers fighting in Louisiana in the War of 1812. Another source surmises that it was composed by a young Irishman who had come to America to fight on the side of the Confederacy in the Civil War, and upon their defeat, was left adrift with only worthless currency.
There's also some discrepancy about the title, as I've seen it referred to as both "The Banks of the Pontchartrain," and "The Lakes of Pontchartrain." But seeing as there's only one Lake Pontchartrain (just north of New Orleans), my money's on "banks." Besides, that's how Richard sings it.
Finally, David Wilcox seems to have borrowed the melody for his beautiful song "Golden Day."
Anyway, if you want to hear roughly how the melody goes, click here for a cheezy midi file of the song.
Intro: For the intro, just play the chords to one of the verses one time through.
'Twas (D)on (G)one (D)bright March (A)morning (D)
I (D)stepped (G)on (D)board a (A)railroad (D)car
I (D)said (G)my (D)pretty (A)Creole (D)girl
She (D)took (G)me (D)to her (A)mammy's (D)house
I (D)asked (G)her (D)if she'd (A)marry (D)me
So (D)fare (G)thee (D)well, my (A)bonnie (D)girl
Here's a song Richard wrote back in 1988, the year the Baltimore Orioles opened their season with 21 consecutive losses. It's not on any of his official CDs, but there's a version on the 1992 WWUH "Folk Next Door" compilation, if you can find it.
Capo IV
D/F#: 200232
(D/F#) . . . They're not much to (G)look at
They've lost 19 in a (G)row
(Em)So put a (G)ticket in my (Asus4)hand
It's 10 years since I lived (G)there
But it's just never been the (G)same
(Em)So put a (G)ticket in my (Asus4)hand
PADDY'S GREEN SHAMROCK SHORE . . . Traditional
Dropped D (DADGBE)
On the Falcon Ridge Main Stage compilation disc, I'm pretty sure Richard plays this in Dropped D. But the song actually sounds much cooler in DADGAD, with the D played 000200, the C played 030000 and the C/B played 020000. Also, Richard leaves out one of the song's verses, which I've included (it's the second one). Actually, there are several different versions of the lyrics to this song floating around . . . a simple Google search on the song's title will point you to many of them.
D: 000232
From (D)Derry quay we sailed away on the (C)twenty (C/B)third of (D)May
We (D)sailed three days, we were all seasick, not a (C)man on (C/B)board was (D)free
We (D)said we'd reach the other side after (C)fifteen and (C/B)twenty (D)days
So (D)fare thee well, sweet Liza dear, like(C)wise to (C/B)Dublin (D)town |
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