Secret Path

G D C G D C G D C I am the stranger, you can’t see me G D C I am the stranger, do you know what I mean? G D C I navigate the mud, I walk above the path G D C Jumping to the right, and then I jump to the left G D C On a secret path, the one that nobody knows G D C And I’m moving fast, on the path nobody knows G D C And what I’m feeling, is anyone’s guess G D C What is in my head, and what’s in my chest G D C I’m not gonna stop, I’m just catching my breath G D C They’re not gonna stop, please just let me catch my breath G D C I am the stranger, you can’t see me G D C I am the stranger, do you know what I mean? G D C That is not my dad, my dad is not a wild man G D C Doesn’t even drink, my daddy’s not a wild man G D C On a secret path, the one that nobody knows G D C And I’m moving fast, on the path nobody knows G D C I am the stranger G D C I am the stranger G D C I am the stranger G D C I am the stranger ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 2 – Swing Set ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse Chorus ----------- ----------- E 0221xx F#m 2442xx A x0222x A x0222x Capo 3rd fret E We were at the swing set E “Now?” I asked, “not yet” you said E A Turnin’ round and round in my seat E A Chains chiming over my head E A When the tension is complete E A And there is no way out of it Fm A Fm A Now, not yet Fm A Fm A Now, not yet E A Over the rise, on the lawn E A Someone draggin’ someone E A A kid lookin’ me in the eye E A Teacher not lookin’ at anyone Fm A Fm A Now, now yes Fm A Fm A Now, now yes E A Fm E A I looked behind me only once E A Didn’t see nobody chasin’ us E A Just my swing dancin’ in the sun E A Dancin’ wildly where it was Fm A Fm A Now, now yes Fm A Fm A Now, now yes Fm A Fm A Now yes Fm A Fm A Now yes Fm A Fm A Now yes Fm A Fm A E Now yes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 3 – Seven Matches ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse Chorus --------- --------- D xx023x A x022xx G 3200xx G 3200xx D D G She gave me matches, seven wooden matches D G She put them into a small, slim glass jar with a screw-top lid D G I fingered that jar, I put it in my pocket D G She said, “can’t go into the woods without them”, I smiled at her and left A G And I kept them dry, and as long as there were six A G I’d be fine, and as long as there were five D G Matches in that jar, mile after mile D G All the chkk-chkk-chkk, chkk sound of the matches, and the memory of her smile D G D G A G I kept them dry, and as long as there were five A G I’d be fine, and as long as there were four D G Matches in a jar, with a screw-top lid D G I know she did not mean to hurt my feelings, but that’s what she did A G I kept them dry, and as long as there were three A G I’d be fine, as long as there were two D Matches in that jar ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 4 – I Will Not Be Struck ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro + Post-Chorus Verse Chorus ------------------- ---------- ---------- A/C# 4x22xx Fm 4x422x C 3x201x Esus4 0222xx D xx023x Em 02200x Fm 2442xx A x02220 D xx023x A x0222x Capo 5th fret A/C# Esus4 Fm A Fm A Fm D In this earth-like world Fm D A D In this earth-like world, before they arrived Fm D Under this sun-like star Fm D A D Under this sun-like star, they civilized C Em D Run along the river, on a Secret Path C Em D I will not be struck, I’m not going back – repeat Intro riff A/C# Esus4 A/C# I can see father’s face Esus4 A/C# Warming his feet by the stove Esus4 A/C# We used to have each other Esus4 Fm A Now we only have ourselves D G D G A D Fm D Then I put my ear Fm D A D Then I put my ear, right against the rail Fm D So what I couldn’t hear Fm D A D What I couldn’t hear, I would feel C Em D Run along the river, on a Secret Path C Em D I will not be struck, I’m not going back – repeat Intro riff A/C# Esus4 A/C# I been staring into space Esus4 A/C# Forever or else Esus4 A/C# Enter the wilderness Esus4 Fm A And we only have ourselves Fm A Fm A Fm A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 5 – Son ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Open C tuning (tuning to Open-C: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YReQQ5_akME) No man could make them feel ner-----vous And their coun--try does--n’t ex------ist Son, when you dance I’ll be on your Shoulder, and you’ll feel it Son, when you dance I’ll be on your Shoulder, and you’ll feel it A feel---ing so strong and in-----tense When some—thing oc----curs in your heart And there is----n't a next sen----tence Son, when you dance I’ll be on your Shoulder, and you’ll feel it Don't stop wish--ing what you wish Don't stop wish--ing the things you wish Don't stop wish--ing what you wish A feel---ing so strong and in-----tense When some—thing oc----curs in your heart And there is----n't a next sen----tence ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 6 – Secret Path ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus and Bridge ----------------- F# 244xxx B 2x44xx E 0221xx Capo 1st fret Freezing rain, and ice pellets Walking home, I’m covered in it Walking home, all along the tracks Secret path, did you say secret pa... F# B E a--th? B E B E Pale blue, doesn’t do what they B E B E Said it’d do, it’s just a jacket B E B E It’s a windbreaker, it’s not a jean jacket, it’s B E They call it a windbreaker Walking home, all along the tracks Secret path, he said secret path I am soaked, --- to the skin There’s never been, a colder rain that this one F# B E I’m in B E B E Pale blue, doesn’t do what they B E B E Said it’d do, it’s not my jacket B E B E It’s a windbreaker, it’s not my jean jacket, it’s B E Just a windbreaker F# E F# E And the f**k-off rocks, along the tracks F# E F# E B Secret path, there’s no secret path And the freezing rain, and the ice pellets Coat the rail, so I can’t even tightrope it End with B-chord ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 7 – Don't Let This Touch You ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus Verse Bridge ------------- ------------- ------------- A/C# 4x222x A x0222x Dsus2 xx023x Dsus2 xx0230 Dsus2 xx023x A x0222x A x02220 F#m 2442xx Bm 2x443x Capo 2nd fret A/C# Dsus2 A Don't let this touch you A Dsus2 A/C# Don't let this touch you A Dsus2 A Dsus2 Words are birds, words are snow A Dsus2 A Dsus2 Words whisper, words don't make the rain go A Dsus2 A Dsus2 Wilderness, can't be done A Dsus2 A Dsus2 Unfinished, can't be done A/C# A A/C# A Don't let it touch you A Dsus2 A/C# Don't let this touch you A Dsus2 A Dsus2 Words are blanks, words are ghosts A Dsus2 A Dsus2 Words are god, words don't make the rain go A Dsus2 A Dsus2 I'm confused, by freedom A Dsus2 A Dsus2 What do you do, with freedom? Dsus2 A I heard them in the dark, heard the things they do F#m Dsus2 I heard the heavy whispers, whispering, ‘don't let this touch you' Bm How-how A How-how F#m How-how Dsus2 How-how A/C# Dsus2 A Don't let this touch you A Dsus2 A/C# Don't A/C# Dsus2 A Don't let this touch you A Dsus2 A/C# Don't Dsus2 A Dsus2 A Dsus2 His glowing face, ----- by the stove A Dsus2 A Dsus2 His orange face, --- daddy make the rain go A Dsus2 A Dsus2 A Dsus2 A Dsus2 A Dsus2 A Dsus2 A Dsus2 A Dsus2 A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 8 – Haunt Them, Haunt Them, Haunt Them ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Em 02200x G 32000x Am x0221x Em/F# 222xxx Capo 4th fret Em G Am G Em I think I'm in despair, the wind is in the trees G Basically, just waiting for something to come along and eat me Am Is this future's gate, where my dreams retreat G And all my memories are just memories of memories? Em And a-folded in a dream, pitch-black and glowing blue G A raven saying, “I know a way that I can help you” Am Oh-oh, I stared into his eyes, I saw my pale last days G Said, “What you can't escape, you gotta embrace” Em G Ah-oh, I know a way to get back, this don't have to end Am G A way to get back, and haunt them, haunt them, haunt them Em G Am G Em Then he wished me plain, as he flew away G Said I'd see him coming on that pale last day Am And he wished me plain, ordinary death G Said he'd be back after I escaped it G Oh, I've seen how they are, how they'd all sell their souls Em Em/F# Em In little bits and pieces, ‘til they get old G They don't make a dent, in indifference Em Em/F# Em We'll haunt them, haunt them, haunt them Musical Interlude Em G But I want to go back, if this is the end Am G I want to go back, not to “haunt them, haunt them, haunt them” Em G Not to haunt them, haunt them Am G Not to haunt them, haunt, haunt Em G Haunt them, haunt them Am G Em ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 9 – The Only Place To Be ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse Chorus --------- ------------ D xx023x Bb x1333x A x0222x D xx023x A x0222x A/C# 4x222x D A D Bah-huh-uh, bah-huh-uh Bb D Ahh-ahh-ahh Bb D Ahh-ahh-ahh Bb D Ahh-ahh-ahh A A/C# Ahhh (here we go) D I'll just close my eyes, I'll just catch my breath A D This is the only place to be D I've got lots of time, my whole life ahead A D This is the only place to be Bb D It's an, earth-like world Bb D It's cold and real Bb D With a sun-like star A A/C# I can feel D I am for the wolf, pitch-black and yellow eyes A D This is the only place to be D For the raven arriving first to get my eyes A D This is the only place to be D And I'm for the poor sun, always against the mindless night A D This is the only place to be D And I'm for the wind, in the pale blue sky A D This is the only place to be Bb D On this, earth-like world Bb D It's cold and real Bb D With a sun-like star A A/C# You can feel D I'll just close my eyes, I'll just catch my breath A D This is the only place to be ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 10 – Here, Here and Here ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E 0221xx F# 2443xx B 2x44xx Repeat riff at end of each line: E F# B E I feel, here, here, and here E F# B E I hurt, here, here, and here E F# B E I live, here, here, and here E F# B E I died, here, here, and here E F# B E You sign, here, here, and here E F# B E Here, here, here, and here E F# B E Here, here, here, and here