Dancer With Bruised Knees

Am Dm Am Dm G C G (spoken - male voice) C F Am When I first knew her she was a dancer Dm C I saw her leap, confidently, knowing, that should she fall G Ebm E7 F It would be into the arms of her very own partner Dm G She never failed to get a curtain call Am G For years we had been one with the stars Am G A Pas de Deux of renown F G C G/B Am I’d leap and he’d catch me on the fly Dm G And gently he’d put me down C G C F The heights that I reached were dangerous Am Dm And I saw my partner strain C G Ebm E7 And felt when I had landed F Dm G His strength was on the wane F Em Back before my knees were blue C Gm B7 E Backs broke bending in a step for two Am G For years we had been one with the stars Am G A Pas de Deux of renown F G C G/B Am I’d leap and he’d catch me on the fly Dm C But once I came crashing down G C F Now I’m a weaver Am Dm Wall-hangings, if you please C G Ebm E7 In everyone I feature F Dm G A dancer with bruised knees Am G For years we had been one with the stars Am G A Pas de Deux of renown F G C G/B Am I’d leap and he’d catch me on the fly Dm C But once I came crashing down Am Dm G Doop, doop, doop Am C G Doop, doop, doop Am Dm G Doop, doop, doop Am C G Doop, doop, doop Am Dm G Doop do, doop do, doop do Am C G Doop do, doop do, doop do Am Dm G Doop do, doop do, doop do Am C G Doop do, doop do, doop do ================================================================== Track 2 - Southern Boys G F7 Eb7 Ab Southern boys are warm and lovely Ab7 G7 They speak gently of their homes and show you pictures of the folks F7 Eb7 Ab Their breath in your ear is as soft as the cotton Fm Eb D7 G Whether they’re wooing or whispering the latest racist joke C G7 I get knocked right off my feet C G7 When I hear that Southern drawl C G7 Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh C G7 Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Am E7 And I don’t mind the pain Am C D7 G ‘Cause the feeling’s worth the fall F7 Eb7 Ab Buttered grits is fare for breakfast Ab7 G7 And if you like and your aim is good, maybe a squirrel F7 Eb7 Ab Then around nine, we pass that moonshine Fm Eb D7 G And it’s on out to the porch for a moonlight swing with me your Northern girl C G7 I get knocked right off my feet C G7 When I hear that Southern drawl C G7 Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh C G7 Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Am E7 And I don’t mind the pain Am C D7 ‘Cause the feeling’s worth the fall G F7 Eb7 Ab Were you born? Oh, where do you come from? Ab7 G7 Is your tropic in Cancer and is your sun sign divine? F7 Eb7 Ab Oh, let it out, oh, please don’t hide it Fm Eb D7 G All that good ol’ stuff down below that Mason-Dixon Line C G7 I get knocked right off my feet C G7 When I hear that Southern drawl Am E7 And I don’t mind the pain Am C G7 ‘Cause the feeling’s worth the fall C G7 Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh C G7 Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Am E7 And don’t extend your hand Am C ‘Cause I couldn’t move at all ================================================================== Track 3 - No Biscuit Blues G Em C D G Em C D G C G Em C D G Never had no biscuit Em C D G Never had no sweater to wear Em D To keep me from the cold Em C D G Never no potato Em C D G Never had no leather on my feet C G ‘Til I was five years old D7 When I was a baby my mama said G C I never had no food to keep me full G C And I never had no sweater made of wool G C D And that went and made my daddy have to pull a job N.C. Which means he had to rob Em C D G But now, though I have a biscuit Em C D G And I have a sweater to wear C D To keep me from the cold G C My mammy she is crying G C ‘Cause my daddy he is lying G With no biscuit and no sweater Em D On the cold stone floor N.C. G D While my mammy and me G C G We don’t want for nothing more ================================================================== Track 4 - First Born CAPO: 3rd Fret C G F G The silver spoon’s in the mouth F C Baby clothes are baby-blue G F Nothing’s ever handed down G Am A G Everything’s brand new C G F G Newspaper notices F C Heralding that great event F Daddy’s buddies send the flowers G Mummy’s friends have baby showers C Ab Am F Welcoming that heaven sent G7 C G7 C That firstborn son is always the one G7 C G7 C The first to be called and the last to come E7 Am E7 Am He’s his mother’s favourite, his grandmother’s too C F G7 C He’ll break their hearts and he’ll break yours too G7 C G7 C For he’s the first to creep and the first to crawl G7 C G7 C The first to walk and the first to fall E7 Am E7 Am Every bruise is kissed, every cry is heard C F G7 C Every doubt’s cast out with a soothing word G7 C G7 C Yes, he’s that firstborn son, he’s that special one G7 C G7 C No matter what comes next, no matter what comes along E7 Am E7 Am Be it another boy or a sweet baby girl C F G7 C The family’s the oyster and he is the pearl G7 C G7 C G7 C G7 C E7 Am E7 Am C F G7 C G F C G F C F G C Em B7 Em Some of them make it, some of them don’t G D E7 Am C F G C F C Some of them can’t, others won’t grow up_______________ G7 C G7 C In the bible of old, according to Exodus G7 C G7 C Every firstborn son of a Jew got axed E7 Am E7 Am But the one who survived with the help of god’s hand C F G7 C Led his people to the promised land G7 C G7 C Yes, he’s that firstborn son, he’s that son-of-a-gun G7 C G7 C He don't like to walk, he just likes to run E7 Am E7 Am He loves to run just as fast as he can C F G7 C With life held tight in the palm of his hand E7 Am E7 Am C F G7 C ================================================================== Track 5 - Blanche Comme La Neige (sung a Capella) N.C. La belle s’est endormie sur un beau lit de roses La belle s’est endormie sur un beau lit de roses Blanche comme la neige belle comme le jour Ils sont trois capitaines qui vont lui faire l’amour Dm A7 Dm Le plus jeune des trois la prend par sa main blanche A7 Dm Le plus jeune des trois la prend par sa main blanche Bb G C F Montez montez princesse dessus mon cheval gris Dm G Dm Bb Dm A Paris j’vous mène dans un fort beau logis Dm Bb G C F Dm Bb C A Dm A7 Dm Finissant ce discours le capitaine rentre A7 Dm Finissant ce discours le capitaine rentre Bb G C F Mangez buvez la belle selon votre appétit Dm G Dm Bb Dm Avec un capitaine vous passerez la nuit Dm A7 Dm Au milieu du repas la belle a tombé morte A7 Dm Au milieu du repas la belle a tombé morte Bb G C F Sonnez sonnez les cloches, tambours au régiment Dm G Dm Bb Dm La princesse elle est morte à l’âge de quinze ans Dm Bb G C F Dm Bb C A Dm A7 Dm Mais au bout de trois jours son père s’y promène A7 Dm Mais au bout de trois jours son père s’y promène Bb G C F Ouvrez Ouvrez ma tombe mon père si vous m’aimez Dm G Dm Bb Dm Trois jours j’ai fait la morte pour mon honneur garder Dm Bb G C F Dm G C Dm C F Bb C F ================================================================== Track 6 - Perrine Était Servante (No chords - song is a Capella) Perrine était servante, Perrine était servante Chez Monsieur le Curé, digue donda dondaine Chez Monsieur le Curé, digue donda dondé Son amant vient la voir, son amant vient la voir Le soir après l’dîner, digue donda dondaine Le soir après l’dîner, dingue donda dondé Perrine O ma Perrine, Perrine O ma Perrine Voudrais-tu m’embrasser O grand nigaud qu’t'es bête, O grand nigaud qu’t'es bête, Ça s’prend sans se demander, digue donda dondaine Ça s’prend sans se demander, digue donda dondé Voilà l’curé qui arrive, voilà l’curé qui arrive Où vas-tu bien t’cacher, dingue donda dondaine Où vas-tu bien t’cacher, digue donda dondé Caches-toi donc dans la huche, caches-toi donc dans la huche Il n’saura point t’trouver, digue donda dondaine Il n’saura point t’trouver, digue donda dondé Il y resta six semaines, il y resta six semaines Elle l’avait oublié, digue donda dondaine Elle l’avait oublié, digue donda dondé Au bout de six semaines, au bout de six semaines Les rats l’avaient mangé Ils ont rongé son crâne, ils ont rongé son crâne Et pis tous les doigts d’pieds, digue donda dondaine Et pis tous les doigts d’pieds, digue donda dondé Voilà la triste histoire, voilà la triste histoire D’un jeune homme à marier Qui allait trop voir les filles, qui allait trop voir les filles Le soir après l’dîner, digue donda dondaine, Le soir après l’dîner, digue donda dondé ================================================================== Track 7 - Be My Baby CAPO: 3rd Fret C Be my baby, be my baby G Be my baby now C Be my baby, be my baby G Be my baby now C G There’s no one in the world that's gonna harm you, baby C G C Or lead you down the garden path G C With my own two loving arms all around you Am C I don’t know why I live at home F D7 I don’t know why I sleep alone G C I’m hoping you’ve no objection G C To being the object of my affection G I could keep you warm C G C With my own two loving arms all around you Be my baby, we’ll go crazy G Dance by the light of the moon C Be my baby and please this lady G Please this lady soon C G When the moon’s not bright and the stars aren’t right C G And the sky is making you blue C G C Remember that only good could surround you Am C I don’t know why I live at home F D7 I don’t know why I sleep alone G C I’m hoping you’ve no objection G C To being the object of my affection G I could keep you warm C G C With my own two loving arms all around you C G C G C G C G C G Am C I don’t know why I live at home F D7 I don’t know why I sleep alone G C I’m hoping you’ve no objection G C To being the object of my affection G I could keep you warm C G C With my own two loving arms all around you C Be my baby, be my baby G Be my baby now Am Dm Be my baby, be my baby C G C Be my baby, be my baby now G C Be my baby now G C Be my baby now ================================================================== Track 8 - Walking Song G D7 G Wouldn’t it be nice to walk together C D7 Baring our souls while wearing out the leather G C G We could talk shop, harmonize a song C G D7 G Wouldn’t it be nice to walk along D7 G I’ll show you houses of architectural renown C D7 Some are still standing, some have fallen down G C G Farm houses buried under Canada’s snow C G D7 G Spanish villas on the Boulevards of Mexico D7 G And I’ll learn to tell the ash from the oak C D7 And if you don’t know, I won’t make no joke G C G We’ll climb to the top to view the world from above C G D7 G Or carve our initials in the trunk, like teenagers in love D7 G And when we get hungry, we’ll stop to eat C D7 Gotta think of our stomachs and rest our feet G C G And if we get thirsty, we’ll have a drink or two C G D7 G In a mountain top bar with a mountain top view G D7 G C D7 G C G C G D7 G D7 G And when we get tired, we’ll stop to rest C D7 And if you still want to talk, you can bare your breast G C G If it’s Winter and cold, we’ll take a rooming-house room C G D7 G If it’s Summer and warm, we’ll sleep under the moon D7 G And we’ll talk about the sports we played C D7 ‘Bout the time you got busted, or the times I got laid G C G We’ll talk blood and how we were bred C G D7 G Talk about the folks, both living and dead D7 G This song, like this walk, I find hard to end C D7 Be my lover or be my friend G C G In sneakers or boots or regulation shoes C G D7 G Walking beside you, I’ll never get the walking blues ================================================================== Track 9 - Naufragée du Tendre (Shipwrecked) Am E Dans une glace transparente C F Un reflet ne reflètant rien Dm C G Lorsque je t’appelle E Am Tu ne réponds pas Dm G C Dm Asus2 G C Dm Quand je suis arrivé C Dm Tu n’étais déjà plus là C Dm Am Je me suis écroulé en pleurant Dm G C’était pas tellement çà C Dm Qui m’avait chaviré Asus2 G Mais pour la première fois tu me manquais C Dm Quand j’étais avec toi C Dm Que les jours étaient longs C Dm Am Mais les nuits étaient trop courtes pour exprimer Dm G La tendresse et le besoin C Dm Que je ressentais parfois Asus2 G De t’avoir auprès de moi te consoler C F Que c’est bête de te parler E Am Quand t’es pas la pour m’écouter C F Que c’est bête de te parler E Am Quand t’es pas là pour m’écouter Dm G C Dm Asus2 G C Dm Que de fois j’ai supplié C Dm Le destin de m’accorder C Dm Am Un sourire, une parole, une attention Dm G Combien de fois j’eus échangé C Dm L’univers très volontiers Asus2 G Pour un seul de tes regards si invitants C Dm J’ai bien dû m’en aller C Dm Je ne pouvais pas cèder C Dm Am A la mélancolie m’enhavissant Dm G Mais sans avoir d’autre intention C Dm Que de partir tout bêtement Asus2 G Et de masquer mon désarroi en me cachant C F Que c’est bête de te parler E Am Quand t’es pas la pour m’écouter C F Que c’est bête de te parler E Am Quand t’es pas là pour m’écouter Dm G C Dm Asus2 G C F Que c’est bête de te parler E Am C F E Am Quand t’es pas la pour m’écouter C F Que c’est bête de te parler E Am C F E Am Quand t’es pas là pour m’écouter (fade to end - Fondu à bout) Dm G C Dm Asus2 G C F Que c’est bête de te parler ================================================================== Track 10 - Hommage à Grungie CAPO: 4th Fret C G C G C G C F G C G I want to lay my brushes down C G C And put my pallet away G Take off my smock C F G And take off my beret C I want to call it a day G For the sun’s gone down C G C It’s time to light a candle G Eight hours straight C F G Is just what I can handle C After that it doesn’t pay G So, serve up the cheese C With the crackers and the wine Am I want to rid my mouth Em G Of the taste of turpentine Adim7 Ab I want to get a little drunk C D C Fatten up my head F Find me a good book C Am D7 G And take that book to bed C And read until the break of day C G C G C F G C (2x) Ab G C Cm Painting ain’t the only thing I like to do N.C. D I like to dance N.C. G Even like to sing C Don’t you? Don’t you? G So, come up to my attic C If you’re happening by Am And when my work’s all done Em G I will show you why Adim7 Ab First, we’ll drink to your health C D C Then we’ll drink to mine F Who knows what'll happen C Am D7 G When we finish off that wine C D7 G That’s all I gotta say C Maybe we’ll make a little hay C D7 G C (2x) ================================================================== Track 11 - Kitty Come Home F Bb No scheme and no direction C F With only one way to turn Bb F Bb Pack up all you children C Dm Em F Come home to our love and concern G C C7 Kitty, come home Dm Em F G C C7 F Bb No being, however mighty C F Where chaos reigns alone Bb F Bb Will see his feeble love grow C Dm Em F When cast upon a stone G C C7 Kitty, come home Dm Em F Home___ G C C7 Kitty, come home F Fm Cm Eb7 Ab Ab7 Gm C7 Ddim7 The birds in the trees call your name G7 C Db Eb A/E Nothing’s changed, all’s the same Dm Em F G Home C Dm C Come home Gm Am Bb Home___ C F Eb A/E Kitty, come home Dm Em F G Home C Dm C Cm Come home Gm Am Bb Home___ C F Cm E Am Bm C D Kitty, come home_____________ G Come home Dm Em F Home___ G C C7 Kitty, come home F Bb All of god’s good angels C F Need a place to fly Bb F Bb Come be a little seraph C Dm Em F In this paradise G C C7 Kitty, come home Gm Am Bb Home___ C F Cm E Kitty, come home Am Bm C Home___ D G Eb G G7 Kitty, come home Dm Em F Home___ G C C7 Kitty, come home Gm Am Bb Home___ C F Bb C F Kitty, come home ================================================================== Track 12 - Come A Long Way Abm Am D7 G C G C Well, we come a long way since we last shook hands F G Am Well, we still got a long way to go Dm G Couldn’t see the flowers when we last shook hands C G C Couldn’t see the flowers on account of the snow G C What did you do with your burden and your cross F G Am Did you manage it yourself or did you crack Dm G We both know that a burden and a cross C G C Can only be carried on one man’s back G C All my life I wanted to roam F G Am To go to the ends of the earth Dm G But the earth really ends where you started to roam C G C And you and I know what a circle is worth G C Let’s drink a cup to what went down F G Am There’s not much left to reveal Dm G I think I changed my mind after what went down C G C As to who in the end got the better deal Abm Am D7 G C C G C F G Am Dm G C G C G C F Give me your hand for the parting touch G Am Fare thee well, thanks a lot Dm G I know that we promised to keep in touch C G C But you and I know that we both forgot G C Ah, we come a long way since we last shook hands F G Am We still got a long way to go Dm G Couldn’t see the flowers when we last shook hands C G C G C Couldn’t see the flowers on account of the snow