Matapedia

C F Her hair was dyed black and she was bending down Picking something from off the ground C She was seventeen G And he said, “Oh my god, it’s Kate” C G She said “No, I’m the daughter of Kate F C My name is Martha, who are you? G C Ma never told me, never told me about you” C F G C He put his big middle-aged hands upon her shoulders F And he looked her in the eyes C Just like a boy of nineteen would do G And she was not afraid C G No, she was not afraid C Once upon a time two kids in love, in a car, were flyin’ over mountains F Trying to catch a boat that’d take ‘em up river to home G C G And they raced the Matapedia F Sixty minutes, sixty miles Thirty minutes, thirty miles Twenty minutes, twenty miles Ten, nine, eight C G And I was not afraid C No, I was not afraid C F G C Well, we made the boat with minutes to spare F And we crossed on over to the other side C Back home, safe and sound G But I could not slow down C G No, I could not slow down C (I could not slow down) F G C G And we raced the Matapedia F Sixty minutes, sixty miles Thirty minutes, thirty miles Twenty minutes, twenty miles Ten, nine, eight C G But I could not slow down C G No, I could not slow down C (I could not slow down) G And I was not afraid C G C No, I was not afraid G (I was not afraid) C And I was not afraid ================================================================== Track 2 - Goin' Back To Harlan CAPO: 2nd Fret Em D G D Em G There where no cuckoos, no sycamores C Dm Am We played about the forest floor G D Underneath the silver maples Em The balsams and the sky G We popped the heads off dandelions C Dm Am Assuming roles from nursery rhymes G D Rested on the riverbank Em D And grew up by and by Em G And grew up by and by D Frail my heart apart and play me a little shady grove G Ring the bells of Rhymney D G Till they ring inside my head forever D G Bounce the bow, rock the gallows for the hangman’s reel D G And wake the devil from his dream D G D Em D G D G D I’m going back to Harlan G D I’m going back to Harlan Em I’m going back to Harlan G And if you were Willie Moore C Dm Am And I was Barb'rie Allen, or fair Ellen G All sad at the cabin door D Em A-weepin’ and a-pining, for love D Em A-weepin’ and a-pining, for love D Frail my heart apart and play me a little shady grove G Ring the bells of Rhymney D G Till they ring inside my head forever D G Bounce the bow, rock the gallows for the hangman’s reel D G And wake the devil from his dream D G D Em D G D D Frail my heart apart and play me a little shady grove G Ring the bells of Rhymney D G Till they ring inside my head forever D G Bounce the bow, rock the gallows for the hangman’s reel D G D And wake the devil from his dream (fade to end) G D I’m going back to Harlan G D I’m going back to Harlan (going back) G D I’m going back to Harlan G D Back to Harlan (going back) G D I’m going back to Harlan G D I’m going back to Harlan (going back) G D Back to Harlan G D I’m going back to Harlan (going back) G D Back to Harlan ================================================================== Track 3 - I Don't Know CAPO: 1st Fret G C G Love, love is like a bullet in a gun aimed at your heart A7 Dm G7 Tears your heart apart, you scream and you bleed C G Then you fall down to your knees, reaching for a hand C G But the hunter turns his back, he hears his trumpet sound A7 D7 G7 C And the sun is going down You ask me what it’s all about Dm C G7 I say, I don’t know C Should you stay and work it out Dm C G7 C G I say, I don’t think so Dm A7 D7 G7 C Someone else will come along and hold you close Someone’s lost out in a storm Dm C G7 And looking for safe-haven C Light your lamp, but hold it high Dm C G7 C Dm C G7 C Before you let the stranger in Dm C G7 C Dm C G7 C You ask me what it’s all about Dm C G7 I say, I don’t know C Should you stay and work it out Dm C G7 C Give it up, let it go G C G Love is like a bullet in a gun aimed at your heart A7 Dm G7 Tears your heart apart, you scream and you bleed C G Reaching for a hand, you fall down on your knees C G Man is truly the cruellest of beasts C You ask me what it’s all about Dm C G7 I say, I don’t know C Should you stay and work it out Dm C G7 C G I say, I don’t think so Dm A7 D7 G7 Life is short and grief can tear a heart apart C Life is short, life is sweet Dm C G7 This much I know C Should you stay and work it out Dm C G7 C I say, I don’t think so ================================================================== Track 4 - Hang Out Your Heart CAPO: 2nd Fret Asus2 D G Asus2 D G D Asus2 There’s a freezing rain warning D G Gale-force winds forecast Asus2 I need shelter until the morning D G Or until this weather is past Dm E7 A Hang out your little heart for me F E7 A Hang out your little heart for me Asus2 There’re no curtains on your windows D G And no pictures on your walls Asus2 And no comfort in naked shadows D G No warmth when evening falls Dm E7 A Hang out your little heart for me F E7 A D Hang out your little heart for me There’s a slow train on the sidetrack G And a diesel on the main E7 Green light says I’m going G Red light says I’m staying E7 Maybe we can ride that train to somewhere G All the way down the line E7 F#m I don’t need a reason for thinking of leaving G E7 ‘Cause I’m all messed up and crying G E7 All messed up and crying A A7 D G A D G Asus2 There’s a low cloud in your garden D G That the sun can’t burn off today Asus2 Do I have to beg for your pardon D G Why do you treat me this way? Dm E7 A Hang out your little heart for me F E7 A Hang out your little heart for me Dm E7 A Hang out your little heart for me F E7 A ================================================================== Track 5 - Arbre Em Dm C Am A E7 A Au gre du vent dans l’espace d’un moment B7 je cede mes feuilles C#m aux caresses de mon amant A D B7 C#m Ca me fait tant plaisir de le sentir autour de moi A E avant de m’endormir A jusqu’au printemps Em Dm Le mil et la luzerne fletris C Am C D il ne reste que des debris E A jusqu’au printemps D B7 Qu’il fait bon de l’entendre encore une fois C#m A gemir dans mes branches nues E A avant de m’endormir Em Dm Le mil et la luzerne fletris C Am C D il ne reste que des debris E A jusqu’au printemps E7 Un dernier coup d’archet A B7 C#m j’espere que tu n’entendras pas les haches au fond des bois E A avant le printemps A Em Dm C Am C D E A E A Jusqu’au printemps ================================================================== Track 6 - Jacques Et Gilles CAPO: 2nd Fret C F G C Em G C F Em G C G C G C G C G C G C G Jacques et Gilles work at the mill C G C G That stands beside the water C G C G Could be Lowell, could be Lawrence F G Or Nashua, New Hampshire C G C G Jacques et Gilles, they hate the mill C G C G But they’ve too many sons and daughters C G C G The pay’s no good, they miss the woods F G C G C G So they go and cut the lumber in Maine C G C G Jacques et Gilles they’ve left the mill C G C G To cut down trees in winter C G C G Little Helene who’s only ten F C F C She knits and spins and sits and folds F C F In darkness and in hunger C G C In the cold mill by the frozen water Am G Am C And St-Jean-Baptiste says, “That’s okay Am G Dm7 C Come pray to me on Sunday Am G Am C We’ll cash your notes, we’ll cast your votes F G C G C G Just give me some of that money” C G C G “Tell me mother, sister and brother C G C G You who work beside me C G C G When will we be going home F C F C To the chickens and cows, the horses and sows F C F The cousins and friends and loved-ones C G C G Of our native country?” C G C G “Ah, shut your mouth my daughter dear C G C G Go fetch the boss some water C G C G And just pretend ma belle Helene F C That at the borne-fontaine F C You can’t comprehend G C G C G That Irish agitator” Am G Am C Now we’re going down to La Marique Am G Dm7 C To work in the mills of New Hampshire Am G Am C Two weeks we’ll march like savages F G C G C G Down the banks of the Connecticut and the Merrimac rivers C G C G “Why is Paddy such a bad guy? C G C G Why is he so evil? C G C G He wants more pay for his working day F G C G C G And he says that kids like me should be in school” C G C G “Ah, ferme ta gueule ma p’tite soeur C G C G We’ll start for home tomorrow C G C G But Paddy Boyle and Katy Doyle F C They’ve left their soil F C F C They’ve sailed away, they can’t go home G C G C G And therein lies their anger and their sorrow” C G C G And the old man smells of whisky-blanc C G C G Of tobacco and fine leather C G C G And all the boys Ti-Pit, Ti-Jean F C F C Ti-Guy, Ti-Gus, have brand new suits F C F C And all the girls, new coats and hats F C F C G And Madame Aubry, a gorgeous hat of Melton C G C G With three fine feathers Verse 11 Am G Am C And we’re going home to Canada Am G Dm7 C To La Beauce, our beautiful country Am G Am C We’ll take the new train from Nashua F G C G C G C G Our pockets filled with American money ================================================================== Track 7 - Why Must We Die D Gm D We are meat, we are spirit Gm D We have blood and we have grace Bb Am We have a will and we have muscle Bm G A soul and a face C G D Why must we die Gm D We have eyes and intuition Gm D A DNA code and a name Bb Am Some tend to logic, some superstition Bm G We have an aura and a frame C G D Why must we die Gm D We are human, we are angel Gm D We have feet and wish for wings Bb Am We are carbon, we are ether Bm G We are saints, we are kings C G D Why must we die C G D Why must we die C We are men of constant sorrow D G We’ll have trouble all our days D C We never found our Eldorado Am D Where we were born Gm D We are meat, we are spirit Gm D We have blood and we have grace Bb Am We have a will and we have muscle Bm G A soul and a face C G D Why must we die C G D Why must we die C We are men of constant sorrow D G We’ll have trouble all our days D C We never found our Eldorado Am Where we were born [Outro} (fade to end) Am D G D G (8x) ================================================================== Track 8 - Song for Gaby E G7 C7 A7 The white-throated sparrow sings a lonesome song F#7 Bm And only serves to remind me that my dear mother’s gone E7 That my dear mother’s gone Dm The sky had clouded over A The sun had gone away B7 One sad afternoon E7 G7 C7 In the unmerry month of May A7 The pink and yellow lilies still haunt with their perfume F#7 Bm And only serve to remind me of her lying in that room E7 Of her lying in that room Dm The rain was coming down A As they took her out the door B7 Never to return E7 G7 C7 To her dear home anymore A7 Jane was in the choir-loft with Rufus at her side F#7 Bm They sang and played “What’ll I Do When You Are Far Away” E7 And they waltzed her down the aisle Dm There’ll be no more banjo-weekends, not in St-Sauveur A No more little white-haired mother B7 Sitting in an Adirondack chair E7 G7 C7 Sitting in an Adirondack chair A7 The rain and the tears came down as they put her in the ground F#7 Bm With her parents and her husband and her sisters all around E7 And her sisters all around ================================================================== Track 9 - Talk About It CAPO: 2nd Fret A G A G A G A G A G A The party’s over for some G A G But for others it’s still going strong A It’s the wee small hours G A G Midnight’s long gone A G You look into my eyes A G And I look into yours A And when the band starts to play G You lead me onto the dance floor A C Okay A C A Put your hands to my hips C Swing me around A C A Put your lips to my lips C A G C I’m off the ground G C I’ll put my arms round your neck G C And we’ll waltz to the counter G C Get our coats out'ta check G C It’s night G Let’s make love C It’s night G D Am G D Let’s make love G D And we can talk about it when the morning comes G (It’ll come) It always does D We can push it around now, whether it’s right or wrong G (Wrong?) It never was D Hmmmm hmm hmm G Just because D And we can talk about it when the morning comes G A G It always does E G D Hush, don’t say a word C G D A You’ll wake the fish, you’ll scare the birds G D A Don’t disturb the song of the nighthawk G D Let the crickets talk G C It’s night G Let’s make love C It’s night G D Am G D Let’s make love G D And we'll talk about it when the morning comes G (It’ll come) It always does D We can push it around now, whether it’s right or wrong G (Wrong?) It never was D Hmmmm hmm hmm G Just because D And we can talk about it when the morning comes G A G It always does E G D Down lovers’ lane, between the cars C G D We’ll hold the moon and freeze the stars A G D We’ll tell ol’ Luna to shine bright A G D Eclipse the sun and k**l the light G C It’s night G Let’s make love C It’s night G D Am G D Let’s make love G D And we'll talk about it when the morning comes G (It’ll come) It always does D We'll push it around now, whether it’s right or wrong G (Wrong?) It never was D We'll scream about it when the morn' does come G It always does D And we'll talk about it when the morning comes G (It’ll come) It always does ================================================================== Track 10 - The Bike Song CAPO: 2nd Fret A Bm D G C D (2x) G All those lovely nights Bm I flirted with the stars Em G Was it all for naught D G For nothing was gained Brightest heavenly body Bm After Father Sun Em G That great big Moon D G Is my ball and chain C A7 F#m So what if the sky’s on fire D G C Am7 If another damned day’s gone by C A7 F#m What is it that I had to be D G C To make you fall in love with me A Bm D To make you fall in love with me G In matters of the heart Bm I radio the truth Em G Depending on the stars D G To shine and comply But where are you my mother Bm Why won’t you turn full-face Em G Shine down upon your daughter D G Now that she’s crying C A7 F#m So what if the sky’s on fire D G C Am7 If another damned day’s gone by C A7 F#m What is it that I had to be D G C To make you fall in love with me A Bm D To make you fall in love with me G C D G G/B G/D G Em G/D D C A7 F#m So what if the sky’s on fire D G C Am7 If another damned day’s gone by C A7 F#m What is it that I had to be D G C To make you fall in love with me A Bm D To make you fall in love with me G C D G C D A Bm D To make you fall in love with me G C D G C D G C D