She knew she’d sleep tonight
Without a tablet
If she could check it one more time
There’s nothing else they need
they’ve got the number
should penance ever fit the crime
Bridges and tunnels
the edge of the world
Burning Brooklyn Bridge by night
dreaming of the waves of love
Captured by the signal lights
Blinking like the stars above
He swore they’d move this train
So much faster
If only they could see his face
Or knew what he had packed
so lean and careful in his
Worn-out old attache case
Bridges and tunnels
the edge of the world
Got to understand, this is
Something different
A party for the end of days
How could you believe you could
Catch us in Jersey
We’ll swear we’re only stowaways
Bridges and tunnels
the edge of the world
Burning Brooklyn Bridge by night
dreaming of the waves of love
Captured by the signal lights
Blinking like the stars above
I probably ought to be working harder than I have been
But I don’t know if it’ll matter in the end
I watch another hurricane gather the gales into a tailspin
I guess we picked the wrong god to offend
I’ve been making ends meet for what feels like a lifetime
A little bit here and a little bit there
I still keep an eye on the horizon for a lifeline
A place to call home and someone to care
I don’t have any honor to defend
Standing here between the sinner and the sin
I’ll keep fighting the good fight but know I won’t win
All of which is to say
not much has changed
and how have you been?
I sold the old house where we used to live in Arlington
To a young couple stumbling into century twenty one
Thought I might like the view a little higher up the mountain
More looking for peace, less chasing fun
I made some friends and we play music in the evenings
We play some Gram and we play some Flatt and Scruggs
I can almost hear your voice on those high harmonies
And I can almost see you there cutting a rug
I don’t have any honor to defend
Standing here between the sinner and the sin
I’ll keep fighting the good fight but know I won’t win
All of which is to say
not much has changed
and how have you been?
verse F Bb Dm
b section Gm C F Dm Gm C Bb F
chorus Am Bb C
As I Stroll Through The Night
I walk in the shadows of another night
awash in the glow of the blue light
the sidewalks are sleeping
the windows are closed
no one is speaking and nobody knows
I live in the static of the times
I wait for the coming of the next alibi
I hear a whisper it’s music to my ears
disguised by the sorrow and blind by the tears
As I stroll through the night
As I stroll through the night
I hear the voice of a stranger
calling out I turn around to see
I fear the worst is coming
and feel myself falling
a curse thats warning taking over me
As I stroll through the night
As I stroll through the night
the sidewalks are sleeping
the windows are closed
no one is speaking and nobody knows
v1:
They said this trip would hurt and we believed them
and we weren't wrong
---
You take a piece of your life and you just leave them
with a prayer & a song
pre:
You've already changed us in 18
Let's see what you do in 4
v2:
What good would it do for you to have stayed here
a new day has dawned
---
But take all the memories, the good & bad, that we made here
They'll carry you on
pre:
You've already changed us in 18
Let's see what you do in 4
ch:
Now you're covered in sky blue
You're standing on open shores
And this world that you fly through is yours
v3:
Nothing seems normal, but everything's alright
It's alright
Your brother says he misses you
He says, "goodnight," he says, "hang on tight"
pre:
You've already changed us in 18
Let's see what you do in 4
ch:
Now you're covered in sky blue
You're standing on open shores
And this world that you fly through is yours
-- rock, or something --
pre:
You've already changed us in 18
You've already changed us in 18
You've already changed us in 18
Let's see what you do in 4
ch:
Now you're covered in sky blue
You're standing on open shores
And this world that you fly through
ch:
You're covered in sky blue
You're standing on open shores
And this world that you fly through is yours
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The assignment this week is from Corky, way down in Texas:
“How about this. Write a song with distinctive verses, b-sections and chorus' moving the first chord of each up a step. Example...If the first chord in your verses is a D, then your b sections will start with an E and your chorus' will start with an F. It doesn't matter what chord you start with...you just move up from there single steps.“
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