Teaching People to Transform, Book by Book

Oriental Rug

 

INTRO (instrumental)

F#-minor               /    B                 /  F#-minor        / B            A

 

VERSE 1

F#-minor                                        / A                   /  D                            A                        /  E           

               Pretty pattern painted on it.                 When I’m feeling weary there’s a place that I can go  

 

F#-minor                                               /A                                 /D                                  /E

                  Put your bare feet there upon it.        Put your body down           on a paradise of thread

 

CHORUS

      F#-minor               A                        / F#-minor          A    

 I’d walk a mile for a camel,          I’d tip my hat for a jug   

       E                                                               / D                                                              //(BACK TO INTRO)

But I don’t go for any o’ that stuff just as long as I got you here on my Oriental rug

 

VERSE 2

F#-minor                                          / A                   /  D                            A                        /  E                            

                  Once I was a lonesome drifter.      I  couldn’t keep you happy and I      couldn’t bring you home. 

F#-minor                                               /A                                 /D                                  /E

                  ‘Til you saw my fuzzy carpet                  and you laid you down, like it was your very own

 

CHORUS

BRIDGE

F#-minor                     / F-#minor      A        /   F-#minor                               /F-#minor         A          // 4x

 

You may think I’ll never get it

You may think I’m crazy and I’ll always be alone

But I’m a needle, or I’ll thread it

And I’ll reap just what I sew.  What’s above is down below

 

CHORUS

 

INTRO as OUTRO

Wine In a Mug

 

E A              E         A              E                          A              E

If you didn’t build it then it might not stay (it might not stay, you know it might not stay)

If you didn’t build it they can take it away (take it away, you know they’ll take it away)

A7                        

You know you have to want it or it might just lead you astray

 

CHORUS

            E     c#min     A 

I drink wine                     from a mug now.

E              c#min         A  

Can’t get a grip when it’s in a bottle somehow.

E               c#min        A

Wine                                from a mug now

E                                  A-A   E

 

E                                          A             E

If she didn’t love me then I might not care  (instrumental instead of vocal repeat)

If she was just pretending, what was I doing there?

       A7

I told her to convince me and she gave me such a terrible stare.

 

CHORUS

 

BRIDGE

A

You never gonna get another chance now

The carousel don’t do another dance now

It goes around once

It goes around twice

The music stops, the pony drops

B

 No, no!  No, no!  No, no!

 

  E           A          E      A          E                            A         E

I never understood the things she did not say (did not say, you know she did not say)

I never could connect the dots that washed away. (washed away, you know they washed away)

A        

My cup is overflowing and I think the bill is hell to pay

 

CHORUS

The Way Things Were

 

 

              A         EE                                         E/D

The way things were                     no inquisition                      no jealousy

The way things were                          no suspicion                  uncertainty

The way things were                     no lonely days                    no sleepless nights

The way things were                     no power plays                  no vicious fights

 

                            A               A/C#                             D                             

What would you do          to get back to           the love you had before?    

 

CHORUS

        E

You shower her with all your charms and affection

         E       E                  

                 That doesn’t matter.   You’re facing in the wrong direction.

 D                                                  D/E 

      You’re not sleeping with her           <break!>

                                                           A

You’re sleeping with the way things were.   Shadoobee bop bop.

       G       D        A

The way things were.      Shadoobee  bop bop.

The way things were.      Shadoobee  bop bop.

The way things were.      Shadoobee  bop bop.

 

              A           E  E                                     E/D

The way things were                     you used to know               now you just wonder

The way things were                     you see the light                 Don’t hear no thunder

The way things were                     you feel the heat                Don’t see the sun

The way things were                     you hear the rumors           From every one

 

         A               A/C#                             D

What would you do          to get back to           the love you had before?    

 

CHORUS

 

 

 

 

                            A              A/C#                  D                             B7/D#

What would you do          to get back to           the love you had before?      Ooo ooo ooo!

 

CHORUS

 

Eighteen Bars

 

CHORUS

 

I’d been through

 

D  G  D

Eighteen bars before I figured out the song

 

D G                         A

Eighteen bars before I knew what I was playing

 

b-      G                      D

      I took a shot at every spot along the way but after

 

b-  A                                     b-             A/C#      D         

Eighteen bars…………I knew what you’d been saying.

 

 

G    A         D

     I used to cry.       And you used to listen to me cry.

 

G           A                                              D

     I used to dream of going out each time I saw you going in

 

                b-                  A                                        b-        A          G

I listened to the radio           to see if I could get a signal.       Ooooooooo

 

C

Static to the left of me, static to the right,

 

CA

        My life was static every day until the night I’d been through

 

 

CHORUS

 

G    A         D

     It used to diie.       I used to listen to it die.

 

G           A                                    D

     It used to sputter and go out each time I lit it up again

 

                   b-                     A                                                     b-        A          G

No I don’t mean my radio           I mean the love we had between us.       Ooooooooo

 

C

Frantic cause you left me, frantic cause you’re right,

 

C               A 

        I went to pieces knowing we were through but then I’d been through 

 

 

CHORUS

 

b- 

There are two parts to love

 

G

The person you’re with

 

E7

 

 

A

And the person you are

 

I’d been through…

 

CHORUS

(I Think That I’ve Hit Bottom But I) Keep Going Down


Intro

E              D    A     /   E            D       // 2x

Verse 1

E                      D                 A       / E              D     A    / E                                / D        
     What is the square root of your number?                  I need another way to call

E                    D                    / E                   B7     
     You didn’t answer on the first ring but I know

          c#-min          / F#  
You’d take me if I’d crawl

B                            A                            / B          A         / B
      Thought I was drowned but I keep sinking, sinking, sin - king.


Chorus

   E                                                 A
I think that I’ve hit bottom but I /       keep going down
        B7                                                  E
I’m miles away from where I used to linger
    E                                               A
I look for your condolences but /      you’re not around
A  A  A  A  A
   B7                                               B7                        
I think that I’ve hit bottom but I /      keep going
//: E              D    A     /   E            D       :// 2x
Down.  



Verse 2
E                      D                 A       / E              D     A    / E                                / D        
     Where is the bottom of this  alley?                         I need another place to crawl

E                       D                             / E                   B7     
     Just need a mate that won’t sur-render to my weight

          c#-min              / F#  
When I can’t stand at all

B                            A                       / B          A         / B
      Thought I was gone but I keep falling, falling,    falling.


Chorus   (Singer doesn’t say “down.”  Stay on last chord, B

Bridge

B                  A                              B                         A

I felt a little blue because you hung me out to dry
I felt a little queasy when I saw the grey black sky
And now I’m even more distressed cause rain is comin’ down
I’m not that good at falling but I’m stretching towards the ground

Chorus (singer does say “down,” but band goes back to B A alternation of Bridge until out, last chord B)

Jealous of Your Dreams

 

D                    E               D                       E

A kite will still fly with               a tangled string

 

D                     E                D                    D

A bird is still a bird         with   a broken wing

 

e-                                     D                                    e-                e-

But a space without        walls     doesn’t mean a thing

 

G                             A               G                        A  

Some things are so broken          they cease to be

 

C             A                      G

     Let in so much light          that there’s nothing to see

 

e-                    E                     

You     without me                  Don’t you know what I mean? 

 

CHORUS

G                       A             D  

Jealous of your dreams, ‘cause I ain’t in ‘em

 

G                     A                        D

Jealous of the games you play, ‘cause I can’t win ‘em

 

G                     A                       D

Jealous of the things you want, I can’t begin ‘em

 

G                                          E

                  Jealous of your dreams

 

 

 

D                    E               D                       E

A man will still walk with               a broken heart

 

D                    E                D                     D

He’ll carry on           with               the other parts

 

e-                                     D                                    e-                e-

But a man without        a dream     doesn’t feel a thing

 

G                             A               G                   A  

He won’t feel the cuts                   upon his feet

 

C             A                         G                             

     Let out so much blood          let in the street

 

e-                                 E                            

Oh, oh                                      Don’t you know what I mean? 

 

 

CHORUS

 

 

BRIDGE

 

G                                             D

            Find the place that’s/  farthest from me

 

D                                    A                   A

That’s where I should / go

 

e-                                        e-

 

G                                                  D                      b-        B

            That’s / where I have already gone, you know.

Twenty First Century Winter

 

Warm, lord it’s warm, shouldn’t be so fair

Lookin’ for dark clouds, don’t see any there

I’m not appeased.  It’s the time of year

Cold and darkness ought to reappear.

 

CHORUS

What do you do when your world ain’t right

Dark in the day and it’s brighter at night

What do you do when your lady fair

Turnin to gentlemen everywhere

Pay no mind to the call of the hound

Everybody’s runnin’ as fast as they can

Nowhere to go, nowhere to stand 

Twenty-first century winter comes around

Twenty-first century winter comes around

 

Sad, lord it’s sad, cause it’s like a dream

Where everything isn’t as bad as it seems

When what’s goin’ on is a cryin’ shame

The devil parades under a different name

 

Run just as fast as your feet will fly

Weep like a baby to a lullabye

You won’t escape, sugar, you can’t hide

Warm rush of water from a changing tide

Runnin’ Out of Ways to Love You

 

 

Intro:  3 simply strummed chords:  C  G  D ——- (held)

                                                       C   G  A—— (held)

 

VERSE 1

 

       D

I’m runnin’ out of ways to love you, we don’t have too far to go.

 

 

       D

I’m runnin’ out of ways to love you, we did it fast, we did it slow.

 

 

               G                                                                              D

Well, I’m on my way to Houston, a-where my ship is comin’ in.

 

 

               A                                                                            G

But I’m runnin’ out of ways to love you.    

 

 

VERSE 2

 

        D

I’m walkin’ into a sunspot, just a light that isn’t there.

 

 

        D

I’m walkin’ into your darkness and it burns me everywhere.

 

 

        G

My sky is black and cloudy and my vista’s shrinking fast,

 

 

 

CHORUS

 

 

So I’m 

 

 

A                            G

       runnin’ out the door.  I won’t

 

 

A                           G

       be here anymore.   You won’t

 

 

 

F#                               b-min    A          G 

      See me leave, or even know I’ve left here.

 

 

                     As per intro:  C  G  A

 

VERSE 3

 

       D

I’m runnin out of ways to love you, I’ll be honest for your sake.

 

 

              D

Yes I’m runnin’ out of ways to love you, I’ll be gone before you wake.

 

 

   G                                                                      D

I tried my best to tell you but you didn’t want to know

 

 

 

CHORUS

 

 

That I’m

 

 

A                          G

     runnin’ out the door.  I won’t

 

 

A                      G

     be here anymore.   You won’t

 

 

F#                             b-min  A            G                       

     See me leave, or even know the reason

 

BRIDGE

 

 

                      G                                            G

We  keep                 walkin’ rails      

 

A                                                    D                       D7

      But I think we’re on the wrong track.    Cause you keep

 

 

G                         A                                         C            C     G    A    

        Holdin’ me,         and I keep holdin’ you back! 

 

 

CHORUS

 

       D

I’m runnin’ out of ways to love you, I don’t have too far to go.

 

 

       D

I’m runnin’ out of ways to love you, I said it fast, I said it slow.

 

 

               G                                                                              D

Well, I’m almost into Houston, wonderin’ should I run away

 

 

CHORUS

 

 

Still I’m 

 

 

A                            G

       runnin’ out the door.  I won’t

 

 

A                           G

       be here anymore.   You won’t

 

 

 

F#                               b-min    A          G 

      See me leave, or even know I’ve been here.

 

 

                     C  G  D