1. |
Voices in the Night
03:29
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(In D major, capo 2nd fret)
C C Em Em
F D G G7
x2
Someone just hung up for the hundredth time today
C C Em Em
But it's nice to hear them anyway
F D G G7
Just past midnight, and still seven hours to go
C C Em Em
Checking numbers row by row
F D G G7
A smartphone and a candle radiating light
Am C F C
And so many people's voices in the night
F D G G7
C C Em Em
F D G G7
You and I've got shifts like two parallel lines
C C Em Em
Never intersecting any time
F D G G7
And just as I am finished, you're downstairs making noise
C C Em Em
But before you go, I wanna hear your voice
F D G G7
The sunrise through the windows radiating light
Am C F C
And so many people's voices in the night
F G
C C Em Em
F D G G7
x3
C C Em Em
F G C
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2. |
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(In E major, no capo)
E E E E
Five hundred fifty days locked up inside this room
E E A E
I tallied every number on the stone
E E F#m B
But no kind of punishment can stop the coming change
E E A E
The people will welcome me home
E B7 E E
Like the open highway beyond a ten-mile jam
E E A E
They'll wait for me with open arms I know
E C#m F#m B
Like the river downstream from a breach in a dam
E E7 A A#dim
The people will welcome me home
E B7 E E
E E A E
E E F#m B
E E A E
E B7 E E
Caged like an animal for making my demand
E E A E
Liberation from the tyrants on the throne
E E F#m B
But I know the people will absolve me of this crime
E E A E
The people will welcome me home
E B7 E E
Like the open highway beyond a ten-mile jam
E E A E
They'll wait for me with open arms I know
E C#m F#m B
Like the river downstream from a breach in a dam
E E7 A A#dim
The people will welcome me home
E B7 E E
E E
When the tide turns and I will be set free
E E A E
Like a bird from prison walls has flown
E E F#m B
I'll be received by the millions who have carried on our fight
E E A E
The people will welcome me home
E B7 E E
Like the open highway beyond a ten-mile jam
E E A E
They'll wait for me with open arms I know
E C#m F#m B
Like the river downstream from a breach in a dam
E E7 A A#dim
The people will welcome me home
E B7 E E
Like the river downstream from a breach in a dam
E E7 A A#dim
The people will welcome me home
E B7 E
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3. |
Nine Rifles
05:04
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(In D major, capo 2nd fret)
Am C F F
Am C F F
Am C F D
F F G G7
Spreading out lines of thick mortar
Am C F F
The company's name on my trowel
Am C F F
Everyone here is covered in sweat
Am C F D
Working under the hot sun for hours
F F G G7
I built up this house brick by brick
F G C C
But they don't pay me enough to sleep in a house that I own
Dm Am G G
F F G G7
But a cherished seed sprouts into something higher
C Dm F Fm6
Nine rifles can start a prairie fire
C Dm
Am C F F
Am C F F
Am C F D
F F G G7
I sat down with Luis at lunch today
Am C F F
He doesn't know how he'll get by
Am C F F
The two of us talked about asking for more
Am C F D
We'll need more than just two on our side
F F G G7
We'll grow one-by-one till we can stand for ourselves
F G C C
Like a house in a hurricane, battered but holding its own
Dm Am G G
F F G G7
Cause a cherished seed sprouts into something higher
C Dm F Fm6
Nine rifles can start a prairie fire
C Dm
Am C F F
Am C F F
Am C F D
F F G G7
Small and weak, but growing strong
Dm Am G G
A deeper foundation each day
Dm Am G G
Only nine rifles in January
C G Am D
Ten thousand guns today
F F G G
A cherished seed sprouts into something higher
C Dm F Fm6
Nine rifles can start a prairie fire
C Dm F F
A cherished seed sprouts into something higher
C Dm F Fm6
Nine rifles can start a prairie fire
C Dm F F
C Dm F Fm6
Nine rifles can start a prairie fire
C Dm F F
C Dm F Fm6
Nine rifles can start a prairie fire
C Dm F F
C Dm F Fm6
C Dm F F
C Dm F Fm6
C Dm F F
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4. |
Our Iron Canopy
05:31
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(In G# major, capo 1st fret)
G G C C
G A7 D D+
C Cm G Gm
A7 D7 G G
G G
I climbed up to the roof and gazed across town
G G C C
Late last night when I couldn't sleep
G A7 D D+
And out in the distance, a massive silhouette
C Cm G Gm
The first time I'd seen a mountain in weeks
A7 D7 G G
G G
What is hiding in the jungle on the mountainside?
G G C C
A rushing stream, or a hundred mountain shrikes?
G A7 D D+
I sat there for an hour painting pictures in my mind
C Cm G Gm
Till the rain drove me back inside
A7 D7 G G
Rain beats down on our iron canopy
G G Em G
And the concrete river runs high
C A7 D D+
And we lay and rest beneath the iron canopy
C Cm G Gm
Where I'll surely remain till I die
A7 D7 G G
G G
I took you up the next night when the kids were sound asleep
G G C C
To dream about the mountainside with me
G A7 D D+
I started listing all the things that might be hidden there
C Cm G Gm
Flowerpecking birds and coral trees
A7 D7 G G
G G
Then I asked if you'd run away with me up there
G G C C
To live beneath a canopy of leaves
G A7 D D+
But you don't entertain me when I'm all worked up like that
C Cm G Gm
You just shook your head and went back down to sleep
A7 D7 G G
Rain beats down on our iron canopy
G G Em G
And the concrete river runs high
C A7 D D+
And we lay and rest beneath the iron canopy
C Cm G Gm
Where I'll surely remain till I die
A7 D7 G G
And we lay and rest beneath the iron canopy
C Cm G Gm
Where I'll surely remain till I die
A7 D7 G G
G G C C
G A7 D D+
C Cm G Gm
A7 D7 G G
x2
G G G G
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5. |
Poltergeist
03:04
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(In C major, no capo. Chords in brackets make up one measure)
C C C C
I was in the kitchen, adding up receipts
C C F F
One electric fan battling the heat
G E7 Am Am
There was a specter coming later for sure
E7 E7 Am F
Out of the closet or right in through the front door
G E7 Am G
And how can I put up a fight
F G Am F
Or hide myself away
F G C C7
All of my old resting spots
F G Am F
Are covered in decay
(F Fm) G
C C C C
C C
Precious memories of the summer before
C C F F
Unlearned old patterns and the AC on the floor
G E7 Am Am
Behind the wall upstairs, the ghost's pounding fists
E7 E7 Am F
I prepared myself, the next name on its list
G E7 Am G
And how can I put up a fight
F G Am F
Or hide myself away
F G C C7
All of my old resting spots
F G Am F
Are covered in decay
(F Fm) G
C C C C
x4 but slow down
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6. |
Hard Times
05:57
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(In D major, no capo)
G D G D
Bm D G D
x2
There was a Sagay man, he used to plow and sing
G D G D
He loved his mule and the mule loved him
Bm D G D
And when the day got long as it does about now
G D G D
I'd hear him singing to his muley cow
Bm D G D D
Calling, "Come on you sweet old girl
D D D D
I'd bet the whole damn world
D D D D
That we're gonna make it yet to the end of the row"
D Em D G
A A A A
Singing "Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind
Bm D G D
Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind, Bessie
Bm D G D
Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind
Bm D G G
No more"
A A D D
G D G D
Bm D G D
Said it's a mean old world, heavy in need
G D G D
That big machine is just picking up speed
Bm D G D
And we're supping on tears, and we're supping on wine
G D G D
We all get to heaven in our own sweet time
Bm D G D D
So come all you Asheville boys
D D D D
Turn up the old-time noise
D D D D
And kick 'til the dust comes up from the cracks in the floor
D Em D G
A A A A
Singing, "Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind
Bm D G D
Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind, honey
Bm D G D
Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind
Bm D G G
No more"
A A D D
G D G D
Bm D G D
G D G D
Bm D G D D
Well the Sagay man, he doesn't plow no more
G D G D
I've seen him walking down to the superette store
Bm D G D
Guess he lost that knack, and he forgot that song
G D G D
Woke up one morning and the mule was gone
Bm D G D D
So come on, you ragtime kings
D D D D
Come on you dogs, and sing
D D D D
Pick up a dusty old horn and give it a blow
D Em D G
A A A A
Playing, "Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind
Bm D G D
Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind, sugar
Bm D G D
Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind
Bm D G G
No more"
A A A A
D D
G D G D
Bm D G D
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7. |
No Butterflies
05:04
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(In D# major, capo 3rd fret. Chords in brackets make up one measure)
C C Dm Dm
F F G G7
x2
The Earth below feels secure, like a starting block in a race
C C Dm Dm
When I strap in and head out into space
F F G G7
The cockpit shudders around me, like it's trembling in fear
C C Dm Dm
But everything is looking up from here
F F G G7
All alone in this capsule
F F C G
As I soar into the sky
F F Am G
But with the world at my back
F F C G
I have no butterflies
F F Am G
F F F F
C C Dm Dm
F F G G7
x2
Gazing through the window with a stern look on my face
C C Dm Dm
An empire seized by working hands can send a man to space
F F G G7
I'm a pilot in untrod terrain, where no one has ever flown
C C Dm Dm
But they all watch on, and I know I'm not alone
F F G G7
There are no comrades with me
F F C G
As I float here way up high
F F Am G
But with the world at my back
F F C G
I have no butterflies
F F Am G
The vast expanse of outer space
F F Am G
Beheld with human eyes
F F Am G
Among satellites and shooting stars
F F Am G
One cosmonaut, standing strong with
F F G E7
[switch to 6/4!]
No butterflies, no butterflies
(Am Am F) (Am Am F)
No butterflies
(Am Am F) (G G E7)
(Am Am F) (Am Am F)
(Am Am F)
[back to 4/4]
G G7
All alone in this capsule
F F C G
As I soar into the sky
F F Am G
But as the rocket falls away
F F C G
And I breath deep in my lungs
F F Am G
And with the world at my back
F F C G
I have no butterflies
F F Am G
F F F F
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8. |
Strategy and Tactics
04:23
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(In G major, no capo)
G G C C
Em D7 G G
x2
I've come to know the seasons here
G G C C
The wilting of tulips by May
Em D7 G G
Six thousand miles from Ilocos
G G C C
My people in mind every day
Em D7 G G
Even if I never see home again
Am D G G
My fury burns hot as the sun
Em D7 G G
And will live on for decades beyond me
Am D G Em
Until our victory is won
Em D7 G G
G G C C
Em D7 G G
x2
There's rain again in Holland
G G C C
But I've grown keen to the sound
Em D7 G G
Of still glowing embers among the wet brush
G G C C
And written where they can be found
Em D7 G G
Even if I never see home again
Am D G G
My words light the way like the sun
Em D7 G G
And will live on for decades beyond me
Am D G Em
Until our victory is won
Em D7 G G
G G C C
Em D7 G G
x2
Advancing strategy all of my life
G G C C
Just a tactical shift while I'm gone
Em D7 G G
Like ten peasant soldiers hiding at night
G G C C
Before attacking at dawn
Em D7 G G
Even if I never see home again
Am D G G
Our struggle is eternal as the sun
Em D7 G G
And will live on for decades beyond me
Am D G Em
Until our victory is won
Em D7 G G
And will live on for decades beyond me
Am D G Em
Until our victory is won
Em D7 G G
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(In A major, capo 2nd fret)
G G G G7
C C G G
G G G G
G D7 G G
G G
United we stand, divided we fall
G G G G7
For every dime they give us a battle must be fought
C C G G
So working people use your power, the key to liberty
G G G G
Don't support that rich man's style of luxury
G D7 G G
There ain't no way they can ever keep us down, oh no
G G G G
There ain't no way they can ever keep us down
G G D7 D7
We won't be bought, we won't be sold, to be treated right, well that's our goal
G G7 C C
There ain't no way they can ever keep us down
G D7 G G
G G
We've been shot, we've been jailed, lord its a sin
G G G G7
Women and little children stood right by the men
C C G G
But we've got that union contract that keeps the worker free
G G G G
And they'll never shoot that union out of me
G D7 G G
They'll never shoot that union out of me, oh no
G G G G
They'll never shoot that union out of me
G G D7 D7
We got a contract in our hand signed by the blood of honest men
G G7 C C
And they'll never shoot that union out of me
G D7 G G
G G
The power wheel is rolling, rolling right along
G G G G7
And the government helps keep it going, going strong
C C G G
So working people get your help from your own kind
G G G G
Your welfare ain't on the rich man's mind
G D7 G G
Your welfare ain't on the rich man's mind, oh no
G G G G
Your welfare ain't on the rich man's mind
G G D7 D7
They want the power in their hands just to keep down the workers, and
G G7 C C
Your welfare ain't on the rich man's mind
G D7 G G
They'll never, never, never keep us down, oh no
G G G G
They'll never, never, never keep us down
G G D7 D7
They can cheat, lie, frame, and kill, but we'll stop that big wheel
G G7 C C
They'll never, never, never keep us down
G D7 G G
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