1. |
(Not As) Bad As It Seems
03:59
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(Not As) Bad As It Seems (Bb Major)
-Verse 1-
I caught the news today
The things we televise are quite a shock
You know I hate to say it, but folks have really lost the plot
Good news is hard to find
Not to say it isn't all around us
Our masters aren't who they seem
The friendly faces on our screens
Have got us wrapped around their little fingers
-Chorus-
It's a shame we can never agree
But it's really not as bad as it seems
The good days' in our past
But let's hold on for what the future will bring
Then we'll see it's not as bad as it seems
-Verse 2-
I try to see the good
Even with the darkest clouds above me
There are times that it’s alright
And others still where truth defies belief
Who can you trust these days
When everybody tries to sell you something
No thanks, I’m good, it’s fine
I shouldn’t have to tell you twice to beat it
-Chorus-
It’s a shame we can never agree
But it’s really not as bad as it seems
The good times’ in our past, but let’s hold out
For what the future will bring
Then we’ll see it’s not at bad as it seems
-Bridge-
Don’t believe the things that people say
When they think the grass was greener yesterday
-Verse 3-
This life’s the only chance we get
We owe it to ourselves to make the most of
Be good to our fellow man
And help each other when we can
It’s true the world still has its pain
And there will always be if you look closely
Why can’t we see through the haze
We’re all the same in different ways
And don’t let anybody separate us
-Chorus 3-
It’s a shame we can never agree
But it’s really not as bad as it seems
The good days’ in our past, but let’s hold out
For what the future will bring
Then we’ll see it’s not as bad
[HALF STEP UP]
It’s a shame we can never agree
But it’s really not as bad as it seems
The good days’ in our past, but let’s hold out
For what tomorrow will bring
Then we’ll see it’s not as bad as it seems
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2. |
Lake Superior
04:28
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Lake Superior (F Major)
-Verse 1-
Water rises, water falls
Your spell of silence, has said it all
And I'm sorry that I asked so much of you
If only you'd tell me what else to do
Reading minds ain't as easy as it used to be
Your fortress walls a keep without a key
And the city crumbles down to dust and bone
No quarter now, your cannonballs hit home
-Chorus-
And I'm drowning, deep in lake superior
Breath escapes me, fading light gets blearier
Falling out of view, the surface much like you
It watches as I drown in Lake Superior
-Verse 2-
Come in, sit down, how have you been
Can we carry on as simple friends
We both feel that we’ve got something wrong
But was it leaving then, or dragging it on too long
-Chorus-
Now I’m drowning, deep in Lake Superior
Breath escapes me, fading light gets blearier
Falling out of view, the surface just like you
It watches as I drown...
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3. |
Ol' Diesel
03:19
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Ol' Diesel (G Major)
-Verse 1-
Sittin' by the window and my sins are on the brain
You can hear it come for miles, the rumble of an old freight train
It's rolling on from Carson City, Ten thousand tons in tow
And heading on to Georgia, by way of San Antonio
The folks call her Ol’ Diesel
And she’s going where my heart wants me to go
Now, some are in for murder
Some more for petty crimes
Politicians, cheats, and businessmen, we’re all stuck doing time
The warden says to count our blessings, at least it ain’t death row
But what you’d do to be there, lord, I don’t care to know
When I hear Old Diesel calling I just let my sinnin’ head hang low
[Instrumental Breakdown 1]
-Verse 2-
Now I once had a lady Way down in New Orleans
She had a couch that slept so fine, and Satellite TV
Then one fateful night I found that she had gone away
She’d run right off to Reno, and she says she’s gonna stay
So I set off with purpose, set to kill the man who dared to take my babe
[12-bar Instrumental/Solo Breakdown]
-Verse 3/Half-Verse-
I hear the clock strike Twelve, I see the burning moon
These walls just can’t keep me So this cell I’ll be breakin’ soon
‘Cause heaven’d never take me
And here in hell there ain’t no room
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4. |
The Devil You Know
03:43
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The Devil You Know (B Major)
-Verse 1-
I’d wait forever to hear that telephone ring
Pray to god that you’re not over me
Can I trust my mouth, can I trust myself
To keep my ego under lock and key
Do I dare take another chance on love
Play the game when I know that you’ll play rough
Is it worth our time, will I end up cryin’
When one more night, we know, is never enough
-Chorus-
I swear I’ve tried to change, a thousand times
With nothing but a broken heart to show
And it may be that you’re no good for me
But it’s better to run with the devil you know
-Verse 2-
These idle hands upon your shoulders
Are only there to let you down
It’s bad enough to leave you standing
On a place of barren ground
-Bridge-
Now there’s no shame in walking
When there’s nothing to be founding
-Chorus-
I swear I’ve tried to change
A thousand times
With nothing but a broken heart to show
And it may be that you’re no good for me
But it’s better to run with the devil you know
-Breakdown-
[The devil you know, you know]
[The devil you know]
And it may be that you’re too good for me
But it’s better to run with the devil you know
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CHG Music New Hampshire
I'm a musician, composer, and audio engineer from Boston, now living in New Hampshire. For four years I made electronic music under the stage name qlmaX5, and since 2017 I've owned and operated a recording studio called The Greenhouse in central NH.
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