G Bm-D C . Everyone's got a skull inside their head
G Bm-D C . It was there when you were born, it'll be there when you're dead
Am Bm C D Day and night, rain or shine, you've got your skull and I've got mine [1 2 3 4]
G Bm-D C . Everyone's got a skull inside their head
G Bm-D C . From when the sun comes up, until you fall asleep in bed
Am Bm C D But late at night you can't recall, if you've got a skull at all
(modulate up 1 whole step)
Bm C#m D E You're not awake, you're not aware - your skull could be anywhere
A C#m-E D . Everyone's got a skull inside their head
A C#m-E D . It's kissed every boy you like, and read every book you've read
Bm C#m D E It knows everything you know, everywhere you go, it's been there before...
C#m Ebm E F# It's done everything you've done but it did it first before you were there...
Ebm Fm F# G# It smiles at the other skulls as you're walking by in the grocery store...
I wanna hear all the skulls out there!!
C# G# F# . Everyone's got a skull inside their head
C# Fm-G# F# . Everyone's got a skull inside their head
C#/Bbm Fm-G# F#6/Eb . Everyone's got a skull inside their head
(hush crowd)
C#/Bbm Fm-G# F#6/Eb . (wistfully) Everyone's got a skull inside their head (d#)
F#6 or Ebm7 / eb Yeah (f# f)everyone's (eb)got (c#)a (bb)skull inside their
. xxxC# (harmony c#)(eb)he--------ead
in 6/8 time
Am . F G
Am . F E7
C . G .
D . G7 .
Am . F G
Am . F E7
F E7 Am Am/Ab (walk the Am bass note down)
F/G E7 F G (or maybe Fm7)
listen up children, it's coming to get you
and bite off all your heads
to lick them and chew them and swallow them whole and then
you will all be dead!
lullaby children you're safe in your beds now
you're quiet and you're good
you brushed your teeth and you went right to bed now
the way we know you should
none of that will happen
C
...if you go to bed
—VERSE
Cm . Ab . Near an island starred with flowers
Eb . G . The waves grow still and calm. If you
Cm . Bb . Listen till my song’s complete, you’ll grow
Fm . G4--G wise and you’ll sail on
Cm . Ab . Your ignorance is potent
Eb . G . Your black ship ventures near (You will)
Cm . B . Beg your crew to free you; Must you be
Fm . G4--G bound before you’ll hear?
G
——CHORUS
F . (L)My little voice and
C . (R) My little voice
Dm . (L+R) Our voices join to-
G G4--G -gether
F . (R)(Will you) Hear our voices now? (L) Will you
C . Run your ship aground?
Dm . (L+R) Or will you turn a-
G -round
—VERSE
Cm . Ab . Sleepwalker on this island
Eb . G . Will you set foot on this shore (Shall we)
Cm . Bb . gnaw upon your foolish bones
Fm . G . at your peril you ignore
Cm . Ab . We wise and wing-ed maidens;
Eb . G . we know all that comes to pass
Cm . B . Do not dismiss this pain and fear
Fm . G . You will listen now at last:
——CHORUS
F . My little voice and
C . (v2) My little voice
Dm . Our voices join to-
G G(Gm?) -gether
Fm . My little voice and
Cm . (v2) My little voice
Dmdim(?) . Our voices join to-
G G(Gm?) -gether
—————OUTTRO
F . My little voice and
C . (v2) My little voice
Dm . Our voices join to-
G G(Gm?) -gether
F . (Will you) Hear our voices now? Will you
C . Run your ship aground?
Dm . Or will you turn a-
C -round
(In this chorus the 2 parts overlap in time; repeat 2-3x)
The Beach Boys - I Get Around
With new lyrics about racing pillbugs!
G . E7 . Round round roll around, I roll around YEAH
Am . F D Roll around woooo I roll around
G I roll aROUND (roll around round round I roll around)
E7 On the GROUND (roll around round round I roll around)
Am I'm rollin up real SMALL (roll around round round I roll around)
F D I'm makin real good BALL (roll around round round I roll around)
Am D D7/a D I'm a BUG drivin' up and down the same old stick. I gotta
Am D D7/a D find a new place where the bugs are quick
G . . . [banjo lick]
Am D D7/a D My BUGGies and me are gettin' real well known, yeah, the
Am D D7/a D slugs all know us and they leave us alone
G I roll aROUND (roll around round round I roll around)
E7 On the GROUND (roll around round round I roll around)
Am I'm rollin up real SMALL (roll around round round I roll around)
F D I'm makin real good BALL (roll around round round I roll around)
E7 I roll aROUND, round, roll around round round
A ooooh wah wah-
D ooooh wah wah-
A ooooh wah wah-
E F ooooh [modulate!] ooooh
Bbm D# Bbm D# I got FOURteen legs and they've never been beat, and I've
Bbm D# Bbm D# never missed yet with my fourteen feet
G# . . . [banjo lick]
Bbm D# Bbm D# None of the FLIES go steady 'cause it wouldn't be right, to leave your
Bbm D# Bbm D# best dirt home on Saturday night
G# I roll aROUND (roll around round round I roll around)
F7 On the GROUND (roll around round round I roll around)
Bbm I'm rollin up real SMALL (roll around round round I roll around)
F# D# I'm makin real good BALL (roll around round round I roll around)
F7 I roll aROUND, round, woo-oo-oo-oo
D# . -------- woo-oo-oo-oo [short measure]
G# . F7 . Round round roll around, I roll around YEAH
Bbm . F# D# Roll around woooo I roll around
G# wooooo (roll around round round I roll around)
F7 wah waOOO (roll around round round I roll around)
Bbm ooooo (roll around round round I roll around)
F# D# ooooo (roll around round round I roll around)
[repeat and fade]
---PART ONE---
(Capo +3)
intro with just drums
x x
n.c. ...When they're
Am C calling for your blood, and when
F C they want you dead, and when they
Am Em want to eat your heart, when their
Dm G torches are burning red, If you can
Am C whiffle to your wood, if you can
F C keep your head, if you can
Am Em nurse your injured heart
Dm FG just survive, stay alive, you'll arrive: (Welcome Home)
---PART TWO---
C G7 New green leaves uncurl. The flowing
F6 C springs, the cold ice melts
C G7 Shed (la la la) the long fur off (lala la la); At last you're
F6 C safe (la la la) you are yourself (lala la la)
C G7 Feel the cooling rain. The dogwood
F6 C blooms, the earth is moist
C G7 Toss (la la la) your head and run (lala la la); You sing your
F6 C song (la la la) you hear your voice (lala la la)
. ...Welcome...
---PART THREE---
C . home (there's a reason for your claws) Welcome
Am . home (scratch the earth to help the seeds) Welcome
F . home (there's a reason for your teeth) Welcome
Dm7 Fm? home (you can smile at last you're free)
C . ...Welcome
C . home (drop the mask into the stream) Welcome
Am . home (feel the whisper of the moon) Welcome
F . home (show the world the shape you are) Welcome
Dm7 Fm? home (it's not too late to bloom) Welcome
C .
C . home (run your fingers through your fur) Welcome
Am . home (let the starlight touch your skin) Welcome
F . home (you've got room to grow yourself) Welcome
Dm7 Fm? home (spring is here; ...let yourself...)
C C9 in
Bun and Weasel
VERSE
D . G . The bun and the weasel set off one day
D7 . G . On a strawberry ripe and red
G B E . They took some ham and some blueberry jam
Am D G . And a generous loaf of bread.
G .
D . G . The bun asked the weasel, “where shall we go?”
D7 . G . And the weasel said, you’ll see
G B E . It’s your birthday bun, it will be such fun
Am D A . Will you travel along with me, with me
Am D G . Will you travel along with me?
G .
CHORUS
C . G . Hey diddle diddle, Who’s soft in the middle?
C . D . The bun jumped over the moon
A . D . The weasel it laughed and it loved that bun
Bm . E . And the bugs lived under the spoon the spoon
E A D And the bugs lived under the spoon
D .
VERSE
D . G . Bun said to the weasel, “Of course, my dear
D7 . G . It’s a strawberry built for two.
G B E . And I know you bake the best birthday cake
Am D G . So I’ll travel along with you.”
G .
D . G . “Dear bun”, said the weasel, “Now off we go,
D7 . G . On our blueberry jam we’ll dine
G B E . With a runcible spoon by the light of the moon,
Am D A . And I’ll hold your paw in mine, in mine
Am D G . I’ll hold your paw in mine.”
G .
CHORUS
C . G . Hey diddle diddle, Who’s soft in the middle?
C . D . The bun jumped over the moon
A . D . The weasel it laughed and it loved that bun
Bm . E . And the bugs lived under the spoon the spoon
E A D And the bugs lived under the spoon
D .
VERSE
D . G . The weasel sang a tender song
D7 . G . As they ate their jam and bread
G B E . “But this jam we eat, it is not as sweet
Am D G . As my bun” the weasel said.
G .
D . G . And the bun jumped up to the moon above
D7 . G . As the weasel sang below:
G B E . Oh lovely Rabbit, Oh Rabbit my love,
Am D G . The most wonderful bun I know, I know
Am D G . The most wonderful bun I know.”
G .
CHORUS
C . G . Hey diddle diddle, we’re soft in the middle
C . D . The bun jumped over the moon
A . D . The weasel it laughed and it loved that bun
Bm . E . And the bugs lived under the spoon the spoon
E A D And the bugs lived under the spoon
D .
2015-07-31 Copper Moon
PART A
Em . C4+ . Hazy skies and cold copper moon
Em . C4+ . Purple clouds mean rain's comin' soon
Em . Am7 . Now say farewell to summer dreams
B . C B mmm-mmm
PART B
Em7 Bm F#m . fall means it's time for you to go (Bm could be D6)
Am6 . Em Em/d ohh ohh
G/c D6 F#m . Valley full of memories
Am6 . Am7 . and snow
Am8 . Am9 . ohhh ohhh
repeat part A
C4+ = C, F#, G
bass:
e . f g c . . .
e . f g c . . .
e . f g a . . .
b . . . c . b .
2020-12-24 dancing above the void
12/8 time
4 beats per line:
1 2 3 4
123 123 123 123
...we were
F Fmj7/e young, we were bold, led each / other through tragedy
F6/d F/c weaving a cushion of / laughter and fantasy
C Cmj7/b now we are older, we're / slower and deeper, the
C6/a C/g spells have more power, the / prices are steeper, the
G G7/f medicine's stronger, the / stories more magical
G6/e G/d sunsets are longer, the / colors more tangible
Dm
G6 G
and despite
Dm7 G everything / ...it's still
C C6 you ...the
Dm7 G/b one... that I / want... is
C/g C7 you from your
Dm7 G highs, to your lows from your
Am9 . head to your toes ...the
Dm7 G one... that I / want... is
C C9 you
and we're
C /g C /g dancing... above the
G# /d# G# /d# void
C . laughing... under the
G# . falling stars the
C . warm place... at the heart of the
Am7 . frozen night the
Em . spark and the cold the
G6 G moon and the gold the
Am7 . ocean, the soup the
Em7 . the raven, the roof, the
Dm7 F flood and the heart, the
Csus4 . harbor, the chart the
Am7 . ocean, the soup the
Em7 . the raven, the roof, the
Dm7 F flood and the heart, the
Csus4 Am7 end and the start, the
Dm F6 flood and the heart, and
C you
and despite
Dm7 G everything / ...it's still
C C6 you ...the
Dm7 G/b one... that I / want... is
C/g C7 you from your
Dm7 G highs, to your lows from your
Am9 . head to your toes ...the
Dm7 G one... that I / want... is
C C9 you
***
The inspiration for this song came while reading Ursula K LeGuin's book The Farthest Shore,
where the sea people explain that they do the Long Dance of summer over the open ocean.
Ged says "The dance is always danced above the hollow place, above the terrible abyss."
It's part of his speech about mortality.
Their power to resist the evil comes from their comfort with the uncertainty of a life at sea.
F G Am
The sun has been setting so early
Dm G
We don’t fear the cold though the season may turn
F Am7
It’s December
Dm G
But I remember how
Dm Em F
You lit the match in the dark
F G
and we both watched the burn
C Em F
It was cold cold cold
Am F9 C
You were warm warm warm
-------------------------
F G Am
It rained like a dream of the ocean
Dm G
There as we sat in the dark in the car
F Am7
You read to me
Dm G
A line of poetry:
Dm Em F
The wild and wondrous journeys
F G G4 G
still to be ours
-------------------------
C Em F
It was cold cold cold
Am F9 C
You were warm warm warm
C Em F
It was cold cold cold
Am F C
You were warm warm warm
-------------------------
F C Dm Am
the woods are lovely dark and deep
F Em G C
Your breath is soft upon my cheek
C Fm
And we kiss as we fall asleep
G6 C
we kiss as we fall asleep
-------------------------
outro
C Em F-- Am F9 C-----
New lyrics for "Everybody Wants To Be A Cat"
Am Am/G# Am/G Am/F# Everybody wants to be a bug... because a
Fmaj7 Dm6/F F7 E7 bug's the only bug... who's snug in a rug
Am Am/G# Am/G Am/F# Everybody's picking up on that insect beat.... 'cause
Fmaj7 Em7 Am Em7 Am everything else is obsolete.
(Now a)
Dm Dm/C# Dm/C Dm/B snail with a shell, it can hide very well, every-
C -where it goes. With a
E shell on its back, it won't end up a snack, for the
Am Dm E7 F E7 wrens and crows.
Am Am/G# Am/G Am/F# (I) heard some corny birds who tried to sing... but a
Fmaj7 Dm6/F F7 E7 bug's the only bug... who knows how to swing.
Am Am/G# Am/G Am/F# (Who) wants to dance a beetle dance inside a jug..... when
Fmaj7 Em7 Am Em7 Am everybody wants to be a bug.
(Now a)
Dm Dm/C# Dm/C Dm/B Hardworking bee, brings the honey for me, that's just
C what she does... Then she
E7 shows her dance moves, and everyone groves... now it's
Am Dm E7 F E7 all the buzz.
Am Am/G# Am/G Am/F# Everybody wants to be a bug... because a
Fmaj7 Dm6/F F7 E7 bug's the only bug... who's snug in a rug. When
Am Am/G# Am/G Am/F# playin' jazz you never need to frown or shrug.... 'cause
Fmaj7 Em7 Am Em7 Am everybody digs a swingin' bug. Yeah
Fmaj7 Em7 Am Em7 Am everybody digs a swingin' bug.
C C/F C C/F
From dust and dry grasses a greenness awakes
C9 Am+6 Fmaj7 G
The smell of the earth that's been wait------ing
C F Am4(C9?) Dm7
When the thrush calls it means winter is near
Am Em Fm7 G *(Fm7 = Ab6?)
I'll bloom like a rose while it's rain-------ing
C C/F C C/F
here...
C C/F C C/F
A hilltop at sunset there's fog down below
C9 Am+6 Fmaj7 G
The oak branches glowing like em----------bers
C F Am4(C9?) Dm7
Away through the ferns walk the footprints of deer
Am Em Fm7 G
I'll lay down my head so ten---------der,
C C/F C C/F
here... onto...
Am Em G6 F
You---- my land scape
C C/B Dm G
Bold as a mountain I climb to your view
Am Em G6 F
You---- my land scape
C C/B G G
Subtle and changing and true
C C/F C C/F
A fern covered island with one twisting pine
C9 Am+6 Fmaj7 G
A boat made of lupines and hea---------ther
C F Am4 Dm7
The river flows by and the ripples are clear
Am Em Fm7 G
I'll love you forever and ev-----------er,
C C/F C C/F
here...
G C G
I'm exploring there's so much to know
F Gsus2 G
You're where I want to go
Am Em G6 F
You---- my land scape
C C/B Dm G
Bold as a mountain I climb to your view
Am Em G6 F
You---- my land scape
C C/B G
The horizon I turn toward is you
C C9 Dm Am
You---- my land scape
G F/G
My North Star is burning The map that I'm learning
Gsus2 C9 C/F G
is you----
C9
you.
each line is 8 beats
[INTRO]
E (instrumental)
A2
E
B
[VERSE]
E (I) far... from the
A2 (IV2) noise... from the
E (I) smog... from the
B (V) crowds...
E (I) leave... all the
A2 (IV2) boys... all the
E (I) dogs... all the
B (V) frowns... when you're
[CHORUS]
Am (IVm) needing to un-
E (I) wind and you
Am (IVm) want some peace of
E (I) mind in a
Amaj7 Am7 * little town you can leave it all be-
E (I) -hind in a
[VERSE]
(la la la, with guitar counter-melody)
[CHORUS]
...
[FINAL SLOW CHORUS LINE]
Amaj7 Am7 * little town you can leave it all be-
E (I) -hind
note: * = (IVmaj7 IVm7)
C Em Am . [instrumental]
D7 F6 G .
C Em Am . I wanted to laugh at the fireworks
D7 F6 G . But the fireworks laughed at me
C Em Am . This town's full of assholes and big jerks
D7 F6 G . I just wanted to be free
Am (a) To find peace and sleep
F(a) I must turn to the deep
Esus2 (b) and I’ll leave no wake
Am6 (a) . G in the waves…
F (f) Seaglass and shells
Bb (f) Foghorns and bells
Dm (f) are casting the spells
Bbm7 (bb-->a) that I need
F (f) The secrets we tell to the
Bb (f) salt and the swell
Dm (f) will scour ourselves (or: will soften ourselves)
G??? in the sea
[rising thing?]
C Em Am . [instrumental]
D7 F6 G .
C Em Am .
D7 F6 G .
Am (a) The dark river flows
F(a) past the circling crows
Esus2 (b) and I leave no wake
Am6 (a) . G in the waves…
F (f) Seaglass and shells
Bb (f) Foghorns and bells
Dm (f) are casting the spells
Bbm (bb-->a) that I need
F (f) Seaglass and shells
Bb (f) Foghorns and bells
Dm (f) are casting the spells
Bbm (bb-->a) that I need
F ---end---
2019-05-19 Rabbit In Your Ear
VERSE
C . F . I am a tiny bun inside your head. I'm as
G . C . close to you as I can get.
Am7 Em F . Now-w I can see the world through your shining eyes. I am
Dm7 Bb C . changed but I am not gone yet. I am
/g /g /g
Dm7 Bb C . changed but I am not gone yet
/f /f /c
CHORUS
Am . C . I'm not gone, I'm not gone. I'm a song, I'm a song. I'm a
F6 . C . voice that sings along with you. I am
G . C Amaj/c# here, I am here. I'm a rabbit in your ear. And I
Bb . C . cheer for everything you do
/c
VERSE
C . F . Cause Weaselbun's a state of mind. We're big and feisty, small and kind. We
G . C . make the whole world come to life together
Am7 . F . I'm cozy in my favorite home. You never need to feel alone. I'll
Dm7 Bb C . sing you all the love we've grown forever. I'll
/g /g /g
Dm7 Bb C . sing you all the love we've grown forever
/f /f /c
Each cell is 4 beats (8 beats per line)
C6 -
VERSE
C6 - Sweet Sweet Sweetbriar
C6 - farm, my dear. where
Dm+4 - we can kiss because there is nobody
C6 - here
C6 - In a hammock where we
C6 - can't be found
Dm+4 - because no one's around at least I think no one's a-
C6 - -round
BRIDGE
F Ddim Gathering our river stones and berries (or D Fm)
C6 Am2 warm them in the sun
F Ddim Cherishing each other, making memories
C6 C6 treasure every one
INTERLUDE
Bb A7 when the summer's gone we'll be moving on
Bb A7 gotta go back to the city
F E but at sweetbriar farm you are hEre in my arms so
A [descending bassline] pretty
Dm Dm [calliope]
C C
Dm Dm
C C
REPEAT VERSE WITH WHISTLING
REPEAT BRIDGE WITH ba ba ba dum dum ba dum
FINAL BRIDGE ENDING:
F Ddim [upward melody]
G# G [..continue upward further...]
C6 [end on e]
F C F C Come along, take my hand
F C G . Climb aboard the moon
F C F C Take the brake off, hit the gas
F C G . We'll be outta here soon
Am E9-->E Flying low above the fields
C F the wind whistles in our ears
Am Am/Ab Startle birds out of the trees
C D Floor it and grind the gears
C G6-->Gaug The day we stole the
C . moon
Fm C Fm C Past the high school, past the playground
Fm C G . where we made our scheme
Fm C Fm C Time to leave this two-bit planet / now there's no one who can stop us
Fm C G . Time to live the dream
Am E9-->E As we soar above the clouds
C F Far beyond their rules
Am Am/Ab Drop a dozen rotten eggs
C D on all those uptight fools
C G6-->Gaug The day we stole the
C . moon
F C F C Rise out of the Milky Way
F C G . watch it disappear
F C F C leave behind Andromeda
F C G . in our rearview mirror
Am E9-->E Riding out beyond the void
C F Climbing behind the stars
Am Am/Ab To a place where we're in love
C D playing our guitars
(---new melody for ending----)
Am E9-->E Park the moon above it all
C F Look down at the view
Am Am/Ab we're alone and we are free
C D When I'm smoochin' you
(pause for shooting star / smoochin sound)
F G6--Gaug The day... we stole... the
C C B->Bb A A moon (we'll do it again)
Am G6-->Gaug The day... we stole... the
C C9 moon!
Theme song to "Travel Frog" game, with new lyrics
G G/e Am D Travel frog oh wandering frog who goes around
Am D G Em7 It will go to every place in this dang town
Am Adim/Eb Bm7 E/d,c,b When will it come home again? Maybe it will find a friend
C D G Eb D Travel frog oh wandering frog come home! Come home
