1. |
Heaven Is Like That
04:16
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HEAVEN IS LIKE THAT
Cm Fm G7
Heaven, it’s supposed to be very nice
Cm Fm G7
All the mice have cheese and all the cats have mice
Cm Fm G7
Angels feed you ice cream with a silver spoon
F (STOP)
And the radio plays everybody’s favorite tune
In heaven, the sun it shines every day
Or at least that’s what the people all say
But no one ever sees it ‘cept the folk who almost die
Still, I guess we’re all bound to find the truth after a while
Cm9 Fm9 G7 Cm9 Fm9 G7
Hey, heaven is like that they say heaven is like that
Heaven’s a place where the winds are mild
And we all can sing, and we all can fly
I don’t know how that works, or even if it do
But if I find out that it does, well that’ll be quite cool
Hey, heaven is like that
They say heaven is like that
Eb Bb
But if there’s nothing after this, then there’s nothing to fear
Cm7 AbMAJ7
And if they send me to hell, I hope at least that there’s cold beer
Eb Bb
Might find out that it’s a reincarnation effect
EbDim G7
But what I really think, it’s something that we’ll never expect
They say that in heaven there’s no more pain,
No more hate, and that kindness reigns
And you know me, how much I’d like to believe
But is that how it is? Well, we shall see
Hey, heaven is like that
They say heaven is like that
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2. |
Devil's Underwear
03:41
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DEVIL’S UNDERWEAR
You might think I’m crazy, you might think I’m a fool
You won’t believe what I can see,
And how that I’m so cool
You see, you can’t resist me, though you seem to think you can
But soon you’ll know just how it goes
It goes just like I planned
You keep tellin’ me that you don’t care
But I’ve got on the Devil’s Underwear
I don’t want for you to get all scared
Yeah, I’ve got on the Devil’s Underwear
Now babe, these ain’t no boxer shorts,
They ain’t no tidy whiteys
When you see you’ll know what I mean
And just what I’m inciting
I stole them from a holy man in southernmost Peru
You’ve no idea, but it’s for real
The things that they can do
DEVIL'S UNDERWEAR
You keep tellin’ me that you don’t care
But I’ve got on the Devil’s Underwear
Dancin’ like demonic Fred Astaire
Yeah, I’ve got on the Devil’s Underwear
I dance just like the Devil, and I sing just like the Saints
I’m telling you, you know it’s true
There’s nothing that I ain’t
And when you’re dancing with me,
Then won’t we make a pair
I dance just like the Devil in the Devil’s Underwear
You keep tellin’ me that you don’t care
But I’ve got on the Devil’s Underwear
Steaming with Satanic savior-faire
Yeah, I’ve got on the Devil’s Underwear
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3. |
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THE POINT IS, THERE’S NO ANGLE
INTRO - / Gm / Gm / C / C / x2
Gm C
I don’t want to con you out of your cash; and I sure don’t want to steal your stash
Gm C
Don’t want to leave you stranded in the dark out and all alone
Gm
I don’t wanna make you disbelieve yourself
C
So you have to hang with me and with no one else
Gm C
That’s not in my plans, and it’s something that you oughta know
/ Gm / Gm / C / C / x2
Don’t want to talk you into Scientology,
Or the Church of Jesus in the Third Degree
Don’t want to recruit you into any darn army at all
Don’t wanna gaslight you, or crackpipe you
No honey, that’s something that would never do
What I’ve got in mind is just a different sort of protocol
Bb6 C7
The point is, baby, there’s no angle
Bb6 C7
The point is, baby, there’s no angle
Bb6 Eb7 D9 Gm7 / Gm7 /
The point is, yeah, I only want to be with you
SOLO - / Em7 / Em7 / Am / Am / Em7 / Em7 / Am / Am
/ Em7 / Em7 / Am / Am / Eb9 / D9 / Gm / Gm /
I don’t want to do anything you don’t like
In the middle of the day or the middle of the night
Don’t want to get together so that we can have a 30 year war
I don’t want you out with me to make me look good
Though I must admit that you certainly would
Just want to make you happier than you’ve ever been before
The point is, baby, there’s no angle
The point is, baby, there’s no angle
The point is, yeah, I only want to be with you
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4. |
Outside Over There
04:10
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OUTSIDE OVER THERE
Sometimes I cling to the truth
Sometimes I cling to the lies
Sometimes I cling to the hope that I think
I see in some stranger’s eyes
Sometimes I think I’m slipping’ away
And sometimes I just don’t care
Cause there’s nothing to win in the Outside Over There
I’ve looked for the day in the night
I’ve looked for the good in the bad
And I’ve caught myself scanning the crowd out
For the faces of the children that I’ve never had
There’s days that I get stupid
And days that I get scared
Cause it’s so damn dark in the Outside Over There
People tell me they know the Truth
And that the Truth will set me free
Then I say “I’d love to have you set me straight
I’d love to be able to believe”
I look up into the starry night
And I whisper out my prayers
Cause it gets real cold in the Outside Over There
When the time comes for me to step through that door
And out into thin air
I hope that I’m wrong about the Outside Over There
Yeah, I hope that I’m wrong about the Outside Over There
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5. |
Quarantine Romance
05:00
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QUARANTINE ROMANCE
Here's Anna and here's Joe, and they're in lockdown now together
It's not what they expected, but it's turned out for the better
They've learned a lot of things they never knew when they were dating
It seems this isolationship can make for deep relating
Sometimes it's strange because they just can't ever be apart,
But they wake up every morning with a song in both their hearts
And love is so much easier when you're not wearing pants
They're in a Quarantine Romance
Bill and Ed are lovers, but they're stuck in separate homes
They do the best they can now with their Zoom app and their phones
They write each other letters like they never did before
About their thoughts and hopes and dreams, and all those things and more
They're closer now than ever, even though they're far apart
For them there's nothing stronger than the bonding of their hearts
They know it's really crazy that they have to do this dance
They're in a Quarantine Romance
Amelia's doin' fine now, 'cause she's OK with herself
She doesn't much like people, but she loves her cat named Ralph
And Ralph is really happy that she's home now all the time
He looks up from her lap and tells her. "I"m so glad you're mine"
It might not be in English, but she knows just what he means
And this time is a special time for cats and human beings
You know the world is splendid if you give it half a chance
They're in a Quarantine Romance
They're in a Quarantine Romance
They're in a Quarantine Romance
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6. |
Maybe You'll Win
04:48
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MAYBE YOU'LL WIN
The Colosseum is empty but for you
A Gladiator with battle still to do
The world has shifted, but you don't wanna know
So much more that's goin' on, but you just can't let it go
Our little grudge match was a stupid little game
Although I admit back in the past I probably felt the same
The fact that I've moved on is something you can't see
Our disagreements, they're ancient history
Maybe you're right, maybe you'll win
You're waiting for the fight to begin
But by the time you get your armor on
Look for me, you see I'll be gone
Out in the Philippines, in 1985
A Japanese soldier from World War II was found out there alive
The endless years of hate and fear had eaten up his soul
He didn't know that it was over long ago
Maybe you're right, maybe you'll win
You're waiting for the fight to begin
But by the time you get your armor on
Look for me, you see I'll be gone
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7. |
Things Are Gonna Change
04:14
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THINGS ARE GONNA CHANGE
I see the sun rising like an angel in the sky
So many times I used to sit and wonder why
So much time in darkness, and so much time alone
Just another lost dog lookin’ for a home
So many many others livin’ on the edge
No one in control here to help them off the ledge
So many gone before us, with tickets to the night
I hear them sing the chorus and I see a little light
Things are gonna change
Things are gonna change
Things are gonna change
Things are gonna change for the better this time
The writing on the wall written by the burning hand
I’ll try my best to read it, and try to understand
I know the wheels are turning, although they’re turning slow
Outside a storm is rising, and everybody knows
Things are gonna change
Things are gonna change
Things are gonna change
Things are gonna change for the better this time
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8. |
Singing In My Head
04:30
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SINGING IN MY HEAD
INTRO – D7/E (8 BARS)
C C/B C/A
They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
F G
But this might kill me, this might do it
C C/B C/A
I don’t think I can take it too much longer
F G
But I have to, to get through it
F
I spend my days in isolation,
G / Am Am/G /
Trapped behind these shining walls of bone
Am/F
I’m all alone
F G
Sometimes I really wish that I were someone else instead
F/G G/A
But would that person hear the angels
Bb/C C/D D/E
When they’re sometimes singing in my head?
D7/E (4 BARS)
They say it isn’t over till it’s over
But I’ve seen so very many things now ending
When I step back I get a view from nowhere
Keep sinking when I should just be ascending
I know outside the sun is shining,
But I’m locked in and I’m without the keys
I do believe
The last thing I remember as they tied me to the bed
The chorus I hear from the angels
When they’re sometimes singing in my head
D7/E (4 BARS); D#7/F (8 BARS)
You don’t know where you’re going till you get there
Still I wonder where the road I walk is leading
My friends who come to see me, I’m glad they’re here
But they can’t know what I’m feeling
The things I’ve seen, I do believe
It’s worth it all to glimpse the holy flame
I’m not insane
The doctor says the pills he holds will kill the demons dead
But would I then still hear the angels
When they’re sometimes singing in my head?
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SOMETHING SMELLS FUNNY IN HERE
Things look pretty shifty, things look pretty strange
Things look like things are gonna have to change
Hard to tell, just what to believe
Can't trust what you hear, and you can't trust what you see
Don't bet your money on the next sure thing
Don't fall for someone who wants to be your king
Lie long and loud enough outside the voting booth
Might be some jokers who think that it's the truth
Something smells funny in here
Something smells funny
Something smells funny in here
Something smells funny
Watch out for the Internet, and for the Party Line
Watch out for friend's opinions, in fact watch out for mine
That smiling face that you see on your TV
Might not have the best intentions, for you, yeah, or for me
Something smells funny in here
Something smells funny
Something smells funny in here
Something smells funny
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10. |
Another Fool
04:36
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ANOTHER FOOL
He says, “Love is a lie of nature, sent here to wreck your mind
A genetic time bomb, it sets you up and then it leaves you blind”
He’s talking like he’s so immune, like he’s already seen it all
But I’m thinking that pretty soon another fool is gonna have to fall
He says, “Yeah, it’s just a fact of science, man, all the proof is strong
Just a chemical stimulus, and it doesn’t last all that long”
He likes to think he’s so in tune that he’ll never ever hear the call
But I’m thinking that pretty soon another fool is gonna have to fall
Gonna have to fall, gonna have to fall
Gonna have to fall, gonna have to fall
You can hide in your own cathedral, you can lock the doors of the keep,
And you can bury yourself in your guitar –
Love it knows your scent and sound
And it’s gonna track you down,
Doesn’t matter who or where you are
In a secret room that he never goes, there’s her picture there
There’s a secret part of himself, whispers out that it’s still not fair
Still, time’s gonna heal his wounds, and it’s gonna break down his walls
And I’m thinking that pretty soon another fool is gonna have to fall
Gonna have to fall, gonna have to fall
Gonna have to fall, gonna have to fall
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11. |
Stops Before It Starts
03:49
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STOPS BEFORE IT STARTS
"Is this seat taken?" At the small Parisian bar
I thought that it was starting, and it sounded good so far
Your brown eyes were shining as the band began to play
We had to do the Cha-Cha before the evening slipped away
And as we kept on dancing, I was sure you were the one
Until the stroke of midnight, when you suddenly were gone
You girl, where did you come from on that night
You left the dance floor holding my poor heart
I lost the chance for the magic and the light
A sad affair that stops before it starts
I looked and looked, but you were simply not around
I don't think I imagined our connection so profound
Then my eyes were captured by the picture on the wall
And though it seemed so crazy, I could understand it all
Those brown eyes were shining, shining back at me
Back from when they painted you in 1703
You girl, where did you come from on that night
You left the dance floor holding my poor heart
I lost the chance for the magic and the light
A sad affair that stops before it starts
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12. |
Shooting Stars
06:07
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SHOOTING STARS
Up in the hills in midnight Michigan
Watching as the meteors cut the air
They start to burn up when they hit this planets’ sky
I can’t help thinking now how they seem like you and I
We flew in on fire in our Technicolor past
Even then we knew that ride was never gonna last
Your accelerated fall was sure something to see
You were always faster then than I could ever be
You were always so much more than me
I’m tired of fightin’, I’m tired of cryin’,
I’m tired of bitin’ on this cold iron
I know up in the sky another eye looks down on me
And I’m afraid of what that eye might see
The shooting stars are falling fast and free
When it all came down we were still young in a young world
Never thought I’d get this old at all
Here in the cold autumn with the strange celestial glow
I wonder if I missed the place that I was supposed to go
How will I ever know
I’m tired of fightin’, I’m tired of cryin’,
I’m tired of bitin’ on this cold iron
I know up in the sky another eye looks down on me
And I’m afraid of what that eye might see
The shooting stars are falling fast and free
I haven’t always been the man I thought that I should be
Wonder if it matters anyway
When I finally flame out and my soul turns into smoke
I might get to see you and to share that final toke
And appreciate the joke
I’m tired of fightin’, I’m tired of cryin’,
I’m tired of bitin’ on this cold iron
I know up in the sky another eye looks down on me
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13. |
Unbef^&kinglieavable
05:38
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UNBEF&%KINGLIEVABLE
I sometimes think the ship of state is just the ship of fools; I feel myself out on the edge, and wonder if I’ve lost the bet
But then my feet are on the ground, when I get out and walk around; and see the sun and see the sky, I know that things will be alright
I look into my lover’s eyes and I don’t want to make her cry; but things get twisted on the way, and nothing seems to be OK
But when we’re sitting by the stream, that blows away like some bad dream; we both can feel a greater plan, she reaches out to touch my hand
You’re Unbef&%kinglievable to me
You’re Unbef&%kinglievable to me
My tiny brain is so insane sometimes I can’t perceive
You’re Unbef&%kinglievable to me
There’s times when this gets all too much, I feel I’m slipping out of touch; the load I bear is far too great, I could get crushed by all that weight
Then I look at the evening sky and there’s a billion tiny lights; I know my view is all too small, I open up to see it all
You’re Unbef&%kinglievable to me
You’re Unbef&%kinglievable to me
Take everything I know and let the patterns all unweave
You’re Unbef&%kinglievable to me
You’re Unbef&%kinglievable to me
You’re Unbef&%kinglievable to me
I raise my head and open my eyes and finally really see
You’re Unbef&%kinglievable to me
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WHERE THE RIVER MEETS THE SEA
Well, you know you always talk of transformation
And you know that I’m not sure I wanna change
As we sit here by the water like so many times before
On so very many magic nights and days
But you told me of a country, that you’d seen it in your dreams
And you said that it’s the place we’ve got to go
I wasn’t all that sure about it, but I’ve started to believe
‘Cause I had that dream now last night too, you know
Well I used to be so angry, I’m not angry any more
And I used to be so frightened, but I had to let that go
Take my hand now darling, in the sunset’s fading light
There isn’t any place I’d rather be
If we’re leaving here this evening, we can sail this ship all night
Till we find out where the river meets the sea
Yeah, the way’s not always easy, and the river could get rough
And you never know just what’s around the bend
But the journey will be worth it, and the ride won’t be so tough
If I make it through with you there at the end
Well I used to be so angry, I’m not angry any more
And I used to be so frightened, but I had to let that go
Take my hand now darling, in the sunset’s fading light
There isn’t any place I’d rather be
If we’re leaving here this evening, we can sail this ship all night
Till we find out where the river meets the sea
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Beowulf Kingsley Grass Lake Charter Township, Michigan
Todd was here before. Perhaps you recognize him from back then. He looked different then, though. If you think he owes you any money, he was probably some other guy. Those other guys are gone now. We think they may be in Guam, or possibly Kansas.
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