THE YEARNING ALBUM
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Things of Stone and Wood
Transcribed - Mark Osborne: MBOSB1@mfs02.cc.monash.edu.au
SONG LIST: AVAILABILITY:
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Share This Wine Yes
Heidelberg Yes
Happy Birthday Helen Yes
Rock This Boat No
Wrapped Yes
Beg No
The Yearning Yes
Single Perfect Raindrop Yes
Rain Fell Down No
Barkly St. No
In Our Home Yes
They Won't Know Why Yes
Is This Where I Must Lie Yes
Charlie Scanlon Yes
PLUS
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My Prayer - from the 'Happy Birthday Helen' EP
Wildflowers - from the 'Wildflowers' EP
Across the Grain " " " "
Frankie Grins " " " "
If you can fill in some of the gaps above, it would be most appreciated!
CHORDS:
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D xx0232
Dsus xx0233
D9 xx0230
C9 x32033
Csus9 x32013
C x32010
G5 320033
G 320003
A x02220
Am x02210
Asus x02230
Asus9 x02200
Cm x35543
Bb x13331
Eb x68886
[Ab] [466544]
[F]Em [133211]022000
SHARE THIS WINE
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Things of Stone and Wood
INTRO:
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(FILL #1) five times
(FILL #2) (FILL #3)
G5 (FILL #3) C (FILL #3)
[Am] [C] [G5]
VERSE:
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From this chair I see the [G5]sun
Bathe me in shadows of Co[C]mmission flats.
Though the cold does touch my [Am]arm,
I turn to face the [C]fire on telly[G5].
A generation with our [G5]hands in blood,
Like all the generations [C]gone before,
And though we thought we learnt our [Am]lessons,
It seems we learnt [C]them too well.[G5]
So darling [Am]share this [C]wine with [G5]me.
We'll be together on the [Am]eve of [C]World War [G5]III
And will the children that have [Em]grown so high
In the [C]back of our minds - [G5]slip through our fingers like [C]oil.
[
(FILL #3)
G5 (FILL #3) C (FILL #3)
[Am]][C][G5]
I think I must have seen a [G5]thousand films
Where all the boys come back from [C]Vietnam
And when they said they'd purged their [Am]conscience,
For a second I thought they [C]meant it.
So in the congress hear them [G5]plead,
And try and carve their words in [C]history
Though we all fear the loss of [Am]life,
Our leaders fear the [C]rise in global [G5]petrol prices.
So darling [Am]share this [C]wine with[G5] me.
We'll be together on the [Am]eve of [C]World War [G5]III
And will the children that have [Em]grown so high
In the [C]back of our minds - [G5]slip through or fingers like [C]oil.
[Mandolin solo - Accompanied by same chords as verses]
So darling [Am]share this [C]wine with[G5] me.
We'll be together on the [Am]eve of [C]World War [G5]III
And will the children that have [Em]grown so high
In the [C]back of our minds - [G5]slip through or fingers like [C]oil.
[
(FILL #3)
G5 (FILL #3) C (FILL #3)
[Am]][C][G5]
[G5] [C] [Am] [C] [G5]
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FILL #1
FILL #2
FILL #3
A word on the fill's -
According to Craig at BHP, the G string is played open for
both FILL's #1 & #2. I'm undecided, though I'm starting to
think this may be the case.
HEIDELBERG
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Things of Stone and Wood
Timing: 4/4
[A]Well I got your breath, [Whole verse is played
with a palm-muted A, play
But I do not breathe your politics FIG #1 repeatedly
over the top]
While you'd sing
With eyes so close together
We focus in different directions,
Hey we look the same
But not the same way,
Same way at all.
[A] [A] [Asus] [A] [C9] [G5]
[A] [A] [Asus] [A] [C9] [G5]
[A] [A] [Asus] [A] [C9] [G5]
[A] [A] [Asus] [A] [C9] [G5]
[A]With summer painted 'cross the sky,
I see this child do laps around his sheltered life
(Hey .....
Such lofted dreams fill his head
my little one ...)
He thinks he talks with God
He thinks he reads the future
(Hey ......
Between the red brick and the back fence
my little one .....)
While [A]father swore that [G5]we must hold the [C9]shore
Against the [G5]evils in this world,
[A]If I must [G5]watch this sunset
[C9]I vow I will [G5]dream of Heidelberg.
[A] [A] [Asus] [A] [C9] [G5]
We fell[A][A][Asus][A][C9][G5]
From Eden.[A][A][Asus][A][C9][G5]
We lost our money.[A][A][Asus][A][C9][G5]
[A]Red flag meets red [G5]wine across the [C9]Christmas dinner,
I [G5]dream inside this [A]shore bound gale that
[G5]Takes me to the [C9]battlefield,
Where I'll [G5]face my own.
And [A]father swore that [G5]we must hold the [C9]shore
Against the [G5]evils in this [A]world,
If I must [G5]watch this sunset
[C9]I vow I will [G5]dream of Heidelberg.
[A] [A] [Asus] [A] [C9] [G5]
[A] [A] [Asus] [A] [C9] [G5]
[A] [A] [Asus] [A] [C9] [G5]
[A] [A] [Asus] [A] [C9] [G5]
Hey .........[A]..[A]My[Asus] litt[A]le one [C9] (et[G5]c.)
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FIG. #1
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HELEN
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Things of Stone and Wood
This is the best I can do so far. The chords for the extended chorus at the
end are possibly wrong - If anyone finds something wrong, tell me - I
want to play it right too. As far as the 'solo'(if thats what you'd call it)
goes, don't hasle too much about the D note running through it. If you're
playing in a group, it won't be missed (in fact, I don't think TOSAW worry
about it much when they play it live anyway). Otherwise you can just get the
bass to play - probably best.
Chords:
D(group) consists of
[Dsus] [D] [D(9)] [D]
-INTRO
D C(9) G5 C(9) D(group)
D(group)
Let's not forget last night,
(Yeah) how we [C(9)]drove along the Yarra,
G5 C(9) D(group)
How we sang harmonies to Carole King.
These [D]three years now just gone,
They are the [C(9)]legends of my mind,
We both [G5]kneel at these rocks and [C(9)]drink of the memories[Dsus][D]
[D(9)]You ar[D]e the [G5]tunes in my head,
The [C(9)]fire in my ribs,[Dsus] [D] .
[D(9)]You a[D]re the [G5]voice in my heart that [C(9)]whispers compassion[G5][G5]
Happy Bithday Helen.
D C(9) G5 C(9) D(group)
[D]We kissed on that bridge that fell down
While we [C(9)]held hands at the Taj,
G5 C(9) D(group)
We've been stuck in a cave with that bloke who says 'Oi Am',
And when I [D]cried for my cruel heart,
You rubbed my [C(9)]back 'til I felt better,
We ate [G5]bread on the lake and [C(9)]yearned for the seasons.[Dsus][D]
[D(9)]You a[D]re the [G5]tunes in my head,
The [C(9)]fire in my ribs, [Dsus] [D] .
[D(9)]You a[D]re the [G5]voice in my heart that [C(9)]whispers compassion[G5][G5]
Happy Bithday Helen.
D C(9) G5 C(9) D(group)
SOLO-
(You are the ...)
You are the [G5]tunes in my head,
The [C(9)]fire in my ribs,[Dsus][D]
[D(9)]You a[D]re the [G5]voice in my heart that [C(9)]whispers compassion
You are the [C(9)]storm on the ocean,
The [G5]poems in the trees,
The [C(9)]smell of the winter that [G5]haunts me each Autumn
My [C(9)]everything
You are my [G5]everything .
You are my [C(9)]everything[C(9)]
Happy Birthday Helen
[Repeat intro a few times and fade out]
WRAPPED
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Things of Stone and Wood
Timing: 4/4
INTRO:
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[A] [C] [D] [A] [C] [D] [A] [C][D][A][C][D]
[A]I watched the [C]lights go out in [D]your eyes,
I felt the [C]love seep out of [A]my life,
I saw the [C]truths we etched in [D]stone,
I watched them [C]blow away like [A]sand[C].[D][A][C][D][A][C][D][A][C][D]
[A]I saw the [C]anger in your [D]smile,
I felt your [C]hate still burn on [A]naked flesh,
I saw you [C]swear upon your lie,[D]
I kissed the [C]scars and they have burn[A]ed my lips[C].[D][A][C][D]
[A] [C] [D] [A] [C] [D]
[C]You say you've [D]seen it all,[C]
But what can [D]you [C]show,
You've got you're [A]hate,[C][D][A][C][D][A][C][D]
Wrapped around you.[A][C][D]
You've got you're [A]hate,[C][D][A][C][D][A][C][D]
Wrapped around you.[A][C][D]
[A]I heard the [C]love professed for [D]all,
I saw it [C]locked inside your [A]front door,
I heard your [C]blessings like the [D]sun,
I felt the [C]loathing deep with[A]in you[C]r [D]touch[A][C][D][A][C][D][A][C][D]
[C]You say you've [D]seen it all,
[C]But what can [D]you [C]show,
You've got you're [A]hate,[C][D][A][C][D][A][C][D]
Wrapped around you[A].[C][D]
You've got you're [A]hate,[C][D][A][C][D][A][C][D]
Wrapped around you[A].[C][D]
[ Instrumental - mainly harmonica
A C D D (harmonica starts here
[A] [C] [D] [D]
[A] [C] [D] [D]
[A]][C][D][D]
[A] [C] [D] [A] [C] [D] [A] [C][D][A][C][D]
[C]You say you've [D]seen it all,
[C]But what can [D]you [C]show,
You've got you're [A]hate,[C][D][A][C][D][A][C][D]
Wrapped around you[A].[C][D]
You've got you're [A]hate,[C][D][A][C][D][A][C][D]
Wrapped around you[A].[C][D]
You've got you're [A]hate,[C][D]
(You've got you're promises[A],[C][D]
You've got you're promises[A],[C][D]
What are they worth)[A][C][D]
You've got you're [A]hate,[C][D]
(You've got you're promises[A],[C][D]
You've got you're promises[A],[C][D]
What are they worth)[A][C][D][A]
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With the riff part of 'A C D', it usually goes back to a C,
more as a ghost note than anything - add it in here and there
if you think it's worth it.
THE YEARNING
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Things of Stone and Wood
In parts of this song, I've broken the chords up into separate
measures - easier to write, easier to read.
I've labelled them as such
A A&&
D D&&
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INTRO -
A A&& A&&
A D
The stars will dwarf me,
D A
And the winds will scatter me,
A D&& A
And the earth will have me at last.
A D
I weep upon my own grave,
D A
I (will) cry for grief,
A D
I (will) cry for love,
I will cry from [D]guilt.[C(9)]
And so I must [G5]ask the unanswerable.[D]
Why?[G5][C(9)]
And I must [G5]ask the unanswerable.[D]
It's in the [D]hand that heals,
It's in the [C(9)]hand that ble[G5]sses,
It's in the [D]hand that kills,
It's in the [C(9)]hand that see[G5]ks redemption,
[D]By gently stroking the bruise[C(9)]s of it's fury[G5]'s crimes.
[D] [C(9)] [G5]
This is the [D]search for a god,[C(9)][G5]
This is the [D]horror of mortal[C(9)]ity,[G5]
This is the [D]shadow of death tor[C(9)]menting m[G5]e,
This is the [D]yearning for more,
The [C(9)]yearning for [G5]more than th[D]is,[C(9)][G5]
I [D]yearn[C(9)][G5]
I [D]yearn[C(9)][G5]
I [D]yearn[C(9)][G5]
[D] [Asus] [A]
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There is a high possibility of there being mistakes in the transcription
of this song - if you find one, please let me know or post up a repaired
version, this is more of a starter than a complete transcription.
SINGLE PERFECT RAINDROP
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Things of Stone and Wood
Timing: 4/4
During singing, the G chord is played in an arpegio fashion,
during the viola part it's strummed. I'm not a great fan of
this song, so I haven't put too much work into transcribing it
- sorry if you do like it.
[G]Well I wander round this mind amidst the
[G]Ruins of a lonely child,
[G]I used to think I talked with spirits
[G]Now I think I talk with crooks,
[G]And I wonder if I ever did
[G]Anything good at all.
[G]Ever.
[G]So I lie awake at night and vow
[G]I'm not going to think about.
I've got [C]self deception tattooed like a [G]flag across my back,
[C]Holding hands with war-mongers I [G]feel I've been betrayed,
[C]Though I dance in luxury without [G]her I'll die of thirst,
She's a [C]single perfect [G]raindrop,
[C]When she falls she takes my breath away.
Well I [G]advertise the scars of middle classness
[G]Like a shiny piece of junkmail,
[G]I've inherited the meanness
[G]Like a dinnerset kept for family gatherings,
[G]But she will scream and tell me all the
[G]Magic in her magic life,
[G]We will laugh at how I'm scared of
[G]Everything that moves lest it crash
[G]Into me or with me in it.
I've got [C]self deception tattooed like a [G]flag across my back,
[C]Holding hands with war-mongers I [G]feel I've been betrayed,
[C]Though I dance in luxury without [G]her I'll die of thirst,
She's a [C]single perfect [G]raindrop,
[C]When she falls she takes my breath away.
[C]Ah ..... What a [G]dissapointment this would all be
[C]Ah ..... What a dissapointment.
'Cause I've got [C]self deception tattooed like a [G]flag across my back,
[C]Holding hands with war-mongers I [G]feel I've been betrayed,
[C]Though I dance in luxury without [G]her I'll die of thirst,
She's a [C]single perfect [G]raindrop,
[C]When she falls she takes my breath away.
IN OUR HOME
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Things of Stone and Wood
The intro isn't definitive, it's just a guide - I usually play it different
every time. The chords during the verses etc. are played in the same general
fashion.
INTRO:
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Your [G5]sisters golden h[D]air now falls
ac[C]ross the bed we [G5]called our own
She [G5]holds her fella [D]tight they mock
C G5 (Fill#1)
the isolation of the night
[Am] Every loving [C]laugh I've known is now a
G5 D (Fill#2)
match between my lids
[Am] The night is[C] long[Am] since you have [D]gone
From our home
[INTRO]
Can you [G5]feel [D]me can you [C]feel [G5]me
As I [G5]reach to touch you [D]in the night[C][G5]
I'd [Am]run to you now [C]if I could,
G5 D (Fill#2)
But it's a dream my limbs are still
[Am] The night plays [C]tricks on me [Am]since you have [D]gone
From our home
[INTRO]
So I will [G5]hide beneath the [D]whispering trees
I'll [C]kiss you in my [G5]memory
We [G5]walk atop these [D]hills of sand
See [C]how you soothe this [G5]shaking drunken hand.
Be[Am]neath the burning su[C]n
G5 D (Fill#2)
I felt us melting into one
[Am] A year [C]ago [Am]when you were [D]here
In our home
[INTRO]
So I will [G5]raise my voice to the [D]north-bound wind
In the [C]morning you will [G5]hear me sing
A [G5]breeze to soothe your [D]fitful rest
You'll [C]hold this ghost song [G5]to your chest
You'll [Am]cross the desert, [C]cross the seas
For a [G5]second you will [D]lie with me
[Am] You'll lie with me[C] [Am]You'll lie with [D]me
In our home.
[INTRO - no repeat]
FILLS
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Fill#1 Fill#2
THEY WON'T KNOW WHY
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Things of Stone and Wood
Timing: 4/4
INTRO:
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[D] [C9] [G5] [C9] [G5]
[D]Our eyes will [C9]wander across this v[G5]acant wall,
Stumble across the [C9]dusty floor,[G5]
[D]And we will [C9]hide beneath this b[G5]lanket full of holes,
Through which the [C9]cold has crawled
Its way in[G5]to our bones
[D]And we will [C9]fly int[G5]o the Winter's night,
[D]Our tears will [C9]crystallise,[G5]
[D]And they will [C9]rain upo[G5]n the frozen earth
And [D]people will smile when they [C9]stumble across them [G5]shining,
They won't know [C9]why,
They won't know [D]why.
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[D]Helby Baby, Tell me can you see,
[C9]We're gonna soar, we're gonna be free,
[G5]Nothing they can do can touch us now,
[C9]Nothing they can do can touch us now.
[D]We're gonna soar amongst the universe,
[C9]We're gonna be freer than the birds.
[G5]We're gonna fly out where the sun won't shine,
[C9]Shining down on everyone.
[D]And we will [C9]fly int[G5]o the Winter's [C9]night,
[D]Our tears will [C9]crystallise,[G5][C9]
[D]And they will [C9]rain upo[G5]n the frozen [C9]earth
And [D]people will smile when they [C9]stumble across them [G5]shining,
They won't know [C9]why,
They won't know [G5]why.[C9]
They'll feel a [G5]glowing in their hearts,
Feel a [G5]glowing in their hearts,
They won't know why,
[D]Do do do do do
[C9]Do do do do do
They'll feel it [G5]shooting up their arms,
They'll feel it [C9]explode across their minds like song.
[D]Do do do do do
[C9]Do do do do do
[G5]Do do do do do
[C9]Do do do do do
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[D]Do do do do do
[C9]Do do do do do
[G5]Do do do do do
[C9]Do do do do do
[D]And we will [C9]fly int[G5]o the Winter's [C9]night,
[D]Our tears will [C9]crystallise,[G5][C9]
[D]And they will [C9]rain upo[G5]n the frozen [C9]earth
And [D]people will smile when they [C9]stumble across them [G5]shining,
They won't know [C9]why,
They won't know [D]why.
[D]And we will [C9]fly int[G5]o the Winter's [C9]night,
[D]Our tears will [C9]crystallise,[G5][C9]
[D]And they will [C9]rain upo[G5]n the frozen [C9]earth
And [D]people will smile when they [C9]stumble across them [G5]shining,
They won't know [C9]why,
They won't know [D]why.
IS THIS WHERE I MUST LIE
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Things of Stone and Wood
Timing: 4/4
The harmonica part of this song is played through a
'Wah' pedal - I think they sometimes also use a
distortion pedal, like in 'Hand Grenade'.
INTRO:
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(Played on Bass)
Bass line is played
This land once scarred right through verse
With song suffocates,
Beneath this deathly sheet of plastic,
That we call our home.
Australia -
What have we done
Cm Bb Cm Eb Bb Chords played on
Ab F Ab Bb amplified steel string -
continue through verses -
Cm Bb Cm Eb Bb same rhythm as bass
[Ab] [F] [Ab] [Bb]
The ancient voices
Silenced by the hum,
By the fury of this emptyness,
(It is) A tuneless song sung with precision,
A poem dead without meaning,
(It is) A love that never new passion -
A body without a heart.
What have we done.
[Cm]Is [Bb]this where I must[Ab] lie.
Is [Bb]this where I must[Cm] lie.[Bb][Cm]
Is [Bb]this where I must[Ab] lie.[Bb]
I have seen the other side.
[Cm] [Bb] [Cm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [F] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Cm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [F] [Ab] [Bb]
The crimes run in our blood,
They shadow every step,
Step lightly my friends,
Won't you paint my face in ochre and truth,
Won't you scar my chest with wisdom,
Won't you fill my head with dreams,
Won't you bury me,
Bury me deep.
[Cm]Is [Bb]this where I must[Ab] lie.
Is [Bb]this where I must[Cm] lie.[Bb][Cm]
Is [Bb]this where I must[Ab] lie.[Bb]
[Cm]I have seen the other side.
CHARLIE SCANLON
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Things of Stone and Wood
Instrumental, 3/4 time.
H P P H S
/ \
Repeat inside the following chord pattern: | (right here)
|
G D |
G D |
Em D |
G D |
|
The D chord is played on the final slide from the C# to the D on the A string
This pattern is played three times.
The final riff is slightly different, and played without accompaniment.
H S P
| LEGEND: |
| H - Hammer on |
| S/ - slide up |
| P - pull off |
-Happy Birthday Helen EP
MY PRAYER
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Things of Stone and Wood
Timing: 3/4
INTRO:
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Play FILL #1 twice.
VERSE:
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Play (FILL #1) once for each line
How
I
Remember the day
She danced to the rocks there at Eden
Oh Oh Oh Oh .... (BASS ENTERS)
(Play FILL #1 twice)
Still
I
See the man and his tyre
'neath his belly to stop him from drowning
Then he walked on water
(Play FILL #1 twice - This time with an accoustic guitar strumming D
on the first beat of each bar)
And [Am]we
Talked there for [C]hours
About [Am]whether
Or not I be[C]lieved in [G]you
And [Am]so I looked up to the [C]mountains
And I kn[Am]ew that the dream will live [D]on
(Play FILL #1 twice - continue through verses)
Slumber
On you morning that wakes
The lovers entwined in their small tent
Oh oh oh oh ...
Hold
That
Breath you shall blow
Sending lovers from here back to Melbourne
Pass them over
Hey-ey ...
And [Am]I
Felt like a [C]good man
As I [Am]held her
There by the[C] stream[G]
And [Am]from a snake so black she [C]fled into my arms
And I kn[Am]ew the dream will live on[D]
[No chord - spoken]
This is my prayer
[Am]Please forgive me [C]my despair[G]
And [Am]set my raging [C]spirit [G]free
And [Am]I will [C]sing for [G]you my [Am]prayer
You've [Am]laid me in her arm[C]s
You've [Am]bathed us in [C]summer light
By the [Am]look in her [C]eyes
The dream will live o[D]n
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FILL #1
H U U H U U H U U
Legend:
H - Hammer on (use pinky)
U - Up stroke
[
(Fill one can also be played as this - Easier but I
don't think it's as accurate)
]
- Following songs from 'Wildflowers' EP; It's fantastic, BTW.
WILDFLOWERS
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Things of Stone and Wood
Timing: 4/4 (may be 2/4 - I never can tell?)
INTRO:
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[G5] [Csus9] [Am] [C]
The Piano intro goes something like this:(arranged for guitar)
[G5] H P P H [Csus9] H P P H[Am]
H P P H[C]
LEGEND: (I know the tab above is wrong -
~~~~~~~ I just put it there to give
H - Hammer on you guys a starter for working it out.
P - Pull off I'll post up if I get anywhere)
/ - slide up
[G5]Across this land everybody settled down[Csus9]
To a night of fitful [Am]dreams
And strange appa[C]ritions
As we [G5]tossed and turned we saw ourselves [Csus9]exactly as we are
And not surp[Am]risingly we found i[C]t frightening
Hey![G5][Csus9][Am][C]
Well you don't [G5]choose the place or choose the time
But [Csus9]history's a slippery slide
Be [Am]careful of those nasty drops down [C]to the right
When your [G5]hit it must seem a pretty good choice
For [Csus9]they give all of our malice voice
[Am]What do we expect if we won't [C]open our arms
G5(?) Csus9(?)
(Singin' Hey) We're all just earings to the left of our parents
[Am]They're all just haircuts to the [C]left of theirs
[G5]And we all wonder
"Why do [Csus9]nazis grow like wildflowers!"
(Hey!) [G5]Helen let's ditch the car let's hide
We'll through [Csus9]seeds of doubt at passersby
[Am]They will cross onto our side,
We'll [C]sing our songs into the night
As we [G5]cast off all those strange facades
We'll [Csus9]see that we're all uniquely scarred
By the [Am]same hand
Beneath the [C]same smile
(Singin' [G5]Hey) We're all just earings to the [Csus9]left of our parents
[Am]They're all just haircuts to the [C]left of theirs
[G5]And we all wonder
"Why do [Csus9]nazis grow like wildflowers!"
[G5]Everybody dreams the same visions [Csus9]in the end
I [Am]know, everybody feels [C]trapped and tired
So if you [G5]see a strange door to your right
Then [C]drop your things and run for it
(Singin' [G5]Hey) We're all just earings to the [Csus9]left of our parents
[Am]They're all just haircuts to the [C]left of theirs
[G5]And we all wonder
"Why do [Csus9]nazis grow like wildflowers!"
[G5] [Csus9] [Am] [C]
"Why do nazis grow like wildflowers!"
[G5] [Csus9] [Am] [C] [G5]
ACROSS THE GRAIN
~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~
Things of Stone and Wood
With the frost of the [C]winter
[Am] With the mist from a [G]wave[Csus9][G]
[G] With the dust of the [C]wasteland
[Am] Yeah, I will [G]bathe myself[Csus9][G]
[G] Spirit who won't bel[C]ieve
[Am] In the wind that has ble[G]ssed him[Csus9][G]
[G] In the wind that has [C]billowed
[Am] His lung full of [G]song
A[C]cross the [G]grain, I'll [Am]find my [C]way
From the [C]rock down to the [G]sea
And [C]there I [G]pray, my [Am]ash will r[C]est
With the [C]waters fury ....[G]
[Instrumental - same chords as verse's]
A[C]cross the [G]grain, I'll [Am]find my w[C]ay
From the [C]rock down to the [G]sea
And [C]there I [G]pray, my [Am]ash will r[C]est
With the [C]waters fury I shout to the [Am]night
Please let tomorrows sun come [G5]shine on me
A brand new [D]day ....
[C] Everything I think will be [Am]sweet
Everything I think will be [G]loving[G]
[C] And every word I speak will be[Am] true
And everything I think will be [G]holy[G]
And this hand could [C]hurt
[Am] Will sketch out my [G]love for her[Csus9][G]
On her back while she [C]sleeps
[Am] While the morning wispers of
[G]Every single sacred life in the world
A[C]cross the [G]grain, I'll [Am]find my [C]way
From the [C]rock down to the [G]sea
And [C]there I [G]pray, my [Am]ash will r[C]est
With the [C]waters fury ....[G] Hey.....
A[C]cross the [G]grain, I'll [Am]find my [C]way
From the [C]rock down to the [G]sea
And [C]there I [G]pray, my [Am]ash will r[C]est
With the [C]waters fury ....[G]
FRANKIE GRINS (AT HIS MILLIONTH SIN)
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
Things of Stone and Wood
Timing: 4/4
When he was [G]young he walked with such [C]gentle steps
While [G]leaving no trace he [C]thought he was blessed
He said,[G] "I won't do a[C]ny harm"[G][G]
His [G]dreams they were filled with the [C]forgiveness of spring
He [G]thanked the sky for any [C]gift
He said,[G] "I won't do any [C]harm here"
But he heard [Am]whispers as he walked past the [C]fake gold lights
"You must [G]cheat to succeed there my [C]naive child"
As he [Am]surrended he thought he did so too [C]easily
[G]Frankie cried at his very first lie
[G] [C] [G] [C]
The [G]lie it was simple and it's [C]produce was great
Guilt [G]twisted it's fingers [C]around his heart
He said [G]"I did not mean any [C]harm"[G][G]
But soon [G]ambition replaced all the [C]love he had known
The [G]spring wasn't rebirth but [C]prosperity now
He said [G]"I've not done many [C]things wrong"
But he heard [Am]whispers as he walked past the [C]fake gold lights
"You must [G]steal to stay here my [C]angry young man"
He said "[Am]I shan't be robbed of my [C]labour's toil"
And he [G]did not feel at his hundredth evil
[G] [C] [G] [C]
Now he hears [G]condemnation in the [C]winds as they creep
[G]In through the walls of this [C]castle he's built
He says [G]"You can't touch me any [C]more"[G][G]
But the [G]cold and the hate they're just [C]one in his bones
The sweet [G]dreams of the young make him [C]angrier still
He cautions "[G]When you've done what I've done you will [C]think what I think"
[G] [G]
But he hears [Am]whispers as he walked past the [C]fake gold lights
"You must [G]kill to stay here my [C]angry old man"
And he [Am]looks out with scorn at his [C]colourless world
[G]Frankie grins at his [C]millionth sin
[G]Frankie cried at his [C]very first lie
And he [G]did not feel at his [C]hundredth evil
Now [G]Frankie grins at his [C]millionth sin[C][C][G]
~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
Things of Stone and Wood
Transcribed - Mark Osborne: MBOSB1@mfs02.cc.monash.edu.au
SONG LIST: AVAILABILITY:
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Share This Wine Yes
Heidelberg Yes
Happy Birthday Helen Yes
Rock This Boat No
Wrapped Yes
Beg No
The Yearning Yes
Single Perfect Raindrop Yes
Rain Fell Down No
Barkly St. No
In Our Home Yes
They Won't Know Why Yes
Is This Where I Must Lie Yes
Charlie Scanlon Yes
PLUS
~~~~
My Prayer - from the 'Happy Birthday Helen' EP
Wildflowers - from the 'Wildflowers' EP
Across the Grain " " " "
Frankie Grins " " " "
If you can fill in some of the gaps above, it would be most appreciated!
CHORDS:
~~~~~~~
D xx0232
Dsus xx0233
D9 xx0230
C9 x32033
Csus9 x32013
C x32010
G5 320033
G 320003
A x02220
Am x02210
Asus x02230
Asus9 x02200
Cm x35543
Bb x13331
Eb x68886
[Ab] [466544]
[F]Em [133211]022000
SHARE THIS WINE
~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
Things of Stone and Wood
INTRO:
~~~~~~
(FILL #1) five times
(FILL #2) (FILL #3)
G5 (FILL #3) C (FILL #3)
[Am] [C] [G5]
VERSE:
~~~~~~
From this chair I see the [G5]sun
Bathe me in shadows of Co[C]mmission flats.
Though the cold does touch my [Am]arm,
I turn to face the [C]fire on telly[G5].
A generation with our [G5]hands in blood,
Like all the generations [C]gone before,
And though we thought we learnt our [Am]lessons,
It seems we learnt [C]them too well.[G5]
So darling [Am]share this [C]wine with [G5]me.
We'll be together on the [Am]eve of [C]World War [G5]III
And will the children that have [Em]grown so high
In the [C]back of our minds - [G5]slip through our fingers like [C]oil.
[
(FILL #3)
G5 (FILL #3) C (FILL #3)
[Am]][C][G5]
I think I must have seen a [G5]thousand films
Where all the boys come back from [C]Vietnam
And when they said they'd purged their [Am]conscience,
For a second I thought they [C]meant it.
So in the congress hear them [G5]plead,
And try and carve their words in [C]history
Though we all fear the loss of [Am]life,
Our leaders fear the [C]rise in global [G5]petrol prices.
So darling [Am]share this [C]wine with[G5] me.
We'll be together on the [Am]eve of [C]World War [G5]III
And will the children that have [Em]grown so high
In the [C]back of our minds - [G5]slip through or fingers like [C]oil.
[Mandolin solo - Accompanied by same chords as verses]
So darling [Am]share this [C]wine with[G5] me.
We'll be together on the [Am]eve of [C]World War [G5]III
And will the children that have [Em]grown so high
In the [C]back of our minds - [G5]slip through or fingers like [C]oil.
[
(FILL #3)
G5 (FILL #3) C (FILL #3)
[Am]][C][G5]
[G5] [C] [Am] [C] [G5]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FILL #1
e--7--7-7--8--7--10--10-10---7--8--7---5---|
B--8--8-8--8--8---8---8--8---8--8--8---8---|
G--7--7-7--7--7---7---7--7---7--7--7---7---|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
FILL #2
e--7--7-7--8--7--10-----|
B--8--8-8--8--8---8-----|
G--7--7-7--7--7---7-----|
D-----------------------|
A-----------------------|
E-----------------------|
FILL #3
e--12-12---10-10---7-7--|
B--12-12---10-10---8-8--|
G------------------9-9--|
D-----------------------|
A-----------------------|
E-----------------------|
A word on the fill's -
According to Craig at BHP, the G string is played open for
both FILL's #1 & #2. I'm undecided, though I'm starting to
think this may be the case.
HEIDELBERG
~~~~~~~~~~
Things of Stone and Wood
Timing: 4/4
[A]Well I got your breath, [Whole verse is played
with a palm-muted A, play
But I do not breathe your politics FIG #1 repeatedly
over the top]
While you'd sing
With eyes so close together
We focus in different directions,
Hey we look the same
But not the same way,
Same way at all.
[A] [A] [Asus] [A] [C9] [G5]
[A] [A] [Asus] [A] [C9] [G5]
[A] [A] [Asus] [A] [C9] [G5]
[A] [A] [Asus] [A] [C9] [G5]
[A]With summer painted 'cross the sky,
I see this child do laps around his sheltered life
(Hey .....
Such lofted dreams fill his head
my little one ...)
He thinks he talks with God
He thinks he reads the future
(Hey ......
Between the red brick and the back fence
my little one .....)
While [A]father swore that [G5]we must hold the [C9]shore
Against the [G5]evils in this world,
[A]If I must [G5]watch this sunset
[C9]I vow I will [G5]dream of Heidelberg.
[A] [A] [Asus] [A] [C9] [G5]
We fell[A][A][Asus][A][C9][G5]
From Eden.[A][A][Asus][A][C9][G5]
We lost our money.[A][A][Asus][A][C9][G5]
[A]Red flag meets red [G5]wine across the [C9]Christmas dinner,
I [G5]dream inside this [A]shore bound gale that
[G5]Takes me to the [C9]battlefield,
Where I'll [G5]face my own.
And [A]father swore that [G5]we must hold the [C9]shore
Against the [G5]evils in this [A]world,
If I must [G5]watch this sunset
[C9]I vow I will [G5]dream of Heidelberg.
[A] [A] [Asus] [A] [C9] [G5]
[A] [A] [Asus] [A] [C9] [G5]
[A] [A] [Asus] [A] [C9] [G5]
[A] [A] [Asus] [A] [C9] [G5]
Hey .........[A]..[A]My[Asus] litt[A]le one [C9] (et[G5]c.)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FIG. #1
e-------------------------0--------|
B---3------3--------3-------3------|
G-----2-2----2--------2-2-----2----|
D-------------2--------------------|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HELEN
~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
Things of Stone and Wood
This is the best I can do so far. The chords for the extended chorus at the
end are possibly wrong - If anyone finds something wrong, tell me - I
want to play it right too. As far as the 'solo'(if thats what you'd call it)
goes, don't hasle too much about the D note running through it. If you're
playing in a group, it won't be missed (in fact, I don't think TOSAW worry
about it much when they play it live anyway). Otherwise you can just get the
bass to play - probably best.
Chords:
D(group) consists of
[Dsus] [D] [D(9)] [D]
-INTRO
D C(9) G5 C(9) D(group)
D(group)
Let's not forget last night,
(Yeah) how we [C(9)]drove along the Yarra,
G5 C(9) D(group)
How we sang harmonies to Carole King.
These [D]three years now just gone,
They are the [C(9)]legends of my mind,
We both [G5]kneel at these rocks and [C(9)]drink of the memories[Dsus][D]
[D(9)]You ar[D]e the [G5]tunes in my head,
The [C(9)]fire in my ribs,[Dsus] [D] .
[D(9)]You a[D]re the [G5]voice in my heart that [C(9)]whispers compassion[G5][G5]
Happy Bithday Helen.
D C(9) G5 C(9) D(group)
[D]We kissed on that bridge that fell down
While we [C(9)]held hands at the Taj,
G5 C(9) D(group)
We've been stuck in a cave with that bloke who says 'Oi Am',
And when I [D]cried for my cruel heart,
You rubbed my [C(9)]back 'til I felt better,
We ate [G5]bread on the lake and [C(9)]yearned for the seasons.[Dsus][D]
[D(9)]You a[D]re the [G5]tunes in my head,
The [C(9)]fire in my ribs, [Dsus] [D] .
[D(9)]You a[D]re the [G5]voice in my heart that [C(9)]whispers compassion[G5][G5]
Happy Bithday Helen.
D C(9) G5 C(9) D(group)
SOLO-
e---3-2-0-------0-2-|
B---------3---3-----|
G-----------2-------| (Play three times)
D--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A-------------------|
E-------------------|
e---3-2-0-------0-2-|
B---------3---3-----|
G-----------2-------|
D--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A-------------------|
E-------------------|
(You are the ...)
You are the [G5]tunes in my head,
The [C(9)]fire in my ribs,[Dsus][D]
[D(9)]You a[D]re the [G5]voice in my heart that [C(9)]whispers compassion
You are the [C(9)]storm on the ocean,
The [G5]poems in the trees,
The [C(9)]smell of the winter that [G5]haunts me each Autumn
My [C(9)]everything
You are my [G5]everything .
You are my [C(9)]everything[C(9)]
Happy Birthday Helen
[Repeat intro a few times and fade out]
WRAPPED
~~~~~~~
Things of Stone and Wood
Timing: 4/4
INTRO:
~~~~~~
[A] [C] [D] [A] [C] [D] [A] [C][D][A][C][D]
[A]I watched the [C]lights go out in [D]your eyes,
I felt the [C]love seep out of [A]my life,
I saw the [C]truths we etched in [D]stone,
I watched them [C]blow away like [A]sand[C].[D][A][C][D][A][C][D][A][C][D]
[A]I saw the [C]anger in your [D]smile,
I felt your [C]hate still burn on [A]naked flesh,
I saw you [C]swear upon your lie,[D]
I kissed the [C]scars and they have burn[A]ed my lips[C].[D][A][C][D]
[A] [C] [D] [A] [C] [D]
[C]You say you've [D]seen it all,[C]
But what can [D]you [C]show,
You've got you're [A]hate,[C][D][A][C][D][A][C][D]
Wrapped around you.[A][C][D]
You've got you're [A]hate,[C][D][A][C][D][A][C][D]
Wrapped around you.[A][C][D]
[A]I heard the [C]love professed for [D]all,
I saw it [C]locked inside your [A]front door,
I heard your [C]blessings like the [D]sun,
I felt the [C]loathing deep with[A]in you[C]r [D]touch[A][C][D][A][C][D][A][C][D]
[C]You say you've [D]seen it all,
[C]But what can [D]you [C]show,
You've got you're [A]hate,[C][D][A][C][D][A][C][D]
Wrapped around you[A].[C][D]
You've got you're [A]hate,[C][D][A][C][D][A][C][D]
Wrapped around you[A].[C][D]
[ Instrumental - mainly harmonica
A C D D (harmonica starts here
[A] [C] [D] [D]
[A] [C] [D] [D]
[A]][C][D][D]
[A] [C] [D] [A] [C] [D] [A] [C][D][A][C][D]
[C]You say you've [D]seen it all,
[C]But what can [D]you [C]show,
You've got you're [A]hate,[C][D][A][C][D][A][C][D]
Wrapped around you[A].[C][D]
You've got you're [A]hate,[C][D][A][C][D][A][C][D]
Wrapped around you[A].[C][D]
You've got you're [A]hate,[C][D]
(You've got you're promises[A],[C][D]
You've got you're promises[A],[C][D]
What are they worth)[A][C][D]
You've got you're [A]hate,[C][D]
(You've got you're promises[A],[C][D]
You've got you're promises[A],[C][D]
What are they worth)[A][C][D][A]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
With the riff part of 'A C D', it usually goes back to a C,
more as a ghost note than anything - add it in here and there
if you think it's worth it.
THE YEARNING
~~~ ~~~~~~~~
Things of Stone and Wood
In parts of this song, I've broken the chords up into separate
measures - easier to write, easier to read.
I've labelled them as such
A A&&
e--0--0-0--0--0-- e--0--0-0--0--0---|
B--3--2-2--3--2-- B--0--2-2--0--2---|
G--2--2-2--2--2-- G--2--2-2--2--2---|
D--2--2-2--2--2-- D--2--2-2--2--2---|
A--0--0-0--0--0-- A--0--0-0--0--0---|
E---------------- E-----------------|
D D&&
e--0--2-2--0--2----- e--0--2-2--0--2--2--0-2-0-3-2-2-0--|
B--3--3-3--3--3----- B--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G--2--2-2--2--2----- G--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D--0--0-0--0--0----- D--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A------------------- A----------------------------------|
E------------------- E----------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
INTRO -
A A&& A&&
A D
The stars will dwarf me,
D A
And the winds will scatter me,
A D&& A
And the earth will have me at last.
A D
I weep upon my own grave,
D A
I (will) cry for grief,
A D
I (will) cry for love,
I will cry from [D]guilt.[C(9)]
And so I must [G5]ask the unanswerable.[D]
Why?[G5][C(9)]
And I must [G5]ask the unanswerable.[D]
It's in the [D]hand that heals,
It's in the [C(9)]hand that ble[G5]sses,
It's in the [D]hand that kills,
It's in the [C(9)]hand that see[G5]ks redemption,
[D]By gently stroking the bruise[C(9)]s of it's fury[G5]'s crimes.
[D] [C(9)] [G5]
This is the [D]search for a god,[C(9)][G5]
This is the [D]horror of mortal[C(9)]ity,[G5]
This is the [D]shadow of death tor[C(9)]menting m[G5]e,
This is the [D]yearning for more,
The [C(9)]yearning for [G5]more than th[D]is,[C(9)][G5]
I [D]yearn[C(9)][G5]
I [D]yearn[C(9)][G5]
I [D]yearn[C(9)][G5]
[D] [Asus] [A]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There is a high possibility of there being mistakes in the transcription
of this song - if you find one, please let me know or post up a repaired
version, this is more of a starter than a complete transcription.
SINGLE PERFECT RAINDROP
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
Things of Stone and Wood
Timing: 4/4
During singing, the G chord is played in an arpegio fashion,
during the viola part it's strummed. I'm not a great fan of
this song, so I haven't put too much work into transcribing it
- sorry if you do like it.
[G]Well I wander round this mind amidst the
[G]Ruins of a lonely child,
[G]I used to think I talked with spirits
[G]Now I think I talk with crooks,
[G]And I wonder if I ever did
[G]Anything good at all.
[G]Ever.
[G]So I lie awake at night and vow
[G]I'm not going to think about.
I've got [C]self deception tattooed like a [G]flag across my back,
[C]Holding hands with war-mongers I [G]feel I've been betrayed,
[C]Though I dance in luxury without [G]her I'll die of thirst,
She's a [C]single perfect [G]raindrop,
[C]When she falls she takes my breath away.
Well I [G]advertise the scars of middle classness
[G]Like a shiny piece of junkmail,
[G]I've inherited the meanness
[G]Like a dinnerset kept for family gatherings,
[G]But she will scream and tell me all the
[G]Magic in her magic life,
[G]We will laugh at how I'm scared of
[G]Everything that moves lest it crash
[G]Into me or with me in it.
I've got [C]self deception tattooed like a [G]flag across my back,
[C]Holding hands with war-mongers I [G]feel I've been betrayed,
[C]Though I dance in luxury without [G]her I'll die of thirst,
She's a [C]single perfect [G]raindrop,
[C]When she falls she takes my breath away.
[C]Ah ..... What a [G]dissapointment this would all be
[C]Ah ..... What a dissapointment.
'Cause I've got [C]self deception tattooed like a [G]flag across my back,
[C]Holding hands with war-mongers I [G]feel I've been betrayed,
[C]Though I dance in luxury without [G]her I'll die of thirst,
She's a [C]single perfect [G]raindrop,
[C]When she falls she takes my breath away.
IN OUR HOME
~~ ~~~ ~~~~
Things of Stone and Wood
The intro isn't definitive, it's just a guide - I usually play it different
every time. The chords during the verses etc. are played in the same general
fashion.
INTRO:
~~~~~
e-------3-3---2------2---0--0---0---3---3----3---|
B-----3-3-----3--3-3-3---1--1---1---3------3-----|
G-----0-------2--2-------0----0-----0----0-0-----|
D------------------------2----------0----0-------|
A---2--------------------3----------2------------|
E---3-------3-------------------------3----------|
e---3-3----2---2----0---0---0----3-3---0---3-----|
B---3-3----3-3------1---1---1----3-3---3---3-----|
G---0------2-2------0---0---0----0---0-0---0-----| [REPEAT THROUGH]
D---0----------------------------0---0-----0-----|
A---2-------------3---2---0------2---------2-----|
E---3----3-----------------------3---------3-----|
Your [G5]sisters golden h[D]air now falls
ac[C]ross the bed we [G5]called our own
She [G5]holds her fella [D]tight they mock
C G5 (Fill#1)
the isolation of the night
[Am] Every loving [C]laugh I've known is now a
G5 D (Fill#2)
match between my lids
[Am] The night is[C] long[Am] since you have [D]gone
From our home
[INTRO]
Can you [G5]feel [D]me can you [C]feel [G5]me
As I [G5]reach to touch you [D]in the night[C][G5]
I'd [Am]run to you now [C]if I could,
G5 D (Fill#2)
But it's a dream my limbs are still
[Am] The night plays [C]tricks on me [Am]since you have [D]gone
From our home
[INTRO]
So I will [G5]hide beneath the [D]whispering trees
I'll [C]kiss you in my [G5]memory
We [G5]walk atop these [D]hills of sand
See [C]how you soothe this [G5]shaking drunken hand.
Be[Am]neath the burning su[C]n
G5 D (Fill#2)
I felt us melting into one
[Am] A year [C]ago [Am]when you were [D]here
In our home
[INTRO]
So I will [G5]raise my voice to the [D]north-bound wind
In the [C]morning you will [G5]hear me sing
A [G5]breeze to soothe your [D]fitful rest
You'll [C]hold this ghost song [G5]to your chest
You'll [Am]cross the desert, [C]cross the seas
For a [G5]second you will [D]lie with me
[Am] You'll lie with me[C] [Am]You'll lie with [D]me
In our home.
[INTRO - no repeat]
FILLS
~~~~~
Fill#1 Fill#2
e---------------- e----3--2---|
B-----1----1----- B----3------|
G-----0----0----- G----2------|
D-----2----0----- D-----------|
A---3----2----0-- A-----------|
E---------------- E-----------|
THEY WON'T KNOW WHY
~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~
Things of Stone and Wood
Timing: 4/4
INTRO:
~~~~~~
[D] [C9] [G5] [C9] [G5]
[D]Our eyes will [C9]wander across this v[G5]acant wall,
Stumble across the [C9]dusty floor,[G5]
[D]And we will [C9]hide beneath this b[G5]lanket full of holes,
Through which the [C9]cold has crawled
Its way in[G5]to our bones
[D]And we will [C9]fly int[G5]o the Winter's night,
[D]Our tears will [C9]crystallise,[G5]
[D]And they will [C9]rain upo[G5]n the frozen earth
And [D]people will smile when they [C9]stumble across them [G5]shining,
They won't know [C9]why,
They won't know [D]why.
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[D]Helby Baby, Tell me can you see,
[C9]We're gonna soar, we're gonna be free,
[G5]Nothing they can do can touch us now,
[C9]Nothing they can do can touch us now.
[D]We're gonna soar amongst the universe,
[C9]We're gonna be freer than the birds.
[G5]We're gonna fly out where the sun won't shine,
[C9]Shining down on everyone.
[D]And we will [C9]fly int[G5]o the Winter's [C9]night,
[D]Our tears will [C9]crystallise,[G5][C9]
[D]And they will [C9]rain upo[G5]n the frozen [C9]earth
And [D]people will smile when they [C9]stumble across them [G5]shining,
They won't know [C9]why,
They won't know [G5]why.[C9]
They'll feel a [G5]glowing in their hearts,
Feel a [G5]glowing in their hearts,
They won't know why,
[D]Do do do do do
[C9]Do do do do do
They'll feel it [G5]shooting up their arms,
They'll feel it [C9]explode across their minds like song.
[D]Do do do do do
[C9]Do do do do do
[G5]Do do do do do
[C9]Do do do do do
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[D]Do do do do do
[C9]Do do do do do
[G5]Do do do do do
[C9]Do do do do do
[D]And we will [C9]fly int[G5]o the Winter's [C9]night,
[D]Our tears will [C9]crystallise,[G5][C9]
[D]And they will [C9]rain upo[G5]n the frozen [C9]earth
And [D]people will smile when they [C9]stumble across them [G5]shining,
They won't know [C9]why,
They won't know [D]why.
[D]And we will [C9]fly int[G5]o the Winter's [C9]night,
[D]Our tears will [C9]crystallise,[G5][C9]
[D]And they will [C9]rain upo[G5]n the frozen [C9]earth
And [D]people will smile when they [C9]stumble across them [G5]shining,
They won't know [C9]why,
They won't know [D]why.
IS THIS WHERE I MUST LIE
~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~ ~~~~ ~~~
Things of Stone and Wood
Timing: 4/4
The harmonica part of this song is played through a
'Wah' pedal - I think they sometimes also use a
distortion pedal, like in 'Hand Grenade'.
INTRO:
~~~~~~
(Played on Bass)
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A---3-3-3-1-3-----7-7---1-1-------------------------1-|
E------------------------------4-4-4-4-4----1-1-1-4---|
Bass line is played
This land once scarred right through verse
With song suffocates,
Beneath this deathly sheet of plastic,
That we call our home.
Australia -
What have we done
Cm Bb Cm Eb Bb Chords played on
Ab F Ab Bb amplified steel string -
continue through verses -
Cm Bb Cm Eb Bb same rhythm as bass
[Ab] [F] [Ab] [Bb]
The ancient voices
Silenced by the hum,
By the fury of this emptyness,
(It is) A tuneless song sung with precision,
A poem dead without meaning,
(It is) A love that never new passion -
A body without a heart.
What have we done.
[Cm]Is [Bb]this where I must[Ab] lie.
Is [Bb]this where I must[Cm] lie.[Bb][Cm]
Is [Bb]this where I must[Ab] lie.[Bb]
I have seen the other side.
[Cm] [Bb] [Cm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [F] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Cm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [F] [Ab] [Bb]
The crimes run in our blood,
They shadow every step,
Step lightly my friends,
Won't you paint my face in ochre and truth,
Won't you scar my chest with wisdom,
Won't you fill my head with dreams,
Won't you bury me,
Bury me deep.
[Cm]Is [Bb]this where I must[Ab] lie.
Is [Bb]this where I must[Cm] lie.[Bb][Cm]
Is [Bb]this where I must[Ab] lie.[Bb]
[Cm]I have seen the other side.
CHARLIE SCANLON
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
Things of Stone and Wood
Instrumental, 3/4 time.
H P P H S
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B--3-----1------0---------------------0---------------------|
G---------------------0-2-0-------0-2---2-0-----0-----------|
D-----------------------------(0)-----------0-2-------------|
A---------------------------------------------------4/5-----|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
/ \
Repeat inside the following chord pattern: | (right here)
|
G D |
G D |
Em D |
G D |
|
The D chord is played on the final slide from the C# to the D on the A string
This pattern is played three times.
The final riff is slightly different, and played without accompaniment.
H S P
e--------------------------------------------------------|
B--3-----1------0----------------------------------------|
G---------------------0-2-0-----------4-2-0------0-------|
D-----------------------------(0)-5/7--------0-2---------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
/----------------\
| LEGEND: |
| H - Hammer on |
| S/ - slide up |
| P - pull off |
\----------------/
-Happy Birthday Helen EP
MY PRAYER
~~ ~~~~~~
Things of Stone and Wood
Timing: 3/4
INTRO:
~~~~~~
Play FILL #1 twice.
VERSE:
~~~~~~
Play (FILL #1) once for each line
How
I
Remember the day
She danced to the rocks there at Eden
Oh Oh Oh Oh .... (BASS ENTERS)
(Play FILL #1 twice)
Still
I
See the man and his tyre
'neath his belly to stop him from drowning
Then he walked on water
(Play FILL #1 twice - This time with an accoustic guitar strumming D
on the first beat of each bar)
And [Am]we
Talked there for [C]hours
About [Am]whether
Or not I be[C]lieved in [G]you
And [Am]so I looked up to the [C]mountains
And I kn[Am]ew that the dream will live [D]on
(Play FILL #1 twice - continue through verses)
Slumber
On you morning that wakes
The lovers entwined in their small tent
Oh oh oh oh ...
Hold
That
Breath you shall blow
Sending lovers from here back to Melbourne
Pass them over
Hey-ey ...
And [Am]I
Felt like a [C]good man
As I [Am]held her
There by the[C] stream[G]
And [Am]from a snake so black she [C]fled into my arms
And I kn[Am]ew the dream will live on[D]
[No chord - spoken]
This is my prayer
[Am]Please forgive me [C]my despair[G]
And [Am]set my raging [C]spirit [G]free
And [Am]I will [C]sing for [G]you my [Am]prayer
You've [Am]laid me in her arm[C]s
You've [Am]bathed us in [C]summer light
By the [Am]look in her [C]eyes
The dream will live o[D]n
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FILL #1
H U U H U U H U U
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B---7-8-8-8----7-8-8-8----7-8-8-8--8--7--7------------------|
G---7---7-7----7---7-7----7---7-7--7--7--7------------------|
D---5---5-5----5---5-5----5---5-5--5--5--5------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
Legend:
H - Hammer on (use pinky)
U - Up stroke
[
(Fill one can also be played as this - Easier but I
don't think it's as accurate)
e---2-3-3-3----2-3-3-3----2-3-3-3--3--2--2------------------|
B---3---3-3----3---3-3----3---3-3--3--3--3------------------|
G---0---0-0----0---0-0----0---0-0--0--0--0------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
]
- Following songs from 'Wildflowers' EP; It's fantastic, BTW.
WILDFLOWERS
~~~~~~~~~~~
Things of Stone and Wood
Timing: 4/4 (may be 2/4 - I never can tell?)
INTRO:
~~~~~~
[G5] [Csus9] [Am] [C]
The Piano intro goes something like this:(arranged for guitar)
[G5] H P P H [Csus9] H P P H[Am]
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------1-0----------------------1-0------------------------|
G------0-2-----2-0------0-------0-2-----2-0------/7-5----------|
D------------------0-2----------------------0-2----------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
H P P H[C]
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------1-0-------------------------------------------------|
G------0-2-----2-0-----2-------(some funky tinkly stuff)-------|
D------------------0-2-----------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
LEGEND: (I know the tab above is wrong -
~~~~~~~ I just put it there to give
H - Hammer on you guys a starter for working it out.
P - Pull off I'll post up if I get anywhere)
/ - slide up
[G5]Across this land everybody settled down[Csus9]
To a night of fitful [Am]dreams
And strange appa[C]ritions
As we [G5]tossed and turned we saw ourselves [Csus9]exactly as we are
And not surp[Am]risingly we found i[C]t frightening
Hey![G5][Csus9][Am][C]
Well you don't [G5]choose the place or choose the time
But [Csus9]history's a slippery slide
Be [Am]careful of those nasty drops down [C]to the right
When your [G5]hit it must seem a pretty good choice
For [Csus9]they give all of our malice voice
[Am]What do we expect if we won't [C]open our arms
G5(?) Csus9(?)
(Singin' Hey) We're all just earings to the left of our parents
[Am]They're all just haircuts to the [C]left of theirs
[G5]And we all wonder
"Why do [Csus9]nazis grow like wildflowers!"
(Hey!) [G5]Helen let's ditch the car let's hide
We'll through [Csus9]seeds of doubt at passersby
[Am]They will cross onto our side,
We'll [C]sing our songs into the night
As we [G5]cast off all those strange facades
We'll [Csus9]see that we're all uniquely scarred
By the [Am]same hand
Beneath the [C]same smile
(Singin' [G5]Hey) We're all just earings to the [Csus9]left of our parents
[Am]They're all just haircuts to the [C]left of theirs
[G5]And we all wonder
"Why do [Csus9]nazis grow like wildflowers!"
[G5]Everybody dreams the same visions [Csus9]in the end
I [Am]know, everybody feels [C]trapped and tired
So if you [G5]see a strange door to your right
Then [C]drop your things and run for it
(Singin' [G5]Hey) We're all just earings to the [Csus9]left of our parents
[Am]They're all just haircuts to the [C]left of theirs
[G5]And we all wonder
"Why do [Csus9]nazis grow like wildflowers!"
[G5] [Csus9] [Am] [C]
"Why do nazis grow like wildflowers!"
[G5] [Csus9] [Am] [C] [G5]
ACROSS THE GRAIN
~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~
Things of Stone and Wood
With the frost of the [C]winter
[Am] With the mist from a [G]wave[Csus9][G]
[G] With the dust of the [C]wasteland
[Am] Yeah, I will [G]bathe myself[Csus9][G]
[G] Spirit who won't bel[C]ieve
[Am] In the wind that has ble[G]ssed him[Csus9][G]
[G] In the wind that has [C]billowed
[Am] His lung full of [G]song
A[C]cross the [G]grain, I'll [Am]find my [C]way
From the [C]rock down to the [G]sea
And [C]there I [G]pray, my [Am]ash will r[C]est
With the [C]waters fury ....[G]
[Instrumental - same chords as verse's]
A[C]cross the [G]grain, I'll [Am]find my w[C]ay
From the [C]rock down to the [G]sea
And [C]there I [G]pray, my [Am]ash will r[C]est
With the [C]waters fury I shout to the [Am]night
Please let tomorrows sun come [G5]shine on me
A brand new [D]day ....
[C] Everything I think will be [Am]sweet
Everything I think will be [G]loving[G]
[C] And every word I speak will be[Am] true
And everything I think will be [G]holy[G]
And this hand could [C]hurt
[Am] Will sketch out my [G]love for her[Csus9][G]
On her back while she [C]sleeps
[Am] While the morning wispers of
[G]Every single sacred life in the world
A[C]cross the [G]grain, I'll [Am]find my [C]way
From the [C]rock down to the [G]sea
And [C]there I [G]pray, my [Am]ash will r[C]est
With the [C]waters fury ....[G] Hey.....
A[C]cross the [G]grain, I'll [Am]find my [C]way
From the [C]rock down to the [G]sea
And [C]there I [G]pray, my [Am]ash will r[C]est
With the [C]waters fury ....[G]
FRANKIE GRINS (AT HIS MILLIONTH SIN)
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
Things of Stone and Wood
Timing: 4/4
When he was [G]young he walked with such [C]gentle steps
While [G]leaving no trace he [C]thought he was blessed
He said,[G] "I won't do a[C]ny harm"[G][G]
His [G]dreams they were filled with the [C]forgiveness of spring
He [G]thanked the sky for any [C]gift
He said,[G] "I won't do any [C]harm here"
But he heard [Am]whispers as he walked past the [C]fake gold lights
"You must [G]cheat to succeed there my [C]naive child"
As he [Am]surrended he thought he did so too [C]easily
[G]Frankie cried at his very first lie
[G] [C] [G] [C]
The [G]lie it was simple and it's [C]produce was great
Guilt [G]twisted it's fingers [C]around his heart
He said [G]"I did not mean any [C]harm"[G][G]
But soon [G]ambition replaced all the [C]love he had known
The [G]spring wasn't rebirth but [C]prosperity now
He said [G]"I've not done many [C]things wrong"
But he heard [Am]whispers as he walked past the [C]fake gold lights
"You must [G]steal to stay here my [C]angry young man"
He said "[Am]I shan't be robbed of my [C]labour's toil"
And he [G]did not feel at his hundredth evil
[G] [C] [G] [C]
Now he hears [G]condemnation in the [C]winds as they creep
[G]In through the walls of this [C]castle he's built
He says [G]"You can't touch me any [C]more"[G][G]
But the [G]cold and the hate they're just [C]one in his bones
The sweet [G]dreams of the young make him [C]angrier still
He cautions "[G]When you've done what I've done you will [C]think what I think"
[G] [G]
But he hears [Am]whispers as he walked past the [C]fake gold lights
"You must [G]kill to stay here my [C]angry old man"
And he [Am]looks out with scorn at his [C]colourless world
[G]Frankie grins at his [C]millionth sin
[G]Frankie cried at his [C]very first lie
And he [G]did not feel at his [C]hundredth evil
Now [G]Frankie grins at his [C]millionth sin[C][C][G]
