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Matapedia Full Album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Matapedia Full Album
Tuning: E A D G B E
1. Matapedia
2. Goin' Back To Harlan
3. I Don't Know
4. Hang Out Your Heart
5. Arbre
6. Jacques Et Gilles
7. Why Must We Die
8. Song for Gaby
9. Talk About It
10. The Bike Song
Track 1 - Matapedia
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
F
Her hair was dyed black and she was bending down
Picking something from off the ground
C
She was seventeen
G
And he said, “Oh my god, it’s Kate”
C G
She said “No, I’m the daughter of Kate
F C
My name is Martha, who are you?
G C
Ma never told me, never told me about you”
[Interlude]
C F G C
[Verse 2]
He put his big middle-aged hands upon her shoulders
F
And he looked her in the eyes
C
Just like a boy of nineteen would do
G
And she was not afraid
C G
No, she was not afraid
[Verse 3]
C
Once upon a time two kids in love, in a car, were flyin’ over mountains
F
Trying to catch a boat that’d take ‘em up river to home
[Chorus]
G C G
And they raced the Matapedia
F
Sixty minutes, sixty miles
Thirty minutes, thirty miles
Twenty minutes, twenty miles
Ten, nine, eight
C G
And I was not afraid
C
No, I was not afraid
[Interlude]
C F G C
[Verse 4]
Well, we made the boat with minutes to spare
F
And we crossed on over to the other side
C
Back home, safe and sound
G
But I could not slow down
C G
No, I could not slow down
C
(I could not slow down)
[Chorus]
F G C G
And we raced the Matapedia
F
Sixty minutes, sixty miles
Thirty minutes, thirty miles
Twenty minutes, twenty miles
Ten, nine, eight
C G
But I could not slow down
C G
No, I could not slow down
C
(I could not slow down)
G
And I was not afraid
C G C
No, I was not afraid
G
(I was not afraid)
C
And I was not afraid
Track 2 - Goin' Back To Harlan
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
Em D G D Em
[Verse 1]
G
There where no cuckoos, no sycamores
C Dm Am
We played about the forest floor
G D
Underneath the silver maples
Em
The balsams and the sky
[Verse 2]
G
We popped the heads off dandelions
C Dm Am
Assuming roles from nursery rhymes
G D
Rested on the riverbank
Em D
And grew up by and by
Em G
And grew up by and by
[Chorus]
D
Frail my heart apart and play me a little shady grove
G
Ring the bells of Rhymney
D G
Till they ring inside my head forever
D G
Bounce the bow, rock the gallows for the hangman’s reel
D G
And wake the devil from his dream
[Instrumental]
D G D Em D G D
[Bridge]
G D
I’m going back to Harlan
G D
I’m going back to Harlan
Em
I’m going back to Harlan
[Verse 3]
G
And if you were Willie Moore
C Dm Am
And I was Barb'rie Allen, or fair Ellen
G
All sad at the cabin door
D Em
A-weepin’ and a-pining, for love
D Em
A-weepin’ and a-pining, for love
[Chorus]
D
Frail my heart apart and play me a little shady grove
G
Ring the bells of Rhymney
D G
Till they ring inside my head forever
D G
Bounce the bow, rock the gallows for the hangman’s reel
D G
And wake the devil from his dream
[Instrumental]
D G D Em D G D
[Chorus]
D
Frail my heart apart and play me a little shady grove
G
Ring the bells of Rhymney
D G
Till they ring inside my head forever
D G
Bounce the bow, rock the gallows for the hangman’s reel
D G D
And wake the devil from his dream
[Outro] (fade to end)
G D
I’m going back to Harlan
G D
I’m going back to Harlan (going back)
G D
I’m going back to Harlan
G D
Back to Harlan (going back)
G D
I’m going back to Harlan
G D
I’m going back to Harlan (going back)
G D
Back to Harlan
G D
I’m going back to Harlan (going back)
G D
Back to Harlan
Track 3 - I Don't Know
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
C G
Love, love is like a bullet in a gun aimed at your heart
A7 Dm G7
Tears your heart apart, you scream and you bleed
C G
Then you fall down to your knees, reaching for a hand
C G
But the hunter turns his back, he hears his trumpet sound
A7 D7 G7 C
And the sun is going down
[Chorus]
You ask me what it’s all about
Dm C G7
I say, I don’t know
C
Should you stay and work it out
Dm C G7 C G
I say, I don’t think so
[Verse 2]
Dm A7 D7 G7 C
Someone else will come along and hold you close
Someone’s lost out in a storm
Dm C G7
And looking for safe-haven
C
Light your lamp, but hold it high
Dm C G7 C Dm C G7 C
Before you let the stranger in
[Instrumental]
Dm C G7 C Dm C G7 C
[Chorus]
You ask me what it’s all about
Dm C G7
I say, I don’t know
C
Should you stay and work it out
Dm C G7 C
Give it up, let it go
[Verse 3]
G C G
Love is like a bullet in a gun aimed at your heart
A7 Dm G7
Tears your heart apart, you scream and you bleed
C G
Reaching for a hand, you fall down on your knees
C G
Man is truly the cruellest of beasts
[Chorus]
C
You ask me what it’s all about
Dm C G7
I say, I don’t know
C
Should you stay and work it out
Dm C G7 C G
I say, I don’t think so
[Verse 4]
Dm A7 D7 G7
Life is short and grief can tear a heart apart
C
Life is short, life is sweet
Dm C G7
This much I know
C
Should you stay and work it out
Dm C G7 C
I say, I don’t think so
Track 4 - Hang Out Your Heart
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
Asus2 D G Asus2 D G D
[Verse 1]
Asus2
There’s a freezing rain warning
D G
Gale-force winds forecast
Asus2
I need shelter until the morning
D G
Or until this weather is past
Dm E7 A
Hang out your little heart for me
F E7 A
Hang out your little heart for me
[Verse 2]
Asus2
There’re no curtains on your windows
D G
And no pictures on your walls
Asus2
And no comfort in naked shadows
D G
No warmth when evening falls
Dm E7 A
Hang out your little heart for me
F E7 A D
Hang out your little heart for me
[Bridge]
There’s a slow train on the sidetrack
G
And a diesel on the main
E7
Green light says I’m going
G
Red light says I’m staying
E7
Maybe we can ride that train to somewhere
G
All the way down the line
E7 F#m
I don’t need a reason for thinking of leaving
G E7
‘Cause I’m all messed up and crying
G E7
All messed up and crying
[Instrumental]
A A7 D G A D G
[Verse 3]
Asus2
There’s a low cloud in your garden
D G
That the sun can’t burn off today
Asus2
Do I have to beg for your pardon
D G
Why do you treat me this way?
Dm E7 A
Hang out your little heart for me
F E7 A
Hang out your little heart for me
Dm E7 A
Hang out your little heart for me
[Outro]
F E7 A
Track 5 - Arbre
[Intro]
Em Dm C Am A
[Verse 1]
E7 A
Au gre du vent dans l’espace d’un moment
B7
je cede mes feuilles
C#m
aux caresses de mon amant
[Verse 2]
A D B7 C#m
Ca me fait tant plaisir de le sentir autour de moi
A E
avant de m’endormir
A
jusqu’au printemps
[Chorus]
Em Dm
Le mil et la luzerne fletris
C Am C D
il ne reste que des debris
E A
jusqu’au printemps
[Verse 3]
D B7
Qu’il fait bon de l’entendre encore une fois
C#m A
gemir dans mes branches nues
E A
avant de m’endormir
[Chorus]
Em Dm
Le mil et la luzerne fletris
C Am C D
il ne reste que des debris
E A
jusqu’au printemps
[Verse 4]
E7
Un dernier coup d’archet
A B7 C#m
j’espere que tu n’entendras pas les haches au fond des bois
E A
avant le printemps
[Outro]
A Em Dm C Am C D E A
E A
Jusqu’au printemps
Track 6 - Jacques Et Gilles
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C F G C Em G C F Em G
C G C G C G C G
[Verse 1]
C G C G
Jacques et Gilles work at the mill
C G C G
That stands beside the water
C G C G
Could be Lowell, could be Lawrence
F G
Or Nashua, New Hampshire
[Verse 2]
C G C G
Jacques et Gilles, they hate the mill
C G C G
But they’ve too many sons and daughters
C G C G
The pay’s no good, they miss the woods
F G C G C G
So they go and cut the lumber in Maine
[Verse 3]
C G C G
Jacques et Gilles they’ve left the mill
C G C G
To cut down trees in winter
C G C G
Little Helene who’s only ten
F C F C
She knits and spins and sits and folds
F C F
In darkness and in hunger
C G C
In the cold mill by the frozen water
[Verse 4]
Am G Am C
And St-Jean-Baptiste says, “That’s okay
Am G Dm7 C
Come pray to me on Sunday
Am G Am C
We’ll cash your notes, we’ll cast your votes
F G C G C G
Just give me some of that money”
[Verse 5]
C G C G
“Tell me mother, sister and brother
C G C G
You who work beside me
C G C G
When will we be going home
F C F C
To the chickens and cows, the horses and sows
F C F
The cousins and friends and loved-ones
C G C G
Of our native country?”
[Verse 6]
C G C G
“Ah, shut your mouth my daughter dear
C G C G
Go fetch the boss some water
C G C G
And just pretend ma belle Helene
F C
That at the borne-fontaine
F C
You can’t comprehend
G C G C G
That Irish agitator”
[Verse 7]
Am G Am C
Now we’re going down to La Marique
Am G Dm7 C
To work in the mills of New Hampshire
Am G Am C
Two weeks we’ll march like savages
F G C G C G
Down the banks of the Connecticut and the Merrimac rivers
[Verse 8]
C G C G
“Why is Paddy such a bad guy?
C G C G
Why is he so evil?
C G C G
He wants more pay for his working day
F G C G C G
And he says that kids like me should be in school”
[Verse 9]
C G C G
“Ah, ferme ta gueule ma p’tite soeur
C G C G
We’ll start for home tomorrow
C G C G
But Paddy Boyle and Katy Doyle
F C
They’ve left their soil
F C F C
They’ve sailed away, they can’t go home
G C G C G
And therein lies their anger and their sorrow”
[Verse 10]
C G C G
And the old man smells of whisky-blanc
C G C G
Of tobacco and fine leather
C G C G
And all the boys Ti-Pit, Ti-Jean
F C F C
Ti-Guy, Ti-Gus, have brand new suits
F C F C
And all the girls, new coats and hats
F C F C G
And Madame Aubry, a gorgeous hat of Melton
C G C G
With three fine feathers
[Verse 11]
Am G Am C
And we’re going home to Canada
Am G Dm7 C
To La Beauce, our beautiful country
Am G Am C
We’ll take the new train from Nashua
F G C G C G C G
Our pockets filled with American money
Track 7 - Why Must We Die
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
Gm D
We are meat, we are spirit
Gm D
We have blood and we have grace
Bb Am
We have a will and we have muscle
Bm G
A soul and a face
C G D
Why must we die
[Verse 2]
Gm D
We have eyes and intuition
Gm D
A DNA code and a name
Bb Am
Some tend to logic, some superstition
Bm G
We have an aura and a frame
C G D
Why must we die
[Verse 3]
Gm D
We are human, we are angel
Gm D
We have feet and wish for wings
Bb Am
We are carbon, we are ether
Bm G
We are saints, we are kings
C G D
Why must we die
C G D
Why must we die
[Chorus]
C
We are men of constant sorrow
D G
We’ll have trouble all our days
D C
We never found our Eldorado
Am D
Where we were born
[Verse 4]
Gm D
We are meat, we are spirit
Gm D
We have blood and we have grace
Bb Am
We have a will and we have muscle
Bm G
A soul and a face
C G D
Why must we die
C G D
Why must we die
[Chorus]
C
We are men of constant sorrow
D G
We’ll have trouble all our days
D C
We never found our Eldorado
Am
Where we were born
[Outro} (fade to end)
Am D G D G (8x)
Track 8 - Song for Gaby
[Intro]
E G7 C7
[Verse 1]
A7
The white-throated sparrow sings a lonesome song
F#7 Bm
And only serves to remind me that my dear mother’s gone
E7
That my dear mother’s gone
[Verse 2]
Dm
The sky had clouded over
A
The sun had gone away
B7
One sad afternoon
E7 G7 C7
In the unmerry month of May
[Verse 3]
A7
The pink and yellow lilies still haunt with their perfume
F#7 Bm
And only serve to remind me of her lying in that room
E7
Of her lying in that room
[Verse 4]
Dm
The rain was coming down
A
As they took her out the door
B7
Never to return
E7 G7 C7
To her dear home anymore
[Verse 5]
A7
Jane was in the choir-loft with Rufus at her side
F#7 Bm
They sang and played “What’ll I Do When You Are Far Away”
E7
And they waltzed her down the aisle
[Verse 6]
Dm
There’ll be no more banjo-weekends, not in St-Sauveur
A
No more little white-haired mother
B7
Sitting in an Adirondack chair
E7 G7 C7
Sitting in an Adirondack chair
[Verse 7]
A7
The rain and the tears came down as they put her in the ground
F#7 Bm
With her parents and her husband and her sisters all around
E7
And her sisters all around
Track 9 - Talk About It
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
A G A G A G A G A G
[Verse 1]
A
The party’s over for some
G A G
But for others it’s still going strong
A
It’s the wee small hours
G A G
Midnight’s long gone
A G
You look into my eyes
A G
And I look into yours
A
And when the band starts to play
G
You lead me onto the dance floor
A C
Okay
[Verse 2]
A C A
Put your hands to my hips
C
Swing me around
A C A
Put your lips to my lips
C A G C
I’m off the ground
G C
I’ll put my arms round your neck
G C
And we’ll waltz to the counter
G C
Get our coats out'ta check
G C
It’s night
G
Let’s make love
C
It’s night
G D Am G D
Let’s make love
[Chorus]
G D
And we can talk about it when the morning comes
G
(It’ll come) It always does
D
We can push it around now, whether it’s right or wrong
G
(Wrong?) It never was
D
Hmmmm hmm hmm
G
{Why?} Just because
D
And we can talk about it when the morning comes
G A G
{It’ll come} It always does
[Verse 3]
E G D
Hush, don’t say a word
C G D A
You’ll wake the fish, you’ll scare the birds
G D A
Don’t disturb the song of the nighthawk
G D
Let the crickets talk
G C
It’s night
G
Let’s make love
C
It’s night
G D Am G D
Let’s make love
[Chorus]
G D
And we'll talk about it when the morning comes
G
(It’ll come) It always does
D
We can push it around now, whether it’s right or wrong
G
(Wrong?) It never was
D
Hmmmm hmm hmm
G
{Why?} Just because
D
And we can talk about it when the morning comes
G A G
{It’ll come} It always does
[Verse 4]
E G D
Down lovers’ lane, between the cars
C G D
We’ll hold the moon and freeze the stars
A G D
We’ll tell ol’ Luna to shine bright
A G D
Eclipse the sun and kill the light
G C
It’s night
G
Let’s make love
C
It’s night
G D Am G D
Let’s make love
[Chorus]
G D
And we'll talk about it when the morning comes
G
(It’ll come) It always does
D
We'll push it around now, whether it’s right or wrong
G
(Wrong?) It never was
D
We'll scream about it when the morn' does come
G
{Why?} It always does
D
And we'll talk about it when the morning comes
G
(It’ll come) It always does
Track 10 - The Bike Song
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
A Bm D G C D (2x)
[Verse 1]
G
All those lovely nights
Bm
I flirted with the stars
Em G
Was it all for naught
D G
For nothing was gained
[Verse 2]
Brightest heavenly body
Bm
After Father Sun
Em G
That great big Moon
D G
Is my ball and chain
[Chorus]
C A7 F#m
So what if the sky’s on fire
D G C Am7
If another damned day’s gone by
C A7 F#m
What is it that I had to be
D G C
To make you fall in love with me
A Bm D
To make you fall in love with me
[Verse 3]
G
In matters of the heart
Bm
I radio the truth
Em G
Depending on the stars
D G
To shine and comply
[Verse 4]
But where are you my mother
Bm
Why won’t you turn full-face
Em G
Shine down upon your daughter
D G
Now that she’s crying
[Chorus]
C A7 F#m
So what if the sky’s on fire
D G C Am7
If another damned day’s gone by
C A7 F#m
What is it that I had to be
D G C
To make you fall in love with me
A Bm D
To make you fall in love with me
[Instrumental]
G C D G G/B G/D G Em G/D D
[Chorus]
C A7 F#m
So what if the sky’s on fire
D G C Am7
If another damned day’s gone by
C A7 F#m
What is it that I had to be
D G C
To make you fall in love with me
A Bm D
To make you fall in love with me
[Outro]
G C D G C D
A Bm D
To make you fall in love with me
G C D G C D G C D
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