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True Stories And Other Dreams Full Album by Judy Collins
True Stories And Other Dreams Full Album
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
1. Cook With Honey
2. So Begins The Task
3. Fishermen Song
4. The Dealer (Down And Losin')
5. Secret Gardens
6. Holly Ann
7. The Hostage
8. Song For Martin
9. Che
Track 1 - Cook With Honey
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C F C F
[Verse 1]
C G C
Muffin warm and basket brown
G C
Smiling faces gathered round our dinner table
G C F
Close together, hand in hand
[Chorus]
C G
I always cook with honey
C G
To sweeten up the night
C G
We always cook with honey
C G
Tell me, how's your appetite
C G C G
For some sweet love___
[Verse 2]
C G
Finding favour with your neighbour
C G
Well, it can be so fine
C G C G
It's easier than pie to be kind
C G C
We've been searching for so long
G C G
Now our house has turned into a home
[Chorus]
C G
'Cause I always cook with honey
C G
To sweeten up the night
C G
We always cook with honey
C G
Tell me, how's your appetite
C G C G
For some sweet love___
[Chorus]
C G
'Cause I always cook with honey
C G
To sweeten up the night
C G
We always cook with honey
C G
Tell me, how's your appetite
C G C G
For some sweet love___
[Verse 3]
C G
Well, our door is always open
C G C
And there's surely room for more
G
Cooking where there's good love
C G
Is never any chore
[Verse 4]
C G
So come and get to know us
C G C
There'll be a place set just for you
G
Sweet wine before dinner
C G
That is surely bound to soothe
[Chorus]
C G
I always cook with honey
C G
To sweeten up the night
C G
We always cook with honey
C G
Tell me, how's your appetite
C G C G
For some sweet love___
[Chorus]
C G
I always cook with honey
C G
To sweeten up the night
C G
We always cook with honey
C G
Tell me, how's your appetite
C G C G
For some sweet love___
Track 2 - So Begins The Task
CAPO: 4th Fret
[Verse 1]
D A C Bm A
Now begins the task I have dreaded the coming of for so long
D A C Bm A
I wait for the sun to remind my body it needs resting
[Chorus]
Em G D A
I must learn to live without you now
Em G D A
As I cannot learn to give only part - somehow
[Verse 2]
D A C Bm
Camping on the edge of your city, I wait
G D A
Hoping someday you'll see beyond yourself
D A C Bm
Shadows on the ceiling, hard, but not real
G D A
Like the bars that cage me within myself
[Chorus]
Em G D A
I must learn to live without you now
Em G D A
As I cannot learn to give only part - somehow
[Instrumental]
D A C Bm G D A (2x)
[Chorus]
Em G D A
I must learn to live without you now
Em G D A
As I cannot learn to give only part - somehow
[Verse 2]
D A C Bm
All of these cages must and shall be set aside
G D A
They can only keep us from the knowing
D A C Bm
Actors and stages now bow before the truth
G D A
And the love between remains a-growing
[Chorus]
Em G D A
I must learn to live without you now
Em G D A
As I cannot learn to give only part - somehow
[Outro]
D A C Bm G D A
Track 3 - Fishermen Song
[Intro]
C G F (3x)
G F G
[Verse 1]
C Am
The fisherman are pitching pennies
G
In the sand beside the sea
F C
The sunrise hits their oilskin boots
G
And their painted boats and me
Am G
They seem to know the ocean
F Em Dm
Like a man knows a woman
C G
She makes him wait around for half the morning
F C
For the tide to turn
[Chorus]
F C G C
Pull in the ropes, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G
Never catches more than he knows he can sell in a day
F C G C
Pull in the nets, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G C F C G F
Day's for work and night's the time to go dancing
[Verse 2]
C Am
They're drinking beer and laughing
G
And squinting at the sun
F C
Waiting for the gulls to tell them
G
When the fish will come
Am G
Their faces brown and weathered
F Em Dm
From all the nets they've run
C G
They've learned to wait, they always know
F C G C
That the tide will turn
[Chorus]
F C G C
Pull in the ropes, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G
Never catches more than he knows he can sell in a day
F C G C
Pull in the nets, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G C F C G F
Day's for work and night's the time to go dancing
[Instrumental]
C Am G F C G
Am G F Em Dm C G F C G C
[Chorus]
F C G C
Pull in the ropes, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G
Never catches more than he knows he can sell in a day
F C G C
Pull in the nets, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G C F C G F
Day's for work and night's the time to go dancing
[Verse 3]
C Am
Way out on the ocean
G F
The big ships hunt for whales
C
The Japanese have caught so many
G
That now they hunt for snails
Am G
My fisherman's not greedy
F Em Dm
He seems content to live
C G
With the sun and the sand and a net full of fish
F C G C
When the tide turns
[Chorus]
F C G C
Pull in the ropes, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G
Never catches more than he knows he can sell in a day
F C G C
Pull in the nets, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G C
Day's for work and night's the time to go dancing
[Chorus]
F C G C
Pull in the ropes, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G
Never catches more than he knows he can sell in a day
F C G C
Pull in the nets, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G C F C F C F C
Day's for work and night's the time to go dancing
Track 4 - The Dealer (Down And Losin')
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
C G/B Am G C G/B Am G C
[Verse 1]
G/B Am
Jack of Diamonds, Queen of Spades
Am/G F
Fingers tremble and the memory fades
C G C G
And it's a foolish man who tries to bluff the dealer
[Verse 2]
C G/B Am
The Joker has laughed, Lady Luck smiled
Am/G F
The Aces were high and the Deuces were wild
C G F C
When you're down and losin', everyone's a cheater
[Chorus]
F G C
Got a little more than you bargained for
F
A little more than you had in mind
G
They called your bluff and twenty-one
Am G C
Beats nineteen every time
[Verse 3]
G/B Am
Life's a lot like that, my friend
Am/G F C
Luck runs out, the winning streak ends
G C G C
When the deck is stacked, you can't bluff the dealer
[Verse 4]
G/B Am
Just when things were going fine
Am/G F
Someone jumped you from behind
C G F C
And when you're down and losin', everyone's a cheater
[Chorus]
F G C
You can't win and you can't break even
F
You can't get out of the game
G
You shouldn't stay, but you ain't leavin'
Am G
'Cause your luck could change again
[Chorus]
F G C
You can't win and you can't break even
F
You can't get out of the game
G
You shouldn't stay, but you ain't leavin'
Am G C
'Cause your luck could change again
[Verse 5]
G/B Am
Jack of Diamonds, Queen of Spades
Am/G F
Fingers tremble and the memory fades
C G C G
And it's a foolish man who tries to bluff the dealer
C G F C
And it's a foolish man who tries to bluff the dealer
Track 5 - Secret Gardens
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
Am G Am Em Dm C F G
[Verse 1]
C Am
My grandmother's house is still there
Em
But it isn't the same
C F
A plain wooden cottage
Dm G
A patch of brown lawn
Dm Am
And a fence that hangs standing
F C G
And sighing in the Seattle rain
[Verse 2]
C Am
I drive by with strangers
Em
And wish they could see what I see
C F
A tangle of summer birds
Dm G
Flying in sunlight
Dm Am
A forest of lilies
F C G
An orchard of apricot trees
[Chorus]
F Dm F C
Secret Gardens of the heart
F Dm C
Where the flowers bloom forever
F Dm F C
I see you shining through the night
F Dm C
In the ice and snow of winter
[Verse 3]
C Am
Great grandfather's farm is still there
Em
But it isn't the same
C F
The barn is torn down
Dm G
And the fences are gone
Dm Am
The Idaho wind blows
F C G
The topsoil away every Spring
[Verse 4]
C Am
I still see the ghosts
Em
Of the people I knew long ago
C F
Inside the old kitchen
Dm G
They bend and sigh
Dm Am
My life passed them up
F C G
And the world passed them by
[Chorus]
F Dm F C
Secret Gardens of the heart
F Dm C
Where the old stay young forever
F Dm F C
I see you shining through the night
F Dm C
In the ice and snow of winter
[Verse 5]
C Am
But most of all it is me that has changed
Em
And yet I'm still the same
C F
That's me at the weddings
Dm G
That's me at the graves
Dm Am
Dressed like the people
F C G
Who once looked so grown-up and brave
[Verse 6]
C Am
I look in the mirror through the eyes
Em
Of the child that was me
C F
I see willows bending
Dm G
The season is Spring
Dm Am
And the silver blue sailing birds
F C G
Fly with the sun on their wings
[Chorus]
F Dm F C
Secret Gardens of the heart
F Dm C
Where dreams live on forever
F Dm F C
I see you shining through the night
F Dm C
In the ice and snow of winter
Track 6 - Holly Ann
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
C F C F C F C
[Verse 1]
She is a weaver
F
Through her hands the bright thread travels
C
Blue green water, willows weeping, silver stars
[Verse 2]
She sings and sighs as the shuttle flies
F
Through the yarn like a Kerry dancer
C Am
Pink and purple velvet red for a lover's bed
[Chorus]
Em Dm C
Living north of San Francisco
F C Am
With a man who built his house alone
Em Dm
Living peaceful in the country
C G C F C
The lights of the Golden Gate will lead her home
[Verse 3]
She is a spinner
F
In her hands the wooden wheel turns the wool around
C
Then around again
[Verse 4]
A gypsy from Bolinas
F
Sits and plays the mandolin
C Am
Faces smile in the firelight of a foggy night
[Chorus]
Em Dm C
Living north of San Francisco
F C Am
Sometimes it's nice to be alone
Em Dm
She says, it's peaceful where she is living
C G C Am
The lights of the Golden Gate will lead her home
[Bridge]
G F C
You can see the bridges of the city
F C Am
Hanging in the air by steel and stone
G F
She says, it's peaceful where she's living
C G C F C
The lights of the Golden Gate will lead her home
[Verse 5]
She is a weaver
F
Through her hands the bright thread travels
C
Blue green water, willows weeping, silver stars
[Verse 6]
She is my sister
F
The baby born when I was older
C Am
Her hands are light, her hair is bright as the summer sun
[Chorus]
Em Dm C
Living north of San Francisco
F C Am
Sometimes it's nice to be alone
Em Dm
She says, it's peaceful in the country
C G C
The lights of the Golden Gate will lead her home
C G C F C
The lights of the Golden Gate will lead her home
Track 7 - The Hostage
[Verse 1]
Dm G Dm
I'm a guard in the grey iron prison, at least I was 'till now
G Bb Dm
It was never a picnic social, never a day
G Dm
They never come in laughing and you know they never taught them how
G Bb Dm
It was damn hard work, and you wouldn't believe the pay
[Verse 2]
G Dm
It was early in the morning, lord, I wasn't but half awake
G Bb Dm
When the cons went nuts, and took us by surprise
G Dm
I never was one for shaking, but I found it hard to stand
G Bb Dm
With a six-inch blade held right before my eyes
[Verse 3]
G Dm
We could hear a siren blowing, somebody yelled in pain
G Bb Dm
Then it got so quiet, you could hear a bird walk by
G Dm
They all had masks on their faces, and they spoke with a voice of Cain
G Bb Dm
"If they come in shooting, then you know you're bound to die"
[Verse 4]
G Dm
I turned to a buddy named Willie, I said "Willie, it'll be all right
G Bb Dm
If they meant to kill us we'd be half way down to Hell
See, they high-jacked a plane in the desert
G Dm
And the government screamed and cried
G Bb Dm
But to save some lives, they opened up a prison cell"
[Verse 5]
G Dm
So the days kept coming and going, tension was getting high
G Bb Dm
But I wasn't too worried, I figured I knew the score
G Dm
I knew they were talking to someone, I knew they were willing to try
G Bb Dm
So I figured my freedom was a matter of a day or two more
[Verse 6]
G Dm
But, Jesus, early this morning, the whirlybird dropped the gas
G Bb Dm
It made me puke and it brought me to my knees
G Dm
The bullets came like hailstones, I heard the first ones pass
G Bb Dm
Then they cut down Willie, and they got Jim Kelly and me
[Verse 7]
G Dm
They come in yelling curses, like they were crossing the River Rhine
G Bb Dm
Shot down every goddamned thing they saw
G Dm
And while I lay there wounded, I took another one in my spine
G Bb Dm
Poor Jim Kelly took another one in his jaw
[Verse 8]
G Dm
They say we had our throats cut by a band of desperate men
G Bb Dm
Say they saved as many of us as they could
G Dm
Well, the governor he should know it, but I think I'll say it again
G Bb Dm
That the governor cut my throat and he cut it good
[Verse 9]
G Dm
Let them take the governor, hold him for a couple of days
G Bb Dm
See who goes in shooting to set him free
G Dm
Hell, they'd open every jail in the country, they'd send them on their way
G Bb Dm
They'd never do to him what the governor done to me
Track 8 - Song For Martin
[Intro}
C G Bb F C
[Verse 1]
F G F
In Red Rock, Arizona, he lived for many years alone
C
A gangly kid from Colorado, who could sing the sweetest songs
F G F
I first heard Woody's songs from him in a cabin in the snow
C
Seems like it was yesterday, but it was years and years ago
[Verse 2]
F G F
He moved to Arizona in Nineteen Sixty-One
C
Got a job at the Indian school, he was livin' in the sun
F G F
My life was movin' fast by now, I was always on the run
C Em
My country life was far behind and the circus had begun
[Chorus]
Am F
Marty, I know it got lonely out there
Am C
Coyotes cryin' at midnight in the cold desert air
Em Am F
The heart that sorrow broke in you can never be repaired
Em Am F C
Mart, I know I let you down somewhere
[Verse 3]
F G F
I knew that me and Marty, we should have been good friends
C
I always knew the paths we walked, were meant to cross again
F G F
We talked on the telephone once or twice a year
C
His voice was so familiar, his memory was clear
[Verse 4]
F G F
I'll never know what brought him to where he finally stood
C
A shotgun pointed at his head in a cabin in the woods
F G
But somehow I could hear it, it struck my heart as well
F C Em
For the unknown man who needs a hand, for the friend I'll never know
[Chorus]
Am F
Marty, I know it got lonely out there
Am C
Coyotes cryin' at midnight in the cold desert air
Em Am F
The heart that sorrow broke in you can never be repaired
Em Am F Em Am F C
Mart, I know I let you down somewhere
Track 9 -
[Verse 1]
Em
One morning in Bolivia
Bm C
The leader of the partisans
Em
And two of his companions
C D
Were forced to flee the mountains for their lives
[Verse 2]
Em
Through green and dusty villages
G Em
They sped along the little roads
G C
The peasants smiled and shouted as they hurried by
Em
Jesus called out to everyone, "Don't think that we are leaving
D C G
They only tried to frighten us with guns, we shall return"
[Chorus 1]
C G
Continue with your work
C Eb
Continue with your talk
G Eb
You have it in your hands
Em
To own your lives, to own your lands
[Verse 3]
D Em
The people smiled and shouted and they ran along a little while
Then stood and watched, their hands were restless and empty
Bm Em
The body of Jesus was in the jeep
D C
That they blew up before it reached the plane
Bm C
The priest was proud to bless him
D G C
For what there was of him remaining in the afternoon
[Chorus 1]
C G
Continue with your work
C Eb
Continue with your talk
G Eb
You have it in your hands
Em
To own your lives, to own your lands
[Chorus 2]
C G
There is no one who can show you
C Eb
The road you should be on
G Eb
They only tell you, they can show you
Em
And then tomorrow they are gone
[Verse 4]
D Em
The smell of oil and incense fill the room in this adobe hut
D C
Where on the table lies the body of a man
Em Bm Em
His face is pale and young, his beard is dark and curled
D Em C Em
Pennies hold his eyelids from the evening light
[Verse 5]
Bm Em
People from the village, those who knew him, those who killed him
Stand inside the door, their hands are restless and empty
D C
They watch the priest make silent crosses in the air
Em G
And pray to god inside their hearts for their own souls
[Chorus 1]
C G
Continue with your work
C Eb
Continue with your talk
G Eb
You have it in your hands
Em
To own your lives, to own your lands
[Chorus 2]
C G
There is no one who can show you
C Eb
The road you should be on
G Eb
They only tell you, they can show you
Em
And then tomorrow they are gone
[Chorus 1]
C G
Continue with your work
C Eb
Continue with your talk
G Eb
You have it in your hands
Em
To own your lives, to own your lands
[Chorus 2]
C G
There is no one who can show you
C Eb
The road you should be on
G Eb
They only tell you, they can show you
Em
And then tomorrow they are gone
[Chorus 1]
C G
Continue with your work
C Eb
Continue with your talk
G Eb
You have it in your hands
Em
To own your lives, to own your lands
[Chorus 2]
C G
There is no one who can show you
C Eb
The road you should be on
G Eb
They only tell you, they can show you
Em
And then tomorrow they are gone
[Chorus 1]
C G
Continue with your work
C Eb
Continue with your talk
G Eb
You have it in your hands
Em
To own your lives, to own your lands
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