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Light of the Dawn
03:10
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Light of the Dawn
Tuning Open C Strings (6-1) CGCGCE Capo 3 Key D#
Last night I drove out into the night
and I stopped at the roadside view
I looked out across the city of light
at the life that I had to undo
‘Cos I’ve got a dream close to my heart
and the way I must make it come true
I know if I stay here I never will start
and tonight I know what I must do
I’m going away in the light of the dawn
And it won’t take me long to pack
Nothing can stop me feeling for you
AND nothing will make me turn back
By the time that you read this
The life that you know will be gone
Nothing I say you will
make you feel I am not wrong
Not to stay for one LAST KISS
And to walk away like this
Love changes together or it grows apart
And that’s just the way it all flows
Somebody gives up on a DREAM from their hEART
To watch while the other one grows
I’m going away in the light of the dawn
And it won’t take me long to pack
Nothing can stop me feeling for you
AND nothing will make me turn back
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2. |
She Came to Me
04:19
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she came to me
Tuning Open B Strings(6-1) EABF#BE No Capo Key B
she came to me in a dream last night
face so still and ghostly white
and talked to me like i was still her lover
she called me to her cold embrace
heartfelt longing on her face
and said “how could you leave me for another”
she said, “you once did promise me
true love for eternity
a love to stand the test of time unshaken
but you did leave me on my own
broken on your heart of stone
to wander through this silent world forsaken”
I cannot change what i have done
I cannot stop what has begun
I cannot do right by two
when love has died in one
she came to me in a dream last night
face so still and ghostly white
and whispered “come, let us always be together
for time will steal your youth away
while i forever young will stay
come walk with me this shadow land forever”
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3. |
Slave to Your Love
03:26
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Slave to your love
Tuning Open C (Slide) Strings (6-1) CGCGCE No Capo Key C
I gotta do something ‘bout your hold on me
I gotta do something 'cos it’s gettin to be
A long road travelled and a long way to go
And wishing it over won’t make it so
I’ve been a slave to your love so long
I’ve been a slave to your love so long
I want it so bad and I know it’s so wrong
To be a slave to your love so long
I gotta stop thinkin ‘bout you in the night
I'm a slave to your love and I know it ‘aint right
It’s all I can think of and it’s all I can see
I'm a slave to your love and I'll never be free
I’ve been a slave to your love so long
I’ve been a slave to your love so long
I want it so bad and I know it’s so wrong
To be a slave to your love so long
I know you don’t want me the way I want you
I know you don’t feel the same way I do
You got me surrounded and one thing I know
You don’t want to have me and you won’t let me go
I’ve been a slave to your love so long
I’ve been a slave to your love so long
I want it so bad and I know it’s so wrong
To be a slave to your love so long
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Stone with a View
05:41
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Stone with a View
Tuning Open D7 Strings (6-1) DADGAC No Capo Key D7
Well I’d been on the road for 28 days
With the boys from the rock and roll band
And we pulled into town for the very last time
For what they used to call a one night stand
There were laughing girls with all kinds of people
And sunbathers out on the grass
And I SAT slumped in my seat like a stone with a view
Of the movies they made on the glass
And it’s on to the hotel
and the meaningless lobby faces
There’s a phone on your wall
and no-one you can think of to call
You catch up on the day ‘till the man comes to say
It’s time to go down to the hall
We went into the back and down to the room
With just 35 minutes to go
And the promoter came in with a smile on his face
And wished us good luck with the show
You can ask yourself all kinds of questions
You can lose a lot of sleep at nights
But in the end you’ve got to accept what you are
Without thinking oN wrongs and rights
And it’s up on to the stage
and the adrenaline starts to flow
It’s a strange kind of role
but it’s food for your body and soul
And you’re never quite so alone as when
You’re facing into those lights
WELL I went in slow and I came out fast
With the crowd ringing in my ears
But it just goes to show whatever you see
A man’s heart is never quite how it appears
Well I’ve heard people say it’s all just a game
We play for money OR glory
But just then I would have traded it all to be home
With A girl who waits for me
And there’s a dressing-room scene
and a party to say farewell
It’s the end of the line
Of this essay in logic and in time
For life’s just a scene
Where we move in between
The boundaries of heaven and hell
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Heart Soul Body and Mind
Tuning Open G (Slide) Strings (6-1) DGDGBD No Capo Key G
Every day I see you sitting at the beach bar knocking them back
You know your sugar mama’s gonna pick up the tab
You look so cool with your big easy grin
Then she walks in the room, gets out her money and
reels you right back in
She’s got you heart soul body and mind
She’s got you heart soul body and mind
She’s got you heart soul body and mind
She’s got your self-respect written on the sign-here line
She’s got you heart soul body and mind
You don’t want to work and you don’t want a wife
You’ve got yourself a way to live the easy life
All you got to be is a rich woman’s toy
you like to act the man
she treats you like a boy
She’s got you heart soul body and mind
She’s got you heart soul body and mind
She’s got you heart soul body and mind
She’s got your self-respect written on the sign-here line
She’s got you heart soul body and mind
Well every way you live you got to pay some price
You want a new shirt you’d better ask real nice
You misbehave she’ll sit you down and make it clear
“don’t you forget who pays the bills round here”
She’s got you heart soul body and mind
She’s got you heart soul body and mind
She’s got you heart soul body and mind
She’s got your self-respect written on the sign-here line
She’s got you heart soul body and mind
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6. |
Western Man
02:57
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Western Man
Normal Tuning, 6 dropped to D Strings (6-1) DADGBE Capo 3 Key F
I’ve heard of you from far and wide
You’re one of the billion privileged kind
You’ve got the future in Your hand
Looks like easy living
Western man
From the bottom of the ocean right up out of the air
Your restless vision is everywhere
It’s not so long since it all began
They’re your toys of freedom
Western man
Broken down faces are burned in my eyes
For want of a truth why feed on lies?
You’ve got the power but you’ve got no plan
You could change the world
Western man
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7. |
Living in a World
05:13
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Living in a World
Tuning Normal Strings (6-1) EADGBE No Capo Key G
When you first came to the city
You were one more heart floating free
Stepping out on streets that know no pity
One good friend is all you need
To pick you up when you’re feeling flat
And remind you that, you’re
Living in a world
Full of good people
Living in a world
Easy to forget
Living in a world
Full of good people
And you’re going to make it
Better yet
One more dream lies forsaken
All the things you thought could be
It’s one more step to be retaken
Don’t give up so easily
‘cos when you feel like throwing in the hat
Just remember that, you’re
Living in a world......
Somewhere a friend is learning
Somewhere one is going astray
Everything we do keeps returning
Seems to go on every day
It looks so easy from where i’m sat
Thinking that, we’re
Living in a world......
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8. |
Let the Devil
02:51
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Let the Devil
Tuning Open G (Slide) Strings (6-1) DGDGBD Capo 2 Key A
I know you’ve got the devil in you
I know, cos i know you
You like to keep him under lock and key
But just tonight and just for me
Let the devil out of his cage
Let the devil out of his cage
Turn the key and set that devil free
Let the devil out of his cage
I know you’ve got the devil inside
He’s telling you he’s just along for the ride
But sometimes he likes to give you a shot
Of that cure called “why not”
Let the devil out of his cage
Let the devil out of his cage
Turn the key and set that devil free
Let the devil out of his cage
I know you’ve got the devil it’s true
And sometimes he talks to you
He talks to you soft and he talks t you slow
He’s telling you, “c’mon, let yourself go”
Let the devil out of his cage
Let the devil out of his cage
Turn the key and set that devil free
Let the devil out of his cage
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9. |
Boat Train
03:10
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Boat Train
Tuning Open G Strings (6-1) DGDGBD No Capo Key G
Standing by the boat train waiting for the whistle to blow
Thinking of a million things to say to you before you go
But the clock is ticking and the time's running out
They say that a young heart has no room to doubt
We've said every word that goes into the book of goodbye
We've kissed every kiss that we know and we've sighed every sigh
It's a beautiful day but we both wish it would rain
We know that we'll never be with each other again
Do you want to make it easy
Do you want to make it so?
Just turn your eyes away
And go
There's nothing to stay for it's all out in front of you now
We've promised to write and be true to each other somehow
But the doors are slamming and the driver won't be late
They say in a new life there's no time to wait
Do you want to make it easy
Do you want to make it so?
Just turn your eyes away
And go
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10. |
A Line is a Line
02:57
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A Line Is A Line
Tuning: Open G (Slide) Strings (6-1) DGDG D No Capo Key G
Well pride that’s a wonderful thing
It makes a poor man feel like a king
Makes him stand 10 foot tall
Over triumph great and small
Well pride that’s a wonderful thing
But when you’re drowning a line is a line
When you’re drowning a line is a line
Do you worry who’s hand
Pulls you up on to dry land
When you’re drowning a line is a line
Well fame’s like a star in the night
The world looks up, and you’re in sight
No matter what you’re like inside
You’ll always get a free ride
Well fame’s like a star in the night
But when you’re drowning a line is a line.....
Well money, that’s the cream on the cake
The more you get, the more you make
When you’re rich you’ve got a voice
When you’re poor you got no choice
Well money, that’s the cream on the cake
But when you’re drowning a line is a line.....
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Lowly Low
Tuning Open C Strings (6-1) CGCGCE No Capo Key C
Do you remember the times when we were young
Lowly Lowly Low
Outside the window the frosty midnight hung
On the winter’s snow
So we gathered sticks and wood from out behind the farm
Built ourselves a fire in the night
What we didn't know then wasn’t doing any harm
To the lovers of the light
I heard your voice calling me higher
Slowly slowly slow
I saw the future in the embers of the fire
Where no-one seemed to know
That what was happening was in front of their eyes
People crying out for right
No one seemed to have the time to stop and realise
Except the lovers of the light
Some wait for Jesus to take them by the hand
Holy Holy Ho
They wait for destruction to sweep across the land
While only they are saved from the foe
Last night I had a dream in which I saw your son
Carrying my daughter from the fight
Where the world had lost a dream another had begun
For the lovers of the light
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12. |
Mr Optimistic Me
03:06
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Mr Optimistic Me
Tuning Open A Strings (6-1) EAC#EAC# No Capo Key A
The world outside my window doesn’t think too much of me
I’m nobody famous and I never will be
A name that everybody knows, a face that people see
I’m just Mr Optimistic Me
Sometimes they call me ‘journeyman’ sometimes it’s worse than that
I wear this ‘Mr Average’ like a boring, shapeless hat
But inside me there’s a killer song just waiting to get free
‘Cos I’m Mr Optimistic Me
Sometimes I want to give it up and say “I did my best”
I used up so much self-belief competing with the rest
I feel like that for two weeks but it never lasts for three
‘Cos I’m Mr Optimistic Me
The world outside my window doesn’t think too much of me
I’m nobody famous and I never will be
But take a word like ‘crying’, and put a ‘T’ instead of ‘C’
And you’ve got Mr Optimistic Me
I know I’ll keep on trying I know I’ve got no choice
I carry words unspoken and they demand a voice
And every time I get knocked down I’ll get back up and be
Mr Optimistic Me
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Keith Christmas UK
In a career spanning over 50 years Keith has recorded multiple albums, played acoustic guitar on Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’
album, appeared at the first Glastonbury Festival in 1970 and gigged solo all over the UK and Europe.
A legendary live performer he has had a resurgence in popularity since ‘Crazy Dancing Days’ was released in December 2016 and ‘Life,Life’ in 2019
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