1. |
The Dream
02:36
|
|||
The dream was to run a fun bar with music and people
Now it’s just a drive-thru pick up window
It’s like working at McDonald’s for way less money
You look a little more worried than you used to
You look a little more worried than you used to
Zero cases on the island
Zero cases on the island...
The lucky penny in the silver lining
You’ll never have to fake feeling grateful again
We’ll never get to fake feeling grateful again
Zero cases on the island
Zero cases on the island...
There’s no pretending when the world is ending
And I hope this ending never ends
Zero cases on the island
Zero cases on the island
You look a little more worried than you used to
(Zero cases on the island)
You look a little more worried than you used to
(Zero cases on the island)
The Dream was to run a fun bar with music and people
|
||||
2. |
Been A While
03:22
|
|||
A
It’s been a while but now I’m back
D
The Cowboy Trail was a cul-de-sac
A E
And I need 30 acres to turn this rig around
A
I was more than he could hack
D
A know-it-all who don’t know jack
A E A
And I was far too lost to wanna be found
A
O lately I’ve been so lazy I
D
Shot-gun wine and eat TV
A E
Chores are piling up like so much trash
A
(I got) holes in tours of holes in walls and
D
Unwashed hair and unmade calls and
A E A A7
Mother’s birthday cheque long since cashed
D A
This laziness is unsustainable
Bm F#m
All my former dreams unattainable
G E
O I must make a plan
G E
O I must make a plan
F#m
Such a long way to go
A long way to go
D
For one show
F#m
Such a long way to go
A long way to go
D A E
For one show-ow oh-whoa-ow...
Solo: A D A E A D A E A
A
I got hidden cash in secret stashes
D
Phoenix ashes on false eyelashes
A E
What I wouldn’t do for a tank of gas
A
From California to Alberta
D
I’m huge in places you’ve never heard of
A E A A7
I need someone to come and kick this ass
D A
All this rambling round is unsustainable
Bm F#m
All my former dreams unattainable
G E
O I must make a plan
G E
O I must make a plan
F#m
Such a long way to go
A long way to go
D
For one show (x 3)
F#m
Such a long way to go
A long way to go
D A E
For one show-ow oh-whoa-ow...
Solo: A D A E A D A E A
A
It’s been a while but now I’m back
D
The Cowboy Train was a cul-de-sac
A
They should have left that oil there in the
E
ground
A
But I’ll see you on Highway 2
D
At the Donut Mill or some drive-thru
A E A
If you are lost too I’ll see you round
A
O I’ll see you on Highway 2
D
At the Donut Mill or some drive-thru
A E A
Yes if you are lost too I’ll see you ‘round
A E A E (stop)
If you are lost too I’ll see you ‘round
A
See ya ‘round!
KEY OF A
|
||||
3. |
Already in Love
02:51
|
|||
Bm shot
Am G
Already in love—Don’t you bother barking up
this tree
Am C
Already in love—I’ve got everything I need
Am G
Already in love—I’m talkin’ high fidelity
Am C
Already in love—I’m the poster child for free
G Am
Looking back on love I thought it never worked
out for me
C
I mean could this queen have a fatal flaw
D
some sort of charm deficiency?
G Am
Most people seem to think Alone is just the
worst
C D
But the promise of Forever to me feels like a
curse
Am Bm
But I love all my friends and they all sing with
me
Am (shots) Bm shot
Because! We’re! All!
Am G
Already in love—Don’t you bother barking up
this tree
Am C
Already in love—I’ve got everything I need
Am G
Already in love—I’m talkin’ high fidelity
Am C
Already in love—I’m the poster child for free
G Am
Never was no good dog I won’t be told to sit
C D
I used to think that I was just no good at it
G Am
Now I know the truth O I have seen the light
C D
And it’s shining down on me up here on stage
tonight
Am Bm
Never had no time for all those lovers’ tiffs
Am Bm
Sometimes you gotta solo, take a little riff
Bm shot
Solo: Am G Am C Am G Am C
Am Bm
I love all my friends and they all sing with me
Am (shots) Bm shot
Because! We’re! All!
Am G
Already in love—Don’t you shed a tear for me
Am C
Already in love—I got everything I need
Am G
Already in love—Don’t you bother barking up
this tree
Am C
Already in love—If you’re not my deepest
sympathy
Am G
Already in love—I’m talking high fidelity
Am C
Already in love—Harmony and melody
Am G
Already in love—Don’t you bother barking up
this tree
Am C
Already in love—And I get my food and drinks
for free
Am G
Already in love
Am G
Already in love
Am G
Already in love
Am Bm shot
Already in love
Am
Already in love
|
||||
4. |
Outskirts
04:09
|
|||
C G
Used to have it all when I had nothing
C G
Full houses packed by Someone and The Somethings
C G
Singing about how we’d be rich one day
Am G
Didn’t know... the price we’d have to pay
C G
Didn’t know the road that we were driving
C G
Was haunted by the ghosts of broken dreams
C G
Looking back I guess it’s not surprising
Am G
That nothing... is ever what it seems
Chorus:
D C
I’m tired but I ain’t done yet
D C
And I keep on searching
G D
I’m not the kind to settle down
Am C G
On the out skirts of town
Double solo over verse form: C G C G C G Am G
C G
Was dreaming about a place in the country
C G
Start a little farm and grow some money
C G
Cows and bees for milk and honey
Am G
What’s so funny?... dreaming is still free
Chorus:
D C
I’m tired but I ain’t done yet
D C
And I keep on searching
G D
I’m not the kind to settle down
Am C G
On the out skirts of town (repeat chorus)
C G C G
|
||||
5. |
Here Before
03:29
|
|||
C
I’ve been here before
Am G
Though I couldn’t find the door for a while
Am G
Don’t get too comfortable
F
You wanna save face?
Dm
Make sure you got something soft to fall back
G
on in place
C
I’ll be back again
Am G
Save my seat I’ll be back in a while
Am G
Don’t get too comfortable
F
Trying to save face
Dm
When you’ve got nothing soft to fall back on
G
in place
Dm G
And when you do it again
Dm G
We’ll still be frie-e-ends
C
Now a joke is hard to take
Am G
There for the sake of the punchline go I
Am G
It’s not too comfortable
F
Trying to save face
Dm
When there was nothing soft to fall back on
G
in place
Dm
Trust me
Trust me
G
Trust me I’m the one who didn’t leave it there
Dm G
And I can see by your face
Dm G
That it’s too lay-ay-ate
Solo over verse form: C Am G Am G F Dm G
C
Look who’s back again
Am G
Living it up and doing limbo in style
Am G
It got too comfortable
F
Trying to save face
Dm
When there was nothing soft to fall back on
G
Nothing soft to fall back on
Am G
Nothing soft to fall back on in place
Dm
Trust me
Trust me
G
Trust me I’m the one who didn’t leave it there
C
Now a joke is hard to take
Am G
There for the sake of the punchline go I
Am G
We got too comfortable
F
Trying to save face
Dm
When there was nothing soft to fall back on
G
in place
Dm C
Trust me I’ve been here before
Dm C
Trust me I’ve been here before
Dm G C
Trust me I’m the one who didn’t leave it there
KEY OF G
|
||||
6. |
||||
G D
G
Killing time ‘til happy hour
Am
Slay the minutes snuff the hours
D Eb D
You know I got no will power
G D
Killing time ‘til happy hour
G Am
Anesthetise the a.m. writing tunes
D Eb D G D
Eviscerate those endless dreary afternoons
G
Choke the living life out of the early evening
Am
blues
D Eb D G D
Do yourself a favour, try to wait until two.
G
Killing time ‘til happy hour
Am
Slay the minutes snuff the hours
D Eb D
You know I got no will power
G D
Killing time ‘til happy hour
B7 C
Some days are longer than others
B7 C
Wait for time to pass by
B7 C D
Put it out of your mind and its misery
Eb D (stop)
O you know where to find me
G D
Killing time ‘til happy hour
Solo over verse: G Am D Eb D G D
Eb D
Knock off early
Eb D
Knock back a few
Eb D
Knock three times
Eb D (stop)
Knock Knock who’s there?
Liver failure
Solo over verse: G Am D Eb D G D
G
Attack the crack of dawn
Am
With a cold one on the lawn
D Eb D G D
Terminate the twilight with a bang
G
Take a mid-day trip
Am
Don’t forget to pack a punch
D
Call up Lily Fawn*
Eb D G D
Try not to drink until lunch
G
Killing time ‘til happy hour
Am
Slay the minutes snuff the hours
D Eb D
You know I got no will power
G D
Killing time ‘til happy hour
G
Killing time ‘til happy hour
Am
Slay the minutes snuff the hours
D Eb D
You know I got no will power
Eb D Db D
No will power
Eb D Db D (stop)
No will power
G G G G
Killing time ‘til happy hour
D Eb D Eb D D G
*Lily Fawn she’s right on!
|
||||
7. |
Wish I Was
03:18
|
|||
G C
Wish I was where I was when I was wishing
G
I was here
G C
Wish I was where I was when I was wishing
G
I was here
Am C
Wish you were here last night
Am C
Wish I was there tonight
Am G
I wish that we could meet tomorrow
Am C
A head-on collision of near-missed connections
Beefs and Bouquets
G
And whoever stays...pays
Am C
I’d pick up the tab for that last one
Am G
But I can’t find the keys to the truck
Am
I’d pick up the tab
C G
But I can’t find the keys to the truck
G C
Wish I was where I was when I was wishing
G
I was here
G C
Wish I was where I was when I was wishing
G
I was here
F A
And Mosley* says you can’t be everywhere
G F A
And if you could would anybody care?
G F
A lie’s the shortest line from here to
A A7 D D7
the -e- ere
Solo(½ chorus form + ½ Mosley verse form):
G C G G C G G F A G F A A7 D D7
G C
Wish I was where I was when I was wishing
G
I was here
G C
Wish I was where I was when I was wishing
G
I was here
Am C
Wish I was there tonight
Am C
Wish you were here last night
Am G
I wish that we could meet tomorrow
Am C
A head-on collision of near-missed connections
Beefs and Bouquets
G
And whoever stays...pays
Am C
I’d pick up the tab for that last one
Am G
But I can’t find the keys to the truck
Am
I’d pick up the tab
C G
But I can’t find the keys to the truck
G C
Wish I was where I was when I was wishing
G
I was here
G C
Wish I was where I was when I was wishing
G
I was here
(a cappella)
Wish I was where I was when I was wishing I
was here
*Paul Mosley, née of Hartlepool, currently of
Walthamstow, UK Look him up! His music’s
amazing! Convince him to take you home with
him after a show!
|
||||
8. |
None of Me
03:24
|
|||
G
First they came for the drinks
C
Then they came for the food
G
Some claim they came for the music
Am
Yeah the company was good
C
But those shifting winds of power
G Am
You know how that blows
C
One day you’re counting flowers
G
Sometimes it snows
G
Please hesitate to call me
C
If the news is bad
G
Hey! Thanks for all the effort
Am
All the good times that we had
C
Not in it for the money
G Am
I just dig my name in chalk
C
I love to sing my fucking heart out
G
While everybody talks
Solo over verse form: G C G Am C G Am C G
Bm
The staff will take the orders singing
C G
“Work will set you free”
Am C
You get what you pay for
G
You’ll get none of me
G
When it goes from this’ll do
C
To is that all there is
G
Hey think about the future
Am
Not the shoulda dids
C
They locked up the piano
G Am
And they threw away the key
C
You get what you pay for
G
You’ll get none of me
Bm
The staff will take the orders singing
C G
“Work will set you free”
Am C
You get what you pay for
G
You’ll get none of me
Am C
You get what you pay for
G
You’ll get none of me
Am C Cm
You get what you pay for
G
You’ll get none of me
|
||||
9. |
Back When It Was Blue
03:22
|
|||
G
We had a house
C
I had a couch
Em
It folded out
D
Just about
G
Money spats
C
Asshole cats
Em D
Damp in the winter too
G C G
Back when it was blue
C
Back when it was blue
Em
I never had a clue
D
But you knew what to do
G C G C
Back when it was blue
G
Slanted floors
C
Swollen doors
Em D
Single pane windows too
G
When you loved me and
C
I loved you
Em D
We had nothing better to do
G C G
Back when it was blue
C
Back when it was blue
Em
I never had a clue
D
But you know what to do
C
When you loved me and
Em
I loved you
D
We had nothing better to do
G C G C
Back when it was blue
Em
Neighbourhood is changing
Em/F#
Neighbourhood is changing
Em D
How that neighbourhood has changed
Em
Neighbourhood is changing
Em/F#
Neighbourhood is changing
Em D
How that neighbourhood has changed
Solo over chorus: C Em D C Em D G C G C
G
We had a house
C
I had a couch
Em
It folded out
D
Just about
G C G C
Back when it was blue oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo
Em C G
|
||||
10. |
Yours As Never
02:59
|
|||
F G Am F G Am
C Am
Oh my dear ________
C Am
The pleasures you offer are _________
C Am C Am
However I’m obliged to forgo your company
F
And believe me
G
I regret this
Am
Infinitely
C C/B Am
I’ll miss your ______
C C/B Am
And all your ________
F
All the precious moments...
G C C/B
You have a gift for making a mark on the people
Am
you meet
C C/B Am
Oooh
C C/B Am
Gonna miss your ______
F G C C/B Am
I will always admire your ________
F G C C/B Am
It is with great emotion dear _________
F
That I remain,
Am
Yours as Never
Solo: F G Am F G Am F G Am F G Am
C C/B Am
Oh my dear _______
C C/B Am
The whatevers you offer are _________
C C/B Am C C/B Am
However I’m obliged to forgo your company
F
And believe me
G
I regret this
Am
Infinitely
C C/B Am
I’ll miss your _________
C C/B Am
And all your _________
F
All the precious moments
G C C/B
You have a gift for making a mark on the people
Am
you meet
C C/B Am
Ooooh
C C/B Am
Gonna miss your _________
F G C C/B Am
I will always admire your _______
C C/B Am
Gonna miss your _________
C C/B Am
Not so much your _________
F G C C/B Am
I will always admire your ________
C C/B Am
Maybe not your ___________
F G C C/B Am
It is with great emotion dear _________
F
That I remain,
Am
Yours as Never
|
||||
11. |
Wine Bag
02:05
|
|||
Bb F
Don’t wanna go listen to somebody’s new song
C F
Just wanna sit down and fuckin’ write one
Here’s one!
Bb F
About a person that says they love you
Cm F
Then doesn’t give a fuck what you think
Bb
I figured all that shit out
Cm F
C’mon! Somebody buy me a drink
G C
It was buck-a-shuck in overdraft
F Bb
And in the margarita aftermath
Cm F
To Juli’s* for James Brown and dumplings
G C
Red wine and fun things
F
But like I said:
Bb F
Don’t wanna go listen to somebody’s new song
C F
Just wanna sit down and fuckin’ write one
G C
Juli chopped the ginger
F Bb
with a fucking sword!
Cm F
I know that Europe’s expensive
G C
So’s red wine and fun things
F
So’s everything
Bb F
Don’t wanna go listen to somebody’s new song
C F
Just wanna sit down and fuckin’ write one
Solo over ginger bridge form:
G C F Bb Cm F G C F
Bb F
Don’t wanna go listen to somebody’s new song
C F
Just wanna sit down and fuckin’ write one
Cm
Goddamn slim pickin’s
Bb F
Only Merlots at the Charles Dickens
Cm
It’s five to one here
Bb
The goods are all odd
F
Yeah we’re such chickens
And Masha** says:
F
You gotta stop being surprised (But do ya?)
Bb
You gotta stop being surprised (But do ya?)
F
You gotta stop being surprised (But do ya?)
Bb
You gotta stop being surprised (But do ya?)
F
You gotta stop being surprised (But do ya?)
Bb
You gotta stop being surprised (But do ya?)
F
You gotta stop being surprised (But do ya?)
Bb F
You gotta stop being surprised
Bb F
Don’t wanna go listen to somebody’s new song
C F
Just wanna sit down and fuckin’ write one
Bb C
Sit down and fuckin’ write one
F
on the wine bag!
* Juli—Rad Juli, Drummer Juli, Life-saver Juli,
Friend
** Masha—Epicurean, Philosopher, Friend
|
||||
12. |
Go Get Lost
03:58
|
|||
G G/F# Em C G
G C
Get on that plane girl and see where it takes
you
G
There’s nothing as scary as leaving the same
D
for something new
G C
Pull up the stakes, girl, as you take off
G G/F# Em C G
Go make some mistakes, girl, go get lost
C G
Say bye-bye to the old familiar
Am
You know those old clothes haven’t fit you for
a while
G C G
You’re sky high in the wild blue yonder
Am C G
Wearing a bursting-with-a-secret kind of smile
Am C
Your real friends won’t be mad at you
Am C
They’ll know it’s what you had to do
Am C G
Keep them with you everywhere you go
Am C
A man is just a man I guess
Am C
And girl you deserve nothing less
Am D
I hope your heart is strong enough to know
G
There’s nothing as scary as leaving the same
D
for something new
G C
Pull up the stakes girl as you take off
G G/F# Em C G
Go make some mistakes, girl, go get lost
Solo over “real friends” bridge:
Am C Am C Am G Am C Am C Am D
G C
Get on that plane girl and see where it takes
you
G
There’s nothing as scary as leaving the same
D
for something new
G C
Pull up the stakes, girl, as you take off
G G/F# Em C G
Go make some mistakes, girl, go get lost
C G
Say bye-bye to the old familiar
Am
I heard somebody say “change ain’t looking to
make friends”
G C G
But why, why is every time so similar?
Am C G
When something is beginning something ends
Am C
Your real friends won’t be mad at you
Am C
They’ll know it’s what you had to do
Am G
Keep them with you everywhere you go
Am C
A man is just a man I guess
Am C
And girl you deserve nothing less
Am D
I hope your heart is strong enough to know
G C
Get on that plane girl and see where it takes
you
G
There’s nothing as scary as leaving the same
D
for something new
G C
Pull up the stakes girl as you take off
G G/F# Em C G
Go make some mistakes, girl, go get lost
G G/F# Em C G
Go make some mistakes, girl, go get lost
C G
Say bye-bye to the old familiar.
|
Carolyn Mark British Columbia
Canadian alt-country singer/songwriter Carolyn Mark was born and raised in Sicamous, British Columbia. She's been a member of the 1991 all-girl rock combo the Vinaigrettes and the Corn Sisters, a duo w/ Neko Case. Her solo career has included collaborations with Toronto-based alt-country artist NQ Arbuckle with whom she recorded the Juno-nominated Let's Just Stay Here. ... more
Streaming and Download help
Carolyn Mark recommends:
If you like Carolyn Mark, you may also like:
Bandcamp Daily your guide to the world of Bandcamp