C
old men have had the time to think about tomorrow
old men know what it’s like to wonder how it ends
stick around too long
everyone you knew is gone
old men feel the hole left by so many friends
old men have had the time to think about what truth is
old men know what it’s like to wonder what to say
they’d like to fix up all the hurt
before they get low in the dirt
old men feel tomorrow creeping into yesterday
and someday when I’m old
I’ll think of all the lies I’ve told
and maybe let go of all the things an old man didn’t know
old men have had the time to think about forgiveness
old men know what it’s like to learn to live alone
they didn’t plan to find
the path that’s now behind
old men feel the thorns of every seed they’ve ever sown
capo 3
Leaving Maricopa in a cloud of dust
Ain’t nobody back there gonna follow us
They can stay right there ’cause we ain’t done nothin’ wrong And we’ll be in Albuquerque by the time they know we’re gone
Leaving Maricopa in a borrowed car
I know we said we wouldn’t have to go that far She’ll be busy hanging out with her friends down at the salon
And we’ll be in Albuquerque by the time they know we’re gone
Leaving Maricopa at the speed of night
Had to take the car, couldn’t catch a flight
Heading east on 40 face-first into the dawn And we’ll be in Albuquerque by the time they know we’re gone
We’ll go to Babylon
Maybe the Amazon
We’ll run this marathon
Up to Saskatchewan
Maybe we’ll go to St. Louis and see that big mastodon ’cause we’ll be in Albuquerque by the time they know we’re gone
Leaving Maricopa in a cloud of dust
Smelling like grease and looking like rust
Tomorrow I’ll be dressed up in silk and you’ll be in chiffon And we’ll be in Albuquerque by the time they know we’re gone
bass notes
T-C P-F low #17 / RH C-T P-G organ #12 vol 2 above mid C
intro Cx8
C
Leaving Maricopa in a cloud of dust
Ain’t nobody back there gonna follow us F C
They can stay right there ’cause we ain’t done nothin’ wrong G C
And we’ll be in Albuquerque by the time they know we’re gone
Leaving Maricopa in a borrowed car
I know we said we wouldn’t have to go that far
But she’ll be busy hanging out with her friends down at the salon
And we’ll be in Albuquerque by the time they know we’re gone
Leaving Maricopa at the speed of night
Had to take the car, couldn’t catch a flight
Heading east on 40 face-first into the dawn
And we’ll be in Albuquerque by the time they know we’re gone
bump; no RH C
We’ll go to Babylon C
Maybe the Amazon C
We’ll run this marathon C
Up to Saskatchewan play normal, with RH F x4 C x4
Maybe we’ll go to St. Louis and see that big mastodon G x4 C x4
And we’ll be in Albuquerque by the time they know we’re gone
Leaving Maricopa in a cloud of dust
Smelling like grease and looking like rust
Tomorrow I’ll be dressed up in silk and you’ll be in chiffon
And we’ll be in Albuquerque by the time they know we’re gone
C x8 F x4 C x4
Leaving Maricopa x8 G x4 C x4
And we’ll be in Albuquerque by the time they know we’re gone
I remember a hillside
Watching white clouds rolling by
As I lay on the hillside
I was dreaming of you and I
All of my mem’ries surround you
As I lay on the ground you were always there
Mem’ries flow all around you
I’m so glad I found you and the life we share
Summer days in the country
Glimpsing wonder now and then
Let’s go back to the country
And fall under its spell again
chorus [love]
Breezes blow through my mem’ry
With a fragrance of the past
Mem’ries of those afternoons
Dreaming of you as I lay in the grass
I remember a hillside
Watching white clouds rolling by
As I lay on the hillside
I was dreaming of you and I
chorus
repeating guitar parts
part 1 is the riff part 2 is the verse and chorus
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G |-222-222-000-000|-000-222-222-222| || |-222-222-000-000|-000-220-222-222|
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bass notes
Fiona sings intro: come in on 2nd time — walkup CDE
F E D C
I remember a hillside Bb C F CDE
Watching white clouds rolling by
As I lay on the hillside
I was dreaming of you and I
All of my memories surround you
As I lay on the ground you were always there
Memories flow all around you
I’m so glad I found you and the life we share
Summer days in the country
Glimpsing wonder now and then
Let’s go back to the country
And fall under its spell again
chorus
[instrumental (2x) last time F 2x]
[pause]
Breezes blow through my memory
With a fragrance of the past
Memories of those afternoons
Dreaming of you as I lay in the grass
[CDE walkup]
I remember a hillside
Watching white clouds rolling by
As I lay on the hillside
I was dreaming of you and I
A DM7 [x00222] C6 [000010]
earl grey and marmalade toast
drive up the coast see where it ends
wearing our marmelade coats
sharing some notes with a few friends
we build a crackling fire
funeral pyre see where it ends
we fill the sunset with stars
we spend the hours with a few friends
misty wet mountains the ocean below
staring at stars in our sky
misty wet mountains will stay when we go
staring at stars in the sky
slip through the mist like a ghost
marmalade coast with a few friends
we build a funeral pyre
slip down the wire see where it ends chorus
earl grey and marmalade toast
drive up the coast see where it ends
wearing our marmelade coats
sharing some notes with a few friends chorus
drive up the marmalade coast
with a few friends see where it ends
no capo | notes E E D D G G E E E G D E
coming into Tucumcari out of the north lightning crackled air E G D E
Quality Inn at the end of town seventeen minutes I’m there E E D D E E
big dark cloud big dark cloud
map shows a road crossing the lake East Saxon Avenue
lake’s been dry as long as I’ve seen dust is greyish blue
big dark cloud big dark cloud
E E D D E big dark cloud let it down E D D E fill that lake and soak the ground E D D A rinse me off so I don’t drown A E E E big dark cloud D D E E
this isn’t a place anyone goes, all just passing through
no one’s ever gonna cross that lake on East Saxon Avenue
big dark cloud big dark cloud chorus
just play E
I met a girl and she was made of clouds
but there was nothing light and fluffy about this one
she was dark, she was strong
and when she sang you couldn’t hear the sun
big dark cloud big dark cloud
eleven hours from Dalhart Texas, nine more gets me to you
turn right around and cross that lake on East Saxon Avenue
big dark cloud big dark cloud chorus x2
big dark cloud x3
Dark clouds always symbolize something bad. All my travels, all the places I’ve lived, clouds are a good thing, dark or otherwise.
Came across a picture I took on travels with Best Beloved of a sky-wide black cloud over Tucumcari. Flood of memories, good ones.
bass notes
fingered bass T-C P-F 2nd octave
intro G G F F Bb Bb G G G Bb F G
coming into Tucumcari out of the north lightning crackled air G Bb F G
Quality Inn at the end of town seventeen minutes I’m there G G F F G G
big dark cloud big dark cloud
map shows a road crossing the lake East Saxon Avenue
lake’s been dry as long as I’ve seen dust is greyish blue
big dark cloud big dark cloud
G G F F G
big dark cloud let it down G F F G
fill that lake and soak the ground G F F C
rinse me off so I don’t drown C G G G
big dark cloud
F F G G
isn’t a place anyone goes all just passing through
no one’s ever gonna cross that lake on East Saxon Avenue
big dark cloud big dark cloud
chorus
G G F G
met a girl G G F G
and she was made of clouds G G G G F G
but there was nothing light and fluffy about this one G G F G
she was dark G G F G
she was strong G G F G
and when she sang G x8
you couldn’t hear the sun G G F F G G
big dark cloud big dark cloud
eleven hours from Dalhart Texas nine more gets me to you
turn right around and cross that lake on East Saxon Avenue
big dark cloud big dark cloud
G G F F G
big dark cloud let it down G F F G
fill that lake and soak the ground G F F C
rinse me off so I don’t drown C G G G
big dark cloud repeat chorus
F F G G
big dark cloud F F G G
big dark cloud Bb Bb G G vamp G
big dark cloud
E E D G G E capo 3 G G F Bb Bb G
C 2 0 2
G 0 2 3
D 0 3 3
A 2 3 3
Am G F E7 [2122]
I’ve sailed upon this wilderness all my life
This sea has taught me everything I’ve learned
It’s taken from me everything I ever had
And all I ever had has been returned
Hard weather howled horizon to horizon
Tackle overboard and lost for good
Fearsome creatures prowling in my wake each day
Sun and stars still found me when they could
So many islands green and fair crossed my bow
So many times I thought to go ashore
But not one held the port I knew awaited me
One by one they fell astern forevermore
The time has come to furl my sails and ship the oars
Time to end this life on brine and foam
My time’s been spent in just the way it should have been
And now’s the time, and now, oh now I’m home
Best Beloved’s feet are even itchier than mine. We’ve driven all over two countries and we’ll never really settle down.
Seed for the song (this version, #3 I think) came from the discovery that Best Beloved’s favorite client was born in the tiny hamlet of Valentine Nebraska, a place we considered moving after driving through, just because it was so beautiful.
like I said last night it’s time to go
ain’t sayin nothin you don’t already know
can’t do the math to stay in one place too long
I’ll tell you something so you know nothing’s wrong
gear’s loaded, truck’s warming up
good strong coffee, poured you a cup
guitar behind the seat, backpacks in the bed
so get your boots on, we gotta go just like I said
can’t do the math where you and I get divided
pluses and minuses are all pretty one-sided
you’ve already seen some action
but I’m telling you it’s only a fraction
add it all up you’ll get the same answer I did
valley in north Nebraska near Valentine
couple of minutes from the South Dakota state line
peaceful quiet and green where the river winds through
I’ve seen it before but now I wanna see it with you
can’t do the math where you and I get divided
pluses and minuses are all pretty one-sided
you’ve already seen some action
but I’m telling you it’s only a fraction
add it all up you’ll get the same answer I did
middle of the country the tall grass covers the plains
speed limit means we can have some fun racing the trains
sit behind the Flint Hills see the sunset silhouette
I’ve seen it before, but I haven’t seen it with you yet
can’t do the math where you and I get divided
pluses and minuses are all pretty one-sided
you’ve already seen some action
but I’m telling you it’s only a fraction
add it all up you’ll get the same answer I did
follow the ocean San Diego up to Vancouver
water left, dirt right; not a complicated maneuver
head across to Newfoundland take a ferry over the sea
how you do the math doesn’t make any difference to me
except I can’t do the math where you and I get divided
pluses and minuses are all pretty one-sided
you’ve already seen some action
but I’m telling you it’s only a fraction
add it all up you’ll get the same answer I did
capo 3 in A
You’re the dark of night
You steal the sun from the sky
You’re the dark of night
Make the songbirds cry
You’re the dark of night
And I don’t understand why
You told me you loved me
Sweet as a slice of peach pie
You told me you loved me
Intoxicating as rock and rye
You told me you loved me
You knew all along it was a lie
You took my heart
Made me think I could fly
You took my heart
Told me I was your guy
You took my heart
Was just a piece of meat for you to fry
You’re the dark of night
You steal the sun from the sky
You’re the dark of night
Make the songbirds cry
You’re the dark of night
I’ll never understand why
