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Somebody else's shoulder
03:15
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D G D
Well the fire was burning bright all the children were in bed.
D E A
When you came into the room I knew that something was in you head.
D G D
So you sat there down beside me and you told me of your pain.
D A D
I never knew those things you told me, now our lives won’t be the same.
Chorus
D G D
I’d been away from you too long
D G D
I didn’t realise that things were going wrong.
D G D
And then you told me it was over,
D E A
Now I’m crying on somebody else’ shoulder.
All those times you spent without me all those times you stayed at home
Raising kids all by your own some wishing you were not alone
Anytime we’d be together, we’d pretend that things were right
But in the end you had to leave me after yet another fight
Chorus
When you finally up and left me, it was such a crying shame
I drink each night in different bar rooms ‘til I don’t remember your name.
I don’t regret our time together, just the times we spent apart
But now I’ve got another lover to ease my broken heart.
Chorus
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3. |
Pressgang Blues
02:40
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4. |
Heading West
03:43
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Heading west on a forty-carriage train.
Going to a place where it never seems to rain.
The Desert dry
Those Monotone skies
Sleep under stars with my thoughts to keep me sane.
Heading west in a rusty boxcar at sundown.
Leaving it all for a dusty one-horse town.
No more dreams
No more pain
No more pretending I’m the rodeo clown.
Mid 8
Got no bags to weigh me down
Only life keeping me around
Heading west to save my soul.
Must go now before I get old
These worn out bones
These old tired eyes
Too many friends and too many goodbyes
Heading west on a one….-way train
Never going back to the stress and the strain.
Feeling free
Breath in deep
This is the life that I’m gonna keep
Oh, Oh oh, ……….
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5. |
The other side
03:11
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Hasn’t time gone passing by, seems like yesterday we just began to fly.
All those years spent together, building dreams that let us touch the sky.
And although we are apart now, I know that it’s only for a while.
As soon as everything is done here, I will join you on the other side.
Chorus
Oh I know you will be there waiting for me
I know I will see you there.
But until that time, I will hold you in my mind,
Hold you in my dreams, hold you in my heart.
Instrumental
Chorus
Oh I know you will be there waiting for me
I know I will see you there.
But until that time, I will hold you in my mind,
Hold you in my dreams, hold you in my heart.
D Em G A D
From the moment that I wake up, I know you’re standing by my side.
Em G A D
And when I close my eyes each evening, that’s when I join you on the other side.
Li de di di di di di. Etc.
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6. |
I used to hate someone
04:51
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Intro; Instrumental
Chorus;
I used to hate someone, then somebody shot him down.
I pity his wife and son but I’m glad that he’s gone.
I got into a fight just the other night
With and old friend I never liked
And he never liked me
It was a bar room brawl, guess I told him what I thought
How I thought his world looked small. Meant nothing at all.
Instrumental;
Got up and left the bar, decided to leave my car.
So I walked for about an hour then fell into bed.
Woke in the early morn with sirens outside my door.
The cops there on my front porch and they’re looking for me
Middle 8
I never liked one hair on his head.
I never liked one thing that he said
But I never could have killed that man.
It’s just not who I am, It’s just not who I am. Instrumental
Went to the county jail. Got questioned by sheriff Cale
A murder they tried to nail on little old me
Me with no alibi, no matter how much I tried
To tell them I never lied, my life was denied.
Instrumental and Chorus;
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7. |
Walking in the sunshine
02:01
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Intro…Melody
G C G
Walking in the sunshine, eating apple pie.
G D
Walking to the river, rod and line and fly.
G C G
Gonna catch a big one, take it home to Mom.
C G D G
Gonna have a good day sitting in the sun.
Melody
G C G
Never gonna grow up, don’t wanna be a man.
G D
Always wanna stay here in the Promised land
G C G
Fishing on the river, swimming in the lake.
C G D G
Never gonna grow up, never gonna wake.
Melody
G C G
Woke up in the morning, sleeping in the rain.
G D
Lying in the gutter, isn’t it a shame.
G C G
Reality's a nightmare, that’s the way it seems.
C G
The thing that keeps me going is
D G
Escaping in my dreams.
Melody
G C G
Walking in the sunshine, eating apple pie.
G D
Walking to the river, rod and line and fly.
G C G
Gonna catch a big one, take it home to Mom.
C G D G
Gonna have a good day sitting in the sun.
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8. |
Water is Life
03:47
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It’s time for everyone to wake. Gonna do whatever it’s gonna take.
Standing strong on sacred, with hope in our hearts and the strength to go on.
Refrain
Don’t need no guns to best the man, with love and prayer I know we can
We must do whatever’s right, don’t you know that water is life.
Finding strength to face the man. Look into their faces, remember them.
They made me cry, they burned my eyes, but this is our land and these are our skies
Refrain
Joining hearts to save the earth from the want of a bloodied purse. I must stand here.
Standing Rock and Macinac (Mack-ee-naw), this poison pipe will kill us all.
Water is life for us all.
Refrain
Mid 8 (Em Am D G, Em Am C D)
Must stand strong to save the world from all of those who feed on this corporate greed.
Our waters clean and our rivers free, these are the things that our children need.
Refrain (Repeat)
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9. |
When I dream
03:03
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When I............when I dream, I’m free
When I............when I dream, I’m free
My body’s bound, but my soul is free
These chains are tight but the don’t hurt
Because I know, you think of me, because I know, you think of me,
When I............when I dream, I dream of you
When I............when I dream, I dream of you
I hope for freedom but all I see
Are these four walls that imprison me
But I’m coming home, I will be free, I’m coming home, I will be free
When I............when I dream, I’m home with you
When I............when I dream, I’m home
All these years taken from my life,
So many years, but the end’s in sight
Yes I’m coming home, I will be free, I’m coming home, I will be free
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10. |
Small town blues
02:19
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11. |
Friends must part
02:18
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G C#dim Am7 D
Friends must part, or so they say.
G C#dim Am7 D
Few will have the time to stay.
G B7 A7 Am D7 (G C#dim Am7 D) twice
It’s time to leave and go away and never an explanation.
G C#dim Am7 D
For some it’s a small misunderstanding.
G C#dim Am7 D
For some new friends and new beginning.
G B7 A7 Am D7 (G C#dim Am7 D)
A few get jealous and leave you standing without an explanation.
G C#dim Am7 D
When friends were many and times were good,
G C#dim Am7 D
How we would pledge to stay together.
G B7 A7
We would fight our foes with our......
Bridge
Em E6 Em7
.....wooden swords, cardboard shields and our plastic guns.
Em E6 Em7 A
Soldiers all till the end of time, never leave each other’s side
G C#dim Am7 D
But time goes on and memories fade.
G C#dim Am7 D
Our childish pledges are put aside.
G B7 A7 Am D7
The years of fun and brotherhood dwindle just like I knew they would.
G C#dim Am7 D
So I say to all who hear my words,
G C#dim Am7 D
Don’t let the past lie undisturbed
G B7 A7
No matter what come say this day,
G Am D7 (G C#dim Am7 D) repeat
That was my friend I am pleased_____ to¬¬¬____ say
Whistle outro G C#dim Am7 D
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12. |
I will always be around
04:06
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If you ever need a shoulder to cry on
If you ever need someone to rely on.
I will always be here, I will always be around
I will always be here, I will always be around
From the moment I_____ first met you
I knew that my life would never be the same.
Something stirred inside of me, something I have never known.
What it was I cannot explain, ‘twas something I have never known.
As I lie beside you, I hear you softly breathing.
I lie awake and watch you as you lie sleeping.
There’s so much that I have to say, there’s so much you need to know.
I just never seem to find the time to tell you how I love you so.
Mid 8
It’s in the way that you do and say
All those things that you know will bring me
Closer to you every day.
So when you need that shoulder to cry on.
When you need someone to rely on.
I will always be here, I will always be around
I will always be here, I will always be around
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13. |
The way I feel about you
03:52
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14. |
The toe rag
01:44
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Dermot (Dee) McIlroy Newtownabbey, UK
Dee McIlroy is a multi-genre artist. A member of Clanú, Folkus and others. He has recorded 18 albums and several singles in
genres such as Classical, Rock, Electronic, Country and Irish folk/trad. He performs regularly at trad sessions in and around Belfast as well as regular gigs at many of the city's iconic venues.
"I'm not a composer, I'm a music maker. I don't compose music, I create it".
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