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1.
Bb
It's only make-believe.
Fm
It lasts a little while
Ab
And then you have to make your
Bb
dreams come true
Bb
If you only make-believe,
Fm
in a little while
Ab
All your dreams begin to
Bb
lose belief in you.
Fm Ab Bb
Got to get down to where you're goin'
Fm Ab Bb
Before the goin' gets ya down
Fm Ab Bb
Your heart is part of winds a-blowin'
Fm Bb
But your brain remains earth-bound.
Fm Bb Ab Bb
Take your time. Find out what you want.
Fm Bb Ab Bb
Learn to seek. That's the goal of the hunt.
Fm7 Bbm Fm7 Bbm
Futures you foresee leave you in shock
Fm7 Bbm Fm7 Gb
Nothing left to be nowhere to walk....
Mindful Webworks | Short and Tall Tales | Making Believe, page 2
2.
Bb Fm
All we get is a moment of life, and the
Ab Bb
living with whom we work and play.
Bb Fm
So we smile and try to be forgiving
Ab Bb
Trying to make it day to day
Fm Ab Bb
Your past is a measure of learning
Fm Ab Bb
Your future is close to your soul
Fm Ab Bb
Your present is pleasant if that's what you're earning
Fm Bb
And Karma keeps taking its toll.
Fm Bb Ab Bb
Take your time. Find out what you want.
Fm Bb Ab Bb
Learn to seek. That's the goal of the hunt.
Fm7 Bbm Fm7 Bbm
Futures you foresee leave me in shock
Fm7 Bbm Fm7 Gb
Nothing left to be nowhere to walk....
Segue right into Don't Walk.
Performed in Mindful Webworkshop #8, 2016 Sep 30
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Segue from Making Believe
Chorus: Bb7 Fm Walk Walk Walk Walk a walk Bb7 Fm Walk Walk Walk ah-hahh Don't walk Don't walk Don't walk
1.
Bb7
You don't talk to your neighbors in the City.
(no, you never do, never do)
F7
You don't talk to the people on the bus.
(no body home)
F7
You don't talk to the girls who're lookin' so pretty
(no way baby)
Bb
But anyway what the hell have you got to discuss?
[chorus]
2.
Bb7
You don't listen to your neighbors in the city
("rotten BITCH")
F7
You don't listen to the people on the street
("gimme a quarter")
F7
You don't listen to the girls who're lookin' so pretty
("c'mere, boy!")
Bb7
Face Front, eyes forward, get on down the street
[chorus]
Mindful Webworks | Short and Tall Tales | Don't Walk, page 2
3.
Bb7 Fm
Walk Walk Walk Walk a walk
Bb7 Fm
Walk Walk Walk ah-hahh Don't walk Don't walk Don't walk
Bb7
You don't look at yer neighbors in the eyeball
(no ya lookaway lookaway)
F7
You don't stare at the bodies on the beach
(mm-hm baby)
F7
I like lookin' at the girls so tan and pretty
(ah-ooo)
Bb7
Just as well (too bad), they're always outta reach.
[chorus]
4. [Slow]
Bb7
I talk to my neighbors in the city.
(Howya doin')
F7
I smile at the old folks on the bus.
(Say, take my seat)
F7
I like talkin' to the girls who're lookin' so pretty.
(Uh-oh!)
[faster again]
Bb7
I can't help myself. I'm just an onery cuss.
[chorus]
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1.
D Bdim
There's a certain risk involved
D Bdim
in almost everything you do.
D G
There's danger in the course you take
E A
and the one that you eschew.
D Bdim
There's a certain risk involved
D Bdim
in almost every breath you take,
D F6
So no matter what you do
Em A
it's going to look like a mistake.
2.
D Bdim
There's a certain price to pay
D Bdim
for every choice you make or don't.
D G
There's problems if you will
E A
and there's obstructions if you won't.
D Am
A setback is forseeable.
G Gm
You'll likely miss the boat,
D G
And curse your luck until you find
Bb A
it didn't stay afloat.
Mindful Webworks | Short and Tall Tales | Risk, page 2
3.
D Bdim
If you never took the chance
D Bdim
you might be safer, but
D G
The day you didn't leave
E A
you are the victim of a nut.
D Am
We'll spare you now the details.
G Gm
You can catch the film at nine,
D G
Watching from the safety of your living room,
Gb A D
Saying glad his life ain't mine.
Performed in Mindful Webworkshop #2
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Even devoted parents long for a night out, but it's not always easy, especially when the kids are very young.
1.
F7
One Two Three
And they've all gone down
Getcher dancin' shoes babe
We're goin' out on the town
Bb7
We're goin' dancin'
Doo wop a doo
F7
We're goin' dancin'
Shoo boop a doo be
C7
Goin' dancin'
Bb7 F7 C7
All de leedle tykes're asleep.
2.
F7
O, we can smoke a jug o' wine
An we can flip a couple lids
If we can only find a sitter
Who'll come 'n' mind the kids
Bb7
We're goin' dancin'
Bo do dee oh
F7
We're goin' dancin'
Woh woh woh
C7
Goin' dancin'
Bb7 F7 C7
Wait a sec, I think I heard a peep.
Mindful Webworks | Short and Tall Tales | Got No Babysitter Blues, page 2
3.
F7
Change a diaper then another
Dad I wanna drinka water
Got a dolly for my daughter
Tuck her brother into bed
Bb7
And we'll go dancin'
Whee-dee-dee dee-dee-dee
dee-dee-dee-dah-dah
F7
Dancin'
Ya-ta-ta ta-ta-ta
na-na-na na-na-na
C7
Dancin'
Bb7 F7 C7
Babe just go 'n' getcher dancin' shoes.
4.
F7
Granny's feelin' po'ly
An' the sitter's got a test tomorrow
Then our frien' nex' door comes down
A-lookin' for yer shoes t' borrow
Bb7
Dancin'
Hup hup hup
F7
She's goin' dancin'
Yup yup yup
C7
Goin' dancin'
Bb7
I think I got those
F7 C7
got no babysitter blues!
2016 Sep 23: Performed in Mindful Webworkshop Episode #7
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