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I drink fair trade coffee
and I eat line caught fish.
I know the air miles of my aubergine
before I put it in the fridge.
Chorus
I’m trying to do the right thing.
It’s getting harder every day.
There are so many choices.
Please take some of them away!
I got myself a bag for life,
it lasted just four years.
I was so disillusioned,
it was bound to end in tears.
Chorus
I recycle all my rubbish,
but it messes with my brain.
To get it all in the right coloured bins
is like some complicated game.
Chorus
If we could go back to the old days,
it was so much simpler then.
We had strawberries in the summer time,
then they disappeared again.
We wouldn’t mess it up this time.
We’d give back what we took,
but no matter how hard we try
we can’t turn back the clock.
So I drink fair trade coffee
and I eat line caught fish.
I know the air miles of my aubergine
before I put it in the fridge.
Chorus
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I’m sitting on a mountain top.
Watching the world go by.
It’s raining to the left of me,
but sunny on the other side, whoo!
It seems so clear from here,
if things aren’t good for you,
sit back and wait a while,
those clouds will roll on by, whoo!
I can see my house from here.
It’s such a long way home.
Just wanna stay up high.
Don’t ever wanna come back down, whoo!
I wrote a song today
about sitting on a mountain top.
It was raining to the left of me,
but sunny on the other side WHOO!!
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Field Of Bones
03:03
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Down in the valley
we used to have a home.
Down in the valley,
the only place I know.
Children used to play there.
Now we’re alone.
Down in the valley,
in the field of bones.
I try to think of nothing,
but the ghosts are everywhere.
From the trees and from the hilltops
I can feel their stare.
They say, “Things will be better”.
It’s just something to say.
Down in the valley,
in the field of bones.
I’ve been digging for the truth here,
but I still don’t understand.
I want to walk out from the shadows
to a different land.
So if you need somewhere to feel safe
come and take my hand.
Down in the valley,
in the field of bones.
Repeat 1st verse
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4. |
Black Crow
02:38
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There’s a black crow in the branches
looking down at me.
They say that it’s a bad sign.
Don’t know what it means,
and the sun goes behind,
behind a cloud.
Chalk lines on the pavement
wake me from my dreams.
Soon they’ll be forgotten.
Washed away by rain,
and the sun and the rain,
weave colours in the sky.
A clock is ticking loudly,
filling up my head.
No one ever winds it,
but it isn’t going to stop,
and the earth moves around,
around the sun.
There’s a black crow in the branches
looking down at me.
They say that it’s a bad sign.
Don’t know what it means,
and the sun comes out,
from behind a cloud.
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Lies
04:23
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I play my song a little louder,
don’t wanna think about the day.
I play my song a little louder,
don’t wanna think about the day.
You told too many lies,
yeah just one too many lies
and I don’t believe a word you say.
You tell me I will know tomorrow,
but tomorrow never comes.
You tell me I will know tomorrow,
but tomorrow never comes.
I wish that I could do without you,
might be better off without you,
cos I don’t believe a word you say.
I wonder where our story’s going?
Perhaps it’s better I don’t know.
I wonder where our story’s going?
Perhaps it’s better I don’t know.
You told too many lies,
yeah just one too many lies
and I don’t believe a word you say.
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6. |
Listen
04:23
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Chorus
The cars sound like the ocean,
washing over me.
Yeah the cars sound like the ocean.
Listen and you will see.
If I could see the world through your eyes,
would colours look the same?
If I could see the world through your eyes,
then I’d know who to blame.
Chorus
Throw a stone into the water,
the ripples spread far and wide.
Throw a stone into the water,
there’s nowhere left to hide.
Chorus
I stop my car at the roadside,
my body feels so tired.
I stop my car at the roadside,
lay my head back, close my eyes.
Chorus
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7. |
Sad Songs Are The Best
04:04
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When the day turns into evening
and I don’t know what to say.
I just tune in to the music,
yeah pick up my guitar and play.
Chorus
And it all comes together.
Words and music fill me up.
I know what I always said is true,
that the sad songs are the best.
Now the party time is over,
you’ve all gone back to your lives.
Well I sit here on my own again
and I listen to the Blues.
Chorus
I lie awake now in the darkness.
A tune I wrote today goes round and round.
Then some words come drifting up to me
and I know how it’s gonna sound.
Chorus
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8. |
Amy
03:14
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Amy tripped over, she leaned too far.
Amy tripped over, she leaned too far.
She’s been in this world more than fifty years.
She’ll take away all of your fears,
yeah Amy.
I used to work with Amy, a long time ago.
I used to work with Amy, a long time ago.
She always came round twice a day.
Sometime we’re going to have to pay,
for Amy.
Amy turned up again, a few months ago.
Amy turned up again, a few months ago.
She makes me see things that are not there.
She makes me tired, but she makes me care,
yeah Amy.
Repeat first verse
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9. |
The River
03:05
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Chorus
I’m going down to sit by the river.
I’m going down to sit in the sun.
Got all I want, don’t need no money,
to sit by the river in the morning sun.
When my head is full and my thoughts are spinning,
need away to slow it down.
Don’t wanna take no pills or potions.
I know there’s a better way.
Chorus
I could turn on the television,
watch the soaps ‘till my brain is washed.
Fill myself with wine and whiskey.
I know there’s a better way.
Chorus
If you’ve got nothing else to do,
or even if you’ve got too much,
forget your problems for a while.
Leave it all and come with me, cos
Chorus
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10. |
Shouting Underwater
02:44
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We were shouting underwater,
floating upside down.
Yeah those were the days my friend,
no one else around.
Rolling down the hillside,
climbing up a tree,
I could see for miles and miles
the day you went away.
Riding on white horses
through a world of black and white,
but there were monsters in the shadows
waiting there for me.
We were shouting underwater,
floating upside down.
Yeah those were the days my friend,
‘till you turned it upside down.
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11. |
Shake It Up
03:59
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I’m walking backwards down the street
on a sunny afternoon.
Can’t see a thing if you
keep on doing it the same.
Chorus
You’ve gotta shake it up,
ooh you’ve gotta shake it up.
You’ve gotta shake it up,
yeah you’ve gotta shake it up.
Take some strings off that guitar
and you’ll play a different tune.
Forget about those same old chords,
just play what you feel.
Chorus
You’ve got so many different things,
still don’t know what you want.
Why don’t you throw them all away?
see what’s underneath?
Chorus
Repeat 1st verse
Chorus
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12. |
Happy Ending?
04:39
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bemuzic Cambridge, UK
In Nov 2009 bemuzic bought two Cigar Box Guitars from eBay. Since then she has acquired quite a collection of home made
instruments, most of which she built herself.
When not writing songs, recording, or building guitars she enjoys playing her songs on the streets of Cambridge and surrounding towns.
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