REG MEUROSS

AND THEY DANCED

F / C / F / C / F / C / F / C

F / F(E Bass) / Bb / Bb

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F / F(E Bass) / Bb / Bb

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Dm / Bb / Dm / Bb /

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Chorus

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F - Bb / F - C

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she was foolish and he was crazy,
she was headstrong and he was lazy,
bad luck followed them both around.
sick and tired of the freezing city
they drove west where the trees were pretty,
green grass and somewhere to lay them down.
every night when the sun went down
they got in the car and they drove right into town
and they danced all night.

she was always gonna be somebody,
he was glad to be with anybody,
hard times waited behind the door.
deep down they knew it didn't matter
whatever dreams might sink or shatter,
true love waited behind the door.
someday in a different crowd
they'd tell the barman to play the music loud,
and they danced all night.

she was the lover of the great dictator,
the night before she was to meet her maker,
made up and wearing her finest gown.
he promised her the world and almost made it,
her dreams of hollywood and glamour faded
game's up the curtain was coming down.
she put the poison in her dressing gown
and while the russians were shooting up the town
they danced all night.

JEALOUS

INTRO

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Dm - C / Bb

V1.

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i'm jealous of the sun that warms your face
that wraps itself around you in your state of grace,
i'm jealous of its fingers on your skin,
the way it lights your room when you won't let me in.
i wish i was the sun that lights your life.

i'm jealous of the rain upon your lips
that runs down your shirt and stings your fingertips.
i'm jealous of the way it soothes your brow,
the way it cools the places that i can't go now.
i wish i was the rain upon your face.

i'm jealous of the moon that lights your eyes,
that falls upon your bed and runs along your thighs.
i'm jealous of the secrets that you share
up in your bedroom now i can't go there.
i wish i was the moon upon your night.
i wish i was the moon. i wish i was the rain.
i wish i was the sun that lights your life.

GOOD WITH HIS HANDS

INTRO:

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V1.

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A / D / E / D - A

V2.

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F#m - D / A - E

E - D / D - E

E - A / D - E

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A / D

my father was a carpenter he made things out of wood
and he made them strong and he made them good
he took me out on sundays to gather fallen trees
we'd find treasures in the bushes and pennies in the leaves
he said they came from fighter planes many years before
he said you needed empty pockets setting out to war
i thought they came from heaven i prayed it could be true
as he slipped another coin beneath his shoe
and i looked up and i saw his eyes
he was good with his hands but hopeless with lies

i saw him in the garden on the day she went away
he was watering the roses and he hadn't much to say
i asked where she was going and he took me to the wood
he said this time it's serious i think she's gone for good
i thought she'd gone to heaven i prayed it wasn't true
i had to fall in love before i knew
and i saw tears behind his glove
he was good with his hands but hopeless in love

she took away the life he knew so he made one for himself
and he framed it and he kept it on the shelf
and she looked down his perfect bride
he was good with his hands but dying inside

ON ROSLYN BANKS

V1.

F / Bb -F / F / Bb

F / Bb / F - C / Bb - F

INSTRUMENTAL

F / C / Bb / F - C

F / C / Bb / C

on roslyn banks she held me close
as the night came gently 'round
and through the trees a soft rain fell
and the silver moon looked down

she said it was the evening's chill
that made her hold me so
but in my heart i knew it was
that i'd be gone tomorrow

the water sang a wishful song
i wished our hearts were one
she said why not if i would stay
and finish what i'd begun

but promise not what you can't give
she begged me to confess
that i was sworn to another love
and could not answer yes

above these banks a brave king wept
and there addressed his pain
faced with defeat he made a vow
to try and try again

and as i kissed the sweetest lips
i searched for truth in vain
and fearing she might love me less
i lied and lied again

now roslyn banks are a memory
and she is far away
i pray she'll hold me close again
at the close of some sweet day

YOUR FACE AGAIN

VERSES

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A - Bm / D - E /

MIDDLE

E / A / E / A /

D / F#m / B / A /

E / A / E / A /

D / F#m / B / D /

A - Bm / D - E /

sometimes i don't know where i am
sometimes i don't know where i've been
i've been running around since you've been gone
you should see the state i'm in
i just want to see your face again

there's gonna be snow there's gonna be rain
but i might get too cold to feel the pain
this house is bitter and the water pipes complain
but i just want to see your face again

no i don't need a picture of judas
and i don't need a picture of cain
to know how it feels to be out in the cold
wishing i could try that again
i've run right out of excuses
faced with un-shakeable facts
while you were putting the blame onto me
i thought i could do better than that
i said i can do better than that

there's a face i know there's some old friend
i watch them come and go through my window pane
i can read any book i want i can watch the cars in the rain
but i just want to see your face again

THE MAN IN THE MOON

E / A / B / E

i took a walk one night just to ease my head
i had a lot of things on my mind
a lot of words that hadn't been said
i sat down on a cemetery bench
to watch the clouds roll by
seemed to be just me and the moon
and he seemed to be staring me straight in the eye
was it the words in my head looking for a little space
or did i hear a still small voice
coming from the big white face
he said

i am the man in the moon let me be your light
i will listen til the sun comes up all through the cold dark night
i am the man in the moon who do you want me to be
i'll be your friend if you need a friend bring your troubles to me

i know you're gonna say that i must be crazy
that i gotta be crazy to believe
that theirs somebody up there somewhere
and he's been talking to me
some believe in a god and a freedom of choice
i believe in the power of the light
and the power of the still small voice
cos when i needed hope and when i needed faith
i looked up to the brilliant sky and that beautiful face

the sun comes up and everybody gets happy
giving thanks for a brand new day
i can't wait til the sun goes down and i hear my new friend say
you can be blue if you want to
talk about yourself just as long as you like
come to me if you don't feel sunny
everybody needs a little moonlight

JUST LIKE AN ANGEL

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seems like a long time seems like a long way back
you're getting ready looking for something black
and you say you'll be along in your own sweet time
don't ask me why i'm crying
you look just like an angel sometime

life can get ugly the sun can refuse to shine
bad luck and trouble follows me down the line
but you make it all make sense in your own sweet time
you can call me crazy or blind
you look just like an angel sometimes

the optimist's suitcase was found by the railroad track
packed full of dreams but no ticket and no way back
did he catch that outbound train
or did he find you just in time
don't ask me why i'm crying
you look just like an angel sometimes

THE PRIEST'S LETTER

INTRO

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VERSE

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A / Bm / D / A / A

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Bm / D / A / D

BREAK

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as i walked one night where the ships come in
i saw someone walk before me
he was quick & slight though I bid goodnight
he had chosen to ignore me

i'd come to this place on the run from love
in the hope i might forget her
my attention turned to the running man
in his hand he held a letter

and he placed it there in the harbour wall
with the starsick sailors wishes
sealed in navy blue with a lie or two
and a million homesick kisses

as he turned to leave i could see the face
of a priest in agitation
did he fear for thee or the raging sea ?
was his plea repatriation ?

BACK DOOR MAN

INTRO

D / G / D / G

VERSE

D / G / D / G

C / G / D / G

Em / A /

tonight i'll be your back door man
i'll be eating right out of your hand
we're made for each other like ostrich and sand
tonight i'll be your back door man

i'm waving my family goodbye
they're gone in the blink of an eye
all of your good time companions say 'hi'
i'm waving my family goodbye

the ghost of my future's returned
to reveal all the bridges he's burned
and to gloat at the wishes he's seen overturned
the ghost of my future's returned

i'm taking my chances tonight
as my guardian angel takes flight
i'm lost in the dark and she promised me light
i'm taking my chances tonight

i'm hanging around your back door
cos i've nothing to lose any more
we're made for each other like matches and straw
i'm hanging around your back door

HOME

INTRO

D

VERSE

D / Bm / Em / A

D / Bm / Em / A

CHORUS

D / G / A

D / A / D

MIDDLE

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A / Bm-A / A

up in her kitchen above the commotion
emily stands with her hands in the sink
and watches the sun go down over the westway
the sky and her hands an identical pink

four stories down in the west london traffic
jack turns the wheel on the last corner home
he's tired of this journey he's tired of this living
tired of the city that clings to his bones
and he's home

emily waits for familiar footsteps
soft like an old song he taps on the door
she's stared on these rooftops for thousands of sunsets
and longs for the beating of waves on the shore

jack kisses her and she kisses him back
his eyes fall upon the small suitcase she's packed
they're not coming back home

they drive through the night past the farms and the small towns
under the stars of a warm western night
the children are grown and they've saved enough money
emily knows what they're doing is right

jack holds her close in the seaside hotel
the beat of the ocean takes him away
back to the love and a reason for living
emily dreams of the sun on the bay
twenty five years they just left it behind
to save the love they took twenty five years to find
and they're home

AND JESUS WEPT

G - Am / D / G - Am / D

G - Am / D / G - Am / D

C / Bm / Am / D / D

G – Am / F-C / D /

BRIDGE

C / Bm / D / D

C / Bm / Am–Bm / C

C / D / D

the moon is slowly sinking the final moon i’ll see
my head is tired of thinking there’s just the rosary
an empty place at table and my mother’s eyes are wet
the hand of god came down last night
and jesus wept

if i’d been a captain they would have sent me home
but i am just a private condemned to die alone
the firing squad’s been drinking it’s a dawn they won’t forget
the hand of god came down last night
and jesus wept

sound the drum for their young precious years
but no glory will shine on my poor mother’s tears

a soldier’s good for fighting that’s what my father said
and if the man’s not fighting he might as well be dead
shame has drawn the curtains and the neighbours won’t forget
the hand of god came down last night
and jesus wept

i got the shakes on tuesday i cannot go i said
they sent me down on wednesday by thursday i was dead
i fought for king and country 2 years without regret
the hand of god came down last night
and jesus wept

we all fall in the cause of the free
when the sun sets on england will you think of me?

in unmarked graves in flanders lie 300 boys and men
killed un-loved and frightened by those they thought were friends
a nation’s guilty secret is this generation’s debt
the hand of god came down last night
and jesus wept