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1. |
Rather Be
02:47
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RATHER BE:
You could lose an arm
you could lose a leg
you could find your way
or you could get ahead
but i would rather be
playing with the two of you
for theres nothing else
that id rather do
But i would rather be
busking on a street with no-body listening
Rather be giving it up when we get it for free
Rather be, giving it up for the people on the TV
Id rather be....free....id rather be free
I hope you get that job
I hope you save that leg
you could get that job
I hope you get ahead.......
But i would rather be
busking on a street with no-body listening
Rather be giving it up when we get it for free now
Rather be, giving it up for the people on the TV
Id rather be....free....id rather be free
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2. |
Shine
03:50
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SHINE:
He say’s wait, I think I’m ageing, don’t feel like changing, not any more no no...
Not right now, not just yet..
And he says time, it’s like a window, it’s like a mirror that you leave behind you know I, I’m
not ready yet.....
CHORUS 1:
You can Shine...shine a person on the inside but you cannot, you cannot polish every stone..
And you can Shine...shine a person on the outside but you cannot, you cannot polish everything…….….you can’t polish every stone
Intro Progression: 1 Time
G/D/Em7/Asus*/C-down to B-/D
VERSE 2:
G/D/Em7/Asus/C-down to B-/D
And so you look into the mirror, and you are more now than what you see so much more, than just your history...
You are growing you are glowing, you are stronger than you feel, and maybe now, maybe
now’s your time to shine....
CHORUS 2:
You can Shine...shine a person on the inside but you cannot, you cannot polish every stone
And you can Shine...shine a person on the outside but you cannot, you cannot polish everything…….….you can’t polish every stone…
SOLO:
Em7/G/D walk down..(* hold last time *)
CHORUS 3:
C/G/D/Em7/D C/G/D....
And you can Shine...shine a person on the inside but you cannot, you cannot polish every stone
And you can Shine...shine a person on the outside but you cannot, you cannot polish everything……….you can’t polish every stone...
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3. |
Brother
02:59
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BROTHER:
HEY brother brother brother your like a bottle of fine champagne
Your bubbles hey they rise to the top and they go straight to my brain
So if today i get to say that i lova ya, well tomorrow gonna do it again
For right now all i need is to hear you name....
yeah right now all i need is to hear your name
Hey looking to your left now, looking to your right
We got so many brothers and sisters ya know and all of them feel alright
But i feel ya yeah, yeah i feel ya yeah, in next to near every face
For right now all i need is to hear you name
Yeah right now all i need, is to hear your name...
So if tonight i get to say i love ya well tomorrow going to do it again
Yeah if today i get to tell ya i love ya well tomorrow gonna be the same
So if tonight i get to say i love ya well tomorrow going to do it again
For right now, all i need, is to hear your name...
Said brother brother brother your like the finest of fine champagnes
Your bubbles hey they rise to the top and they go straight to my brain
So if today i get to say that i lova ya, well tomorrow gonna do it again
But right now all i need......ya know all i really need..
Right now, all i need is to hear your name...
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4. |
Lila (ext version)
06:34
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IT WAS THE NIGHT, SOMETHING STIRRED INSIDE YA.
IT WAS THE NIGHT, THE PENNY FINALLY FELL
AND JUST LIKE YOUR FAVOURITE RECORD
WE WENT ROUND IN CIRCLES OH SO WELL
AND TONIGHT, THIS DRIVE YOU WILL TAKE SLOWLY
AND TONIGHT THIS DRIVE YOU KNOW SO WELL
YOU’LL LOOK UP AT THE STARS, SING OUT ALL THE SCARS
AND TONIGHT, YOU’LL DRIVE THIS JOURNEY WELL….
CAUSE WE ARE DONE HERE DELILAH
WE ARE DONE HERE DU MAURIER,
WE ARE DONE WITH THESE CIRCLES
FOR THEY NEVER REALLY GOT US ANYWHERE
AND THE LITTLE GIRL, SHE SHOWED YOU
LITTLE GIRL, SHONE THE BRIGHTEST LIGHTS
SHOWED YOU THAT THE STARS
ARE SWEETER THAN THE SCARS EVEN ON
THE DARKEST OF NIGHT’S…….
CAUSE WE ARE DONE HERE DELILAH
WE ARE DONE HERE DU MAURIER
WE ARE DONE WITH THESE CIRCLES
FOR THEY NEVER REALLY GOT US ANYWHERE
AND YOU CAN ALWAYS PUT A NEW RECORD ON
YOU CAN ALWAYS DRAW A NEW CIRCLE OF A MAN
YOU CAN ALWAYS STOP AND LOOK UP AT THE STAR’S
YOU CAN ALWAYS CHOOSE WHEN YOU ARE DONE
CAUSE WE GET DONE HERE DELILAH
WE ARE DONE HERE DU MAURIER
WE ARE DONE WITH THESE CIRCLES
FOR THEY NEVER REALLY GOT US ANYWHERE
YEAH THEY NEVER REALLY GOT US ANYWHERE…
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5. |
Heather
03:34
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HEATHER:
She wore a blue jacket and her silver hair and by the grace of god well she stood there, she stood there.
Hey with a short story of a long past, spoken with a smile from somewhere, from somewhere...
So with her blue jacket and her silver hair and by the grace of god well she stood there, she stood there…hmm she stood there.
She had an Irish papa that she never knew, a German husband and they raised quite a few, they had a brew...
She had a bunch of great kids but they went away, not by choice they were taken from her one day...stolen away...
So with her blue jacket and her silver hair and by the grace of god well she stood there, she stood there...
…hmmm…she stood there…
She wore a blue jacket and her silver hair and by the grace of god well she stood there, she stood there...
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6. |
Forty Thousand Seconds
02:51
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FOURTY THOUSAND SECONDS:
THERE’S ONLY 40’000 SECONDS TILL THE END OF THE EARTH TELL ME AM I GETTIN THROGH
THERES ONLY 40’000 SECOND ON THE TICK TOCK CLOCK
AM I MAKING SENSE TO YOU
WELL THE LIST IS GETTING LONGER BUT I GOT A PLAN
DO YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND
CAUSE IM GONNA MAKE A LIST OF ALL THE THINGS OF ALL THE THINGS I AM JUST NOT GOING TO DO
BUT SHE DON’T MIND, AND HE DON’T MIND
AND THEY DON’T CARE AT ALL
SHE HEARS GREY AND HE HEARS GREEN
AND WE DON’T MIND AT ALL
THERE’S ONLY 40’000 SECONDS TILL THE END OF THE EARTH TELL ME AM I GETTIN THROGH
THERES ONLY 40’000 SECOND ON THE TICK TOCK CLOCK
AM I MAKING SENSE TO YOU
SEE CAUSE EVERYONE'S A GENIUS AND EVERYONE IS COOL AM I MAKING SENSE TO YOU
AND THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A BETTER MUSICIAN THAN ME SO WITH THIS WE MUST BE COOL TOO
THERE’S ONLY 40’000 SECONDS TILL THE END OF THE EARTH TELL ME AM I GETTIN THROGH
THERES ONLY 40’000 SECOND ON THE TICK TOCK CLOCK
AM I MAKING SENSE TO YOU
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Simon Marks VIC, Australia
Simon Marks began his career just over a decade ago following an invite to perform as part of the West Coast Blues & Roots
Festival.
From this start he has performed hundreds of shows, performed across four continents and recorded collaborations with the likes of Ben Franz (The Waifs), Syd Green (19-Twenty) and Angus Digs (Jeff Lang).
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