1. |
So Hit Me Again
03:20
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So Hit Me Again
Baritone guitar tuned BEADF#B
Chords: D4 - 33oo33; E47 - 55oo55; [B4] - xo44oo; [E2] - xo22oo; [Cmaj7addb5] - xo55oo;
[D4] Standing strong standing tall
Willing to be different
[E47] Fallen branches fuel my fire to fight indifference
Walking the walk
[D4] Strengths in my foundation
Am reinforcing as an agent of change
[E47] Solid concrete block construction
To withstand a hurricane
Chorus [B4] [E2]
Drawing shade and strength from the trees on all sides
Tested by four strong winds
Brushed by fire
Take a hit again and again, still keeping standing
Reaching for the universe, anchored in earth’s land
[Cmaj7addb5] So hit me again, [B4] hit me again, [E2] hit me again
Weaknesses, no reserve power or batteries
Flat roof is easily lifted Florida room conversion in the late sixties
Fiberglass garage door full of holes and cracks that lets the light and insects in
Only one dead bolt on the wood door latch rattling in the shift
Talking the talk
Chorus 2
Working on those weaknesses
Now I’ve said too much
Waiting until the next angry storm blows my name
All I know is
At the end of the next heavy rain or hurricane
Anyone can look out the window
To check out the rainbow
So hit me again, hit me again, hit me again, hit me again, hit me again
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2. |
The Most Important Thing
02:34
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Baritone guitar BEADF#B tuning
Chords: Bm - o22ooo; Em - xo221o; F#m - 224432; A4 - xxo233; C6add9/E - xooo11;
[Bm] Storm panels are up and all the doors are secure
[Em] Power went out at 10 am sitting in the dark nothing to do but wait
[Bm] One thing I know for sure
[F#m] This is going to be a long day
[Bm] Irma is a record setting category five hurricane
[Em] Longest duration
[Bm] Cuba wore her down to a two now she is back at four with a hundred miles of rain
[F#m] This is a strange vacation
Chorus
[A4] The most important thing is that we are all okay
[C6add9/E] Everybody is safe
[A4] The most important thing is that we didn’t get in the way
[C6add9/E] All those things can be replaced
[Bm] Holding my foot against the wall feeling the house shake
[Em] Feeling the cold draft under the hall door
[Bm] Thumps on the roof wondering what will break
[F#m] Sitting on pillows on the hallway tile floor
Repeat Chorus
[Bm] Hours waiting for the storm to pass felt like days
[Em] I still feel the jolt and shake
Repeat Chorus
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3. |
It's A Mess
03:54
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It’s A Mess
Guitar tuning D#ADGBD#
Chords: G/F# - 32ooo3; Aaddb5 - xo222o; D - xxo233; C - x32o14; A2 - xxx9(10)8; G2 - xxx786; F2 - xxx564; E2 - xxx453; D2 xxx231
Verse [G/F#] [Aaddb5]
Running along without a message
Waiting for the clouds to roll past
Blowing through investigate
Flags fly at half mast
Verse
Untangling the fallen branches
Sweat rolling down my brow
Forgotten spoken adages
Lost under the tau
Chorus
[D] It’s a mess
[C] Everything is a mess
[D] Branches piled ten feet high
[C] Picking up broken glass
Verse
Electricity off for days
Air weighed down with sorrow
Nothing left for play
Out of work tomorrow
Repeat Chorus
Br [A2] [G2] [F2] [E2]
[A2] I carried these logs as far as I can
[G2] Til I need help from the hurricane debris man
[F2] Hand saw trimming
[E2] Small branch clipping
[D2] Until the sweat stops dripping
Repeat Chorus twice
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4. |
Check Out The Rainbow
02:17
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Guitar Chords: D4 - xxo233; D2 -xxo23o; A4xo223o; A2 - xo22oo; E4 - o222oo; E2 - o22xo2; A - xo222o; B/A - xo444o; C/A - xo5550;
[D4] Just want to [D2] relax
[D4] Just want to calm [D2] down
[A4] In Irma’s [A2] aftermath
[A4] Fallen leaves turning [A2] brown
[E4] Weight of the air drapes over my [E2] shoulder
[E4] Heat stifles [E2] initiative
[D4] Tired of dragging these [D2] boulders
[A4] Giving all I have to [A2] give
Chorus
[A] Check out the [B/A] rainbow
And the [C/A] sun shining bright behind me
[A] Check out the [B/A] rainbow
Reaching for [C/A] the strength [B/A] inside of [A] me
[D4] Rustling of the leaves
[A4] Staging the woodpiles for drying
[E4] Crunch of the broken twigs under feet
[A4] But I can’t help but smiling
Repeat chorus three times and fade
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5. |
It's A Mess (Reprise)
01:18
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It’s A Mess (reprise)
Bass guitar muted plucking
[E] This has been building up for a long time
[A] What left around here is mine
[E] Fallen branches will burn for years
[A] Consuming all my fears
[D] It’s a mess
[D] It’s a mess
[D] It’s a mess
[D] It’s a mess
[E] So that is that
[A] Another set of worlds fallen into veritas
[D] It’s a mess
[D] It’s a mess
[D] It’s a mess
[D] It’s a mess (repeat and fade)
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