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Chris de Burgh - Lonely Sky and Other Stories
Released: 1976
Record Company: A&M Records
Duration: 38:28
The Band:
Chris de Burgh - Acoustic Guitars, Lead and all Backing Vocals
and Piano on "The Tower" and "This Song For You"
Barry de Souza - Drums
Ray Glynn - Electric Guitars
Lennox Laington - Percussion
Tony Hymas - Keyboards
Tony Reeves - Bass and String Bass on "A Spaceman Came Travelling"
Phillip Goodhand-Tait - Harmonium
Chris Laurence - String Bass
Ken Freeman - String Synthesizer
Chris Mercer - Sax on "The Painter"
Mick Eves - Sax on "The Painter"
Robert Kirby - String, Choir, Recorders and Ocerinas Arrangements on "The Tower" and "Lonely sky"
and Brass Arrangements for "Old Friend" and "This Song For You"
David Hentschel - Arranged and Performed Synthesizer on "A Spaceman Came Travelling"
Richard Hewson - Arranged the Strings and Brass for "Just Another Poor Boy"
Track List:
Nr. Name Time Tabber
01. Lonely Sky 3:52 frankowillo
02. This Song For You 4:14 NBA96
03. Patricia the Stripper 3:30 Betty Lou
04. A Spaceman Came Travelling 5:10 JonPebble and Sick_of_you
05. I'm Going Home 3:34 NBA96
06. The Painter 4:20 NBA96
07. Old Friend 3:40 Lyverbe
09. The Tower 5:22 rogidez
09. Just Another Poor Boy 4:46 Betty Lou
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01. Lonely Sky 3:52
Tabbed by: frankowillo
CAPO: 5th Fret
INTRO: Cadd9 C Am Dm G Cadd9 C
That Ccold North wind they call "La Bise"
Is E7swirling 'round about my knees
AmTrees are crying Dmleaves into the Griver
I'm Chuddled in this French cafe
I nE7ever thought I'd see the day
When Amwinter's here and Dmsummer's nearly Gover
Even the Fbirds have packed up and Ggone
They're flying Csouth with this Fsong
And my Clove, she too has Fgone
She had to Gfly, take care
CHORUS:
It's such a Clonely sky
They'll Amtrap your wings, my love, and Dmhold your flight G
They'll build a cage and steal Cyour only sky Am
Fly away, fly to me, fly when the Dmwind is high
I'm Gsailing beside you in your Clonely sky Am Dm G C
The Cold cathedral lights are low
E7She and I, we'd often go there
AmTo admire and Dmsometimes kneel in Gprayer
CLords and ladies lying in stone
E7Hand in hand from long ago
AmThough their hands are Dmcold, their love's forGever
Even the Fchoir rehearses those Gsongs
For CChristmas is not Flong
And we Cmay sing our Fsong
She had to Gfly, out there
CHORUS: (# fade towards end #)
It's such a Clonely sky
They'll Amtrap your wings, my love, and Dmhold your flight G
They'll build a cage and steal Cyour only sky Am
Fly away, fly to me, fly when the Dmwind is high
I'm Gsailing beside you in your Clonely sky Am
Fly away, fly to me, and if you Dmneed my love
I'm Gsailing beside you in your Clonely sky Am
I'm coming in with the dDmawn____
I'm Gsailing beside you in your Clonely sky Am
On the wings of the Dmmorn____
I'm Gsailing beside you in your Clonely sky Am
Above the world we'll be Dmflying____
I'm Gsailing beside you in your Clonely sky Am
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02. This Song For You 4:14
Tabbed by: NBA96
HDello darling, thB7is is the army,
I've jEmust got the time to write,
TodAay we attack, there's no turning back,
The bDoys they're all rGeady for the fDight,A
YDes, I'm well but this plB7ace is like hell,
They cEmall it Passchendaele,
In nAineteen seventeen the war must be ending,
The General sDaid this attGack will not fDail,
So I'm wrGiting down this simple little mF#elody
When you plBmay it my lF#move, think of mEme..F#.
We'll be togEmether in this sDong fAor yDou,Em
And Ait goes DLa la laB7...Em A D G D
SAing it darling, DLa la laB7...Em A D G D A
They gDot old Bill and the SB7ergeant is still out there,
WEmounded in some shellhole,
They sAay this war will end all wars,
Oh GDod I really hGope it wDill,A
Oh hDow's old England, B7are they still singing
Those sEmongs that we loved to sing,
When Aall this is over, we'll go sailing in Dover,
Catching fDish like we Gused to with a strDing,
Oh I mGiss you, I miss you, I mF#iss you so!
If they gBmet me my lF#move you will knEmow.F#..
We'll always be togEmether in this sDong fAor yDou.Em..
And Ait goes DLa la laB7...Em A D G D
I hAave to go now.D..B7 Em A D G D A D B7 Em A D G D A D B7 Em A D G D A
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03. Patricia the Stripper 3:30
Tabbed by: Betty Lou
Capo 5
DCennis is a menace with his E7 'anyone for tennis?'
and besAmeeching me to come and keep the scC7ore.
And MFaud says, 'Oh Lord, I'm so Fm terribly bored.
I rCeally can't stAmand it anymD7ore.'
G7I'm going oCut to dinner with a gE7orgeous singer
to a lAmittle place I found down by the qC7uay,
her nFame is Patricia, she cFmalls herself Delicia,
and the rCeason Amisn't very hard to sD7ee.G
She says 'GCod made her a sinner just to keep fE7at man thinner,
as they tAmumble down in heaps before her fC7eet.
They hFang around in groups like bFmattle weary troops,
one can Coften see them quAmeue right down the strD7eet.G
You see, PatrFicia (or Delicia) not E7only is a singer,
she aAmlso removes all her clD7othing G7 - - -
for PatrFicia is the bGest stripper in tCo.F..C.wn.
And wG7ith a swCing of her hips she stA7arted to strip,
to tremDmendous applause she tG7ook of her drawers,
and with a lCick of her lips she undA7id all her clips,
and threw it Dmall in the air, eGverybody stared !
And as the lFast piece of clothing fE7ell on the floor,
the polCice were banging on the dA7oor,
on a SDmaturday night in nGineteen-twenty- fC...Four.
Take it awCay boys!G
C A7 Dm G7 C A7 Dm G C
BG7ut pCoor Patricia was arrested E7 and everyone detested
the mAmanner in which she was expC7osed.
LFater on in court, well,Fm everybody thought
a suCmmer run in jAmail would be propDosed.G
But the jFudge said, “PatriciE7a, or may I say Delicia,
Am the facts of this case lie D7 before me.G7 Case dismissed !
ThFis girl was in her wGorking clCo.F..C..thes !!”
And wG7ith a swCing of her hips she stA7arted to strip,
to tremDmendous applause she tG7ook of her drawers,
and with a lCick of her lips she undA7id all her clips,
and threw it Dmall in the air, and Geverybody stared !
And as the lFast piece of clothing fE7ell on the floor,
the polCice were yelling out the dA7oor,
on a SDmaturday night in nGineteen-twenty- fC...A7our.
On a SDmaturday night in nG7ineteen-twenty-fCour.F Oh yCeah !
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04. A Spaceman Came Travelling (Chords) 5:10
Tabbed by: JonPebble
CAPO 5
Verse1:
A Amspaceman came Ctravelling on his Gship from afarAm,
'twas Clight years of Gtime since his Fmission did staFrt G
And Amover a Emvillage he Fhalted his Amcraft,
And it Chung in the Gsky like a Fstar, just Flike Ga Amstar.
Verse2:
He Amfollowed a Clight and came Gdown to a Amshed,
Where a Cmother and Gchild were lying Fthere on a FbedG,
A Ambright light of Emsilver Fshone round his Amhead,
And he Chad the Gface of an Fangel, and Fthey Gwere Amafraid.
Verse3:
Then the Amstranger spoCke, he Gsaid "DoAm not fear,
I Ccome from a Gplanet a Flong way from FherGe,
And AmI bring a Emmessage for Fmankind to Amhear",
And Csuddenly the Gsweetest Fmusic Ffilled Gthe Amair.
Chorus:
And Fit Gwent AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa,
CLa, la, la, GLa, la, la, FLa, F G
AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa,
CPeace and goodGwill to all of Fmen, and Flove Gfor the Amchild.
F G AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa,
CLa, la, la, GLa, la, la, FLa, F G
AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa,
Coh, Goh, Foh.
Verse4:
This Amlovely Cmusic went Gtrembling through the Amground,
And Cmany were Gwakened on Fhearing that FsoundG,
And Amtravellers on the Emroad, the Fvillage they Amfound,
By the Clight of that Gship in the Fsky, which Fshone Gall Amaround.
Verse5:
And Amjust before Cdawn at the Gpaling of the Amsky,
The Cstranger reGturned and said F"Now I FmusGt fly,
When Amtwo thousand Emyears of your Ftime has gone Amby,
This Csong will beGgin once agFain, to a FbaGbys Amcry".
Final Chorus:
And Fit Gwent AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa,
CLa, la, la, GLa, la, la, FLa, F G
AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa,
CPeace and goodGwill to all of Fmen, and Flove Gfor the Amchild.
And FI Ghear AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa,
CLa, la, la, GLa, la, la, FLa, F G
AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa,
This Csong will beGgin once agFain, to a FbaGbys Amcry".
And Fit Gwent AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa,
CLa, la, la, GLa, la, la, FLa, F G
AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa,
This Csong will beGgin once agFain, to a FbaGbys Amcry".
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04. A Spaceman Came Travelling (Intro Tab) 5:10
Tabbed by: Sick_of_you
Intro
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Or you can play it like this...
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G-----------9--7--5--7--7--5--7-|-7--9--10-----------7--5--7--|
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05. I'm Going Home 3:34
Tabbed by: NBA96
Intro:
G C G C
G C G C
G I left my home by the Cocean
G I left my love by thCe sea
G Dreaming I could sCing my songs in the citDy Dsus2
G I thought the streets of LCondon
G Would be paved with gCold
But the Gonly gold was in the sCetting sun
And these cDity nights are soG cold
And you knDow that feeling when you've bDsus2een too long
And you wD7anna go home and it's sD7sus2o strong
G I'm going hCome,G I'm going hCome
Oh, the lGeaves are fDalling and the wEmind is cDalling
And I mCust gAmet on the rDoaD7d
G You'll be alCone,G you'll be alCone
But if you're crGying to the rhDythm of the fEmalling rainD
It's CalrightAm, D I'm D7on my wGay
I'm going hCome,G I'm going hCome, yeahG C G C
G Jilly she's got a smCile in her eye
And a bedG just right for twCo
G Silly how much I lCove her, but I dDo Dsus2
G Sunny days will be hCere again
G She whispered in my Cear
Oh Lord, it's fGunny how much I've missed the cCountry rain
That's a sDound I love to hGear
And I knDow that feeling and Dsus2I've been too long
And I wD7anna go home and it's sD7sus2o strong
G I'm going hCome,G I'm going hCome
Oh, the lGeaves are fDalling and the wEmind is cDalling
And I mCust gAmet on the rDoaD7d
G You'll be alCone,G you'll be alCone
But if you're crGying to the rhDythm of the fEmalling rainD
It's CalrightAm, D I'm D7on my wGay
I'm going hCome,G I'm going hCome, yeahG C G C
Oh, hold on dGarling
I'm on the wCay
Hold on dGarling
I'm coming hCome
Hold on dGarling
Hold on dCarling
Hold on dGarling
I'm coming hCome
I'm on the wGayC
I'm coming hGome...
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06. The Painter 4:20
Tabbed by: NBA96
I'd like you to meet my last quEeen,
Over thF#ere large as lBife,
She's been hEanging there for Aalmost a week,
My pF#oor late wBife,
WhEat do think of the colour of her skin,
It has the bloom of a rAose,
You see she bEegged me to bring a certain painter in,
And for that pF#icture in her bedroom she would pBose,
Well Aafter a while he was driving me mad,
E As you could well understand,
F# Sitting in there, day after day,
With my wBife in the palm of his hand,
It was &qEuot;Madam please do this and Madam please do that",
You've never heard such displBay,
But he didn't mind he was taking his time,
It was mCe that hDad to pEay,B
"E;Oh Madam I think we should take a walk in the woods,
You understand it's the lBight",
And did I mind, no, I was so kind when they,
Came bCack in the mDiddle of the nEight,
And I swCear I'll take cDare of the pEainter,A oh the pEainter,A
E Well as you can see it was hard for me,
But something has to be dAone,
She Eonly has eyes for him and his lies, and as for mF#e,
Not a glance, not a single Bone,
My Aorders were severe and she disappeared,
E It really was such a shame,
And when they tF#old me she was dead I broke down and said,
"It's tBhat painter, it's him, he's to blame,"
With his &qEuot;Madam please do this and Madam please do that",
You've never heard such displBay,
But he didn't mind he was taking his time,
It was mCe that hDad to pEay,B
"E;Oh Madam I think we should take a walk in the woods,
You understand it's the lBight",
And did I mind, no, I was so kind when they,
Came bCack in the mDiddle of the nEight,
And I hCope it's the rDope for the pEainter,A
When he's fCound, it's hellbDound for theE painter,A
I'll get that pEainter.A..
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07. Old Friend 3:40
Tabbed by: Lyverbe
Capo 2
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GOld frieGmaj7nd, so you're in Adim7trouble agaB7in, you Emask me today
To Amtry and find a Dlittle time and Bmmaybe buy a Emglass of wine
Old AmfriendD, I'm coming through
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Old Gfriend, yes I reB7member you, Emalways a smile on your face
Oh a Ammemory from Dyears before, an Bmold man and a Emlittle boy
Old AmfriendD, I remember Gyou B7
EmYou used to take me Amfishing Ddown by the wishing Emwell
EmOne day you threw a Bmwish in and we Clistened Dwhile it Emfell
And you made a B7wish...
C"WhenD the yearsG are heavy anCd my hearDt is groGwing cold
Well I Cwish when the B7evening Emcomes that there'll D7always be
Some Gol' Bmol'
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A#mold-
Amfriend who'll Dmiss me Gtoo"EmWell I do
So AmfriendD I'm coming Gthrough D
GDa
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My dear...
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dB7i d-
a Emdi da... Yes, for Amyou I'll always Dfind the time, Bmwe will have a Embottle of wine Old AmfriendD, I'm here by your Bmside, Oh, to the Every end Old AmfriendD... I miss you tooOld GfrienBmd... BmAhh
08. The Tower 5:22
Tabbed by: rogidez
CAPO 5th - A beautiful ballad
C - Cmaj7 - F - C
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hhA#mAhhh-
AmAh, DOoooh... (repeat to fade) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________1. CA great lord came walking through the Cmaj7forest one morning
with a wFeapon in his hCand
rich was his castle, Cmaj7he lacked for nothing
kFilling was his Gplan.
When a Amwhite bird flew by, she fEmell from the sky,
F nothing was fouCnd, only blDmood on the grouGnd, she wasC gone.
2. CCursing his fortune, he tCmaj7urned to the forest
Fto kill once agaCin.
CStanding before him was a Cmaj7lovely young woman
with her Fhead hung in Gpain.
When he Amsaw her, his eyes were Emfilled with desire,
he sFaid, "IC must have Dmher, she musGt be mine !
She will be Cmine !&q
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G3. He oCffered her silver, he Cmaj7offered her gold,
but she Fthrew it on the gCround.
He fellC to his knees and heCmaj7 begged her, "Oh please,
come wFith me, what you wish will be Gfound."
She said, Am"Sir, I'll go if yoEmu'll put up your bow,
Fspare these Ccreatures, Dmleave them in pGeace.
You have no neeEd.”
But her Dmwords were Glost in the Cwind,
his Feyes were Cfixed on a qGueen.
AAmnd all he saw was a Emwoman but Dmall she Gwas, was a dCream.
AFh ahG, ahE ahAm, lFa la la, laC la la, la.G
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G7 Am And all he saw was a Emwoman but Dmall she Gwas, was a Cdream.4. CHe took her and bound her with Cmaj7ropes tied around her,
to his Fcastle he did Cride.
CIn a wood was a bower wCmaj7here stood an old tower,
and he Fthrew her deep iGnside.
Then the Ambirds left the sky and a Emterrible cry,
brought Fthunder and lightCning, Dmrain falling dowGn,
tears on the Cground.
5. CAll through the days on her Cmaj7face he would gaze,
for she wasF lovely as the Cspring.
CNo words would she speak but, ?Cmaj7??Leave them in peace!”
And some Fsad lament she would Gsing.
Oh, one Amday by the door, at the Emwindow he saw
a siFngle white Cfeather Dmlying on the Gfloor :
She was there no Cmore.
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F6. NowG that Cgreat lord is dying, his Cmaj7cold heart is crying,
for the Flove of aC girl,
Cfor many an hour he has Cmaj7wept on the tower,
for she Fmeant more than the Gworld.
But Amonce in the sky a Emwhite bird flew by,
he Flifted his hanCds, he Dmcried out in paGin :
“Come back aEgain !”
But his Dmwords were Glost in the winCd,
his Fcastle was Cbuilt upon sGand.
AmAll he has is aEm memory, andDm all he yGearns is her Chand.
AFh ahG, ahE ahAm, lFa la la, laC la la, la.G
09. Just Another Poor Boy 4:46
Tabbed by: Betty Lou
G C G C G C G
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G7 AmAll he has is this Emmemory, and Dmall he yeGarns is her Chand. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ HGe was but a trEmaveller on the lConely rDoad of lGife,
shGe, her name was MEmary, a lAmady of the nDight.
C She found him lying Din that road,B7 on a winter's nEmight so cold,
Amjust another pDoor boy, treat him riG..C..D..G.ght.C D
She sGaw that he was hEmungry and gCave him fDood to Geat,
she knGew that he was wEmeary and he hAmad no place to slDeep.
C She took him home to hDer own bed,B7 she lay down his wEmounded head,
and wAmashed away the wDorld from his hands and his fGee.C..D..G.t.B7
He was Em just another poor boy,D C just another poor boy,
when he crGied out Din his slEmeep she hDeld him tCight.D
EmJust another poor boy,D C just another poor boy,
and she gGave him lDove and cEmomfort thrDough the nCight,
till the morning’sEm lighDt.C G D Em D C G C G
At nGight she sat besEmide him, by the fCire hDe would tGalk,
he sGaid all men were brEmothers and that lAmove could conquer Dall,
C Many gathered rDound to hear,B7 many for his lEmife did fear,
in trAmoubled times like thDese men seldom tGalkC..D..Ged.C D
Oh, they cGame to him one mEmorning at the brAmeaking of the dDay,
she wGoke to hear him cEmalling as they cAmarried him awDay.
C Accusing him of spreading lDies and hate,
B7 his public meetings were a dEmanger to the state,
some sColdier said "DWho was heE anyway?"
F#m Just another poor boy,E D just another poor boy,
and the tAears were fEalling fF#mrom her fEace like rDain.E
F#m Just another poor boy,E D just another poor boy,
and they hAung him Eon the hF#millside fEar awDay.
And on the ground she lF#may,
do do do do do, pEoor bDoy, do do do do do.A E F#m E D
F#m E F#m E F#m Oh, my Lord!E F#m E F#m
EOh, my LF#mo...E..F#m..rd! EOh, my LF#mord! DO.E.h !
F#m Just another poor boy,E D just another poor boy,
and the tAears were fEalling fF#mrom her fEace like rDain.E
F#m Just another poor boy,E D just another poor boy,
and they hAung him Eon the hF#millside fEar awDay.E
F#m Just another poor boy,E D just another poor boy,
and she nAever drEeamed she'd sF#mee his fEace agDain !
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