# Date: Sat, 27 Apr 1996 23:56:16 -0700 From: Smiffs <Smiffs@mailbox.uq.oz.au> Here's the tab, lyrics and chords for Grant Lee Buffalo's album Mighty=20 Joe Moon as I and others have figured out to the best of our collective=20 ability! Mighty Joe Moon - Grant Lee Buffalo Mighty Joe Moon - Chords and Lyrics Words and music: Grant Lee Phillips **Grant seems to have changed his vocal style slightly since Fuzzy and=20 this makes it difficult to decipher some of his lyrics (particularly when= =20 they=92re not provided in the sleeve). So, I apologize if and when my=20 interpretations are incorrect - I=92ll do my best. He didn=92t develop a= =20 speech impediment, did he'! Any suggestion are more than welcome. Oh, and= =20 Grant, if you=92re out there, please, please, please give us a hand!** Tune guitar down half a step for entire album (Eflat, Aflat, Dflat,=20 Gflat, Bflat, Eflat). Lone Star Song =20 Intro & Verse riff: E[-----------7------------------------------7------------------------] B[-------7--------10--7------7------7--------10--7--------------] G[-9b----------------------------9b---------------------9b---7---] D[--------------------------------------------------------------------] A[--------------------------------------------------------------------] E[ -------------------------------------------------------------------]

There's a b^Bmullet in the heart tonight In the heart o^Ef Texas ^D '''''''^Bm''''''''''' We are rolling h^Eome ^D They s^Bmhot the angel in mid flight And now she won't protect^E us ^D They^Bm shot it to the friendly mass E D=20 We are westward, ho =20 H^Aurray the holy war is ending ^D Like in the films of^Bm Hollywo^Aod And the angels are descending ^D Like Koresh ^Bmsaid they would before^F#m too long ^D Si^F#mng our lone star s^Bong

They had him nailed up to a T With a T for Texas His disciples with artillery They held the fort inside And by the time the story broke Down in Dealy Plaza We already caught the smoke Read the TV guide Pray the holy war is ending Like the films of Hollywood And the choppers are descending Like Marina said they would before too long Sing our lone star song

Lone star ^Dsong In the sou^Ath, words they can't help ^D But escap^Bme my mouth '''''''' ^D Down the house, day^A upon day ^Bm Day upon day, d^Gay upon day ^E

Hurray the holy war is ending Like in the films of Hollywood And the trumpet's blast is blending With the crack of burning wood before too long Sing our lone Star song

Lone star s^Dong Lone star=20

Outro: Bm E D **Credit is due to Shane Shepard, David Kipp and the Mulchman for helping= =20 to figure out the lyrics.** Mockingbirds

^ADevastat^Gion at last, finally we^D meet ^AAfter all^G of these years out here in t^Dhe street ^AI had a feeli^Gng you would make yourself ^Dknown ^AYou came along jus^Gt to claim your place on the throne ^D Now I have been overthrown, overt^Bmhrown ^D

^AAnd I thought ^GIf I toed the right ^F#lines But these mockingbirds won't let ^Ame shi^Gne ^F#

Devastation my door was left open wide You brought me into your heart then you swallowed my pride I had a feeling you were hiding your thoughts I made a note to myself, I nearly forgot Now I am overwrought, I'm overwrought And I thought If I toed the right lines But these mockingbirds won't let me shine And I thought If I toed the right lines But these mockingbirds won't let me shine

^EOne day this ground will ^Abreak =20 and open ^Eup for me I hope ^Ait will, I h^F#ope it w^Bill=20

Solo: E D A E[------------------------------------------------------] B[---9--12--9s7--7--7--9--7--5-------5---------] G[--------------------------------------6--------------] E D A =20 Salutations at last, I'm down on my knees E D A=09 I heard the bugle this morn blast Revilie

^EWoke from a drea^Dm where I was ^Ain a terrible realm ^EAll^D my sai^Als were ablaze, I was chained to the helm Now I am overwh^F#elmed,^A I'm overwhelmed

E D C# A =20 And I thought if I toed the right lines E D C#=20 But these mockingbirds won't let me shine

^AAnd I thought ^GIf I told the right ^F#lines But these mockingbirds won't let ^Ame shi^Gne ^F#

Outro solo: E[---9--12--9s7--7--7--9--7--5-------5---------] B[---------------------------------------7-------------] **Thanks to David Kipp for help with a couple of the lyrics** It=92s The Life This figure is played throughout the entire song: D E[--------------2-----------2-------------------2----------2-----------]B= [----------3------3-----------------------3-------3--------------------]G= [------2--------------2---------------0---------------0---------------]D[= ---0------------------------------0------------------------------------] If the life you have created Has buried you in luxuries outdated And you ask: "What is the purpose'" Too weak to claw your way up to the surface You resent all of your trophies They belittle human spirit like a time piece That is ticking in your breast pocket And so you long to reach in and stop it Then your heart, it will be broken And every sour word that you have spoken About everybody else Will return to act upon yourself If the life you have created=20 Is founded on jealousy and hatred It=92s too late to ask questions For you=92re much too old to take any suggestions It=92s the life you have created It=92s the life you have created It=92s the life It is the life It is the life It is the life Sing Along **Of all the tracks on Mighty Joe Moon, this is the one I really struggle= =20 to figure out the lyrics to. These are more than likely way off line so=20 please bear with me.** Intro: F#m D The little lead riff over the D chord is: E[----13--13--13--13--13--13----12--12--12--12--12--12-----] B[----13--13--13--13--13--13----12--12--12--12--12--12-----]

^F#mHalleluja^Dh, the wheel A hou^F#mnd=92s life i^Ds for me ^F#mEverything but t^Dhe kitchen sink He bui^F#mlt it just ^Dfor me ^F#mHalleluja^Dh, you=92re the fan That lead^F#m me to the ''' ^D ^F#mI built you a ^Driver=20 But I=92m sti^F#mll not thro^Dugh with this ark

^AMan built ^Ga fur^F#mnace A ^DMercedez ^EBenz ^AMan built the c^Gities of Ka^F#mnsas and Be^Drlin ^E ^AMan slew t^Ghe bi^F#msons And he built a Th^Diev^Ees=92 Road ^AThat pass over ^GTel Av^F#miv-Jaffa and ^Dlead t^Eo the motherlode =20 ^F#mMotherl^Dode

Hallelujah, the wheel A fool=92s life is for me Steppin=92 off a parapet Where they don=92t live in '''' Hallelujah, the girl That wields it=92s path through the wall I built you a hammer with a thick head and long claw Man built an empire Out of ocean and earth Man built the prisons, the Joliets, San Quentin, Levenworth And man built a market from Ohama to Rome Evil Knievel and the legacy of John Wayne Gacey, Gacey

^EBut I^F#m can sing along **Buggered if I can figure out the harmony part=20 here. 'Miracle...' perhaps' Aaaggh!!** E F#m A=09 But I can sing along, sing along=20 ^EBut I^F#m can sing along E F#m A=09 But I can sing along, sing along, sing along

E F#m=09 Man built a furnace

^EA Mercedez Be^Anz ^EMan built the^F#m cities of ^C#Kansas an^Ed Berlin

**Thanks to Dee Oneil for pointing out my glaring error i.e the 'legacy=20 of John Wayne Gacey" bit and Benjy Mokotoff for 'Mercedez Benz' and=20 'slew'!** Mighty Joe Moon E Am D=20 Have you been to the Cumberland Gap, oh no E Am D=20 Fix your eyes on the green of the map, oh no

^EWhere the Appalachians rise, oh no, oh^Am no ^D ^C ^A E Am D=20 Have you tasted the finest of trout, oh no E Am D =20 Have you sleep in a log-burning house, oh no E Am D C =20 With ^Ayour feet flopping over the couch oh no oh no =20 But Mighty Joe Moon there is ^Cno controlling hi^F#mm ^C ^CDrive off the bridge ^F#mif you choose to swi^Cm M^Cighty Joe Moon can't prevent what is heave^F#mn sent ^C Joe can't control wh^F#mere his money goes ^C He=92s Mighty^A Joe =20 E Am D=20 Have you been to the Cumberland Gap oh no E Am D C =20 The^A air is sweeter than oranges there oh no oh no

**Thanks to Jeff for a couple of the lyrics and the A chord.** Demon Called Deception Bm A G Em=09 I=92m in tight with a demon called Deception

It=92s alr^Bmight, he=92^As a-treati^Gn=92 me ^Emquite well Bm A G Em =09 I=92m in tight with a demon called Deception Bm A G Em =09 He=92s right beside me when I fell To whisper words like, brother, nothin=92 here is any good See the birds, they=92re a-dropping like a star wormwood And all I wanted was a little patch of green We were peasants, and the cotton was our king And in the fields, how I sing a prisoner=92s song Well, Deception whistles right along, right along

Bm A G Em John, he sang for a pocket full of pills When Deception was a-clicking his high-heels We=92re in tight, playin=92 seven one night stands And Deception made me as I am=20 As I am As I am As I am As I am Tight, and we=92re tight and we=92re tight, and we=92re...

^DTruth is ^Glow and tired I bar^Emely saw the light^D D G=09 And just as they came clean Em D G F#m Em=09 =09 Something saved my skin, something saved my skin

Lady Godiva And Me Intro: D D G G

^DShe rides un-clo^Aaked through t^Ghe streets of Coventry D A G =09 Upon a great cock horse, ahead of the '''' D A G=20 I wore a minotaur=92s mask and I blame =91em on cow ^DI was ^Athe l^Gast to see her anyhow

^DmNo one=92s gonna ^Glay eye^Fs to see ^DmLady ^GGodiva^F and me

Peeping Tom watched the whole thing from the side lines =91Til the Peeping Tom=92s peepin=92 had stricken poor Peeping Tom blind Even those things that we know can be seen with two eyes All those who look her over are surely to die No one=92s gonna lay eyes to see Lady Godiva and me Heavier bit: D C F D C F =09 Bullet all the things of your hardened youth

^DHarder than you wanted ^Cto be ^F ^DBury my^C bo^Fnes in the stinking sands D C F=09 To save her for the world to see ^DI=92ve got ^Cthe^F mean streak ^DI=92ve got t^Che mean^F streak

Bridge: Em F G A G Em Em F G F D=09 The crook's in town '''''''' Thing's he's saying I can't repeat When you're walking down there, down there

^DmNo one=92s gonna ^Glay eye^Fs to see ^DmLady ^GGodiva^F and me

Drag Intro: E C#m E C#m=09 Shoot that cannonball into my wings

^EShoot that canno^C#mnball into my wings Into my wings ^A ''''''''''' ^D You bett^Eer tell me sweet things

Fold your pretty head into my '''' Fold your pretty head into my ''''

Isn=92t it quain^At'=20 D=09 Isn=92t it queer' You bette^Er dra^Cg me b^Eack^C here, here

Solo: D[-----------2-------------2------2--4--6b---] A[---2--4------4--2--4------4----------------] E[------------------------------------------------] Sing Van Morrison: "Would you kiss a-my eyes'" Sing Van Morrison: "Would you kiss a-my eyes'" Singing it low, singing it high Would you kiss my eye' My eyes

^BTurn me on my ear=20 A E C =09 =09 When you drag me right back here, here E C E C=20 You drag me back here, you drag me back here E C E =20 C =20 You drag me back, j-j-just drag me back here

E C#m E C#m E C Last Days of Tecumseh In the last days of Tecumseh, there in the end There were rumours of invasions and even talk of spacemen But he couldn=92t believe all that he knew would fade In the ground, below the airplanes, Tecumseh laid Happiness Intro: F C G D F C =09 Never mind me =91cause I=92ve been dead

^GOut of my body, bee^Dn out of my head^F Never^C mind the songs they hum ^DDon=92t wa^Gnna sing a^Flong with nothin=92 that I said

Let him bring^Am you^Bm happiness, happiness F C D=09 It=92s hard to come by, I confess I=92m be^Amtter at th^Bmis than happiness,=20 F C G Am D F =09 If you find it, share it with the rest of us

Never mind the words that came=20 Out of my mouth when all I could feel was pain The difference in the two of us Comes down to the way you rise over things I just put down Let him bring you happiness, happiness It=92s hard to come by, I confess I=92m better at this than, happiness If you find it share it with the rest of us, the rest of us Never mind me =91cause I=92ve been dead Out of my body, been out of my head Never mind the curse of war Proud like a badge that just don=92t shine no more

Let him bring^Am you^Bm happiness, happiness F C D=09 Hard to come by, I confess I=92m be^Amtter at th^Bmis than happiness,=20 F C G Am D F C G Am=09 =09 If you find it, share it with the rest of us

**Thanks to David Kipp for help with the chorus and the songs they=20 'hum'.** Honey Don=92t Think Intro & Verse riff: E[--0---0---0---0--------3---3---------------------0---0---0---0-------0-= --0-----3---3---] B[--1---1---1---1--------3---3-------------3------1---1---1---1-------0--= -0-----3---3---] G[--2---0---0--h2p0----0---0----4--5-----------2---0---0--h2p0---0---0---= --0---0---] D[--3---3---3---3--------0---0---------------------3---3---3---3-------2-= --2-----0---0---] A[--0---0---0---0--------2---2---------------------0---0---0---0-------2-= --2-----2---2---] E[--------------------------3---3----------------------------------------= ----0---0---------------]

^FIt=92s the luck of the^G draw ^FHow you wound up w^Emith me G F=09 I don=92t know how at all But ^GI beg you to stay F Em =20 Crawl around on this earth G C=09 Well, the world=92s too small

G F=09 Honey, don=92t think about it too long, now

^CHoney, don=92^Gt think you=92ll ev^Fer wa^Gnt to figure me out Something wrong with my stars Could you look at my chart And help me heal these scars' Could you learn to read minds' Or, in the case of mine=20 Could you read in the dark'

G F=09 Honey, don=92t think about it too long, now

^CHoney, don=92^Gt think you=92ll ev^Fer wa^Gnt to figure me out ^FDon=92t want to figure me out ^EmDon=92t wanna lose

Side By Side Intro: E C#m E C#m then: B[---5--5--5--5--7b--5--]=20 E C#m E C#m=09 The fear of falling, a fear that I could

>^E;From a^C#m place high a^Ebove m^C#my stars, well, I would E C#m E C#m =09 Be a liar to say "I=92m not scared anymore." E C#m E C#m =09 With a fear of falling on down to the floor ^ATo the floor

^GRelease the have-n^Aots and the haves to life ^GBut tablescraps^A and lantern light ^GAnd on this spot A G E=09 At last tonight, side by side by side

The fear of losing this war is enough But then I hold my head ''''' in my gloves And I wait for this stone age to slow to a stop But I fear that we=92re nowhere near to a crawl, to a crawl E A G E =09 A G=09 I gotta tell you there=92s descension in the souplines for they don=92= t=20 have much to show E A G =09 But if you don=92t believe you=92re standing on a landmine F# A F# =09

You=92ll jus^At have to w^Eait =91til it blows, you=92ll just have = to=20 wait =91til it blows, blows ^ATo the floor

Unlisted instrumental It=92s just: G and D Rock of Ages Intro: G D C Am G D C =09 Rock of ages, I am tumbling down

Where the roots ^Amof trees embr^Gace you, I do fall D C Am=09 Upon my knees and ask you how you can just sit there and be G D C=09 Rock of ages, I am crumbling now In an avala^Amnche, I=92m reach^Ging for the rock of ages ^DRoc^Amk of^C ages

Solo: E[--------------------------------------------------------------------7--= ---] B[------------------------------------------------------------3----------= ---] G[-----------------------------------------------------2--4-----4--------= -] D[---5--5s7--7s9--9--7--5--7--5------2s4s5-----------------------] A[----------------------------------------7------------------------------= ---] E[-----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---] Father, oh, I have stepped beyond my bounds And the pack I wear, it weighs a thousand pounds It drags me down, making anything crazy=20 Oh, now rock of ages I have gone astray I heard my brother call and I turned the other way Now I=92m ashamed to face him Oh, now rock of ages, rock of ages Oh, now rock of ages, rock of ages Reach for the rock of ages, rock of ages In the avalanche, in the avalanche Heavy rock, and I reach for the rock, I reach for the rock In the avalanche that falls Oh, I reach for the rock and I reach for the rock,=20 In the avalanche, in the avalanche Heavy rock, heavy rock, such a heavy rock * Thanks to all the people who have contributed to this, especially=20 to those who helped with those hard-to-get lyrics! Check out my GLB page=20 at:=20 http://www.uq.edu.au/~zzsmiffs/GLB/grant.html - Kyle Smith

Grant Lee Buffalo - Mighty joe moon