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Judy Collins - Silver Skies Blue - Album [2016] 1. Drifting Away 2. I Choose Love 3. Silver Skies Blue 4. Slow Burn 5. The Weight 6. Aberdeen 7. Let You In 8. Run 9. Elena 10. Home Before Dark 11. Strangers Again 12. Secret Harbor ================================================================== Track 1 - Drifting Away CAPO: 2nd Fret [Intro] G [Verse 1] Out on a blue southern ocean

I am ^Fhumbled looking ^Cskyward Be^Fholden to the ^Ccurrent ^FFloating on a ^Cgentle summer ^Gwave Dreaming the ^Dday, drifting a^Gway

[Verse 2] Nothing to do but do nothing

In the ^Fstillness of the ^Cmoment In the ^Fkindness of the ^Csun Just to ^Fbe, the only ^Cthing I ^Gcrave Dreaming the ^Dday, drifting a^Gway

[Verse 3] It's been a long lonely winter

Though my ^Fbody had re^Ccoiled I’m now ^Fopened by the ^Cwater Re^Fnewed with a ^Cpurpose I'll re^Fturn to you, the ^Clove that you ^Ggave Embracing the ^Dday, drifting a^Gway

[Instrumental] C G F C F C F C G D [Verse 4]

There is a ^Gcloud hanging over But ^FI am looking ^Cpast her ^FThough she is ma^Cjestic To the ^Fendless sky a^Cbove And I ^Ffeel I've found the ^Ccourage to be ^Gbrave Dreaming the ^Dday, drifting a^Gway Dreaming the ^Dday, drifting a^Gway

================================================================== Track 2 - I Choose Love CAPO: 4th Fret [Intro] C G C F C G C [Verse 1]

Every day we're given ^G Another chance to be ^C Someone good for someone ^G

To give your heart for free

A ^Amchance to either fall below Or ^Fbetter rise above ^G I choose ^Clove ^G I choose ^Clove

[Verse 2]

We've been known to bicker ^G We've been prone to scream ^C Going at each other till we^G

Fizzle out of steam

^AmAren't you tired of dishing out The ^Fpushes and the shoves? ^G I choose ^Clove ^G I choose ^Clove

[Bridge]

We ^Fhide from pain, we criticize We ^Amveil the truth, we patronize To ^Fhelp ourselves traverse the bumpy ^Amride Be^Fholden to our wary minds We ^Amgo great lengths to be unkind We'd ^Frather circumvent than walk the ^Amline_^G____^F_ ^C ^G ^C

[Verse 3]

I haven't done much giving ^G Thought mostly of me ^C Didn't want to notice ^G

What isn't hard to see

What's ^Ameasiest to actualise And ^Frarely spoken of ^G To choose ^Clove ^G To choose l^Cove

[Outro]

A ^Amchance to either fall below Or ^Fbetter rise above ^G I choose ^Clove ^G I choose ^Clove ^G I choose ^Clove ^G I choose ^Clove

================================================================== Track 3 - Silver Skies Blue CAPO: 3rd Fret [Intro] G [Verse 1]

When the light uncovers ^Cyou I will sing a morning ^Gsong Like a ^Emsparrow in an ^Bmoak tree Till the ^Cdreams say, "So ^Dlong" You will ^Emturn around to ^Bmsee me Lying ^Ceager next to ^Ayou ^Am I’ll colour your ^Dsilver skies ^Gblue

[Verse 2]

As the scent of spring ar^Crives I will dance you through the ^Ggreen Guiding ^Emevery new ^Bmfootstep Till you re^Ccall our rou^Dtine You will ^Emslow me down and ^Bmhold me Closer ^Ctill your grip is ^Atrue ^Am You’ll colour my ^Dsilver skies ^Gblue

[Chorus]

Oh, the ^Drush of love with its ^Ctender ^Gbreeze Firming ^Dup the roots, cooling ^Coff the ^Gleaves We clutch ^Emdeeper in the ^Bmsoil We grow ^Ctaller towards the ^Dblue

[Interlude] G

Ooh ooh ^Emooh ooh ooh ^Bmooh ooh Oohoo ^Cooh ooh ooh ooh ^Dooh Ooh ooh ^Emooh ooh ooh ooh ^Bmooh ooh Oohoo ^Cooh ooh ooh ooh ^Aooh ^Am ^D ^G

[Chorus]

Oh, the ^Drush of love with its ^Ctender ^Gbreeze Firming ^Dup the roots, cooling ^Coff the ^Gleaves We clutch ^Emdeeper in the ^Bmsoil We grow ^Ctaller towards the ^Dblue

[Verse 3]

When the ^Gnoise is all that's ^Cthere In your poor embattled ^Gmind I will ^Emtouch you on the ^Bmheart So your ^Cbody you can ^Dfind And you'll ^Emturn around and ^Bmsee me Lying ^Ceager next to ^Ayou ^Am I'll colour you ^Dsilver skies ^Gblue I'll ^Amcolour you ^Dsilver skies ^Gblue I'll ^Amcolour you ^Dsilver skies ^Gblue

================================================================== Track 4 - Slow Burn [Intro] C G F C G F C [Verse 1]

I had a ^Gslow burn ^Ffor you darling ^C We were ^Gwalking by the ^Friver ^C I was ^Gyoung and a ^Ffool, darling ^C I didn't ^Gknow about ^Fforever ^C

[Verse 2]

We took a ^Gtrain to ^FVermont, darling ^C We skied the ^Gmountains ^Fin the west ^C And all the ^Gwhile the ^Ffire smouldered ^C I felt it ^Gburning in ^Fmy chest ^Eb

[Verse 3]

We were ^Fwalking by the ^Cocean ^Eb On the ^Fcoast of Cali^Cfornia ^Eb I felt that ^FI should tell ^Cyou something But then the ^Fmoment ^Gpassed ^C

[Verse 4]

Life went ^Gon for us, ^Fdarling ^C [I was never very far] We went ^Gour separate ^Fways ^C [But I had to stay away] I very ^Gseldom thought of ^Fyou, darling ^C [Hard to remember] The past was ^Gall a ^Fhaze ^Eb

[Verse 5]

Then I ^Fsaw you in the ^Ccity ^Eb [Couldn't believe my eyes] Your eyes ^Flit up and ^Cso did mine ^Eb [There was so much to say] We walked to^Fgether by the ^Creservoir ^F [Hold my hand] And shared a glass of ^Gwine ^C

[Verse 6]

The time has^G passed away, ^Fdarling ^C I thought the ^Gflame was ^Fburning out ^C I had my ^Glife to ^Flive, darling ^C Could I let ^Ggo of any ^Fdoubt ^Eb

[Verse 7]

When I ^Fsaw you that day in the ^Ccity ^Eb [Memories floated back] I suffered ^Fsuch a sur^Cprise ^Eb [It all was such a surprise] The fire was ^Flit and the ^Cslow burn started ^F Had it never ^Gdied ^C

[Verse 8]

Now there's a ^Gslow burn, ^Fdarling ^C [Just like there'd been before] Like a ^Gsweet and ^Fsmoky song ^C [A longing in our hearts] And what I ^Gdidn't know, ^Fdarling ^C [Maybe this was meant to be] Was that your ^Glove was ^Fnever gone

[Outro]

I have a ^Cslow burn I have a ^Amslow burn I have a ^Gslow burn For ^Cyou I have a ^Cslow burn I have a ^Amslow burn I have a ^Gslow burn For ^Cyou

================================================================== Track 5 - The Weight [Intro] Am [Verse 1]

I'm going down to the riverbank this ^Cmorning ^FWay before the ^Cfamily is a^Gwake Gonna ^Amlay me down at the foot of the ^Cwater And ^Fspill out all my ^Ctroubles for ^Geveryone's ^Amsake

[Verse 2]

You can't have love when you never can sur^Crender I've been ^Fspreading around my ^Canger like a ^Gplague I have ^Fsailed this far with my ^Dboat on fire Fighting ^Fflames each day, too ^Dstubborn to expi^Emre

[Chorus]

^FI will soak my ^Amsoul Let the river take con^Gtrol The river take con^Dtrol And I ^Fknow it's not too ^Amlate To let go the ^Gweight To let go the ^Amweight

[Verse 3]

The sun will rise and shine on me this ^Cmorning It will ^Fseep its way ^Cinto my ^Gheart And un^Amtie all the knots that have ^Chardened me through the years And I'll ^Fembrace the ^Cwisdom that ^Gsun will im^Ampart

[Verse 4]

And with this heat burning in^Cside me I will ^Fwarm all the ^Cpeople that I ^Glove In their ^Fdarkest hours and the ^Dweakest of minds I'll ^Flight up their nights with every ^Dstar I can fin^Emd__

[Chorus]

^FI will soak my ^Amsoul Let the river take con^Gtrol The river take con^Dtrol And I ^Fknow it's not too ^Amlate To let go the ^Gweight

To let go___ [Chorus]

Oh, ^FI will soak my ^Amsoul Let the river take con^Gtrol The river take con^Dtrol And I ^Fknow it's not too ^Amlate To let go the ^Gweight To let go the ^Amweight

[Outro]

^FOoh ooh ooh^Am, etc. ^FOoh ooh ooh^Am, etc. ^FOoh ooh ooh^Am, etc. ^FOoh ooh ooh^Am, etc.

================================================================== Track 6 - Aberdeen CAPO: 1st Fret [Intro] Em C Am Em C Am Em [Verse 1]

When I get out of ^CAberdeen, ^Amone of these days ^Em Trade in the truck and these ^Cfields of green for a ^Amticket on the airways ^EmI've seen pictures in ^Cmagazines of^Am skyscrapers and light displays ^Em And all that I can ^Cthink about, is ^A7getting away today ^C

[Chorus]

Every dollar I have saved ^Am Every winter I have braved ^D Every road that I have paved, well ^Em Leads to somewhere ^C Never was there any doubt ^Am I would make my way out ^D I want to know what life's all about and ^Em I will ^Dget ther^Eme__ ^C ^Am ^Em

[Verse 2]

Like clockwork the ^Csun rises on my ^Amfarm ^EmBrightens the hills and ^Cwakes the trees, this ^Amtown has its charm But ^Emalthough when you see it, day ^Cin and day out for ^Amover twenty years What ^Emonce was a choice be^Ccomes obvious, ^A7now it's clear, I gotta do it ^C

[Chorus]

[Instrumental] C Am C Am Em [Verse 3]

When I get out of ^CAberdeen, ^Amone of these days I'm ^Emnot quite sure which ^Cway I'll lean, but it ^Amwon't matter anyway ^EmI'll never for^Cget about you,^Am you and I, we'll meet again someday an^Emd All I ^Cknow is, I can't ^A7stay___ ^Chere

[Chorus]

================================================================== Track 7 - Let You In [Intro] D G D [2x] [Verse 1]

I stare at the frame that borders a^Ground Thought there was ^Dsomething we had Others within, colours a^Grise I was sur^Dprised to find

[Verse 2]

But in truth, what you re^Gveal Is every [ ? ? ? ]^D Say to the touch, open re^Gveal Finally ^Dsomeone there

[Chorus]

^EmGone are the shadows that ^Dtrailed me around ^EmGone are the sandpaper ^Dvoices that wore me ^Emthin ^G I wanna let you ^Din ^G ^D

[Verse 3]

There is a room, weathered and ^Gold That I ^Dlong to show you Where others have come, filled in the ^Gholes Leaving the ^Dlies they told No matter how many dreams they ^Gstole They couldn't ^Dtake my soul

[Chorus]

^EmGone are the shadows that ^Dtrailed me around ^EmGone are the sandpaper ^Dvoices that wore me ^Emthin ^G I wanna let you ^Din

[Chorus]

^EmGone are illusions by ^Dwhich I've been bound ^EmYou are the rush of re^Dlief underneath my ^Emskin ^G I wanna let you ^Din

[Bridge]

^BmLove, for the ^Dvery first time I can ^Emsee myself in you ^Aeyes ^GWatch the pain ^Aof the past ^BmDrift away for ^Agood, at last

[Interlude] D G D A D

^DOoh ^Gooh ^Dooh, etc. ^DOoh ^Gooh ^Dooh, etc.

[Chorus]

^EmGone are the shadows that ^Dtrailed me around ^EmGone are the sandpaper ^Dvoices that wore me ^Emthin ^G I wanna let you ^Din

[Chorus]

^EmGone are illusions by ^Dwhich I've been bound ^EmYou are the rush of re^Dlief underneath my ^Emskin ^G I wanna let you ^Din ^G ^D

================================================================== Track 8 - Run [Intro] Am [Verse 1] In a country that pretends to learn

From ^Gtragedy and pain Revo^Flution is a ^Dmnever-ending ^Amgame

The cards are dealt, the odds are known

The ^Gwinners hide away Till ^Ffortune brings them ^Dmround a^Amgain It's a ^Fwound that seems ^Dmtoo large to ^Emend

[Chorus]

I want to ^Amrun a^Fway from it I want to ^Grun, don't wanna ^Emstay for it I want to ^Amrun, far as ^FI can go But it's ^Gnot the ans^Emwer I want to ^Amrun because I've ^Fseen enough I want to ^Grun, but I ^Emcan't give up I won't ^Dmrun__^Am__

[Verse 2] There are those that I believe

Have ^Gcourage fit to lead But they ^Fsay the damage ^Dmhas been ^Amdone

And that all that's left to do

Is ^Ghope and pray for miracles They've de^Fcided that the ^Dmdarkness has ^Amwon As if ^Fblind to each ^Dmmorning's ^Esun

[Chorus]

Makes me wanna ^Amrun a^Fway from it I want to ^Grun, don't wanna ^Emstay for it I want to ^Amrun, far as ^FI can go But it's ^Gnot the ans^Emwer I want to ^Amrun, but I'm ^Fnever through I want to ^Grun, there's more that ^EmI can do I won't ^Dmrun__^G__ I won't ^Frun__^G__

[Instrumental] G Am F G Em Am F G Em Am F G Em Am F G Em [Chorus]

I wanna ^Amrun a^Fway from it I want to ^Grun, don't wanna ^Emstay for it I want to ^Amrun, far as ^FI can go But it's ^Gnot the ans^Emwer I want to ^Amrun, but I'm ^Fnever through I want to ^Grun, there's ^Emmore that I can do I won't ^Dmrun____ I won't ^Frun____ I won't ^Dmrun____ I won't ^Grun_^Am___

================================================================== Track 9 - Elena [Intro] Dm C G Dm C G Dm [Verse 1]

Elena is ^Cworking on ^GLorimer ^DmStreet Directing the ^Ctraffic in the ^Gsweltering ^Dmheat She ^Fwinds through the ^Cmotions, a ^Ftape on re^A7peat She's ^Dmthere until ^Cmoonlight, ^Gmaking ends ^Dmmeet ^C ^G ^Dm

[Verse 2]

Two kids in ^Cschool, a^Gnother dropped ^Dmout All drawn to ^Cdarkness, ^Gfutures in ^Dmdoubt ^FMama's heart ^Cbeating on ^Ftheir wherea^A7bouts And ^Dmhow they'll find ^Cwater in the ^Gmerciless ^Dmdrought ^D7

[Chorus]

And she prays to ^Gmyou ^C Your boundless ^Flight ^Bb That one day you'll ^A7come to make things ^Dmright ^D7 Sprinkling skies of ^Gmfalling stars ^C Where she dreams of ^Fflying ^Bb Another day's gone ^A7by

[Verse 3]

^DmQuietly ^Chumming a ^Gspiritual ^Dmsong The lilt of each ^Cmelody ^Gkeeping her ^Dmstrong Where ^Fall dreams are ^Cpossible, ^Fall doubt is ^A7gone ^DmWhere instead of ^Cdarkness she ^Gsees only ^Dmdawn ^D7

[Chorus]

And she prays for ^Gmyou ^C Every waking ^Fnight ^Bb To dance the ^A7breezes as a ^Dmkite ^D7 The endless seas sur^Gmround her now ^C And she drifts a^Fway ^Bb How she'd love to ^A7stay

[Verse 4]

E^Dmlena is ^Cworking on ^GLorimer ^DmStreet The pavement be^Cneath her a^Gbusing her ^Dmfeet She ^Fwinds through the ^Cmotions, a ^Ftape on re^A7peat She's ^Dmthere until ^Cmoonlight, ^Gmaking ends ^Dmmeet She ^Fwinds through the ^Cmotions, a ^Ftape on re^A7peat She's ^Dmthere until ^Cmoonlight, ^Gmaking ends ^Dmmeet ^C ^G ^Dm

================================================================== Track 10 - Home Before Dark [Intro] Am Em F C F Dm7 C G [Verse 1]

I packed up my ^Cbags ^FPut in my favourite ^GLevi's Laid my mando^Clin be^Fside the ^Gdoor "Listen Mama ^Am

[Chorus]

I won't be ^Emlong^F__, don't worry a^Cbout me ^F I'll be ^Dm7home before ^Cdark ^Am I'll be al^Emright^F and you'll be fine with^Cout me ^F I'll be ^Dm7home before ^Cdark" ^G

[Verse 2]

Bought a ^Cticket ^F To New York ^GCity One way ^Cout and ^Fno re^Gturn I watched the ^Csun go down A^Fcross the plains from ^GDenver Lord, how the ^Cwestern ^Fsky can ^Gburn ^Bb

[Bridge]

Met a boy in the ^Fdarkness ^AbHandsome, tall and ^Ebheartless ^CmLoved him like an ^Bbeagle loves the ^Fwind Till I heard him say ^Am

[Chorus:]

"I won't be ^Emlong^F__, don't worry a^Cbout me ^F I'll be ^Dm7home before ^Cdark ^Am I'll be al^Emright^F and you'll be fine with^Cout me ^F I'll be ^Dm7home before ^Cdark"

[Instrumental] Am Em F C F Dm7 C [2x] [Verse 3]

^GMy daughter looks like ^Chim they say To ^Fme she looks like ^Gmama I see an eagle ^Cshadow ^Fin her ^Geyes Last night, on her ^Cbirthday We blew the ^Fcandles out to^Ggether I wonder will she ^Ctake me ^Fby sur^Gprise When she says, "Mama ^Am

[Chorus]

I won't be ^Emlong^F__, don't worry a^Cbout me ^F I'll be ^Dm7home before ^Cdark ^Am I'll be al^Emright^F and you'll be fine with^Cout me ^F I'll be ^Dm7home before ^Cdark ^F I'll be ^Dm7home before ^Cdark"

================================================================== Track 11 - Strangers Again [Verse 1]

^DLong before we ever ^Atouched ^BmLong before we ^Aknew too much ^BmI wish we ^Awere strangers a^Dgain

[Verse 2]

Long before we ever ^Akissed ^BmLong before I ^Aever missed ^Dyou ^BmI wish we ^Awere strangers a^Dgain

[Verse 3]

I want ^Ayesterday to come back again ^BmNothing is as simple as I once knew Why can't ^Aeverything be the way it was ^BmBefore the day that I lost ^Ayou?

[Verse 4] I want yesterday to come back again

^BmNothing is as simple as I once knew Why can't ^Aeverything be the way it was ^BmBefore the day that I lost ^Ayou?

[Verse 5]

^DLong before the after^Aglow ^BmLong before our ^Atears fell slow ^BmI wish we ^Awere strangers ^BmI wish we ^Awere strangers ^BmI wish we ^Awere strangers a^Dgain

================================================================== Track 12 - Secret Harbor [Intro] C F Bb C [Verse 1]

I ^Emslipped into your harbour, ^Cpast the pirate ships The ^Flights were low, my ^Gsails were ^Fdown The ^Emseal of sacred silence was^C on my lips I pr^Fayed the storms were^G weathered ^Fnow

[Verse 2]

I ^Emclimbed aboard at midnight, the ^Csky was black The ^Fgamble lost, the ^Gtables ^Fturned And ^Emeven in the darkness I ^Cheard you laugh And ^Fwept as all my ^Gbridges ^Fburned ^C

[Chorus]

There is a secret harbour ^Fsomewhere north ^C A place where ships are not in ^Fflames ^C A cove of beauty hidden ^Ffrom your eyes ^C A place where no one knows your^Am name

[Verse 3]

You ^Bmsaid how can you be so ^Ginnocent You ^Cwere my demon ^Dall the ^Cwhile I ^Bmsaw the skull and crossbones ^Gon your mast The ^Cpredator be^Dhind the ^Csmile

[Verse 4]

I ^Emcursed you as the wind blew ^Cthrough my sails I ^Floved you till the ^Gmoonlight ^Fdrowned I ^Emsought you through the streets and ^Cwaterways My ^Fcalling for you ^Gstill re^Fsounds ^C

[Chorus]

There is a secret harbour ^Fsomewhere north ^C A place where ships are not in ^Fflames ^C A cove of beauty hidden ^Ffrom your eyes ^C A place where no one knows your ^Amname

[Bridge]

You ^Dm7wooed me with your wicked ^Emsmile that night ^F And then you promised me the ^Emmoon ^Eb I saw it floating in the ^Gmwaters deep And ^Ebthen it disappeared ^Dtoo soon

[Verse 5]

I ^Emsailed out of your harbour, ^Cthrough the rising tide My ^Fmemories were ^Gfilled with ^Fpain I ^Emdrifted towards the sunrise, ^Clost in fog Your ^Fecho had me ^Gwrapped in ^Fchains

[Verse 6]

Your ^Empromises were drifting like ^Cmen who'd drowned The ^Fbitter water ^Gbeckoned ^Fme I ^Emwrapped the shadows round me ^Conce again And ^Fsailed through storms that ^Gset me ^Ffree [set^C me free], set me free

[Chorus]

There is a secret harbour ^Fsomewhere north ^C A place where ships are not in ^Fflames ^C A cove of beauty hidden ^Ffrom your eyes ^C A place where no one knows your ^Amname ^C

[Chorus]

There is a secret harbour ^Fsomewhere north ^C A place where ships are not in ^Fflames ^C A cove of beauty hidden ^Ffrom your eyes ^C A place where no one knows your ^Amname ^Dm7

[Outro]

I washed my face in ^Gfalling rain ^Dm7 And swore that I'd find ^Glove ^Amagai^Fn____^Am___

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Judy Collins - Silver skies blue