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Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Dancer With Bruised Knees - Album (1977) 1. Dancer With Bruised Knees 2. Southern Boys 3. No Biscuit Blues 4. First Born 5. Blanche Comme La Neige 6. Perrine Était Servante 7. Be My Baby 8. Walking Song 9. Naufragée du Tendre (Shipwrecked) 10. Hommage à Grungie 11. Kitty Come Home 12. Come A Long Way ================================================================== Track 1 - Dancer With Bruised Knees CAPO: 4th Fret [Intro] Am Dm Am Dm G C G [Verse 1] (spoken - male voice)

When I first knew her ^Cshe was a dancer ^F ^Am I saw her leap, confi^Dmdently, knowing, that should she fall ^C It would be into the arms^G of her ^Ebmvery own partner ^E7 ^F She never failed^Dm to get a curtain call ^G

[Chorus]

For ^Amyears we had been one ^Gwith the stars A ^AmPas de Deux of re^Gnown I’d ^Fleap and he’d ^Gcatch me ^Con ^G/Bthe ^Amfly And gently he’d ^Dmput me ^Gdown

[Verse 2]

The ^Cheights that I ^Greached were ^Cdange^Frous And I ^Amsaw my ^Dmpartner strain And ^Cfelt when ^GI had ^Ebmland^E7ed His ^Fstrength was ^Dmon the ^Gwane

[Bridge]

^FBack before my knees were ^Emblue ^CBacks broke ^Gmbending in a ^B7step for ^Etwo

[Chorus]

For ^Amyears we had been one ^Gwith the stars A ^AmPas de Deux of re^Gnown I’d ^Fleap and he’d ^Gcatch me ^Con ^G/Bthe ^Amfly But once I came ^Dmcrashing ^Cdown

[Verse 3]

^GNow ^CI’m a ^Fweaver Wall-^Amhangings, ^Dmif you please In ^Cevery^Gone I ^Ebmfeat^E7ure A ^Fdancer ^Dmwith bruised ^Gknees

[Chorus]

For ^Amyears we had been one ^Gwith the stars A ^AmPas de Deux of re^Gnown I’d ^Fleap and he’d ^Gcatch me ^Con ^G/Bthe ^Amfly But once I came ^Dmcrashing ^Cdown

[Outro]

^AmDoop, ^Dmdoop, ^Gdoop ^AmDoop, ^Cdoop, ^Gdoop ^AmDoop, ^Dmdoop, ^Gdoop ^AmDoop, ^Cdoop, ^Gdoop ^AmDoop do, ^Dmdoop do, ^Gdoop do ^AmDoop do, ^Cdoop do, ^Gdoop do ^AmDoop do, ^Dmdoop do, ^Gdoop do ^AmDoop do, ^Cdoop do, ^Gdoop do

================================================================== Track 2 - Southern Boys [Intro] G [Verse 1]

Southern boys are ^F7warm and lovely ^Eb7 ^Ab They speak gently of their homes and show you ^Ab7pictures of the ^G7folks Their breath in your ear is as ^F7soft as the cotton ^Eb7 ^Ab Whether they’re wooing or ^Fmwhispering the ^Eblatest ^D7racist ^Gjoke

[Chorus]

I get ^Cknocked right off my ^G7feet When I ^Chear that Southern ^G7drawl Ooh, ^Cooh, ooh, ^G7ooh Ooh, ^Cooh, ooh, ^G7ooh And ^AmI don’t mind the ^E7pain ‘Cause the ^Amfeeling’s worth the ^Cfall ^D7 ^G

[Verse 2]

Buttered grits is ^F7fare for breakfast ^Eb7 ^Ab And if you like and your aim is good,^Ab7 maybe a ^G7squirrel Then around nine, we ^F7pass that moonshine ^Eb7 ^Ab And it’s on out to the porch for a ^Fmmoonlight ^Ebswing with ^D7me your Northern ^Ggirl

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]

Were you ^Gborn? Oh, ^F7where do you come from? ^Eb7 ^Ab Is your tropic in Cancer and is your ^Ab7sun sign di^G7vine? Oh, let it out, oh, ^F7please don’t hide it ^Eb7 ^Ab All that good ol’ stuff ^Fmdown be^Eblow that ^D7Mason-Dixon ^GLine

[Chorus]

I get ^Cknocked right off my ^G7feet When I ^Chear that Southern ^G7drawl And ^AmI don’t mind the ^E7pain ‘Cause the ^Amfeeling’s worth the ^Cfall ^G7 Ooh, ^Cooh, ooh, ^G7ooh Ooh, ^Cooh, ooh, ^G7ooh And ^Amdon’t extend your ^E7hand ‘Cause I ^Amcouldn’t move at ^Call

================================================================== Track 3 - No Biscuit Blues [Intro] G Em C D G Em C D G C G [Verse 1]

^EmNever ^Chad no ^Dbis^Gcuit ^EmNever ^Chad no ^Dsweater to ^Gwear To ^Emkeep me from the ^Dcold

[Verse 2]

^EmNever ^Cno po^Dta^Gto ^EmNever ^Chad no ^Dleather on my ^Gfeet ‘Til ^CI was five years ^Gold

[Bridge]

^D7When I was a baby my mama said I ^Gnever had no food to keep me ^Cfull And I ^Gnever had no sweater made of ^Cwool And ^Gthat went and made my daddy have to ^Cpull a ^Djob ^N.C.Which means he had to rob

[Verse 3]

But ^Emnow, ^Cthough I have a ^Dbis^Gcuit ^EmAnd I ha^Cve a ^Dsweater to ^Gwear To ^Ckeep me from the ^Dcold

[Verse 4]

My ^Gmammy she is ^Ccrying ‘Cause my ^Gdaddy he is ^Clying With no ^Gbiscuit and no sweater On the ^Emcold stone ^Dfloor ^N.C.While my ^Gmammy and ^Dme We don’t want for nothing ^Gmore ^C ^G

================================================================== Track 4 - First Born CAPO: 3rd Fret [Verse 1]

^CThe silver ^Gspoon’s in the ^Fmouth ^G Baby clothes are ^Fbaby-^Cblue Nothing’s ^Gever handed ^Fdown Every^Gthing’s brand ^Amnew ^A ^G

[Verse 2]

^CNewspaper ^Gnoti^Fces ^G Heralding that ^Fgreat e^Cvent Daddy’s buddies send the ^Fflowers Mummy’s friends have baby ^Gshowers Welcom^Cing that ^Abheaven ^Amsent ^F

[Verse 3]

That ^G7firstborn ^Cson is ^G7always the ^Cone The ^G7first to be ^Ccalled and the ^G7last to ^Ccome He’s his ^E7mother’s ^Amfavourite, his ^E7grandmother’s ^Amtoo He’ll ^Cbreak their ^Fhearts and he’ll ^G7break yours ^Ctoo

[Verse 4]

For he’s the ^G7first to ^Ccreep and the ^G7first to ^Ccrawl The ^G7first to ^Cwalk and the ^G7first to ^Cfall Every ^E7bruise is ^Amkissed, every ^E7cry is ^Amheard Every ^Cdoubt’s cast ^Fout with a ^G7soothing ^Cword

[Verse 5]

Yes, he’s that ^G7firstborn ^Cson, he’s that ^G7special ^Cone No matter ^G7what comes ^Cnext, no matter ^G7what comes a^Clong Be it a^E7nother ^Amboy or a ^E7sweet baby ^Amgirl The ^Cfamily’s the ^Foyster and ^G7he is the ^Cpearl

[Instrumental] G7 C G7 C G7 C G7 C E7 Am E7 Am C F G7 C G F C G F C F G C [Bridge]

^EmSome of them make it, ^B7some of them ^Emdon’t ^GSome of them can’t, ^Dothers ^E7won’t grow ^Amup____^C___^F___^G___^C__ ^F ^C

[Verse 6]

In the ^G7bible of ^Cold, ac^G7cording to ^CExodus Every ^G7firstborn ^Cson of a ^G7Jew got ^Caxed But the ^E7one who sur^Amvived with the ^E7help of god’s ^Amhand ^CLed his ^Fpeople to the ^G7promised ^Cland

[Verse 7]

Yes, he’s that ^G7firstborn ^Cson, he’s that ^G7son-of-a-^Cgun He ^G7don't like to ^Cwalk, he ^G7just likes to ^Crun ^E7He loves to ^Amrun just as ^E7fast as he ^Amcan With ^Clife held ^Ftight in the ^G7palm of his ^Chand

[Outro] E7 Am E7 Am C F G7 C ================================================================== Track 5 - Blanche Comme La Neige [Verse 1] (sung a Capella)

^N.C.La belle s’est endormie sur un beau lit de roses La belle s’est endormie sur un beau lit de roses Blanche comme la neige belle comme le jour Ils sont trois capitaines qui vont lui faire l’amour

[Verse 2]

Le ^Dmplus jeune des trois la ^A7prend par sa main ^Dmblanche Le plus jeune des trois la ^A7prend par sa main ^Dmblanche Montez ^Bbmontez prin^Gcesse des^Csus mon cheval ^Fgris ^DmA Pa^Gris j’vous ^Dmmène dans ^Bbun fort beau ^Dmlogis

[Instrumental] Dm Bb G C F Dm Bb C A [Bridge]

Fi^Dmnissant ce discours le ^A7capitaine re^Dmntre Finissant ce discours le ^A7capitaine re^Dmntre Mangez ^Bbbuvez la ^Gbelle se^Clon votre appé^Ftit ^DmAvec un ^Gcapi^Dmtaine vous ^Bbpasserez la ^Dmnuit

[Verse 3]

Au ^Dmmilieu du repas la ^A7belle a tombé ^Dmmorte Au milieu du repas la ^A7belle a tombé ^Dmmorte Sonnez ^Bbsonnez les ^Gcloches, tam^Cbours au régi^Fment ^DmLa princesse ^Gelle est ^Dmmorte à ^Bbl’âge de quinze ^Dmans

[Instrumental] Dm Bb G C F Dm Bb C A [Verse 4]

^DmMais au bout de trois jours son ^A7père s’y pro^Dmmène Mais au bout de trois jours son ^A7père s’y pro^Dmmène Ouvrez ^BbOuvrez ma ^Gtombe mon ^Cpère si vous m’ai^Fmez ^DmTrois jours j’ai ^Gfait la ^Dmmorte pour ^Bbmon honneur gar^Dmder

[Outro] Dm Bb G C F Dm G C Dm C F Bb C F ================================================================== Track 6 - Perrine Était Servante (No chords - song is a Capella) [Verse 1] Perrine était servante, Perrine était servante Chez Monsieur le Curé, digue donda dondaine Chez Monsieur le Curé, digue donda dondé [Verse 2] Son amant vient la voir, son amant vient la voir Le soir après l’dîner, digue donda dondaine Le soir après l’dîner, dingue donda dondé [Verse 3] Perrine O ma Perrine, Perrine O ma Perrine Voudrais-tu m’embrasser O grand nigaud qu’t'es bête, O grand nigaud qu’t'es bête, Ça s’prend sans se demander, digue donda dondaine Ça s’prend sans se demander, digue donda dondé [Verse 4] Voilà l’curé qui arrive, voilà l’curé qui arrive Où vas-tu bien t’cacher, dingue donda dondaine Où vas-tu bien t’cacher, digue donda dondé [Verse 5] Caches-toi donc dans la huche, caches-toi donc dans la huche Il n’saura point t’trouver, digue donda dondaine Il n’saura point t’trouver, digue donda dondé [Verse 6] Il y resta six semaines, il y resta six semaines Elle l’avait oublié, digue donda dondaine Elle l’avait oublié, digue donda dondé [Verse 7] Au bout de six semaines, au bout de six semaines Les rats l’avaient mangé Ils ont rongé son crâne, ils ont rongé son crâne Et pis tous les doigts d’pieds, digue donda dondaine Et pis tous les doigts d’pieds, digue donda dondé [Verse 8] Voilà la triste histoire, voilà la triste histoire D’un jeune homme à marier Qui allait trop voir les filles, qui allait trop voir les filles Le soir après l’dîner, digue donda dondaine, Le soir après l’dîner, digue donda dondé ================================================================== Track 7 - Be My Baby CAPO: 3rd Fret [Verse 1]

^CBe my baby, be my baby Be my baby ^Gnow ^CBe my baby, be my baby Be my baby ^Gnow

[Verse 2]

There’s ^Cno one in the world that's gonna^G harm you, baby Or ^Clead you down the ^Ggarden ^Cpath With my own two loving ^Garms all around ^Cyou

[Chorus]

I ^Amdon’t know why I ^Clive at home I ^Fdon’t know why I ^D7sleep alone I’m ^Ghoping you’ve no ob^Cjection To being the ^Gobject of my af^Cfection I could ^Gkeep you warm With my ^Cown two loving ^Garms all around ^Cyou

[Verse 3] Be my baby, we’ll go crazy

Dance by the light of the ^Gmoon ^CBe my baby and please this lady Please this lady ^Gsoon

[Verse 4]

When the ^Cmoon’s not bright and the ^Gstars aren’t right And the ^Csky is making you ^Gblue Re^Cmember that only ^Ggood could surround ^Cyou

[Chorus]

[Instrumental] C G C G C G C G C G [Chorus]

[Verse 5]

^CBe my baby, be my baby Be my baby ^Gnow ^AmBe my baby, ^Dmbe my baby ^CBe my baby, ^Gbe my baby ^Cnow ^GBe my baby ^Cnow ^GBe my baby ^Cnow

================================================================== Track 8 - Walking Song [Intro] G [Verse 1]

Wouldn’t it be nice to ^D7walk to^Ggether Baring our souls while ^Cwearing out the ^D7leather ^GWe could talk shop, ^Charmonize a ^Gsong ^CWouldn’t it be ^Gnice to ^D7walk a^Glong

[Verse 2]

I’ll show you houses of ^D7architectural re^Gnown Some are still standing, ^Csome have fallen ^D7down ^GFarm houses buried under ^CCanada’s ^Gsnow ^CSpanish ^Gvillas on the ^D7Boulevards of Mexi^Gco

[Verse 3]

And I’ll learn to tell the ^D7ash from the ^Goak And if you don’t know, I ^Cwon’t make no ^D7joke We’ll ^Gclimb to the top to view the ^Cworld from a^Gbove Or ^Ccarve our initials ^Gin the trunk, like ^D7teenagers in ^Glove

[Verse 4]

And when we get hungry, we’ll ^D7stop to ^Geat Gotta think of our stomachs and ^Crest our ^D7feet And ^Gif we get thirsty, we’ll ^Chave a drink or ^Gtwo In a ^Cmountain top ^Gbar with a ^D7mountain top ^Gview

[Instrumental] G D7 G C D7 G C G C G D7 G [Verse 5]

And when we get tired, we’ll ^D7stop to ^Grest And if you still want to talk, you can ^Cbare your ^D7breast If it’s ^GWinter and cold, we’ll take a ^Crooming-house ^Groom If it’s ^CSummer and ^Gwarm, we’ll sleep ^D7under the ^Gmoon

[Verse 6]

And we’ll talk about the ^D7sports we ^Gplayed ‘Bout the time you got busted, or the ^Ctimes I got ^D7laid We’ll ^Gtalk blood and ^Chow we were ^Gbred ^CTalk about the ^Gfolks, both ^D7living and ^Gdead

[Verse 7]

This song, like this walk, I ^D7find hard to ^Gend Be my lover or ^Cbe my ^D7friend In ^Gsneakers or boots or ^Cregulation ^Gshoes ^CWalking be^Gside you, I’ll never ^D7get the walking ^Gblues

================================================================== Track 9 - Naufragée du Tendre (Shipwrecked) [Verse 1]

^AmDans une glace ^Etransparente ^CUn reflet ne re^Fflètant rien ^DmLorsque je t’ap^Cpel^Gle ^ETu ne réponds ^Ampas

[Interlude] Dm G C Dm Asus2 G [Verse 2]

^CQuand je suis arri^Dmvé Tu n’é^Ctais déjà plus ^Dmlà Je me ^Csuis écrou^Dmlé en pleu^Amrant C’é^Dmtait pas tellement ^Gçà Qui ^Cm’avait chavi^Dmré Mais pour la première ^Asus2fois tu me man^Gquais

[Verse 3]

^CQuand j’étais avec ^Dmtoi Que les ^Cjours étaient ^Dmlongs Mais les ^Cnuits étaient ^Dmtrop courtes pour expri^Ammer La tendresse ^Dmet le be^Gsoin Que je ^Cressentais par^Dmfois De t’avoir auprès de ^Asus2moi te conso^Gler

[Chorus]

Que c’est ^Cbête de te par^Fler Quand t’es pas ^Ela pour m’écou^Amter Que c’est ^Cbête de te par^Fler Quand t’es pas ^Elà pour m’écou^Amter

[Interlude] Dm G C Dm Asus2 G [Verse 4]

Que de ^Cfois j’ai supp^Dmlié Le des^Ctin de m’accor^Dmder Un sou^Crire, une pa^Dmrole, une atten^Amtion Combien de ^Dmfois j’eus échan^Ggé L’u^Cnivers très volon^Dmtiers Pour un seul de tes re^Asus2gards si invi^Gtants

[Verse 5]

J’ai bien ^Cdû m’en al^Dmler Je ne ^Cpouvais pas cè^Dmder A la ^Cmélanco^Dmlie m’enhavis^Amsant Mais sans a^Dmvoir d’autre inten^Gtion Que de par^Ctir tout bête^Dmment Et de masquer mon désar^Asus2roi en me ca^Gchant

[Chorus]

Que c’est ^Cbête de te par^Fler Quand t’es pas ^Ela pour m’écou^Amter Que c’est ^Cbête de te par^Fler Quand t’es pas ^Elà pour m’écou^Amter

[Interlude] Dm G C Dm Asus2 G [Chorus]

Que c’est ^Cbête de te par^Fler Quand t’es pas ^Ela pour m’écou^Amter ^C ^F ^E ^Am Que c’est ^Cbête de te par^Fler Quand t’es pas ^Elà pour m’écou^Amter ^C ^F ^E ^Am

[Outro] (fade to end - Fondu à bout) Dm G C Dm Asus2 G

Que c’est ^Cbête de te par^Fler

================================================================== Track 10 - Hommage à Grungie CAPO: 4th Fret [Intro] C G C G C G C F G C [Verse 1]

I want to lay my ^Gbrushes down And put my^C pallet a^Gway ^C Take off my^G smock And ^Ctake off my beret ^F ^G I want to call it a da^Cy

[Verse 2]

For the sun’s gone ^Gdown It’s ^Ctime to light a ^Gcandle ^C Eight hours^G straight Is ^Cjust what I can handle ^F ^G After that it doesn’t ^Cpay

[Verse 3]

So,^G serve up the cheese With the ^Ccrackers and the wine I want to ^Amrid my mouth Of the taste of ^Emturpen^Gtine

[Verse 4]

I want to ^Adim7get a little ^Abdrunk ^CFatten up my ^Dhead ^C Find me a ^Fgood book And ^Ctake that book to ^Ambed ^D7 ^G And read until the break of ^Cday

[Instrumental] C G C G C F G C (2x) [Bridge]

^AbPainting ^Gain’t the only ^Cthing I like to do ^Cm ^N.C.I like to dance ^D ^N.C.Even like to ^Gsing Don’t ^Cyou? Don’t you?

[Verse 5]

So, come ^Gup to my attic If you’re ^Chappening by And when my ^Amwork’s all done I will ^Emshow you ^Gwhy

[Verse 6]

^Adim7First, we’ll drink to ^Abyour health ^CThen we’ll drink to ^Dmine ^C Who knows what'll ^Fhappen When we ^Cfinish off that ^Amwine ^D7 ^G That’s all I gotta ^Csay ^D7 ^G Maybe we’ll make a little ^Chay

[Outro] C D7 G C (2x) ================================================================== Track 11 - Kitty Come Home [Intro] F [Verse 1]

No scheme and no di^Bbrection With ^Conly one way to ^Fturn ^BbPack ^Fup all you ^Bbchildren Come ^Chome to our love and con^Dmcern ^Em ^F ^GKitty, come ^Chome ^C7

[Interlude] Dm Em F G C C7 [Verse 2]

No ^Fbeing, however ^Bbmighty Where ^Cchaos reigns a^Flone ^BbWill ^Fsee his feeble ^Bblove grow When ^Ccast upon a ^Dmstone ^Em ^F ^GKitty, come ^Chome ^C7

[Chorus]

^DmHom^Eme__^F_ ^GKitty, come ^Chome ^C7

[Interlude] F Fm Cm Eb7 Ab Ab7 [Bridge]

The ^Gmbirds in the ^C7trees call your ^Ddim7name Nothing’s^G7 changed, all’s the ^Csame ^Db ^Eb ^A/E

[Chorus]

^DmHome ^Em ^F ^G Come ^Chome ^Dm ^C

^GmHom^Ame__^Bb_ ^CKitty, come ^Fhome ^Eb ^A/E

^DmHome ^Em ^F ^G Come ^Chome ^Dm ^C ^Cm

^GmHom^Ame__^Bb_ ^CKitty, come ^Fhome_^Cm___^E__^Am___^Bm___^C_ ^D Come ^Ghome

^DmHom^Eme__^F_ ^GKitty, come ^Chome ^C7

[Verse 3]

^FAll of god’s good ^Bbangels ^CNeed a place to ^Ffly Come ^Bbbe ^Fa little ^Bbseraph ^CIn this para^Dmdise ^Em ^F ^GKitty, come ^Chome ^C7

[Chorus]

^GmHom^Ame__^Bb_ ^CKitty, come ^Fhome ^Cm ^E

^AmHom^Bme__^C_ ^DKitty, come ^Ghome ^Eb ^G ^G7

^DmHom^Eme__^F_ ^GKitty, come ^Chome ^C7

^GmHom^Ame__^Bb_ ^CKitty, come ^Fhome ^Bb ^C ^F

================================================================== Track 12 - Come A Long Way [Intro] Abm Am D7 G [Verse 1]

Well, we ^Ccome a long way since we ^Glast shook ^Chands Well, we ^Fstill got a ^Glong way to ^Amgo ^DmCouldn’t see the flowers when we last shook ^Ghands ^CCouldn’t see the flowers on ac^Gcount of the ^Csnow

[Verse 2]

What did you do with your ^Gburden and your ^Ccross Did you ^Fmanage it your^Gself or did you ^Amcrack ^DmWe both know that a burden and a ^Gcross Can ^Conly be carried on ^Gone man’s ^Cback

[Verse 3]

All my life I ^Gwanted to ^Croam To ^Fgo to the ^Gends of the ^Amearth But the ^Dmearth really ends where you started to ^Groam And ^Cyou and I know what a ^Gcircle is ^Cworth

[Verse 4]

Let’s drink a cup to ^Gwhat went ^Cdown There’s ^Fnot much ^Gleft to re^Amveal I ^Dmthink I changed my mind after what went ^Gdown As to ^Cwho in the end got the ^Gbetter ^Cdeal

[Instrumental] Abm Am D7 G C C G C F G Am Dm G C G C [Verse 5]

Give me your hand for the ^Gparting ^Ctouch ^F Fare thee ^Gwell, thanks a ^Amlot I ^Dmknow that we promised to keep in ^Gtouch But ^Cyou and I know that we ^Gboth for^Cgot

[Verse 6]

Ah, we come a long way since we ^Glast shook ^Chands We ^Fstill got a ^Glong way to ^Amgo ^DmCouldn’t see the flowers when we last shook ^Ghands ^CCouldn’t see the flowers on ac^Gcount of the ^Csnow ^G ^C

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Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Dancer with bruised knees