The Band ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Album: Northern Lights - Southern Cross ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tracks 1. Forbidden Fruit 2. Hobo Jungle 3. Ophelia (166K) 4. Acadian Driftwood 5. Ring Your Bell 6. It Makes No Difference 7. Jupiter Hollow 8. Rags And Bones 9.* Twilight 10.* Christmas Must Be Tonight ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 1.Forbidden Fruit ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

^A High and l^A7onesome out o^Dn Times S^Aquare Haven't got a ^A7dime, ain't g^Dot a ^Aprayer Deliver us, ^A7Lord, from this ^Dgolden ^Acalf People only ^A7want what they ^Dcannot ^Ahave

D#o7 Forbidden fruit

That's the ^Dfruit that you'd ^Ebetter not ^Ataste ^D A D#o7 Forbidden fruit You've got one ^Dlife that you'd ^Ebetter not ^Awaste ^D

^A How can I ^A7walk with this ^Dball and ^Achain? How can I ^A7land in this ^Dhurric^Aane? Or is this ^A7part of man's ^Devolu^Ation To be ^A7torn between ^Dtruth and illu^Asion? D#o7 Forbidden fruit That's the ^Droute that you'd ^Ebetter not ^Atake ^D A D#o7 Forbidden fruit Just watch ^Dout for the ^Esign of the ^Asnake

Little brother got caught in the web He ran off to join the living dead Been through the mill, seen the cross on the hill He sold his soul just for a thrill Forbidden fruit In hot pursuit out on a limb Forbidden fruit Your whole world is closing in You got the picture but missed the drift About me workin' the graveyard shift I never went in for no burglary But there's a stranger inside of me Forbidden fruit Don't you shoot the whole works away Forbidden fruit It's too high of a price to pay How can you hear with a bad connection? You can't see when there's no reception Keep your distance, don't fool with taboo 'Cause it'll overtake and undertake you Forbidden fruit That's the fruit that you'd better not taste Forbidden fruit You've got one life that you'd better not waste ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 2. Hobo Jungle ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- by J.R.Robertson. Album: Northern Lights - Southern Cross © 1975, 1976 Medicine Hat Music ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

^C There was a ^Gchill that night^F in the hob^Fm6o jungle ^Am Over the ^Em7train yar^Ebm7d lay a^Dm7 smooth coat of^G7 frost ^C And although ^Gnobody here really ^Fknows where they're ^Fm6goin' ^Am ^Em7At the very ^Dm7same time ^F no^G7body's lo^Cst

C G/C F Fm6/Ab Then the fire went out and the night grew still Am Em Em7 Ebm7 Dm7

This^G7 old man lay frozen on the cold, cold ground C G/C F Fm6/Ab He was a stray bird and the road was his callin' ^Am R^Em7idin' the rod^Dm7s ^G7 Sleepin' ^Funder the ^Cstars ^Am ^Em7Playin' the od^Dm7ds ^F from a ^G7rollin' ^Cbox car

C G/C F Fm6/Ab She attended the fun'ral in the hobo jungle Am Em Em7 Ebm7 Dm7

Long^G7 were they lovers though never could they wed C G/C F Fm6/Ab Drifters and rounders and distant friends ^Am Here I ^Em7lie without a^Dm7nger or regret ^F I'm in ^G7no one's ^Cdebt

^D Man goes now^A/Dhere G Gm6/Bb Ev'rything comes like tomorrow Bm F#m F#m7 Fm7 Em7 But she^A7 took that last ride there by his side D A/D G Gm6/Bb He spent his whole life pursuing the horizon ^Bm ^F#m7Ridin' the ro^Em7ds ^A7 Sleepin' ^Gunder the sta^Drs ^Bm ^F#m7Playin' the ^Em7odds ^G from a ^A7rollin' ^Dbox car ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 3.Ophelia ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- by J.R.Robertson. Album: Northern Lights - Southern Cross © 1975, 1976 Medicine Hat Music ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^C Boards on the window ^E7 Mail by the door ^A7 What would anybody leave so^D7 quickly for? Oph^Felia ^G7 Where have you ^Cgone? ^A7 ^D7 ^G7

The old neighborhood just ain't the same Nobody knows just what became of Ophelia Tell me, what went wrong

^F Was it somethin' that some^Cbody said? ^G7 Mama, I know we broke the ^Crules ^F Was somebody up aga^Cinst the law? ^G7 Honey, you know I'd die for ^G7+5you

^C Ashes of laughter ^E7 The ghost is clear ^A7 Why do the best things always^D7 disappear Like Op^Fhelia ^G7 Please darken my ^Cdoor ^A7 ^D7 ^G7

Was it somethin' that somebody said? Honey, you know we broke the rules Wu somebody up against the law? Honey, you know I'd die for you They got your number Scared and runnin' But I'm still waitin' for the second comin' Of Ophelia Come back home ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 4. Acadian Driftwood ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- by J.R. Robertson. Album: Northern Lights - Southern Cross © 1975, 1976 Medicine Hat Music For more about this song, see Peter Viney's article. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

^F The war was over and the ^C9spirit was broken ^Dm9 The hills were s^Ebmaj9mokin' as the me^Gm7n withdrew ^F We stood on the cliffs O^C/Gh, and watched t^A9he ships ^Bb Slowly sinking to their ^Gm7rendezvous ^F They signed a treaty and our ^C9 homes were taken ^Dm9 Loved ones ^Ebmaj9forsaken They didn't ^Gm7give a damn ^F Try'n' to raise a family ^C/G End up ^A9the enemy ^Bb Over what went down on the plains of ^Gm7Abraham (*)

^F Acadian^Bb driftwood ^Gm7 Gypsy t^C7ail wind ^Bb/D They call my^F/C home ^Bb the land of ^Gm7snow ^F Canadian c^Bbold front ^Gm7 movin' ^C7in ^Bb/D What a wa^F/Cy to ride Bb Dm7/A Gm7 C7 F Oh, what a way to go

Then some returned to the motherland The high command had them cast away And some stayed on to finish what they started They never parted They're just built that way We had kin livin' south of the border They're a little older and they've been around They wrote a letter life is a whole lot better So pull up your stakes, children and come on down Fifteen under zero when the day became a threat My clothes were wet and I was drenched to the bone Been out ice fishing, too much repetition Make a man wanna leave the only home he's known Sailing out of the gulf headin' for Saint Pierre Nothin' to declare All we had was gone Broke down along the coast But what hurt the most When the people there said "You better keep movin' on" Everlasting summer filled with ill-content This government had us walkin' in chains This isn't my turf This ain't my season Can't think of one good reason to remain I've worked in the sugar fields up from New Orleans It was ever green up until the floods You could call it an omen Points ya where you're goin' Set my compass north I got winter in my blood Acadian driftwood Gypsy tail wind They call my home the land of snow Canadian cold front movin' in What a way to ride Ah, what a way to go

^F Sais tu,^C7sus4 A-ca-di^C7-e ^Bb/D j'ai le m^Gm7al du pays [You know, Acadia, I long for the country (I am homesick)] ^F Ta neige,^C7sus4 Acadie^C7, ^Bb/D fait des ^Gm7larmes au soleil [Your snow, Acadia, makes tears in the sun (or for the sun)] ^F J'arr^C7sus4ive Acad^C7ie, ^Bb/D teedle um, ^Gm7teedle um, teedle ooh [I am arriving Acadia (or I am coming Acadia)]

(*): "The Plains of Abraham" refer to farm land owned by Abraham Martin just west of the Citadel in Quebec City and the site of the battle between the French and the English. is now a park (also overlooks the St.Lawrence) and is a wonderful place to visit if you get the chance. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 5. Ring Your Bell ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- by J.R.Robertson. Album: Northern Lights - Southern Cross © 1975, 1976 Medicine Hat Music ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

^F#-5 ^FRing your ^C/Ebell ^Ebm ^DmChange your ^Cnumber ^F#-5 ^FRun like ^C/Ehell ^Ebm You ^Dmcan't hide ^Cfrom thunder

Oh, no

^F#-5 ^FRing your ^C/Ebell ^Ebm ^DmGet in the ^Cwind F#-5 F C/E Ebo7 Dm7 C You and me gonna make some medicine

C7/Bb F/A C/G Run that rebel across the tracks C7/E Dm7 C With the Mounties on his trail

^Eb6 He was t^Dm7aught: ^CDon't get caught at the mercy of the ma^Fn Land in j^Gail C7/Bb F/A C/G Meet me, madam, on the high road C7/E Dm7 C We gonna blow the man down ^Eb6 I've been ^Dm7totin' a ^Cheavy load And I'm rarin' to clo^Fwn Mess ar^Gound

Ring your bell Shake your tower Pump your well Turn on your power I'm gonna ring your bell Glide on in You and me gonna make some medicine Smoky bars and souped-up cars Where we drowned all sorrow Renegade woman Love me like there's no tomorrow Left to borrow Bloodhounds comb the back streets With the ramrod close behind Asphalt justice you gonna find My ass across That border line Ring your bell Sound the chime Open up your shell Get on the line Come on, ring your bell Gimme some skin You and me gonna make some medicine ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 6. It Makes No Difference ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- by J.R.Robertson. Album: Northern Lights - Southern Cross © 1975, 1976 Medicine Hat Music ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- intro / / | Bb Gm | Eb F | Bb | Bb |

^Eb It makes no diff'rence where I turn ^Dm Gm Gm7/F Cm7 I can't get over you and the flame still burns ^Eb It makes no diff'rence, night or da^Dmy Gm Gm7/F Eb Th^Fe shadow never seems to fade away

And the sun ^Bb ^Gm don't shine ^Eb ^F anym^Bbore ^Eb ^Bb Bb Gm Eb F ^BbAnd t^Ebhe ra^Bbins fall down on my door

^BbNow there's no love ^Fm7 As true as the love ^Eb That dies untold ^C7 Bb Gm Eb F ^BbBut th^Ebe clo^Bbuds never hung so low before

^EbIt makes no diff'rence how far I ^Dmgo Gm Gm7/F Cm7 Like a scar the hurt will always show ^EbIt makes no diff'rence who I meet^Dm Gm Gm7/F They're just a face in the crowd ^Cm7On a dead-end street ^F Bb Gm Eb F ^BbAnd t^Ebhe su^Bbn don't shine anymore And the rains ^Bb ^Gm fall do^Ebwn on^F my door ^Bb ^Eb ^Bb

^BbThese old love letters ^Fm7Well, I just can't keep ^Eb'Cause like the gambler says ^C7Read 'em and weep Bb Gm Eb Bb ^EbAnd ^Bbthe dawn don't rescue me no more

^F Without your love I'm nothing^Dm at all Eb Cm 7 Like an empty hall it's a lonely fall ^F Since you've gone it's a losin^Dmg battle ^Eb Stampeding cattle They rattl^Cm7e the walls ^F

And the sun ^Bb ^Gm don't shine ^Eb a^Fnymore ^Bb ^Eb ^Bb Bb Gm Eb F And ^Bbthe r^Ebains ^Bb fall down on my door

^BbWell, I love you so much ^Fm7It's all I can do ^EbJust to keep myself from telling you ^C7

Bb Gm Eb F

T^Bbhat I^Eb neve^Bbr felt so alone before

| Eb | Dm | Gm Gm7/F | Cm7 | Eb | Dm | Gm Gm7/F | F | Bb Gm | Eb F | Bb | Bb | Bb Gm | Eb F | Bb | Bb | Bb | Fm7 | Eb | C7 | Bb Gm | Eb F | Bb | Eb Bb.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 7. Jupiter Hollow ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- by J.R.Robertson. Album: Northern Lights - Southern Cross © 1975, 1976 Medicine Hat Music See Peter Viney's article on "Jupiter Hollow" for more about this song. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Jupiter ^GHollow ^CNorthern ^GLights Cast a ^Cglow through the w^G/Dindow late last ^Gnight ^Gsus4I went to fol^Glow through the ^Csycamo^Gre When I ^Cfound myself in a ^C/Dplace I'd never been be^Gfore There was a ^Cunicorn and a ^G/Bdragon queen Bene^Dath the burgundy sky^G I saw an old ^Csoldier singin' a ^G/Blove song He had the ^C/Ddistance in his eye

^GLivin' in another world ^CLivin' in ^C/Danother ^Gtime ^C Like a ^Gcomet I was hurled ^COh, l^C/Divin' in another ^Gworld

Jupiter Hollow So far, so near Like a time machine take you out to a different year Phoebus Apollo played on his lyre While we danced to the music of the sphere And as the moon went down and the sun came up With the mercury risin' too 'Twas then the prophet said the secret of the dead I'll whisper it to you Livin' in another world Livin' in another time Like a comet I was hurled Oh, livin' in another world Jupiter Hollow In the midnight sun Well, no man of dreams was ever more outdone Where the swallows circle over head And muses gather by the river of the tears we shed Just like a pioneer in the new frontier I don't know where to begin Because nobody cares when a man goes mad And tries to free the ghost within Livin' in another world Livin' in another time Like a comet I was hurled Oh, livin' in another world ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 8. Rags And Bones ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- by J.R.Robertson. Album: Northern Lights - Southern Cross © 1975, 1976 Medicine Hat Music ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Catch a ^F#mtaxi to the fountainhead C#sus4/G# Blinking neon penny arcade A young Ca^Aruso on the fire escape Bm Bm/C# D D/E Painted face ladies on parade The ^F#mnewsboy on the corner C#sus4/G# Singing out headlines And a ^Afiddler selling pencils Bm Bm/C# D The sign reads: Help the blind

F#m F#m/E Dmaj7 Comin' up the lane callin'

^Bm7Workin'^C#m7 while the ^F#mrain's fallin' Dmaj7 C# A/E D#m7-5 Ragman, your song of the street ^Dmaj7Keeps haunting my ^E7sus4memory F#m F#m/E Dmaj7 Music in the air ^Bm7I hear ^C#m7it ev'ry^F#mwhere Dmaj7 C# A/E D#m7-5 Rags, bones and old city songs H^Dmaj7ear them, how they ^E7sus4talk to m^Ae

Trolley car rings out the morning Whistle blows at noon A cat fight breaks open the night While watch dogs bay at the moon A preacher on an orange crate With a Salvation Army Band And clicking along the cobbled stones That's the sound of the ice-cream man Comin' up the lane callin' Workin' while the rain's fallin' Ragman, your song of the street Keeps haunting my memory Music in the air I hear it ev'rywhere Rags, bones and old city songs Hear them, how they talk to me The organ grinder and his monkey Still walkin' the same old beat The shoe-shine boy slappin' leather He puts the rhythm in your feet Strollin' by the churchyard List'nin' to the Sunday choir With voices rising to the heavens Like sirens screaming to a fire Comin' up to the lane callin' Workin' while the rain's fallin' Ragman, your song of the street Keeps haunting my memory Music in the air I hear it ev'rywhere Rags, bones and old city songs Play them one more time for me ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 9. * Twilight ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- by J.R.Robertson. Album: The Best of The Band © 1976 Medicine Hat Music ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

^FOver by the w^Bbildwoo^Fd ^Dm Hot summer night ^Gm We lay in the tall grass ^C til the mornin' light

If I had my way I'd never get the urge to roam A young man serves his country and an old man guards the home Never gave a second thought Never crossed my mind What's right and what's not I'm not the judgin' kind I could take the darkness oh Storms in the skies But we all got certain trials burnin' up inside Don't send me no distant salutations or silly souvenirs from far away Don't leave me alone in the twilight Twilight is the loneliest time a day

Don't^F put me in a fr^Bbame upon the m^Fantel 'Fo^Fre memories turn d^Bbusty o^Cld and g^Gmrey Don't le^Cave me alone in the twilight ^C7 Bb-C F Twilight is the loneliest time a day

Bb C Gm Dm

^Bb---^C--^Gm---^F-------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 10. * Christmas Must Be Tonight ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- by J.R.Robertson. Album: Islands © 1977 Medicine Hat Music

See Peter Viney's article for more about this song. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G Em G Em

Come down to the man^Gger, see the little str^Amanger Wr^Dapped in swaddling clo^Dthes, the prince of pe^Gace Wheels start tur^Gning, torches start bu^Amrning And the o^Dld wise men journey from the E^Gast

CHORUS:

How a li^Emttle baby b^Amoy bring the pe^Dople so much j^Goy Am Am/B C Am Son^C of a carpenter, Mary carried the light This must be ^AmChristmas, must b^De ton^Gight

A shepherd on a hillside, while over my flock I bide Oh a cold winter night a band of angels sing In a dream I heard a voice saying "fear not, come rejoice It's the end of the beginning, praise the new born king" CHORUS I saw it with my own eyes, written up in the skies But why a simple herdsmen such as I And then it came to pass, he was born at last Right below the star that shines on high CHORUS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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