1. |
A Few Bars
05:22
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Chorus:
When anybody says "can you hum a few bars?"
Then this is the song that they mean.
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You can sing, hum or whistle just a few bars,
It's the song for any scene.
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Verse 1:
I've been in a few bars, and that's no lie
From The Nags Head in Glebe to Ye Old Red Lion in Cheam.
There's one thing I've learned from the bars in the world
And that's a tap and a pint is supreme.
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Verse 2:
The Beach Boys sang about Ba-ba-ba Ba-Barbara Ann
Old Scrooge just went Bah bah bah bah Humbug
James Taylor told of the Bartender Blues
And that makes a few more bars.
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Verse 3:
Some songs should be put behind bars, locked up for all time
Like Aqua's song about Bar-bar-bar Barbie Girl
Just give me a Barbra Streisand,
Any time of the day, and I'll go
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Outro:
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven
Eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve
They're the best few bars you'll ever need
And ever get from me. And I'll sing
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2. |
Anything is Possible
04:45
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I’ve been spending my time lately stayin' in
In lockdown, keeping out of town
With so-much time left on my hands I let my mind run free
Pretty soon I was thinking all about you and me
Verse 2:
Not exactly two pod-peas we-get along
When I feel weak I know you are strong
No one else can occupy this place or time
Or shield my heart, and ease my mind
Chorus:
Friendships can be for a reason
Friendships can last for a season,
Anything is possible it seems
I’ll look left if you look right
No more need to Worry, Fuss or Fight,
Anything is possible it seems
Verse 3:
With you I’m me, just me. That’s all I’ve ever been
Light and shade, a child that God has made
And if you feel confused sometimes that’s Ok with me
When a “peopley” place makes you hide your face I can give you space
Verse 4:
A mixed tape of my life would start and end with you
The melodies the Memphis (Moody) blues
Each harmony would rise and fall in perfect time
We’d hold each note. It would sound sublime
Chorus:
Friendships can be for a reason
Friendships can last for a season,
Anything is possible it seems
I’ll look left if you look right
No more need to Worry, Fuss or Fight,
Anything is possible it seems
Outro:
Friendships can be for a reason
Friendships can last for a season,
Anything is possible it seems
I’ll look left if you look right
No more need to Worry, Fuss or Fight,
Anything is possible it seems
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3. |
Life Is
03:16
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Chorus:
Life is what we are, what we believe and trust in
Here today, gone tomorrow, where is the meaning in our
Life is what we are, what we believe and trust in, Life
Verse 1:
Bushfires in-our-land, Blackened by nature's hand.
Lose everything, start again, Nothing is permanent (chorus)
Verse 2:
Human nature at-its-best, Working in togetherness
Looters prey on what's been left, Blackened hearts spoil the rest. (chorus)
Verse 3:
Never any peace around, Can't trust in anything
Will terror ever end?, How can we sleep at night? (chorus)
Verse 4:
Music brings life-to-all, Touches our inner soul
Songs liven up our world, When there's nothin' else around
Outro:
Life is what we are, what we believe and trust in
Here today, gone tomorrow, where is the meaning in our
Life is what we are, what we believe and trust in
Here today, gone tomorrow, where is the meaning in our
Life is what we are, what we believe and trust in, Life
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4. |
My Emmy Girl
04:22
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September '92 changed my world
With the birth of my gorgeous little girl
As I watched her grow, She just blossomed, you know
Better than a Grammy, ... you're my Emmy, girl.
Verse 2:
I shared my love of music with my lovely kids
Taught them some guitar and other things
Emmy came home, from school one day
She said, "I joined the school band, can you teach me to play the bass guitar?"
Chorus:
My Emmy Girl, can do anything
She follows her dreams and makes them her own.
And I feel so proud to be her old man,
I want to tell the world, if I can.
Verse 3:
Well in a few years came the HSC,
The stress of this exam is legendary,
Opting for no Uni made it less intense
She got top band in music, wow I was impressed.
Bridge:
Like "cats in the cradle and that silver spoon"
I hope I spend more time with you
When we get together I’m always stoked
My little Girl's a Wonder Woman
She sure is a Wonder Woman.
Chorus:
My Emmy Girl, can do anything
She follows her dreams and makes them her own.
And I feel so proud to be her old man,
I want to tell the world, if I can.
Verse 4:
This story's not over, and though we've got tough times
Emmy's using skills she's learnt from many different climes.
Zoologist, Dive instructor, Musician and Vet Nurse
From Africa to Europe and Australiasia.
Verse 5:
I'm telling the world how much I love my little girl
And when she says, "I love you, Dad." It rocks my world.
Yes, I'm telling the world how much I love my little girl
And when she says, "I love you, Dad." It rocks my world.
Chorus:
My Emmy Girl, can do anything
She follows her dreams and makes them her own
And I feel so proud to be her old man,
I want to tell the world in this song, if I can.
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5. |
Nightowl
03:51
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6. |
The Music of Life
02:52
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Chorus:
Music of Life that makes it worthwhile
It brings some contentment and others a smile.
The music is special, it comes from within,
When we are happy - when we are grim.
Verse 1:
Before we were born we heard music within
And the rhymes of our childhood will seldom depart.
A Child of our era, the airwaves dictate
We learn all our favourites by heart.... (Chorus)
Verse 2:
Great moments in history are marked by a song
Norma Jean and the English Rose are just two
It's God Save the Queen, Advance Australia Fair,
And sporting events do their best...(Chorus)
Verse 3:
When our spirits are up, then we sing a happy-tunes
When were down a lament fits the bill
From Christenings, to funerals and weddings as well,
The music will touch all our moods...(Chorus)
Outro:
It's the Music of Life that makes it worthwhile
/*It brings some contentment and others a smile.
The music is special, it comes from within,
When we are happy - when we are grim.
We sense it inside, the music reveals,
It stirs our emotions, and uplifts our soul,
We cant help but feeling, we have to respond...
It's the Music of Life deep within.
The Music of Life deep within.
The Music of Life deep within.
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7. |
Miles Down the Track
04:22
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8. |
Lover of Words
02:56
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People turn to you,
Coz you give a voice to dreams
You notice little things to make
Impossible imaginings seem real
Verse 2:
You are a rare bird
Who thinks this strange world
Is not so absurd
But beautiful enough to figure out
Chorus:
Who has the courage?
To dive into your wild mind
Go swimming in there
Without a care
Verse 3:
Be sacred, be cool
Be wild and go far
Your words can do much more
They plant-a-little seed and change the world
Bridge:
You-are-one-who still-believes
In Cloud-watching, People-watching,
Day-dreaming, Favourite-colours
Silver-clouds, Dande-lions,
Sorro-ow and Tomorrow
Verse 4:
You are a lover...
A lover of words
And one day soon you'll-write-a
song that'll change the world
Chorus:
Who has the courage?
To dive into your wild mind
Go swimming in there
Without a care
Outro:
Write a song
Change the world
Write a song
Change the world
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9. |
I Wanna Live
03:42
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CHORUS 1:
I wanna live in your love
I wanna give myself to you
When I try I need you to help me
I need to let you carry me
Verse 1:
I sing in the shadow of your wings
My soul clings on-to you
Your right hand up-holds me
Oh what am I to do?
(Chorus)
Verse 2:
When I feel low and des-per-ate
And burdened through and through
My Soulmate hears my crying
And shows me what to do.
(Chorus)
Verse 3:
Love is our deliverance
When we've got the blues
It strengthens both our hearts and minds
And brings us closer too
(Chorus)
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10. |
I'm Headed Home
03:48
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Verse 1:
City lights don’t do a thing for me.
I guess I’m not the girl you thought I’d be.
Love has run its race.
It’s time I left this place and headed home.
I know you find it hard to understand.
But-staying-round was never in my plan
If I don’t say goodbye.
You won’t need to cry a tear for me.
Verse 2:
I’m just a wandering troubadour of sorts.
My love is given freely, it can’t be bought
Don’t waste your lights on me.
My heart needs to be free. I'm headed home.
Home is in my heart. It’s not a place.
Home can be warm sunshine on my face.
No time is right.
Don’t ask for one more night. I’ve got to leave.
BRIDGE:
The hardest goodbyes don’t make much sense.
We could talk all night but that’s pretence
Remember me and smile.
Love me one more time. I’ve got to leave
CHORUS:
The things you love in me .
Are why I must be free.
I’m heading home
Verse 3:
Yes I find it hard but understand
That staying ‘round was never in your plan
You can still be free
Your heart is safe with me on your way home
I’ll hold you close and try to help you see
That in my heart is where your home should be
We’ve both come this far
So stay where you are on your way home
CHORUS:
The things you love in me .
Are why I must be free.
I’m heading home
Outro:
I'm headed home
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11. |
Coolest of Catts
03:23
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12. |
Covid-19 Cigar Box Blues
05:50
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13. |
Stand Up and Dance
02:47
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Verse 1:
When I see you laughin' and a smilin'
When I see you boppin' and a shakin'
That's the time I start thinking of you
Verse 2:
Every time we start a talkin'
I get the feeling that we should be walkin'
Up to the chapel to say I love you true
Chorus:
I'm just a singer in a rock'n'roll band
You're my Queen and I'm your man
That's the way that it should always be
Verse 3:
Be my baby, I'll be your man
I won't leave you, so take my hand
Stand up and Dance & have some fun tonight
Verse 4:
Come out tonight with your dancin' shoes
You're gonna hear some rhythm 'n' blues
Stand up and Dance & have some fun tonight
(Chorus)
Outro:
Come out tonight with your dancin' shoes
You're gonna hear some rhythm 'n' blues
Stand up and Dance & have some fun tonight
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14. |
A Cage in the Woods
04:19
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Verse 1:
In the last World War, the Lambells moved west
They worked the land near Dubbo and made a family nest.
One son ran the farm, one a Country store
The store owner found a soulmate in this Lambell Son
Verse 2:
The Lady and Lambell, never had much money
Always spending more than they could ever make.
The Lady told Lambell, her Ex stole her money,
So Lambell planned revenge for her saddened woes.
Chorus:
Lock (lock them up) Lock (lock them up) in a cage in the woods
Bind naked with barbed wire, tortured 'til they pay up
Lock (lock them up) Lock (lock them up) in a cage in the woods
Then steal all of their money, and their houses too
Verse 3:
Calling in some favours from some shady minions
They bungled a Point-blank shootout and found themselves in jail.
Lambell goes to Tamworth meets the "Debt Collector"
Where He outlined his very gruesome murder plan.
Verse 4:
Get his partner’s Ex, and her brother-in-law
Put them in a cage and make them fight for life
Tortured till they signed over six mill
Finish them off and dump them in some land fill.
(Chorus)
Verse 5:
The Debt Collector, an undercover Cop
So Lambell went to jail for the murder plot.
The Lady went free, moved on to another,
They ran a motel in Dubbo before moving South.
Verse 6:
She made new friends, to pour out her woes,
So they'd adopt her cause, just as Lambell chose.
The friendships strained, and they got wise,
They woke up to her lies and cut-off all their ties.
(Chorus)
Outro:
This story of Lambell, gave the friends relief,
They weren’t the only ones this lady brought to grief.
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15. |
You Don't Have to Wait
02:58
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Verse 1:
Don’t know just where I’m bound.
Guess I’m funny that way
The need to move kinda sneaks up on me.
That’s how it’s always been
Please don’t think that I don’t love you.
My life has always been this way.
This gypsy feeling that comes over me.
Makes it impossible to stay.
Verse 2:
Trouble and worry seem to move my soul.
Like seasons they come and they go.
I’ve been lucky always known I’m loved.
Felt the power from up above
No one said that life was easy.
Some people take or they give
It’s time to buckle up my travelling shoes
and let my wandering begin
Chorus:
You don’t have to wait. I don’t expect you to
what kind of love would that be
I’m just a gypsy with a wayfaring soul
It’s just the rover in me
Verse 3:
So dry your eyes don’t waste your tears on me
I’ll only let you down
When the highway calls I feel it deep in side.
Like the moon pulls on the tide.
Please don’t think that I don’t love you.
My life has always been this way.
This gypsy feeling that comes over me.
Makes it impossible to stay.
Outro:
I’m just a gypsy with a wayfaring soul
It’s just the rover in me
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16. |
Everybody Wore Paisley
03:35
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Verse 1:
Remember when the four were fab and we were kids
Everybody thought that we were crazy.
Psychedelic coloured posters on my walls.
Woodstock, San Francisco, Purple Ha-zy and
Chorus:
Everybody wore paisley
And all the girls picked daisies
We sang songs of war and liberty
All friends were family
We saw things clearly
We made love in sunshine and the rain
Verse 2:
Motown music, cheap guitars and tie died jeans
We had every thing that dreams were made of
But life rolls on and dreams become old memories
Take me back to where my music comes from when
(Chorus)
Outro:
Put on your paisley
Let’s go pick daisies
We’ll sing our songs of war and liberty
You feel like family
I see that clearly
Let’s all make love in sunshine and the rain
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John Tuffs / Shoal Vibes Music Shoalhaven Heads, Australia
New EP "Our Shoalhaven” out just in time for Christmas 2021. It's about the beautiful place we live The Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia. It is slightly Celtic & slightly Rock&Roll.
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