1. |
The Wolves
04:41
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Wolves (A. Davis ) Capo 4
Intro = Am G F C | Am G Am-Am/b-C - | Am-F-G - - |
C Em C Em
They weren’t aggressive yet, you could hardly tell
F G C
The wolves were sittin there waiting
Am Am/B C
For you to come of age
Am F G
For you to come of age
Taught to pledge allegiance, not to question the rule
Well, the wolves were already prowlin
Oh, they gotta feed
Oh, they gotta feeed [pre-chorus fill = Am-G]
CH
C G D G
Cassette decks and pick-up sticks, wrecking bikes not drinkin six
C G D Am
No bullshit and no bag of tricks But that doesn’t matter now
C G D G
39’s the new heart attack Like biscuits and gravy and feedback
C G Em G
A baker’s dozen, three to be exact The Wolves are at the heel
Em C G Em G
The Wolves are at his heels The Wolves are at his heels
REPEAT INTRO
Pacify the pressure gauge, just a midlife ghost
Honk, the well needs digging
Or else you’ll need a spring
Or else you’ll need a spring
Now they are belligerent, foaming at the mouth
The wolves, outside scrachin
And what do you have to show?
What do you have to show?
CH -> SOLO over CHORUS -> Sing Em Lines ->
Em C G
The Wolves are at his heels]
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2. |
Hitchin' to Concordia
03:54
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Hitchin to Concordia (A. Davis)
My county’s dry so I’m headed for that line
I’ll see you on the other side
That ole Bible belt is on too tight
Knock off the edge tonight
What don’t they get about Prohibit
The battle over sin was yesterday
Carry on, buddy, keep your wits about
The orchestra of light will shout
Hitchin to Concordia Hitchin to Concordia Hitchin to Concordia
Thou mayest color outside the line
Over yonder hill is Wesley & Lorene’s
Archie’s livin right next door
Rhodelia is the place you might strike gold
From the blue hole does the story unfold
Stull’s Country Store, just walk through the door
Even brethren can partake
Cuz it’s not about your cause and I won’t push mine
Just don’t get ‘tween me and the wine
Hitchin to Concordia Hitchin to Concordia Hitchin to Concordia
Thou mayest color outside the line
My county’s dry so I’m headed for that line
I’ll see you on the other side
That ole Bible belt is on too tight
My remedy will serve your plight
Hitchin to Concordia Hitchin to Concordia Hitchin to Concordia
Thou mayest color outside the line
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3. |
Einstein's Ashes
03:35
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Einstein’s Ashes (Mystery of The Meander) Open D Tuning
Riffs x2
D G D
Einstein’s Ashes, believed in the River
C G D
Meander as you to the great unknown
D G D
Einstein’s Ashes, daydream in song
C G D
Not a fool for yesterday but the unturned stone
Not a fool for yesterday but the unturned stone Riffs x1
Corkscrew cowboy, whispered through The Winds
You have the arrow, boy, must find the bow
Corkscrew cowboy, mentor as one wades
Be at one with what you cannot stow
You have the arrow, boy, must find the bow
CH
Bb D
Dig into an inner Einstein
Bb D
Simmer at the base of Mount Long Haul
Bb D
Resistance makes a hammer of war
G A D Fill Gm Am x
The meandering river always keeps score
Solo over 2 Verses
V3
{alt. Meander as you will to the great unknown}
{alt. Not a fool for yesterday, but the jointed stone}
{alt. You have the arrow, sir, and now the bow}
CH
[Outro Refrain]
Einstein’s Ashes … You have the arrow, sir, and now the bow
Einstein’s Ashes … You have the arrow, sir, and now the bow
Riffs x1
{alt. You have the skin now, straight to the bone}
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4. |
Same Cloth
03:53
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Same Cloth (A. Davis)
Tuned down ½ step for Studio
Or Capo 1 V: C Dm F C CH: F C F C | Am G F (x3)
Intro: Db [diamond] x2 → Main Riff Over 2 Verses
Db
They had come from the same cloth
Ebm
Buried alive in their own thoughts
Gb Dbsus2 Db
But they meant well, yeah, they mean well
They descended from the clouds
Enough times to know there’s another
To know there’s another
CH
Gb Db Gb Db
It’s a grateful rewind, a drop on the tongue
Bbm Ab Gb
Ideals captured when you were young
Bbm Ab Gb
Ideas planted when you were young
Bbm Ab Gb
The path to credence, so lucid, it stung
Main Riff over 2 verses
Been kicked up & down the same
Made no bets, turned down no trade
Hovered right next, owning the edge
Carry yourself like your daddy taught
Circle back to the way you thought you’d always be
You know you’d always be
CH [last line sub]:
Bbm Ab Gb
No regrets, no worries, they sung [x2 one extra line than CH1]
No regrets, no worries, we sung
SOLOs over 2 Verses
Last Verse: We all come from the Same Cloth, buried alive in our own thoughts, but we meant well, yeah, well we mean well
Last Verse Accapella → Main Riff over 2 Verses
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5. |
On a Perch
03:19
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On a Perch (A. Davis)
Eb Bb Eb Bb
Well, I got a flask here. It’s half empty
Eb Bb Bbsus2 Eb Ebadd4
Cuz I drank it, looking for company
Eb Bb Eb Bb
It was given, the company
Eb Bb Gm Eb Bb
But I didn’t take it, pent-up gonna bury me
But then I owned it, came back around
It’s not worth it, the bust and the boom will drown you
Yeah, let’s face it. It’s a drinkin town.
And I like drinkin, temptation to shakedown Riff 1
CH
F
Sittin still on a perch, trapped in a cage
Bb Riff 1
Might get nudged, might get blown away
Still on a perch, trapped in a cage
This bird’s flyin low, gotta turn the page
Chord walk Bb Bb/g Bb/Ab/C Bb/A/Db F7 F7(#9)
Well, we got a bottle here, it’s half full
Cuz we sipped it, chasin fish like bulls
We like to bird-dog words on a page
I don’t mind sayin it gets better with age
CH [no end walk] → SOLOs over CH [no end walk] → CH →
Well I got a flask here
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6. |
Worrisome Years
03:46
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7. |
The Cardinal
03:48
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The Cardinal (A.Davis) Tuning: Open D
Intro: F#/D C#/A B/G F#/D
A7sus4 Bm(B13) D
Always lookin’ back to the Kentucky age
I wanna get back to my family some day
Look at the boy in the weeping willow tree
Wonder if he knows what he’s gonna be
Walk out the back door past the stark grapevine
Through the oak trees and to The Cardinal
There’s a Hilltop Acre, just climb the country hill
Where the days are longer than the nights are still G D [x2]
CH:
F#/D C#/A B/G F#
When are you gonna come back around?
F#/D C#/A B/G F#/D
Waiting for you to come back around
Well I’m gonna go back around
Well how can I go back around?
Post CH:
F#/D C#/A B/G F#
F#/D C#/A B/G F#/D
G D [2]
F#/A E/G
E/G → F#/A + alternating riffs [x2]
F#/A/A/F# E/G/A/E D → Verse Riff
Forever waking up in a Western play
Far from The Cardinal, the sentiment remains
Look at the guy standing in the Snake River
Sepia-stained patterns that’ll never wash away
Always lookin’ back at the Southern days
Gonna get back to my family some day
Look at the boy in the weeping willow tree
Wonder if he knows what he’s gonna be
CH
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8. |
Get it On
03:27
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Get it On! (A. Davis)
Intro: Riff + Dsus4 D [x2]
CH
D G
There’s a new way and you found it in your bones
A G D Dsus4 D + Riff + Dsus4 D
Own it, You’re gonna Get it On
D
Cuz the hardest shell is a product of
G
Building a wall that’s made up of, the dirt you worked and are proud of
D Dsus4 D
Now, you can leave it
Yeah it came around so quick you didn’t see it
Stare it down until you believe it
Then take it from Neil Young, “Don’t Be Denied”
CH
SOLOs over CH
Its getting further & farther & a ways between
The moments we get to hang and sing
Bruce calls em the Glory Days, let them live, let them swing
So Grab yer sweet lady and spin her around
Peace within cadence and sound
And don’t let it make you lonesome, when it goes
CH
V1 [breakdown to whole notes]
CH
CH
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9. |
The Wolves (radio edit)
04:39
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Wolves (A. Davis ) Capo 4
Intro = Am G F C | Am G Am-Am/b-C - | Am-F-G - - |
C Em C Em
They weren’t aggressive yet, you could hardly tell
F G C
The wolves were sittin there waiting
Am Am/B C
For you to come of age
Am F G
For you to come of age
Taught to pledge allegiance, not to question the rule
Well, the wolves were already prowlin
Oh, they gotta feed
Oh, they gotta feeed [pre-chorus fill = Am-G]
CH
C G D G
Cassette decks and pick-up sticks, wrecking bikes not drinkin six
C G D Am
No BS and no bag of tricks But that doesn’t matter now
C G D G
39’s the new heart attack Like biscuits and gravy and feedback
C G Em G
A baker’s dozen, three to be exact The Wolves are at the heel
Em C G Em G
The Wolves are at his heels The Wolves are at his heels
REPEAT INTRO
Pacify the pressure gauge, just a midlife ghost
Honk, the well needs digging
Or else you’ll need a spring
Or else you’ll need a spring
Now they are belligerent, foaming at the mouth
The wolves, outside scrachin
And what do you have to show?
What do you have to show?
CH -> SOLO over CHORUS -> Sing Em Lines ->
Em C G
The Wolves are at his heels]
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Aaron Davis Jackson, Wyoming
“An essential force in the Americana roots music scene in Wyoming.” Wyoming-based, Kentucky native Aaron Davis stages his songs with a deep well of old-time and modern sonic textures. Chiefly known as co-founder of national touring act Screen Door Porch, as engineer-producer-session player at his Three Hearted Recording Studio, and for the eclectic quartet Aaron Davis & The Mystery Machine. ... more
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