The world is new in your newborn eyes You got no shame and you tell no lies Your slate is clean and your mind is free Your soul is pure let it shine on me Let ...

I got mad, wasn't cool Had a grip on myself but I lasted like one big boot I can make it, if I must If I only I ain't got your love in my lifetime, it all goes ...

Buildings an' people down under the skies, I walk down the street lookin' out through my eyes, I'm getting so skinny it hurts to sit down, I'm deep in the well,...

What a big new world ? Is it all this tall? Shelves in the den And the fan blades that spin Seem far away; On my hands and knees I can crawl the hall, Wide open...

Saddle up that old grey mare for me I wanna ride until these eyes of mine can't see I never really feel like looking very much anymore And nothing really matter...

Tell me, tell me, Will they ever not short sell me? I'm trusting you, You're trusting, too Hear me, hear me, Just as long as you're here near me, Fears fade fr...

Dear Lord, hear Lord, Please, if you will, my plea, Send me someone else, Send me someone else I can't eat, I can't sleep, I don't even brush my teeth, Down he...

So you're down, So it's hard, Don't stop, Don't stop now Stop an' you're negating Ev'rything that you've been waiting for so long; Stop an' you're denying Ev'ry...

The signal lights jerk in the wind And snow blows off the road like sand, The driver squints and sets his chin, He's got to hold the upper hand, Saginaw by midn...

On the turnpike again Just to reach you, my friend Just to find you and see If you still care for me Oh, the times I've been burned Don't it seem like I'd lear...

(Jimmie Rodgers) I went down to the corner, just to meet my gal, Saw her standing on the sidewalk, talking to my pal I strolled back to the bar room, to get an...

VERSE Lazy, weeping willow Swaying by a stream Lay your body easy down And drift into a dream Way down south in Dixie How long has it been? You caught that ride...

Capo on 2nd fret [C-G-Dmin-G] Intro: play 3 times (1 harmonica + 2 guitar) Well [C] everybody here, [G] seems to like to laugh [Dmin] Look at Johnny jivin' acr...

Good planets are hard to find, Temp'rate zones and tropic climes, True currents in thriving seas, Winds blowin' through breathing trees, Strong ozone and safe s...

{t:Grand Central Station, March 18, 1977 {st:Steve Forbert # Transcribed by Joe Hartley {ng {c:Capo up 2 {c:Intro riff 2x {sot e ---00-----0---00---00---00---0...

VERSE Burnin' candles, watchin' shadows Long hours melt away in spider town Sultry ev'nings, whisperin' windows I sit and listen to the rain come down CHORUS O...

VERSE Oooh, I guess I knew it would happen eventually But I was not prepared for the word No, I was not prepared for the word No, they didn't give me no warning...

the basic chord pattern for the verses in any key 1 is 1 - 4 - 1, 5 - 1, 1 - 4 - 1, 4 - 5 - 1 use a capo at the 2nd or 3rd fret and use these chords (D) I thi...

VERSE I don't know what you're tryna do I don't know what's on your mind I can't see just what's come over you Oooh, baby, won't you show me a sign? VERSE I do...

I know what I know, I see what I see And whatever will be and not be Is not up to me; I struggle and strain Again and again While the power that makes and break...

CHORUS I will be there when your train comes In the station #1 I will be there when your train comes around the bend And I hope you'll be my final destination I...

CHORUS I will be there when your train comes In the station #1 I will be there when your train comes around the bend And I hope you'll be my final destination I...

Share it, it's in your soul so bear it It's on your sleeve so wear it And wave it wide and high Do it, just sail on strictly through it Just like there's nothi...

Pick me up, shake me out And hang me on the line I'm a fool for you I looked up, saw you smile And then I saw your eyes I'm in love with you You're too much f...

Who took your hand When I had nothing to say? Who brushed your tears away? Who heard your cries? When I had no time to spare? Who came on wings that day? Look,...

VERSE I had a friend called Ramblin' Bo He used to steal and gamble and ro He thought he was the smartest man around But I found out last Monday They locked him...

VERSE I had a friend called Ramblin' Bo He used to steal and gamble and ro He thought he was the smartest man around But I found out last Monday They locked him...

I cover ground and Get around a lot these days And I meet a lotta people, too An' if it takes a broken heart To know one, well, I'm seein' lotsa shades of blue ...

Intro: D Bm G A (twice) A D Bm V1: You've traveled so far, the wind in your face G A Y...

It Sure Was Better Back Then – Steve Forbert Live version – Folk Live from Mountain Stage (guitar Intro) Working on the Georgia Line the live long day Ninety n...

VERSE It's been a long time Since we stood beside the water The sun goin' down Was burnin' peaceful and slow And the shadows of evening Were creepin' around us ...

(try capoing up 3) G D Am G D Plane comes down on the old runway, home again for a week I'll stay G D Am G D Hanging out like I use...

Ev'rybody's waiting for the sun to shine Waiting on a springtime day Waiting on tomorrow to unwrap their minds Waiting till the sky's not grey Ev'rybody's sitt...

capo on 3rd fret intro: [F] walk down to [Dm] [G] [C] walk down to [Am] [Dm] [G] [C] [C]In spite of you, you [F]like yourself An' [G]that's alright with [...

VERSE Wish I was more than one One for work and one for fun One to go and one to stay Little darlin', I'm goin' away Well, I wish I was two somehow That could ...

Woke up one bright morning, Woke up in the rain, Woke up to the sunshine and the pain, Stood out in the rosebuds, Stood out in the dew, Stood out in the clear ...

VERSE I waited for moonlight, I waited for fall I waited for midnight, I waited for calls I waited for daylight, I waited for signs I waited for love, I guess I...

VERSE I waited for moonlight, I waited for fall I waited for midnight, I waited for calls I waited for daylight, I waited for signs I waited for love, I guess I...

Take your seat in the table watch the cabaret fill Ted came down for the singer He saw the name on the bill how the minutes were draggin'as the audience grew Te...

intro: first part of chorus: E ------------------------------ E B ------------------------------- ...

Can anybody hear me? Is there anybody there? Is anybody listening? Is there anyone that cares? I've been so long in silence I'm not sure if you exist, You may h...

INTRO Roll your rain Roll your rain Roll your rain down VERSE Well, help me peel the frown off my face chit-chat-chat I need a little faith an' that's what ...

The sweetest girl in the world is my blue eyed Jane We fell in love like turtle doves while the moon was shining down I asked her then, I asked her when the wed...

Moon, moon I can see you sinking low You make me think of the sweetheart, a little girl that I love so After I've wondered the whole night through wondering if ...

The fortune teller's eyes, They would not look at me, She said these cards don't lie An' I said so what d' you see? She told me what I did, Her voice was cold a...

Daybreak has beautifully broken Boy, what a weird look of roots Pressure like this you might not even wish Of the locker room bullies at school Life heats up h...

VERSE Try your pills and powders Take your drugs of every kind Try your luck with liquor Try your luck with beer and wine CHORUS You can try Try it any way you...

VERSE Try your pills and powders Take your drugs of every kind Try your luck with liquor Try your luck with beer and wine CHORUS You can try Try it any way you...

Well, you said goodbye And good luck in your Dear John letter and I thought I'd die 'Cuz I thought we were carved in stone And it made me cry as I walked throug...

Dm (with variations shown at end of the song ) G Am Dm G Am In the shadow of the old north church I courted her Dm ...

Capo 5'th (Works with 3) I'll lock myself away and not face one more day Dm On the streets of this town And all I've got to lose, is a feelin' called the blues...

VERSE Sailin' down my life so fast And someone seen me zippin' past And reachin' out they took my hand And made a move to slow me Speakin' words, an angel's voi...

Open house now for your fading heart, Tell your ghost it's time to hide; Strangers won't know when to stop and start Once they've fin'ly got inside Spir'ling s...

VERSE Down Silver Avenue in rain and mist You're lookin' for Easy Street which don't exist And count the years, yes, and count the years You smash the mirrored ...

VERSE He's always alone, wrapped up in his plight With his hands in his pockets he's walkin' in the night With his dark eyes lookin', he's a poor boy His dark e...

Capo fret 3 [Live version, Ferrara, Italy, 1998] [A min] Poor ole surrender [G] Mimosa, fin'ly burnt out by the [A min] sun I feel pretty burnt [C] out myself ...

What's the wine like? What's the beer? What a deluxe, uptown, gala quagmire, I thought you'd be here What's the wine like? What's the beer? It's a damp night up...

The (C)walls closing around you, and he (Am)woun`nt be home to night He's (Dm)out somewhere and gambling and (G7)perhaps he's in a fight, and yes you (C)know ab...

Just say goodbye to little Jo Just turn her loose now let her go And she'll be leaving while the sun goes down She doesn't love ya anymore Sometimes it's worth...

School girl won't you talk to me, Show a little hospitality, I'm a lonesome stranger in your college town baby, School girl won't you walk me round School girl...

Descending Chord Progession A=5th fret "rock" barre w/thumb holding bass-6th string G#m=Same type, minor form-4th fret F#m=Same form-2nd fret E=First position "...

If I seem a little crazy, well, it's just because I am, but that aint no call to talk behind my back Sometimes I go de-railin' when it's chaos in my mind, but a...

You don't care real from not, You're a dream believer You fool yourself a lot, Such a self deceiver No, I don't, yes, you do, No, I don't, yes, you do, No, I do...

Creatures of the daylight Fade away into the sky I can hear 'em talking sadly All they ever ask is "why" Memories and shadows Down the sand into the tide See m...

Capo 5'th (Works with 3) Intro: F G E Am F G F G C G F I had to get loose from those quarreling tongues, C ...

A perfect stranger might could make you smile, Might could take your mind off your despair for half a while, But time moves quickly, strangers look like friends...

Something's got a hold on me An' it won't let go Ev'ry time I close my eyes I hear a freight train blow My papa was a gamblin' man An' mama tried, tried, tried ...

Capo 2fret? G C C/ You sure looked good bound for Shilburn Town G C C/B ...

VERSE Baby's livin' on from hand to mouth She's roamin' all alone in the deep, dark South Her eyes are tired An' she's been livin' with a brain full of sunset f...

VERSE Baby's livin' on from hand to mouth She's roamin' all alone in the deep, dark South Her eyes are tired An' she's been livin' with a brain full of sunset f...

Here's to all you all you lucky dogs, it's heads or tails Here's to all you filthy rich, I wish you well Here's to all the pretty women made for cash And here's...

INTRO Roll your rain Roll your rain Roll your rain down VERSE Well, help me peel the frown off my face chit-chat-chat I need a little faith an' that's what ...

Strange, how you and I don't speak Strange, how we're so strong and weak, I don't wanna talk to you, Sure you feel the same way, too, And so we've made our mind...

VERSE Every time you kiss me I'm still not certain that you love me Every time you hold me I'm still not certain that you care Though you keep on saying You rea...

I need me a destination I ain't the kinda cat's gon' just jump in his car an' drive I'm usin' my transportation So then when am I going to arrive? Chorus: And...

"Oh the engine's gone dead," cried the men who work there And she passed up the dock on the wide Delaware Then the ship ran aground and the oil got away And the...

(capo III) D F Well, the road seems so long before me, I'm feeling confused and C A D hungry, dark clouds are blocking moonlight -- time is sleepin ro...

(capo III) DF Well, the road seems so long before me, I'm feeling confused and CAD hungry, dark clouds are blocking moonlight -- time is sleepin road FC signs ...

VERSE Oh, few things work out like you want 'em to But just do your best, it's the best you can do The sailboats are gliding to shore with the wind Go out and s...

Well [E] don't ya go [A]thinkin', and [E] thinkin', and [B] thinkin' And [E] thinkin' so [A] much 'till you're [E] stranded be[B]hind [E] Don't ya go [A] thinki...

VERSE Thirty thousand men on the Bowery Thirty thousand men on the street Can't help but roam when you ain't got no home Beggin' handouts for something to eat B...

Standin' on the corner, waiting for the snow, wishin' I's a little warmer, wond'rin' where to go I saw a man break down today, break down into tears, tonight I ...

I'm a trusting old soul, babe, And I guess I'll never change I'm a trusting old soul And I guess that I'm never gonna change I've done it all the hard way And I...

Wait till the snow falls down on the doorstep Wait till the branches make cracks on the sky Wind at your window, screams while you sleepy You live near your fir...

What kinda guy am I really am? I love some turkey, but I don't eat lam No sweet potato, but I do like ham What kinda guy am I really am? What kinda guy am I re...

(Steve capos up 2 or 3 frets) Intro: Em C D Em C D D C G D Down comes the pounding rain, and dar...

Baby, it's a dream come true Walking right along side of you Wish i could tell ya how much i care But i only have the nerve to stare I can feel a new expressio...

Oh, the moon lights so bright makes me lonely tonight Everything seems to make me feel blue here I'm down hearted now I'm lonesome somehow 'Cause you are provin...

VERSE Hell ain't got no fury That can match your kind of scorn You've got a lot of people Sorta sorry you were born VERSE The way you treated Jim yeah Was m...

You've got a lotta detail in your life, of late you find Hey, now that you got kids, well, things loom larger in your mind You make your best decisions in the t...

I was sittin' by the road, my head in a cloud, wishin' that I had some wings; wishin' for a scooter, a-wishin' for a train or any kin' o' movin' thing Well, I l...

There might be someone here tonight Who might not know what I mean When I say, "days in a maze of sorrow" When I say, "trouble I've seen" When I say, "trouble I...