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Blond-Haired Mary
03:25
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"Blonde-Haired Mary”
©Tathata Music (ASCAP)
I never met a Blonde-haired Mary, till I met you.
I never met no Blonde-haired Mary, till I met you.
CHORUS
SHAKING YOUR GROOVE THING
MAKING MY HEART SING
I never did a tantra twister, till I met you.
I never did no tantra twister, till I met you.
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Make a lot of love.
Move a lot of love.
VERSE SOLO
REPEAT VERSE 1
REPEAT CHORUS (3x)
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Johnny and Paul
03:03
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"Johnny and Paul"
©Tathata Music (ASCAP)
Thomas Dang came from Vietnam.
Brought his family to the Texas sun.
He ran a grocery and business was fair.
His son Johnny opened a jewelry repair.
One day an enterprising dude walked in.
He flashed Johnny his diamond grin.
His name was Paul from the Swisher house.
He rapped and rhymed in the Dirty South.
CHORUS
JOHNNY EMIGRATED FROM KÊ MÔN
A SMALL VILLAGE IN VIETNAM
PAUL WAS RAISED IN HOUSTON, NORTHWEST SIDE
HE TIPPED AND TOILED FOR A BETTER RIDE...
BRIDGE
“And he shouted out:”
“Flash your grill, baby...”
“The life I live, baby...”
You gotta hustle till the day is done.
It takes work to be a number one.
There’s still room in the USA
To grab a dream and not fade away.
CHORUS 2x
BRIDGE
OUTRO
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Sunday Morning
05:34
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"Sunday Morning"
©Tathata Music (ASCAP)
Here we are again at the edge of our new beginning.
Mistakes are in the past. We were young and sure of winning.
Pour your color over me and I’ll gladly bathe in your light.
I won’t brush you off this time and I’ll try to do you right.
CHORUS
I HOLD YOU CLOSE. YOU WHISPER IN MY EAR:
“I’M EASY AS SUNDAY MORNING.”
WE DANCE ALONE JUST LIKE IT’S YESTERDAY.
THE LIGHTS IN HERE ARE GLOWING.
Here I am again writing words to try and clear my heart, head.
Should I dwell upon the night you found me with another in my bed.
I pour over the details of our crazy, sweet old times.
And now I’m back again here in Manhattan by your side.
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Here we are again at the edge of our new beginning.
Time has passed on by. You’re still so fine, my head is spinning.
I’d love to come and stay uptown and be with you all night.
But it’s just Thursday night, and honestly it don’t feel right.
CHORUS
OUTRO
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4. |
In Flux
02:27
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"In Flux"
©Tathata Music (ASCAP)
I flux (my) ideals. Oh yeah, I can feel,
The same way as you did back then.
I’ve tried so hard to tear this world apart
Now I’m scarred by the deal.
CHORUS
AS I LOOK BACK IN MY MIND I STUMBLE WHEN I FIND
THE WOMAN’S FACE I TRIED TO CONCEAL.
WITH A BOTTLE AND A KNIFE I WRECKED MY LOVE, MY LIFE
HURT SO BAD THAT I TRIED NOT TO FEEL.
You broke my heart and tore it all apart.
Now I’m out here all alone.
I changed my mind so many times –
The thought of you cuts me to the bone.
CHORUS
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
In flux (my) ideals. (I’m) not gonna feel,
The same way as I did back then.
The rain whistles by. I hang my head and cry,
And tell myself to keep moving on.
CHORUS
OUTRO
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Hangover Train
03:43
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"Hangover Train"
©Tathata Music (ASCAP)
Love is a hangover train from Denver
Casting off vein-strained eyes.
Broken hearts with tangled tracks,
The day I said goodbye.
Pulling the thread through the needle,
My hands feel the smack.
Cracking this ruler – catching cool winds…
For me there’s no going back.
CHORUS
‘CAUSE HONEY I SAID YOU WERE THE ONE TO BLAME
FOR ALL OF THE WRONGS THAT I’VE DONE
BUT I’VE STILL GOT MY EVIL WAYS
EVIL WAYS, BUT I’TS ME THAT HAS TO PAY AND PAY
So I set off for the mile-high city
With only eight dollars and my clothes in a paper sack.
But there won’t be no light on there to greet me,
Just the bars down on old Colfax.
The leaves of the trees are falling.
What the hell am I to do,
While this train is slowly rolling
Past the girl that I knew?
CHORUS
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
Now, I’m walking these city streets
Looking for a home.
And I know she’s just an illusion
So I got to go alone.
CHORUS
REPEAT FIRST VERSE
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"Church of the Frozen Ghost”
©Tathata Music (ASCAP)
I’m up against a wall,
And I ain’t feeling too tall.
I’ve tried to make the most
Of searching high and searching low.
My girl is watching over me.
I’m like a cat stuck up in a tree
Clawing at the heavenly host.
Scratching on the door, door of a…
CHORUS
CHURCH,
CHURCH OF THE FROZEN
CHURCH OF THE FROZEN GHOST
I’m walking over the line
Brewing up some high-class moonshine.
I’d like to make a toast
To all my friends who used to be foes.
We tip our hat to the man
And raise our lighters high as we can.
We’re not the kind to boast
‘bout breaking into a church, a church of the frozen…
CHORUS
BRIDGE
We light up some candles and check out the space.
There looking down is the dirty virgin’s face.
REPEAT FOURTH VERSE
CHORUS
OUTRO
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7. |
Sweet But Sour
03:12
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"Sweet But Sour"
©Tathata Music (ASCAP)
I'm picking up the roses on the stair.
It's just a passing phase, I suppose.
How... Can... She... Dare...
Walk out when I have something to say?
I thought we'd just float off and go somewhere.
"You're just an endless maze," was all she wrote.
Why... Should... I... Care...
That we were practically night and day?
CHORUS
WHY'S IT SUCH A DRAG THIS LETTING
GO OF EVERY DRIED-UP FLOWER?
WHY'S IT SUCH A DRAG THIS LETTING
GO OF SOMETHING SWEET BUT SOUR?
I fell in love with scented underwear.
"This'll make you hard for days," and then she shoved me down.
How... Could... I... Dare...
Walk out when she was ready to play?
CHORUS 2x
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Bayou Bridge
02:09
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"Bayou Bridge"
©Tathata Music (ASCAP)
Won’t you help me
Find my way now
To the old bridge
At the bayou?
Won’t you help me
Find my way now
To the bridge where
It was so new?
Won’t you help me
Find my way now
To the old bridge
At the bayou?
INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE
Won’t you help me
Find my way now
To the old bridge
At the bayou?
Won’t you help me
Find my way now
To the bridge where
Dreams could come true?
Won’t you help me
Find my way now
To the old bridge
At the bayou?
REPEAT BRIDGE
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Find Your Way Home
03:15
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"Find Your Way Home"
©Tathata Music (ASCAP)
There's a face inside your eyes,
And the west wind breaks down across it.
There's a space between the lines,
And the late sun breaks down upon it.
CHORUS
YOU CAN FIND YOUR WAY BACK HOME.
Lay down on your bed of nails.
There's some cold gin waiting there for you.
Let your head forget what ails you.
There's a warm gun waiting before you.
CHORUS
BRIDGE
It don't matter, baby, what you've done.
Anyway, no one would believe,
How many pearls you dropped down in the mud.
How many you threw back to the sea....
All your family waits for you,
And there's a great feast that lights up the night sky.
CHORUS
OUTRO
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10. |
Headphone Kids
04:05
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"Headphone Kids”
©Tathata Music (ASCAP) • All rights reserved.
INTRO
VERSE
Sitting alone, I just make myself at home
In my little place of worship, where I breathe (and everything).
I got all my music. I can listen to history…
CHORUS
AT MY FINGERTIPS I START TO TRIP
I GOT TO FEEL THE REEL-TO-REEL
TAKE ME BACK TO A SUMMER OF LOVE I NEVER HAD
I LISTEN FROM THE TOP DOWN TO THE END
I’M A HEADPHONE KID ALL OVER AGAIN
VERSE
It may not be much but my garage apartment
Is a castle fit for a king…
…of the spirit. Make yourself at home
Pull up a rug or anything.
We got all the time in the world. We can listen to history…
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE
I don’t need no five-point-one. I’ve only got two ears listening.
Just balance my left to right. Put on a record and start to sing.
REPEAT CHORUS
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Monarch
04:03
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"Monarch"
words and music by Chris Knudson
©Tathata Music (ASCAP)
Throwing caution to the wind.
Pack my bags, I'm off again.
I tried to look for you before,
And lost your trace along the shore.
PRE-CHORUS
LOVE IS A MYSTERY.
YOU MEAN SO MUCH TO ME.
I tried to find you at the source,
But they said, "Fuck off. Use the Force."
I hope this new lead gets me close,
Or I may end up comatose.
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
IN A DREAM I SAW YOUR FACE ACROSS THE SKIES
ON TEN THOUSAND ORANGE MONARCH BUTTERFLIES.
THEY WERE ON A VOYAGE TO A SACRED PLACE
WAY BEYOND THE VIOLENCE OF THE HUMAN RACE.
WAY BEYOND THE VIOLENCE OF THE HUMAN RACE.
Throwing caution to the wind
I feel you deep under my skin.
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
OUTRO
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12. |
Wheels
04:10
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"Wheels"
©Tathata Music (ASCAP)
CHORUS
I GOT WHEELS, WHEELS ROLLING TOWARD THE COUNTY LINE
I GOT WHEELS, WHEELS AND MY BABY SHE’S LOOKIN’/FEELIN’ FINE
Whistle blows, get out of jail. Still got grease under my nails.
I push the shifter up to third. And pull away from the herd.
CHORUS
Streets are wet and the county dry. Moon is out like a late-night pie.
Booze is flowing strong and clean. I see the lights of Palestine.
CHORUS
Drinks are cold and the joint is hot. Dancing girls give it all they got.
I let one blow my dice for luck. She says to me, “You know I like to COOK.”
CHORUS
I put the Fifty-One in gear. Crank it up ‘cause I GOT NO FEAR.
We drive around, and around the bend. Till the sun comes out again.
REPEAT CHORUS
OUTRO
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Kanude Nashville, Tennessee
We call it “Americronica” (Singer-Songwriter/Rock/Americana with hints of Colitas). Authentic lyric-driven songs since 2008.
TX-born, Nashville based.
Contact info:
c/o The Orchard/Sony
23 E. 4th St., 3rd Fl
New York, NY 10003
tel: (+1) 629-777-6656
booking (-at-) lightstone.us
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