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Kick the Can
04:07
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KICK THE CAN
Intro - riff
-- riff--
Well everybody’s playing this crazy game
A C A
It’s called kick the can
-- riff --
They’re doing it in LA they’re doing it in Spain
D F D
It’s called kick the can
B
Come on sir and ma’am
(no chord)
This game is called kick the can!
E
Kick it!
Verse 2 /
Bridge
D A
It’s kind of like hide and seek but you can peek
D A
You don’t need to have no plan all you’ve got to do is kick the can
(repeat)
keyboard solo over verse
Back to intro riff
Verse 3
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2. |
Terrifying World
04:26
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Terrifying World
Intro – bass riff, guitar tones
Chorus
A G A
It’s a terrifying world in which we live in
A G F# G A
Bad things happen ev-e-ry day
A G A G
Let me hold you in my arms, let me sing you this song
E G E G A
Every thing is going to be ok-ay
Verse
A G A F# G A
I I I don’t want to die
A G A Ab G Fm
I just want to get high
(repeat)
G A
And fly away
Chorus / Verse 2 / guitar solo over chorus / Verse 3
Coda
A Bm E F# A A
Fear death, don’t fear life
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3. |
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Well life is just a game, a game every single one of us must play
And you've got to roll the dice, every single day
Well you can go forward and you can go back
But just don't stand still wating for something to happen!
Running running running running running every single day
But the faster that your run, you cannot run away
Well you can run forward and you can run back
But just don't stand still waiting for something to happen!
Pin codes bar codes dues and taxes
Email your cell phone all your faxes
Letters and numbers symbols and signals
Lots of copies but no originals
Fall down a chute, climb up a ladder
Try your best, nothing seems to matter
Resumes, curriculum vitaes, applications and references
It's up to you to choose all your preferences
Well you can go forward and you can go back
But just don't stand still waiting for something to happen
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4. |
You Can't Polish a Turd
03:04
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Well, I grew up in a part of town
Where mediocrity was a four-letter word
The folks all knew it was true
The line between good and bad was not blurred
My momma said “son, if there’s one
Thing that I said that you heard
It’s that ‘you can’t polish a turd'”
"Word!"
Now I’m grown and I’m on my own
I’m living the way my mama always preferred
“You’ve got to call ‘em as you see ‘em,
Flush ‘em if they’re BM,” that’s what my papa
Always murmured
He said “There’s no doubt,
You can scream and shout but
Modern science has concurred
That you can’t polish a turd!”
"Word!"
(Break)
My mama said “son, if there’s one
Thing that I said that you heard
It’s that ‘you can’t polish a turd'”
"Word!"
You can’t polish, you’ve got to abolish
I know this sounds absurd
You can’t polish a turd
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5. |
The Silverlake Stomp
04:38
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Silverlake Stomp!
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6. |
Family and Friends
03:54
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I’ve got my family and friends
Family and friends
Family and friends and you
I don’t know what I would do
Without my family and friends and you
I’ve got my mom and dad who I love so bad
My brothers and my sisters too
I’ve got my dog, my cat and the local laundrymat
And of course there is you
If you put them all together, it may not be a lot
But they’re all I need and they’re all I got
I’ve got my family and friends
Family and friends
Family and friends and you
I don’t know what I would do
Without my family and friends and you
I’ve got Sam and Gil and Chip and Bill
Larry, Mary and Terry
I’ve got Ward and Will and Jack and Jill
Gary, Kerry, Rosemary
And you…
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7. |
I Don't Need a Bag!
05:23
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When I go out to the supermarket
Every time I go there, well what do I get?
Whatever I buy, no matter how small
They're trying to give me something I don't need at all
I don't need a bag!
If you ask me, well I think it's dumb
To give someone a sack of plastic for gum
And a bag of chips, it's plain to see
Come's in a motherlovin' bag already!
You don't need a bag for a bag!
I don't need a bag if you please
I'm doing my part to save the trees
I don't need a bag baby can't you see
I'm doing my thing for the ecology, economy, biology
Well the supermarket clerk takes what I got
Sticks it in a bag like a funky robot
You think as a customer I'd have some kind of choice
But I've got to scream at the top of my voice:
I DON'T NEED A BAG!
The United States is coming to a stand still
There's no room in the funky land fill
The next time you're in a convenience store
Please think twice before
You ask for a bag. You don't need a bag!
I don't need a bag if you please
I'm doing my part against industrial disease
I don't need a bag baby can't you see
I'm doing my thing for the ecology, economy, biology
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8. |
Dulce de Leche
03:37
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Dulce de leche, cremoso juguete.
Que gusto tocarte.
Sabroso besote. Ay, que pasote.
Saltamos al postre.
Dulce de leche, fruta sorbete.
Goloso es verte. Vanilla Sorpresa, canela con fresa.
Pongamos la mesa.
Dulce de leche, fruta y ponche.
Siempre enganche.
Caliente helado, bien abrigado.
Calor enchufado.
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9. |
L.A. is My Lady
03:18
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10. |
Short Drive to Crazy
03:38
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(She said:)The day that I first met you, I remember it well. It was a sunny day. It was oh, so gay. But soon that sunny day, well, it turned to gray, and I turned blue... from you!
(He said:) Well it's a short drive to crazy, when I'm behind the wheel. 'Cause you're stupid, dumb and lazy and you lost all your sex appeal. Well you ruined my life, but that's all right, 'cause I ruined yours too.
(He said:) I don't know what I was thinkin' when we went and got hitched; it happened oh, so quick. You were oh, so slick. Well you walked down the aisle with your great big smile, but then you switched into a bitch!
(She said:) Well it's a short drive to Crazy, when I'm behind the wheel. 'Cause you're stupid, dumb and lazy and you lost all your sex appeal. Well you ruined my life, but that's all right, 'cause I ruined yours too.
(We said:) Hang on, honey, 'cause we're almost there. I can see it in my sights. A little trip to Crazy is what I need to make me feel all right.
Thirty years later and you're still the same, and you haven't changed. You are oh, so lame! But I'm lame too, it's a shame it's true, but I love you!
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11. |
Water Under the Bridge
09:13
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It was a long time ago
The last time I spoke to you
I can’t remember what we said, but we were through
Now a day doesn’t go by
I don’t think about us
If I could just tell you from the other side of the ridge
It’s just water under the bridge
It’s just water under the bridge
My friend
What happened won’t happen again
Water under the bridge my friend
No beginning and no end
It was even longer ago
When I first laid eyes upon you
I’m so much older, you’re older too
What were we thinking then
Life goes by too fast
To burn all your bridges to the past
Ours is still standing across the ridge
And there’s water under the bridge
It’s just water under the bridge
My sweet
One day again we will meet
Water under the bridge my sweet
Bubbles under our feet
Going and going and always flowing
Flowing and flowing and always growing
Growing and growing and always going...
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12. |
Thank You, Goodnight
00:51
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Thank you, goodnight
We hope you sleep tight
We had a few laughs, sang a few songs
Drank a few beers and now it's "so long"
Thank you, goodnight
We hope you sleep tight
We'll see you again because
It Never Ends...
...but until then
Thank you, goodnight!
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