Subject: RE: Lyr Add: We've Come a Long Way (K.McGarrigle) From: GUEST,Don Meixner Date: 28 Aug 20 - 01:19 AM Well I certainly didn't need to comment twice on this song with basically the same comment. Now three times. If Joe would like to remove these last two postings of mine that would be fine. Don |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: We've Come a Long Way (K.McGarrigle) From: GUEST,Don Meixner Date: 27 Aug 20 - 12:09 PM This is how I have done it for awhile. The chords work fine for me. I didn't include any passing notes or fills. WE'VE COME A LONG WAY by K. McGarrigle (Chorus) We'[G]ve come a long way since we la[D]st shook ha[G]nds We've st[C]ill got a lo[D]ng way to g[Em]o We cou[Am]ldn't see the flowers when we la[Em]st shook ha[Am]nds We cou[Em]ldn't see the flo[Am]wers on ac[D]count of the sn[G]ow. All my life I wanted to roam To go to the ends of the Earth But Earth really ends where you started to roam And you and I know what a circle is worth. We've come a long way since we last shook hands.... What did you do with you burden and your cross Did you carry it alone or did you crack We both know that a burden and a cross Can only be carried on one man's back. We've come a long way since we last shook hands.... So give me your hand for the parting touch Fare thee well, thanks a lot I know that we promised to keep in touch But you and I know that we both forgot. We've come a long way since we last shook hands We've still got a long way to go We couldn't see the flowers when we last shook hands We couldn't see the flowers on account of the snow |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: We've Come a Long Way (K.McGarrigle) From: GUEST,LynnH Date: 27 Aug 20 - 10:54 AM Here's the missing verse (from a Kate & Anna McGarrigle youtube vid): Let's drink a cup to what went down There's not much left to reveal. I think I changed my mind after what went down As to who in the end got the better deal Also a correction to verse 2: What did you do with your burden and your cross Did you manage it yourself or did you crack? I'll stick by my hearing: Give me your hand for the parting clutch.............. |
Subject: RE: Lyr ADD: We've Come a Long Way (K.McGarrigle) From: GUEST,Starship Date: 29 Apr 20 - 08:00 AM Here's Kate and Anna singing the song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNaegRkCby4 |
Subject: RE: Lyr ADD: We've Come a Long Way (K.McGarrigle) From: GUEST,LynnH Date: 29 Apr 20 - 03:38 AM For some reason I always heard the start of verse 3 as, "Give me your hand for the parting clutch"! |
Subject: RE: Lyr ADD: We've Come a Long Way (K.McGarrigle) From: DonMeixner Date: 26 Apr 20 - 02:00 PM I have neve heard the McGarrigle's do this song. I learned it from Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy. These are the chords I use through out. Don (G)We've come a long way since we la(D)st shook ha(G)nds We've sti(C)ll got a lo(D)ng way to g(Em)o We cou(Am)ldn't see the flowers when we la(Em)st shook ha(Am)nds We co(Em)uldn't see the flo(Am)wers on ac(D)count of the sn(G)ow. |
Subject: RE: Lyr ADD: We've Come a Long Way (K.McGarrigle) From: GUEST,crumbly Date: 26 Apr 20 - 01:48 PM i seem to remember the 'we've come a long way' chorus was actually a first verse repeated only once at the end on 'Attempted mustache' LP? |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: We've Come a Long Way (Makem & Clancy) From: Joe Offer Date: 25 Apr 20 - 11:12 PM Thread #43977 Message #651964 Posted By: The Pooka 17-Feb-02 - 04:12 AM Thread Name: Lyr Req: Songs about hands! Subject: Lyr Add: WE'VE COME A LONG WAY (K. McGarrigle)
WE'VE COME A LONG WAY |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: We've Come a Long Way (Makem & Clancy) From: Jim Dixon Date: 16 Nov 11 - 10:09 AM WE'VE COME A LONG WAY was written by Kate McGarrigle. Tommy Makem & Liam Clancy sing it on "We've Come a Long Way" (1989). It's also on "Yes...Those Were the Days: The Essential Liam Clancy" (2007). The Dady Brothers sing it on "Irish Folk Fest" (2008). Kate & Anna McGarrigle recorded it under the title COME A LONG WAY on their albums "Dancer with Bruised Knees" and "Tell My Sister". Lyrics are on their web site here. Loudon Wainwright III sang it (as COME A LONG WAY) on "Attempted Mustache" and "Dead Skunk: The Complete Columbia Collection." Lyrics have also been posted in the thread called Lyr Req: Songs about hands!. |
Subject: RE: We;ve come A long Way! From: Mike Regenstreif Date: 07 Mar 00 - 09:40 PM The lyrics are available here: http://www.mcgarrigles.com/lyrics/lyr_dan.html It's the last song on that page. Mike Regenstreif |
Subject: RE: We;ve come A long Way! From: Mike Regenstreif Date: 07 Mar 00 - 08:05 PM In the credit where credit is due department, "We've Come A Long Way" was written by Kate McGarrigle. Mike Regenstreif |
Subject: RE: We;ve come A long Way! From: alison Date: 07 Mar 00 - 07:36 PM doesn't appear to be in the database
we've come a long way since we last shook hands maybe it'll jog someones memory slainte alison |
Subject: We;ve come A long Way! From: paddyc Date: 07 Mar 00 - 07:08 PM Anybody got the lyrics and tabs ro "We've Come a Long Way" by Makem & Clancy? |
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