Lyr Req: Pharisee (Stan Rogers)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Pharisee - Stan Rogers
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 07 Jan 05 - 04:44 PM

"And plead to the woman that keeps you whole"??

LOL!!!

Subject: Lyr Add: PHARISEE (Stan Rogers)
From: GUEST,Scouse (Cookie's gone walkabout)
Date: 07 Jan 05 - 04:27 PM

PHARISEE
As recorded by Stan Rogers on "From Coffee House to Concert Hall" (1999)

I used to be a Pharisee,
Cynical and wise, telling rich and ugly lies of humanity,
But in the marketplace was seated a cripple with a liar.
I looked at him and said, "I've been rich but so unhappy; what sets you so on fire?"

And he said, "Look upon me, brother; I'm a man with peace of mind.
You know I've never been much good at nothing but the words I wrought in rhyme,
But, I've a good woman to feed me, and friends to share a brew,
At evenings we will sit around and sing together and it could be the same for you.

If you just hold on to young friends you made of old,
And cleave to the woman that keeps you whole,
And keep a warm fire for all your friends that come in from the cold,
I love you as a brother and I don't even know your name.
I know this must sound different, but for me it's always been the same.

Tonight the smoke is rising from all around the room,
And judging by the warmth or the smell from the kitchen, there'll be supper ready soon,
And our table's set for twenty, room for more if they should come,
And later on, we'll pass around the pipe for our pleasure, and sit and take a little rum,

And we will hold on to young friends we made of old,
And cleave to the women that keep us whole,
And keep a warm fire for all the friends that come in from the cold,
We love them all as brothers and we don't have to know their names.
We know this must sound different but for us, it always stays the same.

Hold on to young friends you make of old,
And cleave to the woman that keeps you whole,
And keep a warm fire for all your friends that come in from the cold,
Now I love you all as brothers and I don't have to know your names.
I used to be so different; now I know I'll always stay the same.

- - -
As aye. Phil Jackson

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Pharisee - Stan Rogers
From: nosluap57
Date: 07 Jan 05 - 04:24 PM

Clinton

Thanks!!!

Gonna work it up this weekend.

Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: PHARISEE (Stan Rogers)
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 07 Jan 05 - 03:43 PM

So... ya... this is what I recall... Capo 5th... out of G formation...

(G) I used to be a (D) Pharisee,
(Am) Cynical and wise, telling (C) rich, ungodly lies (D) of humanity;
And in the (G) marketplace was seated
A (D) cripple with a lyre,
(Am) I looked at him and said, "I've been (Bm) rich, but so unhappy,
(C) What sets your soul on (D) fire".
And he said, "Look upon me brother,
I'm a man with peace of mind.
You know I've never been much good at nothin'
But the words I've wrought in rhyme,
But I've a good woman to feed me,
And friends to share it too,
And evenings we will sit around and sing together
And (C) it could be the same for (G) you, if you just

(C) Hold on to young (D) friends you made of (G) old,
(C) And cleave to the (D) one that keeps you (G) whole,
Keep a (C) warm fire
For all your (D) friends who come in from the (Bm) cold.
I (C) love them all as (C/B) brothers
And (Am) I don't even (Am/G) know their (C) names
I (C) know this must sound (C/B) different
But for (Am) me it's always (G) been the (G) same

Tonight the smoke is rising from all around the room,
And judging from the warmth of the smell from the kitchen,
There'll be supper ready soon.
And our table's set for twenty,
Room for more if they should come,
And later on we'll pass around the wine for our pleasure
And sign until the morning comes

Hold on to young friends we made of old
And cleave to the one that keep us whole,
And keep a warm fire
For all our friends who come in from the cold;
We love them all as brothers
And we don't have to know their names
We know this must sound different,
But for us it always stays the same.

Hold on to young friends…etc.
I used to be so different,
Now I know I'll always stay the same

I seem to recall that Garnet changed some of the lyrics from Stan's original...

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Pharisee - Stan Rogers
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 07 Jan 05 - 03:21 PM

Ummm... lemme think here... I learned it from Garnet a few years ago...

It was probably in "C"... capoed 5th... out of the G chord formation...

Lemme get out a guitar and try dusting it down...

Subject: Lyr Req: Pharisee - Stan Rogers
From: nosluap57
Date: 07 Jan 05 - 03:12 PM

Looking for tab or chords for Pharisee by Stan Rogers. It's just too good of a song to not know how to play it!

Thanks