Lyr Req: Into the West (from Tim O'Brien)

Subject: Lyr Req: Into the west
From: Larkin
Date: 29 Nov 06 - 03:04 PM

Hi there, has anyone got the lyrics to into the west as sung by Tim o'Brien.

Cheers

Larkin

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the west
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 29 Nov 06 - 04:05 PM

Is it 'I followed her into the West' This is a Tom Paxton song, and one I still do occasionally.
Giok
Guitar tabs and lyrics here

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the west
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 02 Dec 06 - 05:52 PM

From a sound sample:

INTO THE WEST
Danny O'Keefe and Fred Tackett

Like wild geese, we all have flown
Those ancient lands we once called home;
So many mothers' only sons,
So many lovers' only ones.
Gone away like....

[Recorded by Tim O'Brien on "The Crossing" (1999).]

Subject: Lyr Add: INTO THE WEST (D O'Keefe, F Tackett)
From: GUEST,Ray
Date: 03 Dec 06 - 12:20 PM

This one? :-

Like wild geese we all have flown
Those ancient lands we once called home
So many mothers homeless sons
So many lovers only ones
Gone away like all the rest
To find our fortunes in the west

Still the fire will always burn
The voice in the heart that cries return
Those emerald hills so far away
Will haunt us back again some day

The rivers long the waters wide
The west begins on the other side
Put a skip in your step now
Dry a tear from your eye
Turn around and wave goodbye
Brave the currents of time and tide
Til' you're safe on the other side
Its a wild dream that never ends
Calls us all into the west

What takes us into mystery
We leave behind the history
Like every sun that rose at dawn
Into the west we all have gone

Still the fire will always burn
The voice in the heart that cries return
Those emerald hills so far away
Will haunt us back again some day

The rivers long the waters wide
The west begins on the other side
Put a skip in your step now
Dry a tear from your eye
Turn around and wave goodbye
Brave the currents of time and tide
Til' you're safe on the other side
Its a wild dream that never ends
Calls us all into the west

Can anyone come up with the chords?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the West (from Tim O'Brien)
From: JedMarum
Date: 04 Dec 06 - 09:00 AM

Good song, and it is a nice recording too, on the album. I don't recall anything tricky about the chords, but I haven't tried it ... I'll look at it this afternoon and see if I can list 'em back to the thread.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the West (from Tim O'Brien)
From: GUEST,Ray
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 11:50 AM

Jed - Thought y'a said that the chords wouldn't be tricky! Very subtle changes from what I remember.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the West (from Tim O'Brien)
From: oombanjo
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 02:24 PM

If this works you will like this site.   www.timobrien.net/Lyrics2
the site gives you most of Tims lyrics but no tab . Cheers Oombanjo

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the West (from Tim O'Brien)
From: oombanjo
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 02:31 PM

that would not go through try this one. http://www.timobrien.net/Lyrics2.cfm?=46

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the West (from Tim O'Brien)
From: oombanjo
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 02:42 PM

I finall sorted this one out . put timobrien.net/lyrics into Google and it sorts it for you . I wish I was'nt such a twerp with a computer. Cheers anyway Oombanjo

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the West (from Tim O'Brien)
From: BanjoRay
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 07:24 PM

Try this, John
Ray

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the West (from Tim O'Brien)
From: oombanjo
Date: 06 Dec 06 - 01:51 PM

Thats the one. Do you give lessons Ray ??//

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the West (from Tim O'Brien)
From: Larkin
Date: 23 Mar 07 - 08:45 AM

Thanks guys I'd forgotten I'd requested this .

Cheers
Martin

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the West (from Tim O'Brien)
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 09 Oct 14 - 08:01 PM

Here are the chords I use (minus some melody lines)

Into the West

Like [C#m7] wild geese, we [Dsus2]all have flown
Those [Asus2]ancient lands we [Ab7sus4]once called [Ab7]home;
[C#m7]So many mothers' only [Dsus2]sons,
[Asus2]So many lovers' [Ab7sus2]only [Ab7]ones.
[C#m7]Gone away like [Dsus2]all the rest
To [Asus2]find our fortunes [Ab7sus2]in the [Ab7]west [Ab7sus2] [Ab7]

|[E]...[B/A]|[E/G#]...[C#m]|[E]...[Bsus4] |[B]…|

[B]Still the fire will [Abm]always burn
The [Cm7]voice in the heart that [B7sus4]cries [B7]return
[B]Those emerald hills so [Abm]far away
Will [C#m]haunt us back [B7sus4]again some [B7]day [B7sus4] [B7]

[E]The rivers [A]long the [E]waters [C#m]wide
[F#m]The west begins on the [B7sus4]other [B7]side
[E]Put a skip in your [A]step now
[E]Dry a tear from your [C#m]eye
[F#m]Turn around and [B7sus4]wave good[B7]bye
[E]Brave the [A]currents of [E]time and [C#m]tide
[F#m]Till you're safe on the [B7sus4]other [B7]side
[E]Its a wild [A]dream that [E]never [C#m]ends
[F#m]Calls us all in[B7sus4]to the [B7]West [B7sus4] [B7]

|[E][A]|[E][A]|[E][A]|[E] |

What takes us into mystery
We leave behind the history
Like every sun that rose at dawn
Into the west we all have gone

Still the fire will always burn
The voice in the heart that cries return
Those emerald hills so far away
Will haunt us back again some day

The rivers long the waters wide
The west begins on the other side
Put a skip in your step now
Dry a tear from your eye
Turn around and wave goodbye
Brave the currents of time and tide
Til' you're safe on the other side
Its a wild dream that never ends
Calls us all into the west

Note: I think Tim O'Brien uses and open tuning, so this is an approximation.