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29 Nov 06 - 03:04 PM (#1895843) Subject: Lyr Req: Into the west From: Larkin Hi there, has anyone got the lyrics to into the west as sung by Tim o'Brien. Cheers Larkin |
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29 Nov 06 - 04:05 PM (#1895901) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the west From: John MacKenzie 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 |
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02 Dec 06 - 05:52 PM (#1898631) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the west From: Jim Dixon 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).] |
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03 Dec 06 - 12:20 PM (#1898890) Subject: Lyr Add: INTO THE WEST (D O'Keefe, F Tackett) From: GUEST,Ray 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? |
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04 Dec 06 - 09:00 AM (#1899574) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the West (from Tim O'Brien) From: JedMarum 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. |
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05 Dec 06 - 11:50 AM (#1900662) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the West (from Tim O'Brien) From: GUEST,Ray Jed - Thought y'a said that the chords wouldn't be tricky! Very subtle changes from what I remember. |
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05 Dec 06 - 02:24 PM (#1900816) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the West (from Tim O'Brien) From: oombanjo 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 |
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05 Dec 06 - 02:31 PM (#1900823) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the West (from Tim O'Brien) From: oombanjo that would not go through try this one. http://www.timobrien.net/Lyrics2.cfm?=46 |
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05 Dec 06 - 02:42 PM (#1900829) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the West (from Tim O'Brien) From: oombanjo 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 |
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05 Dec 06 - 07:24 PM (#1901098) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the West (from Tim O'Brien) From: BanjoRay Try this, John Ray |
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06 Dec 06 - 01:51 PM (#1901669) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the West (from Tim O'Brien) From: oombanjo Thats the one. Do you give lessons Ray ??// |
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23 Mar 07 - 08:45 AM (#2004895) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the West (from Tim O'Brien) From: Larkin Thanks guys I'd forgotten I'd requested this . Cheers Martin |
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09 Oct 14 - 08:01 PM (#3667675) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Into the West (from Tim O'Brien) From: GUEST,Guest 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. |