Center of My Heart (by Jeff McAndrew and Fred Hersom)

Center of My Heart         

Capo  None

(intro with oo’s)

You know I get a little weary

You know I get a little tired

You know that I miss you all the time

You I get unsettled

You know I get unwound

You know I would be lying if I said I didn’t want you around

You’re the center of my heart      (chorus)

Its your love I can’t ignore

I’m at a loss when we’re apart

In my life you’re the core

(guitar solo)

(repeat first two verses and chorus)

Outro with oo oo’s    and ad-lib ending

Living for Love (by Jeff McAndrew)

Living For Love  

  August 8^th, 2010

Here’s to the hope that is in our hearts

Here’s to the way that we live

Here’s to the way we express our love

Here’s to the way we shed our tears

If there was a way I could live my life

I’d live it out in the open

If there was one thing I could say to you

Say it out in the open

Chorus:

Conquering fears

Living for love

Conquering hate

Living for love

I say to you you have one life

Make it all that you can

We’re all alone on this pale blue dot

Let’s make it the best that we can..

(repeat chorus and end) 

Baby Blues (by John Gorka)

"Baby Blues"

Capo on 3rd fret

This is a pretty straight forward blues progression:  E A B (w/7ths)  And like

the blues, it's all in the feel of the performance...

E7                    A7                             E7

I woke up this morning and your baby blues was on my mind, on my mind

A7                                                    E7

I woke up this morning, and your baby blues was on my mind

        B7                      A7                          E7               

There's trouble in the kitchen, soon it will be lovin' time

Sister loves her honey, brother says the sun don't ever shine, ever shine

Sister loves her honey, brother says the sun don't shine

I'm in Pennsylvania, soon I will be doin' fine

CHORUS:

       A7

I said Oh, lady reel

       E7

I said Oh, lady moan

B7                                   E7

How long's it been, that you've been gone

(repeat chorus)

Papa bought a pistol, says he's gonna lead a life of crime, life of crime

Papa bought a piston, says he's gonna lead a life of crime

Mama's took to cussin', says she's gonna make him toe the line

(repeat chorus and end)

Modern Art (by Jeff McAndrew 2009)

Modern Art (a Tribute to Kenny Rankin) 

Dark, clear blue skies

Stars, all in a line

While we wait for the full moon to rise

Capturing the rapture of your wonderful eyes tonight

Sad painted on smiles

Dancer with painted on style

Slow motion --- the energy rides

Ballet shoes on the road home tonight

                 

You by the fire tonight

Singin your songs, making everything alright

Melodies live and melodies die

But the song in your heart will never go by…

Tonight…never go by tonight….

(repeat all three verses again and end with ad-lib improv)

Balloon Man (by Richard Shindell)

BALLOON MAN 


DADGAD


Richard sometimes plays this on bouzouki, sometimes on guitar, sometimes DADGAD and sometimes regular tuning, and the "Not Far Now" version does not have a prominent acoustic guitar part. But this transcription (which is the way I play it, and which has a chord pattern closer to the "Mariana's EP" version) will let you play along with the CD. Just for fun, I've included the wonderful last verse, which only appears on the EP.


I'm (D)standing outside on the (G)balcony
Bal(D)loon man is passing be(G)low
(D)Making his way to the (G)park by the church
He (A)goes where the little ones (G)go
Bal(D)loon man's a little bit (G)ragged
His (D)glasses are slightly a(G)skew
(D)One lens is cracked
And his (G)shoes never match
And he (A)might have a screw loose or (G)two
(A)And you're so (G)far away
On the (D)other side of the (G)world
I just (Em)thought you should know
That bal(A)loon man lives in it (G)too (D)(G)
His (D)rig is a marvel of (G)equipoise
Leo(D)nardo might have de(G)signed
Bam(D)boo for the wide hori(G)zontals
(A)Pine for the vertical (G)rise
He's (D)wearing a flag-bearer's (G)harness
He's (D)holding the whole thing a(G)loft
Bal(D)loons all arrayed
He's a (G)one-man parade
If he(A) ran, he'd surely take off
(A)And you're so (G)far away
On the (D)other side of the (G)world
Thought you (Em)might like to know
That bal(A)loon man lives in it (G)too (D)(G)
But it's (D)cold up here on the (G)balcony
And it's (D)time that I went back in(G)side
Bal(D)loon man waits for the (G)light at the corner
I'll (A)watch 'til he goes out of (G)sight
There's a (D)wind that whips 'round that (G)corner
And he's (D)having a hell of a (G)time
He (D)staggers and it looks like he (G)might just go over
But (A)balloon man he puts up a fight 

Nostalgia (by Jeff McAndrew April 2010)

NOSTALGIA

pointin toward heaven

without a clock

three ticks earlier, four ticks off

right now I'm sleepin' and dreamin' is just fine

is one minute yours

the other minute mine?

you come near, I come far

how it divides us, where we are.

comfort and pain

cycles of the day

you'll go your way

i'll go my way 

chorus:

wanna go back to 1968

where sun was so strong and the future so great

i wanna go back and meet bart starr

i want to ride in the family car

the wind of is blowing and the peace is on my mind

rememberin days when everything was fine

(repeat verses and chorus and end)

Meditation (by Jeff McAndrew)

MEDITATION(TO NICK DRAKE)

BY JEFFREY MC ANDREW 2-12-2011

One...way…

To stay….

One sail on the ocean….

Face to the wind of life….

One…way…

To stay…

Om…..Om…..

Peace….on Earth..

One way….for us….

I see you standing by the ocean….

Gazing so far and looking at the stars….

One...One way…

For us…..

One…One love

One love...for us...(repeat all verses and end)

Music (by Jeff McAndrew)

MUSIC

Music reflects the soul

Music reflects the whole

Music reflects the heart

So we never get old

It can show that we care

It show life’s a bear

It shape our life’s path

Or show a life raft

It confirms beliefs

It can change minds from afar

It can make us laugh or cry

With a sweet melody and guitar

Fuzzy Over You (by Jeff McAndrew)

FUZZY OVER YOU   BY JEFFREY MCANDREW April of 2010

One dream valentine

Dream ship love of mine

Mysterious love it’s true

Funny how the breezes flow

I’m getting fuzzy over you….

Who knows when time and dreams may end

This  valentine I’ll send

Colors of the rainbow tell me so

Ain’t it great to know

I’m feelin fuzzy over you…..

Walk in a park on a sunny day

Time when all our dreams will stay

Stay close we’re makin’ it home

Ain’t it amazing how everyone knows

I’m feeling fuzzy over you…

(repeat first verse and end)

On My Way Home (by Jeffrey McAndrew October of 2009)

On My Way Home   

I am a young man, so cold and all alone

Standing in the big world, a man without a soul

Reached up to find it see what it’s going to be

Plant a big tree, you got to plant a big tree

On my way home, on my way home

Trying to tell what my life is all about

Searching for the big time, turning myself inside out

Scrapin’ the surface, with the vigor and the grace

Oh…oh, on my way home, on my way home

Finding my pathway and the one less taken

Trying to find security I’m stirred by not shaken

Seeing the courage, the rigor and the grace

Get along in life now, get along in life

On my way home,  On my way home

Seein’ the sunshine of the joy on your face

Seeking the laughter and the joy that you make

I’ll be here with you girl or else the sun will not shine

On my way home..on my way home

(repeat and ad-lib, and finish)

Sailing Away (by Jeff McAndrew and Fred Hersom)

"Sailing Away"

By Jeff McAndrew and Fred Hersom 07-03-2010

I see you sailin on  D G

I see you sailin away

Your smile and your love

Will never go away

Well you take my hand

And you take my heart

You say [all] the right words  [didn't hear in the recording]

Right from the start

{I see you sailin away

I see you sailin away}    {heard in recording but not written down by you}

Chorus 1

In life's deep oceans I now sail   A Em D A

Your lessons a beacon in my soul   A Em G A

In my heart your guidance does not fail A Em D A

With your love I'm never stranded on the shoals A Em G A

(guitar solo interlude)

Well, you’re proud of your son

Leave nothing undone

With vision and grace

We turn the next page

Chorus 2

You are an island in my soul  A Em D A

As I navigate the stormy seas A Em G A

No storm can gain control A Em D A

Cause you'll always sail with me A Em G A

Sailin away

Victorious day

The sky is so clear

As long as you are here...Dad

You're sailin away

And I'm sailin' on

You're sailin away

we're sailin on too

Sailin on we two  ----  don't need this at all just go with four lines above

instead??

Sailin away  (repeat and fade/ad lib)

So Says the Whippoorwill (by Richard Shindell)

SO SAYS THE WHIPPOORWILL   


DADGAD

Capo I


On the album, Richard plays this in standard tuning, capo VII, with G-shaped chords. He also leaves out the "Father Brown" verse. I'll eventually work up an updated transcription, but in the meantime, here's how he was playing it live up until the CD was recorded. By the way, the "mountaineer" in the last verse is the late singer/songwriter Dave Carter.
The (D)(D/C#)(D/B)(D) sequence in the first, third and seventh line of each verse is a walkdown thing; use the bolded notes for the bass line:
(D): 000200
(D/C#): 040000
(D/B): 020000
(D): 000200
(A): 002200
(G): 550000
(/F#): 400000 (this just a transitional walkdown chord from the G to the Em) 
(Em): 220000
Intro: (D)(D/C#)(D/B)(D)(G)(A)(D)
(D)The change could (D/C#)happen (D/B)any (D)day
(G)So says (A)the whippoor(D)will (D/B) 
(D)It comes 'round (D/C#)for the (D/B)seeds I (D)leave
Out (G)on the window (A)sill
Be (G)free, you (D)fool, be (G)free, you (D)fool
She (G)sings (/F#)all (Em)after(A)noon
And as (D)if to (D/C#)show me (D/B)how it's (D)done
She (G)leaps in(A)to the (D)blue (D/B)
And the (D)change could (D/C#)happen (D/B)any (D)day
Or (G)so say (A)all the (D)guards (D/B) 
(D)In the prison (D/C#)I have (D/B)built a(D)round
My (G)solitary (A)heart
(G)I tell my(D)self that (G)I'm al(D)right
That it's (G)not (/F#)so (Em)bad a (A)place
(D)Truth is that (D/C#)I'm just (D/B)scared to (D)death
Of (G)walking (A)through that (D)gate (D/B)
And the (D)change could (D/C#)happen (D/B)any (D)day
So (G)say my (A)true love's (D)eyes (D/B) 
(D)They see in(D/C#)to my (D/B)sha(D)dows 
With their (G)sweet forgiving (A)light
She (G)smiles and (D)says come (G)on, let's (D)go
Let's (G)stroll (/F#)the (Em)boule(A)vard
(D)It's such a (D/C#)shame to (D/B)waste the (D)night
(G)Just sitting (A)in the (D)dark (D/B)