1. |
Wishbone
03:05
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Wishbone
Words and Music by Eric A. Stocker
© Cool-E-Tunes 4/2&3/2004 & 5/14/2004
V1.5 BPM 176
A D A
I suppose I knew it would end sometime
A D E
Foolish me thinking you’d be mine
A D A
I guess I just can’t get stop this train
E (add Bass) D……..Hold w/guitar lead…..
Like you can’t change the wind or the rain
Well I never had much luck anyway
Ball never seemed to bounce my way
When I drilled for water the well was dry
Now you’re gone I can’t even cry
Chorus:
A E A
Wishbone never breaks my way
A D E
Never gave a damn anyway
A E A
When the sun comes up I’ll be on the road
F#m E A
Follow in my steps and you will always be alone
I’m always driving down a rocky road
Tryin’ real hard not to spill my load
I come to a hill my tank’s out of gas
If you throw me the ball I will drop the pass
Instrumental on VERSE (1 X)
“I’ll never come back” …….I’m sure you’ll say
Every time it comes down that way
When my crops need water there will be a drought
But if you want my love there will be no doubt
Chorus (2X) to Outro in a round (3x)
A E/A
Wishbone
A E/A
Never breaks
A E/A end staccato
My way
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2. |
Mourning Tonight
02:43
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Mourning Tonight
(E.STOCKER)
© COOL-E TUNES 2/27/10, 6/24&25/12
V1.9
BPM 88
Intro: D/A/E/A x2
Asus4 A
I CAN’T HARDLY BLAME HER
F#m E
THINGS AIN’T BEEN TOO COOL
Asus4 A
SHOULD HAVE KEPT THAT JOB
F#m E
EVEN STAYED IN SCHOOL
IT’S HARD TO DENY IT
MY FUTURE’S NOT TOO BRIGHT
THE WAY THINGS ARE GOIN’
THERE’S NO GOOD END IN SIGHT
Chorus:
Bm A
JUST SAYIN” THAT YOU’LL CHANGE YOUR LIFE
D A
WILL NEVER GET IT DONE
F#m E
BUT WORKING HARD ON CHANGIN’ THINGS
F#m D E
AIN’T MY IDEA OF FUN
D A E A
SHE LEFT ME THIS AFTERNOON I’M IN MOURNIN’ TONIGHT
Instrumental: D/A/E/A (1X)
I TRIED TO DO BETTER
NOW I’M IN A BIND
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EASY
BUT NOTHIN’ CAME TO MIND
WHEN THE SUN STARTS TO RISE
IT ALL BEGINS AGAIN
I HOPE A BREAK WILL COME
JUST DON’T KNOW HOW OR WHEN
CHORUS then right to D/A/E/A right to ENDING
D A
SHE LEFT ME THIS AFTERNOON………
D A E
SHE LEFT ME THIS AFTERNOON I’M IN MOURNING…………
D A (Hold E)………. D
SHE LEFT ME THIS AFTERNOON I’M IN MOURNING ……. TONIGHT
OUTRO: D/A/E/A X2 over Tonight…..Hold E last time
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3. |
Count the Days
03:57
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Count the Days
(E. Stocker)
© 1995? Cool-E-Tunes
BPM 126
HOW CAN YOU STAND THERE LAUGHING
ON THIS AUGUST AFTERNOON?
CAN’T YOU SEE MY WORLD HAS COME UNDONE?
EVER SINCE YOU LEFT ME I’VE BEEN FEELING SO ALL ALONE
AND YOU ASK ME IF BY CHANCE I’M MISSING YOU
Chorus:
I DON’T COUNT THE DAYS SINCE YOU LEFT,
I ONLY COUNT THE NIGHTS
AND THE NIGHTS ARE GETTING LONGER EVERY DAY
AS LONG AS THERE ARE STARS ABOVE I’LL BE MISSING YOU
I JUST CAN’T BELIEVE THERE’S NOTHING LEFT TO SAY
YOU SAY THAT YOU’LL BE GOING
THAT THE ROAD AHEAD IS CLEAR
AND YOU DON’T GIVE A DAMN WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND
I’M THINKING THAT I’M CRAZY TO BE IN LOVE WITH YOU
BUT MY HEART WILL NEVER LISTEN TO MY MIND
Chorus / Instrumental on Chorus F / C / G / C……x2
SOMEDAY I’LL BE TALKING TO A FRIEND OF MINE I’M SURE
I’LL SPEAK YOUR NAME WITHOUT CAUSING ANY PAIN
I’LL THINK ABOUT THE GOOD TIMES,
FORGET ABOUT THE BAD
BUT DEEP INSIDE THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME
Chorus w/last line 3x w/third time stopping at “I can’t believe…..”
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4. |
Coffee Shop Girl
02:33
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COFFEE SHOP GIRL
(E. Stocker)
© 6/9/00 Cool-E-Tunes v1.4
Opening /closing riff D/Em/A/D (2x)
D
I know I’m in love with the Coffee Shop Girl
A
And I think she’s in love with me
G D
If she asked for it I would give her the world
G A D
‘Cuz I know she could set me free
I go to her every morning first thing
I ask her to fill my cup
She knows how I like it and she gives it to me
It’s getting harder to keep this up
Chorus:
G D G
Coffee Shop Girl….. Please run away with me
D Em G A D
Be my life, be my wife, be my cup of tea
Riff …….1x
Someday I’ll want dark, no sugar, large please
But Coffee Shop Girl will be gone
I wonder how I will make it through the day
How could everything have gone so wrong?
Late that night I will ponder deeply
What if Coffee Shop Girl left town?
Can I summon the strength to go all the way?
Will the world keep turnin’ ‘round?
Ending: Chorus 2x……last line tag 1X…..ending riff retard 2x
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5. |
Outcome
03:45
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OUTCOME
(E. Stocker)
©Cool-E-Tunes 1995
BPM 126
WENT TO THE BANK TODAY
HOPIN’ THAT THE MAN WOULD SAY
I’LL GIVE YOU ONE MORE MONTH TO WORK THINGS OUT
BUT THE BUCK IT DON’T STOP HERE
THE MAN SAYS MONEY’S JUST TOO DEAR
I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND IT’S JUST MY JOB
Chorus:
TIMES ARE ROUGH
WE’LL GET TOUGH
I TRY TO SAY
BUT THE TIMES ARE GETTIN’ HARDER EVERYDAY
WE’LL GET THROUGH WITH ME AND YOU I HAVE NO DOUBT
BUT THE OUTCOME IS OUR INCOME HAS RUN OUT
ANOTHER MILL GOT CLOSED TODAY
THEY TRY TO BLAME IT ON HIGH PAY
WE ALL KNOW THAT STORY FROM BEFORE
FOR SALE SIGNS ALL AROUND THE TOWN
NOT JUST THAT BIG WALL THAT CAME DOWN
YOU HAVE TO WONDER WHERE IT ALL WILL END
Chorus:
TIMES ARE LEAN
WE’LL GET MEAN
IT’S HARD TO SAY
YOU KNOW THE TIMES ARE GETTIN’ HARDER EVERYDAY
WE’LL GET THROUGH WITH ME AND YOU I HAVE NO DOUBT
BUT THE OUTCOME IS OUR INCOME HAS RUN OUT
Instrumental on verse
THEY ALWAYS SAID WE’D HAVE A CHANCE
JUST GOOD HARD WORK AND SWEET ROMANCE
TIME HAS TOLD THAT WAS ONLY ANOTHER LIE (THAT’S JUST ANOTHER LIE)
I NEVER THOUGHT I’D SEE THE TIME
WHEN WE’D BE COUNTING EVERY DIME
WHILE WE WATCH THE PHONE AND HOPE THAT IT WILL RING
Chorus:
TIMES ARE BAD
WE’LL GET MAD
IT’S TIME TO SAY
YES THE TIMES ARE GETTIN’ HARDER EVERYDAY
WE’LL GET THROUGH WITH ME AND YOU I HAVE NO DOUBT
BUT THE OUTCOME IS OUR INCOME HAS RUN OUT (last line X2 and up to G at end)
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6. |
I Cry Every Time
02:37
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I Cry Every Time
(E. Stocker)
© 3/7/97
Cool-E-Tunes
v1.6
BPM 96
Opening riff…..
C D
LAST NIGHT, LAST CALL
G C
I DON’T REMEMBER ALL
C D G
THE THINGS YOU SAID THAT BROKE MY HEART
TWO DRINKS, TWO TIMED
TOO GONE TO KEEP FROM CRYIN’
IF THEY’RE CASTING SAD I’M SURE I’LL GET THE PART
Chorus:
C D G walk to Em
I CRY EVERY TIME I LEAVE YOU BEHIND
C D G walk to Em
IT SHOULD BE A CRIME FOR YOU TO CHANGE YOUR MIND
C D
TIME HAS BEEN UNKIND IT’S TRUE
G C hold
THERE’S NOTHING LEFT OF ME AND YOU
C D G
WHAT COULD YOU DO TO HURT ME MORE? ……riff to verse
THIS TIME THAT LINE
ABOUT WORKIN’ OVERTIME
WON’T SQUARE WITH WHAT THEY CALL THE FACTS
ONCE BURNED, TWICE SHY
WHO WAS THAT OTHER GUY?
THE SHOW IS DONE THIS IS OUR CLOSING ACT
Chorus to Instrumental on Verse to Chorus……to riff and out
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7. |
Number 777
04:16
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NUMBER 777
(E.STOCKER)
4/2/1998, 12/2/2012, 12/28/2012 v1.5
© COOL-E-TUNES
BPM 95
Intro: Em
G D Em Bm
WOKE UP THIS MORNING JUST LIKE ANY OTHER DAY
C G D
DOES HE MAKE THE WORLD SAFE FOR YOU AND ME?
G D Em Bm
NOON HE’LL STICK THE NEEDLE IN AND LOOK THE OTHER WAY
C G D
IS THIS REALLY THE THING THAT MAKES US FREE?
Em/G/D…..Em Instruments only….strum
IN CHURCH HE’LL PRAY TO JESUS TO ABSOLVE HIM OF HIS SINS
TIME WILL TELL WHICH ONE OF US WAS RIGHT
ONE THING YOU CAN BE SURE OF IS THAT POWER ALWAYS WINS
FOREVER TRYING TO PROVE MIGHT MAKES RIGHT
Em/G D Em
NUMBER 777’S GOIN’ DOWN (1x w/Em preceding verse)
SHE LAID A DOZEN GOOD MEN DOWN BEFORE THEY HAD A CLUE
“BLACK WIDOW” WON’T COME VISIT YOU TONIGHT
THEY’LL TRY TO CRANK “OLD SPARKY” UP TO SEE WHAT IT CAN DO
WILL THAT PUFF OF SMOKE MAKE EVERYTHING ALRIGHT?
Em/G D Em
NUMBER 777’S GOIN’ DOWN (2x w/Em preceding verse second time)
THE GOV’NER LIKES HIS WHISKEY NEAT ….. NOTHIN’ WRONG WITH THAT
AFTER ALL HE’S JUST A GUY LIKE YOU AND ME
UNLIKE US HE'S GOT THE RIGHT TO WEAR THE HENCHMAN’S HAT
HE KILLS FOR ALL IN THE LAND OF THE FREE
Em/G D
NUMBER 777’S GOIN’ DOWN (2x w/Em instead of D ending second time to Bridge)
Bridge:
Em
NUMBER 777’S GOIN’ DOWN TONIGHT
NUMBER 777’S IN THE NEWS
NUMBER 777’S GOIN’ TO LOSE THIS FIGHT
NUMBER 777’S TIME IS THROUGH
Am (Hit)
SHE’S GOT……. JESUS ON HER SIDE SHE SAYS
THE GOOD LORD HAS COME TO TAKE HER HOME
FOR THE THINGS THAT SHE’S DONE IT’S THE PRICE SHE MUST PAY
Am/Em
WHEN IT’S TIME TO DIE WE ALL GO ALONE
Instrumental: Em ……Outro w/ talking “777’s GOIN’ DOWN” ad nausem with fade
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8. |
Smoke and Mirrors
04:13
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Smoke and Mirrors
(E. Stocker)
© Cool-E-Tunes
3/26/2007 & 11/19, 23, 25/12
V1.91
BPM 156
Intro: E/F#m/E/F#m/E/E/B….E/F#m/E/A/E/B7/E
BEEN THINKIN’ ABOUT TIME WE SPENT TOGETHER
AND THE TIME WE SPENT APART
SHOULD HAVE LEARNED BY NOW NEVER SAY NEVER
YOU CAN’T LIE TO YOUR HEART
CAN’T BELIEVE THERE’S STILL SOMETHING BETWEEN US
AFTER ALL THE YEARS GONE BY
SEEMS LIKE THERE’S NO GOOD WAY TO DO THIS
DOES THAT MEAN WE SHOULDN’T TRY?
Chorus:
A F# m E A
I SHOULD HAVE REALIZED BY NOW IT’S NOT JUST SMOKE AND MIRRORS
E B7
THAT KEEPS ME COMING BACK TO YOU
A F#m E A
I SHOULD HAVE NOTICED SOMEHOW ….COULDN’T BE MUCH CLEARER
E B7 E/Esus4
IT’S A STROKE OF LUCK YOU PASS THIS WAY AGAIN
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?......DON’T QUITE SEE IT
NO CLEAR VISION COMES TO MIND
SOMETIMES WE WONDER, “SHOULD WE END THIS?”
HOPE WE’LL KNOW IF IT’S TIME
Chorus
Instrumental on Chorus
Repeat Verse #1
Chorus:……(last line 2X)
Outro: E/F#m/E/A/E/Esus4
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9. |
Be On My Way
04:22
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BE ON MY WAY
(E. Stocker)
©Cool-E-Tunes ~ 1975?
V1.2
Bass riff solo and then under 1st Verse……….Play in G w/Capo on 2nd fret
A
I GOT EIGHTEEN WHEELS RUMBLIN’ LOUD
G A
UNDERNEATH MY FEET
A
CAN HEAR THAT DIESEL WINDIN’ DOWN
G A
LOOK OUT! ….STATE POLICE
Whole band….Bluegrass….
I CAN FEEL THAT BLUE LIGHT FLASHING NOW
PIERCING THROUGH MY BONES
BETTER TELL MY STORY WELL
OR HE’S GONNA ….SHUT ME DOWN
Chorus:
D A D A
DON’T OWE NOTHIN’ TO NO ONE, PAY ALL MY BILLS
D A G A
I LEAD A SIMPLE LIFE SIR, AIN’T GOT THE FRILLS
D A D A
SO IF YOU DON’T MIND MY GOIN’, I’LL BE ON MY WAY
D A G Bm A
BUT IF YOU DECIDE TO HASSLE, TOMORROW’S ANOTHER DAY
G Bm A
YES, TOMORROW’S A BRAND NEW DAY (1st time instrumental tag only)
NOW I’M ROLLING DOWN THAT INTERSTATE
BURNING UP THE MILES
LONG WAY TO GO, BIG LOAD TO HAUL
SO IT’S GONNA ….TAKE AWHILE
Chorus: w/o tag of any type
Instrumental: Verse (1X)
HOW MANY TIMES WILL THESE BIG WHEELS TURN
BEFORE I MEET MY GRAVE?
HOW LONG CAN A BODY STILL PUT OUT?
DON’T WANNA BE ……NO HIGHWAY SLAVE
Chrorus: with tag vocal and tag instrumental……..fade out?.......
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10. |
59 Days
02:53
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59 Days
(E. Stocker)
6/3, 6/11, 6/15, 6/24, 6/24/12 & 7/27/12 & 11/5/12 v 1.92
© Cool-E-Tunes
168 bpm in 6/8
Intro: C/Bm/Am….Am/D/G hold
G C
DIDN’T KNOW SHE WAS SO SURE ABOUT IT
G Bm C
NO WAY TO CHANGE HER MIND
G C
NO THINKING ABOUT WHO MIGHT BE CRYIN’
G D G
OR THE THINGS SHE LEFT BEHIND
WISH I HAD JUST ONE MORE CHANCE TO TELL HER
HOW MUCH SHE MEANT TO ME
IF THOSE WORDS HAD POWER TO MOVE MOUNTAINS
THEY MIGHT HAVE CHANGED DESTINY
CHORUS:
G Am
IT’S BEEN 59 DAYS SINCE SHE LEFT ME
G Am
59 DAYS SHE’S BEEN GONE
G Am
59 DAYS I’VE BEEN WONDERING
C Bm Am hold 2 measures
HOW COULD EVERYTHING HAVE GONE SO WRONG?
REMEMBER THE SOUND OF HER LAUGHTER?
I LONG TO HEAR HER VOICE
IN A HUNDRED YEARS IT WON’T REALLY MATTER
THAT YOU DON’T ALWAYS GET A CHOICE
CHORUS
Instrumental on Verse
CHORUS …last line 2x……..Second time C/D/G
Outro: Instrumental Chorus 1x ending with last line 2x on C/D/G
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11. |
Hidden Valley
05:15
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HIDDEN VALLEY
(E. STOCKER)
v1.98
© Cool-E-Tunes 2/2/01, 3/13&30/01, 5/18/01, 5/30/01, 12/28/12
BPM 126
Verse: Am/G/Am (2x) (Use as Intro w/riff)
Chorus: D/Am/D/Am/Am /Am/G walk to Em….Am
WHEN MONDAY COMES I'LL BE ROLLING ALONG
AWAY FROM THIS GREAT HIDDEN VALLEY
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN I'LL BE HALF WAY GONE
I'M SO TIRED, I'M HOPING I CAN RALLY…..keep rolling…..
A WISE MAN CAME AND HAD DREAMS IN HIS EYES
HE SAW KIDS RUNNIN’ 'ROUND IN THE MEADOW
STRONG MEN WORKED AND THEY MADE US A POND
ON THAT WATER YOU SEE GOD …….IN THE MOON GLOW
Chorus:
DON'T TELL THE NEIGHBORS
DON'T TELL UNCLE SAM …..(COUSIN NAN, BROTHER DAN)
I'LL HAVE THE WIND AT MY BACK…..keep rolling…..
AND A MAP ………IN MY HAND
PAST THE BRIDGE I WILL GO IN THE DARK OF THE 'MORN
AS THE TRAINS RUMBLE OVER THE RIVER
THERE'S THE BANK, NO IT'S GONE, JUST A PICTURE ON THE WALL
WILL I EVER COME BACK? PRO'BLY NEVER
I GAZE TO THE NORTH AS THE HILLS THAT I LOVE
DISAPPEAR FROM THE VIEW IN THE MIRROR
HEAR THE CRACK OF THE BAT, THE ROAR OF THE CROWD
DID HE DIVE ON THAT CATCH? …………….. I CAN'T REMEMBER
Chorus then Instrumental on Verse and Chorus
DOWN THE ROAD THERE'S A FIELD WHERE MEN DIED BY THE SCORE
YOU STILL HEAR THEM MOAN WHEN THE WIND BLOWS
IF THEY SAW US TODAY WOULD THEY LAUGH, WOULD THEY CRY?
HOW MUCH OF THEIR EARTH CAN WE BORROW?
WHEN I'M HOME I'LL RECALL ALL THE GOOD TIMES WE HAD
THESE ARE TIES I SWEAR I WILL NOT SEVER
YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE PAST, THE FUTURE WILL COME
LIKE YOUR NAME……………. MEMORIES STAY …….WITH YOU FOREVER
Chorus 2X to Outro = Intro
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Eric Stocker Shutesbury, Massachusetts
Photo by Paul Shoul
Eric Stocker is one of many musicians from the "Happy Valley". He also records original music with Dad, Come Home!
www.ericstocker.com
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