PEACEFUL TIMES (E A D G B E, capo 2)
Peaceful times. Lonely clouds. Open garden.
Bronze bird. Red cliff. Buried in the sand.
Take it out. Wash it clean. Unfurl.
Broken ways. Little hands. I know.
Wild goose. Blue river. Peaceful times.
Monkish ways. Gaze at clouds. I see.
Splendid moon. Lonely mood.
Fishing boat. Going home. Peaceful times.
TODAY, RIGHT THEN, THOUGH (E A D G B E)
Today, right then, though. I’m hanging out my clothes. It’s windy and the sun is out. It’s perfect, I suppose.
I suppose I can feel the sun on my back. The cockatoos overhead. The rain clouds coming today or tomorrow. And when they do I won’t be sad. I won’t say no or yes or why. I won’t let go or hold on tight. I won’t rush but I won’t go slow. Today, right then, though.
I AM LAUGHING TOO (E A D G B E)
I don’t want to know. I don’t want to know. You can let me go. I don’t want to know.
I can see why. I can see why. You’ve been telling lies. I can see why.
If you asked, if you asked me now. I flick the switch, let the dogs out. If you could see, if you could see me now.
I don’t understand. I don’t understand. You’ve got a plan. I don’t understand.
I’m falling out. I am falling out. You are darker now. I’m falling out.
Through a hole, through a great big hole. It just turned on like a lightbulb. It just came on like it always was.
And it always was.
Looking through your garden it’s harder. If I could be bothered, I’d bother. I can hear you laughing, I’m laughing too.
I am laughing too.
THE CD IS A BIT SCRATCHY (E A D G B E)
Thank you for the music. I think she’ll like it too. I dreamt about a kangaroo and it made me think of you. The CD is a bit scratchy. I haven’t played it in a while. But I listened quietly this morning and it made me smile.
As the rain hammers the windows. The wind shakes the glass. The road outside is flooded and the water’s moving fast. But she is keeping us safe. It’s just the way things are. She’s up in the stars and she is in our hearts.
This room ain’t so bad. I think she can be happy here. All it took was a vacuum for the first time in years. And she’ll have everything she needs. I know there’s nothing to fear. I’ll just keep my guitar out and pack away the rest of my gear.
She don’t even know it. She doesn’t need to. Because everything is everything and everything is true. Because everything is changing. It’s just the way things are. She’s up in the sky and she is in our hearts.
She is on her way and she’s already here. The sky is cold and grey but my heart is clear. And everything is changing. It’s just the way things are. But she is in our hearts.
INSIDE MIND (D G D G B E)
There are many thoughts in my head. And the rain is pissing down.
Inside mind. Through the walls. My inside mind. Right here.
Inside mind. Through the windows.
There are a lot of questions. There are many options. There are many directions and wrong turns.
There are many ways to show you are grateful. And the rain is pissing down.
Inside mind. I can see your inside mind. Right here.
Inside mind. Under the roof.
Inside mind.
Inside mind.
Inside mind. And the rain is. Inside mind. And the rain is. Inside mind. And the rain is. Inside mind. Pissing down.
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