OUTSIDE MIND (D G D G B E, capo 4)
Outside mind. Like an empty sky. Like a wind that blows across the sand.
Outside mind. Going out with the tide. Like a golden light in your hands.
Outside mind. Suddenly you’re by my side. Only to find the way things are.
Outside mind. Suddenly I’m open wide. And I know why. maworymy(yeh))
WE SHOULD GO FOR A WALK THIS WEEK (D A D G B E, capo 1)
We should go for a walk this week. The rain will do us good. I haven’t been out in a little while and I haven’t seen much of you.
I’ll pick you up if you’re keen. Early but not too early. I want to go somewhere I haven’t been. I want to follow a path I don’t know.
Let me know what day suits you best. I’m pretty much free all the time. I’m getting a haircut tomorrow but other than that I’m easy.
And we can just wander for hours and talk about serious things that might sound silly to anyone else but oh well.
Where we go from here doesn’t matter as long as we go. Follow the river that’s clear. If it’s true then you’ll know.
Let’s go for a walk this week. If it’s raining I really don’t mind. And it probably won’t rain that much anyway. It might be slippery. It might be muddy. It might be windy. But we’ll be fine.
THE CENTRE IS EMPTY (E A D G B E)
And I don’t know why but I wanted to cry when I read the words “better stay centred”.
And I haven’t been centred of late. Things seem to be getting away from me. But now I see the centre is empty.
FLOWERS SCATTER TEARS (E A D G B E)
Flowers scatter tears. Through a river so clear. I’m looking out for you as the fish swim underneath.
As the stones pass by. As you sink into the night. Who can hold the stars and keep their light alive?
As we finally arrive. You’ve been here the whole time. We finally arrive and you’ve been here the whole time.
Flowers make waves. Make wind, make ghosts. Maybe I’m too far away. Maybe I’m too close. May every fish swim. As the leaves fall from the sky. May every moment last. May every moment die.
May every bird fly. As the leaves fall from the sky. I can see it in your eye. I can see it in your eye.
Flowers scatter tears. Through a river so clear. I’m looking out for you and it’s like you’re right here. Like you’ve been right here all along. Like the end of a song. But it never really ends because you always sing along.
And the river’s so clear. It’s like you’re right here. The river’s so clear. It’s like you’re right here.
As the flowers scatters and the river’s so clear. It’s like you’re right and the river’s so clear. As the flowers scatter tears and the river’s so clear. It’s like you’re right here as the flowers scatter tears.
SEE NEW (E A D G B E)
Sunlight. Maybe you’ll take me. I feel you resting on my shoulders.
Sometimes I think I’m melting. I want to stand but I’ve gone too soft.
Blue skies under the green grass. Behind the shadows. Before it’s gone.
Going. Sick with morning. Sometimes I’m scared to set an alarm.
Orange juice in a cool cup. I want to swim but I can’t jump in.
Waiting for something to greet you. No one can see you under that cloud.
Blue skies suddenly falling. Someone is talking. Talking to you.
And now I’m tangled in morning. Trying to keep the flies out of my cup.
Sunlight. Maybe you’ll take me. Maybe I’m ready. Maybe I’m not.
Sunlight. Maybe you’ll show me. Maybe I’ll see whatever you do.
And maybe one day you’ll know me. Maybe you’ll show me what you find out.
Maybe one day you’ll feed me. Maybe you’ll see me and I’ll see you too.
SOME THINGS YOU JUST DON’T NEED TO KNOW (E A D G B E)
You can look all day. You can cry all night. You can run away. You can start a fight. You can punch a wall. You can pull your hair out. But it won’t do you no good.
Sometimes you just gotta let it go. And there are some things you don’t need to know.
You just don’t need to know.
You can point the blame. You can have a sook. You can try to explain. You could write a book. You can ask politely for a closer look. You can beg and kick and scream.
But some things you just don’t need to know. Sometimes you just gotta let it go.
I NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD LEAVE (E A D G B E, capo 4)
I think we might be outgrowing this place. Suddenly the windows aren’t big enough. And it’s strange; you don’t look any taller to me. It’s strange — I never thought we would leave.
I think we might be outgrowing ourselves. I think we might be already on our way. But it’s strange; you look just the same to me. It’s strange — the sky is clear suddenly.
SET YOUR HEART RIGHT (E A D G B E)
Set your heart right. Set your heart right. Set your heart right. Get on your bike. Watch the sunrise. See the blue sky. This is all night. We are all day. It’s a slow climb. Let it take time. Set your heart right.
EVERYONE EXCEPT ME HAS BAD BREATH (E A D G B E)
Everyone except me has bad breath. And I am the only who’s upset.
Everyone except me is dying. And I’m the only one who cares.
Who are these strangers
in my backyard? They don’t need to leave, I just want to know who they are.
Who are these children? Do they know me? Why won’t they let me sleep?
Something inside these songs takes care of me though I don’t know what it is.
I don’t know why. I don’t know how. And I don’t need to.
When I sit down I get closer to something and we’re strangely connected.
I love my guitar and I love the backyard and I love the sky and I love the grass and I only ask for one thing.
