Friday, October 2, 2009

4. A Bridge


Untitled #1 (Nicholson/Leibovic)


goes like this:


A B

A B

C1 C2 C3

B



before



after




A


eb min

Blown. You made me jump out of my


Db Maj

shoes. I'm tracing culs-de-sac for


eb min

you. I'm counting rain checks by the


Db Maj

phone. You make me jump out of my


eb min

shoes.


B


eb

Did the air begin to shimmer round the strings of his guitar?


Db eb

Was the mist deep on the marshes when he touched you in his car?


eb

With a matchbox and a lantern and my hand inside a glove


Db (Bb7/D) eb

With a shotgun and a shovel, I’ll roll back to you, my love


A


Blown.

You made me jump out of my shoes.

I'm tracing culs-de-sac for you.

I'm counting rain checks by the phone.

You make me jump out of my shoes.


B


Did the air begin to shimmer 'round the strings of his guitar?

Was the mist deep on the marshes when he touched you in his car?

With a matchbox and a lantern and my hand inside a glove

With a shotgun and a shovel, I'll roll back to you, my love.


C1


Eb Maj

Thrown away the traces and the


Db Maj

prints. Forgot the


bb min

faces ever


ab min7

since (except that


db min7

pale blue eye, it


C2


Eb Maj

shone along the freshly-sifted


Db Maj

earth, where,


bb min

underneath, a hidden


ab min7

heart will tell a


B Maj

tale in softer


C3


Eb Maj

tones). The seed of sin so darkly


Ab7

sown.


F7


The mist rolls


Bb7 (G7b9/B)

in to mask a


c min

moan, a mortal


ab min7

groan. A rush of


F7

wind through the


Bb7

chimney is


eb min

blown.


B


Did the air begin to shimmer 'round the strings of his guitar?

Was the mist deep on the marshes when he touched you in his car?

With a matchbox and a lantern and my hand inside a glove

With a shotgun and a shovel, I'll roll back to you, my love.

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