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Home In The Sky 2015

by Kevin Mitchell

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Loneliest Dream 03:53
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Guitar, Banjo, Fiddle 03:21
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WHEN I WAS A YOUNGER MAN AND LIFE WAS STILL A RIDDLE F C G Am G C WE’D GATHER ROUND THE KITCHEN STOVE WITH GUITARS BANJOS FIDDLES THE SNOW OUTSIDE FELL SOFT AND DEEP WE WERE SO FAR FROM THE CITY WE;D WORK THE DAY AND THEN WE’D PLAY FAR INTO THE EVENING CH: WE’D GET TOGETHER AND PLAY ALL NIGHT F C F C AROUND THE CIRCLE BY THE FIRE LIGHT F C C G WE WOULD DANCE HEEL AND TOE F C ONE MORE TIME AROUND WE GO G Am ONE MORE TIME HERE WE GO G C (REPEAT CH INST) WE’ll PLAY A SONG FOR THE NEWLY WEDS, LOOKING YOUNG AND PRETTY AS THEY DANCE ACROSS THE FLOOR FEELING HIGH AND GIDDY WE’LL PLAY A SONG FOR A TROUBLED WORLD AND MAKE HER SMILE A LITTLE WE’LL STOMP OUR FEET AND CLAP OUR HANDS TO GUITARS BANJOS FIDDLES CH: WE’LL PLAY THEM OLD SONGS VERY SWEET FILLED WITH JOY AND SORROW WE’LL SING OUT LOUD AND SING OUT CLEAR AND SING OUT FOR TOMMOROW NOW I AM AN OLDER MAN AND LIFE IS STILL A RIDDLE BUT THAT6 OKAY WHEN WE PLAY OUR GUITARS BANJOS FIDDLES
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Funny Old World 04:17
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Give It Away 03:55
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GIVE IT AWAY JULY 09 WHEN YOUR LOST ON THE HIGHWAY AND CANNOT FIND YOUR WAY D A WHEN THE COST IS TOO HIGH, AND THE MAN WANTS HIS PAY Em G WHEN THERES TOO MANY WORDS WITH TOO LITTLE TO SAY D A WHEN IT’S DRAGGING YOU DOWN, YOU GOT GIVE IT AWAY Bm G WHEN YOU LOOK UP AT THE MOUNTAIN THAT YOUR GONNA HAVE TO CLIMB SOONER OR LATER ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME NO MATTER IF YOU GO OR DECIDE TO STAY WHEN YOUR LOAD IS TOO HEAVY, YOU GOTTA GIVE IT ALL AWAY GIVE AWAY YOUR TROUBLES, WHEN THEY MAKE YOUR HEART ACHE Bm G BEND LIKE A TREE IN THE WIND BEFORE IT BREAKS D A GIVE AWAY YOUR TROUBLES, BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE Bm G GIVE IT ALL AWAY IF THATS WHAT IT TAKES Bm A G D I’VE BEEN ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY, I PASSED THROUGH YOUR TOWN AND I SEE WHAT WE TRY TO HOLD, IS WHAT DRAGS US DOWN YOU CAN ALWAYS MAKE A DOLLAR BUT BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME ? AND IN YOUR DARKEST HOUR, CAN YOU BUY SOME TIME ? WHEN WILL WE REALIZE, IT’S THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE LIKE A CANDLE THATS BURNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT I’LL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS QUESTION BEFORE WE GO OUR WAY WHAT ARE YOU HOLDING, THAT YOU NEED TO GIVE AWAY
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Home In The Sky 05:26
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HOME IN THE SKY K MITCHELL 3/2014 KEY OF E!( capo 5) THERE WAS A BOY THAT GREW UP STRONG C IN HIS MOTHER'S LOVING ARMS F BUT STILL IN HER ARMS HE WOULD CRY Am G LONGING FOR HIS HOME IN THE SKY F Am G AND ALL THROUGH THE COLD DARK NIGHT HE DREAMED OF DAYS FILLED WITH LIGHT AND THE ANGELS HE ALL KNEW BY NAME BUT IN THE MORNING THEY ALL FLY AWAY CH: AS THIS WORLD FALLS APART F C G Am OH THAT BOY HOLDS HIS BROKEN HEART " " ALL THE KINGS HORSES AND ALL THE KINGS MEN " " CANNOT PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER F C G AGAIN F C G NOW THE BOY HE IS A MAN HE PLAYS HIS SONGS IN A BAND HE MAKES PEOPLE LAUGH AMD CRY UP ABOVE THEY DANCE IN THE SKY BUT HE PAYS THE PRICE WITH TOO MUCH WINE TRYING TO FILL A HOLE INSIDE HE CAN RUN BUT HE CANNOT HIDE HE CANNOT ANSWER THE QUESTION WHY CH: NOW WHOSE TO SAY THE CARDS WE'RE DEALT WHEN TO HOLD FOLD OR BET WHEN TO HOLD YOUR HEART WHEN TO PRAY WHEN TO DREAM IT ALL AWAY IN THE SUN AND IN THE RAIN IN THIS WORLD OF LOVE AND PAIN THERES A BOY THAT CANNOT HELP BUT CRY LONGING FOR HIS HOME IN THE SKY
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Look At Me Now 04:13
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Cannot Stop 05:11
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Wish On A Star 05:08
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Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind 04:37
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OUT OF SIGHT K MITCHELL I HEARD THE CALL OF THE LOON ON THE LAKE A SONG IT BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES BUT FIVE MILES DOWN THEY WERE BUILDING A ROAD AND SOON THOSE BIRDS TOOK FLIGHT WHAT WILL I SAY WHEN MY CHILDREN ASK ME WHAT WAS IT LIKE AS A CHILD THEY WOULD LOOK UP AT ME WITH THEIR EYES SO BRIGHT WILD BIRDS WITHOUT FLIGHT " " CH: AND ITS OUT OF SIGHT AND OUT OF MIND OH HOW BLIND CAN WE BE OUTOF SIGHT OUT OF MIND OH NOW THE BLIND CAN SEE " " WHAT WILL THEY SAY IN THOSE HISTORY BOOKS WHEN NATURE IS LOCKED UP IN THE ZOO THE SAME OLD STORY THAT THE BUFFALO KNOW TOO LATES A GOOD EXCUSE " " I'VE BEEN TO THE PLACE WHERE THE TREES ONCE GREW WILD AND WONDERFULLY TALL I WAS NOT THE FIRST BUT I MAY BE THE LAST WHAT A LONG WAY TO FALL, " " CH:
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Last Cigarette 03:47
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Don't You Dare 04:49
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Rockey Shores 05:03
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Runaway Lane 04:56
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Brand new release! Folk/ Alt Country, Great tunes!

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released September 10, 2015

Co produced by Kevin Mitchell and Corwin Fox
Ed Brooks Photo credits

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Kevin Mitchell British Columbia

The songs that Kevin Mitchell plays and sings have the feel of a far off Woody Guthrie era, mixed with a roots vibe, and betraying just a little bit of his prairie heritage. In the last few years the fire has been lit, and those songs are roaring into life. His unique style, rhythms and subject matter combine to create an exciting new and original voice in the Canadian folk music scene. ... more

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