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In A Perfect World 2016

by Kevin Mitchell

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If We're Lucky 03:33
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In A Perfect World 04:50
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A WOMAN STOPS AND LISTENS TO THE SOUND UNDER A TREE, A MAN SINGS HIS SONG SHE SAYS YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT BUT WE'RE FRIENDS HE SMILES, HE SAYS IT'S SO NICE TO MEET YOU AGAIN HER IMAGINATION FILLS THE SKY HE SINGS A SONG THAT BRINGS TEARS TO HER EYES SHE WONDERS COULD THIS ALL BE IN MY HEAD HE SAYS HANG ON GIRL, CAUSE HERE WE GO AGAIN CH IN A PERFECT WORLD . A PERFECT DAY WE WOULD NOT MAKE THOSE MISTAKES ( AGAIN) IN A PERFECT WORLD WE WOULD AWAKE GIVE OUR HEADS A LITTLE SHAKE (AND SAY, LETS BE FRIENDS) INA PERFECT WORLD A PERFECT DAY ALL OUR TROUBLES WOULD MELT AWAY ( AND THEN) WITH OUR POCKETS FULL OF HOLES WE WOULD SLIP AWAY DOWN THE ROAD AND SING LA LA, LA LA LA, LA LA , LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA LA LA LA UNDER THE SUN THEY SOW THE WHEAT ROADS TO NOWHERE ALWAYS LOOK SO SWEET IF THEY WANT THEY CAN READ BETWEEN THE LINES ON A CLEAR BLUE MORNING IF THEY LOOK THEY WILL FIND ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD EVERY STORY IS NOT TOLD TOGETHERTHEY FALL UNDER A TREE TOGETHER THEY SING IN PERFECT HARMONY CH:
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Dads Philosophy 03:58
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DAD'S PHILOSOPHY K MITCHELL WHEN I WAS YOUNG MY DAD TOLD ME G D TO LIVE AND LEARN FROM WHAT YOU SEE C G YOU GOTTA TAKE THE GOOD TAKE THE BAD G Am HE TOLD ME THIS WHEN I WAS JUST A LAD C Em D C IT SEEMS SO LONG AGO AND FARAWAY WHEN I LEFT MY HOME ON THAT SUNNY DAY SOMEWHERE IN MY MEMORY I HEAR HIS WORDS COME BACK TO ME CH AND THIS IS WHAT MY DAD SAID TO ME D C G (C/G) IT WAS HIS PHILOSOPHY " " " """ HE SAID TAKE A CHANCE TAKE A STEP G Am PULL YOUR LOAD KEEP OUT OF DEBT C G KNOW YOUR FRIENDS AND HAVE A SMILE G Am KEEP SOME FAITH TO WALK THAT MILE C Em D C NOW AS I SIT AND WRITE THIS SONG I FEEL MY LIFE HAS COME ALONG I FELL DOWN GOT UP AGAIN THATS JUSTTHE WAY TILL THE END HE SAID MY BOY, TAKE MY ADVICE HE TOLD ME ONCE, HE TOLD ME TWICE WHEN YOUR DOWN OR LOSE YOUR WAY JUST REMEMBER THESE WORDS I SAY
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Blow Your Trumpet 05:29
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A Voice Of Our Own 04:47
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A VOICE OF OUR OWN K MITCHELL KEY OF C SO MANY GRAINS OF SAND C Csus C7 I CAN HOLD IN JUST ONE HAND F D7 SO MANY DROPS OF RAIN C Csus C7 THEY ALL HAVE A STORY, THEY ALL GOT A NAME F D7 AND A VOICE OF THEIR OWN (2x) C Csus C7 / F D7 SO MANY FACES TO THE HUMAN RACE SO MANY COLORS SO MANY TASTES SO MANY WAYS TO DO THEIR OWN LITLE THING SO MANY SONGS STILL LEFT TO SING WITH A VOICE OF OUR OWN( 2x) WE WALK THIS WORLD OF WATER AND STONE F G WE TALK WE SING WE BLOW OUR HORN C Am WE WALK THIS WORLD BUT NOT ALONE E WE'RE GONNA SING OUT LOUD AND CLEAR F G WITH A VOICE OF OUR OWN (4x) (inst?) SO MANY WAYS TO TALK SO MANY PLACES WE COULD WALK SO MANY THINGS WE COULD SAY TO BRIGHTEN UP SOMEONES DAY WITH A VOICE OF OUR OWN THE MORNING LIGHT HAS A THOUSAND SHADES IN THE NIGHT WE CAN WATCH THEM FADE TELL THE TRUTH TELL A LITTLE WHITE LIE MAKE US LAUGH UNTIL WE CRY WITH A VOICE OF OUR OWN
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From My Window 04:27
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No More Tears 03:56
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WHEN I WAS YOUNG AND I WAS RESTLESS (C) Am C AND I DID NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO F Am I LEFT MY HOME AND MY FAMILY G C FOR THAT LONG AND WINDING ROAD F G C I LOST MY WAY IN THE CITY LORD KNOWS I PAID THE PRICE IN GOLD I DID NOT FIND NO FAME OR FORTUNE ON THAT LONG AND WINDING ROAD CH: AND WHEN I HEAR MY BABY CALL ME F NO NEVER MORE I'LL BE ALONE C Am NO MORE TEARS I WILL CRY C G WHEN I FIND MY WAY BACK HOME F C (INST) I WENT NORTH TO THE FOREST WHERE THE RIVERS STILL RUN FREE BUILT MYSELF A CABIN TO WAIT FOR YOUR COMPANY I WENT SOUTH TO WHERE THE SUN SHINES I PICKED THE FRUIT RIGHT OFF THE TREE I SLEPT UNDER THE MOON THERE ON THE SAND BY THE SEA CH:( INST) I DROVE WEST PAST THE MOUNTAINS I WENT TO MEET MY FATE I DROVE INTO THE SUN MY FRIEND THROUGH THE THUNDER AND THE RAIN I WENT EAST BACK WHERE I CAME FROM WHERE THE FIELDS SHINE LIKE GOLD NOW NO MORE I WILL TRAVEL ON THAT LONG AND WINDING ROAD
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The Other Side 04:12
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THE OTHER SIDE ONCE LONG AGO WE STEPPED FROM THE LIGHT Am C G Am ANGELS OF MERCY, NOW LOST IN THE NIGHT Am C G YOU CAN'T TAKE YOUR MONEY AND YOU WON'T NEED YOUR PRIDE WHEN YOU GET TO THE OTHER SIDE WE'RE TAUGHT TO FORGET WHO WE WERE BEFORE WHATEVER YOU DO, THEY SAY DON'T OPEN THAT DOOR BUT SOONER OR LATER THIS WORLD WILL COLLIDE THE TRUTH IS WAITING ON THE OTHER SIDE CH: REMEMBERING ME REMEMBERING YOU REMEMBER THE LIGHT IN A SEA OF BLUE SOON WE WILL SEE WITH EYES OPEN WIDE F Am G WHEN WE REACH THE OTHER SIDE Am...C G Am IT'S THE MIDNIGHT HOUR AND THE BLIND LEAD THE BLIND JUST LIKE YOU, I BORROW MY TIME THERES A STRANGE WIND BLOWING FROM ACROSS THE DIVIDE COMING THROUGH FROM THE OTHER SIDE SO I'LL PUT ON MY SHOES AND TAKE ONE MORE STEP THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY OUT OF THIS MESS A HARD RAIN WILL FALL THE OLD WOMAN CRIED SO YOU BETTER GET READY FOR THE OTHER SIDE
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The Road 04:30
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I LOST MY WAY, I COULD NOT FIND IT D Bm I PUT MY BAG RIGHT ON THE GROUND A Bm/ G THERE IS NO HOME THAT YOU CAN RUN TO D Bm IF MY HEART, IT CAN’T BE FOUND A Bm / G I GET MY HOPES UP, I TRY TO HOLD ON TO A FIRE I CANNOT HOLD I SEARCH MY FACE NOW, I\LL GET THERE SOMEHOW FOR ONE MORE STEP ALONG THE ROAD CH: OH I LET THE WIND BLOW A Bm G OH I LET THE SUN GO DOWN A Bm G OH, I LET THE NIGHT TIME TAKE ME HOME Bm A D... THIS ROAD I’M ON NOW, IT IS THE SAME ONE I MUST HAVE BEEN HERE A THOUSAND YEARS IT SHOWS ME TOO MUCH, OF WHAT I CAN’T TOUCH IT WHISPERS SECRETS IN MY EAR I LOOK BEHIND ME, THE GOLDEN PRAIRIES A CHILD RUNNING RIGHT FOR THE SUN I LOOK AHEAD TO THE HORIZON AN OLD MAN WITH HIS BAG DOWN ON THE ROAD CH INSRUMENTAL FIRST VERSE CH END
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Sweet Smile 04:07
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Never Alone 04:17
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The Most Beautiful Song 06:03
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OH OH I SEE YOU THERE SMILING FROM YOUR PICTURE FRAME OH OH IN THE MORNING LIGHT I PRETEND, BUT IT’S NOT THE SAME Ch: AND I TRY Am C TRY TO SING Am C THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SONG G D THE DARK OF THE NIGHT Am C BRINGS ME TO THE DAWN G D AND IT SMILES TO ME Am C AND WHISPERS BOY BE STRONG G D AND SING THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SONG OH OH THESE MEMORIES A SUMMER DRESS AND PRETTY THINGS OH OH LIKE A BIRD THAT SINGS LOVE RISES UP AND SPREADS ITS WINGS. Ch:

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released October 27, 2016

Produced by Corwin Fox

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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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