1. |
Harbor Island
03:29
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Harbor Island
Intro G, Em, C, D, G
G Em C D
Flying down the roadway as the sun shines on my eye
Em C D
In the distance off the hills, the beauty likes to make me cry
G Em C D
The stars are brightly blazing as the cars kick up a haze
Em C D G
Harbor Island's cranes are raising up a sun exploding sky
Chorus
Asus C D G
Yes I love your mornings with your sun exploding dawn
Asus C D
Seagulls on the water and the shadows on the ships
C D Em
But Harbor Island disappearing in my mirror
C D G
Oh, I love you twice as much to find you gone
Em C
Harbor Island you're not home to any man
Em C D
Harbor Island though you're beautiful, your beaches have no sand
C D G walk to Em
Harbor Island, Harbor Island, Harbor Is Is Is Is land
C D G
Harbor Island, Harbor Island, Harbor Island
Harbor Island burns the hours and the glow out of his eyes
His dreams of youth are shattered, age has not made him wise
Coveralls and pickups, Christmas whiskey, New Year's gin
And he dreams of Harbor Island and not seeing it again
Chorus
Mandolin for verse and repeat chorus end on Harbor Island . . .
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2. |
Lillian's World
05:31
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Lillian's World
Lillian was someone
Nobody else could see
A person she was trying to set free
There's places you can go
Where your family will never follow
That's just one thing to know
From Lillian's world
Lillian picks her dress up off the floor
She does her face and steps outside the door
Lillian has her world and her rules that she must follow
But Lillian's truth is truth that won't ring hollow
Boys will be boys
Girls will be girls
Men may be man-woman
In Lillian's world
Lillian picks her friends
Wherever she can find them
She's learned to make her friends all know her truth
When a man decides
To be full-time man woman
That's lonliness you can't know
That's Lillian's world
Lillian weeds her way
Across her summer garden
She thinks about a friend that she just met
She says that she respects
Folks who stand beside her
When you stand there you can't hide
from Lillian's world
Chorus
Bridge:
You could say she chose the world she lives in
Lillian might quietly agree
For that's the man she is, but both of you'd be wrong
Her choices would never come to you or me
Lillian's seen her world
Turning upside down
Her family's asked her not to come around
She's lost so many jobs
That she can't give you numbers
Nothing's unencumbered
In Lillian's world
Chorus
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3. |
Superman's Dilemma
04:00
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Superman lives near my hometown
He drives a big white Cadillac around
You'll see him hangin' out in your local bar
Standin' in the corner like a movie star
Do you wear underwear beneath that thing?
Supe says no, but you should hear me sing
Fa la la la la
Fa la la la la
Superman has pockets in his cape
For his pocketknife and a little duct tape
It folds real small for when he has to change
Is the Clark Kent? No, that's not his name
All the girls scream when they see him spring
Supe says, "That's nothing you should hear me sing."
Fa la la la la
Fa la la la la
BRIDGE:
Superman's faster than a bullet train
Superman flies where it never rains
Superman sees through solid steel
Most folks think that Superman's not real
Superman says he's been feeling down
He flew the entire universe around
Supe's been searching for old JC
Wonders where in the universe he might be
Babe comes up asks, "can you shake that thing?"
Supe says no, but you should hear me sing
Fa la la la la
Fa la la la la
Superman got dumped by Lois Lane
She says, "Supe's all talk, he never does that thing"
Someone said they saw him with young Clark Kent
They were headed downtown, I guess they went
Someone asks him, "Supe, you ever do that thing?"
Supe says, "No, but you should hear me sing."
Fa la la la la
Fa la la la la
BRIDGE 2:
Superman's smarter than an IBM
Compresses lumps of coal into precious gems
Superman sees through solid steel
I heard someone say that Superman's not real!
Superman drinks Kryptonite and gin
he tosses them back at the Ruston Inn
He gets half crocked and he starts to cry
Says, "I don't believe a man is meant to fly"
Supe that truth doesn't have much ring
Supe says nothin' and he starts to sing
Fa la la la la
Fa la la la la
Fa la la la la
Fa la la la la
Fa la la la la
Fa la la la la
Fa la la la la
Fa la la la la
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4. |
On Fishermen
03:28
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On Fishermen
Ever since he was a very young boy
Something drew him down to the docks
He loved to see the fish that the fleet brought in
He loved to hear the fishermen talk
He'd heard there was something in the call of the sea
That makes a man a little insane
Because as soon as he was big enough he begged every skipper
To take him where the big seas break
CHORUS: Ah, ah ah
The ocean is a mean, mean mother
Ah, ah ah
Makes you wonder why the fishermen love her
I'd call them brave men, they'd tell you SAVE IT!
We're just trying to make our ends meet
I'd call them brave men, they'd tell you SAVE IT!
We're just trying to make our ends meet
Nobody makes a man go to sea
To go fishing is any man's choice
There are many men who've heard the sound of cabin glass breaking
Who've heard the sea drowning their voice
The fisherman may tell you what makes him go fishing
Some'll say it's comaraderie
For the danger of the ocean's an everyday thing
To the men who go down to the sea
CHORUS
Guitar Solo
Some men like to ride a big purse seiner
They'll watch the nets pull the fish tight
Other men like to drag their skates in the water
They love to feel the big fish fight
Copper River fishermen run thirty foot boats
They'll run'er through an all night gale
He fishes alone, and when he gets back home
He could tell you how those ocean winds wail
CHORUS and out
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5. |
I Guess it's Love
02:50
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I Guess It's Love
I don't know why she loves the rain
I don't know why she believes
I sure can't give her any answers
In the morning when she leaves
I guess it's love, I guess it's love
It's sure something I can't see
I guess it's love for her and me
I don't know why she follows me
So poor we had to hitchhike in the rain
We rode in trucks to where her mother lives
Then we hitched back home again
I guess it's love, I guess it's love
It's sure something I can't see
I guess it's love for her and me
Bridge:
Time weaves it's sleepy spell
We're older than we were the day before
She could leave she knows damn well
I guess that's what love is for
MOrning she goes to the market
She sells things she made with her own hands
I write songs for her to sing at night
When she comes back home again
I guess it's love, I guess it's love
It's sure something I can't see
I guess it's love for her and me
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6. |
Go Out to Alberta
03:04
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. ALBERTA SONG (Go Out To Alberta) Intro GCGCG
C G C G
I want to go out to Alberta
C G C D
Where the cowboys still wear guns
Em C D
And a man can ride his horse into a seldom setting sun
Em C D
Where life is just a radio, in a Ford crossing the plains
G C G
And skies over Canola fields
C G D G
Wait quietly for rain
I want to ride out to Alberta
On a horse I call Old Paint
I want to buck him in a rodeo,
I want to watch the women faint
Where the Rockies run five hundred miles
And they touch the upper sky
Where farm boys ride red tractors
And never ask their papa why
I want to fly out to Alberta
On a big Canada Air
I want to stare out the plane window
And see the miles of nothing there
We'll fly north to Haye River
Where the sun will seldom fail
We'll stay until the sky's as dark
As one of Old King George's jails
Em C
Oh, those ladies from Alberta
D
They'll never give you trouble boy!
Em C D
Yeah, She'll ride that old red tractor 'til the sun falls from the sky
Em C
And those nights under those Northern Lights
D
Oh, you can bet she'll keep you warm
G C G C G D G
She'll never leave you for a city boy, yeah she loves life on the farm!
That's why I'm headed for Alberta
Where you could guess I fell in love
With a pretty girl from a farm out there
And you could say I've had enough
Of the bright lights of the city
And those fickle city ways
Oh, I'm headed for Alberta
Alberta's where I'll play
END WITH FIRST VERSE REPEAT
I want to go out to Alberta
I'm gonna ride out to Alberta
Gonna fly out to Alberta
Alberta
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7. |
Wish You Were Here Waltz
04:18
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Wish You Were Here Waltz
C Em6 Am7 G F
As I sit tonight by my fire and I gaze at the stars
G C
The sky and the objects it holds seem so near yet so far
C Em6 Am7 G F
I can imagine that you like the stars could be near
G C
Though you're far away my love burns like this fire my dear
F
Wish you were here
C
Waltzing under the stars
G
The stars are so bright, the sky is so clear
C
How I wish you were here
Tonight the stars fall and trace lines of light in the night sky
I wish the beauty would last as they race past my eye
Our time together seems brief as I think of you dear
As the meteors race, I remember your face, and I wish you were here
Chorus
The sparks from the fire seem to leap out to join the stars
My heart leaps with them to follow the sparks clear to mars
Somewhere tonight with my hopes in the world of my dreams
We'll waltz the wish you were here waltz through the stars and I'll sing
Chorus
(guitar capoed to fifth fret - key of F for Kristi to sing)
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8. |
My Home in Washington
04:53
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My Home In Washington
C F C
I can hear the drums of thunder deep inside Enchanted Valley
Dm C
I awake and see the freeway where the green stretches for miles
F C
From the ocean there rise mountains whose peaks are capped in splendor
G C
Of snow that fell from skies in storms some fifty years ago
F
And I know
C
The road will call me
And I know
G
I’ll have to go
C
And I know
F C
Whatever fate befall me
G C
Every road I travel leads home to Washington
I hope that I’m not dreaming for I’ve been out to the desert
And I’ve felt the hot sun bake me as I walked along the sand
I love Arizona and the Colorado River
They awake in me a longing for my home in Washington
Chorus
I hope that I’m not dreaming for I’ve been up to Alaska
I’ve stood upon her glaciers and I’ve felt the arctic chill
And yes I love Alaska with her Mountains and her wilderness
They awake in me a longing for my home in Washington
Chorus
First Verse repeat
Chorus and . . .
Every road leads back to my home in Washington
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9. |
Moses
03:39
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Moses Steve Nebel 1996 Musk Ox Music
G D G
Ride your pony down the river
C D G
Ride on down to catch the train
C D Em
Tell your people that you're leavin' Moses
C D G
Tell them you'll be back again
D Em
Roll on wheels across the prairies Moses
C D G
See how much the land has changed
C D G Em
Houses turning into towns and cities
C D G
Across what once was open range
Thing about the days gone by Moses
Think about the buffalo
There were few white men then and the land was free
Moses don't you feel so low
D Em
Tell your people not to fight it Moses
C D G
Drink some whiskey and forget
C D G Em
Moses don't you know the red man's life is over
C D G
It's just your own's not over yet
You know you've always been a gambler
Some days you lost some days you won
One thing's sure, you always played the cards you had
You always knew - what's done is done
Ride your pony down the river
Go to see the president
The cards you're holdin' are all the cards you'll get
Tell them all you did your best
Ride your pony down the river
Ride on down to catch the train
Tell your people that you're leavin' Moses
Tell them you'll be back again
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10. |
Outback of Bohemia
04:34
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Bohemian Outback
Intro 2bars of B, 1 Bar of F#, 1 bar of B
B E
Somewhere in the outback of Bohemia
B F#
Somewhere in America tonight
G#m E
Though a hurricane of darkness spreads shade up on the light
B F#
There's someone keeps a candle burning bright
B
In the outback of Bohemia tonight
B E
He writes a love song to the freedom he believes will come again
B F#
You feel the sorrow in his words for a war that never ends
G#m E
But he's a true believer, and he keeps the flame alive
B E
In the outback of Bohemia tonight
CHORUS
She's a source of inspiration, she makes you feel you can create
It's the way she lives her life. The way her love can smother hate
She was born to be an artist, and she keeps the flame alive
In the outback of Bohemia tonight
CHORUS
Bridge
BM7 C#m
Most of them will never see big money
G#m E
Most of them will never know great fame
B G#m E
Some of them have money, some are working poor
B F#
All of them keep embers for the flame
B
In the outback of Bohemia Toniight
CHORUS
END
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11. |
We're Comin' In
02:57
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We’re Comin’ In
Intro 4 bars on A (C# to D back and forth on B string while holding A chord)
A
Hear the rumble of the diesel
D
See the hands on deck
A
Keep the boat in the channel
E
Keep your desires in check
D
We’re comin’ in
E A
Oh yeah! We’re comin’ in
We got a highline skipper
And the hold’s full of fish
We got our pockets full of money
But we still ain’t rich
We’re comin’ in
Oh yeah! We’re comin’ in
Chorus D
It’ s been two days on deck
E
In twenty foot seas
C#m F#m
All our hooks in the water, but you still can’t see
D E A
We’re comin’ in! Oh Yeah! We’re comin’ in!
Everybody get ready
‘ Cause we’re comin’ to town
Look across the water
You can see where we’re goin’
We’re comin’ in
Oh yeah! We’re comin’ in
We’ve got a good cook
We’ve got a VCR
But we’re too damned tired
To care anymore
We’re comin’ in
Oh Yeah! We’re comin’ in!
It’s been two days on deck
In twenty foot seas
When you’re a Bering Sea fisherman
Ain’t nothin’ comes for free
We’re comin in! Oh yeah! We’re comin’ in!
It’s a big old ocean
For our boat to get around
But now her hold’s filled with fish
So we’re headed for town
We’re comin’ in!
Oh yeah! We’re comin’ in
We got to get her off loaded
And I hope we get paid
Only one day in town
To get what I need
We’re comin’ in!
Oh yeah! We’re comin’ in!
It’s been two days on deck
In twenty foot seas
I’m gonna spend some of my money
On comaraderie
We’re comin’ in!
Oh yeah! We’re comin’ in!
We’re comin’ in!
Oh yeah! We’re comin’ in!
We’re comin’ in!
Oh yeah! We’re comin’ in!
outro same as intro
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Steve and Kristi Nebel Tacoma, Washington
Steve and Kristi Nebel bring passion, finesse, and beauty with their songs of social justice, knife edge observations, and pure, simple love. They have traveled extensively having done nine tours in UK folk clubs and festivals. They have recorded more than ten CDs, mostly of their own songs. ... more
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