LOVE ME ANYWAY C Em Am Dm G C Em Am Dm G Well I'm not perfect Not even close to it no no no no I wear blue shoes and a tuxedo Can't get my houseplants to grow Everything I feel you already know All my stuff is junk And its true I have no money I get by fine eating bologna I laugh to loud when its not funny Love when it rains hates when its sunny C G Am Dm C G Am Dm C G Am Dm G But you know that I'm trying Every single day To be a little better In every single way And it helps when I hear When I hear you say That you'll love me anyway I'm not perfect But I'd do anything its true I'd cut my own hair and eat glue Just like I did when I was two Luckily its easier with you But you know that I'm trying Every single day To be a little better In every single way And it helps when I hear When I hear you say That you'll love me anyway THIS OLD WORLD C Am C E Everyone I know has moved away Am F C All my friends have left this town Anything that I build today Tomorrow will be torn down down Theres too much hate and not enough love Everybody chasing things they do not need They look around, They look above But they'll never find the answers they seek F C G I'm growin tired of this old world F Am G I'm growin tired of this cold world G7 C And its tired of me Lately I've been lookin for the meaning of life Just like so many have before The more I look the more I find There aint nothin worth lookin for I'm growin tired of this old world I'm growin tired of this cold world And its tired of me C E Am F C E Am F C E Am F G G7 I'm growin tired of this old world I'm growin tired of this cold world And its tired of me UTOPIA E Theres a town that I know Sittin on the ohio C D E It aint to far but it aint to close E Its a ghost town some would say Cause everybody moved away C D E But its a ghost town causwe its haunted by ghosts The town was founded with the goal that it would be the societal model that we all were to follow There was no money there was no law it was all for one and one for all and everyhting was good for a while G Old john wattles struck it gold D when he promptly bought the land and sold F C it all away with a wooden house and a ticket G up to heaven G Its a shame they didn't know D as the river waters slowly rose C D there was something unholy bout that flood of E 47 On the coldest of the winter nights If you go down by the riverside theres apparitions dancing in the moonlight they're the remnants of the lives Taken when the whole town died By the deed of careless arrogant eyes Brick by brick they moved it all The entirety of that old town hall Down to the riverside, against all the locals cries river starts to rise And there was a party that night When the mighty ohio ripped out the side The icy waters swept in fast If they didnt drown they didnt last The hypothermia that quickly ensued The souls went up the the pearly gates But Peter turned them all away and said God has different plans for you This town is called Utopia, and as perfect as it was The town was built on hopes and dreams And washed away by a flood if you're just passing by its interesting to keep in mind theres more dead residents than there are alive Theres a town that I know Sittin on the ohio It aint to far but it aint to close Its a ghost town some would say Cause everybody moved away But utopia haunted by ghosts CASEY JONES Dm F On a sunday evening it begins to rain C Dm Round the curve spied an old passenger train G F Under the cab lay poor casey jones C Dm He was a good engineer but he's dead and gone F C Dead and gone, Dead and gone C Dm He was a good engineer but he's dead and gone Casey Jones was a good engineer Told his fireman not to have no fear All he need is just some water and coal Peep out the cab and see the drivers roll Drivers roll, drivers roll Peep out of the cab and see the drivers roll The watch in Casey's pocket read as half past nine And Casey was determined to make it on time Saw that old freight train coming around the bend Casey knew his life was coming to an end To an end, to an end Casey knew his life was coming to an end On a Sunday evening it begins to rain Casey did his best to stop the speeding train When it finally crashed the train was moving slow Saved everybody's lives except his own Except his own Except his own Saved everybody's lives except his own RED BRICKS C Red bricks red bricks running down the street G F Through the town and down the alleyways Em Am Red bricks red bricks laying oh so neat G F C Reminiscent of those better days Pavement pavement, turning red to black Covers all the town in sticky tar Red bricks red bricks please please come back Show us how those roads really are Em The bricks they are just buried Am Under years of sad neglect Em The overgrowth of vines and pavement Am Perfectly reflect Em Am Bricks are merely buried, all we have to do F G C Is let those bricks shine through F G C Let those bricks shine through Red bricks, red bricks, buildings all around Can't escape them wherever you roam All the houses slowly falling down Everywhere except the funeral home The bricks they are just buried Under years of sad neglect The overgrowth of vines and pavement Perfectly reflect Bricks are merely buried, all we have to do Is let those bricks shine through Let those bricks shine through Let those bricks shine through EVERYTHING I WANT TO DO C E I want to study architecture in the hills of Norway Am F I want to walk from new york city to cali-for-ni-a C E I want to spend some time building an eskimo igloo Am F I want to have a spiritual vision in in downtown Timbuktu C Bb Everything I want to do I want to do with you F C And everywhere I want to go I hope that you go to C Bb Everything I am is only everything you are F C If I take you everywhere I go I know I will go far I want to search for treasure on the bottom of the sea I want to have a thousand people play a game of hide and seek I want to spend a night sleeping in a haunted hotel room I want to have an exhibition an ancient egyptian tomb Everything I want to do I want to do with you And everywhere I want to go I hope that you go to Everything I am is only everything you are If I take you everywhere I go I know I will go far Dm C No I don't have to worry, I don't have to fret Dm C If I want to go sled riding on the slopes of everest F And if I want to catch some rays in a lime green speedo G7 And you'll be with me for reasons I don't know Everything I want to do I want to do with you And everywhere I want to go I hope that you go to Everything I am is only everything you are If I take you everywhere I go I know I will go far I HAVEN'T SEEN THE SUN IN DAYS G Am G Am G Am Oh I wonder if it ever will cease All these rain clouds seem to follow me Clouds as far as the eye can see C D G I haven't seen the sun in days C D Em I haven't seen the sun in days C D G I haven't seen the sun in days The levee held back all the water it could Now there's rubble where it once stood The world's a floodplain and we're all driftwood I haven't seen the sun in days I haven't seen the sun in days I haven't seen the sun in days I remember when the world was bright The hills were bathing in golden sunlight Now we're stuck with artificial night I'll never see the sun again I'll never see the sun again I'll never see the sun again ROLLING HOME The rhythm of my feet Is the rhythm of the beat There's some words and a tune in my mind Bm And I'm singing on this song F#m All the whole day long Bm F# Bm Because I've been on the road for some time Bm My car is pretty fast And Lord its built to last D And it gets me anywhere I need to go Bm And its fueled on gasoline F#m And old sweet memories Bm F# Of all those times from long long ago. D I've been gone Bm Oh so long D Bm I'm headed on that old highway Bm Baby says she miss me F#m She longs to hold and kiss me Bm F#m Bm So baby I am rolling home today The engine's running hot And I'm giving her all she's got And I'm running at a steady 102 And if the cops don't like what they see They can try and catch me But there aint no one going to keep me away from you I've been gone Oh so long I'm headed on that old highway Baby says she miss me She longs to hold and kiss me So baby I am rolling home today I'm a rambler's son And a rambler I've become And there aint nothin that I would rather do But I'd throw it all away And come right home today If coming home meant coming back to you I've been gone Oh so long I'm headed on that old highway Baby says she miss me She longs to hold and kiss me So baby I am rolling home today So baby I am rolling home today CHANGE E E Standing on this sacred place Ab A With flowers in her hair C D E She peers into my soul with her stare She calls my name ans softly smiles And reaches for my hand She says follow me, you'll soon understand G D And all this time I do not know G D How long our journey will go G D Through the sewers and alleyways C D E Over hills and the frozen plains And as we walk for many miles She points out things for me to see But they don't mean anything to me And then I look into her eyes and I notice their are tears Then suddenly it all becomes clear Cause all the things she shows me now Are all the things that I know how That I can make good from bad Changing all the things that make her sad And all this time, I've not said a word Cause only four words will do And these four words are I love you too I love you too AUTUMN RAIN C Em Leaves falling down G G7 Gently floating till they reach the ground And when they land Decorate the earth as best they can G A D But a breeze is flowing through my window now, and I can feel, I can feel G A D I feel the air is crisp and cool G A Take a deep breath in and Dm G7 take me away to a place Long ago, its like a dream Playing to me on a tv screen The breeze is all the same Comforts me but driving me insane And in this autumn night I feel a tempest, looming closer, closer now A storm is surely on the way Take a deep breath in and Smell the sweet autumn rain And I'm here, all is fine But surely this is not real life Its surreal, and sublime The past is here again in present time I hold mysanity within my hand and its slipping through the cracks, just like sand So cast them out into the sea Flying through those amber skys Sailing on the autumn breeze I can hear, far away The marching band at a football game Close, close the door. I don't want to hear it anymore THREE DAYS Am C I had a dream of you last night Am F That you had just three days till you'd die D F The doctors were done, they'd threw in the towel D F There was nobody left here but you and me now So we set out that night, just you and me To see all the things we wanted to see But we quickly found out it was all just a waste To try and pack a whole lifetime in just three days Dm F How could we ever stop the crying? Dm Because crying never saved no one F And it never stopped the dyin from dyin C I try to smile and say you're ok Dm But I know that I'm going to lose you Am In just three days The third day came and you grew so weak To conserve your strength, no we did not speak And when you silently passed from this world It crippled my soul and I screamed out the words How could we ever stop the crying? Because crying never saved no one And it never stopped the dyin from dyin I try to smile and say you're ok But I know that I'm going to lose you In just three days Just three days All I have is just three days Just three days All I have is just three days CAN I DRINK THE WATER Em C Em C Em C I once was thirsty Em C The river flows wide Am F C But I've been poisoned so many times before G So now I'm askin you Em Can I drink the water? I've been here so many times before Now it feels so strange So here I am, here I stand right before you Looking only to you A weary traveler G G7 C Because I've been poisoned so many times before G No I don't know if I can take another sip G G7 And I've been walking so many miles C G I don't know, I don't know if I can take another step C E Am F So I stand here and wait for a reply C G C G C G C And I will listen till the day I die Em C Em C You know I've never asked much All I want is some advice The river flows, and I must know the truth So I'm asking you Can I drink the water? And I've been walking so many miles I don't know, I don't know if I can take another step Because I've been poisoned so many times before No I don't know if I can take another sip So I stand here and wait for a reply And I will listen till the day I die NOTES - (1-10-17) Ghost Town was my first ever album, with most of the songs written while I was living in Portsmouth Ohio for college. Portsmouth, and the band I was in (Clint Goffena and the Blind Folds), largely shaped the way I view music and life in general. Even though a lot of these songs go unlistened to, they transport me back to a time and place in my life unlike any other work I've done. Because of that, I will always cherish these songs, and the times they represent.