Biography:
Catching Up With David Mead (In Four Scenes and Three Cities)
Nashville, TN, mid-1990s. . . After bouncing around the club scene in a few bands, David Mead takes the leap as a solo artist. A copper-topped kid with a tender heart and wicked sense of humor, he has one unfailing secret weapon - the kind of singing voice that can stop drunks in mid-drink and A & R guys in mid-schmooze. “A soaring but unshowy falsetto,” says Uncut. “Honeyed and compelling,” adds Entertainment Weekly.
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NOTE: This song sounds best when you pick the chords from top to bottom and to the top
Hope you like it!
INTRO: D (Laaa - Lalalaaa) G (Lala) x 2
D G
Tom, get your plane right on time.
D G
I know your part'll go fine.
D G > G (1 fret down) > G (1 fret down)
Fly down to Mexico.
A G
Da-n-da-da-n-da-n-da-da and here I am,
D G
The only living boy in New York.
D G
I get the news I need on the weather report. I (keep singing I)
D G
I can gather all the news I need on the weather report.
D G > G (1 fret down) > G (1 fret down) - A
Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile.
A G
Da-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da here I am
D G
The only living boy in New York
B Em A D
Half of the time we're gone but we don't know where,
G
And we don't know here.
D G D G D G
Laaa - Lalalaaa Lala Lalala - Lalalaaa Lala Laaa Lalalala
G > G (1 fret down) > G (1 fret down) - A
Lala, la la la
Bm D > G
Heeeereee IIIII aaaaam (Here I am)
B Em A D
Half of the time we're gone but we don't know where,
G
And we don't know here.
Em A D
Half of the time we're gone but we don't know where,
G (hold G)
And we don't know here.
D G
Tom, get your plane right on time.
D G
I know you've been eager to fly now.
D G > G (1 fret down) > G (1 fret down) - A
Hey let your honesty shine, shine, shine
A
Da-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da
Bm G
Like it shines on me
D G
The only living boy in New York,
D G > end on D
The only living boy in New York.
P.S. This is my first postet tab - I hope the tabulators from MS Word are transfered
- the chords should appear right on the correct part of the lyrics!
Hope you like it!
INTRO: D (Laaa - Lalalaaa) G (Lala) x 2
D G
Tom, get your plane right on time.
D G
I know your part'll go fine.
D G > G (1 fret down) > G (1 fret down)
Fly down to Mexico.
A G
Da-n-da-da-n-da-n-da-da and here I am,
D G
The only living boy in New York.
D G
I get the news I need on the weather report. I (keep singing I)
D G
I can gather all the news I need on the weather report.
D G > G (1 fret down) > G (1 fret down) - A
Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile.
A G
Da-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da here I am
D G
The only living boy in New York
B Em A D
Half of the time we're gone but we don't know where,
G
And we don't know here.
D G D G D G
Laaa - Lalalaaa Lala Lalala - Lalalaaa Lala Laaa Lalalala
G > G (1 fret down) > G (1 fret down) - A
Lala, la la la
Bm D > G
Heeeereee IIIII aaaaam (Here I am)
B Em A D
Half of the time we're gone but we don't know where,
G
And we don't know here.
Em A D
Half of the time we're gone but we don't know where,
G (hold G)
And we don't know here.
D G
Tom, get your plane right on time.
D G
I know you've been eager to fly now.
D G > G (1 fret down) > G (1 fret down) - A
Hey let your honesty shine, shine, shine
A
Da-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da
Bm G
Like it shines on me
D G
The only living boy in New York,
D G > end on D
The only living boy in New York.
P.S. This is my first postet tab - I hope the tabulators from MS Word are transfered
- the chords should appear right on the correct part of the lyrics!
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