Biography:
Del Barber is an acoustic/folk artist from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Born in 1983, Del displays the world-weariness of a traveler of more years than he has amassed. Drawing on the traditions of artists like Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie, he explores what it means to be human in an infinite universe.
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[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
Am
Blinded by the city lights, No one can see you stallin'
C
It's been so long since you've seen the prairie stars, You're not sure you can recall them
F G Gsus4 G
But there is something here for you to find, You may have found it once and lost it now
[Verse 2]
Am
We used to fly through the woods, On the backs of quarter horses
C
Pickin' dandelion bouquets for our sister and our mother
F G Gsus4 G
We felt like men but we were boys, too young to know, that we were as free as fire
[Chorus]
F Csus4 F
And you're lost out in the Big Smoke
C Cadd11 C
Lookin' for a way home
G Gsus4 G
There are no straight paths
Am
There's no easy way
[Verse 3]
Am
Brother do you remember, that warm September morning
C
we were shooting cans with Dad's .22 without a worry or a warning
F G Gsus4 G
You pulled the trigger down, and dropped that deer, and you looked at me with tears in your eyes
[Verse 4]
Am
And I never in a million years, thought that you'd make that shot
C
And I picture you tonight, with your sights still on something so far off
F G Gsus4 G
Wherever you are I hope you're being careful, About the things you think you want
[Chorus]
F Csus4 F
And you're lost out in the Big Smoke
C Cadd11 C
Lookin' for a way home
G Gsus4 G
There are no straight paths
Am
There's no easy way
[Verse 5]
Am
The sky is getting hazy, It's filling up with grain dust
C
And it could be in a year, the bank finally gets the best of us
F G Gsus4 G
But our cows are fed and the bins are full, We're hoping to see you before the snow
[Chorus]
F Csus4 F
And you're lost out in the Big Smoke
C Cadd11 C
Lookin' for a way home
G Gsus4 G
There are no straight paths
Am
There's no easy way
[Outro]
F Csus4 F
You're lost out in the Big Smoke
C Cadd11 C
Without a fire of your own
G Gsus4 G
There are no straight paths
Am
There's no easy way
Am
[Verse 1]
Am
Blinded by the city lights, No one can see you stallin'
C
It's been so long since you've seen the prairie stars, You're not sure you can recall them
F G Gsus4 G
But there is something here for you to find, You may have found it once and lost it now
[Verse 2]
Am
We used to fly through the woods, On the backs of quarter horses
C
Pickin' dandelion bouquets for our sister and our mother
F G Gsus4 G
We felt like men but we were boys, too young to know, that we were as free as fire
[Chorus]
F Csus4 F
And you're lost out in the Big Smoke
C Cadd11 C
Lookin' for a way home
G Gsus4 G
There are no straight paths
Am
There's no easy way
[Verse 3]
Am
Brother do you remember, that warm September morning
C
we were shooting cans with Dad's .22 without a worry or a warning
F G Gsus4 G
You pulled the trigger down, and dropped that deer, and you looked at me with tears in your eyes
[Verse 4]
Am
And I never in a million years, thought that you'd make that shot
C
And I picture you tonight, with your sights still on something so far off
F G Gsus4 G
Wherever you are I hope you're being careful, About the things you think you want
[Chorus]
F Csus4 F
And you're lost out in the Big Smoke
C Cadd11 C
Lookin' for a way home
G Gsus4 G
There are no straight paths
Am
There's no easy way
[Verse 5]
Am
The sky is getting hazy, It's filling up with grain dust
C
And it could be in a year, the bank finally gets the best of us
F G Gsus4 G
But our cows are fed and the bins are full, We're hoping to see you before the snow
[Chorus]
F Csus4 F
And you're lost out in the Big Smoke
C Cadd11 C
Lookin' for a way home
G Gsus4 G
There are no straight paths
Am
There's no easy way
[Outro]
F Csus4 F
You're lost out in the Big Smoke
C Cadd11 C
Without a fire of your own
G Gsus4 G
There are no straight paths
Am
There's no easy way
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