Biography:
Greg MacPherson (born 1973 in Sydney, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. MacPherson performs both as a solo performer and as part of a band. To date, his albums are:
The Year of The Record Break (1997)
Balanced on a Pin (1999)
Good Times Coming Back Again (2002)
Maintenance (2004)
Night Flares (2005)
The Sun Beats Down (2006)
Mr. Invitation (2010)
Disintegration Blues (2011)
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"West St. James" by Greg MacPherson from the album "Balanced on a Pin"
(no chord) F
I was already on the plane.
Am
I met a man from West St.James.
C
We talked about the exposion at Orest's Barber Shop
Bb
and St. James High School.
F
I looked down at Saskatchewan
Am
Like a yellow-green tile floor we were standing on
C Bb
"Did you know the West Coast is gonna fall into the ocean someday?"
F
He said, "My friend I hope you don't mind but I have to ask you,
Am
are you leaving behind something that's not worth coming back to?
C
'Cause we're the same collection of faults and accidents
Bb
no matter where we are."
Dm C G Bb
Simpler down there
Dm C G Bb
Simpler down there
F
She was a picture of frustration,
Am
standing all alone in an empty bus station.
C
Another summer gone.
Bb
After a seven hour delay in Saskatoon yesterday.
F
I'm looking out at the clouds
Am
and we're flying over a storm and a dozen little farms.
C Bb
There's a fire station at the top of her street and three rinks where.
Dm C G Bb
Simpler down there
Dm C G Bb
Simpler down there
Dm C G Bb
F C
One leaves for something else to say.
Bb
One looks around and walks away.
G
One hour from now I'll be looking down at the rocky mountains.
F C
One leaves for something else to say.
Bb
One looks around and walks away.
G
One hour from now I'll be looking down at the Rocky Mountains.
F C Bb G
F C Bb G G
Dm C G Bb
Simpler down there
Dm C G Bb
Simpler down there
Dm C G Bb
Simpler down there
(no chord) F
I was already on the plane.
Am
I met a man from West St.James.
C
We talked about the exposion at Orest's Barber Shop
Bb
and St. James High School.
F
I looked down at Saskatchewan
Am
Like a yellow-green tile floor we were standing on
C Bb
"Did you know the West Coast is gonna fall into the ocean someday?"
F
He said, "My friend I hope you don't mind but I have to ask you,
Am
are you leaving behind something that's not worth coming back to?
C
'Cause we're the same collection of faults and accidents
Bb
no matter where we are."
Dm C G Bb
Simpler down there
Dm C G Bb
Simpler down there
F
She was a picture of frustration,
Am
standing all alone in an empty bus station.
C
Another summer gone.
Bb
After a seven hour delay in Saskatoon yesterday.
F
I'm looking out at the clouds
Am
and we're flying over a storm and a dozen little farms.
C Bb
There's a fire station at the top of her street and three rinks where.
Dm C G Bb
Simpler down there
Dm C G Bb
Simpler down there
Dm C G Bb
F C
One leaves for something else to say.
Bb
One looks around and walks away.
G
One hour from now I'll be looking down at the rocky mountains.
F C
One leaves for something else to say.
Bb
One looks around and walks away.
G
One hour from now I'll be looking down at the Rocky Mountains.
F C Bb G
F C Bb G G
Dm C G Bb
Simpler down there
Dm C G Bb
Simpler down there
Dm C G Bb
Simpler down there
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