Biography:
Harvey Andrews (born Harvey John Andrews, May 7, 1943 in Birmingham) is an English singer, songwriter, and poet.
From 1964, Andrews supported his nascent career as a singer/songwriter by working as a schoolteacher, before becoming a full-time professional musician in 1966.
Andrews has produced 15 successful albums singing his own songs, many of which have also been recorded by other artists.
His emotive The Soldier transmits the same quiet desperation of a soldier about to die "in conflict" as Wilfred Owen's Dulce Et Decorum Est
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Other songs:
- 1964
- Able Baker
- Anna My Love
- Annie In The Morning Rain
- Anon
- Autumn Song
- Birthday Boy
- Bruges
- Cheeky Young Lad
- Cousin Joe
- Downshifting
- Driving In The Middle Lane
- Fading Voices
- Fifty Years On
- Found And Loved
- Friends Till Then
- From The Heart
- Fruit And Veg
- Ghost Town
- Gift Of A Brand New Day
- Give A Damn
- Golden Pennies
- Grain Of Sand Tiny Little Sister
- Harvey Andrews
- House In The Hills
- Im Coming Home Molly
- Im Here
- Impressions
- In The Days When We Had Nothing
- Its A Wonderful Day
- Jowett Javelin
- La Jeusseliniere
- Learning The Game
- Leaving Home
- Liberation
- Life
- Little Businesses
- Living In An Ugly World
- Long Ago Far Away
- Long Long Time
- Lovely Lonely Lady
- Man From Brummagem Town
- Manet Monet
- Margarita
- Never Noticed
- Old Face
- On My Way
- One Machine
- Perfect Folk Club In The Sky
- Pg
- Pigeon
- Pinball
- Please Dont Get On The Plane
- Press Ganged
- Punch And Judy Man
- Saturdays
- She Saw Him Smile
- Simply Being Dad
- Soldier
- Somewhere In The Stars
- Song For Anne Frank
- Songs That Harry Wrote
- Sons And Daughters
- Spinning Concertinas
- Spring Again
- Take A Little Time
- The Centurion
- The Gift
- The Journey
- The Last Train
- The Navys In Dock
- The Old Tin Bath
- The Pocket Song
- The Role You Choose
- The Songwriter
- The Waiting Room
- The Way We Lived Then
- Wheels
- You Get Back What You Put In
- Youth In Age
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Artist - Harvey Andrews
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Song - Songs That Harry Wrote
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Album - The Journey (1997)
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard
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CAPO 2nd FRET
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INTRO
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Em D Em D
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VERSE 1
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Em
I was in a barroom just the other night
D
Tuning my old guitar
Em
When two young girls stood in front of me
C D
And one said, "Hey Grandpa
C
You gotta plug in, you gotta synthesize
D
You gotta get outta those jeans
Em
We came here for music tonight
C D
And they hire us an old has-been
Em D Em D
And we want a dance machine!"
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VERSE 2
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Em
I was far too tired to be angry
D
I was too damn broke to be mad
Em
I said, "Give me a try tonight ladies
C D
I might not be too bad
C
You see, every song has a story
D
If you listen you might just learn
Em
That life's for the living by everyone
C D
And youth is a flame you burn
Em
What you borrow, you must return”
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CHORUS
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G C
And I sang the songs that Harry wrote
G C
I sang with all my soul
G C
For Annie from America
D
And the singing made me whole
G C
Yes, I sang for the Mister Tanners
G C
For the waitresses with dreams
G C
For the lost ones and the lonely
D
And for all that music means
Em D Em D
There were songs before machines
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VERSE 3
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Em
And when the night was over
D
And the room began to clear
Em
And the glasses clinked, and the spotlight blinked
C D
And I reached for another beer
C
I looked around for the young girls
D
But they must have left too soon
Em
And I thought that trying to reach those kids
C D
Is like trying to reach the moon
Em D
Flying a silver spoon
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VERSE 4
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Em
And I thought those days are over
D
And the songs must all be dead
Em D
Am I the last one singing all the memories in my head?
C
I'd given them my best shots
D
And I'd hoped that they could see
Em
That what the songs were saying is
D
You grow up fast and free
Em
But you can't fight destiny
Em D Em D
Em D Em D
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CHORUS
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G C
And I sang the songs that Harry wrote
G C
I sang with all my soul
G C
For Annie from America
D
And the singing made me whole
G C
Yes, I sang for the Mister Tanners
G C
For the waitresses with dreams
G C
For the lost ones and the lonely
D
And for all that music means
Em D Em D
There were songs before machines
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VERSE 5
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Em
The clock was chiming midnight
D
When I walked out to my car
Em
And standing there were the two young girls
C D
So I put down my guitar
C
And the one reached up to kiss my cheek
D
And the other one held my hand
Em
And they said, "We thought you ought to know
C D
It's like a new found land
Em D Em D
And now we understand"
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CHORUS
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G C
Why you sing the songs that Harry wrote
G C
You sing with all your soul
G C
For Annie from America
D
And the singing makes you whole
G C
Yes, you sing for the Mister Tanners
G C
For the waitresses with dreams
G C
For the lost ones and the lonely
D
And for all that music means
Em
There were songs before machines
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OUTRO
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Em D Em D
Em D Em D
Repeat and Fade Out...........
ENJOY..........
Artist - Harvey Andrews
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Song - Songs That Harry Wrote
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Album - The Journey (1997)
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
**********************
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuning = Standard
---------------
CAPO 2nd FRET
---------------
INTRO
******
Em D Em D
------------------------
VERSE 1
********
Em
I was in a barroom just the other night
D
Tuning my old guitar
Em
When two young girls stood in front of me
C D
And one said, "Hey Grandpa
C
You gotta plug in, you gotta synthesize
D
You gotta get outta those jeans
Em
We came here for music tonight
C D
And they hire us an old has-been
Em D Em D
And we want a dance machine!"
------------------------
VERSE 2
********
Em
I was far too tired to be angry
D
I was too damn broke to be mad
Em
I said, "Give me a try tonight ladies
C D
I might not be too bad
C
You see, every song has a story
D
If you listen you might just learn
Em
That life's for the living by everyone
C D
And youth is a flame you burn
Em
What you borrow, you must return”
------------------------
CHORUS
*******
G C
And I sang the songs that Harry wrote
G C
I sang with all my soul
G C
For Annie from America
D
And the singing made me whole
G C
Yes, I sang for the Mister Tanners
G C
For the waitresses with dreams
G C
For the lost ones and the lonely
D
And for all that music means
Em D Em D
There were songs before machines
------------------------
VERSE 3
********
Em
And when the night was over
D
And the room began to clear
Em
And the glasses clinked, and the spotlight blinked
C D
And I reached for another beer
C
I looked around for the young girls
D
But they must have left too soon
Em
And I thought that trying to reach those kids
C D
Is like trying to reach the moon
Em D
Flying a silver spoon
------------------------
VERSE 4
********
Em
And I thought those days are over
D
And the songs must all be dead
Em D
Am I the last one singing all the memories in my head?
C
I'd given them my best shots
D
And I'd hoped that they could see
Em
That what the songs were saying is
D
You grow up fast and free
Em
But you can't fight destiny
Em D Em D
Em D Em D
------------------------
CHORUS
*******
G C
And I sang the songs that Harry wrote
G C
I sang with all my soul
G C
For Annie from America
D
And the singing made me whole
G C
Yes, I sang for the Mister Tanners
G C
For the waitresses with dreams
G C
For the lost ones and the lonely
D
And for all that music means
Em D Em D
There were songs before machines
------------------------
VERSE 5
********
Em
The clock was chiming midnight
D
When I walked out to my car
Em
And standing there were the two young girls
C D
So I put down my guitar
C
And the one reached up to kiss my cheek
D
And the other one held my hand
Em
And they said, "We thought you ought to know
C D
It's like a new found land
Em D Em D
And now we understand"
------------------------
CHORUS
*******
G C
Why you sing the songs that Harry wrote
G C
You sing with all your soul
G C
For Annie from America
D
And the singing makes you whole
G C
Yes, you sing for the Mister Tanners
G C
For the waitresses with dreams
G C
For the lost ones and the lonely
D
And for all that music means
Em
There were songs before machines
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OUTRO
******
Em D Em D
Em D Em D
Repeat and Fade Out...........
ENJOY..........
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