Biography:
John Moreland (born 22June 1985) is an American singer-songwriter from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Moreland first debuted his name as a part of the Black Gold Band from 2006-2010, with a 2006 full-band demo, 2008's Endless Oklahoma Sky, and 2009's solo demo session falling in that time span before he decided to retire the Black Gold Band name. John continues to write and record music, and in 2010 will release Things I Can't Control under his own name. Black Gold Band guitarist Wayne Wedge has returned to perform secondary guitar duties
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Other songs:
- Blacklist
- Break My Heart Sweetly
- Cherokee
- Cleveland County Blues
- Gods Medicine
- Gospel
- Hang Me On The Tulsa County Stars
- Hearts Too Heavy
- Heaven
- High On Tulsa Heat
- I Need You To Tell Me Who I Am
- It Dont Suit Me Like Before
- Latchkey Kid
- Lies I Chose To Believe
- Losing Sleep Tonight
- Love Is Not An Answer
- No Glory In Regret
- Nobody Gives A Damn About Songs Anymore
- Oh Julia
- Old Wounds
- Sallisaw Blues
- Slow Down Easy
- Tear Me Back Apart
- White Flag
- You Dont Care For Me Enough To Cry
- Your Spell
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Capo on 2nd fret.
There are some small riffs for C and G chords here and there, but I'm sure you'll figure it out.
[Intro]
C Am G C
[Verse]
C F C Am G C
I started up the engine and headed for the place we met
C F C Am G C
I prayed to sister Juliette, smoked three packs of cigarettes
F C
I'm still trying to figure out forgiveness
F G
And keep track of all of my sins
Am G C F
Just tell me you don't love me, and I promise I won't
C F C
Darken your doorstep again
[Interlude]
C Am G C x2
[Verse]
C F C Am G C
This sure ain't how I thought that it would feel to finally have made it
C F C Am G C
I've arrived alive in Danbury, damn it's overrated
F C
They put us back on the blacklist
F G
Well we never learned why we needed saved
Am G C F
We took a ride trying to hide from the god of
C F C
Early marriages and empty graves
[Interlude]
C Am G C x2
Am G F C G
Last night, New York City was heaven, now I'm feeling low
Am G F C G
And how many stones did we roll, hoping hell would explode
F C F G
We read all the right books, we sang songs we misunderstood
Am G C F C F C
And with or without any reason, we did rebellion what justice we could
[Interlude]
C Am G C x2
[Verse]
C F C Am G C
So I'm trying not to think about home, and all that I miss
C F C Am G C
I swallowed my pride, and I cried, cause we didn't exist
F C
You said it's now or never,
F G
well I never stop feeling that way
Am G C F
We get turned around, our spirits break down,
C F C
we just lie and say we're ok
[Interlude]
C Am G C x2
[Verse]
Am G F C G
Well the older I get, truth gets harder to find
Am G F C G
And famous false prophets get by off of robbing good men blind
F C F G
Maybe I don't have it in me, maybe it doesn't have me in it
Am G C F C F C
And if I don't fly, that's fine, just let me find the place where I fit
There are some small riffs for C and G chords here and there, but I'm sure you'll figure it out.
[Intro]
C Am G C
[Verse]
C F C Am G C
I started up the engine and headed for the place we met
C F C Am G C
I prayed to sister Juliette, smoked three packs of cigarettes
F C
I'm still trying to figure out forgiveness
F G
And keep track of all of my sins
Am G C F
Just tell me you don't love me, and I promise I won't
C F C
Darken your doorstep again
[Interlude]
C Am G C x2
[Verse]
C F C Am G C
This sure ain't how I thought that it would feel to finally have made it
C F C Am G C
I've arrived alive in Danbury, damn it's overrated
F C
They put us back on the blacklist
F G
Well we never learned why we needed saved
Am G C F
We took a ride trying to hide from the god of
C F C
Early marriages and empty graves
[Interlude]
C Am G C x2
Am G F C G
Last night, New York City was heaven, now I'm feeling low
Am G F C G
And how many stones did we roll, hoping hell would explode
F C F G
We read all the right books, we sang songs we misunderstood
Am G C F C F C
And with or without any reason, we did rebellion what justice we could
[Interlude]
C Am G C x2
[Verse]
C F C Am G C
So I'm trying not to think about home, and all that I miss
C F C Am G C
I swallowed my pride, and I cried, cause we didn't exist
F C
You said it's now or never,
F G
well I never stop feeling that way
Am G C F
We get turned around, our spirits break down,
C F C
we just lie and say we're ok
[Interlude]
C Am G C x2
[Verse]
Am G F C G
Well the older I get, truth gets harder to find
Am G F C G
And famous false prophets get by off of robbing good men blind
F C F G
Maybe I don't have it in me, maybe it doesn't have me in it
Am G C F C F C
And if I don't fly, that's fine, just let me find the place where I fit
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