Biography:
John Murry (born John Miller Murry in 1979 in Tupelo, Mississippi) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, composer and co-owner of Evangeline Records. His debut album, entitled "The Graceless Age", was issued on Evangeline Records in 2012 and listed by Uncut as one of the best records of 2012.
Murry began singing at the age of five in church in Tupelo, Mississippi. At 12, he learned to play the Tom Petty song, "Free Fallin.” After moving to Memphis, Tennessee as a teenager, Murry began playing in bands from about 1999.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
C | F | Am | G
[Verse]
C F
Up above the moon
C F
And underneath the gun
C F
Far away from Mississippi
C F Em
All the buttons come undone
Dm G
A hornet'?s nest inside my brain
Dm G
Rattling like a submachine
[Chorus]
Am G F Em Dm G
Saran Wrap and little colored balloons
Am G F Em Dm G
A black nickel, a needle and a spoon
Am G
You say this is ain'?t what I am?
C F Em
Well, this is what I do to warn your ghost away
Dm G
I know you don'?t believe in magic
Dm G
Nobody does, not anymore
[Instrumental]
C | F | Am | G
[Verse]
C F
This uniform is stifling
C F
It'?s hotter than the heat
C F
That'?s smothering my shoulders
C F Em
nd burning up my feet
Dm G
Every word'?s under review,
Dm G
But the jury'?s guilty, too?.
[Chorus]
Am G F Em Dm G
Saran Wrap and little colored balloons
Am G F Em Dm G
A black nickel, a needle and a spoon
Am G
You say this is ain'?t what I am?
C F Em
Well, this is what I do to warn your ghost away
Dm G
I know you don'?t believe in magic
Dm G
Nobody does, not anymore
[Instrumental]
C | F | Am | G
[Verse]
C F
I watch the waves roll in
C F
And roll out just the same
C F
Like a song and dance,
C F Em
It'?s the oldest of his games
Dm G
I shut my eyes but through these tears
Dm G
A mean old world reappears
[Chorus]
Am G F Em Dm G
Saran Wrap and little colored balloons
Am G F Em Dm G
A black nickel, a needle and a spoon
Am G
You say this is ain'?t what I am?
C F Em
Well, this is what I do to warn your ghost away
Dm G
I know you don'?t believe in magic
Dm G
Nobody does, not anymore
[Verse]
C F
Why try and tell you,
C F
When you don'?t give a fuck?
C F
You don'?t believe in magic?
C F
You don'?t believe in luck?
Dm G
There is no '??right'?, There is no '??wrong'?
Dm G
Same damn chorus, same damn song
[Chorus]
Am G F Em Dm G
Saran Wrap and little colored balloons
Am G F Em Dm G
A black nickel, a needle and a spoon
Am G
You say this is ain'?t what I am?
C F Em
Well, this is what I do to warn your ghost away
Dm G
I know you don'?t believe in magic
Dm G
Nobody does, not anymore
[Bridge]
C F
I held my hands out,
Am G
Blood stained and I got my doubts
C F
I tried to wash it off
Am G
Yeah, I tried to wash it off
C F
Red as Southern clay
Am G
Blood-red as Mississippi clay
C F
And yes, it still remains
Am G
Goddammit, it still remains!
C F
Where is Pilate'?s water?
Am G
Tell me! Where is Pilate'?s water?
C F
Nightmares in daylight!
Am G
I'?m stealing the birthright!
C F
Off 16th and Mission!
Am G
Off 16th and Mission!
C F
I took an ambulance ride
Am G
They said I should'?ve died
C F
Right there on 16th and Mission,
Am G
on 16th and Mission
C F
I still miss you so much
Am G
I still miss you so goddamn much
C F
On 16th and Mission
Am G
I'?m right here at 16th and Mission
Sing it!
[Outro]
C | F | Am | G
C | F | Am | G
[Verse]
C F
Up above the moon
C F
And underneath the gun
C F
Far away from Mississippi
C F Em
All the buttons come undone
Dm G
A hornet'?s nest inside my brain
Dm G
Rattling like a submachine
[Chorus]
Am G F Em Dm G
Saran Wrap and little colored balloons
Am G F Em Dm G
A black nickel, a needle and a spoon
Am G
You say this is ain'?t what I am?
C F Em
Well, this is what I do to warn your ghost away
Dm G
I know you don'?t believe in magic
Dm G
Nobody does, not anymore
[Instrumental]
C | F | Am | G
[Verse]
C F
This uniform is stifling
C F
It'?s hotter than the heat
C F
That'?s smothering my shoulders
C F Em
nd burning up my feet
Dm G
Every word'?s under review,
Dm G
But the jury'?s guilty, too?.
[Chorus]
Am G F Em Dm G
Saran Wrap and little colored balloons
Am G F Em Dm G
A black nickel, a needle and a spoon
Am G
You say this is ain'?t what I am?
C F Em
Well, this is what I do to warn your ghost away
Dm G
I know you don'?t believe in magic
Dm G
Nobody does, not anymore
[Instrumental]
C | F | Am | G
[Verse]
C F
I watch the waves roll in
C F
And roll out just the same
C F
Like a song and dance,
C F Em
It'?s the oldest of his games
Dm G
I shut my eyes but through these tears
Dm G
A mean old world reappears
[Chorus]
Am G F Em Dm G
Saran Wrap and little colored balloons
Am G F Em Dm G
A black nickel, a needle and a spoon
Am G
You say this is ain'?t what I am?
C F Em
Well, this is what I do to warn your ghost away
Dm G
I know you don'?t believe in magic
Dm G
Nobody does, not anymore
[Verse]
C F
Why try and tell you,
C F
When you don'?t give a fuck?
C F
You don'?t believe in magic?
C F
You don'?t believe in luck?
Dm G
There is no '??right'?, There is no '??wrong'?
Dm G
Same damn chorus, same damn song
[Chorus]
Am G F Em Dm G
Saran Wrap and little colored balloons
Am G F Em Dm G
A black nickel, a needle and a spoon
Am G
You say this is ain'?t what I am?
C F Em
Well, this is what I do to warn your ghost away
Dm G
I know you don'?t believe in magic
Dm G
Nobody does, not anymore
[Bridge]
C F
I held my hands out,
Am G
Blood stained and I got my doubts
C F
I tried to wash it off
Am G
Yeah, I tried to wash it off
C F
Red as Southern clay
Am G
Blood-red as Mississippi clay
C F
And yes, it still remains
Am G
Goddammit, it still remains!
C F
Where is Pilate'?s water?
Am G
Tell me! Where is Pilate'?s water?
C F
Nightmares in daylight!
Am G
I'?m stealing the birthright!
C F
Off 16th and Mission!
Am G
Off 16th and Mission!
C F
I took an ambulance ride
Am G
They said I should'?ve died
C F
Right there on 16th and Mission,
Am G
on 16th and Mission
C F
I still miss you so much
Am G
I still miss you so goddamn much
C F
On 16th and Mission
Am G
I'?m right here at 16th and Mission
Sing it!
[Outro]
C | F | Am | G
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