Biography:
Josh Ritter (born in Moscow, Idaho on October 21, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and author who performs and records with The Royal City Band (as Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band). Ritter is known for his distinctive Americana style and narrative lyrics. In 2006 he was named one of the "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" by Paste magazine.
Born to two neuroscientists, Ritter bought his first guitar from the local K-MART after hearing the Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash classic Girl From The North Country.
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Other songs:
- Empty Hearts
- Getting Ready To Get Down
- Good Man
- Kathleen
- Naked As A Window
- Next To The Last Romantic
- Temptation Of Adam
- To The Dogs Or Whoever
- Wolves
- A Big Enough Sky
- All Some Kind Of Dream
- Angels On Her Shoulders
- Anne
- Another New World
- Baby Thats Not All
- Bandits
- Beautiful Night
- Best For The Best
- Blame It On The Tetons
- Bone Of Song
- Bonfire
- California
- Cant Go To Sleep Without You
- Certain Light
- Change Of Time
- Come And Find Me
- Cry Softly
- Cumberland
- Darlin
- Dreams
- Drive Away
- Evil Eye
- Feels Like Lightning
- Folk Bloodbath
- Friendamine
- Girl In The War
- Golden Age Of Radio
- Ground Dont Want Me
- Harrisburg
- Henrietta Indiana
- Here At The Right Time
- Homecoming
- Hopeful
- Hotel Song
- Idaho
- In The Dark
- In Your Arms Again
- In Your Arms Awhile
- Joy To You Baby
- Labelship Down
- Lantern
- Lark
- Lawrence Ks
- Leaves And Kings
- Leaving
- Letter From Ohmaha
- Lights
- Lillian Egypt
- Little Ole Wine Drinker Me
- Long Shadows
- Loretta
- Love Is Making Its Way Back Home
- Make Me Down
- Man Burning
- Manburning
- Me And Jiggs
- Miles Away
- Minds Eye
- Monster Ballads
- Moon River
- Moons
- Murder On My Mind
- My Man On A Horse Is Here
- Myrna Loy
- New Lover
- Nightmares
- Oh Lord Part 3
- One More Mouth
- Open Doors
- Other Side
- Peter Killed The Dragon
- Rainslicker
- Rattling Locks
- Real Long Distance
- Right Moves
- Roll On
- Rumors
- Seeing Me Round
- Showboat
- Silver Blade
- Since Youve Gone
- Sir Galahad
- Snow Is Gone
- Song For The Fireflies
- Southern Pacifica
- Still Beating
- Strangers
- Stuck To You The Science Song
- The Appleblossom Rag
- The Bad Actress
- The Curse
- The Oak King
- The Stone
- The Temptation Of Adam
- Thin Blue Flame
- Third Arm
- Thunderbolts Goodnight
- Tonight You Belong To Me
- Train Go By
- Wait For Love
- When Will I Be Changed
- Where The Night Goes
- Wildfires
- Wings
- You Dont Make It Easy Babe
- Young Moses
- Youve Got The Moon
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Lyrics from live recording at City Winery on 2017-04-19
https://archive.org/details/jr2017-04-19.mk6.edtyre/joshritter2017-04-19.mk6.edtyre.t11.flac
[Intro]
Em Em Em Em
[Verse 1]
Em
Oh, I have a silver blade,
D
The edges sharp, the handle bone.
Am
A pretty thing of silver made,
C
Now it's the only thing I own.
Em
Once I knew a lordling fine.
D
I heard him whistle as he rode.
Am
And I was bold to call him mine.
C
The shoes upon his horse were gold.
Em D Am C
[Verse 2]
Em
One look in my eyes and he,
D
Bid me climb onto his horse.
Am
And asked if I'd his lady be,
C
And go away for ever more?
Em
He spoke of love songs at each kiss,
D
And I who was a young girl then,
Am
Was promissed every young girls bliss,
C
Got up and rode away with him.
Em
He led me through his castle tall,
D
With promises and jewels until,
Am
He led me through his castle hall,
C
And took my clothes and worked his will.
Em
And when he had and I lay there,
D
From my head with a silver blade,
Am
He cut a lock of my cold black hair,
C
And bid me dress and go my way.
[Break]
Em D Am C
Em D Am C
[Verse 3]
Em
But I marked well the silver blade,
D
And where he laid it when he did,
Am
And when his back was turned away,
C
I burried it beneath his ribs.
Em
I used the dagger as a spade,
D
Where the thorns and lilacs grow.
Am
I cut the ground into a grave,
C
In a place even God don't know.
Em
And every evening I returned,
D
To the place for him I chose,
Am
Until his skin had turned to worms,
C
Wild dogs scattered his bones.
Em
And all I have of what I was,
D
Is the memory of a maid,
Am
Who mistook a thief for love,
C
But who gained a silver blade.
Em D Am C
[Outro]
Em D Am C
Silver blade.
Em D Am C
Em D Am C
https://archive.org/details/jr2017-04-19.mk6.edtyre/joshritter2017-04-19.mk6.edtyre.t11.flac
[Intro]
Em Em Em Em
[Verse 1]
Em
Oh, I have a silver blade,
D
The edges sharp, the handle bone.
Am
A pretty thing of silver made,
C
Now it's the only thing I own.
Em
Once I knew a lordling fine.
D
I heard him whistle as he rode.
Am
And I was bold to call him mine.
C
The shoes upon his horse were gold.
Em D Am C
[Verse 2]
Em
One look in my eyes and he,
D
Bid me climb onto his horse.
Am
And asked if I'd his lady be,
C
And go away for ever more?
Em
He spoke of love songs at each kiss,
D
And I who was a young girl then,
Am
Was promissed every young girls bliss,
C
Got up and rode away with him.
Em
He led me through his castle tall,
D
With promises and jewels until,
Am
He led me through his castle hall,
C
And took my clothes and worked his will.
Em
And when he had and I lay there,
D
From my head with a silver blade,
Am
He cut a lock of my cold black hair,
C
And bid me dress and go my way.
[Break]
Em D Am C
Em D Am C
[Verse 3]
Em
But I marked well the silver blade,
D
And where he laid it when he did,
Am
And when his back was turned away,
C
I burried it beneath his ribs.
Em
I used the dagger as a spade,
D
Where the thorns and lilacs grow.
Am
I cut the ground into a grave,
C
In a place even God don't know.
Em
And every evening I returned,
D
To the place for him I chose,
Am
Until his skin had turned to worms,
C
Wild dogs scattered his bones.
Em
And all I have of what I was,
D
Is the memory of a maid,
Am
Who mistook a thief for love,
C
But who gained a silver blade.
Em D Am C
[Outro]
Em D Am C
Silver blade.
Em D Am C
Em D Am C
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