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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-Wings-
-Josh Ritter-
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Capo 2
Am
At night we crossed the border
Following a black robe to the
Em
Edge of the reservation
To Cataldo Mission where the
Am
Saints and all the martyrs
Look down on dying converts
Em
What makes the water holy she says
F Am
Is that it's the closest thing to rain
I stole a mule from Anthony
I helped Anne up upon it
And we rode to Coeur d'Alene
Through Harrison and Wallace
They were blasting out the tunnles
Making way for the light of learning
When Jesus comes a'calling she said
He's coming 'round the mountain on a train
C
Yeah.......
F
Well it's my home
C
Last night I dreamt that I grew wings
G Am
I found a place where they could hear me when I sing
We floated on to Hanford
On a lumber boat up river
Past fisheries and the milltowns
Like a stretch of future graveyards
She was driven to distraction
Said I wonder what will happen
When they find out they're mistaken
And the land is to changed to ever change
We waded through the marketplace
Someone's ship had come in
There was silver and begonias
Dynamite and cattle
There were hearts as big as apples
And apples in the shape of Mary's heart
I said inside this gilded cage
A songbird always looks so plain
Yeah.......
Well it's my home
Last night I dreamt that I grew wings
I found a place where they could hear me when I sing
And so they came with cameras
Breaking through the morning mist
Press and buisnessmnen, tycoons,
Episcipol phianthropists
Lost in their appraisal
Of the body of a women
But all we saw were lowlands,
Clouds clung to mountains without strings
At last we saw some people
Huddled up against
The rain that was descending
Like railroad spikes and hammers
They were headed for the border
Walking and then running
And then they were gone into the fog
But Anne said underneath their jackets she saw wings
-Josh Ritter-
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Capo 2
Am
At night we crossed the border
Following a black robe to the
Em
Edge of the reservation
To Cataldo Mission where the
Am
Saints and all the martyrs
Look down on dying converts
Em
What makes the water holy she says
F Am
Is that it's the closest thing to rain
I stole a mule from Anthony
I helped Anne up upon it
And we rode to Coeur d'Alene
Through Harrison and Wallace
They were blasting out the tunnles
Making way for the light of learning
When Jesus comes a'calling she said
He's coming 'round the mountain on a train
C
Yeah.......
F
Well it's my home
C
Last night I dreamt that I grew wings
G Am
I found a place where they could hear me when I sing
We floated on to Hanford
On a lumber boat up river
Past fisheries and the milltowns
Like a stretch of future graveyards
She was driven to distraction
Said I wonder what will happen
When they find out they're mistaken
And the land is to changed to ever change
We waded through the marketplace
Someone's ship had come in
There was silver and begonias
Dynamite and cattle
There were hearts as big as apples
And apples in the shape of Mary's heart
I said inside this gilded cage
A songbird always looks so plain
Yeah.......
Well it's my home
Last night I dreamt that I grew wings
I found a place where they could hear me when I sing
And so they came with cameras
Breaking through the morning mist
Press and buisnessmnen, tycoons,
Episcipol phianthropists
Lost in their appraisal
Of the body of a women
But all we saw were lowlands,
Clouds clung to mountains without strings
At last we saw some people
Huddled up against
The rain that was descending
Like railroad spikes and hammers
They were headed for the border
Walking and then running
And then they were gone into the fog
But Anne said underneath their jackets she saw wings
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