Biography:
Leif Vollebekk is a Canadian singer-songwriter, based in Montreal. Since the beginning of his career, Leif has performed at the Newport Folk Festival and shared stages with Daniel Lanois, Beth Orton, Sinéad O’Connor, Patrick Watson, Coeur de Pirate, William Fitzsimmons and Sam Amidon. He released his break-through sophomore album ‘North Americana’ in 2013, while his 2010 debut ‘Inland’ was described as “beautiful, memorable and moving” by NPR and “timeless and monumental” by the Independent UK.
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[Verse 1]
E A B E Esus4 E
For years I've been working and traveling alone
E Aadd9 A B E Aadd9 A
I eat out in restaurants where men wear cologne
E A B A
Recognized as a stranger every place that I went
E A E A
Sometimes I just sometimes I just close my eyes
E A E
And begin my descent
A
[Verse 2]
E A B E Esus4 E
I'll swim in the ocean when the water is high
E Aadd9 A B E Aadd9 A
And I'll find your bracelet; I just have to try
A E A B A
And the sky is so open and the wind is heading south
E A E A
I'm just gonna I'm just gonna close my eyes
E A E
And put my hand on my mouth
A
[Verse 3]
E A B E Esus4 E
One time in a castle with turrets aglow
Aadd9 A B E Aadd9 A
I cast incantations so carnations will grow
E A E A
And I heard you were worried from a shell by the sea
E A E A
Sometimes I just I just close my eyes
E A E
So you don't worry about me
A
[Verse 4]
E A B E Esus4 E
When you're lost in the meadows you just have to stand
Aadd9 A B E Aadd9 A
And I looked for the farmhouse, it was covered in sand
E A B A
And the fire of the moonlight made everything white
E A E A
I just had to close my eyes
E A E
And dream it one night
A E A B E (x2)
[Verse 5]
E A B E Esus4 E
In the classroom the children gather their hands
Aadd9 A B E Aadd9 A
They're dancing to some chanson from some ancient land
E A B A
And they're spinning in circles and the spirits they weep
E A E A
I'm just gonna I'm just gonna close my eyes
E A E
Rest is as good as sleep
E A B E Esus4 E
For years I've been working and traveling alone
E Aadd9 A B E Aadd9 A
I eat out in restaurants where men wear cologne
E A B A
Recognized as a stranger every place that I went
E A E A
Sometimes I just sometimes I just close my eyes
E A E
And begin my descent
A
[Verse 2]
E A B E Esus4 E
I'll swim in the ocean when the water is high
E Aadd9 A B E Aadd9 A
And I'll find your bracelet; I just have to try
A E A B A
And the sky is so open and the wind is heading south
E A E A
I'm just gonna I'm just gonna close my eyes
E A E
And put my hand on my mouth
A
[Verse 3]
E A B E Esus4 E
One time in a castle with turrets aglow
Aadd9 A B E Aadd9 A
I cast incantations so carnations will grow
E A E A
And I heard you were worried from a shell by the sea
E A E A
Sometimes I just I just close my eyes
E A E
So you don't worry about me
A
[Verse 4]
E A B E Esus4 E
When you're lost in the meadows you just have to stand
Aadd9 A B E Aadd9 A
And I looked for the farmhouse, it was covered in sand
E A B A
And the fire of the moonlight made everything white
E A E A
I just had to close my eyes
E A E
And dream it one night
A E A B E (x2)
[Verse 5]
E A B E Esus4 E
In the classroom the children gather their hands
Aadd9 A B E Aadd9 A
They're dancing to some chanson from some ancient land
E A B A
And they're spinning in circles and the spirits they weep
E A E A
I'm just gonna I'm just gonna close my eyes
E A E
Rest is as good as sleep
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