Biography:
Marc Cohn (born July 5, 1959 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a Grammy-award winning American singer-songwriter, best known for his song "Walking in Memphis" (often misattributed to Bruce Springsteen or Michael Bolton) from his self-titled 1991 album Marc Cohn.
According to the Walking In Memphis Songfacts, Cohn was discovered by Carly Simon in the mid-'80s when he was with a 14-piece band called The Supreme Court. Atlantic Records signed him in 1989, but
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Other songs:
- Walking In Memphis
- Walking In Mephis
- Already Home
- Ellis Island
- Ghost Train
- Girl Of Mysterious Sorrow
- Healing Hands
- Listening To Levon
- Mamas In The Moon
- Man Of The World
- Nowhere Fast
- Olana
- Providence
- Silver Thunderbird
- Strangers In A Car
- The Rainy Season
- The Things Weve
- The Things Weve Handed Down
- True Companion
- Walk Through The World
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Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 15:03:07 -0500
From: "Daniel J. Engel"
Subject: c/cohn_marc/olana.crd
Title: Olana
Artist: Marc Cohn
Album: Burning the Daze, track 7
Intro/Fill
--octave of melody line sounds nice :-)
--easier with two acoustic guitars
e--0-------3-------2-------3-------------------------|
B----------------------------------0-3---------------|
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D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
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v1
C G
They say my final masterpiece
F C
Was this house on the hill
G D
High above the great and mighty river
C G
My hand could not hold the brushes
F C
Yes, I guess I lost my will
C G D
And you can't keep painting paradise forever
C
Oh forever
(Fill)
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v2
C G
>From the Andes to Niagara
F C
To where we stand today
G D
I drew the great creations of my Master
C G
'til the oil and the canvas
F C
Lord, I threw them all away
C G D
And traded them for stone and brick and plaster
C
I traded them all for you
__This part is sung in conjunction with the fill:__
C G
Winter wind blows and the river lies frozen at my feet
(I traded them all for you)
C G
Springtime come and the river wanna run above the street
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v3
C G
She came to me one night
F C
While I was tossing in my dreams
G D
She said she'd give my family protection
C G
I recall the night I died
F C
Beneath her arches and her beams
G D
I thanked her for the shelter and direction
C
I was lost until Olana
__This part is sung in conjunction with the fill:__
C G
Sun beat down on a summertime town; he left me here
(I was lost until Olana)
C
Watching these hills turning gold for one more year
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F Am
Oh, I've been from Jerusalem to Rome
F Am
Now I'm floating through these rooms tonight alone
F
And looking back on everything
C D C
All I ever wanted was a home
__This part is sung in conjunction with the fill:__
I was lost until Olana
How sweet the sound
How sweet the sound
N.C.
They say my final masterpiece
Was this house upon a hill
Tabbed by:
Dan Engel
Gustavus Adolphus College
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 15:03:07 -0500
From: "Daniel J. Engel"
Subject: c/cohn_marc/olana.crd
Title: Olana
Artist: Marc Cohn
Album: Burning the Daze, track 7
Intro/Fill
--octave of melody line sounds nice :-)
--easier with two acoustic guitars
e--0-------3-------2-------3-------------------------|
B----------------------------------0-3---------------|
G^?-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
------
v1
C G
They say my final masterpiece
F C
Was this house on the hill
G D
High above the great and mighty river
C G
My hand could not hold the brushes
F C
Yes, I guess I lost my will
C G D
And you can't keep painting paradise forever
C
Oh forever
(Fill)
------
v2
C G
>From the Andes to Niagara
F C
To where we stand today
G D
I drew the great creations of my Master
C G
'til the oil and the canvas
F C
Lord, I threw them all away
C G D
And traded them for stone and brick and plaster
C
I traded them all for you
__This part is sung in conjunction with the fill:__
C G
Winter wind blows and the river lies frozen at my feet
(I traded them all for you)
C G
Springtime come and the river wanna run above the street
------
v3
C G
She came to me one night
F C
While I was tossing in my dreams
G D
She said she'd give my family protection
C G
I recall the night I died
F C
Beneath her arches and her beams
G D
I thanked her for the shelter and direction
C
I was lost until Olana
__This part is sung in conjunction with the fill:__
C G
Sun beat down on a summertime town; he left me here
(I was lost until Olana)
C
Watching these hills turning gold for one more year
------
F Am
Oh, I've been from Jerusalem to Rome
F Am
Now I'm floating through these rooms tonight alone
F
And looking back on everything
C D C
All I ever wanted was a home
__This part is sung in conjunction with the fill:__
I was lost until Olana
How sweet the sound
How sweet the sound
N.C.
They say my final masterpiece
Was this house upon a hill
Tabbed by:
Dan Engel
Gustavus Adolphus College
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