Biography:
Mark Erelli (born 1975) is an American folk singer/songwriter from Reading, Massachusetts now living in Portland, Maine. His album, Hope & Other Casualties, is a collection of folk and Americana songs with stylistic arrangements, including "The Only Way", written in response to the September 11, 2001 attack and covered by Ellis Paul and Vance Gilbert.
On "Compass & Companion", Mark partnered with Kelly Willis for the title song.
He regularly tours in support of Kris Delmhorst
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Other songs:
- 23Rd Street
- A Bend In The River
- Abraham
- Aint No Time Of Year To Be Alone
- All Behind Me Now
- Almost Home
- Alright For Now
- Analog Hero
- August
- Baltimore
- Basement Days
- Before I Knew Your Name
- Billy Gray
- Birches
- Blue
- Brand New Baby
- Call You Home
- Close Your Eyes
- Coming Home
- Compass And Companion
- Defying Gravity
- Evenings Curtain
- Five Beer Moon
- Ghost
- Hartfordtown 1944
- Hemlock Grove
- Here And Now
- Hope Dies Last
- Ice Fishing
- Ichabod
- Imaginary Wars
- Innocent When You Dream
- Kingdom Come
- Little Sister
- Midnight Train
- My Best Was Just Not Good Enough For You
- My Darling
- Northern Star
- Only Wondering Where You Are
- Passing Through
- Pauline
- Pilgrim Highway
- Pretend
- Snowed In
- The Only Way
- Tired Eyes
- Tom Merritt
- Undone
- Volunteers
- Why Should I Cry
- Wyoming Wind
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[Intro]
D A F#m Em G A
[Verse]
D
They sat at each end of the couch
F#m
And watched as the fire burned down
Em
So quiet on this winter's night
G A
Not a porch light on for miles around
[Verse]
D
Then he said, "I think I'll fill the stove
F#m
It's getting time for bed"
Em
She looked up, "I think I'll have some wine
G A
How 'bout you?" she asked, and he declined
[Verse]
D
"Warren," she said
F#m
"Maybe just for tonight
Em
Let's fill the stove with birches
G A
And watch as the fire burns bright
[Verse]
D
How long has it been?
F#m
It's been quite a while
Em
Pour yourself half a glass and
G A
Stay with me a little while"
[Verse]
D
And Warren, he shook his head
F#m
As if she'd made some kind of joke
Em
"Birches? On a winter night?
G A
No, we'll fill the stove with oak"
[Verse]
D
"Oak will burn as long and hot
F#m
As a July afternoon
Em G
Birch will burn itself out
A
By the rising of the moon"
[Verse]
D
"And you hate a cold house same as me
F#m
Am I right or not?"
Em G
"All right, all right that's true"
A
She said, "It was just a thought"
[Verse]
D
Then she said, "Warren, you do look tired
F#m
Maybe you should go up to bed
Em
I'll take care of the wood tonight"
G A
"Oak", he told her, "Oak", she said
[Verse]
D
She listened to his footsteps
F#m
As he climbed up the stairs
Em
Then she pulled a sweater on her and
G A
Set her wine glass on a chair
[Verse]
D
She walked down the cellar to the wood-box
F#m
It was cold as an ice chest
Em G
Then climbed back up with four logs
A
Each as white as a wedding dress
[Verse]
D
And she filled the stove and poured the wine
F#m
Then she sat down on the floor
Em
She curled her legs beneath her
G A
As the fire sprang to life once more
[Verse]
D
And it filled the room with it's hungry light
F#m
And it cracked as it drew air
Em G
And the shadows danced a jittery waltz
A
Like no one else was there
[Verse]
D
She stood up in the heat, and
F#m
She twirled around the room
Em G
And the shadows, they saw nothing
A
But a young girl on her honeymoon
[Verse]
D
And she knew the time, it would be short
F#m
Soon the fire would start to fade
Em G
She thought of heat, she thought of time
A D
She called it an even trade
D A F#m Em G A
[Verse]
D
They sat at each end of the couch
F#m
And watched as the fire burned down
Em
So quiet on this winter's night
G A
Not a porch light on for miles around
[Verse]
D
Then he said, "I think I'll fill the stove
F#m
It's getting time for bed"
Em
She looked up, "I think I'll have some wine
G A
How 'bout you?" she asked, and he declined
[Verse]
D
"Warren," she said
F#m
"Maybe just for tonight
Em
Let's fill the stove with birches
G A
And watch as the fire burns bright
[Verse]
D
How long has it been?
F#m
It's been quite a while
Em
Pour yourself half a glass and
G A
Stay with me a little while"
[Verse]
D
And Warren, he shook his head
F#m
As if she'd made some kind of joke
Em
"Birches? On a winter night?
G A
No, we'll fill the stove with oak"
[Verse]
D
"Oak will burn as long and hot
F#m
As a July afternoon
Em G
Birch will burn itself out
A
By the rising of the moon"
[Verse]
D
"And you hate a cold house same as me
F#m
Am I right or not?"
Em G
"All right, all right that's true"
A
She said, "It was just a thought"
[Verse]
D
Then she said, "Warren, you do look tired
F#m
Maybe you should go up to bed
Em
I'll take care of the wood tonight"
G A
"Oak", he told her, "Oak", she said
[Verse]
D
She listened to his footsteps
F#m
As he climbed up the stairs
Em
Then she pulled a sweater on her and
G A
Set her wine glass on a chair
[Verse]
D
She walked down the cellar to the wood-box
F#m
It was cold as an ice chest
Em G
Then climbed back up with four logs
A
Each as white as a wedding dress
[Verse]
D
And she filled the stove and poured the wine
F#m
Then she sat down on the floor
Em
She curled her legs beneath her
G A
As the fire sprang to life once more
[Verse]
D
And it filled the room with it's hungry light
F#m
And it cracked as it drew air
Em G
And the shadows danced a jittery waltz
A
Like no one else was there
[Verse]
D
She stood up in the heat, and
F#m
She twirled around the room
Em G
And the shadows, they saw nothing
A
But a young girl on her honeymoon
[Verse]
D
And she knew the time, it would be short
F#m
Soon the fire would start to fade
Em G
She thought of heat, she thought of time
A D
She called it an even trade
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