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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Mark Erelli - Close Your Eyes
[Intro]
D G A D G A
[Verse 1]
D G D A
Well, the sun is surely sinking down
Em A G Em
But the Moon is slowly rising
D G D A
So this old world must still be spinning 'round
Em A D
And I still love you
[Chorus]
G Em A C G Bm
So close your eyes, you can close your eyes, its alright
Em A C G Bm
I don't know no love songs, and I cant sing the blues anymore
Em G Em G A Bm Em G D
But I can sing this song, and you can sing this song, when I'm gone
[Verse 2]
D G D A
It won't be long before another day
Em A G
Ah, we gonna have a good time
D G D A
Ain't no ones gonna take that time away
Em A D
Ah, you can stay as long as you like
[Chorus]
G Em A C G Bm
So close your eyes, you can close your eyes, its alright
Em A C G Bm
I don't know no love songs, and I cant sing the blues anymore
Em G Em G A Bm
But I can sing this song, and you can sing this song, when I'm gone
[Outro]
D G A D G Em A D
[Intro]
D G A D G A
[Verse 1]
D G D A
Well, the sun is surely sinking down
Em A G Em
But the Moon is slowly rising
D G D A
So this old world must still be spinning 'round
Em A D
And I still love you
[Chorus]
G Em A C G Bm
So close your eyes, you can close your eyes, its alright
Em A C G Bm
I don't know no love songs, and I cant sing the blues anymore
Em G Em G A Bm Em G D
But I can sing this song, and you can sing this song, when I'm gone
[Verse 2]
D G D A
It won't be long before another day
Em A G
Ah, we gonna have a good time
D G D A
Ain't no ones gonna take that time away
Em A D
Ah, you can stay as long as you like
[Chorus]
G Em A C G Bm
So close your eyes, you can close your eyes, its alright
Em A C G Bm
I don't know no love songs, and I cant sing the blues anymore
Em G Em G A Bm
But I can sing this song, and you can sing this song, when I'm gone
[Outro]
D G A D G Em A D
Mark Free
Mark Fry
Mark Geary
Mark Germino
Mark Gillespie