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 - The Only Way
CAPO: 4th fret
[Intro]
C Em F G C
[Verse 1]
C
I read the paper
Em
And I watch the news
Am
It seems there's only pain and suffering
Em
And there ain't nothing I can do
F
It's so senseless
G
I feel defenceless
C G
So small
[Verse 2]
C
I could shut my windows
Em
I could bolt doors
Am
But if I don't feel safe enough
Em
To speak my mind anymore
F
Then what's the use
G
I've nothing left to lose
C
And no further to fall
[Chorus]
G
So I'm gonna love
Am
And I'm gonna believe
G
I'm gonna dream
Am
But I'm gonna roll up my sleeves
Em F
Give everything until there's nothing left to give
C G F
That's the only way I know how to live
[Verse 3]
C
It was a nightmare
Em
No tongue can tell
Am
The streets of New York city
Em
Looked just like the gates of Hell
F
In a flash
G
The smoke and the ash
C G
Pouring down like rain
[Verse 4]
C
But they circled wagons
Em
And they gathered round
Am
As they bravely pulled our brothers
Em
And our sisters from the ground
F
And I know
G
That we owe them more
C
Than to be afraid
[Chorus]
G
So I'm gonna love
Am
And I'm gonna believe
G
I'm gonna dream
Am
But I'm gonna roll up my sleeves
Em F
Give everything until there's nothing left to give
C G F
That's the only way I know how to live
[Verse 5]
C
So why seek vengeance?
Em
What comes of war?
Am
I know freedom has a price
Em
But it doesn't keep score
F
It's too much to swallow
G
It's left me hollow
C
After all this time
G
All of this time
[Verse 6]
C
But I won't tell you
Em
What to believe
Am
But I'm too young to be so cynical
Em
And too old to be naïve
F
Every action
G
Breeds a reaction
C
So let this be mine
[Chorus]
G
So I'm gonna love
Am
And I'm gonna believe
G
I'm gonna dream
Am
But I'm gonna roll up my sleeves
Em F
Give everything until there's nothing left to give
C G F
That's the only way I know how to live
[Outro]
C Em F G C
CAPO: 4th fret
[Intro]
C Em F G C
[Verse 1]
C
I read the paper
Em
And I watch the news
Am
It seems there's only pain and suffering
Em
And there ain't nothing I can do
F
It's so senseless
G
I feel defenceless
C G
So small
[Verse 2]
C
I could shut my windows
Em
I could bolt doors
Am
But if I don't feel safe enough
Em
To speak my mind anymore
F
Then what's the use
G
I've nothing left to lose
C
And no further to fall
[Chorus]
G
So I'm gonna love
Am
And I'm gonna believe
G
I'm gonna dream
Am
But I'm gonna roll up my sleeves
Em F
Give everything until there's nothing left to give
C G F
That's the only way I know how to live
[Verse 3]
C
It was a nightmare
Em
No tongue can tell
Am
The streets of New York city
Em
Looked just like the gates of Hell
F
In a flash
G
The smoke and the ash
C G
Pouring down like rain
[Verse 4]
C
But they circled wagons
Em
And they gathered round
Am
As they bravely pulled our brothers
Em
And our sisters from the ground
F
And I know
G
That we owe them more
C
Than to be afraid
[Chorus]
G
So I'm gonna love
Am
And I'm gonna believe
G
I'm gonna dream
Am
But I'm gonna roll up my sleeves
Em F
Give everything until there's nothing left to give
C G F
That's the only way I know how to live
[Verse 5]
C
So why seek vengeance?
Em
What comes of war?
Am
I know freedom has a price
Em
But it doesn't keep score
F
It's too much to swallow
G
It's left me hollow
C
After all this time
G
All of this time
[Verse 6]
C
But I won't tell you
Em
What to believe
Am
But I'm too young to be so cynical
Em
And too old to be naïve
F
Every action
G
Breeds a reaction
C
So let this be mine
[Chorus]
G
So I'm gonna love
Am
And I'm gonna believe
G
I'm gonna dream
Am
But I'm gonna roll up my sleeves
Em F
Give everything until there's nothing left to give
C G F
That's the only way I know how to live
[Outro]
C Em F G C
Mark Free
Mark Fry
Mark Geary
Mark Germino
Mark Gillespie