Biography:
Peter Mulvey (born 6 September 1969) is an American folk singer-songwriter based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since the early 1990s, he has developed a strong national following in the indie folk/rock scene through his relentless touring and critically acclaimed albums. Starting his musical career in Milwaukee while at Marquette University, he honed his performing skills while traveling in Dublin, Ireland. He later spent several years in Boston, where he frequently performed in the city's subway system.
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Peter varies the lyrics a bit every time he plays this song, so what's written here might not match up with
various performances you can find on youtube, but these are the lyrics from his album "Kitchen Radio". The
chords should still work no matter how you sing the lyrics.
[Verse 1]
D
Light a fire, burn up
Bm
All you know, you've had
D
So much time, just to
Bm
Let things go, and now you're
G
Burning letters out
A D
in the snow in your backyard
[Verse 2]
D
Years go rolling, you're
Bm
Thirty-three, it's time
D
For the cross or the
Bm
Bodhi Tree, but you'd
G
Like to cry when you
A D
Skin your knee, man, it's hard
[Chorus 1]
G A
And it's the same old friends on New Year's Eve
G A
The same snow falls on the same old leaves
G A
And there's the same old joy
Bm
And the same old hurt
A D
Same old corduroy shirt
[Verse 3]
D
Old storm windows, the
Bm
broke-tail squirrel, and the
D
Grocery lists and the
Bm
Skateboard girls, and your
G
Rusty brain cells give
A D
You a twirl, oh no
[Verse 4]
D
Kitchen radio,
Bm
Coffee's on, aw, you'd
D
Like a month you could
Bm
Lean up on, but this
G
Open road wants to
A D
Get you gone, off you go
[Chorus 2]
G A G
And it's the same old jar of car keys by the door
A
The same old scuffed up floor
G A
The same old thirst for more
Bm
Until they put you in the dirt
[Finale]
G A
Oh it's the same old nights alone, the same old
G A
"Baby, when you coming home?"
G A
To feel the same old joy?
Bm
Oh, the same old hurt?
A D
Same old corduroy shirt
A D
Same old corduroy shirt
various performances you can find on youtube, but these are the lyrics from his album "Kitchen Radio". The
chords should still work no matter how you sing the lyrics.
[Verse 1]
D
Light a fire, burn up
Bm
All you know, you've had
D
So much time, just to
Bm
Let things go, and now you're
G
Burning letters out
A D
in the snow in your backyard
[Verse 2]
D
Years go rolling, you're
Bm
Thirty-three, it's time
D
For the cross or the
Bm
Bodhi Tree, but you'd
G
Like to cry when you
A D
Skin your knee, man, it's hard
[Chorus 1]
G A
And it's the same old friends on New Year's Eve
G A
The same snow falls on the same old leaves
G A
And there's the same old joy
Bm
And the same old hurt
A D
Same old corduroy shirt
[Verse 3]
D
Old storm windows, the
Bm
broke-tail squirrel, and the
D
Grocery lists and the
Bm
Skateboard girls, and your
G
Rusty brain cells give
A D
You a twirl, oh no
[Verse 4]
D
Kitchen radio,
Bm
Coffee's on, aw, you'd
D
Like a month you could
Bm
Lean up on, but this
G
Open road wants to
A D
Get you gone, off you go
[Chorus 2]
G A G
And it's the same old jar of car keys by the door
A
The same old scuffed up floor
G A
The same old thirst for more
Bm
Until they put you in the dirt
[Finale]
G A
Oh it's the same old nights alone, the same old
G A
"Baby, when you coming home?"
G A
To feel the same old joy?
Bm
Oh, the same old hurt?
A D
Same old corduroy shirt
A D
Same old corduroy shirt
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