Biography:
Ari Hest is an American singer-songwriter. Born in the Bronx and raised in a musical environment (his father is a professor of music, his mother a professional singer), Hest began writing songs for the guitar in his mid-teens. Despite his parents' professional interests, Hest considers himself a self-taught musician. Hest is a 2002 graduate of New York University.
A veteran of the small club circuit, particularly in and around his native New York City, Hest recorded and issued his first three albums on his own.
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C
My mother once told me
Esus E
The thicker your skin
A7sus A7
The better off you'll be
dm
When this world brings you down
Dm/G /G#
It's trying to control me
Amdm7
Leave me without hope
F
In the past I've been burned
G
But I've lived and I've learned
Chorus:
C G/B
Neath the shelter of the pouring rain
AmG
In the absence of this fear and pain
CG/B
I will finally bid my ball and chains
Am - G
A fond farewell
C G/B
On a road that leads me to my place
AmG
Gonna rid my heart of past disgrace
FG
I will finally bid this sluggish pace
Am - G
A fond farewell
C
I heard their reservations
EsusE
And I read their bitter words
A7susA7
I shined a light upon their wisdom
dm
No matter how absurd
Dm/G /G#
Oh they broke my heart to pieces
Amdm7
And I questioned my own beliefs
F
My dignity was gone
G
It's time to move on
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
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Say goodbye to feeling sorry for myself
To begging others for far too much help
dm
This is my hand these are the cards that I've been dealt
Only I can make these changes nobody else
F
Say goodbye to these sleepless nights
Those corridors with no end in sight
dm
A driven man with these words I write
G
I'm making peace with my soul tonight
(Repeat Chorus)
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