Biography:
Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman (born November 28, 1943) is a singer/songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is notable for his mordant (and often satirical) pop songs and for his many film scores.
Newman is noted for his practice of writing lyrics from the perspective of a character far removed from Newman's own biography. For example, the 1972 song "Sail Away" is written as a slave trader's sales pitch to attract slaves, while the narrator of "Political Science" is a U.
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Other songs:
- Hay Un Amigo En Mí (toy Story)
- If I Didn't Have You
- It's A Jungle Out There
- Mcqueen And Sally
- Political Science
- Short People
- The Time Of Your Life
- Yo Soy Tu Amigo Fiel
- You've Got A Friend In Me
- You've Got A Friend In Me
- Youve Got A Friend In Me
- You’ve Got A Friend In Me
- A Wedding In Cherokee County
- Almost There
- Back On My Feet Again
- Bad News From Home
- Baltimore
- Be A Pepper
- Beehive State
- Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad
- Big And Loud
- Birmingham
- Blue Shadows On The Trail
- Burn On
- Cant Keep A Good Man Down
- Christmas In Cape Town
- Dancing
- Davy The Fat Boy
- Dayton Ohio 1903
- Dixie Flyer
- Every Man A King
- Every Time It Rains
- Falling In Love
- Feels Like Home
- Follow The Flag
- Ghosts
- Gods Song
- Gone Dead Train
- Guilty
- Have You Seen My Baby
- He Gives Us All His Love
- I Love La
- I Love To See You Smile
- I Miss You
- I Think Hes Hiding
- I Think Its Going To Rain Today
- I Want You To Hurt Like I Do
- I Will Go Sailing No More
- If I Didnt Have You
- Ill Be Home
- Im Different
- In Germany Before The War
- Its A Jungle Out There
- Its Money That I Love
- Its Money That Matters
- Jolly Coppers On Parade
- Last Night I Had A Dream
- Laugh And Be Happy
- Living Without You
- Lonely At The Top
- Losing You
- Louisiana 1927
- Love Story
- Ma Belle Evangeline
- Mama Told Me Not To Come
- Marie
- Maybe Im Doing It Wrong
- Memo To My Son
- Mr President Have Pity On The Working Man
- My Country
- My Little Buttercup
- My Old Kentucky Home
- Naked Man
- Old Man
- Only A Girl
- Pretty Boy
- Rednecks
- Rider In The Rain
- Rollin
- Sail Away
- She Chose Me
- Sigmund Freuds Impersonation Of Albert Einstein In America
- Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear
- Something Special
- Song For The Dead
- Spies
- Strange Things
- Texas Girl At The Funeral Of Her Father
- The Blues
- The Girls In My Life Part 1
- The Great Nations Of Europe
- The Story Of A Rocknroll Band
- The World Isnt Fair
- Wandering Boy
- We Belong Together
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...BURN ON... by Randy Newman
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*from 'Sail Away' (1972)*
*CAPO 4th FRET*
(Original Key: B)
Intro:
G
Verse 1:
G D7
There's a red moon rising, on the Cuyahoga River,
G
Rolling into Cleveland, to the lake.
G D7
There's a red moon rising, on the Cuyahoga River,
G
Rolling into Cleveland, to the lake.
G D7
There's an oil barge winding, down the Cuyahoga River,
G
Rolling into Cleveland, to the lake.
G D7
There's an oil barge winding, down the Cuyahoga River,
G
Rolling into Cleveland, to the lake.
Bridge 1:
C G
Cleveland; city of light, city of magic.
C G
Cleveland; city of light, you're calling me.
C G
Cleveland; even now, I can re-member;
D7 C G
'Cos the Cuyahoga River, goes smokin' through my dreams.
Chorus 1:
G7 D7 G7 D7
Burn on, big river, burn on.
G7 D7 G7 D7
Burn on, big river, burn on.
Verse 2:
G C
Now the Lord can make you tumble,
G C
And the Lord can make you turn.
G G7 Em Eb7
And the Lord can make you over-flow;
C C/D G
But the Lord can't make you burn.
Chorus 2:
G7 D7 G7 D7
Burn on, big river, burn on,
G7 D7 G C7, G
Burn on, big river, burn on.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
G D7 G7 C Em Eb7 C/D C7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 xx0212 323000 x32010 022000 x68686 x00010 x32310
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
-------------................
*from 'Sail Away' (1972)*
*CAPO 4th FRET*
(Original Key: B)
Intro:
G
Verse 1:
G D7
There's a red moon rising, on the Cuyahoga River,
G
Rolling into Cleveland, to the lake.
G D7
There's a red moon rising, on the Cuyahoga River,
G
Rolling into Cleveland, to the lake.
G D7
There's an oil barge winding, down the Cuyahoga River,
G
Rolling into Cleveland, to the lake.
G D7
There's an oil barge winding, down the Cuyahoga River,
G
Rolling into Cleveland, to the lake.
Bridge 1:
C G
Cleveland; city of light, city of magic.
C G
Cleveland; city of light, you're calling me.
C G
Cleveland; even now, I can re-member;
D7 C G
'Cos the Cuyahoga River, goes smokin' through my dreams.
Chorus 1:
G7 D7 G7 D7
Burn on, big river, burn on.
G7 D7 G7 D7
Burn on, big river, burn on.
Verse 2:
G C
Now the Lord can make you tumble,
G C
And the Lord can make you turn.
G G7 Em Eb7
And the Lord can make you over-flow;
C C/D G
But the Lord can't make you burn.
Chorus 2:
G7 D7 G7 D7
Burn on, big river, burn on,
G7 D7 G C7, G
Burn on, big river, burn on.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
G D7 G7 C Em Eb7 C/D C7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 xx0212 323000 x32010 022000 x68686 x00010 x32310
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
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