Biography:
Jaime Robbie Robertson (born July 5, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a songwriter, guitarist and singer, probably best known for his membership in The Band.
Early life
Born to a Jewish father and a Mohawk mother, (he took his stepfather's last name after his mother remarried), Robertson's earliest exposure to music was at Six Nations 40, Ontario, where he spent summers with his mother's family. He studied guitar from his youth and was writing songs and performing from his teen years.
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The cry of the city like a siren's song
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Wailing over the rooftops the whole night long
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Saw a shooting star like a diamond in the sky
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Must be someone's soul passing by
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These are the streets
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Where we used to run where your Papa's from
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These are the days
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Where you become what you become
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These are the streets
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Where the story's told
The truth unfolds
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Darkness settles in Oh-Oh
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Shine your light down on me
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Lift me up so I can see
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Shine your light when you're gone
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Give me the strength
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To carry on, carry on
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Don't wanna be a hero
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Just an everyday man
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Trying to do the job the very best he can
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But now it's like living on borrowed time
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Out on the rim , over the line
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Always tempting fate like a game of chance
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Never wanna stick around to the very last dance
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Sometimes I stumble and take a hard fall
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Loose hold your grip off the wall
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Shine your light down on me
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Lift me up so I can see
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Shine your light when you're gone
D A
Give me the strength
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To carry on, carry on
Bm E
I thought I saw him walking by the side of the road
D A
Maybe trying to find his way home
Bm
He's here but not here
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He's gone but not gone
D E E
Just hope he knows if I get lost
D A E F#m
Shine your light down on me
D A E F#m
Lift me up so I can see
D A E F#m
Shine your light when you're gone
D A
Give me the strength
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To carry on, carry on
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Carry on
The cry of the city like a siren's song
F#m D
Wailing over the rooftops the whole night long
F#m D
Saw a shooting star like a diamond in the sky
E
Must be someone's soul passing by
F#m
These are the streets
D
Where we used to run where your Papa's from
F#m
These are the days
D
Where you become what you become
F#m
These are the streets
D
Where the story's told
The truth unfolds
E
Darkness settles in Oh-Oh
D A E F#m
Shine your light down on me
D A E F#m
Lift me up so I can see
D A E F#m
Shine your light when you're gone
D A
Give me the strength
E A D ? A
To carry on, carry on
F#m
Don't wanna be a hero
D
Just an everyday man
F#m D
Trying to do the job the very best he can
F#m D
But now it's like living on borrowed time
E
Out on the rim , over the line
F#m D
Always tempting fate like a game of chance
F#m D
Never wanna stick around to the very last dance
F#m D
Sometimes I stumble and take a hard fall
E
Loose hold your grip off the wall
D A E F#m
Shine your light down on me
D A E F#m
Lift me up so I can see
D A E F#m
Shine your light when you're gone
D A
Give me the strength
E A D ? A
To carry on, carry on
Bm E
I thought I saw him walking by the side of the road
D A
Maybe trying to find his way home
Bm
He's here but not here
E
He's gone but not gone
D E E
Just hope he knows if I get lost
D A E F#m
Shine your light down on me
D A E F#m
Lift me up so I can see
D A E F#m
Shine your light when you're gone
D A
Give me the strength
E A D ? A
To carry on, carry on
A
Carry on
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