Biography:
The Waterboys is a British celtic band formed in 1983 by Scottish musician Mike Scott. Their songs, largely written by Scott, often contain literary references and are frequently concerned with spirituality. Both the group and its members' solo careers have received much praise from both rock and folk music critics, but The Waterboys as a band has never received the commercial success that some of its members (such as Ian McNabb, leader of The Icicle Works; Trevor Hutchinson, a founding member of Lúnasa; etc) have had independently.
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- Fishermans Blues
- The Whole Of The Moon
- A Girl Called Johnny
- A Man Is In Love
- A Pagan Place
- And A Bang On The Ear
- Destinies Entwined
- Didnt We Walk On Water
- Do We Choose Who We Love
- Dont Bang The Drum
- Epiphany On Mott Street
- Everybody Takes A Tumble
- Glastonbury Song
- Has Anybody Here Seen Hank
- Higher In Time
- How Long Will I Love You
- I Can See Elvis
- If I Was Your Boyfriend
- If The Answer Is Yeah
- Kinkys History Lesson
- Long Strange Golden Road
- Love Walks In
- Mad As The Mist And Snow
- Man What A Woman
- Medicine Bow
- Mister Charisma
- Morning Came Too Soon
- Nashville Tennessee
- Nearest Thing To Hip
- New York I Love You
- November Tale
- Payo Payo Chin
- Peace Of Iona
- Politics
- Raggle Taggle Gypsy
- Rags
- Rare Precious And Gone
- Rosalind You Married The Wrong Guy
- Sante Fe
- September 1913
- She Is So Beautiful
- She Tried To Hold Me
- Spring Comes To Spiddal
- Still A Freak
- Strange Boat
- Suffer
- Sweet Dancer
- The Big Music
- The Connemara Fox
- The Crash Of Angels Wings
- The Girl In The Window Chair
- The Hammerhead Bar
- The Lake Isle Of Innisfree
- The Pan Within
- The Return Of Pan
- Too Close To Heaven
- What Do You Want Me To Do
- When Will We Be Married?
- When Ye Go Away
- White Birds
- Whole Of The Moon
- You In The Sky
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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All your trouble
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Will be over
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So will your pain
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You are gonna see those blue skies
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Bursting right through the rain
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The higher you climb
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The lower you fall
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You got
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Too close to heaven
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That's all
[Verse 2]
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Now in the morning
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You can cry all you want to
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We'll spend the whole day weeping
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Right now I want you to lay down your weary head
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And let me see you sleeping
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You've been walking around baby, inflamed and ashamed
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Feeling like you're one inch tall
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You got
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Too close to heaven
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That's all
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[Verse 3]
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You're way too hard on yourself baby
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You got some pretty basic things wrong
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You wouldn't believe me if I told you
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Why I wrote you into this song
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You're looking at your heart baby, and you're calling it black
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But like Icarus and like Saul
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You got
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Too close to heaven
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That's all
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[Verse 4]
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Now I know this hurt you're feeling
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I've felt these same things too
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I've got spaces way down deep inside of me
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That are just the same as you
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You wanna wrap your arms around your head, turn out the lights
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And roll yourself into a ball
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You got
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Too close to heaven
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That's all
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You got
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Too close to heaven
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You got
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Too close to heaven
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[Verse 5]
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Now are you blinded by the brilliance?
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Are you dazzled by the light?
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Why is it I see nothing but emptiness in your cold beaten eyes
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That once were bright
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I know you just can't help but run
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When you hear that sweet voice call
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You got
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Too close to heaven
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That's all
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[Verse 6]
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I'll walk a mile for you baby
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I'll walk a mile for you baby
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I'll walk a mile for you baby
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So won't you smile for me baby?
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So won't you smile for me baby?
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Won't you smile for me baby?
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Won't you smile for me baby?
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Won't you smile for me baby?
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Smile for me baby
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Smile for me baby
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Come on and smile for me baby
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So won't you smile for me baby?
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Come on and smile for me baby
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Smile for me baby
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Smile for me baby
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Smile for me baby
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Smile for me baby
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Come on and smile for me baby
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Come on and smile for me baby
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Smile for me, smile for me, smile for me, smile for me
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Smile for me baby
[Outro]
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[Verse 1]
C
All your trouble
G/D Am/C
Will be over
F/C C
So will your pain
G/D Am/C
You are gonna see those blue skies
F/C C
Bursting right through the rain
G/D Am/C
The higher you climb
F/C
The lower you fall
C G/D
You got
Am/C
Too close to heaven
F/C C
That's all
[Verse 2]
G/D
Now in the morning
Am/C
You can cry all you want to
F/C C
We'll spend the whole day weeping
G/D Am/C
Right now I want you to lay down your weary head
F/C C
And let me see you sleeping
G/D Am/C
You've been walking around baby, inflamed and ashamed
F/C
Feeling like you're one inch tall
C G/D
You got
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Too close to heaven
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That's all
[Instrumental]
C G/D Am/C F/C C
[Verse 3]
G/D Am/C
You're way too hard on yourself baby
F/C C
You got some pretty basic things wrong
G/D Am/C
You wouldn't believe me if I told you
F/C C
Why I wrote you into this song
G/D Am/C
You're looking at your heart baby, and you're calling it black
F/C
But like Icarus and like Saul
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You got
Am/C
Too close to heaven
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That's all
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
G/D Am/C
Now I know this hurt you're feeling
F/C C
I've felt these same things too
G G/D Am/C
I've got spaces way down deep inside of me
F/C C
That are just the same as you
G/D
You wanna wrap your arms around your head, turn out the lights
Am/C F/C
And roll yourself into a ball
C G/D
You got
Am/C
Too close to heaven
F/C C
That's all
G/D
You got
Am/C F/C
Too close to heaven
C G/D
You got
Am/C F/C
Too close to heaven
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 5]
G/D Am/C
Now are you blinded by the brilliance?
F/C C
Are you dazzled by the light?
G/D Am/C
Why is it I see nothing but emptiness in your cold beaten eyes
F/C C
That once were bright
G/D Am/C
I know you just can't help but run
F/C
When you hear that sweet voice call
C G/D
You got
Am/C
Too close to heaven
F/C
That's all
[Link]
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[Verse 6]
C G/C
I'll walk a mile for you baby
Am/C F/C
I'll walk a mile for you baby
C G/D
I'll walk a mile for you baby
Am/C F/C
So won't you smile for me baby?
C G/D
So won't you smile for me baby?
Am/C F/C
Won't you smile for me baby?
C
Won't you smile for me baby?
G/D
Won't you smile for me baby?
Am/C
Smile for me baby
F/C
Smile for me baby
C
Come on and smile for me baby
G/D
So won't you smile for me baby?
Am/C
Come on and smile for me baby
F/C
Smile for me baby
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Smile for me baby
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Smile for me baby
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 7]
C
Smile for me baby
G/D
Come on and smile for me baby
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Come on and smile for me baby
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Smile for me, smile for me, smile for me, smile for me
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Smile for me baby
[Outro]
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