Biography:
Tom Cochrane, D.Mus (hon), (born May 14, 1953) is a Canadian singer and songwriter, whose story-telling songs have earned him the nickname "The thinking man's rocker." His best known song is the hit single "Life Is a Highway." He has also performed with the band Red Rider (alternatively known as Tom Cochrane & Red Rider)
Cochrane was born in Lynn Lake, Manitoba to Violet and Tuck Cochrane, a bush pilot. The family relocated to Etobicoke, Ontario in the West Deane Park area when Tom was four years old.
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Subject: c/cochrane_tom/ocean_blues.crd
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 14:41:07 GMT
From: kitch
Ocean Blues [Emotion Blues]
Tom Cochrane/Red Ryder
===Key:Cm===Tempo:121==
Cm ;C2 Cm ;Ab ;C2 Ab
[12 string riff]
Cm ;C2 Cm ;Ab ;C2 Ab
[rpt] [12 string riff continues.
Cm ;Cm ;Cm ;Cm
Ask any stranger out on the boulevard
Ab ;Ab/Bb ;Cm ;Cm
Who is alone? They'll say it's me..
Cm ;Cm ;Cm ;Cm
In any country this road leads everywhere
Ab ;Ab/Bb ;Cm ;Cm
A road that leads down to the sea
Eb ;Bb ;Ab Eb Ab ;Ab
Colour me blue when the lights are bare
Eb ;Bb ;Ab ;Ab
Sing me the tune that just won the war
Eb ;Bb ;Ab Eb Ab ;Ab
Sing me the song I'd go anywhere and I'm
Ab ;Bb ;Cm ;Cm
blue blue, I'm ocean blue
Cm ;Cm ;Cm ;Cm
I read your letter
Cm ;Cm ;Ab ;Ab/Bb
It must have been a hundred times Before the words fell from the
Cm ;Cm ;Cm ;Cm
page It's almost D-Day
Cm ;Cm ;Ab ;Ab/Bb
The crowd gathers in the street But still I have no flag to
Cm ;Cm ;Eb ;Bb
wave Colour me blue when the
Ab Eb Ab ;Ab ;Eb ;Bb
lights are bare sing me the tune that
Ab ;Ab ;Eb ;Bb
won the war Sing me the song, I'd go
Ab Eb Ab ;Ab ;Ab ;Bb
any.....where and I'm blue blue, ocean
Cm ;C2 Cm ;Ab ;C2/Ab
Ab
blue [riffs]
Bb ;Bb ;Ab ;Ab
[12 string lead @ VI......................IV......[etc] Hey!!!!!!
Bb ;Bb ;Ab ;Ab
[] Hey, ya....................................Hey!!!!!
Eb ;Bb ;Ab Eb Ab ;Ab
Colour me blue when the lights are bare
Eb ;Bb ;Ab ;Ab
Sing me the tune that won the war
Eb ;Bb ;Ab Eb Ab ;Ab
Sing me the song, I'd go anywhere and I'm
Ab ;Bb ;Cm ;Cm
blue blue ocean blue.... yes, I'm
Ab ;Bb ;Cm ;Cm
[rpt to end, with riffs in background] so
Ab ;Bb ;Cm ;Cm
[7] Ha! Ha! yes I'm
Ab ;Bb ;Cm ;Cm
[6]
Ab ;Bb ;Cm ;Cm
[5] Yes I'm
Ab ;Bb ;Cm ;Cm
[4] Ha! Ha! Ha!
Ab ;Bb ;Cm ;Cm
[3] Ah, yes I'm
Ab ;Bb ;Cm ;Cm
[2] So
Ab ;Bb ;Cm ;
[end]
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Fo' A' That, and A' That
It's Comin' Yet Fo' A' That
That Man to Man, the World O'er
Will Brothers Be, Fo' A' That
Robbie Burns
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Subject: c/cochrane_tom/ocean_blues.crd
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 14:41:07 GMT
From: kitch
Ocean Blues [Emotion Blues]
Tom Cochrane/Red Ryder
===Key:Cm===Tempo:121==
Cm ;C2 Cm ;Ab ;C2 Ab
[12 string riff]
Cm ;C2 Cm ;Ab ;C2 Ab
[rpt] [12 string riff continues.
Cm ;Cm ;Cm ;Cm
Ask any stranger out on the boulevard
Ab ;Ab/Bb ;Cm ;Cm
Who is alone? They'll say it's me..
Cm ;Cm ;Cm ;Cm
In any country this road leads everywhere
Ab ;Ab/Bb ;Cm ;Cm
A road that leads down to the sea
Eb ;Bb ;Ab Eb Ab ;Ab
Colour me blue when the lights are bare
Eb ;Bb ;Ab ;Ab
Sing me the tune that just won the war
Eb ;Bb ;Ab Eb Ab ;Ab
Sing me the song I'd go anywhere and I'm
Ab ;Bb ;Cm ;Cm
blue blue, I'm ocean blue
Cm ;Cm ;Cm ;Cm
I read your letter
Cm ;Cm ;Ab ;Ab/Bb
It must have been a hundred times Before the words fell from the
Cm ;Cm ;Cm ;Cm
page It's almost D-Day
Cm ;Cm ;Ab ;Ab/Bb
The crowd gathers in the street But still I have no flag to
Cm ;Cm ;Eb ;Bb
wave Colour me blue when the
Ab Eb Ab ;Ab ;Eb ;Bb
lights are bare sing me the tune that
Ab ;Ab ;Eb ;Bb
won the war Sing me the song, I'd go
Ab Eb Ab ;Ab ;Ab ;Bb
any.....where and I'm blue blue, ocean
Cm ;C2 Cm ;Ab ;C2/Ab
Ab
blue [riffs]
Bb ;Bb ;Ab ;Ab
[12 string lead @ VI......................IV......[etc] Hey!!!!!!
Bb ;Bb ;Ab ;Ab
[] Hey, ya....................................Hey!!!!!
Eb ;Bb ;Ab Eb Ab ;Ab
Colour me blue when the lights are bare
Eb ;Bb ;Ab ;Ab
Sing me the tune that won the war
Eb ;Bb ;Ab Eb Ab ;Ab
Sing me the song, I'd go anywhere and I'm
Ab ;Bb ;Cm ;Cm
blue blue ocean blue.... yes, I'm
Ab ;Bb ;Cm ;Cm
[rpt to end, with riffs in background] so
Ab ;Bb ;Cm ;Cm
[7] Ha! Ha! yes I'm
Ab ;Bb ;Cm ;Cm
[6]
Ab ;Bb ;Cm ;Cm
[5] Yes I'm
Ab ;Bb ;Cm ;Cm
[4] Ha! Ha! Ha!
Ab ;Bb ;Cm ;Cm
[3] Ah, yes I'm
Ab ;Bb ;Cm ;Cm
[2] So
Ab ;Bb ;Cm ;
[end]
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Fo' A' That, and A' That
It's Comin' Yet Fo' A' That
That Man to Man, the World O'er
Will Brothers Be, Fo' A' That
Robbie Burns
Tom Grennan
Tom Jobim
Tom Jones
Tom Kimmel
Tom Lehrer