Biography:
Cathie Ryan is a singer and bodhrán player from Detroit, Michigan. Her parents came from Ireland and she is generally seen as an Irish or Celtic musician.
She moved to New York City at age seventeen in order to attend Fordham University. After her divorce her music career began and she joined Cherish the Ladies in 1987. She acted as lead singer at times and in 1995 she started her solo career. Most of her albums were released by Shanachie Records.
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Cathie Ryan - It's A Long Road That Has No Turn
Capo 4
[Intro]
C G
[Verse 1]
Em C Am
Emma worked a lifetime toward her better life
G/B C Am G
She built up her shelter in the prayers of younger nights
Em D G C
She made hard choices, she measured every one
Am G/B C G
Somehow she carried with her what she was running from
[Chorus]
C G
It's a long road that has no turn
Em D C
You need a little rest to accept what you have learned
G
Then you will turn
[Verse 2]
Em C Am
Emma gave him everything and vowed to leave no scars
G/B C Am G
Still the child she loved chose the darkness of the bars
Em D G C
Where did she go wrong? She tries hard to recall
Am G/B C G
She has seen her love not make a difference at all
[Chorus]
C G
It's a long road that has no turn
Em D C
You need a little rest to accept what you have learned
G
Then you will turn
[Bridge]
Em Bm C Am
Believe those dreams down on the side of that road
Em Bm C Am Em
You can stand there forever, but you can't make them get up and go
G
Believe me, I know
[Instrumental]
G Bm Em G C G C G C G
[Verse 3]
Em C Am
Emma walked a lifetime down that almighty road
G/B C Am G
Missing all the signposts, looking out for holes and stones
Em D G C
Sometimes life leaves you threadbare to the bone
Am G/B C G
Strips away every voice but the one that is your own
[Chorus]
C G
It's a long road that has no turn
Em D C
You need a little rest to accept what you have learned
G
Then you will turn
C
You will turn
G
You will turn
[Outro]
G C G C G
Capo 4
[Intro]
C G
[Verse 1]
Em C Am
Emma worked a lifetime toward her better life
G/B C Am G
She built up her shelter in the prayers of younger nights
Em D G C
She made hard choices, she measured every one
Am G/B C G
Somehow she carried with her what she was running from
[Chorus]
C G
It's a long road that has no turn
Em D C
You need a little rest to accept what you have learned
G
Then you will turn
[Verse 2]
Em C Am
Emma gave him everything and vowed to leave no scars
G/B C Am G
Still the child she loved chose the darkness of the bars
Em D G C
Where did she go wrong? She tries hard to recall
Am G/B C G
She has seen her love not make a difference at all
[Chorus]
C G
It's a long road that has no turn
Em D C
You need a little rest to accept what you have learned
G
Then you will turn
[Bridge]
Em Bm C Am
Believe those dreams down on the side of that road
Em Bm C Am Em
You can stand there forever, but you can't make them get up and go
G
Believe me, I know
[Instrumental]
G Bm Em G C G C G C G
[Verse 3]
Em C Am
Emma walked a lifetime down that almighty road
G/B C Am G
Missing all the signposts, looking out for holes and stones
Em D G C
Sometimes life leaves you threadbare to the bone
Am G/B C G
Strips away every voice but the one that is your own
[Chorus]
C G
It's a long road that has no turn
Em D C
You need a little rest to accept what you have learned
G
Then you will turn
C
You will turn
G
You will turn
[Outro]
G C G C G
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