Biography:
Freedy Johnston (born 1961) is a New York City-based singer-songwriter originally from Kinsley, Kansas. Johnston's first album, "The Trouble Tree" was released in 1990, and features the guitar playing of the roots musician and author, David Hamburger. Johnston sold some of his family's farmland to finance the recording of his second album, Can You Fly (an event he wrote about in a song on that album, "Trying To Tell You I Don't Know"). Johnston followed up with his 1994 major label debut This Perfect World
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[Verse 1]
G F C G
Well I sold the dirt to feed the band
G F C G
Falling right through my hands
G F C G
Yes I sold the map up to the sky
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Falling down always trying (trying, try ..... )
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Trying to wake up in your head (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Trying to cry with the red light on (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C
Trying to tell you I don't
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know
[Verse 2]
G F C G
Well I sold the dirt and bought the road
G F C G
Let me tell you right where we're going
G F C G
Yes I sold the house where I learned to walk
G F C G Am C
Falling down always trying (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Fifty bucks to use the van (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Trying to find your city, man (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Trying to get back my guitars (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C
Trying to tell you I don't
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know
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[Verse 3]
G F C G
Well I sold the dirt for a song
G F C G
Bleeding on every note
G F C G
Yes I sold the map up to the sky
G F C G Am C
Falling down always trying (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Trying to sing what I can't say (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Trying to throw my head away (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Trying to cry with the red light on (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Trying to tell you I don't know (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Trying to tell you I don't know (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Trying to tell you I don't know (trying, try ..... )
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[Verse 1]
G F C G
Well I sold the dirt to feed the band
G F C G
Falling right through my hands
G F C G
Yes I sold the map up to the sky
G F C G Am C
Falling down always trying (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Trying to wake up in your head (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Trying to cry with the red light on (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C
Trying to tell you I don't
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know
[Verse 2]
G F C G
Well I sold the dirt and bought the road
G F C G
Let me tell you right where we're going
G F C G
Yes I sold the house where I learned to walk
G F C G Am C
Falling down always trying (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Fifty bucks to use the van (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Trying to find your city, man (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Trying to get back my guitars (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C
Trying to tell you I don't
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know
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[Verse 3]
G F C G
Well I sold the dirt for a song
G F C G
Bleeding on every note
G F C G
Yes I sold the map up to the sky
G F C G Am C
Falling down always trying (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Trying to sing what I can't say (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Trying to throw my head away (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Trying to cry with the red light on (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Trying to tell you I don't know (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Trying to tell you I don't know (trying, try ..... )
Csus4 C G Am C
Trying to tell you I don't know (trying, try ..... )
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