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/boy_inside_the_man.crd
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 14:40:48 GMT
From: kitch
The Boy Inside the Man
Tom Cochrane/Red Ryder
===Key:G===Tempo:104==
[lyrics need aligning on each line...]
G5 ;G5 ;G5 ;G5
So long, so long,
G5 ;Gsus G5 ;G5 ;Gsus
G5
so long he's been away, so long, so long, so long he's back again,
when I
G5 ;G5 ;G5 ;G5
turned 17 we had passion, we had dreams thought the love we were
Dsus ;Dsus D ;G ;G
fighting for was something holy, something more. When I turned
G ;G ;G ;G
21, we were outside on the run when I walked out with
Dsus ;Dsus D ;G ;G
my girl, Ha! we were halfway round the world [rpt] and I, I
D ;D ;G ;G
dreamed that I saw her standing there running for the
D ;D ;G ;G
boy inside the man I was
D ;D ;G ;Em
hit hard by a light so bright it burned and all at once I
Em ;C ;C ;C
knew she'd understand understand understand
Gsus ;G ;G ;G
Boy inside the man Boy inside the
G ;G ;G ;G
man...
G ;G ;G ;G
When I turned 25 we were hungry,
G ;G ;Dsus ;Dsus
D
we had drive Then I turned much older then ah, 'cause the boy was lost
G ;G ;G ;G
in pride Now I've just turned 31 and I have lost and I have
G ;G ;Dsus ;Dsus
D
won still I've kept my dreams alive 'cause the boy will never
G ;G ;D ;D
die and I dreamed that I saw her standing
G ;G ;D ;D
there running for the boy inside the man
G ;G ;D ;D
I was hit hard by a light so bright it
G ;Em ;Em ;C
burned and all at once I knew she'd understand
C ;C ;Gsus ;G
the boy inside the man
G ;G ;Gsus ;G
the boy inside the man!
G ;G ;Gsus ;G
ah, do you understand??!!! [instrumental]
Dsus ;Dsus ;Dsus ;Dsus
[4]
C ;C ;C ;C
[3]
Dsus ;Dsus ;Dsus ;Dsus
[2]
C ;C ;G ;G
[1] and I, I
D ;D ;G ;G
dreamed that I saw her standing there running for the
D ;D ;G ;G
boy inside the man............. I was
D ;D ;G ;Em
hit hard by a light so bright it burned and all at once I
Em ;C ;C ;C
knew she'd understand understand understand and I
D ;D ;G ;G
dreamed that I saw her standing there running for the
D ;D ;G ;G
boy inside the man I was
D ;D ;G ;Em
hit hard by a light so bright it burned, and all at once I
Em ;C ;C ;C
knew she'd understand understand understand the boy
Gsus ;G ;G ;G
inside the man
Gsus ;G ;G ;G
the boy inside the man
Gsus ;G ;G ;G
the boy inside the man
Gsus ;G ;G ;G
the boy inside the man
Gsus ;G ;G ;G
the boy inside the man so long, so long, so long he's
Gsus ;G ;G ;G
been away so long, so long, so long he's
Gsus ;G ;G ;G
back again
Gsus ;G ;G ;G
boy inside the man [rave outro]
Gsus ;G ;G ;G
[1]
Gsus ;G ;
[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/boy_inside_the_man.crd
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 14:40:48 GMT
From: kitch
The Boy Inside the Man
Tom Cochrane/Red Ryder
===Key:G===Tempo:104==
[lyrics need aligning on each line...]
G5 ;G5 ;G5 ;G5
So long, so long,
G5 ;Gsus G5 ;G5 ;Gsus
G5
so long he's been away, so long, so long, so long he's back again,
when I
G5 ;G5 ;G5 ;G5
turned 17 we had passion, we had dreams thought the love we were
Dsus ;Dsus D ;G ;G
fighting for was something holy, something more. When I turned
G ;G ;G ;G
21, we were outside on the run when I walked out with
Dsus ;Dsus D ;G ;G
my girl, Ha! we were halfway round the world [rpt] and I, I
D ;D ;G ;G
dreamed that I saw her standing there running for the
D ;D ;G ;G
boy inside the man I was
D ;D ;G ;Em
hit hard by a light so bright it burned and all at once I
Em ;C ;C ;C
knew she'd understand understand understand
Gsus ;G ;G ;G
Boy inside the man Boy inside the
G ;G ;G ;G
man...
G ;G ;G ;G
When I turned 25 we were hungry,
G ;G ;Dsus ;Dsus
D
we had drive Then I turned much older then ah, 'cause the boy was lost
G ;G ;G ;G
in pride Now I've just turned 31 and I have lost and I have
G ;G ;Dsus ;Dsus
D
won still I've kept my dreams alive 'cause the boy will never
G ;G ;D ;D
die and I dreamed that I saw her standing
G ;G ;D ;D
there running for the boy inside the man
G ;G ;D ;D
I was hit hard by a light so bright it
G ;Em ;Em ;C
burned and all at once I knew she'd understand
C ;C ;Gsus ;G
the boy inside the man
G ;G ;Gsus ;G
the boy inside the man!
G ;G ;Gsus ;G
ah, do you understand??!!! [instrumental]
Dsus ;Dsus ;Dsus ;Dsus
[4]
C ;C ;C ;C
[3]
Dsus ;Dsus ;Dsus ;Dsus
[2]
C ;C ;G ;G
[1] and I, I
D ;D ;G ;G
dreamed that I saw her standing there running for the
D ;D ;G ;G
boy inside the man............. I was
D ;D ;G ;Em
hit hard by a light so bright it burned and all at once I
Em ;C ;C ;C
knew she'd understand understand understand and I
D ;D ;G ;G
dreamed that I saw her standing there running for the
D ;D ;G ;G
boy inside the man I was
D ;D ;G ;Em
hit hard by a light so bright it burned, and all at once I
Em ;C ;C ;C
knew she'd understand understand understand the boy
Gsus ;G ;G ;G
inside the man
Gsus ;G ;G ;G
the boy inside the man
Gsus ;G ;G ;G
the boy inside the man
Gsus ;G ;G ;G
the boy inside the man
Gsus ;G ;G ;G
the boy inside the man so long, so long, so long he's
Gsus ;G ;G ;G
been away so long, so long, so long he's
Gsus ;G ;G ;G
back again
Gsus ;G ;G ;G
boy inside the man [rave outro]
Gsus ;G ;G ;G
[1]
Gsus ;G ;
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