Biography:
Stanley Allison Rogers (November 29, 1949 – June 2, 1983) was a Canadian folk musician and songwriter.
Rogers was noted for his rich, baritone voice and his traditional-sounding songs which were frequently inspired by Canadian history and the daily lives of working people, especially those from the fishing villages of the Maritime provinces and, later, the farms of the Canadian prairies and Great Lakes. Rogers died in a fire aboard Air Canada Flight 797 on the ground at the Greater Cincinnati Airport at the age of 33.
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Other songs:
- 45 Years
- Lies
- Make And Break Harbour
- Witch Of Westmoreland
- A Matter Of Heart
- Acadian Saturday Night
- Barretts Privateers
- Bluenose
- California
- Canol Road
- Cape St Marys
- Cliffs At Baccalieu
- Dark Eyed Molly
- Delivery Delayed
- Down The Road
- Evangeline
- Field Behind The Plow
- First Christmas
- Fishermans Wharf
- Fogartys Cove
- Forty
- Free In The Harbour
- Guysborough Train
- Harris And The Mare
- House Of Orange
- Jeannie C
- Leave Her Johnny Leave Her
- Let Me Fish Off Cape St Marys
- Lock
- Lookout Hill
- Love Letter
- Macdonnell On The Heights
- Mary Ellen Carter
- Northwest Passage
- Pharisee
- Sailors Rest
- Scarborough Settlers Lament
- Second Effort
- Song Of The Cradle
- Strings And Dory Plug
- Take It From Day To Day
- The Bluenose
- The Field Behind The Plow
- The Flowers Of Bermuda
- The House Of Orange
- The Idiot
- The Jeannie C
- The Maid On The Shore
- The Mary Ellen Carter
- The Rawdon Hills
- The White Collar Holler
- The Witch Of The Westmorland
- The Witch Of Westmorland
- Three Fishers
- Tiny Fish For Japan
- Turnaround
- White Squall
- Wreck Of The Athens Queen
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From: Barrie McCombs
SECOND EFFORT Time: 2/2 (sync) Tenor: Bb Bass: Bb
- Stan Rogers, 1978, on: Turnabout
6m 4 1 *
I've been sitting here crying since long before the day be-gan
5 * 2m 4
With my pockets full of nothing but broken dreams and my head in my empty hands
6m 4 1 *
The winnings that I thought I had and come so far to get
5 * 4 1 (* * *)
Are further away then they've ever been, they've been taken by anoth-er man
6m 4 1 *
I wouldn't take a train for home even if I could
5 * 2m 4
Cause they've been saving their joy for the hometown boy who went away to make it good
6m 4 1 *
I bet they cleared away the parlour so my Ma can dance me in the door
5 * 4 1
And the old man can wink, and pour me a drink and ask me what the tears are for
CHORUS:
3m 4 5 1 *
It's harder to try a-gain than it was to be-gin
5 * 4 1
A man can play a lone hand in a high stakes game, but it doesn't mean he's gonna win
3m 4 1 *
And somehow I've got to keep from getting further down
5 * 2m 1 (*)
Before I buy myself a bottle of cheap escape, and a ticket to anoth-er town
6m 4 1 *
I know I'm not crying 'cause I think I've had it mighty tough
5 * 2m 4
I did my best with all the rest, but it just wasn't good e-nough
6m 4 1 *
And I've been working and training too long just to make it here
5 * 4 1
To merely swallow my pride and walk outside and come back anoth-er year
REPEAT CHORUS THEN:
5 * 2m 4 (1)
I want to drown in the grape and make my escape, on a ticket to anoth-er town
NOTES:
- Strum: Clawhammer B, 43, B2, 43
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Key of C: C D E F G A B
- Detailed description: /pub/guitar/other_stuff/numbering_system.txt
- Submitted by: Barrie McCombs ([email protected])
SECOND EFFORT Time: 2/2 (sync) Tenor: Bb Bass: Bb
- Stan Rogers, 1978, on: Turnabout
6m 4 1 *
I've been sitting here crying since long before the day be-gan
5 * 2m 4
With my pockets full of nothing but broken dreams and my head in my empty hands
6m 4 1 *
The winnings that I thought I had and come so far to get
5 * 4 1 (* * *)
Are further away then they've ever been, they've been taken by anoth-er man
6m 4 1 *
I wouldn't take a train for home even if I could
5 * 2m 4
Cause they've been saving their joy for the hometown boy who went away to make it good
6m 4 1 *
I bet they cleared away the parlour so my Ma can dance me in the door
5 * 4 1
And the old man can wink, and pour me a drink and ask me what the tears are for
CHORUS:
3m 4 5 1 *
It's harder to try a-gain than it was to be-gin
5 * 4 1
A man can play a lone hand in a high stakes game, but it doesn't mean he's gonna win
3m 4 1 *
And somehow I've got to keep from getting further down
5 * 2m 1 (*)
Before I buy myself a bottle of cheap escape, and a ticket to anoth-er town
6m 4 1 *
I know I'm not crying 'cause I think I've had it mighty tough
5 * 2m 4
I did my best with all the rest, but it just wasn't good e-nough
6m 4 1 *
And I've been working and training too long just to make it here
5 * 4 1
To merely swallow my pride and walk outside and come back anoth-er year
REPEAT CHORUS THEN:
5 * 2m 4 (1)
I want to drown in the grape and make my escape, on a ticket to anoth-er town
NOTES:
- Strum: Clawhammer B, 43, B2, 43
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Key of C: C D E F G A B
- Detailed description: /pub/guitar/other_stuff/numbering_system.txt
- Submitted by: Barrie McCombs ([email protected])
Star Gazers
Star Vs The Forc (...)
Star Wars
Star Wars Theme
Starbomb
Stars
Stars Go Dim
Starsailor
Starset
Starship