Biography:
The Nightwatchman is the solo project of American musician Tom Morello (guitarist for Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, and Street Sweeper Social Club). Morello began performing as The Nightwatchman in 2003 (with some album covers showing Tom Morello The Nightwatchman or Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman).
Morello has explained, "The Nightwatchman is my political folk alter ego. I've been writing these songs and playing them at open mic nights with friends for some time.
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Other songs:
- Battle Hymns
- Garden Of Gethsemane
- House Gone Up In Flames
- Maximum Firepower
- Midnight In The City Of Destruction
- One Man Revolution
- Solidarity Forever
- Union Song
- Alone Without You
- Black Spartacus Heart Attack Machine
- Branding Iron
- Californias Dark
- Dark Clouds Above
- God Help Us All
- Gone Like Rain
- King Of Hell
- Lazarus On Down
- Let Freedom Ring
- Night Falls
- No One Left
- Rise To Power
- Saint Isabelle
- Save The Hammer For The Man
- Shake My Shit
- The Fabled City
- The Iron Wheel
- The King Of Hell
- The Lights Are On In Spidertown
- Union Town
- Whatever It Takes
- World Wide Rebel Songs
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How I do the intro: I'm positive it's wrong, but it sounds good enough for me.
for the low note, I just strum the A, D, and G string open and then go to Am for
the main note in the intro. When it hits the high point, I hit C. Find the strum
pattern yourself, I guess... This actually may not sound like Tom Morello's
version, but I'd rather play a song that uses more than 2 chords in the verse, so
I just added a couple more chords for those who can't quite sing like Tom Morello
Am
It's in the grain of the wood
C
It's in the needle's rust
Dm
It's in the eagle's claw
Am
It's in the eyes you trust
Am
It's in the jackal's dreams
C
It's in the sleet and the hail
Dm
It's in the unmarked box
Am
That came today in the mail
Am
It's in the dead man's pocket
C
It's in the child's first sin
Dm
It's in the Constitution
Am
Written in very small print
Am
It's in Colin Powell's lies
C
It's in the shaman's trance
Dm
It's in the cellar waiting
Am
And it's in the best laid plans
Chorus
F C
We could cut and run
Dm Am
And take half the blame
F C
Don't stop now
G
That's why we came
House gone up in flames
*Intro*
Am
It's in the National Anthem
C
It's in the scurrying roach
Dm
It's in the closed partition
Am
'Tween first class and coach
Am
It's in the relentless fever
C
It's in the lonely room
Dm
It's in the hands of fate
Am
And it's in the pharaoh's tomb
Am
It's in the rich man's dreams
C
It's in the poor man's hands
Dm
It's in the body bags
Am
Along the Rio Grande
Am
It's in the evening shade
C
It's on the zealot's tongue
Dm
It's in the widow's tears
Am
And it's in the miner's lungs
F C
We could cut and run
Dm Am
And take half the blame
F C
Don't stop now
G
That's why we came
House gone up in flames
*Intro*
Am
It's in the moon's dark spin
C
It's in the cloudless sky
Dm
It was in St. Peter's denial
Am
That he'd thrice deny
Am
It's in the distant thunder
C
It's in the whispered prayer
Dm
That they won't find us hidden here
Am
Beneath the stairs
Am
So consider yourself lucky
C
And watch what you say
Dm
I got what I wanted
Am
You might get the same
Am
It's in the bold print nailed
C
To the cathedral door
Dm
It's in the black cold pressure
Am
On the ocean floor
F C
We could cut and run
Dm Am
And take half the blame
F C
Don't stop now
G
That's why we came
House gone up in flames
*Intro*
for the low note, I just strum the A, D, and G string open and then go to Am for
the main note in the intro. When it hits the high point, I hit C. Find the strum
pattern yourself, I guess... This actually may not sound like Tom Morello's
version, but I'd rather play a song that uses more than 2 chords in the verse, so
I just added a couple more chords for those who can't quite sing like Tom Morello
Am
It's in the grain of the wood
C
It's in the needle's rust
Dm
It's in the eagle's claw
Am
It's in the eyes you trust
Am
It's in the jackal's dreams
C
It's in the sleet and the hail
Dm
It's in the unmarked box
Am
That came today in the mail
Am
It's in the dead man's pocket
C
It's in the child's first sin
Dm
It's in the Constitution
Am
Written in very small print
Am
It's in Colin Powell's lies
C
It's in the shaman's trance
Dm
It's in the cellar waiting
Am
And it's in the best laid plans
Chorus
F C
We could cut and run
Dm Am
And take half the blame
F C
Don't stop now
G
That's why we came
House gone up in flames
*Intro*
Am
It's in the National Anthem
C
It's in the scurrying roach
Dm
It's in the closed partition
Am
'Tween first class and coach
Am
It's in the relentless fever
C
It's in the lonely room
Dm
It's in the hands of fate
Am
And it's in the pharaoh's tomb
Am
It's in the rich man's dreams
C
It's in the poor man's hands
Dm
It's in the body bags
Am
Along the Rio Grande
Am
It's in the evening shade
C
It's on the zealot's tongue
Dm
It's in the widow's tears
Am
And it's in the miner's lungs
F C
We could cut and run
Dm Am
And take half the blame
F C
Don't stop now
G
That's why we came
House gone up in flames
*Intro*
Am
It's in the moon's dark spin
C
It's in the cloudless sky
Dm
It was in St. Peter's denial
Am
That he'd thrice deny
Am
It's in the distant thunder
C
It's in the whispered prayer
Dm
That they won't find us hidden here
Am
Beneath the stairs
Am
So consider yourself lucky
C
And watch what you say
Dm
I got what I wanted
Am
You might get the same
Am
It's in the bold print nailed
C
To the cathedral door
Dm
It's in the black cold pressure
Am
On the ocean floor
F C
We could cut and run
Dm Am
And take half the blame
F C
Don't stop now
G
That's why we came
House gone up in flames
*Intro*
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