Biography:
Rab Noakes (Born "Robert Noakes", 13th May 1947) is a Scottsh singer / songwriter. He still records and releases albums to this day but was most prominent in the 1970's. His best known single, "Branch" from the album "Red Pump Special" was released in 1974 and although it did not reach a significant position in the UK charts it did receive considerable airplay at the time.
Noakes was also an early member of "Stealers Wheel", though he does not feature on any released recordings by them having left before this period of their success.
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Other songs:
- A Brighter Blue
- A Love Story
- A Question Of Travelling
- Absence
- All Gone Wrong
- All In Down And Out Blues
- As Big As His Size
- Blue Dream
- Branch
- Buttons And Bows
- Bye Bye Blackbird
- Clear Day
- Dance Me To The End Of Love
- Darling Be Home Soon
- Deep Water
- Dishonest
- Do Right Woman
- Do That Again
- Do You See The Lights
- Dont Act Like Your Heart Isnt Hard
- Dont Say Money Doesnt Matter
- Eat Neuk Misfortune
- Fallen Ones
- Gently Does It
- Goodbye Booze
- High And Dry
- I Forget
- I Had A Girlfriend
- I Wont Let You Down
- Im Walkin Here
- Ive Hardly Started Yet
- Lenny Bruce
- Lights
- Lonely Boy Tonight
- Long Dark Night
- Love Is A Gamble
- Love Of My Life
- Mary Skeffington
- Memories
- Moonlight And Gold
- Nancys Minuet
- Nashville Blues
- Niel Gows Apprentice
- November Afternoon
- Only Happy When It Rains
- Open All Night
- Open The Door
- Psycho Killer
- Que Sera Sera
- Radio And Tv
- Restless
- Roll On Saturday
- Same Old Place
- Shes All I See
- Show Me The Way To Go Home
- So How Come
- Somebody Counts On Me
- Somethings Wrong
- Take Me As I Am Or Let Me Go
- Thats The Way The Whole Thing Ends
- The Guernsey Kitchen Porter
- The Same Sky
- The Sketcher And The Last Train
- The Two Sisters
- Together Forever
- Tomorrow Is Another Day
- Too Old To Die
- Turn A Deaf Ear
- Wait Down Here
- Waiting Here For You
- What Are You Doing Here
- Whats The Matter
- When This Bloody War Is Over
- When Youre Not Here
- Without Me Just With You
- Wrong Joke Again
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Rab Noakes - A Brighter Blue
[INTRO:] G B7 Em Em7 Am7 B7 C
[VERSE 1:]
G B7 Em Em7
A weary traveller came in from the cold
Am7 B7 C
"I've got some big ideas", he did boast
G B7 Em Em7
"Follow me, I'll show you where to go
Am7 B7 C
"I'll share with you everything I know
G F Em
"You'll see it come through____
G F Em
"A brighter blue_______"
[VERSE 2:]
G B7 Em Em7
He got caught up telling us all about his dream
Am7 B7 C
All he said was, "Things aren't what they seem"
G B7 Em Em7
He couldn't tell what was good from what was bad
Am7 B7 C
He got what he wanted but he lost what he had
G F Em
Let it slip through____
G F Em
His brighter blue_______
[BRIDGE:]
C F#7 Bm C
Life and death are the ends of growing
Dit duhh duhdle dit n duh, duhh duhdle dit n duh ohh
F#7 Bm C
Once it begins it just keeps on going
G B7 Em
Dit duhh duhdle dit n duh, duhh duhdle dit n duh ohhhhh, hmmm
[INSTRUMENTAL:] Em7 Am7 B7 C
[VERSE 3:]
G B7 Em Em7
A lonely voice floated across the bay
Am7 B7 C
Sang of everything he abandoned yesterday
G B7 Em Em7
A future with no past has no idea
Am7 B7 C
Where to start or where to go from here
G F Em
Let it shine through____
G F Em
A brighter blue_______
G F Em
Strong and true_______
G F Em
A brighter blue_______
G F Em
You'll see it too________
G F Em
Through and through_______
G F Em
A brighter blue_______
G F Em
Sad but true_______
[OUTRO:] (## fade to end ##)
G F Em G F Em G Em G Em G Em G Em
[INTRO:] G B7 Em Em7 Am7 B7 C
[VERSE 1:]
G B7 Em Em7
A weary traveller came in from the cold
Am7 B7 C
"I've got some big ideas", he did boast
G B7 Em Em7
"Follow me, I'll show you where to go
Am7 B7 C
"I'll share with you everything I know
G F Em
"You'll see it come through____
G F Em
"A brighter blue_______"
[VERSE 2:]
G B7 Em Em7
He got caught up telling us all about his dream
Am7 B7 C
All he said was, "Things aren't what they seem"
G B7 Em Em7
He couldn't tell what was good from what was bad
Am7 B7 C
He got what he wanted but he lost what he had
G F Em
Let it slip through____
G F Em
His brighter blue_______
[BRIDGE:]
C F#7 Bm C
Life and death are the ends of growing
Dit duhh duhdle dit n duh, duhh duhdle dit n duh ohh
F#7 Bm C
Once it begins it just keeps on going
G B7 Em
Dit duhh duhdle dit n duh, duhh duhdle dit n duh ohhhhh, hmmm
[INSTRUMENTAL:] Em7 Am7 B7 C
[VERSE 3:]
G B7 Em Em7
A lonely voice floated across the bay
Am7 B7 C
Sang of everything he abandoned yesterday
G B7 Em Em7
A future with no past has no idea
Am7 B7 C
Where to start or where to go from here
G F Em
Let it shine through____
G F Em
A brighter blue_______
G F Em
Strong and true_______
G F Em
A brighter blue_______
G F Em
You'll see it too________
G F Em
Through and through_______
G F Em
A brighter blue_______
G F Em
Sad but true_______
[OUTRO:] (## fade to end ##)
G F Em G F Em G Em G Em G Em G Em
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