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 - High And Dry
CAPO: 2nd Fret
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[INTRO:] Dm F C Cadd9-C Dm F C Cadd9-C
[VERSE 1:]
Dm
Two jobs in a week
F C
I bet you think that's pretty clever, don't you boy
Dm
Riding on your motorcycle
F C
Watching all the ground beneath you drop
Dm
You'll kill yourself for recognition
F C
Kill yourself to never ever stop
Dm
You broke another mirror
F C
You're turning into something you__ are not
[CHORUS:]
Dm F
Don't leave me high___
C
Don't leave me___ diein'
Dm F
Don't leave me high_____
C
Don't leave me___ diein'
[INSTRUMENTAL:] C Dm F C Dm F C
[VERSE 1:]
Dm
Drying up in conversation
F C
You will be the one who cannot talk
Dm
All your insights fall to pieces
F C
You just sit there wishing you could still make love
Dm
They're the ones who hate ya
F C
When you think you've got the world all sussed out
Dm
They're the ones who'll spit on you
F C
You will be the one screaming out
[CHORUS:]
Dm F
Don't leave me high___
C
Don't leave me___ diein'
Dm F
Don't leave me high_____
C
Don't leave me___ diein'
[BRIDGE:]
Dm
It's the best thing that you ever had
F C
The best thing that you ever, ever had
Dm
It's the best thing that you ever had
F C
The best thing that you ever, ever had
[CHORUS:]
Dm F
Don't leave me high___
C
Don't leave me___ diein'
Dm F
Don't leave me high_____
C
Don't leave me____ diein'
[OUTRO:]
Dm F C
(Ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah, ahhhh)
Dm F C
(Ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah, ahhhh)
Dm F C Dm F C
(The best you ever had has gone away___)
CAPO: 2nd Fret
## NOTE: For the sake of clarity, I have omitted the quick change Cadd9-C ##
## chords from the verses. Listen to the recording to place them. ##
[INTRO:] Dm F C Cadd9-C Dm F C Cadd9-C
[VERSE 1:]
Dm
Two jobs in a week
F C
I bet you think that's pretty clever, don't you boy
Dm
Riding on your motorcycle
F C
Watching all the ground beneath you drop
Dm
You'll kill yourself for recognition
F C
Kill yourself to never ever stop
Dm
You broke another mirror
F C
You're turning into something you__ are not
[CHORUS:]
Dm F
Don't leave me high___
C
Don't leave me___ diein'
Dm F
Don't leave me high_____
C
Don't leave me___ diein'
[INSTRUMENTAL:] C Dm F C Dm F C
[VERSE 1:]
Dm
Drying up in conversation
F C
You will be the one who cannot talk
Dm
All your insights fall to pieces
F C
You just sit there wishing you could still make love
Dm
They're the ones who hate ya
F C
When you think you've got the world all sussed out
Dm
They're the ones who'll spit on you
F C
You will be the one screaming out
[CHORUS:]
Dm F
Don't leave me high___
C
Don't leave me___ diein'
Dm F
Don't leave me high_____
C
Don't leave me___ diein'
[BRIDGE:]
Dm
It's the best thing that you ever had
F C
The best thing that you ever, ever had
Dm
It's the best thing that you ever had
F C
The best thing that you ever, ever had
[CHORUS:]
Dm F
Don't leave me high___
C
Don't leave me___ diein'
Dm F
Don't leave me high_____
C
Don't leave me____ diein'
[OUTRO:]
Dm F C
(Ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah, ahhhh)
Dm F C
(Ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah, ahhhh)
Dm F C Dm F C
(The best you ever had has gone away___)
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