01 Rattlin' Bones (K. Chambers/S. Nicholson) Mark Collins - Floor Tom James Gillard - Upright Bass Bill Chambers - Electric Guitar Shane Nicholson - Resenator Guitar, Banjo, Kick Drums, Vocals Kasey Chambers - Vocal Capo III D Smoke don’t rise Fuel don’t burn Sun don’t shine no more Late one night, sorrow come round Scratching at my door But I cut my hands And break my back Draggin’ this bag of stones Till they bury me down, beneath the ground With the dust and rattlin’ bones [Shane] Left my home and left my love [Kasey] Caught on a rusty nail [Shane] Devil rose up, heavy with gold [Kasey] My soul’s not for sale [Shane] Then a holy man in a house of God [Kasey] He offered me a book of prayer [Shane] And when I left my home I left my love [Both] I left my faith back there Smoke don’t rise Fuel don’t burn Sun don’t shine no more Late one night, sorrow come round Scratchin’ at my door But I cut my hands And break my back Draggin’ this bag of stones Till they bury me down, beneath the ground With the dust and rattlin’ bones [Shane] Shuttin’ my eyes and hang my head [Kasey] Darkness makes no sound [Shane] Climb it up, bottom there [Kasey] Earth’s on the way back down [Shane] When a sadness falls on the morning bird [Kasey] Wonder what the day will bring [Shane] But I’m shuttin’ my eyes and hang my head [Both] At least that bird can sing Smoke don’t rise Fuel don’t burn Sun don’t shine no more Late one night, sorrow come round Scratchin’ at my door But I cut my hands And break my back Draggin’ this bag of stones Till they bury me down, beneath the ground With the dust and rattlin’ bones Till they bury me down, beneath the ground With the dust and rattlin’ bones ------------------------------------------- 02 Once in a while (S. Nicholson) Mark Collins - Banjo James Gillard - Upright Bass Bill Chambers - Mandolin Shane Nicholson - Acoustic Guitar, Vocal Kasey Chambers - Vocal Capo III D G D if I wasn't all you wanted G D If I wasn't even close G D I only hope that I made you smile A D Maybe more than once in a while D G D If you never felt the blessing D G D If you only made it through G D I only hope that I made you smile A D Maybe more than once in a while Instrumental D G D If we sleep right through the ending D G D And if we slowly fade away G D I'll only wish I'd gone that extra mile A D Maybe more than once in a while G D I only hope that I made you smile A D Maybe more than once in a while A D Maybe more than once in a while A d Maybe more than once in a while --------------------------------------- 03 Sweetest wast of time (K. Chambers/S. Nicholson) John Watson - Drums James Gillard - Electric Bass Bill Chambers - Electric Guitar, Lap Steel Shane Nicholson - Acoustic Guitar, Vocal Kasey Chambers - Vocal A If you don't see me E7 Caught in your wires If you don't hear me A Outside your door A If all this waiting D Just leaves me wanting A You still would be E7 A The sweetest wast of time D A If I could learn the ways of your mind D A If I could burn a hole in your cold heart D E7 For every time I called your name A If you don't need me E7 When you get lonely If you don't want me A To call your own A If all this hoping D just leaves me hurting A You still would be E7 A The sweetest waste of time D A If you could find a way through the dark D A If you could shine a light on my cold heart D E7 For every time I lost my way A If you don't see me E7 Caught in your wires If you don't hear me A Outside your door A If all this wanting D Just leaves me waiting A You still would be E7 A The sweetest waste of time A You still would be E7 A The sweetest waste of time ----------------------------------------------- 04 Monkey on a wire (S. Nicholson) Mark Collins - Resonator Guitar James Gillard - Upright Bass Bill Chambers - Electric Guitar Mick Albeck - Fiddle Shane Nicholson - Acoustic Guitar, Stomp Bass, Vocal Kasey Chambers - Vocal Capo II Em Am Em They make no sound, the ring no bell Am C Em Leaving no traces they got no tales to tell Em Am Em They find no home, they make no love Am C Em Casting no shadow while balancing above Oh, her I go, me and my desire And everyone's got their own monkey on a wire Oh, down below, leader of the choir Is waiting for the next monkey on a wire They keep no fear, no second prize Walking like Jesus with voodoo in their eyes They come in green, they leave in black Holding dead roses with bullets in their back Oh, her I go, me and my desire And everyone's got their own monkey on a wire Oh, down below, wrapped up in the fire They're waiting for the next monkey on a wire They make no sound, they ring no bell Walking like Jesus going straight on into Hell Oh, her I go, me and my desire And everyone's got their own monkey on a wire Oh, down below, leader of the choir Is waiting for the next monkey on a wire Oh, down below, wrapped up in the fire They're waiting for the next monkey on a wire Waiting for the next monkey on a wire Waiting for the next monkey on a wire ------------------------------------------- 05 One more year (S. Nicholson) Kasey Chambers - Vocal Shane Nicholson - Acoustic Guitar, Vocal He was walking across a wire Holding a loaded gun Taking out every light bulb one by one And she was building brand new walls To keep her safe inside 'Cos sometimes a place to live Is just a place to hide One more year One more year Let's hold our breath And give it just one more year Well he was sparks and gasoline All fire and command But the warmest comfort dies in the coldest hands And she was two steps from the edge But holding on somehow And even God Himself couldn't blame her now Now he's working on a plan Learning to make her smile Maybe a change of pace or a change of style And she's walking across a wire Holding a loaded gun Hoping that what we fear ain't what we've become -------------------------------------------------- 06 The house that never was (K. Chambers/S. Nicholson) Mark Collins - Banjo James Gillard - Upright Bass Bill Chambers - Mandolin, Vocal Shane Nicholson - Acoustic Guitar, Vocal Kasey Chambers - Vocal Go no nails in the floor Got no hinges on the door Empty frames on the walls Ain't no ghost in the halls You can build with earth and stone Make a place of your own But the house that has no love Is the house that never was Got no dog on the step Got no car in the shed Aint no number on the sign Aint no bird up on the power line Wind don't blow through the trees No one comes and no one leaves You can live anywhere But it don't mean you're really there ------------------------------------------------------ 07 Wildflower (K. Chambers/S. Nicholson) Mark Collins - Banjo James Gillard - Upright Bass Bill Chambers - Dobro Shane Nicholson - Acoustic Guitar, Vocal Kasey Chambers - Vocal I'm a wildflower by the highway Up against the rain I'm an old man, growing tired Getting used to the pain I'm a wildflower in a garden Tended everyday I'm an old dog, hard to love And even harder to change But it's no time to be slowing down It's no time to be turning 'round You could blow a hole right through this town If I don't ever let you down I'm a wildflower by the streetlight Where the night begins I'm an old house barely breathing As the walls fall in I'm a wildflower, and I'm an old man There's so much in between And it's no time to be standing by It's no time to be asking why You could blow a hole right through this sky If I don't ever let you down ------------------------------------------------- 08 No one hurts up here (K. Chambers/S. Nicholson) Shane Nicholson - Acoustic Guitar James Gillard, Bill Chambers, Shane Nicholson, Kasey Chambers - vocals Capo I Am G Am No-one cries up here Am G Am No-one cries up here Am G Shed your burden nor your tear Am G Am No-one cries up here No-one hurts up here No-one hurts up here sorrow fades and disappears No-one hurts up here No-one fails up here No-one fails up here Have no worry have no fear No-one fails up here No-one hurts up here No-one hurts up here Rest your weary head my dear No-one hurts up here ----------------------------------------------- 09 The devil's inside my head (K. Chambers) Mark Collins - Banjo James Gillard - Upright Bass Bill Chambers - Mandolin Shane Nicholson - Acoustic Guitar, Vocal Kasey Chambers - Vocal I had a dream I was lost at sea Sorrow's cloud came down on me Stranded out on a boat made of fire Runnin' on desire Lord have mercy on my every sin Hold my head up while the water comes in "Hallelujha", I heard you call But no one came at all Then I woke in my bed And I cried out The Devil's inside my head I had a dream I was crucified Hung my head as the townfolk cried I gave my life to save my soul But the Devil took them both I had a dream I was in my grave Made my way to the Pearly Gates Underneath opened up and I fell Down to the gates of Hell --------------------------------------------------- 10 Sleeping cold (K. Chambers/S. Nicholson) Mark Collins - Woodskin cajon James Gillard - Baritone Acoustic Bill Chambers - Mandolin Mick Albeck - Fiddle Shane Nicholson - Mandolin, Kick Drum, Percussion, Vocal Kasey Chambers - Vocal Will you rise or will you fall? Will you walk or will you crawl? Will you dream in black and white When you're sleeping cold tonight? Will you bend or will you break? Will you give or will you take? Will no angel shine no light? And leave you sleeping cold tonight Will you stand or will you turn? Will you teach or will you learn? When your demons rise above You'll be sleeping cold my love Would you stay or would you leave? Would you fail or would you belive? Would you stand your ground and fight When I'm sleeping cold tonight? Would we know what's wrong or right If we're sleeping cold tonight? ------------------------------------------------- 11 Adeline (K. Chambers/S. Nicholson) Mark Collins - Acoustic Guitar James Gillard - Upright Bass Bill Chambers - Lap Steel Shane Nicholson - Banjo, Vocal Kasey Chambers - Vocal Poor Adeline, poor Adeline Where's your heart? Where's your mind? First in the crowd, last in the line The world can be so unkind Wind's gonna blow, rain's gonna come Where do you hide? Where do you run? Poor Adeline, poor Adeline Where's your heart? Where's your mind? Oh, how a girl can fade away Black and blue and shades of grey Who's gonna save you now? Poor Adeline, poor Adeline Take a rest, take your time You'll never know, you'll never find All you took and left behind Wind's gonna blow, rain's gonna come Breaking us down one by one Poor Adeline, poor Adeline Where's your heart? Where's your mind? Poor Adeline, poor Adeline Where do you run? Where do you hide? Poor Adeline, poor Adeline Where's your heart? Where's your mind? Oh, how a girl can fade away Black and blue and shades of grey Oh, what a mess you've made today Who's gonna save you now? ---------------------------------------------- 12 Jackson Hole (K. Chambers/S. Nicholson) Mark Collins - Floor Tom James Gillard - Electric Bass Bill Chambers - Weissenborn Shane Nicholson - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Drums/Percussion Kasey Chambers - Vocal I'll trade those city lights and crowded skies Roll down Snake River with a boxful of flies Come on white water make this old girl sing And teach this young girl how to Western Swing Life's gonna be better now, better in Jackson Hole No "California Dreaming" anymore I'll put Wyoming out my back door Life's gonna be better now Life's gonna be better in Jackson Hole Get a little bit of rise and flow Get a little bit of rise and flow Get a little bit of rise and flow Get a little bit of rise and flow Don't take no wedding ring, don't set no trap We're chasing freedom at the end of the map Life's gonna be better now Life's gonna be better in Jackson Hole Get a little bit of rise and flow Get a little bit of rise and flow Get a little bit of rise and flow Get a little bit of rise and flow Life's gonna be better now Life's gonna be better in Jackson Hole ------------------------------------------------- 13 Your day will come (K. Chambers) Mark Collins - Floor Tom James Gillard - Upright Bass Bill Chambers - Electric Guitar Shane Nicholson - Baritone Acoustic, Banjo, Vocal Kasey Chambers - Vocal It's a long, long way to whole again Carryin' a heavy load Wake God's child before the dawn Pure as a pot of gold When you go to sleep at night Tell me will the demons come And drag you down with both hands To where it's hotter than the burnin' sun? How far can you run? When the darkness falls around me I can hear that wind blow Wailing through the pine tree Ghost of a troubled soul Everything that goes around Comes around in time Don't wait on redemption It's never gonna take your side How long can you hide? Black bird on a highwire Afraid of what he saw Name their only witness But he won't sing anymore When you go to sleep at night Tell me will the demons come And drag your soul down below? How far can you run? Soon your day will come Soon your day will come --------------------------------------------------- 14 Woe is mone (K. Chambers/S. Nicholson) Kasey Chambers - Vocal Shane Nicholson - Banjo, Stomp Box, Vocal Oh, woe is mine Oh, woe is mine Dark days a-coming Lord, woe is mine Poor lonesome boy Poor lonesome boy Dark days a-coming Oh, lonesome boy Seen no guiding light Seen no holy sign Where's my Kingdom Come? Oh, Lord woe is mine One burning rear One burning rear Brought down a mountain One burning rear Poor lonesome boy Poor lonesome boy Bring down a mountain Oh, lonesome boy Aint no saints in white Aint no bread of wine Aint no Kingdom Come Oh, Lord woe is mine ----------------------------------------------------