Emmylou Harris Can You Hear Me Now written by Emmylou Harris Capo 4 G C Oh the walls are closin´ in I can feel it in my bones D Like water risin´ up to my chin G Another long night to be alone G I could go out on the town C Talk too much and laugh too loud D If I´m already on my way down G I might as well just work the crowd C G D Can you hear me now can you hear me now C G D G G C G C Can you hear me now can you hear me now G Oh the stories I could tell C Sometimes I really hit my stride C We make our own heaven and our own hell G Tryin to get across to the other side G But everyday ends up the same C One step up two steps back D Like some old silent movie frame G Zoom in close then fade to black C G D Can you hear me now can you hear me now C G D G Can you hear me now can you hear me now G C G C Em C How did the load get to be so heavy G C I used to wear my troubie like a crown Hm C A bad flood's poundin' on the levee G And l'm gonna need some help D To hold my ground SOLO But I'm sinkin' like a stone To where in solitude this life I'll spend In the coldest place I've ever known I'm here just waitin' until the end I send up my S.O.S. A message in a bottle set out to sea It just reads soul in distress But nobody ever got back to me Can you hear me now can you hear me now Can you hear me now can you hear me now Can you hear me now can you hear me now Can you hear me now can you hear me now Emmylou Marris - acoustic guitar Buddy Miller - guitar Bernie Leadon - guitar Ethan Johns - guitar/drums Daryl Johnson - bass/backing vocals Tony Hall - bass Daniel Lanois - pedal steel guitar/backing vocals Malcolm Burn - Fender Rhodes/harmonica/backing vocals Jane Siberry - backing vocals From "Stumble Into Grace" Nonesuch Records (2003) Poodlebone Music/Neeha Music(ASCAP)