Sisters of Mercy - Leonard Cohen

G C G D G C G
Oh Sisters of Mercy they are not departed or gone

Bm F#m Bm F#m D Dsus4 D
They were waiting for me when I thought that I just can't go on

C G F Em D Dsus4 D
And they brought me their comfort and later they brought me their song

G C G D G C
Oh I hope you run into them you who've been travelling so long

Yes you who must leave everything
That you cannot control
It begins with your family,
but soon it comes round to your soul
Well I've been where you're hanging
I think I can see how you're pinned
When you're not feeling holy
Your loneliness says that your've sinned

They lay down beside me
I made my confession to them
They touched both my eyes
And I touched the dew on their hem
If your life is a leaf
That the seasons tear off and condemn
They will bind you with love
That is graceful and green as a stem

When I left they were sleeping
I hope you run into them soon
Dont turn on the lights
You can read their address by the moon
And you wont make me jealous
If I hear that they sweetened your night

G C
We weren't lovers like that
G D G
And besides it would still be all right

We werent lovers like that

And besides it would still be all right

In the Pines

Settled on my own version of this for the uke. Chords are: C, C7, F, Eb, G, G7, C

In the Pines.

My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
Tell me where, where did you sleep last night?
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun never shines
I shivered the whole night through

My daddy was a railway man
Died a mile and a half from town
His head was found in a driver wheel
His body has never been found

My girl, my girl, where'd you sleep last night?
Not even your mother knows
I stayed in the pines, where the sun never shines
I shivered where the cold winds blow.

My girl, my girl, don't you lie to me
Tell me where did you get that dress?
From a man in the pines, where the sun never shines
I shivered where the cold winds blow

Look down, look down, that lonesome road,
Hang down your head and cry.
Through the pines, through the pines, where the sun never shines,
And you shiver when the cold wind blows.

Loads of wonderful versions of this song out there: http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&q=in+the+pines+lyrics

Melodic Madness

I wanted to do something where I can share my love of the uke and hopefully, the opportunity has arisen. Exchange Dublin are looking for people to participate in a "Share the Arts with Kids" thing called Melodic Mayhem which fits exactly with that. I'm going to get some ukuleles from Waltons who have offered to do me a good deal, and will start in a Saturday or two.