1. |
Going to the Races
02:52
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D
Going to the races!
G A D
And we’re gonna win, win, win!
X2
G D
See that pony
G D
In silks of green
G D
You know his mamma
G D
Was a speed machine
See that grey mare
In black and gold
The fortune of her daddy
Has never been told
Going to the races!
And we’re gonna win, win, win!
X2
See that red horse
With the four white feet
Gotta watch his jockey
Cause he’s known to cheat
See that Appie
Kickin’ up dust
He ain’t won a race yet
When he’s made a fuss
Going to the races!
And we’re gonna win, win, win!
X2
Gotta watch that longshot
If he’s looking plucky
Well bet all your money
If you’re feeling lucky
Cause the trick to winning
Is knowing the field
If you pick a winner
Your fate is sealed
Going to the races!
And we’re gonna win, win, win!
X2
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2. |
Bread & Butter
04:16
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D G D
I like bread and butter
D G D
I like toast and jam
D G D
But I want my loving spoonful
G D
From my ever loving man X2
His love fills me up
And my cup overflows
Oh his loving spoonful
It's sets the world a glow
CH.
G D
And ain't it a beautiful thing
G D
All The nourishment love can bring
G D
Oh it makes me wanna sing
G D
My heart has finally grown some wings
BREAK (use vs)
Want his spoonful in the morning
Want his spoonful late at night
I'd have his love about anytime
Cause nothing's felt so right
Well I like tea and coffee
I like sugar and cream
Oh his loving spoonful
Is something from a dream X2
CH.
And ain't it a beautiful thing
All The nourishment love can bring
Oh it makes me wanna sing
My heart has finally grown some wings X2
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3. |
My Boy My Girl
04:21
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C F
My hearts getting bigger, bigger and bigger everyday
C F
Watching you grow and grow and grow away
C F
I do all that I can to fill my eyes with you
C F
My chest gets so tight it feels like my hearts outta room
G Am
My boy my girl
C F
So soon outta sight
G Am
My boy my girl
C F
I'm holding on so tightly
I didn’t believe time travel was real
But I know all that I see and all that I feel
I'll embrace the cliché and you're gone in the blink of an eye
I ride every moment upon the crest of a sigh
My boy my girl
Soon out of sight
My boy my girl
I’m holding on so tightly
I’m filled to the brim and I over flow
The love that we share is more than we’ll ever know
This love is a song I will sing rest of my days
Watching you grow and grow away
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4. |
Falling
03:05
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C F
My hearts getting bigger, bigger and bigger everyday
C F
Watching you grow and grow and grow away
C F
I do all that I can to fill my eyes with you
C F
My chest gets so tight it feels like my hearts outta room
G Am
My boy my girl
C F
So soon outta sight
G Am
My boy my girl
C F
I'm holding on so tightly
I didn’t believe time travel was real
But I know all that I see and all that I feel
I'll embrace the cliché and you're gone in the blink of an eye
I ride every moment upon the crest of a sigh
My boy my girl
Soon out of sight
My boy my girl
I’m holding on so tightly
I’m filled to the brim and I over flow
The love that we share is more than we’ll ever know
This love is a song I will sing rest of my days
Watching you grow and grow away
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5. |
Big Blue Ocean
03:32
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E
No I’ve never seen
B
The big blue ocean
A E
Never seen the sand and sea and sky
E
My father was a sailor
B
Of deep emotion
A E
The Ocean was a twinkle in his eye x 2
He had a motto
It held the simple notion
That we were meant to swim and not to fly
He said he had no fear of death
It was just a simple motion
Waves will meet the shore by and by x 2
No I’ve never seen
The big blue ocean
Never seen the sand and sea and sky
On all these roads I’ve walked
I’ve one devotion
To breath that salty air before I die
Never seen the sand and sea and sky
Waves will meet the shore by and by
Gonna breath that salty air before I die
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6. |
Red Eyed Mamma
04:07
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C C7
Red eyed mamma trying to get the days work done
F C
Red eyed mamma trying to get the days work done
G C
Red eyed mamma, last night was too much fun
Red eyed mamma listening to her babies cry
X2
Red eyed mamma asking oh why did I
Red eyed mamma gots too much on her plate
X2
working all day and staying up much to late
Red eyed mamma just wants a little release
X2
Ain't nothing wrong with blowing off a little steam
BREAK
Red eyed mamma waiting for the sun to go down
X2
Red eyed mamma is all set to paint the town
Red eyed mamma trying to get the days work done
X2
Red eyed mamma, last night was too much fun
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7. |
Broken Cup
02:40
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My heart is a broken cup
No matter what I do it won't fill up
I know that you try
To find me when I hide
Be these days I'd rather not be found
My body is an empty shell
How long it's been
I cannot tell
How can I explain
Without causing any pain
That I'm no longer rooted to the ground
My mind is a darkened sky
I cannot speak when I think of why
But I Wouldn't wish it all away
The years the months the days
Are the ties that keep us Bound
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C
I'm just a girl from Ontario
F
The land of lake rock and pine’
C
But oh my dear Nova Scotia
G F C
I've never seen a land this fine
CH. (same as above)
I'm leaving my heart in Nova Scotia
It'll never be the same again
Diamonds glistening on the water
The smell of the sea on the wind
From my very first breath of the ocean
I felt like I was coming home
My heart just leapt into the water
And claimed Nova Scotia for its own
CH.
I'm leaving my heart in Nova Scotia
It'll never be the same again
Diamonds glistening on the water
The smell of the sea on the wind
BREAK
Oh my dear Nova Scotia
Won't you adopt me for your own?
I hear that ocean calling me
Want to make Nova Scotia my home
CH.
I'm leaving my heart in Nova Scotia
It'll never be the same again
Diamonds glistening on the water
The smell of the sea on the wind
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9. |
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D A
The leaves are turning
G D
the colour of my heart
D A
A part of me yearns
G D
To be back at the start
D A
Where our love had wings
G D
That flew above all
D A
The brambles and thorns
D G
Of what made us fall
CH.
A D G
Meet me down the road
D G
Where the sea meets the sky
A D G
Where the waves are crashing to shore
D G
And the lonesome loon cries
The boats are coming out
Of the water
As I head back west
To my small son and daughter
I'm leaving with an ache
I'll carry like treasure
keep next to my hope
It will become light as a feather
Meet me down the road
Where the sea meets the sky
Where the waves tumble to shore
And the lonesome loon cries
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10. |
I'm Gonna Be Here
03:11
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C
At times it ain't pleasant
To remain in the present
C7
But the stars know we don't live long
F
If the past is illusion, the future a dream
C G C
Won't you help me sing this song
I'm gonna be here
I've always been here
Never been anywhere else
I'm gonna be here
I've always been here
Here is where I find myself
They say life is a river
Even if the truth is a sliver
We all know the current gets strong
Don't fight the tide, don't swim upstream
And help me sing this song
I'm gonna be here
I've always been here
Never been anywhere else
I'm gonna be here
I've always been here
Here is where I find myself
The moment is easy to loose
But know you can choose
To steer as you float along
It's a State of mind, a way of being
Just like singing this song
I'm gonna be here
I've always been here
Never been anywhere else
I'm gonna be here
I've always been here
Here is where I find myself
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Birdie Whyte Ottawa, Ontario
Ottawa singer-songwriter Birdie Whyte is at home on the stage anywhere she goes. Songwriting is Birdie's
passion
and her lovely voice lends an aching depth to the simple country lyrics she lays down. Birdie's songs are insightful and mindfully crafted,
drawing the listener in and leaving them with melodic, vividly colourful landscapes that hold true to the storytelling form of the folk tradition.
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