Many thanks to Roger Houdaille and Glenn Hutchings
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by Kaleidoscope
Am G F
A million white flowers in a field in the sky
C F
Seemed to spell out a greeting as the children flew by
A guard in a chariot of silver and gold
Gave the children all tickets and a story he told
Of a time in the future that was sunshine and flowers
And the children grew sleepy in the sky's white towers
They dreamed of the story that the guard had displayed
They saw all the wonders, tiny minds were amazed
They saw candy forests and dragons that breathed fire
At all that was evil in the misty mire
They came to the village where the turtles in caves
Made pies for the people and the lemonade
The people lived down by the sea and each day
The seagulls would wake them as they passed on their way
The people were kindly, they would sing to the sky
And each bright new morning the sun shone from their eyes
The children passed over and all the people could see
As they dived from the sky to the treacle sea
They bathed on the white sand, minutes turned into hours
And the children all giggled and gave each other flowers
The king from his castle came down to the sea
And he spoke to the children so patiently
He gave them small presents and bid them farewell
And the children unwrapped them, tiny silver bells
The tinkling floated 'cross the island with ease
And came back toward them on the perfumed breeze
They smiled at the tinkling, they gazed at the sun
And they smiled at each other, pretty little ones
A beautiful white horse came down to the sea
And the children all climbed up as he knelt on one knee
They rode through the village and high over hills
And they laughed oh so loudly, their fear to kill
They came to a lakeside of deep velvet and green
And they all stared in wonder at its beauty serene
They climbed from the white horse, they watched as it goes
They stood by the green lake for to kiss their toes
A boat in the distance was suddenly there
Waiting to take the children to anywhere
The porcupine captain said that he didn't mind
In his coat of blunt needles he looked very kind
His crew were six rabbits with fluffy white ears
And the children all stroked them and lost all their fears
They sailed through the sunshine across the green lake
And they drank lemonade and ate ice cream cake
They landed in a dark cave as the boat disappeared
And they all stood in darkness, through the shadows they peered
But out of the blackness shone diamonds so bright
Their tiny white hands shielded eyes from the light
In a pool of quicksilver stood Neptune so wise
And pearls were his white teeth, bright diamonds his eyes
He spoke to the children in a voice of velvet
And he beckoned them to him, in a circle they sat
He told of Sky Island and his magic cave
And magical seashells to the children he gave
They listened intently as the music came forth
>From the magical seashells and nobody talked
But Neptune had vanished when they lifted their eyes
So they walked from the cave as two kingfishers cried
In the bright shining sunlight they got down on one knee
They listened to the seashells of the musical sea
But the day grew much darker so they climbed on the breeze
And they floated to the village and the people were pleased
To see them so happy with their tinkling bells
And the people all listened to the musical shells
But the children were so sad, the time had come to leave
So the people waved goodbye and begged them to read
Of the wonders they had seen in the island of the sky
And the children said they would and away they did fly
Through the white clouds of no-time till forever it seems
And the children stayed children, and they lived in their dreams
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by Kaleidoscope A D I bring your lantern A E I bring you fire A D I bring you rose wine F A I bring your lyre I bring frankincense I bring you oak I bring you night birds I bring your cloak I bring you midnight I bring the sea I bring forever I bring you me
Intro: D / / / C / / / D / / / C / / / / / / / D G D G Almond eyes and the chopsticks ticking like grasshoppers Jasmine child, in your paper house I am trembling Strange disguise, your white face is shining like an eastern moon Geisha smile, in lemon trees the wind is whistling D C D Oh, gentle Snapdragon, may I stay? C D May I pray, shall I dance like a fire? C D I can bring frogs, starfish sake D C D Oh, Snapdragon, anything that you desire D D/C# D/B D/A Many moons shine for you know that I am your servant D G D G Snapdragon, I'm hypnotised by your spiral hands Silver gong rings midnight and I see the falling sands
C G F D7
I met a person recently on a train, it was going south
C G F D7
I very shyly tried to speak to her but the words, they stuck in my mouth
C G C G D G D
Come here,she said to me, in a voice I could hardly see
D G C G D G D
Pray, tell me what is it with you? Why are you looking there at me?
Am C D F
Come, all ye non-believers, feel the creases in her brow
Am C D F
Look once and then you'll know she was not very loud
C G F G
Touch her eyes and feel the shadows growing on her face
Am G F G
Take seconds to catch your breath before you slow the pace
C G
Take time for Annie
F C
She would love to see your face
C G
Be kind for Annie
F C
Spread out a little place
C
Listen
G C G F
But forever is a time you'll never know
Intro Melody (Play over a D chord):
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A - E
A E
When the clothes that you wear lose their magic
D E A
And the faces you once saw do not remain
A E
When the colour of your face is turning ashen
D E A E
Then pictures of today you'll see again
A E
When the stairway to your door is dusty
D E A
And the staccato footsteps can't be heard
A E
When the telephone dies of loneliness
D E A E - B
That is when love will seem absurd
A
Oh, please change your mind
E
My time is yours
A
I will run with the wine
E
If you so wish
When breakfast in the morning loses meaning
And you take to staying in your bed till noon
That's when evening will turn into nothing
And your nights will never come too soon
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When myself I offer, you have forgotten
As you turn down my life and my time
When you're living on your own without purpose
Then you'll realise you should have changed your mind
Oh, please change your mind
My time is yours
I will run with the wine
If you so wish
Oh, please change your mind
My time is yours
I will run with the wine
If you so wish
I will run with the wine
If you so wish
G
The zoo is life
C
All schools should be set
G F
Upon the highest hill
C
In the widest zoo
F
Where they could see all our lives
C
In the their lives
G
And all death would have sympathy
C
And purpose
D Em Bless the executioner for he knows not what he does D Em Take the hangman into yourself, he is afraid of blood A A7 Take the soldier to the sea, let him sleep upon the sand D Em And give the axe-man sympathy for he hates his own hands
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Long time ago I had a dream all about a magic zoo
C Bb C F Bb F
And the animals that lived there were in love like me and you
Intro (and verses):
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Electric
Electric
G D
Electric midnight mist is dancing through the trees
C F C
As the organ grinder's ghost is feeling lonely
G D
The rock íní roll crusade is coming to an end
C F C
And the words that I once sung say they don't know me
B E
Oh, roll me anything
A D
And life goes on
A G E
Another pauper to the king
A D
And the musical army
A B E
Is always conquering everything
by Fairfield Parlour
G D
I used to collect cigarette cards
C G C
Emma Crabley was a face I knew
G D Dsus D Dadd9 D
Spike Kasperak, he owned the pub
C G
He had a wooden leg, oh the names we used to call him
Me and my friends found a motorbike
Whitey died flying through Woollies window
Pilot Boat Park was our paradise
Oh the summers with the girls, if you want to I'll show you the scars
G F G
Hold my hand and tell me where we are
C G
Hold my hand, hold my hand, Aries
F G
And tell me where we are
C G
Hold my hand
We smoked a million cigarettes
Often woke behind the factory wall
Spike Kasperak got twenty years
I really don't know why, and just now I can't think back that far
Hold my hand and tell me where we are
Hold my hand, hold my hand, Aries
And tell me where we are
Hold my hand
And on the wall hangs the legend, "I love the Beatles"
And the moss grows between the crumbling bricks
And the boys play tricks on the girls
And somewhere that I've never seen
It's still raining
by Kaleidoscope
G Em
On the crest of a wave
C D G
A shadow of a girl along the shore
C D G
A shadow of a girl along the shore
C D
All the footprints leading home
On the breath of the wind
The name of a girl along the sky-ways
The name of a girl along the sky-ways
All the clouds are turning grey
G C G
In a sudden glimpse of summer
C G C D
All broken mirrors of the sea
G C G
Are showing me the sky
C G C D
All broken mirrors showing me the sea
In the palm of my hand
A portrait of a girl in grey and white
A portrait of a girl in grey and white
While the sun burns through her hair
In a sudden glimpse of summer
All broken mirrors that are me
Are showing me the girl
All broken mirrors showing me
Showing me
by Kaleidoscope
D G D
Dear Elvis Presley we love you so much
A G
That is to say, me and my mum
D G D
She said you could come home and live here in Clapham
A G
Oh we could have such fun
D G D
Dear Elvis Presley my dad said it's all right
A G
That you can have me in marriage
Am D Am D Am
I swear I've not been touched by any person
D Am G C G
Only Bill in Ha - a - arwi - ich
Dear Elvis Presley it's all been arranged
That is to say, Aunt Bertha can come
Mum said we could live in their front and back room
Oh we could have such fun
Dear Elvis Presley my dress is so white
Mum says I'm pretty - well, maybe
My dad says please come, he quite likes your new record
Dm G C
Besides, I'm having your baby
by Kaleidoscope
Am D F G
Let your skirt be a cloud for I am the rainmaker, Thunder-mouth
Am D F G
All the pain of the night curled up in the sheets of the sky
Em Dm G Gmaj7
From an unbroken dream we'll step naked to the shore of this coastline
Am D F G
Afraid to awake, not ashamed by the shape that we're in
Am G F C
Let your blouse be a breeze for I am the hand of the skyways
Am G F C
Your body will shine with the unprepared colours of dawn
G Gmaj7 D
The wind will appear as a girl in a Joan of Arc nightdress
Am G F C
She will kiss you and ask you to follow the flames of the storm
D
Of the storm
G C G C
Let the minutes be hours that the seconds are days
G C Am D
That turn slowly to months and leave you amazed
G C G C
As you sleep on your own in the eye of the crowd
G C Em D
The wind in your hair - the rain in your cloud
Let your body be free for I am the windowless window
All the streams of the day are turning to rivers of night
Your clothes float away to the rhythm of unrhythmic heartbeats
All the knots are undone as you open at last - Freefall
Freefall
Time is a bridge to be washed away
Everything floats - so they say
by Kaleidoscope
C G
Someone is waiting to talk to you
C G D
All of the words that have never been said A -ah
C G Gsus G
Only a line tucked away in his head
C G
Wanting so badly to be with you
C G D
Asking for nothing and taking none A -ah
C G Gsus G Gsus G Gsus
Frightened that you would make fun
G D C
Heaven in the back row
G D C
A king with his hand upon your knee
G D C
Heaven in the back row
G
A king with his hand
Holding the door open quietly
His heart pounds away in the hall of his chest
Trying so hard just to look his best
C G
He's waiting like fire beside your stream
C G Em
Two picture tickets and a tub of ice cream O - oh
D Em
Living at last in a recurring dream O - oh
D Em D G Gsus G Gsus G Gsus G Gsus G Gsus
A - ah, a - ah, a - ah, a - ah
Heaven in the back row
A king with his hand upon your knee
by Kaleidoscope
D
Lights along the highway
F#m
Sharper than the sky
Am G
Madmen in the cafe saying I should die
D A
Wheels forever turning but never touching ground
G
It's a long way up
D
But it's a long way down
Hands with just one finger
Pointing at my face
Joltin' Joe DiMaggio can take my place
The cigarette I smoke has been seen around
It's a long way up
But it's a long way down
D F#m
Roadhouse friends, they're shaking my hand
Am
They're making my plans
E
Telling me which hat to wear
G D
As if either of us care
Songs within the jukebox
The latest pauper band
Seabird dead and twisted lost amongst the sand
Me screaming at the mirror that never makes a sound
It's a long way up
But it's a long way down
Song From
Jon
By Kaleidoscope
Em
There's a road on my forehead
D
Em
That's leading away from all this There's a wheel in my
pocket
D
Em
And forged on my face there's a kiss
G
D
Like some old fashioned soldier
G
D
I'm smiling at the side of your breasts
C
The side of your breasts
G C
But the battles not over
G
C
G
I agree but I guess it's the best
Em
There's no trees in your forest
D
Em
You once said to me out quite loud But I saw through the
make-up
D
Em
Of smoke on the face of your crowd
G D
Not wanting to argue
G
D
Not wishing to butter my words
C
Butter my words.
G
C
With a twist of the toothbrush
G
C G
I bleed, I looked most absurd
Em
I loved you with harmony
D
Em
Deep in the chords of your tune But the rhymes all got
lost
D
Em
Between yesterday's milk and the moon
G D
With paper and pen
G
D
I tried hard to look like a king
C
Like a king
G C
What a shame I forgot
G
C
G C D
That the jester's the one who must sing
G F
C
G
Oh wash on the screen you spread like a cloud
G
F
C
Burning bedrooms and parlours
G
You marched into the crowd
Gm
In the folds of your dress
F
Gm
I would die and be born in an hour
Gm
From the valley of night
F
Gm
Like an ebony mountain we'd tower
Bb
F
And the smile on your face
Bb
F
that crawled up from the sides of your mouth
Eb
Sides of your mouth
Bb
Eb
Would relight all the fires
Bb
Eb Bb
that I tried so hard to put out
Gm
With razorblade key-chains
F
Gm
And paper swimsuits in the rain
Gm
You made fun of my poems
F
Gm
and treated my love like a game
Bb F
There's a road on my forehead
Bb
F
That's leading away from all this
Eb
away from all this
Bb Eb
There's a wheel in my pocket
Bb
Eb
Bb
Ab F
And forged on my face there's a kiss
Bb Ab
Eb
Bb
Oh wash on the screen you spread like a cloud
Bb
Ab Eb
Burnt the birds in the sky
Bb
With the cigarette smoke from the crowd