Biography:
John Gorka (born in July 1958) is an American contemporary folk musician. In 1991, Rolling Stone magazine called him "the pre-eminent male singer-songwriter of what has been dubbed the New Folk Movement.
Gorka was born in Edison, New Jersey. He received his first guitar as a Christmas gift, though Gorka alleges that his older brother stole it from him shortly thereafter. He eventually learned, instead, to play the banjo, and began performing in a folk music group at his church.
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From [email protected] Fri Apr 18 10:48:03 1997
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 97 19:06:00 PDT
From: "Dowd, Michael"
To: "' [email protected]'"
Subject: chord submission
This is a song by John Gorka off of his "Jack's Crows" album that I would
like you to post.
Treasure Island
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this one is also a capo on the second fret.
the progression is G D Asus9 Bm for the verse and C D Em for the bridge.
Asus9 =x02200
Bm =224432 or xx4432
G D Asus9 Bm
Love is never easy
G D
Asus9 Bm
It's almost always out of your way
G D
Asus9 Bm
It's not the path of least resistence
G D
C
It's not some words you get to say
D Em
It's a stream running up the mount ain
C D Em
It's a wave rolling out from the shore
C D
I wish I could say I never felt that way before
then back into the G D Asus9 Bm thing.
I have a friend whose lonely
She is chasing after her dreams
But she is the one and only
C
Who knows how hard it can be
then back to the D Em C thing
listen to the song and put it together.
i would have transcribed all the words but the cd isn't mine. this is just
stuff i remember. i hope you can work with it.
Michael HJ Dowd
The Washington Post-News Administration
[email protected]
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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From [email protected] Fri Apr 18 10:48:03 1997
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 97 19:06:00 PDT
From: "Dowd, Michael"
To: "' [email protected]'"
Subject: chord submission
This is a song by John Gorka off of his "Jack's Crows" album that I would
like you to post.
Treasure Island
-------------------------
this one is also a capo on the second fret.
the progression is G D Asus9 Bm for the verse and C D Em for the bridge.
Asus9 =x02200
Bm =224432 or xx4432
G D Asus9 Bm
Love is never easy
G D
Asus9 Bm
It's almost always out of your way
G D
Asus9 Bm
It's not the path of least resistence
G D
C
It's not some words you get to say
D Em
It's a stream running up the mount ain
C D Em
It's a wave rolling out from the shore
C D
I wish I could say I never felt that way before
then back into the G D Asus9 Bm thing.
I have a friend whose lonely
She is chasing after her dreams
But she is the one and only
C
Who knows how hard it can be
then back to the D Em C thing
listen to the song and put it together.
i would have transcribed all the words but the cd isn't mine. this is just
stuff i remember. i hope you can work with it.
Michael HJ Dowd
The Washington Post-News Administration
[email protected]
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