Biography:
Lyle Lovett is an americana singer-songwriter and actor from Klein, Texas, who has been described as "the thinking man's cowboy". While typically associated with the alt-country genre, his albums typically incorporate folk, swing, blues, jazz and gospel music as well as more traditional country & western styles. The Night's Lullaby Songfacts reports that after twenty-six years with Curb, Lyle Lovett released his eleventh and last album for the record label, Release Me, on February 28, 2012.
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Other songs:
- Understand You
- Aint No More Cane
- Baltimore
- Bears
- Big Dog
- Black And Blue
- Brown Eyed Handsome Man
- Christmas Morning
- Church
- Closing Time
- Cowboy Man
- Creeps Like Me
- Cute As A Bug
- Dont Cry A Tear
- Fairy Tale
- Family Reserve
- Farther Down The Line
- Fiona
- Flyswatter Ice Water Blues
- God Will
- Good
- I Cant Love You Anymore
- I Just Married Her Because She Looked Like You
- If I Had A Boat
- If I Were The Man You Wanted
- If Ihad A Boat
- If You Were To Wake Up
- Ill Come Knocking
- Im A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord
- In My Own Mind
- Isnt That So
- It Ought To Be Easier
- Ive Been To Memphis
- La County
- La To The Left
- Lonely In Love
- Memphis Midnight Memphis Morning
- My Baby Dont Tolerate
- Nobody Knows Me
- North Dakota
- Nothing But A Good Ride
- Old Friend
- Record Lady
- Release Me
- San Antonio Girl
- Shes Leaving Me
- Shes Leaving Me Because She Really Wants To
- Shes No Lady
- Simple Song
- Since The Last Time
- Skinny Legs
- Song About Sonya
- Sonja
- South Texas Girl
- Step Inside This House
- Summer Wind
- Texas Trilogy
- The Front Porch Song
- The Girl In The Corner
- The Road To Ensenada
- This Old Porch
- Truck Song
- Up In Indiana
- Walk Through The Bottomland
- West Texas Highway
- What Do You Do The Glory Of Love
- Which Way Does That Old Pony Run
- Who Loves You Better
- Whooping Crane
- You Cant Resist It
- Youre Not From Texas
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From: [email protected] (Scott Anderson)
Fairy Tale???
Lyle Lovett
Lyle performed this (among other gems) on "Austin City Limits" on a
songwriters special with Willie Nelson and Rodney Crowell. I don't
know if this is even the name, or if it is on one of his records.
Every line, except for the chorus, consists of the four-chord pattern
D9 - B7#9 - E9 - A7/6. This was performed as more of a story than a
song, so the structure of the lyrics is kinda "free-form" at times. The
chorus has a different feel to it, with the Em Fm F#m Gm sequence played
on the bottom three strings, then let the G7/6 ring.
D9 B7#9 E9 A7/6
=========== =========== =========== ===========
4 | | @ | | | 6 | @ | | | | 6 | | @ | | | 5 @ | @ | | @
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
5 | @ | @ @ @ 7 @ | @ @ | | 7 | @ | @ @ @ 6 | | | @ | |
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
6 | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 7 | @ | | @ |
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
7 | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | 8 | | | | | |
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Once upon a time ago,
way up in the land of sleet and snow,
how this fairy tale would go
I could not have known.
I had searched around the world so mean,
from Livingston to Palestine,
trying to pursue my dream
of love
It was then I met this girl so fine,
she made me think so fast I left my thoughts behind
and I tried to pass for a
sophisticated, northern man.
I said "Why, yes, my dear, I know exactly what you mean,
because there's not so much I haven't done or seen,
and may I say your eyes are the loveliest
shade of jade."
(Chorus):
Em Fm F#m Gm G7/6
I said Come on, baby
Em Fm F#m Gm G7/6
Come on, baby
Em Fm F#m Gm G7/6
woo-oo-oo come on, baby
E A
It was then I knew I had made my first mistake.
She did not even start to wait.
And as she turned around to walk away
this is what she had to say:
She told me "Man I come from way down south,
I've got a picket fence with a picket house,
and I don't need no fast-talkin'
northern man like you around."
(Chorus)
Honey, I don't know just what you heard,
but Alabama is my favorite word
and Birmingham is a
long way from here.
Well I could see her light begin to shine.
She turned back around, her eyes met mine
and suddenly the whole world became
a better place.
Even if it was only for an instant
because it was then I knew I had made
my second mistake.
She told me "Man, that was a real good try,
but Alabama's not where I reside.
I come from where the river's wide,
and the crawfish hide."
(Chorus)
Honey, I don't know just what you heard,
but Louisiana is my favorite word,
and Now Orleans is a
long way from here.
She just looked at me and shook her head.
"Your lines are pretty sad," she said.
You are a lonely, weak, pathetic man
if this is doin' the best you can.
It was then I knew I had made my third mistake.
Three strikes, right across the plate,
and as I hollered "Honey, please wait"
she was gone.
(Chorus)
Honey, I don't know just what you heard.
Bartender set 'em up are my favorite words
because the love I need is a
long way from here.
So there I sat so all alone
like a king who sits upon his throne
and whose kingdom may have just gone home
with another kingdom.
So as you can imagine, much to my suprise
when the door was flung back open wide.
It was a miracle, she walked inside
and pulled her chair up next to me.
(one line - chords only)
And that's when she knew she had made her first mistake.
(Chorus - chords only, no vocal)
Honey, I don't know just what you heard,
but Come on, baby are my favorite words,
and where we're goin' is a
long way from here.
And where we're goin' is a
long way from here.
So like I said before, I could not have known
how this fairy tale would finally go
still the only certain thing for sure
is what I do not know.
So like the years and all the seasons pass
and like the sand runs through the hourglass
I just keep on running faster
chasing the happily I am ever after.
(one line - chords only)
I just keep on running faster
chasing the happily I am ever after.
(3 lines - chords only)
--
Scott A. Anderson Southern College of Technology [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. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: [email protected] (Scott Anderson)
Fairy Tale???
Lyle Lovett
Lyle performed this (among other gems) on "Austin City Limits" on a
songwriters special with Willie Nelson and Rodney Crowell. I don't
know if this is even the name, or if it is on one of his records.
Every line, except for the chorus, consists of the four-chord pattern
D9 - B7#9 - E9 - A7/6. This was performed as more of a story than a
song, so the structure of the lyrics is kinda "free-form" at times. The
chorus has a different feel to it, with the Em Fm F#m Gm sequence played
on the bottom three strings, then let the G7/6 ring.
D9 B7#9 E9 A7/6
=========== =========== =========== ===========
4 | | @ | | | 6 | @ | | | | 6 | | @ | | | 5 @ | @ | | @
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
5 | @ | @ @ @ 7 @ | @ @ | | 7 | @ | @ @ @ 6 | | | @ | |
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
6 | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 7 | @ | | @ |
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
7 | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | 8 | | | | | |
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Once upon a time ago,
way up in the land of sleet and snow,
how this fairy tale would go
I could not have known.
I had searched around the world so mean,
from Livingston to Palestine,
trying to pursue my dream
of love
It was then I met this girl so fine,
she made me think so fast I left my thoughts behind
and I tried to pass for a
sophisticated, northern man.
I said "Why, yes, my dear, I know exactly what you mean,
because there's not so much I haven't done or seen,
and may I say your eyes are the loveliest
shade of jade."
(Chorus):
Em Fm F#m Gm G7/6
I said Come on, baby
Em Fm F#m Gm G7/6
Come on, baby
Em Fm F#m Gm G7/6
woo-oo-oo come on, baby
E A
It was then I knew I had made my first mistake.
She did not even start to wait.
And as she turned around to walk away
this is what she had to say:
She told me "Man I come from way down south,
I've got a picket fence with a picket house,
and I don't need no fast-talkin'
northern man like you around."
(Chorus)
Honey, I don't know just what you heard,
but Alabama is my favorite word
and Birmingham is a
long way from here.
Well I could see her light begin to shine.
She turned back around, her eyes met mine
and suddenly the whole world became
a better place.
Even if it was only for an instant
because it was then I knew I had made
my second mistake.
She told me "Man, that was a real good try,
but Alabama's not where I reside.
I come from where the river's wide,
and the crawfish hide."
(Chorus)
Honey, I don't know just what you heard,
but Louisiana is my favorite word,
and Now Orleans is a
long way from here.
She just looked at me and shook her head.
"Your lines are pretty sad," she said.
You are a lonely, weak, pathetic man
if this is doin' the best you can.
It was then I knew I had made my third mistake.
Three strikes, right across the plate,
and as I hollered "Honey, please wait"
she was gone.
(Chorus)
Honey, I don't know just what you heard.
Bartender set 'em up are my favorite words
because the love I need is a
long way from here.
So there I sat so all alone
like a king who sits upon his throne
and whose kingdom may have just gone home
with another kingdom.
So as you can imagine, much to my suprise
when the door was flung back open wide.
It was a miracle, she walked inside
and pulled her chair up next to me.
(one line - chords only)
And that's when she knew she had made her first mistake.
(Chorus - chords only, no vocal)
Honey, I don't know just what you heard,
but Come on, baby are my favorite words,
and where we're goin' is a
long way from here.
And where we're goin' is a
long way from here.
So like I said before, I could not have known
how this fairy tale would finally go
still the only certain thing for sure
is what I do not know.
So like the years and all the seasons pass
and like the sand runs through the hourglass
I just keep on running faster
chasing the happily I am ever after.
(one line - chords only)
I just keep on running faster
chasing the happily I am ever after.
(3 lines - chords only)
--
Scott A. Anderson Southern College of Technology [email protected]
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