Biography:
Singer/songwriter Mel Parsons is a two-time Tui Award finalist for Folk Album of the Year. Her debut album 'Over My Shoulder' was released in March 2009 and has recently released her second record 'Red Grey Blue'. She currently resides in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
Em C G X4
[Verse 1]
Em C G
A steady stream of cars rollin' down the highway
Em C G
I wonder where you're headed are you goin' my way
Em C G
Between the edge and the deep end,
Em C G
'tween the living and the dead
D C D Em
My driving man, my driving man
[Verse 2]
Em C G
Well you stood up tall, you stood up strong
Em C G
You worked your own ways through the wrong
Em C G
Yeah you made your own way through the mire
Em C G
Yeah you made your own way, you're made of fire
D C D Em
My driving man, my driving man
D C D Em
My driving man, my driving man
[Verse 3]
Em C G
And the fire burns and the fire it spreads
Em C G
Yeah the fire chokes and the fire warms
Em C G
Yeah we've both been burnt we've been engulfed
Em C G
Yeah we've both been warmed we've both been smoked
[Instrumental]
Bm C Bm C
[Bridge]
Bm C
I love you baby, but you gotta rein it in
Bm C
I love you more than you love the skin
[Verse 4]
Em C G
Well the rain came down hard on the roof
Em C G
Yeah the rain washed away all of the proof
Em C G
All the digging I've been doin', all the digging for you
Em C G
All the stories I've been saying all the guilt I blew,
D C D Em
My driving man, my driving man
D C D Em
My driving man, my driving man
[Instrumental]
C Em C Em
[Verse 5]
Em C G
Can you drop me here I'm so far from home
Em C G
Its getting dark its getting cold
Em C G
Its the opposite way than I want to go
Em C G
Can you drop me here I'm so far from home
D C D Em
My driving man, my driving man
D C D Em
My driving man, my driving man
D C D Em
My driving man, my driving man
[Outro]
Em C X4
D C
Em C G X4
[Verse 1]
Em C G
A steady stream of cars rollin' down the highway
Em C G
I wonder where you're headed are you goin' my way
Em C G
Between the edge and the deep end,
Em C G
'tween the living and the dead
D C D Em
My driving man, my driving man
[Verse 2]
Em C G
Well you stood up tall, you stood up strong
Em C G
You worked your own ways through the wrong
Em C G
Yeah you made your own way through the mire
Em C G
Yeah you made your own way, you're made of fire
D C D Em
My driving man, my driving man
D C D Em
My driving man, my driving man
[Verse 3]
Em C G
And the fire burns and the fire it spreads
Em C G
Yeah the fire chokes and the fire warms
Em C G
Yeah we've both been burnt we've been engulfed
Em C G
Yeah we've both been warmed we've both been smoked
[Instrumental]
Bm C Bm C
[Bridge]
Bm C
I love you baby, but you gotta rein it in
Bm C
I love you more than you love the skin
[Verse 4]
Em C G
Well the rain came down hard on the roof
Em C G
Yeah the rain washed away all of the proof
Em C G
All the digging I've been doin', all the digging for you
Em C G
All the stories I've been saying all the guilt I blew,
D C D Em
My driving man, my driving man
D C D Em
My driving man, my driving man
[Instrumental]
C Em C Em
[Verse 5]
Em C G
Can you drop me here I'm so far from home
Em C G
Its getting dark its getting cold
Em C G
Its the opposite way than I want to go
Em C G
Can you drop me here I'm so far from home
D C D Em
My driving man, my driving man
D C D Em
My driving man, my driving man
D C D Em
My driving man, my driving man
[Outro]
Em C X4
D C
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