Biography:
The Lighthouse and the Whaler is a band from Cleveland, Ohio, though its name alludes to the waters off the coast of Massachusetts. Inspired by a theme from Moby Dick, the band’s name alone is enough to make underpaid Literature teachers beam with pride.
It all started with two musicians -- Aaron Smith and Michael LoPresti -- who decided to collaborate in a field one sunny afternoon because that seemed nicer than playing in a basement. By the end of the day they had written their first song.
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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
C G F
C G F
C
I had never seen it
G F
The way it was when you came down
C
I was looking for it
G F
It's the only way we'll come around again
C C G F x 2
C
I feel it in the walls
C
Past the holes in the floor
G
For us the search is on
F
Both see in our own ways
C
I have to face the truth
C
Let silence make us here
G
Oh and I wish that you
F
Would stop the creeping doubt
C C G F x 2
C
I am holding on, to every word you said
Am
I hope you hear me now, just like you did before
F
I was wishing that, you'd have a different view
G
It's not the ending dear, but we have to hope
C
And we all want to know, where and when to go
Am
We didn't plan it out, maybe we lost our way
F
Lie for a while with, your ear against the earth
G
I have to face the truth, that this is not your fault
C C G F x 2
C
I hear you in the woods
C
And you shot me a glance
G
The way you did before
F
Under the overpass
C
I hope you want to know
C
Just where we're going to
G
And if this is a wrap
F
It'll be just me and you
C C G F x 2
C C C/D C/A C/B
C
I am holding on, to every word you said
Am
I hope you hear me now, just like you did before
F
And I was wishing that, you'd have a different view
G
It's not the ending dear, but we have to hope
C
And we all want to know, where and when to go
Am
We didn't plan it out, maybe we lost our way
F
Lie for a while with, your ear against the earth
G
I have to face the truth, that this is not your fault
Am G F F x 2
Am G
We're far from home will you come to me oh
F
weary soul we can make it through it and
Am G
We're far from home will you come to me oh
F
weary soul we can make it through it and
Am G
We all want to know when and where to go is
F
There a plan for us to make it through it and
Am G
We all want to know when and where to go is
F C
There a plan for us to make it through it oh
C C G F x 4
C G F
C G F
C
I had never seen it
G F
The way it was when you came down
C
I was looking for it
G F
It's the only way we'll come around again
C C G F x 2
C
I feel it in the walls
C
Past the holes in the floor
G
For us the search is on
F
Both see in our own ways
C
I have to face the truth
C
Let silence make us here
G
Oh and I wish that you
F
Would stop the creeping doubt
C C G F x 2
C
I am holding on, to every word you said
Am
I hope you hear me now, just like you did before
F
I was wishing that, you'd have a different view
G
It's not the ending dear, but we have to hope
C
And we all want to know, where and when to go
Am
We didn't plan it out, maybe we lost our way
F
Lie for a while with, your ear against the earth
G
I have to face the truth, that this is not your fault
C C G F x 2
C
I hear you in the woods
C
And you shot me a glance
G
The way you did before
F
Under the overpass
C
I hope you want to know
C
Just where we're going to
G
And if this is a wrap
F
It'll be just me and you
C C G F x 2
C C C/D C/A C/B
C
I am holding on, to every word you said
Am
I hope you hear me now, just like you did before
F
And I was wishing that, you'd have a different view
G
It's not the ending dear, but we have to hope
C
And we all want to know, where and when to go
Am
We didn't plan it out, maybe we lost our way
F
Lie for a while with, your ear against the earth
G
I have to face the truth, that this is not your fault
Am G F F x 2
Am G
We're far from home will you come to me oh
F
weary soul we can make it through it and
Am G
We're far from home will you come to me oh
F
weary soul we can make it through it and
Am G
We all want to know when and where to go is
F
There a plan for us to make it through it and
Am G
We all want to know when and where to go is
F C
There a plan for us to make it through it oh
C C G F x 4
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