Biography:
Ben Sollee (born 28 November 1983) is an American cellist, singer-songwriter, and composer known for his political activism. His music incorporates banjo, guitar, and mandolin along with percussion and unusual cello techniques.
It was the cat-poles around the lake at his grandfather’s farm that inspired Sollee’s debut album Learning To Bend. The frailty of those awkward looking plants standing stoutly against winds that challenged even the strongest of nearby trees is an affecting metaphor for human struggle and perseverance.
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He does this one progression throughout most of the song. Repetitive, but it suits the mood of the song in my
opinion. The transition from F to G produces almost a natural slide on the second stroke of the F. Use it,
or don't, but it just kinda happens for me.
Hope y'all enjoy.
C G/B Am7 F G
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------1-------------3-------------1----------------------------------|
G|----------0-------------0-------------0-------2---/--0-------------------|
D|-------2-------------0-------------2----------3---/--0-------------------|
A|----3-------------2-------------0-----------3------5---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------1------3---------------------|
[Verse 1]
C G/B Am7
This ain't the life I thought I'd live
F G C
This ain't the home I hoped we'd make
G/B Am7
This ain't the path I thought I chose
F G C
This ain't the sky I'd hoped we'd see
G/B Am7
This ain't the tree I thought would grow
F G C
This ain't the god to which I pray
G/B Am7
This ain't the song I thought I'd write
F G C
These ain't the words I want to say
G/B Am7 F G C G/B Am7 F G
But I can't be your man
[Verse 2]
C G/B Am7
This ain't the flag I thought we'd raise
F G C
This ain't the wind I'd hoped would blow
G/B Am7
This ain't the ship I thought would sail
F G C
This ain't the rose I'd hoped would bloom
G/B Am7
This ain’t the play I thought we’d stage
F G C
These ain’t the hills I’d hoped we’d roam
G/B Am7
This ain’t the sword pulled from the lake
F G C
Yours ain’t the heart I want to break
G/B Am7 F G C G/B Am7 F G
But I can't be your man
[Verse 3]
C G/B Am7
This ain't the end I thought it'd be
F G C
Are you someone I've loved before
G/B Am7
Is this the song the caged bird sings
F G C
Is there some law I choose to ignore
G/B Am7
This is a faith I must defend
F G C
I've tried, I can't pretend
G/B Am7
There is a hope I must contend
F G C
We'll find the thread with the strength to mend
G/B Am7 F G C G/B Am7
But I can't be your man
F G F
Least not this time around
C F
It's something unpredictable
Am7 G/B F
Like where a leaf might fa---aa--all
C Am7 F
It's something unrestrainable
C
Like a rooster's morning call
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------3----5-------7-----10------8----|
E|--------------------------------------|
I can't be your man
opinion. The transition from F to G produces almost a natural slide on the second stroke of the F. Use it,
or don't, but it just kinda happens for me.
Hope y'all enjoy.
C G/B Am7 F G
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------1-------------3-------------1----------------------------------|
G|----------0-------------0-------------0-------2---/--0-------------------|
D|-------2-------------0-------------2----------3---/--0-------------------|
A|----3-------------2-------------0-----------3------5---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------1------3---------------------|
[Verse 1]
C G/B Am7
This ain't the life I thought I'd live
F G C
This ain't the home I hoped we'd make
G/B Am7
This ain't the path I thought I chose
F G C
This ain't the sky I'd hoped we'd see
G/B Am7
This ain't the tree I thought would grow
F G C
This ain't the god to which I pray
G/B Am7
This ain't the song I thought I'd write
F G C
These ain't the words I want to say
G/B Am7 F G C G/B Am7 F G
But I can't be your man
[Verse 2]
C G/B Am7
This ain't the flag I thought we'd raise
F G C
This ain't the wind I'd hoped would blow
G/B Am7
This ain't the ship I thought would sail
F G C
This ain't the rose I'd hoped would bloom
G/B Am7
This ain’t the play I thought we’d stage
F G C
These ain’t the hills I’d hoped we’d roam
G/B Am7
This ain’t the sword pulled from the lake
F G C
Yours ain’t the heart I want to break
G/B Am7 F G C G/B Am7 F G
But I can't be your man
[Verse 3]
C G/B Am7
This ain't the end I thought it'd be
F G C
Are you someone I've loved before
G/B Am7
Is this the song the caged bird sings
F G C
Is there some law I choose to ignore
G/B Am7
This is a faith I must defend
F G C
I've tried, I can't pretend
G/B Am7
There is a hope I must contend
F G C
We'll find the thread with the strength to mend
G/B Am7 F G C G/B Am7
But I can't be your man
F G F
Least not this time around
C F
It's something unpredictable
Am7 G/B F
Like where a leaf might fa---aa--all
C Am7 F
It's something unrestrainable
C
Like a rooster's morning call
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------3----5-------7-----10------8----|
E|--------------------------------------|
I can't be your man
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