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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Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 18:04:35 -0500
From: Ray Allis
Subject: g/gorka_john/blue_chalk.crd
BLUE CHALK
by John Gorka
>From "Between Five And Seven"
INTRO: C G Dm Am F G (2x)
C
So I wonder how she's doing
G
I hate it when the rumors fly
Dm Am
They give off such a strange sense of mission
F G
Wing your helplessness on high
C
But she would never run from strangers
G
She sang alone like a bell will toll
Dm Am
Way above the clang and the clatter
F G
Out of fear of her demon soul
INTERLUDE: C G Dm Am F G
C
Maybe none of this is my business
G
And none of what I hear is true
Dm Am
I am far from the mint condition
F G
Circulation's hard on you
CHORUS:
C
Hold tight, hang tough
G
Love's not enough
Dm Am
To keep you off that stuff
F G
To save you
F
Hold tight, hang tough
Am7
Love's not enough
Dm Am
To keep you off that stuff
F G C
To save you now
INTERLUDE: C G Dm Am F G (3x)
C
He could always find the holes in the bottles
G
Even with a blindfold on
Dm Am
Never kept his seat on the wagon
F G
Rolling off like a rolling stone
C
Blue chalk between his fingers
G
Hustling a poolroom song
Dm Am
He always kept a line for the singers
F G
Pointing his cue right from wrong
CHORUS:
C
Hold tight, hang tough
G
Love's not enough
Dm Am
To keep you off that stuff
F G
To save you
F
Hold tight, hang tough
Am7
Love's not enough
Dm Am
To keep you off that stuff
F G C
To save you now
INTERLUDE: C G Dm Am F G
C
So I wonder how she's doing
G
I hate it when the rumors fly
Dm Am
They give off such a strange sense of mission
F G
Wing your helplessness on high
C
She would never run from strangers
G
She sang alone like a bell will toll
Dm Am
Way above the clang and the clatter
F G
Out of fear of her demon soul
OUTRO: C G Dm Am F G (3x)
transcribed by Ray Allis [email protected]
Please send corrections or suggestion
#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.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 18:04:35 -0500
From: Ray Allis
Subject: g/gorka_john/blue_chalk.crd
BLUE CHALK
by John Gorka
>From "Between Five And Seven"
INTRO: C G Dm Am F G (2x)
C
So I wonder how she's doing
G
I hate it when the rumors fly
Dm Am
They give off such a strange sense of mission
F G
Wing your helplessness on high
C
But she would never run from strangers
G
She sang alone like a bell will toll
Dm Am
Way above the clang and the clatter
F G
Out of fear of her demon soul
INTERLUDE: C G Dm Am F G
C
Maybe none of this is my business
G
And none of what I hear is true
Dm Am
I am far from the mint condition
F G
Circulation's hard on you
CHORUS:
C
Hold tight, hang tough
G
Love's not enough
Dm Am
To keep you off that stuff
F G
To save you
F
Hold tight, hang tough
Am7
Love's not enough
Dm Am
To keep you off that stuff
F G C
To save you now
INTERLUDE: C G Dm Am F G (3x)
C
He could always find the holes in the bottles
G
Even with a blindfold on
Dm Am
Never kept his seat on the wagon
F G
Rolling off like a rolling stone
C
Blue chalk between his fingers
G
Hustling a poolroom song
Dm Am
He always kept a line for the singers
F G
Pointing his cue right from wrong
CHORUS:
C
Hold tight, hang tough
G
Love's not enough
Dm Am
To keep you off that stuff
F G
To save you
F
Hold tight, hang tough
Am7
Love's not enough
Dm Am
To keep you off that stuff
F G C
To save you now
INTERLUDE: C G Dm Am F G
C
So I wonder how she's doing
G
I hate it when the rumors fly
Dm Am
They give off such a strange sense of mission
F G
Wing your helplessness on high
C
She would never run from strangers
G
She sang alone like a bell will toll
Dm Am
Way above the clang and the clatter
F G
Out of fear of her demon soul
OUTRO: C G Dm Am F G (3x)
transcribed by Ray Allis [email protected]
Please send corrections or suggestion
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