Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman (born November 28, 1943) is a singer/songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is notable for his mordant (and often satirical) pop songs and for his many film scores.
Newman is noted for his practice of writing lyrics from the perspective of a character far removed from Newman's own biography. For example, the 1972 song "Sail Away" is written as a slave trader's sales pitch to attract slaves, while the narrator of "Political Science" is a U.
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...BURN ON... by Randy Newman -------------................
*from 'Sail Away' (1972)*
*CAPO 4th FRET*
(Original Key: B)
Intro:
G
Verse 1:
GD7 There's a red moon rising, on the Cuyahoga River, G Rolling into Cleveland, to the lake. GD7 There's a red moon rising, on the Cuyahoga River, G Rolling into Cleveland, to the lake.
GD7 There's an oil barge winding, down the Cuyahoga River, G Rolling into Cleveland, to the lake. GD7 There's an oil barge winding, down the Cuyahoga River, G Rolling into Cleveland, to the lake.
Bridge 1:
CG Cleveland; city of light, city of magic. CG Cleveland; city of light, you're calling me. CG Cleveland; even now, I can re-member; D7CG 'Cos the Cuyahoga River, goes smokin' through my dreams.
Chorus 1:
G7D7G7D7 Burn on, big river, burn on. G7D7G7D7 Burn on, big river, burn on.
Verse 2:
GC Now the Lord can make you tumble, GC And the Lord can make you turn. GG7EmEb7 And the Lord can make you over-flow; CC/DG But the Lord can't make you burn.
Chorus 2:
G7D7G7D7 Burn on, big river, burn on, G7D7GC7, G Burn on, big river, burn on.