Mary Chapin Carpenter (nacida el 21 de febrero de 1958) es una cantante estadounidense de country y folk. Pasó varios años cantando en clubs de Washington, D.C. antes de firmar a finales de los años 80 con Columbia Records, y ser lanzada como cantante de country.
Ha ganado 5 premios Grammy, y es la única artista que ha recibido cuatro Grammys consecutivos en la categoría de mejor interpretación vocal femenina de country.1 En 2005 había vendido más de 12 millones de discos.2
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
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A LOT LIKE ME (Mary Chapin Carpenter) ------------------------------------- [Actually in F; capo 5, I think. Each chord is one measure, except two chords joined by a hyphen (e.g., "F - G") are one measure _total_.]
CCFFGGCGCCFFGGCG [intro]
CCFF He was a long tall stranger from way down south where he'd left his life behind DmGCG He had a big old Gibson and a pickup truck and Shenandoah eyes CEmFF And I remember him sitting in that local bar where I earned my pay each night DmGF - GCG Singing my songs to empty chairs and going home half tight
CCFF So the nights rolled by like headlights shining on a lonesome strip of tar DmGCG I kept his words of kindness close to me like a pick on my guitar; And we CEmFF Talked about the singers and the songs we loved and the songs we'd most forgot DmGF - GC In that run-down bar they'd make last call and I'd never want to stop
FG 'Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl's dreams C - EmF With my cowboy boots and my old six-string DmGC - EmF Hitching my wagon to a star, dreaming of leaving those local bars CEm/BAm - GF When I'd get him up at closing time for a couple of songs and a chance to shine DmGF - G Like the star that he longed to be, he looked a helluva lot like me CCFFGGCG (me) [instrumental]
He'd played a lot of places where the only wages were food and beer for free No fancy licks, but he had him a gift for the kind of songs he'd sing But you do what you can to be a satisfied man, just to have your peace of mind So he gave it all up for a government job where the paychecks come on time
So now he comes to the bar to hear me play guitar and to share a drink or two And we sit swapping tales of where we've been and what we'd rather do There's a wealth of danger when you're talking to strangers, and I meet them all the time But my heart knew better than my head when I looked into those eyes
'Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl's dreams with my cowboy boots and my old six-string Hitching my wagon to a star, dreaming of leaving those local bars When I'd get him up at closing time for a couple of songs and a chance to shine Like the star that he longed to be, he looked a hell of a lot like me
Well, maybe I'll quit when I got me a kid and a place to call my own But tonight there ain't nobody there waiting up for me at home It's a hell of a way to live from day to day not knowing where you're bound But the look in his eyes made me realize I was glad for the life I'd found
'Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl's dreams with my cowboy boots and my old six-string Hitching my wagon to a star, dreaming of leaving those local bars When I'd get him up at closing time for a couple of songs and a chance to shine DmGF - GAm Like the star that he longed to be, he looked a hell of a lot like me DmGF - G Like the star that he'd always be, he looked a hell of a lot like me CCFFGGCC. (me) [instrumental]