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1. |
Got No Questions
02:53
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Got No Questions (Bonner/Dargan)
Dmaj7sus2 Dsus2
Got no questions anymore
Em Em7
Just this dusty metaphor
Dmaj7sus2 Dsus2
And the rain begins to pour
A7sus4 A7
Upon my head...
Dmaj7sus2 Dsus2
Got no questions anymore
Em Em7
Lonely feet still pace the floor
Dmaj7sus2 Dsus2
All my faith left to restore
A7sus4 A7
Up ahead…
Em G
I’d all but given up
Spilled my favorite cup
That’s when you showed up
Like a dream....
Got no questions anymore
How much truth can I ignore?
Lonely feet still pace the floor
On my own…
Got no questions anymore
Lost caverns to explore
Opportunities galore
All alone…
CHORUS
Bm A6 Gmaj7
How could the question ever doubt you?
Bm A6 Gmaj7
What if the question is about you?
Bm A6 Gmaj7
There is now answer here without you…
You… You…. You… YOU!!
Got no questions anymore
Vast oceans to explore
We are miles away from shore
And we’re swimming…
Got no questions anymore
Now your bottle’s washed ashore
I see what it all was for
Everything…
CHORUS
(c) 2021 Christopher James Bonner/Sean Michael Dargan
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The Undertaker's Daughter (Dargan)
A
The Undertaker's Daughter
A/G#
Bends her leg to snap her garter
G
Goes down on one knee
G/F# FG
to write her poems on the moon
A
The one who looks to find her
A/G#
Is another slow reminder
G
Of the ones who loved her quickly
G/F# FG
Till they left her all too soon
F G F G
Life can be so dull when you get what you want…
Clay beneath her fingernails
Words that cut and linger stale
End up crushed and bloody
Ground deep into the soil
She tried to fix her car today
Then drove that wounded beast away
Leaves two trails behind her
One of blood and one of oil
F G F G
Life can be so dull when you get what you want…
F G A
Life can be so dull when you get what you want…
Instrumental Bridge: A / / / G / / / D / / / A / / / (2x)
The Undertaker's Daughter
Does her jogging underwater
Tripped upon the ladder
At the pool and skinned her knee
© 2021 Sean Michael Dargan
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3. |
Never Be Too Near
03:04
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Never Be Too Near (Dargan)
Am Em G D
I’m having a hard time with this whole thing, though I cannot tell you why
Am Em G D
I would like to tell myself, but for the most part, it’s a lie
Am Em G D
My clouds keep rolling in, and I can’t make myself cry
C D
Any more...
When I walk to your apartment -- I am six flights off the ground
When I sleep upon your balcony, I dream of falling down
When the morning air is clear but my body twists around
to grab your floor...
C
I can’t speak
G D C
I stammer till my lips grow weak
G D
Bruised and broken on the ground
Am
Will you take me by the hand?
Em
Are you close enough to hear?
C D G D Am C D
...from where I stand, you could never be too near
I suppose ten more days might give breadth to my small mind
Though another weak escape attempt has failed to help me find
Any answer to this problem -- I might just as well be blind
And furthermore...
I could sit here on your chair to nurse my stupid, silent rage
Until my feelings for you die, like a beast inside the cage
Cover up my childish heart and finally act my age
Evermore…
I can’t speak
I stammer till my lips grow weak
Bruised and broken on the ground
Will you take me by the hand?
Are you close enough to hear?
...from where I stand, you could never be too near
© 2021 Sean Michael Dargan
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4. |
Two Worlds
02:25
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Two Worlds (Dargan) (CAPO 2)
G C
I won’t sit to watch you standing
G D
I can’t reach to catch your landing
Am Em C D
I’m not waiting for the day our two worlds become none
G C
One last push before I pull it
G D
One more time you dodge the bullet
Am Em C D
No, I don’t care to see the way our two worlds become none
Em Bm C G
First you say it’s getting better, then you say it’s for the best
Am Bm C / / D
Now I can’t seem to find a way to make you understand the rest
GTR SOLO (over Verse form)
Em Bm C G
First you say you can’t quite hear me -- Then you say you can’t come near me
Am Bm C / / D
One last burst of golden silence you will cherish evermore...
G C
I won’t sit to watch you standing
G D
I can’t reach to catch your landing
Am Em C D
I’m not waiting for the day our two worlds become none
© 2021 Sean Michael Dargan
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5. |
Only This Moment
03:00
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Only This Moment… (Dargan)
Every piece of art I encounter now
Especially those I’ve know for years
1000x more poignant now
Dig my deepest hopes and fears
We had it but we lost it…
The secrets still surround
We had it but we lost it…
Not everything lost can be found
Every painting, every song
Every poem, however long
Every movie, every play
Every second of every day
We had it but we lost it…
The secrets still surround
We had it but we lost it…
Not everything lost can be found
Why not just sit with yourself, allow things to be
Take a deep breath, sit by a tree
Don't pine for the future, let go of the past
There is only this moment, this moment won’t last
There is only this moment
This moment won’t last...
© 2021 Sean Michael Dargan
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6. |
The Plain...
00:42
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The plains slopes to a mountain
The mountain to a plain
I finish this, my longest trip
just as I begin again...
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7. |
The Mountain Between Us
03:07
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The Mountain Between Us Must Fall
***
B E B
The mountain between us must fall
E B
I’ve painted lines across it to show you how I’ve planned it all
E F#
All doubts and inhibition
B E
Removed by demolition
E F# G#m
Leaving us together, standing tall
E F# B
Leaving us together, standing tall
E Ebm
I’m not the perfect man
G#m
I do the best I can
F#sus4 F#
Sometimes that’s not enough
E Ebm
But if you’d just take my hand
G#m
Help me make a stand
F#sus4 F#
Together we’d stand tough
<CHORUS>
E Ebm
You can never see the peak
G#m
When you’re standing on the peak
F#sus4 F#
No matter how you try
E Ebm
But meet me on the ledge
G#m
Join me in this pledge
F#sus4 F#
Never say goodbye…
B E B
The mountain between us must fall
E B
I’ve painted lines across it to show you how I’ve planned it all
E F#
All doubts and inhibition
B E
Removed by demolition
E F# B
Leaving us together, standing tall
E F#
All doubts and inhibition
B E
Removed by demolition
E F# G#m
Leaving us together, standing tall
E F# G#m
Leaving us together, standing tall
E F# B
Leaving us together, standing tall
© 2021 Sean Michael Dargan
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8. |
No Power Over Me
02:46
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No Power Over Me (Dargan) *drop D tuning*
D riff
All that I want...
All that I see...
Bm riff
I Give You No Power Over Me
D riff
I’m taking it back
I’ll wrestle it free
Bm riff
And I Give You No Power Over Me
Gmaj7+5 Emsus2+5
We’ve been sold one big, fat, hairy lie
Gmaj7+5 Emsus2+5
He who dies with the most toys still dies
Gmaj7+5 Emsus2+5
It’s a fantasy, we must stay strong
Gmaj7+5 F
What we need we’ve had all along
D riff
Poison the river
Cut down the tree
Bm riff
But I Give You No Power Over Me
D riff
Everyone is absentee
Bm riff
And I Give You No Power Over Me
We’ve been sold one big, fat, hairy lie
He who dies with the most toys still dies
It’s a fantasy, we must stay strong
What we need we’ve had all along
I Give You No Power Over Me
I Give You No Power Over Me
© 2021 Sean Michael Dargan
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9. |
Eternally Wanting More
02:27
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Eternally Wanting More (Dargan)
A Bm
Of course, getting up is the hardest part
D A
Once it’s finally going down
A Bm
Lay so still I can feel your heart
D E
Though it barely makes a sound
D E
A little bit distracted
D E
I’m just a little bit distracted
D E G A
Loving you is eternally wanting more
Of course, one hour late for work
Just to waste another day
Goddess that must be
Could you wish it all away?
A little bit distracted
I’m just a little bit distracted
Loving you is eternally wanting more
<Guitar Solo of some repute over 2x VERSE>
A little bit distracted
I’m just a little bit distracted
Loving you is eternally wanting more
Of course, getting up is the hardest part
Once it’s finally going down
© 2021 Sean Michael Dargan
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Give Me Away, All Day, For Free (Dargan) (capo 5)
Asus2
I don’t know which of us is real
Fmaj7 G
Or why you never show me
Asus2
You don't believe a word I say
Fmaj7 G
You act like you don’t know me
Em Am
Give me away
Em Am
Give me away
Fmaj7 G Asus2
Give Me Away, All Day, For Free
Asus2
If there’s a part of me for you
Fmaj7 G
It’s the part that’s barely breathing
Asus2
And if what you said to me is true
Fmaj7 G
Then there’s nothing to believe in
<CHORUS>
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Respond, don’t react...
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Respond, don’t react...
E7
But brace for impact!
Asus2
If there had been a worse way to do a good thing
Fmaj7 G
I suppose you would have found it
Asus2
Shifting down to first gear on the freeway
Fmaj7 G
Ask the trucks to drive around us
<CHORUS>
© 2021 Sean Michael Dargan
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That’s All the Loving I Need (Dargan) *capo 5*
C G Am F
If you love me -- That’s all the loving I need
C G Am F
Stars above me -- That’s all the loving I need
Em F Em F G
Feel it… Shout it… Don’t you ever doubt it
C G Am F C
If you love me That’s all the loving, that’s all the loving I need
C G Am F
Winter’s warming -- That’s all the loving I need
C G Am F
Midwest charming -- That’s all the loving I need
Em F Em F G
Memory’s hazy… A giant bunch of gerbera daisies
C G Am F C
If you love me That’s all the loving, that’s all the loving I need
Bridge:
Em F Em F G
Knowing, funny, dark chocolate easter bunny
Em F D/F# G /
When I’m ready, you’re right there
C G Am F
If you love me -- That’s all the loving I need
C G Am F
Stars above me -- That’s all the loving I need
Em F Em F G
Backyard wedding… Wisconsin Winter, flannel bedding
C G Am F C
If you love me That’s all the loving, that’s all the loving I need
© 2021 Sean Michael Dargan
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12. |
Permanent Impermanence
03:10
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Permanent Impermanence (Dargan)
The things we love will disappear
Nothing lasts forever
Nature’s finest engineer
Pulling on the lever
It’s the logical consequence
The ending will commence
Permanent Impermanence
We’re only here for a little while
It’s all so temporary
Trade that tear for a little smile
If only momentary
It’s the logical consequence
The ending will commence
Permanent Impermanence
The things we love will disappear
Nothing lasts forever…
You can spare no expense
But there’s still no self defense
Permanent Impermanence
© 2021 Sean Michael Dargan
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13. |
Open Hands
04:30
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Open Hands (Dargan)
Your shape still drifting in the darkness
Surfaces to slowly take my hand
Lead me through the darkness
A quiet place you know I understand
You never speak so slowly
Never pause to help me understand
You just appear in darkness
Bow my head beneath your open hands
Ask me once, the question fades
I’ve never been completely in the know
Ask me twice, I’ll draw the shades
Let me help you help me let it show
You never speak so slowly
Never pause to help me understand
You just appear in darkness
Bow my head beneath your open hands
We always seem to recover slowly
Never seem to laugh at our mistakes
Half the time and now you told me
Twice the distance, not to wait
Your darkest pants can’t hide the secret
The truth is mostly what’s not there to see
I still reach for your hand and sometimes
Hear your voice still echo deep in me
Lightly-bearded, breathing down
Staring at you, twenty feet below
Silver earrings stare right back
Can’t you give me someplace else to go
Never seem to tire now
Not since you’ve been sleeping in my bed
I tried to say goodbye
I always end up kissing you instead
You never speak so slowly
Never pause to help me understand
You just appear in darkness
Bow my head beneath your open
Ever-shifting, drifting, falling
Buried somewhere… right there in the sand
I could fill your empty darkness
With my ever-willing open hands
© 1994 Sean Michael Dargan
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Sean Michael Dargan Madison, Wisconsin
Sean Michael Dargan is almost too tall, standing six feet, four inches in his favorite black-and-white saddle shoes. On a good day he writes and plays pop rock in the vein of Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, Aimee Mann, and the Gin Blossoms. Guitar and voice are his main instruments, but if you’re not nice he’ll go get out his bagpipes. ... more
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