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A Little Bit Distracted​.​.​. (2023)

by Sean Michael Dargan

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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 03:19
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 02:47
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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 02:48
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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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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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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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released April 14, 2023

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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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