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Tai Shan Free Bootlegs 2011

by Tai Shan

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This is the story I read back in my childhood days This is the world I fell into when I buried my nose in each page The years unfold till I’m a child in pigtails and scoffed up knees Racing around the backyard. I was Asland and you were Lucy How do I get back there? To the child who lived here before I keep grouping at the pages Trying to find the wardrobe door Let me back in to Narnia I once lived here In a land of make believe Now I keep searching each chapter To find the world I used to see How many years have a wandered How many lives have I squandered for this life Help me peel back the pages Reveal the little girl that’s been waiting Inside me How do I get back there? To the child who lived here before I keep grouping at these pages Trying to find the wardrobe door Let me back in to Narnia
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Stone cold statues Moments that have passed you when you had to choose You choose wrong and lost Now you move no more than shadows sleep walking though the battles Stuck holding a torch that never burns A voice ignites like fire you catch sight of a child Wandering in your garden of stone But the little boy is laughing Your lips crack but you can’t ask him why he draws outside your lines If only you could tell him how you risked it all and fought If only you could show him When it came time you put it all on the line And you lost Sometimes you watch the snowflakes Sit back and just contemplate what would you do if you could move freely So rare to see the living moving and breathing and in there minds are dreams worth keeping alive If only you could tell them how you risked it all and fought If only you could show them When it came time you put it all on the line And you lost I see my grandfathers face behind that cheap piture frame I am the boy and he is the lion I have walked though my fathers hall seen granddad hung on the wall And wondered was he a stone cold statue too Did he sacrifice when the battle raged Break the bars when he rattled his cage but how did he lose? If only you could tell me how you risked it all and fought If only you could show me When it came time you put it all on the line And you lost
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Mark Twain 03:28
Dear Mark Twain Don’t mean to complain But I can’t get though this Page you don’t know how hard I’ve tried but I keep reading and rereading every line Mark Twain won’t you explain why you wrote in that old English style? Cause your 19th century they wrote descriptively add that to the old english dialect the equation equals out that I don’t know what you are talking about Don’t know what you talking about? Mark Twain Your not to blame That your book makes me fall asleep I must confess I flunked the test cause I couldn’t even stay awake though the book on tape Mark Twain Thou art lame I can’t help from getting stuck Don’t misunderstand I ‘m a real big fan It’s uncommon for me to stop before the end To finish this book you wrote I had to read the cliff notes I had to read the cliff notes Dear Mark Twain I still retain the gist of what your trying to say Unfortunately you’ve inspired me to come clean with honesty Your books are better set in the Mississippi Copy-write Tai Shan 2011
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Stone cold statues Moments that have passed you when you had to chose You choose wrong and lost Now you move no more than shadows sleep walking though the battles Stuck holding a torch that never burns A voice ignites like fire you catch sight of a child Wandering in your garden of stone But the little boy is laughing Your lips crack but you can’t ask him why he draws outside your lines If only you could tell him how you risked it all and fought If only you could show him When it came time you put it all on the line And you lost Sometimes you watch the snowflakes Sit back and just contemplate what would you do if you could move freely So rare to see the living moving and breathing and in there minds are dreams worth keeping alive If only you could tell them how you risked it all and fought If only you could show them When it came time you put it all on the line And you lost I've seen my grandfathers face behind that cheap picture frame I am the boy and he is the lion I have walked though my fathers hall seen granddad hung on the wall And wondered was he a stone cold statue too Did he sacrifice when the battle raged Break the bars when he rattled his cage but how did he lose? If only you could tell me how you risked it all and fought If only you could show me When it came time you put it all on the line And you lost
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Last Laugh 02:07
                         D      Ebdim What makes a great man Em7                         A7 And what makes a fool D                                  D7       G                               Gmi6 depends on what you think a man like him should prove D                            Bb7          A7 Is he crazy or just blazing a path D                                  Bb7   A7         D   D 2/4 bar A hold   losing his marbles or having the last laugh                          D      Ebdim Who calls him a genius Em7                         A7 Who brands him freak D                      D7                           G                Gmi6 tell me do you think Dr Gonzo is  ordinary or unique D                            Bb7          A7 Is he crazy or just blazing a path D                               Bb7          A7 Act like a weirdo or presenting the facts D                                  Bb7 2x                             A7      D     losing his marbles or more likely just having the last laugh Bb7          A7       D Having the last laugh                          Bb7          A7       D He’s up there Having the last laugh                               Bb7          A7       D Smile down on us Having the last laugh                              Bb7          A7       D 2x Shot out a cannon way above the sky                                                          Bb7  A7         D Hes looking down on all of us just having the last laugh

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released January 10, 2011

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Tai Shan Seattle, Washington

Tai Shan is an Americana songwriter whose music has been featured in Billboard Magazine, American Songwriter, Americana UK, and on NPR. Based in Nashville, her songwriting focuses on positive messages. Tai Shan and her husband Austin, have toured the United States and Canada and performed for venues such as the Bluebird and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. ... more

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