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Belly Full Of Blues
05:59
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You turn me on, then you turn me around
You crash my poor heart on solid ground
Oh, you, you gimme' the blues
Right down to my shoes
I've had enough
Got a belly full of blues
You push me out in the cold, cold rain
You put my poor heart in screaming pain
Oh, you gimme' the blues
With all your ice-cold news
Well, I've had enough
Of this belly full of blues
You call me in, then you turn me down
You make me laugh, ha, then you make me frown
Oh, oh, you gimme' the blues
With all your rock-hard news (Ah, yes you do)
I've had enough
Got a belly full of blues
You build me up, just to tear me down
You leave my soul in the lost and found
Woah, you gimme' the blues
When I win or when I lose (Ah, yes you do)
Oh, I've had enough
With this belly full of blues
I've paid my dues
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Reflectric (Inst.)
04:21
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New Millennium Blues
03:59
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So much trouble in the world
East, West, North and South
So many people fighting each other
No solution from our leaders' mouth
Ugly, pernicious, sterile regimes
Cleansing ethnics of what they believe (of what they believe)
And now, we have to suffer governments' ruse
Millennium, Millennium Blues
Too many weapons of mass destruction
And there's just not enough to eat
Mountains of excess stretch all the way from the market
They stretch all the way from the market
All the way down your street (all the way down)
You take so much, but you give so little
All you've touched feels so brittle (and bruised)
Ah, Millennium, New Millennium Blues
Predjudiced attitude and corruption collude
With no compassion left,
it's hard to tell bad from good
Can't build a future after hearing the news (it's all bad)
Oh, oh, oh, ooh, Millennium Blues
Millennium Blue, New Millennium Blues
New Millennium Blues
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Heaven In Hell (Inst.)
04:36
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It Could Be Worse
05:47
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You may be from the East, or from the West
Be in Africa, starving to death
Or you might be in jail for a crime you didn't do
Or on a ship without a captain or crew
Could it be worse (though you feel so sad)
Could it be worse (though it's driving you mad)
Could it be worse (though you're feeling so bad)
It could be worse, what you miss you'll never have
You might be the leader of a nuclear power
In the middle of the third world war, or
You could be thirsty, without a drop to drink
Like a pen without any ink; useless!
Could it be worse (though you're feeling so bad)
Could it be worse (though it's driving you mad)
Could it be worse (though you feel so sad)
It could be worse, what you miss you'll never have
You may be a supervisor givin' out those cheques
Or in the queue, waiting with the rest
You might be running from the agents of evil
Or be the addict at the end of the needle
Could it be worse (though you feel so sad)
Could it be worse (though it's driving you mad)
Could it be worse (though you're feeling so bad)
It could be worse, what you miss you'll never have
Well, you may be fighting for your freedom in France
Be on the front line, without a chance, or
You may slave in a factory in the heat of the summer
Be the pilot of a war-plane, even the gunner!
Could it be worse (though you feel so sad)
Could it be worse (though it's driving you mad)
Could it be worse (though you're feeling so bad)
It could be worse, what you miss you'll never have
You'll never have
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The Nomad (Inst.)
05:05
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No Reason
05:23
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No reason to be a hero
There is no bloody fight
Turn aggression down to zero
Live love day and night
No reason to run away
There is a better way
So give the children a say
For their lives may not be waste
Refrain:
Nightly rituals go on
As I try to catch forty winks
But before the rise of the sun
My weary heart it sinks
Accidents will happen
Are you friend or are you foe
Keep those (filthy) fingers of the button
Or the future we'll never know
Repeat Refrain
You know, thirsty people need water
The hungry must have food
The rhythm of life is our daughter
Polluted rivers; they're our blood
No reason to be a hero
No reason at all
For the bigger, yes, the bigger they come, you know
The harder, the harder they fall
And nightly rituals go on
As I try to catch forty winks
But before the rise of the sun
My weary heart it sings, yeah, sings
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The Scorpion (Inst.)
03:47
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Lyrics to this song will be included soon.
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Hellbabe (Inst.)
03:50
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11. |
Leaving Blues
04:46
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Yes, you left me one mornin'
And the sun dissappeared from the sky
Said, you left me one mornin'
And the sun dissappeared from the sky
Yes, I knew, now baby
I knew then I just had to cry
Thought a love like ours
Would last for more than one day
Really thought a love like ours
Would last for ever and a day
Oh, you gave me the blues now baby
It looks like I'm gonna' have to pay
(Play some blues)
Yes, you left me one cold mornin'
And the sun dissappeared from the sky (my, oh, my)
You left me one mornin'
And the sun dissappeared from the sky
You left without warnin'
Yes, that's when I thought I was gonna' die
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Sky Surfing (Inst.)
03:14
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Ahead Of The Blues
05:00
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Well, here I go again
It's like I'm losing my good friend
And even though I know things will change
I'm gonna' win in the end
Got to get ahead of the blues
Before the blues gets ahead of me
(That's right)
Well, it's two steps forward
And it's three steps back
I had my dream job
but for money I gave myself the sack
Gotta' get ahead of the blues
Before the blues gets ahead of me
Got to get ahead of the blues
Can't you see?
Get ahead of the blues
Before the blues gets a hold on me!
Got to get ahead
Get ahead of the blues
Get ahead of the blues
Before the blues gets a hold on me
(Let go!)
Now, I'm chasin' my tail
Around and around
Unfortunate circumstances
Tryin' to bring me down
Got to get ahead
Got to get ahead of the blues
Get ahead of the blues
Before the blues get ahead of me
(One more time!)
Bring it on home
Give me all you got
'Cause this time I'm ready
I'm ready and hot
It's all I got
I got the blues
Get ahead of the blues
Before the blues get ahead of you!
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Blue For You (Inst.)
03:41
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Always Love You
03:36
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You may not be perfect
But you are perfect for me
You may or may not be worth it
But, I guess, I'll have to find out and see
You are the one that I choose
As the one and only one for me
This is real love, baby
And you had better believe that...
I will always love you
I will always love you
I'm no saint or angel
But I'm devoted to you
I can take the grace and the danger
You know I just can't lose
You keep me from cryin' the blues
I... I will always love you
I will always love you
I have found my love in you
I have found a love so true
I will always love you
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Slow Slider (Inst.)
05:17
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Ten Years Gone
04:25
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Well, more than ten years gone and what have they done?
We can'y believe some of the things that go on
You've got us all, you've got us all on the run (on the run)
And nothing much has changed in all the time that has gone
Oh, won't somebody tell me when we're having fun?
Let's have some fun!
Another decade has past and it's gone really fast
And your promise of peace, well, it really didn't last
We can't believe the amount you waste (oh, no, no) every day
Stop dragging us screaming toward the end of your days
Gonna' make you pay!
Well, you've got to give us something, something to believe in
Gotta' give us something to make our lives worth living
Have you no heart as well as no soul?
Ten years have gone by and you're still lyin' in your hole;
Biggest lie you've ever told!
Well, that's over ten years gone since they promised the sun
Sometimes I wonder what planet we're on
Over ten years gone, we've shed a million tears, a million tears
You gotta' give us something good now, to allay some of our fears
No more tears!
Ten years gone, ten years gone, ten years gone, I'm gone
Over ten years gone, I'm gone, so gone
Ten years gone, I'm over ten years gone
Ten years gone...
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So Wah! (Inst.)
04:29
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Forked Tongue (Inst.)
04:01
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A Different Beat (Inst.)
04:12
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Dawn (Inst.)
04:50
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JJ's Blues Project Birmingham, UK
JJ’s Blues Project: is an on-going, solo, blues-based concept that began on tape in 1998 (digital 2001). This is a sample of my work; I play all instruments and sing my own lyrics (I also created the artwork). All albums are recorded, mixed & mastered by me; away from my job as guitar, bass, keyboard, drum tutor and producer etc. Thanks for listening/ downloading. JJ. ... more
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