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Heard it all before

by Ian Bourne

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1.
I thought I saw you last night 04:01
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I'm not easily scared By things that go bump in the night There's not many things That give me a fright I can walk down a lonely block And not a lot can make my old knees knock But, there's one thing that scares me the most Is when I think I see a ghost and I thought I saw you last night I thought I saw you last night I've been lately thinking About a Ouija board And maybe contacting Your soul ceded by the lord 'cause all the shadows on my street That bring with sounds of shuffling feet But, there's one thing that scares me the most Is when I think I see a ghost and I thought I saw you last night I thought I saw you last night Throw salt over my shoulder and knock on wood Don't step on cracks, but it does no good I drink a bourbon to calm my nerves Read an old book and chant some verse Hold hot coals in the middle of my fist Take advice from my exorcist Hallelujah Hail mary Holy moley This is scary For instance, last night I went to a scary movie And I tried real hard Not to let it get to me But, I just kept looking over my shoulder The wind got hands and I got colder But, there's one thing that scares me the most Is when I think I see a ghost and I thought I saw you last night I thought I saw you last night I'm not easily scared By things that go bump in the night
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Whiter Shade of Pale 04:51
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We skipped the light fandango turned cartwheels 'cross the floor I was feeling kinda seasick but the crowd called out for more The room was humming harder as the ceiling flew away When we called out for another drink the waiter brought a tray And so it was that later as the miller told his tale that her face, at first just ghostly, turned a whiter shade of pale She said, 'There is no reason and the truth is plain to see.' But I wandered through my playing cards and would not let her be one of sixteen vestal virgins who were leaving for the coast and although my eyes were open they might have just as well've been closed She said, 'I'm home on shore leave,' though in truth we were at sea so I took her by the looking glass and forced her to agree saying, 'You must be the mermaid who took Neptune for a ride.' But she smiled at me so sadly that my anger straightway died
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One of Us 05:26
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If God had a name what would it be? And would you call it to his face? If you were faced with Him in all His glory What would you ask if you had just one question? And yeah, yeah, God is great Yeah, yeah, God is good And yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah What if God was one of us? Just a slob like one of us Just a stranger on the bus Tryin' to make his way home? If God had a face what would it look like? And would you want to see if, seeing meant That you would have to believe in things like heaven And in Jesus and the saints, and all the prophets? And yeah, yeah, God is great Yeah, yeah, God is good And yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah What if God was one of us? Just a slob like one of us Just a stranger on the bus Tryin' to make his way home? Just tryin' to make his way home Like back up to heaven all alone Nobody callin' on the phone 'Cept for the Pope maybe in Rome :::::: My extra verse ::::::: If God had a house, what would it be like? Would he sit on the roof, to watch creation burn? Would he hide in the hallway so he couldn't hear you asking "What would Jesus do"? :::::::::::::::::::::::: And yeah, yeah, God is great Yeah, yeah, God is good And yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah What if God was one of us? Just a slob like one of us Just a stranger on the bus Tryin' to make his way home? Just tryin' to make his way home Like a holy rolling stone Back up to heaven all alone Just tryin' to make his way home Nobody callin' on the phone 'Cept for the Pope maybe in Rome
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RE Your Brains 04:38
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Heya Tom, it's Bob from the office down the hall It's good to see you buddy, how've you been? Things have been OK for me except that I'm a zombie now I really wish you'd let us in I think I speak for all of us when I say I understand Why you folks might hesitate to submit to our demand But here's an FYI: you're all gonna die screaming All we want to do is eat your brains We're not unreasonable, I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyes All we want to do is eat your brains We're at an impasse here, maybe we should compromise: If you open up the doors We'll all come inside and eat your brains I don't want to nitpick, Tom, but is this really your plan? Spend your whole life locked inside a mall? Maybe that's OK for now but someday you'll be out of food and guns And you'll have to make the call I'm not surprised to see you haven't thought it through enough You never had the head for all that bigger picture stuff But Tom, that's what I do, and I plan on eating you slowly All we want to do is eat your brains We're not unreasonable, I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyes All we want to do is eat your brains We're at an impasse here, maybe we should compromise: If you open up the doors We'll all come inside and eat your brains I'd like to help you Tom, in any way I can I sure appreciate the way you're working with me I'm not a monster Tom, well, technically I am I guess I am I've got another meeting Tom, maybe we could wrap it up I know we'll get to common ground somehow Meanwhile I'll report back to my colleagues who were chewing on the doors I guess we'll table this for now I'm glad to see you take constructive criticism well Thank you for your time I know we're all busy as hell And we'll put this thing to bed When I bash your head open All we want to do is eat your brains We're not unreasonable, I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyes All we want to do is eat your brains We're at an impasse here, maybe we should compromise: If you open up the doors We'll all come inside and eat your brains
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Isn't it a pity? 06:44
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Isn't it a pity Now, isn't it a shame How we break each other's hearts And cause each other pain How we take each other's love Without thinking anymore Forgetting to give back Isn't it a pity Some things take so long But how do I explain When not too many people Can see we're all the same And because of all their tears Their eyes can't hope to see The beauty that surrounds them Isn't it a pity Isn't it a pity Isn't is a shame How we break each other's hearts And cause each other pain How we take each other's love Without thinking anymore Forgetting to give back Isn't it a pity Forgetting to give back Isn't it a pity Forgetting to give back Now, isn't it a pity What a pity What a pity, pity, pity (ad nauseam)
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Hello Cruel World 04:48
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haven’t done as well as I thought I would I’m not dead but I’m damaged goods And it’s gettin’ late I’m a rusty hinge, a squeaky wheel at the bad end of a shaky deal cursed by the hand of fate and ooooooh – I’m a very lucky girl yeah ooooooh – hello cruel world I’m a ticking clock, a losing bet a girl without a safety net I’m a cause for some concern You don’t live this long without regrets Telephone calls you don’t wanna get Stones you’d rather leave unturned but ooooooh – the grain of sand becomes the pearl yeah ooooooh – hello cruel world some folks go the easy route numb the pain or put the lights out either way they got to go me I’m gonna stick around in for a penny in for a pound cause I hate to miss the show and ooooooh – I’m a very stubborn girl yeah ooooooh – hello cruel world hello cruel world

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These songs (mainly) have been the non-original staple parts of my live performances over the past few years. I thought it was time to do them justice and record them "properly". This album is the result. I love these songs. Hope you do too.

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released January 11, 2017

I played the following:

Auden Colton Guitar
Taylor 326e Baritone Guitar
Gibson "Les Paul" Studio
Kala "Rumbler" UBass
(and a tambourine here and there)

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Ian Bourne Nuneaton, UK

Acoustic artist, performing quirky (and often obscure) covers and moody original songs, usually solo, but sometimes with a variety of friends.

Musician, nice guy, photographer, husband, father, temporary world citizen, unwilling future corpse ... more

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