1. |
Desperate Land
02:59
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DESPERATE LAND
C D
Slippin’ into the black again
Wonder where it all will end
The yellow colour of the grass
Why are you leaving such a mess
G Em
You leave your footprints in the sand
Am D
And wonder why there is no end to this deperate land
G Em
And it’s the different kind of view
Am
The kind you thought you always knew
D
That points out what you have to do
C D
Creepin’ out of your dark hole
Darkness pouring from your soul
And there’s something you should know
It shines white light and turns to gold
G Em
You leave your footprints in the sand
Am D
And wonder why there is no end to this deperate land
G Em
And it’s the different kind of view
Am
The kind you thought you always knew
D
That points out what you have to do
© Wil Opstals 04-06-2011
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Snowsong (Nowhere I see your name)
Em
I am whispering under water
Csus
And I hear you sailor’s daughter
Em
I’ve been watching where the snow falls
Csus
I’ve been listening how the wind calls
A9 Fmaj7
Nowhere I see your name Nowhere I hear your name
Em
If you see me near the rainbow
Csus
If you see me when the sky snows
Em
I am trying to catch the letters
Csus
I am trying to know what matters
A9 Fmaj7
Nowhere I see your name Nowhere I hear your name
Em Csus 2x neurien
15-01-2013 © Wil Opstals
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3. |
Unanswered
03:31
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UNANSWERED
Em
I remember, when I was just a little kid
A
My father was walking far infront of me
Em
Going so fast I couldn’t keep up with him
A
I got lost and even then I couldn’t see
C G
What was going on in his mind
D A
Is so far away from me
C G
All the answers I’d hope to find
D A
Wouldn’t find their way to me
Em A
The problem is still there Still asking the same things
Em A
Still don’t know what’s true or fair Answers don’t mean a thing
Em A
The problem is still there But I think it’s only fair
Em A
You have to solve your own And don’t leave anything
C G
What is going on in his mind
D A
Is so far away from me
C G
All the answers I’d hope to find
D A
Wouldn’t find their way to me
24-2-08
© wil opstals
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4. |
The water's edge
02:50
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The water’s edge
C G
Just before the first step I took today I tried to find the sun,
but it wasn’t there
Just before I opened my eyes I tried to breath,
but there was no air
I hold the straw in my hand that cuts in my fingers,
some blood to share
The day has started without me, the dream goes on
I wasn’t there C G
Bm
I couldn’t share
Am D
I know where to get what I need
Am D
I know where to get what I want
Am C D
It’s never been hard for me to do
C G C G
C G
It’s a lot like starting something new
You have to start all over again
The purple heather, the grey mare
I have to learn to care
Am D
I know where to get what I need
Am D
I know where to get what I want
Am D
I know where to get what I need
Am D
I know where to get what I want
Am C D
It’s never been hard for me to do 2x
10-09-11
wil opstals ©
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5. |
Gonna try out love
04:12
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GONNA TRY OUT LOVE
I see you lying in the sand
I should know better, than to take your hand
The sun has almost gone away
Boats on the horizon, fade to grey
Oh,oh,oh
Oh, the sleepless nights I’ve had
As it turned out, it wasn’t half that bad
All this love’s gone to my head
Let it happen, if it hasn’t happened, yet
Gonna try out love, this time
Gonna try, my love
Sleep tonight, hold me tight and I’ll be in your dreams tonight
© 31 maart 1994 Wil Opstals
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6. |
Back where I belong
03:05
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BACK WHERE I BELONG
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
I’m wandering throught the valley
and I think how time passes by
I’m strolling through the alley
and I know that it’s all a lie
G Fmaj7
The strangest thoughts come to my mind
G Fmaj7
Where do they all come from
C Fmaj7
The friends that I have left behind
G C
I’m back where I belong
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 2x
Em Dm
I walk along the riverside
G C
The water is whispering, I hear it’s voice
Em Dm
I’m strolling through the countryside
G C
The earth is shaking, it has no choice
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 4x
G Fmaj7
The strangest thoughts come to my mind
G Fmaj7
Where do they all come from
C Fmaj7
The friends that I have left behind
G C
I’m back where I belong 2x
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 2x
22-02-09
© wil opstals
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7. |
A sweet song
03:25
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A sweet song
Fmaj7(mol5) A9
I wonder where you are now
The snow is gone and with it your face
I still don’t know how
The snow it is gone
Cmaj7 A9
Can you tell me what went wrong
Can you sing me a sweet song
Write the words, write the lines
Can you sing me a sweet song
Fmaj7(mol5) A9 2x
Fmaj7(mol5) A9
Better make it a lullaby
Sweet as honey, never lie
Write the words, write the lines
Sweet as honey, a lullaby
Refr
a sweet song
8-3-2009
wil opstals ©
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8. |
Elegy for understanding
02:31
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Elegy for understanding
Cmaj7 Em
I can’t tell you what it’s like, not easy to explain
I have to think I’ll be alright or else I go insane
People tell you that they know, they can feel your
Pain
After a while they look the other way and giving you
the blame
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
I don’t understand
You don’t understand
We don’t understand
Wil Opstals 11-5-12 ©
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9. |
Dust & dry land
02:58
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Dust and dry land
GCG I’m going back to my homeland
Nothing but dust and dry land
I’m going back to where the world ends
AmCD Out of sight out of mind
Gotta leave em behind
GCG Going home to see my kin
It’s a long time since I’ve been
That’s how it goes, you lose track
AmCD Out of sight out of mind
Gotta leave em behind
C Em For now there is no reason
The gift is heavensend
For now there is no reason
C D
My home is dust and dry land
GCG I’m going back I’m going home
I’m going back to my homeland
Nothing but dust and dry land
C Em For now there is no reason
The gift is heavensend
For now there is no reason
C D
My home is dust and dry land 4X
05-10-2012 Wil Opstals ©
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10. |
Clouds
02:56
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CLOUDS
G A Em
I saw the stars a shining
The shadow on the floor
I saw the silver lining
Like I’ve never seen before
D C
Hanging on to the clouds
D C
Can’t get a hold
D C
Hanging on to your doubts
Am
Doing what your told
G A Em 2x
G A Em
A little piece of me
Is in a state of shock
And it’s pleasing me
I’m not a steady rock
REFR
Em D
I can’t be crossing no line
Em D
I cannot take what is not mine
Em G
I can’t be losing my mind
D C
I cannot leave you behind
Refr
21 febr 2009
© Wil Opstals
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11. |
Springsong
01:43
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SPRINGSONG
G Csus
A golden glow on the leaves
The live’s returning to the trees
G Csus
The cold wind makes place
Fmaj7 Csus
for warm, warm rays of gold
G Csus
A new spring replaces
Fmaj7 Csus
a time so dark and cold
Am D
It’s a brandnew spring
Makes you wanna sing
C
Sing with the birds
G
Bend with the trees
C
Haven’t you heard
G
It’s time to release
G C
14-3-08
© Wil Opstals
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12. |
Not gonna wait
03:55
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Not gonna wait
G C G
You give me the feeling I don’t belong here no more
C D
Your eyes keep pushing me towards the backdoor
G C G
I fear there is someone out there waiting till I’m gone
C D
I think I’ll have to tell him to wait ‘till I’m gone
REFR
G D C
‘Cause I’m not gonna wait ‘till you slam the door on me
G D C
Not gonna wait, no more 2X
G C G Em C C G
G C G
You’re getting angry when the pressure gets too much
C D
You slam the door in my face
G C G
You just can’t stand me, you just can’t stand the touch
C D
And I think, that is the case
REFR
Am
Everybody knows, it’s what they want to hear
Everybody shows just about everything but their tears
Everybody listens but there is nothing they can hear
29-05/03-06-2011
© Wil Opstals
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13. |
Moody
02:49
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MOODY
Slowly, I will wake up
And see the day that lies before me
Lonesome as ever I’ll be
I will stay what lies behind me
No-one sees me
Will never hurt me
Never leave me
Never scar me
Deep down I feel so good
I dream away into paradise
Moody, show what I feel
I dream away into paradise
No-one sees me…
© Wil Opstals
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Songbelt Udenhout, Netherlands
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Wil Opstals on vocals and guitars
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