Hi all, a quick note to share some exciting news. My band, The Sweet Remains, is proud to announce that our new album, Laurel & Sunset is now on iTunes. Click this link to check it out, and write a review!!


           



Residency in NYC:

We'll be playing the third Sunday of every month at one of our favorite venues, Canal Room in NYC. We'll be playing in the round, living room style. Spread the word, and see you there!

The Sweet Remains
March 22th, Sunday at 7pm
Canal Room
285 W. Broadway (at Canal)
NY, NY


The Sweet Remains
April 19th, Sunday at 7pm
Canal Room
285 W. Broadway (at Canal)
NY, NY


The Sweet Remains
May 17th, Sunday at 7pm
Canal Room
285 W. Broadway (at Canal)
NY, NY

Hi there- after months of keeping our heads down, working on the new album with my band The Sweet Remains (formerly known as RGB) and writing a bunch of new songs, we're finally getting back on the road. We're so excited for people to hear our new record- Laurel & Sunset- and we'll be hitting the road a couple of weeks at a time for the next few months. Before we officially release the record, we're printing a small number for our shows this fall, so we hope to see you at these venues!!

For those of you who don't know, The Sweet Remains is a trio and collaboration between me, Greg Naughton and Brian Chartrand. Thanks for all the support and excitement about the new record, and we can't wait to share the new songs with everyone!

All the best, Rich

here's the first short run of dates:

Thanks for all the great messages about hearing 'Turn Off My Heart' on MTV's Real World! It's been such an amazing response!

I've also been getting a lot of messages asking where to get the music. Here's a link to my iTunes page! Also, I've posted the chords & lyrics to all of my albums on my blog on this page, so check that out as well!

Thanks for all the support!! As always, checkout my new band, RGB (myspace.com/RGBtrio). We're finishing up work on our first album together and hitting the road this fall.

All the best, Rich



LINK TO RICH PRICE's ON iTUNES

Order All These Roads and Night Opens and Miles From Anywhere

on iTunes

Just a quick update from Los Angeles. Happy New Year everyone! 2008 is looking like it'll be a big year. My wife and I are expecting a baby boy in the spring!! And I'm really excited about my new band, RGB (me, Greg Naughton and Brian Chartrand). We've just started making a record, and I've posted a rough mix of one of the new ones- a song called Moving In Slow Motion. Greg and Brian are two of my favorite songwriters, and it's been a blast making music with them. We're recording with my good friend Andy Zulla (producer on Miles From Anywhere and All These Roads). The songs are sounding really good, and I can't wait for people to hear them. Stay tuned for updates about touring and this new release. Thanks for the support and for spreading the music around!!! All the best, Rich (Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan 16th, 2008)


Here are the lyrics & chords for the new tune:

MOVING IN SLOW MOTION

-verse 1-

G D
Oh when you're gone
Em C
The night is cold as it is long
G D
And the hurt that made you humble wanna write about
Em C
Is the love that made you crumble from the inside out

-chorus 1-

G D
I believe in a new day to come
Em C
That it's always darkest before the dawn
D D
Moving in slow motion, baby,
G C
Still I'm moving on, yeah
D D
Moving in slow motion, baby,
G D-Em-C
Still I'm moving on

-verse 2-

G D
Oh I can see
Em C
There ain't no magic words that set you free
G D
Still I'm hoping you are gonna take me as I am
Em C
Even though I am a fool and such a stubborn man


-chorus 2-

G D
I believe in a new day to come
Em C
That it's always darkest before the dawn
D D
Moving in slow motion, baby,
G C
Still I'm moving on, yeah
D D
Moving in slow motion, baby,
G G-G7
Still I'm moving on

-bridge-

Am D
I left New England for the city life
C G D
Oh I got songs I wanna sing
Am D
I went down Virginia got a country wife
C G D
I gave that country girl of mine a ring
C G D
Yeah I gave her my grandma's diamond ring
C G D
Hmmmm...

-verse 3-

G D
Oh I can see
Em C
There ain't no magic words that set you free
G D
Still I'm hoping you are gonna take me as I am
Em C
Even though I am a fool and such a stubborn man


-chorus 3-

G D
I believe in a new day to come
Em C
That it's always darkest before the dawn
D D
Moving in slow motion, baby,
G C
Still I'm moving on, yeah
D D
Moving in slow motion, baby,
G
Still I'm moving on


STAY TUNED FOR MORE RGB

Chords & Lyrics to my second album- MILES FROM ANYWHERE
Hi all- thanks again for all the support. I got a really positive response to my post with all the chords and lyrics for All These Roads, so I've added chords and lyrics for my first album (Night Opens) in an earlier post, and now here they are for my second record (Miles From Anywhere).

It's a record I made after I signed to Geffen Records. It was an exciting time for me, and I had the pleasure of putting together a great band for the recordings. The musicians are, for the most part: Jeff Symonds (bass), Adam Weissman (drums), Kevin Barry (guitars), Joe Bonadio (percussion & additional drums). Produced by Andy Zulla, with three tracks co-produced by Jack Gauthier, most of the album's recording was done at the Carriage House, a studio in Greenwich, CT, with some basic tracking done at good ol' Lakewest in Rhode Island. It was a dream to make this record, and I hope you can enjoy it!

All the best, and thanks for everything, Rich


Fly Me Home

Capo 1st (song is Eb)
Intro
D-G x 2

D
I closed the door
G D G
'cause I don't wanna see you walk away
D G
Your stars are fixed like stones
D G
In your moonlit driveway

D G
Everytime I touch I break down
D G
I wanna break down one more time
D
But please remember
G
I was hard to find

Bm A
Like stones or flesh to bones
G D
Barbs to a high wire fence
Bm A
Long nights of last rites
G G
And we plead our innocence

D G D G
Fly me home, fly me home

The grey unquiet ocean is never still
Like the open throat of a cresting wave that's free will
I don't want it if you don't want it –that's fine
Sweet angel I wanna make you mine

Like stones or flesh to bones
Barbs to a high wire fence
Long nights of last rites
And we plead our innocence

Fly me home, fly me home

I don't know anybody who knows my number
I don't know anybody who knows my name
I don't know anybody who knows my number
I don't know anybody who knows my name

Like stones or flesh to bones
Barbs to a high wire fence
Long nights of last rites
And we plead our innocence

Fly me home, fly me home


Queen B

Capo 1st fret (song is in Bbm)

Am F
Oh honey I've been stuck on you
C G
Lips so sweet I can taste them still
Am F C G
Waiting for blossom baby and the hardest part
Am F C G
Everyday I'm going flower to flower
Am F C G
Trying to win your heart

F Dm G
I know it seems like I'm losing my mind over you

Am F
Don't you see if this is crazy
C G
I definitely wanna be losing my senses
Am F
You're the Queen B, baby,
C G
Your majesty
Am F
Don't you know I don't wanna go
C G
Down in flames with anyone other than you
Am F C G F
So lie down next to me my Queen B

Oh baby I've been overcome
This spell that you've got me under
Waiting for blossom baby but I don't know why
Everynight I'm here at the witching hour
Where it's you and I

I know it seems like I'm losing my mind over you

Don't you see if this is crazy
I definitely wanna be losing my senses
You're the Queen B, baby,
Your majesty
Don't you know I don't wanna go
Down in flames with anyone other than you
So lie down next to me my Queen B

Bridge: Dm-F-C-Dm-F-C-G-G7



I'm On My Way

Capo 3rd fret (song is in Bb)

Intro- G-D/F-Em x2

Verse 1

C C/B G
If I lift my head
C C/B Am
From a bed of stars the ocean wide
D D/C D/B G D/F
If I called your name out
A C
Would you carry me on inside

G-D/F-Em x2

Verse 2

If I close my eyes
Let me put my faith in the whole design
Could you raise your voice up
Feeling it whole together with mine


Chorus

G-D/F-Em
I'm On My Way
G-D/F-Em
I'm On My Way
G-D/F-Em
I'm On My Way
G-D/F-Em
I'm On My Way

Interlude- Am7-G5 x4

Verse 3

If I'm on my way now
I'm better for it all 'cause I'm moving on
And whether they might say I belong
You can see I'm gone

I'm On My Way
I'm On My Way
I'm On My Way
I'm On My Way


Bridge

Am7 G5 Am7 G5
I never find my way back here from anywhere
Am7 G5 Am7 G5
I never find my way back here from anywhere
Am7 G5 Am7 G5
I never find my way back here from anywhere

I'm On My Way…

Empty Glass

E
I've been coming from far away
Cm
Miles from anywhere, another day
B E
I rest my mind dancing with the old ones
A
So hold me (come on) hold me up
E
Can't you hear me calling
A
The way the clouds move
E
Here they come big and black
B E
That's the sound of a man who's working on his way back
Fm
Now she comes to me
A E
Now she comes to me at last
Fm
Now she comes to me
A E
Now she comes to me at last
Bm A E
I was waiting I was waiting like an empty glass

E
I've seen it over and over again
Cm
Say goodbye and then I catch the wind
B
Like a madman walking
E
Singing songs with the old ones

So hold me (come on) hold me up
Can't you hear me calling
The way the clouds move
Here they come big and black
That's the sound of a man who's working on his way back

Now she comes to me
Now she comes to me at last
Now she comes to me
Now she comes to me at last
I was waiting I was waiting like an empty glass

Breakup Breakdown

(capo 6th fret- Bm-A-G-D)

VERSE 1
Bm-A-G-D
It's the breakup breakdown again
Bm-A-G-D
Doesn't much matter where or when
Bm-A-G-D
You feel the cold air rush right in
Bm-A-G-D
It's the breakup breakdown again
G D
She said, "I know you think you've been misled"
G D
Should I believe in all the things you said?

CHORUS 1
Em D
All I wanna do is cover you like a blanket
Em D
And pour my heart for you and be sure that you drank it

VERSE 2

It's the breakup breakdown again

You lose your mind if in love you never win

You close the door but still it comes right in

It's the breakup breakdown again

She said, "I know you're bound to be ok,

Just loosen your grip the scales will tip our way."

CHORUS 2

But all I wanna do is cover you like a blanket

And pour my heart for you and be sure that you drank it

Annabelle

VERSE 1
G D
Oh well Annabelle baby
C G
The prettiest girl in the town
G D
With visions of grandeur
D
But no one around ya
C G
To keep your feet flat on the ground

CHORUS 1
C
It started off roses
G
Like dreams coming true
C
And striking up poses
G
All that you knew
D
Don't wait for your time, baby,
G
'Cause time isn't waiting for you

VERSE 2
G D
Oh well, Annnabelle, baby,
C G
Ain't nothing time won't reveal
G
The prodigal daughter
D
Like sun on the water
C G
Reflections of something that's real

CHORUS 2
C
So lead with your heart, baby,
G
In all that you do
C
And make a new start, maybe,
G
Your light shining through
D
And don't wait for your time baby,
G
'Cause time isn't waiting for you

BRIDGE:
CHORUS 1
G-C-G…

VERSE 3
G D
Oh well, Annabelle, baby,
C G
Take me now to your sweet sixteen
G
I'll sit down before you
D
Let the candles adore you
C G
Like a vision from out of my dream

CHORUS 3
C
It started off roses
G
Like dreams coming true
C
Just striking up poses
G
All that you knew
D
But don't wait for your time, baby
G
Time isn't waiting for you
D
Don't wait for your time, baby,
G
Time isn't waiting for you


It's Been So Long

E Cm
Come on let me set your lips on fire
D E
I know 'em like the back of my hand
E Cm
Come on let me set your lips on fire
D E
I know 'em like the back of my hand

G Cm
Oh it's been so long
A E
I know you know your way back home
G Cm
Oh it's been so long
A B B
I know you know your way back home, so come home

You can take that old jazz record from the top shelf
We're dancing in candlelight
All day I've been fixin' to say
I'll be loving you by and by

You can wear your hair long
Maybe we can stay on top of the things to do
Oh lord it can never get old
Everytime that I come with you

Oh it's been so long
I know you know your way back home
Oh it's been so long
I know you know your way back home, so come home

Oh it's been so long
I know you know your way back home
Oh it's been so long
I know you know your way back home, so come home


Spinning

D-G until noted…

I skirt the edges of your shadows
Loose lines of figures and shapes
It's my intention to slip inside them
Where no light escapes

In a room stripped bare
It's just a symphony of two hearts beating
I slip down slow and silent as a tide retreating

G
'Cause when you know
G D-G D-G
I'd like to think you just know
G D-G D-G
It's the cold hard truth we're spinning

D G C C/B D
Oh, if it's alright I'm gonna stay right here with you…

She said 'hey, look baby! The sun is nearly halfway up the wall!'
Maybe if we sleep all day
We won't have to see the light at all

'Cause when you know
I'd like to think you just know
It's the cold hard truth we're spinning

Oh, if it's alright I'm gonna stay right here with you…

I can see the chaos in your precision
In the urge to take flight
You can't beat loneliness into submission
With the words I'm alright
Our lives are moving in different speeds, I know
Maybe we're fireflies in separate rooms
And we're spinning out of control

Oh, if it's alright I'm gonna stay right here with you…

Shake your foundations deep deep deep…


Prospect Street

Fm-E-A

Fm E A
There's a line drawn through this town
Fm E A
It's laid out in dotted white
Fm E A
Where it goes, no consequence
Fm E A
'Cause you ain't going there tonight

Fm E A
All the hatches been batonned down
Fm E A
From the rain and the sleet
Fm E A
It's a cold lonely avenue
Fm E A
Here on prospect street

D Cm Bm A
Hold on just a little while longer baby
D E A
You've got nothing to show
D Cm Bm A
It's like she says you're lying in pieces
Fm E A
And you're the last one to know

So much for your debutantes
Falling down at your feet
Things could change but I bet they won't
Here on prospect street

Hold on just a little while longer baby
You've got nothing to show
It's like she says you're lying in pieces
And you're the last one to know
It's like she says you're lying in pieces
And you're the last one to know


Raised Up Again

Gm-Fm-E

Gm Fm E
Pull your windows shades down tight
Gm Fm E
I don't wanna see your willow trees weeping
Gm Fm E
Shadows recede into halflight
B
And you're still sleeping

Gm Fm E
All the girls that I've known
Gm Fm E
They're bright like a Catherine wheel but burn fast
Gm Fm E
Fading colors that bleed into others
B
and get flown at half mast

Gm Fm E
Until it's raised up again
Gm Fm E
Until it's raised up again
Gm Fm E
Until your flag of love is flying in the wind
Gm Fm E
Until it's raised up again

My bed is an ocean
Yes I feel my bed is an open sea
The reason I sing is keeping this thing in motion
Towards your company

Until it's raised up again
Until it's raised up again
Until your flag of love is flying in the wind
Until it's raised up again

A
I wanna know where did you go
E
Sweet love of mine
A
Don't on the street where you are sweet
E
Sweet love of mine
A E B
Sweet love, sweet love of mine

Until it's raised up again
Until it's raised up again
Until your flag of love is flying in the wind
Until it's raised up again

From Nothing

Cm
I saw the flame turn
A
Up on a hill burn
E B
I saw the sun's red bring down the blue
Cm
I watched a street light
A
Flicker to cold white
E B
I've had setback in talking to you

A Amaj7 B
I know I won't sleep much tonight
A Amaj7 B
There's too many confessions to write
A Amaj7 B
I'm holding myself to the light
Cm A E Emaj7 Cm A B
And I know as you go it's alright

I was left holding
My hand in the cold wind
I watched break free, yeah, up and away
But look on the bright side
It all comes from the inside
And it's going to save me from nothing to say

So go on raise up your glass
Go on, raise up your glass
To letting the sun in at last

Up on a hilltop
There's a feeling it won't stop
Until I find comfort in watching you go
I'm walking a tight rope
And I'll cling to this slight hope
That I'll find a new song after the show

I know I won't sleep much tonight
There's too many confessions to write
I'm holding myself to the light
And I know as you go it's alright
It's alright…

Hey everyone, thanks for getting into the chords and lyrics of All These Roads. I've been getting some requests to post the chords and lyrics to my earlier albums. Here they are for my first record, Night Opens. It's a simple record, but in many ways my favorite. Me on vocals, guitar and harmonica, Pete Francis (from Dispatch, who is my college roommate and co-producer on this record) on lead guitars, Marty Ballou on upright bass, Marty Richards on drums, Steve Burke on B-3 organ and Clint Bierman on guitar and mandolin. We recorded this record in 2 days, from start to finish. It was recorded at Lakewest in Rhode Island, co-produced by Jack Gauthier, my friend and master of 'the vibey sound.' It's out of print for the moment, but it's available for download- places like iTunes and such. Hope you get to check it out, if you haven't already. All the best, and thanks for the support- Rich

Empty Glass
E
I've been coming from far away
Cm
Miles from anywhere, another day
B E
I rest my mind dancing with the old ones
A
So hold me (come on) hold me up
E
Can't you hear me calling
A
The way the clouds move
E
Here they come big and black
B E
That's the sound of a man who's working on his way back
Fm
Now she comes to me
A E
Now she comes to me at last
Fm
Now she comes to me
A E
Now she comes to me at last
Bm A E
I was waiting I was waiting like an empty glass

E
I've seen it over and over again
Cm
Say goodbye and then I catch the wind
B
Like a madman walking
E
Singing songs with the old ones

So hold me (come on) hold me up
Can't you hear me calling
The way the clouds move
Here they come big and black
That's the sound of a man who's working on his way back

Now she comes to me
Now she comes to me at last
Now she comes to me
Now she comes to me at last
I was waiting I was waiting like an empty glass

Ain't No Lights
F
The boat left from New York City
Bb F
One October night
F
The buoy lights from the harbor
Bb F
Went bobbing out of sight
Bb
And I remember thinking,
Bb
"This ain't the Hudson, baby,
C
we got a sea of troubles now"

F
So roll out from under me
Bb F
As the bow leads to check
F
Four thousands pieces
Bb F
All hands on deck
Bb
Where's your compass baby
Bb C
And the star you're gonna fix to now

Dm Bb
Heaven knows we were drifting
Bb F
We were drifting apart
Dm Bb
Your boat's been sinking baby
Bb F
You gotta scratch the surfance of your heart

F
I have been overboard
Bb F
One foot in the grave
F
It took a sinking ship
Bb F
To feel that I'd been saved
Bb
And now I'm thinking, well,
Bb C
'Hallelujah, baby there ain't no lights!
Ain't no lights…

She Knows

(bridge- Am-Em-G-D x4)

D D/C D/B D/A A
The fog rolls in and the fog rolls out

D D/C D/B D/A A
It was a dirt road with the moon on our backs
D D/C D/B D/A A
This desert island where shadows of mountains they fall
D D/C D/B
Ain't no cool way no hard way no drunk way
D/A A
No nothing man I'm gone

G D D/C D/B D/A A
No fire, no ship, no castle you cup in your hand

D D/C D/B
Picking up a book that she's read
D/A A
But she knows there were things that she missed
A
Lost in the distance
D D/C D/B
Take another look but she said
D/A A
That she needs more than patience can bring
A
She's tired of these things that she knows
F G D
Yeah she knows

And as I pass this truck on the road
Ain't no reason, no mama, I should be without you
There's something I wanna know
But nobody wrote about it yet

No fire, no ship, no castle you cup in your hand

Picking up a book that she's read
But she knows there were things that she missed
Lost in the distance
Take another look but she said
That she needs more than patience can bring
She's tired of these things that she knows
Yeah she knows

Picking up a book that she's read
But she knows there were things that she missed
Lost in the distance
Take another look but she said
That she needs more than patience can bring
She's tired of these things that she knows
Yeah she knows

And the fog rolls
And the fog rolls out again

Sweet Elizabeth

F Bb
Elijah joined on to set the record straight
F Bb
As waves lapped the sides of his little yellow boat
F Bb
'If Boston is three days I think I can smell it in the air
Dm C Bb F
And I'll soon be there'

F Bb
Halfmoon, I see the figures on the bow
F Bb
In the pale light reflections in the water
Washed their faces away
F Bb
Oh Sweet Elizabeth I hope you'll be waiting for me still
Dm C Bb F
I know you will

Gm F
General Washington's men live to fight again
C Bb F
On account of soldiers just like me, lord,
Gm
Until the war is won,
F
Until I trade my gun,
C Bb F
I'm just a captive on this sea
I'm just a captive on the sea

F Bb
All this flesh and bones
I have given all
F Bb
The days of my youth and I don't mind
F Bb
So we could see the king's flag
Face down in the mud
Dm C Bb F
We gave our blood

General Washington's men live to fight again
On account of soldiers just like me, lord,
Until the war is won,
Until I trade my gun,
I'm just a captive on this sea
I'm just a captive on the sea


Rubicon
(capo 4th fret- so song is in Abm)

Em-D-C
Em-D-C
There's a fire on the London bridge
Em-D-C
Smoke black, like the night, rose higher
Em-D-C
There's a hole and up through which
Em-D-C
Red flames like cathedral spires
Em-D-C
Red flames like cathedral spires

And the crossbeams split in two
Bails of water to buy some time
And a feeling like I can't get through
Like a madman trying to speak his mind
There's no time

G
So call your kettle black
C
Believe me boy you can never go back
Em-D-C
This life you left at dawn
Em-D-C
You got to cross your rubicon

Em-D-C
So you flee the city
Em-D-C
Drop it all and get out
Em-D-C
From the hills you say it looks pretty
Em-D-C
The same flames that burned our house
Em-D-C
The same flames that burned our house

So call your kettle black
Believe me boy you can never go back
This life you left at dawn
You got to cross your rubicon


Night Opens

Capo 8th fret (song is in F)
A/C= A + C bass note
A/D= A + D bass note

A
The night opens
A/C
A shot rings out
A/D A/C
Backfires on the avenue
A
This red light on Bleecker
A/C
This tongue lost a speaker
A/D A/C
It's hard getting over you

Fm D
Oh maria, won't you come inside
A E
It's warm by the candle light
Fm D
Oh maria, won't you come inside
A E
We've got a situation we need to handle right

A
And the bridge home
A/C
Stretched out like a finger
A/D A/C
Just mocking my earlier remarks
A
It's a long way back
A/C
To my point of departure
A/D A/C
And this street goes on for blocks

Love Come Back

G C
Love come back to me
G D
I've fallen far from grace
G C
Love come won't you come back to me
G D
I've fallen far from grace

Em D
It's been a long long time
C D
Since I held your hand in mine

Love leave that porch light on
I know I got to find my way
Love leave that ol' porch light on
I know I got to find my way

It's been a long long time
Since I held your hand in mine

C G
Here in the twilight
Am D
The day is going fast
C G
Oh love I still might
Am D
Find that you come at last

Love like a warm bed, darling,
When I'm tired and I need my rest
Your love, like a warm bed, darling,
When I'm tired and I need my rest

It's been a long long time
Since I held your hand in mine

Here in the twilight
The day is going fast
Oh love I still might
Find that you come at last

Free Will

Am
I chose to meet you
G
On the curb by the cube in the Astor Place
Am
And I decided I would stay
G
From the light across your face

Am
If it hadn't been for that late night movie
G
I'd probably be there still
Am
Yeah, I'll stay the night with you
G
But then I'm leaving of my own free will

Am-G x2

Am
She wailed like a siren
G
With the sounds from the street below
Am
I've got half an hour to get dressed and get to work
G
Another kiss before I go

Am
If it hadn't been for that late night romance
G
I would've had some time to kill
Am
Yeah, I'll stay the night with you
G
But then I'm leaving of my own free will

F Am
Oh, it's been a bad time for me
G Am
I must've let myself go
F Am
Oh, it's been a bad time for me
G Am
I'm just a shadow

C
About the time the cannonballs fly
F
Low arc in a big sky
G C Am-G
I'll be moving on
C
About the time the tidal waves come
F G
Hear the side of a steady drum that beats loudly
C Am-G
I'll be gone
F
I'll be gone


Broke the plans that I made
With the girl from the time before
I said 'my god this is what I came here for'

If it hadn't been for that late night music
I wouldn't have this space to fill
I'll stay the night with you
But then I'm leaving of my own free will

Oh, it's been a bad time for me
I must've let myself go
Oh, it's been a bad time for me
I'm just a shadow

About the time the cannonballs fly
Low arc in a big sky
I'll be moving on
About the time the tidal waves come
Hear the side of a steady drum that beats loudly
I'll be gone

Lillianne

F
It's getting old
Bb
All these lies that I've been told
C F
Keep adding up to drive me away
F
But it's nothing new
Bb
Nothing left for me to do
C F
'Cept to give you up on New Year's Day

C F
Oh but my darling, my sweet Lillianne
C F
Let go of my heart if you can
Bb F
I know you'll find yourself another man
C F
But it won't be me no more, Lillianne

I'm on my toes, I'm on my toes,
Keeping track nobody knows
What makes you do the shit you do
But I'm on my feet, I'm on my feet,
Now that the severance is complete
Please understand I'm over you

Oh but my darling, my sweet Lillianne
Let go of my heart if you can
I know you'll find yourself another man
But it won't be me no more, Lillianne
I know you'll find yourself another man
But it won't be me no more, Lillianne

Full Of Steam

Capo 3rd fret (so song is in Bb)

G C
I got a foghorn
G C
Doesn't matter much anymore
G C
My windows of vulnerability all shatter
G C
To broken shards on the floor

Am C
I'm back down and I came 'round
G
To see all this time as helping
Am C G
And besides, the insides of your city walls
D
Were bleeding me
D7
Just leading me

G C
I've been laughing
G C
I've been laughing

G C
You're walking a drawbridge
G C
You got your feet rolled up
G C
Your sleeves tied down
G C
And it's a hard edge of the rail

G C
This morning as I looked out
G C
I saw an old ship pass
G C
It must have had a hard edge on the sail

D Em
And I swear I feel I've been awake
C
For seventeen days straight
G C G C
But I'm feeling calm, cool and full of steam

Em D
All told I've been sold for a morsel
C G D
A modicum of change in light

G C
Oh, I bet your head aches
G C
I bet your heart breaks in two
G C
I wanted to see you begging for me
G C
To come back home
G C
But I don't give a damn if you do

Am C
'Cause I've found solid ground
G
It's time I claim it for my own
Am C
I won't feel the cold steel
G D
Of your city walls are bleeding me
D7
Leading me…

G C
I've been laughing
G C
I've been laughing

G C
The heat drips the ice tea sips
G C
The porch light is just right
G C
And it's calling for you and me
G C
And oh boy the engine toils
G C
The house they built is falling
G C
You'll see

Em D
And I swear I feel I've been awake
C
For seventeen days straight
G C
But I'm feeling calm, cool and full of steam

And I swear I feel I've been awake
For seventeen days straight
But I'm feeling calm, cool and full of steam

I keep getting requests about lyrics and chords, so…I've decided to post them here. Below are the lyrics & chords to the songs on the album. A couple things you need to know right off the bat. First, there's no better way to learn a song than to listen to it. So listen, listen and listen, and, where possible, listen loud! Anyone who's tried figuring out how to play a song by reading chords provided on OLGA or any of those web sites knows that more often than not, they're slightly wrong. It's because people (bad, self-taught guitar players like me) develop quirky ways of playing their own songs, which makes it hard to set down on paper exactly how it's done. Second, and probably most confusing, I tend to use two capos at the same time. I use a 'drop D' capo and a regular 6 string capo. Kyser makes a good 'drop D' capo. If you get one of these, it'll make your life a lot easier (when trying to make it sound just like the recordings). That said, I've indicated where I play with two capos, and then provided the easier way to play the song. Thanks for buying the record, thanks for your support, and thanks for wanting to learn these songs. Good luck & enjoy!

Rich (June 2007)


p.s if you DON'T have the record...it's up on iTunes...just waiting for you!

LAZY AFTERNOON (words & music- Rich Price)

(notes: this is one with the double capo- if you wanna try...it's 6th and 8th , and play D-G where the low E [which is really a Bb] rings out, but this is the easier way to play it)

Capo 8th fret D-G

VERSE 1
D G
Lay your hands on mine
D G
I don't wanna wait for the night to come
D G
You and I have time
D G
Don't need to say anything at all

CHORUS 1

Em D
Oh and this hotel bed is turned down
Em D
And I am leaving soon
Em D
And if you got nowhere to be now
Bm A G Em D
Help me waste my lazy afternoon

VERSE 2

D G
Yeah I know you're downcast
D G
Yes I know, baby, cause tears down lie
D G
This rain and cold, it won't last
D G
Let my love be a bit of blue sky

CHORUS 2

Em D
Oh and this hotel bed is turned down
Em D
And I am leaving soon
Em D
And if you got nowhere to be now
Bm A G Em D
Help me waste my lazy afternoon

BRIDGE

G D
Memories are all I take home
G D
To remember when tonight is gone
G D
Soon I know that I'm gonna be
A G
I'll be wishing you'd waste more afternoons with me

D-G x4

VERSE 3

D G
You can sing this song
D G
Whenever you're sad and feeling low down
D G
It ain't right or wrong
D G
Oh but baby, I need you around

CHORUS 3

Em D
Oh and this hotel bed is turned down
Em D
And I am leaving soon
Em D
And if you got nowhere to be now
Bm A G Em D
Help me waste my lazy afternoon
Bm A G Em D
Help me waste my lazy afternoon
Bm A G Em D
Help me waste my lazy afternoon


OUTRO stays on the D....


QUEEN B (words & music- Rich Price/Greg Naughton)

(notes: Just one capo this time! First fret, so song is in Bbm)

intro
Am-F-C-G x 2

VERSE 1
Am F
Oh honey I've been stuck on you
C G
Lips so sweet I can taste them still
Am F
Waiting for blossom baby
C G
Is the hardest part
Am F
Everyday I'm going flower to flower
C G
Trying to win your heart
F Dm G
I know it seems like I'm losing my mind over you

CHORUS 1

Am F
Don't you see if this is crazy
C G
I definitely wanna be losing my senses
Am F
You're the queen bee, baby,
C G
Your Majesty
Am F
Don't you know I don't wanna go
C G
Down in flames with anyone other than you
Am F

C G
So lie down next to me,
F
My queen bee

Am-F-C-G x2

VERSE 2
Am F
Oh baby I've been overcome
C G
This spell that you've got me under
Am F
Waiting for blossom baby
C G
And I don't know why
Am F
Everynight I'm here,
C G
here at the witching hour
Am F
Where it's you and I
C G

F Dm G
I know it seems like I'm losing my mind over you


CHORUS 3
Am F
Don't you see if this is crazy
C G
I definitely wanna be losing my senses
Am F
You're the queen bee, baby,
C G
Your Majesty
Am F
Don't you know I don't wanna go
C G
Down in flames with anyone other than you
Am F
So lie down next to me,
C G

F
My queen bee


Am-F-C-G

BRIDGE
Dm F C
Dm F C
G G G7


Am-F-C-G

Do-do-…


CHORUS 3
Am F
Don't you see if this is crazy
C G
I definitely wanna be losing my senses
Am F
You're the queen bee, baby,
C G
Your Majesty
Am F
Don't you know I don't wanna go
C G
Down in flames with anyone other than you
Am F
So lie down next to me,
C G

F
My queen bee




BREAKUP BREAKDOWN (words & music- Rich Price)

(notes: here's another double capo song. 4th and 6th and that intro lick is the backbone of the song. Here's the tab for that, but made a bit more simple- using on one capo. Tune to drop D (lower the low E to a D) then capo 6th fret.)


VERSE 1

It's the breakup breakdown again (capo 6th fret- Bm-A-G-D)

Doesn't much matter where or when (Bm-A-G-D)

You feel the cold air rush right in (Bm-A-G-D)

It's the breakup breakdown again (Bm-A-G-D)

She said, "I know you think you've been misled" (G D)

Should I believe in all the things you said? (G D)

CHORUS 1

All I wanna do is cover you like a blanket (Em D)

And pour my heart for you and be sure that you drank it (Em D)

VERSE 2

It's the breakup breakdown again (Bm-A-G-D)

You lose your mind if in love you never win (Bm-A-G-D)

You close the door but still it comes right in (Bm-A-G-D)

It's the breakup breakdown again (Bm-A-G-D)

She said, "I know you're bound to be ok, (G D)

Just loosen your grip the scales will tip our way." (G D)

CHORUS 2

But all I wanna do is cover you like a blanket (Em D)

And pour my heart for you and be sure that you drank it (Em D)


LOVE THE WAY (words & music- Rich Price)

(notes: I play this with two capos- regular capo on the 2nd fret, and a drop D capo on 4th fret, and I play D-G in that voicing, where I let the low E [which is actually F#] ring out, but the following is an easier way of playing the song)

Capo 2nd fret E-A (song is in F#)

INTRO E-A x 4

VERSE 1

E A E A
I can still hear music coming through the floor
E A E A
I love the way you love me tonight
E A E A
How could I refuse it 'cause I knew I wanted more
E A E A
And I love the way you love me tonight

A
So take all your troubles
A
All together

E A E
And let 'em all down
D E
Yeah yeah yeah

VERSE 2

E A E A
I went down Virginia but I never thought I'd stay
E A E A
I love the way you held me tonight
E A E A
Must be something in you 'cause I don't know what to say
E A E A
But that I love the way you held me tonight

A
So take all your troubles
A
All together
E A E
And let 'em all down
D E
Yeah yeah yeah

A
Honey I think what you should do
G#m
Is take this love that's in front of you
F#m
And receive it all
B
Yeah yeah yeah
A
I've been waiting on your company
G#m
I'll take this love that you're giving me
F#m
I'll receive it all
B
Yeah yeah yeah

VERSE 3

E A E A
We went up to New York, we were waiting on a train
E A E A
You said, "I love the way you love me tonight"
E A E A
Thinking while you talk I would never be the same
E A E A
But I love the way you love me tonight

A
So take all your troubles
A
All together
E A E
And let 'em all down
D E
Yeah yeah yeah


OUTRO

E A E A
I love the way you love me tonight
E A E A
I love the way you love me tonight
E A F#m
I will see you in my dreams every night
E A E A
Goodnight, goodnight





ALL THESE ROADS (words- Rich Price, music- Rich Price & The Foundation)

(notes: this one is pretty straight forward, except for the time changes. The verses and bridge are in 4/4, and the chorus switches to 6/8)

Capo 2nd fret (verse 4/4, chorus 6/8)

intro- Am-F-C x 2

VERSE 1

Am F C
By the railroad where the tracks lay down
Am F C
A locomotion on the sleepy part of town
Am F C
I'm at the crossroads of the lost and found
Am F
All these roads
F Em Dm Am-F-C x2
Lead back home to you

VERSE 2

Am F C
As I remember we gotta cut these strings
Am F C
And from the bonfire where we spread our wings
Am F C
You decided that above all things
Am F
All these roads
F Em Dm Am-F-C x2
Lead back home to you


CHORUS 1
(switches to 6/8)

F Em
Oh Mary, let my voice carry
Dm Dm
Hear that I want you
Dm Dm
Hear that I need you
F Em
Oh Mary, let my voice carry
Dm Dm
Here that I want you
Dm Am-F-Cx2
It's here that i need you tonight

guitar solo Am-F-C...

BRIDGE

Dm
Leave your light on
C G
It's leading me right on home
Dm
Leave your light on
C G
It's leading me right on home...
Dm
Leave your light on
C G
It's leading me right on home
Dm
Leave your light on
C
It's leading me right...

Am-F-C x2

CHORUS 2
(switches to 6/8)

F Em
Oh Mary, let my voice carry
Dm Dm
Hear that I want you
Dm Dm
Hear that I need you
F Em
Oh Mary, let my voice carry
Dm Dm
Here that I want you
Dm Am-F-Cx2
It's here that i need you tonight

Am F
All these roads
F Em Dm
Lead back home to you




WIDE OPEN AGAIN (words & music- Rich Price)

(notes: again, pretty straight forward. Only one capo!!)

Capo 1st fret D-G

VERSE 1

D G D G
I can feel her next to me
D G D G
Another wild night opens like a dream
D G D G
And from the outside she pulls me in
D G D G D-G
To where I'm just beneath the surface of my skin

F#m-Em

VERSE 2

D G D G
This revolution that's in my heart
D G D G
This broken voice of reason that just want start
D G D G
Here she's coming to bring me 'round
D G D G D-G
She said, 'I rode the blade of your love coming down'

CHORUS 1

Bm F#m-G
Half of what comes from falling down
Bm F#m G A
Is trying to keep your feet flat on the ground
D G D G
She said, "I-I-I I'll take the pieces
D G D G
The broken pieces of your heart and make 'em whole"
D G D G
She said, "I-I-I I'll take the pieces
D G D G
The broken pieces of your heart and make 'em whole"

F#m-Em

VERSE 3
D G D G
And from the outset she had me wrong
D G D G
But she had the grace and the good sense the walk on
D G D G
Here she's coming to bring me 'round
D G D G D-G
She said, 'I rode the blade of your love coming down'

CHORUS 2

Bm F#m-G
Half of what comes from falling down
Bm F#m G A
Is trying to keep your feet flat on the ground
D G D G
She said, "I-I-I I'll take the pieces
D G D G
The broken pieces of your heart and make 'em whole"
D G D G
She said, "I-I-I I'll take the pieces
D G D G
The broken pieces of your heart and make 'em whole"



MARIANNE (words & music- Rich Price)

(notes: only one capo on this one, but it's the 'drop D', on the 2nd fret, so a D [with the low E ringing out] is a booming E chord. The chords are a little unusual, so check out the fingers of the three main chords below.)

Capo 2 (song is really in E, but play dropped D, verses drone in D)

Intro in D D6 G D+ x2 in tab D = 054030 D6 = 050030 G = 050430 C/B= 020030

VERSE 1

D D6 G D6
Marianne don't you like the moonlight
D D6 G D6
A little bit more and you're feelin' alright
D D6 G D6
I'll be your moonlight boy
D D6 G D6
You've never been one to tip your hand
D D6 G D+
If you got something like a master plan
D D6 G D+
I'll be your moonlight boy
D D6 G D6

CHORUS 1

C G/B D
Maybe leave me where we started
C G/B D
So I can make it on my own
C G/B D
Trying to shake this broken-hearted feeling
C G/B D
La Di Da Di Da, I should've known...
C G/B D
La Di Da Di Da, I should've known...

D D6 G D6 x2

VERSE 2

D D6 G D6
Marianne can't you tell me why
D D+ G D6
Ain't love 'til it makes you cry
D D6 G D6
We build up walls to knock 'em down
D D6 G D6
Think of all that you could be
D D6 G D6
Then be the one to comfort me
D D6 G D6
Building me up to knock me down
D D6 G D6

D D6 G D6

CHORUS 2

C G/B D
Maybe leave me where we started
C G/B D
So I can make it on my own
C G/B D
Trying to shake this broken-hearted feeling
C G/B D
La Di Da Di Da, I should've known...
C G/B D
La Di Da Di Da, I should've known...

D D6 G D6

BRIDGE

Am C G Gm
Taking some time for the things I wanted
Am C G
Taking some time for the things that I need
Am C G Gm
Taking some time for the things I wanted
Am C D
Taking some time for the things that I need

CHORUS 3

C G/B D
Maybe leave me where we started
C G/B D
So I can make it on my own
C G/B D
Trying to shake this broken-hearted feeling
C G/B D
La Di Da Di Da, I should've known...
C G/B D
La Di Da Di Da, I should've known...

D D6 G D6


OUTRO

D D6 G D6
Marianne don't you like the moonlight
D D6 G D6
A little bit more and you're feelin' alright
D D6 G D6
I'll be your moonlight boy
D D6 G D6
You've never been one to tip your hand
D D6 G D6
If you got something like a master plan
D D6 G D6
I'll be your moonlight boy
D D6 G D6
I'll be your moonlight boy
D D6 G D6
I'll be your moonlight boy


FAULTLINE (words Rich Price, music Rich Price & Clint Bierman)

(notes: only one capo, and on the 2nd fret. G/B = 020030, Cmaj = 032000)

capo 2

C G/B Am
Sizing up like an old lover
C G/B Am
That you meet on the street
C G/B Am
Keep your feelings under cover
Dm C G
'Til you feel the heat
F C
All the sidewalks are melting

F Cmaj
And I can't see to read the sign
F C
But I swear there's been motion
G
Here at the faultline

VERSE 2

C G/B Am
The blue car that's in the driveway
C G/B Am
Hasn't moved an inch
C G/B Am
I bet it all that you'd go my way
Dm C G
But you flew away at a fever pitch
F C
All the sidewalks are melting
F Cmaj
Blood red like wine
F C
But I feel it all resettle
G
Here at the faultline

CHORUS 1

Am E
You know what they say find some sunlight
F C G
Leave it in water some place and it oughta just grow
Am E
Don't throw it away if it feels right
F C G
If the faultline's been shaking it's you that's been making it so

BRIDGE

C G/B Am
Shadows of romance and echoes of true hearts beat
C G/B Am
For the daydreamer the night falls fast
C G/B Am
And the blue stars shiver and the fall wind deliver
Dm C G
The thought it's gone at last
F C
All the sidewalks are melting
F Cmaj
I can't see to read the sign
F C G
But I feel it all resettle here at the faultline

CHORUS 2
Am E
You know what they say find some sunlight
F C G
Leave it in water some place and it oughta just grow
Am E
Don't throw it away if it feels right
F C G?
If it feels right then it must be right, I know


ANNABELLE (words & music Rich Price/Greg Naughton)

(notes: this is in an open G tuning- DGDGBD, but here are the chords in standard tuning- I think.)

VERSE 1
G D
Oh well Annabelle baby
C G
The prettiest girl in the town
G D
With visions of grandeur
D
But no one around ya
C G
To keep your feet flat on the ground

CHORUS 1
C
It started off roses
G
Like dreams coming true
C
And striking up poses
G
All that you knew
D
Don't wait for your time, baby,
G
'Cause time isn't waiting for you

VERSE 2
G D
Oh well, Annnabelle, baby,
C G
Ain't nothing time won't reveal
G
The prodigal daughter
D
Like sun on the water
C G
Reflections of something that's real

CHORUS 2
C
So lead with your heart, baby,
G
In all that you do
C
And make a new start, maybe,
G
Your light shining through
D
And don't wait for your time baby,
G
'Cause time isn't waiting for you

BRIDGE:
CHORUS 1
G-C-G…

VERSE 3
G D
Oh well, Annabelle, baby,
C G
Take me now to your sweet sixteen
G
I'll sit down before you
D
Let the candles adore you
C G
Like a vision from out of my dream

CHORUS 3
C
It started off roses
G
Like dreams coming true
C
Just striking up poses
G
All that you knew
D
But don't wait for your time, baby
G
Time isn't waiting for you
D
Don't wait for your time, baby,
G
Time isn't waiting for you


FROM NOTHING (words Rich Price, music Rich Price & Jeff Symonds)

(notes: the dreaded return of the double capo! Except this is a little different. Ok, it's very different. Place one capo on the 7th fret, covering all the strings. Place the second capo on the 9th fret, but so that it doesn't cover the B and high E strings. Then play an Em and let the two highest strings ring out- there's the root chord of the song. The chord G/B= 020030. And the song is in 6/8)

VERSE 1

Em
I saw the flame turn
C
Up on a hill burn

G D
I saw the sun's red bring down the blue
Em
I watched a street light
C
Flicker to cold white
G D
I've had a setback in talking to you

CHORUS 1

C G/B D
I know I won't sleep much tonight

C G/B D
There's too many confessions to write

C G/B D
I'm holding myself to the light

Em
'Cause I know
C
As you go
G D/F# Em C D
It's alright…


VERSE 2
Em
I was left holding
C
My hand in the cold wind
G D
I watched you break free, yeah, up and away
Em
But look on the bright side
C
Its comes from the inside
G D
And it's gonna save me from nothing to say

BRIDGE

C G
Go on raise up your glass
C G D/F# Em C
Go on raise up your glass
G D G D/F# Em C D
To letting the sun in at last

VERSE 3
Em
Up on a hilltop
C
There's a feeling it won't stop
G D
Until I find comfort in watching you go
Em
And I cling to this slight hope
C
As I'm walking a tight rope
G D
That I'll find a new song after the show

CHORUS 2

C G/B D
I know I won't sleep much tonight
C G/B D
There's too many confessions to write
C G/B D
I'm holding myself to the light
Em
'Cause I know
C
As you go
G D/F# Em C D…
It's alright…




TURN OFF MY HEART (ALBUM VERSION- words Rich Price, music Rich Price/Joe Deveau/Jeff Symonds)

(notes: you'll notice this is a piano song, and Joe plays some really cool [unusual] voicings. The song sounds nice on guitar too. I also call it 'album version' because there's a live version recorded back when we played this song in Eb. Anyway, Capo 4nd fret, so it's in B)

Intro- G-Bm-C x2

VERSE 1

G Bm C
I've been lost in Los Angeles
G Bm C
Nothing but big blue skies and breasts
G Bm C
Crawling down Sunset on my hands and knees
Em D C
Looking for something to give my heart a rest

VERSE 2

G Bm C
I've been dreaming 'bout your hips again
G Bm C
The way they move when you shake your head
G Bm C
I've been scheming to kiss your lips again
Em D C
So baby why don't you just crawl right back into bed

CHORUS 1

G Bm C G
(cuz) I forgot to turn off my heart
C
Like I said I would
G
And I know I should
Bm C D
This rolling stone'll come to a stop

VERSE 2

G Bm C
I've been sinking in my bed again
G Bm C
I can't sleep babe when we're apart
G Bm C
I've been thinking 'bout what you said again
Em D C
I've gotta make up my mind to let down my guard

CHORUS 2
G Bm C G
(cuz) I forgot to turn off my heart
C
Like I said I would
G
And I know I should
Bm C D
This rolling stone'll come to a stop

OUTRO- G-Bm-C...

Hey everyone- in case anyone's interested, here's a video tour journal of the Rich Price/Brian Chartrand/Greg Naughton tour from the winter. Highlights of the tour- finding out we make a pretty good trio, our GPS, ping pong, all our gigs, everyone we met on the tour, free wireless, In & Out Burger, staying with the Chartrands, Naughtons, Reithers,Van Valkenburghs, sunflower seeds, big tin of brownies from Mrs Adler, official tour wife. Lowlights of the tour- touring in winter (yeah, we're geniuses!), 102 degree fever in Boulder, blown head gaskets in Virginia, audiences of one in a venue in PA which shall remain nameless (Brian, good work on that one, btw), health clubs in Boston (that practice false advertising- long story), playing in NYC during the worst snowstorm of the year, Arby's...

the three of us (we're calling ourselves RGB, because we're super creative) will be back on the road together late summer/early fall. Stay tuned, and thanks to everyone who helped make our winter tour so much fun!

Hey, just wanted to let you know that my songs are going to be featured in a few new movies coming out soon. Here are the trailers:

The first one is 'I'm Reed Fish,' starring Jay Baruchel, Schuyler Fisk, Alexis Bledel, DJ Qualls, Katy Sagal and Chris Parnell. I've got four songs in the film, so as you watch it (and it comes out in theaters in June), keep an ear out! :)




The second one is 'Palo Alto,' which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival next month. The film stars Aaron Ashmore, Johnny Lewis, Justin Mantell, Autumn Rsser, Ben Savage and Tom Arnold. To watch the trailer, click on the photo below.




The third film, Chapter 27, stars Jared Leto and Lindsay Lohan, and, from what I hear, it'll be in theaters in the fall. I co-wrote the song for the end credits, with the one and only Joe Deveau. I don't think the trailer is available yet, so I'll post another message closer to the release date.

Hope you're well, and thanks for the support!!! All the best, Rich

April again, and I haven't updated this thing in a while. I love this time of year- baseball season again, the weather improves (although, now that I'm in LA, I can't really complain, but I will say that it's nearing beach weather out here).

The Feb/Mar tour with Brian was great fun. He summed it up pretty well in his blog- www.myspace.com/brianchartrand - but I'll add that getting to tour around with him (and with Greg Naughton, once he joined us) was great fun. I'm a big big fan of both those guys, and I think we make a pretty good acoustic trio. The show was fun, and the format was pretty exciting- I'd sing a song or two solo, then Brian would jump up and add his guitar and voice to one or two of mine, then we'd call Greg up and play as a trio. Then Greg and I would take a break, while Brian played a song or two solo, then I'd get up, then Greg, and the process would repeat itself. We had so much fun that we're definitely planning more shows for RGB (the working title for our acoustic trio extravaganza).

We finally brought Greg into the world of myspace. Checkout his page- myspace.com/gregnaughton, and hear some of the tunes he recorded for his soon-to-be-released EP. I have it in my little Honda Accord out here in LA and I can't get enough. I love it, and I think you will too.

Brian and I have tossed around the idea of doing some recording this summer, and we've started messing around with demo ideas. He recorded a cool new tune by the name of 'After the light fades' and sent me the acoustic/vocal demo, and I added a few bits and pieces. It's got a good vibe, demo warts and all. It's on Brian's page. More to come, I'm sure.

Looking forward to doing some writing this month, some demo-ing, and getting back on the road in May and June (hopefully a few shows with Greg and Brian). stay tuned, and all the best, Rich