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1. |
Corduroy Ninja
05:04
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Corduroy Ninja G F G
Wears a suit made of corduroy G F G
Can’t sneak up on anyone G F G
So he’s a sad ninja G F G
(2 bars 8th notes on G)
Corduroy Ninja G F G
Had a fight with his master G F G
Refuses to wear something else G F G
Cuz he’s a stubborn ninja G D G
G D Em
He says “My mama made this suit for me”
C D G
And she knows I’m gonna make her proud one day
G D Em
So I’m not gonna switch to cotton or silk
C D G
I can’t afford them anyway
Corduroy Ninja G F G
Trains every day and night G F G
Gives 110% G F G
And almost, almost gets it right G F G
Corduroy Ninja G F G
Practices his stealthy moves G F G
Master just shakes his head G F G
Doesn’t know what else to do G D G
G D Em
He can tip on his toes or crouch down real low
C D G
No matter if he moves swift or slow
G D Em
Corduroy’s more obstinate than anything
C D G
And that suit’s got a song of its own to sing
It goes:
Em Em
Swish, swish, swish swish
Em D
It goes swish, swish, swish swish swish
Em Em
It goes swish, swish, swish swish
Bm F Em
It goes swish, swish, swish.
(X2) end on Em, 2 bars 8ths notes on Em, 2 bars on G
Corduroy Ninja G F G
Won’t quit just cuz something’s hard G F G
Travels all around the world G F G
Asking masters near and far G F G
Someone’s got to know the way G F G
To sneak around in corduroy G F G
He will find that wise man G F G
And his secret he’ll employ G D G
G D Em
He can tip on his toes or crouch down real low
C D G
No matter if he moves swift or slow
G D Em
Corduroy’s more obstinate than anything
C D G
And that suit’s got a song of its own to sing
It goes:
Em Em
Swish, swish, swish swish
Em D
It goes swish, swish, swish swish swish
Em Em
It goes swish, swish, swish swish
Bm F Em
It goes swish, swish, swish.(X2)
Corduroy Ninja G F G
Found a master with finesse G F G
She said we can make this work G F G
Look at how I always dress G F G
Bubblewrap Ninja G F G
Wears a suit made of bubblewrap G F G
She’ll sneak up on anyone G F G
And she says that it’s a snap G D G
(G-D-Em, C-D-G)x2
She says: “My mama made this suit for me”
And she knew that I’d make her proud one day
You must’ve been rich to have corduroy
And you’ll be a great ninja anyway
(G-D-Em, C-D-G)x2
We can tip on our toes or crouch down real low
No matter if we move swift or slow
Corduroy and bubblewrap won’t hold us down
I’ll teach you how to move without a sound
We’ll go: (x3) We’ll go: Bm F E
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2. |
Sky Full of Phoenix
05:21
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Sky full of Phoenix
Dm Am Dm
In the legend there’s a bird that rises from the ashes
Dm Gm Am
Flames spread across the sky in flight
Dm Am Dm
Soar above the past; all that was and all that would be
Dm C Dm
Alone winging swift against the night.
V2:
Over landscapes littered with mistakes and best intentions
The almost and the choices never made
Only 1 to be reborn to move on past the ending
To learn from what was lost along the way.
Pre:
Dm Bb F
But why would we settle for this storyline?
Gm Dm
The masses numbly watching 1 break free
Dm Bb F
There’s chances all around waiting to be taken
Gm A Dm
I feel the phoenix burning inside me.
V3:
Envision if you will the mythic beast, a unique creature
With powers strange that we could not possess
Gifted to emerge in all his glory from the wreckage
A thousand lifetime’s heat in one coalesce
Pre:
Dm Bb F
But why would we settle for this storyline?
Gm Dm
The masses numbly watching 1 break free
Dm Bb F
There’s chances all around waiting to be taken
Gm A
I feel the phoenix burning inside me. (hold 2 bars)
Chorus:
D Fm# G
We all want to rise up
G A Bm
We all need to rise
Bm A G
Rewrite the legend, instead of 1
G A
Our fire will fill the sky (hold 2)
D A G D
It’s a sky full of phoenix across an endless horizon
D A G A
It’s a sky full of phoenix, an ever-burning flame
D A G
We all want to rise up
G A Bm
We all need to rise
Rewrite the legend, instead of 1
Our fire will fill the sky
V4
Build the pyre, write the words and speak your eulogy
Letting go of sorrow and despair
Light the match, close your eyes, turn your thoughts within
Your past gives birth to freedom if you dare
Chorus:
We all want to rise up
We all need to rise
Rewrite the legend, instead of 1
Our fire will fill the sky
It’s a sky full of phoenix across an endless horizon
It’s a sky full of phoenix, an ever-burning flame
We all want to rise up
We all need to rise
Rewrite the legend, instead of 1
Our fire will fill the sky
Rewrite the legend, instead of 1
Our fire will fill the sky
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3. |
Job the armored donkey
06:41
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Job the Armored Donkey
To the tune of "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot
Verse 1:
Em Bm
The legend lives on though the years passed are long
D A Em
Since my very first time campaigning.
A party of four we were ready for war
Though three of us had zero training.
Em Bm
My character’s build was a strange mix of skills
D A Em
She could move silently and cast glamours
I’d never have bet that her strongest asset
Was her penchant for making great armor.
Em Bm
A pack mule we sought for the gear we had bought
D A Em
And we soon found one that was quite hardy
Then in my spare time I mastered a design
Of lizard-scale mail for the donkey.
Chorus:
G D Em D Em
Oh oh it’s Job the armored donkey.
Oh oh it’s Job the armored donkey.
Verse 2:
Em Bm
Our first mission in there’s a river to swim
D A Em
We fret over whether Job will sink
His light lizard mail lets him ford it quite well
But he brays as he reaches the far bank.
Em Bm
He’s seen a bright flash from the depths and we dash
D A Em
Back into the river to search it
We come up with gold and treasure unforetold
His keen eye has made this trip worth it.
Chorus:
G D Em D Em
Oh we’re rich thanks to Job the donkey.
Oh oh it’s Job the armored donkey.
Verse 3:
Em Bm
It’s not long at all till we’re caught in a squall
D A Em
And we have to make camp in the open
We awake in the night, 50 orcs we must fight
And Job’s hobble we see has been broken
Em Bm
The orcs come en masse, 10 to each one of us
D A Em
Their arrows will take us life and limb
Job gallops the line, catching each one in time
And the bolts just shatter against him.
Chorus:
G D Em D Em
Oh we’re alive thanks to Job the donkey.
Oh oh it’s Job the armored donkey.
Em Bm
My friends you can laugh, I too thought it a gaffe
D A Em
I mean who makes a donkey wear scale mail?
Yet time and again he’s been more than a friend
Our adventures sans Job would surely fail.
Em Bm
He’s saved all our lives about 34 times
D A Em
And he’s made us obscenely wealthy
We’re famed cross the land thanks to him in our band
And we count him as one of the family.
Chorus:
G D Em D Em
Oh oh it’s Job the armored donkey.
Oh oh it’s Job the armored donkey.
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4. |
Sheep for wood
03:29
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Sheep for Wood
C G C Am G C
I started out with a plan to build a monopoly
C F
I’ve got the best numbers they’re sure to be rolled
C G C
And soon I’ll have all I need.
Am G Dm C
I left very little to luck I prefer to rely on strategy
Am C C G C…
Two roads away and a settlement and the sheep port’s all for me
Am C
But I’ve been double crossed, hung out to dry
F C Am E7
You’ve stolen my sheep port, though you have no sheep, and now I’m left to cry:
Chorus:
Am G
I’ve got sheep for wood I’ve got sheep for stone
F G Am Am G Am
I’ve got sheep for anything I’ve got sheep for wood
I’ve got sheep for wood I’ve got sheep for wheat
I’d even take that brick from you I’ve got sheep for wood
Am C
I don’t understand, was it just for spite?
F C G
Now you’re in just as much of a bind as I.
Am C
We’re both out of luck. Can’t turn back time.
F C Am E7
You’re the proud owner of an empty port, and I am left to cry:
Chorus 1
Am G
I’m a third of the way to a development card
Am G
That’s a long way away from winning
Dm Am G
I just can’t find a good way out
Chorus 2:
I’ve got sheep for wood
I’ll trade you 2 for 1
Alright 5 for 3
I’ve got sheep for wood.
Chorus 1
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5. |
When night walks
04:30
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When Night Walks
Verse 1:
E
When night walks upon the water
A B E
A silvery wake leaves she
E
A look back upon the water
A B E
A lonely girl is she
Pre-chorus:
C#m A Am F#m
With no one to hear her, no words to speak of
C#m Asus Bsus B
And who else would care if they knew?
Verse 2:
When night walks upon the water
A restless girl is she
Guide her you stars that hover
To a place where she wanders no more
Pre-chorus
Chorus:
A E A E
Rejoice in the day, rejoice in the dawning
F#m G#m A
But which of you grieves for the night?
A E A E
Rejoice in the day, rejoice in the dawning
F#m G#m E
But which of you grieves for the night?
Verse 3:
A door opens, new beginning
A light rises slow to the east
Awaken, awaken
Those of you caught in your dreams
Chorus
Bridge:
E C#m E C#m
Every good morning is another goodbye
F#m G#m A
To the choices we leave behind
E C#m E C#m
Everything gained brings losses unseen
F#m G#m A
And the promise of what else could be
Outro:
When night walks upon the water
A restless girl is she
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6. |
What if age were XP?
04:49
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What if age were XP?
Verse 1:
G C G G
Age is a thing we assign a number so we can understand
Em A D D
A concept as abstract as time, simplified for man
G C G G
But what does it tell in truth about us? The years and the days.
Em A D D
Does it define all that we’ve gained, or lost along the way?
Pre-Chorus:
Bm C D D C C
What if we found another way, something meaningful?
Verse 2:
G C G G
Age is a perception that varies greatly, as each of us can claim
Em A D D
Youngsters never feel their age, and oldsters feel the same.
G C G G
Age is just a limitation telling us when to quit.
Em A D D
You’re too mature, or too naïve, the timing’s off a bit.
Pre-chorus
Bm C D D C C
What if we found another way, something meaningful?
Chorus:
G Em C D
What if age were XP? That’s experience to you non-gamers.
G Em C D
Instead of an arbitrary thing, we’d measure the wisdom each moment brings.
G Em C D
What if age were XP? We’d strive to attain the next level.
G Em C D G Em D D
Take pride in our accomplishments, acknowledge high numbers a compliment. And no one could deny…
4 bars piano: G Em D D
Verse 3:
Imagine the feeling as a child to know you’d earned your age.
By Speaking a word, taking a step, reading your first page.
And as the years went by, your score, would grow with each milestone.
A first ball pitched, a first kiss given, a bully overthrown.
Chorus second half
G Em C D
What if age were XP? We’d strive to attain the next level.
G Em C D G Em D D
Take pride in our accomplishments, acknowledge high numbers a compliment. And no one could deny…
Verse 4:
Then one day with your score in the millions, you’ve gained the respect of all.
They’d beg to hear your stories and, your words would hold them in thrall.
All that you’ve gained now freely offered, to boost another’s XP.
We realize the benefit to all of having high scores on our team.
Chorus
G Em C D
What if age were XP? That’s experience to you non-gamers.
G Em C D
Instead of an arbitrary thing, we’d measure the wisdom each moment brings.
G Em C D
What if age were XP? We’d strive to attain the next level.
G Em C D G Em D D
Take pride in our accomplishments, acknowledge high numbers a compliment. And no one could deny…
G Em D D
…The grace of every age.
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7. |
Tiny Kraken
04:56
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Tiny Kraken
Intro:
C F G
C F G
C G C
Verse 1:
C F G
Tiny Kraken
C F G
You are so adorable
C Em G7
Makes me want to sigh and coo
C F G
Baby Kraken
C F G
Safe under the water
C G C
How could anyone fear you?
C F G
C F G
C G C
Verse 2:
C F G
Little Kraken
C F G
Exploring your tide pool
C Em G7
Your first teeth have just come in
C F G
Toddler Kraken
C F G
Wondering how the world works
C G C
You’re just learning how to swim
Chorus:
Am F C
Oh but the world makes assumptions
Am F C
When you’ve got a big head and tentacles
Dm G C Em Am
If you’re not the hero then you must be the villain
Dm G C
And you’re just not quite hero stuff
C F G
Gangly Kraken
C F G
Awkward with the other fish
C Em G7
Fitting in is hard to do
C F G
Adolescent Kraken
C F G
Dragging quite a stench around
C G C
Everyone makes fun of you
Chorus:
Am F C
Oh but the world makes assumptions
Am F C
When you’ve got a big head and tentacles
Dm G C Em Am
If you’re not the hero then you must be the villain
Dm G C
And you’re just not quite hero stuff
Verse 4:
Am Dm
Full grown Kraken
Am Dm
Now it’s time to prove yourself
Am Em Am
You know what they all expect
Am Dm
Adult kraken
Am Dm
Chaos follows in your wake
Am Em Am
Men and ships alike all wrecked
Chorus:
Am F C
Oh when the world makes assumptions
Am F C
You know they deserve what they get
Dm G C Em Am
You can’t be the hero so you will be the villain
Dm G C
You’ll be the greatest villain yet
Bridge:
Dm Am
Decades of despair
Dm Am
All across the seas
Dm G Em E7 Am
20,000 Leagues and the Lord of the Rings
Dm G
Stout men’s hearts will slacken
Am
When they hear “Release…the Kraken”
Dm G C
You’ll be the greatest villain yet
C F G
C F G
C G C
Verse 5:
C F G
Overweight Kraken
C F G
Lounging in the watery depths
C Em G7
Reflecting on your reign of terror
C F G
Geriatric Kraken
C F G
Ready for your quiet years
C G C
Put to rest the world’s great error.
Chorus:
Am F C
Oh when the world makes assumptions
Am F C
You know they deserve what they get
Dm G C Em Am
You couldn’t be the hero and so you were the villain
Dm G C
You were the greatest villain yet
Outro:
C F G
C F G
C G C
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8. |
Addicted to X-Wing
04:23
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Addicted to X-wing
(capo @ 2)
Verse
Am E
I’ll admit that the first time I played
Am E
I had to be dragged into it
Dm Am
Spatial reasoning isn’t my forte
E Am
And I hate every time I lose a ship.
3 weeks in, I’ve braved it several times
I’m winning but I’m still stressed out
Is it luck or skill, controlling my dial?
One wrong move, my best ship is down.
Bridge
Dm Am
That’s when the campaign took over
Dm Am
Missions with a story to tell
E Am
Now I feel I’m part of something bigger
E Am
Allies counting on me to fly well
Now 1 mission turns into 2
It’s midnight and we’re still rolling dice
Just a few more XP please
I know that we can handle those tie
Chorus
A
Now I’m addicted to x-wing
D
It kind of snuck up on me
A E
I’d worry about what my friends would think
A
But they play almost as much as me
Yeah we’re addicted to X-wing
And I’m proud to say
I was pointing out the models of Imperial ships
Watching Empire Strikes Back yesterday
Now I build all of my own squads
Considering seriously
Whether I want pilots that boost attack
Or improve my agility
How many missions more will I face?
How long till my wallet runs dry?
I’m running out of space in my Plano boxes
But there’s a new wave out I need to try…
Cuz I’m addicted to x-wing
It kind of snuck up on me
I’d worry about what my friends would think
But they play almost as much as me
Yeah we’re addicted to X-wing
And I’m proud to say
I was pointing out the models of Imperial ships
Watching Empire Strikes Back yesterday
Yeah I’m addicted to X-wing
I dream about it each night
Bring on your tie bombers and your phantoms too
I’m always ready for a good fight
Cuz I’m addicted to x-wing
It kind of snuck up on me
I’d worry about what my friends would think
But they play almost as much as me
Yeah they play almost as much as me
Ok they don’t play quite as much as me
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9. |
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I can be like the girls in the videos
Verse 1:
D
It’s great to be
D
A girl today
Bm A D D
There’s no longer just one perfect woman
Just hop online (D)
And search the net (D)
Bm A D D
I’ve every type of role model to choose from
Bm A G A
There’re no boundaries on me
Chorus 1:
D G
I can be like the girls in the videos
D Bm
Smart and funny and weird
D G
Thanks to the girls who’ve paved the way for us
Bm A D
Paved the road to be real
Verse 2:
I like to cook
And keep the house
I’ll bake and sew and maybe take up knitting
But I can paint too
Or lay a floor down
I’ll even try my hand at leaky plumbing
I’m flower child
Meets rock and roll
I’ll hug a tree in my black biker jacket
I’ll wander barefoot
On the beach
Or down the streets of Philly’s central district
No one tells me I can’t be
Chorus 2:
D G
I can be like the girls in the videos
D Bm
Wise and quirky and loud
D G
Thanks to the girls who’ve paved the way for us
Bm A D
Paved the road to be real
Verse 3:
Don’t have to hide
My intellect
My brain is just as sexy as my body
I won’t hold back
When it’s head to head
I’ll beat you at dominion or atari
Bridge:
G Bm F# Bm
Now it’s ok to be a smart girl
F# Bm
A geek girl
F# Bm
A badass
G Bm A D
It’s ok to be a detective
A D
A librarian
A D
That’s pretty badass
G Bm G A7
Set your sights on the woman you want to be…
a fighter, a mom, an inventor, an artist, a witch, a mechanic, a star!
Chorus 3:
D G
I can be like the girls in the videos
D Bm
Beautiful, unique, and strong
D G
Thanks to the girls who’ve paved the way for us
Bm A D
Paved the road to be real
D G
I can be like the girls in the videos
D Bm
Or maybe they’re just like me
D G
Thanks to the girls who’ve paved the way for us
Bm A D
Paved the road to be real
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10. |
Infinite
03:49
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Infinite
Verse 1
We bring our expectations to the table
We bring our own prejudice unknown
No matter how wide we open our eyes
There’s no such thing as unblemished sight
And our ability to be mistaken…is infinite.
Verse 2:
We like to think all people should follow the same path
We like to think one answer fits them all
To bring these sheep into the fold
We must force them to our mold
And our ability to live in fear is infinite.
Chorus:
But every choice is granted countless times to us
Every compass point a possibility
We’re not forced to tell the truth, or always do what’s right.
It’s up to us to question, it’s up to us to try.
It’s up to us to be worthy…(pause) of being infinite.
Verse 3:
There’s sparks of joy that light the darkest night.
There’s solace from a stranger when in need.
Some to shelter, feed, and heal,
Each a different gift to wield
And our ability to lend our strength is infinite.
Chorus x 2
Outro:
It’s up to us to be worthy… (pause) of being infinite.
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11. |
T-rex on my whiteboard
02:40
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Verse 1
C
There’s a t-rex on my whiteboard
G C
Who’s been quiet lately
F C
He used to have so much to say
C G C
There’s a t-rex on my whiteboard who’s been quiet lately
G G7 C C (2 bars)
I wonder what chased his voice away
Chorus 1
F C
T-rex are you listening?
G C
Cuz I’ve been listening for you
F C
T-rex are you lonely?
G G7 C C (4 bars)
Are you bored? Or angry? Or blue?
Verse 2
C G C
I’m not sure if the t-rex lives off childish wonder
F C
Have we become too serious for him?
C G C
If we made more time for games and laughter,
G G7 C C (2 bars)
Would he be inspired to join in?
Chorus 2
F C
T-rex are you listening?
G C
Cuz I’ve been listening for you
F C
T-rex are you hungry?
G G7 C C (4 bars)
Do you just need something to chew?
Verse 3
C
There’s a t-rex on my whiteboard
G C
Who’s been quiet lately
F C
He used to have so much to say
C G C
There’s a t-rex on my whiteboard who’s been quiet lately
G G7 C C (2 bars)
I wonder what chased his voice away
Chorus 3
F C
T-rex are you listening?
G C
Why don’t you come out to play?
F C
T-rex, if I know you?
G G7 C
You’ve got a lot more to say
G G7 C
You’ve got a lot more to say
I’ll be listening.
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12. |
Birds of Rhiannon
04:24
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Verse 1
G
There’s a wee green bird who visits me
C9 Dsus
When I feel weighed down by my troubles
G
He sings a melody so sweet
C9 Dsus
Asking me to join, so I do
Pre-chorus:
C Dsus
It’s a living gift from a brighter world
Em C
When our own just seems too dark
G D G
It’s the voice (compassion, power) of the Goddess in a little lark
Verse 2
G
The second bird in pearly white
C9 Dsus
Comes along when I just can’t let go
G
Her harmonies will soothe away my
C9 Dsus
Struggles, and finally let me rest
Pre-chorus 2
Chorus
C D G C D Em
And the birds of Rhiannon will shield you from all sorrow
C G Dsus-D
Until the dawn of tomorrow
C D G C D Em
And the birds of Rhiannon will shield you from all sorrow
C G D G
Until the dawn of tomorrow
Verse 3
G
Now the golden bird will join in song
C9 Dsus
When the world seems the most hopeless
G
He’s got a way to make things right
C9 Dsus
When you awaken your troubles have passed you by
Pre-chorus 3
Chorus
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Have you ever wanted to hear a Disney princess singing about the things you love...board games, ninjas, and krakens? This geek-goddess-girl tackles everything from t-rexes to moral dilemmas with insightful lyrics, gorgeous vocals, and gentle humor.
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