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If You See Her

by John Holk & The Sequins

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1.
No Other Way (E) John Holk V1: E / D / A / E / I gave you what you wanted and you were the only one E / D / A / E / I washed and dried the dishes and hung clothes out in the sun E / D / A / E / Why then does my mind keep telling me run boy run E / D / A / A / What's the point of living if you can't have any fun E / E / E / E / V2: E / D / A / E / Once I had a song in my heart that kept me straight E / D / A / E / The worst thing in this world is being told you have to wait E / D / A / E / A picture of your mother on the windowsill today E / D / A / Smiled at me and seemed to say that there's no other Chorus: B / B / A / E / way - ee-ay - yay - ay B / B / A / A / She smiled and said that there's no other way-ay-ay-ay E / E / E / E / V3: But even if I leave and act unfaithfully to you I'll still be back tomorrow for the love I know is true And even if you bring up all the things we said today I'll look you in the eye and tell you there's no other way Repeat Chorus x 2 (tell you true) E / E / E / E / solo over verse V3: Trying to recapture some of that feeling that we shared It's getting so much harder and I'm feeling kinda scared You break me down and Sell me short no matter what I say & So much so I think you know that there's no other way Repeat Chorus x 2 & 4 bars of E out
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If You See Her (E) John Holkeboer Intro: Lead Guitar riff over Full Band 4 Bars of E / A Verse 1: E A E A If You See Her - Tell her that I've changed my ways C G C - G D - A If you see her - Tell her I was going through a phase E A E A I was only trying to see how much she cared C G C - G D - A now that I found out I feel just like I'm falling down the stairs Repeat Intro Guitar Riff Verse 2: If you see her - tell her that I understand If you see her - tell her that I'm only a man And a man knows when it's time to move along But if she gives me a chance I'll right the things that I did wrong Chorus: D A- D And I'd do anything to see her A- C Try anything to reach her G Cause we were meant to be C - G D - A If you see her won't you mention me, E A (dovetail Guitar Riff here) If You See Her Verse 3: If you see her - Tell her that my world has changed If you see her - tell her all the furniture's been rearranged & there's an unfamiliar feeling in the air and I know I'll never learn how to forget the times we've shared Repeat Chorus (Solo: Lead Guitar over Chorus) If You See Her If You See Her + end on downbeat E
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Lady Jane (D) John Holkeboer Intro: Solo Acoustic Guitar 2 Bars of D Verse 1: D Asus-A7 G E- D we walk inside the old ruined house D Asus-A7 G E- D we walk inside as quiet as a mouse D C Met this girl by the crossing G E- D then I asked her for her name D C this old world that I was lost in G E- D least I found my Lady Jane Chorus 1: C G B- F#sus-F#7 No matter where I'm walking through thunder or driving rain G D C G D I know that soon I'll be home talking with my true love Lady Jane Verse 2a: (Solo: Pedal Steel) D D / Asus - A-7 / G - E- / D D / D D / Asus - A-7 / G - E- / D D / Verse 2b: (Vocal) D C G E- D Remember that lonesome river where we stopped along the way D C G E- D remember how we wanted everything to stay the same Chorus 2: C G Take a picture of this moment B- F#sus-F#7 so the memory will remain G D Twas the end of my roaming C G D the day I found my Lady Jane Verse 3a: (Solo: Piano) D D / Asus - A-7 / G - E- / D D D D / Asus - A-7 / G - E- / D D Verse 3b: Repeat Verse 2b Repeat Chorus 2 + 2 tags & country ending
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Sea Shells 03:24
Sea Shells (E) John Holkeboer Intro: Vocals and Guitars Verse 1: I walked along the lonely streets I knew I walked alone to catch a glimpse of you Cracks in the pavement like the cracks inside my life I'm walking through a dream with nothing in between, oh (Band in on beats 3 & 4) E- A- The water falls and flows into the stream E- C G I'm not at all surprised by what I've seen C G The last hundred miles take us to the ocean's wide D D7 You take me to the side, make me apologize Chorus: C G Say you don't believe me that I ran into a door C E- G D say you can't conceive that I came crashing through the floor C C- G E- say you'll never leave me baby - stay forever more A C G and I will bring you sea shells by the shore Verse 2: I wrote a song, I tried to make it true I wrote a song and tried to capture you Capture the way you soothe me, describe you in repose you take me by the hand, we lie down in the sand Repeat Chorus (Solo Interlude: Bb Bb / D- D- / Eb Eb / Bb Bb / Bb Bb / D- D- / Eb Eb / D D /) (Lead Guitar solos over 1st 8 bars then Steel Guitar solos over 2nd 8 bars) Verse 3: I wrote a song, I tried to make it true I wrote a song and tried to capture you Capture the way you soothe me, describe you in repose you take me by the hand, and make me understand Repeat Chorus + tag
5.
Carry The Load (D) John Holkeboer Verse 1 (Guitar and voice) D / D / G / D / Old Man says don't hurry, don't get aboard that surrey G / D / E / A / don't try to hide that look of surprise - don't try to tell me not to worry D / D / G / D / Put some money in your pocket, don't travel that lonesome road G / D / A / D / Everyone's glad when you pick up the tab, you gotta help them carry the load Chorus G / G / D / D / Surprise Surprise - the look in your eyes - told me all I need to know D / D / E / A / Some folks think you can just get by - going through life as a one-man show D / D / G / D / Put some money in your pocket, don't travel that lonesome road G / D / A / D / Everyone's glad when you pick up the tab, you gotta help them carry the load solo Verse 2: Once I was a loner, I rambled from town to town Some folks let me into their homes, others saw a man that wouldn't settle down I don't know what's better, but I know something worse To live all alone with no one to call your own, is just another kind of curse Repeat Chorus + vocal tag & instrumental tag & out
6.
Autograph (B) John Holkeboer Intro: Full Band plays Chorus Instrumental B B/ F# F# / B B / E E / B B / F# F# / B E / B F# Chorus: B F# Love, you give it like an autograph B E Love, you give it like an autograph B F# Love, you give it like an autograph B E B F# And you got nothing left for me Verse 1: B E I see you through the window B F# I see you on the phone B E I see you drawing the curtains B F# B Baby please when you coming home I know you're rich and famous Your time is precious I know But save some time for lovin' Baby please won't you come back home Repeat Chorus Verse 2: You got some time for coffee you got some time for tea You got some time for 'bout everybody but you got no time for me I know you're rich and famous Your time is precious I know But save some time for lovin' Baby please won't you come back home Repeat chorus twice (2nd time solo: Lead Gtr) Bridge: A E B You took my love for granted A E F# You gave your love away A E B Now I'm sitting here stranded A E F# Baby please come back today Repeat Chorus twice + 2 tags and out
7.
If She Were You (F) John Holk (solo acoustic gtr intro) F / Db / Eb / Bb / (x2) V1: Cold is creeping in again the sweeping of the train that passes in my dream wakes me from my slumber - try to dial your number stop myself before I scream Chorus: Db / Ab / Db / Ab-C / I wonder where she's going in that chevrolet F / Bb / Dmin / Db / oh what she'd say to me - oh if she'd stay with me Bb / C / F / Db - Eb / F / Db - C / oh what she'd be if she were you - if she were you (Break - solo acoustic gtr intro) V2: Last night she was in my dream - and walking by the stream she fell and grabbed my hand Tried to save her from the - crashing waves around her almost like she had it planned Repeat Chorus (Break - solo acoustic gtr intro) solo over verse V3: She left everything and - she'd say anything to keep me far away from her I can't shake the thought - that she might be the one to leave and never to return Chorus 3: Db / Ab / Db / Ab / wonder where she's going in that chevrolet Eb / Bb / Eb / Bb / wonder if she'll take me back to yesterday F / Bb / Dmin / Db / oh what she'd say to me - oh if she'd stay with me Bb / C / F / Db - Eb / F / Db - C / oh what she'd be if she were you - if she were you F / Db - Eb / F / Db - C / if she were you - if she were you F / Db - Eb / F / Db - C / (x2) 8 bar drum break (Break - solo acoustic gtr intro) Outro Loop w/gtr solo: F / Db / Eb / Bb /
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Cold White Water (F) John Holkeboer Intro: Fiddle solo over Verse chords: V1: F / F / F / C / Leaves, Greens, Rocks & Trees - Cold white water runs wild Bb / F / D- / Db / She appears upon the waves - and speaks just like a child Bb- / F / F / speaks just like a child Why'd you take my heart away - and chase those dreams of gold leaving me without a sound - this world is growing cold this world it grows so cold Chorus: Eb / Bb / F / F / And I don't want to stay here - And I'll never grow old Eb / Bb / F / F / And I don't want to die here - in this land so cold Repeat Intro V2: Sweet dreams of frankincense - fragrant oils and myrrh Call to mind my younger days - and all the things we were all the things we were Fondly I do take my leave - I'll try to keep in touch strangely I think we both believe - these words they don't mean much my words they don't mean much Chorus 2: And I don't want to stay here - and I'll never grow old And I don't want to die here - in this land so cold And I promised to send for you - and one day I'd return That day I'd stand by you - and we'd watch the world turn Repeat Intro She appears upon the waves and speaks just like a child speaks just like a child
9.
That Was Now (F) John Holkeboer V1: F / F - Bb / F / F- Bb / Just for tonight lets make believe F / G / C / C - Bb / we're still in love like we used to be F / F - Bb / F / F- Bb / Forget today, & let's just pretend F / C / F / F / That that was now and this is then Chorus: That was now and this is then This way you can go back again Don't worry your mind about where or when Cause that was now and this is then V2: Just yesterday, when evening fell Recalled the life I knew so well surrounded by brothers and friends what wouldn't I do to bring them back again Chorus 2: That was now and this is then Seems you can go home again Don't worry your mind about where or when Cause that was now and this is then V3: I lost my faith in God above I bit some hands, and scorned their love I'd trade my life to make amends Saying that was now and this is then Chorus 3: That was now and this is then bring me back back home again I'd trade my life to make amends Saying that was now and this is then
10.
It's Not True (D) John Holk Intro: gtr solo D / Emin - G / D / Emin - G / D / Emin - G / D / Emin - G / V1: D / Emin - G / D / Emin - G / It's not true what you say - it's not true You're a fool for saying the things you do I've had this feeling a long time - you don't even know The things you're always saying - they're not true chorus: A / Emin - G / A / Emin - G / You panic and I entreat - you to just accept defeat A / Emin - G / A / A / You blow up and I repeat V2: D / Emin - G / D / Emin - G / It's not true what you say - it's not true You're a fool for saying the things you do I've had this feeling a long time - you don't even know The things you're always saying - they're not true A / Emin - G / A / A / don't panic and run away - I'm aware of all your hiding places, crowded spaces A / A / Taverns and other peoples' rooms solo over half verse A / Emin - G / A / Emin - G / don't panic and run away - I'm aware of all your hiding places, crowded spaces A / Emin - G / A / A / Taverns and other peoples' rooms solo till out
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The Mountain (Ab) John Holkeboer Ab / Ab / Ab / Ab / You and I come a walkin down - we're walking down the mountain Ab / Ab / Ab / Ab / the mountain is a shotgun shack - the shotgun shack is a place in the back Eb / Eb / Eb / Eb / where the sunshine flows completely -completely and discreetly Eb / Eb / Eb7 / Eb7 / Discretion is the name of the game - the name of the game is to feel no pain Ab / Ab / Ab / Ab / and the river's wide and mysterious - mysterious and delirious Ab / Ab / Ab / Ab / delirious because it flows uphill - when we're coming down it's going uphill still Eb / Eb / Eb / Eb / And the still's just around the corner - with every step you're getting warmer Eb / Eb / Eb7 / Eb7 / it's the warmest day of the warmest year - so just fill up your jug, don't you have no fear Db / Db / Ab / Ab / And I - I wish I had your soul Eb / Eb / Ab / Ab7 / you never waste a day - you give it all to rock & roll Db / Db / Ab / Ab / And I - I love it when you say Eb / Eb / Ab / Ab7 / Come on and let the good times roll - Come on and let the good times stay solo over half verse V2: Give me a mountain with nothing to do Give me some good friends with something to prove give me a pencil and something to write on lift the latch on the fence, go in and then turn the light on that's the place we used to flop on weekends weekends when we went off the deep end The deeper the pool meant the steeper the climb the steeper the climb mean the better the time Repeat Chorus solo over whole verse Repeat Chorus x 2 & OUT

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Recorded 2008-2010, this is the debut record by Detroit-based psychedelic country act John Holk & the Sequins

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released November 16, 2010

John Holk: lead vocals, 6 & 12-string acoustic guitars, electric guitars, acoustic & electric basses, cello, mandolin, banjo, drum programming, tambourine, paper, maracas, glockenspiel, claves,
Carrie Shepard: harmony vocals
John Lang: pedal steel guitar
Todd Glass: drums
Tamineh Gueramy: fiddle
Erik Gustafson: lead guitar on "If She Were You"
Mixed by John Holkeboer
Mastered by Jessica Thompson
Photography by Liz Mackinder
Stage Jacket by Katherine Strand-Evans

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John Holk & the Sequins Ann Arbor, Michigan

John Holk writes original songs in the honky tonk, power pop, jangle-psych vein. He is a native of Ann Arbor, MI.

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