Chords for Susan Cowsill - 'Round the Bend - LIVE

And like I said, we lost my brother Barry.
In Katrina, because he's stubborn as all get [B] out.
And he wouldn't get in a car with his buddy.
[C] And he [N] stayed in the city and it didn't work out.
And he somehow ended up in the Mississippi.
And we don't know that either, which he kind of likes it,
because he was a bit of a pirate and I'm sure he thinks it's amusing.
Arrg me bucko.
Squid was one of Barry's best friends.
And anyway, so Squid, this is going to be dedicated to you.
And I'm going to tell you as quickly a story as I can.
You want another sandwich?
_ Coconut water.
So, well, sorry. _
Change your shirt.
He's going to get on his snow suit.
He has a metabolism of a rabbit.
He walks around like the guy in Christmas Story.
_ _ _ [Ab] This is actually true.
Now I've set the stage for you not to believe me.
I should have started off with the true story, then the lie story.
But it was just a story.
Like, you know.
This is true.
[Bb] I have a brother, the guy we just talked about.
And anyway, he comes and visits me in my dreams.
For [E] real.
And you know the difference between a dream and you know the difference between a visitation.
[B] If you're me, and other people like me.
We have a support group.
But anyway, so there has been to see me many, many, many times.
And the last time was pretty recent.
It was less than a year ago.
And on this particular occasion, he was playing, sitting in the living room of my brother John's house.
And he was playing a song that he was writing.
And I knew it was a visit because he kept [Ab] looking at me.
When he's in my dream, he's just like walking around and ignoring me.
But when he's visiting, he's like annoyingly present.
And it's kind of creepy because he's dead.
He's like, dude, [Bb] quit looking at me like that.
You can't do that anymore.
[B] But anyway, he was [C] singing this song [G] to my brother.
[C] To two of my brothers.
And it [Dbm] was really pretty.
And he hadn't [Eb] finished it.
He was just working [Em] on it.
It was a new song.
[Db] And my other brother John was making fun of it because [C] that's what he does.
And so I [B] woke up from this dream and I realized that it would be cool if I hummed this little piece into a recorder.
And then I thought, I have this stack.
Russ and I write lyrics constantly.
And we have a big basket.
And I was going to match them [Ab] up.
See if I could find some of my lyrics that would match [B] this tune.
And we'd have a Dead Guy Live person duet.
And [Ab] I thought that would be fun too.
Possibly never [C] done before.
_ [Em] So [C] that was the plan.
[Em] And it was just this little.
And he [G] had a little melody.
And [N] he's singing it to my brothers.
And then they started harmonizing.
And it was really cool.
So I went a couple weeks later and I sat down at a friend's house who we were visiting.
And I got out three or four songs that I thought would fit.
And I started to do this process.
And I got out a little legal pad.
And I was [C] stacking my papers and getting ready.
[Ab] And a wind came up.
I swear to God it did.
And it blew them all over the place, which I didn't think anything of.
So I just [Bb] gathered them up.
It was just six pieces [C] of paper.
It was [Em] simple.
And so I started to [N] start the one.
So I put it down.
And I'm like, [C] okay, I'm, you know,
Oh, poor Susan, [Em] you are so sad.
[Eb] You know, all my [Cm] songs are the same thing.
And I'm looking [Ab] at it.
And [Bb] as I'm sitting there, this line, this line out of nowhere comes into my [E] head.
And the line is,
Dancing on down the road [C] with a treasure chest full of gold.
Out of [B] nowhere.
And I'm like, and I was alone.
And I was, of course, I looked around for people.
And I was like, what the hell was that?
And I kind of ignored, but it was this full [Bb] sentence with, you know,
And I just kind of ignored it for a second and started to go back.
And then it kept, so now it's not, it wasn't a voice.
It was my voice.
It wasn't anything.
It was these words.
And the rest of the song unfolded [Eb] right before my [E] very eyes.
Take it or leave it.
_ [G] _ Yeah.
[B] So Squid, this is for you.
It's a letter [F] from the other side telling us all [C] to chill out.
Making [E] way too much of the deal. _ _
[Db] So for all of us with people on the other side.
[Ab] And it really happened.
So you're either going to get in your car and go, that chicken's bad shit.
Or [B] you're going to get in the car and go, oh my God, that so happened to me once.
Or something [C] like it did.
_ [Em] _ _ [Gb] _ [D] Or you can come [Cm] up with a good explanation for [Bb] it because that will make you feel better.
[C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] It's called, happily, [Em] round the bend.
[G] _ _ _ [C] Dancing on [Em] down the road.
[C] Treasure chest full [Em] of gold.
[C] I had to put it [Em] down to take [G] a breather.
_ Too big [C] a load to be carried [Em] by one.
[C] Lend me a hand and I'll [Em] make it much more fun.
[C] _ [Em] Each other here [G] to talk to.
Cause [F] I want to tell you what's been on [C] my mind.
And [F] I know that you think we've run [C] out of time.
[G] Out of time, that's [F] in your [C] mind.
_ _ _ Seeing though [Em] it's been a while.
[C] I'm really glad to [Em] see that smile.
[C] The door [Em] made you sad and [G] you misplaced it.
_ [F] And I know you think [C] it all went wrong.
[F]
And I'm [C] sorry that it took so [F] long for me to get to [C] you in time.
I know time [G] will help you face it.
_ [F] But everything that's come and gone [C] is meant to be.
_ [F] And tell everyone we love, [C] hello from me.
[G] Hello from me.
[F] Hello from me.
[C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] And as for me, I'm kicking back.
[G] I'm doing fine.
And [Am] I wouldn't change a single hour, a single minute.
And [G] I'm feeling fine.
[F] Cause it's still [C]
mine.
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ And [Am] there's so much that you don't know is still [G] left to be.
And [Am] I can't wait for you to find out what I found out.
[G] Wait and see.
Just [F] wait and see.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F]
Ba ba [C] ba ba ba [G] ba ba.
_ Ba ba [F] ba ba ba [C] ba ba.
[F] Ba ba da da ba da [C] da.
Ba ba [F] ba ba ba ba [C] ba.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ So take a lap down at the end [Em] of this road.
[C] You see we're getting pretty [Em] close to home.
[C] And I want you to be [Em] brave when we [G] part ways here.
And you [F] remember, [C] _ [F] I'll come around now and [C] then.
When you rest your [F] head, no more drowning [C] in your tears
When [G] you're reminded
_ And [F] I'll need you now
With this thought [C] to hold
What [F] we were carrying was so much [C] more than gold
And [F] I'm glad we had the chance this [C] time to spend
_ [F] Cause we're never really gone this [C] round, bend
Round the bend, round [F] the bend
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] So I had a nervous break
_ [B] _ _ [N] Isn't that a trip? _
Okay, we're gonna be all right, isn't that weird?
Very, very
It's very good _