Tommy Bolin [Guitar]

My Mistake (Was To Love You)
by Diana Ross
album:
My mistake was to love you, girl
Love you, girl
My mistake was to give you all
Tell the world

First I had you
In the palm of my hand
But I let you slip through
Like grains of sand
At the beginning
When I didn't care
Like my own reflection
You were always there

My mistake was to love you, girl
Love you, girl
My mistake was to give you all
Tell the world

You were sweeter
Then my very own skin
But what did I do for you
Not a thing
In front of my friends
You broke me down
Since then darling
It's hard to track you down

My mistake was to love you, boy
Love you, boy
My mistake was to give my all
Tell the world

Many a smile
You put on my face
But I paid dearly
With the tears I taste

My tenderness
Made you cold, not sweet
'Cause if a girl loves you
You only call her weak

My mistake was to love you, boy
Love you, boy
My mistake was to give my all
Tell the world

My mistake was to love you, girl
Love you, girl
My mistake was to give you all
Tell the world

John Tesar; Tommy Bolin

Take your empty headed stare
Give it to the Stars
Take your lean 'n hungry love

Take your lonely Heart
and Give it to someone
Who's got time to care

I don't think that you'll go under
You're just tryin' to raise some thunder

(Chorus:)
Ain't Got No Time for Trouble
I got plenty of my own
Ain't got no time for trouble
I got plenty of my own
Ain't got no time for trouble
All ya do is sit and moan

Ain't got no time for trouble
I got plenty of my own

I'm so busy drownin'
There is no way
I could bouy (pull) you up

I'm so busy drownin'
There is no way
I could bouy you up

I don't think that you'll go under
You're just tryin' to raise some thunder

(Chorus)

No Time for Trouble

Jeff Cook; Tommy Bolin

Lord I'm feelin'
Kinda weak in the knees
Somebody help me if I fall please

My head is spinnin'
But I can't get enough
Got the feelin'
It must be love

You can't see
I ain't got much sleep
Bags under my eyes clear down to my cheeks
My head is spinning but I can't get enough
Got this feelin'
Must be love

(CHORUS)

Must be love, must be love
Woahh, oohhh, must be love

Now I enjoy the time I spent
A-livin' alone
But I've been thinkin' about
Sharin' my home
My head is spinning but I can't get enough
Got this feelin'
Must be love

(repeat CHORUS)
(Bridge)

I'm not complainin'
Sometimes I'm feelin' so good
I never thought it would
Happen this way
Whole lotta' lightning
Come down from the sky
Hit me so hard it
Take my breath away

I knew what it was to be young once
But now I'm growin' so old
And for a time I had forgotten
But now -
I think about being young again

Strange old feeling is a-tugging on me
It's pulling me by the sleeve
Calling me back to something I let go
So far behind and so long ago
Warm and wild springs near my old home
Can your mystery hold me

I'd like to share your secret again
Your body could soothe me

I knew what it was to be in love once
But now I'm growin' so cold
And for a time I had forgotten
But now -
I think about feeling love again
Strange old feeling is a-tugging on me
It's pulling me by the sleeve
Calling me back to something I let go
So far behind and so long ago
Warm and wild springs near my old home
Can your mystery hold me

I'd like to share your secret again
Your body could soothe me

Roy Kenner; Tommy Bolin

Try'n be the Rock of Gibraltar
A stick that won't break in the wind
I hope and pray my step don't falter
I'd rather be breathin'
Than somethin' I've been

I wanna be like Jonathan Seagull
Try to fly high on his wing
Ain't no need to be fearful
Lift up your voices
It's time you should sing

It's a great life
If you don't weaken
It's a great life
If you try and be strong
Turn your head and face the season
Ride the wind before it's gone

Hollow is the sound of the Reaper
How quick 'n he cut through your soul
Funny how the mountain looks steeper
Rather be climbin'
Than fall in the hole

Now I know we can't get there
But you won't know unless you try
We should all be headin' somewhere
If you ain't movin'
Then you should ask why

It's a great life
If you don't weaken
It's a great life
If you try and be strong
Turn your head and face the season
Ride the wind before it's gone

It's a great life
If you don't weaken
It's a great life
If you try and be strong
Turn your head and face the season
Ride the wind before it's gone

Ahh yeah
Ride the wind before it's gone
Hey hey
Ride the wind before it's gone
Ride the wind before it's gone
Yeah yeah
Ride the wind before it's gone
Whoo yeah yeah
Ride the wind before it's gone
Ride the wind before it's gone

Tonight the rain is crying on my windowpane
The clock is slowly chiming its lonely refrain
Tonight the cold wind blows through the screen that you didn't close
Tonight I swear the devil is singing our song

As black as never seen, some darkness tonight
Seem that it would be better to leave than fight
All this time that we had been wrong, fate was against us all along
Tonight I swear the devil is singing our song
Tonight I swear the devil is singing our song

Every time I see you it costs me another heartache
But it 's just too late for us
I have to move along
Tonight I swear the devil
Is-a singing our song

Every time I see you it costs me another heartache
But it's just too late for us
I have to move along
Tonight I swear the devil the devil the devil the devil
Is singing our song

A cruel lonesome wind is howling through the trees
Even the dogs are barking at my knees
All this time that we have been wrong, fate was against us all along
Tonight I swear the devil is singing our song - uh
Tonight I swear the devil is singing our song - can't you hear him singing baby?
Tonight I swear the devil is singing our song - oh oo oh
Tonight I swear the devil is singing our song
I swear
I can hear him laughing at me, baby - ha ha ha
Toinight, I swear I hear him singing our song baby

My mama showed me how to rock in the cradle
But I learned how to roll along
My papa said "son, gotta git some fun,
Cos when your old it ain't too good on your own"
Been so long since you heard my song
Gonna pick up my guitar and play
Felt so bad when I had to leave you
But I knew that I'd be back some day

So I'm comin' home
To give you more than you bargained for
Comin' home
No mistake I'm gonna shiver 'n' shake
Comin' home
Gonna rock 'n' roll an' give you my soul
Comin' home
I got over the pain I'm comin' home again

Groovin to American Bandstand
B.B. onstage with 'Lucille'
The thrill is gone but it won't be for long
Cos you know I like to play how you feel
Now that we're back together
Gonna shiver 'n' shake all night
I just gotta say the music I play
Will sure enough make you feel alright

Though I learned how to rock in the cradle
An' rollin' came so easy to me
All the years I travelled the world
Made it so clear to see
It's been so long since you heard my song
Gonna pick up my guitar 'n' play
Felt so bad when I had to leave you
But I knew that I'd be back some day

Comin' home
To give you more than you baragained for
Comin' home
No mistake I'm gonna shiver and shake
Comin' home
Gonna rock 'n' roll and give you my soul
Comin' home
I got over the pain I'm comin' home again
Comin' home
Shiver 'n' shakin' anticpatin'
Comin' home
The thrill is gone but it won't be for long

If you fool around
With the dealer
Remember soon
You'll have to pay
He'll creep behind you
Like a hunter
Just to steal your soul away
I don't want no one
Messing with my woman
But just the same
I don't see nobody
Fooling with you
If you're snowblind
Madonna can hold you
But if you don't understand
There is nothing she can do for you

Running from the dealer
Trying to save your soul

I can feel the fire
Coming from inside you
I know what it's like
Cos I've been burned before
Ain't no mercy
In the hunger but
You're a fool to yourself
Cos your dealer keeps you begging for more

Running from the dealer
Trying to save your soul

In the beginning all you wanted
Was the calm before the storm
If the bluebird plays the eagle
He finds his song will turn to stone
Dealer

I was born a rambling man
An' I never got the chance
To settle down an' get a hold on love
Takin' air an' movin' around
Is all I can see that I'm doin'
An' it is bringin' me down
Drivin' on a highway going nowhere
Desolation destination
Guess I'll find it somewhere
I know if there's trouble
I ain't takin' the blame
That's why I keep movin'
So nobody knows my name

Born a loser
I'm beyond the law
Women behind me
Never can find me
They can never get together
What I've been here for
Cos I'm a drifter

Rollin' on
Ain't wastin' my time no more

When night time comes
And I'm ten thousand miles away
Just lose yourself
And watch the band kick back and play

Get up--keep in line
It's gettin' tighter all the time
You say you're feelin' fine
It's gettin' tighter all the time

Get a load off your mind
This place is right
It's hard to find
The mood is set alright
It's gonna be a long long night
You keep spinnin' 'round
You find it hard to touch the ground
And time is all it takes
You'll find it easy once you make

Get up--keep in line
It's gettin' tighter all the time
Gettin' tighter
Gettin' tighter

I keep singing the same old song
Like I did before
When you left me
You left me in darkness
I'd never known before
I was restless
A fool for your time
Waiting 'round for you to call
But now I've found me
An angel of mercy
I don't feel bad at all

Your body was honey
I tasted a lot
But let me tell you babe
I need more than you got
I want someone to hold me
An' keep me satisfied
I need love

I've got nothing to do
Ain't got nothing to say
Just live your life
The way you know
When you moved on
You took all the sweetness
Was I a fool to let you go
With the woman I forget for the moment
All the times we knew before
Though I'm still singing
The same old love song
I don't want you knocking on my door

She was a juke-box dancer
A blue eyed gypsy queen
She always had an answer
For what she'd done
And where she'd been
A feathercane Lady Midnight
For all around to see
She spoke with words of wisdom
And this is what she said to me

Lady luck
C'mon give me what I want
Pull me up
Lady luck
If I see you again
I will call you my friend

I have always been a sinner
But then the lady came along
She stole my heart and turned me 'round
'Till I didn't know right from wrong
She whispered words of kindness
I'd never ever heard before
Golden words and silver tongue
Till I really couldn't take no more

Lady luck
C'mon give me what I want
Pull me up
Lady luck
If I see you again
I will call you my friend
C'mon shake me

You can walk through fire
Make the north wind blow
Squeeze 'n' tease me honey
When you shake your body
You move my soul
Let me be your lover
Won't you let me be your child
Take me through your universe
Y'know that when you smile
You drive me wild

Love child
Driving me wild
Love child
Always teasin' me

You can ride your pony
Day dream in fairy tales
All I know is I need more
When I see you dance the seven veils

You keep on moving (Coverdale/Hughes)

You keep on moving
Far away far away
You keep on moving
Far away far away
Everyday wheels are turning
And the cry still returning

Dawn will soon be breaking
The day has just begun
You put your arms around me
Like a circle round the sun
Dance across the seasons
To a place that no one knows
Where angels fear to tread

The sky is red, I don't understand,
past midnight I still see the land.
People are sayin' the woman is damned,
she makes you burn with a wave of her hand.
The city's a blaze, the town's on fire.
The woman's flames are reaching higher.
We were fools, we called her liar.
All I hear is "Burn!"

I didn't believe she was devil's sperm.
She said, "Curse you all, you'll never learn!
When I leave there's no return."
The people laughed till she said, "Burn!"
Warning came, no one cared.
Earth was shakin', we stood and stared.
When it came no one was spared.
Still I hear "Burn!"

You know we had no time,
we could not even try.
You know we had no time.

You know we had no time,
we could not even try.
You know we had no time.

The sky is red, I don't understand,
past midnight I still see the land.
People are sayin' the woman is damned,
she makes you burn with a wave of her hand.
Warning came, no one cared.
Earth was shakin, we stood and stared.
When it came no one was spared.
Still I hear "Burn!"

Get outta my way
I'm gettin' tired of you
There ain't no chance
Doin' what you wanna do
I've been down, down, down, down, down
Got to get my feet back on the ground

Lady double dealer
Get outta my way
Lady double dealer
You got nothing to say

I ain't satisfied
Dealin' with second hand goods
You wanted somethin' for nothin'
Taking everything you could
You been 'round - I got the news
But you ain't waitin' 'round for me to lose

Lady double dealer
Get outta my way
Lady double dealer
You got nothing to say
I gave love to you
Did what you wanted me to
But all you did was bring me down
So I just had to try
Try to reason why
You took advantage of my love

Two timin' woman
Tryin' to take me for a ride
You're a hard lover honey
But you sure don't keep me satisfied
I wanna be there
To try to make you see
There ain't no woman gonna make a fool outta me

Comin' out of nowhere
Drivin' like rain
Stormbringer dance
On the thunder again
Dark cloud gathering
Breaking the day
No point running
'Cause it's coming your way

Ride the rainbow
Crack the sky
Stormbringer coming
Time to die
Got to keep running
Stormbringer coming
He's got nothing you need
He's gonna make you bleed

Rainbow shaker
On a stallion twister
Bareback rider
On the eye of the sky
Stormbringer coming down
Meaning to stay
Thunder and lightning
Heading your way

Ride the rainbow
Crack the sky
Stormbringer coming
Time to die
Got to keep running
Stormbringer coming
He's got nothing you need
He's gonna make you bleed

Coming out of nowhere
Drivin' like a-rain
Stormbringer dance
On the thunder again
Dark cloud gathering
Breaking the day
No point running
'Cause it's coming your way

You fool no one, waiting to see if I'm gone.
So hard to see you are taking your chances with me.
If I find you with some other man
You know what I'm gonna do.
Better run if you see me comin', ah.

Soon you will fall, making mistakes like before.
When you tell me lies I can see by the look in your eyes.
If you think you're gonna take me for granted,
Chasin' round with all you see,
Gonna make you live to regret it, ah.

You fool no one, waiting to see if I'm gone.
So clear to see you've had all your chances with me.
You thought that you could take me for granted
But I couldn't take it no more.
Better run when you see me comin', ah

You were born with a bad disposition,
And a heart as cold as ice.
Your tounge is sharp as a razor,
It's cut me more than twice.

Shake the Devil. Shake the Devil.

I believe you could shake the devil,
You could shake him all night.
Standing face to face with the devil,
Send him runnin' off in the night.

That woman`s got a smile,
puts you in a trance
And just one look at her,
makes you wanna dance
Those dark and those red ruby lips,
only a fool would pass them by
With just a hint of ruthlessness,
sparklin` in her eye
She`s a teaser and she`s got no heart at all
She`s a teaser and she`ll tempt you `till you fall
Yeah she`ll tempt ya `till ya fall

She sips gin from a teacup,
wears those fancy clothes
And somebody always knows her
no matter where she goes
She`ll talk to you in riddles,
that have no sense or rhyme
And if you ask her what she means,
says she don`t got no time
She`s a teaser and she`s got no heart at all
She`s a teaser and she`ll tempt you `till you fall
Yeah she`ll tempt ya `till ya fall

She`s a teaser and she`s got no heart at all
She`s a teaser and she`ll tempt you `till you fall
She`s a teaser and she`s got no heart at all

baggage hand came to my wrist
i drag it everywhere i go
sometimes i find you with my fist,
as if i knew which way was home
which way would i go,
if i knew which way was home?

the corner club we use,
will bring that whisky in my water
at times i get the blues,
but i now i should be harder
where would i go,
if i know which way was home?

* run down those trails, a chance for love must have life
if's wild dogs, howling in the night, yes wild night

it would have come and cut me free
i am sick of my own company
sometimes i miss the goal
most times i miss my home
still i'd go, if i knew which way was home

* repeat

baggage hand came to my wrist
i drag it everywhere i go
sometimes i find you with my fist,
as if i knew which way was home
which way would i go,
if i knew which way was home?

the corner club we use,
will bring that whisky in my water
at times i get the blues,
but i now i should be harder
where would i go,
if i know which way was home?

* run down those trails, a chance for love must have life
if's wild dogs, howling in the night, yes wild night

it would have come and cut me free
i am sick of my own company
sometimes i miss the goal
most times i miss my home
still i'd go, if i knew which way was home

* repeat

After the last race is run
The betting's over, the gate is closed
And then you remember who I am
And then you call, and we do it all again, again

And now the book has reached the end
We're running out of time, still we pretend
And I've got no time left to spend
And then you call and we do it all again, again

Again, again, again, again

Fox

If you find me late this mornin'
Could be the night went on too long
And if my sleep was tossed and broken
Must not have slept where I belong

Ah...

And when the next day's sun is rising
And reason substitutes for pain
I will finally find my way home
To start to live my life again

Ah...
Live my life again
Ah...
Live my life again
Ah...
Live my life again
Ah...
Live my life again
Ah...
Live my life again
Ah...
Live my life again
Ah...
Live my life again
Ah...
Live my life again

I'm the midnight man
I do what I can
To make sure that I am
The midnight man
Midnight man's on time
Everthing is fine
All the words in rhyme
With everything

solo

Midnight man, you're pretty
Midnight man, you're fine
Midnight man, be careful
Midnight man
Midnight man, be mine

Fox

Well, I wake up
Wonderin' how long I've been here
Daylight
Wipin' the night from my eyes
Wake up
New day is gonna bring good times
Daylight
Hopin' to see the sun rise

Drivin'
Gotta catch up to the next town
Flyin'
Ten thousand people to find
Drivin'
Makin' up time on the freeway
Flyin'
Leavin' the last town behind

Well, I'm tired
Tossin' and turnin' 'til sleep comes
Sleepin'
Dreamin' of places to see
Tired
Shakin' my head 'til the peace comes
Sleepin'
Dreamin' of things I could be

Taking my time
Choosin' my line
Tryin' to decide what to do
Looks like my stop
Don't wanna get off
Got myself hung up on you

Seems to me
You don't want to talk about it
Seems to me
You just turn your pretty head and walk away

Places I've known
Things that I'm growin'
Don't taste the same without you
I got myself in
The worst mess I've been
And I find myself startin' ta doubt you

Seems to me
Talk all night, here comes the mornin'
Seems to me
You just forget what we said
And greet the day

Seems to me
You don't wanna talk about it
Seems to me
You just turn your pretty head and walk away

I've got ta cool myself down
Stompin' around
Thinkin' some words I can't name ya
Meet ya half way
Got nothin' to say
Still I don't s'pose I can blame ya

Seems to me
You don't want to talk about it
Seems to me
You just turn your pretty head and walk away

Walk away

White man, Black man
Listen to me
Hear what I've got to say
You've got to learn to live together
Right now
Right away
Before it's too late
Before it's too late
Black man forget the hate
That's been around so long
White man you've got to know
That sometimes you've been wrong
About your brother
'Cause he's a good man
You know he's just like you
The time's gonna come
The time's gonna come

Before it's too late
Before it's too late
Sometimes I get the feelin'
That it's never gonna end
When a brother
And a sister
Somehow become friends
To love each other
Is a good thing
And to know is to love
You've got to love one another
You've got to learn to live together
You've got to love one another
You've got to learn to live together

halfway gone, halfway back
you are always dreaming about what you'd like
you are taking your time in your busy day
to sit by the tract and watch the train roll away

* dreamer i know what you are thinking
i can see it in your face
maybe before you were happy
but now your thoughts are on disgrace

you've begun to change now baby, i don't see
oh, but i know you well
and it's clear to me
you think that chains hold you near, now baby
they don't exist to me,
you don't have to stay now
i won't insist

* repeat

so take the train today,
and don't look back again
live the dreams you have, don't dwell on what has been
your futures brighter now,
there's brighter days ahead
and your sad farewell words, better off unsaid.

* repeat

That woman`s got a smile,
puts you in a trance
And just one look at her,
makes you wanna dance
Those dark and those red ruby lips,
only a fool would pass them by
With just a hint of ruthlessness,
sparklin` in her eye
She`s a teaser and she`s got no heart at all
She`s a teaser and she`ll tempt you `till you fall
Yeah she`ll tempt ya `till ya fall

She sips gin from a teacup,
wears those fancy clothes
And somebody always knows her
no matter where she goes
She`ll talk to you in riddles,
that have no sense or rhyme
And if you ask her what she means,
says she don`t got no time
She`s a teaser and she`s got no heart at all
She`s a teaser and she`ll tempt you `till you fall
Yeah she`ll tempt ya `till ya fall

She`s a teaser and she`s got no heart at all
She`s a teaser and she`ll tempt you `till you fall
She`s a teaser and she`s got no heart at all

I walked all day tryin’ to find me work
I must have knocked on one hundred doors
Would have swallowed my pride for some money
And be satisfied sweepin’ the floors







Mr. Broken Glass
Mr. Silver and Gold
Mr. Bustin’ My Ass
Mr. All You Can Hold
I spent last night sleepin' on a park bench
‘til a cop came and moved me along
Told him I was not botherin’ nobody
Yes, he told me I was dead wrong




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Everywhere, I get the same kind of answer
"Not now" or "maybe then"
Well, me time is runnin’ out on me people,
Yes, me people!
If you’re down and without a friend




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You told me that you loved me, and that ain't no lie.
No one else above me, no matter how hard you try.
Then I notice somethin' went wrong,
My love for you is much too strong.
I feel somethin' is wrong.
No matter how hard I try.
But I know my baby loves me, that ain't no lie.
She'll be thinkin' of me, done the best do or die.
Then I know somethin' went wrong,
My love for you is much too strong.


I feel somethin' is wrong.
No matter how hard I try, tears I should cry.

Then I noticed somethin' went wrong,
My love for you is much too strong.
Then I noticed somethin' went wrong,
So babe, I'll end this song.

We talked for hours of the travels
And all the beauty you had seen.
The south of France where the spring is beginning,
Sunset on the Thames from the village green.
We rolled on and on through the pages,
Of the books you'd taken from the shelf.
Unfamiliar faces and forgotten places,
Landscapes green and rich in wealth.
You've got a gypsy soul, and you love to wander.
Coast to coast to the Canadian border.
In the summer sun, yeah, yeah.
From my window you saw the ocean,
And all the changes that has been.
The south of France where the spring is beginning,
Sunset on the Thames from the village green.

Slowly that scent reaches me,
the perfume you wear I can’t forget.
Floating so lightly ‘pon the air,
just like the smoke from a cigarette.
I just turned around and there you were,
returning almost faster than you’d gone.
My, but times been good to you,
sleek and graceful as a swan.
And by the way, hello again.
I’m so pleased to have your company.
We’ll count the stars under misty sky,
and watch them fall into the sea.

Your voice so whispers soft and smooth,
telling me tales of a human cloud.
Who walked a thousand miles,
just to touch their ladies gowns.
A noble thought, there’s no doubt,
and I must confess I can’t compete.
Clouds that walked a thousand miles,
just to touch their ladies feet.