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Krakenhead

by John Underwood

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1.
Ignight, My Life Gmi Gmi D7 D7b2 Eb Eb D D7 Doctor tells me to find a new hobby Because the next time might not be so lucky Did you ever stop to think that might’ve been the plan all along Gotta live this life ‘til the limits to start to fall Every time you ask me to stop and reflect Grab an instrument and I’ll begin to fret My way through the times when we can’t have Everything we want, but we’ve got this life to live Don't quite know what to do with myself Can't quite play music and I can't quite play my health Ever get that feeling that something has changed This mind’s gone blind to the tastes I once had Chorus Maybe next time won’t be the same Did you ever stop to think just why we're all a little insane We spend our time pushing our minds to find a life That we don’t want to be afraid to live And I find that time don't ease the pain I grow from the hours spent not fueling my brain With the things that excite me Ignight, my life, you fulfill my heart for the time I wait Where did you lose that dried-up, wandering scrooge I bet he's found his way up into the room And everyone dances around with their booze Will he fall in line and give into the times Happy holidays for you and your wealth Cause all the ghosts have scared him into an illusionary hell He hasn't changed, he's just learned traditions are stealth And if we keep fueling our lives off the past We might not open our minds to the path That shows us where some changes in our lives Could make the times fully worth to live And I won’t mind showing a life of struggle for myself Chorus
2.
Swamp Master 04:05
Swamp Master Emi EmiD#sus(b2) Emi EmiD#sus(b2) Emi F#mi Gmi GmiF#mi x2 Gmi GmiF#mi Gmi GmiF#mi Gmi F#mi D#sus(b2) D#sus(b2)Emi x2 Sail along Bough's creaking Who’s that lurking in the bog? Steady eyes No blinkin' Don’t want to lose the shadows in the fog Chorus Tell tale! Dark marks! He’d rather go down with the ship than Tell them! They’re sinking! Swamp takes what it calls its own Don't be afraid Keep listenin' It will feed on what you're missing We don't lack We're forgettin' How we ever got through this living Chorus And I’m the one they’re after now My mind runs ever faster how Did I ever concentrate on disaster For so long with the fear of Being! Alone! He'd rather go down with the ship than Take them! All home! Swamp takes what it calls its own
3.
If I Learned Anything In This Life Verse Dmi Dmi Ami C7 Dmi Dmi Dmi Ami C7 Dmi D#7D#7 Dmi D#7D#7 Dmi A#mi Gmi Ami C7 Dmi Chorus AmiG#miGmi Gmi Dmi D#7 A#mi Ami DC#C7 C7 Dmi Dmi Gmi F#7 E7 Dmi Outro Dmi Dmi Ami C7 Dmi I see a man Sweeping up the streets He sits there hoping for a dime I see that man Sweeping up his home He’s trying to clean up his life Chorus All we have is time to share I hope you realize Say it again better alone my friends Might be best to live this dream until we die A lady asks me how I’m doing As she drops boxes from house to house Doesn’t need to say a thing This world is full of people that just want to try and help Chorus Fallen leaves look like birds on the grass And I keep glancing back Don’t know what to do when predictions are true This dreams a stream of changes til I relax Chorus Sitting in the park Playing my guitar I hear the horse carriage circling around Full of history This place may be But the most important time for us is right now Chorus Outro It makes me sad To see you like this I thought we had a pretty great time Negativity That breeds in me I will release if I learned anything in this life
4.
The Deadly Gallows Verse x2 Bmi Dmi Bmi Dmi Bmi G F# Bmi Dmi Bmi Dmi G F# Dmi Bmi Chorus Emi Bmi A F# Bmi x2 ←- Only x2 first chorus Emi Bmi F# GF# GF# G F# Emi Dmi ←- 2nd Chorus and after Post Chorus Bmi Bmi G F# Emi Bmi Dmi Dmi G F# Emi Dmi Bmi Bmi G F# Emi Bmi Dmi Dmi G F# Emi Dmi Bridge Bmi Dmi G F# Emi Bbmi Bmi x4 I kissed her goodnight And I kissed her goodbye For a kiss is not enough to survive And a love that is freed Is a love that will bleed Out! Into the memories of my life Chorus It’s that time in my life where I need to begin again This time I won’t let go of the reigns And I’ll try not to strangle you my friend But it’s hard to be the one who is living free When I’ve got a noose tied around my neck And I’m hanging from a tree! Let me out of this thing! There comes a time, when friends will fly And this might be a sign we should let sinking ships lie Because if we’re together, but we’re not alive Who will continue to wade into the tides A helping hand, and some friendly eyes I’ll lose my drive to a love in disguise But we will see that I need time To travel this world before I can travel your mind Chorus And all my closest friends have become your best friends now but that’s alright, I hope to soon be leaving this town They took offense, to my, being proud I got to live this life playing folk as loud! Chorus New friends I’ve made just floating around Playing music each night, Feel more healthy turning frowns upside down And then the day comes when they visit our town We’ll get everyone together and march on through the open grounds! Next morning, pile out, van up, we’re headed NORTH(WEST, EAST, SOUTH) BOUND! Everybody in this land needs to hear the waking sound! And if we find more people who love to dance and howl Why would I wait at all for the world to crowd around me? Chorus Bridge Kraken opened my head As they try to lay me down This night isn’t meant for us to rest without her coming around And I bid her farewell I say “Au Revoir!” “Adieu, ma belle, mais je ne sais pas Si c'est bien, ou si c'est mal? Qu’est-ce qui se passe entre nous maintenant?” Chorus I learned a long time ago this life’s no hand me down And if I’m going to chase my dreams I need good people to surround me Maybe someday we will all learn from our mistakes, And throw another party playing music! It’s our fates!
5.
Krakenhead 04:53
Krakenhead Bmi A#mi Bmi Cmi Bmi A#mi Gmi F#mi Not quite my decision But I've fallen into this new division I've separated for the evening They'll sign me up for a life of debt and months of dealing Every last one of you should load up and start retreating Cause the fun has passed the chance on it’s own believing As I lie on the ground, knocked out while my head is bleeding Don't know how I went from dinner to delirium And every breath I take I hear another paramedic screaming Chorus Kraken my head, there’s a cut in my chest and I’m sure to lose my brain power Let’s hope I’m not dead who will jump in and play let’s start a parade now! Kraken my head, there’s a cut in my chest and I’m sure to lose my brain power Everyone insists that they want to get ahead So why not join me in the world of the dead now! Puts on her gloves and starts to feel around my chest Not the first time I've been informed this place is such a mess Lets me know my heart is a hard one to find Don't know how to tell her there has been a constant decline Every girl I've ever loved has left around her remnants And if you want to echo that you'll have to be more permanent Know your ears are trying their best to hear the sounds That my heart beats into this drum as I scream aloud Chorus Keep on trying to climb back up into my mind But all the world’s forgotten me I'm lost in an older time People seem to give a damn who's kicking on the inside And will he fall over from another mental suicide I’ve got a girl I love to kiss, my dreams have gone amiss This world has reversed to the years before I lost our bliss Last thing I want is to be lied to by my mind And I wouldn’t want to spend my time living in rewind Chorus

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Recorded at Krakenhead Studios from December 2017-May 2018
Mix and Mastered by John Underwood
Trombone Lead on Swamp Master and Steel String Acoustic Guitar Lead on If I Learned Anything In This Life performed by Chris Fox.
Album artwork by Erin Wolfe.

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released June 8, 2018

Huge thanks to Chris Fox for Trombone on Swamp Master and Guitar on If I Learned Anything In This Life, Ern Wolfe for the amazing album artwork, Shootdang, Chris Fox, Loud As Folk and Spike McGuire for the numerous tours that have made this project happen, all the wonderful places I've played all over the country(and world now) and all my friends and family for all the love and support along the way. Especially my parents Larry and Alice Underwood that have always helped me figure out how to get a new instrument when I was interested, and my loving girlfriend Amy McGowan for being supportive through this entire album, tours, touring around with me and helping setup and sell merch and all around helping me along the way to accomplish this project. You're all wonderful people, and I hope you can hear your support in my music.

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John Underwood Reno, Nevada

John Underwood is a multi-instrumentalist solo artist from Reno, NV with an unusual setup. He's placed ten instruments around himself that are all running into a loop pedal, so he can create a full folk/klezmer/pirate band live in front of the audience, layer by layer. ... more

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