MANY LIVES

Howlin’ Whale | Original

4/4

KEY: Cm

HARP: Cm H

STYLE: Bog Reggae Bubble

[INTRO]
Cm ​(Vamp until Whale starts singing)

[VERSE 1]
Cm C#

I come from the land of the bub-ba-ling bog

Cm C#

The big rock, the gunshot skunk cabbage and frogs

​ Gm F#7 ​​Gm F#7

Trains, they sang, they sang my name

Cm Db Cm

Wanderlust Incarnate, that’s what I became

​ Gm F#7 ​​ Gm F#7

Trains, they rumbled, they rumbled my brain

​ F
Rattling the windowpane, while I packed my suitcase

[CHORUS 1]
Cm Gm Fm

I’ve lived many lives (lives)

Cm Gm Fm

I’ve surfed many tides (tides)

Cm C F Fm

I’ve been born and I’ve died

Cm Gm Bb

Yes I’ve hurt and survived

[Cm Cm Db Cm]

[VERSE 2]
Cm C#

I am a woods woman who knows the city

Cm C#

Though I’ve left the woods, the woods will never leave me

​ Gm F#7 ​​ Gm F#7
I’ve lurked underground and I’ve spun on top

Cm C#

Love and destruction, flight, forget-me-not

​ Gm F#7 ​​ Gm F#7

I carry the seed of a displaced people

Cm C#

I watch closely and listen, yes I feel you all

(ENTER DISTORTION GUITAR RIFF)

Cm C#

I’ve been a prisoner, now I am free

Cm C#

The dark side’s tried to trap me, but it cannot catch me

​ Gm F#7 ​​ Gm F#7

Whales, they howl, they howl my name

​ F
Cetaceanite Incarnate, that’s what I became

[CHORUS 2]
Cm Gm Fm

I’ve lived many lives (lives)

Cm Gm Fm

I’ve surfed many tides (tides)

Cm C F Fm

I’ve been born and I’ve died

Cm Gm Bb

Yes I’ve hurt and survived

[BRIDGE]
[Fm7 Fm7 Gm Gm]

Fm7 Gm Fm7

Little girl, I’m here with you, little girl, the world is big, little girl

Gm Fm7 Gm

So dream bigger, little girl, I will help you, little girl, it’s all okay little girl

[CHORUS 3 / OUTRO]
Cm Gm Fm

‘Cause I’ve lived many lives

Cm Gm Fm

I’ve lived many lives

Cm Gm Fm

I’ve lived many lives

Cm Gm Fm

I’ve lived many lives

[Cm Gm Fm]

​ Cm
I’ve lived many lives