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Sunny Days
03:36
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Sunny Days
Lyrics and Composition by Heather Inwood-Montrose
October 2008
Am C G Am C G
Am
Sunny day I should be feeling light
C G
But I’m not I’m looking for a good fight
Am
Opposition’s thinking small they just don’t challenge me
C G
Step it up, cuz I am thinking globally
Am
Politicians tell us what they think we wanna hear
C G
They gotta knack for circle talking based on fear
Am
Special interest groups are taking up the airwaves
C G Dm
Rhetoric just destroys what they wanna save
Dm Am
Where is all the unity?
Dm Am
We never get a chance to just be
Dm Am G
Human evolution ruled by economy
Dm G Am C G
Just don’t feel right, no it don’t feel, don’t feel right to me
Am C G
Don’t feel right to me
Global warming is going to take us under
Water literally we have made a blunder
Child poverty, famine and human rights
Atrocities, please we gotta fight
Those with greasy pockets instigating conflict
That list grows longer and god it makes me so sick
Speaking of in whose name so much is justified
Inquisition look first to those who lie
Where is all the unity?
We never get a chance to just be
Human evolution ruled by economy
Just don’t feel right, no it don’t feel, don’t feel right to me
Don’t feel right to me
Where is all the unity?
We never get a chance to just be
Human evolution ruled by empathy
Now that feels right, that feels, that feels right to me
That feels right to me
Sunny day I should be feeling light
But I’m not I’m looking for a good fight
Looking for a good fight
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2. |
Am I On Your Mind
03:17
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Am I On Your Mind
Lyrics and Composition by Heather Inwood-Montrose
October 23, 2008.
Blues
E
Am I on your mind? Tell me the truth
A
Am I who you think of when your day is through
Bb A
Does picturing me smiling bring a smile to you too
E
Am I on your mind? Tell me the truth!
Am I on your mind? Come on and say
I gotta know if we feel the same way
If your head is reeling maybe mine is too
Am I on your mind? Tell me the truth!
Harmonica/guitar interlude
Am I on your mind? Baby step up and say
There’s nothing to lose I might feel the same way
My knees are shaking at the thought of you too
Am I on your mind? Tell me the truth!
Am on I your mind? Let’s not take all day
Cuz I gotta know, if we feel the same way
Don’t keep me waiting, if you want me too
Am I on your mind? Yeah
Am I on your mind….. yeah
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3. |
Garden Deer
05:30
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GARDEN DEER Heather Inwood-Montrose (July 2004)
C B F C
Everyday the faces are changing thought the faces keep reflecting an image of myself
C B F
And sometimes all these faces seem stunned by the impression of the fortress that’s myself C
C B F
Still the people and places keep changing I wanna say I stay the same
F
but I mean really who am I kidding
C C C
foundations may be solid but the walls are crumbling and shaking
C
and I keep changing
B F C
the people and the places and the faces and the race is with myself it’s with myself
C B F C
And I wish I could stop shining this terrifying blinding floodlight from myself
C B F
Cuz I’m feelin like a driver with a deer caught in my headlights that I will probably take out C
C B F
But the last thing that I want is for these walls to always stand though I fear their
C C
destruction and the strength I can unleash upon this land
C B F
But I believe that I’m a healer though I’m not sure to what end
F C
Is encouraging broader thought considered mend
C B F C
Everyday the faces keep changing and the faces keep reflecting an image of myself
C B F C
And sometimes all these faces so shocked by introspection remind me of myself
C B F
Still I keep on rearranging and I’m always trying to grow
F C C
It’s I who constructed the walls and it’s I who must tear them down I know
C B F
Cuz I’d rather share my garden with faces all aglow
F C C
And sow the seeds of a future I know time will only show
C B F
In my garden I will grow with the people that I know
F C CBFCBF fade out
Time can only show
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4. |
Mantra
03:54
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Mantra – Written & Composed by Heather Inwood-Montrose
March 2006
Standard Tuning A, D repeated throughout
Oh thin disguise; make up your eyes
Don’t let’em catch you out this way
We’re gonna, we’re gonna cloak ourselves today
Don’t let’em see who you are, what you think, what you know where you gonna go
I say no no
Don’t let’em see who you are, what you think, what you know where you gonna go
I say just go
Oh falsified, it’s you who lies
You’ll never catch me out again
Making up my mind mind made up mind made I’m going in
You’ll never see who I am, what I think, what I know where I’m gonna go
I say no no
You don’t deserve who I am, what I think, what I know where I’m gonna go
I’m just gonna go, just so you know
Cuz when you treat people like they are less than you know that they are
They will just push you past pushin pushin past
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’ll never see who they are, what they think where they go
Broadening their horizons they’ll just go
Such a shame.
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5. |
Miss You
04:04
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Miss You
Lyrics and Composition by Heather Inwood-Montrose
June 2008
Picking C, G, F
Life these days goes by so fast and I’m
Closing doors on all my past
And the friends who once stood by me nowhere to be seen
How we swore we’d never change
The bonds that tied time couldn’t erase
But they’ve slipped somehow, we’re gone now
Sometimes I miss you
Sometimes I miss you
I used to think I could not go
On without being in the know
Or included in activities silly me
What I have learned as I have lived
Is you get back just what you give and I’ve given
Oh how I’ve given
But I’m getting by, I’m moving on
Oh my old friend it’s been so long and I’m better off
Yes I’m better off
But sometimes I miss you
Sometimes I miss you
I can’t forget those who’ve shaped me
Especially the ones whose impact has made me become more
Than I was through those old doors
But sometimes I miss you
Sometimes I miss you
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6. |
Ways to Go
04:13
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Ways to Go
Lyrics and Composition by Heather Inwood-Montrose
June 2009
E
Humidity, lane lines, guide my way
Hazy, distance, but that’s irrelevant
A
Oh weight/wait on me, take that, how you want to
E
But play on please, yeah, yeah i like that
B Bb A G
We’ve come a long way
E
Still got a ways to go
Still got a ways to go
Maybe, factor, I hesitate
But play on please, again, yeah just like that
You keep coming round, make me feel like
Like I’m your lady, again, that’s irrelevant
We’ve come a long way
Still got a ways to go
Still got a ways to go
Harmonica/guitar interlude
We’ve come a long way
Still got a ways to go
Still got a ways to go
You say, give it to me give it to me
Yeah you say, give it to me give it to me
And I say no no no no baby
But play on please yeah I like that
We’ve come a long way
Still got a ways to go
Still got a ways to go
Here we go now – funky bass line!
And I say no no no no baby
But play on please yeah I like that
We’ve come a long way
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7. |
Would I Want
03:07
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Would I Want
Lyrics and Composition by Heather Inwood-Montrose
December 1, 2008.
A A B F
What do you want? What do you really want?
A A B F
Yeah what do you want? What do you really want?
A A B F
Know what I want? What I really want?
A A A A B F
Yeah what I want I want I want, what I want
D
The curb is to my left and there’s a lamp post to my right
A
I wanna push you up against it just to see you in the light
D6/9 A
Into you if I was into you
D
If I pushed you up against it would you think that I was quite
A
A lot of woman could you handle would you keep me in your sights?
D6/9
Into you if I was into you
So would I want? Would I really want?
Would I want? Would I really want?
What you want? What you really want?
So what do you want you want you want?
What do you want?
If I was pressed against you looking straight into your eyes
Well could I see you would I need you would I try you on for size?
Into you if I was into you
Cuz I got me some standards if you think that you just might have what it takes
All stops are green come on and take me in the light
Into you if I was into you
So what do you want? What do you really want?
Yeah what do you want? What do you really want?
Know what I want? What I really want?
Yeah what I want I want I want?
What I WANT
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8. |
Just a Little
03:27
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Just A Little
Written and Composed by: Heather Inwood-Montrose August 2007
A, D, E, C#
Hmmmmmmm
So I’m
Tryin to make it a little clearer
Not sure I want you falling for me
But I want you nearer
Yeah you gotta little draw there for me
Wait - Ok clearer
Maybe just a little stumble won’t hurt
If it gets you nearer
Gotta put a bit of time in here, first
Hmmmmmmmm
On our own for a while now
People tend to get stuck in their way
These strengths can serve us
Also make for some lonely days
Once bitten twice shy
We’ve all been there and wary it makes us
But I think that
What’s goin on is gonna shake us
YEAH IT’S GONNA SHAKE US
CHORUS
So I’m
Tryin to make it a little clearer
Not sure I want you falling for me
But I want you nearer
Yeah you gotta little draw there for me
Wait - Ok clearer
Maybe just a little stumble won’t hurt
If it gets you nearer
Gotta put a bit of time in here, first
I gotta know you first
Hardened maybe, jaded sure
But open minded is our cure
I know the scariest place to be
Is to expose our – vulnerability ….
CHORUS
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9. |
Average Eccentric
05:13
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Average Eccentric
Written and Composed by: Heather Inwood – Montrose
November 2004
Standard tuning
Tab
Sky is grey, it’s raining and I’m driving; think I’m acting neurotic today
I wanted to stop, for a coffee and some food
But I had specifics in mind following my gut
So I took an exit, random and reckless; liking the feel of the unknown
Til I hit a border I wasn’t ready to cross
Stopped all the traffic, laughing and crying; cuz I had to turn around
But of course they wouldn’t let me go without demanding proof of self and I think
CHORUS
A C G D
Where will you file me? In some box?
A C G D
Labeled average eccentric, suspect unable to cross
A C G D
Is that how you define me? Like I’m lost?
A C G D
But there’s an average eccentric suspected in each of us.
Watching the tree tops as I go, like a thousand hands reaching
The simple timeless dance between earth and sky
Rooted to the spot, and grasping at the air
There’s something symbolic eluding me there
Following the St. Lawrence, as for centuries we’ve done
I can feel the rivers presence, just beyond my door
Water’s ever reaching, what a refreshing thought; washed clean
Renewed, every time the wind blows and I think
CHORUS
A C
And I’m morphing again, my energies are growing
G D
Like a tidal wave gathering speed as it goes and I’m
A C
Watching it come, wild eyed and waiting
G D
And bracing myself for the force of its blow and I say
A C
Go ahead and file me, call it like you see it
G D
Just try and define me and tell me I’m lost but there’s an
A C G D A C G D
Average eccentric suspected in each of us ohhhh
A C
And I’m okay
G D
I’m okay, I’m okay I’m okay I’m okay
A C G G
I’m okay with the average eccentric in each of us
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10. |
Riptide
03:45
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Riptide – Written & Composed by Heather Inwood-Montrose
August 2005
Standard Tuning
D E D E
Your love is like a carrot dangled
D E D E
Or a chocolate denied
D E D E
The sense of anticipation that carries
D E D E
Like an echo an echo oh
D A D A
Your love is like the riptide
D A D A
It lulls, and lulls and then
D E D E
Sucks you in
D E D E
Leaving you breathless, and floundering and floundering oh
CHORUS
F A
I’m drawn in by your promises your promises of
D E
Possibility
F A D E
I should have known by now what seems clear never is
F A
I know you care, but that a double edged sword you wield so
D E D A
Carelessly
F A
It’s just a nick, but enough of them enough of them will
D E D E D E D E
Scar
So riptide what distant shore are you tossing me up on, up on
Will there be
Just enough of that, sweet stuff
To keep me
Coming back for more and more and more
First in are my toes then
Fast up to my nose and
Tingling scalp, cool head
I’m drowing set me free
Oh let me be
CHORUS
First in are my toes then
Fast up to my nose and
Set me free
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11. |
Company Property
03:49
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Company Property – Written & Composed by Heather Inwood-Montrose
November 2005
Standard Tuning Dm, Am, Bb6, C, D, G
All I wanted was to be seen the same
But the lack of package between my legs
Betrayed me, betrayed me to the game
So I had to find my own way to play
CHORUS
Eyes up, eyes up
Look at me when you speak to me
Hands off, hands off I am not
Company property so
Back off I said, back off I don’t
Wanna have to say this twice so
Step up and play nice
Play nice
Just existing sometimes segregates
To earn respect you gotta operate at
A hundred and fifty percent of everyone elses pace
These small hands they do amazing things
Maybe platform boots would help to get them looking
In my face
CHORUS
Eyes up, eyes up
Look at me when you speak to me
Hands off, hands off I am not
Company property so
Back off I said, back off I don’t
Wanna have to say this twice so
Step up and play nice
INTERLUDE
I am not your eye candy
I am here because I deserve to be
Hands off back off I’m on a roll here
So don’t get in my way
And you’d best not get up in my face so
CHORUS
Eyes up, eyes up
Look at me when you speak to me
Hands off, hands off I am not
Company property so
Back off I said, back off I don’t
Wanna have to say this twice so
Step up and play nice
Play nice
Sugar and spice and
Everything nice and - Play nice.
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Heather I-M Ontario
Heather I.M. Is a multimedia artist based in the beautiful mineral capital region of eastern Ontario. Inspired by an insatiable thirst for connection through yoga, art, healing and music and a desire to share these with any who feel compelled to practice, view, experience or listen! Love & Light! ... more
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