Follow
Susan TedeschiVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Bm
e|----------------------|
B|--5----5----2----3----|
G|--6----7----2----4----|
D|--7----7----4----4----|
A|--7----5----4----2----|
E|----------------------|
(Intro)
(Verse 1)
Let the river rock you like a cradle
Climb to the treetops, child, if you're able
Let your hands tie a knot across the table.
Come and touch the things you cannot feel.
And close your fingertips and fly where I can't hold you
Let the sun-rain fall and let the dewy clouds enfold you
And maybe you can sing to me the words I just told you,
If all the things you feel ain't what they seem.
And don't mind me 'cause I ain't nothin' but a dream.
(Verse 2)
The mocking bird sings each different song
Each song has wings - they won't stay long.
Do those who hear think he's doing wrong?
While the church bell tolls its one-note song
And the school bell is tinkling to the throng.
Come here where your ears cannot hear.
And close your eyes, child, and listen to what I'll tell you
Follow in the darkest night the sounds that may impel you
And the song that I am singing may disturb or serve to quell you
If all the sounds you hear ain't what they seem,
Then don't mind me 'cause I ain't nothin' but a dream
(Verse 3)
The rising smell of fresh-cut grass
Smothered cities choke and yell with fuming gas
I hold some grapes up to the sun
And their flavour breaks upon my tongue.
With ea---ger tongues we taste our strife
And fill our lungs with seas of life.
Come taste and smell the waters of our time.
And close your lips, child, so softly I might kiss you,
Let your flower perfume out and let the winds caress you.
As I walk on through the garden, I am hoping I don't miss you
If all the things you taste ain't what they seem,
Then don't mind me 'cause I ain't nothin' but a dream.
(Verse 4)
The sun and moon both arise
And we'll see them soon through days and nights
But now silver leaves are mirrors, bring delights.
And the colours of your eyes are fiery bright,
While darkness blinds the skies with all its light.
Come see where your eyes cannot see.
And close your eyes, child, and look at what I'll show you;
Let your mind go reeling out and let the breezes blow you,
And maybe when we meet then suddenly I will know you.
If all the things you see ain't what they seem,
Then don't mind me 'cause I ain't nothin' but a dream.
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Readable chord sheet for Follow by Susan Tedeschi
[A] [Dsus2] [F#m] [Bm] e|----------------------| B|--5----5----2----3----| G|--6----7----2----4----| D|--7----7----4----4----| A|--7----5----4----2----| E|----------------------| (Intro) [A] [Dsus2] [A] [Dsus2] [A] [Dsus2] [A] [Dsus2] (Verse 1) Let the [A]river [Dsus2]rock you like a [A]cradle [Dsus2] [A]Climb to the [Dsus2]treetops, child, if you're [A]able [Dsus2] Let your [A]hands tie a k[Dsus2]not across the [A]table. [Dsus2] [A]Come and [F#m]touch the things you can[Bm]not feel. [Dsus2] And[A] close your[Dsus2] fingertips and[A] fly where I can't[Dsus2] hold you [A] Let the [Dsus2]sun-rain fall and [A]let the dewy clouds [Dsus2]enfold you [A] And maybe [Dsus2]you can sing to [A]me the words [Dsus2]I just told you, [A] If [F#m]all the things you [Bm]feel ain't what they [Dsus2]seem. [A]And don't [Dsus2]mind me [A]'cause I ain't [Dsus2]nothin' but a [A]dream. [Dsus2] [A] [Dsus2] (Verse 2) The [A]mocking bird [Dsus2]sings each different [A]song [Dsus2] Each [A]song has [Dsus2]wings - they won't stay [A]long. [Dsus2] [A]Do those who [Dsus2]hear think he's [A]doing wrong? [Dsus2] [A]While the church bell [Dsus2]tolls its one-note [A]song [Dsus2] And[A] the school bell is [Dsus2]tinkling to the [A]throng. [Dsus2] [A]Come here [F#m]where your ears cannot [Bm]hear. [Dsus2] And [A]close your [Dsus2]eyes, child, and [A]listen to what I'll [Dsus2]tell you [A] Follow [Dsus2]in the darkest [A]night the sounds that may im[Dsus2]pel you [A] And the song that [Dsus2]I am singing may [A]disturb or serve to [Dsus2]quell you [A] If al[F#m]l the sounds you hear [Bm]ain't what they [Dsus2]seem, Then [A]don't [Dsus2] mind me [A]'cause I ain't [Dsus2]nothin' but[A] a dream [Dsus2] [A] [Dsus2] (Verse 3) [A] The rising [Dsus2]smell of fresh-cut g[A]rass [Dsus2] Smo[A]thered cities [Dsus2]choke and yell with [A]fuming gas [Dsus2] I [A]hold some [Dsus2]grapes up to t[A]he sun [Dsus2] And [A]their flavour [Dsus2]breaks upon my [A]tongue. [Dsus2] With[A] ea---[Dsus2]ger tongues [A]we taste our strife [Dsus2] A[A]nd fill our [Dsus2]lungs with [A]seas of life. [Dsus2] [A]Come taste and [F#m]smell the waters [Bm]of our time. [Dsus2] And[A] close your[Dsus2] lips, child, so[A] softly I might[Dsus2] kiss you, [A] Let your [Dsus2]flower perfume [A]out and let the winds ca[Dsus2]ress you. [A] As I [Dsus2]walk on through the gar[A]den, I am hoping I don't[Dsus2] miss you [A] If all[F#m] the things you taste ain't [Bm]what they seem, [Dsus2] [A]Then don't [Dsus2]mind me '[A]cause I ain't [Dsus2]nothin' bu[A]t a dream. [Dsus2] [A] [Dsus2] (Verse 4) The su[Dsus2]n and moon both a[A]rise [Dsus2] [A] And we'll [Dsus2]see them soon through [A]days and nights [Dsus2] But [A]now silver leaves [Dsus2]are mirrors, bring de[A]lights. [Dsus2] And the [A]colours of your [Dsus2]eyes are fiery [A]bright, [Dsus2] While [A]darkness blin[Dsus2]ds the skies with [A]all its light. [Dsus2] [A]Come see whe[F#m]re your eyes can[Bm]not see. [Dsus2] And [A]close your [Dsus2]eyes, child, and [A]look at what I'll [Dsus2]show you; [A] Let your [Dsus2]mind go reeling out [A] and let the breezes [Dsus2]blow you, [A] And maybe [Dsus2]when we meet then [A] suddenly I will [Dsus2]know you. [A] If al[F#m]l the things you see [Bm]ain't what they seem[Dsus2], Then [A] don't [Dsus2]mind me [A]'cause I ain't [Dsus2]nothin' [A]but a dream. [Dsus2]