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(2021) Ride the Wave

by Big Time Machine

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1.
"I Can Read Your Mind" Hey hey you, yeah I know you I know where you're heading to I know what what what you're gonna do now I know all your hopes and fears I know all your joy and tears There's no thought in your head that I cannot find I can read your mind ====================== QUICK CHORDS Verse: F, Bb Chorus: F, C post-chorus: B (76xxxx) G (32xxxx) F (10xxxx) G (32xxxx) watch for the key change at the end (E, C#)
2.
Scrambled Channels I've found a way to escape to a far corner of my brain I'd take you with me but I can't oh isn't it a shame Don't worry I'm okay I might be slightly insane Do you think? The TV is melting my brain I have been living season to season I haven't been giving much bother to reason I wasn't born this way believe it's just the airwaves It's okay The TV's just melting my brain I really get my kicks When everything just clicks, don't you? I have been living Season by season or two Give me more channels Give me more channels Give me more channels Give me more channels chords------ D (x x 0 2 3 2) (x 3 x 2 3 x) (x 2 x 0 3 x) (x 1 x 0 3 x) D (x x 0 2 3 2) (x x 0 5 6 5) (x x 0 4 5 4) (x x 0 3 4 3) D G C Bm D G D G
3.
Attack 04:02
"Attack" I feel it creeping in again I hear them moving and they're whispering to me I hear them singing little songs I feel it turning in my stomach now And crawling in my skin I'm always subject to these little fits of rage And then I try to turn the page I try to round them up and keep them in a cage I run so far far far away And yet somehow they still escape and manage to triangulate I'm always subject to these little fits of rage Then I attack I feel it creeping in again I'm always subject to these little fits of rage I run so far far far away I'm always subject to these little fits of rage And I attack Chords E 0 11 x 13 x x E7 0 5 x 7 x x A x 0 11 x x x, x 0 14 x x x, x 0 13 x x x E
4.
Earworm 02:37
"Earworm" I don't know about you but I get tired a lot I don't know about you but now I'm sick all the time I don't know about you but there's a song in my head Cant' describe just now it goes, but it rhymes These days you gotta know where you are at all times If I hum a little tune Then maybe you'll hear it too La de da, and do do do I think is in the refrain Hey, hey, lucky you It really sticks to the brain And I think it drives me a little insane but I don't mind Cant' describe just now it goes, but it rhymes These days you gotta know where you are at all times Chords------ Verse pattern: Eb, G, F#, F, Eb, G, F#, F, Bb, D, F, Bb, D, A, Bb Chorus 1: F, F7, Bb, Eb, Bb, Eb Chorus 2: F, F7, Bb, D, Bb, D, A, Bb, D, Bb, D, A
5.
Catchy 03:21
"Catchy" My friend has only one friend And he's been acting strange So I've been hiding Can't see me Can't find me I've been on your mind and you've been on my mind and my mind's been on my own mind the whole time if you don't mind we'll meet some other time but by that time we'll both lose our minds in the meantime Can't see me Can't find me My friend has an infectious personality So I've been reclusive Because he's trying to give it to me Can't see me Can't find me I've been on your mind and you've been on my mind and my mind's been on my own mind the whole time if you don't mind we'll meet some other time but by that time we'll both lose our minds in the meantime Can't see me Can't find me Chords----- A, A7, D, Dm A, C, Bb, A
6.
Callback 03:25
"Callback" It is highly recommended During any old pandemic By just about every academic To stay away if you can Last thing you want to do Is go and breathe in someone's goo And go spreading it all around To your family and friends It's important to remember You should try not to panic While we all watch the Titanic As it finally descends Not really much to do Except drink up all our booze And sing a little blues While we wait for it to end My thoughts on the matter Is that this could go on For a long long long while If you're sick, please get better That's some poisonous weather Since we can't get together Better call me, my friend I know I just said it But I never said it better Since we can't get together Here's the message that I send My thoughts on the matter It's important to remember to Try not to crack When you feel yourself spiraling But friends keep on dialing You should call them back My thoughts on the matter Is that this could go on For a long long long while Take care of yourselves Be careful out there Officially they say it may never go away What the future holds, nobody knows But the people in power don't really got much to say While they destroy and devour our hopes Artists and poets already know what to do And get working on paintings and prose You better get to it, you better not get it wrong Dead people don't write songs They actually DEcompose My thoughts on the matter Is that this could go on For a long long long while Be careful out there Take care of yourselves Take care of yourselves Be careful out there because D Dead friends F# don't G call They make A no sound at all They make B no C# sound D at A all Chords---------------- Verse: D Bridge 1: G Bridge 2: G, D, G Bridge 3: G, D, G, A, G, A Big Finish: (see above) D, F#, G, A, B, C#, D, A
7.
Impatience 02:42
"Impatience" (Gonna make me wait til I get old) When am I ever gonna take control? Gonna make me wait til I get old When am I ever gonna reach my goal? Gonna make me wait til I get old When is the devil gonna claim my soul? Gonna make me wait til I get old When does it stop with the push and pull? Gonna make me wait til I get old When is it finally gonna take its toll? Gonna make me wait til I get old When is the devil gonna claim my soul? Gonna make me wait til I get old ============================================= 1st pattern: (0 2 x x x x) (0 0 x x x x) (0 2 x x x x) (3 2 x x x x) (0 2 x x x x) (0 0 x x x x) (0 2 x x x x) 2nd pattern: (3 2 x x x x) (3 0 x x x x) (3 2 x x x x) (3 5 x x x x) (3 2 x x x x) (3 0 x x x x) (3 2 x x x x) Chorus: B7 (x 2 4 2 4 x) A7 (x 0 2 0 2 x)
8.
"(clean version)" Got a feeling it's time for a cleaning To the floor, from the ceiling We know it's not the time for raid At least not for the time being Now everybody sing In ritualistic fashion at the sink Take soap And water Squeeze together Wash your hands And floss your teeth You high fiving motherfucker Our drummer is a trucker You think he wants to breathe your plague? We can't read your bumper sticker Not sure what to think Your breath and attitude both really stink Take soap And water Squeeze together Wash your hands And floss your teeth The consequences could be dire Take soap and water Squeeze together Chords: B, A, E
9.
Too Tight 02:42
"Too Tight" Some people seem to be alright they got a way they sleep at night they do their deeds they get it right get in their way you pick a fight they're wound too tight they're wound too tight they're wound too tight but you and me we know the plight and in a way we're not all right when what we see Day and night and saturdays cuts like a knife we're wound too tight we're wound too tight we're wound too tight As you can see I'm not alright but I'm ok most of the time what I need day and night To clear the weeds And see the light I'm wound too tight I'm wound too tight I'm wound too tight Don't roll too tight Don't roll too tight Don't roll too tight CHORDS A, D, A B, D, A
10.
"Quarantine Age Wasteland" I've got an idea for a new religion To help us break free from the old tradition You can't find them in the heavens, you'll find them in the STREETS Everybody bow down to the common pigeon Cuz the priests And the police And all the representatives Don't represent the streets We have the power to break these chains And start a new beginning They take what you've got that's in your pocket Tell you there's nothing you can do to stop it Keeping you down while calling you FREE They don't give a shit about you or me Follow the pigeon Missionaries with a mission Common pigeon, common people I think it would be bitchin' We'd tear it all down till nothing remains And start a new tradition All hail the common pigeon CHORDS A {x 0 7 6 x x} {x 0 7 7 x x} D/A (really just a lazy D and E barre chord because it's too fast to switch for me) {x x 7 7 7 x} {x x 9 9 9 x} "cuz the priests..." {x 0 7 6 x x} {x 0 2 1 x x} {x 0 7 6 x x} {x 0 10 9 x x} "we have the power..." D, A, C, E "and start a new..." {0 x x x x x} {3 x x x x x} {0 x x x x x} {3 x x x x x} {0 x x x x x} {3 x x x x x} {0 x x x x x}
11.
"Reverse Neutral Drive" It's an awful nice day I feel terribly fine Zero worries but Just give me some time Pretty soon I'm gonna lose my mind and I'll be singin' in the rain And I'll be staring at the ceiling and the mirror and the floor I'll be counting every minute till you walk through the front door Kiss kiss do you really exist do you really exist do you really exist because i love you Really need to try to keep my head on tight everywhere I go I feel terrified So it's off with my brain On with the rain I've got a Smile on my face I'll still be staring at the ceiling and the mirror and the floor There's nothing quite like when you walk through the front door Kiss kiss do we really exist do we really exist do we really exist because I missed you chords------------------------- G, D, G, D, G, D, A, A7 essentially over and over
12.
"Time and Love" Apart at the seams Caught between two heavy things and you Can't hear me scream How I wish it all were just a dream It's in the lives that we build The things that we do and the ones that we love Not a thrill Love can cure and love can kill If by some great design After this there is nothing profound and there's nothing divine I was yours and you were mine After everything I've withstood I did what I could, I did what I could This was never part of the plan I'll do what I can, I'll do what I can There are things on my mind Things I don't know how to say And there isn't much time But it's always that way If it weren't for my family, my son and my daughter, my brother, my sister, my mother, my father my beautiful wife, the love of my life A life without love isn't life I'm so happy to be alive CHORDS------------------------- A7 (x 0 2 1 2 x) A6 (x x x 2 2 2) (x x x 2 2 5) (x x x 2 2 3) B7 (x 2 1 2 x x) C7 (x 3 2 3 x x) E B
13.
"Ride the Wave" Can you hear me now? Can you figure me out? Everybody feels it There's nothing to worry about Ride the wave Right away Ride the wave Ride away Just whisper in my ear Just let me know that you're here I think it might be love Just to be perfectly clear Ride the wave Ride away Ride the wave Right away =================================================== CHORDS Lead in: A (X07655) E (X76X5X) Verse: A6 (XX767X) A (XX765X) Chorus: Amaj7 (X021XX) E (022100)
14.
Let It In 04:57
"Let It In" Don't really sleep at night Daytime I feel mesmerized Seeing something in the dark Seeing shadows in the light It feels like there's nothing wrong It feels like there's nothing right I don't see the world no more The same way I did before It's getting easier It's gonna be all right You've been a real good host, Sincerely, Parasites It's something sinister It hits you like a song I heard it once before Now it's too easy to find my soul Let it in, it'll never leave When it sings to me it makes all the right faces And it plays the notes in all the right places All the people dance and sing its praises And it never, ever ceases to amaze us Let it in, it'll never leave All my friends will soon agree When you let it in, it'll never leave All my friends, they do agree, yeah When you let it in, it'll never leave All the world will soon agree, yeah When you let it in, it'll never leave Let it in It'll never leave

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released November 2, 2021

All songs by Jake Karns, Garth Porter, John Black, and a raccoon.
Drawing and paint by Kenny VanWormer

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Big Time Machine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Big Time Machine is:
Jake Karns
John Black
Garth Porter

We're scattered over western PA.

We've gone through many phases as independent musicians as well as people. You can hear it in the music.
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