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Blue Dancers

by The Ground Zero Boys

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1.
Olneyville, Providence 04:46
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“Olneyville, Providence” ©2021 Tom Deedy and Hugh Birdsall Intro: D G Em A D Verse: D G 3x Bm G Chorus: A G Bm A My dearest Florette Milky face and coal black hair Biker jacket, and blank stare On that special night Parked beneath the light Outside your parents’ house Up in Olneyville Born of Providence Autumn leaves On the East Side My dearest Florette I have but one regret We thought too much instead of feeling Two kids who didn’t know And didn’t take the time to show The mysteries of time fleeting The Ocean State Ain’t it great Juiced as a grape Staying up too late My dearest Florette My life ended on that night Your Mom, flicked on the light We must have made quite a sight Holding hands while we trembled Quiet street Summer so sweet Secrets keep While we linger My Dearest Florette No one ever knew About me and you Both wild, and lost Ripped and tossed And leaning toward illusion Solo: Like intro D G Em A D My dearest Florette We can’t say goodbye No matter, how much or how hard we try We were made of glass That kind of splash You can’t see through Up in Olneyville Born of Providence Where we shared a thrill And took a chance Dear Florette We went our separate ways Something inside stays Till this very day G A brief union A Of eternal, D Eternal hearts Outro D G Em A D 2x
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No Great Loss 03:26
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“No Great Loss” ©2022 Tom Deedy and Hugh Birdsall Capo on 3rd Fret: Eb C Em Am F 2x C G G7 C (C F C G) It was no great loss When I lost my mind No great loss When you left me behind I like the escape Happened much too late Now I think for myself I’m my own boss Losing all that other stuff Was no great loss Once upon a time In the Land of Oz The man behind the curtain Landed behind bars It’s all good I stay inside my hood And wish I could Defray the cost Of so much frost The melting is no great loss Solo: like verse I used to care about Your loving looks I thought you walked on air But the books were cooked Now that you’re gone I won’t make a fuss I guess you never cared All that much Our love got tossed But it’s no great loss No great loss
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Sadie's Glad Again 04:15
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“Sadie’s Glad Again” ©2020 Tom Deedy and Hugh Birdsall Intro: A A7 D Am 2x A6 Bbdim Bm E7 2x Bm E7 C#m F#7 2x Bm E7 A A7 Sadie yearned forever And used her happy heart Like a bow and arrow She hunted in the dark One kiss in the garden Another in the loft She hid hurt feelings And other things she lost And stopped being tame Sadie’s glad again DM7 Ebdim C#m7 F#7 Bm7 E7 A A6 A A6 Bm7 E7 Nobody Knows nothing Except Sadie’s Glad again Please don’t judge Stupid things I do Unless you want me To judge you All this judging Just ain’t cool... I lose the frame, in a flood of shame Losin’, such an easy game But it’s all good Sadie’s glad again Somebody Knows something Young Sadie’s Glad again Solo: verse and chorus: They had to call the cops To come and lock me up They heard I was a mofo And she forgot to duck But I went peaceful And spent the night in jail With coffee and doughnuts And one sad tale to tell Now she’s on the mend Sadie’s glad again Anybody Knows one thing Young Sadie’s glad again Young Sadie is glad Young Sadie’s glad again Outro: A A7 D Am 2x A AM7
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Esmerelda and the Blue Mountain Kid 03:45
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Esmerelda and The Blue Mountain Kid ©2022 Tom Deedy and Hugh Birdsall capo: 3rd Fret Cm Verse: Am G Am C G D Late last night they busted in the door Looking for the Blue Mountaoin Kid Esmerelda says she's never seen him before And wouldn't tell 'em even if she did Chorus: D C G 3x Am C G They try to make her talk But she will not say How they rode together On a dozen getaways They put her in the jail And throw away the key Esmerelda and the Blue Mountain Kid They feed her beans and rice late at night She warns them that they'd better treat her right Then they sit down and they flip their lids When she talk about the Blue Mountain Kid He turned against the law When the law turned grim They killed someone he loved And blamed it on him He made a vow They won't do that again Esmerelda and the Blue Mountain Kid Bridge: C G 3x D C Em She can be free if she acts as bait They'll take care of him when she is far away She will live to see another day Esmerelda and the Blue Mountain Kid Solo: like verse She purses her lips and fluffs up her hair And tells the jailer please come near She tells him he is a total disgrace And spits right in his face The Blue Mountain Kid Is waiting outside A crowbar in his hand And a gleam in his eye He busts down the door And does what he did She rides off with the Blue Mountain Kid They chase them down till they nearly drop dead Six long months before they sleep in a bed They never find out where they hid Esmerelda and the Blue Mountain Kid Sometimes true love lives outside the law Just out of reach and looking for more It's the kind of thing that you just can't ignore Like Esmerelda and the Blue Mountain Kid Esmerelda and the Blue Mountain Kid Esmerelda and the Blue Mountain Kid
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Snarky Town 03:13
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“Snarky Town” ©2020 Tom Deedy and Hugh Birdsall G D 2x C G D G She turns her back on Snarky Town And slowly Walks away... She takes time to smell The roses on the way A dirty little secret Tarnished her crown A two-faced life Was hard to live down You learn to wear A nasty little frown In Snarky Town D C G D Farewell Farewell to Snarky Town To Snarky Town Farewell D C G C G D Em Farewell Farewell I’m bound to go to heaven I’ve spent my time in hell Bridge C G D7 G C Em D // C G D There you go With your olive branch There’s nothing more violent Than an innocent glance While you bury your heart In a fake romance With a chance To turn this thing around And land with your feet on the ground Solo: like verse D C G D Farewell Farewell to Snarky Town To all the pretty people there Farewell D C G C G D Farewell Farewell I’m bound to go to heaven I’ve spent my time in hell Get up on your feet You’ll be homeward bound Blow a final kiss To all of those clowns Toss your head and laugh Free at last (Breakdown She turns her back on Snarky Town And slowly Walks away... She takes time to smell The roses on the way…
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Josephine Reiterates 03:59
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“Josephine Reiterates” ©2019 Tom Deedy and Hugh Birdsall CM7 Am7 Dm7 G7 2x Josephine reiterates I owe her my life She saved me so many times More than once or twice CM7 Am7 Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 CM7 C7 Josephine reiterates She might lose her mind While she obliterates A case of denial F Fm CM7 Am7 2x F Fm CM7 A7 Dm7 G7 CM7 Am7 Josephine reiterates She’s not blind Josephine participates In her own demise Josephine anticipates Afternoon highs Josephine eliminates All the fake smiles Dm7 G7 CM7 Am7 2x Dm7 G7 CM7 A7 Dm7 G7 CM7 Fm Bb Josephine dives right in Then she falls behind She stops fighting People are so unkind What she finds Deep inside Is the stubborn truth Behind a lie Josephine Sighs Eb6 C9 Fm Bb 3x Eb6 C9 Am7 Dm7 G7 Josephine contemplates Rising like the sun From the ashes Of life on the run Josephine calculates She’s far from done Josephine confiscates No one Solo: Like 1st verse: CM7 Am7 Dm7 G7 3x Dm7 G7 CM7 C7 Josephine reiterates Mistakes on her own As she relates She wants to go home Josephine’s smile Lets me know If I won’t come along She’ll go alone F Fm CM7 Am7 Dm7 G7 CM7 Josephine reiterates I owe her my life She saved me so many times…
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Cedar Arbor 03:30
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“Cedar Arbor” ©2021 Tom Deedy and Hugh Birdsall Slide ¾ time Open D Intro: D A C G D Em7 A D I was a rumor Sunning on a leaf Inside Your cedar arbor I was an incident A scandal in waiting Inside Your cedar arbor G F#m7 2x Em7 A G All shade Very cool No one knows What to do With the eternal blue Inside Your cedar arbor There’s finality And a way to be Inside Your cedar arbor There’s half-a-chance And old romance Inside Your cedar arbor Harder Than stone Softer Than bone Left all alone Inside Your cedar arbor Intro: D A C G Smiles are fine In summertime Inside Your cedar arbor Beauty shows And auras glow Inside Your cedar arbor I’m just a rumor On a grapevine Trying to find The lost time That won’t Unwind Inside Your cedar arbor Outro: D A C G 2x
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People are Complicated 03:27
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“People Are Complicated” ©2021 Tom Deedy and Hugh Birdsall C Am Dm G Dm G // C There was a brain Looking for a thought Not farm-bred But natural caught Like a great heart And a fresh start People are complicated Em Am Dm G Dm G C C7 There was a smirk Looking for work With a clown Who was a jerk With a big plan A helping hand It’s complicated Dm Dm/Db Dm7 G7 C Am Dm // G There was a fire Looking for heat And old Jack Frost Was looking for feet While strength of will Took a chill pill People are complicated There was a breeze Looking for wind All that was Looks for again Most bad habits Make bad trends People are complicated When the ocean Finds the shore And the surface Meets the core When a whisper Becomes a roar It’s complicated There was a tear Looking for an eye And a dream Lost in a lie In a suitcase full of dread Stashed under the bed Solo: C Am Dm G Dm G // C G There was a klutz Looking for luck There was little Looking for much And scraps of trust In the dust People are complicated There was a piece Trying to get whole And a human Who lost his soul Thought that hot Was cold It’s complicated There was some Looking for more Just when now Became before And the window Closed the door People are complicated It’s complicated…
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Rooftops of New London 03:27
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“Rooftops of New London” ©2022 Tom Deedy and Hugh Birdsall Capo on 2nd fret E D G D D Em A 2x D A thunderstorm bangs the town Close the windows tight Until it blows over And the sky turns bright So, I can see myself A night for no one else As I look out on The rooftops of New London False fronts tap dance on your heart Learn from those mistakes Funny thing about the soul It rubs out harm and hate Fate is an undertow Drags you down wherever you go You look out on The rooftops of New London Em G D Bm A The rain comes down And splashes on the ground You lose your grip Drip by drip A cold wind rips The Sound Swells are ten feet high You never hang around With your miracle smile Yes, I’d love to dance Just give me half a chance And we'll look out on The rooftops of New London Solo: Like Bridge A seagull sits upon the peak Near the promise you hope to keep A pigeon checks the spout For diamonds to spill out You love the drizzly rain And stake your rightful claim As you look out on The rooftops of New London As you look out on The rooftops of New London
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When You'll Be Mine 02:35
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“When You’ll Be Mine” ©2021 Tom Deedy and Hugh Birdsall Intro: AM7 Bm E7 2x C#m F#7 Bm E7 Bm E7 AM7 (Bm E7) C#m F#7 Bm E7 Bm E7 AM7 (A7) When Saturn loses its rings When moonglow doesn’t shine When shooting stars fade away That’s when you’ll be mine When everything makes sense I’ll know where you went When you jumped the fence That’s when you’ll be mine DM7 D#dim C#m F#7 Bm7 E7 AM7 A7 DM7 D#dim C#m F#7 Bm7 E7 AM7 Bm E7 Mine is yours But yours isn’t mine It’s not fair Please don’t cry Less is more Never is enough We twist this life Into little knots When the leopard loses its spots When the fearful say why not When you recall what you forgot That’s when you’ll be mine When nectar isn’t sweet When the sun has no heat Move your feet, lose your seat That’s when you’ll be mine My days are a cage Of rage and sorrow I’m sure you’ll endure Promises of tomorrow When the shadow doesn’t loom When too late is too soon Like the morning mist in June That’s when you’ll be mine
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Place of Worship 02:33
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“Place Of Worship” by Tom Deedy and Hugh Birdsall Intro: Em w. riff Verse: Em Am Chorus: B7 Am B7 Am Em Got a place of worship Back in the woods A burned-out farmhouse Stone and soot Away from the nonsense Away from no good Nothing but patience Doing what you should Any place of worship Makes you feel all right When you’re rolling around In the dead of the night Up in the woods Or under city lights Where everybody knows Two wrongs don’t make a right This place of worship Full of know how Foundation of gumption Welded with a vow Emotions and notions Out of control And everything you dream Is what you’re bestowed Any place of worship Makes you feel all right When you’re rolling around In the dead of the night Up in the woods Or under city lights Where everybody knows Two wrongs don’t make a right Em +9 Gdim 4x Think of the soul As a monolith An altar of stone In sands that shift Bottomless rifts Among tall cliffs In between the giver And the gift Any place of worship Makes you feel all right When you’re rolling around In the dead of the night Up in the woods Or under city lights Where everybody knows Two wrongs don’t make a right
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Not to Love 04:23
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“Not to Love” ©2022 Tom Deedy and Hugh Birdsall E A F#m A E A F#m D A E Dried rosebuds saved in a book That long lost hangdog look You can’t shake, the way you shook You’re better off Not to love Hearts are made to break So you stay up way too late Hung up on the garden gate You’re better off Not to love B7 A 2x E Esus4 E The sad contrition The slow burn On a mission To never learn Nothing is worth The silent curse Of two who drown as one (You should've run) Solo: like verse Big plans, Holding hands What you lose, Is contraband Tell me later, Hold me now Tomorrow’s promise, Is lost somehow Court the pain Feel the strain Try to explain No one hears you Do it again Every chance you get The truth is plain But you place your bet E A F#m A E A F#m A Deep feelings, Roots ripped out Leave you reeling, In fear and doubt That you’ll never ever love again Your heart will never mend F#m D A E 2x Cause you’re better off Not to love Cause you’re better off Not to love tag: Am Am6 Am E

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This is the 4th album by the Ground Zero Boys. 5 more albums in the pipeline! Whoa!

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released July 22, 2023

All Songs by Tom Deedy and Hugh Birdsall
All vocals and instruments: Hugh Birdsall
Drum programming: Hugh Birdsall
except, tracks 1 and 9 - looperman beat loops

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The Ground Zero Boys are a songwriting duo based in New London, Connecticut,
USA. Tom Deedy and Hugh Birdsall have been writing songs together for the
past 3 years. Influenced by 30's Blues, 40's jazz, 50's Rock and Roll, 60's Folk Rock and Soul, they were recently featured as an emerging artist on Coast to Coast AM. ... more

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