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Stories and Memories

by MohaviSoul

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    releases December 21, 2021

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1.
Make It Up 03:41
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Make It Up By Randy Hanson (Key of Em, 127 BPM) MohaviSoul Music (BMI) (Tribute to Mark Twain’s Civil War/Reconstruction Days in Nevada) Verse 1 Swappin’ lies at the Bucket of Blood Silver flowin’, like Virginia City blood Twain’s crazy stories are floatin’ from his head Tales for breakfast, on a twisted little thread Chorus Headed down from the mines, he’d stumble on home Twain was their favorite son, shootin’ like the paper’s gun Paiutes, miners, killers too, make it up and tell a fool Just to crazy, to crazy, Just to crazy, to Make It Up Verse 2 Small town dog, is sleepin’ in the street Small town hogs, got lawyers in a beef Small town frog, is jumpin’ on your bet Small town rag, is digin’ up the rest Chorus Verse 3 When I was younger, I could remember anything, Whether it happened or not, ain’t no big thing Hill Bender Twain, got me square in his sights Kidnapped by his story, when the truth left town
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Fourteen Days 02:48
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Fourteen Days by Mark Miller, MohaviSoul Music (BMI) Chorus 1 I’ve been on the run for 14 days, and I Can’t wait to see to you The roads I traveled have left me undone, to the Point of no return Verse 1 Take your chances Play your aces All the folding is done It’s not a lie If you believe it A broken promise can run Chorus2 I come down, on my Knees to pray Someone, listen to my words The paths I’ve followed have left me alone, when I Most need someone Verse 2 Won’t move away Can’t make you stay Maybe our time has run I made changes And paid my wages In more ways than one <break > Chorus(C3) Shadows move, over where I lay, This could be my end Storm and thunder, lay me to bed Another journey ends Verse 3 Struggles keep pushing My mind to believing The battle is never won Each day I’m finding More reasons, to Walk the path that I’m on <Repeat Chorus 1> + tag (with C G x 3) Point of no return And I can’t get the Journey Done It’s a Point of no return Then lagged on one last CG x 3 (Fiddle)
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Breakin' Down 02:56
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Breakin’ Down by Randy Hanson, MohaviSoul Music (BMI) (A Tribute to Bill Monroe’s Bus & Peter Rowan’s song “Walls Of Time”) Intro-Mando Verse 1 Bluegrass Breakdown escapes the night Flyin’ back home at first light But one day, his bus gave way Leavin’ his boys with nowhere to play Chorus/Break-Fiddle Verse 2 “Ain’t no part of nothin” says ole Bill Kicking the tire on the side of the hill Bluegrass Boys hit the walls of time Jammin by the road, in quarter time Chorus Bluegrass Breakdown, met its hill Bluegrass Breakdown, lost it’s will Bluegrass Breakdown, livin it’s name Breakin’, Breakin’, Breakin’ down Verse 3 Break-Banjo Back roads all night, on the down low Playing for Bill, was kinda touch and go Endless highway, in three-part harmony Wheel Hoss screamin’ with breaks on fire Chorus Outro on last line of Chorus Plus Tag Breakin’, Breakin’, Breakin’ down, Breakin’, Breakin’, Breakin’ Down……….
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Righteous Path 02:48
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RIGHTEOUS PATH By Mark Miller, (Key of G, 126 BPM) MohaviSoul Music (BMI) Intro: Verse 1: I’ve been down & I’ve been troubled I been on that path before Loneliness in that I’m finding Learns me more than I could have known Verse 2: (Repeat above progression) Beneath the tides of the ocean As tender as it is cold The bullet missed my heart But w/o a doubt, it struck my soul Chorus: The righteous path ain’t easy The wages owed are taken But you find yourself in Much better shape than before Break -- Banjo Verse 3: Seething with your anger only leads to more regret listen to me, my brothers hate only breeds more day to day Break on Melody -- fiddle Repeat Verse 2, Chorus + tag, Outro- intro lick slowly x2
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Sinners and Saints 04:31
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Sinners and Saints By Randy Hanson (Key of D,115 BPM) MohaviSoul Music (BMI) Intro -- Banjo Verse 1 Come all you Sinners, Sinners & Saints Come all my brothers & sisters of faith Show me a way that leaves no harm Show me a path where love goes Chorus Come all you Sinners Come all you Saints Let’s dance together like Sinners and Saints Break -- Fiddle Verse 2 Got my demons in the devil’s box Buried deep below the ground All who trespass and covet my path Find a way to forgive my past Chorus Break-- Mando Verse 3 We’re all Sinners tryin’ to be Saints Pay it forward with love not hate Prodigal son take me home We’re all one as Sinners and Saints Chorus x 2 OUTRO- Repeat last part of Chorus x 2 Just Dance together like Sinners and Saints Just Dance together like Sinners and Saints Outro-Fiddle
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Nomad Blues 04:28
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Nomad Blues By Mark Miller, (Key of G, 112 BPM) MohaviSoul Music (BMI) INTRO – Instrumental interlude: FCG x 2 Verse 1 Standing at the bar and I’m, going nowhere I haven’t had a drink since, ‘84 I’ll know where I’m going, when I get there For now this place I, call home CHORUS: D C F G x 4 Wave goodbye to that American dream Another number in their machine Lost my paycheck but found my soul On the road is where I’ll grow old Verse 2 I can build a fire, Empty buckets Change my tires and, Paint my home Don’t want to miss, This life I’ve worked for Time moves past you and, and you’re gone Instrumental interlude: (F C G) x2 BRIDGE: Em A7 D G d/f# x 2 Mailed a letter today, just a way to kill time No return address to say, gotta keep my ballot filed Verse 3 Empty homes, blank faces Land of the never free, Home of the paved Cleared out debris, Called in favors Happier now than, I have ever been CHORUS OUTRO: Instrumental interlude: (F C G) x2
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Two Roads 02:50
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Two Roads By Randy Hanson (Key of D, 120 BPM), MohaviSoul Music (BMI) Into on Verse Melody (Mando) Verse 1 Woke this mornin, I don’t know where Down this highway, so far from there Fork in the road, makin’ me choose Between two futures, I could lose Chorus Two roads, with our stories untold Two roads, where our love went cold Two roads, got me up, up and gone Just a desperado, movin’ on Break on Verse (Fiddle) Verse 2 You can’t go where I’m bound A bridge to nowhere can’t be found Tomorrow still haunted by our yesterdays Takin’ me back to our old ways Chorus & Break on Verse (Banjo) Verse 3 Thinkin’ of you in every town Our memories just keep hangin’ round But our kisses are long gone And our love just can’t go on Chorus Outro tag last line Just a desperado, movin’ on Just a desperado, movin’ on Outro on Verse Melody (F/B)
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Self-Imposed Highs and Lows 02:47
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Self-Imposed Highs and Lows By Orion Boucher, (Key of B, 130 BPM) Afterthought Tune Producer (BMI) Intro: || B A E F# B|| x 2 - Banjo Chorus: Those self-imposed highs and lows, Sometimes that’s just the way she goes When I’m in some pain, it surely shows, Folks say when it rains it pours We’ve all heard that phrase before, But it sure hits home when a hangover is close Verse 1: Listen here I’m sippin on beer, let me just make my mission clear Abandoning all fear, it may appear Waking up with whiskey on my breath, pain in my chest, feelin a little stressed That’s alright, who am I tryin to impress CHORUS Break (Chorus Melody) – Fiddle Verse 2: Friends playin music to wake me up, pour some coffee in my cup Hoppin in your truck and I’m still feelin drunk Pukin’ and rallyin’ and hittin the trail, slower than a snail think I’m gonna fail Then we start singin and I know that I’ll prevail CHORUS Break Chorus Melody x2 (Mando + Banjo Break) Verse3: Well I ain’t profound but I ain’t no clown I ain’t broke but my brains broke down Shade of red is the way we paint the town Sittin’ in bed with my head all spun Thinkin’ that I might’ve had too much fun But I sure smile and I say job well done. Chorus + Tag last line as Outro
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Lonesome Evening Blues 04:13
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Lonesome Evening Blues By Mark Miller (Key of A, 105 BPM) MohaviSoul Music (BMI) No Intro Verse 1 My evenings are lonesome without you. My nights are cold without you near I'd shed a tear If I could just remember How to keep hold of the love we shared, dear This morning I awoke no better rested Felt no cleaner or fulfilled Time & time again I'll try to make you remember The ways you once held me near CHORUS Don’t let me be lonely Don’t let me be sad I’ve got no reason For still feeling this bad. Break on Melody (Banjo) Verse 2 What happened to the way your hands held mine All the nights we spent seem so far from here If I could just get my heart back together I could live a day without tears. CHORUS Repeat Verse 1 Outro- Fiddle
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More White House Blues 03:15
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More White House Blues By Randy Hanson (Key of G, 123 BPM), MohaviSoul Music (BMI) Intro  Banjo Verse 1 I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed But I don’t go and lose my head All the way to Washington, you been had More White House Blues, are comin’ on again. Chorus Unplugged….Unhinged, slippin’ away Take it to the limit, take it to the judge More White House Blues, my jail birds sing You’re bound to lie, you’re gonna lie (Everyone sings) Break  Fiddle Verse 2 The judge said to me, what’s your alibi Wrong Time, Wrong Place, as I started to cry But I took it to the limit, with a story beyond Gotta catch that train, before we all go down. Break  banjo Verse 3 From McKinley to Nixon, and you know who Dose doe darlin’, who’s dancin’ with you? Show up, rise up, get on down, And dig your soul out, from the underground Chorus Break  mando Verse 4 The weatherman promised me a better day But my karma ran over your dogma today Shuffle the deck, and throw the dice There’s a damn good chance, that we’ll be here twice Chorus, Tag chorus with repeat last line
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Won't Bring You Down 02:20
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Won’t Bring You Down By Mark Miller (Key of G, 110 BPM) MohaviSoul Music (BMI) Intro-Vamp G-4 Bars (G/B/F) Verse 1 love can be a lonely highway hard to get down that road time can be a true companion hold your hand when you get cold and, trust can bring you down Verse 2 love is a rope bridge swinging too and fro hate is a high ridge a fall's a long way to go hurt brings you down Chorus never met another like you probably never will got myself together now don’t want to see our story back in my history let me show you how Verses 3/4: put your cards on the table hope you have the bigger hand even when you gamble sometimes you just gotta stand love won’t bring you down seeds of doubt spread tendrils in, out and through our hearts reach out a hand for help get a greedy portion in full my love won’t bring you down Chorus Break - Fiddle on Verse Melody Verse 5/out love can be a busy highway hard to get down that road faith can be a true companion hold your hand when you get cold so love won’t bring you down [repeat 3x’s] (Retard last just instrumental as ending)
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Squirrels In My Car 03:02
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Squirrels in my Car By Randy Hanson (Key of Bb, 129 BPM), MohaviSoul Music (BMI) INTRO - Mando Verse 1 I just found squirrels in my car But they didn’t get very far Couldn’t touch the pedals or steer the car But he got away, far far away Chorus Rocky the Squirrel was his name While flyin’ high was his fame He couldn’t stay in his lane Drivin’ my car like a hell-bound train Break - Banjo Verse 2 Drivin’ kinda squirrelly, all over the place Sportin’ my shades and all my bling Police caught him early, wrote him up But he got away, and won’t give up Chorus Break - Fiddle Verse 3 He said he was Uber or maybe Lyft But still couldn’t drive a 5-speed shift Police said nuts, and off he went Drivin’ down sidewalks, he’s hell bent Chorus and tag last line x 2 OUTRO  Instrumental Tag on time last phrase
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This Old House 05:06
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This Old House By Randy Hanson (Key of D, 115 BPM) MohaviSoul Music (BMI) INTRO – Fiddle & Mando Verse 1 Too many old houses, don’t survive So easy to tear down, than revive Not easy to rebuild what was once Restore to splendor, and honor the love Verse 2 Some say its crazy, too much work But we honor, this sacred dirt Blood, sweat, and tears, a small price to pay Rebuild our memories, still alive today Chorus If these walls could talk, What would they say? What could we hear? Take my hand and close your eyes As we hold this old house and pray Break-Verse melody (Banjo/ Fiddle Split) Verse 3 Yellow newspapers, left in the hall Old love letters, tell of the fall Kids all grown, scratched on the wall Families grow, and then they go Chorus Verse 4 So hold us tight, in this Old House Shelter our days and nights, in this Old House Walk us through your halls, in this Old House Help us start our life, in this Old House Outro, Sing last line of Chorus x 2 Outro: Instrumental (Fiddle/Banjo)

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releases December 21, 2021

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MohaviSoul San Diego, California

MOHAVISOUL, is 5-piece California-style Contemporary Bluegrass-Americana music from our soul, rooted in Folk & Country, reflected in our original music & choice of covers coming from West Virginia roots and 5th-generation California heritage. MohaviSoul has four CD’s, Every Second (1/2013), Blue Diesel (12/2013), Hometown Blues (8/2017), and Live at the 42nd Annual Huck Finn Jubilee (12/2019). ... more

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