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The Trembling

from Nightsongs by Jan Hauenstein

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The Trembling Jan Hauenstein

(F) (C) (Dm) (Gm) (Bb) (C) (A7) (Dm)
(F) Wolfgang´s got the (C)trembling, (Dm) he can´t sleep at (Gm)night.
(Bb)Wolfgang´s got an (C)image en(A7)graved upon his (Dm)sight.
(F) Wolfgang drinks too (C)much, still (Dm)blessed sleep won´t (Gm)come.
(Bb)Wolfgang lies a(C)wake at night, his (A7)mind and soul so (Dm)numb.

(Bb) Daytime, he´s a (C)happy man, (A7)working his small (Dm)farm,
(F) Far away from (C)Bosnia, (A7) far away from (Dm)harm.
But (Bb)when he tells his (C)story, (A7) tears are in his (Dm)eyes,
(F) When he tells his (C)story, he (Dm)softly (A7)cries and (Dm)cries.
(F) (C) (Dm) (Gm) (Bb) (C) (A7) (Dm)

(F) Wolfgang was a (C)soldier for (Dm)more than thirty (Gm)years.
(Bb)Wolfgang liked his (C)work, the (A7)friends, the jokes, the (Dm)beers.
(F) Wolfgang was an (C)alpha male, he (Dm)had a pretty (Gm)wife.
(Bb) Wolfgang loved the (C)army, (A7)Wolfgang loved his (Dm)life.
(F) (C) (Dm) (Gm) (Bb) (C) (A7) (Dm) (hold)

These (Bb)days, he feels the (C)summer heat (A7) almost every (Dm)night.
He (F)feels the young boy (C)struggling, hears (A7)screams, feels sweat and (Dm)fright.
(Bb) Wolfgang sees the (C)hand grenade (A7)in the young boy´s (Dm)hand,
His (F)own hand covering (C)child hand, (A7) fingers cramped and (Dm)bent,

Holding (F)fast onto the (C)trigger, (Dm) waiting for flash and (Gm)blast,
(Bb)Waiting for the blast that (C)did not come… in every (A7)sweating, wailing (Dm)dream.
He (F)wonders ´bout his (C)future, he (Dm)knows too well the (Gm)past,
The (Bb)dream that haunts his (C)tired brain, the (A7)ever-same old (Dm)scene.
(Bb) (C) (A7) (Dm) (F) (C) (A7) (Dm)

(F) Wolfgang´s got the (C)trembling, (Dm) he can´t sleep at (Gm)night.
(Bb)Wolfgang´s got an (C)image en(A7)graved upon his (Dm)sight.
(F) Wolfgang´s days are (C)peaceful, his (Dm)nights are howl and (Gm)scream,
(Bb)Wolfgang´s nightmare´s (C)come to (hold)stay, the (Bb)sweat, the (A7)heat, the (Dm)dream.

Braunlage, 17 August, Quedlinburg, 12 September, Göttingen, 22 September 2006

janhauenstein@gmx.de

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from Nightsongs, released September 5, 2013

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Jan Hauenstein Göttingen, Germany

More than background music.
You'll hear folk, blues, jazzy songs, rock. Big voice. Albums recommended by Gordon Bok, Harvey Andrews, Jez Lowe and others.
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Why no free uploads? I cover songs. Register them with the German music rights agency GEMA. They hopefully reimburse the artists. The tax authorities demand that I make (not lose) a little money each year... ... more

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