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from Late Bloomer by Jan Hauenstein

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Lyrics written in four emails by Fred Grittner & JH, 22 February 2009, music JH.

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Unless (The ‘Song-In-Four-Emails’ Song) Fred Grittner & Jan Hauenstein

(C)Ain´t no beard un(G/B)less you grow it,
(Am)Ain´t no seed un(D7)less you sow it,
(F)Ain´t no lawn un(E)less you mow it,
(Am)Ain´t no row un(D)less… you (G)hoe it,
(F)Ain´t no (C)beauty (E)´less you (Am)show it. (Am/B)

(C)Ain't no snow un(G/B)less you flake it,
(Am)Ain't no sin un(D7)less you snake it,
(F)Ain't no stop un(E)less you brake it,
(Am)Ain't no rouge un(D)less you (G)cake it,
(F)Ain´t no (C)time un(E)less you (Am)take it.(Fj7) (Am)
(Fj7) (Am) (Am/B)(C)(C/D)(C/E)

(F)With a stockpile (Cj7)of abuses
That (Am)hide inside your (D)drawer,
(F)I'm not taking (Cj7)your ex(Am)cuses,
You (F)gotta check them (G)at the (Am)door. (Am/B)

(C)Ain´t no truth un(G/B)less you know it,
(Am)Ain´t no nose un(D7)less you blow it,
(F)Ain´t no line un(E)less you toe it,
(Am)Ain´t no debt un(D)less you (G)owe it,
(F)Ain´t no (C)beauty (E)´less you (Am)show it. (Am/B)

(C)Ain´t no bread un(G/B)less you bake it,
(Am)Ain´t no beast un(D7)less you wake it,
(F)Ain't no dance un(E)less you shake it,
(Am)Ain´t no love un(D)less you (G)make it,
(F)Ain´t no (C)time un(E)less you (Am)take it.(Fj7) (Am)
(Fj7) (Am) (Am/B)(C)(C/D)(C/E)

I (F)came here for some (Cj7)comfort,
And the (Am)chance that I might (D)find
(F)Shelter from the (Cj7)winds of (Am)change
That (F)strut and cut a(G)cross my (Am)mind. (Am/B)

(C)Ain´t no knowledge (G/B)´less you stow it,
(Am)Ain´t no beauty (D7)´less you show it,
(F)Ain´t no earth un(E)less you quake it,
(Am)Ain´t no time un(D)less you (G)take it,
(F)Ain´t no (C)song un(E)less you (Am)make it.(G)(Am)

Jan Hauenstein, Göttingen, Germany, and Fred Grittner, St. Paul, MN, 22 February 2009

janhauenstein@gmx.de

www.janhauenstein.com

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from Late Bloomer, released August 11, 2009

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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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