COLORADO TOLLI DAMON

WOLF TO THE MAN

words and music by damon :) guthrie of cadptaion d and the skallywags (this version with ....and ....vocal accompyament

Drunken Crew Joe Pat Early One Best One Too

CLEANIN’ WHIRL-WIN’
By Damon :) Guthrie April2020

well sometimes in between playin...with my stuff
i like to take some tIIime 
to clean up
i do it for the cause
i do it just becuase
i do...because that’s what’s up

dont wanna leave a mess behind me 
I WANNA leave it nice and shiney
like a cleanin’ whirlwind

move on to the next thing 
with peace of mind that clean can bring
knowin where my stuff is...

use some time
declutter my mind
fells good being this
ORGANIIZED

CLEANIN WHIRLWIN

LADDER RUNGS BREAKIN’
WORDS AND MUSIC BY DAMON :) GUTHRIE 2020MAY

ladder rungsa breakin’ 
seems like
 it’s all for the takin’ 
those at top: they know you aint makin 
it up

divide and conquer: about all that they offer 
maybe an invite to a glimpse of the slaughter
but choo know
that ain’t fillin’ your cup

(pinky solo stuff stanza or so)

seatbelts fastened 
while we are all crashin’
and the fat cats: fattened.
they ripe for the catchin’
we just need to get a lot more organized

but we 
we sit at home
and boob-toob moan and groan
can’t seem to do nothin’ on our own
seems like we got too many sleepin’ eeeeeeyeeeeeeee-heees

(jam)

but the fertaliza
that we are all compriseda
with the proper nurtures 
you know it just might surprise yah
of the things that we are all capable of

like weekly meetings 
and town hall greeetings
and unionized organized transparent proceedings
its when that p-p-p-p-push 
comes to shove!

(mini jam)

and remember...
ruling class power is never voluntarily given’ to the people without 
masses of uprisin’s
im talkin’
boycotts and die-ins
rallies and actions

marches and speaches
and history that teaches

Ladder rungsa breakin’
Ladder ruuuungsa breakin’

seems like
 it’s all
 for the takin’

LADDER RUNGS BREAKIN 200508 22050rate

Mel and Damon have created a song "together" 
(Mel, in Palo Alto and Damon, in Berkeley, CA. June 2020)

Systematic racism's ugly head is being recorded more and more because more and more people have the technological tool of VIDEO in their pockets (their "phones") and the means to globally distribute  almost instantaneously(Internet).  

The racism and terrorism imposed by the ruling class of the USA is not new...and now it has another song calling attention to it...so that we may improve upon our situation


POWDERHORN
by Damon and Mel

*reggea rythem
G
THE PEOPLE IN THE SKY
LOOK DOWN FROM ON HIGH 
WHILE THE PEOPLE OF THE EARTH 
LOOK UP AND WONDER WHY
    C
.....THEY CAN’T BE ...
                                      G
THEY CAN’T BE....SOO HIGH...

* FOLKY *played in a different rythem (bass note, strum, struma)
G                                                         
George was born in North Carolin
                     
Where the hurrican winds blow
 from time to time
     G                             
he growed up in Houston 
 
making a living 
                   C
as best he cannn
                                        G
 rest your soul George
              D                    G
way up     in Powder   hornnn

rest your soul

19 BARS?
4G, 4C, 4G, 4D, 4C 4G

[country westen fiddle solo [ torn up by anatolli] quick hard end ]
what--oo i know? 
white privillaged kid 4 show

[instruments crashing together (jazz?) jolting feel of the music fallin off the train track reegeea (like take me home, country road)]

[*reggea rythem ]
G
knee on our necks
and the tyranyt is kacklin’
emails all checked 
while the cards are re-stackin
C
rent check is due 2 lardlords
                  G
you know     who
               D                 
weather buyer or banker 
C                                G
crook or lawmakahh
rehhhst your soul
FOLKY*played in a different rythem
G                                                         
The doctor says                                                       
there was no sign of 
                C
asphyxia     shuuuuun
              G
and the    CA says   there is evidence we 
               C
ain’t see     in
G
The governer says they’re
                                      C attacking civil societeeee
                    G  
but I  can’t  breEEath man,
       D
I’m up in powerhorn and 
            G 
I can’t     breath.

[REGGEA FOLK]
G
the people of the earth 
look up, wonder what its worth
if they cant...
step outside

the people of the earth 
look up and wonder what its worth
if they cant step 
no they cant stepside  outside     
if they cant breath then                       D
they cant breath
G
we gotta stand with thee

FOLKY*played in a different rythem (bass note, strum, struma)
G
knee on their neck
and a movement is rising

knee on their neck
and a movement is rising
C
people in the streets 
breaking point is @boilin’
G
there are SO many others that have been lynched-in:
        C     	
cold  blood 
               D     
say thier names....

go ahead...

Mele's Album

Powderhorn

BLACKLIVES MATTER
   2020 June by Damon :) Guthrie 2 the tune of wagon wheel 

[INSTRUMENTAL:
G D Em C - G D C C ]

[CHORUS]:
G
black lives matter
D
 i’ve seen the splatter
            Em
 of the split-necks shattered
                c
 what he fuck isamattahh
               G                        D
with the system we are all 
                      C
accustomed 2.............................

[INSTRUMENTAL 
G D Em C - G D C C ]


[VERSE 1 ]
G
denieal of our past 
              D
and the present ways
Em                       
subsiding in the white 
C
supremisist haze
G
perhaps we all know 
D                          C
what we could do

[INSTRUMENTAL 
G D Em C - G D C C ]

                       G
seems we’re 2 damb scared 
                  D
anin-treanched with the fear
         Em       
2 consider real change
          C 
 and what it might bear
G                    D
mmmmmm  mmmm
                     Em                 
mama rock        me

[INSTRUMENTAL slightly plucky
G D Em C - G D C C ]

I say [CHORUS]] 

       G 
so.. darkie me system 
       D 
like    wind and the rain
   Em
i walk with those
 C
oppressed with pain


G                               D
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 
            C  C
mama rock us

[INSTRUMENTAL
G D Em C - G D C C ]

       G
the  coward in us all
                D
supports systems that should fall
        Em
convinced 2 choose sides of
 C   C
divide and conquer
G                               D
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 
                             C  C
but i stand with thee

G
black lives matter
D
we’ve seen the slaughter
          Em                     C     
from 2 many a po  lees an excecutioner  
G                                    D
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO’
                    C                 C
in        cold      blood

[INSTRUMENTAL plucky
G D Em C - G D C C ]




[VERSE 3: slowed down]
G                                  D
   white slence is viloence
Em                   C
       i  can’t B silent no more
G              D                               C
i can’t B       white/silent no more

{EVEN SLOWER}
G                                   D
black liiiiiiiives matter
Em                                               C
       we’ve all seen the slaughter
 G                          D          C     C
from 2 many  an     exce   cutioner

G 
so darkie me system 
       D 
like    wind and the rain
   Em
i walk with thee
 C
oppressed with paaain
G                               D
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 
                     C                C
mama help        me

[CHORUS]: 

[INSTRUMENTAL 
G D Em C - G D C C ]

BLACK LIVES MATTER

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