Love Songs. from 7 albums with Lyrics and Chords

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1 Love Songs from 7 albums with Lyrics and hords Keep Me Near * One ream Away After All This Time * Now Till the End Everlasting * To the lory of Love The Song of Meher King Image of Meher Baba Meher Nazar Publications. For Meher Baba, His beloved Mehera, and all who can hear the love song of His Silence

2 March 2016 ear friends, I ve been writing songs for five decades and this book is a collection of the 81 best ones I ve written especially for Baba, Mehera, and His Mandali. Every few years I record a new album and publish a new songbook. The last one, Song of a Lifetime, contained personal stories and sheet music as well as chords and lyrics and I plan to get more stories and songs transcribed for piano and voice for the next incarnation. But that project is way down the road so meanwhile, I hope you will use and enjoy this new, up to date version of my songbook. Over the years people have commented that my guitar parts are too difficult so I ve eliminated the trickier tunings and simplified the chords to make th easier to play. But if you want more exact versions of the guitar parts, please contact me. Write to me at any time at cinlowe@gmail.com or visit my website at cindylowe.com to hear song samples. Songs and albums are available from itunes and other internet sources as well as Baba bookstores. In Baba s love song, indy This book is published and copyrighted; 2016 indy Lowe. Individual songs have been copyrighted at various times over the years. Feel free to duplicate and/or distribute any material in this book but please get my permission before recording. All proceeds from my songs, albums and books are donated to the Avatar Meher Baba Perpetual Public haritable Trust or to other Meher Baba organization.

3 Index 1. A Pilgrim s Arti 2. A Time of Jasmine and Roses 3. After All This Time 4. All I Want is All of You 5. Avatorment Blues 6. Be One of My Own 7. Beautiful reamer 8. Beloved od 9. By Your Side 10. hains 11. oming Back to You 12. ompanions on the Journey of My Heart 13. ancing With You 14. aughter, on t You Weep 15. ear Mehera 16. evil on t ance Alone 17. ive own eep 18. on t ry for Me 19. on t Look Away 20. reaming Too Long 21. Each and Every ay 22. Everlasting 23. Everything to Me 24. Falling for You 25. Fever River 26. Fortunetelling Lady 27. oing Home Tonight 28. Hell and Hurricane 29. Hold On, Hold On 30. I Will Hold On 31. I ll Never Let o 32. If I ould Feel Your Love 33. If I ould See You Again 34. If You Hold to Me 35. In Another Life 36. In the Season of the Rain 37. Keep Me Near 38. Keep Shining on Me 39. Lay own 40. Lifetime hance 41. Maya 42. Mehera and Meher 43. Mehera Please Tell me 44. Mehera: To the lory of Love 45. Mehera s Waiting 46. Now Till the End 47. Ocean in the Sand 48. On Lover s Lane 49. One ream Away 50. One More Time 51. Only Fire an Quench My Thirst 52. Only You 53. Pour Me Your Wine 54. Roses for the Queen 55. Running Like a River 56. Said and one 57. Sister, Fly 58. Slip Away 59. Soul to Soul 60. Sweet Mystery 61. The arkest ead of Night 62. The Keeper 63. The Night Before the Wedding 64. The Song of Meher King 65. The Sweetest Love 66. The Sweetest Wine is Made from Tears 67. The Tale of the ypsy Princess 68. This Narrow Road 69. This Sweet Journey 70. Thunder After Lightning 71. Till My ying ay 72. Time onna ome 73. To Be With You 74. Too Late to Say oodbye 75. Two Hearts Searching 76. Wake Me With a Kiss 77. You and I 78. You Belong to Me 79. You Feel So Far 80. You Won t et Far 81. You re the One

4 A Pilgrim's Arti Oh, beloved I have come To bow down to the Ancient One Accept my heart; accept my mind I bow before Your love divine Meher, Meher! Let Your love song fill the air -- Meher, Meher! My heart belongs to You, Meher I am Yours, take all of me My life I lay down at Your feet I bring my cup for You to fill -- I bow before Your perfect will I give myself, and all I do This song of praise, I offer You I put my life into Your hands -- I bow before Your perfect plan With heart and soul I'll follow You I'll find You in all things I do rown me in Your holy name onsume me in Your sacred flame (2x) 1990 indy Lowe / Recorded on Now Till The End 1

5 A Time of Jasmine and Roses In the still of the evening when the sun has gone down But the twilight still shimmers before the lights have come on I rber those days; I rber so well A time of jasmine and roses lived under His spell Those were the days we fell in love with each other In the honeymoon light we were sisters and brothers We traveled together the path to His feet 7 Was there ever a journey that was ever more sweet On the wings of a promise we flew to His land 7 Where we landed so gently in the palm of His hand And we sat in the circle so grateful He chose us It was surely a time of jasmine and roses The mandali took us, tucked us under their wings They told us their stories, they taught us to sing They gave us their treasures and they made us a part Of the court of the King, the King of All Hearts Now many have gone and left a tear in our lives But we salute their great fortune with the tears in our eyes And the fragrance still lingers although everything s changed 7 Our life in the present was born in those days horus + Tag 2012 indy Lowe / recorded on The Song of Meher King Note: To play it the way I do, add a / chord here and there. This is a slightly simplified version. 2

6 After All This Time How was I to know what kind of love I'd find /F# /F# Fate could be cruel; love could be blind I took the strangest turns but destiny was kind /F# I wouldn't change a thing after all this time No right or wrong, no cut and dry bm am7 /F# No weak or strong, no do or die No night or day, no yours or mine bm am7 Only you and I after all this time I have gone along a little at a time /F# /F# ays turned to years, years turned to life I have tried to trade the reasons for the rhyme /F# And I have learned to love after all this time horus How was I to know what kind of love I'd find /F# /F# Till I touched your soul and you touched mine Now when I see my heart reflected in your eyes /F# I wouldn't change a thing after all this time 1995 indy Lowe / Recorded on After All This TimeNote: I play this in #. If you want to do that, capo the first fret and play the above chords. Or play where you like. I use a /F chord instead of a chord but will work. /F is a with an F# bass. 3

7 All I Want is All of You I was young and full of fire For foolish things till I saw your face And you became my one desire You clipped my wings, You gave me grace Now I follow you o where you take me to All I want is all of you I ll love you through and through I will stick like glue All I want is all of you When you gave a taste of bliss And a little a sip of wine I wanted more I ve waited for your sacred kiss Ever since early times outside your door horus You gave me a golden moon and All your brightest stars are in my sky Now I m asking for the sun to Always shine on me and light my life horus + Tag All I want, all I want, All I want is all of you 2014 indy Lowe / Recorded on The Song of Meher King. NOTE: I do this in an open Bb tuning and I move around the neck a lot but this will work. apo as needed. 4

8 Avatorment Blues E E7 E E7 I hear you pounding, pounding on my door E E7 E E7 I know the sound and it shakes me to the core A A7 A A7 E E7 E E7 I know what you want from me and what you re waiting for -- B7 A A 7 E E7 B7 omplete surrender and then you re gonna take a little more E E7 E E7 Might dilly-dally without a doubt E E7 E E7 Might shilly-shally, tryin to tune you out A A7 A A E E7 E E7 All I ever wanted was just an itty-bitty drop of love B7 A A7 E E7 B7 Next thing I knew, Oh Lordy! I was swimming in a flood A E A E I know you sent me this ol raggy bag of blues A E A B7 A E I know you meant me to be in love with you E E7 E E7 If I wake up and smell the coffee brewing right beneath my nose E E7 E E7 Will you add a little sugar, or do you just suppose A A7 A A7 E E7 E E7 I ve gotta drink it black, slug it back and slog away on tippy toes all the B7 A A7 E E7 B7 Way to kingdom come while you just settle back and watch the show horus, Break, Repeat horus + Tag A E A E Something does prevent me putting on my walkin shoes A E A B7 A E So go ahead torment me and do me like you do -- I love you 2006 indy Lowe / Recorded on To the lory of Love Note: This is a simplified version but it will work. 5

9 Be One of My Own A E A E ome out of the shadows; out of the rain A E B7 A E lose to the fire, close to the flame A E A E There s nothing to do now, nowhere to be A E B7 A E I ve waited for you; now come closer to me c#m B7 A E ome into the circle, be one of my own c#m B7 A B7 My heart is your castle; make it your home A E A E Enter my court as a fortunate slave A E B7 A E Your chains have been broken; your debts have been paid A E A E So dance in the Silence, let your heart sing A E B7 A E ome to the garden; walk with your king Repeat 1 st verse 2007 indy Lowe / Recorded on To the lory of Love Note: I capo 2 to play in F#. I use open chords up the neck but this works. 6

10 Beautiful reamer Beautiful dreamer, bring Me your dream A Of all that has happened and all that will be I am the answer; I am the key A The door of your dreaming will open for me Beautiful dreamer, rest in My arms A I m holding you tightly close to My heart As we waltz through the fire, as we dance in the rain A Sing to me softly the song of My name Beautiful dreamer, give Me your love A I am the sun and the heavens above I am the ocean; I am the truth A Beautiful dreamer, I am you, I am you Beautiful dreamer, make me a crown A I will accept it and then I ll bow down You are my servant but I am your king A Forever the slave of the love song you sing horus + tag A Beautiful dreamer, I am you, I am you 2006 indy Lowe / Recorded on To The lory of Love Note: These chords will work fine but it will sound even better if you tune 6 down to and adjust the. 7

11 Beloved od *EAc#mB*E Beloved od *EAc#mBE Help us all *E A c#m B *E To love you more and more and more *E Ac#mB* E And more and still yet more *EAc#mB*E Till we *EAc#mB*E Become worthy *EAc#mB*E Of union *EAc#mB*E With you *EAc#mB*E And help us all *EAc#mB*E To hold fast *EAc#mB*E To beloved Baba's daaman *EAc#mB*E Till the very end *EAc#mB*E Till the very end *EAc#mB*E Till the very end *EAc#mB*E Till the very end *EAc#mB*E Words: Meher Baba AMBPPT, Music: 1989 indy Lowe Recorded on Keep Me Near and Now Till The End Important note: There is no third in the E chord. That means it s neither a major nor a minor chord. ontact me for info on how to play it at the 7 th fret. 8

12 By Your Side am am I, I waited for you, for you to come am am I will always love you, my only one dm am All my feelings come alive dm F E E7 A new moon burns in my sky am am By your side, by your side am am I will always, always be am am By your side, by your side am am You run like a river deep in me am am You burn like a fire I cannot see dm am The only treasure I could ever need dm F E E7 The pleasure of your company dm am The only treasure I could ever need dm F E E7 The pleasure of your company 2X 1993 indy Lowe / Recorded on One ream Away Note: I haven t added the bass walk-downs in this simplified version. 9

13 hains F F I was taken from my homeland F F Sailed away across the sea F F I've been a slave for so many lifetimes F I've been in chains for all eternity 7 7 hains of gold and silver F 7 7 hains of love and pain 7 7 hains of my illusion 7 Bind me to this chain of endless chains F F I have lived in many bodies F F I have laid in many graves F F And in each and every living lifetime F I was born and lived and died in chains F F My heavy world is on my shoulders F F My broken heart is on my sleeve F F I will make my run for freedom F With sacred ashes upon my thirsty feet 1995 indy Lowe / Recorded on Now Till The End Note: The above chords will work but this is a simplified version. I play it in a double dropped tuning with both E stings tuned to. 10

14 oming Back To You What to say, what to say I ve got no, no words to tell Been away, been away I just got home from hell am After everything I done you I keep running back am You're the one I come to -- I keep coming back to you All the rain, all the rain What a hard rain, rain, rain had to fall All the same, all the same You know I love you, love you most of all Who can know, who can ever know What only, only time will tell Even so, even so I swear, I swear I'll love you well 1993 indy Lowe / Recorded on Now Till The End Note: I do this song in an open tuning but these chords work. 11

15 ompanions On The Journey Of My Heart dm dm We walked this way together to a beacon in the dark dm dm Faced out into ptiness and saw another's heart am am Listened in the silence for the sound that has no name am am Shared the wine of solitude and sacrifice and gain All our ties are woven with such art A A9 M7 All our lives; companions on the journey of my heart dm dm The glitter of illusion shimmers through the veil dm dm The forces of confusion wait for light to fail am am But glitter loses luster when we know it is not gold am am We traded it for stories still waiting to be told dm dm Pieces of anything are pieces of the whole dm dm Pieces of everything are pieces of my soul am am And we are here still holding the pieces that rain am am While life goes on unfolding we are born again each day 2003 indy Lowe 2003 Words: indy Lowe, Music: indy Lowe & Ann Stewart Recorded on Now Till The End Note: I play the verses up the neck with more open chords but this will work. 12

16 ancing With You am F Lifetimes, so many lifetimes am reaming of dancing with you am F ancers, so many dancers am No one can dance me like you F am When hearts catch fire F am reams come true F am My soul's desire is F E E7 am ancing with you, dancing with you am F Tell me; tell me my story am No one can tell me like you am F Sing me; sing me your love song am No one can sing me like you am F Hold me; hold me so tightly am No one can hold me like you am F And nothing, nothing can move me am Nothing can move me like you 1995 indy Lowe /Recorded on Now Till The End 13

17 aughter, on t You Weep Tell me precious daughter Tell me, why do you weep? rain your cup of sorrow And drink here where the wine is sweet am An endless wave is coming am To sweep you off your feet am And this will be your blessing am So daughter don t you weep Listen, precious daughter The ocean is wide and deep It whispers in your every heartbeat It rocks you in your fitful sleep o now, precious daughter o down, down by the sea There s something on your horizon So wait there for what will be 2003 indy Lowe / Recorded on Everlasting Note: I play this song with both E strings tuned down to and capo at the 6 th fret but this will work. 14

18 ear Mehera In the mirror of your eyes F I see love's reflection brightly shining In your arms I can feel Him all around me He is with you now F I know you can hear the love song of His silence For you love Him like no other ear Mehera, dear Mehera am Now you tell stories of great saints and lovers Servants and queens am Quietly walking among th in splendor You wear the rings You share the thorns of suffering In the shadows of your eyes I see love's flame softly burning In your gentle smile I see His beauty He's beside you now I listen to you sing the love song of His silence For He loves you like no other ear Mehera, dear Mehera TA You wear the rings You share the song of love, dear Mehera You wear the rings You share the song of love 1972 indy acek (Lowe) / Recorded on Keep Me Near & The Song of Meher King 15

19 evil on't ance Alone am F am Hiding in the dark of me my don lover waits am F am aring me to take his hand and dance away my fate am F am He knows how to hypnotize and how to captivate am F am Telling me to close my eyes and please participate dm ance with the devil in the dead of night F ance with the devil in the morning light ance with the devil go down the devil's road dm ance with the devil, there is hell to pay F ance with the devil till you break away F am evil don't dance, devil don't dance alone F am evil don't dance, devil don't dance alone am F am It's easier to close my eyes than open th to see am F am Easier to stand and fight than turn the other cheek am F am Easier to turn away when you reach out to me am F am Easier to change the world than just to let it be am F am Sometimes I need a helping hand; sometimes I need to cry am F am Sometimes I need to get ahead, sometimes to just get by am F am Sometimes fairy tales come true and sometimes heroes die am F am Sometimes you've got to the dance, sometimes you gotta fly 1996 indy Lowe / Recorded on Now Till The End Note: This is a simplified version. I tune both E strings to s. 16

20 ive own eep I went down to the river To let the water wash me clean But the river was not deep enough More shallow than it seed A To drown in sweet surrender A To know what love could be A I had to find the ocean A Where I could dive down deep I found the lake of wonders It looked so heavenly But the water was not sweet enough To touch the heart of me horus I crossed the burning dessert Until I reached the sea But the water was not clear enough To satisfy my need horus 2x + Tag 2102 indy Lowe/ recorded on The Song of Meher King NOTE: This song works best with both E s tuned down to with some chord variations but this version is playable as written. 17

21 on't ry for Me dm I once made a promise to stand by my dream 7 dm Staked out my lifeline on what I believed, I Stood by my heart and the ones close to me 7 dm Swore I'd surrender what I did not need dm I saw broken down rainbows and battle-scarred plans 7 dm astles all crumbling back into sand A fish out of water, couldn't swim on the land dm Till I found me somebody who loved who I am A7 A ry for freedom, cry for peace A7 A dm ry for mercy; don't cry for me Relentless desire put a wrong spell on me A lover who tantalized but stayed out of reach I found my forgiveness way down on my knees And learned to accept all the gifts I'd received My harvest I reaped from the tears I had sown My fingers were ripped from the things I had grown Now I do not covet, I do not own You are the heart of my flesh, blood and bone I have come up against it where the push came to shove ome through the fire, I've come through the flood As od is my witness and time is my judge Whatever I've done I have done it for love Little fish out of water -- I got caught in your net For reasons of love the promise was kept So come even closer than my every own breath We cannot be parted, not even in death + TA 1995 indy Lowe / Recorded on After All This Time Note: I lay this song with both the 1 st and the 6 th string E s tuned to. This is a simplified version. 18

22 on t Look Away I am an orphan lost in the rain B7 I am a seeker lost in the game I am a lover lost in the pain B7 A on t look away B7 A E on t look away; don t look away B7 A E on t look away B7 A E on t look away, away B7 A on t look away; don t look away I am a dreamer caught in a trance B7 I am dancer caught in the dance I am a lover caught in your glance B7 A on t look away I am a pilgrim waiting for dawn B7 I am a singer waiting for song I am a lover waiting so long B7 A on t look away 2001 indy Lowe / Recorded on Everlasting Note: This is a simplified version and it won t sound exactly the same unless you use an E with no 3 rd at the 7 th fret instead of. I capo this at the 4 th fret. But it will work! 19

23 reaming too Long M7 M7 In this silent time, my heart is sleeping M7 A Where I can't even feel You, or know Your touch in my night M7 M7 In this silent time, I keep on dreaming M7 A If only I could wake up, wake up and see Your light A Meher, please take me Meher, rake me bm Meher, please wake me A M7 M7 I've been dreaming too long, too long M7 M7 In my endless dream, I'm deaf, I'm blind and M7 A I can't hear or see You but I know I am Yours, You are mine M7 M7 And the dream goes on, the dream goes by and M7 A Still I don't even know You, only the dreams I have cried M7 M7 The dream goes on, the dream goes by and M7 A Still I don't even know You, only the dreams I have cried + TA 1988 indy Lowe/Recorded on Keep Me Near and The Song of Meher King Note: I do this with the low E string tuned down to. 20

24 Each and Every ay /F# 7 /F# /F# After so much winter, after so much rain /F# am7 /F# After so much lonely, after so much pain bm am7 /F# I started one more fire, afraid of being burned /F# /F# /F# I let a lot of things go free, better things returned /F# 7 /F# /F# Every road we've taken taught me what I knew /F# am7 /F# Any kind of weather I could always count on you bm am7 /F# Love has been our fortune -- we've had graceful ride /F# /F# /F# one the distance day by day and stood the test of time bm A /F# estiny was written with you on every page /F# /F# I have come to love you more each and every day /F# /F# 7 / F# /F# Each and every day /F# 7 /F#m /F# For my endless wishing you offered me a star /F# am7 /F# For my endless wanting you offered me your heart bm am7 /F# Has it really been forever or only one blink of an eye -- /F# 7 How did it all go by so fast /F# /F# One moment at a time 2000 indy Lowe /Recorded on Now Till The End Note: /F# is a with an F# bass. If you don't want to do it, play. 21

25 Everlasting E Everlasting A Never-ending B7 Never changing A E Ever the same E And His oneness A In it s fullness B7 A Plays in many-ness E His game (Repeat 5x) Words: Meher Baba, AMBPPT, used by permission AMBPPT 2004 Music: indy Lowe / Recorded on Everlasting Note: I play this with open chords up the neck and use a B instead of B7 but this will work. 22

26 Everything To Me E Esus E Esus Too many things in this world to be E Esus E Esus Too many places and people to see A Asus A E Esus E Esus So many lives, so many dreams E Esus E Esus I'm looking for answers to so many questions E Esus E Esus Splitting myself in too many directions A Asus A E Esus E When only your love has meaning for me c#m A c#m A You are everything, you are everything c#m B A B You are everything to me E Esus E Esus Sometimes I get so caught up in living E Esus E Esus on't realize I'm taking, not giving and A Asus A E Esus E Esus I don't know why I do what I do E Esus E Esus Then you rind me in some little way E Esus E Esus It's not for me but for you that I play A Asus A E Esus E This is your song -- I play it for you BRIE I know the rain; I know the sunshine Bb F I've been bound; I've been free Through every change you've been my lifeline bm A c#m A B You are everything to me; you are everything to me +TA 1995 indy Lowe & Ernie Brady / Recorded on After All This Time 23

27 Falling For You E B A E I have never wanted what I did not dream E B A B E I was never granted what I did not need, oh A B I'm falling E A B Falling for you, I'm falling E B A E Every bridge I've come to I have crossed or burned E B A B E Everything I've taken I have returned, oh BRIE E c#m E A Every footstep now erased E c#m E A Every ending now replaced... B A B A When I rolled the dice, when I threw the bones B A B A E I saw the fortuneteller write it out in stone, oh (2X) 1990 indy lowe Words: indy Lowe, Music: erek Bianchi & indy Lowe Recorded on Now Till The End 24

28 Fever River 9 In another time I lived a peaceful life 9 Uneventful days, slow, easy nights 9 Then I felt the fever coming down on me 9 I went on up-river to meet my destiny 9 On the Fever River my fortune was foretold 9 I became a miner, I found the phantom gold 9 I bargained with the devil, gambled with my soul 9 Till one day the Fever River took it's toll A A Fever, fever, fever burning me A Fever River, river, carry me, carry me 9 I knew a storm was coming, along with flood and fire 9 River, it was rising, flames were shooting higher 9 I escaped down river in the thunder-light 9 Abandoned all my treasure on that fateful night 9 On the Fever River many don't survive 9 So my only fortune was getting out alive 9 Now my fever's broken, I got no use for gold 9 Still, that Fever River is running through my soul 1992 indy Lowe / Recorded on After All This Time Note: I tune my low E string down to and use variations of these chords. apo up to where you need it for your voice. 25

29 Fortunetelling Lady * A On a summer evening in the city A In the hot and dusty shadows of her door A You see the fortune-telling lady A Five dollars you can know your fate, and more Her rings are solid gold; her dress is scarlet You feel you have been with her before o you dare to ask her any questions? o you think that she can really know your score? B A E And loving her would be so easy B A E She is tender and so wise A B c#m A And you think you somehow see B Your fantasy reflected in her flashing eyes She knows about your fascination, You wonder if she really knows it all The fortune-telling lady Revelation's always been her call You wait until the crowd thins out around her You ask her to reveal your secret soul She smiles and says she is you future She says would like to take her home? And loving her is so easy She is tender; she is wild She holds you like she won't let go You give yourself completely to this woman-child You sleep so late into the morning, After loving deep into the dawn. You wake up and she is not beside you, She has taken everything and gone. You go to the place where you first saw her The house is dark and pty, no one's home And no one even ses to know her She has taken everything and flown Losing her is not so easy She was tender; she was warm You didn't know that she would go Vanished like a raven in a thunderstorm Maybe she is somewhere in the city, Looking at the lines in someone's hand Or maybe your fortune-telling lady Found herself another foolish man 1976 indy acek Lowe/ Recorded on One ream Away NOTE: *This is really an E with no third d so it s really neither major nor minor. 26

30 oing Home Tonight Kisses sweet as roses, tears that taste of time 9 Bright as garlands, old as oceans, this love of yours, this love of mine It s an age-old story so there s no need to weep 9 About these pieces of a dream we can no longer keep I ll put on my dancing shoes and step into the light 9 I will dance again with you but I m going home tonight I see love shining where your eyes hold mine 9 As we share one final cup of our most precious wine I hear the angels sing for me; soon I ll say good-bye 9 ive me one more drop of you, then let me fly I ll love you time and time again as curtains rise and fall 9 Until the veil is torn away once and for all 2005 indy Lowe / Recorded on To The lory of Love Note: You can play if you don t know or want to learn 9. Please play this song at my cration or whatever even happens to celebrate my exit from this stage. 27

31 Hell And Hurricane More hard times are coming; easy times are gone I've been through hell and hurricane and angry storm And I'm caught out on the ocean so far from any shore am7 A prisoner of destiny, trying to find some door Oh, Lord, don't you hear me calling am7 My wings don't fly and I don't know where I'm falling A A I need Your love to carry on, I need Your love to carry on I've been in all the corners like a lion in a cage am Where no one ever touches me, and no one knows my pain I'm trying to find a future and to face it unafraid am7 But I see my own unworthiness and I wonder what's to save I've been through hell and hurricane and I've searched but I did not find am7 The doorway into paradise or a way to ease my mind You've given me some chances but I threw ' all away am7 I was standing tall and for my pride I've fallen low today 1978 indy acek (Lowe) / Recorded on After All This Time Note: I play this song in an open tuning but this works. 28

32 Hold On, Hold On Mercy, mercy, where are you going, where do you want to be? Not there in the middle of that river, heading out to sea You can t swim and you can t holler, you can barely breath I only hope you ve got trick or two still up your sleeve Even all the angels watching over you can t rearrange your fate And you might have to fall another time or two before you get it straight So roll those dice and pay the price for every choice you make But when you skate around on thin, thin ice you know it can break am Hold on, hold on, don t let it slip away am F Hold on, hold on, one more day When you grow a few more feathers for your wings then you will surely fly But first you have to grow a big, big heart and prepare to touch the sky So dig your heels into a dream that sets your soul on fire And when you want to find your own way home don t make your angels cry 2005 indy Lowe / Recorded on Everlasting Note: I play this in fm by putting a capo on the 1 st fret. 29

33 I Will Hold On You have been the sun that shines on me Shines down on me You have been the very air I breathe The air I breathe Even if my days turn blue And all my nights turn black I ll never turn away from you I m never turning back I will hold on, I will hold on If my rosy sky falls down on me Falls down on me I ll drink the ocean till I drown I ll drown most willingly (repeat last line) BRIE You really took me by surprise You swept me off my feet And since I learned to dance with you am I ve danced a different beat (repeat last line of chorus of 2 nd verse and the last verse)) indy Lowe 2015 / recorded on The Song of Meher King NOTES: I play this song in an open B tuning and it s quite difficult so you can play it like this and capo up to where it works for your voice. 30

34 I ll Never Let o A E I once led a life of earth and of fire f#m Water and air and dream and desire A A mind full of dangers that never rang true E A heart full of strangers that kept me from you A E I let go of glory and passion and power f#m Making up time made of minutes and hours A All of my darkness and all of my good E I let go of loving the way that I should E But I ll never let go; I ll never let go f#m E A I ll never let go; I ll never let go of you E I ll never let go; I ll never let go f#m E A I ll never let go; I ll never let go of you I let go of summer; I let go of snow Flying too high and falling too low All of my visions of heaven and hell The warmth of a hearth and the cold of a cell I was blessed by the sun, the moon, and the stars I let go of dons that deviled my heart I let go of family, lovers and friends Let go of my self as I rounded the bend Boundaries and countries mean nothing to me I let go wanting what never can be All of my chains of iron and gold All of my claims to be young or old My boxes of rags, my trappings of wealth With so little warning were swept off the shelf I let go of roses, ashes and bones Let go of hope; I let go of my home 2007 indy Lowe / Recorded 2008 on To the lory of Love Note: I play this in an obscure open B tuning but these chords work. 31

35 If I ould Feel Your Love Sometimes you feel a hundred million miles from me Sometimes you feel so near Sometimes the rains come down so hard I cannot see Sometimes the sky is clear, sometimes the sky is clear I ll never know the way we first began Before the stars were born You have made me free to be here where I am Here where I belong, where I belong I would dance into the burning flame If I could feel your touch I would sail into a hurricane If I could feel your love How did the hope go slipping through my open hands? With things I could not save How did the truth get scattered like some grains of sand? Tossed into a wave, into a wave A broken heart can beat again in perfect time Blinded eyes can dream Even wasted wings can learn to fly again I really do believe, I do believe + TA 2002 indy Lowe / Recorded on Everlasting Note: I do this song in Eb by putting a capo on the 4 th fret. 32

36 If I ould See You Again Oh, what a lonesome feeling To be here all alone where I can't even see You I, I'd give the moon and stars, I'd give my heart, my soul My life I live To see You again, to see You again Oh, if I could see You again You, and all the world was mine There was endless time for me to love You Now, all my world is gone And I've been here so long Only waiting REPEAT 1 ST VERSE 2 + TA 1980 & 1990 indy acek (Lowe) / Recorded on Keep Me Near 33

37 If You Hold to Me Oh, Meher, you are the world to me You are the one I feel am You are the one I see You are the one holding on to me Oh Meher, keep me where I belong Keep me safe from harm am Take me through every storm Keep my heart and my holding strong Oh, the world could stop and the sky could fall But if I have you I would still have all I need Hold on, hold on, hold on to me I can hold to you, if you hold to me If you hold to me Oh Meher, hold me where you are Hold to every part am on't let me stray too far Keep me safe from my wayward heart (2x) + TA 1989 & 2007 indy Lowe / Recorded 2008 on To the lory of Love Noto: I use a 9 instead of a in a lot of places in this song. 34

38 In Another Life Tonight I think I might hear thunder A A storm is dancing fast across my sky I can only listen, only wonder If I have an ocean to cry Take your leave for now but not forever A Let the angels fly away your soul There must be one more time to be together And still another story to be told bm A I ll wait for you beyond the moon bm A Where the sun will rise A And when the morning comes if you are gone I ll love you in another life In the darkness I will hear you whisper A In the shadows I will see you smile And in my sweetest dreams I ll steal a moment To be alone with you a little while AN TA 2004 indy Lowe, written 2001 / Recorded on Everlasting Note: I tune the 6 string E down to for this song but this works. 35

39 In the Season of the Rain 9 There is a darkness around me 9 I need some ruby shoes to run away 9 Once and for all I d like to get someplace 9 But I am so afraid there s no escape A Oh you told, oh you told, you told me A That my poor heart could break A Will you hold, will you hold, will you hold me? A In the season of the rain 9 There is an ocean around me 9 I need a sacred boat to sail away 9 Into the loving arms of one fine day 9 Where I can find a place to lay down 9 Even the winter light is failing 9 I need some angel wings to fly away 9 I need to feel the summer on my face 9 Maybe my angel wings are waiting 2001 indy Lowe / Recorded on Everlasting Note: This is a simplified version. I play it with both E strings dropped to s and add bass walk downs but this will work. 36

40 Keep Me Near 7 All the tears of my uncertainty M7 am7 Made it hard to see what You were showing me 7 You go down into the deep of me M7 am7 You are the mystery of my unknowing 7 I have tried to run and hide from You M7 am7 To turn aside from You but I was never free 7 You were at the very heart of me M7 am7 In every part of me, the near and far of me Keep me near; I'll always see You am7 Keep me near; I'll never leave You am7 For I could not stand the pain am7 Of refusing You again 7 All the years I tried to blind myself M7 am7 I could not find myself, You couldn't save me 7 And I never saw my own release M7 am Or even named the grief that overcame me 7 I have tried and I have always failed M7 am To go my way alone without You 7 But every ship that I have ever sailed M7 am Brought me back to where I could not doubt You indy acek Lowe 1980, 84, 86, 90 Recorded on Keep Me Near and Now Till The End Note: I play this in # by putting a capo on the first fret. If you can, play a /F# instead of in the verses and add the walk-downs. Make sure to play the M7. 37

41 Keep Shining on Me am I ve been a sailor for all of my days, I ve given my life to the sea am I have studied the way of the waves as they broke over me am And I have learned the song of the wind, I have longed for a breeze am To sail the ocean, my eyes to the sky -- my destiny I have relied on the light of the stars as they shown down on me I pray that the light of those glorious stars will always keep shining on me Keep shining on me am Many a night I ve sailed under the moon, I was safe by the grace of her light am And at times an invisible hand at the helm helped me to get through the night am My ship has been damaged; my ship has been tossed, all of my sails have been torn am I have been lonely and I have been lost but I never sank in a storm I have relied on the light of the moon as she shown down on me I pray that the light of that glorious moon will always keep shining on me Keep shining on me am I have sailed farther than many a soul would ever believe am And I have sailed faster than many a fool could even conceive am So sail me away to the edge of the world to watch the day born in the sea am Where the kiss of new sunshine on my morning face is sweeter than honey to me I have relied on the light of the sun as it shown down on me I pray that the light of that glorious sun will always keep shining on me Keep shining on me 2003 indy Lowe / Recorded on Everlasting 38

42 Lay own Too early in the morning for the sun to rise A Nothing out my window but the middle of the night I cry for you, oh my eyes, my eyes My heart is heavy like it's made of steel A My mind is spinning like a Ferris wheel My loneliness so real A I'm so tired I think I might lay down Lay down, lay down, lay down ream about you Sometimes you se so far from me A But love runs strong and love runs deep I can't fool destiny ot a world of trouble I am going through A Not one thing I can do But lay down and dream about you Too early in the morning for the sun to rise A Nothing out my window but the middle of the night I cry for you, oh my eyes, my eyes 1980 &1991 Jeanne Nordeen & indy Lowe / Recorded on One ream Away Note: I capo this at the 6 th fret (key of #) and tune the 6 th string down to. 39

43 Lifetime hance (The Wedding Song) F Before the time of our beginning F Before I even knew your name F I thought I saw you in the shadows (but) am F You stayed so well hidden -- like a rainbow in the rain F I called your name across the silence F I knew you must be someone more F Than just another passing stranger am F I loved you so well I must have been with you before am F Now we've got the lifetime chance F To learn the steps to the lifetime dance F In the years we'll be dancing through F You know I'll always be loving you F Bright as lightning, strong as thunder F You wrote your name across my sky F You pull me up when I go under am F The waves that toss me in my life You put the stars in all my darkest nights +TA (below) am F I will do my best for you F I ll do the best that I can do F In the years we'll be dancing through F You know I'll always be loving you F You know I'll always be loving you 1977 indy acek (Lowe) / Recorded on After All This Time 40

44 Maya She comes out of Nowhere, she wants you for her own She gets you to beg at her alter and bow down in front of her throne The potion you drink, it makes you think You never want to go home, no, never go home She looks so enchanting; she plays you a song on her drums She takes you dancing; you follow the steps that she does You re caught in her spell, she s taught you well The way to get to her heart, oh, the way to her heart Maya, Queen of Illusion She s got the ace of confusion up her sleeve The best place to look through her veil Is down on your knees Until you can see through her shadow You never can leave She leads you down to a pool at the Bottom of Nowhere You see her reflection; she makes you want to drown there She's taken the day; you can't come away And you can not leave her behind, oh no, leave her behind You would if you could, you d betray her but she slams down the bars on your pain And leaves you to your weeping alone in your prison of shame Escape if you're able to tip all the tables In her magical tple of games, oh ho, her tple of games indy Lowe 2002 / Recorded on Everlasting Note: I ve only added chords for the first verse and chorus but the verses are all the same. I recorded this song in # by putting a capo on the 1 st fret. 41

45 Mehera and Meher id you see th there Where the moonlight greets the morning And the love sweet air A A7 ould take your breath away When a lover s prayer Meets an ocean overflowing id you see th there, Mehera and Meher? id He take her hand Was His arm around her shoulders? id she touch His face A A7 As she combed His long brown hair? Oh, how He looked at her! How her golden heart was shining! id you see th there, Mehera and Meher? bm Were the sun and moon am7 Reflected on their faces? bm an you see th now am7 In all these holy places? As silence claims these hills And the shadows weave the evening If you sigh their names A A7 Will it take you back somehow? And if you go with th As they walk among the roses Will you take me then to Mehera and Meher Will you take me there, to Mehera and Meher 2007 indy Lowe / Recorded on To the lory of Love Note: I use a /F# instead of a chord throughout the song 42

46 Mehera, Please Tell Me Mehera, please tell me The way it was then When you were a young girl Enchanted by Him am You were there by His side am You were there to share His life am You were there every step of the way Mehera, tell me about those days Mehera, please tell me What did you hear When he sang His love song In those early years Mehera, please tell me How did it feel To be His beloved Your fate so sweetly sealed 2000 indy Lowe / Recorded on Now Till The End Note: I recorded this song in a very unusual tuning but I recommend this instead. 43

47 Mehera: To the lory of Love E B A E To the glory of love let all hearts sing B A B Happy Birthday Mehera, Queen of Meher King E c#m A B entle breath of His mercy, song of His Silence pure E c#m A B Beat of His universal Heart: help us to love Him more, ever more E A B E To the glory of love, to the glory of love E A B E Let all hearts sing to the glory of love E B A E To reflect, dear Mehera, your supre joy we learn from the flowers and trees E B A B And from the birds in your Meherazad garden who sing with every breeze E c#m A B Wild flowers we saw like carpets unrolled when your Reunion gift poured down E c#m A B Rain-streams danced round Seclusion Hill with nature in erald gown E B A E Because Love sublime was made complete when He welcomed you to His world E B A B We hear the thunder of His Name all around and the power of od is unfurled E c#m A B Now we are out in the open in the strong, unshaded Sun E c#m A B The wings of good fortune protect us for the love of our Beloved One E B A E Today we celebrate your ecstasy born from Separation's pain E B A B Beloved and beloved now are one --Earth's immeasurable gain! E c#m A B Bless us sweet Mehera that we may be with Him every step of our raining way E c#m A B In all that we do and say and think may we rber Him night and day 2X + TA indy Lowe1990 / Recorded on Keep Me Near and To The lory of Love Words: Mani S. Irani 1989, used by permission AMBPPT Music: indy Lowe & hristine Sanders Note: Substitute B7 for B if you wish. I play open chords up the neck for B and A. 44

48 Mehera's Waiting A E A On a long rbered day her Beloved left that way E And Mehera was all alone A E A Her loss was never less with time; He was always on her mind E She only wanted Him to call her home A E She waited by the mountain, tended to her garden E E Turned the dust to roses, entertained His lovers A E Her eyes filled with diamonds, her heart broken E E A She told us to love Him, hold on and never let Him go A E A She waited with her mories -- telling th did somehow ease E Her grieving A E A She told of happy days, talked of her Beloved's ways E And shared her waiting A E A She waited there for twenty years, cried a million lonely tears E linging to the comfort of His name A E A She waited for the moment when she could always be with Him E And end her waiting 1990 indy Lowe / Recorded on After All This Time Note: I play with a lot of chords up the neck but this works. 45

49 Now Till the End (Love You Now) 9 On the river of my tears 9 Through the forest of my fears 9 In the valley of my shadows and sorrows 9 Only one thing has been clear 9 In the darkness of my years 9 Wherever You would take me, I would follow am7 I love You now bm I will hold to You somehow am7 9 Even though You break my heart again am7 Your love goes on bm Though my world has come and gone am7 9 I will love You now till the end 9 Oh, the walls have seed so high 9 And the distances so wide 9 Let the strangers in my heart all disappear 9 Make me free to be with You 9 In the way You want me to 9 Take my heart, take my life, take my tears (2x) + Tag 1980, 1987, 1990, 2000 indy (acek) Lowe/Recorded on Keep Me Near and Now Till The End Note: If you don t know 9 you can substitute but 9 sounds better. 46

50 Ocean in the Sand A nomad in the dessert, I waited there so long Alone without a shelter, the sun so bloody strong Asus A The devil wind was howling across that don land And I was seeking paradise, an ocean in the sand The time went by so slowly; I was lonely in my soul The days forever burning; the nights forever cold horus So many grand mirages glittered in the sun I watched as they were shattered, vanished one by one horus I waited there for lifetimes with only dust to drink Until at last You found me out there on the brink Asus A And then the rains came falling across that don land And You became my paradise, my ocean in the sand 1991 indy Lowe / Recorded on One ream Away Note: I play this with the 6 th string tuned down to and I add Some bass notes.this version is easier to play but not as interesting. I usually on t play the 3 rd verse since it makes it too long. 47

51 On Lovers Lane When I think of you now, darling, I rber you once upon a time A When everything sparkled, and you stole this heart of mine When I could see you so clearly; I knew there was nothing more to see A And I could feel you so near me; feel you holding on to me A A Smoke and dust and shadows, ice and rust and rain A Asus A7 Mirrors and mirages vanish in the flames On lovers lane As I travel this world of mirrors it s hard to see anything at all A I want to see your reflection in every mirror on every wall Wherever I wish I was -- whatever I know I am not A My sword and my shied and sorrow; I m giving you all I ve got So I swim in a deep blue ocean, I am seasoned by salt and brine A While I wait for a wave to wash me, toss me, turn me one more time You are my only refuge, my port in a constant storm A You are my hope and comfort -- keep me safe, keep me warm (2x) + TA 2005 indy Lowe / Recorded on To The lory of Love Note: I do this song with both E strings tuned down to but you can play it with only the 6 th string tuned to or in a standard tuning. 48

52 One ream Away I was seeking all my life I searched for you with dreaming eyes And while you waited out of sight A million dreams lived and died My dream was lonely, my dream was cold ark and heavy on my soul I could always feel you close Like a heartbeat in my bones Oh you, one dream away A Such a lonely, lonely place I waited lifetimes to see your face You were only one dream away I dreamed of passion, I dreamed of pain reamed of deserts and of rain And while I waited to know your name You were always one dream away 2X + TA 1995 indy Lowe / Recorded on One ream Away Note: To use the same dropped tuning I use, tune the E 6th string down to, change a few bass notes, and capo at the 5 th fret. 49

53 One More Time I never saw a sign to tell me how my life would be I never looked inside a crystal ball But you were at the heart of every dream come true for me And for a time I had it all Now I feel more lonely than the pty sky What I'd give if only bm I could see forever in your eyes One more time, one more time Sometimes I swear I feel you there standing right by me And for a moment I forget you're gone But then I suddenly rber my reality Without you every moment is too long BRIE am If only I could touch your face and hold you close to me am7 Feel your heartbeat into mine am If only I could say your name and tell you how I feel A A7 Tell you how I love you one more time + TA 2003 indy Lowe / Recorded on One ream Away Note: I use a /F# chord instead of throughout the song. 50

54 Only Fire an Quench My Thirst 9 First a little shiver went up and down my spine 9 Then a little fever started burning in my mind 9 I could not drink water; I could not drink wine 9 Only fire could quench this thirst of mine 9 I saw a fire burning but could it comfort me 9 If my heart was turning where it really shouldn t be? 9 I tasted fire long ago; it only brought me grief 9 One more taste of fire could be the death of me Oh fire, how it hurts Only fire can quench my thirst 9 When I tasted fire, I was dancing in the flames 9 And everything inside of me was howling from the pain 9 Since I tasted fire I am not the same 9 And if the ashes taste like tears to me, well it s a crying shame 9 I can go to heaven or I can go to hell 9 But either way don t want to play one more fool who fell 9 Won t throw my fortune down a wishing well 9 uz a little fire put me in a spell 2X 2004 indy Lowe / Recorded on To the lory of Love Note: You can use instead of 9 but it won t sound as good. 51

55 Only You E A B ays as bare and dry as a dessert river E A B Nights too long and lonely for my soul E A B Seed like I'd been there at least forever E A B Walking down an endless dead-end road A B E Only You could change my story A B E At the stroke of midnight bring me day A B E Only You could ever touch the ice A c#m B E Melt my soul in Your flame E A B After all the tricks my life had played me E A B All the wasted time and bitter tears E A B After all my fortunes had betrayed me E A B I looked into my heart and found You there +TA 1981, 1990 indy Lowe / Recorded on Keep Me Near Note: You can substitute B7 for B for more of a country flavor. I play this up the neck with open chords. 52

56 Pour Me Your Wine, Oh Meher am I walked the streets in darkness am Seeking my way home am My head felt full and weary Sadness filled my bones Pour me your wine, oh Meher Fill me with divine intoxication Pour me Your wine oh Meher Forever in the wine shop of Your sweet love am You led me to your tavern am My worries disappeared am I drank all that you gave me Quenched my thirst of years am You say this world's a dream am I'm sleeping through what's real am Only you can wake me My heart is yours to steal Becky Wightman & indy Lowe, 2002 / Not recorded Note: I ve never recorded this song but if someone wants to learn it I will send a rough recording. Or write your own music for it! 53