Fire On The Rails, by Track Dogs (2024)

1.

Love & WarDmHow many souls lose the fight each day?AmHow many lives just blown away?DmRun from your home like you were never there AmGiven no choice but running scaredF/CIs it true what they say GI don't know anymoreF/CPut your hand on your heart and tell meEm GAll is fair in love and warDm Dm Dm Dm – Em AmDmCome drown your sorrows, let them disappearAmAt the end of a bottle, in the dregs of your beerDmWe're all refugees from love or warAmWhen we plant our feet on some stranger's shoreDmAnd we'll sing all the songs that we sang with our friendsAmAnd fill our cups with their memories insteadF/CIs it true what they say GI don't know anymoreFPut your hand on your heart and tell meEmGAll is fair in love and warDm Dm Dm Dm – Em Am C6/G So raise up your glass and drink every dropChoose your poison, and it never stopsWe all sat silent when we should have screamedAnd close our eyes to the evil we've seen Is it true what they sayI don't now anymorePut your hand on your heart and tell meAll is fair in love and war

2.

I’ve Needed YouAm Dm E7 Am Dm E7Long, Long before we’d ever metAm Dm E7 Am Dm E7And ever since we saw what was to be Am Dm E7 Am Dm E7You could find it written in the scrolls of the Dead SeaAm Dm E7 Am Dm E7Or a black box record from a missing jumbo jetDm F C Dm F C E7I've needed you, I've needed youAlways known what I wanted all alongBefore I even knew where to lookNot gold, nor silver, nor scripture from the Book But the Firewatcher’s Daughter seared it in a songLite-Brite road signs and CB in my bedFixing the world without knowing what it was missingJudging everybody before ever first kissingBut one thing’s always been clear in my head

3.

Better Off On Your Own (Tenor ukulele chords)Bb F GmYou've never known where you're goingBb F GmYou never cared anywayBbF GmYou could be miles from nowhereCm7 Fadd9But you don’t feel aloneYou've never lucked out in Vegas Too scared of losing controlWhat is it holding you back? Take a step, and come in out of the cold Dm Am7Are you better off on your own?Bb FCThat way there's no right or wrong road homeDmAm7Better lost than be found? A BbCStay outta trouble and keep your head downBb FCJust like a stray dog on the outskirts of townThere's only pain where you've come fromYou know there's hell to be paidYou won't stop til the end of the roadNowhere to go anywayYou still don't know where you're headedI swear I've been there beforeRight smack in the middle of itBut still looking for moreAre you better off on your own?That way there's no right or wrong road homeBetter off on your own Mind what you wish for 'cos you never know

4.

Dragonfly's CastleAm G F FG Am AmAm G F Wanted you to wake up to a songAm G FBut you come up and breath and words are gone Am F G Or they pour out - not enough paper to write on C Am GI'm a Dragonfly, a sand castle’s my home C Am EmThe world is mine save a wave or a summer stormG C GLove me, O, love me in your golden rosy way G C GLove me as you’ve loved me since those sweet patchouli days G D C G(And I will) Love you, love you more and more G D GThan ever I did that whole lifetime before G D Em How long do we have until the sunlight fades?GDEm('Til you wake up from your dream to another day)Wanted you to share my castle keepSafe between the wild and the waters deep And after all we had it in our reach

5.

On The Last Night(Capo 5)CD13sus/GSomething is going downAm F/CAnd maybe I'm just the fall guyCD13sus/GEverybody's leaving townAmF/CCars backed up on the highwayIt could be the end of the worldWho knows, we've got it comingBut drop your bag and leave your thingsWe're staying right here 'til morning G Dm And if it all goes tonight C GI've got you by my sideGDmEverything can blow sky highC GWe'll do alrightDm FOn the last nightThey've got all the networks downAnd folks are goin' a little crazyTalking 'bout the end timesPraying “let the rapture take me”It could be a sign of the timesWho knows, we'll get through somehowSo baby I'm just coming homeNowhere I would rather be nowIf something is going downWell I don't even want to know how So baby I'm just going homeNowhere I would rather be nowAnd if it all goes tonightI want you by my sideEverything can blow sky highWe'll do alright , on the last night

6.

Don't Delay(Capo 2)G C C6/ACome on tell me why you go, now D7sus/A G C GWhen all things seem rightGC C6/AHold back the rains for a day, stay D7sus/AG C Gin this place for a whileCIf it's too much to sayEm GAnd too late to pray, I'll be gone C Back on my wayEm D7sus/AYou won't see me wait any longer BmWhy do we hang on the yearsAmOur collection of fears Bm All weathered and blue AmThey're still tethered to you CThe sooner we learn D7sus/AWe'll stop getting burned GC G So don't delay, don't delay GC G No don't delay, don't delayDon't look for me 'cos I'm sure to be gone, I think I waited enoughStanding in line for a better dayHold on to that sweet innocenceIf it's something I saidAnd it's too late to beg, forgiveness Back on my wayYou won't see me wait any longerAm7 G/B C Hearts and mindsAm7 C G/BChange in timeAm7 G/B CGListen well to your own

7.

And the Piano Sings(Capo 2) E7AmYou gotta give it all you've got E7Am'Cos it might be your last shotE7AmWe never know what tomorrow bringsE7 AmFMy heart turns when Freddie singsE7 AmDa da da da da and the piano singsE7AmTake a little time to work your gloryE7AmTake a little time you'll see what forE7AmTake a little time to tell your storyF E7Am C7 D7 C7 Not too long ain't got forever moreAm C7 D7 E7Live a life that's full of loveAnd you'll feel the power of reciprocated energyWorld won't survive without theeDa da da da da and the piano sings

8.

Abi's LullabyEmaj7B11Midnight, silenceEmaj7B11Falling, hold tightE13sus/AAll your dreams are safe with meEm9E13sus/ASafe with me, safe with meEm9Safe with meEm/GB7sus/F#All your dreams are safe with meMorning, soft lightDreaming, hold tightAll my love will blanket you Blanket you, blanket youBlanket youAll my love will blanket you(Visit our youtube page for a tutorial on how to play this song)

9.

When it Comes(Capo 3 - tune to low D)Let’s get out of here before we start
Telling each other we won’t break our respective hearts 
I swear to you that we won’t stand a chance
If we succumb to what we pray will be some blind romance
All I want is to be clear 
Now is that too much to ask?
If all I am is not enough
Then there’s no more to be said

We might be thankful in a year or two
Not to have wasted them on what would have been me and you 
I’ll try to save you with some good advice
Just drive the car and don’t you dare to even look back twice
Should it be so hard?
You see that’s the problem we have to solve

Loves comes along it might come unexpected
Like a long lost friend you can’t make feel rejected
It might come too late and it’s so unfair 
But when it comes to love, who cares? 

Let’s spend the night and see what morning brings
Just don’t make promises we’re better off without those things
I’ve seen it all and I’d say I’d been and gone
But there’s no substitute for learning right by doing wrong
Will we say, at the end of the day, it wouldn’t have worked?
Caught in time, prevention is the best medicine you can’t buy

Love comes along it might come unexpected
Like a big freight train you sure as hell must respect it
It won’t wait for you and you must pay the fare
But when it comes to love who cares 

Love comes along it might come unexpected
But you can’t always live knowing where it’s directed
It’s never up to and however unfair
When it comes to love, who cares?
(Visit our youtube page for a tutorial on how to play this song)

10.

All Clapped OutOh I've been sorelyDown on my luckReaching for gloryBut I found no such Busted and brokenHostage and boundThrown by the waysideKicked while I'm downAll clapped out, all clapped outAll clapped out, all clapped out At times I've been barely Able to supA dram from the bottleA crack in the cupShunned by my equalsScorned by the restScraping the barrelOr plumbing the depthsWith cap in my handHeld out for someIt's hard not to shakeWhen they label you scumBut each to his ownYou can't take it backYour words they still sting Like a back handed slap

Fire on the Rails is Track Dogs’ second LP recorded on the Studer A80 analog tape machine recovered from Abbey Road at Playground Studio in Madrid. Since Kansas City Out Groove (2018) and their compilation of ukulele-based recordings, Uke Songs By Track Dogs (2019), the band has deepened and elaborated its sound explored. Producer Germán Gutiérrez has managed to make Track Dogs pack even more punch and achieve grandeur in the sound that they’ve been cultivating over more than 100 songs in their recording career.

As on their last album (Kansas City Out Groove), Track Dogs turned to Nashville talent to up the game on their compositions. Eli Bishop (Grand Ole Opry, Wynton Marsalis) provides string arrangements for “Love And War”, “On The Last Night” and “Abi’s Lullaby”. In line with the Nashville connection, Americana star, Ashley Campbell lends her pristine banjo picking to “Don’t Delay”. Track Dogs have extended the reach of their established sound to the realm of world music with “Love And War”. Apart from the strings of Eli Bishop and a cracking doumbek, the album’s lead track pulls together folk legends Phil Beer of Show of Hands, grammy-winning Lisa Gutkin of the Klezmatics and Fergal Scahill of We Banjo 3 to elevate the call for unity and tolerance that “Love And War” shouts for. Danny Erker (The Jones St. Boys) also adds some stellar mandolin to the track "Dragonfly's Castle".

Track Dogs show off the group’s strength and growth in that lead vocals, mostly Garrett Wall, are also shared out by trumpeter Howard Brown in “And The Piano Sings” - a tribute to Freddy Mercury - and percussionist Robbie K. Jones in “I’ve Needed You” and “Dragonfly’s Castle”.

released November 9, 2019

Produced by German Gutierrez & Track Dogs
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at Playground Studios, Madrid by German Gutiérrez
Music & Lyrics by Track Dogs:
Garrett Wall - Guitar, Ukulele, Piano & Vocals
Robbie k. Jones - Cajón, Banjo, Doumbek, Vibraphone, Percussion & Vocals
Howard Brown - Trumpet, Percussion, Cajón & Vocals
Dave Mooney - Bass & vocals