Canaries In The Mind - Elliott Murphy visit www.elliottmurphy.com played in blues shuffle (barré versions) the shuffle is : Intro:                            You say the world is doing fine Except for the canaries down in the mine they’re just not singing anymore They’re lying lifeless on the floor Some say love is like oxygen And since you left me I’ve been suffering Round and round like a weathervane I go And I can’t find which way the wind will blow In fact this whole thing is a mystery And I’m feeling less and less free Locked between the bars of my birth and my death What my crime was well I can only guess But you were the light in my darkness night I was blind when you gave me sight To see all that was beautiful My empty life so lush lush and full Oh your body was my temple of doom A sanctuary and a living tomb Where I was buried in two seconds flat I know you said sometimes love is like that But all I have left is a lock of your hair At least I think it’s yours but baby I don’t care I you gave me presents I can’t find them now You said you did but I got my doubts Because all you told me were sweet sweet lies I could have been one a thousand guys You could never get enough of you Who were so shocked when their time was through That’s it for me I’m on my way home I’m singing the last verse of like a Rolling Stone Rest assure I never wanted you to change Into something refined or prearranged Some say the world is doing fine And those canaries are done their time But I can’t hear them singing anymore I’m nearly lifeless on your floor (from here he usually starts playing open chords Hey now little cha cha cha...