Elvis Costello "Rocking Horse Road" from the album Brutal Youth (1994) This builds from and improves upon (I think) the version posted on the Elvis Costello wiki credited to Ben Greenstein and posted roughly ten million years ago (link: http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/by.html#rocking_horse_road). The main changes are in the latter half of the bridge section and a bit of reformatting. There may be some transitional chords missing or incorrect between some of the sections. Any help or improvements welcome. No capo standard tuning. Intro: (same pattern through the first part of the verses) The chains from the bridle and the reins fell from my hands        The engines are idle and the ship sails on dry land        I stood there stupefied I thought I recog-nized     Walking down Rocking Horse Road getting lost Shot through Vaseline he picks up the paper from the lawn         And tucks the Suburban Assassin underneath his arm        He smiles weakly and turns away. I know I’ll never come to harm C                          D(? I don’t think this is right but the bass makes it hard to figure) Walking down Rocking Horse Road it’s so peaceful It’s like a photograph From the other side of the world I said "I want you only" And then I left you alone Crying on Rocking Horse Road or somewhere quite like it [Louder] [Back to standard verse level] (x2) The cemetery gardens there are names not numbers on the gateposts         And the eyes in the curtain follow you like a smirking ghost        I know I must not look back ’cause part of me is waiting still There on Rocking Horse Road for you In a little dream house made for two Well you were the one who made your escape In your stocking feet and your sticky tape [Outro and fade repeating with variation:] All the way down...

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Cette chanson évoque des réflexions sur la nostalgie et les souvenirs, avec une promenade le long d'une route symbolique qui représente à la fois des moments de calme et de rêve, mais aussi des regrets et des pertes. Le protagoniste semble déambuler dans un monde où le passé et le présent se mélangent, accompagné d'images évocatrices comme des fantômes et des jardins funéraires. Le texte évoque des moments simples, presque idyliques, tout en laissant transparaitre une tension intérieure, symbolisée par l'inaction et l'attente d'un autre être cher. C'est un voyage à travers des paysages mentaux imbriqués où se mêlent émotions contradictoires, entre un désir d'intimité et une prise de conscience de la solitude.