As Luck Would Have Us

© July 2011 Fort Creek Songs

The intro to this one has 4 part harmony (when Rachelle isn't too shy to sing it) 

sort of sounding like a Gregorian chat hymnal.  I'm not really sure what the 

words mean but I particularly like the last two sections.  The song builds starting 

with just vocals and electric guitar.  Then Rachelle comes in on bass, the 

drums enter very sparsely, Carl's pedal steel comes in nicely on "snowflakes 

carried away" and lastly Jay plays a great riff on acoustic guitar.  It's sort of

in the style of the band Palace. 

Jul 18 '11
 
B           .   E
Oh-uh-oh oh (with long rests b/t)
Oh-uh-oh oh
Oh-uh-oh oh
  F#
Oh-uh oh   x2
 
B                  E
Fate breeds a cover
A lie to your brother. 

                                    F#
Fate leads a good man astray
And fate is a sinner that knows of the winter, 

the season of penance awaits.

Sort of a Chorus: 

 E.                        F#.               B                       E
But luck seems to find you and cleans up behind you
And puts all the pieces away
Luck has a secret and begs you to keep it.
Luck will lead the way.

Sleep will release you like birds in the rear view. 

Like snowflakes carried away.
And dreams piece together a life from the nether. 

A spark that lights up the way 

Oh-uh-oh oh section with cool walking bass
 
Hate seems to gather in white hot lather 

there in the corners of your lips.
And hate burning brightly visits you nightly 

to flame on in righteousness. 

Sort of a Chorus: 

But love will flow outward and never exhaust
And folly's a blunder who knows not the cost
Of living for each other in rhyming history
The monumental life in present company
Our life as an art work complete.
 
Oh-uh-Oh section with long rests x 3