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The Hitchhiker

from Wasteland Salvage Co. by Peter Hazen

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12.THE HITCHHIKER words and music by Peter Hazen
(D major. spacey, fun, yearning. Boppy circus melodic intro.)

A
Circus wheel is still in spin
G
Don't know how to get off of it
A Em
Over the gallery the sun-set
D
Nights and days start blending
Em A
I.... need to hitch a ride home
Em Bm A
Somebody show me... the way to the road

Carnival candy traffic propels me
I may not be clean, but I'm ready
Grassy field telescope, antennae extending
Reception radio, transmission pending
I need to hitch a ride home
If I could jump high enough I could escape this whole globe

(Instrumental on D – same as intro)

Calliope lights red & blue out in the distance
Fireflies line the edge the forest
For the fires I want, there aren't jars big enough
Ships appear darting in and out of dusk
I need to hitch a ride home
If you can see me out there, come on open your doors!

F# Em F# Em
I am not afraid... Take me to space...
F# G Bm A
I need a change... I've never belonged anywhere and I'm just trying to find my home

Circus globe is still in spin
Don't know how to get off of it
Flickering twinkles in the sunset
Open your doors and let me in!

G F# G F#
The fair is closing... The fair is closing
Em A
I... need to hitch a ride home
Em Bm A
Somebody show me... the way to the road

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from Wasteland Salvage Co., released October 31, 2010

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Peter Hazen Portland, Maine

Keeper of stories and songs. Blues, rock & folk in the American tradition. Sprouted & grown in New York State, hardened through many lake-effect winters, tempered by several season on the Maine coast, dazzled by the brilliance of nature & the cultures of man, amidst the dizzying phantasmagorical spectacle of life, Peter Hazen cannot help but burst into song! ... more

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