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by No Worries

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Backwards Upside Down © 2016 by R. Bowdon G G7 C7 G All my taxes been collected / and my manuscripts rejected D D7 All my carry-ons inspected / with a frown G G7 C7 G I've been diagnosed diverted / and routinely disconcerted D7 G G7 Seems like everything I do is upside down C7 G Upside down (upside down) / turned around (turned around) D C#dim D7 It's like saying that the devil's glory bound (you know he ain't) G G7 C Cdim Just like Christmas in July or flocks of pigs up in the sky G D7 G Since you left my life is backwards upside down G G7 C G All my songs are under-rated / and my paychecks are post-dated G D Even mama said I'd better leave this town G G7 C G Son each day you're gettin' older / you'd be better off in Boulder D7 G G7 Where the law on marijuana's upside down Chorus then turnaround then verse and chorus break G G7 C G All my foil's heavy duty / all my ice cream's tutti frutti D And I do my best to not act like a clown G G7 C G Yes I always try to please you no I never taunt or tease you D7 G G7 Why'd you flip me on my backside upside down Chorus G G7 Just like porkers in the sky hold for one measure C7 Cdim girl you know that pigs can't fly (walk up the diminished chord) G D7 G Since you left my life is backwards upside down G6
2.
Song for Shakori © 2009 by R. Bowdon Chatham sunshine, flashing on your hair As we walk the meadow, flowers on the air Evening brings a rising moon and everyone is there It's always me and you, Shakori Hills It's like a dream like a dream When Carolina morning dawns that's what it seems what it seems That's what we need to carry on just in between in between What is right and what is wrong It's been too long, we've been gone
3.
Mr. Pawn Man 02:38
Mr. Pawn Man © 2009 by R. Bowdon Won’t you give me a C-note / Mr Pawn Man I’m beggin for mercy here I know you in business / this ain’t no Goodwill But don’t make me shed a tear, cause I will Don’t make me shed a tear Won’t you do me a favor / Mr Pawn Man I’m down on my luck, that’s all My baby she left me and my family is gone I got no one left to call, and that’s all I got no one left to call This Martin and me / have travelled a long long ro-ad It’s clear to see I’m harvesting seeds I sowed / seeds I sowed When I come back tomorrow / Mr Pawn Man You open your doors at ten I’ll get that old Martin down off of your wall And play that guitar again, at ten I’ll play that guitar again Won’t you give me a C-note / Mr Pawn Man
4.
Thank You Doc © 2012 by R. Bowdon Well I first heard Doc Watson / on the Circle be Unbroken Playin’ Blackberry Blossom and that stud from Tennessee First chance I had to see him / was at David’s Pub in Dallas It was Doc and Merle and Michael / man I won’t forget that scene He was live and pickin’ / in my memory He’ll live forever / in his songs If I could travel back in time / if I could stop the clock I’d go and tell him thank you Doc Doc started in the 50’s / with electric rockabilly Then he rode into the 60’s / playin’ folk and bluegrass too But whatever Doc was pickin’ / or those ballads sweetly singing You could always bet your money / that he’d come back to the blues Chorus Doc never stopped exploring / always touring and recording Crossing boundaries building bridges / with a Carolina flair And if you ever wonder / if he’ll ever be forgotten Just look up Americana / you will see Doc’s picture there Chorus
5.
What's the News? © 2013 by R. Bowdon So you never know just who you’ll meet / going out in public now Today I may have caught a glimpse of her / Doesn’t matter anyhow She was wearing that old leather coat / That I gave her on the day We went sailing on that rented boat / We sailed it all around the bay I get the traffic in Toronto and the price of avocados Is there any news / about her love for me Well my Twitter feed is hummin’ about the big storm that is comin’ And the riots in / that country overseas What’s the news? / what’s the news? I’m glad I have a lot of friends / Because they help me when I’m down I get to read about the trips they take / without ever leaving town I don’t know how many friends I have / Well I guess that’s not quite true Last time I checked on Saturday / Six hundred and fifty two What’s the news? / what’s the news? I am mobile online all the time / it’s a habit you might say all my friends they know just where I am / they can reach me night or day so I always know what’s going on / what’s the trend and where’s the spot where to find the people in the know / who’s in love and who is not Map a route to Carolina Chart the price of rice in China Is there any news / about her love for me Now Politico is hummin About elections that are comin’ And what the President/ said last night on TV What’s the news? / what’s the news?
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Never Won't 03:11
Never Won't © 2018 by R. Bowdon It's not untrue, I never won't keep loving you If you'll always promise sometimes not to cry Your promises to keep / I dreamed them in my sleep I'll almost always never say goodbye, goodbye I never won't stop telling you goodbye Our love's become a knotted thread of feelings running through my head a ball of yarn, a tangled mess unraveled from a wedding dress It's not untrue, I never won't keep loving you If you'll always promise sometimes not to cry Your promises to keep / I dreamed them in my sleep I'll almost always never say goodbye, goodbye I never won't stop telling you goodbye Just like on San Francisco Bay at moonrise on a foggy day as seen inside a crystal ball that's out of focus, dim and small It's not untrue, I never won't keep loving you If you'll always promise sometimes not to cry Your promises to keep / I dreamed them in my sleep I'll almost always never say goodbye, goodbye I never won't stop telling you goodbye, goodbye I never won't stop telling you goodbye
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Pavin’ the Road © 2011 by R. Bowdon Pavin’ the road / pavin’ the road / pavin’ the road to hell Clinging to my many supersititions walk up I rarely learn my lesson / but when I do, you know I learn it well And I’m paving the road to hell with good intentions walk up Good intentions are what led me to the state that I am in Bargaining with mothers of invention walk up I know the weather’s better in the other place but all my friends will be down there So I’m pavin’ the road to hell with good intentions From your house you see the ocean / Waves that crash and break Like those waves my heart is breaking / Scattered in your wake Out of sight is out of mind / a saying trite but true You can’t see me going crazy / All because of you Climb down from that cliffside castle / Join me here below Take a chance on our romance / cause I still love you so Pavin’ the road / pavin’ the road / pavin’ the road to hell A prisoner of many mere conventions walk up I don’t know any secrets but if I did you know I wouldn’t tell And I’m paving the road to hell with good intentions walk up I want to thank the folks who sent me on this rough and rocky road With a truck full of their inhibitions walk up My engine’s stayin’ in the lower gears cause I’m carryin’ a heavy load Just pavin’ the road to hell with good intentions In your house of lost ambition / Silence ebbs and flows From that cold and lonely fortress / No one comes or goes Don’t you ever / wish you’d never / left me to my fate? You belong down here with me / I swear it’s not too late From your house you see the ocean / Waves that crash and break Like those waves my heart is breaking / Scattered in your wake
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Must Be Dyin' © 2011 by R. Bowdon There's a flat and dusty road / that I walk down all alone There's an old stone cabin / where I lay my weary bones I'm just stuck here on the ground Lord I sure ain't flyin' No this can't be livin' must be dyin' I ain't got no crop to sell / draw no water from that well And I ain't getting any prettier / as far as I can tell That old clock stopped yesterday / Lord it must want windin' No this can't be livin' must be dyin' There's a faded wooden door / where you used to live before And I stand and stare / like I'm bolted to the floor The people say you moved away / they might be lyin' No this can't be livin' must be dyin' There's a flat and dusty road / that I walk down all alone There's an old stone cabin / where I lay my weary bones I'm just stuck here on the ground Lord I sure ain't flyin' No this can't be livin' must be dyin' When I see you with him well I just start cryin' Lord this can't be livin' must be dyin'
9.
The Invisible Man © 2014 by R. Bowdon His parents both say he was born that way And it must have been a voodoo spell Don’t call it a gift from heaven above He considers it a curse from hell It's the power he has over women They never even know he’s there He’s the invisible man the invisible man He can make them see right through him He can make 'em feel nothing at all He can make 'em keep staring straight ahead As they pass him in the hall Of the fact of his existence / they're blissfully unaware of the invisible man / the invisible man So ladies look around ‘cause he’s in your town Won’t you help him break the voodoo curse He’s a pretty nice guy only quiet and shy And I promise you you could do worse Won’t you take a chance / on a new romance And maybe you will fall in love With the invisible man / the invisible man His parents both say he was born that way And it must have been a voodoo spell
10.
Cut You Free 03:09
Cut You Free © 1981 by Richard Bowdon Hit the ground and run / til your work is done Ask favors of the weak forgotten one Only ask of life / help to find the knife To cut you free from all this pain Fleeting is the joy / of a wanderin' boy Soon he grows up wanting costly toys Did you finally learn / you took a fatal turn When the road began to blur and burn Stand in freezing rain / calculating gain Wait 'til the time is right then just remain Now the time is out / better to go out With a whimper than a bang It's been said you know / that the deepest snow Comes when springtime's buds are soon to grow Can you prove them wrong / if you wait so long That your frozen bloodstream will not thaw Claws of fate impale / men on fingernails Polished and sharpened like the devil's tail When the judgment comes / will you be the one To claim responsibility Do you try to hide / all the bad inside With forgotten dreams and wounded pride There's no need to scream / no one's ever seen Hands with so much filth they can't be cleaned
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True Love 03:14
True Love © 2010 By R. Bowdon Thank you for the invitation / thank you I am fine And how are you and yes it's true there's something on my mind I've been around the block a few times, hard knocks I have earned And through it all there's one thing I have learned True love / was never meant for me Or are you thinking I was never ready True love was never meant to be I can't get hurt I don't believe in love Well I left home at 17 and went out on my own I made my way some people say I'm better off alone No pride is not a sin of mine I'm not a jealous man Seems both of us are doin' what we can chorus Now that was 20 years ago / since I have learned to sing My heart was just a block of ice that melted in the spring Her invitation turned around the story of my life When I invited her to be my wife Cause true love / was always meant for me I guess she saw that I was finally ready True love was always meant to be I might get hurt I do believe in love I won't get hurt I do believe in love

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Released two songs per month starting in fall 2020, this album of 12 songs is 9 years in the making. It’s the archetypal “labor of love.” Emphasis on the love. And the labor. It's the best thing to happen all year! All songs are Richard Bowdon originals.

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released September 7, 2020

No Worries Band is Richard Bowdon on lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica; Jim Amsden on vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, keyboard, dobro; Rob Surra on vocals, bass. Additional lead guitar by Ken Faircloth and vocals by Amelia Kelley.

Special thanks to our families, Pete Curry of Powwow Fun Room in Los Angeles, Bill Bowdon of Seven Gates Productions in Austin, Bob Bowdon of Grovetastic Studios in Hoboken, and John McCabe in Midland.

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No Worries Cary, North Carolina

An eclectic, mostly acoustic band based in the North Carolina Triangle, No Worries makes music steeped in all the roots / Americana styles ... blues / rock / country / bluegrass … originals, old favorites, and covers of great songs you’ve maybe never heard yet.
No Worries is also the feeling you’ll get from our music. We’re fun, smooth, but seasoned — with a pinch of red pepper.
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