Welcome to the World (RatDog)

Every Time Played

Date	Location	Set	Before	After	Gap
6/18/1999	San Francisco, CA (The Fillmore)	*	Loose Lucy	Lucky Enough	208
10/24/1999	Las Vegas, NV (The Joint)	*	October Queen	West L.A. Fadeaway	6
10/31/1999	Denver, CO (Paramount Theatre)	*	Good Morning Little Schoolgirl	Minglewood Blues	4
11/4/1999	Chicago, IL (Riviera Theatre)	*	Loose Lucy	Estimated Prophet	3
11/9/1999	Rochester, NY (Dome)	*	Bury Me Standing	Bird Song Jam	3
11/14/1999	New Haven, CT (Palace Theatre)	*	Desolation Row	The Other One	4
11/19/1999	Philadelphia, PA (Electric Factory)	*	Odessa	The Last Time	3
11/23/1999	Washington, DC (9:30 Club)	*	Victim or the Crime	Minglewood Blues	3
11/27/1999	Raleigh, NC (Disco Rodeo)	*	When I Paint My Masterpiece	She Says	3
5/30/2000	Orlando, FL (House of Blues)	*	Loose Lucy	Estimated Prophet	16
6/4/2000	New York, NY (Battery Park)	*	Playin in the Band Jam	China Cat Sunflower	4
10/27/2000	San Diego, CA (4th and B)	*	Wrong Way Feelin'	Minglewood Blues	16
11/3/2000	Lawrence, KS (Liberty Hall)	*	Bass/Drums	China Cat Sunflower	5
11/11/2000	Hartford, CT (Webster Theatre)	*	Bass/Drums	China Cat Sunflower	5
11/19/2000	Albany, NY (Palace Theatre)	*	New Speedway Boogie	The Other One	6
11/27/2000	Washington, DC (9:30 Club)	*	The Last Time	Estimated Prophet	3
12/1/2000	Philadelphia, PA (Electric Factory)	*	Good Morning Little Schoolgirl	Dark Star Jam	3
4/6/2001	Asheville, NC (Thomas Wolfe Auditorium)	SII	Hell in a Bucket	The Other One	9
4/10/2001	Knoxville, TN (Tennessee Theatre)	SII	Tennessee Jed	New Speedway Boogie	3
4/16/2001	Des Moines, IA (Hoyt Sherman Theatre)	SII	New Speedway Boogie	Tennessee Jed	4
4/24/2001	Seattle, WA (Showbox)	SII	Hell in a Bucket	Jam	5

Lyrics

(Lyrics by John Barlow and Andre Pessis)

Here's a rose for the innocent
Heaven knowing roses fail
Singing songs so free of consequence
Grabbing for the comet's tail

Welcome to the world
It's not all I'd have given you
Just shining pieces of a dream
That almost coulda been
Isn't what it seems
And still might yet come true

When I look through your eyes
I see again each day as new
I can see that everything, everything is possible
And what I know I never knew

Welcome to the world
Though not all I'd have given you
Just shining pieces of a dream
Isn't what it seems
Almost coulda been
And still might yet come true

But take a walk with me
Come on and walk down Rain Street
Come on and talk with me

We best step lightly, folks are sleeping
It could be me or you
Let's not pretend that we can save them now
Like I always want to try to do
Try to do

How can I say these things to you
What more really need be said
How can I make it new enough, true enough, shine it through enough
To turn your head

Welcome to the world
Though not all I'd have given you
Just shining pieces of a dream
Pieces of a dream
Isn't what it seems
But still might yet come true

But take a walk with me
Come on and walk down Rain Street
Come on and talk with me

We could stay inside the starry night
Ah but tomorrow's coming soon
Should I hold, should I hold you, hold you til the morning light
Or just go howl at the moon
Howl at the moon

And after all the point is trying
Some will win and some will lose
Better to die living, to die living than live dying
Someone else, someone else will start anew
Just as you've shown me to

Guitar Tablature

Lyrics: Barlow and Weir
Music: RatDog

Key: D
Chords: A, G, D, Bm

Contributed by Blake Stanton, Rex Langley, and Joe Sanderson
Any additional info would be appreciated

A  G  Bm     x4


A            G            Bm      A
Here's a rose for the innocent
      G             Bm    A
Fully knowing roses fail
        G             Bm                A
Singing songs so free of consequence
    G                    Bm      A
Grabbing for the comet's tail


G              Bm         A
Welcome to the world
         G            Bm         A
It's not all I'd have given you
             G           Bm
Just shining pieces of a dream
                     A
That almost could've been
G             Bm
Isn't what it seems 
                         A
And still might yet come true


G                            Bm     A
And when I look through your eyes
    G                     Bm      A
And see again each day as new
G                   Bm        A
I can see my soul reborn
    G              Bm            A
And what I know, I never knew


G              Bm       A
Welcome to the world
         G                  Bm      A
It's not all I'd have given you
             G           Bm
Just shining pieces of a dream
                     A
That almost could've been
G             Bm
Isn't what it seems 
                         A
And still might yet come true


G  F#M  D  A
           But take a walk with me
G  F#M  D  A
           Come on and walk down Rain Street
G  F#M  D  A
           Come on and talk with me
G  F#M  D  A
 
              G                       Bm   A
We best dance lightly, folks are sleeping
G                  Bm    A
Who could be me or you
              G
Don't pretend that we can wake em now
Bm
We can save em now
                      A         G
Like I always want to try to do
           Bm
Try to do


Jam

G                   Bm     A
How can I say these things to you?
          G              Bm
What more really need be said?
A
How can I make it new enough
G
True enough
Bm
Shine it through enough
             A
To turn your head

G              Bm       A
Welcome to the world
         G                  Bm      A
It's not all I'd have given you
             G           Bm
Just shining pieces of a dream
                     A
That almost could've been
G             Bm
Isn't what it seems 
                         A
And still might yet come true

G  F#M  D  A
           But take a walk with me
G  F#M  D  A
           Come on and walk down Rain Street
G  F#M  D  A
           Come on and talk with me
G  F#M  D  A


We could stay inside this starry night
G                     Bm
But tomorrow's coming soon
A              G             Bm
Should I hold, should I hold you till the morning light?
           A
Or just go howling at the moon?
G                    Bm
Howling at the moon

And after all, the point is trying
Some will win and some will lose
Better to die living than live dying
Somebody else will start anew
Just as you have shown me to