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Amsterdam

from Precedent by Pamela Means

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It's about, um, Amsterdam. I went there. I think. Yeah, pretty sure. Wait, what are we talking about? I used the proper Dutch names of things, not that they are pronounced correctly. I loved it there. Hope to return.

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AMSTERDAM
by Pamela Means
tuning: EADGBE


i wanna wake up in amsterdam
oude kerk prins henrikkade
holed up in a houseboat on the southern canal
i wanna wake up in amsterdam

i wanna wake up in amsterdam
where smiles are made and weighed by the gram
find me in the koffieshop at 3am
i wanna wake up in amsterdam

red bike ride 'round vondelpark
evening descends over noordermarkt
let's get lost at old van gogh's
or smoke a spliff on haarlemerstraat

you and me a laughable pair
giddy gliding giggling on air
nobody listens nobody cares
when i hold your hand and kiss you by the stairs

full moon peek over amstelkerk
meet you by the bench in my 'jazz cafe' shirt
you bring the wine i'll bring the green
this is one of my favorite places indeed

chet baker rest in peace
pour a whiskey shot for him in the street
'neath the window where he fast fell asleep
mellifluous misty melodies

pink triangles at kaisergracht
climb anne frank's steps ponder terrible thoughts
feeling grateful for all we've got
sharing silence along prinsengracht

i wanna wake up in amsterdam
oude kerk prins henrikkade
hiding in a houseboat on the southern canal
i wanna wake up in amsterdam
find me in the koffieshop at 3am
i wanna wake up in amsterdam
free to be who i am
i wanna wake up in amsterdam
free to be who i am
i wanna wake up in amsterdam

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from Precedent, released April 7, 2009
Pamela Means: vocal, acoustic guitar
Anand Nayak: upright bass
Sturgis Cunningham: drums

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"When PAMELA MEANS picks up her guitar and begins to sing, a listener doesn't forget her. She possesses musical attitude and purpose." - WSHU Connecticut Public Radio

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