“Pilots in Blue” is only on “Trancas”, Affordable Dreams, 1984,

re-released as Cd first by Line Records, 1987, and again in 2002,

this time with two fine bonus tracks, by Neon Dreams.

 

This is one of those hypnotic Stewart songs, not easy to make it

sound really good with one lone guitar. Listen to what the acoustic

plays (wait for it – second verse) and don´t play too few notes.

 

 

Pilots in Blue     John Stewart

 

(F, bass run F-F-F-A-C-C-C-A-F-F-F-A-C-C-C...)

Here in the sight of a long dark night,

Driving and thinking of you,

There was something unknown on that long dark road,

The spirit of (C/E)being a(Dm)lone.

Shooting the (Gm7)moon, on to (C)Mars,

In a (F)sky that holds (C/E)nothing but (Dm)stars,

Pilots in (Gm7)blue, (C) searching for (Gm7)you, (C)

Pilots in (Gm7)blue, (C) searching for (F)you.(resume bass run pattern)

 

How could I know that the light in the road

Was just at the end of the trees?

Was it the night or the windshield light

Or the feeling of (C/E)making be(Dm)lieve?

I was shooting the (Gm7)moon, on to (C)Mars,

In a (F)sky that holds (C/E)nothing but (Dm)stars,

Pilots in (Gm7)blue, (C) searching for (Gm7)you, (C)

Pilots in (Gm7)blue, (C) searching for (F)you.(resume bass run pattern)

 

Here in the sight of a long dark night,

Driving and thinking of you,

There was something unknown on that long dark road,

The spirit of (C/E)being a(Dm)lone.

Shooting the (Gm7)moon, on to (C)Mars,

In a (F)sky that holds (C/E)nothing but (Dm)stars,

Pilots in (Gm7)blue, (C) searching for (Gm7)you, (C)

Pilots in (Gm7)blue, (C) searching for (F)you.

 

Pilots in (Gm7)blue, (C) searching for (Gm7)you, (C)

Pilots in (Gm7)blue, (C) searching for (F)you.(resume bass run pattern)

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

janhauenstein@gmx.de, Charlie Woodward & Art Faller

 

March 2004