Topic: The Last Great American Love Song
Here's my version of the challenge SB Bill gave in another songwriting thread with chords now (just posted the lyrics on his thread). I kept the chords pretty straight forward (GCDEm) so it's fairly easy to play for folks if anyone wants to try it out. I'll try and get it up on my soundcloud site before Sunday (July 7th) so you can get how I play it. Thanks Bill for getting me started on this.
The Last Great American Love Song By Jeff Gilpin - Jets60 & Bill Craig - Strummerboy Bill
July 3rd, 2019
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Verse 1
[G]Someone in a song I wrote de[D]cided they were real
So [C]commenced to get in [D]trouble near and [G]far.
They’d try to get along, but [D]just like a lot of songs
They [C]ended down and out at a local [D]bar.
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Chorus 1
Now the [Em]barman sympathetic tried [C]consoling,
[D]Conversing about how it all turned [G]wrong.
But [Em]they just kept on crying, and they [C]said as they were sighing
I’m [D]living the last great [C]American love [Em]song.
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Verse 2
[G]Someone in a dream I had de[D]cided to awaken,
And to [C]run off into the [D]hours of the [G]day,
But they made the people sleepy. Some were [D]yawning; some were weepy.
So [C]someone kept on about their merry [D]way.
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Chorus 2
Now to [Em]no one’s delight the day de[C]scended,
As [D]someone’s happy day was turning [G]wrong.
So [Em]someone turned out tired as the [C]day about expired,
And put to [D]bed the last great [C]American love [Em]song.
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Bridge
The [C]great American love song’s never [G]ending,
And that [D]song leads us on a path that never [G]ends.
[C]When it’s said in done we’ll stop [G]pretending
The last [D]great American love song...just [C]went on far too long.
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Verse 3
[G]Someone in a doctor’s office was [D]describing maladies
To a [C]doctor that [D]was way over their [G]head.
But the doctor took it in from [D]beginning to the end,
Trying to [C]figure out just why they weren’t yet [D]dead.
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Chorus 3
But [Em]death just like life comes to us [C]all
For [D]those who’re deathly sick or for the [G]strong
So [Em]as through life we cope, it’s [C]best for us to hope
That we'll [D]end up in The last great [C]American Love [G]song.
J E T S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
