Topic: Birth of a song
Someone wrote a song about how they wrote a song.
I liked it, here's my effort.
Kiwi John
BIRTH OF A SONGKEY D 4/4 shuffle feel
John Walding 2002
[D]NEW SONG, NEW [Dsus]LYRICS, NEW [D]TUNE[Dsus]
[D]FILL MY MIND, I[Dsus]STRUGGLE TO [D]EXPRESS[Dsus]
[G]THOUGHTS, EMOTIONS,
THAT [Gsus]CHURN WITHIN MY [G]HEART[Gsus]
[D]BEGGING, [Dsus]TO BE [D]HEARD[Dsus]
[A7]HOW TO SAY IT, [G]WHAT TO [D]WRITE[Dsus]
THE [A7]WORDS, THE TUNE, [C]CHOICES, [G]CHOICES
SO [D]MANY IDEAS, [Dsus]SO MANY [D]WAYS[Dsus]
TO [A7]TELL YOU, WHAT I [G]FEEL AND [D]SEE[Dsus/D/Dsus]
THE [C]PLAY OF LIGHT, AP-[G]ON THE HILLS
AT [D]TWILIGHT EVE[Dsus]
[C]CLOUD SHAPES, FLOATING [G]HIGH
MOVED BY A [D]GENTLE BREEZE[Dsus]
THE [C]RESIN SMELL, OF [G]PINES
WARMED, BY A [D]SUMMER SUN[Dsus]
THE [A7]LAUGHTER, OF A [G]FRIEND[Dsus/D]
[D]TOO FEW [Dsus]LINES, TO [D]TELL IT ALL[Dsus]
[D]THOUGHTS, [Dsus]EMOTIONS,
THAT WORDS [D]CAN’T EXPRESS[Dsus]
A [G]TUNE, TO [Gsus]STIR THE [G]HEART[Gsus]
[D]FILLS [Dsus]IN, THE [D]SPACES[Dsus]
A [A7]PHRASE, A SENTENCE,
[G]WORDS TO [D]LINK THEM[Dsus]
[A7]SCRIBBLED OUT, OVER [C]WRITTEN, RED-[G]ONE[Dsus]
[D]ALL JOINED TO-[Dsus]GETHER
LIKE A [D]PUZZLE[Dsus]
AND [A7]THEN, YOU [G]HAVE, A [D]SONG[Dsus/D/Dsus]
[C]GUITAR IN HAND, A [G]SLOW GENTLE [D]STRUM[Dsus]
[C]FAST OR SLOW, THE [G]SONG WILL [D]CHOOSE[Dsus]
A [C]TEMPO, TO [G]SUIT THE [D]TALE[Dsus]
THE [A7]PICTURE COMPLETE
THE [C]STORY WAITING
A [G]NEW SONG IS [D]BORN
[turnaround: |D/Dsus/D/Dsus|C/G/D|C/G/D]
[C]READY, TO BE [D]SUNG