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Topic: All's not fair in love and war

This is one of the songs I put in for the FSOTM, in case anyone wants to do a cover of it smile

All's not fairRichard Mortimer




3rd and 5th notes on E are hammered on rhythmically


intro E


[A]Daylight shatters jaded reality, someone somewhere holds the[E] key


[A]Grass reeds rustle in the breeze, speaking their language to the [E]trees




[D]In another [E]far off land, [D]someone holds a [E]club, [D]an act of war? [E]an act of love?


[D]all's not fair[Dsus4] [D6], in love and [E]war




[A]Stick creatures disguise themselves, making it clear they don't want to be [E]seen


[A]Butterflies flutter by wistfully, sunshine falling down upon their [E]wings


[D]In another [E]far off land, [D]someone holds a [E]axe, [D]an act of war? [E]an act of love?


[D]all's not fair[Dsus4] [D6], in love and [E]war


[A]Birds sing out so cheerfully, they know they are where they want to[E] be


[A]take their lives from day to day, build a nest if then they want to[E] stay


[D]In another [E]far off land, [D]someone hold[E]s a knife, an act of war? an act of love?


[D]all's not fair[Dsus4] [D6], in love and [E]war


Bridge 2x



[ B] [C] [D] [D] [D#] [E]




[A]Primates chatter so ferociously, the only communication that they[E] need


[A]The forrest is a comfortable home, giving them everything they [E]need




[D]In another [E]far off land, [D]someone holds a[E] gun, [D]an act of war? [E]an act of love?


[D]all's not fair[Dsus4] [D6], in love and [E]war


[A]A generation lost in space, declares itself the intelligent(?) human[E] race


[A]sometimes the truth is so plain to see, that it merely eludes you and[E] me


[D]In another far[E] off land


[D]not too far to [E]see


[D]A man let's go [E]of his fears


[D]concedes to san[E]ity


[D]who is the victim - you and[E] me


[D]victims of [E]society


[D]for without it we wouldn't n[E]eed to know


[D]all's not fair[Dsus4] [D6], in love and [E]war


[Stop]


Cheers

Richard

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Re: All's not fair in love and war

This is really thought-provoking, Neo ... well done, indeed. You, Peatle, and Easybeat, and the rest of our Chordie crew from "down under" really have a way of capturing / expressing things with words. I love this one.

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Re: All's not fair in love and war

Thanks, the version I did for the FSOTM is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edKCo_WKa3I

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Re: All's not fair in love and war

Left you a note on YT, neo. Wish "Hootenanny" were still on. You'd be on there for sure, friend!

Bill

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Re: All's not fair in love and war

Is that this series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352063/ ??

Cheers

Richard

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6 Reply by Strummerboy Bill (edited by Strummerboy Bill 2018-05-09 02:19:18)

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Re: All's not fair in love and war

Yes it is. Just my thoughts on the program.......... It started off with what I called "Happy" Folk Music, Richard ("This Land Is Your Land...." etc.) and it was a very enjoyable program that way. Then it evolved into the  "Where Have All The Flowers Gone" phase and now  you needed to think a  little about what the words were telling  you and not just sing and clap along. Still a very popular program though, with the help of The Smothers Brothers and other folk/comedy acts.....but then as more "deep" musicians began performing their work, its popularity began to wane and people didn't tune in as much, and when Dylan went electric it was up to Joan Baez, Buffy Ste. Marie, Glen Yarbrough and The Brothers Four, etc., etc. to take up the slack.

Around that time The Beatles came along and there went Hootenanny. I don't believe there are even that many "tapes" of the program left, but what I meant by what I wrote was that you and your words would have fit into "phase two". I don't know how old you are, my friend, but when I watched and listened to your first song, "All's Not Fair...." you reminded me of this guy.......https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPIcwjFB1PY        You'll have to copy and paste, sorry. I seem to have forgotten how to do the links.

Strong work, buddy and I subscribed on YT.

Bill

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Re: All's not fair in love and war

Strummerboy Bill wrote:

I don't know how old you are, my friend, but when I watched and listened to your first song, "All's Not Fair...." you reminded me of this guy....... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPIcwjFB1PY

Well, the date that came up on that video was the year I was born ...

Cheers

Richard

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Re: All's not fair in love and war

Hmmmmm.  wink Looks like I just ruined my chances of you doing a cover for me, then. smile That song was a one-hit wonder, but just as popular and as timeless as "Spirit In The Sky". Still wanna know about that guitar. It's beautiful.

Bill

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Re: All's not fair in love and war

Heh, I know local artist Dave Warner did a cover of it in the 70's/80's and was quite popular in Australia ... that was the first time I heard it, and it suited his style of music so I was surprised to find in my teens it was a cover. I used o go around to my friends place, and we'd do our homework, then listen to loads of music ...

The guitar is a Maton EBG808CL ... one of the earlier models, they then renamed it "Performer", now I think it's an "SRS" ... this was the closest I could find:

https://maton.com.au/product/the-2015-performer

Mine is an '04 model, which I upgraded the tuners, the pins, the bridge and a few other things over the years ...

Cheers

Richard

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