Topic: "The Ballad of Me and Dianne Lee"
This song is the true story of events earlier this year. For the younger and non-English members, Dianne Lee was part of the Peters and Lee duo that shot to fame in the UK in 1973 after appearing on Opportunity Knocks, a talent programme on TV.
As usual I have recorded it on: http://www.myspace.com/rogerguppy
I hope you like it but all comments good or bad are welcome.
Roger
The Ballad of Me and Dianne LeeWords and Music by Roger Guppy
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Intro:
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One [D]day in April two [G]thousand and seven,
With a [D]pal, I walked into a [A]bar,
[D]It was not very [G]far from my home,
Just a [D]few miles [A]in my [D]car. [D4] [D] [Dsus2]
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[D]After we'd had a [G]glass or two,
A [D]lady 'bout my age came [A]in,
She [D]took the seat [G]alongside me,
.A [D]conver[A]sation did be[D]gin.[D4][D][Dsus2]
She [D]told me that her [G]name was Jo,
And [D]after a while said to [A]me,
[D]That she had been quite [G]famous once,
On [D]stage she was [A]Dianne [D]Lee.[D4][D][Dsus2]
Well [G]I remembered [D]Peters and Lee,
Who [G]shot to fame in seventy [D]three,
For [G]I had fallen [D]head over heels,
With the [A]beautful, blonde [D]lady.[D4][D][Dsus2]
I [D]quickly whispered [G]to my pal,
My [D]most exciting disco[A]very,
She [D]told Dianne that [G]I sang too,
And I'd really [D]love her to [A]sing with [D]me.[D4][D][Dsus2]
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An [D]impromptu session [G]did begin,
But [D]I was upset to [A]realise,
That [D]this lady often sang [G]out of key,
[D]It was a [A]big sur[D]prise.[D4][D][Dsus2]
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Now [D]she had had a [G]drink or three,
And was a [D]little worse for [A]wear,
But [D]I was singing [G]with Dianne,
So I [D]did not [A]really [D]care.[D4][D][Dsus2]
She [G]said she really [D]liked my voice,
And we [G]sang together real [D]well,
Per[G]haps we could practice [D]as a duet,
And become [A]famous, who can [D]tell.[D4][D][Dsus2]
[D]I went home on cloud [G]number nine,
Fame and [D]fortune not far a[A]way,
But [D]I began to [G]get suspicious,
[D]By the [A]following [D]day.[D4][D][Dsus2]
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[D]Why would someone once [G]famous,
Want to [D]team up with an unknown from a [A]bar?
Her [D]singing and the [G]things she'd said,
Did [D]not ring [A]true by [D]far.[D4][D][Dsus2]
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I [D]searched throughout the [G]Internet,
And [D]soon found out the [A]truth,
[D]I had been told a [G]pack of lies,
She was [D]not the [A]love of my [D]youth.[D4][D][Dsus2]
In [G]May of the year two [D]thousand and two,
[G]Dianne and Rick Price did ma[D]rry
[G]They have two children, [D]Elliott and Sam;
Elliott [A]born just this Feb[D]ruary.[D4][D][Dsus2]
My [D]ego was completely de[G]flated,
Chance of [D]fame and fortune [A]gone,
[D]All my dreams were [G]shattered,
By this [D]heartless, [A]lying wo[D]man.[D4][D][Dsus2]
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So [D]now it is back to [G]reality,
Hard [D]work from day to [A]day,
[D]Sing and gig for [G]pleasure and fun,
And [D]put the [A]dreams a[D]way.[D4][D][Dsus2]
I [G]well remember [D]Peters and Lee,
Who shot to [G]fame in seventy [D]three,
For [G]I had fallen [D]head over heels,
With the [A]beautful, Dianne [D]Lee.[D4][D][Dsus2] [D]
"Do, or do not; there is no try"
