Topic: My second song

[SONG]
{t: Pick a number}
{st: Alex Scrimgeour}

(Play G-----C----D to begin)

Pick a[G]number pick a card[C] or glass[D]
Sing[G]your next song like it was[C] your last[D]
I may[Am] not be that [C]funny but i bet[G] I make you laugh[D]
It [C]may not be [G]intentional but i'm afraid its all i have[D7]

So pick[G] a number,pick from 1[C] to 10[D]
Take[G] a card and put it back[C] again[D]
Pick[Am] the life you wanted[C] i can see[G] it will suit you well[D]
But the one[Am] that you choose might also[C] be the one[G] that chose you aswell[D]

CHORUS
(Strum slowly)
[D]What do you do when it all goes to your [Am]head
Its a gamble but we've always [C]said "What the [G]f*ck[D]"
And what[D] do you say when thres nothing left to say[Am] because you pissed it all away[C]
your out of [G]luck[D]

So [G]pick a number ,pick a [C]time to [D]cry
[G]pick a motive pick an [C]alibi[D]
[Am]If you make the wrong [C]decisions if you [G]back the losing [D]car
In[Am] life there is no [C]2nd chance so [G]just dont go too [D7]far

[G]Pick a love song, pick a [C]friend to [D]share.
[G]Pick the right one, pick a [C]friend that [D]cares
[Am]I'm young so i [C]still have lots of time to find[G] my chosen path[D]
I'm[Am] 24 feelin like [C]17 I'll let you [G]do the math[D]

***REPEAT CHORUS***

So you [G]picked a number, i know you didnt[C] want [D]to
Close[G] your eyes lets hope your dreams[C] dont [D]haunt you
Please[Am] dont take for [C]granted how you [G]got to where you [D]are
But who[Am] am i to [C]tell you what to do in life i'm just a man[G] and his [D]guitar
G----C---D etc etc fade out.
[/SONG]

Re: My second song

Good work Alex....I really like the lyrics you've written to this. A lot of good stuff in this one....in my humble opinion anyway...fwiw!


Well done!

All I got, is a red guitar, three chords and the truth

Re: My second song

Thanks mate, i always seem to ramble on and ge nowhere for some reason!


i wanted to highlight the gamble of life in the song, dont know if i got it across without goin on  and on lol

Re: My second song

Ok, i cleaned it up, i made a bit of a mess of posting it!!!


Also ive uploaded my small recording of the verse, ill try and do the chorus too.


<a href="http&#58;&#47;&#47;media.putfile.com/pick-a-number-chorus-and-verse" target="_blank">Pick a Number Chorus and verse</a>

Re: My second song

Hello Alex - love the idea for this song and like your lyric, too.  Don't worry about 'rambling on' because that is how you find interesting images and turns of phrase - which for me is the fun part of writing songs.  I think you got your idea across quite effectively.


For me, each song is a challenge to convey 'the idea' in a few well-chosen images.  I think we all look at our stuff and wonder if it could be shorter or better or something.


For me, each song idea is a just another opportunity to learn something new and try something new.  There are always more new ideas to play with and more lessons to learn.


The main thing I have learned in my brief time trying to write songs is that the more you try, the more you accomplish and the more you learn.


I wish I had started trying to write songs many years ago.  I feel like I missed out on a whole lot of fun prior to realizing that writing songs would be a fun hobby.


Hope to see more of your creations . . . James

"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_comma[/url]

Re: My second song

Hi lads, I just thought I'd put in my recording of the song, I forgot to do so earlier on! DUH!!!


Anyway, let me know what you think?


<a href="http://media.putfile.com/Pick-a-number-some-missing" target="_blank">http://media.putfile.com/Pick-a-number-some-missing</a>

Re: My second song

Well done Alex,

It is about time everyone heard your recording. It is good to be able to hear the meolody and tempo that you intended the song to have. I know you were doubtful about your ability to perform but I will say here and now that you play and sing very well.

What I also know is that this recording was done a microphone costing just £5.00 from a supermarket but the quality of the recording is more than adequate for this purpose.

Great to hear your song,

Roger

"Do, or do not; there is no try"

Re: My second song

Thanks alot Roger, your support means alot to me mate. <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_smile.gif" border=0 alt="Smile">