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do any of you know who sings sad song about people ditching you or in other words leaving you behind, not paying attention to you? make sure the songs are easy to play and the artists sing some sort of country music. I can't play F, Bm, and other chords like that. Please help me out with the songs!!!! Thanks, God Bless!!!!
hi kaitlyn if someones dumped you sing happy songs cause they don't deserve you its their loss and you deserve better,i felt the same when i was dumped 40yrs ago i played all the sad songs,my mother snapped me out of that and said there's plenty more fish in the sea,then i met the mrs and we've been married 35yrs now,but if you still want sad songs look in songs for jim reeves he's done quite a lot of easy sad songs ,have fun....stay cool
righton, daddycool. Jim Reeves has tons of sad love songs. And I love the old country tunes. And we can't forget Don Williams.
Here are a few more that I like.
I Wish I Were Blind Bruce Sprinsteen
Book of Dreams Bruce Springsteen
If I Should Fall Behind Bruce Springsteen
Sea of Heartbreak Don Gibson
You're Only Lonely JD Souther
Anything and everything by Leonard Cohen. Just don't overdose on him tho', otherwise you could land up feeling worse that what you are now.
When a Man Loves a Woman by Percy Sludge.
Also try writing your own song. It might be very therapeutic, and also help you to see things in perspective. Hopefully some of this info will help.
Tooth Brush: Reverend Horton Heat.
Here's a good one but it takes a bit of practice:
Fool to think - Dave Matthews
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9LSiYNa89A
You can find the tabs at www.dmbtabs.com.
I'm with the happy songs poster. I like the Proclaimers song "Over and Done With" from the Bottle Rocket soundtrack. It's a classic. Also, better figure out how to play or fake the F and Bm chords. They're essential to pretty much half the lexicon.
I'm still a big time beginner, and there was this ONE song that I wanted to play that had an F in it so I found this. While this may not always work to give the "right" sound, it has helped me a few times... try this version of the F:
and have fun playing!
Don't overdose on the sad songs... how about "You are my Sunshine" ... it's sad, but not toooo sad
here: http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/?url= … anspose=-2
you'll see it's transposed to -2 semitones to allow for simple chords... no capo necessary, just play and sing babe... check out my webiste link (below my name) to hear my 4 year old daughter and I singing it (and it's being played with that -2 semitones) - nothing too special, but it's there and not too bad for a newbie to play! If I can do it, anyone probably can! 
If you want to hear a sad song that will make you happy listen to mekidsmoms little girl sing "You are my sunshine" on YouTube.
=^)
Also, have you tried the barre chords for F and Bm? If you gonna sing da blues you gonna hafta lern 'em. Best way to learn them is playing a song you like.
That is the F I have been using for 40 years. It works fine.
Can't go wrong with Hank Williams right?
I Can't Hep It If I'm Still In Love With You... Willie Nelson has a lovely version in F, which you can capo at the third fret and play D, A and G shapes 
Hope that helps,
Hannah
If you want to hear a sad song that will make you happy listen to mekidsmoms little girl sing "You are my sunshine" on YouTube.
=^)
Awwe! Thanks!
Bensonp... good to hear about the F! I was wondering if it was going to bite me in the hiney one of these days!
^ just watched the Vid mekidsmom. Stephie is a natural, keep at it!
BTW - I think I was raised fairly close to where you live. I grew up outside of Kingston (Hurley). Love the Catskills, it's beautiful country up there.
Tks! She LOVES being in front of the camera and on stage. Yeah, I'm a bit North-West of Hurley... between Syracuse and Utica... but in a nice little small town with a lovely small lake within walking distance. The leaves are beautiful right now... but winter is going to be rough this year! I'd rather be in NC! We have family down there and have considered more than once getting out of the cold (and taxes)!
Katie567 -- any of these suggestions what you were looking for? I really hope you try that F too... it has changed my perception of the "dreaded F" ... plus, you can get away without fretting that first string on some songs, or just deaden it if you can't quite fret it yet!
"Your wildest dreams" by Moody Blues is a good one, so is Carly Simon's "Thats the wya I always heard it should be"...keep on...justasinger54
Same as with a d. you are only fretting three fingers and you learn to strum or pick just the bottom 3 or 4 strings when you play. Em, you only strum the top set of strings.
justasinger54, I just learned your wildest dreams 6 or more months ago. it ends up being a pretty simple song to strum and play. i love the Moody blues. Always have.
The ultimate sad love gone wrong song is whiskey lullaby by Brad Paisley/Allison Krauss.
I agree with the happy songs though.
"Don't think twice" by Bob Dylan
http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.t … _twice.crd
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