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Rando Lyric: When I was a young boy
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Last week’s rando lyric: The lyric, “Sometimes that's just not enough” is from the song "Hell Bent On A Heartache”, written by Guy Clark, Morgane Stapleton & Chris Stapleton, and recorded/performed by Mr. Clark. It was released in 2013 as Track 3 on the album “My Favorite Picture Of You”. Produced by Guy Clark, Shawn Camp & Chris Latham
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An uncomplicated broken heart song to play today - a slow tempo, mournful lyrics, uncomplicated musically. Just the thing to play on an uncomplicated summer’s day…
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A Song To Play:
4/4 common time, a stately 81 Beats Per Minute, mostly in the Key of C….
I wanted a gritty, guitar driven song by an unconventional singer this week and Guy Clark is all of that. I like the “not perfectly in tune” vocals, and the kinda “screwed myself again” lyrics. It helped that all of that reminded me of John Prine, and how much we lost with his passing.
Anyway, it’s a cool heartbreak song, simple lyrics, simple to play - basically 4 chords: C, F, G, and Am - those are the I, IV, V and vi- in the Key of CMaj (signified by the lack of sharp/flat symbols in the Key Signature) with a small variation in what passes for the bridge - the diatonic iii- (Em) and the non-diatonic EMajor chord - find them in measure 52 on the chart below. A very easy song to play and sing with, just make sure to…
…have fun!!
Chordify Link: Hell Bent On A Heartache
From Genius Link: Hell Bent On A Heartache
[Verse 1] Ain't love funny? Ain't love strange? I say love is a dangerous game Shows no mercy It has no rules It's all the same for the kings and fools [Chorus] And I'm hell bent on a heartache I should know better, but I guess I don't I keep on learning the hard way Every time I turn around, I make the same mistake 'Cause I'm hell bent on a heartache Hell bent on a heartache [Verse 2] Seems I'm always getting burned Just you wait until the table is turned Love's a gamble, love's a curse Love's a bitch, but it could be worse [Chorus] And I'm hell bent on a heartache I should know better, but I guess I don't I keep on learning the hard way Every time I turn around, I make the same mistake Yes, I'm hell bent on a heartache Hell bent on a heartache [Bridge] Don't get me wrong I believe in love Sometimes that's just not enough [Chorus] 'Cause I'm hell bent on a heartache I should know better, but I guess I don't I keep on learning the hard way Every time I turn around, I make the same mistake Oh, I'm hell bent on a heartache Hell bent on a heartache
The “ME!” Section…..
What I’m Listening2:
Shameless Self Promotion Section:
My song is out! Link: “>Long Road Back<”click on this link for streaming options, then scroll down for links (or just click on these links) to Amazon, Apple, Pandora, iTunes and even Spotify
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This Week’s Conversation With Mika, The Cat:
Me: “Adorable…”
Mika: “Leave me the hell alone when I’m napping!”
Me: “When are you not napping?”
Mika: “Now, apparently…oaf…”
Cheers and keep playing!!
Michael Acoustic
“It’s never really final - you just run out of things you can bear to change…”