Yes. You should rewrite it if the melody is the same in the verse and the chorus.

Chords can be the same without any problem, but the chorus MUST have something different that any listener could easily identify.

The easiest way to do that is to change the chords in the chorus.

Typical R&R or country song for that matter is a 1...4...5 progression... that repeats several times...

So in the chorus.....simply start the chorus with the 4 chord. 4...5...1 and see what happens.


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