The First To Say Goodbye

I love those old Ray Price classics ... especially his country shuffles. I actually wrote this for a project submission but I think my vocal is too rough (inadequate). They wanted a song of love on the rocks in the style of Ray Price's "Release Me". This is what I came up with. Thanks for the listen!

Alan



The First To Say Goodbye
© 2017 Alan D. David, BMI / Diana Randall, BMI

(v1)
We both know this love of ours, ended long ago
But we just keep hanging on, for reasons we don’t know
We can’t seem to find a way, to simply let it die
And neither of us wants to be, the first to say goodbye

CHORUS
There’s no way to resurrect a love that’s gone this bad
We’ll never find the love and joy or laughter we once had
So I guess we’ll spend another day, of living this old lie
Cause neither of us wants to be, the first to say goodbye.

Instrumental Verse

There’s no reason we should be, together anymore
One of us should pack our bags, and walk right out the door
Instead we kid ourselves once more, and give it one more try
When either of us ought to be, the first to say goodbye.

REPEAT CHORUS



Key=Bb , Tempo 96, Length (m:s)=4:15
4 bar intro, 94 bar chorus, from bar 5 to bar 98.
Style is BLUE+.STY (Classic Country Shuffle+)

RealTracks in song: 2425:Bass, Acoustic, RockabillySlapSlowSwing Sw 085
RealTracks in song: ~~1548:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm CountrySwing Sw 085
RealTracks in song: ~~530:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Hank Sw 085
RealTracks in song: 2120:Fiddle, Soloist CountryShuffleRob Sw 120
RealTracks in song: ~370:Pedal Steel, Background Hank Sw 120
RealTracks in song: 1504:Pedal Steel, Soloist, CountryShufflePaul Sw 120
RealDrums in Song: NashvilleShuffle^13-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride

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