THE WAY THINGS ARE

_CAN.STY Can Tin Whistle Folk Pop

3119:Bass, Acoustic, PopHalfNotesSync Ev 085 (Reverb 35)
1837:Piano, Acousitc, Rhythm PopModernGrooveHeld Ev 16 075 (Reverb 58)
RealDrums=PopRock16ths
3544:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm SlowReelPicking Ev 16 080 (Reverb 0)
3697:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm SlackKeyBallad Ev 085 (Reverb 100)
2448:Guitar, Electric, Background, PopDreamyBrent Ev 085 (Reverb 0)

I didn't need the tin whistle in this style so I left it out.
By replacing the overly sad tones of the resonator (2019 version) with the livelier PopDreamy electric, the song has a more positive vibe.
I have also cranked up the bpm from 77 to 85 (shaving 24 seconds from the duration).

Video regarding the music shop referenced in the song.

LYRICS:

Frank Hessey’s music shop in Liverpool
Was there there I bought my first guitar
I took it home, I tuned it up
And imagined one day I’d be a star

Hour after hour I’d be strumming songs
All alone, way up in my room
Listening to Paxton, Simon and Garfunkel
Trying to copy all their tunes

But I didn’t have a clue - what I would need to do
To start out upon the road to fame
I just practiced faithfully and thought success would come to me
But every day, every way, every day was just the same


Marriage was a welcome interruption
And children just kind of intervened
But every now and then I’d pick my guitar up again
Wondr’ing what happened to the dream

Sometimes at night a tune would come to me
Or a story I’d heard became a song
Sometimes a flash of pure inspiration
While other songs seemed to take too long

And I didn’t have a clue - what I would need to do
To start out upon the road to fame
I just practiced faithfully and hoped success would come to me
But every day, every way, every day was just the same

Retirement’s come, the nest is empty
These days I’m on the road with my guitar
Now I think I see who I’m meant to be
And I’m content the way things are.

Retirement’s come, the nest is empty
These days I’m on the road with my guitar
And now, finally, I’m who I’m meant to be
And I’m content, so content,
I’m content the way things are.

Copyright © 2019 Brian Raynor. All rights reserved

2019 VERSION:

SNG-DUO.STY

366: Bass
2552: Acoustic Guitar
2553: Acoustic Guitar
3073: Resonator Guitar
3150: Mandola

Last edited by Ghostgum; 08/19/22 02:16 PM.