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Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

1st Song of 2010

Wrote a song last night inspired by some those old tunes by folks like Rogers and Heart, and Johnny Mercer.

Imagine it played/sung like Chet Baker's "My Funny Valentine"...  muted trumpet, piano, upright bass and brushes on a jazz kit.


                                          I'm Not Hip
                                          jan 1, 2010

C-F                                    I'm not hip          
C-F                                    I never really was          
C2-Em-A7                          why try to be that guy          
Dm-G7                               I fail every time because          
                                               
C-F                                    my fashion sense          
C-F                                    is rather slow          
C2-Em-A7                         and all the songs that make me smile          
Dm-G7                              were written long ago          

                                               
F(e)-Dm                                            I don't care what the cool ones do
C-Dm                                                let them primp and preen and coo
Dm-G7                                              all I need is a quiet room
Ddim7-C                                            some candlelight and...
                                               
C-F                                    I'm not hip          
C-F                                    I never really could          
C2-Em-A7                          I'm such a fool when I act cool
                                          (alternate line: the hipster scene can be awfully mean)
Dm-G7                               and I feel so misunderstood          
                                               
F(e)-Dm                                            I don't care what the cool ones do
C-Dm                                                let them primp and preen and coo
Dm-G7                                              all I need is a quiet room
Ddim7-C                                            some candlelight and you

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