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HBD 05 Chasing the Sun
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An old-school folky number with Roger brawn on acoustic lead guitar
folk atmospheric yearning
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Singer-songwriter, arranger and producer: acoustic contemporary folk but ranging into rock/blues/country/jazz/humour...all very eclectic, I'm afraid!
Martin Stirrup Singer/songwriter An old folkie who got back into it... These days I sing and play guitar(s) and other stringed instruments, then score and orchestrate where appropriate. My taste becomes increasingly eclectic ranging from finger-picked folk through country to soft rock mixed in with a few more alternative and eccentric numbers, including the odd novelty foxtrot...
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Peak in subgenre #6
Author
Martin Stirrup
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Martin Stirrup
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May 08, 2019
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MP3 6.6 MB • 256 kbps • 3:38
Story behind the song
I wrote the lyrics for this on an early autumn trip to southern Italy – so I was literally chasing the sun.
Lyrics
HBD 05 Chasing the sun There's grey over the hillside |Am | | A chill is in your bones|Dm |Am | From the dark earth mist is rising|G | Am | Through the bristles and the cones|G | Am | But you gaze sets to the east where a new day has begun|Dm | |C |G |E7 | When all is said and done| Dm | We all go chasing the sun|G F |Am | | Your life is at the crossroads Your hopes lie unfulfilled You're angry at your past And your ambition stilled You're looking for that road That climbs up to sunlit hills When all is said and done We all go chasing the sun There it lies on the horizon|F | Am | In wondrous spectral glow|F | Am | There's nothing unsurprising|G | Am | In the way that your thoughts flow|G | Am | From time to timeYour thoughts sublime|F | C | They skitter slide and run|G | E7 |E7 | When all is said and done| Dm | We all go chasing the sun|G F |Am | So batten down the hatches |Am | | And weather out the storm|Dm |Am | Just cos times are tough And you've had enough|G | Am | That needn't be the norm|G | Am | Turn dreams into reality|Dm | |C |G |G | Go fire that starting gun (Different ending) You must believe You can succeed|F |F The race is to be run|E7 |E7 | When all is said and done| Dm | We all go chasing the sun|G F |Am |Am… ?
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