| First Song of the New Year | ||
| By Tom Vance | ||
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Key of #Eb |
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(Capo D to Eb) |
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| D Bm Em A7 D | ||
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1. |
I’ve been working on writing this song, | |
| F#m | ||
| But it just seems to take so long, | ||
| Em A7 D | ||
| For the words to come and for the music to flow. | ||
| D | ||
| I’ve been working on making my life, | ||
| F#m | ||
| Move along without so much strife, | ||
| Em A7 D | ||
| It’s not easy and often I fail, but I guess that’s how it goes. | ||
| D | ||
| Seems like I just live from day to day, | ||
| F#m | ||
| There’s work to do and there’s bills to pay | ||
| Em A7 D | ||
| Often it seems like I’m just building castles in the sand. | ||
| D G A7 G D | ||
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Chorus |
But I’ve found that getting down on life, won’t help you understand, | |
| Em A7 D | ||
| Won’t help you find a way to go, or help you be a man. | ||
| G A7 G D | ||
| And sometimes it’s really hard to do, the things I know I should do, | ||
| Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D | ||
| But it’s really not that hard to live, or hard to be in love with you. | ||
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2. |
Then when I’m walking in the morning dew, | |
| I think of moments I’ve shared with you. | ||
| There’ve been hard times, but there’ve been good times all the same. | ||
| And I want to say it’s really okay, | ||
| My life would still be great if I left today, | ||
| For the love I have found is far beyond compare. | ||
| But there’s one more thing to fulfill my days, | ||
| To have a child to mold in the ways, | ||
| Of love and understanding I have found. | ||
| Chorus | ||
| Words and music by Tom Vance, © 1981. | ||