Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Sweet Serenade



(The photo above shows the Chicks with Picks playing to a packed venue at 303 High Street, Northcote on the 10th February 2012 - what a great night that was! Thanks to Robin's niece for the photos.)

A sweet song featuring Milk, The Ukulele Revolution and mates from the album "Shipwrecked at the Royal Oak", recorded in Greg's bedroom one evening. And yes, that is a banjo. Here's an MP3 of the song - turn your speakers up and just press play:



Sweet Serenade of that Song (For Ukelele)
By Helen Begley

Into: F Bb F
Verse 1
F                            Bb            C
She sang like an awkward believer
C7
Wished she could
F                Bb               C
Open her mouth like a saint
C7
Dropping out
F           F7  Bb             Bbm
Words on a goddesses front lawn
F                            Bb
With those violins playing
F                          Bb
The slow dancers swaying
F                           C      C7      F
To the sweet serenade of that song

Verse 2
F                           Bb                C
She sounded like Waltzing Matilda
C7
Wished she was
F                    Bb                 C
More like a Sweet Clementine
C7                         
Crying out
F     F7  Bb                    Bbm      
Tender love songs and heartache
F                            Bb
With those violins playing
F                          Bb
The slow dancers swaying
F                           C      C7      F
To the sweet serenade of that song

BRIDGE
Bb                                 F
She broke her voice in two
Am
Split down the
Bb                    F
Middle of that look
Am
She gave you

Bb
Listen hard
     Bbm
Or turn her up
F                            Bb
With those violins playing
F                          Bb
The slow dancers swaying
F                           C      C7      F
To the sweet serenade of that song

INSTRUMENTAL : F Bb C C7 F Bb C C7 F F7 Bb Bbm F C7 F

Verse 3
F                             Bb               C
She played til the evening was over
C7
Wished she could
F                 Bb              C
Sit on the porch in the dark
C7         
Picking out
F         F7       Bb             Bbm
Notes on her wooden guitar
F                            Bb
With those violins playing
F                          Bb
The slow dancers swaying
F                           C      C7      F
To the sweet serenade of that song

Bridge

F                            Bb
With those violins playing
F                          Bb
The slow dancers swaying
F                           C      C7      F
To the sweet serenade of that song


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