Them Old Songwriting Blues - Eric Bogle Chords
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Genre: folk, country, blues
The Old Songwriting Blues
Eric Bogle
Something Of Value 1988
https://youtu.be/cOIYWPIldRs
[Verse 1]
E
Well, it's three in the mornin', should be sleepin' in my bedroom
A
Not sittin' in this cellar like some silly damn mushroom
E B
My brain is hurtin', I think it just blew a fuse
E
I've smoked enough cigarettes to kill a camel
A
Drunk enough black coffee to fill the English Channel
E B E
And oh, Mama, got them old songwritin' blues
[Verse 2]
E
I've been writin' this song for what seems like forever
A
Doin' bad things to my lungs and worse things to my liver
E B
I ain't got many organs left I can abuse
E
I'm gonna try to stop writin' songs, I swear
A
Do somethin' easy like wrestlin' grizzly bears
E B E
And oh, Mama, got them old songwritin' blues
[Bridge]
A
Oh, Mama, why didn't I listen to you
E
When you told me not to be a musician
A
Oh, Mama, at least I didn't shame you completely
B
And become a politician
[Verse 3]
E
Havin' trouble with my meter, and trouble with my rhymin'
A
I wish to God that I was Paul Simon
E B
That little smartass has more talent than he can use
E
I try to write my songs deep and esoteric
A
But they just come out the same old Eric
E B E
And oh, Mama, got them old songwritin' blues
[Verse 4]
E
And if I finish this song, who'll appreciate it?
A
I know the critics are gonna hate it
E B
They'll roast me like a lamb chop at a bar-b-que
E
They'll all say, "He's a one-hit wonder
A
Written nothin' since 'The Band Played Waltzin' Matilda' "
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