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GHT-02 Fingertips Don't Lie
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A good old-fashioned rock'n'roll song with distorted guitars and Jon Garvey's great saxophone riffs.
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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
Rock • Rock General
Charts
Peak #209
Peak in subgenre #74
Author
Martin Stirrup
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Martin Stirrup
Uploaded
September 11, 2013
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MP3 4.4 MB • 160 kbps • 3:48
Story behind the song
The hookline got in my head driving through the Himalayan foothills in Uttarakhand (for no apparent reason) and I scribbled down some accompanying lyrics there and added the tune & riff when I got home. I sent it off to Jon Garvey to add some sax and he decided on the Roy Wood style... I though some of the vocal harmonies could be Stones-like... but maybe in the end it turned out more old-school Johnny Halliday!
Lyrics
E bass run My fingers tell me that you tremble at my every touch E bass run That’s why I’m certain that you want me oh so very much B (boogie) D (boogie) You may deny it when you look me straight in the eye E B7 E But I believe my fingers - my fingertips don’t lie You’re such a teaser, you say I’ve got to wait my turn I’ve got to please you, your love you say I’ve got to earn But I know I’ll get you sooner than that by and by I believe my fingers - my fingertips don’t lie A You know I really need to slake my thirst E I’m tired of waiting for that dam to burst A I need a slice of your apple pie C D Quit procrastinating - reach for the sky! You’re something else babe, quit holding out on me You know you want to, release your love and set it free I know you feel it, now’s the time to do or die I believe my fingers - my fingertips don’t lie
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