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BL04 The Organ Grinder
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A jazzy number based around another old phrase of my father's...
jazz slang advice
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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 General
Charts
Peak #94
Peak in subgenre #17
Author
Martin Stirrup
Rights
Martin Stirrup
Uploaded
August 31, 2021
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MP3 7.5 MB • 320 kbps • 3:18
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WAV 33.2 MB
Story behind the song
Another of my father's phrases - a less polite way of saying 'I'd like to speak to the manager, please...'
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BL 04 Organ grinder (G+) E AG B(G+)E AG B E E7A BbB(stop)B7 (G+) E AG B(G+)E AG B E E7A BbB(stop)B7 GF# F EE If your life is feeling clunky and you need to grease the wheels See the organ grinder not his monkey and see how he feels You need to get a handle its the flame and not the candle who deals Theres a way to make progress theres a way to stall Its not what you know but who you know, that is all Its no good talking to a flunky you need to go right to the top Talk to the organ grinder not his monkey if you want it all to stop A GEE7 A GBBB A# A GEE7 A GA G# A A#BB+7 If you got no time to pander to the bureaucratic banter And you need to cut to the chase If you dont hanker for perpetual rancour You need to tell it to someones face When the feelings start surging and emotion needs purging Jobsworths are for the sack Your futures waiting past the barrier theyre creating Theres no point holding back Don't get squeezed by the choice of your toothpaste Don't get crushed by the flow Don't matter if the world clashes with your taste Let it all by let it go Don't be fooled by bluster and chutzpah Make sure that you're in the know If you're to be the one who will go far Don't get advice from below ?
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