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FF 05 Reciprocal Obligations
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Another folky pop song, this time featuring some fabulous lead guitar from Roger Brawn
relationships compromise
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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 #41
Peak in subgenre #13
Author
Martin Stirrup
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Martin Stirrup
Uploaded
April 23, 2022
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MP3 9.6 MB • 320 kbps • 4:12
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WAV 42.4 MB
Story behind the song
A 'let's sort it out' song that I had ready enough to catch Roger Brawn on when he stayed with us earlier in the year (I try not to let these opportunities escape...)
Lyrics
reciprocal obligations BmAF#mG BmAG D*A*Bm in verse3 It's hard to see the future when you're blinkered by the past Weighed down by all that's gone before Something that's is turmoil is never going to last But don't be hasty heading for that exit door It's hard to see the future when you're caught up in the heat And there's conflict boiling up at every turn But surely this uncertainty is something we can beat Cos if we don't then very soon we'll self destruct and burn GDGD GF#mBmDA GDGD GF#mBmGA A7 We got reciprocal obligations You've got to give as well as get I'm trying hard so give me give half a yard And we still could get there yet We got reciprocal obligations But it's not a one-way street I'm trying to get the measure of the balance of your pleasure We could solve this at our leisure But I'm dying on my feet There was a time that we were sure our love would never end Twas something that we thought would grow and grow What was it that soured it all and pushed us round the bend How we can fix it's something that I'd surely like to know
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