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MW 03 Northern Lights
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A folky country song
folk country fiddle banjo pedal steel
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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...
Song Info
Genre
Country • Country General
Charts
#333 today Peak #15
#130 in subgenre Peak #7
Author
Martin Stirrup
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Martin Stirrup
Uploaded
February 25, 2025
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MP3 7.8 MB • 320 kbps • 3:25
Lossless
WAV 34.5 MB
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BPM
105
Beat
4/4
Story behind the song
the city/country push/pull
Lyrics
Northern Lights 105bpm 3m25 Intro DmDmDD DmDmDD Bm AG Bm AG Bm AGAA DEm GDEm GBmAA Bm AG Bm AG Bm AGAA I've spent too long in the darkness searching for the northern lights But my eyes are maladjusted by the distant city sights Guess I'm in thrall to that mystic call That keeps me on the ledge Right there on the edge Staring into darkness that is all AC G AC GAG F#m Bm AG Bm AG Bm AGAA Those city lights can hypnotise You can in their spotlight freeze You can close your mind or close your eyes Their pressures to appease You can just watch your life as it past you flies Washed out by the falling rain Slipping slowly down the drain Turning all your half truths into lies You can take a stand and show your hand And try to break away But things will rarely go as planned There's ne'er a simple way So you turn your back and take that track Its what you have to do Your mind so set and true But that city life still has a hook in you Part 1,then intro in reverse sections as instrumental Part 1 and end Dm DmD That is all. 
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