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HC06 Life is a Struggle
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a jazzy ballad with sax and fiddle
jazz fiddle sax
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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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Author
Martin Stirrup
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Martin Stirrup
Uploaded
October 26, 2025
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MP3 8.8 MB 320 kbps 3:50
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WAV 38.8 MB
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BPM
120
Key
E maj
Story behind the song
ain't it just... but we keep on pushing through
Lyrics
Struggle E6 Em6 G+F#m AC#m B E6 Em6 G+F#m G#mB B7 F#m7EF#m G#mB C#mC#mBB7 Life is a struggle messes with my mind People are a puzzle sometimes unkind Feel I'm underwater holding my breath Lamb to the slaughter feeling bereft I've spent too long being hung out on the line Still I get out of bed to face my fortune one more time People looking at me just staring through Nobody to back me telling it true Will I hit an open road or run into a hedge Sliding to my future along the razors edge Will this guy here smile or punch me on the nose I'm not sure I want to find out how this thing goes C#mC#mG#G# C#mC#mG#G# F#mG#mABB7 I've been too long on my own It's just the way that dice was thrown I've spent too long in rock and roll I need someone to come and save my soul People talk of shock and awe Pins me down hard against the floor Would it help if I was praying to some god I need something to even out the odds It may get tight as it can get But I'll come out fighting on that you can bet
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