HBD 05 Chasing the Sun

martin stirrup – Acoustic Artist

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An old-school folky number with Roger brawn on acoustic lead guitar

folk atmospheric yearning

martin stirrup

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...

SoundClick artist martin stirrup presents "HBD 05 Chasing the Sun", an outstanding release in the Acoustic Folk genre. Every element serves the song, creating a cohesive listening experience from start to finish. With a tone that is atmospheric and yearning, martin stirrup's track connects on an emotional level. "HBD 05 Chasing the Sun" has peaked at number 6 on the SoundClick Acoustic Folk chart. martin stirrup is an independent artist on SoundClick, releasing Acoustic Folk music directly to fans worldwide. Free MP3 download available for this track on SoundClick.

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic Folk

Peak in subgenre #6

Author

Martin Stirrup

Rights

Martin Stirrup

Uploaded

May 08, 2019

Track Files

MP3

MP3 6.6 MB • 256 kbps • 3:38 minutes

Story behind the song

I wrote the lyrics for this on an early autumn trip to southern Italy – so I was literally chasing the sun.

Lyrics

HBD 05 Chasing the sun

There's grey over the hillside      |Am |      |
A chill is in your bones|Dm  |Am   |
From the dark earth mist is rising|G  |   Am   |
Through the bristles and the cones|G    |  Am   |
But you gaze sets to the east where a new day has begun|Dm  |         |C   |G    |E7 |
When all is said and done| Dm  |
We all go chasing the sun|G  F  |Am  |     |

Your life is at the crossroads
Your hopes lie unfulfilled
You're angry at your past
And your ambition stilled
You're looking for that road
That climbs up to sunlit hills
When all is said and done
We all go chasing the sun

There it lies on the horizon|F             | Am        |
In wondrous spectral glow|F             | Am        |
There's nothing unsurprising|G            | Am        |
In the way that your thoughts flow|G            | Am        |
From time to timeYour thoughts sublime|F             | C           |
They skitter slide and run|G            | E7         |E7   |
When all is said and done| Dm          |
We all go chasing the sun|G     F       |Am        |

So batten down the hatches |Am |      |
And weather out the storm|Dm  |Am   |
Just cos times are tough And you've had enough|G    |  Am   |
That needn't be the norm|G    |  Am   |
Turn dreams into reality|Dm  |         |C   |G    |G |
Go fire that starting gun
(Different ending)
You must believe      You can succeed|F              |F
The race is to be run|E7            |E7      |
When all is said and done| Dm          |
We all go chasing the sun|G     F       |Am        |Am…

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