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Song Info
Genre
Charts
Peak #66
Peak in subgenre #18
Author
Joe Wrabek
Rights
2011
Uploaded
June 03, 2013
Track Files
MP3
MP3 4.1 MB • 128 kbps • 4:30
Story behind the song
Written for the Coventry Songwriters group over in England. they wanted a song about "shadows," so they got one about a stalker (of course). This studio recording has me playing lead guitar, Fred Lackaff on piano, and the incomparable "Doc" Wagner on the blues harp. Recorded and mixed by Jim Loughrie.
Lyrics
[4/4, mod. slow two-step]
IN THE SHADOWS, I’LL BE WATCHING YOU (2010)
--J. Wrabek
1.
C
You put whiskey in your coffee when you first get up,
F
While the T.V. dinner’s still warming up,
C G
And you dress yourself like there’s no one around to see;
C
You stare at your desk from time to time,
F
Just waiting for that clock to give you back your life,
C G C
And I wish you were sharing it with someone else besides me.
CHORUS:
C F
In the shadows, I’ve been watching you,
C G
Keeping track of everything you do;
C
Wherever you go, wherever you’ll be,
F
You’re going to have a little company;
C G C
In the shadows, I’ll be watching you.
2.
The band be playing at the bar tonight,
And they sound not bad if you’re standing outside,
And if they’ve washed the windows, I might get to see you dance;
You’ll leave alone, not walking right,
And I’ll follow t’make sure you get home all right,
We could both use some shut-eye if we get the chance.
CHORUS:
In the shadows, I’ve been watching you,
Keeping track of everything you do;
Wherever you go, wherever you’ll be,
You’re going to have a little company;
In the shadows, I’ll be watching you.
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK (IF ANYONE CAN PLAY LEAD)
3.
I’ve fantasized what it might be like
If the two of us ever got introduced sometime;
I really don’t know what sorts of things I could say;
Your pink lace panties are the ones that look best?
And you’re drinking too much, and you need more rest?
I prob’ly just ought to stay quiet, and out of the way.
CHORUS:
In the shadows, I’ve been watching you,
Keeping track of everything you do;
Wherever you go, wherever you’ll be,
You’re going to have a little company;
In the shadows, I’ll be watching you.
TAG:
C G F -- C
In the shadows, I’ll be watching you.
© 2010 J. Wrabek dba Outside Services Ltd. All the usual rights reserved just in case.
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