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WIB 09 Sleep in a Chair
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a ballad of longing
lonnging
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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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Peak #89
Peak in subgenre #34
Author
Martin Stirrup
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Martin Stirrup
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September 19, 2022
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MP3 8.1 MB 320 kbps 3:33
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WAV 35.8 MB
Story behind the song
Yes, that is of course exactly what I was trying to do in Bahrain airport. The opening lyric is a straightforward description, but then it gets all whistful....
Lyrics
Sleep in a chair D The suit I’m wearing’s badly and creased E7(D) G I’m in a room empty and bare A You know I’m feeling long- deceased G D After long hours trying to sleep in a chair D The pen I’m holding hurts my hand E7(D) G I need a comb dragged through my hair F#m Em F#m Em You know I don’t think I could stand G D Another night trying to sleep in a chair E7 (D) Oh how I need you by my side F# G D To lie there naked, sacred and free E7(D) The one thing left here is my pride F# G E7 A But it’s got me so tied up, it won’t let me be D If you could hear I’d beg you please E7(D) G Before I sink into despair F#m Em F#m Oh won’t you come, come and rescue me Em G D From one more long and lonely night trying to sleep in a chair
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