I love working with Arthur Rossi's lyrics. He usually writes about a hundred of them every FAWM. They often suggest a melody from first read. This one, I´d Repeat All Mistakes Again, apparently wanted to be a keyboard pop ballad. I tried on uke and guitar but it wanted the electronic sounds. I've only been playing keyboards for 2 months but I put the Casio on autopilot, clicked on beat 014- Slow BLD and played 2 finger chords to lay down the band track.
I've only started playing lead notes on guitar and uke since last summer so the solo is new for me too. I used the Valentine effect on my zoom G1Xon pedal processor. Thanks Arthur. That was fun.
lyrics
I´d repeat all mistakes again
Lyrics (c)Arthur Rossi February 8, 2017
http://fawm.org/songs/68883/
Music (c) Sean McGaughey Feb 8, 2017
Intro
C Em F G
C C
People call me crazy… crazy…
Em Em
If for you, then they are right…
C C
yes, I am chasin`… chasin`…
F G
for castles in the sky to be by your side
C C
I write you poems… poems…
Em Em
I`ll save you when you`re in need,
C C
they say “we know him… know him,
F G
since that girl, he's gone to seed…”
C Em F G
…but I love you,
C Em F G
I just love you…
(Chorus)
F G Em Am
If I had a chance, if I had a choice, if I had a plan,
F G Em Am
I`d repeat all the mistakes with you again,
F G Em
I`d give you my heart, I`d give you my soul,
Am F
they`re already yours anyway and after all…
F G Em Am
If I had a chance, if I had a choice, if I had a plan,
G G
INSTRUMENTAL
C X2
EM X2
C X 2
F G
C C
They say you`re not worth it… worth it…
Em Em
but you've got me, I have your name…
C C
you know I carved it… carved it…
F G
in my soul and heart, in my mind and brain…
C Em F G
…yes, I love you,
C Em F G
oh, I love you…
F G Em Am
If I had a chance, if I had a choice, if I had a plan,
F G Em Am
I`d repeat all the mistakes with you again,
F G Em
I`d give you my heart, I`d give you my soul,
Am F
they`re already yours anyway and after all…
F G Em Am
If I had a chance, if I had a choice, if I had a plan,
F G Am G
I`d repeat all the mistakes with you again…
F G C
…over and over again…
credits
from Guitars, Ukuleles, etc...,
released February 28, 2017
Lyrics: Arthur Rossi Music: Sean McGaughey -- arrangement and all instruments, Sean McGaughey
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