Another Piece of Paradise

from For the Sake of the Song by Sean McGaughey

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For several years in the late '90s, we participated in an annual music festival known as Donstock. This was my contribution to a Donstock theme contest.

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Another Piece of Paradise
(Donstock 1998)
©Sean McGaughey June 27, 1998

(V1)
D Bm
A Chainsaw breaks up the morning air, Sleepy time is done.
D Bm
Time for me to roll out and work out in the sun
G D Bm
A trailer rolls into the yard. On it a stage we’ll build.
G A D
Another piece of paradise, carved upon a hill.
Chorus
G D
And Katie sings Wood River and we can sing along
G D
It's about peace and beauty and this world that we’ve done wrong
D Bm
But this old world keeps on turning, and I guess It always will
G A D
It's another piece of paradise carved upon a hill

(V2)
As high noon creeps upon the sky, the storms of change just roll on by
Big Wayne takes the stage and plays the blues to blow your mind.
People come from every mile to sit a spell and share a smile
And enjoy our piece of paradise, carved upon a hill.
Chorus (2)
And I’ll sing an old Dylan song and you can sing along
It's about peace and beauty" and this world that we’ve done wrong
But this old world keeps on turning,
and I guess It always will.
It's another piece of paradise carved upon a hill.

Bridge

Chorus (2)

(V3)
As Crimson flames soon take to flight and twinkling stars turn day to night
I’ll sit upon this stage and I will sing my merry tune
About good times we shared today and how we’ll all soon go away
And leave our piece of paradise carved upon this hill.
Chorus (2)

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from For the Sake of the Song, released December 5, 2004

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Sean McGaughey Ontario

I am a folk singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and children's entertainer in Simcoe County Ontario. By day, I am a mild-mannered Elementary School teacher-librarian.

Since 2013, I have been participating the the February Album Writing Month Challenge at fawm.org to write 14 songs in February.

This year I challenged myself to up my musicianship and production values. This is the result. ... more

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