Name: For the Sake of the Song
Duration: P00H02M55S
Description: I saw Luther Wright and the Wrongs in concert in 2003. Luther remarked from the stage that we should all email CMT to request their new video but they wouldn't play it anyway because it was too country. This struck me as a great idea for a song.

For the Sake of the Song

from For the Sake of the Song by Sean McGaughey

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I saw Luther Wright and the Wrongs in concert in 2003. Luther remarked from the stage that we should all email CMT to request their new video but they wouldn't play it anyway because it was too country. This struck me as a great idea for a song.

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G G7
You can see him everywhere
C
in the coffee shops, the county fairs,
G A D D7
and smoky bars trying to keep the tune alive
G G7
His dreams of fame and fortune
C
are long since gone,
G D G
but he gets up every night for the sake of the song.

G G7
Too country, for the radio
C
Too old, to make a video
G
Too good, to be playing here
A D D7
Too crazy to ever quit

G G7
Too lonesome, for pop music
C
Too damn long, to be doing it
G
Too late, to ever turn back now
D G
Just do it for the sake of the song.
G C G
For the sake of the song, maybe just one person will listen close tonight
G C G
For the sake of the song, the one that makes everybody feel alright
G C G F#m Em
For the sake of the song, for that shining moment when they all sing along.
Em A D D7
It's the reason that the band keeps playing on.

G G7
Well it's a life, if not a living
C
Though the road's so unforgiving.
G A D D7
Never have a lot, but it's enough for getting by
G G7
On the stage he belongs
C
He just keeps on, keepin' on
C G D G
And he does it, for the sake of the song.

Chorus

Too Country...

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from For the Sake of the Song, released December 5, 2004
lyrics and music ©S. McGaughey August 2003

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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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