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I Still Make You Laugh

from Treehouse (2019 Yearbook) by Sean McGaughey

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This song came out of a challenge to write a song using the Changes in Pachalbel's Canon. The basic challenge is to incorporate the chord structure (D - A - Bm - F#m - G - D - G - A) in a song.

My first several attempts involved irealpro robot band, odd time signatures and lots of wrangling midi. But no solid song emerged. Then I set it in a way more familiar country waltz setting, realized it was our 23rd wedding anniversary and wrote a simple love song to my wife.

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I Still Make You Laugh
© Sean McGaughey Feb 26, 2019

Intro Gx2 Ax2
V1
D A
Just saw a picture from our wedding day
Bm F#m
You in a white dress, me in black.
D A
Your head back laughing, me with a smile
Bm F#m
We wished it could always be that

Chorus
G D
I Still Make You Laugh
G A
Our smile tends to blend together

V2
More than two decades we've walked hand in hand
We've seen more ups than downs, Me, you understand
We've built a fine family, watched as they grew
Still we lean inwards, stronger as two.
Chorus

Bridge
F#m Bm
I've cried with you
F#m Bm
When folks had passed
F#m Bm
Nothing to be said
G A
We just held hands

V3--
pt 1 instrumental
Pt 2
You're still laughing- I still grin
Turns out it was the best way to begin…

Chorus

Outro
Gx2 Ax2 D

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from Treehouse (2019 Yearbook), released December 29, 2019
Words and Music: © Sean McGaughey Feb 26, 2019

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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.
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