Don't Get Attached To Yourself (Demo)

IF WE HAVE TO GO AWAY
C major intro

C5		         Fm
If we have to go away
Bb7			        Eb
Then let's take the scenic way
Ab			  F/A
Let's do it on a summer day
	       Ab         Eb7/G      Ab
When the hours are long and bright
C5		         Fm
If we have to go away
Bb7		                       Eb
Let's walk along the greenest way 
Ab/C			         Bb
We'll have room to dance and sway
Eb/G    Bb13        Abm/Eb  
Gently gently into night

      Eb7	   Abm
And if we have to go away
		   Bb
Then let's go together 
		     Eb  Fm7  Eb/G
Let's go hand in hand
			         Ab
And if there's a chance that we can stay
			Bb7
Then let's stay here forever
			Eb   Ab   Eb
Or as long as we can stand






















C5		         Fm
If we have to go away
Bb7			        Eb
If there's a boatman we must pay
Ab			    F/A
Let's act unwise until we're grey
	              Ab           Eb7/G Ab
We’ll go follow our every urge
C5		         Fm	
If we have to go away
Bb7		                       Eb
Then lets make life a cabaret
Ab/C		            Bb
Rather than a passion play
   Eb/G       Bb13  Abm/Eb 
A song and not a dirge

[INST. CHORUS SOLO] + [CHORUS]

C5		            Fm
But we have to go away
Bb7			       Eb
That's what all the scientists say
Ab			        Fm7
So while we have another day
	                   G7            G+7 Cm  Fm C
Lets do something dangerous and grand



If We Have To Go Away

TandemBikes (demo v.3)

The Lucky Ones (written April 27, 2015, 9-10 AM)

Let's play science, let's play peace
Dig a little hole
Take a little poll
Feed the hungry to the police
Write a little tune
Gazing at the moon

And oh, isn't it beautiful?
And oh, is it alive?

But we all know what happened next
We who remain
We call ourselves the lucky ones
Ha! The power of names
At least there's no more traffic
To complain about
And it's always sunny out
Yeah we're the lucky ones
To blame

Let's bring back the dinosaurs
Wouldn't it be fun
If we had to run
For our lives a little more?
Swiveling and swerving
Knowing we deserve it all

Isn't it beautiful?
And oh! It's so alive!

Cause we all know what happened next
We who remain
We call ourselves the lucky ones
Ha! The power of names
At least there's no more money
To complain about
And it's always sunny out
Yeah we're the lucky ones
To blame

I hear that space is a love-ly place oh-oh-oh
I hear that space is a love-ly place oh-oh-oh
Lemme kiss your face, baby, just in case
I never see it again, do you remember when we said that
I hear that space is a love-ly place oh-oh-oh
I hear that space is a love-ly place oh-oh-oh
So let's embrace baby, let's go and chase
The way we were, baby let's pretend

Cause we all know what happened next
We who remain
We call ourselves the lucky ones
Ha! The power of names
We've only got each other
To complain about
And it's always sunny out
Yeah we're the lucky ones
To blame


The Lucky Ones (Demo)

An intimate hymn of memory and love, to appear on my forthcoming folk album.

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Bring Down the House (You Got This)

I wrote this piece years ago for my sister and her husband for the occasion of their wedding.  This was in the more dissonant phase of my classical work, but I assure, it was written with love.  And it's good for dancing.

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