A Place to Call My Own
Music by Abt
Lyrics by Tinsdeall and Abt

Intro

C	F	C	Am     G	    C    (F	C)

Verse 1

C		      Em
    I’ve followed many footpaths
F		    C
    Walked down many trails
F		        C
    Stood waiting at the crossroads
	 D	      G
And I’ve ridden on the rails
F		      C
    I’ve seen all this land
	E		  Am
From the north down to the south
F		   C
    I’m so tired of moving on
   Dm	   G		    C		(F	   C)
Of living, forgiving, hand to mouth

Verse 2

Why’s it always raining?
Why’s it all so green?
Castles and history, yeah
In every scene
And people speak in accents
That I don’t understand
Oh I’m a wanderer
In a strange, but strangely welcome land

Chorus

D		  A		    Em
	I’ve been travelling far too long
		    G
	And now the time has come
D		 Bm 		 Em	A
	I want a place to call my own 	(place to call my own)
D		A
	I need a hideaway 
Em			G
	Lord of all that I survey
D	         Bm		 Em	A		 D    	G   D
	I want a place to call my own 	(place to call my own)

Verse 3

How long, have I been waiting
For a place of my own
A castle with history, yeah
A place to call home
Been travelling so long now
To see what I could see
But now the time has come 
For me, to really, believe

Chorus

D	Em	F#m	G

Middle 8

		    D		Em	F#m	Em
And I know, that I’m dreaming
      A		    D	 D7	Em	F#m	G
But I know, that I’m right
		     D			Em	F#m	Em
And I know, I’ve been feeling this way
			  C
But don’t ever change your mind
		  Am
Don’t ever wait in line
			        D
Don’t ever change your, point of view

C	D

Chorus (up whole step)

E	B	F#m	A
E	C#m	F#m	B
E	B	F#m	A
E	C#m	F#m	B

Chorus to fade

A Place To Call My Own

This song is about memories of being a kid, my friends, leaving for a place far away, and yearning for the past...

TAKE ME BACK
Music and lyrics by Grant Abt
© Grant Abt 2013

VERSE
      Cm
Night falls
     Ab   
Time drifts away
            Eb  
Memories of yesterday 
     Bb
Come out to play

VERSE
           Cm
Oh, how it was
      Ab
Those days gone by
           Eb
We ran, we rolled
   Bb
We shared the why

PRE CHORUS
        Eb
Oh, but you
        Ab
You are my friend
              Cm
Are here with me
          Bb          Ab  Bb 
Until the rivers end

CHORUS
        Eb          Ab
Take me back to the river
        Cm               Bb
Take me back through the rain
        Eb      Ab          Bb   Ab   Bb
Take me back to where we've been

        Eb          Ab
Take me back to the river
        Cm               Bb
Take me back through the rain
        Eb      Ab          Eb   Bb   
Take me back to where we've been

VERSE
   Cm
We dreamed
           Ab
We laughed and cried
            Eb
We held our hearts
             Bb
We loved our lives

VERSE
           Cm
And on the Wharf
           Ab
They stand and stare
         Eb
Wave goodbye
            Bb
Too much to bear

PRE CHORUS

CHORUS

MIDDLE EIGHT (instrumental)
Ab x 4 (linger on last) ➡️Bb➡️Eb
Cm  Ab  Cm  Bb  (Ab  Bb)

SOLO
(Over chorus)

VERSE
         Cm
I had to leave
      Ab
I had to fly
          Eb
Reasons unknown
           Bb
Reasons disguised

VERSE
        Cm
Oh, but please 
       Ab
Please don't forget
               Eb
Those times we had
                Bb 
That we don't regret

PRE CHORUS

CHORUS x 2

End on Eb

Take Me Back

Sofia Mellander 21/22

A collection of work from Glasgow School of Art's 20 credit introductory course in Electronic Music and Sound Design.

Sofia Mellander 21/22

Electronic Music and Sound Design @ GSA

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