A quirky look at that scary stuff in the shadow
VAMPIRE- Capo 

Verse 1
      C
If I let myself go
        F
I’d suck you dry
            C
Like a vampire
      C
If I let myself go 
       F
I’d suck you dry
            G.          
Like a hungry vampire bat
       C
If I let myself
               F
I’d be a black surprise
  C.                            F 
Fall on you from the evening sky
 C.                           G
Sink my teeth and feel you die
             F.           G.        C
Cos a vampire relishes that

Chorus
  C.              F.             C.          G
Slugs and snails are just the start
  C.       F.          C.       G
Of the mess I  call a heart
                                             C
You’ll find the darkness in there
                          F
You’ll find the witches’ toenails
                 C
And the voodoo hair
                   F
You’ll find pieces of eight
   C
Broken slates
            G.                                   C
And screams..... that are dying for air

Verse 2
           C                          F
I’m a dinosaur bird in a modern cage
            C
I’m a vampire, vampire, vampire
         C.                              F
I’m soft and furry, but I’m full of rage
           G
I’m an angry vampire bat
          C
If you let yourself
                 F
You’d see my red eyes
C.                                  F
Glow like coals as my kindness dies
  C
Look in the mirror
           G
You’ll run a mile......
      F.                     G.                   C
A vampire won’t blame you for that

Middle 8
       C.                F
I’d like to be an evil girl
    C.                  G.        
If I could get away with it
      C.                   F
I’d like to do my batty deeds 
         G.                  G
And then just fly away
       C.                       F
I’d like to spread my evil wings
          C
Think evil thoughts
     F. 
Do evil things
      C.                 F
I’d like to be an evil girl
   G.                  C
If I could get away with it

Verse 3
      C
If I let myself go
        F
I’d suck you dry
            C
Like a vampire ( vampire, vampire )
      C
If I let myself go 
       F
I’d suck you dry
            C.          
Like a hungry vampire bat
       C
If I let myself
               F
I’d be a black surprise
  C.                            F 
Fall on you from the evening sky
 C.                           C
Sink my teeth and feel you die
             F.            F        C
Cos that’s what vampires like...
        C
The little girl dies
         F
And out of her flies
     F.          G.          C
A hungry vampire bat

Vampire: Studio Version

A sweet little lockdown love song. 
Written for an ad, but not used. Would be good for sync requiring a colour theme.

G                                         C.             D7
     You’re the colour of my happiness
                                          G
You’re the colour of my smile
                                         C.               D7
You’re the colour of the special days
                                          G
That make my life worthwhile


Verse 1
                                                 
G.                                            C.                  D7
    Will you come and paint the town with me?
                                          G
Or stay in and deck the halls!
                                     C.      D7
Make the Day-Glo together
                                                               G
Break through the beige of these four walls.


Bridge

Em.                                Am.           Em
       Don’t want to go deeper into sepia,
Dm.                             Em
Monotony of monochrome
                 Am.                            Dm
I’m sick of all  the shades of solitude
Em.                                        Am
  Fed up with the colour of alone...

Verse 2

 G                                     C.        D7
     I’m the colour of commitment
                                             G
Yours is trust, the deepest shade
G.                                               C.      D7
I want to paint my whole world over
                                                     G
With this bright new mix we’ve made


Final Chorus:

G                                         C.             D7
     Be the colour of my happiness
                                       G
You’re the colour of my soul
                                   C.                  D7
Be the colour of my rainbow’s end
                                                                  
You’re the colour of knowing I’ve found
G
gold

Colour of Happiness (Acoustic, Studio)

Paper Boyfriend

Intro: C/Am/D7/G x 2

Ch:   C.          Am
I’ve got a paper boyfriend
        D7.     G.      C/Am/D7/G 
Who I love and he loves me (Paper Boyfriend)
    C.               Am
We tiptoe to the sea’s edge
        D7.           G.             C/Am/D7/G
And we dip our paper toetips in the sea (Paper Boyfriend)

       C.                 Em
V1: I don’t think paper swims well
          Dmin.            G.     G
    I’ll have to wait and see
          C.             Am.          G.            G
    But “Yummy! How the surf tastes good!” say my toes
              C.           Em        
    They’re laughing like toes should
       Dm.              G.       G
    I think that they agree
          C.            Am.     G.      G
    It’s just about as good as it could be
          C.           Am           
    Given he’s a paper cut out
            D7.          G           C.    C
    Who is probably not cut out for me

Chorus: as above: C/Am/D7/G/C(Am/D7/G)
                  C/Am/D7/G/C(Am/D7/G)



 C.               Em
How do love songs go again?
    Dmin.            G.       G              
It seems my head forgot
  C.             Am.        G.            G
“We know how to sing love songs” say my toes
   C               Em                
“Whether what you feel 
      Dmin              G.         G
Is a house of cards or not
C.             Am.           G.              G
We are feeling happy cos we like this boy a lot”
 C.              Am
Ok, let’s paddle deeper
   D7.              G.                   C.         C
Before I spill the ink that writes this plot

Chorus: as above: C/Am/D7/G/C(Am/D7/G)
                  C/Am/D7/G/C(Am/D7/G)

Instrumental: 12 bars, then 2 + 2

        C.               Em
V3: I can’t staple this sunset
        Dmin.           G.         C
    But let’s be stationery
        C.              Am.       G.          G
    Stay here till the Sun goes down, on our own
    C               Em             Dmin.       G.   G
    He will be the letter and the envelope is me
           C.         Am.       G.          G
    I’ve been stuck down, but I want to be free
     C.        Am              
    He will unstick me
              D7.               G.          C
    And we’ll mail ourselves to love eternally

Final chorus: x 2

      C.          Am
I’ve got a paper boyfriend
        D7.     G.      C/Am/D7/G 
Who I love and he loves me (Paper Boyfriend)
    C.               Am
And he will be my letter
           D7.                          C/Am/D7/G
And we’ll mail ourselves to love eternally

Instrumental: Eight bars, then fade...

Paper Boyfriend

Intro
D.             G
4,3,2 & 1: my two daughters, my two sons
D.                             G
2,1,4 and 3:The blessing of a family

Verse 1
D.                           Em
How can I tell you all you mean to me?
D.                                         Em
All you give  - and not just consciously?
D.                                        C
Words are - short and life has been so long
         D.                                       G
All you give ... cannot fit inside… a simple song

Pre-chorus 1
                    C
But here’s my best shot
       G
At saying how I feel
  Am.                                        
At turning the intangible  
         D
The contents of my heart 
          G
Into something real

Chorus
                        C
But here's my thank you
          G
For being who you are
      Am
My constant inspiration
       D
My private constellation
       G
Of guiding stars

Verse 2 
D                              Em
Number one, your belief in having fun
D                                          Em
Number two, how you love all you do
D                                     C
Number three, your loving practicality
D                                   C                          G
Number four, it’s your steady faith …that I adore

Pre-chorus 2 
                    C
My joy’s an ocean
       G
My gratitude’s so wide
  Am
If I could sail for ever
      D                              
I’d still never get
             G
 To the other side

Chorus
                          C
But here’s my thank you
          G
For being who you are
        Am
My constant inspiration
       D
My private constellation
       G
Of guiding stars

Middle 8
D.             G
4, 3, 2 & 1: my two daughters, my two sons
D.                             G
2, 1, 4 and 3: You’re everything I hoped you’d be
D.                       G
3, 1, 4 and 2: Just by doing what you do
D.                          C                           D                                  
1, 3, 2 and 4: ....no mother.... could ask for more

Final Chorus 
                           C
Please keep on shining
                       G
Just keep on being who you are
      Am
My constant inspiration
       D
My private constellation
      G
Of guiding stars

Coda:
           C
I just love you
         G
For being what you are
                 Am
Just keep doing what you’re doing
              D
There’s nothing to improve on
                     G
You are my stars

Gillie's Song: For My Children

Follow Your Bliss

May I Have This Dance?

Melody and Lyrics by Jacky Garratt
Music by Geoff Smith
Sung, played and arranged by Geoff Smith

Lyrics and chords shown below:

WAR CHILD - Capo 6

            Em
 If  one song
    G
Stops one bomb
             Am                     Em
That’s good enough for me
  Em
‘Cos only one
    G
Took my home
          Am            Em
They called it - “Liberty”
 C                    G
No arms hold me
 

           G      C
I’m a war child
 D        G
Every day
C                       Em
Even when I’m safe
             Am
I’m terrified
           G                C         D         G
‘Cos bombs still drop behind my face
  C                          G                  Am
Can’t you see the fallout in my eyes?


        C                  G
I’m lifting up my arms to you
                Am                                Em
Will you put your arms down for me?
                C
Will you pick me up
          G
And hold me close
        Am                                   G
And rock me in the arms of peace
   C                                    G
Rock me in the arms of peace

     Em
A normal day
         G
The bus was hot
   Am                       G
Planes buzzed in the air
      Em
I turned the corner
G
Of my street
         Am                      Em
Our house .... wasn’t there....
         C                            G
You could say, “ It’s not fair...”

Chorus

     Em
If one song
   G
Stops one bomb
              Am.                   Em
That’s good enough for me
       Em
The future’s gone
  G
With only one
(Music back in, and building up)
     Am              G
Another casualty
       C        G         C        G
Of war, of war, of war, of war 
( A capella again)
  C                                G
Anyone could be a war child

Jacky Garratt

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